THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POFcTL-AND, OCTOBER 31, 1920
ACCEPTS DOCK BILL
Policy Once Opposed Seems
for Good of Portland.
PORT BOARD' IS PRAISED
Official Reverses Himself "When
Convinced Proposed Charter
Amendment Is Necessary.
S. C. Pier, city commissioner, who
opposed the submission of a. charter
amendment enabling the city coun
cil to dispose of properties now un
der the Jurisdiction of the commis
sion of public docks, to the Jnsoli
dated port commission, in the event
that the consolidation "measure car
ried, announced last n'frht that he
would support the proposed measure.
Not only w-ill he support the con
solidation measure, but he urges tax
payers to vote in favor of the charter
amendment on the tax ballot, which,
if adopted, will give the council the
right to sell the dock properties to
the consolidated port body. This
measure, he explains, should be
adopted so that the development of
the port, as planned by the new body,
will not be delayed because of inabil
ity of the city council to transfer
the dock, properties to the new com
mission. New Hoard Will Be Reasonable.
Pledgo of the committee of 15 and
members of the consolidated com
mission to submit all bond Issues to
the voters of the port district. Is
partly the reason for Mr. Pier's
changed attitude on the proposal.
This concession, he explains, has
proved to him that the new body will
be reasonable and will heed the
counsel of others In the matter of
port development. Mr. Pier said:
"Like many others I never have
been opposed to the opening of the
west channel, but T was of the opin
ion that the consolidated commission
should give some attention to the
dredging of the Columbia river so
that ships might enter the harbor
with safety. After listening to state
ments made by the members of the
consolidated commission, I have came
to the firm conclusion that the new
body will feel its way, and before
entering upon any huge proposal
will be certain of its ground.
"I feel that a competent engineer
should be employed to make a com
prehensive survey of the situation.
This, In my opinion, would avert any.
danger of making expensive mis
takes. "The consolidated commission is
composed of men who are capable
of doing big things. It Is assured
that if they handle the business of
the port as they handle their own
affairs, which it is certain that they
will, our port development work will
go ahead by leaps and bounds.
Port la Key To Fntnre.
"I am fully aware that Portland's
future rests upon its port and port
facilities. When I opposed the con
solidated measure, some weeks ago,
I did so with much regret. I am ex
ceedingly happy to be able to put my
shoulder to the wheel and aid in the
good work which the committee of 15
and the consolidated port body are
attempting to do for Portland.
"The men on these bodies, to my
mind, have proved that they will
handle the entire situation wisely
and cautiously and as one of those
who opposed both the consolidation
measure and the proposed charter
amendment on the city charter I will
now urge my friends to support both
measures."
VOTE BATTLE IS EN LED
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which I predicted a certain victory
for the democratic ticket."
Mr. ' White referred to a predic
tion he made yesterday. "But in
perfect fairness I want to say that
this will not alone be a democratic
victory. It will be the victory of
America, a victory over disloyalty
and partisanship, a victory over .dis
union and dishonor, a victory over
the counsels of selfishness.
"This nation wants to establish and
maintain world peace in concert with
those nations which were our allies in
the struggle against imperialism and
militarism. It wants to extend the
Monroe doctrine to the -world. It
wants to secure peace in the eastern
hemisphere as in the western and to
spare future generations of Americans
from the necessity of laying down
lives abroad to save mankind from
military domination.
"We have won the argument for
peace. We have won despite the fact
that a clean and fair campaign on
our part has been conducted in the
face of a campaign that bore every
other semblance but fairness and
cleanliness."
The democratic' campaign leader
then reviewed "tactics our candidates
have been forced to meet," ending
what he termed his final statement
with the following paragraph:
"'These are but a few of the unfair
and unscrupulous methods used to ar
rest the onward march of -the cause
espoused by democracy. They have
failed. In that failure I have the sat
isfaction of knowing that the demo
cratic campaign has been clean, fair,
above-board and American. I have,
and my associates have, never hit be
low the belt. We have proclaimed
and advocated the greatest moral is
sue in the history of this country. We
go to the nation with clean hands and
clean hearts to request and receive
the victory that means world peace,
domestic progress and individual
prosperity."
Meanwhile, with rival headquarters
clearing decks for the campaign cli
max on Tuesday, republican and dem
ocratic candidates, who have first
place on the ballots, addressed to vot
ers pleas for support.
The presidential candidates Sena
tor Harding and Governor Cox
-ound up their campaign travels in
the west. The senator chose Columbus
( in which he would deliver his last
address before election day, while his
opponent ended his election activities
with an old-fashioned torchlight
parade in Chicago and an address at
the coliseum, where his rival was
nominated.
The vice-presidential candidates se
lected the east for their final elec
tion speeches Boston for Governor
Coolidge and New York for Franklin
D. Koosevelt.
Parley P. Christensen. presidential
candidate for the farmer-labor party,
running with Max Hayes, today car
ried his campaign into the state of
Washington. Although his ticket mate.
Kugene V. Debs, was forced to con
duct a unique campaign in the form
of statements issued from behind
prison walls. Seymour Stedman. vice
presidential candidate of the socialist
party, carried his appeal for votes
personally throughout the country.
Aaron S. Watkins and Leigh Colvtn.
leaders on the prohibition ticket; Rob
ert C. MacAuley and Richard C. Bar
nun), single-tax candidates, also have
carried on their campaigns aggres
sively. And, while presidential candidates
today were matching plea with plea
for the right to occupy the White
House for the next four years, the
present occupant cast his vote. The
president and Mrs. Wilson mailed
their ballots to Princeton.
REPUBLICAN CLAIMS 333
National Committeeman Declares
Victory for Party Assured.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30. John T. Adams,
vice-chairman of the republican na
tional committee, claims 333 electoral
votes as sure for Senator Harding
and predicted that the republican
nominee would get from 3S0 to 3S0
EARLY SETTLER IS DEAD AT
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FEDERAL JUDGE WOLVERTON
WARNS BOOTLEGGERS.
Mrs. Marthn J. Conntlra.
Mrs. Martha J. Countiss, who
died here October 21, came to
Portland 35 years ago. She was
born in Ottumwa. Ia., in 1848,
the first white girl born in that
city. She came to Oregon 45
years ago.
Mrs. Countiss was a member
of the Grace Methodist Episco
pal church and of Sumner Wom
en's Relief corps. She is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs.
Callie B. Garland and Mrs. Anna
r. Sorenson of Portland, and
three grandchildren. Mrs. Grace
C. Trull of La Grande, Raymond
L. Williams of San Francisco
and John S. Beakey of this city.
The funeral services were"
held at Finley's chapel and In
terment was at Riverview cemetery.
of the 531 votes in the electoral col
lege. Governor Cox, Mr. Adams said, was
sure of carrying 10 states, Arkansas.
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis
sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Texas, Alabama and Virginia, with a
total of 114 votes.
The "absolutely sure electoral votes
for Harding" he continued, are in
California. Delaware, Illinois. Indi
ana, Oregon, Maine, South Dakota.
Minnesota, West Virginia, Connecti
cut, Idaho, New York, Ohio. Kansas,
Rhode Island, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Washington, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, North Dakota, Iowa, Pennsyl
vania, Massachusetts, Vermont, Ne
braska and Wyoming, the 27 states
having 333 votes.
He added:
"There is considerable discussion
about Colorado. Missouri, Montana,
New Mexico and Utah. The democrats
make some desperate claims on this
group, and therefore I have not clas
sified them in the absolutely sure
group for Harding. Personally I have
not the slightest doubt about how
they will go. There are 35 electoral
votes in this group and they raise the
Harding and Coolidge total to 368.
"The states classified as in doubt
are Arizona, Kentucky, Maryland,
Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, with
49 votes. I am very hoptful of carry
ing four of these six states."
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House Democratic, View.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. A predid
tion based on "the most authentic in
formation obtainable in every dis
trict" that the democrats would gain
control of the house of representa
tives was issued here today by Chair
man Flood of the democratic con
gressional committee.
"There is no doubt in my mind."
he said, "that the democrats will win
representatives in the states of Mas
sachusetts. Connecticut, Ohio, In
diana, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Mary
land, Kentucky, Illinois, Minnesota.
New Jersey. New Mexico, Pennsyl
vania. Montana, Missouri, West Vir
ginia and Virginia, or a sufficient
number to overturn the present re
publican majority In the house."
Fines Are Held Inadequate to Put
End to Illicit Traffic in Li
quor, Which Thrives.
That heavy jail sentences will be
the rule in federal court in future
bootlegging cases was indicated in a
statement by Judge Wolverton yes
terday, when he sentenced two vio
lators of federal statutes who pleaded
guilty to 60 days each in the county
jail.
"Men of this class do not seem to
care about fines," said Judge Wolver
ton. "In many cases they have put up
cash bail and then gone right out and
repeated their offenses. Jail sen
tences seem to be the only way to
stop this kind of thing."
Counsel for William Mann of 505
East Alder street suggested a fine
instead of imprisonment when Mann
pleaded guilty, in fear that a jail sen
tence might aggravate his epilepsy.
Judge Wolverton was not impressed
and imposed a 60-day sentence. In
the raid on the Mann home SO gal
lons of moonshipe, a 65-gallon still
and a woman companion not Mann's
wife were found. Since the raid, it Is
said, Mann married the woman, thus
preventing her use as a government
witness. Mann will begin to serve
sentence tomorrow.
A second 60-day sentence was meted
out to Mike Baich. 386 Bast Irving
street, who sought leniency by trying
to prove that he was needed by a wife
and three children, whom he had in
court. Judge Wolverton was not le
nient when he heard the story of how
neighbors reported Baich's operations
and how raiders found a 10-gallon
keg of moonshine concealed under a
woodpile in his basement, together
with 50 gallons of raisin mash and
parts of a washboiler still.
COUNTY CONTEST LIVELY
Stanfield Is Expected to Carry Co
lumbia for Senator.
ST. HELENS, Or., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) As election day approaches
more interest is manifest in the out
come. Columbia county will give the
national republican ticket a big ma
jority and republicans say Stanfield
will carry the county by a substantial
plurality over Chamberlain.
Much interest is being taken in sev
eral contests on the county ticket.
G. R. Metsker. republican nominee for
the legislature, is opposed by ' Sher
man M. Miles, and John L. Foote, re
publican nominee for district attor
ney, has as his opponent John L.
Storla. the democratic nominee. The
race -between these candidates will be
close.
For county commissioner there are
three candidates T. J. Flippin, re
publican; W. J. Fullerton. democrat,
and N. O. Larrabe, independent. The
chances favor Flippin. although Ful
lerton has a strong following, and the
race, being three - cornered, might
lessen the chances of the republican
candidate.
WASHINGTON CO-ED WEDS
Lieutenant J. H. Gibson and Bride
to Live at Camp Funston.
LEWISTON", Idaho, Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) Dorothy True Bevis and Lieu
tenant John Henry Gibson were mar
ried here yesterday.
Both were students at the Univer
sity of Washington last year. Out-of-town
guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Hay of Spokane, Mrs. Doml
nlck Brace of Seattle and Raymond
White of Yakima. Mrs. Gibson is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Bevis
of Lewiston, and Lieutenant Gibson
is the son of Reverend and Mrs.
Charles E. Gibson of Newberg. Or.
After a brief wedding trip to Spo
kane and other Washington points
they will leave for Camp Funston,
Kansas, where Lieutenant Gibson is
stationed with the regular army.
Stanford Receives Gift.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.
Several thousand pamphlets, papers
and . reprints of articles concerning
insects recently were presented to
Stanford university by Dr. Vernon
Kellogg, who served here for 25 years
as head of the department of ento
mology. Dr. Kellogg recently resigned
to become department, secretary of
the National Research Council at
Washington. D. C.
On account of the death of Pro-
! fessor Christensen the Monday Musi
cal luncheon scheduled for Monday
noon at the Portland hotel has been
postponed. Adv. ' -
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