THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, rRlD AY, KKBKUAKY , 180. wm ALMOST CAUSES FIGH T AT. SCHOOL MEETING Director Thomas' Remark About 1 Catholic Church Brings Warm r Retort From Thomas G. Ryatv Personal violence to Director George B. Thomas was prevented Thursday afternoon at the regular meeting of the school board .only by Intervention of his fellow mem bers, after Thomas had openly told a delegation of Catholic citlzens.in cludlng Fathers W. A. Daly and sVarren A. Waitt, that lying was the long suit of their churcft. f Accusing? Thomas of ; violating the constitution of the United States and of Oregon, of wilfully disregarding es tablished law and order contrary to the ' espionage act still In force, a petition signed by 112 Catholics was presented to the board, charging Thomas with feeing unfit to serve on the board and asking for his resignation. Repeated outbursts on the part of both Thomas and the delegation were quelled by Chairman Sommer during the read ing of the petition and the scene that ensued. Thomas declared he Intended to continue his policy of voting against Qatholic teachers in the Portland schools, and challenged the delegation o start a recall If they dared. Apolo 'Kles were demanded of Thomas by T..O. JFtyan and Father Daly for "sneering" at Mrs. Helen J. Banghart, who read the petition. Thomas refused. The petition ofhe Catholics was pre pared as a resulr of Thomas' action at the refusal at the last board meeting to ote for Miss Josephine Shaw be cause of her being a member of the Catholic church, it is featd. Miss Shaw w as elected on a vote of 4 to 1. The petition quoted the state and na tional constitutions that "no religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office of public trust In the (United States." V "As a woman, an American citizen and a taxpayer," continued Mrs. Bang art, upon finishing reading the peti tion, "1 stand before you, representing no class, race or creed, but I do ask for righteousness and Justice ; efficiency and decency should be the prerequisites by which our teachers are supposed to 'be procured. I stand for a matter of (.institutional right and I protest against such action as that of Mr. Thomas." ! "That is eood." laughed Thomas. HYAS JUMPS CP Ryan Jumped to his feet. "I expect that of a man who is so notoriously dis qualified '" be started. Thomaa jumped up. "Just a minute," he shouted. "I object to this sort of abuse. I have done what I thought my duty and I " "I am objecting to your sneering," said Ryan, "You are no gentleman." Chairman Sommer broke Into the quar rel and told Thomas to be seated until Ryan had finished. "But," said Thomas, "they are trying to abuse me. I am not going to sit down." "There must be no personalities," de clared Sommer. i "I only want to state I resent Mx. "Thomas' attitude in sneering at a lady," said Ryan. "No gentleman would do it." Thomas interrupted with an excla mation. Sommer waved him aside. "I'll at tend to this." he said. ? "You said he should not use personal ities and he starts right in doing it." protested Thomas. "t would ask you. Mr. Thomas, to .behave yourself," warned Ryan, start t inp forward in a threatening attitude. This scemg to be getting personal." remarked Director Orton. Other direct ors msved that the matter be postponed.' Thomas rose. "You people who ob ject to what I have done," he said, "have recourse to the recall and I should like ydu to put it on' tomorrow. The sooner, the better it will suit me." Upon Ryan's request to be heard as a taxpayer, he was allowed to continue with the provision he should use no per sonalities. RELF-CONTICTION CLAIMED "It Is ail very well to talk about the "recall," he said, "but regardless of the ; recall, every citizen and taxpayer of this 'district has a right to criticize the acts of every public official of this state, and lf upon a closer scrutiny, he finds any t thing wrong, then he has a right to eome In and state his reason for so .feeling and demand that such errors be eorrected. The mere statement of this 'character from an official is BeK-lndict- Bient of that official. No man can sit on any board who states openly that ha is going to discriminate against certain classes. J "I am not her as a Roman Catholic. I mm not representing any class or sect or creed. I have been a public officer and In carrying out my duties I have been guided by a solemn oath .to sup port the constitution of the United States and the state of Oregon, and I know that an officer who has' given vent to a public statement that he would discrim inate against and oppose the employ ment of any woman or man who hap pened to be a Roman Catholic, and feel ing that a Roman Catholic should have the same rights and privileges as any citizen, as an American citizen I de sire to protest against Thomas' action. It is a violation of the constitution.'' FATHER SALT SPEAKS Father Daly spoke. He told of the patriotic pan that Catholics had taken in the war, of the lives they, had laid down on the battlefields, and maintained that the acts of Thomas at this time alienating a certain group from pub lic service were as bad as those of Bird, who had got 20 years in the peniten tiary. He told of the mothers, the sis ters and wives of the Catholic boys who had died for their country, whom Thom aa would- cause to bow their heads in Shame by being barred from public service because of their belief in Ca tholicism. He told how he had been approached by Thomas before the lat ter's election to the board, how he had given his vote on the promise of a square deal. He declared that at this time Thomas could only get the votes of the "Reds," who were also opposed to law and order." "Does any other gentleman of the cloth desire to speak?" asked Thomas. Father Waitt arose. "I was much surprised to hear the statement made by Thomas," he said. "It is surely a violation of the constitution. He says he is going to apply the religious test from now on, whereas the constitution says it cannot be done." Waitt told how his ancestors had all served in the wars of the United States. He spoke of the loyalty of the Catholics during the war. "We all love this coun try and we shall do all we can for It, but especially at this time our consti tution must be lived up to, and every thing that is said contrary to it is un American." Thomas slowly rose to his feet and folded his arms. "Abuse of those who do not believe as the Catholic people is their long suit." he said. "I have got letters with con siderable more abuse than was stirred up' today. I listened patiently until Mr. Ryan started his personal abuse. I am not surprised. The Catholic church does not believe in our schools. DIDN'T ASK FOR VOTES "They don't send their children to us. You would rather your children go to your own schools, and I want to say. Father Daly, that you never talked to me in Hibernia hall, and you never in your life was approached by me Jn my campaign. I never asked a soul, let alone a Catholic priest, to vote for me. Tou can laugh and believe it-tf you want to, but if you prove that I did, I will resign, but you have' got 'to prove it. You can't. A.nd I want to say positively that from now on I am going to do as I did, and lying is the long suit of your church.", , Ryan- rushed toward Thomas on one side. Father Daly rushed up on the other. "You shut up," shouted Ryan. "You wind bag! 'I have heard your sneering at women. Tou are not going to get by with this." Violence was prevented by other mem bers of the board, and the matter was postponed. ;The Catholic church is not opposed to the- public schools," explained Ryan upon leaving, "and we are only a drop in the bucket in the city of Portland." Pine Manufacturers Reelect T.A.McCann Spokane. Wash., Feb. -6. T. A. Mc Cann of Bend, Or., Was unanimously re elected president of the Western Pine Manufacturers' association at the four teenth annual convention of the asso ciation. W. C. Lubrecht of Bonner county, Idaho, was made vice president and Huntington Taylor of Coeur d'Alene was reelected treasurer. The convention adopted a revision of grading rules. NEW EQUITY SUIT IS FILED OVER PUCK WILL BY CONTESTANTS Mrs. Caroline Leadbetter Files 'Suit to Have Court Order on Petition Ruled Out Mrs. Caroline Leadbetter, daughter of the late Henry ' L. Plttock, fi!ed a su.lt in the circuit court Thursday afternoon & have adjudicated the three points which Judge Tazwell in probate court recently ordered stricken from the pe tition filed by the contestants of t lie , fittock win. Tazwell had ruled that the points were for some court other than one of probate jurisdiction to pass upon. Inasmuch as they involved equity matters. Accord ing, the new suit, with 0. L. Price, executor, and C. A. Morden and Price as trustees of the estate, together with the four other heirs-at-law, as defendants, seeks to clear up the disputed questions. Tazwell had ordered stricken from the original contest petition three - points which bore upon the Intent of JMttock ir. placing his holdings in the Oregonian Publishing company and -. other enter prises into the 10-year trust which was to be administered by Price and Mor den. -i. . The clauses and which Mra Leadbetter seeks to have construed m the present equity suit are as follows: That the trustees are invested with unlimited discretion as to whether to accumulate the income, and keep intact the corpus of the estate or make dispo sition thereof during -the period of the trust, ; y That the beneficiaries are not specified with sufficient certainty. That the trust thereby created is void as against public policy. Waterhouse Pleads Guilty to Stealing $3500 From Bank Seattle. Wash.. Feb. S. (U. P. F. B. Waterhouse. son of J. K. Waterhouse, San Francisco sales manager for the Hamilton - Camhartt cotton mills, was arrested for embezzlement of $3500 from the National City bank here today and pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Jeremiah- Neterer. The father appeared in the son's be half and told the court his son had found his small salary insufficient for the needs of his family. nd three amall children, arid had yielded to temptation. Sentence wSl be pronounced Monday, Inland Empire Cities To Seek Lower Kate On Rail Shipments Pendleton, Feb. 6. Spokane's lead in seeking a lower rate ort transcontinental freight, than coast ports) will be followed by Pendleton, the board of managers of the Commercial association Thursday de cided. If the Thurtell ! recommendation In the Columbia river p-ate case is up held the Inland points jwlll claim lower rates on the same mileage advantage as Portland claimed in winning the rate case fight. ( Pendleton has no complaint against the rate to Portland, but would expect a higher rate to Puget sound, where it hopes to benefit on transcontinental shipments. The contention is that the Interstate commerce commission cannot consistently uphold the-recommendation with regard to Portland's claim for lower charges and turn down Spokane, Pendle ton and others of Inland Empire citiea For Oelds, Orlp r Influents nd ii s PmcntatlTt, Uka IAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablet. Look for E. W. GROVE S ticaatur on the box. 30c : Pelts Bring Large . ;Sum to1 Trappers In Gilliam County Condon, Feb. 6 Pelts of predatory animals taken In Gilliam county brought trappers Sm in bounties during Jan uary. The furs were exceptionally good, averaging about $12 apiece when sent to fur "houses for sale. To dats County Clerk J. K. has issued 212 dog licenses. Sehroeder The Condon Electric company hss re paired the light plant after the recent fire. The cHy was' In darkness seven days. The Condon high school has organised a debating team and will debate with Fossil this evening. The members sre Emma Smith and Lee Ryan, affirmative 5 and Grace Schott and Leonard Craw ford, negative. STARVING While the World Looks On 9 Q 5 The bigger your family, the less you can afford to buy common tea it costs bo much. ' "What do you mean by that ? The tea I am using costs much less than Schill ingV ; By the pound, yes. By the cup, no. Schilling's makes a lot more cups to the pound. It is actually cheaper. Don't believe it? Your grocer pays your money back if you don t find it so, ,'. There are four flavors of Schilling Tea Japan, , Ceylon India, Oolong, .English Breakfast. All one quality. In ... parchmyn-lined moisture-proof packages. I At grocers everywhere. A SckiUing St Co San Francisco Double Stamps Will Be Given on January Bills if Accounts Are Paid in Full on or Before February 10 Get Your Stamps! Portland Agency for Dutchess Guaranteed Trousers for Men and Boys Carter's Knit Underwear Phoenix Hosiery Gossard Corsets Hoover and Sweeper-Vac Electric Cleaners Silk Petticoats $7.49 Garment Store, Second Floor All-Jersey Petticoats also Jersey with taffeta or messaline flounces. Many different styles in pleated, tucked, ruffled and corded effects. Plain (jF7 4( colors and changeables included. Special at P x PLAN YOUR SHOPPING TOUR TO INCLUDE LUNCHEON IN OUR TEA ROOM 4TH FLOOR The Standard Store of the Northwest OldSaWortman&King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods FILLED BOOKS OF TRADING STAMPS REDEEMED IN CASH ON THE 3D FLOOR Valentines and Favors Latest Novelties Greeting Cards, Mechanical Figures and Fancy boxed .Valentines in great variety at the stationery Counter. First Floor. Valentine Favors, Luncheon Sets, Table Covers, Cut-Outs. Dinnerware Booth, 2d Floor. Men's Shoes $2 Off! A Saturday Sale For Men! Main Floor As a special attraction to bring hundreds of men to the Shoe Department tomorrow, every pair of men's shoes will go on sale at $2 off the regular selling price. All Men's Shoes $2 Off! Men's 9 Indian Tan Army Shoe on Munsing last, on sale d0 Saturday at, special, just D V" $11.50 Mahogany Brown "Foot Fitter" Shoes on MunsingdJO fl last, on sale' Saturday at D VII 110.00 Black Gunmetal Calf Shoes on English last, with Ne- (PO Off olin soles, Saturday sale wi VII JS9- Shoes of Gunmetal, (jC (IL English last, Saturday at D Jll $9 Gunmetal Shoes, wide toe, Blucher c $10 Blucher Kid Shoes, (PA fLL Munson last Saturday f VH 111 Black Kid Shoes, flA (LL with cushion soles, sale VII $10 Black Kid Shoes, (Pn (C with cushon soles, sale d vII All other Men's Shoes, $2 OFF '$2 Off Hosiery Sale Last Day! The Great February Sale of Hosiery will end tomorrow if you have not taken advan tage of this event, do so at once. The savings are very unusual. Women's Hose 35c Pair Main Floor Women's Hose of splendid quality cotton and lisle in black and white. Odd lines in famous Blue Ribbon and Bur son makes. Special fl"J A A 35c pair, 3 pairs forwAeUl Phoenix Lisle Hose 80c Pair Main Floor Women's Silk Lisle Hose of the celebrated Phoenix make. Black, white and daik brown. Beautiful finish. QA All sizes. Special, a pair OUl Fine Silk Hose $2.15 Pair Main Floor Women's full fash ioned Silk Hose with double heel, toe and garter welt. Black, white, brown, gray, navy. 10 " pr Wonderful value. PairDetJ Infants Hose 39c Main Floor Infants' Cotton Hose in the well known "Pony" make. White only, elastic ribbed. QQ Full range sizes. The pair OUC Infants' Cashmere Hose, pr. 50c f Women's Su $37.50 to $42.50 Suits At $17.50 Second Floor Women's and Misses' Suits at less than half price. Smart models, some with plaited back and belt or semi tailored and blouse effects. Tweeds, Ve lours. Broadcloths, Mixtures. Good colors. Sizes anil Quantity 2d Floor -3 Suits size 14 -5 Suits size 17 -2 Suits size 19 -3 Suits size 20 -t Suit size 38 -2 Suits size 42 13 Suits size 16 3 suits size 15 A Suits size 18 8 Suits size 36 - 2 Suits size 40 4 Suits size 44 Women's Suits At $28 Second Floor-Women's hijh-class ' Suits of Velour, Silvertone, Camel's Hair Cloth, Fancy Checked Suitings and Mixtures, belted and latent styles this seasonVbest models, sold down to one or two of a kind. raTl&lJ EAT LX! Advance Shovfing New Spring Millinebry CAPTIVATING MODES .'from fore- most artists are here! ready for your inspection. Beautiful creations that fairly breathe the spirit of Spring time. Hats of many shapes and straws in the most pleasing color combina tions imaginable. When you' are in , U A tAv AH...WAH. . A I 1. J t I- XL. i Millinery Salons and see these new apnng Hats, mces range rromi$7.50 to $40. New shipment are com ing in almost daily by express. Millinery Salons Second Floor Reduced Prices on Crepe Waists ! $5.98 $7.98 Second Floor LOT 1 Women's Waists, Georgette Crepe in a large selection of beautiful models, suit able for wear on any and all occa sions. Exquisite designs, beaded anH embroidered or tailored mod elts. In the latest col- (PC QO orings. Sreclal Saturday DJ70 Af C7 QQ Women's Waists AL D UOof a fine quality Georgette Crepe, Crepe de Chine, Satin. Taffeta and Tricolette. Odd lines, but many beautiful styles. Beaded, embroidered, lace trimmed. - 2 Suits size 14 -49 Suits 'size 18 -3 3 Suits size 3 6 - 4 Suits size 40 75 Suits size 16 26 Suits size 20 6 Suits size 38 3 Suits size 4 4 Clean-Up Sale of Coats At $15 Second Floor Phenomenal values in this lot of Coats at fifteen dol lars'. Attractive styles for motor ing and street wear. Large collars, ''belts, pockets, etc. Velour, Zibe line, Diagonal Cloth and Novelty Mixtures. Many desirable Q" pT colors. Priced special at PJ-J At $25 Second Floor Women's and Misses' high-class Coats in late winter models. Made up in Velours, Sil vertones, Yosemite Cloth, Twrtds and Novtlty Mixtures. Belted and loose styles with large collars. Many are full lined. To-' flJQpT morrow specially priced at P0 J EXCLUSIVE PORTLAND AGENCY FOR BETTY WALES DRESSES Sale ol Girls' Tub Frocks $2.98 Second Floor Plain Chambray and Gingham Dresses in a wide range of pretty styles and color ings. Sizes for girls 8 to 14 years of age. 4.85 dJO QO to $5.25 values. saleU-wO Girls' Pjetticoats At $2.19 Second Floor Girls' Sateen Pet ticoats of good quality. Neat styles, desirable col-IJO " Q ors. for quick clean-up JLnJ --Girls' Nainsook Combinations in ages 2 to toyears. !" PQ Special at $1.49 nnd.v-OU Drugs arid Toilet Needs Ask for Your S. & H. Green Trading Stamps! Fancy Hairbow Ribbons at 29c Yard Handkerchiefs Special 15c Main Floor Women's fine sheer Handkerchiefs with .fancy white embroidered initial full range of letters J4 and Ji-inch hems. Regular 20 Kerchiefs. 1 f Specially priced at only 50c Neckwear At 19c Main Floor- Women's Collars and Sets in a great variety of differ ent styles. Organdie, pique and iinen materials. Embroidered, tucked, ruffled and lace trimmed. Slightly soiled. 50c to 1Qn 65c grade, priced at only AC RIBBON NOVELTIES of various kinds and Fancy Bags made of rib bons, many different i fl?!? articles, on sale Saturday Vf V Department, First Floor Hundreds of yards high-grade Hairbow Ribbons go on sale tomorrow morning t a very special price. Pfain Taffetas in many desirable shades, also a Urge assortment of Moires, Satin Stripes, Fancy Plaids and Floral effects. Ribbons of dependable OQ, quality from regular stock. Special yd. l'C Odd Pieces Ribbons At Half Price! Main Floor Odd pieces and Remnants of Ribbons in narrow and wide widths suitable for hair bows, bags, vests and fancy work. Large variety to select from. Sale yi Price. HAIR BOW FASTNERS the identical kind you pay toe for. A limited number here for Sat- ? urday's selling at the price of OC Basement Underprice Store - Sale of Women's Shoes $3.98 Basement SALE EXTRAORDINARY of 800 pairs Women's high-grade Shoes . at less than today's factory cost. Standard makes. Black patent with cloth or dull kid tops. Plain narrow toe last with full Louis heel. Welt or turned soles. This is one of the most remarkable sales the Boserhent Store has announced for a long time. Smart, siynsn lootwear. Sizes 21' to 7 wmtns aa to D. Priced spe cial tor Saturday's seilinsr. pair tut S3.98 Basement Millinery You can always save money by coming to our Basement Store. Note these specials Jn Millineryr New Satin Hats At $5.00 Basement Smart Hats far early. Spring. Tricornes and turbans, straw, ribbon and flower QC'Afl trimmed. Extra values at 5DUU Hats at $k00. Final Clean-ilp of Women's trimmed Hats late win- 1- A A ter styles; also trim'd- bats 3)1. UU Men's $1.50 Ties $1.15 Men's Store, Main Floor A clear saving" of 35c on each and every one of these fies you buy tomorrow. Splendid qual ity neckwear from one of our best makers. Large assortment of beautiful Persian designs in desir able colorings. Latest wide end I" IF styles. Regular i.5o Ties spectal V-LJ-0 Men's Union Suits Special $2.98 Main Floor Odd lot of Men's Union Suits priced for immediate disposal. Medium weight garments suitable for year around wear. Natural wool color. We have nearly all sizes in the lot. jS QC Regular $4.00 Union Suits special at V0 MEN'S NIGHT GOWNS of ex- MEN'S HOSE Several hundred cellent quality outing flannel in pairs in a special Clean-Up offer neat striped patterns. Standard Ing. Assorted colors. Specially full cut sizes. Tomor- da OQ priced tomorrow at Q- AA row specially priced at V07 gc a pair6 pajrs tpXeUU Boys' Suits At $8.49 Main Floor Waistline : and Belted Suits odd lines taken from regular stock, for this sale. Novelty mixtures in ' medium light patterns. Sixes 8 to 18 in the CCIQ lot. Clean-Up Sale price only wefi7 Blue Serge Suits Main Floor Extra special offering in Boys' Blue Serge Suits. Smart, dressy models. Pants full cut and. full lined. Deep "shade of navy blue. Sires 9 to 18years. f OP Special Saturday sale price, suit tDiXaOy 75c Suspenders 35c Main Floor Shop early, for these are sure to sell out quickly. Boys' Suspenders of a fa mous make. Slifhtly defective in man- QPJ ufacture. Regular 75c grade.' A pair dells Saturday Offerings We reserve the right io limit the quantity of any article in the follow ing list sold to a custonfer. Stamps. Ivory Soap 4 Cakes 25c, Main Floor Limit 4 cakes to a cus tomer and none sold or delivered except with other purchases in the Drug Dept. Ivory Soap, 4 cakes 25c Espey's Face Cream, 23c-45c White Rose Glycerine- Soap 23c Melba, Glory Talc Powder 35c Toilet and Bath Soap' in a large variety of colors choice at 10c Freezone, for corns, ' only 33c Hinds' H. & A. Cream specially priced Saturday at 49c and $1.10 Llsterine, 3 sizes, 23c-45c-85c Merck's Sugar of Mlk at 75c CurtainSale Third Floor If you have a room tjiat needs new draperies, comeJ to the Curtain Sale Saturday " and buy them at a very substantial saving. $5 Curtains $3.95 Third Floor Dainty Voile Cur tains with neat appliqued design. Regular selling price flQ QC 5.00 a pair. Special atDOtJ $10 Curtains $7.48 Third Floor Beautiful , Filet Net, Curtains with lace edge and inser tion. Extra fine quality net. Reg ular selling price ModryyQ the pair. On sale it O i HtO Mulsified Cocoanut Oil at 49c Nujol,. 20-oz. size priced SI. 00 Squibbs' Paraffine Oil. bottle $1 Squibbs' Paraffine Oil. 6 for S5 Pluto Water 45c. 3 for $1.25 Pepsodent' Tooth Paste at 50c Pinoleum, for diseases of nose and throat, priced, a bottle $1.00 r Model Grocery Fourth Floor Experienced telephone clerks at your service 8 a. m. to 5.45 p-. m. Saturday Specials Soft Shell Almonds priced OCn special a pound Saturday ODL California Walnuts and OCn Brazil Nuts, special, a pound Out Douglas Corn Starch, one "j "I pound package Saturday for A-Li Royal Baking Powder, 1 2 OA ounce cans, special at only OJC SEEDS! New shipment Morse's Garden, Flower and Lawn Grass Seeds Just received. 4th Floor. Shop Early! Great Sale of Community Silver Plated Ware Tomorrow morning: the Silverware, Store wiU hold a special Sale of the famous Community Sil ver Plated Table Ware at prices that mean worthy savings. Guaranteed for to years' family service. Community Silverware Bridal Wreath Pattern Illustration shows this beautiful design. Very appropriate for the wedding gift , or for other occasions. Buy now and make a big saving! Set of Six Medtum Solid Knives at $3 20 sci oi jmx meuium riai . nanate - rorks Set of Six T e a Spoons special priced ' oi vt jfix Lcen apoons special only Set of Six Table Spkjons special only Set of Six Soup Spoons special at only Set of Six Oyster Forks special at only Set of .Six Individual'- Salad Forks only Set of Six Individual Butter Spreaders Single Pieces Butter Knife 55c Cold Meat Fork 90c Fickle ForSt 80c Gravy Ladles priced $1.10 each; S2.60 $1.30 i 2.50 : 12.60 1 12.60 : 12.25 i 13.40 113.00 Mm 1 SILVERWARE PRICES DO NOT i r INCLUDE WAR TAX ,1 f.f ur.. ' Tm t-jvtr A. J .tyt