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TJ1E SUNDAY OHEGOXTAX PORTLAND. DECE3IBER 3. 1022 PB0TIS1LD 1924 POSSIBILITY Human Rights and Material Interest Are Factors. SULLIVAN EYES ISSUES Pennsylvanian Is Declared Able to See Cleavage and Take Po sition on Humane Side. (Copyriffbt by New York Evening Post, Inc. Published by Arrangement.) BY MARK SULUVAN. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 2. (Special.) U1 consideration of the republican presidential nomination for 1924 beg-ins with president Harding-. A good many say that it enda with him also. That, however, does not necessarily follow. The most experienced, politicians will tell you ' that- the rule which calls upon a party in power to nominate the president in office for a second term cannot be broken. In point of fact, however, this rule has been broken in the past and will be broken in the future more than it has in the past. The politicians who say and be lieve that for good or for ill the re publican party must nominate its present president in 1924, are thinking- in terms of the days before the direct primary. It was about 1912 when the presidential primary began to be adopted g-enerally. Before that time, when presidential nominations were almost wholly within the will of the party leaders, it was quite true, as the politicians say, that the rule was practically universal to re nominate a president in offJ.ce. To do otherwise was regarded almost as a slight upon the president. It was regarded as the equivalent of saying that the president has not been a success. senator in Iowa he used to say in f defending- his republicanism that he belonged "to the party of Lincoln, Roosevelt and .Kenyon" a slogan which rather conspicuously omitied reference to President Harding. Al though Kenyon has some strensta among the followers of the farm bloc, it is also true that a consid erable number of the radical and progressive republicans in the west have been alienated from him and have without reason if the facts were known been made suspicious by his action in giving- up the sena torship for a federal judgeship. , Strength Shown In Lumber. In the very number of these lead ers of the progressive or radical wing- of the republican party there WHAT CONGRESS DID AS , ITS DAY'S WORK. Senate. Conference of republican senators held and decision reached to abandon Dyer anti-lynching- bill for this congress. Smith W. Brookhart, repub lican, Iowa, took oath of of fice as senator. Filibuster against an ti-lynch-ing bill continued until recess taken to attend funeral serv ices for Representative James R. Mann, republican, Illinois. House. Met in joint session with senate for funeral of Repre sentative Mann, attended by President Harding- - and his cabinet, the supreme court, diplomatic corps and other high officials. 0" SCORES UN10FJ DrllVE Men Aiming .at Government Ownership, Charge. propaganda: is cited If You Want Genuine Values in The Store "That Undersells Because 1 1 Sells for Cash f CMsitmas Good Fellowship Is Factor. The theory underlying this old rule of giving- a renomination to a president in office includes, in part, that human good-fellowship which is characteristic of all successful political leaders, and which leads them to want to do what they would call "the decent thing" by a presi dent in office. But the theory also includes a practical consideration. To refuse to give a renomination to a president in office involves, in ef fect, an admission that his adminis tration has not been very satisfac tory. For a party, having- a presi dent in office to nominate a differ ent man is. in effect, saying to the public: "We ask you to keep our party in power, although we admit by our failure to renominate our present president that we do not in dorse him. but rather apologize for him." This is so weak a position that it is almost an invitation to failure at the general election. Primaries to Be Felt. To put it briefly, althoug-h the po litical leaders generally will un doubtedly feel like renominating Harding, and wi il feel that to do otherwise is dangerous-; neverthe less they will be obliged to remem ber that nominations are now con trolled by the presidential primaries and that Harding must abide by the working-out of the primaries the same as anybody else" who may want t lie nomination. If, when 1924 comes, there is a widespread de-r maud for some other one man, sub ject to the vicissitudes of political strategy and political accidents, pre sumably will win the presidential primaries. Whether Harding, when 1924 comes, will want a renomination, is a subject of a yood deal of discus sion. His wanting it or not wanting it is not necesarily affected by the recent election. Before that election there was the same amount of querying an wondering whether or not Harding would care for a sec ond term. Before the election, at various times during the last year or so, it was said rather frequently, and with some, definite grounds for saymg it, that Harding's mood did not incline him to care for a second term. Among various qualities that Harding hay. there is none more conspicuous than the fact that he does not care for power as such. He is probably more free from the lust for power t ban any president ve have ever had. Harding Not Eager to Run. There are no big projects to which he has dedicated himself and which be is so anxious to put through that he would want to be president for the purpose of achieving- some great end. On the other hand, he has no particular taste for the sheer luxury of power. Many of the cir cumstances of the presidency must be distasteful to him. He is" a man who likes to say "yes" to his friends, and he has found that to be presi dent to fill the office as conscien tiously as he tries to means saying "no" to your friends rather more than saying "yes." It would cost Harding no faintest pang of regret to decide not to be a candidate for the second term. This is more true of him than of any other president within recent memory. On the con trary, he would turn to a retirement which would give him relief from burdensome responsibility, with complete satisfaction. Confusing Field Faced. When you leave Harding- and con sider the other alternatives you find yourself facing- a crowded and con fusing field. The spirit which was most conspicuous in the recent elec tion has several leaders. That wing of the party which is called "radi cal" by the conservatives but which calls itself merely "progressive" has several leaders. There are La Follette of Wisconsin, Hlram John son of California, Borah of Idaho and Capper of Kansas, all of whom are spoken of as potential candi dates for the presidency. (Although at least one of th&se declares not only that personally they have no ambition, but also that if they were thrust into the field they would try to escape the responsibility.) In addition to these, there is one other, Kenyon of Iowa. To a con siderable section of the farm bloc Kenyon has been something of an idol. During- the recent campaign when Brookhart was running- for is a measure of strength, speaking in terms of strategy, for the regular party leaders. If there were three :r four or five progressive leaders run ning in the presidential primaries, all depending for their strength on the progressive vote-in the west and elsewhere, it is obvious that they would divide it. And while the presidential primaries have taken away seme of the power of those politicians who make a profession of political strategy, they have by no means taken all of it. Like many another device which aims to take away some of the- advantages that go with experience and skill in pol itics, the presidential primary can only go so far. It -would be easily possible for some of the astute old guard leaders to take a careful sur vey of the situation as it stands and find comparatively easy ways to checkmate it. Suesrextions Are Made. It is not part of the intention of this article to be particularly com prehensive. But there are a few suggestions which ought to be in cluded. One is the possibility that Harding', assuming: that he cares to run at all, may not have the con servative field wholly to himself in the presidential primaries. Certain .things that have happened in the middle west recently suggest that ex-Governor Lowden of Illinois, who came so near the prize in 1920, may be urged by his followers or moved by events to f.igure in the situation again in 1924. Another suggestion, in a quite different field, is that it is a mis take to think of the progressive wing of the party and of the pro gressive candidates for the repub lican nomination in terms of the west alone. No man has a clearer title to be described as a progres sive leader than Gifford Pinchot, the recently elected governor of Pennsylvania. To be a progressive leader acceptable to the progres sives of the west and at the- same time to have behind you the big- and normally regular republican state of Pennsylvania .is" a unique com bination of strength. Moreover. Pin chot is decidely of the sort of men whom destiny occasionally picks for a shining mark. Xo man has a truer sense than he of what is the real cleavage between conservative and progressive. That cleivage rests on the contrast between human rights on the one side and material inter est on the other. Pinchot has it in him to "see this distinction more clearly than some of the other pro gressive leaders and to. take his position on the side of human rights as courageously as any of them. It is quite possible that some trend of circumstance, some juxtaposition of the man and the hour, might make Governor Pinchot of Pennsyl vania a very important figure in 1924. MOSCOW PEACE MEET ON Ttussia Seeks Better Relations Witli Neighbor States. MOSCOW, Dec. 2. (By the Asso ciated Press.) A disarmament con ference, which officials believe will be the most important meeting ever held for the purpose of bettering the relations with Russia and the neighboring states, opened here to day. Besides the question of a re duction of the armies of Russia and the border states it is expected that the neutralization of the Baltic and the settlement of neutral zones and frontiers will be discussed. Delegates of Poland, Finland, Es thonia, Latvia and Lithuania have arrived. They are not discouraged by the absence of Roumania hop ing that if the meeting is success ful Roumania can be induced later to subscribe to the conditions agreed upon. The soviet government has an nounced that it will submit a pro posal for the. reduction of arma Magazines Published by Organi zations Declared Full of In sidious Articles. ,. CHICAGO, Dec. 2. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the United States rail road labor board, in a speech be fore the Illinois Bar . association here tonight, charged that many railway union leaders were waging warfare against the roads with the purpose of destroying the industry and forwarding a political campaign for government ownership. "A-larere oortion of the union magazines which pass over my desk contain bitter attacks on the .rail roads, their managements and their policies," he said. . "These criticisms are not confined to matter of di rect controversy between the roads and the employes, but they, cover every ground of attack that might be made by those outside ox rail road employment. . ' ' . "Nothing is left unsaid that seems In he nalculated to stir up hatred among the employes and distrust and hostility among the people. "Railroad labor organizations are largely committed to the Plumb plan cf railroad operation, which is gov ernment ownership, whose private operation in which the - employes shall participate manageriaily and share the profits financially. If there should be losses instead of pi of its the owners, that is, the peo ple, would dig up taxes, to pay the deficit." Drive In Roads Charged. In their efforts to further govern ment ownership, employes are op posed to the transportationact and the railroad labor board, he said, because they feel that the successful adjustment of wages and working conditions and the general but cer tain reduction of freight rates un der that act will conduce to the postponement or prevention of gov ejnment ownership. He continued: "In the political programme of the labor leaders, two definite demands are made: First, that the injunctive powers exercised by the courts in connection with strikes be with drawn or greatly limited. Second, that the constitution be so amended that congress can set .aside the de cision of the federal courts which pronounces an act of congress un constitutional. "The pernicious doctrine that the courts are dominated by the rich and powerful is fed to an element of people, who, by reason of deficient training and highly sensitized class consciousness, are peculiarly suscep tible to its baneful influence. Citizenship Is Impaired. "When a man becomes thoroughly saturated with distrust of the courts, he is no longer a good American citizen. His mind is befogged with dark suspicions and he nurses a fancied grievance against his gov ernment. He is converted into a fit instrument of disloyalty and treason The man who persistently labors to destroy the faith of the people in the courts, whether he is a- bomb throwing anarchist or a United States congressman, is guilty of the most insidious treachery to the re public. ' "There are men today who think that the drafting of our federal con stitution; required no greater ex penditure of time or effort than is necessary for the publication of one issue of a 'yellow newspaper.' They blatantly denounce the judiciary and threaten to make it subservient to the kaleidoscopic changes in public sentiment reflected in successive. congresses. "Under such a system it mi eh happen that the boll weevil, the army worm, and the grasshopper would set aside the national consti tution, for a combination of such in sectivorous pests will now and then elect a congress. ' Despotism In Feared. "On any fine - November morning, a concatenation of annoyances might generate the politic bacteria in the popular stomach that would set up the grouch which would kick over the constitution. "The big problem of organized labor today is identical with that of organized capital and that is, how to avoid the abuse of great power. And it may be well remembered that a despotism of the many. may be as detested as the despotism of the in dividual." You'll Find Them at Feldenheimer's The Name on the Gift Box Makes a World of Difference to People Who Know and Care. Agents for Butterick Patterns BE SURE TO DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING JUST AS EARLY AS YOU CAN MO All Mail Orders Promptly Filled li I ll O Morel : . 15 Days : -mk Christmas "Gifts That Last" TWO OFFICERS PURSUED Seizure of Offending Deputies on Steamer Ordered. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. The police tug Manhattan tonight was ordered to pursue the steamship Assyria and take from her, "using force if necessary," two deputy sheriffs. When the ship sailed these depu ties, it is said, were attempting to remove 4000 cases of Scotch whisky from a cargo of 11.505 cases, ordered deported by the federal prohibition department. Read The Oregonian classified ads. 12th Evening Course in Salesmanship opens Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7:30. Attend free opening lecture by Fred S. Young, Instructor Oregon Institute of Technology Main 8700. 6th and Taylor Sts. The New International Encyclopedia Complete in 21 Vols. Buckram. Our price $35.00 This Encyclopedia is recom mended by the Library Asso ciation.' The Americana A splendid Encyclopedia for home, office and school library. Special $33.00 The A.W. Schmale Book Shop v 290 Morrison SU, Corbett Bldg. Ground Floor Many people are under the impression, that because the quality of merchandise at this store is superior, prices are necessarily high.' r It will be found upon investigation that prices here are in exact proportion to merit and nothipg else. Many articles obtainable here, are priced much lower, in proportion to their quality, than the ordinary merchandise sold elsewhere. Feldenheimer . jewelry and silverware make an irresistible appeal to those who know real values and are not content with anything but the best, for the best is always the cheapest, always in correct taste, and 'the recipient realizes that pure sentiment, the real spirit of giving, prompts the selec tion. Many inexpensive articles from $1 up can be purchased, here. Official American Legion Jewelers AikQ x Jewkuess - 3iWMHrra-OpnciAX VfcumscTOii St. at Eaek -Pohixawd.Ojjb. LAWS GO INTO EFFECT Kelso-Kalama Squabble Will Not Hold Up Approved Measures. OLYMPIA. "Wash., Dec 2. (Spe cial.) Delaying the official canvass of election returns from Cowlitz county by court injunction issued in the Kelso-Kalama county seat squabble, will not interefere with the taking effect of various meas ures approved by the voters at the general election, Attorney-General Thompson said today. - The state constitution provides that measures approved by the voters become ef fective 30 days after election, and while the lack of returns from Cow litz county may delay official cer tification of the adoption of the measures to the governor, thereby delaying his proclamations, such steps are only statutory for carry ing -irt the constitutional provision and approved measures will become effective December 8, whether pro claimed by the governor or not Md-Columbia Has Sunshine. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 2. (Spe cial.) Springlike weather struck the mid-Columbia today. Sunshine of the morning was followed by heavy rains in the afternoon and tonight chinooks were reported on the higher points and around the base of Mount Hood and it was an ticipated that Hood River would reach a flood stage before morn'ng if melting of the accumulation of snw that fell in heavy volume in the high and forests last week con tinues throughout the night. Uneqnaled Opportunity for Selection From Christmas Stocks of Practical Gifts Abound Throughout Every Section of This Great Store Prudent shoppers purchase early early in the day and early in the month. Assortments are at their best at .this time and selections can more easily, more conveniently and more satisfactorily be made. The next three weeks will contain 18 shopping days of wonderful opportunities, both in gift selections and in winter needs for yourself and home. We have arranged a series of underpriced offerings in. practically every section of the store. A SMALL DEPOSIT WILL HOLD YOUR PURCHASE FOR FUTURE DELIVERY, IF DESIRED Handsome Ready-to-Wear Garments The Gift Desirable to Every Woman's Wish Whether it be a rich fur handsome coat a simple blouse or waist or a beautiful garment of any sort which range throughout milady's wardrobe Christmas holds few anticipations that will be more appre ciated than some desirable apparel selected from our extensive assort ments. You have selection from ' . gilk Waists and Blouses From $5.00 up to $17.50 The Famous Beacon Bath Robes .-..$3.08 up to $9.95 . Most Attractive Boxloom Kimonos $8.95 up to $7.45 The Popular Corduroy Breakfast Garment $3.75 up to $9.45 Beautiful Styles in Silk Petticoats, $2".98 to $10.00 Our Entire Stock of Fur Neck Pieces 1 S. & H. green stamps for cash Holman Fuel Co., coal and wood. Broadway 6353, 660-21. Adv. Peacock Rock Springs coal. Dia mond Coal Co., Bdwy. 3037. Adv. L. C. Smith No. 8 $45 Royal No. 10 50 Noiseless 45 Oliver No. 9 $27.50 Smith-Premier No. 10 $30.00 Monarch No. 3 $40.00 and a complete line of late Model UNDERWOODS Rebuilt and FULLY GUARANTEED Mnchlnea snt anywhere on Pacific Coast (or examination - TERMS $5 MONTHLY IF DESIRED LATE MODELS RENTED 3 MONTHS, $7.50 AND UP Send for illustrated prlcar list or call and inspect our etock. Retail Department V - WHOLESALE TYPEWRITER CO. 321 WASHINGTON ST. Phone Broadway 7481. Stores San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City. I GLASSES FOR YOUNG and OLD I Maybe the children need "eye-help" now, or possibly your own glasses need changing. Come in tomorrow; we will gladly make an examination and tell you the truth. J Remember, we have the facilities and ex perience to insure right results. CJ Our -own complete lens-grinding plant on the premises. SAVE YOUR EYES t n6tttuto EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS Portland's Largest, Most Modern. Bent Equipped Exclusive Optical Establishment. 201-211 Corbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Since 1808 CHAS. A. RUSCO, President and General Manager 4 g LINCOLN COAL J The Coal of No Regrets , J $11.00 per ton $10.50 in 3-ton lots or more. f KENELWORTH Beet Utah Coal. Lump and eggnut size. - $16.50 and $16 pr. ton. i ' BLUE SEAL 5 A Utah Coal in mine-run form. $13.00 per ton, or $12.50 in 5 3-ton lots. An excellent coal for furnace. i WESTERN FUEL COMPANY J 287 E. Morrisor St. . , Phone East 2226 ft 1 in Wolf and Fox. Regular Values r From $65.00 up to $125. This Sale atj Y2 Price Headquarters for 'BATH ROBE and KIMONO MATERIALS ' We doubt if you can find else where in this city a showing to equal this extensive collection of the most worthy quality and best styles in Bath Robe and Kimono materials. Immediate selection will prove to be to your advantage. Beacon Flannels At 65c Yd. A fine 27-inch fabric shown in the most attractive styles and colorsJ Beacon Flannels At $1.00 Yd. Fine heavy flannels in 36-inch width, shown in medium and dark colors. Bath Robe Blankets At $550 The Beacon Bath Robe Blankets complete with cords shown in fig ure, flower, stripe and Indian styles in all desirable color combinations. Indian Blankets 60x80 Inches at $5.00 66x80 Inches at $6.50 Very attractive styles in Beacon quality. A Timely Vnderpricing Women's Kid Gloves f At $1.95 Pair As a great pre-holiday special we have underpriced a well-known and reliable make of Women's Kid Gloves in two-button clasp style with P. K. seams and fancy em broidered back. They come in sizes 5 to 6 in white, champagne, mode, pearl and black. You will find them to be just about one-half f ormer selling price at $1,95 a pair. T Glove and Merchandise Bonds Issued for Any Amount Redeemable at Any Time. PEARL (Imitation ) 'NECKLACES At $1.00 Rich luster imitation Pearl Necklaces in flesh and white. 24, 27 and 30 inch lengths. BOX PAPER At 50c 200 boxes of Palm Beach lawn stationery, 2 quires to a box in assorted tints. PEARL (Indestructible ) NECKLACES At $150 Fine 24-inch imitation Pearl Bead Necklaces in light cream color. SPANISH COMBS At $125 The very latest styles and shapes in desirable colors and with brilliant settings. Christmas Slippers Specially Priced POPULAR STYLES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN QQ a pair for Siesta Bootees in American Beauty and light blue. Sizes 6 to 2 for OtJVj misses and children. , T1 Hrt a Pair for Padle1 Sole Mccasins in both low cut and high cut bootee styles in tDA.Ul sizes 6 to 2 for children. q-t if a pair for Women's Felt Slippers with chrome soles in ribbon trimmed styles, all tDx.vly sizes and desirable colors. (ft-f or a pair for Women's Moccasins with soft padded soles, ribbon and Pompon trimmed. BA.Otl AH sizes and colors. - Special Pre-Holiday Sale of . Brassieres, Camisoles $1 , Many of Which A re Half Former Prices " . At this big reduction you have choice from novelty Brassieres in Belding's satin brocade satins novelty batistes and other novelty fabrics in styles with wide elastic waist or the' plainer tailored styles, with small elastic insert and other popular styles. The Camisoles come in both light and dark colored patterns in fine satins, taffetas, pongee, figured and changeable silks, etc. styles with rich bandings - and inserts of Calais laces others plain tailored with hemstitching or hand-embroidered yoking, etc., etc. They come with single AA or double elastic. More than 30 styles to select from at P Profit by An Early Selection of Handkerchiefs FOR GIFT PURPOSES Here Are Important Price Inducements Here is an unsurpassed showing and sale coming right now at the moment when assortments are at their best. Hundreds and hundreds of crisp, new and exqui sitely dainty Handkerchiefs for women and children at prices that will help you both in your gift selections as well as many personal needs. BOTH BOXED AND SEPARATELY Imported Handkerchiefs, 20c 3 for 50c Included in the assortment are Imported Swiss Handkerchiefs with dainty handloom em broidered corner in white, gray or colored designs, on sheer lawn. - Attractive Kerchiefs 10c, 6 for 55c A big range of embroidered corner in white, gray or colored work, also the popular imita tion hand drawn work and the neat corded border effect. Handkerchiefs, box of 3, 49c, 59c, 79c Women's daintily embroidered cornet Hand kerchiefs, packed in handsome gift box at the above exceptionally low prices. Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 50c Each Fine Irish Linen Handkerchiefs, beautifully embroidered by hand in dainty white, gray and colored embroidery in all attractive designs. Linen Handkerchiefs 35c, 3 for $1 Here you will find beautiful hand loom em broidered in white and gray colored designB, embroidered on a fine quality pure and sheer linen. Linen Handkerchiefs 25c,6for$135 Pure Linen Handkerchiefs in white or colored with daintily embroidered corner. We are also including another range of pure linen with white and colored footing edge.