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VOL; IV No. 125.
GIRL LEAPS 20
STORIES TO DEATH
FEARED THAT SHE WAS BEING
PURSUED FOR DISHONORA
BLE PURPOSES
TIES NEW TESTAMENT AROUND NECK
Formerly School Teacher in Humbolt,
Neb. Goes to Chicago to Seek Po
sition; Bears Banner Death '
Before Dishonor
CHICAGO, Nov. 25. Obsessed by
the idea that she was pursued for dis
honorable purposes. Miss Eva Van
Deusen, 25 years old, leaped today
from the 20th story of the McCormick
building and was crushed to death
on the stone pavement of an alley at
the street level. She jumped from an
alley fire escape, nearly 250 feet from
the groud, in view of many pedes
trians. Her body struck another fire
escape at the first floor and bounded
into the alley, nearly every bone in
her body being broken.
Miss Van Deusen, according to pa
pers found in her pocketbook, was a
schoolteacher in Humbolt, Neb. From
her papers it appeared that she had
heen seeking a position here and had
been obsessed with the idea that she
had been in danger from white slav
ers. She wrote that she had been
driven to appeal for protection to
Chief of Police McWeemy, to the Fed
eral Government of Justice and to so
cial settlement workers.
She had prepared for her death by
pinning across her bosom a strip of
white linen which had been stained
crimson at either end and on which
she had painted in large letters
"Death! Death! Before Dishonor."
She had tied about her neck a copy
of the New Testament in which she
had marked passages in St John.
DR. MOUNT VISITS
IN EASTERN STATES
Rr. H. S. Mount returned to his home
in this city after a trip throught the
east for several weeks. Dr. Mount at
tended the Clinical Congress of Sur
gery of North America, which was
held in New York. With tt large party
of surgeons and physicians Dr. Mount
left New York and visited with Dr.
George W. Crile, at the Mercy Hos
pital in Cleveland, Ohio, where he
performed about ten operations in
the presence of the delegation. Dr.
Mount, with his party, also stopped
' in Rochester, where Dr. Murphy, an
eminent surgeon, performed several
ouerations for their observation. In
Boston they visited the well known
Mayo Brothers' Hospital. The dele
gation stopped in St. Paul, after
which Dr. Mount left for his home.
BOY SCOUTS WILL
GIVE PLAY SOON
The Boy Scouts of the Congrega
tional Church are preparing to give
a play December 13th. The entertain
ment will be a repetition of "A Mid
summer's Night Dream." It will be
purely comedy and the boys are ex
pecting a large crowd to attend. Mrs.
Theodore Clarke is in charge of the
boys' entertainment and is rehersing
the play frequently . The cast includes
15 boys, there being no girls in the
play.
The new scientific and vigorous bowling game, that is tak
ing like wildfire wherever introduced. Requires all the skill of
tenons, with more moderate muscular exertion.
FREE Ledies' Day
Next-Friday afternon will be FREE TO LADIES. No gen
tleman admitted unless accompanied by a lady.
Box
is ver- ypopular with the ladies
ladies of Oregon City to try it.
BOX BALL ALLIES
7TH. STREET
Thanksgiving Dance, Thursday, Nov. 28
GOOD MUSIC GOOD TIME
Given by ' '"
Jack Frowst and Henry Edwards
Don't
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ADMISSION $1.00
FREIGHT YARD SITE
LEFT WITH R R.
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COUNCIL- BY VOTE OF FOUR TO
THREE DECLINES TO NAME
LOCATION
MOUNT HOOD FRANCHISED REVOKED
Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company Will be Compelled to
Provide Yard in City
Limits
At a meeting of the city council,
Monday evening, several members got
into a heated discussion over sections
of the proposed freight franchisefor
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company. j?he main question at is
sue is the location of the freight
yards, which the council has decided
the railroad must provide. The pro
posed franchise provides that its lo
cation should be north of Fourteenth
Street and several members of the
council, among them being Council
men Holman and Albright, held that
as the company at present had a
freight bhed at the lower end of Main
Street it was unfair for the council
to demand that ther expend more
money for a yard and name the loca
tion. Councilman Tooze, who was sup
ported; by Councilmen Beard and Hor
ton, declared himself as being sur
prised" that any member of the coun
cil should even consider the cost to
the company. He said that he was
working for the people the best way
he could, and. that the railroad com
pany had the best legal talent to look
after its affairs. He said that he be
lieved the councilmen should look af
ter the city affairs and the interests
of the people, and let the railway
company look after its own affairs.
He said that for along time there had
been jealousy between persons who
resided or had business interests in
one part of the city as against those
of another. This, he said, retarded
the growth of the city. It was his
aim, he said, that all the interests
should receive his support. He de
clared chat the council had granted
numerous consessions to the railway
company in the lower end of the city,
and that he felt that in all fairness,
that if there was to be a freight yard
it should be in the north end of the
city.
.Councilman Albright- demanded
that Mr. Tooze name the concessions
that had been granted the railway
company in the lower end of the city.
Councilman Tooze said that when the
railway company began building the
wall, a representative of that company
came to the committee and said that
while they wished to build an ade
quate wall, if they did it would hurt
the manufacturing interests ! there.
For this reason, he said, the commit
tee allowed them to build the wall
lower than had been contemplated.
This he said was a concession.
Councilman Holman said that he
was in favor of a freight yard but that
he did not think it fair to the com
pany that it be required to locate the
yard at a given point. He said at the
same time, it was no direct benefit
to the people. It would give property
owners, he said, a chance to raise the
prices of their property. He said that
he was not conected with the com
pany or interested in its affairs per
sonally, but believed that it was en
titled to as much consideration as
any other company or person. Mr.
Albright said that the matter was not
a personal one; but he believed that
it was for the best intertsts of all
concerned.
The discussion was ended by the
passing Tit a motion, that Section 7
of the proposed franchise read so as
to require the railway company to
have a freight yard other than the
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tu other cities. We want the
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LADIES FREE
WEE ft L Y E N T.ER PRISE ESTABLISHE D I 5 66
OREGON CITY,
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Miss Jsne Addams, noter settlement
worker of Chicago, who is still a
staunch friend of Theodore Roose
velt. SENATOR RAYNER, OF
MARYLAND, IS DEAD
WASHINGTON, Nov. ,25. Senator
Isador Raynor, of Maryland died at
his home here at 6:20 A. M. today.
He had been ill for weeks with neu
ritis, and his death had been expected
for several days.
Senator Rarnoy's death changes the
control of the Senate. His vote gave
the Democrats 49, one more than a
majority.. rf
A. S. Goldsborough, a Republican,
is Governor of Maryland, and it is be
lieved he will appoint William P.
Jackson to fill the ' vacancy until the
Maryland Legislature' meets in Jan
uary to -.. select R ynor's successor.
The Legislature is Democratic.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, says the
election of one or possibly two Dem
crats in Illinois and one in Tennes
see probably will break the tie in the
Senate.
Senator Raynor was ill for more
than a month. Five times the phys
icians called his family to his bedside
but on each occasion the stricken
statesman fought off death and rallied
temporarily. ,
The funeral will be held here Wed
nesday. The honorary pallbearers will I
be chosen trom members ot tne sen
ate and House. The ceremony will
be conducted by Chaplain Pierce of
the Senate and interment will follow
in Rock Creek Cemetery. The details
of the funeral are being arranged by
the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate.
Isador Raynor was born in Balti
more in 1850 and through a long polit
ical life was closely identified with
Maryland affairs. He was . educated
at the University of Maryland and
studied law at the University of Vir
ginia, beginning the practice of law
in Baltimore in 1870.
He was elected to the Maryland
Legislature in 1878 and in 1885 went
to the state Senate, resigning in 1886
to run for Congress on the Democrat
ic ticket. He was elected, and cerved
three terms, declining the fourth. In
1899 he was elected -attorney-general
of Maryland and in 1904 was again"
elected to the United States Senate.
He was reelected in 1911.
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OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1912.
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NOTED EDUCATORS
ADDRESS TEACHERS
DR. EDWARD SISSONS AND AR
THUR H CHAMBERLAIN IN
STITUTE SPEAKERS
TEXT BOOKS ARE CALLED INFERIOR
County Superintendent Gary Presides
at Educational Conference of
v High School Prin
" cipals
What gives promise of being the ;
most successful Teachers' Institute j
ever held in this county was conven-1
ed in the high school Monday morn
ing and will continue in session today
and tomorrow Among the noted ed
ucators who spoke Monday were Or.
Edward Sissons, of Reed College, Ar-j
thur H. Chamberlain, editor of the
Sierra Educational News, of San Fran-1
Cisco, and Alabama Brenton, of the I
State Normal College. More than 200 ;
teachers are in attendance and-the j
interest is keener than ever before, j
"Problems of the Rural School," was
Mr. Chamberlain's siibject, the speak
er declaring that some of the text
books in Oregon were . inferior. He-
said mai me siiouiu De cnangeu, ami
the pupils should study subjects and
not text books. All teachers, he said,
should be impressed with the import
ance of teaching subjects ..and not
books. ' .
' "We are slaves to the text books,
continued the speaker. "We must be
independent of them to a greater de-
gree. The salaries of the teachers will
increase as their efficiency increases.
It is wrong to speak of the rural school
as a separate institution from the city '
school, lor its needs, in a broad sensg,
are similar to the graded schools. The
Oregon system of rural school super
vision is a good thing, and wilKgreat-'
ly benefit the schools. It brings the
office ana the influence of the county
superintendent , closer to the rural
community, making its work of great
er value. All schools should have
large playgrounds surrounding them.
A fine high school in Pasadena, Cal.,
has eighteen acres ' devoted to its
buildings. All schools, wherever pos
sible, should be in the country where
the children have healthful environ-.
ment away from the confusion of the
city. We need not manual training
but. real industrial education".
Alabama, Brenton lectured in the
morning on "Landscape Illustration".
She showed how the teachers could
get the best results with free hand
crayon drawing, declaring the child
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DUUU1U gllU VUJCVW bl, II ill
which he was interested,
- Margaret Craig Curren, Deputy Sup
erintendent of Washington, and who
will become a supervisor in Clacka
mas County January 1, said commun
ity work was one of the greatest fac
tors in getting results. She favored
frequent exhibitions of the work of
the pupils and lauded the system of
credits suggested by State Superin
tendent Alderman for work done at
home. The speaker said that teachers
should tiring the pupils and commun
ity to her own standards if possible,
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Emory. R. Buckner, Advisor to Alder-
manic Committee that probed police
corruption and vice conditions in
New York City, exposed by the Ros
enthal murder case.
LAMPS ON SUSPENSION
BRIDGE REPAIRED
i The Portland Railway. LigM & Pow
er Company has restored two lamps
on tne suspension bridge, which were
damaeed bv miscreants and caused
a report to be made to the Live Wires,
that the bridge was not sufficiently
lighted. "The company-furnishes the
lignt to tne county iree oi cnarge. i
W. sumvan said mouuay unu.
lio-Vic wor sill that were nefidtfd on
lights were all that were needed on
the bridge. Owing to two of the lamps
being out of service a report was made
that the equipment consisted of only
fQur lights. -
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OREGON ON THURSDAY
A large number of Oregon City peo
ple are planning to go to Portland
Thanksgiving afternoon, to witness
the football game between Oregon
University and Multnomah Club. Since
Oregon's victory Saturday, when they
defeated the O. A. C. team 3 to 0, a
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gicat (leal UL luicicob. uao ucet
tested. The seat sale in Portland is
said to be greater than at any other
game, uregon win nave ine learn
that went lnst the Aggies, as there
were no University men who were ser
iously injured. The Oregon team has
a strong backfield, and is playing
a much better brand of ball now than
at the first of the season. Johnnie Par
sons, who is a Portland boy, did won
derful wwrk at Saturday's game, and
is expected to be a feature in Thurs
day's game. Multnomah are working
out each day, realizing that it will
be a hard fought battle. Earl Lat
ourette of this city, is expected to don
a uniform and play with the winged
"M" team. Clarke," Wolfe and other
former college stars will be on Mult
nomah's lineup.
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OREGON ACCLAINEDiSTEPFATHER-SLAIN
AT BIG LAND SHOW
EXHIBIT MANAGERS ARE
KEPT
BUSY SHOWING CROWDS
'' , PRODUCTS
PACKAGES OF SEEDS DISTRIBUTED
Diplomatic Abilities of O. E. Freytaj
and M. J. Duryea are Taxed
by " Enthusiastic
" ' Crowds .
. That the Oregon exhibit at the Land
Show , at Minneapolis was one of the
best is proved by the following clip
ping from the Minneapolis Journal
sent to O. D. Eby by O. E. Freytag
in charge of the display: " .;- - "...
Oregon, the big rich state, whose
products and whose patriotic men and
f- women representatives have beencon-
spicious at the Land Show, had its
main chance yesterday and nothing
that has happened since the show be
ganwas so remarkable as the crowd
that thronged the Armory.
The exposition hall was filed, men,
women and children crowded about
the Oregon displays, the three great
crates of mistletoe that had been rush
ed east by express -for the occasion
were given out, one sprig to every
caller, and C. S. Smith, secretary of
the Commercial Club of Gresham, one
of the clubs exhibiting, got a lame
arm trom shaking hands.
By- the time J. A. Sawhill. who is
I here as special representative of Gov
ernor Oswald West, of Oregon, and
Professor Thomas Shaw, who was ask
ed by Governor West to speak, got
arouna to tne making of their address
es and the Minneapolis Ladies' quar
tet had given some songs, the late af
ternoon crowd began to come in, and
there was a jam about the . Oregon
headquaters that taxed the diplomat
ic abilities of O. E Freytag and m: J.
Duryea to handle.
The lineup of Oregon people offi
cially identified with the Land Show,
including th6se in the state's exhibit
proper, and those otherwise connect
ed with the show. who are from Ore
gon; brought together Mr Freytag,
who represents the Commercial Club
of Oregon City, Mr. Smith from the
Gresham Club, Mr. Duryea from the
Eugene Commercial Club, and Mr.
Sawhill, who is from Bend, away down
in the new part of the state. It also
brought in Mrs. -Freytag, who accom
panied her husband to Minneapolis,
and A. L. Gove, member of tho
i mercial Club of Cresswell, -Or. and L.
W. McDowell, of Portland, from the
j regular exhibition booth.
1 Leon J. Chapman, who is with the
; Western Colonization exhibit, is from
Ontario, Or., and Mr. and Mrs. John
i B. Stinson of the same exhibit are
from Prineville. The Hood River cid
: er men, W. E. and N. F. Donnelly, are
j from Portland. C. S. Smith had shak
' en hands, he said, with at least fifty
Oregon people before tie crowd had
; fairly begun to come. "I never thought
there would be so many from the
state in Minneapolis; ' he said.
People came and asked for . pack
ages of seeds and nearly 10,000 pack-.
ages were given outr They asked for
souvenirs and soon nearly" everyone
in the great hall was wearing an Ore-
gon Dtuton. iney asked for informa-
tion about the state and whether tVio
things .that Vere on exhibition w"eTe"
really grown, or were just imitation
made out of paper, and painted, and
were surprised when told that the ex
hibits were just the run-of farm stuff
taken from Oregon farms and not
especially placed, bnt merely put down
somewhere to show what the state
really does. - - .
Good nature was everywhere and
Oregon day was pronounced a big
time by the city people .who got into
the crowds as well as by the country
visitors who were deeply interested
inthe scientific facts that were given
out regarding the opening of the state
by recent railroad extension and the
possibilities, of the future.' Portland
is going to have its regular Rose show
- rnJune, 1913, and the Oregon men
let the people know about it.
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TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
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Tho only daily newspaper be-
tween Portland and Salem; cir-
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BY LAD,VERDICT
CORONER'S JURY FINDS D. M.
- LEITZEL WAS KILLED BY
' - GLENN GOULT' .
YOUTHFUL SLAYER SOBS AT HEARING
Boy Sits With Head Bowed as Crush
ed Skull Is Examined Mother
Tries to Comfort' .
Him
The jury at the coroner's inquest
Monday afternoon into the killing of
D. M. Leitel, near Scott's Mills, ren
dered a verdict that death had been
caused by several blows from an ax
in , the hands of the man's stepson, .
Glenn Gault, nintesn years of , age, in i:' :
June, 1911. The witnesses, were the
boy, who surrendered in. Portland,
making a complete confession, his
mother, Mrs. D. M. Leitzel, and Sher-,
iff Mass, who assisted in exhuming
the body. The testimony was virtual
ly the same as the detals of the crime
and finding of the body as told by
the boy and the authorities before.
Mrs. Leitzel, testified that she had
not suspected her son of having com
mitted the crime until last March
when a Mrs. Fisher told her the boy
was suspected by several of the neigh
bors. He was then employed at As- '
toria, and she went there and tried
to get him to- confess, but he denied
all knowledge of the crime, insisting
that his stepfather had gone to Eas
tern Oregon.
- During the examination of the skull
the boy sat; with bowed head and sob
bing, his mother trying to comfort
him. Dr. M. C. Strickland described
the fracture of the skull and said the
man had evidently been struck sev
eral times. He said there was evi
dence that at one place the skull had
been struck by a sharp pointed instru
ment. Gault testified that he killed his .
stepfather in. self-defense, declaring
the man was advancing upon him with
a knife and he struck the first blow.
He carried the body, which weighed
165" pounds, about 200 yards from the
house across a creek and buried it on
a mountain side. Sheriff Mass testi- '
fled to having found, the body where
the boy said it wasburied
The coroner s jury was composed of
J. L. Swafford, T. J. Myers, Harry
Trembath, E. A. Smith, H. L. Hull and
A. M. White. George C. Brownell and
Gordon E. Hayes represented the de
fendant and Gilbert L. Hedges exam-. ';,
ined the witness for Coroner Wilson.
It is probable that the defendant will -be
given a hearing in Justice of the
Peace Samson's cburt today.
AT ESTACADA BURNS
. The big pavilion in the park at Es
tacada . was destroyed by fire Satur
day night causing much excitement
among the residents of the city and a
loss of about $3,000. It is thought tho
fire caught from a lighted cigarette
dropped by someone who passed
through the structure. When the fire .
was discovered it was too late for the
fire department to save the building -
(.although the firemen did valient work.
The pavilion was owned by the Port
land Railways Light ft" Power Com
pany and was fully insured. It had a
seating capacity of about 1,200. An
nouncement was made Monday that'
another pavilion would be built.
Administratrix is Nanied.
County Judge Beatie Monday named
Lizie M. Underwood administratrix of ;
the estate of J. E. Underwood, valued
at $1,800. , .
THANKSGIVING EVE DANCE
Busch's Hall
Prof. Ringler announces the opening
dance of the season on Wednesday
evening, November 27, and every
Thursday evening in December. Spec
ial invitations have been issued.
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