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VOL. XLIX.-XO. 15,289, SAFETY SEA IN SIGHT; 3 Steamer Argo Strands at Tillamook. LIFEBOAT UPSETS WITH LOAD SNATCHES t Cannot Right Itself and Death Is Result. CHILD IS RESUSCITATED iAft?r Three Hours' Work, Little I.enna Hunter Shows Life High Wind Drive Vessel Out of Channel -Oshkosh to Aid. TILLAMOOK. Or., Nov. 2t. Blown out of her course by a heavy gale, the steam er Jlrfo stranded at the entrance to Till amook Bay this afternoon. A child and a woman, passengers, and T a member of the Garibaldi life-saving crew were drowned by the capsizing of a lifeboat in which they were being taken ashore. 'Later the Argo drifted clear and is now anchored outside the bay. The gasoline schooner Oshkosh has gone to her rescue. The dead: Nellie Hunter, aged . child of George Hunter, Naps, Cai. Henry Wlckman, member of the llfe avlng crew. Unknown woman. Rescued Agnes Hunter. child of George Hunter; Mrs. W. C. King, of Tillamook. Injure Captain Farley, of life-saving crew, arm broken. Vessel Strikes Twice. A high wind and heavy sea drove the Argo out of the narrow channel as she attenmptlng to cross Into Tillamook Bay. Eh struck on the South Spit, but in a short time managed to work her nay off. A few moments later the Argo .struck gain. This time on the bar proper. Here she hung. Distress sisjnals were displayed and the Garibaldi Beach life caving crew put out In a lifeboat to the Argo's relief, the seas meanwhile break ing high over the stranded vessel and threatening to wash those on board Into the sea. After a tremendous struggle the life saving crew succeeded in forcing their boat through the breakers to the wreck. L Into the lifeboat were loaded Mrs. W. C. King, who with her husband was re turning home from the East, two small girls of George Hunter,' of Tillamook, who were coming home from a visit at Astoria, and a woman who has not been Identified. Lifeboat Is Swamped. The lifeboat was unable to carry them all and had to take back to the Argo all but four two women and two children. The strong ebb-tide prevented the life boat from crossing the bar and Captain Farley, of the life-saving crew, attempt ed to make a landing on the beach just north of Haystack Rock. Owing to the heavy surf, the boat csp srtvd in the breakers, plunging the pas sengers and life-savers into the surf. Mrs. King managed to make her way to the shore in safety. I .con a Hunter, aged " II. floated toward the shore and was caught by George Kaatman, of the life (pvlng crew. The child was nearly drowned, but after several hours' bard work she was resuscitated. Henry TTickman. Nellie Hunter anS the uniden tified woman were swept out to eea and drowned. Engines Full of Water. Just before dark, aided by her sails : and driven by an offshore wind and ter rifle ebb-tide, the Argo freed herself from the bar, and Is now anchored In safety Just outside the bar. Her engines, how ever, are full of water and she is unable T , to enter the bay under her own power. The gasoline schooner Oshkosh made an effort to bring the Argo Inside the bay at high tide at midnight, but could not. The damage to the Argo cannot be ascer M tained tonight, but It is believed her deck cargo te gone. The loss or life is considered here to be due to ths old-fashioned pattern of life boat which Is alleged to be In use at the Garibaldi station. Csptaln Farley's elbow Joint is crushed and his arm will be permanently crippled. He and the other-members of the crsw are given great credit for their efforts in the face of terrible odds. The Oshkosh left out at midnight to stand by the Argo. CCTTER WILL ASSIST ARGO Keren uc Service Craft to Go From Astoria to Tillamook. ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 26. The United tats Revenue Cutter Manning will leave here at daylight tomorrow to go to the assistance of the steamer Argo, which struck on Tillamook Bar today. Inquiry at the office of the steamer Argo In this city developed that no list of the Argo's passengers was left in Astoria. German Warcraft Breaks Record. 8WINNERUNDE. Prussia. Nov. 2. A new torpedoboat. G 171. today atttlned a record BpeeU of 34.63 knots on her trial trip. UNWELCOME COUNT TARGETFOR BULLET HOLLAND XOBLEMAX TRIES TO SEE ROCKEFELLER. Foreigner Would Interest Financier in Project for Draining Zuyder Zee, but Is Ejected. CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. 26. In an un successful attempt to gain the study of John D. Rockefeller, at Forest Hill, Count de Vrles. nobleman of Amsterdam. Hol land, was fired upon twice today before being ejected from the Rockefeller man sion. Since Wednesday the Count has been making daily attempts to see the head of the Standard OH Company, with Intent to Interest him in project for draining Zuyder Zee. Wednesday and Thursday, De Vriea was turned back at the gate. In a huge automobile, De Vries ap proached the Euclid-avenue entrance to the grounds at high speed. The astounded gatekeeper shouted to him to stop. De Vrles continued through the open gates and about the winding driveway toward the house at the top of the hill. He was fired upon as he neared the house. Leaving his automobile he mounted the steps and entered the door, followed by a squad of guards who came on the run. Before De Vrles could enter Rockefeller's study, however, he was col lared by the butler and by Caretaker Knapp and ejected. While the excitement was at its height. Rockefeller was 100 yards away on the golf links unaware of the trouble. GHOULS ELUDE SEARCHERS Great Falls Crave Robbers Leave No Clew Behind. GREAT FALLS. Mont., Nov. M. With every available man from the Sheriff's office, aided by the city police depart ment, at work on the grave robbery case In which the body or the baby son' of Harfleld Conrad was stolen from its grave, there Is no apparent progress in tracing the ghouls. A buggy with two men, which was seen in the early morning with a bundle in the back of it several miles out of town, was followed ahd found to have gone to an abandoned cabin. A search of the shack and the surroundings, how ever," failed to. show any trace of the body. The casket in which the remains were Interred was found near the place where a buggy had driven up to the fence at the grave. The generally accepted theory has Been that the plan of the ghouls was to bold the' body for ransom, but so far no de mand has been received. j MUMMY RAMESES ARRJVES Skeleton, Aged '8000 Years, and Worth $30,000 Reaches Boston. BOSTON, Nov. 26. Rameses, King of Egypt, Is resting aboard the. steamship Aragonia, while the vessel is discharg ing a portion of the cargo here prepara tory to proceeding to New York. The monarch, whose age is estimated at about 3000 years was lifted aboard the steamer by the seamen at Sues with New York for a destination. Rameses Just which one of the long line of Egyptian sqverelgns of that name has not been determined Is a mummy. Although the remains weigh onjy 125 pounds, they are so carefully packed in lead. Iron and wood that In their case they weigh more "than 1000 pounds. On the outside of the case are the words: "Valued at $30,000." The mummy is consigned simply to the Hamburg American line. New York. ASSEMBLY NAMES TICKET Hillshoro Citizens Nominate City Candidates in Mass Meeting. HILLSBORO, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) Tonight at an assembly held In this city composed of a mass meeting of citizens, a ticket was nominated for the city election to be held the first Mon day in December. This nomination Is considered the equivalent of an election, for there will be no opposition." The ticket Is as follows: Mayor, Dr. A. B. Bailey, who Is a son of Senator Bailey; Councllmen, Robert Hartramp, C. Herm and W. W. Boscow; Recorder. Benton Bowman; Treasurer, Fred J. Sewell. NURSES' HEADS "RATLESS" St. Louis Hospital Bars Rolls for Sanitary Reasons. ST. I.OCI3. Nov. 26. The 30 nurses at Mullanphy Hospital began their la bors tonight with only their rolled hair on their heads, following the rder of Sister Gabriel that all "foreign ma terial" should be abolished. The in junction prohibiting "rats" was issued for sanitary reasons. "The tiny cap perched on a 'ratted head." " said one of the sisters, "looks like a flower on a dlshpan." LONGWORTHS COST MONEY Pittsburg Campaign Fnnd Must Pay for Their Dinner. PITTSBURG. Pa.. Nov. 36. Not the least In a long list of expenses Incurred In the recent campaign In this county and filed today by the Republican C)unty Committee appears a bill for $500 for the dinner given to Mrs-1 Alice Roosevelt Longworth at the Dunuesne Club. The occasion was the presence here of Congressman Longworth and his wife in a speaking tour of the state. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1909. KINDLY USHER NOT OUT BAIL estMan,Suspiciousof Groom, Gets Money.. DEBTS AND BAD MONEY LEFT Trouble a-Plenty Looms Up Ahead of Architect. - CREDITORS ARE ANXIOUS Although Financier of Dubious Methods Arrested at Altar Tried to Keep Wedding Secret, Anx ious Ones Made Uneasy. Russell Smith, usher at the Herbert Booth Klng-Georgina E. Billings nuptials. Is not out $55 after all. Despite the fact that King, the architect-bridegroom, who was arrested at the altar, has left a string of bad debts behind him, as well as bad checks, Smith, it now develops, recovered every penny of the $55 bail money which he deposited in order to allow the wedding bells to peal according to schedule. Bt range to say, it was Vivian Everett, the best man, who was a bit suspicious of the groom and who saved the $66 for Smith. ' When King was arrested the bail was placed at $55. King declared he had no money on his person other than drafts on a flan Francisco bank. Then the usher, Russell Smith, produced the amount nec essary to liberate his friend from cus tody. After the ceremony, Everett, who saw no reason why Smith should contrib ute to the groom's honeymoon, demanded one of these drafts and said he would cash it. After some demur. King pro duced a draft for $260, and Everett has tened away, cashed It and returned the chaDge to Mr. King before the train left for the South. Mr. Smith was given the $55. String of Bad Checks Left. The bridegroom, ' who Is said to have posed as a millionaire before the wedding, is seriously Involved in Portland now. On Saturday he pre sented a check : to the firm' of Mc Garger, Bates & Llvesly for $10, drawn on the American Bank & Trust Company. The check was returned yesterday to this firm on account of lack of funds. King had. held an account at one time with this bank, so' intent to defraud will have to be shown. Another transaction, however. Is of much more serious Import. The firm 'of Goodrich. King & Goodrich.- architects, had an account with the Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church and on this account there still was owing $200 to the firm. King hypothecated an order for the $200 at the American Bank & Trust Company. He then later went to the Smith Gravel Company, of which the Russel Smith who deposited the $55 bail is the head, and from that company received $100 on the same order, signing the firm name on the order. To cover his transaction he requested that nothing be said to the church committee because be did not (Concluded on Ptg S.) FOR YOUR FORKING ' J f ' '-., r BABOON SAVAGELY RENDS HIS TRAINER FRED WILSOX FIGHTS DESPER ATE BATTLE IX CAGE. Torn and Bitten, He Is Felled and Only Saved From Death by , "Comrades' Coming. , -Struggling for his life, Fred Wilson, an animal-trainer employed about the Winter quarters of the Don Carlos Animal Shows at the old Exposition Grounds, . battled for half an hour yesterday, afternoon with "Kokomo." a pink-tailed baboon, that sprang from his perch In the dimly-lighted cage -when his master entered . to feed the denizens of the Jungle. The savage simian clutched the throat of Wilson and during the terrific struggle, that lasted for several minutes, the keeper managed to keep his feet and to. protect himself from the teeth of the ferocious baboon. But,- overcome by fright and weakness from the loss of blood that poured from the lacerations that covered his lower extremities, Wilson fell face downward In a corner of the cage. "Kokomo" - then gnawed Wilson's left arm in a frightful manner. During the struggle a score of monkeys and baboons, confined in the cage, gave vent to their excitement by loud and ear plerclng shrieks that attracted - the at tention of other employes about the place, and thus saved Wilson. He was hurried to the Good Samaritan Hospital. Dr. Charles Ryke, the attend ing physician, stated last night that Wil son was in a eerious condition. Wilson, who has been connected with animal shows for several years, had a similar -experience with "Kokomo" a year ago. Wilson Is. 24 years old. His home Is in Brazil, Ind. DEBATERS -OUT FOR HONOR Baker City Student Chosen to En ter State Contest. BAKER CITT, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) At a preliminary tryout this afternoon of 12 debaters, in order to obtain a team of six who will enter the state contest for'' the Baker City school, the following students were selected: Clyde Dilabaugh, James Donald, Miss Erma Cole, Leland Finch. John Jenkins and Everett Saun ders. . - The question used for today's debate was: "Resolved, That life Imprisonment with restricted power of pardon should be substituted for capital punishment in the State of Oregon." HAIL HITS LOS. ANGELES Sleet Storm, Following, Is Unusual Sight for California. ' LOS ANGELES, Nov. M.-Hail stones as large as walnuts fell In various por tions of this city ' late today for ten minutes. - A sleet storm followed a sudden fall in the temperature, the falling sleet re maining on the ground some time, afford ing an unusual sight for Southern CalU fomians. WORLD'S RECORD SMASHED Sew Yorker, on Typewriter, Reaches 100 Words a Minute. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Nov. 26. At a meet ing of the Missouri Valley Commercial Teachers' Association today, H. O. Blais dell, of New York, made, a new world's typewriter record, writing 1506 words from copy he had not seen before In 15 minutes. This was a little more than 100 words a minute. The previous high record was 95 words a minute. HOLIDAY PACKAGES, THE RED 1 10 RESCUED OFF DRIFTING WRECK Ferry Guards Save Man ; and Womarv VICTIMS. IN NIGHT. CLOTHES Fred Gates Risks Life by Plunging Into Flood. WILLAMETTE IS RECEDING Heavy Rains Cease, and Waters of ""River Begin to Fall After Reach--lng 2d Feet 1.5 Inches Above Zero - Mark, at Portland. Clad only in their nightclothes and clinging to the wreckage of a dismantled houseboat, James Ford and his niece were rescued from the turbulent waters of the Willamette at 3 o'clock yesterday morning by Ed Rankin and Fred Gates, watchmen on the Sellwood ferry. High water had torn" two houseboats from their moorings above Fulton, and as they drifted rapidly down stream with the swift current, they collided with the ferry, crushing the rudder and setting the vessel adrift. Gates Leaps Into River." Gates and Rankin, who were aboard the ferry, hurried from their cabin at the shock of the collision. Hearing shrill cries of distress In the darkness. Gates, leaving Rankin to look after the ferry, leaped overboard and swam to the wrecked houseboat. Climbing aboard, he found James Ford, a Civil War veteean and his niece, cling ing to the wreckage on the scow. The house had been carried away by the col lision and the man and woman in their scant attire were much exhausted. Rope Holds, People Saved. Gates yelled for a rope and Rankin tossed a line to the scow and made it fast. The swift current threatened to part the rope any moment, but the com bined efforts of Rankin and Gates finally effected the rescue of the two casta ways. Ford and his niece were hurried to the fireroom.on the ferry where they warmed themselves. - In the meantime Gates again visited the .houseboat and found the clothing of the two castaways, and soon had Ford and the woman dressed. Ford was allowed to rest on a couch, while the woman went to the pilot-house of the ferry and was ordered to pull the whistle cord and keep It up until help was attracted to the scene. Rudder Is Disabled. Rankin had gotten up steam on the ferry, but it was found that the rudder had been torn loose, ' so that the' vessel would not respond to her helm and the paddle-wheels had become fouled with driftwood. The cable, too, had parted, but had become fouled 1.1 some manner, and the boat held firmly. Rankin and Gates were fearful, how ever, that the cable would break and (Concluded on Page 2 ) CROSS STAMP. ? . -', r : mm YOUNG MRS.CUDAHY AMONG HEARTSICK WIFE OF PACKER GOES TO RENO TP 'TAKE VP RESIDENCE. Sporting Procllrities of Husband Blamed for Appearance In Divorce Colony. RENO. Nev Nov. 6. (Special.) Mrs. Ruth Cudahy, wife of Thomas Cudahy, son of the head of the famous packing concern of Cudahy & Co.. 0 Omaha and Kansas City, arrived in Reno to Join the local divorce colony this morning. She reeistered at the leading fashionable hotel alone from Kansas City. Within an hour after her arrival she was in consultation with William H. Schnitaer. one of the prominent divorce lawyers here. Mrs. Cudahy was elegant ly gowned in a heavy purple costume. She would,admit merely that she is nere to investigate the divorce laws. However. It is known that she will begin her legal residence here within the next few days, preparatory to filing her complaint against the millionaire packer. Rumor has It the separation is the re sult of the husband's sporting proclivi ties, although this Is not confirmed. It is known, however, there are to be large property Interests settled In which some litigation may result before the suit is tiled. Mrs. Cudahy resided in England for some years and has traveled much. She says she will leave the city tomorrow for a few days, and then return to remain indefinitely. She la not supposed to be in Nevada at this time. RUMOR NAMES R. C. KERENS Officials Silent as to Appointment as Ambassador to Austria. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. Richard C. Kerens, of Missouri, according to a cur rent report, will be appointed ambassador to Vienna upon the assembling of Con gress on December 6. State Department officials, however, are noncommittal on the subject. Richard C. Kerens was the Republican leader of Missouri for many years, having received his party vote three times for United States Senator. He helped large y in the building of the Cotton Belt sys tem and other important railroads. He has held many honorary appointments, and has been active In Missouri politics as a Republican ever slnoe 1876. He was defeated for United States Senator in 1905, by a factional fight which resulted on the last day of the session of the Legisla ture intHe breaking of the prolonged deadlock by the election of Major Wil liam Warner, of Kansas City. SHERIFF FOILS ANGRY MOB Negro Is Spirited From County Jail . to Place of Safety. M'CA LESTER. Okla., Nov. 26. A ne gro charged with attacking Mrs. King, wife of a miner, was arrested today and placed in the County Jail. One hundred men made an effort to take him from Under-sheriff O'Ne-il, who had placed the negro on a horse and fled with him to the Jail, the mob following. Seventy-five masked and armed men m a TchpH to the County Jail at 2 o'clock this morrring and demanded Jones. Night Jailer H B. Walton admitted four. They found that their man was gone. The Sheriff had driven him away in a closed cab at 10 o'clock. The mob then turned to make an attack on, the state prison, but. on learning that the prisoner was not there, disbanded. Mrs. King identified Jones, as her as sailant. IS JAPANESE WHITE MAN? Fine Point Involved in Virginia Nat uralisation Case. RICHMOND. Va., Nov. 26. The ques tion whether a Japanese Is a white man within the meaning o the naturalization law was vigorously debated In the United States Circuit Court of Appeals here to day. Namvo Bessho. former enlisted man and steward in the United States Navy, is an onniicnnt for American citizenship. The Dle-trlct Attorney maintains that he to barred by the law which gives the right of citizenship to "all white persons and all those or African descent who are of good moral character." The case may not be decided for several days. ' PLAY AT SUICIDE TOO REAL Boy Who Expected to Be Rescued Breaks Neck by Hanging. DES MOINES. Ia., Nov. 26. Harold Perkins, aged 16, who hanxred himself to his bedroom door yesterday afternoon after having been refused permission to attend the Drake-Ames football game. It is believed, expected his aunt to dis cover him and cut him down before he died. His neck was broken, however. In the Jump from the chair. He was found by his 6-year-old brother. SNOW FALLS AT ASTORIA Hills Around Westport and Altoona Covered With White Blanket. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 28. (Special.) Snow has appeared in this section earlier than usual and the hills back of West port and of Altoona are covered. Farther up the river the snow is said to have been heavier, but It is expected not to last long. There was a slight fall of wet snow here last evening. hn It melted as fast as it fell. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SPEAKER CANNON FLAYS ENEMIES "Uncle Joe" Addresses Missouri Club. FIGHT TO FINISH, HE SAYS Classes "Insurgents" With Bryan and Following. CUMMINS IS UNDER BAN Speaker Declares Iowa Senator Alone Read Self From Republican Party ' Ranks House Rule9 Won't Change. KANSAS CITT. Nov. 26. "When Sena tors Cummins, la Follette, Brlstow and their so-called 'progressive' following Join hands with Mr. Bryan In making wax upon the Republican members of Con gress who passed the tariff bilf and upon the President, who signed it, in that con test I know of only one way to treat them, and that is tij fight them Just as we fought Mr. Bryan and his following." Such was the declaration of Speaker Cannon, who delivered the principal ad dress before the annual banquet of the Knife and Fork Club here tonight. Cummins Out of Party. Mr. Cannon said Senator Cummins alone had read himself out or the Re publican party. He defended the rules of the House, saying they would remain substantially as they had been, and are, so long as there was a Congress. "Ever since history began." said the Speaker, "the man in the minority has been seeking some device by which he could overcome the will of the major ity." Mr. Cannon asserted that, while the Payne tariff law was not perfect. It was the beet ever passed under Republican leadership; that, since the enactment of the new: law, production In this country and Imports had greatly Increased, and that day by day conditions were Improv ing. Cannon Scores Insurgents. The "insurgents" and their followers, he said, were seeking to hinder progress of prosperity by criticism and denuncia tion, and that this, too, within three months of the passage or the tariff; only such agitation could halt the prospective era of proe-perlty, he declared. "The demagogue," said Mr. Cannon, "we have always with us, and as ours is a government of the people, the only way to dispose of him Is to move on. I am (Concluded on Pafce 6.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 43.6 degrees; minimum. S7.T deKiv?e. TODAY'S Cloudy, with showerm; light outh wind. Foreign. Dispatohes from Consul at Managua be lieved intercepted by Zelaya. Page Pnmestte- Federal Inquiry into St. Croix lire falls to elicit cauae. Page 2- National. Chile acrepta rnlted Stated proposal to ak King Edward to arbitrate on Aleop claim. Page 3. New York customs official arreated for nn derwelghlng figs. Page 8. roiiticn. Speaker "Joe" Cannon flnra enemies In a dreu before Kansas City club. Page L Domestic. Ared widower found dead at tM where wife died three years before. Page 1. Mra. Thomaa Cudahy, wife of son o pack-!ng-houe head, after divorce at Reno. PaK 1- . , Dr Cook prostrated after labor of prepar ing record for Copenhagen University. Page 2. SporU. Demarest. of Chicago, dofeata French cham pion In light for world s billiard cham- plonsnip. i'us i. Philadelphia National League ball club sells for 35O,0U0 to syndicate. Page I. Commercial and Marlue. Ptrong undertone In hop market. Page 19. Lrecember wheat drops sharply at Chicago. Page 15. Better feeling In stock market. Page 15. All trade and Industrial reports favorable. Page 15. Pajrlnc Northwest. Horace C. Henrv says he never bothered to read affidavits signed for Cunning ham. Page 1. Brutal murder in Pendleton is baffling. Page 6. Foreman discharges man who knocks nlm down and la then shot at. Page fl. Further reports Increase Conservative victory In British Columbia. Page . Steamer Argo driven ashore; three persons drowned In efTorts of live-saving crew. Page 1. Hamilton Jury to be completed today, Supreme Court again deciding against him. Page fi. Portland and Vicinity. Guards on Sellwood ferry rescue man and woman from wrecked houseboat; flood water receding. Page 1. Herbert Booth Klnp. arrested at altar. leaves string of debts and bad checks. Page 1. Mayor signs milk ordinance. Page 7. Circuit Court grinds out half dozen divorces in an hour. Page in. Surveyor to Lloyds, L. Veysey, declares Portland drydock should not be leased. Page 14. CaptAln Fosen. of steamship Melville Dol lar, arrested at Tacoma, on charge of violating quarantine law. Page 14. City executive board adopts flushing method of street cleaning. Page 1. Woodstock Methodist Church and parsonage destroyed by Incendiary fire. Page 9. Additional trains provided by new Southern Pacific time card. Pase 8. Julius L. Meier suggests alrahlp feature of Rose Festival- Page 9. Police searching for Frank Watson, alleg-d bunco man. recently release.d from cus tody. Page 16. List of known victims of 6. V. Davidor. In dicted for land frauds, grows. Page 10. Animal trainer at Exposition ground has desperate battle with baboon. Pago 1.