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- ' THE MORNING" OREGONIAN, TUESDAY", OCTOBER 26, 1909. ' 4 . . - . - - . . . , t , ' I ' . PR1WTZ DEMANDED S10QQ FROM COOK Three Persons Swear He Held Out for Cash to Confirm , Mount McKinley Story. , AFTER MAKING STATEMENT Oniric's Corroboration of Barrel's Story Il!-.-rcditrd by Three Affi davits That He Held Out for Money. MISSOULA. Mnnt.. Oct., 25. Develop ments today In the Mount McKinley cbn sroverfsy torought forth an affidavit from Jl. C. Mitchell. Dr. Frederick A. Cook"s confidential Rgent. to the effect tJiat Fred Prlnti. one of the doctor's guides on the n..i,.n trin after makinr a voluntary statement 1n the form of an affidavit In eupport of Dr. Cook and in contradiction of the affidavit of Edward X. Barn'.l. demanded the sum of JlOrt for his Ptate ment and. upon being refused, declined to sig-n the affidavit. The statement, which 1b made an ex hibit attached to the affidavit of Mr. Mitchell, was. given, Uie affiant declared, In the presence of several witnesses free . ly and voluntarily by Printz. was read to him and declared by him in the pres ence of witnesses to be a true and cor rect etatement of facts concerning the ascent of Mount McKinley. Prints, recently gav an affidavit in Ta r core In support of the affidavit of Bar ! rill, declaring that Dr. Cook did not ' reach the summit of the Alaskan peak. In addition to the affidavit of Mr. Mitch ell, others were made by the etenog- raher, Mr. Patterson, and Floyd J. ' Lmg&n. the notary public, to the effect i that they wore present when Prlnta made the statement la question. .BABRILli TOLD TWO STORIKS . Moscow Man Swers Guide Told Him, Cook Climbed Mountain. MOSCOW. Idaho. Oct. 25.-Judg Thomas i H. Marshall, from Missoula. Mont., one of the attorneys for Dr. Frederick A. I Cook, tonight seoured an affidavit from Pjiri David, of this city. In which Mr. , David explains about his meeting- with : Edward N. Barrill and that he was sur ' prised to read Barrlll's affidavit that Cook did not go to the aummlt of Mount McKinley. aftar Barrill had repeatedly ; assured him no longer ago . than Inst March that he and Cook went to the summit Judge Marshall was much elated over getting this affldavit , from such a responsible source and said that it would be of much importance to Dr. Cook. Earl ! David is a prominent youn buslneas man of M.OS00W. TK. a'HrlaVlt M V I am a cttisen and resident of the town of Moscow, State of Idaho, and have i, i nnu-tlojillv all mv life: that I attended the State University bf Idaho and graduated from that Institution in the class of 13W; that about the month of March of the year 19D9 I spent soma time in the Bitter Boot Valley, In Ravalli County, Montana, and while there I be came acquainted with Edward N.-Barrill and a number of times playe.d cards with him.-and on several of these occasions ' Mr Barrill talked with me about his ad ventures in Alaska and particularly about the ascent of Mount McKinley in com pany with Dr. Cook; told me that they went to the top of Mount McKinley. "That I was Introduced to Edward N. Barrill by Milton Mammonfl, of Darby, who said to me that Mr. Barrill had been to the top of Mount McKinley. and Barrill said, 'Yes. Dr. Cook and I went . to the top of Mount McKinley." , I was very much Interested, having seen Dr. Cook's book and read it, and talked with Barrill about the trip, and he repeated he had been to the summit and never did say anvthing to me to the contrary, and I was very greatly surprised a short time ago to see an affldavit made by Barrill. and published as coming from him. in which he denied that Dr. Cook had ever been to the summit of Mount McKinley." COACH SAYS . BARRILL, LIES Declares Guide Told of Cook's Ascent of Mount McKinley. ST. PAUL, Oct. 25. Dr. Henry L. Wil liams, coach of the University of Minne sota football team, said today that he : was told last February by Edwin N. Bar : Till that he and Dr. Cook did reach the top of Mount McKinley. Not until yes terday did Dr. Williams associate hte ex perience in the Rocky Mountains last ' February with Uie controversy between Cook and Peary. "Barrill said he and Dr. Cook reached the mountain top," said Dr. Williams. Furthermore, he assured me that every word In the magazine story written by Dr. Cook was true and that he and Dr. Cook were the only men that had ever reached the top of Mount McKinley." Dr. Cook made a brief address to the students at Hamline University today. He -will dose his lecture tour at Minne apolis tonight and from, there will go to Missoula, MonV. to look into the matter of the Barrill affidavits relating to his ascent of Mount McKinley. I1RIDGMAX KNOCKS' COOK Contrasts Peary's Outfit and Party With His Rival s. AMHERST. Mass., Oct. 25 In lectur ing on "Peary and the Pole," before the Amherst College students tonight. Herbert 1 Brideman, of Brooklyn, secretary of the Peary Arctic Club, avoided any men tion of Dr. Cook but referred Indirectly to him. -- The speaker laid emphasis on the strength of the sleds used by Peary and the completeness of his equipment, and compared pictures of Mat Hen son and "the sturdy Eskimos" who accompanied Peary with pictures of the "two lads" who were with the rival explorer. PRINCEX1T0 IS MURDERED (Continued From First Pare.) v age to England at a time when It was against the law of his country to go abroad, and the penalty for Infringement was death. Nevertheless, inspired by a patriotic feeling and a desire to learn the effect of Occidental supremacy, he undertook the trip which proved so bene ficial to his country later on. Dies on Kve of Conference. Prince Ito. who was president of the Privy Council of Japan, left Tokio Octo ber 16 for a tour of Manchuria. He was to have arrived at Harbin today (Tues day), where he was to have met M. : Kokovsoff. Russian Minister or finance. The meeting, it was said, was at the be ' heat of Japan and Russia. Foreign dip lomats had attached great Importance to it. although the" exact motives Impelling Japan' to propose the conference were not known. The subjects to be discussed were not stated In the Japanese overtures, apd M. Kokovsoff. it was said, had barred political- questions. He said that he was competent to discuss only financial and technical "subjects. Rumor of Political Move. In some quarters it was believed the tour Of Prince Ito was to have been po litical, and that it had as a basis an at tempt to forestall the protests of the pow.-rs ngains Russian domination of the Manchurian railroad zone under her agreement with China by effecting a com plete understanding between Japan' and Hiina. It has been stated that China had sent several high officials to Harbin' to confer with Prince Ito. Prince Ito passed Saturday and Sunday at Mukden, where he had conferences with Hsi Liang, the Viceroy. Prince Ito visited the United States In 1ST0 as a commissioner to Investigate the financial and banking systems. On his return to Japan-tw was ap pointed Vice-Minister of Public Works. In 1M0 he negotiated with Li Hung Chang on the Corean question, and con- JtPtV FORFMOST STATES MIX ASASSI.ATBD B CUKKAN. Marquis H :lrobaml Ito. eluded the treaty which formed the basis of Japan's Justification for her war with China, in li94. Later he negotiated a treaty of peace with China, and at the close of the war was made a Marquis. After the Russo-Japanese war he was Resident-General In Corea, In which ca pacity he incurred the hatred of the Coreans. Pen Picture of Ito. William Elliott Griffis, author of "The Mikado's Empire," gives a striking pen picture of Japan's ex-Premier. Mr. Grif fis writes: . "When the officer of the deck of the U. S. S. Mississippi at midnight "on April 1S64. heard the cry 'America, Amer ica!' he found two Japanese gentlemen who had blistered their hands rowing a fisherman's boat from shore to get on board the American warship, hoping to be taken to America Their clothing was stuffed full of writing paper and ma terial on which they expected to note down what they saw in foreign countries. "One of thfse was Tohida Sholn, who had long believed in breaking up .'the her metic policy of Japan and opening his country to human intercourse. Against his "own sympathies, and despite their piteous appeal. Commodore Perry, keep ing his word of honor, put the two men ashore. Seized as a prisoner, Toshlfla won bAnt In confinement at ChOshui for five years, finally suffering decapitation and political martyrdom in ieao. Jan uary 31. 1S59. He had for his pupils Ito Hirobuml and Inouye atoru. Thus early instructed, Ito determined to see the great world. "Getting secretly on hoard a foreign ntn ho renrhel Shanghai. While his other companions" went to Europe by steamer, ne ana inouye womea men way before the 'mast. In London he onH i.amoii much amiil varied ex periences, meanwhile making up his mind that Japan must cnange ner enure tiv-. ilizatlon. cease being Oriental and be-1 come modern, or else go the way of India and the conquered Asiatic nations. "Hearing that his feudal lord, having erected bntOrics commanding the straits of Shimmlnoseki, was about to defy the combined fleets of Great Britain. France, Holland and the United States, he hastily left for "Japan, but at home his efforts did not prevent that bombardment on September B. 1S64. which so enlightened the eyes of the Choshiii men, that they sank their clan feuds and Joined others for -the restoration of the Emperor's power and the unity of all Japan. i Japan's Coinage Revised. "Active as one of the younger men In the revolution of 1S68. he saw the neces sity of uniform coinage. Visiting the United States, he "-studied the hutory of finances of America and upon his return the decimal system of money and a mint at Osaka were established. ' v "He was one xt the first to propose the abolition of feudalism. and in - he went around, tl.e world to obtasn from the powers revision of the treaties. "As minister of public works, he. estab lished a college of engineering and secured the building of the railway from Yokohama to Tokio. After rving - as head 'of tho home office ha visited Europe in 1S76 to study the constitution of various countries lth the Idea to form ing a written constitution, in fulfillment of the Einperor's oatlk of 1S6S to create representative government. He became an Intense admirer of the Bismarckian ideas and on his return inaugurated a radical plan for altering social custom As Minler President of State he recon structed the government, eliminating men of the older traditions and putting in men of modern training. "He carried out drastic reforms .In economy, beeiies reconstructing law. and codes, which were made in harmony with the Jurisprudence of the Western coun tries. In 18S8 there was a conservative reaction, and Ito retired, with three others, to prepare the constitution which was finally promulgated- February 11. 1SS9. "Though astonishingly liberal In mat ters of conscience and personal liberty. It follows the Prussian model in making the Ministers responsible not to the Diet, but to the Emperor, against which pro vision the Liberals, eager to follow Amer ican and English precedents, have made unceasing protests. This struggle Is the key to Japanese politics. Political Crisis Averted. "Again called to the premiership he averted a political crisis at home and di rected the Chlno-Japanese war of 18SK-95. Resigning the premiership lie traveled in Europe and on his return was again called by the Emperor to form a govern ment, and besides working for the Anglo Japanese alliance. sent 21,0) fully equipped soldiers to Join the allies and relieve the legations at Pekin. , "In 1901, after the fall of his 'coalition cabinet," he was succeeded by Katsur.i and went abroad for travel. In the United States he received at Yale Univer sity the degree of LID. In 1904 he-was the Emperor's special envoy to consum mate the alliance of the two countries. Enjoying the full confidence- of the sov ereign he is, despite his opportunist proclivities, probably the best all-around statesman In Japan's modern history, in carnating as he does, its oast, present and future a if 1 v-- i EVIL TRADE GROWS White Slave Traffic Declared to Be Spreading. GOVERNMENT IS HAMPERED Supreme Conrt Says Suppression of Revolting Practice Is Up trt State Atitlioritles-r- Strong Liqnor Laws Are Crged. OMAHA. Neb., Oct.-25. "The traffic in girls has become an evil more widespread than the public Imagines," said Dr. . O. Edward Janney. of Baltimore, before the National W. t. T. U. convenon today. "The main line of its operation," he con fined, "Is from Montreal, Boston and New Yo-k -westward through Buffalo. Pittsburg. Chicago, Omaha and Denver to San Francisco and Seattle. It even reaches across the ocean for victims. "The Federal Government is doing aU it can to suppress the traffic, but is ham pered by a Supreme Court decision that this is a 'matter which the police power of the states should regulate. I -urge the. members- of the W. C. T. L. to in fluence their State. Legislatures to pass more drastic laws on this subject." 5Iore Dry Laws V'rgeik Dr. Janney is chairman of the Na tional vigilance, committee for the sup pression of the "white clave" trade. John Marshall, Attorney-General of Kansas, discussed Interstate traffic in liquor. He favored Congressional enact ment, making it unlawful to ship liquor into prohibition territory, declaring -that Congress is barred by the Constitution frdm using its authority over interstate trade to the states. He said Senator Cur tis and Representative Miller, of Kansas, had promised to Introduce ths necessary bill at the next slslon of Congress. One of the notable speakers tonight was Miss Ellen M. Stone, the missionary whose abduction and ransom in Southern Europe a few years ago made her Inter nationally known. Philippines Need Missionaries. Reports of organisers -occupied the morning. Miss Annie Robins, of Minne apolis, formerly a nurse in the United States Army Hospital in the Philippines, told of the great need of missionary work in the Philippines. As an Indictment of some of the institutions and customs in troduced by the Amerlcans'slnce the ac aulsltion of the islands, hep report was especially Impressive. Miss Robins told of dirncumes encoun- 1 1 I in uie iriuM (i 1 1 v v. .... j - - - and discouraging results so far obtained. i no report oi ine inauuKcuicui v v.. Crusaders' Monthly showed a strong growth In subscriptions for the year. Mrs. Rose AV. Chapman; National su perintendent of the purity department, gave an optimistic report, though she declared that "great as has been the work accomplished in the past; it sinks 1ULU HJllll4lOlla inoi ni"i" V....H " " placed beside the tremendous field that now opens Deiore us. xne mwrai priu lem in the public schools, she said, was the one most urgently demanding at tention.. CZAR IS OFF FOR RUSSIA Promises to Revisit Italy With Wife and Visit- King's Tomb. RACCOGONI. Oct. 25. After two days as the guest of King,Victor Emmanuel, Emperor Nicholas left here at S:15 o'clock today. . He took an affectionate farewell. All along the route troops were drawn up in double file, and the same- precau fions were taken to guard the railroad line to the Italian frontier. The Emperor promised soon to return to Kaly with the Empress, who, he said, "wishes to see he? old friend, the Princess of Montenegro and the great country, of whlch she became Queen." The Italian frontier was reached in safety. " King Victor Emanuel and Emperor Nicholas surprised the popuiace hy tak ing an unannounced motorcar trip this morning to the royal burial church at superga, which stands on a hill east of Turin and contains the bones of the sovereigns of the house of Savoy entombed since 1778. As the two rul ers were returning here the knowledge of their trip' spread and they were cheered as their car passed. - . t PEACE PROMISED IK BALKANS Emperor Nicholas' Visit to Italy May Bear Some Fruit. PARIS, Oct. 26. The Temps prints an interview with M. Iswolsky today, in which the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs describes the Russian-Italian rap prochement as destined, towards the maintenance of peace in the Balkan States. " EUGENE KNEW HIM WELL Xj. g. Adair, Railroad Agent for 2 9 Tears, Dies Suddenly. EUGENE. Or:, Cct. 26. (Special.) The death of Luther G. Adair, which oc curred here Sunday, lemoves one of the best-known men in Kugene. Beginning in 1877. and continuing for 29 consecutive years Mr. Adair was th Io'caI agent for the Southern Pacific Company until 1906, when on account of poor health he resigned the position he had served so '"jl. Adair was born In Indiana in 2S40. He cnteKd tho railroad service when a young man. In 1S67 he was married to M!s Sarah E. Clawsen. who is still living. .In 1873 they located In Salem, Or. In 1877 they came to Eigene. Funeral services - will he held at the home at 11 o'clock tomorrow, and inter ment made at Salem. BOSTON GIVES TO IRELAND Gives O'Connor Rousing Reception, Raises $10,000 for nome Rule. BOSTON. Oct. 25. A' great gathering of Irish-Americans tonteht gave a rousing reception to T. P. O'Connor, M. P., Irish National leader. The meeting raised nearly 10.000 to ad vance the cause of home rule In Ireland. Black's Body Brought Back. Advices were received in this city last night that the remains of George T. Black, former Inspector of Customs in this city, who diedvin Douglas, Ariz., on October 23, are now en route westward and will arrive In Halsey. Or., tomorrow morning. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at that place. A large delegation of friends in this city will attend ' . MMMMM'MnMBsswimieiwvnuiuaiivfUJ".,L4 mmm H all owe en iEr.v ?XxWmgssiim Pig?' 'q c4 dob. ife-Sg" g2SwSw-srl ry?:,i,jj' ' ,fmf CTii-iitisPssy tiKSchao"oerM 1 to be and am PROVE NOT LEPERS Fifty Hawaiian Outcasts to Be Given Freedom. l MANY MORE CASES IN DOUBT Surprising Result of First Examina tion of Molokal Exiles May Cause Release of Hundreds Fromx .' JOeper Isle. HONOLULU. Oct 2S.-Fifty supposed , h fin) 100 examined by physicians at the Island of Molokal have been declared non-iepru" u. " will ' be freed. The re-examination of these -unfortunates was mad under a resolution passed by the last Legislature and the astounding results of the first Ave score cases has caused hope to run hlgn In the heart of the 875 outcasts that make up the leper settlement. The examining physicians declared that these 50 never had the disease and that others, while it was a disputed question as to whether they had been lepers; cer tainly were not lepers now, since exam ination had failed to reveal any trace of the scourge. Those examined recently were the first to take advantage of the resolution grant ing thero a reexamination and now It to expected that many hundred others, all In fact who have not yet shown the dis tressing symptoms of later stages of the disease, will apply at once for the prlvt- IeWhlle the law'was framed to give the benefit of any doubt to the -outcasts, the fact that lai-gs a percentage had proven non-lepers has caused a sensation here ss well as npon Molokal, the most dreaded Island of the group. WILL LIE -BESIDE FATHER Ashes of Mrs. Hayes Removed to ' Jeff Davis' Grave. a COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.. Oct. 25. The ashes of Mrs. Margaret Howell Jefferson Davis Hayes, "daughter of the Confederacy." were removed this after noon 'from Evergreen Cemetery, where they have been resting since the funeral services here, and taken to Richmond, Va . for their final resting place. Final interment will take place Friday In the Jefferson Davis lot, Hollywood Cemetery. ' 1 Accomr.anylng the urn of ashes are her husband, her son, Jefferson Davis Hayes; Dr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Webb and Miss Lucy Hayes.. - ICE TRUST'S GRABS BARED Business Methods of Morse Concern Shown in Trial. NEW YORK, Oct.' 25. The thorough ness with which the American Ice Com panv, on trial for attempted restraint of trade. Is alleged to have absorbed Independent companies, was shown to day hy Deputy State's Attorney-Qen-eral Osborne, who read a Ust of the businesses purchased by L O., Blake, at one time a branch manager for the company. The Independents gathered In were -iKriifn. ., i.lTiii ' 'r? fill' imWHWiT l.m r Hr.rii - - DREPARE for the Fall right clothes; you'll never be dressed as you ought : until we fit you in a Hart Schaffner & Marx suit overcoat. . Ready now; all $20 to $40 osen Corner Third and of varying sizes, the assets of some of them consisting of nothing more than a single horse and wagon. Most of the agreements signed with the indepen dent dealers provided cash penalties if the dealers engaged in the Ice busl nes. In N'ew York within 10 years. The penalties varied in amount from $200 to $75,000. BOMB FAILS TO EXPLODE If It Had, Black Hand Would Have Hit Wrong- Man. TiAWTOX, Okla., Oct. 25. An Infernal .tfv . sVi- k I THE RICHEST PRODUCT OP THE BEST OP MARYLAND'S FAMOUS DISTILLERIES. GUARANTEED BY THE PROPRIETORS UNDER THE NATIONAL PURE FOOD UV AN ABSOLUTELY PURE RYE WHISKEY Sold t fell llnUUsi f ! br Jobbi. WB. LASAHAN & BOS, Baltimore, Md. WHY ROT STOP TljAT ITCH? DrngglslK Woodard, Clarke Co. and the Skldmore Drue Co. Asnure Be lief With Every 25-Cent Bottle. Druggists Woodard, Clarke & Co. and the Skldmore Drug Co., of this town-, say that they have found Jndisputable proof that eczema can be cured not in one or two cases, but lrr scores of cases which they have studied. They would, of course, not think of making such a recommendation to their neighbors and patrons were it not that their years and years of success with D. D. D. Prescription enables them to speak of this remedy with confidence. It is a gentle soothing wash with the mild oil of wlntergreen as a base. All the cures seem to be permanent, at any rate, a trial bottle at 25 cents will take away the itch at once Instantly. We are sure of this. Woodard, Clarke & Co. and the Skid more Drug; Co. Portland, O festivities now by getting wool and all right Morrison Streets machine was found early today in the office of County Attorney i. A. Fain, who recently received an alleged black hand letter threatening him with assas- V4i.a nntnhdP The machine was intended to explode by the Ignition of a match as the office blatt AT THE . , Hood River Apple Fair S 30, 1909 Will be a brilliant and educational event, for -which THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY Will run a "special train, leaving Portland at (Tlf 9:00 A. M., and make a spetual round-trip fffi j&mJij? rate of . Tickets will be good for return on the special from Hood River at 4 P. M.. Saturday, or on any train up to and including Monday, Nov. 1st, The enterprising citizens of Hood River have arranged a very com plete programme of entertainment. Ten automobiles have been char tered to carry passengers around Hood River Valley, among the im mense orchards; fare 75 cents per passenger. A balloon ascension and parachute flight will take place immediately after the arrival of the -Portland Special. Carnival shows of various kinds will enliven the entire Fair period. The church ladies will see to it that all visitors have an abundance to eat at moderate cost. Procure tickets at the City Ticket Office, Third and Washington Streets, Portland, and avoid the rush at Union Depot. Win. McMURRAY, GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT The highest medical authority on foods. Sir James Cricliton Browne, LL D. F. R. S. of London, gives the best reasons for eating piore Quaker In an article published in the Youth's Companion of Septem ber 23rd; 1909, Dr. Browne, the great medical authority on foods, says, about brain and muscle building "There is one kind of food that seems to me of marked value as a food to the brain and to the whole body throughout childhood and adolescence (youth), and that is oatmeal. "Oats are the most nutritious of all the cereals, being richer in fats, organic phosphorus and lecithins.'' - He says oatmeal is gaining ground with the well-to-do of Great Britain. He speaks of it as the -mainstay of the Scottish laborer,' s diet and says it fM- the Go, door was opened. G. B. Swank, ex-secretary to Congressman Scott Farris, was the first pennon to enter the office today, hut the bomb failed to explode. . . i.. . ranaii ta.v dem on,trated that it Is possible for a slnsle loccmotlva to haul over ftloo tons. duces a big-:boned, well-developed, mentally energetic race'. His experiments prove that good oatmeI such as Quaker Oats not only furnishes the best food for the human being, but eating it strengthens and en larges the thyroid gland this gland is intimateTy connected with the nourishing processes of the body. In conclusion he says . "It seems probable therefore that the bulk and brawniness of the Northerners (meaning the Scotch) has been in some measure due to the stimulation of the thyroid gland by oatmeal porridge in childhood.' The Scotch eat Quaker Oats because it is the best of all oat meal. v DAY Oats