U PORTLAND, 1909. VOL. XLVIII.XO. 15,011. FAKE-COUNT. FLIES SAILOR'S DREAM SAVES HIS GIRL ICY RAPIDS ARE HOT METAL HAILS ROOSEVELT GIVES SWEET VOICE GETS HUSBAND FOR GIRL T FROM OUT HEAVENS SANTA CRUZ WOMAN REPORTS 3IAKVEXOCS SHOWER. GHEATED OF PREY SENATE REBUFF IH WINTRY BLASTS BURIED ALIVE BY QUAKE, BUT RESCUED AT LAST. WEALTHY FERJvDAIiE MAN WEDS BELLIXGIIAM OPERATOR. 7 t-C VJL r " nninn 1 " V T ' 7, HQUSANDSSHIVER WITH MUCH CASH Entire "Nation Suffers From Cold Wave. . ' WHEAT CROP MAY BE RUINED Lack of Snow to Protect Late Planting Proves Costly. TWO FREEZE IN "CHICAGO Jtandrefts Appeal for Fuel and Aid la CitlM, ind Many Accident Result on Internrban Koads From Many Broken Wires. CHICAGO. Jan. . (Special.) Catch ing hundreds of thousands of persons unprepared, the whole Northwest, Up per Mississippi Valley. Michigan. Indi ana and Ohio are experiencing the se verest Winter weatheV In years. Re ports from various points west and northwest are that suffering Is acute, that exposed cattle and sheep are en dangered, and that late-sown wheat is ltke'y to be much damaged. Accompanying the low temperature Is u. fierce northwest wind that cuts to the marrow. The cold wave fell upon city and farm savagely. "estern grain fields are especially exposed to the rigors of the season, because there Is little snow to protect them. Cliicaso Xino Below. With nine degrees below xero this morning, Chicago endured the coldest day since 1905. With the cold came manifold transportation troubles, chilly cars, broken trolley wires, blockades and wrecks due to broken rails. With the cold also rose the mighty wall of the poor and destitute, who have man aged to exist during mild weather, but who are ahsolutely helpless now. Hundreds of homes are without food, fuel or clothing. Hundreds of home less wanderers, the Jlot&am and Jetsam of a great city, were driven to shelter, and the philanthropic societies were taxed to their utmost to afford relief. Enormous demands upon the city and all charitable organizations are expect ed tomorrow, and plans are In the mak ing tonight to meet them. Two deaths and many accidents were reported due to the cold. Cold Will remain. "Florida, Mississippi and other ex treme Southern states will awake to find themselves frostbitten tomorrow," said Forecaster Garrlott tonight. in explaining the scope of the storm. "Chicago may have a few days of com paratively warmer weather, but the present cold wave will linger in the Northwest until the robins arrive probably the latter end of March." Telegraph wires were cripph-d In every direction. A number of accidents due to the cold were recorded. A South Chicago electric car crashed into an Illinois Central train, injuring a num ber of streetcar passengers, two seri ously. Twenty-five guests of the" Humboldt Park Hotel suffered severely when they were driven half clad Into the street by a fire. COLD WAVE HITS ATLANTIC Mercury Drops Everywhere, Even Gulf States Feeling Krfcct. WASHINGTON". Jan. 6 A cold wave which swept over the entire country to day spread tonight over the Kast and South to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, causing a drop In the temperature of from 20 to 40 degrees. The temperature will be lower tomorrow and the cold wea ther will continue to bo severe until the first of the week. The weather will mod erate In the Central West fYlday or Saturday. Pair weather has prevailed generally over the country except the Western plateau region. 6T. PAUL- HAS 30 BELOAV ZERO Keglna, Canada. Coldest in North west With 4 0 Below. ST. PACL. Jan. 6. This city today Is In the Icy grasp of an Intense cold wave, the weather bureau reporting 25 degrees below xero. while street thermometers registered & degrees below. Regina, Canada, is the coldest place in the North west, with a temperature of 40 degrees below. Coast trains are several hours late. Elpht Inches of Snow at Butte. BUTTE, Mont., Jan. 6. With eight Inches on the level from two .recent storms, snow began to fall here late this afternoon. The weather had mod erated to zero. SICK JUROR HEARS TRIAL Night Kider Case Continued, Though Measles Threatens Jury. UNION CTTT. Tenn., Jan. 5. The de fense began Its arugment in the Night Riders trial today. Juror Rosson, who is 111 with the measles. Is being kept In the Courthouse. A room has bevn fitted up for blm and ho Is carried to his chair each time court opens. He has had a Jilgh fever, but Is determined to complete tli case. Heads and Bar Feet of Children r laying in Open Stung by Fall ing Heated Particles. SANTA CRUZ, Cal., Jan. . Small particles of hot metal like lead falling from the skies was the remarkable phe nomenon reported by Mrs. W. H. Burns, of 240 Riverside avenue, this city, this morning and when Investigated the Inci dent was fully corroborated by residents of the neighborhood. Mrs. Bums attention was engaged and her curiosity aroused yesterday afternoon by the peculiar antics of a number of barefoot children who were playing In front of her house. When she asked them what was the matter they told her the air was full of electricity and that hot shot were falling from the clouds. Mrs. Burns then noticed a clatter on the housetop that sounded like hall and look ing In the direction of the grandstand of the Casino ballgrounds, she saw little white threads of smoke rising from the roof wherever these little redhot metal globules struck the damp boards. Every roof in the vicinity showed the same peculiar condition. This molten rain continued from about 2 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon and varied In Intensity. At times, however, children who were bareheaded and un shod were compelled to take to cover. One boy carries a burn on his finger as the result of being struck by one of these hot pellets. One theory to account for the pheno menon Is that the molten rain was due to a passing meteor that had become dis integrated. Mrs. Burns has saved a few of the little pellets. They are about the size of No. 8 shot, and resemble lead. THUGS ARE FOUND GUILTY Late Verdict in Circuit Court Con victs Three Highwaymen. Guilty of highway robbery, was the verdict returned by the Jury last night at 11 o'clock in the State Circuit Court In the cases of Carl Carlson, Slgard Joliunsen and E. Osberg, Swedish rob bers who were arrested by Patrolman Slnnott on the night of December 4, 1908, at Grand avenue and Morrison streets. The three men, armed with revolvers, had held up and robbed, but a few mlntues before their arrest. John Gur.derson. a laborer living at the Brookyln Hotel. The scene of the robbery was only a short distance from the place where they were captured. The policeman, having been apprised by the victim of the crime, saw the three men lounging about on the corrfer, and, noting their suspicious actions, drew his revolver and effected their arrest. It then de veloped that these men had held up and robbed two other victims within half an hour. They were tried for holding up Gunderson. 0. R. & N. TRAIN DERAILED Westbound Passenger Goes In Ditch at Perry, but No One Is Hurt. LA GRANDE, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.) O. It. & N. westbound passenger train No. 5, due In Portland at 9:30 tomor row, went In. the ditch at Perry, three miles west of here, at 10 o'clock to night, but miraculously no one was hurt. The train was slowly climbing the steep hill at Perry when a broken truck suddenly derailed one of the chair cars. Before the air was applied and a full stop effected, the cars had bumped along a considerable distance. The occupants of the chair car were badly shaken up and a small panic was created In the Pullmans. The wreck ing train was sent out from this city and at 11 o'clock the car was again on the track. But for the fact that the speed was slow, a serious wreck would have resulted. FALLS AND BREAKS ANKLE Mrs. F. O. Downing Is Victim of Painful Accident. While veiling at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. O. II Huber. Twenty-first street North, last night, Mrs. F. O. Down ing broke her ankle as the result of a peculiar accident. The fracture was re ceived In a fall In the drawing-room, Mrs. Downing slipping on the polished floor. She was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital in an automobile and the bone set. Mrs. Downing Is one of Portland's well known woman. She resides at the Port land Hotel with her husband who is a capitalist, with offices In the Chamber of Commerce building. FERTILIZER PLANT BURNS Involves Loss of $500,000 and Causes Many Explosions. CHICAGO, Jan. 6. Fire at the stock yards tonight destroeyd a large part of the fertilizing plant of Darling & Co. and burned large stores of chemicals, causing many explosions. The loss was fcoo.ooo. ILLINOIS CLUB RUINED Fire Sweeps Chicago Landmark, Causing $325,000 Damage. CHICAGO. Jan. 6. The Illinois Out), constituting with it splendid art gallery one of the most historic landmarks of Chicago, was destroyed by fire tonight with, a loss, estimated at tsg.ftii - Executive Action Not Its Business. BONAPARTE NOT TO ANSWER No Cause for Proceeding Against Steel Trust. TAKES ALL RESPONSIBILITY Gary and Frick A9ked Approval of Tennessee Coal and Iron Deal, Which Prevented Panic. Ho Did Not Object. WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. President Roosevelt informed the Senate In plain terms today that he had approved the absorption of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company by the United States Steel Corporation and had instructed Attorney General Bonaparte not to respond to the Senate Inquiry as to the reason for hia failure to prosecute the steel company. The President declares that he do-:s not conceive it "to be within the authority of the Senate to give directions of this character to the head of an executive department." The message is in response to a reso lution introduced by Senator .Culberson, calling on the Attorney-General to state whether he had brought an action against the steel company because of its acquisition of the Tennesseeconcern. While the resolution was not directed to the President, his attention w.(; called to it by the Attorney-General. Commenting on the Attorney-General's letter, the President says: . 'As to the transaction In question, I was personally cognizant and responsible for its every detail. For the information of the Senate I transmit a copy of the letter sent by me to the Attorney-General November 4, 1907. as follows: My Dear Attorney -General: Judge B. H. Gary and Mr. H. C. Krlck. on behalf of the E:eel Corporation, have Just called upon me. They state that there is a certain business Arm (the name of which I have not been told, but which 1 of real lmpcrtance In New York business circles), which will un doubtedly fall this week U help is not given. Among Its asset are a majority of the securities of the Tennesse Coal Com pany. Application has been urgently made to the Steel Corporation to purchase this stork as the only means of avoiding a failure. Judge Gary and Mr. Frickr In formed mo that a a mere business trans action they did not care to purchase the stock: that under ordinary circumstances they would not consider purchasing the stock, as but little benefit will come to the Steel Corporation from the purchase; that they are aware that the purchase will be used as a handle for attack upon them on the ground that they are striving to secure a monopoly of the business and pTevent competition not that this would represent what could honestly be said, but what might recklessly and untruthlully be salrt. They Informed me that as a matter of fact the policy of the company has been to decline to acquire more than 60 per (Concluded en Page 8.) j " CAN THEY HOLD HIM? j " , . UfiJ I mum t fr:?r..r life i$ MfJwvwtf&i I I V" -k i . . , , . . . ; , t . ......... j Barriers of Existing Wife, Parents' Opposition and- Disparity of Ages Are AH Safely Overcome. BELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 6. (Spe cial.) A romance which had its origin in the captivating of John Quincy Tawes, of Ferndale, two years ago, by the sweet voice of Miss Ethel Kauf man, a Bellingham "hello girl." has ended lu the elopement and marriage of the couple. Word of their wedding in Mount Vernon, Wash., was received In this city this morning. The headlong love affair was beset with obstacles, and before it culminat ed In marriage, had to overcome the barriers of the man's previous mar riage, the furious opposition of the girl's parents and the great disparity of their ages. Tawes is a wealthy citizen of Fern dale and he was first made aware of Miss Kaufman's existence when an un usually sweet voice answered a Bel lingham call. He succeeded in making the telephone girl's acquaintance, and their friendship ripened Into love In short order. Tawes was married at this time, but after a divorce had been secured all other obstacles were brushed ruthlessly aside.. Tawes is 40 years old and his bride 19. BALL IS MOST BRILLIANT Idaho's Inaugural Event Surpasses Anything Ever Given in State. BOISE, Jdaho, Jan. 6. (Special.) The inaugural ball tonight was the most brilliant function In the history of Idaho. It was held in the Natatorlum, the im mense floor of which was covered for the dancers. The electrical and other deco rations were superbly attractive. Gov ernor Brady led the march, escorting Mrs. Gooding, wife of the retiring Gov ernor. He was preceded by his staff In full uniform. Following were mem bers of the Judiciary, both state and Fed eral, United States Army officers, state officers and members of the Legislataure. BURTON'S FRIEND NAMED Washington Xotes With Interest Ca reer of Former Rival. WASHtXGTOX, Jan. 6. The nomina tion of Charles A. Lee Reed, of Ohio, to be a First Ueutenmt In the medical re serve corps of the Army, which was sent to the Senate today by the President, oc casioned some Interesting comment at the capitol. Dr. Beed was recently a candi date for the United States Senate to suc ceed Senator Foraker and withdrew from the race in the Interest of Mr. Burton who was successful. DISGRACED, WANTS TO DIE Japanese Count Who Married and Divorced American, Takes Poison. TOKIO, Jan. 6. Count Toda, whose engagment to a royal princess was re cently cancelled because of the dis covery that he had been married while a student at Cambridge, Eng., and who divorced his wife after his return to Japan, today attempted to commit sui cide by -taking poison. The attempt was unsuccessful. The Count has been deprived of his seat in the upper, house. Hamon Cheats Woman Out of $500,000. CUT DASHING FIGURE IN PARIS Transformed Palmist Fugitive From Justice. CREDITORS POUNCE ON HIM Meteoric Career of Young Man Who an Newspaper and Bank orl Bor rowed Capital and Swindled an American Woman. PARIS, Jan. 6. "Count" Louis Hamon, formerly known In America and Europe as Cheiro, the palmist, and before that as plain John Warner, Is a fugitive from France tonight,, charged with embezzle ment, and his sumptuous offices, where he edited a newspaper called the American Register, and conducted a bank and other enterprises, to which Americans lent cap ital, are empty, creditors having de scended and seized everything. The complainants against Hamon are Mrs. Julia P. Newall and Miss Josephine Pomeroy, formerly of New York, who de clare Jthat they turned over to Hamon stocks to the amount of $500,000 on which Hamon agreed to raise a loan through London banks of $150,000. They allege, however, that Hamon neither negotiated the loan nor returned the stocks. Hamon has been a dashing figure in Paris since his arrival here six years ago. He lived in costly apartments In the Rue du Bois de Bologne. It is reported that mystery attaches to his title. He claims to have Inherited it from his father, who received it from the Pope. His real name is said to be I E. War ner. Since arriving in Paris in 1902, "when he transformed himself from Cheiro, the palmist, to "Count Hamon," he haa had easy access to society. One of his special friends was a man known as "Abbe de la Fresnay," whose scholarly and agreeable manner secured for him entry into the most exclusive circles. There are reports that Hamon and friends, as the result of their high connection, were able to arrange many marriages among people standing high in the Anglo-American colony. Hamon is penniless, according to his secretary, who further stated that he had lost $60,000 in recent operations and that he had been trying to pay all his creditors, including Mrs. Newell. The case, however. It is said, does not come under the jurisdiction of the French laws, as the investment has been entirely placed in England. A statement issued at the bank says that as a result of the proceedings the credit of the institution has been ad versely affected and the local branch will close temporarily. Other branches are located in New Tork and London. Italian Finds Her Guided by Vision. Woman Kescued, Thinks She Died and Is in Hereafter. MESSINA, Jan. 6. A curious case of telepathy has been reported by a sailor on board the Italian battleship Regina Elena, He was granted leave to search for his fiance In Messina. After four days he returned to the ship exhausted and fell into a deep sleep, during which he dreamed she was saying to. him: "I am alive; come, save me." The sailor obtained fresh leave from his commander, gathered several friends and went to the spot he had dreamed of, penetrated the ruins of a house and found the girl uninjured. The 0-Qrk of rescue is being pushed on lndefatigably night and day e d even now persons alive are occasionally dug out of the ruins. A woman was released from the wreckage of the church of San Fran cisco. She did not realize that she had been buried so many days. She explained she thought she was entombed in the church after having died a natural death, and that she was living in the hereafter. SENATOR BOOTH DIVORCED Wife Secures Decree on Grounds of Cruel Treatment. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 6. (Special.) Mabel Eernice Booth, wife of State Sena tor Robert F. Booth, of King County, today secured a decree of divorce from her husband on the ground of cruelaand inhuman treatment. The court granted an alimony of $50 per . month for the wife and $00 per month for the children. The complaint charged that Booth waa cold and distant in demeanor and had remained away from home for many months, and had told his wife that he hated her. The mother was awarded the custody of the two children, both of tender years. Booth entered a general denial of the charges, but made no aggressive defense. He was not In court, but was represented by an attorney. Booth organized the suc cessful Insurgent movement In Seattle two years ago. He is a candidate for chairman of appropriations this session. COLD SHAKES BUILDING Bad Case of Shivers Gives Chicago Earthquake Scare. CHICAGO. Jan; 6. Tenants or the Stuart building, a 13-story structure on State and Washington streets, were thrown into a semi-panic this afternoon by a shock which swayed the build ing. Search for the cause of the tre mor was made and In the absence of any evidence of an accident it was at tributed to an earthquake. Scores of tenants left the building. The engineer of the building ended the sensation by declaring that the shock was rather a sharp report made by the contraction of the material in the building due to the intense cold. NO WEDDING BELLS YET Report of Sirs. Maybrick's Second Marriage Is Denied. CHICAGO, Jan. 6. Charles L. Wag ner, secretary of the lecture bureau, which has charge of the public ap pearance of Mrs. Florence Maybrlck, today entered a vigorous denial of a report that he and Mrs. Maybrlck are to wed. "Mrs. Maybrlck Is a charming woman whom I know, however. In a purely business way," said Mr. Wagner, upon his arrival from Lincoln, Net). "The report that we are to marry is an In justice to us." GATES NOW FREE-TRADER Write9to Cannon Saying 50 Per Cent Cut in Steel Would Xot Harm. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 John W. Gates has joined the ranks of those who are speaking for free trade on iron, coal and lumber. In a letter to Speaker Can non, which was referred to the commit tee on ways and means, Mr. Gates de clares that these articles should be on the free list and that a cut of 50 per cent in the steel schedule would not af fect the manufacturers of iron and steel in this, country. HEARST IN MORE TROUBLE Criminal Libel Indictment Returned Against His Gotham "Yellows." NEW TORK, Jan. 6. A grand Jury Indictment charging criminal libel was filed here- today against the Star Pub lishing Company, which prints the New York American. The complaining wit ness was John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The complaint is based on a newspaper arti cle connecting Mr. Rockefeller's name with the alleged practice of peonage in a stockade near Chicago. ERB CASE GIVEN TO JURY Famous Pennsylvania. Murder Trial Is Brought to Close. MEDIA. Pa.. Jan.'6. The case of Mrs. M. Florence Erb, and her sister, Mrs. Catherine Beisel, separately and Jointly charged with the murder of Captain J. Clayton Erb, waa given to the Jury this afternoon, , Two Snatched From Death. in Cascades. SCOW BREAKS ITS MOORINGS Anchor Holds Again Above Brink of Rapids. RESCUERS COME IN BOAT Battle With Current and Floating Ice and Finally Bring Imperiled Ones Back to Washington ' Shore in Safety. STEVENSON. Wash.; - 6. Special.) Two men were snatched from a horrible death. In the raging and Icy waters of the mper Cascades today by the heroism o two young men of this place, Enos John son and Will Sweeney. At the risk of their own lives, these two put out In a rowboat and, braving the current end the floating ice, rescind James Cramblet and his son. Ira, who had been marooned on a wood eoow 1U0 yards from shore for five houis, in con stant expectation of being swept away to death. Scow Breaks Moorings. Cramblet and l..s son had been loading wood at the moutii of Nelson Creek, junt above Stevenson, on a scow belonging to Miles & Shannon, of The Dalles. Both men were aboard the scow, when the moorlng-rope parted under the strain caused by floating ice, and in an instant the scow and its occupants were swept away from tha bank out into the Columbia. The Cramblets hurriedly threw oit an anchor, with the hope thut it might catch on a rock and hold before they should reach the rapids. Spectators Stand Paralyzed. People on shore were horrified os the scow swept past the town, bearing its human freight to apparently certain (Concluded on Page 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The WeaUicr. YESTERDAY'S Maximum tomporature, 17.9 deKreea; minimum, lu.3 UeKreea. TODAY'S Continued coJU. with occasional uiiuw; nurtiiorly winus. Dogs devour dead and injured at Messina. Page 4. Sailor finds aweetheart alive In Mewalnn ruins through vision lu dream. Pago 1. American relief steamer sails for Messina with supplies. Page 4. "Count" Ikinun. ot 1'aris, accused of swindling American woman out of l,."iuo,uuo. Page 1. United States, Britain and Japan unite to protect against Yuan lii Kai's dismissal, but lU-geut delays audience, l'agu 3. utional. Senate may refuse to confirm Hitchcock ns Fostmaster-Generiil if he remains .Repub lican chairman. Page 3. Senate adopts amendments to postal savings bank LiU. Pae a. Eikins committee kills Fulton rate bill, but Fulton will continue tight. Page a. Roosevelt rebukes Senate for meddling with executive functions. Pate- 1. IHmi otitic. Edwin " Ilawley and others testify against Hiirrimun meryer. Pace a. Shower of boiling metal reported at Santa Cruz, Cal. Pago 1. Terrible cold spell grips whulo of North America. Page 1. Thornton llains grows angry when ques tioned about love for brother's wile. Page 0. Clarence Wilson sues Louise Kent for di vorce. Page 4. Federal Judges unwilling to try Standard case again. Pagu 4. James White arrested at Los Angeles on charge of swindling Portland brokers. Page 4. Sport. Ketchef may be first to light Johnson, but Jeffries begins to train. Page 7. New rating of Pacific Coast Lanue comes too latu to help tills ue a sou. page 7. Pacific Const. Thrilling rescue of two men from Upper Cascades at Stover.sun. Page 1. Swfct voice of Bellingham telephone girl ijets rich husband for her. Page L Willamette Valley suffers from heavy rains and silver thaws. Page 0. Senator Hey burn conlldent of election by Idano Legislature. Page ti. Election of Wesley L. Jones, Senator from Washington, conceded. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Wheat and oats advance In local market. Page lu. Wheat closes firm at Chicago, after nervous session. Page 15. Sharp break in New York Central stock. Page 15. Owners of British ship Torrlsilale pur chase grain cargo for vessel, page 11. Portland and Vltinliy. Weather Bureau predicts continued cold, und occasional snow for today, pasa 10- profeHsional and business classification of members of coming Legislature. Page 5. Bowerman's election as president of Sen ate now certain, page 10. City must pay back light bills or light will be turned off. Page 1-L Oregon Retail Grocers' and Merchants" Association in third annual convention. Page 11. "Ben-Hur" essays begin to come n. Page 14. County Court will meet today to fix tax levy. Page Hi. Dairymen prepare bill for submission to Legislature. Page 18. Peninsula residents want large district as sessed for wide street to St. John. Page 19- Harriman land grant case Is set for argument, page 10. Three excursions from Inland Empire will soon visit Portland. Page 14. TV 11 Ham M. Ladd reports sale of Johnson estate property. Page 9. Portland business men review Japanese trade condiuoujk. Paa 1(