THE . OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1D10.'
III! LlilD FLEES
r FROFifl THOSE WHO
HOIil
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Despite Entreaties and De
mands, Minnesota Man Re-fuses
to Make Race for Governorship.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.) '
. St Paul.' .Aug. 20. This Is the
story, not 'of the inan who would be
king, but of the' man who wouldn't. An
matter bt fact, John Llnd hasn't yet'
Required title to the office of governor
' of this state, so that you cannot take
1he foregoing sentence literally; At the
same time" so many politicians and vot
ers hereabouts agree that .he will be
elected If he wilt only run that It Is
quite Justifiable to assume that his ejec
tion Is assured. , And that is why the
state of Minnesota has been standing
on tip-toes ever since July 28, with her
hand 'behind her ear, craning her neck
toward . the Pacific coast . where her
idol sulked in seclusion and silence
silence as all-pervading as that of the
' "spinnix. as one famous Minnesota
legislator once, referred to the Egyptian
: enigma of the ages.
- On Arinta Swedish Lawyer.
There hasn't been anything like this
In iMlnnesota since she attained the
dignity of a state 62 years ago. John
Lind is a big, raw boned, one armed
Swedish lawyer, who lives In Mlnne-
- spoils. He has served In' the national
... house-of ..representatives, and was also
governor of Mlnnesdta 'IO years" ago.
Just now he'a president of the board of
regents of the University of Minnesota,
and they do say that he has a more
generous supply of brains than anybody
In public life In this neck of the woods.
Maybe that's the reason, despite every
thing he has said and he can put the
, English language pretty plalntly even
If he was born la Kanna, Sweden that
all the Democrats and a good many Re
publicans In the Gopher .. state are de
manding that he make the race for the
governorship this fall.
v.,;..; I4nd Grows Angry.
To go back a bit Into Minnesota poli
tics, the star of the Minnesota Democ
racy first became visible to the naked
eye about flvayears ago, when the
Democrats went down to St Peter and
dragged John A. Johnson out of the
editorial sanctum of the St Peter Her
ald and nominated him for governor.
' There was a big split in the Republican
rank that year! following the Dunn
Collins conflict, and Johnson was elect
ed. "What followed is history. Three
limes did he carry this state, which Is
normally Republican, by a heavy ma
jority. Then, last fall tie nea. f-,Tanie
A. Day, chairman of the Democratic
i state central committee, and ,'thtf sW.easy
boss" of Minnesota, cast t arofcpS for
another winner, and decided 4nf Llnd,
who had been in retirement for 10 years.
I.lnd refused. He wouldn't hear of It.
When Day continued to have it talked
around he grew angry. "I will under
no circumstances accept the .nomlna
tion," he said, . i y ' : ' '
. All Talk Bat Lind.
And still the talk went on. Nothing
could stop it The Republicans nom
inated Johnson a lieutenant governor, A,
O.: Eberhart, who li now serving wtJ
Johnsons unexpired term. He lsn t
strong,; nor an able man, but they had
to do it. Instantly the talk for Llnd
became more insistent. Finally, early
last month, just before leaving for Se
; attle. where he haofsonie important
. rases to try, ; John Lind sent a letter
to Day declaring that he wouldn't have
the nomination, .that he was Inellgiblo
because' a law prohibits a ynlverslty
regent from holding any office during
the term for which he was chosen, and
that he positively refused to run. "Don't
Jeopardize the party's chances by nom
inating me," he begged. Lawyers de
clared the ineligibility statute uncon
, stitutional and the talk continued. ,
When lie- reached' Seattle he began
writing letters back to friends in Min
nesota. All of them Implored the re
..ciplents to .da.whal. they could to pre-
Vftnt ha nnm Inni Iam T.,,. n a
such! letters found their . way into 'the publican P' Multnomah Opium
newsoaners bPfor th nnm.i, bla. and Clackamas counties. Or. I
newspapers before the Democratic con
ventlon met on July 28. and that was
almost enough, one would think to
cause the man to be let alone. Did
they?
Goes to Alaska.
Amid scenes of the wildest tumult
that convention nominated John Llnd
y acclamation, and telegraphed the
fact to. him.
"I won't take it; I won't serve if
elected," said Mr. Llnd.' He got aboard
a stf-amer and went to Alaska. Tele-
j grams followed him. Every personage
i , iu me ijcuiuciaiiu psriy wired mm a
. plea to accept. Sometimes they got to-
J fner and sent round-robin wires. One
, telegram contained something like S7
I Hamea 'Again John Llnd refused. "I
t J? a ' a"d thatS fIat'" he
W,I back.
no ifiurnea IfOID AifiBKa tH
winer oay ne round
stack of Trmll
waning mm at the wharf. Give upT
Frank Day and his friends hadn't even
got started. t don't ask you to make
a campaign. All we want is the right
to use your name at the head of the
ticket We don't care If you go to
China and stay there until inauguration
day. We will elect you."
Many Declinations Coming.
Again he declined. Perhaps by tfie
time this Is read he will have declined
ten or twelve more times. His declin
ations hav become so common that the
newspapers are pu.tting small heads on
thpm Jnrt hrlnlltip than, t
- - in limine lllHiesa
of under scare heads on the front page
ABd. still the Villlan which a Frank
A. Day pursues John Llnd. It is doubt
ful if auch an Instance of the office
seeking the man has ever been paralleled ;
In the United States. Certainly it has
not any parallel 'in Minnesota.
Who then is this man? He must be'
a rather remarkable person) one would
think, si nee great ,etat refuses to
take his "no" for an answer. And he
Is., He: is a man with a big brain be
ll ind his forehead, and .his hands are
clan that's a good deal. You cannot
g"t a person in Minnesota to say a word
against John Llnd. Ask the most hide
hound Rfptrtoliean what sort of a man
John Llnd island you'll hear that he's
able, and big, and absolutely clean-and
i.gua"r., j He handles men,, and things
largely. Under his Influence the Uni
versity of Minnesota Is an astonishing
lt5tltul.lon broad, liberal, successful., It
Is trowing, too, and John Llnd takes
wore Interest In U than In the gover
norship, j The university is his Idol; he
loves li, works for- It
fi7eirTrf"aW.fn5 6T tfie stalle .in the
same broad, big wayj. And he left his
trust with no word of criticism sent
eftr-hi.m. . He had been honest and
ckan about the ff4rs of the state. Per
haps, shove all eld, it Is because John
-Llnd I a rnnn of lofty honor and un
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WORLD'S WHEAT ,
SUPPLYSHORTER
THAN IN DECADE
James A. Ratten Says Crop
Shortage Is Greatest for 10
Years Must Replace Cer
eal, ' s
(United Vrrm Leaaed Wire.) .
.Chicago, Aug. 20. James A. Patten,
One time wheat and cotton king, de
clared today that a substitute for wheat
Is the greatest of the world's needs,
but could name none.
Patten returned to Chicago today
from atour through Europe where he
Investigated crop condltrons. He de
clared that the world's supply of wheat
for 1910 la apparently the minimum of
the decade and' that the shortage is
so great that it Is high time to con
sider a substitute. .
. "How about corn as a substitutef
he was asked.
"people cannot liveson.com bread," he
declared, :"noT-on breakfast foods, many
of the best ones being made of wheat."
"A real substitute is absolutely nec
essary." he continued. "Conditions In
France are very bad. It is a non-importing
country and the. shortage with
in Its boundaries reaches anywhere
from sixty million to one hundred bil
lion bushels. The Argentine Republic
is a possible solution, but it will be
December before, we know anything
much about its yield."
Patten has "retired" (?) but he could
not get- past the. wheat pit on his way
from the depot, rfe "looked In" and
then went to 'his old offices in the
Board- of Trade building and placed an
order.
; "Have you really retired from active
operations?" he was asked,
"Yes." he replied with the kid-like
grin, "But I may 'scalp' a bit now and
then he added. v
"fou know It la hard for a man who
has been actively engaged all his life
to cease suddenly and stay away abso
lutely. But my retirement is sincere;
I mean It."
Patin riAnt1 flint n won tin,..,! Kv I
h.r th im.h.
said he played bridge whist with friends,
but that no one tried to separate him
from - his money. He also dented that
he was characterised as a man "without
tact" as attributed to him In New York
dispatches.
blemished character in all his dealings,
that the people of his party. and in- i
deed of the . state because no one be
lieves that Eberhart could defeat him
insist that he again take up. the admin
istration of their affairs.
CONNELL SHIES AT
NOMINATION ON
ASSEMBLY TICKET
(Continued From Page One.)
a tempest his candidacy had aroused,
he withdrew, -r
Gteer Wot Slsonssed.
Charlie' Lockwood, who serves as St.
Ta -at r Vta era f a nViAn tit a t rhamhor
are neldi would not g,ve out
ntnrmatr,n "It was verv nrivate."
any. Information.' "It was very private,
he said. He did say. however, that
there were a number of men very anx
ious to take L. G. Clarke's place on
the ticket but that the "managing com
tnlttee" had adjourned until Tuesday
night when a nomination would be
made. T. T. Geer, he said, was not
one of the men who had been discussed.
Fragments of quite a bunch of loose
talk floated outside of the meeting
nlaee. however, and it is current opln-
I Ion that one reason for the hermetically
sealed meeting was to prevent it De
comlng publlo Just what a hot time they
really did have.
' Connell Begs to Declare.
Mr; Connell, presented the following
communication to the meeting. It was
not handed out by Charlie lockwood:
"Portland. Or., Aug. 20. To the Re-
notice that the papers have been dis
cussing, the possibility of my receiving
the assembly recommendation for the
Republican primary nomination as a
candidate for the Joint senatorship for
Ulnnmah fnlimihlo and flaCknTTlBH
recommendation was given by the Re
publican assembly to Mr. L G. Clarke,
who has declined to accept because of
private and urgent business engage
ments. It Is to fill the vacancy made
by this declination that I have been
! mentioned.
I wish to thank my friends for the
klndlv sentiments expressed with re
gard to my possible selection and for
1 the confidence which their expressions
I imply. I am a Republican and in sym-
Pathy both with the. principles of the
party and its organisation and I desire
to see (hose principles receive the ear
nest and united support of the people
at the polls. I do not think,, howevor,
that the circumstances make it either
netiessary or proper that I should be a
candidates for an,y office at this elec
tion. In any event 1 could not accept
the recommendation of . the committee,
the assembly or of my . friends unless
It came without dissension, but I have
private reasons which ljjave bcome im
perative within the last three days
which put it beyond my power to ac
cent even If the recommendation should
i be offered me.- These reasons are of a
business nature and my time will be so
Innminlorl Hiirinir thp r.nm1ne vnMr that f
d - - -
could not make the race if nominated
r attend to the duties of the office If
eiectea witnout matung sacrinccs
which the situation does not -demand.
"1 thank my friends again for their
consideration, but in view of the state
ment I have made I must decline to be
ia candidate for any office at this time.
Yours respectfully,
"SAMUEL CONNELL."
MULKEY WILL TRY
TO GET BOOST IN
OFFICIAL PAPER
(Continued From Page One.) 1
sertton of his campaign matter in the
official publication ' of the state. All
candidates who havp filed their petl
tlonsoy 1 tomorrow Will he' able to get
into the publicationprovided Mr. Mul
key Is successful In, his contention.
Mr. Mulkey caffie to "Portland last
night and Is at the Perkins. He will
morrow morning early, In order to be
on the scene at the opening of court.
An attachment for lawn mower that
will J;ear up moss in a lawn and give
young grass a chance to grow Is a recent
Invention. .
Fill OF "400"
; GAIViBLERS PINCHED
Lid Element at Narragansett
Pier Gets Chief of Police
Caswell and a Clubman.
(Br the International Neiri Ferric.)
Narragansett Pier, Aug. io. Accused
of having offered protection to the pro
prietors of the Narragansett club, upon
which a sensational raid was made t.
week ago and in which several million
aires, among them two women, were ar.
rested for gambling, Chief of. Polloe
Caswell was arrested today on a bench
warrant, which charged- him with mal
feasance in office. He 'will be : ar
raigned on Monday.
Immediately following Caswell's ar
rest, William Arnold, vice" president of
the club, was also taken into custody.
While the raid was in progress Cas
well appeared on the scene and it is
charged ordered Cross, leader of the
anti-gambling element here, and his as
sociates from the club. , Later he ar
rested them. ' ,
It was declared that at the time, un
der the protection of Caswell, gambling
paraphernalia was carried from the club
and stored. . ,
A 'great protest of indignation went
up from the reformers here when Cas
well's alleged part in the raid was made
known.. Immediately after a dozen or
more of the smaller gambling houses
were closed by Cross and his deputies.
TWOSUSPECTS
Acting Chief of Police Moore declared
last njght that a definite cluehad been
obtained to the identity of the burglars
who stole jewels worth nearly $5000
from the safe of Ben Selling, clothier, at
Fourth and Morrison streets, some time
Friday night. While he refused to di
vulge the nature of the information ob-
talnoJ a... TAAI... t-l i J 3 a i
u ""ven rn ana traaaocs,
who ar8 working on the theft, it Is
i k?own hat the o'"cer are suspicious
I0' two ,n?n who are familiar with the
store, although not employed there.
Chief Moore Is convinced that the burglary-
had been in contemplation for
some .time, and that the thieves had
made careful preparations. Diligent ef
fort has been made to learn whether or
not the burglars concealed themselves In
the store before It was closed, but thus
far nothing definite has been obtained
on this point. The clerks have been
questioned, but none remember seeing
any suspicious . characters about the
placo, and none were seen to entor any
of the departments where a man could
successfully hide himself. The only
favorable place in the Store for this
nnrmnsA tsi tha atnol fAnm rf t tVi f lrr
jfloor. There are a number of boxes
kept mere, but an are open ana me
lights in the room are kept burning un
til the store is closed. .
It was thought at first that there
might be some connection between the
robbery of the Selling store and that of
the residence of Rev. H. R. Talbott.
from which Jewels worth about $1000
were stolen last week. Acting Chief
Moore, however, does not believe that
both the thefts were committed by the
same persons, although It is apparent
that in each case the places had been
watched.
The police are anxious that all per
sons going away from the city, as In the
case of the Talbotts, notify them of
their prospective absence.- In such
cases officers on the beats are instruct
ed to keep a special watch upon the
house.
CHARGES AGAINST
SENATOR SHERMAN FAIL
OF SUBSTANTIATION
(Continued From Page One.)
conversation which occurred between
Hamon and myself.
Gore Is Apologetic
"I then made formal protest against
Introducing their names,' but the com
mittee. In the proper pursuit of its duty,
required me to make a full answer with
out reservation. These names were dis
closed, not With any view to Inculpat
ing them, nor with any view of suggest
ing guilt. I am sure that in the court
of public opinion no verdict has been re
turned against either the vice president
or Senator Curtis. The Investigation Is
now practically concluded.
"A volume of evidence has been ad
duced, and there Is no testimony tending
to establish any improper connection on
the part of either or with the approval
of the so railed McMurray contractsr"
Gore did not make any reference to
Congressman Bird McGuire, of Oklaho
ma, so that the latter Is still leffunder
the senator's ban. The committee felt
that it should confine its statement to
the names . of Sherman and Curtis lh
viewof Gore's stand.
Before 'leaving for Paitton, Senator
Gore said tonight:
"I am entirely satisfied with, the re
suit of the' Investigations.
"Whatever sacrifice may have - been
entailed on my part I submit td it
cheerfully. Whatever abuse and cal
umny may have been poured out upon
me Is but one of these things which
must be expected by an official in the
pursuit of his duty.
I F" nM I f p- f
, PHI Fp Qp POLICE IS
I v .Vi
AWAY, BUT WHERE?
Considerable question exists In- police
circles over the vacation of Chief of
Police Cox. Inquiry as to where he is
spending his two weeks away from duty
brings out a sphynx like answer, as
no one around the station appears to
know. Nothing, was said by Chief, Cox
as to where he intended going, but the
only thing he said was that hie return
would be August it.. One report has it
that he went to Newport, while another
is that he went along the Clackamas
Vlver. No motive is understood, either,
for caution in shrouding "the affair;, in
silence ana mystery. 1
15 RAILROAD CARS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
New York, Aug. 20. An explosion in
the express sheds of the Long Island
City Iniiay;
caused a fire which-destroyed. 16 pas
senger, mall and freight cars, dairfaged
30 other'cars. demolished a larse amount
f express matter and baggage and for
a-time threatened the station and the
yards and the . firemen, after a hard
tflghtsubdufd the florn.
CLUE POINTS TO
HIE PRESIDENT
IHA QUITS AS
E
Belief Is Current Throughout
Central America That' His
Resignation Was. Forced by
United States.,
(Cnlttd Treu ted Wire. ' '
Panama, Aug. 20. Acting President
Mendoza resigned today and has been
succeeded by Senor Don Samuel Louis,
minister of foreign affairs.
Intense excitement prevails through
out the . republic of Panama tonight as
a result of the complex political situa
tion that has resulted. It Is believed
here that' Mendoza" s resignation was
rorced by the united States government.
Under the stringent. terms of its treaty
with Panama, and that the late Pres
ident Montt. of Chili, had Something to
do with the move. '
American Is Reticent
The statement that pressure from the
state department caused Mendoza's res
ignation is vouched for by a high offi
cer of the Panama canal xorie, though
R. O. Marsh, American charge d'affaires,
reiuses eitner to confirm or to deny tne
report '
The successor td Mendoza. Who Is a
negro is to be elected on September 1
by the national assembly. Mendoza will
probably have a strong voice in .this
election, and may go so far as to force
ws own reelection. 1
Advices received here tonight Indi
cate that ,the press of Central America
will tomorrow open fire on the American
.government in bitter editorials because
It has been hinted, however, that Men
dosa, who has been ruling the country
with an Iron hand, was planning to fore
his own election on a technicality and
that his high handed methods forced
the American state department to sig
nify to him that his resignation was in
order.
' Charged With Graft.
Mendosa has been charged with , ac
cepting $3000 for advocating an 'im
mense grant to an American syndi
cate. Mendosa's greatest strength lay In
his power over the negroes.
When the late President Montt of
Chill was on his way to America, he
openly snubbed Mendoza at a reception
given in his honor. Mendoza retaliat
ed by refusing to accompany Montt and
Colonel Goethals on their trip through
the Panama canal zone and also plac
ing his- presidential carriage at the
disposal of Pexet, minister from Peru,
who had declined to raise his legation
flag or show any honor to Montt on
account-of the 111 feeling between Peru
and Chill.
F
L
Br tbc International cw SerYlce.)
Los Angeles. Aug. 20. Charged with
passing over a score of bogus checks
on college classmates in Portland,
Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco and Los
Angeles, Walter McClenalian, a gradu
ate of Princeton university, class of '98
a winner of 'several scholarships, ana
son of an exceedingly wealthy Maryland
family. Is in a dirty Jail cell awaiting
the arrival of a San Francisco officer.
The complaint against McClcnahan
was issued in San Francisco and he will
he taken north as soon as an officer
arrives. McClenahan comes from a long
line of prominent southerners, who have
been identified with the history of
Maryland and Virginia for generations.
His wife's family, the Francises of Del
aware, are equally prominent her father
Walter FTancis, being president of the
James Bradford Paint company of
Wllmlngtdn, Del. McClenahan's home Is
at Port Deposit, Md.
According to the police, McClenahan
went to Portland direct from New York
where he was connected with the con
struction work of the Pennsylvania
railroad terminals. He is a contractor.
and has constructed many buildings of
note in New lork.
STATE HELPLESS
IN MIDWIFE CASE
Death, which came to Mrs. Ida Rob-
ertSi aged 86. at her home at 109 East
Forty-sixth street Thursday, from loss
ot upiopt), nas oeen tn occasion of an
ornciai inquiry, but after Investlaa
tion of the statutes;, Coroner Norden has
found that , none of thm cover the
subject . and the mattler has been
dropped: :
Mrs. Roberts died about 1 5 minutes
after the birth of a child. No physician
was . present A midwife was In at
tendance, and shortly afterward a doc
tor was called Jn. Death occurred be
fore he reached the residence. The
matter was referred to the coroner and
Deputy Coroner Dunning took It, up
with the district attorney's office Is
suing the death certificate. It was de
cided that In this Instance there was
no official action warranted, although
It was' held that In cases of flagrant
neglect a manslaughter charge might
pe made. - .
Both the district attorney's and the
coroner's offices believe that some leg
islation is-, need to cover the work of J
miawives. in many states mid wives
are required to take an examination
before they can be registered and In
other states they have been barred
from practice; ; '
CRIPPEN AND GIRL
OFF FOR EUROPE
,... xttaltMl rM LMiwS Wtre.l
Quebec, Aug. 20, The White 'Star
liner Megantlc is tonight bearing Dr.
H. H Crippen and Miss Ethel Clare
L'eneve back to England, where they
are to be tried for the murder of Belle
atiaat-a, the.afitresaCtlweasf.
The, prisoners were transferred from
jail this morning by carriage to the- lit
tle village of SUIoy. where a special boat
was waiting to take them out to the
Megantlc. Both Crippen and Miss L'e
neve . wers in excellent spirits as they
bade goodbye td the Jail offlcersS -
AAi
(EU1E
1
SIJII1H
II DRTY II
DECLARE Hil .
OUT OF DOT
Physicians Say .Symptoms
Continue Favorable Mayor
to Recuperate at St; James.
. (fir tbe'Interntlinl Newi Srrtc.)
New York, Aug. 20. Tday was May
or'GaJn'or'a best day since h' entered
tlje hospital.' His physicians announce
that he is now practically out of dan
ger. "
. The following bulletins were issued;
"Mayor Gaynor Is doing nicely this
morning. ,.-. ' ARLITZ;1
This bulletin, which came at o'clock
In the ' morning, was followed three
hours later by another: ' "
"The mayor slept well and ate a hear
ty, breakfast this morning. All symp
toms continue favorable and he is prac
tically out of danger. STEWART." .
Mr. Adamson, the mayor's secretary,
was asked whether any definite ar
rangement; had been made - as to the
place where Mayor Gaynor wJU spend
his period of convalesence. Mr, Adam-,
son said no arrangements had been
made yet, but that, In all probability.'
Mayor Gaynor would be" taken to St
James as soon, as he Is able. to leave
St.' Mary's, hospital. It is probable
that he will1 remain there several weeks
and thon go to the Adlrondacks, where
it is expected he will entirely recover
his strength."
(Publisher' Treat Leased Wire.)
Newark, N, J., Aug. 20. Melville
Sheppard, the Irish American runner,
put up the greatest race of his career
here today In the special two-thlrda-mlle
Invitation race held in connection with
the Knights of Columbus field games at
Olympic Park. '
He broke the world's record for the
distance by 1 1-5 seconds. He made the
distance In 2:44 2-5. The. new record
will be accepted by the A. A. U., as the
track Is correct to the inch and the A.
A. U. dockers held the timepieces.
The race, which was an Invitation af
fair, had four starters Sheppard, Kl-
vlat, Paul and Noble. What makes his
feat all the more notable Is the fact
that Sheppard worked all day and did
not reach the grounds until after i
o'clock. Getting Into- his racing togs,
he went out on the track and without
warming up started in the race.
ASSEMBLY JOLTED
IN STRONG TALK
AT FOREST GROVE
- (Con tinned From Page One.)
tion felt for the orator and the sent!
ments he so forcibly enunciated, there
was never a moment when the general
sentiment of those in attendance was In
doubt
"I have named to you," said Judge
McGinn, "the men who gathered togeth
er In that notable Portland assembly,
and have named the men they" demand
the Republicans of the state shall sup
port at the coming prthiarles. If you
like the assembly and the men who
made, it, then vote the assembly ticket.
Do you want it?"
"No," roared the crowd. And the vim
with which the 'word was uttered left
no doubt as to Its sincerity.
Pays Bespecta to Assemblyitee.
Judge McGinn paid ''his respects to
those great corporation lawyers who
took part In and dominated the Portland
assembly and who todk particular awl
special Interest In Selecting candidates
for seats in. the slate legislature. Ha
called by name such prominent attor
neys as W. I. Fentbn, legal representa
tive of the Southern Paoiflo company
in Oregon, the Standard Oil company
and the steel trust: S. B. Huston, legal
representative of thj big timber and
lumber interests; Ralph Wilbur, legal
representative of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company, and many oth
ers' whose names and associations are
familiar to the people of this and al
most every other portion of the state.
He particularly referred to the , great
casualty fnsurance companies represent
ed by Mr. Wilbur, and whose business
it Is, he said, to insure employers
against damage by reason of the kill
ing and maiming of employes. These
Insurance companies and these other
great corporation's, said the speaker,
were .represented in the so-called as
sembly of the Republican party, through
their attorneys, for a. purpose meant to
promote the best interests o those cor
poratlons rather than the best Interests
of the whole people. '
"And yet," said Judge McGinn, "these
Same men and those who for venal rea
sons are aiding and abetting them, have
the hardihood to tell you that they en
gaged In the assembly because they
feared the Interests of the Republican
party in the state of Oregon would suf
fer unless something of the kind were
done to save the day that they teared
the Democrats would get some of the
offices, and that some good, honest ma
chine turned Republicans would be
forced to the terrible expedient of ex
ercising their own minds and their own
choice in the selection of men to hdld
public office." ' ' - i -
To give point to his. reference to this
nhase of the assembly program. Judge
McGinn recited the political history of
some or tne Dig corporation lawyers
whose, names have already been men
tioned, and measured mew present ue
publlcanlem with their past record as
Democrats. With day and, data to for.
tlfy his, assertions in this regard, .the
speaker provoktsd much Jaughtfer "and
noisy applause as his shots struck
home. T
If the opponents of Statement No. 1
contemplate . 'holding any pollt'al ral ¬
lies in the near future at this place,
tonight's meeting will act as a damper
on any unwarranted enthusiasm as to
how the people of this community view
the questions Involved in this campaign
MAN IS ARRESTED '
CHARGED AS ROBBER
f v 's -''':' '-"'
Henry Richards Cwas . arrested ; last
evening by Detectives Hellyer and Ma-
loney- 'at East , Sixth and Morrison
streets. He Is accused of robbing the
store of Ji.'M. . Ludlngtoit ttlll Mi
rlson street two weeks ago. Richards
admitted to the detectives ,tht he en
ted the store and took- i 13. After se
curing the money, he says he went to
Shanlko, and returned last evening. ..
Journal Want Ads bring results.
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OLYMPIC RACER :
ADDS TO RECORD
CHARGES SCORCH
lilBOMGED
-1'S ESTATE
Administrator Declares Son Is
Tramp Dancing Master and
in Plot With Mtilatto Es
tate Here Worth $2500.
William H. Woodward, .who is at
tempting to oust Arnold S. Graham, as
administrator of the estate of his moth
er, Mrs. Frances Richardson, 'and secure
the appointment for himself," receives
several hard jolts In an answer filed on
behalf of the administrator by H, B.
Nicholas in the county. court ".. . .
Graham objects to Woodward on the
ground that he Is an Itinerant dancing
master, not suitable or competent, not a
oltlaen of Oregon, . not . a taxpayer, and
In league with Clarence Price, a muluttp,
who Is suing the- estate for $1243 on a
claim declared to be unjust He sayshe
Is not sure Woodward Is a son of the
deceased, and In any event he is hos
tile to James Oliver Smith, an 11-year-old
son of Mrs. Richardson.
The administrator says ; he Is In
formed Woodward denies the relation
ship of his half brother. 'Without any
effort to get the facts, says Graham,
Woodward has announced , himself In
favor, of allowing Price's claim against
the estate. Manning & White, attorneys
for Price In his suit against 'the. estate,
are also attorneys for Woodward, and
the administrator points to this as an
111 omen for the estate. - He says Wood
ward is consorting with PrJ.ce. ' '
Graham further declares ha is' In full
accord with the administrator of the
Richardson estate in Boise, Idaho, where
most of the property la located. The
Idaho, administrator wants .no change
made here, he says. Woodward tried to
secure letters on the estate at Boise, he
alleges, and after being; turned down
came to Portland and arranged with
Price to assist in a lawsuit against the
estate. Woodward is said to have de
clared under oath in Boise he was a
resident of Idaho.
The estate in this county consists of
Jewelry valued at ' $2500, which was
brought td Portland last June by Mrs.
Richardson, a colored woman well
known in several clMes of the northwest
She was several, times married and was
best known as Agnes Bush. While on
her deathbed iri a Portland hospital the
suit by Price for money alleged to have
been loaned to her was started and her
Jewelry attached. The effort of Wood
ward to secure the removal of Graham
as administrator will come before
County Judge Cleeton for decision with
in a short time. '
ES
t HIGH GLIDE IN AIR
(Br the International New Service.)
Asbury Park, N.- J.( Aug. 20. After
soaring Into the brilliant orange evening
sky to an altitude of 24 4 8. feet Ralph
Johnstone, the Wright aviator, made a
spectacular dive at an wangle of 45 de-1
grees from a height of 2300 feet above
the aviation field at Interlak.en this af
ternoon. From this height practically
a half a mile In the sir, he came down
head on towards the earth with the
power of his motor shut off. For a
descent ins a straight line this const!
tutes a world's record for glides. Hlth
erto all similar descents have been by.
circling to the earth In huge birdlike
spirals.
Today's program Was opened at 4
o'clock by the Hoxsey with a mild ex
hlbltlon flight. Although the perfectly
Ideal atmospheric conditions .were
tempting to the aviator, Wilbur
Wright's forceful admonition by tele
graph after last night's moonlight Joy
rides, held Hoxsey In check. M. Wright
does not approve of mad aerial Stunts
and promptly communicated-- his cen
sure to Roth Hoxsey and Johnstone.
ITALIAN KNIFES WIFE-
IS EXILED BY JUDGE
(By the International Newa Servlf-e.t'
Gary,' Ind., Aug. 20, Mayor Thomas
E. Knotts, sitting on the -city bench,
Imposed one of the most unusual sen
iences ever dealt out in an ndlana
court wnen ne airectea mat josepn w
vlso, a steel worker, , be banished, to
Italy. Davlso some days ago slashed
the thfroat of his 13-year-old wife be
cause she refused to live with him,
He is very influential In the local
Italian colony asd It was Impossible to
secure witnesses against him.
. Coupled with the sentence of denorta
tion as a light fine., ; The man left
Gary with $1000 In his possession 'and
he will be shadowed until ne leaves
New York. ,-, -.;,' ... , , , , .,
- ...I.H ...... II. Illll IU If Ml HI ill IN' - -1
STRICT ORDERS FROM "
; POLICE DEPARTMENT
' Captain Slover. In charge of the sec
ond night police relief; gave his patrol
men fand sergeants striet orders, last
evening at. rolloall to pay more atten
tion ts men, who live off, the earnings
of fallen women, The grill rooms
around the corner of Sixth and J3tark
streets have a number , of such men
hanging around, and this within the
sight 6.all patrolmen. Acting Chief of
Police Moore issued an order yesterday
afternoon asking the captains, to. oe
more vigorous In handling these meh
Within the past few weeks' an-unusu
ally large number have1 come into the
city and are found arouna me cneap
grill rooms. -
HARMON MAKES RECORD
; . " FLIGHT OVER WATER
(Publtuhern'-Pr Leased Wlre.l
New York, Aug. 20. Clifford B.' Har
mon, the young New York millionaire
aviator, flew In his aeroplane from Min
neola to Greenwich. Conn., this evening.
shooting across Long ilwand sound
above a bedlam of saluting whistles and
accomplishing in half an hour the long'
est over water flight , ever roads in
America. In trying, to make good his
A (jiiilsw "tfl ' liwirt' 1 onr the''lawfrfFftTrf
home of his rather-m-iaw, E. c; Bene
diet tha daring steersman fouled a line
of telegraph wires, Smashing the ' pro
poller of his 'machine, the Skids and
front- control, but came down - on his
feet unharmed amid the partial wrenk
M l Ml
ami
LiUik
Ti'ivniw PITV
lw i mm un i
Theatre Magnate of Northwest
Marshalling .Forces for Fin-;
ish Battle With Syndicate
Fight Hurts Both Sides.
. i. (Pnbllsher'. Prwss Leaned Wire.)
,New York, Aug.. 20. The" theatrical
season which is now opening will be th
most important from several viewpoints
in the theatrical history of the United
States. ."After three months f prepara
tion on the part' of the independents
and the syndicate, theatrical managers
throughout the United States are now
allied with their respective sides.
John Cort, the head and front ef the
Independents In the northwest, arrived
n this city today after a tour of inspec
tion over the Cort circuit, and will re
main here until after the seasofLls well
under way, -. ' - " ." v' n I . :
As might be supposed,! interest cen
ters around Charles ,' Trohmaa. Mr,
Frohman Is the biggest 'man. 'In - the
present situation and the greatest spec
ulation Is directed toward his forth
coming production of Rostand's Chanti
cleer. - '.' - ' . ' .'V
It Is estimated that over 1100.000 Is
Invested in the properties players and
other things theatrical: r ' v .
The warfare started a movement of
theatre bulldlnj&and. over 40 playhouses
have either- been constructed , or are
under erection at the present flme. One
hundred and fifty new plays will be
presented, Mr. Frohraan leading as tho
producer of new attractions.
It Is feared that the tight will hurt
both sides and it , was predicted today
that when the season is done, each will '
be ready to negotiate towards a friend
ly merger. ,. The battleground for the
theatrical warfare is the whole United
States. Consequently ( theatre building
movement was broad. . ' ,
New playhouses are- being built in
Syracuse, NewTTork, Seattle, Vancouver,
Portland, Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta,
Others have been constructed in Minne
apolis and St Paul. Viola Alien will
open the Minneapolis house , a week
from Monday. New theatres were built -throughout
Alabama, Teas,. Tennessee,
California, Missouri and several other
middle western states. There is going
to be a scarcity of productions. '
RACE HORSE CRUSHES
MAN'S HAND BETWEEN
TEETH; WILL LOSE HAND
Albany, . Or., Aug. 20. Jack .
Fisher, a groom at S., S. Bailey's
racing stables, had a close call - 4
from death today, when his right"
hand was viciously bitten "by the
famous pacer Tidal Wave.' Tha'
horse had Just been brought in. -
from a tryouf and was ' turned
over to Fisher, "who reached for
the bit .With a sudden snap the
horse caught the,- man s : hand
crushing it and, "breaking the .
wrist bones and severing the ar-
tery. Fisher all but bled to ,
death before the flow was
stopped. He was taRen to the 4
hospital and will lose his hand. 4
SUES TO ENFORCE .
TERMS OF CONTRACT
Tom M. Word is plaintiff In a suit
begun In the. circuit court yesterday.
against Charles Cleveland ofGresham
and his wife Annie Cleveland, to en
force specific performance of a cots
tract for the purchase of 160 acres of
land. The property is', contiguous . to
Regnars addition to Gresham.
Word says h obtained an option on
May 9 to. purchase the land for $55,000.
He was to pay $20,000 down, the do-.
fendants reserving the crops. The re
maining $35,000 was to be paid In two
yegrs, the debt to be evidenced by a
note and a mortgage on th...ffihQls '
tract. ; - - .' .-:
Word says it was also agreed to re
serve from the sale an unsurveyed tract
In the southwest corner, being the. por- '
tion that (Would be cut off by the annexation-of
Hood avenue from Gresham. -When'
the option, was taken' he thought
this tract contained about 10 acres and
Cleveland said flve," and he alleges It
was agreed Cleveland would give him
credit at the rate of $500 per acre for
all over five acres. Since then the tract
has been surveyed, he says, and there
proved to be nine acres,vso he claims a'
deduction of $2000. ,
When they drew up the option, says
Word, the reservations agreed upon
were omitted by mutual mistake, and It
reads as though he had made a straight -agreement
to buy the 160 acres for $55,
000. .He says he has tendered the pur-;,
chase price under, the option in accord
ance With I their true agreement and s
Cleveland will not convey the property. "
asks the court to compel the con-
veyance, with the reservations men
tioned,, on the payment of $19,000. he
having paid $1000. to bind the bargain.,"
He also asks for $2000 off for the four
acres en the remaining $35,000.' and for !
correction of the option. His attor
neys are Joseph & Haney, W. D. Fen ton,
James E. Fenton and Ben C..Dey. ' '
APPLE KING OF ROGUE
SELLS HIS BIG RANCH
, ,' ,.-, .-.:T j
. John F. Morrill of Chicago has Just
come to Oregon, but he will probably ,
win one of the best prizes at the Spo
kane apple show this fall Morrill has
just purchased the 99-acre apple ranch
of R..C. F. Asbury. the apple king, at-,.
Gold Hill, In the Rogue river valley, for .
the sum of $40,000, This ranch is one .
of tha show places of the . valley,' and ,
Mr. Asbury confidently expected i tc
make such a display of. the products of
his trees that tho Judges at the Wash
ington show would glve him fl' plat'e
In his class. Now, however, this honor
will pass to. Mr. Morrill. Mr. Morrill
comes of a well known Chicago family.
DAHLMAN ACCEDED : ;
- r-t- ' TO BE THE WINNER
: ',".': : 1 " ' " "t ' '-"?.'''
; "' ' ' .' (I'nlted Pr? Leased Wi. -;-
. Lincoln Neb.i Aug. 20. The defeat of.'
Governor 'Snallenberger for the Demn;
cratlc nomination for governor by lofl
mansion tohlght. Mayor Dahlman of
Omaha IS the winner. Returns are com
plete from' all- except 10 precincts In
the state and these cannot change the.
result... Nearly 55,000 votes wera cast
for the two Democratic candidates In
the Tuesday primaries. , "
TO HEAD FIGHT
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