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14 TJIE SUNDAY OHEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, XOYEMniTC 3, 191S. REPUBLICAN SUCCESS SEEN IN FORECASTS McNary and Withycombe to Carry Up-State. Counties. BIG MAJORITIES INDICATED Multnomah Party Leaders Predict Re-election of C. X. McArthur by Overwhelming Vote. The election of United States Senator McNary and Governor Withycombe on Tuesday by substantial majorities is positively indicated by reports which have reached the Republican State Central Committee from practically every- county in the state. In Mult nomah County, the Third Congressional District, the equally confident predic tion is made that C. N. McArthur will be re-elected. In the First and Sec ond Congressional districts W. C. Haw ley ami N. J. Sinnott, respectively, who have only nominal opposition are certain of re-election. The forecasts, while conceding that Senator McNary will, lead Governor Withycombe in some counties and the Governor will lead the Senator in oth ers, uniformly agree that both of these Republican nominees will have a de cisive majority. Republican Success Assured. Among the forecasts received at Re publican headquarters are the follow ing: Fred W. Mears, Medford Senator Mc Nary and Governor Withycombe will carry Jackson County by a substantial majority. brant B. Dimielc, Oregon City In Clackamas County the larger part of our voters in every party are standing behind Governor Withycombe and Sena tor McNary. Denton G. Burdick. Redmond Indica tions point ' to a sweeping Republican victory in Deschutes County. W. T. Vinton, McMinnville Result of coming election in this county not ques tioned. Each will receive a majority of from 500 to 1000. D. J. Cooper, The Dalles No change In Wasco County. All Republicans sup porting Withycombe and McNary. T. B. Hanley, Tillamook People of Tillamook are satisfied with the loyalty and ability of McNary and Withycombe. R. N. Stanfield. Stanfield In this dis trict people are sorely disappointed that President Wilson should attempt to in fluence them in choice of Congressional representation. They will vote for Mc Kary and Sinnott. Party Leaders Are Popular. Walter M. Keyes, Salem Marion will go better than two-to-one for McNary, -nd go for Withycombe by a liberal majority. Ira Wade. Toledo I did not vote for Governor Withycombe in the primaries, but since have done all in my power to further the success of his candidacy. McNary has nothing to fear here. W. L. Marks, Albany The President's remarks will hurt some Democratic candidates. A, D. Leedy, Canyon City McNary is popular in Grant County. G. C. Fulton, Astoria There is a deep-seated conviction in Clatsop Coun ty that Withycombe and McNary should be elected because of their 100 per cent Americanism and unquestioned ability. Lm. A. Liljeqvist, Marshfield Repub lican ticket safe. George Neuner, Jr., Roseburg Doug las County will give an overwhelming majority for Senator McNary and Gov ernor Withycombe. radical element, along with new men i in service, backed by labor agitators, are trying to disrupt the fire depart ment by the rule-or-ruin system. - Let us see what the heads of the departments themselves say about this. In a statement published broadcast over the signatures of B. K. Dowell, chief; M. Laudenkloss, assistant chief; J. E. Young, battalion chief; L. G. Hol den, battalion chief, and Edward Gren fell, fire marshal, is the following: The bill that will be submitted for the approval of the voters at the elec tion November 5 is entirely satisfac tory to us, and we do not hesitate to state that in our opinion the two pip toon system gives a more efficient fire department, and we most earnestly request that the voters give it their approval at that time." In another statement published over the signatures of George L. Baker, Mayor; Dan Kellaher, John M. Mann, C. A. Bigelow and A. L. Barbur, Com missioners, is the following: "In the interest of adequate fire protection in Portland, and proper working condi tions for men in the fire service, we, the undersigned officials, wish to urge the passage by the voters at the elec tion November 5 of the measure to be submitted, authorizing continuance of the two-platoon system in the fire bureau. This plan involves two shifts of firemen, giving them time with their families, . and making the work attractive enough to get suitable men. Under the old plan of 24-hour shifts for these men the standard of the fire service could not be maintained. A vote of the people is necessary November 5 to continue the two-shift plan as Inaugurated recently. The plan has worked out eatisfactorlly, and we are strongly in favor of it being: con tinued." So much for "Loyal Fireman's" state ment that the chiefs and officials are dissatisfied with the present system. The next misstatement made by the worthy gentleman behind the alias Is that "the backbone of the fire depart ment is hoping that the two-platoon measure will be voted down November 5." We say without hesitancy that a canvass of the department will show 99 per cent of the firemen and officers in favor of the system now in effect. Two-platoon campaign committee. By B. FRANCOIS, Captain Engine Co. 2. L. N. RILEY, Captain Engine Co. 5. GUY STABLER. Lieutenant Truck No. 3. A. J. DOONEY, Lieutenant Engine Co. 15. W. S. COOPER, Second Lieutenant Engine Co. 20. I. B. CARTER, Second Lieutenant Truck No. 3. B. R. SIEBELS, Truck No. 1. A. V. DOLPHY, Houseman Engine No. 1. HUN PRISONERS MERE BOYS Wounded Oregon and "Washington Boys Write Home Folks. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Nov. 2. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. F. T. McNitt are in receipt of a letter from their son, Frank McNitt, Jr., stating that he was wounded in action on the western front and is in the hospital. The soldier was engaged with the 91st Division. Mrs. O. T. McConnell received word yesterday that her nephew, Charles Walker, of Hillsboro, Or., has been wounded In action. The soldier wrote that he and a few others brought in 130 prisoners recently and that 50 per cent of them were boys about 12 years of age. FIREMEN DEFEND PLAN Two-Platoon Campaign Committee ' Issues Statement. PORTLAND, Nov. 2. iTo the Edi tor.) Please allow us space in your paper to refute some of the statements made by "Loyal Fireman" in his letter of October 30, published Thursday morning.- "Loyal Fireman" says, among other things: "Knowing the heads of the fire department wanted efficiency and do not favor this two-platoon system,' the Frank Ellfott Among Unidentified. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Elliott. 1317 East Seventeenth street South, have noted the name of their brother, Frank El liott, of Skagway and Gresham, in the list of unidentified who perished on the Princess Sophia in Alaskan waters a week ago. Elliott had business in terests in Alaska, where he spent the Spring and Summer of each year, com ing south for the Winters. His parents, who died last year, lived in Gresham and he formerly made his home with them. 1 BLASTING EDITORIAL Advocate Editor Charged With Criminal Libel. PASTOR HELD DEFAMED Grand Jury Holds Newspaper Attack on Rev. William Ma gett Over reached Bounds of Propriety. E. TJ. Cannady, editor of the Advocate, a weekly newspaper published in Port land, is charged with criminal libel against Rev. William Magett, pastor of the Mount Olivet Baptist Church, in a secret Indictment reported yesterday to Presiding Judge Tucker by the Mult nomah County grand jury. He has not yet been placed under arrest. The Indictment is the result of a con troversy between two weekly news papers, in one of which Mr. Magett is Interested. The newspapers have been hurling accusations against one another relative to the morals of the people of Portland, and Cannady is alleged to have overreached the bounds of pro priety in a recent issue when he made a bitter personal attack on Magett. Other Indletmeata Issued. In a group of indictments returned by the grand jury all the persons con nected with the alleged theft by Bessie Peake, an actress, were indicted. Bessie Peake, Steve Vallamie and Mildred Fits Henry were indicted for the lar ceny of $70 and postal savings certifi cates from Marco Markvich, at an East Side Hotel. Markvich, the accuser in this case, was then indicted on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of Mildred Peake. Max Hoagland, a paroled prisoner from the Monroe, Wash., Reformatory, was indicted for contributing to the delinquency of a 16-year-old girl. He probably win be returned to the Wash ington institution. Burglary CfcsVge Made ' Harry R. Fouke and Willard N. Wat kins are charged with, burglary at the Ben Selling store on October 21 in an other true bill reported by the grand jurors. Max N. Wallace and Peter Martinez, who are accused of passing worthless checks aggregating more than 12000. were jointly indicted for obtaining money under false pretenses Several true bills also were reported out in the final report for the month. I V W. C. T. U. Doing Splendid Work forSoldiers. TljnMndH of Dollars Expended In Variety of Ways. Sinnott Announces Appointments. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 2. Representative Sinnott today designated as his appointees to West Point, Charles O. Canham, of Nyssa, principal, and Walter Marshall, of Voltage, alternate, to Annapolis. He designated Robert Emahiser, La Grande, principal, and Joseph B. Weller, Mosier! alternate. Briton pies at Camp Lewis. TACOMA, Nov. 2. Captain Walter Fitch, of the British mission at Camp Lewis, veteran of three years' service in France and wearer of the military cross, died of influenza at the Camp Lewis base hospital yesterday. He had been ill two weeks. THE patriotic division of the Oregon W. C. T. U. has expended In the past year over $1240 and made a million articles for war work. The National organization last year pro vided two ambulances and this year three more have been added, two from Southern California and one from Massachusetts, at a total cost of $10,787. When the united committee on war temperance activities in the Army and Navy sent out a call for stereomotor graphs the National W. C. T. U. re sponded with 23 machines at a cost of $11,500. and two more are to be added, making 25 In all. Twenty-six field kitchens have been placed at a cost oi about $20,500. These, as well as the ambulances, have been purchased through the Red Cross, making the National W. C. T. V. contribution to the Red Cross over $36,000. An appeal was made for electric fans, and $3012 was contributed for this pur pose, but when $sz naa Deen expenaeu the Government decided it could fur nish the necessary fans and the balance was released for other comforts for the men -in service. A little folding table was invented by George H. Hull, of New Tor':, for use on hospital beds. Five hundred of these will be sent out November 1. The Y. M. C. A. is tailing for phono graphs. At least eix records should ac company each machine and $36 will cover the cost and transportation. Nine An- Urgent Appeal to Restrict the Use of the Telephone The large number of operators now absent because of illness makes it necessary for us to appeal to our patrons to restrict the use of the telephone. The thanks of the community are due those patrons who have already restricted their use of the telephone, thus helping; the service of war industries, hospitals and stricken homes of the city. THe. Pacific TelepHone and Telegraph Company IN ALL' large cities of the United States homeless, lost or injured DOGS and other animals are pro tected through the Humane Society. Its methods have proved so efficient, so kindly, that the society has the full ap proval of the authorities, and their co operation as well. In Portland, for two years, this work has been given over to the Oregon Hu mane Society, during which time it has been humanely, efficiently and eco nomically handled. .Why, then, take this really important work away from the society, and thereby give it the chance of becoming a depart ment subject to political appointment? A further reason for keeping the Ore gon Humane Society in charge of the City Pound is that neither the president nor officers of the society receive any compensation for their services. All do nations and money received go to the furtherance of the work of the society. OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY (Paid Adv.) -Humanity's sake -Efficiency's sake -Economy's sake VOTE 500 Y And support the great and good work of the OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY Keep the City " Pound in the Good Hands That It Now Is Remember that representatives of the Humane Societies of the United States are at the front in France caring for those ' marvelous War Dogs and other animals A Vote of 500 YES on the ballot is a VOTE FOR HUMANITY t, r. - i ! - "t d -v : w .1 4 : . of these machines have already been sent to cantonments aa & beginning of what promises to be one of the pleas ing features of W. C. T. U. war work. "Cheer-up Books" are being prepared by the Braille printing system for blind soldiers and sailors. The adoption of French orphans has been one of the most attractive phases of the work, and S18 orphans have been adopted to date at an expenditure of $28,200. The W. C. T. V. goal for the year is 1000. Besides this over $580 has been contributed for Belgian Ar menian. Syrian and Jewish relief. It in estimated that over $200,000 has been expended for comfort bags and other needs. The Massachusetts W. C T. U. has purchased and furnished a White Rib bon home at Ayer. Southern California has a similar work at fcan Diego; Michigan at Camp Custer, and Kansas at Camp FunKTon. Washington. O. C. maintains recreation rooms, while Iowa haa "adopted" tne general hospital at Da Moines. Michigan is attempting to raise an endowment for the state or ganisation in bonds of the fourth. lib erty loan. Thrift stamps and war savings stamps are belt."- purchased generally snrt generously. Ten Reasons Why You Should Vote Next Tues dav f or Normal Schools to Train Teachers: 1 Because every boy and girl has the right to be taught by a TRAINED teacher. Only 900 of the 6000 public school teachers of Oregon have had Normal School training. 2 Because every year 20,000 school children in Oregon's public schools FAIL TO PASS from one grade to the next. 3 Because such failure to "pass" sets back these children a whole year, which is a great injus tice to them. Besides, it causes a loss to the taxpayers of Oregon of $1,000,000 annually, as it costs $50 a year to teach a child in the public schools. 4 Because, of the 20,000 school children each year who fail to "pass," State Superintendent of Schools Churchill says that 8000 fail because of UNTRAINED teachers. Lack of proper" Normal School training of teachers, therefore, is costing Oregon A DEAD LOSS OF $400,000 PER YEAR. 5 Oregon is the only State of its size and popula tion in the Union with only one Normal School. 6 Because almost every State has several Normal Schools, due to the fact that their students can not afford to travel great distances from home. Washington has 3 Normal Schools and New Mexico, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland and New Jersey also have 3 Normal Schools each. North Dakota, South Dakota, Connecticut, Michigan, Texas, Ohio and Nebraska each have 4 Normal Schools. Illinois, Maine, Missouri, Minnesota and Tennessee each have 5. Alabama and Ok lahoma have 6 each. North Carolina has 7, California, Virginia and West Virginia each have 8. Wisconsin has 9, Massachusetts has 10, New York has 11 and Pennsylvania has 13 Normal Schools. 7 Because Oregon's only Normal School, located at Monmouth, Polk County, does not and can not serve the entire State, young men and women cannot afford to travel from Eastern and Southern Oregon to Monmouth. It is 521 miles from Burns, for example, to Monmouth and 578 miles from Lakeview to Monmouth. EASTERN AND SOUTHERN OREGON SHOULD EACH HAVE A NORMAL SCHOOL. 8 Because over 1000 NEW TEACHERS ARE NEEDED IN OREGON EACH YEAR and the Monmouth Normal School cannot supply more than 150 teachers annually. 9 Because President Wilson said on Julv 31, 1918, that "NO BOY OR GIRL SHOULD HAVE LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION BECAUSE OF THE WAR." There was a shortage of nearly 500 teachers in Oregon, how ever, when public schools opened this Fall and consequently many rural schools did not open at alL Is that fair treatment to Oregon's boys and girls? '10 Because all citizens of Oregon are proud of the State's record of achievements in all other war activities. It is "Oregon First" in every thing else that is worth while. Why not make it "Oregon First in Training Teachers?" Vote .300 X Yes (Paid Adv. by State Normal School Committee, T. B. Neuhausen. Eec'y. $14 Northwestern Bank Blds