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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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;
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