'THE:.0RG0N SUNDAY; JOURNAIMPORTLANDr:SUNDAytMORNING;;SPTEMBER 29, 1920.
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POL I CS LACKS
PEPV'JAzr'
E LATER ON
So Far Nobody tut Candidates Is
Cutting Handsprings; Spell
Binders to Be Brought Here.
By Ralph, Watson
"Speaking of politics," a one old
timer rtiournfully phrase It., ."they
ftin't HO BUCh Iivin' thing no more.
They ain't no pep and they ain't hO
ginger. What's the matter, anyhow?
Has everybody got the locomotive
attacks yah?"
' And that is about It, though maybe
there la time enough for the patient' to
perk op between now and the second day
of November next But the lints are
closed, the entrlesall pouted and It Is
possible to look ever the field to see
whether the political raeere item to be
working- out In form as they-' are warm
ing up In front of the political grand
stand. There does seem to be a great apathy
so far as politics Unconcerned, if you
except the various candidates them
selves. They, or some of them, are run-nlng-
rings around themselves and the
avaQable voters, but that is to be ex
pected and is merely natural. The voters
. themselves do not seem to be turning;
any handsprings. They are for the most
part fitting in the grandstand silently,
not talking: . much . about who they are
going- to put their bts on,7and waiting
for the big day iq November. The
great majority. In all probability, have
their mnds already made up and see no
reason to get excited themselves, or to
allow anyone to excite them. It may
be that 'when the spellbinders come on
from the East, as it Is sal J they are
about te do, .the political pulse will
quicken up a little, and maybe it won't
That depend ' a great deal upon the
spellbinders. '.
ritJHT COB SEJTATOBSHir
So far as the general state campaign
is concerned there is only one point of
intersat in th whole list, that being ttie
fight over the United States senator
ship, and the people do not aeem to be
very much agitated, over that The bat
tle btwn Congressman McArthur and
Dr. Esther Pohl ovejoy la beginning to
warm up ana give Indications of being
a real live scrap, but It la confined to
Multnomah county and does -not Interest
the voters of the first and second dis
tricts more than casually. '
Frankly speaking., there are not very
many people to be found who express
any other opinion than that Senator
Chamberlain will be reelected without
difficulty. At the state headquarters
In the Morgan building, where no other
position could in good manners be as
sumed, there is Stansfield talk, but even
there It Is not over enthusiastic. At the
Stansfield headquarters in the North
western National Bank building they
contend, of course, that he in making
headway, but when you get away from
those places It is a different story. It
is assumed throughout the 'state, as a
presumption hardly disputable, that
Chamberlain's success is as certain as
election day. You hear.it In the Coast
counties, in Southern. Central and East
era Oregon -and throughout" the valley.
It Is the tenor of the talk in Portland
wherever you xo among the people.
HATK8 TfOT FEARED
Frank Scott Myers Is trying to beat
Chamberlain with Thomaa A. Hayes, his
"independent" candidate, but the entrance
of Hayes Into the race Is looked upon
by politicians generally as of benefit
to Chamberlain, and this belief does not
stop outside the doors, of the Stanfleld
headquarters by any manner of means.
Business men and those Interested in
the efficiency' of the service to be ren
dered In behalf of the- state by the
' members ot the Oregon delegation at
Washington, are too well acquainted
with the power of performance that at
taches to seniority and the assignments
' of place Gist go with It In the senate
that they can fall to see the loss Jt
working efficiency that would come
through the retirement of Senator
Chamberlain, particularly at this time
when Oregon so vitally needs all of the
working influence it can keep at Wash
ington for the next few years to come.
Turning from the aenatorshtp to the
contest for congress in the third die
trlet, there Is more apparent ginger
being brewed In this scrap than in any
other. McArthur has been Jogging
along in a complacent mood, but there
are a lot of people who are venr busv
cooking up campaign dynamite against
him and in the interest of Dr. Love Joy.
Headquarters have been opened in the
Kenton building by -affiliated groups
actively behind her candidacy and they
promise that they are going to shoot a
lot of pep into the campaign that will
make McArthur know he is In a fight
before they have gone very far with
him.
So, what with the -big guns that are
to be Imported from the East to help the
presidential campaign?' along, and all
the local bombardment that Is being pre
pared, it may be that the days of
political quiet are about over and that
the big, celebration is on.
DEBATE ON PEACE LEAGVE
That this country approved the League
of Nations until the question became a
football in party politics was the dec
laration made Thursday by Richard W.
Montague, speaking against' Thomas
Mannir In a debate staged at the Port
land Press club luneheon.i He pointed
out that the plan bid fair to succeed
when all others bad failed and that it
Is no longer a project but a fact Un
less this country Jolna It. the United
States will stands with Bolshevist Rus
sia. Mexico and Turkey, he' said.
Mannlx, on -the other band, declared
the league would mean national suicide
DR.
; 108 FOURTH STREET
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lYom left, lower row O. Sussman, George L. Greenfield, John L. Zlnglcman, director; S. Stone. Middle
row -Joseph Levy, director; 'William Knight, chairman board of directors and past president; W. E.
Mcllhenny, president; J. O. Caldwell,
II. Tanner. VV. Harris of the wholesale dlvlslc
vice president; D. Caldwell.
S. R CO. IS
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Chairman Buchtei of Public Serv
ice Commission Complains
to Clyde AitcWson.,
Salem,' Sept. 25. Failure of the
Southern Pacific railroad to give
proper attention to the movement of
cars on Its line is held largely ac
countable for the present acute car
shortage In Oregon In a letter for
warded today to Clyde B. Aitchlson.
chairman of the Interstate Com
merce commission, by Fred O. Buch
tel, chairman of the Oregon com
mission. Frequently two or three days are al
lowed to elapse after a car has been
loaded before it is picked up and started
toward its destination, Buchtel states.
DELAYS BESP058IBLE
Delays In switching of cars from the
transfer track at Albany have been
qultenoticeable and a number of specific
cases might be cited wherein it appears
that the Southern Pacific company has
been negligent and not handled equip
ment to the best advantage, he adds.
Another source Of delay and cause for
complaint py shippers. Buchtel points
out. is the length or time consumed on
shipments from. California points, des
tined to Portland, appearing that where
as the premier schedule ordinarily con
sumed some 'four or five days, now trips
of from seven to 10 days are not in
frequent. -.
IHDU8TBT STJFFEHS
Oregon's industries have suffered the
additional handicap of acute car short
age, particularly on the. lines of the
Southern Pacific, regularly for years,
while other states have been able to
reap an advantage through our inability
to secure cars4or shipment, Buchtel de
clares, adding that if the commission's
information is reasonably accurate Cali
fornia has never been nor It is now con
fronted with Oregon's unfortunate car
Shortage situation.
Buchtel calls attention to the fact that
where the Northern lines in, this state
have accumulated a surplus of cars, the
movement of empties into Oregon over
the Southern Pacific hag considerably
decreased of late, with a present short
age of more than 2000 cars.
Dickey's Testimony
Causes His Removal
Kansas City, Mo., Sept25(t. N. S.)
Walter S. Dickey, who testified at the
senate investigation of sluatf funds that
he had contributed $25,000 to th.e Repub
lican campaign fund, haa been removed
as treasurer or me rtepuDiwan siaie
committee, it was learned today. Dick
ey's removal was made by the committee
at a "secret session, news of which was
withheld until today. He, was. succeeded
by Thomas K. Niedringhans of St. Louis.
an3 that Article X "put a straight Jacket
on the world."
"Where will It be Interpreted T he de
manded. "It's alt right, to be an Idealist,
but we want to know who Is going to
run this league. Are you willing that
36 men in Geneva shall dictate -our for
eign policy? The league covers every
thing and means nothing. It la con
trary to our constitution and would un,
do the government set up by George
Washington." c . .
His opponent, answered that the league
may be compared to the Monroe doc
trine in what it proposes to do, for the
world and that continuance of the pres
ent plan would Jead to other wara Man
datories, he emphasized, will go to na
tions only who 'are willing to accept
them. "
The luncheon was held in the Press
club rooms in the Elks building, where
seating capacity was "'crowded to the
limit. In the future ail Press club gath
erings on Thursday will be- held at this
place.
BLAMED
FOR
CAR
SHORTAG
YOURFIRSTASSET
YOUR appearance is an
asset, socially or in
business. Your teeth make
or mar your looks. Jt is
essential then that they be
healthy, clean and natural
three qualities ? which I
make the basis of my practice.
FRED MELLISH
'i -EXAMINATION
. FREE
HOLD,
FIRST
eecretary and treasurer; IL. Brock,
Ion, X. Schcrer, George
The Oregon Shoe Retailers associa
tion held its first winter session at "the
Multnomah hotel Thursday night lit the
hollyhock room, where a .banquet Was
served. Discussions of important sub
jects pertaining to the shoe Industry oc
cupied much of the evening, particularly
the price question. Other meetings are
to be held during the winter. .
Presidential Stra
Ballot Is Conducted
By Owl Drag Stores
SaturdayJJie Owl Drug store of Port
land, In tompany with 8000 other drug
stores in the nation which handle United
Drug company products, started a presi
dential straw ballot, which will con
tinue until November I. Each person
entering the store will, be requested to
fill out a ballot. Separate boxes are
being kept for the votes of men and
vtaen, the management desiring to see
what effect women's vote will have on
the returns this time.
The votes will be taken out of the
boxes all over the nation at noon each
day and the returns telegraphed to the
Boston headquarters office, where the
national figures will be compiled. The
Oregon vote will be. compiled by J. C.
Perry of Salem, captain tor Oregon.
Up to noon Saturday tfl votes were
cast in Portland, it being men's votes
and 14 woenen'a. The men voted 35 to
14 in favor of Harding and the women
S to 6 in favor of Harding-. -. W. W.
Brown, manager of the local Owl Drug
store, will direct the" local balloting.
Temporary ballots were used Saturday,
as the regular ballots from Boston had
not arrived. ' - '
four years ago the company conducted
a similar-' poll of the nation and the elec
tion of President Wilson was forecast
Each city is said to have actually voted
tn Keeping win the straw ballot.
Portland's returns will be announced
shortly after noon each day and the
national returns as soon as received.
The results will be placed in a display
window.
Prunes and Clover
Seed in Valley Are
Hurt byHeavy Rain
Telegraphic advices received Saturday
by R. W. Pickard, assistant general
freight agent of the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle, Oregon Trunk and Oregon
Electric railways, indicate that the
heavy rain of Friday reached the Wil
lamette valley, the lower Columbia river
district, the Goldendale and Spokane
wheat territories and Central Oregon.
In the Willamette valley the rainfall,
which is estimated at one and one half
inches, tended to increase the damage to
prunes and to cause apples to fall. It
is reported that clover seed probably
will suffer some damage If rain contin
ues in the valley. Little damage la re
ported in the Spokane district, other
than to reduce the quality of a small
percentage of grain, unharvestsd, and
retard threshing a few days.
In the Goldendale district and 'Cen
tral Oregon the rainfall was In the
neighborhood of half an Inch, and while
it stopped grain hauling couple of
days, it put the soil In good condition
for fall plowing, helped the sheep range
materially and is regarded by Central
Oregon farmers as a good thing.
Two Early Pioneer .
x Coos Bay Citizens
Die on Same Day
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Marshfleld, Sept. 25. Two of the early
pioneers of Coos Bay, who settled in
Empire City when it was the county
seat, died Saturday. Eugene O'Cennell,
who died at Salem, where he had been
for several months for treatment, was
a native of Ireland, 7( years old. and
settled at Empire in 1869. He started
the first meat shop in Marahfield and
the first hardware store In Coos coun
ty. He was prominent In business life
until his health failed, and was an 'ex
tensive property owner.
Mrs. Anna Tower, widow of the late
Major Tower, who was for years cus
toms officer, died at her home in Km
plre, where she had lived for years.
She was aged 7S. . ..
Lackaye Describes
McGraw's Favorite
Attitude in Sports
New York, Sept. t& put out my
right hand to shake: hands, McGraw
countered with his left to my jaw. I
have since learned that Is one of Mc
Graw's most favored forma of Indoor
i ports. "
Such as the rejoinder Issued today
by Wilton Lackaye, actor, to the sweep
ing denial to John MoGraw, of the
Giants, as Lack aye's original bill of com
plaint ot what happened in the McGraw
apartment when he, Lackaye, was bit.
Lackaye declared that McGraw's de
nial was not a denial, but a tissue of
misstatements. ' ...
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FALL SESSION '
first vice president. Standing -
Williams, W. B. Brazelton, second
LENIN AIDE HELD
BY 0. S. AGENTS
Witty Schechman, Former Secre
tary of Bolshevik Leader, Said
to Possess Secret Code,
Chicago, Sept 25. (U. P.)
Agents of the department of Justice
late today raided a house here, ar
rested a man said to be Witty
Schechman, at one time secretary to
Nicholas Lenin, Bolshevist premier,
an", confiscated documents alleged
to contain acode whereby Russian
radicals in this country communi
cated with each other.
Schechman, according to police, was
secretary to Lenin previous to 1915. For
some time after that he. resided in
Prance and only recently did It become
known he was In this country.
The documents seised in the raid are
said to show that Schechman came to
this country as the delegate of the Third
Internationale of Russia to the recent
convention of the Communist Labor par
ty in Chicago. '
Considerable radical literature and
propaganda , also was seized.
Rosenthal Store to
Move East; Lease Is
Given on Building
While the Rosenthal store at 129 Tenth
street quietly scouts for a new location
into which it can move Its stock In the
spring, the McDougall Music company,
now occupying quarters at 325 Alder
street, is preparing to take over the two
stories and basement of the Rosenthal
structure.
. The Rosenthal store will be located
somewhere farther east, its owners have
decided, and with such a plan in mind
have closed negotiations for a lease on
their building to the MoDougalls.
The lease, it ia contemplated, will run
for a period of 10 years.
The Rosenthal store has a 25-foot
frontage and a depth of 100 feet.
On the part of the music company. It
Is said, the removal Is In response to
demands of the business for more space.
The shoe company is actuated by a de
sire to get closer to the shopping center.
Effort Is Made to ;
Halt Stores Using
Name of U.S. Army
United States Attorney Humphreys
and District Attorney Evans are follow
ing up the effort of the Better Business
bureau of the Portland Ad club to pre
vent proprietors of stores advertising
sale of surplus army stocks. The bu
reau, through C W. English,- its man
ager, charges that several stores are ad
vertising; themselves as "army stores.
when, as a matter of fact, the govern
ment no longer conducts such stores in
Oregon.
Declaring that such advertising ia mis
leading to the" public. English wrote
Major Tingley of the army quartermas
ter department and Tingley replied on
behalf of hi a department that the gov
ernment disposed of its Fifth and Pine
street store August 7 and is not now
operating any longer.
The Ad club is endeavoring to compel
store owners to advertise their own
piamea, without the suggestion of gov
ernment backing.
Hoquiam Attorney
6 at n at tt f at
Old Claim Yields
Hoquiam, Wash., Sept 25. Had At
torney James- P. H. Callahan of this
city been lucky the wheel of rate would
have spun out a cool naif million for
him and, rather than being a modest
practioner of law In Hoquiam, he would
no doubt have been numbered among
the magnates of Colorado. ' Callahan
parted with his third interest In a silver
mine in a Colorado-town for a 250 debt
which is today producing 31,000,000 a
year.
.While, struggling along as a," lawyer In
Colorado, Callahan took :long walks as
a nerve tonic and one day discovered
silver out-cropping which assays proved
to be valuable. Investigation showed
the claim had been located but never
worked. Callahan with two friends
named Myers and Merriam secured pos
session and a little work showed prom
ise of good results. Then a prospector
happened along and offered 310,000 for
the claim. 31500 down and the balance
In the form of a bonded lease. Sixty
shifts ainonih.. wore to be worked until
the; claim' was .proved."-Callahan -and
Prospector Cannot "
-.Slefep Because Law.
Withholds HistDog
"Sacramento, Cal, Sept. 25. CO. P.)
The law. baa separated Dave UcBee and
his Aoz . For If years the dog baa been
McBee's sole companion. - t
And McBee, an; aged prospector,, has
not slept for three nights, worrying over
the fate of hie only friend. v
. The dog,' according, to reports :to the
r sheriffs .office from Qulncy, haa gone
on a -hunger strike and is dying.;
McBee Is In the coimty Jail here, held
for federal officials on a charge- of set
ting a forest fire. ' - . .
He was brought down from te -moun
tains caca ox wuincy ny ueputf aiar
hal Conlan. ' .1 .
'- McBee, who anight have steppe from.!
the nam e( Bret Harte. Daoed the eor-
I ridor ontfltde his cell today refusing
. comfort. VV' ' V? :'.,'
dirty-gray hi color. His hair Is un
combed, and what skin la revealed ia
burned a dark red brown.
"If I only , thought he was dead or
that someone was taking care of him, I
could sleep all right aglnT"
Firennrof XJlotfc
Test Is Declared
To Be Successful
Apparent success of an Oregon' man's
Invention of fire and, water proof cloth
was recorded In tests of the fabria con
ducted on Saturday in the office . of
Fire Marshal Grenf ell-
"It satisfies me. . I shall recommend
it to the fire commissioners ' and ask
them to officially request its use In
the manufacture -f awnings.", said Fire
Marshal Grenf elL The Invention is by
Joseph Lindsay of Watuga, Or.
Formerly a dry goods salesman trav
ellng from Chicago, Lindsay, came to
Oregon two years ago to continue ex
periments with a process of flreproof
ing canvas and muslin cloth. 81x
months ago he claims to have succeed
ed in his efforts, and a few days Since
interested the fire marshal to such an
extent that a complete test of the
cloth was made at the city hall Sat
urday. He kindled a fire of shavings
and small sticks in the center of a
square of the material. This burned
out, with the result that the fabric
was burned to a crisp, but the fire
did not spread. Frona, the time the
blaze was started until the embers
were entirely consumed, about 20 min
utes, a dozen or more firemen watched
the process. A lighted candle was held
beneath another piece of the cloth, with
the same result. A doth would crisp.
but the. fire would die out. and, in the
language of the department, would not
"follow" that is, continue to burn until
the building was reached.- Several sim
ilar tests were made with like -results.
At Lindsay's office it was stated that
it ia his desire to hold to the inven
tion and to establish a factory In
Portland In which Ate and water proof
garments will be manufactured.
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Student Body at
Willamette Names
Executive - Committee
Willamette University. Salem. Sept.
IS. Four members of the student body
and one faculty member were elected
Friday to serve with the offiders of the
student body as the executive commit
tee of that organizalon.
Dr. Charles L. Sherman was the fac
ulty member elected. Tteln Jackson, a
senior of Emmet t, Idaho ; Myrtle Ma
son, a senior of Boise, Idaho ; Law
rence B. Da vies, a senior of St. Helens,
and Lor lei Blatchf ord.v a junior of Sa
lem, were students chosen. Miss Mil
dred Garrett of Salem, vice-president
of the student body, called the meet
ing and will convene the executive com
mittee to arrange for the election of a
student body president, to succeed Ray
mond Attebury of Everett, Wash, elect
ed last spring, but who did not return
to school. ,
J. Fred McGrew of Idaho Falls,
Idaho, was put In charge of the Wil
lamette booth at the state fair. In co
operation with Professor E. C. Rich
ards of the English department. Three
students will be at the booth through
out fair week.
Veteran Trapperof
Alaska Back After
Ten-Year Isolation
After 10 years of isolation in Alaska
Charles Brewer, veferan trapper and
trader for H. Liebes & Co has returned
to the United States. He arrived in Port
land Thursday night For 30 years
Brewer has been trapping in Alaska and
during most of this time has had charge
of the post at Point Barrow, a fur
trading. town of about 750 natives and 14
white people.
During the last few years the town
has lost many of its , uncivilized cus
toms and now enjoys a school, wooden
houses, phonographs and other things
belonging to ivUixatlda. When B rower
first arrived there he found natives using
stone implements and blubber lamps.
The latter have been sold to curio seek
ers. The Eskimos are also learning the
English language, he said. The town Is
maintained by H. Liebes Ic Co. Boats are
sent In each year with a 12 months'
supply of provisions and on the return
trip the furs are brought out.
ions
Myers accepted the terms, but Merriam
held out for cash. As a result the Heal
ever went .through. Deciding to move
to Washington, Callahan sold his Inter
est to a banker for a $250 debt
Por a number of years the claim
stood, when it was bought for S30O0,
Callahan said yesterday. The buyer
went down 11 feet and struck a rich
vein. He sold a, half interest for. 3500.
003 to the Guggenheims. Callahan, who
ia-Just back from a visit to his old
home to Colorado, states the claim, is
actually paying J 1,000,000 a year.: .
Callahan met one of his partner,
Merriam, while . on htm visit. Merriam
lives on the road leading to the silver
mine. ' ' " ' V-
"Well, Jim, yon trot out of it better
than I did." said Merriam, "despite the
fact -IT received-$1000, A load af ore
never passes my house but what "Kate
my wile, doesn't rip into me and - give
rae' laze fof sot holding on.". Calla
han .i nor grlTtng Ills .wife's Version. -en
the one big chance, he had of . braxing
into the fraakg AT the naJHonii.A
Unlucky
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GORDON
PLEDGES
BUSINESS RULE
Candidate Refers to (foeds as He
Sees Jhem) Reduce Tarn and
! Encourage Private. Ventures
r. - .
fcontefiainr- that .kk Bollde. In
becoming a candldate for the offlpe
ta to 4 -of service, to the "people-of
Portland; Herbert
Gordon, president
; of the Lawyers
, T3tl S4W Trust
company . . and
nomine for
-v membership i a
the house ' dele-'
faTatlnT;': to -toe
legislature frpin
: Multnomah coun
ty, formally an
nounced Ills can
didacy for maVor
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Herbert. A ordoe
last 'night . 4
Jar. Gordon has been looking over .the
political field for some time, and It hai
been current' rumor that he would ulti
mately "become a candidate. In outlin
ing the reasons for his candidacy and
the platform upon which he would seek
election Gordon issued a statement in
which he said:
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REASONS GIVEX
'My reasons for entering the mayor
alty race are:
X Many .hundreds of Portland people,
representing' property owners, business
men and the average voter signed peti
tions asking me to run.,
"2. As a business man-, t am convinced
that our business affairs that is the
business affairs of this great city of
ours--have been run in a most unbusi
nesslike fashion. .And, as a business
man, I can aafely promise that I shall
bring that same business acumen to the
affairs of the 'city I have brought to my
personal affairs.
"3. Taxes are high. Ko sudden reduc
tion can be promised. We must reduce
taxes. The only manner In which this
can -be done is to cut out the "trim
mings," reduce expenditures to the pro
per basis. AU of which means that the
business of the city must be run by a
business man. It must -be remembered
at the same time that the mayor must
be progressive. ,
rBITiTH I5TESTME5T
"t. We have been increasing the taxbale
wealth of the city. We have failed to
.encourage private investment which will
give us a greater field for taxation, in
place of Increasing the taxes of trie pres
ent property -owners; I feet that private
Investment ahould be encouraged.
"5. Every : encouragement, in, place of
every discouragement, ahould be offered
to building of homes and factories in
Portland.
I have waited long for some Tort-
land eitfaen of recognised business repu
tation to -offer himself for office.
'7. We must be -prepared for sober.
hard work. We may, In the next few
years, absolutely assure prosperity by
honest constructive and conservative
effort. -
"Realizing this, I am announcing my
candidacy for Hie office of mayor to suc
ceed Mr. Baker.
WAR PATS OYER
"I do not wish to disparage Mr Baker.
He made a remarkable war record, but
I think the pltliens of Portland feel that
war days are over and we must be pre
pared to work. Talk' will not help
us now. Hard work, sane business sense
is required.
"As to my personal Qualifications: Por
rtlne years prior to coming to Portland
I was a merchant, making a success Of
my business.
"I have lived in Portland. 13 years and
all my interests and everything I possess
la invested in Portland.
"As president of the Lawyers Title
Trust company, I have a direct knowl
edge ' of legislation and experience in
.handling public finances, which M very
much needed in Portland" at this time In
the conduct of city affairs. The records
of those aessions) speak for themselves.
I carried forward, the soldiers and sail
org relief bill and with the support of
patriotic mensbers: it- was passed. Of
course, as dif all patriotic citizens, I
supported every patriotic cause, measure
and effort. I did my' part to relieve the
housing situation by building dwellings
and homes for hundreds of, families in
Fortlud.
SEBY1CE MAE7C IDEA
"The citizens of Portland do not want
a multitude of pledges but they are en
titled to the promise that every vestige
of business strength their mayor pos
sesses shall be at their service, I prom
ise that every thing I do shall be with
the better ettvernment. better oneration.
better financing and belter management
of the city In view. -
"I have and shall have no 'entangling
alliance. I shall be under no obligation
of patronage to any Individual or organ
ization.
"My sole Idea In running is to be of
service to the citizens of Portland.
JOIST QUARTERS OPENED BY
DftYS AND W. C T. U. FORCES
Headquarters of the state prohibition
committee, the Anti-Saloon league and
the W. C T. U. have been opened Joint
ly in rooms 313-314 Fen ton building,
with Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh, execu
tive . secretary of the state prohibition
committee, in charge. H A. Baker, presi
dent of the AnU-SaJoon league, and Mra.
Mattle Sleeth. president of the W. C
X. are the other two members of the
executive committee, which has entered
actively into thJcampaign In support of
Dr. Either Pohl Lovejoy's candidacy for
congress from' the Third district la op
position to the reelection of Congress
man McArthur.
Dr. Liovejoy will speak tonight at a
banquet to' be given at Gresham by the
W. C T. U. She will also make a brief
address at the meeting of the Kusseli
ville grange and will be the chief speaker
at a meeting of the Rosebud ctab, to be
held ,in the-home of . Mrs, Cora Bunch,
99 Xast' Mala" street next Tuesday
night' i . : : ' v -"7 j;
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DR. LOVEJOY URGES PLAN
WHICH WELL EM) AUj WARS
D Esther Pohl Lovejoy Candidate
for congress, was the chief speaker at
a banquet given, by the - Wi C'JV U.
Saturday night at Oresham.. 'There she
detailed her experience a. e. war worker
ia the oevatatdregiaa Europe,
depicting the terrible effects' of war. en
mothers and children, and expressing
her feeling that there should be some
effective means of stopping-war for
ever. Her words were , received with
repeated applause. r -,-: "-'
. Dr. Love joy also addressed the mem
bers of ' the.RusseUville grange. . after
the banquet epeech, ; stating her -position
with .-regarti to progressive, farm
m
measures and showing remarkable
Insight Into i the needs of farmers. ,
la addition to her -address at the open
meeting of the Oregon Popular Govern
ment league, ia room X of the Central
library. Monday night at :15 o'clock.
Dr;XveJoy is scheduled to speak at the
home of Mrs. Cora 'Bunch, 999 Eaat
Main street, to member of the Rosebud
club, Tuesday night. , She will' be at
the .. White Temple ; Wednesday night;
whenu Mrs. Mary Harris 'Armor, knows
as. the "Georgia cyclone," wtU be the
chief ; speaker . at the atate convention
of the W. C. T. U, -v- A
NON-PARTISANS 'FORMED TO V
ADVANCE DR. IX VEJOV CAUSE
Dedicated no the task, of electing Dr.
Esther , Pohl Lovejoy . to, congress from
this . district the Oregon Popular Gov
ernment league, a non-partisan organ-
Uatlon -: composed ; ot representatives
from, railroad locals,' the Portland Cen
tral . Labor council, the Oregon State
Federation of Labor, farmers and pro
gressives stvd - liberal thinkers from the
general public,- has been ' formed. Its
effort w)ll be coordinated with those of
other committees having for their ob
ject -the defeat "'Of 'Congressman McAr
thur. '.?-,".
The Rey.. T. K.- Howard of the social
and industrial betterment, committee of
the .-Portland ' Federation '' of Churches,
And alsonchaplain .of the Good Samari
tan Hospital, is enairman. , ueorge w.
McDonald.' .av'memeer ' of the .executive
board of the Central Labor, council and
chairman-of the Metal Trades xoundl, u
vice chalAhan, -B. A. Oreen, a local at
torney, is secretary, "'; " " ''.-' '
The league also counts among Its mem
bers a group ot. high" school teachers of
the -city, a group of grade teachers, ac
tive members of the state Federation of
Labor and Central Labor council, and
veteran railroad workers, and its sole
work aurtng the next five weeks will be
air attempt to- elect Dr.' Lovejoy. The
league baa made '-a thorough canvass Of
the membership of the' ..organisations
represented and reports the Sentiment to
be unanimous in favor of Dr. Lovejoy.
Each individual union end brotherhood
la belnr canvassed with, the avowed In
tention that every member and his witJ
shall vote in this coming election and
that these votes shall be cast tor" Dr.
Lovejoy. A permanent office will be
opened soon and the first Work to be
carried Is to secure the pledge from
every member of organised labor, in
cluding the railroad brotherhoods, to
vote for Dr. Lovejoy. In order to do
this, over 40,000 'cards are being, mailed
to the individual members, these cards
setting forth Dr. Lovejoy's platform and
the record of McArthur while he has
been in congress.' They contain an ex
press pledge to vote for Dr. Lovejoy.
- The Central Labor council, the state
Federation of Labor and the railroad
organizations have officially affiliated
with the league and have appointed com
mittees to canvass, assuring the return
of these cards and pledges.
The league has also secured McAr
thur' s complete record and every vote
which he has cast during his time in
office. This record was compiled by the
editors of the Searchlight a Washington
publication, which compiled Harding's
record in its August issue and Cox rec
ord in it September issue. This record
will be printed in pamphlet (orra and
distributed throughout the district The
officers of the league contend that this
record is sufficient in Itself to dereat
McArthur. Twelvepromlnent and able
speakers have been secured for public
meetings and In the next five weeks
these speakers will sppear In every por
tion of the county.
The first public meeting under the
ansnlces of the Oregon Popular Govern
ment league is to be held in room A of
the Central library Monday night at 8 :15
o'clock. Dr. Lovejoy will be the prin
cipal speaker.
Returns to Oregon
Alter several ;urop :
Failures in .Canada
a . "a '
Sandy, Sept 25. H. Lipke, a resident
of -Sandy ridge, .has sold his 10 acre
farm to a Mr. Andrews of Alberta,
Canada, for S3300. Andrews formerly
lived in Gresham, but has been' In Can
ada six years and had so many crop
failures he decided to locate in Oregon
again. H. S. Eddy made he deaL
The old Kd wards saloon. budding has
been sold by Paul Melnig to Robert
Smith, who Is moving the blacksmith Ing
department of his garage into It
Six acres near the east boundary of
town were sold this week by Mr. Fenske
to Anton Yobbs, who will Improve the
place and move on to It in the spring.
George Beers" made the, sale. . The
Fenskes are moving to Oregon. City v .
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'.'' W
II CHURCHES over the country, CIRCO Heaters are used to make .
rooms comfortable for the numerous meetings that are held during the
week when the main heating plant is idle. .-. ",
These Heaters are made In two sixes, 10 and 14 Inch. ' " .
. These two sixes meet all ordinary requirements. Costa to per hour.
SsaaD sise. $7.95 Largw sis .$10.75
for Rugs and Linoleums See Us rVuii.SS
damaged.-- Some are exceptionally high grade and we would like to dispose
of them at a great sacrifice : . , , .
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1 M WILT03T BUG Takes K ........... ......f22,50
1 SttxlttS AXXIH8TE& RCCt Takes It. ,f 41.50 I
.4 PbAHCX WILTOH BUG A, txlS, very beautiful designs and the very
best of quality. The price Is right and It will pay you to see them as early
.as you can Second Floor. y '..'. ' -",--, - ,;
SEB" THIS BEATJTErri. ALCAZAR COMBIVATTOir BA1TOE Burns .
gas,' coal and wool. All white enamel. Most everybody knows A leaser
Pangea. We must sell it Monday morning for 15. AM, COXVECTCD. ,
Our guaranty ia every .respect , Thie stove sella for a 2 -
, COMPUTE HOME FURNISHERS
v 174 first Street i
.V-MAIL ORDERS
WATER SUPPLY IS ?
-'OUTLYING ZONES
i 'i ii i it -
Surveys of Needs Asked by Com
v missioner Mann ; Plenty '? of
Water Now in Sight for All.
Water supply and fire protection
for outlying districts Is promised
in a communication from Com
missioner John M. Mann to F. M.
Randlett, engineer of the bureau of
water works. Mann requests that. an
immediate survey of the require
ments of the various districts be .
made by the bureau, so that plains
nrm.y be laid "at once" for perfection
of such service.
Recent Improvements In the head
waters of the Bull Run supply make
possible the extension of service in Sell- '
wood, Lents, Rose City. Alberta and St .
Johns districts, according- to Commis
sioner Mann. His letter to Engineer
Randlett contains these paragraphs: , .
"St Johns district has grown very
rapidly and is now the home of extens
ive manufacturing interests. We are In-'
formed that several new plants will be
erected soon in that part of the city and
it ts my desire that the water supply
contribute as much as possible to the ,
attractiveness of our city relative to the ..
securing of more and larger Industrie.
"All east side districts like SellwoodV
Lents, Roee City and Alberta are grow
ing rapidly, even J n the face Of extreme"
high cost of material, and we must
make sure that our Improvements keep
pace with the supply and demand. '
"In the Alberta district In fact all
territory adjacent to the new million
gallon standplpe.,lt will be well to pay
particular attention to the Installation .
of permaisnt mains In advance of pav
ing. Where It is at all possible we want
to continue the laying of permanent
mains In advance of Oie paving In order
to avoid the economic Waste incident to
laying mains after hard surface Improve
ment." Eight-Hour Day Opposed '
Spokane, Sept 25. The Traction Street- .
car company of 'Spokane has not and
does not Intend to as-ree to an eight
hour day for the platform men ot the
system, according to F.- E. Connors, vice
president and manager.
Mrs. Ettie Young
Sustains Scalp Hurt
In Auto Accident
Mrav Ettie P. Toung, 71 West Twen
tieth street north, was Injured slightly
last evening when struck by an automo
bile driven by J. O. Peters. 171 King
street The accident occurred as King
was turning the corner at Twentieth,
driving north on Washington street He
told the police he was traveling at only
eigtot miles an hour.
Mrs. Young was removed to St Vin
cents hospital, where a scalp wound waa
dressed. She bed been hit by the Tender
of the ear and knocked to the pavement
rnysiciana at uia noepiuu saia ner in
juries were not serious, .
fenkiWinlook
To Help Finance
of Street
Chehalla, Wash, Sept ZSa-Tbe Win
lock State bank has agreed to take the
bulk of the bonds Issued for the paving
of Walnut street In Wlnlock, and flSOO
will be raised by popular subscription.
Sufficient money to go ahead with the
work has been raised. Grading ' will
begin within a .week, and If weather
conditions permit the paving will be laid
this winter. v
A marriage license was Issued Frjdsy
to Bowder O. Edwards and Lillian B.
Johnston, both of Monteeano
For Homes.
Offices and
Stores
FOR offices and stores, th CIR
CO Gas Heater Is the most
practical method of providing
healthful and comfortable working
conditions In cold 'weather. In
restaurants and other public places,,
a very satisfactory practice Is to I
place a CIRCO near doors that arc
frequently opened. XIRCO Hest
ers take the edre off the biting -
dissts mat sweep tnroufn the
doors.
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N. E. Corner Tamba
PROMPTLY. FILLED i