: ' rnRTT.AXn. OREGON. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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BEN SELLING IS
EAR IN LEAD;
T. RJSJHEAD
Bourne Runs Behind in
Districts Outside of
Portland.
PRESIDENTIAL RACE CLOSE
Eastern Oregon Counties Show
Leaning Toward
Taft.
FIELDS IS BOTHERING OLCOTT
Contest for Secretary of State
in Doubt.
SINNOTT LEADING ELLIS
Altchio Apparently Nominated for
Railroad Comml.v-lonrr Cotlcl
Carrie Multnomah County,
Mlckle Being Second.
atterlng returna from 21 counties
in Ortion received up to 11 P. M. last
titjht showed a badly spilt vota on
President, with Indications pointing to
Roosevelt carrying tha (lata with Taft
Bear second.
Ben Selling tiaa probably been nomi
nated tor Senator. In Multnomah
I'oun'y It la a dosa race bctwaan Sell-
Inir and Bourne, but In tha atata out
side of Multnomah tha vote In favor
of Selling la vary heavy. In nearly
rverr county tha Portland man la lead
in k Ms opponent by a two to ona vote.
Gantenbeln has apparently been nom
inated over Lafferty for Conerm in
the Third district, comprising Multno
mah County.
Oaa Caateat Clan.
The cloaest contest indicated by tha
Incomplete returns la between Olcott
and Fields for Secretary of State. Tha
totals at 11 P. M. cars Olcott a slight
lead with a vote of 112), Fields trailing
rlose behind with If 10. Tha vote Is ao
close that a prediction of tha rcault ia
impossible.
For Dairy and Food Commissioner
Cottell took a strong lead In Multno
mah County, but up-state Mlckle la
running ahead. Whether Mlckle'a
country vote will offset that of the city
given Cottell Is problematical.
Clyde B. Altchlson. apparently has
been nominated for Railroad Commis
sioner by a substantial plurality, with
Scbwlderman running second.
Manett l.aaka
In the Second Concessional District
Eastern Ore a on) returns are less com
plete than on President and Senator,
but Indications point to the nomina
tion of Slnnott. with Kills second.
Analysis of the vote shown in the
early returns on President indicates
that Taft haa carried several Eastern
Oron counties. KonwTflt haa ob
tained his principal lead in Multnomah
and Marion counties. Outside of these
to counties the state, as a whole,
iv Taft and Roosevelt almost an
rriI vote, la Follette Is running
strong In Clackamaa and Douglas
founties and may carry both.
The vote on President so far as re
turned la as follows: Taft IMS, Roose
velt 1J4. Follette 1136.
Tsft l running particularly strong
In Morrow. Hood River. Clatsop and
Wasco Counties. The counties that are
giving Roosevelt his pluralities, how
ever., are the stronger numerically in
votes. The figures given are based on
returns from Clackamaa, Clatsop, Co
in nj M a. Coos. Douglas. Grant. Hood
River. Lane, Lincoln. Unn. Marlon.
Morrow. Multnomah. Polk. Tillamook.
I'matlUa. Union. Wasco, Washington
and Yamhill.
aelllag 'Well la Lead.
These counties, likewise, furnish the
returns which Indicate the nomination
of Selling for United Statea Senator.
Out of a total of 3(1 votes counted,
Mr. Selling has a plurality of 7:4 over
Bourne. If the same ratio continues
to the end of the count. Selling will
cave carried tha state over Buome by
14.00 plurality, estimating that 70,000
Republican votes have been cast.
In the counties named outside of
Miltnomah Rourne Is running ahead
only in Clackamas and Cuus and there
tn vote Is very close.
In the total vote for Senator. Lowell
s a bad third, while Morton received
rly scattering votes. The figures are
il follows:
Celling, lttl: Bourne. 1117: LvwelC
IVv; Morton, Hi.
The votes as counted In the 21 ooun-
CAPTAIN JUMPED,
WOMAN DECLARES
MRS. WIDEXER SAYS SHE SAW
LEAP FROM BRIDGE.
One of Officer? Seen to Shoot Him
self In Head Lifeboat
Pulls Away.
PHILADELPHIA, April 19. Mrs.
George D. Wldener, whose husband, a
well-known financier of this city, and
their son ware drowned In the Titanic
wreck, said she saw Captain Smith
Jump from the bridge into the sea and
that a moment previous she had seen
another officer send a revolver bullet
Into his brain.
"Mr. Wldener and I had retired for
the night." she said. " when the shock
of crashing Into tha iceberg occurred.
We thought little of it and did not
leave our cabin. We must have re
mained there an hour before becoming
fearful. Then Mr. Wldener went to
our son Harry's room and brought
hlra to our cabin. Harry then went on
deck and hurried back and told us we
must go on deck. Mr. Wldener and
Harry, a few minutes later, went on
deck and aided the officers, who were
having trouble with steerage passen
gers. That was the last I saw of my
husband or son.
. "I waa put Into a lifeboat. As the
boat pulled away from the Titanic I
saw one. of the officers shoot himself
in the head and a few minutes later
saw Captain Smith Jump from the
bridge Into the sea."
RUMOR NAMES FITZHUGH
Vice-President of Grand Trunk May
Succeed C. M. najs.
VANCOUVER. B. C April 19. Well
informed railway men predict that E.
IL Fllxhugh, vice-president of the
Grand Trunk Railway, will succeed
the late Charles W. Hays aa president
of the Orand Trunk Railway. Flts
hugh has been Hays' riht-hand man
In Grand Trunk affairs for many years.
He left that system with' Hays 10
ears ago. when Hays accepted the
position of president of the Southern
acme company biiu irmu.u i .-.,
Francisco. With Hays he later returned
to the Canadian road.
Fltxhugh la also president of the
Central Vermont Railway line extend
ing from SL Albans, VL, to Boston and
controlled by the Grand Trunk.
TWO EXPLOSIONS HEARD
Artist's Son Declares Second Tor
Big Hole in Steamer's Side. ,
KEW TOP.K. April -1. Hugh Woll
ner. a son of Thomaa Wollaer, R. A.,
of London, says there were two ex
plosions before the Titanic tank. He
believes he was the last person to leave
the Titanic. To a friend he said:
"Not long after the ship struck there
came the first big explosion; then, a
moment later, the second. It was the
second explosion that did the most dam
age. It blew away the funnels and
tore a big hole in the steamer's side.
The Titanic careened to one side and
passengers making for the boats were
spilled into the water."
Youth' Body Recovered.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 1 (Special.)
The body of Stuart J. Hardy, the
young man employed on the O.-W. R
A. N. Company's wharf, who fell from
there April 6. waa found today by the
steamer Myrtle, floating In the Co
lumbia River near the railroad draw
bridge. Coroner Gtlbaugh took charge
of the body. Hardy waa a native of
Missouri. 10 years of age. and is sur
vived by a widowed mother, who Is
critically 111 at her Missouri home. He
had worked at the wharf only a few
months and was the sole support of his
mother.
PORTLAND MERCHANT, WHO WINS NOMINATION FOR
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
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6ANTENBEIN LEADS
LAFFERTY IN RACE
Fitzgerald Is Ahead for
Sheriffs Office.
EVANS IS DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Roosevelt Carries Multnomah
for President.
BOURNE TAKES . COUNTY
in One of Heaviest Vole in History
of Oregon, Fight for Various Of
fices Is Keenly Felt Through
out City and Vicinity.
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RErUBMCAN rANTHnlTES IX
THE LEAP IX MCLTNOMAH
OOOTV.
Representative. In Congress C V.
Cantenbein.
Circuit Judge. Department No. 2-
R. O. Morrow; Department No. 4
George Taswell.
District Attorney Walter H. Ev
ans. Fheriff W. H. Fttsxerald.
Assessor Henry K- Reed.
County Clerk John B. Coffey.
County Commissioner W. L.
Llahtner.
Coronir Dr. Ssm C Slocum.
Ex-President Roosevelt " has carried
Multnomah County by a small plural
ity. La Follette is rnnnlng second and
President Taft third. With 2191 votes In
the county counted at midnight, Roose
velt had 1058, La Follette 1044 and
Taft 71 .
Senator Bourne. Judging from early
incomplete returns, haa also carried
the county and If he maintains the
same ratio through the remainder of
the count be will have a plurality of
between 1200 and 1S0O In tha county.
The vote when thla estimate was made
stood: Bourne. 1199; Lowell, 222; Mor
ton. 71; Selling, 99.
Complete returns from five precincts
and Incomplete returns from (7 out of
a total of 193 precincts in the county
for the Republican primary election, at
11 o'clock last night gave Circuit Judge
Gantenbeln a small lead over Lnfferty.
Incumbent, for Representative In Con
gress from this district. Shepherd Is
running third with Clyde in fourth
place.
For Secretary of State, Ben W. Ol
cott. Incumbent, has a slight, lead over
Frank 8. Fields. Dr. W. I. Cottel is
running two to one ahead for Dairy
and Food Commissioner with A. H.
Lea second and J. D. Mlckle third.
Clyde B. Altchlson will have a big
plurality in this county for the nomi
nation of Railroad Commissioner from
th Second District. Henry J. Schul-
derman will be second. Having no op
ponent for the nomination, Robert Ea
kin. candidate for renomlnatlon as
Justice of the Supreme Court, will vlr
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GAMBLERS DROWN
WHEN BOAT SINKS
WEtWiXOWS . CARD SH.VRKS
BELIEVED DEAD.
L Three Members of Fraternity Said to
Have Escaped Just Before
Titanic Sunk.
NEW YORK, April 19. (Special.)
Out of the underworld there came to
day a story that five of the Jst-known
riAn aa flramhlera bad A ' t ll
the Titanic The men ,mentlonw'.
Buffalo Murphy, Old" Man Jordan, One
Armed Mack, Tricky Silverton and
Jimmy Kitchener. The tale had it that
Doc Owens and Ernest (Peaches) Jef
fery also had lost their lives.
Tou wouldn't catch that crowd nap
ping if there was a chance to get
away," said a man who knows, when
asked his opinion of the story. "W hy,
Doc Owens has been in Europe for the
last two years, and he couldn't get
back if he wanted to. Jimmy Bell was
here yesterday morning, and If any
one knew that Doc was coming he
would."
It was learned there were three of
this fraternity on board the Titanic,
and It la said that the three walked
dawn the Carpathla's gangplank on
Thursday night. Their friends said to
night that they, were playing bridge
when the liner struck, and that they
took their places In one of the last
boats to leave.
LOST SWEETHEART FOUND
Girl Rescued From Titanic Will AVed
Cottage Grove Man.
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NEW YORK, April 19. (Special.)
In tha confusion at the Cunard dock
Thursday night. Miss Marlon Wright,
who was on her way to this city from
Yeovil, Somerset, England, on the Ti
tanic, to meet her fiance, Arthur Wool
cott, owner of an orchard near Cottage
Grove, Or., was unable to find Mr.
Woolcott and went to th home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Milne, 204 West One
Hundred and Twenty-eighth street.
Mr. Woolcott. although he knew that
Miss Wright was among the survivors,
feared she was 111 In a hospital. He
searched hospitals all day in vain and
tonight visited the home of Mr. Milne
to ask his assistance. He was greeted
at the door by his sweetheart of school
days In England, whom ha had not seen
for many years.
MILLIONAIRE NOW CONVICT
avaasassssBBSssss. .
C. J. Hlilman, of Seattle, to Begin
Prison Term Today.
RKATTLK. Wash.. April 19. Clar
ence Dayton Hlilman, Jhe multi-millionaire
townslte promoter convicted of
using the United States mails to de
fraud, was taken to the city Jail to
day. .
TumArrftir mnmlnc he will be con
veyed to the Federal prison on Mc
Neil's Island to legln his prison term
nf -a.-n vmm and a half. He already
haa paid hla fine of 15200 and the costs
of the trial. Hlilman Is probably the
richest convict In tne united aiaies.
Hlilman carried his case to the Su
preme Court of the United States and
used every resource to avoid being
sent to prison.
FUGITIVE C00K IS CAUGHT
Man Alleged to Have Passed Bogus
Checks Arrested.
ASTORIA. Or., April 19. (Special.)
Sheriff Burns received a telegram last
night from the Chief of Tollce at San
Francisco, saying that P. J. Smith, who
Is wanted hero to answer charges of
passing bogus checks at Clifton
amounting to about S 1 20. has been ar
rested there. Smith, who formerly was
a cook at various togging camps ir.
the lower river district and for a time
was promoter for Hindu wrestlers, left '
here severs! months ago, after. It Is
charged, he had secured an amount of
money on bogus checks.
The prisoner hss agreed to return to
Astoria without extradition papers and
Mr. Burns probably will start alter him
next Sunday. .
STUDENTS STAGE DRAMA
Washington High School to Appear
Tonight Again in Day.
Members of Washington High School
gave a successful presentation lasi
night of a play adapted from the novel
by the gifted English author, Jane
Austen. The school auditorium was
well filled with an audience that was
not disposed to be too critical.
The play, however, was so well pre
sented as to satisfy even the most ex
acting, a great tribute to all who had
given their time, whether players or
roaches, especially when It is remem
bered that the setting and date. 1790,
call for-careful study of character.
The student orchestra rendered sev
eral selections. The candy girls helped
materially to swell the proceeds of tne
performance, which will be repeated
tonight at 8:15 o'clock.
TAFT TO BREAK SILENCE
Colonel Likely to Hear From Presi
dent at Early Date.
WASHINGTON. April 19. President
Taft has decided to abandon his atti
tude of silence under the severe crltl
rlHma --which Colonel Roosevelt has
made of him In campaign speeches and
In some of his next public addresses
will reply to the Colonel, probably
mentioning him by name.
This was positively announced by
those in close touch with the Presi
dent. The 1 'resident's next public ut
terances, probably next week, will be
In Newark, N. J., and in Philadelphia.
MANY LIFEBOATS
GO 'ALMOST - EMPTY
Mrs. Astor Says First
Was Not Filled.
SHE SAYS SHE BAILED BOAT
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Millionaire's Bride Learns of
HusbancFs Death.
HIS BRAVERY AGAIN TOLD
rhysicluns Say Young Widow Con.
tracted Xo Ailment Through Or--
deal Denial Made That
Astor ' Heir ' Is Expected.
NEW YORK, April 19. (Special.)
When Mrs. Madeleine Force-Astor was
met at the pier by her brother and
sister and Dr. R. ' B. Kimball, the
Forces' family physician, and -Dr.
Edw. Wain B. Cragin, a friend of
Colonel Astor, she was In a1 highly
nervous condition, and It was deemed
best to let her talk as much as she
wanted to relieve her feelings. Dr.
Klmba.ll said today of her condition:
"Sh? is the same little girl I have
always known her to be. She didn't
contract any ailment whataoeverr al
though I understand she ' had a very
trylns time in the boat."
Husband's Death Made Known.
Mrs. Astor persisted in believing that
Colonel Astor had been saved, and was
aboard' some other ship and would turn
up, Jut Dr. Kimball chose to discourage
her'in this belief, because he thought
that It would bo better for her In her
present nervous state not to hope and
worry Indefinitely and needlessly. X
Mrs. Astor told her story of when the
Titanic struck as follows:
"We had i gone to bed when the Jar
was felt. We thought It was nothing,
but Mr. Astor said he would, go on deck
and see what was the matter. I called
my maid and put on a light dress.
Pretty soon Mr. Astor came back and
said that he did not think it was any
thing serious. He said that the ship
had struck ice but we didn't know then
that 1. was an iceberg. He was very
calm, and so I wasn't alarmed. We
didn't put on, any heavy wraps but or
dinary light clothes, and went out on
deck. .
XSxeltemeat Sooa Grows.
"Everything was extremely quiet. No
one seemed much excited. I'm sure
least of all Mr. Astor and myself. We
walked around and people began to
pour up on deck. The excitement be
gan to grow, but the ship seemed to
be all right. Then the order ' was
passed to get. out the boats, but nobody
wanted to get Into them, and the nrst
ones lowered were only partly filled.
"The situation didn't begin to get
grave until most of the boats were
gone and there were only two left."
Mrs. Astor and her maid and a nurse
got Into one of the last boats and at
her request Colonel Astor got in with i
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EX-PRESIDENT, WHO IS LEADING IN OREGON PRIMARY
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Evidence Indicates Double Tragedy
Was Premeditated; Revolver
Gripped by Woman.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 19. James
Brady, a wealthy sawmill operator, and
his wife were found dead in their bed
at their home In Edmonds, 20 miles
north of here, tonight. Apparently
Mrs. Brady bad shot her husband and
then had committed suicide.
It Is believed that Mrs. Brady, who
had been ill for some time and whose
mind was affected, planned the murder
of her husband with insane cunning
and carried it Into execution last night,
Mr. Brady's body was found facing a
mirror in which usually he could have
seen every movement that his wife
made. She apparently had circumvent
ed this obstacle by covering the glass
with a cloth. Mrs. Brady's hand was
clutching the revolver when the bodies
were found.
The discovery of the tragedy , was
made by O. G. Garnett, a paperhanger
who was working at the Brady home
and who found the house closed when
he arrived this morning. Unable to
arouse anyone, he went away, but re
turned tonight and forced an entrance.
. Mr. Brady was about 60 years old
and his wife of the same age. Before
coming to Washington 23 years ago,
he was active In North Dakota politics.
He was once a candidate for State
Auditor of Washington.
BANK CLEARINGS GAIN
Week's Total Ahead of Last Year by
3.2 Per Cent.
Notwithstanding that this was the
week of the primaries., Portland made
a most creditable showing in bank
clearings. Tho clearances reached a
total of $14.188,000, : as against $13,
743,000 for the corresponding week of
last year. This is a gain of 3.2 per
cent.
While Seattle is credited with a gain
of 32 per cent, the totals of that city
were still $1,118,000 less than those of
Portland, Seattle's clearings being $13,
070,000. t San Francisco and Los Angeles made
substantial increases. Spokane made a
good showing, with a gain of 61.1 per
cent. The totals of that city were $6,
495,000. Tacotna's totals were $4,801,
000, with a gain of 12.9 per cent.
SPOKANE MOURNS LOST
3Iayor Proclaims Memorial Day for
Titanlc's Victims. .
SPOKANE, Wash., April 19. Mayor
Illndley Issued a proclamation today
canine- for memorial services in all
Spokane chutches Saturday and Sun
day as an expression of sympathy Xor
those who lost relatives or frlend3 in
the Titanic disaster.
Tramp Starts Fire.
HOOD RIVER. Or., April 19. (Spe
clal.) Fire started by carelessness of
a tramp, who slept over nignt in tne
bulldlnir. the large barn of James Eng
lish, who resides near Summit, was
burned to the ground yesteroay. air.
English saved his teams, but the hay.
grain and farming implements stored"
In the building were Durneo. ine loss
will reach a Bum of $2000 with lnsur
ance of $500.
Shortly after noon yesterday the cot
tage of F. A. Countryman, two miles
west of the city In the Barrett district,
was destroyed by fire.
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INQUIRY PRESSED;
SMAY TESTIFIES
Senate Committee Be
gins Work Quickly.
STORY OF ESCAPE IS TOLD
Official Says He Deprived No
Passenger of Place.
CAPTAIN'S ORDER JjEARD
Director Ieavcs Bridge for Boat
Deck When Word to Lower Away
Is Given Hcscue Providen
tial, Marconi Says.
NEW YORK, April 13. The United
States Senate committee Investigating
the wreck of the' Titanic plunged to
day Into the inquiry. It began by
hearing J. Bruce Ismay's version of the
tragedy and of his own escape. The
Carpathla's captain told of the rescue.
For a brief while William Marconi, the
wireless inventor, was on the stand,
testifying with regard to certain reg
ulations and customs connected with
wireless telegraphy. Then the Ti
tanlc's second officer, Charles Light
holder, reviewed the whole story, as he
had seen it. telling of the captain's
order to load the women and children
into the boats and lower away and of
his efforts to carry out that order.
Llghtholder himself went down with
the ship, but was picked up after lie
had been in the water with a life belt
on for an hour and a half.
Ismay Tells of Owa Escape.
The committee began with J. Bruce
Ismay, who waa on the boat deck most
of the time after the vessel showed
signs of distress. He was asked first
of all tho circumstances under which
he left the ship and he whispered, in
reply: ,
"One of the boats was being filled.
Officers called out to know if there
were any more women to go. There waj
none. No passengers were on the deck.
As the boat was being lowered, I got
into it."
"Kindly tell the committee all the
circumstances surrounding your voy
age," asked Senator Smith. "Tell us as
succintly as possible, beginning with
your boarding tho vessel at Liverpool,
your place on the ship and as many
circumstances as possible."
"First I wish to say that I court the
fullest Inquiry," said Ismay. "This awful
catastrophe, I must say at the outset,
I greatly deplore. We have nothing to
conceal, nothing to hide.
"The boat left Belfast, I think, on the
first of April. She underwent her trials
safely and arrived ac Southampton,
Wednesday, April 3, I think. We sailed
on Wednesday, April 10, leaving South
ampton at 12 o'clock noon. That
evening the Titanic reached Cherbourg,
having run -it about 68 revolutions.
"We arrived at Queenstown Thursday
noon. The Titanic tfp.s then running
at 70 revolutions. The itrst day. I think,
we made about 467 miles. The next
day we increased the speed to 72 rev
olutions and I think we made 519 miles.
The next day we Increased to 75 revo
lutions and ran about 546 to 549 miles."
"The accident took place on Sunday
night. The exact time I do not know,
because I was asleep. The Titanic sank,
1 am told, at 2:30.
Vessel .Never Run at Foil Jieel.
"I understand you have been told the
Titanic was running at full speed. It
never had run at full speed. She was
built to go 80 revolutions, and had never
been sped up to that. We never had all
her boilers working. It was our in-'
tentlon to speed the boat up to her full
quota on Tuesday, but the catastrophe
prevented it."
Although he came on a "voluntary
trip." Ismay said his purpose was to
see how. the ship worked and In what
manner she could be Improved upon. A
representative of the builder, Mr. An
drew, was on board, Ismay said.
"Did he survive?" asked Smith.
"Unfortunately, no."
Ismay said it was arranged between
him and Captain Smith, 'of the Titanic,
not to arrive at New York lightship be
fore 5 A. M., Wednesday.
"There would have been no advantage
In arriving earlier," he added.
None Left In Sea to Ssve,
"Was there any attempt to lower the
boats of the Carpathia to take on pas
sengers after you went aboard her?"
asked Senator Smith.
"There were no passengers to take
on," said Ismay.
"In your lifeboat what course did you
take?" the Senator asked.
. "We saw a light and headed for It."
eaid Ismay.
"How long were you In this lifeboat?"
"About four hours."
"Were there any other lifeboats that
you saw?"
'Yes. we hailed one, he said. He
saw no life rafts in the sea.
'How many lifeboats were on . the
Titanic?"
Twenty altogether, I think," re
plied Ismay; "16 collapsible and four
wooden boats."
Were all the lifeboats that left the
Titanic accounted for?"
'I think so. I've been told so: but
I do not know of my own knowledge."
"It has been suggested," Senator
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