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TIIK SUXDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, AlItIX,
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FORD TO ACCEPT IF
WASHINGTON PLAYS
GUMSHOE POLITICS
OREGON POLITICAL GOSSIP
Parent-Teacher Associations Advocate Measure to Prohibit Sale of Ciga
rettes and Cigarette Papers in Oregon Candidates Speak at Political
Meetings Other Political News.
PEOPLE WANT
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Mo Third Party Can Figure on
Cent of His Money, How-
v ever, He
Declares.
OFFICE MUST SEEK MAN
Orlroit Iau A sain Takes Slight
Iarl Over Senator Cummins in
Nebraska Cummins. How
ever, Ahead In Montana.
.N'KW YORK, April 22. ilnry Kord
Announced that lie would accept a
nomination for the Presidency "if the
p'op wanted him."
"On'1 thine: I am absolutely sure of
jn this respect," declared Mr. Kord, "and
that is that I hall not finance, any
third party not with one cent. Should
it be made evident that I am wanted,
that is a different matter."
Mr. Ford expressed the opinion that
the office should seek the man rather
than the man should peck the office.
"I am not a candidate for the Presi
dential nomination," he added. "I can
not regrard myself in jueh a liyht. I
regard it as a joke. It is a serious
question as to whom the joke Jd on."
Vole Held Significant.
Referring to recent primary elections
In the Middle Wept at which he was in
dorsed by Republican voters as their
preference for the Presidential nomina
tion, Mr. Kord said the result was "sig
nificant of what the people in that sec
tion of the country the people who
raise the stuff that feeds the country
think of militarism."
OMAHA. April 22. Henry Kord. of
TVtroit. has a train taken the le.id from
Sna tor f'umminp, of Iowa, in the race
for the Republican Presidential nom
ination a.t the Nebraska primaries, according-
to complete returns from f0 of
the 91 rounrien fn the Ftate. I-ate r--Turns
jrf ve Kord a lead of about 10fi.
President Wi lson was unopposed for
the Lr mocratf t; nomination.
Iloih Rran Defeated.
Posit i ve refit I ts indicated by the re
turns from SO counties are: Keith
Neville has beaten C W. Bryan for the
J ipmocratic norm nation for Governor;
Senator J. M. Hitchcock has been re
nominated for Senator on the Demo
cratic ticket and John L. Kennedy, for
mer i Representative in Congress, has
len nominated by the Republicans to
oppose him; Wii liam Jennings Bryan
has been teat-n for d-IeKate at larue
to the 1 emo-ratic Nat ion a I convention ;
R. H. Howell lias ln elected Repub
lican National committeeman.
1 1 KLKXA. Mont.. April 22. Incom
plete returns from the Presidential
primaries yesterday indicate that
t'nited States Senator Cummins will
control the Republican delegation from
this stat. pol I in 7 more than twice as
many votes as were cast for "olonel
Roosevelt, whose name was written on
the ballot.
WIUob Mm I ooppoMrd.
Preyident Wilson was unopposed in
peeking th I emocratic Presidential
nomination. Vice-President Marsliall
obtained a majority of the votes cast
for the Vice-Presidential nomination.
The Progressive and Socialist vote was
liarht.
There does not appear to be much
doubt of the election of the following
Jjemocratic delegates to the National
convention : Thomas Arthur, Governor
V. Stewart, United States Senator
AValfh. Harry Oall wey. Kd win I N or
ris. David Hii&er, P. H. McCarthy and
P. K. Burke.
Of the eight Republican delegates to
"bo elected, the election of five, ex-Senator
Dixon. Lee Mantle, J. M. Rurlin
garne. O. K. Goddard and U. Selwey,
appeared to be assured.
MICIIIUAX PLURALITY
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lord's I,euI Over Senator Sniitli Is
Officially Announced.
LANSIN'O. Mich.. April 22. Henry
Ford, Of Detroit, was the choice of 5186
more Michigan voters for the Republi
; -a n preferential nomination for Presi-
dent than was United States Senator
Smith, of Grand Rapids, .t the recent
ttate-wide primary. Official primary
figures were made public here by the
state canvassing board. The total Re
publican vote for President was: Ford,
3.058; Smith. 77.872; William G. Simp-f-on.
Detroit. 14.365Theodore Roosevelt,
1074; Justice Charles E. Hughes, 303.
President Wilson, who was not offi
cially opposed for the Democratic nom
ination, received 84.972 votes. William
Jennings Bryan led a scattering: field of
candidates whose names were written
in the ballot. He received 124 votes.
BRIBE OFFER CHARGED
SPRKCKKI.S Sl'IT nitlXGS OIT
I'HEVZIKD FIAfB STORV.
Iarihfield Hank Prrnlrirnt Alleges
Plaintiff bought to Hoy Favor
able Property Report.
That R. A. Oraham, plaintiff In the
Fuit against the J. D. Spreckels Bros.'
Company and the Southern Pacific
Company for an accounting of the af
fairs of the Coos Bay. Roseburg & East
ern Railroad and the Beaver Hill Coal
Company, offered him 000 and later
S"o,u00 for a favorable report on worth
less property was charged yesterday by
W. S. Chandler in Federal Judge Bean's
court.
Mr. Chandler, who is president of the
Kirst National Bank of Marshfield, and
former manager of the Beaver Hill
Coal mine for the Spreckels interests,
-was testifying for the defense. He said
Jie had been sent to the property first
&s a mining expert.
John McNab, of San Francisco, at
torney for Mr. Oraham. who charges
that he was euchered out of his interest
in the two properties nearly 20 years
ago by irenzied -financial methods em
ployed by the Spreckels company, to
-which he was indebted J523.O0O on a
note, put Mr. "Chandler through a severe
cross-examination. Among other things.
J-.t questioned him as to his sobriety
and ftot him to say he had not indig
nantly spurned the alleged bribe offer.
F. s. Samuels, who looked after the
affa.rs of the two Coos Bay concerns
for the Sprec-kels company, also testi
fied. His cross-examination will be
taken tip Monday morning.
John D. Spreckels. the San Francisco
multi-millionaire, who didn't exactly
recollect while on the w-itness stand
Fridar whether he received $1,300,000
or only ll.O0n.OOO In cash from the
Southern Pacific when he sold the prop
erties in 19r'. returned to San Fran
fisco yesterday in a private car.
NOW that the manufacture and Hale
of liquor is prohibited in Oregon,
the Council of Portland Parent
Teacher Associations wants to prohibit
the sale of cigarettes and ciearette
papers a.s well. At an all-day ftsnion
of the Council yesterday it was decided
to have a bill to that effect introduced
at the ncxt session of the legislature.
The reprejsentati ves of the various
Parent-Teacher Associations present fa
vored goin even further by asking
business men not to employ any per
son who smokes cigarettes.
Various proposed measures were dis
cussed at the session, which beKan at
l'J o'clock and lasted until late in the
afternoon. After hearing an address
by Frederick M. Dempsey, of the de
partment of domestic relations, they
went on record as favorinpr passage of
a new law to hold the father, in cases
where the parents have been divorced,
responsible for the support of his chil-
j dren and makinsr failure to support
them a crime. They also iavorel tne
proposed women's property-rights
measure and establishment of a bu
reau of juvenile domestic relations, and
decided to ask the Legislature for an
appropriation for parental schools.
Another measure favorably received
was one providing for a medical de
partment in the schools under the gen-
Jeral supervision of the Board of Kdu-
cation, with a free clinic for school
children.
The Chamberlain land-grant bill in
Congress came in for discussion. , The
Council protested against any, bill mis
appropriating lands that, it declared,
should belong to the schools and school
children of Oregon, and action was
taken asking every member of the Parent-Teacher
Associations to write in
dividual letters of protest. It was also
determined to see Governor Withy
combe in behalf of action for the school,
children.
Mrs. C. s. Jackson and .Mrs. C. A.
Johns, of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, asked the Parent
Teacher associations to help get a bill
through the Legislature requiring that
schools of the state hold a patriotic
celebration of Washington's birthday.
The Council favored a measure to
bring the standards of the rural schools
up to those of the city schools.
Mrs. Alva lee Stephens presided at
the meeting. Charles M. Stafford. K. H.
Whitney and K. S. McCormick, candi
dates for the Republican nomination for
County School Superintendent, made
speeches.
"Lot us have Republican prosperity
once more" is the campaign slogan of
Fred A. Jacobs, Portland business man,
who is a candidate for delegate to the
Republican National Convention from
the Third District, comprising Multno
mah County. In his statement to voters
Mr. Jacobs says: "I believe in the prin
ciples of the Republican party and be
lieve that if it Is once more restored to
power by this country prosperity will
follow." Mr. Jacobs is head of the Fred
A. Jacobs Company and has lived In
Portland for the past ten years.
The Inominata Club held another of
its Saturday noon luncheons at the
Oregon Hotel yesterday. The speakers
were A. W. Orton. Conrad I. Olson. K.
V Littlefield. Plow-den Stott, Lionel C.
Mackay, C. It. Moloney. Clarence H.
Hotchkiss. K. A. .Matthieu, C. M. Staf
ford, Herman Sigglin. Fred J. Buchtel.
.1. K. Magers. Sanfit-ld Macdonald. John
F. Cahalin. C. II. Turley, Arthur C. Spen
cer, Richard Ieich. Hamilton Johnstone
and H. It. McLougall.
A. H. Harms, candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Constable of
Portland District, is M years old and
has lived In Oregon since he was 5
years old. He lived as a boy at Butte
ville and Wilsonville, working on the
farm. When he was 13 he came to
Portland and has been a resident of
this city ever since. For 13 'j years
he was assistant armorer at the Armory
and for the past 10 years he has been
in the employ of Wells-Fargo & Co. as
driver of their money wagon.
His slogan is: "Everybody's candi
date, pledged to give prompt, econom
ical and honest service to all the peo
ple." Mr. Harms is married and has four
children. He has been treasurer of the
A. II. Harms. Candidate for Ilem
oeratie Nomlnfltloa for Consta
ble of Portland Olst: let.
Jackson Club for four terms and is
also treasurer of the Missouri Society.
He is a member of the famous drill
team of Portland Camp 107, Woodmen
of the World. He is a brother of Police
Lieutenant Harms.
Speakers at a Republican candidates'
meeting yesterday afternoon in Walls'
Hall, Sellwoqd, were: A. W. Orton and
S. B. Huston, candidates for State Sen
ator: Lot P. Keeler, A. K. Gebhardt and
D. C. Lewis, candidates for Representa
tive in the Legislature; A. W. Lafferty,
candidate for Congress: J. C. McCue.
candidate for District Attorney; W. M.
Davis, candidate for Circuit Judge;
Andy Vaughn and Sanfield Macdonald.
candidates, for Constable.
Mrs. S. M. Blumauer. candidate for
School Director; Mrs. G. L. Buland and
Mrs. Helen L Tomllnson, candidates for
delegate to the Republican and Demo
cratic National conventions, respective
ly, and District Attorney Lvans are to
speak at a meeting of the Political
Study Club Monday night, at 171 4
Klevepth street. Mr. Evans' topic v-iil
be. "What to do for Feeble-Minded
Women of Child-Bearing Age." A dis
cussion of political issues, from 7:30 to
8 o'clock, will precede the speaking.
CANYON CITY, Or.. April 22. (Spe
cial.) All of the present Grant County
officers filed their declaration for re
election except Sheriff Welsh. They
are: H. W. Powell. County Clerk: Cela
O. Mosier. Treasurer; George D. Brierly,
Assessor: W. W. Austen, School Super
intendent: Sid Green. Commissioner;
Vernon L. Glaze, Surveyor, and Dr. Leo
W. Chilton. Coroner. All are Repub
licans except Superintendent Austen,
who Is a Democrat. W. W. ' Howell,
Deputy i-herlff. is seeking the Demo
cratic nomination for Sheriff. Five
Republicans are in the race against
him. They are as follows: J. L.
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Delegate to Republican National
Convention From Third District.
Combs. Fred S. Blinn. J. W. Tracy,
John W. Ambrose and M. V. Adams.
The contest for this office is creating
much interest and each of the candi
dates are working hard for the nom
ination. O. W. Brige, Republican, and
Sol Taylor. Democrat, are seeking the
office of County Commissioner. Four
local attorneys are aspiring for the of
fice of District Attorney. J. M. Blank,
present incumbent; A. D. Lecdy and
Phil Ashford. all Republicans", and Er
rett Hicks.'Democrat.
When E. V. Littlefield. candidate for
the Republican nomination for Congress
from this district, learned last night
that some over-enthusiastic supporter
had been tacking up some of his cam
paign posters along the Columbia River
Highway, he said he would take prompt
steps to prevent a repetition.
"It was entirely unauthorized by me
and I am glad my attention has been
called to it." said Mr. Littlefield. "I
was one of those who at the last Leg
islature voted for the present law which
prohibits candidates from defacing
state highways, and especially the Co
lumbia River Highway, with any form
of poster whatsoever. I had given
strict instructions that this law should
be observed to the letter in placing my
campaign matter."
CONFERENCE TIME SET
WKSTKII tiOVKRNORS TO CONFER
LAST WKEK IV Jl.VE.
Session Will Ite Held at Salt Lake City
In Conjunction With National
Gathering.
SALEM. Or., April 22. (Special.)
Governors of all the Western states
were notified today by Governor
Withycombe. Secretary of the Western
Governors' Conference, that the next
conference of Western Governors will
be held at Salt Lake City about the
last week in June and immediately
priur to the National Governors' Con
ference which convenes at Salt Lake
City. The definite date will' be fixed
within a few days.
The meeting originally was set for
Butte. Mont., but inasmuch as the Na
tional Conference was scheduled for
Salt Lake City, a number of Western
Governors felt that it would be diffi
cult to make two trips and that it
would be better to hold the conferences
In conjunction this year, so as to in
sure a larger attendance for each meet
ing. "This is the first time that the Na
tional Conference has been held in
the West," said Governor Withycombe.
"and naturally the Western Governors
are desirous to be in attendance."
ROSEBURG STORE RAIDED
Alcohol and Material Believed Col
oring for Whisky Confiscated.
ROSEBURG. Or., April 22. (Special.)
Swooping down on the drug store
conducted by S. E. Krohn, the police
late tonight confiscated a quantity of
alcohol and another liquid which they
believe is a coloring used in the man
ufacture of whisky. The warrant au
thorizing a search of the Krohn store
was based on affidavits of the officers
which were to the effect that they
suspected he was celling quantities of
alcohol in violation of the prohibition
laws.
Krohn was previously convicted of
bootlegging here and fined $500.
ENGINEER INSPECTS TRACT
Southern Pacific 3Ian Visits Possi
ble Depot Site at 3Iarshf icld.
MARSHFIELD, Or., April 22. (Spe
cial.) Chief Engineer William Hood,
of the Southern Pacific, slipped into
town unannounced, and was seen in
specting the C. A. Smith property, be
tween the Southern Paciric right of way
and bounded on the north and south
by Anderson avenue and Curtis avenue.
When Vice-President W. R. Scott
was here some tim ago he said the
Southern Pacific had no available prop
erty on which to build a depot, and it is
supposed the Smith property, which is
almost in the heart of the city, is bein
considered for the depot site.
15 TAKEN IN LIQUOR RAID
Bootlegging Charge Investigated, In
volving Three Women.
A dozen men and three women were
arrested early last night in a raid on an
alleged bootlegging resort at S3?-4 First
street by Detectives Cahlll and Ham
mersley. and Patrolmen Powell, Schum
and Richards.
A small quantity of liquor was
seized, and those arrested were hustled
to Jail for an interview with Deputy
District Attorney Deich. Mr. and Mrs.
G. Bossettt are in charge of the hotel
where the raid was made.
Insurious Notes Confiscated.
Three hundred and ten usurious
promissory notes to the value of
$5258.85 were canceled by District At
torney Evans yesterday morning and
will be returned to debtors of E. E.
Ware, pjonvicted loan shark. Ware re
cently paid the fine of $500 imposed on
him by Circuit Judge McGinn, aban
doning an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The notes for amounts borrowed at
legal interest have been returned to
Ware. Those confiscated are notes for
sums never paid to the debtors. In
stead of charging Illegal interest Ware
required his victims to -sign notes for
amounts they never received. .
Republican Gubernatorial Con
test Has Resolved Into
Elimination Match.
CANDIDATES WORK QUIETLY
Rumors Deal AVitli Combinations,
1inonps and Geographical
Splits; Momentum of the
Fairly Hush Is Lost'.
TACOMA, Wash., April 22. (Special.)
The Republican gubernatorial contest,
which started early with a rush, has
at the present time dropped into a
"gumshoe" elimination contest.
All kinds of rumors of combinations,
line-ups and geographical splits are to
be found in political circles, but the
candidates are remaining quiet and get
ting .their organizations into working
order.
Edward A. Sims, of Portland, one of
the leading Republicans of -the North
west, is reported at Aberdeen, where
it is said he is vorking with John G.
Lewis and the Lewis following, in. an
effort to switch Lewis' strength from
the Grays Harbor man to Henry Mc
Bride. by having Lewis withdraw, either
just before or after the state conven
tion. From Seattle comes a report that the
Young Men's Republican Club is lining
up the Republican caucus delegates to
the state and county convention on a
George A. Lee-W. M. Whitney combina
tion: Lee for Governor and Whitney
for Congress in the First District.
Stories Contradict.
The withdrawal of Lewis from the
gubernatorial contest has been rumored
and denied many times since the Aber
deen man made his formal announce
ment. On the other hand, James MeNeely, of
Tacoma, is, next to Lewis, the strong
est aspirant for gubernatorial honors
In the Southwest, and MeNeely has been
assured he will receive the support of
the timber and lumber interests of the
Southwest, either as a first or second
choice. R. II. Hartley, J. E. Frost, with
MeNeely and Lewis, constitute the lum
bermen who are seeking the nomina
tion. The nomination of Roosevelt as G. O.
P. standard bearer would automatically
eliminate Fros't, while Hartley's chances
would be dimmed considerably. This
would leave but Lewis and MeNeely as
representative lumbermen, and a strong
effort will be put forth to nominate
one of them.
Senator Sutton, of Spokane, is rap
idly organizing Eastern Washington
and placing; Sutton clubs in all of the
larger voting counties. His name is
being coupled with practically every
candidate with the exception of Robert
Hodge.
Mcllrlde la Confident.
McBride has returned from the tour
of the East Side, and is feeling confi
dent that he will get a large number
of the Sutton second-choice votes.
MeNeely has a strong personal fol
lowing on the East Side, and this fol
lowing is doing considerable "gum
shoe" work gathering in the second
choice votes of all favored candidates
east of. the mountains.
One of the most interesting political
rumors growing out of the recent
municipal election is to the effect that
State Treasurer Edward Meath may be
a candidate -for the Mayoralty in Ta
coma, upon the expiration of Mayor
A. V. Fawcett's term. Meath is barred
from being a candidate for State Treas
urer again.
Another Meath rumor is to the effect
that he would like to be State High
way Commissioner. As State Treasurer
he is a member of the Highway Com
mission, and has been paying a great
deal of attention to the work in this
department.
DR. RODGE GETS DECREE
EUGENE MAX TELLS STORY
WIFE'S JEALOUSY.
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Field Work With Young Women Stu
dent Forbidden Under Threat of
Scene, He Testifies.
EUGENE. Or., April 22. (Special.)
Because his wife objected to his tak
ing field trips with his women stu
dents. Dr. Clifton F. Hodge, professor
of social biology at the university, re
ceived an absolute divorce this morn
ing in the Circuit Court. The technical
grounds for judgment were cruel and
inhuman treatment.
The divorce was granted by default,
although Mrs. Hodge had previously
retained counsel to contest the suit.
Mrs. Hodge is now in the East with
her two minor children.
According to the evidence as re
viewed in the finding of facts. Dr.
Hodge paid the extreme jealousy of Mrs.
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Hodge accounted for his decision to
seek a release from his marriage vow.
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he was teaching in Clarke University
in Massachusetts, a young woman
called upon him regarding some special
work. To furnish necessary informa
tion, a field trip was required.
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the house and that he was recalled by
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He alleged Mrs. Hodge had accused
him of infidelity and had nagged and
scolded him. He said her conduct
forced him to leave Clarke University
and come to Oregon.
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ROSEBURG, Or.. April 22. (Special.)
Although they declared they had no
intention of violating the law, but
merely were victims of their own care
lessness, George Staley, Delos Mathews
and John Banks, who were arrested
here Friday on charges of violating the
state prohibition law, pleaded guilty
and were fined $10 snk1 costs In each
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