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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL". PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20. 1808.
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KILLED BY
ROBBER
31. C. Easmussen Meets With
Foul Play Aboard Steam
Schooner Washington at
St. Johns Found ' With
Skull Crushed In. .
M. C. Rasmussen, watchman on the
team schooner Washington, lying at
the St. Johns drydock, wu brutally
murdered by an unkonwn man Wednes
day afternoon Robbery seems to have
been the motive of the crime. The au
thorltles have no good clue to the mur
derer's Identity.
Rasmussen was found about 6 o'clock
last night lying across the main shaft
In the engine-room of the vessel, his
skull .crushed by a blow from some
heavy weapon, probably a wrench or
other tool of the engine-room. His
pockets were turned inside out and his
watch and money were gone.
It is supposed that the murder was
committed by a man with whom Raa
mussen was seen talking aboard the
Washington Wednesday. Sailors from
the British ship Leyland Brothers,
which lies near the schooner, found the
body last evening, having Instituted
search for RasmuRnen on account of
their not having seen him for more than
zt nours.
Rasmussen. as the only man aboard
the Washington, and, being lonely, had
been in the habit or trolng aboard the
neighboring ship frequently to talk to
the sailors. As he had not bee over
to see them as usual, and had not been
seen aboard the Washington, C. L, John
son, foreman of the dry dock, and Joseph
fipragg, Edward Bempsey and David'
Evans, seamen on board the Leyland
Brothers, boarded the Washington last
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Multnomah Boosters Prefer Site. ;
at Hancock Street for New Bridge
Portland Or., Not. JO. To the, Editor
of The Journal We notice In last Sun.
day's Journal an article under the head
lines, -Albina Banker Telia Why High
Bridge Will Help City Jrow," which la
misleading; In part In. said article the
writer claims that the Broadway loca
tion (which, by the way. i too close
to the steel bridge) would serve more
people than all the other bridges to
gether. This assertion is absurd. The
people living south of Hassalo street
would, have no use for It, as it would be
out of their way in going to the city. By
way -'of bridges already ... provided,
there Is but one car line (the Irvlngton)
that would use it from that part of the
city, and that only by a roundabout
way. So it may be set down that the
people living east of Union avenue and
south of Hassalo street have no uae for
the Broadway bridge.
The Broadway street car line at the
present time uses the most direct line
to the center of the city over Union
avenue and Burnside bridge, and they
can reach the city over this route in
much less time than they could over the
proposed expensive ,f 2, 00(WOOO Broadway
bridge. Then what cars would use it?
The St. Johns Unner and Lower Albina
oars, and Hancock street, farther north,
would be much better for them. Then,
again the Hancock location woulT sup
ply that part of the city, both east and
west sides of the river, that is without
a bridge, and at much less cost to the
taxpayer, we should Judge in the" neigh
borhood of $500,000 to 4760.000. Then
attain, as we need to reserve our harbor
limits, and turning basin for ocean ves
sels, the Broadway location Is the worst
that could "be selected, as the water
at this point la nearly twice as deep as
rarmer norm, as rax as puois are con
cerned they nrefer to see no more
bridges placed In the river. Then again,,
the Broadway location and south thereof
is already supplied' with bridges. If a
bridge is to be built, build It where it
is most needed, and will accommodate,
all that large and growing territory
known as northwest Portland, Including
the Lewis and Clark fair grounds dis
trict, and northeast Portland, Including
me AiDina district, wnere tne neavy
traffic and manufacturing Interests de
mand it, and not where they already
have bridges. We fully agree with the
banker when he says "I think we are en
titled to a bridge.'' We have helped to
gay for all the other bridges and have
een without one ourselves for over 20
years. Be fair in this matter, gentle
men, And give the people a chance to
say wnere tnis oriage snau pe locaiea,
they have to pay for it.
We favor the bascule type of bridge
and only moderately high, just to clear
the most of the river traffic, and save
as much In grades as possible. Bridge
attendants would have to be employed
constantly in either case, and the open
ing of the bridge but a few times In a
day would be no serious obstruction to
either car or river traffic. From the
best Information we can get by inquiry
(after explaining the two locations,
Broadway and Hancock streets) Han
cock street will carry two to one, and
the voters shall be given a chance to
vote on it, when we will see whether the
people do rule or not. Some of the
push clubs are a unit In opposition to
the Broadway location. We were at the
Northwest Improvement Club meeting
when they indorsed the Modjeskl reporC
but It lacked a great deal of being car
ried unanimously.
R. B. METCALFE,
Pres. Multnomah Improvement Club.
L. M. DAVIS,
W. H. PAYNl,
JOSEPH ELLIS,
N. D. BUTZEN,
Committee on Bridges. Multnomah
Improvement Club.
night and made a search of the vessel.
They found the body of the watchman.
. Stranger sees Wednesday.
It is their theory, and the theory of
the sheriff's department, that Rasmus-
sen was murdered for his money by a
stranger who was seen talking with
him Wednesday morning and again
Wadnesdav afternoon. Josenh Snraffor.
one of the seamen who found the body,
says that in the forenoon of ..that day
he saw a man, apparently about 30
years old, well dressed, wearing a light
gray fedora hat, long, dark gray over
coat, and with a thin, smooth-shaven
face, board the Washington. He re-
mameu until about noon, when he lett.
At 2 o'clock he returned and found Kas
mussen washing the woodwork on the
forecastle head. It was raining slight
ly at the time, and the watchman had
on an oilskin coat. This coat was later
found lying beside bis body.
Rasmussen and the stranger walked
aft and entered the engine-room. It, is
not believed that Rasmussen ever left
It. A short time later the launch
Palmer No. 2 arrived with supplies for
the vessel. Rasmussen. however, did
not come out to receive them as might
have been expected, but Instead the
stranger left the engine-room, closing
the door behind him, and took the sup
plies! Soon after that he went down
the ladder leading to the dock and dis
appeared. "It is presumed that he had
murdered tne watcnman soon arier en
tering the engine-room with him, and
that to keep the men on the launch
from boarding the vessel and discover
ing his crime, he came out and took the
supplies, making some excuse as to the
watchman's non-appearance.
Kesembles Car Bobbers.
The rather, indefinite description of
this stranger whiuh the sailors of the
Ley land Brothers aro able to Rive Is
the only clue the authorities have to
work upon. It corresponds in a general
way witn mat or one or tne tnugs wno,
two nights In succession, held up and
robbed the crews of streetcars. But as
the police seem unable to capture the
streetcar robbers, the information seems
of little value.
This is the second atrocious crime
that has been committed at St. Johns
within the past month. The little com
munity nan naraiy yet recovered rrom
the shock occasioned by the brutal mur
der of Harry T. Butterworth, the Jew
eler, who was shot to death almost at
his own Kate a few weeks asro by a foot
pad, and now comes the murder of Ras
mussen, apparently irom similar mo
Rasmussen was suDnosed to have
some money, which probably led to his
death. He was a Dane. 24 years of
age, and a member of the sailors' union
at Ban Francisco, tn which city he is
said to have relatives. The letters
found among his effects, however, do
not give the address of any one of them.
The letters are written In Danish, Up
to the time the vessel went Into dry dock
RasmuRsen was winch-driver aboard
her. When the-crew was discharged he
was retained as watcnman.
Becetred Share of Salvage.
The Washington is the vessel which
towed the wrecked steam schooner Min
nie E. Kelton up from Astoria, The un
derwriters paid the claim for insurance
of the latter vessel, and Rasmussen's
share or the salvage Is thought to have
been about $60, which he received No
vember 14. His pay as watchman was
not due until the day after the murder
was committed. .
In his haste to escape from the scene
of his crime the murderer overlooked a
purse containing $29.10. Rasmussen's
revolver was also found among his ef
fects. The coroner has taken charge of the
body and of the, dead man's personal
effects. An inquest will probably be
held.
Deputies from the sheriffs office are
in St. Johns today endeavoring to find
some tangible clue to the murderer.
The Portland city detective department
has also detailed men to keep an eye
out for the suspect.
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No matter how cold the night
or how raipy the weather, Dan
Cupid plies his calling.
Patrolman Small was pacing
hfa beat near the Hawthorne e
sohool . last night when he e
thought he heard a noise.' It
sounded like the calling of a 4
bird, and the minion of the law 4
was prepared to stumble upon a
flock of doves upon entering the
basement 'of the school, but-
when he flashed hla searchlight
under the steps 'he discerned a
happy quartet Two young men
held strangle holds on two
blushing damsels. All of them
flushed at the presence of the
law's representative. . A
Small had been taught that
under the schoolhouae steps was,
not the place for spooning and
after taking the names of the
youthful four he advised them to
go home. They did and that e
very promptly. '
THREE DIPR0VEMENT
COMPANIES FORMED
William A.'Leet, Thomas R. Sheridan,
Perley C. Heald and Reuben F; Robin
son have filed articles of Incorporation
of the Michigan Land' ft Timber com
pany with, the county clerk.' The cap."
Ital stock la $260,000.
The Bast Good no Nutland company
has been incorporated by Fred A. Ja
cobs. , J. R. Shepard and Frank ' W.
Powers The capital la $10,400.
H, C. Ross. D. C. McLeod Jr. and M.
M. Whitehouse have filed articles of
the Realtv Holding company, capital
ized. Jor 12,000. !
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MADE PLEDGE
WITH THEIR
EYES OPEN
Statement No. 1 Candidates
Knew What They Were
Doing, Declares County
Clerk Fields, Who Scouts
Idea of Ignoring Promise.
Frank S. Fields, county clerk of
Multnomah county and a Republican
who has been given the loyal support
of the voters of his county more than
once, is optimistic In his belief In the
honor and integrity of the legislators
of Oregon. He does not believe that
there Is a man now a member of the
legislature who would violate a pledge
given to the people, break hla word or
his promise made to his constituents or
prove himself unworthy of the confi
dence reposed in him by the people
when they cast their ballots .for him.
Mr. Fields believes that members of
the legislature who aignod Statement
No. 1 did so knowing well what they
were doing, and he contends that If they
are men capable of making good legis
lators, they must have realised ' the Im
port and the solemnity of their pledges
when they signed them. Arguing from
his official viewpoint he contends that
every man In Multnomah county knew
the meaning ef Statement No. 1 when
he filed Ms declaration of candidacy,
and since this was true In this county
It necessarily must have been so in
other counties.
Has Worked for Republicans.
Mr. Fields sets out plainly in his dis
cussion of the question that he has al
ways voted for the Republican candi
dates and has done what he could to
secure their election, end though a Re
publican, he states that he cannot be
a party to nny plan which will have as
its result the dishonoring of fcllow
men. or the repudiation of pledges made
by them.
"You newspaper men try to make a
great deal out of nothing." said Mr.
Fields this morning when asked what he
thought of the nrbvement on foot to
induce members of the legislature
pledged to Statement No. 1 to repudiate
their pledges break their promises made
to the people and vote for some candi
date other than Governor Chamberlain.
Then he continued sarcastically: "It
seems absurd to me to see articles in
the newspapers regarding Statement No.
1 and the, prospect of senators 'and rep
resentatives disregarding their pledge.
From my knowledge of the signers of
Statement No. 1 I do not think any one
of them will repudiate It. ,
"This is the wording of the statement
signed by the senators and representa
tives of this county who were elected as
Statement No. 1 men:
Statement JTo. 1.
" "People's choice for United States
senator, anti-machine doIHIcs. I fur
ther state to the people of the atate of
Oregon, as well as to the people of my
legislative district that during my term
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I WAR VETERAN
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county, Ind., is known and highly re
spected throughout that county and has
uvea on nis present farm ror 3 years.
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Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a tonle
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of office I will always vote for that
candidate for United States senator in
congress who has received the highest
number of the people's votes for that
position at the general election next pre
ceding the election of a Henator In con
gress, without regard to my individual
preference.'
"The wording of this Is easily under
stood." continued Mr. Fields, "and I
know from mv official position that
every signer of it understood its mean
ing, as the matter was threshed over
very carefully with all candidates, sev
eral having filed amended statements.
"You ask what I think about It per
sonally?" asked Mr. Fields, repeating
the question. "Well." he said. "I fTioirght
at the time the candidates were making
this pledKe that Clinmberlain stood a
good show of receiving- the most votes,
and under those circumstances I would
not have subscribed to this pledge. I
voted for Mr. Fulton at the primary
election, and Mr. Cake at the general
election, but I eannot be a partv to
having a man break his pledge that he
made voluntarily as he did Statement
No. 1. and I am not In the least bit
worried that any of them will do it."
SO SUE THE ESPEE
4 Harry Holmes and Maude 4
4 Holmes are now wigless, whis- 4
4 kerless, silk hatless, sketchless, 4
and many other kinds of less, ac- A-
cording to a complaint filed by
4 them in the circuit court. Harry e
and Maude have been doing a
4 stunt in vaudeville, but they al- 4
lege that since September 24
4 they have been deprived of a
4 livelihood by the loss of their 4
4 trunk. The Southern Pacific is
4 held to blame, and they want $
the railroad to pay them 1 1,000 4
damages, with $121 more for the e
trunk and its contents.
4 The complaint enumerates the
4 loss of a large number of artl-
cles of stageland. Including
grease paint, burnt cork, 20
worth of photographs, a misfit 4
4 suit worth Si. other stage ap-
4 parel and even the manuscript
4 of their Bketch, which Is valued 4
at $50. .
The pair say that they were 4
4 getting $100 per week, and have
been unable to do their stunt
4 since they lost the trunk, which 41
4 was entrusted to the railroad to
4 ship to Albany from Portland 4
4 September 14. 4
isltsir
E SET FIRE
(S(eell Dispatch to Tbe Journal
Lewiston, Idaho, Nov. 20. The trial
of Nancy Bachus for the murder of
her husband, J. B. Bachus, was begun
in the district court today. It would
appear that the state has gone to the
trial of the case not so much to convict
the defendant as to disclose if possible
the Identity of the accomplice who as
sisted the young wife to complete the
deed. Her confession, with several
variations, is already in possession of
the state's attorney and it Is rumored
that aha waa willing to plead guilty to
manslaughter, if the state would ao
cept the plea, and take sentence but
the state elects to try the case.
The crime was committed In the home
of the deceased on the night of Sep
tember 4,. 1808, and an incident to the
murder was the burning of the house
and nearly all Its contents, a notable
exception being a trunk belonging to
the young wife, which the state's at
torney in his opening statement alleges
was rilled with all her clothing, closely
f acked together with her best table
Inen and table ailver and personal
trinkets.
The wife's first story waa that an
accidental overturning of a lamp at the
stand where the husband was reading
started the fire and she ran to the
neighbor's, taking the ) child, and ex
plains her husband's death from the
explosion of cartridges in the cupboard.
He waa found lying across a sack of
sugar. He had evidently Just suc
ceeded In getting from the burning
building.
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BEJPEAKER
Will Be Invited to Deliver
Rose Planting Day Ora
tion February 22.
Luther Burbank, the wlsard of horti
culture, will be the principal speaker at
the next rose planting day of the Rose
Festival association, if the plan of the
president of the Rose Festival asso
ciation, RaJph W. Hoyt, Is carried
out. Washington's birthday, February
22. as been decided on as rose planting
day, and will. It Is believed, be far more
generally observed than last year.
President Hoyt has asked Secretary
Emmet Drake to act as chairman
or the rose planting committee and Dr.
Drako today announced the appointment
of his associates on the committee. The
first meeting for organization will be
held next Tuesday night.
The following is a copy of the letter
sent out:
"Dear Sir I wish to inform you that
the Portland Rose Festival has desig
nated February 22. Washington'a Birth
day, as our annual rose planting day In
the Rose City.
"I desire further to inform you that
?ou have been appointed a member of
he Rose Planting day committee, of
which Dr. Emmet Drake is chairman.
"Luther Burbank. the famous rosarian
and wizard of horticulture and floricul
ture will be Invited to lend his presence
to our next day of rose planting, and
to discourse upon the best methods for
propagation of the rose.
"There will be a meeting of the Rose
Planting day committee -at the Rose
Festival headquarters Tuesday evening
at S o'clock, November 24, 190S. Im-
portant. Please attend. .
"THE PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL
"Ralph W. Hoyt, President"
The following is the committee: Dr.
Emmet. Drake, chairman; W. M. Davis,
E. W. Rowe E. B. Piper, Archbishop
Alexander Christie, E. B. McFarland,
Mrs. J. M. Mlnto, J. F. Carroll, C. A. Big
elow, Ms. Ralph W. Hoyt, W. J. Peddi
cord. J. H. Nolta, Herman Wittenberg,
Mrs. Herbert Holman, W. Wynn John
son, Henry Metsger, Mrs. 8. B. Vincent,
James N. Davis, O. W. Taylor, Polinlus
McDonald.
It Is proposed to form a ladles auxi
liary to the Albany commercial club.
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