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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1910)
THE ! SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND" AUGUST -7, 1910. 10 PUT UP BY Jefferson Myers Named for Governor in Assembly of Kentucky Klick. RULE BY BOURNE FEARED Deadlock for Representative Is Caused by Candidates Support ing Each Other West la Salved With Old Job. DEMOCRATIC TICKET NAMED IS ASMEMBLY YESTERDAY. Gonnur Jefferson 'Myers. Mult lomth. Secretary of State C. P. Strain. Vmatllla. Stata Treasurer T. A. Rlnehart. Cnlon. Attorney-Oenaral A. E. Reames. Jackson. Superintendent of Public lint ruc tion J. B. Horner. Benton. State Printer Jamea Godfrey. Marlon. Railroad Comrolasioner-at-large Oswald West. Representative In Congress, flrat district 8. M. Garland, of Unn. or L. M. Travis, of Lane. Representative. In second district J. N. Teal or Dr. Harry Lane. Justices Supreme Court v T. Slater, .of Union, and W. R. Kins, of Baker. Circuit Judges. Multnomah Coun ty Department 1. Oslesby Young; Department 4. W. X. Gatens. Apprehensive lest the Democratic party fall Into 11 clutchea of Senator Bourns and his troupe of political acrobats, the Kentucky Klick, an organization of strict party men. met In aiecmbly yesterday. took the reins In hand and put out state ticket. This summary action was the result of failure, on the part of the Democratic Central Committee to take any action looking to the selection of candidates. The central committee took the stand that It would savor too much of regular Republicanism to hold an assembly. Mem bens of the Klick decided that It savored too much of Bourne to show such shyness. The Democratic party has a full ticket out, for the state offices. Inasmuch aa the central committee probably will Dot call . a similar meeting the ticket as se lected by the Kentucky Klick will be allowed to stand unoppomd by any con certed force. Wets Motive Voder Suspicion. In the selection of Jefferson Myers for Governor over Oswald West, the Klick wan Inclined to shy at Mr. Wests con. duct. It was recalled that he refused to run In tbe first place. But after a clear Held had been given to Mr. Myera and ha had filed his petition. Mr. Wee backed In. Why did be baok in? the Klick in quired of Itself. Likely Bourne promised to aid him. was the response. "But Mr. West Is a nice young fellow and we would like to see him In office. mid Chalrn-an Mark O'Neil. So. as com pensation for relieving htm of the Klick'a recommendation for Governor, they put him up to succeed hlmevlf as Railroad ODmmlnuoner. The deadlock over the selection of a Representative .In Congress from the Sec ond district Taa the result of the still competition betaeen Dr. Harry Lane and J Teal. Esch wan righting for the other, however, rather than for r.imself, snd the resultant deadlock was unique. The kwue will be decided Ister by a spe cial committee. Nor la the Klick going to stop now. The assembly, which was I eld In the Cham ber of Conmerre. merely marked tne beginning. The Klick lias a membership of something more than Soft, practically ail of them stanch Democrats, born south of the Mason and Dixon line. The mem bership furthermore extent! to every part of the state. The Democrat! selected will In few In stances get out petitions. It Is Intended that their names shall be written In at tlw, primaries by Democratic voters. Fifty thouiwnd circulars will be scattered through the state Instructing voters In that task. Poors Are Cloed. In selecting nominees the Klick con sulted no one. The meetln was held behind closed doors with members only In attendance. Mark O'Neil presided and 8. C. Annltage was secretary. Jurt what the regular organisations will do remains to be seen. The State Central mmtttee Is to meet next Wednesday night to plan a campaign, althousjh as surance Is given by Chairman Seek that candidates will not be dlscusxed. Klick members say they expect some objection to be made by persons whom they call victims of Bourne." Likewise they ex pect to be opposed now or later by the Democratic organ, which la strongly sus pected by leading Democrats of being in ths hire of Bourne. The ticket put out by the Klick la un questionably one of the strongest the Democrats have ever had In the field. This may be due to the fact that nomi nees were not consulted in all cases. C. I. Strain, the nominee for Secretary of Fta:e. la Assenrmr of I'matllla County. T. A. Rinehart. no.-n'nee for State Treas urer. M Assessor of I'r.lon County. A. K. Reames. nm-d for Attorn-y-Oeneral. Is Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson. T!e two nomtnees for the Supreme (Bench already have seata there. W. N. Gatens. recommended for Department No. &. of the Circuit Court of this) district, la thai Incumbent. COUNTY DIVISION BOOSTED Colonel Wood Making Converts Nesmlth Plan. to Colonel A. B. Wood, general manager of the Oregon A Southeastern Rail road, of Cottage Grove, returned to Portland yesterday after a two weeks business trip In the East, during which he attended the Republican convention In Iowa. Colonel Wood Is now active ly at work making eonverta to the creation of a new county to be known as Nvsrotth. to comprise parts of both Lane and Douglaa. Colonel Wood said the Nesmitb Coun ty promoters had put the proposal be fore the Legislature at the last ses sion. He sdded that It had been turned fnwn on that occasion because of legal advice that the Legislature could not create a county. Colonel Wood said the original petition for Nesmlth Coun ty had been signed by 0 per cent of the voters In the territory Involved. STATE TICKET DEMOCRATS The desire of Nesmitb residents having been defeated In the Legislature, they had followed tbelr original action by the initiative petition. Nesmlth territory has U00 square miles and 6000 people. Colonel Wood continued. . The constitution provides that when a territory has 400 square miles and a population of 1200, it may legally ask the state to be created a county. , "The state has conferred the right upon a son to becomo his own authority when he has reached the age of 2L" said Colonel Wood. "Now ' we as a' county have grown and a similar cour tesy should be shown as. "A a a gen eral thing I am opposed to Initiative measures, because it is Impossible to amend them as they should be amended from the time the petitions are circu lated to the time the measure is voted upon. In the case of Nesmlth County, however, things are different. All the necessary revision work has been done beforehand by Ita presentation to the Legislature. SANDED STREETS FAVORED Oregon Humane Society WHI Vrge Measure to Protect Horses. Ths use of sand on slippery hard surface streets will be advocated by the Oregon Humane Society. The So ciety has found that something; must be done for the protection of horses especially' during the Winter months. E. J. Wood, superintendent of the Socloty, has received recently several answers to his inquiries sent to soci eties of many of the large cities. Nearly all are In favor of the use of sand. In several cities It ia found that sand is the only solution of the prob lem. It is generally used In Boston during the Winter months. In Cincin nati, rubber shoes are used In cases of emergency. Mr. Wood says that the Innovation here will meet with aome opposition on the ground that the sand would add to the filth that constantly accumulates on the streets. The question will be submitted to the street committee of the City Council soon, when all phases will be considered. On account of the lack of a quorum, the directors of the Humane Society did not hold their .regular .monthly meeting on Friday. It is practically decided, however, to secure an ambu lance for removing Injured or sick horses to the animal hospital. Mr. Wood has drawn plana after his own Ideas and hopes t have the vehicle built in Portland. It will cost about $700, of which amount $500 is available.- - WITNESSES DO NOT. AGREE Contractor's Language In Answer Protest Evenly Disputed. Six witnesses, all business men, di vided evenly in Police Court yesterday, three testifying that abusive language was used by Joseph McLellan. a con tractor, and the other three declaring Just as emphatically that the words were not spoken. The trouble arose when Frank Bur man, a visitor from Spokane, and three others were standing in front of the Chamber of Commerce building Friday afternoon, and paint from the new work at the top of the building spat tered upon them. The complainants said that when they went to McLellan to protest he became very abusive. McLellan said that he had warned the men away from the -spot, had of fered to replace the damaged suit and had not used one Improper word. He was supported by two other witnesses. Judge Gebhardt fined McLellan $10. Baboon, Like Many Human-Kind, Delists in Things That Glitter City Park Zoo Veteran Scorns Elevation Into Limelight He Gained Through Longing for Adventure and Battle With Police. - p 2 ' i t , I ..4- -- fTaii if,,,-. - ' - ' ' i "OLD JOB," BIMIA.v HABITS and history ,or old Joe. the only baboon in the soo of the City Park, has gained for him a popularity which probably no other animal in Port land enjoys. Indifferent to the large number of people who stand In groups around hla cage each day. while he busies himself cracking peanuts, or with puerile delight amuaes himself with toys which are furnished him. Old Joe Is by far the most interesting character of the simian family there. LJke many human beings. Joa is espe cially fond of things that gutter, and when pennies are given htm, he will sit for a long time patiently polishing the little pieces of copper by holding them In bis mouth for a while and then rubbing them briskly or. Ma balry coat Treas ured highly by Old Joe Is the old revolver which he has In his cage. This ha will play with for hours, and aside from (ha ECGLES CASE IS UP Attorney to Argue Motion to Quash, August 10. ' TIMBER FRAUD IS CHARGED Ctab Millionaire, President or Ore gon Lumber Company, With Oth ers, Is Accused of Conspiracy to Defraud. .Government. First argument looking to the free dom of David Eccles. Utah millionaire and president of the Oregon Lumber Company, and Grant Geddea, manager for the lumber company at Baker City, were taken yesterday, when Wallace McCamant appeared in the United States Court and asked that a motion to quash the Indictment be set for ar gument on Wednesday, August ao. The officers of the Oregon Lumber Company have been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Government of a large acreage of timber land adjacent to the Sumpter Valley Railroad, it being alleged that they used the misslonariea of the Mor mon Church to supply them with la borers, who were later pursuaded to enter lands for sale to ths .manage ment of the company. The alleged overt acta on which the indictment was returned are charged by United States Attorney McCourt to have been carried out as the last acts of the so-called conspiracy, it having been set out that the complaint was being brought but three days prior to the expiration of the three years of statute limitations barring criminal cases. The complaint returned by the Federal grand Jury charges that the alleged conspiracy was formed on the day the last overt act was committed, and then recites a serlea of acts said to have been performed prior to that time. The latter are supposed to be a substantiation of the allegations that a conspiracy to defraud the United States did exist. The Oregon Lumber Company and the officers thereof, who' are the own ers of the Sumpter Valley Railroad, are accused of having acquired many thousands of acres of. timber land in Eastern Oregon through ' the conniv ance of employes of the company.- The company is accused of having induced members of -the Mormon Cnurch to emigrate to Oregon on the representa tion that there was plenty of work here for their support. After being placed in the mills and logging camps of Baker County, it Is charged that the men and many of the women were urged to file on timber lands under agreement to purchase them at from 1800 to S1000 a claim. Inspectors for the Department of the Interior are said to, have discovered the irregulari ties in the filings, but a few days prior to the expiration of the law. The officers of the Oregon Lumber Company do not deny that they pur chased lands from their employes, but stand on the allegation that tney never entered Into any contract to purchase prior to the time that the filings were made. They assert that they were In the market for any timber to be ob tained in the Sumpter Valley. WITH HISTORY. amusement It affords him In other ways, ho "Just adores" Its glittering surface. Probably If Joe could have things Just as he would like, his abode would be of glittering gold, set with sparkling dia monds, and his food would bo served on gilded platters. Whisky Teaches Lesson. But if Joe had everything Just as he desires. In all probability he would be an inordinate drinker, for, as Keeper Herman explains, Jos Is fond of whisky and also has the tobaoco-cbewlng habit. However, at one time In Joe' a career he had more whisky than ha' could stand. It waa at a time when he was suffering from a severs toothache, says his keeper, and It became neces sary to extract one of his front teeth, tbe absence of which, by the way, can be noticed by a close observer. . To re lieve his pain. Joe received a liberal allowance of the intoxicating beverage and waa soon so drunk he could not Attractive Bedroom Furnishings -- PUT "::V - ' lift lES! If you have a call at the store. Fifth and Stark stand. Of course he had to sleep It off. but the next day when his usually favorite drink was offered him he shook his head and turned away, evi dently haunted by the memories of the day before. , Joe Is not credited with .having .a sweet disposition and several persons are said to have suffered personal in juries on account of his combativeness. The only friends he has' are the keeper and the two attendants. To these he Is loyal and will fight for tnem on the least provocation. Eye Lost' on Tour. Probably few of the many who are attracted to Joe's cage each day ob serve that he has only one eye, and there are probably none who are aware how he became deprived of the sight of .the one eye. It was about six years ago, explains the keeper, when Joe was leading a quiet, obscure Ufa - as the property of a man who conducted a saloon- in 1 or t land, that he one day escaped from captivity and started out to explore this large and. to him, mysterious world. Arriving In the suburbs of Portland, Joe came to a residence occupied by a tailor and his family, and It being at an early hour in the morning, the Inmates of the home were Just seated at the breakfast table. ' Joe gained entrance to the house, drove the family out in the street, and proceeded to enjoy the repast which was spread on the table. After eating all the fruit on the table and some of the other eatables, Joe threw the dishes out of the window and proceeded to make himself at home in the house. In the meantime' the enraged and in timidated tailor had telephoned to the police department, and when two police men arrived on the scene they found Joe reigning supreme. Joe evidently did not an m,1v a Th.M u' i rn HenlrA rvn ! his part' to lose all these ' prtveleges and go back to a banal existence. He, ac cordingly, led the two policemen a gay chase and - a-fight ensued. Keeper Her man, of the City Park, was Anally sent for and he Immediately offered Joe a chew -of tobacco.. All the glamour of his choren career faded away and Jos forgot the allurements of the life of the free in. the . presence of this new-found friend. It was when the policemen were at tempting to capture him that Joe re ceived a blow in the eye, the sight of which he never regained. When the owner of Jo: was Informed of the affair, he gave Joe to Keeepr Herman, and for six years the old fellow-, who Is now 53 years old. has occu pied a prominent place among the animals of City Park, and tn spite of his un amlable disposition he has endeared himself, to his keeper and attendants. . Perhaps if old Joe's Innermost thoughts could be penetrated it would be found that at times he regrets the rash act that brought him Into the limelight. caused him to loss. the sight -of-his eye, and trade him the object of public gaze for the rest of his life. But on the other hand, ho may prefer the life he Is now leading to that of the common place, uneventful existence he lived be fore the episode which gave him Into the hands of Keeper Herman. . Who knows? WHY DR. STEWART DOUBTS It's About Poindexter ; but. He Will Keep His Pledge. KELSO, Wash.. Aug. 5. fTo the Editor.) I see In The Morning Oregon Ian of August 4 that. I am quoted as in doubt in regard to the election of Miles Poindexter to the United States Senate. I am. but I wish you would add a little to the statement made, as that would Indicate a doubt as to whether to keep the pledge taken or not . I was brought up In the good old-fashioned way of keeping pledges no mat ter what happened. The doubt which I am entertaining -is whether Miles Poin dexter is a Republican Just because he is announcelng himself under that name. Ia a man a Republican when he opposes every Republican measure, caucuses with the Democrats and ac cepts the leadership of tha Democratic floor whip at all times Instead of work ing with his party and the delegation from his state? What Republican would not be in doubt? No doubts I may have now or hereafter, however, will prevent me from keeping any pledge I have ever made once I have decided Just what Is calls for. F. I STEWART. A. J. Jones Appointed Clerk. - - ORBGONTAN- NEWS BUREAU, Waah Ington. Aug. . A. J. Jones, of Portland, has been appointed clerk In tbe rec lamation service at Portland. bedroom to furnish, no matter We want to show you examples J. G; Mack & Co. TROOPS WILL GOTO Tl Oregon Guardsmen Will Play Game of War With Reg ular Army Men. GOOD TURN-OUT ASSURED New Olive Drab Uniforms Issued, but Need Much Fixing Colonel Yora.il Will Command Dur-. ing 10 Days' Maneuvers. All preparations have been made for the departure tomorrow morning of the two infantry regiments of the Oregon National Guard for the American Lake maneuver district, 14 miles south and west of Tacoma. The troops will en train at the Union Depot and will have a special train of three sections. The first section will leave at 7 A. M-, the second section t :30 and the third section at 11 o'clock. Stores, equipment and baggage were prepared yesterday for shipment A detail was busy, all day with this work and did not get through untu nignt. All impedimenta-are now ready to be loaded into cars. The loading will be done today by a detail large enough to dispatch the work promptly. Reports from the various commands Indicate that the turnout is to be a good one. Each company will have from 30 to 50 men in the field. -An un usual interest is being taken in the bi ennial round of simulated warfare by officers and men alike. New Uniforms Issued. Issuance of the new olive drab uni forms was completed yesterday. The uniforms are of regulation fabrics, but in most cases require remodeling. Ev ery tailor In the city had a few uni forms to work over yesterday aa a re sult of the issue. The outside companies are. In sev eral instances, preparing to leave their home stations today for Portland. The Eastern Oregon and Southern Oregon commands will reach the city early In the morning. In the first section out of Portland will be the headquarters and band of the Third Infantry, com panies B, C. E, F and K and the ambu lance company.. In the second section will be headquarters Fourth Infantry and companies A. B. C. D. E and a of the Fourth and Company M of the Third. The third section will be made up of Companies A, G. H. I. and L, of the Third Infantry and Companies F and H, of the Fourth. Colonel Tor an to Command. Cos grove. Wash., will be the point at which the troops will detrain. Each regiment will establish its own camp. For the first time the Fourth Regi ment .will be under command of the senior Colonel and will have its choice of camps. Colonel George O. Yoran, of Eugene, who is in command of the Southern Oregon regiment is the rank ing Colonel since the resignation of Colonel McDonelL The new command ing officer of the Third Regiment Colonel T. N. Dunbar, will be unable to attend the maneuvers and the com mand will fall to Lieutenant-Colonel John M. Poorraan, of Woodburn. Major John L. May will act as second in com mand. The battalions will be under command of Majors Walter W. Wilson. Frank W. Settlemler and . Captain Charles T. Smith, Captain Smith being the senior Captain. Ten days will be spent under can vas. During that period the guards men will Join In the game of warfare with troops of the Regular - Army mobilized for maneuvers from the var ious Western and Coast forts. Cosgrove, Wash., is the proper address- for all mall, freight or, express packages Intended for . the Oregon troops during their stay in the field. IDAHO TROOPS GET ORDERS Movement . to American . Lake Will Begin August IS. , BOISE, Idaho, Aug. C (Special.) The GAMP jDRROW It is easier to make a bedroom cheerful, pretty and distinc tive than to make it dismal, unattractive and commonplace. We can suggest scores of different bedroom treatments, and show you the floor coverings, furniture, curtains, ' draperies and wall papers or tints necessary to carry them out successfully. Our stock of bedroom furniture includes Mahogany, Circassian Walnut, Maple, Oak, Prima Vera, Satin Walnut and White, Gray, Cream and Old Ivory Enamel. In Car pets and Rugs we show all the standard weaves, as well as many things not to be seen elsewhere. In Cretonnes, Chintzes, Nets, Scrims, Curtains and. Light Drapery Fab rics, in Wall Papers and other wall treatments, our stock excels all others in distinctiveness, extent and variety and beauty. how inexpensively, you are cordially invited to of pretty bedrooms, tastefully furnished. Secbnd Infantry, National Guard of Idaho, will participate in the biennial encamp ment of regulars and militia at American Lake from August 16 to 26. inclusive. Companies M, of Rexburg, and K, of Idaho Falls, will move on August 15. They will be joined by Companies D, of Twin Falls: G. of Caldwell: I, of Payette, and L, of Weiser, on August 16 and pro ceed to Portland. Companies A. of Sand point: . E. of Rathdrum, and C. of Coeur d'AIene, will move on August 16, also going to Portland on a separate train. Colonel E. M. Hoover, Inspector-General's department, and Brigadier-General A. M. Rowe, the Adjutant-General 'and Acting Quartermaster will accompany the troops to camp. C. J. REED FINDSPLACE Heney Said to Have Paved Way to Insurance .Association, Unconfirmed statements accounting for the mission of C. J. Reed, ex-United States Marshal, to San Francisco, where he has been for tbe past three days, are to the effect that W. J. Burns will es tablish Mr. Reed and O. H. Kulper as his agents for the Bankers Association of the Northwest Mr. Kulper has already accepted serv ice with Mr. Bums and will open offices in the Railroad building. It is known that Mr. Reed has arranged to occupy the same ouite of rooms. Mr. Reed left for San Francisco immediately after he had been succeeded by Elmer B. Colwell as Lnlted States Marshal, and It Is under stood that Burns Is also in that city. Francis J. Heney Is the sponsor for both Mr. Reed and Mr. Burns in their connection with Oregon land fraud cases and ft is understood that Heney used every endeavor to secure the retention or Mr. Reed In office. It is believed among Government officers that Mr. Reed had the way paved by Mr. Heney for an alignment with the Bankers' As sociation. ' CAT WAIFS TO HAVE HOME Benevolent Woman Has Screened-In Playgrounds for Strays. At last the poor and neglected cat has a home of Its own where it can enjoy all the comforts. .that are .provided for the feline of the aristocratic kind. The Good Samaritan who has taken an Interest In the orphaned and castaway cats is Mrs. E. A. Kent, -whose home is in Woodstock. Mrs. Kent has specially built screened-ln playgrounds for her feline friends, where they can frolic and purr unmolested. The animals receive the best of things to- eat and Mrs. Kent spares no pains In taking care of them. The Oregon Humane Society is co operating with Mrs. Kent in looking out for the welfare of disowned cats and during July sent nine cats to- the home. In addition to her- already large catalogue of cats, Mrs. Kent will soon have the largest menagerie of the kind in the country. FAMILY ROW GETS IN COURT Wife Declares She Was Thrown Out of Home by "Hubby." Throwing his wife and child out of their rooms at 225 Sherman street Morris Simon, a manufacturer, is al leged to have nailed up the door to the rooms and packed the family be longings. The frightened wife fled to the police station and appealed for help. The police found tbe door nailed up. but entered through another door and found Simon Inside, packing. Simon was arrested and was ar raigned, but the prosecution asked for a continuance. Ball was fixed at $100, but later reduced to f 50. Hearing will be held Monday. Union Bakers Have Battle. - . Drest Horrer, a baker, appeared at police headquarters yesterday after noon with a swollen eye and bleeding face, to complain that he had been aa saulted by . Billy Jenkins, business agent of the bakers' union, of which Horrer Is a member. The assault is al leged to . have occurred at the head quarters of the union, at Second ami Yamhill streets. Horrer says that h went to secure stamps showing that he had paid his dues and that Jenkins refused them, saying "Here are your stamps," as. he struck Horrer in the face. . . The Romans, havlnir conquered Spain, In troduced Tarentine fine-wool sheep there. This was SOQ B- C Fifth and Stark E IS Wock Hurried on Structure at Springfield. EUGENE MAN IS BUILDER Cars Expected to Be Running Be tewen Cities by First of October. - Streetcar System Built In Springfield. SPRINGFIELD. Or., Aug. 6.-Special.) The first worK on the superstructure of the 600-foot bridge for the Portland Eugene & Eastern across the Willamette River to enable electric cars to run direct from Eugene to Springfield, will begin this week. According to the builder, the first of the three spans will be completed and -the falfta work re moved from under it within 30 days. The bridge Is of the Howe truss type and is built of wood in three 200-foot spans. It has 27 feet clearance from the water and Is 54 feet over all. It will cost about 14000. ' The structure is located where the river bed is quite wide but where the water, during the Summer is shallow, runs In a very narrow stream on one side, leaving the rest of the channel covered by a low gravel bar. None of the piers had to be set in the current. The bed rock at this point is very near the surface and some years is entirely bare. It was necessary only to go down four feet for one pier and not more than eight for the others. For Its size, the speed with which this bridge la being built is considered re markable. It took a Southern Pacific engineer two years to build the railroad bridge only 50 feet above this one. The supper parts of the structure have been cut and framed on the ground at the end of the bridge and are ready to be put together when they are moved over the false work. The timbers were all cut In the local Booth-Kelly mills and the iron work is turned out by a local foundry and machine shop. As L. N. Roney, the builder, Is a Eugene man, the whole bridge has been made within this county. The Interurban cars now run from Eugene to the end of the trestle, and the street railway system In Springfield is now being constructed. As soon as the bridge is completed and the cars con nect the two cities, Springfield Is planning a big celebration r Hungry Little Folks find delightful satisfaction in a bowl of toothsome Post Toasties with Cream and Sugar. 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