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YOKE OF SULTAN
FIGHTS WITH DOGS
TO SAVE HIS LIFE
RIDING IN BUGGY
CONTEST AT HAND
IVIEETAT BANQUET
PRIZE OF $10,000 AXD GOLD
CIP FOR AVIATORS.
CIGAR STARTS BLAZE THAT EX
PLODES OIL.
CAPTAIN'S STRUGGLE MAKES
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I ait and Bryan on
Neutral Ground.
HAILED WITH CHEERY SHOUTS
'mmense. Crowd Says Both
' "Bills" Are All Right.
JOIN IN FRIENDLY CHAT
Banquet' of Chicago Association of
Commerce Signalized by Historic
Meeting of nival Pres
idential Candidates.
CHICAGO. Oct. 7. W. J. Bryan and
TV. II. Taft. rival candidates for the
Presidency of the United States, met
tonight at the annual banquet of the
Chicago Association of Commerce. Mr.
Bryan, having- been in Chicago all day.
was the first to arrive. Mr. Taft, having
delivered a speech at the opening of the
Ieep Waterways convention In the fore
noon, went to Ualeshurg and delivered
another address during the afternoon and
returned to Chicago tonight after the
banquet was well under way.
Intense Interest in the meeting had
been manifested since It first became
known that the two candidates were to
meet In public and every seat In three
banquet halls at the Auditorium, thrown
together for the occasion, was occupied
when the first course was served, save
only a comnnUiuua chair reserved for
Mr. Taft.
ltrynn'x Smile Greets Taft.
An ear-splitting shout gave warning of
the arrival of Mr. Taft. Mr. Bryan. In
common with everyone else, arose and
took a step toward the entrance. A hoge
frame, moving like a ship among a
swarm of tugs, came slow'y up the nar
row aisle between two tables. Those at
a distance occasionally could catch a
gllnune of a smiling face acknowledging
greetings.
Mr. -Bryan, who hnd ceased in the de
struction of some sort of chop euey mas
querading under a French name, lnri.4l
his head slowly as his political rival drew
near, smiling slightly.
The dramatic moment which had been
anticipated with such deep Interest was
soon over. Mr. Bryan's hand awaited
that of Mr. Taft. A single lingering
pressure, a word or so which none could
overhear because of the tumult, and the
Republican leader passed on to a chair
at the right of President Hall. The
cheering continued for a minute or so
after those at the speaker's table had
taken their seats At the first moment
the noise subsided. Mr. Bryan, leaning
to one side and smiling broadly, asked
Mr. Taft If he "had a good day."
Roth Peclared All Right.
This dismay of friendliness on the part
of the two candidates stirred the crowd
to renewed cheering and. words being
useless In the din. Mr. Taft stroked his
throat for answer. Then Mr. Taft
laughed and the applause Increased.
"What's the matter with BUI?" cried
some, one in stentorian tones.
"He's all right."
"Who's all right?"
Bills all right."
It took music by the orchestra and a
song by a soloist to restore a semblance
of quiet. When talking in ordinary
tones became Impossible, the two candi
dates entered Into an animated conver
sation, in which Mr. Hall Joined.
The speeches of both Mr. Taft and Mr.
Bryan were not partisan. This was In
consonance with the wishes of the Chi
cago AssvK-'atlon of Commerce, which is
a nonpartisan organization.
Babel In Rnaquet ITall.
When the last course had been served,
both of the distinguished guests were
kept busy slKnlne; menus which were
passed up over the mat of orchids In
front of their section of the speaker's
table. Meanwhile the banquet hall re
mained In good-natured disorder. The
orchestra played incese.intly. but the
music was almost drowned in the babel
of shouts and songs. "Ve-re here be
cause we're here." was the favorite.
-Dixie" inspired shrieks which were ap
parently not for anybody, but merely a
sMi-.ptoni of the prevailing excitement.
r.d through It all the two candidates
r tooted with smiling fortitude, signing
.'.-Ir names'.
T.ie tumult which began upon the en
:m.e of Mr. Taft lasted practically
mm cessation for 46 minutes, with
. 1 a .ut.ily Impartial Impulse.
Graceful Tribute to Bryan.
i-i Introducing Mr. Bryan, Mr. Hall
...I :
T1i evolution of politics has brought
i a co:r.n-.and;r.g place In the eyes and
: crti of h'-i countrymen a citisen of
Nirrkn. H-s life has been an honor
Vo e paragraph from the day he re
. lived h:s d-gree from his alnm mater
i the hour of his choice as standard
ly arer of one of the great National par
tes by legions of enthusiastic country
men. "With the principles of an American
I lias sought and held leadership In a
i areer of courage, fidelity and kind
ness. Mllllona accept his captaincy,
the energy of his service, the purity of
ins patriotism. Gentlemen. Mr. Bryan."
Bryan Compliments Taft,
Mr. Bryan wa cheered to the echo as
he rose to speak. Cheers and laughter
followed the humorous touches that
Amedia Choquette Meets Heath
While on Way Home With Gro
ceries and Supplies.
GERVAIS. Or.. Oct. 7. (Special.)
Amedia Choquette, of St. Paul, this
county, was burned to death Tuesday
evening. He had been to St. Paul on
business, and had purchased a lot of
groceries. Including a can of coal oil
Ar cigar had evidently been thrown
aside and landed In the buggy-bed and
started the- blase, which reached the
coal oil and exploded It. the contents
being scattered all over him, and soon
burned him fatally.
The team was caught near his home,
and he was extracted from the burn
ing vehicle but It was too late, as he
waa dying them. He lived until 4 A.
M. Wednesday morning.
Mr. Choquette was born -In Canada,
October 7. 1840, and came to Oregon In
1858. He was 68 years of age to the
day. His wife died In 1895. He was
the father of a large family. 10 of
whom survive, as follows:
Fixque, Leo, Amedia and George, of
Gervals; Phellx and Freeman, of St.
Paul; Mary Plcard, of Adams. Or.; Sa-
lina De Llle. of South Bend, Wash.
Emma Knight, of Vancouver Wash.,
and Rose White, of Chehalls, Wash.
The funeral will be held from the
Catholic Church at St. Paul.
CONSCIENCE SMITES HIM
Pensioner Returns Money, Admit
ting He Defrauded Uncle Sam.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. After having
drawn for years a pension to which he
was not entitled, an unnamed veteran
of. the Civil War has returned to the
United States Government $1172, to be
added to the ever-growing "conscience
fund."
Commissioner of Pensions Warmer re
lated this remarkable case of stricken
conscience to President Roosevelt yes
terday, but refused to divulge the name,
not even disclosing it to the United
States Treasurer. In whose hands the
money was placed.
Upon receipt recently of the pension
er's certificate, accompanied by two $500
coupon bonds of the United States, a
draft for $172 and an explanatory letter
stating that the writer had long been
drawing a pension to which he had no
equitable claim and wished to make full
restitution, the Commissioner-examine
the record In the case. The record was
all right, so a special examiner was sent
ont. on the. theory that a soldier might
be mentally Irresponsible. The man was
found In excellent health and sound
minded.
FIGHT AGAINST 'THE DEVIL'
Reno Society Women Take Steps to
Boycott Play.
RENO, Nev.. Oct. 7. (Special.) "The
Devil" will not meet with a warm recep
tion when it Is presented on the stage
here next week If the efforts of the
women of Reno are successful In caus
ing the play to be boycotted.
Soon after the bills were put here this
afternoon a number of ladles prominent
In social and church circles held a meet'
Ing at which plans were discussed for
having the undeslrahle elements in the
play properly presented to those who
might otherwise attend. Another meet
ing is to be called this week at which
resolutions will be adopted to be dis
tributed throughout the city. Mrs.
Charles Worthlngton, wife of a Southern
Nevada mining man. is leading the move
ment here.
CANNOT FORECAST RESULT
Hill Says Party Lines In Present
Campaign Loosely Drawn.'
NEW YORK, Oct. 7. James J. Hill.
chairman of the board of directors of
the Great Northern Railway Company,
arrived here today from St. PauL Mr.
Hill declined to discuss the political
situation except to say that never In
his experience had he observed a condi
tion prior to a National election when
party lines were so Indifferently drawn.
"That condition." he continued,
"makes any estimate of the result Im
possible." Mr. Hill remarked that the North
west was indeed prosperous.
CANNON AGAIN ATTACKED
Another Methodist Conference Re
fuses to Support Speaker.
CHICAGO, Oct. ".Resolutions attack
ing Speaker Cannon for alleged blocking
of action to curb Interstate traffic in
liquor were adopted at the final session
of the Rock River Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church today. The
resolutions concluded:
We not only condemn the Speaker of
the House, but will use every honorable
and possible means to prevent his re
election." FOUR P0IS0NED WITH GAS
Italians Asphyxiated In Tenement.
Four More May Die.
WATER BURT. Conn.. Oct. 7. Four
persons were found dead In a tenement-house
this morning about t
o'clock. Four more are nnconslcoua
and may not recover. The deaths were
due to asphyxiation by gas.
All the victims are Italians. The
tenement was filled with escaping gas.
Proclaims Union With
Greek Kingdom.
WHOLE POPULATION UNITED
Immense Meeting Serves No
tice on Powers.
SERVIA CALLS FOR WAR
Ferment in Balkan Peninsula Grows
and Powers Disagree About Con
ferenceRussia Wants Con
cessions Before Joining.
The people on the island of Crete,
stirred by the events In Southeastern Eu
rope, the independence of Bulgaria and
the annexation of Bosnia and Herzego
vina by Austria, have arisen and pro
claimed union with Greece.
The Turkish government has sent to
the powers a circular protesting against
the Bulgarian proclamation and asking
the powers what steps they mean to
take looking to the re-establishment of
order in Bulgaria and the maintenance of
Turkey's interests, which were guaran
teed by the treaty of Berlin.
Britain Rebukes Austria.
Great Britain, in reply to the notifi
cation of Austria-Hungary's -proposed an
nexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has
refused its sanction to this action and
has practically requested the Austro
Hungarlan government to reconsider It
Both Premier Asqulth and Foreign Sec
retary Grey in public addresses touched
upon the Balkan question, the former
asserting that the British government
would not stand alone among the pow
ers In Its present attitude, the latter ex
pressing the belief that nothing has hap
pened thus far that would lead to a
breach of the peace.
Servla Makes Demands.
In Servia . there la popular clamor, for f
war against Austria-Hungary, and the
Servian government has Issued an appeal
to the powers, requesting them to re
store the status quo or else to grant
Servia compensation.
Italy, through Signor Tlttonl, the for
eign minister, has demanded that In ad
dition to the evacuation of Novlbazar,
Austria renounce the protectorates which
she has exercised over Montenegro un
der the Berlin treaty. Italy is one with
Great Britain, France and Russia in
counseling the holding of a conference
of the powers for the purpose of examin
ing the complications that have arisen.
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Sole Survivor of Wrecked Schooner
Rescued After Terrible Bat-,
tie on Ocean.
. ST. PIERRE. .Oct., 7. A raving maniac
after clinging to a dory plank, fighting
for his place with two of his dogs for
36 hours In the North Atlantic' the Cap
tain of the French three-masted schooner
Juanlta, was brought into this port today
by the fishing schooner General Archa
mere, the sole . survivor of a crew of 26
men.. The disaster, which-is the worst
that has befallen the fishing fleet on
the- Grand Banks In years, occurred last
Wednesday night during, a hurricane
which swept northward from the West
Indies..
The Juanlta went down with all the
crew. The captain was able to grasp
a fragment of a dory and on this kept
afloat until rescued 36 hours later. Short
ly after the Juanita foundered the cap
tain's two dogs swam to him and it was
only after a desperate struggle that he
was able to keep his pets from clamber
ing on the plank and swamping him.
The captain of the Juanita was semi
conscious when hoisted on board the
Archamere, but was revived before the
schooner dropped anchor here. He is still
delirious and unable to tell his name.
The Juanlta was owned In St. Malo,
France, by Yvon Brothers.
CHAMBERS IN ORGANIZATION
Commercial Bodies of Pacific Coast
Cities Elect Officers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 7. A
committee representing the Chambers
of Commerce of the principal cities of
the Pacific Coast met today and
formed a permanent organization In
accordance with an action taken last
Monday at a conference of Coast bod
ies. The following: officers were elected
today to serve the first year: Presi
dent, John H. McGraw. Seattle; vice
president G. H. Stewart, Los Angeles;
secretary-treasurer, C. W. Burks, San
Francisco. The constitution adopted
today must be ratified by the eight
Chambers of Commerce composing the
organization before Its final adoption.
The fololwlng Chambers form the
organization: Portland, Seattle, Ta
coma, Spokane, Los Angeles, San Dleg,
Oakland and San Francisco.
GIVEN $2000 FOR SCAR
Steamship Company Must Pay Girl
for Being Disfigured.
CHICAGO. Oct- 7; (Special.) Two
thousand ' dollars damages for a scar
on the forehead it big as a fifty-cent
piece Is what a Jury today awarded
nine-year-old Margaret Kelly.
Six years ago little Margaret, then
but a baby, was toddling abouc decks
as a passenger with her parents on a
White Star steamer. She was seated
at a long table In the dining-room when
a waiter, carrying a tray of hot soup,
stumbled, the contents' of one of the
bowls scalding the child. '
DOESN'T SCRATCH!
Greatest Game of His
tory Is Today.
"GIANTS" WILL MEET "CUBS"
Tension Strained to Last Pos
sible Limit.
PITTSBURG OUT OF RACE
Yesterday's Game Eliminated Hub
City Team and Showed New
York in Fit Condition
for Crucial Test.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7. With the Chicago
baseball team speeding to New York- on
the Twentieth Century Limited; with the
local team rejuvenated by relief from the
haunting fear that the past three days
that some mischance might lose them one
of the Boston series and lead to a possl
ble triple tie; with a -deluge of "telegraphic
and telephonic requests for reservations
pouring into headquarters and with every
baseball enthusiast in the land at almost
the limit of nerve tension, it Is clear that
the stage is being fittingly set for --what
Is undoubtedly to be the most dramatic
baseball event in the history of the game.
The National League pennant, fought
for as probably never before, belongs to
tomorrow's winner at the Polo Grounds,
Today's attendance at the Polo Grounds
was not more than the average; the other
throngs of the game's followers are con
fident evidently that New York would
not fall so near the goal.
Beside the contest of tomorrow all other
baseball fights in the history of the sport
pale into insignificance. There was prob
ably never before so great an interest
In a game of baseball. This game has been
led up to by the see-saw results of the
games in the National League for the
past several weeks. First the hopes of
one team would soar, an don the next
day b i victory "By the ' opposing side
would be dashed to the ground. Almost
every day has brought a change in the
chances,, of the teams for the coveted
pennant. . Every class in New York has
watched the results of the daily games
with more than ordinary Interest. When
Pittsburg loomed up as a possible con
testant for the little flag that marks the
victory of the baseball world that is most
cherished by managers and players, added
stimulus was - given to the betting of
the New York fans. Never for a moment
did they think that their beloved Christy
Mathewson and his team-mates would
allow a Western team to get the best of
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Wilbur Wright Ready to I'ndertake
Feat, and Three Others Will
Enter Contest.
LE MANS, France, Oct. 7. (Special.)
Ten thousand dollars and a gold cup
worth 250 now await the first aviator
who crosses the English channel In an
airship of any kind heavier than air.
Part of the 110,000 is offered by the
London Daily Mall and part by a big
French champagne firm. The Aero
plane Society offers the cup.
Now that Wilbur Wright's perfor
mance in carrying a passenger 42 miles
In one flight ha.-- finally accomplished
the last of X,Vss.r-Weiller-B conditions,
he says that probably he will soon try
a flight over the channel by the way
of Dover and Calais. Three other aero
nauts, declares N. Bleriott, are ready
for the same test. All vrlll beg'n thei
trials within a fortnight, though It 1
generally conceded that none has much
chance against Mr. Wright.
TUBERCULIN AN ESSENTIAL
Declared Xecessar) in Eradicating;
Tuberculosis of Animals.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. The world's
greatest scientists have agreed that the
use of tuberculin is the weapon most es
sential In the warfare against tubercu
losis in cattle. This was one of the slg
nlflcant results of several discussions dur
ing the international congress on tubercu-
losis and the fact that on this vital point
In the campaign against this deadly dis
ease-foe there was unanimity of opinion
of the foremost figures In the medical
profession was made public today In a
statement ' by Dr.. Leonard Pearson, of
Philadelphia. Dr. Pearson was president
of section seven of the congress, specially
devoted to the subject of tuberculosis in
animals and its relation to man. 'Tuberc
ulin Is not infallible," said Dr. Pearson;
"nothing Is, but the errors that follow Its
use are less than 1 per cent."
This vjew as to the accuracy of tuberc
ulin was unanimously accepted by the
congress. Not the faintest trace of dis
trust was suggested as to the necessity
of using tuberculin in clearing herds of
tuberculosis. No resolution was1 adopted
on the tuberculin test. Tuberculosis of
cattle will ultimately be controlled In this
country and the work of Control will
to a larg-i, extent, be supported- and ac
cepted by the use of tuberculin test.
NEW. DISTRICT FORESTERS
Plnchot Makes Appointments Port
land Headquarters o District 6
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The district
foresters who will be in charge of the six
field districts of the Forest Service, be
ginning 'January 1 next, have been se
lected by Chief Forester Pinchot. They
and their headquarters are as follows:
District 1 Missoula, Mont., W. B. Gree
ley, of California.
District 2 Denver, Colo., Smith Riley,
of Maryland.
District .3 Albuquerque, N. M.. A. C.
Rynland, of New York.
District 4 Ogden, Utah, Clyde Levitt,
of Michigan.
District 5 San Francisco, F. E. Olm-
stead, of Connecticut.
District 6 Portland, Or., H. T. Allen,
formerly state forester of California.
All the district foresters are of techni
cal training and most of them have been
members of the Forest Service for several
years. Ogden Instead of Salt Lake was
fixed upon for headquarters of District 4
because of greater convenience and econ
omy of living.
DUEL F0UGHT TO DEATH
lifetime Friends Settle Dispute
About Nevada Mining Claim.
RENO, Nev., Oct. 7. (Special.) Joseph
McGowan and Edward Fannoff. aged pio
neers of Blko County, fought a deadly
battle for possession of a mining claim
near Tuscarora today. Shotguns were
used.
Fannoff was killed, two shots from his
adversary's weapon tearing away most
of his body.
The men had been lifelong friends un
til the discovery of the claim several
months ago. Since that time they had
been enemies.
McGowan and Fannoff met at the dis
puted claim today and began the quarrel
which ended in Fantioff's death. McGow
an was arrested and Is now In Jail at
Tuscarora charged with murder. Both
men are well known through Elko
County.
WONDERS OF WIRELESS
Message From Tatoosh Island Is
Heard at Honolulu.
HONOLULU, Oct. 7. The local wireless
station today overheard a message from
the station at Tatoosh, located at the
mouth of Puget Sound, to the army trans
port Thomas, which sailed from San
Francisco October 5, bound for Manila.
TAKES BACK ALL OLD MEN
Canadian Pacific Ships Strikebreak
ers Out of West.
WINNIPEG. Oct. 7. General Manager
Bury, of the Canadian Pacific, has agreed
to the proposal of the striking machinists
to take them all back. The company to
day shipped all of the strikebreakers
back to the East and South and all of
the strikers went to work this afternoon. ,
Harriman Delivers Ulti
matum to Congress.
ROADS DO NOT PAY ENOUGH
Says Money Market Must
Have More Confidence.
OVATION IS ACCORDED
Trans-Mississippi Delegates Approve
Sentiments Stubbs Says Mag
nate Wants Rivers Improved.
Roads Need Regulation.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 7. (Special.)
An ultimatum from E. H. Harriman
delivered by J. C. Stubbs. his personal
director of all Harriman lines, made
at this morning's session of the Trans
Mlsslssippi Congress, is one of the most
sensational events In the history of
that organisation. i
Harrlman's message came like a
thunderbolt.
He told the Trans-Mississippi Con
gress, in effect, that if it did not work
to prevent the enactment of legislation
which had a tendency to discourage the
confidence of the money markets in
railroads as Investments, not a mile of
track in Harriman territory would be
built or improved.
Stubbs compared the great undertak
ings of the United States Government
with those of Harriman and predicted
regretfully as a notable example that
the Panama Canal, 40 years after Its
completion, would prove a failure as a
financial investment.
President -Wheeler Replies.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of
the University of California, gave cred
it to the builders of railroads, saying
the .veJt4oi of the people and the rail
ways was a njatter of life and death.'
"It Is not raiment or ring." he said,
"but tissue and blood. Their joint in
terests are not separable. . The pros
perity of the one. Is the prosperity of
the other." - -
Harrlman's Personal Message.
Stubbs' speech, which President Case
said was the personal message of Harri
man, and for which the railroad wizard
had said he would be responsible, proved
the "magnum opus" of the day. There
was in it a characteristic ring of bold
ness which caught the fancy of the dele
gates and commanded an almost breath-
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INDEX, OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tt.. Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 78.8
aecr, minimum, .......
TODAY'S Pmhably light showers and cooler;
I..M. n.lnla .hlftln. trt HllllthwMt'rlV..
Foreign.
t. AaflnrtK union with Greece. Paget.
C.-..1- ihrBi.n -unr on Austria. Page 1.
Britain opposes conference on Turkish affairs
ana KUSSitt ucniim- i-unhmivu- .
I'olltlcs.
Taft and Bryan speak at same banquet In
Direct primary law tested In Washington
Senator Beverldge creates great enthusiasm
on way &oum. rage o.
Domestic.
Taft speaks for deep waterways at Chicago
r ..
convenuuu- co ...
-....4-r-n,i.,f xravflnvpr wrecked. Page 2.
Stubbs threatens Harriman will build no
more roaas it jraiiB-jiwaioBivi" v.,i.--t
.til. r-vA 1
Mysterious murder of Clayton Erb near
ih.iia,tAlr.'Viin. Pace 4.
Captain of wrecked schooner rescued after
struggle lor uie which ui,,-.- .1.... ........
Grain elevator In Vermont explodes, killing
jo pcrauiia. . . .
Sports.
Coast League results: Los Angeles 8, Port-
lana Dan r i.iilip- w .u .
... . 1
Los Angeles gives Portland hard drubbing.
fage .
:ew Tork and Chicago to battle for National
pennant today. Page 1.
raclflc Coast.
The Dalles Fair continues to draw big
crowds, rage u.
Old man fatally burned while driving buggy.
rage 1.
Grand Trunk Railway not to sell Prince
Rupert lots publicly. Page 5.
Washington commission reports great
Cruelty IO cnmiimi moom," .
Fulton says statement No. pledges not
nn 1 .akl.inn Par. A.
Dinuuiii v.. . -
Commercial and Murine.
Local flour prices will aavanca lotiajr.
Wheat In strong demand and higher at Chi
cago, i-aje 11.
Heavy selling of st.-cks by European hold
ers. Page 17.
October grain shipments have passed th
hall-million uusnei luain.
Portland and Vlclnlly.
Jurors are secured In Martin murder
triul. 1-aice 1. .
Registration for Presidential election re
veals strongiy xaii cicicm... . "
Police post pickets In hotels and lodging-
houses IO QClUITfc i..... nu...v.
Page 12.
Straw vote in barber shops glvea jail j to
1 over Bryan. Page 10.
w q t. U. launches movement ror a.aio
prohibition. Page 11.
Councilman -Cotlel renews light for milk in
spection, i-age u-
East Side takes hand in country -iuo cam
paign. Page 1.
to districts to eaat of city will vote on
annexation. Page 7.
rtland pets benefit of 150 round trip- rate
frum East during Seattle Fair. .Page 16.
uncllman Wills fears enforcement of
penalties will atop filling operations.
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