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Remiblican
Nomination
Undecided
Chicago, May 29. With the repub-j
lican national convention only 18 days(
iiray and 899 of the 984 deIeeates K
,edy elected, the situation facing the !
Lu'blican candidates is that no can-
iidatf will enter the convention with 1
enough votes pledged to him to give j
Mm and flecinea amumusc in im
opponents.
Forty-seven of the fifty-three states
territories have chosen their dela
tions and are sending to Chicago 637
instructed delegates, forty-four
more than a majority of all who will
sit in the convention.
Wood Is Strongest.
Major General Leonard Wood on the
face of returns to date, will show the
, most strength on the first ballot, for of
: those delegates who have been in
ducted or who have expressed a pref
erence, 145 are pledged to him. In
addition, he carried the preferential
primary in Vermont but that state's
eight delegates have not yet been chos
en by the state convention.
Senator Hiram Johnson of Califor
nia, who commands an even hundred
totes, is second, while Gqvernor Fran
0. Lowden of Illinois with 78 votes
pledged to him, is third. Senator War
,n J. Harding of Ohio has 89 votes
fi-om his home state. '
There are. however, contests pend-
. . ....... nrA fha ntntrint r1
ill in twelve Bunco
Columbia, involving
104
delegates.
Thirty-five of the contests are on
Wood delegates; six on Lowden men
and 63 among uninstructed delega
tions. The credentials committee will
meet here May 31 to thresh out these
contests.
First Ballot Not Vital. .
Campaign managers at Chicago for
tue various candidates agree that , reservations or no league at all, Ma
there will be no nomination on the first jor General Leonard Wood and Gov
liallot. The complimentary vote fot jernor Frank O. Lowden sponsoring
the large list of "favorite sons" may, ithe league with reservations and Set
to fact, they say, be so large thai re ator Hiram W. Johnson opposing a
will destroy the usual signifance of 'the league which, according to his state
first ballot as an indicator of Mie.ments, would allow European nations
strength of the various candidates.
Among those candidates who are ex
pected to divide the uninstructed vote
on the first ballot, in many cases com
manding all or part of the delegates
from their home states, are Governor
Kproul, Pennsylvania; Senator Poln
dexter, Washington; Senator LaFoI
lette, Wisconsin; Dr. Murray Nicholas
Butler, New York: Herbert Hoover,
California, and Judge Pritchard, North
Carolina.
Senator Poindexter has fourteen ln
ftructed votes from- Washington:
Judge Pritchard seventeen from North
Carolina; Governor Coolidge thirty
three from Massachusetts, and the
other candidates have, or expect to
have, varying numbers.
Situation Grave
Thru Near East
. London, May 20. Invasion of Persia
and the seizure of the Port of Ensell
hy the bolsheviki, with the evacuation
t'f that town by British troops has
created a stir here and the Near East
ern position is extremely grave, It is
declared in some quarters.. Newspa
pers ask what the British government
a going to do, In view of Its agreement
MM Persia which was concluded last
!'r. , .
The Times sharply" attacks the Brit
kh government because of its past at
titude toward Persia.
"The.Persian issue," It adds, "cannot
be considered apart from that of Meso
potamia. We are not prepared to ns
n nnv nrraneement which would
..Ml. ... . . .
JT." on r"'sh taxpayers the cost ot Lone of Kaneas City, president of the
folding Mesopotamia as far north s Long Bell Lumber company, who left
nosul. If we sink oil wells there, toaav witn his party by automobile for
iey will have to be surrounded by le- guttle. In Mr. Long's party were J.
nans. We do not now desire to eje-D. Tennant, vice-president and super
rress a definite view about the sorowt lntetl(ient of manufacturing for the
iuabbles relative to Mesopotanla oil Long Bell company and Elmer H. Cox,
icn seem to be developing between manager of the Weed Lumber com
wiom British, Dutch, -American and pan o( Eugene.
German interests but whoever gets
'1e oil must pay the bill. This coun- Frea p. Austin, superintendent of
"7 will not consent to maintain a big ' pPndeton schools, has resigned, and
prison In Mesopotamia for the bene- hig guccessor wm be H. E. Inlow, now
partially foreign oil companies."
Thye Defeats
New Yorker In
Wrestling Bout
''Swr" May 20-Ted Thye'
U, .ftht wrestling champion of
or n ' had 100 much c'ass for Sail
Tork . Tn 170 Pou"der of New
in I threw th ln"er twice with
Olym. tneir mltch at the:
h. if .,Rymnaslum ha" here lajt
thusL.H e a packed of en-
wrestling fans. Thye did
in ' ; 5 tnrow Hoffman Ion
Hoffman Jon the
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to .IT0"1' the latter being forced
Qtlit K . i " lv ' wcinb luiuru
iar hiV ,lmes becuse of punish
bsv. that Th' had which would
"ot , a bodi!y WW lf he had
en tin.
an ..... . .plon won the first fall in
a mnutes when he damned i
fctered .1 n Hoffn. Thye reg
" Uh a toe hold.
Bolshevik Drive
Gaininv G
r a m w
May 2(
' last vJa'J
The offensive be-
by the bolsheviki '
line on .1 ' P'M aIon
" on the
a fifty mile
nine ., """"em rront was contin-
"ordin. . P Wednesday,
! . 0 an officlal statement from
ir.f, ; sovernment received by
P1.h
1 " fliOSCOW lAflnv Thfl
Wui t r",reat was continuing and was
. '' at s,im. ., . . .
at ooint ,h. .,, ,
:':"rd.
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Polls Are Open
onetx vi rjzzum wiu be
PrimSre
-TZX STSt
ary elect.on Friday is for republicans and democrats only.
cratic'slatesatrvo'Je0" ' "0mlnations 'or the republican and demo
Stan dutv ""jout regard to politicai affiliaUon have an
hv wh0.hd ,fai,ed t0 rister can have their votes sworn in
un?vhM theiK aW" PreC'nCt P0"n Pla tw. virion
residence efc " " fF ldeMity and " as to
tiring. Tu1 fy e,ection8 voters are eligible to par
ing , ba"!lng for cy "icia'.s as these offices in Batem
and the majority of Marion county towns are non-partisan.
traJtr" ,h dates ' ApriI 20 and May 21, the voter has moved
from the precinct in which he was registered, he has recourse to
two means of making his vote good in hi snew precinct First: the
voter can apply to the county clerk before election day and receive
a certificate that will be recognized bv election officers in the new
precmct. Second: the vote may be sworn in as elsewhere described.
REMEMBER! Tour vote In your old precinct is forfeited if you
change residence from that precinct. After change of residence a
ballot cast In the former balloting district is illegal.
League Is Paramount
Issue Before Voters At
Primaries Tomorrow
Portland, Or., May ,20. The leaeue
of nationg covermnt ls tne paramount
issue in Oregon's primary election to
morrow, both the republican and
democratic contests tending to serve
as a gauge of public sentiment in this
state on this momentous controversy.
. In the republican presidential pri;
mary the issue is the league with
to dictate American policies. The
same issue extends to the contest for
delegates to the republican national
convention.
President Wilson's league as
brought back from Versailles or a
league with reservations also Is the
issue In the democratic senntoriil
primary, with Harvey G. Starkweath
er advocating the WHsonian plan and
United States Senator George E. Cham
berlain silent on the subject.
President Wilson precipitated the
issue in the democratic primary when
he telegraphed the chairman of the
Multnomah county central commit
tee that the democratic party shouH
condemn the Lodge reservations as
destructive of world leadership by
America. . .
Although the name of Herbert
Hoover appears on the ballot as
candidate for the republican nomina
tion, his managers in Oregon have
asked republicans to throw their
strength to General Wood In an ef
fort to defeat Senator Johnson. There
is no contest in Oregon for the dem
ocratic presidential preference, the
name of William G. McA'doo being the
only one on the ballot.
Northwest to Get
Big Lumber Mill
Astoria, Or., May 20. "We shall
erect and operate three or four lumber
manufacturing plants In the northwest
in the immediate future and least one
0 fthese will undoubtedly b located on
the Columbia river, not far from As
.'"Mm, ti
toria," wan the message left by R. A.
principal of the high school.
Marshall Speaks for
An "American Peace "
Devoid of Party Spite
Indianapolis, Ind., May 20. "Equal
and. exact Justice to all' men" as a rem
edy for unrest was prescribed by Vice
President Marshall In his keynote ad
dress tod iy before the state democra
tic convention. He also urged Jail sen
tence's for profiteers and increased pro
duction to relieve the high cost ot Sv-
big.
The
vice-president expressed the
hope that President Wilson and the
senate would reconcile their differ
ences over the peace treaty and that
it would be ratified; but said no man
should be read out of the democratic
party because of his opinion on the
icasue of nations.
"This was, as I understand It." the
vice-Dreridnt said, "an American war.
The peace should be an American
peace. The war could not have been
fouitht successfully as either a demo
cratic or republican war. The peace
cannot bring that real peace which the
AmoHrin neonle want if It be made
either as a democratic or a republican ,
ppire J
..." xr.rtthnlt said oihave been reduced to a
,,nf nn the treaty would be brief
SALEM,
To All Voters.
Government To
Watch Deposits
In Banks Closer
Washington, May 20. In order that
closer supervision may be given gov
ernment deposits in banks, the treas
ury department has created a section
to be known as the division of depos
its. Secretary Houston has named
Roland A. Crouton, formerly a mem
ber of the treasury war loan staff, to
be the new division's head.
Albert Pledges
Support to Bill
to Aid Colleges
Pledging his support to the mlllage
bill for the aid of the institutions of
higher learning in the etate because of
the urgent need of the University oi
Oregon, Oregon Agricultural college
and the state normal school, although
he is opposed' to mlllage levies for the
support of such state institutions,
Joseph H. Albert has made the follow
ing statement to The Capital Journal:
"I realize fully that the state schools
at Corvallis, Eugene, and Monmouth
are in need of financial relief and I
shall support the mlllage bill.
"I regard it as unfortunate, how
ever, that this relief is to be given by
a mlllage measure, believing as I do
that on account of a gradual reduction
front the present abnormal to a nor
mal enrollment, that in the course of
two or three years the measure VIII
produce much more income than is
necessary fortho proper support of
the schools.
"In my opinion, a millage measure
Is an unbusinesslike method of provid
ing funcls for the support of any Insti
tution where the costs of operation
fluctuate from year to year."
Double Marriage
To Minor Girls
Held Not Bigamy
Chicago, May 20. Marrying two
young girls under age does not con
stitute bigamy, it ha been decided by
a Jury in Judge Hams court and Anton
Barllow was found not guilty of tic
bigamy charge. He married Freda
Newman, aged 16, and later married
Charolotte Lazarus, aged 15. The Jury
held that his marriage to Miss New
man was not legal as she was under
age, and hence his second marriage
was not bigamous;
"Cimmerian darkness which now en
velops it," but added:
"A lifelong adweate of a resort to
court and not to force, I gave my un
qualified indorsement to the altruistic
views of the president, in the defense
of which views he has broken his
body."
Any let-up in the enforcement of no.
tional prohibition until legal change
has been made in its provisions was
opposed by Mr. Marshall.
"While the prohibition amendment
remains it must be enforced in accord
ance with Its provisions," he said. ."If
crystallizing public sentiment does not
as the days go by get back of it, the
people will find a way lawfully to less
en what some deem to be rigorous."
Restoration, now that the war is end
ed, of freedom of speech and of the
pres3 with punishment for those seek
ing to create disorder or overthrow the
eovernment by any other than legal
j means was urged by Mr. Marshall who
also advocated readjustment of taia-
(Inn aft.-.r fcnvernment
expenditures
minimum, in
order to place the burdens upon Most;
OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 20,
Senate Orders
Investigation of
Campaign Funds
Washington, May 20. Investiga
tion of priiiicUal candidates cam
paigns of both parties, including their
contributions and expenditures or use
of influence, was ordered today by
the senate.
The resolution by Senator Borah,
republican. Idaho, providing for in
investigation by a privileges and elec
tions sub-committee, was adopted
without a record vote and with lit
tle discussion. - - - .
Liquor Issue
Keeps Maryland
Democrats Busy
Baltimore, Md., May 20. The atti
tude the democratic state convention
should assume on the prohibition issue
was the principal problem which con
fronted the party leaders prior to the
assembling of the convention here to-
riftv fni tho niirnnon et Balontln j.i.
.,., , "
adopting a .platform. Conferences
which lasted until a late hour last
night failed to reach an agreement and
a "wet'
plank may be offered in the
WI11GU.IUU, 1
It was virtually agreed that a dou
ble delegation of 32 will be sent to San
Francisco, each with half a vote,
i
The plan was to send an Instructed
delegation, there having been nodemo-!of
cratic candidates at the presidential
primary.
CarranzaSaid
To Bej -Aboard
Mexican Vessel
' El Paso, Texas, May 20. The El
Paso Times today prints a story quot
ing a refugee Cararnsa official her as
having advised other Cararnzistas in
the United States that Cararnza, de
posed president of Mexico, accompan
ied by his son-in-law, General Candldo
Aguilar, has found refuge on the Mex
ican gunboat Progreso.
Carranza, this Information salil,
dodged through a net of rebels sur
rounding the besieged presidential
party In the mountains of the state
of Puebla and,after a hard ride thru
tropical Jungles, made his way to the
gunboat, the captain and crew of
which remained loyal to Carranzza
when Vera Cruz, turned rebel.
The report further said that carry
ranza has issued a manifesto aboard
the Progreso directed to all his for
mer officials and partisans, saying he
wanted them to stick to their posts
and he would guarantee their salaries.
Carranza is believed to have car
ried a- large sum ot gold aboard tne
gunboat.
General Public
Blamed for Ills
Of Labor Today
Washington, May 20. The general
public "this so-called Innocent third
party," was arraigned as "the only
wrong-doer in Industry", today by
Henry Sterling, chairman of the leg
islative committee of the American
Federation of Labor, appearing before
a senate sub-committee to oppose the
Poindexter antl-strlke bill for rall-
roads.
The
proposed
legislation
"founded on the theory that the public
must not De incuiiveiueiivvu, i.c
and added:
"Did it ever occur to you that tne
public doesn't care a d for the man
who works? The public is the one
great sinner in the industrial field. It
makes all the bad conditions. It is
positively criminal In its indifference."
P. J. McNamara, vice-president of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Engi
neers, said the bill "made serfs and
slaves of men."
"Congress couldn't pass a law pro
viding Involuntary servitude," Chair
man Poindexter interrupted him.
"Well, If it is passed, it wilt be some
thing the radicals can use to stir up
more unrest among our men, McNa
mara responded.
Credit Curbing
By Banks Hits
Stock Market
New Tork, May 20. The attack by
banks on high prices through credit
restriction was reflects din todays
stock market. i
Additional losses of 1 to 2 points
at the feverishly active opening, with
extensions during the course of the
nrst nour, wer gent-rauy uiimii
to further enforced liquidation for
out of town Interests.
The further reaction was believed
largely to have resulted from the
more pressing needs of merchants
who found their credit Impaired by
the vigorous methods adopted by the
banks at the earnest solicitation Jl
the federal reserve board.
The head of a large local bank ex
Dressed the opinion that financial con
ditlons throughout the country already
have been strengthened in conse
quence of the price reduction made
in many lines of merchandise, rie
believed, however, that the" move
ment might get beyond reasonable
bounds' and work unnecessary harl-
shlp to small tradesmen.
The Hood River Merchant' assoela
tion has decided to observe six holidays
during tne year, wnen store, wm dc
1920.
WILLAMETTK! WHAT DOKS
IT MKAX ASKS PROFESSOR
What is the meaning of
"Willamette?" Professor J. L.
Rentfro, head of the English
department at Willamette uni
versity and something of an
etymologist has reached out
the origin of the name, but in
vestigation has not revealed
the original meaning of the In
dian word, which was various
ly spelled Wahlamut, Wal
lamette and Willamette.
Professor Rentfro would ap
preciate enlightment on the In
interesting point
Matewan Quiet
After Night of
Bloody Rioting
Matewan, W. Va., May 20. With
100 deputy sheriffs, armed with ri
fles patrolling the streets and detach
ment of the state constabulary expect-
ed to arrive at any moment, the sit
' uation in this mining village, the
Bcene of the killing of twelve persons
loot rtlcvl, In a hattlA WwMn ni'tvnta
detectlve. and oltltenl was qulet lly
..,....
Baldwln-Felts detectives' clashed with
Last night s snooting, in wnicn
'citizens and Matewan police resulted,
rdl t0 authorities, fr0m action
,ne aetectives who evicted a num-
ber of miners from Stone Mountain
Cal company houses yesterday. Two
Ston Mountain company mines were
closed recently when It became known
that an effort was being made to
unionize them.
A shot, said by authorities to have
been fired by Felts, a coal picket, and
which ended the life of Mayor Cabel
Testerman of Matewan, started tho
battle. An instant after he fired.
Felts, according to authorities, was
killed by "Sid" Hatfield, chief of po
lice of Matewan. The shooting then
became general and when the battU
ended seven detectives, the mayor and
four coal miners were dead and three
other persons badly wounded.
Cahners Boycott
Sugar ; Declare
Prices Too High
New York, May iO.-r-The National
Preservers & Fruit Products assocla-
fon- announce(j here today that It
members will stay out of the sugar
market until the price of sugar comes
down from its present high level. The
association claims to re present 85 per
cent of the manufacturers of the coun
try who make jams, jellies and pre
serves.
"The so-called shortage of stsi
does not exist," read a statement by
Marcus Blakemore, president of the
association, who have investigated
available supplies with the help of the
department of justice and representa
tlves of the refining industry. "Pres
ent prices represent pure inflation,
caused through hoarding by sugar
speculators.
He said that with the sugar that has
already been received ln this country
and the amounts contracted for and
available on the Cuban market, an ex.
cess of more than 600,000 tons over
last year's total Consumption Is In
sight.
Og'den, Utah, May 20. The pre
serving of fruits' in Utah will be cur
tailed considerably by reason of the
high price of sugar, according to H.
D. Olson, secretary of the Utah Can-
ners association. Mr. Olson said' the
canners individually have decided to
i ck only gufflcient frult t0 meet ad.
vance orders.
Hoover to Visit
In Salem Again
Salem Is in line for a visit from
Herbert Hoover, who plans to return
to thetown of his boyhood, according
to word received recently by Mrs. Ag
nes H. Eskelson, a cousin, residing on
South Commercial street. Mrs. Eskcl
son la perhaps the one Oregon woman
who has ben in constant touch with
the Hoover family during the past 12
years.
In the last correspondence ex
changed, Mr. Hoover expresses a desire
to re-vlelt his former home and to
meet Herbert Hoover and to see the
"new capital city, of which I have
heard a great deal concerning rapm
progress and growth since pleasurable
visit in 1908." Mr. Hoover also prom-
ises Herbert Hoover Eskelson a "gen
uine good time." Herbert Hoover Es-i
kelson, Is the cousin's son and al
though only six years of age Is look
ing forward to the "good time with
,'ncle Herbert."
Mr, Hoover's last Salem residence
was in lm. in that year he lert tnv
city for Stanford university as a lad
not yet 17 years of age.
New York Retains
Daylight Saving
Albany, N. Y., May 20. Daylight
saving will remain In effect in New
York state. Governor Smith today
vetoed the Fowler bill designed to re
peal the daylight saving law. .
Legion Gain II lg
Indianapolis, May 20. Incomplete
returns into national headquarters
here indicate that approximately 80.
000 new members were ebtained in
w members were eotaineu in
the first-Two days of the American,' d meang cornrnittee as a part
Legion nation wide campaign for In-'. . ,.
creased membership. mg soldier relief legislation.
ilNine Measures to Face
Fate at Voters' Hands
In Friday's Election
With nine referendum measures holdine their place on the
ballot for the approval or rejection of the voters of Oregon at the
time of the primary election Friday, candidates and their plat-
' forms are being forced into the
I At lpflst thrPA nf trio nuuicimia'Dll vf nrVii.K V,ora n Jnn n-J
: - - wu u. ui, v-k i itivit tiat a uvvu mill mt
I .-i. a i : ,l . i i , .i . .
poi iaiu wearing on uie zuiure development oi tne state.
They are the road bonding measure
and the two proposals to relieve the
schools of the state of further handi
caps' by enacting special tax levies to
care for their needs.
Of the three, the roadbond measure,
authorizing the issuance of bonds to
the extent nf 4 per cent of the assessed
valuation of the property in the state
(present bond Issues included) for the
furtherance of the road building pro
gram, Is the only one the approval of
which seems assured beyond doubt.
This, principally, because the Issuance
of such bonds will not mean an in
crease in the state taxes. The ballot
numbers of this measure are Su X
Yes: 803 X No.
The other two measures of first
importance are the ona levying a tax
of 1.2 mills for the support of the .Ore
gon Agricultural College, University of
Oregon and the Oregon Normal school,
and its companion measure, levying a
mill tax for the support of the ele
mentary schools. The first of these two
proposals appears on the ballot with
the numbers 310 X Yes; 311 X No.
Six other measures In the order they
appear on the ballot:
Constitutional amendment extend
ing eminent domain over roads and
ways: Yes X 800; No X 801.
BUI restoring capital punishment
in Oregon: a vote for 304 X Yes will
be in favor of the bill and 305 X No,
against the bill.
Votes cast for 308 X Yea, ana 307
X No are respectively for and against
a looal measure to allow Crook and
Curry counties to Issue warrants .0
evidence their Involuntary debts and
liabilities.
The ' constitutional amendment
measure to make the president of the
state senate successor to tho office nt
governor upon'th death or dlsabiftt
of that officer to fulfill the duties of
his office bears the ballot numbe's
308 X Yes; 308 X No.
Two tenths of a mill Increase In the
funds for educational financial aid
of former service men will be made
lf the majority of the voters mark
their ballots 313 X Yea The negative
votes on this measure will be mark
ed 813 X No. 1
Creation of a supplementary school
for the instruction of blind students
along occupational lines is the pur
pose of the measure, the exponents
of which will vote 813 X Yea, Bui
lots marked 317 X No will be votis
against extending this aid to persons
who have suffered loss ot their eye
sight,
Railroad Head
Favors Higher
Pay For Workers
Seattle, Wash., May 20. "The rail
road labor board, now meeting ln Chi
cago to adjust wage grievances of the
switchmon und other rail workers
must grant these workers a substan
tial Increase In pay; that Is the only
fair thing for the men," said Bird M.
Robinson. of Washington, D. C, presi
dent of the American Short Line Rail
road association, who Is In Seattle to
day conferring with representatives of
all (mailer railroad lines In western
Washington with regard to their
needs.
Seattle Doctor
Runs Down 'And
Kills Japanese
Tacoma, Wnsh., May 20. Dr. Ar.
thur P. Calhoun, prominent Seattle
physician and alienist, and former su
perintendent otthe Western Washing
ton hospital for the Insane at Htella
coom, Is charged by local police with
running over and wllllnk K. Klmura,
Japanese, near Fife station last night.
Dr. Call,,, an acknowledged today
that he struck the Japanese. He oata
he had not stopped because he sup
posed the man was not seriously W
Jured. Klmura died an hour after the
accident.
LATE BULLETINS
Washington, May 20. Another series of conferences between
sugar dealers and the department of justice will begin here today.
Attorney General Palmer and Assistant Attorney General Garvan
will meet with a delegation of sugar importers but officials would
not say what specific subjects would be taken up.
Washington, May 20. Hungarian communists held by the
Austrian authorities must not be transferred to Russia without
reciprocal release of all Americans now detained in soviet Russia,
the department of state today informed the American commis
sioner in Vienna.
Washington, May 20. The senate today voted to insist on
its provisions as to the national guard but returned the army re
organization bill to conference for further negotiations.
Washington, May 20. A
roactive to last Marcn lo was
backsround of nublic interest hw
Great Interest
Is Manifest In
City Elections
Who'll be elected?
Everyone ln the city Thursday, on
the eve of the special city election and
the state primary election Friday, was
asking this question. And no one could
advance any definite prediction aa to
who the successful candidates would
be.
As reports from various sections f
the state reflecting the attitude ot vot
ers on state officials are not reaching
Salem little discussion centered around
the state electorlul races Thursday, la
the county races attracting particular
attention are those of the candidal u
for legislature, county coroner a4
county assessor, but with opinion as
the successful aspirants apparently hi
the balance.
More than perhaps in any other city
election Interest this election is beln
displayed in the various candidanhw
for city offices. At no other time haa
such a keen Interest been displayed In
the contest for city marshal. ' With
four candidates in the race Verden'
M. Moffltt, J. T. Welsh, George N. Pat
terson and A. Lee Morelock and With
the certainty that the vote on this of
fice will be split more than in any oth
er campaign because of the equality of
the candidates, and with each candi
date feeling oertaln of victory, little
could be ascertained of opinion Thurs
day as to who would be nominated
chief of Salem's police department.
Unique ln that no will offer any def
inite prognostication as to whom the
victor will be la the race for Earl Race
and William Evans for city recorder.
And the same for the campalgna ot
George E. -Halvorscn and Otto Wilson
for the mayoralty. ,.
In each ward councllmanlo candi
dates are claiming the preponderance
'of support, so. Utffe ' could bo Judged
Thursday of the victorious competitors
In tho council marathon.
The complete list of candidate to be
voted upon Friday for city offices fol
low: For mayor Q. E, Halvorscn, Otto i.
Wilson,
For recorder W, D. Evans, Eart
Race. . ,
For treasurer C, fj. Rice.
For marshal Verden M. Moffltt, A.
Lee Morelock, Jeo. N. Patterson, J, T.
Welsh,
For alderman, First ward Edwar
Schunke, 2 year term; I.xroy 3. Blmer
al, 4 year term; H. H. Vandevort, 4
year term.
For alderman. Second ward Hal D.
Patton, 4 year term.
For alderman, Third ward - .
Baumgartner, 4 year term; A. F. Mar
cus, 2 year term.
For alderman, Fourth ward Joh
"B. Geisy, 4 year term.
For alderman, Fifth ward 3. A.
Jefferson, 2 year term; George f.
Wenderoth, 4 year term.
For alderman, Sixth ward Carl T.
Pope, 4 year term.
For alderman, Seventh ward Geo.
D. Alderln, 2 year term; O. L. Scott, 8
year term; Ralph Thompson, 4 year
term. 1
Car Shortage Is
Creating Acute
Situation In N. Y.
New York, May 20. The car short
age, coupled with labor disturbances)
on the railroads Is rapidly creating an
acute situation here, It was said by
business men today, who asserted that
building operations were being seri
ously affected.
Telegrams asserted that seven south
ern ports, New Orleans, Mobile, Jack
sonville, Brunswick, Savannah, Charleston-and
Norfolk, are open and that
export business cart be handled lf line
at Ohio river crossing. St. Loula or
Mmnhis could be reached.
ten percent stock dividend tax ret-
approver! iouay uy Hie nuus wuy
of the taxation scheme for financ-
for h? had no hope of lighting tne; nwi nuw r i- c.u