VOL. XLIX.-XO. 15,187. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. COURT SUSTAINED IN SUTTON CASE SPEEDY AUTOS FLY AROUND BRIGHTON FAMOUS TRACK IS CONVERTED INTO "SAUCER" FOR RACE. KILLED SPEED RECORDS IN MEXICAN TROUBLE BETWEEN CLASSES JUDGE POINTS OUT THAW'S WEAKNESS POLES IN STREETS MEXICAN QUAKE RICH SUPPORT DIAZ, BUT POOR DEPARTMENT SATS MRS. SUT TON MUST BE ACCUSER. FAVOR CHANGE TO REYES. - I. - . ... i i CARRIED HUNDREDS AVIATION SMASHED Wright Averages 42 Miles an Hour. REQUIREMENT IS EXCEEDED Second Test Imposed by Army Triumphantly Met. TAFT WITNESSES FINISH Machine Behaves Perfectly Daring Entire Flight and Army Offi cer Who Made Trip Is Much Pleased. WASHINGTON". July SO. Orvllle Wright this evening attained the zenith of hard-earned success. In a ten-mile cross-country flight in the famous aero plane built by himself and his elder brother, Wilbur, and accompanied by Lieutenant Benjamin D. Foulers, of the Army Signal Corps, he not only sur passed the speed requirements of his contract with the Government, but ac complished the most difficult and daring flight ever planned for a heavler-than-alr flying machine. Incidentally he broke all speed rec ords over a measured course. His speed -was more than 42 miles an hour. He made the ten-mile flight In 14 minutes and 42 seconds. He went up nearly 600 feet In his crossing of the Valley of Four-Mile Run, and his average alti tude was 200 feet. Taft Greets Aviators. President Taft arrived upon the pa rade ground at Fort Myer just in time to see the aeroplane land, and to par ticipate In the wild demonstration which welcomed the triumphant avia tors. A great crowd watched while Orvllle Wright had the machine placed on the startling rail and gave the motor a final lest. The engine worked perfectly, and the people seemed to realize that an epoch making moment was at hand. They pressed forward against the lines which held them back, breathless, intense, eagerly watching every movement of the aviator and his machine. Fine Start Made. Lieutenant Foulers climbed Into the passenger seat beside the motor. Wil bur took his place at the right tip of the planes, and Orvllle clambered Into his seat beside Foluers. He gripped the levers and slipped the cable which released the starting weight. The aero plane shot down the track, rose before It reached the end. and skimmed over the ground for 100 feet or more. As If drawn by invisible powers, it rose higher and higher, reached the end of the field, turned at a slight angle and came about, facing the madly cheering multitude. Hats and handkerchiefs were waving, automobile horns were tooting, the overwrought spectators even wept as the great white creature turned again southward at the starting tower. Then with a short turn Orvllle swept about almost over the heads of the closely banked spectators and started straight southward over the center of the drill field. "They are off," shouted a thousand voices. Like a giant bird the aeroplane swept unswervingly down its course. It kept straight to the south and seemed to be rising ever higher as it passed over the diverse and heavily wooded coun try in the distance. Those who had glasses saw the aero plane turn, flrst to the left, then to the right, above Shuter Hill. Then it was lost to view, and as the seconds passed a silence grew upon the crowd. As the delay in the aeroplane again rising above the skyline became seem ingly alarming, great beads of perspira tion stood upon Wilbur Wright's brow and his agitation was evident. Suddenly the speck came in sight over the distant hill. There it is." everybody said, and the sigh of relief was plainly audible. Even more dramatic than its depar ture from Fort Myer was the advent of the aeroplane and Its passengers at the southerly turning point on Shuter hill. Just outside of Alexandria. There the usual crowd was gazing eagerly into the sky. The cavalry men on duty to keep back the people forgot the purpose of their presence and sat rapt upon their horse, watching the blurred apparition. Wright Shows Airsmanship. It was quickly seen that through some miscalculation of steering the aeroplane, if It kept a straight course, must turn the stake balloon from the east to the right Instead of from the west to the left, as had' been expected. Suddenly the aviator "put his helm over" and the craft with a sharp lisr to starboard, so to speak, cut across the course and turned the aerial buoy from the west. I ndoubtedly he lost precious seconds by the maneuver, but It afforded a splendid i exhibition of the aeroplane's responsive re; and perfect dirigibillty. Ascends to Podge Trees. Behind the high promontory of Shuter Hill the aeroplane was easily 300 feet above ground, but the treos and buildings on the hill called for a still greater alti tude to clear them. The watching crowd (Concluded on Pace S.) Visitor From Guadalajara Says Rioting Was Started First by Dismissed Student. Log ANGELES, Cal.. July SO. (Spe cial.) Dr. W. J. Erkenbeck, of Guada lajara. Mexico. Is at the Hollenbeck Hotel with an interesting account of the riots last Saturday in that city, where, he says the populace are jailed by the dozens for even daring to yell "Hurrah for Reyes!" He said: "Corral, the present Vice President, has the support for re-election of Diaz and the upper classes, who compose the party called the Corrallats, and General Beyes is warmly cham pioned by the peons and the soldiers, who are known as Reyesfcrts. "Well, the riots in Guadalajara started when Diaz sent a private car with 28 or 30 Corral supporters to Guadalajara to inspire sentiment for their candidate. The Keyeslsts broke up their meeting and drove the Corralites out of the city. "After that the Reyeslsts went through the city destroying property In general, and of Americans who are known as foreigners there and who really are hated by the peons in particular. These riot ers are students who support Reyes. They were expelled from school some time ago for political activity in behalf of Reyes, and have been jailed to the number of 150 at a time for hurrahing for their candidate." JOB TO BE GIVEN STATTER Special Place Arranged So He May Watch Northwest Politics? WASHINGTON', July 30. (Special.) It la announced that a new place, that of supervising special agent for the Treas ury Department, is to be created for Arthur F. Statter, of Washington State, former secretary to Senator Ankeny, hlo political manager, and also a handy polit ical agent of Frank Hitchcock, Postmaster-General, when the latter was manag ing Taft's campaign. Statter was once an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. It Is understood that his principal function in his new office will be to keep his chief and Postmaster General Hitchcock Informed regarding the political situation on the Pacific Coast. BULLET ONLY STUNS HINDU Negress Fires Polntblank, bnt Does 'ot Break Bone. MARYSVILLB. Cal.. July 30. Resent ing the accusation that she had stolen $10 from him, a colored woman shot a Hindu laborer this afternoon, near Grldley. The Hindu's head was not more than a yard from the muzzle of the woman's 22-caIlbre rifle as she fired point blank Into his face. The bullet struck the Hindu squarely between the eyes. The ball was found flattened against the frontal bone and as large as a silver quarter. Dr. Thomp son removed the disc of lead and the Hindu soon regained consciousness. The bullet, apparently, merely stunned him. ATHENA HAS GOLD FEVER Finding of Quartz Ledge In Well Starts Excitement. WALLA WALLA. Wash., July 30. (Special.) While digging a well in the city of Athena, a, group of laborers en countered a ledge 30 feet in thickness bearing copper and gold quartz. Samples of the ore were Immediately sent away for assaying and In the meantime clalma are being staked out by the residents of that city and the surrounding commu nity. The greatest excitement prevails In that locality and the finding of gold has resurrected the days of the early '60s. COREANS FORM PUSH CLUB Will Boom Modern Methods and Al liance With Japan. SEOUL, July 30. Progressive Coreans have formed a society, the purpose of which Is to develop a national policy for Corea. Lecturers will be sent through the country to teach the peo ple that the future of Corea depends upon industrial development and mod ern methods. It will also be urged that, in order to succeed In developing various Indus tries, Corea must be economically allied with Japan. FINISH GOLDFIELD MERGER Mines With Capital of $19,000,700 In One Company. GOLDFIELD, Nev., July 30. The Goldfleld Consolidated Mines Company today announced the complete absorp tion of the subsidiary companies the Mohawk, Laguna, Red Top, Jumbo and Goldfleld Mining. The amount Involved In the merger is 119,000,700. All the subsidiary companies will surrender their charters and the com panies be dissolved. PHILIP SWIFT IS INJURED Son of Noted Packer Suffers Broken Leg In Auto Crash. CHICAGO. July 30. Philip Swift, eldest son of Edward F. Swift of the packing firm of Swift A Co.. was seriously In jured in an auto accident at Lake Gen eva today. One of his legs was broken. 'Exaggerated Ego' May Block Freedom. PRISONER IS MUCH PUT OUT Jerome Fails -to Accomplish Much in Long Quizzing. GETS MANY SHARP REPLIES After Ending Third Day of Triumph ant Parrying, Thaw Meets His Match - In - Queries of Justice Mills. WHITE PLAINS, K T., July 30. It was the judge, not the prosecutor, who ruffled the assurance of Harry K. Thaw on the witness stand today. Exaggerated ego." 'The insane de lusion that the possessor is a person of supreme ability and importance," may prove the bar that will keep the doors of Matteawan closed upon him. When Dis trict Attorney Jerome had finished lis cross-examination. Justice Mills asked Thaw a series of questions, considered by many as more pertinent than any of those asked during the 12 hours that Thaw has been on the stand. "They are going to argue with me," said the justice, "that all the way through you have shown an 'exaggerated ego." You have had the assistance of one of the leading attorneys of this country, but I have observed you constantly interrupt him and make suggestions. In your former litigations you have constantly changed your counsel. Why don't you trust Mr. Morschaueer?" Thaw Much Put Out. Thaw was clearly nonplussed. This was a feature of his conduct upon which Mr. Jerome had not touched. "But I do trust Mr. Morschauser,' he hastened to assure the justice. "Haven't you felt ail the way through that you were better able to conduct this case?" asked the court. "No." answered Thaw, , "except per haps In the case of Mr. Hartrldge." Thaw admitted that he might have in terrupted Mr. Morschauser, but pleaded that It was only because he wanted to make suggestions regarding the evidence and not because he felt qualified to take the case out of his attorney's hands. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw conferred with the state's attorney during the day. Nothing tangible has developed In the report that she will sue for divorce. Jerome Keeps Busy. Although District Attorney Jerome an nounced at the close of yesterday's ses sion of court hearing that he was through with Thaw, he recalled him to the stand this -morning. The "two or three" more questions which Jerome said yesterday (Concluded en Page 4.) , i .'. .... ,..'1 ..... j ' . ' . . . . j. .' . . . . . ! Wlnthrop Declares AH Facts Will Be Brought Out and Guilty Persons Punished. WASHINGTON, July 30. That the rul ings of the Court of Inquiry Investigat ing the Sutton case will not be Inter fered with by the Navy Department was clearly Indicated today. In a letter ad dressed to Henry K. Davis, counsel for Mrs. Sutton, mother of the dead officer, Beekman Wlnthrop, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, stated that the department, in view of the facts, must decline to ac cede to his request to vacate the ruling of the court by which Mrs. Sutton was declared to be regarded as a "complain ant or accuser," while all persons present at the time of the death of Lieutenant Sutton were regarded in the position of "defendants." "It appears to the Department," a;.id the letter, "that you have misconceived the effect of the ruling of the Court rela tive to the status of the officers who were present on the occasion In ques tion. This ruling does not change the nature of the Court in the slightest de gree. It is still 'a Court of Inquiry seeking after facts and not a judiciary tribunal with power to try or to punish. Its function is to determine all the facts Incident to the death of Lieutenant Sut ton and to recommend whether further proceedings should be taken against any person. "If the court finds that Lieutenant Sut ton's death was not the result of his own act, but was caused by another person or persons, such other person or persons so accused will undoubtedly be brought to trial for the offense." The letter ended by a refusal to vacate the court's ruling. DEFICIENCY BILL GROWS Senate Increases Appropriations by Over $600,000. WASHINGTON, July 80. The urgent deficiency appropriation bill, which was reported to the Senate Monday, carries 31.107,185, an increase of 3688.826 from the bill as passed by the House. The prin cipal Increases were required in order to carry out provisions of the new tariff law. Other appropriations were: 3100,000 for necessary expenses of foreign trade rela tions which come within the Jurisdiction of the State Department, 36,000 each for horses and carriages or automobiles for the Speaker of the House, and 37,500 as extra compensation for officers compos ing the Brownsville Riot Board. PAY UP OR BE DYNAMITED Denver Man Receives Two Demands for $10,000. DENVER, July 30. James A. McClurg, son-in-law of Davtd H. Moffat, a capital ist and railroad-builder, has been made a victim of attempted blackmail. Let ters were received by Mr. McClurg de manding 310,000, refusal being followed by a threat to dynamite the McClurg home. A second letter was received today repeating the demand that negotiations for delivering the money be started by answering a want ad signed "Jim and Jlmmle," to appear in a Denver paper Saturday morning. Days of Commune Re enacted in Spain. SOLDIERS HAILED AS HEROES Flames. of Burning .Buildings - Turn Night Into Day. KING JEERED IN STREETS Paris Receives Confirmation of Worst Reports From Capital of Alfonso's Kingdom and of New Outbreaks. ' PARIS. July 30. Mall advices from Madrid confirm the report of the hostile demonstration which greeted the King on his arrival from San Sebastian, and the rioting which followed. The troops are constantly marching through the streets, with the evident Intention of overawing the populace. Frantic mothers vainly besiege the War Office for news of their sons fight ing in Africa. The only reply to each is: "You wilt be notified If he is killed." A dispatch to the Matin from Gerona gyves an interview with a refugee who fled from Barcelona Wednesday. Terror at Barcelona. "There is terror and awful tragedy at Barcelona," he said. "On Monday I saw barricades thrown up by rioters, work ing like mad. I saw a charge by gendarmes, their headlong rush on the barbed wire stretched before the bar ricades, the fall of their horses, the death of the riders, almost all of whom were polgnarded by the revolutionists. "From Monday to Wednesday as many as 15 convents were set on fire, and the glare of the flames lighted up the sea and terrorized the population. The civil guard and police were hissed and Jeered everywhere, but food and cigars were offered to the soldiers, who repeatedly refused to Are." Nuns and .Priests Killed... Dozens .of priests and nuns were slaughtered,' some at the altar, while holding the crucifix in their hands; other while bravely defending their institu tions against the revolutionists and flames, the populace preventing the Red Cross workers from giving aid. Nuns who appeared at the windows were stoned; none helped them or took pity on their screams. The number killed exceeds 120 and the wounded number more than 300. Carry Dead Aloft. Today," says the correspondent of a London paper, "I witnessed one of the grimmest of spectacles. The revolution ists, 10.000 strong, were marching about the streets with the remains, of their (Concluded on Page 2.) Races From One to 100 Miles Are Run, and Fast Time Is Made, but No Records Broken. NEW YORK, July 30. At the new auto race course on the old Brighton Beach track today, the Chalmers-Detroit easily won the 100-mile race from a small field. having six miles to spare. Only three cars finished the race, the others break ing down. . This event was the leader of a day of racing, in which contests varying from a mile up were run on the circular track. The racing began with one-mile record trials free for ail. Three care competed for the single prize of 350. The Fiat Cyclone car, driven by Ralph De Palma, finished first In :54 3-5 seconds. In the tpn-mile handicap motor race Edward 9ecry and Fred Voelker, each of whom was riding a 7-horsepower ma chine, dashed into a fence. Beery escaped with a shaking up. "Voelker sustained several bad cuts- about the head, but was not seriously injured. The ten-mile open handicap motor cycle race, was won by Harold Ovington, 3H- horsepower (scratch) 10:16:25; J. F. Mc Loughlln, 6-horsepower (60 seconds) sec ond; F. B. Decker (90 seconds) third. Fifty mile event, was a runaway race for the Buick car, which finished alone In 69:09 2-5. The free for all prize, 3100 was won by the Fiat-Cyclone, driver Ralph de Palma In 5:51 3-5; Red Dragon, driver -Charles Bowers, second; time, 5:54 3-5. Only two starters. The 24-hour automobile race started at 9 o'clock, with nine entrants, all but one of wnlch were American cars. The first accident occurred shortly be fore midnight, when the Stearns skidded and turned turtle on a bend half way around the course. Marquis, the driver, and Mechanician Lang were thrown out and slightly Injured. The car lost Its front wheels and was temporarily out of the race. During the third hour the Simplex gained another lap. SLEUTHS TRAP SPOOKS Sit for Reading and Find Clairvoy ants Guilty of Fortune-Telling. SPOKANE. Wash., July 30. (Special.) The Police Court room rippled with laughter and the ballif'a mallet thumped and thumped before quiet reigned again when Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Don ovan today asked Jacob Crupp where he or the spirits got the dollar for his for tune readings. Crupp had Just stated that he waa under control of Spirits and spoke with spirit voice In giving readings when led into a trap by detectives. Fines of 325 and costs were levied by Judge Mann on Jacob Crupp, Mrs. J. Am merman and F. F. Nitzel for fortune-telling, under the vagrancy law, this morn ing. Each of the cases have been ap pealed to the Superior Court under bonds of 3500. The arrest followed an Investigation by Detective Daniel and Officer Kelley, who went to Crupp Monday and told him they wanted a spiritualist reading. After tell ing Detective Daniel and Officer Kelley many things which were to happen in their future lives. . PULLIAM FUNERAL MONDAY Baseball Magnate Will Be Buried in Louisville, Ky. NEW YORK, July 30: The funeral of Harry C. Pulliam will be held in Louis ville, Ky., Monday next. George W. Cain, a brother-in-law arrived here to day from Nashville, Tenn., to take charge of the body. He said Mr. Pulliam had been over taxed, took his business too seriously, and of late has been anxious to get out of the baseball business. TWO DROWN UNDER AUTO Man and Wife Pinned Under Heavy Car In Shallow Brook. SALINAS, Cal., July 30. Charles Zimmerman and his wife were pinned beneath an automobile and drowned yesterday when the machine overturned and flung Its five occupants Into a small stream that skirts the county road near Castrovllle. Dr. J. Rudolph Beck. Miss Ruby Ras- mussen and Miss Alice Adams were painfully but not seriously Injured. 1 DEPUTIES AFTER REYES Bogota Solons Want to Know Why Executive Skipped. LONDON', July 30. A private tele gram from Bogota, Colombia, says the Chamber of Deputies has invited the Senate to consider in joint session what action can be taken to hold General Rafael Reyes, who recently resigned the Presidency, responsible for leav ing the country without notifying Con gress. COURT CLERK IS INDICTED Chicago Official Charged With Falsi fying Public Records. CHICAGO, July 30. The grand jury which has made wholesale indictments against politicians and keepers of ille gal establishments In the West Side "tenderloin," -concluded its work today with an indictment of John C. Frohme, minute clerk of Judge Brentano,. Acapulco Shaken Down i by. Many Shocks. TIDAL WAVE ENGULFS RUINS Every House Along Shore Is Grave of Occupants. MANY TOWNS DESTROYED Mazatlan Laid Waste While Recov ering From Fire Ships Sunk la Acapulco Harbor, Causing Great Loss of Life. MEXICO City, Mexico, July 30. (Spe cial.) Hundreds of lives were lost. In numerable persons were Injured and great property loss resulted from earthquakes ' whieh shook the entire southern part of Mexico, extending from Oaxaca on the southeast to Aca pulco on the Pacific Coast, which was partially devastated at 4 o'clock this morning. Eleven dead are reported 'in this city, and 62 bodies have teen ra covered at Chllpanclngo. Tidal Wave Engulfs Hundreds. Adding to the horror of the quake, a tidal wave swept the City of Acapulco, carrying down the bamboo houses which line the shore, with hundreds of occupants, who were unable to escape. Most of these, it is said, were women and children. Acapulco Is off the rail road a short distance, and more sub stantial houses are built back on the cliff, but the smaller houses extended to the waterfront. Driven panic-stricken "from the'.' homes by the quake, it was some time before the inhabitants realized the pre dicament of the families in the poorer quarter. Fires which started gained a good headway, and these only added to the death list. The to .1 numbe- of dead in Aca pulco is not known. It being difficult to get details from there tonight over federal wires. Many Other Towns Devastated. About 100 miles Inland from Acapulco the towns of Taluca, Puebla. Horlea and Chllpanclngo, the capital of , the state of Guerrero, also suffered. A runner reached Chilpanclrgo with a re port that the town of Mazatlan, a near seaport, which was only recently swept by Are, was again devastated. The people there had only commenced to rebuild, and the damage, therefore, was not as great as It otherwise would have been. Reports have also been received from Reopan, Zapate, Providencia, Atoyac, (Concluded on Pane 8.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS ' The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 80 degrees; minimum, 56 degree?. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. Domestic. Jerome corners Thaw with searching ques tions. Page 1. Orvllle Wrlsht make 10-mlle flight with passenger' on ' aeroplane at record speed. Page 1. Foreign. Mexican aayi antl-Dlax riots In Mexico started by expelled students. .-Page 1. Details of bloody fighting at Barcelona. Page 1. French talk of other powers helping Spain at Melllla. Page 2. Earthquake In Central Mexico destroys part of two cities and kilia many persona Page 1. Spanish uprising finds Queen of Spain in pit iful plight. Page 2 National. Payne give summary of provisions of tariff bill. Page 5. Conference report on tariff bill submitted to House and will be adopted today. Page 5. Navy Department refusta to reverse ruling of court of Inquiry In Sutton case. Page 1. Domestic. Heart in Chicago causes 11 deaths and SO prostrations. Page o. Sports Coast League scores: Portland 5. Oakland 3: San Francisco 8, Sacramento i i-iom Angeles 4. Vancouver 3. Page 7. Glldden autos complete Western tour at Kansas City, page a. O'Brien wins Oght with Flynn. Page T. Chalmers-Detroit car wins 100-mtle auto race at Brighton Beach ana 24-nour race starts. Page i. Northwestern League scores: Portland 2. Vancouver 1; Spokane 3. Aberdeen 4; Tacoma 4. Seattle 3. Page 7. Pacific Northwest. Washington State Bar begins action to da- bar De Wolfe ana ex-Judge Root, page s. New developmente appear In Tacoma girl drowning mystery, page s. Mrs. Mabel Warner loaes will contest at Pendleton.. Page 6. Crew, of workmen rushed to Deschutee. Page 6. Commercial and Marine Oregon hops at 21 cents. Page 15. Wheat lower at Chicago ou large crop .tlmates. Page 15. Trading stocks sell at record prices. Page 15. Trade and lnduatrial conditions steadily Improve. Page ID. Henrlk Ibsen clears with flour and lumber for Oriental ports, in service oi r'u..iu a Asiatic Steamship Company. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity J. B. Yeon will build big office moCK i Fifth and Alaer. Page . Mr. Rachel U Hawthorne blames n nitney L. Boise for suit over properly, rage Executive Board fixes limit on frame theaters at April 1. 111 Page 16. Police patrol of Portland hirbor favored by Mayor Simon. Page 14. Mavor aays he will break paving combine. even It special election .,av.c..n. , . Pave 10. Mrs. Collins, again rational, say; her mind is blank as to anootins uu.uauu. Par. 16. Director Newell discusses progress of re clamation worn, rage iu National Guard troops will hold compe tition shoot on range, rut