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PORTLAND. OUE(iO. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, . 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. I- NO. 15,514. 7-YEAR OLD CHILD NEBRASKA TICKET BOLTED BY BHYAN CATS MUST LEAVE ARMY POST OR DIE DISROBING STORY L BOTH SIOES SAILS SEAS ALONE SHOCKS LILLIAN ALL GOME SIIK Is GOING FROM CHI.YA TO GEX. FCXSTON BAXISHES TAB BIES. FROM LEAVEN WORTH. BLONDE ACTRESS XOT TO AP- CHICAGO. TO MEET FATHER. PEAR BEFORE MODISTES. RACING I ILLIS CENTRA ClAIM VICTORY 1 EARNINGS PO NEW YORK Barnes and Griscom Do Not Agree. SHERMAN BY 55, SAYS ONE Roosevelt 570 Out of Total o 1015 Rival Estimate. WORD FROM ROME AWAITED Rrtnrns May Show Oof cut of Vice- President a Delegate Home Precinct. Ward and District Tail to Give Support. NEW YORK, S.-p. 3X Conflicting claim are made tonight by the rival manager of the camrlRn tor the chair manship of the Republican stale conven lion. fjord C. Grlscom. for the Roosevelt forces, asserted that Roosevelt mould hare 570 vote out of a total of 1015 for th. temporary chairmanship. William Barnes. Jr.. sent out from Al bany a claim that Vice-President Sher mn would have a clear majority of ii. Vice-President Sherman waa defeated in his own election precinct, his own ward and his own assembly district by the "progressives" at the primaries In I' lira today. He carried the city hy gaining dele gates In a scant majority of the wards. Of the three assembly districts in Onei da County. Sherman won the first, lost the second by an overwhelming vote and will lose the third If the City of Rome falls to support him. The "progressives' claim a victory there. ROOSEVELT MADE DELKGATK Colonel Head Delegation from Xa- an County to Convention. M1NEOLA. N. T.. Sept. I". Theodora Roosevelt waa today chrsen to head the Nassau County delegation to the Repub lican state con rent kin. 4 ORCHARDS REPLACE WILDS i Big Crop of Choice Apples Gladdens W hit Salmon Growers. WHITE SALMON". Wash.. Sept. 3X (Special.) Where once were tall plno and fir trees, the Slade orchard now bends low with fruit. In this orchard Mr. Slade has Just made a picking of .19 boxes of apples from three trees, with out using a box or ladder to reach the upper branches. In the North White Salmon district Henry Waldron has picked 40 boxes from two 10-year-old trees. Just across the White Salmon River. Keeley & Dubois gathered 1000 boxes of peaches from 70 trees. M. C. Martin has 4-year-olds that will yield two boxes each of Winter bananas and Spitz. Further up the White Salmon Valley the McCTackens will cart to market 8000 boxes of choice apples. AUTO TAKES SEASIDE MAIL Service Is Arranged While Railroad Is Tied l p. ASTORIA. Or- Sept. 20. (Special.) Arrangements were made by Postmas ter Carney this afternoon whereby flrst-rlass mall will be taken by auto mobile to Seaside once each day and by steamer to Warrenton. Hammond and Fort Stevens, while traffic on the rail road is tied up as a result of the smash ing of the railway trestle and draw bridge rest In Youngs Bar. Repairs to the trestle are now under way and it Is expected that trains will be in operation to west side points some time tomorrow. At present, however, there is no means of communication between here and Seaside and the beaches, except by teams and automobiles. ROSEBURG COUPLE WEDDED Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Goodman Spend Honeymoon in Portland. IIOSEBI'RG, Or.. Sept. 10. (Special.) Miss Luetle Ragsdale and Glenn Good man, of Roseburg. were married Sun day at the home of the bride's brother. Le Nolr Ragsdale. The ceremony was performed by Rer. Mr. McCallam. pastor of the Christian Church. A wedding breakfast followed. Mr. and Mrs. Goodman are spending part of their honeymoon at Portland, where they have relatlvesj They ex pect to return here about October 13, and will occupy a. beautiful cottage on Lane street. Mrs. Goodman is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Buchanan and is popu lar In social and musical circles. Mr. Goodman is a member of the Churchill Hardware Company. BOND ISSUE THE QUESTION Vancouver Must Decide on Spending SS 15,000 for Water. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 10. (Spe cial.) Vancouver voters will decide whether the city shall be bonded for I J IS. 000 to bring water from the Lewis River, a distance of 2J miles, and In stall a complete and modern gravity water system. Daughter of Lieutenant Comfort, In hcrltlng Filipino Mother's I-ove-lincss. Is Accomplished. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. :0 Special. Traveling alone, little Miss Anita Ch cago Comfort arrived yesterday in the big steamer Manchuria from China, on the way to Chicago. There she will be met by her father. Lieutenant J. H Comfort, recruiting officer for the Navy, who left the child in the Orient and later made arrangements for her trip of 9000 miles to her future home. Anita Comfort Is 7 years old. Month ago she waa left in the Orient by her father -when her mother died. He mother was a Filipino and Anita Inner Ited all her loveliness of looks. Anita sneaks English. French and Spanish with equal fluency al she sur prised everyone on the Manchuria by her Intimate acquaintance with hooks that are talked about. Anita for the Inst three years has been a student of the French Catholic Convent at Shang hal. where her "only trouble was her as sertive Americanism. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. F J. Face, mis slonarlcs. who are returning from tlv Philippines, will accompany Anita on he way to Chicago. "I think I remember my American father." Anita explained, "but I'm not quite sure. J. 11 have to see him llrst." THRIFTY BABE SAVES $40 2-Year-Old Youngster Puts Father' Money In His Own l ittle Bank. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. (Spe cial.) When 8. G. Werschkul. a news paper agent, presented his 2-year-old son James, with a hank some time ago, the gift Inculcated Into the youngster's head Ideas of thrift that caused his father some unaappy moments last night. Coming home from his day's work yesterday. Werschkul brought with him in a canvas sack $10 in silver that he had collected from subscribers. He put the nick containing the money on the parlor table and went to dinner. An hour later he returned to find sack and money K"ne. and the most thorough soarcn failed to reveal them. There have been several robberies faf the neighborhood of late and Werschkul tlnnlly decided that a burglar had got the money and that he would have to take his loss philosophically. Hut this nomliig when he got up he stumbled .er something heavy ling on the floor. It turned out to be his son James hank and inside it the father found all ills silver dollars. The young ster had discovered the sack full of money and transferred the crt:h to his own strong box. FINGERPRINTS ONLY CLEW Chicago Negro May Be Murderer. Window Sash Marks Correspond. CHICAGO. Sept. 20. Police Captain M. . Evans, chief of the bureau of identi fication, announced late today that humb and finger prints found on the window sash of the lllller home, cor responded exactly with those of Thomas ennlngs. the negro under arrest. harged with the murder of Clarence J. Hller. at Washington Heights, early Monday morning. The finger prints are the only di rect evidence which the police now hold gainst Jennings, although he has been Identified as an ex-convict and was found with a revolver near the lllller home shortly after the murder oc curred. FATHER 0LLIVIER IS DEAD Paris Priest Noted as Preacher of Christian Socialism. I PARI 3, Sept 20. Father Olllvler. who delivered a sensational sermon at the funeral of the victims of the charity bazaar fire In May. died today. Father Olllvier was a strong and fluent preacher of Christian socialism. Tears ago he made a (our of America and preached In New York. . The Investiga tion of the causes that led to the charity bazaar fire, when scores of lives were lost, developed criticism of the manage- mont of the entertainment and murh bitter feeling. Father Olllvlcr's out' spoken remarks on the subject, lncorpor. ated in a funeral sermon, caused his res. ignatlon from the pulpit of Notre Dame. CANTON, 0., GROWS 19,550 Census Figures Show Increase for Ohio Town of 83.7 Per Cent. WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. The follow ing census figures were given out to day: Canton. O.. 50.317. an Increase of 19. 150. or 63.7 per cent, as compared with 30.667 In 1900. Little Rock. Ark., 45.941. an Increase of 7634. or 19.9 per cent, as compared with SS.307 in 1900. La Crosse, Wis., 30.41", an Increase of 1322. or 5.3 per cent, as compared with in 1900. BALLOONS ARE ABANDONED Germany Discard ZZepelln's Dlrrlgi- blcs for Aeroplanes. BERLIN. Sept. 20. (Special.) Be cause of many accidents which have befallen Count Zeppelin's dirigible bal loons, the German government has abandoned them for military purposes. In their stead, aeroplanes will be used. William J. Refuses Sup port to Dehlman. LIQUOR ISSUE DIVIDES MEN Statement by Commoner Edi tor Apologetic in Tone. OLD FRIEND V,:cSERTED Regretting First Departure n Political Regularity, Bryan Says He Feci He Is Doing His Duty Looks to Future. LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. 20. In a state ment In which he declares that the crusade which he feels Impelled to wage against the liquor interests of the state and Nation overshadows a personal and political friendship of 20 years. William J. Bryan this evening announced he had bolted the head of the Democratic state ticket In Nebraska and would not support James C. Dahl- man for Governor. Mr. Bryan says he regrets that he Is compelled to take the stand he does his first departure from political reg ularity but says he feels It his duty to do so because 6f the position taken by the Demorcatlc nominee on the liquor question. Opponents N'ot Supported. The statement, which In a way is pologetic in tone, does not indicate that Mr. Bryan will support the candi date of any other party, but announces that he Is a pronounced advocate of county option and the early saloon clos Ins; 'law. both of which he Insists are menaced by Mr. Dahlman's candidacy. The statement follows: I am Just leaving for Missouri, and shall be absent practic.-Uy all of ine time for about a month, campaigning In Mis souri, Kansas, Iowa. Indiana and Illinois. After that I shall be at liberty to speak for Mr. Hitchcock, -the Democratic can didate for Congress, and for the state Icket In Nebraska. Support Denied Dnhlnian. "In speaking for tho state tlrket. how ever. I shall not be able to present any arguments In favor of the election of Mr. Dahlman. His position on the liquor question makes thru Impossible. I regret his exceedingly, for he has ben a politi cal and personal friend for 20 years, and it would give me pleasure to support him If I could indorse the policy for whlcn he stands, but he has chosen to make the liquor "question the paramount is&ue and make his nppal on that Issue. In spite of the fact that the last Democratic state convention voted own a declaration against county op tion by a vote of 63S to 202, he says that he will veto a county option bill if passed, and In spite of the fact that he state convention indorsed the 8 clock closing law by a vote of 710 H'onclufled on Face 2. I (111 I . ,' 1 . MWt I mr ""WftasSL U sr. . ' 1 i VL' - V A I Hydrophobia Scare Canses Drastic Order by Commandant Dogs, if Tied Vp, Allowed to Stay. FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Sept, 20. Every cat in Fort Leavenworth res ervation, the largest military post in the country, muat leave or suffer the death penalty, by ordei of General Funston. issued today. The order also curtails the liberties of any dogs that may conclude to remain at the fort. The order was prompted by the fSct that a dog with rabies recently bjt an officer and then a cat developed the same disease. General Funston's order eayw: "No cats, confined or unconfined, will be allowed on the reservation. All per sons having family pets of that descrip tion which they do not wish to have killed may send them to some place oft the reservation for keeping until the provisions 1 of this order relative to cats may be rescinded. Persons who prefer to have their cats killed, but do not wish to do so themselves, may take them to the veterinary hospital, where they will be humanely put to death by means of chloroform." If cata cannot be caught, the order estates that shot guns may be used by officers and members of the guard. As to dog?, all pets must be muzzled at all times, and none will be allowed to run at large between retreat and reveille. The order concludes: "Until further orders, no person'on this reservation will acquire any further dogs or cats." FORGERIES REACH $100,000 Seattle Really Broker I'sed Out siders as His Victims. ' SEATTLE, Sept 20.-Dewery M. Peeples, the Investment broker, charged with forgery and sale of mortgages on Seattle real estate, was released on ball today. Steps were taken for the extradition of D. A. Hatfield, alleged to be Peeples' partner, and who Is under arrest In Arlington. Or. The amount of forged mortgages sold is now estimated at $100,000. The vic tims were mostly non-resident of Se- attle. Sale of a fraudulent mortgage to a Seattle man led to Peeples' arrest. NEGRO RESCUED FROM MOB Missouri Officers Protect ex-Convict Accused of Incendiarism. i SEPAL! A. Mo., Sept. 20. Citizens of Greenrldge, Mo., 20 miles north of here, made an unsuccessful attempt early to day to lynch Rufus Allen, an ex-con-vlct, charged with Incendiarism. Officers rescued Allen from the moh and brought him here, where he was placed In Jal. Allen Is charged with setting fire to the lumber In a lumber yard at Green rldge, causing a loss of $16,000. He is also charged with setting fire to a Christian Church, but this blaze was extinguished with small loss. FRENCH- LINER LAUNCHED Mcumshlp France Will Ply Between New York City and Havre. ST. NAZAIRE. France. Sept. 20. The steamship France, built for the Com pagnle Generale Trans-Atlantlque line for its New York and Havre service, was launched here today. The France Is the largest ship In the French merchant marine. She will be second only In size and speed to the Lusitanla and Mauretania. WHICH IS THE SLATE? Pilots Await Awards by Aero Club. . WINNERS NOT KNOWN YET Farmers Shoot at Air Craft, A Nearly Hitting Occupants. LIGHTNING BOLTS DODGED Iialloonists Tell of Their Experiences High in Air, in Competition for Championship of 'Ameri ca, Just Closed. NEW YORK. Sept. 20: All of the 13 balloons which started in the free-for-all races for the American championship from the Indianapolis speedway Satur day afternoon, have alighted, but the winners will not be known until the Aero Club, of America passes upon the reports of the pilots, it is understood that dis tance alone will count in making the awards. The three victors will represent America in the international meet to be started from St. Louis. October 17. Three balloons which came down Sun day and Monday were reported today, news of them having been delayed be cause they lit in regions inaccessible to telephone and telegraph. Balloon Lights on Mountain. The balloon Buckeye came down on Monday on a mountain 35 miles south west of Roanoke, In Floyd County, Vlr glnia, where there are no railroads or telegraph" lines. Pilot Wade was unable to reach a telephone until today. The pilot of the Miss Sophia, which came down at 6:10 P. M., Sunday, i the mountains of Calhoun County West Virginia, had a similar expert ence. He was unable to report until today. The balloon New York also re ported today, having alighted at Ports mouth, O., at 5 o'clock Sunday after noon. Captain Thomas S. Baldwin, of the balloon New York, returned here to day. Adverse Conditions Many. "I have never made a voyage in which so many adverse conditions were encountered," said Captain Baldwin, "We encountered hot sun, cold winds thunder, lightning and rain in rapid succession. It kept us guessing to manage the ballast under these condi tlons, and when we dropped Sunday evening, at 5 o'clock, near Portsmouth O., we had used It all up but a few pounds. 'On Saturday night we were en veloped by violent'rains and were gen erally wet and uncomfortable. On Sunday morning, however, the sun shone out. our gas expanded and we rose to a height of 2500 feet and kept rapidly rising till we were at an alti tude of 6000 feet or more. "About noon Sunday we encountered one of the worst thunderstorms I had (Concluded on Prs .1.1 Just Because It Was Said She Would Give Demonstratipn, Miss Rus sell Stays Away. CHICAGO. Sept. 20. (Special.) Lillian Russell, the blonde star, is so exasperated by the publication in a paper here that she would appear before the modistes' convention, undress and drese. to show what could be done in the way of sup plementing an already fine figure by tu dressmakers' art, that she will not even attend. The dressmakers are sorely dis appointed, for they expected a short talk from Miss Russell and also to get a lin on her graceful carriage and superb appearance. Two hundred dressmakers from sur rounding towns who had gathered here to s,ee the new Fall styles, were told yesterday that there would be a "mati nee" Thursday at which Lillian Russell and Daisy Lehay, both now attractions In Chicago theaters, would be present with Mrs. Idsh McGlone Gibson, editor of a woman's magazine, who would speak on "women and the stage." New the blonde star has "called it off." She won't speak and she won't even appear and it is all because morn Ing newspapers said that she would give the dressmake'rs a practical illustration of how a theatrical star changes her clothing. "It Is terrible," declared Mrs. Gibson today. "Miss Russell will not talk about it, but we certainly cannot have her now, and that beautiful meeting is spoiled. Miss Russell Is awfully indig nant and I don't know yet what she will do about it." MONOPLANE IS WRECKED Tacoma Man's Machine Refuses to Fly at Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Sept. 20. (SDCcial.) Arthur Tunlson, of Taco ma, who has been attempting to make flights at the County Fair here In his monoplane, came to grief this after noon, when after two runs across the field, he hit a ditch, and smashed the rudder plane. Part of the frame was also put out of commission, and the aviator, and his mechanics spent the rest of the after noon trying to patch it up. The ma chine was not badly damaged, and they announced that a flight would be made tomorrow. This was woman's day at the fair, and a floral parade at 1 o'clock was the feature. Beautifully 'decorated carriages, and automobiles were the first part of the parade and the Hu mane Society's Workhorse section made up the second part. In the fourth rare this afternoon, Jockey Boynton. riding Captain Billy, fell from his mount trying to force his way through the bunch at the quarter pole, and was badly injured. He will not be able to ride again in this meet. CHINESE PRINCE GOES EAST Though III With Bronchitis, Tsal Hsun Leaves San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 20. Al though suffering from an attack of bronchitis and threatened with conges tion of the lungs. Prince Tsai Hsun, uncle of the Emperor of China and head of the Chinese naval establish ments, who arrived here yesterday, de cided not to alter his previously an nounced Intention of leaving for the East this morning. , The condition of the Prince's throat showed improvement after a night's rest, and he expressed himself before his de parture as feeling fully capable of un dergoing the ordeal of the Journey across the continent. With his entire suite he left this city at 10:40 A. M., in a special train traveling as the first section of the regular overland limited. The train equipment consisted of one compart ment sleeper, two standard sleepers, the 'private car of Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel Com pany, who is acting as host to the Prince, a diner and a baggage car. The route taken is by way of Ogden to Chicago. ATLANTA SENDS INVITATION Unveiling of Gate City Guard Monu ment Will Be Brilliant Event. NEW YORK. Sept. 20. The invitation xtended through Colonel J. F. Burke, f Atlanta, Ga., who was accompanied y Colonel Daniel Appleton, of the Seventh Regiment, of this -city, on be- alf of the old Gate City Guard and the Chamber of Commerce committee of At- anta, to attend the unveling of the gate ity guard monument in October, 1911, Atlanta, was enthusiastically ac cepted by the board of Alderman of New ork today. The invitation was the result of offl- lal courtesies shown to the Gate City esterday when they visited many East- rn cities on a fraternal mission after the Civil War, for the purpose of al laying sectional animosity and to join hands for a prosperous union of the states. ' . BAKER'S LETTER OFFENDS : ) Acting Mayor Recommends Removal of Police Commissioner. NEW YORK, Sept. 20. Acting Mayor Mitchell has recommended that Police Commissioner Baker be removed on the ground of unfitness In permitting gam bling to flourish In the city. Mr. Mitchell said that Commissioner Baker In a letter to hiin had shown Insubordination. Commissioner Baker this afternoon gave out a statement, in which he said his let ter to, the acting mayor contained "nothing but a straightforward state ment" of his attitude, and there was no Intention on his part to "criticize or im pugn the action of the acting mayor." Acting Mayor Mitchell was the first witness called by the grand jury today when it took up the gambling situation Investigation. Manipulation to Hide Income Alleged OFFICIALS UNDER HOT FIRE Interesting Facts Brought Out at Rate Hearing. "FAIR TARIFF" IS HIGH ONE Manage? Says Railroad Should Pay Expenses, Declare Dividend, and Have Big Surplus to At tract Moneyed People. i" CHICAGO. Sept. 20. Alleged manipu lation of a railroad's Income to cover up earnings and to compound its in come was inquired into today by at torneys for the Western shippers, of officers of the Illinois Central Rail road, before the Interstate Commerce Commission In the rate hearing now In progress. Interesting opinions upon the pro priety af the disposition of earnings were given by General Manager Park.. Mr. Parks told the commission he thought a proper freight rate was on) that recorded a fair return for serviea to the shipper and which, after paying1 reasonable dividend on the capital stock, paid for charges and operating and maintenance expenses,, and wou'd also give the company a. yearly sur plus of six or seven millions, "to make the Investment attractive to the peo ple with money, and to give the com pany a credit." Surplus Subject to Capitalization. "And what would you do with this surplus, just hold it?" inquired Attor ney John H. Atwood, of Kansas City.' representing the general shippers com mittee. "No," was the reply, "I would use it for bettering the road. For Instance. would devote a part of it to new depots, etc." "But." asked Mr. Atwood. "when that epot was built, you would consider t a part of the actual property of the company, a proper subject for addi tional capitalization wouldn't you?" "Of course," was the answer. 'Then, when you later had capitalized. ou would say you ought to be entitled o a reasonable dividend upon that capi talization?" "Yes." Surprise Is Sprung. "The simple fact Is, you think you ought to be entitled to charge shippers r.ough to bring In sufficient earnings so that you can devote a pert to new capi talization and then get a big return on It in the shape of dividends, do you? Is that your idea of what constitutes a 'fair tariff' for the shippers?" The witness did not answer. Attorney W. H. Horton, of the Illinois Central, sprang a surprise on Attorney H. C. Lust, of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association. The attorney asked: "Mr. Lust, will you give me the names of four or five of your largest shippers?" "Why do you want them?" returned Lust in surprise. "We represent ship pers who pay $150,000,000 annually in freight rates." "Railroad Intuition" Xew Term. "I want them," retorted Attorney Hor ton, "to produce statements similar to ours In which we show our returns on the investment is only 4.6 per cent and see what their returns are. Do 1 get the names?" "We will have a' consultation," answered Attorney Lust. Manager Parks Introduced a new term in railroad nomenclature "Railroad in tuition." He had been asked by Com missioner Clements on what he based his opinion that the present physical valua tion of the road was far in excess of its $2S5.000,000 capitalization. "Why, I haven't any exact data by which to -determine the physical valua tion," said Manager Parks. "I depend upon what I might call railroad intuition yes, that's it, railroad Intuition. Physical .Valuation High. "You see, a man can't do nothing for 55 years but ride over railroads, compare property valuer and buy new lines with out gaining an Intuitive value apprecia tion. I couldn't name any definite figures, but It is much higher than the capitaliza tion." A. S. Baldwin, chief engineer, who followed Vice-President Parks, said that because of the so-called panic of 1907, millions of dollars' worth of repairs, new buildings, and "many other expenditures that would have been wise to Incur and which It was falfa economy not to do " so," had been deferred and now de manded attention. "When I call your attention to your controller's figures, showing your com pany did not have $1,300,000 and $533,000 surplus In 1908 and 1909, respectively, will you say It was poor business manage ment?" persisted Mr. Atwood. Labor Efficiency Decreases. "I don't wish to give an opinion on the wisdom of the management without knowing what their problem was." was the reply. Engineer Baldwin commented on the effect of the wage increase on labor ef ficiency. He said: "In ten years we have raised certain (Concluded on Page 2.), 1