Morning Oregonian., April 14, 1916, Page 9, Image 9

TIIE MORNING OREGONIATT. FRIDAY, APRIIi 14, 1916.
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SUICIDE HASTENS
DRUGGIST'S ARREST
Officials Declare Evidence
Points to Promiscuous
Sales of Alcohol.
RECORD HELD IMPERFECT
Relatives of Jerry O'Brien, "Who
Took His Own Ijife Wednesday,
Say Alcohol Purchases Were
$70 In Three' Months.
Pne death 'by suicide, viewed by the
authorities as due to the drinking of
pure alcohol purchased with and with
out legal affidavit at the University
Drug Company. 684 Lombard street,
hastened the arrest yesterday of Al
fred H. Brown, proorletor of the phar
macy. His bail was fixed at $500 by
District Judge Dayton.
Dozens of illicit sales of ethyl alco
hol may be laid at the door of Brown,
If the suspicions of District Attorney
Kvans, based on the investigation of
Police Lieutenant L. v. Jenkins, of St
Johns, and Detectives Hammersly and
Cahil, are confirmed. The specific
charge on which Brown was arrested
haa nothing to do with with the sui
cide for which his alcohol is believed
responsible, but is for' the sale of pure
grain alcohol January 1 without re
quiring an affidavit.
How far the alleged careless sale of
pure alcohol by the druggist may have
contributed to the death Wednesday of
Jerry O'Brien is a question which' will
confront the grand jury next week,
for a probe into the matter is to be
asked by District Attorney Evans.
Suicide Theory Denied.
O'Brien placed a revolver, to his left
breast and pulled the trigger in the
presence of hie family, without a word
of explanation for his act and no inti
mation that he intended suicide. This
' was at his home. 201 Olympia street.
St. Johns, Wednesday. Mrs. O'Brien
still thinks the death was due to an
accident .but admits that her husband
had been drinking heavily of pure al
cohol. "Jerry bought between $70 and $80
worth of alcohol at that drugstore
since the first of the year," Mrs.
O'Brien said yesterday. Affidavits in
the records kept by the druggist
showed that O'Brien has purchased the
limit allowed by law for the last
month, or two quarts. The authorities
say they Have reason to believn thrat
great deal more alcohol was purchased
from the University Drug Company by
O'Brien than is shown by the affi
davits. Many empty bottles that had
contained alcohol were found at his
home and his brother and sister Join
his widow in asserting that he had
purchased gallons of it at the drug
store. Evidence Is Gathered.
O'Brien was only one of several who
bought alcohol at this pharmacy, many
without the formality of swearing to
an affidavit, according to Mr. Evans'
informants. The place has been under
suspicion for a long while and Special
Agent W. F. Geren declares that evi
dence will not be lacking. to convict Of
Violation.
The charge in the complaint drawn
by Deputy District Attorney Mowry
against Brown yesterday is that of
celling ethyl alcohol without the re
quired affidavit to one Joe Chenette,
on January 1, 1916. Chenette is only
18 years old, but this is not set forth
in the complaint.
This is. the first noteworthy arrest In
the rigid campaign of District Attor
ney Evans against drugstores suepect
,ed of violating the prohibition law.
"The authorities had been contemplat
ing the arrest of the proprietor of the
University pharmacy for many days,
but the action was hastened by the
death of O'Brien.
OREGON POLITICAL GOSSIP
John R. Latourette, of Portland Candidate for Representative in Legisla
ture and Prospective Candidate for Speaker of House Thirty-three Re
publicans Out for Lower House of Legislature From Multnomah
County Woman One of 25 Candidates for Republican Delegate Other
Political News.
MASONS AT "CORVALLIS
GRAND COUNCIL OP ROYAL AND SE
: ' IECT MASTERS MEETS,
Officers Are Elected and Marshficld
Chosen for Next Session Work Is
iiven Visitors Entertained.
CORVALLIS. Or., April 13. (Spe
cial.) Fifty Masons from various parts
of the tetate were Corvallis visitors yes
terday to attend the afternoon sessions
of the Grand Council of Royal and Se
lect Masters, and additional visitors
and local members of the order in
creased the attendance tonight" to
double the number in attendance at the
afternoon meeting.
At 1 o'clock the 31st, annual
session of the 'council of the jur
isdiction began its business session.
At this session the officers for the
ensuing year were elected and the
'place, of the next annual meeting was
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W. R. Bllyeu. Albany, past illustrious
grand master; J. B. Patterson, Eugene,
right illustrious deputy grand master;
F. M. Patterson, Portland, right il
lustrious grand principal conductor of
work: H. H. Parker, Portland, right il
lustrious grand treasurer; J. H. Rich
mond, Portland, right illustrious grand
secretary; A. L. Rumsey, Portland, il
lustrious grand chaplain; George C.
Brown, Salem, illustrious ' grand cap
tain of guard; Frank S. Dunn, Eu
gene, illustrious grand conductor of
council; J. F. Carson. Hood River, il
lustrious grand steward; B. F. Boyden,
Portland, illustrious grand marshal.
- The' next meeting will be at Marsh
field, on the second Wednesday of
April, 1917.
At 6 o'clock last night the visiting
Masons were guests at a chicken-pie
supper, given by Oregon Council No. 2,
Corvallis.
Tonight Washington Council, No. 3,
of Portland, exemplified the super
excellent degree. A group picture was
taken thjs afternoon.
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ANOTHER candidate .entered the
contest for Spjaker of the lower
house tf the next Legislature yes
terday, when John R. 'Latoiirette an
nounced his candidacy for Represen
tative from Multnomah County- subject
to the.1 Republican primary. -''
If he is elected Representative, he
will make an active race for the Speak
ership. His prospective opponents so
far are ex-Senator L. E. Bean,, of Eu
gene, and ' Robert N. Stanfield, of
Stanfield. ' "
Mr. Latourette was a member of the
Multnomah County delegation in the
1912- Legislature. He was high man
in a field of . 29 candidates for: the 12
Republican nominations at the primary
election in 1912, with more than 13,000
votes. This" was more than 700 votes
ahead of the next high man on the
ticket-'. At the succeeding general
election Mr. - Latourette was elected
by a large -.vote.
Hm made an able record at the 1913
legislative session. Among the meas-
i introduced by Mr. Latourette was
present loan shark law, ancr'he
the tight in the liouse for passage
"of the present workmen's compensation
law. Hie also was author of the law
giving the-Portland School Board power
to ' select Its own textbooks and of
some judicial reform bills. He served
through the session as chairman of the
important House Judiciary .committee.
Mr. Latourette is a candidate for
nomination' and election on his rec
ord in the 1913 Legislature. Here is
his format platform: - '
"If I am. dominated and elected, I
will, during my term of office, oppose
unlimited and unnecessary legislation,
log-rqlling, political trades and trick
ery. I shall favor measures simplify
ing our judiciaf procedure and shall
endeavor to give the people a straight
forward, businesslike and economical
administration.",. ..
His campaign slogan reads as fol
lows: "Business administration, econ
omy,' simplified judicial procedure, op
pose log -j-oHing, '.trickery, unnecessary
legislation." y.
Mr. Latourette s a native Oregonian
and hasVJivecJ in this state all his
life. He is, a graduate of the Uni
versity of Oregon and of the law de
partment of Columbia University, New
York. He has been practicinglaw in
Portland since 1908."
Another J 2 hours and the worst will
be over. At the same time, be it re
membered, the', worst is yet to come.
Those 12 hours are still lefC and a
large number of candidates can file in
12 heurs when they make up -their
minds to it.'
This is. the last day in. which candi
dates., for Republican, Democratic or
Progressive nominations for state, or
National pfficee. may file their dec
larations Sr petitions of candidacy with
the Secretary of State in time to get
on the primary ballot.
After the Secretary's office . closes
tonight any candidate who yearns to
serve his country in office will have to
file as a plain Independent and wait
for the general election before doing
any running.
.However, today's returns from the
last-minute boys are still to be heard
from. If these returns run at all true
to form thejy will swell the candidate
totals by -considerable; by some pecul
iar twistvof political psychology many
candidates deliberately hold off until
they are able to file within the time
limit only by herculean efforts. '
To do them entire justice, it should
be said that the plight of some of these
last-minute boys really is heart-rending.
Their friends have been pester
ing them well-nigh to death to make
them run. They have even heard the
great voice of the people calling them
to service. They have struggled of
course, with becoming modesty to be
sure but struggled for all that. Only
at the very final split second of the
last moment have they succumbed to
the urging of duty and joined the
scramble to be listed on the ballot.
While discussing the candidate situ
ation, here are some statistics to pon
der over. Up to last night, with sev
eral more filings certain today, there
were 33 Republican candidates for 12
nominations for Representative in the
Legislature from Multnomah County.
The other extreme is presented in
the Democratic filings, which are sus
piciously reminiscent of a policy of
watchful waiting. Only four Democrats
are legislative aspirants . from this
county. yith Barnett H. Goldstein.
Maria L. T. Hidden, R. A, Willison and
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Joseph A. Spit, Veteran Volun
teer Eire Fighter and Business
'Man. Mho Will Seek Seat In
I.rsrlnln tore on Republican
Ticket. '
C. C. Schneider in the field, they are
still eight candidates" shy of having a
full ticket. !
The narries of the 33 Republican can
didates, knowns-and unknowns, follow:
D. r. Lew is
Herbert Gordon
Oscar Vv". Home
Stephen A. Matthieu
Lionel C. Mackay
Lot P. Keeler
L. P. Morrow
John R. Latourette
A. O. Callan
John F. C'ahalln
Virgil L. Clark .
George T. VtilleU
E. J. Good
H. G. Parsons '
Fred W. Wagner
Joseph A. Stutt
Fred R. Salway
Plowden Stott
Carlton E. Spencer
K. K. Kur.ll
Franklin F. Korell
O. R. Meloney
Roderick L. Macleay
J. M. Mann
Fred J. Meindl
Joseph H. Page
Albert E. Gebhardt
Paul C. Bates
H. L. Idleman
KImer PettlnRell
Tercy E. Arlett
O. Iaurgaard
Norman S. Richards
Twelve Republicans, and no Demo
crats are running for five four-year
terms and one two-year term in the
State Senate, six vacancies in all, from
Multnomah. County. Eleven of them
are after the four-year terms, John
Gill being the Qnly candidate for the
two-year term, which Is the unexpired
term of Arthur Langguth. Portland
Here is the lineup: .
John Gill
S. B. Huston
Robert S. Farrell
A. W. Ortor.
Dr. H. M. Patton
Dan Powers
Twenty-five Republicans are candi
dates for delegates to the Republican
Municipal Judge.
F. H. Ransom
Conrad P. Olson
Gus C. Moser .
C. vv". Hodson
John C. Shllloek
F. O. Lehman
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National Convention" at Chicago on
June 7. Ten delegates are to be elected,
two from each of the three Con
gressional districts in the state and
four at large. Of the 26 candidates,
11 are running for delegate-at-large,
five are candidates, from the First Dis
trict, three from the Second District'
and six from the Third District. - com
prising Multnomah County.-' Here is
the list of those who'- had announced
up .to last night: . ;
iDelegate-at-large Russell Hawkins.
Tillamook; Daniel Boyd, Enterprise;
Samuel D. Peterson. Milton: C. W.
Fulton, George J, Cameron, Mrs. G. L.
Buland, C. W. Ackerson, Arthur C.
Spencer, Charles H.. Carer. F. M. War
Ten and J. II. Worsley, alP of Portland.
First District C. P. Bishop. Dr. B.
L. Steeves, of Salem; Albert Abraham.
Roseburg; W. W. Calkins, Eugene; F.
H. Case, Corvallis.
Second """District W. H. Brooke.S
.Burns; J. N. Burgess; " Pendleton;
Charles O. Pollard, Frinevilje.
Third District D. M. Dunne Clar
ence R. Hotchkiss, David E. Lofgren,
Fred A. Jacobs, A. Lincoln MacLeod
A.rthur B. Baines. all of Portland.
Fred A. Jacobs, Portland business
man, announced his candidacy last
night for delegate to the Republican
National Convention from the Third
District. "Let us have Republican
prosperity once more," is his slogan.
In his declaration of candidacy, Mr.
Jacobs says: "I believe in the prin
ciples of the Republican party and be
lieve ttiat if it is once more restored
to power by this country prosperity
will follow."
Mr. Jacobs is head .'of. the Fred A.
Jacobs Company and ha" been a resi-
dent of Portland for 10 -years. His.
father was a delegate from Missouri
to several Republican conventions and
Mr. Jacobs was a page at one of the
conventions as a boy, but this is his
first experience as candidate for dele
gate. ...
"Roosevelt, reunion, results" is the
terse slogan of Charles . .TV. Ackerson,
of Portland, who announced his can
didacy yesterday for, delegate to the
Republican National Convention from
the state-at-large. Mr. Ackerson was
a member of the 1912 delegation.
"I stand squarely upon the convic
tion that the Republicans of Oregon
earnestly desire a reunited party,"
says tils declaration. ""I stand "Tor that
forward-looking Republicanism which
shall bring again into our ranks all of
the former elements which helped to
keep it in control of the councils of
this Nation for so many years. If
elected a delegate to the Chicago con
vention, I shall work for those meas
ures and men that will prove accept
able to all true Republicans and insure
a full Republican vote for the Repub
lican ticket. In that ay only can a
Republican victory be assured."
Joseph A. Stutt, who for the last 17
years has lived in Portland, took the
unlucky "13" bugaboo by the horns
yesterday, April 13, gave it a good
shaking and stamped the good-luck
sign on it by filing his declaration as
a candidate for Representative in the
Legislature from Multnomah County.
Mr. Stutt is a Republican, a veteran
of the Volunteer Fire Department of
Portland and for some time was cap
tain of Engine Company No. 1, after
the regular service was inaugurated in
the city. He has been in business here
for a number of years, is a member of
the Portland Gun Club arnd prominent
in outdoor sports. This is his first
venture into politics.
Mr. Stutt condenses his platform in
his slogan, which reads: "Economical
state government; square deal for the
workingmen; special privileges to
none."
Mr. Stutt is a taxpayer and lives at
481 East Forty-seventh street North.
Mrs. G. L. Buland,. -well-known club
woman and social service worker, is
a candidate for delegate-at-large to
the Republican National conventipn.
She filed her declaration with the Sec
retary of State yesterday. Her desire
to be elected a delegate, Mrs. Buland
says, is to demonstrate that woman
suffrage is or- practical worth in Ore
gon. She believes that her election, as
well as that of any other women who
may become candidates, will exert
beneficial moral influence in those
states that still are debating the
woman suffrage issue.
Mrs. Buland is a member of the Port
land Woman's Club, of the W. C. T. U.,
of the Parent-Teacher Council, of the
Oregon Civic League and of other or
ganizations active in public affairs.
For several years she has been head of
the scientific temperance departmentJ
of the v. c r. u., which has conducted
essay contests in the schools.
In her declaration of cantftdacy Mrs.
Buland sets forth the following rea
sons for asking the support of Repub
lican voters of the state:
. "Because the entire United States is
watching what "Oregon is doing..
"Because Oregon means progress.
. "Because Oregon hw equal suffrage.
"Because the women of Oregon, by
their activities and votes, have done
valiant service to the state.
"Because by sending a woman as
delegate-at-large to the National Re
publican convention you would dem
onstrate to the East that the West be
lieves in the value of equal suffrage.
"Because my record-as a social and
political worker in many lines of ac
tivity assures you of my fearless and
strong support of those principles and
measures for which the' majority of
Oregon stands." '
Her slogan is: "Support primary ma
jority. Promotion Western interests
and ideals. Conservation of people's
welfare."
Candidates scheduled to speak at' a
meeting in the assembly hall of the
Central Library at 8 o'clock Saturday
night, under the auspices of Oregon
Single Tax Association, include Elmer
S. McCormick, J. E. Magers, George
N. Tazwell, A. A. Muck, Andy Wein
berger and W. T. Hume.
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COW TIED 111 CHAPEL
WILLAJIETTE, STUDENTS OPPOSK
COMPULSORY - ATTENDANCE.
Skeleton Also Placed in Dean's Office
and InvevtlfCn tion Promlvcd on
Prealdent's Return.
SALEM. Or.. April. 13. (Special.)
Padlocked and chained to a post in
the chapel of Willamette University, a
cow greeted members of the faculty
and student body today, when they ap
peared for the regular morning exer
cises. The presence - of the cow, ac
cording to students. ,. was as a protest
against a . university ruling tha.afl
students must attend chapel exercises.
An investigation will, be instituted
by' the faculty, it is said, as soon as
President Doney returns-to Salem. He
is now in Washington on business con
nected with the university.
No attempt was made to hold chapel
exercises- this- morning, the hours be
tween 8 and 12 o'clock being spent by
students in attempting to release the
bovine. The students were assisted in
their efforts to free the animal by the
irate owner. N
The action- of tho students in bring
ing the cow into chapel is condemned
by the members of - the senior class,
who met today and adopted resolutions
to this effect.' - . -
Besides tying the cow in the chapel,
the perpetrators of the prank ob
tained a skeleton, which they placed
in the office of Dean Alden.
A few days ago a heavy safe was
moved into the chapel by students a
a protest against the compulsory
chapel-attendance rule.
PAVING ON FILL PROTESTED
City Engineer Iater, However, Asks
That Company Complete Contract.
The manner of making a dirt fill on
Union avenue from Bryant street to
Columbia Slousrh Road is such that
permanent paving will not be advis
able, declare Oregon Independent Pav
ing Company officials, who have asked
the city not to force it to lay the pave
ment in accprdance with its contract.
City Engineer Dater, on the other
hand, reported yesterday that the fill
is proper and that pavement should be
laid.
The question will be put before the
Council by Commissioner Dieck, with
recommendation that the pavement be
laid. The street in question will form
the south approach to the approach of
the Interstate bridge.
Douglas Officials Tay Shortages.
ROSEBURG, Or., April 13. (Special.)
Douglas County officials yesterday
paid into the treasury sums aggregat
ing $640. The items included in the
total were shortages discovered by ex
perts who recently audited the county
books. Sheriff Quine's shortage was
$360, whilrt the shortage of County
Treasurer Sawyers was $240. Forty
dollars was the shortage found in the
office of the clerk.
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