PORTI AXD. QREGO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOI- T.I NO. 15,8G4. ; : ) FUSE OF WAR IS OVEMRIPOLI Turkey Rejects Demands of Italy, Is Report From Constantinople. CONFLICT SEEMS IMMINENT Latin Warships Swarm Off Harbor of Distraught African Port. FEW HOURS MUST DECIDE Rome Prepares to Dispatch Armies of Emmanuel. BUSINESS IS SUSPENDED Kuropen" In Threatened Port Are In Fright. a Ottoman Troop (.larv Hate at Sea Fighter Which Gaard Entrance. rrLT asD irwtn co-pared- A eomparlami e( tba Banting strsagtk of Italy end Torkey ahewa: It.'T. Tnrk.r. Iwm too.OOQ .0 Total war footing 5J3.0OO T -3,000 .a available far duty eat unor ganised Italy. l.IOO.eoo; Turkey. X ooo.noo. NAVIES, Italy. TWI'7. Modem bttlehlpe T S fUrond-rlM battleehtp wtrat-eiaas cnwri ... !riiiil-i-iui rrlri . Tuird-ciasa cruisers ... aonhoats ....... ..... ItrfT.r Terpeto boat Futniarlnn . ......... Total. S V.n enlisted Turkey. S.4I: Italy. to ooo. CMt of innr end aavy. lia Turkey, HT.j;4.too: Italy. t2i.::-.f.i. Merrantale navy to defend ft.lv Turk mm.r. li K..1I11-.. ! 7"l M3 1(0 Ml f 1071 i Total M27 1071 Mil. of frontier . It. It. Turkey. land Sea below ra 4lU 6e below Population Italy. 53.MS.i04; Tur k.T. : 1 1 1 1 o. mum of railroad Italy. 10.S40; Twraey. aOTS. The exact litrat of Itio boundaries of th Ottoman Empire baa barer bean ascertained. A general cooaperl ea wlta mat of Italy may be ob tained, however, by coasldertn that tbo total aroa la squar miles of tba Ottoman Empire la aboat 1. 500.000. wall that of th forraar la only 1 la A4. I.e tkaa one-thlrteewth aa mora. A fair aottmata woald bo. therefore, tbu Tartey would h. at at least SO time aa saach froatl.r to (sard aa Italy, and a great part of thla adjntnlac aomlaalty aabjoct or recee.Ur free peoples. IjONDON. Sept SI. Italy" warship ar bafor Tripoli and Italy' ultl matrjra Is In th hand of th Turkish government- Only a few hour will elapse bafor Turkey tnuat mak bar raply. A Utar dispatch from Constantlno rla give th raport that Turkey ha rejected t ITlHIaa demand. Dispatches from Bom Indicate that uch an answer would not be a ur prtaa. Tharafor Italy U maklna; prep aration to dispatch warship and troop to that portion cf th Turkish tmplr orar which sh now damands a protctorata. aitaatloai la Critical. That th altuatloa la Tripoli Is criti cal I tdancad by th fact that moat of th Italian raaldants and many of th Europaan ha taken a hasty departure- Th Turkish authorities la Tripoli bar so far maintained order, but Uere Is a rerltabl panic among toralscer. Th Italian iroTemmant Is backed by naw.n.nara of that country, but th British pra ha yrely a-r- ralcced Italy for wnat is irme ?r clpltat action." . n v which baa bean Interced- Icf In behalf of Turkey for a peaceable settlement, ao far has failed ta mak progress, and some of th German pa per ar bitter In their denunciation of Italy a methods. -rv. Turkish ateamer Pans, which ...tant.T anterad Tripoli harbor and landed man and munition. Is aald to be only on ef a number of transports t.natchad to that port. Four mora Turkish steamer with BURNING (Oaaoiaded oa im -J COMELY SQUAW IS MARRIED 14 TIMES SII-ETZ WOMAX FAR OUTDOES NAT GOODWIN'S RECORD. Nellie Lane Bahfuly Admit She I Bride Ajaln Spouse Wedded on Only Four Occasion. Nelll Lane, a comely Sllet Indian woman, witness befor th Federal grand Jury that la Investigating th sal of liquor to Indian on th SUets reservation, is living happily with her 14th husband. Mrs. Lane cheerfully rolunterd this Information to Deputy United States Attorney Evan Tester day and smilingly pointed to Moes, a hort. rotund Sllet with a beaming round fac. Moeee, th 14th. appear to oe Ilghted ovr th fact that Nellie finally got around to him. The pair seem to be contented, although Mo haa only passed through th kindergarten of matrimony, having been married but four times While Nellie has been wooed and won by a Brav 14 times, th 11 have not been forgotten in th bus with Mos. and h haa not a harsh word for any of them. What became of all her hus band Nellie did not ay and Evan was left to figure out whether she has a private cemetery or a dlvorc docket all to hrself. FLYING TACKLE SNAPS LEG Boy Football Flayer Is Injured In Game at Medford. irnrnnn Or- Sent, it (Special.) . r..,.l ..rl 11 years, son of F. K. Dul. South 191J Oakdal . sustained a compound fractur of th right leg' between tn an ana while playing football at th High School yesterday. Toung Deuel mad a flying tackle to atop ai v. -teammate, and In th fall th other lad fall across Deuel's leg. Th breaking of th bone was heard by otner piaj-. era. Th accident occurred during tn practice hour. Professor Frost, of th High School, gav temporary sua v - .,,ih who was later removed to ki. Tr.m !! nhvalclans set th broken bona. No on Is blamed for tn accr- dent- Thi. I. h. second accident that baa occurred to th squad this season. Wil liam Vawter. a member or tn nrsi . an ankle two week .vvua. " .- ago. Toung DeaJ was a -wvnbsr of a second team. e - MOSQUITOES NOT WANTED One Skeete May Kill Thousands In Hawaii. unvni.ri.IT. Sent. IS. On Central American moaqulto ber may coat thousand of live. Is the snnatanc oi rmhled today to Washington against order relieving teamer of the neceeslty of ruroigauoo oeiorw leaving Contra! American porta for the Hawaiian Islands. MercaFtlle and civic organlxatlona. In their protests, point out that Hawaii Is now without yellow lever or ma laria, but that mosquitoes are almost sur to being both diseases. In that event, th officials declare, the results ar sure to be appalling. Th protest Is backed by Federal medical authorities. 14 MINERS ARE ENTOMBED Shaft In Shakespeare Property I Blocked With Ice. FAIRBANKS. Alaska. Sept. I. (Via Wlretess.) A shaft 170 feet deep on th Sl-.akespeare placer gold mine on Dome Creek caved In lat yesterday Im prisoning 14 miners, mostly Russians. One hundred men are seeking to enter the mine through an old shaft 800 feet distant from the one that caved. The old shaft Is pluggrd with 10 feet of lee at the bottom. Th rescuers are working In lS-mlnut shifts. There Is a possibility that th Intermediate drifts have settled. If so the entombed men ar probably dead. WORLD'S SERIES ARRANGED Baseball Commission Now Framing Schedules for Games. CINCINNATI. O.. Sept. IS. Although th winner of the National League pen nant ha not been decided, the National Baseball Commission will meet ber to morrow to arrang for th world' s rles. The first gam will b played on Oc tober 11. Two schedule will b framed. In case New York wins, th penaant In the National League, th games will alternate between New York and Philadelphia, day by day. but If Chicago wins, the schedule virtually wl'.l b th lint as last year. DIX SAYS LAWS DAY PAST Governor Vrges Repeal of Bill to Legalise Boxing Bouts. ALBANY. N. T, Sept. I Governor Dl will sena to th Legislature a spe cial message urging the prompt repeal of th law under which th Stat Ath letlc Association was created to legalls boxing and other athletic exhibition. The Governor said tonight that h approved th Frawley bill becaus he believed a proper regulation of sports under state supervision wold tend to elevate. He now eels convinced that the law doea not operate to accompllah that purpose. FAMLL BECOMES HEADDFO.-W.R.&N. Harriman Lines Make Important Changes. PORTLAND IS HEADQUARTERS New Policy Is to Localize Road Management. OTHER .SELECTIONS MADE Sproule Is .Made President of South, ern Pacific: Kruttschnltt and S pence Will Be Chief Advisers to Lovett. NEW YORK. Sept 11. Following a meeting her this afternoon of di rectors of th Harriman railroads, an nouncement was mad by President Lovett of Important changes In th management of various 'lines compris ing the system, upon the details of which th high officials have been at work for months. Among th changes In the West on of th most Important decided upon waa th selection of J. D. FarrelL now vice-president In charge of the Puget Sound extension, aa president of the Oregon-Washington Railroad Navi gation Company, with headquarters In Portland. Or. Mr. Farrell's new duties, aa In the case of th other new presidents named today, include supervision of all local divisions and responsibility for traffic as all a transportation. This la in line with th new policy announced by Judge Lovett of localising the man agement of th various' roads, so that matters of Importance can b speedily disposed of by a responsible person. p ran la Ueli Praldewer Coincident with th announcement of Mr. Farrell's promotion was on to the effect that WlllUm Sproule, who was for a number of year it freight trafflo manager, haa been aelected as president of th Southern Pacific Com pany. Mr. Sproule will have head quarters at San Francisco. He is now president of th Wells Fargo Express Company. Mr. Sproule today resigned th presi dency of Wells, Fargo at Company to take effect October 1. B. D. ColdwelL now vice-prealdent of the Delaware, Lackawanna dc Western Railroad, will succeed him. A. L. Mohler, now vice-president and general manager of th Union Pacific, haa been selected as president of that company and of th Oregon Short Line, with headquarters at Omaha. Raadolph Glvea Power Thornwell Day, now vice-president and general manager, haa been select ed aa president of th companies oper ating th Southern Pacific line in Texas and Louisiana, with headquar ters at Houston and New Orleans. Epes Randolph, now vice-president (Concluded on Page ft.) racin Cossaaar. r ' :l , , I . ? l f i 7- ;AK yylA 77r I "DON", $2000 DOG, IS SENT TO CELLAR 6TTUSH PORTLAND PUP NOT ALLOWED IN HOTEL ROOMS. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Graham Regret Separation From Prise Pet at . Los Angeles Hostelry. LOS ANGELES, CaL. Sept 28. (Spe cial.) "Don Graham," a big St. Bernard dog weighing 183 pounds and standing nearly two and one-half feet high, ar rived at the Hollenbeck Hotel today and wa assigned to apartments In the cel lar. H I valued at $2000 and is th winner of fiv silver trophies. Don arrived In company with Mr. and Mrs. L F. Graham, of Portland, and Is on his way to the San Jo dog how. October to 8. H Is 11 months old and has taken th first prli In show at Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. When h entered the lobby of the ho tel yesterday he was ready for a frolio with everybody. He put his paws up on th clerk's desk and registered his nam by making one long black mark on th book. Don was not permitted to complete th registration, however, as th clerk feared he might not he abl to distin guish th names of th other guests when he got through. "I always tak Don with me wher ever I go," said Mrs. Graham. "It hurts me as much as It does him to hava him taken off to strange quarter In a cel lar, but he prefer that to being left at home." BELLINGHAMJFEELS QUAKE Rocking Buildings Scare Residents Into Open In llawtc. BELLING HAM, Wash, Sept 2S. A distinct earthquake shock was felt her at :39 tonight The shock was of short duration and did no damaga in th business district although those who were in the upper stories of build ings and several who occupy structures that are built on piling along the wa terfront say that the shock caused the buildings to rock so that they ran to th open fearing a catastrophe. Only on shock was perceptible. Apparently th movement was from west to east SEATTLE. Wash. Sept 28. No rec ord of th earthquake felt at Belllng ham was mad by th seismograph at th University of Washington. Th temblor did not affect the military cable between Seattle and Sitka, Alas ka, which Is unusually sensitive to earth shocks. STRIFE TEARS SOCIALISTS i Spokane City Official and 84 Mem bers Are Ousted. SPOKANE, Wash, Sept 28. (Special.) D. C. Coates, City Commissioner of Spokane, Is no longer a member of the Socialist party and unless unforeseen vent occur In the meantime, he can not become a member of th party until June 1912. If Coates Is to come Into the party at that time, he must hand th Socialists his resignation as commissioner of public works. This Is the final result of th in ternal trlfe In th Socialist party that has been In progress for four months. Th order barring Coates from the party until next June also applies to 84 other members of defunct Socialist local No. L i g m a . - a Piirrr i i 'iui w i 1 1 1 1 i tr i ll i n ri n i T" it i 1 1 n -i nip HOW - INEVITABLE 35,000HarrimanShop men Await Order. SATURDAY MAY SEE WALKOUT Union Officials Have Only to Name Day and Hour. KRUTTSCHNITT IS FIRM Climax of Dispute Comes With Re iteration of Lines' Determination " Not to Treat With Em ployes' Federation. DEMANDS OF RAILROAD SHOP MEN. Bars In brief is what the Harriman lines are expected to concede under pain of a strike. This also applies to other railroads. 1. Recoirnltlon of the Bhop Em ployes' Federation, represantlns lv crafts, vis: Machinists, boilermakers. carmen, blacksmiths and sheet metal workers. x. All present or future employes not members shall Join the Federa tion within 80 days. S. The company to aree that the control and final consent of differ ence, with employes shall rest with a Federation committee, made up of all five crafts. Instead of committees of the individual crafts as heretofore. a. To restrict the number of ap prentices. s. An averasa increase of 7 cents an hour for all mechanics, appren tice and helpers. (This would ln rrnase the shop pay roll of the Har riman Unas about 17,000,000 annu ally.) . No employe shall work by plooe. bonus or on the premium system. T. No form of physical examination or personal record shall be required. 8. If forces are reduced, employes 'are to Indicate who ahall be "laid off." 8. Ifo employ belonging to the Fad oration la to be discharged or suspended without the consent of the employes' committee. CHICAGO. Sept 28 A strlk on all the Harriman lines, Involving mor than 15.000 shopmen, is Inevitable, ac cording to the five presidents of -the International union to which most of aaS- th men belong. Th calling of the strike awaits only the word from the officials, who have not yet agreed upon the hour. Accord ing to these officials, th contemplated struggle will determine to a great ex tent the future course of all roads in their dealings with employes. The shopmen will strike, they say, not simply because of dissatisfaction with wages or conditions of labor, al- (Concluded on Pass -) PORTLAND COUPLE OFF TO VAN COUVER TO BE MARRIED. Ardent Appeals of Young Man Win ' Sweetheart Who Balks When About to Apply for License. VANCOUVER, Wash, Sej-t 28. (Spe cial.) Hesitancy on the part of the bride-to-be. ardor in thtt heart of fervent wooer and the assistance of a Samaritan blended In the prelude of a marriage here tonight when Miss Mar cel Edna Wilcox, 20 years old, and James B. RoselL 25, were married. The couple said they came to Vaucouver from Portland in order to keep their wedding a secret from the bride's mother. They were accompanied by Miss Eatherlns Sauber and when the trio reached the front steps of the court house Miss Wilcox faltered. She re fused to go inside the building and ex pressed doubt as to whether she want ed to get married. For an hour the ardent Rosell plead ed his cause. "Don't be a quitter at this stage of the game." he begged. Moved by the fervor of her troubled sweetheart Miss Wilcox went to the halL where her courage again failed her and she sank into a seat The com bined efforts of Miss Sauber and Rosell did not move her until two minutes before S o'clock, as the County Auditor, Charles Kirch, was locking the door. Then, bracing herself for the ordeal. Miss Wilcox nervously walked into th office and the license was issued. A good Samaritan, mistaken for an attorney, guided the party to the rec tory of St Luke's Eplscojal Church, where they were entertained by Mrs. Gray, wife of Rev. Otis E. Gray, who was absent In Portland. He returned at 8 o'clock, when he performed the ceremony In the presence of Miss Sau ber, Miss Nettie Hart and Mrs. Gray. On the ferry going to Portland the bridal couple again met th good Sa maritan . and laughed with him be cause they had evaded the "reporters." RETIREMENT DATE IS SET Judge Grosscup Says He Will Resign Early In October. CHICAGO. Sept 28. Judge Peter S. Grosscup issued a statement tonight in which he said he would tender his resignation as Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Appeals of this circuit to President Taft the first week in October. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum, temperature, 66 degrees? minimum, ox uesiw. TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness, followed oy rain; cooler, wmu. ....... ... erly. Foreign- General Reyes leaves Mexico, giving Mi dero clear field for Presidency. Pago 16. War imminent between Italy and Turkey. Page V Domestic Harriman system makes Important 0''lcls-j cnajiges, mciuumg . - - - Farrell as president of the G.-W. R. & K. Company. Page 1. "Don," .2000 Portland dog. registers at Los Angeles hotel, but Is sent to cellar. Page 1. Mrs. Pearl Allsky uses strategy to find hus band biding from divorce papers. Page -- Angry suffragists tell Colonel John P. Irish bs is "no gentleman" after anti-suffrage speech In Berkeley. Page 3. Head of New York Cult tells of "miracle wheat" which sells at 11 a pound. Page 2. Opponents of Federal control of public do main In majority at Denver land conven tion. Page 6. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Robertson, of Portland, narrowly escape death near Martlnes, CaL, when auto plunges over cliff. Page 4. Lord camoys and Miss Mildred Sherman soon to marry. Page 3. Promoter who escapes from Oakland hos pital Is recaptured. Page 16. President Taft promises Ioawns that prose cutions of trusts shall continue. Page 5. Dr. Grant Lyman. society man and fugitive, caught in Lakeview. Or., after six-day chase from Oakland, CaL Page 3- Blg railroad, row seems inevitable. Page 1. St'jrt Pacific Coast League results: San Fran cisco 2. Portland 1 (12 Innings) ; Vernon 3, lob Angeles 1; Oakland 4, Sacramento 3. Page & Northwestern League results: Spokane 8, Portland 1: Tacoma 4, Seattle 3; Van couver 6, Victoria X. Page 8. Beavers must recover from batting slump, or loss In penant race, sua Cal Ewlng. Page 8. Pacific Northwest Beautiful Klamath Falls charms Portland business men on Junket. Page 7. Trafflo conference with Railroad Commis sion at Salem falls to reach agreement Page 6- Girl's story of shooting of sweetheart by Vancouver officer unshaken by attor neys. Page 7. Single tax case hastened to early decision. Page 9. Portland girl's doubts fall before siege of ardent wooer. Page 1. f Commercial and Marine. Hops selling In Washington and California I . at 30 cents, jraga -Bears driven to cover In Wall street. . Page 21. Chicago wheat market helped by recovery In stocks. Page 2X. Tugboat companies' fight for business on Columbia grows keen. Page 20. Portland and Vicinity. Silets Indian woman Is married 14 times. Page L Discharge of John H. Price, detective recom mended for alleged tip to parasites. Page 12. Property-owners sue to declare Hassam con tract void, alleging bids were not com- petltlve. Page 14. Police committee endeavor to sidestep civil service law to keep Sergeant Keller aa police captain to please Mayor. Page 14. Belief Is expressed that Rushlight plans to reinstate Holden to make him fire chler. Page 15. Governor West extols parole plair in speech before Progressiva Business Men's Club. Page 15. Judge McGinn enjoins Attorney Duniway and Frank Kiernan permanently from ob atructlng Broadway bridge. Page 20. J. D Farrell. new president of O.-W. R. 4 N. Co. is Northwest railroader. Page 6. People's charter committee discusses plan to give residents first chance to buy city's Improvement bonds. Page 12. Fines resulting from North "End raids net city 12000. Page 14. Police committee asks ordinance curbing pawn shop evn. Page 15. CAUGHT IN DRFGOfJ Flight of Dr. Grant Lyman Halted. MAN HUNT ENDS AT LAKEVIEW Promoter Takes Officers on Joy Ride and Escapes. BEAUTIFUL GIRL INVOLVED Woman Thought Fiancee Posing as Wife of Oakland Man Wanted by Federal Authorities for Misuse of Mails In Big Land Deal. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28. Dr. Grant Lyman, society man and pro moter, who was arrested early in Sep tember charged with fraudulent misuse of the mails m connection with a Pan ama land deal, was re-arrested tonight at Lakeview, Or., following a sensa tional escape from an Oakland hospital on the night of September 22. The arrest tonight was made by Sheriff Snyder, of Lake County. Ore gon, who acted on information fur nished by United States Marshal Elliott, of this city. Arrested In company with Lyman is J.' M. Thornet a nurse in the hospital where Lyman was confined, and a third man whose name is not given In the telegram to Marshal Elliott but who is believed to.be the chauffeur of the automobile in ' which Lyman was trying to reach the British Columbia l!ne. Escape Made oa Joy Ride. When Lyman first escaped it was believed that he had drugged his guard, a deputy Sheriff named C M. Court right and Courtrtgjht asserted that he was taken 111 after dining with Ly man. Later, however, Courtrlght con fessed that he had accompanied Ly man and Thornet on a oy ride In Oak land, and that Lyman and the nurse had escaped him. Marshal Elliott soon obtained evi dence that Lyman was traveling north ward In an automobile and several deputy Marshals were posted along the border between California and Oregon. Also the county officers along the bor der were notified. Lyman was first arrested September 8, and made a break for liberty a day or eo later while he was returning to the Alameda county Jail,. In custody of a deputy Marshal, after having been In court Fiancee Thousht Companion In boarding a streetcar he sprained his ankle badly and was taken to a hospital, whence he escaped, the sec ond time. When Lyman was arrested In this city he had with him a beautiful woman supposed to be his wife. After his ar rest It developed he was engaged to Miss Maud Lehman, the daughter of a wealthy glove manufacturer of New York City, whose description corre sponds closely with the description of the woman who posed as Lyman's wife and who departed for the East immedi ately, after his arrest Mrs. F. B. Vann. of this city, an aunt to Lyman, told Marshal Elliott a few days after Lyman's escape, that she had received from Miss Lehman two drafts for 1500 each with the instruc tion that she cash them at a certain bank and give the cash to Lyman. This she did. SPOKANE MAY BE OUSTED Northwestern League Franchise Is in Danger, Say Magnates. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept 28. It be came known tonight that Spokane Is in danger of losing Its franchise In the Northwestern League, the cause of the threatened rupture being the location of the ball park in Spokane. It is asserted, apparently on author itative information, that the directors of the league held a conference re cently at which it was decided to order Cohen to obtain what the league direc ts, hoiinva a. more advantageous loca tion for his ball park or Spokane will be dropped from the league, "for busi ness reasons." It is known that New Westminster B. C, Everett and North Yakima hava applied for membership in the league, , It Is also asserted that negotiations have been opened looking to the trans fer of Seattle to the Pacific Coast League In case the difficulty between the Northwestern League members Is not amicably adjusted. PERSIANS INBIG BATTLE Brother of Deposed Shah Loses 600 Killed and Captured. ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 28. A dis patch from Teheran. Persia, says that according to government advices, a great battle was fought at Nobaran, 50 miles from Teheran, yesterday. Sa Iaarla Ed DcfWleh, brother of the de posed Shah, lost 400 killed and 200 captured, in addition to seven big guns. He retreated toward Haamadan to west the government troops pursuing. T