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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1908.
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VOL. XLVIII. XO. 14,924.
CHINESE IS SHOT
FIFTY ARRESTED
FOR LIFTING LID
TOO MANY WIVES
LAPHI. ATTACKS
SENATOR BAILEY
SOON TO RESIGN
1ST SIDE GAS
SUPPLY GUT OFF
DOWN ON STREET
FOR THIS COUNTRY
WEALTHY HONGKONG MERCHAJiT
'WIl.Ii PRACTICEJ HIS PROFESSION
IJT NEW YORK.
LCM Ll'5G GIF FALLS BEFORE BIX
LETT OF rSKXOWX ENEMY.
NOT ALLOWED TO LAND.
ANSWERS
BRYAN
DFTODAY
HARD FACTS
Roosevelt Gives His
Record in Reply.
"INTERESTS" PREFER BRYAN
Oil Attorney Quoted in Sup
port of Charge.
FIGHT ON HASKELL'S POST
President Refers to Court Document
to Show Cnworthlness of Man.
Turns Bryn's Arguments
Against Him.
WHAT ROOSEVELT SATS TO
BRTAX.
That Bryan In nis ptairorm .
promises to do what the present ad-
ministration has already done.
Compares anti-trust fight of pres
ent administration with that of last
Democratic administration, as well
as the activity against railroads.
Accuses Bryan of receiving sup
port of Judge Priest, prominent
Standard Oil attorney, in present
campaign.
Says corporations with special in
terests will support Bryan.
Accuses Bryan of having received
"special interest" support in cam
paign of 1S96.
He says Governor Hughes has not
been influenced by campaign sub
scriptions. Compares the attitude of Taft to
Foraker with that of Bryan to Has
kell. Grills Haskell for his "manifested
misdeeds" and hints at prosecutions
to follow.
WASHINGTON", Sept. 27. President
Roosevelt late tonight made reply to Wil
liam J. Bryan's recent speech in which
lis maintained that the Democratic par
ty and platform were not getting a square
deal in the campaign. The President's
reply deals particularly with Mr. Bryan's
assertion that the Administration has
been neither sincere nor effective in the
prosecution of trusts.
Mr. Roosevelt combats this charge with
characteristic emphasis and sets forth in
detail what has been done under his dl
rection toward curbing the tendency of
capital to centralize with a view to de
stroying competition. The President's let
ter follows:
Pear Sir: I have setn your letter published
In this morning's rapra. As to must of what
ju say about me personally I do not regard
any answer as necessary. When you say that
I am unfair to your platform, you reiterate
certain opinions as to which I had quoted with
my hearty approval. Governor Hughes In my
tlrst letter: and these, therefore. It ts also
unnecessary to answer. You have not an
swered the Hugti-s speech, and Ir. my Judg
ment, you do well not to make the attempt.
)ou say that your plalfurm declares in favor
cf vigorous enforcement of the law against
guilty trust magnates and officials, and that
the platform upon which Mr. Taft .stands
makes no such declaration. It was not necea
ry. That platform approved the policies of
this administration and promised to continue
them: and here, as ueual. 1 have only to com
1 ar your or i with the deeds of the admin
istration and of Mr. Taft. Tou merely prom
ts in our platform that you Intend to do
Vul what tM administration has actually
cne and Is doing.
Seta Deeds Against Words.
Te show the difference, between deeds and
words. I will con-pare the records of this ad
rr. in urtratlon with the record of one of your
most prominent supporters at the moment
Mr. Olney. Attorney-General under the last
Ijemoerallc administration. While Mr. Olney
w-aa Attorney-General no casea whatever -were
brought under the anti-trust law against
combinations of capital, the only new cases
which he brought being directed against com
binations of worklngmen. During the entire
administration the only cases brought against
combinations of capital under the anti-trust
act were four In number, two of which were
unsuccessful, one of the other two being the
ease which was decided by Judge Taft In favor
of the Government.
Under this administration, a mass of such
esses have been brought. Including tbe case
acalnst tbe Northern Securities Company;
against the beef packers; agalnat the Federal
Fait Company: against the General Paper
Company; against the Otis and othor elevator
companies; against the American Tobacco
Company: against the Powder Trust; sgalnst
the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company;
against the Standard Oil Company, and others.
In a number of "these cases the Government
baa already succeeded by Injunctions and oth
erwise. Some of the cases are now pending.
In hardly any important case against great
law-breaking corporations has the Government
et suffered final defeat.
Many Convictions for Rebating.
As regards suits to suppress railway
abuses under the last Democratic adminis
tration there were no Indictments against
shippers for receiving rebates or secret
ates. Under my administration there have
been 49 Indictments for secret rebates re
sulting In IS convictions; and In only four
cases have these Indictments failed. Ths
other 27 cases are still pending. Among the
railroads which have been convicted are
the Chicago t Alton. Chicago. Burlington
A Qniiiry. the New York Central, the Chi
cago. Rock Island' Pacific and the Chi
cago. Milwaukee as St. Paul: while scores
of cases are atill pending against other
leading railroads.
Among the shippers that have been con
victed are some of the greatest corporations
In the United States, as for example, the
American Sugar Company, the aggregate
line actually paid being more than slOO.UOO;
Swift Co.. the Armour Packing Com
pany, the Cudahy Packing Company. Nel
son Morris A Co.. each of whom was fined
13.0O0 and the cases have now been carried
(Concluded on Page 8.)
Highbinders are Suspected for Vict In
Was Witness to Recent Murder
' In Tone War.
Lura Lung Gip, a-Chinese, 35 years old,
a member of the Bow On Tong and one
of the principal witnesses against Lent
Won and Tee Geung, who are now held
in the county Jail for the murder of the
Chinese merchant Lee Dal Hoy, was
murdered last night st 11:15 o'clock. Lura
was shot In the back as he entered the
hallway to 97 second street, where he
resided on the third floor. His assassin
made good his escape.
The murder was done within the hear
ing of a score of people, many of whom
saw the assassin flee with the smoking
revolver In his hand. The police station
Is not more than 120 feet from the spot.
The shots had hardly ceased when sev
eral policemen started east on Stark
street In pursuit of the murderer, who
eluded his pursuers.
From evidence gathered by the police.
It appears that the killing of Lum had
been planned and that two men were en
gaged in it. One stood guard at the cor
ner of Second and Stark streets, while
the other was waiting for him along this
block, between Oak and Stark streets, on
Second. Lum, who had been reading
Chinese newspaper in 87 Second street,
started for his town rooms. His assassin
undoubtedly was waiting outside and
fired upon him as he was starting up
the stairway.
Albert Renier, SS5 Haight avenue, saw
the killing. He saw the man who did the
shooting run down Stark street toward
the iver. Lum gamely ran out into the
street to pursue him, but staggered a few
steps and fell down dead. Other wit
nesses to the murder were B. G. Cross, 413
Main street: Sidney Eberly, Vancouver,
Wash.; Howard Sproul, a negro Janitor
for the Remington Typewriter Company.
The police believe that the murderer will
be found among the sympathizers of the
murderers of Lee Dai Hoy. The Chinese
friends of Lum say that the murderer is
a member of the San Francisco lodge of
the Bow On Tong and was sent up here to
kill him. The killing of Lee Dal Hoy
aroused Intense feeling in Chinatown and
further wars between the tongs have been
expected.
SITUATION MOST SERIOUS
Unbroken Drouth In East Raisins:
Havoc With Industries.
PITTSBURG. Sept. J7. With losses ag
gregating several million dollars from
forest fires, and heavy damage to crops
and livestock, and the reported loss of a
number of lives due to fighting timber
fires; the enforced idleness of thousands
of workmen owing to suspensions because
of lack of water; the authorities antici
pating serious epidemics of contagious
diseases, and many small streams dried
up and practfcafly obliterated, the drouth
of 1908. which has held Western Penn
sylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Vir
ginia for two months, remains unbroken.
Willie in the Pittsburg district the water
supply is sufficient to carry on all bus
ness, the low stage of the rivers has
caused a congestion of much coal In this
vicinity. -Every available barge and
float ha been loaded with coal, and at
present there Is almost 20,000,000 bushels
in the Pittbburg harbor.
About 15.000 miners employed in the
river nlines along the Monongahela Val
ley are out of work.
In all sections of the dry zone prayers
are offered up dally and these prayers
will continue until they are answered
with rain. ,
FISH WARDEN BETTER MAN
Arrests Prisoner for Shooting; Salmon
After Strenuous Time.
OREGOX CITY, Sept. 27. (Special.)
Deputy Fish Warden Louis Rail had a
strenuous time this afternoon arresting
W. M. Williams on the bank of the Clack
amas River for shooting salmon. Williams
Is from Grays Crossing, Multnomah
County. Rail found him Ashing for sal
mon with a gun today and placed him
under arrest. He searched him and found
a revolver. While trying to unload the
weapon, the mechanism of which he did
not quite understand. Williams hit him a
blow on the back of the heaed. This al
most felled the officer, but be managed to
keep his feet andf after a prolonged
scuffle, subdued his prisoner. Williams
was brought to Oregon City and commit
ted to the care of the Sheriff until he can
have a hearing before the Justice. He
fe held on the charge of attempting to
commit an assault with a dangerous
weapon. Williams says he lost 3120.60
while scuffling with Rail. Rail will re
turn to the scene of the arrest Monday
morning and look for the lost coin.
DIAMONDS OF NEW VARIETY
Rrrf it Important Discoveries In Trans
vaal Scarcity of Labor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ZT. Among
the passengers who arrived here from
the Orient today is Fred J. Fletcher, in
spector of schools of the Transvaal. He
said in an interview:
In the northern part of the colony
great deposits of copper have bsen par
tially opened, but cannot be fully de
veloped because of the lack of labor.
Louis Botha, Premier, Is preparing to
Import thousands of immigrants from
England and Scotland. Recen; diamond
discoveries promise to be mo?t import
ant. Near Penlel, on the Vaal River,
gems have been found which sem o
be of a new variety. Several companies
have been formed to develop these de
posits."
Professor Fletcher in on his way to
England to spend his vacation.
Deposit Bail and Keep
. Stores Open.
CASES TO TEST SUNDAY LAW
Many Places Are Locked up
for the Day.
NO RESISTANCE ATTEMPTED
Names of Sixty-Five Petty Offenders
Are Also Taken for Considera
tion of Grand Jory Police)
Active In Morning.
6TJMMART OF SUNDAY ARRESTS.
Arrests for violations of the Sun
day closing iaw were made yesterday
as follows: Cigar and newsstands.
27; pool and billiard halls, 12; fruit
stands. 7: drygoods stores. 1; con
fectioneries, 3. Total arrests, 50.
Bail for pool and billiard room
keepers. $20 to 323. Ball for cigar,
news and fruit atand keepers, $10
to $20. Names of offenders collected
foa grand Jury, 65.
Defiance of the Sunday closlrvg law
caused an even half hundred arrests by
the police yesterday. In addition to mak
ing these arrests, the police Jotted down
the names of some 65 petty offenders to
submit to the county grand Jury. Drug
gists who sell cigars and sundries are in
this list.
Defiance of the closing order was not so
general as had been looked for and the
patrolmen of the day shift were able to
check up on all offenders without Inter
ference with their other duties. All pool
and billiard hall keepers were arrested
and conspicuous cigar, news, fruit and
confection dealers were forced to pay
brief visits to the police station. One dry
goods store was found open and one East
Side saloon keeper tried to sell liquor
through a back window of his place. Boot
blacks and bath-house keepers were let
alone as coming clearly under the "ne
cessity and mercy" clause of the old state
aw which was being enforced.
More Arrests Than Expected.
In making 60 arrests the police over
stepped themselves somewhat. It wasn't
intended to take any -such number of of
fenders into court as that. In advance It
was figured out by Chief of Police Grltz-
macher and District Attorney Cameron
that from 12 to 30 would be enough. But
when the whole day shift was (turned
loose yesterday morning at daybreak
there was a wholesale making of arrests.
By noon -40 arrests had been made. At 4
P. M. word went out to arrest no more.
Still, there is no particular disadvan
tage in having 50 names on the docket.
the police say. It is not likely the indi
vidual cases will be tried out on their mer
its. Representative cases will be singled
out and tried to test tbe law.
The lid" was partly on during the day,
for at least a third of the small dealers
saw fit to keep their places locked. Ob
viously, they were prompted by a desire
to keep out of trouble and let the conten
tion be threshed out by their brethren in
traffic, since the sentiment for Sunday
opening was shown to be unanimous at
the mass meeting of retailers. Jobbers and
manufacturers, last Friday.
Insist That Law Be Tested.
The cases of those arrested are set ten
tatively for hearing in the Municipal
Court today. But continuances will be al
lowed and there will be no trials today.
Many of the retailers have said they
would be willing to be tried by Jury in
the Municipal Court, in fact that they
would insist on that privilege. This atti
tude is taken particularly by dealers In
necessities and perishables. They con
tend that since the law explicitly elves
trial Juries authority to accept as ques
tions of fact pleas of "necessity and
mercy," their cases would be readily dis
missed. But decisions on individual cases by
trial Juries would in no way affect the
law and the majority of the dealers.
especially those in the tobacco traffic,
Insist that the constitutionality of the
law be tested.
District Attorney Cameron, too, is
known to desire a test of the law. It
Is his plan to lay the cases before the
grand Jury, so he told Chief Grltzmacher
In asking that official to make the neces
sary arrests. The grand Jury would be
very likely to follow the law and return
indictments, not having the broader dis
cretion given trial Juries. Then ths cases
would have a standing in the Circuit
Court and could be fought -ut as to
validity cf the law.
Take Arrests Good-Xatnredly.
No Asorder of any sort marked tho
numerous arrests. All offenders sub
mitted good naturedly. Several .police
men, who visited cigar stores, got enough
cigars to keep them puffing for a week
not by way of bribes but Just as an evid
ence of good feeling. The entire day
shift, under Captain Bailey, devoyed its
spare time to making arrests of open
shop keepers. Each patrolman had orders
to arrest every violator of the law found
on his beat. No second-time arrests were
made. Notations were made of boot
blacks and bath-houses remaining open
should their cases appeal to the i'rand
Jury as requiring attention.
The first arrest of the day was made
(Concluded on Fage 9.)
Brings Two of His Five Wives With
Rim and Freely Admits His
Polygamous Habits
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27. Although
bo has $3,000,000 and Is the larger: landed
proprietor In Honskone; Robert H.
Bosnian, who arrived on the steamer
Korea today, ia detained on the vessel
and denied the right to land because he
has five wives. Two of his wives are
with him.
Bosman made no attempt to conceal
the facts and freely admitted to the Im
migration Inspectors that he is a polyg-
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Rev. S. C. Lapbam. "Who Attacked
Methods of Modern Church.
amist. His case will be made the sub
ject of consideration by a special Board
rf Inquiry. '
Bosman was born in Cfiina. his father
being a Briton, while his motne- Is a
Chinese. "When the Immigration In
spector asked Bosman who the women
were who accompanied him, he said:
. "They are my. wives." He added, "I
have three more in Hongkong."
Bosman says he is a friend of Taft,
and entertained him in Hongkong. He
is also a. close friend of Wu Ting Fang.
He says he will bring powerful .pres
sure to bear on tbe Goverorrent to. se
cure the right to laiid; He teas a score
of servants.
STUDENTS FIGHT DISEASE
Drafted In Manila to Battla With
Cholera Epidemic
MANILA. Sept. 28. There were 14
new cases of cholera and three deaths
reported for the 24 hours ending at 8
o'clock this (Monday) morning. Prac
tically the entire staffs of the Bureau
of Sciences and the local medical
schools . have been drafted. Into the
service to fight the disease. The two
senior classes " of ' the "medical schools
are acting as nurses.
A serious situation is caused by the
supply of disinfectants running- very
low. : The Bureau of Sciences is experi
menting with electricity and sea water
to produce chlorine fer use until the
new supplies of disinfectants arrive.
Enormous ' quantities of disinfectants
have been used In vigorous efforts to
cleanse the entire city.
FEUDIST IS FOUND DEAD
Thomas Cockrlrl Killed by Train. In
Tarda at .Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 27. The body
of a man who was run over by a train
and Instantly killed In the Kentucky &
Indiana Railroad yards last midnight was
Identified early this morning as that of
Thomas Oockrill, the noted Breathitt
County (Ky.) feudist.
Cockrlll's presence in the yards has not
been explained, but it is thought that he
was either on his way or returning from
a visit to his old home.
He was a brother of Jim Cockrtll, who
was at one time Marshal of Jackson and
who was assassinated. Tom Cockrill was
also Involved In several feud battles, and
had killed at least one prominent member
of the Hargis faction.
Finish Road to Mendota.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Sept, 27. (Special.)
Last night the Centralia Eastern Rail
road was practically completed, the steel
being laid within a few hundred feet of
the Mendota Coal & Coke Company's
mine and town of Mendota, 12 miles from
Centralia. Twenty-five acres of land is
being cleared for the town 6ite.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Foreign.
Over 7000 deaths In Russia from cholera
during present epidemic Page 2
Political.. President Rooserelt makes reply to Bryan.
Page 1.
Bryan and Taft almost meet, but forgotten
dinner prevents personal exchange of
greeting. Page 3,
Senator Bailey win resign. Is report. page 1.
Lum Lung: Gip. witness to murder of Lee
Dai Hoy, shot by tons; agents. Page 1.
Domestic.
Sudden transition from Summer to Winter
In Middle West. Page 2.
Sports.
Pac1fleCoast League scores: Portland 8-0;
Oakland 2-0 ; San Francisco 1-8 ; Los
Angeles 0-4. Page C.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fifty arrests for violations of Sunday clos
ing order. Page 1.
Rev. S. C. Lap ham attacks modern churcn
methods. Page 1.
West Side cut oil from gas supply by break
ing of main at Fourth and Ankeny.
Page 1
Country Club directors determined- to arouse
interest in next years show. Page 4.
Unknown man. apparently a suicide, found
ueaia un ruiiiauu neiBUM, x a& a . I
Seventh Day Adventists - protest against 1
Sunday laws. Page 1J. j
Failure and Travesty,
He Declares.
REAL MISSION LOST SIGHT OF
Money and Members Supreme
Issue Is Charged.
TALKS OF CIRCUS METHODS
Baptist Pastor Calls for Contempt
of "Clown Pulpiteers" Who
Preach Politics and "Hash
Up" Sensations.
ATTACK ON MODEM CHURCH.
The modern churcn in Its compe
tition for tha crowds la a travesty
on tho mission and messags ot
Christ. -
Tha church has forsaken the work
given her by the Divine Lord and
has taken up a work of her own.
If the church has a message to
day, a great Issue of eternal truth
and moment to men. ' she la not
speaking It, but ia substituting social
attractions of clubs, amusement halls,
musical programme billiard tables
and circus performances.
The institutional methods of the
modern chprch are a complete fail
ure to accomplish that for which
Christ came, and churches must for
sake these methoda or close theli
doors.
The two "Ma" money and mem
bers, have come to be the supreme
Issue of the modern church.
The world is saying to the church,
"I want you to tell me what
you know about God," and the
church la replying with cheap shows, '
clown pulpiteers, oratorical mounte
banks and a soclal-reUgio Institu
tion which has forfeited the right to
be regarded and respected as a di
vine and holy messenger of the eter
nal truth and God.
That the modern church "Is a failure
and a grotesque travesty upon the mis
sion and message of Christ, was the
sweeping declaration made yesterday
morning by Betv S. C. Lapham, pastor
oC the SeconJ Baptist Church, East Sev
enth and East Ankeny streets. "Cheap
vat devllle," "hurdy-gurdy competition
for crowds," "clown pulpiteer's and ora
torical mountebanks," were some ot the
terms employed by the speaker In his
caustic discourse during whi'j.'i he at
tacked all ro-called modern features of
religious worship.
'Ihe speaker charged preachers of to
day with turn'ni, the "house of tha Lord"
Into a place of merchandise a li amuse
ments, suost-tutlng social attractions,
club halls and blllard tables fur proper
religious amirments. The real purpose
for which the church was founded he
charged, has been lost sight of.
Harsh Words for Preachers.
"Ths MisV.i i and Message of the
Church," was the topic and the text,
""My kingdom la not of this world." The
speaker swun his saber of criticism
v 1th relenlhss severity, cutVnsr right
B.'i left without regard to whom he
migitt li It. 'Without naming anyone, he
denounced iieachers who are iorever
lambasting the City Council," "skinning"
tha law-makers, preaching polinns, v;i
ifyii.g socit'y, holding up Individuals to
execration and hashing up senia.bons ac
companied by the. operatic performances
of unchristian professional musicians."
This, he said, deserved only contempt.
In the bitterness of its attack the ser
mon delivered yesterday by Rsv. Mr.
Lapham resembles a recent discourse in
which the same speaker denounced wo
men . as the supporters of all religious
fads and "Isms." At that time his words
were especially dlreoted against Mrs.
Eddy and the Christian Scientists, and
provoked much discussion and no little
resentment.
In the course of his sermon yesterday,
he said:
Text ! I.npham's Sermon.
"Christ came to establish a kingdom of
righteousness in the character of the in
dividual, not an institution of organized
force. Christ founded this kingdom in
the hearts and lives of men and through
the Influence of individual lives seeks the
redemption of society.
"The record Is: 'He went about doing
good,' and not organizing or leading so
cial, civic or religious societies and
every individual believer is to be a minia
ture kingdom of Christ on earth; a liv
ing example of the kingdom of Christ
in action and practice, the Christ king
dom is concrete of which Ca.ist is the
example and Inspiration. Christ came
l-ot to give the world a rellgiou3 institu
tion but to energize men with new life
and to Imbue them with his spirit to fol
low his example.
Speaks of Political Meddlers.
The supreme emphasis In the life and
teaching of Jesus is the worth and sig
nificance of the individual soul. The
individual, as the fundamental unit of
society, should be in the world and to the
world, in life and faith, a redeemer of
men. But we have substituted the church
as a society of reform, philanthropy and
religion; an institution of political, so
cial, moral force for the kingdom of a
Christ-like character. The ' modern
Concluded on Fage 3.J. J
Smarting ruder Blew at Primaries
After Standard Oil Charge
He Waits to Retire,
GALVESTON", Tex., Sept. 1 (Special.)
A report emanating from Gainesville,
Texas, the home of Senator Joe Bailey,
says the Senator will resign from public
life and engage in the .Mactice of his
profession in the East, presumably in
New Tork.
It Is known that the Senator e unhappy
and tlat he has nev-sr recovered from
the blow he declares lexas gave iiun at
the primaries in May, when ho was ex
onerated by only 23,300 votes com tho
accu3aton of being involved with the
Standard Oil Company. He has sold
the Cooke County farm which flguro-1
conspicuously in the case and has prmed
with most of his other Texas hold'ng3.
He has taken practically no Interest
In the present campaign, and It Is said he
has been made a flattering offer to be
come a member of a prominent law firm.
Personal friends at his home say the
Senator keenly feels the attack made
upon him, and especially the loss of
his Influence at Washington, where he
said tils reception was not what he ex
pected. It is said his family and those closely
associated with him have urged him to
retire from public life mainly because
his health Is seriously threatened.
FROST RUINS SMALL FRUITS
Apples In Donsrlas County, However,
Villi- Yield Bis; Crop.
ROSEBURG. Or., Sept 27. (Special.)
Reports received from the small fruit
and vegetable-growers m the several sec
tions of the county Indicate that the
severe frosts of last week practically
ruined all the small fruit and vegetables.
Being late in the season, however, the
damage did not amount to a great deal.
Frosts at this time of the year have
noretofore been unknown In Douglas
County. Prunes, apples and all large
and more important fruits were unin
jured by the cold snap.
Prune dryers are now in the midst of
their busy time, and the crop, although
it will not be as heavy as was at first
reported, will be a good one, and at the
price now offered for this fruit the prune
grower will do fully as well, if not bet
ter, than last year when the crop was
larger but the price smaller. In apples
Douglas County will this year ship prac
tically double the amount of last season,
many new orchards yielding a good crop
this year for the first time. Several rep
resentatives of Eastern apple-buying
houses have already been in this county
Investigating the apple crop and they
have all pronounced the quality of the
fruit here equal in every way to that
of Hood River.
MIRACLE SEEMS WORKED
Sick Girl,- Apparently Hoperess In
valid, Suddenly Made Well.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 27. (Spe
cial.) After being confined to her bed
three years, apparently a hopeless in
valid. Miss Lois Hoerner, formerly a
Portland milliner, arose today and
walked several blocks down the street.
On her return she ate a hearty meal
for the first time in months.
Physicians said she had a tumor on the
spine and could not recover. Long ago
she gave up medicines and resigned her
self to approaching death. Suddenly she
declared this morning that she was well,
got up, dressed and left the house.
She and her parents declare that she
was cured through a miracle, though
they do not profess to say how it was
brought about.
TWENTY SAILORS DROWNED
Only Four of British Ship Saved In
IVreck Off Tasmania.
LAUNCELON, Tasmania, Sept. 27.
The British ship Loch Flnlas, from
Port Plorle, South Australia, for Cal
lao, was wrecked off Foster Island at
daylight this morning and 20 of the
crew of 24 were drowned. Four men
were picked up by a passing steamer.
Foster Island lies a short distance
off the northeast coast of Tasmania
and is surrounded by dangerous shoals.
Early today the residents of the island
observed a large ship in distress. A
gale, accompanied by a high sea, was
blowing and the vessel soon struck
the reef. The crew coAild he seen try
ing to lower the boats, when suddenly
the ship sank.
DYNAMITE AT RAWHIDE
Store Blown Up Supposedly to Satisfy
One 3fana Grudge.
RAWHIDE, Nev.f Sept. 27. The lead
ing merchandise store of Rawhide was
almost entirely demolished today by ex
ploding dynemlte. H. I Gleason, pro
prietorof the store, and his wife were
seriously Injured by the explosion. ,
A. Lee has been arrested and lodged
In jail on .the charge of having caused
the explosion. So strong Is the feeling
against Lee that he was threatened with
lynching by the Infuriated citizens. It
is said Lee has a personal grievance
against the owners of the store.
TWO KILLED IN TRAGEDY
Lieutenant Bloom Shot br Private
Suttlea In Philippines.
MANILLA, Sept 28. A tragedy oc
curred at Camp Jossman Saturday
night, which resulted in the deaths
of Lieutenant Edward J. Bloom, of the
Fourth' Infantry, and Private Suttles,
Company K of the same regiment.
Suttles, for some unknown reason, shot
Bloom and then cut his own throat.
Suttles died Immediately, but Bloom
lingered until Sunday night. An in
vestigation of the affair is being made
by the military authorities.
Main Breaks at Fourth
and Ankeny.
WARNING IS ISSUED TO PUBLIC
Water Pours Into Downtowrl
Distribution System,
BRICK PILE BREAKS PIPES
Accident Olnaftst Ttmttanrantn, TH4
prives Householders of Lights)
and Mara Many Sunday Thin
ners Repaired Jty Noon.
COMPANY WAKXS FrBMO.
Ihe management of the Portland
Gas Company warns all who use gas
In ' their residences, business houses
or offices to turn off all rocks Jets
and other appliances. There is great
danger if ths cocks are left open
until tha flow of gas Is resumed. It
was stated that the break had been
remedied last night sufficiently to
turn the gas on again, but It was
delayed because of fears of disaster
from open Jots. The management of
the company was positive last night
that the defect would be remedied
at an early hour this morning and
that condltlona will be normal by
noon.
Accidental smashing of a gas main at
Fourth and Ankeny streets yesterday
afternoon caused serious damage and un
told inconvenience in the downtown dis
tricts last night, the supply 0t gaM being
shut eff completely on almost tho entire
West Bide from 8 o'clock. It will be im
possible for the gas company to com
plete connections and restore the supply
of gas before noon today.
As a result of the sudden and complets
shutting off of gas in the downtown dis
trict, hundreds went supperless to bed
last night, and business operations in a
number of large plants were suspended. .
Restaurants early in the evening locked
their doors, posting signs, "Closed be
cause of want of gas. Will open as soon
as possible."
The accident occurrel at Fourth and
Anker.y streets early In the .afternoon.
On the northwest corner of the iotersec
tlon, of those streets, excavation has been
made and the foundation completed for
a new building. As the excavation was
made, a huge 24-lnch water main and one
of the biggest downtown gas mains were
exposed. A pile of boards was placed
over the excavation above the two pipes
and great piles of brick placed on tha
boards.
Brick Falls, Breaking Mains.
Shortly after noon yesterday the boards
yielded to the enormous weight of tha
bricks, and broke with a crash, the bricks
falling upon the two exposed pipes. Both
pipes were broken. Water poured in a
torrent from the water main, flobdlng
the basement of the new building to the
level of the street and covering the
streets In the neighborhood to a depth
of several feet In places.
The water sought an outlet through the
gas main and went coursing through the
mains f the dnwniowo district, com
pletely filling them and rendering them
useless for the transmission of gas. As
a result, tho supply in almost all sections
of the West Side was shut off and all
sorts of inconvenience resulted.
Both the water office and the office of
the gas company set crews of men to
work as soon as possible to remedy the
break. Water and gas were both shut
off, while a Are engine worked indus
triously all afternoon and until a late
hour last night, pumping water from tha ,
gas mains.
Officials of the gas company have is
sued a special warning to the publii to
turn off the Jets in residences and busi
ness houses. It is not likely that tha
flow of gas will be resumed until noon
today, and fears are entertained that
many may have left their jets turned on,
which would be a great danger. The
company urges everyone to see that ail
Jets are turned off to prevent the escape
of gas and consequent danger to life
when the flow Is resumed.
L'se Light of Other Days.
As a result of the break in the supply
of gas, hundreds of private residences
and scores of downtown restaurants
which are equipped with gas ranges were
forced to improvise methodB for cooking.
Candles were in demand for lighting pur
poses and oil and all kinds of fuel wers
put Into use for heating.
It was stated by officials of the gas
company last night that the break had
been remedied sufficiently to turn on
the gas, but fears were entertained of
serious results because In some of the
pipes the water had not been entirely
removed. Consequently -the management
of the company is urgent In Its warning
that all cocks and appliances be turned
off and kept so until noon tr,!ay.
When the main broke, a man from the
Water Department was sent to cut off
the watef. His wrench was too small
and he was compelled to make a trip to
headquarters to secure another. By the
time he returned the "streets had been
flooded east as far as Third street, north
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