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MARCH 30, 1910. IDAHO POLICE NOW 'C0RM1GK GETS the canal robbed Frlnk years -ago of a political honor he coveted. Pierce Is United. The canal tore King County to pieces for a good ten years; and the party lead ers In Seattle did not get back to earth until they made the famou? combination with Charles Sweeny, of Spokane, and Levi Ankeny, of Walla. "Walla. Pierce County, which again haa a Senatorial candidate and no factional flght, looks jubilantly at the strife in King, hoping and praying that history will repeat and that Seattle will be disrupted for another ten 'years. In etriWng contrast to the turbulent warfare in King is the harmony in Pierce. McCormick seems to have things all his own way. Party lines are being obliterated in his eupport. Today Colonel J. H. Dege, one of Tacoma's foremost business men, a Democrat, met McCor mick. "Judge," Dege said warmly, "I am for you. This is Tacoma's light. We iQecial Bargain MMDIEJHIPPOHT SEEK PHELPS From 9 A M. to 12:30 P. M. Only Today Wednesday Aid Given by Pierce County to Representative Is Bread , Upon Waters. Man Twice Pardoned for Brutal Crimes Charged With Stabbing Friend, y Winner of Every Glidden Tour s CARDS CAUSE QUARREL SOUTHWEST COUNTED UPON - ' TTTT! MORNING OREGONIATf' WEDNESDAY, " i Tacoman Scorns Aid of Socialists in His Campaign for Vnited Spates - ; Senate Conservation Is ' Made . One Issue. -y - ' TACOJtA, Wash., March 29. (Special.) It is understood by knowmg-.politician that R. I McCormick, candidate for the United States Senate, has received im portant assurances from the friends of Representative W. W. McCredie. The news is nothing less than a tentative an nouncement that McCredie. as soon as he can return home from ' Washington, after adjournment, will canvass the Sec ond district in support of the TMerce County nominee, and will exert his beet efTorts to' make the entire Southwest a unit in his favor. This courtesy is to be extended to Mc Cormick in return for Pierce County's attitude when McCredie received the nomination at the district convention as 1 the successor of the late Francis W. 1 Cushraan, of Tacoma. Since McCormick, who is the only candidate from the en tire Southwest, practically has the field to himself, with not even a remote pros pect of an opponent in his own party, the entry of McCredie actively into the campaign is regarded as a clinching stroke. Already there Is talk of Mc Cormick clubs, particularly in the Grays Harbor country; and the feeling in Taco ma is that McCormick will be invincible In that part of the state unless his numerous opponents in King County find some unexpected method of drawing from his acknowledged strength. 160,000 Letters Sent Out. A week has passed since the Pierce County nominee swamped the looal post o ft ice with, letters announcing his candi dacy. The exact number posted here is not known, but it Is understood to be nearer 160,000 than 120,000, as at first an nounced. McCormick is now receiving replies by hundreds and thousands. The returns on account of the deluge of let ters are unexpectedly heavy In fact, it was not thought the voters would take the trouble to write to the candidate, but would merely make note of the fact that the Tacoma man had formally stated that he proposed to be known . as being In the race. Most of the replies are friendly. A Grand Army man, recogniz ing that McCormick is a veteran of the war and a member of that organization, writes to convey his wishes that the flanoinrlfll flcnirnnt will rprdlVA WtlRt llA Is entitled to." Some of the answers are decidedly critical and hostile. Communications of this kind come uniformly from the Social ists, who are noisy rather than numerous in this state. They Insist on knowing why his letter was not more lengthy; In particular whV it did go extensively Into the extreme views that mark the doctrine of that political faith. They demand to know how far McCormick would advance toward making the Gov ernment supreme; they Insist upon a statement from him as to whether he would insure individuals against all financial loss; and they would like to get him on record covering his attitude toward constituted authority, whether or not he subscribes to the teachings that the courts shall uphold the laws. In thetr questions they present the -Utopian theory that all property should be com mon, that 20th century standards should be upset, and that all laws should be modified on social, religious and moral lines. ' Socialist Vote Spurned. "I am paying not the slightest atten tion to such letters," said McCormick to day. "In my judgment, it would be a waste of time for me to engage in argu ment with those presumably honest but misguided citizens who proclaim that the fundamentals of our Government are wrong, and that nothing short of a revo- lutlon will accomplish needed changes for the benefit of society. I expect to be elected, but-not by Socialistic votes. I do want the support of patriotic Ameri cans those- who in an emergency are willing "to flght for the flag; and It is that class of citizens who, I expect, will be with me at the polls." McCormick understands that his silence will be interpreted as a defiance of So cialism: and he is willing to let it go et that. Probably that part of McCormick's let ter referring to conservation of natural resources has attracted more attention than any other. Several of his corre spondents have asked him what he means by stating that he regards the conserva tion policies of Theodore Roosevelt as of utmost importance and favors their enforcement "In a modified form." He insists that the proper course is system of conservation that will aid the development of natural resources, instead of retarding and delaying it Indefinitely and that withojjt abridging the rights of bona fide settlers." The attention centered on this point is causing a broad smile among all the residents of Tacoma at least those who ihave been studying the tactics of the others aspirants for Senatorial -honors. Among the King County men, ex-Senator John JU. Wilson has made conservation the main topic of his campaign to date. Canal Tangle Pleases Tacoma. Another development that has pro voked high glee in Tacoma Is the seem ingly hopeless entanglement in which King County finds itself on account of the Lake ashington canal. .political history of that waterway goes back to 1892, when John H. McGraw was elected Governor on a canal plank, and his suc cess at that time Is credited not so much to his own strength as to a scandal' at taching to his opponent and consequent wenkenine1 lust before election day. The state divided on the "ditch." The Re f publican party lost the next election, and King County did not win a single im portant victory for more- than a decade, when it pulled itself together and sent Samuel H. Piles to the Senate. In the meantime J. M. Frink, one of Seattle's leading manufacturers, had been -defeated for Governor by John R, Rogers (Dem.-Pop.), while Frink's running mate; Henry McBride, was elected Lieutenant Governor, and on Rrffeers' death suc ceeded to the Gubernatorial chair. It has always stuck in Frink's craw that he was defeated, and he Is supposed to lay that result against the Lake Washington canal as the primary cause. The opening of old sores when the Se attle Manufacturers Association this week voted against the canal is-well un derstood in 'Tacoma. and in it is found an explanationvof the choler and unap peasable wrath with which Frink at tacked Judge Thomas Burke on the floor of the meeting. Burke is a Senatorial candidate; he stands for the canal-nd. .......... ..- ! FORMER PORTLAND RESIDENT DIES AT SEASIDE. ' I I JE".v,ijiu."-Uww 1 11 U ""' " ' ' r TL'1""' : it William McReynolds. SEASIDE, Or.. March 29. (Special.) In the death of Wil liam McReynolds, 85. here Mon day the car e e r of an ener getic California pioneer and plainsman was closed. Up to a few years ago Mr. McReynolds was well known In Portland as a contractor and builder, and even in his 80th year he. took a contract to build a residence on Commercial street, personally supervising the carpenters at their work. Mr. McReynolds crossed" "the plains to California in 1860, be ing appointed captain of the ox train. He settled at Santa Rosa, Cal., where he married. Five children survive him. After 'working at. the trade of a car penter for 15 years, Mr. Mc Reynolds removed with his fam ily to Portland. He came to Seaside a year ago to live with his daughter. The burial was in Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, where the -family lot' is located. stand to win this time, and we're all backing you for the Senate." ADVISORY PRIJURX IS ASKED (' King: County Seeks Way to Choose Among Own Candidates. SEATTLE. Wash., March 29. f Spe cial.) Demands for an advisory pri mary, to be held not later than June 1, to determine which of the three Kins: County Senatorial candidates shall re ceive King County's indorsement, were made today. Petitions were put into circulation in this district and as rap- Idly as possible will be sent throughout tne city. They are adressed to Judge Thomas" Burke, John L. Wilson and John E. Humphries, and have been readily signed. It is believed that not more than a week will be necessary- to can vass the county and make certain that the sentiment is in favor of the primary. Judge Thomas Burke is in favor of the advisory primary, John L. Wilson has stated that he would favor the local primary "if all the other candi dates would agree upon one," while John E. Humphries has opposed the plan, vigorously. The principal objec tion Humphries' supporters raise is the fear that -he would be 'jobbed" in the selection of election officers. 3-GENT FARE ON TAPIS ANOTHER STEP TAKEN IX THREAT FOR LOW RATES. Head of Renton Road,' Seattle Elec- tric's Opponent, "Inches" Way Into City Fight Promised. SEATTLE, March 29. Another step has been taken toward the threat of a 3 cent street oar fare in Seattle made against the Seattle Electric Company by President W. R. Crawford, of the Seattle, Renton and Southern. He has "inched" his way across Pine street, thereby securing the use of his T" on Stewart street and enabling him to run his cars along Fourth avenue as originally planned; The question has been settled by Judge Mitchell Gilliam, of the Su perior Court, who dissolved an injunc tion aimed to prevent the Renton line from crossing the Seattle Electric tracks -at Pine. The question involved in the Superior Court was the efficacy of the Fourth avenue franchise, not the Pine street franchise, which is still in dispute. At the hearing the Seattle Electric tried successfully to put the Renton line' into a corner and force Crawford into a waiver of his Pine street franchise. The Pine street franchise, for a line between First and Fourth avenues, is vital to the enforcement of Crawford's threat of a S-cent fare. It is the -last connecting link in his proposed "shuttle system." With interchangeable trans fers, on the basis of 2Vi cents each, jCraw ford says he can make the short haul of four blocks or less for cent at a greater profit 'than can his adversary make the long haul for Zhi cents. The franchise is now under consideration by the corporations committee of the new City Council. Since the election the committee has changed its membership, in thp-t two of the old councilmen have retired and in their places are E. L. Blaine and J. Y. C. Kellogg. They Insist on complete knowl edge of the situation, and the question will bo reopened at a meeting of the com mittee next Friday. The Seattle Electric is operating cars on Pine street now. and is excluding Crawford. He asserts that permanent tracks were built under a temporary permit, and that he has prior rights, with common-user privileges to the Seat tle Electric. He declares that If the committee rules against him he will bring cult in the United States Court. Escape Made While Authorities Are Attending to Wounded Victim. Terms Served In Prison In ' Two States Against Him. Boise, Idaho, March 29. (Special.) Police departments of the entire Inter- mountain country are engaged in a hunt for Charles Phelps, a fugitive from Justice on the charge of having murder ously attacked and nearly killed John May, at Buhl, Idaho, a week ago. His victim may recover. Phelps may be in Portland, or Seattle, or Spokane, or in one of the Interior towns. Phelps formerly -was United States Deputy Marshal in Idaho. He served four years of a six-years" term in the Idaho penitentiary for killing Herbert West, of Pocatello, and was sentenced to life, but later pardoned, from the Utah penitentiary where he was con fined for being an accomplice in the murder of John Egan. Card Game Cause of Trouble. Phelps was engaged in a game of cards last Sunday with May in the Pas time poolroom at Buhl. The men quar reled over the stakes, and Phelps angri ly Jumped upon his companion, drew a knife and viciously stabbed May in the left lung, near the heart. After his com panion fell, Phelps escaped while the authorities were attempting to care for the wounded man. When they turned their attention to Phelps, he had dis appeared. Phelps, sometimes known as Phillips, is described as five feet ten inches tall, weighing about 190 pounds with blue eyes, one of which has a squint, and sandy hair and moustache. He wore a. dark gray suit- of clothes and a slouch hat or cap. His face shows signs of dissipation. ; Phelps Twice Pardoned. Phelps was a Deputy United States Marshal here 20 years ago. He went to Pocatello on "business, engaged in an argument with Herbert West, and shot him through the heart. He was arrested, convicted and sentenced to serve six years In the Idaho State Penitentiary. After serving four years, he was pardoned. He went to Salt Lake, where a short time afterward he was charged with complicity in the murder of John Egan. The evidence showed that Phelps and a companion named Jesse McMillan placed morphine in beer, which they gave to Egan, whom Phelps later dragged out in the alley, where he left him to die. Mc Millan was sentenced to 20 years, but was pardoned after serving a greater part of the sentence and was taken home to die of consumption. Effort was made by Phelps to secure a pardon but the presiding Judge de clared that as long as he lived he never would give his consent to liberat ing this man, who, he declared, was dangerous to be at large. Alice West, the widow of the man who Phelps killed at Pocatello, contested his ef forts for a pardon on every occasion. Later, however, the Pardon Board granted his petition much to the sur prise of everyone familiar with the case. WHITE SLAVE MURDERED Supposed Degenerate Creates Mys tery In Seattle Tenderloin. SEATTLE, Wash.. March 29. The .wo man murdered last night in the newly established white slave district was Iden tified today aa Nora Gauthier. aged 25, who. canle here from Vancouver, B. C, with the swarm of women brought to in habit the new district. The identification was made by James H. Claxton, who ; had been living with Nora Gauthier for a year and a half, who gave himself up to the police. Claxton said he suspected the murder was committed by a Chinaman with ! whom the woman had an appointment, j The police are still examining Claxton. ' The woman's throat had been cut from ear to ear. The room was in i wild disorder, as though the murderer r had ransacked it' for money, but dia mond rings on her fingers were undis turbed. v Wah Tu, the Chinese suspect, proved a clear alibi, and the police are now looking for a white man who drove away in a red automobile from the house of the murder soon after the girl was killed. Robbery was not the motive, the police believe, and they say the crime was that of a degenerate. Claxton is not under arrest. COVEY MOTOR CAR CO. Seventh and Couch Sts. PIERCE CADILLAC spoken of is Press Creek, about three miles from Chinook, where, by con" structing a dam across a canyon, a large reservoir can be formed at a suf ficient elevation to provide a gravity sytem with fire pressure at either town. To supply Long Beach will necessi tate the construction of a main eight miles in length, and the railway com pany will be requested to grant per mission for laying the pipe - along its right-of-way. ARE TO BE LAID SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DE CISION OF ASSESSMENTS. Circuit Court Affirmed and Mayor Announces Much Work Will Be Done as Result. SALEM, Or.. March 29. (Special.) The Supreme Court today affirmed the Cir cuit Court for Multnomah County, Judge R. G. Morrow presiding, in the case of the Irving Real Estate Company vs. The CHy of Portland. The case was brought to test the charter amendments passed at the general election in 1907, and re enacted in 1909. It was decided in favor of the city in Circuit Court. .The charter amendments attacked give authority to levy and callect assessments for water mains in theame manner as has been done for sewers and drains since the passage of the Portland char ter in 1903. The Supreme Court holds that as the validity of the amendment to "the charter was upheld in the case of McKenna vs. The City of Portland, this question will not again be gone into. It i held it is clear that it was the Intent of the lawmaking power to pro vide for the payment of the costs of construction of water mains1 by assess ment upon the property benefited by the improvement. The opinion ia by Justice McBride. The decision of the Supreme Court was expected by Mayor Simon and members of the Water Board, but it nevertneiess created great delight in official circles. It will, says the Mayor, enable the Board to proceed with the installation of a large number of water mains that are urgent ly needed to supply the city properly and to complete the system and keep aneaa of the laying of hard-surface pavements. Mains aggregating in cost hundreds of -throusands of dollars will very likely be installed this Summer under the law as it is upheld by this decision. Contractors are now expected to bid at reasonable rates on all of these Jobs, where hereto- DEATH TAKES CANNERY MAN Crosman Tlmmons, Well Known on Coast, Dies at Bandon." ' ASTORIA, Or., March 29. (Special.) A telephone message was received here today stating that Crossman Timmons. of this city, and one of the best known cannerymen on the Pacific Coast, died unexpectedly yesterday at Bandon. where he has been looking after his cannery interests. Mr. Timmons was born at Bath, Me., in 1841, andat the time of his death was 69 years of age. He was a veteran of the Civil War. serving for nearly three years in Company B, of the Seventh Maine Infantry, was wounded several times and was confined for months in the Confederate prison at An dersonville, being little more than a skeleton when exchanged and sent ' to Annapolis. Mr. Timmons came to Astoria in the early 70s, engaging in the fishing and canning business. Later he was asso ciated with Samuel Elmore in salmon packing In Alaska and about ten years ago he established .the cannery ai Ban don, on the Coquille River, and conducted it up to the time of his death. He left a widow, one son. one daughter and one granddaughter, all of whom are at Ban don. TOWMS UNITE FOR WATER Chinook and Long Beach Seek Ade quate SupplyNby Combining. ASTORIA, Or., March 29. (Special. The towns of Chinook and Long Beach are planning to unite in secur ing an .adequate water supply for the two places. The source of supply Exchange Your 014 Stomach For A New Stuart's Dyspep sia Tablets will make the change in a week. For a fact. Relieves all distress and stomach gases. The free trial package will convinceyou. Send for it to day. 50c a pack age all drug stores. F. A. Stuart Co., lSOStuartBldg Marshall, Mich. OR'. Cg3ARLEIS FLESH FOOD THE GREAT BEAUTIFIER ISttBUlO . . . 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Nasturtium Seed, dwarf or tall J3c 50c Gillette Blade Stropper on sale at 33 $1 and $2 Shaving and Hand Mirrors. .48C WeDoPictureFraming fore they were skeptical ,a to collecting tne assesemenxs ivr mo Agassiz, Noted Naturalist, Dead. CAMBRIDGE. Mass., March 29. Al Ident of the Calumet & Hecla Mining exander Agassiz, naturalist and pres Company, died yesterday on the steam er Adriatic, Southampton for New York. - Alexander Agassiz is a son of the late eminent educator, author and nat uralist. Professor .lean Xouis Rudolphe Agassiz. and was born in Keuchatel, Switzerland, December 17, 1835. Like his father, he was a naturalist and an author of note, and in 1865 became su perintendent of the Calumet & xiecla copper mine, being later in life elected president of the company. KNOTT Hji V Hwi 3CHOOL Y TW ft Tmw it on Eirviinigt Lots for $1250.00 10 Down and 2 Per Month In the finest improved residence section of Portland. Visit these lots, then visit the additions out in the country. Compare the improvements we give you with the promises you get when you buy farm prop erty advertised as additions. Take your choice. Hot air and promises or Improve ments Actually Completed. Farm property or CITY! property. City property at reasonable prices on reasonable terms or country property at city prices. All improvements completed.' All improvements in use now. Paved streets, cement sidewalks, cement curbs, cement gutters, sewers, water, gas, telephone and electric light. . Wide streets, wide sidewalks and wide .parking. Service pipes from water, gas and sewer mains are carried to every lot, sa the streets will not need to be torn up to make connections. The Union avenue carlines pass within one block of these lots. 12-minute car ride and three to five-minute services The best car service in Portland one block from the lots we offer to sell at $1250, on easy payments. The Supreme Court has ratified the franchise for the 15th-street extension of the Irvington line. When this line is in operation these lots will double in value. TVork is now in progress. Will probably be completed this Summer. - The map shows you where our lots are located in Irv ington. Come out and investigate. Irvington office at 7th and Knott sts. Mr. Mumf ord is in charge, and will be there to show you around. Rountree & Diamond, 241 Stark St.