The Sunday Oregonian., September 29, 1912, Image 1

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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1912.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. XXXI XO. 39.
CRIPPLE TO GIVE
LEG TO SAVE GIRL
OF YEARS
IN EUGENE
WHEAT RECEIPTS IN
CITY SET RECORD
2 '-ARMY AVIATORS
HURLED TO DEATH
CHINESE REJOICE
AS OCCIDENTALS
RUMOR SAYS TAFT
WILL INTERVENE
Special Congress Ses
sion Considered.
SEARCH
moose pick nee
E
IH RIOTOUS BABEL
EXTENDED SKIN-GRAFTING OP
ERATION PROPOSED.
890 CARLOADS IX WEEK COX
GEST TRMIXAL YARDS.,
INDEPENDENCE DAY IS CELE
BRATED AT SAX FRANCISCO.
Near Fist Fight Marks
County Convention.
IRATE DELEGATES DEFY CURB
C Full List of Candidates Chosen
f After Battle.
. . .
OPPOSITION IS SQUELCHED
J), ti. Povey Is Elected Chairman by
Vote of 1 1 6 to 33 Burke Reso
lution for Complete Ticket
Wins, 92 to 57.
Trampling under , foot all opposition
In true "steam roller" fashion, a ma
jority of the 149 volunteer delegates
to the Multnomah County Bull Moose
convention yesterday nominated a
complete county ticket, consisting
chiefly of indorsements of nominees
on the Republican and Deincratlc
tickets.
An incomplete list of the nominations
at 11 o'clock last night, with the busi
ness of the convention unfinished, fol
lows; State Senators Dan Kellaher, Dr. T.
I Perkins, Charles W. Ackerson, L. M.
Lepper and R. S. Farrell.
Representatives Robert N. Alstrop.
A. W. Lawrence. E. O. Burdon. W.
Irving Spencer. Oliver M. Hickey, R. W.
Hagood, M. J. Murnane, Edwin G.
Amme. C. A- Appelgren. Dr. C. L. Booth,
Mr. Watkins and Fred W. Valentine,
of St. Johns.
County Commissioner Lute Pease.
Sheriff W. H. Fitzgerald.
County Clerk John B. Coffey.
Assessor H. D. Wagnon.
T-..itri- TAhn AT Ijewls
k School Superintendent Edwin Anders.
When the opponents of the full tlck
at nrnirrammft found they were In the
minority they 'insisted that the ticket
hould be made up or men wno ncuveiy
'h.t affiliated themselves with the
Lnew party, only to encounter a second
yiefeat, almost as decisive as me ursi.
Fight Bsrtir Ir-ented.
Confusion and disorder, with which
n. K Fnvtr. the chairman, at times
'was unable to cope, marked the con-
iVentlen. It was almost an Incessant
.ahhla with freauent verbal clashes
trom the time the assembly was called
o order at. 2:30 oclock until final aa
ournment late last night, with the
xceotlon of the adjournment lor mn-
Iter from 5:30 to 8 o'clock.
A fisrht on the floor of the conven
tion between J. E. Simmons, a Demo
cratic convert to the Progressive par
y, and a spectator who had the tem
erity to champion the principles of the
Republican party, was averted only
ty the Intervention of bystanders.
The two men were on their feet and
ibOut to exchange blows when sep
irated. Simmons Is Rolled.
"This man is a Republican and was
advocating its policies." explained Mr.
Mmmons. when order had been re
tored. "I can't bear to be within ten
'eet of a - Republican any more."
i - - - . . - irut. null Mnoxer flR he
- 1 1 U li LTlli U'D a.B.u .
YVbandoned his seat in the rear of the
on an found a more agreeable at-
"tosphere in one of the front rows of
l-legates. J
In convening tne assemoiy jjr. 1.01
xfx-ora. state committeeman from
L.1. ...ii.iv announced that only those
present who had Identified themselves
i.h the new party In good faitn
nould be permitted to take part In
ne proceedings. Upon suggestion of
eorge W. Joeepn. a recess was u
ared to enable those who had not
P" :onciuded on Pse 14.) I
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Puget Sound Points Surpassed by
Portland, Whose Total So Far
Is 4,813,200 Bushels.
All records for wheat receipts in the
Northwest were broken in Portland
last week, when 890 carloads reached
the terminal yards. - This Immense
quantity, with .the other grain, flour.
uav- onH tti isrel laneons merchandise re
ceived, so congested the tracks that it
was impossible to get all tne wneai io
.. Hn-k where It was wanted. At
Irving dock and Martin's dock it waa
necessary to lay off the crews jesier
j.. n Portland firm had 130 cars
of grain In the terminal yards, but
could not get them to its ooca.
ft,, i.mci whpat recelDts.in Port
land for one week heretofore was 680
cars, which came In the corresponain
week last year. The record in 1910
sin received in the week
ending September 24. In 1909 the best
record was 581 cars, arriving in me
rlr r1 Ortnhpr 8. .
This will be the banner wheat year
for Portland, because of tne Dig crop
-,i th h.w exDort business being
done by Portland shippers. Since the
season opened the wheat receipts nave
been 4011 cars, or 4,sia,zuu oumw
which compares with 2903 cars, or
3,483.600 bushels, received in the same
period last year.
t- h wheat movement Portland
continues to keep well ahead of the
Puget Sound cities. For the season to
j.,. rnma' wheat receipts have been
3 682,000 bushels, and those of Seattle
2,63b,200 bushels.
BULL MOOSE JOIN TAFT
Chehalis County T. R. Committee
' ' men Desert Xew Party.
ixiirorMF.v Wash.. Sept. 28. (Spe
cial.) That President Taft will carry
the southwestern section of this state
is the declaration of L. H. Burnett,
sub-chairman appointed by cnairman
r.r Aberdeen, of the state central
committee, to take charge of the Aber
deen district. Mr. Burnetts statement
Is confirmed by those who have made
a special study of the election returns
In the southwest.
rrv, rt.morratlc vote was exception
ally light, although the Bourbons ap
pear to have a chance of placing men
in some state offices this Fall. - The
i movement has weakened
because of dissention among the lead
ers. Many of the better element n
quit in disgust. Within the last weeK
five committeemen of the Chehalis
County Bull Moose organization nave
returned to the Republican jom.
The rally held here Monaay nigm.
which opened the campaign in uie
state, has encouraged leaders locally
. Tr.t extent. Basing the Taft
vote in November on the Republican
vote in the primary ana auowjng ii
those that Wilson ana "'
get, leaders declare mat n
carry Chehalis County nearly two to
one and the district three to two.
STILL" MYSTERY SOLVED
Owner of Biplanes Rescues Con
trivance for Repairing Ships.
attjamv rr SeDt. 28. (Special.)
The mysterious still which was lo
... ..j h nn Albanv officer in some
woods on the Benton County side of
the Willamette River, a short distance
north of this city, and which was de
stroyed yesterday by a United States
revenue officer, was no still at aU, ac
cording to facts made public today by
John O. Burkhart, a local .aviator.
Instead of being a plant for the man
ufacture of moonshine whisky. It was
a contrivance erected by Burkhart in
which to steam stacks preparatory to
bending them in building and. repair
ing his two biplane airships.
When Burkhart heard today that the
officers had mistaken the plant for a
still and had thrown it into the river,
he and some friends fished it out of the
stream and brought It to the city and
set it up on a prominent street corner
for general Inspection,
Aeroplane Buckles on
Test Flight.
OTHER OFFICERS SEE CRASH
Lieutenant Rockwell and Cor
poral Scott Killed.
CAUSE TO BE INVESTIGATED
Commissioned Officer Takes Enlist
ed Man as Passenger on Fatal
Trip, Seeking License as
Military Aviator.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Two more
lives were sacrificed to aviation at the
United States Army aviation field.
College Park, Md.. near here, late to
day, when an army aeroplane fell 35
feet to the ground. Instantly killing
Corporal Frank S. Scott and so serious
ly injuring Second Lieutenant Lewis C.
Rockwell that he died later.
Hundreds of persons, including fel
low army officers attached to the avia
tion school, witnessed the tragic acci
dent. When they reached the scene
Corporal Scott was found dead several
feet from the wrecked machine, while
Lieutenant Rockwell was near by,
fatally Injured. The Lieutenant was
taken to the Walter Reed Army Hos
pital here, where he died this evening.
Flight Made as Teat.
Lieutenant Rockwell, had started up
with Corporal Scott as a passenger to
make a test flight In his trial for a
military aviator's license. They had
been in the air about eight minutes
and at a height of 500 feet began glid
ing down. About 35 feet from the
ground the aviator turned the machine
upward again and something went
wrong. The aeroplane buckled and
crashed to the ground, reduced to a
heap of wreckage.
Scott and Rockwell were burled sev
eral feet from the machine. Brother
officers, acting as officials of the test
flight, picked up the men. Scott was
lifeless, his clothes torn from him and
his bones broken. Rockwell, his head
buried partly In the earth, showed
signs of life.
Officers who witnessed the accident
were at a toss to account for it.
Aviators to Investigate.
Captain Charles DeFofest Chandler,
commanding officer of the aviation
school, convened a board of Inquiry to
make an investigation. The board con
sists of Captain Frank B. Hennessy and
Lieutenant Harry Graham and Thomas
Milling, all aviators. They will meet
next week.
A single utterance of Lieutenant
Rockwell probably brought death to
Corporal Scott and saved the life of
Captain Hennessy. When Rockwell
was about to start aloft Captain Hen
nessy approached him and requested
that he be taken along as passenger.
Lieutenant Rockwell ' replied, "No,
you're too heavy," and Corporal Scott
was selected to accompany the Lieuten
ant on the trip.
Lieutenant Rockwell was regarded as
a most careful aviator. Three weeks
ago he received his certificate as civil
ian pilot and since then had been ex
perimenting with the various machines
at the aerodrome.
Lieutenant Rockwell was the fourth
commissioned officer of the. United
States Army to meet death in an avia
tion accident. His home was in Cin
cinnati. He was 28 years old.
Ex-Officer Falls From Air.
HEMPSTEAD, n. T.. Sent. 28. John
U Longstaff. a former English army
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National Holiday of Infant Republic
Observed in Atmosphere Far
" From Oriental. '
: SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 28. (Special.)
For' the first time in the history of
the city, the Chinese of San Francisco
today are celebrating an Oriental holi
day in a manner distinctly Occidental.
This is Chinese Independence day,
marking the first anniversary of the
beginning of the revolution in China
which resulted in the overthrow of the
Manchu dynasty and the establishment
of the new Chinese republic.
A holiday was proclaimed by the
Chinese Six Companies and In conse
quence Chinatown today Is garbed in
gala attire. The five-colored flag of
the infant republic floats over every
store and residence in Chinatown and
children playing In the streets are
wearing the colors of the new Oriental
republic.
A street procession, oratory, banquets
and a monster street meeting comprise
the programme of today's festivities,
yet the noticeable feature of it all
the feature which at once struck the
eye of every visitor that walked
through the streets was the Occidental
atmosphere which permeated all China
town. ,
Today Is observed as the national
holiday of the new republic, because it
is the first anniversary of the capture
of Wu Chang by the revolutionists,
which marked the beginning of the
revolution in China that brought about
the overthrow of the Manchus. Stores
are closed and all business is sus
pended. . -
GLOVE "EXPERTS" PROBE
Government Benedicts and Bachelors
Learn About Hand Gear.
Married men of the Custom-House
staff, as well as those of the bachelor
class who have experience purchasing
gloves for idols of femininity, or were
"handed the mitten." were in confer
ence yesterday as experts to pass on
the materials of which a shipment of
gloves was manufactured, the question
being whether they were kid or sheep
skin. It was no easy task, but with
the aid of bills of lading and close
scrutiny It was decided that the cover
ing had originally been worn by sheep.
The gloves came from Germany and
numbered several hundred dozen pairs.
They were valued at 13115 and the
duty paid amounted to 11438.98. That
waa divided according to the length of
.mmini of embroidery on
each lot. whether stitched and for.
other classifications, out tne ouu
,..h from 81.25 to $4.50 a dozen
oairs. As a whole the lot paid duty
of 45 per cent ana some ui mo
,... ontpr.n on a basis of 70 per cent.
Gloves made of kid are taxed much
higher and while some are impuneu
from Germany, the best are said to
come from France.
POLICEMAN TRAILS BRIDE
Spokane Girl Lost In Courthouse as
License Is Procured.
x ro ANfTRTF.S. Sent. 28. (Special.)
Sleuthing ability worthy of a Burns
saved the marital plans or josepn v.
Bushnell, Chief of Police of Coronado,
from going to smash today.
Mr. Bushnell, six feet tall and built
like a gladiator, ambled into the mar
riage license bureau at the Courthouse
with Miss Lenore B. Killin, of Spo
kane, Wash., on his arm, and asked for
a marriage license.
While Mr. Bushnell was filling out
the blank illss Killin went in search
of a drink of water.
After an hour had elapsed and she
did not return Bushnell became
alarmed. .After a thorough search of
the building he found, Miss Killin on
the lower floor.
"Oh, I Just knewyou would know
how to find me when I got lost," was'
her smiling greeting.
"Ahem," said Mr. Bushnell, as they
hastened from the bunging,
MEXICAN SITUATION GRAVE
Foreign Nations Said to Be
Demanding Action.
HORRORS TO BE REVEALED
Senator Dick, at Head of Ohio Na.
tional Guard, Admits That He
. Has Been Preparing for
War lor Some Time.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. (Special.)
It Is reported here tonight on excel
lent authority, and in spite of a diplo-.
matic denial by President Taffs secre
tary at Beverly, that the President is
preparing to call a special session of
Congress to consider armed interven
tion in Mexico.
The President, It is understood, is to
place before Congress, probably in the
coming week, the record 'of an accumu
lation of, outrages and atrocities against
Americans and other foreign residents
of the troubled southern republic which
is calculated to make that body take
decisive action.
Foreign Interests Clamoring.
A report of communications from for
eign nations has also been prepared by
the State Department, which shows
that if the United States does not act
foreign nations must be permitted to
and will act in their own defense and
interest.
Without going into the motives of
the Administration for such a step at
this time, it Is conceded by all that if
Congress does authorize Intervention
it will change the entire political
horizon. It is pointed out that a War
Administration has never been turned
out of power by the voters, on the
principle that, it Is bad policy to trade
horses in crossing & stream. ""
Suppressed Facts Hinted At.
In addition to other significant
facts, a telegram has been seen here In
which Senator Dick, of Ohio, is report
ed to have told C. T. Fowler, of New
Jersey, that a special session of Con
gress, would be called by President
Taft next week. Senator Dick is quot
ed as saying that the President would
present information to Congress that
has been suppressed and which is of
such a nature that war will result In
Mexico.
Senator Dick Is at the head of the
National Guard of Ohio, and admitted
that be had been preparing for war for
some time.
"DRYS" FORGED, 'TIS SAID
Signatures to Local Option Election
Petition Declared False.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 28. (Spe
cial.) That the signatures of a num
ber of signers of petitions calling for
a local option election in this city have
been "forged" is the assertion backed
by a number of prominent hotelmen
and others interested in the fight. The
annonucement has created a stir here
and the matter may be threshed out in
the courts.
The "forgeries" lie in the fact that
wives signed for husbands when the
petitions were presented for signa
tures, and, this even though the hus
bands were willing, may be sufficient
to invalidate the election. It is as
serted that when the proxy signed
names are cast out there will be an in
sufficient number to call the election
Newsboy to Surfer Amputation in
Order That Victim of Motorcycle
' Accident May Live.
GART. Ind., Sept. 28. (Special.) A
surgical operation that is believed to
be without precedent In America will
be performed tomorrow at the Gary
General Hospital.
William Rugh. a crippled newsboy,
will give his useless leg in order that
skin may be grafted on the burned
body of Ethel Smith, an 18-year-old
victim of a motorcycle collision.
Fifty per cent of the cuticle on Miss
Smith's body was lost, and unless new
skin is procured she will not live.
Hearing of the girl's mlsfortune,.Rugh,
several days ago, offered to part with
his leg.
Miss Smith and Rugh will be placed
on adjoining operating tables. An
anesthetic will be given them. The
surgeons will cut off long strips of skin
from Rugh's leg, and will immediately
apply it to the legs of the girl. Fol
lowing the skin-grafting operation the
surgeons will amputate Rugh's leg just
below the joint.
Rugh was busy at his news-stand to
night breaking -in his "pal," Jim, a
deaf and dumb man, who will, manage
his business in the meantime.
Rugh's father, William Rugh, of
Cherryville, Or., has been informed of
the intended operation.
DEMOCRATIC BOARD NAMED
Washington Campaign Managers to
Have Charge of Funds.
SPOKANE. Sept. 28. National Com
mitteeman John Pattison announced
today that the following members of
a committee to handle the National
Democratic campaign In Washington
had been appointed: Clay Allen. Bel
llngham; Edwin C. Ewing, . Seattle;
Francis Garrecht, Walla Walla; Julius
Zittell, Spokane, and John Pattison, ex
offtcio chairman.
George E. Ryan, of Seattle, will act
as secretary for Western Washington,
and G. S. Canfield, of Spokane, for the
eastern part of the state. This com
mittee will route all National speak
ers through the state and probably will
decide on the disbursements of cam
paign funds.
MAN 92 WILL VOTE AGAIN
Robert Booth, Salem Nonagenarian,
Registers for F;ill ' Election.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 28. (Special.)
Robert Booth, 92 years old, registered
with the County Clerk today to vote
at the next general election, being the
oldest to register in Marlon County and
probably in the state.
He is the father of R. A. Booth, of
Eugene president of the Booth-Kelly
Lumber Company, and of J. H. Booth,
president of the State Board of Agri
culture. He was formerly a minister,
his last ministerial work being In a
Grants Pass pulpit. He is now a resi
dent of Salem.
INVITED MEN WILL ATTEND
W. C. Hawley and Major Mclndoe
Will Go to Albany Conference.
ALBANY. Or., Sept. 28. (Special.)
W. C. Hawley, of Salem, Representative
in Congress from tne First Oregon Dis
trict, and Major Mclndoe, of the United
States Engineer Corps of Portland, In
charge of Government work in this
state, both notified the Albany Com
mercial Club today that they will ac
cept the Invitation to attend the con
ference of Representatives of the river
cities of the Upper Willamette River
in this city October S.
Plans for river Improvement will be
discussed at the meeting.
Drain School Increases.
DRAIN. Or., Sept. 28. (Special.)
The public school has closed its sec
ond week with marked increase In all
Its branches, and with the Improve
ments contemplated will rank as one
of the best schools in the state. Its
high school privileges place It In the
rank with other high schools of the
state.
Good Fortune Comes
to Deaf Mute.
LETTER WINS FOR BROTHER
Richard Mansfield to Live With
Swiss Uncle.
BARON WAITS FOR NEPHEW
Eugene Hospital Employe, Expert
Lip Reader, Will Leave Soon for
San Francisco, to Meet Rela- ,j
tlve Long Separated.
EUGENE. Or., Sept. 28. (Special.)
Just as soon as he can hear from his
brother In San Francisco, Richard
Mansfield, now an orderly in the Eu
gene hospital, will leave for San Fran
cisco and thence to Berne, Switzerland,
to make his home on the estate of his
uncle. Baron von Beckham, who for
years has been searching for the young
man.
His brother, Edward Mansfield, who
came to America a number of years
ago and who is now a citizen of the
United States, has traveled about much,
making search for his brother by
means of advertising in the newspa
pers of different cities, letters to post
masters, private detective agencies and
any other method that seemed to offer
hope of success. '
The end of his search came purely by
chance and was the result of a piece
of good fortune.
Letter Brings Results,
Edward Mansfield was passing
through Eugene, on his way from Port
land to San Francisco, where he is in
business, and stopped off here to make
inquiries. He learned nothing In the
few hours he was here, so mailed a let
ter to the postmaster giving a detailed
description of his brother and asking
that the letter be given to a newspaper
to be used as an advertisement. The
postoffice employes recognized Mans
field from the description and turned
over the letter direct to him. He im
mediately wrote to his brother and will
go on to San Francisco as soon as he
gets an answer.
Mansfield is a deaf mute, having lost
his hearing and speech at the age of
3 as the result of a severe attack of
scarlet fever.
Several years ago he suddenly dis
appeared from Oxford University, in
England, where be was studying
chemistry. It was thought that his
sudden departure was due to temporary
Insanity, caused by grief over the
death of his father, who was a Cap
tain of a company of Highlanders dur.
lng the South African war and who
was wounded and brought home to
England, where he died. His mother,
too, is dead.
Allowance Burs Ticket.
Richard was put In college by his
father to work his way through as
far as possible, his father thinking
that would be the best plan to get him
to study more and be better for It In
later years. He had a small allow
ance and It was with this that he
bought his ticket to America.
It was believed at the time that he
had gone to America, where his brother,
Edward, was in business, and this was
later found to be true. A long search
throughout the East proved unavailing,
but he was Anally traced to Oregon
through the finding of persons who had
heard his inquiries for a brother in
Michigan but now in business in San
Francisco. The search for him ended
day before yesterday, when his brother's
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