Med
eord Mail Tkibune
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o
Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORD, OKKGOX, SUNDAY. MAY IS, JjO.
No. 57.
Today
By Arthur Briabant
Much About Prohibition.
Morrow's Dilemma.
2 Sailors x Bootleg - 2
Killed.
Rogers, Babe and
R Suckling.
Copyright Kln& Features Synd. Inc.
Ambassador Morrow's lint is
the rinsr, nml ardent pro-
ibilionists ore llirowmg stones
t it.
The ainlinssnilor says the fed
. . . :,. i r...
trill goveriiim-ni' i i
atlt'iid to prohibition details
in the states, hii.vs the prohibit- the f;u of complete unofficial re-
, Ijiw should be repealed, and l,"'n" f,'"m "" "s J'K"n county
inhibition
taken out o
'onstlt ill mil. f 'lie M Mine siiiiiiiu ; niissionership
, i
If lOeil IU ,1411111...
own
leals
Jlrink problem, .pist ns it
Jiow with its horsp-thiel proh-
iii, and divorce problem.
The ambassador speaks kinil-
Vtf prohibition, but that will "n;h",1,"'nB'y' ?;"h ,a vote , of
iWj 1 , . . to H7 fur Alfonl, a major-
Wot saVc lum with prohibition- ity or 4gi.
ists, who, deeply convinced, de-
humd all or nothing.
It will be an interesting ciim-
man. Dripping wet Democrats
toinplaining that Morrow is not
Wry enough, the bone-dry Re-land Jacksonville, with slight leads
luliliciin running independent
y against Morrow.
The administration must be
npposed to Morrow since it is
Irier than "India's burning
hands."
Mr. Morrow is capable. New
Jersey with him as senator
would get more than with any-
loily else.
lhc statpj is nptoriously yet
r. Morrow'Woiild probably be
piectea nut lor tne lael that, lie
lis in favor of the League of N'a-
ions. Diffieult situation for a
man, honestly seeking an op
pinrtiinitv to prove that one sue-
essful in business eould be use-
Jful in public office.
While Mr. Morrow was tell
ig New Jersey what he thought
bout prohibition, two sailors
were shooting each other to
uVnth in the home of one at
l.akewnod, New Jersev. flood
friends, they bad served in the
liiavy for twelve years, had just
lecn honorablv diseharired.
Wed to celebrate, and did it
iwith bootleg Honor. Uolb were
mil ycsterlay morning, rid-
wil with bullets. ...
The walls were spattered with
bullets, and blood, windows
wore broken, furniture smashed.
'W, Uobert Kvans, was dead,
I'ead crushed in: the other. Al
bert Dufry, two bullets in his
'"ad, two in his body, was mor
nlly wounded. Fifty shots had
''"ii fired. t was the usual
powerful bootleg whisky.
The second verse of the eighth
''aim applies to Will Rogers. It
sVs: "Out of the mouth of
babes and sucklings thou bast
"1'tained strength."
Horn in the lonesome prairie,
'lis earliest recollection n ride on
-uarii uucKoone or an wkih
, vy1"" "teer, Rogers is a babe
' sucKiing of nature, yet lie
""Wages to put the truth so
simply that even an Anglo
maniac can understand him.
i.V8. in the Seattle Post
'"telligcneer:
"It looks like our boys went
tier a treaty, and Japut gaiiK
cnt after ships. Well, they
l,0'h Rot em." o q
That's exactly what liappAi-
"' Ja nan knew nml demnnded
w"at she wanted and got what
s"e wanted. O
"e wanted some kind a
'"aty, nnv Vftwl nf n trentv
hc e
fr'ogt.
1 erhaps the
Senate
Wull t
allow it.
(Continued on Pg Three)
ALFORD IS
WINNER IN
CLOSE RACE
Incumbent County Commis
sioner Leads Billings By
161 Complete Unofficial
Returns Fail to Change
Indicated Results.
oorgo Alfonl. Incunilirnt, on
lie' uepuimean
... ... ii'muiiiiiiuii iur me county com-
over Ralph Hillings j
of Ashland. Ii
of llil voles.
llie narrow margin
The total vote of Jackson coun
ty on the contest was:
Alfonl 1972
rsillings 1811
Alforil's majority ltil
Itillilll? Oill-t-ill l.n.no
Alfonl carried the thirteen Med
ford precincts however, with a
two to one vote, receiving in thin
city 1092, to 51S for Billinfis,
wmcn onset the hitter s lead rolled
up in the Llthia city.
Alfonl carried the two Phoenix
precincts by substantial majorities
and held his nivn in fVntriil P.iint
in tlold Jlill nml Koxy Ann
and
also in the rural precincts.
The southern end of the county
was strong for Hillings, and he
received the entire vote in Climax
and 1'lnehurst.
School Silo landslide
Proponents of the WashinKton
school site for the county court
house scored a heavy victory, and
polled a total of 3410 votes. The
armory site secured . a total of
1012 votes. Of this number 855
were in this city, 185 in Ashlnntl
and 572 In the country districts.
Medford precincts voting for t he
armory silo were Northwest Med
ford Southeast -MeoTordy" .North'
east Aledfonl, hy one vote; Houth
Central and. North Central.
Rurnl precincts voting for the
armory site were Antioch, Butte
Kails and Kaulo Point, the latter
hy one vote; Willow Springs was
tied, at IS all.
The measure calling for the con
struction of the county courthouse,
met with ctose to unanimous
favor with a vote of 4044 for; 330
against.
Norlilad Fnvorile
(lovernor Norhlad carried Jack
son county hy a majority of CHS,
over his nearest rival, Harry L.
Coi-hett. Norblad carried every
precinct in Medford and Ashland,
and all the country precincts ex
cept (iriffln Creek, North and
South Jacksonville,
Pcrrydale,
West and ICast Phoenix, which
went for Corhett. Joseph carried
one precinct Winier. The run-ners-up
received no vote In that
precinct. Joseph polled 169 votes
this city, 1U4 in Ashland, and
3111 in the rural areas.
The vote for governor was:
Norhlad 1798
Corhett .1135
Joseph 6!'t
Hall 281
Bennett 0U
Jeffreys 08
Wilbur Ijcuds In County
In the Democratic contest lor
the gubernatorial nomination, Wil
bur eurried the county over Italley
by 3il votes, the vote standing us
Hows:
Wilbur
llailey .
Hough
Piper .
In the
334
28
235
175
legislative nominations
(uncontested), Halhert S. Deuel,
received 2344 votes, nnd his run
ning mate, II. Ii. Day. secured
2245. State Senator Ceorge Dunn
of Ashland, unopposed, receiveu
2U1.1, the high mark of the vot
ing. I'or national commlleeman. inu
vote was:
Kalpll Wiiliums -11 '
Walker 11(a
Pierce I-'nvuml
In the Democratic race for nat
ional committeeman, former (lov
ernor Pierce carried tho county
over former uovernor
follows:
Pierre M0
West 3S1
The vote on other offices, was
follows:
Supreme Court
Shepnrd ';c
Campbell - I"87
Helt
Coshow (dem) ; 638
(ounly Snrvryor
liynning (rep) 2B'!2
Wood (dem)
I', s. Senator
Mc.Vary (rep) "
Watklns (deir) ti,,i
I'. S. HcpreM'llllllliX
llawl-y irep) V-Wi
Delzell (dem) O 63,
soia Public Instruction
"K12
Ilowaio 81-
Ijilsir t'omnilvloner
Gram
ORAXGK. Va.f May 17.--Accompanfed
hy U guests Yr;
dent Hoover arrived at his Virginia
fishing camp at noon today for a
week end lishiug -trip.
EASTERN FORESJ FIRES BURN
Many nomes were destroyed by forest and brush fires In
hows volunteers fighting forest fire near Murray Grove, N. J.
homes destroyed near Forked River. N. J.
FISH PETITIONS
TO
Committee Opens Head
quarters In National Bank
Bldg. 15,500 Names
- Sought In' 30 Days. '
Initiative petitions for the Hogue
river fishing co'islllutionul amend
ment, which ii passed will limit
the fishing In Hoguo river after
January 1 to hook and line, com
monly known as angling, were
put In circulation yesterday upon
receipt of Information from the
ofrlces of llie secretary of stuto
voicing final approval of the title
of the. measure nnd favor of the
petition. 1
It will he necessary for circulat
ors of tile petitions to secure 15,
5011 certified signatures of leg-
iHt,.red voters within the next 30
days in order to get the amend
ment a place on the ballot in the
November election.
Offices of the Itogue Iliver com
millee. which is composed
0r i
members of the Jackson County
t ..... ..-i ivn fiMuoHut ion unu
.t, i..u..)ilrw i-i.imiv chanter of ;
I h lzaak Walton League, have
been established in room 3U8
Nat- 1
it. mil liniik building and are
jn j
charge of H. I. Noblllt, secretary,
of the committee
While these petitions will ie
circulated in every county of Ore
gun, the committee desires to
have the measure endorsed by
every registered voter in Jackson
and Josephine counties.
All citizens Interested in con
serving the almost depleted fish
life in the itogue are asked to
circulate petitions, which can be
obtained at the office, or from
i i. wiio ci ..ii n li member
of the committee
"amv registered voter, who voted I
llt the last 'election or recent prl- '
marles is entitled to sign the pet!-
'ass,
tion. Members or me committee
state that they anticipate that tho
public spirited women of Oregon
will be as much interested in the
measure as the men, as tho
amendment's success will perpet
uate for coming generations an
advantage which would otherwise
bo lost.
Voluntary offers to circulate pe
titions are being received by the
committee from the most remote
parts ut Oregon, showing that
there is general desire on tho part
of the people to conserve this
great natural asset, they, report.
CliKKN liAi, mis., aiay i'-
(?) Tho tramp steamer Anster-
berg, with 4U00 cones of Canadian
CLOSE RIVERIRAIDED CLAIMS
!IN ClRCipiION
beer and ule nwmiu '"" "M
(Hit. iioo. was captured late ye-r SAN KKANCISCO, May 17. P)
day by a crew of the I'lum Island j The Henry Duffy players, operat
eoiist guard Htation as It at- j in five theaters In Han Francisco,
temtited to run into Green liayjLos Angeles and Portland, were
from !aky-NM!chn.
The r-reV of five men. nrined
with rifles, offered no resintance
wh-n th coast guardsmen board--the
shii
various
Below
ESCHEAT FUNDSJAS. EDMISTON
TREASURER KAYl
Irreducible Schools Fundi
Suffers From Charges of i
Undertakers, Sextons and
Attorney Practice Held
Questionable, Cases
Cited.
SALK.M, Ore., May
Attorneys, undertakers,
17. OT
upprulsei-H
and others who have, access to the
funds of persons who die without!"1 'n
heirs are aroused hv Stuti Trimn- Home
' I
urer Kay of raiding these funds
and getting possession of money
nil ii ituiei ly niitiuiii fniiifiu in
the state. Hy practices which he I
brands as questionable the
state j
treasurer declares the state irre
ducihle school fund Is being de
prived of large sums which, under
the escheat law, should go to ben
efit of the school system. County
courts also are blamed for being
too generous in the allowance of
various fees.
The school fund is administer-
c' nv
the state land board. Un
less tho practice to which he ob-
J'05' 'H stoped the trejisurer says
he will, as a meiuber of the land
board, file objections to the final
accounts ami expose the disburse
ments, using the names of persons
acfiulrinK the monies.
Kay cues several examples or ;
what he terms raids on the escheat !
funds. On u.stuto that originat- !
ed in 1920 nmounted to ft 242.:
The decedent left no debts
cept medical and funeral expenses, !
yet all the slate got 10 years later ;
was $18.15. Another estate dwln-!
idled from $22L'G.L'U to $700. 7. The
rest of it went to undertakers.
from uruniMj"" ,v '-
t neys ree anoweu was -uu, ai-
though Kay says the statutory n
Ti .V" , ,
Probably the most glaring es
I-
ex
ample of a raid on tho estate
of a decedent dying without
heirs," says tho treasurer, "was
one which consisted entirely of cash
in the Portland banks, amounting
to Ti 53.37. The decedent left
no debts, but by, the time the
proceeds of tho estate reached the
common school fund, they had
dwindled to $1(180.1)8."
The statement shows that the
total Interment expense In this
case was $1115, while lcgnl fees
and medical service cost $74 7.30,
"In this case," says Kay, "the
appraisers were allowed $30 as
compared with the statutory fee
of f .1 a day for each appruiser,
for appraising assets apparently
represented -filrnost entirely by
bank accounts.'
The Wratlivr
Oregon: Generally cloudy Hun
lay and Monday but becoming
lJ."nr in southwest portion Sunday,
i Miowers In extreme northwest;
(portion. Moderate temperature.
j M0(j,.rate northwest winds on tho
; cout.
today placed In the hunritf of ft re
ceiver. folloivinK the filing of an
involuntary petition In bankruptcy
and a petition for the appointment
of a receiver.
MANY HOMES
I
AnnnHolttt Press Photo
eastern states. Upper picture
is remains ot one of large
TO H. KIERSTED
Fine Sams Valley Property
ana implements in $oo,-
Q00 DealOakdale Home
it Payment; ;
One of the largest real estate
transactions of tho year was com
pleted hy tho Charles A. Wing
Agency, Inc.', Saturday after ne
gotiations of several weeks, where
by the .lames K, ICdmlston orch-
Snms valley, consisting of
0 acres and known ns the
Silver wood orchard, was sold to
1 larry W. Kiersted, the consider
ation being upwards of $40,000.
. a
the consideration was
W. Kiersted residence
.i,n Harrv
ut gqg Houth Oakdale. This home
was formerly known as the George
W. Treichler homo and is consid
ered to be one of the finest resi
liences of Medford. The consid
eration was up wants of 91 3,000.
Implements Included
The Silver wood orchard was
started by Mr. Kdmlston a num
ber of years ago and has had his
personal attention for a number
of years; is ideally located and
adjoins the Van lloevenburg orch
ard In Sams valley. All tools and
Implements were included In the
transaction. The total transaction
was In excess of $fri,000.
Mr. Kiersted took possession of
,hp ,m.hard Saturday and Mr. and
Mrs. Kdmlstfin will take possession
,w. Kih Oi.lt. h.li. hnm the
, forepurl of next month. The Kd
l" I nilsliin nlan in makiiiif the Oak-
d;k, prp(,rty their permanent
home.
MIimn thnp Ml. Kiersted has
been wanting to get Into fruit
growing anil he Is a firm believer
in orcharding in the Hogue Hiver
valley. lie plans on making ex
tensive alterations at once to the
buildings on the ranch.
GRAF ZEPP READY
FOR OCEAN JAUNT
F K IM DR T ( II H 1 1 A F K N , Germany,
May 17. iA') If weather permits,
the Graf will float upward at 0:00
o'clock tomorrow afternoon (8; 00
a. in. POT) and turn Its nose In
the direction of Seville for another
flight to the New World and re
turn, The first stop will be the Span
ish city, where a fiO-fuot moor
ing mast has been erected, The
great German dirigible expects to
reach there Monday and remain
all night, taking off early Tuenday
for Pernambuco, Hrazll, In its
fir
flight across the South At-
lantic and across the equator. It
will stop at Klo Janeiro. then
head northward for Havana nnd
Iikehurst, N. J., where it will
prepare for the return fllKhl
Seville nnd Frledrlchshufen.
to
l'OItTIAND. Ore.. May 17. OTI
i
ORCHARD
I. lJng, who established the iJingj employe in tho flroat Northern
Company kindness In Portland ; repair shops, crawled Into a roar
in IsHJ, announced today that thoj Ing fire box. nnd was cremated
company would go into liquidation! tonight. Dr. I. 8. Collins, deputy
shortly. I coroner said.
PENN
UNDER EKE
OF SENATE
Three Counties Ordered to
Send Ballots to Capital,
Following Reports of
Crooked Plots Dark
Hints From New Jersey.
WASHINGTON. Mny 17. (P)
'Alarmed Ly "wull grtmniii'd re
ports" of an attempt "to alter
tMertion ret urns" in tho Pennnyl
vimia senatorial primary on Tues
day, Chairman Nye. if the senate
campaign funds iuvesliKatinK com
mittee today wired state attorneys
In three counties of that statolo
forward the renins immediately
to Washington.
Final plans for a close check-up
hy the senate committee of Tues-!
day's election to decide tho race
between Senator Grundy and Sec-1
retary Davis for tho senatorial
nomination will ho determined at
a special Pennsylvania primary.
if conditions warrant it, Nye
j Is ready to call immediate henr
j ings on the Pennsylvania situation
! next week. Mis fears of n scheme
to alter the returns were expresM-,
ed after a personal Investigation
this week but he would not am
plify. H was recalled by so mo com
mittee members that the returns
four years ago in the Kovornor
shtp race In Pennsylvania were
not tabulated finally until Friday
after the Tuesday elections. That
was referred to In tho discussion
over the committee's request for
a report hy Wednesday night on
the election returns in three coun
ties. Nye addressed his telegram to
county attorna-, in Pittsburgh,
Nye so Id
he , had
from
heard
Now
some
"rumblings"
jersey
where the republicans are.- en-1
i Ceil., in .-Q.thrpa-ciunorxuX - .rune
ovor the sonatorlshlp. He added
there were not plans at present
for an Inquiry In that Ntate.
F1TTSRU R G II . May 17 . (W
Ilecause Pennsylvania In company
with Illinois, achieved a doubtful
distinction in the 192G republican
primary campaign, tho Keystono
state contest this year has to out
ward appearances, undergone a
reformation with rospnet to ex
penditures. Whether such a rennalsanco
has actually taken place or wheth
er the outlet of senatorial expen
ditures is being made through
general amcmhly candidates, prob
ably cannot ho determined until
after the ballots are counted Tues
day and the accounts of tho can
didates are filed with the secre
tary of the senate.
On that day. which may become
as eventful In state political his
tory as tho second Tuesday of
May, 1U2G. the republican party
will have determined whether Jo
seph H. Grundy, James J. Davis,
Francis H. llohlen. or Webster
Garfield Drew shall enter tho fall
election as the nominee for the
sennte. Tho nnmlnee for governor
nlso will bo chosen from Francis
Khunk Hrown. Glfford Plnchot
nnd Thomns W. Phillips Jr.
SENTENCE JUDGE
AS GIRLS' SLAYER
DALLAS, Tex., May 17. W)
John W. Brady of Austin, Texas,
former high court Judge, was con
victed and sentenced to throo
years' imprisonment today In his
second trial for the stabbing of
Lehlla Hlghsmith, young stenog
rapher. The Jury In tho second trial
took five ballots.
The first ballots showed eight
to four for conviction and tho
third favoring a death sentence.
A three-year sentence was later
agreed on.
'When the foreman of tho Jury
read the vordlct Mrs. Brady throw
her arms about the defendant und
lmth huryt Into sobs.
"I didn't do it; I didn't do It,"
cried Brady. "I do not deserve
that sentence."
WORRY CAUSE OF
LEAP IN FLAMES
A'
I HI'OKANK,
ter worrying
Mny 17. P)
two dayu over
dls-
I clpllning given lilin by his supcr-
'or N"gn"ka, M, a .Inpenese
Oregon Girl Is
National Champ o
Home Economics
'ii CHICAGO, 111., lay 17. (
4 Miss Tlielnm Cornelius of Cor-
nellils. Ore., was selected to-
dny as national clmmiilon In
the seventh niitioiinl livestock
und meiit hounl with the sup-
port of the United States lie-
! parlmcnt of agriculture, col-
legos mid high schools.
T h e announcement was !
made hy Hie committee of
home economics women us-
! seinlileil to judge contest for
high school home economics !
iuiils and to nwiurt nocoin-
pnnyiiiK prizes for tu-holur-
ships.
District winners included
Miss Mnrthn Cwinn of Wich-
Hu, Kas.
Eastern Oregon Champions
Win State Title Two to
One Local Youths Bring
Home Baker Cup.
EUGRNR, Ore., May 17. (ff)
McLaughlin Union high school of
Milton-Kreewater, enptured the
Oregon state debate championship
here tonight by defeating Medford
high school, champion of western
Oregon. The debate was held at
the Guild hall on the university
campus.
Marie Van Dyke and P. Clare
Vause, McLaughlin debaters, up
held the affirmative side of the
question of establishing a cabinet
! form of government for Oregon.
(f-ho Medford dohaters wore Wll
Ham Dougherty Jr., winner ot the
i!eeiit ", iKtek oratorical contest,
und George Wlnne.
The De Coux cup, offered 1 by
Professor 13. 13. De Coux was
awarded to the McLaughlin de
haters, while tho Barker cups, of
fered by Vice-President Burt
Brown Barker, were given to both
teams for winning tho champion
ships of eastern and westorn Ore
gon. Tho Medford team won the
western Oregon championship In
a local debate a short time ago,
defeating tho Corvallls team 3 to
0. In previous debates, tho splen
did rebuttal speeches given by
Wlnne hnve tuken the Judge's
votes. Dougherty recently won
the state constitutional oratorical
contest and placed fourth In the
Pacific zone finals.
. 4
FRANCE QUEEN ON
SEAS SEIS SAIL
HAVIIE, May 17. (P) France's
newest liner and her largest dol
sel motor ship the H. H. Lafayette
of the French line tonight sailed
for New York on her maiden trip
bearing collateral descendants of
the hero of tho American Revo
lution for whom she Is named.
Marquis Jacques do Damplerre,
great grandson of the sister of
the famous Marlo-Jean-Paullloch-YvcH-f
illbert de Motler, Marquis
de Jjifayette, was In the bridge
as tho new trans-Atlantlo liner
moved out of port. He and the
marquise and their son Henri
will be received In New York hy
tho Thomus Jefferson memorial
foundation.
WAR ON SATAN
NEW ORLEANS, May 17. OT
Tho Southern HantlsW tonight
adjourned their annual convention
hero under u definite stand to war
for a dry nation nnd to fight for
defeat of uny political candidate,
who does not advocate the present
prohibition laws.
T.j of tho lnm nets woro a ro
ucMt to the churches to provide
u budget' for the denominational
state papers to solidify their posi
tion In tho church and an appeal
to usher In an "old time Baptist
aplrltual evangelism to broach the
I doctrine of sin and salvittlon and
roclnlm tho backslidden churches."
- Q The convention ended without a
controversy over modern and fun
damental Ideas on religion and
without official gesture from the
convention toward the hope t
pressed by Dr. A. L. Miller, pres
ident of the northern Baptist con
vention, for the welding together
of the two bodies.
MEDFORD LOSES
ITO M'LAUGHUN
i iioi i nniTnnc
MM IMHIimo
14:527 LEAD
FOR JOSEPH
IN PRIMARY
Ed F. Bailey Has 1,016
Lead as Democrat Choice
For Governor Wet Can
didates Swamped Will
iams Scores Easy Victory
40 Per Cent Vote.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. OT
Uite tonight when only 30 pre
cincts had not completed tabula
tion of votes cast In the guberna
torial race Friday, Senator Geo.
V. Joseph, republican, continued
to hold a substantial ledd over
his strongest opponent, Governor
A. W. Norblad.
Latest returns gave Joseph 50,
3J2 votes to 46,141 for Norblad.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. (P)
Senutor Oeorge W. Joseph, Re
publican, whoso spectacular entry
uil apparent victory In the Ore
gon gubernatorial primary caused
observers to repaint the political
map of the state and Multnomah
county (Portland) stood tonight
triumphant on the platform ot
which vindication was the pil
lars.
The man who a committee of
Oregon lawyers recommended tov
disbarment from the practice of
law for life tor alleged attaok on
two Justices ot the state Bupreme
court, had a commanding lead ot
4,627 votes over A. W. Norblad,
incumbent Republican governor,
with but 168 ot the 1902 state pre:
clncts Incomplete. .
On tho basis of unofficial re
turns from 1744 . precincts, Jos
eph's total of 49,634 against Gov
ernor Norblad's 46.107 gave him
sufficient votes to Insure his nom
ination; during the day hie lead
over Norblad was cut down to
2 600, but outlying precincts gave
Joseph the majority. Norblad's .
home- county, Clataop.' gawthalr
native son 4153 against Joseph's
266. J '! ' ' V- ' '
Hirry L. Corbett, Republican
candidate foi governor and one of
the four others who sought I the
nomination, palled 33,166 tn the
1744 preoinots to trail third, al
though the so-called elite vote of
tho state and Multnomah county
wub roported to have backed him.
Charles Hall's total was 8,838; J.
E. Bennett, 3,266 and John : A.
Jeffry, 1769.
Of the tour Democrats seeking
tho nomination Kdward F. Bailey
led the field after 1616 precincts
had been reported. Hie lead over
Qoorgo F. Wilbur was 1081 and
mounted steadily as outlying state
precincts came trickling In. Bail
ey polled 10,626 and Wilbur ,
444. A. C. Hough, Democrat, who
tho day bofore the primary an
nounced himself as favoring the
modification of the eighteenth
amendment, ran fourth with 2707
and Ed. 8. Piper, the fourth Dem
ocratic candidate, polled (893.
Besides Hough who publtoly an
nounced himself as being opposed
to', prohibition, L. B. Bandblust,
Hepubllcan candidate for represen
tative In congress from the third
ili-'.rlct (Multnomah county) also
ra.i on an anti-proniDiuon piai
form. He ran second to Franklin
K. Korell, Republican incumbent,
who amassed 80,227 In the 632
precincts In the county. Band
blust polled 13,026. Robert Dun
can, the tnira canaiaaie ior mo
congressional nomination, received
12,067.
Senator Charles L. McNary, Re
publican Incumbent, polled 61,418
In 1630 precincts for nomination
ns United States senator. Elton
Watklns, Democrat, who sought
the nomination, received In the
samo number of precincts, 7848.
Rnlph K. Williams, Incumbent
Republican national committee
man, from out of 1630 preoinots
polled 70,267 to Charles F. Walk
ers' 44,841. Walter M. Pierce,
former Oregon governor,, polled
16,820 In 1612 preoinots for the
nomination as Democratlo nat
ional committeeman and Oswald
West, also a former Oregon gov
ernor, received 9,287. A eprlngly
pre-election political split featur
ed this contost. ' '
Four hundred and ninety-three
precincts gave Willis C. Hawley,
Incumbont representative In oon
gross from the first district 28,
328 and William A. Delsell, Dem
ocrat, 6,273. Robert R. Butler,
incumbent Republican congress'
man from the second congression
al district, was unopposed. - ' ''
Ooorge 8. Shephard, Republican,
wastrnlllng in 1616 precincts for
supreme court Justice, position
number five. Ho polled 44,411
against J. U. Campbell's 63,663.
Olive P. Coshow, Democratlo In
cumbent, polled 8,986. Harry A.
Bolt, Republican Incumbent ' tor
position number six on the state
supreme court, unopposed, polled
28.870 In 644 preoinots, .
C. A. Howard,' unopposed for
state superintendent of publlo In
struction, polled 23,811 In 644
precincts and H. C. Oram, incum
bent labor commlslsoner, unop
posed, 38,917.
Lees than a 40 per eent. ote
was cast In the primaries.