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VOL. LIV. NO. 16,742. WILDERNESS WAR Battle for Life for 30 Days Is Started. CAMP ALMOST INACCESSIBLE wl Shall Make Good," Says Nature Man as He Leaves. INDIAN LOIN CLOTH WORN Trace of Tear Seen In Eyes as Thought or Loneliness Strikes Home Appearance Most Like Tnto Primitive Man. KXOWI.ES1 CAMP. Klamath National Porest. rla Grants Pass, Or.. July 2L (Special.) Joe Knowles entered the wood of Soutnern Oregon and North ern California this morning as the primitive man, on a test for 30 days or more to demonstrate that the resource fulness of the man of the present day Is sufflcient to cope with nature and to prove that, unclad and unarmed, without any of the implements of modern times. h can wrest a living from the woods, and return to civilization dressed in clothes he has made in the woods, well fed and in good physical condition. There was but little ceremony about the departure. It had been planned by the people of Grants Pass to give the primitive a send-on, and a party of more than 60 had planned to see him off, but the location, practically picked out by Professor Waterman, of the University of California, who is to ob serve the 30-day test from a scientific standpoint, made it impossible for the party to get to the point where Knowles made his departure. Knowles wss naked with the excep tion of an Indian loin cloth, and this he will bring out of the woods with him at the end of the test in the same condition as when he entered. Thus he began his 30-days-or-more battle with the wilderness. Eyes Skew Wit Tear er Two. . ..nlal .mil Knowies smiieu n " I . warned cwry-TroW-w-rrrw m'eir who surrounaea mm mi ms mil.. ..... There was a trace of moisture in his eyes, possibly because he thought for the minute of the loneliness of the foa eat. the only phase or the test he dis likes. He clasped hands with Professor Waterman, or the University or Call .r,d Professor C. L. Edwards, or Los Angeles, who are to rollow him Into the woods and make a report as to whether he accomplishes what he says he will or not. with the representative of The Oregonlan. and with his oldest friend. Bert Lambert, the official pho tographer of the party. Then he turned his back and walked away rapidly. The scene was worth traveling miles to see and experiencing all the dlscomrorts that attended the trip. The -nowles camp was pitched so far in the wilderness that it practical ly is inaccessible. The trail was broken through an absolute wilderness from the "ridge trail" that runs over the Siskiyou Mountalna from Oregon into California, It was made through a h.arthr.iklnir mass of underbrush and swamp, over giant logs and along steep, : now-clad clltts. where, had It not been for the surefootedness or the ponies and pack animala, one might have i dropped thousands or leet to mo an yone below, to the east fork or Indian Creek. Knowln Says Last Uood-Byes. Th. miner's cabin was fitted up as a camp, and rroru this old log hut. j that may bate marked a bonanza or years ago, with the mountains tower- Ing above and the green rorest aa background. Joe Knowles said his last i g-ood-byes. Knowles was up at 4 o'clock in the morning, dressed, and had the rire started before the others in the camp were stirring. Proressor Waterman ) appeared trom his sleeping-bag short-! ly after, and insisted that he should j cook for Knowles his last "civilized"! morning. He fried some or his ramous j liacon and made a mess or hot cakes; and coffee that were wonderful pro-: (Suctions, and Joe "ate his ML" The night In the canyon had been ! cold, and the sting of a bracing morn- , liiK was in the air. It was shivery ; and no one envied Knowles when he ; fcc-an to shed hla clothes. El kept up a. running lire or conversation, but lir :c was that lack of Joking that al ways characterizes his talk. Will Make liood' Is Mette. t .hull make rood, and In 30 days or more I will be with you again, alive j and well," was the gist of his talk. II. mlelned over again what his i hopes were, and what his fears were, also. The only thing he dwelt upon was the apparent scarcity of game, or. rather, the scarcity of gams tracks, for. he said, he was convince that there was game In the forests, but where he had been unable to find out. When he was stripped, with nothing on his body but a loin cioth, he looked for all the world as one might Imagine the primitive man was. His muscles stood out like whipcords. His face has turned a deep bronze from the sun and wind and he has a four days' growth or beard that Increased the Idea of his prlniltlveness. If OStrOTOTT I.lkrl v. Knowles this year has taken every precaution that could be taken that (Concluded on Pe 1 . , I. NEWSPAPER HERE AND OXE IN BOSTON' CRY FAKE. Presence of Proressors Waterman and Edwards With "Primitive Man" Is Guarantee. A Portland newspaper yesterday reprinted rrom the Boston Ameri can, a Hearst newspaper, an al leged exposure or the adventures or Joseph Knowles. the nature man. In the Maine woods last year. The attack upon the good raith or Knowles was made on the authority or one Allie Demlng, a Maine guide, who says In the American article that Knowles Is a raker and did not carry out in good raith his Maine woods experiment or living for 60 days solely upon the resources or nature. Demlng in other published Inter views has expressed full raith In Knowles. A Boston newspaper, the Post, also printed an aftldavit rrom Demlng In which he said that Knowles was on the square and that he knew of nothing to discredit him. It appears to be clear that Demlng is now being used by one Boston news paper to discredit the enterprise ot an other Boston newspaper, the Post. Joseph Knowles was ror years a i - i ,, Main woods and is SUlua ... . ' i . -- thoroughly equipped to carry out the remarkable experiment he has under taken In the Oregon woods. He is under observation in Southern Oregon by Professor Waterman, or the Uni versity ot Calirornla, and Proressor C. L Edwards, head or the nature depart ment or the Los Angeles high schools. These gentlemen are not members or Knowles' party. They are avowedly there to report exact results and see that the conditions Knowles nas impos upon hlmselt or living ror 30 days in the Oregon woods are raithtuly carried out. ir anything suspicious about ... 1-.,' nnniinct unne&rs. It will un doubtedly be reported by Proressor Waterman and Professor t,awaros. uj to this time these genelemen appear to have been thoroughly satisfied that Knowles is talthrully attempting to do what he has set out to do. NORWAY ATTACHE ACCUSED Punishment Is Demanded for As sault on Official. CHRISTIANIA, July 21. The princi pal Norwegian papers are demanding the recall or the secretary of the American legation. Franklin M Gun ther, because of his alleged assault on the harbormaster of Christiania, who Is the highest police ofriclal In the Kingdom. The incident arose through defiance of the Harbormaster's order to change the anchorage ot the Pauline, which occupied the space reserved ror the German Emperor's yacht Meteor. The Christiania papers say that when the otflcial made this request in polite terms Secretary Gunther. who was aboard, called him a "fool" and threat ened to knock him down. It Is also charged that Mr. Gunther struck at the Harbormaster and knocked his cap otr. JAP ATTACKS GAME UMPIRE MeIJi University Player Arrested After Using Bat on Kile. NORTH TAKIMA. Wash.. July 21. following a ball game this afternoon. In which the Japanese Meijl University team was defeated by local players, 9 to 4 Fred Kile. Tri-State player, who umpired the game, was struck by one of the Japanese players across the small of the back with a ball bat. The blow felled Kile and lie was unable to rise for some time, but proved not to be seriously hurt The Japanese was arrested and Is In the county Jail. His companions con demn his action and offered apologies this evening. The case probably will be dropped In the morning. SNOW LINE BERRIES PAY Hood Kiver Man Raises Strawberries at 3000-Foot Elevation. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 21. (Spe cial.) E. C Owens is harvesting one of the finest strawberry crops in thi6 dis trict rrom his ranch near Bald Butte at an elevation ot 3000 reet. The place probably is the highest berry ranch In the state. Snow still covers a portion of Mr. Owen's place, the white banks glisten ing not more than 200 teet rrom the rirst crate or the big berries was sold ror I1L 4000 PYTHIANS IN LINE Uniform Rank Parade In Terre Haute Is Brilliant One. TERRE HAUTE. Ind., July 21. Four thousand members of the Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias marched to day In one or the most brilliant parades ever conducted by the order. Nearly every state In the Union was repre sented. The parade was 45 mantes passing the reviewing stand, which was occu pied by Thomas J. Carling, supreme chancellor, and staff. FLYER TO HAVE NEW FINS Installation of Third Motor on Amer ica Virtually Completed. HAMMONDSPORT, N. Y., July 21. The Installation of a third motor on the Rodman Wanamaker flying-boat America was virtually completed today. Large fins like those used during the most successrul trials or two weeks ago are In course of construction. PORTLAND, SUIT TO DISSOLVE NEWHAVEN ORDERED Final Word Is Given by President. CRIMINAL ASPECT CONSIDERED Indictments Against Mellen and Others Desired. IMMUNITY TO BE AVOIDED MoReynolds, In Letter to Wilson, Re bukes Interstate Commission for Subpenalng Witnesses Per haps Culpable. WASHINGTON. July 21. The long continued effort to untangle the New Haven Railroad without litigation came to an end tonight when President Wll- on In a letter to Attorney-General McReynolds directed the Institution of . ChuT-man lw HUlt tO dlSSOlVO mil system and ordered that the criminal aspects or the case be laid before a Federal grand jury. Tho President's approval or the course mapped out by the Department or Justice means that the civil ui; k mod against the New Haven in the United States Court at New York at once. The Attorney-General also lm- mi..t.lv will dlr-ct United States uis- trlct Attorney Marshall at New Tork to summon a grand jury and tne tasx f i.vini evidence before that body on which to ask ror criminal Indictments ..oin.i officers and directors or the New Haven under the Mellen manage ment will bo begun as soon as pos sible. . . Indictment of Mellen Desired. T W. Gregory, the special assistant In charge ot the New Haven case, will have full charge of the civil suit and before the grand Jury will be aided by F. M. Swacker, an expert from the In terstate Commerce Commission, who has helped him in the preparation of the evidence. How many Indictments will be sought was not divulged to ni,hi hut it was plainly Indicated in correspondence made public that the Attorney-General expects to aaK. ior a hilt aralnat Charles S. Mellen, ex- president of the New Haven. The most significant iact in con nection with the proceedings was said to be a statement which Mr. Mc Keynoids gave out several months ago when the Interstate Commerce Commis sion began its New Haven inquiry. In that statement the Attorney-General warned the commission to consider whether Immunity might be given cer tain men if they were made to testify as to their actions as directors of the road. The names he mentioned were: DEM0CRATI EC0N0MY? j "0 : 1 A WpHv VACATE i fsssssssssssss s.iislisssststs ' OREGON, WEDNESDAY. 1 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, T4.S degrees; minimum. 50.2 degrees. TODAY'S Fair, northwesterly winds, turelgn. M. Caillaux blames himself for not acting before wife did. Page 1. British leaders unable lo deliver their parties for home rule agreement. Page 2. National. Blame for "Swiss Navy" Incident put on Navy Department. Page 1. Wilson orders suit to dissolve New Haven and Investigation of criminal aspects. Pago 1. . , Armed Intervention In Haiti considered In Washington. Page 1. Member resigns from Congress under fire In lobby inquiry. Page 2. Carranza promises vengeance will not be Indiscriminate. Page t. Domestic New York gunmen linked with Chicago crime. Page 3. Sports. Coast League results Portland 6, San Fran, else.) 6 ill Innings) ; Sacramento 8. Los Angeles o; Venice 2. Oakland 1. Page tt. Ballplayers' fraternity wins and threatened baseball strike averted. Page 6. Vancouver amateur takes lead at Pacific Coast trap tournament. Page 7. Pacific Northwest. "Joe" Knowlss writes "Au revolr. but not good-bye" before plunge Into wilds Page 16. Nature man, Joe Knowles, sets off for 80 day battle with wilderness. Page 1. Last of military branches at Gea.aart en campment leave today. Page 18. Hindus give In and vessel will leave Van couver today. Page 16. Commercial svnd Marine. World's hop crop may exceed 2.000,000 hun dredweight. Page 17. Wheat higher at Chicago on black rust scars and bullish cable reports. Page 17. Substantial advance In stock prices at ex pense of shorts. Page 17. W. K. Grace Co. obtains preferential berth at municipal dock No. 1. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Good faith proof to be attempted by de fendants in land "fraud" case. Pags 1. Weather report, forecast and data. Page 16. Brisk wind carries Pine Creek forest fires to Boone Ferry road. Page 12. Interstate Fair asks co-operation of Port land clubs Page 12. Employes of Southern Paciflo lines to pic nic Saturday. Page 9. Bids on pavlnr contracts amounting to sev eral hundred thousand dollars to be opened today. Page 12. New type of tie said to solve rall-blndlng problem. Page 12. R. A. Booth returns from three wseks' trip thrauKh Coos and Curry Counties. Page i. Effort made to dim Knowles' act. Page 1. Strychnine killed Dawson, reports Coroner's Jury. Pags 5. Attorney H. II. Emmons may die as result of auto accident. Page 5. George bill brings out strong fight. Pags 11. WOMAN FALLS1000 FEET N'ew Parachute Being Tested From Biplane Fails to Open. BRUSSELS, July 21. Mme. Cayat de Castella was dashed to death tonight from a height of 1000 feet, when a new parachute which she was tasting from the biplane of Aviator Charopel failed to work. Thousands of spectators, among them her husband, saw her drop. HEAVY SHOCKS RECORDED Situation Vaguely Given as Within 1800 Miles of Washington. WASHINGTON, July 21. Heavy earth shocks, somewhere within a radius ot 1800 miles or Washington, were recorded today by the seismo graph at Georgetown University. The vibration began at 5:51 P. M. and continued 15 minutes, TLY 22, 1914. GOOD FAITH PROOF IS LOCATORS' HOPE Defense Opens in Land "Fraud" Case. ABSTRACT CONCERN DRAWN IN Logan's Honesty Not Ques tioned, Testifies R. E. Smith. SEARCHING INQUIRY RESULT Rosebnrg Man Tells of Booklet Kx plotting Oregon Puhllp Lands and of Business Done With Accused Men. With the testimony or E. J. Sellers, or Tacoma, In United States District Court before Judge Bean yesterday, the first step was taken by the defense to present Its side of the case In which Sellers. W. F. Mtnard. of Portland, and J. W. Logan, of Tacoma. are accused of using the United States mails In a fraudulent conspiracy. Sellers' testimony and cross-examination were concluded, and Logan was the second of the deferments to ad duce witnesses in his behalf. Good Faith Proof Attempted. The defense, both in the case of Logan and Sellers, shaped Itself around an attempt to prove that the defendants had acted in good faith in their transactions In connection with their activities as "locators" of per sons on timber claims within the Ore gon. & California Railroad land grant in Oregon, In the furtherance of which it is alleged they misused, the malls. Robert E. Smith, of Reseburg, where he Is president of the Douglas County Abstract Company, was called as a witness on behalf of Logan, but was subjected to cross-examination not only by District Attorney Reames, but by Attorney Strahan. for Miiiard. At torney Ryan, for Sellers, and the court itself. Befere the cross-examination was concluded it had developed into a searching inquiry as to the methods and nature of the abstract company s business with the land "locators." and the company's own efforts, independ ent of the "locator," to attract atten tion to land in Oregon. In this connection a booklet was Introduced in evidence, bearing the title, "Millions of Acres of Public Lands Given Away in Oregon When Where How." Its covers bore he words. "Published by the Douglas County Abstract Company, Roseburg, Oregon." "Did you give that out?" asked At torney Ryan. "Yes, we sold It." answered Smith, tuonciuueu uu rs BLAME FOR 'SWISS NAVY' IS SHIRKED BRYAN'S DEPARTMENT SAID TO HAVE ACTED BY REQUEST. Navy Lawyers Declared Responsible for Forcing Nation to Confess Lack or Sea Force. WASHINGTON. July 21. (Special.) After much evasion, truth as to who was responsible fur Inviting the "Swiss navy" to participate In the naval pa geant to be held next year In celebra tion ot the opening ot the Panama Ca nal has been disclosed. Minister Stovall, the Georgia editor diplomat, was made the scapegoat fjr the Incident. His friends retorted that the State Department was responsible for the blunder of forcing Switzerland to confess that she had no navy. Now the State Department passes the blame to the Navy Department. The law authorizing the President to Invite other nations to participate In the naval pageant was part of a naval appropriation bill. The Navy Department called the fact to the attention of the State Depart ment and asked it to issue the requi site invitations. The law provided that the President was to invite foreigu nations to send "naval vessels or rep resentatives." and the sea lawyers in the Navy Department interpreted this to mean that nations that had no navies were to send officials. So invitations were sent to the marl time powers and to Switzerland, Per sia and Bolivia, and all other navyleas nations as well. YOUTHFUL SHAH CROWNED Imperial Headgear Too Large for Persian on Peacock Throne. TEHERAN, July 21. The young Shah of Persia, Ahmed Mlrza, attained the age of 18 and was formally crowned today. The Shah, seated on a bench throne, removed his head covering and placed the Imperial crown on his head himself. He found It so large that he had to hold It In position. Immediately afterward the monarch took oft tho crown and reassumed his simpler head covering, which, however, was embellished with tho famous Darla-I-Noor diamond, otherwise known aa the Great Mogul. The diamond weighs more than 200 carats. COSSACKS SUBDUE RIOTS St. Petersburg Strike Situation, With 100,000 Workers Out, Is Serious. ST. PETERSBURG. July 21. Serious strike disturbances broke out today In St Petersburg, where 100.090 work ers have laid down tholr tools as a pro test against the drastic measures of the authorities at llaku and elsewhere against strikers. The strikers Indulged in much stone- throwing and rired.' some revolver shots. Cossacks succeeded In clear ing the streets, without resort to bul lets. Several of the strikers were hurt Later strikers made a raid on th streetcars, driving out their occupants and overturning the vehicles. PARCEL POST LAW UNIQUE Gas Pipe Added o Packuge Reduces Two-Thirds Cost or Transportation. VANCOUVKB. Wash., July 21. (Spe cial.) When Gordon Stuart asked the local postoMce how much It cost to send a package weighing 3 pounds 5 ounces to Portland he was Informed that It would cost 27 cents. If It weighed tour pounds or more It would cost only 5 cents for tho tlrst pound and 1 cent Tor each additional pound or fraction. He- took back the package, inserted an old piece of gas pipe, and presented the package. It weighed then less than rive pounds, but more than four pounds, so it was sent for 9 cents. DANIELS HITS AT PLUCKING Commission Named to Draft Law to Abolish Practice. WASHINGTON, July 21. Secretary Daniels took the first step today In his efforts to eliminate the naval "plucking board" by appointing a commission headed by Assistant Sec retary Roosevelt, to Investigate and recommend a new law to Congress. Servlna- with Mr. Roosevelt on the Lcommisslon will be Rear-Admiral Vic tor xJlue, cniei oi me co. . - igation; Naval Constructor D. W. Tay lor and Lieutenant Charles M Austin. BIG DAMAGED0NE BY HAIL Hundred Thousand Acres of Grain in North Dakota Arfected. BOTTINEAU. N. D., July 21. A hall storm, reported to have been from two to 10 miles wide, today swept from a point north ot Antler, N. D., to Ber wick, N. D-. 100 miles southeast. It Is said that 100,000 acres of grain was partially or wholly destroyed, the storm being the severest ever experi enced In that district. WORM INQUIRIES BEGUN New Ravager of Corn Attacks Inter ior of Stalks Destructively. HARRISBURG. Pa.. July 21. Feder al Government rield agents began an investigation today Into the ravages or the army worm In Pennsylvania. A new pest was reported today from several corn-growing counties. It be ing the web worm which attacks the interior of the stalks and Is exceeding ly destructive PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 ACCUSE MYSELF," CRIES M. CAILLAUX Ex-Premier Regrets Wife Was Left to Act HUSBAND DRAMATIC ON STAND Ravages of Calumnies on Madame's Soul Unrealized. LIFE'S HISTORY REVIEWED Publication or "Thy Joe" Lrtlera Inspires Deep Fear in Both. Love Recital Causes Prison er to Blush Crimson. PARIS. July 21. Joseph Caillaux held the court tor two Intense hours today, testifying In defense ot his wife, who sat In the prisoner's enclosure, charged with the killing of Gaston Cal mette. editor of the Figaro, on March 1 last. The appearance of M. Cail laux was hardly lees dramatic than that or Mine. Calliaux yesterday. The former Premier, still one ot the most powerful men In France, domi nated the proceedings. Imposing on them hla personality and uncommon gifts of leadership. C alumnies' Itaages Not neallse. "I accuse myself," he cried In the climax. "I committed a fault. 1 should myseir have acted, but absorbed by public affairs, I tailed to realise UM ravages Calmette s calumnies had made on tho soul of my wife." M. Caillaux spoke as If In the Cham ber his voice of high tenor, softened in quality, sometimes rising to falsetto In moments of excitement. He ges ticulated freely, pointing a singularly long forefinger as he addr.s lh. judges or the Jury, and occasionally it moved In the direction of bl. wife. The trial had entered on Its political phase, and those ho sat In the, court room had occasion to bring to tulna that Caillaux Is the strong man ot UM KadUal groups now ruling France. History f Life I'resaUeel. 11. would, he said, tell the Jurjr the history of his private Ills from hi. first marriage down to the sad .vents h eh caused his presence on the stand. He explained the incident of the two Ut ters, which he supposed had been des troyed before his divorce from his flisl wife, lie only knew of their existence when a friend warned hi... that they were about to be published. When he married Mme. Kaynouard M knew for the first time what true happiness was. When he spoke ot l.sr Mme. Calll.ux blushed crimson and "wed her head In h.r hand, and sobbed silently- ' - -She was a must tender, aff.c : o" ate wife." id M. Caillaux. lived and live In the closest communion of heart and mind. My wife, how.,., took alarm at the dangers my politics campaign exposed m. to. She tried to dissuade me rrom entering Dou mergue's Cabinet. The Income tax. she said, hud formidable advur.arlea and 1 should be the object of fierce press campaigns. Wife's Tropherr Fulfilled. As she foretold, the attack, recom menccd with redoubled fury, but 1 r fu.cd to adopt the means employed by other politicians to .top thum. I pur sued my way undeterred. I could not believe that anyone would publuh the Thy Joe' letters, although 1 had been warned by Pierre Murder, by the Prin cess of Monaco and by the Princes, of Musag ne-Estradcrc." In January. 1H. M. Calliaux had a conversation with Jean Barthou. the ex-Mlnister ot Justice, who said: your wife" (tlrst wir.) "I. bitter against you. You made a great mis take in writing those letters." After the publication ot the "Thy Joe" letter, M. Caillaux' tlr.t wife telephoned him to clear her.elf or any guspicion he might have bad that she was responsible for its divulg.nce. Witness Violently Indlg.snt. 'At that time," .aid M. Caillaux. "I firmly believed that other letter, would be publl.hed. My wife .bared my be lief, which was confirmed by Informa tion from .everal pcr.oua." Up to this time. M. Caillaux bd b..n moderately calm, but now be worked himself up to a violent state of Indig nation as he denounced calumnies lev eled against his honesty. h.vs. I touched a . Ingle .lock of my personal fortune while Minister of Finance." he declared. "Never did a bour.e order come out of my oKlca, 1 affirm It In the strongest irm Returning to the "Thy Jo." letter, be de.crlbed the .Meet of Its publlca- , hi. wife. Finally he became so Impregnated with her tear, that other letter, would be published that he con.ulted President Poincare, wh had been one ot the wltne.es or their marriage. The Pre.ident did hi. b..t to reassure him sno auviseu mm i con.ult a lawyer. Threat Relieves Mind. u i.wvtr told me." continued M Calliaux, "that nothing could be done. I then said to my wife: "Be raurei. I will go and smash Calmettes snout myseir." Aer that I felt relieved In mind, but my wife on the other hand wa. depressed. si th nolle, station on my way hoin. from the Senate, I learned or the tragedy. My wire s cdhiishi tCaaeludsd on Pag. . v2