WEDNESDAY-MUKN 1 N f UliltUAiu 4 " . , . . .. ..JL I . Jl T f lSFI-'f ZIIW VJ f rt'l'L'VM M FT V I'M 11? I-- I'll "J r - - - - , - - --. . I - if t ii 1 i 1 I! n i i t i i IIP-TOI! FIGHTS Bernard Daly Estate Bill Is Referred to Committees for Study. President. Upton of the senate yesterday attempted to hare passed on the veto of Governor Pierce his bill to exempt the Berl : nard Daly estate fromr payment of Inheritance tax,, bat only succeed ed in getting It referred for con sideration. The estate was left as a fund for the education in Oregon state educational, Institu tions of needy boys and girls , of ' Lake county.'; V" Vf, ' J '..:'- President TJpton turned oyer the gavel to Senator Rltner, and took the floor in support of his bill. He explained the terms of the bequest and then attacked the reliability of an opinion of At torney General Van Winkle, who held the measure unconstitution al, on the basis of which Gover nor . Pierce vetoed the" bill. v r Purpose in Jeopardy Upton declared that If the ap proximately $200,000 inheritance tax should be subtracted from, .the bequest the fund would be ln- sufficient" for ' the -purpose for jrhlch' It was left to the boys and gira of Lake county. ; Upton referred to the attorney . general opinion as a , "horse back" ; opinion, or one given " In formally to he governor. , He said that no written opinion had yet reached 1 the governor. Upton said that the law firm of HcCam met and Thompson of Portland had prepared a brief holding the biU , constitutional. " . v ' ' . : have a far higher regard for the opinion of any lawyer in this senate than' I do for an opinion of the attorney general's office," said Upton. "His opinion means nothing' to me, and I do not think it means anything to most of the lawyers' of the state. The v su preme court Is the place tq try out the . constitutionality of a -law.' V - - 4 Letter Is Head ' : ' Upton read a letter from W. La tr Thompson, who said he had been v ''Inexpressibly," shocked" when Informed " of the veto, and that It seemed .to bim "inconceiv able that1 the attorney general should Teto the bill : ' ' . ' Upton read communications ; from his 1 Lake county 1 constitu ents' protesting at the Teto . and urging; that the bill be passed over the: veto.r He declared that the bill would furnish Lake coun ty's only connection with the state , of Oregon. '--- : - j - 'Lake county's only relation to the state now,' he' said; "is In the payment of it taxes." i " T : j Eddy for Veto t , "Senator Eddy 'refused to sub scribe to' Upton's argument. ; '.We passed this binbe said, ' "even when It was suggested on the floor that the bill was uncon stitutional. fNow it comes back with the veto of the governor on grounds . that It Is not eonstitu- tional and weare here under oath to support the constitution of the .United States and of the state of Oregon. . ,T1je attorney general Is . in' position, to give a better opln- . ion than " other attorneys for he Is the legal advisor of the state.'' Eddy moved, with the" consent of Upton, that the bill and the brief be ' referred to the revision of . laws . committee. Garland moved an amendment, which wa's accepted,; that ,It,be referred to both the revision of laws and the judiciary .-committees. Vi-"-- Senaltor ',-Ellis moved yiat. the Dunn bill. -making general pro visions refatlve to bequests for charitable Institutions be referred with the Upton bill. , This was' 4 T- LEXTiPQLLOCLUB -KM lil WEEK Fifty-five Male Voices to Be in Concert Repetitions . Are Asked. It Is only one moro week until the' next Apqllo club conceit- An nouncements of the event have ; been sent out to the Apollo club's associate members' by Albert H Gille, secretary, and mall . orders for seats are , being rapidly ,re .., ceived. In point of excellence, the program for., this 'concert Is said to be the ;qual- of ay ? of the club's best - efforts. Requests. ; for the repetition " or several favorite selections of past programs have been received and will be given as much .' consideration as possible. There will , be about $5 male voices in the chorus andHheproT gram will include ; songs -which will bring into play the combined . utmost volume as well as the com bined most subdued pianissima of Assisting the: club, in the ca .pacity of eololst. .fill" be Miss b.tbeiynde Smitb, American so- .- prano. -" ' " i ' Miss Smith. is, the only woman -..who is her own manager-now be fore the American public. She is PIE CE VET D lieves In herself, not only as an artist,' but as' a capable' business woman, and she Is now making her third successive .coast-to-coast tour under her own management. She began her artistic career four years ago as the principal, soprano soloist at" the celebrated Maine Music Festivals. . She has - served as soloist for the Apollo club of Portland. ' : - s . ' Corn in Portland. Maine, and educated in the public schools of that city, she early determined to live up to her American; ancestry and made herself a truly American-made artist. r Therefore, she steadfastly f refused all . sugges tions to go abroad to study, pre ferring the! - best . teachers this country afforded, and her success has demonstrated the wisdom of her policy. - Her voice Is described as genuinely lovely, and , her per formances as artistic to the high est degree.; coming on weunesaay evening, February 14, the concert with its usual wealth of splendid music, will represent the 'Apollo club's valentine to its many admirers, and there is ho doubt but that the armory will be well filled for the occasion, f. - WIFE LIKE MBS. JIGGS. IE SAYS Carl Gronke Claims He has Led Hectic LifeBroken : Physically. . The years between 1 8 8 8 and 1923 have been hectic ones tor Carl Gronke, according to an an swer filed by. him : to his wife's complaint , (for divorce, filed in the circuit! court.! "According to his ':. complaint, she . has behaved similar1 to ! the famous "Maggie Jiggs" of funny paper fame. She is possessed of a mean . temper he says, and as a. reward for her cruel and; Inhuman treatment she has finally' broken him in spirit and in health. ; ! In ' August 191? she . told him to "get out and stay out." When he returned she made him sleep in the barn. ' Once she stunned him with a blow to the temple. Once he promised her a car if he mlcht return. . She promised to let him "come back" and is a result he claims," he spent $750 for a modern make, only to find that he was 'not allowed, to ride in " It. "She always wanted to wear, the pants"; Gronke said. On - December 28, 1918, she finally deserted him. Now Gron ke wants the case dismissed and a decree entered disolving . the marriage contract. In addition he wants one-third of his prop erty back,!'' 'Y .' ---:'- r- . . The Gronkes were married in Marinette, Wjs., and have four children. : iB. W. Macy Is handl ing thq wrecked affairs of the defendant. y" ' . Why not try " Coneism on th holdup man? 1 . ' : - Prices Speak v'l. .; 11 '.''. . : 0.1U1OI .IV ' ' I ' ''- ; I, I" - . ' V' - h I Wo r d OUR WINDOWS TELL . .. . . - . ' ' f THE STORY , Watch Our Windows Price Reduction in Everv Department ! 1 3.0(1' 2 J By MARGUERITE GLEESON Miss Vera Fitzhugh was honor gust at a pretty shower last Friday evening ' by Mrs. Edgar B. Daugherty. .The L guests brought gifts of kitchen ware for Miss FHzhugh who became s the bride of Loren White Sunday noon.- : ;, : x- .. '. . The guests included Gladys La Bare, . Lucile .Burton, Clarice Richie. Vera Fitzhugh Mrs. John R. ' Fitzhugh, Mrs. Ogelthorpe, Sr.; Mrs. Daugherty, Mrs.s George Skeele, Mrs. Christ Jorgenson, Viola Oglethorpe, Catherine Judy. Vera McCune and. Olive Bar nard. . !;i- .u'v:, pL-f'T Miss Vera R. ; Fitzhugh be came the bride of Loren White Sunday noon.- Rev Clayton uJdy of Silverton officiated. Mrs. E. B. Daugherty played Mendels sohn's wedding march. The bride wore a gown . of white satin with silk - lace and her, veil was - caught with a wreath ' of pearls. - She ; carried white narcissus. : ! ' Viola Oglethorpe !; as . brides maid wore ' pink crepe de , chine and Veta Fitzhugh as maid i of honor wore blua crepe de chine. Both attendants carried bouquets of narcissus and ' pink carana tions. . Harold White was : the best. man. ' :- ,i: After the ceremony a delicious two? course lunch was served : by Mrs. George Skeels, . Louise Kais er, Mrs." Chris ! Jorgenson,- lVola Oglethorpe and Mrs. E. ; ! B. Daugherty. , i " : t . f ; ) - t The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzhugh, and Mr. White . is the son of Mr and Mrs. h T. a White. ! The young couple left: for Roseburg last evening where they ; will ; re main for about three months. ! Guests , at the " wedding were: Reverend and Mrs. Clayton Judy, Silverton; Mr. and Mrs. Costs Little and Overcomes Trou-- ble Almost OTer Xight t Any breaking out of the skin, even fiery, itching eczema, can be qukkly overcome i by applying Mentho-Sulphur, declares a noted skin specialist. Because of , Its germ destroying . properties, .this "sulphurT" preparation ' :lnstantly brings ease ' from ekln Irritation, soothes . and : heals the eczema right up and leaves .the skin clear and smooth.. i-X..' - ' i' It seldom fails "to relieve the torment without delay. Suiter- era from skin trouble should ob tain " a small Jar, of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur from any .good drug gist and use It, Ilk cold cream. Ads. ; : ? " ; ' : . .; i h: - an v. : .'-) A ' ' ii it v L T-..l W SULPHUR On . I ECZEMA SKI er mn urn ; CLUB CALENDAR . :"Mi Today .C-i Woman's Home Missionary so ciety First ' Methodist church. with Mrs. Fred Thompson. Business and Professional Wo man's club at 6:30. , - Thursday Thursday .'club. . t, ', Prtday Baptist Missionary society at church. '. - '' v "' ' Three Link club at lOOF hall. Presbyterian Missionary so ciety at church. Saturday ' Salem Woman's club. ' " Ladies of GAR. Thomas White, Harold . White, Minnie Gorton, Mrs. Wayne Price, - Mrs. A. W. Veatch, Mr. and Mrs. George Skeels, Maxlae Skeel3, Louise Kaiser, 1 Lillian Kaiser, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Glover, Viola Oglethorpe, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jorgenson, 'Mrs. E.- D. Daugherty, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. White, Mr. and Mrs. John R Fitzhugh, Veta J. Fitzhugh, Grant Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Vic tor H. Beckman. . , Coming as a surprise to their friends engagoment of Miss Es ther McCracken and Merwln Stolzheise, both students of Wil lamette university was recently announced." j Miss McCracken re vealed the secret In the heart of rose presented to her Glee cluh friends at an Informal gathering ust before the concert in Rose- turg, Monday nlgbt. Mr. Stolz helse announced It at the Sigma Tau i House the same evening. Miss McCracken Is a member society, associate member of the CUonion Literary society; - a n d prominent In religious activities : These Blankets I The Rigid Mill On Values. For Greater Convenience In Lots Priced as F DouiHe Blaekeits.. For Full or Tlwee-Quarter Beds LOT NO 1 LOT NO. 2 I LOT NO. 3 : LOT NO. 4 LOT NO. 5 Pink Plaid Blanket Pink Plaid Blanket Pink or Lemon Plaid Pink Lemon Plaid Pink orBks Strxr.sd AH Virgin Wool All Virgin Wool All Virgin Wool AH Virgin Wool . Bcrd r L 1 . ; ,-i n nn . .... AH Virgin Wool Size 56x80 in. Size 66x80 m. ! v . Size 66x80 in Size .70x82 in. - - U 70x82 in Regular $10.00 Regular ?11.00 Regular $15.00 - - Regular $16.50 Regular $5 00 $6.50 $8.00 $10.50 $12.00 $16.00 lot no. 6 lotno.7 (INDIAN ROBEIS I z- 5 io?a Blue Plaid Blanket Gray or Fawn Blankets poletonflnoW'.:Robes Gray or Fawn Blankets Glazier Pfk - All Virgin Wool g. 70xg2 . Value for S12jOO size 72x84 in- 4 lb- Single Blanket Size 72x82 in. ; $ld.ou value tor jlZMi) .. . v . , y Size 66x80 in. . ; Regular $30.00 1 Regular $15.00 v Regular $17.50 , Regular $12.00 A Caynse Indian Robes . i' ' $18.00 I $9.50 Zo Values 7., $10.50 $8.00 Special Crib Blankets LOT NO. i in Pink or Blue Bordered All Virgin Wool Size 42x0 Single Regujar $6.00 l! $2.85 SINGLE BLANKETS -ALL VIRGIN WOOL Single Blankets, All Virgin Wool, Colors Tan, Lemon, Pink, Plaids andStriped Borders. Sizes 60x80 66x80 70x82 and 72x84. Prices special for three days; at $450 to $8.75. Bishop's, Cloitlh of both 1 campus "and community. Mr. Stoizhelse Is ji t member of the Sigma Tan fraternity; :Chxes tophilian Literary i aocitey, and a prominent football and basket ball, player vf rT'f:!'-: ;,. -jr : i- y-: '-- 1 MEDFORD. Feb. 4.- Mrs. W. E. Crewg, secretary of the Great er Medford' club, was honored by members before v her departure for Salem where" Mr. Crews "will be corporation commissioner. Mrs. Crows has been associated with the-" club eyer: since she came to ! Medford and . she was presented with a gold pencil by the members in , token - qf .. the esteem In which . she Is held. . Plans for the entertainment of the state federation of .woman's clubs were discussed at the meet ing of the Greater Medford club last week. The fact that It Is election , year is expected to bring a large f number "c(t delegates, to the Bouge River' valley.' The Ashland Civic club extend ed an Invitation - to entertain the club women : for one day during the convention which was ac cepted by the Medford women. Of interest to cdllege and uni versity folks in Salem is the-an- nauncement of the recent mar riage of Miss Laurel Canning of Monmouth and Marshall IXjelte at Oakland, Cal. ' " Miss Canning Is a University of Oregon girl and a member of Alpha Phi. They were married during the Christmas holidays and kept It secret until' this week. ' Miss Canninr has been in Cal ifornia for some time following more than a year's .work as as sistant librarian at the1; Oregon Agricultural college. , , Mr. HJelte is a senior at O AC and a member of the basketball team. He will We have just received, direct from our mills, an immense shipment of Blankets which we will place e Are Slightly Defective, Though Scarcely: Discernible, yet Inspection, and Are, ; LOT NO, 2 Pink or Blue Bordered ! All Virgin Wool : Size 42x60 Double i Regular $10.50 he athletic "coach in" Oakland next year whero they will make their home.; - . : .." " - - . Mr. and :. Mrs. . O. ; E. Lewis and - daughters Lucile and , Mar jory drove to Portland Saturday morning, returning - Sunday eve ning accompanied. byt Mrs. - A. Johnson of Salem and Miss Stel la Bathtner off Shaw. r . . : A Jolly crowd of girls were entertained at the' home of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Lewis Friday evening, February 2r to Honor, oi their daughter - Luclle-'s Four teenth birthday. The house was gaily decorated with hearts" and cuplds. Tea was served at Six o'clock. " " ' ' " -j- Red hearts, red ribbons and the birthday cake with 1 candles made the table attractive. Mu sic and various games A were enjoyed. ' .' Those bidden, were Dorothy Livesley, Pauline - Fi a dley, - Rosa lind Van Winkle, Fredricka Carl son, Frances.; Sande. ;. Elizabeth Wectber, Virginia Dornell, Dor othy Marsters and; Myrtle Page. Mrs. A.' A. Mickel and Mrs. Frank bavey were . visitors in Portland the last5 of the week to r attend the institution - of a State court of the Catholic Daughters r: of America. . Mts. Mickel. tho Grand "Regent at , the local court attended the meeting as a delegate from Salem, ' arfa GniCHESTER SPILLS IUi,UAD HBJkha FUXt, in a ma kaora m Satm. Mmh aalitMa r or Consequently Sold We Have Arranged Gray LOTNO.1 6 lb. Gray Double Blanket 90 Wool -Regular $8,-50 $5,50 t .. I' : . . iiig 'audi Wooleini was- Elected T to"! hold "the office of State Adrocate. f W Mis Marv C. ' Duffy ' the'Tlce Supreme Regent i of, Utica, New York presided at the meeting". MUs 'Drfffy "was. accompanied ; by Miss M. Berber oi r new, , Miss Genevievo Kyan oi jrori land will head . the State court for the next- two, years. The C. D. of A. is a 'national organi zation with a membership:; of 125.000.". With the ' lnstlUitlon of many new", state : courts -''the number Is expected to reach the NOTICE TO We are moving next door (the zzzzz tn:!i:.-!jj : We are giving up the corner iicre rczTi. Buy your Dry Goods, Lien's and Women's Furnishings, Hosiery, Millinery, etc:, at Closing Out Prices: . Counters, show cases crJ cll kinds cf fcpizrss, for scde. - j Commercicl GAL "As Is" at Prices Far Below Regular Them Camping Blanket LOT NO. 2 6 lb. Gray; Double Blanket Strictly All Wool Regular $12.00 $8.00 Mifc-SJ 2uv,wv maris ai ius ena c. year. . ' The local court Is now ma! preparations to Initiate a 3 class : o)f candidates r in a months. - - HEST COLDS Apply over itiro&t and t' cover with hot fianadc VAPOlil Over 17 Million Jan VteJ , THE- PM end Cczrt Street . r - ':. r would Not ; Pas: WM LOT NO, 3 . ' ' . . 3 lb. Gray - SibEhgict Strictly All Wool Regular $6.5.0 CO .lijSi"Q A a modem type of woman, who be