22rd YEAH. NO. 245
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I CITY STIRRED TO DEPTH
Murderers of Prominent
Lawyers Still at Largo
MILITIA CALLED OUT
Captain Rankin Will ba Avenged,
Col. Taylor's Whereabouts
. v are Unknown
til
ONE VM ESCAPES THE MOS
Man Named Powell Evade Murders
by Leaping Into Bayou and Swim
ming Across, Returns to th Scene
Later and Relates Story. x ,
UNION CITY, Tenn., Oct. 20.-A
dispatch from . Reelfoot tonight,
where a mob of masked , men early
this morning look Col R. Z. Taylor,
aged 60, and Captain Qucntin Rankin,
both of Trenton and widely known
lawyers, out of their hotels at that
place ad murdered the luitefs, failj to
report the finding of Cot. Taylor's
body or any trace of his whereabouts.
A man named JPowell, who hauls fish
from The' Log to Myckman Is said to
have been forced to accompany the
mob which numbered about 80 mem
bers.' Powell had been staying at the
hotel when the riders called every
one out and compelled them to line
tip. Col. Taylor, Captain Rankin and
a surveyor whose name is unknown,
are said to have been taken away,
others being permitted to return to
their beds. Powell states, it is said,
that after killing. Rankin, a vote was
taken, regarding the disposition to be
made otj Taylor.: After a, dispute,
Taylor made a dash and jumped into
the Bayou river and started to swim
across it. A number of shots were
fired at him and in 'the - confusion
Powell slipped away and brought
back the story of his escape. Search
ers found the trees on the edge of
the Bayoa clipped with bullets and
there were deep footprints in the
mud along the shore. On the other
side of the Bayou tljere was single
footprints. Governor Latterson ar
rived" at Humboldt during the after
noon and held a consultation with the
citizens of Trenton who came to
meet him. Governor Patterson an
nounced he had offered $10,000 re
ward and would visit the scene in
person. '""" ' '
Judge Joseph E. Jones adjourned
the circuit court this afternoon and
called a special session at this city
PICTURES A
DECLARES
Has Not Authorized Posters How in Circulation
With Alleged Interview on Political Situation
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 20, In a; of Labor has made no statement ex
statement td the Associated Press, - pressing his views, Mitchell says
John Mitchell, former president of that the federations' policy is that of
the Mine Workers of America, saysorganized labor is not committed : to
that , secretaries of various local any political party, but so far as in
unions have written " him regarding
the use of his picture with an inter
view below, purporting to give his
views on the present political situa
tion. Mitchell says he has authorized
no such pictures and takes this means
of informing the various locals : of
that fact. , He says no poster, con
taining his Jikeness is genuine ' and
excepting circulars issuetl by the
-council of the American Federation
which it in hi circuit. He announced
that he will have the grind Jury era
pannclled at once and will have court
ordered immediately. Governor Tat
tenon 'will have the militia called
out to protect 'section if necessary,
One hundred militiamen mobilized at
Nashville tonight and left (or Reel
foot Luke. . Orderi calling them out
d'd not state whethey they will do
guard) duly at the court house pend
ing the grand Jury investigation or
whether they are to go into field
service,
iisFTS last mm
TRIP STARTS TODAY
WILL TOUR INDIANA BRING
; INO HIS WORK TO CLOSE
AT YOUNGSTOWN.
FINAL SPEECH C.'l NOV. 2
National CommSttes Will Send Prom
inent Speakers Into ' Ohio, New
York and Indiana For Final Whirl
in These States.
NEW YORK. Oct. 20-Judge Taft
will leave Cincinnati tomorrow night
and begin at once his tour of Indiana.
On return from New York he will
close the campaign with a speech at
Youngstown, Ohio, Monday night,
November 2 The impression that
the1 Republican national committee
has virtually . taken " charge of the
campaign in Ohio is erroneous. The
impression doubtless grew out q
a statement made today by Chair
man Hitchcock that the national
committee had arranged to send' a
number of speakers into the state.
The national committee has done this
with full understanding with the
state committee. So the matter was
explained at the national headquar
ters today. The national committee
is especially interested in Ohio be
cause of the many, though disputed
reports of disaffection in several sec
tions of that state. The committee in
sists it has no doubt of the result in
the state as a whole. It now pro
poses it was said, to "Clinch the
nail." Taft will appear at all the day
meetings which have been scheduled
in his itinerary in Indiana and Qhio
but will not speak at any of them.
The object of this is to satisfy the
crowds that are expected to attend
and, to save Taft's voice for the night
meeting's. After the conference late
today with State Chairman Wood
ruff Mr. Hitchcock said while he
never had any doubt about' New
KRAUD
MITCHELL
their power they are endeavoring to-
elect to 'office bonafide members of
trade unions and others known to be
in 'sympathy with political and indus
trial reforms necessary to the wage
earner. Other than circulars carry
ing out this idea which he has writ
ten and will continue to write, Mit
chell says, were written supporting
no candidate. ' . r
York, he is confident than ever that
Taft ifhd Sherman electors would
have a great plurality in that state
and that he is just as confident of the
re election of Governor Hughes. The
final whirl of Republican national
campaign will occur in Indiana, Ohio
and New York. From now until the
day of voting every available speaker
of national reputation will be heard
in the three states which both parties
regard as pivotal. The national com
mittee has arranged to throw the fol
lowing speakers into Ohio: Taft,
Postmaster-General Meyer, Secre
tay Garfield, Secretary Straus, Sena
tor Doiliver, Senator La Poilette,
Leslie M. Shaw, General O. O. How
ard, Representative Foster of Ver
mont and Representative Longworth
of Ohio, The campaign in Indiana
also will be conducted with all the
vigor the national committee can put
into it. . . ".' "
ST. ; PETERSBURG, Oct. 20.-
Russia has been given to understand
from Bulgarian sources that Bulgaria
although doing everything for the
preservation .of peace, cannot look
with indifference V on the military
preparations of Turkey and that if
mobilization is ordered in ' Turkey,
Bulgara will be forced to inaugurate
military operations herself.
DO NT WANT POLITICS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. -The
supreme court of the United States
today' indicated the disapproval of
the efforts to bring that court into
politics by denying the motion to
advance the hearing in the case of
the Nobel State Bank of Oklahoma
against Governor Haskell and oth
ers, involving the constitutionality of
the Oklahoma Bank depEs.it guaran
tee law. "'' ..'",'' ";, . '
Ill 11 J D ISMI PI
ILSITf EOETEllTlffl?
Sequestered Convict Sends Out Letter Seeking to
Perpetuate
IT REACHES THE ADDRESSEE PROMPTLY
Henry Elunk Endeavors to Allure
Into Further Csi;cert cf
Release
The Morning Astorian is present-,
mg a case this morning that indi-1
cates some very loose methods pre-
vailing at the Oregon State Peniten
tiary, aside from the foul spirit that
actuates the man behind the letters'
quoted, and which will make many
people in this section profoundly re
gret the mistaken leniency with which
udge Thomas A. McBride' disposed
of a certain criminal matter at the
June; term of the Circuit Court for
this county, to-wit that of " Henry
Blunk, the scoundrel who ruined one
sister and sought to destroy the
moral nature and character of a
younger sister, but was foiled. ,; :
It will be remembered that this
man blunk ran, away from seaside
Hth Clara, the 13-year-old daughter
of Mr. and . Mrs. Millard, the girl go
ing up the road dressed in boy's
clothing, supplied her by Blunk,
only to be arrested i at Portland
through the agency, of the Women's
Aid Society and 1 restored to .her
family. Blunk was nabbed at the
same time and brought back here
and subjected to arrest and trial,
upon a "charge of attempting to lead
a minor into vicious ways, and sent
to the penitentiary for. one year, he
entering .the state's prison list June.
The case was notable at the time for
the cold and callous infamy of the
man's dealings with both ""girls, and
stirred up a good deal of popular
feeling at the time.
Blunk" had hardly, entered the pen'
before he secured the services of
his cell-mate, one Robert Walze, to
write the following letter to the elder
BRYAN AT LOUISVILLE,
Candidate' Makes Five
Speeches to
Enormous Gatherings.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 20. -Passing
in review before thousands of people
along the line of march followed by
a parade of many hundreds of march
ers and speaking to more people than
the sound of bis voice could reach,
Col. Bryan tonight made a brief rally
south of the Ohio river. The rally
in Louisville culminated one of the
buricst days of the campaign and the
outpouring here equalled any and
perhaps surpassed anything, in 'the
way of demonstration the candidate
has met with since he was notified
of his nomination. For the time he
left New Albany, Indana, just across
the Ohio river until he spoke his
final words of farewell, Bryan was
the recipient of a continuous ovation,
His favorite topic today wer the
democratic platform as it relates to
labor; guaranty bank deposits and
the publicity of campaign contribu
tions and frequently aroused his
hearers to a high pitch of enthusiasm.
DEMOCRATS HAVE $300,000.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20-The Dem
ocratic national committee today
gave out its list of contributors of
sums for October 17 and 19. Con
gressman Ridder said that the cam
paign funds now amount to about
$300,000.; Tammany Hall is credited
th giving $10,000. John T. Murphy
of Montana gave $250 and L. C. Mc
Laine of California $100.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Los Angeles 8, San Francisco 1.
Oakland 7, Portland 2.
His Crime
Utile Clara KiHard cf Seasida
Crirn3 With Him, on His
Next July
of the two sisters he had wronged,
evidently with the intention of throw-
ing her off her guard as to his subse-
quent intentions toward the childish
sister:-, -.,.. '...'.:'.J ' '' :. ':' :
. "Oregon State Penitentiary, '
"Salem, Oregon,
i "June, 21, 08
"Write on Lines on this Side of
Paper Only. ' ,
"Miss Ethel Millard. . '
"Madam. In regards to a Freand
of mine by the name hi Henry Blunk.
I am pening you a fuw lines to let
you know that he is xi"il and think
ing of the further to come. As for
me taking the liberty to rite to you,
why you see he only gits to rite once
a month and as he is a cell mate of
mine why he got me to rite this note
for him. He wants to know how
you are gitting along and if you are
still willing to marie him. For ' if
you ar he is wiling to take you. He
does riot blame you for this trouble
but he blames your father, he dos not
think he acted right. Well hoping
you ar well and will anser this letter
soon I will close and remain your
well wisher . ;
v' "Mr. ? Robert Walze" :
This letter, with all that pass from
the cells of prisoners at the Oregon
State Penitentiary, must have passed
under the eye of an officer detailed
to scan such things, and it would
have passed muster alright, since it
was just what might have heen ex
pected from a man in his position,
to the .woman whose life he has
(Continued on page 8)
111 ILLS ST. JOIIO'S
LI! fOIl DDI W
HASKELL SPEAKS.
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 20. Gover
nor Haskell before a large crowd at
the Fair Grounds, spoke in praise
of Oklahoma and Texas and criti
cized President Rooseve'H Judge
Taft and Senator Beve- idge. Once
during his speech V, enthusiastic
spectator called out " "What about
Hearst?" Governor Haskell replied:
"There is some names which it would
be wrong to mention where Henry
W. Grady once spoke."
ABPSS LOQSEBALL
GAL? TO JAPS
THIRD DAY OF FLEETS VISIT
IN EAST BRINGS ADDI
TIONAL RECREATIONS.
PERFECT C33ER PREVAILS
In Every Instant Where There Was
a Possibility of Trouble the Jap
anese Met Situation With Utmost
Courtesy, Avoid;;; g Any Friction.
TOKIO, Oct. 20.-The third day
of the American occupation of Ja
pan brought about every description
of entertainment for the officers and
men of the battleship fleet and visit
ing business men from the Pacific
Coast, from the audience and lunch
con with royalty to a baseball game
between nine of the fleet and the
Keio University. For the present
Tokio is the center of v attraction,
many of the officers and about 600 men
are visiting this daily, but Yokohama
is filled wth bluejackets who are of
fered every form of entertainment
while a large numbers of others are
visiting nearby points of interest by
means of special trains. Up to the
present perfect order prevailed
among the sailorsV In every case
where there has been any possibility
of trouble, the Japanese have met
the situation with the utmost courtesy
avoiding any friction. Tere is no di
muniton in the popular enthusasm
with which the Americans are receiv
ed on the 'streets and whereever car
riages are bringing American officers
appear the streets are lined with
cheeringmasses of Japanese. Base
ball ended in a victory for the Keio
team after IS innings. The decision
of the Japanese umpire was question
able but was good humoredly accept
ed by the boys of the fleet.
Subscribe to the Morning Astorian.
AUSTRIA CONDUCT
' ANGERS SERVIANS
General Vukclitfs -Arrested
r.d Imprisoned
rt
BELGRADE, Oct. 20. General
Vukolics, official of Montencgran
rnm-ni -!, fWin.V three
days ago for this city with a special
message for the Servian government,
arrived here at noon today after
having been arrested at Agram by
Austrian gendarmes and detained in
custody for seven hours until a order
releasing him was received from
the AustroIIungarian foreign minis
ter. The general says, notwithstand
ing he had passport and safe con
duct given by. the Austrian govern
ment, he was roughly handled, per-
If. T. Buttsnvorth hr
dered Entering Her
FOLLOWED FRO;.! STORE
Dead E.!as Was
a Prcninsnt
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rV.'eH Knc
m fall cut r;3
Mrs. Butterworth Hears Her Hus
band Slam Front Gats and an In
stant Later Hears His Body Fall,
' But no Shot Was Heard.
PORTLAND, Oct. 20. -II. T.
Butterworth, a jeweler and promi
nent business man of St. John, a sub
urb to the north of this city, was
shot through the heart and instaii'Jy
killed by a highwayman shortly after
9 o'clock tonight. The murder was
committed in Butterworth's front
yard. The object was to steal a dia
mond ring valued at about $350 which
Butterworth wore.
Butterworth had just entered his
front gate after closing his.sore a
few blocks distant Mrs. Butterworth
and her two little girls heard the gate
shut and arose to meet the husband
and father at the door. An instant
later they heard Butterworth fall,
though no shot was heard by them.
Mrs. Butterworth opened the door
and ran to the side of her prostrate
husband to see what the matter was,
and discovering that, he had been
shot she summoned neighbors and
these called a physician. The serv
ices of the latter were useless as the
victim was killed instantly.
The St. John police believe that
Butterworth was followed home by
someone, aware that he wore valu
able jewelry and that as he passed
into the shaded gate the assassin
discharged a heavy calibre revolver
close to his body. Wifh remarkable
swiftness the ring was removed from
the fallen man's finger and before
Mrs. Butterworth had opened the
door the robber had disappeared.
LEE BARRY TO TAKE CHARGE
MILTON, Or., Oct. 20,-Lee Ber
ry of this city has been appointed by
the County Court to take charge of
the Umatilla exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition.
by Austrian Gendarmes
for Seven Hour
sonally searched and his baggage
ansackccl. Hie occurrance has again
-rousca idling I"wara AUS
J - LTn.- e 1: A.
tria on the part of the Servians and
the people are greatly excited. , The
general is the hero of the moment in
Belgrade.
' MONTPELIER, Vt., Oct, ,20.
The Legislature today re-elected
Senator Dillingham : to the United
States Senate, and elected former
Governor, Page to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator Proctor.
Both are Republicans.