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THE 3I0RXIXG OREGONIAX. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1918. STEPHENS S I LEAD FROM RQLPH Incumbent 12,000 Ahead fo Governor; Rolph Strong as Democrat. MISS RANKIN SEEMS LOSER Lanstrum in Winning Position for United States Senator In Mon tana Newberry Has PIu rality in Michigan. SAX FRAXCISCO, Aug. 28. Governor William D. Stephens led his neares competitor, James Rolph, Mayor of San Francisco, by more than 12,000 votes in r.. the race for the Republican nomination lor Governor, in returns available midnight tonight. These returns were from completed returns from nearly five-sixths of the precincts of the state. They showed J. O. Hayes, newspaper publisher and business man of San Jose, running third, Former Judge Walter Bordwell, of Los Angeles, was fourth: Charles M. Fick ert. District Attorney of San Francisco County, fifth, and C. A. A. McGee, of San Diego, sixth. Webb Leads, 2 to 1. Attorney-General V. S. Webb, who en countered a contest for the Democratic nomination for that office, met it com fortably with more than two votes on that ticket for one for his opponent James Donovan, of Los Angeles, accord ing to returns from more than half the precincts in the state. Justices Lennon and Wilbur appeared to have the lead In nominations for the supreme bench and Will C. Wood, of Alameda, and Kd ward Hyatt, Superintendent of Public Instruction, seemed well established as contenders in Isovember for that po sition. Wood is now Commissioner of Secondary Education. In most of the congressional districts incumbents did nicely for themselves. Indications, where contests existed, were as follows: Flint district Republican. C. F. Lea. in cumbent, 24nta Rosa, (Unopposed for Dem ocratic nomination). Seventh district (Replacing Denver S. Church, retiring). Democrat. Henry Haw. von, Fresno; Rppublic&n (uncontested) H. K. Harbour. Fresno. Klghth district E. A. Hye (Incumbent) Eden Vale. Republican; H. S. Hersmon. Gil- roy. Democrat. Ninth district (Los Angeles) Montavllle Flowers, Republican, closely followed by c H. Randall, incumbent. Tenth district (Los Angeles) H. Z. Os borne. (Incumbent). Republican. Eleventh district William Kettner (in cumhent), an Diego, Republican. (Unop posed tor Democratic). Rolph Lead Democrats. Mayor Rolph. a Republican, was well ahead in the race for the Democratic Gubernatorial nomination, outdistanc ing Francis J. Heney, of Santa Monica, by 17.000 votes. Thomas Lee Wool wine. District Attorney of Los Angeles County, failed to approximate half the vote cast for Heney. Under the California laws Mayor Rolph. unless the official count or the remaining precincts should overthrow the Governor's lead, cannot become the Democratic candidate, having lost the nomination of his own party. This law has not been tested in the courts. DETROIT, Aug. 28. After seesawing throughout the day between John W. Bailey and Kdward A. Frensdorf, the lead In the race for the Democratic nomination for Governor rested early tonight with the former. Interest in Tuesday's primary elec tion swung to the Democratic guherna- 1 THOMPSON'S Deep-Coi-re Leases Are Better (Trademark Registered) THE SIGN OF PERFECT SERVICE Eyes carefully examined and properly fitted with glasses without the use of drugs by skilled specialists. Complete lens grinding factory on the premises. SAVE YOUR EYES THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE PORTLAND'S LARGEST, MOST MODERN'S. SCUT KQIIPPKQ EXCLUSIVE OPTICAL ESTABLISHMENT. S 09-J 0-11 CORBETT BUILDI.ua rirTH AND MORRISON SINCE 1IMM( torial fight early this morning,jtfter the. count of ballots in the Senatorial contests showed overwhelming victories for Truman H. Newberry, on the Repub lican, and Henry Ford,, on the Demo cratic tickets. HELENA, Aug.28. Dr. C M. Lan strum, of Helena, maintains tonight his lead of approximately 3000 votes ov.er Miss Jeannette Rankin, Representative from Montana, in the race for the Re publican nomination for United States Senator. These figures are based on complete returns from more than half of the precincts of the state. The vote from 796 precincts shows Dr. Lanstrum polled 13.104 and Miss Rankin 11,953. It developed today that the name of Miss Rankin was written on a few Na tional party ballots, which, according to election officials, entitle her to a place upon the state ballot in Novem ber. ' COLUMBIA. S. . Aug. 28. With 100,000 votes reported out of a rossible 115.000 cast in yesterday's primary election, Nat G. Dial has been nomi nated for the United States Senate over Cole Blease and J. F. Rice by a major ity that will probably approach 20,000 votes. Dial's lead over Blease is more than 22,000. BQLSHEVIKI DRIVEN H ARCHANGEL Last Town of Importance in Entire Province Surren ders to Allies. TRAP CATCHES THREE ALLEGED BOOTLEGGERS ARE AR RESTED IN BAKER COUNTY. HOSTILE FLEET DISPERSED Fighting Extensive on River Dwlna. Japanese and American Forces Entraining for Ussurl Front. Sheriff Held Up and Disarmed, but Tables Later Are Turned on Newton Brothers. BAKER, Or., Aug. 28. (Special.) Ed Newton, known locally as the "King of Bootleggers," and his two brothers, Henry and Harry, were arrested early this morning, charged with Illegal sell ing of liquor and resisting an officer. A trap was laid to catch Newton, who is said to have been operating In Baker and Union counties for many months. Sheriff "Warnock, of Union County, disguised as a chauffeur, ac companied two men who had bargained with Newton for 25 cases of liquor to be delivered on a country road, for which $2125 was to be paid. When the liquor was delivered War- nock stepped from the car and arrested Newton. The latter's wife, two brothers and two unknown men, ali armed, then stepped from a hiding place by. the roadside, held up the Sheriff and dis- rmed him. Sheriff Anderson and deputies, of Baker County, who were hiding nearby, after a short chase arrested Newton's brothers and, later, Newton himself, n Baker. No trace of the liquor could here be found. Deputy Sheriffs are still hunting for Mrs. Newton, the two unknown men and the liquor. SERGEANT JS ARRESTED Wife's Complaint Leads to Discovery of Husband at Hotel. Sergeant John Merrill, of Vancouver" Barracks. Elma Macdonald, of 662 Gil- pan street, and Stella Shields, a tele phone operator, were taken into cus tody last night by the military police i room at the Oregon Hotel and held for investigation by the military au thoritles on complaint of Mrs. Merrill, wife of the sergeant. Mrs. Merrill alleged, state the police. that her husband and one of the girls were living as man, and wife and she sked the authorities to arrest the pair. When the police arrived they said Mer rill was in the room with the two girls According to the authorities Merrill no one or the girls registered at the otel as man and Wife. Mrs. Merrill- said she would swear out a complaint against her husband today. OREGON MEN GET PLACES Walter W. Wilson Becomes Major in Adjutant-General's Office. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ngton, Aug. 28. Commissions have been Issued to citizens of Oregon as follows: Major, Adjutant-General's depart ment, Walter W. Wilson, Portland. Becond Lieutenant, Adjutant-Gen eral's department, Christian H. Shield, Portland. Second Lieutenant, chemical warfare service, Clarence C. Meyer. Portland. Second Lieutenant, air service (pro- uction). Hugh B. Robertson, Portland; Neagle P. Sealy, Portland. Second Lieutenant, air service (aero- autics), Alexander Pearson, Jr., rained at Rockwell Field, Cat: Ed- ard Everett Wilson,' Llnnton, trained at Carruthers Field, Cal. The Real Victory Spread Sjll Butter Nut Bread -ask your Grocer. 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief ELL-A IMS 'FOR . INDIGESTION HOUSING NEED DISCUSSED Aberdeen Shipyard May Get Men From East End of County. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 28. (Spe cial.) Men from the eastern end of the county are eager to help build ships in Aberdeen, and to the end that this may be accompanied without fur ther taxing the housing facilities of Aberdeen are willing If they can do so to go to the harbor city every morn ing and return to their homes each night. A meeting will be held at the City Hall at Montesano tonight for the pur pose of discussing ways and means of helping. The participants will be from Elma, Satsop, Montesano and such other towns as may choose to have delegations. HOME WILL HAVE TAG DAY Blanchet Institution, to Make First Appeal for Help. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 28. (Spe cial.) To aid in operating the Blanchet Home for the Aged, the Bisters of Char ity of Providence, in this city, will hold a tag day on Labor day. September 2. Mrs. M. M. Connor, of this city, is di recting the preliminary work and Is being assisted by ladies of both Van couver and Portland. Blanchet Home Is In what was the old St. Joseph's Hospital, practically the first hospital on the Pacific Coast, at Eighth and Reserve streets, and Ib named after a well-known Catholic bishop in the early days. This is the first public appeal ever made to de fray the expenses of the institution. ARCHANGEL," Russia, Tuesday, Aug 27. (By the Associated Press.) With the voluntary . surrender . of the town of Shenkursk on the Waga River, south of Archangel, to the representa- tives of the new government, the last town of any size in the government of Archangel passed out of the hands of the Bolsheviki. ARCHANGEL. Russia. Aug. 20. (By the Associated Press.) An official statement issued today says allied forces have engaged Bolshevik Red Guards and have dispersed the Bol sheviki river flotilla. The communication tells in detail of the fighting since August 11 and reports, that all the encounters gen erally were successful for the Itusso- allicd troops. One Enemy Vessel Captured. There was considerable fighting on the river Dvvina. One Bolshevik craft was captured and the others fled after some had been damaged. LONDON, Aug. 28. On the Ussorl front, north of Vladivostok, the Bol sheviki have retired six miles before! a general advance by all the allied forces, according to reports received in Shanghai and transmitted by Reuters, Ltd. American and Japanese troops, the advices add, are entraining for the Ussurl front. News from the front, it is added, is meager owing to the fact that the Japanese have taken oven the prep aration of information from the Czechs. The Japanese are said to be extremely I reticent.. PEKIN, Friday, Aug. 23. (By the Associated Press.) General Semenoff. the antl-Bolshevlkl leader, has crossed the Siberian frontier and retaken Mat- sievski station, west of Manchuri, cap turing prisoners. The Japanese troops are engaged with the Bolsheviki near I Dauria. Roads Reported Taken. It is reported the allies have taken over the operation of the railways. It is probable the railways will be operated by the American engineers under John Jr. Stevens. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 28. German and Russian plenipotentiaries Tuesday, according to an official telegram from Berlin, signed three treaties supple mentary to the Brest-Litovsk treaty. The agreements include a pact sup plementing tne treaty. of peace, as well as a financial agreement and one deal ing with the civil law. The treaties are the result of nego tiations which have been going on in Berlin for several weks betwen the Germans and the Russians. They were .signed at the German Ministry of x oreign Affairs. . WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. Complete failure of the attempt of General Hor vath, the anti-Bolshevlkl leader, to es tablish a dictatorship in Siberia is re ported in advices today from Vladi vostok. , Representatives of the allies at Vlad ivostok intervened to uphold tho au thority of the new government there. M. L. PRATT TO LECTURE School Principal Appointed Special Patriotic instructor. M. L. Pratt, former principal of the Williams Avenue School, has been em ployed by the School Board as a special patriotic instructor for eighth grade pupils at the request of the Grand Army of tho Republic, Spanish-Ameri can War Veterans, Sons of the Revo lution and the Loyal Military Legion. Mr. Pratt s department will be intro duced as an added feature of the great patriotic programme outlined for school children for the coming year. His first lecture, 'Americanism and Patriotism," will be given Thursday, September S, in the Failing and Couch schools. t Asir ft &md$ v: ft k M m A 6 .ffiZXiU i i r jiiaved hmvelr INE of these occasions was when his faithful servant allowed his hand to slip whereupon the General arose in his wrath and finished the job himself; for the Father of our Country was very properly fond of a good, clean shave. And in his simple shaving kit may still be seen his equally simple razors. While their model is many hundred years old, they have never been bettered in heft, or shearing width, or right shaving angle on the face. At such times when his old servant failed him, Washington would have appreciated the guarded, two-edged blade of the Durham-Duplex because he would have found it nothing more than his own well-loved model made safe. 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Strett Toronta ENGLAND 37 Church Street Sheffitid FRANCS Pioao A Andre Preren 56 Rut de Prdl. Paris ITALY Constantino Ztteri Vlala Miitnti 3, Milan AD CLUB Ed MEET DU. FRANCIS BURGETTB SHORT IS SPEAKER AT IX'JTCHEO.N. SMOKES FUND SHOW GIVEN Shipyard Talent Shines at Benefit Performance at Auditorium. Gathering I Alao Featured 'With Singing by Mm. Mildred Mill and Alpine Stager. Dr. Francis BurgeU'e Short spoke In the crystal room of thd Hotel Benson yeaterday at the Ad Club luncheon. Other features in tho entertainment programme included a sons by Mrs. Mildred K. Mills, of Boston, and the Alpine Singers of the Hippodromo cir cuit. James L, Kibbe was chairman and introduced the speaker. Dr. Short, whose subject was "After the War WhatT" voiced the belief that before the war Is over every person would be obliged to show themselves 100 per cent American and that power born of righteousness would prevail. WAbt OlALb IU DC I UrlU have been too busy to give attention to our American democracy Talent from the Peninsula Shinbuild ing Company and the Northwest-Steel Company, Columbia River, Foundation and Albina shipyards gave a minstrel show at the Auditorium last night for the benefit of the soldiers smokes fund. An audience of more than 1000 witnensed the performance. The programme Included vaudeville specialties done in minstrel style, and a wrestling match. The show will be repeated at St. Helens Saturday evening and at St. Johns September 4. 943 YOUNG MEN REGISTER Record of Oregon Exceeds Estimate Thus Far by 2 00. Oregon exceeded the estimated regis tration of young men who attained the age of 21 years between June 6 and August 24. With two counties yet to be reported the aggregate shown by records at the stale selective service headquarters was 94.1. This la 200 above the estimates given out. The figures for Harney and Curry counties are not yet in. or the entire total But two were re ported as negro youths. Eighty-one were aliens and declarants. - AU others were white American citizens. I Theater Managers and Motion Pic ture Exhibitors to Meet. Theater managers and motion picture exhibitors will be called into confer ence today, according to announcement made yesterday, to consider the attitude of the Theatrical Federation in declin ing to compromise on terms of the new wage and working agreement proposed to go into errect feeptember 1. The managers were reticent about forecasting what action their organiza tion may take. Leaders expressed- the belief that compromise on some of the provisions of the agreement may yet be effected. said Dr. Short. "Speaking for the last 25 years over which my own observation ex tends, it seems to me there has been too much liberty and too much license. "After the war is won there Is going to be ushered in some of these days a new principle of life. It will be the brotherhood of man." PLANE FIGHTS TWENTY BBITOXS PUT CP EXTRAORDI NARY BATTLE IS AIR. HUN HAND SEEN IN MOVIES At,ackln Machine Comes Home With Pilot Wounded and Ob- 20 German chaser planes. 12 above and eight below. During the ensuing mlxup the British airmen say they downed one enemy machine in flames. The allied machine then ran for home and was pursued by the other 19 ene my airplanes. It arrived at its field with the pilot wounded, the observer leaning over his body and guiding the plane. George Ten Kyck Fills Vacancy. OREfiON CITY, Or., Aug. 28. (Special.)- George Ten Kyck, of Sandy, has been accepted by the local draft board to fill the vacancy at the Benson .Poly technic School caused by the failure of Ennie K. Gabriel to qualify. He Is a well-known business man and ho and his bride h&ve just returned from their honeymoon. He will leave on Tuesday for Portland. "Certain Interests" Still Busy With German Propaganda. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Publishers and moving-picture producers were warned today by the Military Intelli gence Service to beware of pictures of enemy origin known to be In the coun try and which certain interests are attempting to exploit in furtherance German propaganda sull at work the United States. . server at Steering Wheel. (By the Aaaociatl Press.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 28. A story of war in the Rir so extraordinary "as to appear almost Incredible came to light today. A British double-seated airplane at tacked 12 German chaser machines and pursued them well over their own lines. Soon after, it was itself attacked by THE GREAT LEADER OF OUR ALLIES Our boys are now following the great leader of our Allies "over there," fighting the battle of the United States, fighting without thought of being heroes but fight ing that men, women and children may not be tortured, burned and mutilated. 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