COUNCIL TO ADMIT
ITS INABILITY TO
REDEEM WARRANTS
British Societies
Celebrate Empire
m Portland
coniraciors engaged in www con
struction and treet improvement
work will be called before the city
council at, 3 o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon',, to learn first-hand that ' the
city la in no position to redeem war
rants, issued "Jto contractors on com
pletion of their work.'
Failure of the city to sell municipal
Improvement bonds - after advertising
twice has brought about the unusual
and threatening condition regarding
(jumpieuun ; 01 improveraeni juus. i jie
municipal; pavinp plant, with contracts
Klttned for Jlmprortrnent work totaling
J5op.M0; Cochran 'Bros., with $450,000;
Warren" Construction- company, with
$400,000. and the "United Contracting
company, with $300,000. are among those
who are vitally affected in tht present
failure atx the -city to sell its bonds at
par, according to charter provisions.
City commissioners expect many con
tractors to agree to finance their own
work until the bond market improves.
The contractors can purchase the im
provement bonds when offered for sale
, and dispose of them at a discount, if
they desire. The city -has no authority
to pRy a brokerage or a commission for
the Bale , of its bonds, according to an
opinion given out by City Attorney La
Koche this morning.
It is possible that bonds wilt be sold
later to cover certain street improve
ments under way. although La Roche
Mates that, such action would be con
trary to -previous action of the council.
' Nearly 400 enthusiastic British-American
citizens celebrated Empire day Mon
day night' at Masonic temple . with a pro
gram followed by dancing. Dr. E. H.
Pence was the speaker of the evening.
He was enthusiastically applauded when
In his address on "Blood Is Thicker
Than Water" he emphasised the im
portance i of , friendship between Great
Britain and the United States.
P. Chappelle Browne, president of the
British Benevolent society, spoke briefly,
followed by Major J.H. Mac Don aid on
the purposes of the society. Music was
furnished by Arthur Johnson, Mrs. Bloise
Hall Cook and Walter Stevenson, vocal
olos ; Mls Helen Harper, violin ; Major
MacDonald, bagpipe. Jack Carter ap
peared In ."Song, story and mimicry."
Music for the dance was furnished by
the Canadian Veterans orchestra.
POSTMASTER
AT
SI LOUIS j FACES
GRAVE CHARGES
Federal Grand Jury
Summoned for June
Judge Bean in the federal court today
ordered the spring grand jury to re
port again for duty June 7. The grand
jurors were excused early this month at
the conclusion of the preliminary inves
tigations of alleged shipyard frauds in
the Portland district. The United
States attorney's office requested the
grand jury ;for June.
American:Legion to
Begin Its Campaign
For 17ew Members
Portland post ,o. 1 of the American
Legion will open its' "push" for new
members and to round up the backsliders
in dues Thursday , of thin wiiek and will
probably clean up the effort by Friday
night, ., Members of the campaign com
mittee, headed by Orton E. Goodwin,
win meet at a luncheon Wednesday to
conclude their -plans.
. : The Legioners hope to increase their
membership by 2000 and to get the re
instatement of E000 members who have
not paid their 1920 dues.'
Inspector Bonham
Back From Canada
V
If.
Divorce Granted
Husband Because
His Wife Deserted
Circuit Judge Stapletoh on Monday
granted a divorce, to A.' J. LeCuyer from
Mabel LeCuyer on the ground of deser
tlon. No appearance was made on be
half of the defendant. .
Cruelty is the charge made by Lewis
McDonald Gould in his divorce suit
against Edith Cora Gould, filed Mon
day. They were married at Goldendale.
Wash.. recember 19, 1914. and there are
two children 2 and 4 years ld. Gould
asks for their custody. He says his wife
left him and the children to work in
hotel.
Ruby M.'' Nagele brought suit for di
vorce against Otto M. Nagele today,
charging cruelty and threats to kill. She
says they were married In Vancouver,
Wash.. June 12. 1919, and that there is
one child, a girl, 5 months old, and an
nlhp In rli.-inn tinn in Sentember.
The glamor of married 'life fled from I fore the house committee."
the home of Morris and Eva Blackman
within (three months after their mar
riage, according to statements in a di
vorce suit filed by Blackman- tdoay. He
says they were married February 22, and
scon thereafter his wife began to treat
htm in a cruel manner. --
Washington, May 25. (I. N. S.)
Testimony charging Colin M. Selph,
postmaster of St. Louis. Mo., and
president of the National Post mas
ters' association, with having had
tickets of invitation 1 and cards of
admission to an Anti-League of Na
tions meeting addressed by Senator
Reed, printed in the postoffice print-
ery and at the government's expense,
will be introduced, before the house
committee on expenditures in the
postoffice department at. a hearing
Harry P. Hosecam of St.
Louis, announced here today.
EMPLOTES TO TESTIFY
Rosecam, a practicing attorney, is
former employe of the St Louis postoffice
and is here with Charles II. Wilson and
Captain Frank Kreb, also ; former em
ployes. The three form a committee sent
by St. Louis postal employes at the in
vitation of 'Congressman Zihlman, chair
man of the house committee investi
gating charges against Postmaster Selph.
We have brought some of the tick
ets to the Reed meeting with us," saia
Rosecam, "and will ' present them to the
committee. ; We shall also testify that
Selph had postal employes decorate the
hall where Reed spoke. Selph owes, his
aDOolntment to Reed. (
"We have alo brought some samples
of stationery Selph had printed in the
Dostofflce prlntery for his ; father a
practicing attorney in New Orleani
and other members of his family.
GRATER CHARGES COMING
'We shall present even graver charges.
We shall show gross mismanagement of
the St. Louis ooetoffice and that a con
dition amounting to slavery exists there
Selnh has the employes in a state Of
terrorism. As a tyrant the kaiser and
a few others had nothing on this Selph
chap.
"I resigned from the service March 6
nearly two months ago. Selph has now
filed charges against me. I am out of
the service nd have his acceptance of
my resignation, but he's going to have
me ' fireu anyway. He thinks in that
wav.be can discredit, my testimony be-
Members of Old
Company C Meet
In; Happy Heunion
It was a reunion and a celebration at
the Armory Monday night when 200 for
mer members of old Company C, Third
Oregon' Infantry, commemorated " the
twenty-first anniversary of mustering the
company into the Oregon National Guard.
A feature of the gathering was the pres
ence of all the men who have com
manded the company, save; one ? who
could not arrive in time. Supply Ser
geant Lloyd Cullins. who was first presi
dent of the social organization, presided
at the reunion. There were many talKS
and plenty of music Major L- A. Bow
man and Captain James F. Alexander
presented a constitution for a permanent
organisation of the old company.
was drafted to send national convention
delegates unlnstructed. but "commend
ing McAdoo.
Maryland G. O. P. for Wood
Baltimore, May 25. (X. ; N, S.) The
Maryland state Republican convention
which met .here this afternoon re
affirmed the party's platform pledges
and will send a delegation to the Chi
cago convention Instructed for . General
Leonard Wood.
Sheriff's Race Close
Roseburg, May 25. The race for sher
iff In Douglas county Is close. With In
complete returns from 42 of the 59 pre
cinct in the county Sam Starmer, a
Southern Pacific brakeman, has 1280 to
1257 for George K. Quine, incumbent.
PIMM PLANT
HOOVER AND EDWARDS
OPERATION
MAD
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MEN GIVE FIGURES
K." P. Bonham. Immigration inspector,
-has returned 'from . British Columbia.
Where he r. escorted across the border
Abram ' Vogt. ;his wXf e ahd four chil
dren. Who entered the country unlaw -
' fully and- was locating at Dallas. Vogt.
was . oeniea admittance from Canada
because of having a contagious eye dis
ease. He then went to another port,
.withheld- the' Information about his eyes
and slipped through' within a few days
after his first refusal.
SABAEFF. HELD FOR ALLECf
MURDER. ADJUDGED IXSANTE
Sabo Sabaeff, indicted by the Multno
mah county grand jury on the chajge of
mt.rder in the second degree, was ad
judged insane Monday before Special
A.T?n Omeron. and be sent tr The
state liorpital at Sa!em today. Snhaeff
ht inn) killed? George Gntnancfl April
1 it he North Portland district,, and he
also shot Zarey Sashieff four times.
SacMeff Is recovering.
Charges against Selph were filed with
President Wilson several weeks ago by
Thomas Flaherty, secretary of the na
tional federation of postal employes.
City May Lease Old
County Farm Tract
The county commissioners today con
sidered the proposal of leasing to the
city for a nominal sum the 202 acres of
land on Canyon road that comprised the
old county farm. The city desires this
land for park and : playground pur
poses. It is probable that the lease will
be closed at the next meeting of the
commissioners. .
This Is the Second Week
of a
Real Clothing Sale!
A Real Clothing
Sale!
It .began Monday, May 17.
I don't know when it will end:
Many new shipments from East
ern clothing manufacturers arrived
last week Naturally, they went
into the sale at the salejprices.
I said at the outset that there
would be no exceptions no reser
vations. I
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There will be none.
Every man's, young man's and
boy's suit in my store fevery one
that shall arrive during the course
of this sale is and will be offered
at the prices named in the adjoin
ing column. If you will make a
computation, you will see that the .
lowest discount from normal price
is 20 in most cases it is more !
It's a REAL
Clothing Sale!
v Suits for Men , and
Young Men
Including Hickey-Freeman, Skolny, L System.
$75 and $80 Suits $60
$65 and $70 Suits $50
$50 and $60 Suits $40
- $40 and $45 Suits $30
Boys' Belted Suits
With one and two pairs of "knickerbockers."
All $15.00 Suits at $9.65
$16.50 -$18 Suits 813.65
$20 -$250 Suits $14.65
$25 - $27.50 Suits $17.65
$30 - $35.00 Suits $22.65
Suits for Juveniles
$4.65
$7.85
$9.65
All Suits up to $20 re- Q QC
duced to : PXtJOD
All Suits
duced to.
All Suits
duced to.
All . Suits
duced to.
up to $7.50
up to $10
re-
re-
up to $15 re-
.....
BEN SEELING
Men's " Colossal Shirt Sale
Regular $3.50 and $4 (gg
Regular $5 and $6
Shim :
Regular $7.50 and
$8.50 Shirts .. . . . .
$3.85
$4.85
Leading Clothier
Morrison at Fourth
(Continued From Fsc One). .
ink a deficit of 14147 In. Hoover's cam
paJg-n fund. Contributions totaled 162,-
084. none of them being from corpora
tions. the account showed. Sale of
pamphlets and Interest on deposits
brought the total of receipts to $62.
185.78. . i
A contribution of $2000 was made from
this fund to the Republican national
convention. S2000 to the state of Wash
ington Hoover club, publicity costs $30.
033. Total disbursements shown
amounted to $66,332.87.
Fourteen thousand dollars was bor
rowed to meet current bills, the account
showed.
AICCIEJTT EJTEMY PRODS
Lucey, describing: the 'methods used
in the Hoover, campaign, 'said the work
was confined to the Hoover clubs. Sen
a tor Keed, Hoover a ancient enemy
prodded Lucey about the details of the
Hoover publicity campaign.
Lucey said he could not enlighten the
committee about reports that Hoover
had purchased newspapers in Sacra
mento. CaL, and Washington, D. C. A
plan to publish a Hoover newspaper in
Chicago during convention week has
been abandoned, he said.
The National Hoover club advised all
state clubs to stay out of primary con
tests, Lucey said, and in California that
advice was disregarded.
Senator Kenyon asked whether any
international bankers contributed to
Hoover's fund. Lucey said he would pre
sent a complete list Of the contributors.
"Don't you know that large interests
in New York are actively promoting
Hoover's campaign?" asked Reed.
"The contrary is true," said Lucey.
"Big business interests are opposed to
Hoover." - '
M. W. Thornton, member of a firm
of accountants that had charge of the
accounts of the National Hoover club,
was called to submit the list of con
tributors. Among 1000 contributors 'listed were :
Mark L. Requa, formerly connected
with the fuel administration ; George A.
Zabriskie. formerly member of the sugar
equalization board ; Julius Barnes, head
of the Federal Grain corporation ; A. B.
Barnes, his brother ; C C Thomas of
Wall street, and J. F. Lucey.
MEMBERSHIP . IS LARGE
Charles J. Hepburn, chairman of the
Pennsylvania State Hoover club and
associated with the national club, said
there are "several hundred thousand
members In the Pennsylvania club.
About $20,000 was contributed and
collected In Pennsylvania by the, various
Hoover clubs and about $17,000 spent,
mostly for disseminating information
about Hoover, Hepburn said.
"Isn't it true that many of these con
tributors are drawing $25,000 a year
from the government grain corpora
tion?" asked Reed.
"Some of them may be," said Hep
burn. ;
Bernard M. Baruch was questioned by
tne committee concerning a report that
he was one of the contributors to a $5
000.000 campaign fund in the interest of
William G. McAdoo.
Baruch said he . didn't know who was
managing McAdoo's campaign, and that
he didn t believe anybody was working
for him. He said he was personally not
taking an active part in politics.
i
JOHNSON DENIES DEAL WITH
OLD GUARD G. O. P. LEADERS
New York. May 25. I. N. &) Sena
tor iiiram jonnson looay empnaticauiy
denied the existence of a political deal
between himself and old guard Repub
lican leaders by which he would throw
his support to Senator Knox at the
Chicago convention. He declared he ex
pected to hold his delegates "to the end.'
"There is Just one fight I am mak
ing," said the senator. "That is a fight
for myself. I'll continue it in the future
as in the past. There is no agreement,
tentative or otherwise, with any one and
I don't intend to make any."
Touching . on the testimony of Frank
II. Hitchcock, campaign manager for
General Wood, on expenditures 1n the
New Jersey primary, the senator became
indignant. "I have ocular demonstration
of an expenditure of something like
$100,000 and then hear a distinguished
gentleman say It was accomplished for
$15,000.
"I feel like complimenting him on his
ability to get it done,; he said. "I was
beaten in New Jersey by a majority of
about $50,000."
Vancouver, Wash., May 25. The
Orgon Packing company's plant In
this city will begin operation about
June 1, with gooseberries. Manager
C. 3. Clear said Monday. Strawber
ries and other produce in season will
follow, much of which will be sup
plied from the farms of Clarke
county.
Among improvements at the plant are
first aid room, in charge of a trained
nurse; a dressing room, cnecKroom,
restroom. and a large sunny lunchroom
with cafeteria. Everything is being ar
ranged for the comfort of the employes.
the majority of whom are girls and
women.
The large frame structure occupied
by the packing plant is being lined and
thoroughly cleaned and painted. : Ma
chinery which was removed to' give
room for these operations win be re
placed in a few days and new machinery
added. A large number of girls and
women have registered for employment.
PORTLAND SCHOOL
GROUNDS PRAISED
DY R. H.
THOMAS
That Portland is far ahead of
other cities in the country,, not only
In the appearance of ; its school
grounds, but in the utilitarian as
pects of its school' property, was the
opinion expressed today by R. K.
Thomas, school clerk, upon his re
turn from the convention of the Na
tional Association of Accounting and
Business Officials at Minneapolis.
The neatness of Portland school
grounds, the proper placement of trees
and shrubbery and the general arrange
ment are much better than in most cities,
says Thomas. Because of. the mildness
of Portland winters, much expense is
saved in school buildings and the $2000
portable here answers . the purpose
well as the $4000 that Minneapolis must
put in a portable tight enough to with
stand the cold winter weather.
Thomas, read a paper on "The School
Cafeteria." based on his experiences In
operating the Portland school cafeteria
system. He took along 150 copies for
distribution, but they did not go around
and he received many requests for addl
tional ones. .
Following a talk by Samuel Gelser of
Nwark, N. J., on "Handling Text Books
in Public School," Thomas Introduced a
resolution which was passed, calling for
a report at the next meeting on a recom
mended procedure for mechanical inspec
tion and handling of free texts and .a di
gest of the advantages and disadvant
ages of free text books. Thomas is chair
man of the committee with power to se
lect the other members. ..
Board Encourages
County Employes to
Join National Guard
-i
The county corrtmissioners have adopt
ed a rule to encourage the enlistment of
county employes Sn the Oregon Xsauonai
Guard. The resolution provides;;
"To encourage enlistment in the Na
tional Guard of Qregon and to show our
10C per cent Americanism, we hereby
agree to 'support! the movement 'to the
extent of allowing employes who may
enlist leave of absence with full pay to
attend the annuil camp of instruction
when that can be! done without seriously
Impairing our organization." It is pro
vided that this leave of absence shall be
In lieu of the annual vacation. . ,
PRESBYTERIANS
ADVISED TO LEAVE
NTERCHURCH PLAN
GUARD FORESTS
FROM DAMAGE DY
Club Is 15 Years Old
Oregon City, May 25. Celebrating its
fifteenth anniversary, the Oregon City
Women's club will meet Thursday after
noon in the Commercial club rooms for
installation of officers and a surprise
program. 'General recognition day exer
cises will be a feature. The organiza
tion numbers 70 members.
Big Chamber Official Coming
Calvin G. Brown, director of the-or-danization
department .of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, will ar
rive in Portland Friday morning to
confer with officials of the local cham
ber, according to advice received this
morning.
Philadelphia. May 25. (I. N. S.)
Recommendatiina were submitted
today to the' geheral assembly, of the
Presbyterian church of America by
Dr. John Willis Baer of Pasadena,
Cal., chairman 'of the executive com
mittee, that ifj withdraw . from the
interchurch world movement.
The executive committee .- suggested
that the assembly decline to incur any
further financial obligation In reference
to the Interchurclr ..World movement,
that It; terminate Its relationship with
the movement j and ..withdraw repre
sentation. 1 v .
The Presbyterian" church, under the
reOmmenda.tibrui 5 of the commission,
will liquidate- $1.000,000 it underwrote of
the Interchurch JtVorld movement's finan
cial program.
- I. W. W. Appeal Continued
Chicago, May' 25. U. P.) Appeal of
95 L W. W. fromr prison sentences for
violation of the espionage act was con
tinued today to June 15, owing to Ill
ness to counsel if or the government.
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FIRE, IS APPEAL
Forest protection is being talked
at all the noon luncheons of the civic
organizations this week, in observ
ance of forest protection week.
Appealing to the business men to be
"good sports" and put thlr whole soul
Into forest -fire prevention, John T. Iou
gall delivered a brief talk at the mem
bers' forum luncheon of the Chamber of -Commerce
Monday noon: This is forest
fire prevention week and Mias Mar
guerite Solamon of the chamber ex
plained the work which-was being un
dertaken. r
Today L. A. Nelson and John A. Lee
spoke on, the need of preventing forest
fires before the Rotary club while Iou
gall and District Forester Oeorpe Cecil
carried the message to the Kiwanis club.
At the meeting of the Women's -Ad club
tonight John I. Guthrie will give a tallt.
Forest protection will feature at the
luncheon of the Tortland Ad :lub
Wednesday noon with Major A. G. Guth
rie of the United States forest service
speaking on "Forest Protection" and
Judge Jacobs Kanzler on "Forest Re
creation." Arthur C. Callan, president
of the Pacific International company,
will address the rlub on his experiences.
at the National Foreign Trade conven
tion which was recently held In San
Francisco.
At the -weekly meeting of the Trails
club Wednesday noon C. S. Chapman
m tallr rr fnirat nrftfwt irTl
Other speakers are slated for the dif
ferent meetings and luncheons to be
held throughout the week.
The forest service exhibit Is now open
to the public on the third floor of Cen
tral library where it is attracting wide
spread attention.
Labor Demands Ignored
' Wilmington. Del.. May 25. (I. N. S.)
Despite strong opposition by labor, the
state Democratic convention today se
lected William Coyne, vice president of
the Du Pont Powder company, to be a
delegate to the San Francisco convention.
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