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TIIE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 19Q9. T men BRAVING DEATH.ENTEB MINE Lowered in Buckets 300 Feet, They See No Bodies and Are Nearly Smothered. POPULACE GROWS SURLY Excited Orator Blames Officials and Crowd Gathers, Only to Be Dis persed by Sheriff Troops Re main in Their Cars. CHERRY. 111.. Nov. 1". For the first time since Sunday two men tonight descended the ventilating- shaft of the St. Paul mine. In the blocked and fiery galleries of which more than 3UU men and boys lie dead. The exploit was successfully carried out by Thomas Moreys and R. Y. Will lams, of the United States Geological Survey. They were nearly .exhausted when hauled to the top. but quickly re vived under the administration of stim ulants. From what they discovered It Is be lieved that the fire has moved back from the main shaft and that it may be possible to enter it soon. Williams, much the lighter of the two, descended to the second gallery, where the fire started. The shaft was comparatively cool. There was much steam, but much less smoke than on Sunday. Trip Made at Risk of Life. Buckets In which the descent was made were so small that the men had to stand. The effort of holding to the rope and carrying their oxygen appa ratus on their backs at the same time wore both men out. "We are all In," were the first words of Morris, as his head, hidden in a me tallic cap like that of a diver, appeared above the pit. The two men were lowered after sev eral hours of preparation. First a test was made for black damp. A safety lamp was extinguished at 100 feet. ' Some argued against the risk of any more lives, but the Importunities of surviving miners that a last desperate chance be taken to seek some way of reaching: the Imprisoned bodies pre vailed. Cry of Women Verges Men On. A numerous faction contended all day that the mine should be sealed for months if necessary,' for weeks in any event, until further exploration could be made with safety. This faction in cluded a majority of experts here from all over the country-. But the cry of men who have lost their comrades and of the women was too strong and Morris and Williams determined upon the attempt. Morris, telling of the descent, said: "For the first 90 feet I noticed that the timber supports were considerably scorched. Lower down this was less noticeable. As I slowly descended I gave the signal frequently to stop, hoping to look Into the galleries. But the steam was too dense. I did not see any bodies. When I reached the lewer level, at 310 feet, my hands and feet began to be so numb I seemed to have lost the sense of feeling. I quickly gave the signal to ascend. No Bodies Are See. "I hardly expected to be able to see any bodies. It Is probable that this air shaft has been cut off from the hoisting shaft by the caving In of the walls." Scores of women continue to linger about the ground. So great, has been the mental strain the last four days it Is feared many women are on the verge of insanity. One woman, who declared she had had dreams and visions of her husband and brother still living in the mine, plteously Implored officials to open the shaft, and then fell In a sense less heap. The order for troops to give the string of sleeping cars and the private car of President Earllng was given by Sheriff Skoglund. after repeated rumors that plotters would blow up the train. Late in the day it became known that another company of militia Is being held in reserve at Monmouth ready for any emergency. The demonstration of feeling on the part of survivors created much uneasi ness among mine officials, experts, charity workers and others who have business here. This led Sheriff Skoglund to take Im mediate action, and at dusk he asked the railroad officials to move the troop cars, stationed several hundred feet from the mine, up beside the special cars, which are serving as a temporary hotel. "I want to assure every one who has any fear for his safety that he will be protected." said the Sheriff. Orator Condemn Officials. Pent-up grief and anger were un checked by officers today, and even when an orator mounted the sand sealed shaft of the mine, the Sheriff, single-handed, calmed the situation. The climax came when James Wlth erell. a veteran miner, leaped to the shaft and harangued the crowd of weeping women and sullen men. Wltherell condemned acta of the au thorities since the disaster, and de clared the men entombed in the mine were burled alive. He made no threats, but the fierce interjections of members of his audience revealed their feeling against the mlneowners and .state officials. Witherell's talk was evidently excit ing his hearers and the crowd sur rounding him was growing larger, when Sheriff Skoglund induced Wlther ell to leave. F. M. Wllmot and W.- R. Harris, representatives of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, reached here today. They will Investigate reports of brave deeds in connection with the attempts at rescue. The Inquest over the rescuers who perished Saturday was not resu,med to day. Threats have been made against Rosenjack. the cage raiser, who is said to have deserted his post the day of the disaster, and his testimony may bring upon him violence at the hands of those who have held him responsible for the failure to bring at least some of the miners to the surface. Snide Lawyers Active. Investigations made today by Attor ney George Gordon and Charles Henry Hyde, representing the Italian Consul. - disclosed questionable activities of several lawyers seeking to represent death claims on contingent fees. The Cpnsul. Guido Sabetto, and his aides uncovered several cases among Italian women who, bereft of the breadwinners of their fam ilies, were approached by lawyers who had sought to Impose on their Ignorance with demands for 50 per cent contingent fees. The situation at relief headquarters Is pathetic. An order was filled today for Julia Dovan. bride of six weeks, whose husband, father and brother were, lost. She came to ask renei lor nersen, ner mother, her stoter-ln-law and 11 chil dren of the last two. This stricken home was promptly furnished with food. Consul Sabatto. after his visit to his countrywomen, said: "I have seen young women, children, babies, with no one in the world to lean on. One of the dead had a wife and nine children In Italy. There were many such working for new homes In the United States. "My government has offered to care for those who wish to return to Italy. I have seen them today, mothers.- wives, children, and I have told them they might go home. Not one accepted. These women have made their start in the new country and are determined to educate thir children to American citizenship and its opportunities." That' boys undr legal age limit are among the dead in the St. Paul mine was proved to his own satisfaction today by Edgar T. Davies, State Factory In spector. In one case the mother of the child victim has apparently lost her reauon and state officials are investigat ing the case with a view to fixing re sponsibility for a violation of the law that has ended so tragically. RELIEF IS BADLY XEDEED Governor Appeals to Red Cross for Contributions. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. The American National Red Cross In this city today received the following telegram from National Director Ernest P. Bicknell, at Cherry. II.: m "Permanent representative relief com mittee organized, with myself as chair man. The Governor issued appeal today directing that contribution,, be sent to Orson Smtth. We have a long, hard task ahead. The situation here is most seri ous." MTREDIEWESLIM HOUSE COMMITTEES FULL, HE MAY FARE BADLY. However, He May Be Made Majority Member Cushman's Place Already Filled. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, . Nov. 1". Judge McCredie, enter ing the House of Representatives for the first time at the opening of the coming session, may or may not fare badly in the matter of committee assignments. The new committees of the House were announced by the Speaker just before the adjournment of the special session last August. At that time all committees were filled, and no vacancies were left for the successor of Representative Cush man. However, the Speaker, If so In clined, may make Representative Mc Credie an additional majority member on such committees as he. assigns him, for such things have been done before. - There Is no chance that Judge McCredie will succeed Cushman on the Ways and Means Committee. The vacancy has al ready been filled, and moreover, new members are never placed on this, the leading committee of the House. It is possible that Cushman-s old place on the Interstate Commerce Committee may be given him, or room may be made for him on some other committee 'having more direct association with the West, such as Public Lands. Irrigation or In dian Affairs. Before being given any assignments. Judge McCredie will probably have a talk with the Speaker and make krfcwn to him his preferences. The Speaker, be cause of trouble with Washington's other new Congressman, will sound out Cushmaa's successor before assigning him to committee. BOY OUTLAW FINDS FRIEND Man Shot Pleads for Leniency for 15-Year-Old Lad. LAWRENCE, Kan.. Nov. 17. Willie McKay, the 15-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., outlaw, was arraigned before Judge Mean's of the Juvenile Court here today, charged with robbing the Eudora State Bank, in company with Earl Bullock. Young McKay repeated to the court the confession he made following his arrest, to which he added that Bullock had threatened to kill him if he deserted. "I would rather have been ' killed myself than have killed someone else," said the youthful prisoner. Fred Starr, the bank cashier, whom Bullock shot In the jaw, appealed to the court for leniency for McKay. Mc Kay. Starr said, was too scared to have shot when he (Starr) entered the bank, and he said he thought Bullock had not Intended to shoot him. JIKIRA'S GANG WIPED OUT Manila Judge Makes Quick Work of Rebels. MANILA, Nov. 17. Judge Powell has completed at Jolo the trials of the re maining members of Bandit Jlklri's band, who participated In the fight at Patlan. where the leader was killed and his forces were wiped out by the United States cavalry. Five bandits were sentenced to life imprisonment, five to 25 years' impris onment. 25 to 20 years and five to six years each. RICH INDIAN WOMAN DEAD Mrs. Ann Gates, 60, Wealthy Mem ber of Puyallups, Passes. ' TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 17. Mrs. Ann Gates, one of the wealthiest women of the Puyallup tribe. Is dead, at the age of 60. Her property was at one time esti mated to be worth 160.000. She was the daughter of Sluskim, an old chief of the Nlsqually tribe. FATHER, TWO SONS KILLED Hunters Shot Dead, Reports Member of Family Police Delve. MARQUETTE. Mich.. Nov. 17. Walter Dodds, of Watertown, N. Y.. arrived here today and reported that hie father and two brothers had been shot and killed while hunting deer near Channing. The police are Investigating. Girl Slayer Sent to Prison. TAUNTON. Mass., Nov. 17. "Profes sor" Frank L. Hill, the herb doctor of Fall River, who had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of Amelle St. Jean, of Woonsocket, R. I., was today sen tenced to not less than seven nor more than ten years in state prison. Hill dismembered the girl's body and dis tributed the pieces In the woods. Manv school children suffer from con stipation, which is often the cause of seeming stupidity at lessons. Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are an Ideal medicine to give a child, for thev are mild and gentle in their effect, and will cure even chronic constipation. NEW FUR TURBANS In the Newest and Nobbiest Shape's of the Season. Values to $8 Each SPECIAL $4.95 Great November Cloak Department Sale Every Garment Is Reduced Every Suit, Coat, Cape, Waist, Petticoat, Dress and Skirt is NEW THIS FALL. There is no legerdemain With prices, no fictitious values placed on garments: Throughout the Department are large placards, with the' regular and sale prices clearly and distinctly printed. You could act as your own saleslady were it possible for you to find the garment that you wanted to purchase. Today Extraordinary Bargains Are Offered, Introducing Some New Suits and Coats Just Arrived Also Some Misses' Suits CLAY PA1D AS HOCK Engineer Admits There Was Fraud in Contracts. CITY CHEATED BY "RINGS" Chicago Contractors' Influence Suf ficient to Nullify Official Acts, Is .Testimony Given at In quiry by Commission. CHICAGO. Nov. 17. The special com mission investigating charges of fraud In the letting of municipal contracts, drew admissions today from City Engineer Ericson. the principal witness, that he had been informed of the alleged con tractors' "rings" to defraud the. city, that ha had disregarded information concern ing the alleged frauds given him by a subordinate, and that he had at one time virtually been deposed from his position through the political lnftuence of a clique of contractors. Walter Lv Fisher, who Is conducting the Inquiry, questioned Erlcson. Distrust of subordinates was given by the City En gineer as the reason why he did not act on Information given him. He admitted he had been told that material being ex cavated was classified and paid for at a high rate as "shale rock," although it In contended it was common clay. He said other inspectors in whom he had con fided had insisted that the material was "shale rock." Erlcson said that under the administra tion of Mayor Dunne he had been asked to resign because of the importunities of the alleged contractors' clique. He said he had refused to, resign, and that for a year he had been merely a figurehead, subordinates signing his name and per forming all the executive functions of hh department. The commission Is investigating . con tracts in which large amounts are alleged to have been given for inferior work, to favored contractors. STEAMER DUNHAM ASHORE Two Tuirs Go to Relief of Vessel Near Ashland, Wis. ASHLAND, Wis., Nov. 17. The steamer Dunham Is ashore between Ashland and Ontaganon. Two tugs have gone to its relief. CIVIC WARFARE IS TOPIC Speaker Denies Merit System Helps Police Department. CINCINNATI. Nov. 17. With the elec tion of officers by the National MunlclDal The I League and American Civic Association today, both bodies got down to discussion 1 of Droblems of affectrhg civic wellfare. At the morning session of the Munici pal League a lively debate was precipi tated by a paper by Arthur H. Woods, of New York, in which It was held that 1 civil service had not promoted efficiency in the police department. Richard P. Dana, of Massachusetts, was one of ; those who dissented. ' Another interesting feature of the league meeting was a paper by Miss Grace Abbott, of Chicago, dealing with Immigrants. Miss Abbott said immi grants would always vote from principle, were it possible under present condi tions to make them understand the dif ferences between principles and men. Robert Treat Payne, Jr., of Boston, de clared in favor of the elimination of party designations in municipal elections. Other papers read before the league were: "The operation of the Initiative and Referendum in Oregon,"; by Joseph X. Teal, of Portland. Or.; "The Oper ation of the Recall in Los Angeles," by Fielding J. Stlmson. of Los Angeles. MANGLED BODY FQUND KREIGH COLLIN'S, FORMER TEX ' MS CHAMPION, MURDERED? Remains on Tracks, Revolver Shots Heard Before Train Passed. Police Defer Inquest. CHICAGO, Nov. 17. (Special.) Secur ing evidence that Kreigh Collins, former Western tennis champion, had been mur dered and his body thrown on the car tracks, the police today asked the Coro ner to postpone the Inquest until the de tectives work out several strange circum stances. The body, terribly mangled, was found last night. Tha head is sev ered, both legs broken and the features destroyed. The body had beer, dragged a block by a car. The first thought was that death had been accidental. Residents of the neighborhood reported, however, that they had heard two re volver shots about the time Collins was killed. This gave rise to a theory that Collins may have been dead before the streetcar passed over his body. The body was in such a mangled state that the flollce were unable to determine whether Collins had received any bullet wounds. One theory of the police was that Col lins may have shot himself, but the gen eral belief is. if he died from revolver wounds, they were inflicted . by holdup men. YACHT WRECKED, ALL SAFE Millionaire's Craft Ashore, Party Reaches Funchal Coast. FUNCHAL. Madeira. Nov. 17. There was no loss of life when the yacht Va runa. owned by Eugene Hlggins, New York millionaire, was wrecked on the northwest coast of the Island. The yacht was driven ashore during a severe storm and is full of water. It is believed she will soon go to pieces. The members of the party and the crew found refuge- on the north coast. : : Here is a group of NEW MODEL SUITS in plain tailored and fancy braid trimmed in HOMESPUNS, CHEVIOTS AND SERGES. Lined with silk and satin. In all the popular Fall colors. 1 A O P . The suits in this lot are worth easily up to $27.50 I U ROUGH SERGES and HARD-TWISTED DIAGONALS, worsted and broadcloth suits. Strictly tailor made. In a variety of the newest models. They are STRIKING EXAMPLES of value- j QA giving bargains we are offering in this sale.. Price : P VJ.yVf WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION of these serge, Broadcloth and Cheviot Suits. Fashioned by tha best man-tailors, in a most fetching style. These suits come in an immense assortment of I 1 Q H C colors. The values run easily to $35.00 ". r W ' J Beautiful Chiffon Broadcloth and Novelty suitings, strictly tailormade in a great variety of striking models. The colors include all the NEW FALL CLOTH EFFECTS and shadow stripes. These d O Q 7 C suits are beautifully finished and tailored by hand. Values run easily to $45.00 Special pL,D. J NEW HEAVY FALL COATS that go into this sale today. Made of covert cloth, mixtures and Kersey. Cloth, Half and full lined. In semi-fitting and loose models. Plain and braid-trimmed. Val- fSQ QQ ues run easily to $25.00 ; - P ' These coats are made in two styles and in serges and Cheviots. Lined throughout in the best grade of silk and STRICTLY PLAIN TAILORED. They come in tight and semi-fitting models j hTslot of coats consisting of WIDE WALE SERGES AND POPULAR CHEVIOTS. Lined with th best quality satin. Every garment in this lot is specially tailored. In many newest styles (j j J P fSere are a lot of heavy Winter coats made with a NEW DEEP ROLL COLLAR. Very DEEP CUFFS inlaid with contrasting colors of Imported Broadcloth. The models the very latest hav- A O O QQ ing just arrived in the store within the past two or three days. They go on sale at 1 J s J Here is a special lot of beautiful KERSEY CAPES. Full 54-inch length with a standing KQ Q P velvet collar, full sweep, Regular price of each is $15.00 and in this sale they are marked Cp J ,KJ J NOBBY, JAUNTY MILITARY CAPES. In Navy blue and. Cadet. With standing collar. Trimmed with military gilt braid and gilt buttons and lined with Cardinal flannel. Special $19.75(j 1 Q and $16.15 ...i ' a DELAYED SHIPMENT OF MISSES' SORORITY SUITS makes our cloak department sale most attractive today in misses' apparel. Pretty girlish Sorority Suits in two new models. The material is serge. The upper part is serge with the skirt in combinations of plaid to match. These suits are JQ A. A very special at $9.89 and V' ' " We are also offering another lot of beautifully finished, finely tailored Sorority Suits in j 1 O O P navy and other colors. In two models which have just arrived. Special $11.78 and P J J In addition to the above we are showing two new special styles not shown before this season in Corduroy and White Serge. These suits certainly values run easily to $30.00. In this CARS GET 48 HOURS Free Tims Alike for State and Interstate Loading. COMMISSIONERS SO DECIDE Uniform Code of Demurrage Rules Adopted Opposition Counts for Naught in Convention at Washington. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. Despite the opposition to the 48-hour free-time rule and the failure to embody a "recipro cal demurrage rule." the convention of the National Association of Railroad Commissioners today adopted a uniform code of demurrage rules applicable alike to state and interstate transportation. This code was incorporated -n a report of a committee headed by Commission er Lane, of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Minority Wanted "2 Hours. Instead of allowing only 4S hours' free time for loading or unloading cars with all commodities, as recommended by a majority of the special committee, the three minority members reported in favor of 72 hours on cars containing more than 66.000 pounds. W. p Hall, chairman of the Massa chusetts Commission, said that the cus tom in the six New England States was to allow 96 hours freo time, and he asked that the association go slow in recommending 48 hours only. To this Commissioner Lane said that, while Mr. Hall had been a member of the com mittee which drafted the report, he had never attended a meting. State Power Favored. R. H. Burrows, of Florida, contended that the states should be left to fix the length of fres time without interfer ence. One of the most determined ad vocates of limitation to 48 hours was C. F. Staples, of Minnesota. "I have often wondered why our farmers could not get cars in which to ship their grain." he said. "I have now found that it was because you fellows In New England and in Florida were keeping them 96 hours for unloading." In supporting a reciprocal demur rage amendment, C R. Prestiss, of the Virginia Commission, said the big ship per could get cars, on account of the volume of his business, but that.it was the little shipper that needed protec tion. H. D. Loveland, of California, said the people of his state were ready to repeal their reciprocal demurrage law, although it nas been in operation only eight months. In spite of all arguments, however, the report of the committee, v Greatest Event of are the nobbiest misses suits shown this season d 1 C Q C sale they are offered special at $19.85 and. including the code, was adopted by a vote of 35 to 15. INSANITY STILL HER PLEA Hypothetical Question Gets Setback In Mrs. Read's Case. DENVER. Colo., Nov. 1". The defense continued today Its efforts to prove that Mrs. Allen F. Read, on trial for the attempted extortion of $100,000 from Mrs. Genevieve Chandler Phipps. was insane at the time of the attempt. Several witnesses told of alleged queer actions of the defendant. The Inevitable hypothetical question was injected today into the trial of Mrs. Read. In Its almsot Interminable length it was constantly Interrupted by argu ments of the opposing attorneys. Attor ney Waterman, for Mrs. Read, is seek ing to establish the insanity plea by means of the question. It is considered he met with a serious reversal when Judge Shaefor ruled late today that the hypothesis could not be based on declarations made by Mrs. Read as to her use of drugs, but must come from the absolute word of witnesses, who saw her take opiates, or from physicians who administered them. HIDDEN WATERS TO GUSH Money Ready to Reclaim 100,000 Acres From Underground Streams. RENO, Nev., Nov. 17. Reclamation of 100,000 acres of rich land, with surface water In sight for the irrigation of 10.000 acres, and untold resources in subter ranean streams, is the latest project of a number of Nevada capitalists, evidenced by their application to the Department of the Interior through the means of the Carey act. In conjunction with the application State Engineer F. R. Nicholas has report ed favorably upon the grant to the De partment of the Interior. The land lies In the new County of Clark, in the Amar gosa Valley, extending south from Gold Center to Pahrump. Including Ash Meadows, covering some of the most fer tile land in the state. The highest point is but 2500 feet above sea level. The persons making the application stand ready to expend $4,000,000 on the project. Smallpox Smitten, Takes to Woods. TEX ARK ANA. Ark.. Nov. 17. Judge L. Could Hardly Hear Senses of Taste and Smell Were Also Greatly Impaired. "I was afflicted with catarrh," writes Eugene Forbes, Lebanon, Kansas. "I took several different medicines, giving each a fair trial, but grew worse until I could hardly hear, taste or smell. I was about to give up in despair, but ' concluded to try Hooas arsaparina. After taking three bottles of this medi cine I was cured, but decided to take two more, and have not had any return of the disease." Hood's Sarsaparllla effects radical and permanent cures of catarrh. Get It today in usual liquid form or tab lets called sarsataba. 100 Doses II. METALOGRAPHY The New Art Work in Brass. Be coming More Popular Day by Day - INVESTIGATE! the Year ...4 i s j A. Bvrne. of Texarkana, who disappeared Fridav. has been located in an isolate l soot In the woods, where he Is living in v tent with two men who have had th smallpox and who are treating him fc the disease. Judge Byrne sent wcr! that he left Texarkana to relieve hi family of the embarassment that woul result from the quarantine of his houn A hunter In California la not allowed t ' kill more than a dozen tree squirrels durln . the npn wason. Welcome Recipe FOR MANV MEX AND WO MEN. TOO. This recipe can be filled at home, so that no one need know of another's troubles, as the in gredients can be obtained sep arately at any well stocked drug store. They are In regu lar use and many different pre scriptions are constantly being filled with them. This will prove a welcome bit of information for all those who are overworked, gloomy, despondent, nervous and have trembling limbs, heart palpita tion, dizziness, cold extremi ties. Insomnia, fear without cause; timidity in venturing, and general inability to act naturally and rationally as oth ers do. because the treatment can be prepared secretly at home and taken without any one's knowledge. Overworked office men and the many victims of society's late hours and dissipation will, it Is said, find the restorative thev are in need of. If the reader decides to try It, get three ounces of ordinary syrup sarsaparllla compound one ounce compound fluid balmwort: mix and let stand two hours: then get one ounce compound essence cardiol and one ounce tincture cadomene compound (not cardamom), mix all together, shake well and take a teaspoonful after each meal and one when retiring. certain well-known medical expert asserts that thousands of men and many women are sufferers all because of dor mant circulation of the blood anil a consequental Impairment of the nervous force, which be gets the most dreadful symp toms and untold misery. AND CALLING CARDS W.G.SMITH x. CO wtsHmaTON Buxr- Washington ftif a I f n T not recommended for lOWAlVir- everything; but if you DflfYT have kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes. You mav have a sample bottle of this wonderful new discovery by mail free, also pamphlet telling all about it. Addreas, Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. Y.