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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. ' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 31, IS 20. Letters From the People Terse but Telling Pleas for the League of Nations and for Cox! the League's S61e Hope Supporters of Senator -Chamberlain Recite His Great Services Measures and Men on Local Tickets i ' that promise; to the bots i- Oakland. Oct. 26. To th. Editor of . Tho Journal la there any sensible per son who doesn't -want war eliminated T s there any way of eliminating; war ex ' cent through a League of Nations? poes It matter by whom the league was pro publican 7 Wouldn't this be a nice world ia which to nve If we knew we : were raising; our children not for bat--Olefleldsf' Think of the J.000.000 fine young; men we sent to foreign battle f fields. Again, think of the parting, the ' ad and anxious hearts left at home, the iuenm vug uim ior m ana m wvriu, and tnV ones who are, disabled for life. iThen think of our promise we made to those boys. That promise was: 'This is the War to put an end to wars'." Those ' boys fought and died thinking we would ' .keep our promise. 'e .-I am going to keep mine and vote for the candidates who favor the League of ;. "Mas 4 I AM SI fm tlMAMlsS VST A VI ft A A 4ia tVlA boys is nearer to us than loyalty to any .... i' v 1 I am for James M. Cox. j ' C. E. Goodman, u vcoln hepubucan FOR COX '2 Portland. Oct. 29. To the Kditor of ".The Journal I don't think Senator .Harding will gain the presidency slt- vting on his front porcn, ana i ami . 'believe he wiU gain it by getting off the 'porch.' He is not the right kind of - v timber for nreaident. I have been a iHepuDlican fiz years, out l say tne siana- pat Republican party must be crushed. Mr. Taft comes Out against the League -of Nations and favors Harding. Such 1 J could be relied upon. Such dodges as rfalnlv hln Cox. and they are not smart .enough to know it. ? f . Hardin said in a speech. 'What is the use of scrapping a thing that is already, scrapped?" He did not say children, at a specified age must be vac cinated under penalty, the occurrence of smallpox ia minimised to a very negligible degree. For examine, in the German army, where compulsory re vaccination is practiced. 'specified peri ods smallpox was known to be-abso lutely stamped out. These are facts and not assumptions. And so, with these and many other facts before them, the board of hospital trustees of the Good Samaritan hospital unhesitatingly recommend and most seriously urge that every, voter whoyhas the best Interests of society and humanity at heart will vote "No" to this ' pernicious and very far reaching bill. No. 313. Signed on .behalf of the board, Walter T. Sumner, Chairman. John Dawson, Secretary. .who scrapped it The standpat Repub llcans simply are jesfous of Wilson. He .has done so many good things for the j jthe presidency only through misrepre- 'Mntatlnna And a hlr hunch tit monn. V .lAMnAi Pat alinnld K nn, nmTt npM. lldent. '. Let all patriots vote for Cox. Charri iberlaln and Loveioy. Senator Cham be r- ; lain should be returned by all means. I ? ? voted for CSeoree when I wu a. Rpnuh. can. He Is the right man In the right piece. j. Li. ' POPE BENEDICT AND THE LEAGUE Portland, Oct. 25. To the Editor of J j The Journal Kindly inform your read ;exs If it is not a fact that The Journal (did print In its press dispatches of re- Mnt m Asiarn Unn frrtm "0tnm Tan 'edict In favor of the Learue of Na- ttions "in the interest of humanity and ' ;world peace," or words to that effect. III so, will you kindly reprint the same? , Am 1 UVI .mv ...v.. n i . v uio t.ll o rtlan ministers of America are practically LM. unit in favor of the League of Nations? ; If the above Is true, is It not logical ' .that , Governor Cox is entitled to the : vote of all Christian people of this na- . ;tion? Reader. ' f I ! I Mflnh ,n hm AtmArmA VAflprshls brethren (that' all statas. pottlM uid matu&I (uipicioiM, ' Ubonld unit la on l2ue. or ntbr In familr o the people, calculated to both maintain their town Independence and Mfeguard the order of htUMn aorWty. " In a recent Interview the '- tabor irordi were quoted u oomlni from Pm ; ' Benedict, hi Cardinal Glbboni. It la true that elersymen are almoet unlTenally In faror of the i Leecua of Mationa. A COX REPUBLICAN : Portland, Oct 16. To the Editor of iThe Journal I have found many un- ; " enlightened people who attribute panics -to the Democratic party. - - In 1873, under Grant, Republican, we had a panic In 1902, under Roosevelt, ;we had the great strike of coal miners , ;in Pennsylvania. In 1877, under Hayes. Republican, we had the first railroad strike. ' In 1802, under Harrison, Re publican, there were six great strikes, i Including the one St Homestead, Pa., , ; during which. 10 men were killed. In 1907, under Rooaevelt, we had another panic "Under the Democratic party we had a panic in 1893, and that was a legacy from the outgoing Republican i party. Please note that during two terms of ; panic There are reasons. - In view of the above, combined with ' the splendid achievements of Governor - '; --Cox, the writer, in appreciation, al though a Republican, must support Cox. -f. A. J. MarUn. A VALUED APPRECIATION Portland, Oct. 30. To the Editor of The Journal Following ' The Journal' utterances In this campaign, I found nothing to add or even suggest. You have made a magnificent fight for what we believe to be the right. The closing days prove that President Wilson's strat egy should have been adopted from the start concentration on the league. All else follows. . C. S. Rorer, MR. McARTHUR REPLIES TO MRS. UNRUH - Portlsnd Oct 28. To the Editor of The Journal In The Journal of Octo ber 87 Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh con tributes a signed article in which she sets forth my record on various prohl bition measures before congress, but omits mention pf my vote against re pealing the Volstead act. If Mrs. Un run proposed to set forth my record, why does she omit mention of this im portant vote? She cannot plead igno rance, for1 she occupied a front seat at a meeting at the public library on Oc tober 22 and heard me refer to this vote, wnicn is recorded on page 4154 of the Congressional Record of March 4, 1920. Mrs. Unruh also attempts to show that I have violated my pledge to the people of Multnomah county on the prohibition question. If she will turn to the files of The Journal and examine my 8lgnedartlcle, on the editorial page of the issue of October 24, 1916, she will see that I agreed to 'abide by the result of the Multnomah county vote on the prohibition amendment to the state constitution (commonly known as the "bone dry" amendment). That Oregon jtumber company gnd 1 presi dent of the Stan field club In Portland, and he gave S600 fori Stanfleld's cam paign In the primaries and no-- one against Stanfleld In nomination. If he gets Stanfleld be wilt want mors Japs in Oregon, and cut down labor a wages with Jape; Just a he baa done for years. This) la a matter tbat concerns every wage-earner in the united states. Stanfleld for senator, and Japs for Early I Ernest C Moore. PROHIBITION SUNDAY Portland. Oct 30. To the Editor of The Journal The Oregonian to .the con trary. Prohibition Sunday was a great success. Just four ministers declined to observe the day with all or part of one service, distribution of literature' and personal work. In several churches the SUre day was used. We were unable furnish all the speakers requested. and the comins: Sunday October 31 all of our speakers will be busy, ana we have had to draft many new ones. Many ministers are presenting the matte for the second time. Great enthusiasm Is reported everywhere.' Ada . Wallace Unruh, Ex-Secretary Jry Committee. ON "QUARANTINE" ALLEGATION Tlgard, Oct 2L TO the .Editor of The Journal The Social Hygiene society Is sendins out a circular letter warning of the danjers of the proposed antl vacclnatlon law, and quoting as a chief evil and horrible example of its f olliea the provision that no rights or privileges shall be based upon a form of medical treatment Now mirely, are not the state of health and definite history of exposure to- contagious disease the only proper and amply sufficient basis' for Quarantine and other sanitary restric tions? Quarantine should never be re laxed because of any form of treatment until that treatment has shown results and the dancer Is passed. A recognition by the state of one particular form of treatment to the exclusion of all others Is more offensive than a union of church and state. Opponents of this bill are vigorously circulating statements to the effect that it will prevent proper quar antine regulations. This is so man I festly false that we can hardly believe the statements are honestly made. On he contrary, the bill merely prevents dodging proper restrictions by adopting a particular form of treatment It pre vents a health officer, whether he hap pens to be a Christian Scientist a vac cinationist a homeopathlst 'or chlro- nractor. from forcinar his peculiar form of treatment upon unwilling people by making their liberties and privileges contingent upon accepting It A. w. Vincent M. a. THE SINGLE TAK AMENDMENT Portland, Oct 2i3-To the Edlsbr of The Journal Permit .me to comment on your review of the single tax amend , XTrt.. .i.f. that lh, ,nnaririirinn amendment forbade th importation off for sin tax when- limiftt ann naif th. .rfutt m nAmnlat. v I ... liquor and had the effect of completely outlawing the liquor traffic in the state Just as the national amendment has outlawed It in the country at large. The people of Multnomah county were fully advised as to my position and it was understood that their vote on the amendment In question was to govern my vote in congress on national prohi bition. At the November " election of tbat year the people of the county re jected the prohibition amendment to the state constitution by a majority of 9799 votes and re-elected me to con gress by a plurality of 8183 over my nearest opponent Subsequently I re deemed my - promise by voting against the national Stmendment. Mrs. Unruh now attempts to prove that Multnomah county voted "dry" in 1916 because the people refused to support a measure restoring light wines and beer. My pledge had nothing to do with this measure and it is useless for Mrs. Unruh to continue to misrep resent me in the matter. C. N. McArthur. i IUUK VU1B nWAI TUKSUAI "i Rldgefleld, Wash., Oct. 28. To the Ed- ttor of The Journal The Oregonian says President Wilson's trouble began when he wrote the letter calling for a Demo t cratlo congress Just two years ago. And yet. from that date, the Republican party -started to slide, until now it is in a ' quagmire of disrepute. What have they )done for the last two years?' Nine teenths of the time of .the Republican majority in the senate - has been spent OPPOSES DEICH S CANDIDACY Portland, Oct. 30. To the Editor of The Journal Permit me through The Journal to address the friends of Jus tice: Your attention is called to an article which recently appeared In the Ore gonian and the Telegram with respect to the withdrawal of F. C McDougal from the race for Judge of the district court In the beginning McDougal con sented that his name be used and a campaign manager was selected, but through some means he was influenced to withdraw from the race. The fact of his withdrawal does not change the situation. Mr. Delch Is a candidate at the present without opposition ; he is not of the Judicial temperament and should not be on the bench. An in vestigation of his conduct at the police station as Judge' will convince any fair minded person that he should not be advanced to the district court I feel that the great majority of the people of Multnomah county do not want that sort of man on the bench. Let the good people write the name of the incumbent J. H. Jones, in the place of Mr. Delch, or do not vote on him at all. Rev. A. Maurice Abbott not taxed "on anything else' than land values kr local purposes are found by cdvllixed. hard-beaded bankers to be bet ter security than u taxea. ram rarmer j has more with which to pay principal and Interest A few hours' Journey would take any( man to such a locality many of tnem. "racy Mtmma mu a mma wiu aai build office buildings on land be does not own, and yet in Portland and many other cities mostrpf the big buildings are owned by one person or corporation and the land under them by another person or company. The bigxest assumption or an maae to day by the land speculator and his advo cates is that the people will continue to bo frightened by the phrase "tenant of the state." when everybody Is now a ten ant of the state or a tenant to a tenant of the state. The opposition assumes too much. Caroline Hermann". LEGISLATORS' MILEAGE Salem, Oct 26. To the Editor of The Journal Let us consider "jokers." Tie legislators ask for increase In time and money, and a division of the session. They want "an increase In. mileage. Here's the joker: Instead of asking for 15 cents a mile, they ask S3 for each 20 miles. A member from Salem would draw for 20 miles each way, or 40 miles' travel, and to divide the session he would get pay for 88 miles. Members- living 21 miles away would draw pay for 40 miles each way, or 160 miles. Portland members would draw for 240 miles. They fail to explain this. With two or three times their own. number in employes at .large wages and over tune, as one member said : "Forty days have passed and half the time was spent' In creating Jobs for hungry office seek' era. It looks as though, aside from ,the actual needs of our state, institutions, the whole business was a joke, and had better be curtailed instead of length ened." A Voter. A JAP In hurling spite at. the president s We have a serious duty to perform when we vote next Tuesday. For God fand humanity this is our president's ; f f plea. There is not a man living who so ' 'deserves the support of the people. What are we going to do vote for the good of -mankind, or vote for the big interests? j Fred Quarrie. t ' NEXT TUESDAY'S DUTY v Salem. Oct 27. To the Editor of The J Journal Some vote party, some preju dice, others their own selfish interests. ' tin tt not about time that we voted for f the Interest of. mankind In general and jdld away with war, which has been the . f curse of the world since the creation. 'and arbitrate our differences? The past , (war was a necessity, and we are proud of the achievement, but henceforth war 'Is unnecessary, and let us so subscribe .with our ballots next Tuesday. . "t'l, . fj. H. Suter. 1 FROM AN ORIGINAL CHAMBERLAIN 1 MAN V Yamhill, Oct 2. To the Editor of 'The Journal Allow me space for a word J for. Senator Chamberlain, as an old . Oregonian. I have lived in Yamhill 'county J5 years. I was a delegate to the ' .Democratlo state convention in Port 'land when Chamberlain was nominated ;for governor. I have kept dose tab on ,hls work while governor and United , States senator, and I can say without .. equivocation that he has done more for ithe upbuilding of Oregon than any other Vman, and he is now in a position to do - JsttH greater work for Oregon than any other man.' Chamberlain has favored . -the people in preference to -the corpora vtlons, and his defeat next Tuesday i ; would be tne defeat of the best inter STANFD3LD BOOSTER PATRON Hood River, Oct 2. To the Editor of The Journal I am only a working- man, but I thought I would write you about politics. It might help our good Senator George E. Chamberlain. My home is in Sellwood, but I am here picking apples. In the last Issue of the Hood River Glacier is an appeal by Charles T. Early for votes for Mr. Stanfleld. There are more Japs in this county than in any other county in Oregon outside of Portland, and Mr. Early hires more Japs than anv ftv other, men In Oregon. He manages the testa. of the people of Oregon.1 4 ' ... . J. A. ! 1 Simmons. i ANTI-COMPULSORY- VACCINATION Portland, Oct 26. To the Editor of -The Journal There appears on the bal .lot to be voted upea by the electorate of .this state a bill entitled -Anti-Compulsory Vaccination," as an initiative .measure.' The statistics of good results ;ef vaccination are so overwhelmingly in .its favorthat it la impossible -to com prehend why such . a measure should ibs put up to be voted upon at this time. V In the countries where vaccination isj ever the people wish to enact a statutory provision, and. that it is unnecessary to amend the constitution. Surely, then. there can be no harm in reaffirming the constitution where there seems to be any doubt about it For there are those who say we must amend the const! tu tion. We note, however, that you say this amendment makes statutory enact ment mandatory. We agree that It does, after the first four years. But the amendment is self executing- for the first four years, since we now separate improvements from land values for taxa tion purposes, and Should this amend ment carry no man need pay taxes on his improvements, even if the assessor disobeyed the constitution. For the citizen could refuse'" to paysuch taxes and the constitution would support him. So that It is self enacting for the first fcur years; the machinery is already ir. operation. Tour statement that only the naked land would be taxed is misleading, for under our present machinery we now tax land values and not land, or nakol land, and the chief value of power sites is land values or monopoly value of natural opportunities. J. R. Hermann. FOR CHAMBERLAIN Portland, Oct 28. To the Editor of The Journal There are 100 reasons why every voter In Oregon, regardless of party, should vote for Senator Chamber lain. He has always made more than good in and out of office. He Is abso lutely Independent He is wise, fair, fearless and incorruptible. He stands for everything that is for the benefit of the so-called common people. Every cit izen of Oregon is under obligations to vote for "Our George." If I should write all day I could not mention half the good things Chamber Iain has done for the people. A. J. Smithson. OPPOSES THE DIVIDED SESSION Portland, Oct 18.-?To the Editor of The Journal The Journal editor sees good in evil. He conceives that he sees virtue in Che 'divided session." Had the proposition beerr a part of our con stitution at the convening of the 1919 legislative session, no such emergency appropriations could have been made for the soldiers and sailors as were made at the earnest requestpf all the newspapers, the mayor, the Chamber of Commerce, etc Here is proof, taken from the "di vided session" proposition : "During such period (opening period) bills may be passed appropriating money for the ex penses of the state government or of state institutions previously established, but no legislation relating to any other subject shall be enacted." Under that provision the sailors and soldiers would have been compelled to wait over 100 days. A special session would have been the only recourse for quick action and how could you hold a special session at the same time of a regular one? We might be in war at a time the legisla ture was in session; then no appropria tion for war aid could be made until the last Sen-day period, or one-third of a year. Also, one senator during the closing period is given more power than 23. To amend a measure would re quire a four-fifths vote. There re SO senators ; four-fifths equals 24. ' If six senators were kept away from any 'cause and a most Important measure was found to need amending:, one sen ator out of the 24 present could defeat the vote of the other 23. That is cer tainly representative government with a whls. You say the politicians are ' fighting the bill ; I notice that the Oregon Grange Bulletin of Eugene is against the meas ure ; ditto the Oregon Woman's club of Oregon City. I presume you have ref erence to these opponents as the "poli ticians." I cannot conceive what other elements or forces you have In mind. I suggest that the way to get good legis lation is to get. in tune with alt other states ip the Union. So I recommend: "302 X YES" as a cure and "119 X NO." All the states In the Union have long er sessions than 40 days except Oregon. Are they all wrong in having continu ous sessions, and has our government been wrong since its formation? D.XL Lewis. irho prowii if ejected, to carry for ward and perpetuate those hard-earned progressive ideas. Let us help him to do it. and not retrograde forsake our na tional honor and become not only an out cast from national society, but revert to serfs. , - . . X cast my nrat.vete tor OarTieia. nut stand now for any live, honorable nom inee who is for the people as a whole. H. B. Gillette. - . INFALLIBILITY Portland. Oct 28- To the Editor of The Journal Elihu Root says Wilson is fallible. If he had said, "I know a man who Is Infallible," the people would prick up their ears with interest and wait for him to name the man. But Elihu Root with an his acknowledged great intellect, cannot do so. H. L Northrop. EVILS TO BE ABATED Portland. Oct 28. To the Editor of The Journal There are about four in stitutions ia our country that need to go through the cleaning process badly, They are Tammany, the Stock Exchange, the -Board of Trade and the unitea States senate. If these cannot mend their ways a little and cease to bo an eyesore to us, it would be better to eliminate them. The attempt of certain senators to as sassinate the character of President Wilson through an appeal to blind par tlsanshlp is certanily a disgrace to our country. F, A. Everett S TANFI KLt S TARIFF" CRY Sherwood, Oct 27. To the Editor of The Journal R. N. Stanfleld made more money during- President Wilson's administration than he ever did before. yet he howls about hlrh protective tariff. Can't Cox and Chamberlain, fix the tariff when such time some as call for H? There is . a tariff on Australian onions of 80 cents per 100 pounds, am in the business and I know. Stan field is a millionaire and then some, ; am told. Business of all kinds is prof iteering today, but you would think our nation was bankrupt to hear them howl: but you know they must have something to ride in on. M. F. Johnston. FINAL VOTE ON THE TREATY Reed. Oct 25. To the Editor of The Journal Was the covenant of the League of Nations with the Lodge reser vations passed by the senate? And did it pass to the president for acceptance or veto? Daniel O. Beers. rThn aenata on March 19. 1S20. "returned to adriu and eonaent'to ratify the treaty." The oto waa 49 for ratification to 85 acalnat. majority, but not the required two tbirdi s iority.l WHEN LEAGUERS COME Troutlake, Wash.. Oct ".-"-To the Editor of The Journal One wonders who is paying the expenses of the speakers who are coming from the South to tell the Oregon farmers how perfectly satisfied the California fruit growers are, owing to their cooperative methods of marketing; but, what does ie wneat tarmer sayr The new interest the Chamber of Cora merce and "kindred organisations" are taking in the Oregon marketing bill Is suggestive of what good, the Non partisan league can accomplish. Allowing, as we must, tnat co operation and an honest marketing bill would help the farmer, will someone tell us Just how they will save the farmer, also the mechanic from being robbed by the milling, coffee, woolen. beef, dug and other trusts? The Non partisan league believes in getting after the big Interests first Chambers of commerce and the like evidently do not I notice that chambers of commerce and "kindred organizations' are not suggesting the sending of any farmers to congress. Should not the "backbone of the country" be at the seat of gov ernment? Why cannot we have the war tax placed Upon those who have not faerlficed tut hvn profited through the wart " And buy ;. some - woolen clothes made f woeJ? Tbis would not hurt, the wool grower. f.XM-'V-.v.. People who through meanness or ig norance are eaUlhf us Bolsheviks, and the action of petty nubile officers whose superior wisdom suggests. depriving the people of the use ot theirown property by closing the schoolhouses and other public buildings in order to control tne actions f a. free ' people, nd then branding themselves 100 per cent Amer icans, are really amusing, and cause one to wonder if the American constitution is a seventeenth century joke. C M Cutting. COx'tHE DEPENDABLE Cherryvllle. Oct 27. To the Editor of The Journal No other caaeuaate ever before the pubUc has spokev so fre ouentlr without making any unwise or untruthful statements as Governor Cox. He has displayed an amount of energy and vitality, as well as common sense, that is in every way remarkable. . no utterance he has ever made has more endeared him to the American public than the remark he made at Lincoln's PRODUCTION AND TAXES. Portland, Oct . To the Editor of The Journal The opponents of the single tax measure to be voted on In November should read it They don't They should find out that their idea that the farmer owns the land of Oregon is a silly myth. The bare land value of the cultivated acres in Oregon not cultivated by tenants is probably less than a sixth of the whole bare land values. And this pro posed measure would tax nothing else. They should Investigate a little and they would find out that any well tilled farm has from SO to 90 per cent of Its values In buildings, livestock, tools. They won't do it They assume that a farm will not produce potatoes unless the barn and orchard are taxed. It will. They assume that a cow will not give milk unless said cow Is taxed. It will. Thousands of them do in Western Canada, and in many oder places, too. Sheep yield wool un der the same circumstances. They as sume that a banker will not lend money on a farm where only its land values are taxed. But many thousands of farms j: J. JOHNSON for V- AttorneyrGeneral ' a S Wen-Known Attorney Indorsed oy Prominent Members of Portland Bar. Hivins- known J. J. Johnson for many years as a member of the Port land bar. we are pleased to commend hi. nriMaev for the office of attor- nev-reneral Hl$ hlrh standing mnnr the attorneys for honesty, ability and thoroufhness. Is recognized 6 both bench and bar. His election m,nnA he a iust recognition of his character and ability. JOHN VAN ZANTE WALTER a HAYS J. B. OENER ' WILLIAM A. CTARTER JERRY E. BRONAUGH J. H. M1DDLETON EUGENE H..DOWL1NG EDWARD T. TAGGART W. D. FREEMAN C. A. APPELGREN W. Y. MASTERS T. G. THORNTON T. J. CLEETON HAROLD V. NEWLIN OTTO J. KRAEMER - X S. DRESSER j . . LEROY LOMAXi A. T. LEWIS W. a CAMPBELL M. M. MATTHIESSEN CHARLES J. SCHNABEL FRED A. ALLEHOFF J. P. HANNON HARRY E. HALL JOHN OLSEN P. J. BANNON J. M. SCUDDER W. M. DAVIS G. A. JOHNSON JAMES P. BAIN HENRY . WESTBROOK (Paid advertisement.) old home In Sprlntfleld, IlL, when he d, "Abraham Lincoln, next to Jesus Christ is the most lovable character who ever appeared on this- earth. 1 The main characteristic of both e them was tne ooa-uxe attribute of mercy." ! The Democratlo party did a wise action when It nominated Ooverrtor Cox. - J. P. A vertll. Hot Lake Arrivals Hot Lake, Oct 10. Arrivals at Rot Lake sanatorium Thursday were: H. Stovaaale, Sllverton; Mrs. A. Q. But terfield, Welser, Idaho; Mrs. J. R. Zum wait Ontario: Lucille Hill. Payette. Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Btemler, Mrs. Llxxle William and Fred Dory, Portland; John W. Patterson. Baker. Attention voter s: 10 Hill TACAHCOOll , . JUSTICE Cf THE SUPREME COURT "V A V ' How to Vote for William O. McCarthy WRITE SAME IN TIITSt X WUliam O. McCarthy Mr. McCarthy Is a rraduate of the New Tork Law School He has practiced for over 10 years in Portland, arid for the past eight years has been mannxer of the Law Department- of the Title at Trust Company. It has been Mr. Mc Carthy's duty to pass on many import ant legal questions involving trusts, titles, escrows, eta Take This Ad With Yoa to th Polls (Paid Advertisement by Dr. (1 J. Smith, Chairman Democratlo State Central . Committee, Morgan I51dg., Portland, Oregon) Democrats, Progressives, Independent Republicans And All Other Voters wee are tatereeted fa rood ceverassest are asxed to write la the masse ef O. P. Cosfeow of Dos alas ceaaty to fin the vaeaary la the efflee of Attersey 6es eraL . . sir. Coibow was bora at BrewarriDs, Oregon, lssa. Zd seated at TJarversity of Otegusu Beats senator frvaa Soagtas eeaatjr. lm-iMs. rraetteed taw at f eJf laarfne aa Xosesnxg tS year. O. T. Coshow hsi a tate-wlde reps tac tion as aa attorney. at-law. ' The state ef Oregon will have the ripe sssd Basts re ledgmeat of a sptesdld pseUe official, who will be a credit to the state U eteeteeU - TeU X-evO. p. COSHOW ob Taesday, November 1 (Paid Adv. by Democratlo State Com mittee. Dr. C. 3. Smith, Chairman, Morgan Bids;.. Portland, Or.) P. J. SIMMONS FOR SHERIFF OF COUNTY 1 ' W kaiLm Adv. by smuiB Oai MULTNOMAH BALLOT NO. 82 ffS MONTHS . ovtnstas Paid ipeti Oeaiaaittoe. VOTE AGAINST THE PORT BILL Becauae It ia a eooaptrecjr tr proraaatoeal politicians U enbiect U people the part district to tenfold burdena ot debt and taiei ponrealed is 'tha bill Becauae the bill la being promoted by (alee prooasaada by pejd and aeeret atenla Becauae Uiia vork U dnoa In concert with, tf not by the "Coaimltiae of IB." finaiHsed by public funds of the people of tbs.eitx to the extent of 130.000 Became the bill ia so rotten that, ia fear of defeat, its sponsors have entered Into a "lenUemen'a Mreemenl' not to exercise -all Ha powara. But tile dtvastnre of borne-rule to rule by a rsBbilMlon created by and responsible to the state lrxirlature only, stands! as does also the bonding end taxlnt powers. It ia first a bonding and Uxint meaaatre for poliUcal asU. All port fas tuna are ouetUnrvable and nut mandatory. Paid adr. QTJD2N SABS Portland. Oct. 28. To the Editor of The Journal Mr. Harding and his spon sors condemn the Versailles treaty, but what do they offer in its place, and how are we to get it? Since no clear reply, eor even a consistently confasod one, comes from Mr. Harding, shall we turn to Johnson and Borah, to Lodge and the senate committee, to Root or Taft, to all. or which? But these tell us Mr. Harding- speaks for them not altogether, but one at a time; and so we revert again to Harding as the great est reversion In sight, and appeal to him. Alas, In vain ! He reminds one of the man whose positive convictions in the spiritual realm had faded to a haze. "But don't you believe in a supreme being any more"? asked a friend. "Oh, yes," he answered, "i still believe In a sort of a something." And is this all that Mr. Harding can ' say to our question? C S. Rorer. WHY RETROGRADE? Nashville, Oct. 27. To the Editor of The Journal It would be difficult to point . to a single enactment of law in all the long years of Republican rule In which the "interests' were not favored at the expense of the many, until after Roosevelt became president, which Inci dent opened the greatest era of progres sion the country has ever known, and which I fully believe will continue with James M. Cox as president. W. J. Bry an was our first real progressive. Mr. Roosevelt made a very good second, while President Wilson has excelled both. And now comes Governor Cox, iiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii SBBS No Vaccine Free From Bacterial Contamination PROF. ROSENAU v. DR. ROSENAU 1 5 In last Sunday's Oregonian there appeared a lengthy letter from Dr. Rosenau advising the people of the. state of Oregon to vote against the proposed Anti-Compulsory Vaccination Amendment. Dr. Rosenau is not a resident of the state of Oregon, but is in some way connected with the. Health Board at Washington, D. C. He has been connected with this board for some time. 'In answer to; this letter we desire to quote what Professor Milton J. Rosenau, director of the Hygienic Laboratory of Wash ington, D. C, , stated in Bulletin4 No. 12 in 1903: "We are compelled to vaccinate our patients with virus containing micro-organisms other than those causing vaccinia. Now, although bovine virus is free from the dan ger of conveying the infectious diseases peculiar to man, it is liable to other equally undesirable contaminations. For instance, in addition to the micro-organisms that are specific for vaccinia, it contains pus cocci, and -, lU. t a it , . . . .. j it. 1 c ir i uic uaciena mar. live normally upon ana in xne skhi or a can, ana uieic micro-organisms always contaminate bovine virus." Again he says in the same report: "It will be shown that there is prac tically no vaccine on the market free from bacterial. contamination: We have found tetanus (lockjaw) spores alive and virulent on dry points after 295 days, and ia glycerinated virus sealed in capilary tubes 355 days." (Psd Atv. fey PfJBliO SCHOOL EOTECTITB HAGUE, T Josepsiae Frits, Secy.TreasJ compulsory by general law,' where ; IIIlIlUltI!IIIlIIIllinillttm Who Shall Run This Nation's Affairs After March 1921? You Must Decide Next Tuesday! w eicM? V Republican Party Saved V billions as soon as Republican congress took office in May, 1919. Checked extravagant demands of Democratic admin istration for money. Vigorously supported war and started preparation for reconstruction. Took the lead in reducing war-time expenditures. .:, , . . After the armistice, Republican congress passed reso lution repealing extraordinary war-time powers of president (This was pocket-vetoed.) Passed National Budget system bill. - (This also was vetoed.) Pledges restoration of protective tariff. WiU introduce economies in running national govern ment, fcereby reducing taxation. Restored railroads to private ownership, saving a loss of almost a billion a year. ' Will enact new legislation to protect agriculture and labor. , Democratic Party Wasted billions in conduct of war. Spent a billion for airplanes. Not a single American fighting .plane reached the front. Unprepared for, wan unprepared for peace. It has failed to make peace for two years after he armistice. Has kept war-time expenditures going up to date, except those which the Republican congress has been ableto cut down. Vetoed the National Budget system which would have put the nation's affairs in business-like shape. Failed utterly to lower, the) high cost of living. Shot it up higher. ,r 8 Failed to prevent dumping of cheap foreign products on our markets. Failed to make proper legislation for agricultural in terests' of the country. . ' Made government jobs for 320,000 extra employes who are still holding office, two years after the armistice. You Can Assure Sane, Constructive, Businesslike Conduct of the National Government Only by Voting for the Republican Nominees for President and Vice-President, Harding and Coolidge; J5tanfteld for Senator arid McArthur. Hawley and Sinnott for Congress. REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL. COMMITTEE x Thomas H. -Tongue, Chairman 640 Morgan Building Portland, Oregon (Pals Adv.) A