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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1905)
xu 1 ...... . TO- MUKKXi'(x UKEGONIAN. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1905. , ' J."""""'' 7 . . i ' . V . i . . . . . , , I t - . . , , , t t t glfe' j cp,uCi ' ' ' , , T T , . , lt. , .-.......... a I.;-. CMID1TE5 FOR -Jtt ELECTION Much Political Pie Will Then Be Distributed in the State and County. OFFICERS TO BE AFFECTED )emocrnts Have Xilttlc Hope of Se curing Any Offices but Governor, Upon Whom They Will Concentrate Strength. STATU OFFICES TO BE FILLED. OrspoR Ftate ot Brers whore sue cessops wMi be elected next June: Gvror Grge E. Chamberlain. Secretary of State F. I. Dunbar. State Troarorr Charles S. Moore. Attorney-General A. M. Crawford. Snperlrj4rnl Public Instruction J. H. Aekerman. Supreme Judge C. E. Wotverton. Lafear Contralsrtoner O. P. HofC State Printer J. R. Whitney. Congressman Dinger Herman, First District. GoRgroseman J. X. Williamson. See on District. Five Circuit ' Judges, one District Atioraey. IS State Senators. 60 State R'apresestaUveK. RepobHcans and Democrats each wW hofte one primary nominee for UUe4 StatM Senator to be elected bj- the Legislature and to succeed Jofen H. Mitchell. Much political pie will be parsed around noxt Jttnc in distribution of state and comity offices in Oregon. Big state of fices are to be allotted, yielding: emolu ments ranging as high a? $15,000 and $23,. 001 a yonr, in the caso of the State Treas urer and the State Printer, though there is no authentic record ot the precise fat noss of those offScos. Ia Multnomah Counts', also, many good thing? will be paasod out to the successful patriots, all the way from County Judge and Sheriff down to Peace Justice and Constable. Many "Sew Officers. In the governments both of the state aatd of Multnomah County there will be a big Influx of new office-holders. Two Supreme Judges and ten Circuit Judges wfM held over; also J. W. Bailey, Food and Dairy Commissioner and fifteen Senators, but with the exception of Bailey the entire executive branch of the state government will be renewed. In Multnomah all the present county officers will be swept out, except such as shall be re-elected, but three School Su- COUNTY OFFICES TO BE FILLED. 'Multnomah County officers whose successors will be elected next June: County Judge L. R. "Webster. Sheriff Tom Word. Clerk F. S. Fields. Auditor C A. Br&ndes. Treasurer John M. Lewis. Commissioner F. C. Barnes; Coroner J. P. Flnley. Surveyor A. H. Richmond. Peace Justice William Reld, West Side. Constable Walter E. Jackson. Peace Justice Waidemar Eeton, East Side. Constable A. D. Xeenon. Peace Justice H. L. St. Clair, G re sham. State Senator Dr. H. W. Coe. State Senator Herbert Holman. Thirteen State Representatives. Circuit Judge A. F. Sears. Circuit Judge M. C. George. perlntendent It. F. Robinson; Assessor B. D. Slgier, and one Commissioner, "W. L. LJghtner these Jobs being of four years duration and their incumbents having been elected last year. Other four-year pie slices are the Jobs of County Judge and of Auditor, the incumbents of which were elected in 1902. Other posi tions In the county government are two. j-fcar tenures. Eight State Offices. Of the eight state offices to be filled in the coming election, all but one arc in ttia;posiesslon of Republicans, thoone be. Injrjthat of Governor, -whose Incumbent. George E. Chamberlain, is a Democrat, and who undoubtedly will be a candidate for re-election. That the contest will be waged almost entirely for the Governorship seems alto gether probable. Republicans are san guine of their ability to keep Democrats out of the other offices and this Is prac tically conceded by the Democrats. A sharp contest for Representative in Con gress will be carried on in the First Dis trict, where "Bob" Smith, of Grant's Pass, will probably be the Democratic nominee and where the Republican aspi rants for the primary nomination are numerous. The Eighth Judicial District, oomposd of Baker County, will also seo a fight for Circuit Judge, where Samuel White, Democratic incumbent and ap pointee of Governor Chamberlain, doubt loss will seek election from the people. In the Second Congressional District Dem ocrats may make same show of fight, but they hold their chances better in tho First District. .Tenure Ends Xcxt Year. The tenure of five Circuit Judges will end next year and the Incumbents probably will run for re-election, though W. R. El lis, Judge in the Sixth District of Umatil la and Wallowa, has had a boom for Con gross. The four other Judges whose terms on the bench will expire next year are: Samuel "White, in the Eighth district, of Baker County; L. T. Harris, in the Sec ond District, of Douglas. Lane, Coos, Cur ry, Bonton and Llnooln countlos, and A. F. Scars and M. C. George, in the Fourth District, of Multnomah. White, a Dem ocrat, and Harris, a Republican, were appointed by Governor Chamberlain last February to fill offices created by the present Legislature at last Winter's ses sion. The Tenth district of Union and Wallowa will olect a succossor to Prose cuting Attorney Clarence Crawford, who was appointed by Governor Cbamberiain last February, when the Tenth district was created. Nominations for state and county of fices will be made next April at primary elections. At tho same time Democrats and Republicans oach will .select a nom inee for United States Senator, in ac cordance with the direct primary law, which alms to have the Legislature elect tho primary nominee of the party con trolling the Legislature. VACATION EXPERIENCES. Returning Presbyterian Pastors Re late Fish and Bear Stories. The Presbyterian Ministerial Asso ciation held its first meeting- after va cation yestorday in the First Presby terian Church, and was the vacation meeting. Rev. Jerome R. McClade, D. D., of Mizpah Preabj'tcrlan Churoh, wa elected president, and Rev. A. A. Burkholder was elected secretary and treasurer for the ensuing term. Rev. Henry E. Marcott, Rev. Andrew J. Montgomery and Rci W. S. Gilbert were appointed the permanent commit tee on programme. Meetings will be held the second and fourth Mondays of each month. At the next meeting Rev. J. H. Lelper -will read a paper on "Christian Conscience." At this first meeting the Presbyter Ian pastors who have been out In the mountains taking- their vacations, gave their experiences, and told bear and some fish stories. Rev. Mr. Snyder, of Vancouver, was able to relate having had a desperate encounter with a bear while on his vacation, which was of thrilling interest. Altogether the Inci dents of the vacation formed a pleas ing feature of the meeting-, and gener ally the ministers have returned Jo their work with renewed vigor and enthusiasm, a spirit gathered from contact with nature. LIGHTNING STRIKES WIRE Travels on Trolley Lino Distance of Three Blocks. A bolt of lightning struck a rolley wire In Brooklyn last evening and creat ed a various assortment of illuminations for a distance of several blocks. The lightning traveled along xhe wire front Umatilla avenue to Tacoma on East Thirteenth street, a distance of threo blocks, and thoroughly frightened the residents of that district A dance was in progress at a hall at Thirteenth and Tenlno streets, and the merry-makers rushed pell-mell Into the street, and the occupants of a cigar store and poolroom near by -were also frightened Into rush ing to a place of safety. No casualties resulted, for the bolt spent Itself at Uma tilla street, and quiet was restored. BEACH RATE REDUCED. Threo Dollars for Ron nil Trip Announced by O. R. N. Co. The every-day round-trip rate from Portland to North Beach points has been reduced by the O. R. & N. Co. from H to J3, tickets on sale until Oc tober 15, with final return limit Octo ber 2L The T. J. Potter, queen of river boats, leaves Portland for Astoria and North Beach points as follows: Septem ber 12. 7 A. M. ; September II, S A. M September 16, 9:15 A. M. The Potter Is now making certain daylight trips from llwaco to Portland. The Haesalo leaves Portland for As toria and way points, connecting at Astoria with Nahcotta for llwaco and North Beach polnta. Ash-street dock dally at 8:00 P. M., excepting Sunday. (Saturday at 10.00 P. k.) Particulars and O. R, & N. Summer book by asking at Third and WMhlngton streets. Portland. 'Laird Lee'n "GHmpfe" contains historical Information, Instructive to itc&r and puolls. M rWh rrftH wm-.w.. KES-SVELTE SttK KGU- ! ML U Ui fcL& HOT Rain Does Not Dampen the Festivities of the Order of Hoo Hoo. SPEND EVENING AT OAKS Two Business Sessions Take TJp the Day's Proceedings, ' at Which Several Important Dccls- Ions Arc Rcachcd. Showers of last evening only served to temper the atmosphere " and make the evening more enjoyable for the Hoo Hoo hosts who thronged The Oaks resort and partook of the multiplicity of entertain ment attractions there. Tickets had been provided for the "guests by the entortaln ment committee, covering transportation In both directions and admission to tho grounds. Inside the gates the resort be longed to the Hoo Hoo multitude, and If there was any spot that did not receive its due share of attention the resound ing mirth that echoed on the air of the night was deceptive. The staid and de corous members of the fraternity were tempted to Ur the chutes and felt the bumps In the most approved manner, while the more agile kittens became en ONE LUMBER MANUFACTURER ATTENDING HOO HOO CONVENTION IS A WOMAN '2r?tJffiP"ji -yJtfy ' 9jsa&sssisr "fr .aaksssssHJHPHPPPPPPj ttttlttoflftK -K SitslsiJLsJLsJLsJLsJB MISS 3L R. SniMOXS, OF MERIDIAN, MISS. Mlta M. R. -Simmon Is not a Hoo Hoo, but cbe is the only woman lumber manufacturer who U in attendance at the Htb annual convention of the conca tenated order that claims all of the lumber manufacturers and dealer as lta own. "Thla la my flnst convention." mid Miss Simmons yenterday, "and I hare Jntt learned what I havf been mUalng, and I don't Intend to mtii acjr more." Hire Simmons sseaxa with the liquid accent of tbe South, where eaa became imbued early In life with tbe charms of the yellow pine forest and the industry of converting the timber Into tbe vplendld product that finda rady market. Her father was a pioneer lumberman and It waa under his tutelage that sha. learned her flrar leasons In the- Industry. For three yearn she -bore the repoilblllty of maaaglngjailU and yards for other proprietor, and then decided to engage In tbe manufacturing -branch -herself. At Meridian. Mlaa., the mill of the XL R. Sim mons Lumber Company Is cutting about 25.000 feet of lumber a day, -Is behind cn orders and bears every promise of developing into os of the big plants of tbe Mississippi yellow plhe region. i i : - hji meshed in the entrancing maze of the big dancing pavilion. ' Although thj; hour fixed for the elabor ate spread that had been prepared In the Tavern was 10 o'clock, it was consider ably past that time when the throng gatHcred around tne festal board. This function continued until well toward mid night, the period when the vocal organs or the feline become strongest. Two Business Sessions. Yesterday was consumed by the lum bermen In two business sessions at which there were many matters of Importance up for consideration of the lumbermen, affecting more especially the financial and business coxniuct of the organization. Unless the officers reverse their own views and the expressions of the mem bership there will be no future issuance of a souvenir programme. Discussion revealed that It has cost members of tho order and friends who have been Im pelled to patronage through a feeling of friendly interest fully $12,000 annually to Issue the souvenir. No fault was found with the excellent programme got out for the Portland convention, with a cover of Oregon wood, but the system was de clared wrong by one delegate, and his opinion was sustained by a large major ity. Retrenchment In financial policies of the organIzati6ft-was the keynote of both the forenoon and afternoon sessions. It is realized that with the enormous growth of the organization expenses incident to its conduct are necessarily heavier, but It was also the freely-expressed opinion of members that the co4t of conduct might be materially lessened, while at the same tlmo the salaries of paid offi cers might be increased commensurate with their enlarged labors. Scrlvcnotcr's .Salary Increased. In accordance with this Idea the sal- 1 slons of the convention will he held. tiTf99th0OnrlwnorWhnHnYherSn?oi0 i About 150 PfrHre pected to be In at 51999.99. On the other hand the prop- a preme nine in attending concatena tions, especially the Portland conven tion, to which the motion had particu lar allusion, was turned down. It is pretty definitely decided in the minds of delegates that the Concate nated Order of Hoo Hoo shall not be come a permnnent fixture in any city of the country. A proposition has been presented that the selection be made I n . rr., Tltr nm I n - I ciety." Rev. a T. Hurd. CorvalHs; 10:30. f:K' '" presented that the selection be made of one city, centrally located. In which the annua conventions will bo held. This Idea, does not meet with favor, for the trips to different sections of the country have been found of the great est value In acquainting- the members with Kenernl conditions with which they desire familiarity. Then there are too many cities that have never had the plrasuro of entertaining the Jovial lumbefmen and are seeking the honor. Oklahoma City is making a vigorous campaign for the next convention, and In viow of the fact that tho thriving metropolis of the territory gracefully stepped aside a year ago in behalf of Portland, the Pacific Coast seems to feel a friendly Interest In the claims of the Southwest to recognition now. When the afternoon session opened yesterday therder was given a moun tain lion mounted in the characteristic attitude of the Hoo Hoo feline, measur ing ten feet from tip to tip, presented with the compliments of the Washing ton members of the fraternity. A. H. Potter made the presentation address,' and was assisted in bringing- the em blematic figure into the hall by Jay S. Hamilton, Lloyd J. Wentworth and M. C. Banfield. It was accepted as th mascot of thfi convention. FIRE CHIEFS' CONVENTION Beginning Today There Will Be a Three-Day Session. Fire chiefs of the Pacific Coast begin a three-day convention this morning with a programme In Turner Hall, Fourth and .Yamhill street where all thr and others Interested in the subjects that will come up for discussion. Subjects for papers have been sent out to the heads of fire departments In the larger cities of Oregon. California. Wash ington and the western part of British Columbia. All of the men Invited to speak will not be present, but It is expected that the majority will be. Chief Mem Inger. of Milwaukee. Wis., who was to "have road one of the moat Important papers of the session, was killed In an accident after accepting an invitation to be here- Among the arrivals last night were: Chief Walter Lips, of Los Angeles; Chief Charles Kofehler. of Aberdeen; Chief M. Fox. of Baker City; Chief Mentlum. of Anaconda; Chief Raymond, of Olympia, and Chief Yourn. of Eugene. Besides the chiefs, a delegation of 25 Is expected from Eugene, and smaller ones from Calgary and Victoria. There will be no fire drills during the convention, with the exception J of an exhibition by the flreboat George a. wiiuams. ana a possiDie cxmoitlon oy the Portland department. If there la time for It. This morning at 10. Mayor Lane will welcome the chiefs to the city, and a repb will be mode by President Carlisle, of Vancouver. B. C. In the afternoon a business meeting will be held at 2. In what order the papers will be taken up has not yet been decided. This evening the members and their friends will visit the Oaks. ADVERTISE0N BRIDGE. Judge Webster Consents to Use ol Piers and Draws. Civile improvement seems about to re ceive a backset by an action of Judge Webster and the County Commissioners, granting leave to Allan R. Joy, an attor ney, to paint signs on the piers and draw rests of the bridges across the Willamette River for a period of one year, for a .con sideration of JC00. Mr. Joy represents others who desire to avail themselves of the advertising privilege, and as their counsel presented a petition to the Coun ty Court. No order has yet been sent to County Clerk Fields to b entered of rec ord, but Judff Webster admits that the court has a creed to make the order. In consideration of 5300. Mr. Joy asked for a contract for threo 'years, but Judge Webster and Commissioners Barnes and Llghtner decided to try It only for one year as an experiment. o "Piers are used for advertising in other cities." said Judge Webster, "why not here? When Mr. Joy made his offer to too Commissioners he wanted a contract for a long time, but we decided a year waa long enough. The 5300 the county receives will bo Just like flndlnsr that 1 much money. The piers have been stand 1 Ing there without bringing la a cent of j revenue, and now they can be turned Into WW. why notr Judge Wobster thinks that a few neat signs on the bridge piers In .the middle of the river will not be a blow to civic pride, and that it will be different from unsightly signs on billboards or poles on the principal thoroughfares of the city. Schedule for Detectives. Chief of Police Grltzmacher has drafted a new schedule for the detective staff, placing each one on regular hours. The most noticeable feature of the change 13 the fact that from 2 to S A. M. no sleuths are on duty, although most crimes occur at that time. The hours given out. to take effect September 15. follow: , Detective Hartman. 8. A. M. to 5 P. M.; Snow and Kerrigan, 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.; Carpenter and Resing. 12 M. to 9 P. M.; Day, 1 P. M. to 10 P. M.; Vauhn, 5 P. M. to 3 A. it I lill I I I I III I III III M Wllsnn Settle. r All Clews to Death of Mrs. Van Dran Futile. CHASE GIVES EVIDENCE Statement of Manager of Pioneer . Soda Works "Destroys Theory That Death Was the Re sult of an Accident. s "ACCIDENT IS IMPOSSIBLE." SAYS ' KERRALL. Manager C. W. Herrall. of the Pio neer Soda Works, from which factory was furnished the glngerale drunk by Mrs. Minnie B. Van Dran Just before her d?ath. yesterday authorized The Oregonlan to make the following statement: "So cyanide of potassium or other deadly drug ever entered the door of the Pioneer Soda Works. We do not use such poisonous Ingredients In the making of glngerale, and It Is abso lutely Impossible that the death of Mrs. Van Dran came as the result of anything that was from our factory. This establishment Is open-at all times for the Inspection of any who wish to see how we make glngerale.'' Baffled Just one word Is all ,that is needed to describe the position of the Portland po lice In connection with the most cold blooded crime ever committed In the his tory of Oregon the murder of Mrs. Min nie B. Van Dran. "It Is nn accident." they are trying to make It appear, but this theory will not be, accepted by any save those who desire to Tie rid of the task ot ferreting out the perpetrator, finding the motive and Joining the chain of evidence until the last link is complete. Who did this fiendish murder. Is not officially known, but that It was murder none but the police doubt. They claim that medical Journals are continually publishing stories of sudden deaths from soft drinks, but from the manager of the plant where was made the glngerale drunk by Mrs. Van Dran comes a most emphatic statement to the effect that his firm does not, neither has In Its history, used cyanide of potassium or other dead ly drug. He declared it is Impossible for the poison to have been In the bottle when It left the manufacturing plant. Fremont R. Chase was returned to this city yesterday morning from. San Fran cisco by Detective Vaughn and an as sistant, and from his lips there came a complete denial of any connection what ever with the crime. He even dsnjed be lnp indebted to Kaspar Van Dran, and declared he never embezzled a penny's worth from his former employer. Chase was arraigned In the Municipal Court on the larceny charge, took until tomorrow morning to plead, and was released on 510CO ball. Frankly, the police admit tat Chase tells a straight story, clearing up all of the mysterious circumstances connected with his departure for San Francisco. He answered freely and unhesitatingly all questions asked him by Detective Vaughn, it is said. Although the police never knew whether or not they really wanted Chase in con nection with the Van Dran murder, great satisfaction was manifested by them at the time of his arrest In San Francisco. Now, however, it Is intimated at head quarters that not at any time was much expected to result from tne arrest, Mrs. Van Dran's murder was accom plished at 9:20 o'clock Saturday night, August 12, when she drank a quantity of glngerale that was brought to her home a few days previously by her husband, from his saloon. Miss Montelth, a sister, was the only person with her when she par took of the draught that caused almost instant death. The next day The Orego nlan showed sby a chemical analysis of the gfngerale that there was enough cya nide of potassium in the bottle to have killed 200. Christian Endeavor Programme. Christian Endeavorera of the North west will hold their annual conference in the First Congregational Church Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. A large attendance Is ex pected and an interesting: programme has been prepared for each morning and evening. There will be no after noon meetings. One of the principal speakers will be .Von Ogden Vogt. of Boston, general secretary of the Na tional organization. The programme follows: Wednesday 9. A. M.. devotional ex ercises, led by D. A. Thompson; 9:30. "Tenth Legion," F. Edgar Barth, Seat tle; 10, 'Tat SplrltU&I Lift Ot tit lo. ciety." Rev. C. T. Hurd, CorvalHs; 10:30, address, Von -Ogden Vogt; 7:45 P. M-, praise service; S:15, address, Rev. J. M. Wilson, Seattle. Thursday 9 A. M.. devotional exer cises, led by C. T. Hurd; 9:30, "Field Secretary Work." Rev. W. P. Sharp; 10:30, address. Von Ogden Vogt; 7;45 P. M., praise service; S:15, address, Von Ogden Vogt. Friday 9 A. M., devotional exercises, led by W. J. Sharp; 9:30. "Missionary Work." Carl Reeves, Seattle; 10, "Ju nior Work;' Mrs. A. B. Burkholder; 10:30, address, Von Ogden Vogt. REALTY DEMAND GROWS U1 Several Sales of First-Street Property Aro Bcported. The rapid advance of realty values in the uptown distrlc'tsqas had the effect of widening the area of the market for the Investor of moderate means. This class, naturally In the majority, has been forced back by the high prices beyond its reach in the central district to seek local ities hitherto overlooked by the heavier speculators and which promise safe re-J turns on a moderate capital. First street In particular has felt the effects of this widening' movement, and with the steady Increase In rents on that thoroughfare, agents report quite a brisk demand for property from Madison tc "Burnslde street. The prices, while ris ing In sympathy with the general upward tone, are as yet at figures that tempt investment. Numerous sales in this locality have been reported wltnln the past few months. H. B. Lawson, who a year age purchased a fourth of a block at First and Madison, sold the same lately In three ''parts and In turn purchased a lot at First and Yamhill. A olece between Washington and Alder changed hands twice within a month, and a portion of the Gllman House property sold recently to a local Investor. A corner at First and Stark was sold twice within three weeks, each time at a good advance. A 50-foot lot on the east side of First between Stark and Oak has Just been sold to a local printing firm for 519,000. The corner- at First and Ash. occupied by J. M. Arthur, sold Saturday to S. L. Goldsmith, a real estate broker,-, for 512,500. Other sales have been made recently In the same lo calltyi and several more deals are said to be now In progress. It. 31. Hall's Jurisdiction Enlarged. The Jurisdiction of R. M. Hall, advertis ing agent of the Oregon Railroad & Navi gation Company, has been extended to In clude also the Southern Pacific lines In Oregon. Mr. Hall is one of the brilliant descriptive writers of Western railroads, whose cleverness has attracted much favorable attention. It is one of his strong points that such care Is exer cised in collection of Industrial Informa tion that publications of the department are generally accepted for Instruction In schools where teachers divert from the channels of regular text-books as Is now done to a considerable extent. More com modious quarters being required for the enlarged work of the office. Mr. Hall has be.en transferred to another room on the second floor of the Worcester build ing, where he will have ample desk space for additional stenographers and clerks as required. Mr. Craig has always re garded the advertising; -department as of the greatest Importance, and selected Mr. Hall as Its head because of his qual ifications. The Immense quantity of adr vertlslng matter issued by the system Involves a large amount of caTeful, hard work In collection of data and Its com pilation. Grocers Hold Session. The Retail Grocers' Association held a well-attended meeting In AHsky Hall last night. The speaker of the evening- was J. R. Newberry, a business man of Los Angeles, Cal., who spoke upon various phases of the trade of In terest to the local grocers. Brief re marks were made by several members of the association before adjournment. "Always tired" describes a dangerous condition. Hood's Sarsaparilla will glvo you strength. Not better nude ena better kaow "THERE'S aa air of style and dkineoea afeoti L a McKIBBIN DERBY that k a fe&g conipamoB to ks sterling weariag q Halites. McK2be Derbies which cose ia high. lew and medium crowns we favorites wkk best elresaen everywhere $3' AKimdeiit $3, r"