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TTTE OREGOXTAN. WEDNESDAY, MARCH
1908.
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Republican Club and State
ment No. 1 Forces Launch
Their Tickets.
FOR LEGISLATIVE HONORS
Addition Made to Small Army of
Candidates Already in the
Field End Is Hot Tet
in Sight.
Two "business men'i'' ticket were
added yesterday to The long list of can
didates for Republican nomination for
tlie Legislature in the primaries April 17
the one brought out by Statement No. 1
forces, pledged to thA "people's choice'
for Unitfd States Senator, the other
K'ought out by the Portland Republican
Club, pledged to "the Republican party's
choice. The Statement 1 ticket is headed
by Ben Selling, C. W. Nottingham and
F. Dresser for State Senators; the other
ticket by Iu1s G. Clarkft. Ed Ehrman
and J. M. Healy, though neither of the
three last named has yet consented to
run and may refuse. The backers of
thin ticket say they will purely put forth
a list of candidates.
The Statement 1 forces will have a com
plete ticket in the primaries, while the
"Republican voter's choice" fiorces will
have one complete ticket, two Incomplete
tickets and a number of detatched can
didates. For the five seats in the State
Senate there will be five candidates of
the Statement 1 faction and probably 11
candidates of several camps of the op
posing faction. For the 13 seats In the
House there will be as many candidates
of the Statement 1 group and perhaps
30 of the several elements of the rival
group. Candidates may file their primary
petitions until next Wednesday, 6 P.' M.
There is time, therefore, for still more
aspirants to come out of the woods.
Chosen by Business Men.
Messrs. Selling, Nottingham and
Dreiser were Induced to enter the race
by a petition signed by 92 prominent cit-1a-nn,
niotit of them business men. The
petition was circulated by Thomas Mc
i'uskcr, George M. Orton, Arthur W. Or
ton and W. 1. Williamson. Mr. Selling
and Mrs. Nottingham filed their pri
mary declarations yesterday with the
County Clerk.
A similar petition. asking Messrs.
Clarke. Ehrman and Healy to run, will
be circulated today by a committee of
the Portland Republican Club W. H.
C'haptn, president. Charles E. Uock
wood, secretary, and McKtnley Mitchell.
The petition will cite the need of an
"anti-machine" ticket, for the Repub
lican primaries, made up of business
men, opposed to Statement No. 1. The
committee was instructed last night
by the Club to pick two strong men
for the Senate ticket and six for the
t House ticket. Twelve men were named
from whom the Hon so selections should
be made: Dr. E. G. Clark, R. L. Dur
ham, R. F. prael. Thomas I. Honey
man. J. R. Rogers, W. H. Chapin,
O-orga Uwrenre, Jr., Charles K.
" r.ufiyon. H. W. Mitchell. W. II. Price,
of St. John; Thomas Corder, of Trout
ffal; H, M. Timms, of Fiertha.
Four Republican factions are each
putting out tickets, and there are, be
sides, a number of independent candi
dates. The tickets are as follows:
"Hodson ticket, so called, complete;
'Tdleman-Pavi-Cohen" ticket, incom
plete; Union Republican Club ticket,
incomplete all three for Republican
voters' choice; Statement No. 1 ticket
yet to be completed
Mr. Selling Accepts.
Mr. Selling's acceptance of the in
vitation to run was addressed to the.
signers of the petition In a letter, as
ftl lows:
(entlf men Ftrlivlnir In thf principle.
Th people should rule." I consent to he
rnm1 a candidate for State Senator on the
platform of Statement No. 1. If elected I
111 vote for th people's choice for United
8tates Hrnntor. and will give the same at
tention to matters coming before the legis
lature as I Ut my own business. I thank
nu for your confidence. Very respectfully
yours. BEN BKI.UNU.
The petition to Messrs. Selling. Not
tingham and Dresser was as follows:
To the Honorable Ben Selling. C. W.
Nottingham and Fred grosser Greeting :
"V. the underpisnod citizens and Repub
licans of the fount t of Multnomah bellev
Inr tn the established principles of the
Kpubli-an party as annunciated by the
Immortal Lincoln that this is a government
(f the people, by the people and for the
people and that thin great principle is
represented by our primary law, which per
mits the people by their vote to express
a preference as to who shall represent them
tn the t'nltexl States Senate, respectfully
requeat that you severally announce your
tUe In accordance with the la' provided
tiiertfor as candidates for the Republican
nomination at the April primary nominal
Ins election for the office of State Senator,
promising: you our hearty support and co
ureiatlon for your election.
W A. rianes. W. J. Glafke. W. H. JOryer.
TV. W. RuMam. Q. H. Vearson. J. W. Bunn.
H L Thompson. R. J. Fisher. F. Dayton,
M Baruh. W. U. Fouch. Pan J. Malarkey,
luts Russell. Francis ealy. J. H. Page,
f H. rase. WlUiejn sthineer, F.mery W.
-lnneer. 1-. Oerllnger. Thomas McCusker,
Kdward J. Jajtei. W. J. Clemens, IX
H Adams, Will A. Knight. W. H.
Urkell. B. J. Dresser. A. J. Hawkins. J. D.
T'aquet, Joseph M. Healy, H. E. Straus,
Fraiik U. Jones. Kdgar Iamen, H. C. Hoff
man. Joseph King, W. N. Ostrander. E. M.
Sner eer, J. E. Stockdale, August C. Galser,
M D. Luce. W. A. Miller. I. Alaager. O. H.
t'atmn. E. Knner. J W. Ginder. H. J.
Foster. C. Fronclscovlch. A. S. Walker. K.
1j. Bennett. Homy E. McGinn. A. W. Or
trn. "W. I. WtUlamson. T. a. Townsend,
.1 C. Roberts. Ben Gadaby. Walter M.
, ;adby. J. F. Bell, John Gantenbetn. W. H.
Munrae J. J. Butser. T. J. Cleeton. J. J.
Brown. 8, A. Spencer, H. T. Hudson. W. M.
Plin pton. G. M. Orton. Lee M. Clark. Fred
1. Hi spa. Albert BernL W. H. McCorquo
rtale. J. W. Mi'Un. H. Metsger. A. L. Hex
tr. Fletcher Linn. Gore K. McOord, C.
K Miller, Frank A. Heitkemper. E. W.
Uoe. J. R. Wetheroe. A. O. Emmons. W.
F Woodward. J. A. Haaeltlne. T. H. Ed
wards. Leo Fried e. Jerry E. Bronaugh. D.
C. Bums. J. Dlrkheimer. MT B. Renshaw,
W. C. Bucroff. Charles R. Fraxler. F. Kl
chet. E. C. Johnson, H. Taubenhelmer.
U.,t of the Candidates. '
The eandldates for the Legislature, so
far as they have announced themselve
or as they are likely to run, are as fol
lows Statement No. One Ticket.
Senators Ben 9lllng. C. W. Nottingham,
F. Dreer. psa Kelteher, A. H. Wlllett.
Representatives Walter C. Belt, Joint
with Uultnomah; Arthur W. Orton, J. F.
OaMv, Ralph C. Clyde, J. C. Bryant.
4 bar lee J. McDonald, J. Fred Wllklns, all
Pled; lr. L. M. Davis. K. C. Couch, Mayor
of St. John, Fred Brady, E. J. Jaeger. W.
J v'lfmew, George H. Parsons, George
Brice.
J'opubllcan Voters' Choice, Three
Tlcltets.
llndson" ticket. Senators C. W. Hod son.
F-.g Sirhel. J. f. Bayer. John Priecoll. John
K. Coffey Representatives J. W. Beveridge.
1. A. Harlow, K. S. Farrell. Dave Mackle.
N I. Beuign. Frank Bollam. K. K Kubll.
1 outs kuehn, Frank Richardson. George
W. McMillan. Goig W Holcomb. 1. K
BUSINESS
MEHTO ENTER RAG
Crouch and C. X. McArthur. Joint with
Clackamas.
Idle man-Davis ticket. Senator Dr.
Emmet Drake, E. B. Col well. Representa
ti e. Charles Cleveland, of G res ham ; L. J.
Hicks. Dr. J. H. Hickman, J. F. Hardman,
J. W. Campbell.
Chapin-Portland Republican Club ticket
Senators, Louis G. Clarke, Ed Erhman, J.
M. Healy. Representative?. Dr. E. G. Clark.
R. L Duriaam. R. F. Prael, Thomas D.
Honeyman. J. FL Rogers. W. H. Chapin,
George Lawrence, Jr., Charles E. Runyon.
H. w. Mitchell.- W. H. Brlce, Thomas
Corder. H. M- Timtns
Other candidates senate. M. J. McMahon.
no pledge as to United States Senator: J. B.
Kelly, Republican voters' choice. Represent
atives. Harry E. Northup and Robert R.
Hunter, no pledge as to United Slates sena
tor; A. A. Anderson. Republican voters
choice. y
Statement Forces Worried.
Foes of Statement No. 1 fear that the
large number of candidates on their, side
will so split up the vote as to allow the
election of the Statement No. 1 ticket, or
a large part of It. But the statement t
forces reply that the others have put up
several so-called statement candidates in
order to weaken the statement ranks. The
Republican voters' choice men aver that
It Is more important to elect clean, well
known men than to worry so needlessly
about Statement No. 1. They declare that
they are standing: on the platform of the
Republican County Convention of nearly a
month ago, which turned down Statement
No. 1 and called on Republican candidates
for the Legislature to pledge themselves
to vote for the Republican party's choice
for United States Senator, instead of the
people's choice.
It Is a big; factional row In trie Repub
lican ranks, and no mistake. There are
ar least four warrirug -factions. Their
chief target, when they are not fighting;
each other. Is the so-called Hodson ticket.
It Is an accepted certainty that Mr. Hod
son and Mr. Slchel, on that ticket. -are to
be singled out for the attacks of the rival
factions. This will make a very bitter
war, and there is fear in many quarters
that it will leave animosities after the
primaries that will knife the party ticket
In the general election to a frazzle. No
progress has been made tn bringing to
gether the warring elements. The Demo
crats are sitting by, waiting possible fu
sion with disgruntled Republican factions.
Hope of Democrats.
The only movement In the Demo
cratic party to make nominations of
Its own has been the ticket recom
mended last week by the Kentucky
KUck, and that is meeting- strong1 op
position In the Democratic party.
Should the Republican Statement No.
1 forces lose the primaries, there is
little doubt that Democrats will seek
to unite with them in the June elec
tion. The Republican voters who are run
ning; on the, Reublican party choice
pledge have several different styles of
wording- that pledge. That of the
Hodson ticket Is as follows:
I approve and stand on the principles
enunciated In the platform adopted by the
Multnomah' County Republican Conven
tion, held In Portland. February 29, 1908.
I desire to have the following words placed
after- my name on the nominating ballot:
"Will vote for the Republican voters'
choice for United States Senator."
Another form of this pledge. as
signed by L. J. Hicks, Charles Cleve
land, candidates for the House, and
by D. F. Hardman. J. W. Campbell and
J. H. Hickman, candidates for the
House, and J. B. Kelly. E. B. Colwell
and Emmet Drake, is practically the
same.
MURDERED Br HORSETHIEF
TERROR OF MONTANA RUS
TLERS DECEIVED BY RUSE.
prisoner Shoots Webb . Dead and
Cowboys Go In Pursuit. Hnn- ,
grry for Lynch 1 n g
HELENA, Mont., March 24.-heriff
James Webb, of Yellowstone County, was
shot and killed this morning on the Mus
selshell River, about six miles from Bil
lings, by "William Byckfound, a horse
thief wanted in Wyoming.
Sheriff Webb located his man last
night, and early this morning put him
under arrest. They were about to start
overland to Billings when Byckfound
asked permission to go to the camp wag
on and get a drink. It was given, and
Byckfound got into the wagon. In the
wagon was a rifle, and before the Sher
iff reallred his danger, Byckfound shot,
the Sheriff dying almost Instantly. . In
the excitement the murderer escaped, but
several posses of cowboys are in pur
suit. It is the opinion if Byckfound la
run down by the cowboys there will not
be any court trial.
Sheriff Webb died without a word, the
bullet piercing his jugular vein. The mur
derer fled on horseback. The news
spread quickly and half a hundred cow
boys are in pursuit. 1
The dead officer was known as one of
the best and most fearless men in the
state. He served six years as a stock de
tective and arrested many "bad" men,
some of whom he chased from one end
of the state to the other before getting
them. His relentless pursuit of stock
thieves made him many enemies and his
lite was often threatened.
DEMURRAGE LAW ATTACKED
Great Northern Solicitor Complains
to Minnesota Attorney-General.
ST. PAUL. March 24. W. B. Begg,
general solicitor of the Great Northern
Railroad, In a letter today to Attorney
General Younir. attacks the reciprocal
demurrage law. passed by the last Min
nesota Legislature, and state officials
Infer from his letter that the railroad
company will contest the law on consti
tutional grounds.
The reciprocal demurrage law provides
for the imposition of a penalty upon the
railroads for their failure to furnish cars
within certain prescribed periods, as well
as upon the shipper for their failure to
load or unload cars within the time pre
scribed. .
In his letter, Mr. Begg says iat Con
gress, having fixed the duty of carriers
with reference to furnishing cars for In
terstate shipments, the state cannot
therefore interfere with that duty either
by making it more difficult or certain or
by. Imposing penalties. The Minnesota
law, by Its terms, applies to all trans
portation, interstate and Intrastate, and
Is votd as to Interstate shipments. He
argued further that If the State Supreme
Court should construe the law as applic
able only to intrastate shipments, then
it directly burdens Interstate commerce
because of the penalties imposed.
Tammany Going 1400 Strong.
NEW TOR K. March 24. From present
Indications. New York City will send an
almost record-breaking delegation to the
Democratic National Convention at Den
ver. It is now estimated that Tammany
Hall will be represented by not less than
1400 members. At first it was thought
the amount necessary for railroad fares
and hotel accommodations would reduce
the Tammany delegation to a number far
below that of former conventions. " but
Thomas F. Smith, secretary of Tammany
Hall, now announces that the party will
be if anything larger than usual.
Pei lin. Emperor Wllli.rn nd the Emprw.
rcampntMl by Prinr August. thir fourth
on. and Frinc,a Victoria, .their daurhter.
attended by a numerous suite, left here Tues
day n.rnlrHt for Corfu, where the Bmpcror
will apend a vacation In his now villa.
RESISTS HER SUIT
H. C. Bickferton Contests
Wife's Divorce Petition.
SEEKS A RECONCILIATION
Wealthy Portland Woman Tells
Story of Her Brief and I'n
happy Married fclfe on
the Witness Stand.
On the witness stand before Judge
Bronaugh. In the State Circuit Court
yesterday, Mrs. lona Bickerton, wife of
H. C. Bickerton, a Portland real estate
dealer, told the story of a brief and ex
ceedingly unhappy married life in sup
port of her application for a divorce.
Both parties to the suit are well known
in Portland and in San Francisco and
are members of a fashionable Episcopal
church in this city. Mrs. Bickerton is
the owner of large real estate holdings
in this city and is wealthy in her own
right. Her suit is opposed by her hus
band, who is. seeking to prevent a di
vorce and to effect a reconciliation.
Habitual cruelty and drunkenness are
among the charges made by the wife.
During the progress of the trial yes
terday It developed that Bickerton had
called upon Dr. A. A. Morrison, rector
of Trinity Episcopal Church, and Induced
him to write to Mrs. Bickerton and en
deavor to have a talk with her with a
view to straightening out the family af
fairs without resorting to the courts.
Mrs. Bickerton said on the witness stand
that she did not answer the letter be
cause she knew Dr. Morrison and hor
church were opposed to divorces, and
that, he would not understand her feel
ings. Mrs. Bickerton testified that her hus
band once smeared her face with banana
peeling, came home habitually at un
earthly hours, once threatened to commit
suicide, and choked her on their second
wedding -anniversary because she
wouldn't talk to him. She said she was
in such fear of him that she once locked
him out, and that he created a scene
by attempting to break in. He accused
her, she said, without cause, of infi
delity. "
To the question of Attorney Cleeton,
who appears for Bickerton. whether she
had not called her husband insulting
names, she replied that she did not. She
was then asked if this was not the cause
of the banana peel incident, her husband
objecting to a remark about his, mother,
and putting a banana, which he was
peeling. Into her mouth with the words,
"Shut your mouth." She replied in the
negative.
The Bltkertons were married in San
Francisco in August, 1904. They went
to Honolulu, and It was there. Mrs.
Bickerton says, that her husband first
began to accuse her of undue familiar
ity with other men. She saivs she was
at that time In delicate heralth. Since
coming to this city, she said, her hus
band had manifested unreasonable
jealousy toward her business agents.
It will be the contention of Bicker
ton, when he takes the witness stand
today, that one agent, H. T. Rces.
whom his wife has placed In charge of
her affairs, has. so worked himself
Into her good graces that he has alien
ated her affections. Mrs. Bickerton
admitted yesterday that she gave Rees
the oversight of the men who were at
work in her orchard, becatise things
there were not being attended to on
account of the drunkenness of her
husband. She said Bickerton was
often "beastly 'drunk," and she would
not admit, upon cross-examination,
that the present divorce suit was filed
while her husband was trying to break
away from the habit. She was asked
if she had not, with Mr. Rees, once
laughed at Bickerton when he refused
at the dinner table to have some wine,
and said no.
It was admitted by Mrs. Bickerton
that her husband treated her well
when she was sick, even doing the
family washing, this oemg at the time
that she alleges he was heaping indig
nities upon her.
In March, 1906. she said, he told her
one night that he was tired of the non
sense and was going to "end it all."
Then he went into the bathroom and
locked the door. She heard him strop
ping his razor. Taking her child, she
fled unceremoniously to a neighbor's,
returning at 6 o'clock the next morning
to find Bickerton In bed, asleep. She
did not awaken him, and he arose about
noon, we sairK
Mrs. Bickerton would not admit that
It was through her husband's good busi
ness management that she was enabled'
to sell a portion of the Hercules mine
for J62.500. Asked if her husband had
not counselled her to refuse an offer of
$20,000, she replied that that was her
affair, not his; that she had had to
decide the question. Regarding the
$20,000 sale of an apartment-house, she
said it was a very small matter to ne
gotiate with purchasers.
She was asked if she had not turned
her husband cuM of the house once, of
fering him 40 c?nta with which to travel
until he could get a job. She replied
that she told him to pack his grip and
leave, but offered him $10, instead of
40 cents.
This is not the first divorce suit
brought by Mrs. Bickerton. one having
been filed In October. 1906. and with
drawn on Blckerton's promises to his
wife. The trial will be continued this
morning.
FAIL TO BREAK SLATE
St. John Voters Virtually Indorse
Taxpayers Ticket at Meeting.
With intent to break an alleged slate
framed by those who nominated the
Taxpayers' ticket In St. John last week,
another mass meeting was held Monday
night to produce another ticket without
the "slaty hue." but, remarkable to re
late, the meeting practically indorsed
the Taxpayers' ticket with a few excep
tions. The new ticket was to be called
the People's ticket. 8. H. Greene, City
Attorney, set forth the object of the
meeting. Captain B. L. Snow also made
remarks. The blank ballots were then
distributed in the audience. When they
were counted it was found that most of
the candidates on the Taxpayers' ticket
had been Indorsed and renominated on
the People's ticket, with the exception
of 3. E. Tanch. who was nominated for
City Treasurer over C. H. Thompson,
on the Taxpayers' ticket.
S. L. Dobie, C. J.Muek and C. L.
Johnson were the new candidates for
Councllmen-at-LArge. It was nip and
tuck between George L. Perkins and
S. H. Greene for City Attorney, the
former winning by six votes. ' What will
become of this new ticket, which is
nearly identical with the Taxpayers'
ticket, is not known, but it will haruiy
be filed as a ticket.
Pason Gone; Cases Dropped.
ALBANY, Or.. March St. (Special.)
W. L. Pason. the Portland detective,
will probably never be captured to
face the perjury, charges which have
been tiled against him at this city.
City Marshal Fred Ries. who went to
Portland to aFrest Pason. returned
last night without the detective, hav
ing been informed by Detective Lou
Hartman. Pason's former employer,
that the latter had gone to British
Columbia. Pason's departure from the
country will mean the dismissal of the
three cases which are yet pending
from the bunch of complaints which
were filed as a result-of the detective
work of Pason in this city last Fall.
DEATH OF MRS. J. J. COOK
Oregon Pioneer of 1859 Dies at St.
Paul, Or.
Mrs. J. J. Cook, an Oregon pioneer of
1859. died at St. Paul, Or.. 'last Sunday
of senile decay. She was born in Mat
weath County. Ireland, in 1?29. She came
to Oregon in 1SJ9, and had, lived In Ger
vais for many years. She was married
in 18S0.
Mrs. Cook is survived by the following
named children r J. R. Cook. X. F. Cook.
J. I- Cook. Miss M. L. Cook, of St. Paul;
R. E3. Cook, of Portland, and John M.
Cook, of Gervais.
WEISER CASE IS PUZZLING
Banker Shainwald Gets Threatening
Letter Demanding: $5000.
WEISER, Idaho. March 24. (Spe
cial.) Edward Shainwald, president of
the First National Bank of this city,
received a threatening letter, demand
ing that $5000 be left Sunday after
noon at a point near the cemetery, or
he would be killed. The money was
left, but no one showed up. An at
tempt was made to kill Shainwald the
nitsrht of March 7. Two shots wnre
fired at him at his home. A stranger
was arrested yesterday afternoon,, but
was released, as there was no evi
dence against him. He was found in the
vicinity where the money was to be
left. Every effort is beinar made to
locate the writer, who used the signa
ture, "Revenge."
Trained Xnrsos Tor Xavy.
WASHINGTON. March 24. The bill to
establish and organize a corps of trained
women nurses for the United States Navy
was ordered favorably reported by the
House committee on naval affairs today-
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The Late Mr.. J. J. Cook,
"UMBRELLA JIMMIE'' IS EVICTED
AND HIS OLD HOME TORN DOWN
V ;
Unique Portland Character Resists to the Last, When He and His Aged
Wife Are Cast Into the Street by Court's Order.
MBREILA JIMMIBT' SHERI
DAN, the diminutive and ex
cessively bellicose umbrellaraen-
der, who has been one of Portland's best
known characters for 30 years past, was
thrown into the street early last night
along with his wife and dos and chat
tels. Jknd it was done by order of the
law. As soon as the family effects had
been removed, a group of millhands
battered down the shack that "Umbrella
Jimmle" had cherished as a home for
eight years past.
While "Umbrella Jtmmie" and his aged
wife were necessary victims of expand
ing civilization and their ejection seemed
greatly to amuse the mob of 500 people
who gathered on the scene, yet the
throwing into the street of an old man
of 70 and an old woman of 63 might
not appeal to any thinking individual as
an excrutiating bit of humor. The place
had sheltered them for eight years and
had been a comfortable rendezvous for
the old couple. There were three rooms,
and these were fairly littered with cheap
little ornaments as well as useful artlcfes
of furniture and utensils.
"Umbrella Jimmie" was 'game to the
last. He-had been repeatedly warned to
leave the place. While he owned the
ehack the property is leased by O. P.
Graham, who owns a boathouse at the
foot of Mill street. The Sheridan shanty
sat in a gully adjoining this boathouse.
Uraham decided lately to level off his
property but bexcould not induce "Um
brella Jimmie" to vacate the premises.
Sheridan claimed a squatter's right. He
was there before the boathouse. He
could not understand why anyone had
the riht to drive him from under his
roof.
The law was resorted to, and an. order
was Issued by Judge Reid, of the West
Side Justice Court, for the forcible eject
ment of Sheridan. The order was placed
in the hands of Constable Lou Wagner
for execution. That officer secured the
services of coterie of husky saloon
loungers to carry out the Sheridan effects
and then marched on the place in com
pany with Graham and Lawyer Farrell,
who represented Graham in the proceed
ings. "Umbrella Jimmie" and his- wife were
eating their supper when the ousting
party arrived. He said tersely that he
wouldn't go without a fight, rolled up
the sleeves of his -withered old arms and
declared he'd thrash the first man who
tried to molest his home. But the odds
were against him and "Jimmie" finally
gave in.-
"I'll finish me supper' first, an' the
dlvil hllp any mon that thrie to both
er me while I'm eatin', fer I've a bread
knif in my hands." the old man said.
Constable Wagner decided to wait un
til the, old man had eaten, but Sheridan
was too deliberate in this. He spent
half an hour drinking a cup of coffee
and then began slowly pouring out
another. The order was given to pro
ceed with the carrying out of furniture.
There was a hot fire In the kitchen
stove and a fish was sizzling in a fry
ing pan. The pan was put out doors,
a bucket of water was poured on the"
fire, the stovepipe was unjointed and
out went the family stove. Next the
kitchen table went and then the dishes,
the pots and pans. knives. spoons,
towels, rags and the hundred and one
things of a littered kitchen.
POISON USED TO
END TWO LUES
Ill-Health Cause of One-Suicide,
Poverty Leads to
the Other.
OFFER STRONG CONTRAST
First Victim Is H. E. Ross, Well-to-Do
Tillamook Man Second Is
Penniless Stranger From (
California.
Two men committed suicide In Portland
yesterday and their bodies were taken to
the morgue at almost the same hour of
the afternoon, between 3:30 and o'clock.
The first, H. R. Ross. 35 years old. head
of a family and a man of means, whose
home is in Tillamook, Or., took his life
because of bad health. He was suffering:
from stomach trouble. The second, about
the same age but unidentified, had been
enjoying excellent health but was short
of money and despondent. HeVas plainly
a man of refinement and education, but
his solution of the economic game had
failed and with the pawning of his cuff
links, had come to ;!.c r-'l of his string.
Both men died of poison. Ross killed
himself at the Belmont House, at 204H
Fourth street. The unknown man chose
a spot in the Plaza block, directly across
the street rom the morgue, in Finley's
undertaking establishment. Ross exhibit
ed considerable ingenuity, contriving to
bury his face in a "bowl of absorbent
cotton saturated with chloroform, while
the unknown, unable to invest In such
luxurious means of suicide, spent his last
few pennies for an ounce bottle of car
bolic acid and drank it ail The unknown
left no parting message and practically
nothing to give any clew to his identity.
Ross left a voluble explanation of his
act. describing his- act as cowardly and
begging the forgiveness of his wife and
little daughter.
- Intended to Go Home.
Ross came here a few weeks ago from
Tillamook City and went to the Portland
Sanitarium. He left that institution Sun
day, intending to take the first boat home,
as he says in his farewell message. But
he got to brooding over his ailment, con
eluded that he might become a burden on
his family, and killed himself.
His death must have occurred during
the early hours of the morning, as life
had been extinct some time when the
body was found. The body was lying
face downward, the face still buried in
the fatal bowl of absorbent cotton. The
letter lay near at band. It was addressed
to Mrs. H. E. Ross, Tillamook City, and
read as follows:
My aar darling wifer "When this reaches
you I will be in tvnlty. Don't think that
I do not love you that 1 take this step. I
rould not xsland to com home and be a
burden to yoa. when I could not help. 1
have not been able to get any helj? here.
I thought I nu getting- better, hut I whs
mistaken. And now, Theresa, my darting
wife, don't worry too much over a man
that has all but spoiled your life, not
through any desire to hurt you. !n't
think hard of me. dear, and tell Pearl
her papa loves her and mamma too much
to be a drag for a few years and then have
to. go away after he had ued ui.' what
property we had. May God " bless you,
Theresa. You have teen a good and faith
ful wife, much better than I deserved. Ro
forelve me. my dear, darltntr wife, for this
rowardlv deed. I have $HO in the First
Mrs. Sheridan protested and wept alter
nately. "Umbrella Jimmie" steppeJ
out in the back yard and kept up a firm
front. He regaled the rapidly increas
ing throng with choice morsels of cans
tic abuse. He challenged the constable
to fight and suddenly espying Graham,
the main source of his tribulations, he
turned his full attention upon that in
dividual. "Misther Graham, for, sure an' you're
a blackguard." he said, pointing a bony
accusing finger at the embarrassed
builder.
Graham laughed mirthlessly and as
sented, evidently not wishing to draw
more of the old man's caustic fire.
"Misther Graham," he went on, "I'm
a mon of siventy. a good mon jn me day
but all crippled up now, but I'd like to
have Just one chance at ye." Jimmy
rolled up his grimy sleeves anew and
began scrambling out of the declivity
toward Graham, who walked away.
"Jimmie" followed, begging Graham to
put up his fists. "Sure an' I can't -hit
ye, ye blackguard, .whin yer hands is
down," he protested.
Graham, possibly four times the size
of the old umbrella-maker, kept his
patience till "Jimmie" suddenly whacked
him across the head with a small stick.
Then the boatman closed In. but Con
stable Wagner interfered and the in
cident ended.
Lawyer Farrell then atempted to ef
fect a money settlement with the old
man. On behalf of, his client, Graham,
he offered "Umbrella Jimmie" money
with which to get an express wagon
and rent a room.. The money was
spurned.
"Keep yer money." he shouted.
"You'll need it to buy water fer yer
parching throat whin yer burnin' In
hades. Keep it. ye blackguards. I
don't want a cent. Ye can tear away
me roof from over me head, but ye
can't get me to take any of yeer
dirthy money."
The old couple quieted down until
the two huskies that had" been picked
up in a saloon to do the heavy work
attacked the family bed. Then Mrs.
Sheridan sprang at one. of the men.
She was far too feeble to hurt the
fellow, who went ahead with his work
quite unconcernedly. "Jimmie" then
approached, drew his wife back and
addressed himself to the hireling.
. "Say misther,' he said quietly. "I
can see yeer a poor bum an' I don't
blame ye. Yeer working to get a
few drinks an' I won't interfeer wld
ye." It was the only friendly phrase
that passed the umbrellamender's lips.
.When the last of the furnishings
had been laid out in the mud. the
Graham force attacked "Umbrella
Jlmmie's" home vigorously. The roof
went first and then the sides were
battered in. When the shack was laid
low. Lawyer Farrell again offered
"Umbrella Jimmie" money in the sum
of $2.50.
"I take yeer money so me sick wife
won't have to slape out In the rain,"
he said.
"Umbrella Jimmie" remained on the
sceneuntil a late hour, guarding the
family treasures from the horde of
small boys who loitered about the
ptoce ready to carry off . anything that
might appeal t them. He swore
mighty vengeance on those that de
stroyed his home, declaring dramati
cally that they would reap their
reward before the week was out.
National Bank of Portland and trill send
you the certificate of deposit and Harrison
will ret you the money.
In the man's pockets were found 2a
cents m silver and a receipt for 12 from
the Portland Sanitarium.
Crowd Witnesses Death.
The unknown sat on a bench in the
Plaza block nearly all day. Shortly after
3 o'clock he shifted his position from in
front of the fountain to a bench which
was directly across the street. Evidently
he wished to cause as little trouble as
possible. He drank the full ounce of
poison and attracted a crowd by his
death struggles.) As he lay dying, a
wheezy phonograph in a candy store
across the street was grinding out..
"Every day, the papers say, a robbery
in the park."
The man's - death struggles continued
10 minutes, during which time he spoke
not a word or let a groan escape. Ir.
Dammasch was called to assist the man.
jDut there was no hope. Before his bodv
. was cold, the man who was tired of life
had found a resting place on a marble
slab just across the street.
He was not more than 35 years of age.
slender, of medium height, with black
hair, gray eyes, good features, and
plainly a man who had known the better
things of life. He had on a gray over
coat and a faded blue serge suit which
had been purchased In San Francisco. A
scrap of paper in his pocket told that he
had pawned a pair of gold cuff buttons
at a Lbs Angeles pawnshop for $5. They
must have been, worth at least tf5 to
bring that amount, and since the average
man doesn't wear J15 cuff buttons, it is
assumed that the victim may once have
been some one of consequence.
Another scrap of paper revealed that
one Molsert'had paid 35 cents for a room
at the White Palace, in San Francisco.
January 24, 1908. The body will be held
pending an effort to establish identity.
Lost Baby Found Asleep
in Empty Boxcar
Three-Vrar-Olrt Tot Discovered 1
KrelRht Yards May Have Been
Kidnaped Prom Hla Home.
CURLED up as snugly as a bird in Its
nest, little Tony Obdie, a 3-year-old
tot, who had been missing for the greater
part of the day from ht home at 45
North Sixth street, where his father
conducts a small store, was found all
alone and asleep In a boxcar In an out-of-the-way
corner of the freight -yards
of the Union Depot yesterday afternoon.
He was found only after his parents and
their friends had searched hleh and low
to dosepver the little fellow's where
abouts. Whether an attempt to kidnap the
child had been made and frustrated or
whether the child had aimlessly wan
dered off to the railroad yards will prob
ably remain a mystery. That some one
placed him in the boxcar Is a certainty,
as the door of the car is twice as high
as the child's head from th ground and
there was no way in which he could
climb into the car.
i The child was accidentally discovered
by Policeman Wanless In one of his
trips -through the freight yards. The
little fellow was bright and seemed not
in the least scared. The officer carried
the child to the police station. Aa the
tot's name was unknown Captain Slover
suggested the plan of putting him in the
street to see if he could find his way
home. This was tried and the little fel
low toddled off to Third street, down
Third to Burnside and over to Sixth,
where he readily found his home' and a
distracted father and mother who had
thought of every expedient to find their
child except to notify the police. 1
Amusements
What the Frees Agents Say.
Affniotn apd Xifrht at Iff 11 1 5.
Two performances at the Heili(c Theater
today; a npeoial matinee at 2:15 o'clock and
the last time tonight at S:I5. The attraction
Is the musical-comedy mcces, "Coming
Thro' the Rye." Catchy music, pretty girls
and fun galore.
Crecton Clarke Tonight.
Th continued success of Creston '"larke,
the brilliant young star who in playing an
engagement In hta new play, "The Power
That Govern.' at the Marquam Is some
thing phenomenal. All who have seen the
star and play are enthusiastic. Special-price
matinee Saturday.
"When We Were Twenty-one."
George Alison fls Dick ra'rtw, Miss Stod
dard as Phyllis and Donald Bowles as "the
Imp." are attracting much attention In the
beautiful play, "When We Were Twenty
one,'' at the Baker.
Empire Matinee Today.
Much curiosity has been excited to see
the latest sensation, "What Women Will
Do," w hich is being played by a strong
company, under direction of Hoiden Bro. &
Edwards all this week at the Empire. It is
an unusual melodrama.
"The Secret Dispatch."
"The Secret Dispatch"- at the -Htar Theater
this week is one of the few military dramas
the French Stock Company has given and it
Is also one of the best. The efforts of a
Northerner to carry dispatches through the
lines during the late rebellion is the center
of the plot. Matinees Thursday and Satur
day. , "
"Hanel Kirke Tonight.
The Allen Stock Company ha scored one
of its greatest successes in the beautiful do
mesflc comedy-drama, "Hazel Kirke," at
the Lyric this week. All who have aeen it
agree that It is an Ideal performance of the
famous drama. Great moving picture be
tween acts.
- COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Corbet t Tomorrow Night.
Tomorrow and Friday nights at the
Hilig Theater. James J. Corbett. support
ed by Miss Rose King and a rapable com
pany of players, will present the comedy
drama. "The Lady and the Burglar." Seats
are now selling.
"The Burgomaster" Coming.
The favorite musical-comedy success, "The
Burgomaster," with Gus Weinberg and Ruth
White will be the attraction at the Heilig
Theater for four nights beginning next Sun
day, with matinee Wednesday.
Moving Picture At Marquam.
For the week commencing next Sunday
afternoon', the Marquam management will
offer a remarkably fine motion picture show.
The performances will be continuous from
2 until 10 P. M. each day during the week.
The feature film wUl be the latest Paths
Importation,- "The Frog."
"Captain Impudence" Coming.
Is public will be glad to hear that the
next offering of the Allen Company at the
Lyric will be that brilliant military comedy
drama, "Captain Impudence." The play is
the work of Edwtn Milton Royle, author of
"Friends." and "The Squawraan." New mov
ing pictures. ,
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS.
The Best at Pant ages.
W. A. Sperra and company, in the touch
ing little dramatic sketch, "Jockey Jones.'
is one of the eight big acts at Pantages
Theater thie week. The bill Is good through
out a standard Pantages bill and you will
be sure to like it. Novelty, variety and
quality telf the story.
Artfetio Vaudeville at Grand.
Artistic vaudeville Is found in "The
Marshal." a tabloid melodrama gt the
Grand this week. It Is acted by Anita
Hendrie. David Miles and others. The sing
ing' part of the bill is well taken care of
and most of the acts this week are sprinkled
County Coroner
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR NOMINATION
E. E.. ERICSON
Ericson Undertaking Co.
403 AND 411 ALDER STREET
K. of P. Building
If elected to this roost re:Ion
silale position at the hands of the
voters of this county, I will per
sonally attend to all the duties
of the position. Realizing the
responsibility of the office fully.
I pledge myself to conduct it
economically, feeling that the
county can be saved much need
less expense by showing a more
conscientious regard for the
taxpayers' interests.
JUDGE
EC.
(Appointed to Succeed
the Late Judge Frazer .
Candidate for Republican
Nomination for
Circuit Court Judge,
Dept. No. 1
Republican for DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ROGER B. SINNOTT
Hi Platform: -The Oath of Office.
GEO. J.
CAMERON
Republican Candidate for
District
Attorney
PRIMARY ELECTION
APRIL 17, 1908
with melody. Hayes and Suits have the
special added feature.
Harrimun Pays $361.99 Penalty.
ALBANY, Or.. March 24. (Special.)
Delay In paying: Its 1906 tax cost
the Corvallls & Eastern Railroad Com
pany $561.99 today. That was the
amount of the penalty and the ac
crued costs, the total payment bcinsr
13313.86. About the time the lHOfi
taxes were due the deal was being
consummated for the sale of Oie road
to the Harrlman Interests and the pay
ment of the tax was neglected. After
the penalty provided by law was added
the company mad different overtures
to county officers to compromise the
claim and finally threatened not to pay
the tax. claiming It could be avoided
by technicalities. compromises
were accepted and today the tax was
paid, after the property had been sold
on the delinquent tax roll.
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BRONAUGH
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