Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1904)
'.1 .''"' 1 t ; DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY ' EVENING.' JUNE -3, ICCi CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER FLAT CAR 1TZUXUC Jk.' OOBnTT aocxmstt . iUT xzzxxd t nuaoxr CAB trancx voffub ot ot mjm 'yin Kounro-wii. now VXJTT XX CXVBOX CXBCUS. William I Cornett tu crushed to death br n flat car at the shops of th REED; OPPOSED BY MEN OF IIIS PARTY tOMw lunmra wxur. iw- fobted t xzwauouur oam- faxow &va OBOAirxsu fo TXAf rgjtfOKJCT.irif uni OOVTXMIOir XI TOO SUBOHsTT. Seventy Republican voters, assembled last evening for the purpoao of organls- X- Southern Padae -JUUway company.: at J Ing a . Republican campaign, club, de- I o'clock thla morning. Cornett waa working underneath the car. one 'end of which ha had raised too high by (neana -..;:. . ) ' i- ' ; ' ,';' WILLIAM L, CORNETT. ' of a hydraullo jack. The car toppled .V over upon him and slowly crushed out ' i - hla life, death coming In 10 minute. O. H. Coulter, who waa working with -Cornett, waa tha only wltneaa to the ac cident ue atated to coroner rimer . that he and Cornett were lifting tha end of the car from the trucks. One set of trucka had . been removed, the end .- reatlng on posts. Cornett put too much .pressure Into the hydraullo Jack, lift- t Ing the end of the ear ao high that it upset and fell over upon Cornett, who 'was lying upon hla stomach and could -not get out In time to aave hla life. The alarm waa spread and employee - re moved the dying man. Hla body waa . torn and bruised and many bonea were , .broken. The, coroner waa notified and the remains were taken to the morgue. 1 Cornett was years old and a native , of Virginia. He came west many yearn ago and haa been In the employ of the Southern Pacific company two year. He was regarded aa a good mechanic He la survived by a wife and two '. daughters, residing at II East Twentieth - street - Cornett was a deacon lrf the Third Presbyterian church, where the funeral will be held next Sunday. No Inquest will be held. clared themselves opposed to the candl ' dacy of Sanderson Reed, the nominee of their party for district attorney, and pledged their' support to John Manning. With this single exoeptlon, the mem bers of the club will support all of the Republican candidates, but Reed waa rejected on the ground that he is not a good Republican, and that his conver sion from Democracy la too recent to allow him to run for office on the Re publican ticket. The following rtaolu tlons were adopted: Resolution. Whereas, The approaching local elec tton and the officers to be chosen by the electors therein are of great importance to the community. Whereas. It is desirable that compe tent and consistent Republicans only should be elected to our county and city offices, and "Whereas, We, as Republican voters of this county In mass meeting essera bled, do organise ourselves into a Toung Men's Republican -club for the purpose of more effectually supporting the Re publican nominees of this county and eliminating from said ticket such mem ber as we -consider, unworthy of Repub lican votes, and it is therefore "Resolved, That we cannot and will not support any man who at all times heretofore has affiliated with the Demo cratic party, promulgated Democratlo principles, sat In Democratlo oonven lions, solicited an appointment as deputy district attorney under the last Demo cratic district attorney and haa hereto fore been opposed to the .Republican party and the Republican principles; "Resolved. That la ths absence of any regular or recognised Republican on our ticket for the office of dlstrlot attorney, we hereby recommend and endorse for the said office, Hon, John Manning, ths present encumbent; and it la further, "Resolved, That we support -and en dorse the straight . Republican ticket with the exception of the above men tioned candidate tor district attorney." The Officers of the olub, which is known as the Toung Mens Republican Club of Multnomah County, are: Presi dent, A. H. Mundorff; vice-president, M. Stark; secretary, Harry Williams; treas urer, T4 Sherry.- ARSENIC .WAS USED , : ; TO KILL CHICKENS JOHN SLERET IS ; POPULAR CANDIDATE John Sleret. candidate on the Demo cratic ticket for county commissioner, Is a prosperous farmer living near Pleas-j ant Home. With his father's, family he came to Multnomah county, when II , V "Wests? ea Wsah- loftoa street: a chilly, BELIEVE BATTLE IS BEING WAGED .... i .... (Continued from Pags On a) ths army attacking Port Arthur have been landed northeast of Tallenwan, but the number Is not known. i ' rf It has been determined by means of a chemical ' analysis that araenio was V nun to axxaara voxt. Thirty Tkomsaad Bsstans XaMs4 Aftes Xlnckow Defeat. (Joeratl Speelal krrle.) T rl a J iinik TAftina 4imam t m vtiliuitM . wiiuia .ud. m- wt v www i -- - . - w 1 the poison with whicb the chickens of pendent at St Peterabura; wlrea hla pa- H. W. Prettyman were destroyed. 'Dt. I per.tnai to.vov Huaaians, unaer uenenu Woods Hutchinson, who has been con-1 Kondrotovitch, were sent to relieve duotlnr an examination of the contents I Port Arthur, but they apparently aban- of the craws of the chickens, announcea I aonea tn project aner me unexpeciec today that the subsunc used was un-1 battle at Klnohow. doubtedlv arsenic I Not until then, says the correspond Those who are investigating ths case, ent, aia tne Kuseians Deueve mere nave been unable to apprehend the mis- I would be any serious difficulty in their creanta who are renponaiDie ror me ae- i relieving we oeieegvoreu wnnu wuon structlon of the chickens, and ths dee- I it Deoam a necessity, ec rati on of Mrs. Prettyman' a grave on Decoration day. The efforts to locate the guilty parties, however, will 'con tinue and they will be vigorously proee- Tuted If," caught- JOHX'SLERKT. years old, over years ago, settling near ths present site of Oresham. By Intelligent Industry he haa acquired a I good farm, and la a man highly es-l teemed by bis neighbors and all who know him. He will make a very strong race In eastern Multnomah, and deserves to do so In Portland also. FLOODS CAUSE BIG DAMAGE IN KANSAS (Continued from Fags One.) ABOUT THE GREAT COUPON SALE There are two reasons why we don't publish the names (not tne addresses) of the eight hundred and six (T) eager buyers who . have awamped our deska with eeumai since our flrat announce ment In the flrat place, ths 1 firm next door borrowed our di rectory this morning, and ' It's " risky business making names without It, because w might ac cidentally get Into trouble by stumbling onto a real one, and. In the second plaoe, we hav al ways condemned Imitators and do not want to appear inconsist ent Tee, there la another rea son, too; vacant houses are eo scarce in Portland, and to find home for this mad thronf of "eager buyera" Is a- task Indeed. Oh, yes, then again It taxes our Ingenuity to spell these names In , a manner ao aa not t "hit" soma real live person. But then what's the us, the mad "eaaer throngs" will continue, even if they have , ns manuxaoturao, . A SERIOUS WORD " Our prices hav been ruthless- ly cut on ever" piano In our es tablishment Our reasons for In augurating this slaughter are absolutely the ' only legitimate ones now being exploited by any bouse, and ours are the only price actually being cut -Our -large permanent prlo tags tell the tale. Oo the rounds first Then come to bur store, and as -the wealthiest and .oldest house. In the northwest w will do more for yon In a piano way than any Chicago firm doing buslneae under a Portland nam. Don't be hoodwinked. t mms 91 fi x,. ' . ; a p- 1 as w si mm mm ; rv:; V" IS M SATURMT MGHm . n REGULAR. 75c porta and Newton. More than four I Inches of' water fell In three hours at Lincoln Canter. The Santa F railroad tracks ars reported washed out In sev eral places. At Newton more than too people were I forced to flee from their homes by ths rapidly-rising waters, and resoue par ties were searching ail night and saving sufferers of the flood. Fruit and grain crops suffered severe I damage from ths high wind that accom panied the heavy rain and two deaths from lightning are reported. ' sooma or romaon mvin. KTTflSXAJTS WXLXi SUBURBAN POST- . : MASTER ARRESTED Alfred Haffenden, postmaster at (Jooroal Special Berrlee.) Btl Petersburg. June I.- Eight ' hun dred Russian plotures and art objects will shortly be shipped to St Louis and will go aa the result of private In itiative, according to the Novo Yremya. mrjssxur orau. xovta sxnurs. (leurnal Special Berrlee.) Paris, June J. A telegram today Woodstock, one of the city's suburbs. Btates that the new grand opera house was arrested mis morning oy earsj at tn, RuMian capital waa destroyed by ' oincers on in cnarge oi i gra Thursday. money oraer junas. n is ciiargou inn " ; tie has appropriated the sum of II1S.44 from the funds which were In his '' charge. . .. v The warrant of arrest was sworn to " by PoaUl Inspector O. C Riches, and " was served upon Haffenden this morn- "- Ing. . He was taken before a United States commissioner, where bonds were fixed in the sum of $600. On producing that amount he was released from cus- . tody. : LOCAL OPTION MASS MEETING A mass meeting called by the local option citizens' committee will be field tonight at the Empire theatre. Well 1 known speakers will address the meet ing, Including P. A. Baker of Columbus, Ohio, a well known local option cham pion. Good music will be provided; Mlsa 1 Hoberg will sing the "Star Spangled Banner. JOHN LAMONT FOR STATE SENATOR John Lamont, the regular Democratlo nominee for state senator, waa born In Chautauqua county. New York, June 1848. He went with his parents to Wisconsin In 1149, was reared on a vim - ftp.; $ s f i i . LAST DEMOCRATIC : RALLY TOMORROW .,, ; Oreat preparations are being i..jr,e maae oy tne Democratlo execu- 4 .. tive committee for the closing d rally of the campaign which is , to be held Saturday evening at ;:. 4 the Empire theatre.- Governor t ,:.. Chamberlain la to be one of the ; speakera and will present the .. 4 reasons why the voters of Mult- ,i, e nomah county should elect the . Democratlo ticket next Monday. e , J. E. Hedges, candidate for Joint f representative from Clackamas " end . Multnomah counties, and 4 i several of the other . nominees 4 ,. will make brief addresses. The' 4 program Includes also . speeches w , by some of the best known and 4 most popular public speakers In 4 the city. . " A feature of the evening will be singing by Rose Blooh-Bauer. 1 Selections will also be rendered , 'by the Woodmen of the, World ' 4 band.- - A' street parade in which ' the band wllk participate 1 to 4 precede th meeting. ; ' ' Ladles are Invited to bs pre- e ient at th theatre. ..-x.-v - . . - e , ..,H;....;,4 J S-.v..-,- . ,;.y. .:.'-..., ' t'f i "i v. - ,i , , - X ! f ' jCi , $p tf V t". I tU.. . it 'i . T ijlsTailiVssi(iii XiStest Advices From Tskaaak Show I ' Samag-s Xeavler Than asportsd, (Joorsal (pedal lervlee.) Omaha, Neb.. June I. The latest re ports from ths town of Tekamah Indi cate that ths damage dons by ths tor-1 nado which struck that place Is mors severe than at first reported. A score of persons were Injured. The storm struck the opera-house, where a number of pupils were rehearsing for commencement exercises, carrying away ths roof and severely injuring a num ber of th scholars. Th storm burst upon ths town with out warning, and many had narrow as-1 oapesi. :- ,i'.;.'t ;',.( , ;-..v, t; , KAJtT XATTXXXJDS Brans. . $25 ALLEN k CILEEBT RANAXEK C0, $ ADVEDTI5IN0 COUPON This coupon will be r eeived at th store of Allen A Gilbert Ramaker Co., Sixth and Morrison streets, as th first or cash pay ment of Twcnty-Flrc Dollars toward th purchase of any on f th piano dur ing this sal,' If an organ la purchased, then this cou pon will be accepted for 110 only. Easy terms on th balance. tOVaUrAA COTFOX. 7 Only One to a Customer " $ 't. I No Telephone Orders Taken Powers Mrmrare., (La j 1111 EHII 111- I., tfMMi0M , iSl IIIWM m-4 A 'A'llBSllSll I - -0t n.n , n- -? i . ' i L ' ' i ' .'' r i . srsi 190 FIRST STREET The Store That Saves Yon Money 'Hi y-n n m1 m1ir siSesi finlailii"'e -Sw-- VISIT THE Bid HOUSE JUIn Qilbert-Daniaker (o. Oldest, ZArgest, COR. SIXTH AND MORRISON STS. . ; Oppesit Sleavy mis of Water Follows Clonl burst, Flooding SaUroad Track. (JoarBil Special Bervlee.) Sterling. CoL, June I. The heavy rise of water following a cloudburst flooded a considerable portion of the Union Pacific railroad track in thla county. While many fields of hay are ruined, no loes of life or livestock has been reported. xotrurziui futb fox zxra. MISS PAFFRATII LEADS FOR QUEEN BUSINESS STUDENTS GRADUATE TONIGHT Ths annual commencement exercises of the Holmes Business colleg will be held this evening at o'clock at th Marquam Grand theatre. ' Th class this year numbers tl students. Ths olass color la crimson.-and th flower, the I Jacqueminot rose. Th pro grass Is as follows: Muaio Travlata" Fantasia t .Verdi Spanish Students. I Invocation .....,, Rev. Elwln L. House. I Vocal solo "Magnetlo Walts". ..ArdlU Mlsa Ethel M. LytA. Mrs. Warren XL Thomas, aooompanist. Annual address ,.......,.....v... Dr. 7. Bursette Short. I Violin aolo "Flower Song Xang .; douoiesiey B. Brereton, JsOss Katherln F. Brereton, aooom- v', , i . santst.- t--'- -t. .....- Presentation ' of diplomas . M . Mrs. O. Holmes-Lawrenoe. . Vocal solo "Beloved, It Is Morn'.. Alyward si us xtnei M. Lytle. I CI as prophecy Hiss B. Gwendoline Lovltt. Miss Ella Strong. Sons; mw. mmmmm Graduating Clasa Mnslo Violoncello obllgato Lore's Sorrow" Romans, . Shelley Spanish Students. Do You Look at Our Windows? IT WIL,L, PAY YOU Everything in the line of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Diamonds, Opera Closes, Umbrellas, Cut Class, Etc. ., GIVE US A CALL ABENDROTH BROS. .; .... JEWELER5 AND OPTICIANS a 334 Washington Street ; Opp. Imperial1 Hole! CAJUrXVAX. VOTEBTO ooktxsz BSZVOS OUT FOXOXS OF OAsTSZ- batxs azorrara xosa tea OOsTTSSS HAS XBMM ABAAJTOSO I S OF VAVAZi TSSSZUL tJouraal Special Bervlee.) Fort Scott. Kan.. June I. The Marma- ton Jlver Is over, a mil, wide her and the whole north end of the town la in undated. One thousand people were resoued from Belltown, a suburb, during the night, where the water Is now run ning five feet deep and In Some Instances Margaret Paffrata MM..M.v.L(ll fairly oovering the houses. At Owels Anna Simmons (32 the Neosho la SO feet above the normal. I Bessie Aaron ...... Two hundred persons were forced to Pearl Jones H. M. CAKE REPLIES TO REED'S CHARGES COTTOJT SA1CAOSS. 81 ..................... su flee, one family being compelled to leave Mabel Atkinson 81 9 behind the dead body of a child, laid Fanny Hende ............ 748 out for burial. i Tabltha C, Kern............. 664 Retha Fowler 634 Leila Russell 6S1 Ma Mason I3T (Journal Special Service.) The foregoing shows ths result Of the Fort Worth, Tex., June 8. A heavy third count of votes for the Federated- storm swept the north end of western I Fraternal Madrl Gras and Festival Texas tnis morning, noing much dam- Lnun.mHnr . eontaat. Th emint .in age to growing cotton crops. At Purdy - .v. several dwellings were demolished. N ?f?7 .V1?!?. 5STf loss of life is reported. " . " I .r At Dallas telesTanh and teienhone soarr. -mu.ri.n naa oeia me wires are prostrated and the Western I lad ever Bines ths contest started. She Union building is damaged. Portland. June I. To th Editor of The Journal We dealr to reply In a few words to ths charge of "extortion" on the part of Cake ft Cake, and con spiracy of , BV XV Slglsr, oontalped in your puDucauon or J una s. All of th proceedings connected with th case of the Rainier Mill and Lum ber company ax matters of court reo ord. Suit was brought by our clients, Gardner XC Wilder and others In Inter, est, for dissolution of partnership for reasons- set out la the oomplalnt The oas was tried, and after ft full hearing, all of th Issues raised by the pleadings wer decided by th court In favor of th plaintiff, from which decision air. Reed haa taken no appeal B. D. Big ler was appointed receiver of th part narshln stat under 830,000 bonds. - All of th property of the concern. except a small portion, was sold to W. L Reed at his own bid, under order of the court, and all of th facts connected with those transactions In which Mr. Slgler Is charged with conspiracy have been before th conrt snany times through written snd vocal charges of w. I. Reed, in all oases nasitna- court decided adversely -to- Mr.'-Reed'a ontn tlon and. sustained Mr. Slgler la all bis actions. Mr. Slgler. as receiver, has mads no movs In th handling of the property except under th direct orders of th court. Th charge of extortion Is based upon an offer out or court, by Mr. Reed to our clients, of 88.(60 for our clients' interest Is ths remaining assets of the firm. Our clients, Gardner JC Wilder and others. Insisted upon this amount being net, Mr. Reed to pay all th oourt and receiver expenses. Including re ceiver's atorneys fees, la ' these nego tiations Out of court, our firm Insisted upon th sum f IK as a, reasonable compensation for their servloee as at torneys for ths receiver. Mr. Reed de clined to pay said or say attorneys' fees, and refused to leave th settle ment of th sams to ths oourt, and con sequently said negotiations out of oourt were ended. The petition filed la this case was to settle ths . question of whether our firm was entitled to S366 as attorneys for ths reoelver or sot, and th allowance and th amount of attorneys' fees is entirely within the discretion and control of th oourt, and will be determined by th court when this petition Is heard. .. ... Mr.-Reed's- attorneys ren tals nnatter wer first, Messrs. Fentoa 6s Wilbur; thereafter EL S. Coovert, and .at pres ent Ralph R Xmnlway, who la conduct ing these proceedings for him. We make this explanation in view of th publicity that has been given to Mr. Reed's affidavit, otherwUe w would follow our . usual praotice of, conduct ing our cases In oourt and not through th newspapers ' H. M r.Amn Mothers lose their dread for "that ter rible second summer" when they hav Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Straw- berrv In th house. Nature's neoifla for bowel complaints of every sort. I DEATH IS PEACEFUL (Continued from Page One.) JOHN LAMONT. farm, educated in the old "log school house, and spent one year at the Wis consln state university. He taught school for a time; was engngrea in the manufacture' and sale of agricultural implements from 1869 to 1880; con' nected with the land department of the Chicago & Northwestern ; railway and the Illinois Central railway from 1889 to isk7, ana was engaged m tne real estate and Insurance business until 1805, when he came to Portland. He Is best known here from his con nection with the Columbia Telephone company, having assisted in financier. Ing and constructing ths plant, and was Its manager for nearly seven years. He Is at present a special representative of the Mutual Life Insuraac company of New Torfc. Mr. Lamont has always been a Demo crat, snd has sever been candidate for Office before, ,: ,: ..f- hss lived In Portland for IS years, and haa a host of friends and acquaintances I in ths west. The carnival management will tomor row learn the names of the five war boats which are to be on duty la th harbor for the Fourth of July celebra Itlon. The management haa written to as Honevman A McBrlde. Biz vtwre Senator MitoheiL asking him to give I aao they established a house in Seattle, the names of the vessels and their com- Sad Time for Goodness. manders, also to mention the number of J Besides being a shrewd merchant. Mr. t l?Jl ?' Honeyman found time to always take f"?-.l ti7l!i in Ti an active Interest In the welfare of the toAh0,w,,m nJL !.S? Ttt .k. a .f w. v. A letter from tne captain of th As- Elated with Oal Prtyfa : church L. "" ,n ear in his residence here, waa rrl. 1 '""" MO ' LOTTERY SCHEME IHIERi ERY1 PUROTASERof roe ofw NEW RIVAL RANGES J T ' A PRESENT OF Afi.OO IN CASH , This Range, of which ire recently received two car loads, -sells for $80.00, but to all purchasers for limited time we will male a gift of 85.00. making th Rang stand you 111.00. As for make, th New1 Rival occupies a field f Its own unchallenged. 1 .:.;(- . dent of the congregation up to last Oc tober, and at the time of his death was a member of the session. He was al ways Interested In. higher cltlsenship, waa a leading' member of the Law En forcement league, and when the present Municipal assooiation was formed be- I teams of Vancouver and Oregon City to a eonteat. during the carnival. A I handsom cup will be offered by the carnival management as a prise for the I winning team. Th Fourth or July committee antici pates such a large crowd at the Fourth onm u. n-uMi nttif tva k. h.i of July celebration that It Is arrang ers. On of these will be placed on West Park Street near the Park school and tha other will be on Park Street near Taylor street at the time of hla death. He has ever been a foe of the saloon box and of the gambler and the profligate, and was one of the speakers before the city council a few days ago, and at that time earn. estly urged that the anti-box law be oassed. In charitable work lie was a member of the St Andrews society from the date of hla arrival In Portland, was its presi dent for two years and for 10 years was a member, of , Its relief committee. Al- inougn not a weanny man. ne always stood ready to aid the needy. His widow was ths first resident of the Young women's Christian Associa tion, in Portland, and is now Ha presi dent His children are Arthur, the eld est son, who has 1. been associated with hla father In business; Bruce, th second son, at school; Kenneth, the third son, 18 years of age. and Ruth. IT years of age, at the Portland academy. Arrangements for thS funeral have not been finished, but Rev. Mr. Gilbert, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian church, will; deliver the sermon, and Interment will be in Riverview cemetery. V; tow EttdrsioD Rates To St Louis and Chicago and return, account world's fair, via Great Northern railway, June T. 16, iT. 18. H. Dickson. v m a,, a. mi .urn rii oruano. DECLARES "RING" MUZZLED PAPER ; (Continued from Page One.) which Is sworn to ,bf or a notary pub Ho, that this was not so and that hej holds the proofs. . ,. Many such Instances ar cited by him 1 Which claim to show th ring methods. I Saloons Fay Small Taxes. A committee which ha been at work I claims to have found out that th sa-1 loons or this county combined pay leal taxes than any other single business of I any sise. it is also claimed bv; thel commute that 88 ner sent of the orfm. inai oases in the county arise from the j aaioons. causing ths count- man thou. sands of dollars expense. Ths saloon owners nave maintained that .tha taxes would b higher If saloons' were abol ished but the committeemen declare I they have SignaUy disproved such Ue-1 1L: Housecleanlns. Which most Of us ara In tha niihl - brings up ths needs of ths household. If 'tis a Carpet Ton rawt w mw uuiviiuuii vr vwivw or un KlICDen, WS r the people you're looking for. Perhaps It's a new Rug for the parlor. ' Our line of Ingrain, Tapes try or Body Brussels, Royal Axmlnster and Velvets Is without doubt the finest In the city. "Tou'U say ao when you see It As for prloe you know vry wall wa beat aU- athsra,; we'll save you SI per ent, rrr .tlme.iaw . 172-174 FIRST ST. m i - Jmmm mw mmm mm sass tf m m II i sn ' e 'MX ir:n V.' Tl '