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"PwgMsm Masonry. I A3! Haiti! Masons are . lnvltedii vr i'V;v5 i-. -y. sbb waMsvaafcsMBaa awMassSBMaaaiSsikaat'' ' ' - w trjtr irfcfca SSbSsxi .;0;(EL DENIES THAT : HE 'KNOWINGLY SOLO ANY DISEASED STOCK Claims; That "Parsonai Ani mus" of 0, M, Plummer Prompted Libelous Letter, REPLY IS FILED IN SUIT .:m . ZSitlr4 AMnalBf Mokel rorwavded to ksast bommtut wurt rttuut- ,. Srt&lp Vu Asia Considers. MAP OF GREATEST BATTLE CltY OF VERDUN AfJD TH E SURROUNDING COUNTRY - Xosford's Add nosphais jr '-f . TWs and trntbng body and fcrata M 1 oetictoua itretiftth bnllder. fia a bottle. Adv - 4P jg&ol Wasfiinitori-J?. QreS. lion, Which li Id U held lii Lot An geles tonight. . . t , .1, i.i i -n " i x -if :0Z- f V f '-.Xocture: on Blasonry. George F. Hopkins will lecture to night at the Acacia, clUB, Oregon tutlding, before the Master. Wardens and Past Masters' association upon Alleged personal animus on the part of O, M. Plummer, secretary of the roftlaha Union StOdk Yard, Whietl u communicated to W. II. Lytle, Stats Veterinarian, wai the thing which prompted the state veterinarian to write ah allied libelous letter about George R. Mokel. according to MoKels reply in the tfcO.floo libel suit brought "by Mokel against Lytle. This letter was written by Lytle to Plumme!" it ft time When Mokei'i name was pending before a committee of the United States senate for confirmation a postmaster at North Portland, to which position he had been appointed by the president. The letter was for warded to the senate committee, It Charged Mokel with knowingly Import ing and selling diseased cattle. Mokel denies that he sold diseased cattle and points to the laws against the importation and sale of such stock and says the state Teterlnarian should know that such laws exist. Mokel says In his reply that he was ft livestock commission merchant, with Office at the stock yards, when he Incurred the personal' enmity of Plum mer by opposing the "exaction of ex orbitant yard" and feed charges to farmers and others at said Portland Unloh Stock Yards and the publication of fictitious sales and prices and vol' timt of business of said yards." ACiOff IS FOUND GUILTY Case) Involving Delinquency of Girl ' Is Ended. - Last of a group of men and boys to be tried for contributing to the delln fluency of one of two 18-year-old girls, Orvllle Acton was found guilty by a Jury in Judge. Morrow's court. The girl Involved In the case was Frances Llh iriger. In the opinion of the district attor ney' Office, by far the most important conviction of all was that of this girl's mother, Mrs. Will Hodge, who permit ted her young daughter to frequent public Saturday night ranees unchap- eroned. It was at such a dance that Prances met Acton, who came to Port land last fall from Pendleton. The mother Is being held in Jail, awaiting sentence for contributing to the delih quenoy of her daughter through fall uri to exercise proper parental care. ' Al the result oi Frances Llnlnfcer's delinquency, the mother and Acton hftVe been convicted and two others haVe pleaded guilty. One of these was R, L. Metrlck. a young attorney with a family and formerly secretary to ex Congressman Lafferty, and the other was Thomas Hollander, a minor: Mer rick was permitted to leave the state, and Hollander was paroled. IJBEL SUIT 18 OX TRIAL Judge McGinn Bays , If Statements - Are True Plaintiff Wilt Looe. ''.'in a $50,000 libel suit being tried be fore ft Jury In Judge McGinn's court, Jtldge McGinn has ruled that if the ' statements complained of are true the plaintiff cannot recover any damages. He said the laws relating to civil libel and to criminal libel are different and In ft Civil action the truth of the al- : leged libelous matter is sufficient de tente. . The plaintiff is M. McB. Thomson of r 1 wjajnyilu . rttmm i i s i SCALE i, JE 'a. r.tnert nhow the ittccessive stage of the great fight which has continued for Over three months. The biftck ithes enclose the territory captured bjr th Germans ftihee February fit. The . German hMve reached the main line of the French defense at Fort Douauttiont and the conflict baa been intense there and about hill 804 and Dead Man's hill. Salt Lake, presldent'general of the American Masonic federation, and the defendant is James F. Robinson, sec retary of the Oregon grand lodce of Firee and Accetrted Masons. The cause of the eult is an article which was published In "a Portland newspaper July 9, 1915, in which Rob inson says that the organisation head ed by Thomson is in no way connected with recognized Masonic, orders and that one Portland mati had been fleeced out of $200 by the organisa tion represented by Thomson. The arti cle stated also that persons were being told, as inducements to get them to join Thomson's order, that being a membef " of it would permit tnem to visit sny Masonic lodge. Judge McGinn ruled that the only question at issue was the charge that the organisation In Portland had fleced a man out of his money, and that It was up to the plaintiff to show that malice existed on the part of th defendant In giving out the article. Witnesses were put on by the de fense to how that they had been urged to Join the Thomson organization and had been told it Would permit them to visit any Masonic lodge. A letter from Scotland was also introduced to show that Thomson had been expelled from a Masonic lodga In that country. ALDER HOTEL COMPANY SUED Woman Allege She Wag Locked In the Hotel ttoom. Alice Fortner is suing the Alder Itotel compafty and Mrs. S. B. McDou gal, landlady, for $BOO0 damages for having been locked in a room in the hotel December 22, 11B. The case Is being tried in Judge Morrow's court. This is a companion case to the one brougtht by Marie Williams against the hotel company for a similar amount, the women were locked in the room because Marie Williams did not pay her room rent. The Williams case was tried twice, and each time a Jury gave her a verdict for $500. N. Co. for 750d. Mr. Ray Was killed when a train struck the automobile in which he was riding. The complaint alleges that th rail road company Was negligent In not providing some sort Of signaling de Vice at the crossing to give warning of the approach of trains. The auto mobile in which Ray was riding be came stalled on the railroad track. Hearing Will Be Had June 0. Hearing on proposed amendments to the traffic ordinance and on Com missioner Daly's motor vehicle for hire ordinance will be held at 10 a. m., June s. .That afternoon, beginning at 3 o'clock, hearing will be held Ota Mr. Daly's ordinance prohibiting over head wires and cables in certain sec tions of downtown east side. All three ordinances hare passed first and second reading. i Judgment Is Given for $1. The quarrel between the family of Thomas Nugent and of Virgil McNalr was aired before Circuit Judge Oen tenbeln yesterday In an action for 16000 damages for alleged slander brought by Nugent against McNalr. Judge Oantenbein awarded the plain tiff a judgment for SI. Each side charged the Other with calling therh bad names and with making false accusations. Commissioner to Read Paper. County Commissioner Aufus C. Hoiman has received an invitation to read a paper on "Efficiency and Econ omy In County Government" at ths annual meeting at Tacoma of ths Washington stats association of county commisslpners. The meeting will be held next September. MRS. RAY 8LE8 FOR $7500 Society to Hate Headquarteff. Headquarters of the Oregon Humana society will soon bo established In room 163 at the Courthouse by eef- mtsslon of ths county commissioners. The room will bs available as soon as the court disposes of ths contra band liquor the constabls has stored In it. The positions Won would bs exposed to a German flanking, attack if French forces attempted to push on southward to Cntnieres. Southern exits to Cuml sres are under French artillery fire, so there is no fear of an assault from that quarter. General Nivelle has mads no attempt to seize Fort Douaumont during the night. Through complete exhaustion of the infantrymen, operations on both sides havs temporarily halted. French military critics are agreed that the week's fighting has been the bloodiest In history. The Oermans lost mors men than In any of the war's pre vious battles. Forces Are Exhausted. LOhdon, May 46. (U. P.) Utter exhaustion of ths human element in the great fighting machines strug gling for mastery at Verdun brought a lull today In the savagebattle. Ths frightful slaughter at Fort Douaumont came to a halt with the works In German hands. During ths night French troops made no effort to wrest It from the Bavarians. Minor fighting proceeded today with slight advantage to botn sides. While the men rest in their trehches, how ever, the tremendous artillery engage ment is still raging with appalling violence. Admits Cutting Co?ner. After his machine had collided with a motorcycle at Sixth and stark streets shortly after ( o'clock last night, N. P. Nelson, t&M North Nineteenth street, was arrested by Patrolman Stark on a charge of cutting a corner. The motor cycle was ridden by 8. D. Jones, 999 East Main street. He was badly bruised. Nelson pleaded guilty to the charge in the municipal court this morning, and the case was continued indefinitely. - Divorce Decrees Granted. Divorces have been granted in the following cases': Sftrah C. Shankland vs. William H- Shankland, married in Alaska in 1902, desertion; Oussie Fol lett vs. Marquis de L. Follett, married in Portland in 1897, two children, eru elty, $15 a month alimony. Kir.,- George Sends Greetings. Los Angeles, May 16. (P. N. 8.) A cablegram from King GeorgS of Eng land, conveying his greetings to Brit ish subjects in Southern California, was received yesterday by ths eerhmtt tee in chargs of Empire day celebra- Interesting Merchandise Sensibly Priced M&ke& Enjoyable Shopping Two Specials in Frocks For Friday and Saturday which we believe will impress you. The variety conttits of silk in all the season's favored styles, Including many other fabrics tits, YOiles, Georgettes, pongees, fancy crepe de chine's, foulards, the nW China silks, linens, etc. One Lot Priced at One Lot Priced at At $19.50 At $34.50 1 New Blouses on Sale at $4.05 to $13.50 Special $7.50 Petticoats at $4.95 p.iiM-ni .Mi i.,n.iiil.i n. i ,!, i. i.-- - " "" 1 niriit iff rir- . - . ... ... . ' 'J I ,"" ' " 1 i ammaBaBSsagmmmmtgjsz sjsssssssssssammmmmmsssssmmamsss " 11 1 r aaaaeaaaaaaai The Theatre Beautiful Sixth at Washington Widow of Victim of Collision at Crossing Brings Suit. As the result of the fatal accident Which occurred on the Troutdale cross ing last September 6, when hundreds of Portlanders went over the Columbia river highway to attend the dedication of Benson park, Lucy Ray, admlnls trlx of the estate of Charles W. nay. filed suit today against the O-W. R. "Painless Parker" fined. E. R. "Painless" Parker and V. A. Fitzgerald, his employe, are defendants n a suit for $2860 damages for al eged malpractice In dentistry. The complainant is Luther Newgard, a minor, who alleges' that he had serious results from an abscessed tooth Fltt gerald pulled for him. Today and Remainder of This Week SPECIAL DOUBLE BILL arguerite Courtot 1 in "FEATHERTOF or Social Hypocrites Art Acoid In the Famous Buck Parvin Comedy "Snow Staff" r Official MAY FESTIVAL PICTURES PATHE NEWS World'. Latett Events "j'.' 0 Majestic Novelty Trio ' School Children With Special Tickets Will Be "Admitted for 5 Cents, Afternoon or Evening. Divorce Suits Filed. Suits for divorce have been filed as follows: Willie G. Buss vs. Arthur Buse, married at Oregon City in 1911, desertion; James Hannaiord vS. Mamie Hannaford, marrled'at Astoria in 1899, two children, cruelty. NUT CRACKER T"" IS CLOSING IN UPON VERDUN (Condoned From Page One) west of Verdun, ths French evacuated the whole Stronghold. Hill 804. cornerstone of the French defense west of the Meuse, is held Jointly by French and Germans. ttlll 804 ts fall Boon. Further slight advances by the Ger mans In ravines on either side will force Its surrender to the right wing or the German army. The left Jaw jf the Teuton machine has entirely re conquered positions temporarily sur rendered to Frehch troops. It Is estimated 30,000 men died fighting in the dark, underground cav erns about the ruins of Douaumont for 72 hours, with no resultant change in the battle line. Positive denial is made of French Claims that General Nlvelle'g forces even temporarily occupied the ruins of Fort Douaumont. The only French de uu: h merit that entered the fort was completely wiped out, declared the Berlin war office. Wounded Are Unaided. On ths southern and western ap proaches to the fort the earth is cov tred with countless eornses and many wounded, crawling feebly about hunt ing shelter and aid. Since the Frencn attacked last Sunday there has teen no lull In the savage strusarle and neither side has been able to reach Its wounded. West of the Meuse. French troops are being steadily driven back upon the Verdun forts. The German center, which took Deadman's hill, has not yt occupied all abandoned works be cause French artillery is still playing on ila southern ridges. FRENCH ADVANCE ON WEST BANK OF MEUSE USING HAND GRENADES Paris, Iay 85. (U. P.) French troops advanced during the night along the Meuse West bank east of Cumleres village, fighting with hand grenades, it was officially announced today. The Germans are strongly at tacking. They took a French trench north of Haudfomont quarries on the east side of the river. Violent artil' lery fighting continued all night, but there Vers no Important infantry struggles, either around Douaumont or th ne&dman'a Mill front. The French gain was made In a small ' Wood between ths river and Cumleres. .CT tig "igla' n m dDllllll Starts Today Dainty Dorothy Gish and Owen Moore in 111 1 ells Tm 1 It's th etery of a aoefety !H t th purple bora wne aeU family tradition by trying to correct tbe evils itt thK world, there's action a&sf romance in this unuiuaDy fins' THE LION AMD THE OniRIL. Bring the kiddies to see this Keystone Full of Action Full of Funny Situations . ft r f f