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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LI NO. 15,890.
TRAIN WRECKED BY
WITLESS "BRAKIE"
IlAII.ItO .M EMPLOYE THBOWS
SWITCH .VXD CARS COLLIDE-
MODERATES RALLY
AGAINST PINGHOT
KITCHEN QUEENS
DEATH GOMES TO
AVIATOR RODGERS
REACHES EL PASO
MANGHUS It! PANIC
AMERICAN PROWS
SWING TO GHINA
DEMAND MORE PAY
JOSEPH PULITZER
FLEE
IRVIXCTOX HOrSEWIVES GET
COAST-TO-OOAST AVIATOR IU
PATHS MACHINE HIMSELF.
ULTIMATUM FROM COOKS.
FRO M
PENH
Pacific Fleet's Visit to
Los Angeles Cut.
INTERVENTION MOVE IS SEEN
Warships to Patrol Coast
Vicinity of Fighting.
in
CELEBRATION PLAN FADES
Shirting of Naval Re Iom Cali
fornia to Far Eastern Water I'p
et Arranjemcnn for Fete.
Order Not Explained.
LS AVSIXER. Cel. Oct. 29. Fp
rial.) Their stay In Los Angeles
harbor rut to three- scant days the
floating fortress of the Pacific fleet
m ill ta rushd from this port to Hono
lulu or Guam, whore Admiral Chauncey
Thomn will await orders for a dash to
Chinese waters to protect American
interest!! or to Join the foreign fleets
In a movement of Intervention. The
plan originally announced by the Sect
retary of the Navy wn that the entire
faeiflc fleet would He outside the
breakwater at Fun Pedro for a period
of two wka. Announcement was
made revterdar that all this had been
changed.
The ships, which will arrive off the
Loa Angeles waterfront Tuesday at
midnight, will remain only until Fri
day. rnfruaf Oetalla (,bitd.
The naval review will take place on
Wednesday, as had been planned, and
Wednesday evening there will be a
grand ball In honor of the fleet at the
Hotel Vlrclnla at Long Beach.
Other details of the programme,
which had been prepared bv the Los
Angeles number of Commerce, afe
thrown In the air by the announced
curtailment of the visit, and yesterday
General Robert Wanknwskl and Major
A. J. Copp, Jr.. hurried to Fan Diego as
delegate from the Chamber of Com
merce to confer with Hear- Admiral
Thomas In order that the programme
may he rearranged to provide as much
entertainment as Is possible for offic
ers and seamen during the few hours
of shore leave, which will be per
mitted. Fleet Dtvlalva te Resaala.
The first official announcement that
the stsy of the fleet would be rut short
came In a letter from Rear-Admiral
Thomas to President James t-lauson. of
the Chamber of Commerce. No expla
nation of the reduced time of the' Loa
Angeles visit was given tn this letter
hut advices from Fan Dlewo, where the
vessola are assembling. Indicate that it
Is the plan of the Navy Department to
shift the Pacific naval base to within
striking distance of China
It Is not considered probable that
the full strength of the squadron as
sembled on the California coast will be
sent across the Pacific, as the torpedo
boats and destroyers would not be re
quired la the clash or service the fleet
will be called upon to face in Chinese
waters. The light draught gunboats
and enprotected cruisers, however,
probably will be Included among those
to sail to the new rendezvous, as
these are most suitable for duty in
the rivers and the small harbors of
Chins, where missions are to be pro
tected and reconnottertng expeditions
landed.
With the exception of the Maryland
and Buffalo, which are expected to ar
rive tomorrow, all vessels of the Paclllo
fleet were at anchor In the harbor of
Fan Diego tonight.
TAFT TO REVrEW BIG FLEET
Maneuvering In New York Harbor to
Be Memorable Event.
CHICAGO. Oct- 29. Secretary of the
Navy Meyar. who came to Chicago to
assist In the dedication of the new
naval training station here, and to
arrange with President Taft for the
review of the great fleet of battleships
and other vessels of war now as
sembled In New York, left fnr the Fast
tonight.
In other respects than mere num
ber of ships and power of armament,
tbe review promises to eclipse any
naval pageant ever seen In this coun
try. President Taft will sail through
the four lines of ships at anchor la
the Hudson Hirer and will watch t?.e
vast armada pick up Its anchors and
get under way. He then will lead the
long column of fighting ships clown the
river, and. off Staten Island, will stand
aside on the Mayflower and again re- j
view the fleet as It passes out to sea. I
The Presidential review will take j
place on Thursday. November 3. On
Wednesday the Secretary of the Navy i
wi:l Inspect the fleet- from his dis
patch boat, the Dolphin. In a sense
this Inspection really will mark the
beginning of the honors due Ms offloe
and the river will reverbrate with the
roar of saluting cannon.
President Taft will reach New Tork
early on Thursday morning and will
be In and about the battleships all day
long. He will board the llayflower at
1:30 A. M. and will not leave the yacht
until I P. SI, when ha wHl depart for
ITi borings. Vs.. to rest three or four
Inaoeounlable Act SIiowj How In
trrferenee With Automatic Bloek
System BrluRs Disaster.
ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo, Oct. 29. Hu
man fallibility caused the wreck of the
Inlon Pacific passenger train that ran
Into a freight train near here and re
sulted In the deaths of three men ,i
iniurlea to 30 others, according to i
j report given out by the railroad com
pmr today.
The statement show how a wreck
can be brought about by Interfering
with automatic blocking systems,
which are snld to be mechanically in
fallible.
a nMin in the official report, the
accident was due to the action of Rob
ert K. I-ee, head brakemnn of a west
bound freight train, which had been
sidetracked to allow the westbound
fast mall to pass. Before the mall train
came In sight from the esst, the east
bound Atlantic Kxpress came along.
As this passenger train neared the
switch leading to the sidetrack, which
Ilea between the eastbound and the
westbound tracks. Brakemon Lee, the
statement sas. "for some unaccount
able reason, stepped up to the switch
stand and threw the switch, causing
the Atlantic Express' to run In on the
passing track and collide with the en
gine of Lee'a own train."
The signals before the switch was
thrown showed both through tracks to
be clear and the switch to the side
track closed. The express was too
close to stop after the awltch was
turned, and the collision followed.
LOVESICK LAD SETS FIRE
Youth Drops Match as" Ho
' Note In Sehoolhouse.
Leave
CHELAN. Wash Oct. 2. (Special.)
Sheriff J. B. Ferguson la here to
Investigate a supposed attempt of an
Incendiary to burh Chelan's brick
school building. By detective work the
Sheriff In a few hours unraveled the
mystery of a fire which was started In
the basement of the building Tuesday
evening and but for a fortunate cir
cumstance would have destroyed the
building.
He found that a love-sick high school
boy of tender years had been In the
habit of entering the school building
at night to place messages of love be
tween the leaves of the text books of
his eighth-grade sweetheart. On this
night the boy overturned a waste pa
per basket while grouping his wsy Into
the building, and later while finding
his way out by striking matches, ac
cidentally set fire to the raper. .
The fire did not take a good hold
before the paper In which it had started
was all consumed and little damage
waa done. Other persons were sus
pected. SWINDLERS' LIBERTY BRIEF
Ma j bray and Morse Are Rearrest cd
at Prison Gate.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Oct. !.
John C. Maybray and E. K. Morse, mem
bers of the famous Maybray swindling
gang, were released from the Federal
I'rtson here today, but their liberty was
brief.
At the prison gate Deputy Sheriff
Waddlngton and Prosecutor Capell,
both of Council Bluffs. Iowa, rearrest
ed the two men on a state charge.
Leon Moser. who vns the fake foot
racer of the gang, was released today,
also, but he waa not rearrested.
FLAGSHIP Or PACIFIC FLEET WHICH WILL ASSEMBLE AT SAN PEDRO TODAY, FLEET COMMANDER, AND HISTORIC BATTLESHIP
WHICH IS FEATURE OF DISPLAY.
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AJOVB, CBtlSER. CALIFORNIA BELOW, HEAR ADMIRAL, CUAl.VCET TROSlASi AT RIGHT,
Real Conservation to
Be Watchword.
EXTREMISTS LOSING FAVOR
National .Association Will Sup
port President.
PROPER USE ADVOCATED
Secretary Fisher Not Tlaylng Poll
ties, and Reasonable Course Be
ing Planned Wins Converts
for Administration.
PT HAKR.Y J. BROWN.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAL, Wash
ington. Oct. 27. Throughout his swing
around the circle President Taft has
nreached the doctrine of reasonable
and practical conservation; his Secre
tary of the Interior. Walter L. risner.
has shown himself to be a practical,
but not a fanatical, conservationist.
and friends and supporters or tne au-
mlnlstratlon. following the lead or
these two men. are preparing to wreist
the conservation propaganda out of the
hands of Olfford Plnchot.
The first move In that direction oc
curred at the recent conservation v,oi.-
gress at Kansaa City, following tne
address of President Taft. J. B. White,
of Kansas City, a leading citizen, man
of wealth and a big lumberman, was
elected president of the congress, and
immediately word went fortn mat tne
new president of the congress Is not a
Pinchot. but la a Taft rartlsan, and
stands with Taft as against Pinchot on
the question of conservation.
Plnrtaof followers Desert.
After the adjournment of the con
gress President White set about con
verting the Conservation Congress into
a recognised body that stands for the
conservation of natural resources, wun
the Idea of building up a rival for tne
conservation association, whica an
out and out Tlnchot organisation,
managed personally by Pinchot.
One of the first moves made ny sir.
White waa to take over to me con
servation Congress Thomas . onipp.
who has been secretary of the con
servation association for several years.
and until lately a close adherent 01
the ex-Koreater. But Shlpp. like many
other conservationists, became disgust
ed with Plnchofs tactics in using the
conservation association for political
purposes, with the prime Idea of creat
ing sentiment adverse to President
Taft. and no difficulty waa experienced
In winning him over to the Conserva
tion Congress.
Plnrhot got "In bad" with a large
number of his former followers when
he dipped into the Controller Bay af
fair, which was exploded by President
Ttft. After Pinchot and his satellite
had pictured the Administration as
giving away to the Ouggenheims a I
monopoly on an alleged ideal harbor
In Alaska, and had openly charged the
President with doing this very thing.
(Concluded on Pas 8. )
Union" Ladies of Cupboard Serve
Notice or Strike on Thursday
After Breakfast $40 Asked.
If it be true still, as In the days
when Owen Meredith wrote "Lucille
that "civilized man cannot live without
cooks." there is likely soon to be. a
heavy Jump In the mortality statistics
at fashionable Irvlngtbn. for the cooks
-r-cookladles they prefer to call them
selves are about to strike and quit
their Jobs, leaving eome scores of Irv-
ington families cookless.
The stern and sole alternative Is S40
a month. "Hereafter." the matrons of
Irvlngton have been notified by the
cookladles. "HO a month will be the
minimum wage for cookladles. We
will all quit next Thursday If the In
crease Is nai granted by that time."
The ultimatum of the cookladles
created utter dismay, If not actual
blank dlspalr. The matrons of Irving
ton have taken rather klndty-to fire
less cookers, but the prospect of cook
less fires appalls them.
"The Idea!" they say. "We will not
allow ourselves to be held up for this
exorbitant advance In pay. We cannot
do without cooks. What shall we do?"
Up to date nobody has-been found
who could suggest a way out of a
dilemma so perfectly horrid. But the
answer must be returned not later than
next Thursday. The cookladles say so.
A pettlcoated walking delegate Is
held to blame by the matrons of Irv
lngton for the crisis which confronts
them. This walking delegate, it Is
said, has been laboring among the
cookladles for a month past and con
vincing them that the oppressors' col
lective foot was firmly planted on the
cookladles' collective neck.
Conviction having been once instilled
Into the cookladles' minds, formation
of a union followed and then the de
mand for higher pay.
"It's perfectly, horrid," argue the
matrons of trvlngton.
"But we'll have our rights," grimly
exult the cookladles.
CONSUMER FINDS FRIENDS
Farmers Organize Tlint Those Who
Eat May Xot Be Mulcted.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 29. The Flaoer
County Farmers' Union, In its articles
of incorporation filed here, sets forth
that the company was formed "to cre
ate a better feeling between producers
and consumers of farm products, to
obtain- for the tillers of the soil a Just
compensation for their labor and In
vestment, and legislation to protect
the consumer against the manipulation
of the market by speculators and ma..e
It possible for him to get the neces
sities of life at a reasonable price."
The company has a capital sUIck of
110,000.
BULLET SKIMS MAN'S HEAD
Window Pane Is Bored by Projectile
in Vanconver Studio.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct. 29. (Spe
cial.) While W. G. Emery was sitting
In front of a window in hie studio re
touching a picture today, a bullet
pierced the pane and sipped within less
than an inch of his head. The bullet
struck a brick wall on the side oppo
site the window and rlcochetted back
to a table.
A clean hole marked the passage of
the mlssle through the glass pane. The
bullet was from a -25-callber rifle and
was traveling at a deadly speed.
BATTLESHIP OREGON
Blind Editor of World
Suddenly Stricken.
HEART FAILURE IS CAUSE
Famous Newspaper Proprie
tor Passes Away on Yacht.
STRIKING FIGURE GONE
siorv of Hungarian. Who Came to
United States to Fight for Na
tion nnd Who Became Great
Man, Is Engrossing.
CHARLESTON, S. C Oct. 29. Jo
6eph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New
York World and the St. Louis Post
Dispatch, died at 1:40 o'clook today
aboard .lite yacht, the Liberty,
Charleston Harbor.
In
The Immediate cause of Mr. Pulitzer's
death was heart failure. He had been
In ill health for several days, but
until a few hours before the end none
of those around him suspected the
gravity of his condition.
The change for the worse came about
at 2 o'clock- this morning, when he suf
fered an attack of severe pain. By
daylight he appeared to be better and
fell asleep after 10:30. He awoke at
1 o'clock and complained of a pain In
his heart. Soon he fell Into a faint
and expired at 1:40 o'clock.
Wife Reaches Side.
Mrs. Pulitzer arrived from New York
today and reached the yacht shortly
before her husband died. At his bed
side when the end came also was his
youngest son, Herbert, who has been
cruising with his father.
Mr. Pulitzer's body will be taken
North tomorrow afternoon in a special
Pullman car. The funeral will be held
at Woodlawn, Cemetery, New York,
probably toward the end of the week.
Mr. Pultizer's son, Joseph, Tr..ls now
on his way from St. Louis 'with his
wife. One of his daughters will come
from Florida and another from Colo
rado Springs, Colo.
boa to Meet Train.
Ralph Pulitzer, the eldest son, la on
his way to Charleston and will meet
the train en route.
PULITZER CIVIL WAR, VETERAN
Late Editor for Tears Leading Fig
ure in Journalism,
NEW YORK. Oct. 29 Joseph Pulit
zer, proprietor of the New York World,
who died of heart failure today on
board his yacht. Liberty, In the har
bor of Charleston, a C. left New York
aboard his yacht October 20 intending
to take a leisurely voyage to Jeykl
Island, near Brunswick, Ga., where he
had a Winter home.
Aside from a heavy coat which pre
vented him from taking his customary
drive In Central Park for a day, Mr.
(Concluded on Page 2.)
AS SHE APPEARS TODAY
Blrdman Falls, but Soon Resumes
Fast Flight Handsome Stag
on 5 fountain Gets Fright.
EL PABO. Tex Oct. 29. C. P.
Rodgers, coast-to-coast aviator, ar
rived here today and was welcomed by
thousands. He was sighted at 2:54,
and. on arriving, circled Washington
Park, landing near his special train
standing on the Southern Pacific
tracts, at 3:10.
Rodgers met with an accident two
miles west of Fort Hancock, his ma
chine dropping in the brush. He made
the necessary "repairs himself and
quickly resumed his flight, covering
the last lap of 143 miles necessary to
land him In Kl Paso in 140 minutes,
actual flying time.
He attended the bull fight in Juarez,
Mexico, this afternoon, and attracted
great attention. His machine will be
overhauled here tomorrow, and he ex
pects to leave in the course of the day
for Tucson, Ariz.
Rodgers crossed Paisano Pass, 5082
feet in altitude, by 300 feet in his flight
yesterday. As he swooped across the
pass a superb stag near the summit
took fright at the unnatural bird and
dashed through the brush in panic.
WOMEN EAGER TO SERVE
Jury Completely Feminine Will
Hear California Editor's Case.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29. The first
complete woman Jury to be empaneled
In California wlll.be sworn for. duty
in Justice of the Peace Cassldy's
court in Watts next Tuesday.
Constable Morrison received the
names of 38 women to summon for
Jury service, and his return to the
court showed that the women of the
township fairly fell over each other
in their eagerness to ascertain whether
their names were on the venire. Not
one objection was filed.
The case this woman's Jury will de
termine is that of A. A. King, editor
of the Watts News, who Is charged
with having circulated In his paper
obscene and Indecent language in the
recent campaign of the wets and drys
in that village.
SEEDLESS APPLE FOUND
Californlan Seeks Burbank's Aid to
Perpetuate Wonders.
RENO, Nov., Oct. 29. (Special.)
Through an accidental discovery made
by C. S. Seager, of Davis Creek. Cal.. in
an apple orchard at Plna Creek. 12
miles from Davis Creek, Modoo County,
California, of a tree bearing seedless
and coreless apples. It is hoped that
with the assistance of Luther Burbank
it will be possible to propagate seed
less apples.
Seager leaves Reno tonight with 12
samples to take to Burbank. The tree
on which they grew is seven years old,
but has been eaten back each by live
stock. This year it bore 25 seedless
apples, all perfect and coreless. A pe
culiarity is that the placenta seem
forced out of the end of tho fruit and
drled-up stamens and pistils may still
be seen.
WOMAN ISJJVING TORCH
When She Turns Lamp Over Cloth
ing Ignites and Death Ensues.
SPOKANE. Wash., Oct. 29. After
turning a new lamp upsido down to
let the oil run into a new wick, Mrs.
Robert Mbberly, at North Yakima, was
so badly burned by the spreading
flajne that she died this noon. 15
hours after the accident occurred.
, The first attempt to ignite the dry
wick failed and she turned the lamp
over for a moment. Some of the oil
spread to the bowl and dripped. The
flame of her next match spread and
her clothes quickly caught Are. She
ran into an adjoining residence with
her clothing blazing and her hair and
eyebrows scorched. Her burning
clothing was cut from her body by a
neighbor. I
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
TODAY'S Fair; variable winds, becoming
ouxherly.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 68
degrees; minimum, 84 decrees.
National.
Pinchot fait losing supporters among rea
sonable conservationist!. Page 1.
Jome0tlc.
Judge Bordwell spends Sunday preparing to
rule today on two McNamara talesmen.
Page 8.
Children cry over mysteries of divorce.
Page 8.
Witless brakeman throws switch and colli
sion follows. Page 1.
Pacific warship fleet prepares for trip to
Chinese waters. Page 1.
Fola LaFollette is married to New York
playwright. Page 8.
Probable apportionment of Republican Na
tional convention announced. Page 2.
Joseph Pulitzer,, proprietor of New York
World. Is dead. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Benton and Linn teachers to hold three
days' Institute at Albany, beginning to
day. Page 10.
Cashier of defunct Philomath bsnk Is ar
rested. Page 10.
Sports.
Oaks capture post-season series with Beav
ers. Page 8-
University of Michigan football team may
play here in holidays. Page 6.
Champion Gotch says he will quit wrestling
forever, and "roasts" Zbyazco. Page 6.
Al Baum to be Coast League! boss in faot,
with five-year term of office. Page 8.
Portland and Ttdnlty.
OH consumers may enter tank removal con
troversy. Page 16.
Farm train, laden with exhibits, starts for
tour of Oregon. Page 16.
Municipal Judge Taxwell mute In face of
Coffey's charges. Page 8,
Race Feeling May Pres
age Massacre.
WOMEN ADOPTING DISGUISES
Americans Hold Section of
Wall Under Heavy Guard.
6000 TftOOPS IN MUTINY
Order to Entrain Pisoheyed. and
Constitution Demanded Artil
lery Pnel Between Rehels
and Fleet Reported.
PEKIX, Oct. 29. The situation In
Pekln la becoming worse. A veritable
panlo prevails among the Manchus, and
the Manchu women are adopting Chi
nese dress. Some of them are attempt
ing to make their feet appear smaller
by peculiarly constructed shoes.
Almost all departing trains are
drawn by two engines. So heavily are
they loaded that the people are sitting
on top of their household belongings.
Officials are seeking asylum for their
wives and children among the foreign
ers. Prior to the revolution the news
papers frequently cried out against the
presence of foreign soldiers, but the
natives are now fleeing to them for
shelter.
Race Feeling Intense.
One report fixes tomorrow night for
an outbreak, but the presence of 15,
000 Manchu troops insures the safety
of the capital for the present. The only
danger Beems to bo from a sudden at
tack against the throne and the of fl- j
clals, which might precipitate the
threatened massacre by the Manchus.
Race feeling Is becoming intensified.
The price of provisions is still rising
and a large number of foreigners are
antering the legation quarter. The le
gation guards are preparing for emer-'
gencles. The Americans have sand
bags piled on the corner wall, which
Is now under a strong guard. Pic
turesque movements of the Manchu..
troops through the city gates occur si
lently after nightfall to prevent ex-i
citement among the population.
Many Rumors Current. (
Rumors are current that the Em-'
peror has been spirited away and that
Prince Chlng, who is too old for flight,
has committed suicide. There are many
such stories. They may or may not be
true. The American legation has ls-j
sued orders that the women and chil
dren living along the Pekln-Hankow
Railway and also In the country to the
west of the line shall proceed as soon
as possible to the coast. The Ameri-'
can Consul-General at Hankow, Roger
S. Greene, reports that an American,'
A. H. Kepler, has been wounded In the)
fighting around that city.
Consular reports from Nanking are
pessimistic. The new troops fear an,
attack by the old troops and are,
clamoring for ammunition, which tha
viceroy refuses to give them. Theyi
were ordered to leave the city, but re
fused to go. The viceroy of Yangsu!
has chartered the British steamer Pei-(
chlng, which lies In the river, presum-l
ably to take him away If necessary. '
Troops Refuse to March.
Six thousand of the Twentieth dl-!
vision of Chlangchu have refused toj
entrain for Hankow. Instead they sent'
a memorial to Pekin asking for thai
Immediate granting of a constitution.
The loan scheme, whereby China'
hopes to raise many million dollars,
through a Belgian and French syndl-j
cate. Is considered dangerous In some:
quarters. The National Assembly 1s'
likely to oppose It fiercely, while for-
elgn assistance for the government la! ,
likely to arouse among the rebels an'
anti-foreign feeling, which up to thej
present has been absent. A substan-'
tial advance on the loan within a fort'
night has been arranged.
A message from Hankow reports an
artillery duel between the rebels and
the Chinese gunboats. The town of,
Talynenfu, In ShansI province. Is re I
ported to have Joined the revolution.!
Previous messages from that place
said that a rising was expected and;
that a run on the hanks was tinder,
way. j
Rebels Near Hankow Retire.
A foreign naval report from Hankow,
says that on the morning of October
27 the imperial troops advanced and1
captured Kilometer Ten Station, adding,
that the rebels made little resistance
and retired, leaving many guns and;
much camp equipment. i
The government's estimate of rebel
casualties In the Hankow battle la:
8000. The government's success Is de-
clared as being largely due to the!
work of the naval squadron under Ad!
mlral Bah, which succeeded In enfilad-j
lng the rebels In the trenches.
IMPERIAL- GCXBOATS SHELLED
Insurgent Surprise Fleet at Han'
tow, bnt Aim Is Foor.
HANKOW, via Wu-hu. Oct. 28. Thai
revolutionist on Friday night planted;
a battery on the river bank below'
Wuchang. At daybreak they opened!
fire on the Imperialist gunboats. The)
Chinese squadron was taken complete-
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