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FUSIOH FORGES IN NEWYORK FALLOUT Lack of Harmony Is Boon to Tammany. KNIVES ARE OUT FOR MITGHEL Hearst's Queer Action Com plicates Situation. GAYNOR IS BEING WATCHED Impression Prevails Major "Will Strike at All Sides Without Par tiality Political Powers Act Too Late. BT VVOXD F. LONEBGAX. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. (Special.) The internal warfare in the fusion camp does not give much promise of success at the polls this Fall and sur face indications are that an excellent chance to defeat Tammany has been thrown away. Of course there may be a change before election day. but there Is an utter lack of harmony at present. Hearst has already bolted Prender gast and McAneny. running respect ively for Controller and President of tbe Board of Aldermen. The "Pro aressives and some of the ultra-reformers are attacking Whitman for taking the Tammany Indorsement for District Attorney. Republicans gen craly are discussing the advisability of knifing Mitchel and some of the more offensive "Progressives" on the ticket and Cain Is being raised all around. Voters Cold Toward Ticket. It muHt be admitted that the aver age voter does not give a hoot about the ticket. More than that, he is ask. ing awkward questions, which the loaders are unable to answer. Here Is one of them: "All the anti-Tammany organiza tions engaged in the present fight are enthusiastic advocates of direct nomi nations, yet the present ticket was made up by a self-constituted body of men, in the regular old boss style. Consequently, where does the direct primary come in?" The only answer members of the committee of 107 can make is that someone had to save the city. This brings the retort that they are only amateur savers and that they made a horrible mess of it. People Wut Whitman. The case of District Attorney Whit man illustrates the mental attitude of some of the reformers. While the Republicans wanted him as the candi date for Mayor, all classes of citizens are agreeable to Ms retaining his present office. In fact, in a direct primary Whitman would easily poll a majority vote without any pressure being exercised. He has made good snd the people want him retained In office. Tammany's Indorsement was bright j.olitica 'on the part of Charles F. Mur phy. By putting Whitman on the ticket Murphy made it clear that he was not interested in blocking the graft investigations. Tammany threw lown Gaynor and upheld Whitman. In doing so Murphy believes he served notice that he was not an ally of the police system and to that extent had spiked tbe guns of the reformers. But oh, the howls that were heard when Whitman accepted the nomina- tion. He was urged, ordered and ira pored not to take the nomination. Cer tain reformers declared that It was dis graceful, forgetting that the office ot District Attorney is quasi Judicial and that they had accepted a Tammany nominee for the Supreme Court them selves. leaders Uoi'l Like f'ualon. In agreeing to go on the Tammany ticket. Whitman acted on the advice of ajl the Republican leaders. They have accepted fusion, but it cannot be aid At tliey like It. Republican warriors and likewise the rank and file are unanimous In believing that fusion handed them a lemon. Gaynor does not like Whitman and the chances are that the District Attorney will not be on his ticket. In a three-handed fight Whitman, despite his popularity, might be defeated. Therefore, advised the O. U. P. leaders. itt us make sure of the one real Republican, and then we will rot lose any sleep before election. There have been some remarkably bitter conferences during the past few Cays. Certain reformers have told Whitman and his friends that the Dis trict Attorney, by running on the Tam many ticket, has destroyed "the chief Usue of the campaign, the alliance of the police with vice." To which the Republicans reply that the committee of 107. by naming Mitchel. made the subway situation the chief Issue, and that anyway the Republican organiza tion and Whitman do not owe anything to the fusionists, who have treated them shabbily. Hearst MaklnK Trouble. Charges are now being made by cer tain fusionists that William Randolph Hearst is working hand in glove with Murphy. This Is particularly interest ing, as John Purroy Mitchel, nominee for Mayor. Is the man who was pushed forward by Hearst, and in fact owes his nomination to the Influence of the editor. But Hearst of late has mads all the trouble he can. and by his recent attacks on Prendergast and McAneny (Concluded oa Fas 3.1 WAIF'S LONG HUNT FOR KIN REWARDED SEATTLE XEWS1E FIXDS SISTER BY MOVING PICTURE CLEW. Home-Finding Society Refuses to Aid Boy but Permits Letters That "Dead to Reunion. NORTH TAKIMA, Wash.. Sept. 2. (Special.) After three years of search for his sister. Sigmund Clein, a Seat tle newsboy, rang the door bell at the home of Dr. H. B. Pratt, 205 North Naches avenue, in this city last week and it was opened by the lost sister. Marie, aged 14 years. Sigmund is 15 years old. The Clein family was broken up three years ago and the girl taken by the Washington Home-Finding Society. Sigmund was left to shift for himself, on the streets of Seattle. He was told by the Home Finding So ciety that by its rules he might com municate with his sister through the society, but that the whereabouts of the girl would not be disclosed. One month ago she wrote that she was in the home of a doctor, with two small children. In her letter she told of seeing a moving picture show. The clew was all that he wanted. He made the rounds of the Seattle head quarters of the film circuits and found that the play his sister had seen was In North Yakima that week. With his savings he bought a ticket to this city. His nrst move was to go to the office of the superintendent of city schools and go .through the lists of pupils. He also went through all the adoptions records at the Courthouse, but was un successful. She had attended school under the doctor's family name. His next move was to get work as elevator boy In a hotel and to Insert an advertisement in the morning paper. The advertisement attracted the atten tion of a reporter who narrowed the search to the families of physicians of North Yakima and found the girl In one of the best residence sections of the city. TAXI MAIMSJSPEEDS ON Black Machine Disappears After Ac cident Near Police Station. After running over and seriously in juring two men in front of the Police Station at 11 o'clock last night a black taxicab Increased speed, turned south on Fifth street and disappeared before those who saw the accident could catch the number. The two injured men were carried Into the station and then taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. Motorcycle officers at once started In pursuit of the taxi, but before they reached Fifth street the machine had disappeared. Orders were issued to patrolmen to bring every black taxi that could be found on the streets to the Police Station. The injured men are Ralph Earle and Dr. James D. Naylor. Neither is seri ously hurt. The windshield or a lamp of the taxi cab was broken, as glass was scattered about the street near the accident. NATIVE DRESS IS WORN Woman's Suffrage Makes No Head way In Japan Says Mrs. Jones. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Sept. 2. (Special.) The cause of woman suf frage has gained no apparent headway In Japan, according to Mrs. Wesley U Jones, wife of the Senior Senator from this state, who returned Sunday night from seven months spent as the guest of Consul-General Thomas Sammons, of Yokohama, formerly a resident of Tacoma. I did not see even a Japanese woman in European dress while I was there, and I visited practically all of the large cities," said Mrs. Jones. "The women approach the suffragists' ideal in that all of them work, however. One meet ing that I attended was oi the silk threadmakers in a factory there. They were almost all women, ranging in age from 8 to in years. "The men wear European clothes in the daytime, but change to klmonas in the evening. PASTEUR INFECTION SETS IN Doctor Fixing Rabies EmuNlon Suf fers Temporary Paralysis. TACOMA. Wash.. Sept. 2. (Special.) Temporarily paralyzed In the lower limbs to an extent that prevents mm from standing. Dr. Charles McCreery, we!l-known physician, is confined to his bed as a result of accidentally In oculating himself with the rasteur emulsion used In treatment or rauies. He was preparing a treatment for two children several weeks ago, when he pricked himself with the needle con taining the emulsion. Dr. McCreery began to be affected a few days later. He then continued the Pasteur treatment to offset the effect of the single Injection, which had dis organized his nervous system, lie is reported now on the road to recovery. BANANA WAR CUTS PRICES Fruit Retails at 15 Cents a Dozen. Wliolesale 3 Cents Pound. Persons with a banana appetite have an excellent chanco now to reduce the cott of living, as this fruit was never befoie sold at such low prices in Port land. A banana war is on between two of the large concerns that supply the Northwest, and prices on Front street have been cut In half. Fine Central America bananas are selling at 3 cents a pound wholesale. They are retailing at 10 to 15 cents a dozen at downtown fruit stands and peddlers are supplying the residence districts at the same price. Portland is consuming 8 to IS cars of bananas a week. QUEBEC'S PREMIER IC APAIIICT TUMI Id HUttllUI I Demand Made That Delay Cease HABEAS CORPUS WRIT HEARD Defense's Lawyers Say Prin ciple Is on Trial. PRISONER IS DEPRESSED Opinion Now Is Even If Writ Is De nied, Attorney-General Will Take Steps to Have Commit ment Quashed. SHERBROOKE. Que., Sept. 2. Harry K. Thaw gained more delay today in his fight against returning to the Mat teawan asylum and tonight he was back In his cell at the Sherbrooke Jail. Thorn he will remain until Superior Judge Hutchinson gives his decision on the question of sustaining or dismiss ing the habeas corpus writ, arguments on which wore heard today in cnam hr Th decision mar come tomor row, but more probably on Thursday. It was a day of alternate joy ano depression for Thaw. At the opening of the hearing he faced a new and dangerous opponent in Aime Geoffrion, of Oncber. a. sDeclal emissary from the Atforney-General , and Premier of the province, Sir Lomer Gouin; and from his lips Thaw heard that the Attor-nev-General was insistent that there be no more delay in the case, and that. the habeas corpus writ failing, otner steps be taken to insure Thaw's re lease and seizure by the immigration authorities. This would mean the start of the return trip to the asylum on the Hudson. Thaw Weary with Excitement. From his counsel Thaw heard able arguments against sustaining the writ: from them also he heard ineffectual pleas for delay; from the crowd that r.nxkn the courthouse and streamed over the lawn he heard cheers and shouts and words of encouragement. He n-oa nnrvmia throughout the ordeal and returned to his cell tired out with the excitement. Counsel for the state of New York argued briefly that the writ should be sustained, and Thaw's lawyers as bit terly opposed it. Shurtleff, White, Fra mil MnKeown SDOke In turn, all characterizing the proceedings by which John Boudreau. the Chief of ro n. nf Cnaticook. seeks to free the man he arrested two weeks ago as smack- HIV - .. WHO SHOULD WORRY? I .............. 1....i..is'ssissie'"'1-1 i i i - INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Foreign. Quebec's Premier takes hand against Thaw. Page 1. Taf t sees menace in direct method. Pare . National. Senators Root and Lewis engage In lively debate on income tax. Page 4. Bankers give views in Senate currency In quiry. Page 2. Men of Old Guard" in Senate scheduled for retirement. Page 2. William Bayard to report to Wilson on Mexican situation. Page 4. Domestic, Fusion forces in New York City badly dis affected. Page 1. Lola Norris says Camlnettl influenced her because she loved him. Page 4. Sulzer pardons accused bank wrecker, raising- issue of validity of impeachment. Page -2. American yachts again win Bonder races. Page 9. Fourteen Indicted as result of confession of opium smugglers. Page 5. In New Haven wreck 28 are killed, 60 In jured. Page 1. Disastrous wreck on New Haven road blamed to banjo" danger signal. Page J. Sports, Lynch overrules umpire and awards pro tested game to Philadelphia. Page 8. Pacific Coast League results: Los Angeles 11, Oakland 4; Venice 5, San Francisco J. Page 6. Northwestern League results: Spokane 13, Victoria 0; other games postponed, rain. Page a Colts here for series with Seattle. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Judge Galloway rules against third saloon in Dallas. Page 7. Salem Councilman wants city to let women wear X-ray. Page 1. Coos Bay I. W. W. denounced by Crawford. Page Governor West asks peace and his own way Page 7. Man beaten, then bound and stabbed by Genesee physician. Page 6. Waif finds sister after three-year hunt Paso 1. Grants Pass railroad bonds are held illegal. Page ti. Big Corvallls delegation to go to gold spike celebration at Monroe. Page 8. Commercial and Marine Delay In picking Oregon hop crop will add ' to Its quality. Page 19. Wheat advances sharply at Chicago on poor crop reports from abroad. Page 19. Stocks slightly affected by bearish develop ments. Page 19. Public dock bond Issue to be tested In friendly suit. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Trl-state buyers arrive to visit Portland merchants. Page IS. Newsboys rehearsing dally for production of "The Mikado.-" Page 11. Rain stops hop picking, but Improved crops. Page 14. Wehrung-Nelson nuptials are held at Port land Hotel. Page 12. Dr. Brougher's lecture sparkles with wit. Page 4. Rose Festival In new hands. Page 1. Opening of car service over shorter Broad way route welcomed. Page 12. Three religious directors for Y. M. C. A. named. Page 2U. Graduated sur-tax law will be urged on Oregon voters. Page 14. Rosarians clamor for Jobs to entertain Cali fornia beauties. Page 13. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 12. Light and power rote probe starts. Page 14. Southern Pacific telegraphers expected to accept wage increase. Page 14. y "Portland the Health City" to be slogan of Dr. Marcellus. Page 20. Miss Alice Carpenter, National "Progres sive" party, visiting In Portland. Page 20 Shriners Leave Canal Zone. COLON, Sept. 2. The visiting Ameri can Shriners sailed for home today on the steamers Cartage and Turrialba. Prince George of Battenberg and the captain and officers of the British Cruiser New Zealand were the guests today of Lieutenant-Colonel Goethals, who took them on a sight-seeing ex pedition 21 DEAD. 50 HURT Iff new HAVEN WRECK "Banjo" Danger Signal Held to Blame. CARS ARE CLEFT IN TWAIN Mangled Bodies Strewn Along Both Sides of Track. ACCIDENT THIRD IN YEAR Road Twice Directed to Install Im proved System President Elliott Only Hour Ahead of 111 JFated Trains. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Sept. 2. Twenty-one persons were killed and nearly 50 were Injured In a rear end collision early today on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, six miles north of here. The first section of the White Moun tain Express, bound for New York, speeding along at probably 40 miles an hour in a thick fog, rushed by a danger signal and crashed Into the rear of the second section of the Bar Harbor Ex press, standing 100 feet beyond the block signal. The White Mountain engine cleaved through the two rear Pullman cars, both of wood, splitting them In two and tossing their wreckage and three score of mangled human beings, some alive, some dead, on both sides of the Boys Car Lifted From Track. The third car, also of wood, and oc cupied by 40 boys on their way from a Summer camp at Monmouth, Me., was lifted Into the air and almost complete ly off the track. The car fell on Its side crumpled up, crushed two of the boys to death and Injured several others. Some of the victims of the two rear Pullmans were hurled from their berths over a fence paralleling the track, 50 feet distant. Mattresses, bedding and clothing were found in the telegraph wires. This' is the third serious wreck which the New Haven has suffered within a year, and the first of the regime of Howard Elliott, the newly elected head of the road. Mr. Elliott, returning from his Summer home in New Hampshire t. assume his duties, passed over the scene of the wreck on an earlier train, less than an hour before. Camping Party Almost Wiped Out. Practically all the passengers on both trains were returning home trom fcu (Concluded on Page 5. LET 'EM WEAR 'EM, SAYS SALEM SOLON SPLIT SKIRT, SLIT SKIRT, HOB BLE OR HAREM SUITS HIM.. Councilman Says Men Should Keep Hands Off Feminine Finery, Even ir Women Put on X-Ray. SALEM, Qr., Sept. 2. (Special.) John D. Turner, lawyer and Council man, created furore and laughter to night when he Introduced a resolution at a meeting of the City Council pro viding that the women of Salem be allowed to wear any old kind and every new kind of skirts. Mr. Turner said he had read that Mavnr Alhee. of Portland, had at tempted to regulate the styles and skirts worn in that city, and he te lieved this an infringement on the rights of the fairer sex, especially since they recently were given the bal lot. He declared that women had not attempted to regulate the wearing ap parel of men. and he ild not believe men had a right to regulate that of the women. His resolution, which was filed, is as follows: "Be it resolved by the Common Coun. ell of the City of Salem, Or., that each o nd pvftrv woman in the City of Salem is hereby granted the privilege of wearing upon the streets ot saia city anv X-rav skirt, slit skirt, split skirt. harem skirt, hobble skirt, hoop skirt or ohhroviated skirt, and be It lurtner re solved that all officers and employes of the City of Salem are hereby Instructed not to look at or In any way Interfere with any woman's rambleflcatlons upon the streets of said city. AUTO RIVALS TRAIN'S RUM Frank C. Riggs Drives Car to San Francisco in 3 6 Hours 1 Minute. Portland to San Francisco in 36 hours and 1 minute, by automobile, a time within 46 minutes of that con sumed by the California Express, was the remarkable record which Frank C. Riggs, local agent for the Packard, and J. M. Murdock, the Pennsylvania Dann-er-tourist, made in the flying trip to the South. This run began last Friday morning at the Packard garage and ended Sun day night at 8 P. M. The objective point of the trip was the Vallejo ferry, but when the speed ers got to that point they found that there would be no boat and they made an extra detour of 33 miles to the Be nicia ferry. That made the total for the run 733 miles. The first stop was a point 10 miles this side of Grants Pass, wnere the two passed the night in the open, the first day's run was 272.4 miles. The second night -was passed at Anderson. Cal., 228.5 miles beyond Grants Pass. This with the Siskiyous crossed. with a. start bright and early Sunday morning, Vallejo was reached late In the afternoon, 219.4 miles irom me initial point of the day. The roads, contrary to the usual ver. diet, were .this time better in Oregon than in California. Nevertheless the two negotiated the last stretch at a rate of better than 29 miles an hour. The trip average was 20.1 miles an hour. Three tires were used on the trip. - BIG BEAR VISITS CAMPERS Women Alone and Later Shot Docs Not Prevent Theft or Bacon. POMEROV, Wash, Sept. 2. (Special.) A brown bear, declared to be the largest ever seen in the Blue Moun tains, made a visit Sunday to the Dodge Camp, a Summer resort. 22 miles south of Pomeroy. Only women were in the camp, and the only firearms were shot guns loaded with small shot, so Bruin was given free way as lie prowled around the tents and curiously in spected everything in sight. Just as the bear had discovered a stock of bacon, H. S. Bottcher, a ranger of the Wenaha National forest, hap pened along and shot him with a re volver. The bear didn't eem to mind the bullet, and. whirling, picked up a side of bacon and lumbered into the woods, apparently well satisfied with his visit. MUZZLES STILL REQUIRED City Ordinance Does Not Specify When Dogs May Be Freed. When It was discovered yesterday that the dog-muzzling ordinance passed in July fails to specify when muzzles may be taken off for the Fall and Win ter seasons, real troubles set in for ihe canine family. .Dog-owners and per haps the dogs themselves understood that the ordinance covered July and August only. Inquiry at the City Hall yesterday revealea that the ordinance still is in effect and must be enforced. It is probable the Commission will be asked to amend the ordinance to liberate the dogs September. 15 at the latest. To make things even worse for dog dom. City Auditor BaVbur announced yesterday that the annual license on dogs is due and must bo paid at once. MEDFORD MAYOR IS DEAD William Eifert, Prominent Elk, Found in Rear of Tailor Shop. MEDFORD. Or.. Sept. 2. (Special.) William Eifert, aged 52, Mayor of this city, was found dead In the rear of his tailor shop about 9 o'clock tonight. It is supposed his death was caused by heart trouble. Mr. Eifert came to Medford about ten years ago from Akron, O. He was a past exalted ruler of the Elks. He leaves a widow, one son, a Southern Pacific fireman, and five daughters. ROSE FESTIVAL IS NOW N NEW HANDS Bigger, Better Show Is Slogan Adopted. OLD CORPORATION DISSOLVES All Property and Funds Go to Latest Management. BAKER IS SUPERINTENDENT Economy Plans Arc Made by Board of Governors Griffith Offers Carshops at Washington and Twenty-third Streets Free. The old Portland Rose Festival closed its corporate existence last night, when, at a meeting of stock holders held in the Swetland building, it was voted to dissolve the corpora tion. At the same time, at a meeting of the Board of Governors ot the new Rose Festival Association, held at tho Commercial Club, plans were discussed and adopted that are calculated to make the festival next year and there after more of a success, both as a festival and a business enterprise, than it has been In the seven years of its history. The plans as adopted conform with the idea that by the elimination ot overhead expense there will be plenty of money to make the festival the greatest amusement pageant in the West. IMker "Will Siipervlnr. George L. Baker was chosen super intendent of amusements for the fes tival at a salary of $2500 a year. It is figured that with Mr. Baker In charge of the amusements, acting un der the direction of the Board of Gov ernors, a saving of at least $2000 a year will be effected and yet have the parade and other features on a finer scalo than ever before. Mr. Baker has had a successful career as an amusement promoter and man ager. He was amusement manager of the old Oregon Industrial Fair, and one of the commissioners that made such a brilliant success of the Elks' carnival in 1912. Oturra Want Plnce. As superintendent Mr. Baker will merely carry out the details ot plana mads by the Board of Governors. There were several applicants for the supcr intendency rrom within and without the city, but the Board decided to offer the position to Mr. Baker, who had the indorsement of many of the leading business firms ot tho city. Mr. Baker was called Into tho meeting and accepted the position preferred by President C. C. Colt. The board has already received much substantial encouragement in its work of making the festival bigger and bel ter than ever. A saving of $1200 a year is assured by the offer, made and ac cepted last night, of Franklin T. Grif fith, president of tho Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, of the free use of the old carshops at Twenty third and Washington 'streets tor a property building. CarxhopM .Mean Kcooom). ( The Rose Festival lins been paying $1200 a year rental for the old Ori ental building at the Lewis and Clark fairgrounds as a place in which to build its floats and store its properties. The carshops. have the advantage of a better location. The building Is brick, and a further saving will be made in lower insurance rates. An economy also will be effected in the building of the floats, the bodies of which may be set up on the ground floor of the shops, while the ornamental superstruc tures may be assembled in the work rooms on the second floor and lowered to the trucks below. Another offer of assistance, which was likewise promptly accepted, wai that of J. L. Wright, president of the Portland Printing House, Tenth and Taylor, who will furnish the association with $200 worth of printing without charge. Bank to Control Funds. The question o a treasurer for the association was disposed of by a de cision to ask the Portland Clearlng House Association to designate one ot its" banks to act in that capacity as custodian of the funds. The location of headquarters for the association was not definitely decided. The board has virtually settled on a location, but a few details remain to be settled with the owner. If the plan suggested to the board by Its special committee is adopted there will be an other saving on this item of at least $200 a year. President Colt submitted his report on organization, which was adopted, and which provides that the most im portant work will be apportioned among the members of the board, with the idea that each member will appoint a committee of his own, outside of the board, to assist in his special work, thereby enlisting the support of as many active helpers as possible. Work Is Apportioned. Following is the opportionment ot work among the directors: Publicity, advertising and Rose Show, J. A. Currey; school children participation and parade, L. A. Alder man; properties, river pageants and (Concluded on Page 1.)