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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1908)
T THE SUNDAY OREGOmX. FORTLAXD. NOVEMBER 8, 1908. GOVERNOR-ELECT IS VERY SICK MAN Mead Already Figuring He Can Hold Office for Four Years More. COSGROVE SEES ONLY FEW Physicians Declare He Is Suffering From Bright' Dl-ea.se Son Say Good Rest Will Make Father Well in Few Months. SEATTLE. Wash.. Not. T. (Special.) Governor-elect S. G. Cosgrove is on ,wl)t may prove to be ills deathbed, accord ing to th Tacoma Tribune, and Gov ernor A. E. Mead la laying his plans to retain the Governorship for four years more, according to a apeolal from Ta coma. Cosgrove took to his bed yesterday. It has been known for weeks that he la suf fering from Bright's disease and that his condition Is critical, but the story of hi illness has been denied by his friends for political reasons. Now that he haa been elected Governor there is no longer any need for concealment. It has been plann-d to take Cosgrove to California in the Hopes that he would be benefited by the rlianre of climate, but he has become so 111 that the trl'o has been abandoned. Mr ad has already called In the serv ices' of leading constitutional lawyers of, the state and haa been advised by tnem mat in ine event u uuhriuvc. d.n'h before his inauguration Mead, under the Constitution, will be Gov ernor for the next four years. . The Constitution of the State of xjlashlngton provides that a Governor shall hold office until his successor qualities. Mead's plans have come to the ears of Cosgrove's friends and have created much bitter feeling. It Is felt that, the least the Governor could do would be to await the official n .nounre of Cosgrove's serious condition 1 -whiri-h in due course would have been ; riven him. . SITS VP WITH DIFFICULTY I ; Co. prove Talks to Newspaper Men With Evident Distress. SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 7. (Special.) Governor-elect Cosgrove Is in a pre carious condition of health. Two weeks ago he received newspaper visitors, but sat up with difficulty on the couch on which he was reclining most of the time. His complexion was. pallid, great wrin kles appeared In his neck and his face eemed drawn. It was with consider able effort that he carried on conversa tion. H;s physician. Dr. John Martin, an -nsteopath, declares the ailment is not Bright's disease, but several Pomeroy ritisens with whom the correspondent conversed are of opinion that the cor rect diagnosis la Bright a disease. Some time ago he dismissed his allopathic physician, who lives in Colfax, but the reasons therefor are kept a professional secret. While M. E. Hay, Ueutenant-Governor-elect. who visited Cosgrove just before the election, states the Governor-elect Is Improving In health. George Cotterlll, Democratic candidate for I'nlted States Senator, who also visited Cosgrove re cently, told a Spokesman-Review re porter that Cosgrove's condition closely resembles that of Cosgrove"s father, whose death from Bright's disease is ex pected at any time. Cosgrove's family stoutly denies that Cosgrove will not be able to assume the duties of Governor. They say his ail ment can be cured, that the Governor elect overtaxed his strength In the race for the nomination, that complete rest will put him on his feet. Fhyslclans who have diagnosed Cosgrove's ailment have so far ' refused to talk, say the newspaper visitors, but their information as to that comes second hand, they not even knowing the names of the phy sicians. ADMITS FATHER IS VKRV ILL Howard Cosgrove Says, However, Good Rest Will Effect Cure. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Nov. ". (Special.) In reply to Inquiries at Pomeroy today as to the state of health of Governor-elect S. G. Cos grove. his son Howard gave out the fallowing statement: "It is true that my father Is a sick tnan. but It is due largely to the stren uous campaign made before the pri mary election. Since the elertpn a few days ago he has not been so well as before, due to sleeplessness occa sioned by the nervous strain." In answer to a question as to ex actly what is the matter with his father, he said: "I do not know exactly. In every sickness there are some things which are not for publication. By thorough rest, father hopes to be able to attend to the duties consequent upon his in auguration in January. There is no foundation to the report that he had diabetes. Some of the doctors ten years ago said he had that disease and could live but a short time. The same physicians have since said that their diagnosis was not true. "I also desire to correct the Impres sion that he Is bedfast. He has been up and around all the time. He is sub ject to asthma and must be very care ful to protect himself from exposure, especially in the evening." Several persons have seen the Gov ernor out driving during the past two or three weeks. CONTEST OVER PRIMARIES Mayoralty Fifht Promlre Spirited Election In Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 7. (Spe cial.) The municipal primary election will be held in this city on Tuesday. November 10.. The Republicans will nominate a full ticket, the Democrats will nominate candidates for four of tirrm. The offices for which candidates will be nominated are Mayor, Council-msn-at-lrRe, Councilman in East. West and North Vancouver. City Clerk, vlty Attorney and City Treasurer. Among the Democrats there are no contents. One vote Is all that is need ed to nominate their candidates. Anionic the Republicans there are contests for five out of the eijrht offices. The Mayoralty battle between J. H. Elwell and John f. KlRSTlns Is the keenest, with the fight between P. J. Kerwin and R. H. Bark for the City Attorney ship next. Elwell Is backed by the leading business Interests of the city and his chances for nomination are much the better. Between Back and Kerwln It it an even chance as things stand now. The following Is a com plete list of the candidates for nom ination! Republican Mayor, J. H. Elwell and John P. Klgglns: Councilman-at-Large. J. H. Huston and P. A. Levin; Council man. East Vancouver. Will Du BoIb; West Vancouver, William Tenney; North Vancouver. Charles McCarthy; City Clerk. J. E. Harris and F. W. Bier; City Attorney, R. H. Back and P. J. Kerwin; City Treasurer, Gilbert Daniels and Andy Munger. Democratic Mayor, Dr. R. D. Wis wall: Councilman - at - Large. Patrick Hntirh: Councilman. East Vancouver. I I. M Mfflch : North Yanrouver. I.. M. Hidden. The terms of four Councllmen expire at the end of the year, namely: Coun cllmen W. W. Sparks, T. Hendrlchsen, J. C. Ernst and William Tenney. The latter. Councilman from West Van couver, is a candidate to succeed him self. Councilman E. S. Blesecker, of North Vancouver, has resigned, his resigna tion to take effect January 1, 109. and his resignation has been accepted. As there will be no vacancy in this office till the first of the year, no candidate for the office can be placed in nomina tion at the coming primary, hence the Council will itself have to appoint Blesecker's successor. The regular municipal election will be held in December, one month after the primary election. KICKED CUT BY I, ALDERMAN" HUHLKD BODILY FROM COIXCIL CHAMBERS. Disputes His Honor's Ruling and Is Rudely Ejected lYora Door . of City Hall. VAXCOITER, B. C. Nov. 7. (Special.) Mayor George Rae. of South Vancouver, took an offtmding Alderman by the nape of the neck this afternoon during the course of a Council meeting and threw him bodily out of the front door of the City Hall. The Alderman was Timms. a little man, while Rae Is the biggest man in the suburban municipality. The Incident followed a wordy row. Rae was commenting upon the report of a committee which was arranging for the building of a new electric line. He gave a casting vote in favor of the adoption of the committee's report. Timms ob jected to the action and commented caustically upon the Mayor's ignorance of procedure. The Mayor calmly walked around the table, picked Timms out of his chair and threw htm out doors. Timms rolled down the front steps. He returned by another dour, but took no part In the meeting. FOUGHT IN INDIAN. WARS James L. Savage, Early Settler, Dies on Rogue River. GRANTS PASS. Or., Nov. 7. (Spe cial.) James -L. Savage, who died at his residence on Rogue River at o'clock this morning, was one of the early pioneers of this valley. He set tled on the homestead donation claim on November 6. 1853, and continuously resided thereon and raised a large fam ily. He was born In Nova Scotia near the Bay of Findy. April 1, 1830. After settling along Rogue River, he took an active part In the war of the Rogue River Indians. He Is survived by a wife and 11 children. W. J. Savage, Gilbert M. Savage. J. C. Savage. Lin coln Savage, County School Superin tendent of this county: Mrs. Annie Listle. Ella Meane, Esther Burough, Battle Irwin, of Meadows, Idaho;. Laura Miller. Murphy: Clark McGill, Redding. Cal.; Etta Robinson, Woodville. Funeral services will be held in the Presby terian Church tomorrow at 1:30 P. M.. and the remains will bienterred In L O. O. F. Cemetery. ARRESTS GARDINER PASTOR Roschurg Sheriff Holds eRv. Mr. Summers for Fraud In Texas. ROSEBCRG. Or.. Nov. 7. (Special.) Sheriff Fenton returned from Gardi ner this evening wnere ne n'Treiru Rev. G. C. Summers alias George Clark. wanted at Throckmorton. Texas, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Summers left his native state in 1904. and since that time has been fill ing different pulpits throughout this state under the alias of Clark. An officer from Texas will arrive here Monday for the purpose of escorting him back to the Lone Star State. In speaking of his trouble this even ing. Clark stated that his name was not Summers, and that he would fight the issuance of requisition papers from the Governor of this state on the ground of identification. FARMERS SHOW INTEREST Watch Closely State's Grain Rate Hearing. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 7. (Special.) The Oregon Railroad Commission returned today from Pendleton, where a hearing was held early in the week upon the question of the reasonableness of grain rates on the O. R. N. The members of the Commission say that the farmer manifested a deep Interest In the pro ceedings. Next Monday the Commission will con tinue the hearing at Wasco, and will go to Condon on TVednesday and to Heppner on Friday, for the same purpose at In order to make room for two cargoes of coal now due in Portland, we are sell ing Richmond Coal at the above reduced price. PACIFIC COAST GOAL m Phone: Main 229 KLAMATH BOOSTS FOR GOOD ROADS Meeting Really Develops Into Congress of Southeastern ' Oregon Interests. BRING TRADE TO PORTLAND New Freight Route) Into Ixtke Coun ty. Promises to Divert Business Which Formerly Entered State by Way of Reno, Xev. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Nov. 7. (Spe cial.) Good roads for Klamath County and good roads for all Southeastern Oregon was the keynote of the splendid gathering of citizens of Klamath and Lake Counties that met - in Klamath Falls today. The occasion was the ses sion of the Crater Lake Road Commis sion and the good roads convention called under auspices of the Klamath Chamber of Commerce. Judge J. H. Scott, of Salem, president of the Oregon Good Roads Association, was the speak er of the day. but the enthusiasm which he radiates on the issue of good roads, found hearty response among the citi zens of Klamath County. Lakerfew Well Represented. Wnlle the convention was called en tirety as a local affair, it developed Into a Southeastern Oregon congress. Judge B. Dalley. of Lakevlew, County Judge of Lake County; F. C. Cronemiller, re ceiver of the land office at Lakevlew; H. C. McKendree and W. H. Shirk head ed the delegation from Lake County, driving .the distance of 110 miles in or der to be present. These gentlemen ar rived Friday, In time to participate In the Farmers' Institute and also to be at the good roads conference of the following day. Several members of the Crater Lake Road Commission were unable to at tend, but Judge George T. Baldwin and Judge H. L. Benson, the Klamath mem bers of that body, were leaders in bringing about the Besslon at this place and Will G. Steel, secretary of the com mission, came from Portland to be here for the occasion. Boost for Lakevlew Road. In conjunction with plans for the Klamath County portion of the great interstate road which It is proposed shall find a route via Crater Lake and. Klamath Falls, the citizens of this en tire county have become interested in having built also a first-class highway between Klamath Falls and Lakevlew. This would materially assist In devel opment of the Interior section of South eastern Oregon and Insure to Klamath Falls the position of gateway city to that vast territory. Inauguration of a new freight line-, sending by wagon freight commodities from the terminus of the building to Klamath FalU, stock for mercantile houses of Lakevlew, awakened the idea of such splendid roads that the traffic will continue to go this way, from Portland jobbers and wholesaler's Instead of coming over the narrow gauge road from Reno, thence by a long haul to Lakeview and where high rates are said to be necessity for moving the tonnage. Means Business for Portland. This proposition of a good highway to Lakeview dovetailed well with that for the Crater Lake road, and both when built will combine to afford ex cellent main highways to nearly all parts of Klamath County as well as through the heart of Lake County. That Lake County citizens want to do business with Oregon la evidenced by their expressions in no uncertain way. Ultimate extension of a 'branch fjrom Klamath Falls, or some other point near by on the new line ,of the South ern Pacific, to serve Lake County and reach Lakevlew, la generally believed to be the definite plan of the Southern Pacific management. Pending such ac complishment the citizens of that coun ty want it made possible to send their traffic through tthls gateway. Klamath Falls business men aie equally desirous that they be permitted to do so. TAFT'S ELECTION TONIC Governor Hughes So Names It In Address to Young Men. ALBANT. N. Y.. Nov. 7. In the flar ing light of torches borne by members of the Young Men's Republican Club of this city, who marched to the execu tive mansion tonight to serenade him Governor Hughes delivered a brief ad dress. In which he declared that the election of. W. H. Taft to the Presi dency ie a tonic to the country and that already his utterances since his election have strengthened the public confidence and given stimulus to jicneat enterprise. Sorlaltet Strong in Josephine. GRANTS' PASS. Or., Nov. 7. (Special.) The official count for Josephine Coun ty ehows a Republican plurality of 235. Taft received iN7 votes, Bryan Cha fin JO. Debs 299, Hlsgen 20. There was a surprising increase in the Socialist vote over previous years. The registration wss 2191 and the total vote 2038. BIO REDUCTION IN AUSTRALIAN 249 Washington Street i"l.,'rt.. . v A' I T ! A," F'"wn' wmmmmwi m mm mm 1K METHODISTS LAUD TUFT FOREIGN" MISSION'S FEEL KIND LY TOWARD HIM. Church Has Nothing to Fear From Attitude of Presidentelect on Its Work. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7. The attitude of the Federal Government toward Amer ican missionaries abroad, particularly the Ideas of President-elect Taft were discussed at the meeting of the gen eral committee of foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church here today. Bishops M. C. Harris, of.-Japan, and Earl Cranston, of Washington, I. C-. assured the delegates . that the church had nothing to fear from this source. "Jodge Taft la imbued with the spirit of Christ in his attitude toward foreign missions," said Bishop Cranston. "He recognizes the great work that they are doing and told me that when China awakened she would do so under the Influence of the Christian missions." Bishop Harris discussed conditions In Japan and said that the visit of the American battleship fleet to the island empire had advanced the cause of the missionaries by at least ten years. The committee on general distribu tion of funds reported as follows on the J836.278 to be distributed among the mission fields: Eastern Asia. $248,515; Southern Asia, $231,836: Africa. $45,642: South Amer ica. $94,667; Mexico. $58,900: Europe, $156,818.' FIGHTING TO GET WITNESS Result of Sensational Aberdeen Case Depends on Woman in East. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Nov. 7. (Spe cial.) Efforts to bring from Chicago Mrs. Mildred Tonneson to answer to the charge of perjury appear to have so far been frustrated. Governor De neen, of Illinois, has refused to give indorsement to tne requisition oi rm COAL PER TON DELIVERED Phone: A 2293 "s ! '-mS-K-SK".' ernor Mead, demanding the briefs In the case. The officer sent from here will neces sarily be delayed some time awaiting final determination in the matter. It Is believed every plan possible will be exhausted if necessary to prevent the woman's return. The case promises many interesting developments If Mrs. Tonneson can be brought here, as it is alleged there was a good deal of irreg ular work in connection with the case. FALLS FRONlHIGH PERCH Brooklyn Man Dies Before Eyes of Wife and Daughters. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Creeping along a narrow stone coping while the flames darted about him, In an effort to escape from his burning home, Arthur G. Keating, a retired clothing mer chant of Brooklyn, today plunged to the street below, receiving injuries from which he later died. His wife and son and two daughters watched him breathlessly from the sidewalk as he slowly moved along the perilous path and fell. Had Keat ing not gone back into the house to secure valuable papers he would have escaped death. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL. WEAR THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING Correct Styles Just from the hands of the WORLD'S BEST MAKERS of Men's Clothes are here for your approval. Clothes of merit, individuality and character at prices no higher than the ordi nary sort elsewhere. My salesmen will take pleasure in showing you. You incur no obli gation to purchase. Men's Suits $20 to $45 OvercoatsRaincoats $20 to $50 My JUVENILE DEPARTMENT contains all that is-NEWEST and BEST. The most comfortable shopping place in Portland Leading Clothier KAISER GROWS CAREFUL CAUSES WITHDRAWAL OF IN TERVIEW WITH HALE. "Recent Circnmstances" Induce Century to Suppress- Article It Had Announced. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. That an arti cle on the German Emperor giving, it is stated, the substance of an inter view with him by the author, has been, "In view of recent circumstances." withdrawn from publication in an American magazine, was revealed to day through statements issued by the Century Company of New York, and by the author of the article In ques tion. William Bayard Hale. The tentative announcement of the appearance of such an article had been made by the publishers. Mr. Hale said: "I requested of the Century Com pany permission to withdraw from publication the announced article ton the German Emperor) and the Century Company has acceded to my request. m GMT nits 0 A crowded store all week demon strates the shopping public's confi dence in the proposed reduction which includes all the most season able goods. Even the Blues and Blacks A. J. Richardson Go. 283-285 Washington Street Opposite Woedard, Clarke A Co. IF M Circumstances which have arisen since the writing of the article prompt me to withdraw it." onnecwci t i rrnno "UIVC" Makes Army Officers and Students Puff, to His Great Joy. WASHINGTON, , Nov. ".President Roosevelt today led a party of 60, com posed mostly of high officials of the Army and students of the Army War College, In a five-mile tramp through Rock Creek Park. A portion of the route was up and down hills and over rough roadways, the President frequently tak ing the small army of pedestrians over barbed wire fences. It was after dusk when the long walk ended, and not a few of the party were much fatigued, 'While the President was In high spirits and line physical trim., Tale Defeats Harvard Willi Gun. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Nov. ".The Yale, Gun Club defeated the ' Harvard Gun Club in the annual dual shoot today, 224 to 223. The best record was made by Captain J. R. Gilman. of Harvard, who shot 3!) out of a possible 60; an Off vercoats i El 104.0
