THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 19, 190S.
"LEAGUE"
ITS Nil
"PARTY'MS
Hearst Organization Not Offi
cially Recognized Under
New Appellation.
IT CANNOT GO ON BALLOTS
Identical Situation Encountered in
Three States Where Independ-
ents
Wish to Conduct .
Heavy Operations.
BT LLOYD T. LONERGAN.
NEW YORK. Aug. IS. (Special.)
Those sterling patriots. Thomas L. Hla-
aren and John Temple Graves, have
heard with mingled feelings of surprise
and resignation, that they are running
as the nominees of one party, and will
vniH for the candidates of an-
nnrinr the Fimoilin. the virtues of
the Independence party will be lauded
to the skies. But the emblem of the new
organization wui be missing from the
official ballot. (By the way. does any
hnriv know what emblem. If any, was
selected at Chicago?) And the Indepen
dence League will continue to w.
proudly in the political skies.
How Trouble Arose.
All the trouble was started by a
riM rue hrutal member of the ' Erie
Countv Board of Elections. Dr. Auel.
who is the Hearst boss In Buffalo, called
to present the customary notice that tha
independence party intended to partici
pate in the primaries and nominate can
didates. .
The primary law provides that any
nartv rastlnz 10.000 or more votes at a
state election is entitled to participate
in the primaries, and also to a party
column on the official ballot. As candi
date of the Independence League two
years ago. William Randolph Hearst re
ceived 17.600 votes, which established the
status of his organization.
Auel's Ballot Scorned.
So Dr. Auel was happy when he en
tered the office of the Election Commis
sioners. "The Independence party?" said the
Commissioners scornfully. "Never heard
of It. You cannot hold primaries, and
If you want to go on the ballot, election
dav. get busy with your Detitlons."
"But we polled 17,000. votes In 1906I"
protested Dr. Auel.
"Who did?"
"We did." said the doctor. "Tou see,"
he added, "the Independence League
used to be the Municipal Ownership
League, and now it is the Iadependence
party." and he smiled, thinking his
troubles were at an end.
"The Independence League has rights
under the law," was the decision. "But
there is no record of any Independence
party."
Dr. Auel took a fast train to New
York and poured his tale or sorrow into
sympathetic ears. A hasty study of
authorities revealed that It would ba
practically Impassible for the Indepen
dence party to Inherit the prestige of the
Independence ' League vote. County
Chairman Charles E. Gehring made the
formal announcement for the organisa
tion. And so It's Independence League.
' ""We are going to use the Independence
League name and emblem this year." he
said. "The electors on It will be for
Hlsgen and Graves."
Thia decision was not reached vil
after long argument. Several leaders
advocated getting on the ticket under
the new name "by petition." but thia
would have involved the necessity of
securing at least 50 names in each of tne
SI counties of the state. So the proposi
tion was voted down on the ground of
expense.
- Loud walls from Massachusetts, In
diana and Illinois have demonstrated
that like conditions prevail - there. In
each of those states there Is a place on
the ballot for the Independence League.
But the Independence party is a
stranger, and none will recognize It.
One of the prominent "Leaguers" or
"Independence Partyers." whichever
name you prefer, consented to discuss
the organization's dilemma. He said:
lt does not matter wnat they call
the ticket, the votes for Hlsgen ' and
Graves will all come out In the wash.
In states where we are on the ballot, I
we will run as Independence Leaguers.
In other states, where we are compelled j
to use petitions, it will be the Indepen- !
dence party.
"At our state convention here we will
indorse Hisgen and Graves as the can
didates of the Independence League. The
Independence party will not run any
ticket In New York, but we will get all
the votes Just the same."
More Trouble Possible.
This contention is vigorously combat
ted by Thomaa F. Gllleran. who la one
of the party traitors. Loyal Hearst men
say Gilleran was kicked out of the or
ganization. Gilleran claims that he left
Hearst, and took the organization with
him. He is endeavoring to prove his con
tentions in the courts, and if he does, tha
Independence party will be compelled
to make nominations, after all.
"We hold the rightful title to the name
and emblem of the Independence League,
and intend to fight, both at the primaries
and at the election, against the Hearst
outfit." said Mr. Gilleran today.
"When a very large number of the
League's membership In New York
County got tired of being handled as a
personal asset, there was a split. Twenty-two
of the 35 members of the execu
tive committee refused to be bullied any
longer. They remained firm under the
leadership of County Chairman Timothy
Drlscoll The Hearst faction, a minority
of the committee, chose Charles E.
Gehring. Both sides went to court,
where the cases are still on the calendar.
"Most of us are Democrats, and we
feel kindly toward that party and Its
candidates. If we should nominate a
ticket it would be to help the Democ
racy, and our Presidential electors would
be favorable to Mr. Bryan.
"We are making preparations now to
fight the Hearst outfit at the primaries.
Vnder the law. all the minor parties will
be compelled to hold their primaries this
year under the auspices of the Demo
cratic Inspectors.
"In view of what Hearst Is saying
about the Democrats lust now, it is
hardly likely we will get the worst of
this trial of strength under Democratic
auspices.
"Our faction is Jtie genuine Independ
ence League. I suppose Hearst still has
tha old Incorporation papers, but they
count for nothing now. The fact that the
league polled more than 10.000 In 1906
makes secure its name and Its emblem.
That was the object of incorporation be
fore we had attained recognition, but
some of us quickly found the directors
were liable for extravagant expenses that
everybody recklessly incurred, and which
BARRED
Hearst refused to pay. Then partlcipa-
tion In the corporation part of the 'game
became very unpopular. I think the In-
corporation business has been passed up.
It IS Ol no puiiLicm value nun.
Calls It One-Man Party.
"If there ever was a one-man party,
is the so-called Independence paVty.
it
If
there ever was a convention dominated
absolutely by a single autocrat, it was the
recent gathering at Chicago. The party
consists of Hearst. He runs it as hi
personal property for his own aggrandize'
ment.
Mr. Gilleran was a Tammany district
leader before he Joined the Hearst forces
In 1901. He waa one of the few men con
nected with the editor's Presidential boom
that year who displayed political ability
Discussing the outlook for the new or
ganlzatton. Mr. Gilleran said:
"The Murphy-Connera Democrats are
very coy as vet. watching the game. They
let Hearst In one time, and be got away
alive. If they take him into partnership
again they will eat him up sure.
"I think there will be hard times finan
dally thia campaign in the Independence
party ranks. Hearst did not take tn
nomination for president himself because
of the cost. He could not afford it- Just
now.
"Hearst let Hisgen have the honor o
putting up the money, but I would not
be surprised to see Hearst take the nom
lnation for Governor on his Independence
ticket in order to start afresh again for
the Presidential contest four years from
now.
Another "Hearst Traitor.'.'
Judge Samuel Seabury. another "Hearst
traitor," has issued a long statement. In
which he announces his withdrawal from
the-Independence League, under any and
all of Its names. - He bases -his action
principally on the ground that the Chi
cago ticket waa nominated solely to In
Jure-Bryan and gratify Hearst's personal
desire for revenge. In his statement the
learned Justice of the State Supreme
Court says:
"The Independence- League has gained a
certain popularity because It was believed
to stand for the principles wmcn Mr.
Bryan has advocated. Its refusal to In
dorse Mr. Bryan shows that its present
purpose Is merely to divide the opposition
to Mr. Bryan.
"In the history of American politic
there has never been a National conven
tion that was less Independent, and which
was so completely dominated by one man
as the convention of the so-called Inde
pendence party
"Everv element of Independence was
ruthlessly stamped out: raguiarly-eiected
delegates were denied admission to tne
convention: other delegates were intiml
dated and by threats of personal vio
lence were prevented from expressing
their views.
The delegates were denied even the
opportunity to vote upon Mr. Bryan's
name. A delegate who attempted to pre
sent Mr. Brian's name was grossly In
sulted and forcibly ejected from the hall
Honest men may differ In their opin
ion as to whether the Independence
League .should have nominated Mr
Bryan, but no decent citizen can approve
the methods which were pursued in that
convention.
"Independent men who Joined the Inde.
pendence League because they believed In
the principles it advocates will doubtless
leave it. These men will support the
principles in which they believe, even
If they have to do so outside or any other
local political organization.
They Believed In Hearst.
Mr. Hearst polled a great vote in 1905
and 1S0S because many believed that he
stood sincerely for the policies he advo
cated. It is urfortunate that he has
come to regard this vote as a purely per
sonal asset, which- he Is free to use to
promote his own ambition or to gratify
his own desire for personal revenge."
Judge Seabury added that the action of
the Independence party In nominating a
ticket In opposition to Mr. Bryan was ex
ceedingly embarrassing to many of Its
members who voted for Bryan in 189S and
1900. .He add:d that during the first two
days after he returned home he had re
ceived over 150 letters from former fol
lowers of Hearst who declared they would
not vote the Hisgen-Graves ticket.
County Chairman Gehring listened to
Judge Seabury's statement with a good
deal of Interest. When asked what he
thought about It. he said:
'Any specific reply to Justice Seabury s
allegations would prove him to be merely
untruthful Respect for the Supreme
Court makes silence more dignified."
Which, translated into every day lan
guage, means: "Justice seabury is a
liar, but if I try to prove it he may pun
ish me for contempt."
Xo Journalistic Future for Bryan.
Here is some news that may cause
Bryan deep sorrow. He win never be
permitted to work on the "Choinul." Ar-
hur Brisbane has said so. He announced
his decision at a recent Independence
rally In these burning words:
If you want to get Into trouble, elect
Bryan. He doesn't understand how to
conduct any kind of business. Before he
tarted the Commoner he might have
fooled me into thinking he could run a
newspaper but It is a mass of stupidity
and egotism. I run a newspaper and
Bryan couldn't be office boy on my paper.
Bryan Is an ignorant man. You need In
the White House a good brain, and you
don't need a mouth. Bryan Is mouth.
Poor Bryan! John Temple Graves cer
tainly has the laugh on him.
NET REVENUE DECREASES
Annual Report of Harrlman Line's
Shows Large Falling Off.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18. A decrease of
I10.532.7S8 In revenue over operating ex
penses and taxea la shown by the annual
statements of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific Companies, made public
today.
The gross revenue of the Southern Pa
cific Company for the year ending June
30 last was 1123.277.423, a decrease of
$2,894. The operating expenses were
184.659.905. an Increase of $4,415,598. and
the taxes $3,950,140, an Increase of $1,053,
401. The revenue over operating expenses
and taxes was $34,662,577, a decrease of
?.365.2S9.
The gross revenue of the Union Pacific
system was $76,039,224. a decrease of $292,
785: operating expenses $41,694,293, an in
crease of $1,510,933: and taxes $2,444,725, an
increase of $365,780. The revenue over
operating expenses and taxes waa $31,
900.205. a decrease of 12.169.499.
TEST ARMY WIRELESS KITE
Messages From American Lake Are
Picked Up on Puget Sound.
SEATTLE. Aug. 18. A special dispatch
from Camp David S. Stanley at American
Lake to the Post-Intelligencer says:
The new army field wireless telegraph
kits were given their first test In the
Northwest today, and. although messages
could be picked up from many Puget
Sound stations. It was found Impossible
to get in communication with any sta
tions. The kit used Is the one perfected
last Winter, which Is carried on the
backs of army mules. Instead of using a
telescope pole, which Is generally used
with this kit, two huge king kites were
sent into the air, carrying especially
adapted wire.
These kits are for special use on the
battlefield. The entire outfit, with storage
batteries, hand generators, field kit and
telescope pole. Is so compact and light
that it is transported on the backs of
three army mules.
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Next nlon begins Sept. 15. Catalog free.
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MID PHILIPPINES!
Roosevelt
York
Problem
Fassett.
DIVISION IN EMPIRE STATE
Fassett Says Party Splits Evenly on
Hughes President Pledges Fili
pinos More Power when Next
. ' Assembly Is Elected.
OYSTER BAY, Aug. 18. President
Roosevelt had a number of callers at
his home on Sagamore Hill yesterday and
discussed a wide range of subjects with
them, from Philippine Islands questions
with Senor Manuel Queson. a prominent
Filipino, to New York Police Depart
ment matters with ex-Chief John Mc
Culiogh. . Mr. Roosevelt also had a long
talk, with Congressman J. Sloat Fassett,
with whom political conditions in New
York State were discussed. On leaving
Sagamore Hill Mr. Fassett said he
hardly knew what to . say about hla
talk with the President, because he
feared what he might say would be
taken as coming from the President.
Equally Divided on Hughes.
Speaking for himself of the candi
dacy of Governor Hughes for renomi
natlon. Mr. Fassett said:
'I find that there Is large opposition I
to Governor Hughea in the state, and es- !
peclally In my part of the state, on the 1
part of a large element connected wlth-
the race-track gambling interests. I also
have received strong protests from promi- j
nent railway men and voters of the I
laboring classes. As far as I can Judge,
though, the party seems pretty evenly
divided as to those who are In favor and
those who are against Governor Hughes'
renominatlon.
More Power to Filipinos.
Senor Queson, who Is leader of the Na
tionalist party In the Filipino Assembly,
said througH his interpreter that he had
come to pay his respects to the President.
He wished to Inquire of the President,
he said, how much the participation of
the Filipinos In the government of their
Islands would be Increased. He said he
had been, assured by the President that
If the new Assembly which will be elected
two years hence worked as well as the
present Assembly is working, more power
In the government of the archipelago
would be granted to .the Filipino people.
Independence in CO Years.
Senor Queson says the President favors
complete independence of the Filipinos
when they are able to assume self-gov
ernment. He said the President does not
believe in complete Independence at pres
ent on account of the possibility of for
eign aggression. He hopes in 20 years to
see the Filipinos independent and able to
take care of themselves, Senor Queson
says.
The Filipino leader said that he would
keep the words of the President In his
mind and heart, and that, when the Flllr
plnos had fulfilled their part, he would
appeal to the President to carry out the
other part and give the Filipinos their
Independence.
Senor Queson was highly enthusiastic
over President Roosevelt, and said to his
interpreter in Spanish:,
'He has conquered me. He is a man.
Our people will have faith in what he
said."
ORTLAND TEAM HER
CRICKET PLAYERS TAKE FIRST
GAME AT VICTORIA.
Pacific Xorthwest Championsship
Match Now On Oregonlans
Have Margin 103 Rune.
VICTORIA. B. C. Aug. 18. (Special.)
Portland won the first match in the Pa
cific Northwest cricket championship
tournament against Vernon. B. C, to
day. They left the field with a margin
of 103 runs. The Canadians, on going to
bat in the morning, were faced by Bowl
ers Gregg and Bailey and were llteraly
swept oft their feet. Their Innings closed
for only 14 runs.
Gregg got five wickets for four runs
while Bailey scored four wickets for nine
runs. When the Vernon players were
ble to take stock of their earnings they
found but 14 runs to their credit for the
men. It was the bowler's Innings,
and they were enthusiastically cheered
when the Canadians took the field and
Portland went to bat.
In their first effort they made but 50,
many of them railing easy prey to the
wrtrk nf th. V.rnnn hnwlprn And in the
second it looked at the outset as though
the Americans also would go down quick
But Smith came to the rescue after
three had fallen for ducks. He batted
carefully, but wisely and what, with' short
well placed hits through slips and long
drives to deep field, soon had the half
country to his credit. He went to 60 be
fore being bowled.
Worrell made the longest stand, with
Smith. He hit more freely, taking
greater chances, and went down for 50.
The innings closed for 1S5. When Ver
non came up again they had an hour
and a half to score upward of 200. It
was a slim chance, but they tried. Gregs
and Bailey bowled. This time they
weren't so successful. The Canadians
were out for quick runs and hit openly,
blocking tactics being out of the ques
tion. Fenwick and Lawrence changed
nff with frovw and Bjiilev. hilt the latter
afterward went back.
The team worked well in the field, and
though Vernon did not go so readily,
they were out within the limit for 88,
a long way from- the number needed to
land them a draw or victory
Tomorrow Portland plays Alblons of
Victoria.
HOTTEST KNOWN IN YEARS
Cottage Grove Swelters, With Ther
mometer Registering 102.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Aug. 18. Not
withstanding this section has been at
tended by a number of uncomfortably
hot days. yesterday surpasses all
others of the season and is said to have
been one of the hottest In the memory
of old-timers. Early in the forenoon
the heat became oppressive-, the ther
mometer registering 102 at 1 otclock P. M.
Special sal 0a shoe at Rosenthal's.
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With II
NEW FALL
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ARRIVING
DAILY
MIDWEEK
WOMEN'S WASH SDITS
At the Following
Radical Reductions
$ 4.50 values for $2.98
$17.50 values for. .... . $6.75
$17.50 values for. . . .'. .$9.95
$11.50 values for $6.35
SAVE 25 IN THE PRICE OF REMODELING YODR OLD FUR
GARMENTS INTO LATEST STILES BY HAVING IT DONE NOW
Only a few days more to take advantage of Summer prices. After September 1st, prices for re
modeling will be 25 per cent MORE. BRING YOUR FURS IN NOW. All furs remodeled will be
stored free of charge until wanted.
LI TO HER LIKING'
Mrs. George Baright, of New
York, Visits Portland.
PRACTICES IN COURTS
"Woman Attorney Tells of Some of
"Her Experiences in Trial of
Cases In . American
Metropolis.
That a winsome woman may be a
mother, a lawyer and withal a charming.
feminine creature at the same time is
proved by Mrs. George F. Baright, of
New York, who. with her husband, spent
yesterday in Portland. Mrs. Baright Is
a revelation In these days of the aggres
sive, bustling professional woman, for
she is as much opposed 'to the programme
of the suffragette as one could well De.
Every Inch a woman, but none the less
a professional woman, is the seemmg
miracle Mrs. Baright accomplishes.
For five years Mrs. Baright has
practiced law In the courts of New
York, being a graduate of the Uni
versity of New York, and she Is most
successful. She expressed wonder that
there are not more women members
t of the profession in Portland for It is her
contention that none need surrender their
womanliness and ape the manners of men
In the practice of the law.
"No. I am not a suffragette," declared
Mrs. Baright In discussing her views of
the real woman. I would not want to
thrust my husband aside to stand in front
for I have confidence in my husband and
can win him to my way of thinking, if
my way is right. In innumerable other
ways that are far better than taking his
place. If being a suffragette means the
general Improvement of women In every
way and their advancement, then I must
be written down one but not in the general
meaning of the term. There Is no need to
scramble for the privilege of the ballot.
Women who are willing to give up mod
esty and dignity to secure the ballot are
not real women to my way of thinking.
I prefer to leave the voting to- my hus
band." Chances in Law.
The vast possibilities of the law ap
pealed to Mrs. Baright and she says she
chose the profession for that reason.
"I would never be content with anything
that I could explore fully and get to the
end of," she declared when asked about
her choice of a profession. "When I
travel on a road, I -am never content until
I reach the end. and then I must round
the next curve and keep going. It was
the bigness and vastness of the law that
attracted me, the opportunities to keep on
going forever.
"It Is my doctrine that women can do
anything nowadays and still be sweet
and womanly. In our courts Judges re
serve their decisions In cases where a
woman is counsel lest It be said thought-
lessly that the court waa Influenced by i
the woman In the case. But good looks
do not amount to a snap of the finger in
a woman lawyer unless the practitioner
has brains and then the latter scores and
the former is a mere incidental.
"That a woman may always be a woman
and need never, never surrender her wom
anly qualities even In the heat of a trial
was impressed upon me in the trial of my
first case. The cause was heard before
referee and my opponent was old
enough to be my father.. I had studied the
case hard and knew I had the right side.
Just as I had my argument well along
and was leading up to the psychological
moment to clinch my point, opposing
counsel Interrupted me. It was a trick,
of course, and It made me angry but I
kept my temper and the court rebuked
my opponent and told him he would suf
fer no further Interruptions until I had
finished.
Insult From Lawyer.
"I won the suit and the court did not
withhold judgment, but gave the de
cision to me. Immediately that was
done, opposing counsel, who was of
course dissatisfied with . the verdict.
shouted out to me: 'What do you know
about -law? Go home and read Laura
Jean Libbey.' . "
I was very much annoyed, but I man
Extraordinary Specials on
at Prices Far Below
WHITE WASH SKIRTS
In Wool and Alpaca
At the Following
Reductions
$18.50 values for $13.75
$11.00 values for $5.75
$13.50 values for. .... .$8.75
$12.50 values for $6.75
$10.00 values for $4.35
aged to keep my temper and crushed him
with the remark that I should always
remember .to be a lady. The Judge who
heard the ease told me afterward that
If he had tried to squelch my opponent
he could not have done so more effect
ively. Later, this lawyer apologized for
his rudeness and became one of my best
professional friends."
Mrs. Baright is an accomplished musi
cian and despite the professional de
mands upon her time, her chief interests
center In her home, where she has two
little girls that she is training in all
the elements of true womanhood.
. Mrs. Baright Is of German ancestry
and was born in Venice. That she Is a
lawyer would be the last guess of one
who did not know her, because her ap
pearance is that of the cultivated woman
of leisure.
George P. Baright, of New York City,
la advertising manager for the Pruden
tial Life Insurance Company. The trip
on the Coast Is being made for pleasure
and on business, for Mr. Baright is look
ing over the Prudential offices In the
Pacific Coast cities and estimating the
opportunities of his company In this ter
ritory. He spoke warmly of Portland.
Prosperity of Portland.
"I find that the business conditions
here are much ahead of what they are
In the other Coast cities I have visited
said he. "The depression- that struck
Los Angeles is still In evidence and San
Francisco is still in the doldrums, al
though one must admire the courage of
her people. The reconstruction of th
city is such a great undertaking that
none can realize how big a task it is
without seeing it.
"There has certainly beeri a great
awakening here lri the past four or five
years. I went over the city today and
was Impressed with the development.
The East has little conception of the
great Industrial development here.
"We expect to develop a great business
here, having recently planted a branch
of our company in Portland. Oregon
people may be a little conservative in
taking up a new company, but when we
have educated them to what we have,
we expect great results. The spirit of
optimism here In this favored section of
the country is so marked that one cannot
help but notice it and none can realize
it without coming In contact with it.
"What you need here is more railroads.
When the center of this state shall have
been tapped by the transportation sys
tems, then Portland, in my opinion, will
grow as never before."
Mr. and Mrs. Baright were entertained
yesterday by prominent advertising men
of the city and today they will make a
tour through the Columbia gorge. They
will not leave Portland before Wednes
day, when they will go north to the
Puget Sound cities and thence to New
York.
RACE WAR IH TENNESSEE
WHITE MEX BESIEGE XEGROES
AT JELLICO MIXES.
Attempt to Mix Races at Work
Arouses Fury Sherlfr Calls
Out Citizens.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.. Aug. 18. As a
result of the determination of the
Kings Mountain Coal Company to work
negroes in the same mines with white
men, a- race war that threatens to as
sume serious proportions is imminent
in the mining districts adjacent to Jel
llco, Tenn. Tonight 70 negroes, heav
ily armed, are barricaded In a commis
sary wlilch Is threatened by between
300 and 400 white men, and attack is
expected at any moment.
Sheriff Huddlestone, of Campbell
County, has Just reached the scene and
is summoning every available citizen to
protect the negro population.
Filipinos Invite Roosevelt. ..
MANILA,. Aug. 18. The Merchants'
Association, of Manila, has started a
movement to Induce President Roose
velt to visit the Philippine Islands,
either before or after the big game
hunting trip in Africa, which the Presi
dent is planning; to take after the
inauguration of his successor next
March. At a meeting of the association
a resolution to this effect was unani
mously adopted and a committee ap
pointed to extend a formal invitation to
the President. It Is expected that
many of the Filipinos will Join In ths
movement.
COR. 4th AND MORRISON STREETS
Women's Summer Apparel
Cost of Manufacture
$55.00 values for
$25.00 values for
$30.00 values for
COW'S CLEVER RUSE
ESCAPES IX SIAKIXG HUNT FOR
BRITTAN BOY.
Leads Parents to Believe He Helped
Kidnap Cecil, Is Taken to
Mountains and Flees.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 18.
James Breen, the ex-convlct who' was
recently granted a conditional pardon
on his promise to restore little Cecil
Brittain, the child who so mys
teriously disappeared near . Tollgate,. In
the mountains near this city, July 15.
1905, made a successful getaway In .the
fastnesses of the mountains near Toll
gate yesterday, while Mr. and Mrs.
Brittan and Deputy Sheriff Butler,, of
Spokane, wftited In an automobile near
the road for him to return with the boy,
as he had promised to do.
Several things connected with the al
leged part Breen played In the .kidnap
ing of the Brittan boy have appeared
strange and now their significance Is
known. There is little doubt that the
ex-convlct watched . his chance and es
caped to his old horsestealing "pals" at
the time when he either had to make
good his promises or return to 'the peni
tentiary. That his confession and alleged peni
tence were merely a "blind" to secure
his liberty is now almost a certainty. Mr.
and Mrs. Brittan are almost heartbroken
with the failure of this rescue.
YELLOW PERIL IS REAL
Canadian Statesman Says America
Has Cause to Fear.
MONTREAL. Aug. 18. T. Hamer
Greenwood, the most prominent Cana
dian in the British Parliament, and a
member of the executive committee of
the Liberal party of Great Britain, who
is visiting Canada, predicts a conflict
between Japan and America. He says:
"Japan is preparing to restrict the
overflow of her people Into countries
where thev are not wanted, but It does
not require a prophet to foresee that
the feeling between these swarthy
John Bulls of the Pacific and the white
races of America may soon grow acute
and may mean war. Just now Japan
is having a struggle to make both
ends meet In national finance and has
cut down her naval and military pro
grammes by large amounts.
"I have no doubt myself, however,
that when she gets over the enormous
losses of the late war with Russia
there will be trouble. If she can stir
up and force an alliance with half
awakened China the yellow peril will
be a reality."
RAISES FINEJPOINT OF LAW
International Question Propounded
by Divorced Woman's Claim.
VICTORIA. B. C, Aug. 18. Mrs. Edna
Gullin, -divorced from Captain C. J. V.
Gullin at Seattle July 18, he not defending
the suit, has brought up an Interesting
point of International law by endeavoring
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to enforce the decree of divorce granted
at Seattle in the Victoria courts.
By the terms of the Seattle Judgment
Mrs. GuIIin, under the community law
of the State of Washington, is given a
half Interest In a lot on the corner of
Wilson and Mary streets In this city
owned by Captain Gullin. The law tn
question provides that husband and wire
are Joint owners of any property either
owned at their marriage.
The case brought here is to determrne
whether the Seattle divorce and the rul
ing regarding the husband's property
can be made to apply here.
SICK FROM SPIDER'S BITE
Walla. Walla Man Dangerously 111.
Wound Bleeds Profusely.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 18.
Suffering from the bite of a spider,
inflicted early last Sunday morn
ing, Moses Maskelyne lies in a dangerous
condition at his home at 210 North
Fourth street. In this city.
While sleeping In a tent Sunday morn
ing, Mr. Maskelyne was awakened by
the bite of a spider. Soon his face be
gan to swell and a leech waa applied to
draw out the poison. When the blood
sucker was taken away the flow of blood
was not staunched and the assistance
of a physician was necessary before this
could be accomplished.
Although the injured man rested
easily last night, his condition Is yet
serious, but the attending physjclan be
lieves he will recover without more dif
ficulty, provided the wound is carefully
attended to.
FEAR RIOTS IN ISPAHAN
Citizens Resort to Arms to Rescue
Political Prisoner.
TEHERAN, Aug. 18. A state of ex
citement exists In Ispahan, which here
tofore had been quiet. The trouble has
been p'recipltated by an attempt to
exile Gadjlaga Nurulla, one of the lead
ers of the Constitutionalists. The resi
dents of Ispahan closed the bazaars and
sent out an armed posse, which over
took the Shah'o men having Nurulla In
charge. They released the prisoner
and returned to the city with him in
triumph. '
It Is feared by the adherents of the
Shah at Ispahan that there will be a
repetition in that city of the events
that have been recently terrorizing
Tabriz.
BICYCLIST KILLED BY AUTO
Isaac Vpham, Retired San Francisco
Merchant, Is Victim.
SAN JOSE Cal., Aug. 18. Isaac Vpham,
a well-known retired wholesale merchant
of San Francisco and for years president
of the board of trustees of the Agnew
State Hospital for the Insane, was struck
by an automobile about 2 o'clock this
afternoon and died from his injuries an
hour later.
Mr. Upham was riding north on, a bi
cycle and S. B- Hunkins, president of the
Garden City Bank, was going south In
an automobile, when a collision occurred.
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