Morning Oregonian., November 02, 1912, Page 9, Image 9

CONVICTS FEELLASH
Russian Journal Exposes
Treatment of Prisoners.
200 BLOWS OFTEN GIVEN
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Work of Amir Railway Depleted as
Horrible Persecution for 3Iost
Trixial OHenses; Treat
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ODESSA. Nov. j.(SpeclaI.) The
-Golos Moskvi" ih an article headed
-Tvxf t TTannenine In the Amur Rail
-av- nnhHahed a brief but horlble ac
count of the treatment of the convict
laborers on the new Amur Railway
n.r. nn fewer than 17.000 con
vlrts. Including a considerable number
of "political criminals," employed on
Knnilnirtlnn work of the line.
Some two years ago the cHief In
spector of the convict gangs, a ruf
fian named Savltrkl. was removed from
i.i- . .. mma f.piiitv to the con-
..I-.- t hi. niipa wa sDDolnted a
rertaln Leonovitch. who was instructed
bv the frown Attorney at icnua. iv
adopt milder disciplinary methods. It
i. .. "milder methods" that the
iv jA..vviai nnw ftAafrihAS.
For the most trifling derelictions of
their arduous duties the convicts are
stripped and flogged with stout roas,
.v.- lnn" hot niT 200 blOWS,
but the "ration" may be inflicted, two
or three times a day at me orum.
pleasure of the gang-masters.
Tortures Are Terrible.
During the last Winter the convict
laborers, lightly clad and wearing thin
shoes, were compelled to work in 40
, n... rrmi flis dearees.
Fahrenheit), when the paid navies were
warmly housed In tneir Doimen. -mic
one or two hours' labor In such a tem
perature the wretched convicts broke
j TVtou- wr then nut In chains.
removed to a stone-paved and flreless
lock-up, and every day given 200 blows
until they voluntarily returned to work.
Many succumoea to me wuuuu mi. ...-
i w v, rists'iris'B And frost-bite.
t- n n a iri.tnnw a Door shivering
convict was given 200 blows three
times on the same aay ior m tl ...
of having purchased at the public store
a small 15-copeck bottle of vodka. On
another occasion Leonovitch ordered
three convicts, who were teetotallers,
severe floggings for refusing the vod
ka ration dealt out to the paid navvies.
Cell Are Horrible.
Most oT"the cells In which the con
victs are confined, in chains, for a
week's arrest for some trivial offense,
are so low roofed that the prisoner
cannot stand upright, and must "lie
out" his sentence on the earthen or
stone-paved floor, crawling on all fours
to the door to receive his bread and
water rations.
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A dvnamite cirinusr, ucu
ing purposes, some little time ago was
accidentally exploded through the care
lessness of a navvy. Leonovitch was
at the time some miles- distant, but he
falsely pretended that an attempt on
his life had been made.
He applied to the chief of the Twen-tv-elghth
company of the East Siberian
regiment. Captain Nikifin. for a squad
of soldiers "to shoot a few of the con-
victs as a deterrent example." Captain
Nikitln made Inquiries, and then de
clined to accede to the chief inspector's
request, adding that his men were not
uniformed murderers.
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PORTLAND MAN RESIGNS
A. W. Brown Leaves State lioard of
Pharmacy at West's Request.
SALEM. Or., Xov. 1. (Special.) A.
W. Brown, of Portland, appointed as
a member of the State Board of Phar
macy by Governor West, lias submitted
Ms resignation at the request of the
Governor, and it has been accepted.
The executive states that Mr. Brown
employed W. L. Campbell as a clerk in
ine of his drug stores and that Camp
bell has been arrested for filling pre
scriptions without a license from the
board.
The arrest was made before the ap
pointment, but came to the notice of
the Governor afterwards. Campbell
has not yet come up for trial. The
executive stated today the resignation
may merely be a temporary one pend
ing an investigation. If It Is ascer
tained that Brown had no knowledge
of the conditions In regard to Camp
h.n or if CamDbell proves guiltless,
Mr Rrown mar be reappointed, but
. i rs!cnatl.in will fltand
Jn the Interim no appointment will be
made to flu tne vacancy on ine ouaru.
DAMAGE CASE CAttED OFF
S 10.000 Suit of William Costello
Settled on Eve of Trial.
ALBANY, Or., Xov. 1. (Special.)
The case William Costello brougnt
against the Corvallls & Eastern Rall-t-nmnsnv
for S40.000 damages.
whii-h was to have gone to trial in
the state Circuit Court here tonight,
... . " -1 1 1 1 1 V. .1 i m
was setiiea i w a-y uim m
Attorneys refused to make public the
terms of settlement except to say that
a. ..tl.raf.tArv n C'nutriln The
j.lalntlff brought the case on account
of luxuries ne susiainea wntie wortviiiis
on the Corvallls & Eastern Railroad
bridge in this city about two years
ago, rendering him a permanent crip
ple. The settlement was adjusted by
.. T. "VT Pnnrt nf Alhnnv anil
lIVIIirjB ' - - - "J I
a s. Rennett. of The Dalles, represent-
ine Costello, and Weatherford &
Weatherford, of Albany, lor the de
fendant.
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. i. iAat innovation f
.h.pCrtran.ng department at the
University. More than 100 w-omen have
entered the- course "'"8 class
structor has been employed. The class
win meet once a
Seattle natatorlums, wn d- a
ments have been made to
Others for the time that the university
riri will have possession of the tana.
g'Jn connection with the regular gym
nasium work that is ""-"'" ? nvrr!
co-ed. a course , In -'owInK
ranged that may oe -;;-'. " faculty
afolTshed Twli on account of
?hbe0llack of- facilities, butthis yea; - he
women have a new duiiu...
" . . -a kmirx have been pre
sion of the univeronj. .
ment. ,
WESTS 1 IS SOUGHT
CHARGES PREFERRED AGAINST
COCXTY ATTORNEY
CRIMSON BACKS HEAVIER
CARLTON MAYOR OFFENDED
Governor Promises ex-Solon That
Case Will Be Investigated.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. 1. (Special.) J. W.
Bones, ex-state legislator and now
Mayor of Carlton, resents the Imputa
tion contained In a letter to the Gov
ernor from a resident of that town
t!iat he conducts a blind pig In con
nection with his drugstore.
In a letter to Governor West today
lie declares that he has always been a
good citizen and calls upon the Gover
nor to send him a copy of the letter
from a Carlton citizen containing the
. allegations, so that he may proceed
aeainst the writer. This the Governor
has done, and also promised Mr. Bones
to make a complete Investigation.
CO-EDS' SWIMMING CLASS
Washington "tT" Girls to Enjoy
Sport in Water Tank.
TJTVKRSITY OF WASHINGTON.
Nov. l. (Special.) A swimming class
.r Vnrlh I'OWUtT
jymjifi v - -
Criminal Cases From His Town
Are Not Properly Handled.
oiipm r Knv. 1. (Special.) A.E.
Lambert. Mayor of North Powder, in a
letter received by Governor west v
. vAa tha charge tnai i'"""-'
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. .. u K Tvanhoe. or union
ti-.ii onimtus. Is not properly
handling cases which have been sent
v,i .nrf dslres that a personal in
vestigation be made by the executive.
In preferring his cnarges aiayor "
bert says:
w. r unable to get Just prosecu
. nm our District Attorney for
this district, F. S. Ivanhoe. From this
h f the county there have been cases
.n n him which have not been prop
handled. There was a case taKeu
before the last grand Jury from this
i in -hii-h iha Marshal caught a
liiavt ... "
man attempting to assault a girl 16
am a ri th matter was taken
k.f. h crmnd lurv and they brought
v.v.w ' e .
n o miA hill aeainst tne party, in
talking the matter over tonight witn
h. Mhil he stated to me that the
sh.rifr rt this county told him a true
Kin nnnrl that ivannoe tola io
hill had been reported
. tnv him not to bother about trying
to find the accused, as there was no
evidence on which to prosecute.
torney, being In charge or tne grana
lurv and knowing the evidence pro-
j . . .1 r r-i m it snnuin ktidw wuul ovi
UHl-CU u.v.w ...
j i. rsniiirad tn constitute a crime
and if there is not sufnclent evidence
h -honld so advise tne grana jury
then and there, and not allow a true
..in . k. rmmd As it Is. he is Dlacing
uin " " u " t , ,
a mans liberty in upumj, tu...B
the county expense ana in uru nj-
. jtta instipA hv instructlnir the
Sheriff not to search for a party against
fkAin an Indictment nas ueen iuuiiu us
...,...!,. ammineiiaa KTana lurv. n
in viHiv lnnk into this matter
we will appreciate it. as such .things
coming up irom inia pmuc .uu men uc
itnwn. do not reflect credit
ably, and as Mayor I personally desire
that the matter be taken up py you.
KINR'S TURKISH BATHS.
Imperial Hotel, 330 Stkrk st. Finest
and largest Dams iotho cnjr.
Harvard Betting Favorite Over
Princeton.
Tigers,
Year,
ing
Who Won Big Game Iast
Have Record of Not Be
Beaten by Harvard in
Quarter of Centnry.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Nov. 1. Prince
ani Harvard will measure tomor
row. strength, agility and looiDaii
lrnnwledfre In the stadium here.
Tim contest will be the first big game
of the year on Eastern gridirons and
the first visit of the orange ana Diaca
U....O.A in in nn Tf the crimson
should win and the betting tonight
was 10 to 9 in support of sucn a icon
. i . v. viAinrv will mark the
first Harvard success over the Tigers
in a quarter ot a century.
1UQ t " " .1 . V i
ball relations last year and Princeton
O n c
Neither eleven has been aereatea tnis
season, although both have been scored
on.
If. ...... -0,111 rrn Intrt fhA 0-a.mA CftTTV
Ing a trifle more weight, mainly behind
v. una hut avnarti helleved this ad
vantage may be nearly neutralized by
the speed or tne fnnceton iorwaruo.
Last year the alertness of the redoubt-
. Kl . .Cam WhltA In RnaDDlilff UD lOOSe
hns won for the Tigers In both the
Harvard and Yale games. Harvara ana
i).inintnn orn nna riifLDie uuhlcis 111
i . An TlrlnlrlAV Q Till TfWltt and
ti- it.. MBiuxtivftiv all of whom can
boot the pigsKin ov or ou ysrus. ran-
i -.. hatt mtrla m nro ponls from the
field than any other player In the
East.
A rain today soaked the gridiron and
tonight indications were that tha, rain
. . . V. , mAvnltiA hilt a
WOUia BLU1I UC1UIQ mutimiBi
greasy linu in j . " t v' t
The proDaDie lineup ior iuhivhww o
game:
Harvsra r'
Felton ,...,LB Ight
I'ore? :: ph"lpp;
Pennock La w,".vSh.Hnk
Parmeter C Bluthenthai
Trumbull KG Logan
ut.hi.ru.lt .-.RT.-..
rollrtue HE...
Gardntjr .Q B . . .
HardwlcK "in...
Brtchl R H B. ..
Wen4ell FB...
.K.
TrRnlimftn
. . lunlap
.8. BaKti
Pendleton
Walter
. . Dewitt
GOOSE 6HOOTIXG IS PROLIFIC
Canadian Honkers Plenty in Field
of Arlington Section.
Officials of the O.-W. K. & N. report
that goose snooting in me Amnsi""
I hoa httn hAtlar the TiaSt feW
J - ,Kn In cnf.ro aaaROnA. With the
ijUiya liiau . "
fields south of the Columbia, between
Arlington and Blalock s, coverea wnu
tl. PnnailUii Vl An W P Tt. v
G. N. Smith, claim agent, and Blaine
Hallock, tax egent, Kiueu h ul iuo ui8
. . t nAaw A rltnirltin HT1P dllV last
leiiuwo ii,jti .......t, 7 7
week, while the agent at thajt point
PACICEY M'FARLAND- TO RETIRE
Chicago Pugilist Wants Three More
Fights Before He Quits.
j-TTTrtA n'n Knv. 1 "Packv" McFar-
land announced today he would retire
from the prize ring arter nis ionncum
Ing contest with young Jack O'Brien in
i-ti. 1 1 i . . v, i n.tt mnnih. Hn said he
ruiLuucii'ttm ......
was tired of the continual rigor of the
training table and tnat tne aouar uu
lost some of its attraction.
"There are only three fights I would
like to get before I quit." McFarland
nM T nva tn take on Ad.Wolgast,
Jack Britton and Battling Nelson."
Grammar School Football.
n.i.. ...it., t.nm nfdrif and more accu
rate kicking of the Peninsula team en
abled that aggregation oi soccer pw
.a tVA a camA from WoOdlaWn
yesterday, 2 to 0. The score was made
in thn fl.it nn r or rne Kama-, ju liic
second half Woodlawn prevented fur
ther scoring.
t-v, tiowfiinriia fnothn.ll team defeat
ed Sunnyside Thursday by getting a
touchdown in the last quarter of the
mA UaTwll ntto. marie the score.
Sunnyside also claims the game by the.
CI V I U v& W fcvr w, " .
nfalnn ntanaa lha srame With HaWthOmB,
.. . . ,
1 1 ..- t. r, i lAVAinninc lnm ant ItA
the fastest of the grammar teams and
Coacn Adams expects to ia.e mo imi
of his schedule witn gooa margins.
. .
Tt. nnVtiiiihafl iftnra of lha Irvlnerton
Ladd game should have been reversed
so as to read is to i in iavor oi uiuu a
football team.
Xavy Defeats Western Reserve.
AvvjpnT.ta atH . TMov 1. After call
Ing off the football game scheduled to
be played nere tomorrow dciwcou nvjr
and Western Reserve, of Cleveland, O..
... a mnrir of raanect to the memory of
Vice-President Sherman, the Naval
intnnm authorities nermltted a irame
to be played this afternoon between the
in loamn The arame. which was won
v.. tha mldhfnmen bv a score of 7 to
n was an "unortlciai contest, ana tne
-t.rs wat-a not nermlttAd to cheer.
approbation and encouragement of the
team having Been resincieu 10 nauu
clapping.
Minnesota Star Disqualified.
mivvp i pni.TS Nov -1. Quarterback
m-ii.-.n n n a nf tha ntara of the Min-
1 viieiov"i v.tw ' - . "
nesota back field, has been declared in
eligible by the University or jvunnesom
.iiniv.tllt AnmmlttAA and will be Out
of the game with Illinois tomorrow and
all the remaining gitximo
son. "Pinkie" Hayward, one of the
t i. r. nrnhflhlv will take his
puny um."! " j --
olace at quarter. The Illinois team ar
rived here today.
Army-Holy Cross Game Concelled.
WEST POINT. N. Y.. Nov. 1. The
s . v.i! -arrtA which was to have) been
ivuluc, r.
olaved tomorrow between the Army and
Holy Cross nas urea
were received from the Secretary of
War. suspending all duties .at this post
tomorrow because ot me ueam i
President Sherman.
Klnsella QuJte as Scout.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1. Richard Klnsella
resigned today aa scout for the St.
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PENDLETON BEATS IiA GRANDE
nindernian Gains at Will and Aids
In 2 7-to-O- Victory.
T a T-i rr 'XT i Cn;il
Carrying the ball 200 yards himself
In the game with La Grande here to
day, Fullbaclt Hlnderman did much to
aid Pendleton High School in victory.
zi io u. wim ninueruiuji a. uuuoioicm
ground-gainer "from a shift formation
to relieve him at times with brilliant
runs. ienaieton naa no. iruuum
gaining ground and her defense
was superb, being punctured . only by
. . . . I .1 ' 1 T " " rijl r.
tackles.
Twn minnnanlva flaahlne- -forward
passes carried the ball for Pendleton
a oustance oi: do yaras ior a. iuucii
down. Leffel, a midget end of 120
pounds, was the defensive star of the
game, out-shining all others is that
department.
TTt-i v. nniiin, aantimAot Acalnst Sun
day football and the Adyentlst members
of the team retusing to pmy uu oo.-.-urday,
the gam has been abolished at
the Battle Creek, Mich., Normal School.
Heinle Zimmerman, the leading bats
man of the National League, was given
a 19-stone diamond horseshoe by Boss
unnhv for his 1912 bat work, and a
$500 present for deportment. The 500
represented nnes aunng mo ocaou...
-
Rube Marquard, Giant pitcher, an
nounces from Passaic, N. J-. that he will
quit baseball for good and study voice
culture at a European conservatory.
The Rube has always had a hankering
for the pathetic In jnuslc, dating irom
the days he followed the organ grinder
around the block.
. a a
Rioting In Urbana theaters by TJni
...raitir nt Tiiinnti students has caused
the faculty to announce that unless
SPORTING SPARKS
JOB COHN, of Spokane, has hopes
that "Hap" Myers, his base-stealing
marvel, will be back In an Indian suit
In 1913. Phil Cooney writes rrom New
York that the scouts do not give "Hap"
much of a chance to stick with Boston
next year on account of his bad arm.
They point out that he would not be
able to hit as well as in the North
western, would be weaker on the paths
against such catchers as Archer. Mey-
(31 S, IIVVIII I.I1U u.uuw.., uu
whip bunts across the infield without a
good arm.
V a
rnhn has slsrned Jim Nealon. father
of the late Joe Nealon, Pittsburg first
baseman, for California scout. Nealon
Is boosted by Danny long as one oi me
best judges of ballplayers on the Coast.
mm
. . . , 1. , l. 1.1. VlAtA.ln ttatnhnr
narrjr .ri'.r-t, tuo uia - ,
Is one of the crack bowlers of Van
couver. "Dad averaged lSo in 10 games
recently. "
a , .
D. E. Dugdale, of Seattle, left two
days ago for Minneapolis. He will take
In the National Association meeting at
What Is
No. 10?
such conduct ceases football will be
banished for the remainder of the sea
son. Chicago to Meet Wisconsin.
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 1. Madison to
day began to fill up with football en
thusiasts who came to watch the an
nual game between teams of the Uni
versities of Chicago and Wisconsin to
morrow. Coach A. A. Stagg. of the
former institution, brought his eleven
here today and both teams limbered up
with short runs and signal practice.
The two elevens dined together tonight.
DOUBLE-HEADER TODAY.
vaaIksii 0-an-iAB thla afternoon.. Mc-
Minnville High School vs. Washington
Might School; U. S. Army Vancouver,
Wash. vs. Multnomah A. A. Club.
Games start. 1:30 P. M., Multnomah
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