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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1909. PROVE INTRIGUE HIT CRANE IN DARK Fisher Says Revelations Yet . to Come About Knox' Drastic Action. IS ONLY PRO - AMERICAN Deposed - Minister's I-awjcr Says Knoi to Blame for Personal In dignity Speeches Followed Lines of Tart's. NEW TORK. Oct. lS.-Charles R. Crane, who was appointed Minister to China and who was recalled Just a he waa about to all for hid pot. declined today to re veal what his friends declare are the real reasons for his retirement. One or these friends, however. Walter I. Ffher; of Chicago. Intimated that the Incident was far from closed, and that revelations which would be made In due time would chow Mr. crane to nave been the victim tf a political Intrigue. "While Mr. Crane s official relations are infinitely ended." sa!d Mr. Ms her. "there are manv thirds connected with this mat ter of uch a character and appearance that the American people must continue to he deeply concerned in them. Mr. Crane has preferred not to go Into them. b-caue of the possibility that a public discussion at this time might be harmful to the public interest. Publlclly Dne to Knox. far a the personal indignity and official embarrassment due to publicity are concerned, the responsibility Is on the Ieprtment of State and not on Mr. Crane. He did not even entrust his tele grams to the President to the ordinary agencies, but took it to the Presidents secretary to be sent In cipher. Not until Secretary Knox save out his astounding statement to the press did . Mr. Crane make any public statement, and even theii he purposely omitted many Important and nlflcant matters because it might In juriously affect public interests to men tion them now. Did Xot Know of Canards. "In the long ride across the Continent to Washington. -Mr. Crane did not men tion the reason for his recall. He could not as he did not know that the off end Ins n-wspaper article had been published and did not see It until the day after he reached Washington. It is deeply signifi cant that none of the scores of news paper men whom he met on his Journey mentioned this article or any "canards' concerning an American protest to Japan. The Importance of the article may be judged from the fact that It waa not sus pected of being the cause until the tip was given in Washington, and not from Mr. crane. "It Is due to Mr. Crane also to note that In carrying out the President's wishes that he should do some vigorous public speaking in the absence of Instructions from the State Department. Mr. Crane ..n.. MnnnBii hfmaolf to lines laid down bv Mr. Taft himself In the famous , l . u m-lth vtrnmus rtr.aru itu.i svitn n f. " p. --o Americanism and so definitely friendly to Hie Chinese that It ended all talk of the dismemberment of China. Crane Only Pro-American. "When he let them have It hot.' Mr. Crane talked only of the common in terest of America and China and he re reived no criticism from the Department of State. Those who are so concerned about whether he waa pro-Japanese or anti Japanes seem unable to understand a man who has been first, last and all the time simply pro-American, and. as the American Minister to China, also pro Chinese. "His only thought In connection with - the offending newspaper article was that. If the American Government should de ride that Its Interests In the 'open door' demanded a protest, the American press should then r prepared to discuss it in telligently and effectively. "The possibility of a protest wm so much a matter of common knowledge that the offending article In which it was mentioned attracted no particular atten tion. It was not until after Its connection with Mr. Crane's recall leaked out In Washington that the Japanese Embassy sent to the' newspaper offices for a copy of the article. Millard Is Not Involved. The effort to Involve Mr. Millard as the real cause of Mr. Crane's recall Is equally unfounded. Mr. Millard had a commis sion to write some magazine articles on the Far East and asked If there was any objection to his traveling on the same tehlp with Mr. Crane, who consented, with the approval of the President, with whom Mr. Millard had once traveled. "It will be recalled that Mr. Millard ' also addressed that celebrated Shanghai meeting and that Mr. Taft then publicly spoke of him as one "who has written much and well on the Far East and has riven close attention to the statistics of the trade between China and the various countries of the world." "The fact that, because Mr Millard 1 virorously pro-Chinese, he is put down as ami-Japanese may throw some light on the present situation. But the entire mat ter can be understood and discussed more Intelligently and safely as the facts be come public pronerty in the future." SOUTHERN STORM KILLS 50 (Continued From First Paga.) Nashville depot and freight ous were destroyed, and several other structures ' badly damaged. Near Mulberry the dwelling and farm houses on the plantation of Robert Mat tow were demolished. At Wartrace a negro settlement was leveled. Gibson, Stanton. Dyersburg and Mercer are other towns in Tennessee re porting minor damage. , The storm played havoc with planta tion property, the wind tearing the frail frame buildings to pieces. ATLANTA SUFFERS BIG ' LOSS Damage May Reach $100,000. Traffic Paralyzed for Time. ATLANTA. Ga.. Oct. 15. Unroofed houses and leveled trees and shrubbery mark the wake of the terrific wind and ball storm which swept over Atlanta and surrounding country early last night. So far as known no lives were lost. The property damage is variously estimated at from jso.om, t $100,000. At the' height of the stnrm streetcar traffic was stopped throughout the city, and live wires broken by the bail were stretched across many streets, rendering travel dangerous. At Riverdale. 1 miles south of Atlsnts, Mrs. Olga Grey was probably fatally in jured, and her two children and Mrs. Joseph Stubba seriously hurt, by falling timbers. Fifteen others also received slight injuries. The path of the storm was about one-fourth of a mile wide. Reports from Rome. Ga.. indicate the storm damage there will reach far into the thousands. The crops throughout that section are said to be almost totally destroyed. FIFTEEN PKKISH AT SHII.OII Old Battlefield and Cemetery Swept by Storm. ACTON, Tenn.. Oct. lS.-Death and de duction were left in the wake of the storm which passed over the Rational e-meterv of the battlefield of .Shiloh at Hamburg. Tenn.. last night. Fifteen peo ....,,. kiiiari inii manv more were ss- I riouslv Injured. The dead: MRS. WORTH MfPOXAl.n. OTIS AND L.I-TIIKR I,ITTI.EFIEID. I ,..r..,..,r v-r i;iRY JORDAN. .1 1 i v t n rt I i PKKRY BANKS and four members of 1,1s family. . CHARLES MOORE. WIFE AND BABY. Two gue-ts r.t the Pittsburg Landing Hotel, whose names have not be?n ascer tain. The most srlou damage done t.ie Na tional cemetery wa the wrecking of the Iowa State Monument, which was blown from Its pedestal. The superintendents quarters were destroyed. NINE DIE NEAR HUXTSVIIXE Scores Made Homeless by Fury of Storm In Alabama. HUNTS V1LLE. Ala., Oct. 16. Nine fatalities are reported In this section as a result of last night's wind and hail storms. R. H. Selton was killed in Jackson- and eight persons are reported dead In Marshall County. Scores are home less. Three Dead, Much Ioss at Scottsboro SCOTTSBORO. Ala.. Oct.' 15. Three persona, were killed and many injured and heavy "property loss resulted from the storm which passed over this sec tion last night. Boozevllle a Total Wreck. , CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Oct. 15. Boozeville. a small town 10 miles from Rome, Ga., was wrecked by the storm yesterday. Three stores and 33 dwell ings were demolished. CartersvlIIe Hard Hit. OA RTERSVILL.E, Ga.. Oct. 15. One dead and a property loss estimated at J.V).'X is the result of the storm which swept this section last niejht. L OX VACANT LOT, BENUMBED BY PRIGS AXD HUNGRY. Kidnapers Abandon Prey When De tectives Get Too Close to Their Heels. CHICAGO. Oct. 15. (Special.) To masso Vlviano. aged 5. and his sister, Grace Vivlano, aged 2H years, abducted from their home in St. Louis August 2 by the Black Hand Society, and for whose discovery a reward of $5000 was offered, were today found wandering the streets here, nearly starved and evi dently recovering; from some powerful drug As nearly as they can remember, they have" had no food for two days and nights, and found themselves sleeping in a vacant lot. where they had evident ly been placed after being drugged by their abductors. For a week Chicago and St. Louis de tectives have- been raiding Italian col onies here. All loopholes for escape bad been closed, and the chase had been so hot that it is believed the ab ductors drugged ' the children and turned them loose, fearing to kill them with the officers close to their heels. There is absolutely no trace of the ab ductors. The children are unable as yet to give any information, as their senses are be numbed by drugs. They are also over come by fear. FLINT FINANCES WRIGHT Promoter Thinks Dayton Aviator Poorly Treated by Government. NEW YORK. Oct. 15. Charles R. Flint, the promoter who has Just arrived from Europe, declares that he Is the principal sponsor for the Wright Brothers, and that he expects much from the aeroplane as a war machine. "I have been financing the Wright Brothers for about two years." said'Mr. Flint. "It has not been generally known, and I did not want It known until the success of their machine was demon strated. The Wrights have not had the best of treatment here. I believe that this Government should have bought the anrnii nf th Wrtirht machine, and ob tained control of It. instead of allowing j the brothers to go abroad with their aeroplane. "Just Imagine what the aeroplane will mean In time of war. You can send up an immense fleet of aeroplanes, each carrying 20 one-pound sticks of dyna mite, for what it would cost to build a battleship. Figure out what damage they could do on land and sea. even though half of them were destroyed. It would seem good policy to have perfect control of a dirigible flyer such a flyer as Is made possible by "the advent of heavier-than-air machines." AUTO RIDE ENDS FATALLY Party of Merry-Makers Killed and Injured "Near Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15. Mrs. H. C. Edwards, wife of an Oakland .dent ist, and N. Anargyres, an Oakland cigarette manufacturer, were killed, and seven others were Injured, in an automobile accident In a suburb of Oakland last night- The injured were: Mrs. Howard Cam eron, Hotel St. Mark, Oakland: H. O. .Abbott, Mrs. Abbott; O. R. B. Lelby. an attorney: J. A. Anargyres, I. T. Knuckel, steward at the Hotel St. Mark, and Henry Tlschner, chauffeur. Ail the victims were in one auto mobile. They were laughing and sing ing on an after-dinner spin through the country, when they approached what Is known as the Hopkins turn on the boulevard skirting the Frultvale Hills. Thev were going at a speed of 30 miles an hour. The car skidded on the curve and struck the curb. The machine struck a hydrant and turned turtle. Mrs. Edwards was thrown on her head and killed Instantly. Anargyres died on the way to the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott received fractured ribs and Internal injuries that are said to be serious. Mrs. Cameron had her col larbone and five ribs broken. The oth ers escaped with lesser injuries. Mrs. Edwards waa a bride of six weeks. .IMS' DEMANDS DELAY RAILROAD N Great Northern Has Trouble in Getting Right of Way for Okanogan Line. !THEy ASK FANCY PRICES Line From Wenatcliee to Boundary Must Await Condemnation Suits for Tracts on AYest Bank of the Columbia River. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Oct. H.-;The Great Northern Railroad Is experiencing all manner of difficulties In procuring right of way for its branch line running north from Wenatchee, Wash., to tli Canadian line. Just above Orovllle. Insofar as this right of way traverses public lands, everything has been adjusted. The Interior Department has approved all maps and and all right of way over the public domain. But this branch of the Great Northern in its course tra verses many orchards in private own ership, and delay has been encoun tered in getting- right of way across private lands. The greatest delay. however, has been getting right of way over iso lated tracts of land on the west bank of the Columbia River in Northeastern Chelan and Southeastern Okanogan Counties, which have been allotted to Indians party to the Mosea agreement. Thee tracts are small, and some of the Indians have given their consent; some others have not been located; half a dozen have refused to grant permis sion to cross their lands. The delay is experienced in getting right of way across tracts where the Indlsns are either unwilling or where the Indians cannot be found. It is expected that' condemnation proceedings will have to be resorted to before this portion of the right of way can be obtained. Indians Hold Out for More. When the Great Northern filed its maps of location with the Interior De partment, the Indian Office sent an agent to appraise all Indians lands embraced in the proposed right of way; those on the Colville reservation, as well as the allotted lands to the south. This agent filed his report and the Moses Indiana were asked to accept the price fixed by this agent. Some did: others refused, and asked for more. In one Instance. the agent found that the land of one of the Moses agreement allotments which would be occupied by the railroad right of way was worth about $350. When the In dian owner was asked to consent to the approval of the right of way upon pay ment to him of the appraised price, he held out and demanded $1000. The railroad company offered t . compro mise for $450, but this offer was de clined. In another Instance, the rail road company proposes to cross an al lotment at the foot of rough bluffs. The land which the Great Northern seeks Is, in the opinion of the Indian Office, worth $1. being worth nothing for farming or for grazing. The In dian would not accept $50 offered by the railroad company, but held out for $1000. Road Traverses Rich Country. Several other instances of the sort were encountered. The demands of the Indians were manifestly unreasonable. The railroad company was willing to pay the price, and so the courts will be asked to condemn the land needed for the right of way, and to fix the price to be paid the Indians for such of their land as is occupied by the rail road. This extension of the Great Northern starts from the main line at Wenat chee. proceeds northward up the west bank of the Columbia River to the mouth of the Okanogan River, thence north along the west bank of Okano gan River to a point about six miles north of Brewster, where it crosses the Okanogan River into the Colville reser vation. It follows up the east bank of the Okanogan clear across to the north boundary of the Colville reser vation, and continues along the Okano gan River almost to the Canadian line, having its terminus at Orovllle. The Secretary Qf the Interior has approved right of way across the Colville reser vation, subject to the payment of the damages assessed on account of the occupation of the Indian reservation lands. This he has authority to do under the law. Large Traffic In Prospect. This branch line penetrates a very productive fruit country in Northern Washington. It passes close to .the Government Okanogan irrigation pro ject which will be completed next Spring, and in its northern extremity penetrates a region supposed to con tain more or less mineral. With the completion of the irrigation project, an Immense amount of freight will be de veloped, which, added to the fruits al ready grown in Okanogan County, will yield the railroad a neat revenue in freights. Because of this fact, the railroad company is anxious to com plete the right of way, so that its branch line can be put In operation at the earliest possible time. It must, however, await trial of condemnation proceedings with respect to those por tions of the road crossing the Moses the way, all else will be clear sailing. KILLED BYJJEGGAR GANG One Mendicant Admits Seeing Other Slain in Quarrel. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15. Harry Boyle, the crippled professional beggar who is under arrest charged with be ing one of the murderers of John Fred erick, a fellow-beggar, admitted today that he was present when Frederick was murdered, but denied that he had anvthlng to do with the deed According to the story told by Boyle, Frederick had charge of the earnings of a gang of professional beggars and he was killed In a quarrel over the divi sion of the spoils. FALLS CITY RAISES $1200 Business Men Subscribe Liberally to Publicity Fund. FALLS CITY, Or., Oct. 15. Falls City business men in five minutes tonight raised $1200 for publicity work. It is ex pected that this sum wili be Increased to $2100 or probably $.500. Tonight's mass meeting was -well at tended and enthusiasm was manifested In many speeches. William C. Wells and E. D. Whitney, representatives of the publicity department of the O. R. A N. Company, were present and delivered ad- Olds? Wortman & King ;j giHaasarasaaasssgBasssssssassssa sss.ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssisssssssassssa Store Open Tonight Until 9:30 Agents uomeajo'urnal Patterns Saturday Is Child You'd Like a Of course you would, and if you'll come early this morning you may find values that good among the lot we , offer at $3.85 for today. Beauty bod ices of silk, net or lace, the or fancy designs and the waists trimmed and finished in a manner That stamps them as extremely artistic. Silks are in black or colors and net or lace in cream or white (ft O O values to $15, today, only Silk Petticoats $4.85 Values in-the lot up to $10, and a generous assortment of color. What woman is there that doesn't love the swish and rustle of a silk undersk irt,the well-groomed, properly dressed feeling it gives her; and is there a woman who has worn one that doesn't know that a good petticoat saves more than its cost. Superb quality black or colored taffeta, full size, well-finished, regular O C values up to $10, a special at OO WE HAVE 35 c Hose at 17c Fast black seamless, fast black with embroidered in step or boot lace effect, in light or medium colors, all sizes. Values up to 1 7 35c the pair, at I I U CHILDREN'S HOSE, fast black, seamless, in medium or heavy ribbed, splendid stock ings for school w ear, made with double knees, toes and heels ; sizes 5 to - 9'2. Sold regularly at 20c pair. lip Special today at I l.u Hoivd and dresses. Among the local business inter ests subscribing liberally toward the ad vertising fund were the Salem, Falls City & Western Railroad. $250; Falls City Lumber Company. $200. Walter U Foows subscribed $120. and many other business men added $60 subscriptions. SEATTLE GETS NEW DEPOT Contract for I'nion Pacific Building Calls for $450,000. SEATTLE! Oct. 15. The Oregon and Washington Railroad Company, which is the Union Pacific corporation In this state, today let the contract for construc tion of Its passenger station in thia city, which will house Union Pacific and Mil waukee trains. The building, which will cost $4o0,000. . v.- AnmnutDft hv January 1. 1911. Miuoi iro vwhk-. J " lThe contract was awarded to the Thomp- son-Starrett company, 01 e iu. . There were ten other bidders. BARS SAWED, FIVE ESCAPE Prisoners in Jacksonville Jail Make Dash for Freedom. MEDFORD, Or., Oct. 15. (Social.) Five prisoner confined in the County Jail at Jacksonville, awaiting trial at the present term of court, made a successful attempt for liberty tonight shortly after 6 o'clock, by sawing off one of the bars. They made their way to the corridor, from which they easily made their exit. Two of the prisoners, Charles and Rich 15 Waist for $3.85 silks in plain net and lace pJ OJ The Largest Line of Children's Underwear 38c MISSES' UNDERWEAR in cream white cotton elastic knitted pants and vests, fleece-lined, sizes IS to 34, a good Winter-weight garment and gives splendid wear and satisfaction. Specially, priced today, according to QQn size, at 18 to.' JUU WOMEN'S UNION SUITS, white, elastic-ribbed, fleece lined, high .neck, long sleeves, ankle length ; sizes 4, 5 and 6. A regular $2.00 AQ ealue- for -.OlitU Le Beau Corset Demonstration Girls' Dresses Made of heavy galatea cloth, for misses fsom 6 to 14 years of age, and come in assorted colors. Reg ular ' prices range from $1.50 to $4.00 each, and there are nearly 50 in the lot. For today every one of these dresses reduced One-Third FANCY DRESSES, for girls from 6 to 14 years old, made of cream serges or cassimeres and challies in all colors. Regular values from $11.00 to $12.50, special for today's selling ONE-THIRD LESS GIRL'S WINTER COATS, ages 2 to 6 years, up-to-date styles, neat, good qualitv materials, tastefully finished, prices. .$3.00 to $16.00 ard Mow, are charged with stealing a calf near Ashland, and the other three are awaiting trial for robbing the Deuel & Kentner store In this city three weeks ago. PRINCE OPENS NEW HARBOR Dover Can Now Float- Biggest Dreadnoughts at Low Tide. DOVER. England, Oct. 15. The naval harbor, which has been In course of construction here for 11 years and has cost about $20,000,000, was formally opened today by the Prince of "Wales. The harbor comprises an area of nearly 700 acreV, formerly covered by the open sea, but to which the biggest Dreadnoughts may now have access at all tides. DUST CAUSES $10,000 FIRE M. K. Smith Shingle Mill at Kaj ville Is Destroyed. ELMA, Wash., Oct. 15. (Special.) The M. R. Smith shingle mill, at Rayvllle. was destroyed by Are tonight. The dry kiln was saved. The mill will not be rebuilt. Cause of the fire Is attributed to dust explosion. The loss will be approximately $10,000. Seattle Woman Dies in East. ROCHFSTl'ER. X. Y., Oct. 15. Mrs. Elsie Wells, who came here recently as a rep resentative of the Seattle Board of Ed ten Children 'sfsZ Shoes' 1 A special line containing sizes from small 5s to large 2s and while of course every size is not the same price as that in the headline, every pair in the lot is J? Boys' Underw'r BOYS' UNDERWEAR," knit ted cotton elastic fleece-lined ihirts and drawers, sizes 24 to 34, Winter weight. Regularly worth to 65c garment. QQp Special for today at JJu Underwear 59c WOMEN'S PANTS AND VESTS, white elastic-ribbed cotton, fleece-lined; sizes 4, 5 and 6; long-sleeve vests, angle-length pants. Reg- CQ ular 75c values at .J Uu Mrs. Lange, an expert in. understand ing and fitting the newest and best front-lacing corset on the market, is with us today for the last time, and will be pleased to remember that she has fitted you to one of these cor sets. Come in and learn what a really GOOD CORSET is. See why it be gins to have improvements where other front-lacing makes leave off. Let us show and prove to you that our front-lacing model at $5.00 is bet ter than any other make sold in this city at $10.00. Bear in mind that to day is your last chance to take advan tage of this opportunity. Howd autl Le Beau corsets are marvels of per fection, Mrs. Lange is a corset expert. Have this rare combination without extra cost. ucation to study Rochester's methods of dealing with delinquents, died today of typhoid fever In a hospital here. Ex-Congressman Harris Dead. COLUMBUS. Ga., Oct. 15 Colonel Henry R. Harris. ex-Congressman and Third Assistant Postmaster-General dur ing the first Cleveland administration, died at his home at Odessadale, Ga., to day, aged 84 years. Lumber Mill at Cheyenne Burns. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Oct. 15. The plant of the Carbon Timber company m r on Every safeguard thrown, around its manufac ture for YOUR, protection. Modern methods combined with Government inspection pro. teets you when you DEMAND TKI8 BRAND IB P jansap Pa Crkep e$ -tH Pacific Portland, Or s $125 a good bargain. The quality of these shoes has been thoroughly tried and we guarantee satisfaction. They are made in button or lace blucher style with heavy oak soles, finished with patent hp. Come in widths C to EEall styles pricedac cording to size from $1.25 to $1. 75 pair: Sizes from 5 to 8, special the pair, $1.25 Sizes 8h to 11, values to $2.50 at $1.50 Sizes UVz to 2, special the pair, at $1.75 Rubbers Free With Pinzree Shoes With every pair of Women PingreeGloria Shoes sold today we will fit FreeofjCharge a pair of our, newjvqnrubbers. A prac tical way to introduce both ihuband T .hrxT'We want you to know that these rubbers have more poin ts of merit than any others on the market. They are given Free. Coats In the Entire Northwest Neckwear 12l2c Peter Pan Linen Collars for misses' school wear: regular 20c values, today for, each 12k PETER PAN silk or lace bows, regular values up to 50c each. A great Satur- -j Qp day sale at I u WOMEN'S STOCK COL LARS Lace and braid com binations; also the fancy lace effects. . Some embroidered Stocks in the lot ; val ues to 35c, today at... .19c LAST DAY Steele caught fire today and Is still burning. Ties and building material valued at $50,000 have been destroyed. Much Yakima Lund Irrigated. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct. 13. At the close of Sep tember the Reclamation Service was delivering water to 47,000 acres of land under the Sunnyslde Canal in the .Yak ima Valley, of which 27,125 acres was embraced in new entries made since the Government project was begun. If you really want your skin and complexion In beautiful condition. ue SantlF-)llc. the new Sanative and Antl""itlc Iotion. It can be had at any tlrtiy store. m 1 If V