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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1919. OFFICE OF STATE SECRETARY EYED Rumor Names Several Said to Hold Aspirations. SENATOR TOGA ATTRACTS Salem Gossip Now Mentions Mayor Baker of Portland as Suc cessor to McXarj. SALEM. Or- Oct. 1. (Special.) Although it is nearly five months un til the primary campaign, many ru mors ara in circulation about the capitol with regard to prospective candidates for the several offices to he (tiled at the general election to he held throughout the state In No vember. 19.'0. In some instances these rumors are said to be based on tne statements of the candidates them selves, while in other cases they are credited to idle gossip on the part of their friends or political admirers. But be that as it may. there will be no noticeable lack of candidates and with few exceptions the several of fices are almost certain to be con tested. At the present time chief Interest seems to center about the election of secretary of state to succeed Ben W. Olcott. who was elevated to the office of governor following the death of James W'ithycombe several months ago. Although not announced offi cially it Is pretty generally known here that Sam Koier, now serving as assistant secretary of state, has his eye on this office and will make his entry into the eontest at an early date. Mr. Kozer has been connected with the secretary of state's office for nearly 20 years, and is said to have a liberal following of supporters in different parts of the state. E. K. Brodie, editor and publisher of the Oregon City Enterprise, also is a candidate for secretary of state, and has already announced that he will make an active campaign for the office. Mr. Brodie is secretary of the State Editorial association. and through his activities in this capacity he, has won the friendship of many newspaper men. A. H. Lea Averse. It also has come to light recently that A. H. la. secretary of the state fair board, would not object to serv ing as secretary of state. Although having made no official announce ment regarding his future political aspirations his friends place consid erable credence in the rumor regard ing his candidacy for secretary of state for the reason that it was only recently intimated that he would re tire from the fair board before the end of the year. Another rumor which has gained considerable headway here says that Harvey Wells may make formal an nouncement of his candidacy for sec retary of state at an early date. Mr. Wells until a few .months ago was state Insurance commissioner, having resigned that office to engage in I private business in Portland. Although having made no official announcement it is predicted here that both H. H. Corey and Fred J. Buchtel. members of the Oregon Pub lic Service commission, will be can didates for re-election. Mr. Corey's district extends from the Cascade mountains east to the Oregon line, while Mr. Buchtel must make his fight west of the mountains. Selection of a republican candidate for L'nited States senator probably is the most perplexing question con fronting the republicans of Oregon at the present time, although at least two persons have been mentioned as possible aspirants for the office. Ru mors here say that either Robert Stanfield of eastern Oregon, or tieorge Bakrr. mayor of Portland, loom as the logical candidates at this time. Although Mr. Stanfield was defsTr in tne last campaign for United States senator by Charles Me Niy. republican, his friends say he would make a much better showing against Mr. Chamberlain. . They base this prediction, it is said, on the crit icism heaped upon Mr. Chamberlain by members of his own. party because of his opposition to the president dur ing the war. Baker Believed Popalar. On the other hand there are many people visiting the capitol who be lieve that George Baker has proved one of the best mayors in the history of Portland and that his war record would make him a popular candidate In opposition to Mr. Chamberlain. His name was before the people of the state continually during the war. his friends declare, and th.e voters admire his firmness in dealing with radical labor and his consideration for the returned soldier. W. C. Hawlex. representative from the first district, may face Louis Simpson of Marshfield In the next campaign, according to the latter's friends. Mr. Simpson waa a candi date for governor at the last orlnun election, and although not known ex tensively outside of Coos county he made a phenomenal race, and finished second to Governor Withycombe in Multnomah county. Other persons mentioned as prospective candidates in opposition to Mr. Hawley are B. F. Jones, member of the legislature from Lincoln county and president of the Roosevelt Highway association; C. M. Thomas, state senator from Jack son county, and Louis Lachmund, state senator from Marion county. Of the seven members of the Ore gon supreme court four Justices will be elected at the next election. Those whose terms expire are T. A. jic Brlde. Lawrence T. Harris, Henry J. Bean and Henry L. Benson. It is gen erally believed here that these men will all strive for re-election. At least, there has been no opposition voiced to their candidacy up to this time and no one will venture to guess who would oppose them at the repub lican primaries. J. M. Mlckle. state dairy and food commissioner. It is understood, also will be a candidate for re-election. Several Beaches) te Be Filled. Circuit Jujdgeg to be elected at the next election Include those of the tenth district. Union and Wallowa counties, now served by J. w Knowles; eleventh district. Gilliam and Wheeler counties, now served by D.eR. Parker, and the twelfth district. Polk and Yamhill counties, now served by Harry H. Belt. There is also to be elected a Judge of the domestic relations court in Portland to succeed Jacob Kanxler. and district attorneys in every coun ty In the state. State senators whose terms expire at the next election Include B. L. Eddy of Douglas. J. C. Smith of Jo- I sephine. L S. Smith of Coos and Curry. Dr. W. D. Wood of Washington Rob ert Farrell. F. C. Howell. S. K. Hous ton. Gus Moser and A. W. Orton of Portland. John R. NickeUen of Hood River and Wasco. George T. Baldwin of Crook. Deschutes. Jefferson. Klam ath and Lake. M. D. Shanks of Gilliam. Wheeler and Sherman. Walter Pierce of Union and Wallowa. Julian A. Hur ley of Grant. Harney and Malheur, and T. B. Handley of Lincoln. Tilla mook. Washington and Tamhill. Representatives from every dts- 1 :-:VrV i - A W 11 LABOR IS PROTESTED Warden of Penitentiary Would Discontinue System. STATE SUBSIDY OPPOSED Seeae from aselodrana, "Whom ta Gods Would Destroy." starring Kalkrya Adaaas and Jack Mulhall, which will roatlnne to ahow aatll Saturday asldalght at tke Liberty tkeater. TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Strand Special production, "Checkers." C o 1 u m b I a Roscoe Arbuckle, "Back Stage": Lewis S. Stone, "Man's Desire." Majestic Mable Normand. "Up stairs": Otis Skinner, "Tom's Little Star." Liberty Kathryn Adams, "Whom the Gods Would De stroy." Peoples Bessie Barriscale, "Tangled Threads." Star William Desnaond, "Dan gerous Waters." Sunset Wallace Reld, "Nan of Music Mountain." Circle Vivian Martin, "Little Comrade." "W HOM the Gods Would De stroy" is essentially a love story even though It has for its background the great world war in which America was so recently plunged. The picture is now showing at the Liberty theater. The heroine of the picture is a Bel gian girl, who finds her happiness with a young American inventor, and as backgrounds for their romance are shown picturesque Belgian towns with their crooked cobbled streets. their open air markets, and their mediaeval skylines. Dobs are seen drawing the quaint little carts In which milk and pro duce are carried, a portly burgher drives a pig through the streets, goats are being herded by the children and throughout a succession of scenes one feels the lure of this little coun try which was made the martyr of German ambition in 1914. Pretty Kathryn Adams plays the role of the little Belgian girl, while her sweetheart, the American, is por trayed by Jack Mulhall. Other prom inent members of the cast are Ed ward Brady, Pauline Starke and Har ry Clarke. "Whom the Gods Would Destrov" has for its background the very things mat nave brought about the world desire for a league of nations. Former President William Howard Taft and Professor I .o well of Har vard university, foremost of the lead ers of thought on the question which provides the basic theme for the pro duction, have given their indorsement to the producers.. Screen Go-.-lp. California at the beginning of the gold rush when residents of that great commonwealth were directed by the United States government to reg ister their holdings, a measure that created much opposition, is the scene of "The Hose of the Rancho," a pic- turlzation of the famous, stage suc cess of the same name, which is be ing reissued. Bessie Barriscale is starred and Monroe Salisbury appears in tne support ing cast. John Barrymore's picture. "The Dic tator." is being reissued. The story by Richard Harding Davis. In the stage version of which William Colier achieved great success some years ago. is said to afford Mr. Barrymore ample opportunities to tickle the risi bilities of audiences. Shirley Mason had planned to do her hair up for her role of Caroline Mitford in Hugh Ford's Famous pro duction of "Secret Service." But her mother informed ber that young ladies of 15 or thereabouts invariably wore their tresses in the shape of curls in those days civil war times. So Shirley appeared with raven ring lets upon her shoulders. ... Admirers of Marguerite Clark wijl find her in a most congenial environ ment when they see her latest photo play. "Let's Elope. which is an adaptation by ' Katherine Reed of Fred Jackson's successful play, 'The Naughty Wife." first produced at the Harris theater. New York, isovem ber, 117. . "Fatty" Arbuckle opened the Pas adena, Cal., baseball season by throw ing out the ball for the first game between the local team and the Chi cago Cubs. The gomedy star was the guest of William Wrigley. the chew ing gum and baseball magnate. .... Kav Laurel, who Harrison Fisher declared possessed the most beautiful face and figure of any girl in the world and who has been painted by all the prominent illustrators in America, has an important role in Wallice Reid's forthcoming picture. Th. Vallev of the Giants." Miss Laurel was the hit of the Ziegfeld Follies two years ago, capturing New York, In November. 1917. Donald Crisp, who directs Bryant Washburn, wearing his uniform as a captain in the British army, gave an exhih t on of fancy rming ai An geles at the rodeo in honor ot tne Pacific fleet. Theodore Kosloff, the Russian in- ternretive dancer, has signed a con tract with the Famous Players-Lasky corporation. Mr. Koslorr wirr wors under the direction ot Cecil a. ue Mille, director-general of the corpo ration. Bryant Washburn is at his best in Why Smith Left Home." directed by Donald Crisp. In this proauction Washburn, a newlywed. goes througn many experiences in an effort to get the first kiss. Included 1n nis aaven tures are a train wreck, a hotel fire, an earthquake and a daring automo bile hold-up. Playing opposite ftir. WashburnMs Lois Wilson as the wife. David Wark Griffith has arrived in the east to conduct his future ac tivities in producing plays for the sllversheet. "With him are Dorothy and Lillian Gish, Clarine Seymour, Richard Bathelmess and others well known in filmland. Ellen Terry. often called the "greatest actress on -the English- speaking stage," will appear on the screen in an elaborate feature called "Her Greatest Performance." Mrs. Sidney Drew recently regis tered a claim to being the first mem ber of the motion picture profession to conduct a "dry" christening when she broke a bottle of ginger ale over her inflated bathing fish, christen ing her "Minnie," while Ernest Truex stood as sponsor. Webster Campbell, from service overseas and formely Juvenile lead. will play opposite Gypsy O'Brien in a series of O. Henry pictures. tcict in the state are to be elected, and the voters also will be called upon to nominate presidential tors, to express their choice of party candidates for president and vice president, and elect delegates to the national party conventions. Of the latter four are selected from the state at large and two from each congress ional district. The only other offices coming up at the primaries are representatives from the second and third congress ional districts. C. N. McArthur of Portland, already has announced his candidacy for re-election in the third district, and it is predicted that N. J. Slnnott again will be a candidate in the second district. Oleott'a Status Problem. ' Because of the undetermined legal status of Governor Olcott, with re gard to length of term to be served, it is not known at this time whether or not a contest will develop for this office. This question, however, prob ably will be decided by the supreme court when the time for filing nomi nating petitions arrives. Although several channels are said to be open for determining this ques tion it is believed now that it will come up through a mandamus pro ceeding. In other words a candidate wishing to file his petition for the office of governor will present them to the assistant secretary of state. This official, it Is believed, will then submit the petition to the attorney- general for legal advice, who, under his recent opinion, will advise that it not be filed. Confronted with this in formation the prospective candidate will then Institute mandamus pro ceedings in the supreme court to have his name placed o'n the ballot. In this way the question will be placed squarely before the supreme court, and a decision determining the status of Governor Oleott'a term of office will be forthcoming. Phone your want ads to The Orego Blan. Main 7070, A 0a. SlUBflirS WORK OUTLINED IMPORTANT MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED AT BEND. Single Tax, Plumb Plan and Un employment Amendment Are Placed on Calendar. BEND. Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) The Plumb plan for railroad control, sin gle tax, the proposed IT Ren antt-em ployment Btate constitutional amend ment and the advisability of organ ization of a labor party, will be among the chief issues to come up at the state federation of labor conven tion, to be held here for the week be ginning October 6. it developed today. Of these, the Plumb plan and the ITRen measure are considered most important by local labor leaders. Monday will be devoted to 'Organ ization, while on Thursday evening visiting delegates will be entertained at a boxing smoker, with a headline bout between Fred Gilbert of Bend and Lee Morrissey of Seattle. Wednesday the visitors will be taken on a tour of the country surrounding Bend, in autos furnished by the Com mercial club, and Thursday evening the convention banquet will be given. Including representatives of Bend unions, who will be present. It is expected that more than 200 delegates will attend the convention. Airplane Flights Delayed. SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 1. Because of inclement weather -conditions, the Martin bombing airplane which is making a flight around the edge of the United States, did not take off for Waterville today aa had been planned. ' " Flax Industry Should Stand on Its Own 'Bottom, Says Official. Other Industries Advocated. SALEM. Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) Be cause of the diminished population at I the Oregon penitentiary and the present abnormal ' labor conditions, Warden Steiner went before the state board of control at its meeting here I this afternoon and urged that the present system of furnishing prison labor in flax fields outside of the in stitution be discontinued at the ex piration of the contracts now exist ing between the state and the grow ers. The warden made it plain in his report,' however, that should the farmers harvest their own crops the penitentiary would purchase the flax upon delivery at the state plant. With our diminished population it was necessary this year for us to put out . every available convict under heavy guard, said Dr. Steiner s re port. "Many of these men were un fit for the work and were 'farmed' out under an overhead expense. hich. in my mind, is -sufficient ground for discontinuance of the sys tem now in operation in this state. "here is one phase of the system which stands out above all others. That is the opposition of the public I to having undesirable convicts run ning at large. State Subsidy Protested. There is no reason why the state should furnish labor for flax grow ers when practically all the farmers of the country are crying for similar help. It is time for this industry to stand on Its own bottom. Everyone knows that a scarcity of labor and high prices exist. The penitentiary has performed its function in the flax demonstration, and if the farmers will not bring the raw material to the flax mill for manufacture, something must be done to keep the prisoners busy. The prisoners are willing to work if encouraged and thereby assist in the maintenance of the plant. It is proper that these men should be taught trades and learn to save money. 'During the past season the labor shortage made it necessary to assem ble a crew from the state hospital with the result that two undesirable patients escaped. These escapes ere ated a lot of worry and expense for the hospital and other state offi cials. Other Industries Urged. "An immediate effort should be made to install some industry which will afford the prisoners labor so that the men can be kept from idleness and at the same time produce a profit to the state. I have in mind several industries which I think could prof itably be installed, but before making a final report in this regard I would advise an investigation of the most successful prisons in -the United States ,so that we could get the ben efit of their experience." Acting upon Mr. Steiner's recom mendations, the board authorized the warden to visit a - number of state penitentiaries and investigate such industries as are best suited to local conditions. Your Secretary Protects Your Time. What Protects Your Health? Yes, your secretary saves hours of your time by pleasantly and diplomatically diverting the call ers you haven't time to see. But what stops 'the deadly disease germ from stalking into your office, or even through your entire establishment, trying to rob you and your associates of that which is far more valuable than your time your health. 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The lining between the firebox and the hot water reservoir in the heating plant burned out in one place, which made it impossible to maintain a fire in the plant. Manager Says He Will Refuse to Meet Demands for Better . Pay and Working Conditions. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 1. (Spe cial.) About half of the employes of the Vancouver laundrv struck here today to enforce demands, which, ac cording to J. J. C. Armstrong, man ager, cannot be met. The laundry is yet in operation and Mr. Armstrong said tonight he will close the plant before he submits to the demands made by the union, recently organized. We are paying the same scale as is paid in Portland and laundry prices in this city were not raised for more than a year until Monday, this week," he said. "At the same time the sal aries of the lower-salaried jvorkers increased to correspond with the Portland scale. The lowest we pay is J13.20 a week. 'It is untrue we are discriminating against the union. It is. very notice able to me that two persons recently discharged for cause are president and secretary of the recently, organ ized union, and these persons' names head the list of signatures on the demands submitted to us." The laundrv workers demand im proved working conditions, better wages and recognition of the union. Bend Liquor Seized. BEND, Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) Three quarts of . whisky, the first seen here in daylight for many weeks, were seized this morning in a raid by Chief of Police Nixon on the home of J. H. Taylor. No charge has been preferred as yet, .but in the mean time, the liquor is being retained as evidence. . Highway Grading Progresses ALBANY, Or.. Oct. 1. (Special.) Rapid progress is being made in the work of grading the Pacific highway south of Albany so that the work of paving may proceed early next sum mer. . 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