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A. B.NEVELL KILLED; .
WIFE'S NARROW ESCAPE
Woman Locks Herself in Closet and
Saves Her Life Fred Sweeney, Crazed
Suitor, Then Puts Bullet Through His
Brain Daughter Summons Aid.
SDelJ DteMtoh t Th Journal.
Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 26.
Fired by Jealousy and the' brutal
passion which he dignified by the
name of love, Fred Swingle, a iarm
hand until recently employed on
the farm of Mrs. Rose Huffman
two miles from Amboy, Clarke
county,- Wash., last night rid
died his successful rival, A. B. New
ell, with bullets from an automatic
Colt's revolver, killing him instantly,
attempted to murder NewelPs bride,
married only four days ago to the
murdered man, and failing in that
attempt, turned the gun upon him
self and sent two bullets crashing
into his ou murderous brain, ...
The Sensational .tragedy took place
last "night at the Huffman farm, two
miles from Amboy and 18 miles .from
Vancouver; Swingle came to the house
to congratulate Mrs. and Mr. Newell
upon tbi'airrtaM''".w1itcli: too place
only a few flays ago. and tn. the midst
Of his words of felicitation suddenly
drew a revolver from his pocket and be
gan firing at Newell. He sent five shots
into the Tielpless man, who fell dead at
the feet of his horrified-bride, while her
little daughter cowered terrified In a
corner of the-roots:
woman Pofla Murderer.
Having vented his rae and jealousy
upon the man who hod defeated him In
the struggle for the hand of Rosa Huff
man, Swingle turned his attention to her
with murderous Intent. But she awak
ened to the danger just in time, and
with Swingle cloae behtnd her, his smok
ing weapon still In his hand, ahe sprang
into another room and locked th door
In his face. Foiled In his Intent to add
another victim to his mania for murder,
Swingle concluded the tragedy' by kill
ing himself. , .. .
Jealousy was apparently the sole
cause of thetragedy. Swingle had him
self .several times asked the woman to
marrv him, prior to her marriage to
Newell, but had been refused.
Swingle, who at the time of his sui
cide was about 60 years of age. cams
three years sgro to tne iarm 01 iru.
Hose Huffman.
a widow with three
TURKEY EXTIIICI
fOl Oil SOUND
Seattle Accepts Substitutes
and Tries to Imagine
Taste as Good.
(United Preti Leased Wlre.V
.Seattle, Wash., Nov. 26. With turkeys
selling from 85 .to 55 cents a pound and!
the market cleared out, a large percent
age of Seattle's gastronomic gratitude
went down today In the shape of corned
beef and cabbage and such other dietary
substitutes as could be procured at the
last momtiit; Far from being tte nat
ional bird, the turkey today ranks -with
the auk, and the dodo, while the popular
fowls are chicken, duck and goose,
cleverly disguised with. cranberry sauce.
Most of the restaurants r.nd hotels,
which waited until the last expecting
a drop in pricey found themselves unable
to buy turkeys at any price, as the
supply at the best was limited this year.
The pumpkin pie. however, rules strong.
On the whole, the general disposition of
Seattle today is to accept 'something
just as good" and be thankful Just the
same.
! MORE LOCAL
"A great deal' has been said in the past of the importance of
patronizing home-made goods," said P. Feldnian, president of the ;
Mount Hood Soap company. "It is a subject that should: be strongly
impressed on the retailer as '-well as the consumer, for both as well
as the manufacturer, are benefited by the consumption of home-made
gOOdS. ; '.'
"The question is an endless chain affair in its workings, because
the manufacturer (in 75 per cent of the cases) can procure his raw ,
material right here in Oregon. By so doing the producer of raw
material derives bis . pwsst&'ikM.PTPiJh.' -tmmtxxklj-.ihit&,,
worked into the finished product by the manufacturer, giving local1
employment to a large number of people who in turn must purchase
their necessities from the retairer, and so the jnoney works through
the different channels of trade, completing the endless chain. I.' ; -
"In order to build up a. community we. must first create a market
locally for our raw material as Well as- our finished product, This ;
can only be accomplished by the aid ot tfie consumer in calling for
home-made goods in every line that is manufactured hefe at home;
.Thus all institutions as will as the private citizen, City and state" will
"receive their proportionate benefit. Let everyone tllt 'home-made
goods', and .watch -the result.!' -. ,. , IV , . -
!
' BRIBE 0
children, and asked for employment as
a farm hand. He was engaged and
worked for her up to a short time ago.
He became infatuated with her nd on
several occasions asked her to become
his wife always without success. But
he was persistent and would not give
up.
Successful .Rival Appears.
About three months ago A. B. Newell
came from Rainier, Or., and settled in
the neighborhood. He soon became ac
quainted with Mrs. Huffman and was
a frequent atsitor at her dairy ranch
orr'the Chelatchle prairie. It was not
long until he proposed to her and was
accepted.
Swingle, when he saw the progress
that Newell was making In the widows
affections, became morose and moody,
and. it is. stated, several times mads
threats against his rival's life. He
finally became so ugly that Mrs. Huff
man was obliged to discharge him,
'A few days ago Mr. Newell and Mrs,
Huffman were married and Newell
came to live with his wife at her home.
Nothing had been seen of Swingle until
niht nrhnn he knocked at the
door and when admitted appeared to
have forgotten his bad . feelirig. He
congratulated the newly wedded couple
very pieasanuy, uiwu, . wun.i r.1
v.w.utn nft their ernard bv his Juno
words, suddenly drew the revolver and
began to., shoot. .
Kurder Carefully planned.
'; That was Swingle's "preparation for
Thanksgiving; day. The murder of his
rival was the one thing he wanted to
make him nappy,-to give mm aometnim
h thankful for. it has beerr learnei
that yesterday he took out his automatlo
Coifs and cleaned it thoroughly, mak
ing the casual remark, to which no men
tion was paid at the time, that he would
have something to be thankful for this
yeMr. snd Mrs. Newell were making
preparations for a special Thanksgiving,
the first of their married life, and their
hearts filled with the happiness of the
bride snd bridegroom, had no notion of
the murderous, laeas in me neaa 01
their caller.
Swindle had always been a peaceable
and law abiding cittsen. He resided in
Clarke county for several years, living
on a ranch not far from the Huffman
place, when he was not working for the
woman wnom ne yeaieruuy mieroyuni
to kill. ,. Jt
T.lttle la known of Newell, the mur
dered man. He came to Vancouver not
t
(Continued on Page Four.) (
VESSELS COLLIDE;
LIVES HUE LOSI
Steamer Finance Cut Down
by Georgia Near Sandy
Hook.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
New York, Nov. 26. Eight passen
gers are missing and several members
of the crew may have been drowned
when the steamer Finance of the Pan
am a Steamship company was cut is
two in collision with a liner off Bandy
Hook" in a dense fog today. It Is said
that the ship which struck the Finance
was the Georgia. The first observation
of the accident was made bythe watch
man In the marine observatory tower
at Sandy , Hook, who says" the water
nhmit tha scene of the collision was
dotted with lifeboats. It is supposed the
crews of the Georgia and the oil tank
ship Hesperus, which was nearby, went
to tne rescue or ihosb aooara tne r i
nance. The wrecked' vessel carried 80
passengers In addition to her crew.
On account of i the heavy fog, which
now Is liftinsr slowly: it is impossible
to obtain positive information regarding
the loss or me.
EMPLOYMEUT 1
FFOm
DEMANDS ARREST
OF WOR LANE
Attorney Says lie Will Man
damus City Attorney
to Issue Warrant.
Following City Attorney Kavanaugh's
refusal to issue a' warrant for the ar
rest of Mayor Lane for obstructing
East WHxIimirtoii street. Attorney
Oeorge S. Shepherd declared todey that
he will mandamus the city attorney aM
compel" him tcf issue the warrant. Mr.
Kavanaugh say's he jylll not comply
with Hlimiliprri's demanTl Until the. court
decides that he shall and he thinks that
will never be done.
" 'Shenherd is attorney for .the Inman-'
Poulsen Lumber company, which was
ordered by the mayor to vacate a mffl
ber of street blockaded by its build
ings and yards on the east side. Ite
pharvAfl that mnvnr nfl hpnrl Of the
city. Is responsible for the ' obstruction
of East Wasihington street, on which Is
situated a rtra engine house.
The action of the" lumber company
attorney Is looked upon as an attempt at
retaliation for the mayor's stand wltti
regard to. the company's occupancy of
the streets though Mr. Shepherd denies
this. The ouster ptoceedings against
the corporation are now going on in
the courts and the city attorney thinks
the city will win Its fight.
vtait'Mjr-ffleJaii'-te-ii4 friend of mine,
nnlttlfnllv. nnri T,Mn tint afirea with' him
on some of his policies, but I think his
action against the Inman-Poulsen cotv
pany is entirely Justified by the cir
cumstances and he should be upheld,
said a leading attorney of the city this
morning. "A private corporation should
not be allowed to use the people's
streets." - .. i . .
Mrs Gates'- Couditton Improves.
(I'nlted Pre teased Wfre.) ' H
Port 'Arthur. . Texas, Nov. 126. Mr.
A. A. Gates, mother of John V Gates,
who is seriously ur,at' the- home of her
son tn this fit v. is resorted today tu
Lb Jrtlthtly -improved,
BffljRDERS
... ,. , .. . . ... .
Cold weather is here, so is Thanksgiving; come on boys and get on yonr
coming. ,
IHANKSGIiJS
OBSERVED
BY ALL
This Is Thanksgiving day. PortlanJ
celebrated it. Everyone, high and low,
rich and poor, good and bad, paused in
his or her work, or became busy in idle
ness, and paid heed to the great holiday
Of the nation, It was s day of universal
thanksgiving time, for all had some
thing for which to be thankful,
It was a day in which to be thankful,
clear. Just cold enough to make the
niwra run warm, Dngtit and wonderful
in its beauty. It wan an Oreornn Thnnk.
giving day Snd all native Oregonians
were wansjui oecsuse iney were or
Oregon and "all adopted citizens because
they were here and aduDted.
vera
not
But not to the old inhabitants snd
their children was the thankscivtna
spirit confined. The strangers within
the gates were "thankful, tooy The
hotels of the city made .ipeclal effort
to bring the spirit within tholr doors and
turkeys, mince Die. cranberry sauce and
other good things made the tables groan
unaer tneir louas ana in some instances,
mayoe. ine guests as wen later.
Business Suspended for Day.
It was a holiday, too. and for every
body. No man In town was so grasping
that he Kept the doors or his business
house open. Everyone paused to give
tnanKs ror bis uieas'ngs an.i to give at
tention to fils dinner. Thanks given and
dinner over, the great majority of the
Deoole turned their attention to holiday
diverslons-of different kinds, football
games, theatres, walks, drives, auto
mobile parties, everything.
rnis morning at it q-ciock the
churches of the city united in union
services. Throughout the city the mem
bers of the different Catholic congre-
atlons, or the Methodists, .Baptists,
'onKreirationallsts, all denominations.
met together In common .and united
denominational family worship. Special
preparations had been made ror the
services, special mufelc had been pro
vided and large congregations attended
the services in all or the churches.
In the afternoon the great event of
(Continued on Page Four.)
OFFER TO BUY
INFANT GiRL
Japanese Mother Tells of
Revolting Proposal 3tade
by Slave Dealers.
Startling revelations as to customs
among Japanese of the lower typevere
made by Mrs. Klsl Obata, wife Of Klkl
Obata, who was sold to I to Sakama tn
part payment of a debt of about $400
owed by her husband, before United
States Commissioner Marsh yesterday
in the hearing of the case of the united
States against Sakama. who has. been
arrested on a charge of harboring alien
women.
Mrs. Obata, the principal witness In
the case whose complaint of her. treat
ment made to Mrs. Lola Q. Baldwin of
the woman's police auxiliary, led to the
arrest of Sakama by the federal author
ities, testified that several persons had
been to see her during the last few
months and made offers to buy from her'
a little girl baby born in August. The
child was born while the woman was
in bondage. She testified that the men
who had bargained for the child had
offered $ 200 in cash for the Infant. The
youngster was to be transferred to the
ownership of the others, among them
being Sakama, it was intimated by the
witness.
The mother believed that the inten
tions of those desiring to purchase her
baby for a monetary consideration were
doubtful, and on this account refused to
part with the youngster. The assump
tion is that Sakama and the others in
terested intended keeping the little girl
until old enough to sell as a slSve.
Obata, the woman's husband, .has
hMn arrested and Is now in the county
jail, a federal prisoner. Sakama is also
in CUStoay, nis Dona navinu uecu iimmg
at 16000, The hearing was continued
until tomorrow.
- Sakama. made a buslneas of keeping
Japanese women for Immoral purposes.
Mrs. Sakama was also in the house and
assisted her husband in conducting the
illegal business, j
Mrs Ooata was transferred to the
Custody of Sakama several months ago.
at the 'suggestion of the defendan t, who
was a creditor of her husband to the ex-!
tent of $490. An agreement was made
by Obata and Sakama to square the
debt by- the exchange of the woman.
Sakama is represented by W, W.i
Banks. The government finished "yester
day and it is not likely Jlhat the defense'
will offer any testimony,- yajtter H.
Evans, .salstantdlsti'lct "attorney, has
charge of tho-t-jise for tbe government
THEM KILL
The Turkey's
Late Lament
Don't be a turkey, be a clam.
I have been a turkey but X tee
my finish. I'm not stuffing you,
either. A clam has a chance
even If he Is tn the nitre up to
his neck. What chance have I?
Humph! Here are those rah, rah
boys; they are expecting to dis
member me tonight and they say:
"Rah, rah, rah!
Rah, rah, rah!
Get the ax, the ax, the ax,
Turkey!" '
Now, that may mean ftball,
but I know better. I'll be feath-erless-
snd done up brown by 6
o'clock. I'll fill the gapping voids
in the" region of the rah, rah
boys' belts. -' :
They may call me the "king of
birds," but J'd rather be a ' lone
deuce of spades, like a clam,. I
strutted around the face of the
earth like I owned It, but they
rolled me a lemon: I was stung!
Never be too proud; It don't
pay. Jusf when you (think that
the world is showering all its
blessings upon you, somedne-wlll
put you to the bad. The whpje
world likes a "good thing," and
that's why I am the only thing
in creation today that .Is not
shouting thanksgivings.
Now, goodbye; I've got a date
with a bunch of cranberries.
LUMBERMEN III
IIEl'l BATE SUIT
Northwest Manufacturers to
' Pray for Benefit of
Order of June 2.
(Called Prw teaied Wlre.
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 26. Northwest
lumber manufacturers will shortly file
a complaint with the interstate Lom
cerce commission at Washington, ask
ing the commission to give the lumber
and shingle shippers the full benefit
of the original order of the commission.
made June 2.
This information Is brought back by
A. F. Specht, secretary of the Joint rate
committee of the Pacific Coast Lumber
Manufacturers' association and the
shingle mills bureau, who has returned
from a month's trip to the east, where
he was In conference with W. A. Wim
bieh, of Atlanta, Ga., special counsel
for the lumbermen In their fight for
the maintenance of old freight rates.
Specht also brings back word that
while in' the east a large amount of
material was worked out and prepared.
which will be used at St. Paul when the
rate cases, which have been taken to
the district court sitting there, come up
for hearing. Specht states tnat it -was
thought the case would be argued this
week but owine to the fact that the
attorney for the Interstate Commerce
commission is literally snowed' undpr
with suits seeking to prevent the Inter
state Commerce commission's orders for
lower rates from going Into effect, he
has had to delay the hearing. It is ex
pected, however, that the date for tho
hearing wlir be set at the first oppor
tunity of the counsel to argue the case.
FAMOUS SLOOP
PLACED OH SALE
Vessel in Which Amundsen
Discovered Northwest
Passage Will Be Sold.
trotted Prns Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Cat. Nov. 2. Henry
Lund, the local consular representative
of Norway. Is In possession of a letter
from Captain Roaid Amundsen, tfie ex
plorer, directing him to put up for sale
the celebrated sloort 01n with which
he navigated the northwest passage.
The OJoaj has been at Mare Island
navy yard since Amundsen left this city.
i.unu win enortiy - ptace . tne stoop on
the market, but hopes to obtain a high
er price for- it than would accrue from
a less noteworthy eraft. The park com
missioners will be invited to bid for its
purchase as a curiosity, and it is prob
able -that historical or geographical so
cieties Way name figures
' 'Amundsen reiterates 'in his letter Is
Intention, of outfitting the Fraur at this
port for a cruise In 1910 for the purpose
of locating the forth pule. - '
mSBMDOF
MIME DEAL
If if wmm
2) 3 u , fnn nil
warm
Multnomah and Oregon are at It again
this afternoon for their thirteenth an
nual football struggle, with honors
about even. The sun and bracing; air
haS brought out" one of the largest
crowds that ver attondd .a. Thanks
giving day gamaMn Portland. '
"The Oregon eleven held a brief prac
tice on the sawdust yesterday after
noon and Coach Forbes pronounces
them fit to put up their greatest batths
of the season. With the exception of
Michaels, who was Injured In the Cor
vallls game Saturday, every player la In
excellent'-. ()oodtitwaiO(MiMB the Ba
iter City tby , Who Wolf Michael's place,
played such a remarkable game against
the Aggies, that Michaels would ; not
have been in the first lineup at any
rate.
Multnomah is in grand condition and
banks on winning the game this after
noon, after two consecutive defeats un
der the new rules.
The clubmen have received special
preparation for today's game and will
show form that - was not .apparent in
any of their previous contests. They
figure that their backfield Is faster
than that of the students and it Is
much heavier. They bank on Slaker,
Knudson, Piikington and Stott to ad
vance the ball consistently from the
backfield and to nut It over the a-oal
line for a touchdown.
This morning the "Winged M" players
were imbued with the idea of nuttlns
the ball over the goal line through
rushes, to offset the handicap of Cap
tain Moullen's accurate toe.
Cornell Wins Toss. '
(tlnited Press Leased Wln.l
Philadelphia, Nov. 26. Cornell won
the toss and elected to kick off. Penn
sylvania ran the ball back to the 25
yard line. A punting duel then followed,
ending with Pennsylvania downed with
the bail on her own 10 yard line.
r irst hair Pennsylvania 6, Cornell 4.
Western Reserve Defeats Case.
(United Press Leaied Wire.)
Cleveland, Nov. 26. Western Reserve
university's team defeated Case toriav
in the Thanksgiving day football game
by the score of 11 to 7.
VOICE OF THE
clothing, Christmas is UlA flLl.
1 tl'MC lATCATUCD tt-..'
j I IIVL VWLM I IILI1
i FOR BIG
n a finr
1 It M 4 I -'.1
SUIT PETITIONS. .
From the Albany (New York) Argus.
Last June the state of Oregon took a direct popular referendum
vote for United States senator. The result of that vote was that the
people decisively chose Governor George E. Chamberlain, a Democrat,
to be United States senator for six years. It was ro accident, no
4 fluke, no oversight on the part of the voters; for they had. prior to
that time, twice elected, Mr. Chamberlain as governor and once as .at-
torney general of, the state, while at the same time giving Republican
majorities for congress. and for other state officers. i v
They knew him, and they wanted him for senator because they knew :
him. Those who weakly and stupidly plead that the vote of Oregon for
Taft proves that Oregon does not really want Chamberlain for senator
might Just as well plead that the
congressmen-proved that Oregon
governor. ' .
Under the Oregon law, whereby this referendum vote was taken,-
each candidate for the legislature h:jd the option of making, publicly,
any one of three alternative statements, as to what lie would do if
-selected, relative to the popular choice for United States senator. 8 tats
ment No. 1 bound him to abide unquestioningly bv the popular choice;.
Statement No. 2 left him free to regard the popular ..-iioice merely as
recommendatory, and not necessarily binding upon him; Statement No, 8
was that he definitely would not be bound by the popular choice tn the
matter of the senatorshlp.
.There were 61 men who signed their names to Statement NvI.
and who were elected to the Oregon legislature thereafter, and these
81 men constitute a clear and unquestioned majority of the Oregon
legislature. -1 -' , 1
- In politics, many If not most of them are Republicans: ,: but th.
keeping of a solemn public engagement of a pledged word of honor
with the voting public, can never be made a matter of party-lines or
dodged behind party names, and if It is made a matter of party lines or
names in Oregon, there ought to be no question that. It would ruin every
man and the party of every man privy to such gfoss breach of faith
"with the people of Oregon. . .
" Every man who signed Statement No. 1 thereby voluntarily pledged
himself tosivote for George E. Chamberlain for-- senator, ' Inasmuch as
- Chamberlain became, the choice of the popular referendum; and to talk
4 now of circulating a petition or some ol her document and getting the
voters to "absolve the legislators from their pledge" Is supremely sil'y,
snd shows that those who propos Jt haye a. queer Idea not only of (lie
sanctity of a. pledge, and the impossibility of reh-ssing oneself from s
contract of honor, but of the alertness of the general public, witteri i. r
'this time is watching Its men in office an stztpg them up, n! iv
"ing them to-good faith,,, honesty., and bonojv, a seldom ht-rote I i ,
' national history. .'.- .' . . '. ,
J 1 . , 1 ' ' ' t . " .
'"A' 9 m
S HIMSELF
President Koosevclt Admon
ishes Both White and
Black to Settle All Differ
ences hy Process of Law
Colored Men's Y. M. C. A.
(United Press teased Wire.)
Washington, Nov. 26. President
Roosevelt today In delivering the ad-,
dress at the laying of the cornerstone
of the Young Men's Christian Associa
te n for colored people, discussed -J;hS
relations of the white and black races,
and made an earnest plea for ' "the
square deal" in America's future treat
ment of the negro, He made the dis
tinction, that it was not social equality
for which he was arguing, but "equality
of treatment before the law equality
of opportunity to earn a living,!' -and
he insisted that "performance of duty
should be the best applied to the white
and colored man alike."
For this reason, said he, the estab
lishment of such Institutions as. colored
Young -Men's- Christian Associations
meant. a oog step in the uplifting of
tne uiacK race. i ne presiaent s speech,
was in part as follows:
T. M. C. A. Work.
"Curing- the last 20 years Y. M. C. A.,
work among our colored citizens has
progressed rapidly, and these have been
the years In which the raw has rniita
the most progress. ; r
"Religious people realise that inno
cent sports and amusements should be
encouraged, and 'they believe that-' the
poorest lesson that can be taught any
race is that pleasure and vice are syn
onymous. I commend ; the action, of
those colored men who 1 have been re
sponsiole for starting this burldtng. It
will be a tribute to the advancement of
tne coiorea race, and It will be a monu
ment In the advancement of Washing
ton. - ! .
"Possibly nothing is more needed In
all our towns and cities than well or
ganized associations. It pays better to
support the secretary of a Young Men's
"UOSJ31SI pus xoo.io.ioir Me smo) 'suo
Christian Association than to pay the
salary or a policeman, uur homes are
made safe and the community is lifted
to a higher level by the lifting of young
men to better Ideals of life.
Equality Before the taw. :
"White people should remember-that
Justice to the colored man is demanded
no i only by the interest of the colored
man, but by the interest of the white,
I am not speaking of social relations. I
am speaking of equality of treatment
before the law equality of opportunity
to earn a living. ,i nere are many cirn
cult problems in this country, and the
race problem is one of the most diffi
cult. - :crfr
"The only ,wav In which we can brtns
this problem nearer an approximately
(Continued on Page Four.)
EASTERN PRESS
vote for Republican state officers and
did not really want Chamberlain for
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