K V VOL. XLIX.-XO. 15,103 YOUNG TURKS MAKE ADVANCE PALACE Resolve to Depose Abdul and Enthrone Mohammed. OPEN ATTACK AT T Majority of Parliament Votes on Change After Talk With Heir. ARMY OCCUPIES CAPITAL Panic Seizes City as Troops Take Advance Posts. GENERAL TELLS PURPOSE Selicfket Says Salon ion n Army Will Punish Men Who Tried to Over turn Constitution All Way of Escape ( Blocked. roxsTAXTINOPLE, April 4. Ftrtt liS between the rn,T f Investment under General Mahmoud .Schefket and part of the troop, faithful to the Siil began at Si4. thU morn In th southwest part of Pin near Vlldlm Ki- DRk. COXSTANT1XOPLE, April 2S A significant dispatch from Constanti nople received at Vienna tonight says: "The advance upon Pera and the coast appear, to have been begun. Suspicion Is current that today's event. and announcements were merely feints mienaea to lull all parties to trancull llty. It Is believed that action agilr.st ln" "iz ttlosk may be taken tonight. nmpaxrn irom Salonica denlarci that after a consultation of Schefket i-asna and the Assembly with Mr.. hammed Rechad Kffendl. heir apparent to the throne, it was decided to demand that the Shelk-Ul-Islam Issue a decree proclaiming Mohammed Rechad Kffen dl Sultan. The dispatch adds that an assault on the Yildlz Kiosk was a ranged to take place at midnight. Sultan Only Calm Person. These reports cannot be confirmed and the only thing that comes with any distinctness out of the perplexing sit uatlon is the fact that the Sultan, who nas not a reputation for personal cour age. faced his subjects at today's Se lamllk with a calmness that betoken: the conviction that the throne was un shaken. "I saluted the Sultan with great re spect. He was the only person show Ing a perfect calm; the others were very nervous." The foregoing Is the comment of ai Englishman who witnessed the Selam Ilk ceremony today and points ln i word to what 'appears to be the pivot of the bewildering situation at Con stantinople. Albanians Fight Young Turks A dispatch to the Times from Con stantinople reports great unrest among the Albanians. It is rumored that tney nave risen at Avalona. a seaport ln the Adriatic with a population of 6000. and captured the officers of the garrison and several members of the Committee of Union and Progress whom they are holding as hostages fo Ismail Klamil Bey and Mufid Bey. VOIXO TURKS EMEU CAPITAL Panic Seizes City General Pro claims Purpose of Army. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23. Th advance of the concentrated army of In vestment was begun tola v. While the favored troops Of the Cnnstnntlnnntn on rlson were giving homage to the Sultan on i Hdlz hill, there was a forward move ment of the Constitutional forces within two and one-half miles of Ylldis Kiosk. Cavalrv went nut tn to the eonnolter and soldiers were sent to picket the bridge across the Sweet Waters Panic Seizes City. a party of 50 American tourists, arrived, were turned hack bv tv just sol- dlers. Infantrv was then h.i,.j ad vanclng and rumors spread throughout me city int tne army was about enter -the capital and fighting was evltable. to in- There was a great panic. Shopkeepers In a large part of Pera put up their nutters. ttriusii Ambassador Low was caught In the swirling crowd i th embassy and hunHreHa t persons poured into the embassy com- ptJUIiu, uiiiuijiiK any luiu. lilfl gates of (Concluded on Face Throe.) Oil :UBIC FOOT AMPLE SIZE FOR ANY HAT LLINOIS SOLON PROPOSES RE FORM IX HEADGEAR. BUI Limits Beam to 18 Inches, Over- hang to Six Inches and Bars Snakes, Birds and Pins. SPRINGFIELD, (III., April 23. Spe cial.) Illinois promises to lead in a re form that Is demanded by the entire country. This Is the regulation of the size,' the shape, consistency and Ingre dients of women's hats. Representative George C. Hilton, of Chicago, is the au thor of the bill and speedy action Is promised for the measure. It 1 entitled "A bill for an act to prohibit the manu facture, sale or use of unsanitary, dan gerous oV deadly headgear for hats, and to regulate the exhibition thereof." The proposed law limits the size of hats to 18 Inches ln diameter, forbids aigrettes, feathers, pins or other adorn ments projecting more than six inches beyond the crown, which shall not exceed one cubic foot in size, nor weigh more than five ounces. The bill prohibits the use ."of any dead body or stuffed skin of any bird, snake, lizard or other animal, reptile or insect subject to decay and likely to become a breeding place for filth and disease germs." The penalties range from $100 to $200. AMERICAN GETS RELEASED George K. McCain, Arrested by Sul tan's Orders, Given Liberty. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.. Anrll .7 George Knox McCain, the lecturer and former newspaper man, who was arrested in Constantinople last Satur day on suspicion that he was taking photographs about the cltv for the use of the Sultan's enemies, has been re leased. This information was conveyed ln a special dispatch to the Gazette tonight from Philadelphia, which stated that Mr. McCain's daughter, who formerly lived ln Colorado Springs, .had received a cablegram from his London agents, who were able to get into direct com munication with him yesterday for the first time since his arrest. M0DJESKA ESTATE SMALL Worth Only $500 0 and Is Ijeft to Sister, Nephews and Husband. SANTA ANA. Cal.. Anrll M-Th. will of the late Mme. Helena Modjeska was filed for probate here today. The docu ment was executed August 26, 1906, and leaves 54000 to a Sister ln Pnlnnrl or1 !( to each of the four children of Lud- wlg Opid. of Los Angeles, a nephew. The balance Ib left to her husband. Count tiozenta. The value of the dwindled since the. Wfll WAR maAo o axy It was placed at, JGOOO. consisting of mree acres or land at Tustin. Orange County; silverware and a note for $1000. ACTOR HELD FOR SHOOTING Struck Bystander in Course of Duel With Policeman. BOZEMAN. Anrll 23 w t- ii- alias Vaughn, an actor, was placed under arrest here today unon nvlr tr-nn, v, authorises of Leesville, Va. Glasscock iur IlrBi aegree assault in con nectlon with the shontin? of k.j. during a revolver duel between Glasscock and a policeman. Glasscock asserts the officer was intoxicated and began firing j.c ulubbq to annx with him. Dur ing the exchange of shots aiiii.ni. v uuuuuu in me snoulder. NEVADAN DIES AS PAUPER Once Noted Attorney and Legatee to Fortune, Dead in Squalor. RENO, Nev., April 23. George Eccles 64 years old. one tim rt - Auur- ney of "Virginia City, in the bonanza uajs or tne lode, and legatee of a for tune of $150,000 from Eastern relatives wan iouna aeaa today in a squalid Among his effects !"fl of letters addressed tn .i.. in New York, in which he asked for money in order to "save my body from a pauper s grave." P. F. COLLIER DROPS DEAD Publisher of Weekly Magazine Vic tim of Apoplexy. NEW YORK. April 23. Peter F. Collier, founder and publisher of Col lier's Weekly died, suddenly tonight of apoplexy at the Riding Club. Mr. Collier's illness came on sud denly and he died before a physician arrived. He was chief owner and edi tor of Collier's Weekly. In this he was associated with his only son. Robert J. Collier, who with the widow survives-. GIVES $6,000,000 TO HOME Executors of Stratton Estate Carry . Out Bequest. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., April 23. By order of the County Court the executors of the estate of W. S. Strat ton, millionaire mlneowner, turned over to the trustees of the Myron Stratton Home $6,000,006 today. This sum rep resents the entire estate with the ex ception of about $500,000. which is re tained by the executors for protection In litigation now pending against the estate. POTfTT A YT1 rT? T.-nr-V' c mimr. rTTTTTT ' ' . IS IH BAY CITY JAIL Novelist Arrested on Larceny Charge. FOUND UNDER ASSUMED SAME Capture Sequel to Campaign Forgeries Scandal. SAYS HE IS LIKE DREYFUS Prisoner Declares He Is Scapegoat of Politicians and Promises Big Exposures Offers to Sell Account of Flight. SAN FRANCISCO, April 23. fSne- cial.) Broughten Brandenburg, novel- it and mafirazine writer i"a Q here tonight as a fugitive from justice on a warrant from New Vnrv r.i placed In the tanks of the city prison to await the arrival from Msi.h,ti. of an officer armed with the neces sary papers. Brande:l inrsr was tn bsva annno... before Judge Dowling in New Tork on February 1 of this year to answer to a charge of larceny ln the second de gree on an Indictment of the grand Jury. Brandenburg, shortly before election last year, sold to the New York Times a political article attack ing the methods of William J. Bryan, wnicn. the novelist claimed, was one of a series written bv land Just prior to the latter's death. Article Proves Forgery. The Times suhmlttori tha motto- K. S. Hastings, Cleveland's executor, and the latter pronounced th ilmxur. of Cleveland genuine and expressed the ueuei mat the article contained the sentiments of the ex-President. The New York newspaper thereupon pub- iisneo. it, ana about a month after ward Hastings-came out with a state ment. In which he denture tVi. QrHAu was a- forgery. The local noliop received 1 tion tonight that Brandenburg was on his way to this city, and detectives were detailed to locate him. They found him at the Hotel Victoria, where he waa registered as D. W. L. Leon ard, of London. He admitted his iden tity and was taken to the city prison. Calls Himself "Dreyfus." "I am the Dreyfus of America," de clared Brandenburg tonight, when in terviewed in the city prison. "I am made the scapegoat of politicians, and when my trial comes off there will be some Interesting testimony." Brandenburg would not make any further comments upon" his case. He said that he would sell the account of his adventures to the highest bidder among me local newspapers, as he had to have some money in order to de fray his expenses here. . He was arrested in New York on BRANDENBURG i . ts " ' I - 1 (Concluded on Page 12.) ---------lli.s,,,,,,T1,,.. " "WHAT HIT ME?" j j i , , - . , j. : PRICE FIVE CENTS. MUIR KIDNAPED; COURT IS IGNORED SAN FRANCISCO DETECTIVE TAKES MAN BY FORCE. While Appeal Pending for Habeas Corpus, Embezzler Is Spirited Away by Automobile. DENVER, April 23. W. A. Mulr. the San Francisco broker charged with embezzlement, who has successfully re sisted extradition for many weeks, was virtually kidnaped today by Detective Sergeant John D. Freel, of the San Francisco police, and is now on his way to the Coast. . Mulr appeared before Judge Shat tnck, of the West Side court, this morn ing on a writ of habeas corpus.- which was denied. Judge Shattuck. however, granted a. stay of execution until 3 o'clock this afternoon, pending the de cision of the Supreme Court on a writ of supersedeas. Promptly at 3 o'clock, although the Supreme Court had not handed down a decision. Freel secured his prisoner from the County Jail, loaded him into an automobile and took him to Brighton, from which point both boarded a Union Pacific train bound for San Francisco. Shortly after 4 o'clock the Supreme Court denied the writ of supersedeas, but Muir's' attor neys allege that Freel, by his action In taking Mulr out of the state, has rendered himself liable to a fine of $1000 or imprisonment for from one to five years, or both, under the Colo rado statutes. Extradition papers have been hon ored three times by Governor Shaf roth, and the case has been bitterly fought In the courts. Although the charge on which the extradition was asked specifies the sum embezzled as less than $100. the California author ities have expended many times the sum. to procure Muir's return to San Francisco. Mulr has expended several thousand dollars In fighting extradi tion. PATHFINDER IN QUICKSAND Fifteen Husky Section Men Needed to Haul Auto to Safety. ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo., April 23. The Thomas Pathfinder- car,, which is deter mining the route from New York to Seattle for the Guggenheim trophy race, arrived at Rock Springs at 2 o'clock this afternoon. An hour later the car left for Green River: . The' car. was nearly,- engulfed. Jn. -quicksand near Bitter Creek last night and it required 15 section men to extricate it. The car was- again stalled in quicksand near Point of Rocks this morning, but was pulled out with little delay. Robert Guggenheim, donor of the New York-to-Seattle trophy, has shipped a ear to Boise, Idaho, and will meet the Thomas pathfinder at Pocatello. WESTON COVERS 53 MILES Strikes Good Roads After Wading Knee-Deep In Mud. BLOOM INGTON, 111.. April 23. Ed ward Payson Weston, en route to San Francisco, arrived tonight. He covered 53 miles today. D WIGHT, 111.. April 23. Weston was stranded In the mud here yesterday. The day previous he walked In Illi nois mud up to his knees in, the midst of a soaking rain. LADD FARM SOLO FOR 32,000,000 Property Includes 462 Acres on East Side. WILL BE OPENED FOR HOMES C. K. Henry Heads Syndicate in Big Deal. 2880 LOTS CALLED FOR Land Laid Ont by Boston Firm in Ideal Building Locations Will Probably Be Put on Market in Single Lots About July 1. RECENT BIO EEALTY DEALS. Hazel farm, owned by L&dd estate, bought by syndicate for J2.OO0.O00. Thirteenth street tier of blocks In terminal district, bought by unknown Investors for $1,500,000. Terminal blocks bought by Charles K. Henry for unknown owners, for SL 000. 000. Marqua.ni property, sixth and Alder streets, bought by Ben Selling and associates, for $350,000. Kings Heights, bought by D. E. Keaaey & Co.. for $238,000 Properties bought by Theodore B. Wilcox. Sixth and Washington. J250. O00; Seventh and Stark, $160,000: Fourth and Pine. S130.O00. Hazel Fern farm, the mt.e-r, in . of land consisting of 462 acres in the heart w" oiae, owned for many years by the Ladd estate, has been acquired by Charles K. Henry and associates at a Lonsiaeration of approximately $2,000,000. Mr. Henry now has ikider rnu..,in. the formation of a syndicate to handle the vast property. With him in the initia tive stage of the proceedings are asso- L"'lea rrana Mead and Paul C. Murphy, of Seattle? ,and H-. B. Burke of Portland. ;.' Hazel Fern farm lies betwen the Barr roaa on the north and the Base Line road on the south and East Thirty-third and East Forty-fourth streets east and west. Olmsted brothers, of Boston. som month. ago laid out the big tract in a parking system, preserving the higher portions for buildings with streets following the con tour or the lands. This plan calls for 2SS0 lots and it is the intention of the new owners to place these on the market Under the Olmsted plan the tract will be one oi me most attractive in the country, lending itself to ornamental bnH.m gardening in its highest phases. As at present outlined, lots will sell from JS00 upwara, and building restrictions will range from S3000 to $5000 according to location. Seattle Buyers Men of Experience Mr. Mead and Mr. Murphy, the two Seattle men Interested with Mr nn are handling a suburban tract at Seattle SEATTLE FAIR TO OPEN ON SUNDAY PROTESTS OF CLERGYMEN ARE MADE IN VAIN. "Pay Streak" Amusement Places, However, Are to Be Conducted Without "Ballyhoo." SEATTLE, April 23. The Alask-..Ti,vn. Pacific directors today votsd unanimously open the fair gates on Sunday. On week days the fair will be open from A. M. until midnight: on Sundays trom P. M. until midnight. The same agitation against Sunday opening that every fair In the United States has encountered was met by Ihls exposition, but as the Federal Govern ment made no loan to the nettle f.tr settlement of the question was left r.ot to congress, but to the d'.twlorj. ioaays decision permits Sunday nivn. ing of the "Pay Streak." which was thn chief point of attack by the United Cler gymen. Under the state law the amuse ment enterprises must be conducted quiet- 'J ounaay, witnout ballyhoo. The Government bulldirg will not be open, and sich of the exhibitors as desire to close will be permitted to do so, but It oeuevea all the state buildings .will be open. The Seattle Ministerial Fede ration waa divided on Sunday opening, some mem bers favoring locked sates, but . ma jority wishing the gates thrown open as a iree puduc park, with religious exer cises, music, art exhibit open and all pay amusement places sealed. WOMEN TO STORM CAPITOL Insist Only Federation Members Shall Be A.-Y.-P. Delegates. SALEM. Or.. April 23. (Special.) The executive office at the State Capitol will be invaded tomorrow by a delegation of women from Portland, headed by Mrs. J. D. Hayes, and renresentlnsr the State Federation of Women's Clubs. They will take up with the Governor the matter or appointment of delegates from various sections of Oregon to the A-Y-P Expo sition at SeatUe. It seems that only a limited number of select clubs are af filiated with the Federation, and that tne organization will object to the an pointment of any Oregon delegate not a memoer or an affiliated club. The Federation will act as a recentlnn committee at the exposition ' and desires to have exclusive control of ..uis feature or the fair. HORSE FEEDS ON CHICKENS Prefers Broilers With Feathers, but Will Take Full-Grown Ducks. SEATTLE. Wash.. April 23. (Special.) A horse that eats chickens, ducks and geese alive is owned by George D. Dun lap, a resident of Dunlap, a Rainier Val ley suburb. The horse has displayed a liking for broilers with the feathers on ever since he was 2 years old. "Billy" seems to prefer the fowl at the aga they are generally put on the market for fries, but his owner believes he would eat a full-grown chicken or duck if he got the opportunity. The horse has been known to eat a whole flock of young chickens at one meal. He is ex ceptionally tricky and will open an ordi nary r-"-te with his head to reach his feathered victims. "LUCKY'S" MENGET MONEY Farmhands Paid in Cash for First Time in Many Years. LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 23.-(Spe-cial.) Since Lucky Baldwin's death the Santa Anita ranch management has been paying cash to all the laborers, mostly Mexicans, and these people have more money now than they ever saw before. Baldwin's passing mar'-ed the end of a virtual peonage system among many of the ranch hands, who never received a cent, but were furnished produce and supplies from the ranch store, near the old mansion. Some of them had small fortunes coming to them as a conse quence. Executor Unruh has closed the store and Is transacting business along modern lines, revolutionizing old Bald win's peculiar methods. TEST TUBERCULOSIS CURE Londoner Will Try It on Consump tives In Hospitals. LONDON. April 23. Some of the most eminent physicians of England have agreed to a test of what the discoverer. William Dolg. attests to be a cure for tuberculosis. It has been decided to take six consumptives from London hospitals and allow Mr. Dolg to treat them under the closest observation. the Doig treatment consists of draining the diseased pus from the lungs to the surface by means of chem ical heat. GERMANY ARRANGES LOANS Will Procure $200,000,000 From Syndicate of National Banks. BERLIN, April 23. The Imperial and Prussian governments have arranged a syndicate of banks. headed by the Reichsbak. to bring out an Imperial loan of $SO,000.000 and a Prussian loan of $120, 000,000. Half of the total amount will bear interest at 3!4 per cent and half at 4 per cent. The 4s are not convertible before 1918. Their subscription price is 102.70. The subscription price of the ZVs per cents is 95.60. The subscriptions will be opened May 3. ROOSEVELT HAS PITCHED HIS TENT Small Army Encamped at Kapiti Plains. HAS CARAVAN OF 260 PEOPLE African Hunting Party Shel tered by 73 Tents. LIONS PROWLING AROUND Roosevelt Rides on Cow-catcher Across Plains Will Lose No Time in Going After Game. . Delighted With Hosts. KAPITI PLAINS. British East Africa. April 23. Theodore Roosevelt has reached the hunting grounds and tonight prepared to pass his first night in Africa under canvas. A big camp has been established near the railroad station. Last nieht lions were prowling about in the vicinity of the tente. The country is green, owing to the recent rains, and there is every prospect of good fcport. The commoner varieties of game are plentiful and the huntsmen will lose no time In getting started. Most Elaborate Camp. The special train bearing the Roose velt party from Mombasa arrived this afternoon. Only the members of the party got off at Kapiti Plains. F. J Jackson, the Acting Governor of the protectorate, and the other officials who came up from Mombasa continued on to Nairobi. The camp is most elaborate. The cara van will have 260 followers. There are 13 tents for the Europeans and their horses and 60 tents for the porters. An Ameri can flag Is flying over the tent occupied by Mr. Roosevelt. All the native porters were lined up on the platform when the Roosevelt special pulled ln, and as Mr. Roosevelt stepped down from the train, they shouted a salute In 'his honor. Rides on Cow-catcher Dee-lighted. Mr. Roosevelt was welcomed at the sta tion by Sir Alfred Pease, who will be his bost at Athl River. Mr. Roosevelt was on the cow-catcher of the engine when the train pulled in, having occupied that position for 79 miles between Jk klndu and Kapiti Plains. He said he was Intensely interested in the country and (Concluded on Page 5.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weill her. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 5S degrees; minimum. 43 degrees TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds. "Foreign. Younr Turks decide to depose Sultsn and begin attack on palace. Page I. Roosevelt arrives at camo in Kait Africa with abundant game In night. Page 1. Sultan given great reception cn visit to Mosque. Page 3. Castro arrives in France, cursing tnllad States Xor causing deportation. Page . National. United states calls on Britain and Russia to protect missionaries ln Turkey. Page 3. Politics. Mayor Alexander, of Los Angeles, makes bold stroke to get control of appoint ments. Page 5. Domestic. Ex-Penator Stewart, of Nevada. dead Page 3. Calhoun's lawyers attack motives or Galla gher In testifying. Page U. Estimate of Patten's profits on wheat deal. Page 4. Administration elects Mrs Scott preidnt general of Daughters of Revolution, but opposition gets nearly all other offices. Page 6. Bill ln Illinois Legislature to regulate wo men's hats. Pane 1. Economy of Harrlmaii- railroad operation rtuoted against him at lumber healing Page 5. Patten goes fishing in New Mexico. Page 1. Broughton Brandenburg arrested In San Kranclsco as fugitive from Justice. P. X. Ex-Governor Taylor and several others ac cused of Qoebel murder pardoned; other Indictments to be dismissed. Page 4. Wilson convicted of poisoning Boas at San Francisco. Page 6. Desperate effort to blast out Niagara ice Jam. Page 6. Mulr kidnaped from Denver by San Fran cisco detective while case is still pend ing. Page I. PaolHc Northwest. Further Indictments returned against Oor don and Schlvely at Spokane. Page 7. Tacoma school girl, after reading "Diamond Dick" novels attempts suicide. Page 7. Dramatic courtroom scene in Seattle dur ing discussion Sullivan estate matter. Page 7. Sports. Beavers hit Hosp freely and win, 7 to 3. Page 11. Coast League scores: Portland 7. Los Ange les 3; Sacramento 6. Oakland 3; San Francisco . Vernon 1. Page 11. Northwestern scores: Seattle 3. Portland 1; Spokane 3, Aberdeen 1; Tacoma 2. Van couver 1. Page 11. Commerce and Marine. Shortage In potato stocks becomes atpar ent. Page 17. Wheat prices advance after much selling at ' Chicago. Page 17. Higher call loan rate causes selling of stocks. Page 17. Trade will Improve with tariff question set tled. Page 17. German ship Schwarzenbek fixed for lum ber to South Africa; Bidart taken for outward grain. . Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Ladd farm of 482 acres, on Bast Side, sold to syndicate for -.000.0m. Page 1. Tee Gueng convicted of murder ln first de gree for complicity In slaying Lee Dal Hoy. Page 16. Fishermen raise question. "Is PortlaiwJ on Columbia?" for court to settle. Pag lo. Another Installment of park bonds will be sold at once. Page IS. Mrs. Daisy Mix believed to have taken uo career of hypnotic medium. Page 18. Backers of Gothenburg plan attempt to show that excise board petitions axa fraudulent. Page 12. m io3.a