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CITY EDITION CITY EDITION More Comic Feature In addition to George McManus inimi table strip. "Bringing; Up Father." The Journal now offers dally to Ita reader "KraJty Kat" and Hwlnnerton'B "Jimmy" and "Mr. Jack." These dally comic strips are Incomparable. It's All Here and If All True THE WEATHER Tonight and Sunday, fair: easterly winds. Minimum Temperatures Friday : Portland 43 New Orleans.... 43 Chicago 24 New York. 14 Los Angeles 56 1st. Paul 4 I VOL. XVIII. NO. 306 Kntcmd u Saeond-elmw Matter. Poatoffiee. Portland. Orecoa. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. ON TRAINS AMD flIWt STANDS PIVI CI NTS. M V. . rJ VJ y ?Zr!-!!i$& Chicago 24 New York. 14 U VJ tLT Inlua J7 S- " V-..- Lob Angeles 56 St. Paul 4 BLAME IS PUT ON MARCHERS BY WITNESSES Three of Informers for Defense Testify Armistice Day Fusillade Of Shots Followed an Alleged Attack on I. W. W. Hall. By Fred II. McNeil Ott Tha Journal's Special Leaned Win Montesano, Wash.. Feb. 28. That ex-soldiers In the Armistice day pa rade made a rush towards and had smashed in the door of the I. W. W. hall before the shooting commenced, wu the testimony of three wltneses for the defense In the Centralla mur der trial this morning.. The witnesses were only short dis tances from the hall and saw the rush distinctly, they 'said. The crash of breaking glass In the front of the hall was followed almost instantly by the answering volley of gunfire. JUDGE IS "REBUKED" Superior Judge John M. Wilson was "robuked" for smiling during some of tha morning testimony by Defense At torney George F. Vanderveer. Mrs. Mary Sherman of Tacoma was on the witness stand and some of her statements were so unusual that the court's stoical countenance was ob served to break a bit. Vanderveer In terrupted htm sharply. "A smile is the most pernicious com ment possible on testimony," he ex claimed. "Your honor has a way of smiling at times during the Introduc tion of our testimony:" Judge Wilson hastened to explain that the mirth expressed on his face was not wtth any intention of influencing the Jury. In compliance with the ruling of the court late yesterday that an overt act on the part of Warren O. Grimm must first be shown before evidence of threats agalnBt the I. W. W. could be Introduced by the defense, Vanderveer started put ting In this line of testimony today, 3ARRATE ALLEGED RAID His witnesses told of the alleged raid against 'he hall and of events occurring Immed ly afterwards. Their stories were ruiically cifferent from any told by the cyo witnesses who were on the stand for the prosecution. ,None, however, was able to cay that Warren O. Grimm was In the fore, or even among those making the raid. Not (Concluded on Page Two. Column Four) STATE SCORES IN NEWBERRY TRIAL Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) More than 10ft signatures to petitions signed in behalf of the 1918 senatorial campaign of James W. Helme. alleged to have been backed by the Newberry organisa tion to "box" Henry Ford, were Identified as forgeries from the pen of Richard Fletcher, a Newberry lieutenant, at today's session of the Newberry trial. The evidence was considered among the most damaging thus far introduced by the government. It waa strenuously objected to by counsel for the defense, but after futile efforts to keep it out. the attorneys aat silent and permitted it to flow into the record. The government now claims to have evidence that fully three-fourths of the names on the petitions were forgeries. Teal to Tell What May Overtake Lines After March First Shippers, railroad men of every station and business men generally will gather at the Chamber of Commerce this eve ning to hear Joseph N. Teal, counsel for the Portland Traffic and Trans portation assoclatt n, discuss what Is likely to happen after the railroads are returned by the government to private operation next Monday. Teal, who has studied the railroad sit' uation throughout the United States, does not believe there will be, under private operation, any more cars, any better service, any less financial diffi culty or any greater satisfaction with the railroads on the part of the public .The facts on which he bases his con clusion constitute or of the outstanding elements of Interest in the address. The meeting is open to the public. Admis sion Is free. A genera) Invitation has been issued by the transportation asso ciation. Vassar Girls Are Balked in Study Of 'Under World' New Tork. Feb. 28. (1. N. 8.) Young women interested in sociology will not be aided in pursuing their studies In New York's tenderloin by District At torney Swann. This was revealed when the district attorney refused permission to several Vassar girls to attend night court, where the prisoners are chiefly women. -"I am out of sympathy with this , modern tendency that leads into the exploration 'of sewers in the effort to find out it they contain filth," de clared Swann, Telegram Boasts Of Its Newsprint Prodigality When Famine Prevails The Telegram openly boasts of ita waste of newsprint at a time when the smaller upstate publishers are frantic in their efforts to get suf ficient paper to continue publica tion. The Telegram's diligent statistician has it all figured out that during five days of the. current week, Monday to Friday inclusive, the Telegram p lnted 110.01 more columns of reading matter and illustration than did The Journal. These figures are approximately cor rect. During the days mentioned the Telegram published a total of 108 paes, while The Journal restricted its publica tion to 94 pages. Thus the Telegram published 14 more pages than The Journal. These addi tional 14 pages, figured on the basis of the Telegram's circulation, which is 20 per cent less than that of The Journal, required seven tons of news print. This seven tonB of newsprint, which can be chargeable to the Telegram's .policy of paper prodigality, constitute, for example, a 70 day supply for the Corvallis Gazette-Times. The Journal Is running a "tight" pa per In accordance with a policy an nounced Sunday, December 7. 1919, when the newsprint situation and a growing circulation compelled a 15 per cent re duction in the voljme of dally editions and a 16.5 per cent reduction In Sunday editions. The sacrifice has been met in the advertising columns for the most part Through condensation and care ful editing and makeup. Journal readers continue to receive all of the news and an abundance of Incomparable features. The Journal does not feel that It is exempt In meeting the newsprint short age which must be met by voluntary action of the larger publishers if the smaller ones are to survive. It is proud of the figures which the Telegram credits to lt QUITS HIS JOB Washington, Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) -Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of internal revenue, has tendered his resignation to President Wilson. Commissioner Roper has asked that he be relieved of his duties by April 1, but has agreed to hold of fice until June 1 If the president so desires. He gives as his reason for resigning desire to return to private business. Commissioner Roper has found his in creasing duties a bit strenuous as he Is charged with the duty of collecting taxes and the enforcement of the pro hibition laws. The prohibition enforce ment task has been a stupendous one and It was reported Roper has experi enced considerable difficulty, particu larly in guarding the millions of dol lars worth of intoxicants now held in storage. Rules and regulations laid down for the prohibition enforcement by Commis sioner Roper have been most stringent and he has been severely criticized in some quarters for his Interpretation of the law. A lively contest for the appointment for a successor to Roper is expected with both the "wets" and "drys" bring ing great pressure to bear on the presi dent. Commissioner Roper was In New York today. It was learned his formal resig nation has not been submitted, but he has Informed the president of his inten tions and has asked for instructions as to when the formal resignation shall be made effective. Commissioner Roper, whose home is in South Carolina, has been in the govern ment service for more than 25 years. He has been connected with congres sional committees, the census bureau and has been first assistant postmaster gen eral and vice chairman of the tariff board. He was In charge of organiza tion work for the Democratic party dur ing the 191S campaign. Detroit High School Teachers Sign Up With Union Labor Detroit. Mich., Feb. 28. (I. N. &) Thirty-nine members of the Detroit High School Men's council signed their names to a charter for the Detroit local of the American Federation last night. Organizer L. V. Lampson formed the Detroit local. The American Fede ration of Teachers is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and the Woman's National Trade Union league. W. IL Cox of the Northeastern high school was elected president ; Frank Kemmer of Cass Technical high, tem porary secretary, and W. J. Frye of Eastern high, temporary treasurer. The officers were authorized to make im mediate application for affiliation with the Detroit Federation of Labor and will become a full-fledged labor organi sation. Surveyor General Offices Are Kept At Western Ports Washington. Feo. 28. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) The offices of surveyor general in the Western states were saved from abol ishment in the house Friday, when the committee provision consolidating work in Washington was beaten by 81 to CO. Representative French of Idaho led the fight to retain the offices and Slnnott spoke in their support. The item adopted grants $13,110 for Surveyor General Worth's office In Oregon, of which $3000 is-nis salary. DRY WATCHDOG GRID JURY WOULD HIT ANNEX COSTS Sum of $65,000 Sufficient to Expend in Building New Ad dition to County Courthouse, Says Report; Favor Merger. "We feel that the $65,000 asked for in the 1920 budget is all that should be spent for providing addl- j tional room for the county tax de partment and this sum should be the limit." , j Thus reads the final report submitted today to Presiding Judge McCourt by the retiring February grand jury, fol lowing the publication in Tuesday's Journal of the fact that the board of county commissioners was contemplat ing the expenditure of $100,000 for a one story annex to the courthouse. MERGER IS FAVORED "We feel that steps should be taken." the report continues, "to consolidate both the city and county administra tions covering the present el'y limits and thus cut down the overhead of the two administrations by such consolida tion. Office space should be provided by consolidating the related depart ments. If more room Is needed depart ments which are now tenants of the county building and do not belong to the county administration, should be asked to move and such changes should be made in the basement as are neces sary to ventilate the available space so it can be used for record storing." The final report la signed by the seven jurors, J. D. Lee, chairman ; Frank Hajek, secretary ; Earl H. Panhorst, Eric Carlson, Charles Franklin, Nicho las Young and Fred Scholl. In the absence of City School Super intendent Grout, who is in the East E. IL Whitney, assistant superintendent of city schools, was interviewed today as to the probable position of the city school board If aked to vacate the 13 rooms occupied In the courthouse. WOULD USE FPLL SPACE "I think that rather than build an ad dition to the courthouse it would be more sensible to move aome of the offices not connected with the county elsewhere," he stated. "We pa ya good substantial ren tal, .but if the county needs the space, I should think that it would be more advisable for the board of county com missioners to use all that available be fore they start In building additions." Whitney referred to the contract drawn up between the county of Multnomah and school district No. 1. comprising the city of Portland, wherein it Is stip ulated that the county Bhall receive $21000 a year for rental on the rooms occupied by the district. The contract Is drawn for five years, but may bB terminated by the county "at any time provided it shall appear to the board of county commissioners that the busi ness of the county has developed so as to require the use of the said rooms, upon 30 days' notice." CLAUSE IS INSERTED The contract further stipulates, how ever, that the school district "In no event shall be required to vacate the rooms until after all space Jn. said court house then occupied by Institutions which do not pay a rental, has been utilized for county purposes." The contract was drawn effective Au gust 1. 1918, and was signed by Rufus Holman as chairman, and A. A. Muck as commissioner. Before moving into the court house' the city school offices were in the Til ford building. Whitney expressed as his opinion that the logical place for city school offices was In the city hail. The United Railways company has asked that a public hearing be held before the city council within the next few days to determine the ex act status of the demands made by residents of the district asking that the company provide rail transpor tation to Mount Calvary cemetery, as a part of ita original franchise from the city. Commissioner Mann presented the matter to the city council this morning, but no date was set for the hearing. Dan Kelleher and Rev. J. H. Black re cently presented a petition to the city council asking that the company be forced to live up to the provisions of its franchise. Commissioner Mann said this morning that Judge C. H. Carey, in behalf of the United Railways Co.. had promised a readjustment of the entire matter within a few days, in that the roads would be returned to private ownership. The United Railways company charter has a provision compelling It to furnish transportation on the Mount Calvary line. Judge Carey stated today, but inasmuch as the connecting line between the city and the Mount Calvary road is not in operation, it would be foolish to establish service on the latter, he declared. However, he said the problem had been under consideration for some time and that a solution might be ar rived at The Mount Calvary line has not been in operation at all since the big snow, and the residents of the neighborhood have been shut off from rail oommunio tlon with the city. Oklahoma Eatifies Suffrage for Women Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 28. (U. P.) The Oklahoma legislature' today completed ratification of the woman i suiirage amenameat to the red era! con-IsUtutiOXf NIT. CALVARY ROAD HEARING ASKED British Premier Quits Golf to Sit by Fireplace And Hum Songs By Forbes FaJrbairn London, Feb. 27. Hitherto Lloyd George's chief relaxation from the cares of state have been golf. It has been his habit, no matter how pressing his duties, to leave his of fice and seek a few hours' rest on the Surry Downs every week end. Now It develops, according to Mrs. Nora Langhorne Phipps, sister of Lady Astor, he has taken up singing as a more refreshing mental stimulant. When a guest at Cliveden, Lady Astor's mag nificent country home, he frequently settles down before the great blazing hearth In the hall and, with the fire light playing across his face, sang for hours delightfully half forgotten melo dies from the scores of ancient Welsh bards to the soft langorous strains of Mrs. Phipps' ukulele. "The prime minister loves nothing better than to settle down before the fire and join us In singing old time melodies," said Mrs. Phipps. "He has a fine silvery tenor voice and next to the ballads of ancient Wales, he likesfl the darky songa of the South and American ragtime. I think he has spent many of his more enjoyable hours awav from Downing street with us." The prime minister has commented on the absolute mental relaxation ob tained by singing, according to Mrs. Phipps. "Golf and billiards necessitate mental effort," she says. "Singing re quires a minimum, that is why it does him more good, in my opinion, than the more active forma of amusement." Commissioner Bigelow'a refusal to vote for the passage of an emerg ency ordinance appropriating $35,- i 000 from the general fund of the city for the construction of the smallpox hospital at Kelly Butte, wHich was introduced before the council this morning by Mayor Ba ker, will necessitate an - ordinance being introduced before the council next Wednesday without the emerg ency clause calling for an appropri ation of $30,000. City charter provisions provide that emergency ordinances must have the unanimous vote of all commissioners. Mayor Baker, along with Commissioners Barbur, Mann and l'ler, favor passage of the ordinance that will assure the completion of the first floor of the pro posed smallpox hospital. Commissioner Bigelow contends it Is folly to spend $30,000 for a hospital that will serve but a temporary need until the county can erect its large structure on the property belonging to the Uni versity of Oregon on Marquam hill. Though the county hospital will not be completed for over a year, Bigelow be lieves the city should expend $5000 to provide a temporary annex to the small pox cottage formerly used at Kelly Butte. Reason for the ordinance on Wednes day calling for 30,000 instead of J35.000. as first intended, is due to the passage of an ordinance this morning paying the bureau of public works $2360 for plans, specifications and grading for the pro posed hospital now under construction. New Census Totals Released; 2 Show Substantial Gains Washington, Feb. 28. (U. P.) The census bureau today announced the fol lowing population totals : Paducah. Ky., 24,735. Lima. Ohio. 41.306. Hazelton, Pa.. 32,267. The reports credit Lima with an In crease of 10,798 since the 1910 census, which Is 35.4 per cent. Hazelton's population increased 6815, or 26.8 per cent; Paducah 1975, or 8.7 per cent- G W AGANS HOSFffM. MEASUR THE JOURNAL WANTS TO KNOW What Journal Features Do You Like Best and Why? Express Your Choice in Writing to Feature Editot The day's news is supplemented in The Journal by a variety of daily features. Some are serious and interpretative of the day's news; others are designed to entertain as well as inform while the third group are admitted nonsense for amusement alone. The selection of a well balanced group of features, designed to have the maximum of reader Interest, is a difficult problem. In consequence The Journal frankly asks its readers to express themselves on the features it publishes. It is not to be expected that any one reader can be enthusiastic over every feature. But confide In writing to the Feature Editor of The Journal which of the accompanying features you do or do not like and why. And if there is any feature which you would like and which The Journal does not carry, the Feature Edi tor will be glad to know that. Please sign your name and address. Herewith are some of the major features that appear regularly In The Journal: The David Lawrence dally news fetter from Washington which dis cusses some vital phase of national affairs. The Chicago Daily News Foreign News Service which affords com prehensive views of affairs overseas. Fred Lockley's impressions of men and events In the Oregon country. The Stroller's whimsical observations and comment on affairs at home. Fay King's patter from New Tork. The daily illustrated fashion suggestion. The Peter Rabbit stories for the little folk by Thornton W. Burgess. The Market Basket, a daily bit of information in the interest of household economy. The daily comic strips including "Bringing Up Father," "Jimmy. "Mr. Jack" and "Krazy Kat." RACE HATRED AND UNIQNtSIV REND HAWA1 Once Peaceful and Prosperous Islands Are Torn by Conflict Among Japs and Americans Regarding Economic Problems. By Junius B. Wood SpeeUl Cable to The Journal tnd The Chlctco Daily News. (Copyright, 1920. bj Chicago Daily News Co.) Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 28. These little islands, America's emer ald terr'torles In the Pacific, once the happy haven of all creeds and colors, are rapidly becoming a boil ing pot of racial discord. The same sugar which sweetens .the palates of the world's millions is embitter ing the hearts of the, island's thou sands. Hawaii is echoing with the etrugle of capital and labor the same as the remainder of the world. While the 600.000 tons of sugar the islands produce annually have a com paratively small effect on prices or the world's supply the consequences liable to follow from the conflict are vastly more important. The seeds of discord which the local leaders are attempting to sow between America and the Jap anese in the islands, where once both races dwelt in harmony and prosperity, are likely to produce a highly undesir able harvest. OWNERS BLAME JAPANESE Members of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' association, representing the owners, assert that behind what appean to the Impartial observer to be merely another of the unending conflicts of Capital and labor is the sinister shadow of the Japanese military party working through local emissaries. "More pay" and "More patriotism" are the rival rallying cries. The usual "yellow peril" bugaboo is unavailable under present conditions because the brown fighters started the strike while other shades of yellow represented by Chinese and Kor eans continue working chiefly for the purpose of showing their opposition to the Japanese. The workers allege that the planta tion owners are worse despots than those of the middle ages. The employ ers charge that the labor unions are comparable with the Spanish Inquisi tion and accompany the aocusation with the cry that the honor of American In stitutions is at stake. WORKERS ARE EVICTED Today's developments fanned the flames even higher and even a spark as shown by the history of the Cuban sugar ( Concluded on Pate Two. Column One) MEXICANS KILL POSTAL OFFICIALS Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) Alexander Frazler, mining engin eer and assistant postmaster at Ruby, was killed in a raid by Mex ican bandits on the postoffice early today. Ilia brother, John Frazler, is in a critical condition. Alexander Frazier was formerly a resident of Los Angeles and San Diego. The two brothers battled the ban dits unavailingly, it was said. Weather Man Sees Moisture Next Week Washington. Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) The weather bureau today issued the follow ing forecast for next week : Pacific state Indications point to short period of rains about Wednesday and again Saturday. Normal temperatures. i iM GOVERNOR M'CARTHY OF HAWAII CHARLES J. M'CARTHY, governor of the territory of Hawaii, who is heading a delegation which is now in Washington seeding statehood for these islands; of the Pacific. Incidentally the delegation is trying to straighten out the anti-Japanese tangle that people of the islands have found themselves in. f -SIX f s. ;v4v - ' i 4 I : A : ' j -'- v-gr-T--- ZZZ3D SPEEDWAY CALLS TO AUTO RACERS Los Angeles, Cal.. Feb. 28. (U. P.) Roaring into the first turn at a speed well over 100 miles an hour, 18 drivers In the fastest cars in the world, began jockeying foi p osition in the first race held on the new Los Angeles speedway promptly at 2 o'clock this afternoon. At the end of the fifth lap, Joe Boyer, in a Frontenac, and Tommy Milton were driving neck and neck and leading the field. The course Is declared to be In per fect condition and the winner of the race Is expected to maintain an average well over 100 miles an hour. The entries follow : N'o. Driver Car 10 Jimmy Murphy Duesonberg 12 Ralph Mulford Meteor 3 Tommy Milton Iiuesenberg 3 Joe Thomas Frontenac 5 Roscoe Sarlos 'rontenac 7 Joo Boyer Vrontenac 18 Ralph de Palma Ballot 6 Ken Goodsun Frontenac 8 Reeves Dutton Stutz 29 Art Klein Peugeot 27 Eddie Pullen Richards 1 Cliff Durant Chevrolet 2 Kddie Hearne Chevrolet 14 Ira Vail Philbrin 25 Bennett Hill White 17 John de Palma .Mercedes 15 Kddle O'Donnell Hudson 28 Waldo Stein Oldfield R. R. Consolidated Ticket Office Is To Be Continued Indefinite continuation of Portland's railway consolidated ticket office was decided on this morning at a meeting of the North Pacific coast passenger com mittee. Passenger representatives of the O-W. R. & N., Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific. Great Northern. S.. P. & S.. and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul were present. This meeting was the last session of the committee as a government body. Plans were approved for continuing the committee with the return of private operation of the railroads Monday. A. D. Charlton, assistant general passen ger agent of the Northern Pacific, was reelected chairman. The only change to' take place at the consolidated office at Third and Wash ington streets will be the removal of the insignia of the railroad administra tion from the windows. The staff of employes will be unchanged for th present The decision to continue consolidated offices in this dlstrift will also affect Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and Eremer ton, as these cities are under the' juris diction of the passenger committee. Wife of Idaho U. President Seriously HI With Pneumonia Moscow, Idaho, Feb. 28. Mrs. E. H. Lindley. wife of the president of the University of Idaho. Is critically ill with pneumonia, following influenza. j Ernest Lindley, oldest son of President and Mrs. Lindley and captain of the I basketball team of the university, now t on tour, was called home. Mrs. Kidder, , Mrs. Lindley's mother, is also seriously ill with the disease, but her condition is not regarded as serious. President Lindley recovered from the disease a week ago. Other members of the family had the disease buMawe recovered. TO W. R. SCOTT J. II. Dyer, aasistant general man ager of the Southern Pacific railway system in Portland, prior to federal control, has been appointed general manager in charge of operation of the entire Southern Pacific system with offices at San Francisco, and F. L. Burckhalter. former division superintendent of the Portland di vision, will come here as assistant general manager of the northern di vision, effectlvo Monday. Dyer takes the place made vacant by resigna tion of W. R. Scott. Paul Shoup, who was assistant gen eral manager for the S. P. .In this city several years ago, has been elected vice president and assistant to the president, and G. W. Lune. former genera freight agent here, has been appointed freight traffic manager. OTHER CIlAMiES AX50UKCED E. O. McCormlck, former vice presi dent in charge of traffic, has been made vice president In charge of promotion and development. William F. Herrin returns as vice president and chief counsel. T. O. Edwards wlllbecome auditor. Charles S. Fee, passenger traffic manager ; William Hood, chief engineer; IL P. Thrall, mail traffic manager and serv ice Inspector, and F. W. Taylor, chief purchasing afrent. For the Portland offices, H. A. Hln shaw has been reappointed general freight agent ; John M. Scott, general passenger agent, and J. A. Ormandy, aa sistant general passenger agent. Gen eral Manager Dyer has announced the operating staff for the system aa fol lows: OPERATING STAFF NAMED T. II. Williams, assistant general man ager southern district ; R. Mclntyre, as sistant to the general manager in charge of wage schedules ; R. J. Clancy, assist ant to the general manager in charge of safety and other duties ; G. F. Richard son, superintendent of transportation ; R. L. Ruby, assistant superintendent of transportation ; George McCormick. gen eral superintendent of motive power ; W. H. Kirkbrlde, engineer of maintenance of way and structures; W. M. Jaekle, assistant engineer of maintenance of way and structures; S. M. Eastabrook. manager dlnlnir cars, hotels, restaurants and railway clubs; K. L King, superin tendent of telegraph; A. H. Babcw k, electrical engineer; A. L. Hayden. contract agent ; 15. O'Connel. chief spe cial agent; L. R. Smith, supervisor of transportation ; A. J. Hancock, chief clerk to general manager. T. A. Graham has been- appointed as sistant freight traffic manager, and K. E. Batturs, assistant- passenger traffic manager at San Francisco. All other freight and traffic office have been filled. Hoover's Name Is on Both Party Tickets In Michigan Primary Lansing, Mich., Feb. 88. L N. 8.) Herbert Hoover's name will appear on both the Democratic and Republican ballot In the presidential primary In Michigan. April 6. Mr. Hoover's peti tion from the Democrats was filed some weeks ago and today a petition bearing 125 names ef Republicans was filed from Detroit with the secretary of state. Two other presidential candidates United States Attorney General Palmer and Major General Leonara wood 1 qualified today. The Wood petit loo tore iuuu names, ins largssi im IDEAS IX ON NONPARTISAN LEAGUE ISSUE Father of New Oregon Party and, North Dakota Farmer Have Oratorical Battle on Merits and Demerits of Organization. The Non-Partisan league of North Dakota and its sins of commission and omission furnished the theme for much oratory at the opening session of the State Taxpayers' league at the Imperial hotel this morning. F. E. Coulter, "fathor" of the Land and Labor party recently born at Salem, told of the purposes, hopes and aspirations of that movement, linked as It Is with the theory of the North Dakota organisation. When he finished Arthur Foster, a farmer of North Dakota now resident In Portland, told his opposing story of what has happened in that state, con tending that the Non-ParTlsan league was "the greatest graft In America" and that If It continued In control of the government of that state for another two years it would bankrupt the state. PROGRAM IS OUTLINED Coulter outlined the program of tha Land and Labor party. It would give the water power of the state back to the people, he contended, taking It out of the hands of private ownership, whero it has been and will be held Idle for years. Utilized, lie contended, its profits to the state would more than pay the bonded debt of the state. The state senate, which Coulter said "Is about the foollshent thing extant," will be abolished If the new party gets In control of things In Oregon. The senate Is a relic of the house of lords In England, he contended, and neither is democratic nor necessary to good legis lation. Its abolition would result in great saving both of time and money to the people of the state. The cost of government In Multnomah county had Increased 10 Umts In the last 20 years, Coulter contended, and this would be -remedied under the pro gram of his party. MAIL BALLOT URGED He also has a plan for balloting by -matt, where each voter In the state" would be mailed a ballot, which he would fill out and return by mall. This, he contended, would enable an election to be held In Multnomah county for $6000. He would also amend th initiative and referendum clauses of th constitution so that If 10 per cent of th voters voted to put an Initiative measure on the ballot It would be placed there, while 8 per cent of the voters could re fer a measure for final consideration by the people. Under present conditions, he contend ed, the only way to secure the Inltla- (Conrludad on I'l Thr. Column Tbn) F George Masson wat thin morning diveHted of the title and emblem of police patrolman after he had been found In an alleged intoxicated condition In a Kllllngsworth avenue) restaurant by Lieutenant Wade of the second night relief. Masaon, an I overseas veteran, had been a mem ber of the police force about two weeks. Judge Rossman today fined him $25 in addition. lit-ports to police headquarters at t a. m said Masson waa raising a "rough house" generally In tha restaurant, where he had threatened to arrest an employe, Bruce Cassell, aged 18, for be ing out after hours and where he had declared he would not pay for a meal he had ordered. Wade and Patrolman Wright arrested Masson and John Clark, acting chief of police, discharged the man from, the police force. Masson was a temporary department membery not under civil service regulations aa te dismissal- trial. Absent Treatment By Practitioner Is Alleged; Boy Died Testimony for the defense in ths case of Miss Partha Ross. Christian (science practitioner, charged with failure to re port a case of communicable Illness to the proper health authorities, will begin In the municipal court this afternoon. The prosecution closed its case Friday afternoon wtth testimony that estab lished the death of William Brooks Chllds, 15-year-old son of Mrs. Olive Childs. Island station, Clackamas oounty, one week after he Is alleged to have been put In her care. Robert L. Ben son, oatholorlst and bacteriologist for the University of Oregon Medical school, testified that the boy died of Influensa, County and state health officers de clared the practitioner did not report the case. Part of Miss Ross' treatment is said to have been administered over the telephone. Oriental Cable Is Restored After 28 Days' Interruption San Francisco, Feb. 28 U. P. V Thai Pacific Commercial cable was restored today. Just four weeks to a day after it waa broken oa tha reef off Midvajfs OH OR INTOXICATION