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Listless Primary Campaign
Closes Today; Election
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NOTHING BUT CONFIDENCE
THE 3IORNIXG OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, 7, 1909.
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I ' OFFICERS ELECTED BY OREGON THRESHERS' ASSOCIATION.
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M - - - - ' : f - - ' - - V i -t
Every Candidate for Office Has It
Figured Out to a Certainty
That He Cannot Pos
sibly Lose. .
With only a day intervening until the
prtmarle, the sen-ices of a superhuman
political seer are required if any reliable
forecast of the result of tomorrow's pri
mary nominating election is to be made.
This is particularly true as relating to
the Republican nomination for Mayor.
Alphabetically speaklnav Bailey. MrDon
11. Rushlight and Simon each declares
that he will win the Indorsement of the
Republican voters. Each" questions the
contention of the other three. However,
present Indications favor the nomination
of Joseph Simon, the choice of the Re
publican assembly. McDonell or Rush-lla-ht
will win second place, while, despite
the claims of his friends, it is generally
regarded that Bailey will be low man.
This relative arrangement of the names
of the four candidates is agreed to only
by Simon, who is picked as the success
ful candidate, but the prediction is con
sidered a reasonable one from the infor
mation that can be gathered from differ
ent sections of the city in one of the
most listless campaigns which has ever
been conducted in Portland under the di
rect primary law.
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Simon Starts With a Lead.
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Friends of Simon base their claim for1
Ills nomination on the fact that he admit
tedly will have a big lead over his three
opponents on this side of the river. At
the same time the supporters of the as--eembly
candidate Insist that he has more
than an even chance on the Bast Side,
with the probability that he will come
across the river with a majority.
A report gained circulation yesterday
that Simon was throwing his strength to
McDonoll. This rumor was promptly
nailed as a campaign lie by friends of
Simon, who announced positively that
the story was without any foundation and
had been concocted maliciously for cam
paign purposes. The supporters of the
assembly candidate ridiculed, the Idea
that they would resort to any such pro
cedure at this stage in the campaign,
when they regard the nomination as well
as won by Simon.
McDonell's Sweeping Campaign'
The McDonell forces will yield first
place to neither of the other three as
pirants. It is to be said for McDonell
that he has conducted one of the most
aggressive campaigns ever directed by
any candidate for municipal office.
Through an organization of about 150
active workers, he has invaded every pre
i lnct in the city and is claiming the East
Side, with an even break on this side of
the- ,rlver.
The friends of McDonell are contending
that their candidate will profit by the at
titude of Rushlight in refusing to abide
by the choice of the Republican voters,
and more particularly from the disclosure
that has been made against Rushlight
and his stand on legislation in the City
Council respecting the regulation and
control of the liquor traffic in this city.
In behalf of McDonell. his friends are
maintaining that he has conducted a
clean, honest and straightforward cam
paign, free from abuse, and without so
liciting the Indorsement of any element
of the Republican voters of the city.
Rushlight persists in maintaining that
he is certain of receiving the nomina
tion. He denies that either or all of the
opposing candidates has made any ma
terial invasion of his strength and con
fidently expects to land the nomination.
Rntley dismisses with a smile what he
regards the exaggerated professions of
strength on the part of his adversaries.
He declares that he Is strictly in the
running and will loom up In credttable
shape when the ballots are counted Sat
urday night.
Sharp Contest for Judge.
The contest for the nomination of Muni
cipal Judge is developing into one of the
most interesting to be decided at the
polls tomorrow. A nomination in this In
stance practically Insures election, since
each of the rival candidates has pledged
himself to support the successful nomi
nee as may be decided in the primaries.
As an advantage Bennett is relying on
the fact that lie was indorsed by the
Republican assembly and at the same
time la standing on his 'record as a
member of the City Council. At the same
time. Seneca Fouts has made a thorough
canvass of every precinct in the city
through an organization . of. vote-getters
that perhaps is surpassed in effective
ness only by the men who are behind
the candidacy of McDonell . for Mayor.
As for the Councilmen-at-large. each
of the five candidates Is making extrava
gant claims in support of his probable
nomination. Thomas C. Devlin and Gay
lombard. recommended by the Repub
lican assembly, are expecting the
nomination. Neither has made anytlilnr
in the nature of a campaign, but
this is true of many of the
candidates suggested by this
gathering of Republican voters. Mllo M.
l'lmk'k. FVed J. Brady and J. J. Jennings,
the other three candidates for these
two -nominations, - have been especially
active and. like the candidates for Mayor,
assert that they have the nomination
within their grasp. Friends of Repre
sentative Brady are claiming that he will
be nominated on the record he made in
the last Legislature. His position on the
I'ort of Portland bill, regulating the
, towage and pilotage services on the river;
his vote in support of different measures
In "the interest of organized labor; his
support of the SO-cent gas bill and his
flpht for tha Xormal schools are being
relied on as a source of strength In the
contest to be 'fought out at the polls
tomorrow. ' ,
Friends of Councilman H. "W". Wallace
yesterday issued a personal letter to the
voters of the Second Ward urging the
renonilnation of Mr. Wallace against W.
W. Banks, who was indorsed for the
nomination by the Republican assembly.
An interesting situation has developed
in the Ninth Ward, where it is reported
an attempt will be made to defeat both.
Councilman Menefee. who Is a candi
date for re-election, and F. H. Reed, who
has been conducting a live campaign to
land, this nomination. The report is that
in order to ecomplish the retirement of
Menefee, an effort will be made to bring
about the nomination of Reed in the
primaries. When this has been done, the
scheme proposes that an independent
candidate shall be brought out against
Reed in the general election. Reports
from that ward, however, do not indi
cate that the reported coup can be
worked successfully. The record of Reed
Is regarded by the average voter as most
too- nauseating and there is a strong
probability that Menefee wjll win out In
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Standing; (From Left to Rla;ht) W. H. ?-lerber, of M-M Ian vlllr, Preai dent; John W. 'M Innlclc, of Vnlon,
Chairman Executive Committee. Sitting A. B. Flint, of Scholia, Vice-President Pbil S. Bates, of Portland,
Secretary. .
the three-cornered fight in which Fred
Tonsing is the third contestant.
KLICK , REVISES ITS TICKET
Kentucky vBourbons Issue Final List
of Democratic Candidates.
Under the caption "United we stand;
divided wo fall," the Kentucky KHck yes
terday Issued a revised ticket which is
recommended to the support of Demo
cratic voters in tomorrow's primaries.
While this Is not the first ticket that has
been proposed for Democratic indorse
ment it conforms to previous indorse
ments in one respect at least in that
Judge M. G. Munly continues to head
the list as candidate for Mayor. Other
candidates finally recommended by the
Klick are: City Auditor, George I. Smith;
City Treasurer, S. B. Holcomb; City At
torney, Frank Schlegel; Municipal Judge,
Isaac Swett; Councilmen-at-irge, D.
Chambers and H. W. Stone; Second
Ward, Thomas Guinean; Third Ward, F.
T. Berry; Fifth Ward. J. G. Nichols:
Ninth Ward, E. Versteeg. In the list of
candidates heretofore indorsed by the
Klick, W. T. "Vaughn, Councilman from
the Tenth Ward, has been recommended
for renomination and re-election but in
the last ticket Issued from the same
quarters the name of Mr. Vaughn is
omitted and no candidate is recom
mended for Councilman from that ward.
. . Three-Coraered Fight Here.
From what can be learned it is evi
dent that the contest for the nomina
tion of Councilman in the Tenth Ward
lies between M. F. Donahae. Joseph T.
Ellls and Sam L. Woodward. In this
ward there are eight candidates for
the one nomination in the Republican
primaries. Of the three whose names
have been mentioned. Mr. Ellis is an
attorney who has resided in Portland
for about 20 years, having; come to
Oregon from Pennsylvania in 1S83. Mr.
Woodward was selected by a meeting
of the Republican vdters of that ward
to take the plape of W. M. Killings
worth and declined the nomination at
the hands of the Republican assembly.
HELD FOR GAMBLING
Grand Jury Files Its Report
With Circuit Court.
THREE GAMESTERS FREED
NEW OFFICERS SELECTED
OREGOX THRESHERS FINISH
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Closing Day of Gathering Results In
Bringing Members of New Organ
ization Into Working Body.
After election of new officers, enthu
siastic votes of thanks and a general
feeling of satisfaction, the first conven
tion of the Oregon Threshers' Association
adjourned yesterday afternoon.
Those retiring were: President, A. H.
Averlll; vice-president, George W. Evans;
secretary, Phil S. Bates, and the execu
tive committee.-
Consiuerable enthusiasm was shown
and a ballot was found to be necessary.
The officers then elected were: President,
W. H. Fletcher, McMlnnville; vice-president,
A. B. Flint. Scholls; secretary, Phil
S. Bates; executive committee, John Min
r.ick (chairman); E. C. -Bugler, Dufur;
W. W. Nickel. McMlnnville; C. O. - Rice,
Salem; G. A. Harth. The Dalles.
Hearty votes of thanks were given to
the Commercial Club for permitting the
use of its rooms, to the machine men for
the sumptuous banquet that had been
served, and a. very hearty and riBing vote
was given to B. B. Clarke for his able
address on organization, and tp Lee Har
din, for the trouble taken in a like man
ner. It was agreed that ' the next meeting
should be selected by the executive com
mittee. The convention will probably be
held some time In the late Fall.
Professor Maurice Eldridge delivered
an illustrated lecture last night on "The
Making of Good Roads." which was -listened
to with considerable attention. Pro
fessor Eldridge showed by means of pic
tures of roads In different parts of the
country, the difficulties placed in the way
of the farmer by good roads. In this
difficulty the thresherman was said to
participate equally;. ' It was capably point
ed out that work by the- threshermen
themselves was the best way to Insure
good roads, roads that would not break
under the weight of a traction engine.
Hopefulness was expressed that an era
would shortly open of anxiety to build
both good roads and good bridges.
"Train de Luxe" on Exhibition.
Another of the magnificent trains in
the Soo - Spokane - Portland ' through
service will be on exhibition on Fourth
street, north of Oak, between 1:16 and
3 o'clock tomorrow (Saturday) after
noon. It is of Canadian Pacific design
throughout and superbly equipped.. The
public cordially invited.
Vnlon Man Pleads Not Guilty.
John Boyd, of Union, who was indicted
by the last Federal grand Jury on - a
charge of Illegally fencing Government
land, was arraigned in the Federal Court
yesterday and pleaded not guilty.
Even- Half-Dozen - Must Explain
About Poker Games Which Were
Broken Up by Police Sev
eral Weeks Ago.
Nine men and two women were indicted
by the grand Jury yesterday, not true
bills being returned against four. Six of
the nine men bound over from the Justice
Court for gambling were Indicted. They
are: J. L. Price, Harry Wallace, J. T.
Shea, J. C. Davis, C. Daingerfleld and
Harry Olson. They are charged with
having engaged in a poker game on April
16 for money. W. E. Klernan, F. L.
Perkins and James McCullough were ex
amined by the grand Jury as witnesses.
The grand Jury found the evidence in
sufficient to warrant indictments In the
cases of Tom Hanson, alias S. B. Harris,
Hal Chase, alias Frank -Smith, and F. H.
Brerly.
Isaac Dangerfleld was indicted for hav
ing attacked Bint Reynolds with a knife
April 15.
Frederick Von Folkenstein Is accused of
having stolen $50 worth of books from
Hyland Brothers' bookstore, April 27.
Addle Cox and Bessie Williams are to
be tried for having stolen J20 from
George Brown. April 27. Besides Brown's
testimony, that of John A. Goltz was
heard by the grand Jury.
S. Washington was cleared of a charge
of larceny by bailee for the alleged theft
of a three-stone diamond ring worth $350
from B. Colby. ,
LIBEL SUIT OUT OF COURT
Davis Loses Action Brought for Al
leged Slander.
The suit of Dr. L. M. Davis against the
Journal Publishing Company was thrown
out of court by Circuit Judge Morrow
yesterday morning. Attorney John F.
Logan, appearing as counsel for the
newspaper, filed a motion for a voluntary
non-suit on the ground that " it Is no
crime to criticise the acts, of a public
official, or to comment upon what a pub
lic officer himself says, provided it Is
done without malice and In good faith.
Mr. Logan pointed out that if the court
held that criticism Is criminal, the recall
could never be invoked, and that every
office-holder is a' continuing candidate.
The attorney pointed out that Davis
said he intended to be true to his pledge
after signing Statement No. 1, that he
afterward said he would never vote for
a Democrat, and that he voted in the
House at Salem to elect Chamberlain to
the United States Senatorship only under
protest. Mr- Logan contended a news
paper had a right to call him a "flopper-'
under the circumstances, and the court
held with him on. the question. Judge
Morrow said tiat . Davis brought upon
himself unfavorable criticism by writing
a letter to The Oregonian for publication.
Attorney John H. Stevenson was asso
ciate counsel with Attorney Logan, while
W. P. Richardson and J. F. -Soothe rep
resented Davis. . - -- .. .
CASE ORDERED TRANSFERRED
Plaintiff in Suit Believes Court
Prejudiced Against Him.
Ex-Judge Thomas O'Day informed Cir
cuit Judge Gantenbein In open court yes
terday morning that his client, E. Henry
Wemme. thinks the Judge is prejudiced
against him. He asked the court to allow
the suit of A. F. Swensson against the
Overlook Land Company to be tried be
fore another Judge. Judge Gantenbein
consulted with Presiding - Judge Bro
naugh, arid the case -was transferred.
While Judge- Bronaugh Is hearing the
case. Judge Gantenbein will hear the
ax-parte matter which may arise.
. The case was continued at noon yester
day until this morning, as a settlement
out of court may be reached. This is the
case out' of which grew the three con
tempt cases In which Judge Gantenbein
sentenced Wemme to Jail. . These cases
are now on appeal to the Supreme Court.
Father Awarded Damages.
Although negotiations were in pro
gress during' the trial of the suit of
Gottleib Mutti against the Multnomah
Lumber & Box Company looking to a
settlement, the amount offered by the
company being about $3000, the Jury
returned a verdict for the defendant.
The case was tried before a Jury In
Judge Gatens' department of the Cir
cuit Court- Muttl sued for $5000 dam.
agesor the death of his son, Gottleib,
Jr. When the company offered to com
promise, he refused, despite the advice
of his attorneys. Judge Thomas O'Day,
W. p. LaRoche and Charles J. Schnabel.
Meier May Not Go Home.
Judge Gantenbein issued an order
yesterday restrains. Fred Meier from
visiting his wife, Laura Meier, at her
home, or from remaining about the
premises. She filed an affidavit in
which she says that her husband per
sists in secreting her wearing apparel,
and Interfering with her management
of the children. Meier filed a counter
affidavit in which he said that, he has
been In the hospital for the last three
weeks, that he has never tried to lay
violent hands upon his wife, and that
It will work a hardship upon him to
be forced to remain away from home. .
FERDINAND E. REED SUED
Printers Want Pay Tor Campaign
Literature Supplied.
Now that the smoke of the fight Is long
since blown away the printers are after
some of the money for the fierv literature
they prepared against woman's suffrage
in the campaign of 1906. They are suing
Ferdinand E. Reed, gumshoe' politician
and candidate for Councilman from the
Ninth Ward.
Suit against Reed was filed with the
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CENTRAL
CONVENIENT
DESIRABLE
OVERLOOK
BEAUTIFUL VIEW BY 4)AY FAIRYLAND VIEW BY NIGHT. '
Overlook will always be one of the most desirable residence districts in Portland. . It is overlookinfr the river,
close in, has three ghod car services (take Mississippi, Union or Williams avenue car and transfer at Russell and
Shaver streets). Improvements in. Bull Run -water, cement walks, graded streets, electric lights, both telephones.
LOTS 50x100 FEET. PRICES REASONABLE TERMS EASY.
OVERLOOK LAND CO. h. wemme, Pres. and ivigr.
AGENTS ON THE GROUND.
Phone M. 216.
207 BURNSIDE STREET.
Justice Court yesterday afternoon and it
may be that Reed's office will be locked
up today. Constables Wagner and Kler
nan have been given an attachment to
serve and having failed to find tangible
Reed property other than an office where
in great political plans are hatched, they
will proceed against the office today.
Reed, of course, can avoid that Inconven
ience by payment of the $57 involved in
the suit.
Brown & Company, printers, are the
aggrieved ones. In their complaint they
set out that they supplied Reed with
divers circular letters and postals bearing
on and against the subject of woman suf
frage. The lamentable part of the serv
ice, from the Brown & Company view
point, is that payment of the amount
due has been neglected and refused con
tinually and in the face of persistent
requests.
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Woodland Fruit Not Hurt. -
. WOODLAND, Wash., May 6. (Special.)
In spite of a late Spring and several
heavy frosts, f Aiit-raisers report little
damage has resulted, and fruit crops of
all kinds will toe good with the possible
exception of cherries, which are hurt
somewhat, and in few cases, early ap
ples. The weather has been cool for the
past two days, but no frost has been reported.
The Royal Academy of England was
founded In 17B8. The building, in London,
In the Renaissance style, was erected by
Pmlrke In 1SR8-60.
. FOR SCENIC BUILDING LOTS IN
BEAUTIFUL HARBORTON
' SEE
" THE SPANTON CO.
270 Stark Street Phones IVI-A-2828
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C.
A' great city is springing into being in. British Co
lumbia. . It is Prince Rupert the city of destiny.
- Prince Rupert is the terminus of the Grand Trunk
Pacific-i-the emporium of Northern British Columbia,
Alaska and the Yukon the center of the great fishing
industry of the north and destined to be one of the
great commercial -and industrial centers of population
on the continent.
Between 2,000 and 2,400 lots will be offered
for sale at public auction in Vancouver, B. C, May
25thto29th. Terms: one-quarter cash; balance one,
two and three years at six per cent interest. Titles are
absolutely indefeasible, which means that all titles are
guaranteed by the British Columbia Government. '
No city in the making ever presented to the world
greater possibilities than Prince Rupert. What San
Francisco is to California what Portland is to Oregon
what Seattle is to Washington and what Vancouver
is to Southern B. C, Prince Rupert will be to the great
developing region of the North.
For maps and further particulars, write
G. D. RAND,
Agent for Government and Railway,
Vancouver, B. C.
LAND OPENING
AT
GOODING IN SOUTHERN IDAHO
THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY OF SECURING A
HOME of 5, 10 or 20 acres, where all kinds of fruit can
be grown to, perfection, such as apples, pears, plums,
peaches and all small fruits and berries.
1200 acres of the Home Ranch of Ex-Gov. Gooding,
adjoining the Townsite of Gooding, on the Main Line of
the Oregon Short Line and the junction of the Idaho
Southern, which serves the great Twin Falls North Side
Tract, will be offered for sale to Home-Makers only.
UNDER CAREY ACT RULES ON MONDAY, MAY
17. 1909
This land will be sold on easy terms to the man who
will improve it and build a home. Not a single tract or!
this land will be sold to the speculator, but only to the
man who is willing to enter into a contract to cultivate it
and bnild a home thereon within a year, and not more
than 20 acres will be sold to any one person.
These tracts will be sold at prices ranging from $360
per acre for those adjoining the townsite to $200 per acre
for those more remote. None of this land is more than
one-half mile from the Idaho Southern Railroad, now
being operated, and which will soon be turned into an
electric line.
A large portion of this ranch has been in alfalfa for
the past 10, 15 and 20 years and is now in cultivation to
sugar beets, alfalfa and grain.
FIRST-CLASS WATER RIGHT WITH EACH TRACT
Easy terms will be given, one-fifth cash at time of
purchase and balance in ten annual payments, with inter
est at rate of 6 per cent. .
DEPOSIT REQUIRED
A deposit of $100 must be made with the Gooding
Townsite Company before noon of the 17th of May by
those desiring to participate in this drawing. If no selec
tion is made money will be refunded.
CHAS. T. MANNING REALTY CO.
LIMITED
GENERAL SALES AGENTS
GOODING TOWNSITE CO., LTD.
GOODING. IDAHO.
Idaho - Carey - Act - Lands
Snake River Valley Twin Falls
Country.
Idaho Irrigation CompanysProject
, Engineering and Construction "Work by
J. G. White & Co., Incorporated.
50,000 Acres Will be Opened by Draw
ing, Under the Supervision of the
Idaho State Land Board.
Shoshone, Idaho, June 8, '09
Registration .Will Op J une 1 .
Closes June 7, 19D9
IT WTLL PAY YOU TO COME TO SHOSHONE,
IDAHO, AND INVESTIGATE.
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Write
C. B. HURTT
Mgr. Land Sales Dept., Boise, Idaho.