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mOKTmVG OKEGOXIAX. SATURDAY, JULY 15 1911. TTTB LUKE YIELDS 40 VMS' Ontario Town of 900 Is Re ported to Be Surrounded by Flames. DEATH LIST EXCEEDS 100 Accurate EMlmatrs of Fatalities In Porcupine Disaster Are Not Yet Obtainable Beeante of ClOFxed Wires. TORONTO. Ont.. July 14. Nothing Ilka an accural estimate of the death by flres la yt possible, but already the Hit of dead exceeds 100. Two nan-.ea were added this mornlca-. when Mrs. Meek, mother of the Dome mine man aver, and John Blcelow. an employe, died at New Uakeard. Forty bodies. It la said. hare, been re moved from Porcupine Lake. The ITocupIne relief committee Is sending; searching" parties through the burned area, many men belna- reported missing. Telegraph wires from the far north are clogged with matter filed for transmission which Is expected to throw light on the number of victims. A dispatch from llallrybury says that Xatthewson. a town of 900, Is encir cled by fire. At Earlton. 190 miles north of North Bay. several houses hare been burned. Fires are raging on the Quebec side of Lake Temlskaming and many set tlers around Sudbury have been burned and have had to flee for their lives. Kelief trains with provisions, tents and blankets, are being rushed to the affected district over the Government railroad and the food supply at Por cuplne Is now adequate. Frank Cochrane, a member of the Ontario government, whose department ef lands and mines Is particularly re sponsible for the settlements of North Ontario, said today: "While we do not wish to minimize this terrible tragedy, there la every Justification for feeling that news paper reports have been exaggerated. CITY HOME RULE IS AIM rnokane Commissioner Believes Slate Laws Too Stringent. SPOKANE. Wash- July 14. Spe- clal.) A convention of officials of titles of toe first class In Washing ton. lo h held In Spokane, to frame measures 'or passage by the Legis lature which will lead to "Home Rule for cities. Is a project of the City Commissioner of Spokane. According to Commissioner Coats, an effort will be made to hold the con ventlon early next year In time to have Legislative delegates from all the cities pledged to back the measures which may be decided upon by the city officials. "Among the things now prohibited by state law o rthe state constitution, which we want, power to decide for ourselves are regulation .of the social evil and a constitutional amendment to permit cities to place their credit be hind special Improvement bonds," said Commissioner Coates today. "The state law prohibits restricted districts, whereas such districts In some cities my be the only solution of the problem. Cities should decide that for themselves." MAN FREED. SEIZED AGAIN rortland Iolk-e Arrct Fugitive Twice to Acommodate Taeoma. "Anything to oblige." faid Detective Craildovk and Patrolman Royle mben they arrested one man twice within an hii:r at the request of the Tacoma piice. Antonio Lnpos a arrested by Royle at o'clock yesterday morning on telegraphic request from Tacoma. where he was wanted for larceny. As soon as the prisoner came In. the Tacoma police were ntirled ar.d they telegraphed bark to release the man. Ipos was turned out. tnl in 10 minutes came another rr.eace. saying that the first waa a mistake. Role and Craddock hurried after their prisoner, overtook him and arretted him again. Lopo Is held at the jail await ing the arrtvwl of a Tacoma policeman. BABE LEFT IN BASKET Tollce Search for Couple Who Aban doned Infant on Train. Left In a basket on an O..W. R- N. train from rieattle. arriving In Port land early yesterday morning, a baby girl, three months old. was found by Conductor Rector and waa turned over to Matron Fields at the L'nlon Station In this city. The child la now in the care of the Faby Home, while a search Is tinder way for an elderly man and woman who are supposed to have aban doned it at Tacoma. Rector noticed the basket when the train arrived at Kalama and the child waa discovered, placed Inside comfort ably. A woman tourist on the train cared for It until the arrival here. A man of SS years, wearing a chin beard and accompanied by a woman about his age. abandoned the child. SUB ROSA TALKS BARRED Chief Slover Orders Police Xot Whisper to Magistrate. to "Don't lean on the Judge's bench and whisper; It annoys the court and Is un fair to the defendant." writes Acting Chief of Police Slover. in an order Is sued to the department yesterday. The subject of the communication la order In the courtroom. Patrolmen and de iectlves are Instructed to maintain the decorum of the court, abstain from talk ing among themselves and to give their te.tl-nony In an audible tone. There has been much criticism of the practice of policemen making atatementa aside to the court. To check this practice, bv policemen is ;; as others. Judge. Taiwtll re cently caused a railing to be put around Sis bench to hold at a distance those having business with the court. NEW TORK. July 14. John Hays Hammond, special Ambassador to the coronation, returned today. His secre tary felt free to say Hammond would aot be the next Ambassador to Germany. AVIATOR WHO WAS FATALLY HURT YESTERDAY, HIS WIFE, AND . BIRDMAN WHO FLEW TO WHITE HOUSE. ft" ' r AROVK MR. AMI Sin. BID MARS. Famous Aviator Is Dashed to Ground, Fatally Hurt. ERIE SCENE OF ACCIDENT Birdman Loes Control of Ills Air ehlp and Craft Crashes to Karth. Wire Is In Oakland, Which Was to He Permanent Home. ERIE. Pa.. July 14. "Bud" Mars, the well-known aviator, was fatally In lured here late today when he lost control of his machine In midair and was dash-d to the ground. FIRST FUU MARS MRS. MAltS IS IX OAKLAND California City Was to Re Perma nent Home of paring Aviator. OAKLAND. Cal.. July 14. "Bud- Mars is well known In Oakland, where he Intended aoon to make his perma nent home, according to letters re ceived here by friends. His wife Is now living here. Mars' first work in the air was begun some years ago In ballooning. He made a number of daring ascen sions In contrsta, here and at Los An geles. With the advent of the aero plane, he attached himself for a while to Glenn II. Curt I as. He left CuriUs to make a trip to the Orient, accompanied by Tom Bald win, also a birdman. Baldwin re turned home. but Mars continued round the world, giving flying ex hibitions in Oriental cities. He is S3 years old. AIRSHIP VISITS WHITE HOISE Aviator Atwood Swoops Down on President Taft's Lawn. WASHINGTON. July 14. President Taft received his first aerial visitor shortly before 3 o'clock today. The President stood on the rear portico of the White House as Aviator Harry N. At wood, of Boston, after circling the Washington Monument, flew directly into the White House grounds and ! landed on the grassy lawn, a short dis tance from the portico. Alighting from the machine. Atwood walked to where the President stoc and was presented by him with a gold medal from the Aero Club of Washing ton. Following the presentation, Atwood re-entered his machine and. after a beautiful start, soared away over the White House fountain and trees to Potomac Park, where he alighted on the polo field. FORGER SUSPECT SAUGHT Boise Hotel Man Captures G. R. Sul livan After Chase. BOISE. Idaho. July 14. (Special.) Following an exciting chase. In which G. W. Lewis, proprietor of the Mitchell Hotel. In this city, played the role of captor. G. It- Sullivan, believed to be a forger, who has operated extensively In the Northwest, waa arreated and it- j ' ; 111 ::(.i:-:?f::f:. e : I K 1 DUD r i. J 4 BKLOW HKRBERT X. ATWOOD. turned over to the officials here. Sul livan registered at the hotel here un der the name of G. R. Burkhart, giving his address as Portland. He Is held on a charge of passing a forged check of 145.60 at the Mitchell Hotel. Burkhart represented that he was an agent of the Coast Construction and Knglnenring Company, of Portland, and that he had been sent here to make ar rangements for the shipments of steel by that company for the capitol build ing under construction here. Repre senting that he had run short of money he presented the check, which was cashed. It was later discovered a forg ery. Lewis, the hotel proprietor, cap tured Burkhart after an hour's chase in this city. The authorities found In the prisoner's grip a small printing de vice and checks on numerous banks. He Is held under S500 bonds. 'BEST-READ MAX IX LOS AX GIXES" IS DERELICT. Scion of Noted IlrltUh Family, Now Reduced to Petty Crime, May He Returned Home. LOS ANGELK.S. July 14. (Special.) A human derelict, battered, hopeless and sodden, stood before Judge Well born in the United States District Court for Judgment today. His name Is W. L. Cowle. The charge was that of forging the name of Mrs. Charles Fraser to a money order for a trifling sum. "He Is the beit-read man In Los An geles." said his attorney. "Originally he was a 'remittance man,' and he drifted away from his people In Eng land. Comie Is the owner of a little tract of land In Riverside County, but he pays no attention to It. Disreputa ble as he appears, he Is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, and his father was Thomas Hardwlck Cowle, late Advocate-General of the Presidency of Madras, India. Queen's counsel and Jurist of the Middle Temple. Ills brother. William Cowle, of Liver pool, Is one of the large landowners of England. Cowle came her from the Northwest. For three years he was popular In British Columbia circles and for a time cut a swath In society In Seattle nd Tacoma. He fell In love - with a girl In British Columbia, and she dis missed him because he showed no In clination to break the habits that had led to his banishment from England. The case was continued until July 24. By that time. It Is hoped, some ar rangement may be made by which he will be sent back to England. BABE DESERTED ON TRAIN Woman Passenger Cares for Little One Found In Batket. PAN FRANCISCO. July 14. (Special.) When on her way from Tacoma to San Francisco today, Mrs. J. W. Frank, of Alameda, was attracted by a sound that seemed to come from a large bas ket In one of the seats of the train In which she was traveling. She paid no attention to it at first, thinking it was a dog or a cat, and that the owner had stepped into the next car for a few moments. When the crying continued and as nobody seemed to know how the basket had come to be there, Mrs. Frank opened It. She found a t-months-old baby girl, who had evidently been de serted by its mother in the hope that some person would find It and take care of it. Mrs. Frank brought the child to San Francisco, where every means will be used to find the parents. M i tMii-ii ma PORTLAND LAUDED AT ATLANTIC CITY Elks Do Much to Advertise 1912 Convention City of Grand Lodge. SOUVENIRS AT PREMIUM Demand for Portland Literature and Trophies Exceeds Supply Dietx Is Honored at Grand Ball Which Closes Meeting. i BY K. K. KCBLI. Exalted Kuler. Portland Lodge of Elks. ATLANTIC CITT. N J., July 14.- (Speclal.) Portland Lodge of Elks, In a dignified way, has done a great deal to advertise the City of Portland dur ing the past week, and Joseph Dletz, chairman of the Portland-Atlantic City committee. Is entitled to much credit. For four days the headquarters of the Portland Lodge of Elks have been thronged by thousands of Elks and the visiting populace. The souvenirs of Portland Lodge were at a premium and many thousands were disappointed, owing to the limited sup ply. The magnificent headquarters and the courteous treatment of the Portland Elks have been commented upon by all. The beautiful booklet of the Com mercial Club was In demand, and the 1000 copies were Inadequate to satisfy the demand. The pennants, hatbands and buckles were equally desired. Buckles at Premium. ' The women's buckles were at such a premium that It was common to hear the offer of 15 and $10 at the time of the parade. Popular Interest centered on the Portland Lodge In yesterday's parade, the lodge capturing three first prizes, having the1 largest number of men In line, according to the miles they had traveled to get there; the general prize for the lodse coming the greatest distance, and also for having the great est number of women In line. Portland also got third prize for the finest floats, having two handsome con veyances, decorated In green and roses and the work of ah artist. Portland Elks Cheered. The Portland. Or., contingent was cheered all along the route of the pa rade. Ovation after ovation was given them and It Is modest to say that Port land, Or., Is placed on the map as a greater city than the Easterner ever knew It to be. Tonight the festivities of the greatest Elk's convention ever held closed with the ball given at the Steelpler. Joseph Dietz, the popular chairman of the Portland-Atlantic committee, was placed In the grand march at the head of the division of the West, following the grand lodge division. The 25th annual reunion of the Grand Lodge of Elks closed In a . blaze of glory and members of Portland Lodge have a right to be proud of the part the lodge played in it. FOREST FIRE AID SOUGHT Oregon Wants Government to Give $10,000 for Prevention Work. a SALEM. Or., July 14. (Special.) Ef forts are now being made by State Forester Elliott to secure Government afd financially In the fight for the pre vention of forest fires In this state and he hopes to secure assistance to the ex tent of 110,000 for this year. Congress approved the Weeks bill, which pro vides that the Government will extend financial aid to any state which has an organized forestry department and policy March 1, and Is spending a rea sonably large appropriation. Under the Weeks bill the Govern ment Is to offer a like sum to that appropriated by such states and $200, 000 was appropriated for this purpose. With this appropriation In view the de partment at Washington Inaugurated the policy this year of giving a maxi mum of $10,000 and several states have been helped under the bill. Forester Elliott has been conferring with DlBtrict Forester Cecil In Port land tir.d toda:' forwarded data to the Secretary of Agriculture with the re quest that Oregon be given the maxi mum assistance as provided by the de partment. MANY GOINGJTO POTLATCH Seattle Dons Holiday Garb in Prep aration for Festival. SEATTLE. July 14. (Special.) With streamers flying, flags raised and the yellow and gold mingled with the red, white and blue in all conceivable kinds of street and building decorations, Seattle has already taken on her gala attire for her first Golden Potlatch, which begins Monday and will continue through the week, ending in a' big Elks carnival of fun and a ball on Saturday night. That there will be an enormous crowd here to enjoy the celebration was Indi cated early this week, when seven days before the time for the opening of the Potlatch. demands for reservation be gan pouring Into Seattle hotels. They came not only from all over the North west, but from the Middle Weet and East. BERRY 8 INCHES AROUND Frnlt Grown on Half-Acre Patch Is of Record Size. ELGIN. Or.. July 14. (Special.) Living up to Elgin's reputation as one of the best strawberry growing sec tions In the world, is a box of choice berries exhibited by D. B. Alexander, living a few miles north of Elgin. The berries came from his half-acre patch and the largest measured eight Inches In circumference, while the smallest of them were not lees than-six Inches. Elgin captured the first prize for strawberries at the Lewis and Clark Fair In Portland, and Inasmuch as its strawberry crop rTpens later than in any other Northwest community, the crop brings the best price. ENGINEER HENNY TO GO Reclamation Official Will Depart Monday for Post at Cuba. D. C. Henny. consulting engineer of the United States Reclamation Service, with headquarters in Portland, will leave for New York Monday, whence he will go to Cuba, to take his position oil the commission recently organized by the Cugan government to formulate plans for an irrigation system in the province of Plnar del Rio. The commission consists of three en gineers, English, Cuban and American. Mr. Henny was appointed by the Cu ban Secretary of Agriculture on the recommendation of the Cuban Minister at Washington. He was selected from a large number of engineers stationed in various parts of the country. Mr. Henny. will be absent from Portland for several months and will be ex pected to make frequent trips to Cuba. He will, however, retain his residence In Portland. Mr. Henny was born In Holland and was educated at the government poly technic school at Delft. He was grad uated In 18S1 and came to America in l!i84. He held positions In ' the East for several years In water works con struction. Ho also had charge of plants In Denver and San Francisco. He has been in the Government ser vice for the last six years. Since 1909 he has held the position of consulting ncr1neer for the Pacific Coast, tie is Dresident of the Oregon Society of En gineers and a member of the American Society of Engineers. AUTO WKETyOUTH DRIVER OF HEAVY TRUCK SOUGHT BY COROXER. Men Working With Andrew Splids boel Disagree as to Cause of Fatal Accident. Knocked down and run over by a rapidly moving auto truck at Twen tieth and Division streets yesterday afternoon, Andrew Splldsboel, age 20, of 494 Twenty-fourth street North, died within 20 minutes at the Good Samari tan Hospital, where he was hurried aft er the accident. The heavy trucy ran across his body, causing internal in juries. The driver of the auto truck disappeared after the accident. Splldsboel was working for the Ore gon Independent Paving Company, hav ing gone to work two days before. Conflicting stories are told of the cause of the accident. An employe said that Splldsboel tried to climb on the truck, which another employe was driving. Another report is that the truck backed up on the young man, throwing him to the pavement and running over him. After the accident the young man who drove the truck escaped from the crowd which gathered. The Coroner is searching for him to explain the acci dent. Splldsboel was the son of A. Splldsboel, of the Consumers' Bakery, and the nephew of Defk Officer Soren son, of the Portland Police Department. ANSWER CAUSES ARREST Policeman Objects to Flippant Ke- ' ply of Pedestrian. Because he replied flippantly to Po liceman Black's command to move on J. W. Conway, a well-known resident of- Montavilla, and an employe of the United States Forestry Service, was arrested last night and taken to po lice headquarters. He was released almost immediately, but will appear in the Municipal Court Monday morning to Dresent his side of the affair. Mr. Conway had alighted from the and was looking Into a window on his car at Seventh and Washington streets way to his office, when Black ap proached him and ordered him to "move on. To this conway repnea: -emove the cause, officer, and you won't be bothered with us tramps." "I don't need any advice from you Conway asserts the officer replied, and thereupon ordered Conway to accom pany him to headquarters. Conway says .he intended only a Joke and that the officer wished merely to be of ficious. EUROPEAN MARKET SOUGHT Northwest Millers Plan Flour Sell ing Campaign on Continent. SEATTLE, Wash., July 14. (Special.) Northwest millers plan immediately to take steps to enlarge the demand for Northwest flour. The committee named at Tacoma last Monday night Is ex pected shortly to make some recom mendations. Sentiment favors raising a large funa to be spent in sending expert flour men to Europe personally to look after the Interests of .Northwest millers. One reason, millers say, why Washington flour has never gained a foothold In Europe is because the mills have not maintained their own representatives in. those markets but have consigned flour, trusting to luck that the market would rise enough while the flour was in transit to enable them to make a profit. Moreover, millers declare the flour has been sold as mere "Flour," without regard to the particular pur pose to which it was to be put. This haphazard tnethod has resulted In many complaints. ASSESSOR DALT0N GUILTY Oakland Official Convicted of Re ceiving $5000 Bribe. ' OAKLAND. Cal., July 14. Henry P. Dalton, for 17 years County Assessor of Alameda County, was found guilty here tonight on the charge of receiving a bribe. He was accused of accepting as a bribe $5000 in marked bills from an of ficial of the Spring Valley Water Com pany. Xorhtwestern People In Xew York. NEW TORK. July 14. (Special.) Northwestern people registered at New York hotels today are: From Portland At the Flanders, S. Memiro; et the Broztell, W. S. Sample: at the Holland, Mrs. W. A. Park. From Seattle, Wash. At the Webster, R. H. Bollard, Mrs. R. H. Bollard; at the Latham. C. D. Cook: at the St. Denis. J. Peterson; at the Breslin, H. P. Fisher, Mrs. H. P. Fisher; at the Hol land, H.. C. Harriman, Mrs. H. C. Harri man. - From Pendleton, Or. At the Broadway Central, A. D. Frost. From Walla Walla, Wash. At the Broadway Central, N. Nyer. From Everett, Wash. At the York. W. F. Smith. From Spokane, Wash. At the Grand Union. J. Galland. Mme. A. Galland. From Tacoma, Wash. At the Holland, J. E. Belcher. i From La Grande, Or. At the Navarre, G. Stoddard. Mrs. Ellen Clark Sargent Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. Mrs. El len Clark Sargent, widow of ex-United States Senator Sargent, is dead in this city at the age of 85 years. Mrs. Sar gent was widely known as a pioneer advocate of women suffrage, achieving National prominence through her work In that cause. A Carthage (Mo.) man has a near name for the harem skirt. He calls it a two cylinder zunabouu Make Way for Economy In This Great Clean-Up Sale of CHILDREN'S DRESSES and COATS Every profit has vanished from these garments. In this reduc tion you also get the benefit of a large percentage of the cost of these midsummer garments. At the price advertised in this sale you purchase them at just about the cost of materials, plus a small percentage of the mak ing. It is a sale where women can secure the most desirable little misses Summer garments at prices lower than ever quoted before. Special at $2.23 A very attractive lot of dresses made in a variety of very fetch ing styles in middy blouse, sailor collar, high and French neck models. Many of these dresses are re duced to just about half price. Special at $2.95 Children's dresses in ages from 8 to 1 4 years. Made of dimity, duck, cham bray and French gingham. Modeled in Russian blouse styles, square neck, large sailor collars and other very fetching juvenile models. Special at 98c At this price we offer for your inspection children's wash dresses of plain and striped ginghams and striped percales. In a va riety of very attractive styles and in colors that embrace those most in, favor for children's dresses. Ages 8 to 1 4 years. Special at $1.48 A collection of about 200 dresses, made of French percale, gingham, Indian head and cham bray, in ages from 8 to 1 4 years. they can eat It makes for health, rosy cheeks and well-regulated stomachs and appetites. Give the kiddies a surprise tomorrow! Made by Crystal Ice & Storage Co. Take the United Railways fast electric trains Saturday and Sunday and make the 4100-Foot Dash Through Solid Rock That is just what it means to ride through the great CORNELIUS GAP TUNNEL TO North Plains, the Tualatin Valley, Burlington and the Scenic Ride Over the Hills to the North Tualatin Plains. Excellent picnic grove at North Plains free to the public. Fine drinking water. Convenient grocery stores and restaurants for lunches and meals. Trains leave Second and Stark Streets for the round trip daily at 8:15 and 10:15 A. M. and 1:15 P. M. Special week-end rates. i' j The New Outing Hat of Peanut Straw 48c $1.25 $1.50 This is the smartest outing hat ever introduced, very light weight and takes the place of the high priced Panama hats. Hats that can be worn by girls and children as well as women. Just the hat you want to wear at the beach, in the mountains, canoe ing; in fact, all outdoor wear. So charming with light Summer dresses as well. These hats need no trimming; just a band around the crown or a soft drape to give it a dressier look. Sensational Trimmed Hat Sale At $3.95 Selling Regularly to $12.50 We have left no ground for comparisons. We have over looked no point whereby you could compare this sale to any other ever held in Portland. We have safeguarded our selves in this sale for remark able bargains by making one grand clean-up price reduction on the entire stock of midsum mer hats in Milans, Sumatra, tagal and other fashionable trimmed hats. Not a hat in the entire lot that has been trimmed over three weeks. Every style in vogue in mid summer millinery every flower in fashion is on sale. You can give your children a dandy party for 50 cents School's out, vacation is here; the children are home all the day, playing as hard as they can mak ing every minute count. You can make this a Summer that you will remember for years to come if occasionally you will phone the nearest dealer and surprise them with a quart of "Weatherly Ice Cream" Tf !e flta rtnrAct Monnpcf fnfnl fliaf-