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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1912)
r TJIE MORMNO OREGOyiAN, MONDAY. JANUARY 22, 1912. JUDGE IV LEAVE SEAT TO CAMPAIGN Gantenbein Considers Retire ment to Devote All Time to Fight for Congress. TERM ENDS NEXT JANUARY withdrawal From Ilenh Would Iave Appointment to Wrst. Many Candidates for Judge- hlp May Appear. Jade Gantenbein. of the. Circuit Court, who has announced hie Intention to ek nomination for the pot of Repre sentative to Congress on tho Republi can ticket, mar resign from th. bench before entering lno hla actlro cam paign. Ho declare! lat night that be haa hla resignation under conalderatlon and will take such action If ho con siders It adrlabl after Investigating tho situation aa to hla chanco of win cing the nomination. "I want to conduct my campaign In a straightforward manner." ald Judge Gaatonbeln. "I hare not decided yet whether It would bo proper for m to bold my position as judge In tho Cir cuit Court, wh'.lo seeking political fa Torr I Intend to Investigate all phaaei of tho attuatlon before, reaching any conclusion." Frienda of Judge Gantenbein say be 1 sensitive as to his duty on tho bench and desires to leave no room for sus picion that any of his actions on tha bench might bo Influenced by his po litical aspirations. His term does not expire until next January. If ho re signs. Governor Weat will make an ap pointment to the position until the ex piration of the term In January, at which time a Judge to bo elected at the next election will take tho place. tapletaa After Place. There are a number of candidates In the field already and more are con sidering? entering the race within tho next week or two. In addition to those who have made trelr announcements is George W. Stapleton. an attorney, who has been asked by friends to seek tho nomination. Ho said last night that he has not decided yet what action to take. It Is understood also that V . C Benbow. a deputy In tho City Attor neys office, may seek the nomination. It la said bo la backed by many labor unions. More candidates for County Commis sioner are expected to put In an ap pearance within tho next week or two. Among these are T. A. Sweeney. P. J. Kruder. Dan McAUen and George K. McCord. Mr. McCord. who Is private secretary to Mayor Rushlight, says ho has been asked to seek tho nomina tion, but probably will not consider It. W. L. Llghtner. who Is a candidate to succeed himself as Commissioner, announced yesterday that ho haa de cided not to enter an active campaign. "I intend to rest upon tho record I have made aa County Commissioner during two terms." said Commissioner Ltghtner yesterday. "Tho people are familiar with what I have done and It Is for them to say whether thev wish to continue me In my present office. Llgklaer Relies ea Record. I am not inclined to get out and Indulge In a lively campaign and If the things I have done as Commission er won t win for me. Til willingly give way to someone else." In his announcement a week ago Commissioner Llghtner gave his motto aa -Honestr. Efficiency. Economy and iTORreestveness." it is thought the present week will bring out a number of new candidates for the various positions to be filled at the election next Fall. At least two more candidates for Congress on the Republican ticket and two or three for IMstrlct Attorney are expected to file their announcements. With the numerous candidates In the field the political pot Is beginning to boll In lively fashion. Campaign cigars are already beginning to put In an ap PHOTO-PLAYS AT PEOPLE'S Tnrntj-flv w Rerla Offered at Various Picture Theater. Twenty-five thousand feet of brand new original film production was turned loose yesterday by the People's Amusement Company In Its various first-run picture theaters. The Peo ples Theater offered five subjects and two musical turns. Blograph "Old Bookkeeper" was easily the feature photo-play, but two comedleo added much to the general pleasure of tho bill. Mrs. Charles Aliaky (formerly Pearl Gllman) a sister of May belle GUman. who married Corey, one of the steel kings, will be on the pro gramme for the Wednesdays change of programme. The Star Theater presented a thrill ing war story, a child drama, a tramp tale and a bustling, merry comedy tinged with farce, and the Romlg Twlna gave a little march song, which caught the crowda and sent them out whistling the chorus. Manager South made friends for the Star by delivering a few appropriate remarks on tho pic tures as they are projected on the screen. The Arcade Theater In lis feature, handled tho aubject of the danger of depending In criminal rases on cir cumstantial evidence. The story was handled In a powerful and Impres sive manner. Five subjects, with two of them comical, and the Arcadian Trio made up a good bllL "A Girl of tho West" waa top-line attraction at the Oh Joy. although "The Little Organist" and 'Dad e Watch." a good comedy, totalled a well-blended performance. The East 8lde Tlvoll exhibited "Tho Old Florist." "The Course of True Lore" and a fine comedy and Elwell'a always popular change of song. The East Side Costal changed Ita entire programme. CUMMINS PROPHECY CITED 1rwls M. Head Says He Fbresaw Candidacy of Iowan. lxwln M. Head, engaged In tho ad vertising business In this city. Is a personal friend of long standing of Senator Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa, who haa announced himself a candi date for the Presidency. Mr. Head believes himself to be tho "original Cummlnn man." "Imrlng tne free silver' campaign In MM." said Mr. Head. "Mr. Cummins, who was then a member of tho Repub lican National committee from Iowa, selected me as a speaker for that state, to work directly under the tiuplcx of r the National committee. At tho con clusion of that campaign, Mr. Cum mins told me that he believed that the state of Iowa had been saved for Mc Kinley through tho efforts that I put forth a f that time. "Senator Oimmins was then attorney tnr the fhlcaao. Rock Island Pa firi. i u 1 1 rnMsi associated with the la firm of Cummins, Hewitt Wright. Very shortly after 18it. while visiting fUnator Cummins at his home In Pes Moinrs. I laughingly made a prophecy, stating that I believed be would be come Governor of lows, then United Slates Senator, and finally. President of the United Statese. He turned It aside In a joking manner, but I have not forgotten to remind hira of tho prophecy from time to time, as these facts In his life developed. But he did becomo Governor after a vicious fight ami was soon recognised In his own state as possessing the material re quired for vigorous representation in the United States Senate. His career there, as leader of the progressive Idea, Is well known. It Is this recent espousal of progressive thought that has forced him to announce himself a candidate. "During the month of November I received a letter from Senator Cummins in which he said: -1 am more Inter ested In advancing the progressive cause than my own fight.' "Senator Cummins Is no longer asso ciated with the Rock Island road, re linquishing that connection when ho became Governor of Iowa, believing, aa ha said at the time, that he could not consistently represent a client whose cause was frequently In conflict with that of his constituency." Mr. Head forwarded . a telegram to Senator Cummins as follows: "No man In the United States Is more pleased to learn that you have declared your self a candidate for the Presidency than I am. Your action goes a long way toward carrying to a conclusion a prophecy that I made you personally after the memorable campaign of 189." SUIT IS LAID TO WILDE REIGN F ; THOUGHT SLIGHTED p. L. WILLIS, OXE OP DEFEN DANTS, SEES REVENGE. Complaint Alleging: Misuse of German-American Bank Fund Called "Dastardly Means." P. L. Willis, wbo Is one of five ac cused In the suit filed by Arthur U Flnley of mismanagement and misap propriation of the funds of the German-American Bank, charges In reply that "Wilde and bis confederates ara trying to get back by this dastardly means." In general. Mark A. M. Ashley. Charles G. Rumelln and a O. Reed, also plaintiffs In the suit, declined to make any statement, and beyond passing up responsibility to Louis J. Wilde. Mr. Willis said he had nothing to say. "I am surprised at Mr. Flnley allow ing his name to be used for such a dis reputable purpose," remarked Mr. Wil lis, after he had Implied that full re sponsibility for the suit rested with Wilde and his advisers. Jay Bowerman and C. E. Sumner, at torneys for Mr. Wilde, denied yester day that they had ever had the faintest knowledge of the proposed suit. The first I ever knew about It was when I read of It In The Oregonlan." said Mr. Bowerman. "so all I have to say about Mr. Willis" remark Is that he Is either making a statement he knows to be untrue or is Ignorant whereof he speaks. I am absolutely certain that neither Mr. Wilde nor any of his counsel had the slightest concep tion of this suit against these German American Bank men." Colonel Sumner was Just as em phatic in his denial. T C. Devlin, the fifth plaintiff. Is In New York. Both Mr. Ashley and Mr. Rumelln said they bad absolutely noth ing to say. BOYS ESCAPE ON PONIES Youths at Detention Home Take Shetland Horses and Decamp. Stealing two Shetland mares to aid their escape, two boya decamped from the Detention Home Saturday .night and are still at large. The boya are William Days, II. and Sherman Mor ris. 16. The ponies are the property of E. I. Robinson, "IS Multnomah street, and were taken from a barn at East Eigh teenth and Pacific streets, early yes terday morning. The boys were seen with th ponies at Union avenue and Market street about 7:S0 yesterday morning. Tney were missed from the home at 4 o'clock. It la believed that the youngsters have ridden the ponies out of the city and police In other places have been asked to keep a watch for them. The Vlctrola will furnish more enter tainment than any other Instrument. Sherman, Clay Co.. on Morrison, at Sixth, have all the records. TONGUES Consolidated German Socie ties Denounce Two-Year Study as Too Short. WOMEN VOTE FIRST TIME United 35 Organisation Glve Falr Delegates Voice In Proceedings. Portland Consulate) Wanted. II. Enke New President. Strongly opposing the new high school course recently outlined by l R. Alderman. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, whereby tho atudy of foreign languages would be limited to two years, the Consolidated German Societies, consisting of 35 representa tive German organisations throughout the state. In their annual meeting at the German Hall. 16 H Eleventh street, adopted resolutions urging that an elective four years' course of Ger man should not be abolished. Among the speakers supporting tho resolution was Professor F. O. O. Schmidt, head of the department of German at the University of Oregon, and a. delegate to the meeting. "The suggestion." sets forth the resolution. "Is based upon the irration al assumption that knowledge can be compressed and cut and piled up In discriminately like so many bales of hay. Under such an arrangement tho time devoted to German Is so short and the number of participants so lim ited that it can be nothing else than an Imaginary quantity in our public education." Gersaaa Needed, la Plea. The resolution recites many reasons why German should be a part of the curriculum, among them the large number of - Germans In this country. V. . lnoAalnv Mmmiirplll relations with Germany and the consequent de mand In the Dusiness ana ma prui slonsi world for speakers of the lan guage. For the study of the sciences It Is also necessary, says the resolu tion, aa German savants rank fore most among the world- scientists. The resolution cites further that the English language Is In Its forma tion and structure essentially a Ger man language and concludes: "The Consolidated German Speaking Societies believe that they . are advo cating the cause of higher education In tho state by submitting this reso lution to your kind consideration, ask ing you at the same time to Introduce a four-year course of German In the high schools of Oregon, and to make It elective." - ' It Is proposed to distribute copies or the resolutions to Germans throughout the state, to obtain their signatures In Its behalf. Consulate Wanted Back. Another step taken at the meeting was the adoption of a resolution ask ing that the German Consulate, which was transferred to Seattle three years ago. be re-established In this city. "We have fully aa large a German population as Washington, yet that state haa two German Consuls, one at Tacoma. and another at Seattle," said F. Busch. of Oregon City. "We think we are fully Justified in asking that a Consulate be re-established In Port land. There are from 60,000 to 80,000 Germans In the state and from 22.000 to 28,000 In Portland, and yet all of these are compelled to deal with their national representative in another state. Moreover, we look to a largo In crease In the German population and an Immense growth of German trade after the opening of the Panama CanaL" The question will be submitted to the German Ambassador at Washington. Among the speakers were J. Hahn. of Astoria, who urged more German ac tivity In political affairs; Casper Junk er, of Sandy, N. Joerger, of Pendleton, and H. Brlngmann. of Portland. Refer ence was made bjesoroe of the speakers to the treatment of Immigrants landing In New York, particularly that feature which does not allow members of fam ilies already In this country to Join them should they be found physically Imperfect, even when the families guar antee their maintenance. Aaaaal Celebration Approved. lit waa decided that annual celebra tion would be held by the consolidated societies, for the benefit of the German Old People" Home at Mount Tabor. The first of these Is planned for next May. It was voted yesterday to give women lelegates a voice in tne aiiaira oi in societies, and for the first time since n ... nr,anil women were seat ed in a meeting yesterday. Six women delegates were on hand. Business not finished yesterday will be taken up at a special meeting Feb ruary 5. At the election of officers G. Schnoor. of Willamette, who presided at the meeting, was re-elected vice-president. He haa held this position since the so ciety was organised. In the absence of Dr. F. H. Dammasch, the outgoing president of the society, who Is in Eu rope. Mr. Schnoor bad held the office of acting president, and he received the nomination for president yesterday but declined. H. Enke. of. Multnomah Lodge Sons of Herman, was elected president to succeed Dr. Dammasch. . Edgar Winter, managing editor of the Nachrichten. waa re-elected secre tary, and L. Kuehn. of the German Be nevolent Society, was elected treasurer to succeed Mr. Enke. the new president. As trustees, Theodore Bergmann, A. Rabn and R. Buetlkofer were elected. . Thirtr-Flve Societies ReerewteeV The following societies were repre sented: From Portland Social Turn vereln. German Benevolent Society, Eintracht Society. Veteran Verband, Schraben Verein. Grutll Vereln, Helve tia Society, Austrian-Hungarian Socie ty Arlon Society, Foresters' German Lodge. Multnomah. William Tell. Schil ler and Steuben Lodges. Sons of Her man. From other cities Deutcher Vereln, Oregon City; Deutcher Vereln, SaDdy; Salem Lodge, Sons of Herman; Teuton Lodge, Sons of Herman, Asto ria: Deutcher Vereln, Salem; Deutcher Vereln, Cottage Grove; Deutcher Ver eln. Mountalndale: Vereln Germanla, Marksburg: Deutcher Vereln,- Baker; Deutcher Vereln, Pendleton: Deutcher Vereln. Scappoose. The ladies' lodges were the Germanla. Thusnelda and Hoffnungs Lodges, Sons of Herman, of Portland. " " OUTSIDE ELKS TO BOOST Those Not Affiliated With Lodge 143 Organize Special Club. To help boost for tho Elks' conven tion: here next Summer 170. Portland Elks, who are not affiliated with lodge No. 142, have formed an organisation to be known as the "Nlneteen-Twelve Boosters' Club." and will begin at once to assist In the general advertising campaign for tho fair. At a meeting of the members, Al bert Backus was elected presldentnd W. C. Lynch secretary. Tentative plans were made for the organization to get Into the active campaign which lodge No. 142 has started. Secretary Lynch announced yester day that the club will hold another meeting tomorrow night and It Is ex pected the membership will be in creased to nearly 400 members. He says there are more than 200 Elka In the city at present who do not belong to lodge No. 142 and who have not Joined the booster club. "These Elks are requested to attend the meeting Tuesday night," said Secretary Lynch yesterday. At that time they will be admitted to the booster club member ship. All who-cannot attend the meet ing are requested to send their names to the secretary at once and they will be enrolled with the others." The new club will assist the local lodge in many ways by sending out lit erature and aiding In the publicity campaign. MAINE WRECK IS SHOWN Moving Pictures of Raising of War ship at Heilig Saturday. One of the most interesting moving picture films ever taken entitled "The Mystery of the Maine." will be shown at the Heilig next Saturday and Sun day. The film was taken In Havana harbor by special permission from the United States Government and shows how the Government employed hun dreds of men and expended thousands of dollars In solving the mystery of the destruction of the Maine. A private exhibition of the film, which has been already shown In New Tork City and Washington, D. C. was attended yesterday by several news paper men and theatrical managers and revealed pictures of . historic and ab sorbing Interest. RAIL CHIEFTAINS ARE BUSY Sproule and Calvin Not to Inspect Branch Lines This Trip. William J. Sproule, president, and E. E. Calvin, general manager of the Southern Pacific, kept closely to their rooms at the Portland Hotel yester day, going over reports of work and railroad conditions In Oregon. Mr. Calvin said that he expected their stay In Oregon would last over sev eral days and that at this time it was not contemplated to go out on any of the Southern Paciflc branch lines for an inspection trip, the visit to Port land being confined to obtaining a general knowledge of conditions in this city and vicinity. Entries in Our Third Annual Amateur Aviation Contest , Close February 12th--FiiIl Details Are on tne mm floor Act Now Today Begins tl Last Week of Meier 0 3 II rt a ? ranK s Annual Clearance and White Sales The greatest stock-reducing event in Portland's history ends next Saturday night at store closing time! Those who have lingered can't afford to wait longer, tor to purchase now means warm apparel with which to tinish out Winter. Home fittings and staple merchandise of every kind at tremendous savings: For specific of wrings today see Sundays papers. yfoL- tin vnnr mind to come todav this morning. uf J v "- - Every Article Reduced, Except Contract Goods Last Week of the Shoe Reductions. Last Week of Men's Clothing; Reductions Last Week of Blanket Reductions. Last Week of Boys' Clothing Reductions, Last Week of Drapery Reductions. List Week of Carpet and Rug Reductions Last Weejc of Silverware Reductions ' Last Week of the Cut Glass Reductions. Last Week of Glove Reductions. Last Week of Housefurnishing Reductions. ' Last Week of Furniture Reductions. Last Week of Picture Reductions. Last Week of the Trunk Reductions. Last Week of Leather Goods Reductions. Last Week of Knit Underwear iteaucwons Last OTpaIt of Ribbon Reductions. Last Week of Dress Goods Reductions. Last Week of Neckwear Reductions. Last Week of Men's Wear Reductions. Last, Week of the Umbrella Reductions. Last Week of Linen Reductions. Last Week of Handkerchief Reductions. Last Week of the Hosiery Reductions. Last week of White Goods Reductions. Last Week of Embroidery Reductions. Last Week of Women's Suit Reductions. Last Week of Jewelry Reductions. Last Week of Ladies' Waist Reductions. Last Week of Book Reductions. Last Week of Muslin Undrwr. Reductions. Big January Sale of Pure Foods Opens Today-A Full Page of Details Sunday t i h,,,- nrxmni'oTi riVht. nwav if vou failed to see the big page announce- ment of our great Janua with vital news for the housewife hundreds of wanted items at worth-while savings! ,mm Phone your Grocery orders any time after 7 o'clock this morning to Private Exchange 4 or A 6101. MittgS9iSSV-" -HT lsMIIssaamiTl 3 NEW LINES PLAN Mount Tabor Property-owners to Pay for Extensions. WOODLAWN ROAD ASSURED Residents of South Mount Tabor Subscribe for Service, but Route Not Yet Settled Cost of . Work Will Be $40,000. Three street railway extensions on the East Side are being arranged for to be paid for by the property owners South Mount Tabor to cost approxi mately $40,000, which the residents of that district are now raising; exten sion of the Mount Tabor railway to East Eighty-second street, for which the property owners have raised 118.- CONSOLIDATED GERMAN SOCIETIES OF OREGON IN SESSION AT ELEVENTH AND MORRISON STREETS YESTERDAY tf rr-T----frrr-'"r:; szi vsr' ttt , r.r-' :z'TT" es"T"T?"J"Tr -ff-iiiiumiii i y :r i-i - :,k -. ,fcv'U rc - e . i is -M . t-a ' -foal- v -.at,.- V- 1 i 4 t r, 000, and the extension of the Wood lawn railway on Dekum avenue . to East Thirteenth street at a cost of $2000, which has been subscribed and mostly paid In. The South Mount Ta bor project Is yet unsettled, but the two other extensions are virtually sure to be built this Spring. At the meeting of the property own ers Saturday night at the South Mount Tabor schoolhouse to consider the rail road extension for that district a com mittee of seven was appointed to con fer with the officials of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company and the members of the Council on the subject. Reports were given as to the result of the meeting with the Coun cil committee Friday afternoon. It was the sense of the meeting that the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany be asked to operate the exten Blpn. Montr Belna; Subscribed. Considerable progress Is being made on the raising of the money with which to construct the extension. Three routes are proposed Section Line road. Twenty-sixth and Twenty-nlntn ave nues. Twenty-sixth and Twenty-ninth avenues are between the Section Line and Powell Valley roads, the latter avenue being about midway between the two roads. The subscriptions so far are as follows: For the Twenty ninth avenue route, $14,000; Twenty sixth avenue. $3000: Section Line road, $1000. The nearer the route to Pow ell Valley road the larger the sub scriptions. There Is no friction be tween these routes, but the subscription agreements are so drawn that the sub scriber may designate where he would like to have the extension constructed. From the way subscriptions are being made Twenty-ninth avenue seems to the favorite route for tne exten- which is half way Detween tne two roads. The Section Line road Is out of the : question as the route, as the eounty .cannot give a franchise on any county road, says City Attorney Grant, but Twenty-sixth and Twenty-ninth ave nues are streets on which franchises may be obtained, although they are not opened to the city limits. The committee appointed at the meeting Saturday night will, get Into touch , with the street railway company to day. If possible. Pavfna Affects Coat. , It is estimated that It will cost $18,- be sion. 000 to build the track from the end of the Hawthorne line to East Eighty second street without paving between the tracks, and $30,000 if the space is paved. The officials of the Mount Hood Railway & Power Company esti mate that it will cost $69,000 to con struct a branch from its main line at Russellville, by way of Kelly Butte, the county rock quarry, where road material Is being turned out, to Haw thorne avenue and East Sixtieth street. It Is considered almost certain that the money for the extension can be raised, t least $40,000, as the district east of the city limits wants the extension. The county Is seeking rail connec tion with the Mount Hood line so it may ship Its crushed rock to the east ern roads in the county. It is believed that out of the movement the South Mount Tabor district and the territory beyond will get a street railway. Five Surveys Made. Five surveys have been made for a route for the extension of the Mount Tabor Railway from East Sixty-ninth to East Eighty-second street, the east slope of Mount Tabor, but the route has not been definitely settled. One survey passes through a corner of the Mount Tabor Tark, but this route may not be selected. The property owners, so it was reported, have subscribed $18,000 to defray the cost of construct ing the extension. The company la seeking a route which will not be more than a 7 per cent grade. It will be 13 blocks long and serve, a settled district on the east slope of Mount Tabor, south of the Base Line road. -" Money for the extension of tha Woodlawn rarllne to East Thirteenth street on Dekum avenue. In Wood lawn, has been subneribed. and all paid In except about $200. At the meeting of the Woodlawn Improve ment Club Friday night $1000 was sub scribed. The money is in the bank and It Is expected that the other subscrip tions will be collected within a few days. 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