Morning Oregonian., October 21, 1918, Page 9, Image 9

THE BIORNIJTG OREGONIAW, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1918.
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FIGHT FOR PLACES
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Campaign in State of Wash
ington Becomes Active.
MEW LINE-UPS ARE MADE
Question Whether Judge Monnt Will'
Se Returned to Supreme Court
Is of Most Interest.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Oct. 19. (Special.)
There is a marked difference In the
campaign being: made for Jhe election
of Justices of theSupreme Court and
that waged for their nomination. The
three candidates for the eix-year terms
who are now on the bench are fully
alive to the fact that they have a fight
on their hands and they are campaign
In? as systematically as any of the
other men running for office this Fall
their campaigns being bandied by eepa
rate committees. It goes without say
Ing that the three rivals to the lncum-
bent candidates are making the same
sort of fight
In the primaries comparatively lit
tle work was done on behalf of either
Judge John R. Mitchell or John F.
Main and none at all on behalf of
Judge Wallace Mount. Judge Kenneth
Mackintosh, candidate for the four
year term, had no opposition and Judge
W. W. Tolman, candidate for the two
year term, had but one opponent. The
Incumbent Jurices relied largely upon
creating a eentlment in favor of retain
ing the old Judges in office, a senti
ment that Judge Tolman bad to cre
ate in his own defense against the very
active campaign of Judge Walter
French.
Taree Appointee) la Haec
The state administration naturally
m was interested in the success of Judges
Mitchell. Mackintosh and Tolman, for
they were appointees of Governor
Krneet Lister and their election would
serve as an Indorsement of his Judg
ment tn their selection. The adminis
tration's efforts probably helped all the
judges in office, but this trio most of
all.
Judge Mount probably heard the
noise of an approaching storm, but ha
paid no attention to the weather symp
toms. Mount has been on the Supreme
Court bench since 1901, coming1 origin
ally from Spokane, after one term in
the State Legislature. He had come to
accept renominatlon and re-clcction as
a matter of course.
Mount had written the decision In the
Ft. tiermain case, a decision that held
picketing in & labor strike illegal. Of
course Mount only represented the
court's opinion, but a labor fight was
centered on him. Some of Mount's
friends inquired about means of meet'
Ins this attack, but they did nothing.
Labor Indorsed Chapmaa.
In Piere County Superior Court W. O.
Chapman had been a canddltlate for ap
pointment to the bench and had the
artive support of the Pierce County bar.
.Added to this. Charles Terry Taylor, an
old-tune friend and secretary of the
State Federation of Labor, got through
a labor and state grange indorsement
for Chapman. Taylor had only to ask
for It to receive this Indorsement. Once
before Judre W. H. Fcmberton. of Be
lingham. had been a candidate of a
progressive prnun and was again In
dortsed. K. G. Mills, whose disbarment
ia pending before Ihe Supreme Court
on a recommendation of the state
board of bar examiners that he he die
Qualified from practicing on account
of hia connection with the notorious
Richards blackmailing case in Clallam
County, had been a progressive candi
date four 3'eara ago and ran remarkably
well. He ran again two years ago as a
radical; in fart, he had become as
perennial a seeker for the office, as the
late John K. Humphries and always he
campaigned as a radical.
The result of this was that Mount
was caught in what is popularly termed
a "Jam." He was the target for most
of the candidates who were seeking to
break up the combination on the Su
preme Court and neither he nor his
friends found a successful means of
combating this attack; In fact, they
didn't think it worth while .When they
woke up Mount was last on the ticket.
Moaat's Frleada Become Active.
From the moment that the returns
began to come In. Mount's friends be
gan to get active. Mount himself con
descended to Tlsit some of the" larger
cities of the state and confer with the
friends who were anxious to support
him. but who were unorganized. There
Is now a very active and probably a
fairly efficient Mount organization.
Naturally the same friends who sup
ported Mitchell In- the primaries and
those who had organized for Main, are
busy.
In the meantime a Chapman-Pember-ton
combination Is working, with In
dividual fights being made for the
two men. In the primaries a big
Pierce County Tote waa cast for Chap
man alone and probably this will be
don In the general election. But in
the state at large Chapman has to be
Introduced, a work that has been
pretty well done.
Judge Mitchell made a runaway race
of it in the primaries, but as it was
Impossible to figure how many votes
were cast for judges nobody ever
knew whether he received an actual
majority. It was guessed that he did
not. Judge Main was close enough to
Mitchell to indicate that he would
gather strength in the general election.
A guess baaed on conditions two
weeks before the general election,
when apathy affects most political is
sues, and on the primary showing.
would be that the principal question in
the Judgeship fight is whether or not
Mount can be re-elected. Mitchell and
Main appear pretty certain of election.
tablished by the provisions of the
franchise, the commission desires to di
rect attention to the apparent injustice
which might result should the com
mission be able to take no action in
any case to require the city to pay for
the service rendered to it oy me util
ity. In the city of Hillsboro, as 4n
every municipality, benefits derived
from the service given the city by
the utility are enjoyed by a large
amount of property subject to general
taxation, a considerable portion of
which in r.o way, or at best, to but a
small and disproportionate extent, con
tributes to the cost of the service from
which these benefice are derived.
"As a matter of equity this commls
sion cannot approve the furnishing of
water below cost to any customer
whether it be the city or any other
private or public individual or corpora
tion.
"The commission believes. If an In
vestigation of the facts discloses the
inability of the company to furnish
DrbDee service at reasonable rates and
o continue to furnish free fire hyd
rants and water therefore to the city
of Hillsboro. that it may properly ana
without exceeding its jurisdiction
quire the city to pay a fair rate for that
service."
GOVERNOR DEFENDS POLICE
EXECUTIVE PRAISES WORK OF
MILITARY BODY.
Arrest of Two Officer Is Xo Reason
to Condemn Whole Organi
zation, Says Official.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. 20. (Special.) Be-
r-m ib two members of the State Mill'
tary Police have apparently responded
to the lura of liouor. it is no reason
to condemn the whole organization, de
clared Governor Wlthycombe today.
Occasionally a preacher goes
wrong, said tne executive, -dui idbi &
no reason for condemning tne inou-
sands of Godfearing men and women
who are giving their entire lives xo
the cause of righteousness.
-The Military Police Is performing; a
great service. Some one In tne or
ganization no doubt snoma oe con
demned for allowing these two men to
be lax In their duty, as I understand
they were sent to guard the ooraer
and only apprehended two quarts or
the hundreds of quarts that nave Deen
coming over.
The people of the state, However, ao
not realize Just what has been accom
plished by the military police. At the!
time of Its organization the whole state
waa honeycombed witn aisioyaity.
burning and threats of burning were
the order of the day and industry was
terrorized. All of that has been
stamped out since the creation of this
uniformed force with the majesty and
power of the law behind It.
The torce Ts in consequence oemg
cut down gradually to meet ine new
conditions."
I. W. W. SUPPORT NUGENT
Former Idaho Governor Held to Be
Friend of Organization.
SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. JO. (Special.)
Members of the I. W. w. are advo
eating the election of John F. Nugen
for l.'nited States Senator in Idaho, cir
cular letters asking members of the
organization to support Nugent no
being circulated in Northern Idaho
lumber camps.
The circulars say that Nugenfa de
fense of Haywood, Moyer and Petti-
bone saved them, and that such a man
ia needed in the Senate and that organ
ization members now held In jail
should be released.
V. It Gooding is scored for his part
in the alleged abduction of the three
men from Colorado, when they were
brought to Idaho for trial for the mur
der of Governor Steunenberg. Nugent
was Governor of Idaho at the time.
MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Attempt to Knock Apple) Off Tree
With Gun Results Seriously.
LEBANON. Or, Oct. 10. (Special.)
Fred Miller, a farmer aged 35 years,
who Uvea near Tallman. was seriously.
If not fatally, shot this morning by the
accidental discharge of an automatio
shotgun. He waa hunting pheasanta
near his home and passing through an
orchard undertook to knock an apple
from a tree with the butt of the gun.
holding the barrel tn hia right hand.
The gun was discharged and the lull
load of bird shot tore a fearful wound
In his right side, just below the short
ribs. He was taken to the Lebanon
Hospital, where his wounds were
dressed. He Is in a critical condition.
He has a wife and two small children.
FREE HIDMHT USE BANNED
HILLSBORO MrST PAY RENTAL
TO WATER COMPANY.
Recent Decision of Public Service
Commission. Affects Many
Municipalities) of State.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. 19. (Special.) The
Tublio Service Commission enunciated
a new principle today affecting many
municipalities of the state, when it is
sued an order authorizing 'he North
Coast Power Company to discontinue
free hydrants and water to the city of
aiillsboro for fre protection purposes
and allowed a charge of S3. 50 a month
for such service to be assessed against
the city.
This cause has been pending before
the commission for some time and an
exhaustive study was made of condi
tions.' the result of which ia shown in
the order.
Free hydrant use by the city for fire
protection was allowed under a fran
chise granted to the power company
and in outlining Its position, practically
abrogating the franchise provisions, the
commission says In part
90 IN SCHOOL STRICKEN
Cases of Influenza in Training
School Said to Be Light.
6ALEM. Or, Oct 20. (Special.)
Ninety light cases of influenza have
appeared at the State Training School,
according to a report made by SuperinT
tendent Gilbert, who today appealed
for more nurses. In addition to the
boys, one nurse and a number of offi
cers at the school have had touches of
the disease.' Tatients are put to bed
a fast as the disease appears.
Captain Miller and Mrs. Upton, of the
local Salvation Army, voluntered their
assistance and have been aiding in combating-
the epidemic striking the school.
FALL FROM HORSE FATAL
Lawrence Curtis, Ranch Foreman,
Meets Trafflo Death.
GRANGE VILLE. Idaho, Oct- 20.
(Special.) Lawrance Curtis, foreman
on the Hall Ranch, near Luvile, in this
county, waa killed Saturday, when a
horse he was attempting to ride threw
him off. No details of the tragedy have
been received at Grangevllle. Curtis
was about 35 years of age and was
well known among the stockmen of the
Salmon River country.
He had been employed by C J. HalL
sheep owner. A brother at McMinn
ville. Or, baa been notified.
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OFFICERS TAKE IDAHO MEN
Henry Bock Held on Charges of
Sedition and. Dlsloyality.
GRAXGEVILLE, Idaho, Oct. 20.
(Special.) Henry Bock was arrested
yesterday by United States Deputy
Marshal Mark Howe od a charge of dis
loyalty and sedition. He waived pre
liminary examination and furnished
(1000 cash bonds. Hia case wilt be
beard in November.
He is said to have persistently re
fuged to meet the quotas assigned to
him for Red Cross and liberty bond
campaigns and defied the defense committee.
He ia 54 years of age and unmarried.
H . H. Lampman Returning Home.
HOOD K1VER. Or... Oct. 20. (Spe
cial.) Just back from a visit in his old
home communities in North Dakota,
H. H. Lampman. father of Ben Hur and
Rex Lampman. the former a well-
known Portland newspaper man ana
-In connection with the system ei-Jtue latter now in training with the
United States Marines at Paris Island,
spent yesterday here visiting; old
friends. Mr. Lampman, a veteran news
paper man himself, now claims Jack
son County as his home.
BRIGHTON TAKES $50,000
Mill Company's Record 1700- Per
Cent American.
BRIGHTON, Or., Oct. 20. (Special.)
The Brighton Mills Company late
Friday night received a telegram from
Brigadier-General Disque, asking them
to make a new drive on the fourth
liberty loan and help to obtain the
total asked for by Secretary McAdoo.
They had already subscribed $28,000
on their original quota of 3000Pbut on
receipt of the above message everybody
got busy and another $22,000 waa sub
scribed yesterday.
This makes Brighton 1700 per cent
American and every employe, both sol
diers and civilians, proved their loyalty.
YAKIMA STRJK IS BROKEN
AH Warehouses' Said to Have Prac
tically Tull Crews.
TAKIMA. Wash., Oct. 20. (Special.)
T L. Wycoff, acting for the Govern
ment In connection with the fruitwerk
era' strike here, returned to Seattle
yesterday after advising the workers
to drop their effort and return to work.
Their strike, he said, was in violation
of the labor federation agreement with
the Government Strike leaders last
evening; distributed dodgers urging
strikers not to return to work.
AH the warehouses have practically
full crews.
CASTLE R0CKJT0UTH SAFE
Earl Gus Sloan, Reported Missing,
Located by Government.
CASTLE ROCK. "Wash.. Oct. 20.
(Special.) Earl Gus' Sloan, U. S. N.,
who was reported missing following an
accident on the United States ship
America at the Hoboken pier, October
15, has been located and is safe and
well. A telegram from the .Govern
ment Bureau of Investigation, at Wash
ington, was received by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Sloan, reporting
their eon "missing."'
He had made nine trips across on the
transport and was ready for the tenth
voyage when the America sank.
Hood River Bridge Nearly Complete.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Oct. 20. (Spe
cial.) Parker & Banfield, contractors,
will complete the $48,000 concrete
hririee. 500 feet long, built as a part oi
the Columbia River Highway jointly by
the State tngnway lommissiuu auu.
Hood River County, next week. The
old steel bridge will be removed as eoon
as the new structure is opened for
traffic
Fall Wheat in. Good Condition.
WAMIC, Or., Oct 20. (Special.)
Rains eoakinir the fields of Wasco
.County during the past week have put
the Fall wneat in tne pest ranumou
since the 'country has-been settled.
Much of the grain was planted before
the heavy rain of three weeks ago, and
this is attaining a growth which re
quires pasturage to keep it back.
Wheat sowed two weeks ago has been
brought up by recent rains and the
stand is excellent and heavy.
Children Work in Fields.
CASTLE ROCK, Wash Oct 20.
(Special.)- The school children are
saving the potato crop, iiince school
was dismissed on account of the "flu,"
the boys and girls have been called to
pick up and sack potatoes. In some
instances they have earned as much as
J2 a day. On the Crane farm near town
dinner was served to 20 of the young
sters who went from town- to work.
Hood River Man Hurt by Horse.
wood RIVER. Or.. Oct 20 (Spe
cial.) A. T. Wahlburg was pawed on
the back of tne neck Dy a norea wnico
he was trying to extricate from a wire j
fence. An inch further toward the 1
center of his neck and the injury might
have been fatal.
Furlough9 Will Be Refused.
TAKIMA, Wash., Oct 20. (Special.)
Three cities in the state, Yakima,
WlaWallaanerdeTOiaealed
to heed satisfactorily; the warning of
the Army medical authorities demand
ing control of social diseases, and as a
result soldiers at Army camps who ask
furloughs for the purpose of visiting
their homes in those cities will be re-"
fused, according to Dr. B. S. Creswell,
Health Officer.
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