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KEELEY IS TARGET IN OUSTER FIGHT AT LABOR COUNCIL A 'storm broke over the head of Lie Roy E. Keeley at a meeting: of the Central Labor council Friday night, Keeley being an accredited delegate from the federal employes' union of Portland. The result of the "storm will be, members of the council , declare, an effort to oust Keeley as a delegate. Keeley 'had made charges against W. R, U'Kerv, legal adviser to tho council, which were not ' HubBtantiated to the satisfaction of. the council and the or ganization, following an' address by U'Ren, declared almost unanimously . its confidence in U'Uen. William Williams, delegate from the boilerniakern" union, announced that ; he will file ; with the council written charges aga' nst Keeley. C M. Ryner on, ' editor ot -'the Labor Press, had previously offered a motion requesting , Keeley's local union to unseat him - as delegate, but the motion' was not put , twca ue written charges , against an alleged undesirable delegate must be presented and proved before he can ! be unseated. Williams believes, he ald, that he "can prove charges 'he proposes to make. . ' In the meantime KeeJey's union has passed resolutions of confidence in -him. after airing charges made by the steamf itters' union in . connection with Keeley' conduct-, of the lawsuit of Kdna Blanch Dibbern, suing the Grant fcSmith-I'orter Ship company for the death of her husband. Keeley, formerly of California, was recently denied a continuance of the right to practice on his Oregon "permit by the state supreme court He has declared art intention to appeal to the United States supreme court. ; i FIGURES IN TRAGEDY CAUSED BY JEALOUSY I S 'l i i 'x f " X.' t Mr. and Mrs. August Bjorkland WIFE KILLS MATE, ... i THEN SHOOTS SELF j (Continued From Put One). been an employe of the store, but one of the letters written by Mrs. Bjorkfand says she was not Jealous of Mrs. King, but of another woman. BETTER TO HEK HISTEH A portion of a letter to Mrs. Edith Wilkison, her sister, i-eaas: I "God j alone can judge me and j Au gust, He- was willing to give his ftust drop of blood and take nothing in re turn. Use the name of 'Frankle Hart. I liave not been welcome to other name (Mrs. Bjorkland)." j - In a letter to her husband Mrs. Bjorkland said; "I was jealous Of Mrs.Wallingford. August; but had good reason to be, as you know, but as for Mrs, King you were mistaken.- "When you refused even ; to speak my .name for 14 months, and then called her 'Libby,' it did hurt me, but I knew It was Just a little mean ness on your part w -BROTHER-IS-LAW BLAMED ' I blame Ernest. He could not see you do for anyone else but him. . He Deems he had you hypnotised. You can not see him as he Is.' He got you to turn , the store over to him and buy those two houses and put them in his name. You then helped him with money to go to Sweden. Why couldn't he then be satisfied and have left you to. mr ; ' ' " The Bjorkland were married several years ago. but ; their life together is said to have been stormy, .nd Bjork land left his ' wife for a time, -it was said. Bjorkland has two brothers, Er nest and Louis., who reside in Port land. His nephew, Harold 'Bjorkland, was an employe at the store. Mrs. Edith Wilkison, sister ot .. Mrs. Bjork land, lives at 633 Thurman street. TJ. of 0. Professors Chosen for Summer California' School Eric W. Allen, dean. of the University of Oregon school of journalism, and W. C. Morgan, professor of chemistry at Roed college, have been selected as members of the summer school faculty of the University of ; California, which 'will hold classes at Los Angeles, y , . The Oregon educators are In a group of nationally known Instructors who will assemble to Instruct summer school students during: the six weeks' course from June 21 to July 31. . ; I Shevlin Honored by Election as Member Of Skull and Bones Edwin L. Shevlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shevlin of this city, has been elected a member of Skull and Bones the highest honor society at Yale,, ac cording to information received here today. Shevlin, who is 22 years old was notified by the time' honored cere monies on Tap day, which was Thurs day, by which members of the Junior class .are elected to the senior socle ties. Skull and Bones is the most sought for fraternity honor at Yale. . Its mem bers are elected usually for - athletic achievement . and general popularity among the student body. Shevlin takes part in many of the university college athletics, and would have made the first football team last fall, but for injuries received In training. He was a cousin of the late Thomas L. Shevlin, consid ered the greatest athlete ever produced by Yale. ' : ; . . .: ; Chicago Rail Chief Coming to Portland Bird M; Robinson, president of the As sociation of Short Line Railroads of Chicago, will arrive in Portland at 7:30 o'clock Saturday morning and will con fer with local railroad officials on traf fic" and transportation problems at the Portland hotel at 11 o'clock. , Stewart Edward White writes at fWixard'i HlTer" in June SUSSET- Ati. i r. Next President of j Mexico, Is Report; Mexico City. May 21. (I. N. S.) The f majority,; of deputies in the Mexican) congress, ' m session nere to eieci a provisional president, were said tosierht to favor Adolfo de la Huerta. The deputies adjourned, however, without se- ' lecting a successor to Carranza and will meet again Monday. 1 , I Carranza and his party, on fleeing Mexico City, carried away 14,000.000 pesos in gold and silver coin,, congress . was informed." The loot was taken frorYi the national treasury. Sentiment, among the deputies, after the announcement, portends that Carranza will be im peached if captured. : - B. & O. Engineer ComingyHere M. H. Davis, electrical engineer for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, will arrive In Portland Saturday morning en route to California, according to advices; re ceived by the passenger department of the Southern Pacific. Davis has made an inspection trip over the electrified section of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul railroad. Hiram J onnson rtiscnsies Japan and Tainted Oriental Newa. The fightine senator writes ex elunirel in SUNSET erery month. rAdr. Down Gome the i . - . p . v ..... -. .. . . j . PRICES! No woman can .afford to miss this sale of Coats. In eluded are . Jersey, iVelour, Polo Cloth, Camel shair and Silvertone Coats.' Full, three quarter' and half lengths; some full and half lined with fancy linings. Should sell for much more than we are asking, i. Special- sale price COAT. Q cJ)i) For quick disposal, one lot of Coats are being sold at M. 95. '. Many of the popular shades and; materials. Just the-thing for sport wear. Un equaled values at. 381 , JAlder Street Cor. W. Park Peoples Theatre Bldg. -LV-JU -i MY Copyrigat, 1919, A. B. Kirsebbaaa Cotopsny - - - - : ; 1 ' 1 Kirschbaum Suits are better value at our regular price than you will find at any of the "so-called" special sales now being advertised, f We're showing a splendid assort ment of men's and young men's models at $40, $45, $50 These have not been re-priced,. because they were priced right in the beginning. Let us show you. ( Phegley & Cavender Cor.! Fourth and Alder Sts. ' Last Times Tonight! WILLIAM FARNUM In "THE ADVENTURER" MACK SENNETT SUPER-COMEDY, "LET 'ER GO" t Prologue de Luxe, "A Barnyard Epic (10 People) s -. Starting; Saturday - - ;- i ' The Dominant Genius of the Screen in a Picture: . of Surpassing Artistry and Poignant Humanness. MAT. - 25c EVE. - 3Sc War Tax Included ,, w ' 1 I -: .... . M M ' I II I YOU.BETTER GET AN EARLY START - IN MORINDOPRS OPEN 10:45 PRICES ' ' 7 7 J " fkr I ? ? r. 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