The Oregon daily journal., October 30, 1910, Page 1, Image 1

PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, . OCTOBER $0, 1910.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
' VOL. VIL NO. 31.
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AN- EMBARRASSING SITUATION
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STREET BATTLES
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LOBBY 111 SENATE
West Explodes Story of Oppo-
ncnts to Crowd of 600 Vot-
ers at' Dallas "Amid Great
, Enthusiasm.
SPECIAL TRAINS RUN ;. .
' FROM NEARBYTOWNS
Polk Will Give West Large Ma-
jority; Farmers Dub Him
r "Next; Governor."
By Ralph A. Watson.
t
Dallas, Or.;," Oct- 29. Oswald West's
Opponents art in the lastnlitch. Therr"
have been scheming for days'' In an eX
fort to find some one who would say the
Blletz homesteaders had paid West's ex-
penses on the famous- WashJngtonHrip.
. Theyhave hnnted the highways and by-
ways -of the Silets country in the at-
;tae Tonight West exploded it .him
self,' and did so to the enthusiastic sat
isfaction of COO people, who had' gath
ered in the courthouse to hear ' Mitt:'?",
apeemi irnina tmo neeo run vr uauas
civa nn, jeuin vavy auu ajiuw
ciniltnc In iTnmmniltn thrtR who
' wished t hear West. .Many of them
' were people who knew the details pf the
"'trip West made to Washington, and his
t statement of it was particularly Appro
priate. - t v'
l i - Offered", to Pay Expenses."
' ,Just prior to West's trip the Sllets
homesteaders, who were trying to have
their claims to the land they had settled
and lived upon validated, formed an or
Rftnliration here in Pallas to, try to have
the claims validated, and asked West
to go to Washington to represent thfem,
They wanted to pay West's expenses
there' and back.' West refuse to Jake
any of their money. ' He was out Just
" about $190 on the trip as a result of
his effort on behalf of th Woraestead-
West told his audience he haJ learned
that .his political topponents were en
deavoring to get the SlleU people to
'". stand for the story, In order to show
that he- hadnot only collected mileage
front the federal, government for his
trip, but. had taken the fillets horhe-
steaders" inoney as" well." Then he re1
clted the facts as- they actually vhan-
, pened, and told liow he waa out 100
through his1 efforts on behalf of the
homesteaders. . , t
Ooes Into Tax Question, .
" The speaker then went into the equa
ble taxation question and into the his
tory of representative governments- in
this ' country and -its relation to the
present day- political situation in Ore
gon, - telling' of the fight between the
aristocracy and the democracy when
the constitution was being- drafted, how
me eiBOllUQ ui. mtaaiiu u, u ntu-
tures was a ; compromise between : tha
two elements and how the popular elec
tion of senators according' to the Ore
gon idea is a vindication of the in
tentions of democracy, while the assem
bly is the last stronghold of aristocracy,
represented today, by the corporations.
In its fight with the people.
Only Question. Of How XCasy.
. The entire day has been a demonstra
tion of tha strength -of -the sentiment
for Oswarld West for governor At In
dependence it was evident . that the
feeling ';- in favor , of ' West is very
strong, Jolk county fv undoubtedly
go for West by & strong majority.' At
Monmouth the feeling of everyone seen
today indicates' that , Bowerman won't
get enough .vtesj to count wlthln' 29
miles 'of .that, city'..;: "i-:,"- W':-. ''.'- i-t""
In Dallas a poll of the voters of one
(Continued; on Page Two.)
Dispute . Between Two Minne
,5 sota Miners, Long Friendly,
' I Leads to Pistol Duel, Which
1 Ends' Fatally.'
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v "PnbllhI, t'r..iM lnfi wiro ' "
Hibbing, Minn., Oct. 29. Peter Redc-
, vetch, Z6 years old. is dead and Sam
. ired,f th result of a' pistol duel be
tween the lV6 -here -tonight: The men
hsve been friends at Leetown mine, near
i here, for the past threeyeara. They
. arrived in Hlbbi-ny this- aftrnoon. ap
parently the best of friends, but shortly
got. into a dispute and agreed to settle
theiroirrerences by fighting a duel,
s The?ipurcha.sed -two .38 , caliber re
" volvers and together .walked down" to
vMessaba railroad tracks,' a quarter of "a
. mile outside of the city . limits.- They
.separated and without further comment
began firing and jSotb were hit at the
srei.
volver struck Kedovetch in the mouth.
FRIFJIDS OKI, :
FIGIIT DUEL: ONE
DEAD. OTHER HURT
killing him instantly, while Katlch was
struck' ,in the arm, shattering . the el
bow.: After Standing over his victini
for a. minute to determine that ,he WaT
dead. Katlch walked into town, where
he -gave himself yp, and told of the
:' duel, . '. . . ! .
P.oth are .Montencgrana and apparently
above the average In Intelligence.
- A
Two Men Dying, Scares In-
jured, as Results of Running
Fights' in Streets of ' Newt
; York and Jersey City. 1
POLICE AND PINKERTONS .
USE 'CLUBS AND" GUNS
Trouble Starts When Compa
nies Send Wagons Under,
' - Guard to Break Strike. ,
' ' ' (United Press Leased WlreA
New York, Oct. 29. Two men dying
the c"y bospNtal in Jersey City, a
score of others badly hurt, and not less
than 100 suffering, from minor. Injuries
are'results of av series of bttodjr riots
that took! place on both sides of tie
Hudson river this '-.afternoon: yi t h :. -
The disorder was " a; direct , outcome
of the- strike of the express wagon
helpers,' which hasveen In progress for
a week. Police reserves are gathered
tonight about, the. offices and stables of
the express companies 'and additional
pRtrolmen are being lield in the seyeral
stations, for 'emergency. " t
For several hburs this p afternoon
pitched . battle, were ,' tn ofderv along
Fifth avenue, Broadway and Sixth av-'
enue: " Women and children were terror
ised, and; ij. was only after the police
reserves were, called from a dozen sta
tion and charged the crowd,f clubbing
indiscriminately; that the mob' was dls-l
perseo.- aiany , or. jtne men ana nair-grown-
boya, suffered broken .heads and
the windows , bf several.., big ' business
houses were smashed, " p'.; - t"s
r Serjtej Qty Boena of Battle.
' !The rouble ge puttof a.; movement
by the express companies to break the
BtrlkeXir-'' i&.Vvi'. 'i.;i-vj'i'V Ai'mrhA i:
; The Adams company . started a trig
string - of. wagons, outef . its -depot in
Jersey City, for the Pavonla ferry. Each
wagon : was ; manned by a -driver, two
helpers and five pinkerton- men. The
latter. carried shotguns and riot clubs.
As tha wagons passed along, the streets
they were greeted, wjth cries of 'Scab."
and finally someone threw & nurhber'of
eggs,, which ., hit- one of the wagon
guards. . The latter , raised his gun as
if to fire, i then came a fusillade f
stones, of Iron and decayed vegetables.
'The wagon guards dropped their guns,
sprang into the street and attacked the
mob leaders with their clubs. At the
same time, k squad of police Joined in.
'(i 4' 'W1mi iVMTkom-.' volvn. ' a
For two blocks; the "fight raged, and
then the police drew their revolvers and
on a signal from the. sergeant in com
mand sent a volley over the heads of
the crowd. This was followed by a
concerted charge ' and' the polipemen
used . their clubs unmercifully. ; Men,
and.;even. women, were knocked , sense
less, but- still the crowd fought back. -
Finally Another order, to shoot wa
given. . ,, This time, ; the revolvers fere
held - on a level, up and down the
street. . The mob. fearlrwc the bullets,
broke and ran and tbe police fired half
a dosen volleys. AC a distance the mob
responded, . but as , far. , aa . could . oe
learned there were no casualties from
this source. i v ' . ( ,
The express wagons Vere finally har
ried on board" a ferry boat ' and the
gates - swung back.-.. Then the ppllce
called, ambulances - and hurried many
badly,; injured, persons to tje 'city and
St. Mary's hospital. Two of the strike-,
breakers " takeh to the hospital were
said. . to ;.be fatally injured..;; :i Ua,, v;.,
. .BnaBlaf Tlglit in Manhattan. ; '
The jlot in Manhattan took the form
of a jrunnlng battle between strike sym
pathizers and the men on an express
wagon, which, loaded .with .goods, -teit
the Grand Central station guarded by
a eouple of mounted policemen and with
five guards in addition to live driver
and his helpers; At Fifth avenue and
Forty-sixth street a mob attacked It,
pulled the driver and his . assistants
from i thelr'seats and-tried to cut the
horses loose. -
One of the guards tot the men back
on the wagon and the driver whipped
up his horses, while - the - policemen
tried to hold . the crowd: "back. . The
wagon turned south down" Ftf tit ave
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
BlGLiSH AVIATOR
EVEHT OF BELMONT PARK
IE BLA!JG BEST
'.(By the iBtorti.tlmiil Vtwr 8rl.) : ,
" New York, Oct. 29.-Claude Orahame
Whlte, the F.ngllsh aviator,, won the in
ternational aeroplarUe speed trouphy race
today at the Belmont Park, meet. In
his 100 horsepower Blerlot monoplane
the new world's champjon aviator trav
eled the dangerous 62V mile ;wurse"tn
1 hour i minute 4.74 seconds. '.He broke
the world's . record ; for ; continuous
flight over a Course of thls'mileage by
clipping 5, minutes from .Morane's- rec
prd, which " was also-'made - in a ,'10fr
horsepo wes Iilviriut At-CtM-dwuixt-Frane!
on ptember ? 15. , ?The Englishman's
speediest three lap fliKht - over , the' It
mile course, whtn he established a new
world's record - and won, the - trophy,
was made in 2 minutes E5.J7 seconds.
This is equal to a speed of 64 miles an
ho,ur. His average Secll for the whole
flltht was at the rate df 61 mllps.
Uut tUu real hero of-the race was Al
fred Le Klanc, the ' French' champion,
f ".sVvv, 4 ia$v fpf
T" i v& ' V vfL-yL
" - -t ' M;f ' ii.-
Can't Decide
Population of Younger of Twin
Cities 301,408; Increase
; Percentage 48.7; Apology
for Padding Accusation.
(By the International lrwa tWrrlee.t
' Washington. A Oct. 29. According to
the report given out tonight by the bu
reau of census.'" the population of 'the
city of Minneapolis Is 801,408, as corn
pared with 202.71 S in 1900, and 164,733
in 1890. The Increase from 1900 to
1910, therefore Is 98,690, or 48.7 per
cent, as compared With an Increase for
the preceding decade of 23.1 per cent,'
, At the same time, Director Durand is
sued statement in effect, apologising
to the citisens of Minneapolis for hav
Inr included that city in a list of plar es
where padding frauds, had been, discov
ered. When Durand announced the .dis
covery of fraud at Tacoma, Wash.; he
gave a list of .other cities where, he
said, wimilar irtcgularitles had been
found. ' ' . ..'.-',; j.--
- In.-straightening J ouf-the-populatioh
figures of Minneapolis, Durand. points
'- ' . . - ' : ! ,.i ' . .
ouf the i difference between tha , overJtlonal provision thafYone shall be de-
counting of the population of that city
and the practices in Tacoma, . wherein
the, pouplatlon Jumped 33.000 .beyond the
actual figures. He finds no frauds anv-
where in Minneapolis only careKssBBsar
H says irs ,,,::...,- 4-,.-X
Vo Oonsplxaoy to Pad Xetnrna.
; "There is ad evidence of any concerted
attempt on the part of the enumerators
or tha supervisor, or of any group bf
private individuals, to -fraudulently pad
tha census returns. The greater part
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
VViNS CH
WHILE HE L
who also fjew a. loo horsepower Blriot
monoplane. While beginning the twen
tieth and last lap off tha race, when
he , was flying with consummate skill
at the average rate of 66 miles an
hour, the , fuel, supply in hlsgasolme
tank was - utterly exhausted artd v his
monoplane crashed lijto a, telegraph pole
at the southeastern corner of the course.
TJhe" machine Shit the stout pole with
such terrlflo Impact that the. pole was
split off 12 feet from .the ground ; The
aviator was severely cut above thei rlrht
ys nd 'wn1rithw-f'htn""'whi'n-'tharo
plane dropped to the earth.
. Barring this accident, , in two i min
utes more Je; Blanc ' would have won
the" trophy and lowered Morane's record
by. 11 H minutes. , . ':-...
Brookin' Wttgt Jachlns 4DemoUshed,
; Kariy in" the, St, while giving the
WriRlit rltrht-cylliider rarer a prelimln-
EF .
ASTS
JContinued on Page Five.)
Whether to Hold On
BUT IIOPEFI FOR:
ms wii snii
Reiterates Criticism of U. S.
Supreme Court and Quotes
Gaynor, Thereupon; Atterca
:tion;With,Wo'rkjngmen. 1
Dnltea Ptms iaeA Wlie.t - '
.New York. Oct. 29. Weary with : a
week of whirlwind campaigning through
the state," but armored to kep up his
fight for the Republican, state ticket
to the end. Colonel Roosevelt tonight
invaded Brooklyn , and Long Island,
preaching against "crooked business and
crooked 'politic;" v '''''' .'-.' t-.
V The colonel also pleaded, in juatifl-
cation of i his criticism of the United
States supreme court, that Mayor Gay
nor, , Democratic v. mayor of Kew York,
had criticised the "bake shop case,"
which- was the object or the Roosevelt
denunciation, . . - .
.."It is important that bread be made
.wholesome,' " ... is : the way Roosevelt
quoted Oay nor..:; The highest court In
this state held the -statute valid, but
the supreme court of the United States;
by a vote of five , to four, declared
it. void ; for violating some conatitu
prWed' of liberty without due process
Of law. It seems, however, that this
word 'liberty" in- the- constitutional
(Continued on Page Five.
Twenty-f our Hour Search for
Lost Ones in Mountains
,'V .Unavailing.
' : fRiwM.I rlmtrh t Th Jonrnal.t
" Spokane, Wash., Oct. 29.After near
ly 24 hours Of, unavailing search over
wild mountains back of Lost Spring,
near Colville, : Wash., lor Mrs." L. St.
Clark and her two daughters, ages 6 and
IS years, plans were hastily made last
night to.. put bloodhounds on the trail
of the straying, trio. Since leaving home,
six miles south, of Colville, Friday
morning . at 1 10 - o'clock in search of
horses that strayed over the mountain
divide, nothing has been heard -of Mrs.
St, , Clark and .Jier ' wo daughters. a
searching party of about 50 was out
nearly all .night from Colville. in re
sponse - to an alarm sent out by Mr.
St. , Clark, and this was augmented to
day by another party "of about half
that number from, Arderr mill. Up to a
Ntrtimir this- fWntnrrttir mtwitnrar.l
ties were not found. They .were traced to
a point on f the divide near- Ardnn mill
and there all trace , was lost rfnd it is
believed- that -the ' three are suffering
intcMfly from, cold and hunger In the
dense forest ,v A snowstorm is .'threat
ening and the temperature ta.; rapidly
falling. In tha higher 'altitudes.'-. It -Is
feared alt may prtslf "before f.hcf can
be rescued. , ,
2WREIIA1
MOTHER ARE LOST
JjJ'
or to Lot Go
JAYBOV
Even Some of Them Left Be
fore Assembly- Candidate
Was Introduced; Old War-
horses Take Up Most Room.
Four of the chief lights of the Repub
lican party in Oregonr including Jay
Bowerman,-the candidate lor governor,
drew about 300 people to the. Masonlo
tempi , last - night , to bear Bowerman
and other expounders of "grand old par
ty" doctrine defend the assembly nom
Inee. .v. . ,,. ..
In addition to Bowerman, the speak
ers were Grant B. Dimick of Oregon
City, who ran second to Bowerman in
the primaries,, Dan J. Malarkey, nominee
for Joint senator, and Stephen A. Lowell
of Pendleton.- Part of the 300 people
did not care td' remain to listen after
Bowerman had, made his talk. . There
was a fair representation of women and
Portland, war-horses of the party made
up most of' tha residue of the audience.
.At-W-Nottingham, Republican state
chairman, opened the meeting by in
troducing Judge Dimick as chairman.
Dimick said he believed it his duty as a
Republican to aupport the primary nom
inee, and to uphold the primary law by
supporting those regularly nominated.
He praised the personality of Bower
man, -' saying - they were practically
raised together, - studied : law together,
and sat aroumi waiting for clients; to
gether. Then he presented Bowerman.
wbM Be Would Oo.
The Condon nominee prefaced his set
peech with' an explanation that ha was
barn on a farm and apologetically said
that the audience nlght therefore un-
(Continued on Pago Seven.)
BARAH BERNHADDT GOMES ASHORE
AT HEW YORK FEELING YDUHG AtJD
iEJOIGIW EBBS' ILCOIE
(Publishers' Pr Iet Wire.)
New York, Oct; 29. Sarah Bernhardt,
who arrived today on the French liner,
La Provence, was literally kissed into
port." From too. moment her manager,
William JV Conner, accompanied by a
few personal. friends, boarded the Uner
at quarantine until the "Divine Sarah"
had been hustled into an automobile at
the: pier,1 iftie Tan the gauntlet, of oscu
lation with ' tha Hps of, her admiring
countrymen,7 the ship's, crew, musical
and theatrical critics", personal friends,
6ndtheorBTOlflrTnbne Rt-Iaf fX,
which included a delegation: of the-Joan
or ' A0 loague,-, .-.-.vjv 9.1 .
t. One ardent admirer, whose venerable
locks protruded from beneath the rim of
a sloiir.tr hat, kissed the- famous actress
ort both " checks, t.ien both hnnds, and,
apparently carried away hy his enthu
inT, klKScrt her friends end the vf
fi.iottc1, who alt but trampled Ma
dams 'Bernhardt-under foot.
Theodore Roosevelt,-, "Aclmiral
.Evans", Leading- Engineers,
Business MenrUrge City to
Vote Bond IssueT
WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN TO '
. MAKE VOTE UNANIMOUS
Billboards, Pamphlets and All
Means of Publicity to Be
Pressed Into-Service. -
"Portland's water front Is In the grip
of the railroads. , "
"Of what use will the Panama "canal
be to Portland with the water terminals
In the hands of the canal's, competitors,
the railroads?
I "The building of public docks is the
lof Portland today and thfr best invest-
mem me peopie or rortiana can maite,
"A vote for public docks-November 8
is a vote for greater Portland.""
The foregoing are sentences from the
message of the public docks committee
of the Chamber of Commerce, Tax
payers' league and Central Labor. Coun
cil to the voters of Portlands-A whirl
wind publicity campaign for the last
oajnDciyro lue campaign jias ooen, ar
i . i i .
ranged.. j Wj:;;c '- :'--&
Seventy or more bill boards will carry
a rrfap of Portland's railroad-owned and
controlled water front and docks. Ten
thntmand natnnhlefca irlvlnor - the true
commercial situation? of Portland ? will
be circulated among ..voters.- All local
newspapers,-save one will, carry display
,-' , Want TJnanlmona Inaction.
"Let's make the public docks election
unanimous," Is the purpose expressed
ly. the committee for aU ,this 'publicity,
No member, of the committee antici
pates failure for the public' dock plan.
An overwhelming majority in favor of
tha public docks amendment to the city
charter -is 4 expected. The big vote is
desired as a reproof to the opponents
of publlo docks. Apathy oh the part
of voters or al too easy acceptance of
belief that the fight is, won, before the
amendment is -adopted; I will, i U be
lieved, be disastrous to the. welfare of
tha people. .i .-.'
The world's greatest authorities on
shipping and harbor Improvement have
stated that tha building of public, docks
is the best insurance for any city's com
mercial grealnesa. Some of their state
ments follow; , . 4 ,-..-.
Theodore Roosevelt We must: see to
it that adequate terminals are provided
in every , city ; and town on every im
proved waterway, '. Terminals open un
der reasonable conditions to the use of
every cltlsen ' and rightly protected
against monopoly.;;:;"'" ;,':"'.v ::",:";r: :.rrr.
SX9 Sscassaryto a twd.-'
Oeneral , Marshall, . ex-chlef ; United
States engineers Public docks, are as
necessary to a port as la life-blood to a
human being, and you (the people of
Portland) are certainly taking a step In
the right - direction in planning and
working for public docks. Any harbor
giving, away its terminal facilities has
attained its growth, and is oh the verge
of decadence. , -
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans Un
less Portland builds publlo docks the Jig
Is up. The railroads have you by the
throat They will hold your hands, too.
You, the people of Portland, have given
your water front to the railroads, and
you have received In return n J gh rates.
J. N. Teal, attorney to the Jtranspor
tatlon committee. Chamber of Commerce
Our water front is a disgrace to a
village, let alone a pretentious maritime
city. Much of It is now in the hands of
the railroads, and we have not a single
dock with , modem facilities. iWe are
making no effort to prepare for. te
great 1, water bof ne commerce sure to
follow- the completion of tha Panama
canal, and I haven't the slightest hesi
tancy , in predicting that unless done
through publlo instrumentality It will
not be done at all.
Zs Wisest rolicy.
- George C. "Stkes,: eogineerfor Chicago
harbor commission Experience, the
(Continued on Page Five.)
". When she walked up the gang plank,
accompanied by . Captain Toncelet and
Mr, "Or, she was at once aurround
ed by, a crowd that elbowed and Jos
tled her. On her 'way to her automo
bile photographers fought to- get - her
picture, and. at Wery -few feet it .was
necessaryvto halt.-' . - .,-'- f -:)r: :, ',
r The feature of the voyage was the
cabin fete in honor1 of Madame Bern
hardt'a birthday, last Sunday t Beores
Of friends had sent flowers. ' She re
ceived many messsRp "of conKratula-il
.With sparkling eyes, she laughed
when asked for-the secret of her perpet
ual youth.-. -:':"v ' '.'.,- .:'"'
"I do not feel' old," she aaid. "Why
Hho'uld IT The ; things which' you call
i.' secret '-are t" not a secret at all.... I
am Vast I aril , because of hard work
end the kindness of the good Uud. -
'LUe li'iiii Iivli, i ii(.e t.j tlii in
the harness": .. "
Assembfy Candidate for Gov-
, ernor,1 Known as "J6inder"
in Code Messages, Framed
Banking Laws.- .
HELD UP LEGISLATION
FOR J. TH0RBURN ROSS
His Committee Riddled '
Regulating Deposit of State
Funds as Per Orders.
Services rendered by Jay Bowerman
alias "Joinder," in asslstinr the J. "Tftor
burn Ross legislative lobby to shape up
the state banking laws, the way vth
Ross interests wanted them, shaped are
broadly Intimated in 1 "publication in'
the Oregonlan on March 19, J908. :?
On this date the 'Oregonlan published
the ' story f the "Joltder,,,"telegr8ms
in detail, and added significant comment :
on the ipeaningl of . the secret messages
in cipher, passing' between Ross and his
lieutenants in Portland , and , the mem-,
bers'of the Rosr lobby ,In Salem. -'
One of the bills -which excited the
anxious interest Of Ross was Introduced
by Representative Jackson, and .would
have authorized a court review of the
suit by which Judge- Marquam sought
to recover the Marquam building' from
the clutches of Ross and his associates
of the Title Guarantee & Trust company.
. Oreg-onlan TeUs Btoryf
; The Oregonlan thus told the story rof
ts"defeat: ' y . , , ,.j ., :
"This bill was referred to the com
mittee on Judiciary, was favorably re
ported February 6 and,, was passed, by
the house jrebrnaxy 12., Thro days In
ter It was indefinitely postponed by tha
senate on motion or Senator Bowermaa
of ..GqUqm,,.,rihalnnan of tha oommltt.e
oa revlsiott of laws, whloa -reported the
asasnrs adversely. Te Boss - lobby
was busy all the whOa ia each house."
This is the bill concerning . which
T. T. Burkhart wired a cipher message
to . J. K. Kollock, one of the , lawyers
of ; the Robs lobby. In Salem, on, Febur
ary i tt the day , it; passed the bouse.
Ross had Just been notified of . the
passage pf the bill by the bouse, and
it was at once decided to send William
A. Munly to Salem to reinforce the lob
by, t Burkhart's telegram,, after .telling
Kollock to meet Munly. and provide a
roonf for him; added: ii 'Ask ,; Joinder
(Bowerman) to watch namesake (Mar
quam review bill) vigilantly"
, Tne oregonian or warcn a, ius, aaas
this comment:'..,--, .... : , ,,5,,-V ,
"Whether or sot Senator -Bowerman'
consented to watch tho review bill when
tt appeared la tho senate, next day whan
It earns up It was seat to his committee
oa revision of laws, oa his motion.
"Success la having tho bill referred
to Bowerman'a committee In that senate
next day was telegraphed, to Boss. by
Aitchlsoa, as follows!
- 'Namesake ; 867 referred , nonus, 8
p. m. (House bill 367 referred to pre
vision of laws committee, 5 p. to.)' "...
0,11 BOl Held. -"-T1- TU-l
What Bowerman'a . committer did ! to
the bill regulating deposits of state
funds In the banks is told in the Ore
gonian of tha same Issue. It should be
remembered that ."Joinder"! Bowerman
was chairman of the committee on atate
and county government officers, and it
was he who presented tha draft of the
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Rev- T. C. Ahearn Goes to
:: Room in Chicago Hotel and
Swallows Fatal Dose of Car
bolic Acid. 4 "
' frnlttd rreM ts4 Wire.) ' '
' t?pokahe. Oct. 29. The Rev.- T. C.
Ahearn of Boulder, Mont., was found
dead this afternoon ahout 3:18 w'eloek in
a room of the Chicago hotel. An empty
bottle that had contained two ounces
of carbolic 1 acid stood on th dresser,
Indicating suicide. Physical appear
ances. showed that be had died of a
hemorrhage, which soaked his clothing
and drenched the bedding. " ' 1
' -The man was "last seen Thursday
night by Clerk R. R. Sollld of . the hotel,
and Coroner Schicgel belteves the tnan
had been dead for a considerable length
of time. If Rev. Ahearn committed sui
cide It was because of poverty and dis
gust over, worldly ' conditions. On a
chair, near ! the bed was found note
which 'read: ' '".i.-v-'i., '-
"In this hotel somebody has taken the
'v
few dollars I bsd-lnn In my i."- t i
take, a $5 )lll and put it in his po k-t
The byi-was'-mine. 1 Wiy rttn't tfin4
phires . So stopplT" : '
- llcre.tho iiote ende'I in a frwA, on
though the. writer. h"i t "'-n --, . t
In agony, or had in .i-t-j . -,t
pti.vsical or ineftiat. wrHki.
the borlv tent'ivAtt ;i ,'': :
tuk'iin i .uloi's.j, . ' '
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