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THE SUNDAY OBEGOmAR, POBTLAND,, NOVEMBER 1, 1903.
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otv Rollers Suspected of
Human Sacrifice.
ldABE IS FOUND UNHARMED
When Questioned Leader of Groan
ing Fanatics Says He Has Not
Yet Received Orders From
Heaven to Burn Infants.
engineer says he bad the right of track
and knew nothing of the other train. The
coal train was backing northward to one
of the company's switches.
It is reported tonight that H. G. Leslie,
of Lafayette, ex-captain of the team,
cannot recover.
ChamplonMotor Cyclfst Hurt.
KBW YORK. Oct. 3L Albert Champion,
the world's champion motor cyclist, was
seriously injured today at a speed meet
ing at the Brighton Beach race track. Ho
was hurled from a motor car going at
something like a mile a minute. His right
arm was almost torn from Its socket, his
head was cut and his right leg broken.
NO LAW POE LEVY.
(Continued from First Page.)
CORVALLIS, Or., Oct 3L-(SpeclaU-Tbe
situation with reference to the Holy
Rollers." has been barren of developments
flV.. remold tvnfi Brooks, after success
fully establishing their sanity before the
County Board yesterday afternoon, went
St night to the Hurt house to resume
their labors. The examination, was be
hind closed doors, but some of the points
in the proceedings have leaked put.
Brooks was asked if there was a conflict
between the law of man and thelawof God.
which of the two statutes he would follow.
The question was the outcome of a report
that was in circulation the day after the
ats and dogs were burned. It was of
sensational character, and had reference
to an adopted Infant in the family of one
of the worshippers. It was to Investigate
that the officers first went to the house.
The child was found to be alive and well,
and with a smile on its face.
"When asked if the law of God should
direct that a human being should be de
stroyed as the case with the cats and
dogs, what would jou do? Brooks was
silent for a moment, and then he quoted
a passage of Scripture in which it was de
clared that the law of God must always
be supreme. "When pressed on the pblnt,
by a question if God was likely to com
mand the -destruction of any person,
Brooks replied that God had never com
manded him to do anything of that kind
yet
ThM-e was nlain evasion of the question
Jn the answer, and one of the examining
phjicians inquired if It were possible, ac
cording to Brooks' belief, that God might
command the destruction of a human be
ing, and the answer declared that it was
not considered as likely.
Many persons believe that Creffleld has
hynoptic power, and that it is due to this
influence that the other members of the
sect are led into such strange manifesta
tions. When the officers took him in
custody yesterday the girl with the cloth
over her face was receiving a so-called
message from the Almighty. Others about
the room were taking it down. Close be
side her, with his bead almost touching
hers on the pillow, -was Creffleld.
Whether there is ground for it or not,
this incident, together with something of
a striking look in Creffleld's ey6s, supplies
a lot of people with material for the
hypnotic theory as an explanation of the
strange manifestations.
The truth concerning the destruction of
the dogs and cats has been ascertained.
More than one dog. and more than one
cat were killed, and subsequently thrown
into the fire. The reason for this, and for
the destruction of furniture, bedding,
musical Instruments and other things, is
In order to fully sanctify the Hurt house
and the premises within the inclosure.
The things destroyed Brooks says, acted
as hindrances to the seekers after con
version, according to the method of the
sect in carrying out their purpose.
The item of loving the things more than
they ought to, and the further fact of the
worldiv rhararter of the appliances or
articles prevented environments ruuy ac
ceptable to God. The members claim
Nhey have withdrawn entirely from the
tvorld. and hold it out as their purpose to
h&ve nothing whatever to do with the
wjivj. An orthodox "Holy Roller" even
object to touching the hand of an ordi
nary sinner. They also claim that Cref
fleld Is an apostle, just like Christ's
apostles, and that the new scheme is a re
vival of the old order of religion as
Christ taught it and practiced it in his
time.
Their present sojourn at the Hurt house
is merely a "tarrying," as they call it
while they prepare for and await God's
final order to them to go out and preach.
This order they say may be to carry their
peculiar gospel to foreign lands, and so
far as Creffleld and Brooks are concerned,
all Corvallls hopes this may be the final
order.
In spite of the air of secrecy that per
vades the Hurt house and the surveil
lance kept over Mr. Hurt an old friend
managed to gain an audience with him
last night The friend endeavored to
show him the unreasonable character of
the conditions wltlu which he had sur
rounded himself, and pleaded with him to
withdraw from it "With a stoical ad
hesion to his purpose, llr. Hurt declared
that ho had withdrawn from the world
for all time and that he should hereafter,
devote himself to the work according to
the new faith. The latter's prominence,
and his level-headed character as a busi
ness man, is one of the things that have
tended to add to the large Interest in the
sect's doings. It is also a source of deep
7-egret to his friends, of whom there are
many.
, The chief man at the Hurt house is
, Creffleld. They say of him that he has 1
the gifts of God. Before looa is tasen at
the house, he sanctifies it by touching it
with his hand. That makes it fit for diet
for the company, whereas, before it was
so touched it was wholly unfit Both
Brooks and Creffleld are without visible
means of support except such assets as
they hold in reserve from on high.
When asked to prosecute those who
stoned the Hurt house the other night
Brooks refused to do so. saying that If a
"man 4ragged hlra through the streets by
the hair of the head, he would not prose
cute him."
A hugo.crowd of people hung around the
place of worship until a late hour last
night but nothing occurred to interest or
excite In a large measure, Interest in
the doings of the sect is subsiding, al
though but little else is talked about yet
provide for a levy, all the preliminary
Btcps -will have been taken.
Earlier Case Distinguished.
The opinion holds that this case Is not
the same as that of Smith vs. Kelly, re
ported in 24 Oregon. 4C4. upon which the
appellants relied. In that case mortgage
taxes had been levied, after which the
tfiY jaw was repealed. The court held thaV
since the tax had been levied and a
method of collection was provided by the
general laws, the right to collect did not
fail.
'"The case at bar is not of that char
acter. Here there will be a valid assess
ment of property prior to the taking ef
fect of the amendments, but no levy of
any tax thereon, and then! will exist no
power or authority, under the new law or
elsewhere to make any levy prior to the
September term of the County Court or
Board of Commissioners, nor will any
tax become due or payable until later,
and no remedy will remain or exist to be
applied for its collection until after that,
and there is absolutely no room for an
interpretation giving the amendments
prospective- application and force as to
assessments already completed by the as
sessors. The tax system is revised, it is
true, but the power of levying the tax
at the time appointed under the old law,
together with the remedy, is entirely
swept away, so that we must look to the
amendments for whatever validity there
may be In the law.
"It follows from these conclusions that
Multnomah County and its officers must
be enjoined from proceeding under the
provisions of the old law as "compre
hended by the amended sections from and
after January 1, 1904, and a decree will bo
Centered nero accordingly."
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HISTORY OF THE BILL.
Introduced in the House by Phelps
of Morrow.
DEATH IN CRASH.
(Continued from First Page.)
SALEM, Or., Oct 3L (Special.) The as
sessment and taxation law which has
been found to be so defective that a spe
cial session of the Legislature may be
called to remedy the omission, was House
Bill 107, introduced by Representative G.
W. Phelps, of Morrow County, on January
19. It was read twice on that day and re
ferred to the House committee on assess
ment and taxation. This committee was
composed of Representative Phelps, of
Morrow, Fieber of Multnomah, Huntley of
Clackamas, Reed of Multnomah, and
Bobbins of Baker.
On February 9 the bill was reported back
favorably with a number of minor amend-
f ments as to wording and dates, and the
amendments were adopted. The bill
passed the House on February 18, after
having been considered in committee of
the whole. There was some opposition to
the bill upon the ground that changes in
the law were unwise and would lead to
nnfuslnn Act noan.J W H.i- K.-
bill contained no provision as to when it
should go into effect and if it had passed
the Senate and become a law In that form
it would have put a stop to the assess
ment proceedings of the present year.
The bill was sent to the Senate on Feb
ruary 19, the day before final adjourn
ment It was read the first time on that
day and on the morning of February 20
was read the second time and referred to
the Senate committee on assessment and
taxation, composed of Senators Booth, of
Lane, Pierce of Union, Mulkey of Polk
Holman of Multnomah and Miller of Linn.
Shortly afterward the bill was reported
back with two amendments as to the de
tails of the bill and an additional section
which read:
"This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after January L 1904."
The amendments were adopted and later
in the day the bill was passed without a
dissenting vote.
The Senate amendments were typewrit
ten, except the additional section, which
seems to be in the handwriting of Senator
BooJLh. An inspection of the record
seems to prove that this serious defect in
an important law was chargeable to care
lessness in preparing the bill and sending
it to the Senate late In the session. Every
one who has ever attended a Legislative
session on the last two days knows that
the proceedings are conducted In excite
ment hurry and confusion, and that it
Is almost Impossible for any bill to re
ceive fair consideration.
The House committee on assessment and
taxation, of which the father of the bill
was chairman, had the bill under con
sideration for 20 days. It was not sent
to the Senate until next to the last day
and did not get Into the hands of thfe
Senate committee on assessment and tax
ation until the last day. Senator Booth
observed the defect and added a clause to
remedy it but evidently did not take into
consideration the assessment proceedings
that would be commenced after the pass
age of the act Had the bill been sent
to the Senate a week Earlier it could have
received full attention, but the record in
dicates that It was reported back within
a few minutes after It was referred.
The Governor was the last to give his
attention to the bill. After having this,
with a large number of other I&ja in his
possession four days, the Governor gave
it the approval of his signature. That
the Governor did not have time to look
into the legal effect of all the provisions
of the law Is altogthcr probable, for ho
had many acts of great Importance to con
sider, in addition to his other duties as
Governor.
atlve Davey has removed from Marlon,
though this Is a matter not definitely
kno-nn. and it is not certain that their
seats In the Legislature are vacant All
these counties are entitled to full repre
sentation and it would seem that if a
special session shall be called, the date
must be set late enough to permit of a
special election beforehand.
It is possible that the constitutional
provision requiring that a special election
be hold to All a vacancy, if a session of the
Legislature will occur before the biennial
election, does not apply to special ses
sions, but there is nothing In the language
of the constitution to Indicate that an
exception was Intended. Ten days' notice
of the election must .be given by the
Clerks, and it will take five days to get
the notices from the Governor to the
Sheriffs.
Time must also be given for the nomi
nation of candidates. Those who have
estimated the time that will be required
to fill the vacancies, are of the opinion
that the Legislature cannot be convened
earlier than, the 10th of December.
aiuscles of his right leg torn at the knee;
L Y. Toung, of Louisville, is badly
bruised on the head; F. Miller Is cut on
the head; Fullback Thomas received a
bad -cut on the right leg, and McCormtck,
the sub-endy was Injured about the legs.
C. O. Taneman, of Cincinnati, isv prob
ibly fatally Injured, and is being cared
for at the home of Dr. Cunningham.
Trains Take Lucky Ones Home.
All day the streets have been filled with
silently moving bands of students, but no
colors were displayed. No music sounded
from the bands that came to help cele
brate. All were anxiously awaiting news
from the injured. This evening, the train's
bore them back, leaving behind the dead
and injured.
Surgeons are still working over the in
jured, it Is believed the death list will
be swelled to 20. The wreck has been
cleared away and traffic resumed.
The Governor and other state officers
hurried to the wreck this morning, and
have been busy all day assisting in the
-elief. Coroner Tutweller is at work on
i investigation of the accident
jperlntendent Van Winkle, of the Big
ur, said tonight ho had not had time
Investigate the causes, as his time had
REFERENDUM COMPLICATION.
Supreme Court Decision Raises An
other Question.
SALEM, Oct 3L (Special.) What ef
fect the initiative and referendum amend
ment will have on a law to be passed at
a special session of the Legislature,
should one be called, is a question that
has been raised since the Supreme Court
rendered its decision today in the tax
case.
The referendum clause provides that
after adjournment of the Legislature, un
less it is necessary for the preservation
of the public health, peace or safety that
they take effect immediately. The ques
tion now is whether a remedial tax law
would be necessary for the Immediate
preservation of the public peace or safety,
or whether the Legislature's declaration
upon that point is conclusive. A case
is now pending In the Supreme Court in
volving these questions and also the va
lidity of the amendment Itself '
If a remedial act can not be put into
force and effect at once by means of an
emergency clause, then a special session
will do no good, for after the January
terms of court have been held it will be
too late to make the tax levy. The refer
endum case has not; yet been argued in
the Supreme Court nor even set for trial,
so that it cannot be predicted how soon
a decision may be reached.
The Supreme Court left today for Pen
dleton to hold a term of court there and
will be gone about a week. In the or
dinary course of business it would seem
that a decision in the referendum ca"se
could not be had in less than a month.
In view ot the complication in the tax
law, the decision in the referendum case
assumes added importance.
VACANCIES IN LEGISLATURE.
Special Elections. Necessary If Ses
sion Is Called.
SALEM, Or., Oct 3L (Special.) Not
only will a special session of the Legisla
ture be necessary to cure the defect in the
taxation law, but a special election will
be necessary to fill several vacancies in
tho Legislature. The vacancies must be
filled before the session is held, according
to the language of the constitution which
says:
"Where any vacancy shall happen in the
office of member of the Senate or House
of Representatives by death, resignation
or otherwise, and a session of the Legis
lature Is to take place before the next
biennial election, the Governor shall Issue
a writ of election, directed to the Sheriff
of the county, or Sheriffs of the counties
composing the district in which such va
cancy 6hall occur, commanding him or
them to notify the several Judges of elec
tion In his county or their districts to
hold a special election to fill such vacancy
or vacancies, at a time appointed by the.
Governor."
There are now at least three -vacancies,
those being the offices of Senator Fulton,
o.f Clatsop; Senator Daly, of Benton, and
Senator Williamson, of Wasco, Crook,
Klamath and Lake. These members of
the Senate have accepted other lucrative
offices and thereby their seats in the Sen
ate became vacant It is also generally
understood that Senator Mulkey has re
in devoted to helping the Injured. Each J moved from Polk County and Represent-
Marion County Not Affected.
SALEM, Or., Oct 31. (Special.) Marlon
County will not be affected by the defect
in the tax law, for the reason that the
county is in excellent financial condition,
and, without a state tax to pay. could
run almost a year without additional
funds.
The City of Salem and tho Salem school
district will be very seriously hampered.
however, for both are In debt If no levy
should be made in January. Salem will
have an additional interest bill of &00 to
pay. Mayor Bishop says that by all
means a special session should be held
before the first of the year!
Several of the smaller towns and school
districts In Marlon County will be incon
venienced If no special session be held.
Sam'l R
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TorchApplied to Fine College.
NEW YORK. Oct. 31. Men -who .guard
the New York City watershed at Ama
walk, "Westchester County, have applied
the torch to the $100,000 college of the
Christian Brothers, a Catholic institution,
were 100 boys were betas' educated. The
brothers a few months ago obtained an
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missioners to prevent the destruction ot
the building. The injunction expired this
week, and it was decided to burn the
building. The Brothers, having received
their condemnation award, left with the
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ship of America contest at the Ameri
can Telegraphers tournament which end
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of atraight matter in 11 minutes 30 seconds.
G. W. Conklln, of New York, was sec
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In the Phillips' code contest the awards
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Sending 1000 words G. W. Conklln. New
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Receiving 30 minutes F. M:N 3IcCllntic,
Dallas, Tex., won.
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Irish Fugitives Released.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct.' 3L Federal
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long decision released James Lynchehaun,
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vhave been of a political nature.
"" THANKSGIVDTQ DAY SET.
Presidentjssues a Proclamation Fix
ing November 26 as the Time.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. Tho President
today issued his annual Thanksgiving
proclamation in the following terms:
By the President of the -United States
of America A proclamation:
"The season is at hand when, accord
ing to the customs of our people, it falls
upon the President to appoint a day of
.praise and thanksgiving to God. During
the last year, the Lord has dealt bounti
...,. trith us. rfvlnc us neace at homo
and abroad, and the chance for our citi
zens to -work for tneir weuare uumu
dcred by war, famine or plague. It be
hooves us not only to rejoice greatly be
cause of what has been given us. but, to
accept It with a solemn sense of responsi
bility, realizing that under heaven it
rests with ourselves to show that wo are
worthy to use aright what has thus been
entrusted to our care.
"In no other place, and at no other
time, has the experiment of government
of the people, by the people and for the
people been tried on so vast a scale as
here In our own country In the opening
years of tho twentieth century. Failure
would not only be a dreadful thing for
us, but a dreadful thing for all mankind,
because it would mean loss of hope for
all who believe In the power and the
righteousness of liberty.
"Therefore, In thanking God for the
mercies extended to us In the past, we
beseech Him that He may not withhold
them in the future, and our hearts may
be aroused to war steadfastly forcgood
and against all forces of evil, public and
private. We pray for strength and light,
so- that in the coming years we may. with
cleanliness, fearlessness and wisdom, do
our allotted -work on earth insuch man
ner as to show that we are not altogether
unworthy of the blessings we have re
ceived. "Now, therefore. I. Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the "United States, do hereby
designate kas a day of general thanksgiv
ing Thursday, the 26th of the coming No
vember, and do recommend that through
out the land people cease from their wont
ed occupations, and in their several homes
and places of -worship render thanks to
Almighty God for his manifold mercies.
"In witness whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to bo afllxed.
"Done at the City of Washington, this
31st day of October, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
three, and of the Independence of the
United States the one hundred and twenty-eighth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"By the President:
"JOHN HAY, Secretary of State."
Agree Upon Parcels Post Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. A parcels port
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