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LEGION VOIll JOIN PROTEST III MRS CASE f r.- 1 . . State Auxiliary Sends Wire cto I President: Calls' Release of S "Milleivah Insult to Americans. l Stinging criticism of the attorney general In. freeing" Henry Alber xn'mionklre' mlllef, convicted in the district - court ; for-, seditious utter ance during the war; -were made by two Portland women's, organizations Saturday. . - . . i t. Telegrams embodying the spirit of these criticisms were neirt to president. Harding and Senators Stanfleld; and Mc Nary. I . WOMEir TXKE ACTIOS i The Woman's Auxiliary of the DIs .bled War Veterans and the State Auxil taryof the American Legion are the two women's organizations that have taken this action. The latter organization de clared' that it places Itself on record s !f our-square against such action" as -has teen 'taken by the attorney general. - The auxiliary of the disabled war vet erans, after an Impassioned debate; led by Mrs..' Alexander Thompson, sent to .Vashington the following! message: I "The Woman's Auxiliary to the Dls- siDiea war veterans ox uresun ue record as strongly opposed to the action faken hi the case of Henry Albers, and In Justice to these- disabled boys de- rnands a - retrial. We consider the ac lon'of Mr. Daugherty an insult to . (Americans and request that you demand is Immediate resignation.' f ; J.EGI03T WOMM 3IEET 5 ' L Delegates from the various women's uxiliaiiea of the American Legion poet throughout the state met Saturday morning at the Portland hotel and com pleted the organisation of the state aux iliary. . Membership is open io wives, daughters and sisters of members ' of jthe American Legion and it will be conducted under rulings similar to those fchat apply to the legion, j. Mrs. W, A.- Elvers was elected presi dent : : Mrs. -R. I H.. Field, Eugene, vice president Mrs.' Walter. H. Spauldlnr. Kalem.- secretary, and Mrs. Harold !Birschner. Hood River, treasurer. 24 ANT MAKE PBOTE9T ' The' new organization went on record as favoring the passage of the soldiers' bonus- act at the "special election next l The meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary "to the Disabled Veterans was. held, at fthe Central library, with Mrs George "I Williams presiding. Various speak :rs made spirited protest on the Albers situation prior to the framing of the dispatch. PLANS ALL SET FOR K STRIKE OF MIEN members of having 'her full complement. It was reported along the Waterfront that every effort would "be made to get ber-r underway before morning. , She . Is bound for" Hamburg, Germany, with a full cargo, of flour. loaded by the Port land Flouring Mills-company. The cargo Is valued at approximately Z7&,uuu.. , CARGOES WORTH MILLIOS If the other ships are delayed the en tire cargo valuation tied up will amount to about $1,000,000. f Applicants in great numbers appeared at the sea : service bureau, wining to ship as strike breakers. It was believed that little trouble would be had In clearing the ships for deep water and that Ihe delay would be reduced to-a minimum. According to Crichton, the situation Is well In hand and bo diffi culty 4s anticipated, : Both he and ' Jones, due to the nature Of their duties, are placed in the light of being agents to hire strike breakers but they, pointed out their first duty is to keep the ships from being tied up and unnecessarily delayed.' DENBY INSISTS ON A BIG AMERICAN NAVY Total Disarmament Unworthy of Consideration;' America Must . . Be Second to None. "i IIARDIXO TO APPOINT BOARD . IF SHIPPING IS TIED tP Washington. April . 30. (U. P. President Harding will appoint a com mission to arbitrate, differences be tween' ship-owners, and seamen in case the threatened strike ojt the workers develops to a point where it will tie up shipping. It was learned from of ficial sources tonight. 1 president directly until tomorrow or Monday, It was stated at the White House shortly after 11 -o'clock. The president Is Understood to ,. have de cided tentatively on - the arbitration commissioners. and is ready to meet' the situation promptly. Astoria Milk! Price ' Takes Another Drop Astoria, April 30. Another reduction in "the price of milk, dellevered to resi dents of Astoria was- announced late this evening by, several members of the Astoria Retail Milk Dealers' association. The new prices from the dealers who met this evening will be 13 cents a quart if paid In advance and IS cents per quart If paid the, last of the month. The local dealers ,who. set . the above scale are the Larson-Slusher . company, the Milk Consumers league, the Sunflower dairy ana Aiex .rata, t ints reaucuon coincides with one 'announced in Port land papers this evening by the reta.il milk dealers of that city. ... The price scale is the same as the reduction an nounced - here. ; ' ' -.. v , ' '. - . ' . . . .. .. ' Plies Big Bankruptcy Petition' Muskogee, Okla., April 80. L K. S.) G. G. Gillette, Tulsa oil producer, filed the biggest bankruptcy; petition ever entered in Eastern Oklahoma federal district court here today, claiming as sets of "2,091,476, mostly In oil stocks, against liabilities of $742,000. The action is. said to follow bankruptcy proceed ings against the Texhoma Oil company. Detroit, April 36. (L N. S.) It Is . not to be thought of. "Where would England have .been without an adequate navy? Where would we be if we could no back up our demands as we have been called upon to do before? declared Sec retary of the Navy Denby, who came home fof the first time since becom ing a member of President Harding's cabinet. - " ' A big navy, Mr. Denby said, is essen tiaL ; "If 'it were possible todo away with a big navy I would be the , first one to pack up my grip and come, home the very first one. ' But a" navy that can back ud its demands is vitally necessary to this government, total disarmament is not feasible and isun worthy of -seri ous consideration ; ,.- i "We are going to put' through the 1916'Droeram for the raw. which brings us up to 1924." he saldV "When these plans are completed it will mean that the United. States will, have a navy Becona to none in tne woria. The ' secretary leaves tomorrow for Chicago to inspect athe Great Lakes naval station. - . . .1 Tis May Pay M6m9 EdwaM sBids otfMgite dai See the Windows Todai 'X s Glory With ;NpHomfe Fitepis -As the architect works in brick and stone to produce homes and buildings which will be. monuments to posterity- -Edwza-ds' Designers have produced Furniture i which will endure' and reflect the best in contemporary life. l: ---Have every room fitted up complete draperies and cooking utensils included- Edwards' puts everything selected on one account; asks only one small cash payment down, balance arranged to please your own individual requirement. No interest charged, whether one piece or a houseful is selected. 1 s i r See the Windows Today Refunding of Huge . British Debt Is to Begin in Few Days ; (By Uni-en! 8r-tc) ;"' Washington, April 30. treat Britain will be notified within a few days that the United'States Is ready to begin nego tiations for refunding the British debt to this country, which amounts to ap proximately . 4,500,000,OOQ, Secretary ; of the Treasury. Mellon' announced today It is understood that Great Britain will send a special representative to con duct the negotiations, or perhaps a com mittee of financial experts. The matter will be handled for this . government jointly by the state and treasury depart- f ments. .-1 -r . ! ,. . Treasury experts plan to convert the. demand : obligations now held against England into long term bonds which will mature : virtually at the same time as the. Liberty bond issues, thus furnishing the money to retire the Liberty .issues. MCWunaed Frern Pate Oat! aire that he appoint a commission of "three fair minded men" to settle the dispute and determine on the menu of the nroposed - wage reductions. . , It was pointed out to the secretary of labor that In addition to tying up all American shipping, the strike, if caned. would cost the government approximately t ill. 000,000 a day in demurrage charges Shipping board' heads also made no secret of the fact that the recently es tablished trade routes, so important to he development of a Successful American merchant marine, would be serlousw menaced. 'by the proposed actions of the. vnione. . , . . , ; . OOTB IS GALLED - i ' Secretary ' of Commerce Hoover and Secretary of Labor Davie, the two cabi net members who were largely' instru mental in bringing, about ah amicable settlement of the recent packing industry dispute, were summoned to conference by President Harding. i VA. call was also sent out to Admiral Benson, chairman of the shipping board, but he had left for Annapolis. His early return was requested,; however. While the president watt considering the matter Sls presented by the two cabinet heads. Shipping, board officials went ahead with plans to operate- the government mer chant marine irrespective of apy strike. HABDlVo BTCTUKTfS PROPOSAL' . Following his careful consideration of the memorandum lert with him by Sec retary Davis, President Harding fatal in the afternoon, after the departure j of Secretary of Labor Davis for Philadel phia, returned to the letter's office"' the proposal of the unions without favorable acjtion. , : . . Wben Informed of this action, Andrew furuseth, spokesman for the union lead ers, expressed disappointment, but would not comment further, until officially in formed of the president's decision. ran n I bought - j - ; , One thought fruides us b our con duct It is that all of our knowl edge, all. of our ducretion and all of our courtesy must be employed upon every occasion, j MILLER j ' TsCET MILLER & TRACEY Main 2691 Independent Funeral Directors jAut. 578-85 Washington at Ella St,, Bet, Twenti-rth ad Twenty-first Su.. West Sid Your Eyes Reserve JiUIPPINa BOAItO HOPES TO KEEP VEfcSEI-S MOVING ' Indications late " Saturday ''night were that Shipping board vessels now ready. to sail from Portland would-be moved without more than nominal delay In spite pf the general seamen's strike, James B. Crichton, - director of opera? tions, and Lieutenant Harold C Jones of the sea service bureau, of the Ship ping board, remained at their of flees until late, keeping in touch with devel opments j Best efforts will be made, to operate all these vessels out of Portland - on schedule, even if it is necessary to ob tain non-union crewa . to operate the ehlpe, Criohton said. MAKE HO STATEMENTS ' , Placed in an unfortunate position by. the outbreak of the strike and the neces eity of keeping the ships moving with cargoea. both Crichton and Jones were vnabl to, make, positive statements. They -deferred to await developments and take steps accordingly. . . Four ships of the board will be af fected by the strike, the West Hlmrod, the Eastern Guide, the Pawlet and the West Ivan. Of th four the West Hlm rod la now laden -and lacks but two CVO Tow Kte HEADQUARTtAS i edjiuud and (traishteaed -rlts out obli-atioa. , DR. A. U. RUHNDORF CVKSIOHT SPECIALIST B04 tSroeeway Me.. 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Bpilt with i full spring bases and backs, and all the loose cushions are Imbedded with coil springs. Just see this suite In the front Window today, wttn velour Cover at $295 Queen Anne Walnut or Mahogany Table and Chairs $169.00 iQtieen iAftne,.the most loveable and charming of all periods. Table has G4-inch diameter top and set of ix chairs are finely finished to match either walnut or mahogany table. Blue or brown genuine leather slip seats. . t . Mahogany Finished .William and Mary Period Table and Chairs 1 1 . ' ' v ' i 1 I ! f J 1 ' "Mr1 i J I W I : - - - i.. PfFii u -mm ' ; fT v. ... '"-N. ;. ; ' 1 ' 'ffimi 'Wi'.WBiffiA' , .. ., , . , , - ........ A . . , J. 1 , w This Hand-Decorated Charming Blue Bird Suite $117.50 The five nieces are1 identical in outline to Illus trationeach hand-laid "'blue bird" is grasping at or resting on hand-laid floral branches, oiners are merrily fluttering in the air. 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