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TTTE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1915. MR. HUMPHREY LAYS DOWN H S PLATFORM Record as Representative Is Offered as Guarantee of Ability in Senate. TARIFF LAW TO BE FOUGHT plan would have eliminated union rep resentation on boards of conferences between employers and the miners. Mr. King objected strenuously to any -inference that he was unfriendly to or ganized lubor. 1. M. Bowers, veteran ex-treasurer of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company and now a member of the personal business staff of John P. Rockefeller, Jr., occupied the stand the greater part of today's session. He was questioned closely as to the conduct of the strike by the coal companies, and disclaimed responsibility for the violence and bloodshed which characterized the disturbance. Protection of America n Labor l-'rom Cheap. Foreisn Competition and Protection to Coast in Case of War Announced Plan. PRATTLE. Mav 24. (Special.) In announcing his candidacy for United States Senator. Representative W. K. Humphrey has Issued the following statement: "1 am asked tne question so often that I think it only fair to the Ue publicans of the state and to my friends to say now that I will be a candidate at the next primary for the Republican nomination for United States Senator. I do this only alter I have had favorable expressions on my candidacy from leading Republicans in every part of the state. "1 feel certain that the people of this state want a Senator who believes in protection and who will work and vote for the repeal of the present tar itf law. "Both Republicans and Progressives are protectionists. The platforms of both these parties upon this question in 1912 were equally clear and em phatic. Two years ago the lemo cratle party won an undeserved victory by a minority vote because of the divi sion in the ranks of the Republican party. All factions in the Republican party now realize that this division was a mistake, and, realizing what a calamity it has brought upon the coun try, all factions are now anxious to drive the Democratic party from power. Prosperity ltrKtoratton In Immuc. "To restore protection and prosper ity will be the overshadowing issue in the next campaign and upon that issue the Republicans of all factions will unite and an overwhelming Republi can victory is certain. "When my present term expires 1 shall have served in Congress seven consecutive terms. 1 appreciate more tlian 1 can express the honor the peo ple of this slate have conferred upon me and the confidence they have so lung shown in me. Kor six years 1 was elected at large. This brought me in touch with all interests and all parts of the state. Since then 1 have been, to some extent, at least, acquaint ed with the people, the wants und the needs of all sections. In view of this experience, 1 feel that I can be of service to the entire state and that 1 am not a stranger to any part of it. "Many kind things have been said by my friends about the position 1 have achieved in the House of Repre sentatives, and I appreciate them greatly. What I have accomplished in the House should be some guarantee of what 1 can do in the Senate. It is true if I remained In the House I would probably be the chairman of the rivers and harbors committee. But it Is also a fact that conditions in this state no longer demand a member of that im portant committee as they did when I went upon it. Much Done for Rivera, Harbors. 'At that time there were many Im portant river and harbor improve ments needed in this state. They called for the expenditure of many millions of dollars. 1 am pleased to state, however, that practically all of them have now been provided for. In fact, so far as legislation is concerned, the important river and harbor im provements in this state are practically linished. "Kor this reason the great necessity of my staying upon the committee, so far as the State of Washington is con cerned, no longer existst. If I go to the Senate 1 feel that I can fully care for the comparatively small projects in this state that still need appropria tions. Further, it is probable that, this stale can continue to hold a position on that committee. 1 will take to the Senate my 14 years of experience and my acquaint ance in both tho House of Representa tives and the Senate. A large part of the present membership of the Senate 1 have served with in the House Un der these circumstances, I feel that 1 can be of greater service to my state in the Senate than I can by remaining in the House, and this is the conclu sion of my friends who have given the matter consideration. American Labor Is Favored. "My platform will be the record of the Republican party and my own rec ord in Congress. However, these things I would emphasize: I am iivfa vor of protecting American labor from the competition of foreign cheap la bor. I believe in giving our markets. our money, our work and our wages to our own people. 1 am in favor of protecting the American producer from the foreign producer who employs cheap labor, that out mills, mines and factories may run ami pay living wages to those who work. "I am in favor of making the Pan ama Canal free to every ship that Hies the American flag. "I am in favor of such legislation as will give reasonable protection to the l'acific Coast if, unhappily, we should have war. BAKER MAYOR WILL FIGHT Contemplated Resignation Stopped by Jtccall Threats. ' BAKKH, Or., May 24. (Special.) That he had intended to resign his of fice within a few weeks, but will now stay to fight the promised recall pro- 1- 1 I -). : - '"J eedings. was the statement today by- Mayor Palmer upon his return from Newport, where he has been attending the Oddfellows- cdnvention. While the Mayor was away M. F. Newton announced that he would soon start a recall petition for the Mayor and two Commissioners and would barge the three with blocking efforts to hold an election on the installation of a complete municipal lighting sys tem for the city. "The salary of $125 a month is not sufficient for the work that is de manded of a Mayor." said Mr. Palmer today, "and 1 had intended to get back into business, but a man cannot resign under fire, and now I will have to stay, whether I want to or not. The news of the recall plan reached me at Newport and was a surprise. I have no idea of the nature of the "serious charges' which will be made, and do not know of any legitimate charges that can be made, although it is always possible to trump some up." WAR ATTITUDE QUESTIONED icrmnn's lie-marks on Policy Con sidered in Grunting Citizenship. ROSKBl'RO, Or.. May 24. (special.') "If you're accepted as a citizen of the United Stales will you denounce all allegiance to your native country and support the constitution or tne united States, even though we become Involved In the European wars?" was the pointed inquiry directed at Wilhelm Carstens a native of Germany, when he appeared before Judge Skipworth, of Lane Coun ty, in the Circuit Court here today for r.aturalization. Witnesses who appeared for MV. Car stens were asked whether or not they had heard Mr. Carstens express him self as displeased with the attitude of the United States toward the warring nations. None of them had heard Mr. Carstens discuss the war. Mr. Carstens has lived in Roseburg for many years and was admitted to citizenship. STRIKE HEAFSING BITTER wrr.Miss onjKCTs to .mktiioiis oi- CHAIRMAN WALSH. Rockefeller Foundation Director Is In. cenwed by Aspersions Cast on John D. Rockefeller, Jr. WASHINGTON. May 21. W. L. Mac Jtenzie King, director of the industrial relations department of the Rockefel lor foundation and a former Canadian Cabinet officer, interrupted his test! mony before the Federal Industrial Re lations Commission today to denounce roundly the methods of Chairman Walsh in conducting the Commission's Colorado strike inquiry. "Is your objection to the examina tion." asked the chairman, "based on your observation of the examination of John U. Rockefeller, Jr.. and is it caused in part by the statement you heard a witness make here that he was guilty of high treason and should be punished? Mr. King said he spoke only of the general examination of all witnesses. He whs questioned at leangth about his services to John L. Rockefeller Jr., anil the foundation. He declined to say what salary he received. The witness' outburst against Chair man Walsh came in the midst of ques tioning regarding a plan suggested by him to Mr. Rockefeller for dealing with the situation In the Colorado coal fields. V. FX Humphrey, Who Announces 4 i'latforni as Candidate for Vni- ted States Senate. Idaho Campus Day Is Here. UNIVKRS1TY OF IDAHO, Moscow, May 24. (Special.) Campus day will be celebrated tomorrow at the univer sits'. Besides the usual folk dances, picnic and other feature "stunts" will be given. F.ach class will render two original songs. A prize of t'iO goes to the best -song and a silver loving cup to the winners of the "stunt-f est." Miss Beth Soulen has been elected senior orator: the juniors, Clarence F. Johnson; the sophomores, Melvln Ison and the freshmen, A. J. Gustin Priest. N'ative'Daughter Dies. ELLENSBURG, Wash., May 24. (Special.) Mrs. Anna Sage, aged 26. born in the Kittitas Valley, died today from typhoid. She is survived by her husband. C. E. Sage: two daughters, Florence, aged 4. and Charlotte, aged 2. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schindler, have resided here 40 years. TpELLOWS,you don't want to miss this sale of Young Men's Suits. There was a mighty flurry here yesterday on the second floor; I had just 337 suits to start with, but I can't guess at the time this is being written how many I'll have left by tonight. They're going that's certain! Better drop in today I'm mak ing it indeed worth your while. $20 and $15 Young Men's Suits $14.85. $30 and $25 Young Men's Suits $19.85. Second Floor Only Ben Selling Morrison at Fourth A y ROAD TANGLE LASTS State Commission Refuses to Arbitrate Columbia Case. BOTH SIDES ARE HEARD the company only the amount recom mended by the State Highway Engi neer. Henry I4. Bowlby, ex-highway engineer, and Mr. Cantine had recom mended that the company be paid $54, 500, but the company insisted that was not enough. It had never said how much more it should have, but H. J. Johnson, head of the concern, had in formed deputy engineers that it should be paid J1000 more a mils or J38.000 In addition to the $54,500. Mr. Malarkey charged that the company had sublet certain work In violation of the con tract, and that, in his opinion, was the cause of all the trouble. Mr. Cantine said the engineer had not been, furnished with certain in formation, and he thought with that information his estimate would have been about the same as the former one, Consolidated Contract Company De clares Treatment by Kngineer Was Vnfair and County As serts Contract Violated. SALEM, Or.. May 24. (Special.) Announcing that settlement of the con. troversy between the Consolidated Contract Company and Columbia County relating to payment for work on the Columbia Highway In that county was not within its province, the State High wav Commission today informed law yers representing various interests that they must look tor anotner aiuiier. The announcement was made after Arthur Iangguth. attorney for the company, and Dan Malarkey, attorney for the Columbia County couri, naa made various counter charges, and asked that the board make' a settle ment. Governor Withycombe urged arbitration, but there seemed little chance of an agreement being reached irt that manner. Mr. Ingguth said the County Court and Deputy State Highway Engineer were conspiring against the interests of the contract company, and that his. client would resist an order made by Mr. Cantine de claring the company had forfeited its contract to complete the work. He said work had been resumed, and that the engineer had no right to make the order. Mr. Cantine gave as his reason for declaring the contract forfeited that the company had not resumed work, according to his instructions. The lawyer insisted that the court wanted the contract forfeited so it could do the work. He said that Mr. Cantine declined to say where work should be started, and had acted in bad faith Mr. Malarkey said that under the contract the county was hotind to pay NEW JURIST ON BENCH Circuit Judge Bajrley Presides at Case in Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or., May 24. (Spe cial.) George R. Bagley, of Hillsboro. recently named Circuit Judge of the new judicial district created from Til lamook and 'Washington counties, held his first session of court today, when he took Circuit Judge Campbell s place on the bench. Judge Bagley took his oath of of fice Saturday, -when the bill creating the new district became an act. JPrevi ous to his appointment, he was a well known Washington County lawyer. The first case before Judge Bagley was the suit of the Oregon Acetylene Lighting Company against Albinia Olds, of Mount Pleasant, for la, alleged to be due for installing a lighting system. Idaho Student Klection Held. irNIVERSrTY OF IDAHO. Moscow, May 24. (Special.) In the most spir ited and closest student body election ever held at the university Sam Morri son, of Colfax, defeated Clarence John son, of Idaho Falls, for president by a vote of 157 to 153. l-esetta Mae L,ub ken, of Boise, proved herself to be the most popular girl in college when she was elected May queen over Dorothy Taylor and Beth Soulen by a substan tial margin. Others elected were Vice-president. Claude Micklewaite secretary. Mary Nodle; treasurer, R. R. Miller: editor of Argonaut, Aden Hyde; iinnniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniininn Ccncsce IVank Elects Cashier. GENESEE. Idaho, May 24. fSpecial.) J. T. Nelson, who has been the cash ier of the First Bank oi Genesee for several years, has resigned his position with that institution and G. E. Taber has been elected cashier of the bank with Lewis Jain, Jr., as bookkeeper. Oil for Kxiort Declines NEW YORK. May 24. The Standard Oil Company of New York today an nounced a reduction of iio points in re fined petroleum in cases for export. This makes the price .5 cents a gal lon. g Other coffee roasters can not understand how German-American can be sold for 30c. Our biggest sav ing is in getting coffees to the consumer 40 rA to 60 r'r under the exclusive coffee house. Try a can of G-A today. Lb. Tins. 30c 3-lb. Tin, 85c Make your food more tempting with Cottolene For making cakes, pies and pas try for all shortening and frying Cottolene is supreme. Cottolene Cottolene is an exact combination of the purest, richest, most carefully re fined cottonseed oil and the choicest beef stearine obtained from selected, high grade leaf beef suet. Cottolene is itself one of the purest of pure foods. Cottolene mikes foods more digestible more wholesome makes them taste better. It is an original product and better than anything else that you can use for shortening or frying. Use a third less of Cottolene than of any other shortening or frying fat. Always heat Cottolene slowly. Arrange with your grocer for a regular supply. Write our General Offices, Chicago, for a free copy of our real cook book "HOME HELPS." What Prompted the Change to Mutual Creamery Company? Economy of operation a need for better livestock in these Western States and a desire for a bigger and more stable business. Under the system used by other creameries (and by our predecessor, the Jensen Creamery Company) a given community might be supporting several buyers of cream, eggs and poultry; likewise several milk or cream routes, with men and teams traveling over the same roads, each with a small load. By co-operation and "mutual" organization, results will be obtained whereby the purchasing and assembling of the raw products will be done by one man in a community, thus eliminating duplication of expense. The "mutual" idea of the new company permits the farmers to become "producer-stockholders" in the company, to share in all its profits, and to borrow money from the company with which to improve their livestock, and thus increase the amount of butterfat from the present average of 175 pounds to 250 pounds per milch cow annually. As a result of the "Mutual" organization, the company will supply all the Western States with the finest creamery products that money, skill and science can produce, and supply them at the lowest consistent prices. New developments in the creamery business will be adopted and patrons given the advantages which come therefrom. When it is known that the present profits of the company are but one cent on each pound of butter, a trifle more than half of a cent on a dozen eggs, and but a third of a cent on a pound of poultry, it will be acknowl edged readily that the annual output must be enormous in order to pay a fair interest on capital invested. Profits at the present time average about 3 per cent of the total amount of sales. Makers of the Famous "Lucerne" and "Four-in-One" Butters Purest Buters Known "The Taste Is the Test" . 2 Other to follow. Mutual Creamery Company Portland, Oregon L. E. Best, Mgr. 408 E. Morrison St. Telephone E. 7111. 11 Creameries in 7 States. Authorized Capital $.1,000,000 Annual Butter Output, 8,000,000 Pounds assistant editor. Will Boekel; business manager. T". Boyd; assistant business manager, Oscar Johnson; for' athletic board. Allan Kinnison. , Harold Purdy, Li. "Wade, Stanley Brown. Heuley Sin gle, Jim Keane and R. It. Gronnlger; for debate council, Charles Owens. Charles Chandler, Bert Dingle, Melvin Ison, Floyd Bowers and Will Boekel. Mr. Withycombe to Visit Klamath. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., May 24. Special.) It has just been announced that Governor Withycombe. of Oregon, will visii Klamath County l.ic latter part of June to view the agricultural districts and observe the operation of the Klamath project. In the evening he will be puebt of honor at an in formal banquet and reception. The next morning he will be taken to Crater Lake, where lie. will be met by a party from Medfrd. Seventh-Day Adventlsts to Meet. CALDWKLU Idaho. May 24. (Spe cial.) Seventh-day Adventists will come here for the annual camp-meeting of the Southern Idaho conference, at Caldwell. May 27 to June 6. Ar rantrmnts hRve been completed for the pitching of 10 tents near the Col lege of Idaho grounds for the thousands who will be here. J. J. Nethery. of Boise, will preside. WATCHMAN DIES IN SLOUGH Crew Finds Itody of Worker Missing JFrom St. Helens Quarry. ST. HELENS, Or., May 24. (Special.) In their search for th- missing night watchman, Tony BJorn, the crew at the rock quarry Sunday morning found his body in about 25 feet of water in the slough nearby after sev eral hours of work at dragging. Ills hut and coat had been left hang ing in the Doiler-room at the plant and he evidently had wandered away. Coroner White, at a post-mortem ex amination, decided that the drowning was accidental and no inquest will be held. BJorn was about 25 years old and Dan lull. He is survived by his widow and child. IJor-ehiirg Man Is Kxtraditccl. ROfJKBt'RO, Or, May 24 (Sper-i.il. According to a telegram received here, Governor Jolinnn. of California, late Saturday honored requisition pa pers asking for the return to Oregon of W. A. Sebring. Mr. Sehrlng l.i wanted here on a charge preferred bv his former sweetheart. He is at pres ent In Jail at Kl Centro. Cal. COMMERCIAL MEN INVITED Siilliorlln to I'.nterlain Travelers Saturday In "Annual 15uM." S1TTH KKL1X, Or.. May 24. (Spe clal.) Commercial traveler from Ore gon. Washington and California are invited to the "Third Annual Bust" here Saturday when an elaborate pro gramme of entertainment will be given by the local organization. Committees of women have been ap pointed to arrange entertainment for the wivca and Misters of the travelers. There will he trap shooting and ten nis matches in the morning, a picnic dinner al 12 o'clock and a ball game in the afternoon. At night there will be a dunce nt the Sutherlin Motel. 3C DC IOC 3QC DC DC IfoiLir Soirnnrieir Treat Nice, big, juicy Strawberries on EDDED WHOLE WHEAT SHR 0 o E5Z33-FA1 R BAN KSsSlSSJ "Cottolene makes good cooking better" II!iniI!!!!l!!!!!ni!i!n!i;ii!!Ii;II!Il!!i!ii!iil HORLICK'S The Original M A LTED MILK Untoss you say "HORLinnf'r A disfi for the Summer days Serve it for breakfast Serve it for lunch Serve it for supper Serve it as a dessert for dinner Heat the Biscuit in oven to restore crispness ; cover with strawberries or other fresh fruit; pour over them milk or cream ; sweeten to suit the taste. Your grocer sells the biscuit and the berries J) The chairman sought to show that the DC t DC DC DOC 3QC