VOL,. L.-XO. 15,466.
PORTLAND, OREGON. 'WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1910.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FATALLY SHOT;
SLAYER IS SUICIDE
Death Ends Quarrel Be
tween Two Men.
ANGRY FATHER-IN-LAW FIRES
IAs Bullet Strikes, ex-Soldier
. Turns Weapon on Himself, x
VICTIM CANNOT SURVIVE
"When Young Husband Goes to Seek
Reconciliation With "Wife, Her
j. Father, In Rage, Draws Re.
I volver and Shoots to Kill.
One man is dead and another dying
as the result of a. domestic quarrel, in
which C. A. Buch, an angry father-in-law,
shot George W. Rauch, his
son-in-aw, through the head, and then
turned the weapon upon himself, send
ing two bullets crashing through his
own - brain, in his home at 246 Page
Street, at 7 o'clock last evening. Buch
died instantly. The police sent Rauch
to the Good Samaritan Hospital, where
his death Is expected momentarily.
There were no witnesses to the
hooting and, as a consequence, the real
incidents leading up to the killing are
a mystery.. From friends of both men
it was learned last night that Rauch,
who had married Buch's daughter, Bes
sie, 18 months ago, instituted divorce
proceedings against her only a week
ago.
Since taking this action. It is said
that he has repented, and last evening
visited their former home on Page
street, where Buch and Rauch's wife
lived, for the purpose of effecting a
reconciliation.
Wife Not Present.
Upon reaching the house it Is evident
that Rauch found his wife absent, but
iier father at home. Apparently words
passed between , the two men andi the
climax of the quarrel came when Buch
secured a .32-caliber revolver and fired
point-blank at his son-in-law while they
stood in the little dining-room. The bul
let struck lts ' mark, . entering Rauch's
right temple and Inflicting a wound that
will probaWy be fatal: He fell prostrate
en the floor.
Seeing his victim fall apparently life
less, Buch retired to a rear bedroom
and proceeded to his own execution by
firing two bullets into his head. The
leaden slugs entered the mouth and
plowed their courses upward through the
head and after emerging imbedded them
selves in the wall.
The first intimation that a tragedy had
occurred was received by Eli Schupe,
who lives next door to the Buchs" home'
on Page street. Schupe, hearing the shot
that felled Rauch, hastily ran out of his1
home and upon the porch of the house
In which the shooting occurred. He
sought to gain entrance, but found the
front door locked.
Two More Shots Heard.
Just as he started to run around to the
rear of the building, Schupe heard two
more shots. Gaining entrance through a
rear door he found Rauch lying uncon
scious on the floor, weltering In bis life's
blood. 4 On further investigation, Schupe
found Buch lying crosswise over a bed
in a rear bedroom, with two gaping bul
let wounds In his head and life almost
extinct.
Rushing to a telephone, the neighbor
summoned Ir. "W". B. Hamilton. Buch
was dead when the phj-Bician arrived,
but Rauch had partially revived and re
gained his senses' enough to gasp: "The
old man shot me."
The police were soon on the scene and
Rauch was hastened to the hospital.
Deputy Coroner Dunning was notified and
after viewing the remains of Buch con
cluded that death resulted by his own
hand. His body was removed to the
morgue. i
Relations Were Strained.
Strained relations have existed between
Buck and Rauch for several months. Ac
cording to those familiar with the fam
ily's affairs, the breach between Rauch
and his father-in-law began to widen
after the latter had come to reside with
his daughter and son-in-law at the little
home in which the shooting occurred.
This was shortly after their marriage.
The bitterness grew until the parent
had turned his daughter against her hus
band, it Is said. Rauch had prophesied
the sequel if matters continued - and on
several occasions is said to have tried to
adjust matters and live amicably. When
he failed, he began divorce proceedings
against his wife. She could not be located
last night. She is thought to have left
Portland early yesterday afternoon.
Ranch Is Blacksmith.
Rauch Is about 35 years of age and
was In business with his brother in
a blacksmith shop at Williams avenue
and Sacramento street.
Buch is 55 .years of age and had been
a resident of Portland for a number
of years. He formerly belonged to the
Regular Army and was stationed at
Vancouver barracks until about 15
years ago. when he suffered an acci
dental gunshot wound In his left leg,
which necessitated the amputation of
; the limb. Since that time he had worn
j an artificial leg.
No one had claimed his- body at the
Alorguo up to a late hour last niarht.
ETHEL ROOSEVELT
"ENGAGED," RUMOR
OTSTER BAY FOLKMHINK SHE
WILIi WED NEWSPAPER 31AN.
Ex-President's Daughter Entertains
Former Washington Correspond
ent at Lnncheon.
OYSTER BAT, L. I., June 21. (Spe
cial.) "Is Miss Ethel Roosevelt en
gaged to be married?" This is the
question which Oyster Bay folk are
asking.
James Thomas Williams, one-time
Washington newspaper correspondent,
later member of the Civil Service Com
mission, was Miss Roosevelt's guest at
luncheon today.
He arrived on the noon train, and
Miss Roosevelt was at the station in a
runabout to meet him. She greeted htm
as "James." They mingled a little with
other members of the Roosevelt family
during the afternoon, and went for a
long walk after luncheon.
Mr. Williams left for New York
early this evening. Miss Roosevelt
brought him down to the station in her
runabout.
Ertirlng the Roosevelt Administration
Mr. Williams was a welcome visitor to
the White House. During the last Na
tional campaign he served as private
secretary to Frank H. Hitchcock, Re
publican National chairman.
THIEF BOXES UP PLUNDER
Then Sells Out to Junkmen, Sending
Them to House He Robbed.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 21. When
John T. Whellend, local superintendent
for the Guggenheim Smelter Company,
returned with his family from a vaca
tion, he found his house stripped of
all its silverware and Jewelry, and the
furniture packed and crated ready for
removal. A steady stream of second
hand dealers called at the residence to
day with orders for the furniture,
which they had received from a thrifty
burglar. Detectives were placed on
the case and have succeeded in recov
ering the silverware and arresting
John P. Hurley for its theft.
The furniture, including ' the stove,
was as securely packed as if the fam
ily had contemplated regular removal.
Orders for the household goods were
scattered among a number of second
hand dealers who were surprised when
they were told that the goods had been
sold to them by a burglar. Only the
unexpected return of the family pre
vented the house from being emptied
of its contents'. " . . -
VETERAN SLEEPS 55 HOURS
Relatives Unable to Arouse Klamath
Falls Man for Two Days.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., June 21
(Special.) E. B. Ramsby, a Civil War
veteran and an old-timer of Klamath
County, has just awakened from a sleep
which lasted B5 hours. Last Wednes
day evening he went to bed at the
usual time, about 9 o'clock, and when
his wife tried to get him up next morn
ing she was unable to get him to more
than open his eyes and answer her
vaguely. Attempts were made all day
to awaken him, but to no avail.
Mr. Ramsby slept on until 1 o'clock
Friday morning, without even being
thoroughly aroused, although, he was
awakened several times, but would go
back to sleep while being talked to.
Once he was induced to get out of
bed, but while dressing went to sleep
and fell over.
Since awakening Ramsby has felt no
bad results from bis sleep. Mr. Ramsby
did not consult a physician, but he
ascribes his sleep to the fact that he
has worked very hard the past year.
He thinks he was simply fatigued from
hard work and his system required
rest.
WAR A LA AIRSHIP IS PLAN
Atlantic City to Be Scene of First
Experiment of Time.
NEW YORK, June 21. (Special.) At
lantic City is prepared to outdo the entire
universe in up-to-date matters by holding
a sham battle of airships and. a navy
in and over the ocean, during aviation
week, which will be featured here from
July 4 to July 11. Inclusive.
The Atlantic. Aero Club today sent an
application to the authorities at Wash
ington asking for a warship to shoot up
an airship fleet which will be directed
by Aviators Curtlss, Hamilton and Brook
ings. The attack is to consist of an at
tempt to drop sandbags, presumed to be
filled with a high-power explosive, upon
a warship's deck from an aeroplane. The
sandbag, of course. Is supposed to con
tain enough destructive stuff to transfer
the sea-fighter from the surface service
to the fleet of Admiral McGinty..
A prize of $1000 will be awarded to the
first aeronaut , who succeeds in dropping
one of the sandbags on a ship's deck.
CHILD'S MURDERER FOUND?
Man Said to Have Killed Little Alma
Kellner, in Texas.
HOUSTON, Tex., June 21. It is re
ported that Joseph Wendllng, of Louis
ville, alleged slayer of Alma Kellner,
has been discovered on a ranch near
Houston.
His arrest is being deferred pending
the arrival of the necessary papers of
extradition.
Valuable Antiquities Arrive.
. BOSTON, June 21. What is said to be
one of the most valuable collections of
antiquities ever brought into the country
has just arrived here on the steamship
IBloemfontein from the buried cities and
tombs of Egypt. They are consigned to
the Metropolitan. Museum la New York.
520,000,000 VOTED
FOR IRRIGATION
House Partially Keeps
Promise to Taft
ALL AMENDMENTS REJECTED
Mistaken - Idea of Wishes of
President Prevails.
WARREN'S BILL REFUSED
Sleasure for Sale of Surplus Water
Fails in Form of Rider and
; Probably Will Not Pass
Until Next Session.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 21. Acting under heavy
pressure from the White House and In
partial fulfillment of promises made to
President Taft by Speaker Cannon and
Chairman Payne, the House of Repre
sentatives, by an overwhelming vote
at 10 o'clock tonight passed the bill
making available J20.000.000 to expe
dite the completion of Government ir
rigation projects.
Passage of the bill by the Senate is
assurred. : . .
Not one man in ten who voted for
the "bill understood Its Importance or
appreciated the good it is intended to
accomplish. They voted for it because
of President Taft's insistence, and it
was apparent that the House would as
readily have voted J30.000.000 as $20 -000.000.
All Amendments Rejected.
All the amendments which were pro
posed in the .course of the four-hour
debate were voted down, for the" mem
bers generally did not understand their
significance and all but Westerners la
bored under the erroneous Impression
the President wanted the ways and
means committee bill without any
change.
- Just before the - debate closed. Rep
resentative Hamer, of Idaho, offered
the Warren bill authorizing the sale
of surplus water from the Government
projects as an amendment tp the $20,
000.000 bill, but the House treated this
as it did all the other amendments and
voted it down without understanding
Its purpose.
Chairman Payne made a point of or
der on this amendment but . this was
overruled by the Speaker. That, how
ever, did not save the amendment, when
it was put' to a vote. Failure to in
corporate Warren bill as an amend
ment probably means that it will have
to go over until the next session, for
no arrangement has been made for Its
consideration separately In the House.
Payne Speaks for Bill.
Representative Payne, as chairman of
the ways and means committee, had
charge of the $20,000,000 bill before
the House, and, although personally
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opposed to it, made a fair and forceful
speech in its behalf. There was no
roll call, but a division was demanded,
and on rising vote 165 members voted
for the passage of the bill and 20
against It. This did rfot constitute a
quorum, and Underwood, of Alabama,
who led the fight against the bill,
was about to make a point of no quor
um and perhaps prevent the passage
of tbs bill tonight, when the Speaker
antlolpatsd his demand snd announoed
the Mil passed by a vote of 256 to 20, .
The House laughed uproariously at
this, as it was manifest that there were
not 256 members present, but everyo'ne
was In good humor and the Speaker's
announcement was allowe- to go un
challenged. - .
Borah to Canvass Senators.
If there Is a night session tomorrow,
the bill will be called up then for con
sideration. Otherwise,- it probably will
go over until Thursday, for the postal
savings bank bill has the right of way
until 6 o'clock tomorrow.
What ths programme will be Is not yet
known. Senator Borah, who is leading
the fight for 130,000,000, will convaM the
Bon ate tomorrow to ascertain whether or
jLCenoluded oa f
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
. ' The Weather. ' '
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature," 63
degrees; minimum, 49 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Miss Mildred Carter becomes bride of Lord
Acheson In London. Page 2.
National.
House passes bill allowing S20.0O0.OOO bonds
tor Irrigation enterprises. Page 1.
v - Domestic.
Accused Lorimer agent does not take wit
ness stand. Page 1.
Inquest-over bodies -of Samuel - Elmore and
Mrs. Purdy oarretson to be held In South
today. . Page 2.
. Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: Sacrimento 5,
Portland 4: Los Angeles 5, Oakland 4;
- Vernon 4, San Francisco . 3. ' Page 8.
Reno will be scene of big fight. Page 8.
r Pacific Northwest. -
Portland boys win oratorical prizes at TJnl-
versity. Page 1. ' .- - -Oregon
-a. A. R. convenes In annual session
at Astoria. Page 6. ..... .
With 'throat cut., dying" man ' signals-train
and names slayer. : Page 7. ...
Commercial and Marlo.
Looal wheat and flour markets show effects
of Eastern bulge, page 21-
Wheat advances over 8 cents at Chicago.
Page 21.
Wall street Ignores the crop scare. - Page 20.
Longshoremen refuse arbitration by Cham
ber of commerce in wage increase. Page
JO. .
Tug bneonta will make test- trip today.
Page 8. .
Portland and Vicinity..
Street railway company to shift and improve
tracks. Page 14.
father shoots son-in-law. Page L'
Jury convlctst -Herrin. Page ;14. -Pioneers
wiil convene today. Page 12.
Indian War Veterans seek equality wtth Civil
War. veterans . on pension question.
Page 12.
"Lodge habit" excuse for meetings with
"other women," says ' neglected wife.
Page 9. -Streetcar
wrecks store. Page 12.
Legality of evidence obtained from wife of
Oregon Lumber- Company - bookkeeper
questioned. Page 11.
Grand lodge of Knights of . Pythias elects
. officers; other Pythian bodies meet.
Page 14.
BRIDE, AT ALTAR, ROBBED
Pawnshop .Find Discloses Theft on
ex-Governor's Daughter.
DENVER,; Colo., June 21. Through
the recovery by the police in a local
pawnshop of a gold watch and chain
belonging to Mrs. William Gordon Len
nox, daughter of ex-Governor Henry A.
Buch t who was married here last Sat
urday afternoon, it was learned today
that the bride was robbed while she
was Btandlng at the altar. -
The watch and chain, a present from
her father, had been left in a chatelaine
bag in the woman's dressing-room of
the church while the. ceremony was
being performed. There Is no clue to
the Identity of " the - thief beyond a
vague description given by the pown
brokers. MAIL INDEMNITY ASKED
Measure Essential to Growth of
- Service, Hitchcock Declares.
WASHINGTON. June 2. A recom
mendation has been made to Congress by
Postmaster-General Hitchcock that a law
be nacted to indemnify the senders or
owners of third and fourth-class domestic
registered matter lost in the malls.
The Postmaster-General urges that no
growth of third and fourth-class regis
tered mail can. be expected unless Indem
nity for possible loss can be granted. Re
fusal to grant such indemnity he main
tains, is an unfavorable discrimination
against domestic mall, as an indemnity Is
provided for the loss of registered pack
ages in foreign mails.
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BRIBER
ABANDONS
HIS OWN DEFENSE
Accused Lorimer Agent
Not on Stand.
REBUTTAL NOT ATTEMPTED
Men Relied on Prove Valuable
to Prosecution.
50 -WITNESSES EXCLUDED
Defendant Hope Jury Will Not Be
lieve Confession of Representa
tive White Lorimer Him
self Is Not Heard.'
- CHICAGO, June 21. (Special.) Coir"
fronted by the sudden discovery that
some of his own witnesses would dis-'
close damaging evidence against him
if called upon to testify. Representa
tive Lee O'Neil Browne today aban
doned his "defense."
United States Senator William Lori
mer, for whom Browne Is accused of
having acted In the alleged bribing of
Legislators and whose sea is placed
in Jeopardy by the evidence heard, did
not take the witness stand to enter
a denial.
Representative Browne himself failed
to testify that Representative White's
confession was untrue, or even to be
come a witness at all in his own be
half. . . .
The sudden move of the defense was
wholly unexpeexed. More than 50 wit
nesses for the 'defense were thus ex
cluded. Several of these, in addition
to Browne and Jjenator Lorimer, were
considered important. Among them
was Lieutenant Governor Gillespie, who
arrived in Chicago from Springfield this
morning.
Disbelief in White Hoped For.
It is said that Browne's counsel be
lieves their case stands or falls upon
Whether the Jury Is willing to accept
the .testimony of Representative Charles
A. White, who made the first confes
sion and gave the principal testimony
in the alleged bribery scandal. It is
hoped by the defense that the jury
will look upon White's testimony as
doubtful. - -
It was just before, the morning ses
sion that Representative Browne's law
yers discovered that the testimony on
which they were relying to Impeach
White and Beokemeyer's stories on the
witness-stand would be far more val
uable to the state than to the defense.
The two witnesses who were to have
been thus used were G. N. Welch, of
Carlylye, and District Attorney Walter
ITowden. of East St. Johns.
According to the questions directed
at Beckemeyer while he was on the
witness-stand for .the proescution. It
was expected to prove that the Legis-
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FOOD FOR FLAMES
SPOKANE'S SOUTH CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL DESTROYED.
Class Records ' and : Athletic Team
Trophies Saved, but $1000 Piano
Goes 1 Cp in Smoke.
SPOKANE, June 21. (Special.) One of
the most spectacular fires Spokane has
suffered since the city's destruction a
quarter of a century ago was that which
destroyed the South Central High School
here today.
From the front to the back and from
the basement to the roof, and even
through the high clock tower, the Interior
of the building was a seething mass of
flames, ' tearing through the heavy walls
as If they were so much paper. The
floors had been oiled repeatedly after
being swept, and this was the best food
for the flames.
The high steeple of the clock tower
fell first, Just as the chimes were
striking the hour of '7 and crashed
through the three floors of the main
building together. Many of the trees
in front of the school were ruined by
the. heat and the flying brands. The
grass was scorched and ruined almost
to fourth avenue. In defiance of all
the havoc near it, the new fountain
placed on the school grounds by the
graduating class that left the school
this month, continued spouting the lit
tle stream of water that fell In a sprary
in the huge granite bowl.
All the student records for years
past have been saved. These records
and the athletic trophies that were In
Principal Hart's office are the only
things In the high school building that
were saved. '
A new $1000 grand piano In the au
ditorium was burned, although a
strenuous effort was made to save It.
BACK BROKEN, MAN LIVES
Impaired Fragment of Spine Is Re
moved by Operation.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 21. (Spe
cial.) With his back broken as the result
of a fall from a flume 24 feet high, and
the broken fragment of the spine removed
by a surgical operation, Carl Nelson, a
logger, still lives and has some chance
for partial recovery at least.
A wek ago Nelson fell from a flume,
landing on a pile of rocks. His back was
broken, so he was carried several miles
on . rude stretcher to a railroad station
and brought to Vancouver. His life was
at first despaired of, but he showed great
vitality.
The operation was performed, removing
the broken bone, and this relieved the pa
tient. He had lost the sense of feeling
blow the waist line, but now he can feel
as far down as his knees. The case is A
most remarkable one, ' eo the doctors
think.
JOHN H. M'GRAW SINKING
Ex-Governor Suffers Relapse; An
other Will Mean End.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 21. (Special.)
Ex-Governor John H. McGraw suffered a
bad sinking spell this morning.
His heart is showing signs of weaken
ing and the physicians say another such
relapse will be the end.
SENATOR LORIMER OF ILLINOIS
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YOUNG MEN WIN
PRIZES IN ORATORY
Rounds and Geary Are
Portland Boys.
AWARDS MADE AT YARSITY
Regents Add Two New Mem
bers to Oregon Faculty.
ALUMNI ELECT OFFICERS
Allen Eaton, '02, Is Chosen Presi
dent Seniors Defeat Old Grads
In Tug of War, and lasers
Are Ducked in Mill-Race. t
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Or., June 21. (Special.) Harold J.
Rounds, of Portland, won the Palling
prize of $150 in the annual seniorator
ical contest tonight with his oration on
"The Higher Laws." Arthur M. Geory,
also of Portland, won second place and
the Beekman prize of 75. His subject
was "A Meslanlc Hope."
Rounds was this year's varsity or
ator. He entered the university from
the Lincoln High school and has made
an evniable record in the public-speaking
department. He was one of the
junior leaders last year. Geory did his
preparatory work In the Portland Acad
emy. He is a new man In oratory and
his work tonight was rather a sur
prise. The prizes are the largest open to
the students during their college
course, and. the. Falllng-Beekman con
test is the goal of every senior. It is
the one forensic contest of the year
which draws a crowded house, tonight's
crowd being the largest of commence
ment week.
"Higher Law" Rounds' Subject.
Rounds' subject deal with t-'e need
that the higher impulses be placed in
,the foreground in public and private
life.
"Justice," he said, "has been the law
of man and civilization. But with the
complications of modern life, with the
progress of humanity, there is need
for a higher law, a law benefiting
man's' lofty state."
Rounds alluded to the higher law In
public life as exemplified in such men
as Roosevelt and Hughes, and said that
success was possible for them only if
the public give them the support that
comes from the highest human im
pulses. Geary Speaks of Newspapers.
Geary spoke on the modern news
paper. He showed first the service it
has accomplished and is able to accom
plish. But its mission, he said. Is often
thwarted by - corruption and sensa
tionalism. The hope of the future, ac
cording to the orator, lies in an un
tramelled press, an educated and en
lightened public opinion, and a fear
less editorship. The other orators and
their subjects were Mi&s Frances Ober
teuffer, of Portland, on "The Hand
maiden of the Lord"; Miss Isolene
Shaver, of Portland, on "The Higher
Law," and Benjamin H. Williams, of
Eugene, on "Non-Conformity and
Progress."
Regents Xante New Professors.
The board of regents today elected
Arthur J. Collier, B. A., M. A., B. S..
of Harvard, to fill the chair of geology,
which has been vacant since the resig
nation of Professor Condon five years
ago. He will get a salary of $2000.
Collier Is now a member of the United
States Geological Survey. He is a son
of Dr. A. J. Collier, once professor of
chemistry In the university.
Dr. C. J. C. Bennett, Ph. D., of Colum
bia, comes from the West Virginia Stats
Normall school, of which he has been
president for the past three years, to
take Professor Howthorne's place at the,
head of the psychology department, also
at a salary of $2000. Before going to
West Virginia Dr. Bennett was head of
the department of education at the -University
of Louisiana.
Dr. Hawthorne was made professor
emeritus and resolutions appreciative of
his long service were passed and en
grossed on velum to be presented to him.
Professor Howthorne is the first Oregon
man to retire under the provisions of
the Carnegie pension fund, from which
he will receive $1400 annually.
George F. Lussky, B. A., . of Illinois,
was elected to fill the vacancy in the
German department caused by the year's
leave of absence granted to Dr. H. W.
Koehler, who is visiting Germany. A
total of 136 students. Including those
from the departments of law and medi
cine in Portland were .recommended for
degrees by the . faculty and passed by
the regents.
Alumni Ducked by Seniors.
The Alumni Association after passing
resolutions in favor of Normal school
education In the State, elected the fol
lowing officers for next year
President, Allen Eaton; vice presidents,
L. R. Alderman. A. M- Geary and Miss
Therese Friendly; secretary-treasurer, C.
W. Converse; members of athletic coun
cil. George Hug, L. T. Harris and C. A.
McClain.
The tug-ofrwar across the mlllrace be
tween the seniors and alumni was th
most popular event on the programme
and a large crowd saw the losers get
good ducking. For the first time th
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