The Sunday Oregonian., October 25, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

THE SCSDAY OKliGOMA.N. PORTLAND. OOTO-BKlt 3, ii)OS,
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KILLS WIFE, TWO
, SELF
CHILDREN
Seattle Man Puts Bullet Into
Baby's Head as He Holds
It in His Arms.
DRINK LEADS TO TRAGEDY
Young Wife Starts Divorce Pro-
ccrdlngi. Refuses to Become Kec
oncllcil, aud Murder and
Suicide Follow.
SEATTLE. Oct. 14. Sight of a roan
holding a small baby In one hand while
h fired a bullet Into its head caused H.
I Lee. J. If. Cole and -TV. C. Hanson,
who were passing, to. run to the rescue,
hut they arrived too' late. The man,
who proved to be A. J. Hearst, a whole
sale huckster, dropped the wounded c'aild
and turned the revolver upon himself
and was dying when the trio of wit
nesses arrived.
Thev found that the wife of the man
was dead and also a 3-year-old child,
and the baby died on the way to the
hospital.
Investigation showed that Hearst had
had trouble with his wife, and. after re
peated quarrels, she had had notice
served upon him of a suit for divorce.
These papers he received this morning.
This afternoon he took the whole ram
lly for an outing, and while the children
gamboled on a grassy elope overlooking
Klllott Bay, he. quarreled with Mrs.
Hearst after her refusal to withdraw the
ult. shot her dead, then killed his
3-year-old child, held the baby and shot
It. as seen by the witnesses, who were
about 300 feet away. When half way to
the spot, Hearst turned the revolver upon
himself with fatal effect, v
Drink Cause of F"amlly Turmoil.
Hearst was well to do and about 32
years old. . His wife was three or four
years younger. So far as known, Hearst
has no relatives here, but Mrs. Hearst
has a married sister living in Seattle,
nrlnk was the cause of the troubles of
the couple and refusal to swear off
caused the woman to leave him,.
The three men saw the man. woman
end child seated on - the jrrassy slope
overlooking the bay. They were talking
In a loud and angry manner. Suddenly
the man flashed a weapon and fired at
the child and then turned the pistol
on himself. The witnesses did not see
him fire at the woman, but when they
reached the spot she was found lying
dead and the injured Infant was crying
at her side. The man was still breath
ing when the police reached the scene
end was hurried to a hospital a few
Mocks away. A second child, a babe of
about three weeks, was uninjured.
Identified by Tapers In Pocket.
. A bank book was found in the man's
possession containing the account of A.
J. Hearst. The woman had two cards in
her purse, one with the name of Attor
ney L. A. Michaelson and the other that
of Arthur G. Lane, who conducts a pri
vate detective agency.
Torn and scattered papers that ap
pear to" be. an advance complaint were
found near the bodies, and from thorn
the polli-e and Coroner obtained the
names of A. J. Hearst and Cathleen
Hearst
The dead woman was about 30 years
old. The man is about 31.
WOMAN IDENTIFIES BODY
REMAINS OF F. A. AVILI.IAMSOX
EXHDIED.
Daughter Finds Picture in Walcli.
Corpse Laid In Woods Six
Weeks Before Found.
OREUOX CITT. Or., Oct. 4. (Spe
rlal.) The Identity of the man who
m-as found September 13 near Spring
brook schoolhouse. three and a half
miles from Oswego, has been ascer
tained. He was F. A. Williamson, and
bis home was with his daughter, Airs.
Kffle B. Rohertson. at Klrland. Lents
Ftatlon, Multnomah County. Ever since
she first read of the finding of the
body. Mrs. Robertson has believed the
man was her father, who was 68 years
of age and a prospector, and this morn
ing, at her request, the body was ex
humed. Mrs. Robertson gave an accurate de
scription of her father, on whose body
was found J6S0 In J20 gold pieces, $3.85
1n silver, an aluminum comb, a pair of
eyeglasses, a meerschaum pipe and a
magnifying glass. She had given him
the pipe, which she said was cracked,
and this proved to be the case, although
It had previously escaped the notice of
Coroner Holman.
Yesterday she visited the spot where
her father's body was discovered, and
In among the dead leaves, was found
Ms watch, in the back of which was
her picture, and a paper, with these
words: '
This is my daughter's picture. Her
name is Effle B. Robertson. She Uvea
at Firland Station, Oregon. I am i. A.
Williamson, her father. . This wide
world is my home."
Williamson went over to Oswego to
prospect at Sucker Lake. Since the
death of his wife he has been roaming
about the country. Mrs. Robertson
savs he had 11300 in currency sewed in
his clothes, but If the money was on
the bodv when the man died, it was
probably destroyed by the squirrels
and rats. Williamson was subject to
heart trouble, aad suffered a fatal at
tack while out in the woods. He had
been dead at least six weeks when his
body was found.
only a little more than 100, while the
average Republican majority waa uv.
The Democrats will wind up the cam
paign with a series of meetings every
evening next week, and on the Monday
evening before election day. Three
groups of speakers will tour the county.
Judge Munday and Foster Hidden
will speak at Ridgelield Monday even
ing. October 26; at La Center the 27th.
Lewisvllle the ISth. Hockinson the
29th. East Mill Plain the 30th, Wash
ougal and Camas the 31st, Fishers
November 2.
Judge Abe Axtell and Patrick Hough
spoke at Sara Saturday evening, Octo
ber 24. and they will speak at Fellda
Monday evening', Tenny schoolhouse
Tuesday. Manor Wednesday, Orchards
Thursday, Brush Prairie Friday, Minne
haha Saturday, Ellsworth Monday, No
vember 2.
J. W. Shaw and Alexander Coffey
will hold meetings at Pioneer Monday
evening. October 26: Hayes Tuesday,
Htna ' Wednesday. Tacolt Thursday,
Amboy Friday, Battle Ground Satur
day, Glenwood Monday. November 2.
RAILROADED FOR 39 YEARS
H. P. EASTMAN WAS FIRST PES.
" SIOXER OX O. R. & X. STAFF.
Well - Known Clackamas County
Man Sow Deceased, Had Rer
markable Career
OREGON CITY, Or.. Oct. 24. (Special.)
Henry Porter Eastman, well known
among railroad employes of the state,
died at the Good Samaritan Hospital, In
Portland. October 21. He waa born in
Alfred, Me., September 7. 1S33. When a
small boy he left his home in Great
Falls, N. H., and with an elder cousin,
went on a fishing voyage. He was
7 J, v
H. P. Eastman.
DEMOCRATS ARE ACTIVE
Siskin? Efforts to Secure at Least
Two Offices In Clark County.
VANCOUVER. Wash-. Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) The lemocrats have been wag
ing a vigorous campaign In Clark
County, and to date have done more
political work than the Republicans.
They have not a complete county
ticket, but those who are candidates
have for weeks been distributing cam
paign literature. The two making the
hardest fight are J. M. Hoff. for
County "Assessor, and E. M. Green, for
County Attorney. . Six years ago Holt
ran against the same Republican who
is a candidate this year. E- F. Davis,
of Etna, and Davla' majority then was
wrecked off the coast of Greenland and
was sent home by the American Consul.
He remained at home but a short time,
and again started out for himself, going
to Linn, Mass., and working In a factory
until he waa 14 years of age. Then he
went to New York City, bound for the
Paciflc Coast. When he reached Colon,
on the Isthmus of Panama, he found him
self without money or friends, so ne
walked 60 miles across the Isthmus to
Panama City, not having the wherewith
to hire a donkey to ride; the only means
of transportation at that time.
Arriving at Panama, he rouna me
steamer had sailed for San Francisco
and that he would have to wait a month
for another, but with his love of adven
ture and having traveled before, he was
not discouraged. Through the kindness of
a Catholic nrlest he waa well cared ror
until the steamer arrived. He soon got
acquainted with the ship s crew, made
himself useful, and when the ship sailed
stowed himself away not appearing unfll
the vessel reached Aspinwall. 1 nen ne
ade frier 's with the Captain and com
pleted the voyage as cabin boy.
On reaching Siin Francisco lie became a
news boy. He went to Sacramento, bought
a route and carried trie oia acramenio
Union at a salary of 3110 a month. Among
his patrons were Leland Stanford, Charles
Crocker and others, fie men oecanie a
drug clerk for the firm or K. fl. Mc
Donald A Co. From there he went to
Virginia City, clerked for Gillie. Mott &
Co., in the hardware business six years
and heron his railroad career as fire
man on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad.
He was with this road but a short time
when he entered the service of the South
ern Pacific (then Central) on the Western
division as passenger tram nreroan, re
maining In their service 13 years as fire
man and engineer. He then came to Ore
gon and entered the service oi ine kj. it.
& N. Company and was in active service
24 years, retiring about five years ago.
being the first pensioner on mat sysicra,
having been altogether 39 years in con
tinuous service.
A widow and three children survive him,
two sons and one daughter. The youngest
son, Frank, having died by accident two
years ago. He also has one brother the
family having lived near Central Point,
Clackamas County, 21 years.
Aberdeen Pioneer Dead.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) Harry F. Coles, aged 73, a pio
neer resident and Civil War veteran,
died early this morning after a long
Illness resulting from dropsy. Mr.
Coles was born on the Atlantic Ocean
while his parents were on their way
to America. They landed In New York
where he spent his youth and early
manhood, going then to California and
finally here. When the Civil War
broke out he went to New York and
enlisted in a New Tork regiment as a
private and before the war closed had
been raised to first lieutenant. He has
been identified with this section a good
many years. He leaves a widow and
four grown-up children. The funeral
will take place Sunday from the "Bap
tist Church of which he was a member.
CARPET BUYER AND
Rug Expert Goes to Xew York.
Mr. Leopold B. Hirsch. carpet buyer,
and Naj Hantel. Oriental rug 'expert for
the Meier & Frank store, leave for New
Tork Wednesday morning. Mr. Klrsch
and Mr. Hanlel go to select new carpets
for Spring and Oriental rugs for thej
noiiaay uuaint-M. . ... . . . .-, . . .... .. . -
tain sizes, styles and colorings in rugs
can arrange with Mr. Hanlel to make
special selections for them.
TAILOR-MADE SUITS.
Extra special for Monday. Call and
see the best values for the price In
the city. 24.50. Le Palais Royal.
Shell Fish and Sea Foods served as
thev should be at the Perkins GrllL
No "finer oystera In the world.
Chalmers' "30" $1500 F. O. B. factory.
Get your order tn for Chalmers' "JO."
Webber's Novelty Orchestra at the
Perkins Grill for mid-day lunch.
ME
ABOLISH
TO
TAX COMMISSION
Washington Legislature to Be
Asked to Dispense With
Costly Board.
COMBINE STATE BOARDS
Railroad Commission May Be
.Given Duty of Handling Tax
Problem Various Counties
Disentitled With Levies.
BT P A. CALL.VERT.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Oct. 24. (Special.)
The abolishment of the State Tax
Commission is under discussion in sev
eral counties of the state and it is be
lieved here that there will be a well
organized effort in the next Legislature
to repeal the law creating that body.
The success of the effort, apparent
ly, will rest largely upon the fate in
. v 1 ain.,inn f t i nronosed
constitutional amendment enlarging the
taxation powers oi me ijcgiBmiuic.
If this amendment carries, the work
of the Tax Commission will be vir
tually upheld, and there will be so
many added duties imposed upon that
body that its abolishment will not
likely be brought about.
On the other hand, if the amendment
Is defeated, the attempt will be to Im
pose new duties, now possessed by the
Tax Commission, upon the Railroad
Commission, and get along only with
the latter.
Commission Expensive Luxury.
The principal arguments being used
In favor of combining the two com
missions is that the Railway Com
mission will by that time have com
pleted the most arduous of its labors
and will be able to give ample time to
tax matters; that the Tax Commission
has also performed Its most valuable
functions In gett.ng certain Intangible
property on the tax rolls and that the
equalizing and taxation of railroad
property has now been simplified by the
findings of the Railway Commission as
to the market value of railroad prop
ertv. It is claimed that the $43,000 that the
Tax Commission has cost the state in
the last two years might just as well
be saved.
Dissatisfaction, however. with the
new method of equalization of state
taxes, devised by the Tax Commission,
Is apparently back of the principal ef
fort to put tax matters Into the hands
of the Railway Commission.
Tax Average Unpopular.
Under this new method the Tax Com
mission took testimony In each county
as to the actual consideration in
realty transfers and then compared
the values with the assessed values.
The Dercentage of true value at which
all property was taxed in each county
was thus determined and an average
for the entire state was struck.
For state equalization purposes the
values in each county were raised or
lowered, as the case might be, to make
them conform to the general average.
The result was that while the total
amount levied for state purposes ex
ceeds this year by $246,326 the total
amount levied last year, 13 counties
of the 37 in the state will pay more
state taxes than they did last year.
These counties are Chelan. Clallam,
Franklin. Kittitas. Lewis. Mason, Che
halls. Pacific. Pierce. Skagit. Ska
mania. Thurston and Wahkiakum. A
kick has gone up from each, and par
ticularly from Pierce, where the state
tax was Increased over last year by
$26,500. On the other hand. Spokane's
proportion of the state tax was re
duced $11,400 and King County's was
reduced $215,000.
Chehalls County Sends ,Vp Howl.
King and Spokane Counties are said
to be the only ones satisfied with the
state equalization of this year, the
other counties who were not raised
feeling that their reduction was not
sufficient.
The contention of the Tax Commis
sion is that tli is year's plan is not at
fault, but that the old plan did not pro
vide a fair equalization. But so strong
Is the feeling in Chehalis County, whose
state taxes were raised 50 per cent, or
$42,000, that the charge is being made
that the county was treated unfairly
because it did not support Mead for
Governor In the primary election.
The Tax Commission, however, claims
that Chehalis County was given a much
higher percentage, in comparing the
assessed value with the true value of
property, than was claimed in the
sworn testimony of the Chehalis
County Assessor and one of the County
Commissioners before the State Board
of Equalization.
J. C. Iawrence, of the State Railroad
Commission, who Is leading a fight
against the constitutional amendment on
taxation. In opposition to the members of
the Tax Commission, is opposed to the
abolishment of the Tax Commission. .
Stands for Utilltly Commission.
"In opposing the proposed constitutional
amendment." said Mr. I.awrence today,
I am not fighting the Tax Commission,
but doing only what I believe is for the
best Interests of the state.
'I have heard talk throughout the state
of abolishing the Tax Commission, but I
am opposed to such a course. The Tax
Commission haa been of immense value
and should be continued. I believe It has
found the only true method of properly
equalizing state taxes under our present
The
Underwood
again defeated all
competitors in the
World's Cham
pionship and
American Ama
teur Champion
ship contests held
in NewYork Oct.
22 and 23. Speed
is the result of per
fect construction.
Underwood Type
writer Co.
68 SIXTH ST.
I A Check I
! Account!
The payment of bills by
check not only furnishes evi
dence of payment Wt a rec
ord of expenditures as well.
Our company accepts de
posits subject to check with
out restriction as to amount,
extending like courtesies to
all its patrons without re
gard to respective deposits.
A general banking and
trust business transacted.
Merchants Savings S
Trust Company
247 Washington Street,
Portland, Oregon.
laws. In another year it should go into
the relative assessed values and true
values more thoroughly than It has this
year when the first step in the right
direction was taken.
"The Republican state platform favors
a Commission patterned after the Public
Utilities Commission of New Tork. If
these powers are added to those now
possessed by the Hallway Commission, the
Railway Commission will have more than
enough work to keep it busy.
To Iiegnlate Public Utilities.
"There is no question but that our con
stituUon gives the legislature authority to
equip a Commission with the power to
regulate public utility corporations such
as streetcar lines, telephone and tele
graph lines, lighting and gas companies
even though such companies may operate
wholly within the limits of an incor
porated city.
"It Js true that the tax problem as it
affects railroads, has developed Into one
of mom importance than the rate ques
tion. By adopting the Railway Commis
sion's values on railroad property the
State Board of Kqualization added some
thing like $50,000,000 to the assessment
rolls in this state.
"At an average tax levy for all state,
county, school district and municipal pur
poses of 30 mills, the amount in taxes to
be paid by the railroads this year will be
Increased $1,500,000. A reduction in rail
road rates equlvelent to $1,500,000 in a
single year is hardly to be expected.
Railroads Believe Tax Fair.
"Tet the railroads, I am told, will not
make a legal tight against the new as
sessment, believing it to be comparatively
fair.
"The railroad companies, however, are
opposing the proposed tHX amendment,
believing that it will furnish an oppor
tunity for the Legislature or whoever is
delegated as the tax levying authorities,
to 'cinch' them.
"But w-ith the prospect that the regula
tion of corporations may be imposed upon
the Railway Commission, and In view of
the fact that the Tax Commission will
continue to be "a very valuable Institution,
I am opposed to doing away with it."
TROUT ESCAPE FROM POND
Oregon City Sportsman looses 500
When. High Water Comes.
OREGON" CITT. Or., Oct. 34. (Special.)
Frank Busch lost 600 fine Eastern brook
trout a few days ago in a peculiar man
ner. He had the fish In a pond on a lot
adjoining his store, and Tuesday night
the rain overflowed the pond, the fish
making their way through the streams to
the Willamette River. The trout had
The Expression of Individuality, the Ear Marks
of the Artist, so to speak, is what establishes the
Value of the Production.
Two painters may use the same brushes, the
same canvas and the same oils, but this does not
mean their productions will be the same. One
will be an artist and able to produce a beautiful
picture, the other may be a dauber and his pro
duction not worth considering. It is just so in
manufacturing Clothes; two men may use the same
yard stick, the same shears and the same mate
rials, but this does not mean their productions will
be the same and there is just that difference be
tween Chesterfield Clothes and other so
called good clothes. Chesterfield Clothes
are designed by the master designer and Ches
terfield Clothes possess the style that only the
artistic designer can incorporate in a Suit or
Overcoat. They are guaranteed to retain shape
as no other tailor or maker dare guarantee, and
they hold the shape better because they are hand
tailored by expert tailors. Suits and Overcoats
priced $20.00 to $50.00.
You will certainly enjoy seeing: the Fall style Ches
terfields, and we would like to have you see them.
Mo
GRAY
been fed and cared for by Mr. Busch for
several years and were 12 to 16 inches
long. Not a single one remains In the
pond.
MILTON HAS TAFT CLUB
Organization Starts Ofr With Mem
; bership or 116.
MILTON, Or..' Oct. 24. (Special.)
Taft enthusiasm in this vicinity found
vent today in the organizing of a Taft
and Sherman Club, with a membership
of 116, which will no doubt Increase to
200 before many days.
The new organization has for Its
president O. A. Winckler and as secre
tary 3. D. Peterson, who will be assist
ed by an advisory board of three mem
bers. Each member of the club is to
act'as a committee of one to work in
doubling the membership before No
vember 3.
JURY OUT TWENTY HOURS
Verdict Returned Against Prinevllle
Men for Shooting-Vp Church.
PRINEVILLE. Or., Oct. 24. (Special.)
The Jury in the case of the State vs. 9. J.
Kitchlng and George McVey, Indicted
jointly for shooting up the Methodist
church last September, returned a ver
dict of not guilty at 11 o'clock this mom-
Ing. after deliberating 30 hours. The act
was committed at night and witnesses
were not positive In identification.
Sues for Auto Repairs.
OREGON CITT, Or., Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) August Erickson, proprietor of
Clackamas Tavern, Is defendant In a
suit instituted by C. G. Miller, who says
that he sold electrical appliances for
the Tavern and made repairs to Brick
son's big auto, amounting to $51 4-75,
and only $250. has been paid. Miller
also haa a claim of $90 against Erick
son, assigned by the Olympla Beer
Agency. Miller sues for $354.75.
Take vour wife and sweethearts to
the Perkins Grill for Sunday dinner.
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Rubber Sanded Roofing won't chip, won't rust, won't tear, won't warp,
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What Rubber Sanded Roofing WILL do it told of in our Booklet, "Roof -Talk,"
which will be sent free upon request, together with samples of the Roofing iuelf.
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ACHESON'S MONDAY BARGAINS
A lot of new, elegant, striped Covert
Coats, $16.50 values, at $9.85
About 22 Coats, odd, broken sizes: $12
to $20 values, close out, pick $7.90
We have no rent to pay
It means bargains every day.
Some 30 Suits, odd sizes, one of a kind,
$27 to $3S values; your pick $14.60
Come in and see the largest and most
convenient garment store in Portland.
It's comfort trading here. Millinery
Every Hat made here; no Eastern-made
junk. An artist is in charge.
ACHESON CLOAK AND SUIT CO. iSJSSSSSE