FACE EIGHT.
Thb CAP'TAL JOt.'RNAL
Mil PAY FEES
TWiCECOURT SAYS
Insurance agents whote companies
have complied with the state laws
regulating the transaction of insur
nee business within the state and
prescribing license fees therefor are
not required to pay licenses imposed
by cities and towns in addition to the
stale iee. This Is the opinion of the
uregon supreme court expressed to
day in affirm inn the decision of
Judge J. P. Kavanaugh of the Mult
nomah county circuit court in the
case brought by George A. Lovejoy,
of Portland, in the Interest nf him.
aelf and some two hundred other in
surance agents to restrain the city
of Portland from collecting a license
iee lor me ngnt to act as cn insur
ance aeent In the rltv nf Portland
In the opinion, written by Justice
Harris, the court reiterates its thrice
Uttered dictum to the effect that the
state legislature has authority .. n.
act general laws affecting cities and
iev- t pro. mat sucn laws take prece
dence over any city ordinance that
might conflict therewith.
. Other opinions:
' Mary A. Miller vs J.ima A. Rnnr.
rd appellant, appeal from Multno
mah county; action to recover mon-
-y. opinion by. Justice Johns, Judge
C. U. Oantenbien affirmed.
I A, Murphy as guardian of Wil
liam M. Whetstone, appellant, vs
Henry Francis Whetstone et al, ap
peal from Jackson countv: suit to
adjust title to property; opinion by
justice Johns, judge F. M. Calkins
affirmed and case remanded for sup
Elemental nroceedincs.
Booth-Kclty Lumber company vs
w. j. Williams appellant; appeul from
Lane county; action to recover mon
ey; opinion by Justice Bean; Judge
O. F. Skipworth affirmed.
W. B. Smith vs B. B. Barner, ap
pellant; appeal from Yamhill coun
ty; suit to set aside dcr"fee of lower
.court alleging error in award of
judgment; opinion by Justice Johns.
Judge H. H. Belt reversed and case
'remanded.
Mary L. Merchant et al, appellants
Vs Marshfield Realty and Trading
company, a corporation; appeal from
v,uoh uouiiiy; sun 10 quiet line, opin
ion by Justice Bennott. Judge U. V.
Skipworth affirmed.
B. M. Chandler va N. M. Todd t al
appellant; appeal from Multnomah
county; action upon an Injunction
bond restraining defendant from re
moving wood or timber and other
property from certain lands; opinion
by Justice Bean, dismissing appeul
from decree of Judgo John P. Kava
naugh.
llollund Washington Mortgage
company, appellant vs llond Illver
county court et ai; appeal from Hood
Klver county; appeal ftom a decree
uuanhlnu writ of review. Onlnlnn liv
Justice Burnett. Judge Fred W. Wil
son reversed and ease remanded.
ft. TC. DftHnltA VH PhnHnit Anilarartn
administrator of estutA nf Frnilerlek
Anderson, doceased, appellant; appeal
from Clatsop county; motion to dis
tiifsa ntifiAul m'Ai-riilfiif hv nmiel
City of PoBrtlotoj) vs Jeffrey and
Kufton et nl, appellants; appeul from
, Multnomah county; hppenl from de
cree of lower court liolilinir that sum
of $4022.29 and Intercut was duo
. piainuri; opinion ny justice jonns
Juries Georce G. Blneham affirmed
' C. Q. Grlffa et al appellants, vs
City of Monmouth ct al; appeal from
3'olk county; suit brought to enjoin
special street assessments made by
the defendant city ngutnit the prop
erty of plaintiff; pplnlon by Chief
Oustlce McUride. Judge II. H, Belt
jirilrmeu.
' Himon Juento mint-Hunt vs tl. W
(Wright; appeul from Lake county;
milt tti fn1nln defendant, from Inter.
fertnir with work nt nlnlntlff nn illleh
owned by plaintiff ueross lands of
lerendant, opinion by Justice lien
tiett. Judgo L, F. Conn affirmed with
modifications.
Itchearlng denied in Biggs vs Ad-
Associate Club
Members To Meet
Friday Evening
Due to the lack of a quorum the
meeting of associate members called
for eight o'clock Monday evening in
the Commercial Club, was not held.
Those who did attend were gtven lists
of names of the members who should
have been there, and they will call on
them and urge their attendance at a
meeting for the same time next Friday
evening.
By a recent action of the Commer
cial Club board of director
membership in the organization was
permiuea. wnere regular members
tlflV t9A nr.ni... III. : . .
r j duiiuaii., BaouLiHLH mpmnori .
are permitted membership for $5. Thls
action was taken in order to get men
In other walks of life, ihn .
deem it advisable to Day the 120 into
the club.
The organization
Salesmen's club, to be formed win. .
soclate members, will be taken nn
the meeting Friday evening, and all
associate memoers, will be taken up
at the meetimr Friday evening nn oil
asociate members, or others interested.
are invited to attend the meeting.
I sion In Portland, Thursday morning, I
I for the Dumose of diseiissinr the carl
situation witn a view to arriving at
a more equitable distribution of cars
to the different industries.
Dr. W. D. McMillan of La Crande
i a. Ill M.nnnH..j - i
the state board of dental examiners
when his present terra expires April
1, according to a statement by Gov-
ernor Olcott Monday.
The second week of the Senator's!
drive for funds finds Biddie Bishop L J6 uceu of artillery ba-
. . , . . . , - lamon nas oeen lormea in tne or-
so snowed under by the demands of :cani2atlon of at
his own Interests, in the Willamette i Marshfield and Newport, according
valley Transfer company, that he has ; " Adjutant General Stafrln who
been forced to abandon for a few state ,hat ne Pects to complete
days, his wor.c for the Senators. And
GOOD RESPONSE 10
DRiVC FOR fUNOS
. CHEEKS SENATORS
IAUSTRAUAN WOOL
SOLD AT EXCESSIVE
RATES IN ENGLAND
the batalllon soon with the orcaniza
don't forget this fact, Biddie Is the of ,ourtn company at either
little Giant of the local ball club. Jt",8eourg or Eugene. The Ashland
Lining up Dlavers. unervi)n nrir company was formerly company B,
construction, m.Tking friends for the 0reKon Infantry, and the Marshfield
new Dan CIUD these, and a thousand H iwmeriy company a oi
other tasks have absorbed Bishop's tn8 Jnft,ntrv regiment. Adjutant . Gen
attention. Mut Mr. and Mrs. Salem eral sta,rin 18 ln eastern Oregon this
RnoAhall an I . t . 1 . - Week mm Illpf in fr nln. tViA
(. 9 iiiipwKsiuie ior any' -o v.
sanitation of a troon of cavalrv nt
Pendleton and an ambulance corps
at La Grande
"Gaspipe" Slayer
Is Captured And
Returned To Pen
' Jack La Hose, Portland "gnsplpe"
Murderer who escaped from thq pri
son woodcamp March 5, 1919, after
serving ten years of a life term for
the murder of a Portland pawnbrok
er in 1909, was returned to the pen
itentiary this morning by F. W. Sny
der, state agent, who brought the
fugitive! back from Khawnee, Okln.,
where he had surrendered himself to
the police. Lai tose has been living in
the Oklahoma town for six months
running a hottl under the name of
Itoy CiisHle. He was married In Shaw
pee about three months ago. Accord
ing to the story told to Enyder by
l.a Rose he admitted his identity to
the Bhawnee police and expressed a
dettlro to be returned here to "squitre
his account" with the state of Ore
gon after being arrested following a
brawl In his hotel. Snyder declared
this morning that La Hone gave not
the Slightest trouble on the hniim-
wurd trip, it not even being necessary
to use handcuffs on the fugitive.
Typical Oregon
Weather Now Due
Says Forecaster
Portland. Or., Mar. 9 After An mi
ttfluul period of c.Mir weather, nltmtai
without Interruption since the first of
tne year, yesterday -brought a rain
torm which, according to weather re-
fioris, promises to be the curtain
raiser for a period of typical Webfoot
days. A drenching rain continued
throughout most of the day, and with
iow and then a hrl f respite, mid the
forecast last nlht was for more rain
today.
With a deficiency in rainfall most
unusual for this time of year, and re
corded as 10.67 inches since Beptem
ber 1, the rainfall ln hailed with re
lief by farmers throughout this section.
Corvallis Man To
Succee d Jones On
State Fair Board
W. H. Savage of Corvallis will .-!
ceed M. L. Jones of Bronka
dent of the State Fali hnnr ,...
the latter's term
j lin a. v
age was elected president at a meet
ing oi me ooara here Monday. A. C.
Marsters of Roseburg was elected vice
president. Jones' whnuo tam
member of the board expires April
1. will be succeeded by James Linn
of Marlon county.
Plans for tho I
fair grounds by the construction of
cement walks and driveways at a cost
of between ten thousand and fifteen
thousand dollars and the construc
tion of a livestock Judging area at a
cost of eight thousand dniinr.
approved by the board.
Increases in premiums on all clas
ses of exhibits amounting tn ,,,.(
mutely over the list of last year were
also approved.
Difficult To Give
Evidence In Case
Knickerbocker and Teko.
Man Is Found Dead
Sitting In Chair
Death, inspired by an attack of In
fluenza, overtook William Sitton.
elderly bachelor, as he sut ln a chair
before the tuble In his shuck ln Stay
ton some time Monday night. The
body was found by neighbors at about
8 o'clock Tuesday mornln. It was
taken in charge by Stayton undertak
ers. Sheriff Needhnm was notified. An
investigation was conducted inlnilv i,v
that office and the coroner, and death
was ueieriuincd to have been from In
fluenza and a weak heart. So fur n iu
known sitton has no relatives ln this
county.
.one to put such a proposition as this
under way without your cooperation.
If Salem has a tea mth.-ir rin. th
'' IQr an semi-pro competitors, it I "
wll be because you are with Biddie C h Wrpn Pin I U
and aggregation of stellar baseball Crt rillU 11
men.
Although a portion of tht money
has been subscribed, about $800 is
badly needed to complete fence and
bleacher construction, at the park at
h h!. : . . . The mney' Durl"8 aivorc Proceedings replete
has been comine in mi tnn in,m,i., .,... i .mtI..,ii6o
Ing the latter part of the campaign. r"'th 80 Called ensa"onal charges and
Help the boys save the day by send eounter charges, the two Shockley
ing to Biddie, care of the Capital chiIdren. Bess IS and Linn 13, are
Tilirnnt n nhonl. the brfirht ctinnfin.n i tun 1 , . 1
b.,n tvpi rneilLJIlg JOUr " "v.,a ...V MMVfctCU
interest in the enternrlxo review of the marital relations of
generous checks have been receivd lne,r Parents. Edna Shockley and T
'n resuonse to thl omnnim .rc. tsnockley.
Bishop promises to publish a list of ' The 0,186 was heard Monday and
nte donors as soon as returns are ln. luesuay by Judge Percy Ft. Kelly in
With the recent addltio of "Teko" department No. 2, circuit court. Mrs.
Grosvenor, Fred Hall and Fred Co- iShockley's claims for divorce are bas-
....... hi u ocrimiurs, me tentative .i6ca umi ner nutjiiana
'Ineun is civen nn f.alnuTo. ri. assaulted her nnnn aimil
-wi.vna. va.VIICIS, j wv.u4.u..a.
Kracke and Hayes; pitchers. Cole, I tnat ne had imposed upon their con-
CrtY Ppaln. t .. f,'.. 1 ,1 li.i nilhtnl atnfA a m A . V. . 1 I . .
' ' i iiiuciuoia, noiines, 1TOS-1 " M owvw nuu uiui iie was lllier-
tor. Miller, Cohen, Humphries and ested ln other women. Shockley, who
Bishop; outfielders, O'Mally. Hall. ls a Sllyerton barber, testified that he
,ieaa an exemplary life, denied chat
he had ever "lifted a hand against
Sirs. Shockley" or had ever depart
ed from he straight and narrow way
As a counter charge he stated that
Mrs. Shockley attempted to secure
money from him in many ways.
In efforts to support their various
contentions, attorneys for both par
ties Introduced the two children na
witnesses Attorneys for Shockley at
tempted to elicit testimony from lit
'!e Bess that her mother had influenc
ed her evidence in this case by prom
ising that "they would live easy on
the alimony," as the attorney's ques
tion phrased the. matter. The little
girl replied simply that "nothing of
,tne kind" had occurred. Linn and his
sister Bess stated that they loved
both parents equally and that nil of
the quarrels, had "just started themselves."
Both children are attractive snr
intelligent youngsters. More thought-
iui memoers or the court room audi
ence expressed regret that any child
should be called Into a case whede
unsavory testimony and charges were
the evident order of the day. Both
parents ask for custody of the chil
dren. The case was"" continued thru
out Tuesday afternoon.
London, March 9. It is estimated
by some woolen spinners that the
British government made 69,000,400
. . m i n .1 frnm thai buiI" nf Australian
'""-' - - -
wool last year and thus far In 1920.
nAnlitl0 tn phn-roa that hnth thA
---" J " o
government and the Yorkshire, spin
ners had made excessive profits, Sir
Arthur Goldfinch chairman of the
wool council of tne .Ministry or .Muni
tions told a representative of the
lvAnincr Stftnrl.ir,! that it xena frllA t?,A
government was reselling merino and
cross-orea wool irom Australia ana
Kpnr 7.pnlftn(1 at nrtcA 'Vprv much
higher" than the basic price at which
It was purchased.
"It was clearly understood," he
said, "that when the wool was no
longer needed for military purposes
It should be sold at market rates and
thA nnmlninna ahnnlrl rAnolva rtne-
hnlf nf tho nrnfit Ailotrnlla am, Vpv
Zealand are clearly entitled to this.
'The rise in wool is confined to the
more expensive qualities merino and
fine cross-bred. Medium ni
cross-bred wools are about the same
price as In 1915, calculated in British
currency, but calculated in United
States, Dutch and Scandinavian cur
rency tne prices for such classes of
wool are considerably cheaper than
they were during the war, and almost
the same as they were six years ago.
"There has been a exeat run nn th
finer classes of wool, which ar now
being consumed more rapidly than
they are crown, and a ero.it i-ie- t
price was natural and almost Inevit
able.
Yorkshire sninners say that ho
simply could not help making profits.
"A spinner has nothing to do in these
days but sit still," said one, "and
money rains in his l.m."
A trade corresnondent nf tha Ttmftn
arerts tnat prices nave been rushed
up by the demand from the continent.
The bulk of the wool on cloth mt
large proportion of the worsted, It is
siateu, ts going to Germany through
the three Scandinavian countries.
Alar.
refloats
" ar.tr v..
Cristobol Shaken
By Blast On Ship
Panama, Mar. 9. Cristobal u
shaken and windows were shattered
all over the city Saturday by an ex
plosion in tne hul lof the United Stat
was recently .
bn
-.- ... oy -Jtaj
-...ofrireoabo
was raised late last mon-h
"f': reporull,
steamer and it ! hui of Z
"s i.ie explosion. eiJS;
'Nav England Din
Out After Shm
BjStM. Xtfi ..
rles an ,'.',. '""roails, h,.
the casfni ..j . .Tvl w reaoK,
tion facilities that tranu.
northern New EnglaTA 03 h
Tvr: . everal
h.reand Vermn ewHjm.
ousinanyHrt.
me Piaces feeding o?!,80
a Problem. 6 n:fu3w' He-
"Wine Is necessary 7or th. .
'.-.B Maeterlinok .L. ' ,h(i
x. I he ma,, his VroZ?
es to th movie cities
Capitol Briefs
The pictures of 25 Oregon school
boys and girls appear in the "annual
honor roll" of the industrial club
work of Oregon the 1920 "red book'
which has Just been issued by a.
A. Churchill, state superintendent of
public instruction. The book was pro
pared by N. G. Maris, industrial club
worker of the state department of ed
ucation and is very largely made up
of stories and pictures of club mem
bers who have won honors In their
respective lines of club endeavor dur
ing 1919.
A new schedule of telephone rates
for the Philomath telephone system
will become effective March 10 under
an order issued by the public serv
ice commission Monday.
Superintendents, and managers of
railroad lines and terminal compan
ies operating in Oregon have been
requested by Fred O. Uuchtel of the
Oregon public service commission to
meet with members of the comml8
Russian Children Settle in 'Colonu
After Living in Box-Cars for Month .
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IJV ' A.,
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Thfy have been drivjn l.out us ref.
. ligecs for many months, living in box
cars or wherever and howevrr thfy
fould, rvrr since the revolution in
Utrograd, tlitse 700 Russian ihil
aren, Thfy are (lie tons a.Vd daughters o
what wfre tlif best educatr.J and the
wealthiest families of l'etrograd and
now for the first time since they
started on Ihcir wanderings tticy each
JX'"fs bed with Manket,
pillow and pillow-slip, and n(W ,,.
derwear, slm t, SW kings, drcses and
w eaters.
The Tetroprad q-ilviren's 3Uwt'
v.Muoy notised in Jour uld bar,
-acki nrar the American Red Cros
.P-lal on Russian Maud, near
Udivotak. These buildings were
.ormerly ,,..d ,,,, powdtr f
hich has been moved either to other
imldingj or uktIl j h lcrosj
i'.ie river to Choorkin, a small Siher
ur. town, ;
On barracks is used as a dormi
tory forvhe girls, another for the
boys, one for the kitchen, tliniiu;
room, dental ofJicc and superiulrnd
euts office and the fonrili is Jiv;c!rd
into school rooms.
Seven Russian
whose care various groups of ihe riiil
dren had been placed when they firi
Irtt retrograd, lime accompanied
them through ail of their travels an.l
are now in the colony as teadirrs arid
supervisors. Sit more Ku-sia i ush
ers are being secured whf, will m;,kc
'up the faculty. The scIkm-I will !
conducted us a Rii-.ian rhV
governing board n ronvist of a Soviet
of the teachers, a representative fn-i
the Semstvo mid one rrprcscntative
from the American Ked (oa.
Through tin's body all plans affrctioc
the school life will I made and willi
out its sanctiuu nothing can be imr-
dm-en. Mi Gladys G. Gorman, of
Moiftclair, N. J., y. V. C. A. Secre
tary, will direct physical education
and socud work among the girls of
the colony,
Classes will be held six days each
wee, probably for right or nine
hour a ay. Twice each week a mu
sic master from Vladivostak will go
i the island to train the children in
choral snving am for th( c,oir t
Hie church services each Sunday.
I'.! die meantime, until things are in
running order, the teachers are busy
Ik. ping tin sols who are old enough
to ait a- d make dresses for tlu m
m v and ibc sm-,ll r rliildren. The
liave helped to clean out the
barnvks. wlnte-nasli limn and make
thct'i Iiva' ile. as o-.u of ihe diffictiliies
n; prrpi.rmjt tlie (olony lias been to
ptr.nadr Rusi:n workmen to do any
th:t .g win,!, will benefit the children
f Me depoKd upper classc.
ladies' C
OatS and Suits
New Spring garments are
now here and more coming
every day direct from the
Fashion Centers of New
York. Suits come in Jersey,
French Serge, Tricotine,
Wool Poplin, etc,
Zonts are all the rage in tan polo cloth, are
short and have lots of "Pep.".
Our buying direct saves you all the
middleman's profit' .
LADIES' COATS
$15.00 to $55.00
LADIES' SUITS
$22.50 $55.00
Our Prices Always The Lowest
Gale & Company
Com'l. and Court StS. . - TCnrmPrlv HMmwa at.
We Have An
. Extra Fine Stock
of )
Girls Dresses
In sizes from 2 to 14 years. They are made in a great variety of styles of such good mater
ials as white lawn, white voiles, poplins and ginghams. . ' - ' ' ;
White lawn and voile dresses... .................$2.98 to $-90
Poplin and Peque Dresses ............ ......... $3.98 to $5.50
Gingham Dress .69 to $5.90
HATS FOR
Women andGirls
We have just received another fine new
shipment of the latest in Spring Hats. You
owe it to yourself to come and look them
over and see what we will save you.
Girls hats... ...$1.29 to $4.98
Women's hats....$4.50 to $16.50
We call your attention to our new ,
Summer
Dress Goods
From which 'you can make your selections
for your ne wsummer dresses. Our vTlK
the lowest.
Fancy voiles....59c to $1.19 yd
Fancy crepes $119 yd
Novelty silks JM9 yd
Incorporated
A NATIONWIDE INSTITUTION
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