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f PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTE3IBER 10, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLIX.-XO. 15,222. HARRIMAN IS DEAD AT HIS COUNTRY HOI Victor in Battles of Finance Loses to Grim Reaper. HIS HIND. CLEAR TO END Secrecy Preserved Until Stock Exchange Closed and Time Misstated. Had. Never Recovered Since Relapse on Saturday. . NO OPERATION PERFORMED Harrlman's Sister Lets Slip Fact He Pied at 1:35, Not 3:35, as Slated by Doctor Funeral Will Be Held Snnday. ARDEX, Sept. 9. Edward H. Harrl inan. the greatest organizer of railroad the world has ever known, met the only .lasting' defeat of his active life, today at the hands of death. Secluded in his mag nificent home on Tower Hill, he suc cumbed to an Intestinal disorder this .afternoon, after "a" flglit' against disease that will rank for sheer grit with his femarkable struggles in the financial world. . ' l)lcrepacncy as to Time. The exact time of his death is known only In that limited circle of relatives and associates who had shielded Mr. Harrlman from all outside- annoyance during his last illness. The time xas given out as 3:35 P. M.. but Mrs. Mary Smondf. sifter of the dea4 man. said to night that Mr. Harrlman died at 1:30 P. M. Whether this apparent discrepancy has any bearirg on the current belief that every effort was made to lessen the influence of the financier's death on the New York stock market is problema tical. Eut it is significant that the time of his death, as officially announced, was Just 35 minutes after trading had ceased on the New York Exchange. Mind Clear to Last. Mr. Harrlman died peacefully and to the end his brilliant mind retained Its clearness. After a relapse on Sunday he sank slowly and soon after noon today there came a relapse that marked the approach of the" end. His wife, two daughters and two sons, who have been constantly, with him, assembled at the bedside and a furnace was hastily dispatched from Mrs. SImonds, whose home Is three miles from the Tower Hill home. Mrs. Simonds entered the great silent home in time to be present at her brother's death. She joined the wife and children, who, with Dr. W. G. Lyle. of New York, and Orlando Har rlman. a brother, and the nurses, formed a group at the bedside. No spiritual adviser was at hand. The swiftest automobile In the Harrlman garage had been dispatched for Rev. Dr. J. Holmes McGuinness, of Arden Par ish, but he was not at home. When found later, he hurried to Arden House, but death had reached there rirst. Secrecy Maintained to Knd. With the secrecy that has been main tained at the Harrlman residence un broken to the very end. news of Mr. Harrlman's death was conveyed to New York before It came to Arden and the valley below. During the last ten days rumors have been so persistent and variable that little credence was at first given the report, and it was a hock when a voice on the hill replied: "Yes, that's "correct. . Mr. Harrlman died at 3:35 P. M. Mr. Harrlman will be placed at rest In the family plot' at the little grave . yard behind St. John's Episcopal Church at Arden. He will rest. beside his eldest son, Edward H. Harrlman, Jr.. who died 22 years ago, soon after the family first came to Arden. The services will be held at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and, it is understood, will be strictly private. She said emphatically that there had been no operation. Dr. Lyle. who has been Mr. Harrlman's physician throughout his last Illness, has Issued no statement concerning the cause of death, but the general under standing Is that there was no operation. Four persons are authority for this be lief. They are Mrs. Simonds, his sister, (Concluded on Page T. Jl BALLINGER TO BE RIGHTED BY TAFT FI BLIC STATEMENT EXOXERAT ING HIM TO ISSUE. Evidence Laid Before Executive try Secretary at Beverly Was Found Convincing. WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. (Special.) His explanations, written and oral, sub mitted at Beverly by Secretary Ballln- ger. have completely satisfied President Taft that the Interior Department acted properly in handling the Cunningham coal land cases in Alaska, and a state ment soon will be Issued by the Pres ident, setting Ballinger and his asio elates right before the country. That statement, it is understood.. will repudiate all charges and Insinuations against Ballinger. inspired by Forest Service officials, and printed broadcast over the country, and will completely answer the charges brought by Special Agent Glavls against his superiors. .Glavis charges having been dls- proven to the satisfaction of the Pres ident. Glavls himself is left in an un comfortable position, after having sought to force the retirement of Sec retary Ballinger, Land Commissioner Dennett and Chief Special Agfent Schwartz. In the "event that Glavls is dis missed, the prosecution of the Cun ningham cases will be left to Special Agent Sheridan, who has been at work on the evidence since July 1. He will be ready to proceed. It Is said, by Oc tober 15. Whether or not any changes In the public service, aside from the dropping of Glavls, are likely to be made before the President starts est, is not known here. It Is known that Secretary Ballinger In his three conferences.wlth the Pres ident cleared up this entire matter and will not be asked for further explana tions. BAEY BOYS BOLD BANDITS Vancouver Lads Seek Adventure With Toy Pistols and Masks. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 9. (Spe cial.) With black masks on and armed with toy pistols and tin swords, two young lads. Bob Eichenlaub and Jack McGoedrick. aged about 7 years each, held up the section foreman of the Van couver Traction Company at Eleven ta and Franklin streets at 5 o'clock this afternoon. As the youthful would-be highwaymen did not appear very formid able, no valuables were turned over to them. But a few moments later the heavy hands of Deputy Sheriff Walters, who weighs 297 pounds, were laid on the shoulders of the lads and they were taken, wailing loudly the while and kick ing somewhat forcibly", to the County Jail, where they were held in the corri dor fof a time with a view, to teachlns them a lesson. The lads were badly frightened from the aftermath of their adventure. Bob Eichenlaub Is .the son of Frank Eichenlaub. County Treasurer, and Jack McGoedrick is the son of Joseph Mc Goedrick. who conducts a meat market in the city." MORGAN MONEY FOR COOK Financier Place Purse at Disposal of Arctic Explorer. COPENHAGEN, Sept. J.-(Special-) Copenhagen's Interest In the Cook-Peary North Pole controversy grew intense to day when It became known that Dr. Cook announced he would charter a steamer at his own expense and send it to Greenland for the Eskimos who accompanied Mm on his polar dash and have them corrob orate his story. The steamer probably will be under the command of Captain Sverdrup. the Norwegian Arctic explorer. It la said that J. Pierpont Morgan telegraphed to Dr. Cook offering him any sum he might need, but the explorer says he will pay for the expedition him self. A Danish Interpreter in North- Green land says that Commander Peary's alle gation seem absurd to those who know the facts. According to this authority Dr. Cook went west, not to escape obser vation, which was Impossible In any ovont hut in pursuance of a plan based on Peary's own experience with the easterly drift of Ice In the Polar sea north of Greenland. BODY BATTERED TO PULP Employe of Springfield Sawmill Meets Horrible Death. EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 9.. (Special.) Caught in a shaft revolving nX times a minute, John Nottleton wa hurled against heavy timbers and bis body crushed to pulp. The shocking accident occurred at the Booth-Kelly mills at Springfield today. Nettleton had gone beneath the floor to adjust some machinery when his Jumper caught and he was hurled -around the shaft. No blame Is attached to any one. as Nettleton violated the rules of the company In trying to adjust the ma chinery without first stopping the mill. Nettleton 19 survived by a widow and two children, a son and daughter aged 17 and 18 respectively. CAR STRIKES DEAF GIRL Daughter of Tailor, Only Slightly Injured by Taxicab. Unaware of any danger, a 12-year-old deaf and dumb girl, daughter of George H. Seellg. a tailor of 411 East Burnslde street, was run down by a taxicab at a late hour last night near East Tenth street on East Burnslde. The machine did not run over- the girl- and her Injuries were slight. V STOCK EXCHANGE DISCOUNTS DEATH Big Interests Will Pre vent Collapse. KNEW HARRIMAN'S END NEAR Heavy Drive Expected, but . , Shorts May Be Fooled. SOME RECENT PARALLELS Assassination of McKinley and Death of Rogers Not Allowed by Big . Men to Demoralize -. Stock Values. NEW YORK, Sept. 9. (Special.) No surprise was felt in Wall street this even ing when it was announced ' that Mr. Harrlman was dead. A considerable per centage of the people In the finapclal .dis trict had all day believed a common ru mor that Mr. Harrlman had died this morning and that the an nouncement of . his death' was being withheld until after the closing of the markets, and the remainder were thoroughly convinced that he was at death's door and could survive but a very short time. . The fact that Wall sy-eet was so thoroughly prepared to learn that - the great railroad man had breathed his last, coupled with the fact that such a tre mendous short Interest In the market is known to exist, may, it is thought in good circles, upset some of the predic tions that the market would be badly, de moralized tomorrow. Big Men Ready to Fight Shorts. Naturally, there is a great concern about tomorrow's market, and the com mon belief is that a. heavy drive against values will be made, but there are some' people Lwho have knowledge of the, preparations- for the present emergency which have been made by the large interests who say they would rot be surprised if the shorts, when (Concluded on Page 8.) ($' tfr4. 'Ml; V '- v - . - i if i HONESTY AND WANT AD RECOVER GEMS WOMAN HAS $3000 NECKLACE RETURNED IS SEATTLE, Boy Who Returns Jewelry to Owner Is 'Rewarded With Gift of Three Hundred Dollars'. . SEATTLE!, Sept. 9. (Special.) Want ads. and an honest father and son en abled Mrs. Harry Whitney Treat,' leader of Seattle's social 400, to recover a dia mond and turquoise necklace, valued at J3i)00, which Mrs. Treat dropped, with her card case, while making a call on Tues day. The finders were the recipients of J300 cash today, when the jewels were returned to," the owner. - Not' realizing the value. of. the necklace, contained In a card case, which he picked ujj when it fell from the automobile of Mrs. Harry W. Treat on Tuesday after noon. Floyd Anderson, the. 16-year-old son of Benjamin Anderson", s night watch man at. the Northern Pacific grain ele vator in West Seattle, turned it over to the driver of the wagon of a local furni ture house, whose helper he was when ordered by the. man to do so. ' The boy's father, hearing of the episode, went to the man and compelled him to return the diamond. Mr. Treat Inserted advertisements in the "Lost" columns of the dally newspapers, seeking the return of the necklace. ! SQUAW'S CLAIMS SETTLED Indian Wife of Millionaire Gets $100,000 From Heirs. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9. Heirs named in the will of John H. Hite, a mil lionaire mining man of Mariposa. Cal., have effectea a settlement with his In dian widow, it was announced today, and within a week more than 6,000,000 will be distributed. -. ' - ' Hite was a pioneer in the California gold fields and. married an Indian wo man, from whom he afterwards separ ated, making an allowance for her main tenance. She was hot provided for In his will and the contest followed his death. The suit was "compromised for J100.000, PUG'S AUTO CRUSHES BOY Beaten Fighter, Returning From Arena, Runs Down Lad. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9. James Brannin. aged 7, was fatally injured to-dajL-when be was run over by an autA in which Al Kaufmann, pugilist,' his father and two friends were .returning from the arena at Coloma. The boy died on his way to St. Luke's Hospital. Bert Denisdn. the chauffeur, was ar rested on a charge of manslaughter and was released on $50 cash ball. GREAT RAILROAD FINANCIER WHO DIED HOWARD HEAR HjUIRUIAA, NOTED JAPANESE GUESTS OF CITY Busy Days Spent Here by Mikado's Sons. INDUSTRIAL PLANTS INSPECTED Commercial Commission Is Taken to Points of Interest. DINE AT COMMERCIAL CLUB Prominent Portlanders Exchange Greetings With Distinguished Orientals Party Will Take Trip Down Columbia." Japan's most . distinguished financiers, capitalists,- business men., manufacturers and professional mea are the guests of Portland. The Honorary Commercial Commission of that country, t-ginnlng a 10,000-mile tour of the United States industrial centers, spent yesterday in this city, will today enjoy a steamer ride on the Columbia and late this afternoon will leave on the Journey Eastward. An inspection of Portland's manufac turing plants under guidance ,of the r-homher of Commerce, formal luncheon at the Portland Hotel, an elaborate ban quet at the Commercial Club and several receptions for the ladies of the party kept the time of the visitors occupied yesterday. This morning at 9 o'clock they will leave on the steamer T. J. Pnttpr. InsDectlng various waterfront mills as far down the Columbia as St. Helens. The visitors will later spend sev eral hours at Vancouver. Wash., visiting the Barracks, and will leave about 6 o'clock on the North Bank road for Spo kane. ' Forty Members of Party. The party, comprising over 40 of the prominent cuizens of Japan, arrived in Portland on its special train yesterday morning. A. special committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce met the (Continued on Page 14.) YESTERDAY ; - ! TAFT WILL TELL WEST OF TARIFF PRESIDENT TO EXPLAIN SOME OF SCHEDULES IN BILL. Wickerstiam Is Called to Beverly to Discuss Dispute Between Bal linger and Plnchot. BEVERLY, Sept. 9. During his West ern trip Mr. Taft will take the people into his confidence regarding the recent tariff fight In Congress, according to a statement made, here today. It was said that the President would frankly tell of the troubles that beset him In deal ing with the tariff situation and that he wiir put squarely up to the people the question of whether or not they desire a still further revision. The President will tell his hearers that the remedy for any shortcomings in the bill will be to elect Congressmen pledged to a revision along the lines desired. The President, it is said, will specifically take up several of the most Important schedules dealt with in the fight for re vision. The wool goods schedule, which was not touched In any way in either branch of Congress, will come In for particular attention. Mr. Taft has told a number of his callers that he was not satiflfied with the woolen schedule. President Taft has asked Attorney General WIckersham to come to Beverly Saturday to discuss the dispute between the Department of the Interior and the forestry; division of the Department of Agriculture. The Attorney-General also has been drawn into the Cunningham coal land case and It was on his initia tive that the motion to patent the Cun nlngham claims has been held up. BIG SHOVEL HITS DYNAMITE Three Workmen Mangled When Ex plosive Is Unearthed. MARYSVILLE, Cal.. Sept. 9. (Spe ;lal.) A steam-shovel ran Into a cache of dynamite along the Western Pacific track at French Creek this afternoon and In the explosion that followed the shovel was partially wrecked'and three men ser lously Injured. The men were' standing alongside the track, almost directly over the spot where the dynamite was stored They were hurled 20 feet. One of them suffered a leg and arm broken and Is Injured Internally, while the other two received Injuries that may result fatally. The dynamite had been stored along side the track by blasters and It was not known where the stuff lay. The explo slon could be heard for miles up and down the canyon. INFRINGEMENT IS ENJOINED New York Papers Restrained From Using Copyrighted Story. NEW YORK, Sept. 9. (Special.) In view of the fact that the New York World and New York Sun published yes terday Commander Peary's preliminary report taken from the London Times and cabled to New York- in violation of the New York Times' copyright. Federal Judge Hand issued last night In New York an injunction restraining those two newspapers from further infringing that copyright. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTER DAY' 8 Maximum temperature, 12 degrees: minimum, -m degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; eouth westerly winds. Death of K. H. Harrlman. Harrlman dies at Arden at 1 :30 P. M. Thursday. PaKe 1. Anecdotes of life of great railroad builder. Pae 9. Harrlman's controversy with Government about railroad mergers. Page 8. Probabl future of Harriman system. Page 8. Effect on stock market discounted. Page 1. Estimates of his fortune. Page 9. Krttschnltt or T.ovctt his probable . suc cessor. Page 7. Stations of Harrlman line in Pacific North west to be draped in mourning. Pag? 0. J. p. O'Brien says Harrlman's death will not alter extension plana. Page!). Harrlman's last visit to Portland was made last year. Page fl. Opinions of Harriman by leaders of financial world. Page 8. Discovery of North Pole. Peary's own story of his Journey to Pole, Page 1. Mcrgan offers financial aid to Dr. Cook. Page 1. Cook may have to wait till Spring for evi dence of Eskimo. Page 4. Domestic. Taft will put tariff revision up to people on Western tour. Page 1. Ballinger puts ban on irrigation certificates to settlers. Page 5. Sports. Cast League scrres: Portland 3-J1. Sacra mento 8-1: Vernon 4-8, Oakland 8-1; Los. Angeles 1-9. San Francisco 4-10. Page IX Four Westerners win In Wheaton Golf tour nament. Page 14. Jack Johnson has best of AI Kaufmann In ten rounds. Page l. Northwestern League scores: Portland 4, Vancouver 3; Aberdeen 2. Seattle 7; Spo- i kane 9. Tacoma 10. Page 13 . Livestock parade may be feature of Country Club show. Page 12. j Pnciflc Northwest. Contract holders in Oregon Valley Land Company gather for auction at Naber view. Page 6. State Railroad Commission reduces express rates to Eastern Oregon points. Page 6. Defense in Robbins murder trial will accuse aged father of crime. Page 3. - Commercial and Marine. Old flour prices will be maintained ; new flour will be lower. Page ltt. Wheat again at the dollar mark at Chi cago. Page 19. protective measures relaxed In stock mar ket. Page 19. British steamer Cape Flnisterre chartered for wheat. Page IS. Portland and Vicinity. Japanese Commercial Commission enter tained In Portland. Page 1. Entire 1900 apple crop of Hood Rlver M osier district contracted for at record price. Page IS. Oregon TruBt books show misconduct of of ficers. Page 18. Interesting developments occur in May Real auto murder mystery. Page 4. Oregon Trunk Hill wins another . vic tory . over Harrlman line In Central Oregon. Page 5. 1 PEARY TELLS W MADE PATH TO POLE Discoverer's Own Story of Journey Over Polar Ice. SOE EN LOST AND FOUND Sledge Expedition Pushes Ahead in Spite of Many . Obstacles. OPEN WATER CAUSES DELAY Leads Crossed on New Ice When Frost Comes to Aid. PARTY SLOWLY REDUCED As Men Wear Out or Become Dis abled, They Are Sent Back, Leav ing Only Men Tried by Hard ship to Ileach Goal. (Copyright. lflOO. by the New York Times Company.) (Published by arrangement with the New York Time, the London Times and tha Chicago Tribune, on behalf of Commander Peary.) BY ROBERT E. PEARY. COMMANDER. V. S. N. BATTV3 HARBOR. Labrador. via Marconi Wireless. Capa Ray, N. F., Sept. 9. The steamer Roosevelt, bearing th north polar expedition of the Peary Arctic Club, parted company with tns Erik and ateamed out of Ktah ford lata in the afternoon of August IS, l?uS, settli:g the. ur.ual course for Cape Sabine. Tlw weather was dirty, with fresh south erly winds. AVe had on b.iard 23 Eskimo men, 17 women and 10 children, 226 dogs and some 40-odd walrus. We encountered the Ico a short distance from the mouth of tho harbor, but It was not closely packed and was negotiated by the Roote velt without serious difficulty. As we neared Cape Sabine, the weather cleared somewhatTind we passed slnse by Three Voort Island and Capo Sabine, easily making out with the naked eye the house at Hays Harbor occupied by me in the Winter of 1901-2. From Cape Sabine north there was so much water that we thought of setting the lug sail before the southerly wind; but a little later appearance of Ice to the northward stopped this. There was clear, open water to Cape Alberta, and from there scattered Ice to a point about abreast of Victoria Head, thick weather and dense ice bringing us some ten or 15 miles away. From- here we drifted south somewhat, and then got a slant to the northward out of the currents. We worked a little further north and stopped again for some hours. Then we again worked westward, and northward till we reached a series of lakes, coming to a stop a few miles south of the Winter quarters at Cape DurvlIL Forced Bark to Greenland. From here, after some delay, we slow ly worked away northeastward through fog and broken lee of medium thickness, through one night and the forenoon of next day, only emerging Into open water and clear weather off Cape Fraser. From this point we had. a clear run through the middle of Robeson Channel, uninterrupted by either Ice or fog. to Lady Franklin Bay. Here we 'encount ered both Ice and fog and. while work ing along in search of a practicable open ing, were forced across to the Greenland coast at Thank God Harbor. The fog lifted there and enabled us to make out our whereabouts and we steamed north through a series of leads past Cape Lup ton and thence southward toward Caps Union. A few miles off that cape we were stopped by Impracticable Ice, and w drifted back south to Cape .Union, where we stopped again. Ice-I-iocked in Violent Gales. We lay for some time In a lake of water, and then, to prevent being drifted south, again took refuge under the north shore of Lincoln Bay, in nearly the identical place where we had our unpleasant experience three years before. Here, we remained for several days during a period of con stant and at times violent northeast erly winds. Twice we were forced aground by the heavy ice; we had our port quarter rail broken and a hole stove In the bulwark and twice -we pushed out In an attempt to get north, but we were forced back each time to our precarious shelter, - Finally on September 2 we squeezed around Cape Union and made fast in a shallow niche in the ice; but after some, hours we made another short run to Black Cape, and hung on to a grounded bit of ice. At last, a little after midnight of (Continued on Face 8)