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4 1 'A THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1008. ' y i .L.u ---- 55aB5S t i mini ATlinr fC i W' (( A J v . : Kedgid to Abide by the ? V As W ' - MJjM - ; ,I YKfv! J s;A : Will of 'the Majority .( C& .tt?' . "' MM' ' ' ' at . ' : ' .iV'c 2-' v v in ;.uv' rtisvAV . w vta 'iini f -si-iv jr wvi eJLaiiizirir " - -' -. f3) M mMkm, ramSDAT. FRIDAY MD SMBBDAT 'ip'- v&v JgP M6f in bUck, ttn nd brown; $3.50 vtlue, J2 J9 A 1 1 'I W W t.5Tcpe Glow fc Vv ' -vOxv- J!&r' fflflV-- W ,in Cpe Cloves, elbow length, new shades of lAVi mcd AnniTC Ul Fulton's Supporters Now De clare Friends of Statement Will. Tote for Him, De- spite His Attitude To wards It. . " I1 - . Reports blnr brought to Portlsnfl y from th different parts of the state .': lead to the belief that a Statement No. 'l letlslatura ,IU be the result of the ' primaries tomorrow. At the different places la the city where political voaslp " centers this leems to be the consensui fv of opinion. . - - Throughout the state the whole po lltlcal fight Is centering; about the nom- ' i nations for legislaUTe offices. The ef ' forts of the old line machine politicians f. In Multnomah county ana in omr wnn i ; or the state to aereat eiatemeni no. ana wnn an 1 unpledged membership to !' the next seaalon of the legislature have (f aroused the. rank and file cf the voters l and they -are rallying; to tne eupport i of the . primary law and the principle J' of direct election of United Btatea aena f . tors as- expressed and provided for by jfc. Statement no. L- " ii ; : Cities at Wall as Country. p The Issue therefore has become clear--.' ly defined throughout the state. In the r strongholds of the old machine which i ; used to rule the state the anti-State-f merit No. 1 eentiment is strong, but out ' In the rural- districts where the matts of V the voters reside the opposite Is true, while even in Multnomah county. In Ma " rion county and aome of the larger cities where .the old leaders . used' to control f.j it Is & grave question whether the candi j . dates opposed to Statement No. 1. will receive any conslderebla support. J, Whatever may be the effect of the S. war waged against Senator Fulton by - J-'rancIs J. Heney, It Is certain that he )ma made aome decided change In the !, lineup for and-against Statement No. L. I Reports coming . from Marlon county E tell of a great impression made by the prosecutor In his address on Sunday a last. He pointed out the benefits of !t statement No. 1 and - urged the- voters .. to Una up behind It la defense of their t right to select, their trepreaentatlvea -m ttie unuea mates senate. .. mis auoress had a marked efiert, even more so than in Portland. -and It' le believed that It will have a material part in the prl- l,!ha w f inarr rot '.or. the leclslatlve ticket. The same Is also said to be true of the ftoutlvina- districts where his - printed , speeches have been circulated. From j time J. H " every nana cornea uie aiory in dbch C of Statement No. 1 the great mass of the voters of the state are lined up to defend tne right voted to themselves In . the adoption of the primary law. Hot Senatorial Contest. The other great contest Is thac be- J IIMCIt HUH ASSISTING HYDE V ' E. P. 3IcCornack Says De fendant Secured Public Lands Through Him. (rnlted PrtM Leased Wire.) Washington, April 16. .Testifying In the government's suit against John A. Benson and Frederick A. Hyde, accused of land frauds committed In northern California and Oregon, B. P. McCor nack, former presioent of the First Na tional bank of Salem, Oregon, today sprung a surprise by unexpectedly ad mitting; that Hyde openly and freely secured possession or public lands In Oregon through him. McCornack gave a aeianea account oi nis Dusiness rela tions with Hyde, declared that h looked after the work incident to the work of taking out applications by Hyde's clients. He said he filed these ppllcatlons In the Oregon land office. making the first cash payment on them. Further questioning revealed the fact that Hyde had an account In McCor- nacira bank. An individual led iter In troduced In evidence showed that at ono lime 4. m. ecnneiaer," under indictment on land fraud charges, while acting for Hyde, had on deposit more than 122,000, wnicn was usea according to testimony, to reimburse McCornack for payments ne made in purcnasmg the cascade for est reserve land. McCornack admitted that he practlc- CUT IN YELLOW PINE RATE MEANS VICTORY FOR THE NORTHWEST News received by private dispatch in Portland today of a radical cut In yel low pine lumber rates by southern roada to Minnesota, Nebraska and South Da kota territory. Is taken to forecast a victory for Pacific northwest lumber men In their fight before the Interstate commerce commission. The southern roads have filed notice with the com mission that May 6 the rates on south ern yellow pine to Nebraska, Minne sota and South Dakota will be reduced. The reductions range from 1 to I cents per 100 pounds, depending upon the dla- It Is said these reductions by the rail road companies handling southern yel low pine lumber can have but one meaning, and mat it is m hv these comnanles that the interstate commerce commission will restore the old lumber rates from the Paclno north west to upper- Mississippi tory. Nof only that, 1 but It Indicates that the southern pine men fear that the Pacific northwest lumber manufacturers will win their old fight for a 4V-cent rate to Missouri river points. With these exigencies In view, south ern pine manufacturers and the rail road transportation companies handling their tonnage are evidently preparing for the worst that may happen to them and the best that may come to the northwest manufacturers. Upper Mis sissippi valley territory haa become dis puted ground between the lumber manufacturers of the regions affected. So far as ia known here there has been not the slightest intimation given out from the interstate commerce com mission as to what its final conclusions will be In the lumber rate cases. Proml nant attnrneva' and men closely con nected with the fight between lumber men and railroads are unable to iorm even a surmise, and decline to venture opinions on the result. From the action taken by the southern pine transporta tion companies it is believed they have secured the desired information. 85c $1.19 500 Dozen Women's Short Gloves, $1J0 Values, 85c Pair Comprising real French kid, sewn overseam, genuine Arabian Mocha, black and all colors; English Cape Walking Gloves, in tans; $1.50 vsrlues, pair 16-button length Silk Lisle, in new tans, $2 values, pair HOSIERY Women's fine Lisle Hose, in black, tan, pink, blue, etc.; double heel and toe; 40c value, pair mOC Children's new Socks with plaid OC tops; 40c values, pair jLoC Women's lace boot high grade Lisle Stockings, in tan, navy, light blue, pink, black and white; 50c value, AA three pairs..: plUU Elbow Length Silk Gloves Black, white and colors; Kayser's, .Fowne's and Ni agara make; $175 values, OP pair .vlea Elbow length fine Milanese lisle, 7Ctt black and white, $1.25 value, pair.. IOC Kayser's 2-clasp patent tip, pure silk, black, white and all colors, the rn. pair.N .OUC BARGAINS Women's fast black, double heel and toe; out-sizes; 40c value, at, the OC pair aCOC Women's finest Silk Lisle, Uce boot and allovers; new embroidered lisle in black new shades of tan etc.; 85c values, pair Children's Pony Stockings, the worjd's best, pair , 50c 25c SERIOUS RIOlltlG H CARS MOVE MVIIUILIVU ,M.L IIB III I It I . iici ,i'm vw.itiTDb niav i-"i ' . , . . , . - - - . V.T I . I In t..n f w t'niinn .4 h m !'.),. , limy aciaa a tiyue s agent Tor tne ril- W ,1,1 Wtanao in I nPSlPT. r ,1. ih ReDUb feir T nomination forfaited of land granta. The witness ldentl- ' " " Btates senator. Each candidate claims that the victory will be bis. According to the contention of Mr. Cake's follow ers, the Statement No. 1 Issue has en- fled a number of letters, one of which is alleged to have been written by Hyde. The letter was sia-ned bv Senator Per. kins of California and wag sent to Hoko - tered Into the senatorial flaht. and those ! mlth. then secretary of the Interior. ljf who are backing the legislative candl- M letter referred to the creation of AVhen Strikebreakers Ap pearTwo Injured, dates nledged to the principle have gone mor lieu lands in Oregon. It asked further and lined up with Mr. Cake, I i 'or leglslat on to this effect McCornack Is the most important wit ness thus far examined by the prosecu- nun. i nruugn mm tne government lia esiaDiisnea ft number or, operations as recently enough to prevent er -' who Is pledged to abide by the orincl- f pies of Statement No. 1. Senator Ful- ton's followers, on the other hand, con - tend that their chamDion has many - mends among tne Btatement No. 1 peo- occurring recenuy enougn to p -' pie. and that he will get their vote lr- Hyde from taking refuge unde respective or infract mat ne nas taken nuiiuic oi limitations, no Biana on mm qut-niion. In the belief or those who have fol- lowed t-e fight, the struggle will be a f hard one and neiiner will know which is victorious until all the votes have , been counted. , UTOII DIVER KILLED . DOING "DEATH LEAP" r (United Preak Leised Wire.) Berlin, April 18. A French performer ntmed Gadbln was killed here before the eyes of 5,000 spectators while going , through a performance known aa the I "Death leap.'' The performance con sisted of, leaping from the roof, 100 feet nigh, to an - inclined : amoothl; flaned shaft 40 -feet high, dows whlcl he diver slides. A successful nnrform ance of the feat necessitated leaping so Hakillfullv to the shaft that the body w snouia nit tne enart ugntiy ana glide iS down the surface without severe shock: 9 In making the dive Gadbln lost his t poise and struck the tipper end of the ?; shaft with his chest, receiving Injuries y inai resulted-in aemn a, lew ininuies t later. - v . : - , Half Holiday Tomorrow. Because tomorrow Is the day set for the primary election the city hall will r be closed after 1 o'clock. (United Press tetied Wire.) Chester. Pa.. April 16. Wild scenes of rioting today attended an attempt on the part of the streetcar company in nnamta Its rars with strlkebreaaeri thn I Kno-h. h.r. trnm nther cities. In one ciasn umwrnu mo factions a strikebreaker and a special officer employed by the company were seriously wounded. Ten other victims of the riots were removed to the hos pitals. They were struck by flying missiles. If the police fall In their ffnrtH to suoDress the oisoraer tne .t-tr-ar nmnanv will ask the ETOV- TTTsi irnTtrPT? tvt t a w rail out the troops. uiu iuuiliu-lil-ijil.ll m - ,- ,. nf thA Interstate books b. ranroTT 34. Tot District Attorney. "Indict by Grand Jury." PARIS CLOWN KILLS Kokomo Woman ' 1 Gives Fortune . -"V- ' l To Help Women,, Who Suffer. i In the past few years Mrs. Cora B. Miller haa spent ; 1136,000.00 In giving i'' medical treatment to afflicted women. , Sometime ago , we announced In the columns of this paper that she would send free treatment to every woman auffered from female diseases or piles. More than a million women have ac i cented "this generous offer, and aa Mrs. 1 Miller is still receiving requests from thousands of women from all parta -of - the world, who have not, yet used the ' remedy, she has decided to continue the offer for -awhile longer, at least. ' 1 This Is the simple, mild and harmless - preparation that has cured so man v wo- men In the privacy of their own homes 1 after doctors and other remedies failed. ., It Is especially prepared for the speedy s" and permanent cure of leucorrhoea or :i whitish discharges, ulceration, displace .' menta er falling of the womb, profuse, scanty or painful periods, uterine or ovarian tumors or growths; also pains - In the head, back and Kwela, bearing ... down - feelings, nervousness, creeping : - fueling up the spine, melancholy, desire to cry, hot flashes, weariness and plies ; . from any cauae,. or no matter of bow lor a- standing. . . . .... Iery woman sufferer, nnabl to find relief, who will write Mra Miller now, without delay," will receive by mall free rf rhsrge, a 60-cent box of this elmplo' home remedy", alad a book with explana tory Illustrations showing why women Hiiffr and how they can easily cure th. m.elve at home without the aid of a, MtysiclanA - . ... . - , - v ;- ..- Ikin't nf fee another day, bnt write at M". Cora B. Miller, 302 Miller 1 V r g. Kokomo, Indiana. ; v j '- u (United Prear Leaied Wlre.l Paris, April U. A man named Llnas and a friend, both dressed for a carnival as clowns, called on an old couple 1n Toulouse named Naudy, the father and mother of Madame Linas, who had left her husband and was living with her Earents. When the door was opened ilnas stabbed his mother-in-law to the Heart, cut his rather-ln-law's throat and rushed Into the street, where he was ar rested. His companion threw himself Into the river, but was rescued by the! ponce. . t? 11 a.-a v rnmnanv this afternoon stated that the police are unable to cope with the situation and that he expected the first division of the state constabulary to arrive here tnis evening. Violence was resumed this afternoon, nn Bitpmnt belna made to blow up a car with a dynamite bomb. Nobody was hurt and no arrests were maae. TRAPPED BY SICIIEL (Continued from Page One.) booeb b. sransroTT 34. .Tot District Attorney. 'Indict by Grand Jury." will be sorry because we will execute you merciless. The aim Justifies the ex HARRIMAtf PLANNING means. Exosiare anquis nosun naalhufl llltnr." whii Vmtiloves of the Slchel 'estab lishment kent watch at various exits mil tha bookkeeper conversed pleasant . . . .1 vr,wm, u Olnl.,1 n.llail NEW RAILROAD DEAL I tSSSr Xjjt SVSXXlJXi.JJ:U lJUYiJ 1 ,atter wet over and held a conference with Blchel. Arter consulting witn (United Prww Leased Wlre.l friends they decided to turn the stran- New York. Anrll l. "Unless obsta-la-er over to the police. He went wl 11- cles not now in sight turn un. the Balti-1 fns-lv to the police station, and his more & Ohio railroad will acquire entire! words and manner Indicated that he control of tne Reading company and se- was flaa to te unuer ponce proiocnun. cure a direct outlet to New York, and I He gave his. name as Adolph Adler. and the entire project will be engineered by I on being searched no sign of a weapon nj. n mrr man snn nm m.nna 'i-h I wbh tdudu wfi uka iraiwn is beUeved in well posted financial clr-1 without money, and the only articles of cle.s to be the next ri.vnintimsnt n thl value In his Dockets were ft number oi railroad map and the solution of the so- pawii tickets. He has for some time called 'Reading mystery.'" , been employed as & waiter at the Pup xms airect tutemant unnu r rrataurnnL zia xniru iuwi. " In an article In which the Wall Street rled, passports from the Austrian gov duuri ai uiacuBses tae ruture of the ernmect. AUTO CRASHES THROUGH RAIL Four Men and Four )Vomen Narrowly Escape Death in Seattle Accident LATEST AND EXCLUSIVE NOVELTIES IN IMPORTED HOSE We stand behind every pair of Hose gold by Lennon's PARASOLS ' Largest assortment of Parasols on the Pacific Coast Prices from 50c to $18.00 PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS MADE, RE-COVERED AND REPAIRED EASTER GLOVE ORDERS FOR SALE TO fpR 61QVES Aim n.mcrl LAS, 309 MORRISON ST. OPP. P0ST0FFICE PERJURY IN FILIXOS (Continued from Page One) Seattle, April 11 Running at a high rate of speed, a big touring car, carry ing four men and four young women, crashed through the railing of the Spo kane street bridge yesterday. In Its mad hurtle from the bridge the huge machine turned completely over. That no one was Kinea is consiaerea miraculous. Charles A. Peplow. man ager of the Hammond Milling company, one of the largest corporations In this state, and a well known business man of Beattle. was driving the machine when the accident occurred. Mr. Pep- low escaped Injury. James U. Armstrong, a ousiness man of Spokane, and James K. 8mlth, a traveling man of the same city, surrerea severe injuries. M. J. O Nelll, also oi Hpoxane. escaped with a few bruises. Armstrong's legs were badly crushed. Amputation may be necessary. The rour women were taaen to t-rovi dance hosDltal. Mrs. Ella Howard, as sistant manager of the lace and drapery department in a local dry goods house, was seriously injured ana qoudis are felt for her recovery. Her head Is badly bruised, and her riant hip la crush and it is believed she is Injured inter- nailv. Miss Frances Stevens is surrenng from a, sprained bacK. Miss Sadie Qleason's left root was crushed. Miss Elma Kinney sustained no serl ous lnlury. All efforts to Keep tne arrair quiet r. a-l Vila- fictitious names waa made. The party went to the theatre In the ming, men to west Seattle. lney were returning- Home when the acci dent occurred. , also by Louis Kohlhagen, a butcher of Roseburg; Clara A. Kanford, a banker's wife; J. O. Mets, a furniture dealer; Joseph Boggess and a number of oth ers In and about Roseburg, who have emploved people to 'hold the line. some of them as much as a week In line (by and through their stool pig eons), filing timber claims upon. the respective land, and swearing that the same were uninhabited, when, as a matter of fact, they were inhabited. "We. the subscribed settlers, de nounce such Deople as belna 'undesir able citizens,' and we have appointed a committee of three, consisting or Dr. C. Majors, Harry Henry arid M. M. Frants of Merlin, Oregon, to wait upon the United States district attorney at Portland and special agents of the In terior department, and demand that all of the persons who have made such false affidavits bo prosecuted with the utmost rigor or the law, believing tnat It is high each and every understand the Aprl Clin DR. ELY'S RESIGNATION BEFORE PRESBYTERY Reading and Lehigh Valley railroad the two most Important anthracite roads uu iu ijtiaiiuiai map. ONTARIO WOMAN IS NOT GRACE REED Sheriff Stevens this morning received a telegram from A. G. Vaughn, who was deputised to go to Ontario, Canada, to see the woman arrested there as Grace Reed, who Is wanted In Portland fn, jumping her bonds after conviction of robbery In the circuit -court Vaughn wired that the woman Is not Grace Heed, and she has been released. Vaughn will remain In Ontario for a few days before returning, as he may be needed to bring- back a man who is wanted in Portland on a. state charre. The officers decline to give the name of tnis-man at tnis lime, as it i not cer tain that be wiu Da . Drought here. - ' , Fought . Oyer Woman. Miles . McConnell and) Lawrence Ford rough t over a woman . Known as Mra. Waiter Eye in a first street saloon last night and as a result all three were arrested on a charge or drunkenness. Hoth men bore slight wounds and each accused' the other of s using; a knife In the fight. In the police court this morning the woman and ' Ford were fined $10 each and McConnell was forced to pay a flna of S. . ; , , PoSoe Detailed. v a i1Im nf fleer was 'detailed to watch , i. i i 1 HA4Ann. la a nlfrht hilt nnth. umiaiml hnnnKnnd. The police de- partmcnt nas oeen arajuuiuj to learn more of.the case since tne mo ment of Adler'a" arrest Hia story Is only nartlally believed, and verification nf Ita .letnlli la helnor aouehL He declares that he waa ordered by vihiiiat. in maw York nit to carry on the campaign for funds for tha relief -of tne jews in Russia, ana tnat ne ipi the plan tried yesterday upon Mr. BlcheL He has since visited Denver, Los An geles and San Francisco, at each place being under the espionage of Nihilist agents and urged to push his work to raise money. He fears the men for whom he is working, and appears to be wuuna to remain in jail indefinitely. An identification card found- In his pocket confirmed his statement that he had formerly worked as a reporter on the Volksfruend, a Socialist newspaper at Brunn, Austria, his passports Issued at Brunn authorized him to travel over Europe for one year, from June IU01. Renewal was secured In August, 1908, for one year, with Instructional for him to report, to the Austrian consul at Con stantinople; The last page recorded his departure from Genoa, January 15, 1004. for New Tork, since which time be says be-has visited South America, Mexico and Texas, returning then to New York, where ha received his Klhtliat Mr. 'in campaign the United States for funds. ; : NoU No. TL: X Davis, L. U. The resignation of Dr. B. E. 8. Ely from the Calvary Presbyterian church the most important, matter to como before the pro -re nata meeting of the Portland Presbytery, which meets In the First Presbyterian church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. Ely has asked for dismissal to the Presbyterv of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he haa. been called to tne pastorate or one of the leading churches. The April meeting of the" Presbytery will be held In Astoria next Monday, April 21. and will remain In session two days. Among the important matters to receive the attention of the Presbytery will be the election of delegates to at- tnd the aeneral assembly to be held in Kansas City in-May. The resignation of Rev. J. R. McGlade. pastor . or the Ml. pah church, wll lbe acted on at this meeting;. With a view to Inaugurating the ad ministration of the self-support scheme adopted last rail, tne Presbytery will review the sessional records and near the statistical reports of the various churches.' - ....... a noDular meeting will be held in on a of the Astoria churches Tuesday even ing. In the Interest of foreign missions. At this meeting Dr. William Hiram Foulkes will give his stereoptlcon lec ture on "All Around the World Mis sions."- " " ' 4 " time that person be taught to value of such oath." Subscribed this 15th day of 1908, at Roseburg. Oregon: Dr. Clive Major, Plaoer, Oregon; Oscar H. Olson, Merlin, Oregon; L. A. Hore, Merlin, Orea-on: O. H. Hickathur, Placer, ore gon; Harry Henry, Merlin, Oregon; Mrs. Kate Henry, Merlin, Oregon; A. B. Jones, Merlin, Oregon; B. A. Seaborg, Merlin. Oregon: J. C. culvert. Placer, Oregon; W. H. Young, Merlin, Oregon; M. M. Frantx. Merlin. Oregon; B. C. Frants, Merlin, Oregon: E. D. Town- send, Plaoer, Oregon; J. W. Mclrwtn, Placer. Oregon. C. K. Henry of Portland, who attend ed tne meeting, says "It appears to me that these people liayev. a -case of flagrant violation of law and decency on the part of those who are attempting to dispossess -the bonaflde settlers on the lands. Some thing ought to be done to bring about a full ' realization or the solemnity of an oath In connection with the making or a ruing on pupnc tanas, i, ror one, am willing to help financially to push this matter in . tne reaerai court. The penalty for perjury In land fil ings' Is a fine of not more than $2,000, and Imprisonment at hard labor not more than five years.' In the' Roseburg cases some of the filings were sworn to by stool pigeons who had been hired by others to' stand In line for days In order to get filings on the choicest claims. - No. 1 la championed In Baker county by J. J. Chute, the only Democratic candidate for the legislature. Henry McKinney, only Republican candidate, stands by "Republican choice." There is a strong sentiment here' for Statement No. 1 and many Republicans favor placing an Independent Statement No. 1 candidate in the field after the primary election. ByG. A. Graus. Newberg, Or.. April 1. Until re cently but little thought has been given to Statement No. 1 but it la now rapidly gaining popularity with strong Indica tions that It will win out by a good margin, the majority of Newberg voters went clean, not machine, politics. The Dalles. Or., April !. The chances for a statement No. 1 victory are good. The granges have all passed resolutions In Its favor and of seven candidates for the stats legislature and all have sub scribed except three, H- L. Kuck for senator, republican, H. C. Dodda and J. L. Garter, for representatives. The rep resentative will be a Statement No. 1 man and the proepecta are bright for the election of a Statement No. 1 sena tor. Since Cake's speech en April T the movement haa been very active. loan b. mnroTV H Tot District Attorney. Tndlot by Grand Jury." FORECASTS (Continued from Page One.) f IUhorn Given Hearing. William Kihorn. the ex-real estate man, who was arrested several days ago on ftl charge .of polygamy, was given a preliminary hearing In the .police- court this morntnav After hearing; the evi dence Judge Cameron held the defend ant to answer to the grand Jury, ball being fixed at si.zuu. . V; Tot District Attorney. i ,; Undlct by Grand Jury." - in the f legislature. They are Joe h. Hammersly of Gold Hill and Henry D, Kubll of AnDles-ate. Both stand for Re- publican voters choice. The Democrats agreed not tg put any. candidates in the rieid provided . tne KepuDiicans would bring out Statement No. 1 men. On failure to do so . three Democrats en tered the field on a Statement No. Blatform. -Tney are M. Purdln and 'avid H. Miller of Medford, and Jones or uentrai fotnt. . 'mere . is stroni Statement No. 1 sentiment throuehou the county, and It will probably result in tne election oz tne uemocrais. -Interest In the primaries is confined to the straggle between . B. F. Mulkey, formerly of the Ashland Normal school, and Gus Newbury of Jacksonville, for aistriot attorney in tne irsi aistrict, and the contest between M. F. Esnrlew- ton of Ashland and George W. Dunn of Ashland, the present incumbent, tor the Republican nomination for county Judge. Both fights are. bitter. Ed M. Andrews of Medford. the vet eran aotor and -opera 'singer, Is contest- Ins- with James Owen of Weller for the Republican nomination for county com missioner. . Dunn and Andrews are mak ing a calmpaign on the good roads plat form. : '- . -''A-. - ' ' WilMam T. Grelve and J. M. Lawtnn seek the Republican nomination for as sessor. 'There are no other contests foe either ticket. . But few Denfocrata are In the field. . - ' i ': - v-:- I Baker City, Or'AprU lltaternent' Toilie Republican Voters of Multao mah County: In again calling attention to my candidacy for the Repub lican nomination for Judge of the State Circuit Court, Depart ment No. 1, the position to which I was appointed by the governor to succeed Hon.' Arthur L. Frazer, deceased, , I wish to say that my time and attention have been so absolutely pre occupied by the accumulation and congestion of judicial busi ness brought about by the .enforced holidays of the fall and early winter, that it has been impossible for me either to fjlan or to put into execution any campaign to advance my political interests. Closely confined to the courtroom every day, it has not been possible for me either to effect an organization of workers or to see the voters personally, or even to address them through personal correspondence. During - the three months since taking my seat on the bench, January 7, I have personally tried 43 contested cases, some of which hav run through four and five and even six days, and have conducted myi court over time and into the night in order to do my part ; toward 'keeping the trial docket from running hehind. Under these circumstances, I respectfully ask you to accept this public communication through the press as an adequate expression of my desire for your good will and solicitation of your support' at the primaries tomorrow, and I earnestly ask my friends,,to take time to vote, . To the vast number of new voters in our county, I beg to-say that my home has been in Portland for nearly 40, years. I received my early education in the public schools of this city and have practiced law here for 18 years. I have paid-taxes in this city and county for 20 years, and prior.tp this year never drew a dollar out of the public treasury. ' , -; As to my qualifications for the office, I refer only to my ap pointment by the governor, which was made entirely without solicitation on my part . . .... . Very respectfully, . ' 1 1
