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8 THE HORNING. OBEGONIAN. FRIDAY, . SEPTEMBER 2., 1914, REPUBLICANS TELL CANDIDATE TO QUIT C M. Hurlburt, Multnomah and Clackamas Legislative As pirant, Not Wanted. PARTY ORDER NOT OBEYED Man, Who Admits Trutli of Charges, Says He Will Withdraw, but Takes Own Time Story of Accused Flabbergasts Committee. Most of. them have accepted. The en tire function will be under direct su-. pervision of the women. A woman will preside and many women will speak. Tickets are now being sold at the com mittee's headquarters at.350V4 Morri son street, at the state headquarters In the Imperial Hotel and at the county headquarters in the Morgan building. Colonel E. Hofer and Dr. Clarence True Wilson have returned from East- rn Oregon, where they engaged In a series of debates on the "wet" and 'dry" question. Dr. Wilson supported the "dry" side and Colonel Hofter the wet." They spoke at several county fairs and at a score of places where they held street meetings. At Baker they spoke before 6000 persons in tbe grandstand while the races were in progress. They began their tour at St. Johns and went to the eastern border of the tate. The last place visited was Vale, in Malheur County. At several places Colonel Hofer made his "wet" appeal so effectively tha,t the heavens opened and the communities were visited with rain, after expe riencing several . weeks' drouth. National Bank at Elgin, reports that "politics is quiet here. The vote may be light. ' Booth and Withycombe will get a good vote. It looks encouraging from this end." Convinced that C. M. Hurlburt, Re publican nominee for Joint Representa tive from Multnomah and Clackamas counties, cannot qualify If he is elect ed, the Republican central committees of those counties have demanded Hurl burt's withdrawal from the ticket. Hurlburt often has expressed an in tention to comply, but thus far his for mal withdrawal has not been forth coming. The two committees have held fre quent conferences and Hurlburt has been called in repeatedly. Charges in volving him in private and public mis conduct have been laid before him. He has virtually admitted the charges, but be displays no apparent haste to quit. The Republican organization has an nounced that it, will not support Hurl burt. If he withdraws & qualified Re publican will be named to take his place. If he does not withdraw the committee may be forced to support a candidate yet to be named running independently. Old Grocery Debt Filed. The case against Hurlburt dates back to the time the Republican county committee was organized soon after the primaries. Various reports of Hurlburfs alleged shortcomings came to members of the committee. - An in vestigation followed. Inquiries of the investigating com tnittee revealed that virtually all the accusations against Hurlburt were true, The investigation came to a climax a few weeks ago, when a grocery firm filed suit against Hurlburt to collect 1101.30 alleged due for groceries ob tained three or four years ago. A spe cial investigating committee, consist ing of Dan Powers and O. A. Keal, then was named to Interview Hurlburt. He denied knowledge of the grocery debt. but admitted other Irregular business practices. The special committee learned that at the time Hurlburt came here, about four years aeo. he borrowed S20 from Ashley & Rumefln, bankers, under the assumed name J. Booth. Hurlburt ex plained that in California he knew t man of that name who had letters rec- ommendlng him to the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company as a streetcar conductor. Hurlburt ob tained these letters and got the job on the strength of them, he told the com mittee. Needing money with which to buy a uniform he borrowed . $20 under the assumed name. A few years ago charges were filed against him in Circuit Court !n connec tlon with a real estate transaction. He is a real "estate dealer, with offices in the Chamber of Commerce building. Other serious charges of a more pri vate nature were laid before the com mittee. They were reported to the county organization. Remarkable Story Told. Once more Hurlburt was confronted with the complaints. Finally, last Sat urday night, he was called before a meeting of the Joint Multnomah-Clack amas committee. Hurlburt told a re markable story a story that will pre- . vent him from taking his seat in the Legislature even if he is elected. "The only reason I wanted to go to the Legislature." he said, "is because of a pro mise made to a friend of mine from Wasco County. This friend had worked for the state and through an accident had lpst an eye. . Now. I re membered that at the last session of the Legislature some fellow had been paid SHuUO for the loss of a toe. " 'If they pay J2500 for a toe, what will they pay for an eye? I suggested lo mm. " 'They ought to pay at least $3000 ne answered. "So we agreed that I should run for the Legislature and that I should put in a bill to obtain $3000 for this fel low with the understanding that I was xo get out of It enough money to pay my campaign expenses." Hurlburt told his story in a straight. matter-of-fact way, as if relating an wrainary Dusiness transaction. Withdrawal Insisted TJpon. Members, of the committee insisted that Hurlburt get off the ticket. Hurl burt asked the committee to wait until Monday. They waited. Monday "ho asitea ror a further extension of 48 nours. Before the 48 hours expired Hurl- ourt came to the committee with proposition," as he called it. The "proposition" was that Hurl burt would withdraw providing the committee would name Seneca Kouts to succeed him on the ticket. ine committee would not compro mise. They insisted upon Hurlburfs un qualified withdrawal. They still in sist on it. As a matter of fact, members of the committee are not quite sure whether it is within the power of the county organizations to fill the vacancy even if Hurlburt withdraws. As a legislator is a state officer, it is possible that the state committee has the sole power to rill the place. Tbe Attorney-General will be asked for a ruling. The committee is determined not to support Hurlburt. If he does not make way for a qualified citizen, an inde- Dendent candidate btLclced hv tVi -publican organization will be brought sonn. " E. L. Amldon, secretary of the Re- publican county committee, is dis ,-, tributing campaign material among all - the precinct committeemen and women in the county and is advising them to continue their active efforts on behalf of the entire ticket. Committee members are advised to call at the secretary's office in the .' Morgan building for registration lists. A number of copies of the state cam phlet of proposed constitutional amend -.ments and measures to be voted upon .. at the November election have hpon received at the offices of the Non-Par L 1 H ii 1 1 ueaKUB. DID nrin W Rfiiem n.nlc Duuaing, uia can De oDtainea there by voters. . The Secretary of State recently made a distribution of Euch pamphlets and ' iiuw is i;iici;kiik uvcr lub registration books to supply those voters who were -not included in the previous mailing list. ine DooKiets at tne rson-Farti nan headquarters are for such Inter ested persons who have been over looked by the state officials. Many unique forms of entertainmen have been planned by members of th -rs Republican women's state advisory V committee for their "Fill the Empty .-Dinner Pall" luncheon at the Multno . . man HAtel n r noon Ootohor 2. Tov "..the menu cards will express the Idea o ..th HmntT dinnfir nenil fittinclv. All J th candidates cin the state and riintv ticKeis nave oeen invitea to attend. i rv- UHI irn mirn nu mm tumtu ii! SNOW FOR ARREST Holland Banker, Deputy Prose: cutqr and Special Agent Named in $75,000 Suit. ACCUSATION IS DECEPTION The Union County Republican Club is one of the most active political or ganizations in the state. It is working in direct connection with the County Central Committee and. is playing an important part in the campaign. When Mr. Booth and Mr. Withy combe visited La Grande a few days ago the members of the new club took an important part . in the recep tion and entertainment that was ten dered, them. 'I 'had a fine day at - Pendleton," writes Mr. Withycombe. to. E. D. Baldwin,' secretary of the Republican State Committee. "My day at La Grande was a strenuous One, .but. I en joyed It." Mr. Withycombe has gone to Canyon City and will visit other interior Ore gon points before returning to Portland. Arthur L Moulton, Progressive can didate for Congress, denies the asser tions recently maxle, that he is direct ing his campaign principally against A W. Lafferty, incumbent . and inde pendent candidate, but says that it is against C. N. McArthur, the Republi can nominee. Dr. Wilson and Cqlonel Hofer are agreed that the contest between the wets" and "drys" will be a close one. "This precinct never was in better condition from a Republican stand point," is the report at state head quarters from J. N. Hedden, of Scottsr burg. Douglas County. There isnot a Republican who does not intend to vote the straight ticket. Dwight Reed, Republican committee man at Drain, writes: "I can say with out exaggeration that things look good. The entire Republican state ticket will carry this district." George A. Hall, one of the defeated candidates for legislative nomination, called at Republican headquarters in the Morgan building yesterday and of fered his services for campaign work. He wants to see the full Republican ticket elected, he says. He has been appointed committeeman in Precinct No. 125. Republican voters of Columbia Coun ty are confident of a "clean -sweep" in their home county this Fall. L. R. Rutherford advises that the Republicans are stronger . there this year than ever. J. W. Allen, a banker, reports that Mr. Booth and Mr. Withycombe, as well as the rest of the ticket, will get the full party vote. . . M. E. Miller, editor of the St. Helens Mist, looks for a heavy vote for the state and county tickets. O. O. Jetley, of Burns, Harney Coun ty, predicts that Harney will go Re publican, z to 1. He says that Mr. Booth will carry the county, in spite of the fact that it is the home of Wil liam Hanley, Progressive candidate for United States Senator. Mr. Booth will return to Portland to day from his Eastern Oregon trip. He will be here a few days and will re turn to the eastern part of the state next week. NAMELOYALTYDEPLORED COLONEL SAYS CITIZEXS PLAY INTO POLITICIANS' HANDS. Talk of Progressives' Return to Either of Old Parties Absurd. 1111 hoImiu Are Told. GALESBURG, 111., Sept. 24. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt began a two days' campaign in Illinois today in behalf of Raymond Robins, Senatorial candidate of the Progressive party of Illinois. He deplored "blind adherence to names rather than to principles." He said that talk of Progressives' return to either of the old parties was absurd. "One of tbe most mischievous man ifestations of this habit of ours is the way in which the ordinary- citizen tends to surrender his soul into the keeping of unscrupulous and con scienceless machine politicans on the theory that thereby he is being 'loyal' to party ties," asserted the speaker. "Slavery to names," he continued, "is often the most lamentably efficient ob stacle in the way of fealty to ideals. The machine politician himself usually has not the smallest scruple concern ing party regularity and has not a sentiment of any kind in connection with allegiance to his party. He trades on the fact that his dupe, the good average citizen, does possess this scruple and feels this sentiment. "In this state, for instance, Lorlmer. ism has, been an almost non-partisan and most certainly a bi-partisan phe nomenon. The most prominent among the machine supporters of Roger Sul livan, now running for the Senate on the Democratic ticket have been in the past the very men who have been leg islative and other combinations with the Lorlmer wing of the Republican party.' "Our opponents ask you to be true to the party of Abraham Lincoln. I ask you to be true to the principles of ADranam i-iincoin. ' Plaintiff Asserts He Was Inveigled Into Turning Over Property Val . lied at $45,0 00 and Promise of Immunity Was Violated. Charging that .he was deceived and Was induced to turn over property to the value of $45,000 to escape prosecu tion and that after the transfer was made he. was promptly arrested on a forgery charge. Robert J. Snow, a Port land contractor, yesterday brought suit against the International Mortgage Bank, of Apeldoorn, Holland; Portno mah Land Company, C. Bakker, presi dent of the Mortgage Bank; Frank T. Collier and Frank Beatty for a. return of the property or cash payment of MS, 000, damages of $10,000 and addi tional punitive damages of $25,000. Robert J. Snow was arrested early this month. together with. J. W. Matthes, Vice-Consul for The Nether lands at Portland, and W. J. Summers, a local cqntractor, forgery being charged against each in - connection with alleged fraud in obtaining money from the International Mortgage Bank, of Apledoorn, Holland, of which Mr. Matthes was the local agont Cases With Grand Jury. All were released on ball and have not yet been brought to trial, although their cases are now being considered by the grand jury and it is expected indictments against them will soon is sue. It will be charged that a con spiracy existed by which the bank was defrauded of no less than $100,000 and that in carrying out the alleged crime forgery and other violations of the law occurred. C. Bakker. made a defendant In the suit brought yesterday by Mr. Snow, is president of the Mortgage Bank, who came to Portland to aid in the prosecu tion of his agent and his associates for the alleged defalcation of funds of the bank intrusted to him for the purpose of making loans on mortgages on Ore gon lands. Frank T. Collier is attor ney for Mr. Bakker and Frank Beatty is a special investigator who conducted an extended inquiry into the situation prior to the arrests. Mr. Snow alleges in his suit that h was tcld about September 1 by Messrs Bakker, Collier and Beatty that they were about to have Mr. Matthes arrest ed for forgery, fraud and other offenses and because of the plaintiff's dealings with Mr. Matthes it was suggested he would probably be called as a witness and possibly arrested it they said so. Immunity Promise Alleged. It- was represented to him, alleges Mr. Snow, that if he would turn over his equity in various farm lands in Clackamas and Douglas Counties and in Klickitat County, Wash., together with some city property, to the value of $45,000, to the defendants, Mr. Mat thes would not be prosecuted by them. and should he be prosecuted by others. they would see he would not go to jail. It is stated Mr. Collier undertook and promised to arrange this matter with Governor West. It was also agreed, it is set up, that Mr. Snow would not be drawn Into the affair. Mr. Snow sets forth it was also agreed that he was to receive back his equity In the property in question, and further he was offered the position of general manager of the Portnomah Land Company, a dummy organization he was told was being formed to act as the Oregon agent for the Interna tional Mortgage Bank of Apeldoorn. It was also agreed, he says, that he was to make a trip to Apeldoorn, Hol land, to confer with the brother of Mr. Matthes, and also with the directors of the bank, the expenses of which would be paid by the defendants. Theft of Check Asserted. It was promised, says Mr. Snow, that Messrs. Bakker. Collier and Rat t v would make these agreements in writ- J ing later; meanwhile they gave their solemn word as honest men and as an evidence of good faith. It is declared. Mr. Bakker made out a check to Mr. Snow. It is further alleged that this check was stolen from him by one of the defendants. Believing, he says, that the defend ants would perform their promises to him, Mr. Snow says he -transferred the property as' requested, whereupon the others declined to carry out their agreements and iJs charged they ma liciously procured the arrest of the plaintiff on a forgery charge, doing all in their power to blacken his character. That his credit is ruined, his friends alienated, his business standing gone. Decause his resources consisted of the property turned over to the defendants. are charges made, and all are attrib uted to the acts of the defendants, who are said to have made their promises with the sole intent to defraud, to cheat and to deceive. It is declared by those named in the suit that the property turned over to the Portnomah Land Company and the International Mortgage Bank was that upon which fraudulent loans had been made by Mr. Matthes in collusion with Mr. Snow, and that it was the bank's money only that was returned. Prop erty was also transferred by Mr. Matthes to the bank prior to his arrest. RECALLERS CHECK NAMES Petition Against Three 'on Council Said to Have 17,000 Signers. Although no' official statement has been made by the committee promoting the Albee-Dieck-Brewster recall, it was reported yesterday that the commit tee has been successful in getting 17, 000 names on the petitions. It is understood that because of the fact that Commissioner Brewster has only until next June to serve under his present term, the recall against him has been dropped, but will be brought to a head in the case of Mayor Albee and Commissioner Dieck, botL of whom have yet nearly three years of their terms to serve. It Is reported that the committee started the worlr of checking over the petitions yesterday preparatory to fil ing them with the City Auditor. It is said they will be filed before the end of this week. . - EVOLUTION OF THE LOCOMOTIVE r?T- rvrj s , :: y : ,' ' - .' - -' . ' . ' .. V '. " .. '. ' ' ' ' ' ' '. . .' : ': n v. ::'::::::.... .... -'- ." V Vo...:'. ...... ..''' "' ... ' . :'':'. - ' ' .. ' - ' :. . , '. i I - . - - ! - v - ' ' km. " . s . vi , ,iv- ' 22E2HBTHIS ELECTRIC MOTOR CAR HAS A GAS ENGINE OF 330 IL Fx A WESTI.NGHOISE GENERATOR AND FOIR MOTORS EACH OF 75 H. P. THE EWBANS SELF-CONTAINED CAR NOW IN THE RAILROAD SERVICE. This Motor Car on August 31, 1914, pulled, as shown in picture above, four coaches weighing 179 tons, and itself, another 55 tons, making 234 tons, and" it only took 60 IL, P. to start the train. Think of the power of this little GIANT SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRIC MOTOR CAR, then think what a 1000-H. P. LOCOMOTIVE of the EWBANK SYSTEM could pulL ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILROADS ' , "An Imperative "Need for the Selection of a System for Universal Use9 ' (Said Mr. Geo. Westlnghouse in 1910.) Railroads will only be "STANDARDIZED" as to the adoption of electricity when there is a system that can be used on them as is the Westinghouse' Airbrake. To make ourselves more clearly understood, we beg to quote from a paper prepared for the joint meeting of the American Society M. E. and the Inst. M. E. of Great Britain, London, July, 1910, by Mr. George "Westinghouse, president Am. Soc. Mechanical Engineers, and read by- him at that meeting : THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAYS. - . , "66. In conclusion, I can only repeat and earnestly recommend to the serious consideration of railway engineers and those in authority the pressing need of determining the system which admits of a prompt selection of those standards of elec trification which will render possible a complete interchange of traffic in order to save expense in the future and to avoid difficulties and delays certain to arise unless some common understanding is arrived at very shortly." The following telegram is assurance that the Ewbank Self-Contained Gas-Electric System of Electric Control accomplishes the desired end that Mr- Westinghouse had in mind, and that there is ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIMENTING in this ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION, it has been demonstrated fully'after thousands of miles of the HARDEST AND MOST TRYING SERVICE ON A MOUNTAIN RUN, and has met with the unqualified indorsement of OLD RAILROAD MEN. The first test referred to herein was 3-9 cents per mile for fuel, against steam 10.01 cents per mile. WESTBBt'UNION I : I J THE. N VAIL, PRfcSJOENT SEND the follow Ing Tlfrm, subject to thm tcnaa , a back hersof. whiett art hereby agreed a A2RG A 46 BLUE Roseburg, Or,, Sept. 24, 1914 Dr. H. 6. 'Ewbank, .724 Northwestern Bank Building, Portland, Or. Finished thirty-one trips today. On time both ends all trips. No failures of any kind ; no repairs of any kind; fuel and oil used less than on first thirty-day test. Car, motors, and all parts in fine shape. Will try and gat photos tomorrow. 215PM " H. B. EWBANK, Jr. This 31 Trips Represents 4000 Miles A limited amount of Treasury Stock will be sold . A DR. IL B. EWBANK, Exclusive Sales Agent. EWBANK ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION COMPANY, 724 Northwestern Bank Bldg., Portland, Or. SOCIETY TO AID BENEFIT French, Belgian and Japanese Con " suls Will Be Guests of British. British beauty, as it is exemplified in the younger girls of Portland, will take a part in the Red Cross and Prince of v ales benefit performance of "Kitty MacKay" at the Heilig Theater Monday night. A bevy of young society buds of British lineage will sell souvenir pro grammes on the night of the benefit. The souvenirs will contain the cast of the play and a short account of the aim of the British Red Cross and Prince of Wales' fund, and they will be sold for 10 cents each. The Consular representatives of France, Belgium and Japan will be guests of the British Consul and the fund executive committee. . 3,250,000 ties 'Sent South. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) About 8,250,000 feet of ties have been shipped to California ports dur ing the past two weeks by the Harvey Milling Company and the North Fork Logging Company, with headquarters in this city. The ties were cut by saw mills owned by these companies oh the north fork of Lewis River and driven to the mouth and there cribbed. rafted and towed to St. Helens, Or., where they were loaded on the steam ers Klamath, Yosemite and J. B. Stet son. Another boat is loading. There were more than 80,000 ties in the ship ments, HEALTH CRY SILENCED EDICT SO LOSGER BARS PUPILS PROM SCHOOL, SAY PARENTS. Committee of Indlgnaat Reeldente o Sloont Scott Voice Reenlta of A citation tin-. a nnotiv .mallnoi and vaccination troubles are over in the Mount Scott rti.friot The smallpox incubation , period will expire this week and all children will be admitted to school Monday, according to present plans. City Health Officer jsaarcenus u pleted all proceedings wnicn m -legal department says are necessary to make tne exclusion 7 effective. . .. - Parents who lougni me J . , rhmKo-h a committee ap- pointed at a mass meeting last Monday night the following iukui" Two important facts have b.en n out a. theP result of the wmt agitation In the Mount Bcott dtstrlc t. Th health officer has learned, and the public is entitled to know these facts. Before a child can be eicluded from chool the health oMlcer mu.t eli that the child either ha. a communica ble disease or has been exposed to one. and he then must jive mo mji.w ten notice to that effect. Only on such . r,.." ..ii ftntio.a has the teacher authority to exciuoe iu w ....... Further, tne neaiin omvci i that the Woodmere school Is entirely outsioe his Jurisdiction, although he has hereto fore assumed the authority to send medical Inspectors Into that school. The net result of the activity of the In terested parents is that the health office nas oeaa cuuiyn.icvi - - sltlon, and all the children who have applied lor aamisaion biubw . ... ( ins Monday night and the following legal action now have been reinstated. REV. V. E. WILLINGS, CHARLES E. KITCH1NG, W. O. POWELL, L. C. LITTLE, REV. J. C. TIBBITS. I FIREBOAT NEARLY READY City Finds Thar It Has Xo Place to Dock George II- YVilliamSt. With the old fireboat George tt Williams nearly rea,dy-for Installation In the fire service after Having oeen re modeled, the city suddenly haa discov ered that the boat is without a berth. It was thought that definite arrange ments hai been made with the Amer ican Can Company for berth space for the boat at the dock of that concern. Word was received yesterday that of ficials of the company have changed their minds regarding the proportion after having conferred with headquar ters of the company. Just where the boat will be docked Is a question Inasmuch as numerous ef forts to procure a place have been of no avail. It - is probable she will be given a place along the cruiser Boston In the lower harbor if no other place can be found. The boat has been sent down the river where she is now re ceiving her last coat of paint. After this operation she will be given a trial trip. v Freshmen Revive Green Cap. . UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle. Sept. 24. (Special.) Green caps to be worn by all men. of the freshmen class at the University of Washington were restored here today by the first-year men, who voted unanimously to re-establish the cus tom. . The faculty abolished the green- cap rule last year because it was the cause of underclassmen strife. KAISER HAS ADVOCATE DR. OTTO MEESMAXJT, IX LETTER, SAYS GERMANY NOT AT FAULT. Former Portland Man, Sow Residing la Switzerland, Accused Russians of Perfidy. Asserting that the outside world, especially the United States, is misin formed as to the cause and the ten dency of the war. Dr. Otto Meesmann, a capitalist, formerly of Portland, who has been residing in Switzerland for several, years, has written Mrs. 3. C Hochapfel. of 328 Eleventh street, Portland, giving her permission to re lease the letter to The Oregonlan. The letter Is dated at Basel, Switz erland. August 27. and says, in part: "The outside world, and especially the United States, seem to be altogether misinformed about the war, as I learn from American newspapers, which al ways state the German Kaiser wanted war; he refused to take the palm of fered by England, Prance and Russia. "All the people in Switzerland know he wanted peace. While he was endeav oring upon the special request of the Russian Emperor to perfect an under standing between Austria and Russia. Russia was bringing secretly a large army to the German frontier. This act of treachery and perfidy was answered by the German Emperor with the request that the Russian troops be removed Immediately from the German line. Instead of doing mo. they concen trated more troops and war was promptly declared." Special professional uprights and I other?. Most unusual offer for Friday land Saturday only. See page 0, this I paper. Adv. The Most Beautiful House in Irvington i '";;' : L-i- .i- y-.;..r - ' rf 1 y iY-'iaiiiiS .'STS'rirwtvL ' 7 -'JWi mmW IIIHl UH IllW .m f ietSttc Wm- i h-":-::?.-;.:.-',?:.;;-:-- -f. nwC-vr 100x100 corner, 22d and Klickitat streets, south and east facing, splendid view of Mt. Hood. House open and illuminated evenings until 10 o'clock. Auto at your service day or evening. (Bargain and easy terms if sold before October 1. H. E. STEMLER, Owner, 725 East 22d-Street North. C 2586. '