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' . " nr,rmT mTTrnv Tjci ttt TTt 1 ono. " PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLIX.-NO. 15,213. . ' I'UIULAAu, mssib bbbbmssi i - r .iff GOOD WORK DONE BALLINGER WILL SANDBAR IN WAY TALE TAFT IS IN BRITISH COURTS COSTS MAYOR FINE CARS ARE PLACED POLIGY'-PINGHOT TO TUFT DEAD STILL GROWS US CITY'S GUEST CHICAGO POLICE JUDGE HAS PRAISE TO GIVE. MERRILIS EXECUTIVE AND HIS PARTY SHOOT DUCKS. INDEX OF PROSPERITY SHXJWN BY RAILROADS. TAtTTnnnwT n h- WANTED Ul mUll ILIILI V V B IB EXPLAIN 'Hogging' of Honors by Bourne Objected to. COMMITTEE SENDS TELEGRAM President's Secretary Is Told of Portland Situation. SENATOR ENGAGES SUITE Entire Winy of Portland Hotel Is Taken for Apartment of Presi dent and Those of Bourne. Programme Bourne Affair. Whether or not the President of the United State will be the guest of the City of Portland -while here on his "awing; around the circle- Saturday and Sunday. October 2 and . will eoon be known. A. telegram, couched In diplo matic, but none the less emphatic 'end understandable, language, was tele graphed to Secretary Carpenter yester day afternoon by Mayor Simon, by au thority of the executive committee on arrangements. In effect that "the city Is unwilling to share with any Individual the pleasure of entertaining the Presi dent." Senator Bourne la the "individual." and. unless present plans are changed, will be host to Mr. Taft from noon of Saturday unUl the Presidential party leave for California at o'clock P. M. Sunday. Bourne Reserve Suite for TafU That Senator Bourn proposes to keep a watchful eye on his Presidential guest In Portland Is Indicated by a telegram received from him by the Portland Ho tel management. Senator Bourne has notified Manager Bowers Just how many rooms are needed and has thoughtfully reserved a suite adjoining the Presiden tial apartmentn for his own use. President Taft will occupy the suite In which President Roosevelt was enter tained. This comprise the southeast wing of the hotel. In It are 12 rooms, two parlors -and a private dining-room. 'Senator Bourne In his telegram did not Inform the management who should be looked to for payment, but it was a defi nite reservation and ha been accepted. Manager Bowers has forwarded a plan cf that portion of the- hotel to Senator Bourn and expects a letter In a few days Indicating how . It la desired the rooms shall be allotted. Senator's Guest, but No Golf. That President Taft ha tied himself up with Senator Bourne was the unani mous opinion of the members of the ex ecutive committee, which met at the City Hall yesterday afternoon. Mayor Simon presiding. It developed that, although Secretary Carpenter had telegrapned the Mayor that the President will not "have time to play golf while here, he has con sented to be the guest' of Bourne from noon of Saturday until the time of the departure of the train at ( o'clock Sun day night.. Angered and chagrined at the develop ment revealed to Mayor Simon by tele grams from Secretary Carpenter, the member of the committee expressed themselves as "disgusted" with the af fair. Secretary Carpenter Is blamed by th committee for his method of handling the programme, and he was grilled dur ing the discussion. President Taft. It was said. Is apparently unaware of the In tense feeling that exists In Portland against any Individual entertaining the President, and It was declared that "he will make a mistake If he allows Sena tor Bourne to be hi host." "It is such a petty thing." declared T. B. Wilcox, "that It makes me hot. The Idea of one man wanting to exploit the President! I am In favor of putting !t right up to Mr. Taft a to whether he will allow this. I have never thought him to be that kind of man, and I do not now believe he know the feeling that exists here against his becoming anything but the guest of Portland during bis entire stay." Committee Is Unanimous. There was the greatest unanimity of opinion between Mayor Simon and Messrs. "Wilcox. Ainsworth. Wetherbee. Mulkey and Josselyn. comprising the committee, as to what the President , should do to make matters right, and they talked over the situation. Anally au thoring Mayor Simon to forward a tele gram saying. In effect, that the pro gramme as outlined above is satisfactory, with the exception that the city is un willing to share with any individual the honor of entertaining the President, and . that the committee wishes him to be the guest of the city during his entire visit. I'pon the reply to this depends the whole affair. Of course, the wishes of the President, as sent by Secretary Carpen ter, will be respected, but If he remains firm and becomes the guest of Senator Bourne, It can be said without hesitation that the entire local committee will be greatly offended. The fact that Senator Bourne Is where he has access tothe ears of Secretary Carpenter and the President himself places him In a most advantageous posi tion, as Is admitted by the Mayor and (Concluded on rage i.) Rock Island Calls for $9,000,000 WorU of Kqulpment of All Steel Variety. CHICAGO. Aug. SO. ( Special. ) The management of the Rock Island has Just placed orders for equipment and power which will necessitate an expenditure of approximately 19.000,000. The orders con sist of all kinds of freight cars, locomo tives and passenger equipment, and are among the largest given by any Western railroad system In several years. A large portion of the equipment and power will be In the nature of facilities and will not be to replace old and worn out equipment. The official of the Rock Island agree with President B. L. Wlnch ell that the prosperity of the country will soon be as great as when shippers were besieging th railroads for trans portation facUitie. This belief is engendered by a very careful Investigation into crop condi tions and into general trade conditions throughout the West and Southwest. A significant feature of the order Is the fact that all passenger equipment ordered Is to be of the all-steel kind. BURGLAR IS ONLY HUNGRY Housebreaker Eats Can of Apricots and Departs Empty-Handed. T only wanted something to eat and didn't bother anything else." This note pinned to a tablecloth in the home of J. W. Parklow. 104 East Twelfth street, attracted the attention of a daugh ter of Mr. Parklow yesterday. It was unsigned. A search of the house sub stantiated the truthfulness of the bur glar's note. Excepting a can of apri cots, not a thing was missing, though Jewelry, silverware and other valuables were accessible. The can had been opened and the contents were gone. Anvu was aalned to the bouse by breaking open a rear window. The crash of rlass was heard JTiaay nigni - oy neighbors. The Parklows are at the beach. PRISON FOR ERRING WIFE Husband Says He Loves Her, but She Must Pay Penalty. BELLINGHAM. Wash., Aug. 20. (SpecTaTTI still love her dearly, but sha must suffer for this. She must, go to the penitentiary for this," declared William Schelle.' a wealthy restauran teur of Seattle, who arrived here to night to. swear out a warrant against his eloping wife and A. C. Deroy. The couple were arrested here Saturday and taken to King County, but Schelle will have them brought back here to prose cute. When arrested Deroy declared to the officers that he had enjoyed "four weeks of heaven and was now ready for hell." H. R. KINCA1D IS FOBBED Former Secretary of State Talks to gress, Then 3Ilsses Wallet. Detectives Carpenter and Price are looking for a negresa 18 years old, who Is accused of robbing Harrison R. Kln cald, of Eugene, Or., ex-Secretary of State, of J100 last Saturday night. The theft Is said by Mr. Klncald to have taken place while he was talking to the girl in th stairway of a vacant house at Seventh and Davis streets. The theft was reported to the police and Patrolman Wilson searched the house, finding the wallet. In which the money was carried. In the basement. A number of valuable papers were still in the pocket book but the money was miss ing. MARS TO BEJN ECLIPSE Moon to Obscure Sister Planet on Night of September 15. GENEVA, JT. T., Aug. SO. An eclipse of Mars by the moon, visible throughout the United States, will occur September 15. according to a bulletin Issued by Pro fessor Brooks at Smith's observatory today. The phenomenon will last about an hour, beginning in the longitude of Wash ington at 8:42 P. M. and ending at 8:39. The eclipse will be visible to the naked eye. ' DUTCH TAKE HOT REVENGE Kill 117 Jarans After 15 of Own Number Are Ambushed. BATAVIA. Java. Aug. SO. Severe punishment has been inflicted upon the rebels of the Island of Flores by a Dutch detachment, 15 members of which were killed in ambush set by the natives. The Dutch sent for reinforcements and killed 117 rebels in a sharp battle. AMERICANS ABR0AD TRUE Deposit Wreathes on Statue of Wash ington at Buda Pest. BUDA PEST, Aug. 30. Americans In Buda Pest attending the International Medical v-ongress, today visited the statue of Washington and deposited wreaths at the base of the monument. Count Albert Apponyi, Mlnlste r of Public Instruction, spoke In English, extolling- Washington. Authorities Now Place Loss at 2000, . NO AMERICANS ABE MISSING Bodies of 800 Have Been Re-covered and Buried. RELIEF MEASURES TAKEN Sonp Kitchens Established for Ref ugees Public Utilities All Are Useless and Xational Railway Paralyzed Houses Falling. MONTERET. Mexico, Aug. 30. With 800 bodies recovered and buried in Mon terey up to nightfall, 2000 is now the esti mate of the .city authorities of those who lost their lives throughout the valley of the Santa Catallna River. The number of homeless, many of them destitute, is placed between 15,000 and 20,000. ' The Santa Catallna River at Monterey has subsided sufficiently to permit a passage into the district lying to the southward. People who had been saved from the flood of Saturday morning had been without food until tcflay, when they were supplied with a small amount of bread and beans. Five Blocks Wiped Out. Once on the south side of the river, evidences of the terrible destruction wrought by the flood were seen on every side. Five blocks of the district were as though they had never existed and in the remaining portion bodies were being taken from the ruin and Interred by a party of gendarmes sent across for the purpose. At 4 o'clock 400 bodies had been re covered and buried on the hillside south ef Santa Luislto. The same number of bodies were interred yesterday. Thus far no Americans havebeen re ported lost. Reports from down the river say many bodies have been recovered, but there are many that will never be found. The bed of the river lsi filled with sand. Government Sends Money. The authorities are doing all in their power and the government has sent $50, 000 for the relief of the sufferers. ' Con tributions have been received from San Antonio and New York firms which have agencies in this city. Many houses have fallen from the ef fects of the continuous rains which have occurred during the 72 hours ending at V2 o'clock" Sunday. During this time 21H Inches of rain fell in Monterey and up to the Santa Catallna canyon. One of the buildings destroyed was the San 'Francisco Church, which was built In 1852. The barracks of the rurales was washed away and all military equipment was lost. The railroad situation continues un- 'Coneludsd on Page 3.) ............. WANTED A COUPLE OF MILLION SUBJECTS. I Deputy Game Warden Gives Chase, Mayor's Launch Sticks, Evidence . Secured, Arrest Follows. FOREST GROVE, Or.,- Aug. 30. (Special.) L. Alva Lewis, Deputy Gamewarden, pursued the fleeing Mayor of Merrill. Abraham R. Ten brook, and his party of prominent business men, after they had been shooting ducks out of season. The Mayor's launch struck on a sand bar. That of the Gamewarden did not, therefore the Mayor and his party were arrested and fined $25 apiece for their day's sport. The prominence of the men thus caught in Illegal shooting ' makes the tale all the more Interesting. Besides the Mayor there were John Martin, owner of the flouring mills at Mer rill and Klamath Falls, T. A. Barrows, a wealthy stockman, and C. H- Ennla, a banker. The Justice of the Peace who assessed the fine on his fellow townsmen was G. W. Offield. It was a thrilling chase the Deputy Warden had.. His chief. Warden Stev enson, had wind of the shooting party, and sent his man to do his duty. Lew is followed the party under cover and found the hunters after they had se cured a good day's bag. Then the chase began. Mayor Tenbrook turned the lever to full speed. The deputy did the same. The Mayor's costly launch was rapidly pulling away from its pur suer when a sandbar unkindly got in the way, then it was all off. In spite of the fact the bag, con sisting of about 60 ducks, was thrown overboard, the doughty Deputy se cured the evidence and followed the Mayor to his bailiwick, where he placed him and his party under arrest, and the Justice did the rest. Merrill is a small town not far from Klamath Falls. DESTROYING OUR FORESTS Forestry Bureau Says Cut Is Three Times Annual Growth. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. Careless ness in the production of timber and recklessness in Its use, because it has .been cheap and abundant, has brought upon the Nation a menace wmcii m take many years of effort to overcome and to reach the necessary condition of -equilibrium between timber produc tion and consumption, says R. S. Kel logg, Assistant Forester, In a Forest Bureau Publication Issued today. "We are cutting our forests three times as fast as they are growing," said Mr. Kellogg. "The yearly drain upon our forests is 20,000,000.000 cubic feet. The annual growth is less than 7,000,000,000 cubic feet." KEYSTONE STATE DRIES UP Worst Drouth ia 50 Years in Schuylkill Valley. READING, Pa., Aug. 30. Drouth con ditions are worse today than at any period in the history of the Schuylkill Valley in 50 years. But one and a half Inches of rain has fallen in this vicinity since .July 1. .' Many wells and springs are drying up. The potato crop will be a .failure. Pas ture Is scarce and many farmers are feeding hay and bran. President Will Carry On Roosevelt's Work. SAYS EXECUTIVE TOLO HIM SO Chief Forester Lectures on Conservation of Resources. FEARS PEOPLE WILL LOSE Public Interests in Danger From Power of Monopoly, Says Noted Speaker Private Enterprises Xot . to Be Discouraged. "When President Taft succeeded to the Presidency he assumed not only that obligation but other responsibilities," said Gifford Plnchot. Chief Forester, of the Department of Agriculture, in an address at the Flret Unitarian Church, last night. "It is the desire and inten tion of President Taft to carry out the Roosevelt policies. I know It because he has told me so. I believe it firmly and I believe you do, too." This poslrfve declaration by Mr. Pln chot inv the face of the differences of opinion between himself and Secretary of the Interior Ballinger regarding the policy of the conservation movement and the acceptance by President Taft of the resignation of Ormsby McHarg, as as sistant secretary of Commerce and Labor, following the latter's severe denuncia tion of the Conservation Commission and Its work, la considered particularly significant. The statement alone amounts to an admission that the Chief Forester is certain of his position and that he has the assurance of President Taft that the administration of the Conservation Commission has the executive's indorse ment. The subject of Mr. Pinchofs address last night was "Conservation and the Plain People." Interest in the subject at tracted an audience which taxed the capacity of the church. Power Question Vastly Important. "The question of whether or not water power sites on public land shall be granted In perpetuity or for a lim ited term of years only is a problem which must be determined at the next session of Congress," said Mr. Plnchot, following the assertion that a powerful organization of capitalists already was acquiring this resource throughout the country for the purpose of creating a monopoly. "This subject Is of such vital Import to the entire country that a definite determination of the Govern ment's policy must not longer be de layed. If the rights of the people are to be conserved, they must assert them selves and look to their representatives In Congress for protection from this monopoly which is being formed. "Conservation does not mean simply the saving of the natural resources. (Concluded on Page 3.) Hogan Says Drunkenness Grew With Old Age Pensions, but Saw Few Beggars, i LONDON, Aug. 30. (Special.) That the police court is Just as admirably admin istered in the British Isles as In the United States' is the opinion of Thomas S. Hogan, of Chicago, who has( just com pleted an investigation of the matter. "In Dublin." said Mr. Hogan, "I sat on the bench at the side of one of the prominent police magistrates. The speed with which cases were disposed of was astonishing. "The magistrate told me that the day after the old age pensions law went into effect the charges of drunk and disor derly Increased five-fold. The work of the police courts of Liverpool and Lon don Is equally efficient and expeditious. Beyond question the British police are the finest In the world. "I cannot agree with the stories of the vast amount and militant character of beggary in England. I have traversed distances In London unaccosted by a sin gle beggar, which in Chicago would have produced 15 or 20. What distressed me was the glimpse one gets of crowds of women between the swing doors of pub lic houses In this country." LOVE LEARNED AT COLLEGE 4 Graduates of Puget Sound University Wed in Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 30. (Special.) A romance begun at the University of Puget Sound, from which institution both young people graduuted last year, cul minated this evening in the marriage of Miss Edith Field Marlatt, of Seattle, and Rev. Harry L. Allen, of Tacoma, at the home of the bride's parents Rev. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Marlatt, 1914 Second ave nue West. About 100 guests witnessed the cere mony, which was performed by the bride's father. Both ftre deeply Interested In missionary work and after a six months' honeymoon trip they will . sail for Iquique; Chili, where they plan to devote their lives to work in the mis sionary field. REFUSE TO TAKE MORE PAY Women Ticket-Sellers Afraid to Lose Jobs if They Accept. CHICAGO, Aug. 30. The women ticket agents on the elevated loop of this city today refused to accept a raise in wages. Their action Is said to be without pre cedent in the annals of the local labor situation. The company offered an ad vance" of 5 cents a day. Clarence A. Knight, president of the company, recently said he would dispense with all women ticket sellers as soon as their wages were raised to $2 a day. At the present women are getting $1.95 a day and, if they accepted an advance of 5 cents a day it would bring them to the danger line mentioned by Mr. Knight. BATTLES RAGE IN MOROCCO Moors Bombard Alliucemas and Are Worsted Near Melillu. LISBON, Aug. SO. A dispatch from Melllla to Dlario de Noticias says that reinforcements have been sent to Rest Inga and Elarba, which has considerably weakened the Spanish position. The Moors took advantage of the opportunity and have been bombarding Alhucemas day and night. Word to El Mundo says that a great fight took place at Cabomore and Sidi musa Sunday. The Moors lost 650 and the Spaniards about 300. The Spanish convoy on its way to Restinga was attacked, the Spanish losses being 10 killed and 38 wounded. OLD MAN SPILLS GORE Kills Two, Fires House and Then Hangs Himself. REDWOOD FALLS, Minn.. Aug. 30. William TIbbetts. a wealthy farmer, living near Delhi, killed Cecil Norton, the 15-year-old daughter of his house keeper; his daughter, Dorothy Tibbetts, 12 years old; set fire to his house and then hanged himself today. Tibbetts was a widower, 70 years old. It is believed the tragedy resulted from an attempt by Tibbetts to take undue liberties with the Norton girl. BLOOD FLOWS IN BULL RING Spanish Matador Hurt, Woman Stabs Rival, Spectators Fight. MADRID, Aug. 30. A chapter of thrill ing incidents occurred in the Puerto Santa Maria bull ring today. A matador. Vasquez, was severely Injured. About the same time a woman in the audience was stabbed to death by a jealous rival. Soon after that 20 spec tators became engaged In a fight. CHAMPIONS OF AIR TO FLY Cnrtiss and Blerlot Will Show Aero , planes at Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. . 20. Glenn H. Curtiss and Louis Bleriot with bi-plane and monoplane, will appear in aeronautic exhibitions in- this city In October, ac cording to a cablegram received tonight by the management of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Hurry to Beverly From Washington. FORESTRY REPORTS WANTED McHarg's Successor Chosen, but Name Secret. TAFT'S MEETING WITH DIAZ Four Cabinet Officers Will Go to Mexican Boundary With Him. Hoyt Given Job Under Knox to Draw Jap Treaty. BEVERLY, Mass., A us. 30 Secretary of the Interior Ballinger will make a hur ried trip hcje to see President Taft as soon as he can dispose of some impor tant matters In Washington. Mr. Ballinger notified the President to dav that he would endeavor to be in Bev- kcrly within ten days. The President said there was no particular mutter he do sired to take up with Mr. Ballinger. It is understood, however, he has called on the Secretary of the Interior for certain reports regarding transactions which, have figured in the forestry controversy lately. Mr. Taft announced that a successor to Ormsby McHarg. Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor, has been chosen, but no announcement will be made until the man selected makes known his will ingness to accept the office. Plans for Meeting With Diaz. Secretary Knox discussed with the President the details of his meeting with President Diaz at Ela Paso October 16. The arrangements for the exchange of courtesies are being laile through the State Department by direction of Mr. Knox. When he receives General Dlax at El Paso the President will be accom panied by four Cabinet officers Secre tary Knox. Secretary Dickinson, Postmaster-General Hitchcock and Secretary Nagel. A detachment of troops also will be drawn up "at attention" to lend dignity to the occasion. After receiving General Diaz on Amer ican soil, the President will crrfss the In ternational line and then visit htm at Juarez. Mr. Taft will then return to the 1'nited Slates for a period of rest and later in the evening will go again to Juarez to attend a banquet tendered by the Mexican government. Among other announcements today was the selection of Henry Hoyt, ex-Solicltor-General. as counsellor of the State Department. The counsellor will (Concluded on Page 4 ) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 77. degrees; minimum, 51.3 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds. Foreign. Dead in Monterey is later plnced at 2000 by resident of city. pHRe 1. Aviation w eek at Rhelms fm mclal success and causes demand for airships- PaRe European labor leaders attack ciompetl at Trade Union Congress. Page. 4. National. Concessional junket arrives to spend fort night in Ilaw-allan Islands. Fuse -. McHarg denies he snld anything to em barrass Taft. Tage 2. Ballinger going to Beerly to explain to Taft. Page 1. Deadlock In Chicago streetcar dispute can be broken only by strike or arbitration. Page 3. l'olilicul. Assimblyman Conklln. of New York, says primary law is "gold brick." Page 0. Jermie. drummed out of Fusion rami), may be supported by Tammany. Page 2. Domestic. Index of prosperity shown by orders for ! -UOO.UOG equipment by railroads. Page 1. Ex-Mavor Harper, of l.os Angeles, dis claims any connection with graft. Page .1. Harriman issues statement disposing of alaiming rumors about bis health. Page A. Chicago Police Judge praises British Police Courts. . Page 1. Call will be sent Dr. Brougher from Tem ple Baptist Church at Los Angeles. Pago 4. Sports. Keenes Sweet, wins Futurity race. Tags 7. Jeffries confirms action of Berger 111 makin match with Johnson. i'ase 7. American yacht wins mst I.ondon yacht raca with Germany. Page 7. Jeffries ratifies agreement for fight with Johnson. Puse 7. Fall tournament of Irvington Tennis Club opens September 4. Page 7. Northwestern League scores: Portland 'i Spokane 4; .Seattle 10, Aberdeen Vancouver-Tacoma. no game. Page 7. Tacllic Northwest. Earl Grey has perilous experiences while lost in wilds of British Columbia. Page (1. Ian Tans say Tuerhe was exjelled berausu he let out secrets of order. 6. Neighbors of "house of rally" people petition 'court to annul guardh.nsbip proceed ings. Page 6. Mayor of Merrill rlne-i for shooting ducks after launch sticks on sandbar, rage 1. I'ortland and Vicinity. Local committee objects to Senator Bourne's plan to make President Taft his personal guest in Portland. Page 1. Forester Plnchot says President Taft will continue Roosevelt's conservation policy. Page 1. pev. J. Bowersox Is criticised by elder for performing lion-cage wedding ceremony. Page 10 Countv's purchase of books from San Fran cisco tlrm upheld by Federated Trade Council delegation. Page 10. Commissioner Bailey requests grand Jury investigation into cause of Impure millc supply. Page lrt. . Conference, eluh luncheon and speech en gage Chief Forester Plncbot's last day here. Paga 10. Oregon Trunk takes over Central Oregon, Railroad, line from Madras to Bend re sulting. Page 1U. ED 1 04.2