BRAVE
FOWLER TO
PERILS OF SIERRAS
Aviator Off Again to Conquer
Grim Peaks in Dash
Across Continent.
MOTHER FOLLOWS IN TRAIN
Lo Angeles I Starting Point In
Bird-nan's Sroond Attempt at
Coast-fa-Cnast Flight Santa
I Tracks to Re Ills Guide.
LOS AXOELEA Oct. M. Aviator R.
G. Fowler started just before sundown
today on hi second' attempt at flying;
across the continent.
Arl-ln from Wiltshire Field, he as
cended to a hels-ht of 1500 fnt and
sailed iwiy for Pasadena, Dine miles
distant, where lie said ha woulj pass
th nlsht-
The c! recent was made In safety, and
tunorrow tfi Journey eastward will be
resumed.
At 1 o'clock tomorrow moraine; the
special train bearlnr the aviator's
mother and mechanics will dnpart to
follow np the airman.
Fowler will attempt to follow the
Fanta Fe railroad tracks, crossing; the
Sierra Nevada Mountains alonit that
rout a
AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE COUPLE TO WHOM DAUGHTER. IS BORN.
MRS. KERR IN LAST SLEEP
irnneral of Portland Woman Held at
St. James Lutheran Church.
The funeral of Mrs. Albertina
Fechtera Kerr. wife of Alexander
Jl. Kerr. who died Tuesday aft
ernoon, was held yesterday from
Ft. James Lutheran Church, after
a brief preliminary service at the fam
ily home, at ll Fourteenth street. In
terment was made In Rlvervlew Ceme
tery. Floral offerings completely sur
rounded the casket. Besldea a Jar ire
number of relatives of Mr. and Mrs.
rr. Including Mrs. Kerr's mother,
two sisters and one brother, many
'jrlends asembled at the church.
The pallbearers were Colonel T. N.
Tunbar, Lieutenant T. E. Bowman.
J John P. Kenworthy. James Thompson.
Lewis Harnett and A. P. Oram.
) Ir. J Allen Leas, pastor of the Pt.
' James Fnrllsh Lutheran Church, offi
ciated, and delivered the eulogy.' He
;was assisted by Pr. Jacob E. Snyder, of
lJ. H. Bovs. of the First Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. T. W. H. Fredrick..
MALCOLM DISPATCH ERRS
Portland Sid Iegrce Mioon Made
Inepector-Ocncral. Belief.
TImt Philip 6. Malcolm, of Portland,
has been honored with the, title of In
spect or-general of the Vcottlsb Rite
Masons la the Interpretation Masons In
this city place, on a dispatch that has
been received from 'Washington. The
wording; of the dispatch Is that Mr.
TMalcom has been created a SJd degree
Mason, but this Is manifestly an error,
as Mr. Malcolm h'j been a SJd degree
Mason for many years.
The action Just taken was by the
Fupreme Council of the Scottish Kite
Masons for the Southern Jurisdiction of
the I'nlted States, which la In session
In WtshlnKton. It means that Mr. Mal
colm has become the active S3d degree
Scottish Rite Mason In the Oreeron Jur
isdiction, and a member of the Supreme
Council. He has arved as deputy of
the Supreme Council for this Jurisdic
tion since the death of Inspector-General
Pratt In 1908.
OFFICER IS EXONERATED
irro Attorney's Protest I Over
ruled at Police Hearing.
Following a hearing, the police com
mittee of the Executive Board yester
day acquitted patrolman Marsh of
charges of Improper conduct, preferred
y McCants Stewart, a negro lawyer.
Ftewart alleged that when on his way
tiome recently he was placed under ar
rest without Justification by the pa
trolman and taken to Ihe police sta-
Inn where he was later released.
Patrolman Marsh, who was repre-j
rented by J. A. Jeffrey, called witnesses
,to prove that Stewart on the night of
Itiis arrest had been abusive. Other
: witnesses for the patrolman testified
'that when Stewart was brought to the
nation ha was apparently under the
Influence of liquor.
The commissioners concluded from
Ihe testimony that Marsh did not ex
reed bis authority.
AJrjTlIO.1T DHEILL, JH. AMD W 1FK. MHS. M ARJORIE GUI LD DREXEL
HEIRESS
IS
MOTHER
Daughter Born to Mrs. Mar
iorie Gould Drexel.
LOVE MATCH IS RECALLED
HENRI DELORME ACQUITTED
J'roccutlon for Alleged Abduction of
Helen AYnltson Falls.
SANTA CRUZ, CaL. Oct. 50. A ver
Blct of not guilty was returned tonight
(ler two hours' deliberation by the
iry In the case of Henri Pelorme.
charged with the abduction of Helen
tVbltson. a San Francisco girl, for
white slave" purposes. The case has
teen before the court here all of this
Jveek.
Helen Whttson. who Is IT years old.
was discovered In a mountain resort
tear here after an extended search
which was begun when her family In
fan Francisco reported to the police
that she had been missing several days.
On her accusation against Pelorme he
Was arrested In Stockton and brought
kera for trial. The case against him
tested almost wholly upon her testl-
BLOW INJURES GUPTILL
t-kagwsy Mram-hlp Man Struck by
Ai May Pie.
SEATTLE. Wash, Oct. JO. Clyde B.
Guptlll. agent for the Alaska Steam
ship Company, and one of the most
widely known shipping men In Alaska
and the Northwest, was brutally at
tacked in the company's office at Skag
way this morning, according to word
received here. Guptlll was found In a
Jvlng condition la his office. He hsd
been struck on the head with an ax.
and his skull hsd been fractured so
badly that his death Is hourly ex
pected. The motive for the attack on
Guptlll Is not known, as his valuables
ware not taken, and the safe In the of
S.ca wag Itil Intact.
Sister of George Gould Refuses
Offer for Her Hand From Tit
led Foreigner to Wed Ameri
can of Her Choice.
NEW TORK. Oct 20. Mrs. Anthony
3. PrexeL Jr.. formerly Miss Marjorle
Gould, who passed by many offers for
her hand from titled European noble
men to wed the simple American of
her choice. Is receiving congratulations
today on the birth of a daughter. The
child Is to be named Edith Klngdon
PrexeL The mother Is doing; well.
The wedding of Marjorle Gould and
Anthony J. PrexeL Jr., son of one of
the first financiers of Philadelphia.
which took place In New York April
19. 1910. was one of Gotham's most
brilliant society events. The young
couple received presents the value of
which was estimated at I5.000.0eo. The
gift of George Gould to his sister was
beautiful home In Fifth avenue.
which, with Its furnishings, cost $500,-000.
The ceremony took place In St. Bar
tholomew's Episcopal Church, and was
performed by Bishop Scarborough, of
New Jersey. Hundreds of fashionably
dressed women stood In the rain for
hours outside the church to see the
bridal party passu Two hours before
the ceremony a mob of excited women
broke Into the church and half stripped
the walls of their decorations of How
era, vines and ferns In thelrTrenzy to
secure souvenirs. The police had to be
called to eject them.
Miss Gould did not pass by a title
for lack of opportunity. Among those
who sued for the hand of the beautiful
young; heiress were the Puke of Bra
ganta. the Puke of Malba. and Prince
uomanowskL a kinsman of the Czar of
Russia.
In the days of their courtship, which
ha many romantic features, young
Piexel proved himself a very persistent
suitor.
wooden structure built by a local car
penter In the wilds of Clare, and ex
cept for the fact of having windows all
round. It was more like a bathing box
than anything else.
The clumsy cartwheels on which It
stood allowed but for the slowest loco
motion, and though there were shafts
attached to It. when the need for loco
motion did arise It was more often the
priest's congregation than his horse
that pulled 'or pushed the chapel Into
place, for the circumstances that had
called it Into being forbade Its being
moved far off the narrow strip of fore
shore, or no man's land, whence even
the law was powerless to remove It.
Father Vaughan's chapel, on the con
trary, fitted with powerful engines of
the most np-to-date pattern, can cover
more miles In one day than tta prede
cessor covered In the whole course of
Its existence, and its appearance. Its
finish. Its Internal and external ap
polntments are almost as unlike the
"Little Ark" as a mud-walled chapel Is
to a city church.
STRANGE VISITOR PUZZLES
Return After Four Tears Marks' Sec
ond Request for Money.
Four years ago an unidentified man
went to the home of Mrs. E. Burtch,
104 Corbett street, sat down in ths
parlor and aaJd he must be given
money. It was given to him and he
left. Teaterday be returned, addressed
her as a friend, entered the parlor, sat
down In the chair he had occupied be
fore, asked for uoney and was given
S1-C0 by the frightened woman. Thank
ing her and saying that he would pay
It back today aa he had tSOO due him
from a rancher, he went away.
Mrs. Burtch reported the visit of the
man to the police e.l they are now
looking for him.
MOTOR CHAPEL IS NEXT
A British Priest Brings the Church
to the People.
America.
The Idea of having a chapel on wheels
Is by no meana a new one In the Brit
ish Isles, for even If the name of chapel
can scarcely be claimed by the travel
ing vans belonging to Kenslt and the
Protestant Alliance, no one will deny It
to the "Little Ark" of Carrlgaholt that
did so much to keep the faith alive In
Western Clare during those cruel years
that followed the great famine in Ire
land. The motor chapel with which Fath
ers Vaughan and Norgate are carrying
a beacon light of Cathollo troth through
the eastern counties of England this
Summer is unlike tta predecessor In al
most every respect. Father Michael
Aleehana "Little. Ark was a tough
ACQUISITION OF UTILITIES IS
OUTLINED IX DRAFT.
Prevention of Use of Streets hy Pri
vate Companies to Re Overcome
In New Charier.
The city may. In its discretion, pur
chase, condemn, or acquire any public
utility operated under a city franchise.
according to one of the provisions of the
proposed new Commission Charter, de
elded upon at Thursday night's meeting
of the People's Charter Commission. An
other provision decided upon was that
no railway franchise may be granted
for a longer term than 35 years, and no
other franchise for a longer term than
five years. It was decided that all
franchises be subject to the refer
endum, and be revokable at any time.
A Joker In one of the sections as
drafted by Mr. Benbow was discovered
by Pr. C H. Chapman. It was pointed
out that under the provision It was
possible for the streetcar corporation
to prolong the Ufa of sll Its franchises
by securing a franchise for a non-connecting
line. All the franchises, no
matter what date of expiration might
be stated in them, would not expire,
under thts charter provision, until the
new franchise for the non-connecting1
line expired.
A provision that all franchises now
existing and to be granted be subject
to the terms of the new charter was
proposed, and will probably be adopted.
This will affect the controversy over
the amount the Portland Railway.
Light & Power Company should pay for
the use of the new Hawthorne bridge.
as well as the terms of numerous other
franchises held by that corporation.
PRINCESS STIRS REVOLT
Daughter of Leopold Conspires
Against French Regime.
BRUSSELS. Oct. (Special.) A
story is told here concerning Princess
Clementine's presence among the Bona
partlst party which. It Is said, has in
creased the hopes of the latter In the
success of a conspiracy against the
French regime.
Paris bankers, according to this
story, have received a summons to the
Prlnoess' residence at Spa. and have
promised to open a fund of 110,000,000
for the purpose of overthrowing the
Republic .
Prince Victor Napoleon, the husband
of the Belgian Princess, has a com
mittee In Paris, which Is said to be
spreading a "Bonapartlst feeling" In
the French army and among members
of Parliament.
Of course, if the French government
made a complaint the Belgian gov
ernment would have to warn the Prin
cess that conspiracies against a neigh
boring nation could not be tolerated
on Belgian soli, and the daughter of
King Leopold, if she persisted,-would
have to leave the country.
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PLAGUE STORY OUT
Verbicaro Tragedy Awakes
Italy to Danger of Spread.
RURAL DISTRICTS SUFFER
Mayor in Small Community Pies of
Fright Tl'ten Populace Goes Wild
Following Outbreak of Ma
lignant ' Disease.
A Heart Disappointment.
Detroit Free Press. .
"Did she get her divorcer
"Oh. yes. but she was terribly disap
pointed In a way. You know he didn't
contest it."
While th CsTDtlans named the days
of thMr w.sk. the J.ws numbered th.m
enlr, the Brst day of the week being always
toa oay alter toe wsaaiy etonetiM
ROME. ' Oct. 20. (SpeciaL) The
tragedy of Verbicaro has had the ef
fect of deflultely lifting the veil of
silence that has been drawn over the
subject of the cholera in Italy through
out the year. But it has done more
than that. It has drawn more atten
tion In the last few weeks to the con
ditions of life In a great part of
Southern Italy than has been done by
all the articles written on the subject
in the last ten years.
It has been well known that the
"brutto .male" (cholera) has been In
existence on the mainland and In
Sicily for at least three months, but
Italians have been content to follow
the lead of their government and Bay
nothing about It. hoping that it would
be soon stamped out, and fearing that
a public acknowledgment of the truth
would Jeopardize the success of the
exhibition. Romans did not complain
even when excursion trains at cheap
fares were nun to the capital' from
Naples, where they were well aware
that cases bad been reported. It is
only lately, when the spread of the dis
ease has been too evident to be denied
that they have expressed openly their
doubts- as to ths wisdom of the policy
of silence on the part of the govern
ment.
Deficit Is Overlooked.
It is a question if this unwillingness
to confess the truth has not defeated
Its own object. The Exhibition In
snite of Its artistic excellence. is
acknowledged to have resulted up to
the present time In financial failure.
The official "Journal of pudiic works
has confessed to a deficit of a million
francs, a figure which has been re
celved generally with an expressive
shrug of the shoulders. And the hope
of converting the deficit Into a ravor
able balance, which rests on an ex
pected big Influx of Italians and
foreigners Into Rome during the Au
umn and Winter and the ensuing
Spring, has been discounted by tne
suplneness of the authorities.
This Is the more to be regrenea in
asmuch as public acknowledgment.
coupled with vigorous restrictive
measures, even such aa were taken last
Fall, could have stamped out the evil
when it first aDDeared in the early
Summer; and even now, after the close
of the most dangerous period, it can
be brought without dliricuity unaer
complete control. But, on account or
the distrust engenedered. that may be
too late so far as the success of the
Exhibition Is conoerned.
Small Towns Suffer.
T- v. .ivieMan.A nf the Verbicaro
outbreak Is that It Is not an Incident;
It la a type of hundreds of small towns
similarly situated in the South of Italy.
nd it reveals a aegree oi ignurui;.
id superstition which without such
rect evidence would not be believed
. v.- m.bIVi). Th neonle there had
been 'already rendered anxious by the
recent census: they looked on the out
break of cholera as a deliberate at-
pt to reduce the excess or popuia-
. kl.K 1. h.A laflnwd. And theV
believed that every public official car-
nniaonflus "nowder" for that
purpose.
Terror sent half of them In headlong
flight to the hills; fury drove the re
mainder to set fire to the Town Hall
and murder brutally and horribly the
Communal Secretary. The Mayor had
fled, and a government official sent to
make inquiries died of sheer fright
and horror at what he saw.
The facts reveal not only the utter
powerlessness or the municipal and
health authorities to deal with any
emergency that may arise (and that In
spite of the reorganization of the med
ical sen-ices set on foot by Slgnor
Luzzatti last Autumn), but general
conditions of life which are a dis
credit to the Italian people.
Water Supply Opes.
Verbicaro has a railway station, at
a distance of 14 kilometres, but its
only means of access is a mule track,
aa the road promised many years ago
has not yet been built. Its water sup
ply is an open aqueduct which became
contaminated, necessitating a Journey
of three kilometres to the hill springs.
It has no drains of sny sort, refuse is
thrown from the windows into the nar
row dark lanes which constitute its
streets, and Its people share their habi
tations with the chickens, pigs and
whatever animals they possess.
Xha acbooU aaclt as It is. Is not At
tended, as the work of even the young
est child is needed In the fields, and
the communal budget, exhausted by
the barest needs of the town, is power
less to cope with any emergency. The
percentage of illiteracy Is 93; supersti
tion is rife. Trouble, such as the
present outbreak ol. cholera, is re
garded as either a visitation of Heaven
or the work of the government, of
whose existence the tax-collector Is, as
a rule, the only evidence. The people,
seeing that cholera attacks the poor
only and spares those better off. draw
the preposterous inference that the
well-to-do are in league to kill them
off.
The remedy for this state of things
Is acknowledged to lie in education.
The difficulty is, firstly, the lack of
funds, and, secondly, the Inability of
any administrative measure to emerge
from the sea of political controversy
and bureaucratic delay In Rome.
SPANKING MACHINE NEXT
Time Saved to Busy Housewives by
an Electrical Device.
New York Evening Telegram.
There should be no bad boys, soiled
clothing, rheumatic sufferers or Impure
air in New Tork for at least one week,
A body of generous scientific men have
found a way to dispose of these numer
ous evils and are grolng to take the
public into their confidence at the new
Grand Central Palace. Lexington ave
nue and Forty-seventh street, where
the 1911 Electrical Exposition opens.
The one contrivance that has aroused
nnusual Interest, particularly among
mothers of unruly youngsters, is a
spanking machine. This device, which
is operated by electricity, is guaranteed
so far to surpass the old-fashioned pa
ternal walloping that the management
of the exposition Is confident that It
will be welcomed In every home after
It has had a fair trial. It Is so cleverly
devised that the mother of a large
family, who Is frequently Interrupted
In her day's work to apply the anti
quated spanking to several of her
brood, will find it a great time saver.
The only work required of the tired
housewife Is strapping the unruly boy
In the machine and pressing a button.
While she Is filling the baby's milk bot
tle or -wransling with the Iceman the
spanking machine will be merrily
whirring, while the rubber disks beat
a steady tattoo on the area under
treatment.
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