Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, October 31, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text$f illlll ft VOL. 1,11- NO. 16,204. mixiw, . i I , . . i VICE-PRESIDENT IS Onlv Slight Relief - Precedes End. PATIENT LONG UNCONSCIOUS AH Members of Immediate Family Are Present. BRIGHT'S DISEASE CAUSE Apparent Improvement at 7 o'clock Gives Temporary Hope, bnt Tem perature Rises to 106 and Death Comes at 9:42. MILK-STONES IN CAREER OF JAMES 6. 6KEKMAX. Born, October 24, 1855, at mica, N. T. Graduated from Hamilton Colics In 1878. Admitted to th New York bar In 1880. Married Miss Carrie Babcock, of East Orange, If. J.. January 2. 1881. Elected Mayor of Utlca In 18S4 at the as of 29, youngest In city history. Elected to the Fiftieth Consresa In 1S9T and re-elected to th Flfty-flnt and Fifty-third and to each encceed lns Congress to th Sixtieth In 1009. - Chairman of th Nw Torlt Btat Republican Convention In 1895, 1900, and 1908. Chairman of Republican National Congressional Committee in 1908. Elected Vice-President of the United States November 8. 1908. Renominated for Vlee-Prealdent by Republican National Conrentlon at Chicago June 22. 1912. Died October 30. 1912. UTICA. N. Y, Oct. 10. Alter a long Illness, Vice-President Sherman died at his home In this city at t:42 o'clock tonight of uraemle poison, caused by Bright' disease. . .- . He had oeotisrnklng since early morning, and It was realized that death was a question only of a few hours. There was slight relief shortly after T o'clock, caused by an apparent im provement in the condition of the kid neys, but It did not prove real or last ing, and, at best, gave only temporary hope. "Temperature Rises to 10. At t o'clock the patient's tempera ture rose to 106. From that time his condition rapidly passed from bad to worse, until the end. Mr. Sherman was unconscious when the end came, and had been In that condition for sev eral hours. All the members of the' Immediate family were witnesses to " the final scene. In addition to Mrs. Sherman, there were in the chamber their three EOns Sherrlll, Richard U. and Thomas II. Sherman and their wives; R, M. and Sanford Sherman, brothers of Mr. Sherman, and Mrs. I B. Moore and Mrs. H. J. Cooklnham, sisters of Mr. Sherman. Consciousness Not Regained. Soon after Mr. Sherman died. Dr. F. II. Feck, the attending physician, is sued the following statement: "The Vice-President died at 9: P. M., without regaining consciousness for a moment. He was perfectly quiet. He died in the presence of his wife, her brother and sister, his two brothers, and his three sons and their wives. He had been entirely unconscious since 7 ha had a Derlod of partial 'Consciousness lasting for about IS min utes, xie aieu m " uicwuiiw u result of Brighfs disease, heart dis ease and arterlor-sclerosis.'- Family Feel Blow Keenly. Mrs. Sherman bore up bravely under the shock of her husband's death, as also did the other members of the family. Although it was said at the house that the hopelessness of Mr. Sherman's fight against death had been realized since Erlday, the blow never theless was a crushing one. A few of the Intimate friends of the family called tonight to express their sympathy, among them Dr. A. H. Hol den, pastor of Christ Reform Church, where the Shermans worship. Soon after the Vice-President's death It was announced that the mem bers of the family wished to be left undisturbed tonight and that no ar rangements for the funeral would be made before tomorrow. Dr. Peck remained at the Sherman homo for a time and notified several of Mr. Sherman's friends by telephone that the end had come. Itlea Mourns First C'ltlsen. The announcement of the Vice-President's death spread quickly through the city. Universal sorrow was ex pressed and Immediate steps were taken for the proper recognition of the sorrowful event. Mr. Bherman was re garded as the first citizen of Utica and all differences growing out of politics died with him. The Mayor gave out a statement voicing the general grief and the big ball at the City Hall, as well as many church bells, tolled. Wot onlv did the Republican organl- fitinn take oroDer recognition of the Cm knt the Roosevelt Progressives announced their intention of cancelling all meetings until after the Vice-President's funeral. Governor Johnson, who so long as Sherman' lived was his rival SHAN DEAD LONG HATPINS VEX ANTIPODEAN FOLK AUSTRALIA WOMEX, FINED, REFUSE TO PAY. Hunger Strike Threatened if Further Efforts Are Made to Enforce Regulation. - SYDNEY. N. S. W., Oct. 80. For go ing about the city with 'their hatpins protruding, 60 women, most of them prominent society dames, have been tried and fined In one Sydney court. The women vow they will never sub mit to what they consider an Iniquitous and unnecessary regulation, and most of them assert that they wfll tie rather than nav thpf. fines. In this event the city authorities may be faced with a ruffragette situ ation, for It is said that several of the prisoners have resolved that In the event of any more Imprisonments ior non-payment of fines, they wUl de clare a hunger strike. STAR'S WIFE BIG SPENDER Fifth-Avenne Tailor Seeks to Collect Bill for $8058. NEW YORK. Oct. 80. (Special.) The wife of a theatrical star would seem to be an expensive luxury, from the suit filed in the Supreme Court to day against Mrs.' Donald Brian by Henri Bendel, a Fifth-avenue woman's tailor. His complaint charges that in ten months, between September 2, 1911, and July 9 of this year, the handsome wife of "Dancing Donald" bought gowns, hats, toilet articles. etc, amounting to 88058 and refused to pay for them. - Papers were served on her at the Hotel Algonquin. With the complaint was filed a long list of items repre senting purchases by the defendant. One day she bought three hats at 830 a throw, and three days later went Daca rr thma eood ones, valued at J98. 856 and $95. A pink gown with ermine trimmings cost 8235, one of black vel vet 8230. and a second black velvet. decorated with chiffon, $215. A collar and cuffs set cost $22. Mrs. Brian divorced Charles Pope, a cotton merchant, before she married the man who first won fame and fortune In the "The Merry Widow." Mrs. Brian Is said to be wealthy In her own right DRINKING CUPS ARE BARRED Ruling Say Railroads Must Abolish . Menace to Public Health. WASHINGTON, Oct. J9(SpetialJ- Use of the common drinking cup has been prohibited on all interstate rail road trains by a quarantine order is sued today by Secretary MacVeagh. The order was promulgated upon the recommendation of Surgeon-General Blue, of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, and is one of the mosv advanced steps ever taken by the Fed eral Government in protecting the health of the people. Hereafter all railroads will be pro hibited from furnishing common drink ing cups. Every person will either have to furnish his own cup or do with, out a drink. The order Is similar to the law which is in effect in 26 states. - Officers of the Treasury have no doubt about the authority of the Gov ernment to Issue an order under the special statute directing the Federal Government to co-operate with states In matters pertaining, to publlo health. The order takes effect at once. KAISER SHOWS GRATITUDE Mayor Gaynor and ex-Mayor Low to Receive Autographed Photos. NEW YORK. Oct 30. (Special.) Mayor Gaynor and ex-Mayor Low, who was chairman of the Mayor's commit tee to welcome the German squadron last June are to receive autographed photographs of the German Emperor, according to cable dispatches received today by Herman Rldder, chairman of the executive committee. Mr. Rldder will receive a letter in the name of the Kaiser, thanking him for his large part in the reception of the squadron. The Kaiser also has conferred the order of the Red Eagle of the fourth class on General Howard Carrollr the Red Eagle of the fourth class on Paul Llneck, of the German Consulate, and the crown order of the fourth class on Messrs. Michael and Anderson, of the German Embassy at Washington. HUMPHREY EXPENDS $667 Democratic Candidate at Spokane Reports Spending $1.50. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct. $0. Returns received, to day by the Clerk of the House of Rep resentatives shows that Representive Humphrey, of Washington, has received contributions amounting to $1080 and thus far has spent $667 in his cam paign for re-election. Roscoe Drumheiler, of Spokane, Democratic candidate for Representa tive to Congress, reports he has re ceived no contributions and has spent $1.50 in his campaign. SUFFRAGETTE IS SET FREE Woman Incendiary's Health Broken by Hunger Strike. OXFORD, England, Oct. 80. The suf fragettes' hunger strlKo In the British Jails brought about the release today of Helen Craggs, sentenced to nine months' hard labor on October 19 for attempting to set fire to the residence of Lewis Vernon Harcourt . The health of Miss Craggs broke down. . TURKS, DEFEATED, RETREAT IN PANIC Bulgars Gain Complete Victory in Battle. SULTAN'S MAIN ARMY BEATEN Fighting Lasts Jwo Days, Vic tors Take Lule Burgas. OTTOMAN FORCES ROUTED Long Silence From Scene of Great Conflict Broken . by News of Overwhelming Defeat Turks Announce Gains, LONDON, Oct. 80. The silence of Sofia concerning the great battle in Thrace has at last been broken by a brief dispatch announcing a Bulgarian victory and the capture of the town of Lule-Burgas. The dispatch says: "After two days' fighting the Bulgarian army has gained a complete victory over the principal Turkish forces. The Turks have re treated in disorder. The town of Lule Burgas has been taken." This dispatch and equally laconlo dispatches from the Turkish com mander contain the only news yet available and still leave the situation rather obscure. Naxlm Pasha Describes Battle. The message from Sofia apparently refers to early events, while the dls nstnh f Xazlm Pasha, the Turkish Minister of War, describes two battles. one a sortie from Adrlanople In the ai r.ition of Maras. the other in the di rection of Visa, from which it must be, inferred that the engagements rs ex tending over a long front. A Sofia dispatch sent before the cap ture of Lule-Bargas was known throws - Ho-ht on the disposition of the Turkish forces. It is evident that earlier reports of the taking or mis wars nremature. It appears that the Turks' first line of defense extend ed along the Erkene River, with a sec ond line from Demotica to Lule-Bur gas. Both Sides Claim Victory. nr.! Mm claim victory, but there is no reason to doubt that the Turkish second line of defense has been Droaen. tt h nranent the Bulgarian offi cial dispatches have been more relia ble than the Turkish. woilm Pasha claims victory in the Visa region. Sofia is still silent re garding this section and aitnougn me revelations concerning the demoraliza tion nt tha Turkish forces would predi cate further defeats, considerable (Concluded on Pase 4.) umha ROSS ISI" N2I17 ATTORNEY'S Nitf TREASURERS ENGINEER'S 1 ! I I sssK I sW aWS. astsas ".- - w- Mill c " inc N-I23 CITY PROSECUTOR N2J31 STDrJ0NDTW ,tvttx i-T?TrfirTC TTTTTT?anA v. OfiTORER 31. 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 58 degrees; minimum, 41 degrees. . TODAY'S Probably fair: easterly wind. Foreign. Main Turkish army defeated by Bulgarian: Turks flee in disorder. Page 1. Women In Australia Incensed by arrest foi wearinr .long hatpins. Pase 1- -National. Vice-President Sherman dead. Page 1. Taft pav tribute to Sherman's memory. Page 2. Secretary Knox now next in line of ua cession to Presidency. Page 2. Issuance of Slletz patents I begun. Pag IS. Graft found In Navy commissary. Page 4. Forty thousand persons see battleship New York launched. Page 3. Politic. Johnson ay other candidates dare not oppose new party programme. Page 0. Roosevelt accorded rousing reception in Mew York. Page 1. Democratic committee find Bourne" cam paign contributors are few, but liberal. Page 20. McCusker sharply answer Manly on with drawal talk. Page 14. Wilson ask voter to elect Congrs tn sympathy with his ideas. Pag 6. Domestic. Princeton students elan to keen Mrs. Cleve land, by having new husband called to Old Nassau, fage . Becker sentenced to die In electrlo chair December 9. Page 3. Grand jury Inquiry Into Jack Johnson's affairs postponed until November 7 Page 3. Six nun perish In fire tn orphanag after avlng cniiaren. .rage o. Loan sharp face bitter war. Page 1. Sport. No-score game la Hill-Columbia football contest. Page 8. McCredle estimate Coast League profit at 30.000. Page 8. Eauser, Corvallla Indian back, to play against Pullman. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Eugene Equal Suffrage league accuse brewers of violating Corrupt Practices act. Page 1. Bricks from ruins of San Francisco earth quake In good use at Gardiner. Page 16. King County to be Washington battleground now. Page 7. Attorney-General says State printing ex pert's powers are limited. Page 7. Governor Hay goes on record for Pacific Highway bridge. Page 9. Commercial and Marine. Over seven thousand tons of wheat already taken for shipment East. Page 21. Chicago market breaks under heavy selling pressure. Page 21. Slump In stock prices checked before close of session. Page 21. Hamburg-American Steamship Company of fer Portland use of fleet. Pago 20. Portland and Vicinity. Jury finds In favor of railroad company in monkey case. Page 18. Great throng Indorses Greater Portland Plans at clvlo rally. Page 16. Six Yamhill County towns Join In demon stration for Taft. Page 12. Judge D'Arcy speaks In behalf of Selling, scoring opponent and Roosevelt Page 12. Policeman and aaloonman accused of shoot ing at auto party when refused ride. Page 4. Musical Portland greet Madame Gadskl In concert. Page 4. AMERICAN BALLOON LOST All in Cup Race Except lie Blanc and : Watts Report Landing. BERLIN, Oct. SO. The balloons in the race for the Gordon Bennett cup, which was started from Stuttgart Sat urday,' have all been accounted for ex cept the He de France, of which Al fred Le Blano, France, is the pilot, and Dusseldorf IL piloted by the American, John Watts. According to present figures, the French balloon, piloted by Maurice Blenalms, wins first place, having cov ered about 1354 miles. The English balloon. Honeymoon, apparently comes second; Zurich, Switzerland, third, and Rlchflugvereln, Germany, fourth. "DON'T FORGET THE NUMBER.' DnNne N2108 PARK BONOS N2IM ASS ESSMENT REFORM SALARY SALARY N2I24 STREET OPENINGS fifFQfif N13Z MARKET BONDS riz.Xy vi intv mNTHGLF FERRIES SALARY M0140 NORTHWESTERN rlWiHul ri- i , w bWL UblLl WELCOMED RACK Ovation in Garden Is Long Prolonged. RECOVERY ALMOST COMPLETE Speech Heard in Silence After Vociferous Greeting. POLICE TAKE PRECAUTIONS liiHrou Avoids Personalities and Is Only Partly Political Warfare Is Waged for People, Speaker Says. NEW YORK. Oct. SO. Showing no physical evidence of the shock of his attempted assassination in Milwaukee rwnhAi- 1. rolonel Roosevelt faced to night for an hour and twenty minutes a Progressive political rauy, which gave many thousands of his fellow New Yorkers a chance to accord htm an unrosrlaus welcome. For 42 minutes after his entrance iT,tn crowded Madison Square Garden Colonel Roosevelt stood at the edge of the high-perched speaker's platform, imahla to make himself heard, above the din of cheers, songs and band muslo. Colonel Stands Through AIL His gestures to the crowd for sl- tanr.a served only to Intensify xne noises, and when, after 20 minutes of cheering. Colonel Roosevelt made a determined effort to begin his speech, the immense audience was swung off into another period of cheering by the beginning of the chant, "we want Teddy; we want Teddy. Colonel Roosevelt refused to sit down or to leave the rail that edged the flimsy platform. Senator Dixon ana rvnvemor Johnson urged him to be seated, but he maintained his standing position throughout the demonstration, and when opportunity finally cams for him to begin, his speech, he began it with a request to the ponce to main tain order. Address Received la Silence. The attention and silence that greet ed tha address by Colonel Roosevelt was as marked as the demonstration that preceded It. At the first attempt tt inturunt with aDDlause the Presi dential candidate motioned impera tively with his nana ior silence, ana he accompanied this gesture with a shake of the' head which made the crowd realize his desire to be allowed to speak without interruption. Tha immnese irarden was crowded to Its doors and many persons were (Concluded on Page 6.) T RPORTIANDPS LOAN SHARKS' ARE FACING BITTER WAR NEW YORK MOSEY - LEXDEKS HATE 100,000 IX CLUTCHES. Whitman rinds Operations Ttespon slble for Suicides, Defalca- tlons and Thefts. NEW. YORK, Oct. 30. Money lend ers In this city do an annual business of $20,000,000. More than 100.000 per sons, including 30.000 municipal em ployes, are in their clutches and state courts are the unwilling instruments through which usury is collected, ac cording to the report made public by investigators for District At torney Whitman. i The report says that loan sharks have been responsible for many suicides. defalcations and petty thieveries, that thousands of employes, private and public, have been made Inefficient through mental distress, while scores of big business Interests have dls. charged workers upon complaint of lenders unfairly the investigators think Instead of co-operating with their, employes to eradicate the evil. It Is recommended that the city es tablish a civil bureau to defend victims against whom lenders bring civil action and that the corporation counsel give an official opinion whether garnished orders, based upon confessions of Judg ment, fraudulently obtained, are valid In this connection the report says many borrowers are led to sign confessions of judgment obtained in up-state courts when they believe they are signing ap plications for loan. PEOPLE FLEE FROM FLOOD River Bed Gives Way Under Big Bam on Elwha River. PORT ANGELES. Wash., Oct. SO. A deposit of silt under the big dam of the Olympic Power Company on the Elwha River, ten miles from here, gave way tonight, liberating the water Impounded by the concrete structure and flooding the valley. When the break occurred' the people In the val ley were notified by telephone and fled to the hills. There was no loss of Ufa and no great damage to property was done. The dam Is intact, with the river flowing beneath It. When the dam was built across the canyon It was anchored to the rock walls, but was not sunk to bedrock, and when the water rose In the impounding basin the pressure forced out the riverbed. Engineers said tonight that the blow out simplifies the problem of sinking the masonry to bedrock. WESTERN PONIES MAKE HIT Boston Riding: School Liearns Few Things From Western Man. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct 80. (Spe cial.) Fred F. McCrea, a young or chardlst of the Valley, whose tract has not yet come Into bearing, has found a unique way to employ his time this Winter. While visiting at the Pendle ton Round-Up last month, he conceived the Idea that a carload of the Western ponies could be taken East and sold profitably for riding ponies. He. began a correspondence and was Immediately commissioned by a Boston riding school to purchase a carload of the animals and bring them there for trial. The Bostonlans have never used the Far Western horses to any extent. but Mr. McCrea writes back that they bid fair to become very popular and that there will be a demand for fur ther orders. SIX HURT AT VANCOUVER Scaffold on Sew Building Collapses and Men Drop 34 Feet. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 30. (Spe cial.) Seven ' men were on a scaffold when It collapsed and dropped 24 foet In the new high school building at Twenty-fourth and Main streets to day. Six of the men, two of whom live In Portland, were seriously in jured and all were taken to St. Jo seph's Hospital. The Injured are: Wilcox, fracture of the skull, wholly unconscious, spine also injured; Lund, arm broken, many bruises; Robert Wilson, broken hand; Martin, badly shaken up, possible Internal Injuries; Ryan, bruises and a general shaking up; Israel Putnam, fractured ankle. and Julius Ludgerberg, badly bruised. The building la being erected under oontract by the Bross Construction Company. The state industrial Insur ance fund probably will be called upon to Indemnify the men. 3000 MILITIA CALLED ON Florida Governor Orders Two Regi ments to Curb Strike. JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Oct. 80. As a result of disorders and rioting here to. day in connection with the street-car strike. Governor Gilchrist has ordered out the First and Second Regiments, state troops, comprising about 3000 men. The four local companies went on guard duty tonight. GERMAN FUGITIVE SOUGHT Man Who Disappeared With $6,- 000,000 Thought to Be on Liner. BRUSSELS. Oct. 30. Nestor Wllmart, manager of the Gand-Terneuven Rail road, who disappeared from here two weeks ago, after, the discovery of de falcations amounting to 18,000,000, . is thought to be aboard the French line steamer La Province, which is expected to arrive at New York Saturday morn ing. . SUFFRAGE WORKERS ACCUSE BREWERS Corrupt Practice Act Violated Is Charge LITERATURE IS UNSIGNED Eugene Women Make Discov ery by Mere Chance. DISTRICT ATTORNEY ACTS Members of Eqnal Suffrage League Demand Investigation as to Se cret Printing of Cam paign Matter. EUGENE, Or., Oct 30. (Special.) Charging that the brewers' associa tion of Portland Is having anti-suffrage literature printed in Eugene In a form that violates the corrupt practices act, the Eugene Equal Suffrage League to night issued a signed statement call ing on the voters of Oregon to rebuke the liquor Interests for attempting to dictate the policies of tha state. The statement Is signed by all of the officers of the association, begin ning with Mrs. Minnie Washburn, the president, who discovered the alleged Illegal literature. The matter has been laid before District Attorney Bryson, and he has assured the suffrage league that he will assist in prosecution as soon as evidence of violation of the law is presented. "The printing Is being done by Yoran & Koke, who decline to make any statement, taking the ground that it Is a matter between them and their customers. Chance Reveal Deal. "It was Just by chance." said Mrs Washburn tonight, "that I learned the Qmi-mifrrace literature was being printed here, and thinking it was per fectly legitimate and regular, i asKe tha nrinter If I might see some of th paper that was being prepared for distribution. . I know the members ol th. sntl-aurTracre association in Port land are all honorable women, so wheo the printer said he oould not let m see any of the circulars, that the one nrderina- the work had asked secrecy, I felt something was wrong. I asked who was having the worn Gone, ano Mr Knlt said a woman he did not know had ordered the nrork. and sh had said. "Don't ask me my name ano '11 tell you no lies." "Later." continued Mrs. Washburn t ..mired some of the literature and found 2S different circulars, all with- .la-nature or Imprint. I had Mlsi Burgess write Mrs. Solomon Hlrsch in Portland, sending her samples oi tne circulars. She at onoe telegraphed me that this was a matter for th District Attorney, as the corrupt prac tices act was being violated. ..t th.r.unnn notified Mr. Brysos and I understand he telephoned tht printers, cautioning them xnai a nderstood they were laws. Samples I nave receiver i"v.. .hnv that the printers' Imprint is being stamped on by band." Articles Are Reprinted. ifi,. m.T-.tnra consists of reprints from masaslne articles attacking wo man suffrvge. inoludlng one rrom Judge Lindsay, of Denver, who more frequently Is quoted by the suffragists. "District Attorney uryson sam i night that he had conferred with th attorney for the Eugene Suffrage As sociation and had assured him he would act whenever evidence is presented. Following is the text of the statement made tonight: "To the citizens of the State of Ore gon: "We, th undersigned cltlsens of Oroson and officers of the Eugene Equal Suffrage League, make the fol lowing statement: "In a printing shop In Eugene ap- . proximately 1,000,000 circulars of aotl euffrage literature have been printed for tlistributior. to the voters of thU state. Statements Alleged False. "The circulars were ordered by the Brewers' Association of Tortland. They contain falsa and misleading state ments about woman's suffrage. They were written to influence the voters of this, state against voting for woman's suffrage on the 6th of November. They a,re anonymous and every effort was made to Insure secrecy In their publi cation. "We appeal to the law-abiding voters of Oregon to rebuke the liquor Inter ests for violating the state election laws. "Ar.d we claim that It Is a menace to. the state to have special Interests dictate to that state what Its political policies shall be. (Signed) Mrs. Minnie Washburn, president; Mrs. M. J. Dur yea, first vice-president; Mrs. M. E. Watson, second vice-president; Mrs. E. J. Frasier, third vice-president; Mrs. E. L. Fletcher, fourth vice-president; Mrs. Frank W. Osburn, recording sec retary; Mrs. George Melvln Miller, cor responding secretary; Mrs. C. A. Bur den, treasurer of the Eugene Equal Suffrage League." , ACTIOX TAKEX BY WOMEN Attorneys Named to Solve Puxxle ol Pamphlets' Author. Portland suffragettes are aroused because seven pamphlets containing Concluded on Page 3.) (Concluded n Fag 3J