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THE 'OREGON- DAILY, 'JOURNAL, ..PORTLAND, SATURDAY, MAY , 2a 1916..
BOB
LA FOLLETTE IN
FORE OF BITTER ROW
QF BADGER G. 0. P.
Standpatters Hold Rump Con
vention and Put Up Old
Time Foe for Senator.
WIDE BREACH PROBABLE
Good Chance for a D.mocrat to Be
: Elected to th. United Btate Senate,
Vnlesa I Pollette Can Swing; Tot.
- Washington. Ma? 20. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OP THE JOUftNAL.)
The Republicans, of Wisconsin are
having what Is probably the most 'bit
ter and tenacious rowthat is going on
within a political party In any state
In the 1'nion, aad that Is saying much.
Senator La Follette Is In the front of
It. .lie became a candidate for president
In order better to hold the lines of the
Progressives, who have been shelled
by reactionary guns with particular
fierceness since Governor Phillpp, a
reactionary with a capital U, was elect
ed two years ago.
"Down With Iia Toilette."
Phillpp and his supporters are busily
erigaged In reading La Follette out of
the Republican party. He never was a
Republican, anyway, they say. Hor
rld Democrats have voted for him and
kept him In the senate, they declare.
The La Follette men decline to be
squelched. They admit that the sen
ator Is rot Phlllpp's kind of Republi
can. But they call attention to the
s fact that In the recent primaries the
Republicans of the state had oppor
tunity to choose between La Follette
and Phillpp. Both names were on tne
ballot. La Follette received 110,064.
and Phillpp had Just 70.813. They are
demanding. In turn, that Phillpp and
other delegates of the minority faction
"come through" and vote for La Fol
lette In the Chicago convention.
Standpatters Put Up Kan.
To make It more lnterstlng, 101
mftribers of the Phillpp faction gath
ered at Madison the other day and held
n conference, convention or assembly
They '"nominated" Malcomb G. Jef
frls, an old lime foe of La Follette,
to oppose the senator In the primaries.
to be held later on for United States
senator. After the fashion of such af
fairs, the standpat leaders assert that
they are the only true Republicans.
Jeffris, the chosen leader, Is one who
bolted the last state convention hetd
by the Republicans In Wisconsin, about
10 years ago. That convention nom
inated La Follette for governor, and
Jeffrls announced that he would rath
er see the Republican party of the
state torn to shreds than to see La
Follette elected governor. He appears
to be a logical leader to "reunite" the
party, if only the La Follette people
would corjeede that his brand Is th3
only kind of Republicanism there Is.
May Help Democrats.
eiTh Wisconsin mixup has Import
ant bearing on the national campaign
for the Intensity of the fight adds to
the prospects of Democratic success.
. Two years ago, when a reactionary Re--Publican
was elected governor by 21.
000 plurality, a Democratic United
States senator vaa chosen. Whether
. La - Follette or Jeffrls wins In the
primaries, a wide breach seems Inevit
able. .. The Republicans have only a remote
hope of winning the United States sen
ate this year, even in a successful cara
, palgn for the presidency. To do so
j they will nave to win 10 senators and
bold all the seats they have. The Wis
consin situation as It exists today
gives an even chance that the next
senator from that state will be a Dem
ocrat, unless, in the event of La
Follette's nomination, his personal
trength carries him through.
Auto Jumps "Oyer"
Highway Grade
wmtiIt Sained After Xeevlnff Bead
and. Turning 8omxirsanlts ; Tnree
Passeaffsra War Hot Injured,
Hood Biver, Or., Mar SO.- A. Sperl
ing, of Salem, accompanied b his
wife and slater, an route to Burns, Or.,
met with an accident on Ruthton hill.
Columbia river highway Tuesday nlgbt
when their Chalmers car plcnged
down a ateep embankment, turning
over three times, and was completely
demolished. It la reported that he
ran out of gasoline and while '.rylng
to adjust the carburetor the car got
away, started down a IS per cent grade
and finally plunged over the embank
ment. Mrs, Sperling and her aister
had gotten out of the car before It
went over the grade. Sperling Jumped
Just In time to save his life.
GEORGE COX, LAST OF
MUN C1PAL BOSSES
IS
DEAD
AT
CINCINNATI
Loyal to Friends, Feared by
Enemies, He Was Long
Powerful in Ohio,
;:. To Bore Experimental Wells.
Washington, May 20. Senator Cham
berlain has prepared an amendment
which he will urge to the agricultural
appropriation bill, setting aside $200,
000 for boring experimental wells for
Irrigation in central and eastern Ore-Son.
What Is Vocational Voter?
Washington, May 20. Senator Jones
of Washington has introduced a Joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
.the federal constitution directing that
representation in congress be based
upon the "respective number of elec
tors vocationally."
At Senator Jones' office It is stated
that the resolution was introduced by
i request of some of his constituents,
and a construction of its meaning was
not obtainable. The amendment does
not define vocational voters or provide
" now their number shall be ascertained.
It was stated that Mr. Jones has
no Intention of pressing the resolu
tion, which evidently will first require
explanation by its proponents as to
what it means to accomplish.
Children of Salem
; Prepare Playground
rive Hundred Pupils of Three Schools
Headed by Band March to Tracts
Cleared lor Becreatlon Grounds.
Salem, Or., May 20. Headed by the
School band, about 600 pupils from
the Washington, Grant and Lincoln
Junior high schools marched from the
city hall to the Albert tracts on
'..Church street Friday afternoon and
pr pared two acres jf land for a
children's playground. In addition to
clearing and raking the grounds, the
pupils built a dam to hold back the
waters of Mill creek for a bathing
pool for the exclusive use of children
during-the sum -ier months.
City playground apparatus will be
Installed later on the grounds and will
be In charge of competent persons.
Telegraphers Serve
, ; Demand Upon W. U.
jti-Kew York, May 20. (I. N. S.) An
, ulimatum calling upon tbe Western
? Union Telegraph company to leln
atate ten discharged operators in Bos
ton ws served Friday by the Commercial-Telegraphers'
Union of America.
It the demands are not met, a strike
In Boston will be called. In the event
tha company attempts to use strike
-breakers In that city, a general strike
throughout tie country will result. It
i' waa said. -
' 'Tlie dismissal of the ten ope -a tors
...waa unwarranted according to the
union leaders; A general convention
vwm be held In New; York May 29.
wnen -tne jjemancs or telegrapher
throughout-tha country will b acted
upon, '.'.-.
PR0H1BT0N STS
OF
STATE CONGRATULATE
PEOPLE ON DRY BILL
State Convention in Session
Yesterday Adopts Platform;
L T, Pennington Presides.
The state convention of the Prohibi
tion party was in session all day yes
terday and well 'into the night. It was
presided over by Levi T. Pennington,
of Newberg, with Mrs. Ward B. Pwope
as secretary and O. V. White, assist
ant secretary.
The platform adopted congratulates
the people of Oregon on tne adoption
of a prohibition amendment: demands
the enforcement of the law and de
clares that it can only be enforced by
prohibitionists; national woman suf
frage; deplores increased taxation, but
warns against ill-considered legisla
tion; favors the purchase by counties
of undeveloped land on which to em
ploy Idle citizens; favors encourage
ment of investments and development
of new Industries; good roads; living
minimum wage; rural credits; Inter
national peace; separation of church
and state.
The following nominations were
made: Presidential electors, C. P. Coe,
Cyrus F. Walker, Levi T. Pennington,
Henry Steak, Mrs. Mattle M. Sleeth;
secretary of state. O. V. White; Jus
tices supreme court, C. J. Bright, Earl
A. Nott; dairy and food commlsisoner,
A. G. Kampel; congressman, first dis
trict, Mark U. Weatherford of Albany;
congressman, third district, Oswald
West, Multnomah county; second dis
trict, blank; joint representative Mult
nomah and Clackamas counties in legis
lature, A. W. Falkhauser. J. Frank
Hanley of Indiana, was Indorsed for
president of the United States; F. W.
Emerson of California, for vice pres
ident. At the night session Mr. Emerson
addressed the convention at length.
Governor West is non-commital as
to whether he will accept the nomina
tion tendered him.
"I do not want to make and state
ment today. I will make a statement
later, probably tomorrow," he said.
Southern Pacific to
Build Big Structure
Ten Story Building to Be Put Tip In
Ban Francisco, Fronting Market,
Steuart and Spear Streeta.
San Francisco, Cal., May 20. (P. N.
S.) A modern building. 10 stories
high and a tower four stories high is
to be erected by the Southern Pacific
company in Market street between
Steuart and Spear streets, and will be
occupied by the company whose offices
hjw are In the Flood building.
Application for a permit for the
foundation and steel work has been
made by Bliss and Fayville, the archi
tects. The building will have a front
age of 275 feet on the south side of
Market street and 210 feet on Steuart
and Spear streets.
The Interior equipment will be 1n
accord with the latest advices in office
buildings and the entrance will be Im
posing. With the exception of stores
or offices on the ground floor, the en
tire structure will be occupied by the
Southern Pacific.
Wet Goods Held Up
By Express Agent
Pendleton Devotees of Baccbns Go
Thirsty aa Besnlt of Order of the
District Attorney; 30 Packages Held.
Pendleton, Or., May 20. Consider
able chagrin was caused In some po
litical circles here Friday .through the
refusal of the American Express com
pany to deliver about thirty parcels
of liquor shipped in. The local agent
acted on the advice of the district attorney.
it -r;i
Prohibitionists Have : i
Ticket in Washington
nominees for All County Offloea Are
Cboeea at Convention Kel4 in Por
aat Orore.
Forest Grove, Ot May 20. The
Washington county Prohibition party
has nominated Us county ticket aa fol
lows: Representatives: J. M. Barber,
Forest Grove; J. E. Marshall, Sher
wood; Thomas Armstrong, Gaston.
Sheriff Andrew Egglman, Gaston.
Treasurer Albert -Carlson, Sher
wood. County clerk Thomas Isaacs, For
est Grove.
Recorder 3. I Carlyla, Foreat
Grove.
Commissioner John Boyd, Cornelius.
'Assessor William Sandblom, Tlgard.
Coroner Dr. W. M. Semones, For
est Grove.
School superintendent Miss Emma
Penfield, Forest Grove.
BOY WANTED HELP
IN TREATMENT OF
HIS POISONED DOG
tan hospital training achool for nurses
will be held In St. Stephen'a pro-
cathedral. Thirteenth and Clay atteeta,
Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock.
Rt. Rev. Walter Taylor Sumner,
blahop of Oregon and president of the
board of trustees of tha hospital, will
maka aa addreaa and present. tha crad
nates their diplomas. Dr. Holt C
Wilson will make an aridreaa, Vary
Rev.; H. M. Ramsey, -dean of the ca
thedral, will aay tha prayer.
Tha exercises will b followed by a
reception at tha Nurses' home from 9
to 11:30 o'clock.
Forest Grove Now
: Has a Wilson Club
Forest Grove, Or, May "20. A. Wil
son clubVaa been organised here. The
club will meet! the third Tuesday of
each month. There were 40 names en
rolled and it la expected 400 will toe
enrolled In a short time. . " .
The officers are: President. W., 3.
AfcCready; vice president. MissK. E.
Williams; " secretary. Mlsa vManche
Langley; treasurer, O. M. Sanford.
Appeal to the Public
Brings No Relief
Owner of Pet.
Library
to the
eorg B. Cox.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 20. (U. P.)
George B. Cox, former Republican
boss of Ohio, died today. He had been
paralyzed since February, and uncon
scious since early yesterday. Pneu
monia also developed. Cox leaves a
wife, brother and a sister, but no
children. He was born in Cincinnati
April 29, 1853.
Cox was' the last of the municipal
bosses. He himself acknowledged the
title.
From boot-black and butcher's boy,
he rose until he became the most pow
erful man in the government of Ohio,
naming mayors. Judges, congressmen,
governors, and having much to do with
the fortunes of presidents.
He took pride in his achievements.
In a rare moment of talkativeness he
once said:
"I evolved into a boss because of
my peculiar fitness. I have never
made a dollar out of politics. I have
seen to it that he city had the right
kind of men to serve it. I have elimi
nated the use of big sums for election
purposes.
"I take great pride In my achieve
ment of taking the schools, the fire
and police departments out of poli
tic s. This was my first work after
I became boss of Cincinnati.
"It was through my efforts that
Cincinnati obtained its water works,
but my chief work as boss had been
in preventing graft and seeing that
the city has the right men to serve
it. A boss is not necessarily a public
enemy."
That was his own summing up of
h'z public career. It was made short
ly before his permanent retirement
from politics in 1911. Of course,
those who in his active days were his
enemies described him differently.
He was loyal to his friends and his
enemies feared him, but he could for
give, politicians agree. In 1906 he was
attacked by William H. Taft. But in
1907 he gave the indorsement of the
Hamilton delegation to Taft's presi
dential ambitions, and thus had much
to do with making Taft a presidential
candidate.
Of course, his power was disputed
at times. No one man in Ohio ever
had such a faithful army of follow
ers or so many enemies. The esti
mated normal strength of his follow
ing was 30,000. But there always was
i a minority of Republicans bitterly op
I posed to his rule.
Mks. Roger Kay Dead.
Pendleton, Or., May 20. llrs. Roger
Kay Friday afternoon succumbed to
tuberculosis at her home. She had
been bedfast for eight months. She
was formerly Miss Kathleen Thomas
of La Grande. The body will be
shipped to that city.
Debs Asserts T. R. '
Will Be Nominated
Poor-Time Socialist Candidate for.
President Says republicans Will
Without Doubt Name Koosevelt.
Kansas City. Ma; 20.1 d. N- s )
ugene V. Debbs, four times socialist
candidate for president, yesterday
foreshadowed the election of Theodore
Roosevelt to the presidency in No
vember. "Roosevelt will be named by the
Republican convention beyond the
shadow of a doubt," he said.
Road to Alaska Coal
Fields Is Considered
Secretary of Interior Will Be Aaked
Regarding' Advisability of 68 Mile
Line to the Coal Plelda at Bering-.
Washington, May 20. (I. N. S.)
The senate territories committee has
decided to ask the opinion of Secretary
of the Interior Lane as to the. advisa
bility of building a 58 mile railroad
to the Bering; coal fields in Alaska.
John McKenxie, representing the Cor
dova Chamber of Commerce, vrgea the
railroad's construction, estimating It
will coat about 130.000 per mile. J
Meeting to Consider
The benignant looking old gentleman
straightened up quite suddenly when
he heard Miss Rachel Rhodes, at the
Information desk at the public library,
repeat a question which had come to
her over the 'phone.
"What he should do for his dog that
is poisoned?"
Miss Rhodes turned to the library
patron she had been waiting on when
she was interrupted by the telephone
call.
He had come to her to learn some
thing about the library. He was not
familiar with the many ramifications
of service of that very useful institu
tion. She had been telling him of some
of the things that the library did, and
had suggested some of the avenues of
information she was compelled to
traverse as a part of her duties while
in charge of the information desk at
the Central library.
Xnveatig-ation la Made.
Her questioner looked as if he might
have been or perhaps was a farmer.
, Ptrhaps he had had some experience
with poisoned dogs. These things
flashed through her mind and Miss
Rhodes, instead of going to the cata
logue racks at her back or trying 10
recall the latest things she had read
that might apply to the subject, she
appealed to her visitor.
Miss Rhodes told him that a little
boy, way out somewhere Sellwood way.
had appealed to yie branch librarian of
the district for a remedy for his dog,
which was suffering considerable pain
because it had eaten something that
was poisoned.
The branch librarian, being a young
woman and , having been too busy
learning the demands of her profes
sion to cultivate either feline or
canine pets, could not help him.
So she had called up headquarters.
Charley waa In great distress over
his dog.
He couldn't afford a veterinarian.
He had tried the Oregon Humane so
ciety and the man in charge had un
systematlcally referred him to the
keeper of the dog pound.
Distressed Still More.
The mere mention of the dog pound
had distressed him still more.
Then he had applied to the branch
librarian, who was a kindly looking
lady, and he had arought his dog with
him.
Miss Rhodes, at Central library,
looked in all of the reference books she
could find. There seemed to be noth
ing that would fit the case.
She called upseveral of her friends.
Many remedies were suggested. They
were told to Charley.
The next day the old gentleman
called up the library.
"No," said Miss Rhodes, "Charley's
dog died. Yes too bad I feel sorry
that we couldn't help poor little
Charley.",
And wlien this story was told to one
of the sympathetic ladies of the Ore
gon Humane society, she said;
"Well, when the Humane society
gets settled in its new quarters we'll
have something at hand so the man in
charge can tell the next little Charlev.
J right there and then, what to do for
I his poisoned dog. I feel personally
I guilty myself that we haven't this in
j formation on hand right now."
Festival Parade for Draining
renmsula Forming
Blsr Oath ring Will Be Held at Com.
meroe Chamber In jlnterest of Pra- I
ternai, Military and Industrial Event.
Tonight will witness one of the
greatest mass meetings yet held in
the interest of the fraternal, military
and Industrial parade, the feature of
the festival June 9. The meeting is
called for 8 p. m. at the Chamber of
Commerce. Representatives of ail
Portland fraternal bodies are urged to
be present and take part in the final
arrangements for this great feature of
the June show.
Festival governors will be present,
as will officers of the Rose Festival
auxiliary. At the conclusion of the
business session entertainment fea
tures will be presented.
Pendleton Rooming
House Is Destroyed
Pendleton, Or., May 20. Fire Friday
mornjng gutted the Windsor rooming
house kept by Mrs. J. C. Nichols, de
stroyed the furniture and did about
J1500 damages.
The occupants escaped In their night
clothes. Julia Parr had to leap from a
second story window and received
minor injuries. - '
The building -was owned by George
Darveau whose loss is covered.
ratrolroan Kills Alleged Thief.
Los Angeles. Cal.. May 20. U. P.)
Shot In the back while, it is alleged,
he attempted to flee with a esse of
stolen eggs, Frank Price, aged 26, is
dead. He was shot by Patrolman D.
M. Jones.
According to Jones, cratea of eggs
have been stolen repeatedly. Late last
night he declared he saw a figure tip
toeing away from the produce house
which reported the loss. He ordered
him to halt. . Instead, the man at
tempted to flee. Jones stopped him
with one ahot. -. -' n.
Special Committee of Pe nigral a Devel
opment Xeagne Will Work Out a
Scheme to Beclatm Lowlands.
Plans for a drainage and reclamation
district on the peninsula will be
worked out by a special committee ap
pointed yesterday by J. M. Lesch, presi
dent of the Peninsula Development
league. The committee consists of J.
B. Laber. J. B. Easter, George S. Shep
herd, V. W. Mason and H. A. Ruble,,
The people of the district between Al
berta street and the Columbia, and as
far east as Troutdale will be asked to
vote on the question, and mass meet
ings are planned for discussion at St.
Johns, University Park. Overlook, Pen
insula, Woodlawn, Piedmont and other
community centers.
Troop A to Bivouac
Somewhere Tonight
Troop A, cavalry, O. N. G., departed
this afternoon under Lieutenant C. F.
Hogan, in a westerly direction, 40
strong, and will Divouac tonight some
where in Oregon. George A. White,
adjutant general of the O. N. G. and
Lieutenant K. A. Joyce, United States
army, will accompany the troop. It is
expected to make a 40 mile round trip,
and to have Instruction in mapping,
patrolling and scouting. The troop will
return tomorrow afternoon.
Nurse's to Be Given
Diplomas Mthday
Commencement Zxerdsea of 1916 Grad
nating Claaa' of Good Samaritan
Hoepltal to Be Held at Cathedral.
Commencement exercises of the 191K
graduating claaa of the Good Samarl-
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