TITE MORXING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, OVT5aiBEK 13. 1VU3.
EXPLOSION
SLAYS 339 MEN
Only Six Escape Uninjured
Fronj Radbod Shaft in
Westphalia.
FLAMES REPEL RESCUERS
AVhole Town Abandoned to Monrn
Ing When Hope of Survival Is
GWen Vp Courrleres
Veterans Baffled.
HAMM. "Westphalia. Germany. Nov.
1J. The greatest mine disaster In
mnv vears In Germany occurred this
mornins at the Kadbod mine, about
three miles from this place. There
m a. heavy explosion at 4 A. M., ana
almost Immediately the mine took
rire. Of 380 miners worKing unaer
.rnunrl at the time, only six escaped
without Injury. Thirty-five men were.
-taken out badly Burt and 17 dead were
brought to the mouth of the pit. The.
remaining 102 have been given up for
lost.
Tha emloslon was unusually violent.
destroying one of the shafts, which
had to be partly repaired before the
rescue work was be (run. In addition
the flames and smoke proved to be
almost Insurmountable obstacles In the
efforts of tha rescuing; parties. A
special corps, composed of the men who
rendered such valuable aid In the ter
rible mine disaster 'at Courrleres,
France, In March. 190. arrived upon
the scene shortly before noon, but were
unable to enter the mine, being forced
to await the result of the efforts of
the firemen to keep the names in
check-
Meantime heartrending scenes took
place at the mine when the dead and
Injured were brought to the surface,
and there were similar scenes In the
town when the injured were trans
ported through the streets to the hos
pitals. At 1 o'clock the fire had made great
headway, and later In the arternoon.
after a consultation of the engineers.
It waa decided that any further at
tempts to rescue the entombed men
would be In rain, owing to the Impos
sibility of entering the galleries. At
the same time an order waa Issued to
flood the mine.
First reports Indicated that the ac
cident was the result of an explosion
of coal dust, but the statements of the
Injured men rendered this Improbable
and it Is not clear Just what caused It.
ONE KILLED, 35 INJURED
Windows of Train Blown In by Ex
plosion In Poadcr-Housc.
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. Nov. IS. A ter
rific explosion In the glaslng house of
the Excelsior Springs Powder Company
at Dodson. Mo.. 10 miles south of Kan
sas City, this morning caused consider
able property damage and resulted In
the death of one man and the Injury of
31 others.
Merman Kline, engineer In the glas
lng house, was killed and Mrs. J. B.
McPonough. of Fort Scott, Kan., was
seriously Injured.
A Kansas City Southern paasenger,
northbound for Kansas City, was stand
ing on the tracks two blocks distant
from the powder worka when the ex
plosion occurred. The windows of the
roaches were blown In and It was In
this manner that so many persons were
hurt.
Kngineer Kline was the only person
In the glaxlng house at the time of the
explosion, and as he was Instantly
killed, no one knows the cause of the
explosion. The total property damage
alll not exceed -.'.
The Injuries of the passengers and
Members of the train crew were so
slicht that only two remained at the
hospitals In Kansas City after being
treated. These were Mrs. McDonouah,
whoee Injuries are not considered fatal,
and Mrs. Kllen Stltt.
SORRY HE WAS ELECTED
South Carolina Mill Operator Doesn't
Want to Go to Congress.
NEW TORK. Nov. 12. A Republican
who wss elected to Congress In North
Carolina and who Itemoans the fact la In
New York. He is John Motley Morehead.
a well-to-do woolen mill operator, who
reluctantly accepted the nomination, re
fused to campaign and did not expect to
win. When the votes were counted, how
ever. It was found he had defeated Au
brey Brooks, the Democratic candidate In
the' Fifth District.
The unwilling statesman rs now on his
way to Washington to obtain a residence
for himself and family, still persisting
that he Is a business man and Ignorant
of politics.
Despite Mr. Morehead's personal
apathy, his campaign managers saw. as
the campaian progressed, that he had a
a-ood chance of victory and laid the case
before the Republican National Commit
tee. A liberal donation was the result
and the major portion of this was devoted
to work In the Fifth District, with the
outcome that a Republican, albeit almost
rebellious, mss lerted and will serve In
the next House of Representatives.
UTAH CONTRACT AWARDED
Camden Company Snbmlt IxwcM
Did on Battleship.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. -The Xavy
IVprtnisM.t todar awarded the contract
(Vr t.- hmMinjr of the battleship Vtah
t the New York Shipbuilding Company,
of Camden. X. J.
There were four bidder on this hip,
t h Cimdn company btng ttie lowfst
bidir fr a vecl of a p?d of 2 and
thr quarters" knot. Its hid was tX
H:.rt.y As deaiirncil. the displacement of
the liah wiU ha about tons.
BALLOON RACE ON SUNDAY
spectacular Contest of American
Aeronauts at I.o Angeles.
UOS ANGELAS. Cal.. Nov. li One of
tiie most spectacular balloon races In the
history cf American aeronautics will be
started from Los Angeles next Sunday
arternoon at ! o'clock, when the two mon
ster balloons. "America" and "United
State. will te sent away in a race serosa
tl-e continent that my result in breaking
all world's records for long-distance
fllrhts.
Two well-known aeronauts. Captain A.
. MxMiler and Horace B. Wild, will be
MINE
in the baskets, each accompanied by a
navigator. Captain Mueller will command
the America and Mr. Wild the United
States. Both of the big balloons have
sailed in International races, the United
States being the winner of the James
Gordon Bennett cup at Paris In 1906.
The present is the first great balloon
race to be started on the Pacific Coast,
and is much in the nature of an experi
ment. Aviators have, however, carefully
tested and studied fie air currents of the
Coast and are confident that the wind will
rarrv them directly toward the Atlantio
I Cnast
A feature of the race is that the great
aerial craft must surmount mountain
ranges In their flight toward the east,
necessitating the attainment of a height
hitherto unaccomplished in the West.
The American and United States will
not be Inflated with ordinary coal gas. as
Is usually done, but pure hydrogen gas of
maximum lifting power will be employed
instead. Each balloon will carry about
three tons of ballast, divided into 128
sacks.
Provisions for 10 days will be loaded In
the cars. Including a fresh water supply
and other necessities.
Filer Factory In Detroit.
DETROIT, Nov. li Orville B. Wright,
the famous aviator, has enlisted the sup
port of Huasell A. Alger, the Detroit
capitalist, and son of the late Senator
COMFLETE RETURNS OF OREGON PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Cotrp'ete election returns from M out of S4 Oregon counties give Taft a plu
rality oyer Bryan of St.Mt. which will be InrreaaeA by the 230 known plurality
la the one other county. Harney, to 24. 5W. The Orettonian s estimate on the
nlht of the election was 25.000. Rat urns, from ths one unfinished county will
raise the total Republican vote to about 2.6O0 and tha Democratic to 38,000. In
1D04 the Presidential vote waa: Roosevelt. 60.453; rarker. 1T.S2I. In the latest
election therefore, Taft polled some 71 45 mora votes than Roosevelt and Bryan
M 47B more than Parker. The Prohlbl tlon vote fell off from 3806 tc 2700 a loss
of 110. The Socialist vote decreased from 7619 to 712S. a lose of 484. Hisgen
polled only S27 votes In S3 complete counties and his total will probably not
exceed 340. The Prohibition candidat a received only one vo;e In Lske and
none In curry. .
Baker
Benton . . . .
Cia.-kamas .
t'iatsop ....
Columbia. ..
t 'one ......
t'rook
Curry
IMUS'.U ...
Gilliam ....
Oram
Hood River
Jackson ...
Josephine ..
Klamath ...
Uk
Ian
Lincoln ....
l.lr-n
Malheur ...
Marion
Morrow ....
Multnomah
Polk
Sherman ...
Tillsmook
t'matllla ..
1'nion
Wallowa ...
Waero
YVasblnston
Wheeler ...
Yamhill ...
Totals .
Alger, and an aeroplane factory will be
built in Detroit.
BALLOON MEETS DISASTER
TORN BY TREE, IT LOSES GAS
AD FALLS IX SEA.
German Army Dirigible Cornea to
Grief In Baltic After Ten
Hours' Flight.
Tirol tv -w... 13 One of the dirl-
rii. ivi.i.-. - -
glble balloons of the Germsn army
made a flight from here last night
snd came down In the water near
..- 1 1 w Tanitle after havina been
badly damaged by a collision with a
tree. The pilots were not In lured, how
ever, and were brought safely to land.
The envelope was torn us nnn
... - - .i -t v - were broken
lenain. " " in" " " .........
and all the gas escaped. The balloon
lay In water for two hours before it
was towed ashore. The flight lasted
ten hours.
AMERICA MAYHEAD COURT
Tncle Sam to Help Arbitrate Casa
Blanca Trouble.
vadV Trtv 11 Accordlna to
r-n .......
wi- ..i wfrith hava Keen reoeived
here. It is expected that because of di
vided sentiment among ine powers, an
. i v -ul --tcxi tr head the
court which will arbitrate the Casa Blan
ca affair.
It Is said that the court oi srpKmuon
win have for its members a German, a
v. -n, tvn nther fnreirn nomi
nees. After their selection these four will
be authorised to select a presiumn. .
i : ... . u . ...i....ran.ilnr this will
ccoruinK w inw ...I...
k n American chosen by the American
State Department.
This arrangement, u in v.K.
able to France and Germany.
TROTTERS IN LIMELIGHT
Nrtr York Sporting Men Organize
New Association.
vrtr vnpf Nov. 12. With horse-
raring relegated somewhat to the back
ground with the ban on betting. In
dications are that trotting meetings
are to receive more attention In the
tv, i. was indicated at a move
ment Just Inaugurated In New York
to form an International Morse rnow
k..inT, m-hi.-h while It will furth
er the Interest of horse shows through
out the country will siso serve to
stimulate trottlnar. A committee of
five was selected to draft by-laws and
to further perfect the arrangements
and to submit the results of their
labors to the various organizations
throughout the country.
HATFIELD TAKES TO STAGE
Man Who AVas Held as Murderer
Suspect Signs I'p Contract.
SAX JOSE. Cal.. Nov. 12. William
Hatfield, who yesterday was discharged
from custoav here after being detained
several weeks in Jail In Texas and In
this cltv as a Dunham suspect, has
been engaged by a local theater to
make hla appearance on the stage next
Suodav evening.
Krpm the rear of the footlights here
he will tell the story for over a week
of his capture and detention and then
will go on the circuit for several weeks.
Hood River Rural Carriers.
OREGON I AN XKWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Nov. 12. John I. Stewart has
been appointed regular. Grace Stewart
substitute, rural carrier, route 1; Jim
E. Mowers recular. Frank C. Stout
substitute, route 2, at Hood River, Or. i
LS
MAY
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Probable Result of Cuban
Election Saturday.
VERY CLOSE VOTE LIKELY
Conservatives Claim Majority of
Vote "Formerly Silent, tut "Liber
als Claim All Provinces Sev
eral Are Doubtful.
HAVANA. Nov. 12. At the close of the
Presidential campaign, which ended last
night with a great Conservative demon-
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st ration in Havana, both the Conservative
and the Liberal leaders expressed the
utmost confidence as to tlie result. The
election probably will be very close, but
Indications are rather favorable to the
success of the Liberals.
Much depends upon the bringing out of
the vote which was not cast In the elec
tions in August, when only 2t.123 votes
were deposited as compared with a reg
istration of 451.677. The Conservatives
claim a greater portion of this silent vote
of IR2.0TO. alleging that their partisans
were deterred by intimidation from going
to the polls.
A careful canvass made by the Havana
, - ' . v. i il.A 1. Dinar il 1.1 Tl i rt
Havana and Oriente provinces, which
iniilrl mean a total of 62 electoral votes, .
eight in excess of the number necessary
for a choice. Santa Clara and Camaguey
provinces are doubtful, while Matanzas la
Conservative.
The Liberals claim all of the provinces,
while the Conservatives concede to them
Havana, but claim Pinar del Rio, Santa
Clara. Oriente and Camaguey.
Even if the Liberals lose the presidency,
they probably will have control of the
Senate;
LAMPHERE IN TIGHT BOX
Continued From Flrt Pair.)
by the Gunness house and that he was on
the spot when the Are" broiie out. about
4 o'clock, and that he was the only per
son around at that time. We will prove
that he was at the Lake Erie crossing
at 4:S0 A. M. This is a mile and a
quarter away.
Inquired About Victims. .
"We will show that instead of going
on the highway. Lamphere Jumped' over
fences and ran along through the woods
to John Ross- place, where he was going
to get a broad ax before continuing to
the Henrv Warwick place, where he was
employed. We will show by the evidence
that when he waa arrested that night by
Deputv Sheriffs Anstlss snd Marr the
first tiling he said was: "Did those folks
get out of the house T So you see the
thought foremost in his mind was the
burning of that house."
Continuing, he said that the state" would
prove that Mrs. Gunness and her 5-year-old
son. Philip, slept in a bed in the
northwest corner on the second floor and
IN THE MAGAZINE
SECTION OF THE
SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
MAKING GOOD MECHANICS
OUT OF PORTLAND BOYS
What the new School of Trades
is doing to promote skilled work
in wood and iron.
WITH THE Y. W. 0. A. LADY
AT THE UNION STATION
Humor and pathos mingled in
lonely passengers protected by
Portland's Travelers' Aid Society.
WILL PEARY REACH THE
NORTH POLE THIS TIME?
Dr. L. J. Wolf, who was sur
geon with the expedition of 190.5
19H6. says it depends altogether
on the weather.
FISHING WITH A FLY
ON ROGUE RIVER
No place for a novice; but for
an expert, Gee whizz! it's a par
adise. SELLING THE INSIDE
OF A PRETZEL
The Hotel Clerk gives his own
inside views of Twentieth Century
high financiering.
ORDER EARLY FROM YOUR
NEWSDEALER
The fine points about
our gloves could be
talked of for hours, but
your time is limited to
minutes, so just make a
minute of this, here's
the best $1.00 glove
and let it go at that
until you have time to
come in.
166-170 Third Street.
that the two girls slept In a room in the
southwest corner; that the fire was started
in the southwest corner and eas driven
toward the north by the wind: that Mrs.
Gunness and the boy were overcome, and
that later, when the fire entered the girls'
room they ran Into their mother's room
thereby getting Into the hottest of the
flames and going down with the mother
and their brother.
"We will also prove," said Mr. Smith,
"that when the bodies were found there
was a foot of debris underneath mat
tresses, bedspringfl. etc., showing that
these bodies could not have been cadavers
placed on the cement floor of the base
ment." JHRDER CASK CAUSES SCTT
Woman Mistaken for Mrs. Gunness
Sues Road for $30,000.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12. Mrs. Cora B.
Heeren has brought suit against the
New York Central Railway asking $.10,
000 damages because, as she alleges,
she was mistaken for Mrs. Belle Gun
ness. the La Porte (Ind.), murderess,
and taken from the tralii near Utlca,
N. Y last Summer. Her mother, it Is
said, who was with her at the time,
has filed a suit for a similar amount for
alleged Indignities to which she alleges
she was subjected. Mrs. Heeren. who
lives in Brooklyn, declares that she
suffered such a shock that neither she
nor her mother has completely recov
ered. j
OIL MAN IS MYSTERIOUS
Person Who Borrowed $7, 500,000
From Standard Can't Be Located.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12. The name of the
"Mysterious Mr. Barnesdale." as he is
called by Frank- W. Kellogg, the Gov
ernment's counsel in the Goverment's suit
against trie Standard Oil Company, was
brought into the case at today's session.
It appears from testimony previously
given that T. N. Barnesdale had borrowed
J7.500.000 from the Standard OH Comflany
and ever since this fact developed. Mr.
Kello?g has been trying to learn all the
details of the transaction. That his desire
for knowledge in that direction has not
been satisfied, became apparent today
when he sought to obtain Information re
garding Barnesdale from W. H. Johnson,
vice-president of the Mid-Continent Oil
Producers' Association and one of the
lending oil producers of the Oklahoma
field. Mr. Johnson said he was slightly
acquainted with Barnesdale and had few
business dealings with him. He had no
knowledge of his present whereabouts or
why he had borrowed the $7,600,000 or even
that he had borrowed It.
Resists Hold-up; Is Severely Beaten.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Nov. 12.
Two masked men held up the proprietor
and three patrons In Finley's saloon In
the heart of the business district last
midnight. One patron resisted and was
terribly beaten with a revolver. The
holdups escaped with $60
OTHlbKo
I Sell Only Sample Shoes
They Are the Pick of the Shoe World
POSITIVELY NO BRANCH SHOPS IN PORTLAND
FOR I f2 I FOR
MEN yL mm
$2.50 fflpS $2.00
A PAIR J 1 A PAIR
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"DEMONSTRATION DAYS " OF " THE MALLEABLE" RANGE.
COOKING EXHIBIT IN THE BASEMENT. THREE-MINUTE
BISCUITS AND SAVORY COFFEE SERVED FREE
GAS and OIL
HEATERS
IN THE
BASEMENT
HORRORS OF GOLD HUNT
INDIAN'S AND FEVKR BESET
PANAMA PROSPECTORS.
Guides Killed, Baron and Four Com
panions Wander in Jungle,
Stricken With Fever.
NE'W TORK, Nov. 12. Baron von
Teuber. who arrived here today on the
steamer Magdalena from West Indian
ports, told a thrilling story of a gold
hunting expedition in Panama, north
of the canal zone, which resulted In
the death of three members of his
party.
- The baron, with his brother and
three mining engineers, who left this
city several months ago for the gold
and anthracite fields In the northern
part of the Isthmus, finally started
with two Indian guides for the north,
from Colon through what proved to bo
a country jealously held by exceeding
ly hostile Indians.
A midnight encounter resulted in the
fatal shooting of the Indian guides.
Left thus In a strange, practically
trallless country, tney wandered help
lessly. The three engineers were soon
stricken with frightful fevers. The
baron and his brother, however, made
for the coast with the sick men, en
countering constant hardships.
John Bradley, one of the engineers,
died in a boat that they had hastily
conatructed. but Frederick Smith and
Peter Bartlett were finally taken to
the Ancon Hospital, where they are
slowly recovering.
POLITICS AT HOT SPRINGS
' (Continued From First Page.)
pay for permanent public improve
ments. Senator Scott, of West Virginia, and
Mrs. Scctt came to spend some time.
Mr. Scott stated today that he is
anxious that whatever tariff revision
is made shall be accomplished this
Winter at the short session of Con
gress. Scott for Immediate Revision.
"I believe that If we went to work
with that end In view, we could get
through with a tariff bill," he said.
"The advantages of this would be great
to the country, for it would place busi
ness In possession of what conditions
were to be met at as early a date as
possible. The delay means .that con
templated business will wait to ascer
tain Just what is to be done and a
drag on conditions will follow."
All of these gentlemen doubtless will
take the opportunity to have talks with
Mr. Taft. but the President-elect said
Sixth Floor
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Rooms
600-601
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WOOD AND COAL
heate:
Several sizes in the air-tight, wood-burning Heat
ers priced from $2.25 up to $16.G07
''Substitute Oak" a popular heating stove for
burning coal or wood several sizes priced from
?8 up.
Oak Heater a high-grade heater that also burns
wood or coal priced from $14.50 up.
"Viola" Heaters made in two sizes will burn
coal or wood priced at $11-50 and $13.50.
The "Hot Blast" the wonderful heating stove of
which illustration is shown herewith burns
either coal or wood has perfect regulation will
reduce fuel expenses to a minimum. Handsomely
designed and nickeled. Several sizes in these
heaters priced from $21.50 up.
TULL
COMPLETE
. HOUSEFURNISHERS
tonight that, as far as he knew, he
would not be called upon for some
time to make any important plans for
the future. He insists that this for
him is vacation time.
It was said today by those In a posi
tion to know that the pepublican cam
paign fund was made up of between
I1.U00 and 12,00 subscriptions, only
three or four of which were in an
amount greater than the $10,000 limit
fixed by Mr. Bryan.
GOES TO HIGHEST COURT
Oil Octopus N'ot Yet Shed of Its
$29,000,000 Case.
WASHINGTON", Nov. 1 2. Following
the recent action of the Circuit Court
of Appeals in Chicago in refusing the
United States Government a re-hearing
in the Standard Oil case, made famous
by its JC9.OiiO.000 fine, the Department
of Justice decided tonight to take the
case to the Supreme Court of the United
States, The decision was reached after
an all-dsy conference between Attorney-General
Bonaparte and Govern
ment attorneys who have been engaged
in the case.
Application will be made to the Su
premo Court, when it re-convenes No
vember 30. for a writ of certiorari, to
bring ud and review. the action of the
Circuit Court of Appeals. - In a state
ment issued by the Department fol
ENGLISH PIANIST PROVES
HERSELF A GREAT ARTIST
ADELA
Before n fashionable and repre
sentative audience that complete
ly taxed the capacity of the Scot
tish Rite Cathedral, Miss Adela
Verne, an English pianist, made
her initial appearance in this city
last evening.
Jliss Verne has already won a
most enviable reputation in Eng
land and on the Continent. All
those who were fortunate enough
to hear her Iat evening departed
with the conviction that they had
heard an artist of rare tenipera
aient, astounding technique, and
a masterly interpretative insight.
Her programme, a most difficult
and varied one. was heartily ap-
plaaded and she generously re-
SEWING
MACHINES
IN THE
BASEMENT
lowing the adjournment of the confer
ence, it was said:
"It wan found that a considerable
number of changes had been made In
the opinion of tho Court of Appeal
originHlly rendered, and that Judge
Baker, of that court, had filed a sepa
rate concurring opinion which dlfrercd
materially in its reasoning from that -of
Judge Grosscup.
"After careful consideration of all
phases of tiie situation. It was decided
that an application should be made to
the Supreme Court of the United States,
when it re-convenes November SO. for a
writ of certiorari to bring up and re
view the action of the Circuit Court of
Appe?ls."
GAS KILLS JFIVE CHILDREN
Father and Mother Escape but
Little Ones Perish.
KL.K1XS, W. Ve., Nov. 12. An explo
sion of gas in the home of E. JRictf,
a barher at Beverly, near here, early
todav, resulted in the death of his five
children. Rice and his wife escaped.
In a new telrncope at Johns Horkln Uni
versity. Baltimore, the reflector cousKts of
a basin of mercury, revolved by an electron
motor. By varying the speed th concavity
of the mercury may be changed to alter
the focus.
Vehfoot Oil Biacking keeps feet dry.
Makes shoes last. All dealers.
,JwJ'.iv;FJ ;,
VERNE
spoi
nded ti'ilh several well-chosen
encores.
Among those who have not
kept pace with the wonderful ad
vance in piano construction and
the marked improvement made in
tone production during tlie last
few years, the magnificent AVeber
piano used by Miss Verne elicited
much favorable comment. It
seems impossible to conceive of
a more perfectly balanced scale
or truer and purer tones than
those which poured forth from
the Weber piano in response to
the demands of this great young
artist.
It was furnished by hilers
Piano House, who arc the repre
sentatives for the famous Weber
instruments in this locality.