w-'LAND, MONDAY
1014.
"TOWN TOPICS
. , ( HOnT, 15- i DAY OK 4814-1 y -
R?I?,eTnth '' Morrlaoo." Curtains
Tiia.. ?-,&, "Tl Passing "C
. i Wednesday, Sturd- ol Bap
' matin. . . ,,J s
. . BAKEil Brodwy 'and MiMTlaoo. Curtains
. .... , : aod :20. pukpf f lenw-i ailca
J'u.n,l "Tb Woman Married." -.IuYKlO
fourth b1 6trk. Curtatna 2:43,
. T:0 anl 0. jailer Newmaa company la
;.:'1M, W,K Cabl)g Prea."
, PANTAGE8 Broad ay and Alder. Vaudeville.
Curtains 2:iW, T:SO and 8:10... ' . .
TUB OAKS Auiaaeioent park. '- "
. COLUMBIA BUth between Waablnftoa aad
.-v. Stark streets! Motion pictures. 11 av
toll p. in. 1 . - .-..v -Ptol'LES
Weal Park and Alder etreeta.. Mo.
' tton plcton,- 11:30 a. m. to 11-U p. In. .'
' ST A H Washington and Pafkr ; Motloo , plc-
tore, il a. m. to 11 p. m., - . -, 1
0UBK Elereota ,od Washington. Motion
' pictures. 12 in. ta, 11 p. tn . ;
UjUKT1C- Wa-nhlnrton and Park. Motion
piiiare. ii .mi a. ui. u i 41. tu. . , .
f .:.- Toda jr' Events. , V" 'M V
United Brethren conference at United
Bretbrea church, East Morrison and. Kaat ,Vit
.'taenia atreet. and f:30 o'clock.
Denominational Hunday x-ImmiI council f
' the nortbweat at First Presbyterian cburcb,
at' t and 7:ao o'clock.'.. "
-Tomorrow Events.
Oreiron Clvle league . taxation department
.luncheon at Haxlewood, at 12 o'clock. -
- - M!r y club luncheon at Mnltnomab at 12
o'clock. .
Denominational Sunday school council of
tbe northwest at Firat Presbyterian cburcb
r't 10, 2 and T:80 o'clock. ,
6 Catted . Brethren conference at United
. Brethren church. Eaat Fifteenth and Morrl-
1 son streets, 2 and 7:30 o'clock.
f Today's Forecasts.
Portland and Tlclnlty: Probably fair to
algbt and Tneaday: westerly winds.
' urecon and Waanlngton: Fair west, show
era and cooler aat portion tonight; Tues
day generally fair; westerly winds.
Idaho Showers and thunderstorms tonight
and Tuesday! cooler tonight. "
'
Weather Conditions.
" Unsettled weather conditions obtain OTer
. the ' pacific slope and tbe pressure Is mod
" arstely low over tbe northeastern atates. A
' moderate blgb pressure area overlies the
npper Mississippi ralley and lake region.
I.lgbt ralna bas fallen In northwestern Cal
. Jfornla. northern Utah, the Central Plateau
and Southern llalns states, upper Mississippi
- vslley and southwestern Florida. Tbe rain
' fall was moderately heavy In eastern South
L Dakota and southwestern Utah., and heavy
la aontbeaatern New Mexico. Thunderstorms
were reported from many stations ' within tbe
tain area, . . .
The weather la warmer In central and
southeastern Waihlnt&ton, ' eastern Oregon,
Idaho. d western Montana. Temperatures
are oC4derably above normal In the sec
tions nmed and also In Nevada and western
North Dakota. t, . .
- Tha conditions are favorable for showers
! and . cooler .weather tonight eitst of -the Cas
cade mountains. It fwTll probably be fair
- tonight In western Oregon and western Wush
tugten. and generally fulr Tuesday through
out the district.
, Shippers' Forecast.
Protect thlpmrnts ss ar north as Seattle
againat maximum temperatures of about 70
degrees; northeast to Hpoksne. S6 degrees
southeast to Iloise, 00 degrees: south to Ash
lend. 64 degrees. Maximum temperature at
Portland tomorrow, about SO deerees.
THEODOKE F. DRAKE.
' Acting District Forecaster.
Observations.
- ', Temperature.
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1 STATIONS : k; - jg
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s; 33 2 ItS ft.
Baker, Or. .......... I 60 si W) 6 I .01
BoUe, Idabo .... 64 f4 62 4 0
Boston, Mnss. 70 84 64 HI .0
Chicago, 111 60 M .18 12 .20
lener, Colo." 68 78 BS 4 .04
Dnlnlb. Minn 60 72 46 4 0
Krk, Cal. ..; 50 54 50 4 .01
iv-Fresno, Cal ,-. 66 100 66 10 0
, Oalveaton. Texas . 78 80 76 6 0
Ilavre. Mont. . . .-. 86
Jacksonville, Flu 76 86 72 8 0
Kansas City. Mo..... 72 88 70 4 .02
Lewlaton. Idaho 64 64 4 O
Ixia Angeles. Cat. ... 58 68 64 4 O
Murshfleld, Or. ..... 50 58 50 4 0
New Orleana. La. ... 80 92 74 4 0
- New York. NV Y. ... 66 82 62 4 ft
North Head. Wash... 52 62 60 . 8 o
North Yakima, Wash. 62 00 60 4 0
: Phoenix, Arts 66 04 64 6 O
Pocatello, Idaho ... 60 88 58 4 O
.Portland, Or. 57 86 67 7:: O
RuSeburg. Or 52 86 62 4 O
,. Sacramento. Cal .... 62 82 52 10 O
St. Ionle, Mo. ...... 76 92 72 18 O
St. Paul. Minn 58 78 .12 6 .06
Salt I-ake. I tab 62 80 60 6 .02
! Ran Francisco, Cal. . 50 86 60 8 0
- Seattle, Waih 64 70 64 4 0
Sitka, Alaska 48 54 42 6 .RS
Spokane, Waxh 56 00 64 4 O
Tacoma, Wash. A 64 72 64 4 0
.Tatoosb Isl'd, Wash. 50 58 60 16 O
Valdes. Alaska 46 62 40 12 0
: Walla Walla, Wash. 72 90 70 . 4 , 0
Waahlngton, D. C. . . 70 84 62 4 0
Winnipeg, Man. 54 70 44 4 0
ct t ' st 523 ::
bcore . 3 -, , - -Ing
mark. 1 n l.itt on, Jch 1
headed by M-i"- T i, oists ni
companies B. c . t e In the
ehootlni?, U f; j as t . .rt rifle
men. 18 as finarr'ncK 3 and ,19 as
marktmen. Six expert iitlem ea devel
oped i tn company B. Company C had
three expert riflemen. I Company D had
no experts, but 8 sharpshooters. Major
Smith's battalion will shoot next Bun-
KaiUlM SaJOw OoOd Trsmtlj Th
Mazantar took advantage of Decora
tion day-1- nave a week-end outing
at, Canby, MolalU and - Wilholt
springs. v-A partju-i-
to Canby Frtdaynig and camped
over night. SatnrcVar--'TnornIna; :-a
other party at Canby.. where the en
tire party traveled la their special car
to Mojalla. : From there they tramped
across the country to Wilhoit Springs,
where they were later joined -by a
few more. The members camped over
night in - tbe camp grounds ' at the
springs.. A dance was enjoyed , dur
ing the: evening The .party returned
to Portland Sunday evening. c
Tlned -tot Staallng Orlp. -For at
tempting to steal a grip belonging to
R. P. Weeks of Seattle at the Union
CepotiFrlday 'evening, Alexander Stevens-
was fined $50 this morning In the
municipal . court. -Weeks was at the
etatioit to take the train for Seattle,
left his grip in the waiting room and
stepped outside for a moment. lie
looked through the - window and saw
Stevens pick it up and walk away.
Patrolman Bailey and Weeks caught
him near the station, carrying the grip
and took it from him. Stevens had no
explanation of the affair. .
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re where i,r i .iaiii . 1
utes. .The patrolman ent t
. the basement and caught
to tear out the plumbing,
n to the rolice statSon anfi
I'arks carried a bank book
itt et -
f jut .
t red t
him try.
When t
te arch
showing J1500 on depoBit..
Cteamer Jeiaa Harxlns for Camas,
Washougal and way landings, daily ex
cept Sunday. Leaves Washington street
dock at 2 p. m. ' (Adr.)
. Meets at MontavUla. The ' Monta
villa Civic league will meet this even
ing at 8 o'clock at' 29 East -Eightieth
street north. . - "
-ung of"..
jimandnieiits
. : .. , i .,. .,. ' s .
ia Eerm03lat Sell wood
, Cadst'1lfiin 3Pnada-
- that i'ae ten commandments
I ! f Tularly,yBlsbop B. L jr. Cooke
j : ethodi-st:. -Episcopal huf ch
th Sellwood. i Methodist
. ' f -r- -w-r
Breakers Stst announces that it will
bt 'read vTor--. the -season's -J-un -with
party of 27 went down and - Joined "V???? . bter
r..k. h. hc .n-Uhan.ever.. . (Adv.)-
Oak. and Tlr Cordwood, Cannon Coal
t Multnomah - Fuel compafay. ' Main
6540, A-2116. v ' . - , - (Adv.)
f Sr. 27. O. Webster, University Park,
has resumed practice. Pliter blk.' Adv,
; aetumad Dr. : Noble Wiley -' Jones,
office Stevens building. . (Adv.)
Br. s. C. Brown, Eye, Sar.-
building.
Mohawk
(Adv,
Ei'" .
men
be rt-;
of " t
er"
el .-c.i yesKJa5r; niornlng,
cw -n the scope ' pf ; r his
bl--v- . . " ' "
T r, as never beejj a -time, more
tha.it- no .t," -heid,'' when . the ten
commandments , should be understood
Tie also
work - as
by all Christians nor, when the chil
dren should Ttnow them. ho ' '0m
mandments -wiu tend to k'eep tbe eo
tle in. line Ty , Bhnuid be . ' t
s,tfl -.vorK said that
all or nitf'titoe. spent. for the
Jhurch and tliafc. he looked after tecsl
tory f ponf Calirornla .: tdi , Alaeka, H
said It was easler tqt govern,he United
Stattes than -It-. was tbe esJfctfSIst
Church,, lorthe goy'efhfrient had tbe
army, navy and pojuee, while the
church 'With .Its mniTpns of people had
to, be governed, by, love and loyalty to
the Lord- Jesus Christ. , ,
. The regular sermon was- given fol
lowing the talk made by Bishop Cooke.
The subject 'was. VWhat" Ia Kalv tinn ?
fHowy Can -Man -Be Saved T" -
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. Ear, iJiools Close "
' Barview, r r une 1. Frldajy marked
the elosinc . the Garibaldi public
schooL. A tv jram, " which . consisted
largely Of exercises c": amemoratlve of
Memorial Bay? was given by the school
and was well mt tended. - The school
board has expressed satisfaction with
the work done by the present instruct
ors,; H. : S." Brimhall as principal, ! and
Miss Elise Londershausen .assistant,
and have retained them for: another
year, . - - ' -. ' .
1 Announcements The Albina Fuel
company having installed an auto
truck service for fuel delivery on Portland,-Willamette
and Kins-s Helehts,
are now prepared to deliver all kinds
of coal and wood to any part of city.
Phone East 182. OH17. (Adv.
Tranchman Plans Sevang. Just be
cause his sweetheart Jilts him for an
other, Pierre Deschamps, a French
Canadian, endeavors to slander the
girl,, and being unsuccessful, attempts
to kidnap her. How he is frustrated
in his dastardly scheme is told in a
thrilling Broncho drama entitled
"Breed o' the North," which is fea
tured on the present bill at the Colum
bia. "Our Mutual Girl" is another at
traction, in which Margaret mysteri
ously disappears from her home and
the New-York police force is searching
for her.' (Adv.J
Pined for Speeding, Charles Rose
and W..W. SteiWer were each fined
t5 this morning in the municipal
covirt for automobile racing Saturday
afternoon on the Sandy boulevard
Both pleaded guilty. J. M. Cameron,
703 Thompson street, was fined $35
for speeding on the same thorough
fare. W. J. Nelson, 42 East Twenty
fouth street, was caught speeding- his
motorcycle and fined (35. E. Con
darte, 387 First street, was arrested
for going 30 miles an hour on his mo
torcycle and received a fine of $30.
-s XSt. Hood Auto Stage, E. 162. (Adv.)
Memorial Services ;
At Trinity Church
Ber. C- K. K. Bloor, in Pulpit at the
Trinity Episcopal Church, , Offers
Prayers for Shipwreck Dead. - ;
Rev. C. H. H.rBloor. assistant to Dr.
Morrison, preached the sermon at -the
Trinity Episcopal church yesterday
morning. The services were largely of
a memorial nature ars mark of respect
for the late Bishop Scadding. v
Prayers were said for the family; of
the late bishop, for the late Mrs. C. H.
Lewis, one of the; oldest parishioners,
and for the families of the Empress
of Ireland's victims. The heroes of
the wars were also remembered.
Rev. Mr. Bloor took for his text Gal
atlans v:22-23, "The fruitp of the
spirit are love, Joy, peace, long suffer
ing, gentleness, goodness, faith, meek
ness, temperateness." Rev. Mr. Bloor
has . charge of the services at the
church in the absence of Dr. Morrison,
who has been ill for several weeks. !
Ad Club Meeting. The second "get
together" meeting of the Portland Ad
club ftill be held in the greert room of
the Commercial club tomorrow evening
at 8:15 o'clock. This will be the last
meeting of its kind before the dele
gates of the club, leave for i the Van
couver,' B. C, and Toronto, : Canada,
conventions. .The Ad club quartet will
furnish entertainment and there will
be additional musical talent, also some
business. '..-
P. M.' report of preceding day.
When You Go Away
Have. The Journal sent to
your Summer address.
Captain Hurt at Fire. Captain F. B.
May of engine pompany No. 8 fell
frotn the attic to the second-, floor at
669 Union avenue vlast evening while,
fighting a fire, breaking his left ankle.
He was taken to the engine house at
303 Russell street, where he is being
attended. Mrs. S. Lewis owns the
house. Sparks from the chimney '
caused the blaze, which resulted 1 in a .
property damage of $200. 1 j
Will Speak on Conservation. "For-!
ests and Water Power Their Con
servation for Use and Not for Useful
ness," is the subject of an address to
be delivered by Charles E. Warner be
fore the revenue and taxation depart-:
ment of the Oregon Civic league at its
luncheon tomorrow in the college room :
of the Hazelwood. The committee on
arrangements has invited those who
are interested to attend, whether mem
bers or not. I
H..I. mm, m.mrSiftJ .1, mi
Summer Headaches
Many people suffer "from head
ache during the summer months
who are free therefrom the bal
ance of the year. Invariably in
""such cases an interior examina
tion of the eye reveals a sensitive
retina. : Such a retina cannot stand
the wltra-violet rays s of light.
Therels. need of a special quality
glass fto filter out those injurious
rays. This comes .under the head
of advanced Optics and that is
where we specialize.
DAYTON
m; SIGHT SPECIALIST,
508-9 Swetland Building, Tltllx and
Washington. Pitta PloorJ
Boys Had Tobacco. Casper Gittig
and Wilbert Peterson, both 14 years
old. were arrested this morning; by
Patrolman Riley for having tobacco in
their possession. The lads were caught
at Russell and Delay streets,.arid were
turned over to the juvenlfe court. They
refused to give the names of the dealer
from Whom they, bought the tobacco.
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Opbclook in a Mover Hvindow, will
convince you that you have never be
fore seen such; real Clothes values at
Fifteen Dollars, j Come inside arid ex
amine the fabrics.' Notice' hoW soft
and fine the cloth feels how careful
ly the Clothes are finished, even to the
hand-worked buttonholes.
A Moyer Suit at Fifteen Dollars is gen
uine economy.'- riot because of the
price but because you are getting
Clothes that no ordinary store can pos
sibly sell under Twenty and Twenty
five Dollars. V;
"Moyer Special" Straw Hats. $2.
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MOYER, Third and Oak. Second and
Morrison, First and Yamhill.
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When you see it in Moyer's ad ii's sol
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To Build Hons, in Hour It Is an
nounced that certain members of the
Rotary club will build a house in an
hour at the club's luncheon In the
Multnomah hotel tomorrow. George D.
Lee is to be time keeper, and the work
la apportioned to the following, in-
tereated in construction work: D. L.
Williams, II. L. Camp, W. A. Petti
grove, R. P. Bradley, M. M. York,
George L. Cherry, H. Claussenius, O.
,W:. Kendall, W. J. Coleman, & C. Jag
ger, W. T. Belcher, H. A. Kilham, S. B:
Cooke, C. H; Wilder, L. C. McClintock,
E. L. Pettis, Phil Grossmayer, J. B.
Lienenweber, O. E. Lutz, S. O. Glllen.
. Xrftrge Percentage Qaallfles. Only
15 out of 64 riflemen of the First bat
talion of the Third Oregon' reglmeM
yesterday at the Clackamas range
failed to qualify in the shooting.
Sergeant; Schwartz of company B
made the highest score, shpo.tlng 232
University Club Picnic Northwest
ern University club will hold its an
nual picnic at the residence of W. Fl
Honey near Gresham, Saturday, June
6. Cars leaving Portland at 1:45 and
2:45 p m. will be met by automobiles
at Gresham. All Northwestern alumni
and. former students and their wives
are invited.
Smoker, to Wind TTp Season. The
Progressive Business Men's club an
nounces that it will discontinue its
Thursday noon meetings until next
autumn," but that on Friday, evening
at 8:30 o'clock in the blue room of the
Multnomah hotel a final get together
emoker will be held. '
Will Open Hew Hall. The Salvation
Army, corps No. 1, having moved from
227-Ankeny street, will conduct the
opening of the hall in its new location.
243 Ash street, : between Second and
Third, tomorrow at 8 p. m. Refresh
ments will be served free. The public
is invited.
Junk Buyer Arrested. Patrolman
Bender this morning at 10 o'clock
caught Carl Parks, a junk buyer, tak
ing plumbing from a vacant house
APPETIZING DELICIOUS
Yamhill Crawfish
Now in Season
Hof Braii-Quelle
Entrance on Sixth Street
Also on Alder Street
THE OLDEST RELIABLE
DENTAL CO.
Incorporated in Oregon
Making tha GUARAN
TEE on work turned out
absolutely good.
Oar skill is- acknowl
edged and our promptneaa
In finishing work in one
day when required la ap
preciated . by out-of-town
patrons.
Dr. Wise la a falae
toetb exnert. There la
"ALWAYS, 0X2 BEST"
in every calling . and Dr.
Wise lays claim to this
distinction In Oregon. 27
years experience.
What wa can't guaran
tee we don t do.
Low Prices for
High Grade
Work.
Good Robber Plates, each $5.00
The Beat Red Rubber Plates, each 17.60
28-Karat Gold or Porcelain Crown for.. $6.00
Wise Dental Co.
RELIABLE PAINLi-oS , DENTISTS,
' Phones Main 2089 A-8029.
122V, Third St., Jailing Bldg., S. E. cor.
Third and Washington.
II IM 111 Ifc.
Cam
era Tells
What Afe
Abonit (pmur Waaler System
Help reduce
these troubles
with chuck holes
and poor pave
ments by work
ing hard for;
BITOMIIC
Bitulithic
Pavement
Endures
F'W'BALTES &
COMEA.NY.
PRINTERS
First w Oak Streets
Telephones: Main 1651165
IUTE HAVE
' . ness for
been m the water system busi-
! 1 i' 1 I . a " ' 1 - ' .
yearsfave soia tnousanas 01
water systems -near Portland we have 150
or 200 of our Mitchell Pneumatic Water
Systems that are giving the users satisfac
tory service. "We realize that this widespread
use of our system is bur best asset and most
convincing argument in favor of our plant
with an intending purchaser, so we have
printed a booklet which we call "Through th .
Eye of the Camera." It is full! of views of
homes in this vicinity that are equipped with
our system. It tells briefly the. principle of
operation of the Mitchell System how it is
built, how it is installed and what it does.
If you are interested in water systems for rural
.or suburban homes, qall for a copy of this book
let or drop us a card and .it will be mailed you.
cchwab PRiriTinc coi
J BEN F. GREENE. PRESIDENT
in the
Pneumatic
Water
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Morrison
Portland, Or.
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A. W.
INCUMBENT
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
I hereby declare myself a candidate before all the people,' regardless of party .
affiliations, for reelection to the office in which! am now. and for I hi year
laat past have been, serving- all jthe people, and in which I expect to serve all
the people for some years jto come.
My name will be printed on the ballot in the regular way. Each voter, on
November 3, will be given an opportunity to cast a ballot either approving or
disapproving my record tn .Congress. . i - j ' i
Between now and election day I shall make such a campaign as I have never
made before. It Is my candid belief that ray defeat would postpone for at least
ten years a realization of National laws giving to the general' public the pros
perity and share of wealth produced which It deserves. If defeat should be my
reward for drafting and fighting for such law? n a Congressman in the future
could be expected to take up the same fight.
These are some of the things I arq fighting for: - i
1. The enforcement of the Oregon & California Railroad Land Grant, that.
the majesty; of a solemn Act of Congress maybe upheld, and that thousands of -poor
people In Oregon may have homes. I started this litigation September 16,
1907. pushed it to a favorable decision before Judge Wolverton In Portland, ;
July 1, 1913; and, while I am writing this announcement, I am in San Francisco
fighting the case in the U. 8. Circuit Court-of Appeals. Kx-Benators Spooner
and Gearln and Hon. W. D. Fenton and Mr. Peter F. Dunne are here represent
ing the railroad. Mr. B. D. Townsend, who has represented the Attorney
General 6ince 1907, withdrew six weeks ago, and the Attorney-General Is rep
resented here by Mr. C X. Smyth, of Omaha, and young Mr. Babb.f Indiana,
lately a special agent of the Land Office at Portland. I am the only maj origi
nally In thase against the railroad who is sticking to it, and shall stick to
the end. -
2. For Government ownership of railroads, and Government or municipal
ownership of all other public monopolies, to the end that the per capita charge' -
for public utility service may te reduced m this country to cost, -which would
mean a saving annually 10 eacn citizen oi ui ichi av.
3. For agricultural asset currency, of exactly the same -tenor and effect a--the
commercial asset currency provided for in the recent currency law. except
that first mortgages on larms, not exceeaing ow per cent or me ununproveu
eof, shall ve taken as security Dy tne uovernmeni in pi ace or per-
aon&i nota. to thaerid that the S500.00u.000 annual Interest which our people
are now paying to he Money Power, through the farmers, nhall go 4o the Gov
ernment to tne people ana not to me nainaciutua, mois auiu iwzn.civiivim.
This bill alone would, save the American people 15 a year each. Nobody would
The farmers have borrowed eight .billions of dollars, while there are only '
(3,500,000,000 in existence, in tne u. ., or out miie more titan a inira oi mt
amount the farmers alone have borrowed. The uovernment is netter equippea
to act as fiscal agent, noia tne eecuriiieo, ana extena tne creau man is any
private bank. No wonder the Associated Press and the United Press, and their
newspapers, are fighting me. The money power controls the new channels .
of this country. It would be Idiotic not to-do so, since It has the price. .
For a law making all press associations common carriers, to tne ena.tnac
Drgon or comoration may start a dally newspaper and compel the preaa
associations to furnish their out-of-town service, and at a reasonable price.
Just as any citizen may now compel a railroad to Carry him as a passenger If :
he tenders the fare. When I Introduced this law, Mr. Bond P. Geddls, agent at -.
Washington for Mr. E. C. Scrlpps, asked me to let up on my fight for the bill.
and to apologize lor my statement . in tne v;onirruiiunai. nccwa imi nm pre.n
associations were controlled by the'moneypower. Mr. Geddls told me that Mr.
Scripps owned the Portland News; that Scrippa also owned the United Press, or
tne majority or it, tnat serves train tne newi ana n jour ia x li iiuu, nu -.
that If I did not apologize and drop my fight, Scrlppe would have his paper, the
Portland News, fight me for reelection. I refused to surrender. . v -
5. For an Interstate Trade Commission, with powers to control private
r-noto nir tha fit eel Trust, the Tobacco Trust, the Oil Trust, the Harvester . -
Trust, and all other trusts, even to the extent of fixing maximum prices to be ;
charged for any commodity when found to be controlled by an 'absolute -monopoly,
pending the elimination of the monopolistic conditions and the res
toration oi iree competition. -
These are not empty promises. I have put all these propositions Into the.
form of specific laws. All that would be required to realize them would be to
elect 219 Congressmen a majority willing to-serve the public. I have taken
my office seriously; have worked like a slave the last Zhk years, and,' of course, .
the Interests will try to defeat me and put in a standpatter or a nonentity.
I had not been In office six months until I was approached and Offered a .
bribe to serve the "interests." I was offered a salary to serve as "Attorney'; ;
for the "Coos Bay & Eastern Electric Company. I -refused to be bought, and
have kept the raitn. i snau Keep it nereaner. let come wnai win. . .
Had any fair presentation of the tremendous Issues Involved In this fight
been made to the voters by the newspapers In the late primary. I should , re-
gard the result as binding. But such was not done. Early In my Congres- -atonal
career the newspapers ridiculed me, and later (when I had been recog
nized by my colleagues at Washington, and placed on the committee -on inter,
state and foreign commerce, one otthe most important committees of the r
House, and the most Important on which any Oregon member serves, the news
papers then absolutely ignored me. The newspapers are Impressed wi.t a pub-,
lie interest, as has been held by the Supreme Court, and they have no right
to close their columns to news concerning a public officer. But that is what -the
Portland papers did. . And at" the same time the public Is helping to sup
port the newspapers by carrying their papers through the mails for $20 per ton,
postagV almost free. The same papers complained bitterly because ! sent., a
few speeches, not over two tons In three years, through the mails. m
The newspapers did worse than to Ignore the work I am doing In Congress
and In the courts for the public. ,Thev actually 4ried to poison the minds of -the
public against me as an individual, well knowing that they could not at
tack my public record. The Oregonlan closed an editorial supporting McArthur,
Sunday before the primary, with the statement that "There are excellent rea
sons why Lafferty should be left at home." The Portland News, favoring Mo
Arthur's nomination, habitually followed the lead of the Oregonian, and would .
close its editorials supporting McArthur, and opposing me. with the statement
that "There are other reasons not necessary to mention why Lefferty should
be defeated. .
"I refuse to be kHled off politically by any such blank cartridges. 'I chal
lenge these . newspapers to produce leaden bullets, and show wherein I am
unfit. If any person can show where I have ever been Immoral, or -committed ;
any offense against any law of any country, I will resign from office.
A a cap sheaf to the campaign of newspaper Infamy, on the afternoon be
fore the primary, large and glaring paid advertisements were inserted 'In all.
the afternoon papers, when it was too late for me to expose the fraud In the.
same papers, headed: "Congressman Lafferty for Prohibition." That piece of :
trickery alone cost me at least 3000 votes. Every reader of the advertisement."
supposed I put them in the papers and, of course, those who are against prohi
bition were Incensed that I was using -the influence of my political office in
that fight. The advertisements were Inserted by my political enemies, who well
knew the head thereon was false, and who well knew that the printing of such
advertisements, supposedly coming from me. would put me in a false light,
and-cost me thousands of votes. I have taken no personal public stand for .
or against prohibition, and shall not try to influence the people either way.
on that subject. -I shall vote for the resolution submitting the question to . j
the states, If it comest a vote before the November election, and if it comes
to a vote after tnat I shall vote as Multnomah County votes on the subject in '
November. No Congressman has any right to vote otherwise than; as desired ,
by a majority of his constituents, when that desire has Ween clearly expressed
with notice in advance that the referendum vote of the people will be followed. -That
was the very principle of Statement 1. , -. ' -- .-.- . .
r i want every voter to call to see me at my office. 733 Plttock block: opposite
Hazelwood Cream Store. I shall be homo in a few days and shall be in my of
fice and engaged inthe campaign every day until November 3. except such '
time as I may ilnd it necessary to be in .Washington. . veryincereiy.
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A..W. LAFFERTY.
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