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: 7i . 7 .' . - PPTHFI TTTVP! flTXTS. VOL. XLIX. XO. 15,218. . PORTLAND, OREGON. MONDAY, SEnoiumi b, lwre. : . WHOLE RAILROAD MAP IS INVOLVED Experts Busy Stringing New Schedules. EQUIPMENT IS OVERHAULED Impending Speed War Brings on Intense Activity. HILL STARTED THE FIGHT Santa Fe Followed, Putting Vp All Western Mall Contracts as Prize. Forestalling of St. Paul Road Was Original Motive. CHICAGO, Sept.. 5. (Special.) When the Hill lines announced five days ago that they would lop tn houra off the fastest time between Chicago and the N-irth Pacific Coast points they lnaugu- rated a speed war that has now spread over the., entire transcontinental Tallway map. In the Southwest territory, the fight Is on for the mall contracts, but to net these, the roads must put on faster and better trains. The Santa -Fe proposes to cut ten hours off its time between Kansas City and Los Angeles and Its rivals are scurrying in every direction and ordering their experts to "string" new schedules, get equipment In the topmost condition and be ready to meet the time of the Santa Fe. The fight started when the Hill lines apparently sought to -forestall the St. Paul road, which, with Its Puget Sound extension, will soon be In position to make trouble In regard to rates and mall contracts. Notice was served by the Burlington that, effective September 12. that road also would no longer observe the "Western Passena-er train speed agreement, but would reducs the running time of Its main CMcago-Denver train byjtwo hours. Both of these moves took the competi tors of the Burlington by surprise and caused no end of scurrying and consulta tion. Fight Is on the St. Paul Road. The Burl'ngton desires to forestall the St. Paul and annex the mail trafflo be fore that road Is In a position to com pete for it. If the Government accepts the proposition, this will be the first through fast mall and express train be tween Chicago and the Middle West and the Puget Sound territory, and will re sul: in facilitating the mails in the Far Northwest by fully half a day. It la purposed to start the train out of Chi cago about 1:60 o'clock in the morning and get to Seattle soon after noon of tha third day. The mails for that territory now arrive at night. The Hill management asks the Govern ment to give it all the Puget Sound mall for the new train. A great deal of this mall already is carried by the Bur lington, either through St. Paul or through Billings, but the company realises that the day of through fast mall service for the Northwest has come, and It desires to be first In the field. - All the mail In the territory west of Fargo and of the Missouri River will be re-welghed by the Government, beginning next February and between now and that time there will be a struggle among the railroaris to acquire greater shares of the malls by reason of improved service. Affects Chicago-Denver Schedules. The Burlington's move In fhe direc tion of faster time between Chicago and Denver may lead to another phase of the promised speed war among the cora petlrg lines. Formerly the Chicago Denver schdule was 274 hours and it is this schedule to which the Burlington will-return. The present schedule Is 2i4 hours, ilore than a year ago the Western roads made an agreement lengthening all of the 'Western schedules clear to the Prclflc Coast. Not long after the agreement was entered into, the Alton broke it with respect to the running time to Kansas City. Then the Northwestern quickened Its time somewhat to the Twin Cities, and to Omaha and put on a new train which shortened the time one hour to the Coast. , In addition to this the Rock Island and the Northwestern put on new Chicago Denver trains which took away some of the Burlington's business. In recent years the Burlington has spent more than E&OOO.OnO on Its track and its road bed, and its management made up Its mir.d that the company might as well as sert Itself, being In a physical position to do so. GIRL SWIMS NINE MILES Lass Follows Lifrsavers in Annual Tet in Hellgate. NEW TORK, Sept. 6. Adeline Trapp. 20 years old.t today swam nine miles throtwh the waters of Hell Gate from the foot of East Eighty-ninth street. Ac companied by Priscllla Higglns.. a girl about her own ige. Miss Trapp swam in the wake of 40 sturdy swimmers of the United States Voluntary Life-saving Corps, who were holding their annual sndurance test. Fifteen of the men swimmers r forced to give up before the finish and 31. ss Higglns. after going most of the distance was seised with cramps. Miss Trapp was In better condition than most of tL men at tho end of tha swim. AUT0T0PPLES;TW0 WOMEN BADLY HURT MISS M. .. BUCHXF.R SCSTAIXS BROKEN LIMB. Miss Celeste Moore Injured Ma ' chine Plunges Down Gulch. Two Men Escape. Two women and two men escaped death miraculously early this. morning I when the automobile in ' which they were riding plunged over a 60-foot em bankment on Taylor's Ferry road, about a mile from Portland. The fact . that the ' automobile' re mained upright and landed In heavy brush at the foot of 'the - gulch saved their lives, but the two women occu pants were seriously injured. These were Miss Marguerlta Buehner, daugh ter of Philip' Buehner, 276 East Fifty fifth street, who sustained a broken leg. and Miss Celeste Moore, daughter of Dan Moore, of Seaside, the extent of whose Injuries are not yet known. Both women were taken to Good Samaritan Hosultal. where they were treated by Dr. Giesy. W. F. Stine, president of the Falls City Lumber Com pany, was one of the men in the ma chine. The Identity of he other man was not ascertained. The automobile party had passed the night as guests of Graham Griswold, at Falls City, and was en route to Port land when the accident occurred. Going at a fast gait the automobile failed to make a sharp turn in the road, and but ting into the hillside It toppled Into the gulch, which Is estimated to be about 60 feet deep with an Incline of 46 degrees. Mr. Stine made his way to the nearest residence possessing a phone, and a res cue party was dispatched from Portland after the Injured women had remained In the gulch for nearly two hours. Miss Buehner, one of the Injured wom en. Is the daughter of Philip Buehner, treasurer of the Kastern & Western Lum ber Company, and Miss Moore is the daughter of Dan Moore, formerly Cir cuit Court Clerk of 'Multnomah County, and proprietor of Hotel Moore at Sea. side. CANADA WANTS OWN NAVY Three Shipbuilders Consider Locat ing Yards In Dominion. OTTAWA. Ont.. Sept' 5. (Special.) Canada Is extremely anxious to possess war fleet of its own and efforts are being put forth to Induce British ship builders to locate plants on Canadian soil. It is satd three world-famous ship builders are now considering proposals to locate branch yards in the Dominion and have been assured that .the Canadian government will grant every concession In the way of a tariff or in any other line possible. While the Canadian Ministers at the London conference on naval defense have kept the Government here advised on the different steps of the negotiations, an of ficial account of what has been agreed upon, has not yet been received. Britain expects Canada to continue the work of supplying cruisers of the Bristol class and destroyers of the river class and it is known that the yards at Halifax and Esquimau will be continued but' Canada desires permission and assistance to build up a formidable navy of her own, avail able for use on. the Great Lakes In case of an emergency. BRIDE DROWNS IN SOUND Tacoma Launch Capsizes and Four Go Into the Water. TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 6. Caught in a treacherous current Just off Point Defi ance today, the pleasure launch Wander lust capsized, precipitating four of a party of eight into the water. Mrs. Grace Kiern Prewett. the two- months bride of Walter L. Prewltt, a merchant of this city. In falling from the upper deck of the launch, was struck by rowboat that slid from the upper deck. She was rendered unconscious, and, as her body sank and was being carried out to the bay by a strong current, a fisher man seized the unconscious woman by the hair and clung fast to her. until the men In the launch reached her. She was taken to the pavilion at the park, but died In a short time. PALACE SQUARE LEFT TO KIGHT SCi V'':' J' -:' f . ; ; . v-v I-- -: j'i 4iliL- -II V ...... COOK DINES AT SUMMER PAUSE King of Denmark En- tertains Explorer. GIVEN UNPRECEDENTED HONOR Sits. at Frederick's Right and Royal Family Listens.. BELIEF IN STORY FIRM Expert Arctic Explorers Confer With American and Appear Convinced. Cook Goes First to Brussels. Will Lecture In Paris. COPENHAGEN, Sept E Dr. Frederick A. Cook dined tonight with King Fred erick at the Summer palace a few miles outside of Copenhagen. The King sum moned Dr. Cook to an audience yester day as a formal courtesy. They had an hour's talk, and while these royal audi ences cannot, according to etiquette, be minutely described. Dr. Cook made such an Impression on the King that the latter Instructed the Court Chamberlain to summon the explorer to dine with him tonight The King invited Dr. Cooft to meet him only after having the gov. ernment make the closest possible in' vestigatlon of his story. All Danish ex plorers were asked to give their opinions of Dr. Cook's claims before the audience was granted and their verdict was unanimously In his favor. The dinner was entirely the result of the King's personal opinion regarding tha explorer, who had the seat on the King s right, an honor which Danes cannot re member having been accorded another private person. Members of the royal family listened to his every word as he recounted the dangers and privations of his polar Journey. Taft's Telegram Pleases. Dr. Cook was Immensely pleased, today by a telegram from President Taft In which the President extended his hearty congratulations. He had undergone an ordeal today, being bombarded on every side with questions intended to test the accuracy of his affirmations. Although it was after midnight when he reached his hotel at the end of the first day's trying experience, he oat up for two hours engaged In correspondence and conversation with scientists. He was up before 7 o'clock this morning, read ing translations of comments In the Danish newspapers. Later he received Commodore Sverdrup and Count Harold Moltke, a member of the Myllus Erlchsen expedition, who probably will Illustrate Dr. cook's book. Several expert Arctic explorers were closeted in conversation with Dr. Cook tor day. When they came out they appeared thoroughly convinced of his absolute good faith. A luncheon at the American Lega tion afforded another opportunity to non expert persons to strengthen their already firm belief In the explorer's narrative. Enthusiasm Shown at Dinner. The dinner at the royal castle was the scene of greatest enthusiasm. Dr. Maurice F. Egan, American Minister, and several other guests completed the party. The dinner passed off quietly, as Is customary on Sunday in the royal household. After dinner there was a rush around Dr. Cook, who started a recital of his adventures. One after another of the royal personages plied him with questions and then waited eagerly while the explorer answered, al ways without hesitation. Prince Waldemer, brother of the King, who is a scientific sailor; was extremely Interested In the currents at the pole. Prince and Princess George of Greece also made Inquiries. The King and Queen (Concluded on Page 3.) AT COPENHAGEN, WHERE DISCOVERER OF POLE WAS TENDERED Kl.VCi Al ltE. OK DENMARK LN" DEATH GETS HEAVY TOLL FROM BABIES MORTALITY IN CHICAGO 32 PER CEXT OF TOTAL-. ' " Death Rate Among Infants . 1 3 Times Higher Than Rate at AU Other Ages. . i CHICAGO, . ; Sept. : K. (Special.) Mor tality returns of the early part of the week 6nded September 4 were unusual ly heavy, but in the latter half there was a decline to less than the . daily average for this season. The mortality statement shows most prominently that the "slaughter of the innocents"' continues. Deaths among babies under one year of age constitute 32 per cent of the total mortality of the week, and yet the baby population is but 2Vj per cent of the total popula tion at all ages. The baby death rate is therefore about 13 timeshigher than the death rate at all other ages. " Diarrhoeal diseases killed 164 chil dren under two years of age during the week, 11 less than In the preceding week, but 43 more than in the corre spondlng week a year ago. Next to diarrhoeal diseases comes tuberculosis in the order of highest mortality, with, 68 deaths; violence is third, with 67 deaths; Bright's disease fourth, with 44, and heart disease fifth, 42. FACE ONLY IS QUEEN'S Wisconsin Girl Posed- for Alexan dra's Bust and Figure. NEW YORK, Sept. 5. (Special.) When real and honest Britishers pay homage of the heart to the picture of Alexandra at the coronation, from the brush of Edwin R. Abbey, R. A., it is only to their Queen's head and face. The rounded arms, well-poised neck, stately, patrician carriage of the figure are another's the secret is out now. Miss Evelyn May Converse, an Ameri can girl from Eau Claire, Wis., at that, nosed as Queen Alexandra for Mr. Abbey's great painting, "The Corona tion of Edward VII." Miss Converse has not sat on a royal throne, but she has worn coronation robes. She has never been presented at court, but she, has come and gone at Buckingham Palace as if born to purple. She was never proclaimed Queen in Westminster, but there she is In the oicture. For two years the great . work was held back because there was no suit able model in all England to pose for the figure of Alexandra in her royal robes. JOKE HAS FATAL ENDING Swimmer Pretends Distress Till His Victims Ignore Real Danger. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. S A. T. Peter son was drownea in iae . w asmngion near Fortune Park today while the peo ple on shore refused to go to his aid thinking that his calls for help were meant only to frighten them. Peterson had been in the water for some time and had frequently brought people to his aid by calling for help only to tell them when they reached him that it was a Joke. But like the boy In the fable who called "wolf" too often, Peterson car ried his Joke too far. A policeman warned him to stop his fooling or get out of the water. Instead of obeying, Peterson swam out into deep water and again began calling for aid. No one paid attention to him. "I mean it this time. I'm sinking, shouted Peterson," and with these words he sank beneath the surface and did not rise again. The body was recovered. BROADHEAD IS RESTORED Acquitted Chief of Police to Be Cap- " tain Back Pay Allowed. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6. Thomas H. Broadhead, who was last night acquitted of a charge of accepting bribes while Chief, of Police will be. restored to duty as a captain of police tomorrow and will receive . pay for the period since his suspension five months ago. His frieYids are planning an elaborate reception in his honor. STATE DRESS, KEXV PORTRAIT OF DR. SHINGLE WEAVERS DECIDE TO STRIKE Radicals Win Out After Heated Debate. MANUFACTURERS STAND FIRM Refuse Wage Increase and Threaten Open-Shop Policy. COAST MAY BE AFFECTED Unless Either Side Recedes, AH Shingle Mills in Chehalia County Will Shut Down Tuesday, and Long Contest Is Predicted. HOQUIAM. Wash.. Sept. 6. (Special.) As the result of a meeting of the shingle weavers' union held in this city today, every shingle, mill in Chehalls County will be shut down Tuesday unless the weavers or the manufacturers shall re cede. The meeting here today lasted more than six hours and when a vote was finally taken the call showed that the men were In favor of a strike. It Is ex pected tha shingle industry of the whole Pacific Coast will be affected. The schedule of wages presented to the manufacturers, which was denied the shingle weavers. Is as follows: Ten cents per 1000 for packing 16-inch shingles, $4 a day for knot sawyers working six men after a ten-block machine: S4 for four men working after double-block machine, and 34 for three men working after double-block machine. v. Owners Refuse to Recede. The meeting was a heated one and has been awaited for some time by the mill- men. The demand of the weavers was made several days ago at a meeting held In this city, when five shingle manufac turers met with 250 union men to discuss the matter 'of an Increase at that meet ing a committee of five was appointed from the union to meet with a similar committee from the shingle -manufac turers. ' This joint meeting, was' held in Aberdeen last night and a sealed verdict was delivered to the union committee' to be opened in the meeting today. It was as follows: "Resolved, by the shingle manufac turers of Gray's Harbor and Chehalls County, That the present scale of wages paid their employes Is positively all that can be paid, and If further in crease of wages is demanded by the said employes, the mills will be forced to close indefinitely." . Open Shop Is Threatened. Informally, also, the manufacturers have notified the weavers that an open- shop edict will follow any strike. After the ultimatum from the manu facturers had been read, the debate opened, which lasted for several hours. Fearing that the Shingle Weavers' Union might attempt to shut down the mills of the county which have adopted the new grading rules and allow the other, mills, three in number, to run, whereby some could find employment. a meeting, of the shingle manufacturers was held in Elma this morning. Here 20 mills were represented, and repre sentatives of the Northwestern Lum ber Company and the Hoquiam Lumber and Shingle Company, of this city, and the Wishkah Shingle Company, of Aberdeen, the only mills not members of the Graders' Association, pledged to stand by any action taken by the as sociation. Fight to Finish Promised. Should the strike be declared, the unanimous sentiment of those present at the meeting at Elma was that the (Concluded on-Page 4.) OVATION, AND PERSONS PROMINENT IN AFFAIR. COOK A'D SEW PORTRAIT OF KIJNG MAYBELLE GILMAIM RICH, IS UNHAPPY FORMER ' STAR ; IS ' LIKELY - TO RETURN TO STAGE. , Recogni- With Money Can't Buy Social Hon, and She Is' Lonely With Every Luxury NEW TORK. Sept. 5. (Special.) May- belle Gilman Corey, with everything that money can buy, is very unhappy and Is likely to return to the stage. She con fessed as much to a New York woman who has Just returned from Paris. There is not a single wish that money can gratify that she need let pass un satisfied. Yet she has been unable to buy social recognltlou. People she wants to know do not call. She is surrounded with the glitter of every luxury, but she is alone. Itt Paris, usually the easiest city in the world for money to buy enjoyment and for people who have wealth to obtain so cial recognition, she Is su.-rounded by a swarm of parasites. Since William E. Corey, one of the holders of the steel trust and many times a millionaire, put away the wife of his youth and married Maybelle Gilman, a few years ago he and his new wife have not been recognised by society. They tried to make headway by living abroad for a tlmo, but society abroad would not accept the Core-ys. TAFT HOLES A BRASSIE President Makes Golf Shot Never Equaled In America. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. (Special.) In a golf match game of 18 holes on the My opia links at Beverly, between President Taft and JoBeph A. Altsheler, the Presi dent holed out a brassle shot at a dis tance of 170 yards and. without apparent difficulty. The little white sphere shot up from the green grasss, never rising to a height of more than 20 feet, and flew straight toward the putting green, eventually rolling Into the hole. This is believed to be the American record for a shot that holed out. In the general conversation afterward at the clubhouse one of the members recalled the fact that a professional had put down a cleek shot of 150 yards at Bal tusrol, but no one had ever heard before of a shot 170 yards in length holing out in this country. It may also exceed any thing of the kind that has been done abroad. TO GAZE FROM HIGH POINT Scientists Will Soon Utilize Loftiest Observatory in World. WASHINGTON, Sept 5. Scientists will soon have at their disposal the highest meterologlcal and astronomical observatory on the Western continent. It is on the top of Mount Whitney, California, over 14,000 feet above sea level. Realizing the value for effective as tronomical and meterologlcal work of an observatory far above the clouds. the Smithsonian Institution decided to build a suitable one on Mount Whit ney. It has been difficult to construct the small three-room stone structure, as It was necessary to take all the ma terial to the great height on pack mules over narrow, rocky trails. HORSE SLUICED FROM SAND Fire Deportment Performs an Un usual Rescue in California. JACKSON, Cal., Sept. 5. (Special.) Lo cal firemen were called upon today to ren der unusual and novel service, when a horse driven by two boys, in attemptmg to ford a creek running through the city, became stuck in the quicksand and grad ually sank until It was threatened with death. The firemen were called upon to bring their hose and use it in sluicing sand away from the horse sufficiently for it to extricate itself. When the firemen ar rived only the head of the horse remained out of the water and a few mlrfutes more would have been fatal to It, but the sluicing process proved successful and the animal was saved. FREDERICK. . . . inmniinT'p n inr rilJUnUI 0 rLHUL UNDER BALLIU Shift in Department's ' r Latest Gossip. SECRETARY TO VISIT TAFT President Making Close Study of Situation. WOULD FORESTER LIKE IT? jf Talked-Of Change Is Made, Belief Is That Plnchot Would Resign Rather Than Be Directly Subordinate to Balllnger. BEVERLY, Mass., Sept. 6. (Special.) Lively speculation Is being Indulged in around the Summer capital regarding results thit may follow the visit of Sec retary of the Interior Balllnger to Beverly tomorrow. It Is Idle to attempt to forecast any development, for the reason that the President and all those closely connected with him have aken particular pains to prevent any knowledge respectfng the executive position toward the conserva tion controver&y that has been raging from Washington to the Pacific Slope from leaking out. A vitally interesting thing for the tlmo being is the fact that the President is evincing a determination to be thorough ly posted as to all phases of the matter. So far as can be learned, however, tho President did not summon the Secretary of the Interior to Beverly, the latter. It being understood, having come from the West to look after the Washington end as it concerns his department and having been desirous, in view of various reports that have been in circulation, to lay a lot of documents before his chief, as well as to make a personal statement of the case. One of the hints thrown out recently is. to the effect that an effort may be made to transfer the'forestry service from Vhe Department of Agriculture to the De- ' partment of the Interior. Since the movement for conservation assumed large proportions, many have been im pressed by a conflict that Is likely to result at all times when two departments have to deal with matters Involving the ime general scope, or closely related subjects. Whether, under all the circumstances. Chief Forester Plnchot would consent to remain In office if he were placed where he would be directly subordinate to the Secretary of the Interior Is susceptible of doubt. However, In the general scheme of effecting economy . by eliminating a conflict in the respective work of dif ferent departments it would seem that eventually one cabinet official shall be given full and unrestricted authority. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 03 degrees: minimum, 2 degrees. TODAY'S Fair and cooler; northwest winds. Discovery of North Pole. King of Denmark entertains Explorer Cook lavishly. Page 1. Dr. Cook tells of feelings when Pole was reached. Page 3. London preserves open mind on Cook con troversy, page ii. National. Pinehofi department will be placed under Balllnger, is report at Beverly, page i. Speaker Cannon approves Payne tariff bill. Page 4. Domestic. Speed war now raging Involves wnois railroad worm, rage i. Assurances as to Harrlman s neaitn quiec market. Page 3. Friends of late Clyde Fitch pay loving trib utes to his genius, page Z- Maytelle Gilman Corey, unhappy with riches. may return to stage, page l. Labor day will be observed by SO.OOO strik ers. Page 2. . Sports. Duck season opens with birds plentllul. Page 8. Northwestern League scores: Portland 4, Spokane 4 (game called Ilth inning); Seattle 6, Aberdeen 0; Tacoma 10-2. Van couver 3-3. Page 8. Pacific Coast League score: Portland 3-4. Vernon w-0; Los Angeles 2-Z. Oakland o-rf; Sacramento 4. San Francisco 3. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Orchestra players in' Orpheum Theater at Spokane strike for more pay. w noie cir cuit may become involved. Page 5. Clark County prosecutor warns those whe would sell liquor without license, page . McLoughlln Home at Oregon City Is dedi cated. Page 5. Idaho woman Is killed In self-defense. Page 4. Shingle weavers, after heated debate, vota to strike. Page 1. Japanese delegation rests in Seattle on Sun day. Face 4. North Yakima finds rats with webbed feet. Page 4. Industrial. Rich copper strike is made In Gold Creek district. Page 12. Monarch Lumber Company on Peninsula will soon employ 60O men. Page 12. Altany sends big , shipment of Cotswold bucks to Colorado. Page 12. Harney County crops make fine showing. Page 12. Portland and Vioinlty. Three brothers, members of separate parties. lose their lives. Page 14. Dr. Brougher had decided to accept Los An- geles call, but promises to deliberate longer. Page 13. City will effect great saving by breaking grip of sand trust. Page 14. Steamer Vulcan badly damaged .by ..fire,. Page 14. Thermometer registering 03 degrees made yesterday hottest day of season. Page 14. Monarch Lumber Company heada inspect big Peninsula plant building. Page 12. Rev. Andrew J. Montgomery accepts call ta Chicago church. Page 13. Freeman and Arthur; C. D. Starr vs. GarrllL i Grand opera season opens at Bungalow wltlll -Aids.'' Fag 4, 3 i