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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1920. LABOR JUBILANT VHEH KICKED OUT OF G. 0. P. - By Basil Manly Montreal, Juns 14. Jubilation is the only word that describe the at titude of the political leaders of the American Federation of Labor' over the action of the Republican con vention In klcklnc the demands of labor " downstairs ' and nominating; twd? ultra-conservatives Harding and Coolldgs. i. President Ootnpers smile has broad ened a rood two inches since the , news came. ' The federation leaders expected labor to be turned down at Chicago, thus leaving a clear field for the Democratic convention to Indorse the demands of the federation. Bnt what they feared M that the Republicans might clothe their refusal in such language . that It would not be plain to the man In the street. , or rather to the. man In the unions' ranks, that his demands had been utterly ignored. '.: '. '. . -. . The Republicans, however, i.wsnt so diametrically opposite to every vital de mand made by labor that hardly a dele gate in the convention here could have any doubt that there is nothing; tor labor to hope for In supporting a Republican. (Contiiroad From Pas Osa) from proflteerteg . Investigations in '. America.-. - ;r. , x . ' STORES ABE I3T8FECTED . The party arrived at 10 o'clock Sun day night. - This morning the members , re met by a committee appointed by tie Chamber of Commerce and beaded by Peter Kerr. tThey were taken -to the Tip Top Inn at the Lipman, Wolfe ft Co. : store for breakfast. : During the mom-. Ing a tour of department stores was made. At noon the visitors were guests ' of the chamber at members' forum lunch . eon and at 2 o'clock the party left for an inspection trip through the Eastern Sc. Western Lumber company mill and ; for a tour of the highway. " J : The merchants have- already visited rasot of the principal cities of the United States and came to Portland from San - Francisco. : The party j will : leave this evening for Seattle , and will go from that point to Canadian cities and then home. Members of the ; party and their ' connections are : V . T. W. Cook, J. P., of T. VT. Cook. Ltd, of Dudley (Worcestershire), Bristol and Birmingham, chairman of the Drapers' Chamber of Trade and president of the Chamber of Commerce - of Dudley; mayor of Dudley for two years, now a magistrate for county of Worcester: member, of executive council of Imperial Chamber of Commerce. - - Fred Longley. owner of largest apparel business in England. Longley's, Ayles bury ex-chairman of Drapers" Cham ber of Trade ; beaded movement which made compulsory early closing a law in England ; outlined -plan for morator ium adopted by English government at beginning of war. , Douglas Murfin Rose, lleutenant-col-. nel commanding Oxfordshire and Buck . inghamnMre light Infantry and Duke of Cornwall's light infantry ; wounded and cited for bravery: 'director of William ; Baker ft Co., Ltd., Oxford, and of tipratt's Patent (dog biscuit manufac turers), and Ellleton ft CavelL Ltd. T: M. Hard wick, worked with govern ment in carrying out profiteering act, ' as representing retail trade of England ; member of Council of Drapers Chamber of Trade; led opposition which killed luxury tax scheme in England head of Oeorge Hardwlck. & Sons, Ltd.. Wands worth, London. I t William J. Hunter, managing director of T. B. & W. Cockayne. Ltd.. Sheffield, largest store in Yorkshire ; first to in troduce innovations such as store res taurants and "musical afternoon teas" .outside of London. Frank Chlesman, of Chlesman - Bros., Lewieham. S. B. London; was a mem ber of profiteering tribunals established in England during war ; Councillor ' Drapers' Chamber of Trade. A. N. Hollely, director Popham's. Ltd., Plymouth, Devon : ex-chalrman Drapers Chamber of Trade ; chairman of Ply mouth Incorporated Mercantile associa tion : organised and commanded Devon shire volunteer motor transport during CAMP BRITISH MERCHANTS -ARE ENTERTAINED -. war. Charles Phillips Weber,' Weber's, owner old draper's shop in England ; S resent building includes original one uilt in reisrn of Charles II: Dresldent - Oxford Chamber, of Trade; councillor Drapers' Chamber of Trade. John A. Boardman, Boardman's, Strat- xora, London ; chairman parliamentary Introduced motor delivery of - retail " goods.- - .. - v. '' . Ernest Barton Weekes. J. P., director vice-president Drapers' Chamber of Trades president Turnbridee Wells Tradesmen's association and Chamber of Commerce. - Charles Thomas Colelnsr. O. B. V.. J. P.; head of committee working with his majesty's board of trade: ex-chairman of Drapers' Chamber of Trade ; chair man aavinory committee to tne military representative. - - - - F. Holgate Barber, sole proprietor of JL.L, xfyouvantr in bottles ct coda foOTtdns. and on draught- Several used delivery , cars, thor oughly overhauled and In fine condi tion. - Why don't v you put on your own auto delivery when such, an op portunity presents itself? Take your choice at the most ridiculous prices. Immediate .. delivery cars " ready to go to work. - - - COVET TkioTOR : A CAR CO. "Washlsffton at Slst (St. "Mala 2lfc BRITISH MERCHANTS HERE rwaywsfsmSBaaMByM -- v. "Ssw j-tsf "' " - v ..-.... ---,. -- .-..,w...r...-.. in "i ' i ' ' - -V " "V y-- - -"V - """ rf-i'-Ky''" v7 ' """T'-x-.lk - " . J - -' ' .-v" : -: r ..- f. 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Cook, Dndley; Mrs, LncindA Prince, Boston; F. Okey, Bournemouth; F. W. Ckk, chairman Drapen Chain ber of Trade, vIndley; Frank Chlesman, London; F. Holgate Barber, London; F. W. F. Matthew, Preston; J. ' Lancaster, Knightsbrldge; F." Harkey, London; Mrs. Roger W. Allen, Nee York; Douglas M. Rose, Oxford; Roger W. Allen, New Xork; Liewis Moore, Leeds; Frederick Grose, London; A. N.' Hollely, Plymouth; William J. Hunter, Sheffield; J. LCesketh, London, and FT S. Ltzard, Elmira. F. K. Barber Walham Green, London, S..W. . -. i '- 'V . ' ' Lewis C. Lyne, director of Debenham ss Free body. London, a 4.000,000 con cern with offices in New fork,' Montreal. Toronto, Paris, . Melbourne, Sydney, Johannesburg!, . Buenos Ayres, - Valpa raiso, Brussels, The Hague, Lyons, St Etlenne and Chefoo ; business caters solely to women's clothing ; began . In 1S13 on 500 capital. - F. W. FY Matthew, head of .business of sameSname, largest in Preston. Lan cashire ; during war was on advisory committee to the military representative and served on the Preston military tri bunal: member of Preston town council. Frederick Grose," M. B. E., J.- P, ex chairman of Drapers' Chamber of "Trade and president of the Woolen and Drap ers' institution ; decorated with order British empire for services as inspector of contracts (textiles) ; proprietor of Grose ft Smith, Anerly, London. - Lewis Moore, vice-president Na tional Chamber of Trades ; president of Leeds Chamber of Trades; councillor Drapers' Chamber of Trade ; head - of Moore s Belfast Linen warehouse, Leeds ; headed committee for entertainment American soldiers In Leeds. - A. W. Thomas Self ridges. J. Lancaster. Harvey. Nichols. Ltd Knightsbridge, London. T Jr. OKey, juournemoutn. J. W. Hontor. H. Hnlden. T.td TMJr- ham, London. Miss D. Cook, daurhter of x. W. Cook. and secretary to partry. ' eastern anercnants accompanying the visitors are : - Lew Hahn. managing di rector NaOonal-Retail Dry Goods asso ciation. New York;- Homer B. Curtis, New York ; Donald Dey, Syracuse ; P. A. Bergner, Peoria, IIL ; 8. F. Izzard, Elmira; Z. Himelhoch, Detroit; Mrs. Luctnda W. Prince, New Tor k, and Mr. end Mrs. Roger W. Allen and James Gould of New York, CAPITAL AT OLD JOB (OaBtintisd yrora ysse One.) pledging support. On the train coming in from Chicago he received telegrams from Senator Fall of New Mexico and Theodore ;E. Burton of Ohio, v "You .know- how I feel nersonaUv wired Senator FalL : "The , neoDle of the United States are' to be congratu lated. Tour nomination t Is equivalent to an election, and your election means a return to sanity, the' restoration : off law and order, and peace to all the world. - - - - - . Former . Senator Burton .. la a candi date for nomination for congress In Ohio.' When these primaries are over, he will be glad . he said," to be at the service of Senator Harding in the cam paign. - - ' , . - , . An offer by Senator Ball of Dela ware to-lend temporarily the services of his bffice force .to assist in clearing up the mass, -of Immediate work was accepted gratefully by Senator Hard ing. The office staffs were united and today tackled the mass of congratula tory letters and telegrams. It was a "Democratic special" that carried the : Republican candidate and his wife back to Washington from Chi cago. -They had a stateroom on a train carrying a dozen - senator, convention delegates and friends of Harding. BOTH EAT ; Vr DCTEB Senator and Mrs. Hard In or took break fast, lunch and .dinner In the diner," rerusing to be served In -their room. The stateroom' door was kept wide open and fellow-travelers stuck, their heads In to exchange passing words. Mra Harding chatted in the parlor car. with senators' wives r and other women on the train.. Senator Harding peeled off ma coat earlier in the day and sat in his staterom reading the Sunday pa pers, swapping stories with other sen ators who .dropped . in and sipped lem onade..' , - He took the comic of the Sunday pa pers to . breakfast and read them to Mrs. Harding. ; Later nearly all the passengers got ; autographs . from the senator. i , Harding chated at length , with the press correspondents . In bis stateroom, during the last dramatlo 4S hours, and talking shop. He te a publisher, and the conversation got - off on the -.ques tion or tne print paper shortage. Harding will go ahead leisurely with campaign plans, - postponing " Important aeetsiona unti further, conferences.- f HATS AND DACGHERTY JLTSLP.v' - TO POLITICAL FOREFRONT - "r By BleBard Lee ;:;',r" Chicago, June 14.W11I H. Hays, the reeiectea Republican national chairman, and Harry M. Daughertr. . the political general who won epaulets Saturday with Warren G. Harding's nomination, met Sunday and laid , the foundation for unio s campaign. ; . - - No official statement was forthcoming at the Hays-Daugherty conference, but it became known that they had agreed upon a division of .campaign Jurisdic- xia.y naa reoogntsed that the gen ius displayed by the Hardin nra-con vention manager must bejutUixed to the coming- campaign. - - - - . v - -" -- -- ,i AXXIOITS OTEB JOHTfSOjr : Nothing was decided with rerrno t the policy of the campaign for votes ex cept that an intensive drive Is to be made upon me electorate vote -west . of the Mississippi, river. In -that - mnmb-iinn the statements from Senator Johnson and Senator Borah,-the Johnson lieuten ant, - are awaited anxiously. Senator Johnson's message to Senator Harding reading. "Congratulations to youv constitutes all the word from' the Californlan to date. . " . Senator Borah hag done na talking for publication, but he hat gl?ea the im pression that he Is not entirely satisfied oyer the Harding selection. : . Hays, who like wis has avoided all public statements, - will - issue a : formal statement In the morning. -f The Hays-Daugherty "get together' session was regarded as highly signifi cant. In the final hours of. Saturday's frantic session of the national conven tion Hays himself pranced forth as a dark horse candidate at the very time when the Harding nomination seemed Imminent. - .- It has since been shown that the "1:10 p. ' m. adjournment gaveled through by Senator Lodge, with National Chairman Hays at his elbow, was a part of the Hays coup, though no one charges Hay himself with engineering .It.' One thing is certain, ; the Harding people did not want to adjourn. DAVGHEBTY CBAFTY " :l. In the Intervening two hoars an un precedented effort was msX(e to get the Lowden. Wood ' and -Johnson forces to gether to turn the. tide agafXst Harding? and nominate Hays .when they recon vened. - Harry Daug-herty'-s , generalship proved too much for them. And the Wood people wouldn't .move in any direction. They were there to stick by the general to the last. '-; J, . The Lowden answer to the Hays pro posal came In the form of Governor Low den's trip to the convention hall in per son. He gave the orders which turned the Kentucky and low' delegations into the Harding column and practically clinched the nomination, for the senator from Ohio." -. - 'ir- ; ' . f In addition to meeting Hays, the Hard ing . campaign manager . Sunday , con ferred with the "committee of five." ap pointed by the national chairman for counsel with the nominee in the coming campaign. On the committee are Ralph Williams of Oregon, Jacob L. Hamon of Oklahoma, John W. Weeks of Massa chusetts, A. T. Hert of Kentucky and C. D. Hi lies of New York. ; ; -- Neither Senator Johnson nor Senator Borah participated In the afternoon con ferences. They were together most of the day In the former's room, shutting themselves off to all Interviewers. Daugherty. who bursts - into political fame by this nomination, has a unique record in that while seldom elected him self to .public office, he has seldom failed in electing or nominating friends he picks out for such honors. ; Among these was Senator Mark Hanna of Ohio. At the recent primary election Daugh erty was defeated by a Wood delegate at large In Ohio. - -; ; He not only managed tne tianna cam paign, but he served as Henna's attor ney In the court fight oyer the election. He played a -prominent part tn tne uu nomination of President Taft. acting as chairman of theOOhio delegation. He is 00 years old. He was born in Washing ton Court House, omo. - i i A - ttrocees . for coloring wool orange and khaki shades with dilute nitric acid has been Invented In England. E 1 J -' W -: "O - Wl " - '-: A NOV PLAYING i : r-Tr m sa r r TO STUDY U. S. II X CY! LET'S ' TAKEYOUR GRIP (Gontiawd rroa Pas,OM.) and Georgia is represented by 28. With them is Albert Dhrllch of Savannah, who wrote 698 applications for member ship In the T. P. A. during the: year. He holds the record, the next highest being W. M, Zlnk of Indianapolis, Ind-, who wrote 422 applications. The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Tou" Is a favorite song brought to Portland by the big delegation from : the Lone Star state. They brought along a solo ist of note, James Wood of Fort .Worth, sent by the Chamber of Commerce, and a chorus of fO men singers, members of the T. P. A. Songs: in the hotel lobbies, on the streets and in the convention hail mark the presence of this Texas .dele gation. Among the singers are W. R. Cogswell, Houston, secretary-treasurer of Post , - Texas division ; Herbert Hatcher, San Angelo; Charles R. Rus sell, Dallas ; Fred N. Palmer, Dallas, who is also state secretary; El A. Na tions, San Antonio; S. E. Kiesler, San Antonio ;.D. L. Bourland. past president, San Antonio ; James V. Polk, Beaumont ; Ralph Trejo. San Antonio. -: e . Eleven delegates are. here front Colo rado, and all but One are from Denver. This one Is L. C Duncan - of Pueblo. With the delegation are G. H. Hawkins. State president, and W. J. Bergen, state secretary. Colorado boasts 1168 mem bers of the T. . P. A. The order was founded at a meeting held In Denver.' -. - ' "' -J. EL Scott, who is the state president of Louisiana, is here with his wife. He Is also a delegate to the Kiwanls con vention and . will participate in the Shrmers rdoln's." Mr. and Mrs. cott are the guests of a relative. T. T. Strain, 1095 Franklin street, who is superintend ent Of the Portland Livestock show. Eleven members of the Louisiana del egation have been making a leisurely tour from the southern state to the Pa cific Northwest. They stopped two days at Los Angeles and two days at San Francisco, and were given special en tertainments at each place. L The Texas division of the T. P. A. claims to hold the championship for the writing of membership applications. Sev enteen men wrote 100 applications during the past year. - .- Knoxville post, Tennessee, claims to A Slack of An AU-Paid-for HOWD r JEM Which Would You Rather Have a Year From Now? , And you can't send everything to, the laun dry at that. - . A small payment down and the balance in monthly installments places a Blue Bird in your home. ; ' ' -And washday fatigue is supplanted by cheer- ful freshness. v "; The Blue Bird brings happiness, to; every home.- ' , !"'' It saves time, it saves healtK. ; " It saves clothes, it saves expensive1 laundry hire. ' ' - - 'Come and See These Blae Bird Superiorities Beautiful wfchs-enaSMi eaMaet, with stay table top; all auohaatan leavy coooer. extra svrts tab. can't tUaeoior dothaa - ladds perfeeUr , mneoth, no thine to tear or wear thiosa. - - V. Waahea by perfect rock-a-bre acUon ; quick eat, moat tfcoraogB wmyu , Buiit for a UfrtinM of service; extra atroiii. risk! frame; staple -dependable BMchaniaa. . - - . " i Xarca. power-drtrea, extra-wbW wrinser; winks to any poetttoa; ad jtMU antomaticaily for tight or keavy thioca. . - Hisheat crada v gaaiaataed motor powatiul. dependable, abaalstaly i.. waterproof. - . . , " . . -. . YOUR OWN TERMS WITHIN REASON FREE INSTALLATION " - ' CALL OR PHONE THE BLUE BIRD STORE lOO TrMTU CTDCUT i ..'. DUftMC MATM 797rt XaWO A 111 tJ M, aVaJur A - - A METHODS have the largest membership In .the T. ftA, in proportion to population, of any city in the United States. , It now has 1281 members. . Tennessee has made a 114 per : cent increase in membership. The state memebership is 3260. W. H. Barker, state president, is here from Memphis as head of .the delegation of 24. William Adams of Lancaster, state president of Pennsylvania, heads the del egation- from the Keystone state. . They are all singers and have a fine reper toire of lively songs with .a "kick" In them. Five ladies accompany this dele gation. . A strong movement is on to reelect Samuel Harbison, of Knoxville. Tenn. as chairman of the national committee on good roads and public utilities. - He has made an aggressive campaign, dur ing the past year, speaking in . various states smd securing close cooperation be tween the T. P. A. members and local and state movements In eupport of good road bond Issues, etc. - "Get the men over the rOad" is the motto of this de partment. M. T, Cartler, for 20 years past prest dent of the T. P. 1 the one lone delegate from little Rhode Island. He halls from Providence, but he Joined forces with the delegation of 28 from ("Pennsylvania, and "borrows" them v to help him sing- the bymn" be brought. which says: . ?- - - It is mile from Pennsylvania, . ... It is miks from Indiaaa, too, It i auitc dutanc from Rhode bland. - Bttt w left them - aU to come to roa. But no.Btte Vheir jt is wa hail from. Or how far 'sway we bad to-roam. ' When the T.' P. A. bojn ret tosether ? Erery one of xu feels at horn. ; Ct NlWelPa.T-Un . tn a.ttendinar the eon- ventlorf from Little Rock. Ark. "I was In Portland In 1911," said McFarlln sadly, "and itrained every day for four days. I hope H won't do that this time. - . ... John McKee la president 'of Post A of St. Paul, Mlnn which -Jie claims to be the best in the country,, even if not the biggest, i Te have- made wonderful strides during' the last year, said Mc Kee, "and have been steadily going to the front. This to my first visit to Ore gon and 1 want more than anything else to get a few- of those beautiful roses X have heard about" . ? ;?: - -'- - - Illinois has 24 delegates. "We are Illi nois with, a lot of noise," they say.- C N. Flannigan Is active president. He Is from Champagne, "and I've got some with me," he announced. "Oh? Jt's all right," he replied to a Questioning glance. "Icgave the mayor and the chief of po lice each a drink." W. E, : Gapen of Peoria is secretary. 1 Peoria used tobe one of the biggest brewery centers in the country, says Gapen, but now all .the breweries have been turned over to the manufacture of, food products and are AS AN INVESTMENT Old Eatmdry o mauwa x. DXCTHX CLOTtlSS VVAClZn ELECTRIC SERVICE TO BE BOYCOTTED; MSEER Portland Ad Club to Check All Places In City Reported to Be Overcharging for Goods. Portland Shrlnera are not going to permit their visitin brethren to be Imposed upon in the matter of high prices, and profiteers will be boycot ted, according to action taken by the 1920 Shrine committee and promul gated in a resolution made publio Saturday. ' Drawn by a subcommittee headed by Mayor Baker and consisting of S. Dean Vincent, Dr. S. M. Strohecker and A. H. Lea, potentate of Al Kader temple, the resolution calls upon the better business bureau of the Portland Ad club to act as the Shrine committee's representative In checking : all places reported to be overcharging for goods or foods above prices prevailing for the past. CO day a The resolution concludes: ; : . "Resolved, that the executive commit tee of the Shrine for 1920 authorises the better business bureau ' of the Portland Ad club to act as its representative tn checking such prices, and declares the Intention, of said committee to insist that prices shall not be Increased dur ing said week, a practice which, if In dulged .by any business house, properly and justly would brand It aa -a 'prof iteer,' a title that is repugnant to the true , American- of today as would have been the appellation of traitor to the country two years ago." "We do not want any slips made dur ing the convention .period in Portland that would prove boomerangs for us,' said the mayor tn explaining that every effort to combat'-the profiteers will be made. "We will prosecute if necessary to prevent anything in the nature of a backdown 1 after the city has come through with flying colors on the con vention preparations thus far.": - Business men in all lines pledged the Shrine committee and representatives of the city government months ago that there would be no profiteering during the conventions. employing 10 times as many men as in the past. 1 H. B. Ziegfer Is also along, boasting about -- his town of Decatur, which he i declares Is the biggest little city in Illinois. D. 8. Friedman" of the Illinois delegation is from Peoria, and is quite taken up with Portland, this being his first etlrp West. '' i . - ;:;J:;;:. ;- S. S. Carter Is the only man from Kansas. Carter is from Wichita. There are many; others in the delegation, but they were also Shriners and had made previous arrangements to come out on the Shrine special. Carter expects to remain over for the Shrine, when 225 boys and girls from the Sunflower state Will Join him. They will bring along a band of so pieces and a patrol of 40. Carter has an umbrella with a gorge ous sunflower In the center, and edged with the IT. P. A. colors of blue and white. Carter Is by no means lone some, however, as O. O. Packwood of Portland, j who travels for a : big fruit house, has him In tow. Packwood was elaborately entertained by Carter once when visiting' in the East, and is now returning ) the : compliment. R. O. Paul of Little Rock. Ark.. Is accomplishing four thlnga by coming to Oregon attending the convention, can ing on his wife, visiting his daughter in Colorado and seeing the country. Paul has never before been here, . but Mrs. Paul has spent a good part of her time in 'Oregon - for several years. "My wife told me if I'd ever come out .here Z would stay," said Paul, "and I'm be ginning to believe her. I think 1'H Just have to send her hack to get my things." Arkansas has 10 delegates, among them Russell Thompson who Is running for national director. Arkan sas, has . 1260 members tn the T. P. A of whom. 700 are in Little Rock alone. Even If we do come from Knoxville we don't have a pessimist In our party. said Jack Adcock, chairman of a dele gation of 24 from Tennessee. -. " We almost lost Arthur Goodln of Rich mond, Vs., at Vancouver, B. C, declared one of the Virginia delegation this morn- n 1 aTtn.X1 IUIW T1 ram . - 'ii.--.-'-'- ) -W - ' k A. w --,. . a t i -.- sa SW BS W , .. I I lng. Arthur, it seems, took a. Journey . into Chinatown and-ate so much chop suey that he couldn't speak Rngllsh. As a matter of fact the Virginian forgot the name of his hotel. j ." Everybody was pointing out James 8. Driscoll of St. Louis asthe Jokes ter of the Missouri delegation, but when Big Jim got to his feet most of the mem bers decided not to try out any of their Jokes. Big Jim is feet inches in his stocking feet. :v a ; : i: .,"'', . .... - - - ; . - . -Such an Inveterate salesman was Wil lis S. Dye" of Kokomo. Ind., that he couldn't help getting in a little "sales talk"- on his home town i this morning. He was telling everybody that he was met at the station by 'a Haynes car and that they are made In Kokomo. - Roy J. Charles of Newport News, Va.. will no .doubt be one of the most-popular delegates to the T. P. A. convention.' Roy is a-cigar salesman and his com pany has shipped 6000 cigars here done up In a pretty wrapper with his name on n everything, and Roy is hsndlng them put. -' . i"-v-:. .... ..... e A, W. Gray, chairman of the Missouri delegation, and Willie Dye of . the Indi ana delegation almost stopped the show this morning at The Auditorium arguing who was going to have the largest dele gation at the convention next year. The Missouri bunch had the Indiana, crowd beaten this year. ? ' : : "i:..:.;V 8. EL Allison of Richmond slipped the word this morning that the Virginia delegation - came through Canada to Portland and he has been the vortex of s human whirlpool all morning. We had to decide In a hurry this morn ing what kind of a showing we were go- Ling to have In the parade! this afternoon and after looking the weather over we decided on a float, said William P. O'Connor of Milwaukee, i O'Connor Is a live wire and is chief conspirator for the Wisconsin delegation! which Is urg ing Richard J. White for national presi dent. - . .'. ' - - , s : - - .- W. B. Crldlin of the Virginia delera tlon was treated rough In Canada. He was thrown from an autOmoblle at Banff and the doctor who treated" him said. he would have to stay at Banff a week to recover from his injuries. Crid lln Jumped the hospital ' and came . on west with the delegation, bat he Is nurs ing a bruised face and shoulder. : . . .... . .- : i - - The strains of Dixie"! on The Audi torium organ stirred the soul of H, T. Morris of, North Carolina so- much that aiier saying ne was iron) uenaerson, is. C, even a newspaper man couldn't hold him in his seat. - IUueor Off seta Size Joseph Sullivan, a small, man, got' into a fight with C. Murphy, a large man. Saturday evening. To equalize the dif ference in stse Sullivan resorted to - a vicious looking resor. Murphy fled. When Patrolman Ii M. Taylor an sted Sul livan,' the latter' offered so much .re sistance that Murphy got away. He will have a hearing hi the Municipal court Monday, charged with assault with dangerous weapon. i STOPS TUESDAY MIDNIGHT 1 V-.riTir f- U U J' 3 WALLACE C3H EMKItl .. poor : The-story was good in -The . Saturday Evening Ppst It is better on the screen.' - ".. . Here's the most fun in town, beyond any dis pute , , . WEDNESDAY It Costs No More to.25r,Via Prince Rupert IlrtaSeattle to Prince Rupert DIRKOT TRAIN OORWtOTIOHS at "Tinea Rupert, . C. for Wlnnl- M. Townt, Monwsal, cnioaa, St. Lou I, Kanaa Cttjr, sutraio, Waahlmton, D. O., Naw Yort, Boaton, and sit Castam Oanaolan and Units statsa points. For Maenstioo, aor Portland trruruio at, THEFTS AT REED laid to e:;g II I After reported systematic theft extending oyer a year from the va rious departments of Reed college. I. H. Butler, college engineer. Is al leged to have confessed to Detec tives Coleman and Collin, Sunday night. . Butler is said to have turned much of the loot Over to a woman. According to the police Butler has been engineer at the college for three or four years, and his thefts extended over -the last 12 months. Ji. number of people were under surveillance-. Among things stolen was $i2 tn money from the office and kitchen, a ISO Lib erty bond from the college gardener and large amounts of foodstuffs from the supply room and kitchen. The charge against Butler is grand larceny. Napavine Man, Aged: 80, Commits Suicide While Lying on Bed 'Centralla. Waslu. June 14v Leaving a note on the table stating that physical disability from which be was suffering had become unbearable, J. J.-Morrow, aged ' resident of Napavine, stretched himself out on the bed In his cabin Sun- -day evening and shot himself through the head. The body was found by A. P. Brown, who was passing and stopped for a chat with Morrow. Morrow was a member of the Masonic lodge at Win lock. For many years he was a carpenter at Napavine, but in hi later years devoted most of his time to hunting and trapping. He was about SO years of 'age. Twelve Students ' Given Degrees at Pacific University Forest Orove, June 14. Twer-re mem bers of the gratlnatlng class of Padfio university were awarded degrees at the annual commencement exerci. Rev. W. T. MrElveen of Portland was the speaker. William Wallace Graham, vto- -llnlst. and Miss Erma Taylor., pianist. Lof the music department, assisted by Edith Parian d, Marraret Morgan; John Btovall and WH1U Cady, pianists, fur nished the moric. . - Those receiving degrees were : Dalrfna Brown. Zella Buckingham. Beth Cran dall Sawyer, Greta. Mclntyre. Dorothy HaB. Julian Fenenga,, Byron Ooodmin. Harold Reed, Nelson- Rogera Ortande Romig, Verle Stanley, Ann lee R. Taylor. l 1 -11 . pre s en is . a - V 'K . IX. ?r 1 ID UK - 'ETHEL CLAYTON Side Trip, Prints Espert to Alaska Coatt, S25 ticked and foil informaUon. apply to tlckat scant, or C. E. Jecn7. 02 1 Vaaeoavar, B. O. - . . . . : S
