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4 TITE MORNING OREG ONI AN, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1909. BALM CARRIES BOY HIGH BY LEGS iraiinn none uatenes ian as Big Bag Soars Upward and Holds Him Tightly. AERONAUT RESCUES CHILD local telephone system, and that the shock I might have been of a minimum voltage of 110 or a maximum voltage of 2340. He said that the Insulation on the lamp, which was of an old type, was not good, but that there were hundreds of lamps In the city of the same type. The fact that the dead woman's shoes were wet. and that her hand was In perfect Juxtaposition for receiving: the most violent charge, made death unavoidable. The lamps and wiring were- Installed sev- , eral years asro. i ne jury aid not pass upon uio iiwu sibllity of the a flair. Mrs. Benson was born In Pleasant Hill, 111., February 14, 1871, and was married to Mr. Benson in November 29. 116. Of her immediate family, the follow ing; survive: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Mitchell, of Averill & Co.. Spokane, Wash.; sisters. Miss Mary Mitchell, Spo kane, Mrs. William Heater. Seattle. Wash., Mrs. Edward Wrifrht, South Bend. Wash.. Mrs. Fred Bynon, Albany; brothers. J. L. Mitchell, formerly of Port land, and connected with the Order of BLU1D GANG IS LANDED IfJ JAIL Eleven Members of "Blood thirsty" Society Captured by Seattle Police. DETECTIVE EMPTIES GUN Hauls Htm to Trapeze Bar and lioth Later Come Down in Water Safely and Are Picked l'p Vnliurt by Launch. SANTA CRUZ. CaJ., July E. In the presence of 20,000 persons, feathered on the beach to celebrate, the Fourth. Jesse Wy man, a 10-year-old boy, was caught In the ropes of a balloon durine an ascension this afternoon and carried head down ward 500 feet In the air. Scores of women, including the boy's mother, fainted as they saw the little fellow carried away. Jesse had been standing very close to the balloon, and as It shot upward a trailing rope from the parachute became entangled around his' lers. The horrified crowd expeoted to ee him dashed to the jrrmind but the rope seemed to be securely fastened about the little fellow's legs, and h soon managed to get an upright posi tion. As the balloon drifted out over the ocean Virgil Moore, the aeronaut, drew the boy up to him and held him close to his side on the trapeze bar. After drifting out over the water for a third of a mile, a gust of wind blew the balloon on Its side and It slowly descended to the water as the gnu escaped. A launch from the naval training ship Alrt had followed the balloon, and dashed up as the aeronaut and the boy touched the water. Aside from a bad fright the boy waa none the worse for his thrilling experience. SANE FOURTH CUTS LIST Oontinoed. Prom First Pare.) practical joke, thinking It waa an Imita tion axploalve. At Camden, N. J., little girl burned to death aa result of firecracker being thrown on her clothing. At Denver, Oeorge Newaham, aged 10, killed while celebrating. At St. Louis, one killed, five fatally and SO seriously Injured . In various acci dents while celebrating. At Wllkesbarre, Pa., one little girl fa tally burned when firecrackers sat her clothing afire, and four boys Berlously In jured by toy cannon. At Sand Point, Idaho, Bert DlUlnger lost one hand while playing with a giant firecracker. At Neodosha, Kan., Tom Armour fell from a train while essaying to fire a giant cracker and was ground to death beneath . the wheels. At Goshen, tnd., a bam was fired by a skyrocket and a - man sleeping in the building was burned to death. At New York, first cause of death by tetanus reported Is that of a 10-year-old boy who shot himself In the hand with toy" pistol. At Pittsburg, one minor Injury. At Indianapolis, three slightly injured. At Philadelphia, several reported ln , Jured, but no fatalities. At Seattle, Richard Christian, aged 13. will probably lose his eyesight as the re- suit of the explosion of a large firecracker close to his face. Michael Albergoff sus tained a badly mangled foot as a result of a bomb hurled by one of a party that was celebrating. Automobile, fishing and drowning accl " dents In various parts of the country, not occurring as a result of Fourth of July ." celebrations, total a score, with, two fatal ' lties due to liquor and carelessness. Reports from over the country Indicate that at least a dozen will go through life blind as a result of Injuries received while celebrating the day with explosives. 1 N . V t . : f m ! Italian Plain-Clothes Man Assists in Chase of Countrymen Men Do Not Work, but Always Have Plenty of Money. SEATTLE, Wash., July 6. (Special.) In a well timed raid at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. Detective M. R. Hubbard and Bobby Hayden, of St. Paul, and Platn clothesman Joseph Bianclil flushed 11 alleged members of the Black Hand So ciety. The 11 Italians were taken, only when forced to surrender under the muzzle of the detectives' revolvers. The raid was made to capture two alleged ringleaders In the Island of Mindanao, In whose department the operations took place, commends Captain Byram very highly In a report to Major-General William P. Duval, commanding the division of the Philipplres, and stated that his work in exterminating Jiklri and his band was worthy of the highest com mendation. Colonel Hoyt also thanks Lieutenant-Commander Slgnor for the vulimhle assistance tlven the land forces. I Jikirl was one of the most famous out- . laws remaining In the islands. Elver since the American occupation he has fought the whites and has led raid after raid. Detachments of troops have pur sued him time and again, but he always managed to elude them, only to commit further murders where least expected. Orders were finally given for a system atic campaign against him, which after months has resulted in his death and the extermination of his band. Jolo Island, or Sululu as it is also known, is the largest of the Sulu group In the extreme southwestern part of the Philippine Archipelago. The Sultan of Sulu is the native ruler. CALLS AID; TRIES DEATH WOULD-BE STJICTDE FIGHTS WITH HIS RESCUER. Elmer Bennett, of Vancouver, Tele phones Sheriff for Ambulance, Then Jumps Into Lake. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 5. (Special.) -After telephoning to Sheriff Sapping- Society 10knownTsth "Bloodthirsty" So- e south oTthe sVaTe hooTfor I could not get a good night's rest. I Xskthrnname SSS-WpiS- "Deaf, " WEAK PEOPLE NEED A TONIC Strength for the Day's "Wort Depends Upon Good Red Blood to Nourish the Body. There are thousands of people, who are -without ambition or strength to do their day's work and who are always tired out, hare but little appetite and a poor digestion, cannot get a refreshing night's sleep and are subject to head aches, backaches and nervousness be cause their blood is impure. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills give quick re lief and permanently cure such men and women because of their direct action on the blood, which they purify and build ' up to its normal strength. As the blood becomes pure and red it strengthens the muscles, tones ut the nerves, makes the stomach capable of digesting the food and repairs the wastes caused by growth and .jjrork. In a word it gives perfect healtft The usefulness in erery family of a safe and effefctive tonio is shown by the following statement of Mrs. A. B. Grates, of No. 807 East Secftnd street, Dnluth, Minn. "I suffered for over a year, sne says, from sreneral - debility, which was brought on by overwork. I had no ambition to do any work and the least exertion used me up. My appetite was poor and 1 was very nervous at times Mrs. Edward Benson, Killed at Hlllsboro Suuday Meht While Turning; on Electric Light. clothesman Blanchl. The leaders are ac cused of having made death threats to day against Meele Carlone. Mateo Ro manl was captured in the raid and Polio Ambrogl about a half hour later by Policeman Bianchi. in a chase in which the policeman was forced to empty his gun at his fellow-countryman, after run ning him into a sewer ditch under a house. Dozen Italians In Jail. coroner and ambulance. Elmer Bennett so and certainly felt miserable. walked from the home of A. B. Hath-I "I doctored with local physicians for away directly Into the slough, after a time but did not get any help from throwing off nis coat ana maaing Maxim- their medicine. I heard of Dr. Williams' way Kood-bye. Pink Pills through a friend and gave Hathaway had heard Bennett telephon- , , Thev soon nave me ir,r r,rt thinking somotMne was wrone them a trial. iney soon gave me ,?i v, k nr !., .inrh strensrth and I was able to do my wort Bennett threw off his coat and deliber- I have sinoe kept the pills in the house ately walked into the water up to his and recommend them highly Washington, and now of Chicago; Smith Mitchell, Chicago, a broker; Ueorge Mitchell, Tacoma. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESTS ONLY SEVEN ALARMS RECEIVED XfP TO MIDNIGHT. neck. Hathaway Jumped Into a boat and attempted to rescue Bennett, but the lat- There are an even dozen Italians un- I ter fought desperately, and it was only der arrest at police headquarters: They I after a long struggle that he was suc are: Mateo Romanl, Polio Ambrogl, I cessful in getting the young man to shore. Felix Tacillo. Frank Joist. Joseph Sea- I In the meantime, the ambulance ordered velli, Tony Atalia, N. llaao, James 1 out by the Sheriff on the instruction of Meuka. Rosla Oala. James Eliaum, Jo- I Bennett reached the scene, vand loaded senh Woerlla and K. Carnier. I him in in a semi-conscious condition. He Romanl. who was sentenced about six I was taken to the hospital, where he was years ago to 14 years in prison for at- I resuscitated. Bennett will recover. His1 tempted murder and pardoned about I mouth was badly burned from an acid Tbree Result In Small Ivoss and Four Are Chimney Fires or False Alarms. Only seven alarms were received at fire headquarters up to midnight last night. Three resulted In a nominal loss. while the rest of the runs made by the department were chimney fires and false alarms. None of the fires has been at tributed to the recklessness of fireworks. Four horses were burned to death in a fire that originated shortly after 2:30 yesterday morning In a barn on Eigh teenth street between Savler and Raleigh. The origin of the fire is unknown. Jacob Levy, a Junk dealer, the owner of the incinerated animals, places his loss at $1000. He is partially insured. The building was owned by L. Solderman and was uninsured. While the family of Adam Wise was temporarily absent from their home at Zion, a fire broke out in the basement at 8 o'clock A. M. Owing to the distance from the city, the building was totally destroyed, together with the household furniture. The loss Is estimated at three years ago, and Ambrogl are the alleged ringleaders of the local society In which Seattle's little Italy Is said to have lived in dread for the pat few years. They are the men alleged to have made the death threats against Melee Carlone, of 1704 Dearborn street. this morning. Actions Arouse Suspicion. A complaint shortly after noon to Po lice headquarters by Carlone, who was In mortal fear of the gang, led to the capture of the men, the ringleaders of whom have been under police surveillance for the past few weeks. The men live and dress well and seldom work, accord ing to reports made to the police, yet they are always well supplied with money. Their manner of living at 832 Rainier boulevard, and the big bulldog that constantly guarded the front en trance, effectually preventing any stran ger from entering the place, excited the suspicions of the neighbors. Bianchi s attention was once more drawn to -Romanl today when Carlone which it is thought he had taken. He is a married man and has a baby several months old. Bennett, it is said. has tried to commit suicide several times before. E BEAT MAN WHO OBJECTS TO CONDEMNING MTJRDER. "Dr. Williams Pink Pills are not like ordinary medicines. They do not act on the bowels but they may be saia to ac tually make new blood. In this way they reach many diseases caused by de praved or vitiated blood and they have cured severe cases oi rneumatism, sci atica, nervousness, St. Vitus' dance and have accomplished miraculous results in nartial paralysis and locomotor ataxia. All druggists sen ur. w uiiams- .fine Pills or they will be sent by mail, post paid, on receipt of price, B0 cents pet box; six boxes for $ 2.50, by tne ur. Wil liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. T rendered in the case of Colonel Wyllle by the Coroner's Jury. That the student had contemplated an attempt at assassination for some time was Indicated by records found In his room, showing that ho had been prac ticing steadily with a pistol since last January'. The notebook gave the results of his shots at varying distances. Indian Residents of London Beat Student and Police Rescue Him With Difficulty. HAND IS T0RW BY CRACKER LONDON, July 5. An Indignation meet ing, held by the Indian residents today to rushed to headquarters a little after noon I protest against the murder of Lieutenant and reported that his life had threatened. been INJURED SWARM HOSPITALS Four Dead, 33 2 Hurt, Result of New York Celebration. NEW YORK. July 6. Four deaths, three of them children, 332 persons injured, nine of them dangerously and so serious ly that death seems certain, was the Fourth of July record in New York and Brooklyn up to midnight. Three of the deaths occurred last night. The only one added to the list today was Dorothy dl Martini, a child of the Upper East Side, who succumbed to the effects of burns received yesterday. The hospitals tonight are swamped with patients, most of them suffering from minor burns. Patients are being added at the larger Institutions at the rate of ten an hour. " Fires in the city and suburbs are num ; bered by the score. :;. BAY CITY HAS SIMPLE DAY Ordinance Against Firecrackers Is Rigidly Enforced by Police. SAN FRANCISCO. July S. Rigid en- forcement of the city ordinance prohlb JJ. Iting the use of firecrackers or flre works within the city limits gave San ; '-' Francisco a very peaceful Fourth of fj July celebration today. The occasion -1 al popping of "torpedo canes" was the .. . , only unusual noise to disturb the quiet i The bringing of the Norwegian sloop ' Ujoa, m which Captain Roald Amund . , , sen, the famous explorer, made his his toric Journey through, the Northwest ""' passage, through the breakers at the , Cliff House, and its final resting place in "t Golden Gate Park, was the feature of ! .C the day. PARASOL RAPS MASHER AGED BEAU SOUNDLY TROUNCED 3000, fully covered by insurance. En glne 15, from Portland Heights, made a long run to the scene. Shortly after 5 o clock yesterday morning the department was summoned to extinguish a chimney fire at 848 I Attempt to Force" Attentions on iliignieentn street. Abater it was presaea BY PRETTY GIRL. Colonel Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllle by an Indian student, Madarlal Dhlnegarl, broke up in a serious disturbance. . When a resolution was offered express ing- sorrow at the crin.e, an Indian stu dent objected. Immediately there was an uproar. Chairs were thrown and sticks were used freely. The dissenting student waa severely beaten and was rescued by the police with the greatest difficulty. The disturbance continued for a con siderable time and when quiet was re stored the resolution was adopted. A verdict of wilful murder has been Oscar Peterson, of Walllcnt, Re ceives Serious ' Injuries. ASTORIA, Or., July 6. (Special.) Oscar Peterson, of Wallicut, Wash., was brought to the hospital last evening with a badly shattered right hand, the effects of giant firecracker exploding in his hand on Saturday night. A hole was torn through the palm of the hand, the ends of two fingers blown off. and several bones in the hand were broken. It is thought, however, that the hand can be saved. While Bring a toy cannon at Fort Stevens this morning, Corporal Thomas Gunther, of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Company, received bad burns and powder marks on his face, but the Injuries are not considered dangerous. for similar service at 187 East Four teenth street. Notwithstanding the continual down pour of rain, the department was sent scurrying to answer three alarms al most simultaneously ata 10:15 last night. A tenant on the fifth floor of The Ore- gonlan building, in a display of patriot ism, placed a quantity of red-fire on the window ledge and applied a match to It. An eagle-eyed pedestrian mistook- the I illumination that followed for an in cipient conflagration and sent In an alarm. At the same time a call was sent in from Fourth and Couch streets. This proved to be a false alarm. Hardly had the apparatus returned to Young Woman, Who Forcibly Resenta His Familiarity. It was not a pyrotechnic display that soared aloft last night. On the con trary, it was the triphammer descent of the prettily decorated pearl handle of Gladys Tlcer s parasol upon the head of an obnoxious male flirt In the person of Benjamin Gleeson, who told the police he was at least 60 years old, or twice that of his petite adversary. The affair occurred near Sixth and Flanders shortly after 7 o'clock, and Just when pretty Gladys, in company with a e-irl friAnd rpar.hpd thft slriAwnllr frnm a its respective quarters when a third alarm I nearby cafe. According to the story told was sounaea irora by the girls, the annoying individual tried Btreets. Fire that originated in a bale of for 8everai moments to attract their at- exoelslor in the banana room of the com- t6ntlon m the eating establishment. Then mission firm of Piazza-Oymato Company. he retlred to tne outside and await- 104 First street, was exunguisnea witn a i ed tnelr commK loss of $300. The blaze was discovered Again the elderly yet ambitious Glee- TOilG MR IS CHECKED by Deputy Sheriff Childress and for a son endeavored to attract them, this time threatened the entire building. The I , damage resulted largely from smoke and I formality or the slightest vestige of eti quette, Gleeson, stirred by the fires of youth that still smoldered In his breast. stepped between the two. Again he ar ticulated something relative to their destination. His actions and speech only fired the indication of both. An Instant later the dainty shower stick was bounding from the various terri- TOUJiO CHINESE PREPARING TO I tories of the masher's head. Ifatroiman Montgomery, nail a oiock away, attracted by Gleeson' s cries of pain, made a sprint to the scene of the conflict. Gleeson was carted away to the police station. While being "fanned" for the various articles usually carried the au thorities unearthed several lottery tickets hidden away in an out-of-the-way place in Gleeson's garments. He was booked with the additional charge of possessing the tickets. SHOCK PARALYZES HEART Coroner's Jury Investigates Acci dental Electrocution of Woman. ' IULLSBORO. Or.. July 5. (Special.) Coroner Brown today held an Inquest on the body of Mrs. Edward Benson, who . waa electrocuted shortly after 8 o'clock last evening. According to the Jury, the woman may have received a minimum ... voltage of 110, or a maximum voltage of ".. Dr. Tamlesle testified that when he ar rived he found no sign of pulse, and he arrived within five minutes after the shock. Her shoes were wet and there was moisture on the floor, and some salt, both of which made the situation dangerous. The left hand had grasped the electric lamp, and the third finger was badly burned, where it had contact with the base of the copper rim around the bulb. The scorched flesh was visible on the copper, and the physician testi fied that the shook caused Instant par- -. . alysls of the heart. Superintendent Hall, of the water and light plant, testified that owing to the storm the wires were crossed with Chinese Embassy Warns Police, Who Guard Chinatown and Pre vent Outbreak. NEW YORK, July 5. Horn Hing, a young Chinese laundryman, who said he was merely celebrating Independence day was arrested In Chinatown tonight, sus pected of preparing for a little civil war which the police believe Is brewing be tween the two Chinese tongs or societiesv the Ong Leongs and the Hip Sings. Horn Hing had a revolver loaded with ball cartridges. Officials of the Chinese em bassy at Washington had advised the New York police earlier In the day that trouble among the Chinese was Imminent and 60' extra officers were stationed in Chinatown today. Acting under, order from Washington the Chinese Consulate in this city caused to be posted today in all Joss houses in Chinatown the following warning: To LAW-abtdlnir Chinese in New York: Word having reached the state department that recent eventa nave precipitatea tne danger of a war between the Hip Slnjr tons and the Odr long tong. you are hereby warned by the representative of the Chin ese Government at this city to remain close to your homes. Iceep on lighted streets, not to discharge firecracker nor to be out after midnight. "Be courteous In your treat ment of all civilians and also the police. Tom Ling, the reputed leader of the On Leon Tong, Is said to be a prisoner in his own home on Mott street, where he has been in hiding since an attempt was made on his life last week, which was frustrated by his white wife, who an swered a call at his door and confronted two Chinese with drawn revolvers. She told them Tom was not at home. The extra detail of police sent to Chinatown today has been ordered to alternate in watching the residents of the district day and night and arrest anyone who at tempts to make a disturbance. POLICEMEN MAKE RAIDS Inmates of Disorderly Houses and Visitors Are Arrested. Several Inmates and proprietors of dis orderly houses were scooped in In the police net thrown out in the city last night. In a raid on tho New Market Hotel, 254 Market street, made by a squad of patrolmen under command of Sergeant Riley of police headquarters. seven of the denizens were captured. Mrs. Minnie Sullivan, the proprietor of . the resort with Mrs. Kate iBradee, an Inmate, were taken into custody. Five men, giving their names as John Arkassen, Peter Frodukes, John Arsopolus, George Gast and Joseph Mossi were also ar rested and charged with being visitors. In a raid made by Officers Ammundson and Scheffer on the Spokane Hotel, Sec ond and Couch streets. Mile. Marie Dupuis and Steven Chiottl were caught in the meshes of the net. The aggrega tion will be arraigned for trial in the Municipal Court this morning. THE''BETTERTHAN:.5'CI.GAR WfflWWWIWIIWBIIIMStjaB iiffisiliis&isiiiiiki PUCK is a five cent cigar and worth five cents, It isn't worth more because it would have to be sold at a higher price if it weren't profitable to make and retail PUCK at a nickel. But it's faf THE-BETTER-THAN-FIVE-CENT-CIGAR with the Havana taste because there's less profit and, therefore, more quality. The filler is a well seasoned, long fl leaf, with no stems to check free burning. It has a binder, which blends the aroma and taste into softness, and a wrapper of genuine Sumatra. An awful lot to say about a nickel cigar, eh? But you know so little about nickel cigars, because all the other five cent sorts were made in a way that wouldn't stand talking about. S PUCK comes in two imported M shapes. You never saw a nickel kS . ... . vsi. cigar tnai iooks even as gooa. . . . . m . nil dealers carry exjui eacn is ja five cents. 1 Ml is:; OUTLAW M0R0S TRAPPED (Continued From First Page. ) for bravery and gallantry in action. Captain Byram gave no details as to the condition of the wounded. Colonel Hoyt, commanding the troops MASON, EHRMAN & CO., DISTRIBUTORS. Portland. Seattle. Spokane. Worn 9 ens Tailored Suits and Waists R . M. Gray Morrison at Fourth AND ONCE AGAIN! 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After the Government tests the whiskey and keeps it m a bonded warehouse, at least four years, it places this stamp on every bottle of CTttod old Bottled In bono BOTTUCgiiiBOKO 8