TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX- PORTLAND. AUGUST 21. 1010.
REPUBLICAN HOPE
DEPENDS ON UNITY
ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATOR FROM CLACK
AMAS HAS LIVED IN COUNTY 20 YEARS.
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First Showing of Fall Models
Unless Support Is Centered on
One. Man," Poindexter Is
Likely to Win.
WILSON LOOKS STRONGEST
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Washington RrjruUrs Warned That
I.rk of Harmony Among Candi
date May Result in Vic
tory for Insurgent Aspirant.
SRATTU3. A UK- 2r. i8plrll A to
tha Pnatorhip. Miles Polndextr stanoa
tha best chance of election tn Wa.-hlr.g-ton.
unless the Republicans rentrr their
strength on tha srorgt candidate op
posing tha Insurgent. Such I the opinion
of Jr B. Thomas. wrll-known news
paper man.
"In my Judgment." Mr. Thomas
"rh strongest ranIld;iie opplng Mr.
P-lndetr John I. VU..n. 1 base my
opinion upon the ataicnvnts of pnmiirept
political workers from all wilmu of tht
state. Ia the paat month. I have Inter
viewed a numbrr of the best-Informed
politicians In Washington on tlu Sena
torial situation, and find that a majority
hold the opinion that Mr. Vlln will
a,t at ee.-t aa l-irge a vote In King
t'ountv as any other candidate. snd that
he M by far the strongc--. West Side man
in the -natorlal rare.
"Judge Thomas Burke, the next strong
est candidate treat of the mountain Is
handicapped by hta pat affiliations as a
corporation lawyer, as well as by the
fact that until within the last few years
he has been a prominent factor In T demo
cratic political In addition to this. Judg
Hurae e not aa widely known cast of
Ite mountains as Is Mr. Wilson. ac
quaintanceship Is largely In King County
and the West Hide. He I also meeting
strong opposition from the lalr element,
due to hle attitude In favoring the admis
sion of orientals.
Burke .Not Picked to Win.
"! do not believe Judge Burke could
ain the nomination against Mr. pom
dexter. If all of the other West Side can
didates were to withdraw from the race,
on the other hand. If the Republicans of
the West t.de could center on Wilson, lie
would win: and be Is the only West Side
tandldate. In mv JtHlgmnt. who hae suf
ficient following to make a winning
against tha Insurgent."
IHrecUy tn Una with the statement
made by Mr. Thomas) la a letter auth
orised by Mayor 11 tram c GUI and ex
Mayor John V. Miller. They both ex
press the opinion Wltaon will hold Ms
own tn King. Their appearance In the
contest at tills stage Is due to an asser
tion framed by Krank W. llaker. presi
dent of the Burke Club, and signed by
111 citizens, to tlie effect that In their
opinion Judge Burke Is the strongceg
candidate fur the (Senate, both east and
'west of tie Cascades. Tiie WlUun or
ganisation lost no time In controverting
the statement by springing the Gill-Miller
letter as follows:
"We are of tha decided opinion that
John l Wilson's vote In King County
at the primary election of I'nlted States
Kenator will at lea equal that of any
other candidate for that office, ami that
any other assertion to the contrary la
baaed on what we believe mistaken
opinion and not on political facts or on
accurate political knowledge."
.Ill's Stand la Surprl-".
Mayor t1H's expression of opinion in
favor of Wilson was a unexpected aa it
waa surpramnc both to lits political
friend and enemies. It Is remembered
that during the municipal campaign he
and Senator Wilson were at swords'
putnm. and'at so recent an event aa the
luncheon of tha King County Republican
tlub. Just after the primaries, the at
titude of hostility of the Mnor-to-be was
Illy concealed. But the two men. who
seemed to be Irreconcilable, have ap
parently settled their dlffi-rences, hare
burled the hatchet, and are now working
In harmony.
There Is not the least doubt that the
only way to wtthatand the wave of
Insurgency, similar to that which has
Just engulfed California, la for the reg
ular Republicans of Washington to
units an one man. If they continue,
as at present. Poindexter Is as good
" s elected: but If they combine their
forces leer will probably defeat the In
i rvent. This la the story that comes
lo Seattle every day In the week from
every part of the state, and It Is stated
and reiterated with Increasing em
phasis by men thoroughly versed In
politics and fitted by inclination and
training to forecast the result. Unlc
some of the regular candidates clear
the track, all the signs at the present
v riling, with tha primaries only three
rek away. Indicate the nomination of
I'oindexter.
Verdict Likely to stand.
The probability of Insurgent success
has led to wild talk about overturning
the verdict of the primaries. Some can
didates for the legislature have goue
so far as to declare that they will re
fuse to vote for a candidate for Sen
ator unless he Is a regular, while oth
ers are Inclined to favor a scheme even
mora revolutionary. It la that they
will not only vote for someone else,
but wilt back a movement to repeal
tha primary law before an election of
I nlted fttatea Senator can take place
Such talk may be put down as of lit
tle moment- The temper of the people
probably would be that the primary
choice should receive the election, be
It Wilson or Poindexter. But there Is
not the least doubt that a part of the
work of the next Leglalature will be
devoted to recasting the direct primary
law. weeding out objectionable fea
tures like tha aecond-cholce provision
anrl otherwise changing It.
In discussing the Sena'torship. A. S.
Kuth. of Olyuipla. president of the
Stata 6enatc suggests that I'nlted
Statea Senator Wesley U Jones repeat
his Tecotua convention speech in at
least J of tha larger cities of the state
prior to tha primary election. Septem
ber 13.
DanorriU Are Ilapiied.
Mr.' Ruth declares that If the word
of Penator Jones Is not better than the
voice of tha Insurgent, then Washing
ton la la a bad way politically, "and
should ba given aalose of Democracy's
best astringent If nothing else will
save us from the festering sore of In'
surgenry aa represented by Poindex
ter. La Follette and their gang of
party traitors."
la Issuing a call for a meeting of
the King County Democratic Central
Committee in Seattle. September 21.
secretary George E. Ryan raps the
in ma: be rs of hie party who have de
clared that they would Tote at the Re
publican primaries. "No Demorcat en
titled to ba called such, no right
minded member of the party or of the
community." rays Mr. Ryan, "ought to
consider or tolerate such a step, and
the advice that should be given all
in Democrats of the state la that they
partloloate In the primaries of their
joil ft. ;ibo.
John II. tiihson has been a resident of the county for 20 years. For
the past l years he has lived In the northern end of the county near
Mllwaukic. where he la engaged In tne renl ostnte nnd Insurance busi
ness. Mr. Cdbson was selected to fill a vacancy on the ticket., which
occurred through the withdrawal of U D. Walker. The recommenda
tion. It Is stated, was absolutely unsought on his part, and was accept
ed onlv after repeated urging. .Mr. Uluson Is In hearty accord with
the assembly Idea, and was the secretary of the state assembly held In
Portland.
At that time It waa Incorrectly stated that his home was In Oregon
City. Mr. thliiim resided in Oregon City and In 3lndstone prior to go
ing to Mllwaukic. nnd Is well known throughout the county nnd famll
Inr with It. needs. Ho Is the opponent of lieorge C. Brownell. Mr.
tilhson announces that he Is not opposed to the direct-primary method
of naming candidates for party office, but believes that the aasemhly
plan Is the best method of securing party hSrmony. He will make a
vigorous campaign.
own party, vote for Its candidates and
thus form the nucleus or an organiza
tion for the real campaign."
State Senator Oeorge I'. Ilper. can
didate for re-election In the Thirty
fourth District, has been pestered by
the appearance of "ileorpe Piper" aa
a candidate In the same district. Sen
atiir Piper does not believe the candi
dacy la bona fide. ' l u.ler the direct
primary." he says, "any eligible can
didate has the right to run for office.
but the law will not uphold a man not
nctlns In good faith." Senator Piper,
accordingly, has taken legal stpps to
force "George Piper to establish ins
status.
HARVEST IS COMPLETED
Foothill Farms South of Snake Itlvcr
Yield Mumper Crops.
DAVTOX, Wish, Aug. SO. (Special.)
Harvest la practically completed In
the country tributary to Dayton. Walts
burir. Prescott, Alto, Starbuck, Turner
and other grain centers south of Snake
Itlver. I.ate returns show that the
foothill farms produced the bumper
crops this year, contrary to usual re
sults. The crop of this locality will
reach the 3.5OO.00"-bushcl mark, divided
In the ratio of per cent wheat and
40 per cent barley.
This has been the shortest narvest on
record, say old settlers, due to 55 per
cent more machinery and a crop 3a
per cent below normal this year. The
average run for the big machines here
this year Is figured at 22 days, which
Is less than half the harvest period of
four years ago. This shortening of
harvest Is the end desired by ranchers,
since It means the elimination of tran
sient labor and more satisfactory re
sults. WILLAMETTE SURVEY IS ON
Covrrnmenl Would Determine Itest
site for Klvcr Locks.
OKKlSOX CITY. Or.. Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Chief K'nglneer Thompson, of the
I'nlted States Knglneer Department, ac
couipunled by a party of 1 men. ar
rived hero today to commence a survey
of the Willamette River above and be
low the falls, for the purpose of de
termining the best site for locks, for
which an appropriation of f00.000 has
been made by the I'nlted States Gov
ernment iwid the State legislature.
The party will be here for several
weeks, and brought along a barge
with a house for sleeping and rating
accomirokdatlon. Surveys will be made
three miles above and three miles be
low Willamette Falls.
CEDAR MILL MAN HAS
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I'KRKXrt; SMAl.l. OXK WEIHS OXLT FIVE OCXCES.
An egg measuring eight and onc-uuarter Inches it circumference is
the recent effort of a black Minorca hen belonging to M. J. Sammons.
of Cedar Mill. Or The egg fceljrhs fle ounces aid is an. unusual
specimen. In marked contrast Is an egg laid by another hen owned
by Mr. Sammons. It is hardly larger than a bird s eg. Mr. Sammons"
hens are clearly nature fakers.
TICKET JILL FILLED
Clackamas Republicans Name
Men for Three Vacancies.
GIBSON AS STATE SENATOR
Candidates Selected at Gathering of
Delegate Authorised by Assent
blj fiibson to Campaign
Against Iirownell.
OREGON CITV, August 20. (Spe
cial.) Three vacancies in the ticket
recommended to the Republican toters
In the primary election by the Clacka
mas County Assembly were filled today
at a gathering of delegates authorized
by the Assembly.
The County Assembly, before ad
journing, provided for the appointment
of an executive committee of live mem
bers, of which the chairman of the con
vention. John H. Gibson, was to be
chairman, which would have authority
to name one delegate from each pre
cinct to fill vacancies that might occur
on the ticket.
The executive committee exercised
Its. prerogative and the tilling out of
the ticket resulted today.
The principal Interest in today's pro
ceedings centered on the recommenda
tion of a candidate for State Senator
to till the vacancy caused by the with
drawal of I D. Walker. So far m the
county ticket la concerned it is be
lieved that the main contest will be for
the office of State Senator, for which
George C. Brownell Is the anti-nsHeiil-bly
candidate.
The delegate present today choeie
John A- Gihson. who was chairman of
the County Assemble and secretarj of
the Slate Assembly, for the place. The
recommendation waa not asked at any
time by Mr. Gibson, but his fellow
party workers believed lie was the man
for the place and prevailed upon htm
to become a candidate. Mr. Gibson
announces that he will make sn active
campaign and that from time to time
he will take up and discuss Mr. Brown
ell's public record and career.
The two other vacancies on the As
sembly ticket were caused by the wlth-
NATURE FAKING HENS
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drawal of Dr. Hugh H. Mount, of Ore
gon City, recommended for Representa
tive, and of Charlss Tooze, recom
mended for County Judge. Both with
drew because of pressure of private
business. The meeting today selected
Captain J. T. Apperson. of Abernethy
precinct, for Representative, and John
F. Clark, of West Oregon City, lyr
County Judge.
Republican leaders ,here say that
sentiment favorable to the Assembly
ticket is growing in Clackamas County.
When the Assembly movement was first
discussed there was some disposition
lo look upon It as a return to conven
tion methods, but since the ticket has
been named, contidence Is spreading in
the declaration that the Assembly was
called only for the purpose of cement
ing the Republican party and recom
mending men of standing for office.
I KW PETITION'S ARE KEGVLAK
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Omissions by Candidates Make
Trouble for State Employes.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 20. (Special.)
Whether one sheet of a candidate's pe
tition may contain names from more
than one precinct Is a question bother
ing the Secretary of State's office. In
the primary election laws covering;
nominations, a form of the petition to
be used is given and the word precinct
Is expressly used In the singular at
the head of the petition. Indicating that
there must be a separate sheet for every
precinct.
In one of the petitions attested by
W. S. U'Ren there are numerous names
on one. sheet from various precincts.
In this petition the word precinct has
been changed from the singular to the
plural. As It Is necessary for the pe
titions to show that a certain percent
age of names are Included from each
precinct, such signing causes an al
most endless amount of labor in check
ing over the names. It ia said at the
Secretary of State's office that if it is
permissible to plurallze the word pre
cinct It would also be possible to plur
allze the word county as used on each
petition, and a candidate could go
throughout the state mixing residents
of various counties all on one sheet,
which would result In a physical Im
possibility for the Secretary of State's
office In checking the names.
Another irregularity has also been
noted In the petitions, as the law re
quires that there shall be a separate
sheet giving the name, politics and
principles of the candidate, accompany
ing each sheet containing the names of
tha electors. In scarcely a case has
this rule been adhered to. Numerous
technicalities of this nature, constant
ly arising, hitve caused the Secretary's
office to be inclined to give both the
primary election law and the corrupt
practices act as liberal an interpreta
tion as possible, it being plain now,
should all of these technical points
be strictly adhered to, that tha great
majority of candidates could be elimi
nated from the ballot at the primaries.
REPUBLICAN'S ALL CANDIDATES
Xo Democrat .Registers for Office at
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Cathlamet, Wash.
CATHLAMET, Wash., Aug. 20. Twenty-one
candidates for county offices have
registered and filed their nominations,
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Wise Picnickers
Take Along
Grape-Nuts
FOOD
Ready-Cooked, Delicious
and Nourishing;.
In making up lunch for picnickers,
some form of substantial food that can
not easily be Injured in transit, should
be supplied, and the most Ideal article
for that urpose is Grape-Nuts. This
food comes In a 15-cent package, is al
ready thoroughly cooked and can be
used either dry or with the addition
of some milk or cream.
Grape-Nuts food is used by some epi
cures in frying fish, for It adds a de-
ightful flavor and la naturally super
ior to the ordinary crumbed crackers
or cornmeal for this purpose
In addition to the convenience of
Grape-Nats food. Its highly concen
trated food value should not be lost
sight of.
Read "The Road to WellvlTla" in
pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Correctly Styled for
KNOX H ATS
Fall and Winter Styles Now on Display
Siiks, Operas, Derbies and Soft Felts
WE INViTE Yv
BUFFUM &
and the registration Is closed. . In tha
number of candidates not a solitary
Democrat appears, though several of those
who filed nominations as Republicans
have been lifelong Democrats and promi
nent in their party until the present time.
The list of the candidates as filed fol
lows: Legislature Joseph G. Megler, "Uncle
Joe"; George B. MacDonald.
Sheriff D. C. Butler.
Auditor John C. - Hughes. Frank - M.
Potter.
Treasurer John G. Bailey, Charles H.
Warren.
Clerk Roy E. White, A. I. Thomas.
Prosecuting Attorney William Stuart,
fi. 8. Snelling.
Superintendent of Schools Jennie M.
Robin, D. R. Mcintosh.
Assessor George F. Haingan, E. R.
Spooner, Mr. Adams. C. W. Page.
Commissioners First District, E. H.
Watklns, Thomas Irving; Second Dis
trict, John Eleason. John McEvoy.
No one filed for either County En
gineer or Coroner.
Josofih R. Burke, of this county, has
filed for State Senator in the Nineteenth
District, comprising Wahkiakum and Pa
cific counties.
BOWERMAN VISITS ROSEBTJRG
Candidate for Governor Is Warmly
Received by Citizens.
ROSEBURG, Or., Aug. 20. Special.)
Jay Bowerman. of Condon, candidate for
Governor on' the Republican ticket, was
given a hearty welcome in Roseburg yes
terday. '
In the morning . Mr. Bowerman was
driven to the Soldiers' Home, where he
spent more than two hours chatting with
the veterans. In tha afternoon he was
taken tn tow by a number of Roseburg
business men and escorted about the
city. In the evening tha candidate was
entertained at an informal smoker at the
Roseburg Commercial club rooms. Poli
tics was discussed but little, most of the
evening being consumed in social con
verse. - From the cordial welcome extended Mr.
Bowerman in Roseburg It is apparent
that he la the favorite candidate.
About one In ten letters passing through
the Russian postofflce Is opened on general
principles. .
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Law-Abiding and
Peaceable Citizens
YESTERDAY
What the Neal Drink Habit Cure Does
The NEAL is an INTERNAL treatment, at the institute or in the home, and a guaranteed bond
and contract is given" each patient that if a perfect cure is not effected the treatment will be
free WITHOUT HYPODERMIC INJECTIONS.
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the Men of Fashion
UR INSPECTION
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opposite postoffice;
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ASSEMBLY IS BOOSTED
ARGOIENTS OF COMMITTEE OF
FICIALS FILED.
Chairman George and Secretary Lit
tleficld Declare Assembly Indorse
ment Should Be No Handicap.
-SALEM, Or., . Aug. . 20. (Special.) Ar
guments In favor of Jay. Bowerman'a
candidacy and the entire assembly ticket,
bearing the signatures of M. C. George
and E. V. Littlefield, chairman and secre-
tary, respectively, of the Republican State
Committee, were filed today by Wallace
McCamant with the Secretary of State.
"Under our system of manhood suffrage
a candidate for office, in ' order - to win,
is required to seek ' and accept support
wherever it may be obtained." states the
argument "Thte proposition is so well
understood that never before have we
heard the objection that a candidate
should be beaten because some of his
supporters are objectionable to certain
persons. It would be equally reasonable
to object to a candidate at the direct pri
mary because some of the signers to. his
petition are objectionable from the point
of view of the objectors. The candidates
of our assembly ars not seeking to evade
the provisions of the direct primary law:"
On the other hand.- the argument goes
on to show how. by enormous petitions
these candidates have been partlalTy recommended-
according to .the provislans.of
that law. V
"If qualified for office, are these men
to be defeated because some exceptions
can be taken to the names on their peti
tions?'" it is asked.
It Is declared the suggestion that these
men should be beaten because .they are
assembly candidates Is an attempt to
evade the issue and to disrupt the Re
publican party. Galling the Portland
Journal a marplot, owned by a Democrat
born in Virginia and brought: up bo
his political action is controlled by the
Issue of 4 y eara ago. "it Is said he de
sired nothing so much as confusion in
the ranks of the Republican party. "The
Removed the Appetite
for Strong Drink
An Iowa, Mother Is Made Glad
That -Her Son Has Had a
Chance to Take a Cure
- Like the NeaL
When a man can take a cure tor-,
drink and be left perfectly sound -.
and without the least desire for .
strong drink of any kind. It Is a :
thing that any mother may well
be proud of. Below we print
letter from a mother to the Neal
Institute. She says:
"I am so glad and happy that
I want to tell everybody that I
am not ashamed that my son
went to the Neal Institute. It Is
too honorable a cause to be
ashamed of. Rather, pat Dr. Neal
on the back and say, God bless
you for having studied the liquor
habit and originated a cure that
cures the drunkard. He certainly
has a good cause at heart, for it
TODAY
jtrgirjxOfiB,
insincerity of this journal Is brought out
by reprinting the letter of Governor
Chamberlain in which he strongly urges
the assembly for the Democratic party.
NEW ROAD IS PROBABLE
Patton Valley Likely to Have Early
Connection With Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) The -construction of a railroad
from this city to the Patton Valley dis
trict is one of the probabilities of the
near future. The projected road will
connect at Forest Grove with the Or-'-gon
Electric Railway and will have it
terminal 'at the new. townsite platted
on the large timber holdings of August
Lovegren, a big tlmberman of .Preston,
Wash. -
For weeks past Mr. Lovegren had a
crew .of. aurveyors. running lines from a
point near Gaston, on the Southern Pa
cific Railroad, to the new townsite for
the building of a spur. This work, was
brought abruptly to a close this week,
and it is now announced unofficially
that this line has been given up and
that the new road will come to Forest
Grove. Lovegren will establish a bis
sawmill on his holdings in the Patton
Valley section.
The Forest Grove Board of Trade will
take up the question of securing right
of way if It can be ascertained that th
line -is probable.
It is understood that this line and
sawmill have been planned for the
past three years. Options on timber
lands-ware taken' by arrepresentative of
Lovegren. in .that section. The timber
was then secured at a- low price.
-" There Is an abundance of water in
that section and Forest Grove may
eventually get its electrical current from
that place. .
Two Score TVould-Be Teachers; Fail.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 20. (.Special.)
County Superintendent of Schools W.
M. Smith tonight made the announce
ment that out of 91 applicants who
took examinations for teacheYs' cer
tificates in this county, 40 of them
failed to secure their certmcates.
Confirmed Drunkards and
Police Court Criminals
calls for patience and constant
thought and responsibility, and
his work with fallen men will
do. more for the cause of prac
tical temperance than all else, for
it certainly removes the appetite
that moves them to drink.
(Signed) " "
(The name is not published for
the obvious reason that all cor
respondence is held sacredly con
fidential.) Surely a letter from the heart,
and every word in earnest. Hun
dred! ot- drunkards have lost
their ambitions,-, positions in
.fact, everything but-the gnawing
desire for drink. Is It any won
der,: then, that when a cure like,
this Is found the drunkard and
his mother- rejoice and wish to
tell their good fortune to the
world? And this cure will do
the work .without any injury in
not to exceed three days. The .
Neal Institute guarantees this.
Thev have given bond to that ef
fect and ask for no money unless
"it does cure in three days.
personal and financial refer
encea on . application. . For fnlt .
Information call, write or phone
354 HALL STREET
Corner Park
PHONE MARSHALL 2400