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HMiTI AM), OHE TOD NOVEMBER 18, 1910 PKICE I'lVE CEXTS.
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FLIGHT
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COSTS
S LIFE
Aviator Johnstone Is
Hurled to Death
BRIM MID-AIR BATTLE LOST
Denver Meet Scene of Horri
fying Spectacle.
HUMAN VULTURES PREY
lenoat Ion-Mad Men nd Women
Swarm Chrer wwkajte and Dead,
Fighting for Soueulr--Fran-tlo
Crowd Steals and Flee.
DENVER. Nor. 1" With on wing-tip
ef hla machine crumpleJ like a piece of
paper, Ralph Jnhnstor.e. tha brilliant
your avlntnr. holder of th worfda alti
tude record, today dropped Use a plum
met from a height of 5 feet Into tha
lnclosure at Overland Park aviation field,
and w lnantly killed.
When the spectators crowded about the
reinsure, iwarhed hlrn h! body lmr
beneath th ensin of the biplane with
(he Mt planea that had failed him In
hit time of need wrapped about It Ilk
l ahrnud. Nearly every bona In hla body
aa broken.
He had gambled with dath once too
fu-n. but he played the name to the
md. fighting roolly and grlmty to the
Iat second to regain control of hla
arisen machine. Kr eh from hla trlumphe
It B-lmont Park, where ha had broken
world' record for altitude with a
light of 1714 feet. Johntone trtrd to fire
if spectator an extra thrill with hla
siost daring; feat, the spiral glide which
had mad the Wright avlatorw famoua.
Thrill Cota Life.
The spectators got their thrill bat K
rv.t Johns-ore Ma life.
The fatal flight wu tha aeeond John
itor.a had mada thli afternoon. In the
first flight when be waa In tha air with
Jtoxsey and Brooklns ba had gone
through bla usual programme of dlpa and
glides with hla machine apparently under
Vrfeet control.
Then Johnstone roae again and after a
few elrcnlta of th eourae to rain height,
beaded toward tha foothills. Btlll ascend
ing ba awept bark Into a bis circle, and
aa ha reached the north and of tha en
cloaure he alerted hla aplral gild. Ha
ni then at an altitude of about SOO feet.
With his planea tilted at an ancle of
almost W degreea he awooped down In a
narrow circle, tha aeroplane aeemlng to
(urn aim oat In lta own length.
Aa ba started the, aecond circle tha
middle apur which bracee the left aide of
the lower plane Kara way and the wine
:lna of both upper and lower planea
folded up aa though they had been
hinged. For a aecond. Johnrtone at
tempted to right the plane by warping
the other wing tip.
Spectators Foresee Smash.
Then the herrlrW apectatora eaw tha
plane ewerra like a wounded bird and
plunge atralght toward the earth.
Johnstone thrown fmm hla aeat
aa the noaa of tha plane enrung down
ward. He caught on one aide of the
wire stays between the plane
and grasped one of the wooden
brace of the upper plana with
both hand Then working with hands
and feet he fought by main strength to
warp the planes so that tbelr surfaces
m'ght catch the air and check his de
arer, t. For a second It seemed to the
white-faced spectators aimoat under htm
that he might succsed. for the football
helmet he wore blew off and fell much
more rapidly than the plane.
The hops was only momentary, how
ever, for wten only about 300 feet from
the' ground the machine turned com
pletely over and the spectators fled wild
ly aa the broken plane with tha tenae
faoed boy atlll fighting grimly in Its
mesh of wire and stays plunged among
them with a thud and crash that could
be heard over the big field.
Scarcely bad be hit tha ground when
enaatlon-mad men and wumen swarmed
ever th wreckaae fighting with one
another for souvenirs of the terrible ac
cident. One of the broken stays had
truat Its Jagged end almost through
Jot.cslone'e hoc). IXore doctor or
police could reach the acene on man
bad torn this splinter from the crushed
and mangled body and ran gleefulty
awav. carrying Ids horrid trophy with
the aviator s blood ail. I dripping from Its
end.
Frantic Crowd lights.
Frantic, the crowd tore away the can
vass from orer his body end fought
for tha rery gloves that had protected
Johnstone's hands from cold.
Th machine fell on tha far side of tha
field from the grsndand ar.d ther were
but a few hundred near the spot, but
physicians and police wer rushed rrma
as soon as pnaalble. Fhyslclsns declared ,
death must have been lnexantaneoua. as
Johnstone's back, neck and both legs J
were broken, the bnnes of bis thighs'
being forced through the flesh and
lesther garments h svor.
Arch lloxsey. who" In a previous flight
today had reached an altitude of X00 feet,
had risen JueX before Johnstone began
hla fatal glide and waa In the air when
th accident took place. A he swung
aronnd the other end of the course ha
Cofiduda aa Pass X
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CLOTH SMUGGLING
BEATS SUGAR FRAUD
FALSE INVOICES ROB NATION
OP IMMENSE SI M.
Federal Attorney nt ' York At
liu'lir Big Firm to Kecover
$200,000 lamage.
NEW YORK. Nor. 17. United States
District Attorney Wise Is seemingly de
termined to recover for the Govern
ment all of the money of which It Is
Bald to have been defrauded during the
last five years - by means of alleged
false Invoices for Importations made by
Joseph Brooke A Co., manufacturers
of woolens, worsteds and linings, of
Bradford. Kngland. and this city.
Assistant District Attorney Whitney,
who has. direct charge of the case, said
today: - -
This Is the biggest rase of its kind
the Government has ever had. The
frauds Involve several woolen manu
facturing concerns In England.
"The total amount of the duties
which the Government has lost through
the Importation frauds Is much .sweater
than In the sugar un.lerwelghlng
cases." ...
After tha filing of preliminary pa
pers In a suit to recover ?00.000 dam
ages because of the alleged undervalu
ation frauds. Assistant District -Attorney
Whitney obtained a writ of attach
ment upon which Marshal Hlnkel seised
the entire stock of Brooke A Co.
Mr. Wbltney . today . obtained from
Judge Hazel 2 additional writs of at
tachment, which have been served on
certain banks and firms to prevent the
collection of sums on deposit and ac
counts receivable. . .
TRAVELING SOLE EXPENSE
Candidate) Saja "Too Poor to Bny
Cigars, Drinks, Candy or Gum."
DENVER, Nov. 17. "My traveling
expenses wsra my board and lodging.
Gave no cigars, drinks, candy or chew
ing rum. Waa too poor to do more."
declared John B. Stephen, defeated Re
publican candidate for Governor, who
today filed his campaign expense ac
count with the Secretary of State
Stephen apent Ills, divided aa fol
lows: To' the Kepubllcan state committee
f 1150, for traveling expenses I14.
HILL YIELDS 13 POUNDS
Washington Man Show ie Potato
From Single Piece) or Seed. -
VANCOUVER, "wish.. Nor. 17.
(.Special.) Thirteen pounds In IX po
tatoes, all grown In one bill from one
seed piece, la tba record of C O. Shaw,
of Fruit Valley.
Tha potatoes were planted In tha hlU
July II and dug November 14. four
months later. They were not Irrigated:
HOLDER OF WORLD'S ALTITUDE RECORD. WHO WAS KILLED BY
FALL OF AEROPLANE.
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ABOVE. KAtTU JOHNSTON B Uavi.UW, JUllNSlW.Mfi A.D Ul UirLANE.
EARLY ACTION ON
TARIFF POSSIBLE
Democrats May Try for
Extra Session.
FILIBUSTER PART OF FLAN
Spiking of Appropriation Bills
Would Force Issue.
PARTY, HOWEVER, DIVIDED
(; rate Doubt Exist Whether lac
Hons Can Agree on Policy. hut
Taft's Single SelM'dnle Idea
May Be Adopted.
BT HARRT J BROWN.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ingtonNor. IT. The report cornea from
Democratic sources that a filibuster
may be Inaugurated during the approaching-
short session of Congress to
prevent the passage of the regular ap
propriation bills, thus forcing the call
ing of an extra session of the new
Congress next Spring. Tha object of
such a move. It is said. Is to give the
Democratlo House of Representatives
an early chance to paaa a tariff bill,
thua putting the tariff .question square
ly up to the Senate, In the hope that
the Democratic minority of that body,
aided by the rotea of six of more In
surgent Republicans, can modify great
ly the Payne-Aldrlch law and send
their substitute to the White House for
approval or veto by President Taft.
Democrats Split on Tariff.
No such plan as this Is likely to be
undertaken unless the Democratic lead
r. after full and careful consideration
of the 'situation, feel convinced that
ther can accomplish something, .in tne
rirmt ni&na. It will be necessary to find
out Juat what tba Democrats In Con
gress are willing to do In tna way or
..4rf ..iHiinn. It waa disclosed at the
special session mora' fharr a -yeaT o"
that the Demoorats are as aiviaea on
tariff u the ReDubllcsna. Hare
they come together alnca the election?
Has Champ Clark, tha prospective Dem
ocratic speaker, abandoned hla Idea that
the Payne-Aldrlch law should be sap
planted by a tariff for revenue only
act? He said so once on the floor of
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INDEX OF TODAITS NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERPAT'S Maximum temperature. 4T
flVicreoa; mlntmuma 41 depreea.
TOliAY'd Rain; aoutheaat wlnda.
ForelSTi.
Brltlnh Tories prefer reform of lxrds to loaa
of veto power. Pais 16.
Miracle alone now all that will aave dying
Count Toletol. Page 1.
NatlooaL
Demnrrsts may fillbunter to compel extra
aeanlon and tariff action, rage 1.
Vancouver troops ordered to Philippines In
April. Pare 9.
Cl'Xh-nmusslIng at New York aatd to rob
Uoverniu'-nt of larger auro tlian augar
fraud. Paga 1
Government loses $30,000,000 suit agalnut
Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Page 2.
Prerldent Taft aalla from Colon, pralelng
Canal's progress; American employes
strike. Page 4.
Sixty armed Mexicans march on Texas town.
Page 4.
Parlflc Congrena asks for fleet to defend
Coaat. 1'age l.
Politics.
Governor-elect West's plurality la; about
U8. Paga 16. '
In coming Lerlnlature S3 of 80 members
will be Republicans. Page S.
IMtmeetlc.
Bovton society belle Is now devout nun.
Page I.
ThrlllliiR flight at Denver aviation meet
cosla life of young blrdman. Ralph John-
ttinr. Page 1.
Labor unlone will llww hand in Ixs An-
g-c fight. Tags 0.
Electrical Workers' controversy before St.
Uiiii labor convention to be threshed
out. Page 2.
Sport a.
Multnomah football team expects victory
over Oregon despite defeat by Willamette,
Page s. ,
Commercial and Marine.
Flurry In local wheat marke. la over, page 1
Wheat prices advanced at Chicago by manip
ulation. Page 2a
No apeculatlve demand for stocks. Page 21.
Hog prlrea steady st Portland yards.
Page 21.
Wheat rates for veaaela to San Francisco
weaken. Page 20.
pacific Northwest.
Prosecution of Curtis Helvey indicates Smith
waa killed from ambuah. Page 7-
Sadden sale of 000 cars of wheat St Walla
Walla makes farmera Jubilant. Page I.
Hood River man's exhibit wlna grand sweep
stakes at National Apple Show. Page 0.
rertland and Vicinity.
Portland civic bodies decide to make no pro
teat against official canaua. Page 14.
Jury In damare ult eigne verdlcta for both
plaintiff and defendant. Paga 12.
Poll deny third degree" waa adminis
tered to counterfeiter. Page 14.
Harvey Lambert wcepa when counsel tells
story of wrongs, page 12.
Klaw aenda aarcastlc telegram about Helllg
view of theater quarrel. Page 16.
Ko apeclal council meeting will be held to
day to Set on O .R. ft N. street vaca
tion. Page 15-
Elka vote 2."..00 fund for grand lodge
1012 eonventljn. Page 5.
Patrolmen Croxford and Stahl honored for
bravery. Page 11
SEAMEN TO BE PROTECTED
Hevenue-Cotters to Patrol Atlantic
Through Winter Season.
WASHINGTON. Nor. 'IT. The Win
ter's toll of shipwreck and death along
the Atlantic Coast probably will ba
lessened thla year becauae of an order
President Taft baa given for the pro
tection of seafaring men.
On December 1. 10 of the revenue
cutters on the Atlantic aide will go to
sea from their home stations to a
general patrol, which will not end until
April 1. 1911. The WoodDury. ure
ahnm Acnxhnet. Mohawk. Onondaga.
Apache, Pamllcd, Bemllo and Yama-
craw have been chosen for the work.
With the exception of brief visits to
nnrta for auDDlles they will be continu
ally at sea. patrolling the coast from
Eastport, Me., to Cape Canaveral, r la.
Ijint vear the revenue cutters
brought relief to 160 vessels and saved
manv lives. The cargoes of saved ships
alone were valued at more than 110.-
iOO.000.
WOMAN, 92, SWEET SINGER
"Aunt Polly" Smith Delights Guests
at Birthday Celebration.
DAYTON. Wash.. Nov. 17. (Special.)
Despite her 92 years, the completion of
whli-h she celebrated on Wednesday
night, "Aunt Polly" Smith, pioneer of
the Pacific Northwest, showed that she
still possessed, in a remarkable degree,
her old-time charm as a vocalist. Before
a company 'of guests she sang In a voice
which was at once 'clear, strong and
vibrant. "Silver Threads Among the
Gold." In. her younger days "Aunt
Polly" waa a singer of more than usual
talent.
Mrs. Smith is the oldest woman living
In this part of the state. She lives
alone, docs her own housework and en
Joya life to the' fullest measure.
RANCHER KILLED BY KICK
Wealthy Wheatgrower Found Dead
In Stable Near Horses.
PENDLETON, Or., Nov. 17. (Special.)
John Tlmniernian. one of the wealthiest
whestcrrvTvers In I'mstllla County. waa
kicked to death by one of his horses to
day. His body was found lying behind
Ihe heMs of the horseg In the stable at
hie farm home, a mile east of Helix.
He had apparently been Itlcked more
than once, for his skull waa fractured
and the lmrrint of a hoof on hla abdo
men showed he had also been struck
there. Either blow might have caused
death.
Tin-merman wet 46 years old and losves
a wife and e"verl children.
TAXI DRIVERS HURL ACID
Policeman Stands Off Strikers Dc
eplte nnrns Draws Revolver.
NEW YORK. Nov. 17. A mob In
sympathy with' the taxlcah chauffeurs
who went out with the express drivers
and helpers and then formulated de
mands of their own which the major
companies have not yet granted, at
tacked a strikebreaker this evening and
threw a hottle half filled wltli -arbollc
acid at the policeman who was trying
to take him home. The acid burned
the officers font and one arm but in
stuck to bis charge until brother offi
cers came to his aid.
PACIFIC
CONGRESS
ASKS FDR FLEET
Country Declared Un
prepared for War.
COAST'S ODITiCN HELPLESS
General Morton Asks Mobile
, Army for City Defense: .
GILLETT SPEAKS OF FAIR
Plea Jfndo ' for Greater Sferchant
Marine That Panama Canal Sray
Be Used hy American .Vessels.
Japanese Compet It lon Cited.'
SAN FRANCTSCO, Nov. 17: The de
fenseless condition of the Pacific Coast
and the unpreparedness of this country,
as a whole, for war was tha most Im
portant feature of the addresses made
today at the opening of the Pacific
Congress.
The roll call of delegates shewed
representatives from Washington, Ore
gon. Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arliona. New
Mexico and California.
After an automobile rfde through the
city and to surrounding points, during
which an inspection . was made of the
sites offered for the Panama Pacific
International Exposition In 1915, tha
delegates assembled In the convention
hall and were formally welcomed to
the city by Mayor P. It McCarthy.
Governor Gillett then outlined the
purposes of the conference, saying that,
besides giving Impetus to a movement
for the establishment of a fleet In Pa
cific waters and the creation of a closer
commercial communication with the
Far East by providing American ships
to handle the American cargoes, the
congress could, at this session, ' more
fully discuss the prospects and plans
for the holding of the world's fair here
In 1916 and effect a permanent organi
sation that would forever prove bene
ficial to the states on this side of the
continent. v
.The most Important speaker of the
day was Brigadier-General Charles F.
Morton, U. S. A., retired, of Seattle,
representative of Senator Piles. He
made a plea for the establishment of
a fleet for the sole protection of this
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ABOVE, EX-SENATOR C W. FriTOS AND HARRY LADD CORBETT BE
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SOCIETY BELLE IS
NOW DEVOUT NUN
MISS HENRIETTA DCSTIX, OP
BOSTON, TAKES VOWS.
As Sister Theresa, She Takes Place
In Carmelite Order nt What Was
Once R. L. Slevens-on's Home.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 17. (Special.)
When the brown-robed Carmelites tiled
Into the chapel this morning at their
home on Hyde and Lombard streets, a
new nun, who, until 24 hours ago was
known to the world as Miss Henrietta
Dustin, took her place with them with
as much simplicity and usualness as If It
were not only six months since she re
nounced the life of a society belle of Bos
ton to' enter the' strictest of religious or
ders., Her reception ihto the Carmelite
community ' took place with elaborate
ceremony. Bishop D. J. O'Connell offi
ciating. . She has taken the name of
Sister Theresa.
At her first entrance into the chapel
Miss Dustin was gowned In white satin,
with a long tulle veil and wreath of
orange blossoms in her hair. Her sister.
Miss Mildred Dustin, who attended her,
was. also In white. On her second ap
pearance In the chapel, when she re
ceived the name of Sister Theresa, she
was in the usual . Carmelite habit.
Miss Dustin Is the first girl who has
entered the Carmelite convent since the
establishment of the order In the houne
that was formerly the Robert Louis
Stevenson home.
. The p lcturesque place on Hyde and
Lombard streets was bought for the or
der by Francis J. Sullivan about the
time his second daughter. Miss Ada Sul
livan, entered the religious life.
TIDE FLOODS BASEMENTS
Sea Rises to Ten-Foot Stage, High
est of Season, at Astoria.
ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 17. (Special.)
The highest tide of the .season, thus
far, took place this afternoon, when a
10-foot stage was reached, but aside
from the flooding of a few basements
no damage has been reported.
Another similar tide will occur to
morrow afternoon, but no trouble Is
anticipated unless a gale should come
up.
"SALOON" ISJNOW "CAFE"
Jersey City Idqnormen Also Substi
tute "Server" for 'Bartender."
NEW YORK. Nov. 17. "Saloon" has
gone out of existence In Jersey City. ,
By edict of the Hudson County
Liquor Dealers' Association it became
known today the word "cafe" Is here
after to be substituted.
Further, it is said, the term "bar
tender" has been done away with, now
being known officially as "server."
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MIRACLE ONLYCAN
SAVETDLSTOI
Heart Responds Feebly
to Restoratives.
LIFE IS HANGING IN BALANCE
Aged Russian Is Delirious
During Long Day.
CHURCH RUSHES TO RESCUE
Greek Synod Hurries Bishop Cyril
to Dying Man to Gather Hlru Into
1 Fold Countess Cannot See
Aged Husband Xow.
ASTAPOVA. Russia, Nov. 17. Althdugh
hope has nof yet been given tip. the at
tendants of Connt Tolstoi recogniia his
life Is In the balance and that, although
the strong constitution of the great Rus
sian has, carried him through other
grave struggles against disease, his sys
tem has become so weakened and his
heart has responded so feebly to restor
atives, that it will be almost a miracle
if he recovers.
In the early stages of the inflamma
tion of the lung, from which he is suf
fering. It was the temperature that gave
cause for anxiety; now it is the heart.
Patient Often Delirious.
The patient's temperature was not par
ticularly high today, but the heart action
was extremely bad. Tolstoi alternated
part of the time between unconscious
ness and delirium.
Early tonight it was announced the In
flammation had been confined to a com
paratively small section of the lung
and that expectoration was free.
The heart, however, caused constant
anxiety.' Strophantus, a powerful
stimulant, . was administered. Oxygen
was cot resorted to at any time.
The physicians have issued frequent
bulletins. In which they refer to the
persistent temperature. A clyster was
administered as a means of relieving
this, and as an Immediate result the
patient's temperature fell from 101.6
to 100, less, however, than was ex
pected. ,
Critical Night Foreseen.
Temporarily there was easier breath
ing and the pulse dropped slightly.
The patient faces a critical night.
An exhortatory telegram addressed
to Tolstoi by Antonlus, metropolitan
of St. Petersburg, presiding over the
synod, and the departure of Bishop
Cyril for Astapova marks the extreme
solicitude of the church to gather Tol
stoi Into Its folds.
The text of the telegram from An
tonis is as follows:
"Since the first moment of your rup
ture with the church I Incessantly
prayed, and pray now, that God may re
store you to the Judgment scat. I Im
plore you in your sickness now to rec
oncile yourself with the Church and
the orthodox Russian people. May God
bless you."
Count Tchertkoff and the other at
tendants decided that it wag unthink
able to submit the telegram to Tolstoi
in his present condition.
At the time of the writer's serious
Illness at Crimea in 1900 a similar ex
hortation was sent to him and secret
orders were dispatched to Crimea to
allow only the representatives of tho
church entrance to the bedchamber
during his dying minutes, as the synod
had determined in any case to bury
him.
'Answer Is Typical.
On that occasion, when he regained
consciousness, Tolstoi directed this an
swer to the clericals:
"Even in the face of death, twice
two makes four."
Counteas Tolstoi has not been admitted
to the sick chamber, and even the fact
of her arrival has been concealed from
Tolstoi, lest knowledge of her coming
should excite him.
The Count was not pleased when the
presence of his son Serglus wag made
known to him. When SergliK entered the
room and was recognized by his father,
Tolstoi was plainly angry, and showed
his annoyance by asking:
"Why did you come? How did you
know that I was here?"
Tho younger Tolstoi pretended he had
learned of his father's whereabouts from
railroad conductors!, but the Count waa
not satisfied with this explanation.
At the same time Tolstoi was delighted
at the arrival of his friend. Count Vladi
mir Tchertkoff. The latter remains con
stantly at the bedside with the physicians
and Tolstoi's daughter, Alexandra.
Ill as he Is. his physicians have hum
ored him by allowing him to read news
papers and look over his latest and
favorite book, Hadji Murat.
He had been permitted even to dictate
to Alexandra a part of a new article. A
crowd of presm correspondents occupy
the platform of the railway station at
Astapova.
Maxim Gorki Hears News, Faint
NAPLES, Nov. 17. Reports from Capri
say that when Maxim Gorki heard of the
nimnreri death of Tolstoi, he fainted. It
was considerable time before he was re-1
vived, and hl condition Is considered
wrinun He explained his emotion by
saying the death of Tolstoi to Russian! I
could only be compared to the death 01
Dante to Italians,
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