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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FEIDAT, MARCH 11, 1910. DEMOCRATS TRIED TD WHIPSAW GILL course In domestic science will probably be established In the Albany High School. The Ladles" Auxiliary of the Albany Commercial Club has been considering:-the advisability of suggesting it to the school board. Many Voted for Him at Pri maries, Against Him When Election Day Came. ANALYSIS OF VOTE SHOWS But Their Strength Was Offset by Bouillon's Supporters Who Were True to Party New Charter Will Stop Manipulation. SEATTLE, March 10. (Special.) The plurality of Hiram C. Gill. Republican Mayor-elect, over his Democratic op ponent. William Hickman Moore, is 3437 votes. The total vote for Mayor was 33,400, or 80 per cent of the reglsl rration. Olll received 377 more votes than were cast for him at the prima ries, while Moore received 11,819 votes additional to the total Democratic strength at the primaries. Gill's vote at the election closely par alleled that at the primaries, ward by ward. He carried the same .wards as before by almost an identical vote, and he lost exactly where he lost before. With only a trifling difference In the totals. Moore's vote, likewise, goes nck-and-neck with that cast for Bouil lon, the defeated Republican, at the pri maries, and in its grand total is only 173 larger than that for Gill's oppon ent in his own party. Gill's vote at the primaries was 17, 440; at the election, 17.817. Bouillon's vote at the primaries was 14,207,r while Moore's vote at the election was 14,380. Democrats Tried Old Game. The tell-tale figures have set politi cians to thinking. The demonstration is complete that large numbers of Dem ocrats voted for the Republican nomi nee at the primaries; then turned on him, hoping by the advantages of a factional fight led by Bouillon and other bolters, to elect Moore, the Democrat. It is a striking Illustration of the inner workings of the direct primary. The vote by wards at Tuesday's elec tion was as follows, no account being taken of the. baker's dozen of ballots cast for H. M. Wells, Socialist: " Ward Firt Second ... Third .... Fourth . . . Fifth Sixth . ... Seventh I&ighth ... Ninth .... Tenth Eleventh . Tweltth . . Thirteenth Fourteenth e5 .3-1 t" 1501 234 83 7fSl 150 21 2 14i 92 1 11 524 58 1549 206 R7 1184 air. 114 26H1 2412 117 1378 l:W 118 1072 K129 171 BOO. 1214 50 17 107R 121 10R 1136 177 951 11 S4 76 773 671 7 17.817 14.3SO 1431 Democratic Knlfers Offset. The total Republican vote at the pri maries was 31.647. while the total vote for all nominees for Mayor at the elec tion was 33,398. Of the outlying wards. Gill won in the Eighth by the narrow margin of 41, against a lead of 203 at the primaries. In the primaries he lost the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth by a combined vote of 3983 to 6338, a plurality of 2355 for Bouillon; and in the election he lost the same wards by a vote of 4304 to 6241, a plurality of 1837 for Moore. He won the Fourteenth, 773 to 671, and previously he won It 791 to 685. In other words, the vote has been about the same, but the party designa tion has changed. The explanation ap pears to lie in the probability that enough of the Bouillon vote remained loyal to the party, instead of going wiui tne Doners, to ortset the Democratic vote cast for the Republican nominee at the primaries. It would seem that almost an exact balance was established between these two elements all over the city. It was a failure to consider this probability that led many enthusiastic Gill men to lay wagers on his majority. some of them having risked their money on. a ngure as nigh as 7600, while two-to-one bet was placed that Gill would have 5000. Some of his support ers were wining to back their Judg ment that the Democratic party was practically non-existent, and that the bolting Republicans would nearly all come Into camp; and today, instead of recognizing the truth that the Demo crats merely masqueraded "at the pri , manes tnese men who made the ex travagant bets say they would have won if 20 per cent of the vote had not stayed at home. They assume that the 9000 voters who failed to appear were Gill Republicans over-confident of the result, thinking their ballots would not be needed. One of the mild surprises of the elec tion was the small vote cast for Charles H. Miller, United Labor candidate. He received only 1451. A fortnight ago his campaign managers expected him to lead Moore; then they figured that Gill would get approximately 18,000 and that Moore and Miller would have about 9000 -each: and finally the day before election they conceded that Moore would have a small lead over Miller. They expected to show a strength of not less than 8000. , Under some of the amendments adopted Tuesday -there will be no more Democratic manipulation of the Repub lican nominations In city politics. Next year when the new Council of nine members is elected both nomination and election will be made non-partisan, all the names being printed on one ticKet, without any mark whatever to distin guish party. But the way is still clear for much manipulation at county and state pri maries. If Gill had been a weak can didate, he would have prevailed at the primaries. only to have been beaten at the polls by the hostile votes that had given him the nomination. As It was. despite a bitter personal fight against him, he made the race in good shape, although other Republican nom inees, notably W. J. Bothwell, for Con troller, and Ed L. Terry, for Treasurer, received 23,500 votes each, against 17 -817 for Gill. BLAST TO SHATTER BLUFF Rattlesnake Bluff to Be Blown Away for Natron Extension. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 10. (Special.) Preparations are under way to open the way around Rattlesnake Point on the east side of Klamath Lake by blowing off the extreme point of the promontory by exploding, electrically, a giant blast which will require 30 tons of black powder. It ia expected the blast will open the way for the Klamath F"alls-Xatron line of the Southern Pacific, which is building along tne snores of the lake. The tunnel for the blast is through the point and the side chambers1 and cross cuts are about ready for the powder. Before the e-nd of the month the -blast will be set off. SLAYER, BRUSH, CAUGHT BY POSSE RECEIVER IS IN CONTEMPT Spends Funds of Bankrupt, Pays Creditors W ith Worthless Checks. TACOMA, Wash.. March 1& (Special.) P. G. Horton, the Portland traveling salesman, receiver for the Tacoma Ma chinery & Supply Company, arrested Robert Brown, 55, Crawls for Mile After Killing Isador St. Martin, 68. SELF-DEFENSE PLEA MADE Sheriff Knox Finds Fugitive Hiding Near Ash Station Mysterious Companion Missing Victim jealous of Springs. STEVENSON, Wash., March 10. (Spe cial.) After killing Isador St. Martin. 68 years old,- proprietor of the St. Martins Springs, at that resort this morning, Rob ern Brown, 65 years old, bent with rheu- JOHNSON AND GRAY HOLD PEOPLE OF LA GRANDE "WITH, EVAN GELISTIC CAMPAIGN. Xon-ParlTsan Ballot Wins. " The majority of the nonpartisan pri mary and nonpartisan ballot amend ments to the city charter was 10, 772. Mayor Gill and the Republican city organization worked hard against the amendment. Some of the politicians In their appeals against the amend ment declared that It would destroy the organization. The proposal to issue $250,000 of . bonds for public library extension was defeated, as well as the proposal to expend $650,000 for land for a central park. On the other hand, the proposal to expend $2,000,000 for park Improve ments was carried overwhelmingly. I .... . , . . . I iff JilliilPii pH W':'WStiltmm IT VV v I i IT LA GRANDE, Or.. March 10. (Special.) A year ago the people of Al bany brought Evangelist Johnson from Minneapolis to lead an evangelistic cam paign. Now five churches in the union here have secured Johnson and erect ed a big tabernacle. A reception and banquet were given Friday evening to Mr. Johnson and Professor Gray and to the business and professional men of the city by the men of the churches. It was one of the greatest church, events in the history of La Grande. More than 200 men sat down together. The meetings began with great interest. On Sunday night the big taber nacle was well filled with people to hear Evangelist Johnson on the theme, "Why La Grande Cannot Have a Revival." The evangelist handled his sub ject In a clear-cut' way. Johnson Is one of the sanest evangelists who have visited the Pacific Coast. The large choir under the musical direction of Charles H. Gray is increas ing n numbers and power. Tuesday in Portland, was today fined $250 for contempt by Judge Don worth of the United States Court. Horton was given rive days to pay the fine. He was arrested for failing to obey an order of court to pay dividends to cred itors of the bankrupt concern. After re ceiving the order to pay dividends, it was charged, Horton drew $100 from the bank, all the cash available to him as receiver, and then issued checks to thecreditors for the dividends. The checks were all returned marked "No funds." Horton pleaded guilty. He said he was intoxicated when he drew the money from the bank. He has made good the money. The fine was lenient, according to Judge Donworth's announcement ' from the bench, but the court said it would be sufficient to teach Horton a lesson. Xew Daily Will Start April 1. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 10. (Special.) Arrangements have been com pleted to install Klamath Falls' third daily and weekly newspaper about April 1, and it will begin its career under the editorial management of Grant Lincoln, who comes recommended as a newspaper man of considerable experience. Mr. Lincoln has now gone to San Francisco to select the plant. RAIMER ELECTS REPUBLICAN MAYOR OVER INDEPEND ENT CANDIDATES v - - , Domestic Science May Be Taught. ALBANY, Or., March, 10. (Special.) A i 1 ' ! -X- W jr m 4 Judge J. B. Don, Victor by 86 Votes. RAINIER, Or., March 10. (Spe cial.) Judge J. B. Doan, Repub lican nominee for Mayor, was elected last night with a plu rality of 86 votes over T. E. Hughes, the present Mayor, who was twice elected on the Inde pendent ticket. Judge Doan came to Rainier in, 1884. In 1$85 he was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he held , for 10 years. In 1896 he was -elected County Judge, occupying the bench for eight year. He was President of the City Council for two terms, and Police Judge for three years, resigning that posi tion last term Judge Doan is strongly In favor of the assembly. Members of the City Council elected were: J. H. Pomeroy, 180 votes; P. C. Prichard, 151, and W. J. DIetz, 131, while Newton Smith, with 92 votes, was elected for an unexpired term over W. C. Fry, who was also listed as an inde pendent. W. C. Lee, independent, was elected Water Commissioner; J. F. Roth, Treasurer; Judge W. Symons. Police Judge, and James Jesse, City Marshal. The proposed new charter, voted on for the third time, was defeated, 133 to 65. matism and barely able to walk, crawled for a mile in the brush to reach Ash Sta tion, where he Intended to board a train. He was caught this afternoon, hiding in brush within 200 yards of the station, by Sheriff Knox, who. . with a posse of 60 men, combed every bit of shrubbery in quest of the fugitive. Brown was placed in the jail at Steven son this evening. He refuses to discuss the quarrel which led to the death of St. Martin and prompted his flight. He hint ed, however, that he will plead self defense, saying St. Martin slapped him before he drew his knife. Though Brown has been convalescing at Shipherds Springs, two miles from St. Martins, since last October, little is known of his connections. He registered from Hot Lake, Or., and is said to own several val uable timber claims in Washington. He was always well supplied with money. Waters Basis of Quarrel. When weather permitted. Brown was accustomed to hobble to St. Martins Springs from Shipherds Springs, with a fellow patient. He took one of these walks this morning and, arriving at St. Martins, was faint from exhaustion. Isa dor St. Martin, half-breed Indian owner of the resort, greeted him. In a few minutes the men were quarreling over the relative merits of the waters of St. Martins Springs and the resort 'Where Brown made his abode. St. Martin, it is said, slapped Brown, and they scuffled. "Damn you, I'll get you." St. Martin was heard to say as he walked toward the house. Reaching the house he dropped, blood streaming from his breast. He died 15 minutes later, surrounded by his family. Brown in the meantime es caping in the brush. St. Martin's heart was pierced by an ordinary pocket-knife, which Brown was not seen to wield. The knife, mill bloody, it was reported here today, was found in Brown's pocket when he was forced from the brush by Sheriff Knox. Brown's Companion Missing. Though it is known Brown was accom panied from Shipherds Springs by an other patron of that health resort, no trace of his companion has been found, and Sheriff Knox has been unable to find any one able to Identify the only impor tant witness of the tragedy. Several persons, including St. Martin's sons and daughters, saw the scuffle, but did not know a knife had been drawn until the old man dropped to the floor. By that time Brown and his mysterious com panion had disappeared. Isador St. Martin was one of the most picturesque half-Indian. half-Canadian land-owners of the Upper Columbia and was regarded as the best of the male branch of the St. Martin family. At one time he was connected with the Hudsons Bay Company and it was while engaged in trapping with Indians that he discov ered the springs that bear his name. At one time the St. Martin family also owned Shipherds Springs, but this por tion was sold to Shipherd for $50,000 by Amos St. Martin, contrary to the wishes of his brother, Isador. Resort Owner Jealous. While always boastful of the curative merits of the waters of St. Martins Springs, Isador became more vehement in their praise when Shipherd took over the rival resort, and recently St. Martin would get angry to the fighting point if the waters of his resort were decried. Brown will be held in Jail at Stevenson pending the Coroner's inquest, which will be held tomorrow. Sheriff Knox is still in search of Brown's companion,, who, though he did not participate in the dis pute, would be able to throw light on the tragedy and tell whether Brown's plea of self-defense Is warranted. Logger Killed in Woods. MONTESANO, Wash., iMareh 10. (Spe cial.) Isaac Johnson, a native of Fin land, was-instantly killed at the .camps of the Chehalis County Logging & Tim ber Company yesterday. He was felling a tree, which struck a dead snag. This crushed Johnson as he was trying to get out of the way. Johnson had been here but a short time and nothing is known of .him. The Home Furnished Complete TmriUt QiTblbs, Inc. MORRISON AT SEVENTH Portland Agents for Modart. Lily of France & Madeleine Corsets OUR NEW SPRXNG STYLES IN TAILORED SUITS. DRESSES AND WAISTS PORTRAY ALL THAT IS CORRECT IN EASTER WEARING APPAREL FOR WOMEN and MISSES Bright With Things Dadoty auad Artistic Is Our a"?' 1 " - ....... , " " - -. .... -.ii 4 , . ., Mew Section- of Neckwear, Veilings aind Belts No wonder that women are enthusiastic over the many catchy novelties in Neck wear and other accessories to dress when one observes the many pretty things that make up the initial display of this, our newest section. What little we have to say here does not emphasize the fascinating variety that ha s delighted all who have come to see it. IN NECKWEAR From the plainest linen col lars and tailored stocks, tabs and jabots of the very plainest lawn, to the most elaborate collars and Dutch collars of Irish hand crochet there's an in describable assortment of the newest effects. In collar and cuff sets, yokes, riding stocks, silk and crochet ties, golf ties, handsome rabats, beautiful ruffles, turnovers and mourning sets there's every thing that's artistic everything that -women fancy. From 25c to $25.00. IN BELTS It seems as though they will be worn on every suit or dress this season and all kinds of them, although the patent leathers appear to be most in favor. In our new line is shown every size, width and shape, some of them the new tailored effect. Belts of calf leather and patent leather and those of elastic silk that give absolute satisfaction. Mourning belts of silk and silk elastic, with buckles and clasps in gold, silver and gunmetal finishes that are very artistically and skillfully made. The as sortment is immense, and with a range of popular prices 50c to $5.00. VEILINGS AND SCARF VEILS Such assort ment and such pretty designs have never before been shown in Portland very few women who will not want a veil or a scarf veil after looking them over. The spider-web effects, both plain and two-toned, and the dainty nets with almost invisible shadow designs. These are, some of the fascinating things that are attracting attention. We Specialize io Popolar-Pocedl Corsets None better shown anywhere at these prices all are up-to-date models. At $X.50 we show an excellent model for the aver age f igure, a corset made of good quality coutil and boned with rust-proof steel. Has medium bust and medium length hip. At $2.0O is another very good model for the slight figure. Has high bust, long hip and is boned with flexible steel, trimmed with ribbon. At $2.50 is a model for the well-developed figure a corset that is made of French coutil and boned with best quality rust-proof steel. Has medium bust, extreme long hip and is trimmed with. lace. Three pairs of hose supporters attached. At $3.50 we show an ideal model for the average figure, a corset made of French coutil, with medium bust and soft extension skirt. Has medium bust and is long over the hips, embroidery trimmed. Sweaters RediocedH In three lots we have assembled an interesting range of prices in women's, misses' and girls' sweaters all of them the smartest st3'les in the many weaves and all the popular colors. The long coat and the shorter length models, both with and without collars, and some with the high necks. Such a garment is indispensable for outing wear and their comfort is realized on these crisp Spring mornings. Your oppor tunity for buying one lies in what follows. At $ i .eB 75SrnT!'w$3:009l!59o t Ba )) AjC Sweaters "worth $5.95, $3.95 .. and . . . . . . $3.S0 vfr re Sweaters worth $8.50, $7.95, $7.50 and $6.95 HOMER STAYS HERE Davenport, Noted Cartoonist, Again in Oregon. WILL START WEEKLY PAPER Portland to Be Future Home of Well-Known Newspaper Man, 4 Who Will Re-enter Game Backed by A. G. Spalding. S1LVERTOX, Or.. March 10. (Spe cial.) Homer C. Davenport, the noted cartoonist, has almost made up his mind to re-enter the newspaper same and make Oregon his future home. He said today: "I am not quite ready to make a definite statement as to my plans for the future, but will say the one great effort of my life will be to make ar rangements which will enable me to spend the remainder of my life in Oregon." Davenport expects to re-embark in the newspaper business at Portland, and the probable result of his efforts in this respect will be the publica tion of a paper to be known as Daven port's Weekly," which may be estab lished within the next three or four weeks. Plan Xo Xew Undertaking. .. This is no new undertaking. The cartdonlst has had it in mind for ;ome time, and after years of meditation and recent encouragement from nftmer ous prominent men of the Northwest he is convinced that the success of such an enterprise is a foregone con clusion. A. G. Spalding, of Point Loma, Cal., will probably b interested in the new enterprise with Mr. Davenport, and Mr. Chamberlain, who for 10 years was editor of the Youth's Companion, will be engaged as editor of Daven port's "Weekly. Mr. Davenport will give a lecture in the opera-house here Monday evening for the benefit of the Silverton Com mercial Club, and on Tuesday evening will entertain his Oregon friends for the benefit of the Women's Social Science Club. The first lecture will be "A Trav elogue Through Arabia," illustrated by 125 lantern slides depicting a people and their horses little known by even the greatest travelers of the world. Bedouin Boy in Native Costume. The photographs used in this lec ture, among the first ever taken in that country, were made by Mr. Da enport and his party during his recent visit to the desert country. In this lecture Sled Abralla. the Bedouin boy who was given to Mr. Davenport with the Arabian horse Wadduda by Akmtit Haffez, the supreme ruler of Arabia, will appear in his native costume and play "The Coffee Tune." "The lecture Tuesday evening will be "The Power of the Cartoon," a lec ture displaying 75 slides of his most famous cartoons, drawn in the past 10 years, including the cartoon entitled "He's Good Enough for Me." which, owing to its use by the Republican National committee, was the most widely-circulated cartoon ever pub lished. Mr. Davenport's visit to his. old home here has apparently put new life In the cartoonist and he is feeling 'better; than he has felt for years. BURBANK ESCAPES FLOOD New Intake Canal Prevents Snake From Submerging Town. BURBANK, Wash.. March lO.-KSpecial.) This section has been fortunate in es caping heavy damage that has afflicted other points on the Snake River. The Snake rose rapidly until Friday night, when the gauge at the Northern Pacific bridge here showed the water to stand at 11 feet 6 inches, two feet below the flood of last June. The rushing waters swept the driftwood, small trees and loose timbers out into the Columbia, and so enlarged that river that at the new North Coast bridge a mile below Burbank the false work on Pier No. 9 went out. The recent experience indicates that the intake canal of the Burbank Power & Water Comapny Is safe from sudden rises and floods common to the Snake River. New settlers are arriving here daily. Grading on Main street is about com pleted, and recently the new. pumping plant furnishing water for the' city was placed in operation. HOOD RIVER WAXES WARM Sunshine Floods Apple Aralley and Handlers Flock Homeward. HOOD RIVER. Or., March 10. (Spe cial.) Hood River had its first touch of Spring weather today when sun shine flooded the valley and overcoats were burdensome. A warm wind dried up the roads' and great activity pre vailed among ranchers to get ready for Spring spraying and other orchard work. One firm has sold 12 pdwer sprayers during the last day or two. Apple growers, who have been spending the Winter in California, are flocking home to commence their season's worlc and a number who1 have been in the East are also arriving. Visitors have filled the hotels today, making it necessary to secure rooms for them tonight in rooming houses. The good man is always sincere. IMPEREVLLS MOUTHPIECE CIGAE ErTTES are made of good dungs. Good tobacco, perfectly blended pure mais paper to wrap it and a mouthpiece to cool the smoke of it. A' cigarette manufactured to exceL 10 for 10 cents THE JOHN BOLLMAN CO, Mfrs. PAIR TRAGICALLY DEAD SUICIDE COMPACT IS ONE THEORY OF POLICE. Husband Calls Undertaker; Shoots r Himself as Wife's Body Is Being Borne Away. OLYMPIA, Wash., March 10. The bodies of Mrs. Annabelle Farquher and her former husband. Edward Farquher, are in the morgue awaiting a Coroner's inquest to determine the manner of death. The police believe that the couple had a suicide compact, or that Farquher poi soned the woman before -committing sui cide by shooting himself through the head. About midnight last night, Farquher called an undertaker to his rooms to re move the body of his former wife, saying that she had died there. No physician had been called and the undertaker said that he thought the Coroner should be notified. However, with the assistance of a helper, he started to take the body downstairs from Farquher's room when a shot was heard. The undertaker and his assistant rushed back to the room they had just left and found that Far quher had shot himself through the head, the bullet coming out behind the ear. He lived only a few minutes and never spoke after he committed the deed The Farquhers belonged to highly re spected pioneer" families of Olympia and rormerly were wealthy. Several years ago. Mrs. Farquher. who had been noted ror her beauty, obtained a divorce, alleg ing drunkenness of her husband Far quher was 50 years old and Mrs. Farqu her 4o. OREGON EXHIBIT FIXTURE Products, Shown to Easterners at Boston, Attract Attention. That Oregon products are being ad vertised to good advantage In the East, is the statement of S. J. Ellison, gen eral passenger agent of the Great Northern Railroad, contained in a letter to the Commercial Club. In the letter there was an enclosure of clippings from Boston newspapers telling of the exhibit of Northwest products by the Great Northern in that city. This exhibit has been maintained fcllnce last Fall and has a permanent place in Boston. The advertising mat ter given out at the exhibit rooms urges people to go West and farm to evade the "high cost of living." A touch of rheumatism, or a twinge of neuralgia, whatever the trouble is. Chamberlain's Liniment drives away the pain at once and cure the com plaint quickly. 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