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THE 3IOHXTXG OREGOyiAy, WEDNESDAY. SEPTE3IBER 22. 1909 : ! MINNESOTA BOWS lii SILENT HONOR to assist tn the progressive movements of which he was a consistent advocate. "It was my greatest pleasure In Wash ington to meet not only the Governor but his family and my heart goes out to those bereft of a noble and loving husband and father." Public Activities Abandoned as Tribute to State's Dead Governor. JW?T made from Roal Cream of Tartar m BODY TAKEN TO ST. PAUL Hags at Half-Staff and Buildings Draped School Children at Each Station Remains to Lie in State. GOVERNOR JOHNSON'S IDEAL OF Whit John A. Johnson cherished i vi. ,r his Ideal of true t ereatnew la shown by the following remark he once made to a friend: "As a llfework. I would rather ba able to provide for the needs of a family, enjoy the fellowship of good friends and iood books and v.rlte one book that would be read 100 year from now than to amass all the money tn the world." ST. PAUL, faept 21. One of the most remarkable tributes ever paid to the memory of a public man in Minnesota was accorded to the late Governor John A. Johnson today. From the hour the Governors death was first publicly an nounced by the tolling of a schoolbell in Rochester, Minn., all public activi ties were abandoned. Governor Johnson's body was escort ed to the special that carried it to St. Paul by a tnrong of citizens from every walk of life. On the train were Mrs. Johnson, a few of her personal friends, state officials and friends of the late Governor. As the cortege passed down the street leading to the station thou sands of citizens bared their heads. The Mayor of Rochester and Councllmen of Rochester acted as pallbearers. All the way along- the route to St. Paul flag were at half-mast and buildings were draped with crepe. A touching feature was the appearance of a large number of school children lined up along the platforms, each pro vided with the National colors. The train was met in St. Paul by de tachments of all the local companies of the National Guard and an escort of police. Despite a heavy downpour of rain, a great throng was out. The body was taken to the State Cap itol, escorted by militia, and placed In the rotunda, where it will lie in state until tomorrow afternoon. Four com missioned officers of the National ' Guard, four sergeants, four corporals ; and four privates were assigned to ; stand guard. Tomorrow afternoon Rev. F. J. Law less, chaplain of the Governor's staff, will conduct services in the Capitol. Thursday the body will be taken to St. Peter, where final services will be held In the Presbyterian Church LAST WORD SPOKE.V TO WIFE Johnson Dies In Arms of His Life's Helpmeet. " ST. PATTL, Minn., Sept. ZL The last thlngGovemor Johnson did before lapsing Into unconsciousness, one and a half hours before his death, was to take his wife's hand and weakly whisper, "Well. Nora, I made a good fight, but 1 guess I've got to go." Then, as the' last gleam of in telligence began to-flicker. he pressed her - hand gently to his cheek In a parting caress. Governor Johnson's life hung contin ually in the balance until the end came. So "frequently did hi condition change alternately for better and then for worse, that his physicians, ever hopeful, but none too optimistic, were able to say at no time since the operation was per formed that the Governor had more than an even chance for his life. At his bed side when the end came were Mrs. John son. Miss Margaret Sullivan, her friend; Drs. W. J. and Charles H. Mayo, Dr. C. F. McNevin. Frank A. Day, the Gov ernor's private secretary: Fred D. Lynch, Democratic National Committeeman, and the Misses Jannie and Schiller, the Gov ernor's nurses. When the Governor had breathed his last, Mrs. Johnson, who had been in almost hourly attendance at her hupband's side, and who had borne up bravely under the ordeal, collapsed, and was taken to the Sullivan home. Governor Johnson was in a leth argic state during the greater part of the night, but occasionally was aroused, especially after coughing, and would then mutter a few words to Mrs. John son. At times he seemed to wish that the end might come, for on one occasion he raid: "My. the time drags slowly. I am so uncomfortable." The Governor lapsed into unconscious ness at 1 o'clock. Toward the end he revived and raised himself several times to pat his wife on the cheeks. PRESIDENT CONDOLES WIDOW Taft Says Nation Has Lost Able Man by Johnson's Death. LIMON. Colo., 9ept ZL President Taft ent the following telegram today: "Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Rochester, Minn. My heart goes out to you in sympathy for you in your present deep sorrow. Gov ernor Johnson was a National figure of great ability-and great capacity for use fulness to his country, as he had already demonstrated, and hie loss will be felt far beyond the state that loved him so well. I sincerely hope that the fond remem brance In which he is, and alwaya will ' be, held in Minnesota and elsewhere and the record of his high and valued public service, may come as a boon to you and your chillren in your sorrow and may I in time lighten the burden you are now called upon to bear. (Signed) "VT. H. TAFT." The President also made the following statement: The death of Governor Johnson Is a great shock and fills me with personal sorrow and with a deep sympathy for the people of Minnesota, whose favorite son he certainly was. It has been my good fortune to have the pleasantest personal relations with the Governor, and although we differed politically, we agreed on a great many subjects, as I had reason to know from personal conversations. He wan a wonderful man. He added to charming personality a frankness and common str.se that won over his natural political opponents and he made an able, efficient and most courageous public offi cial. "That a man of his parts and of his capacity for great public usefulness should be taken now at the age of should be and is a source of National reg-ret. for had Governor Johnson lived his position in the state and country waa such that he certainly would have, been called upon to fill an Important place and COLONEL WATTEKSON SHOCKED Deplores Death or Man He Wanted for Presidential Nominee. PARIS. Sept. 2L Colonel Henry Wat terson. who is visiting in Paris, was greatly shocked wlien informed of Gov ernor Johnson's death. "I knew Governor Johnson well from his early manhood," said Colonel Watter son. "He did me the honor of calling him self one of my 'boys.' In the Summer of lao7 I made a sincere effort to convince the thinking Democrats that his nomina tion would give us the only chance of election in lS'JS. Those who thought well of the suggestion, however, delayed too long and let the time pass, which, had it been improved, might have changed the whole character of the last Presidential campaign." HILL SAYS LEADER IS LOST Railroad Man Pays Tribute to Dead Governor's Character. ST. PAUL, Sept. 21. James J. Hill, chairman of the board of directors of the Great Northern Railway Company, said today of Governor Johnson: f the dualities of a leader combined with kindly dis position and a pleasant appearance. "His ability was illustrated by his career, coming, as he did. from the lowest stratum of the social structure to the highest. And his life's work with Its results were not matters of accident They were due to his perse verance and ability. "The state of Minnesota has suffered a great loss in the death of its leader. The state is also fortunate in that there are no important questions to be affected by the change of leadership.'1 GREAT LOSS TO PARTY BRYAN Nebraska n Sings Praise of His Po litical Colleague. DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Sept. 21.--Wlll!am J. Bryan when apprized of the death of Governor Johnson today said: "I have Just learned with deep sorrow of the death of Governor Johnson. His career illustrates the possibilities of American citizenship and his death is a great loss to our party and the country. "His civic virtues won for him a host of admirers and his personal qualities converted his admirers into friends." FORMER PREACHER FILLS JOB Adolph C. Eberhart Takes Place of Governor Johnson. ST. PAUL. Sept. 21. Adolph C. Eber hart. who, by the death of Governor John A. Johnson, becomes the Chief Executive of the state, was born in Sweden, 38 years ago, but came to Minnesota in 1881. He attended the public schools and was afterwards graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, at St. Peter, as a min ister of the Gospel. Soon after his graduation. Mr. Eber hart abandoned church work and took up the study of law. He soon built up a large practice. For many years Mr. Eberhart has been interested in politics and has worked hard for the success of the Republican party. He was at one time clerk of the United States Circuit and District courts, and later was United States Commissioner for the District of Minnesota. In 1903 and 1905 he was elected to the State Senate. In 1906 he was elected Lieutenant-Governor and was re-elected in 1908. Mr. Eberhart'a name originally was Olson. In Mankato, where he formerly lived, there were half a dozen or more Adolph Olsons, and much confusion of identity resulted. Soon as the future state official was married, he asked the court to permit him to take the name of his wife, a petition that waa granted. Nation Is the Loser. ALBANY, N. Y.. Sept 21. Governor Charles E. Hughes said: "The death of Governor Johnson is a National loss. His life was one of the finest illustrations of American opportunity well used." NY BALLOONS FORTY-EIGHT ASCENSIONS IS RECORD FOR DAY, Red Skins Find Pale Face Plaything "Good Medicine," and Keep Themselves on Jump. NORTH YAKIMA, 'Wash.. Sept. 21. (Special.) With 48 balloon ascensions in one day, this1 little city feels that It is reasonably entitled to a big red dot on the map of the United States. That, by actual count, was the number today, and yesterday the number was nearly aa large. It Is not Implied by that statement that there has been an aero nautic carnival on here; in fact, the balloon ascensions have been due solely to the large number of Indians here for the big potlatch of the Yakimas at the State Fair grounds. Simultaneously with tfie' appearance of the Indians there reached town a dusky Italian, selling toy balloons. So far he has done a land-office business in selling the little red aitnWblue spheres, for the white man's plaything has proved an irresistible charm to the redskin. Brave after brave purchased a balloon, and went proudly down the street bearing it aloft, to the envy of his tribesmen, who likewise invested. Soon one of the braves started In to show his prowess by letting go of his balloon and leaping in the air after it. His skill at catching the frail bladder tempted others to. try, and the stunt led to the balloon ascensions. Soon a hundred bucks were leaping Into the air with wild yells, grasping at, bal loons; and those that missed fell back, while their companions Jeered and watched the toy balloons sail skyward Into Invisibility. Blow to Democrats. v. ATLANTA. Ga, Sept.- 21. "Governor Johnson's death still further complicates the confusion of Democracy," said Clark Howell, a member of the National Demo cratic Executive Committee for Georgia. "Had he lived, he would in all probabil ity have been the Presidential nominee next time, with many elements of un usual strength, cWef among which waa his hold in .the Middle West. He might have united the party. His death is to be deeply regretted. A Simple Remedy, A soldier who has experienced all kinds of weather says that any one suf fering from any form of kidney trou ble, rheumatism or lumbago will get quick relief by-procuring from his druggist the simple remedy of 2 ounces of Salgrene -and four ounces Olive Oil mixed together and take 2 teaspoonfuls every S hours will cure the most ob stinate canes. WOMAN SCANS JAIL Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, U. S. In spector, Here on Duty. SHERIFF STEVENS PRAISED Official Says He Is Student of Eco nomic as Well as Humane Ques tion Matron Sijrimons v Also Extolled Rockplle Visited. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, author, lecturer, lawyer and Government Inspector of Prisons, is a guest at the Buckingham. Mrs. Foster is, under the orders of the Attorney-General of the United States, visiting Federal penitentiaries, state prisons and county jails where Federal prisoners are confined. She investigates the physical and moral surroundings of prisoners, the cost of their support, the discipline used and the general character of the institutions. She lately visited county Jails in Washington and Idaho, and the Federal penitentiary at McNeil's Island. She is now In Portland to Inspect the Multnomah County Jail and expresses herself as much pleased with the condi tion of this Jail. Mrs. Foster states that Sheriff Stevens seems to grasp the scope of his duties from the economic, as well as from the humane standpoint. She also highly commends the work of Matron Simmons, who, she says, seems most efficient. Dur ing her visit Mrs. Foster --went to the rockplle at Kelly Butte. She believes most emphatically in hard labor for crim inals, both as a reformatory measure for the convict and as a deterrent from crime. ' She considers the work of Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin aa superior to anything she has witnessed in this entire country. "Many cities," she said, "are giving attention to 'protection work,' but none seems so practical in the use of efficient agencies as in this city of Portland." Mrs. Foster spent yesterday at Salem, where she visited the School for Defec tives, and speaks in highest terms of the management. Mrs. Foster is a student of these questions in their relation to crime. She is also greatly interested in the his toric associations of this part of the Coast, and yesterday while at Salem, re visited the old Jason Lee Burying Ground, which she, in company with her husband, had visited over 25 years ago. Mrs. Foster is now chairman of the Commission on Child Labor of the Na tional Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Several years ago President Roosevelt appointed her special agent to Investigate the employment of children In mills and factories through out the country, and this well-known organization of women eagerly ' sought for their work the prestige of Mrs. Fos ter's appointment by the President She is also known largely through her polit ical speeches, which rank high as vote getting arguments. She has enjoyed the confidence of public men in Washington for many years, and was a member of the Taft party which went to the Phil ippines to investigate conditions there. Mrs. Foster remained nearly a year in the Orient after the rest of the party had returned "to this country. She is an earn est church worker and took advantage of this opportunity to visit the mission sta tions of- her church in India and China. Mrs. Foster was for many years promi nently identified with the W. C. T. U. and was at one time superintendent of its legislative department and a popular lec turer. When the organization was affiliat ed with the Prohibition party, Mrs. Foster Identified herself with the non-partisan W. C. T. U. She is the publisher of a Constitutional Amendment Manual, and Is the author of "The Crime Against Ire land." Mrs. Foster's husband, the late B. C. Foster was a lawyer of prominence in Iowa, and their son, William Foster, is a well-known attorney in Chicago. Another son, the late Emory C. Foster, was connected with prominent papers in the East, and was at the time of his death on the editorial staff of the New York "World. i Mrs. Foster leaves tonight for San Francisco to Inspect the San Quentln prison. ' PERS0NALMENTI0N. Rev. A. Beers, of Seattle, is a guest at the Perkins. Charles A. Bryan, of San Francisco, Is registered at the Lenox. B. L. Webber, a lawyer of Napa, Cal., is a guest at the Cornelius. S. A. CampberT, a physician of Malvern, la., is registered at the Perkins. Ev K. Martin, advance agent for "Fifty Miles From Boston," Is at the Lenox. Earl C. May, a bridge contractor of Minneapolis, Is registered at the Portland. A. B. Lake, a merchant of The Dalles, and Mrs. Lake, are registered at the Cor nelius. James Withycombe, director of the Ex periment Station at Corrallis, is registered at the Imperial. J. D. Olwell, a prominent apple-grower of Medford, is at the Portland, having re turned from a trip to Alaska. C. W. Thompson, a mlllman of Cascade Locks, accompanied by Mrs. Thompson, is in Portland for-a few days. a B. Aiken, vice-president of the First National Bank of Bugene, is in the city and stopping at the Imperial. J. E. Reynolds, of Arlington, is In the city with several fine cattle whloh he is exhibiting at the livestock show. George A. Lee, of Spokane, Assistant Attorney-General of the state of Wash ington, is registered at the Nortonia. Councilman Lombard returned yes terday from California, having timed his return for the Council meeting to day, j Judge A. E. Lake, and wife of The Dalles, are in Portland attending the funeral of Mrs. Lake's sister, Mrs. Char lotte Deardorff. W. A. Chess, cashier of the Monrovia, Cal., Bank that was recently robbed by safebreakers, is registered at the Seward. He Is accompanied by Mrs. Chess. Thomas F. Blnne, of Edinburgh, a mem ber of a syndicate of Scotch investors, is at the Seward, accompanied by W. D. Clark, his Kansas City representative. Leon W. Behrman, who completed a course at the Oregon Law School and was admitted to the bar, has left for New York City to enter there the Law School of Columbia. Bishop Smith, of the Methodist Epis copal Church, will leave this afternoon for the East, where he will spend some time attending . conferences of the Methodist denomination, particularly the conference to be held 'n, Pittsburg. CHICAGO, Sept. 21. (Special.) Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Wheeler and W. C. Hay, all of Portland, are at the Congress. . CHECK THEFT SHIFTED PRISONER SAYS NIGHT OPER ATOR IS TO BLAME. Mart Admits Forgery in Cashing Stolen O. R. & N. Paper, but De clares Telegrapher Is Thief. Lodged .in the County Jail yesterday on a charge of larceny and forgery grow ing out of the theft of two checks from the O. R. & N. office in Alblna, George Carlisle, Informed Detective EdWood. of the railway company, and Deputy Sheriff Archie Leonard, his captors, that C. C. Chapman, the night telegraph operator In the Alblna office had stolen the checks. By order of District Attorney Cameron, Chapman was also arrested and Car lisle's accusation is under Investigation. Last Thursday night Agent Egan, of the Albina office, reported the theft of two checks, one in 'favor of A. E. Curtis for J54.01 and the other drawn for L. J. Fenton for $102.91. Detective Wood and Deputy Sheriff Leonard took the case in hand and clews led them to Carlisle, who, they found, had forged the name of Curtis on the smaller check and cashed it at Bowman Bros.' clothing store, at Third and Burnside streets. Carlisle was found in his room at the Albany, at Sixth and , Burnside -streets. Identified at the Jail by Bowman Bros, and a ' clerk Chapman broke down and admitted forgery but blamed Night Operator Chapman for the theft of the checks. The telegrapher, he said, had stolen the checks and gave him the smaller one to convert into cash. Chap man's arrest followed. Carlisle is 40 years old and came hero from Baker City, where at one time he was employed in the dining-car service. Chapman is 29 years old. Two complaints, larceny and forgery, will be filed against Carlisle when the charge made by him against the tele graph operator is probed by the District Attorney. BIG LAND DEAL RECORDED Ranch Near Merced Sells for More Than $1,000,000. MERCED, Cal.. Sept 21. One of the largest land deals recorded In this sec tion of California was completed today, when the C. W. Wooster Company, of San Francisco, took a bond on the Chow chilla ranch, 14 miles south of Merced. The ranch contains 108,000 acres and the deal Is said to have Involved more than $1,000,000. The Wooster Company plans to irrigate the tract and colonize it BARON SONE SEEKS REST Resident-General in Corea May Re tire Because of Ill-Health. SEOUL, Corea, Sept 22. Baron Sone, the Japanese resident general in Corea. it Is believed, may resign on account of continued ill health. Baron Sone'a health has steadily failed since he came here to succeed Prince Ito, and it is rumored that unless his condition soon improves he will ask to be relieved of his post Blooded Rooster Whips Snake. Hereford (Penn.) Cor. Phila. North American. A rooster owned by Harvey Hiestand will likely be awarded a premium at the Allentown Fair, not as a prize Plymouth Rock specimen, but because his light ing blood will exceed that of game chickens. Mr. Hiestand the other day saw,the rooster have a combat with a thrafoot snake. ' The rooster Is little the worse for the fight although his comb is swollen and he lost half of his wing feathers in the setto. Father Crowley Recovering. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. Rev. Father Dennis O. Crowley, founder of the youth's directory of this city, who was struck by a taxlcab yesterday, was much Improved today. His skull was not fractured, as at first reported by the at tending surgeons. w N TOMB F PART OF BONES DISCOVERED IN RUINED HINDOO PAGODA. Building' in Northwestern India, Lost for 1000 Years, Has Precious Remains. LONDON, Sept 21. ( S pec 1 al . ) Dr. 6pooner, of the Indian Archaeloglcal Department, has unearthed in the neighborhood of Peshawur a find which has created Immense interest in India, namely, the remains of a great Bud dhist pagoda, including a casket be lieved to contain part of the ashes of the Buddha. Hluen Tsung, the famous Chinese traveler of the seventh century, A.D., described a wonderful pagoda and mon astery which stood in the capital city of Kanishka, the early Buddhist Em peror, and enshrined the sacred re mains of the Buddha. Half a mile from Peshawur and 80 feet below the pres ent surface. Dr. Spooner has found the vestiges of the great building loBt to human sight for over 1000 years. -In the smaller of the two mounds Dr. Spooner found the remains of a pagoda, some 285 feet across. Its most interesting portion was a stone burial chamber, the roof of which had fallen in, damaging a heavy green-moldered bronze casket, containing the treasure. The casket, seven Inches high by five across, is decorated with figures of a seated Buddha and worshippers, . a standing Prince and others, the sacred lotus design, and inscriptions in the Kharoshthl script The lettering is so corroded that the finders as yet have made out little beyond the name of the Emperor Kanishka sTrid the Greek craftsman, Agesilaos, head engineer of the psgoda. The bottom of the bronze case was loose, revealing the presence inside of a smaller casket of rock crystal, which was extracted with the utmost care. It proved to be hexagonal In form, five inches by three, and to contain three small pieces of charred bone the relic in honor of which the vault and the geat pagoda itself were evidently built 2000 years ago. B-ddhtst tradition asserts that the Nearly everybody knows that Ivory Soap is the best of bath, nur sery and fine laundry soaps. But a great many peo pie do not know that it is just as good for toilet use as for the bath arid for fine laundry purposes. 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SB um remains of the founder were distrib uted among various persona and shrines: and the British Government has hitherto recognized the claims of the Buddhists to their own relics. About a dozen years ago, when a portion of what was supposed to be the Buddha's ashes was found in a stupa on the Nepal frontier, the relic was divided among the monasteries of Burma, Siam, Ceylon and Japan. Read This, Ye Brute Husbands t Philadelphia Inquirer. The most extraordinary book of the Fall Beason Is a diatribe against mar riage by an English spinster, who at tacks the modern matrimonial system on the ground that it compels women to go into matrimony as their only trade. Even when she attempts any other she Is so oppressed by men in the matter of small wages or improper attentions that her state is even worse than that of matrimony, which is held by the critic to be degrading. Not Jeremiah nor Thersltes was more apt in using -vitriolic language nor in show ering scathing anathemas upon the heads of the maje members of the hu man species, who are held to be worse COCOA recommends it to those who dis criminate in the selection of their beverages. Don't, ask merely for cocoa ask for GhirardellPs. LEADING CLOTHIER than the brutes. We are informed that there is no such thing as love in the male breast save as an Insidious use of psychology to ensnare women. Men buy women in these days more openly than in the Oriental markets of past ages, and treat their wives with much more severity. Men confine women's exertions to motherhood and making a home pleasant for the males, while the wives sink gradually into intellectual sloth and die dishonored and disgraced. And more to the same purpose. Also it is Intimated that the male opinion is that all women over 50 ought to be shot Leg Gone, He Flags Train. MARYSVILLE, Cal., Sept. 21. Lying on the railway track near here with his leg severed by a train from which he had fallen, Adolph Summers, a young man who was traveling from Sacra mento to this city, flagged the second section of the Oregon Express with a burning coat The train stopped at the flaming signal, and Summers was brought to this city, where his leg was amputated. Wherever good cocoa is used it's used often, be cause each cupful recommends an other. The whole someness and purity of Cocoa Fact No. 16 Most beverages are used for their stim ulating effect, their food values being of secondary import ance. Cocoa, how ever, is principally desirable for its nourishing qualities. It is rich in gluten and albumen, and is easily digested.