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THE OREGON DAILY JOITRNAU PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, MAY" 3,. 1916. :d MR. cleeton get T CHANGED AT ! BIG POLITICAL MEET? ! r--.-.....: .: l c sojves Itself Into Real Talk- (est-for Candidates, tCLEETOfi DID NOT TALK j Jadf, in Some Manner, raited to Gat -. Caanoe to' AAA His Voice to tit Beaearsal. Judre T. J, Cleeton, candidate for reeleetion aa county Judge, believes that -h m iihort chanaxi at tlie 'educational meeting" held last nlslvl at. the Shattuck nchool. So do the J opponent of Sheriff Hurlburt, County ! Clerk-Coffey, District Attorney Evans and some other candidates. The1 meeting was advertised as an "educational meeting" to be held under the auspices of the South Port ? land auxiliary of the Oregon Repub-, Heart clnb. John McCourt, president of the Oregon Republican club, was te 'deliver an address on the history : of : Republicanism, while John B. Cof 1 fey was to explain to the assembled rotera the lntrlcaoles of the new ' registration law. No candidate was to ' be allowed to toot his own horn. Invitations to be present were , "ellpped" to George Tazwell, candidate ! for; county Julge: Sheriff Hurlburt, , County Clerk Coffey and District At ; torney Bvans. News of this got out, : however, and a , bis: army of candl t dates was on hand, all primed for ora- totical action and determined to spea. Mr. McCourt bejran his address on '.Republicanism, which met with such approval from the candidates, who . were anxious to speak, that their ap- plause forced him to cut his perora . tlon out and stop. Then Tazwell, ; Coffey, Hurlburt and Evans addressed1 j the meeting on behalf of their can t dldacles while their opponents clam ored fop a hearing and, with the ex ception of Cleeton, got before the meeting in one way or another. . Hamilton Corhett, Judge Kavanaugh and W. 6T. Davis wore each given an .opporunlty to present their cases, and A. ' E. Gebhardt. candidate for the I house, was" called upon, but the j clamor had grown to such propor I tlocs that he could not be heard and the meeting adjourned. J SCITULTZ CASE IS REVIEWED John C. McCue, Candidate for Dis trict Attorney Hjieaks. ' John C. MCxie. candidate for district attprney, speaking before the Women'; 'Political Study club yesterday, re-j 'viewed the Pchultz case and showed how, "under the testimony submitted; and the faulty information drawn by, .: the district attorney's office, the Jury! , could not do otherwise than return a Verdict Of acquittal. 1 He, declared that he simply did his duty for hi client. lie pointed out that District Attorney Evans' friends had been making capital of this case, for the purpose of. misleading the vot er and of trying to show that his ; supporters wer not upholder of the prohibition law. V "I. deny that my candidacy was in spired by the enemies of prohibition," declared Mr. McCue. "I have realized all along that the district attorney's office has been conducted inefficiently and extravagantly, and that It Is time to-put a stop to such an admlnlstra Uon." Mr, McCue spoke at the Piedmont Community club last night. S. 1 - POLITICAL ADVOCATES CLASH i. , District Attorneyship Fight Brings ;4 s Out Fireworks. vi Joseph L. Hammersly, deputy dls- trict attorney, spoke at the First United Presbyterian church Monday night on behalf of the candidacy of District At torney Walter H. Kvans. Mr. Ham Riersly was preceded by Attorney George Estes on behalf of John C. Mc Cue. Mr. Estes. in discussing the pro hibition law; asserted that Mr. Evans ; Ijraa working In the Interests of the antl-prohlbltlon element by prosecuting . liquor cases with such vigor as to ren der the law odious and bring about its Repeal. ,- Mr. Hammersly reolied bv eallin Upon Mr. McCue to say what case he would have omitted prosecuting. He alio replied to a criticism made by Mr. ; If oCue that Louise Olcese had been per mitted to pay a fine for violating the ' liquor law. while the same opportunity wajunot allowed to George Schultx. Mr. I Hammersly said that leniency had been shown on the side of an Ignorant woman over 70 years of age and very , feeble, and without influential friends, and severity on the side of an able bodied man with powerful Interests be- : hind him. "When he asked, "Would you have done differently?" a loud cry of "No" went up from all parts of the house. EVANS "ATTACKS" AT CUE Political Crossfire Between Oppoa - '.-; " lug Candidates Resumed. "Mr. McCue shows a very low estl ; mat ion of the retponslblltles of the ; district attorney when he promises to ' try all important cases' in person." said 'IHstrlct Attorney Evans, in a epaech a( the Shattuck school last night. f - f- "It he has no higher aspiration than . t be in oourl branding criminals, he 1 not the sort of a man to be the pros eoutor in a community like Portland." The erpeaker discussed the construc tive TWk he had attempted and accom plished, along the line of prevention of crime and encouragement of reforma tion, together with the problem of the defectives, to which, he said, he had devoted much attention. ' i , Business Girls Aiding. A booster club composed of business girls has been organised to assist Clarence R. Hotchkiss in his candl dacy for delegate to the Republican SHOR Only Company "Exclusively Oregon" Best for Oregonians Horn Office) Corbet! Building, Fifth and Mormon, Portland (L L. Milla, PreeidMt. - L. Samuel. General Manager. Seattle PoUise Get Direct Adtion on a Pharmaceutical Pig Seattle, Wasl.. May I. (U. P.- Police officers, armed , with axes borrowed from the ' fire department, wrecked the fixtures of thel -Stewart Street it Pharmacy, after signs of re- lit vlved bootlegging had been dis-' lit covered. The damage was eetl- mated at 13500. Time , after time, Logan BiUlngsley and his tit brothers,, who - run the place, have been arrested for making illicit liquor sales. Y PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW ALL ABOUT Ontario. Commercial Club Re ceives Number of Inquiries and Answers Them. Ontario, Or., May S. Clay M. Stearns, secretary of the Ontario Com mercial club, reports that a large num ber of letters are received dally asking for information as regards the re sources of Malheur county. Most of the inquiries are from the middle west and southern states, and In a good many cases the writers desire to en gage in the industry of raising cattle, hops, and follow the dairy business. The advantages offered to prospect ive settlers in Malheur county, and especially In the vicinity of Ontario, are said to be unparalleled In the Pa cific northwest. About 60,000 acres are under irrigation and in cultiva tion under the various dltohes sur rounding Ontario. Of this amount 40,000 acres are under gravity ditches and about 20,000 acres are pumped from the various rivers with electric power. Alfalfa Xads All. Of all forage plants alfalfa leads in the yield and feeding qualities in this section. In this valley alfalfa grows continuously from March to November. For dairying purposes the hay is cut four times during the season. Any good Irrigated lands in the valley will produce seven tons of alfalfa per acre. Many of the fields have been' reseeded for 15 years. Within 20 miles of Ontario- 100,000 tons of alfalfa are raised annually, enough alfalfa hay to feed 15.000 cows lor a full year, yet within a radius of 20 miles of this city there are not more than 2000 milch cows. Cattle Men Get It. The reason for this conditlcn of af fairs is that most of the ranchers have been selling their alfalfa hay to large cattle and sheep owners for the last 10 years for JS per ton in the stack on the farm. The dairy industry, however, is in creasing each year In this section, as nearly every rancher is bringing but ter to the market. It is only a ques tion of a few years when alfalfa hay will be used on the ranch in place of selling the yield at a low price to cattle and sheep men. Assailant of Owner Of Cafe Is Arrested San Francisco, May 15. (U. P.) Ar rested in Monterey, William Haaz, for mer head waiter In a big cafe here, who shot and seriously wounded Charles O. Swanberg. owner of another cafe, will be brought to this city and placed in jail here today. He will plead self-defense. Haaz declares that Swanberg caused him to reBign a position that was prof itable as 'head waiter of the cafe where he was employed until recently, to take the position of floor manager of the Portola-Louvre. Then, said Haaz, when he went to the Portola-Louvre to make final arrangements, Swanberg told him he could not hire him on ac count of his German name which, it was ald, would drive away all Eng lish speaking trade. A dispute followed. Haas asserts he told Swanberg to remembnr h hi a wife and family to support. Swan- nerg, alleges Haas, replied by calling him vile names and attacking toim with a chair. The shooting followed. Ac cording; to Haas, a woman whose same he doe not know witnessed the entire affair. Cornelias Entertains Editors. Cornelius, Or., May S. The Wash ington County Editorial association was entertained last Saturday at Cor nelius, members being met at the depot by the Cornelius Military band and be in escorted to the city haU, where the members of the women's club 'served dinner. The business session of the editors was held In the publlo library in the afternoon. national convention from the Third congressional district The club is composed of the following members: Misses Tressle Wedek, Zdenca Faith LeWitus, Leonie Haller, Fayretta Trel chel, Florence Hanlon, Annie Wedek, Mary McKlnnon, Bernice ' Jacobs, Emma Evers, JLeona Wright, Helen Brown. Winifred Wilcox, Dora Dever aux, Dorothy Klrkley. The club has undertaken a systematic canvass of the business section or the city which they have divided lnto. districts. Prohibitionists to Meet. The county central committee of the Prohibition party will meet in conven tion Wednesday. May 17. at 10 o'clock In the auditorium of the T. M. C. A building. Thl convention will select delegates to the state convention which Is to meet May 19. It will also nominate a county ticket. F. W. Emerson of California will deliver several addressee on prohibition topics, beginning at Int nn vr. , n :. . I o'clock. ' " 8 A C S. Samuel Assistant Manager MAN OLD MALHEUR COUNTY FULTON PARK PEOPLE WANT NO DOG POUND FOR THEIR ' VICINAGE Announcement That Humane Society Proposed Locating Animal Home Beings Kick. PETITION IS GOING ROUNDS Third Effort of Society to Establish Headquarters for Xomeless Curs Greeted With Strong Opposition. The hopes of officers of the Oregon Humane society to establish the dog pound and animal home In Fulton Park may be blasted, all because residents of the district do not want the pound In that neighborhood. The announcement that the society planned to locate the pound in Fulton Park was made only yesterday, but already a petition Is being circulated among the residents for presentation to . the city council a king that the society be headed off. G. W. Long, a resident of Fulton Park, telephoned the city hall this morning asking that any action toward granting permission be deferred until the residents may voice their objec tions. President Cowperthwait of the soci ety announced yesterday that the grounds at the incinerator plant are not suitable, for the dog pound, and that It was proposed to locate on a site In Fulton, between the river and the Southern Pacific railroad tracks, between Texas and Nevada streets. Twice before the society had planned to locate in various parts of the city, but each time objections were raised. The firet time was when the society suggested the Creston district, and the second when it proposed to use a build ing adjoining the city barn on Six teenth street. Y7NDICATIOX FOR ENGINEERS Council Finds Charges Concerning Montavilla Sewer Are Baseless. City Engineer Dater and those asso ciated with him in the construction of the Montavilla sewer were officially vindicated of any charges concerning alleged defects in the sewer by the council today, when it adopted a report of Commissioners Daly and Baker and City Attorney La Roche of the find ings upon the investigation. The re port suggests that all of those who gave untrue testimony be disciplined. May Throw Confetti. The throwing of confetti Is to be permitted the last night of the Rose Festival, according to the decision of the city council today when it con sidered an ordinance granting permis sion to the Rose Festival association to sell confetti, horns, decorations, etc. The confetti is to be of one color. Action on the ordinance was deferred until Friday for minor changes. CITIZENHSIP IS NOT DESIRE OF MANY INDIANS (Confirmed From Page Ope) $S00, yearly, besides other property, and. was educated at the expense of the government. Does Hot Fay Taxes. Secretary Lane is apparently not In frame of mind to allow reservation Indians to remain under the protect ing arm of the government after he is convinced that they are capable of managing for themselves. He sus pects that one of the main Influences against citizenship is the fact that taxes have to be paid on allotted land when the Indian becomes a citizen. "Many of the competent Indian's are comparatively wealthy." says a state ment issued by the interior depart ment. "Their lands are the most valuable in the Indian country, yet contribute not a cent to the mainte nance of roads, bridges and schools, or to the cost of other facilities for which citizens must pay taxes. 'It is the purpose of Secretary Lane to be assured that Only competent and trustworthy Indians be made citizens, and to that end he is having thorough Investigation made of each case, but he is determined that the mere ex pedient of tax-dodging shall not avail to prevent an Indian, simply because he is aa Indian, from assuming the duties and responsibilities of American citizenship.' Bandon Wants Jetty Extended. Washington. May 8. Representative Hawley has been informed by wire by the Port of Bandon, Or, that Ray B. Com p ton Is on his way here as a rep resentative of the port to urge that the unused portion of appropriation for Jetty construction on the Coquille wa terway be used on the sea end of the Jetty. Mr. Hawley Is not clear aa to what Is wanted, and will await the arrival of the port's representative when the sit uation can be gone over and an under standing had. New Dam Is Opposed. " Washington. May S. In an opinion given by the war department to the house, committee on interstate and for eign commerce, opposition Is expressed to Representative Hawlev'a bill f rip construction of a new dam or change oi location or the dam of the South Slough diking district near Acme Or. The decartment holds t-hnt 'anv Change of location Is objectionable be cause or tne errect it might have on water levels. As to construction f new dam at the old location or making repairs it is held that no federal legis lation is necessary, as such work can be dose under authority nr tat lnw after approval of plans by the chief of engineers and secretary of war. Tho Hawley bill will probably therefore be dropped. Classification of Unreserved Lands. Washington. May 3. Senator Ash urst of Arizona has proposed an amendment to, the stock raising (home stead bill directing the secretary of th interior to classify and designate all the unreserved publlo lands according to Its principal value or use. The classification proposed is as fol lows: Agricultural lands not requiring irrigation; Irrigable agricultural lands, dry fanning agricultural lands, graz ing lands, stockralsing lands, timber lands, lands suitable for water reser voirs, conduits and the development of water power, and such other divis ions and classes as may be determined. - Stock raisers and wool growers op posed to the one-section homestead bill will back this amendment, whlenVould 1 - t . - V ,. - . require; a complete classification before future disposition is made. , The bill is pending in the senate, after passage by the bouse. Idaho Land for Entry. Washington, May 8. President Wil son has signed an order excluding 6575 acres from the boundaries of the Tar ghee national forest in southeastern Idaho. The land will be opened to set tlement on June 23, and will be held open to entry until July 20. The local land office at Blackfoot will give in formation In detail. At least part of the land is said to be agricultural in character. SMILES DISAPPEAR AS T A FINE Offenders Get Good Lecture, Too; But They Paid Up Just the Same, "And now,' gentlemen, I'm going to Impose a fine of $3 on each one I find guilty." Until this statement was made, the 61 automobilists who stood before Mu nicipal Judge Langguth this morning all wore complacent smiles as they lis tened to a lecture on the evils of glar ing headlights or no lights at all. j They were arrested in the b4g police I roundup last night. The whole crowd j was marshaled before the judge in a , huge semicircle, and the lecture lasted 1 16 minutes. Then came the statement regarding punishment, and for the next half hour Clerk N. D. Beutgen was busy collect ing 3 each from over 60 whom the Judge found guilty. I In addition to these the court con- vlcted 13 speeders and sent one of them ' to jail for 24 hours, his term beginning : tomorrow. The arrest was his fourth ! since the first of the year. A. B. Chltty, chauffeur, will start the Jail sentence tomorrow, in addition to pay ing 20 fine. Amidst seme violent protests, fines were also extracted from the follow ing: Henry Forsberg, $20; J. Rasmus sen, $25; Charles Gels, $20; Fred Boyer, $25; K. D. Storts. $20; D. B. Macksfield, i2b; Kdward Reiser, $20; Floyd Holli day, $20; C. E. Waldon, $18; D M. Standlfer, $18; A. Renk, $25; W. H. Red man $20. More Coos County Timber Land Sold Marshfleld, Or., May 8. Another big timber deal was closed today, when 4000 acres of the holdings of the Mena- ' sha Woodenware company timber land , was sold for $160,000 to Thomas Irving ; & Son, H. H. Irving, J. H. Skinner and j O. D. Lamphior, all of St. Paul. The sale was made by C. J. Bruschke, who has been working on it for months. I Irving was also a buyer la the timber sale closed yesterday. Wheat Rancher Is Stricken in Field Walla Walla, Wait, May t. Charles Gllkerson, aged 62 years, prominent wheat rancher of the Mill creek sec tion, died suddenly yesterday morn ing at his farm seven miles east of this city. He was plowing when at tacked by heart failure. Mr. Gilkerson was born In Walla Walla and had lived here all his life. He leaves his wife, two sons and three brothers, all of whom are local farm ers. Start Contest to Offset the Eecall Marshfleld. Or., May 8. Suit has heen started to contest the removal by recall of W. F. Byerly and Mrs. Had lock from the school board of East Side. The recall came as a climax of a long fight between factions of East Side and now will be threshed out In court. Missing Woman Is Found. After spending an entire day scour ing Errol Heights for Mrs. James Henderson, who had left her home Sunday, deputy sheriffs and the neigh bors learned last night that she had gone to the home of friends in Ridge field, Wash. She left home as the re sult of a quarrel with her husband. MAJESTIC THEATRE: Last Day Virginia Pearson -IN- Blazing Love Coming Tomorrow BARA In the Eternal SAFHO GIVES DRIVERS SPEED NG THEDA i WOMAN ACCUSED 0 F ARSON RELATES HER T Tells Why She Removed Many of Belongings 'From Home Before Fire. TESTIMONY IS COMPLETED Captain Boberts And xe Marshal Stevens Witnesses la Case Involv ing Mrs. ITeda Leonard. Mrs. Freda Leonard, who is on trial in Judge Morrow's court on the charge of arson, told the Jury today why it was that she moved many of her be longings from her house to Che home of her sister and then told various persons that the goods were destroyed by fire. She had $1000 insurance on the goods. She said she removed her things, including clothing, fur coats, hats, bed ding, cooking utensils, etc., from her rooming house at 188 Fourteenth street to her sister's home on Russet street, on the east ide, because the cold weather was over and she would no longer need them. ' "COld Weather hajl nn r.l.Hnn In your use of cooking utensils, does it?" asked Deputy District Attorney Collier, who conducted the cross-examination "Well, they were in the way," she replied. She admitted that she told different persons that the articles had been burned. "Why did you do thatT" asked Col lier. "Because my sister Is In poor health and I was afraid if I said the things had been taken to her home she would be bothered by persons wanting to see them." She admitted also that she had paid $300 for the furniture which she in sured for $1000. Testimony was introduced to show that Mrs. Leonard was conducting her rooming house at a loss, and one of the principal tenants was threatening to move out unless the place was cleaned up. Captain Groce testified to finding many of the articles of clothing that Mrs. Leonard had said were burned. Captain Roberts and Firs Marshall Jay Stevens also were witnesses. Taking of testimony was completed this morning. HORSES AND AUTO STOLEN Sheriff Says Thieves Were Unusu ally Active Yesterday. Thieves were active yesterday. Three horses were stolen from J. Santry, 6460 Fifty-fourth avenue southeast; a Ford automobile was stolen from Felix Murphy, 261 Fargo street, and a bay trotting horse was stolen from Dr. iC 8. Pettlt of Silver ton. The three horses were taken from a pasture at" the rear of Santrys house. One was a light bay horse, one a bay mare and tlje other a black horse. The Ford was taken from Stark and List Time Tonight DE WOLF HOPPER FAY TINCHER !n the Splendid Comedy Drama f Sunshine Dad Second Feature u THE OTHER MAN In a Sparkling Keystone STARTS THURSDAY THE HEART INTEREST PLAY Civilization's Child Columbia The Theatre Beautiful Sixth aty Washington ri : OWN STORY IN COUR ' -;- --ejsHsj-L sH ' J . V:- fej3P Fatty Arbuclde Broadway. The machine was chained and locked. It Is a five passenger car. with an Oregon license. No. 128. Sheriff Hurlburt was asked to keep a lookout for the trotting horse, which was stolen at Molalla. RAILROAD COMPAXY FINED Southern Pacific .Convicted of Vio lating Honrs of Service Act. A directed verdict against the South ern Pacific and $50 fine was the result of a case in federal court before Judge Bean yesterday; The evidence was that A. A. Nickell, Southern Pacific agent at Albany, Or, after working his regular nine hours as agent, was worked six hours and a half as operator . The railroad company's defense was that an emergency existed. The suit was brought by Assistant Federal Attorney Rankin under the federal hours-of-service act, allowing nine hours for telegraph, operators. Case Will Is Filed. Petition for probate of the will of Robert E. Case, who died April 8, leav ing an estate valued at $19,000, was filed tpday by Mrs. Ellen Case, widow, who is named as executrix. The entire estate, with the exception of $1 to each of the four grown children, was left to Mrs. Case. ' Will Stop at Medford. United States District Attorney Reames will go to Medford tonight, where he will remain a few days be- rore going to San Francisco to argue before the circuit court of appeals. Mrs. Reames will accompany him to Medford. Damages Are Awarded. For injuries while emnloved by Gieblsch & Joplln on Jetty work near Bar View, Tillamook county. Frits Dietrich was awarded 91222 damages against his employers by a Jury in Judge McGinn's court. fhehnstrument'Of.the "world's greatest artists Important warning , Victor Records can be efely end satisfactorily played only with Vtcfor Nmmdla or Trie tanm Stylam on Victors or Victrolas. Victor Rac 4ords cannot be aaislr played en machines with jeweled or other reproducing points. RULE CODE IS DRAWN - OF- Chairman of Safety 'Commis sion and Police Chief Sub mit Draft of Plan. New rules for trafflo over the bridges were submitted to the county commissioners today by the public safety commission. The report was signed by Harry P. Coffin, chairman of the commission, and John Clark, chief of police. The rules were re ferred to the superintendent of bridges for recommendation. Broadwav, Traffln mv nm.. - two column! to the right in either dl-! rywuii. Dm wnen veniciea take either column, they shall remain in chosen column and not turn out to the right or left while on the bridge or Its ap proaches. Slow-going vehicles must keep to the right-hand side of "lie bridge. Steel bridge Same as above. Burnside bridge Fast-going vehicles must keep to the right In single col umn. Slow-going vehicles and trucks keep to the center. Vehicles must not pass other traffic on right or lert while on this bridge. Hawthorne bridge Same as Burn side. Morrison bridge Fast going traffic must keep to cen:er of bridge In single column. Slow going vehicle must keep to the right. Vehlcie must not pass other vehicles either to the right or left while on this bridge or its ap proaches. All bridges All horse drawn ve hicles must not bs driven faster than a walk under penalty. Fire and police FO REGMON TRAFFIC BRIDGES You hear Caruso's living voice when you hear him on the Victrola When you listen to one of the beautiful Caruso records played with a Victor Needle or Tungs-tone Stylus on a Victor or Victrola, you et the complete combination which produces the pure and life-like voice of Caruso. You can secure this in no other way. Caruso himself chose the Victor as the one instrument able to reproduce his matchless voice with absolute fidelity, f 1 Caruso makes Victor Records only. So also do Alda, Amato, Bori, Braslau, Butt, Calvi, Culp, de Gogorza, de Pachmann, Destinn, Eames, Elman, Farrar, Gadski, Gluck, Hamlin, Hempel, Homer, Jadlowker, Kreisler, Kubelik, Martinelli, McCormack, Melba, Michailowa, Obcr, Paderewski, Patti, Powell, Ruffo, Schumann-Heink, Scotti, Sembrich, Terry, Tet razzini. Whitehill, Williams, and Zimbalist. fcsvOnlyjjon the Victor and Victrola can you hear them 'in your own home at their best as they would have you hear them." V Why not enjoy the daily pleasure and Inspiration which a Victrola will bring into your home? Any Victor dealer will gladly show you the various styles of iVictors and Victrolas $10 to $400 and play for you any music you want to hear. Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J. New Victor Reeerde demo tiateJ at all dealers on the 25th of each month ictrola I?!?01. nd emergency vehidg:uJl i Fast going vehicle will Include emergency vehicles, motor vehicles, v light delivery automobiles and motor- Slow going vehicles Motor trucks, norse drawn vehicles, bicycles and push carts. , ., T, Pendleton Mayors ; if Denied a Change Pendleton, Or., Ma- S. Justice 0,tV the Peace Joe H. Parkes this morning denied the motion of Mayor J. A. Best for a change of venue of the case wherein the mayor is accused of the use of obscene language In a publlo place.- Best entered a plea of not guilty, and promptly filed his motion, basing it upon affidavit, that he could not secure an impartial trial before . Parkes, because the latter was preju diced. Parkes required him ' to "make a showing, and Mayor Best added to the affidavit that the justice of the peace wa a candidate for city recorder at the last election and that he, Best, as mayor, did not appoint him. Parkes denied prejudice, declaring he never had been a candidate for recorder, but that during the campaign Best bad threa times vnlnntnrll v teA htm h would get the appointment. However, he said, he knew the power. Of appoint ment lay with the council. Change of venue would entail big expense, he said, and he held It not Justifiable under the circumstances. Judge Fee, for the defendant, said he would appeal from the ruling. Dais for. the trial has not yet been set. Mr Griffith Goes East. Franklin T. Griffith, president Of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, left lata night for Philadel phia to confer with C. M. Clark, chair man of the board of directors. lie will be absent three weeks or more.