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THE" OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1923 f - I. f tr 1 r . r . ALFRED J. SMITH ' . . " V Management of sheep ranches Is a severe test of executive and buslnefs ability,, and the success with which Representative Smith has handled the J. E. Smith live stock interests in southern Uma tilla county Is abundant testimony as to unusual capacity. These in terests include a large alfalfa acreage, which fact would tend to qualify him as one . more of the real dirt farmers of the 1923 ses sion, especially as he has spent bis life In agricultural pursuits In , Umatilla and Morrow counties. Born, Umatilla county. 1876; resided there since birth; never followed any other pursuits than those of an agricultural nature; never before a candidate for pub- $ -i - - X ' -si " i " -"- REP.5 ALFRED J. SMITH h Pendleton. Republican represen tative, f923, 22nd district. Mor row and Umatilla counties. Stock man, farmer. -i lie office; experience lias made him quite familiar with the needs of the farmer and stockman of Eastern Oregon and the state In general; foT the last eight years has been i president-manager of t ha -Smith nroiertIes.--i" .......... ' , -U-" J.M. THORNE i ' . , ., ; . r ' Intimately associated with the development of the Uhpqua valley region since- 1902. Douglas coun ty has sent one- of Its representa tive citizens to the legislature in the : person of J, M.. Thorne, of Roseburg. There are at least two lines of " commercial endeavor which offer exceptional opportu .nfty 'for. securing a personal con tract with the business life of a community. ' One - Is the abstract oKIce. The' other Is the cashier ship, of a small city bank. Repre sentative Thorne has had the ad vantage of both viewpoints. I ' He is nest, known In Douglas county - as one of the organizers f REP. J. M. THORNE Rosebarg, Republican;1 represen tative. 1923, 4th district, Doug las county. Banker. j , of the Umpqua Valley bank, which opened its doors April 13, 1912. The personal activity of Mr, Thorrfe was largely responsi ble .for its i organization. Since the establishment of the Umpqua Valley Bank Mr. Thorne has serv ed continuously as Its cashier, Through his friendship with the lata Governor - Benson, under whom he -had served as assistant cashier! of the Douglas county i 1 i. s . ' ' f : - - ? - , , '';,' ... v .J .. . I,.L ... . -v 1 , Si ' ' 1 s ,r ' - i . - j . ry i : ! v;j . r 5 1 li . ,,;u--a . hnlr Mr Thnrn waa aDDOinted f chief clerk of the state insurance department in 1908. He neia-inai position until the election of a Democratic state administration Born in McElhattan, Pennsyl vania, March 16, 1883. Educated: in public schools and Normal schooL Spent two yeara as ship ping clerk in Pennsylvania glass factory: Moved to Douglas coun .r ty: In 9 02. securing employment f SUfC. LIWZJ 9 . k-v ; ir inorne servea iour years m the Douglas " County ' bank. In 1908, in partnership with J. H. Booth and W. H. Fisher, he , ; .bourht the Alley abstract bus! : ness. selling out in the fall of 1908 . to Robert E. Smith. Representative Thorne Is mar i ried, has one son. He is a mem' ber of the Elks. Moose and Wood 4 men. 'Alan ICnlsrht Tmnlar Ma li son and Shrlner.. j As a business ' . .. t . r . f uiicrvun on is par. unuci r ot the largest prune orchards in uouglas county. J: ROLLIE W. WATSON ( Born- 1878." Cottonwood Falls, , Chase county, Kansas; moved H with parents to Kansas Citv. and from that city to western Kansas k and to Pueblo, Colo... 1890, wueie father ninrni-n rv. ; died. 1892 : ' at .14. Rollie, with his mother, Ida Ella, j and ' two sisters, Ferry j-'-and Francis1, moved back td the oia noma at uouonwooa . .hi. For about one year "Kid" Wat - son, as he was dabbed, worked as 1 friction-hoist i engineer on Auhle drum derrick at Rettlnger s., stone quarry; at 15 came Joined the U. S. navy at Ta coma, 1894; serving on old wood en "square-rigger" Mohican of the old navy ; i throughout seven years and three month3 service in Uncle Sam's navy his "promo tion wa rapid lnj the various branches of seamanship and ord nance r served on 16 vessels, in cluding the Mohican, Marion, In dependence, Olympla, Baltimore. Petrel. Machias, Monacacy, Prince ton, Isla de Luzon, Calamianes, Yicksburg, Brooklyn, Yorktown. General Alva and -Manila. The various cruises on these ships of Ai REP. ROLL.IE W. WATSON Tillamook, Republican ; Repre sentative, 1923, ,29th Dist., Til lamook county. ii Real estate, in surance, former newspaper editor and publisher. " ' the navy took Watsron to many ports of the world and tnrougn much active "service during the Spanish-American war, Philippine insurrection and Boxer war in rhina. Honorably discharged at Mare Island as a chief gunner's mate, 1901; arrived in Tilla mook city in the uniform of the navy just 21 ! yeara ago this month. Purchased a half interest in the Tillamook Herald with his undo, the late i R. M. Watson; within six months1 the ownership was fully acquired by Rollie and held until 1907 J since men nas been engaged in building up his insurance and realty interests. A more public spirited citizen never, lived than! Watson; he Is a hniider nf homes, communities. counties and state enterprises; a number of substantial dwellings having ' been e: ected by him in Tillamook; he brought; about the organization and was the leading nirlt in the construction of a farmers-owned water system cov ering about six -square mues oi the richest dairy lands In the Fair view district east of Tillamook; system is modern In every detail, supplying ; oyer j one nunarea farms, numerous cheese factories and schools with purest of moun tain water; many homes and bus iness blocks in ! Tillamook city have been, financed through his activities' -Married. 1902. to Hope M. Nolan, the younge3t daughter of a pioneer family of Tillamook; four children, James CU Rolletta. Virginia and Einora. Personally. Watson Is a prince of a fellow and entertainer; fratern ally, he is a lodge man and be longs to the 32nd degree Masonic, Al Kader. Odd Fellows, various branches Elks, Moose and other organizations. His friends are legion. ; ; ". " i It. C. WHEELER Representative j Wheeler served In the 1919 legislature. A native of Lane county, 56 years old, Mr. Wheeler Is now one of Its suc cessful farmers, owning and oper ating 550 acres, mostly near Tlo--nt TTII1 ha hnmo For a time he was clerk in a general store at S10 a month, but prerer rlng farming he abandoned inside work and rented a place. By thrift and practical knowledge he was able to accumulate enougn as a tenant to buy his first farm 'DroD- erty, which Js how a part of his larger holdings. He has been ac tive in educational matters, having f : REP. H. C. WHEELER Pleasant Hill, Republican; repre sentative. 1919,1192s. 3rd district, Lane ' county. : Chairman Union high school' board, deputy as.es sor, 1920-22. Farmer. served as school district clerk for fifteen years, for one term as clerk of the Union high school district and for eight terms as director, having been chairman of the board for four years.' He has beetf clerk of Pleasant Hill Camp of the Woodmen of the World for fifteen years, and master of the Lane also chairman of the County Mirketing committee. chairman of the county Agricul tural rnmmlttee. member of the County Fair board and member of the State Agricultural council; rionntT aaaesgor. three years. He corvpd actively as com mitt ee- man or chairman In all the patri otic drives and has the record of never having refused a liberal : 'v. .: y a v x A f 'i subscription to any patriotic cause. He was married in 1888 to Eliza C. Band and they have four daugh ters and five sons,' two of whom are farming for themselves and one In the S. A. T. C. at Corvallls; member of Christian church. OTTO J. WILSON. Says the Oregon Voter: "Salem's mayor is always a storm center for controversy, as he is expected to keep taxes down In spite of the progressive ele ment and keep the city improved and well governed regardless of how much money is' available. Sa lem councilmen h'ave a habit of abrupt speech which does not conduce to a mayor enjoying a nap during council session. Repi resentative Wilson served as may-' or during a term marked by the usual turmoil and survived with out having lost his poise or ur banity. He also built up a big REP. OTTO J. WILSON I y Salem. , Republican; Representa tive, 1923, 1st Disc, Marion coun ty. Former mayor. Automobile dealer. , garage business without being vexed into desperation by un reasonable demands of unreason able owners and during the gaso line shortage always could squeeze out another f-allon or two for a friend to hel& klm get out of town and at leait part way home to his farm. His temper was, nearly strained to the limit when as auto dealer he had to observe the various requirements of the state motor vehicle act. in It3 changing forms while enforc ing those same requirements as mayor, but he managed to do both without succumbing to motor ataxia. Being somewhat disgust ed with the job of mayoring, he declined to seek, re-election, and being equally . disgusted with the legislature for passing such motor vehicle regulation laws as it did pass, he decided to be a candidate for that body. He ran in a large field and came out second from the top, a result made possible from the fact that he had so many satisfied customers) in the coun ty, satisfied because he had made trips at all times of day or night to pull them out of the ditch without charge. Mr. Wil son has" decided views on high taxes and also on road adminis tration, .views founded upon ex- purience in paying. iis;iug .uu using. He doesn't obtrude him self, makes no pretensions at or atory, is disposed to be reasona ble up, to a certain point, knows how to express himself when nec essary and is richly qualified by character, temperament, knowl edge and experience to become an exceedingly valuable member of the legislature." WILLIAM P. WOODWARD Representative Will Ian Finch Woodward was born at Rochester, Minnesota, 1863, parents of En glish descent, father Rev. Chat lea Woodward, born in Somerset shire, England. Episcopal clergy man and for many years a mis sionary on the frontier of Minne sota. Mother Charlotte Augusta Woodward, born in Shrewsbury, New Jerr-ey, daughter of an Epis copal clergyman. Of eight chil dren four sons and four daugh ters Wiliam was the fifth child and the second son. Was educat ed in common schools, leaving his home, a farm near Rochester, REP. WILLIAM F. WOODWARD Woodward, Clarke & Co., Port land, Republican; representative, 1923, 18th district, Multnomah county. School director; former member Library Commission ; member Charter Commission. Druggist. i Minnesota, at the age of 18 and coming to Portland, where he has since lived. w Arriving In Portland Thanks giving Eve 1881, he found a quiet city and employment diffi cult to obtain.' For a time he tut cord wood in South Portland for Robert Habersham who bad pur- it. y V -? A h if -w T$i$ w 1 ! .:..:::::::-.: I . i" i " Nl l chased stum page on the ground where a public' school now stands; later was porter in the hardware store of Foster and Robertson; a severe attack of measles, how ever, which laid him up for a month lost him" this. Then for two months he work ed as day laborer on government work at the head of Willamette slough. On completion of this.' he served as. deck band on the snag boat Corvallls" until the spring floods suspended this work. Tak ing charge of a crew of Ch'-nese wood cutters, he worked until the first of August. 1882, in a coid wood, camp on the Columbia above Rainier. At this time he entered the drug store of Woodard, Clarke & Co.. owned by Charles H. Wood ard (since deceaped) and Louis G. Clarke. Mr. Woodward's pres ent business, partner, as chore boy, messenger, bottle washer; he lived in his employer's family for two succeeding years, opening ine store at 6 in the morning, work ing until Its close at night, with an evening's , intermisiqn' -ach week and every other Sunday.- He studied necessary text boo'ts at odd moments whil.e washing bottles, carrying his books of bynonyms in one pocket iand a materia medica in the other, delving into them each spare mo ment, j made prescription dispenser and promoted to the duties of; night clerk, sleeping in the store, an swering night calls and serving at the prescription case and coun ter through the day. j During the succeeding four years he filled positions of book keeper, cashier, order clerk, road salesman for the photographic1 and dental lines, and in 1889 was admitted to an interest in the business. ' j At this time he married Sue K. Stevens, a teacher in and: grad uate of Portland public schools. To them f(ve children hav been born, four living, all daughters, graduates of our elementary pub lic schools, Mary and Eleanor from Jefferson high, both attend ing at this time Columbia Univer sity, New York City. William Woodward's relation ship to civic and other interests began before he had attained his majority. Was a member of the first building and loan associa tion formed in his city, trustee and officer for many years of the Boys and Girls aid society and Prisoners Aid society. He enlisted as a member of K company Ore gon National guard at the time of tha Chinese disturbances in 1887, serving three years and receiving an honorable discharge. Was a member of the commission which framed Portland's present city charter. With his wife, a member of the Unitarian faith, he was for many years one of the trus tees and for 12 years moderator of the society, for 10 years a member of the Portland Public Library board, trustee of the Portland Remedial Loan associa tion, a member since its forma tion of the Oregon Social Hygiene society, an accredited speaker,' chairman of its finance commit-" tee and now its vice president. Is chairman of the State Board of Conciliation, having to do with the adjustment of disputes in volving employer and employee has served as such since the pas sage of the law some four years ago, having been unanimously chosen by the representatives of labor and employers to serve In this capacity. Throughout the war he served by appointment as chairman of Selective Service Board No. 7. and was also placed In charge by the federal authorities of the second and final registration Involving the potential enrollment of every qualified man in Portland and Mutnomah county. He .served through the war as Four-minute man. speaking before theater and street groups and in industrial plants in the city and state. La bored in behalf of tho various drives. He was appointed mem ber and later chairman of tha State Council of Defense. Is a member ana director oi ine Am erican Red Crors. Aided in the reorganization of the Chamber of Commerce, served as a member of the first board of trustees and later wai vice presi dent. Was elected a member of the board of directors of school -district No. 1 in 1920, serving; In that capacity at this time. His inter est in school affairs has been ac tive and decided, a firm believer in the securing and retention oi a teaching administrative force of known ability, recognizes our ele mentary common schools as the truest source of good citizenshin, and believes that every-, normal child should be required to attend them, that there should be no thought or attempt to withhold in any material way aught that will aid and Ftrengtben our pub lic school system In the matter of grounds, buildings and equip ment, and that the teaching und administrative force should be so compensated that it will draw and hold the very best minds in order that our children may be properly equipped for the duties of citizen ship and of life. Fraternally Mr. Woodward Is a Mason, an Elk and a Woodman. . In business, joint owner with Mr. Louis Q. Clarke of the firm of Woodard. Clarke & Co., and the wholesale firm of Clarke, Wood ward Drug1 Co.. being secretary and treasurer of each of these two houses. He has never solicited nor held a salaried public office, but now at 58 years of age feels that his business' affairs are in such status that he may with propriety and due regard for -family and bust ness interests, render some meas ure of service, unrequited other than by the consciousness of duty well performed, to the community in which he has lived so long. The tarks and responsibilities in volved In the care and growth of our : public schools are great and many. There Is no higher, nor more important duty before the citizens today than the right edu cation ot oar children. . Oregon State Senate 1923 (Continued from page 2) was taken on by the Y. M. C. A. because of his ability to infuse am bition Into yuuiiK men; later taught in Portland schools before taking over the Banner-Courier. Born on a Michigan farm about 50 years ago; grew up on the farm and attended rural schools; graduated from Michigan Normal college and University of Michi gan, earning his own way through both; farmed 1 and engaged in school work in Michigan before coming to Oregon in 1909 to take the Oregon City superintendency; a manly, determined man, with, advanced Ideas as to legislative needs of agriculture and abundant ability for forceful presentation. JAY II. UPTON As a . parliamentarian Senator Upton is exceptionally qualified, while his abilities as an organizer have been proven abundantly dur ing one term in thejhouse and two SENATOR JAY H. UPTON! Prineville, Republican,' representa tive, Multnomah county, 1913; senator, 1921-23, 17th district, Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klam ath and Lake counties. Lawyer. years! in the senate. His aptitude for legislative activity was so marked that in each house he as- sumer a position of leadership. Born Colfax, Wash., 1879; vol unteer Spanish war; graduated University of Oregon Law depart ment! 1902;' practised in Portland untilj 1913; low practicing in Prineville, where he has pros pered sufficiently to become a landowner; calls himself a farmer. Elk, Eagles,;, K. of P.; Spanish War ! veterans; held high offices in all! these fraternities; Episcopa lian; married. PETER ZIMMERMAN Snator Zimmerman typifies in speech and personality the dirt farmers of Oregon and the resent ment they feel against high taxes and supposed special privileges taken by business and corporate interests. . He feels and talks what is felt and talked In thousands of farm homes in this state, and Is a man of such force that he will make his viewpoint known. The recent election .proved that when SENATOR PETER ZIMMERMAN Yamhill, Republican, senator, 1923-25, 10th district, Yamhill county. Farmer. aroused the farmers pay little or no attention to party lines; Zim merman is true to type in this; although nominated and elected on thef Republican ticket he cares not a fig for the formal dictum of any party or the fate of a party organization. Born 1887, Yamhill county, Oregon; raised on farm near city of Yamhill; left home at 15; worked on farm jobs; then'three years 4s apprentice and black smith Sn blacksmith shop in Port landt worked his way through Oregon! Agrictulural college, grad uating at 22 in the electrical and mechanical engineering course; ten years in engineering profes sion; In' 1919 purchased farm near Yamhill, his present home. De feated Wj T. Vinton, one of the best known senators of Oregon and one of the strongest men., in his county, for the Republican nomination. THE 1923 SENATE (From the Oregon Voter) In Previous Legislatures Only seven senators lack pre vious x legislativex experience as members' Clark, Corbett, Fisk. Magladry, Taylor, Tooze and Zim merman. . ( ( Two have been members of sev en "legislatures Farrel and Dr. Smith. ! One hi frved in six legisla tures LaFollett. Two 8-rved in five , legislatures Eddy and Moser. Three were members of four legislatures Johnson, Ritner and Strayer. Two served in three legislatures Hare and Joseph. Five served in two legislatures Brown,; Edwards, Garland, Nickelsen' and Upton. . Eight served in one legislature Dennis, Dunn, Ellis, Hall, Mrs, , u 1 . u-4 ,V, . .X- V"v . J it- , !. iiim 1 1-- ' Kinney, Klepper, Robertson and Staples. Nativity of Senators ' Oregon Brown, Corbett. Dunn. Eddy, Farrell, . Hare, Johnson. Mrs. Kinney, Robertson, Zimmer man. ' Missouri Klepper, Taylor. Illinois Ellis. California Joseph, Ritner. Wisconsin Moser. Iowa Fisk, Smith, Strayer. x Virginia Garland. . i Indiana Edwards, LaFollett. Pennsylvania Hall. New York Magladry. M ichigan Tooze. Washington Upton. Minnesota Staples.: England C!ark. Denmark Nickelsen. Colleges of Senators University of Oregon Dunn, Farrell. Fisk, Robertson. Upton. Oregon Agricultural College Zimmerman. . ' University of Michigan Ellis, Hall. Hare, Tooze. Washington State College Klepper. 1 Willamette University Mrs. Kinney. Pacific University Hare. :. Pacific College Edwards. University of Ohio Edwards. . Chicago, Kent College of Law Ellis. ; Valparaiso -Moser. Wasco Academy Nickelsen. Weston Normal-r Ritner. Northern Indiana University Strayer. Portland Business College Brown and Johnson. Harvard Corbett. . Emory & Henry Garland. Randolph-Macon Garland. Columbia University Law School Klepper. ' Michigan Normal Tooze. Occupations of Senators Ten., of the 30; senators are members of the bar, although only nine are actively practicing Eddy, Ellis, Garland, Hare, Joseph, Klepper, Moser, Strayer and Upton. Farrell was admitted to the bar but has' not practiced. Last session, 16 members, a ma jority, were lawyers. Ten senators are farmers, seven of them the real thing Brown, Dunn, LaFollett, I Nickelsen, Rit ner, Taylor and Zimmerman. Three made their money else where but are extensive farmers, actively operating! Mrs. Kinney, Robertson and Staples, c Two are bank presidents Johnson and Staples. Until re cently Robertson land Hall were bank presidents. Hare, Garland, Dunn, and Edwards are bank di rectors. Corbett Is a bank direc tor and former ! vice-president. Fisk formerly was a bank cashier and director. Ritner was a bank clerk. Three are extensive timber owners Farrell, Fisk and Sta ples. Magladry operates a saw mill. Mrs. Kinney has lumber Interests. Five are former school teachers Hall, Mrs. Kinney, Moser, .Rit ner and Tooze. , ( Two are active newspaper edi tors -and - publishers Dennis and Tooze. " One Is a former newspa per reporter Ritner. Two are active retail . mer chants Staples, the jeweler and r Housewives who have leased rooms to members and employees of the leg islature Will need -'..' . . . Careful, Painstaking Service in the washing of their iinen. They'llifind it here! Family washings a special ty at all times. WetWash Phone 171. 15th and B Sts. mm Home Laundry optician, and Dr. Smith, the drug gist, ' ;:,Y-.v Two are public utility operator, Hall and Edwards., -i Farrell is a salmon packer. Former blacksmiths Nickelsen Bringi to the Doorsteps of the People xf Oregon ! The: biggest benefit from the development of the automo . tive industry is just beginning to be comprehended by the general public! It's thjenefit of j 'CHEAP, EFFICIENT UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION ' Ten or even five years ago the farmer! never had dreamed of a time when he could shy his butterfat, his poultry, his produce of all kinds to -the big markets without leaving his farm. He never had vlsloned a, condition in which he and his family could hail -the passing stage at his door and ride In safety and comfort to the big city without traveling miles and miles to the depot. He never had looked forward to a time when transportation would be so universal that his fa cilities would be equal to those of the city dwellers. Nor was such a development expected by anyone else.: No matter where you live -in sparsely settled sections or in the crowded marts -there's a stage or a truck line to serve you. , Thus is brought to the people's use a new transportation agent that needs not to wait upon developments to give them the benefit, of transportation service. Motor Stages and Trucks Link the Common wealth Into a Social and Industrial Unit They Have No Limitations MOTOR TRANSPORTS . Motor transports freight and- passenger,: bring the privilege of social and busi ness intercourse to far-away sections of the state" that would otherwise be isolated. More than this, to the thick ly settled - portions, where railroad transportation abounds, they provide a dis tinct service In carrying lo cal business to the important centers thereby relieving for long distance service rolling stock that would otherwise be needed for. local service. They Help the People Solve Their Biggest Ploblero, Transportation! Travel by Auto Stage Pleasant Safe Convenient ; Eastern railroads that have had a longer experience with motor transportation, endorse it heartily. They recognize it as a cooperative industry rather than as a competitor. They approve of it as a gathering agent of passengers and freight; which relieves them of the costly time-consuming short haul by bringing them to the larger centers, thereby eliminating short stops and releasing cars for long distance hauling. They admit 'that motor transportation increases rather than de creases their volume of business. Among chief executors of such railroads are: W. G. Bcslei President, Central Railroad Co. of 2ffew Jersey. : C. L. Bardo, General Manager New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. Daniel Willard, 'President, Baltimore & Ohlo. . J. E. Gorman, President, Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific. Mr. Bardo says: ' j ! ' ' ' . -. "The Industrial development'jof America has outstripped Its rail transportation facilities to such an extent that we are face to face today with a serious economic- transportation ques tion. I am inclined to believe that the conclusion reached as. to the handling of short-haul 1. c. L traffic by motor truck and long-haul bulk 1, c. 1. traffic by rail is the correct step, and there only remains the development of the proper public sentiment to give, voice to sirch laws and protection as will make this conclusion effective" . , . ; ; - Auto Freight Transportation Association Automotive Carriers' Association of Oregon SALEM IRON WORKS Manufacturers of . SHAND CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS . Salem, Oregon M arion Legislative Headquarters Since Statehood A. N. Pierce, Mgr. Commercial and Ferry Streets -. Salem, Oregon ; and Zimmerman. " . , Former sheep raiser and wool dealer O. B. Robertson. Physician and drug store pro prietor Dr. Smith. - i Automotive i industry Clark. ng i ransportation - m m w - Ship by Auto Truck Quick Efficient Dependable Hotel t ' ...: M