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TIIE MORSTIXG OREGOXIAN, FRIPAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1909. 8 PEARY WEL TAFT LETS ITER OF LIFE IfJ DESERT SNAPSHOTS OF TAFT EN TOUR. BY Neighbors Greet Explorer on Native Soil Crowds v " Along Route. His Touch Starts Flow of Water Through Completed Gunnison Tunnel. SILENT ON CONTROVERSY SHERIFFS GET IN FIGHT mm HOI A r 'A' s-fi. e-V i i '""cA k " - - vvK If i i Touch of Western Ilrali;m Added to Programme When Gun Play- Threatens Kxecutlve Praises Climate, Great Resources. (Continued From First Page-.) Several miles away, to knock down the bulkheads that mere holding back the water of tl river. As -the muddy van of water rusned oat ot the concrete noie the rmn-il eavi a sront..neous Ciieer. In all his speeches today, including the one delivered at s o'clock tor.iKht to a Throng in i2K J'arK, following an uiumi- the President touched briefly upon the UDject or irrigation. Assistance Is Promised. He promised at Grand Junction prom ptly to look into the matter of completing the Grand Valley, or high lino ditch proj ect there, which was begun a year ago by ex-Secretary of the Interior Garfield, on a partnership errarg-ment between the Government and the land-owners. Secretary Sallliigr-r ordered, the work stopped and was upheld in his action by At. .rnoy-GenerM Wirkersham. who Je-cl.-ii-ed the contract and tlrs "Garfield cur rency" certificates that had "oeen issued for work performed to be illegal. Sheriff Gets In Fight. But on little Incident "marred the Presi dent's visit and that was at the conclu sion of the tunnel openinsr this afternoon when one of the 32 Colorado Sheriffs who have accompanied the President across .the state, got Into an altercation with H. L. 'Daniels, superintendent of the tunnel, when the latter was trying to shake hands with the President. Mr. Daniels wae knocked down and for a time- trouble was threatened as his friends were quick to res?nt the action of the officer, who during the struggle drew a pistol. The President heard the quar reling and stopped for a moment as he was making his way to the train. H" . was told there waa nothing serious and proceeded. Secretary of the Interior Balllnger, who is accompanying the President, made a speech here tonight. He referred to the subject of reclamation in a general way and. because of a bad throat, his talk was brief. Taft Praises Country. At Grand Junction In the edrly after noon the Prtaldent shook hands with sev eral Indians, one of them being Chipela, the squaw of Ouray, one of the most famous chiefs of this section. In his Grand Junction epeech Mr. Taft said: It seems to me, as I lock back upon my course since I reached Colorado, that this has been nothing but a flow of speech; but as the wonders of your country open. It Is very difficult to restrain an expression of the effect of these developments upon a man who has looked at them as I have. Tou look at the country In som- places and U would seem as If It were the most God forsaken spot there was on the earth. Then rou progress a mile or two and you see the Influence of water and It seems a para n!se. It Is almost like the rubbing of Alad din's lamp, snd In the production of such prosperity and such happiness, "the stone which was rejected of the builders has be come the hoad of the corner." I am glad to see by your applause that there are some who recognise the scriptural reference. Now. what has been done here In the slley has been done largely or entirely by private enterprise, but there are a good many enterprises that Involve the outlay of capital so large, or require so much risk, that It Is probably better to have the Gov ernment pay. Tou have an enterprise here that has Just begun. What I propose to do Is to examine the situation with as much care as possible, and if the circumstances Justify It. to ask Congress to give us au thority to take steps that will enable the settlers ultimately to reap the harvest that thoy have been tnaktng so long and so hard a preparation for. The Government of the United States must move slowly. It Is a great body. It has to move with deliberation, and It has to move or Its agents have to move within the lines of law; but ordinarily the Govern ment ultimately does Justice. If you can live until. that Justice comes. I agree sometimes that Is a little difficult, but we shall strug gle to do the best we can in Washington. Government Is Paternal. Speaking in Montrose today, the Pres ident suid: I have felt thrilled today by the descrip tion of your resources In this valley. The truth is. I understand why you go dry In these towns. It Is because this air has all the effect of champagne without the bad day that follows. It Is seen In the smiles of your people In their active step. In their enterprise, and in their optimism. Vour chairman has referred to the pater nalism of the Government and It has made me think of the exact power of the Con stitution which authorizes the l.'nlted States Government to go Into the business of marrying ths water to ycur earth. 1 sup pose that" It grew originally, n.nd prohahly will continue to exist, by reason of the owt.ership by the United States bf the pub lic domain which It Is engaged in distribut ing to Its citizens, ar.d that the Government felt authorized to assist thoe who should settle the domain by Investing a large amount of money in enterprises which could not be entailed upon Individuals because of the risk of loss, in order ultimately to en caurase a great and happy population. Perhaps it was under the g-neral wel fare clause which has been mads so much vse of by each party when It wanted to do anvthlng whioh was of dnuMful power un der any other clause. However that mav be. we are in It and the great Gunnison tunnel Is built and this valley, with an unpro nounceable name, is going to blossom like the rose. I hsve been laboring under the Impres sion for the last four or five days that I was generally known to the people of the t'nlted States so that they could not mistake nv- but It was reserved for a gentleman of your committee today when he and 1 were presented, to question my Identity, and I had to get weil. I won't say a certificate but I had to protest that I was what I seemed to be. Now that Is a good thins. A mas goes along in lite and thinks be has achieved a certain position and then every once in a while he gets a rebuke. He may get It from his wife. The truth is. In my family .that Is one of the mast useful of the duties that she performs. It Is to keep your head so as tu retain your common sense, and have you act without tae thought that you are obscuring the whole horizon. Hut I have digressed Into domestic matters. Taft Is Optimist. I want to come back to tho tunnel. If I understand It. the tiarores of the Investment w ill be about it (Vm.ooo. and the result in land values will be about flo.ooo.OiHi. a very fair profit. I think, from the work. I congratulate you on the prospect that lies before t!e people of this valley. There has been no exaggeration ot the possibilities that re here. I believe In the doctrine of op timism. I am an optimist myself, and if you don't believe you are going to succeed, you never win. There is something about this air that makes you all optimists. That means you hope to do better next ear and the next year to Increase that betterment, and the third year to go on doing better, and If you don't hope it. you won t do it. but If you do hope It. you will. The .President left here at 10 o'clock tonight for Bait Iake City. He will make brief top at Helper and Provo, Utah, tomorrow znorninf- 1 1.1! :-,- C. .. . II. I in ; - njt v - . k , ; - is i Ik-&W gfa? ill I f J V O ft A I S3 XII SPAIN TURNED BACK "nj Advance Stopped by Strong " K' V Body of Riffians. ' i; , - " TRIBESMEN GO TO ENEMY Desert Spanish Columns for Men of Own Blood Report of Disaster to White Troops Denied In Official Dispatches. OtTDJA. Sept. 23. Native reports say that the Spanish advance toward Selouan on September 20 was stopped and turned back by a strons; body of Riffians. Similar reports were current during; the operations at Souk Beni Slcar. when a number of the tribesmen, flarhtins; for the Spanish - cause, were said to have deserted to the enemy, forcing: the Spanish troops to retire to Melllla. These reports probably are the basis of a rumored Spanish reverse. SPANISH REVERSE ' IS DENIED Great Importance Placed on Occu pancy of Souk Beni Slcar. MADRID. Sept. 23. An official dispatch from Melilla saya th. General . Marina, commander of the Spanish forces, at taches great Importance to the occupa tion of Souk Beni Sicar, the meating point ofThe various sections of that tribe and the headquarters of the anti-foreign movement. All the news from Melilla. both private and official, goes to disprove the rumors of a Spanish reverse. UNDESIRABLES MUST GO South Bend Institutes Campaign for. Civic Purity. SOUTH BEND. Wash.. Sept. 23. (Speclaf.) War has been declared In this city cn disorderly houses and violators of the statutes regulalng the sale of liquor. The matter has been taken up by the Baptist and Congregational Churches. members of which have pledged themselves to lend all possible assistance to the movement to purify the town. County Attorney John I. O'Phelan and City Attorney Charles E. Miller have given assurances that they will vigorous ly prosecute all cases of either kind in which warrants are issued. ENGRAVER HAS DELUSIONS Minneapolis Man Goes Suddenly In sane in Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 23. (Special.) Raving in a cell in the City Jail with a delusion that he Is a baseball star and practicing sliding to bases and catching Imaginary Ay balls, is M. C. Stanchtield. an engraver on a Minneapolis paser, who was taken from a Northern Pacific pas senger train this afternoon. He says he haa a brother in Portland, whom the police are trying to locate. His condition Is said to be the result of a long debauch. FLOW OF OIL IS . FOUND Drillers at Young's River Report Considerable Flow'. ' ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. 23. (Special.) Parties returning this evening from Young's River, report that the Columbia Oil & Gas Company, that Is boring a well at the Hess ranch, struck quite a flow of oil today at a depth of 830 feet. How large a body of oil has been ! tapped is not known, as there is over id) feet of water-in the well, but ballings from the bottom of the hole contain con siderable quantities of the oil. HIKE SAVES GIRL'S LIFE (Continued From First Page.) the trip Sunday night, but sticking to it. Napavlne was reached Monday morn Ing at 6 o'clock, and the train brought her on to Portland. The girl's" eyes fill with tears as she ! talks of the heroism of her friends. Her physician. Dr. A. J. Glesy, is confident their action saved her life. Miss Saunders gave tho six names fol lowing of those wHo helped bear her on the long Journey, but she could not recol lect the seventh name: Dan Johnson, Will Harper. John Casto. Herman Ost, George Raymow and Frank Kalnashl. When he reached the hospital after the long trip the father was bo exhausted he scarcely could stand, and reeled like a . dnink" man. li v - - li P-?aU. h. 4 - Jn TWO VIEWS OF PRESIDENT IN AUTOMOBILE, TAKEN IN CniCAGO. M'GUNN FOUND GUILTY CHICAGO INSPECTOR SHOWN TO HAVE GRAFTED. Sensational Evidence Adduced of Protection Granted for $40 - ' Monthly. CHICAGO. Sept. 23. Police Inspector Edward McCann, charged with "graft ing." was found guilty by a Jury which reported in Judge Barnes" court today. Sentence was not pronounced, and will not be until after the hearing of. argu ments for a new trial. The law provides an Indeterminate sentence in prison. The charges against the Inspector. In nhorff. nt the Desnlftines-Atreet district. were the most sensational that have been aimed against a ponce orriciai in years. States Attorney Wayman charged that "graft" aggregating many thousands of dollars had been collected from disor derly houses In return for protection. T' V. i,A ..nAea a f nt McPnnn Was Iouls Franck, a Russian Immigrant, who, althougn uname 10 reaa cr wm.7, una accumulated a fortune of several hun dred thousand dollars In the West Side tenderloin. He and hi brother, Julius, for years have exercised a marked power In West Side politics. Louis Franck de clared that he had given the money to McCann In person. The rate for "protec tion" was said to be HO a month. VETERANS GIVE PARADE Eighty Grand Army Men In Line at Eugene Reunion. EUGENES, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) This has been the big day of the Old Soldiers reunion, which convened yester day and which closes tomorrow. The parade this morning included about 80 members of the Lane County Veterans' Association, ' who marched through the main street of Eugene to the drums and fifes played by their own members. An address to the members of the O. A. R. was given by G. W. McReynolds and was responded to by Captain C. J. Dodd. After the programme-at the hall, dinner was served by the W. R. C. and Ladies of the G. A. R. The annual eampflre was held at the hall this evening. MlLWAUKIE FAIR OPENS J. H. Ackerman and Mrs. Dye Will Speak Tonight. MlLWAUKIE. Or., Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) The Milwaukie Grange District Fair opened tonight with an entertain ment given in the City Hall, well at tended. A military comedy was ren dered. During the day a creditable dis play along agricultural, horticultural, domestic and school lines was placed in the .Orange hall. The display will be opened to the Inspection of the public tomorrow morning, and In the evening a public meeting will be held In the hall. Ad dresses will be delivered by J. H. Ack erman, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Mrs. C. H. Dye. 1 s FARMER'S DEATH IS TRAGIC Shotgun Is Discharged Into Body as He Arises From Bed. ' " v ABERDEEJT. Wash., Sept 23. William J. Breen, aged 28, member of the Breen Shingle Company, was mysteriously shot at his home, on Wishkah River. . near here at 1,0 o'clock last night, and died early this morning. How the accident happened is unexplained. His wife says the shotgun waa always placed at the side of his bed. Shortly after falling asleep last night she says she was awakened by the sound of the discharge of a weap on and the cry of her husband, "My God, Sarah, I'm shot!" She thinks that when Breen arose to look after stock he Jarred the gun. Breen did not die for several hours, but no doctor was nearer than Aberdeen, and Mrs. Breen had to run a mile and a half to a fish erman's hut to summon ald The suicide theory first advanced is scouted by all the man's friends. The dying jnan gave no explanation of the cause ot the accident. GLASS MEN CONSOLIDATE Manufacturers Form Into Combine for Self-Protection. . PITTSBURG, Sept. 23. At a meeting of delegates representing over 80 per cent of the hand-blown window glass manufacturers of the United States here tonight, it was voted to consoli date under the name of the Imperial Window Glass Company, with a capital ization of $260,000. The delegates stated that in order to protect themselves against advances In the price of raw materials, as antic ipated under the new tariff law, they had been forced to consolidate. Two Arrest In Red Light District. A tour of inspection of houses of ques tionable reputation was made last night by Chief of Police Cox and Captain Moore, of tho first night relief. Two persons were arrested, charged with con ducting their places In a disorderly man ner. One of these, Louise Olcese, at 85H North Second street, has made her place notorious of late by violating the "un written" police law. The charge 'a she permitted women in her house to prac tice "cribbing." John Koukoris, at Third and Everett, was the other one caught in the Inspection. Both posted J100 bail for appearance in the Municipal Count tlila morning , . Commander Keeping His Own Coun sel Regarding Cook Dispute. Maine Countryfolk Gather at Stations to See Polehunter. PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 23.-From the moment Commander Peary crossed the International boundary line at Vanceboro, the eastern terminus of the Maine Cen tral Railroad, shortly after 8 o'clock, this morning, until he arrived at Portland to night, his reception amounted to a con tinuous ovation. At every station where the train stopped between Vanceboro and Old Town there was a crowd of cheering countryfolk, who seemed to appreciate the fact that It was the first few hours that the commander was enjoying in his own land. At Bangor the explorer was welcomed at the station by thousands. John F. Woodman, the Mayor, escorted him to a carriage and he waa driven rapidly to the Bangor House, where the representative men of the town entertained him at an Informal luncheon. The Peary party passed through St. John. N. B., early today, and In the few minutes between trains several hundred persons gathered around the explorer and congratulated him on his success. Thj Commander, it is said, will refrain from making any speeches. Commander Peary Is keeping his own counsel. with regard to the Information Tie has obtained . on the main question: ."Did Dr. Cook find the Pole?" , The explorei- prooably will remain at Eagle Bay several days, and during that time will assemble the records he haa made on the trip to the Pole. Crimmander Peary said: "You know, as do I, that today has been a white-letter day for me. ' This splen did demonstration In this city, every foot of which I knew In my boyhood days, has touched my heart. "It is too big a thing for any egotism and. irrespective of any Individualism, it la the union of the Stars and Stripes of all its lands, for with the top of the earth that has been accomplished. "I have been asked what is the scien tific value of the discovery of the North Pole. There are some things about it that are a great deal greater than the gathering of additional data, about the earth. As long as there was a part of the earth undiscovered, it was a reproach on humanity and a challenge to civiliza tion. Another thing, it has added to the United States another milestone in his tory. "Another fact is the satisfaction that at least a man, In spite of every obsta cle, has made good." SCIENTISTS DEMAND RECORDS General Hubbard Says Both Explor ers Must Produce Data. BAR HARBOR. Sept. 23. General Thomas H. Hubbard, president of the Peary Arctic Club, talked today at Bangor with Commander Robert E. Peary and returned here tonight with some of the data and records which are to be used to maintain the posi tion of the explorer In the' Cook con troversy. These records will be carefully con sidered within the next few days, and General Hubbard and Commander Peary will confer here either Sunday or Monday. This consultation may re sult in an announcement making public ayiy information in the possession of Commander Peary concerning Dr. Cook. - "Concerning Dr. Cook." said General Hubbard, tonight. "I would say, let him submit his records and data, to some competent authority and let that au thority draw Its own conclusions from the notes and records taken in the field. "It is for the scientific tribunal whether the Royal Geographical Society of Denmark or any other society to say what conclusions have been reached by consideration of the records. All that Is wanted Is the data and the rec ords made in the Arctic. Competent au thority will determine from them where Dr. Cook has been. "I may sa.y that Commander Peary also will be expected to turn over his data and observations for the same pur pose. What proof Peary has that Dr. Cook was not at the Pole may be sub mitted later." PREPARING COOK INDICTMENT Commander Peary Says He Has His Rival on 30 Counts. NEW YORK, Sept.' 23. With Com mander R. B. Peary seeking Indetermin ate seclusion at his home in Maine and with Dr. Frederick A. Cook fully answer ing, the most dirticult questions of his doubters, it was expected that the North THE DOCTOR'S WIEE Agrees With Him About Food. A trained nurse says: "In the prac tice of my profession I have found so many points in favor of Grape-Nuts food that I unhesitatingly recommend it to all my paUents. "It is delicate and pleasing to the palate (an essential in food for the sick) and can be adapted to all ages, being softened with milk or cream for babies or the aged when deficiency of teeth renders mastication Impossible. For fever patients or those on liquid diet I find 'Grape-Nuts and albumen water very nourishing and refreshing.' "This recipe Is my-own idea and is made as follows: Soak a teaspoonful of Grape-Nuts in a glass of water for an hour, strain and serve with the beaten white of an egg and a spoonful of fruit juice Tor 'flavoring. This affords a great" deal of nourishment that even the weakest stomach can assimilate without any distress. "My husband is a physician and he uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders it many times for his patients. "Personally I regard a dish of Grape Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as the ideal breakfast for any one well or sick." K In any ease of stomach ' trouble, nervous prostration or brain fag, a 10 day trial of Grape-Nuts will work' wonders toward, nourishing and re building and in this way ending the trouble. I "There's a Reason," and trial proves. Look in pkgs. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." Ever read the. above letter! A ew one appears from time to' time. They are genuine, true, and full ot human Inters . ' The Young Meis Store This ought to mean and does mean a1 place where Young Men get Young Men's clothes. , Clothes designed for them, built with reference to their figures snappy, stylish garments, perfect in fit and every detail. Can you get such clotfies at any store? Not clothes like these, made by Eder heimer, Stein & Co., specialists for Young Men. Not clothes with the same graceful lines, rich patterns, distinctive style. ( Not clothes with that drape and full ness which is secured only by using 3H yards of cloth and more to a suit. No, it's only here such clothes are sold. Sam'! Rosenblatt & Co. Corner Third and Morrison Sts. Pole controversy would be permitted to rest a while, but this expectation Is prob ably shattered by a dispatch from the train on which Peary is speeding to his Summer home, saying that 1st is pre paring an Indictment of 80 counts against Dr. Cook, and that he will pub lish these categorical, allegations very soon. CONSCIENCE COSTS MAN $2 Returns Bounty Money to County After Professing Faith. HILLSBORO. Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Chris Luthe, of Holbrook, recently sent County Treasurer Jackson a remittance of 2, which was sent in as conscience money. Luthe wrote saying that when he was a boy his family lived in Wash ington County, and he, with other boys, were In the habit of catching gophers for the 10 cents scalp bounty. He says that he caught 15 or 20 gophers in Multnomah County and secured the money from the officials here, and, as he had experienced religion, he felt that God Great Friday Talking Machines . $20.00 values at. $25.00 values at. $35.00 values at. $50.00 values at. ...$13.50 ...$15.75 .$21.50 ...$36.00 The above is but a partial list of the splendid bargams to be obtained here today. They are bound to be sold, and if you have any use at all for one of these Talking Machines or Cabi nets, or both, you should be all means avail yourself of this opportunity to save almost half what you would ordinarily pay. You need not pay all cash, if not convenient, as we will ac cept a little down and a little each month from reliable people. Thisale starts promptly at 9 o'clock this morning and at the prices quoted, these bargains will go in a hurry so come the first thing. Remember the place. Talking Machine Headquarters pictnorelialnKt?' 353 Washington St., at Park called on him to right the matter, and he therefore remitted to clear his conscience. BAKER'S FIRST REVIVAL Dan Shannon to Shake Traditions In Eastern Oregon City. BAKER CITY, , Or., Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) A large tabernacle is being con structed In this city to accommodate the religious revival which Is to be held here, beginning October t. by Evangelist Dan Shannon. The tabernacle will seat 2000. This will be the first revival meeting of length ever held in Baker City. Hops Are of Fine Quality. GRANTS PASS, Or.. Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) The hop crop of Josephine County Is not so large as in former years, but the quality is excellent. The harvesting was done while the vines nem free from pests, and no rain leu to cause mold at picking time. Special Sale Of Talking Machines and S Record Cabinets at Biers Piano House Note These Prices Cabinets $12.50 values at. $18.00 values at. $25.00 values at. $40.00 values at. ... $6.75 ...$11.50 ...$14.50 ...$27.50