Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-08-12
SHOCK TO OREGON PEOPLE
Funeral by the Masonic Order win
Take Place on Sunday
Afternoon.

died at . o'clock on Sunday evening
of heart failure at the John Hopkins
hospital at Baltimore, Md, where he
underwent surgical operation for
prostatectomy The Oregonian OF
Monday says that Mr.. Scott began
falling nearly three months ago and
the surgical operation was pro-
nounced entirely successful, and the
surgeons and physicians were con
findent up to Sunday morning, when
an unexpected weakness of the heart
ensued which they were powerless
to cope with. Mr.. Scott was appar-
emily as strong on arriving at Balti.
more on the Monday as when leaving
Portland four and one-half days be.
fore. The doctors perceived his
heart weakness but thought he could
go safely through the operation and
its subsequent effects
Mr.. Scott himself went to Balti-
more convinced that In the end the
operation proposed would be the on
ly means of restoring him to com
plete health and, while he expressed
no fear OF the result, he submitted
with philosophical acquiesence In the
needs OF the situation, upheld by the
expressed thought that II deferred by
this heroic means death would find
him In the end no better prepared
than now to meet Il.
than now to meet II. His age was
~ and this was against him.
Illness Ii Unusual.
Until about May I OF this year Mr.
Scott had been afflicted by scarcely
days illness in his life. In April
he went east to attend the annual
meeting of the Associated Press In
which he was a director. On the re-
turn to Portland he contracted cold
one night on the train and for sew
eral days prior to his arrival home
he was annoyed by rheumatic pains
After his return, although not
himself physically, he undertook ia
resume his duties as editor OF The
Oregonian and performed more or
less occasional active work. At
times he could hardly walk, but his
determination was great and his be-
lief so firm that he could wear out
the trouble that he was reluctant to
give up.
Mr.. Scott had had a remarkable
physical ability to resist disease or
the ailments OF approaching age and
he had little confidence In the eff
cacy of drugs. But when will power
failed to overcome his difficulties, he
finally yielded to the ontreatles OF
his family and submitted to medical
treatment.
Mr. Scott tried treatment at Hot
Lake Springs TO relieve him from
the rheumatism, but the water
treatment only increased the trouble
and convinced his family that his
case was more serious than had been
anticipated He returned to Port
ladn and summoned DR.. A. Il. Mac
Kay. who diagnosed the trouble as
proaatitls aid lnflam Jon or en-
largement Of the prostate gland,
which lnt,riered with the necessary
functions OF the body DR.. Mackay
was able 10 give Mr.. Scott relief and
he became much improved For sew
eral weeks he was confined 10 the
honse and during the day rested in
fair degree Of comfort but almost
invariably al night the rheumatic
pains returned.
In spite Of these pains. Mr.
scotts Improvement wac marked
and unduestioncd Ne spent great
! deal of his time about the house, wa'
liable 90 dress and read. but iool
e"rupulous coro of himself aud FOL
lowod moti oy,rtng regime In me
hooo of rogaInlnp hls complete
health
Inlorrst In Affairs Maintained.
/ During this period Mr. Scott spenI
much Of bis time on the side porch