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1 A DIVINES defend IEI Radical Religious Thinkers Find Champions in Di-. vinity School. SCIENCE AND FAITH AGREE Biblical World, Published by Chi cago University, Makes Start ling Defense of Rational View ot Religion and Science CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-(Special. Higher critics of the Bible, disbelievers In the orthodox teachings of the Christian Churclt and "exposers" of the fallt ' blllty of the "unscientific" elements ot ' the scriptures today received full credit and defense of their views in an of ficial publication issued by the leaders of the University of -Chicago Divinity School. All technicalities aside, notice prac tically Is Riven that no religion will be accepted that does not appeal to rea son, or that will not stand Uie cold criticism of reason. . The stamp of approval was placed on recfot utterances of the Midway school and other religious thinkers in an editorial on "The Religious Value ot the Scientific Spirit" In the current number of the Biblical World, a maga zine edited by religious professors of the university school and printed at the unverMty press. Responsibility for the article was declared tonight to rest jointly with the 12 editors. Christ's Temptation Illogical. The critical number of the magazine sets forth startling views In two other articles besides the editorial, the whole being calculated to dispose of non progressive views on biblical subjects. Professor Gerald B. Smith, of the Uni versity of Chicago, urges a "sane ex pression of religious convictions" In distinction to the present popular at titude In an article c,n "The Field of Systematic Theology Today." while the miracles of Christ's temptations in the -Vr Ttt.mront Are attacked HR lllOgl- cal and fanciful by Professor J. Dick Fleming, of Winnipeg, Canada. The editorial is to be regarded as the expression of all the editors rather than as the work of one man. accord ing to the statement made by Professor Theodore G. Soares. Professor Krnest de Witt Burton, who has Just left for China to study . the needs of the Oriental peoples, is the editor-ln-chlef. The other Midway teachers who com pose the board of editors are Professors Kobert F. Harper. Ira M. Price, Shaller Mathews. James R- Jewett, James L Breasted. Clyde W. Votaw, Herbert U Wlllett, Alonzo K. Parker, Charles R. Henderson. George B. Foster and Theo dore G. Soares. Science to Convert Heathen. Laboratory religion for the heathen la one of the religious principles urged in the editorial. It is stated that biological nd electrical laboratories have been nore effective than anything else ing religion in non-Christian lands ses. of the abandonment of old re1igtou."Adeas for seienoe, he says: "The more recent denunciations of evolution are familiar to all. Indeed, a large part of the Christian Church still views the doctrines and the spirit of modern science with suspicion, if not alarm. Neverthe less te scientific spirit has gone on its victorious way." KIDNAPED GIRL RETURNS SD'T HOME FROM CINCINNATI BY HER ABDICTOH. Veronica Cassidy, or Chicago, Tells Matter-of-Fact Story of Her Wrongs. CHICAGO. Aug. 2. Veronica Cassidy, the 12-year-old girl who was mysteriously abducted last Thursday, returned to her home last night from Cincinnati, where she had been taken by her alleged abduc tor. F. J. Blair. She told her parents that Blair placed her aboard a train Imme diately after leading her away from home and that they were In a rooming house in the Ohio city until this morn ing, when' the man gave her a ticket to Chicago and told her to go home. The unexpected return of the child turned a house of mourning into a place of Joy. The girl's mother and sister, who had been sleepless since Thursday, when they discovered that Blair had given a fictitious address In taking Veronica from her home to be a "companion of his wife," were prostrated today, and only the sudden appearance of the missing girl eaved the mother from serious ill ness. A search of the room which Blair had occupied revealed several letters tending to prove that he had been a contractor at Merle. B. C. one of the documents being a receipted bill for 1215 worth of lumber. The epistles proved also that Blair had been in that town as late as June 22. That Veronica Cassidy escaped a fate similar to that of Nora Fuller, the San Francisco girl who was abducted and finally murdered, was largely due to the publicity given to the case. This theory was borne out by the story of the girl, who said that after Blair had read the newspapers on the morning after their arrival in Cincinnati he be came nervous and appeared worried. The girl could not remember the name of the hotel to which Blair took her in Cincinnati. Neither could she recall the name under which Blair registered. The girl accused Blair of having at tempted to mistreat her Friday night. Blair. It was learned today, received about 125 answers to his advertisement for a girl companion for his wife. Some of these answers were found in his room. FIGHT ON OCCUPATION TAX Seaside Residents Vp In Arms Against Action of Council. SEASIDE. Or., Aug. S. (Special.) What prbmises to be a bitter fight is promised between the City Council and tne various business and occupa tion factors of Seaside. The trouble sprang from ordinance No. 141, which provides for a tax on every business In the city. It Is claimed by those op posed to It that the ordinance Is un fair In that it does not discriminate ID HERETICS -between occupations that Involve large sums of money and those of smaller amounts. To prove this statement the sawmill, with a cutting capacity of 60.000 feet a day. is taxed $25. and a clothing store doing a small business is to pay a 115 tax. Those opposed to the ordinance to the number of 30 have signed an agreement to fight It through el! the courts. The contest will be precipi tated by the first arrest for a viola tion of ordinance No. 141. West Seaside, stirred by the exam ple of her sister town, promptly met In Council and passed a similar ordi nance. The fight against the West Seaside ordinance promises to be a serious one. and a test will be made as to whether persons who are non residents can hold office legally in that little city. Taken all. in all. the two Seasides promise Borne excitement in the near future. It is said that Senator Fulton has been retained by those opposed to the ordinance, while Mr. Spittle, as sisted by able counsel, will represent the city. . WILL TELL OF RESOURCES Progress of Conservation Commis sion Forest Service Moving West OTSTER BAT, N. T.. Aug. 2. Good progress by the National Conservation Commission is that which Gifford Pin chot. Chief of the Bureau Of Forestry reported to President Roosevelt. All the different Government bureaus, following Instructions of the President, are working for the Commission and It Is expected that the necessary statistics will be on hand when the Commission meets early in December to formulate Its report to be presented to the President in January. Mr. Pinchot talked with the President about the new departure by the Bureau of Forestry in January. Most of the work of the bureau will be transferred to sub committees in six of the biggest cities. One each will be opened In Portland. Montana and Utah. Each office will have a staff of six men and their duties will be to look after the Interests of the district in which they are stationed, so that no questions wilL have to go to Washington for disposal: This will leave for the lureau at Washington only the work of administration. Inspection and auditing of accounts. Mr. Pinchot believes the best interests of the people interested can be served by these suboffices. because thus the local side of the forestry work can be empha sized. TRUNK THIEVES CAUGHT Three of Gang That Stole $100,000 Vndcr Arrest. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. The arrest of three men in Brooklyn at an early hour today disclosed the fact that the Adams Express Company has lost tlOO.000, ac cording to the police estimate, through a series of Jrunk robberies In that Bor ough. It is not known whether the plot to steal from the express company also extends to Manhattan and elsewhere. The prisoners describe themselves as Alfred Wllmott. 24 years old. a lather; John S. Cook. 17 years, a plumber helper, and Alfred Moule. 18 years, a driver. These three men, according to the Brook lyn headquarters, are suspected of knowl edge of trunk robberies which total 0i0. Three more drivers are being searched for by the police. According to the detectives, the Adams Express" npany has been robbed by a clever syi. ni of counterfeit checks and tags made by a Job printer in league with the trunk thieves. When a trunk which was to be stolen was given to the driver at some one of the express depots In Brooklyn, the driver would put on the trunk the bogus check and tag. He would then deliver the trunk in question at the house of an accomplice. STATE GUARANTY ILLEGAL National Banks Cannot . Accept Terms of Oklahoma Law. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. In a formal opinion rendered by Atiorney-eneral Bonaparte at the request of .Secretary f the Treasury Cortelyou. it is held to be Illegal for any . National bank to enter into a contract or other arrange mentsawith state officials for the pur pose of creating a guaranty fund out of the bank's deposits or capital stock to be used in paying the depositors of any bank Included within the terms of a state statute, any deficiency there may be In the amount to be received by them from assets of such bank In the event of its failure. Mr. Cortelyou requested the Attorney General's opinion "as to the legal right of National banks in the State of Oklahoma to contribute toward the guaranty fund or to avail themselves of the other priv ileges of the state banking act." GROWING TOO MANY HOPS Baron Von Horst Says Overproduce tion and Prohibition Combine. NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Baron Louis von Horst of Coburg, Germany, who has large hop interests in California, was a pas senger ofi the steamer St. Paul, which arrived here tonight. Speaking of the situation In the industry, he said that the trouble is overproduction and that as a result the small hop farmer has been in severe straits during the past two years. The prohibition movement In the South and West and the licensing bill in Eng land and Germany have cut down the demand, he says, with the result that there has been a falling In prices such as to make the business unprofitable for tha small growers. GROWING WORSE IN PERSIA Rebels Flee to Turkish Legation. Shah Angry With Sultan. ' TEHERAN, Aug. 2. The political situ ation is growing worse and over 100 families have taken refuge in the Turkish legation. At Gouhla Heka. In the vicin ity of Theregf. a meeting of several hun dred persons was held at which a reso lution was adopted demanding that the Shah call a new Parliament. The Shah is greatly vexed over tha Turkish Minister's granting asylum to refugees and the news that a Turkish constiution has been granted has caused great excitement. Reports from Tabriz say that the revo lutionists are now very quiet and are saving their ammunition to oppose the troops marching from Teheran. GIVE CONSULS REFUGE Marietta to Take Away Officials Davlla Has Removed. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Word of the arrival of the gunboat Marietta at Ceiba, Honduras, Captain Maxwell commanding, has been received at the Navy Depart ment. Captain Maxwell will give refuge aboard his vessel to the foreign consuls at Olba whose exequaturs have been cancelled by President Davila, ot Hon duras, if conditions make it expedient for Uieru to retire from the city, TJTE MORNING CUBAN ELECTION PROVES ORDERLY Officers Chosen Without Dis turbance and Propri eties Are Observed. ONLY FIFTY PER CENT VOTE Close Contest, With Chances Favor ing Conservatives Good Order Is 1 Harbinger of Quiet Presiden- tial Election in November. HAVANA. Aug. 2. Cuba's first election under American supervision was held today and was marked by general tran quillity and the absence of excitement throughout the island. The only dis turbance occurred this afternoon at San Jose de Las Lajas, where there was a slight collision between rival processions of whites and blacks, but in which no one was hurt. Governor Magoon, in an automobile, visited all the polling places in the city this morning and tonight expressed grat ification at the orderly manner in which the election was conducted. Apathy Rules Island. In Havana City extraordinary apathy was shown by the voters. Despite the activity of the organized efforts to bring the voters to the polls In carriages and automobiles, the total number of votes cast here was less than B0 per cent of the registration. Reports from the in terior indicate that despite fine weather, not over 0 per cent of the electors cast their ballots. The election boards in' all the munici palities met at 8 o'clock to receive re turns of the local boards, but at 9 o'clock not a single ward had been reported. It is believed that, owing to the inexper ience of the election officials with the new system, only a few scattering returns will be received tonight. Signs Favor Conservatives. Both the Zayistas and Conservatives are claiming Havana province and city, with the chances rather favoring the for mer party. Estimates from interior points indicate a close contest, with a fair prospect for a Conservative success In a "majority of the provinces. Governor Magoon says: "In the City of Havana the 'vote was slightly in excess of 50 per cent of the registration. The indications are that the vote in the provinces will be larger, but, as the registration was forced, the per centage compares favorably with, the votes cast at elections in the United States. Perfect order, amounting to ab solute tranquility, has prevailed through out the Island. Only the civil authori ties were utilized in preserving peace. Just Like National Election. "The campaign has been active and conducted as though it were a National election. In practically all of the munici palities each of the National parties had a ticket in the field and in some towns Independent tickets were on the ballot. The new law under which the elections were held has proven successful. The of ficers elected were six Governors, 10 Pro vincial Councllmen, 82 municipal Mayors and 1248 municipal Councllmen." T A IT CONGRATULATES CUBA Says Peaceful Election Insures Res toration of Republic. HOT SPRINGS. Va.. Aug. B. A report on the successful election in Cuba today from Governor Magoon was responded to with a congratulatory message from Judge Taft last night as follows: Congratulate the people of Cuba on suc cessful operation of the new election law. It Indicates a successful outcome of the Presidential election to follow and a desire on the part of the President to have law ful and Just elections. It Insures the turn ing over of the Government as. directed by President Roosevelt and is evidence that the people desire to make permanent their Government, dependent as it must be on peaceful and fair elections. 'please accept for yourself my personal congratulations and convey them also to the leaders of all parties, to the executive committee and to the people of Cuba on the successful out come of the day. Vive La Cuba Ilbra. CONGRATULATES THE CUBANS Roosevelt Sends Hearty Message to Governor Magoon. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Aug. 2. President Roosevelt, in replying to a cablegram re ceived from Governor Magoon last night in- which the latter described the orderly election held in Cuba today, congratulated the people of Cuba on the orderly election, and termed it a "vindication of their capacity for self government." The Presi dent's message follows: Oyster Bay. X. Y.. Auk. 1. MtRoon, Havana 1 congratulate you and the people ot Cuba on the orderly election that has been held and the vindication Just shown of their capacity for self-government. I have no doubt that the next elections will be as orderly and as fair, and 1 feel the treateftt satisfaction at the serious and re sponsible way the Cuban people are pre paring for the assumption of their full duties as an independent nation. (Signed! THEODORE ROOSEVELT. GREAT SUM FOR WHITMAN College Sure of Two-Million-Dollar Fund. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) A canvass of the results of the ten-day campaign for the "new Whit man" endowment fund yesterday after noon revealed the fact that there had been pledged to the fund a trifle over J1S0.O00, practically assuring the $2,000,000 donation of Eastern philanthropists. One of the most liberal subscribers to day was Senator Levi Ankeny, who pledged $10,000. The campaign for $300,000 additional from other cities of the state is to be taken up In the near future, and It is thought that within a short time the $509,000 necessary for the endowment from the East will be secured. No difficulty is expected in securing the $300,000, away from' home, the committee having felt more exercised over the probability of falling to "make good" in the home town of the college. DIE OF HEAT IN MINE Driver and Four Mules Perish Half a Mile Underground. VIRGINIA CITY. Nev.. Aug. 2. Half a mile beneath the surface of the earth and 8000 feet from the mouth of the Sutro tunnel. C. Puclllinl was discovered dead this afternoon with his four mules, killed by the heat in the tunnel'a depths. OR EGO XI AX, MONDAY, Sole Agents for the Famous W. B. and La Vida Corsets Our Great Annual Sale of Dress Waists Hand - Embroidered Lingerie Waists and Ecru and White Lace Net Waists Values to $25.00 $6.85 Annual Wash Goods Clean -Up Regular 25c Batiste QQ YditA 35c Wash Goods 15 C YSFCl 60c-75c Dress Linen 37C Yd. 75c-$l Wash Silks 43C Yd. ' 75c Rough Pongee 43 C Yd. 15c Voiles and Lawns 5C Yd. Knitted Coat Sweaters Ideal for women's outing wear Values to $5.00 2.95 Values to $6.50 $3.75 Swiss Wash Dresses Values to $7.50 2.95 . jjjjjjjjjifapsjffajfjsaaasjjssjsjflsaMM Chantilly Lace Veils Round and square; all colors. Values to $5.00 JjJl.49 90 Tailormade Wash Suits Smartest striped and plain color duck. Severely tailored. $10.00 Values fp5.85 EAGER FOR A TEST Signal Service Men Pin Hopes to Baldwin's Airship. GIVE HIM WILLING AID Success or Failure Will Decide Plans for Future Veteran Aeronaut Confident His Machine Will Do the Work. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. The officers of the Signal Corps are awaiting the official trials of Captain Baldwin's dirigible bal loon on the tiptoe of expectancy. The first preliminary flight Is scheduled for Monday. The success or failure of the test will directly affect the plans of Gen eral James Allen, chief Blgnal oflloer, and the younger officers under liim. In fact, the signal officers are displaying more anxiety than Captain Baldwin himself, who when questioned, as to the probable result of the trials said: "That machine has got to be a success, else, I don't eat." General Allen, the chief signal officer of the army, who is one of the most en thusiastic advocates of aeronautics of the army, has expressed his belief that Cap tain Baldwin's machine will fulfill all the reequirements. Last Winter General Allen endeavored to get an appropriation of 1200,000 from Congress for airships. He was unsuccessful and he realized that the trials will have to be successful, at least as far as the dirigible balloon is con cerned, or there will be a very small chance of getting anything from Congress at the next session. Receives Willing Aid. For this reason Captain Baldwin is re ceiving every assistance from the officers of the Signal Corps. Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm and Lieutenant Benjamin D. Foul ers havo not missed a day at the Fort Myer balloon-house since Captain Bald win began the work or assembling his machine, and the entire balloon squad stationed at the fort has been placed at his disposal. Contrary to the general belief Captain Baldwin's military dirigible, which is yet unnamed, is vastly different from any airship of its kind ever built in this coun try. If a success it will mean more scien tifically than the 24-hour flight which Count Zeppelin proposes to make within a few days in his monster aerial ship. The gas bag of the Zeppelin airship is just 20 times as large as that of the Baldwin "Aeronaut," and the eddies and counter currents In the air have prac tically no effect upon it. With Baldwin's dirigible however; each varying distur bance will have to be counteracted. It is the success which Captain Baldwin will meet in this one particular which will be the determining factor in the accept ance or rejection of his machine. That he will succeed In fulfilling all of the other requirements of the tests. Captain Baldn does not entertain the slightest doubt. Depends Upon Balonct. In the past Captain Baldwin has used a dirigible built especially for ex hibition purposes. In these . airships the balance was maintained at all times i AUGUST 3. 1903. through the weight of the Operator be ing shifted; which is on the same prin ciple that a tightrope walker balance himself in midair. By the specifica tions under which Captain Baldwin was awarded a contract to build a di rigible for the Army, this method will not be permitted. Instead, side rud ders or'plenes must be used in addi tion to the balonet, which is a balloon within- a balloon, or by any other mechanical means. Captain Baldwin will depend principally on the balonet and the planes, of which he liCs four, two on each side of the frame, placed forward and aft. In the meantime Captain Baldwin ia optimistic. He has made over 1000 balloon ascensions without even being scratched, and although he is 64 years old, he displays the energy of a much younger man, to say nothing of his en thusiasm. He is very resourceful and has already devised a means of shifting a heavy sand bag to overcome the dif ficulty of balancing, which is the only stumbling-block over which he has ex pressed any concern. FLEET IS PASSING SAMOA CRUISES ALONG TUTUIIiA, WAY TO AUCKLAND. ON Evolutions Made Daily and War ships Developing Greater Steaming Radius. SUVA, Fiji Islands," Aug. 2. The United States Atlantic fleet at 8 P. M., July 30, reported by wireless from latitude 8:50 south and longitude 188:30 west. The cruise was reported as uneventful. There were four hours of practical evo lutlpns dally. The coal consumption was decreasing dally and the vessels had a greater steaming radius.,, The symmet rical development along all lines was re ported to be most gratifying. At 8 o'clock Friday evening tne fleet was In latitude 12:42 south and longitude 169:57 west. The dispatch said that the fleet would pass to the seat of the Island of Tutuila, Samoa, Saturday at 6 o'clock in the morning, cruise along the southern shore of the island and then shape its course direct for Auckland. AH aboard were reported well. MURDERER KILLS WIFE Angered Because She Refused to Join Him in Flight. TULSA, Okla., Aug. 2. Clay Harris, a white man, this morning shot and instantly killed his wife, who was part Indian, and her 1-year-old baby and fatally wounded Walter Vann, driver of an express wagon, who attempted to capture him. Harris then escaped after stealing a horse and buggy. , A posse was soon formed and started in pursultl Harris is accused at Fairfield, 111., of murdering a man on July 4, and Illinois officers were trailing him at the time of the murder. After shooting the man at Fairfield, Harris escaped. The man died a few days later. The state of Illinois offered a re ward of J6000 for Harris' arrest and offi cers have (since been following him. Har ris came to Tulsa last Thursday; forced his wife at the point, of a revolver to sell her Jewelry, took the proceeds and depart ed for Claremore, Okla., after ordering her to meet him there.' Mrs. Harris did not leave Tulsa, and Harris, angered at her action, returned and shot her. All IT 16-Button Kayser Silk Gloves Double-tipped, all sizes and colors, ONLY complete stock in Portland. On sale at the, lowest price in the United States. . Regular $1.75 Value 85C "Kayser" and "Fownes " 16-button Silk Gloves in all colors and sizes. Double-tipped fingers. Regular $2.25 Value 1.55 Wash Suits and Lingerie Dresses Tailormade Wash Suits of pure linen, repp and poplin ih plain colors. Lingerie Princess Dresses of lawn and; mull in light blue, champagne, pink and white. Values to $30.00 $7.95 Embroidered Stiff Collars 19c-25c Values 10 C ' German Valenciennes Laces $1.25 Values 9C DOZdl Women's Lace Jabots 35c-50c Values 29C Sale of Tuxedo Veilings Round and square mesh, large and small dots; all colors. 35c Values IQC YSfd Women's Lisle Lace Stockings 0 Black and all colors. vanies to 65c 3 Pairs $1.00 Sale of Lace Curtains Renaissance, Cluny, Battenberg, and Irish Point Lace. values to $4.50 $2.98 Pair Great sales today, as advertised Sunday, of Infants' Wear, Knit Underwear, Engraved Cards, Stationery, Room-Size Rugs, Millinery. Waists, Pictures, Silks, Etc. Wm OfJLflSE TRUMP EXPECT TO REACH SPIRIT LAKE MONDAY NIGHT. Loud In Praise of Castle Rock Citi zens and Mayor Robins lor Hospitality Extended. TOUTLE BRIDGE, Wash., Aug. 2. (Special.) The main party of the Ma zamas, 43 strong, left Castle Rock at 6 o'clock this morning, after staying in Castle Rock last night, where accommo dations at the various hotels and in pri vate families had been reserved for the party. The Mayor, T. W. Rohins, met the party upon its arrival and offered the hospitality of the city. This morning he and Mr. Byerly loaded up their large autos with women and took them 12 miles on the road. The Mazamas are loud in praise of the citi zens of Castle Rock and especlalaly of Mayor Robins, why has adiled so much to their comfort. The commissary and baggage loaded on four wagons is with the party, as are the hacks to accommodate those who do not feel equal to the 49-mile tramp. The party lunched at Toutle Bridge at 1 o'clock today and will reach temporary camp at 6 tonight. Permanent camp will Why We Should Eat U. S. Government Inspected Meat In th,e Summer one needs the maximum food values with little bulk pure meat gives it. ' Any food that does not digest is injurious. Made dishes are often indigestible. Ture meat is easily digested. Your body needs real nourishment for brain, muscles and steady nerves. Pure meat supplies it. The greatest nations of the world are the meat-eating nations. The greatest men are meat-eaters. You can get meat that is stamped with the Government's stamp of healthfulness "U. S. INSPECTED AND PASSED, 138." See that vour meat bears this stamp. It pleases the palate and strengthens the system at the same time. It is toothsome, nutri tious, and all satisfying. UNION MEAT CO. Tecf PIONEER PACKERS OF THE PACIFIC .1 the Latest Fiction, $1.18 be reached at Spirit Lake Monday night. Mail addressed Castle Roi-k, Wash., care Mazamas, will be taken ln"about twice a week. The weather is perfect, the road in fine condition, and everyone well and happy. The woods resound with the. Mazama yell: Wa-hu-hah, Xannygnst, Ma-sa-ma. Ma-ia-nia. Bill j goat. SHOCK OVERCOMES WOMAN Mrs. K. Carroll Faints When Told House Is on Fire. Upon being informed that the house where she lived was on fire. Mrs. K. Car roll, of 551 Morrison street, fainted on the street Saturday night and it was more than half an hour before she revived. Mrs. Carrfcll resides with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Htnch. The Hindi family was out last night at 11 o'clock, as was Mrs. Car roll. Mrs. Carroll was walking along Mor rison street on her way home when she saw the fire apparatus a blork away. Upon Inquiry she was told that the fire was in the Hinch residence, whereupon she collapsed. Patrolman Hill carried the wonwin into her house, the fire having been put out, and called Dr. Smith. An attack of hysteria continued for a long time after she had regained consciousness. The fire which had been discovered by neighbors started in a closet. The damage it less than S100. . .