4 - . ' THE MORXIXG OREGONtAy, FR1PAT, AUGUST 20, 1909. . . I for the maintenance of the Veterans' i n n f I" II I" I Ifl Iflllll f F IT 1 T el III '. ' I MOVE THROUGH MEXICO Sudden Unrest in Government Circles Gives Rise to Rui mors of Civil War. ' REYES IS IN RETIREMENT Troops Hastily Mobilized and Scut Into His Home State Follow ing Reports of Receipt of Guns. MEXICO CITY, Auk. 19. Much un rest is reported In the States of Coa tiulla and Nueva Leon, In Northern Mexico. General Barnado Reyes, Governor of Nueva Leon, prominently mentioned as the successor to President Diaz, has retired to a mountain retreat. El Imparcial. the Government ornan, says $75,000 was sent to him secretly yesterday. A special train carrylnsr 0o cavalry men will leave here tomorrow after noon under sealed orders. Its supposed destination Is Sablnas. In the State of Coahtilia. -where anti-Administration riots are reported! Rrylstas Petition Diaz. The Reylsta party has petitioned President Dlar. asking- that tun politi cal liberty he granted In state elec tions, snd that district officials be pun ished for denying franchise rljrhte to qualified electors. The President has announced that the petitioners should take their grievances to the proper State officials. The administration organ says edi torially today that intelligent Mexicans do not want peace disturbed, but adds niflcantly that the thousands of miles of railways and telegraph lines built during the Diaz administration will en able the quick transference of the stand ing army of 27.000 men In case of a re bellion, and that modern artillery and rapid-fire guns will do the rest. Troops on Move. A dispatch from Linares, State of Nuevo Leon, says: , A detachment of the Eighth Regiment left tonight for Galeana on special or ders, after visiting the home of Mayor Francisco Flores. who furnished a guide to the commanding officer. Speculation has arisen as to the outcome of the visit of the troops In Galeana. General Reyes Is already reported to have left that place. The regiment took the old San Antonio road. This Is considered as sig nificant of trouble in the mountains. MERCHANT FIGHTS POLICE Refused to Be Arrested on Charge of Blocking Sidewalk. MOSCOW. Idaho. Aug. 19. (Special.) N. Williamson, proprietor of the larg est mercantile establishment In this city, and Chief of Police John Canham engaged In a bloody fistic fight this afternoon In the Boston Store, whe'n Williamson resisted arrest on a charge of having blockaded the sidewalk. Ijist week Williamson was arrested for the same offense, and the case was postponed. Today. It Is alleged, he un loaded more than twa cara of mer chandise on the walk In front of his store, part of which remained there all day. Marshal Canham "Becured a war rant for Williamson's second arrest, and when he attempted to take Will iamson from his store the two men mixed and the Marshal says he was Interfered with by Williamson's clerks, who took his club and held him while Williamson dealt him several blows. Williamson says the Marshal Is a "tool" of his competitors, and that he will fight the case bitterly. William son remains unarrested. OREGON MARKSMEN IN EAST Rifle Team From BeaTcr State Reaches Camp Perry Range. CAMP PERRT, Ohio.. Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) The Oregon Infantry team of 18 officers and men arrived here this morn ing after an uneventful trip of five days from Portland. The team was in excel lent condition, and took up practice at once. In the morning the Oregon men will take their place on the National range for preliminary practice, which will occupy all day and all Saturday. Monday morning the National team match will be entered. Being one of the 15 leading rifle teams of the United States, the Oregon men will have to fight for the National trophy in class .A, being pitted against the Regular Army. Navy. Marine Corps and the pick of the Na tional Guard teams. One thousand rifle men, representing all branches of the United States service, are now assembled here for National matehea. BOATPULLER IS DROWNED Hifgh Mattoon Falls From Narrow Walk at Hammond. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 19. (Srectal. Hugh Mattaon. a boatpuller who had been employed during the season with Kd Siek. was drowned in the Columbia River near Hammond at an early hour this morning by falling overboard from a narrow walk leading from the shore to the net racks. Fred Borin. who was with Mattson at thu time. Jumped overboard, but was un able ro rescue his companion and nearly lost his own life in the attempt. The body was recovered shortly afterward by members of the Point Adams life-saving crew. Mattson was a native of Sweden, 23 yars old and unmarried. BLOW OF SOLON MISSES tContlnued from First Page ) Army veterans were also present, urging the removal of the Orting home, but the hill failed on final passage by a vote of S3 to 31. Thirty-three were absent and the vote for the bill fell short by 18 of the constitutional majority. Second Bill Introduced. This measure, was recommended by Governor Hay in his message to the reg nlar seseion of the Legislature. The bill was presented in the June meeting and was held np pendiDg an Investigation by committee. Kitsap County members have not yet given up the fight. Senator Bryan of that county thla afternoon Introduced a bill aoTropiiatloff an additional ISOtOOd Home at fort urcnara. l nis sum. 11 us asserted. If granted, will give the Veter ans' Home a sufficient maintenance fund to care for all who desire to enter, and it Is predicted that the old soldiers at Orting will desert that Institution for the new one if given the opportunity. Ward, of Kitsap, tried to Introduce a similar bill In the House, but was denied the privilege under a resolution adopted yes terday shutting off new bills. The Halsey Supreme Court Investi gating committee failed to make any report today as instructed by the House yesterday. Chairman Halsey. In a state ment, said that it was necessary to se cure further evidence before an intel ligent report could be made. Palmer Quits Committee. n.. .tdi.ttAD -1 o .lejtreA somewhat J by the resignation from the committee I ' n Tt-i ...Uaca mama) Vl a bepn or r. . rs. x u i n if-1 . 1 1 ..t-u " - dragged into the Supreme Court rumors as an alleged go-between in the Ramsey quiot-tltle case, in which Dr. J. Eugene Jordan. P. F. Morrow and others of Seat tle have been witnesses. Palmer's reslg- ,' nation was accepted, ana me nuu ' adopted the resolution continuing the 1 committee with instructions to report to I .i r.amr .hin reartv if the Legisla ture is not then in session. To give the committee power to act after the session ends, the Senate must Join In the resolu tion and that body has not yet acted. Without extended discussion, the Sen ate late this afternoon passed the Ghent House bill amending the Edge marriage law. The bill, its friends declare, has an emergency clause which retains all the restrictions of the present much-condemned law as to the Intermarriage of Imbeciles or persons afflicted with tuber culosis or who have been afflicted with hereditary insanity, but relieves appli cants for marriage licenses from the ne cessity of submitting to physical exam inations. The applicants are required to present the affidavit of a disinterested person as to certain physical conditions and supply their own affidavits also. The license fee Is reduced from 3 to 2. Wil ful violation of the act is made a felony. Senate Passes Bills. The Senate also passed House bills which dU-pense with the necessity of state employes swearing to salary vouchers; amended the drainage district law so that work must not necessarily be commenced at the outlet as at present; permitting the reinstatement upon payment of 26 pen alty of corporations stricken from the Secretary of State's books for nonpay ment of fees; providing for a method of .... i, .it .,in.i.,t. hi sces1nfir nroDerty UUIlUJIln . inuuu. j " - - - benefited, and a bill re-enacting the acr of the regular session veioea oy uov ernor Hay, because President Ruth, of the Senate failed to sign it. This bill authorizes counties to condemn gravel pits for rock-building material. Tho House passed the Senate bill rec ommended by the Governor permitting the acquirement of an additional rock quarry for the working of state convicts. BILL FOU PRIMARY FAILS Boll Will Move for Reconsideration In House Today. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Aug. 19. (Staff Correspondence.) The bill especially designed to provlue for a special pri mary election to choose nominees for the election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman Cushman was lost In the House today. 45 to IS. lacking four of the constitutional ma jority. Bell, the author, voted on tha pre- nu DM. in order to move recon sideration, and the bill will be a spe cial order tomorrow morning. 'DYNAMITE IN POCKET KILLS Lewlston Road Overseer Meets With Horrible Death. LEWISTON. Ida.. Aug. 19. Through the accidental discharge of dynamite this morning. James A. Vernon, a resi dent of the1 Lewiston country for the past 25 years, was instantly killed and horribly mangled. No one was present, vamnn m-n rnad overseer of this dis trict, and lived on the north side of the Clearwater River near Lapwal Creek. He evidently started early this morning to do soma work on the X'niontown grade, when be stopped to discharge a blast Just opposite this city along the county road, where he had been widening the road. The view is expressed that he was crimp ing the cap on the fuse, which was at tached to a stick of dynamite, and that it exploded from the concussion. He gen erally carried his dynamite in his oat pocket. This probably exploded .and caused Instant death. The horse and buggy, which he had been driving, continued down the road. ROCKS IN POCKET; DROWNS Julias Sorenson Commits Sniclde at North Aberdeen. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 19. A man supposed to be Julius Sorenson. a cook, committed suicide this morning by leaping Into the Wlshkah River at North Aberdeen. An engineer of a dirt train and several boys saw the man go to his death, but could not render aid in time. Sorenson deliberately filled his pock ets with stones before making the Jump into the river. The body has not been recovered. Despondency Induced by heavy drinking is beliered to be the causa of the rash act. BALLINGER TALKS COOLLY Contlnud from First Put) that none withdrawn under the former administration have been 'grabbed.' "There was no controversy between Mr. PInchot and myself at the meeting of the Irrigation Congress in Spokane. I was invited there to make an address on the work of the Interior Department as It affected matters in which the Irrlgation ists are Interested. I delivered the ad dress as requested on the attitude of the administration toward the reclamation of the arid lands of the West. I did not enter into defense of my course as com pared with that of an official in another department. Those who expected a con troversy were disappointed, so far as I was concerned." Mechanic Lien May Fall. OLYMPIA, Wash- Aug. 19. (Special.) It is announced at the exeoutive of fices that Governor Hay contemplates vetoing sections or .all of the amended mechanics' lien law passed a few days ago. Mnrrlage Licenses. COPE LAND-BOW MAN1 Ross Copelana, L city; Grace B. Bowman. 17, city. 24. cttr: Lillian M. Samons. 19. city. STAKKBIv-PITT C. Starkel. 28, city; Anna Pitt. -22. city. FREDEE.V-SHAKP H. B. Fredeen, tX city: Ye;ro Sharp. 19. city. JONES-JONES Frank K. Jones, 82, Bor in: Llvona Jones. M. city. BVEKTON-HARVET A. E. Everton, 38, Rneeburg-; Nora B. Harvey. 23. city. RAABFEAR-Joha Raab. 28. tity: Roeie Poa r 1 c I ty UESHAW-CCNON Tony Dee-haw, 45, city; Uliy Cunon. 30, city. Weddinc anfl vlsltlnc cards W. (1. Smith Co.. Washington bids- 4th and Wash. .Today Is positively the last day for dis count on East Side gas bills. Head "Oaa Tina." Oregonlan Turkish Baths moved to tha Dreaal Sdt-atnd, Xiunhil. GREEK FLAG AGAIN HOISTED IN CRETE Candia', Largest City of Island, Makes Demonstration Before Soldiers. POWERS ASK GUARANTEE Cretan Government Says It Will Promise Flag Will Stay Down After Order Has Been Restored on Island. TURKS READY TO BOMBARD. CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 19. The Turkish fleet has been concentrated a, short distance from Crete. The representatives of the Powers today renewed energetic warnings to the Porte against Jeopardizing the peace by pushing her relations with Greece to the extreme. CAXEA, Crete, Aug. 19. The armed in habitants of Candia, the largest city of Crete, today reholsted the Greek flag in the present of a squad of militia, who were powerless to prevent the proceed ings. A conflict was averted through the In tervention of the metropolitan, who begged the officers to confine the soldiers to their barracks. The Consuls of the powers have de manded that the government of Crete give a written guarantee that the Greek flag will not be hoisted after the depar ture of the International squadron. The government replied It will do so when order has been restored at Candia. GREECE TO RELY OX POWERS Tells Turkey She Will Act as They Advise Regarding Crete. LONDON, Aug. 19. Greece's reply to the last Turkish note regarding Crete has been communicated to the Powers. The note regrets that after Greece's previous assurances the Turkish Gov ernment still complains of the atti tude of Greece In Rounielia and Crete. It says the Greek Government de plored the anarchy and agitation that have ruined and decimated the popu lation of Macedonia, and points out that as soon as the new Turkish regime gave Greece grounds for the hope that the situation would be Improved, the Greek Government did all In Its power to assist In the re-establlshment of order In Macedonia. Regarding Crete, the note reiterates that the Greek Government will con form entirely to the decisions of the four protecting Powers. THUGS HOLD UP AUTO PARTY Rob Spokane Men of Watches and $55 In Coin. SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 19. (Special.) Blocking the road with a plank on which they placed a lighted red lan tern as a danger signal, five men, masked and armed with revolvers, to night held up an automobile party com posed of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grlnnell, their daughter, Miss Helen Grlnnell, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Galland. The Grlnnells are wealthy and In the exclusive society set. Mr. Grlnnell lost his watch and 515, and Galland his watch and 140. Tho robbers were finally frightened away by the ap proach of another automobile. The robbery occurred at the Sprague street trestle. When the driver saw an obstruction where he had a clear road going out a few moments before, he stopped. Two masked men appeared from one side of the road, and three en one buys any other make of hat, he hopes it will be as good as the Gordon; Gordon i7at$3 The Gordon De Luxe $4.00 It is hot; and "all the boys" are going swim ming. Let your boys go, too. Give them a couple of towels, and a cake of Ivory Soap and let them go. Thus will you achieve a double purpose the boys will have a swim, which is good; and a bath, which is better. Ivory Soap It Floats HotWeather Specials for Boys 20c Tan Hose 1212 50c Mexican Hats 25 50c Protector Blouses .25 65c Wash Pants 35 $1.00 Barefoot Sandals . 60 $1.25 Wash Suits 79? 166-170 Third St. from the other side. The two victims were lined up alongside the car and searched, Grinnell being prodded in the ribs with the muzzle of a gun when he made an incautious ,mova. ENTER ON PACIFIC MISSION German Soldiers Unveil Battle Mon ument on French Soil. METZ, Germany, Aug. 19. Ten officers and 60 veterans of the First Dragoon Guards, which made the famous cavalry charge of the Mars-la-Tour August 1C, 1870, crossed the frontier today to unveil a monument to the regiment on the bat tleground. According to agreement with the French authorities, only two of the German of ficers wore uniforms. This is said to have been the first time since the Franco Prussian war that German officers crossed the French frontier in uniform. The monument bear's the simple in scription, "The Dragoons charged here." MAURITANIA WINS RECORD Huge Cunarder Beats Time of Sis ter Ship Across Ocean. NFAV YORK, Aug. 19. The Cunard liner Mauretanla anchored tonight after a run over the short course which now givea her all . records for eastward and westward trips. She did 27S3 knots In 4 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes, as against the best perform ance of the Uusitania over the same course of 4 days, 15 hours, flat. Her rec ord over the long course, which is 110 miles longer, is 4 days, 15 hours, 55 min utes. Aeroplane Hurt In Gale. BRB3T, Italy, Aug. 19. The Wright aeroplane. In which Lieutenant Calder man. of the Italian army, has been malt ing flights, was damaged in a storm yesterday. umfmts Agents for Henderson's Corsets. REMEMBER SILVERFIELD'S FURS. MERIT MADE THEM FAMOUS. For Friday and Saturday Th9 contractors are still very busy putting the finishing touches to our great new store and only a few days more left in which to buy high-class merchandise at a less figure than ever before. Positively no thought has been given to loss or profit in1 this great sale, in order to make room for our mammoth Fall stock of high grade wearing apparel for ladies and children. Come here and see what great bargains are awaiting inspection. OUR LOSS IS YOUR GAIN In the Ladies Suit Department 100 Fine Lingerie Dresses Handsomely trimmed, a great variety to select from. These dresses are of values up to $12.50, placed on special sale for Friday and Saturday in two lots. LOT NO. 1 Values $8.00 to $10.00 special for Friday and Saturday, while they last '.$2.98 LOT NO. 2 Values up to $12.50 your choice of these high grade lingerie dresses at $3.98 50 Wash Suits All odds and ends of our-Summer stock Wash Suits. These suits are of two and three pieces. Must be closed out. Your choice $3.88 Muslin Underwear for Ladies and Children, One-Fourth Off All Hosiery, Summer Underwear, Gloves, Belts, Lace Collars, Millinery, Belts and Notions, Parasols, etc., etc., practically at your own price. Only a Few Days T7 Fall Styles Clothes are ami Rosenblatt SOUTHERN COLORADO CAXXOT ESCAPE FLOODS. Lake George Dyke Bursts, Letting Loose Torrent Hundreds of Tourists Stranded. DENVER. Aug. 19. Cloudbursts In Southern Colorado caused further dam age by floods late today. The downpour In Trinidad was said to be the worst since 19W. Several bridges over the Pur gatolre River were washed out. and tracks of the Colorado & Southern Rail road were torn away. Another cloud burst occurred at Four-Mile Creek this afternoon, which again transformed the stream Into a raging torrent. The water has subsided somewhat In the Royal Gorge, though the bottom Is covered with tangled debris. The famous hanging bridge is covered with sand and debris three feet deep. Word reached Denver that the dykes at Lake George, at the head of the south fork of the South Platte River, had MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED Agents Cor. Left in Which to Buy $25 and $30 Hart SchaffnerE?Marx Summer Suits of Hart Schaffner & Marx Fine shown in our Third St. Window COR. THIRD AND MORRISON STS. broken and an immense, body of water had been released. The Lake George dam is located above the Cheesman dam. the latter controlling the main source of water supply for this city. A heavy storm tonight on the Sangre de ChrlKto range Is adding to the flood in the Arkansas River. A Sallda 500 tourists, many of them returning from the Grand Army reunion at Salt Lake, are floodbound. No East ern trains are being operated and traffic to the West continues via the Southern route. This necessitates the retaining of Pullman sleepers here, as the Southern route is a narrow gauge. HILL LETS IN MILWAUKEE Deal Completed for Valuable Depot Site in Spokane.' SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 19. (Special.) Terms have been made between the Great Northern and the Milwaukee whereby the Great Northern surrenders all of the ground It owns in the heart of the city west of the old Sacred Heart Hospital and north of Front avenue to the Mil waukee, which will build its big depot at Front avenue and Washington street, in stead of on the old hospital site. L. C. Gilman, general Western counsel for the Great Northern, will arrive to Fourth and Morrison Sts. Children's and Misses' Dresses All Children's and Misses' Dresses to be CLOSED OUT regard less of cost; range in age from 8 to 14 years. PRICED IN THREE LOTS for Friday and Saturday Special LOT No. 1 10 dozen Children's Dresses in plain white and fancy colors; your choice of this lot G9 LOT NO. 2 Children's and Misses' Dresses in white and col ors; a great bargain; values up to $2.98, while they last, only 89 LOT NO. 3 Misses' Dresses, plain and fancy colors, handsome ly trimmed. This lot is worth up to $4.50 ; only a few left to choose from; come early and get a good selection of these great values; while they last, your choice $1.69 - Oh Balcony, Children's and Infants9 Dept. All Summer apparel for the little ones at one-fourth off. Sale of Summer Corsets Extra good Corsets, mostly large sizes ; these are the odds and ends of Summer corsets; your choice at 9S Furs at Great Summer morrow to complete the details of this agreement. This will give the Milwaukee two more valuable blocks of ground, almost In thn heart of the retail center, and will in crease the cost of the company's grounds in Spokane by perhaps Jl.ou0.000. Just what the terms of the agreement -are could not be learned, as none of the local Great Northern officials know any thing about the deal, which was made direct between James Walsh for the Mil waukee, and L. C. Gilman for the Great Northern. Mr. Walsh declined to give out any information regarding the ru mored oeal. It is not believed the Great Northern would surrender this valuable property for a money consideration and for that reason the agreement is believed to be in the nature of a trade. CAN'T TALK TO PLANETS Astronomical Society Holds Out No Hope of Intercourse. LAKE GENEVA, Wis.. Aug. 19. Com munication with other planets is by no means likely, according to a resolution adopted by the Astronomical and Astro physical Society of America In session at the Ycrkes Observatory on Lake Geneva. for Fay Hosiery for Children WRITE FOR OUR NEW FUR STYLE BOOK FOR 1910. MAILED FREE. Reductions Come