| Show PREACHER S UGLY REVOLVER Rev H G Kemp Formerly of Salt Lake Carries Gun in Row ARRESTED AT RAINIER ORE CITIZENS ARE DIVI DED ON SA SALOON LOON issuE 1 Rev H G Kemp formerly pastor of the Waterloo Methodist church and later with a local newspaper was ar arrested rested recently at Rainier Ore for car carrying concealed weapons and fined 5 For months a bitter fight had been waged a against the saloons to keep them closed on Sundays and the citizens of that place aYe divided on the Issue Several per persons perSons sons have been assaulted and run out of town Mr Kemp and W V C FI ch r assistant e editor of the Rainier Advance have been conducting the tl fight ht against the saloons BoUt Both men found It necessary to cary re revolvers to protect themselves and when the information was filed against Mr Kemp he was as arrested The Tho warrant was served on him while he was walking down tile the main Street of the town and a 4 calibre revolver was taken from his trou trousers ers pocket Feeling Running High Every man woman and child in Rainier has ha taken sides In the row The bitterest of feelings exist eist and it has gone so far that the citizens of the town are known as md The Portland Telegram gives further particulars ulars of the fight It follows Mr Fischer was arrested recently on ona ona a charge of using profane language im immediately mediately aft after r being assaulted by a mn commonly known as the Cockney Kid who is now in jAil at St Helens The trial of Mr r Fischer was to have taken take place last Saturday but it was pest paned Dr Fischer is said to be In Port Portland Portland land recovering ring from the effects of the beating lIe he received Practically every business man in town Is an enemy of Fischer Ficher and he has done nothing stir sUr up trouble ever since fince he has been there said Dr Mc McLaren Laren pf of Rainier Thinks He Is Pretending r I know that he was not badly injured when ass assaulted and that he has pre pretended pretended tended to be in R a serious condItIon to arouse sympathy which whick Is not forthcoming ing He Is now in Portland on the pre pretense pretense tense that his injuries are so serious as asto asto to require constant medical attention I Idid Idid did not attend to him following the as assault assault sault but I know the extent of his in injuries injuries juries He sent nt down word to Rainier only a few days ago from Portland that he was bleeding internally and that lie he was in danger of death This was only done for effect r i can remember the time when whon there were only t two O ProhIbition votes in RaIn RaInIer Ier br and now we are in thE throes of an row that Is attracting wide ide widespread spread attention That was more than ten years ears ago when there were only a afew afew few persons in the town The closing of the saloons on Sunday at Rainier Is an Injustice Loggers who formerly were accustomed to going to Rainier to spend Sunday go to other cities now mow that the saloons are closed This shuts off a big source of revenue The loggers work during the week da days s sand and on Sundays they spend their money in the small towns S Came From Denver Rev H G C Kemp came caine rom Denver to I ISalt Salt Lake about three and a half years i iago ago He aas regularly assigned as PAstor I of the Waterloo Methodist church and preached from its pulpit for several months He was as dismIssed later from the and secured a position on a Salt Lake newspaper He did some assignment work on the local staff and later was as transferred to the business of office lice fice He had charge of the circulation department for several months After leaving there he went to Portland and later to Rainier He was assigned there thereas as pastor of th the Methodist church hay hav having haying ing held the position for nearly a year ear |
