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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTE3IBER 27, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PEARY ARRIVES
AT PORT OF ETAH
CRAZY ITALIAN
V1ETDRY
RANGE OF GUNS
i PLEADS I
MAKE "RATS" OF
SCARES NEW YORK
ALMOST DOUBLED
HAIR OF CORPSES
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SHOOTS HAT FTXIi OP HOLES IX
GOVERNMENT TESTS NEW POW
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CROWDED PARK.
THRIFTY CHINESE.
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GA NED
SAY ' BRYAN KNEW
HASKELL'S RECORD
OPTO!
DID
Started North Into Arc
tic August 17.
STORMY SEASON IN FAR NORTH
Hejyy Snow, but No Ice on
Voyage to Pole.
STEAMER ERIK DAMAGED
Collier Which Supplied Explorer's
Vessel Has Collision AYIth Ice
berg Lays in Good Sup
ply of Walrus Meat.
NEW YORK: Sept. 26. The Peary
Arctic Club today received the follow
ing dispatch from Commander Robert
Peary, who sailed from here In July
on the steuraer Roosevelt in an at
tempt to reach the North Pole:
"Etah, North Greenland, Aug. 17.. via
Indian Harbor and Cape Race, N. F.,
Sept. 2S. 19118. Peary Arctic Club,
Herbert L. Brld3man. secretary: Ar
rived Caps York July 31. Roosevelt
went to Etah to overhaul and trim
for the ice. With steamer Erik visited
Eskimo settlement to secure Eskimo
dogs and material for equipment.
ThiPty-five walrus killed by party.
Stormy Season, but Xo Ice.
"Rejoined Roosevelt at Etah with
Erik, August 11. Coaled Roosevelt
from Erik. Landed coal and supplies
for relief of Cook, who had not yet
returned. Put two men in charge and
sent COok's companion home disabled.
Whitney will remain through the Win
ter to hunt musk oxen and bear.
"Unusually stormy season, but no ice
yet. Snowing furiously now plenty
of It. From Littleton Island and
ftabine north all depends on ice con
ditions beyond. Have - (rood supply
Eskimo dogs and walrus meat. All
well on board. Expect to steam north
some time tonight. PEARY."
Erik Damaged by Iceberg.
A second dispatch forwarded by the
same route was also received by Mr.
Brldgrman from Captain Samuel W.
Bartlett, telling of the steamer Erik's
having collided with an Iceberg and
sustaining serious damage. Captain
Bartlett also reports that Peary's
steamer Roosevelt left Etah August 17.
The dispatch follows:
"Collided iceberg Monday night,
damage serious. Proceeding along
shore. Roosevelt left Etah August 17.
Prospects good."
Etah is an Eskimo settlement on the
northwest coast of Greenland, opposite
Grlnnell Land on the American shore of
Davis Strait.
THAW DENIED JURY TRIAL
Court to Give Summary Hearing on
Insanity Question.
WHITE) PLAINS. N. Y., Sept 26.
Harry K. Thaw's plea for a jury trial to
determine his present mental condition
was denied today by Justice Mills In the
Supreme Court. .At the same time, how
ever. Justice Mills informed counsel in
the case that on October E he would give
Thaw a summary hearing under the ap
plication and that In the meantime the
prisoner will be held In the County Jail
here.
One of the interesting developments of
the day was the formal withdrawal from
the Thaw case of District Attorney
Jerome of New York. Mr. Jerome said
he did not feel Justified in incurring any
more expense to his own office in con
nection with the case outside of his own
county. However, he offered his per
sonal assistance to District Attorney
Wlnslow. of Westchester County, who
now will assume the conduct of the ease
against Thaw.
Justice Mills. In his decision today, held
that the original commitment of Thaw to
Matteawan was lawful and authorized.
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Distances Pursuing; Police and
Fights Like Madman Before
Put in Straltjacket.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26. An Italian of
huge proportions, with swarthy face and
a bandanna handkerchief around his neck,
created a wild scene in Washington
Square Park today when he tossed his
hat in the air and, drawing a big revol
ver from his pocket, began to shoot the
headpiece full of holes. The park was
filled with loungers and on sight of the
brigand-like figure with the blazing weap
on in his hand, they went scurrying in
every direction.
The man paid not the slightest attention
to his surroundings, and when the 'hat,
riddled with bullets, had fallen to the
ground, he calmly tossed it into the air
again and renewed the fusillade.
The gun had been twice emptied when
two policemen rushed to the park. When
the Italian saw the officers, he darted
away like a deer, bounding over fences
and other obstructions with an agility that
soon left his pursuers far in the rear. He
was finally captured by policemen who
had cut around the park. He made the
hardest kind of a fight before he was ar
rested. He was sent to the psychopathic
ward of Bellevue Hospital in a strait
Jacket. ROBBED AND ABANDONED
Eloping Daughter or San Francisco
Millionaire in Sad Plight.
CHICAGO. Sept. 26. Mrs. William
Titus, who said she was the daughter
of a San Francisco millionaire whose
name she refused to give, fainted in
the office of the Chicago police de
partment today after she told a story
of having been robbed of S40C0 worth
of diamonds. According to her story
she ran away from home and married
In Buffalo. After her arrival In Chi
cago several days ago, she said, her
husband disappeared with her encire
belongings.
Telegrams sent by the police to an
address in San Francisco given by the
woman, were responded to with money
orders and a query as to where more
money could be sent. The police would
not give further information.
WILL CARRYNEXT HOUSE
But McKlnley 'Admits Republicans
Must Fight for Many Scats.
CHICAGO. Sept. 26. Declaring that the
next National House of Representatives
would be Republican, but admitting there
were many doubtful districts, William
B McKlnley, chairman of the Repubii
can Congressional Committee, returned
to New York from Chicago today.
"The control of the House Is one of
more or less uncertainty," said Mr. Mc
Kinley. "The Democrats have about 122
districts In the solid South to which they
are not obliged to give any attention.
as the Republicans cannot contest them
seriously. This permits the Democratic
party to concentrate its strength on dis
tricts in the North. Many of the north
ern districts in the last Congressional
election were carried by small plurall
ties, making them doubtful ground."
ROOSEVELT WILL REPLY
Will Hit Back at Bryan in State-
ment Tonight.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. President
Roosevelt is expected to Issue a state
ment tomorrow In reply to Mr. Bryan.
Thj President retired too early tonight
to receive Mr. Bryan's latest communi
cation.' He, however, had been expect
ing It and had deferred on that account
the Issuance of a statement which he
had already prepared In more or less
tentative form. It was felt that he might
avoid two statements by awaiting the ex
pected Bryan letter, which was promul
gated tonight.
WORK F0RY0UNG TEDDY
President's Son to Learn Trade of
Carpet-Making.
HARTFORD. Conn., Sert. 26. Theo
dore Roosevelt. Jr.. is to begin service
with, the Hartford Carpec Works at
Thompsonville on -Monday next. It Is
thought he will enter the operating
department.
Dramatic Scene in In
diana House.
TEARS AND CHEERS GREET VOTE
Member Yielding to Daughter's
Pleadings Weeps.
ISSUE OUT OF CAMPAIGN
Republicans Believe Taffs Chances
of Carrying Indiana Improved.
Taggart Storms Against Demo
crats Who Supported Bill.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 26. (Spe
cial.) The final vote on the county local
option bill In the Legislature today,' when
it was passed by 56 to 45, was a surprise
to both Republican and Democratic mana
gers, as six Democrats voted for it anf
four Republicans against it.
The scenes attending the taking of the
voto were Intensely dramatic. Fully 600
abstinence workers were massed in the
Hall of Representatives, and every vote
from an unexpected source was received
with cheering. One member, who had
been counted against the bill, explained
his vote and cried like a child as he sank
back into his daughter's arms after voting
for the bill. He said he knew he was
committing political suicide, but pressure
nad been so strong from every side that
he had finally decided to yield and take
the consequences.
Tears and Cheers of Joy.
Women in the hall wep as he took his
seat, but a smile was on his daughter's
face and it was clear to what influence
he had succumbed after standing out
against the bill till it came up for passage
When the vote was announcvd by tht
clerk and corresponded with the individual
tallies that many had been keeping as It
progressed, the hall rang with cheer after
cheer as the abstinence workers inarched
through the aisles, shaking hands with
the men who had voted for the bill and
with Speaker Branch, who had been sur
rounded by a dense crowd at his desk.
For more than an hour the congratula
tlons continued and it was not till the
ministers and other workers actually wore
themselves out that they retired from the
hall.
Victory for Hanly and Taft.
The result today Is a complete victory
for Governor Hanly and he Is receiving
the praise of the abstinence people as the
only man who could have brought about
such a victory. The Republican man
agers, drawn into the fight against their
will, believe that the victory takes the
liquor question out of the campaign and to
that extent enhances their chances of car
rying the state.
Taggart Boils With Fury.
Thomas Taggart, who has been working
against the bill, accused the Democrats
who voted for it of having' violated their
party pledges and forfeited all right to
stand on the Democratic platform. He
said that they ought to resign from the
tickets on which they have been renomi
nated for another term In the Legislature,
and Intimated that they would be disci
plined by the party.
IXDIAXA HAS LOCAL OPTION
Governor Signs Bill Allowing Coun
ties to Decide on Saloons.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 26. Gover
nor J. Frank Hanly late today signed the
Cox County option bill.
The bill provides that upon 20 per cent
voting population signifying their desire,
a special election shall be held to decide
whether that county shall have saloons pr
not. If It is decided the county shall be
'dry." no change can be made for two
years, after which time another election
may be held.
HARRY MURPHY DRAWS
Effectiveness Increased to About 75
Per Cent by Use of Secret
Preparation.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. (Special.)
The War Department has .recently
made improvements in powder and in
shells which promise to increase the
effective range of ordnance about 75
per cent. Tests of the powder have
recently been made at Sandy Hook
with excellent results. The formula
used in the new powder is secret.
Tests were made with a six-inch
shell, which has been elongated and
other changes made in it. The in
creased efficiency is said to be due
mostly to the changes in the shell, by
which its range is Increased 50 to 60
per cent, the. efficiency of the powder
being Increased about 15 per cent. The
present extreme range of the six-Inch
shell Is six miles and its effective
range about two-thirds of that dis
tance, and the range increases about
one mile for each inch of added diam
eter, the 12-lnch shell carrying 12 miles
and being effective up to eight miles. '
The improvements would make the
12-inch shell effective at 12 to 14 miles.
If these results are realized In actual
warfare it will be possible to engage
an enemy before he can get anywhere
near lighting distance, and annihilate
him before he can either escape or get
within fighting distance.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 65
degree; minimum, 38-4.
TODAY'S Fair, with moderate tempera
ture; northerly wind.
Foil! left.
Taft ends speech-making trip through
Ion's, and Minnesota with speech on bank
guaranty scheme at Minneapolis. Sec
tion 1. paKe 3.
Local option passes Indiana House amid
dramatic scenes. Seat ion 1. page 1.
Bryan replies to Roosevelt's attack on
Hankell and himself. Section 1. page 1
Taft replies to Foraker9 attack on him
self. Section 1, page 1.
Maxine Elliott blunders In signing divorce
papers, .section l. page z.
Proof that Bryan tolerated Haskell until
his misdeeds were exposed. Section , 1,
page 1.
Brandenburg admits forging Cleveland let
ter, eciioii j. page &.
Domesile. ,
First news from Peary on his Arctic voy
age, feect ton i. page 1.
Italian cause f yanfc by feal of njarksman
ship in New York park. Section, 1,
page 1.
Mrs Rice completes story of Rustin's death.
Section 1, page 3.
Steamer arrives at Pan Francisco with
cholera on board. Section 1, page 4 .
Railroads will not give reduced colonist
rates next year, section 1. page 2.
Efficiency ox guns increased 75 per cent by
nvw pywutT. oection l, page 1.
Pacific Coast.
Many good positions to be given out by
vvaBningions new irouernor. section
page (J.
Bishop Hughes lays down practical rules
iur new ministers just admitted to con
ference. Section 1. page 7.
Portland and Hood River people interested
in auto speedway between two cities
noia meeting.. ' section 1, page Q.
Independent Republican party springs up
in Idaho; fight on against Hey burn. Sec
tion 1. page 6.
Surrvivors of Star of Bengal wreck reach
Seattle and Captain reiterates charge of
cowardice. Section 1, page 4.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League scores: Portland 7.
Oakland 7; Los Angtes a, San Francisco
1. Section 2, page 2.
Bad day for favorites in, Country Club
races. Sec. 2, page 2.
Northwest colleges In quandary over confer
ence rules. Sec. 4. page 7.
Portland fans will bid Beavers farewell to
day. Sec. 4, page 7.
Eyes of Nation on big league pennant races.
Sec. 4, page 7.
Season proves disappointment to duck
hunters. Sec. 4, page 6.
Prospects bright for academic football sea
son. Sec. 4, page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
One-third of Oregon onion crop damaged by
frost. Sec 4, page 9.
Wheat trading dull at Chicago. Pause in
stock speculation. Sec. 4, page 9.
Further decrease In surplus reserve of New
York 'banks. Sec. 4, page 9.
Open River Company places extra boat on
The Dalles run. Sec. 4, page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Shopkeepers will disobey 'Cameron's lid" or-
aer, ana arrests win oe made for test
cases. Section 2, page 10.
Country Club wll ! start subscription cam
paign in inierwi oi next years show.
Section 1, page 10.
Republicans will make Be ve ridge meeetlng
uig taiij. cwrv. i. Kgc iv.
Pacific National Livestock Show comes to
ciose. sec. pairs i.
Eloping North Yamhill couple arrested In
for ti an a. eec. s, page 12.
New railroad lines bentm Portland. Sec. 4.
page 10.
Suburban realty remains active, with ' val- I
ues steaay. eec. s. page 8. i
Hawthorne avenue is being improved for
two mites, see. a. page .
A FEW PICTURES TELLING STORIES OF THE DAY
Ignorant of Haskell's
Oily Record.
SENDS REPLY TO ROOSEVELT
Says Haskell Will Defend
Character in Court. .
DISCUSSES TRUST ISSUE
Denies Having Aid of Trusts and
Compares Platform Declarations.
Talks at Length on Publicity
of Campaign Funds.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Sept. 26. Defend
ing his knowledge of Governor Haskell
against the charge; which have been
brought against him "until the charges
can be examined in some court where par
tisanship does not bias." William J.
Bryan, Democratic candidate for Presi
dent, on his way from Madison to this city
today gave out for publication his reply
to President Roosevelt's recent letter in
response to his telegram on the subject.
Mr. Bryan speaks of the election of Mr.
Haskell as Governor of Oklahoma and
says that "the constitution was adopted
and Governor Haskell was elected in spite
of the efforts of your Administration and
in spite of the speech made in Oklahoma
by Mr. Taft."
Mr. Bryan charged, among other things,
that the steel trust "with your express
consent" purchased one of its largest
rivals and thus obtained control of more
than 50 per cent of the total output. He
asks the President if he will insist "that in
permitting this you showed less. favor to
the monopolistic corporations than I do
in opposing it."
Hughes Beneficiary of Trusts.
Mr. Bryan abruptly charges that Gov
ernor Hughes, quoted by Mr. Roosevelt as
having "riddled the Democratic . trust
remedy," was himself the beneficiary of
the trusts, and cites the campaign con
tributions to the Hughes election fund two
years ago. Among these are J. P. Mor
gan, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Car
negie and William Nelson Cromwell. Mr.
Bryan says that, as the President quotes
Mr. Hughes, he takes it for granted, that
Mr. Taft has not expressed himself satis
factorily on the trust question. The letter
of Mr. Bryan follows:
Milwaukee. Wis., Sept. 26. 1908.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of
the United States, Washington, D C.
Dear Sir: While I have not yet re
ceived your letter and sh.aU not until
I reach home next week, I have read
a copy of it in the press and beg leave
to submit the following reply:
Let Court Decide on Haskell.
Mr. Haskell, having voluntarily re
signed lrom the committee that he
might be more, free to prosecute those
who have brought charges against him,
I need not discuss the question of his
guilt or in.iocence further than to' say
that the public service which he has
rendered and the vote of confidence
which he has received from the people
of his state ought to protect him from'
condemnation until the charges can be
examined in some court where parti
sanship docs not bias and where cam
paign exigencoes do not compel pre
judgment. 1 would not deem it neces
sary to address you further but for the
fact that you seize upon tho charges
and attempt to make political capital
out of them.
You even charge that my connection
with Mr. Haskell's selection as a mem
ber of the resolutions committee and
as treasurer of the committee raises
questions as to my sincerity as an op
ponent of trusts and monopolies. As
an individual and as the candidate of
my party, I resent the charge and re
pel the insinuation. I have been in
public life for id years and I have been
sufficiently conspicuous to make mv
conduct a matter of public interest. I
have passed through two Presidential
campaigns in which party feeling ran
high and epithet was exhausted. I
have no hesitation in saying that you
cannot find an act. a word or a
thought of mine to Justify your parti
san charges.
Oklahoma Vindicated Him.
I had never been Informed of anv
charge that had been made against Mr.
Haskell connecting him with the Stand
ard Oil Company or with any other
(Concluded on Page 2.)
Shave Heads of Dead and Send the
Product to America for Use
of Women.
SEATTLE, Sept. 2. (Special.) The
steamer Kumeric, which arrived from the
Orient yesterday, brought 20,000 pojnds
of human hair, cut from the heads of
dead Chinese, which will be made into
"rats" for the use of American women
The hair will be sent East, thoroughly
cleaned, sterilized and dyed and then
manufactured into thousands of the lit
tie devices for aiding Madame to dress
her hair in the most approved fashion.
The hair is acquired, according to the
story brought by the Kumeric, by Chi
nese who dig up graves, shave off the
hair of their deceased countrymen, bring
it to a central market and dispose of it.
Among a certain class of Chinese this
is said to be a profitable source of rev
nue. The hair is kept until a large quan
tlty of it is accumulated and then it
shipped to America or to Paris, where
it is manufactured into aids to feminine
beauty.
On the Kumeric were found two Chi
nese stowaways, who had been supplied
with food by their countrymen among
the crew of the vessel.
CHINESE AVOID HEAD TAX
Hundreds Admitted Into Canada on
False Statements.
OTTAWA, Ont.. Sept. 26. (Special.)
A scheme has just been laid bare by
the Controller of Chinese Immigration
at Ottawa, which is believed to be the
most elaborately conceived fraudulent
device for effecting the Chinese "inva
sion" of Canada ever perpetrated.
By means of this device hundreds of
young Celestials have been flocking in
at the Eastern ports of the Dominion
and escaping the $500 head tax by
passing themselves off as merchants
or other privileged classes. Canada
nas thus been victimized through
honoring certificates of the charge
d.analres ad interim and Consul Gen
eral at the Imperial Chinese Legation
in Mexico.
Statistics in the Trade and Com
merce Department here show that 2S0
Chinese immigrants were admitted
into Canada recently at the pores of
Montreal and Halifax alone, without
paying the head tax and that not more
than 15 Chinese should have been so
favored. t
LAWYERS SUPPORT TAFT
Many Democrats .Join Club, Which
Organizes in New York.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 26. (Special.)
The lawyers of this city have organ
ized a Taft and Sherman Club. The
statement was made that many Demo
cratic lawyers had become members.
Three of the men who have been
prominent in Democratic councils and
who have joined the club are Fred
erick R. Coudert, William B. Daven
port, formerly public administrator of
Brooklyn, and Edmund Wetmore, ex
president of the Harvard Club. Charles
H. Sherrill, secretary of the new or
ganlzation, said today:
The number of responses has sim
ply swamped us. We have sent lec
ters to comparatively few lawyers so
far, but have received already more
acceptances than we enrolled in .simi
lar movements in the last campaign,
when we got 1900 members."
PREFERS OPEN AIR LIFE
Prisoner Takes French Leave to Re
gain Ills Health.
RENO, Nev., Sept 26. (Special.)
With honest Intentions that he was
compelled to seek the open air In order
to preserve his health, J. D. Carr, a
prisoner in the County Jail at Ely, yes
terday broke his way to liberty, leav
ing behind a little note for the Jailer,
humbly asking his pardon in case his
escape should cause him any embar
rassment, as he sincerely believed he
was dying of confinement and that
liberty was his only hope of living
more than a month. So far, the
authorities have failed to locate Carr
and he Is enjoying the open-air rest
cure with serene contentment.
Oklahoma Citizens Say
They Told Him.
IGNORANCE IS IMPOSSIBLE
If Fact, Reflects on Bryan's
Mental. Capacity.
IF NOT, HE IS SMIRCHED
Intimacy and Close) Friendship of
Two Men Declared Proof Bryan,
Must Know Candidate on
Horns of Dilemma.
GUTHRIE. Okla., Sept. 26. (Special.)
Has Mr. Bryan had guilty knowledge of
Governor Haskell's Standard Oil duplici-,
ties and devious political and personal
shortcoming, such as have forced even;
the uncompromising Haskell to resign
under fire? AH Oklahoma has been busy
with this question, regardless of party.
Answering the question outside of blind
partisanship, however, the sentiment her
practically asks two more questions in
answering thft one.
'If Bryan did not know, how can ha
keep up the front as a capable candi
date for the Presidency?"
'If he did know, how can he hope to
uphold his pretensions of being' an hon
est candidate for the Presidency?"
Tolerated Till Smoked Out.
But in either alternative answer, the
comment of Oklahoma's capital is that
Bryan's organization tolerated Haskell
until he was smoked out., Haskell is
due to arrive home at 10:30 tomorrow
morning. One Democratic paper an
nounces for him the usual "rousing re
ception,", but. If the Haskell reception
materializes in Guthrie, " it still leaves
small consolation for Bryan's shattered
organization.
To the observing outsider jn Oklahoma
it seems impossible that Bryan has been
ignorant of the machinations of Haskell.
The interchange of political and personal
amenities between the two in this state
ever since Bryan came here campaign
ing for Haskell's election leaves tha
thought -of ignorance impossible. Okla
homa's constitution admittedly was
Bryanized, while the Democratic Na
tional platform as admittedly has been
Haskelllzed. And in the movements
necessary between Oklahoma and Ne
braska the stench of Standard Oil has
been ever present.
Charge That Bryan Knew.
Before the question "Did Bryan know
all this?" became acute this morning,
the former chairman of the People's
Party organization in Oklahoma had
started through the mails letters
charging that Bryan did know. F. W.
Jacobs, now a . practicing attorney at
Kingfisher, made the charge which
was received this morning by Repub
lican State Chairman Norris in Guthrie.
After designating Haskell as a "political
coxcomb and a conimercial marauder in
vading Oklahoina," and declaring Has
kell to be "not of the West, but of Wall
street," Mr. Jacobs says:
Now Bryan knew all this of Haskell,
for I myself have informed him and es
pecially in my open letters to Bryan,
given to the public before the Denver '
convention."
They Were Bosom Friends.
The presumption in Guthrie that Bryan
must have known is based upon the in
timate personal and political relations
which the capital has not failed to ob
serve existed between Bryan and Haskell
every time the two have- come in con
tact here. Bryan, when in Guthrie, al
ways has been the personal guest of Gov
ernor Haskell. He has been the execu
tive's favored visitor and to all outward
appearances the two have associated on
footing of warmest personal friend
ship. When Haskell has been in Lin
coln, the Democratic candidate always
has entertained hfm.
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