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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1920. CONKS ONERS N TILT OVER PARK PURCHASING PLAN Pier and Mann Clash, and Ordi nances Are Held Back; Delega tion Urges New Playground. Commissioners Mann and Pier en paged In a lively verbal cross-fire this morning in the city council over park purchases which resulted' In the holding over of both Pier's ordi nances to start condemnation pro ceedings on the Buckman tract, back of Benson Polytechnic school. and the property bounded by East Seventeenth, Twentieth, Taylor and Belmont, until the entire program at park acquisitions Is presented to the council. "I object to this piecemeal method of acquiring parte piien. iei s piacs an park purchases before the entire council and apportion the' money that should BO tor each tract," said Mann In oppos ing proceedings on the, central east side tract. STATEMENTS AT VABIATiCE "Kvery time a tract haa .been con sidered you knew about it," fired pier. "I presented ihy whole program to the louncfl some time ago." Mann asserted that Mayor Baker was In favor of placing: the entire matter of park purchases before the council, while J'ler retorted that the mayor had ex pressed an entirely different opinion to lilrn Kome time afco. "before we k any further we should !wldo on a definite, program of pur chase," said Commissioner Bigelow. "I want to know the assessed valua tion of these tracts." interrupted Mann. -I want to know what we are doing." Pier said he would gladly submit the list to Mann to clear the matter and get some action on park sites that are bing considered. JEI.E(iATIOX MAKES PLEA Twenty-five delegates appeared be fore the city council this morninr urg ing the city to purchase a 10-acre tract adjoining the Franklin high school as a future playground and park site for the district. K. K. Gilmer, representing the South Mount Tkhnr fVimrtnmltv tlaiH 1,1 ....... . u v, nujvj LlinL the club was heartily in accord with the petition presented to the council signed by over 260 residents of the dis trict asking the purchase if a reasonable price cpuld be secured. Assurance was Riven by Pier that the council would view the tract in a body within the next 10 days with the Idea of including it in the program of purchases If a satisfactory price. could be agreed upon. W. 6. Steel Leaves Medford Position For Eugene Post Medford, Feb. 11. Will G. Steel, sc retary of the Medford Chamber of Commerce for the past year, has an nounced his resignation to accept the position as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Eugene. He waa Just recently reelected secretary of the Med ford chamber. Steel will retain His po sition as superintendent of Crater Na tional para. While the Eugene secretaryship pays him more money than the one here, he makes the change solely because his daughter, Mlss Jean, will attend the U. of O. The chamber directors here volunteered to meet whatever salary was offered him by the Kugene cham ber, but he declined to remain here. WISE IN AND 1 TRUE RELISH BIT OF FiOFF DUTY Jurors in Centralia Murder Case Make Merry in Their Own 'Cell' After Spending Day in Court. (Continued From Pas On) Kooker Leaves O.A.C. For Extension Work With College in Iowaj Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls, Feb. 11. W. J. Kooker, a 1918 graduate In pomology, has left for Ames, Iowa, where he has accepted a position in the extension department of the Iowa State college, assisting In horticultural demon strations. Since graduation. Kooker has been connected with the division of horti culture, having had charge of the college orchard and having served as instructor In the pomology department. Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls. Feb. 'Is. W. Homer Marls, who took his M. & in agriculture at O. A. C. in 1918 and who has been in the service since that .time, has been appointed training assistant with the rehabilitation divlson of the federal board for vocational eda caton, with headquarters at Seattle. Saury to Divorced Wife (reorge Bauer doesn't believe In re ceiving birthday tokens from his di Yorced wife. He Kent her a caustic note recently for acknowledgment It fell Into the hands of postofflce Inspectors. He pleaded guilty today in the federal court and paid a $100 fine for sending obscene matter through . the malls. Planes Crash Over Kelly Field; Both Aviators Are Killed San Antonio, Texas. Feb. 11. (I. N. S.) Lieutenants Harry W. Brokaw and Harry D. Smith, army aviators, were killed Tuesday when their planes crashed to the ground after colliding 2000 feet in the air at Kelly field. Lieu tenant Smith, whose home is in San Francisco, was flying a German Fok ker and Lieutenant Brokaw was flying a British pursuit plane. Both aviators had served overseas Lieutenant Bro kaw's home was in Barberton, Ohio. Returned Soldier Buried at Union ITnlon. Feb. 11. Funer'il services for Archie Low. a returned soldier, were held here. He spent 18 months overseas and was In five different engagements. 'He lost his life as a result of heinc' gassed while in action, having never re covered from the effects of the gas. ousting svith boxing gloves and that one of the agile ones are not averse dancing a hornpipe. A blue haze drifts down through the marbled halls from the perpetual smok er, and all the subjects that ever con cerned Grays Harbor county, save this one most important of all topics, are discussed in booming voices of the thumping, big. deep chested woodsmen and ranchers and laborers who make up this Jury One would think they would be grave and silent with the responsibility of 11 men's lives on their hands, but If the thought Is there. It is put away In the hours when the defendants do not sit across the courtroom, facing them In constant reminder. Flu Epidemic on Wane Washington. Feb. 11. (I. .1ST. S.)-The influenza epidemic has reached Its peak and Is now receding all over the coun try, according to reports to the public health service this afternoon. CONFESSION HILL BE READ TO JURYMEN By Fred II. McNeil ' (Over The Journal's Special Leased Wirt.) Montesano, Wash., Feb. 11. Guns of the prosecution will be turned full fores upon the 11 men accused of murder In the Centralia shooting, Wednesday, when the alleged con fessions of Loren Roberts will be Introduced In evidence. This much was admitted last night by W. H. Abel, special prosecutor, who said that the decks are new clear for the di- j rect Introduction of evidence tending to link the defendants with the actual kill ing of Warren O. Grimm, one of the four victims of the quadruple tragedy of Armistic day. Bit by bit the prosecution yesterday built up its foundation. Guns said to have been- used were identified and placed in evidence, gunfire marks were again described, and shells, empty and loaded, were shown. Description of the gun pits on Seminary ridge, whence many shots are said to have been fired, were given. BOTH KINDS OF BULLETS Late yesterday afternoon Dr. P. A. Scace of Centralia hospital described the wounds that caused the deaths of War ren O. Grimm. Ben Casagranda and Arthur MoElfresh. as well as the in juries of some of the other victims, who survived. Grimm and McElfresh were shot by soft nosed bullets, while the bullet that gave mortal injury to Casagranda made a clean wound, the physician testified. During the afternoon there was a long recess of court while attorneys battled before Judge Wilson In chambers on the admlssabillty of the Roberts' con fessions. Some sort of an agreement was reached, the nature of wbich has not been revealed, but it resulted in Abel after wards making the statement that the confession will be given consideration before the Jury Wednesday. The credibility of thesj statements wUl be established later, as a new alienist to delve into the question of Roberts' sanity, waa named yesterday, and he will not be here until later In the week. Dr. Arthur P. Calhoun, the appointee, was formerly superintendent of the state isyium at Stelllooom. Before the jury yesterday evening Dr. Scace illustrated with some grew some detail the wounds of those whom be attended In his hospital the afternoon of November 11. He first saw Warren O. Grimm on the operating table, the physician said. The bullet passed through the attorney's body from the front and on the left side, emerging on the opposite aide, an Inch or so lower. Grimm waa conscious to the last moment that life remained, he testified. DENIES DEATHBED C05FE&SIOX Later, on crosse-examlnation. Attorney George F. Vanderveer, for the defense, asked the physician if he had not told Vanderveer a short time ago, when the latter was in Centralia, that Grimm, in talking of the tragedy, while on his deathbed, had murmured that it "was all his own fault." This the physician denied. He had only heard Grimm say to "hurry up," while the Instruments were being ster ilized. Dr. Scace testified. The witness identified the bullet causing Grimm's death and the copper Jacket, both of which remained In the clothing after passing through the body. He told pf the autopsy made afterwards, which re vealed terrible destruction Inside .jthe body. FOl'XD M'ELFRESH DEAD "In what condition did you find Arthur McKlfrlsh?" asked Assistant Prosecutor C. D. Cunningham, who was conducting the examination. "Dead," was the reply. McKlfresh was shot in the left ear, Just above the external opening, the physician said, the bullet ranging slight ly downward. In an autopsy this was removed from Just behind the right ear, and the small calibre missle was offered In evidence. The bullet killing Ben Casagranda passed through the stomach and emerged on the lower left side, Dr. Scace af firmed. He also described Injuries of John Watt, Eugene Phltzer, Bernard Eubank h and others who survived. Watt, the most seriously wounded of those surviving, was in the hospital two weeks, the witness said. HOTEL OWNER TESTIFIES The total number of empty shells ad mitted, indicating the shots fired from Seminary ridge, was 19. One loaded shell was also entered by the prosecu tion. Testimony in regard to all of these only came up yesterday. Dr. Scace was the seventeenth wit ness so far testifying in the case. Preceding the physician on the witness stand was Fred Hanson, owner and op erator of the Avalon hotel, from which, the prosecution charges, the shots were fired that ca 1 the death of Grimm. The hotel reb.ter was Identified and introduced as evidence. Hanson said Bert BJand had resided in the Avalon off and on for a year or more. When Vanderveer attempted to bring up the subject of the shooting, ob jections of the Mate were sustained on the ground that on direct examination he had been asked only with regard to the exhibit. HEARD NO SHOOTING Counsel for the defense then asked that Hanson be held as a witness for the defense, and Judge Wilson directed the witness to hold himself in readiness for another call. The register showed that Bert Bland occupied room 10 of the Avalon from November 6 to 11, and that James Mc Inerney had occupied room 14. James Fox and William Tatlock had occupied room 9, adjoining Bland's room. Fox had registered for three weeks and Tat lock was a friend visiting him. In his opening address Monday Vanderveer said the occupants of this room would testify they heard no shooting from room 10 on the afternoon of November 11. FOCND SHELLS ON RIDGE John Dlkworth, Centralia ex-soldier, was the first witness of the afternoon. He identified a rifle as having been found In the rear room of the Centralia I. W. W. hall. Loaded and empty shells were found on Seminary ridge, not far from the water tank east of the Northern Pa cific tracks, W. L. Patton of Centralia, the next witness, said. Patton Investi gated on November 12 or 13. he said. The six empty shells were Introduced In evidence. They were of .31-20 caliber, .250-3000 caliber and of .22 high power. Under cross examination, Patton said he was a special deputy sheriff. Van derveer asked htm if he did not assist in the "kidnaping" of "One Eyed Tom" Lasslter, Seattle Union Record agent. from Centralia on June 13, 19r9. The court did not permit the witness to answer. DISCOVERED OVERCOAT Benjamin F. Lowden of Centralia also visited Seminary ridge on November 12, he testified, in company with Olln Lash. also of Centralia, and found a black suit case, an overcoat and a box of shells. These articles were identified by the witness and admitted in evidence. Lowden testified to finding several empty shells, which he had given to Patton. the previous witness. Around the place where the suitcase was found were numerous cigarette stubs and tracks leading down the hill to where the empty shells were located Student Smokers Don't Make Grade, Declares Principal i TTalla Walla. Wash-. Feb. 1L Prin cipal H. W. Jones of the Walla Walla high school announced following the awarding of medals to eight students for high scholarship last semester that the average grade of all of the boys in high school who smoke cigarettes was 72.7 per cent, on the basts of a 75 per cent passing grade. As against this he pointed to an average grale of S3. 3 per cent for all of the boya in the high school who do not smoke. Four deaths have occurred here, either directly or indirectly as a result of the influenza epidemic, which has been raging in this city for two weeks. The disease has developed In the past few days symptoms of the type experi enced last year. LAWRENCE W. TUCKER IS PUT ON TRIAL FOR 10 ALLEGED FORGERIES Friends Mystified by Reputed Actions of Regular Church Attendant HANDS OFF N MYERS CASE SEEMS VIEW (Continued From Pica One.) Lawrence W. STucker, Indicted on a charge of forgery, went on trial before a jury in Judge Gatens' court this morn- and W. H. Magulre ing. It is alleged by the police that Tucker passed at least 10 bad checks. Tucker, who was arrested on December 18, formerly resided with Ttev. William A. Waldo, paetor of the White Temple Baptist church. He was active in reli gious work, seldom missing a service at the church. His former home waa ift Louisiana and he came to the Pacific coast to see service with the spruce dlvl- New Shipbuilding Co. Formed in Portland Files Incorporation Salem, Feb. 1L' The Supple-Martin Shipbuilders company of- Portland, or ganized for the purpose of carrying on a general shipbuilding business, filed articles of Incorporation with the cor poration department here Tuesday. The company is capitalized at 150,000 with the following Incorporators : Joseph Sup ple, Dan Martin and . K. Crouch. Other corporations filing articles were Andresen Company, Portland ; $6000 ; E. L. Oomblitt, W. H. Masters and John Guy Wilson. Federal Guaranty company, Portland : $50,000 ; Robert F. Magulre.. J. P. Winter sion at Vancouver. day was that two street cleatJ4i, had seen an automobile bearing no " lights or licenses stop on the Orand avenue viaduct, where, the first remains were found, nearly every night of the, pasC week. As this happened before the sup posed murder, however, the police do not connect the fact with the killing. The remains In Kenton were found at about 11 o'clock yesterday morning by Charles Moxley and Frank Love, rest- dents of the neighborhood. They went passing through the vacant lot when they noticed two neatly bundled pack ages lying in the center of one of the thickets. FLESH FBESHLT CXT Moxley told W. A. Hall, who owns the) Kenton blacksmith shop at 121 Willis boulevard. Hall Immediately suspected something and phoned to the corner and the police. Very little blood was found In any of the packages. As a whole except for the skin, the flesh resembled very much that hanging in any butcher shop. Ths present theory which accounts for the sawdust found on the first portion dis covered. Is that following the slaying of the mah. the body w"as cut to pieces and placed In a box of sawdust to bleed. The sawdust ahsorbed most of the blood, leaving the portions of the body Warehouse ft Forwarding company of Klamath Falls Is changed to the Kli According to the police. Tucker waa!?th lce. & Storage company, according PRI VAC Y abslute for either an individ ual or a group is assured in our splendid new Safe Deposit Vault rooms. For the individual there are a number of private booths, where one may go over his papers safe from prying eyes or disturbance. For groups is offered one of our large directors' rooms, a richly furnished, sound preof chamber where men may talk freely without danger of being overheard. This huge Safe Deposit Vault was designed to secure maximum strength. The vault rooms provide our patrons with every convenience and absolute privacy:-' Rent a Safe Deposit' Box now, for the protection of your papers' and valuables against fire or theft. Safe' Deposit Boxes $4 Yearly THE UMITEEJ STATES NATIONAL BANK 'All a Bank Should Be" Sixth and Stark Streets Two sketches made in our Safe Deposit Vault rooms, showing views of individual booth and a direc tors' room used for private meetings. afresh not only in the status of the con troversy but in the possible successor to the office. Inspector Robert $1. Barclay, In charge of the office, says that so far as he Is Informed, "Myers Is out forever." Other than that he knows nothing definite of the situation, since the next move is entirely up to the Washington end of the postofftee machinery. In the meantime the situation Is Jog ging along as rt has since Myers went out and Barclay assumed charge. It will continue so to Jog until Postmaster General Burleson makes the next move. Under the president's executive order of March 31, 1917, the next step In , filling the local office will be a notice from the Postmaster General stating that a vacancy exists and directing the civil service officials in charge of this dis trict to set a date for a competitive ex amination. When this order has been received and the date set, applications for the position will be received and, on the date set, the examinations will be held. The applicant can secure a rating of 20 per cent from his written examination. The remaining 80 per cent will come from "confidential Investigation" by pos tal inspectors as to the business and executive experience and general fitness of the applicant. This information will be secured by the Inspectors from per sonal interviews with prominent business and professional men of the city. The reports of the Inspectors and of the civil service officials will then be sent to the Board of Civil Service Com missioners at Washington, which ill grade the candidates and pass their find ings on to the postmaster general. He. under the order, will send the name, of the highest rated applicant to the presi dent, who. in turn, will send It to the senate for confirmation. All this will require quite a little time, so it Is apparent that Portland will have no postmaster for several months to come. In the' meantime, how ever, George Alexander, present United States marshal. G. T. Harry, George H. Watson and A. W. Cauthorn are all avowed candidates for the job and? will .file their applications and take their examinations when the time comes. Tney are all Democrats, no Republican can didate so far having made his appear ance. Just where Myers can expect to get his demanded hearing before the sen ate committee on postofflces and post roads Is shrouded. In mystery. JTOTHLSG TO CONSIDER Senator Bankhead, chairman of the committee, is quoted as having taken the position that Inhere is nothing be fore the senate that could be consid ered, and it is difficult for local observ ers to see how the Myers case will get into the senate until the name of his successor Is sent in by the president for confirmation. If then. The president is. under the law, given the power to appoint postmasters, sub ject to confirmation by the senate, it is contended by Myers that, conversely, a postmaster may not be removed ex cept upon direct order of the president, which order, to be effective, must be confirmed by the senate.. Hut" the thing that puzzles local observers Is that My ers is out .o far as the postmaster nnd the postoffice department Is concerned. When the president sends in the name of the new postmaster the question then before the senate will be the confirma tion or rejection of the appointment. MAT OBTAIX HEARING Myers, if he can get his case before the senate at all. will be there for a hearing on his dismissal by the presi dent and the postmaster general, backed by and ordered because of the adverse findings of at least two Investigations made by the rostal Inspector's depart ment. In the face of these circumstances It would seem difficult for the senate com mittee to refuse to sustain the presi dent in the dismissal or to refuse to With a man named Rillv Rran Bi-rnti ronfi rm the new appointment. If the In the habit of writing letters to himself addressed to general delivery, containing statements of his accounts from some fictitious person or firm. These, it is said, he would as references when he desired to cash a check. On the other hand. Dr. Waldo -thinks that the boy may be the victim of un fortunate circumstances. Letters from his home town in Ixulslana speak very highly of him, and it is said he had never even been in trouble before. DIVORCE MILL KEPT BUSY NOW Circuit Judge Morrow Grants Decrees in a Number of Cases. Rose E. Rankin from David Rankin, Mae Perry from W. W. Perry, Kmma Runnell from Samuel Bunnell, Hazel Thomas from LeRoy K. Thomas. Ada Bristom from S. Bristom, Charles Daw ell from Oen'eva Dawell, Emma E. Cooper from George C. Cooper, Frank T. Johns from I.oratn Johns, T. S. Hodges from C. K. Hodges, and May Marks from Henry Marks. William T. Woerner was also granted a decree of divorce. Thomas Invited to Talk School Clerk R. H. Thomas has been invited by President Henry Rose to give an address before the National Associ ation of School Accountants and Busi ness Officials which meets in Minneap olis In May. Thomas has been given his choice of two subjects cafeterias or commercialization of products of Htudes. to supplementary articles. SEARCH HAS ENED ' FOR MURDER CLUE (Continued From ! One) Estate Valued at $95,000 The estate of Harriet M. Reisinan is valued at $95,000, according to the peti tion for rrobate of the will, filed this morning in the county clerk's office, re questing that Sophie R. Dutton and Susie R. Kane, daughters of the de ceased, be appointed executrixes. All the property is left to the two. Stiles Win Damage Suit A jury verdict returned this morning in Judge Kavanaugh's court awarded $2750 damages for- personal Injury to John Stites. He sued the P. R., L. & P. Co. for injuries sustained at Orand avenue and East Clay street on August 81, 1918. Home Construction company. Enter prise ; $5000 : I. K. Snyder, Oeorge P. Cheney and W. F. Savage. Pacific Contract company, Portland: $5000 ; C. R. Johnson, F. S. Burns and J. B. Hosfprd. Port Otfford Cedar company, Port land : $10,000 ; Alberto H. Case, E. Rahl fing and G. Lansing Hurd. The capital stock of the Hall ft Km ory Agency. 4nc. of Portland, has been Increased from $30,000 to $60,000 ac- coraing to a cerimi-aie ii.eu. th(l nd,, lon . htt,h ther ware rrTi namm riv rh it nmarn v a i v i -. 1UUI1M. The disappearance of Ernest Dea camps still remains unexplained. HOME IS CSTIDT A visit to his ranch house was mads . Tuesday by a representative of Th Journal. It Is a small, unpalnted, four room house. Ills bedroom was In a dishevelled condition, apparently as ha had left It Wednesday, when he went into Portland. Several bines of cartridges for .22 nnd .30 caliber guns, besides shot gun shells, were found In hi dresser but no guns were n evidence. Descant ps wis evidently an amateur astronomer. A large telescope of foreign make was situated In the front room of the house, while several large vol umes on astronomy, written In French, were found In different parts of the house. An expensive phonograph with a variety of records was also situated In the front room. Many letters wrltien In French and sent mostly from Grand Rapids, ' Mich., and France were scattered about on the tshle. A weather report for We nnsday, February 4, was lying unopened on a bed In a rear room. In the kitchen, food, apparently a week old, was scattered about on the kitchen table. . Various business papers and stock ex change reports were lying around In various parts of the house. In the attto many papers of other American cities were found. Descamps was evidently an omnivorous reader of the Portland newspnpers,' taking three of the local dallies. Although neighbors said that he was seldom sick many bottles of medi cine were on his bureau. The little ranch house is located at tha foot of a steep hill in a deep stretch of woods He had only two close neigh bors. Paul leopold, who lives at the top of the mountain about two miles away, reported lo the sheriff's office that he had seen a light in Deecamp's house Saturday night. Investigation, however, showed that this light waa probably carried by Griffith, who waa In les'amp's barn on that night tending 10 Ills stock. As further proof that Descamps really Intended to return to hla ranch Thurs day afternoon after visiting Portland, ostensibly to adjust some of his financial affairs and purchase supplies. It was discovered by the deputy sheriffs' who went to Beaverton, that he had engaged workmen to be at his ranch Thursday afternoon to do some wood cutting. When the missing hian failed to appear the workmen went to another Job. It still deeper. Nothing about the grisly portions gave away the Identity of the victim or the murderer. The Incisions were undoubtedly made with a fairly large sharp knife, such as may be in any household. A deep incision in about the middle portion of the stomach may have been the first wound, which caused death. It was In a part of the body where a deep wound could have been fatal, and the clear-cut deepness of it gave rise to this supposition. FID JEW CLCE What may be a new clue was given by Mrs. John Crawford of 150 McClellan street, a short distance from the place where the torso parts were found. She said that a few nights ago an automo bile which had been going at a high speed stopped suddenly with a screech ing of the wheels, and remained In the dark on the corner for about 30 min utes. Tills occurred, she thought, on Friday night about 10 o'clock. There Is no light on the corner and It did not occur to her to Investigate. Acting upon this theory, police made a rather cursory search of the neigh borhood, but no more remains could be found. However, the spot Is only about five blocks from the slough, and police consider it very possible that some of the packages might have been carried there and thrown Into the wkter. MTSTEBIOrs ACTO PARTY It would have been Impossible for anyone in a passing automobile to have thrown the packages Into the thicket where they were found. An automobile would have been compelled to stop and the bearer of the packages would have had to walk at least 15 feet from the streetln order to place them in the un derbrush, which was thick. -A further clue given the police Tues- eniii:!iin;:;n!nii;;:iiniii,i;iuymnii'ii:n(::i;mnt:ir;iiiiiitmiimiiiiiiiiiiiiitiii:iiiiiittti: Epperson of Centralia, the next witness. visited the ridge on November 11 and found 12 shells. They were of the cali ber above mentioned. Ryan also was called and corroborated Epperson's tes timony. J. Chester Dolphin of Centralia also testified. ATT0R5ET8 CLOSF.TF.D There was an hour's delay in pro ceedings during the afternoon while at torneys and the judge threshed out some point of law in chambers. The prosecu tion also was awaiting the arrival of witnesses. There will be no session of the court Thursday because of the Lincoln birth day holiday. Attorney W. H. Abel ex pressed the opinion that the state's case might be concluded within two weeks. SEARCH FOB OW5EB "The trial Is really going much faster than we anticipated," he said. Van derveer also said satisfactory progress was being made. Leading Astorians Attend Keception in Ewaco's New Bank South Bend, Feb. 11. In honor of its new building the Southwestern Wash ington bank of Ilwaco held a reception in the new quarters Saturday afternoon and evening. Prominent cltixena of As toria, headed by Secretary Barr of the Astoria Chamber of Commerce, as well as cltixens from all parts of Pacific county, attended. The new bank build ing is the first modern business structure to be built in Ilwaco. Several more buildings are contemplated for the pres ent year. senate did the unusual thing, however, and refused to confirm the findings of the inspectors, and the dismissal, then an Interesting situation would arise. Myers would be out so far as the president and the department wouVd be concerned, but the senate could not force the president to reappoint and re Instate him In office. BECE8S SELECTION POSSIBIE He coald leave the office vacant until congress adjourned, and make a recess i appointment, thus turning the office into j the control of the new appointee recom mended as a result of the civil service commission. Anyway you look at It, there seems no conclusion but that Myers hi down apd out, so far as the postmastershlp is concerned. It is a pretty difficult thing to sue the government, or the presi dent, or the postmaster general. It may be this thought that has fathered the petition which Myers Is now circulating among the business men of Portland. I 2 mouse ot cauautpit S3 m iffiiftiiiiinutiimiwr 3 Days ON MEN'S SHOES ANOTHER THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SFECIA TAN LOTUS calf SEMI and ENGLISH toes, both BLUCHER and BALS. DOUBLE and SINGLE soles, all GOODYEAR welts, SIMILAR shoes in black GUNMETAL. ' You will FIND them GROUPED TOGETHER in ONE of our FOUR LARGE WINDOWS, with other BIG SPECIALS in shoes for the REST of the FAMILY. LOOK them over. YOU know VALUES. THESE SHOES SELL REGULAR $11 TO $13. Senate Parses Pay Bill senate today passed the Wadsworth bill. ; increasing the pay of the army, navy. 1 marine corps, coast guard and -the pub lic health service. It now goes to coo fere nee. Why Pay More? THE BEST SOLES FOR OREGON PANCO FIBER HALF SOLES Absolutely guaranteed to wear longer than the best leather, and are waterproof. Men's $1.35 Ladies' $1.10 sewed on. LADIES' Best Oak M Soles $1.25 Rubber Heels .30c Leather Heels, fixed. ... .35c MEN'S Best Oik V2 Soles. . .$1.50 Rubber Heels 35c Best Boys, A Soles .$1.25 149-151 . FOURTH STREET i''1' E 1 1 w, ffNZ x 1 l - P LADIES' BLACK SUR PASS KID, GOODYEAR WELT. JUST IN $9.85 Next to Honeyman Har.war Company