THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; -PORTLAND, j SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1911
DR.-Q. J: SM1THAT
HILLSBORO SAYS HE
WILL ENFORCE LAWS
Promises to Fight When' At-
tpmnt k MaHp tn I nnt the
Public Treasury.
A COMMUNITY GATHERING ON THE GROUNDS. OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL AT ASHLAND
JOINT DEBATE REFUSED
(publicans Decline Proposition for
Meeting With Dr. C. J. Smith
and Wlthycombe.
Or.
Miss Esther Circle.- while n district;
three, which takes in territory south
of Burnside. Father W. A. Waltt of
1242 Kast Taylor heads the list.
All Should Qt Busy.
In district 4. which includes all ter
ritory outside of Portland, the honor
tit leading the district- falls on Kath
arine Parlsfe.of Camas, Wash., with
Oscar Joren, J Eugene, second. How
long they will retain their places is a.
Question all the time. Pitted against
them are people ,as much awake, and
Just as determined. One day fortune
favors one, the next another, and
.friends of every contestant should get
tbusy and work for their favorite.
In the advertising section of The
Journal today 18 an entire page, tell
ing all about the contest, the prizes
and where -to get. the votes and how
to get them. There is also a contest
blank printed, which any one desiring
to enter as a candidate lias only to fill
out and forward to the Contest Depart
ment of The Journal.
FIREFIGHTERS WIN IN
BATTLE WITH BLAZE
IN FIRE ALARM TEST
V :
Workmen Catch Up Hose and
Make Connections With
Water Supply Quickly.
AFFAIR LOOKED SERIOUS
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BULLETIN ISSUED BY
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By Fred Lockley.
Hlllsboro, Or., Oct. 44. Hlllsboro
tonight was the capital of Oregon. Dr.
J. Smith and Dr. James Withy-
:ombe wrre both here and both spoke
tonight, as well as Ft. A. Booth, can
didate for senator.
John M. Wall, county chairman and
state chairman, addressed a letter to
B. P. Cornelius, county chairman of
tne Keputiican party, asking for a
Joint debate between Dr. Smith, Dr.
Wlthycombe and Mr. Booth. In his
letter he says
"By a Joint meeting the voters will
have the opportunity of hearing ell
the candidates. Otherwise, many who
would like to hear all win only be
permitted to hear one side. Therefore
In fairness to the .voters of this coin
munity it would be Just and right for
you to consider this proposal and as
sist In carrying It oat. We will pv
half the expenses incurred in the
meeting In case you act favorably on
mis matter. '
The proposition was declined, as they
considered they have had all the Joint
donate they need for a while.
Hlllsljoro has ..come into Its own
again. There was a day when Hllls
l.oro was the county sat of Tualatin
county, which at that time Included all
of what Is now Multnomah county.
Portland Went to Hlllsboro.
When the people of Portland wanted
to transact county business they came
to lllllntxiro. Tualatin county became
Washington county and when Multno
mah county was cut off from It Port
land became the county seat of the
new county. But tonight HlllBboro was
Uie political capltul or Oregon. Containing Kaiser Wilhelm's protest
Dr. C. J. Smith spoke at" the court- . T,.,, . ,tt f
house and Dr. Wlthycombe and Mr. to Presldent Wilson against thereof
Booth spoke at the Crescent theatre, "dumdum" bullets by the allies; alle-
Dr. Smith was Introduced by William gatlons of Hussian atrocities with Ger-
N. Vallandigham a former resident of man women nnd a statement lowing
Pendleton, who reerred to his long and ,
Intimate knowledge of Dr. Smith, his the alleged helplessness of the French
former fellow townsman. He referred financial situation, a, bulletin issued by
Photograph by Studio Ashland, Ashland,
GERMAN
SOCETY
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EXPLANATI
Copy of Publication Sent Here
By Brother of E. Henry
Wemme,
WAR MOVES EXPLAINED BY J. W. T. MASON
Former London Correspondent for the United Press.
to his successful record as a business
man, a physician and a legislator. He
explained that every effort had been
made to arrange a Joint debate so that
all the perile could hear both Bides of
the political question and Judge as to
the merits of the candidates.
Exposes Harmony Policy.
Pr. Smith showed how a governor
who believed In harmony would In
crease the already too heavy burden
of the) taxpayers. He showed how a
harmony program had resulted under
Governor Moody, Oovernor Lord and
Governor Geer In great extravagance.
He said such harmony was worse than
war.
"I believe In fighting when It comes
to the parting of the ways and that
parting comes when the forces that
prey want to loot the treasury," said
Dr. Smith. "A harmonious governor
and log-rolling methods would have
cost the state $3,000,000 more If Gov
ernor West had believed in harmony.
When a man wants to secure appropri
ation or legislation for his county he
finds he must vote for other bills not
for the Interest of the peopple to get
his bill passed 'and If there is not a
governor who has the backbone to use
the veto, the people are plundered.
"Do you suppose the 73 items in the
appropriation bill would have passed
the Dereau Des Deutschen Handels
tages, the Berlin Chamber of Com
merce, lias Just been received by Gus
tav Ihle. of Eleventh and Stark streets
The statement was sent by August
Wemme, a former resident of Portland,
and now a resident of Beiersdorf, Ober
lausltz. Saxony. Mr. Wemme, who
conducted the People's bakery here for
a number of years. Is a brother of E
Henry Wemme, and returned to Europe
to educate his children. His oldest son
is now a German soldier. The iad re
ceived his earlier education in. Port
land public schools, eight or nine years
ago.
Statements of the Efigllsh press re
garding the, action of German troops
are branded, as false, and the Ameri
cans do not know of the action of Bel
gian women and girls of putting out
the eyes of wounded German soldiers,
and cutting their throats when they
were asleep, the bulletin asserts.
Of Russian military activities, the
assertion is made that warlik? mobil
ization was observed as early as July
11 in Russian Poland. French troops,
it is stated, abused and threatened
German soldiers who were .wounded
and captured, and their valuables were
stolen.
Of the burning of Louvaln, the bul
letin declares that the German sol
New York, Oct. 24. An attempt by ,
the allies to break through the Ger
man western front, with final points
of extension, has developed during
the week In northern France and Bel
gium. The Germans have succeeded
in blocking this new offensive, but
they In turn have been unable to un
fold their own strategy which depends
for its development upon the German
occupation of the Franco-Belgian
northwest coast line.
Ostend has become the immediate
base for the German coastal enter
prise, of which Arras is the pivotal
point for the progress of the allies
offensive. From these two places the
German and French have directed
their respective advances. Th-i Ger
mans failed to crush the last de
fenses of the Belgians south of Os
tend during the week because they
were unable to add to their strength
in that quarter. To have done so
would have meant the weakening of
the German line between Lille and
Arras, against which the allies are de
livering powerful attacks. A weak
ness permitted by the Germans north
of Arras would have jeopardized one
of their two chief lines of communica
tion. German tactics in . France and
Belgium were greatly Influenced by
this fact as the week's fighting
progressed. To prevent a disaster
along the Arras-Lille line. the Ger
mans brought up reinforcements from
places unknown. The allies, too, re
distributed their strength, and neither
ide gained an advantage.
In eastern France there has been
apparently some progress made by the
French - In developing their threat
against Metz, but both sides are con
cealing their strerrgth in the frontier
zone. Little news on which reliable
judgments can be based is forthcom
ing. The.French have reports of suc
cesses during the week in driving the
Germans north of Verdun, while a
strong belief prevails in Berlin that
Verdun is about to fall. The result
of the campaign in -western France and
Belgium will have a paramount influ
ence on the future developments of the
war and this doubtless accounts for
the meager details of the Meuse and
Moselle operations.
'. During the week Russia has check
ed, temporarily at least, Germany's
efforts to get within bombarding dis
tance of Warsaw. This is far from
meaning that Russia has assumed thi
offensive. Nevertheless, the influence
of the Russian success will be felt by
the allies in France and Belgium. Gen
eral von Hindenberg will be unable to
decrease his forces to strengthen the
German western battle line, and, in
fact, he has begun using troops in
East Prussia to relieve the situation
at Warsaw.
This movement of a German army
from Lyck southward to the Vistula
may eventually prove to be the utmost
important military development in Po
land, of the week. Its objective Is
not clear, but it seems to. be aiming
either at Novogeorglevsk, Warsaw's
northern flank fortress, or at the dis
trict in the rear of Warsaw. The fu
ture activity of this army should have
an Important bearing on Germany's
offensive against the Slavs, which at
present is stalled along the wrong side
of the Vistula. .
NTEREST IN TRADE
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CONTEST
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German Steamer Is
Taken by Japanese
Steam Schooner Acolua Xm Captured
Wear Honolulu by Crulsr Htzn;
Captured Boat Hadd tot Honolulu.
San Francisco, Oct. 24. Advices re
ceived here tonight from Honolulu said
the German steam schooner Aeolus
was captured near there today by the
Japanese cruiser Hizen. The Aeolus
was commanded by Captain Lemmln
and was headed for the port of Hono
lulu when the Japanese warship inter
cepted her and took command of the
steamer. This was the first capture of
a war prize in the vicinity or Hono
lulu and the news has thrown foreign
shipping men here into grave anxiety.
Oregon City License.
Oregon City, Or., Oct. 2 4. A mar
riage license was issued today from the
clerk's office of Clackamas county to
E. J. Dodge of Hubbard, Or., and Miss
Minnie Arthur.
Water Wm Turned on In One Minute
and Fifteen Seeonde After Tire
Alarm Vu Sounded.
At 11 o'clock yesterday morning a
man stealthily climbed Into an old car
standing near the Center street shops
of the Portland Railway, Light &
Power company. He poured oil on an
accumulation of inflammable rubbish
and touched a match to it. The car
was one that had been in regular use
a quarter of a century ago. Its aged
frame burst into fierce flames that an,
east wind drove toward the brick built
shops.
The alarm was sounded. Working
men caught up fire hose and ran at
top speed to water connections. Out
of a little green building adjoining the
car barns on the north came other men
trundling a hose reel. Three minutes
latera motor fire engine cart drove
up and almost immediately after a
horse fire engine from another sta
tion. The volunteers had turned sev
eral streams of water toward the
flames but had been somewhat handl
caned because the hose was hardly
coupled up long enough to get at the first.
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fire. The professional firemen, how
ever, very i promptly len.Vhened the
connection, I turned kibig streams of
water on the burniri car, then fairly
forced their way in?de it.
,For all ih workmen and firemen
knew it was an incendiary fire, prom
ising disastrous reiults, and they
worked hard. . If i&e? noticed that .
fire. Chief Dowell. iS-ssistar-t Lauden
klos. Battalion Chiefs Stevens and
Helden. Public- J3af isfy . Commissioners
Coffin, BOynton, i'JFhurchill. Dana,
Fire Marshal Roberf s and others to
gether with newspaper and moving
picture photogrephfs were standing
nearby, they gave nf sign.
As a matter ofjfifact, a real? fire
was being used to est both -the fire
drill and a.new.ajrm apparatus of
the American Telenfione I-ire Alarm
company. ' -It worke$ successfully. W.
R. Cornell, in' charge of fire preven-,
tion werk for the Company, set the . -
ure. i 1 re flai;it"" - . . -
the alarm. The blofci he usea to Dreas. .
the glass also may contact through
the sensitively adJHrsted button with
the shop bells anS the fire depart
ment. 'T .'
Frank -C. Smith ;f Chicago, R. P.
Rogers, chief !englrtfer. and Arthur J. .
Oram, local representative of the com
pany, explained thejystem which has
been proposed for pie schools, sayins
that by means of j a school alarm
would also be tho fcignal for the exit
drill, and that thcswlres are ar
ranged that if oncjjjs broken another ,
will carry the alarttt and If the wires
for a telephone comainy which are used
In the system shouht be out of opera
tion, the wires of $ie other company
would be automutleilly -brought into
use. It was one minute and 16 sec
onds.after the alart was sounded be
fore water was turop on by workmen. -two
minutes and ti- seconds till thev 0
carbarn hose company was tn action
and three minutes sarnl 25 secopds till
the fire engine conijwntes arrived, the
motor from East Sarpnth and Stephens .
ih, Vinrn, dawn engine from
East Twelfth andPowell reporting.
The motor came thrje times as far as
the horse drawn erjslne and arrived
BY THE VOTES CAST;!
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Leaders One Day Are Trail-J
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-Guess Winners,
If Governor West could have exerciBed Vj"" "lrTr,rr An t h 't n
. . .. . , ., ., TVV, ,u diers were fired on for hours oy small
. I'iTtLL0 lh6 Kuns and machine gunB in the hands of
legislature fear to Introduce the ap
proprlatlons as separate bills if they
are not trying to put through certain
items that could not stand alone. It
takes a governor who will fight to
enforce the laws on our books. A
spineless man cannot enforce them If
he wanted to.
.Will Xnforce Iiaws.
"Sometimes people come to me and
say I am making a fool of myself in
threatening to enforce the laws. All
I can say Is I would rather go down
to defeat standing for my principles
than be elected and keep changing my
civilians, and that even the Belgian
hostages in the hands of the Germans
could not Btop the sniping. The Ger
mans protected the . magnificent Lou
; vain city hall, it is declared. ;
politics should be banished forever in
Oregon. In the old days most of the
delegates meant well, but they had no
real voice in. the selection of their of
ficials, iln 1910 a representative of
the old order ran for governor. He
was named by the assembly and he
went down to defeat. The people are
convictions. If I am elected, governor ".rT ,
T . . ,1,- 1 . 1 "G VCUpiC 111 'HIB B It'
A wniu iu r u 1 v tui -iiuiuvciijcih
people in -the selection of the
measures on the ballot have shown
more wisdom, than . the legislators.
They have no private axes to grind.
. People Can . Legislate.
"The 'old time ' politicians say tho
people cannot consider even with the
help of the state pamphlet so many
measures and vote on them intelli
gently. They are 29 to be considered.
"In the last legislature 936 bills
were introduced. .During the first 31
days of the session. 31 bills were passed
-f TTn rPT PDnUr only Iour 01 wnlcn were ui impon
Al rUntol UnUVtlance, leaving 905 to be considered and
acted upon during the remaining nine
A a VH Tha t -men n thnt mnre than 1 ftft
Forest Grove, Or.. Oct 24. Forest hiii . .iv were tn h nr.nirterert in
Grove, the home of one of the pioneer days How couM tney- conslder
euucauonai in.uiu uung i me racmv and act intelligently on 100' bills a
yfV:- pv'a "y, "s "eariy wCim day? No the peopie can ie&lsiate
of the public schools. I am unaltera
bly opposed to admitting oriental la
borers to our shores-to compete with
our citizens and lower the standard of
living."
Dr. Smith was given generous ap
plause throughout his address.
CANDIDATE ARGUES
AGAINST ASSEMBLY
let us hope, in spite of the efforts
of the old gang who disported us of
our swamp lands and school lands.
"The standpat press claims the
primary election is too expensive, and
they are trying to break down the
Oregon system. They would like tp
see a return of the chaotic days of the
nineties, when the plundering was good
and the land-looter flourished.
"Minnesota has over $200,000,000
in its Irreducible school fund, we have
but $6,000,000, and now the old gang
wants to gobble what we have left.
"On th first of last April the people
of this state paid over the counters of
the ' state treasurer $24,000,000. Our
taxes have increased 240 per cent in
the last 10 years. That is bad enough,
but listen: Washington county's taxes
have incrased nearly 200 per cent ' in
four years. In 1910 you paid $37,720 of
state taxes. In 1914 you paid $112,125.
Four . years more of legislative ex
travagance and you had better turn
your farms over to some one who will
agree to pay the taxes. It is time the
people awoke to their interests. They
need to insist on a less lavish use of
their tax money. We need - to elect
men of business ability to county of
fices as well as to .the legislature and
also state officials." .
Dr. Smith discussed at length the
single item veto, the schools, control
immigration and many, other; live
issues.
BRITISH NAVY GUNS
TURN DEFEAT INTO A
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PROBABL
SUCCESS
Light Draft Monitor Squad
ron in Belgian Rivers Puts
Check to Onslaughts.
Although The Journal's Trade and
Circulation contest has hardly got
underway, the number of votes coming
in and the amount of interest it has
stirred up, not only in Portland, but
in Oregon and Washington as well. In
dicates that the race will be a mighty!
good one.
The leaders of one day are trailers 1
the next and no one can even begin
to guess the names of the happy 23
who will be awarded the splendid
prizes at the end of the contest in
February.
The candidates are working hard,
because they realize that such prizes
as automobiles, pianos, grafonolas
and trips to the Panama Pacific Ex
position are not offered every day.
And their friends are helping them.
One young lady for example brought
in 5000 votes which friends had saved
for her and had secured by buying at
the stores and purchasing the goods
of firms that have Joined The Journal
in the contest.
Other Communities Interested.
Not only in Portland but other com
munities as well have entered candi
dates. Several are registered from
Washington towns and such towns, as
McMinnville, Clatskanie, Estacada,
Rainier, Fossil and Eugene.
Excluding the two grand prizes, a
Reo the Fifth automobile, and a "Max- '
will be favored with six prizes rang
ing from a piano and trips to the San
Francisco exposition to grafonolas. At I
the last official count, which com
prises the west side, Eva C. Chiles of
295 Eleventh street was leading with
about a dozen candidates well bunched
and not far behind. The leader in dis
trict two, which comprises all terri
tory north of Burnside street, was 1
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BEN SELLING
Morrison Street
of Dr. C. J. Smith. Democratic can
didate for governor, that It has not booth than tnat
more intelligently in the election
forgotten Its oldtlme hospitality, the
hospitality of its pioneer days. Dr.
Smith was met at the depot yester
day afternoon by a committe headed
by ex-Mayor Sanford. Vertz hall
juas packed to the 'doors when Dr.
"Smith was escorted to the platform.
He was introduced by Roibert
Wlrtz. as a man of ability and in
tegrity and one who would give a good
account of himself as governor.
"I come to you today with a mes
sage," said Dr. Smith, " a message
I thoroughly believe in. ,My message
has to do with the welfare of the peo
ple of Oregon, not the people of my
class, but of all the people. After
having traveled all over the state, 1
' find that the people of Oregon, Ir
respective of their political views, in
dorse Wilson's peace policy. .
Was Winning Policy.
"In spite of the sneers of the Jungo
Ists' the great mass of the people be
lieve that his watchful waiting was
the winning policy. We have no for
elsn entanglements, we are not at war
with Mexico.- When we see,, the hor
rors of the war being waged In Eu
rope shudder at the cruelty and
the blood rt cost to humanity and we
feel gfateful for the humanity and
wisdom of Woodrow Wilson.
'"Otegon has been the school teacher
Of the other states in progressive leg
islation. The Oregon system is famous
ami deservedly so. We are In advance
"The assembly will never come back,
Wlthycombe Gives His Speech.
Mount Angel, Or., Oct. 24. Dr.
James Wlthycombe, In an address here
today, repeated his declaration that he
looks upon the single Item veto as a
dangerous thing in the hands of a
revengeful 'governor, who, he said,
could hold it as a club over the leg
islature. He said he also believed there ought
to be some changes In the direct pri
mary law, which would allow party
delegates , to meet in assembly to rec
ommend candidates.
He only touched upon these sub
jects, as most of his time was given
over to his "Greater Oregon" speech.
BEWARE OF GETTING "SMITHS" MIXED
of Jackson County
STATE
For Governor ' VOTE FOE ONE
-28 BILL, r. of Wnco Cotinty Progressi-ra
23 PUBDT. WILL E., of Yamhill County ; Hon-PartUaa
gMfZikJcl-Ji of Multnomah County . , Democratic
g5 BMmj J of Multnomah Conntj soclallrt
8f U'EEN, w. S-, of Clackamas County Independent
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27 WITHY COMBE, JAMES, of Benton Ctranty
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By Ed L. Keen.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
London, Oct. 24. The guns of the
British navy have again turned im
pending defeat into probable victory
The light draft monitors, who are
supporting the allies left wing in the
territory between Ostend and N'ieuport,
nave cnecKea the Uerman onslaught
which threatened to overwhelm the
little Belgian army and its supporting
naval brigade. And the squadron, aided
by French monitors and destroyers, has
also been able to frustrate all efforts
of the German submarines and aero
planes to damage it.
The general situation was declared
to be well in hand. While it is ad
mitted that the Germans have been
overwhelmingly reinforced, ample no
tice of the coming of the new force
had been given by the aerial scouts
and preparations had been made to
meet them. And, while it is admitted
that at certain points the allies have
been forced to give way before the
sheer weight of numbers, at no strate
gic point has the German force gained
any real advantage.
While it is believed that the present
stage of the conflict will be three or
four days before it reaches a decisive
result, military neaaquarters is su- i
premely confident that the; inevitable'
result must be a Uerman retirement.
German losses are declared to be so
heavy that they must eventually re
tire and assume the' defensive.
All of the reports reaching London
from the eastern theatre of war to
night emphasize that once , again Ga
licla has taken the center of the stage.
The Austrians, heavily reinforced
by the crack Hungarian divisions and
first line German troops, are making
determined assaults against the Rus
sians along the southern reaches of
the San river,' as well as to the north
of Jaroslav. There is apparently a
determined effort in. progress against
the entire Russian left wing, and as
a result the main offensive against
the Germans who have been driven
from in front of Warsaw to the east
ern bank of the Warta river, has been
halted. Additional reinforcements are
being rushed to the points of danger
and the Russian forces are expected
to prevail shortly.
Facsimile of portion of .ballot containing names of Candidates for
governor. Note .that C.- J. SMITH, Democratic nominee for
governor, is THIRD on list.
Voters who wish to vote for. DB. C.
3. 6MTTH for governor mart use nn
nsanl care In marking their ballots on
of the other states and we cannot af- I K ovember 3.
ford to go back.
"The direct primary law originated
with those who wanted to see purer
politics, not with the old time manipu
lators and political managers. Back
'Uy. dark room and plugged keyhole
Another Smith, nominated ty the
Socialists for the, same office, appears
on. the ballot and there Is danger that
the two candidates may; he confused.
C 3. SMITH, the Democratic nomi
nee comes third on the ballot among
the six candidates for governor. W.
J. Smith, the Socialist nominee, is
fourth.
Opponents of C. J. ETMXT2Z hope that
many voters, though intending to- rote
-for him, will carelessly mark their bal
lots for the other Smith.
Beware of sucn mistake!
Russia Will Free
Italian Prisoners
Rome. Oct. 24. Russia has formally !
offered to liberate and' send to Italy i
all the prisoners of war it has taken!
who are from Austria's Italian prov-l
inces, . It was announced here today. ;
Natives or the Trieste ana Trent dis
tricts were mentioned especially. All
the czar asked in return was a pledge
from the Italian government to keep
these troops in Italy until the end of
the war.
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