THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1903.
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SHOWS MAHY
SIGNS OF
Gil
Bcllinghara 3fan, Suspected
. of Wife Murder, Appears
' to Be on .Point of Making
' "Confession Whiskey the
'; Cause of Downfall.
Belltngtiam, Wuh, Sept !. "Whis
key caused ray downfall." This was one
Of the remarks . mad by Jama K
; Thomas tonight whan ha wu bslng
''sweated by tha police In an attampt
, to fores him to eonfesa "the murder of
hit wife, whose body was found today
burled la a potato patch In tha yard
back of their house.
Thomaa refuaed to admit that ha
murdered bla wife, but the-authorities
' believe hta eonfeaalon will coma before
' another 14 houra haa panned. Just aa
Chief of Police Cade and Captain of
Polloa Callahan were leaving tha ac
cused Bttn'i eell tonight they told
Thomas ho would ret off eaaler If he
. would tell all ha knew of the affair.
Thomaa paused for a moment and then
replied:
"1 don't know what to do. I will think
... : It over."
Chief Cade believes he haa tha right
man in Jail and la certain Thomaa will
confess.
Later details of tha atrocious murder
rive it tne appearance or Doing tne moat
horrible ever committed in thla part of
tha state. Detective Tom Nugent, who
has been : trying to solve tne mystery
. since the disappearance of the woman.
is tba man who found tha decomposed
body this afternoon. Nugent went to
the Thomas home, In Happy Valley, In
, feouth Belllngham. accompanied by Caa
tain Callahan. There was a suspicion
that the. woman might have been slain
and her body burUd. Nugent states
that his attention was attracted lmme-
' oiately to a burned-out stump In tha
back yard of the bouse, where a auan
' tity of dry potato vines had been piled.
' A cave-ltke apace had been left In the
tump by a fire. . Nugent began dig-
. ging on tne siao or tne stump ana
found chunks of sod buried, and knew
i ne ground naa Deen lined in recently.
', He went around to the other side of the
tump, began pulling away the potato
vines maa uneartnea tne woman a Dody.
. When tha body was examined this
afternoon- - by Coroner- Thompson and
tne aetecuves, evidence was found that
'clearly showed - that an attempt had
been made to cremate the body In the
f euro p. iry sucks ana cnarred pieces
-of paper were found deposited under the
noay ana tne woman's dress was burned
In places. That Thomas prepared the
- creraarory, ugntea tne papers under
neath and then fled Is the belief of the
authorities. Just how the woman was
killed may never be known if Thomas
fails to confess. There are Indications
to show that a blow might have been
truck on the skull over the rfght ear.
In the chest two round hole - were
BENTON COUNTY MAN HAD JEN'
GRANDPARENTS AT-HIS: BIRTH
xouna that undoubtedly were caused by
leaden bullets. The lone hair of tha
woman (was clotted with blood.
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Benton county makes a strong bid
for ths word's record for grandparents.
Tha history of tht Govs family of Phil
omath eclipses tha claim of a record
recently mads by some Vancouver, B.
C, people.. This story Was of a baby
being born who represented the fifth
11 vine veneration on his mother's side
and ths fourth on his father's
The names of those In the accom
panying photograph are: Mrs. Hannah
8. Gove, Gilbert W. Gore, Oeorge D.
Gove, George Pratt Gove and George
Leonard Gove.
The rrand parents of the last de-
soendents are still living, making four
unbroken oouples In this remarkable
and unusual history of ths Gove fam-
11 'Wien tha oldest son of Mrs. George
D. Gove was born, 25 years ago, he bad
10 living grand parents on his father's
side, one on his mother's side, and one
great great grandmother on his fath
er's slda
Two years and a half later when the
second son was born, there were In the
house at the time two grand parenta,
two great grandparents, and one great
great grandparent and one great aunt
Not one of the 10 grandparents died un
til tha oldest son was nearly eight years
old.
Ths photograph showing fire genera
tions was taken when the oy was eight
months old.
SIGNIFICANCE OF SENATOR
GORE'S TALK TO DEMOCRATS
EL
MAT
ED
Walk All Night to Catch the
Train to Portland Arrive
Here Only to Be Arrested
Intended Bride -Taken
Back Home
Determined that tha plana of his
elopement should not be frustrated al
though his bride-to-be was taken away
from him at tha polio station today.
Marlon Hwell, aged St. who aays he Is
woodchopper by trade, and who halls
from ths country near North . Yamhill
boarded ths Southern Paclfla train for
Cottage Grove tonight
Swell reached Portland this morning
with his sweetheart but had hardly
alighted from tha train when he was
acoosted by a city sleuth and asksd
his nama "DwelL" repeated tha lad.
WelL you're Just ths duck I'm looking
tor. xou ana sister iNeme nop aioug
1th me to the police station."
The pair had been arrested on teie-
graphlo advices from North Yamhill
and they aat on a bench In the police
station smiling over their predicament
for , several hours until a Mrs. Robin
son of North Yamhill, for whom, the
girl In tho cass. Nell' Johnson, bad
been working appeared. Mrs. Robinson
persuaded Nell, who la 18 years or age.
to returning wiin ner to tne tana oi
er birth ana warned tne- unnapny
suitor that It ho ever put In another
pea ranee It would go bard with, him.
would have a charge of kidnaping I
. . . ... - ,
piacea against mm, sne saia.
Mrs. Robinson left this afternoon for
Cottage Grove, where she Is taking
Nell to her mother, and Marlon Kwell
rolled a clrarette and said. "Br heck.
11 get her anyway. HI drop her a line I
tonight and if I ain't In Cottage Grovel
with . the sun tomorrow morning I'll I
knaw the patches offn these cowhide!
Doots, you see.
"I never kidnaped that girl. ' con
tinued the young farmer confidentially.
"Here's a line shs dropped-me" and be I
firoduced a hurriedly written note tell
ng him to meet her at the first gate
wnen mamma goes out to mux.
have
note.
I'll
the
all my duds packed, says
'and we can get away easy."
Marlon was waiting by the gate ner
instructions rrom neii last night and as
soon as the rural lassie appeared, away
they went on foot They walked from
North Yamhill t Gaston, a distance of
eight miles, arriving at the latter place
aoout l ociock at nigni. 'men tney
sat on the achoolhouse steps until
morning when they took tha train, for
Portland. Mrs. Robinson had tele
graphed ahead that young Ewell was
Kidnaping his sweetheart and It was on
these particulars that the pair - were
detained at the police station.
iso cnarge couia oe piacea against
either of the elopers because they are
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$1.95 to $3.95
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Third and Oak
First and Yamhill
Without - Ostentation.
From the Washington Star.
A meeting of tha Oregon State Equal
Suffrage association was held in the
oommlttee room at the city hall last
night for the purpose .of nominating of
ficers to be elected at the annual elec
tion en the last Saturday In November.
V With one or two exceptions all of the
present orncers were nominated unanl
mously. In the absence of the president
owyrue E'. reus aotea as presiding or
fleer. Short addresses were delivered
by Mrs. Millie Trumbull, Dr. T. I
Klllot and Mrs. Dr. Thomnaon.
Mrs, Trumbull expounded ths theory
that women must be prepared to vote
wuen tne privilege is granted them,
They must be prepared to vote Intelli
gently, she said, and above all they
must be consistent. They must stand
for all reforms which are for the bet
.terment of the countrv and must, work
,to that end. The following members
-were nominated
-suing year:
he
to serve for the en-
Kor honorarv nmslilitnF! Un TT tit
presment, Jirs. AOigau Hcott JUunl-
-way; vice-president at large, Mra
, rgnxaoetn iora; corresponding seore-
iary, Myrtte ju. i-ease; secretary, Elraa
nutjoiu Ana nuot jouoaman; nnan
cial secretary. Mrs. M. A. Bon ham-
treasnrer, Mra W. E. Potter, and for
Buaiiore, Mrs. jr. c.rirert. jars. M. A.
Dalton, Imogene Bath.
; Charles Kehn Jnjnrcd.
i Wlille trying to board an Alberta
street car at Kast Burnslde and Union
avenue last evening. Charles Kehn. 32
Everett fell backwards and was se
verely Injured. He was removed to
his home In a Red Cross ambulance sf
ter being attended by Dr. Josephl.
By Frank Irvine. "
Do -, men realise the - significance of
als-htless Senator GoreT Do ther . com'
prehend what' It means for him to be a
senator of the United States, a factor
In the publlo conoerns of the greatest
nation on the planet, a figure eon
Dicuous even In the politics or the
world? Do they believe, as they ought
to. that he is the bravest oi the crave,
the most wonderful of the wonderful,
tha moat tinrnlo of tha heroes?
By Its plaudits the great audience
In the Armory Friday evening testified
to his attainments. From Maine to
California other great audiences In other
great cities nave equally nonorea mm.
That great assemblage at Denver lifted
from Its very feet by his power bowed
its realty to senator uore.
. H Xs a Giant.
And Senator Gore cannot see. In the
midst of that which In others Is help
lessness. he is a giant. Living in per-
fetual darkness, he Is one of nls coun
rys luminaries, shedding rays of hope
ana promise ana optimism to nis coun
trymen, uouna rjy tnat wmcn is usuai-
lv suDDOsed to flu the cud with wretch
edness, this Oklahoman Is the embodi
ment of good cheer, a wit who kept his
great audience at the Armory In rip
ples of laughter, a humorist who In
public or private is the center of a
circle that he charma
What a message he Is to all people.
Men and women with two eyes, two
hands and all the faculties and fea
tures of complete health and life, lose
heart and hope. They commit suicide.
They revile existence and condemn the
world. They fall Into hatred of the
race and preach the misgivings and dis
appointments of life. They are shadows
instead of sunshine. They are weak
lings instead of warriors. They are
Impotenta, millions of them are, instead
of strength, while the sightless sena
tor, he of all men that under the usual
acceptance of his affliction should be
helpless, is siren , Is adamant, is a
pillar, one of the powerful pillars in the
Republic Is he not a message, a splen
did, perfected message of hope snd
life and encouragement to thoae who
halt or hesitate in the presence of tern
porary ODstaciesr
Blind at Eleven.
It was at the are of 11 years that
Gore, the bey, lost his precious vision,
It was the result of an accident, an ao
ctdent that would have broken the spirit
or many another. He did not turn his
race to tne past wnen vision was nis
and keep It there, but set It resolutely
toward ths future, Into which he looked
with fixed, purposeful and antlcipatlve
resolve. He went to school, led there
by a classmate. He passed through Us
frrades, and entered college. There his
althful, loyal roommate studied bis les
sons aloud, and the boy that could not
wo iiBieiica. x no meriueBB ut raina ana
memory that always comes with his af
fliction atoned for the loss of sight.
His studentship was as perfect as nls
lurpose. Through the college and Into
he law school he passed. SteD bv steD.
and span by span, he fought his way
toward a career. The world must take
into account that many' an obstacle' had
to be overcome, obstacles of which tha
man with eyes has no conception. At
every turn, on every side, they hedged
him about, but with the patience of a
od ne met them, rought them, and
eat them.
Xaw and Politics. .
Into the law he went, and the flxltv
of resolution that put him there, made
him successful. From law he passed -fa
politics, and from politics to renown.
When two senators were to ba mmad
tr-nm vmlA Ik.. 9.1.1 Z
or OKiaJioma, his friends put forward ! 3 p
tne uiau wuw uaiuiui bc. inero were
three other candidates, amonar tham
men of power, popularity, and above all '
with iinllmllAH triAflna In hfln1 On th.
stump, and out among the voters went
tha blind cfLnilldfLtA In trtrmmtt ' tnnni
mA with '..-.m- Y. .na . . a n U 4 1 .1 S f
an honaat heort n trlA1 tha tMir.ffa!&
of his campaign. It was a contest with
man agajnst mart ana Drain against
brain, with the areat electorate to ren
der the verdict, and a triumph, with
8.750 votes more than his leading op
ponent was Gore's. It was the triumph !
Will, lUU IIIUUIUU V. fUllB.
triumph or ounaness over
comer. What a magnificent messa
mnn and ween at tha little, trivial trl. I:
fles of every day life. t:
ia trr nia tirKnrTn i s
The late Joslah W. Deeds of Philadel
phia was notable for his lifelong fight
against Immodesty. He loved simplicity
as he loved modesty. Ostentation he
both of age and have a perfect right to I abhorred, especially the ostentation of
wiin cup.u oetora any justice or tne fn,r.,, AnA .-materles. He used often
go
peace in the country and Marlon Ewell
swears that he will marry Nell John
son If It Is the last act of his life.
Nell has red hair, but she can cook with
to 'quote an epitaph that he had once
seen in a secluded oravevard.
This epitaph, which was cut on the
ieii ijhs reu nair, uui .ne can cook with I This epitaph, wmcn was cut on tne
any of them and all of Marlon's upper I simplest, cheapest stone It Is possible
front teeth were kicked out by a mule to Imagine, said:
but he can pitch hay, husk corn, chop
wood and roll cigarettes with anv man
In Yamhill county, so both of them are
nappy as can do.
The monument la very main, no
doubt, but all the money In the world
would not have brought our poor dear
father back to us again."
Monday
At J. IW. Achcson's
Bargains of Cloaks, Suits and Skirts
Also don't fail to see our new Millinery
Department. At sight of the Hats you
will know there is an artist in charge.
and
every
Senator Gore
to
fU
SIIN.CE 1842
PIANO
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try his strength
lahoma aaraln on
the Sd of November. Those whom he
defeated before 'are chafing, and wl
rive him ODDOsltlon. but. there is Ilttl
fear among Senator Gore's friends of
the result. Gore Is stronger than ever
with the voters, because nls record In
the senate has been as brilliant as it
has been faithful. His strength with
the votera.is shown by the fact that
In the primary election recently, he re
ceived more than-twice as many votes
as did the Republican nominee, and
there should be no question of his eleo-
h'i ouarbt to be sleeted for what he Is.
and for what bis election would mean.
METEOR STRIKES
SEATTLE Mi
Shoots Into Macadam Pave
ment, Startling Woman,
Who Hears It Hiss.
304 OAK STREET
Three floors in Phoenix Bldg opp. Commercial Club.-
Player Pianos from $450 upwards
(Hearst Ken by Xoafest Leased Wire.)
Seattle. Bent. St. An II Dound me
teor has shot do4n from the heavens
and Imbedded Itself In tho Warren ave
nue macadam roadway. ' It was found
by Harry P. Poulla, manager of the
KInneer Paul company. He picked up
the meteor last night,, and Urm. C Nu
nan of 1X4 John atreet. says she 'wit
nessed Its descant from the skies. As
Mr. ana Mrs t-ouun entered Mrs .Su
ltan's bom about 11 p. m. she said ah
had beard a whirring nolaa Ilka blrda
flvlna- three rb tbe air. She looked out
and saw a flash like a streak of light-
aing. tm aay wae ciaar ana one could
ot aocouot for the phenomenon. The
noise waa neard ana toe riaan seen lust
a i w mnum mio air. rou nn s ar
rival. The tneteor was found In a hole
la the tnaealamistd street, it Is eight
Inehae thick and weighs about 11
pounds.
Tbare la rerr Indication that Jamas
K. Vahev will be the Iwmocrat c rhoira
le oppoae tA-ma 8. lraper. tbe Repub-
- ra,ndiia for gavemor of Maa a
rhnaatta 7 le prTceal te abolish the
death P!t Maaaarhneetts Prow-
leae te be oa et the ahtaf iasaea af tbe
cejTfe:ga,
i jr. i
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WE CLOSED
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more stores did not see fit to back up this worthy Portland
enterprise by closing their .stores Saturday afternoon and
give their help a chance, and the show a lift.
We have no rent to payIt means bargains
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We have 410 reason for. offering, a
$400.00 piano for $200.00. Values do not
fluctuate in this way. Our $400.00 values
are worth $400.00. Our $200.00 piano, is
worth $200.00. Why should your neigh
bor pay twice as much as you pay for the '
same article? - . ' '
Visit our store-every piano marked
in plain figures.' Every figure is right. Ev
ery piano worth what the figures vsay. It
is worth something to know the value is.
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