THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1908.
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SIGNS ARE DO;
RESULTS OBSCURED
Recent Developments in Wash
ington Primary Fight In
crease Uncertainty.
around that th Congressional contact wfU
Ito to second choice for decision, a fact
which leave aJI predictions . of the pos
sible result sticking; out In the air.
An issue of new prominence In this con
test, aa well as in the Senatorial contest,
has been raised by the district organixa
tlons of retail merchants and manufactur
er which have Joined forcea and are
seeking; to pledge all Congressional candi
dates to oppose the enactment of a parcels
post law. After quizzing the candidates.
these organizations have indorsed Senator
Ankeny. Judge Polndexter. W. H. Lud
den and Harry Rosenhaupt. while declar
ing Congressman Jones. T. D. Rockwell
and "Billv" Goodyear to be against them.
No mention Is made In their circular of
Mr. Johnson. Mr. Field or H. M. Boone.
PRISONER
RONS
CONNOLLY STORY FACTOR
nnr Effwt Has Been to Brine Into
Open Scores or Hitherto Luke
warm Ankeny Men Mead Is
at 'Work in Spokane.
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conirivr. Wash.. Rent. 4. (Special
Recent contributions to tha Washingt
0ht An all three of the m(
Important contests have vastly lntensl
.Via interest In those contests through
out Eastern Washington and materially
clouded the sky of political observation
until the shrewdest political astronomers
now look in vain for reliable signs upon
which to base predictions of results.
The publication of the Connolly story
about Senator Ankeny in uiuiw a emo
has both Intensined. ana emoinereo.
Senatorial contest: the Indorsement
Vf.nri mil K. r; CoSBXOVe
Governor by the Anti-Saloon League b
ih miration of the srood faith
that organization and the result of the
Spokesman-Review s Congressional straw
vote in Spokane has developed Judge
Miles Polndexter as the most dangerous
opponent of Lee A. Johnson, of Sunny
side, in the Congressional race.
Effect Not Easy to Gange.
What has actually been the effect of
the Connollv story it Is impossible to say,
except within very narrow limits. The
supporters or Congressman janes were
enthusiastically Joyful when the maga
zine put In Its appearance, and the Jones
newspapers made use 01 it to the limit In
their added efforts to discredit Senator
Ankeny.
The supporters of Senator Ankeny came
back promptly and vigorously with more
or less guarded denials of the statements
contained In the "exposure" ana wun
bitter denunciations of the magazine
Itself and of Congressman Jones and his
supporters, whom they accused ol respon
aibllltv for the publication.
Probably the mct striking immediate
effect of the appearance ol tne article
was that It brought into the open scores
of supporters of Senator Ankeny who,
while friendly to him before, naa mere
fore taken no part whatever in the con
test. Leading Spokane bankers and prom
inent financiers and business men through
out the state have hastened to express
their highest confidence In Senator An-
lrnnv'. i n t frr1 1 v nf character and his lair
dealing In business affairs, and to the ex
tent that tnese expressions have been
circulated they have bad a tendency to
cause a reaction In Senator Ankeny'a
favor. The Jones supporters, however.
content themselves with the circulation of
the original article, declaring that Its
salient accusations are Incapable of suc
cessful denial, meanwhile pointing out
that few efforts have been made to re
fute them.
McBrlde and Local Option.
Prior to the advancement of the local
option question to a position of first Im
portance In the gubernatorial contest. ex-
Governor Henry McBrlde was siatea in
many quarters of Eastern Washington as
an easy winner. Governor McBrlde, like
all of his more prominent opponents, had
declared his advocacy of local option early
In the campaign, bi t had not undertaken
to make a campaign on that Issue. In
tead. he started out to attack the extrav.
agance. incompetence and splnelessness of
the present state administration.
Governor Mead had already caused to
be published a statement of state finances
In which It was claimed that he had re
duced the cost of the state administration.
The McBrlde managers attacked this
claim, producing finally a statement of
otate Treasurer Mills. Mead's Thurston
County manager, which showed an In
crease of state expenses of more than
100 per cent in four years.
Governor Mead and his supporters
turned to the local option question and
enlisted the assistance of the Washington
Anti-Saloon League, a reform organlza
tion headed by Royal W. Raymond, of
Seattle. The league outlined a proposed
local option bill, in support of which It
was securing pledges from candidates for
tha Legislature on t ie theory that Its bill
would be the only one permitted to be
considered by the Legislature at Its next
session. It asked for and received
pledges of support from all the Repub
lican candidates for Governor, all of them
pledging themselves with equal posltlve-
ness to the support or local option
Having secured these replies, the league
permitted the use of its authority by the
Mead forces for the charge that the
saloon men were unite 1 In the support of
Governor McBrlde. and followed that
action with a public statement in which
It announced that, while the pledges of
John D. Atkinson and Robert B. Brown,
two of the minor candidates for the nom
ination, were equally satisfactory. It ad
vised Its supporters to vote for Governor
Mead for first choice and S. G. Cos grove
for second choice. No mention was made
of Governor McBrlde, though his letter
to the league was given out for publica
tion. Mead Men Busy In Spokane.
His success in enlisting this assistance
from the Anti-Saloon League has em
boldened Governor Mead's friends to make
an effort to organize Spokane County In
behalf of the Governor. L. P.'. Horn
berger. of this city, who is posing as
Mead's state manager, and who side
stepped the local option vote in the last
Legislature, w-as sent to Spokane by
Harry Falrchlld. of Belllngham. who is
the real head of the Mead organization
and who also has a Legislative record
against local option, and perfected a local
organization of Mead supporters.
The head of this organization Is A. B.
Campbell, a millionaire mining man. who
la known chiefly In Spokane politics for
having led a bolt In the county's delega
tion to the state convention of 1902, In
which 13 of the 48 delegates violated their
county convention Instructions and voted
against McBrides railroad commission
plank of that year. For secretary of tha
organisation Mr. Hornberger. with the
assistance of County Treasurer Ed Irwin,
a candidate for State Treasurer. Im
pressed into service Marvin Arnold, a
deputy in Irwin's office, who Is an active
supporter In the Governorship contest of
John D. Atkinson.
Johnson Still In Lead.
Lee A. Johnson still continues, appar
ently, to bold the leading place in the
Third district Congressional contest, but
t)e Spokesman-Review's straw ballot of
13no Spokane subscribers shows that on
first choice vote Judge Miles Polndexter
will poll approximately one-half of the
votes in this city. This advances him to
the position of Johnson's most dangerous
opponent, at the same time practically
eliminating from the race the other Spo
kane candidates except as second choice
possibilities.
It appears to be generally conceded all i
CANDIDATES ARE INDORSED
Lewis County Law and Order League
Take Action. .
CHEHALIS, Wash., Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.) The executive committee of the
Lewis County Law and Order League
Indorsed the following on the county
ticket For State Senator. H. O. Fish
bark, of Adna; Representatives. H. W.
Thompson, of Centralis. James E. Leon
ard, of Chehalis, and H. O. Stone, of
Toledo.
Harvey Landes, of Mossyrock, who
was a candidate for Representative,
has Issued a letter withdrawing from
the contest and asking that his friends
support the candidates Indorsed by the
league.
The candidates named are favored
because of tbelr having gone on record
In favor of a satisfactory local option
law.
Gus L. Thacker, for County Attorney,
and W. "D. Bay. for Superintendent,
were also Indorsed.
About a dozen local organizations
were represented at the meeting'.
WILL INVESTIGATE HATES
COMMISSION WILL HOLD MEET
- INO ON SEPTEMBER 22,
Charges on Grain on Columbia
Southern Railway Will First
Receive Attention.
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 4. (Special.) The
Railroad Commission today notified the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
that hearings will be held to Investigate
grain rates In Eastern Oregon. The first
hearing will be held at Wasco, Sherman
County, on September 22, at which time
the rates on the Columbia Southern Rail
way, or Shanlko Branch, will be in
vestigated.
On September 28 a hearing will be held
at Pendleton and the rates Investigated on
the main line, the Elgin Branch. Pilot
Rock Branch and Washington division.
There is a general feeling among grain-
producers and shippers throughout East
ern Oregon that the freight rates on grain
are too high, and the matter has several
times been brought to the attention of the
Commission. Action has been delayed
from time to time, however, for various
reasons, one being the desire of the grain
shippers to get together and take up the
matter for the whole O. R. & N. system.
Instead of dealing with one locality at
time.
It was also hoped that tha Investiga
tions of the Railroad Commission of
Washington into the grain rates of East
ern Washington might bring forth ma
terial of value to the grain-shippers In
Eastern Oregon. That Commission took a
large amount of testimony in Its hearing
at Rltzville early in the year, but has
handed down no decision, as Federal
Judge Hanford decided It had no con
stitutional right to make rates, and no
decision has yet been had from the Su
preme Court of Washington on this point.
A case Is now before the Washington Su
preme Court Involving this point and tha
Washington Commission will await its
decision before making a decision In the
grain-rate case.
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Albany Library Completed.
ALBANT, Or.. Sept. 4. (Special.)
Albany's public library will be formally
opened next Friday. September 1L The
library Is situated in the old T. M. C.
A. building, near the corner of Second
and Ferry streets. Miss Lucy Gard has
been chosen librarian.
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PIANO ARE EASY
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See Reed-French tonight a won
derful piano for S224 a new adver
tising plan originated by this com
pany. Store open till late tonight.
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Watck for
Columbia Woolen
Mills Co.'s
Reason Why"
Contest in
Sunday Papers.
C. Wolfe, of Tillamook,
Tries to Stab Sheriff.
SUBDUED WITH REVOLVER
Prisoner Attempts to Break Away
From Deputy Sheriff, Defying
Officer to Hold Him
. Against His Will.
TILLAMOOK, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
W. C Wolfe, who raised the red flag
at the Fourth of July celebration here
this year, appeared In Irons today be
fore Justice Sapplngton, when he was
charged with attacking his daughter.
Wolfe assumed an ugly mood when
arrested, and when taken to the Court
house drew a knife from his pocket
and opened It threateningly. Sheriff
Crenshaw quickly deprived him of the
weapon.
When left In charge of Deputy
Sheriff Aschlm In the Sheriffs room.
Wolfe atttempted to escape, declaring
the deputy could not hold him pris
oner. The officer covered Wolfe with
a gun and brought him into submis
sion, but on account of his behavior
Sheriff Crenshaw decided to take no
further chances and placed htm In
Irons.
On being arraigned before Justice
Sapplngon, Wolfe waived examination
and was bound over to the Circuit
Court, ball, being placed at $2000.
Wolfe Is now confined In the County
Jail.
Wolfe Is a painter and has several
grown children, and public Indignation
is very strong against him.
MANY NEW BUILDINGS
Permits Issued at Eugene in Five
Months Total $285,000.
EUGENE. Or., Sept, 1. (Spe
cial.) The record of the build
ing inspector of Eugene shows
that permits for over a quarter
of a million dollars for buildings have
been taken out since Eugene began
to keep account of things five months
ago. or April 1st. This does not in
clude any of the buildings that were
In course of construction before April,
amounting to over $100,000.
The permits Issued by the month
since the record has been kept are
An follows . For April. $88,000; for
Not afraid
of the weather
Sun or Rain
Just the Same
to
Gordon Hats
$3
Gordon de Luxe:
$4
FOR BALE BT
A. B. STEINBACH & CO.
May, $24,000; for June. $75,300; for
July, $47,000; for August, $68,000. The
total amount In this time Is $285,000.
AMMONIA BURNS MAN'S EYE
Frank L. Perkins, of Portland, Vic
tim of Explosion at Berlin.
ALBANT, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
Frank L. Perkins, of the city staff of the
Portland Evening 'Telegram, sustained
an Injury to an eye as the result of an
accident today at Berlin.
He returned from a hunting trip, and
In cleaning his gun took a bottle of am
monia from a shelf in the house where
he was staying. The ammonia was old
and had been in a warm room, and when
Perkins was opening the bottle It ex
ploded. His left eye was filled with the
liquid.
He came to Lebanon tonight lor treat
ment and physicians believe they can
save the sight. The right eye is also
swollen, but not seriously injured.
Coach for Albany College Team.
iT.UiVT fir.. Sent. 4. SDeclaI.) O.
H. Luck, assistant coach at the Uni
versity of Washington last year, nas
been secured to coach the Albany Col
lege football team this year. He will
soon arrive to take charge of the squad
with the onenlnar of school. Albany
has prospects for a strong team this
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Manicure cutlery Kyssell's, 29 Mor.
False Rumor Causes Alarm.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Sept. 4. Special.)
The city was thrown Into much excite
ment this morning, only to have it al
layed later in the Ay, by word from the
dead, as it were, through a rumor that
Mrs. G. I,. Blggers. wife of the City
Health Officer, and her daughter. Miss
Ruth, and a sister had been drowned at
Ocean Park. A telegram was received
this morning from Ocean Park saying
the three had been missing for 38 hours.
They were all located this afternoon st
Long Beach. Relatives in Portland and
Hlllsboro were as much alarmed as
friends and relatives here.
In Machunetts alone there Is more neg
lected water power going to waste than Is
available at Nlairara Falls.
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20 YEARS ON BROADWAY
In 20 years we have never put our shears "in a piece of goods for less than $45 to
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