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OBJECTS
compared with 4068 for his nearest
competitor, a Republican.
Despite the acrimony of the cam
paign only minor disturbances were
reported.
SOCIAL DEMOCRAT IX LEAD
VOLUNTEER ARMY'S
FATE IS IN DOUBT
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TO NAMING
filOKEL
Nominee for North Portland
Postoffice Declared Un-.
fit for Position. .
FURTHER -HEARING ASKED
Own. '-Heavy l-'Jnuncial Lows' Due to
Misrepresentations Mentioned
in Support of Charge Plea
". in Defense Disbelieved.
OREGON J AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April -4. Representative McAr
thur today filed a protest with the Sen
ate postoffice committee apainst the
confirmation of George R. Mokel. re
cently appointed postmaster at North
Portland, and atiked the privilege of
being heard by the committee in op
position to the appointment. The com
mittee today received a. voluminous
protest against Mokel, but had no ses
sion and the protests have not yet
been considered. Mr. McArthur In his
letter says:
"I have been advised that certain
gentlement of high standing in the
North Portland community have for
warded protests against Mr. Mokel's
appointment to your committee, and I
ask that these protests receive care
ful consideration.
A'otninee Declared Unfit.
"1 have known Mr. Mokel for a num
ber of years and in view of my knowl
edge of his business transactions and
my personal experience with him, I am
constrained to urge your unfavorable
action upon his confirmation. I do
not care, at this time, to go into de
tails as to my own dealings with this
man and - my heavy financial losses
which were caused by his misrepresen
tations, Wit will be glad to appear be
fore the committee and make a state
ment if any hearings are to be held. I
will say, however, that I regard the
man as utterly unfit for the position
and unworthy to. hold any office in the
public trust and confidence, particular
ly where any public funds are to be
handled.
"I dislike much to interfere with this
matter because of my high regard for
the probity and Judgment of the two
Oregon Senators who united in recom
mending Mr. Mokel's appointment.
These gentlemen have said to me tha-t
they do not doubt Mr. Mokel's integ
rity. They say thst he was suffering
from Jackson epilepsy for some time
and was not responsible for his acts,
but that he finally underwent an op
eration which relieved this unfor
tunate situation and that he is now
restored to health.
Many Irresrularltles Charted.
"I am willing to accept this state
ment as to the probable cause of his
dishonorable business transactions in
sofar as it applies to the time during
which he was afflicted, but do not be
lieve that it can be pleaded in justi
fication for his numerous irregular
' transactions which extended, over a
L loner period of time.
1 "i do not wish to do the man an in
I justice, nor do I wish to be understood
as casting any reflection upon the
judgment pf the Oregon Senators, but
in view of the serious charges against
the appointee I respectfully request
your honorable committee to make a
-thorough investigation of the matter
and I shall then be satisfied with such
Action as may be taken."
CHICAGO DEMOCRATS WIN
(Continued From Paw 1)
The election for committeeman will be
held next Tuesday.
, Mayor Thompson was charged by his
Republican opponents with ruthless use
of the spoils system in an attempt to
build un a Personal machine.
Physlclnn'u Suicide Is Factor.
The suicide of Dr. Theodore B. Sachs,
president of the American Tuberculosis
Association and internationally known
as an expert op tuberculosis, came as
a dramatic incident at the close of the
campaign. It was used in full measure
by the antis.
Or. Sachs.' according to his friends,
was not a politician, but had devoted
his life to building up the Chicago mu
nicipal tuberculosis sanitarium, of
thich he was for years the head. Re
cently a political attack was made on
him and he resigned. The Mayor re
ferred to him as "the worst appoint
ment I have made."
Krlends Show Resentment.
Dr. Sachs was found dead, a suicide.
Tie left a note to the public request
ing that his conductance of the insti
tution be investigated and that spoils
men be kept from Interfering with an
institution aevotea to numanity.
Dr. Sachs was born a Russian Jew,
and those of his faith are said to have
shown their resentment at the polls
today.
The election was the first test of the
Mayor's strength since his election
year ago. The weather was clear and
warm and a vote unusually heavy for
an off year was polled. Women who
voted were on the alert everywhere
They did not, however, vote for their
sex in the. one instance where they had
the opportunity.
Womra Turn Down Own Sex.
This was in the Thirty-third Ward,
where Mrs. Minnie Johnson appeared as
the Progressive candidate. Of the
1U58 women who voted only 31 gave
their suffrage to her.
The Progressives had candidates in
only five wards and they received only
scattered votes. William E. Rodriguez,
Socialist, was elected by S067 votes
I loan Running Ahead of Major Ha
ding in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE. April 4. Early re
turns from the Milwaukee city election
show Daniel A. Horn, Social Democrat
candidate for Mayor, to ' be running
ahead of Mayor Bading, non-partisan.
Experts forecasted Hoan's election an
hour after the polls closed.
Fragmentary returns from several
towns and villages in the state show
that the list of proposed delegates to
the Republican National convention,
headed by Governor Philipp, is leading
the LaFollette nominees by a. good
margin.
Meager returns from the state show
W. D. Corrigan and Franz Eschweiler
leading in the contest for Justice of the
Supreme Court.
Xo-License Gains in Xebraska.
OMAHA, April 4. Municipal elections
were held in Nebraska towns and vil
lages today, with the question of sa
loon license the chief issue. Early re
turns from over the state indicate a
slight gain for the no-license forces,
the most noteworthy being that at
Fairbury, which changed from wet to
dry by a majority of more than 200.
Albnqnerque A'otes Waterworks.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.. April 4. A
proposition to Issue J400.000 in bonds
for a municipal waterworks plant car
ried at the municipal election here to
day. Henry Westerfeld, Democrat, de
feated D. H. Boatright, the Republican
incumbent, for Mayor, by an unofficial
majority of six votes.
Democrats Carry Muskogee, Okla.
MUSKOGEE, Okla., April 4. By the
largest majorities ever given a party
ticket in Muskogee, the Democrats car
ried the city in the municipal election
today. J. E. Wyand was elected 'Mayor
over E. S. Warner, Republican, by a
majority at 1449.
Republicans Carry Hartford.
HARTFORD, Conn., April 4. The Re
publicans gained control of the city
government at the biennial mayoralty
election today. Frank A. Hagerty, ex
Postmaster, was elected Mayor over
Richard J. Klnsella, Democrat, by an
official plurality of 869 votes.
JOURNAL STORY DENIED
GOVERNOR CHARGES "MALICIOUS
MISSTATEMENT" OF FACTS.
Attorney-General Not Asked to Sign
Any Brief but Ilia Own In Vtah
Cane, Says 31 r. Wlthycombe.
SALEM, Or., April 4. (Special.)
Governor Withycombe today branded as
a "malicious misstatement" the asser
tion of the Oregon Journal that he had
asked Attorney-General Brown to sign
and file in the Supreme Court of the
United St.ateB a brief prepared by at
torneys for the Beaver River Power
Company, of - Utah. He expressed sur
prise that the Portland publication
should have made such a statement.
"I never asked Mr. Brown to sign
any brief but one prepared by him
self," said the Governor. "We dis
cussed this very point, and I agreed
with him entirely that he should pre
pare his own brief, which he said he
would' do.
'All I wanted was to have Oregon
take a stand as opposed to Federal en
croachment on state's rights. And I
wanted Mr. Brown to do this In his
own way with his own brief, and to
have Oregon play second fiddle to no
state.
"The statement that I asked the At
torney-General to sign any brief pre
pared by anyone else is absolutely
false. Upon what authority it is made
Is incomprehensible ro, me.
My sole desire was to have him
file a brief, of his own preparation, ade
quately setting forth Oregon's rightful
interest in the major questions in
volving state sovereignty as opposed
to Federal sovereignty, which really
are of vital concern to every citizen of
the Western states."
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FORD'S LEAD CUT DOWN
SENATOR SMITH GAINS .IX PRESI
DENTIAL PRIMARY.
Senate Takes Recess After
All-Day Debate and Active
Fight in Prospect.
FEDERAL MILITIA OPPOSED
With Ln Thai Onr-Thlrd of Vol inK
Precincts Heard From, Detroit
Man la 1619 Vote Abead.
DETROIT, April 4. With less than
one-third of the voting: precincts in
Michigan heard from, United States
Senator Smith, of Grand Rapids, had
overcome a large part of the plurality
which Wayne and other counties had
given to Henry Ford, of Detroit, in the
Presidential preference primary yes
terday. Senator Smith and the Detroit
manufacturer were the leading candi
dates for the Republican nomination.
Returns completed early tonight.
which include ,petroit and Grand Rap
ids, showed Ford was leading- by 1619.
The vote stood: Ford, 23.319; Smith,
21.700. William G. Simpson, of Detroit,
the third Republican candidate, gath
ered a small vote.
Woodrow Wilson was unopposed on
the Democratic ticket.
Delegates to the National convention,
chosen at district caucuses and the
state convention, are instructed to vote
for the primary choice on at least the
first ballot.
liorali Declares Tliat Placing Guard
on Government Payroll Invites
Dangerous Temptation
for Its Misuse.
WASHINGTON", April 4. The fate of
the Federal volunteer plan of the
Senate Army increase bill was in doubt
tonight when the Senate recessed after
an all-day debate over an amendment
by Senator Lee. of Maryland, to strike
out the provision.
At the last moment Chairman Cham
berlain asked that the vote be deferred
until tomorrow on account of the
absence of 'several Senators.
Throughout the day, conferences
were held by both the advocates and
opponents of the section, seeking to
enlist support of Senators who had not
finally decided on their stand. Senator
Lee was aided in his fight by Senator
Lewis, of Illinois, while Chairman
Chamberlain and his entire committee
worked actively for their bill and con
ferred further with Republican Sena
tors. It is understood several Senators
changed their positions in the course
of the day.
Amendment Is Voted Down.
The only vote taken was that which
defeated an amendment offered by
Senator Sterling, of South Dakota, pro
viding that the National Guard should
be first called for service by the Fed
eral Government in the event of war,
coming first after the regular Army
in order of precedence. There was no
rollcall. Chairman Chamberlain pointed
out that existing law upon which the
volunteer Army proposal is founded
already contained the stipulation.
Senator Borah attacked the scheme
to Federalize the National Guard as
proposed in both the House and Senate
bills. He called attention to the West
Virginia coal strike situation, declar
ing that the constitutions of the state
and of the United States had been set
aside by the order then issued, under
which military commissions tried those
accused of crime. ,
Precedent Declared Dangerous.
To place the Guard on the Federal
payroll, he said, was extending danger
ous encouragement to its use by state
officials for purposes outside the civil
law. He insisted that the effect of
the proposal was to Federalize the
police force of the state so far as pay
ment went, without assuming Federal
control of its uses.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, defend
ed the Federal volunteer provision. He
said he was confident there would have
been little discussion of the proposal if
it had not been for the opposition from
members of the National Guard. Offi
cials of the National Guard, he said,
had declared to him that the Federal
volunteer force would deprive the
Guard of the Federal support it' might
otherwise receive.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, assailed
the Federal volunteer provisions, as
did Senator . Cummins, of Iowa, and
Senator Curtis, of Kansas. Senator
Cummins said he wanted it understood
that he opposed the plan only because
he thought it would not make for ade
quate preparedness. It would be far
better, he said, to concentrate effort
and expenditures on the existing force
of National Guard.
Lack of Volunteers Predicted.
Senator Reed said he was convinced
the men to fill the volunteer regiments
would never come forward after the
present war excitement had subsided.
Senators Lodge and Weeks, of Massa
chusetts, vigorously supported the pro
vision. The latter called attention to
the bill now pending in the Massachu
setts Legislature providing that any
organization of the state troops which
voted to do so might transfer into the
Federal force to be organized and the
state armories and other military
property lent to the Government for
training purposes. He said every state
should handle its police protection with
a constabulary system and not call on
the National Guard for that duty.
An amendment to the section, sug
gested by Senator Clapp, of Minnesota,
was accepted by Senator Chamberlain.
It provides that the Federal volunteers
shall receive pay only for the time of
actual service in training.
Despondent Storekeeper Suicide.
Despondent apparently because of
financial troubles, F. T. Burmester,
aged 50, owner of a small store at T50
Salmon street, swallowed carbolic acid
there last night, from the effects of
which he died before he could be taken
to the hospital.' An ambulance was
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BIG LIGHT GUARDS RIVER
Wardens to Sweep Willamette for
JOnw-Iireaking fishermen. '
OREGON CITY. Or.. April 4. (Spe
cial.) The 1000-candle-loower search
light used by the State Game and Fish
Commission in watching: the river be
low the Falls will he at work again
within a few days. It has been mount
ed oi a 17-foot platform . below the
Falls, where it can command a full
view of the river to the mouth of the
Clackamas. Deputy Eish Wardens are
stationed here to see that fishermen
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was in Oregon City today,
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College Lectures Announced.
Professor H. B. Torrey will give a
natural science lecture this afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the biological lecture
room, lieed College. The subject will
be "Pasteur." Dr. Bertha Sabin Stuart
will give the seventh lecture, in her ex
tension course on "How to Get Well
and Keep Well.'1 tonisrht'at 8 o'clock in
room B, Central Library,
will be "Posture."
The subject
Kugene Store linrglari.ed.
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KCGKN'E, Or.. April 4.
The Eugene art store was entered
last night and about $8 removed from
the till. With the exception of a
door leading to the basement that
was found open this morning:, there
is no clew as to how the thieves entered
the building. This is the sooond store
in Eugene to be burglarized within
the last two days.
Wedded Bliss Is Brier.
ALBANY. Or.. April 4. (Special.)
After living together two months. Maud.
Isom and Ira Isom were legally sepa
rated in the State Circuit Court here
yesterday, in a divorce proceeding s
brief, comparatively speakinf?. as their
marriage. Desertion was charged by
Mrs. Isom.
CANDIDATES VISIT ALBERTA
Enthusiastic Meeting Is
Kennedy School.
Held in
An enthusiastic crowd gathered last
night at Kennedy School, in the Al
berta district, to hear the issues of the
campaign discussed and to listen to
appeals from various speakers for citi
zens to register.
A number of candidates for nomina
tions at1 the forthcoming primaries
spoke. The first speaker was Conrad
P. Olson, candidate for the nomination
for the State Senate. Others were
Frank S. Grant, candidate for Circuit
Judge: W. M. Davis, candidate foT Cir
cuit Judge: W. T. Hume, candidate for
Circuit Judge: Uus C. Mosher, candi
date for the State Senate, and L. C.
Lewis, candidate for .Representative in
the Legislature.
Meetings were held last night, also,
at a number of other sclioolhouses. at
which various speakers urged the vot
ers to register.
Tarifr on Dyes Proposed.
WASHINGTON. April 4. Senator
Lodge submitted today as an amend
ment to the -Senate substitute for the
free sugar repeal resolution the
House provision for a tariff on dye
stuffs. It was referred to the finance
committee. -
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