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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1922)
10 TOE SUXDAT 0REG0XIAX. "PORTLAND. JUNE If. 1&33 PROTEST AGAINST n s Even Originators Confess EXaw Needs "Fixing." MANY COUNTIES IN LINE I'matilla Only One So Far to De- - olare Allegiance to Sys - tern Now in Use. tlC rising tide of protest an4 com platjit against the present primary nominating system is spreading throughout the length and breadth of Oregon. Thia demand Tor amend ment to the present law in order to cure defects long apparent Is not confined to one party, but the advo cates are found among republicans and-democrats alike. It is nor a foregone conclusion that at the next session of the legislature, January, 1923, many amendments will be offered, each calculated to cure the weak spots in -the law. Half a dozen drafts of tentative amendments are now being drawn to submit to the lawmaking body for its consideration. - - Primary Adopted In 1904. direct nominating primary system was adopted by the people at the general election in June. 1904. so that In the last 18 years the ; electorate has had ample time In . which to observe closely the workings of the law and Its good and bad qualities. For sometime past Irritation and dissatisfaction have been shown with the direct primary and now the system isbeing officially criticised by varisus poli tical bodies. -tJlrect attack was made on the primary system at a democratic meeting held in Portland two years ago. and, among other things, the primary was charged with respon sibility for the democratic party going to seed in Oregon. .' Fixing Declared Needed. rEven Original champions of the system, who ardently advocated It a a panacea years ago, have now come to modify their views and confess that the law needs "fixing." The primary did away with the party boss but raised a crop of lesser bosses, beholden to no party organization. The state of Wash ington, which adopted the primary system after Oregon led the way, is now in revolt against it's particular primary law and both parties, through their leaders, are deter mined to provide amendments which experience has demonstrated are essential. In the last ten days many repub lican county central cbmmitteee have been organizing in Oregon. Several have adopted resolutions demanding either the abolition of the direot primary or its modlfica tioni Only one county Umatilla has coma forward with resolutions offering "reaffirmation of and re statement of allegiance to the pri mary law." V Present System Opposed. Lane county republican committee resolved Itself as "unalterably opposed to the present primary system as written on statute books of Oregon." t'blon county republican com mittee favors a change in the sys tem and approves of the New York primary plan, which had the sanc tion of Colonel Roosevelt. The state committeeman from Union county, Bruce Dennis, has been instructed to urge upon the state Committee the need of an improvement in the present primary and ask that organization to work to the end that a campaign of Information regarding the New York plan be started in Oregon. Benton county republican com mittee has gone on record express ing its belief that "the primary law in Oregon is inimical to' party government and therefore to the best government; that it encourages perjury; that It Is Inordinately ex pensive both to the state and county as well as to the candidate; that it tends to discourage the state's best men. from striving to ente'r public service; that it is immensely ad vantageous to the rich and dis advantageous to the poor, other things being equal; that it encour ages self-seekers and incompetents to run for office." ' Taxation Increase Cited. Douglas county republican com mittee holds that the primary sys tem Is largely responsible for the great increase In taxation and de clares that every vote cast in the primaries In Douglas county last month cost the taxpayers of the county approximately $1. Also, contends Douglas republicans, the primary is causing factions and teuds and destroying the party vote at the general election and it is also destroying the political parties by preventing them from advocating a piasrorm on wnicn to require office holders to stand. Douglas wants a convention system with a party platform. llarion' county republicans point out the heavy oost of taxpayers and candidates and say: "Without de priving the people of any of the benefits of the primary system or impairing its value in giving the people within the party a rightful expression as to their choice of candidates, Wedemand the restora tion of the right to hold county and state conventions, not .only with Intent of maintaining our own party organisation, but as being, vital to the - existance of popular govern ment." No formal resolutions on the primary were adopted In the organ isation of the Tillamook county republican committee, but members, speaking individually, expressed themselves as strongly favoring some change In the law. A similar situation developed in Yamhill county. ST IKxpenae Main Indictments. :T&us far the main indictments against the primary are its expense, its disruption of political parties, its prevention of party councils through convention, its wake of ill-feeling, its permitting candi , dates to run wild on any sort of pUMform they may care to put forth without responsibility to party and the strange quirk which permits candidates to be put into the field by secret societies and yet whieh prevents political parties from doing that very thing. Apparently, when the republican state central committee meets, in the hear future, the matter of the direct primary law will be taken up in formal manner with, possibly, a Resolution requesting the legis lature to submit a suitable amend ment to the people. The primary law, being an amendment to the constitution, if amended at all, will require a vote of the electorate. EX-OREGON WOMAN WHO IS J IATK KM t h - ' i-M .-.. 4 . H e ,i v . j- v I v r . "f ' 4 " " " V - ? "Y$ xl Y V s - - - . v 3sK " ' i "J hiJ&'Z , v. " ; v . : c I- - ' 'I I" MISS ALICE MALLETT, WHOSE MEROUS PORTLAND FRIENDS. NEW dlHl VETERAN W. E. EDDY VlTEIilj KNOWN IN SPANISH WAR CIRCLES. Head of Republican Committee Is ' Eager for Harmony in Party and tlrges Loyalty. W. E. Eddy, newly elected chair man of the Multnomah county re publican committee. Was born in Ohio and went into the Spanish American war from that state. Cap tain Eddy is an engineer by pro fession and has followed this Hne since his arrival in Oregon about 15 years ago. For a time he was con nected with the state highway de partment. To most retiuhlicahs of Multrto- mah county Captain Eddy is un known, for he has not been actively Identified with the party organiza tioiv- in the past, although he took an interest in matters political. The new republican county chairman Is well-known in Spanish - American W. E. Eddy, chairman Multnomah republican committee. , war veteran circles, and ex-service men aided materially in his election as chairman. In accepting the position as head of the republican party In Multno mah county, Chairman Eddy an nounced that he hoped for harmony and promised and advocated loyalty to the entire party ticket. The elec tion of chairman is for a period of two years. T $1714 IX MERCHANDISE IS RECOVERED BY POLICE. Arrest of Harry Starr Said to Have Blocked Plot to Mulct Portland Wholesalers. SS NVOV " fi I m " i E&8k i i " nr i rriTi iim h riTni nriii i rtiin:liniT With the arrest by police detec tives yesterSay of Harry Starr, sus pected bunco artist, a plot to mulct ten Portland wholesale firms out of more than $2000 in merchandise, was nipped in the bud. Starr was held on a charge ot obtaining money by false pretense and issuing worth less checks. Coming to Portland early last Week. Starr Was said to have opened an account at a local bank, deposit ing $200. A short time later he withdrew all but $2.60 of this .money. But he still had his check book and began issuing checks for large sums with a lavish hand, the police, said. He rented a room In the McKay building which was used as the base of operations. "With a partner who has disappeared, he was then said to have gone to many of the wholesale houses, where he ordered goods of every description, giving a worth less check in payment. The goods were all Ordered sent to the room in the McKay building. All would have gone well had not the Honeyman Hardware company become suspicious. This concern investigated- the check before it sent its bill of goods to the McKay build ing, and found it to be worthless. Police investigation then disclosed that other firms had fallen for ftie game of the suave, well-dressed strangers. - Wtaea police raided the room they . - A - . - VICTIM OF BRUTAL MURDER MICH . MassaatsBMHH DEATH COMES AS SHOCK TO NU found all of the goods which had been purchased from ten wholesale firms all boxed and crated and in readiness to be shipped out of the city. v Fftrther investigation disclosed the state of the Starr bank account, which showed, the police said, that all of the checks given by Starr ana his partner were of no value: In all. Starr was said to have passed checks of a. total value of $1?14.29, .and when he was arrested he had another for more than $200 in his possession. The goods taken from all the stores on these bad checks were recovered-and the mer chants will lose nothing, according to the police." WTieat Growers to Confer. PENDLETON. Or.', June 10. (Spe cial.) Wheat grower of this sec tion will meet here June 14 and will be addressed by George C. Jewett, general manager Of the northwest grain growers' association, von co operative marketing and wheat prices. Meeting wili be held throughout Umatilla county during this month by the co-operative asso ciation. Umatilla county is the larg est wheat-producing county In Ore gon and so far the farmers in this section have not Joined enthusiastic ally with the co-operative associa tion. The campaign for contracts is expected to meet with less oppo sition this year. It is declared by gralnmen. Garden Stuff Aided by Rain. WHITE SALMON Wath hull (Special.) Three distinct claps of thunder Thursday afternoon her- alded the annrnnch f th ! needed rain which came early Fri- uar morning, out the shower while it lasted, was not sufficiently heavy to help the strawberry crop to any great extent, though ft was a boon to garden truck. The berry yield will not be as "heavy as first esti mated, but. with cooler weather now prevailing, fruit grown in Cobk'S addition and points north east of here is maturing more Slowly and the quality Is excellent. Only one car of Clark seedlings has rolled thus far, which ' was con signed to eastern parties. Reunion Arrangements Made. CENTRALIA, Wsh., June 10. (Special.) Announcement was mads today that arrangements have been completed for the semi-annual re union of the Davie-Prince-Layton association, to be held at the Forest grange hall on Jine 17. An all day session will be held, with dtn ner at noon and a dane at nio-nt Mrs. Elsie Ninemire of Dupont is president of thf association, which is composed of descendants of J. f! Davis, Rebecca Prince Turrell and Samuel Lay ton, three . of Lewis county s first settlers.- Iff Sflfeusnl n - 200 DRESSES ON SALE $m.5o 29 THE FAMOUS v Alder at Park MANIAC IS BLAMED FOR DEATH OF GIRL Portland Friends Mourn for Miss Alice Mallett. CHARACTER IS PRAISED t i Social Worker Slain In Michigan Well Known to Many Now . Living in City. Numerous Portland friends of Miss Alice Mallet,, social worker, who was murdered at Jackson, Mich., last week were unable yesterday to ac count for the attack on her unless it was from some maniac loitering near the Florence Crittenton home, where she was working as assistant matron. That there was a love affair which would have caused some dis appointed suitor to slay her, ex tremely is unlikely in the belief of those who knew her during the many years she resided in this state. Neither do they believe that robbery could have been the motive, 'as she never carried large sums of money not wore jewelry of an ex pensive character, -, ' Friends Land Victim. "News of the death of Miss Mal lett has brought great grief into our home," said Mrs. Edward L Wells, wife of the district weather forecaster. "She lived in our home for two years while she was en gaged in Y. W. C. A. work, and knew her as one of the most ex emplary young woman, She was a brieht. uoriaht. conscientious girl. who took unusual interest in any work she undertook." Mrs. William J. Cuddy, 181 Last Thirty-third street, is another Port land woman wht. was a close friend tif the murdered girl, and who was shocked greatly when news of her death reached Portland. "T Hart lrnhwn her and the Other children ever since they were small girls, and knew her to be one of the most lovable characters one might hope to meet." said Mrs. Cuddy. "It is certain that her death was at the hands of some pervert, and not through any possible motive of any kind. In her work with the young women of this and other states siie was a great agent for good, and it is hard to think that such a useful, likable soul has been taken from us." Girl in Social Work. Miss Mallett. according to Asso ciated Press dispatches, was .slain within a short distance from the Florence Crittenton home at Jack Soil, Mich., where she was employed as assistant matron. Just a short time before she had been engaged in Y. W. C. A. work at Flint, Mich., and had considerable experience in social work of this character. - She comes from a pioneer Oregon family, her mother and eight broth ers and sisters now living at On tario, Or. Her father died less than a year ago. NEGRO HELD AS SUSPECT Circus Employe Detained in Ohio for Mallett Murder. JACKSON, Mich., June 10. AU thofities here believed tonight they were neartng a solution of the mys tery surrounding the slaying Thurs day night of Miss Alice Mallett, wel fare worker, whose -neaa was crushed with an axe. Their Investigation today, the of- fleers stated, tended to show that the arrest at Painesville, O., of a negro circus empiuj'o, vyu .o w ! brought here tomorrow night, might clear up the slaying. The negro's clothing was said to have been stained as though with blood, which led to his detention. Speoial services for Miss Mallett are to be held, after which the body will be shipped to Uie home of her parents In Ontario, Or. ' ,- r - " CREW TO OPEN HIGHWAY Road to Crater tiake Lodge to Be Cleared From Snow Blockade. MEDFORD, Or., June' 10. (Spe cial.) Superintendent Alex. Spar row of Crater national park left with a crew of 10 men today in au- They win go as tar as tney can oy automobile and then dig in through' the snow to Anna Spring camp, where they will make their head quarters for several days while they attempt to clear the roadway of the deep snow from there to the lodge, five miles away. I will take some time to clear a way to the lodge. Notwithstanding that there Is now six feet of snow at the lodge and four feet at Anna Spring camp, the present outlook is that tourists can go all the way to the lodge by automobile when the Crater lake season opens July 1. . In past years visitors to Crater lake on opening day sometimes had to leave their oars at Government camp and go to the lodge, a mile away, by foot. . According to present plans Super intendent Sparrow and his secre tary; H. H. Long, will fnove their office and records from the federal building in this city to Government camp about July 15, for the season. EPISCOPALIANS TO MEET State Conference to Be Held on Gladstone Chautauqua Grounds, Plans for the first Episcopal state conference to he held In Oregon hav been almost completed, use of the Gladstone Chautauqua, grounds dur ing the week of July 14-21 having been obtained, and the programme well outlined. There will be lec tures and inspirational courses by capable churchmen and lay workers, Many who attend are. expected to lye on the grounds. Among arrangements completed have .been the engaging of compe tent women who will instruct and amuse the children, so all mothers may enjoy the events of the lecture programme. 'The complete programme will be ready for distribution this week.! Copies will be distributed through ' the Episcopal clergy of the city and may be obtained from C. 1. Moody, 496 Fourteenth street North, who is chairman of the publicity committee. LEGION TO HOLD PICNIC Opening Ceremony for Auto Park to Be Next Wednesday. OREGON CiTY, Or., June 10. (Special.) Much interest is being taken in the big community picnic to be held iri the Hawley Automo bile park next Wednesday i night, under the auspices of Willamette Falls post. American Legion, as sisted by the park board. Tnis will be the 'grand opening of the park. The Oregon City band will fur nish the music. This will be fol lowed, by a ball in the big pavilion. Wlllard P. Hawley Jr. presented the committee with a 160 check this morning to be applied to the fund. Teachers to Have Institute. . PENDLEfON. Or., June 10. (Spe clal.) Umatilla county teachers' in stitute will be held here during the first three days of November, ac cording' to W. W. Green, county school superintendent. The past two years the county Institute has not been held, the teachers all attend ing the-summer normal school In Pendleton. It is announced here that the holding of the institute will, not In any way interfere with the summer normal and the atend ance guaranteed for this is greatly in excess of that of last year. m M wtm Great High-W 5c Per Roll Thousands of rolls of Wall Paper worth 10c to lop to be closed out at 5c roll when sold with border at regular price of Sc to 5c yard.. BE DuplexOatMeal 30 inches wide and 15-yard long bolts, covering 100 square feet. Some charge 90c bolt. Choice here at 39 fuir bolt. Ceiling Papers All 10c Ceilings at. ...... .9 All 12c ceilings at .10 All 15c ceilings at. ...... 1 1 AU 18c ceilings at. ...... 14 Allude ceilings at 15 All 25c ceilings at. . . . . 18 All 35e ceilings at. . . . .2o All 40c ceilings at .S0 Cut Out Borders Pretty cut-out borders to match any paper at 5, 7, 10 and up to 25 a yard. , They complete the room. Sale Starts Tomorrow Continues Through the Week Tell Your, Friends If You Can't Come, Write for Free Sample Book and Prices Smith Wall lap 108-1 10 Second Street, Portland U s OHQQLS CITED BY OFFICIAL 70 New Classrooms De clared Needed Each Year. BOND ISSUE DEFENDED . fi. Thomas, Clerk, Reports on Normal Annual Increase In Number ot 'Pupils. News Hems and commetft oa the size of the approaching school bond issue have failed to take Into con sideration the number of buildings required to take Care of the annuaj increase In school children, approxi mating 25'). and requiring 70 new rooms every year, asserted R. H. Thomas, clerk of the school board, In a memorandum prepared yester day at the request of School Direc tors Newlll, Shull and Woodward. A made public by Director Shull, the report Is as follows: - "Complying with -your Individual requests on the telephone this morn ing, the following will give some data in reference to the items ap pearing In the news column on page 7 and the editorial column on page 10 of The Oregonlan of this mor ing's issue. "There were quite a number of visits made this office by members of various committees particularly of the olty club. Sometimes they wanted general information some times specific Information. They also made calls on the superintend ents and Individual directors. Data Given Out, "The data requested were always supplied. The most detailed request was presented to Dlreotof Wood ward by the city club and by him forwarded to me on the 22d ultimo. The details were supplied May 26, 1922. Since that date we have had no oalle for further Information. This detailed statement called for proposed Increases during the fall of 1922 and during the year of 1923 all of which were worked out as accurately as a forecast could be made. The special form of detail was suggested by an accountant from the city club, who stated the mat .rial supplied was exactly what he wanted. "Touching the editorial, statement is made that special activities, in cluding cooking, sewing, and man ual training, were conducted for five months and then suspended for four months, saving' $66,000 on the suspension; and that restoration of 10c Per Roll . Choice of 25 patterns in values to 25c a roll, including many ceilings. Buy what you want while they last at 10c roll. Varnish Tiles The washable paper for kitch en or bathroom in big variety of colors and patterns. Very special at 22': roll - Dealers and Builders During this big sale we will make you very attractive prices on any paper in the store in bundle lots. Our stock is all new and fresh. Remember, no water has touched it. We are selling it before the water comes. ' Every Sale Cash Don't Ask for Credit 50 rolls of Heavy Wall Felt at, roll. .... . . . .. .$2.19 Best grade Kalsomine at, a pound .......... .9 35c Ground Glue for sizing to go at, pound 25 That splendid Wear Well Painty in outside white and all colors at, gallon ".;:.. .$2.45 these activities was placed at $1S. 000. This work has been conducted for Bix months instead of five, as stated In the editorial. The saving for the four months was estimated to be 166,000 but to restore these activities for the ten months of the entire school year from September. 1922, to June of 1923, was placed in the pamphlet at $165,600. The figures are correct. Chnrt Is Explained. -"In reference to the tables, the editorial suggests that one chart showing the. increase in school registration and decrease In asses Bed valuation does not take Into ac count the elementary school fund. The chart was intended to show only these two features. No attempt was made to show the manner In which the board had spread out a de creased income over an increased school attendance. That explana tion Is given in the pamphlet under the head of 'Expense Greater Than Income,' on pages I and 6. "The actual differences between ths income of 1912 and 1922 for school distict No. 1 are as follows Income 1622 levies.... Other than ieviea .... .$:,OSS.I04.0S . 1.87S.300.00 Estimated income 1922.. . .$3.411,504.0S . . 2,241. 399.6 Income 1912 to Jana su,... Increase 1922 over 1912.. ..$1,1X0.104.42 This i an increase for 1922 of 52.2 per cent over that of 191! and not 64.7 per cent, as set forth in the editorial. It will be noted that the percentage of increase in Income from all sources is S2.2 per cent, while the increase in school attend ance is 66.8 per cent. Comparison Is SngSMted. "The editorial suggests a compar ison of the tax levies of the city with that ot the school district and refers to other moneys received by the school district outside ot the di rect levies which we,re the ones set forth in the pamphlet, 'For the Sake of Vnnf rhildren.' The city of Port land has an estimated income ot JS91. 925.27 over and above the levies shown in the chart. School district No. 1 has an estimated income or $1,378,300 over and above the levies mentioned In the chart. Both of these figures Include all of the in comes for both the city and the school district outside of the tax levies. . including the elementtiry school fund referred to to the ed itorial. tn reference tfl the last paragraph of the editorial that it should be" made clear that the decrease in school revenues of more than $1,000,000 in 1922, as compared with 1921, refers to the rejection of the special building tax proposed tc the electorate last summer. It will be noted that under the heading rf "Why the Income Cannot Be In creased," on pages 7 and 8, U is fully set forth that the sr-hojl board, as such, cannot lesrv more than, 6.5 mills. Anything in excess of tnis must oe unaer special autnor isatlon of the electorate, Further Levy Voted Down. "The chart on page reveals the points at which- an additional levy was authorised by the electorate in excess of the 6.5 mills, which !S clearly shown by the dcp on the line at 1922 from that of 1921. This Illustrates that the board "evied its ater Sale of . The river is steadily . rising. There are over one hundred thousand rolls of New Wall Paper in -our two basements. It has got to be moved. This means to sell it or send it to the warehouse we prefer to sell. To move this big stock quickly we are cutting prices one-fourth, one-third, and in many cases one-half. Remember, our regular prices are the lowest in the Northwest. This sale cuts them in .two. Sale starts tomorrow. Tapestries 25c Choice of a big line of regular 50c and 65c tapestry patterns to close out at, your choice 25f roll. . maximum butthat the electorate de clined a further levy. This chart, showing the tax levies of the city of Portland and of school district No. . 1, is taken bodily from the chart j-repared by the tax supervis ing and conservation commission of Multnomah county, known chart No. 4. and Is found on page 18 of its 1921 annual report. It Is to be remarked that neither tne news items nor the editorial comments upon the number of build ings required to take care of the annual increase in the number of school children, which approximates 2500. The housing facilities for this number of children requires 70 rooms annually. That funds were not available to build proper per manent housing accommodations for these children is the reason there are so many of them crowded in portables, old wooden frame build ings of great age. in basements and in rented quarters. Correct Figures Quoted. -"In the statement of the board en titled 'For, the Sake of Your Chil dren," where definite . figures are given, the figures are correct'. Where estimates are given, they are. as ac curate as can be made. It is possi ble to forget the main issue by over attention to small details and ques tions of minor Importance all of which tend to befog. It is agreed by every institution, club and or ganisation which has looked into the needs of the schools that the housing faoilities -for the boys and girls of this city are highly unsat isfactory. With this definite condition un questioned, it would seem that the great-hearted citizens of this city would not spend much time in jang ii.d nver small matters, but would open their hearts and purses to the safety and comfort of the little peo- croiRi ic ciinriccxcn Hawaiian. Prince's' Service In Congress Remembered. HOn'oLUIAT. T. H. Construction of a monument by publio subscrip tion to the memory of the late Prince Jonas Kuhlo Kalanlanaole, who served as Hawaiian delegate to congress for 20 years, has been sug gsted by Raymond C. Brown, sec retary Of the territory. "While the Hawaiian rehabilita tion project, now well oh the way to success, is a living monument to the work of the late prince, a statue, shaft or building, such as a civic auditorium, would be some thing tangible dedicated to him and would stand as a reminder of his brilliant career," Secretary Brown said. -; Prince Kuhio, the last titular rep resentative Of the old Hawaiian' monarch, died last January. ; ' Woman's Club Holds Benefit. , WHITE SALMON. Wash.. June 10. (Special.) The woman's club held a benefit 600 party at the home of Mrs. B. L. Heaman on Thursday to ' raise funds for the erection of a modern clubhouse on Jewett avenue. PhonB vflur want ads to The Ore- gortian. Main 7070. Automatic 660-95. in a it 25c Per Bolt 0-inch ingrain and oatmeal pulp papers in five colors, to go at 25c for a full bolt of 100 square feet Sold only with border at 5c yard. Harmonellas These pretty blends in six coV orings, .worth $1.00. Some ask more. Very special during this big sale at 550 fall bolt. Fine Tapestry Papers -At Big Reductions All 75c papers to go at. . .500 All 85c papers to go at. . .650 AU $1.00 papers to go at. .750 All $1.25 papers to go at. .050 All $1.60 papers now. . .$1.15 AU $1.75 papers now... $1.35 All $2.00 papers now. . .$1.45 All $2.50 papers now... $1.75 These include both 18 and 30 inch Imported and Domestic A wonderful opportunity " to redecorate that home. in