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LABOR'S PLAY DAY 15 GREAT Cheering Thousands Greet Marchers. ARRANGEMENTS ARE PERFECT Bricklayers Humble Carpen ters' Champions. 20,000 FROLIC AT OAKS Crouds Picnic at Turk, See Fire works and With Special Service of 6 I Cars All Arc Ketnmcd Home by Midnight. Fully 6000 laboring men f Portland, from 5S unions affiliated with the Cen tral Labor Council, yesterday marched through the streets in a great Labor ! parade. So Ion? was the line of tramping workers that when the head of 1: turned Into Multnomnh Field at Chap man and Salmon streets, other march ers were still passing The Oregontan building at Sixth and Alder streets. 18 Mocks away, while the tail end of the . . . A intn Sixth paraoe naa noi !- -- street at Oak. three blocks to the north. Th. nrncession was well over a mile and a half long. Walking at a brisk ,.ace without a halt, it took 13 min utes for the men in the long line to pass a given point. Weather I Perfeet. It was a perfect day for a holiUny spectacle. A bright sun. tempered by a cool north wind, shone 'on the march ers. They wore no uniforms, but in plain citizens' clothes tramped along the rarade route between lines of peo ple who applauded lustily. The colored badges of their respective unions. Pinned to coat fronts, were their only decorations. The only exception was the blacksmiths' union. - The leaders were to be distinguished only by their ribbon streamers, for grand marshal, aides and union offi cials, all alike, were on foot.- For the last three years there had been no Labor day parade in Portland, but yesterday's procession, a return to the old holiday marching custom, was pronounced by union men the largest turnout of organized labor ever seen In this city. Start Made Promptly. So carefully had all arrangements been made by Oscar "VV. Home, grand marshal, and his corps of aides that the parade started almost to the dot at 12 o'clock from Third and Salmon streets, where the formation had taken plpce. Mr. Home walked in front. Behind him camo members of the Labor day committee and prominent labor leaders, with G. T. Hunt, business agent of the District Council of Carpenters and chairman of the labor day committee, on the left and B. W. Slemmons, busi ness agent of the Building Trades Council, on the right. The line of march was south In Third to Jefferson, up Jefferson to Fifth, thence north to Oak, west to Sixth, up Mxth Into Alder past The Oregonian building, out Alder street to Chapman, and then south in Chapman to the en trance to the field at Chapman and Salmon streets. DlTernloas Are Varied. Mr. Home s aides were: G. T. Hunt. A. R. Burns, A. K. Hall, E. McBride. Joseph McGuire, Joseph Reed. J. D. Knauss and Harry Gurr. Directly following the parade, a pro gramme of track and other sports, be ginning with a baseball game and ending with various races and feats of skill, strength anu agility for men women and children took place on Multnomah Field. The climax of the celebration of Labor day by Portland union men came with the Labor day grand ball at the Oaks last night. When the dancing began in the pavilion at 8 o'clock, the whole Oaks enclosure was filled with a happy throng estimated at 10,000 persons. For hours they had been assembling there, union men. their families and their friends, bringing with them baskets of lunch and bent on having a good time. Ruh Resembles Rose Festival. The Portland Railway, Light 4 power Company ran 1 cars on its Oaks line last night, and they were kept crowded all the time, and to capacity. It was like another Rose Festival rush for the carmen. ' From 6 o'clock to 8 and later, all over the park little family parties were holding picnic dinners. All 24 picnic places at the Oaks were crowded, and those who couldn't find room in them spread out their luncheon baskets any where and made themselves at home. - The dancing pavilion could hardly hold all who cared to dance. One of the events was a prize waltzing con test, in which hundreds of couples en tered. Homeward Start Begins Early. At 9 o'clock there was a big fire works display. Rockets, Roman can dles by the hundred and set pieces de lighted the crowds. Then the homeward rush began. And It was some rush. But the crowds were handled expeditiously, and by midnight the 64 cars in service had brought most cf the big holiday throng back to the city. The programme of sports on "ilult jCoocluded on Page 10.) i SUCCESS FOUR AUTO RACERS SPEED TO DEATH TRAILING CARS DASH THROVGH WRKCKACE AXD BODIES Hrfnrc Audience of 5000 at Nush- Tille, Tenn., Machines Pile V'p Going: at Kate of 60 Miles. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Sept. 1. Death claimed a heavy toll in the Labor day automobile speed races at the State Fair Grounds this afternoon, when four of the high-powered cars entered In the 25-mile free-for-all race were wrecked on the far side of the mile track In view of 5000 people. Four of the racing men were killed and three received minor injuries. Two of the cars with their drivers and mechanicians flashed through the tangled wreckage of broken cars and maimed bodies at a speed of 60 miles an hour, escaping Injury. The dead: John W. Sprill, driver or buick car No. 3. Thomas P. Bridges, mechanician of Buick car No. 3. William Sherrod, driver of Stutz car No. S. "Gooch" Brown, mechanician Stutz car No. 8-. The injured: Freeman Ormsbv. mechanician Mer cer car No. 2, Injuries not serious. Clyde Donovan, driver and sole oc cupant of Studebaker "Tho Whlsk broom." No. 13, blight bruises. Edward Polk, driver of Mercer car No. 2. slightly bruised. All of the victims are Tesidents of Nashville. Mercer car No. 5. Jake Lolver driver. Ted Sheppard mechanician, and Apper son No. 8, T. L. Evans driver, Frank Bell mechanician, escaped unharmed, although they were rushed through the wreckage at full Fpeed. Both were flagged before rounding the track again. Tho tragedy came without warning to the spectatoers. Th. six -ara were SDeeding around tho -irr-ular track at a terrific rate on tho fifth lao with the Studebak -Whlskbroom" carrying the ill-fated number 13. about 200 yards in the lead of Mercer No. 2. Clyde Donovan, driv ing "The Whlskbroom," feeling hi ric-ht front wheel Kive way, afte swerving to avoid striking a negro boy. turned into the outside ience to avoia buncking the track in the path of the following cars. Mercer No. 2 flashed by In an instant. The Stutz .running tntrd, drove Into the wreckage and turned ..muiiiit kllline- Its crew. The Buick followed and struck, with a terrible crash, turning over several times. The two occupants were dead when picketl up. I. W. W.'S HAILHOP HANDS Trouble-Makers Quickly Quelled by Xorth Yakima Police. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Sept. 1. (Special.) Two hundred and fifty I. W. W.'s met a train load of hopplckers. who arrived from Tuget Sound and Spokane tonight, and maae an attempt to prevent them from going to work in the hopyards. The entire police force was called out to control the crowd. The fire department was ordered to be In readiness in case of trouble. Mayor Splawn. acting Chief of Police, left his dinner hurriedly to take com mand of the situation. After his brief talk the crowd slowly dispersed and the Hopgrowers' Association took charge of the pickers and found them places for the night. Where the I. V. W.'s came from is not known, as the demonstration tonight brought the first Intimation of their presence. Threats of carrying the trouble into the hop- yards were made. DOORSTEP BABY ADOPTED Wee Girl in Basket Greets Woman as She Opens Door of Home. When Mrs. John McLaughlin opened the door of her home. 974 Vancouver avenue, yesterday morning to pick up the morning paper she picked up a girl hfthv in addition. Cosy and comfortable as could be. in a wee basket, sat Miss Girl Baby. She is not more than three or four weeks nlri Mrs. McLaughlin took baby and bas irot in the. house and found that the child was In good health. It took only three little crows and the elenen or a tiny hand around one of Mrs. McLaugh tin's finzers to convince her of that. "If nobody has any objection," said Mrs. McLaughlin to Patrolman Con verse. "I'd like to adopt this baby." Converse asked Captain Slover. Slo ver hadn't any objection, so the girl baby has a home. SHRINERS USE CANAL LOCK Panama Novitiates Cross Burning Sands in Temporary Temple. PANAMA. Sept- 1. An initiation ceremony was conducted on the upper lock of the canal at Miraflores this morning under the auspices of the vis iting Shrlners of Osman Temple, St. Paul. A complete temple setting was arranged in the lock chamber and 170 Panama candidates were made "to cross the burning sands." Following the ceremony a bronze tablet In commemoration of the event was placed in the wall. Shrlners. to the number of 190, were entertained at a banquet tonight at Colon and will leave for home tomor row. Autoist Killed in California. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Sept. 1. Jacob Ackerman was Instantly killed when the automobile in which he was riding was wrecked on Point Loma boulevard this afternoon'. Assistant Fire Chief S. A. Snedecor and M. J. Montijo. who were with Ackerman were severely in jured. JEROME IS BURRED At THAW'S HEARING Habeas Corpus Comes Up in Private Today. NICE PROBLEM NOW ARISES If Writ Is Upheld, Immigration Men Must Act Quickly. THAW FIGHTS TO STAY IN New York Lawyers Just us Persist ently Strive to Release Fugitive. Threatening Letters Are Rc ceived by Jerome. SHERBROOKE. Quebec, Sept. 1. Unless Superior Judge Matthew Hutch inson changes his mind over night, the habeas corpus proceedings tomorrow In the case of Harry K. Thaw will be held in private. Not even William Travers Jerome, chief of the New York State interests seeking Thaw's return to Matteawan, will be allowed in the chambers. Judge Hutchinson an nounced this decision tonight. He had weighed the matter carefully all day, noting meantime the ever swelling crowd pouring Into Sher brooke for the fair. On the lips of nearly everyone was a sympathetic word for Thaw. Taking cognizance of this and of the outbreak of last Wednesday, when Thaw was cheered in court as a hero, the Judge decided that the wisest course would be to exclude spectators. Reporters to He Barred. Reporters also are to be barred, ac cording to tonight's arrangements, and, while the lawyers may be present in a body, if they so desire, only two representing New York are to take part in the proceedings. They are Samuel Jacobs, of Montreal, chief Canadian counsel for the state, and Hector Ver ret appearing for the Matteawan asylum, from which Thaw escaped. Thaw will be driven from jail to the courthouso in a closed carriage In charge of Governor La Force. In cham bers, it is expected, the proceedings will be brief. There are two courses open to the Judge. He will adjourn the hearing and ask both sides to sub mit briefs. He can sustain the writ, which will instantly make Thaw a free man and place him within the grasp of the immigration officers, or1 he can deny the writ and remand the prisoner back to jail to await disposition of his case by the King's bench In October. Both Side Scheme. Thaw's lawyers maintained tonight that the writ having been sued out by a distinterested party, John Boudreau, Chief of Police of Coaticook, will not (Concluded on Page -.) ! HE'S ON HIS HIGH HORSE NOW. j I P t ., t INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, decrees; minimum, 47 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northeasterly winds. Foreign. 60 Airman -who loops the loop in air develops new principle or aviation, page i. Porter Charlton has hearine in Italy murder of wife. Page 2. for Legal lights of three nations gather at American Bar Association meet in Mon treal. Page 2. Jerome will be barred at secret hearing for Thaw today. Page 1. National. Official Washington waits for Mexico to make next move. Page 2. Domestic. All three American yachts In Sonder races defeat German boat. Page -. Fire commissioner of Nebraska victim of foul Dlav In Kansas City. Is belief of police. Page 11. " Dlggs Is granted stay of week before sen- etncoo will be passed, page Four Labor day auto racers speed to death. Pass 1. Native of California, wife of Scotchman, to appeal to Supreme court for rlgnt vote. Page 31. Npfirro refuses to tell what he did with Roosevelt's fob bearing coat of Page 4. Mrs. Lyons tells of selling pet monkey to buy chloroform lor neroeii anu iviauej-. Page . Sports. Coast Leairu results: Sacramento 9-7. Port land 2-5; Los Angeles 4-7, San Francisco 3-4; Oakland 1-4, Venice S-l. Page B. Vnrtliwnt(irn t.pflzuB results: Portland 3-0. Vancouver 1--; Tacoma 3-0, Seattle U-l (second game 15 innings); Victoria 2-, Spokane 4-4. Page 6, Barrleau pounds Cross in bout declared draw. Page 7 Seattle to open series here with Colts today. Page 7. Last series changes standing of teams and players. Page 5. Bard wins feature race at Cathlamet re gatta. Page 7. Good tennis matches played at Multnomah Club Fall tournament. Page 0. Pacific Northwest. Changes recommended to increase efficiency of state militia. Page 10. Prosperity reigns in Koundup town. Page 10. Salem's labor day parade biggest in history of city. Page ItS. Eugene Foster, editor of Dallas, Dies. Page lu. Rural letter carriers end niocting at Oregon City. Page IB. Willamette Valley firemen compete at Cor vallis. Page 17. Hall and Meyers, two Oregon convicts, par doned. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Oregon Hotel employes arrested on charges of theft probably of $20,000. Page 12. Vestalia, big freighter, arrives in Portland harbor. Page 13. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13. Hundreds of hoppickera flock to Oregon fields. Page 12. Peninsula girls win Labor day baseball game, page 17. Buyers' excursion week Inaugurated by ar rival of 33 merchants. Page 1. Woodmen of World Initiate 500 new mem bers. Page li. Woman killed by wood falling from train. Page 1. Tea given for society girl of wasmngion. O. C. page ii. Thousands participate In great Labor day celebration, rage x. MISS JVILS0N WILL ACT President's Daughter Has Hole of "Blrdspirit" In Masque. CORNISH. N. H., Sept. 1. Miss Eleanor Wilson, youngest daughter of President Wilson, today rehearsed with several members of the artist colony the principal part in a unique play that is to be presented on September 12, in the woodland of the bird sanctuary at Merlden, N. H., four miles from here. It is a masque entitled "Sanctuary." The performance Is to be given as a protest against the slaughter of birds for millinery purposes, in approval of the feather proviso in the tariff bill and in opposition to any amendment of the measure. Miss Wilson's role is "Bird Spirit." BUYERS VANGUARD ARRIVES IN CITY 85-Mile Stage Ride Taken by Woman. 32 REGISTERED FIRST DAY No Details for Entertainment Omitted. LATCHSTRINGS HUNG OUT Holiday Devoted to Amusement, Business Houses Will Be Visited Today, Smoker Conies Tonight and Praise Is Freely Given. Coming from cities throughout the entire Northwest, guests of Portland's jobbers and manufacturers responding to the invitation for the Buyers' Excur sion week, registered at the headquar ters in the Commercial Club building yesterday morning, and since it was a holiday, business was dismissed from their minds and they devoted the day to the entertainment offered by their hosts. It is an interesting coincidence that the number of arrivals yesterday was exactly equal to the number of accept ances received on the first day after the Invitations were sent out. Thirty two places are filled on the registry book where they placed their signa tures. Two Women on List. Not men alone responded to the in vitation. In the list of those who came vesterdav are two women who are heads of large concerns in Eastern Ore gon. Mrs. H. C. Brown, of Drewsey, proprietor of the Drewsey Mercantile Company, made probably as hard a iournev to reach Portland as any ol the guests. She came from Drewsey to Vale, a distance of 85 miles, by stage. Mrs. D. H. Thome, the other woman merchant on the list, is pro prietor of the Ranch Grocery at Hood River. . ' . , . ' Many of the men who came yester day brought their wives and families and the committee will arrange spe cial entertainment for them. Detail la Minute. As each man registered, theater tickets were sriven him, so that his wife might have some way of amus ing herself while he was about the city on business or attending any of the meetings or entertainments that have been provided. A blanket ticket was given each guest also, which provides for every detail, even down to carfare, for the various entertainment features which are to be offered during the week. With this ticket was Included a vis itor's card to the Commercial Club. The Y. M. C. A. also offered itself to (Concluded on Page 12.) WOOD SLIPS FROM CAR, KILLS WOMAN JIKS. JOHN" KELLET LO.SKS I.IFK WHILE A WAITING TRAIN. Otlier Portland Picnickers Injured as Load II u riles From Passing Freight t Goodin. Mrs. John Kellcy, 35 years old. of 1 62 Vi Grand avenue, wife of a marble cutter, was instantly, killed and several others, including Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bartell. of 160 Grand avenue North; Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Pfeifer. of 1211 Borthwick street, and Mrs. 1. C. Robin son, of 721 East Couch street, were more or less seriously injured at 5:S0 yesterday afternoon when sticks of cordwood came hurtling from a Southern Pacific freight train, steam ing through Goodin, a station two miles south of Oswego. Mrs. Kelley. with the others, was waiting at the station for a train to Portland. The freight train hove In view first and eight or 10 persons rushed to the platform, thinking it was an overdue passenger train. As the train passed the station an avalanche of wood started to slide from a flat car. The train did not stop at'Goodin and had reached Oswego before the crew knew of the accident. Mrs. Kelley was struck on the head by a stick of flying cordwood and sustained a fractured skull. She died almost immediately. The injured were brought to Portland by the passenger train. It is not believed that any of the injured will die. Vic tims of the accident were return ing from a picnic. MAN VICTIM OF TWO CARS Girl Bumps One and Drives Second Motor Over Garage Proprietor. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) Two automobiles ran over J. T. McMahon and as a result 'he has one broken rib and probably internal In juries, caused by tho wheels of one car, and bruises about his head and shoulders, caused by the other. A young waitress, employed at Giraxdo's Cafeteria, is responsible for both cars passing over McMahon, who is proprietor of a garage at the corner of Second and Washington streets, In this city. Mr. McMahon was lying on the floor of his garage, working under an au tomobile, when the young woman drove another car through the door. Before she could stop her machine it hit the one under which McMahon was work ing, causing both The rear and fron. wheels to pass over his head a .id shoul der. The car driven by the woman passed over his body before she could bring it to a stop. LADS THROWN TO SAFETY Boy, IC, Saves Brothers From Fire, and Is Injured by Plunge. After rescuing his two little broth ers by throwing them downstairs through a seething mass of flames last night, Stephen Kurelo, ased 16, was unable to follow them, and leaping to the roof of a porch in front of his fa ther's home, SI1 East Fourteenth street, he plunged to the ground, being stun ned by the fall. Neighbors took him to a drugstore where his wounds were dressed, and he will recover. The house was owned by his father, Stephen Kurelo, Sr., a Russian milk nc-ddler. Kurelo says he has no ieda how the fire started. He went to barn In the rear of his home and heard the older boy crying from a window that the place was on fire. Neither Mr. Kurelo nor his wife were injured and the two little boys were not hurt by being thrown down stairs. The house is a one-story building with a garret and the three children had retired in thn a-arret. The structure and all its contents were destroyed, the loss be ing about J3000; with no insurance. CANAL SHIPS BID IS ASKED Hamburg-American Line Will Spend $5,000,000 for Three Vessels. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) The William Cramp 6; son nip and Engine Building Company has been asked to bid for the contract lor tntee new passenger and freight steamships to be built by the Hamburg-American Steamship Company. All three ships will be . used in the Atlantic-Pacific trade via the Panama Canal. They will fly the American flag and will be manned by American officers. Each ship, according to specifica tions, is to be 500 feet long with a speed of not less than 18 knots per hour. They will have accommodations for 500 cabin and 1700 steerage pas sengers. The contract calls for an ex penditure of Jo, 000,000. It will b awarded this month. LAND REGISTRATION HEAVY Total of 7 79 Reported for First Six Hours in Montana. GREAT FALLS. Mont., Sept. 1. At noon today the total registration here for the Fort Peck land drawing num bered 779 for the six hours. Leo E. Brown, of Chico, Mont, was the first man in line and promptly registered his name. Mrs. C. E. PIttorf was the first woman to register, being the fourth in line. The rush was over by 2 o'clock and the notaries concluded to adjourn until 8 o'clock tonight The Labor day parade and celebra tion caused a cessation of interest in the land registration. The indications are there will be a more steady stream of applicants after today. Heavy reg istrations were reported also from Glasgow, Havre and Miles City. AIRMAN LOOPS THE LOOP IN AEROPLANE Test for Safety Aloft Is Epoch Making. AVIATOR LONG UPSIDE DOWN Gigantic Letter "S" Made in Sky While Spectators Gasp. DROP IS DEATH DEFYING Pegoud, French Acrojlanist, Under takes to Sliow That Ordinary Typo of Craft Can Be Kept Going When Capsized Succeeds. JL'VISY, France. Sept. 1. The daring French aviator Pegoud. who on August 20 made a parachi drop from an aeroplane from a height of POO feet ac complished a mucii more remarkable feat today which at tirst sight appeared to have been a piece of extraordinary aerial acrobatics, but which experts de clare was an epoch-making experiment towards the attainment of safety In the air. Briefly, Pegoud caused his monoplane to describe a gigantic letter "S" In tlie sky. during which he was flying upside down for about a quarter of a mile. The strictest secrecy was maintained prior to the test and only a few per sons were present when Tegoud took the air. He mounted rapidly to a height of more than 3000 feet, describ ing a curve. Then the forward part of the machine was observed to Incline towards the earth. Through glasses the spectators saw the propeller slacken and the monoplane further incline until it was perpendicular with the earth. Plunge Dasxlcs Spectators. It seemed as if nothing could stop the headlong plunge. As the machine dropped swiftly, the tail dipped again towards the wind and the pilot a -- geared head do wnv. '-Td. Seconds, whica seemed hours, passed. - With an almost imperceptible curve the machine shifted its course to a straight line, the pilot in the same position. How long he re. mained upside down the anxious watch ers could not determine, but It was long enough to cause them to believe that he never would right himself. Presently the aeroplane dipped again and with a graceful curve assumed an erect position. Pegoud flew for a few minutes to and fro and descended by a series of beautiful spirals. On landing the aviator said: "Everything went splendidly. The levers answered the slightest touch. I remained for a long time head down ward because I wanted to, not because I couldn't help It. Tho sensation is Strang, but not unpleasant, and tlia machine did not pitch at all. Slow Momentum Deliberate. "I went very slowly so as to avoid subjecting the machine to too violent strain, but had I wanted to I could have righted myself much more quickly." Pegoud's experiment was prompted by the theory recently expressed by Louis Bleriot that in the paramount problem of attaining safety In the air, automatic self-righting devices and a parachute are beside the question; that they are Just as much at the mercy of a sudden violent gust aa the ordinary air craft. Bleriot's theory pointed out that even birds arc known to have been capsized by squalls; yet they were able, by folding their wings, to withdraw must of their sunace from the action of tho air. It waa urged that an enueavor should be made bo to construct aeroplanes that they could not be capsized. Pegoud undertook to demonstrate that the ordinary aeroplane, not lilted with any special device, was possessed of much greater stability than gen erally was believed and experts are of the opinion that he succeeds bril liantly. GIRL, 60, WINS FOOTRACE Tied in First Heat She Re-runs 100 Xwd Hash, Beating Youngster. TACOMA. Sept. 1. (Special.) Mrs. George Beck, aged 60. won the 100-yard dash from a field of 11 women at a Labor day picnio given today by Fox Island residents. More than 150 saw the race. In the first trial Mrs. Beck and another woman, leading other racers by a good margin, crossed the tape together. Mrs. Beck was not satisfied and demanded that her contender run the race over with her to settle the tie. The two women started again, and at the end of SO yards Mrs. Beck was three feet ahead of her younger opponent, ana crossed the tape an easy minner. "I could do that six times a day and never feel It," said Mrs. Beck. 21 C0NVICTS BAPTIZED Converts Are Immersed in Big Tunk in Prison Laundry. LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Sept. 1. Twenty-one Kansas convicts were baptized at the state prison yesterday afternoon, 11 by sprinkling and 10 by immersion in the big tank in the prison laundry. This makes an even 100 converts in the prison, according to Warden Botkin,