' ' ' i ! ' ! ' " ' ' ' pPtt t wrv wmvusnAT. AUGUST 11. 1909. " PRICE FIVE CENTS. I VOL. XLIX. XO. 15,196- "u1-'"' " OLYMPM EXPECTS BALLOON LANDED AT CHASM'S EDGE SPELTERIXE PILOTS BIG GAS BAG ACROSS ALPS. READING WEDDED BR0UGHERT0 FILL BURDETTE'SPLACE? RUMOR OFFER WILL BE MADE PORTLAND PASTOR. rs HEiNZE.IS NIPPED BY MftNIPULATORS TO WITCH DOCTORS 0NEDEFECTF0U1MD LOUDLY CHEERED SIX CHILDREN" DIE AFTER BE ING TREATED BY THEM. . . 1(1 3G00 CHANGES NO WORDS STORMY SESSION Wall Street Furnishes Stock Mystery. COSTS COPPER KING $40,000 Young Financier in Jail for Stealing Profits. BUT WHO WAS BEHIND HIM? Collateral for Loan to Heinze Taken From Trust Company and Sold. Powerful People Said to Re Real Criminals. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Donald L Persch. an ambitious younir financier. Is In the Tombs tonight In default of J50.000 ball and thereby hangs a tale of tangled finance through which somebody In Wall street nipped F. Augustus Helnze. the one-time copper king, for $40,000. Persch U especially charged with the larceny of $40,000. a profit obtained by the sale of 15.60 shares of Ohio Copper common and 4.S00 shares of Davis-Daly Topper common, which, an agent for Helnze placed with the Windsor Trust Company as security for a lonn of JS0.0OO. In some manner as yet unexplained the stock was not held by the bank, but was turned over to a clerk acting for Tersch. and at the latter's office was thrown on the curb market and sold for approximately J90.0OO. How Persch ob tained the capital to carry through the deal and why the stock was relinquished by the trust company are points yet to be cleared. Says "Higher-ups" InvolTed. After his arrest. Persch Intimated that men "higher up" were In the transaction, but refused to fay any more, upon the advice of counsel. He was arraigned late this afternoon before UifgisT.-lf and. aftr effosta to have his bail reduced to l.ool failed, was commuted to the Tombs. In oppoalng the reduction of bail. Assistant District Attorney Lott sJd to the court: "There are other powerful people be hind the man. your honor, and he should have no difficulty In furnishing 150.000 bail. On Aucust 6 this man had W5.nnft In his possession. Fifty lliousand dollars ball Is not too much." Hired Broker to Sell Stock. Persch was arrested on statements made by John Sherwood, another note broker. He said at Persch s request he procured the securities from the trust company after having obtained the J)") for the purpose from 1 J. FVlds Co.. dealers' In curb stocks. He thought the transaction entirely lfgitlmate and was ready to act for a percentage. He ex hibited orders from Persch to redeem the securities and to put them on the market. The foregoing features seem plain enoug '. but behind tliem Is the mystery cf how Persch know where J. M. Joyce, represent. r.g r. Augustus Heinze. placed the securities. How l'.d Mock Get on Curb. While there is nothing to indlrat" that the bank 'e criminally responsible, Mr. Joyce saye It was stipulated when the loan was made that the ock was to be pinned to his note and retained. Shortly after, however, the certificates appeared on the curb and an investigation began. The trust company says it was acting merely as an apent in placing the loan; and tMs Agent now appears to have been Sherwood, representing young Fersch. who in turn Intimates that he was actins for tome one above him. REBEL DOCUMENTS TAKEN Mexican Revolutionist Captured lu San Antonio Willi Arms. SAN" ANTONIO. Tex.. Aug. v10. Jose Randall. leader of the revolutionists who fought a battle with three companiea of the Mexican troops at La Vacas in 1SOT. was arrested here today. With him were captured consignments of military rifles and pistols of the latest make, seals of the Mexican revolutionary organization, all the books and accounts, photographs and correspondence of the junta. The most Important find among the papers is a hok that gives the names and addresses of all those affiliated with the movement. The book shows that the revolutionists are scattered from New York to Los Anseles. CLOUDBURST COSTS LIFE Girl Drowned and S50.000 Damage Done in Colorado. GLENWOOD SFRINOa. Colo.. Aug. 10. One life as lost and damage esti mated at tTAOtO was done by a cloudburst near Gypsum. Colo., 2S miles east of here, last night. Hilda Gustsfson. a daughter of a rancher, was caught by the flood. An unknown man who hed applied at the ranch for employment attempted to rescue the girl, but was himself wasted away. He was found unconscious and severely Injured kill a mU kl the Local Man Noncommittal as to Whether He Would Accept Pastorate or Not. LOSAJ?GELES. Aug. 10. Rev. Robert J. Burdette formally tendered his resig nation as pastor of the Temple Baptist Church in this city today and the resig nation wlU be accepted. Rev. Mr. Bur dette Is ill at his summer home "Even tide" at Clifton-by-the-Sea. and his resignation was made upon the advice of his physician. He asked that he be made pastor emeritus, and this request will be granted. He has been pastor of the Temple Baptist Church since Its organisation,. July . 1903- It Is thought probable the pastorship left vacant will be tendered to Rev. J. Whltcomb Brougher. of Portland, Or. Rev. Mr. Burdette's condition Is much Improved today, but he is still confined to his room. "Dr. Burdette Is a great and brilliant man." said Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher last night. "To know him Is to love him. I am glad to account him my per sonal friend. I was greatly grieved at the news of his Illness, and rejoice to know he Is improving. He has one of the sargest and best churches In this country. The Temple Auditorium seats 4000. and this magnificent building and congregation are the results of Dr. Bur dette's own work. He ought to be re tained there as pastor forever. Not a word has been said to me about taking up his work in case he should have to drop It." Further than this Dr. Brougher would give no Intimation of his probable ac tion should a call come to him from this church. He preached there two years ago this month, ulling the pulpit for three weeks," at which time people were turned away from The church, unable to gain admission. Dr. Brougher has turned down calls from Influential churches In the East, among them Tre mont Temple. In Boston, and a church In New Tnrk City. FARMER NEATLY BUNCOED Ixses $2 600 to Mining Stock Swindlers on Old Game. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 10.-(Speclal.)-N, A. Strange, a retired farm er and resident of this city, was taken in today by a moss-backed bunco game which resulted In hia being the loser of JW in coin and $2300 worth of negotiable papers. The local authorities hold war rants for B. Mason and H. B. Howard, who are supposed to be the couple that turned the trick, and latest reports are to tne effect that they are now work ing In the vicinity of Spokane. The graft was worked smoothly and easllv. for Msson cslled at the home of Strange and asked to see hia daughter, pretending to know some of her friends who live In Spokane. He later Intro duced the subject of mining stocks and left, leaving the impression that he was an agent for the Ben Franklin Com pany. Howard then made his appearance and stated that he wished to buy some of these stocks, as he had heard that Strange possessed some. Strange im mediately sought out Mason, and after procuring a large quantity of shares from him. presented them to Howard for sale. Howard did not buy. however, and left the country with his partner. THUGS ROB MAN OF $150 Knock Down and Badly Injure John Mcllroy at La Grande. LA GRANDE. Or.. Aug. 10 -(Special.) The richest haul made by thugs in this city for three years was secured about S o'clock this afternoon, when John Mc llroy. a well-known man of this valley, was knocked down and robbed of J150 at the "Y" on the O. R. & track three blocks from the depot. After two hours' search two auspects answering the description given by Mc llroy were arrested. The man robbed Is badly bruised ip, as he was kicked aa well as beaten by the highwaymen. DIPLOMAT'S SON MISSING Went Out for Pay's Hunt Week Ago and Foul Play Is Feared. 1.-TT. PASO. Tex.. Aug. K Guillermo Velasco. son of tie Mexican ilinister to France, left his home at SuhUlo, Mex., a week ago today f ir a day's hunting. Since then he has not bean seen, nor has his body been fur.d. . Foul play Is suspected. PROF. FRANKLIN HAS PLACE California Professor to Take Vp Work at Albn College. I SAN JOSE. Cal., Am. 10. (Special.) Frofessor F. B. f -uix in. who iosi ins position on the facilt- of the University of the Pacific when r. W. W. Guth. the new president dlsclat'd several instruc- ... . Ll.. ..I.., - iIKnl tors. Will leave vii o v. Or., to become in-tii-tor of history in Albany College. NO NEWS OF LOST BOAT British Cruiser"" H nils o Trace of Waratah or) P;irsenfrers. DURBAN. Aug. l4-Tk e British cruiser today after an ;ht days for the h. which, with Pandora returned irr unsuccessful search bf British steamer Wari 300 passengers on board has been missing Fight Water Trust, Is His Theme. PAID ATTORNEY POINTED OUT j. N. Teal Makes Appeal for Improved Waterways. HOOKER PROJECT STARTLES Extended. Debate Expected on Scheme to Issue Bonds for Rec lamation Work on Gigantic Scale in United States. SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 10. Glfford Pinchot. Chief Forester of the United States, caused perhaps the chief sen satlon at today's session of the Nation al Irrigation Congress. A ftve-minute ovation was given him when he took the rostrum, and similar cheering and "three cheers and a tiger" were given when he had concluded. Mr. Pinchot took occasion to de nounce the activity of the water-power trust which, he said, though still In its inception, bids fair to overshadow all otner trusts. He charged that the Irrigation Congress is being made the tool of the corporate interests whose agents are being made members of important committees for the purpose of domineering the activities of the congress. . ' Remarks Become Personal. "And," said he. "I believe I could point out one genial and urbane gen tleman; an attorney for the interests, who is here now." Mr. Pinchot spoke in part aa follows: "The first thing we need In this country, as President Roosevelt so well set forth in that great message which told what he had been trying to do for the American people, is equality of op portunity for every cltlien. No man should have less, and no man ought to ask for any more. Equality of op portunity Is the real object of our laws and Institutions. "There could be no better Illustra tion of the eager, rapid, unwearied ab sorption by capital of the rights which belong to all the people than the waterpower trust, not yet formed but In rapid process of formation. This statement is true, but not unchal lenged. We are met at every turn by the indignant denial of the water power "interests. They tell us that there is no community of interest among them, and yet they appear year after year at these congresses by their paid attorneys, asking for your Influ ence to help them remove the few re maining obstacles to their perpetual and complete absorption of the remain ing waterpowers. They tell us It has no significance that the General Elec tric interests are acquiring great groups of waterpowers in various parts of the United States, and dominating the power market in the region of each group. Early Action Is Vital. "And whoever dominates power, dominates all Industry. Have you ever seen a few drops of oil scattered on the water spreading until they formed a continuous film, which put an end at once to all agitation of the (Concluded on Page 6.) Height of 18,3 7 3 Feet Is Attained and Then Descent Is Made to Avoid Storm. CHALONS, France. Aug. 10. The bal loon Sirius. which let here Sunday, has succeeded in flying over the Alps under the pilotage of M. Spelterlne, carrying three passengers. The highest altitude attained was 18,373 feet. A staff correspondent of the Figaro who was a passenger in the Sirius sends to his paper a thrilling narrative of the voy age. He says that after crossing Mont Blanc the wind blew the balloon away from the plains and up among the mountains. Night was fast falling and a storm was rising; beneath were nothing but perpen dicular walls of rock and narrow gorges. Only five sacks of ballast were left and to have continued the flight would have meant extreme danger. M. Spelterlno chose a narrow ledge at an altitude of 1800 metres for landing. To miss It meant death to all. but with mar velous skill he brought the balloon down and landed at the edge of a chasm. - The balloon was deflated Just as the storm broke. MILAN. Aug. 10. The balloon Alba tross, piloted by Lieutenant Mina, today ascended to a height of 11.SO0 meters, or over seven miles, which is believed to be the world's record. 1 HACKETT DIVORCE IS OFF Mary Mannerlng and Actor-Manager Become Reconciled. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. (Special.) That James K. Hackett and his wife, Mary Mannerlng, have become reconciled, and that Miss Mannerlng, who In private life Is Mrs. Hackett,, has taken steps to with draw an action for divorce which she in stituted In June, last year, became known tonight. Mrs. Hackett. with her young daughter, is now abroad. Mr. Hackett is In this city, and the announcement that the dif ferences which resulted In the separation have been adjusted came tonight from an authoritative source. Mr. Hackett and Miss Mannerlng were married March 2, 1897, after they had ap peared together in several plays. They acted together for some time after their marriage, but several seasons ago they separated professionally, Mr. Hackett go ing Into active management, and his wife continuing as a star. The estrangement arose more than two years ago. TURKEY IS DISSATISFIED Rumor That She Will Recall Her Minister From Greece. CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 10. The Greek reply to Turkey's note concerning Crete was received today, and will be discussed by the cabinet tomorrow. It is reported that the government Is dissatisfied with Greece's answer and will recall her minister from Athene on Indefinite leave of absence. The boycott against Greeks and Greek goods Is extending In the provinces. SKELETONS ARE PLOWED UP Bones of Spanish Explorers Uncov ered In Texas. ANDERSON, Tex., Aug. 10. Twenty one skeletons were unearthed near Pied mont in an excavation made by the Houston & Texas Central Railway today. Eleven others were found a month ago in the same place. It is believed they are the bones of Spaniards killed in a battle with aborigines while on a hunting expedition., HIGH LIVING Notary Bungles Land . Application. SECOND DAY'S DRAWING ENDS Name of Man Who 'Gets No. 2699 Puzzles Readers. LAND APPRAISED SOON Classification Will Be Only General, and Some Valuable Timber Claims Are to Be Secured at Very Little Cost. SPOKANE, Aug. 10. Judge Witten resumed the drawing of the Coeur d'AIene Reservation at 9 o'clock this morning. The crowd, small at first, in creased son to several hundred, but at no time was there the same enthusl asm as was manifested on the first day, probably due to the fact that num bers after 1500 are considered of little value. Today Judge Wltten added several to his large force of clerks. These are busy proof reading, typewriting names and sending cards to the winners. One Tangle In 3000 Names. One of the interesting features of the day was the number of persons calling at the Land Office to make sure they are the genuine winners of the numbers. Sometimes two men of the same name appear, and the Judge hands each a piece of paper upon which he asks each to write his name, age, height, etc, and these must correspond with the particulars on the applica tion. The first rejection of an application occurred today when the name of A. IX Boughmay. of Charlotte,' Mich., through Agent Edwin L. Coy, of the same place, was read. It was rejected on the ground that Ellerton R. Bayles, the notary public of that town, did not specify that he was an authorized notary to make out papers for land drawing. Out of the 3000 drawn, this is found to be the only one defectively executed. This Name Staggers. The man employed to call out the names as the envelopes were opened met many that wer almost unpro nounceable, but he was completely staggered today when he .ran across MIecylplawadolf JakTewicz, of Aber deen, Wash., who drew number 2699. Word from the camps of the apprais ers who are on the Couer d'AIene reser vation states that the land will be appraised in plenty of time for filing in April, 1910. It is stated that the timber will not be estimated any more than to classify as timber, agricultural or grazing land. This means that the Government will have only an approxi mate idea as to the real value of each quarter. No Drawing Today. There will be no drawing tomorrow, but on Thursday morning the 14 cans containing the 87,000 applications for Flathead lands will be opened. There will be 6000 drawn fot the 2500 claims. No timber lands, are Involved. Next Monday the drawing for the Spokane Reservation begins. "A more successful drawing has never been conducted by the Government," de- (Concluded on Page 4.) t DOWN ON FARM. Instead or Calling Physician, Par ents Try Charms for Sum mer Complaint. READING, Pa., Aug. 10. (Special.) Coroner Strasser Is busy securing evi dence in the case of the six Infants who died since noon yesterday, after alleged treatment by witch doctors for noth ing but Summer complaint. He has re ported the matter to the District Attorney. Reading is known for Its many witch doctors, and there have been cases in court time and time again of people who said that neighbors "verhexed" them. No sooner does a child become ill in this section than the neighbors rush In and declare the child is -"ver-hexed." The result 1 that a pow-wow doctor with incantations is sought. Several of the children who died were simply treated with mystic words, while a red cotton cord was passed over the body. In other cases a bag containing charmed words was hung about the neck. "Many children die every Summer from Summer complaint who do not have attending physicians," said the Coroner. "I find that parents are of the middle class and spend their money calling in old "women who make a practice of pow-wowlng and using charmed words." WOUNDED INDIAN IS STOIC With Bullet Near Backbone, Walks Unaided From Hospital. PENDLETON. Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.) With a bullet lodged near his spinal column under the shoulder blade, and with a bullet hole through the fleshy part of one leg, Jim White, the Indian who was yesterday shot by Marshal Owen, of Adams, not only refuses to die, but he spurned the temporary hospital provided for him In tho mall town, and this morning walked, unaided, to his tepee on the reservation, a distance of several miles. Whether this unusual performance will result in the death of the wounded man Is not known. Following the shooting yesterday, a physician made an unsuc cessful attempt to locate tha. bullet by probing. NO FREE RIDE FOR JAPS New Haven Road Confirms Rumor, but Says No Race Feeling Exists. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Aug. 10. When officials of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company were asked today If the road had refused to haul free of charge a special train bearing the delegation of Japanese business men who are to tour the United States next Fall, the following statement was issued: "The report Is true In that the New Haven Company declined to haul the spe cial train free, but it is without truth in the reason assigned for the company's action." No reason was given. One railroad man, in discussing the matter, said that he believed there were certain provisions of the Hepburn law which prohibited the company from do ing business on this basis. FIRE PROVIDES POT HUNT Californians Get Unexpected Feast ' of Fine Game. UKIAH, Cal., Aug. 10. Driven before a forest fire that swept over Duncan peak, near Duncan Springs, a few miles from Hopland yesterday, hundreds of bucks, does, fawns, rabbits, squirrels and other game fled down Into the fields about the springs, to become targets for dozens of rifles, shotguns and pistols with which hotel guests and employes turned out to Join in an unexpected pot hunt. For several hours the hills rang with the crash of musketry as though a pitched battle were In progress, and when the fusillade was over at dusk 14 tine bucks and a brown bear were numbered among the plain. NAVAL MEN SMUGGLERS? Officers and Crew of Cruiser St. Louis Under Suspicion. 'HON'OLULL:, Aug. 10. Sensational charges of smuggling implicating officers and men of the crew of the cruiser St. Louis which arrived from Samoa a few days ago are being investigated by Col lector of the Port E. R. Stackable. and United States District Attorney Robert Breckons. and it Is understood that many arrests are imminent. It is reported that a considerable quan tity of Samoan tapa cloth, on which there is a heavy duty, was smuggled ashore after the cruiser's arrival and disposed of at the shops in this city, where it was discovered by the authori ties. MARINE SUICIDE AT SEA Leaps Overboard From Transport and Spurns Life-Preservers. SAN FRANCSCO, Aug. 10-GeraId Ben nett, a private in the Marine Corps, com mitted suicide July 23 by leaping Into .the water from the transport Logan while en route to this port. Life preservers were thrown to him. striking the water within reach of his hand, but he flung them from him and went down before the ship could be stopped and a boat sent to his rescue. Ill-health is supposed to have led him to seek death- New Issues Appear During Recess. PAN TANS WORRY GOVERNOR Removal of Superior Judges May Be Demanded. MESSAGE HEARD THURSDAY New Legislation Will Be Recom mended by Executive Schiveljr Still Silent Many Politician Gather at State Capital. OLYMPIA. Wash.," Aug. 10. (Special.) More muckraking, the impeachment trial of J. H. Schively, Insurance Com missioner, general legislation and poli tics promise to combine to make the spe cial session of the Legislature which con venes tomorrow afternoon one fraught with factional strife and important pro cedure. Additional matters that seem to re quire legislative action have arisen or have come to light In the 40-day recess between special sessions that will be the subjects of executive recommendation. Governor Hay Is visibly disturbed over the revelations of .Police Commissioner Tuerke, of Spokane, relative to the Pan Tan (all for one, and one for all) poll- tical organization, and acknowledged to night that he was so wrought up over that affair that he had been unable to reach decisions on other matters. . The fact that J. Stanley Webster re cently appointed by Governor Hay to the additional superior Judgeship In Spo kane created by the last regular Legis lature, has acknowledged that he Is a member of the Pan Tans, la more than likely to cause the Governor to recom mend the removal or Impeachment of Webster and possibly Judges Sullivan and HInkle, of Spokane, also alleged to be members, If after legislative investiga tion the objects of the Pan Tans are shown to be those represented by Tuerke. Stain Too Much for Judge. Governor Hay said tonight that he had not yet decided upon what course to pursue. Webster has declined to reveal what he knows about the Pan Tans, but has promised to bring about a meeting of the organization and obtain If pos sible a public statement. A telegram re ceived here from Spokane today says that Webster has suffered a nervous col lapse and that his physician refuses to permit callers to see him. The Halsey House committee, now tak ing testimony concerning the Supreme Court, Is also In the limelight and will continue its investigation during the spe-' Concluded on Page 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 74 depreep; minimum. 50. TODAY'S Fair, northwest winds. Foreign. Balloon palled by Spelterlno flies over Alps. Page 1. Swedish strike grows weaker. Page 12. National. Taft cuts out Madison, Wis., from Itinerary to avoid La Follette. Page 2, Domestic. Van Sant probable choice for Grand Army Commander. Page 3. Mrs. Parker testiftea to Adams statements about killing of Sutton and Adams panto. mlm.Js killing, rage a. Six children at Reading. Pa., die because at tended only by witch-doctors. Page 1. Colonel Albert A. Pope, automobile manu facturer, dead. Page 2. Heinze robbed of $40,000 by Wall-street men. Page 1. Thaw issues analysis of Jerome' case in In sanity trial. Page 5. Town of MonUcello, N. Y-, being destroyed by fire. Page &. Rev. J. Whltcomb Brougher may succeed Rev. R. J. Burdette at Los Angeles. Page 1. Sport. Coast League scores: Portland 3. Vernon 1; Oakland 6, Sacramento 4. Page 7. Tyler beaten by Schwengers at tennis; Port land team beats lacomans. rage t. Northwestern League scores: Tacoma 5, Portland 1 ; Vancouver 0. Aberdeen 4; Seattle il, Spokane 5. Page 7. Pacific North weM Ptnchot recplvea ovation at Irrigation Con- greaa. Page 1. Only one error In 3O0O lucky drawa at Coeur d'AIene. Page 1. Supreme court decides Finch must hang. Paira R Woman witness In Supreme Court acandal faints on stand. Page Ten lives lost in Vernon flre. Page . porter Bros, to spend $20,000 In preliminary work on Deacnutes. rage o. Special aesslon at Olympfa promises sensa tions. Page l. Farmer buncoed out of $200 by mining stock swindlers. Page- 1. pan-Tans lssu public statement: Spokane Police Commissioner resigns from order. Page 12. Commerclavl and Murine. Local wheat prices again decline. Page IT. Heavv selMng wenkens Chicago wheat mar ket. Page 17. Loan rates are higher in the East. Pare IT. Wool selling at firm prices in Boston mar ket. Page 17. French bark Marthe Roux chartered for round trip to Europe. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity Plans for new Harrlman bridge officlalry an nounced. Page li. Twenty-flve acres of Hazel Fern tract to M purchased for park. Page 10. Far East Side districts to have water mains supplied- Page 16. Vew traffic plan expedites service on North ern Pacific P?ge 10. Many more Portland- people lucky In land drawing. Page 12. O. W. P, trusted employes discharged fat disobeying orders. F 12 since July 36 'J 1