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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY. AUGUST 24, 1920 5 FEW COiERTSWOfi Oil ROOSEVELT TOUR Nominee Is Liked But Won't Get Votes. He CAMPAIGN INTEREST LAGS Colonel Roosevelt, Senator Johnson and Presidential Nominee Are to Be Asked for Speeches. PLTJfPIA, Wash., Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) Washington voters last week extended a cordial welcome to Frank lin I. Iloosevelt. democratic candi date for vice-president. They were favorably Impressed with his genial personality. They listened intently to his frank and vigorous handling of national Issues. They like the former assistant secretary of the navy, but most of them will vote for !Hn rd inir. The swing through the state of the democratic candidate was tne out standing feature of the political situation during the past week. Mr. Koosevelt spok in a score of cities from the time he entered Washington at Spokane until he crossed the line Into Oregon Saturday evening. Demo cratic leaders who accompanied him on the special train profess eatisfac tion with the result of his effort as tending to arouse enthusiasm and in still confidence of paxty workers in the campaign. Pronounced enthusiasm has not teen apparent in either party and the democrats hope to further stimulate Interest in the national campaign by booking Governor James M. Cox for a. number of speeches In the state on his western trip which is tentatively planned for September. The itinerary as contemplated provides for the presidential candidate to enter the state at Walla Walla after having spoken at Portland. He will cross the state to Bellingham, Seattle, Taco-ma and other Sound points and stop at Spokane on his way back east. Harding Urged to Visit. Plans for a whiTlwind campaign 7 notables of the republican party have not matured to the extent of being definitely announced, although Representative John W. Summers has advised party managers that an effort is being made to induce Sena tor Harding, Colonel Theodore Roose velt, Senator Johnson and others, nationally prominent, to make speeches In the state before the cam paign closes. Some apprehension Is being mani fested in what is termed the "lag ging" of the republicans in getting the national campaign under way. Thi-s condition in Washington is noticeable to the degree of causing editorial comment by one of the lead ing party papers east of the moun tains, which exhibits more or less nervous concern as to whether Chair man Will Hays has been handcuffed, gagged or gassed by the enemy. No occasion exists for any conclusion that the republican organization, charged with the conduct of the cam paign Is asleep on the job. There will be marked difference In the way the managers of the two parties direct the fight in Washington, but of the two, the republican plan of procedure will be the more effective. The attention of the republican managers Just now Is being turned to the problem of getting full regis tration of voters as required by law. Their purpose, admittedly, is to pre vent the radical element as com prehended in the non-partisan league. triple alliance and kindred organiza tions, from controlling the republi can primaries and dictating the nomi nation of candidates on the republi can ticket. The effeot any such result might have on the national cam paign in Washington can readily be seen, in addition to the disastrous effect it would have on public wel fare as viewed strictly from a local standpoint. Radical Poll to Be Heavy. The republicans in seeking to ob tain the maximum registration pro ceed on the theory that the radical element will poll its full voting strength and that such formal pre liminaries as registration will not be overlooked by the professional agita to ns whose means of livelihood de pends upon their being able to main tain some semblance of organized discontent. With approximately 100 per cent registration, republicans are willing to take the chance of securing the larger proportion of the conserva tive vote. Up to the present the relatively small registration is the icost serious problem with which the managers are confronted. Reports from all parts of the state indicate a total registration far below that of four years ago. Not even the presence of a candi date for the second highest office in tne land served to divert the atten tion of candidates for nomination for state offices last week. It is true all candidates for governor in the demo cratic primary made the trip through the state on the Roosevelt special, but it was as candidates that they appeared. Nor will the presence of any other national figures sidetrack the state campaign until after the primary September 14. Candidntes Still In Race. The beginning of the second week since the close of filings finds all of the original candidates for governor still in the race, seven republicans and four democrats. There seems to be no reason for predicting that any of them will quit before the votes are counted. Certain it is that none of them has shown any diminution of effort, with the passible exception of Senator George B. Lamping, republi can candidate, who has been tem porarily out of the campaign since last Monday as a result of injuries sustained when his automobile was truck by a falling tree. However. the senator announced as soon as he - left the operating table, after being . ratched up. that he was still in the fight and this week will see him back in action. Other candidates have been campaigning in various sec tions of the state and all expect to devote, the greater part of the last two weeks to the city of Seattle and King county. Bo far all of the republican can didates for nomination for governor have confined their efforts to em phasizing the danger of permitting the non-partisans to obtain control of the machinery of state government snd to presenting their individual Qualifications for the office. As jt there has been no evidence f acrimony and no criticism of any other aspirant for the nomination. That this condition should continue until the primary, with so many can didates contesting for the honor, is perhaps too much to expect. If any do entertain such expectations, signs are beginning to appear on an other wise smooth surface, which indicate they are due for a surprise. first Cloud Appears. The first Intimation that variety will be injected Into the guberna- I ' " - torlal contest came last night when Charles Arney Jr.. campaign man ager for Senator Edwin T. Coman of Spokane In a signed statement an nounced that his request for permis sion to inspect the records In pardon cases had been refused by Governor Hart's secretary and that a written demand had been forwarded to the governor In an effort to secure access to such records-. The statement contained no sug gestion of what Mr. Arney, as secre tary to a rival candidate, expected the records in. the governor's office to disclose, but most political ob servers would say that Coman is not wasting any time trying to discover something that would help booet Hart's chances. Obviously Arney's statement published over his signa ture calls for further developments and gives ample Justification for the prediction that the republican guber natorial fight will not be settled without bitterness. HAYS' RESPONSE IS SCOUTED Reply to Big Fund Charge Un satisfactory, Says Roosevelt. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23. Frank lin D. Roosevet. democratic candi date for vice-president, in a state ment here tonight declared that Will H. Hays, republican national chair man, had failed to answer charges by himself and Governor Cox that a "huge republican campaign fund" was being raised, "so big that the presumption must be against the honest ue of such a sum." "Mr. Hays' explanation is not an answer and it will not convince this country that he and his organization do not deserve a thorough spanking.' Mr. Roosevelt said. He said Mr. Hays had not denied that the sum of $700,000 was allotted as the quota for the city of Chicago to raise and charged that in Mr. Roosevelt's own county in New York, Dutchess county, the republican quota was $32,000. "Did you ever see a thoroughly scared small boy who has smoked a forbidden cigarette trying to explain to his mother how it is that his breath smells of tobacco smoke?" Mr. Roosevelt asked. "I don't mean the George Washington type of small boy, but the kind who thinks that he can In some way wiggle out of getting spanked. "The picture is brought to my mind by reading the labored two column effort of Will H. Hays, chair man of the republican national com mittee, to explain away the definite statements made by Governor Cox and myself in regard to the raising of a huge republican campaign fund, so big that the presumption must be against the honest use of such a sum. Mr. Hays' explanation is not an ans-wer and it will not convince this country that he and his organiza tion do not deserve a thoroughgoing old-tashioned spanking. "Mr. Hays has used a lot of words, but he has not denied that the sum of $700,000 was allotted as the quota for the city of Chicago to raise. He knows that the announcement of this In the Chicago papers came from Chicago republican headquarters. I agree that it was a bad break to publish it, but insist that it would be more manly to own up to it. He knows, too, that other communities in the nation have big quotas to raise for the republican money pot. For instance, my own county in up-state New York, Dutch ess county, the quota was $32,000, and many other examples can be giv en to establish the fact. "There is, of course, no question that Mr. Hays and the senatorial man agers of the republican campaign have set out to raise many millions. If the examples cited above are true of the whole nation, the fund would run up to- $30,000,000, but even half that figure would constitute grave danger to a clean election. "A huge fund is a .menace, as Mr. Hays knows in his heart, whether It is spent for buying votes or for buy ing newspapers. It is a menace to the kind of popular rule which our forefathers planned. "The only way Mr. Hays can do the American thing is to admit the whole story of their campaign financial plans. It will not do to answer by slinging mud at your opponents, Mr. Hays; it will save the worst of the spanking if you will read again the story of George Washington and the cherry tree and act accordingly." CAR PENALTY IS PUT OFF Assessment for Holding: Carriers Over 48 Hoars to Be $10. SALEM. Or., Aug. 23 (Special.) The Oregon, public service commission in an order issued today, suspended until November 23 the penalty above regular demurrage rates against Or egon shippers for keeping freight cars unreleased for more than 48 hours. Unless the railroads withdraw the penalty in compliance with the order of the public service commission a hearing will be called at 'an early date. The penalty provided that for all open, top cars and cars loaded with lumber, coal or coke the assesment would be S10 a day above the reg ular demurrage charges for each day after the 48-hour limit. . TWO DIE !N AUTO PLUNGE Seattle Man and Daughter Killed In Crash. Are SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 23 Al Kaufmann, 43, pioneer Settle resi dent, and his daughter Louise, 17, were killed today when an automo bile in which they were riding swerved off a bridge at Fremont. suburb, and dropped 40 feet to the ground. Miss Kaufmann was the only pas senger in the car, which was driven by her father. , Galveston Bar Removed. GALVESTON. 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UT U ITCHING ON HEAD DISTRICT FOREST FIRES ARE CURBED Blaze at Fish Lake Is Under Control. BULL RUN FLAMES HALTED Crew From Clackamas Lake Sent to Fight Flames at Camas Prairie. Is Forest fire conditions were consid erably improved yesterday, so far as the district office could learn, wnne the blaze at Fish lake in the Oregon forest was reported under control, Supervisor T. H. Sherrard telephoned from Clackamas lake that he had sent part of his men to a bad conflagration at Camas prairie. This blaze was on the line between the national forest and the Warm Springs Indian reser vation and 30 men were at work there, The fire in the old burn on, the Lewis river had covered between 10,- 000 and 12.000 acres and will prot ably sweep over the entire burned over area unless rain falls. Super visor Brundage of the Columbia for est reDorted the flames were in con trol on the south side, but were still raging on the north. In the Wenatchee district, which has riven the most trouble this season. all fires were in hand except the big one on Icycle ridge. There was still danger from the smaller blazes. Telephone calls received at the city water office indicated that a fire which sprang up several days ago in Bull Run reserve about 12 miles from the head works and 10 miles from Bull Run lake had been stopped by the crew of men sent in from the headworks and the lake: City Commissioner Mann, anticipat ing serious results from the fire abandoned his vacation Sunday and went to the scene. He had been at Cascadia for about a week. MEDFORD COVERED BY HAZE Thick Smoke From Forest Fires Obstructs Vision. MEDFORD. Or.. Aug. 23. (Special.) The densest smoke haze of the sea son today visited the valley, so thick between Medford and the foothills that vision was difficult. Although there are a number- of small fires in this section, the smoke was presumed to have blown from the large fires in northern California and further north In Oregon. Two minor forest blazes wnicn started here last Saturday were un der control, with but little damage done. One of these was discovered by the Medford-Eugene forest air Bervice patrol after it had burned over about five acres, within 50 yards of the Gagnon sawmill along Jackson creek. Some fast and hard work kept the flames away from the mill. The other fire burned over 100 acres of brush on .the Murphy ranch on Antelope creek and again fast work by volunteer fighters saved the ranch buildings. A week-old forest fire near the top of the mountain on the west fork of Foots creek is still causing trouble because of burning material rolling down the mountain across the fire lines. FIRES AT IOXE MEXACLXG Blaze Xear Metaline Falls, Wash., Also Reported Serious. SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) Forest fires near Metaline Falls and lone. Wash., have reached menacing proportions again and scores of fire fighters have been sent to the two largest fires in that dis trict, according to the local forest service office. The Trout creek fire in the Cabinet forest was reported beyond control and blazing fiercely. Reports from other Idaho forests showed little change in the situation. SAXTIASI FIRES CONTROLLED Xine Blazes Reported AYlth. Six Only Smouldering. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 23. All of the forest fires in the Santiam forest were reported under control tonight. Nine fires were reported to be burning yet, but six of these were only smoulder ing. A great deal of smoke from these fires drifted into the valley the last few days. COLUMBIA FIRES CONTROLLED Three Blazes In Lower River Dis trict Reported Halted. ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 23. (Special.) The three forest fires which have been burning in the lower Co lumbia river district for several days today were reported under control. The worst one started in the Salmon creek section on the north side of tne river and spread into tne clearing near the Deep River Logging com pany's railroad and was said to have Eyestrain caused by reading or over work means POOR VISION and FREQUENT HEAD ACHES. If you are a sufferer from either of these causes, a sci entific examination by my personally perfected meth ods, and a pair of Perfect-Fitting- Glasses, will give im mediate and permanent re lief. Dr. Wheat Eyesight Speciallar. S07 MORGAN BUILDING, PORTLAND, OREGON. caught one loader and to have dam aged several thousand feet of logs. The fire at the Larkin-Green Log ging company's camp at Blind Slough has burned over a large slashing. damaging one donkey' engine and charring a large quantity of logs. At the Western Cooperage camp in the Clatskanine river district the fire was still burning but was under con trol and being confined to a clearing. MILES OF TIMBER BLAZIXG Hundreds of Forest Fires Raging in British Columbia. VANCOUVER. B. C. Aug. 23. Al though the forest fire situation is said to be improving somewhat, ,there are literally hundreds of fires still ablaze in the coast districts of the mainland and Vancouver island. On the east coast of the island, south of Campbell river, no fewer than 250 have been reported to date, both large and small, and much valuable green timber is being destroyed. The worst fire is in- the Stillwater vicinity, where miles of forest are a vast sea of flames. The cause of this fire has not been determined, but on the island the trail of the camper is marked by forest fires. REDUCED RATE IS SOUGHT State Highway Commission Writes Railway Officials. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 23. (Special.) A reduction of 10 cents per ton under the regular rate for the transporta tion of road building materials con signed to the federal government. state highway commission, county courts or other municipal authorities Is sought in a letter prepared here today by the Oregon public service commission, and sent to Ben C, Dey, general attorney for the Southern Pa cific lines, and W. D. Skinner, traffic manager for the Spokane, Portland I & Seattle railroad company. The re duced rate, if granted, according to the letter, will apply only to those shipments which are paid for by the bodies actively engaged in the road building industry. STOLEN AUTO INJURES ONE Three Vancouver Barracks Soldiers Arrested Other In Hospital. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 23. (Special.) An automobile, stolen here yesterday from Claude Harris, when it was standing at Eleventh and Main streets, was wrecked near Brush Prairie. One of the four men alleged to have stolen it was injured. Leo J. Adams, James J. Smith Ernest Step and Beamer, all soldiers In Vancouver barracks, .were arrest ed by the sheriff's office and charged with Stealing the car. The three men were lodged in the county Jail, while Private Beamer, who suffered a broken shoulder blade and finger, was placed in a local hospital under guard. District Attorney Resigns. SALEM. Or., Aug. 23. (Special.) Max Uehlhar. for the past three and one-half years district attorney of Marion county, today tendered his resignation to Governor Olcott. James G. Heltzel, law partner of Mr. Gehl har and deputy district attorney, was named by the executive to succeed the. retiring official. Mr. Gehlhar's resignation will become effective as soon as his successor qualifies. Prune Drying Charge Fixed. SALEM: Or., Aug. 23. (Special.) In compliance with action taken at a meeting of the Oregon Growers' Co operative association at Forest Grove Saturday, Marion county prune grow ers will charge 50 cents a ton for dry ing the fruit this season. 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