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EVENINGrMARCH 1909. FOURTEEN PAGES.V PRICE' TWO CENTS o'' maims awd htws I 1 1 I 1 1 I I CE ASKS PASTORS E. J. BALDWIN BRISTOL WA bright; Ah Inaugural Day Wedding 01 STUDENT r. 1 i 1 i First Official Act Is S.

A Kozer Insurance Commissioner- New( State Executive Will Serve in Two Capacities. 11 1 Secretary of State Benson1 ernor that Oregon has had in the. last three days, Chambflfr- lain held the office up to about 12 o'clock midnightSunday, at which time Mrs. Sheldon became- -'governoress" of thei i greatest agd only state" that: ever had tha't kind of a ruler. "Governor held dovn that position until 10:10 Ws i ''if by the officials of tne -secretary's office, walked into the big across the hall from his former location and took 'the I Ralph Hrlstol (By Joarnal Iseaala March 1.

Oregon awoke to4ay tjTrtRr-Lw govarnor la the executive's seat at Salem. The resignation of George' E. Chamoer- laJn torrtf efject at midnight and office of chief executive of state of Oregon, thereupon -devolved upon secretary, of state, Oregon's new governor Prank Williamson Ben- home at JtoJiUfciii3. term as' secretary of state began January 1, 1907, He signs himself simply, F. W.

Benson. The oath of office, Use firat to be ad ministered to a ewernor In fiiia state tor more tlwn jyear, was "taken by Mr. o'clock by the timepiece In tW governor's office. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Moore In the presence of about. 60 state officials and employes.

The ceremony was simple and wholly -formal. The constitution does not require sn- oath to lie administered except to elective and appointive officials. T. T. Oeer was the last Republican -to take the oath of office as governor of Oregon, lie took office in Jaifuarj, 1899.

i loser and Lorell Appointed. The first official act ot Governor Benson was to appoint S. A. Koier insurance commissioner. Koier has been chief clerk in the secretary of state's if Ice since Benson's.

Incumbency. Frank Lovell. a former chief clerk 1ft the secretary's o'fftce, was appointed bv Benson, in his capacity as secretary of state, to succeed Koser. While Benson Is governor -of Oregon' he Is secretary ef state. He Is not only chairman of all the admlnis- tratlve boards by I virtue of his office as governor, but he also has two votes on all those boards, one ns governor and the other as secretary of state.

exerts all the. prerogatives- of governor and secretary of state at the same time, even to the extent of drawing both the salary or the governor, which la $5000 a year, and -the salary of secretary of tato, which Is S460O annually. Cass of Chiawick and Ororsr. H' 'Only once before has the secretary of state In Oregon been tailed upon also to exercise the functions of governor. When Stephen Chadwick was serving his second term as secretary, of state, -having been elected to the office in 874 on-' the second time, Lafayette Grover was governor and was elected Vnlted States senator by the legislature of 1877.

-Grover resigned and Chadwick became the fifth governor of urcgon. uotn uovernor Grover ana Governor Chadwick were Democrats. AND FRAUD AID lj 1910 Oregon Anti-Saloon League LaysL. Plan for Absolute i Prohibition Campaign foro General Ministerial i'4: i v' y'i' That the Anti-Saloon league of the -state will wage a 'campaign in 1910 for absolute prohibition In Ore gon is extremely possible, This morning 'Superlntetadent': Nodell of the "Anti-Saloon league appeared be fore the general ministerial associa tion- and let It be understood that TTls people were merely awaiting the approbation and support of the min isters of Portland before they de cided on 'such a campaign at this time. In general the ministers seemed lo favor launching the campaign at the given time and a motion was made in the enthusiasm of the mo ment.

On: second thought, Dr. W. II. Foalkes succeeded in ronvinclng tile body ttfiat this Is a. momentous question that will necessitate "sweating 'f blood," and that while he in jno wise decried the movement5 b4 thought It essential that the ministers should what they are undertaking and go into it with all their.

souls. pr. Bronfher to Delay. Dr. Broueher arose' with a.

"Them's my and finally the matter was referred to a sneciat committee. consistingof Rev. caiarles w. Hays, Dr. Abbott and Dr.

W. T. Jordan, which will meet with the A-hti-saloon league executive committee ioconsiaer me aa vtsuill)ltv nf Immefllata camnHlirn. Mr. Nodell gave a clear outline of the work accomplished by the league since he has been connected w.lth it.

By means of maps he Illustrated the work done In local option. The first map showed Oregon all black in 1804, when there was no local oDtion-law. The sec ond showed the state in 1905 with eight counties White and several others, wherein were 195 whit precincts, show- ins1 red because the battle was on there. Only -a few black counties" showed. The third map for 1908 showed 1 white counties and a red, with 115 white precincts, and the fourth showed the entire-state white as a prophecy.

In the four years of work the league has. succeeded in bringing about this change and In reducing a debt of $8400 to- $1900. Mr. Nodell asked for the freer iy of the pulpits for the league's rnrosentationa and told Of the dan agreed upon by the W. T.

V. and the third party Prohibitionists to wage a state campaign In 1910. He suggested-a state convention to get workers together and In sympathy. Xieag-M Enforces Zaw. He said that most of the prosecutions brought against saloon men in dry coun ties nave oeen sou gin qui.

ana instigated by the hired workers of the leaerue: that he had approached the offi cials with the nroDosltion that the deague be given a part of the fines for every case or illegal saie oi irauor ci-covered by Us men, hut- that this had so far been unsuccessful because the officials said they needed the- fines to replace me. license money. In reply to questions on the fail Of thtt to nana any ame meiits to the local option law, he said most of the legislators had written letters Haying It was the people's law and should not be meddled with by legis lature, and he himself had said he did not wish, the law to be amended by Its enemies. r- Dt. Hays, Dr.

Fonlkes, Br. Brougher and Dr. Blackburn of Baker City spotte In favor of the state campaign, though all emnhaslzed that It was an entirely different matter from voting local op tion. One suggested that they wait first till, all the counties are made dry and then tackle, the state, but another speaker brought a laugh bv saying that the way to kill a rattlesnake is to jump on its head and not to chop off a piece or Its tan every- now and several auggested that a delay would be (Continued on Page Three.) COOK'S CUSSING STAYS III RECORD House Committee Reports Colorado Kan's Tirade Is AU Right. 1 (United PreM Uased Wire.) Washington.

March J. The denuncia tion of President Roosevelt by Congressman Cook of Colorailo -will remain record of the house of representative, according to a report todayby a special committee appointed to consider tho es Uqjj. ofexpungln 1 rem--he-recs orrl. i i 1 1 The comhMttee, which Avas appointed last week, reported that the speech, taken' js a whole, does "not contain any language that Is a violation. Of the privileges of dbte.

The commytee's rec-(inrmensHtrao that -it be retained the lecord yas adopted by a viva voce vote. 10 EXPIRESAT Famous Turfman, Hiner and Property Owner Lived Life That lleads Like Eomance Picturesque Character of Far West. (Doited PreM teased Win.) Los Angeles, March IS. J.f'Iicky") Baldwin, ths rioter, turfman, died at his home shortly after 7 o'clock this morning. lie was stricken with pneumonia about lx weeks ago and 'his.

life was detipaired of. He rallied and was. able to make one more appearance at his famous Santa. ''Anita race tracit. exeruon provea too great for him, and he suffered a relapse-from which he failed, to recover.

For the past five daya he waa kept alive only by tha use of oxygen. Arrangements Kaidwin a xuneral have not been completed, but it Is probable the body will be taken to-San Francisco, and placed in the vatilt beside that of Baldwin' first wife. Ellas Jackson Baldwin was bom In Butler county, Ohio, April 1838. He followed "the occupation of his father before him. When his parents moved to Indiana ha went with were boatloads ef grain to be taken the Chicago markets; Vcung Baldwin- volunteered to care' far that Important ena or tne larming 't he it of barter and ratio was born in the cy ln ChIago he ma 1 ftted-'irceiTff interest in the speculative markets.

It -was gambling, but the man who Was destined to become one of the greatest gamblers of his day studied each In vestment to such good purpose that he accumulated a small fortune. "Lueky" Baldwin was 21 years of age when the great gold fever swept over me worio. ah eyes were turnetllto California. For some reason Baldwin hesitated. He waa never a man to acton Impulse.

He wanted to near more of the country before casting in his lot with the west. What he heard must have satisfied for In. 1860 he-started from Racine, to drive across the plains to the new land. Arriving In California, Baldwin engaged In Various kinds of business and always with success. 1 But all time ne waa watcning ror a cbunce to -make a grand coup.

Small did not satisfy him: he saw other men. becoming rich every- dav and he wu nnl. waiting for his chance. Oomstoek Mine Made Him. With the'daVs of the rroot- lode It came, into that manlstrnm speculation went EJUas Baldwin with nis eyes wiae open ror the main chance.

Miners were becoming millionaires over night; great fortunes which stand today were built up In Weeks. Ophir.mlne was one of the Corn-stock lode properties and a clique of miners and bankers In Ban Francisco were striving to control th. mi- tk. rhvhie of the Ophir stock was" 100 ot iu.ntll.ne secured a controlling tha BaldwiH lST ihl" hanl th schemers ai speculators awoke to face a startline situation, Baldwin madl known hf true value of the Ophir mine and th2 rocket Ophir stock weht un like There waa a sudden flurry, in the stock markets of San Francisco and out or it came a new millionaire, "Lucky" Baldwin." He was merciless in his deal-Jngs with the men who hsid teen misrepresenting Jhe facts in the case. He had caught them in their, own trap' and no P'ty- Tel deal netted him his, first great fortune," He became a miningspeculator, dealing In tnjnlng properties in Virginia City and also In California.

After the Comstock boom was over. Lucky Baldwin was worth close to $20,000,000. Tw KilUons on Brick. 'When the government began to plan fortifications at Sort Point and on Al-catraa island Baldwin saw a chance to make some money nut of government contracts. Much brick would be needed.

Baldwin knew nothing but he waa willing to learn. He entered a bid and secured the contract to furnish the brick. Hebullt a brickyard, learned the business thoroughly and cleaned up 12,000,000 more. Beoomea Great tandnoldar. Then, the mining business having set tied down on a firm basis, Baldwin (Continued' on Page Five.) KILLED UNDER IID-SIOP ROLF Aged Couple Flag Car, Get Track and the Motor man Docs the Rest.

(I'hltert Prena Lesaid Wire.) Iris. Angoles, March 1. -Mrs. Mary Nelson, a tourist from Wisconsin, Is dead, and her husband Is probably fatally injured as te result ef lwlng run down, by a- suburban cari at Kl Monte last The aged couple's son, Oscar, a resident -ol Los -Angeles, wit-nefsed the The Nelsons attempted to flag an- In bound suburban electric1 train, vl nder the. company's -rule the train was not allowed atKl Monte and It did not slow dnwn.

The nged rbupleH ex-, pecting the cars to stop, walked upon the -frark and were rtm 'down befor they realnscd they were-ia A 1 a is or to ATHLETE "Normal Boy" Is the Verdict of Those AVho Knew Him iJi High School. Whether the pitiable, condition of Ralph Bristol, now an inmate -of the state insane asylum. Is directly due to tlie hazing which he received at the hands of fel-low students in state. unK "varsity last. Dik-ember, is a flues- tlon on which there Is wide of opinion.

Borne those who knew him well here in Portland be rare he. went to Eugene Insist thkt was an unusually 'intelligent boy and a hard student. On' the other hand It la asserted by members of the faculty and students at Eugene young Bristol Bigns of being unbul anced for some time before the 'tubbing' which, was admlnis- tered to htm by his fellows, and jt Is Insisted that this treatment wasi not the cause of his' in- santtyi t' -P U-s While Ralph Bristol is being held at the state hospital for the insane at Sa-V a trembling, wrerk fall- lng loudly for. help against Imaginary enemies as the result of his hazing at the hands fellow students at the Vnt versity ef Oregon, December IT tou4, old Bclkoolmates and teachers with whom he assoclaied before entering, the university -trt-r' How: reCTTlmgtli rbaity and cleverness of the boy they knew, llalpli Bristol was a. perfectly normal student, according to Principal Ua-vla.

and the teachers under whom he recited his lessons at the Lincoln High SCHOOL "In his h.hn viOr un.i riurw.rt- Aien so far as I' ever saw anything of kmij uhvib, lie was mont' fentlemanly and carried himself well, here was nothing to mark him as in any way peculiar or different from the hundreds of others pass through the school," BUlgent Stndent. 1 "A perfectly normal boy," said MIs Barnes. "Ha had a good mind, and-' waa a diligent student. He seemed to have no peculiarities." Other teachers said the same thing. HlSjbearins: amonar hi always gentlemanly and he was a good worker- "It is true," said one, "that ho sometimes arrived at results In an Independent way.

He had Dlentv of nality in his work. He was a boy who was always busy with something, and I think did not play much with otker boys. He seemed' more studious a nil more of a thinker tlnui many." Oood Baseball During his early days in high school Bristol was something of an athlete. Ho was always on-the biuieball tpnrnu nf hia neighborhood, and pitched for the Mult-1 nomah juniors, one of strongest of the. boys' baseball teams In th Later on, however;" he dropped out of -athletics as his studies in high sclnxil grew heavier and devoted himself to, his work in school and to the work of caring for his route on Tha Journal.

In his, studies 'he was except lonnllv good and when students at the Lincoln -high read of his illness yesterday many of them remarked about the fact of his being so proficient in science and math- ematics. usually the hardest studies for high school pupils. The only seculiarltr ever noticed about him was that hewa very slow and deliberate in his speech. but his answers usually covered the point very well. 1 f.

In The Journal Carriers association he was exceptionally of all bis fellow carriers. For sever.il terms he Bcrved as a member of the ex- -ecuttve committee -and his -suggestions and talks to the younger carriers were always attentively listened He Btarl- (Continued on Page Three.) A REPORTER tlon of t'nlted States Marshal Reed. Ifie sheriff say, and his pr.ivtleges in only be taken sway by an -order of the marshal. If McKinley is to I.e treated as -ordinary priwinr- Dm order must come from the federal- official. The sheriff Mid rte-, would re.

port the matter to the mtrxliat If Humphreys: desires this to -Humphreys -has. not decided fUmt course he will -----The news or the assault created muoh indignation ui the courthouse. McKinley complains tllnV i the ne -papers -have him 4erirtwi they have several -times tolii of tin- life, he lives at the jail and hsve.l-ni- maten xnRt ne Is not deserving of I ter 'tateatment tlian nri.sWi QUARTER MILLION (Cnlted Wlie Washwigtori, Miiroh 1. Tin- 1 tlon hill j. 1 -ate xlay.

The hill i p'n1iture of ST 110 (r.H of lnu'd-at Mi 1 "Hi 1. -reasliis- the innrit Was liii-i 4 In the livumos, i. 1. nucii for Lumber Company Complains of S. P.

and 0. Vf. IV Livestock Contracts (By Journal Leased' Salem Wire.) iSalom, March 1 North Coast Cooperative Lumber company has complained to the railroad commission of: alleged- excessive-charges for switch ing exacted by the Southern Pacific and the Oregon Water Power Electric railway. The Southern PacMe- company charges S3 for-switching lumber from th 0. W.

tracks to the terminal yards and the 'o. W. P. charges 5 for delivering the cars to the 'Sou them Pacific, all of which must be paid by the lumber company procuring; the service. The commission received information today from the officials of the Oregon Klectrlc company, to the.

effect that the order of tha commission asking that ruard rails be installed on all trestles being carried out. The workmen are now engaged on the Notice ts being sent, out by the commission to all traAsportatlen companies operating in this state' that in -accordance with the provisions oft an pt -passed by the last legislature the rail- roan commission will take up the matter ot establishing a uniform stock shipping contract as soon as the act takes effect, which will be May 20-A hearing will be held about June 1 for purpose of taking the evidence preparatory to the drafting of, an equitable con- -N. A. Perry of Holton has filed a complaint with the commission in refer? ence to what he to -be -the unreasonable freight rats charged by the Northern Pacliic between Holton and Portland. The matter has already been taken up by the.

railroad commission on former complaints and evidence will be taken in a hearing. set for Friday, March S. (IKY HITS viii mm I the Appointment of today became the third gov-' To Chadwlck'n Incumbency must th Oregon constitutional lawyer go back for the precedent. governing thf petOi-Imr pltuatloa provided for by tha Oovornor- Benson tin 'morning announced the appointment Peter Ap piegate-of JackHonviUo as uit4 land gent to auticeed.O. V.

Galloway, Ap-piegata In th son ot pJoajparnt ef -southern Oregon nd la well known. PrtTat Bvcratary Tat. Th appointment of a private Secretary has not yet been matie, for tha Seaeon thpt iho governor iot fully gelded rejrardlng the necessity for 1 sersion of the lellatAr. Mrs. feheldow, Ooveroor pri- 'T "na.

in. i MOArthur, slated for the appointment by Governor Benson, wi both take care of tte details and clerical work In the executive department until auch time as Ben-on may determine whether the need of 4 SDecinl Mwalnn rii. Should McArthur receive his appoint- ffn a ft Maui uw lmpossiDjn ror Jlim to preside as speaker of. the house, oul session be called. Acocrdlng to Benson' statements this morning, assurance is -coming in from different members now that they will ny new business coming up If a special nesslon Is called for the purpose of correcting and poss-Uon bill eneral betterment appropria-s Xowr Opaiu Otflo at" Once.

uPn 'W Appointment fZL.r-0? "Pjened the Insurance commissioner's office and the work of transferring and making new records c.ommence1 This office will relieve congestion In the secretary of state office that haa been growing during the past: few years. Tfe legl points Involved in the insurance-acts are most -difficult. ant uZ office will relieve Benson of somo -vjiauiinj ana troublesome details. Special Session la Regarding the special- the new governor savs ha in termioed. There will cTi haTai1d PrnP.ot for several days, but.

if it appears that an extra session is necessary and the reatiireii Is given the cover nor Vir namK- the legislature that they wUl use their efforts to prevent any new legislation from bobbing up, a short session will be called before the week has ended. Governor Benson "Is enjoying perfect health and displayed considerable vigor ii.iim nis oiiice -mis morning. He attended to a number of details in the secretary of state's bfflie and superintended the filing away of Governor resignation, wnicn was carried to 7 him by Mrs. Slieldon this morning. After taking the oatb-As governor Flungrd Immediately into the work be-ore him; which.

included a petition for the pardon of a convict. COMEDY ENDS per. Tumult of applause from sleuths, (and grabbers, Heney smile conspicuous- in th background. The performance has been replete with entertaining situations' and rich in bumor. The climax In the last act when Fulton becomes judge is particularly diverting.

The play terminates with Heney still retained as the government's assistant counsel at a. large- salary." although the land fraud Indictments have been dismissed. JEFF DENIES ANY JQHXSQN. CHALLENGE (United Prg Letsy Wire.) March 1. James Jeffries, who arrived here -denied a re-porte4 Interview with hlm in Omaha In jwlilch he was quoted as saying ha would reenter the ring! lo nteetv Jack Johnson, the colored heavyweight champion- of the jt.

the his' theatrical tour. Jeffries said: "I would be foolish to make such an assertion unfii I know my annual physical condition). am trying, now to flfe "what shape oan train Until that Is settled I will not make a statement regarding my boxing plans," 1 a An international nuunJage of general Interest will be celebrated March 4, "Inauguration Day" In the "United States. The groom in the case. Is George Westinghoose Jr son of the famous Inventor and manuf actnrer.

His bride will be Evelyn Violet Brocklebank. President Roosevelt's I. Plan Balked by Reactionary (WMDlaxten Bureau of The JooroaH March 1. Puisuing still further, the bitter -antagonism to the president's conservation policy, the senate todav refused his reauest for 125, -000 for the expenses of a conservation The- house at the same time stipulates specifically In the sun dry civil bill that no monev aDDroprl ated for any department may toe used, nnr mnir ayirr tmnlnv, Af th. CTivern- ment, be assigned for 'work- connected wnn- conservation worK, as naa oeen piannea.

ttoosevelt friends regard this as Fart of a well laid plan, previously re-erred to In these to throw an possiote discredit upon-- the. presidents great conservation movement. One of the most prominent supporters of Roosevelt said today: "Th entire conservation enterprise Is-In real Jeop- rU, 41 Inihe Want Ad Section of Today's Journal 1 dvrtise for help -82 Advertise tor situations C( Advertise furnished rooms for rent Advertise real estate for salo 1 150 CQ, Advertise business Mi, 1 chances1 1. Advertise houses for Vlitent 17: Advertise flats for rent CA Advertise- 'housekeeping rooms lor rent Hundreds ofnew ads in the classified section of" this, paper every day. If you do tot find what you vant today tleid the Classified Section of Tomorrow's JOURMAL I 10 FUNDS FOR CQHSERVATION Appointment of Fulton to Life Job as Federal Judge Brings Down" Curtain on Side Splitting Farce Notorious Land Thief Xpw Doing Time in County Jail Kesents Xewspar Story Referring to Him as G'uest of the Hotel de Stevens.

StarvActors Tlay Burlesque Roles Ludicrously. In the whole rang of farce- comedy Is there anyihipg funnier than the recent history of the Oregon land fraud prosecutions? The ludicrous gravity with which the play has een carried forward' and the freauest admonitions to the publio not to everything was being said and done in serious earnest, have contributed greatly to the enjoyment of "the farce. Observe-the synopsis: Vs 1. iiAct. Meney gets tired very, very Tired of his Job.

Hopeless of securing my Jlll'ie lie ima, ot istui appointed district attorney to carry on Horace Q. McKwloy, whb la serving two year term for lami frauds under sentence of the United States1. court. assaulted I. Humphreys, a-lawyer and newspaper man, In the corridor of the county jail this morning.

Thtf attark was made without vrarn- Ine. lust after McKlftley had exhibited a-vopy of an afternoon newspaper ami asked Humphreys if he had written, an article In which McKinley waa-1 mentioned as one of those to whom mail ts sometimes addressed at the "Hotel da Stevens." Humphreys- had no idea that this seemingly, harmless paragraph could have offended the prlsonen was off his-guard by a heavy 1 blow on the side of his face when he admitted that he had written the story. The two men mixed It for a few mo ments until Jailer -Phillips arrived from another part -of the -building 1 and separated McKinley is a-heavy, well built man, much more than a match for the man he attacked. At the jail he permitted the liberty of th corrt- i dors --end has nwt the comforts horns in his so- the confinement to which he has been subjected has not reduced -nis husklnesnv Sheriff Stevens, says that much as he regrets the incident. he has ti power deprive of, his liberties for this breach of discipline.

The noted land frsmlist has teen given the. freedom -of the Jail-as a "trusty" by dii-ve- the II. Bristol makes the comical hlunder of supposing that he Is really to prosecute the land grabbers. Dismay at San Francisco. Consternation at Washington.

-Sudden disappearance of evidence, in government's possession, on which indictments were. -based. Act. III. Bristol declared to be neglecting his uty.

Off with his 'Enter hlsuccessor with loud blare of trumpets. No more quarter for land 'grabbers, no more delays. Act IV. year latr. Remalniiiir --s-lai fratm psws disfutssedTfhlie lhe public isn't looking Act -r Senator Fyuon, who had been denounced by Heney for four years as the kinr pin 6f the land graftersv- trnth 1 denly resrtored to Tavor ftnd rewarded with Ufa job as federal Judfre at 16000.