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VOL. L.-XO. 15,559. ARMED DEPUTIES CLOSE ON DIETZ 70 Men After Cameron Dam Outlaw. IMMUNITY OFFER IS SPURNED Posse Rushing in From Every Side in Face of Barricade. OFFICERS INTEND KILLING i.i.iim1 Man. Barricaded R- n - - hind Fortress. Defies Attcker and Point to American Flag Waving Owr Cabin. WINTER, Wis.. Oct. 7.-Special.)-SeT. nty resolute and heavily armed deputies - in on John T. Diet, the r-ameron Dam pioneer, who for se- years hsa stood off state and FeAral dicers and those employed by big him- ber corporations. The lat word obtain able thi evening Indicated that it waa ex pected to capture or kill Diets before 34 hour. It l admitted by all that he win not be captured unle by trickery or unleea he U first badly wounded. Within IS minutee from the final lection of aurrender off era. Diets i barricaded behind. kxr two feet thick and the ? men who had been picketing the wood about he bouee for a week were ordered to cloee In. The plcketa began morlng up cautiously, leaving cover In quick rushes from one mump to m nni h.r rAntaln Thornban. himself a dead shot, waa to get them all to the nearest poeaible aheltered point before the final rush which wa expected to re sult In Diets" capture or death. Circle Is Closing. Joseph Pllon will leave Winter at t o'clock tomorrow morning by team to ' Cameron Dam to render any assistance he can. The circle of depuUes about Diets Is closing In and the finish must come soon. Throughout the day, the k. .i..t-. .nt the besiesred eyed one another through field glasses, neither side caring to fire the first shot. nietz. at one time this afternoon. walked Into what was plain as a trap, but the two deputies sent to a point of woods near which he was standing Jiad not arrived at their station. Later In the afternoon. Diets refused to leave the cabin, and the evening chores were done bv his children. Helen, the 14 year-old daughter, and Leslie, went to the spring for water. In the evening. Leslie was seen going to the bank of the dam with his blanket with the evt dent IntenUon of staying there through the night. - Shooting -Vow Expected. Late tonight Deputies Thorbahn and Roy Van Alstlne the straightest shots .mom the deputies, stepped out Into the clearing to a point near thi Diets farm. At the moment Diets appears. they will call upon him to surrender, if he refuses, the shooting will begin T,m t wn rionntles shook hands with Sheriff Madden before entering the clearing and Thorbahn said: "We will -et Diets or Dietx will get us. w,.n th. rise of the sun discloses hlr noMltlon Dietx and the two dep title.. Thorbahn and Van Alstine, will . i j ih.muirM at close Quarters. The town of Winter is in a state of fever- i.h excitement tonight. Sheriff Madden Is at Cameron Dam close to the edge of the clearing. Family Offered Immunity. Tx.rm" refusal came after a long con ference with Attorney-General Gilbert and Colonel O. G. Munson. secretary to the Governor, who offered tne ouiiaw immunity and agreed that Diet ho,,id have a fair trlaL Diets held out for the dismissal of all the indict meets against him except tne one charging him with assault with Intent to kill H&rrell. At the conclusion of the conference this afternoon Dietx predicted that' he would be shot, but said that he would die a martyr to his cause and family. Pointing at the United States flag waving above the cabin. Diets said: -I'm going to stay rifjht here after that Is shot to rags. Shoot when you are ready. Attackers Called Assassins. -This is my home. 1 will die right here where I have lived and where we have all resisted repeated attempts at assassination. There floats the flag I will die beneath It fighting for my rights like a good American. "I never have harmed a man in my life, nor have I ever violated a law. I have defended myself and my family only. "I will make my life cost dearly. I ' am here to sell It and am ready for the transaction. Let them begin shoot ing." The new plan of battle is out of regular Army tactics. The deputies in quads of 10 will rush for different points of shelter near the Diets cabin at a given signal. One party will bead for the barn, another for a pile of lumber, another for a haystack, another a feed bouse and still another for an outlying shed SO feet from the Diets jront door. This plan is advocated as the only one that will give Diets the jCoasiuiied sa Fas . . ROW POSTPONES AVIATION MEET COMPETITORS DRAW LOTS FOR OXE MAX TO MAKE FLIGHT. Chicago-New Tor Air wace ior $30,000 to Have Started Today May Begin on Sunday. - CHICAGO. Oct. T. (Special.) The Chicago-New Tork aviation race, which to atart tomorrow evening, was postponed to 8unday today as a result of a row between the aviators and rep resentatives of the New Tork Times and Chicago Evening Post, which nadar ranged the race and offered a 130.000 prlxe for the winner. Aviators, all of whom use a type m biplane Invented by Glenn H. Curtiss. Insisted that the competition be elimi nated and that one flyer make the trip as the only possible way. declaring that In the present development of aviation to attempt a flight of three machines or more would simply court failure. Straws were drawn and Eugene r-iy was chosen to attempt tne trip Representatives of promoters, now- ever. insisiea met u men. competition. As the result of a warm session the start of the fllgni waa tem porarily postponed, with the promoters still trying to persuade oiner ""'- to attempt the flight. 4-YEAR-OLD CHILD LOST Police Have Boy by Name of John and Cannot Find Parent. Prmn some secluded nook far out on the Powell Valley Road, a youngster ho Is Just old enough to say that nis name Is John, set out to see tne worm yesterday and landed at the police sta tion. John was turned over to the officers by a farmer who had driven Into town wltb a load of produce, tie couio uui ay where ne nao iirsi um. John. All that he knew wa that be happened to look back on the wagon and John was there. He had clambered aboard sUently and may have ridden miles before he was discovered. John soent the day at the station as happy as a lark. No one called to claim him and the police are in a quanaary, t knowing what to do wltn mm. When supper time came ne w .u in duced to a huge plate of beans, and v.. ,-.hh with It until bis little waistband distended alarmingly. Anyone who Is short a dirty-iaoeo boy of about lour, answering w name of John, will confer a favor by telephoning to the police station. GROWERS HOLDING APPLES Buyers Threaten to Go to Middle West for Fruit In Barrels. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 7. SDeclal.) Less than 25 per cent of th, aonl crop of the Northwest has been sold, according to estimates of wl commission men. Orchardlsts are holdlnar their fruit at present about IS to 25 ceut a box higher than the buy ers are willing to pay, and as a result little trading is being done. If this state of affairs continues, say buyers from the East, they will be forced to buy the crops of the Middle West, now ready in barrel In Colo rado and East to the Ohio River. They exoect to aee Walla Walla alley ap nle placed on the market In large n.,antities. however, within the next few days. Apples here are ready this year fully 10 days ahead of the usual schedule. Weather conditions have been sucn that the fruit has ripened early and the fruitgrower have been active In kA.inv the fruit as soon as it was ready. TRAIN RACES TO SAVE LIFE Aged Musician, Attacked by Asthma, Enlists Sympathy of Crevr. NORTH YAKIMA. Waslu. Oct. 7. (Special.) By racing Northern Paclfio train No. 4 from Ellensburg to rortn Yakima this afternoon, the crew prob ably saved the life of John Meyer, an aged Itinerant musician, who boarded the train at Tacoma and who was over come by an attack of asthma as the train neared Stampede Pass. The aged appearance of the old man. hi. miiiu-tlon box and accordeon, his flowing white locks and beard, at traded the sympathy of the entire tratnload and word was telegraphed ahead to a physician in this city. An injection of strychnine upon his arrival here temporarily revived him. but he Is confined at St. Elisabeth's Hospital and will probablr not resume his Journey to Cheyenne, Wyo., whither he was bound, as his extreme of 87 years Is decidedly against his recovery. His condition was pitiable and but for the attention of three traveling men on the train he probably would not have lived to reach this city. LORIMER SUITS SHERMAN Vice-President to Sit at Table) With Illinois Senator. CHICAGO, Oct. 7. Vice-President Sherman and United States Senator Lorlmer will sit at the same banquet board here on Oct. 12. when local Knights of Columbus will celebrate Columbus day. The feast will be spread in the gold room of the hotel where the Hamilton Club dinner took place several weeks ago and Theodora Roosevelt declined to attend unless the club's invitation to Senator Lorlmer be withdrawn. Mr. Sherman's acceptance celved yesterday. PORTLAND, DEALWITH HEARST IS BADLY BOTCHED New York Republicans Find Allies False. LEAGUE OVERRIDES ITS BOSS Promise to Indorse Stimson for Governor Disregarded. 'LANS FOR FUSION FAIL Editor's Inability to Make Good His Pledge Greatly Hurts Republi can Chances Withdrawal of Hopper Is Urged. NEW TORK, Oct. 7. (Special.) William R. Hearst's "bossies" conven tion of the Independence Leagne of the State of New Tork is no longer a mis nomer. While meeting for the widely-adver tised purpose of making It impossible for the Democratic state ticket to be elected this Fall, th convention liter ally threw Mr. Hearst and his satel lite overboard, and by It failure off hand to fuse with the Republicans by Indorsing the Republican nominee for Governor, Henry L. Stlmaon. in the Judgment of leader of all parties here, has greatly hurt the chances of a Re publican victory this Fall and made It embarrassing for Hearst besides. Job Is Badly Botched. The Republican leaders simply ay that, no matter what the Hearst men do now, their botched Job Is another link in the chain of cumulative evi dence that the Republican party will win Its victories this Fall, If It wins at all. In spite of the most discouraging prospect that have faced the party in this state in many years. In some respects the outcome of the Independence League convention Is a body blow to Hearst himself. Weeks ago Mr. Hearst publicly pledged his support to Theodore Roosevelt In his endeavor to clean up the "bosses" In New York State. While Mr. Hearst did not definitely Indorse any specific Re publican candidate for Governor or any particular Republican plank, he said in so many words that he would be glad to support "any progressive can didate on a progressive platform." Support for S Unison Expected. When he announced that he would not permit his followers to nominate him for Governor he and his lieuten ants believed the way had been paved for fusion with the Republicans, pro vided the Republicans "came across." There Is absolutely no doubt among the politicians that Henry L. Stimson was nominated for Governor by the Re publicans at Saratoga with a view of enlisting Mr. Hearers support, ana up to the last mintue In the Hearst "boss ies convention" Mr. Hearst's lieuten ant, including Clarence J. Shearn and John Temple Graves, acting on wireless telegraphic orders from Mr. Hearst, were letting it be known here private ly that the convention "was certain" to nominate Henry L. Stimson for Gov ernor and Mr. Hearst for Lleutenant- (Concluded on Page 4.) OREGON, SATURDAY, INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, degrees: minimum. 58 degrees. TODAY'S Fair, southerly winds. Revolution In Portural. Porturuee revolutionists attack monastery. but friars escape. Pace 2. First actual account of Biirht of the royal family is slven. Fas 2. National. Lee O'Neill Browne throws llsht on bipar tisan combination in Illinois, at Lorlmer Inquiry. Page 1. . Politics. Bourne's views of party fealty changed sine his election. Page 12. Ben Selling says he will support Bowerman for Governor. Page 10. Reunited Republican rally to be held at Salem tonight. Paae 10. South gives warm welcome to Roosevelt. Page 2. New Tork Republicans embarrassed by deal ings with Hearst. Page 1. Massachusetts Democratic convention dead locked. Page 2. Domestic. T Chicago-New Tork aviation race postponed because or row. . fare . Armed band of deputies close in on John F. Diets. Cameron Dam outlaw. Page 1. Bankers elect Nashville man president; adlourn. 1 Pace 6. Episcopalians receive 15.000.000 for mission work. Page 4- 6ports. n . - mmt T n truff reseults yesterday were: Portlsnd 0. Sacramemo o; vernon . Isnd 2: San Francisco 7. l-os Ani - Pin 7. Mr-rriiis will ssk rjermlsslon ol -" League magnates to put second mm Portland. Page is. Attell outfights White "at all points In no decision 10-round battle' Page T. Columbia University defeats waamngiou High. Page -7.1 Pacific Northwest. Rogue River Valley district fair fruit Dis plays awraci iluiiuu v. . Pare S. Bale of Washington land puts big sums In treasury. Pace o. K. Merle Fuller testifies he killed conductor In aalf-Asfense. Pace a Anti-annexation sentiment heard at Oregon City meeting. Page 4. Fur.d for victims of Los Angeles Times out rag reaches 30,"uu. -age a. Conamerclal and Marine. Export buying In Northwestern wheat mar kets. Pace 17. Chicago wheat prices affected by Argentine newa Page 17. rrm- aalllne checks advances In stocks. Page 17. Industrial outlook is cood. Page 17. Firm Di-ices at local stockyards. Pace IT. Passenger rates by boat to San Pedro are cut- page 10. Portland and Tteuttx. vnman nrohtbltlonlsfs census of "blind nla-s" proves erroneous. Page 12. Girl stenographers make grave charges asainst alleged business man. Page 3. Children's day at Horse sbow will be fea ture. Page 10. Residents near City Park want noisy animals in nark removed, page v. Guard at sanitarium, facing arrest on charge ot cruelty, tieea. Page 10. .ii., .A in refusal to allow Receiver Howard, of Deschutes Irrigation Power Co. to Intervene a foreclosure. Page 1ft. Council street committee approve Nelson type of streetcar fender. Page 5. Portland bank clearings show 13.1 per cent - gala over corresponding week ysar ago. Pag 1. Labor Council opposes proposed change In paying for water mains. Page e. Man who sends for stenographers Is under arrest. Page 2. Kahn will make bequests to charity. Page . AVIATOR FALLS TO DEATH Body Reaches Ground Before Ma chine Wife Sees Accident. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct 7. Captain Maclevlch, the Russian military aviator, was killed today in a fall from a Vol son biplane. The accident occurred during an altitude competition, which was won by Captain Maclevlch, who reached a height of 3933 feet Maclevlch had risen to that height, when he decided to descend. At a height of 1640 "feet his machine upset and the aviator was thrown out. He came down like a plummet, reaching the ground before the biplane. Every bone In his body was broken except an arm. The fall of the aviator caused a panic among the spectators. Macie vlch's wife became delirious and it is feared she will be permanently insane. It is the belief of physicians that he died of heart failure before reaching the ground. IT'S "SCHOOL DAYS" FOB THE CONSCIENTIOUS VOTER. OCTOBER 8, 1910. T ACTS AS IF London Writer Tells of Revolution. BATTLESHIP SHELLS WILDLY Many Royal Troops Display Lack of Courage. WHOLE REGIMENTS GIVE IN One Captain Sits on Curb and Sobs When Men Refuse to Make Re Eistance Against Rebels Mu nicipal Cavalry Is Brave. LONDON. Oct. 8. Wild and furious eannonadlna- at random by the repub lie fiacrahln Dom Carlos, the crew of which acted as though erased, marked the close of the revolutionary battle at Lisbon, according to a graphic story from the correspondent of the Dally Chronicle.' In his story of the progress of the revolution, he says: "I now come to the final phase of the struggle, which culminated in the collapse of the monarchy. "In a sense it was due to treachery within and treason without. The mutiny on the Dom Carlos was a dis astrous blow to the hopes of the Roy alists. When at sunrise today, the Re publican flagship, which, she has now become, raised the Republican flag, everyone believed that monarchlsm in Portugal was as good as dead: "Long before daylight the com mander of the Dom Carlos had sig nalled his friends on shore of the tri umph of the mutiny by firing two rounds of blank cartridges and hoist ing red and green lights on the fore mast. The entire serviceable fleet in the Tagus was now In the procession of the insurgents and a Republic had been won by a revolting navy. Crazy as Russians on Doggerbank. The crew of the Dom Carlos at the hour of victory became delirious with enthusiasm or liquor or a combination of both. They behaved like demented beings, and. in a way. were near to emulating the deeds Of the Russian Baltic squadron when It met the Hull fishing fleet. At 1 o'clock Wednesday, a furious cannonading broke out aboard the Dom Carlos. The ship's searchlights swept the whole extent of the bay and the foreshore on both sides of the Tagus. The night was plowed with shells, discharged at a phantom enemy. It was beautiful as a pyrotech nic display, but one only can marvel how the freniled crew managed to avoid signing half the neutral ships In the bay. "Toward the latter part of the night, the Don Carlos devoted her searchlight efforts mainly to the shore at Cocohos and the Brazilian warship Sao Paulo. She Tan her powerful searchlight over the Brazilian cruiser every two or three minutes and then the circuits of its search narrowed. The lights were de pressed, sweeping in lessening circles until they pointed at a radius of scarce ly more than 200 yards. Wherever the (Concluded on Page 20 NAVY IUIAD NORTHWEST CITIES LED BY PORTLAND BAXK CLEARINGS FOR WEEK ARE $10,735,000. Increase of 13.1 Per Cent Shown Over Corresponding Week Year Ago Seattle Gains Slightly. Portland's bank clearings for the week ending Thursday were 210,736,000, an increase of 13.1 per cent over the total for the corresponding week last year. The showing, as has been the case for many weeks past, was the best of any of the Northwestern cities. Se attle barely held her own as compared with last year, reporting a gain of but .8 per cent. Tacoma fell back with a decrease of 4.4 per cent, while Spokane shows a gain of 3.8 per cent. The best record this week of any of the large cities, according to Brad- street's compilation, is made by San Francisco, the clearings of that city increasing 21.2 per cent over last year. St. Paul shows a gain of 20.4 and De troit 19.8 per cent. The majority of cities report decreases. . New York heads the list in this respect, with shrinkage of 23.7. The almost stag nant condition of the financial specu lative markets explains the poor show' lng of the metropolis. The total clearings" of the United States clearing-house cities In the past week were $3,238,788,000, as against 12, 685,324.000 last week and $3,875. 236,000 In the corresponding week i year ago. The rocord of business failures in the past week, as collected by Brad street's. Is favorable, showing a total of 192 as compared with 211 last week, 203 in the corresponding week last year and 2E6 In 1908. For the like weeks In 1907 and 1906 the failures numbered the same as this week. LEPER'S FAMILY SHUNNED Californlan Veteran's Malady Con tracted In Philippine Service. STOCKTON. Cal., Oct. 7. Dr. R B. Knight, health officer, received official notification from Dr. Martin Regens- berger, president of the State Board of Health, today that E. D. Flckert, of this city, now confined In the Veterans' Home In Yountsville, has been pro nounced a leper. It is thought Flckert contracted the disease in the Philippines in the Span ish-American war. Mrs. Flckert and three children, who reside here, show no symptoms of the disease, and assert that they have been ostracised since 1 became known that the husband and father is a leper. The family Is desti tute. DITTY SURPRISES TEACHER Asked tor Song, Primary Boy War bles "Bowerman" Tune. SALEM, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.) The spread of the Bowerman fever surprised teacher of one of the primary grades in the Garfield School here this morning when she was quizzing her class of In fants as to whether they were familiar with music. She Inquired if any in the class was acquainted with some little song that he could sing for the benefit of his classmates. A boy, who waa enjoying his first week in school, assured the teacher that he could satisfy and when he arose from his seat he started singing "B-o-w-e-r-m-a-n spells Bowerman.' to the tune of Harri gan, as it had become famous as a cam paign ditty. MINE CAMP FIRE-SWEPT Power House and Tipple at Delegua, Colo., Are Destroyed. TRINIDAD, Colo., Oct. 7. Delegua, one of the largest of the Victor American Fuel Company's camps in Las Animas County, was swept by Are early today, entailing a loss of more than 3300,000. The fire will tie up operations In the camp for several months. No lives were lost. Practically all of the mine build ings. Including the powerhouse and mine tipple, were destroyed. $300,000 Sugar Plant Burns. FRANKLIN. La.. Oct.. 7. Fire today de stroyed the plant here. Adelaide Sugar Company's The loss Is estimated at 3300,000. T DUNIWAY NOW CHAMPION Portland Billiardist Wins in Tacoina, 1000 to 958. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 7. W. C. Duni wav. of Portland, tonight won the amateur 14.2-inch billiard championship of the Northwest from W. G. Johnson, of Tacoma, by a score" of 1000 to 958. The match was one of the closest ever played for the title. Johnson played the more spectacular game, but Dunlway was the steadier. Johnson es tablished a new high run record with 73. COTTON PRICES ADVANCE New High Records Made on Encour aging Reports From Britain. NEW YORK. Oct. 7. There was an active demand in the cotton market to day, with prices making new high rec ords for the season on the strong show ing of the English market following the settlement of the Lancashire labor troubles and reports that many South ern planters were holding cotton for 15 cents. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BRDWNETHR0W5 LIGHTQNGQIVIB1NE Reasons of Bipartisan Alliance Shown. DENEEN FAILS TO PLEASE Democrats Dislike. Governor, Asserts Witness. POWER IS DESIRED SHORN Democrats Declared to Like Atti tude of Lorlmer on Illinois Elec tion Investigation, Commit tee Xears End of Work. CHICAGO, Oct. 7. Testimony of Lee O'Neill Browne before the Lorlmer in vestigating committee today developed a number of interesting sidelights on the political situation In Illinois and the motives underlying the bipartisan com bination that elected William Lorlmer to the United States Senate. The hearing appears to be nearing an end, and Browne concluded his testimony before the committee this afternoon. Senator Frazier led in the cross-examination of Browne In the afternoon. When the Senator alluded to the fact that Browne had not testified at either of his trials, the witness said he had not done so on the unanimous advice of his four attorneys. He said his counsel assured him that if he told hjs story In court, he would be indicted for perjury no matter what he said whether he spoke the truth or not. , So Money Received, He Says. "Did you receive any money or any thing of value for your vote for Senator Lorlmer, or for your Influence toward in ducing Democrats to vote for him?" was the first question. "No, sir," was Browne's reply. "Dir you receive any money for cam paign purposes because of your votes or acts?" . "No, not a penny." "Was any money contributed to your defense In the two trials as a result of that vote, or your activity In the election of Senator Lorimer?" Not a cent as the result of anything. Did anyone at all contribute money to your defense?" "Yes. my friends came to my rescue. otherwise I could not have had a defense, for the expenses were very heavy." When Shurtleff suggested an agree ment on Democratic votes, did you ad vise with persons oatslde the Legisla ture?" Governor Was Disliked. Yes. I talked to my partner in Ottawa and to a few others," said Browne, and added that he had not discussed it wnn Chicago politicians. He said that the Democrats did not like Governor Deneen and were influenced In some degree in voting for Lorimer by the hope that they would thus shear the Governor of some of his power. Browne said that Senator Lorimer had endeared himself to many Demo crats and Republicans by his attitude on the Illinois election. "He was father, mother and nurse to the project," said the witness. Attorneys asked if Governor Deneen could have been elected Senator, and Browne answered: "I am inclined to think he could have been elected to get him out of the way.'" 1 ',.,.. "Would you have voted for nlmr "I could not have voted for him, but I woulfl not have opposed other Demo crats voting for him." Simmons Is Last Witness. The last witness this afternoon waa Charles H. Simmons, an engineer and contractor, who testified that he saw Lee O'Neill Browne give Representa tive C. A. White about $25 in tha Briggs -House, Chicago, June 17, 1909, after White had asked Browne for a loan. On cross examination. Attorney Aus trian brought out that Simmons did not know either Browne or White at the time of the alleged loan, and did not tell ot the occurrence until tne nt Spring. A subpena was issued today for Speaker Edward D. Shurtleff. who pre sided over the session of the Legisla ture, which elected Mr. Lorlmer and who, according to Browne, first for mally approached him with reference to securing Democratic votes for Lorl mer. Mr. Shurtleff is expected to tes tify tomorrow, as Is State Senator D. W. Holstlaw, who will be recalled to rebut the testimony of State Senator John Broderick. Holstlaw confessed that Brodericlc gave him 32500 for his Lorimer vots and on this charge Broderick is under Indictment at Springfield. Broderick denied the charge while a witness be fore the Senatorial committee. The testimony of Shurtleff and Holstlaw will practically conclude the hearing here. Every effort was made today to dis cover the whereabouts of Representa tive Robert E. Wilson, allegod distrib utor of the St. Louis "Jackpot" but without success. He is said to be in poor health, and the best information obtained by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the committee is that he is In the West on real estate business. His father will be questioned tomorrow- 3 Q3 108