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Tirn morning oregoxiax, -Wednesday, may i,. 1918. 9 GOVERNOR HAS EX- 'Efd ALL GUESSING West's Proposal to Withdraw Confounds Friends and Enemies Alike. ABILITY TO WIN DOUBTED StanfirM Supporter See Move A J mix ton That McXarjr I Wrak Mlrr a Far as Beating Tlirir Selection Goes Chief monf the topics of discus sion In political circle yesterday as the proposal of ex-Goernor Went. can Hilate for L'nttrd State Senator on the Ixtmorratlc ticket, tbat all Republican nd Ita-mocratlc candidates for thai office. Including himself, withdraw aad y rommon consent leave to Senator McNary an unobstructed path to re aomtnatlon and re-election. The discussion rerolved rlilefly around the possible motive of this ex traordinary proposal on the part of Veat. The number of volunteered Klilln. ..... tl.-l - ,.... f In. qulrie addressed. Kver) body had bl J W otrn theory and one ' waa Just aa re liable a the other, particularly In view ef the fat that the ev-Oorernor Is a p eiarently v tiling to leave It to the other fellow to Meat' Frtess Is si pes. Etn West's clone friends are at a loss to account for bla singular sug It'illon. There Is more than a surpl rion that West's proposal was alto gether "rtnonflilllr," to quote Judge w. It. King, rival candidate for the lmcratlc Senatorial nomination. In the. first place Weat must have known that Ft- N. Man field, who la contesting with Senator McNary for the Repub lican nomination, would not listen to Ills pro-McXary scheme. In view of the well-developed political feud be tween West and Kins;, certain It Is that the es-Oovernor could not for a second expect Kins; to aubacrlbe to his suggestion and unmurmuiingly eliminate himself from the race. As Xing has Indicated, he Is In earnest, and became a candidate with the firm Intention of remaining In the race until the votes are counted, regardless of what West or anybody else might wish. "Anyway, by what authority or right does West assume to supplant that acred Instrument the direct primary for selecting candidates for public office." commented one of the common people yesterday. "What Is the direct primary for If It Is not a plan by which the voters of the different parties can determine among them selves the man most desired to rep resent their party? Besides. If West's plan of elimination of candidates in the Senatorial fight Is a good one. why should he stop there? Why does he not propose the application of the same weeding-out process In the Guberna torlal race and other state offices In which there are contests? Tables Tarsias aasgeated. It would be an equally consistent course for West to suggest to bis brother-in-law. Ben W. olcott, who wants to be Governor, although aav lag nearly three years yet to serve as Secretary of State, an office to which he was re-elected for a second four-year term, to forego his further political aspirations. Why should West not suggest that Olcott and the other contenders for Governor step aside and leave to Governor Wlthycorabe an un opposed Held for renomlnatlon and re election?" Supporters of R. X. Stanfleld are In cllned to take Wests mose recent "suggestion" as a further admission of the Inability of McNary to defeat the Eastern Oregon man for the Sena torial nomination, as well as a veiled confession that West, should he defeat Judge King for the democratic nomi nation. Is not any too sure of bl ability to win out against Stanfleld In the general election In November. "It la apparent that Mr. West not only fears thst Mr. McNary, his friend, cannot win the Republican nomina tion for Senator In the primaries, but that be fears re cannot defeat me In the general election In November." aald Mr. Stanfleld yesterday. Cssstttssa J sat the Sasse. "Conditions have not changed since Mr. West announce his candidacy a fortnight since. Why did be enter the race at the last minute? On hia return from Washington a month ago he ap parently saw that the Stanfleld cam paign waa overthrowing tbat of Mr. McXary. and. fearing that bis old friend, colleague and appoints could not win In the primaries, be returned to Washington, consulted with Mr. McXary and planned his entry Into the field. Ills purpose waa to have a re lay race, with McXary to run In the primaries ano take the final right hlm- I looveriiing. why did he announce hlm aelf In the first Instance? We were In the war then just as much as we are now. Ic si erratic Party Laser. Mr. West Is wllltnr to sacrifice his own party, according to his announce ment, and In so doing betray the party which made It possible for him to bold the many political jobs which be has occupied. "Those familiar with the. political record of Mr. West are aware that Mr. McXary supported him as against the Republican nominee for Governor and that aa payment for this support. West sppolned McXary to the supreme bench. When McXary was defeated for the Re publican nomination for the bench It waa West who shouted from the house tops that McXary was cheated out of the nomination. At the time Governor Withycombe was considering the ap pointment of a successor to the late Dr. Harry Iane. It haa been stated that it was Wrst who sent a messenger to Withycombe with the Information that If Weal's friend. McXsry. wss sppolnted he. West, would not be a candidate for the Senate. Following the appointment of McXary to the Senate. Weet made a statement expressing his pleasure that his life-long friend hsd been given the appointment- "All went well until the prospects of McXary 'a success In the primaries began to grow dim. and then West with bis customary temperament, be gan to erupt. It required the audacity of West to ssume the Kaiser-like attitude of pre suming to dictate nominees of bcth the Republican and Democratic prl mar Ir. , "Since Mr. West's statement. I have receled new offers of support from sll sections of the state from people who ear they are convinced that W'st will be "defeated by me In Xovember. if Weet manages to get by King in the tH-mocrallc primaries. As to my fit ness and ability to fill the office of Senator. I offer these In comparison with the fitness and ability of Mr. HUGE ADDITIONS TO ARMY PROPOSED Senate Bills Call for Big Man Power Increase; Prompt Action Advocated.' . CROWDER MAKES APPEAL Provoat Marshal IleqiicM Con gress for Legislation That Will Make Operation of Draft Quota Measure Retroactive. east around Noyon. the enemy likewise has failed In all bis attempts to push further forward., The British, east of Vlllers-Bretonueaux. which lies direct ly east of Amiens, have advanced, their front, and in the Noyon sector the French have re-established their lines which the Germana previously had cap tured from them. The Germans on various sectors of the line are still hurling: tons of steel against the British and French posi tions, but the allied guns are every where answering: them in kind. It is oot improbable that a meeting, of the Inter-allied war council in Paris Wednesday, which will be attended by the American, French, British and Ital ian representatives, measures having; In view- the turning- of the tide of battle will be uppermost in the discussions. The Emperor of Austria-Hungary Is again reported In Swiss advices to be holding out the olive branch of peace this time In the direction of Italy. He is said to have appealed to Italy to con sider the proffer In her own Interests. German snd Austrian newspapers are beginning1 to express their fear con crrnine the entry of the United States Into the war, which they previously had referred to with scorn. We must hurry and obtain a solid victory by arms be fore the American forces arrive" is the tenor of their plea to their peoples. WASHINGTON. April 30. Three bill to increase America's man power in the war were Introduced today In the Sen ate. Senator Poindexter, of Washington offered one authorizing the Preslden to call Immediately 1, 00.000 men unde the selective draft law; Senator Reed of Missouri, offered one to add 3.000.000 men to the Army, and Senator Smith, Georgia, introduced a resolution pro posing to raise the Army to 6,000.000 men. Peladexter Irgrs Speed. Immediate action to increase the Army, Senator I'oindexter said In brief address, is necessary. 1 understand that the Secretary of War is considering this matter." he id. "and is holding conferences, with Congress waiting-, presumably for some body in the department to prepare the hill. Congress should act Immediately. There should be no delay In increasing our army. There ought not to be a day n hour lost. Destiny and oppor tunity are marching- by while we hold conferences. Draft Bill C'bssge eaght. Provost Marshal-General Crowder re quested Congress today to eliminate from the bill extending- the draft to youths now 21 years of age, the amend ment putting at the bottom of the elig ible Hat those who would register un der the measure, and asked that the bill basing- draft quotas on the number tary Club at a meeting- of that organ-I of men In class one be amended to make L HELP EkM.'T DM BULLETS ASKS AID FOR 9TRICKKX CHILDHEX. Hsrt Haaey. t sites States District At. fsrsey. Tells sf War Prsblesu . Ceaf rest lag That Of flee. Ernest Pes Ballleta. of Geneva, Swltr erland. who Is In Portland tinder tbe auspices of the commission for aid. civil and military, for Belgium and France, talked before the Portland Ko rlf. "Developments came, however. The candidacy of Mr. West did not meet with tbe enthusiastic approval of Dem ocrats. In fact, many of them pre ferred his political enemy. Will R King. Throughout the state straight party Democrats are working hard for Mr. King, and they are determined to eliminate Mr. West. There came the possibility of McXary not being only defeated In tbe Republican primaries, but of West being whipped In tbe Dem ocratic prlmarlea What was West to do? Confronted with the prospect of a defeated friend and personal defeat, be undertook to do the spectacular and made the bluff of withdrawing. tif Mr. West waa so solicitous of Ixation yesterday noon. The Pacific Coast division of the commission. In the Interests of which Mr. Dea Ballleta Is traveling, has readv forwarded large sums to France and Belgium. The organisation Is tak ing care of 4000 children In the war- stricken territory and Is dependent en tirely upon public donations for Its support. In his address yesterday. Mr. Des Ballleta proposed that glass jars, sealed Its operation retroactive. General Crowder made his request In letters to the chairmen of the Sen and House military committees. Plas Declared Fairer. Of the proposal to put the new regis trants at the bottom of the list of elig lbles. General Crowder said: The plan proposed by this office would result In the registrants, being given order numbers scattered through and locked, be placed In moving-picture I out the entire list of order numbers. houses, clubs, hotels, cafeterias, barber shops, cigar stores, gasoline stations and other places. In order to give every one an opportunity to aid. Permission to do thla bad not been obtained at the time of the proposal to the Rotary Club, but. according to Mr. Dea Ballleta. a I permit waa granted yesterday after noon. Mr. Dea Ballleta haa served In France with the Ambulance Corps, and for the This seems to be fairer than the plan proposed by the amendment. "The result of the House amendment In many jurisdictions will be to delay the calling of these young men for a considerable time. In the meantime their status will have champed; they will have marr'ed or become Integrat ed with the Industries of the country." The plan to make the quota law retroactive would made It apply to men past two years has been In the United I of the new draft called while the leg States to help organise war charities. I lslatlon la pending. Delay In enact- Bert E. Haney, United States District I merit of the legislation. General Attorney, addressed the club on war Crowder wrote, necessitates the re problems confronting tbat office at the troactlva feature, present time. . . During the past few weeks." Gen- RECRUITING DONE ON TRAIN eral Crowder tated- "the camp9 have DWUme I C,UJ IU VpVlljr I1U LHO 1111 neratlve needa of General Perahinor's Eugene force have led to the rapid dispatch of more troops overseas and to the Issuance of relatively small calls by authority of the President, to fill the EUGENE. Or.. April 10. (Special.) organizations in training at canton- The baggage coach on Southern Pa- ments. olflc train No. 18 was today tern "The result of these calls spread over porarlly converted Into a United States the last few weeks has been not only Xavy recruiting office by a apeclal re- I to exhaust practically all the deferred crulting mission traveling from Rose-1 percentages of the quotas on the first burg to Eugene. Three men were I general call (July 12, 1917), but to add given physical examination while the I still further quantities of men In the Naval Mission Accepts Youth While on Travels. excess of the first quotas.' Obviously. General Crowder added, I to insure fair treatment for all th states the new quota plan should be applied to men called on the second draft. train was speeding on Its wsy north ward, and Alpha William Talley, son of James M. Talley, of this city, was accepted for service. The men examined were among the passengers on the train when the re cruiting party boarded it at Roseburg. The recruiting mission la one sent out from Bremerton In connection with the campaign to obtain 10,000 volun teers for the Navy from the 13th naval district, comprised of Oregon, Wash' Ington. Idaho. .Montana. Wyoming and Alaska. Its members will remain In this city until May ? and then go into the Coos Bay district. Ensign F. B. L pshaw, of the Mvy I Corvallia. Aorll 29. (Special.) Un training camp at Seattle, haa charge known to their college friends two of the recruiting party, which Includes I freshmen students of O. A. C. slipped a number or oiticers ana seamen, anajaway Aprn 11 and were married. Both Miss Pauline Greaves and MIsstha bride. Miss Eokfora Cameron, and DUTCH UNDER PRESSURE GKHWAXV COXTIXIES DRMAXDS TO CROSS TKRRITORY. a Latent Advices Iadlrate Holland Has ot let Yielded New Trade Lean Proposed. AMSTERDAM. April 30. Germany demands from Holland, says the Vos slsche Zeltung. of Berlin, the right to send war material over the LImbourg Railway to Antwerp, the right to send foodstuffs for shipment from Antwerp, and the renewal of treaties relating to the importation of sand and gravel. "As Holland," the newspaper adds. "recently yielded to Anglo-American pressure, she must grant these condi tions to redress tbe balance." From the above dispatch. It Is ap parent that Holland and Germany have not yet reached an agreement con cernlng transport through Holland. A dispatch from The Hague to the London Dally Mail on Monday reported that Holland had yielded to Germany's demands concerning transports and the supply of sand and grave L THE HAGUE. April SO. A bill has been introduced In the second cham ber of the Dutch Parliament to regu late commerce with foreign countries. It provides for the centralization of imports In order to obtain from abroad In exchange for home products such articles as are necessary to Holland. AH credits opened to foreign coun tries must have the approval of the Dutch Export Company. COAST PLANT TO OPERATE Bay Mill Will Cut Aeroplane Stock for Government. COOS BAT. Or.. April' 80. (Special.) After being idle for six weeks, the Bay mill of the Smith Company will resume operations within the next few days. The plant w-IU cut aeroplane stock exclusively for several weeks. The steam schooner Yellowstone, now port, will ship her deckload at the Smith mills and take on some special orders for San Francisco. The vessel will sail at the end of two days In port this trip, instead of three.-as usual. The overhauled and remodeled saw mill at Myrtle Point, which was ex pected to commence operations by May will possibly he unable to start be fore the Fall rains, since water Is now low and logs will not drive from some of the creeks where they are already cut. MAY-DAY FETE CANCELED French Socialists Announce That Xo Demonstration Is to Be Held. TWO FRESHMEN MARRIED Kirk Thompson and Miss Eckford Cameron Snrprlse College Friends OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Armoretta G. Croasley, yeomanettea. PAUL BILITZ IS SUICIDE Little Talks on Classified Advertising. Los Angeles Hotelkeeper Kills Him self at Medford. MEDFORD, Or.. April 10. (Special.) Paul Billtz, aged 40 years, formerly a hotel man in Los Angeles, shot him self this afternoon In his apartments In the Hotel Holland, dying Instantly. Mrs. Billtz. at her husband's sugges tion, hao. left the room to witness the departure of Medtord's drafted troopa 111 health. Induced by injuries received In a railroad wreck four years ago. la given as the cause. The body will be sent to Los Angeles for burial. her young husband. Kirk Thompson are residents of Gresham. Until last night the news waa not told and Its an nouncement was a great surprise to all the friends of the young- people. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have gone to Walla Walla, where the former will accept a position, Mrs. Thompson Is a popular member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and was prominent in college affairs. Mr, Thompson Is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity NEW TODAT. Advertisers who may wish to ass display, or blackface, type, cut a or borders may do ao by running their advertisements un der tbs beading "New Today." which classification runs Imme diately preceding the straight classified columns. Advertise ments under this heading must be rna in single column and are cbarged for on baals of agate measurement. 14 lines to the Inch, at regular classified rates. In sending copy for "New Today" heading the advertiser vhould Indicate the number of Inches desired, ss sell as the number of Insertion, and mark copy plainly "Xew Today." This classification is especially valuable to real estate adverttsera whs may wish to run a cut of a house or other property, or to hare their advertisement dis played. However advertisements of any nature may bs rnn. if they are not of an objectionable nature. Rates for classified, including "New Today, advertising are carried every day at the head of the classified columns. GEORGE ALEXANDER NAMED " Chief Deputy to Succeed Sheriff Applegate, of Washington. HILLSBORO. Or.. April 10. (Spe cial.) George Alexander, chief deputy. was today appointed Sheriff to succeed J. C. Applegate, now serving a term In the Multnomah County Jail for viola tion of the Reed law. The new Sheriff is a civil engineer and before entering tbe Sheriffs office as deputy waa railroad contractor. There la general satisfaction here over the appointment. The term expires In January. 1919. Mr. Applegate. who was a candidate to suc ceed himself, haa asked to have his name dropped from the ballot. RIFLES FOR GUARD HELD UP Senator Chamberlain Advised Ore gon Must Walt Awhile. OREGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. April 30. Rifles for the Ore gon Home Guard have again been held up. the War Department having ad vised Senator Chamberlain that' the is sue must be withheld pending the de termination of the amount of equip ment necessary and available for the new men at the training camps. If there Is a surplus the Oregon Guard will be supplied later. Progress of the War. Again there has come a pause In the battle of Flanders, where the ground everywhere Is covered with the gray clad bodies of German dead, and the British and French are holding securely to all their positions. From Saturday until well Into Mon day night General von Arnlm's forces continued their efforts to break the British lines on the Tpres salient and to sreaa back the British and French DEMOCRATS BACK NELSON ,n " r? ,to th; ,uth' Due nr, uci c men ciiuiio nr, r Minnesota's Republican Senator Is Approved by; Opposition. ST. PAUL. Minn.. April 30. United States Senator Knute Nelson, of Min nesota, a Republican, waa Indorsed for re-election today by the Democratic state executive committee. The resolution of Indorsement stated that the action waa taken because Senator Nelson "baa rendered distin guished and patriotic service in sup port of the Nation and the President as its leader In this war." fruitless. True, they gained their ob jective and again captured Locre, but a counter-thrust forced them out again and at last accounts the French were holding the village. In the billy region Just to the north of Locre the British also pushed back the enemy at several points, notably between Kemmel and La Clytte. Much of the snap of the German at tacking forces has been absent from tbe msneaivers they have been carrying out in Flanders under the stiffened line of the ntente troops which has been apparent since last Sunday. To the south, near Aaiiena and to the PARIS. April 30. The permanent committee of the French Socialist party has issued a manifesto announcing that conjointly with the General Labor Fed eration It has decided no first of May demonstration shall be held this year. In view of the war situation. The manifesto adds that .while It Is the first duty of every Frenchman to defend his life and the Integrity and independence of the country, which again are Imperiled, that does not ab solve Socialists from a seoond duty, that of obtaining from their govern ment a solemn declaration against the policy of annexation and against secret negotiations likely to delay a Just and lasting peace. BACON HEADS IRON PLANT Seattle Man Severs Connection With Wholesale Feed Merchants. SEATTLE, Wash., April 30. (Spe cial.) Cecil H. Bacon, for 19 years a member of the firm of Galbraith, Bacon & Co.. wholesale hay and feed mer chants, Wednesday became president of the Westerman Iron Works through purchase of the Interests In the plant of Frank Westerman, John Compton and A. T. Tlmberman. W. Scott Matheson, manager for four years, has been elected vice-president. The company has contracts for the manufacture of heavy forglngs, rud ders and other parts which will be supplied to the shipbuilding - corpora tions engaged on private and Govern ment contracts. COOS MEN ARE PROMOTED Three Xorth Bend Doctors Xow Serving 11 C S. Army. NORTH BEND, Or., April 30. (Spe cial.) Word has been received here that Dr. T. F. Montgomery, who prac ticed dentistry In this city for several years, and enlisted In the dental corps six months ago with the rank of Sec ond -Lieutenant, has been promoted to the rank of Captain. Dr. Montgomery is now stationed near San Franclaco. Information also has reached here that Dr. Phil Kleser, a local physician, who entered the service with the rank of Second Lieutenant, Is now somewhere In France. He has been promoted to the rank of Major. Dr. Ira Bartle. another physician of this city, has been advanced from Second Lieutenant to Captain. Wealthy Widow Shot by Brother. LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 30. Mrs. Harriet Isabel Fisk, a wealthy widow, was shot and klllod today at her home n Hollywood, a suburb, by her brother. Henrv Charles Flsk. Jr., who then killed himself, according to a statement to the police by II. C. Flsk, Sr., the only witness of the tragedy. The younger Flsk, according To the po ire, suffered from mental trouble. but was considered harmless. N .-air --fe-v V- ,V - - It, iff ' :" -!x' ' - if ' l,,. i " Wmm Starting , ' ' . jS TODAY JPJS Did Qz) i I CO G Al. win ppc? OtOLRl former confidant or In eight tremendous parts, the betrayal of Russia and the overthrow of the Romanoff Dynasty is brought home to you in a manner you'll never forget. Characters who have left their marks In history are so Intimately Introduced that you feel yourself an actual eyewitness to every Incident responsible for Russia's present status in the Congress of Nations. ' PAVING PUT READY Wheels Turning Now in $10, 000 East Alder Location. REPAIR WORK UNDER WAY When Crew Gets Acquainted With Operation Xorth Half of Ter willlger Boulevard Will Be Fixed First or All. The city is at last In the paving busi ness. The dreams of members of the City Council to have the city operating a plant to repair holes In the vast area of pavement In the city came true yes terday when the new paving plant turned Its wheels for the first time. The plant has been erected at the foot of Kast Alder street. It repre sents an investment of J 10.000 and will be able to handle not only the paving repair work- of the city, but also will be able to do large paving jobs. The plant has been made up of sec ond-hand parts of other, plants of va rious types. These have been pur chased by the city snd assembled into a modern plant under the direction of R. S. Dulin, chemist of the department of public works, in charge of City Commissioner Barbur. The plant Is said to be strictly modern and is equipped to handle paving at a cost much less than has been paid by the city to paving companies. For a while the plant will do only paving repair work about tbe city. When the crew gets acquainted with the workings of the plant arrange ments will be made for the paving of the north half of Terwilllger boulevard. The macadam there now is in bad con dition and repairs have not been made this year because of the understanding of the council that the drive would te paved In accordance with the terms of the contract by which the city got the right of way for the boulevard. The city has arranged to take .over all paving maintenance work in the city. Paving companies have held main tenance contracts under the terms of which they maintained, the pavement at a certain price per year. The city has taken these contracts and will do the work. The plant was put In operation just one week later than had been predicted by Commissioner Barbur when plans were started. The week's delay was due to that 'length of delay in the transportation of a part of the plant. slon and the El Paso patrol district. He succeeded Major-General George W. Read, who was transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Read The Oregonian classified ads. Washington Wheat Xeeds Rain. WALLA WALLA, Wash'., April 30. (Special.) Wheat throughout the val ley Is badly In need of rain. Spring sown grain especially needs it. General Takes Xew Cdfimand. EL PASO, Texas, April 30. Brigadier-General De Rosey C. - Cabell, Jr., who has been in command at Doug las, Ariz., arrived here today and. took command of the overseas -cavalry divi- r I t 1 f . t MiaiiiMWfaSivli-iitasrfrrtt-Trim iwnn isi ml JAMES N. DAVIS Candidate at Republican primaries, Mav 17 for Judge of Circuit Court. Depart ment No. (5 (to succeed C. U. Ganten bein). Mr. Davis Is making a clean, aotlve campaign, and sxpeets the nom ination on his merits. Twenty-seven years at the Portland bar. Ballot No. 50 (Paid by James N. Davis.)