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Nework. July 13--.Eort polit
ical leaden to do wajr -with th direct
l rimary system will pieftwith "mall
success Judffins front statement made
t the jpltt4 iwi ty gpyernor' f
st"ts. ., " " ' '
Critics pf $h primary favpr a re
turn to th old system of gnawing
toliUcal Bominsttons la party conven
tions. ' But apparently their views are
not shared Jjf a-oYernors and 1J Is fh
states that would have; to chang th
electoral laws slnc;th primary i a
state institution, state administered.
TJie primary system recently baa
teen subjected to n. unusual amount
.of criticism;' Critics have Included
such Important iures President
Harding and Attorney General Paugh
erty. -:'...:- . . -. ... - ...,-
CXVCVn COMDEX 9JEI
,. Governor Henry "jl -Jien of Kansas
believes that while the direct primary
has fault it is touch to be preferred
to the machinery It displaced. , v
"1 realize fully that the" direct pri
mary hay not met with tt. full sue
M Its advocates hoped 'for it," said
-Allen, in a statement to the ' United
News. ; "Nevertheless ther discontent
with It is probably not a f reat as
that which existed concerning the old
caucus and convention pielttod of nom
inating; public officers. - : ., -
"I do not asrree with those wb eon
tend that ( is responsible for corrup
tion and inefficiency In public life.
These characteristics of - public - life
have been with 'us from the beginning
and the old method to which those
who oppose the direct primary sys
tem desire to return, did not save ns
from these) evija.
FAVORS SHOBT BAILQT - '
"The" direct primary system rives
.the -public the freedom to act in the
choice f theic official represeatatiyfs
and this freedom ja rn Itself a valuable
safeguard. W are airing-th primary
foo much worfc in most "of the statea
, The ballot should be shortened; and,
the responsibility of th officers who
- are chosen at th primary thus -emphasized
and dramatised. ; .- .
Tin . this state the direct primary
. ha civen us an occasional bad re
sult, but on the whole the average of
accomplishment Is better than that se
cured In the old. way. . .
, "Th- errors which w now suffer
ar those, resulting' from carelessness
and . Indifference on the part - of citl
aeSL : Th eyils of the old system were
often th result of sinister mapipula
tton. on- th part of .practicl politi
cians who sought to -control govern
ment tor seifisa -nds.": -v-'- t.r'.J,-.
pkimajit HorLD Exiar 'M- f
Harry , la via,' governpr of Ohio,
" la like wle in favor of the direct pri
mary aystert, an bNe lghould,
remain. . -. -- i;--.,-:
. " am In favor of th direct primary
system.", Da via declared. Jt was es
tablished after the old convention ys
tem, through--many 'year ef Its oper
ation, had shown frequent .Inconsist
ency with tfe popular need or Interest
- "Porhapa sometime when th mll
lenlum of ideal cpntrol guided always
solely by the common interest- of the
tntir people, comes tg pf ss the ld
system might no longer b open o the
objection which caused It' to be swepl
,awy- by "public disapproval 4 dgr
raand for progress. ; v-
Thr r few Indication! rof the
immediat irospectrvenes 0f this ulti
mate ?ca. -hence th direct i primary
system, even with corne, pf th com
patatlv rdrawbafcfca tiuu' way t in
herent to it. should not be permitted
to to endangered by -specious argu
ment of it foe.. - -XTECTSIO'S".
FATOBED -J
Edwtard ; I. Edwards, governor of
rew Jersey, is emphatic in hi aup
port or the primary. H sajd : t
"It U her to stay to b' extended,
rather tban abolished. It Would b an
?vil day for thur country should th
tim vep; arrive when Jh people are
not to b trusted 'to select as well 'as
elect their, candidate for public af
fairs. Our government la evolved from
the town meeting, and th closer. we
keep , to the true and tried Ideal of
the inea who I ..t so we, t:- t-ft-ter."
'. ' '
Minneipota is one of the states that
ha retained tl"a "direct primary sys
tem; - but has provided for Ja pro
primary party convention. Governor
.A, Q, Preug f?p!ai8s bow th ya
tem operates : . .. ,. . i -
- "At th last session of the letrlsla
ture and upon m v recommendauan. a
pre-primary convention was enacted f
into law. r This convention met in
Minnesota on March and nominated
it candidates and adopted a plat
form. Each candidate is' privUeired Jo
have the word "recommended by Re
publican convention on." the" ballot, or
if It 'W a Iemocratie convenfion r
Farmer-tabor - convention these words
go after th name of those candidates.
. "I was nominated for ' governor , py
th JEtepubllcan'party by ponventlori at
th primaries on June It, without mak
ing " any campaign. " The ticket! was
nominated by about 100,000 plurality.
W all had Pppoaition. I believe this
is a good arrangement for it elimin
ates a - great - many self-seeker o
split up the yot In ' primary and pre
vents expression: qf the will of th
majority ol. voters.
The pomlne of the convention in
our state made no campaign," but if
th convention had not acted honestly
and properly the primary would have,
famished th' opportunity for a Just
rebuke to th convention, i In thl man
ner our primary is left, )ntact acd bo
far if strikes mo 'as " th !t solution
of this -perplexing problm."' j
Academy Boys ,
Play n Street; T
Neighbors Object
!i l.itii.L
sin
p
lir
Complaipt
council b
filed with the . city
y th Hethaven aanttanum
and other neighbors of th Hill Military
academy on 24th and Johnson street,
will be investigated as soon as' school
reopen for th fall term, it wa an
nounced after" a bearing held in the
city halt Wednesday. Th sanitarium
management "prt Sted' that th iacad
emy ' provide' no playground tor the
boys, who are forced to use the streets.
at'grtat danger to thmslveg a well
as annoyance to the neighbors. "
. . The hearing developed quite a bitter
neighborhood row and the council de
cided 'to go' lpt ptematter Itself as
soon as th studpnts are back In school.
Field Hospital tc :
Hold Its Reunion
Th - fourth . annual . reunion of .the
3C4th field hospital company. 316th
sanitary train, :9st diviajon. will be
held. " Saturday - night in th ' Benson
hotel.. The banquet and entertainment
which 4a being arranged by a commit
tee composed of John: Heimer, m
Alfred SchilU J- flarry Carroll, WQ
liam Harrison ' Stipe " and James M.
Vranlzan 'will Start at 7 :15 o'clock.
A ; majority of the member- pf the
campany aro living ? out of Portland,
but word baa been receved tftat quite
J OUhiber will' be pn hand. It wa
on July 1&, l17,i that the outfit left
Portland, being on of th original a
listed poonpanies '"to Iev 'Oregon.
: X STItfc IS COJfFfflCATEI ,
Eighty-op gallon of Bioonshin and
a SS-gaUon still .were confiscated by
'morals squad police. n n raid Pt Na
1US East 2Id street north, wher they
arrested X,W. Wilson and C li. Ward,
pan Allen a visitor, wa, charged with
violating the prohibition ordinance. - .
Washington. July 13. (IT. P.) A de
nunciation of the policy of the Stand
ard Oil company . n "continuing to
maintain a monopoly? of the gasoline
supply of the' United States was con
tained in a report of the federal trad
commission to congress oday.
immediate legislation Jo prevent in
terlocking stock 'ownership among the
various Standard OH concern'9 wai
suggested f .the only solution of the
situation.'.. :';. .,.- , . . . .... ..
' The combination is now within the
law" in view ' of suprem court interpretation-'
of the Sherman anti
trust law..' These decision permit
Common Stock ownership in .- corpora
tion . which hav been member:' 'of
a - continuation dissolved - under the
Sherman law, . arid hence the . only
remedy open is creation of" a new law
to prevent uch action, the report adds.
as easily renew- - 1 1
highest lustre. , 1 1
cotton cloth -..ill
At aaxaeca and '. - i I
7
Oil. COMPANY ' II
Cale4 Wqnid
the surface t
Apply with damp
tnea peuea cry,
thf f diealers.
STANPAD
(Cahioraj)
CALOL
HilQUID
FME-CTPSl-tlFE'
would he enjoyed more if theiF outfit were
bought at this store. , We specialize n these
lines, Qur outins clothing is well tailored and
fine fitting; pur tents and campins outfits are
well raade nd are guajanteec to giye tie -best
of service., c;.J.;- r -- ,
AUTO TENTS $7.95 UP f
Wall Tcnt-AU Sizps pnd Weights :
Army Blankets
2.50
Ladies Breeches. . ... . .$2.95, $35, $4.45
Laics', Coats f, 1 . ..... . . . . , .$3.50, $4.45
Ptlen's Breeches. . $1.65, $2.25, $3.50, $3.95
Men's Coats . . . . . .$3.50, $4.00
Tables, Springs, Buttresses, Cotst Pack gacks,
Stoves, cjgings, Shoes4. Shirts, cc in fact
everything for the hikersv or campers comforts
i FREE Auto Head Mqp
cf Washington or Orecn . .
JIail Orders FilledWrite for cur Free Catalog
- ARMY-: AIJD NAVY : STORE
94 Tliird St Corner Starl;
(This 13 the ordinal "Army and Navy store of Portland)
POLICEMEN Si'EBi ACCUSED ,
OW H ATEJSG BIAS'S DEATH
: Suit asking tJSoS damages from JUtju
tenant Harvey Thatcher and Patrolmen
VViliiam A. orencet W. J3. Xrennen
and W. N. Johnson wa filed In th
circuit cpurt' Wednesday afternoon by
Oscar J, HjIpi, who aHeses his brotheri
George Holm, received injuries during
a courp pf brutal and inhuman treat
ment by h pojic which hastened hi
death. . . - , '..",'
JJolnj' Maf arrested: as a suspected
highwayman September 22, 1921. While,
In the. custody of th . polio he de
veloped soma cerebral i rouble, ana dies)
leges th police abused the man, which
la siven as the "proximate? cause of
deathr - z - :f:;A-ir
Th police are accused of assaulting
th maq uith their fists.. At the tim propriation i contingent.
of tfce ie.tii of Holm an, investigation
was conducted both by the chief of
police, toe iistrict a.ttorey and ; the
coroner, ami ail police connected with
the casfy ere exonerated from blame.
Thatcher denied that any brutal treat
ment (.was permitted : while h-j . "a
prfesttit tlurins the inteTVieir.
PHOSE B1SECTOBT DHTKI8UTED
' J pistribu tion o t jibe new June d i rec
tory of the Pacific Telephon a t Tele
praph company was completed Tues
day plgtit. BegtnninT Monday . oper
ators iii inform telephone user of
change cf numbers when wrong num
bers are called. This servic wiil .be
continued for a month until all subr
scjiberg are Informed.
j - " . - . i i. . i . i... . -.,
Confectioners to
Convene on yater
s Two upecial car with members of
th Wholesale Confectioner' vasocia
tin arrived today from . th South
and ast en rout to Fugel Sound,
where they, will take a steamer tri to
Alaska. The wholesale men wilt hold
their fpnua) convention on th boat
during: the trip north. Today they wer
taken for tour of the Columbia river
highway by local confectionery manu
facturer. ; . . - . ..
i Parwlea in Portland may breath
sijrhs of relief and so on their devastat
Ui way rejoicing, so-far as the city
council is copceroed. The ordipanca
providing Sor an appropriation pt T?009
to aid in extermiuatinr thes pest is
a dead issu. ' The city council decided
Wednesday to glv the matter no fur
ther consideration, as th county com-
mUmoners have failed to make like
appropriation, on which th city: ap-
ItlH
UE FALLS II I;
FOUR LIB! IIOUT
Philadelphia, July 1J. (U. P.) Four
men ar known to be dead and more
than S3 persons wer .rushed to. hos
pitals, several of them periousiy in
jured, as a result of the collapse of the
wail and eleventh floor of the Old Odd
Fellows temyie this afternoon. Fif
teen men were working on the eleventh
floor wh.en the accident occurred.
EX-PASTOR GAPPED, SAYS :
-1VIEE; GETS BITORCE
Irre fular, lat hour and too; much
r a'ddinft about and, dancins with other
women were ited In the complaint of
Mrs. Klisabeth Moore, who was granted,
a divorce from the Rev, G. W. Moore,
-'ear-old retired pastor, in Circuit
Judge Etapleton's .court Wednesday
afternoon. i -
Mrs. Moor testified b.er husband
would leave her at home and go , to
dances with comparatively young
women on an average of four nights a
week. They "wer married : March -15,
1911. The first four month were
'pretty - good, Mr. 1 Moor testified,
but after tiat her husband got more
interested in dancing with other women
than in his domestic duties. -
"He would danc until b Wf cov
ered with perspiration.! - said Mr.
Moore. One night a woman between
11 and 40 came to " take the retired
rolnigter tq dance. Mrs. Moor' said.
The decree wa granted by default,
the defendant failing to appear. .Twenty-six
other default case were granted
Wednesday, , S
SIDE-STEPPEB STE?-CHH-BE3T
The refusal pf Alexander Yaldemar
Clausen to support mix tep-hlldren
and hi abusive manner, particularly
on one occiitf.o.T wten he buried a
platter of beef and a cu; of coffee at
h;s wife, . are cixartreJi m a tivorce
complaint-filfcd toiliy : i the circuit
court by Jarbara Clacsen. The Clau
sen, wer married in Alberta, Canada,
December 14,- I907. The 'six children
by a former lusbar.d ra&se from S to
IS' years. ' - t
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Funeral of Victim
Of Explosion Is Set
Funeral, service tot William Ie
D;f fenbacher. 18-year-old sop of Mr.
and- Mrs- C'J piffenbacher. No. 429
Hat Lincoln street, who . died Mon
day of burn h received -July 1 when
an. alcohol lamp exploded, will be held
Friday fternoon at J:?0 o'clock from
the fast Side Funeral Parlor. Dif
fenbacher wa working with the lamp
at th Sunlight Electric company. o.
229 Morrison street, where he wa em
ployed, when the " accident occurred.
Interment Will, b n- th Bos City
cemetery. " ' "
ASSiiaLDUnSTS
Br I'tuitps! Borrtce)
Watertown; y., juiy i. Eight
children wer killed almost 'instantly
and a woman wa Hously injured
bea what la belived ta hav beta an
abandoned arUllery hell exploded on
th rear porch of bous here this
afternoon. ' .-. ', - .. ...
. Mr. Jame Judd, who was nerly a
Quarter f a, mil away from, th seen
of thet explosion, ' wf burled to the
ground hy flytnf rock. Th tfplpsloo
wrecked th rear et th house- ' " -
Th children wer playing eroaut
wnen tr shell burst. Several in the was not specified.
nclnity cf tl- v; ..---'.on r. -:rs :- '
mjurei by ri iS s!or.ea.
Polico . and firemea wero. rushed t
th scene and a i guard, was thrown
about th house as an investigation was
set afoot. t " '
An officer from lb Madison barracks 1
identified fragments of the - shell : as
part of leo-millimeter projectile
winch the tenant of the houe of whose) :
children were killed,' had brought with
him from France. x. 5 J
Galician Village Is. -Destroyed
BlaBtj
Warsaw. July ll.(l- K. S.) An en
tire village in Galicia has been de
stroyed by th explosion of a powder
factory, "according to. Information. r:
celved her today. , Tb cauHlf rf
not known. It is feared they war
heavy. Tr location o? - tn vuiaga
h.w wu. t.rf!,'pl NA-.-jiU v:r
WP ARE OVERSTOCKED ;WE NEED BtONEV! The most stupendous slashing
and price-cutting' you have ever seer4 $109,QG0,0QQ Shoe Stock thrown on the mar
ket at a fraction of its vaue. If you need Shoeg within the next six months, BUY
HERE! BUY NQUVJ Slqney saved is money earned I Seeing is believing!
FOLLOW THB. CROWPS COME EARLY!
. .ENTIRE STOCK ON SAtE SALE OPENS FIUPAY, 8;30 A. M. ;
25 EXPERIENCED SHOE FITTERS AT YOUR SERVICE
mm
; Shos at Only;
Mei's,
Boys,
Womerjs
aim ,
Miss XweTf Sho,
. Uii to 1 Cbildr.
- Black KH Sao, 4 to 8
.- Boys' - Leather Soled
:i , Sc!f !? ? V
Whit Lac She.
2 u. BYtr : ;t ; ,f
Ladles Whit Pttisps, Ctt
, baa heels, 2 to 4 -
Ladies' Whit Mary Jane,
n -?
Childrea Whlti Shoe,
all size. , . - ;
vsutj vYpii .o. mary
. .. Jan, all aie. ; - .IT
ChUren, White fCSd 5W
. aa( Pumps, 3 to S. - -Ladies
Whit Low Heel
Shoes, 2Yi to 5, ' V
Men's Whit Oxford,
. flexibl sowed soles; h
' sixes. , ..
Boy Leather Sol Scout,
9 to 2. - , - i
L4$f Button and Lace
Shoe in small sixes, with
Cuban and French heals;
200 pairs in white, gray
and two-tones. ' . x ; .
fvr ri will y see
feh bargain at Iy ,
Per Pair
yalaes to 0
?;. xr.ava t end White Ox--forls
and j Pomps, leather
of fabrle, with 1 or Cbs
bttl. Blaek asd brown kid
or ealfkiB Pamps aad Ox
ferds with low, or Cabas
heels. ' GlT-way price,
pair, at . -- .
Ol f)(E
1 M
Pgr fair
Ladie. Blaefc and Brown
Kid and Patent ' Leather
Pump 'with ' high "heel.
Children' Patent Leather
'PumpV-aH :ix . up ' to
size 2. ' , T
Ladies' $6.00 White Kid
Pamps, nos ieavl;i ,
Ladles' $4 Plain Pump;
French heels,' all siaes.
Ladies' Whit Strap
' Pumps, low,' fi , 'Cuban
or French heels, u xe.
Ladles' White
Oxford, lew,
"Cobtn ee
Freneli heel,
all tlzet.
Men Whit
- Dreu OxTorSs.
i, . fl V 11. M0'
White Oreis
-Sfbei, f to. If.
Ladlet' . WttlU
he. "low,
V - -hMt.
. In ail
slxe.- " - - -
$1.98
17
Seven new lines, just ii by express, including the new beige suede pumps and
oxfords, with patent and-brown trimming. Also pearl .gray elk and white kid
cut-outs, all placed on sIe at much less than you can buy for elsewhere. ALL
SIZES ALL SHADESLATEST STYLES. - - , -
! Suffers.
Oxfords ftn4
Barefoot
: Sandals
Bow. ift ftkT
f ot-ferm shape, xtea
sio MWri 6ff
eisily prld "
. Sizes tV't t1t
98q 98c
Slse 11 to f
01 io
The gpace IsXimited I
, iV PpW More Bargrains in .
Condensed Form
Ladies' Hikers , . . . $3.93
s . AU Sizes. . ' - t ",
Boys If iters .$3.88
- T -AH Slsea, '
Iens Hikers V. $4,Q8
AU Sixes.
Ladies' one-strap House SlipV . '
. pers, all sizes 5X.48
ChUdren's .White Slippers, 5-2 S1.48
Boys' Leather Scouts, 12-$ , '01.48
Boys' Gym. Shoes, all sizes. . .pl.48
All large size 35c Polish and
Dressings at , ; .21
.Two-inrOne. . Shindy. . . , f .4
Do Not'Be
Mirier!
By Misleading
Sisrns
Our OnlyGtorel
: Mntwiff tfi'
,,fi?TfntfmiTrf?tfHi,,,'",Mj
BET. WA5HI3TGTOX. AKI
AI.TtEIU VOrRTH ST..
Opposite :irfl Tfceater
y v. 4 . i v . . - 4--
Children Black Kid end
Calfskin Button Sh
sizes S'i to, 8.
Per p?r .....
98c
TT
iaivQY ienceo
and . .
Hirjher Quality
Predominate at ,
" Fulops First Annual .
CLEARANCE
SAkE;'-'v
Toil will fio4 here fnthoT4t
, exception the superior vor
rnanship nd fine finish 'jn
clothing that i bat iwaya ,
xnarVed Fulopt Vf4 Gir--
This Sate includes Our Famous Lifte of
I
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Every Suit in our store is reduced lor this phenorpenal event I
Sect apy $35. $4P,
suit at
Select any $50, $55, S0
. ,
Satisfaction
or Money
Cheerfully
Refunded
T .t 1"" -
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1 Our '
328-330 WASHINGTQf STREEt
Spokane, Pprflaria .g&tUeRa
Oregon JScctVig ajlway Co.
1
1
: : - -"' At YajipotiYpr, Wsh. -J: ; ;
FOR UAIUIOAD SliviGl AND AT WAGS AS FOLLO;
Machinists . . . . . . . . . .70 cents per hour
BoilerniaUers 1 ... . . .70 U cent? per hour
1 Blacltsmitis . : ........ 1 . ,70 cents per hour
. gheet metal apd other tprkers in this
': " line . . . ,70 cents per hour
Freight car repairers. . ... . t . . . ,63 cents per hour
Passenger car repairer. .. .s . ,70 cents per hoqr
Car inspectors ........ r . ? i63 cents per hour
Passenger car painters. .70 cents per hour
Helpers, H crafts. ; f ............... 47 cents per hour
. - Upholsterers ............ f,.f.t ; ,.70 cents per hour
; Linemen .................. , ; , . , . . . .81.CQ per mo
'These men ; are wanted, to take the place of in.en who are striking
against the decision of the United States Railroad Labor Board, "ana
their status, and the fVLh PROTECTION GUARANTEED, are
explained by Mr, Ben W. hooper, Chairman. in bis statement of July 1:
'Re-rardless of any question of tho right of th mea to strike, th men, who take th
" ' ftriiers' places a r-merely acceptins the wag stnd workingr conditions prescribed hy
'.government tribunal and are perforrainff a public service. They are not accepting th '
- wares and workirsr conditions which an employer i" tryir-r to impose. FOH THIS
"HKASON PLT.LIG SENTIMENT AND FULL COVriNMI.NT POWER' WILL. puo. "
TECT THE HEN WHO REMAIN IN THEJ3. POSITIONS AND fllE NEW Ji5N .
WHO HAY CQME IN." . - ...
Ul Arrly to Rccm f OS ?ittcc EJq?!:, Tcrtlsnd, Oregon
V?ZN SATURDAY TILL S:C