THE MOlt.MXi ORECOMAN. SATURDAY. APRIL 20. 1012.
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ELECTION DAY 15
. UNUSUALLY QUIET
City Resembles Country Ham
let While Voters Are Decid
ing Politicians' Fate.
FEW WAGERS RECORDED
Willi One Excrptioit X "Oprn"
Campaigning I Indulged In
Bourne Backers Offer Bets
During Whole Afternoon.
No arrests, an absolute lack of vio
lence1 or even threats of It. and little
exdtmnt of any kind, characterised
the primary election held yriitertlav.
Everything wa as peaceful and nerene
. the treet of a eountry hamlet,
many ml lea removed from a railroad,
on an average afternoon.
Politicians and near politicians gath
ered on the street corners of the down
town fertion and swapped guceses
about what the voters were doing, and
KOmetlmea made small bets of drinks
or cigars on the outcome, but the ar
guments did not even wax warm.
Only one complaint was heard that
the corTupt-prartlccs act was brlntc
violated. Harry Tanckwlch, candidate
for Justice of the Trace, distributed a
number of his cards among; the em
ployes of a department store and prob
ably elsewhere. When taken to task
he declared that he had a right to
solicit votes if not within 100 feet of
a voting booth. The text of the law.
which prohibits campaigning of any
kind on primary day. was shown him
and It is presumed that tie desisted.
Law Compiled With.
An automobile shot through the
rtreets carrying the advertisement on
hanners of a candidate for Railway
Commissioner, but there seems to be
nothing In the law expressly prohibit
ing this. Banners of other candidates
were, however, not In evidence, al
though many of them have been car
ried on aotmobllos for weeks. It Is
believed that. In compliance with the
epirlt of the law. they were removed
Thursday night or yesierday morning.
Several office-seekers, partlcularly
one in the race for the Republican
nomination for Sheriff, had tacked their
rards upon buildings and poles cloee
to places where announcement was
made that the voting tents would be
pitched and may have gained some ad
vantage as a reward for their fore
sight. 0
Early Morning ee Heavy.
There waa an unusually heavy early
morning vote east In the residence
precincts and a light vote in the down
town precincts during the same hours.
In the afternoon the voters living: in
the central part of the city exercised
their franchises, and there was little
lM'g In the home districts. Between
i and 7 o'clock there was more or less
of a rush at every polling station by
tfiose who had not voted before going
to their 'work In the morning. Most of
I he labor vote was polled between
t;i.'ie hours.
No complaints reached the County
Clerk's office that ballot boxes had not
been delivered or that clerks or judges
of election had not reported for duty.
County Clerk Fields had men at the
office all day to handle any such com
plaints, although all other offices at
the courthouse were closed as ordered
by law. There were only a few cases
of Incorrect registration reported.
In the afternoon reports were In cir
culation that money had been posted
at several cigar stores to bet on Sen
ator Bourn against Ben Celling and
that no Selling takers could be found.
There was little betting, comparatively
speaking, on the outcome of any of
the contests.
cur In Centralia on May 30. 1 end June
1. on the occasion of the midsummer
meeting of the Southwest Washington
tevelnpment Association. If present
plans now under why do not miscarry.
June 1 will be Railroad day. on which
occasion the new depot, the new $1S.
000 high school and the new postofTlce
will be dedicated. One of the features
of the celebration will be an aeroplane
flight by Claude Berlin the aviator, who
left the drat of the week for New Tork
to purchase his new machine.
State League ball games will be
played here between Centralia and Che
halls on each of the three days of the
eonventlon. The programme for the
meeting was roughly outlined at a mass
meeting held last night at which com
mittees were appointed to complete the
details of the celebration.
Some Indication of the sise of the
crowds which preparations are being
made to entertain, is shown by the fact
that two tralnloads of Pullmans have
been chartered by Seattle Potlalch
boosters. The Northern Pacinc nss
granted reduced rates covering a wide
territory for the occasion.
INJURED ACTRESS HERE
MAY 1IOUSOX LAMENTS INABIL
ITY TO USE NEEDLE.
FREEDOM
10 VIOLA
Court Rules Girl Not Respon
sibfe When She Shot
Edge to Death.
CHEERS GREET DECISION
With I'lngcr and Shoulder IVacturr-d
Noted I'layer Gives Birthday
I'artr Will Appear Sunday.
NEW CAMP LURES MINERS
Gold Strikes in Lake County Bring
Prospector to Oregon.
LAKE VIEW, Or. April 19. (Special.)
Lured by the news of gold strikes
In the High Grade district at New
Pine Creek, on the state line IS miles
south of Lakeview, an army of pros
pectors, miners and leasers are pour
ing Into that town with tents, bedrolls
and miners pans as artillery.
While surface showings in the High
Grande district have for the past two
yesrs aroused much Interest here, a
few recent strikes In the Sunshine
ilaim assaying up Into the thousands,
has excited prospectors from Alaska
to Mexico. It is predicted by promi
nent mining men. that New Pine Creek
will excel Cripple Creek and Gold field
if present values hold out
Owing to the heavy snows In the
mountains several hundred prospectors
have been forced to await the Spring
thaws. They are whlling away the de
ljr by speculating In real estate, and
as a result prices for business property
have doubled.
Every train Is loaded with miners,
leasers and mlneowners. Several min
ing properties have changed hands
within the last few days, among which
w-js the Sunshine group of claims which
wre sold to Reno capitalists for 175,
0 Materials have been ordered for the
construction of stamp mills and cyan
ide plants.
CHURCH WORKERS MEET
Sunday School As-ociallon to Hold
Elementary Sitting.
Following on a successful first ses
sion last night, the Multnomah Coun
ty Sunday tvhnol Association will hokl
tn elementary sitting this morning
under the auspices of the Portland
Graded, L'nion. with Mrs. J. W. Wilkins
preetding. The srS'lon stsrts at 10
A. M. in the Grace Methodist Church,
on Twelfth and Taylor streets.
In the afternoon at 3 o'clock ad
dresses will be delivered by Professor
K. C Knapn. of Spokane: Rev. C A.
Phipps and others, and the meeting will
adjourn after the reports of the couo
iv officers have been read and the an
nual election held.
The closing session will take place
Sunday, beginning at 1:30 I. L with
praise service conducted by Rev. J. II.
Cudllpp. assisted by the Hawthorne
Park Presbyterian Orchestra.
May Robson arrived in Portland yes-
terdav and is at the Multnomah Hotel
pending the opening of her engage
ment at the Heillg on Sundsy night.
Also she i.i mending as a result of i
very bad fell in Medford. last Wednes
day evening Just prior to her opening
there in her newest play A Nignt
Out."
Miss Robson was seen at her apart
ments last night and related the de
tails of her accident.
"I started out for a little walk be
fore going into the theater, and en
tered tue stage door lust about 7:30
o'clock: asked the stage hands, as Is
my habit, where my dresidng-room
wss. , They pointed to the corner, ana
I started out- It was pitch dark, and
a brace must have fallen across the
top of the stairs, but. of course, I
couldn't see. The next thing I ran
remember is trying to save myself by
catching onto something, but there waa
no balustrade or bsnister of any kind
to help me. and all I can remember now
Is landing head first at the bottom of
the stairs.
"That I escaped with a broken finger
and a slight fracture of my collarbone,
I think is miraculous, and I am thank
ful to think that I can appear on Sun
day night with nothing more than the
inconvenience of a linger done up In
plaster.
"To be honest, the two greatest In
conveniences and deprivations the ac
cident has caused me are that it will
prevent niy sewing or writing, two of
my greatest pastimes. Sewing to me
is what smoking is to a man, and I feel
just as badly as they could possibly do
if they were told they were going tu
be deprived of the comfort of a good
cigar.
"There are some funny lines in the
plsy which are .so applicable to the
situation that I know It Ingoing to be
hard for us to keep our faces straight
while we are saying them. I was
going to give a birthday party and
have a cake with 14. candles on It to
night, and here I sm In bed. looking
like a whipped soldier.
Miss Robson had the birthdsy din
ner, with all her company in attend
ance and was the recipient of many
beautiful remembrances and telegrams
vf birthdsy congratulations.
Although her right shoulder Is
swathed in a plaster cast and the third
finger of her right hand is In a cast
also, she remains In excellent spirits,
and has wholly recovered from the
nervous shock which resulted at first
from the accident, and looks forward
with keen pleasure to resuming her
work on Sunday night.
Iove Tangle Involving Young Wonr
an, Man She Killed and Former
Sweetheart Told by Wit-..
ncs at Hearing.
I,OS ANGEL.K5. April 19. (Special.)
Viola Carver Is free. Police Judge
Cambers, after a half hour's review of
the case in Police Court late this aft
ernoon, declared that he did not be
lieve Miss Carver was responsible when
she entered Mr. Edge's office, and con
sequently the crime of murder with
which she was charged was not com
mitted.
"Her appearance listless, downcast
and almost lifeless Indicates to me
that she did not realize her position
or her condition, and that in conse
quence the act that she committed was
unintentional," he said.
Cheers Greet Derision.
The courtroom, which waa silent aa
space except for the voice, echoed with
the handclapplng and cheers of her
friends when they realized that her
freedom had been returned to her.
Miss Carver had sat throughout the
proceedings with downcast eyes, never
once rsislng her head to afford a view
of her face.
Almost as emotionless as she has
been throughout .her Imprisonment,
she arose, glanced about, then held her
arms out to her mother and father,
who hurried to the prisoner's dock.
where they passionately embraced her.
lew Tangle Related.
A - love tangle wss related by de
fendant witnesses Involving three wit
nesses, one of whom Is Miss Carver.
Edge was snother. When Charles At
kins, of St. Cloud, Minn., a former play
mate of Miss Carver, was called to the
stand to testify about her actions, he
Inadvertently stated that he had come
to Los Angeles to ask Miss Carver to
become his wife. Ho blushed, but
blurted It out.
"That's what I came here for," he
said; "that, and to get a lob."
I'pon cross-examination by Deputy
District Attorney Shannon, he said that
lie had been turned down very coldly
by Miss Carver, but that lie had re
mained here.
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carver m&m;:m - jt& M-mmmmi
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REPORTED SALE IS FALSE
President of Hydro-Electric Com
pany Denies Rumor.
HOOD RIVER. Or., April 19. (Spe
cial.) N. C. Evans, president of the
Hydro-Electric Company, characterizes
as utterly false the reports that have
been circulated to the effect that the
Hydro Company had sold the controll
ing share of its capital stock to the
Hood River Gaa & Electric. The re
port has been circulated here by em
ployes of the Hood Klver Gas & Elec
tric Company.
A stringent rate war is being con
tinued by the Hood River Gas At Elec
tric Company, who is endeavoring to
win back, by offers of extremely low
rates, the customers secured from them
by the Hydro Company.
"We are not cutting rates." says Mr.
Evans, "for we have already made the
rates as low aa we can and make a
reasonable return on our investment.
Our charge now Is what It Is going to
be In the future. We are not going to
enter Into any price cutting that will
cause us to have to raise our charge
later to recuperate, financially. We
are extending our .lines aa rapidly as
possible, and assure the people that
we are not going to sell out the Pacific
rower at IJght Company. We will be
gin soon the work of building a line to
The Dalles."
GOVERNOR WANTS ISLAND
Vet Says War Department Tryln;
, to Keep Seining Fees.
ASTORIA. Or., April 19. (Special.)
Governor West, who is here today for
the purpose of voting at the primary
election, says that some difficulty is
encountered !n connection with the
movement started by him some weeks
ago to have the amounts collected by
the Government for leasing the seining
rights on Sand Island turned over to
the state hatchery fund, as the War
Department objects strenuously to giv
ing up the money, which now amounts
to approximately 145,000.
Accordingly, at the suggestion of
Senator Chamberlain, a bill will be in
troduced by the Senator to cede the
Island back to the State of Oregon.
This Island formerly belonged to the
state, but by a grant issued in 1864,
it was, ceded to the Government, which
has made no use of the property, ex
cepting to collect fees for seining privi
leges. These fees now total about
$12,000 a year.
Governor West says the efforts to se
cure a refund of the money already col
lected will not be abandoned, but in
the meantime, to avoid any future con
troversy, efforts will be made to have
the property ceded back to Oregon.
CENTRALIA PLANS BIG TIME
Washington Aviator Will Fly
Three Day Celebration.
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rKXTHAUA. Wh. April 19 (Sp-,-lai.
The biggest ceW-bratlun ever
ncld In Southwest Washington will oc-
FREIGHT GUARANTEE GOOD
Alaska Shipments From Portland
Accepted by Steamship Company.
The E. J. Dodge Steamship Company
has telegraphed W. S. 8 mall wood, of
the transportation committee of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce, ac
cepting the guarantee of S00 tons of
freight for the first sailing of the St.
Helena from Portland for Alaskan
ports on the Bering Sea.
J. X. Burnslde. representing the
Northern Navigation Company, which
operates on the Yukon, came from
Seattle yesterday and informed Mr.
mall wood that his company would ac
cept business from the Dodge line from
points oa the Tukon River. This com
pletes the links In the proposed serv
ice to Alaska, and it remains only for
the merchants of Portland to continue
to furnish the necessary freight to In
sure regular service out of this' port.
W. G. McPberson. K. S. West and
N. K. Titus, members of a special com
mittee, reported yesterday that their
solicitation among the merchants of
the city for pledges of freight Is meet
ing with success.
Lumber Company Appeal.
ECGENE, Or April 19. (Special.)
The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company yes
terday filed, notice that It appeals to
the Slate Supreme Court In Its suit to
enjoin the City of Eugene from divert
ing water from the McKeniie River at
Waltervtlle for the municipal power
plant. Nearly two years ago the com
pany asked for an Injunction, alleg
ing diversion of the water by the city
would so reduce the flow of the river
aa to render It Impossible to raft logs
in the Summer the only season pos
sible. The city entered a demurrer,
which was sustained.
ALBANY RESIDENT IS DEAD
Charles P. Fortmlller Is Stricken at
Age of 53 Years.
ALBANY, Or., April 19. (Special.)
Charles P. Fortmlller, a well-known
business man of this city, died Wednes
day at St.'Mary's Hospital, after 10 days'
Illness, aged 63 years. He had been a
resident of Albany nine years, coming
to the city from Portland, where he
was engaged for a number of years In
the grocery business on the East SMc.
He was born In Newark.-". Y.. and has
A HAPPY, LAUGHING
CHILD III FEW HOURS
If Cross, Irritable, Feverish,
Tongue Coated and Sick,
Give Delicious "Sy
rup of Figs."
Your child isn't naturally cross, ir
ritable and peevish. Mother! Examine
the tongue.; If coated, it means the little
one's stomach Is disordered, liver in
active and Its thirty feet of bowels
clogged with foul, decaying waste.
Every mother realizes after giving
delicious "Syrup of Figs" that this is
the ideal laxative and physic for chil
dren. Nothing else regulates the little
one's tender stomach, liver and bowels
so effectually, besides they dearly love
Its delightful fig taste.
For constipated bowels, sluggish
liver, biliousness, or sour, disordered
stomach. feerlshness, diarrhoea, sortr
throat, bad breath or to break a cold,
give one-half to a teaspoonful of
"Syrup of Figs," and In a few hours all
the clogged-up waste, sour bile, undi
gested food and constipated matter will
gently move on and out of the system
without griping or nausea, and you
will surely have a well, happy and
smiling child again shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are not drug
ging your children, being composed
entirely of luscious figs, senna and
aroma tics It cannot be harmful.
Full directions for children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly printed
on the package.
Ask your druggist for the full name.
"Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna."
prepared by the California Fig Syrup
Co. This Is the delicious tasting, genu
ine old reliable. Refuse anything else
offered.
Makes sood Cooks and good Cookies
Cottolene is so much better than
butter or lard for frying and short
ening, in healthfullness, quality
and results, that fhere is but
one other point to be considered
Economy.
Cottolene, being richer than lard,
one-third less is required to secure
best results. Cottolene is there-
immeasurably superior both
fore
from an economic and a health
standpoint.
The only woman, who isn't using
Cottolene is the woman who hasn't
tried it thoroughly, for Cottolene is
winning converts every day.
v.
To sum it -up, no other product is
equal to Cottolene in cleanliness,
healthfulness and economy.
Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY
"Nature's Gift from the Sunny South"
resided in Oregon since 18S5. He was
a member of the Lutheran Church and
the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
He Is survived by one daughter. Mrs.
Eva .laegger, of Portland: three sisters.
Mrs. Wallace H. Lee, of Tacoma. Wash.:
Mrs. Kate Wilder and Miss Anna Fort
miller, of Newark, N. Y.; and two
brothers, William Fortmlller and Fred
Fortmiller, both of Albany.
The funeral was held at the residence
of Fred Fortmiller at 2 P. M., with
burial at the City Cemetery.
E-Comiot Scores Liquor.
ALBANY. Or., April 19. (Special.)
J. Frank Burke and E. F. Zimmerman,
of the Anti-Saloon League of Oregon.
and William Eastman, the ex-convlct
who served 15 years in various peniten- 1
tlarles throughout the country, ond
who now is lecturing in Oregon against
the liquor traffic, addressed ar audi
ence of 600 people at the opera-house
In this city this week. Eastman ap
peared In a convict's BUit and told bis
audience of the many crimes he had
committed, all of which he blamed to
whisky. Burke and Zimmerman gave
lengthy speeches attacking both the
legal and illegal liquor traffic and
telling of the work being done
throughout the United States by the
Anti-Saloon League to abolish it.
Suicide Is Tennessee Man.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 19. The
man who committed suicide at the Y.
M. C. A. building here yesterday, who
was believed to have been a former
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This is jut the Sprayer for the
busy man or the one who has very
much spraying to do. You fill a
tank, pump it up (about twenty
strokes), pick it up by the bandle
and bang it from the shoulder,
press your automatic nozzle and it
will begin to spray and continue
to spray until liquid is all out.
This must not bo classed with the many flimsy, worthless com
pressed air Sprayers of this type.
Don't let the insects ruin your crops. Call and let us show you
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Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
prominent Chicago physician, was Iden- I ly, Tenn., who had been missing since
titled today as Horace' Bates, of Waver- I last December. .
Avoid Cheap Substitutes
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Don't blame your "finicky" folks.
If you have any.
Those with little or no appetite; and
mighty hard to please.
We are all that way sometimes.
Give them Campbell's Mutton Broth.
That is a real appetite-coaxer; and a
tissue-builder, too.
Made of prime strictly fresh mutton;
free from any hint of. fat or any tallowy
taste; and containing delicate diced
vegetables, beside barley, celery and
parsley, tnis is just tne tempt
ing and nourishing diet they
need. Try them with it
today.
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Look for the red-and-white label
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