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JUNE
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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.
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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."
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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. -
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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
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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.
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Beautiful Summer Dresses.
Organdy trim, in .Tissues,
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LADIES' SILK GLOVES
Long Gloves in tan, 1 black
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Every Ladies' Suit reduced
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SILK SWEATERS
New. shipment today of Silk
Sweaters, black, navy, red
white, copen. Prices . v '
$5.00, $7.50, $10.00 '
HOSIERY SALE
Silk Hose . .$1.25
Silk Hose . ,$1.49
Silk Hose . $1.98
Silk Hose . $2.50
Shown in ' the fa
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makes of Hole-
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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
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1 -strap Kid Pumps i . . . . .$4.50
3-strap Kid Pumps ; .$4.75
Kid Oxfords . . . . $4.75
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