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THE 3I0R"nrG OREGOXTAX, MONDAY, NOVEMBER
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JUOGEGOES HOME
TO AWAIT RESULT
McCredie's Election Regarded
as Certainty, but Light
Vote Is Expected.
LISTER MAKES FINAL TRY
Ignoring His Democratic Title, He
Announces He Is "Progressive,"
and Resorts to Sophistry in
Last Effort to Win. .
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 31. (Special.)
Judge McCredie. Republican candidate
for Congress from the Second Congres
sional district, has closed his campaign
and is home in Vancouver awaiting the
result of the vote, which will be cast on
Tuesday.
Until the last week, the campaign has
been void of ginger or personalities, and
it was left to the Ljster crowd to resort
to sophistry and mud-slinging.
Unable to attack Judge McCredie's pri
vate character they have resorted to
spnding out posters urging the voters
not to vote for McCredie because, they
say. his election would be illegal and be
cause he had pledged the Oregon dele
gation that he would work with them in
securing large appropriations for im
provement of the Columbia Kiver. The
Democratic literature says also to elect
the Vancouver jurist would only mean
another election and a heavy expense to
the taxpayers. This sort of an attack
upon the Republican nominee has not
met with much success, especially in the
Southwest.
Lister Outdfes Chamberlain.
While the Republicans are claiming
the election for Juttge McCredie, the vote
is going to be extremely light and if 50
per cent of the vote is cast the cam
paign managers will be well satisfied.
Joseph T. Mitchell, chairman of the
Pierce County Republican Central Com
mittee, gave out tonight that in his
opinion that Pierce County would give
Judge McCredie a 5000 majority. Reports
received at McCredie's headquarters from
counties outside of Pierce all indicate
that McCredie will be elected, but be
yond saying the vote would be light, no
predictions as to the majority is being
made.
Ulster is the Democratic candidate, but
in r.one of his literature or In any of the
speeches he has made during the last
wek. has he proclaimed himself as a
Democrat. He has gone Senator Cham
berlain's nonpartisan dodge one better
and proclaims that he is a -Progressive,"
whatever that may mean. Yet, in spite
of all the subterfuge, there are no claims
of a victory on Tuesday made from the
IJster camp. Some of his most stalwart
leaders gave up hope over a week ago,
and others admit, when cornered, that
he has not one chance in Ave of elec
tion. Wagers on McCredie Not Taken.
What the "Progressive" base their
slim hopes upon is the apathy which has
characterized the campaign throughout.
They are hoping the so-called silent vote
will fall- their way, yet here in Tacoma
those who like to wager on an election
have made Judge McCredie a 16-to-l and
a 15-to-l favorite. There has been one
wager of flow) to KiOO that Judge Mc
Credie will carry every county in the.
district, and the bet has been posted at
a cigar store for a week without a taker.
There were rumors on the street early
in the week that some one had offered to
bet J25.000 to oOOO that McCredie would
be elected. None of this money was
taken either.
Chairman Mitchell is confident that in
spite of the talk about a light vote, he
will be able to get out a large vote in
and around Tacoma. He has employed
between 20 and 30 carriages and several
automobiles and they will be used in
taking people to the polls.
Light Vote Is Expected.
It is difficult to give anything Uke an
estimate of the vote that will be cast
on Tuesday,' saia win u. jacrtao, win
has been looking after Judge McCredie's
campaign, "for reports from every coun
ty in "the Second district say that the
registration has been extremely light.
Yet when the county chairmen have
made this report, they have all predicted
Judge McCredie's election. It has been
Impossible to get the figures of the regis
tration and for that reason it would be
rather dangerous to make any predic
tion other than that the Vancouver Jurist
wiil be elected. If it is a nice day the
vote in the country districts will be much
larger than if the weather is bad. Prac
tically all of the vote that will be cast
will depend upon the work of the party
leaders.
"I look for Judge McCredie to poll a
very large vote in all of the Columbia
River counties, and especially in the
counties in which the registration has
been large, owing to the local option
fight. There may be a short falling off
In Lewis County, but in spite of this I
predict McCredie will carry every county.
Here in Pierce County and especially in
Tacoma. where Lister has a personal
following, he may cut down the Judge's
majority, but it will cut no ngure in
the general result"
TRAIN MANGLES FARMER
Victim Caught as He Runs Down
Track to Board Cars.
SPOKANE. Wash., Oct. 31. (Special.)
While hurrying along toxatch a west
bound Northern Pacific passenger train,
August Hilgendorff, a farmer living
west of Lind, was struck and almost
Instantly killed about 9 o'clock this
morning at Lind. Wash.
HilgendorfT was northeast of the
depot and. hearing his train coming,
he got on the track and ran toward
the depot, when he lost sight of the
approaching train and was overtaken
and knocked from the track, and picked
up in a few seconds with his skull
crushed and almost lifeless.
TEACHERS ARE DISPLEASED
Criticise Severely Legislature That
Abolished Normal Schools.
ASHLAND. Or., Oct. 31. (Special.)
Following is copy of the resolution in
jard to the State Normal Schools
adopted by the joint teachers' institute
for Jackson and Josep.iine Counties
held at Ashland last week:
Resolved. That this institute denounces
tha Oregon Legislature for the manner as
ruined toward the state normal schools of
crefon at. the biennial session of 190S; that
the work of the organisation controlling
-the state Senate In 1U policy of killing the
state normal school system of education In
Oregon was unworthy of a responsible de
liberative body and for which Its author
should be held responsible by their on
stituPtici'. That this institute believes a strorjf tate
normal school system of educatir teachers
is the main requisite apd foundation of a
state's educational institutions, and it. Is the
exprien-e of the preponderance of the
states of the Tnion that many state normal
schools are more advantageous than a single
state normal school.
That this institute believes that the sys
tem of building up three normal schools
In the growing State of Oregon is more de
sirable tt.an the establishment of one state
normal st Portland as proposed In ib
Smith Senate bill, supported by the seven
St-tie fccnators from Multnomah County and
which the State Senate offered as its solu
tion of the state normal school situation
in Oregon. a?tr slaughtering the three
rtate normal schools then in existence.
Resolved. That this institute views with
j 1 as ? j re the vote of the people of the
entire state in maintaining the t'niversity of
Oregon in the fac-e of the referendum voted
on at last election; that we congratuiate
tne people of all the counties of Southern
Oregon for the large and decisive majorities
cast to cave the University anpropnatlon ;
That we deplore the persistent course of
certain counties in the W' II arm-tie Valiey
in constantly bending their energi for
Mit-r referendums on educational appropria
tions as were Invoked in the pasi two bi
ennial elections and as exhibited in the last
session of tin legislature in wrecking the
slat.' normal schools;
That the further pursuance of such sec
tional prejudices are conducive to exhibit
ing the people of Oregon in a manner that
DEATH CLAIMS AGED POL.K
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INDEPENDENCE. Or., Oct. 31.
(Special.) Mrs. Nancy Solomon
1 Johnston - Brouse, who died in
North Independence, October 27,
was the oldest woman of Inde
i pendence, having reached her 94th
i year. Mrs. Johnston-Brouse was
' born in Kentucky in Mulenberg
' County, November 23, 1815. She
settled in Illinois In 1824, moved
, to Missouri in 1844, and crossed
the plains by mule team in 1864.
Sne had been married three dif
' ferent times in her lifetime, the
first to V. Solomon, who cited
', shortry afterward. Her next union.
was with Josiah Johnston, In
1842, he having died in 1897. Her
1 marriage with Joseph Brouse was
in 1901.
Mrs. Nancy Johnston-Brouse was
, the last of a family of 14 chil-
dren and the mother of 15, two
pair of these being- twins. There
are five daughters and a son sur-
fving Airs. Nancy Wilson, of
Reno, Nev. ; Mrs. William Burns,
of Luckip.mute, Polk County; Mrs.
S. B. Irvine, of Independence, and
Mrs. H. Stromberg and Mrs. T
ouse, of Vancouver, Wash., and
George W. Solomon, of BushneU,
Illinois.
is no credit to the state and one that ad
vertises to the world the Idea that the state
school system in Oregon Is at the mercy
of political demagogues and the sport of
manipulating politicians .-
That we invite the state press to present
the educational problems of the common
wealth In nn intelligent manner and cease
their constant effort to "play up" the is
sues in a style that appeals to the bias
and patsions of the people and that would
regard the educational issues as the foot
bail of state politics;
That we congratulate the citirens of
Ashland on the 20th anniversary of the city
high school, which should be a matter of
great pride to its citizens since it was the
second high school organized in the State
of Oregon and was the first high school in
the state outside of the City of Portland.
ROSE REFUSES CHALLENGE
Milwaukee Mayor Will Not Debate
With Senator Cotterill.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. 31. Spe
cial.) Donald McSlaster. president of
the Clark County Local Option League,
today challenged David S. Rose. Mayor
of Milwaukee, to debate with State Sen
ator Cotterill. of Seattle, on the ques
tion of temperance. The question of
license or no license will be settled here
next Tuesday when a special election
will be held.
Mayor Rose spoke in the auditorium
last evening- to a crowded house, and
is to lecture Sunday and Monday even
ings. He will speak on the "Religious
and Moral Phase of the Liquor Ques
tion." Sunday evening, and on "The
Remedy" Monday evening.
In the challenge It was suggested
that .Senator Cotterill and Mayor Rose
speak in either the tabernacle or the
auditorium Sunday evening. -so that the
voters could hear both sides of the
question.
In his reply Mayor Rose said: "If
Senator Cotterill and myself were ap
pointed to speak only upon one even
ing, and both upon the same evening,
there would be some foundation for
the action you have taken.
"Under the circumstances I feel that
I am justified in the conclusion that
you are not acting in good faith and
that you are moved by some ulterior
motive other than the one yon have
stated, for asking me to divide my time
with Senator Cotterill and I respect
fully decline to become a party to your
scheme."
STUDENTS TAKE REVENGE
Storm Candy-Store Because Propri
etor
Tattled."
BELLI NGHAM. Wash.. Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) Because Abraham Cohen, who
keeps a candy and school supply store
near the Franklin School, was "too
grouchy" and complained to the prin
cipal of the boys' rowdy conduct, there
by putting them in bad with the school
authorities and their parents, a gang
of grammar-school boys last n!ght at
tacked him with stones, raided his
store and drove him out and pursued
him nearly to the police station, where
he ran to take refuge. They threatened
dire things if he returned and promised
to tear down the small building in
which his establishment is. housed.
Cohen's appeal for help started a po
lice detective on his way to the seat
of hostilities, and he arrived to find
a small-sued riot in progress and the
gang on the point of carrying out their
threat of demolition. They were pre
vented by the officer and tonight a
guard is being kept on the store, while
the merchant Is in hiding.
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ESTORS GOAL
Trains and Stages Crowded j
Since Construction Up
Deschutes Begins. .
TWO ROADS "RUSH WORK
Engineer Brandon Has Over 2000
Men-Busy Grading-Right of Way
and Oregon Trunk Is Mak
ing Equal Progress.
BY R. G. CALLVERT.
GR.SS VALLEY. Or., Oct. 31. (Staff
Correspondence.) The building of two
railroads into Central Oregon by way of
the Deschutes River is attrL-ting hun
dreds of investors and homeseekers into
that section of the state.
Dally, the trains parsing up the Colum
bia & Southern carry cars loaded with
passengers either deatined for the rail
way contractors' camps or for the in
terior towns and localities which will be
tributary to the new railroads.
From Shaniko. where ' the rails end
and the stage line at present begins,
come, reports that the hotels are night
ly turning away many persons seeking
accommodations.
The principal rail objective points of
the many laborers on the way to the
camps are Grass Valley and Shaniko. In
both towns, small frame buildings long
vacant and dilapidated, have been re
paired and converted into restaurants
and lunch counters that cater to the, rail
road workmen.
Freight Congests Railroad.
The Columbia & Southern is congested
with freight traffic, this condition being
helped along by the stiff grades on the
road which make the running of heavy
trains impossible. Camp construction
equipment is going into the country by
the special train load. One special freight
train Friday brought in a car load of
horses, several, cars of lumber, flatcars
loaded with -dump carts and other cars
carrying a great variety of stuff needed
in railway construction.
In addition to Gras& Valley and Shaniko,
Moro also furnishes a traffic gateway to
the Deschutes canyon. From these rail
points it is a long wagon haul to the
camps, and the worst feature is furnished
by tne precipitous grades from the brink
to the bottom of the canyon, the drop
averaging about 2000 feet.
The Harriman line has 45 construction
camps spread along the right of way
for 107 miles, while the Oregon Trunk line
Is establishing approximately the same
number as that of Its rival which was
earlier in the Held.
Warehouses Are Bulging.
This point is the construction head
quarters for the Harriman road, and con
struction camp equipment and supplies
fill several warehouses and are scattered
over the railway yards. A few days ago
a steamShovel was unloaded here and is
being assembled. It will be taken out
over a wagon road about 12 miles to
the brink of the canyon and then lowered
down a new wagon road that has been
built in Macks canyon. The big machine
must be -taken down 20 per cent grades
and over the roughest kind of roads.
This Is the third 6leamshovel to be
put on the work by the Harriman con
tractors, all three working north of the
Horseshoe Bend tunnel. The most recent
timekeeper's report to Construction En
gineer Brandon show 2134 men employed
In the contractors' camps and 610 horses
at work. There are also 17 engineering
parties at work in the field with a total
force of 'i54 men.
From Grass Valley. Twohy Bros., the
Harriman contractors, now reach the
canyon by two routes, one of which is
the road down Macks Canyon and the
other the earlier road over which the
Twohy Bros.' forces and Porter Bros.,
the rival contractors, nearly came to
blows last Summer at the wagon road
entrance to the Gurtz ranch.
Rivals Cse Same Road.
The Hill road construction headquarters
are maintained at The Dalles and that
road has now been located on the west
side of the river for a distance up the
canyon from thev mouth of about 73
miles. It then crosses over and there
the only remaining conflict between the
two lines exists for a distance of 12
miles. The Harriman road is located
entirely on the east bank of the river.
All conflict in the Horseshoe Bend dis
trict is at an end, but Porter Bros, are
still using the wagon road over which
the war started in the Summer. The
camp established after a spectacular
journey with four-horse freighting teams
at midnight down the canyon road last
August Is still maintained, but the Porter
Brcs." men are working on the opposite
side of the river, reaching the grade by
ferry.
As between the rival roads the dispute
over the route across the Gurtz ranch
seems to be at an end. It is under
stood that Porter 'Bros, have let their
option on the Gurtz ajid Baker ranches
lapse, but the ranchers have had an
illustration of how greatly the Harriman
contractors need that route to the can
yon and are now said to be demanding
large sums for a wagon road right of
way across their property.
Hospital Has Eleven Patients. -
Incidental to the establishment of head
quarters here the Harriman road has
equipped a modern emergency hospital
on the second floor of one of the brick
business buildings. Three physicians are
in charge and 11 men are now In the
hospital. The hospital has a bright, airy
ward with IS cots. There is an immacu
late and -complete surgery and also a
laboratory- From this point physicians,
chests of medicine, bandages and the
like for use in emergencies are prepared
and sent out to all the camps.
Travelers by rail to this point and
along the .main line of the O. R. & X.
get their only view of construction work
at the mouth of the Deschutes. There
the main line crosses the river and on
the east side of the Deschutes may
be seen the completed grade and rails of
the Harriman road extending up the
canyon for some distance. On the west
side, high above the river, the Hill con
tractors may be seen cutting a gash
along the eteep and bare canyon wall.
Tlie Trunk Line is cutting a tunnel
through a promontory and the north
portal Is visible from the train.
Many trainloads of construction ma
terial and equipment are piled up on
the Harriman side of the river where
large camps have been established.
Counterfeiter Is Sentenced.
MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 31. (Special.)
Henry Lee. the confessed passer of coun
terfeit money made by his father, near
Plains. Mont., was sentenced today to 15
months in United States prison at Lea
venworth, Kan., and fined J100. Frank
Murphy, of Lewiston, tried for selling
liquor to Indians, refused to have an at
torney, bat made such an impression on
tlie witness stand that the jury bung and
was discharged.
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HOOD RIVER IXIVERSITY CLUB
HOLDS BAXQUET.
One Hundied Members, Represent
ing Institutions All Over
United States, Attend.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 31. (Special.)
The wind-up of the fruit fair festivi
ties was brought to an enthusiastic and
successful conclusion at an early hour
this morning when 100 members of the
Hood River University Club, representing
nearly every university and college In
the United States, and some abroad,
clinked their glasses and sang "Auld
Lang Syne."
The banquet was not commenced until
a late hour last night, owing to the In
flux of fruit fair visitors at the Mount
Hood Hotel, where it was held. The
tables and walls were decorated with
Autumn leaves, colored electric lights
and college pennants and a stringed or
chestra furnished music for the occasion.
During the evening the football scores
were read to tlie jolly college men by
Secretary Charles Hall, and victory for
the various college teams was made the
occasion of a noisy demonstration by
their Hood River representatives.
After coffee and cigars, Dr. J. F. Watt,
who acted as toastmaster, called on the
various members to respond. First was
a quartet of Cornell boys, consisting of
R. Babson, B. R. Moller, J. L. Roberts
and H. Peters, who sang several collage
songs. Judge J. L. Henderson responded
to the toast "The Ladies." E. H.
Shepard, president of the club, told about
its organization and influence on the
fruit industry, saying that it had been or
ganized but a year, but now had 117
members, and represented 15 per cent of
the fruit farm owners in the valley.
With the exception of the organizations
at Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Spo
kane, Mr. Shepard said it was the only
university club In the Northwest and
the only one in a community with a
population no greater than Hood River s
in the world.
Frank Cutler had for his subject the
"Influence of the College Man on the
Fruit Industry." A. W. Monosmith
handled "Our Alma Maters." Murray
Kay sang. Other toasts were responded
to by Truman Butler, J. C. Mclnnis.
Roland Stebbins, John Goldsbury, R. W.
Kelly and Dr. Beaumont, the latter of
Portland.
The universities and colleges repre
sented were: Yale, Harvard, Princeton,
Cornell. Williams, Amherst, Columbia,
Brown. Dartmouth, Oberlin, Bellevue,
West Point, University of California,
University of Indiana, University of
Michigan, University of Illinois, Univer
sity of Missouri, University of Pennsyl
vania. University of Oregon. University
of Ohio, the Northwestern University at
Chicago. University of Iowa, University
of Minnesota. Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, Massachusetts College of Tschnol
ogy, Iowa Agricultural College, Kenyon,
Miami. Lehigh University Barnes Medi
cal. Rush Medical, Lombard, Drake Uni
versity, Cincinnati, Baltimore and several
others.
CHURCH OBSERVES DAY
Oregon City Congregational Society
Is 65 Years Old.
OREGON CITT. Or., Oct. 31. (Special.)
The 65th anniversary of the organiza
tion of. the First Congregational Church
was appropriately celebrated here today.
Special services were held in the morn
ing and evening and 13 people bedame
members of the church this morning.
A sifbstantial sum was realized for
home missionary work In Oregon. "Con
gregationalism the World Over" was the
subject of an address by A. J. Folsom.
The Christian Endeavor meeting last
nicrht xt-o followed bv a song service and
Rev. B. Clarence Oakley, the pastor,
preached the sermon.
Everett Retires From Firm.
CHEHALI5, Wash., Oct. 31. (Special.)
Owing to long-continued ill health,
Frank Everett, a pioneer hardware dealer
of this city, has sold his interest in the
firm of Everett & Co. to his partners,
A. C. St. John and F. M. Power. The
Arm will continue to carry the old name.
Incidental to the change in business, the
firm has bought some property adjacent
to the store and the old building in the
rear has been torn out and will be re
placed by a commodious brick structure.
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