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a THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. OREGON UESD A Y. JULY M. 1111. HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. 'ABUSIVE' SPEED, D COPS scu SSED Following a lone and spirited debate as to the quality of courtesy employed by traffic officers in their dealings with erring motorists along the lower Colum bia highway, at roosting called by the Oregon State Motor association in the green room of the chamber of commerce Monday afternoon, resolutions were passed calling for a cessation of collec tions of cash bail by traffic officers and urging the state highway commission to erect speed signs at frequent intervals along the highways of the state. The ses sion opened at 2 p. m. and continued more than two hours, with H. J. Otten heimer as chairman. Several county and municipal officials from towns on the highway between bora and Astoria were present and as sumed that the nature of the meeting placed them on the defensive. .BLAMES NEWSPAPERS . Commissionr Fullerton of Columbia county blamed the newspapers of Port land for inciting the automobile tourists to rebellion against the traffic rulings of lower Columbia officials, though it was shown that newspaper criticism followed a aeries of complaints to the Chamber of Commerce and the State Motor association. I fUVv soeaaer ana aavocaiea a u raue speea limit tnsteaa oi a zo miie limit on the Linnton road. Captain Lewis of the Portland traffic squad took exception to Holman s recommendation, statins that 126 accidents on the Linnton road during the past year were due to speeding. Holman urged that warnings be given automobile drivers and that fewer ar rests be made and fewer fines imposed. Captain Lewis replied that during 1920 more than 32,000 warnings had been dis tributed among the 21.000 motorists of Portland- Arrests and fines, he stated, usually followed a number of warnings to the faulty driver. OFFICES IS ABUSIVE W. A. McKinney. ex-president of the State Motor association, recited the de tails of an unpleasant experience with a traffic officer at Rainier. McKinney said that the officer was profane and discourteous, and after administering a great deal of uninstructive abuse, or dered the driver of the automobile to report t once to the police station. Not being able to find the station, McKin ney and his friends drove on to Astoria, he said. Other speakers followed McKinney with complaints of discourtesy on the .part of traffic officers at Rainier, Seap- noose. St Helens and other points on the highway. Particular objection was raised to tne payment or casn nan to irarric or ficers on the highway and this led to the passage of a resolution, Introduced by Commissioner Holman, urging that the . practice be discontinued and that when it is found necessary to collect ball on the Highway duplicate receipts be made out 'and the books of the traffic officials "subjected to frequent audit. CBITICISH IS RESENTED i County Judge Martin White of Colum bia county objected to accusations of dis courtesy made against Speed Officer Ab- ;batt of thafeounty. He called upon Cap .zaln Lewis and Lieutenant Irvine of the Portland force and both of these officers vouched ror tne nign cnaracter or Abbott is an officer- Judge -White said that arrests were -lew in omparison to the immense vol imt of 'raffle over the lower highway '(n repl to appeals for greater leniency n the .mposition of fines, white said that the complainants would feel differ ently about the quality of justice im posed by his court if they had helped ;arry away dead bodies of people killed -ay Portland motorists, as he had done en several occasions. About one mile of the Columbia high way lies within the city limits of Scap- oose and St Helens. Judge White etat sd. and the speed limit In these towns is 10 miles an hour. One speed officer is maintained at Clatskanie and St Helena e said, and all of the officers employed are paid flat salaries and receive no aom ml uion on the fines imposed. WAHMVGS SEHT OUT A. L Clark, justice of the peace of Rainier, stated that he handed out more warnings to tourists than the fines im posed. He could not discriminate favor of out-of-state tourists, he said, in the matter of infractions of the laws. Clark admitted that the laws ware faulty and agreed that duplicate re ceipts should be'Aesued for cash bail. T. A. Raffity. chief field deputy of the state traffic commission, stated that officers employed in his department were schooled in courtesy and that they wore instructed that discharge from the serv ice would follow the first complaint of profanity or discourtesy. During 1920, Raffety said, bis department issued 24. 681 warnings to tourists and made 341 arrests. Raffety concurred in the passage of a resolution calling on the state highway commission to erect uniform spead signs along the highways of the state. W. D. JAMESON FOUND IN CITY Thirteen days after his disappearance on July 13, W. D. Jameson was found by Patrolmen Clayes and Paycer this morn ing at Chapman and Jefferson streets. Jameson, who has undergone financial difficulties and bad suffered a nervous Breakdown, left his home in the Royal Arms apartments and took up a solitary life in the woods along the Canyon road and Washington park. When arrested he stated he had been living in the brush and occasionally coming down into town. At the time of his arrest he had a bunch of maga zines under his arm and said he was going back into the woods to read. De spite a heavy growth of beard and not having eaten much, as he told the po lice, he appeared none the worse for his . experiences. Jameson had boon the object of wide spread search for nearly a fortnight and an organised searching party scoured the countryside Saturday, running down a half dosen fake clues. Jameson was well known in business circles and formerly was president of the Webfoot Lumber company. COME GET ME,' SAYS GOVERNORLEN SMALL (Continued From Fase One) ULSTER TO STAND ON ITS RIGHTS By C series . XeCass Belfast Isly . (TT. P.) Ulster will negotiate with Sine Fein it "a proper In vitation' comes from Dublin, Hash Pol lock, Ulster's finance minister, declared today in an exclusive interview Srlth the United Press. Pollock, virtual head of the Ulster government during the absence of Pre mier Craig', on vacation, declared that the northern section of Ireland wlU under no circumstances be subordinated to the south. "We have our own government ; we In tend to keep it," he declared. 'We con sider that the London peace conference does not affect us. It la too nebu lous thug far. "If Sinn Fein shows signs of returning sanity and friendliness toward us. then there wtould he time to talk of a united Ireland." Pollock appeared to be correct in his statement that the north is not worrying over the negotiations. This city quietly pursued its business, paying no attention 'o politics, IRISH MEET AGAIN Dublin. July 28 (I. X. a Another full session of the Sinn Fein cabinet was held today with Eamonn De Valera present, to consider the British peace terms. De Valera said ho would not have a statement for the press for sev eral days. He began by repeating the "advice" given him at Friday's session by attor neys headed by Former Governor Joseph W. Fifer. "A rogues t from such a source cannot be ignored," he said, but immediately read abstracts of the law providing for the issuance and service of capias war rants following indictments. Tou advise the court on his own mo tion to issue a restraining order against service of the capias until the tormina FULL TEXT OF HARDING MESSAGE 10 CONGRESS 'Continued Fro Pas One) ernment owes, due in the main to the claim of the owners that in spite of ma terials and hours of labor being esti mated in proper relations to similar ex penditure In the pre-war test period, the "inefficiency of labor" still left a wide difference between actual upkeep and the expenditure made during the gov ernment operation. HOPES FOB SETTLEMENT In order to expedite settlement and funding, an informal understanding which is all that is possible or practical has been reached, under which the. rail way claims based on the "Inefficiency of labor" are to be waived to hasten com plete and final settlements without sur render of any rights in court in case there is failure to settle. I Rave no doubt that early, final and satisfactory aettle ments will be reached, since the policy of the railway administration already has been effective in finally settling the ac- win have your prompt sanction. The question of our obligation cannot be raised, the wisdom of affording early rener is not to so ooubteo. and too avoio- of added appropriation or liability will appeal to consjross and the public alike. The after-war distresses of two great and fundamental activities have boon riveting the anxlass attention of the coun try. One is the readjustment and restor ation of agriculture, the other is the dls- of our railway transportation sys tem. The pending proposals for relief and their discussion have already brought to the attention of congress the very prom ising possibilities of broadening the pow ers of the war finance corporation for the further relief of agriculture and live stock production. E A EL T-SANCTION AB VISED This corporation has nroven itself so Lelpful in the relief thus far undertaken that I cannot help but believe that its broadened powers, as have been proposed to meet agricultural needs, will enable It wholly to most the nation-wide eroer gency. This Is an Impelling moral obil gation to American farming in all its larger aspects, ana it will be most grati fying to have your early sanction. In the case of the railroads there la a moral and a contracture! obligation, and jpur lavoraDie action is ne less urgent ana will have D less appeal to public ap proval. Railway solvency and efficiency are essential to our healthful Industrial, commercial and agricultural life. Every thing hinges on transportation. After necessary and drastic curtail ment after harrowing straits in meeting their financial difficulties, the railroads need only this financial aid which the fulfillment of our obligations will bestow to inaugurate their far-reaching revival Its effect will be felt in varied industries rnd will banish to a large degree the depression which, though inevitable in war's aftermath, we are all so anxious to see ended. I am appending herewith memoranda cocernlng the progress of railroad liqui dation and revealing existing conditions which congress will bo interested to note, while considering the simple remedy pro posed for the relief of the situation. The information is submitted by the di rector general of the railroads. (Signed) WARREN O. HARDING. ALLEGED DRASTIC LAW IS ATTACKED DY HABEAS CORPUS tlon of the term ef the governor and to suspend prosecution. Tou contend that ( counts of roads filing claims amounting the governor is immune from arrest to z2&,5cs,.54. resulting in me payment You repeat that ancient maxim. The to tnem or sss,ii,ssx king can do no wrong.' I The way now would seem to be clear to "But ip this republic that ancient very early adjustment and relief, except maxim has not reached the state that for the fact that the railway administra 'an elected official can do no wrong.' tlon, though possessing assets, does not Our governors are not born kings. In command the funds necessary to meet the state of Illinois we have no such wltn its admitted obligation. thing as the divine right of kings. The xo NSW TAX BCSOE5 governor may be prosecuted in or out of office. The impeachment is no bar. Im- enj is net a criminal procedure It is simply a process of removal from office," the court declared. MILITARY COUP SCOBXB fudge Smith bitterly denounced the re There Is ne thought to ask congress for additional fund. Perhaps $00.0fl0 -000 will be necessary. The railroad' ad ministration has, or will have in the progress of funding, ample securities to meet all requirements if congress only will grant the authority to negotiate port that Governor Small would call out I these securities and provide the agency troops. for their negotiation. It is suggested that the governor as with this end in view you are asked commander of the state's military forces to extend the authority of the war would call out troops to prevent service nnance corporation so mat it may pur- of the capiases issued by this court, cnase tnese railway running securwiee This does not impress the court This accepted by the director general of rail court believes the governor will obey roads. No added expense, no Added In- the law and the constitution specifically vestment is required on the part or the provides that the state troops shall be government; there Is no added liability, called out only to suppress Insurrection no added tax burden. It is merely the and uphold the law. The governor sure- arant of authority necessary to enable a ly would not call out the troops to op- roost useful and efficient government pose the law. in fact the constitution - ..... -- provides that the troops are to be used chase securities for which congress has to assist authorities In carrying out tne r" ' '"VY law. It cannot be believed that the "c ewewwwsi " - " vuciu. ANITA B a. a a a STEWART IN PLAYTHINGS OF DESTINY The story of a woman who married once for love and once to for get it. SCREENLAND NEWS Portland's Own Home Grown News Reel If you were at Winde muth last Sunday, come in ad see yourself. TODAY governor would call out troops to ob struct the constitution or that the troops so called out would carry out such orders." said the court. After describing the process of capias service, the court Issued a warning to Sheriff Henry Master. SHERIFF MUST ACT "If the sheriff wilfully or corruptertly delays service of a capias he is subject te prosecution by this court" Judge Smith declared. The court then pointed out that a arant of immunity te arrest at this time would In effect be an order preventing, the prosecution of the governor for all time. "The statute of limitations runs three years and the governor's term has three and a half years - to run," the court added. ''This court Is advised to with hold the Issuance of the eProcess of capias. - To do so weuld be to openly ignore the plain njandate ot tne stat utes. At the end or tne governor s term the statute of limitations would expire and the governor could not no prosecuted." In closins his opinion. Judge Smith said'- "It la the duty of the clerk of this court to issue the process of capias. It is the duty of the sheriff to serve the capias. If the governor wishes to voluntarily submit tdnhe process of this court, a reasonable period will be al lowed." pi Conscience Forces Man to Confess His Forgery Operations Kenneth W- Hamilton came to police headquarters Monday night and con fessed to the forgery of three checks in Collfomia. Hamilton told Lieutenant Joe Day that he had worried over his self-styled crimes and wanted to clear himself. He said he had passed a check for $22.50 oil the Marine Paint a Paper company of Long Beach, a check for $8.50 on a grocery store an da check for ft on the Middough .Drug company. ' i . PORTLAND DBIVER ARRESTED Oregon City. July 2. Sam Sugura. 5)8 Thurman avenue. Portland, was ar rested late Monday night on a charge ef driving while intoxicated. While driving along the Harmony road Sugura crashed into a machine driven by Robert Bee man. damaging the ear te the extent of $7a. Sugura's car was damaged also, nts expense running te about $o0. Neither driver was hurt I can readily believe that so simple a Committees Are Appointed at Kiwanis Meeting Fourteen committees were appointed by J. H. Rankin, president of the Port land Kiwanis club, this noon at the club luncheon held In the Multnomah hotel The organisation ef the new committees la the first step of the club reorganisa tion and Rankin stated there would be more appointed at a later date. Chairmen of the committees were: H C. Jenee, program t M. O. Karr. classifl cation and grievance ; Eugene J. Berry membership; Ed Welch, attendance William A. Ross, reception ; George D Marcey, house ; L. P. Hewitt finance S. C Tier, education ; F. H. McMahon publicity ; C. H. SuUon, intercity rela tions ; H. P. Harrison, business methods S. W. Lawrence, extension work ; A E. Wheeiock, public affairs, and H. L Hudson, music. Dr. John W. Hanchey. counsellor for the board of education ef the Methodist Episcopal church, gave a dramatic read ing of Edsrar Allen Foe's poem. "The Raven." and then an Interpretation of It J, J. Hansaker in Constantinople on Relief Mission J. J. Handsaker. Oregon state di rector for Nedr East relief, and his party reached Constantionple July 23, according to a cablegram received by Mrs. Handsaker. SW0 Ferty-fourth ave nue southeast this morning. "'All well. Expect to leave Wednesday by special relief ship Tor Batoum." the message says. Handsaker hopes to distribute In this section of the world much of the cloth ing and food recently contributed -to Near East relief by the people of Ore gen. He will spend the rest of the sum mer and early fall assisting In relief work In Armenia. If you have a vacant lot covered with weeds and are arrested and throws into jail therefor, or IP you happen to vio late the state traffic laws and get thrown is" because of it you are sub ject to examination to geurmtne whether or not you have a venereal dis ss, according to the broad interpre tation of the law by Attorney Barge E. Leonard. He will contend before Cir cuit Judge Morrow at 1 :$ o'clock to morrow, in connection wiu tnree oa ts corpus cases, that tne lew is too sweeping to be good common sense. Sec tion M of the osde declares that "all persons" placed la jaU must be tested as Indicated above. Leonard today filed three petitions for the issuance of writs of habeas corpus They are on behalf of Julia Dunn. Florence Gordon and Mrs. M. I 1 Croix, who, he alleges, bare been oeia in confinement at the Instance of J. T. Moore, acting chief of police, without due process of law sad In violation of the constitutions of the state of Oregon and the United States, to determine whether they have .venereal diseases, STAN CRTS RRIDGE COIX M IT WILL BE DIBMUn "And they lived happily ever after wards," is hoped to be the outcome of s document filed with the county cleric today by L K Van Winkle, attorney general. This la a motion for an order dismissing the suit Instituted by the state of Oregon en behalf of Governor Ben W. Olcott axainst County commis sioners Hoyt, Rudeen and Holman and District Attorney Evans, comprising tne Columbia river Interstate bridge com m salon, demanding payment or mone to the state from the Interstate bridge fund. The above matter has been fully ad justed by the payment to Ben W. Olcott governor of tne state or Oregon, or tne m . . r , . , sum OI fiJ.lvu.id vy aa. ui mom" www . says the document filed by the attorney general. EX. SOLDIER IS ARRESTED OK EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE M. T. Devereaux. wounded seven times while with the Canadian forces, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Kendall Monday afternoon on an embesslesaent charge from Clatsop county. Immediately after he had been given a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Eraser on a federal prohibition charge. Shannon Shaffer ef Deer Island, formerly Dever eaux' partner In a dairy store at Sea side, was responsible for the veteran's irrest on both charges. Parcel Poet Loses; .May Increase Rate Washington. July 2d. The parcel poet system Is now being coaoocted at aa annual losa to the government of ap proximately WavSa,S a year. Con gressman Steenerson, chairman of the bouse committee on poet of flees and post SMS, who slightly cut In Use The sea way when the oar was drives) wear the Will Bays, cooperating with the raittee, soon may be asked to make a slight increase in parcel post rates to turn the teas lata a profit EDITOR SOB IjrBD Kalama, Wash.. July 2a. A car driven by J. H. Ptttman. editor ef the Cow llts County News ef Kalama, was over turned In a ditch on the Pacific highwsy a mile north pf Kalama and one of O. S. FErfSY ARRESTED O. G. Penny, who made his home at a hotel at Eleventh and Washington streets, was arrested Monday night by Constable Watklnds on the chars of obtaining money under false pretenses, it Is alleged he cashed a check for $10 when he had no money la the bank. He is held on f360 bond. DESERTION IS CHARGED Myrtle M. Delaney filed suit for di vorce today against Jesse C Delaney. alleging cruelty. She says . they were married In Vancouver. B. C. February 27. 1911. and that her husband is ad dieted te the use of intoxicants and abuses her while drunk, -and Is con stantly threatening te take their child away from her. DIVORCE MILL Suite filed : Hasel E. against Webster F- Lanae and Maggie Hodgson agsJnet Robert J. Hodgson. GENERAL STRIRE 19 IT ALT London. July 2a. (L N. S.) A general strike has been proclaimed in Italy aa the result of the killing of many com munists by the Pascistl at Q roses to. said a Central News dispatch from Rome this afternoon. Dance Wednesday Sight 25c STEP OUT, MFRRY MSSi And Bring a Merry Maid, A Joy ess Fex Tret, a Dreamy Walts Await Tea at Columbia Beach MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED AT SALE PRICES i DOUBLE sgg STAMPS WEDNESDAY! Save on Summer Footwear! Actually Thousands of Pairs Going at Prices Astonishingly Low ! Men and Women of Portland Are Saving Many, Many Dollars at This Big Sale! Women's $3.50 to $4 White Keds Outing Shoe and d1 OA Pumps D1UU Women'. $4 to $6 Patent Pumps $1.90 Woman's $5 to $7 flJO n f Oxfords and Pumps sDea I U Women's $5.50-$7.50 Pumps, Ox fords; black, brown (JQ P7( and white sDOa U Women's $6.50 to $8.50 Oxfords and Pumps; black, 0J4 H f gray, brown, white tJTeCe I Vr Women's $9 to $12 Pumps and Su. T'.... $6.70 Out Boys' Cnva SCOUTS $1.30 Vase with riser selest brews or fray seek assets, also it to t asd tH to ei Oft, Pair it ?1 OU PORTLAND'S SIC UNION SHOE STORECOR. FOURTH AND ALDER Children' White Canvas SHOES 90c Had. with flexible Us; f set form sat tee I eises 4 to S leewter taJ AA. 0W Tslae for oalj jam flH If JH& LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE rvAi it RUST YOUR WIFE aacrlfJee. Its sat S assess ess s. refoeed te Setters XaeveaaM's naest yreasewea. SONORA GRAND OPERA STARS rilTOOI rOKBDT LIBERT T SEWS KsaTKS A On ova giaxt oaaajr 5FXT WlU HE GOLDS' SVAAS WE WILL close all day tomorrow to grive all "Voganites" a chance to attend the Grocers' Picnic at Bonneville and enjoy themselves to the utmost. VOGAN CANDY COMPANY Portland Spokane Tacoma NEW SHOW TODAY mm a TUX FRIDAY ONLY MIIyE5 Comedy, BelU Qui of "JERRY" 'De.'! CaB Ha Little Girl" AT The scream's prettiest, sweetest star is bare presented as Jerry, the spitfire heroine ef the breezi est comosiy-drame ef the on. From the tmmmm BUUm Burke -or, "uetvt uall ate uttie vnrr stage success ptest ParkjicaT wasOiinon Direction JenscnevVcn Herbert MHaEpHBai