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GOHORSOulT
ACTION ON; U
Last Session Marked . by - Fiery
Verbal Attacks on Orgariiza
' tion; Gov. Olcott Takes Part
White Sulphur Springs, w. Vs., Dec.
U P. Without ! taking formal
action on the Ku Klux Klan or prohi
bition enforcement, or any. of the state
Issues confronting them, the governors
er a.; score of states today adjourned
their annual conference here.
- The imaj session was marked by a
(concerted verbal attack on the Ku
Klux Klan. during-which several gov
ernors warned that If the klan caused
- trouble in their states they would take
extreme measures against it
- Governor McCray, Indiana, said that
If the klan caused law violations in
Indiana he would go the limit In fight
ing it. Governor Morrison, North Car
olina. also declared that if klansmen
were found responsible there for dep-
redatlone, they would quickly - find
themselves in the chain gang.
WA3TTS BOKE DEI C02TTB0L
: Jnst before the conference closed,
Samuel Adams, president of the Farm
, Editor's association, created a stir
among the governors! by announcing
that . a campaign to insure bone dry
control of the Republican national con
en tion and the nomination of a dry
farmer candidate would be started
i soon.
The campaign is designed to prevent
the Republican party from weakening
its stand on the prohibition issue.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas
would be an acceptable presidential
- candidate to tnis group. Adams said.
The klan discussion followed a speech
by Governor Allen.. Kansas, in which
he denounced the organization and its
doctrines a "religious bigotry and race
prejudice wrapped in the American
flag, - labelled one hundred per cent
Americanism ana sola ror 910."
Governor Morrison of North Caro
lina asked Allen whether the klan in
dorsed manifestations of lawlessness
or, showed a, desire to stop theco.
8AT8 .THEY BtTT WIT .
"No," said Alien, 1 "The men who
belong -to this organization think they
are doing a noble .'work. When : yon
charge them - with an - outrage, they
say the klan did not commit it. - xnen
taev una a contribution to some toose-
minded preacher and he says "Thank
God for the klan.' -. ,
. Governor Olcott of Oregon inquired
whether Kansas had . used troops in
meeting the activities of the klan.
Allen said troops were cauea. . irai
the klan "faded" .when it heard they
were coming.' ' i .
Allen said three Judges .in tux state
had -been forced to resign from the
klan or face removal from their offices.
Be declared his belief that ' vigorous
state opposition to the Jclan would re
sult In Its early extinction.
In a brief executive session follow
ing this decision Governor Channing
Cox of Massachusetts was elected
chairman of the executive committee.
Governor McCray of Indiana Invited
the governors to hold their 1923 con
ference at French Lick. The decision
was left to the executive committee.
HAIliiG RECEIVES
RESIGNATION OF
E!
SUPR
ME JUSTICE
Judge Mahlon jPitney'si Action
Due to Ill-Health ; Is 4th Va
. cancy Since Harding Went In
Woman Says He
Promised to Wed,
Sues for $JL00,000
Omaha, Dec 16. (U. P.) John K.
Bachelor, ranch king of Valentine,
Neb., owner of thousands of anres of
Cherry county land and one time can
didate for governor, was sued for $100,
000 heart balm by Mrs. Emma J. An
derson, a youthful and beautiful di
vorcee, In district court here today.
In her petition Mrs. Anderson de
clares that her wedding to the wealthy
rancher had been planned for Decem
ber II, that Bachelor had suggested a
postponement until December 14, but
that on December 10 he told her that
he would never marry her.
Mrs. Anderson recently divorced her
husband, who is engaged 'in the mo
tion picture business in Los Angeles.
Bachelor is prominent in the Republi
can party In Nebraska. His name was
suggested two years ago for governor,
but he wthdrew in favor of Governor
McKelvie. He Is a widower and has
three children. ;
POSITIONS OF VESSELS
Astoria. Dee. 16, 8 p. ' m.- Cbattanoosa
City, from San Francisco lor Portland. 87
miles south of Columbia river. -
Cold Harbor, from Ban Francisco for Grays
Harbor, 80 miles sooth of Colnmbia tint.
f Washington, Dec -? A. (U. P.
President Harding today received the
resignation or Associate Justice Mah-
lon Pitney of the supreme court, It was
announced at the White House. -The
resignation Is ? to take effect
January 1, 1923. Usder & special, act
of. congress Pitney was allowed 60
days in which te arrange hia retire
ment from the bencB. although he has
not reached the retirement age. The
decision as to the date of '. retirement
was reached alter, a - conxerence 01
Chief Justice Taft and'the president
and Justice Pitney. ?
Justice Pitney has been in ill health
for some months and has spent much
time at his home in Morris town, N.
J. Ten days ago congress passed a
special bill permitting hia retirement.
The retirement of Justice Pitney
creates- another vacancy jfu the su
preme bench, .the fourth that has oc
curred during the present administration.
President Harding has hot selected
a successor to Justice Pitney, it was
stated at the White House. The two
leading candidates are understood to
be Governor Nathan I Miller of New
York, who retired from office on Janu
ary 1, and Judge Robert von Mosch-
klsker of Pennsylvania.
Justice Pitney has been it member
of the nation's highest tribunal since
March 18, 1912, having been appointed
to the bench by President Taft.
MISS HUGHES REPORTED CTTEED
Toronto, Ont, Dec 16. L'N. a)
Apparently cured of diabetes, 16-year-t
old Kliaabeth Hughes, daughter of 'Sec
retary of State Hughes, left, hero to
day for Washington. -
PortlandVoittue
initiates Members
VWithBig Ceremony
iy.y : it ' '-''S:S
Portland Voiture No. 25, La Societe
des 40 Hommea et 8 Chevaux. the sun
shine order of the American Legion,
held the most enthusiastic . Initiation
of it history Saturday when 13 candi
dates were . admitted.
Preliminary ceremonies " started . in
the Armory at S o'clock and the wind
ud was the. bannuet in the- Multnomah
hotel, i More .than 75 "voyageurs made
np the party, ate, smoked and listened
to the vaudeville acta and speeches.
Kenneth Hauser was appointed -toast-master
by- Dr. Eugrene W. Rockey, chef
de gare and commander elect or Fore
land Post No.; 1, American Legion.
Pat H. Allen, chairman, of the com
mittee in charge of the "Night " In
Paris- celebration scheduled for The
Aiirftrnriuni- December 20 ' boosted f Or
I the show. -i'k' ' , i
The initiates were: Admiral H. T.
Mayo, Robert J. wooa, jaajor ueorge
Mayo. Rupert V. Ha user. Robert Ha-
maker, William N. Burgara..F. Boyce
Fenton. Major A. J. CanapbeU Ray
mond T. Cox, Alfred J. O'Brien, Paul
Giesy, Major A. B. Richeson and Dr.
J.-.G. Abelc . , -
The Sew Eveready Flashlight Will Threw a Light 0 Feet. A Fine Present for Man er Boy. Slckel Cass With
Battery sad Two Extra Bulbs, 83.75
Useful Xmas Presents on Special Sale
E 1 1 b c It if i c si 11
Percolators
S6.5o o S21.SO
tier trie Toasters
S4.45 to 87.0O
all next week
Hotpoint, Universal, Westinghouse electric
irons, toasters, grills, percolators, waffle irons,
curling irons, electric Xmas tree , lighting sets,
electric heaters, flashlights, globes for Xmas
tree sets at a big saving.
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ASTORIA BILL IS
TO AWAIT REPORT
(Continued From Fat One)
hasten federal relief and to obtain the
Quickest possible result, and with the
senate resolution before It the house
may be spurred to use greater speed.
F.lertrle Heater
S4.89 to 812.50
$1.00
Quality
Double
Sockets
44c
Special Sale
$1.00
Quality
Double
Sockets
44c-
Waffle Iross -S11.50
to 816.00
ASTORIA'S COMMITTEE OF 1
IS COMING HERE M05DAI
Astoria's reconstruction, committee of
10, which has In charge the rehabill
tation of the rained business section of
the lower coiumoia river city, wm
come to: Portland. Monday . to confer
with' the Chamber of Commerce's As
toria relief committee.
This - advicejras; received. : Saturday
afternoon by W. D. B. Dodaon, general
manager; of the chamber, from Major
William S Gilbert, chairman i ot,, the
committee. "The visiting Astorians will
be guests of the chamber forum lunch
eon Monday noon. i f
- The. purpose of the trip -'was not
detailed in the message,- but H. B. Van
Duser, chairman of the Portland com
mittee, said that means ' of using the
relief fund raised - by the chamber
would be .discussed.
"The relief fund listed two subscrip
tions Saturday afternoon In addition to
the list announced earlier in the- day.
These subscriptions were : O. A. Ritan,
$150, and Mrs. Cora E. Wheeler, 50.
The total of the relief fund is now
$48,879.94 In cash and about 823,000 in
pledges.
Saturday afternoon the chamber re
lief committee received two messages
from Senator Charles L. McNary, one
saying that Admiral Coontx had issued
notice that the destroyer Tarborough
has been placed under orders of com
mandant of the Thirteenth naval base
for duty at Astoria until the emergency
is passed
The other message notified the com
mittee of the passage of Astoria relief
measures by the government. This mes
sage read as follows :
"Today we obtained a favorable com
mittee report and the senate passed
my resolution ,f or relief of the suf
ferers from fire in Astoria. The amount
to be expended was eliminated, that
being left in accordance with rules of
the senate to the secretary of war. -the
amount . expended to be carried later
In a deficiency bill." - y
Supplies for the Astoria relief, com
mittee will be carried free by the-)
Union Pacific railway system, accord
ing to ah announcement . roads' Satur
day by A. S. Edmonds, assistant traf
fic manager for the system. Supplies
originating from points on the system
lines or beyond will take this free rate.
larger that practically AWl down-town
stores have, had- to put on inexperi
enced help, to augment their regular
force. Buyers are: asked to. ; be as pa
tient as possible -with these "people
and to watch the new help carefully
that they make no errors, especially
in taking down ; tneir aeirvery. ad
dresses. Service 'cart, also be speeded
op considerably if the public will carry
small : packages. -
Notorious Head of : ;
Moonshine Gang
Captured by Posse
Lexington. Ky, Decs. 18. Charles
Ballard ia a prisoner. The notorious
moonshine band leader ' was captured
by a sherif rs posse in Menifee county
late today, and ' is being brought' to
Lexington. Three ' other moonshiners
were taken with him.
Ballard's band killed three prohibi
tion agents in the last week. His
brother. "Bad Bob," one of the most
feared men in the mountains, was slain
in a battle yesterday. I
Bail Workers Lose -v
'In Board Decision
Chicago, Dec 16. (X N. &) Over
time pay for maintenance of way men
on ralh-oads will not be changed as a
result .of the decision cf the United
States railroad labor board in uphold
ing Its former stand against time and
a half for such work. A. K. Wharton
dissented from the opinion, claiming
that during the entire existence of the
board only one decision has been made
that would better the conditions of rail
employes.
Mrs. Grace Torrey
Pens Word-Picture
Of People for Post
"Mrs. Grace Torrey.. wife of Profes
sor Barry Beal- Torrey, biological In
structor at the -tmrrerslty of Oregon
medical school, is receiving many com
pliments over a Short story from, her
pea appearing in the current Issue of
the Saturday Evening Post. The story
Is entitled "Cheap People" and deals
with many characters -of eon tempor
ary life with pertinent reflections on
nresent-day affairs.
"I did sot consciously give the story
a Portland flavor.- Mrs. Torrey ex
plained la answer to the suggestion
that some of her characters may have
been drawn from the people shout her.
"Of course, living here. I may have
been influenced by the people X meet.
but X have not copied the foibles or
specific persons. .
Broker Cleans Up
$30,000 in Momentf -
un clock xicuange
New Torlc, Pea Tie. A new record
for s Quick turnover on the stock ex
change was set up today when Joe
Manning, -credited with - being one of
the most alert traders on the exenange,
grasped the speculative possibilities in
connection with a zo- per cent oivi
dend on Pan-American Petroleum.
At the opening Manning was In the
middle of the crowd bidding 80 for
6000 shares.
"Sold," cried a broker.
Within 30 seconds the bid waa 86
"Sold.; cried Manning, who in that
half minutes had cleaned up 150,000.
Dr. Campbell Is to
Quit Observatory
To Head University
- V v- I nil .
San Francisco, Dec 1. (TJ." P.
Well defined reports were In circula
tion here today that Dr. W. W. Camp
bell, head of LIsk observatory, had been
offered and- had accepted the presi
dency of the University of .California
to succeed David P- Barrow, resigned.
Dr. Campbell's formal election will
take, place next week, these. . reports
had it.
Neither the members of the board of
regents of the university nor Dr. Camp
bell had any comment to make. -
$5.00 Xmas Tree en on
Lighting Sets cj
'It
One hundred 8-light Xmas Tree Sets formerly priced at $5.00
per set on special sale Monday and Tuesday at. . . .$3.39
This is a special three-wire set,!the best quality it is possible
for us to buy. The special ,15-volt Mazda lamp in this set
will not burn out as quicldy as -the cheaper outfits. Simply
'by screwing the pltig of one outfit into the extra socket of
the set; 8, 16-or 24 lights can be lighted from one lamp socket.
The set cante extended like the links of a cham until a maxi
mum of 8Q lamps are burning. Every set tested and guaran
teed in good working order. If you wish a cheaper set we
have them as low as $1.98. Our advice is to buy the best at
our bargain price. They will last for years. '
Fancy Lamps, Fruits arid Flowers. .25
Extra Bulbs for Xmas Tree Sets, regular 25c. , . i8, 20
7 " Carbon Lamps .. .. . ... . . ;12, 15, 18f
Red, Blue and Green House Lamns for homi dtrrmiinn
We repair Xmas Tree Lighting Sets if brought in before
the rush. , :
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Evimnrnidle Electoic
' Oae Block From Merrisoa street Bridge - "'. -'
211 MORRISON, Near FirstLook iot the Sign "ELECTRIC
.Open. Evenings Until Xmas
Mail Orders Filled C O. D. Parcel Post
BLANKETS IX BEM ATT1
Salem. Or.. Dec. 16. The detachment
of Oregon National Guard on duty at
Astoria since the fire will be main
tained in Astoria as -long as needed.
Adjutant- General White said teday.
SANTA GLAUS BEING
BURDENED WITH GIFTS
( Continued From Pass Os)
do their Christmas shopping early in
the week and early in the day. Per
sons who wait nntil the last three days
of this week need not look for first-
class service," they warn. The right
time to shop and get service will be
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
from 9 to 11 a- rru. all agree.
MAT HALT DELIVERIES
Another warning was Issued against
late deliveries. Should the weather
continue cold and another snow storm
come up about next - Wednesday or
Thursday, deliveries to the suburbs
will be slow, and difficult, and in
some cases probably Impossible.
The Christmas rush has been so
PLAYS ALL RECORDS BEtTER
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"Fundamentally i
in thaws of phono ;
Fundamentally olcl is
the way of science.
RgTiKnIcdMywipeTioTia
the way of arc
OJktChBNEYI
Style No. 3
$150
Tone quality so superior that
- it is difficult to describe
TIxaaewbohegTbgCbeneyfcrtJb
seldom prepared for its rich, sweet quality of tone,
strikingly superior to that of any other phouogispb. '
Words alone can not picture hoar it brings txtt a
voice, a violin or piano or even a whole orchestra
with aA of the reality of the original A rr mailable
series of inventiona has made The Cheney ''The
Master lnatrnment supreme in the art of tone
reproduction. Before you buys-hear
. Tax, MAsixr Entsukent
Cheney cabinets are so finely deigned and made
that they have estahlished new sundards; yet
Cheney prices are within the reach of every home.
Regular Models $110 to $300
Complete Models in a Variety of Styles
tFJohnsonPiani3Co.
149 Sixth, Between Alder and Morrison
Chickering- Packard Bond PianoM
- or. STrarrst.-'
Lebanon. Or., Je& 1C. Funeral serv
ices were . held here last Sunday for
J. B. 8tlxnpeon, 5who was klUed by
an automobile at Seattle, December 6. also on sale.
Mr. Stimpson. was a native of Lino
county and for SO years lived near Sani
Ridge. Mrs. Bruce HeaJy of Cobur? '
Is a sister. ; " ,
Hdnd'Work Made by
St,ndeiits: Displayed
- .Oregon Agricultural College Hand
work made by stndents In' home eeo
omlcs and art departments was on dis
play in Shepard haS Thursday after
noon. Some of the articles were for
sale and orders are being taken for
others,- The exhibit Included batik
pieces, band painted cards, tie and
dye work, hand painted flowers, hats,
decorated bamboo trays, hand woven
table runners, and cushion covers. Sat
sumi lacquered trays. s -embroidered,
linen, handkerchiefs, napkins, and'
beads' sent from China by Ava B. Mi
lam, dean et home economics, wer a
; Norman - j " r:"lb "rt"""
. Brothers . s JY' A "
are- tailors to. men : l 1 ' .
who know the ad- l I ' - , '
vantages of wearing . I t U
distinctively de-- , rl l . , ' - .Jl
signed and correctly l - . rJ.- . "
; fitted overcoats. " Jjlwp
I 103-108 Mezzanine Floor . : ,
1 Northwestern Bank Bldg. ,d
Gifts Worth While 1
The day of impractical, gifts has passed. 'Gone is the
time when trinkets were acceptable as a gift Today
something like iewelrv. some thin 2 both useful and rieau-
: tiful, is the ideal .Christmas gift ' I am proud of my
i present selectbn. My one idea has been to assemble "
f an abundant stock of popular-priced articles of jewelry
-sold to you by a reliable Jewelry- Storewhere qualr - 6
ity is never sacrificed for price. I invite your inspection t -and
comparison. i
CREDIT ACCOMMODATIONS
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OPEN EVENINGS 'TILL XMAS
j ssssssass "' J " Klsa
- " , ' . Diamond Specialist -'"
348 Washington 5frec( Morgan Bldg,
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The Best Xmas Gift
A iiwiii i 1 , Ai..l tmuiftf
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- ewte-. esssssw 1 . v..
of All
A Combi
nation -Range
with
2 ovens and
broiler at
Special -Price
Set up
. complete
with coil in
and all
connections
made. .
Reed Rockers at S Prices
Large assortment oi -Wing .Rockers and
Chairs; also Windsor Rockers and Chairs
. in solid mahogany.
Do Your Xmas Buying at Calef Bros.,
68 Fifth Street Your money- goes - farther,
your gifts will be more appreciated by adding
more comforts for years to come.
A beautiful 2-tone
Walnut Bedroom
Suite at a price.
Also Ivory Silver
tone and Walnut, ;
Solid Oak Suites in
new1 frosted; gray
and walnut brown.
A solid walnut or
Mahogany pining
Suite in Queen
Anne, William and
Mary or two-tone:
walnut in Italian,
AT A PRICE
UNEQUALED
ANYWHERE
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