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VOL. V. NO. 27.
w PORTLAND, OREGON, , SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1808.
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A
FAMOUS INUENTOR
IS NOT CONVINCED
HAS MiOIIED
. CHASE FOR GOLD
Commercialism Abandoned
in Development of Things
for Han's Betterment.
The problem of. atrial navigation
has not been solved by the aeroplane,
notwithstanding the seeming success
of the Wright brothers as shown by
the flights of Orvllle Wright at Fort
Meyer, Virginia, , during, the . pasl
week.
These were the words of Thomas
A. Edison, the Inventor, who, with
Mrs. Edison and his daughter Mad
alene, arrived in Portland last night
from Seattle,
"The problem will never be solved
along that llne.'.sald Mr.: Edison.
. The aeroplane Is successful In , its
peculiar way but It will never be of
practical or commercial value be
cause It takes an' expert to operate
It. The least wrong touch of the
levers : will send. th& aeronaut hur
ling to the ground.
, Men Will Fly,
"will the problem of aerial navl-
Ration be solved? 'i Certainly, It Is
only a question of time. But It will
be along an entirely-different line.
What line? Hellospherlc rotation;
SCHOOLS
READY FOR
GET YOUR BOOKS TOGETHER
- FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
FALL 11
t'
A
Institutions Throughout the
City Open Tomorrow to
Register Between 20,000
. and 30,000 Pupils, J Who
Will Begin Tear's Work:
L
Thomas A Edison
BAIILIU6 DID
HOT OFFER FIGHT
Trades School at Atkinson
. Three New Buildings on
East Side toBe Occupied
for First Time No Work
Tomorrow.
. Somewhere, between 20,000 and 80,000
school children will resume their stud
ies In Portland's publlo schools tomor
row, and the youngsters have been com-
TfTrrtv T,itt! "Fio-htpr ln lB rrom the bche- mountains,
uaruy idiue xigiiier lit- tn(S ranche tno hlns ana an the other
fuses to How With Bump- place tfter to 'j "ir. summer
I vacations, to be on hand when the gong
tlOUS Streetcar Jlian. announcea the opening session. When
the. army of children assemble at their
respective schools they will find their
San Francisco, Sept. 12. Battling teachers end schools ready for tfce year's
I mean. The machine must rise from I N.i.on. .h. hardest nut in the busi- work
the ground spirally, then go Straight pess," declined a battle last night with But here is some Interesting news for
ahead.' ''- a conductor on a ; Haigbt ,. streetcar, those who may still be haunted with
"No, I have no Intention of trying Whether he did so because there was the memories of the trout uncaught or
t6 Invent an airship. I have left all no gate money Ir. sight, but he refused -LaV, VhatPwfu "be donJ
that Kind or worir. Denina me ana in- l" ""?' " - J ,11 -l,f,li n ttro
; ; . . . other kind of go, and beat a dignified I toiseci
tend to devote the remainder of my bUt-slient-retreat In the darkness, - Ih
nflv of work tomorrow will be
secure, a list, of the text books to be
used throughout the year. The students
life to purely scientific work, work Battling, took jjassage on-th, car wlll then be dismissed in order to haxss
which will , pot : bring me a ' "J ,774
teecbiow eeres and "student body and I
the reassembling of - the - hosts after!
money .but which will be of great to get off, he tried to catoh the eye of
.i... ; -m . t a.i rk the conductor, but falling, reached for
",u" w " " " rlTwT I in. : ."OT 55 v i ,i ,aiiyan,lt- several jnonths- Vacation will "mean the
years ago for James Gordon Bennett J Fatal mistake, the greatest fighter in J meeting of old friends an4 new. who
alona the line Of airships, out I am iP o. '" '" lv wiu start anew tne work wmcn me
long jo .L ir the ropes. He had pulled the wrong one young people, will find prepared for
goipg to leave the problem IOT Otn- and registered a fare. In a second the nem by the school authorities. The
era to solve now. conductor was our on the back plat- pleasant features and the disagreeable
bhwiwiiiiv form with blood in his eye and demand- tasks will both be present, but to the
I am worKing on only one ming now, ea an exira raro. , lusty-voiced- youngsters, fresh from
n. concrete house poUr it Into moulds, "Bat" refused to come through as their vacation and strong in body, will
S-SlnTS hli'r 1 promptly as the conductor thought was find the arrangements better than ever
you know; build a house in on day. l tne proper caper, and he threatened to before, for the school officials have
.think I shall have it finished in about knock off i the champion's , block. He jjlanned and worked to make this year's
Ahran months and' readv for t radical might havs tried 4t had hot another study the most pleasing and instructive
' three montns anq reaiy ror VTmouau pttssenKer who knew the battler by that has ever been offered the young
I've got it virtually completed now. I wRlspered Into ; his (r0th .f.tho.1 Trade Bchool at Atkinson,
ftave, my battery . nnisnea up ana n -.v Mto.bU 8heeDlSh h There will be one notable departure
firaetlcal use. The only trouble now is at the awful break he had been kept from last, year, a trade scnooi has
o turn out enough of them. It Is a j fr0m making, and before he recovered Lbeen established In the Atkinson school
hard thing to make, you Know, xne ex-i his composure the man from Heges- l ouuaing wnere a young man may learn
press compniB wiw bu t"'Mwlcn neat it inrougn me gioom.
lurn cue. xnvrrv am uvcr ivv ui iwiu m
vse In New York City. I think the bat
tery Is perfect now. It can't -be reduced
In sire or weight beyond what It is at
present."
Still -Vigorous.
Mr. Edison arrived, with his wife and
daughter, at the Portland hotel about 9
o'clock last nleht. registered privately.
and at onoe retired to his room, request-
AND WARDE
ntniin nir
vi n ii i j II i
0IHNU THI
Governor Mead of Washing
ton Hastens to Portland
for Conference This Morn
ing With Oregon's Eiecu-
tive Ovor Fish Law"
Cliamberlain Hefuses to Ac
cede to Bequest That War
den McAllister Make Only
One Arrest for Violation of
Fishing Statute.
Dear Old School Days Again
ilEEDIIT WORRY
TIBDROII ISLAND.
STORIES FALSE
ing that he be not disturbed as he was
very tired, v But he granted an Interview
nd came down stairs-again, for, the pur
pose, Edison is a. ranter snort. stocKiiv
rmme?t&tyw of Fancy WTrit-
I'm good yet. There's a good, deal of I . , . x i i
Ufa and vigor left In me and I can do
s much work as I ever could. And I
oan get along on as little sleep as ever
I could." I have all the time to sieep
now that I need, but l can t sieep.
Five hours Is as much as I can put in.
It's all a matter Of habit, you see. Sleep-
ers Proved to Be Abso
lutely Unfounded.
Edison is only moderately gray.
In sDlte of his 63 years. But Tie is
(United Press Leued Wire.)
Los Angeles, Sept. ill. Captain BV E.
Thompson, ,of the schooner Estflla, who
very deaf and uses no trumpet or other I na, just returned from an exploring
mechanical arrangement. Me evWently . tn .Tih,,rn uiand. In tha Oulf
(Continued on Page Two.)
POLICE; DOUBT
SUICIDE THEORY
Peculiar Circumstances Sur
round Death of prom
inent Chicagoan.
of California., completely texplodea the
seaaatlonal stories of canlbalism
has proved false the tales of savagery
circulated ror years, uaptain xnom
son, found the Island natives friend
In the extreme.. . He was cordially greet
ed b" Chief Francisco and found the so
called ' "savages" a most peaceful . and
harmless people. He dined at the
chief's ramp - and exchanged presents
with the natives. -"He covered muoh of
the Island.- landing at -- half a doxen
fiolnts. Although primitive in the ex
reme he-found the people far from be
ing cannibals.
CROWD AT ALT0&
DUCKS THE IMP IN .
FATHER OF WATERS
(traltoS Press Lease Wtn.t
Pittsburg. Pa, Sept. IX. Andrew Klo-
an III, 21 years old. grandson of An
drew Carnegie's first partner, who was
found unconscious on Grand boulevard
at Centre avenue, with a bullet wound
in his head early today, died at Mercy
hosDltal this afternoon. Friends of I
Klnman say he was attacked by thugs
who robbed him. but the police do not
accept this theory- The revolver with
which the deed was done belonged to
bis brother, who nleeed the weapon for
the first time yeeteraay. - .
The police are Investigating the re
port tnat young n.iomsn naa or-an en
gaged to Mias Kate Jack, a niece of J.
p. ("apneas or toe firm or cappeea.
fclomley. Miller at Co.. broker, and had
left the Jack residence about 12:19 this
morning. Only a few minutes before
Kidman expired a rarrlaaS drove up at
fast pace in ironi or ine nospitai
Joeeph P. Cappeau. an elderly womait j
and a yonug woma a aimniei ana went
t oace to the bed'toe. The youag
woman was cry'na bitterly. Following
the death of Klomaa tne tnree lert tbe
hoT-ltaL
(Hearst News ky loairm Leased Wire.)
Bt Loots. Mo.. Sept 12. When
Peck Ohley of Alton reversed his
4? ' decision while ampirtng an a,
d teur game of ball at a picnic at
d Bailey's Island, opposite Alton,
la the Mississippi river today, he
d was unceremoniously eelsed by
members of both teems, hustled
df - to the river and ducked. .
e They carried him fOa feet and
g threw him In the water with his
e clothes on, -
Two teams of pleasure elat
were playing. Otto Roller was
e at the bat He hit the ball a vl
e clous swat sod seat It far Into
e right field.
-Fair ball, yelled the umpire.
e. and-Roller, started around the
bases.
0 The rpoeiaaT nine contested
d the declaion. claiming the baU
The pol're are not definitely satisfied I e fell oatalde the foul Use.
that the Kidman ce Is one of suicide, I A -ru! halt- rorrected 1
It te po"IM. thv wr. that he was I ' -
shot bereuee of cnwipltcatlosie growtpg.
out of his reported engagement te the
Die-e of Mr Cappeau. T-Ne ' wedding
le eald te here bea withla tot
we, according to report of the
police
the m-
plra, and Roller stopped at sec
and. Joined the other players and
helped sMee the nrnplre.
some trade which will assure him a
livelihood from the day he leaves school.
This department will be under the di
rection of Principal O. W. Hamilton who
has had many years of experience along
this particular branch of work. He will
have for his assistants, Charles A. Mar
lltt and F. F. Sullivan.
There will be several new schools In
addition to the school of trades. They
are the Albina Homestead. Beach and
Garfield, and Richmond. East-Fort
first arid Grant streets. They have been
constructed within the past year and
will aid materially In taktng care of
me overriow
Much interest is taken in the number
or students who will attend the schools
this year. The registration, last year
showed 11,116 girls and ll,r7 boys, a
total of 22,213. It la believeakthat many
more students will be registered this
year, but the number will not be ascer
tained oerore tne nrst work in- October.
when the school census Is taken. Many
of the children will spend the first week
or two of the school ytear In the hop
fields, or at least that has been the ex
perience of previous years, and until
these students return there will be no
way to properly estimate the attendance.
ABOUT HIR-GDIIS
Army Men Discredit Dire
Prophecies of Sky
Bombardments.-
LUMBER COMPANY'S
COOKHOUSE BURNS
fRperUl niapateh to The JoeraaLI
Rainier. Or.. Sent. 12. A fire at the
cookhouse of the Portland Lumber com
pany destroyed the cookhouse and Ita
contents. It Is thought the fire started
from an explosion. The loss la between
1800 and 11.000.
(United Press Leued Wire.)
Washington, Sept 12. With the dem
onstratlOh already given of the pracfica
bllity of the Wright" aeroplane aa i
means of war observation and for mes
senger service, army officials here are
turning their attention to a means of de
fense against flying machine activities.
To render present 'grans capable of
rearing on an aeroplane, radical changes
will have to be made in their carriages
to permit tneir rirmg almost perpendic
ularly. Mr. wrignt nas not yet at
talned a height beyond the range of
small arms, ii ne can reach the alti
tude of a mile, and he Is certain of
that, then only big guns could bring
him to earth. '
Brlgadler-Ueneral Croxler. who In
vented tne gun wnich bears his name,
and who introduced the clause in the
first Hague convention prohibiting the
use of flyln machines as instruments
or attacic in war, doubts ir an aeroplane
will ever be commonlv used for the
carriage of freight or passengers.
"I am firmly convinced," he said to
night, "that for purposes of observa
tion, the carrying of messages and the
taking of photographs, the aeroplane Is
eminently practical In warfare. Even
If aeroplanes were used as Instrumonta
of attack, I don't believe they would
be practical, as onlv the lightest suns
could be carried aloft."
HEW SESSION IS
OrJFORTOMORROW
School Teachers Meet and
Discuss Instruction for
the Young Idea.
L
Don't work too hard. Have a good
time but don't have too good a time."
Such 1$. the .gist of the advice of Su
perintendent Rlgler yesterday afternoon
to the several hundred school teachers
of the city of Portland when they as
sembled In the auditorium of the high
school In the first teachers' meeting of
the- new school year.
Superintendent Rlgler amplified on
thia theme. He started out by telling
the teachers what a fine looking lot
they were whereat the teachers, each
one decked out In her best, smiled at
him sweetly. He told them, however,
that he did not refer so much to beauty
as to the appearance of health, which,
after all, la the beauty that is most
pleasing.
Bigler's Woras.
' Tou look fine and healthy now." said
Superintendent Rlgler, "and there is no
reason why you should not keep your
health all through the school term. But
I know that there are still a few of the
teachers,- some of the most consclsn
tioua of you. too. who adhere to the old
idea that they must give long written
a t)
COLORADO 6.0. P.
I TICKET
McDonald for Governor and
Goddard for One Su
preme Judge.
Ijlg bask-
lessons and then take hoi
jp
and then find out that
etful of papers to read and work over
ugni. in
marking thes
(Continued .on Pae Two.)
TWO NEW WORLD'S RECORDS MADE
BY WRIGHT'S FAMOUS AEROPLANE
. (Hearst News by Laesert Leased Wire.)
Washington. tept. it tv new
world's records were made again today
by Orvllle Wright In his . wonderful
aeroplane at Fort Myer. and the end Is
not yet, aa he still insists that he can
do hotter. There was a continuous float
of eoe hour. 14 salautes sad 2S seconds
at a height ranging from ! to 2SS feet
and at aa average rate of speed of 4
miles an hoar. ' .
Paulas Paaaeager.
Is a preliminary flight. Major George
O. Sgolre. acting chief of the signal
corps .was carried as a pas-wager by
Wright 'for Bine salaates and sis sec
onds at aa aVerage height of about 1st
reel, and at the rate or afeovt sty,
miles aa hour.
It had been anno-ed thai Wrlafit
Intended making a sred tt this after
noon, and a larse crowd was rreeeet te
se what the atrahlp muld di when sent
heed at ruj ar-4. The di.ll lp1 wss
not right for e-h a tt, and Wright
rr,tetd rlneeif wtth ea efluraafe
f!'gM te farther try out the n-hlnry.
M atM b 4 fuel mhrn be t.'A -r,l.
nS th m.Mor was la perfect Ti,r.
pre 1 leg that the aeropUse caa fly iecg-
r than It did today, and Wrjght will
have It do so In other testa.
Ooadittoaa 4ood.
With the exception of a wind of about
six miles aa hour over the parade
grounds .conditions at Fort Myer were
good for a flight If anything. It wss
too warm, but the discomfort of the
heat was felt more by the spectators
than by Wright, who had the ad ran tare
of a eoel breese daring his sail throuah
the air, and his machinery was pot af-
lecieo.
Wright attempted no unusual miium.
vers with the aeroplane today. His rut
ting of the f I cure yesterday waa
prompted by no desire to toy with the
machine. It was te demonstrate to the
signal mrpe fcoerd that- the aeroolan
oould tura on either plane, to the right
or fe wit a equal facility. Thai
the machine ehall anake such tarns la
railed for la the specifications of the
government.
radaraaos might.
The endnrence . fllgt.t cona'atod a 1
great. saeplng cirri over the peralej
groenda. limwl as even and gir e !
a re-er on a ila trs-a. The rWeat
attention of the srla;nr was a!i t.
day to be acttn of the forward a!.
whk-h are e4 le reaulite the h!t
He tiled theca ost la various nays.
sometimes for a long standing ascent,
and wgaln for a quick ujard dsrt.
Under both conditions, they worked ad
mirably. Tho preliminary flight with Major
Squire waa for the purpose of further
testing the ability ef the machine to
carry double. In this all were gratified
by the action ef the aeroplane. It got
Into the air off the monorail with little
difficulty, although not as easily and
readily as when it carried Wrhiht alone.
After the main planes caught the air
there wsa no further difficulty and the
ship aalied away as rea1ilr mlth the
two aa with one. The dlfferea.-e In
(United Press Leased Wire. 4
Denver, Colo., Sept 12, The Colorado
Republican .convention this evening
nominated the following ticket:
Justices of the supreme court A. K.
King, Joseph C- Helm, J. M. Maxwell
and Luther M. Goddard.
Oovernor Jesse F. McDonald of Lake
county.
Presidential Electors--Thomas F.
Walsh. W. L. Storey. F. J. Carnahan,
C. A. Ballrelch and John W. Springer.
Congre8smanat-Large-James C. Bur
rpr nt Denver.
Lieutenant-Governor C. V. Benson of
Larimer county.
Secretary of State Timothy J. O'Con
nor. Treasurer George Stattler.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Katherlne L. Craig.
Auditor S. H. Stevens, las Animas.
Attorney-General George L. Hodges.
State Railroad Commissioners G. G.
Wither. Michael Geurln and W. L. Day
ton.
Resents of State University O. J,
Pfelffer snd W. J. King.
State Chairman John r . Vivian.
NEW LANDS TO OFEX
IX SOUTH DAKOTA
Disconcerted at the firm stand of tha
Oergon fish commission In the matter
of enforcing the close season for salmon
fishing pn the Washington shore of the
Columbia river, as well aaf-on the Ore
gon aide of the stream, and fearing that
the vigorous and unhesitating policy of v
Master Fish Warden MnAlllnti" or fire.
gon in arresting all violators of the law,
regardless of which state thev are resl-
dents, will result In bloodshed, perhaps.
Governor "Mead. AttorneyrGeneral At
kinson and Fish Commlslsoner Rleeland
are hastening to Portland on the North
Coast Limited for af conference with
Governor Chamberlain, which will take
place at 10 o'clock, this morning.
Overlooked a Bet,
Washington fishermen by the advice
of Attorney-General Atkinson were noti
fied that the state' of Washington would
protect them In their rights to fish in
Washington waters in - violation of tho
Oregon laws. It is the supposition that
the officials from the state arross tho
lino did not think Warden MeAUistar
would care to molest the fishermen on
the other side of the river in .view of ;
tha nmmlM of Waahlnarton to be re
sponsible for offenses committed by
residents of that state In violation of
tho Oregon Initiative fishing law passed .
at the last election.
That they made a mistake In taking
the attitude they did Is evidently real
ized now bv the Washington state de
partment heads for the flying trip like
Governor Mead and his .party are now
making shows that grave consequences
are feared by them as the result of
their assurances that the fishermen of
their state would have' the support of
the state In breaking the Oregon laws.
Another thing' that is not dented by
either Oregon or Washington officials
is that the Initiative law passed by this :
state was vary, unwise even If the char
ter does make It constitutional, which
Attorney-General Atkinson of Washing
ton declares it does not. . ,
Oovernor Staads Pat.
According to the construction of tha
charter by the supreme court of this
state the provision for concurrent Jur-
Isdictlon of the two states is ample ,
authority for all legislation applicable
to the entire river which may be put
into effect by either state.
If this Is so, then according to the
best legal information the charter
should, be amended by aet of the legis
lature as eoon as possible, as It does
not seem to.be in line with the prin
ciples of common sense that either"
state should make laws for the other.
Just at present Washington appar
ently Is getting the worst of tho .deal,
but that state has equal rights wltbi
thia in enforcing its laws on the Ore
gon shore.
Oovernor Chamberlain said last night
that unless some other basis for a com
promise should .be reached, then the
suggestion of Governor Mead that War
den McAllister make only one arrest
(Continued on Page Two.)
(United frees Leased Win.;
Chicago, Sept It. A record-breaking
siege for the Tripp county. South Da
kota, land Is promised by the United
States land office when the Rosebud
reservation la thrown open for settle
ment, October i. Advices received here
from the department of the interior at
Washington Indicate that nearly 2.000
applications are being received dally
from persons all over the I'nited Slates
for information regsramg me registra
tion and drawing. The arawlng begins
October S and will continue until Octob-
ber ', Kverv application must be In by
4 30 o'clock in the afternoon of October
1;. The government has mailed thou
sands of circulars explaining the scheme
of registering, all oyer the country, and
Superintendent WItten. in charge of the
drawing, has completed all arrange-
menta
,
Hotel Man Takes Lift.
a'olted Pnas Lews' Vhw.t
New Torh. Bept. 12 FrsnltT. Ben
nett. IS years old one of the beet
speod caused b- the additional wHghtlknown hotel managers of Wash ins ton.
n of a mile an j commit tea suiciue in ma noin xx nam
total
ly toe fraction
hour.
Usee Care.
Mr. Wright descended because he
thought Major Squire had enough of the
right. He could havo continued wmb
hia prAgreea through rhe endurance teat.
It le tils belief, ail hough he 4m not
think It wise t attempt this until be
gte fcetter machinery- vVrtgM Is not
ttatteAd with ttw rwrtM speed of
his riahts after r--xl1 Ijf Ms ae
nomn.f. aVnit It it rrl aa hour
tvar-ng day hia m a. Ft
Tayinr Sad . . W. Furw-e. gor4
lOatinued a rag Twa.)
Washington. Sert It.- Frank V. Ben
nett, who committed suh-tde la New
Tnrk today, was for ze rears muir.r
of the Arlington hotel In this eity. Mr.
ell ror .ifv lora in tne eoring
to teke eherge of the lfotl
Bennett W
of JJ
Gotham. He left that hotel soma ti-r
ego protahy no Kot-j man in the
l'nltd States htd a wiirr a-.(i .:nt,r -
thaa Mr. praaett l!e a rn iw Kf r of j l-t
(h Grld ron club ea tk a i(t''-
una. rort 4 maw nf tne -.Tt,i..
mnts of Mt ora-en'.!!"!! ani l3 L is-
UK t ef Colombia a(lara.
CITIZENS FIGHT
TO SAVE Will
Assisted by Naral Eesrrve,
Men of Grand Marals Bat
tle Against Fire.
(Valted rraaa Leeacd Wtre.)
Duluth, Mtna, Sept. 12. Through
dense clouds of smoke which hang like
palls over Lake Superior, tha lighthouse
keeper hero tonight peered out over the
lake awaiting the return of the steam
er Amerl-w. and with it news nf the
fate of Grand Marat. Minn. In this
little town the citisens reinforced
the Minnesota naval reserves atwtarl
the gunboat Qopher. lave r-aitUvi e l
day with the forest ftrvai which, at
last reports, were devsstating the ritm
shore of the lake. ANbUher th'ir l.itt
checked the fires' ei'read or te lonn
has ben destroyed will not be kvt
until the steamer returns Th
Is expected here shortly sfter mil 1: 1
bringing with It refucee fenm t f
Marals and the stricken shore l.''a
north of here.
Telegraph commmilitlm idi '
north shore has h-ri lrk.-a ""1 t'
ia only the smoke that rr,(a : a ' -t
down on Ltiluth te tell f t t
prrrees.
The flree ahmit H.t.l '. -wak
and tbm vloinity wr i( '
out. af-onllng to rcori lt 1
the iarar in that n ,r
hare -. The 0-1,'y M
near hero rviw tat i -wa.
r"t far fr" H ' - '
aftmn t tr .'
to 9 eml a . - - -
T. T:lllJl t
ft tk
arid a' 1 I
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