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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1908)
12, 1908. BOOM TO START FOR LI FOLLETTE 'trS- OREGON VARSITY m m. m w m u 4 :.vi!rf-?' -; ' ;r---vv--'V'V'-:',f vi w' ';-; ;:V -v"'----!-' ;'--';-";.-.:ri'v..-'-.v-(.:, " "V ' . 1 . ;. ' To Be Launched in Washing ton, With Seattle Attor ney at the Head. Great Yale End Is Chosen to Take Charge of University . - Football Squad. -- v. - rv THE MOKXIXG OREGOXIAX, - .WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY TO COACH .11 U UAHkHMBJU mm LETTERS SENT OVER STATE DiMrlct East of Mountains" Expected to IMedgo Majority of Delegates for the Wisconsin Man Even Break In the Western Part. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.) The La Follette Presidential boom In Washington Is to be let loose In about a week and from that time until the Re publican National Convention, the sup porters of the former Wisconsin Senator wtll keep the boom spreading and the slogan resounding. Seattle will be the headquarters for the stale La Follette "campaign. W. H. Flett, a member of the law firm of Shepard & Flett, now heads the state organization as far as It is com pleted. Mr. Flett yesterday began active work in lining up various sections of Washington, letters have been sent all over the state to men known to be in sympathy with the La Follette policies and favorable to his aspirations for the Presidency. If the letters do, the work that is hoped, the boom for the fiery Wis consin statesman will be launched simul taneously In half a dozen cities. The La Follette movement lias been kept well hidden up to the present time and Mr. Flett yesterday declined to go into detail as to the plans for organi zation, though he admitted that the for mal announcement of the state organiza tion is to be made in about a week. A imin identified with the organization Hinted yesterday that Eastern Washing ton will send a majority of delegates to t lie convention pledged to La Follette. At least an even break is expected on this side of the mountafns. ' GRADUATING EXERCISES OVER Monmouth Sends Out Nine Teachers at End of Mid-Year. MONMOUTH. Or.. Feb. 11. (Special.) Tlie mid-year graduating exercises at the Slate Normal School were concluded last night, when the class, consisting of nine members, received degrees. The class roll is as follows: Chester Day of Sherwood, Esther Fisher of Monmouth, Anna C. Godbersen of Mosier, Edith Fugate of Monmouth, Mabel E. Muldrick of Canyon City. Dora C. Murdock of Marksburg, Adrian B. Owen of Granite, Letha Mae Tracer of Junction, Grace W. Whitehouse of Tillamook. Orations were given, "The Schoolmaster's True Status," by Miss Anna Godbersen and "The -Teacher in Politics." by Adrian B. Owen, and the Valedictory was by Miss Grace W. White house. The June class will consist of 20 additional members, who will receive their degrees at that time. A stirring and practical address to the class was delivered by President Campbell, of the University of Oregon, which held the audience with closest attention. President Ressler in delivering the diplomas and closing address called at tention to the work of the Normal this year, which commenced under the handi cap of uncertainty, until two weeks before the opening, as to whether or not this school would be permitted to run. But tlic work Is fully up to the standard, he said, even under difficulties. Further at tention was called, to the number of grad uates tlie Monmouth school had put out, which, had averaged 40 each year during the past 10 years. WORKING HARD FOR DISTRICT tienniiifrs Lodge Fighting Gladstone Before School- Board. OREGON CITY, Or., Feb. 11. (Special.) The entire day was taken up in a hear ing before the district boundary school board on the petition of the residents of Jennings Lodse for a new school district to be taken from the south' part of Con cord and tlie northwest portion of Glad stone. The latter suburb is now a-part of the Pa-.-kplare district and made a hard fight against the Jennings Lodge petition on the ground that a division of the territory in Gladstone would make It Impracticable for that place to have a Beparate district, .which has long heen deserted by the residents of . Gladstone, who have 12 children of. school ago. The PHrkplace people would like to see the prayer, of Jennings Lofjge granted, as It would probably result in holding "what would be left of Gladstone in the Park place district. Tlie boundary board made no declsslon but adjourned until next Tuesday, when It Is reported they will deny the Jennings Lodge petition. NEED NOT EXTEND ITS MAIN Important Case Decided for Van couver Water Company. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 11. (Spe cial. The case of .F. J. Mintner against the Vancouver -Water -Works Company was tried in the Superior Court today. Judge Reld, of Taeoma sitting, and was decid'-d in favor of the water company. This was a case involving the question nf whether the city, or patrons of the water company, could compel tlie water company to extend its' mains upon any streets or to any addition within the. city limits, regardless of the number of customers the new extensions would gjip ply. Jllntner sought to compel the water company to extend its main 2S0 feet to a house lie had reccntly'erected in a new addition, and the company declined to do so upon the ground that there was not sufficient number of consumers on the npw line to recompense it for the -outlay In the extension. X- LONG WALK FOR BIG PRIZE Three Men Tramping From Seattle to San Francisco. ALBANY. Or., Feb. 11. (Special.) In an endeavor to establish a record and win a $1,000 purse offered by the Seattle Trade Union. H. : t: Card is walking from Seattle to . San Fran cIbco. Card arrived in Albany at 12:20 F'. M. yesterday, having left Seattle last Wednesday morning- at- 5 o'clock. Two other men are competing in the pedestrian contest, but Card had dis tanced both, leading them by about 90 miles. Curd has outworn two pairs of heavy shoes' thusfar. He expects to reach San Francisco before the end -of February. Albany Local Option- Cnses. .ALBANY. Or., Feb. 1 1. (Special.) Transcripts on appeal were filed in the State Circuit Court here today in the oases against I-ouis KrojeheI', . Fred Dawson and William Tohl, convic ted In Justice Court of violation of the local option liquor law. All three or the cases will thus be fought out again in the higher court. In the Justice Court Kroschel was rlned J4i):i and sen tenced to serve 20 days tn the County Jail and fines of $-HH and $HM. respec tively, were impost-d on Dawson and Tohl The case against Peter C. An derson, which resulted in a disagree ment of the jury several weeks ago, will be taken up February 18. The other pending cases wilt also be dis posed of soon. LEARNING HABITS 'OP SALMON Japanese Making Tour of World in Interest of Fisheries. OREGON CITY. Or.. Feb. 11. (Special.) S. Fujlmura, of Hokkaido, Japan, spent yesterday at the Clackamas station of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, and is on the Pacific Coast to study the methods and work of this Government in handling salmon propagation. Mr. Fujl mura !e from Northern Japan, where there is only the dog flh salmon, and states that his government Is consider ing the introduction of the Chinook sal mon In Japanese waters. He . is fresh from a . tour of the fisheries work in England and other European countries. While here he was given every oppor tunity by Superintendent Henry CMalley to observe the methods of the United States Bureau of Fisheries. HEADS - REVOLUTION PARTY MARK UEITES, OP SEATTLE, IS DISTRICT CHAIRMAN. 'Bratskaya Drushina" Formed, by Condemned Revolutionist in This Country Years Ago. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.) To become one of the leaders in America of ' a powerful Russian revolutionary party is the fortune, if fortune it may be called, of Mark Leites, .a well-known So cialist of Seattle.. Leites has been made district chairman of ' the "Bratskaya Drushina," the new party which numbers as its leading spirits some of the famous revolutionists of latter-day Russia. Leites himself is a Russian. He has lived In this country for 18 years and In Seattle for nine. Gregor Gerschunl, the famous revolu tionist, condemned to death for plotting against the life of a Russian minister, landed in San Francisco but a little over a year ago, and at once set about found lug the new party. In San Francisco he met Mark Leites. Gersehunl started the revolutionary party in this country and then returned to Russia and has evaded capture ever since. Leites says "Bratskaya Drushina," lit erally translated, means "Brotherly As sociation." and is gaining etrength rap idly in America. DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST Hiram R. Powell, Veteran of the Indian Wars. ALBANY, Or., Feb. 11. (Special. Hiram R. Powell, County Commissioner of Linn County. Oregon, pioneer of lSi2 and promi nent Indian War veteran, died at 3 o'clock this morning at his home in Brownsville at the age of 73 year's. Mr. Powell's term as County Commissioner would not have expired until July 1, 1910. , Mr. Powell was born In Independence, Jackson County, Mo., July 12, 1834, and crossed the plains to Oregon In 1852. He settled north of Brownsville and has lived in or near that city 'continuously for the past 5T years. He engaged In farming until about five years ago. Mr. Powell served as fourth sergeant in Captain Jon athan Keeney's company of volunteers in the Rogue River Indian War of 1X55-56 and immediately thereafter -went with Captain John H. Settle's company in the campaign in the Yakima country. He has been prominent in the Indian War Veterans' Association. In 1S78 Mr. Powell was elected County Commissioner of Linn County and served four years. He was again chosen to this office In the 1906 election. The funeral services will be held tomor row afternoon at Brownsville and a nura-) ber of county officers as well as other people from this city will attend. ' Mr. Powell is survived by his second wife and the following children: W. S. Powell, of Brownsville; Mrs. Lula Ross, of- Port land; Miss Lenora A. Powell, who is a teacher in the Brownsville public 6chools; and Miss Elsie Powell, of Brownsville. South Bend's Oldest Resident. . SOUTH BEND. Wash.. Feb. 11. (Spe cial.) Mrs, 'William Axford, the oldest resident of South Bend, died suddenly at her home here yesterday at the age of W years. Sho was born In Kngland. She name to South Bend with her husband In 1879, takins? up a homestead on what is now a part of the town. Seven sons' and one daughter survive here. KILLS HIMSELF IN DISGRACE Lodge Embezzler Takes Life on the Third Attempt. SEATTLE. Feb. 11. (Special.) Failing in his attempts to raise almost &XKM, which he had admitted to his fellow members of the Sons of Hermann he had embezzled. Max Siebort, a sign painter, and until last week secretary and treasurer of the grand lodge of the order, shot himself through the head - some time last night. His body was found In his place of busi ness this morning by his grown son, who was worried at tiie father's absence dur Iiik the night. In a note left a friend, Siebert wrote that he had first tried to kill himself by taking four grains of morphine. This failing, he inhaled Illuminating gas for four hours and finally In despair, said he was going to resort to the use of his revolver. The dead man had been very popular with the Germans of Seattle and was an active member In a number of German societies. He had been .secretary and treasurer in the grand lodge for six years. FINAL DEBATE IN DISTRICT Winner of Brownsville - Lebanon Contest in Line for State Honors. BROWNSVILLE, Or., Feb. 11. Great interest is being taken in Brownsville 1n the debate Friday night between the Lebanon and Brownsvillo High Schools. This will he the final debate for the championship of this district In the Stnte Hiprh School League series. The w.inning team in Friday night's debate will contest with the winning teajn from the Southern Oregon dis trict for the championship of the state. The question to be discussed, by Leba non and Brownsville is "Resolved that Oregon should enact a law providing for state financial aid for public, high ways." Lebanon will have the af firmative side of the question. The Lebanon team is composed of Anna McCormick, Elsie Lallard and Pear! Alririch. The Brownsville team is composed of Lydia Davidson, Cecil Sawyer and Leroy Cochruu. COMES WITH GREAT RECORD Played First at Wesleyan, Then Went to Yale, Playing Tackle and Afterward End, Doing Work of Sensational Nature. UNIVERSITY OF. OREGON, Eugene, Or., Feb. 11. (Special.) Robert W. Forbes, the great Yale end who coached West Point last season, has been en gaged to coach the Oregon football men next Fall. This announcement was made today by Manager Ralph B. Me Ewen, and was hailed with delight by students and friends of the University. Forbes is one of the greatest football men that the country has produced. Hip gridiron career began at Wesleyan Uni versity, where he played guard ami tackle during the seasons of 1902 and 1903, and was elected, captain for the season of 1904.' He did not return to college, however, but entered. Yale, where the year's residence rule pre vented him from winning a place on the varsity. He made the team as left tackle in 1305, and his work was of such a high order that many critics gave him a place on their All-America teams. . In 1906 Forbes was moved out tD end, where he played a moat sensational game. He was generally recognized as the greatest end that the season pro duced, and was given an All-America position by Camp, Whitney,' and mkny other well-known writers. Comes Highly Recommended. Forbes was graduated from Yale last June. He coached the Army team last season, and had remarkable suc cess. He also assisted with the coach ing at New Haven for the week prior to the big game with Princeton. He comes highly recommended by Colonel W. S-. Scott, Superintendent of the Unit ed States Military Academy, as well as by numerous Army officers and ca dets. Dan Pullen, the ex-Washington star, who played at West Point last season, says that Forbes Is the best Informed football man in the United States today. Walter Camp, Jack Ows ley, and a number of other Yale men, also recommend him highly. The newly-elected coach Is now liv ing at Ballard, Wash., having come west to learn the lumber business. He was in Eugene recently, and made a very favorable Impression upon all who met him. He Is a large man and a splendid all-round athlete. He is about 28 years old. , Yale Men to Assist Forbes.- Forbes was chosen by a unanimous vote of the Athletic Council from a long list -of applicants. An assistant coach will be selected from the ranks of the Oregon alumni, and the policy of bringing a number of the old players back at different stages of the season will be continued. Several Yale men who are now living on-the Coast have signified their inten tion of coming to Eugene for a few days next Fall to assist Forbes with the coaching. He will be the first Yale man to coach a Northwest'team, and will naturally enlist the support of all the sons 'of Ell who reside in Oregon and neighboring states. CLOSING BIG TIMBER DEAL Syndicate Purchasing 160,000 Acres in British Columbia. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 11. (Special.) -More than 160,000 acres of virgin timber land is involved in the deal now approach ing completion in British Columbia, be tween a syndicate of Eastern capitalists, beaded by'A. J. FJarllng, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and the owners of the property. The land is situ ated on the north end of Vancouver Is land and on a number of the Queen Char lotte Islands. It is declared by members of Mr. Earl Ing's party, now at the. Hotel Butler, that the spruce and fir lumber from the new 500.000 capacity mill which is. to be erected on Chumsaw Bay at once, can be laid down in Seattle, duty paid, for far less than it costs to manufacture the product on the Sound. PROHIBITS COUNTY DIVISION Supreme Court Rules Against Break ing Up Chehalis. OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.) The State Supreme Court today, denied a petition for a rehearing of its recent de cision that the law of the last Legisla ture providing for the creating of the new county of Grays Harbor was un constitutional. A formal order was also issued by the Supreme Court forever prohibiting the officials named iri the bill from carrying out its provisions and from attempting to divide Chehalis County to create' the proposed new county. FOUND DEAD BY DAUGHTER Graindealer in Seattle Cuts Throat .When Business Fails. SBATTI.H Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.) Unwilling at the age of 59 years to begin anew and attempt to recuperate his lost fortune. Henry A. Stanley, a. hay, grain and feed-dealer, committed suicide this afternoon at his home, 524 Fairvlew ave- THE NEW POLICIES of the COLUMBIA LIFE 6 TRUST CO. Are Weal Life Insurance Contracts Issued by a Home Company LOW NON-PARTICIPATING RATES HIGH CASH VALUES Superior inducements .offered to reliable, active Agents Apply to JESSE R. SHARP, Manager of Agents 214 Lumber Exchange Bldg. W. M. LADD, President THEO. B. WILCOX, Vice-Pres, mm - - i : mmMmmme 1 1 1 I s i ill iiiii i !i! III I llillli ii 1M8 S rA F-.il1 .inmnii!!! Vm, w JW Jr J' 41 YMW IM .f M )' W S ..'Jf lW WJ STjtr'M-jr. WJ MWm TnUttA nartfea can obtain Pi l! : i S I la i wM. xmm l if! mmm ! fcii i ! wmmMmmmmmmw Piiw ts'iiiHi i ; i mm i J ! 1 i I : ilii i dL rue. Marlon, his l-year-ojd daughter, found his body shortly after 3 o'clock when she returned from th$ high school, where she is a pupil. She rushed into the home of a neighbor and a message was sent to the police. In a letter addressed to his daughter, written evidently a few minutes before he killed himself, Stanley explained why ho had ended his life. What money he had he left to his daughter. SUPREME COURT IN A SPtIT Dissenting Opinion on Household Goods Destroyed on Railroad. OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.) The State Supreme Court today split four A Reliable Rsmedy FOR Ely's Cream Balm is quickly absorbed. Gives Relief at Once. It cleanses, soothes, heal3 and protects the diseased mem. brane resulting from Catarrh and driye away aCold in the Head quickly. Kestores the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size 50 cts. at Drnggists or by mail. Liquid Cream Balm for use in atomizers 75 cts. Ely Brothers, 66 Warren Street, Kew York. b ' M m ANNOUHCEM NT to three in deciding the Spokane case of, W. H. Harris against the Great Northern. Harris chipped household goods from Somers, Mont., to Spokane, which were destroyed by fire en route. He alleges nothing was said about tho rates to he paid. The railroad contends the goods were being carried under a rate which provides for a release of the- company from all liability In excess of $5 the M I ly; par -jg.)i..,.U!l. ... ' ' 'i. mfmtik hundredweight and as the goods weighed 4280 pounds, offered to pay 34. The other rate on household goods was about double the special rate. Justices Root, Hadley, Crow and Dun bar sign the majority opinion, holding that unless there is a formal contract signed between shipper and company the special limited liability rate did not apply and affirm the Spokane court. &i n: 'j 'tri'te:-':;u:i ' 8. :'-.r i':h'' .j'!J The Western Cooperage Com pany mil soon authorize an is sue of 7 per cent preferred stock, paying dividends quarter- ilk k UMmti valne, $100.00 per share. Interested parties can obtain announcement by addressing Watson Eastman, Pres., 'hi MmiM i Western Cooperage Go. III in: M l! Portland, Oregon Reprint of Intensely interest ing article, the "Story of the Barrel," sent fre to all Inquir ers upon application to Western : llllliilClilii:!! iiiii; I'll! i III! rV I I " i' tl I 'I ' !' i ili l l lin: I ii ! Cooperage tjo.. roruana, ur. Jliliill'iiiiiViii'j'lit!: VAL-tlG- tifcK&ia.-.aJMV. W sitZ.-xvxr,X'L& which granted Judgment for J11.1R.83. Justices Fullerton, JUount and Rudkln sign a dissenting opinion. They hold that the shipper, having failed to specify which rate should govern, the railroad J had a perfect right to. make the selection j snd so long as it was in good faith pro- J ceedinn to transport the freight under the special rate it sliould be liable for no more than th $r pr hundred weijrht.
