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I: IN LINE WITH LAW AHORNEY ASSERTS fteno, Nov., April 1, I. N. 8.) "There Ja "no more collusion or fraud in" the Mary1 Pkford-Owen Moore divorce case than there Is in prac tically every divorce tried in courts In Reoo. , .Neither is there any ex cuse for an investigation- of the film ; stars' divorce." ' This was the statement. In substance, made by Attorney Gray Mashburn. be fore the Waahoe County Bar associa tion when that organization was being presented with farts dealing with the , divorce . "I m opposed to an Investigation for the pure and simple reason that there is no more fraud or collusion la this Vase than in any other tried In Reno,'1 was the manner "In whith Attorney Mashburn declared today. He spoke be fore the association. Attorney Mashburn represented' Mary : Plckford in the proceedings at Mlnden, where she was granted a divorce from Moors. MAitr denies AirrrinxG is WRONG IN DIVORCE CASE Los Angeles April 1. U. P.) De nials of any irregularities In the pro ceedings by which she was given a di vorce from Owen Meore were made to day by Mary Plckford, who last Sun day bfcame the bride of Douglas Fair banks. According to Information received here, the- Inquiry Into the re-ord of the proceedings at Mlnden. Nev.. la based on allegations of collusion between Miss Plckford and Moore, regarding the sftrv Ice of lummoniby whiofr Moore was - brought Into court. The period of resi-; dence in Nevada of the principals is also said to be under Investigation. "There in certainly nothing to It.was the only remark Douglas Fairbanks would make today, declaring he knew nothing of the divorce proceedings. ( Conttnued From . Pg One . ) Portland, 20 Oregon . reportB, 580, the constitutionality of taxation vested in I the commissioners named by the ioglsla i tlve SHsemby was upheld. ! "The committee of fifteen has care j fully considered as an alternative to the plan the placing of the port com ( mission under the authority of the city of Portland, presumably by appoint ment f rom -the muyor or the elty com missioners. The committee has also considered the alternative of vetoing the appointment of the commissioners under the governor of the state. PLAJf IS ASOMALOUH "There appears to be insuperable ob jection to either of these plans. As you know, the territorial boundaries of the city are not coterminous with the boundaries of th port. Further more, the port commission has Juris-r diction With respect to navigation, sub ject to federal control, not only of the Willamette river, but, of the Colum bia from the Willamette to the spa. It would therefore seem highly anoma lous to commit to the city or Portland or to a body answerable only to, the city Jurisdiction of the territory out side the city's boundaries and Control of navigable waters beyond the limits of -'the city,, and In whicti all of the people of the state are concerned. In deed, the . adoption of such leglHlation, even If proper -and constitutional, would be highly problematical. '"Ifyrthermore, it seems reasonably clear that legislation would be invalid which should attempt to delegate the power of taxation to a commission ap pointed by the mayor or city commis sioners or by the governor, for by the magna charta. the bill of rights and our own constitution the levying of .taxes has been declared to be solely a legislative power, which cannot be ex ercised by executive officers or dele gated by them. These principles are so fundamental and so a part of our institutions that in the solution of the present problem of consolidation of these two agencies of government the committee of fifteen has 'felt compelled to submit the plan in the manner pro posed." E TARGET ON DECISION (Continued From Put On perienced a similar contention there, and was familiar with the legal phasea of the" question, wherein, the supreme court Upheld the city of Grants Pass under THE VALLEY PHD DIM KERR UPHOLDS PORT SUGGESTIONS URGED CITY COUNSEL MAD . Mary Thurman and Bill Russell in a red-blooded romance of the hills. C OLU MB I A O R C H EST R A SPECIAL CONCERT TODAY AT 3 P. M. The kind .of, music you like i to hear,. 25c conditions analogous to those prevailing In thle-ease. - - ' - '- - It la probably fafr to assume that the 'opinion of the city attorney of Port land, t- recently- rendered, presages' , the action ' of the . councllmanlc committee, appointed by Mayor Baker. In the course it wilt ultimately foliow. - -:.- . . "Primarily the Newell tri-party plan, heretofore very fully presented, may also be In contravention of the consti tution, if the city attorney Is right; al though during these previous discussions and investigations the point waa never' raised. : Thia same constitutional question. It appears, might also have been pertinent to the recent St. Johns terminal exten sion case, wherein-It was stipulated; by the' city, through Attorney La Roche, that the city of Portland, through its dock commission, would, if necessary, construct the track 'and negotiate an operating' agreement During the hear ing Of this case JLa Roche, for the city, made statements from which we quote: La Roche : Now, if there I ft, any pos sible way that we can help to this so lution by constructing the line with otu money . We hsve the money and we can spend it with some provision for its return at some future date. Chairman Buchtel : Under that thought why the company, of course, would provide the service, as I am as suming, and under that thought you intend or express a willingness to ad vance the money to permit the construc tion of the roadway and roadbed and physical end of it? La Roche : Yes. sir. I "The constitutional question remained dormant. DISCISSION IS EXTENSIVE "In the final hearings on the P. R.. L. h P. company's application, the 'pur chase of the rails' by the city waa ex tensively discussed, and although the city was ably represented by the city attorney's office, no constitutional ques tion was injected. In fact, the city's only witness testified rather fully on the subject and stated that the owner chip of rails was the remedy 'more sim ply and easily applies'. A portion of hia testimony follows : Chairman Buchtel' If the city of Portland waa the owner of the car tracks, in any working out of a gen eral scheme such as this, would tt be ad vantageous or otherwise, or would you care to say? Newell : That is a matter I have been cogitating on somewhat myself. I have never discussed 4t with the city officials to know what they would think of it at all, but it appears to me that really the proper solution of the city transports tion question is to be found tn the ownership by the city of the tracks just as they .own the pavements. I don t see any reason why the city should not as well furnish the tracks for street car riders to move on as to furnish the pavement- for automobile riders to move on. It would reduce the expense consid erably and enable you to give a cheaper fare and it would throw a nart of the burden of cost on the general public of the city which Is greatly benefited by the transportation system and which, in fact, must have It in order to do busi ness effectually. A good system of street car transportation or transportation of some kind ts'fcist as necessary to Meier & Frank as it is to any of their em ployes, although the members- of the firm may never ride on the cars at all. Chairman Buchtel : Do you know of any better method than through ownership of tracks? METHOD TERMED SIMPLE Newell: -1 don't see anything that is simpler and more easily applied than that. There is now a joint maintenance of the street as a whole by the street car company and by the city. They have to work conjointly. It would be Just aa simple for the city to maintain the en tire tracks and pavement and all as the present arrangement. And the benefit, as I say. to the city, from a good trans portation system is very great. "Certainly we can not assume that there la any desire on the part of the councilmanic committee to evade a re sponsibility but in. view of the many 1 times in the past months, both at hear ings and at conferences, matters have been discussed wherein Attorney La Roche's recent point, was Involved, the eleventh hour opinion came as a distinct surprise. "However, our recommendations con template neither tribute nor subsiay to the company nor the advancing of moneys for Its benefit but we advo cated a plan designed to relieve the car rider and distribute the burden equit ably among all Who share the benefits thus assuring a maximum service at a minimum fare. WOULD INCREASE F4RE8 "Nevertheless If the councilmanic com mittee appointed by his honor the mayor desires to support the testimony of their witness in the recent case, and recom mend that additional revenues be pro sureti by increasing fares, time and en ergy will be saved to all by frankly saying so. "On the other hand, inasmuch as the opinion, in effect, technically discredits the commission's recommendation?, we know of no reasons to prevent the city's committee from advancing such solution of the problem as they roust shave In mind and presenting it to the electorate tn lieu of- ours at the May election and with their endorsement. "Finally, may we direct their atten tion to a paragraph In the report of their witness, which was offered in evi dence to the commission In the recent case, and which perhaps in their inves tigations they may have overlooked. "Additional suggestions will Uoubtless be made, but none of these measures for the reduction gf the cost of service or for a more equitable distribution of the burden of; paying for it can be put Into operation by the company In the face of serious public opposition. The approval and cooperation of the, repre sentatives of the city must first be se cured, and tt must be made plain to the public that any changes iroiowl ;r to be made, not for the profit of the com pany but for the benefit of Its MATINEE CONCERT Columbia Orchestra V. C. K3TOWLE8, Director AT 3 P. M. TODAY a TODAY AND FRIDAY ONLY OF TOMORROW ff OREGON LAND FOR AMERICANS. LEE'S SLOGAN ADOPTED Salem. April 1. "Oregon for Americans. If you can't be one, go to is the unique and some what significantly pointed slogan under which M. J. Lee of Canby will seek support for hia candidacy for the Republican 'nomination for state representative from the Sixteenth representative district. In his nominating petition filed with the secretary of state's office Wednes day. Lee takes Kstand for "Oregon land for American citizens only. No Orient als or Japanese to either own directly or through stock corporations Indirectly, any American soil. Neither shall they directly or" Indirectly lease American soil." Declaring for tlfe nationalization of the initiative, referendum and the rail roads and the taking of all annual land values for public purposes, Alfred D. Cridge, Portland newspaperman. Wed nesday filed his nominating petition as a candidate for delegate to the Demo cratic national convention from the Sec end congressional district Other; candidates filing Wednesday were: John-R. Nickelsen. Hood River, candi date "for Republican nomination for state senator from the Sixteenth sena torial district. J. M. Blank, Canyon City, candidate for Republican nomination for district attorney for Grant county. H. J. Mclnnls. Albany, candidate for Republican nomination for representa tive from Second representative district. C. VS. Woodson. Heppner, candidate for Republican nomination for repre sentative from Twenty-second repre sentative district. David M.I Dunne. 40 North Seventeenth street," Portland. Republican candidate for delegate, to the national convention from the Third congressional district. Ben S. Fisher. Marshfieid. Republican, candidate for nomination for district at torney for Coos county. J. W. Knowles, La Grande, Republi can, candidate for nomination for circuit judge of the Tenth Judicial district. K. 8. Ivanhoe, La Grande Republican, candidate for nomination for presiden tial elector from the state at large. The 'Wichita Sand Gravel company of Portland has filed application : with Percy A. Cupper, state engineer, fbjr T-ermission to appropriate water from Johnson creek for use in washing sand and g'rayal near Oregon City. Other applications for- water rights have been filed as follows : By H. vV. Bradley, Estacada, water from a tributary of Clear creek for the irrigation of a 20-acre tract in Clacka mas county. By Domingo Sabala of Denio, Harney county, water from the North Fork of Willow creek and springs for the irriga t'on of 37 acres. n 1 William fi Schnahel. Rockville. water from a small spring for domestic ! use and the irrigation of a small tract In Malheur county. By Ella T. Hyde, Grants Pass, water from an unnamed aprlng for the irriga tion of a small tract in Josephine crunty. ' By Henry iL. Corbett, Portland, water from Jack creek for the irrigation of 40 acres in Jefferson county. Man Wanted Is in Jail Hnlem: April 1. E. A. Hearitt. alias C H. Harris, who is wanted in Salem on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, is under arrest at Sidney, Mont., under information from South Dakota, where he is said to be wanted It eehneetion with - a murder case, ac cording to information reaching officials here. (Continued gram Past On.) dent Wilson's uncompromising position and in his letter to Gregory of San Francisco, Just made public, the former food administrator practically draws himself away from what he calls the president's "extreme view on participa tion In European affairs." This is even more clearly emphasised in the letter written by Hoover in Paris a year ago, which was "inadvertently" made public 10 days ago. JOHNSOX DUE TO LOSE Hoover is neither Prsiden' W:'on's choice nor --in the good graces of the White House. He mid cuiu,nittvu the unpardonable sin of differing with the president on the peace treaty. He has been, of course, supported by the-,lead-ing administration newspapers and by some influential administration meti. But that support has ' not been of his seeking. Nevertheless there was keen gratifica tion in White House quarters today be cause of the fact that Herbert Hnnvxr had entered himself in the Republican primaries or California on the League of Nations issue. This means he will fight it out against Hiram Johnson, who wants neither league nor treaty nor reservation a Politically this part of the Hoover letter is the most important ; it means that Hiram Johnson1 will probably lose in his own home state. For under Cali fornia laws anybody can vote In either Republican or Democratic primaries without regard to previous affiliations. So Democrats can vote; for Hoover. A combination of Democrats who favor the league and Republicans who think likewise is enough to defeat Hiram. Johnson. ASPIRANTS RELIEVED Many of the supporters of avowed Democratic nominees like Palmer and McAdoo were glad Hoover had written a letter saying he was "naturally affili ated" with the Republicans. This re moves their most dangerous competi tion ; at least, they think he has been removed. But the most significant fact of the whole business la what la happening under the surface in both parties name ly, a demand for Hoover irrespective of party. Here is something that shows which way the wind blows. Several members of congress, who have "been home' sounding out hlr constituents, have come back to Wash ington. A man who went to Tennessee in the interest of the McAdoo candidacy came back with the story that the Dem ocrats want Hoover. LEAGUE OPPOSES HOOVER A man who went to California for Hiram Johnson ii back with a confi dential report that "it's all Hoover In California." A man who knows the situation to" Minnesota and Is himself supporting an other candidate, saya scores of newspa pers are coming out for Hoover. Only one returning observer--- mem ber of congress, who looked into the situation in North Dakota for his ow candidate sys the Nan-partisan league la against Hoover, - 1 The burden of the tiles brought back la that the nation la ck and tired ef the political maneuvering of both par ties and that the etfefct of the fmnv HOOVER ANDTHIRD PARTY of the treaty : In the senate is to hold I present officeholders responsible for be . , - . ; ..... , i HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT GETS BIG SUM - v Pav MTV TO THW ,KTATE TREASITHEtt SALEM,OHEOX Factdmile of largest state warrant Salem, April 1. The largest state warrant ever drawn in the history of Oregon, calling for the payment of $1. 144.645.97 from the general fund to the credit of the state highway de partment, was issued by Sam A. Koser, deputy secretary of nate, Friday. The amount specified represents three fourths of the motor vehicle registration department receipts for 1820 licenses up to March 15. on which date the distrubution of the receipts is made ac cording to the state law, one-fourth ing guided by politics rather than the national Interest. That is something independent news papres throughout the country have been telling congress for many weeks, but the. truth Is only now being' realized. And the name of Herbert Hoover has been seized upon as the one means of expressing the resentment of the coun try against both the Republican and Democratic machines in the government. The professional politicians in the Re publican party are already ridiculing Hoover's announced appeal for a liberal platform and - progressive nominee at the Republican convention. The Demo cratic politicians have been- doing it at the mention of Hoover's name for their ticket. This will not hurt Hoover's prestige but help it, for the friends of Hoover would like nothing better than a denun I ciation of Hoover by the reactionary ele- ments in both :the Democratic and Re- publican parties, for they believe thts i will not effect the rank and file who are ! ready to support a progressive leader. ' On the contrary, they are sure it will ! mean millions of Independent voters, no matter on what ticket Hoover eventually. makes the race. New Company to Operate Sawmill On Fork of Lewis Vancouver, Wash., April 1. Opera tion of a sawmill on the north fork of the Lewis river, employing aporoximate ly 200 men, will begin as Boon as the weather permits, as the result of the in corporation of the North Fork Lumber company, capitalized at $100,000. The ground at the. mill is covered with snow at present. ' The Incorporators of the new com- i pany are N. E. Allen. C. W. Ryan and T. F. Wall, and, with George McCoy ana .1. ti. Harvey, comprise the board of directors. All ' are Vancouver men. Construction of a resaw mill at Wood land later is planned. The north fork i nilll has a -capacity of 700,000 feet of lumber in eight hours. Have Kl - ..::...-::..:..... ' -x ' ' $ qg. kill, to:;1 , ,Cg KwrgftEg -fq 18 r k f .1 Wc sell Walk-Over Shoes built upon more lasts than any other make. The variety of shapes enables us to fit every normal foot Come in and secure your exact fit Remember to name of that model, and you have your own last. Notice how reason ably priced this stylish oxford is. tou can buy it with or without that rubber heel, but that rubber heel is so good that it bears the Walk-Over name. t OF TJIK . OErEttAI. PtlNB drawn in history of Oregon, transferring motor vehicle liceifte funds col- lected prior to March 15 to road funds. to counties of the fctate in proportion to their contributions to the fund, and three-fourths to the credit of the state highway department for the improve ment and maintenance of highways! Previous to this warrant the high mark In the auditing department of the secretary of state's ' office was reached In a warrant for .$200,000 drawn in favor of the United States government on May 3, 1812, in partial payment on the Oregon City locks. On Ociober 6, 1913, a warrant for $100,- IS FOR ARTISTIC PLAYING By J. L. Wallln For many years Jacques Tribaud. French violinist, has been acclaimed as one of the great artists in Europe and Thursday night Portland had the privilege of hearing him for the first time. That he was known, to musicians who keep in touch with doings outside of their own sphere was Indicated by the large number among those present. And the patronage was altogether encourag ing, although Thibaud should play to capacity "houses. This he will do no doubt should he elect to come this way again. The reclptal waa at the" Hellig. Thibaud Is a mature artist, reminding one a great deal of Fritz Kreisler. es pecially bo when he played the Krelsler srrangement of. Pugnsni's Prelude and Allegro, a work calling for whirlwind finger and bow technique. It aroused the audience to the high pitch of enthusiasm that one felt must follow after the vio linist had drawn the first few bows In Lalo's Spanish symphony, which opened the prorrRm.N Thibaud's tone is light in color but tremendously penetrating, of much vel vety quality and soulful, snd hin nuances are delightful. As an inter preter he has few rivals, and no won der that such eminent musicians aa Pablo Casals, the cellist, aad others have coached with him. In building pro grams be selects the very cream of vio lin literature. -Thursday night he chose for encores works that most violtnists would consider very excellent program mHterial as, for Instance, Saint Sans' "Hav-anaise." which he gave .for the third encore after the Wientawsky"s Polonaise, the final number on the printed program. Thibaud delights In drawing a lus Yqttr Own JACQUES TH BAUD APPLAUpED HEARTILY .' " "' r - .-- 7"he DEVON " ; BOOT SHOP 342 Washington St. and 125 Broadway . SXx, em MAR 2fi 1920 TO TltK",6IlC OF 4- J 000 was drawn by tne department in favor- of the United States government on the same account During the years 1917 and 1918 a total of I12.64S. 285.60 was disbursed by the secretary of state's ofSece in 114, 982 warrants. T'hts amount will be ma terially exceeded by the disbursements of 1919 and 1920. which for the 15 month period to date totals Slt,s8, 980.35, a large portion of this amount being derived from bond aales for high way: construction. cious tone on the G string and In doing so raises the elbow of his bow arm to a higher level han his shoulder. Teach ers would not grant students such free dom of action. Works that appealed particularly, aside from those already mentioned, were "Intrada" by Desplanes-Niches and the Rondo Capriccloso by Saint Saens. More beautiful playing than the andante of the Spanish symphony; and "Intrada" has not been heard in Port land. I L. T. Orunberg was the very excellent accompanist From here Thibaud, who' appears under the direction of the Etli-son-White Musical bureau, goes to Boise. Idaho, and thence East. He has already played 115 concerts on the pres ent tour and Is booked for several In France and England in May. After that he Intends taking a much needed rest before resuming teaching in Paris. The past three years he has made New York his headquarters. Slabwood as Fuel Is Held Cheapest At Present Prices Sslem, April 1. Slabwood at $6.60 per cord is the cheapest -Ciiel availtthle at current prices, according jto atuut of heating qualities just complete at the Btate hospital, here. This test, rhlch Involved the evaporation of 1000 pounds of water in the heating plant at the hospital, shows the following results with the various fuels used : Coal at $7.50 per ton, 69 cents. Blabwood at I&.60 per cord, -47 cents. Second growth fir at $8 per cord, S3 cents. Oil at $2.26 per barrel, ,85 cents. Stewart Speaks for Bill Albany. Or.. April 1. Representative James S. Stewart of Corvallis delivered an address in Albany Tuesday night urging the passage of the 4 per cent road bond limit bill. Last 000 ;3 MAY IN AUTO Kansaa City, April 1. (I. N." S. Armed bandits today held up mes sengers carrying the payroll of Swfft & Co.. packers, from the Drovers National bank to the packinjj plant, and escaped, with $15,840. 'The robbery took place on the' In-ter-Clty viaduct, the bandits . hold ing up . an automobile carrying the messengers with the payroll.' , jrhe payroll was in charge of C. A. McCabe and Fred Kaken. assistant tell ers of the Drovers' bank, and- as the money had not been delivered to Swift & Co.. the loss falls upon the bank. The holdup waa witnessed by nearly a hundred pedestrians. A taxi carrying the. bank messengers was forced to stop to prevent a collision with another car. This machine carried, the bandits three in number. One forced the messengers to throw up their hands with a sawed -off shotgun, another removed the bags containing the payroll . and the third, at the wheel of the automobile, drove the car at high speed when the holdup was accomplished. Women Denounce Britain on Banners Carried to Capitol Washington. April l. (I. N. S.) A score and more of .women, sympathisers of Ireland, today marched up Pennsyl vania avenue to the capltol bearing ban ners and placards denouncing England. .They declared they were going to pe tition the senate to cable the British government in protest against the "massacres" In. Ireland. Miss Amelia Rosser. one of the lead ers, granddaughter of Thomas Rosser of Virginia, i , Confederate general, de clared today'f procession waa the begin ning of a thr se-days' demonstration and that the Bmtish embassy might be picketed. 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