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FXGE THREE I ULSTER FITS UP PRISON SHIP FOR SINN FEIN HOSTS HALL AIDS WILL CHIEF TOPIC AT EAGLES MEETING A Few of the Many CEASE ON FRIDAY MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOliD, OREOOX. " TUESDAY. -JUNE 20, 1021 JUNE If A TTk M A IIP SALEM, June 20. The reports, ru mors and counter-rumors surround ing the probable action ot Charles Hall, defeated candidate tor the re publican gubernatorial nomination, In the matter of whether or not he .'will contest the nomination of Ben W. "Olcott will be definitely decided be fore the end. of the week. By the terms of the Oregon elec tion laws Hall must file his contest ' by midnight Friday If he is not con tent to abide by the results of the election as proclaimed, by Governor Olcott last week. The statutes pre vide that a defeated candidate must ' file his demand for a recount within five days after his successful oppo nent has accepted the nomination, or , forever hold his peace. , Governor Alcott. filed his official acceptance of the nomination With Secretary of State Kozer Saturday af ternoon. , A statement issued by Hall Satur day evening declared (hat the com mittee handling his campaign had dis covered several alleged irrlgularities in the primary balloting and that he would probably demand a recount. TAKES OWN LIFE HOOD RIVER,-Ore., June 20. D. E. Stanton, aged civil war veteran and member ot Canby post, G. A. R., last night committed suicide by hang ing, according to the coroner. The bbdy Was found by his widow. Statt ton Buffered a nervous breakdown more than a year ago and has been In poor health. BELFAST, June 20. (By Associated Press). The former United States shipping board vessel Argenta has been refitted as a prison ship In which to confine the Sinn Felners captured by the Ulster government in its recent roundup. Six hundred cells have been built, wire netting being used exten sively and the vessel which will be sta tloned in Belfast Lough, will be ready soon. The greatest secrecy has surrounded the transformation of. the ship Into a prison as the Ulster officials feared attempts would be made to burn her if the news leaked out. Accommodations for the prisoners are provided on the flush deck, run ning for half the length of the ship. The compartments ate divided by steel wire netting and will have electric fans for air renewal. Iron bunks are pro vided with wire springs and mat tresses of straw. Exercise can be ob tained on the upper deck, which has wash basins und shower baths. An awning is provided for bad weather exercise. The decks also are enclosed with steel wire netting. A doctor and a priest will be attach ed to the ship. There is a'well equip ped hospital, while close by will be a powerful steam tender ready in case of emergency. SAME OLD STORY AT EUGENE, Ore.; June i0: V. A Brasfleld, aged 50, was killod and Henry Thompson and G. R. Smith were injured when a freight car crashed Into an automobile in which they were riding - early today at Springfield. The three men, all em ployes of the Booth-Kelly mill, were Just coming off the night shift. Millinery Blouses Sweaters Hosiery Silk Underwear Neckwear Real Lace by the yard Purses "Novelties The Vanity Shop "Quality and Service' BELLI NOH AM, Wash., June 20. Old u ge pensions were tho principal ; topic of dtseuHslon at the sorhIoiih yesterday and today of the "Wash Ins-ton- Btute Eagles, and officials pre dicted taht a resolution would ho adopted today urging all AeriCH to j unite In a campaign fi the passage I of legislation ny the several states. The subject was discussed favorably j yesterday ny t'onraa ti. xvinnn 01 Kansas City representing tho grand worthy president, Del Cary Smith of Spokane, past worthy state president and by Frank Dowd of Seattle, secro-1 tary of the Washington Aerie. Seattle Aerie number one last night captured four of the five first prizes offered in connection with the parade and the ritualistic contest. The fifth went to Bellfngham. Indications today were that Craw ford E. White of Seattle, vice-president of the state Aerie, would be elected to the presidency nt the elec tion, which will be held tomorrow, the closing: day of the convention. L F DRAG WILLAMETTE FOR MISSING MAN OREGON CITY, Ore, June 20. Sheriff Wilson today is dragging the Willamette river hero for .the body of W. H. Collier, 23. an ex-service man who saw war duty with the United States marines, and who dis appeared from his house boat here yesterday. Collier's home is in Minneapolis. His room mate. Frank CQttrell, re ported that Collier was in bed yes terday when he left for work and that when he returned in the after noon he was missing. His effects were undisturbed In the house boat occupied by the two. and Collier's wages at the Crown-Willamette paper company had not been drawn. Asido from accidental drowning, no theory is advanced for his disap pearance. - ; ' ' SEIZED PROPERTY TO BE RETURNED WASHINGTON, June '20 Leglsla- tion is being prepared with President Harding's sanction which will return to approximately thirty thousand Ger- mans and Austrians property taken over during the war by the alien pro perty custodians in amounts of $10,000 or less, it was announced today at the White House. : . The president working with the de partments of state and justice and the alien property office, it further was stated, will recommend that alien own era of seized property valued at more than $10,000 shall be entitled by the legislation, to receive, It necessary, part payment ranging up to the $10,000 limit. , C1XCIXNATI, June 20. (By the Associated Press.) The American federation of labor convention wont on record today as favoring accept ance by the government of Heury Ford's bid to lease the Muscle Shoals water power project. The resolution that was adopted directed the federa tion's executive council "to use all hasto possible in bringing pressure to bear on congress to secure favor able action at the present session on the Kord Contraot to develop Muscle Shoals." The convention sidestepped a reso lution branding the Kn Klux Klan as detrimental to labor, adopting in Its place a committee resolution declar ing opposition to any one parading the Burets in disguise to inspire the belief that the paraders represent an invisible government." LI L OLYMPrA, Wash., June " 20.--An order' of the Lewis county superin tendent of schools to disorganize dis trict number 97 because "an average dally attendance of four pupils dur ing the, preceding year had not been maintained, was upheld by the su preme conrt today. The school dlrec- ears protested on the ground that the attendance was restricted through the "arbitrary . Interference" of the county superintendent with the af fairs of the district. - nn T RAWLINS, Wyo., June 2 0. Fred Brown, wanted in Omaha for the al leged kidnapping of two young wo men, and for other law violations, was placed aboard Union Pacific train No. 4 this morning, enrotue to Lincoln, Neb. Ho was In the custody ot Ous Hlers, Nebraska state Sheriff and Warden Fenton ot the Nebraska State penitentiary. Brown will be taken to the Ne braska penitentiary for safe keeping If plans of the officer are carried out. He still is suffering from the wound inflicted1 by a posBe which captured him" near Medicine Bow last Satur day, but physicians said he was well enough to travel. TRIBUNE LIBEL SUIT HALTED BY ILLNESS i CHICAGO, Juno 20. The jury In the $500,000 lihel suit brought by Mayor W. H. Thompson against the Tribune in connection with tho ar ticles printed concerning his war at titude was dismissed by Judge 1-ianK Wilson, when the defense refused to proceed with only ten Jurors In tne box. -i. One juror became sick a few days ago and both sides agreed to proceed with eleven. Another was stricken. however and the defense refused to proceed. Learning that it would be four weeks before the Juror could re turn, Judge Wilson dismissed tho Jury and the case probably will be called again In tne ran. ACT IS REVERSED SALEM, Ore., Juno 20. The state supreme court" this morning reversed the decree of Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles of Wallowa county, sentenc ing R. R, Turner, convicted on a charge of assault with intent to kill, and ordered a new trla of the case with instructions to allow the motion of Turner's attorneys to quash the grand Jury indictment against him. When Turner's case was first sub mitted the grand' Jury returned a not. true bill in' his behalf. Subse quently -another-crand iunr indicted him without an order from the court The supreme court, opinion declares that the-second grand Juty exceeded Its authority in considering the case without an order from the court. LUCtl STRIKE Cigarette If s toasted. This one extra process gives a rare and delightful quality Impossible to duplicates Guarantee! br A, M. M. 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' ' MILLINERY 1-2 PRICE Every Trimmed Hat on sale. Nothing reserved. $5.00 Hats . . $2.50 $6.50 Hats ......... .$3.25 $8.00 Hats $4.00 $10.00 Hats . ... , . . . .$5.00 $12.50 Hats .$6.25 $15.00 Hats ........ .$7.50 I LADIES' WHITE PUMPS , White Nubuck low heel sport at, : . :v. f . : .v. .r $6.50 White Canvas low heel. . . $5.00 White Kid, high heel ..... $7.50 Shoes for the Whole Family 1 LADIES' KID PUMPS 1 -strap Kid Pumps i . . . . .$4.50 3-strap Kid Pumps ; .$4.75 Kid Oxfords . . . . $4.75 MUNSING WEAR McCALL PATTERNS Kid Oxfords .$7,50 PAY LESS and DRESS BETTER Have You Seen Them Thbsfe Glassware Specials On Display in Our Windows .ii. . i , i - i - M ' i-fv See Out Window, for Special I Disptay " Assortment of Cut. Water Sets, 6 glasses and Water pitcher , . . . $2.25 Special Colonial Water Glasses, 6-glass set ;;-rv.50? 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