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la THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 24, 1022 YORK TURNS I HOPES Uffl 1924 Governor Miller Is Groomed for White House. HARDING HAS FIRST CALL ONE OF OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE'S FINE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS. Victory of Republicans in Empire State Expected to Place Man at Albany in Line. f BY MARK SULLIVAN. (Copyright. 3922, by New Tork Evening Post. Inc. Published By Arrangement. ) '. NEW YORK. Sept. 23. (Special.) The results of the New York con 1 ventions next week, nominating can didates for governor and senator, important as they are In themselves. are even more Interesting because of their bearing on the question of who will succeed Mr. Harding as president of the United States. The democratic convention In New York will show lust how much power William It. Hearst has in the nartv organization in nis ow". However great or little power may turn out to be however mucn, -01 i hand Hearst mav have in the nom inations next week it can be taken for granted under any and all cir cumstance that Hearst will try to get the democratic nomination for nreaident in and will cureci his plans toward getting the back ing of the big New York delegation in the democratic nominating con vention of that year. Republicans Groom Miller. But passing by the democratic situation and turning to the repub lican convention in New .York, the bearing of that on the presidential situation in 1924 is even i direct. It is assumed that the republican i nominee for erovernor will be the same man who now holds the office, Nathan L. Miller. For a time Gov ernor Miller seemed indifferent about a renomination, and there was some talk of other candidates. But it must have been apparent to Mr. Miller himself, to his political intl mates and backers, and to the re publican organization of New York state, that there is, in the question of renominating Mr. Miller much more than the mere Question of the governorship of New York. Any person sufficiently close to national politics to see beneath the surface of it must realize that if Governor Miller is renominated, and if he is re-elected in November, he ' instantly will become a formidable factor-in the next republican presi dential situation. President Harding Is Factor. At this point, let me turn aside from New York and from Governor Miller and put our minds on Wash ingten and President Harding. 1. is with President Harding that any discussion, of the ' republican presidential nomination for 1924 may begin. If Mr. Harding wants the fepublioan nomination in 1924 to succeed himself, he can get it. It is a political axiom that any president who wants renomination can get it. In the first place, all the office holders (who more or less coincide with the working leadership of -the party in the various states, counties and precincts) will line up with the man to whom they are indebted for their offices. In the second place, as a mattetr of policy, the party leaders always realize that it is a confession of weakness to fail to re nominate the president who is in office. -To do otherwise is to say to the public, in effect: "We ask you to continue our party in power; but at the same time we are not standing on the record of our pres ent president; we are setting him aside and presenting you with a dif ferent candidate." That is a thing no party wants to do if it can be avoided within reason. Incumbent Not Ambitious. Since President Harding can get the nomination to succeed himself, if he wants it, this brings us to what i3 the principal, factor in any speculation about the next repub lican presidential nomination, the question whether Mr. Harding wants now, or will want 12 months from now, to succeed himself. On this point it can be said with complete safety that President Harding has less lust for power less vanity about high office than any man, probably, who has" ever been in the White House. Mr. Harding is one of the probably very small number of human beings of presidential size to wjiom the vanity of office and the possession of power mean little or nothing, and to whom the surrender of the presi dency would involve no sense of personal frustration. - Mr. Harding is completely free from the love of power for power's sake. On the contrary, the exercise of power sometimes embarrasses him, or even pains him. He has no grandiose things which he lusts to do, and which the presidency enables him to do. mi - it v till m - ill? - - X x II N jL, ; ( , -s. x HI Is til y ? ill I il-iS xtf 3 o. 8 fl COMMERCE HALL, . INSERT DBAS J. A. BEXALL, Presidential Mr. Harding, Power Restricted. it is true, is a man who likes to do things for his friends. And, while it is true that to a degree the possession of the presidency gives a man the power to indulge in this pleasure, the fact is that it gives less of such power than the envious think. Mr. Harding has long ago discovered that any conscientious living up to the obli gations of the office compels a president to say "no" to his friends more often than he can say "yes." And it is very painful for Mr. Harding to say "no" to his friends. His temperament and philosophy of life are such that leaving the White House would cause him no pain, but rather satisfaction. If circumstances permit Mr. Hard ing to feel free to make the decision himself, and to base that decision primarily on personal grounds, it would not be surprising if he should whenever the occasion becomes ap propriate put himself on record in such a way as to eliminate himself from consideration. Another Term Ket Coveted. Indeed, this is too weak a way to express It. If Mr. Harding is free to decide for himself whether or not he is to be renominated, and If circumstances permit him to make the decision on the basis of his per sonal inclination wholly in that event, he may be expected to de cide against running again. The next aspect of the case is whether President Harding's per sonal inclination would be overcome by the arguments of others. Un doubtedly there are many office holders, high and low, and many others, whose position in the world is contingent on President Hard ing's '-ontinuing in the White House who would go a long distance in insis'ing that the president should accept another nomination. It is -obvious that there are large num bers of persons, many of them with power in the republican party, whose personal ambitions would go into eclipse with the passing of Mr. Harding and the coming into power of another. Pressure Would Be Heavy. That these would go the limit In putting pressure on Mr. Harding is law of human naturue. They would argue with Mr. Harding on the pasls of their personal relations to him, of his ooilgatlon to them tor what they have done for him in the past, and of the services they have rendered to him both before he was president and during his presidency. This is the sort of appeal that would weigh much with a man of Mr. Hardifg's personality; and sooner or later there will be a tug-of-war be tween Harding's personal inclina tion and the pressure of his friends. Boyond the circle of Mr. Harding's intimates and political associates there lies the larger area of repub lican leaders who have' no especial personal relationto President Hard- ng, and no particular devotion to him either as a man or as a presi dent. The point of view of the re publican leaders in this wider sense easy to define. Party Lender Want Winner. What they want is a winner. They will estimate the advisability of re nominating Mr. Harding chiefly on the probability of his re-election. When they consider this question, they Hvill be moved powerfully by the condition already mentioned; namely, that failure to renominate president is in itself a confession f party weakness. They will see hat a party asking for a renewal f power, but with a different can- idate, in effect, is asking the public to Indorse the administration which they, themselves, by their act in failing to renominate for another erm, confess that they do not in- orse. - With these party leaders it will be case of balancing the possible ad vantages of a new nominee, with the disadvantage of confessing that the present holder of the offics is a isappointment even to themselves. Uhder ordinary circumstances, the party leaders and party workers will go a long way toward insisting upon renominating a president who s already in office. Public Opinion Only Guide. Since this is the question that must be considered by the party leaders, it is obvious that their an- wer will be influenced largely by hatever happens to be the state of feeling of the public generally about Mr. Harding and his administration at the time when the choice of the next nominee must be made. That Mr. Harding and his admin istration have been for some weeks past at a rather low ebb of popular ity is universally known. Just what will be the standing a the admin istration before the public at the time (about a year from now) , when the 1924 situation wWl begin tov crys tallize, is wholly a matter of the future. All administrations . have ups and downs in the thermometer of popular feeling. If something that Mr. Harding should do, or some turn of events outside himself, restore him to the prestige he had a year ago (at the time, let us say when he had called the Washing ton conference of limitation of arm aments), it would be clear that Mr. Harding would be the strongest nominee that could be chosen. Prwiident's Popularity Uncertain. It must be added that precedent is against the probability of the re storation of President Harding to that peak of popular esteem in which he was at the' time of the Washington v conference. In the greater number of cases, it has been the rule that the last two years of any presidential term have been lees happy than the first two years. In the present case, if ' the democrats pshould win the coming congres sional elections, or even if, lacking an actual majority in the house, the democrats should make i conspicu ous demonstration of strength, the continued decline of Mr. Harding in popular esteem would be Slmost cer tainly forecast. If the next congress should be democratic, or even if the republic can majority should be reduced to a point where it would not be an ef fective instrument of party policy, it would be necessary to look for ward to two pretty unhappy years for the republican administration. On the other hand, in the present chaotic condition of the world, it is always possible for something to happen which would cause the coun try to come together solidly behind President Harding. - VETERANS PLAN DRIVE COMMERCE HALL IN USE NU3IEROTJS CLASSES OCCUPY NEW BUILDING. 2000 Students Enrolled Yearly in Business Course at Ag ricultural College. OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COL LEGE. Corvallls,- Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) The numerous class rooms, laboratories and offices in the new commerce hall, opened this week for the first time, are humming with industry, as students and members of the faculty of the school of corn- merce and related -activities con duct work. Dean Bexell personally supervised the planning of the new building, and as a result of his years of study devoted to an educational unit of this type, a simplicity of design, spaciousness of class rooms and of fices, abundance of natural and ar tificial light, perfection of heating and ventilating, and provision for student comfort characterize the building. The offices of President W. J. Kerr and the executive secretary, the college editor, the clerical ex change, the college press, .the de partment of industrial journalism, the ' bureau of organizations and markets, the offices of student pub lications, the executive offices of the school of commerce, and tbe four departments of the school are located on the four different floors. Commercial mathematics is also taught in this building. Built in a "U" shape, 186 feet long and 67 feet wide, with wings 28 by 107 feet, the four-story build ing is second in floor space only to the agricultural hall. Growth of the school of commerce since 1908, when Dean Bexell or ganized it, has been little short of Idaho, pnenoinenai. in iiru out in seniors were graduated from the 'school, while in 1922 the number reached 74. Dean Bexell expects that more than 100 will be graduated in com merce next spring. More than 2000 enrollments ' in business courses each year by stu dents majoring in other schools are an indication of the popularity of the education offered in the school of commerce. today. The suit is now being pre pared by attorneys and will be filed early next week, said Mr. Graham Grounds in the case are, according to Mr. Graham, that the petition was not properly circulated, signed 0 identified; that the petitions were not filed in time; that the action of the voters in authorizing the bond issue is not under the laws or con stitution subject to repeal by the initiative. The big point, according to legal experts, is the last named. Only legislation is subject to referendum it is pointed out. The contention is that the issuance of the bonds 'was an administrative act of the county authorized by a vote of the people INSURANCE MEET ENDS History of New York Life Com pany's Policies Reviewed. The New York Life Insurance company closed its two-day conven tion here last night with a dinner to the officials of the company, who are attending district conventions Over the states, at the Benson hotel last night. The history of the company's policies was reviewed at the meetings of the company, and an outline was given of the intended enlarging of business interests in this section of the country. The local agency has been advised to extend the company s residence loans which have amounted heretofore to almost 50,004 a month. A luncheon for 1&0 of the officials of the company was held at the Multnomah hotel yesterday, with 20 delegates from Idaho attending. Routine business was discussed. Those officials from the central office of the company who are mak ing a tour of the country conferring with the agency heads are Thomas A. Buckner, vice-president; Dr. Oscar H. Rogers, chief medical ad viser; Albert S. Elford, inspector of agencies; Sol J. Vogel, ex-president of the 200,000 club, and Herman Dietz, agency director at Boise, BOND ATTACK RESISTED Lane Suit to Ask Recall Plan Be Not Placed on Ballot. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Suit to enjoin the Lane county of ficials from placing upon the ballot at the N oveTnber election the ques tion of the recall of the unsold por tion of the county's 2,000,00-0 road bonds will be instituted at once, said David M. -Graham, president of the Lane County Good Roads association, IRRIGATED AREA GROWS State Engineer Reports on Prog ress in Oregon. SALEM, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) There are now 60 irrigation dis tricts in Oregon with a total of 1,170,781 acres, of which 381,376 acres have, been reclaimed, accord ing to a report issued today by Percy Cupper, state engineer. These irrigation districts have outstanding bond issues of 20,562,000, of which bonds in the amount of 9,680,000 have been sold and the' proceeds ap plied to construction of irrigation works. . The recent dry summer stimulated interest in irrigation in western Oregon, Mr. Cupper said, and a num ber of new irrigation districts are row be'ng organized. Phone your want ads to The Ore- genian. Main 7070. Disabled in Corvaliis , to Seek Larger Membership, CORVALLIS, Or., Sept. 23. (Spe ciaL) The Disabled Veterans of World Wars, with a membership of 135 and a possible membership in this city of 425, are putting on a "get-together, get-acquainted" af fair at the city hall Friday night, at which State Commander Rawley and other dignitaries from Portland and Seattle are expected. This organization has plans to erect a memorial on the Oregon Agricul tural campus, to cost 2500 and represent the figure of a doughboy. The local veterans are also in terested in winning a silver cup offered for the largest increase in membership between July 1 and November 1. The Corvaliis post is already in the lead of other posts In the United States by 500 per cent. This is your spe cial invitation. R. S. V. P. "Meet Me Under Crystal Ball" AT THE -. s . . OF THE Broadway Dancing Pavilion Broadway at Main Monday Night, September 25 - i Billy Webb's Peerless Players Purveyors of a haunting taunting syncopation that makes dancing irresistible. , The finest dance orchestra and the finest floor in the -west. Come and Have the Time of Your Life $20 Prize Fox Trot $20 . Four Cash Prizes A Royal Good Time for Everybody Special Bargain Price 25c Souvenir Balloons Dancing Every Evening BULLET MUSTER STEFANO MASCAGNO RECOG NIZED BY LATE CZAR. Teacher Engaged for Portland Eager to Build Up Dance , in America. The engagement of Stefano Mas cagno, celebrated master of the art of ballet, who will arrive this week in Portland to conduct classes for a month at the Christensen school of dancing is of paramount inter est Just now among terpsichorean devotees. Mascagno is a son of the cele brated dancer and ballet master, Er nesto Mascagno, who, with Aniello Ammatura, was the most renowned ballet teacher of their day. Young Mascagno made his debut at the age of 17 after ten years of strenuous and critical training and was recog nized as among the famous dancers at the court of the late czar, receiv ing -constant recognition in Russia when that country was at the height of her artistic development. Mas cagno was ballet master at San Carlo and La Sea la and there gained reputation as a phenomenal in structor as well as a dancer. Later he came to New York, mar ried an American woman and through her became interested in the possibilities of ballet dancing In America. . For years he has been a personal friend of the Christensen family, and when the late Mose Christensen conceived the Idea of the National Normal School of Danc ing Mascagno became one of the founders. Victor Christensen returns to Mascagno's New York studio for several nionths every year and dur ing his visit there this summer he engaged the famous ballet master to come to Portland and teach month's course in ballet technique at Christensen's school. "Mascagno says that the American girl is move adaptable to the bal let, said Victor Christensen, "be cause she is a mixture of all nation alities. She inherits the fire of one race, the -poise and calm of another and the sense of rhythm maybe from another. The Mascagno method is ideal for American girls who want to learn ballet. Europe is scarcely in condition to support her imperial ballet schools, which were estab lished and maintained by the gov ernment, and the eyes of all the world are looking to America to nurture and bring forth a newer, higher and broader art. Mascagno's big ambition is to make America the center of dancing." Mascagno's classes at Christen sen s. will open October 2. His daughter, Eva Mascagno, will be his assistant. ; Woman ' Arrested Over Ring. Mrs. Lilly Wilson, 869 East Glisan street, was arrested yesterday on a warrant issued on complaint of Mrs. C. Launer, charging her with receiving stolen property. A dia mond ring, over which the trouble arose, was turned over to the police by Mrs. Wilson. She was held in lieu of 50 bail. Home Brew Dampens Streets. BEND, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Instead of laying the duet lining parched throats, seven gallons of confiscated home-brew dampened the street in front of police head quarters here today. The liquid had been obtained in raids which netted tbe city 300 in fines. Corvaliis Bakery Sold. CORVALLIS, Or., Sept. 23. (Spe- She found again the glow and sparkle of perfect health Sparkling eyes vivid coloring that charm of personality which fairly radiates from a superbly healthy body Why do so many women who could pos sess these natural powers let them slip by? Health and vigor are normal, not excep tional. 'Thousands lose them because they neglect the body's two most vital needs: Building up the worn-down tissues from day to day. Removing daily the poisonous waste. The fresh, living yeast plant in Fleisch mann's Yeast cake contains a natural food with the very elements which help the body perform these two vital functions. Like any other plant or vegetable, yeast produces the best results when fresh and "green "--not dried or -killed." Fleisch mann's Yeast is the highest grade living yeast always fresh. It is not a medicine, it is a natural food. It helps to "tone up the whole system and assures regular daily elimination. Results cannot bo expected unless it is eaten regularly. Everywhere physicians and hospitals are prescribing Fleischmann's Yeast to correct constipation, skin disorders and to restore appetite and digestion. r TV- -"V f4 IS"" r- y I fj dkl "And now I never need laxatives" A business girl writes that the extra work of a busy summer had exhausted her. "I was run down and badly constipated" she says, "and had one boil after another," , For several months she added 2 to 3 cakes of Fleischmann's Yeast to her diet every day, "tha. boils disappeared after the first week and now I never need laxatives." Eat two or three cakes a day regularly plain, or spread on crackers, or mixed with water or milk: If you prefer, get six cakes at a time. They will keep in a cool, dry place for two or three days. Begin at once to know what real health means. Be sure you get Fleischmann's Yeast. cial.) H. H. Haynes of Portland, one of a company operating baker ies in that city, Salem and Astoria, has taken over the control of Lesch's bakery on Jefferson street. and a lease on the residence prop erty adjoining. The name of the concern will be the Dixie Baking company and will be under the man agement of H. P. Doletnan, vice president and division sales maagoc for the pflrent concern. 1 " IKSfsf mW IIBRE :AM w - AM1 jfr-rtwr srrrtfar ma i ci -a arj i i bits wsw t wf'& re r - ANNOUNCING The Turning Point in Vacuum Cleaners Two Cleaners In One for the Price of One HRST AMONG MODEL DUPLEX Model Duplex of The Premier marks an advance in manufacture as important as the change from the old carbon filament lamp to the modern Mazda. It combines the indispensable strong suc tion which gets the imbedded dirt with a motor driven brush which quickly cleans the surface. Attachments clean everything furniture, curtains, clothes, radiators and mattresses. Two cleaners in one for the price of one. 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