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VOL. L. NO. 15,427. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. KING EDWARD'S BRIEF, HAPPY E Death Takes Monarch After Illness of But Few Days BRONCHITIS GIVEN AS CAUSE Physicians Will Give Out No Statement as to Any Ulterior Reason. HIS SON RULES IN HIS STEAD George V Takes Up Reign of British Government. END WAS NOT UNEXPECTED Ever Since First Bulletin Was Sent Out, Hinting at Grave Sickness, Crowds Had Thronged Space Before Palace, Waiting. LOXDOX, May 7. Edward VII. King of England, died at 11:45 o'clock; last night. The Prince of Wales is King, assuming the title of Georve V. and will take oath before the Privy Council at 3 o'clock this afternoon. , Coming so suddenly, the death of the King can but bring the greatest sorrow to the nation, in, whose liearts Edward, first as Prince of Wales and afterward as King, held the highest place. Edward VII's short reign has been history of stirring times. It opened with the conclusion of peace after a long and trying campaign in South Africa and concludes at the crisis of one of the most momentous poltical struggles of modern times between the Peers and Commons. In a day the political outlook of Great Britain has been revolutionized. Family at Bedside. Gathered around the bedside of the dying King were the Queen and Prin cesses. Ko hope had been held out through the day for the recovery of His Majesty, whoso death, it is believed, was due to pneumonia, following bronchitis contracted shortly after his return from Biarritz. Only a day or two ago the King was conducting the business, of state and giving orders, but on Wednes day he w-e compelled to submit to phy eiclans' orders. Since then he has de cllned rapidly. Illness Less Than Week. King Edward Teturned to England from a vacation ten days ago apparently in the best of health. He died after an ill ness of less than a week. He was serious ly til hardly more than three days. The Prince of Wales succeeded to the throne immediately according to the laws oi me Kingdom, witnout omclal cere mony. His first official act, in pursuance of custom, was to dispatch to the Lord Mayor tho announcement of his father's death. His telegram read: "I am deeply brieved to inform you that my beloved father, the King, passed away peacefully at 11:45 tonight.. (Signed) "GEORGE" Physicians Issue Bulletins. The physicians soon afterward issued their official bulletin, which follows: 'May 6, 11:45 P. M. "His Majesty, the Ktng. breathed his last at 11:45 tonight in the presence of Her Majesty, Queen Alexandra, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Royal, the Duchess of Fife. Princess Victoria and Princess Louis, the Duchess of Argyll. (Sisned) "LAKIXG, "REID, -POWELL, "DAWSON." l'nciimoiiiit Believed Cause. Pneumonia, following bronchitis, la be lieved to have been the cause of death bttt the doctors thus far have refused to make a statement. Some of the King's friends are convinced that worry over the political situation aggravated, if It did not cause, the fatal Illness. Beside the few relatives In England the Duke of Fife and the Archbishop of Canterbury -were in the death chamber. The King's brother, the Duke of Connaught, with his family Is at Suez, hastening home from Africa. The Kins'" daughter. Queen Maud of Norway, will start for England to morrow. The Intelligence that the end of King Edward's reign had come was not a surprise at the last. The people had been expecting It any hour since the evening bulletin was posted at Buckingham palace, and flashed throughout the kingdom. The capital (Concluded oa Page 9J REG tlOEO THREE INDICTED IN LORIMER PROBE LEGISLATIVE MINORITY LEAD ER IN ILLINOIS SCANDAL. Brown Charged With Distributing Fund to Further Election Two Others Accused of Perjury. CHICAGO, May 6. Lee O'Neil Brown, Democratic miniority leader in the Illi nois Legislature, charged with disburs ing a slush fund to further the election of Senator William Lorimer, was indicted by the grand Jury this afternoon. Robert E. Wilson and Michael Link, State Representatives, alleged to have participated in the division of a bribery "jackpot," were indicted for perjury. A true bill also was returned against William J. Henley, former counsel of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, charged with, embezzling the funds of the railroad. That a Democratic legislator other than Charles A. White has confessed to the acceptance of a bribe was confirmed by State's Attorney Way man today. Ac cording to Wayman. the new confession corroborates White on the following points : That each received $1000 for one act; that each received $900 at another time; that each was called to the Southern Hotel, St. Louis, where an alleged "Jackpot" was distributed. White's confession as printed In the Chicago Tribune states that J 1000 was the sum he received for casting his vote for Lorimer for Senator. BUILDING FIGURES BULGE Portland Showed Increase In April, but Seattle 3 3 Per Cent Loss. CHICAGO, 111., May 6. (Special.) Building operations throughout the country for April show an Increase of 8 per cent over the same month a year ago. Official reports from 47 cities show Increases In 32 and de creases in 15. Pacific Coast cities, with the excep tion of Seattle, have enjoyed a won derful boom and are still forging ahead. Los Angeles showed an in crease of 231 per cent. Oakland 220, Portland 22 and Stockton 43. Seattle showed a decrease of 33 per cent. In Oakland last month 343 building per mits were taken out. The estimated cost of buildings is $1,621,423. Last year 351 permits were taken out, but cost of buildings was only $507,120. There are worfderful evidences of a building revival in the South; Rich mond, Virginia, showing an increase of 548 per cent, and San Antonio, Texas, 168 per cent. ADMIRAL M'CALLA DEAD Brilliant Achievements In Three Wars Had Won Recognition. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., May . Rear-Admiral Bowman H. McCalla (re tired) died suddenly at 3:30 o'clock this morning at his home in this city of apoplexy. He had not been 111. and the fatal attack was sudden and un expected. Rear-Admiral McCalla was born at Camden, N. J., in 1844, entering the Navy in 1861. His most brilliant achievements were in connection with the war with Spain and the Pekln re lief column, for which he received sig nal recognition. All of this was on top of the excellent record in the Civil War. His last active service in the Navy was as commandant of the naval training station at Mare Island. Cal. and of the navy-yard there, and he re tired June 19, 1906. BANQUET FOR RICHARDSON Portland Commercial Club Official Talks to Bend Residents. BEND, Or, May 6. (Special.) This morning Tom Richardson, manager of the Portland Commercial Club, left Bend to continue his Central Oregon trip of enthusiasm-awakening, after having been the guest of the Bend Commercial Club for two days. The Portland publicity expert was the guest of local boosters at a ban quet at the Pilot Butte Inn. .Addresses were made by the officers of the local organization and by "Oregon's fore most citizen-booster." as Mr. Richard son was called. Wednesday was devoted to showing Mr. H-hardson the country in the vi cinity or iena. weanesaay evening "boost meeting" was held and was at tended by 300 persons. SHOTS HIT TARGET OFTEN Artillery at Fort Stevens Engages in Semi-Annual Practice. FORT STEVENS, Or.. May 6. (Special.) Two artillery companies of the Thirty third, of Fort Columbia, and the Thirty fourth, of Fort Stevens, today held their semi-annual target practice for this sea eon. Sixteen shots fired by the Thirty third company resulted In six hits. . The Thirty-fourth company attained better re. suits, succeeding In placing 13 of 16 shots through the target. Both companies manned the batteries of the same caliber, three-inch rapid-fire guns. FARMER DIES AS HE PLOWS Heart Disease Overcomes Harvey East, Working Near Salem. SALEM. Or. May 6. (Special.) Harvey East, aged about 60 years, em ployed on the. McCarthy farm, 10 miles up the river from Salem, dropped dead in the field today while plowing. Heart disease was the cause. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Perkins, Jn Portland, and a sister near Dallas. KING EDWARD VII, WHOSE DEATH YESTERDAY ENDED St INQUIRY IS HEATED Ballinger Angered by Nagging Tactics of Lawyer. BRANDEIS ASSAILS TAFT Gla-vis Attorney Tries to Show That President Did Not Weigh Facts. Secretary Appeals to Com mittee for Protection. WASHINGTON, May G. Keeping Bal linger on the "grill' in the Ballinger Plnchot Inquiry all day. Attorney Bran dels, counsel for L. R Glavis; sprang a mild sensation today by strongly Inti mating that the exoneration of Ballinger end the dismissal of Glavis by the Presi dent was not the result of a Judicial weighing of facts by President Taft in person, as has been generaly supposed. He Indicated by his questions' to Bal linger his contention that It would have been a physical impossibility for the President to have read the great mass of matter bearing on the Alaskan coal cases more than 800 pages in the record in the- week elapsing between the time he received it at Beverly, September 6, and th making public of his letter of exon eration, September 13. .. Taft Has Busy Week. Furthermore, Brandels called attention to the fact that the week in question was crowded with engagements for the Presi dent, including golf, yaoht races and au tomobile rides. He eked, outside the record, the probability that the President also was engaged in the preparation of his Important Boston speech. Mr. Law ler, who is the assistant attorney for the Interior Department, Mr. Brandeis said, made two trips to Beverly that week and was there when the letter was given out. Brandels also sought to show that the letter, if the President .did personally prepare it. was based upon an incomplete record of the Cunningham cases. He called the Secretary's attention to letters written by Special Agent Jones prior to the clear listing of Cunning claims by Mr. Ballinger In which Jones urged a full investigation of the Alaskan coal cases before allowing any of - them to go to patent. He asked Ballinger If he did not think the President should have had these letters to complete the record before him. Ballinger would not admit their importance. Another letter, written by Dennett to the fraud division of he Land Office, urging them not to allow any Almira - sin -M W.1. f-ii mi coal claims to go to patent without full Investigation, written after the receipt of Jones' warning, was discussed. Ballinger insisted he did -not attach the eame im portance to. It .that some 'supersuspici ous" person might. Clashes between Ballinger and his in quisitor were frequent. The morning session was particularly lively, and .at one time Ballinger made a dramatic ap peal to the committee to protect him from the "insolence of this man." Ballinger probably will be on the stand several days. He is beginning to show the strain and appeared very .irritable Visit to Beverly Discussed. Mr. Brandels had proceeded only . a short . time in his cross-examination when ' another sharp clash occurred. The lawyer asked the witness why he had gone to Beverly to meet the Presi dent after he had prepared in .writing all the Information in the possession of his department bearing on the Cun ningham cases. Mr. Ballinger said he went to Bev erly because he had been, invited by letter, whereupon Mr. Brandeis asked him to point out the paragraph in the letter containing the invitation. Mr. Ballinger read a paragraph. "'Doethat contain any invitation to oome to Beverly?" demanded Mr. Bran dels. , "Strictly speaking, no." "Then why did you go to Beverly?" "Because I wanted to." Mr. Denby (Republican) broke in here and objected to Brandeis' cross examination as "extraneoua" Mr. Brandels retorted that Vertrees had closely questioned Mr. Glavis when he was on the stand, "four whole days being taken up with his cross-examination." ' . . Vertrees spent all the time he wanted on "one question," said Brandeis. "I value as highly as anybody the time of this committee and of myself as well. What I (want Is fair play. This witness had with extraordinary swiftness made any number of statements not only led by Mr. Vertrees. but dragged-in by Mr. Vertrees." Vertrees took exception to this remark and rising In his place on the other side of the table said that "statement was known to be deliberately false." "Insolent," Says Lawyer. "I have stood he-re a long time." con tinued Vertrees, "and seen witness after witaess offended -by the Insolence of this cross-examination. The time has come when the committee should protect the gentlemen from such Insolent imputations. I do protest against It and I want to make myself plain on the question." iBrandeis continued his questions con cerning that visit to Beverly In Septem ber, 1909. Ballinger arrived there on the 6th, and met the President on the golf links. iBrandeis wanted to know whether the purpose of that visit was solely In connection with the Glavis-Pinchot charges, or whether it was also on other matters. "That was substantially the matter which took me to Beverly." the witness replied. He declined to repeat his con versation with the President. Brandels asked Ballinger If Glavis at any time had an opportunity to see the answers he and his assistants had pre pared for the President in answer to the Glavis charges. "This question implies an insult, that we made a suggestion to suit ourselves." Concluded on Pas 3.) HIS NINE YEARS' REIGN. GARTAGO RUINS In 18 Seconds Town Is Lev eled; Death List Grows. 400 BODIES RECOVERED Panic Follows When Clouds of Dust Turn. Twilight to Black Night. Carnegie Peace Palace Is Useless Pile of Debris- SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 6. The earthquake that laid waste the town of Cartago occurred at 6:50 o'clock Wednesday night and continued about 18 seconds. In that brief time the buildings of the place collapsed, bury- In hundreds. The dead were first estimated at BOO. but It Is believed to night that the fatalities were much greater. . Four hundred bodies were recovered today. Following the shock twilight turned into darkness of midnight by clouds of dust that rose from the ruins. Panic ensued and the cries of the In jured and fleeing survivors filled the air. Martial Law Proclaimed. Cooler " heads went to the telegraph office to summon help, only to find the operators dead, lines down and traffic Impaired on the railroad. As soon as the news reached Son Jose, President Gonzales Vieques, accompanied by President-elect Rickard Jim Inez and many doctors and nurses, started on a special train to aid the survivors. Upon the President's arrival at Cartago mar tial law was proclaimed. Provisions, medicines and clothing were dispatched from here. Throughout the day special trains ar rived here,, bringing the wounded. Provisions Are Sent. Hundreds of survivors were camped outside the ruined city awaiting transpor tation to other points. They are being fed at public expense. Seven carloads of provisions have been dispatched from here and Alajuela. The beautiful peace palace, the gift of Andrew Carnegie, erected at a cost of $100,000, was converted into a pile of debris. Other public buildings met the same fata Many students at the college of the (Concluded cm SJ ERRING WIFE SAID TO BE IN SEATTLE FORMER PORTLAND GIRL RUNS OFF WITH DIAMONDS. Husband Offers $1000 Reward for Return, of Woman Who Was M1S9 Helen. Post. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 6. Mrs. W. H. Pittman, who ran away from her home and husband at 202 North East- lake avenue, April 26. with $18,000 In diamonds and $1800 In currency in her possession, and whose husband has of fered $1000 reward for information leading to her return. Is reported to be at the Hotel Butler, Seattle- Los Angeles police received word to day that the woman was joined on the train north by a man of the neighbor hood, whose name they refused to give out. Pittman left tonight for the north In hope of catching his wife at Seattle. It also developed today that Mrs. Pittman was formerly Miss Helen Post, of Portland. Or., daughter of Edward Post. After completing her schooling she became Infatuated with art and became an artistic model, posing- in Portland and San Francisco. Believing she had. gone back to her old life la Bohemia, the police of San Francisco and Portland had been notl fled to be on the lookout for her. Mrs. W. H. Pittman was well-known In Portland ten years ago as Miss Helen Post. She was a girl of striking appear ance and was noted for her various ec centricities, being generally regarded as a kleptomaniac She was the daughter of Edward A. Poet, who was night clerk at the Belvedere and other hotels. Miss Post attended the Failing Grammar School and later went to Pacific Uni versity at Forest Grove. She was arrested o none occasion for stealing, but was discharged, the de fense setting up that she was not re sponsible for her actions. She eloped In 1902 with Dudley New, a married man. and: hes not lived i nPortland since. A local photographer gained fame by his picture of Miss Post, posed as a tragedy queen with a glittering dagger clasped to her breast. TRAMP KILLED BY TRAIN Supposed He Is Stealing Ride, Falls Off and Is Mangled. OREGON CITY, Or, May 5. (Spe cial.) The body of a crippled man, whose legs had been amputated above the knees, was found this morning alongside the tracks of the Southern Pacific Just' north of Clackamas sta tion. The hobos who discovered the body notified J. H. Roadarmel. of Clackamas, and he telephoned to Cor oner Holman, who decided no inquest was necessary. The remains could not be identified. It is supposed the man was stealing a ride on a train and fell off, strik ing on the ground and rolling into a pool of water. There are no marks of violence on the body and Coroner Holman believes he was stunned and drowned. In the pockets was a bottle of whisky and about $1 in change. OFFICER FORCED TO SHOOT Youth Who Attacks Women. Refuses to Halt at Command. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 6. (Spe cial.) Young Hickey is a prisoner in the hospital ward of the City Jail to night because he refused to heed the commands of Constable Thompson. The officer Bred twice into the air, but the third shot went lower and shat tered the lad's wrist. Thompson had been attracted to the scene by the shouts of W. C Springer and John Atkins, who, on alighting from a streetcar, were appealed to by two women who pointed to Young Hickey aa their assailant. On sight of the men Hickey fled until brought down by the officer's bullet. Hickey is an orphan, his father and mother coming to an unfortunate death a few years ago, and had but recently been offered a home with Father Ver wllinger. L0STINE WILL NOT MOVE Citizens Deny Intention of Going to Railway Station. LOSTINEv Or.. May 6. (Special.) Citizens of this town today s4gned gen erally a statement denying that they have any intention of moving their places of business to the site near the Q. R. & N. station. Among the signers were: M. Crow, S. P. Crow, a M. Crow, F. W. Fitzpatrlck and C. A. Fitzpatrick, merchants; 3. L. McKenzie, druggist; M. K. Bue, hard ware dealer: F. B. Leonard and W." W. Kuhn, butchers, and O. F. Mays, real estate dealer; Anna Nolan. James L. Ham mack and W. C. Fleener. hotel; H. J. Martin, liveryman; J. O. Kiddle, miller; James NT. Wisdom, blacksmith; George Willett, barber; B. B. and C. H. Williamson, millinery; George Childers, Charles -Williamson, draymen. CAMERA ANGERS JOHNSON Ex-Mayor, Returning From Europe, Assaults Newspaper Photographer. NEW YORK. May 6. Tom L. Johnson, ex-Mayor of Cleveland, who returned last night from Europe, had a brief but ex citing tussle with a newspaper photog rapher at the pier. The photographer tried to take a picture of the ex-Mayor and the flashlight exploded almost in Mr, Johnson's ear. Angered, he smashed the photographer's hat over his head and dashed his camera from his hands.. "I shall stay In New York e. few days and then go on to Cleveland," said Mr. Johnson. "I -went away a sick man. I am a good deal better than I was, al though I have not recovered entirely." "Are you out of politics?" he was asked. "I am, In. politics until I die," was the answer. GEORGE V IS RULER OF BRITAIN Second Son of Edward Is Now Sovereign. SAILOR-PRINCE KNOWS REALM Has Visited Australia, India and Canada. TOLD NATION TO WAKE UP Less Democratic Than Father and Not as Ardent Lover or Sport, He Will Calm Down Court Gaiety Marking Edward's Reign. IX5NDON, May 6. George Frederick Ernest Albert, Prince of Wales, who now becomes. King, is the second son of King Edward and Queen Alexandra. He was born at Marlborough House, June 3, 1S65, 17 months after the birth of his oldest brother, the late Duke of Clarence. He and his brother entered the navy together as cadets and spent two years on the Brittanla. He then started on a three-year voyage around the world on the Bacchante. In- 1S32, when his brother died, he became heir apparent and took his seat In the House of Lords as Duke of York. Married Princess of Teck. Tn May, 1S03, his engagement was an nounced to Princess Victoria May 'of Teck and they were married July 16, 1S93. Six children were born to them: Edward Albert, Albert Frederick, Victoria Alex andra, Henry William, George Edward and John Charles. The Prince became Duke of Corn wall when his father took the throne, and soon after started on a tour of the colonies. He opened the first Par liament of the commonwealth of Aus tralia. In celebration of his safe return he was entertained by the London cor poration at Guild Hall on December 5, 1901, on which occasion he delivered his well-remembered advice to England to "wake up." Indian Government Criticised. In the Fall of 1905 he went to India and when he returned there was an other celebration. On this occasion he said, "the task of governing India will be made the easier if we on our part infuse into it a wider element of sym pathy." His Indian trip was generally re garded as unsuccessful from a politi cal viewpoint. In 190S he visited Canada to attend the celebration at Quebec and on that occasion met Vice-President Fair banks. The Prince is less democratic than was his father, and does not have such an ardent love for sports. It has been predicted, therefore, that after his ac cession to the throne the court gaiety that always was a feature during Ed ward's reign will be less marked. APACHES ATTACK WOMAN Prospector With Clubbed Revolver Makes Rescue Against Odds. GLOBE, Ariz.. May 6. Drunken Apaches attacked the ranch of Daniel Maben. four miles east of Globe, last night in quest of Maben, who had killed an Apache several months ago. Maben is now in the territorial insane asylum and only his wife and 16-year-old daughter were at the ranch. Eugene Barrows, a prospector, res cued Mrs. Maben and her daughter af ter a thrilling encounter. Using his weapon as a club. Barrows fought his way through the Indians, who numbered a half dozen. The last one attacked - him with a knife and Barrows broke the revolver on his head. Barrows and the women succeeded in reaching the Sixty-Six ranch, a half mile away, and came into Globe this morning. CALIFORNIA HAS QUAKE Vibrations in Southern Part of State Last Full Minute. FRESNO, Cal., May 6. A sharp earth quake shock was felt here shortly be fore 9 o'clock this morning. The vi brations lasted for over one minute, shaking windows and ciusing dishes to rattle. 'Courthouse employes ran out of the building and remained outside until the quake was over. The shock was felt In Bakersfleld, Vlsalia and other towns about the same time. BERKELEY, Cal., May 6. Earth dis turbances were recorded by the seismo graph at the observatory of the Uni versity of California this morning. MURDER CLEW IN ARREST Indian Names Fellow Red Who Killed California. Sheriff. LAKEPORT. Cal., May 6. "Andy" Moore, an Indian, was captured by one of the Sheriff's posses in the upper lake region this afternoon and says the Indian who shot and killed Sheriff George Kemp, of Lake County, was Lew Augustine. Trackers are still on the trail and It is believed there Is good prospect of cap turing Augustine.