mOKTmVG OKEGOXIAX. SATURDAY, JULY 15 1911.
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Ontario Town of 900 Is Re
ported to Be Surrounded
by Flames.
DEATH LIST EXCEEDS 100
Accurate EMlmatrs of Fatalities In
Porcupine Disaster Are Not Yet
Obtainable Beeante of
ClOFxed Wires.
TORONTO. Ont.. July 14. Nothing
Ilka an accural estimate of the death
by flres la yt possible, but already
the Hit of dead exceeds 100. Two nan-.ea
were added this mornlca-. when Mrs.
Meek, mother of the Dome mine man
aver, and John Blcelow. an employe,
died at New Uakeard.
Forty bodies. It la said. hare, been re
moved from Porcupine Lake.
The ITocupIne relief committee Is
sending; searching" parties through the
burned area, many men belna- reported
missing. Telegraph wires from the far
north are clogged with matter filed for
transmission which Is expected to
throw light on the number of victims.
A dispatch from llallrybury says that
Xatthewson. a town of 900, Is encir
cled by fire.
At Earlton. 190 miles north of North
Bay. several houses hare been burned.
Fires are raging on the Quebec side
of Lake Temlskaming and many set
tlers around Sudbury have been burned
and have had to flee for their lives.
Kelief trains with provisions, tents
and blankets, are being rushed to the
affected district over the Government
railroad and the food supply at Por
cuplne Is now adequate.
Frank Cochrane, a member of the
Ontario government, whose department
ef lands and mines Is particularly re
sponsible for the settlements of North
Ontario, said today:
"While we do not wish to minimize
this terrible tragedy, there la every
Justification for feeling that news
paper reports have been exaggerated.
CITY HOME RULE IS AIM
rnokane Commissioner Believes
Slate Laws Too Stringent.
SPOKANE. Wash- July 14. Spe-
clal.) A convention of officials of
titles of toe first class In Washing
ton. lo h held In Spokane, to frame
measures 'or passage by the Legis
lature which will lead to "Home Rule
for cities. Is a project of the City
Commissioner of Spokane.
According to Commissioner Coats, an
effort will be made to hold the con
ventlon early next year In time to have
Legislative delegates from all the
cities pledged to back the measures
which may be decided upon by the
city officials.
"Among the things now prohibited
by state law o rthe state constitution,
which we want, power to decide for
ourselves are regulation .of the social
evil and a constitutional amendment to
permit cities to place their credit be
hind special Improvement bonds," said
Commissioner Coates today. "The
state law prohibits restricted districts,
whereas such districts In some cities
my be the only solution of the
problem. Cities should decide that for
themselves."
MAN FREED. SEIZED AGAIN
rortland Iolk-e Arrct Fugitive
Twice to Acommodate Taeoma.
"Anything to oblige." faid Detective
Craildovk and Patrolman Royle mben
they arrested one man twice within an
hii:r at the request of the Tacoma
piice.
Antonio Lnpos a arrested by Royle
at o'clock yesterday morning on
telegraphic request from Tacoma. where
he was wanted for larceny. As soon as
the prisoner came In. the Tacoma police
were ntirled ar.d they telegraphed bark
to release the man. Ipos was turned
out. tnl in 10 minutes came another
rr.eace. saying that the first waa a
mistake.
Role and Craddock hurried after their
prisoner, overtook him and arretted him
again. Lopo Is held at the jail await
ing the arrtvwl of a Tacoma policeman.
BABE LEFT IN BASKET
Tollce Search for Couple Who Aban
doned Infant on Train.
Left In a basket on an O..W. R- N.
train from rieattle. arriving In Port
land early yesterday morning, a baby
girl, three months old. was found by
Conductor Rector and waa turned over
to Matron Fields at the L'nlon Station In
this city. The child la now in the care
of the Faby Home, while a search Is
tinder way for an elderly man and
woman who are supposed to have aban
doned it at Tacoma.
Rector noticed the basket when the
train arrived at Kalama and the child
waa discovered, placed Inside comfort
ably. A woman tourist on the train
cared for It until the arrival here. A
man of SS years, wearing a chin beard
and accompanied by a woman about his
age. abandoned the child.
SUB ROSA TALKS BARRED
Chief Slover Orders Police Xot
Whisper to Magistrate.
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"Don't lean on the Judge's bench and
whisper; It annoys the court and Is un
fair to the defendant." writes Acting
Chief of Police Slover. in an order Is
sued to the department yesterday. The
subject of the communication la order
In the courtroom. Patrolmen and de
iectlves are Instructed to maintain the
decorum of the court, abstain from talk
ing among themselves and to give their
te.tl-nony In an audible tone.
There has been much criticism of the
practice of policemen making atatementa
aside to the court.
To check this practice, bv policemen
is ;; as others. Judge. Taiwtll re
cently caused a railing to be put around
Sis bench to hold at a distance those
having business with the court.
NEW TORK. July 14. John Hays
Hammond, special Ambassador to the
coronation, returned today. His secre
tary felt free to say Hammond would
aot be the next Ambassador to Germany.
AVIATOR WHO WAS FATALLY HURT YESTERDAY, HIS WIFE, AND
. BIRDMAN WHO FLEW TO WHITE HOUSE.
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AROVK MR. AMI Sin. BID MARS.
Famous Aviator Is Dashed to
Ground, Fatally Hurt.
ERIE SCENE OF ACCIDENT
Birdman Loes Control of Ills Air
ehlp and Craft Crashes to Karth.
Wire Is In Oakland, Which
Was to He Permanent Home.
ERIE. Pa.. July 14. "Bud" Mars, the
well-known aviator, was fatally In
lured here late today when he lost
control of his machine In midair and
was dash-d to the ground.
FIRST FUU MARS
MRS. MAltS IS IX OAKLAND
California City Was to Re Perma
nent Home of paring Aviator.
OAKLAND. Cal.. July 14. "Bud-
Mars is well known In Oakland, where
he Intended aoon to make his perma
nent home, according to letters re
ceived here by friends.
His wife Is now living here.
Mars' first work in the air was
begun some years ago In ballooning.
He made a number of daring ascen
sions In contrsta, here and at Los An
geles. With the advent of the aero
plane, he attached himself for a while
to Glenn II. Curt I as.
He left CuriUs to make a trip to
the Orient, accompanied by Tom Bald
win, also a birdman. Baldwin re
turned home. but Mars continued
round the world, giving flying ex
hibitions in Oriental cities. He is S3
years old.
AIRSHIP VISITS WHITE HOISE
Aviator Atwood Swoops Down on
President Taft's Lawn.
WASHINGTON. July 14. President
Taft received his first aerial visitor
shortly before 3 o'clock today. The
President stood on the rear portico of
the White House as Aviator Harry N.
At wood, of Boston, after circling the
Washington Monument, flew directly
into the White House grounds and
! landed on the grassy lawn, a short dis
tance from the portico.
Alighting from the machine. Atwood
walked to where the President stoc
and was presented by him with a gold
medal from the Aero Club of Washing
ton. Following the presentation, Atwood
re-entered his machine and. after a
beautiful start, soared away over the
White House fountain and trees to
Potomac Park, where he alighted on
the polo field.
FORGER SUSPECT SAUGHT
Boise Hotel Man Captures G. R. Sul
livan After Chase.
BOISE. Idaho. July 14. (Special.)
Following an exciting chase. In which
G. W. Lewis, proprietor of the Mitchell
Hotel. In this city, played the role of
captor. G. It- Sullivan, believed to be
a forger, who has operated extensively
In the Northwest, waa arreated and
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turned over to the officials here. Sul
livan registered at the hotel here un
der the name of G. R. Burkhart, giving
his address as Portland. He Is held
on a charge of passing a forged check
of 145.60 at the Mitchell Hotel.
Burkhart represented that he was
an agent of the Coast Construction and
Knglnenring Company, of Portland, and
that he had been sent here to make ar
rangements for the shipments of steel
by that company for the capitol build
ing under construction here. Repre
senting that he had run short of money
he presented the check, which was
cashed. It was later discovered a forg
ery. Lewis, the hotel proprietor, cap
tured Burkhart after an hour's chase
in this city. The authorities found In
the prisoner's grip a small printing de
vice and checks on numerous banks.
He Is held under S500 bonds.
'BEST-READ MAX IX LOS AX
GIXES" IS DERELICT.
Scion of Noted IlrltUh Family, Now
Reduced to Petty Crime, May
He Returned Home.
LOS ANGELK.S. July 14. (Special.)
A human derelict, battered, hopeless
and sodden, stood before Judge Well
born in the United States District
Court for Judgment today. His name
Is W. L. Cowle. The charge was that
of forging the name of Mrs. Charles
Fraser to a money order for a trifling
sum.
"He Is the beit-read man In Los An
geles." said his attorney. "Originally
he was a 'remittance man,' and he
drifted away from his people In Eng
land. Comie Is the owner of a little
tract of land In Riverside County, but
he pays no attention to It. Disreputa
ble as he appears, he Is a graduate of
Trinity College, Cambridge, and his
father was Thomas Hardwlck Cowle,
late Advocate-General of the Presidency
of Madras, India. Queen's counsel and
Jurist of the Middle Temple.
Ills brother. William Cowle, of Liver
pool, Is one of the large landowners
of England.
Cowle came her from the Northwest.
For three years he was popular In
British Columbia circles and for a
time cut a swath In society In Seattle
nd Tacoma. He fell In love - with a
girl In British Columbia, and she dis
missed him because he showed no In
clination to break the habits that had
led to his banishment from England.
The case was continued until July
24. By that time. It Is hoped, some ar
rangement may be made by which he
will be sent back to England.
BABE DESERTED ON TRAIN
Woman Passenger Cares for Little
One Found In Batket.
PAN FRANCISCO. July 14. (Special.)
When on her way from Tacoma to
San Francisco today, Mrs. J. W. Frank,
of Alameda, was attracted by a sound
that seemed to come from a large bas
ket In one of the seats of the train In
which she was traveling. She paid no
attention to it at first, thinking it
was a dog or a cat, and that the owner
had stepped into the next car for a few
moments.
When the crying continued and as
nobody seemed to know how the basket
had come to be there, Mrs. Frank
opened It. She found a t-months-old
baby girl, who had evidently been de
serted by its mother in the hope that
some person would find It and take
care of it.
Mrs. Frank brought the child to San
Francisco, where every means will be
used to find the parents.
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PORTLAND LAUDED
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Elks Do Much to Advertise
1912 Convention City of
Grand Lodge.
SOUVENIRS AT PREMIUM
Demand for Portland Literature and
Trophies Exceeds Supply Dietx
Is Honored at Grand Ball
Which Closes Meeting. i
BY K. K. KCBLI.
Exalted Kuler. Portland Lodge of Elks.
ATLANTIC CITT. N J., July 14.-
(Speclal.) Portland Lodge of Elks, In
a dignified way, has done a great deal
to advertise the City of Portland dur
ing the past week, and Joseph Dletz,
chairman of the Portland-Atlantic City
committee. Is entitled to much credit.
For four days the headquarters of
the Portland Lodge of Elks have
been thronged by thousands of Elks
and the visiting populace. The
souvenirs of Portland Lodge were at
a premium and many thousands were
disappointed, owing to the limited sup
ply. The magnificent headquarters and
the courteous treatment of the Portland
Elks have been commented upon by all.
The beautiful booklet of the Com
mercial Club was In demand, and the
1000 copies were Inadequate to satisfy
the demand. The pennants, hatbands
and buckles were equally desired.
Buckles at Premium.
' The women's buckles were at such a
premium that It was common to hear
the offer of 15 and $10 at the time of
the parade. Popular Interest centered
on the Portland Lodge In yesterday's
parade, the lodge capturing three first
prizes, having the1 largest number of
men In line, according to the miles they
had traveled to get there; the general
prize for the lodse coming the greatest
distance, and also for having the great
est number of women In line.
Portland also got third prize for the
finest floats, having two handsome con
veyances, decorated In green and roses
and the work of ah artist.
Portland Elks Cheered.
The Portland. Or., contingent was
cheered all along the route of the pa
rade. Ovation after ovation was given
them and It Is modest to say that Port
land, Or., Is placed on the map as a
greater city than the Easterner ever
knew It to be.
Tonight the festivities of the greatest
Elk's convention ever held closed with
the ball given at the Steelpler. Joseph
Dietz, the popular chairman of the
Portland-Atlantic committee, was placed
In the grand march at the head of the
division of the West, following the
grand lodge division.
The 25th annual reunion of the Grand
Lodge of Elks closed In a . blaze of
glory and members of Portland Lodge
have a right to be proud of the part
the lodge played in it.
FOREST FIRE AID SOUGHT
Oregon Wants Government to Give
$10,000 for Prevention Work.
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SALEM. Or., July 14. (Special.) Ef
forts are now being made by State
Forester Elliott to secure Government
afd financially In the fight for the pre
vention of forest fires In this state and
he hopes to secure assistance to the ex
tent of 110,000 for this year. Congress
approved the Weeks bill, which pro
vides that the Government will extend
financial aid to any state which has an
organized forestry department and
policy March 1, and Is spending a rea
sonably large appropriation.
Under the Weeks bill the Govern
ment Is to offer a like sum to that
appropriated by such states and $200,
000 was appropriated for this purpose.
With this appropriation In view the de
partment at Washington Inaugurated
the policy this year of giving a maxi
mum of $10,000 and several states have
been helped under the bill.
Forester Elliott has been conferring
with DlBtrict Forester Cecil In Port
land tir.d toda:' forwarded data to the
Secretary of Agriculture with the re
quest that Oregon be given the maxi
mum assistance as provided by the de
partment. MANY GOINGJTO POTLATCH
Seattle Dons Holiday Garb in Prep
aration for Festival.
SEATTLE. July 14. (Special.) With
streamers flying, flags raised and the
yellow and gold mingled with the red,
white and blue in all conceivable kinds
of street and building decorations,
Seattle has already taken on her gala
attire for her first Golden Potlatch,
which begins Monday and will continue
through the week, ending in a' big Elks
carnival of fun and a ball on Saturday
night.
That there will be an enormous crowd
here to enjoy the celebration was Indi
cated early this week, when seven days
before the time for the opening of the
Potlatch. demands for reservation be
gan pouring Into Seattle hotels. They
came not only from all over the North
west, but from the Middle Weet and
East.
BERRY 8 INCHES AROUND
Frnlt Grown on Half-Acre Patch Is
of Record Size.
ELGIN. Or.. July 14. (Special.)
Living up to Elgin's reputation as one
of the best strawberry growing sec
tions In the world, is a box of choice
berries exhibited by D. B. Alexander,
living a few miles north of Elgin. The
berries came from his half-acre patch
and the largest measured eight Inches
In circumference, while the smallest
of them were not lees than-six Inches.
Elgin captured the first prize for
strawberries at the Lewis and Clark
Fair In Portland, and Inasmuch as its
strawberry crop rTpens later than in
any other Northwest community, the
crop brings the best price.
ENGINEER HENNY TO GO
Reclamation Official Will Depart
Monday for Post at Cuba.
D. C. Henny. consulting engineer of
the United States Reclamation Service,
with headquarters in Portland, will
leave for New York Monday, whence
he will go to Cuba, to take his position
oil the commission recently organized
by the Cugan government to formulate
plans for an irrigation system in the
province of Plnar del Rio.
The commission consists of three en
gineers, English, Cuban and American.
Mr. Henny was appointed by the Cu
ban Secretary of Agriculture on the
recommendation of the Cuban Minister
at Washington. He was selected from
a large number of engineers stationed
in various parts of the country. Mr.
Henny. will be absent from Portland
for several months and will be ex
pected to make frequent trips to Cuba.
He will, however, retain his residence
In Portland.
Mr. Henny was born In Holland and
was educated at the government poly
technic school at Delft. He was grad
uated In 18S1 and came to America in
l!i84. He held positions In ' the East
for several years In water works con
struction. Ho also had charge of
plants In Denver and San Francisco.
He has been in the Government ser
vice for the last six years. Since 1909
he has held the position of consulting
ncr1neer for the Pacific Coast, tie is
Dresident of the Oregon Society of En
gineers and a member of the American
Society of Engineers.
AUTO WKETyOUTH
DRIVER OF HEAVY TRUCK
SOUGHT BY COROXER.
Men Working With Andrew Splids
boel Disagree as to Cause of
Fatal Accident.
Knocked down and run over by a
rapidly moving auto truck at Twen
tieth and Division streets yesterday
afternoon, Andrew Splldsboel, age 20,
of 494 Twenty-fourth street North, died
within 20 minutes at the Good Samari
tan Hospital, where he was hurried aft
er the accident. The heavy trucy ran
across his body, causing internal in
juries. The driver of the auto truck
disappeared after the accident.
Splldsboel was working for the Ore
gon Independent Paving Company, hav
ing gone to work two days before.
Conflicting stories are told of the cause
of the accident. An employe said that
Splldsboel tried to climb on the truck,
which another employe was driving.
Another report is that the truck backed
up on the young man, throwing him to
the pavement and running over him.
After the accident the young man
who drove the truck escaped from the
crowd which gathered. The Coroner is
searching for him to explain the acci
dent. Splldsboel was the son of A.
Splldsboel, of the Consumers' Bakery,
and the nephew of Defk Officer Soren
son, of the Portland Police Department.
ANSWER CAUSES ARREST
Policeman Objects to Flippant Ke-
' ply of Pedestrian.
Because he replied flippantly to Po
liceman Black's command to move on
J. W. Conway, a well-known resident
of- Montavilla, and an employe of the
United States Forestry Service, was
arrested last night and taken to po
lice headquarters. He was released
almost immediately, but will appear in
the Municipal Court Monday morning
to Dresent his side of the affair.
Mr. Conway had alighted from the
and was looking Into a window on his
car at Seventh and Washington streets
way to his office, when Black ap
proached him and ordered him to "move
on. To this conway repnea: -emove
the cause, officer, and you won't be
bothered with us tramps."
"I don't need any advice from you
Conway asserts the officer replied, and
thereupon ordered Conway to accom
pany him to headquarters. Conway
says .he intended only a Joke and that
the officer wished merely to be of
ficious.
EUROPEAN MARKET SOUGHT
Northwest Millers Plan Flour Sell
ing Campaign on Continent.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 14. (Special.)
Northwest millers plan immediately
to take steps to enlarge the demand for
Northwest flour. The committee named
at Tacoma last Monday night Is ex
pected shortly to make some recom
mendations. Sentiment favors raising a large funa
to be spent in sending expert flour men
to Europe personally to look after the
Interests of .Northwest millers. One
reason, millers say, why Washington
flour has never gained a foothold In
Europe is because the mills have not
maintained their own representatives
in. those markets but have consigned
flour, trusting to luck that the market
would rise enough while the flour was
in transit to enable them to make a
profit. Moreover, millers declare the
flour has been sold as mere "Flour,"
without regard to the particular pur
pose to which it was to be put. This
haphazard tnethod has resulted In many
complaints.
ASSESSOR DALT0N GUILTY
Oakland Official Convicted of Re
ceiving $5000 Bribe. '
OAKLAND. Cal., July 14. Henry P.
Dalton, for 17 years County Assessor
of Alameda County, was found guilty
here tonight on the charge of receiving
a bribe.
He was accused of accepting as a
bribe $5000 in marked bills from an of
ficial of the Spring Valley Water Com
pany.
Xorhtwestern People In Xew York.
NEW TORK. July 14. (Special.)
Northwestern people registered at New
York hotels today are:
From Portland At the Flanders, S.
Memiro; et the Broztell, W. S. Sample:
at the Holland, Mrs. W. A. Park.
From Seattle, Wash. At the Webster,
R. H. Bollard, Mrs. R. H. Bollard; at
the Latham. C. D. Cook: at the St.
Denis. J. Peterson; at the Breslin, H. P.
Fisher, Mrs. H. P. Fisher; at the Hol
land, H.. C. Harriman, Mrs. H. C. Harri
man. -
From Pendleton, Or. At the Broadway
Central, A. D. Frost.
From Walla Walla, Wash. At the
Broadway Central, N. Nyer.
From Everett, Wash. At the York.
W. F. Smith.
From Spokane, Wash. At the Grand
Union. J. Galland. Mme. A. Galland.
From Tacoma, Wash. At the Holland,
J. E. Belcher. i
From La Grande, Or. At the Navarre,
G. Stoddard.
Mrs. Ellen Clark Sargent Dead.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. Mrs. El
len Clark Sargent, widow of ex-United
States Senator Sargent, is dead in this
city at the age of 85 years. Mrs. Sar
gent was widely known as a pioneer
advocate of women suffrage, achieving
National prominence through her work
In that cause.
A Carthage (Mo.) man has a near name
for the harem skirt. He calls it a two
cylinder zunabouu
Make Way for
Economy
In This Great Clean-Up
Sale of
CHILDREN'S
DRESSES and COATS
Every profit has vanished from
these garments. In this reduc
tion you also get the benefit of
a large percentage of the cost of
these midsummer garments.
At the price advertised in this
sale you purchase them at just
about the cost of materials, plus
a small percentage of the mak
ing. It is a sale where women can
secure the most desirable little
misses Summer garments at
prices lower than ever quoted
before.
Special at $2.23
A very attractive lot of dresses
made in a variety of very fetch
ing styles in middy blouse, sailor
collar, high and French neck
models.
Many of these dresses are re
duced to just about half price.
Special at $2.95
Children's dresses in ages from
8 to 1 4 years.
Made of dimity, duck, cham
bray and French gingham.
Modeled in Russian blouse
styles, square neck, large sailor
collars and other very fetching
juvenile models.
Special at 98c
At this price we offer for your
inspection children's wash dresses
of plain and striped ginghams
and striped percales. In a va
riety of very attractive styles and
in colors that embrace those most
in, favor for children's dresses.
Ages 8 to 1 4 years.
Special at $1.48
A collection of about 200
dresses, made of French percale,
gingham, Indian head and cham
bray, in ages from 8 to 1 4 years.
they can eat It makes for health, rosy cheeks and well-regulated
stomachs and appetites.
Give the kiddies a surprise tomorrow!
Made by Crystal Ice & Storage Co.
Take the United Railways fast electric trains Saturday and
Sunday and make the
4100-Foot Dash Through Solid Rock
That is just what it means to ride through the great
CORNELIUS GAP TUNNEL
TO
North Plains, the Tualatin Valley, Burlington and the Scenic
Ride Over the Hills to the North Tualatin Plains.
Excellent picnic grove at North Plains free to the public.
Fine drinking water. Convenient grocery stores and restaurants
for lunches and meals.
Trains leave Second and Stark Streets for the round trip daily
at 8:15 and 10:15 A. M. and 1:15 P. M. Special week-end rates.
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The New Outing Hat
of Peanut Straw
48c $1.25 $1.50
This is the smartest outing hat
ever introduced, very light weight
and takes the place of the high
priced Panama hats.
Hats that can be worn by girls
and children as well as women.
Just the hat you want to wear at
the beach, in the mountains, canoe
ing; in fact, all outdoor wear.
So charming with light Summer
dresses as well.
These hats need no trimming;
just a band around the crown or
a soft drape to give it a dressier
look.
Sensational
Trimmed Hat Sale
At $3.95
Selling Regularly to $12.50
We have left no ground for
comparisons. We have over
looked no point whereby you
could compare this sale to any
other ever held in Portland.
We have safeguarded our
selves in this sale for remark
able bargains by making one
grand clean-up price reduction
on the entire stock of midsum
mer hats in Milans, Sumatra,
tagal and other fashionable
trimmed hats.
Not a hat in the entire lot
that has been trimmed over
three weeks.
Every style in vogue in mid
summer millinery every flower
in fashion is on sale.
You can give your
children a dandy
party for 50 cents
School's out, vacation is here; the
children are home all the day,
playing as hard as they can mak
ing every minute count.
You can make this a Summer that
you will remember for years to
come if occasionally you will phone
the nearest dealer and surprise
them with a quart of
"Weatherly
Ice Cream"
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