IS KEPT t ' SCENE IN CITY WHICH CONTAINS MEXICAN SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND NEW PORTRAIT OF MERCHANDISE OF MERIT ONLY MAN WHO MAY UffUSti vxhm. SECLUDED OH SHIP! ' i ii r-itff in i ' wv Railroad Wizard Appears to Be. Fatigued and Food Is . Specially Prepared. Minister of Foreign Affairs Declares Country Will Sustain Diaz. , IfHi MEXICAN EMBASSY' SAYS NO UPRISING 1 av Kir II lir I III ' PONGEE AND TUSSAH, Silk Suits and Goats Selling Regularly up to $60 Each FINAL CLEARANCE NATION MOST PROSPEROUS Ambassador Points to Condition of Railroads as Index "to Peaceful and Busy Life of State and Declares Karnlngs Doubled. PROGRAMME OF MEETISt OF TWO PRESIDENTS IS GIVEN OtT. - MEXICO CITY. Aug. 32. Secretary of State MarisraJ tonisjht save out officially the prosramins for the meeting of President! Taft and Dial. President Dlaa will arrive at Ciudad Juarex at 10:4 on the mornlnn of October 1. At the aame time It li" expected the train of Preeldent Taft will reach the El Paao station. At 11 o'clock Renor tlax will cross the RIB Grande River In hla train and meet Mr. Taft. There will be no speeches, no reachlni across a chalked-marked boundary line and no fireworks- Instead. President Dlax and President Talt will to at once to a banquet. Then President Taft will board President Diaz' train and cross over Into Mexico. At'Juarea another banquet will await the two Presidents. It Is understood that President Taft will start eastward at 8:30 that nlfjht and about the same time President Dlax will start" south. ' WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. "There haa never been any fear of a revolution In Mexico." declares Senor Marlscal. the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs. In a dispatch received at the Mexican Em bassy this afternoon. The Mexican Ambassador, Senor da 1h Barra, as he handed the dispatch to the Associated Press, said he felt this ought to dispose of the rumors indicating the probability of an upris ing In Mexico as a result of the ap proaching Presidential campaign. The Ambassador declared the whole country would sustain the candidacy of Diax for the Presidency and that the patriot ism of the people would not brook any interruption to the era of progress. Conor rte la Rarra said Dial would be supported for his honest, patriotic and wise administration, which had gained for him the respect of the peo ple, both at home and abroad. The political agitation over the vice-president, he said, would not by any means produce a disturbance. Reports that the conflicts at Guadala jara and other places were symptoms of a revolution, said the Ambassador, are without foundation. The course of busi ness has not bean interrupted, and with a country like Mexico, which worked and prospered, normal conditions had not been disturbed. The Ambassador called attention to the business of the Tehuan tepec and Mexican National Railroads as showing the prosperous condition of the country. They are already in shape to handle all traffic in that section, termed by Baron Humboldt the "bridge of the world," necessitating enlarged and improved fa cilities. The business of the Mexican Na tional Railway, he said, had increased so that its earnings during the last six months had more than doubled. PART OF MONTEREY BCRXS Fire Not Laid to Political Agitation After Investigation. MEXICO CITY. Aug. 22. Fire last nisjht destroyed property in the business section of Monterey valued at 1,500.000. The whole business section was threatened but escaped largely because there was no wind. The tire started in the estab lishment owned by the son-in-law of Gen eral Trevino, commander of the Mon terey military zone, an opponent of Gen eral Reyes. It was first thought it was the work of political malcontents, but investigation showed It was due to defective wires. Rumore have been current that trouble was .to be expected Sunday and soldiers have been held under arms. TROOPS MOVE TOWARD REYES Guards on Trains Doubled to Pre vent Smuggling of Arms. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 22. It was stated tonight that more troops are being moved north to the vicinity of Galeana, whera General Bernardino Reyes has taken refuge. Customs guards on trains running to the border have been doubled and In some instances tripled. This is to check the reported smuggling of arms and am munition'across the American border. FIRE TAKES ALL WATER Decatur, 111., ' Suffers $1,000,000 Blaze, Burning 14 Hours. DECATUR, 111.. Aug. 22. A fire that started at 1 o'clock this morning In the Moorliouse i Wells hardware store was riot under control until 4 o'clock this aft ernoon. The loss Is estimated at $1,000, tn. m Following the fire Decatur faced a water famine. It became necessary this afternoon to shut off the supply in tne residence districts. A blaze was discovered in the engine room of the Decatur Hotel, half a block west of the district being destroyed. There was a panic among the guests, but prompt work by employes saved the building. Pickers Ready for Hopyards. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Aug. 22. (Spe cial.) Independence is fast filling up with people who are coming In for- the hop picking season. Most of those coming in now are men who went to get the better jobs In the yards. Wagonloads of camp ers are coming through every day and are for the most part people who want to enjoy a little camp life before picking begins. Picking in most of the yards will commence this year from September 2 to 6. while some yards say they will start earlier. Meyer to Succeed Voorsanger. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22. Rev. Mar tin A. Meyer, of Temple Israel, Brook lyn was unanimously elected today to succeed the late Rabbl Voorsanger, of Temple Emmanuel, of this city. Dr. Meyer will assume his new duties about January 1. TRACK GETS BLAME Indianapolis Speedway Said to Be Used Too Soon. DRIVERS FIND MUCH FAULT Old field Finally Puts on His Heavi est Car, but Will XofRun at Full Speed Sentiment of City Is ' Against Further Racing. , INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 22. (Special.) Motorists who witnessed the races on the Indianapolis motor speedway, which un derwent a fearful baptism of blood dur ing the three' days' inaugural meeting on Thursday, Friday . and Saturday, are unanimous in the opinion that the pro moters exercised poor judgment In stag ing contests before the course had been properly molded for the speed monsters. Had the track been, put in shape two weeks ago and given daily treatment by the 6team rollers before the start of the actual races, five lives might not ha been sacrificed, according tO"the arguments of veterans in the motor racing game. That the tragedy of Sat urday, which put a stop to the fearful trail of death was due to carelessness also. Is the belief of motorists who have followed the long-distance races. Four of the' greatest motor racing pilots In the world Barney Oldfield. Ralph De ' Palma. Walter Christie and Lewis Strang found fault with the course Immediately after reaching the speedway for the preliminary practice. Each driver was entered with a car ca capable of attaining a speed exceeding 100 miles an hour, but one glimpse of the rigged and rock-bound oval sufficed for the drivers. Each declined to drive and take chances of losing his life. Oldfield later agreed to put his Bens, the heaviest of all the cars, in the field, through some of the events, limiting the speed to So miles an hour. There's no telling what might have happened had the big Ger man flyer been opened to the full speed. Strang, who has competed in road races on two continents, pictured . the Crown Point, or Cobe cup course, as a thing of beauty and a Joy forever in comparison to the speedway. With a little hard work the course can be put in good condition for races at all dis tances. Present sentiment In Indianap olis is against the further promotion of races, especially the long-drawn-out, gruelling struggles. . The management of the speedway an nounced it would be recommended that the rules be changed to provide that no driver shall be permitted to continue In a race for more than 100 miles at a stretch and that a driver must submit to physicial examination before re-entering such a race, after he has been rested. Further, each car in a race shall have the attention of a mechanician and two assistants. Now only the driver and the mechanician may repair a car In the course of a race. SPANIARDS ON DEFENSIVE Larger Force Needed to Cope With Enemy In Morocco. LONDON. Aug. 22. A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from Melllla, dated August 21 says the censorship is very severe and prevents the truth of the sit uation becoming known. The position of the Spanish forces, says the Telegraph's correspondent, is grave. They are obliged to remain on the de fensive and have a front of several miles, needing at least 14.000 men 1 to protect, while 30,000 others are required to pro vision the outposts. i An attack by land is Impossible, and operations must be begun from the sea by landing men. Even If an advance were successful, the situation, says the correspondent, would be worse, because the army then would be split to occupy a dozen posi tions, all open to attack. NAY NAY, SAY THE ANIMALS Beasts With Ringllng's Circus Will ' Have No Soda Ilcnzoate. Benzoate of soda may have its place on the accepted list as a perfect food and health builder, but the animals of Ring ling Bros." circus menagerie will have none of it. Labels printed" In undiscov erable type may pass preserved products into some larders, but the guests at the huge table In the Ringllng Zoo have a test of their own that never fails. Charles Smith, superintendent of the Itinerant zoological garden, has estab lished beyond all doubt that his charges are pure-food cranks by a recent series of experiments. He began on Dewdrop. the Polar bear. a. few days ago. The nice, fat sirloin steak that was served to Dew drop one evening had rested, for some time in lnocuous desuetude under the in fluence of a preserving substance, war ranted to make it tender and palatable. Dewdrop took Just one sniff of It and retired to his corner In disgust, his ap petite quite destroyed. Recently a can of brilliant. Juicy carrots was offered to ASEU ill-. L..S. KKFORMA, CITY OK MEXICO. f--';4 t t- . -,- V , ; i f ' x 1 r I : km;mmmmm$ j tiniinr- n.ii.nii.it.ji,iii' j I UEKERAL, RAFAEL REYES. I...;.. Darwin, tne mandril. Darwin amused himself for half an hour by hurling the carrots at his friends on the other side of the bars, but could not be induced to nibble a piece. Nelile and Snooks, the giraffes, were tempted with tomatoes of a startling red, but detected the presence of soda ben zoate and would not be comforted. The climax came when Smith sprinkled a lit tle over a nice bran ball and offered it to Lena, the elephant. Lena, ordinarily, is the best-tempered ' animal in the menagerie, but she returned the bran ball with emphasis. , Trouble looms ahead for Fatima, the hippopotamus. Fatima is the fattest thing the circus boasts and as a result she is inclined to take great comfort in slumber. Incidentally she has developed an unfortunate habit of sleeping on her back and the result te a snore of fearful proportions. When Fatima snores, every body1 and everything else in the block wakes up under the impression that an earthquake is loose somewhere, but the keepers have devised a harness and leather muffler which will be strapped about her head to silence her mighty trumpet. CADETS GO 10 SEA1TLE SALT LAKE CITY LADS ARE EN ' ROUTE TO THE FAIR. Famous High School Organization Was Escort of Honor to Admiral Evans. Uniformed and accoutred for a ten-days' outing. 300 cadets of the Salt Lake City High School passed through Portland last night in command of Captain W. C. Webb, V. S. A., retired, and in charge of Dr. G. B. Pfoutz. representing the Utah Com mission to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacitlc Ex position atSeattle. The cadets are en route to the fair, whereJ tljey will remain in camp several days. "We are going to Seattle to camp as a part of the educational exhibit," said Dr. Pfoutz, who was a guest last evening at the Arlington Club of W. R. McKenzle. "We have been enabled to make this trip as a result of a public subscription and the munilicence of Colonel D. C. Jack ling, our big man In Salt Lake City. We expect to pass through Portland on our return trip about September 1st and hope to remain over here one day." The cadets will be the personal escort of Govemorpry and staff Utah day at the fair, which is next Wednesday. The Governor and party will pass through Portland Tuesday morning. Sat Lake City claims for her h)gh school cadets first honors among similar organizations in the country. They were reviewed by Admiral Evans and General Funston at San Francisco duriag the visit of the fleet two years ago and were pro nounced by General Funston to be as well disciplined as a regiment of regulars. There they also had the honor of acting as Admiral Evans', personal escort. Governor Spry and party left Salt Lake City last evening in the private car of Colonel Jackllng, which is the only steel private car in existence. It is both tire and wreck proof. . WOMAN BURNED AS WITCH Mexican Indians Believe Aged Hag Causes Smallpox. BL PASO, Tex., Aug. 22. Belieidng a witch brought on the smallpox epidemic that Is scourging their village, causing the death of many of their children, the Indians of. Huejotzlngo, near Puebla, Mexico.-burned to death an aged woman, Juana Ramirez. ' They barricade! all the exits of her hut and set Are to it. . i L-HXi ':V.v"f - ' '''?X r 3 . . ,i i. TAFT BUSY ALL DAY President Even Omits to Go to Church. TARIFF BOARD DISCUSSED Part of Cabinet Confers on Person nel of Body and on Proposed Changes Which 1 May Be Submitted to Congress. BE,VERLY. Mass.. Aug. 22. The cares of state weighed too heavily on President Taft today to permit more than an hour's absence from the Sum mer W hite House. Even church attendance was omitted, for during the forenoon a long list of pardon cases was considered. In the afternon Secretary MacVeagh, Attorney-General Wlckersham and Seoretary Meyer discussed for an hour or more the personnel of the new tariff board; changes In the interstate commerce and anti-trust acts, and measures in the Navy Department. ' In the make up of the new tariff board a list of 40 or more names for the three places was examined. The President paused long over the name of James B. Reynolds, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. After consideration' of the Sherman anti-ttust act, the Administration is firm that the most carefully-considered changes can be suggested to Congress, and that those suggestions should deal only with the application of the law to cases which it is believed were never in contemplation by the framers of the original staWite. BARMAIDS 'OBJECTED TO Fresno Preachers Protest Against Feature of Fair. FRESNO, Cal., Aug. 22. At a union re ligious service held in the Courthouse Park tonight, protest was. voted to be sent to the management against the dis tribution of wines and drinks by bar maids at the state fair. The protest will be snt by the Fresno Ministerial Union, Rev. I. B. Bristol, district superintend ent of the Anti-Saloon League, de nounced the custom, as an outrage, and declared the Wine Association is making a serious mistake. The announcement as to the barmaid innovation described , the barmaids as beautiful and cultured young society women. MRS THAW HAS REPLY Insists Asylum Rules Are Made for Discomfort of Her Son. MATTEAWAN. N. T., Aug. 22. Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw tonight gave out an other statement reviewing at length her controversy with Dr. Lamb, superintend ent of the State Hospital here, in which her son, Harry K. Thaw, is confined. She declares that rules have been made for the discomfort of her son. The statement is in the nature of a reply to one made by Dr. Lamb yester day, i t COUNTRY AWAITS COMING WaIIStreet Anxious to Know Jnst How 111 Magnate Is Period of Rest at Arden to Be as . Long as Is Necessary. ON BOARD STEAMER KAISER'WIL HELM, Aug. 22.-Wireless via Cape Kace-E. H. Harriman'has remained in his suite since he embasked at Cherbourg on August 18, homeward bound. i it wish as he left France "My only hope is that the voyage back will be as good as -that coming over -ms h realized. The weather has been dis agreeable and a stronger man might pre fer to remain Indoors. vt Usrrimsn shows need of the "after cure" which it is understood he will take at Arden, his country place, mis move m.nt. thnuirh not enfeebled, are i those of fatigue; he is pale and has the appear ance of having lost welgiu. aii served him are carefully prepared under orders from his physician. NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-Perhaps never in the- history of this country has so much public interest centered in the home coming of one man as that being evinced concerning Edward H. Harriman. who is due in New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm II Tuesday. , Will Arrive Tuesday. The vessel was 1200 miles east of Sandy Hook at midnight and will dock about 8 A M. Tuesday. She reported her posi tion Dy wireless to Cape Race, N. FN and It was through this source that the in formation that Mr. Harriman had re gained Jn his suite of rooms was flajheu The general unaersianumg that one of thu tugs of the Southern Pa cific Ra'hctd Company will meet the liner down the fcay and take off Mr. A.xr rimon that he may continue with as little interruption as ( possible t5 his country home at Arden. ' Wall Street Is Anxious. The interest in Mr. Harrlman's return naturally is widespread, in view c his importance in the financial and railroad world and because of recurrent rumors concerning his health, resuitia.? in stock market flurries from time to time since his departure, for Europe June 1 last. Wall street is particularly anxious to ;.,et hrtw 111 Afr Harriman is. A135 there is great interest in the report that he has obtained options on ium Central stock which will enable him to control the line long held by the Vander bilts, thus giving him an unbroken chain of railroads from coast to coast. k v.ia pnnntn: niafA Mr. Harriman will rest, according to his physicians. Just as long as nis neann aemanua. SETTLERS FLEEING FLAMES (Continued from First Paf?e.) line, with little damage done to timber there. FERN IE DISASTER IS FEARED Forest Fires in British Columbia Assume Serious Proportions. "WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 22. A forest fire is burning a few miles southwest of Nakusp, on Arrow Lake, where valuable timber is being devastated. A bridge burned on the Great Northern two miles south of Darts, with the result that a passenger train from Nelson to Spokane was ditched. There were no casualties. Cranbrook. a town near Fernie, B. C, was threatened with destruction and there is considerable excitement. Mills of the East Kootenai Lumber Company and the Otis Staples Lumber Company, at Cranbrook, and the Wattsburg Lumber Company, at Wattsburg. are in jeopardy. Forests in the vicinity of Creston are also ablaze, while at Troup Junction, five miles east of 'Nelson, tire is rapidly spreading. . The Grums, . Beasley and Granite dis tricts were visited -by forest tires the last few days, but are now well under con trol. An outbreak half a mile south of Grand Forks did considerable damage to the property of the ranchers. The worst fires are at Cistlegar and China Creek, on the Nelson-Rossland branch of the Canadian Pacific, destroy ing bridges and buildings of the railroad company. Roseberry, at Slocan Lake, was totally destroyed, the fire coming through the valley and sweeping across the town. Railroad employes had the as sistance of pumps of the steamer Slocan, which plies from Slocan to Roseberry, and succeeded in preventing other places from being devastated. Canadian Pacific officials stated tonight that the fire extended from Nelson to Rossland, 60 miles, and is burning on the east side of the Alberta boundary. They said that if the wind got higher and no rains fell, there might be a repetition of the Fernie disaster. . Cranbrook Predicts Rain. SPOKANE, Aug. 22. A special from Cranbrook. B. C, sent late tonight, says much damage has been done timber by brush and forest fires. The flames have threatene'd small towns, but none In Crows Nest Valley has been destroyed. Millmen have successfully fought back the flames. 'The weather is cooler and rain is predicted. PERSONALMENTION. Dr. and Mrs. Francis Freeman are passing their vacation In the Roosevelt Cottage at Seaview, Wash. . Very' Rev: Canon White, of Slig.o, Ireland, is visiting in Portland at the cathedral residence. Canon White has been touring the country for several months. . Frederick W. Goodrich, Mrs. Goodrich and chirdrenhave returned to town after a very pleasant vacation spent In the Cas cade Mountains. Mr. Goodrich resumed his musical duties at the Cathedral yes terday rdorning. i CHICAGO, Aug. 22. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mersereau. of Portland, reg istered today at .the Congress. CHICAGO, Aug. 22. (Special.) Ore gon people registered at leading hotels today are: From Portland Dr. and Mrs. L. R. Walker, at the Congress: Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Belcher, at the Stratford. From Coqullle Mrs. E. D. Sperry, at the Stratford- $16.75 Today we offer 33 Pongee and Tussah" silk tailor-made Suits and Coats at special sale. These are being pictured now in all the soci ety and fashion papers throughout the coun try as the dressiest, most stylish garments of this Summer season. They are of that inim itably beautiful character, possessed only by foreign garments. These Suits and Coats are beautifully trimmed and are exclusively and unmistakably the most beautiful garments we have offered for sale this season. Today they go on sale at $16.75. La Vida Corset Sale AND DEMONSTRATION Made Possible for TOT) AY Only by Arrange ' ment with the Manufacturers Whereby We . Sell No. 2560 $5.50 La Vida Corset At $2.98 Today we announce a most important corset event namely, a sale demonstration of No. 2560 Corset. No. 2560 is the most popular La Vida model a perfect style reflection of what will be demanded by stylish women everywhere this Fall. It is perfectly comfort able, sitting or standing, has those long artistic lines and fits perfectly. No. 2560 is a model to be worn with the classic and Moyen Age gowns now in vogue". It is the Corset that women want and will demand. The result of wearing this La Vida Corset will give grace, correct poise and health. The regular price of No. 2560 is $5.50, and has never been sold at a lesser price. It took a grtat deal of persuasion and an immense order to have the manufacturers consent to the sale of this Corset for one day at a special price. Many of Portland's best dressmakers have made the most beautiful gowns over this model; and now that the season is here and thoughts of new Fall dresses are uppermost in women's minds, the opportunity of buying this $5.50 Corset at such a special price must bear weight with any woman of fashion. Made of the finest imported Coutil, extra fine heavy boning, satin ribbon binding; three pairs extra good hose supporters PART! ON JUNKET Congressmen and Wives Go ing to Hawaiian Islands. NEEDS TO BE EXPLAINED Archipelago to Show Reasons for Granting Federal Appropriations Asked San Francisco Does Much Entertaining. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-Twenty-two Congressmen, en route to the Hawaiian Islands, arrived tonight from the East and will proceed to Honolulu next Tussday. ' The party is under the direction of George B. McClellan, of Honolulu, act ing for the Hawaiian Promotion Commit tee whose guests the Representatives ar. J their wives will be while in the Islands. It is thJ purpose of the Hawalians to show tin !s:tors of the archipelago the nedis that require Federal appropriation!. During iheir brief stay in this city the Congressional party will be the guests of the Merchant' Association, of the Mer chants' Exchange and of the Chamber of Commerce Tomorrow they will be taken ovs-r the city and surrounding country in automobile. nd wl!1 be tendered an elaborate banquet tomorrow night. Those in the party are: Richard Bar tholdt, of M!-eourl: Oeorge W. Prince and wife of Illinois; George W. Taylor, of Alabama; J. M. Miller and wife, of Kan sas; William A. Reedr and wife, ot Kansas- Jamt-s McLachlan and daughter, of California; Charles F. Scott and wife, c Kansas; E. F. Candler, Jr.. and secretary, of Mississippi; L. P. Padgett and wife, of Tennessee; W. A. Rodberg. of Illinois W R. Ellis and wife, of Oregon; B. O. Young and wife, of Michigan; H. C. Woodvard and wife, of West Virginia, B. G. Humphreys and wife, of Mississippi; Vv A Thompson and wife, of Ohio; A. J. Barclifeld and wife, of Pennsylvania; . F. Dawson and wife, of Iowa: A. J. Watkins. of Louisiana; James W. Good and wife, of Iowa: Politte Elvins and wif of Missouri: E. S. Theall, of New York; Edward B. Miller and wife, of 1111-nois. APPLY FOR A POSITIOX. The Fall Bulnr la Portland Bids Fair to Krllpxe Anything; in the Past. Conservative business men all over the city say the Fall of '09 will be the best business Fall Portland has ever seen. All business houses are prepar ing for an extra amount of business, and will need to increase their help accordingly. You. young man or woman, what are you doing to share' in this prosperity? Are you telling the employers that your services are on the market? Your spare change will accomplish this for you if you Insert an ad under "Situa tions Wanted" in The Oregonian. Write your ad today; tomorrow never comes. Skimmed Milk Pure is But would yon put it in your coffee ia preference to rick cream ? Hardly. Ordinary Vanilla Mav Be Pure It. ...I... .'..if. Ua A.wn 1 your eleuerts when you can get the finest, purest, most delicious extfact made t practically the tame cost ? BURNETT'Si VANILLA surpasses ordinary vanilla as much as rich cream surpasses skimmed milk. A trial bottle, will convince you. fe-!m!!:fflii!:n!n!iniiinw!!iiii!!i!:!!!ni!mnmiir!ii