VOL. VIII. NO. IM. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY- EVENING, . AUGUST 20,. 1909. EIGHTEEN PAGES. , PRICE, TWO CENTS. EAliF SS3 iioiSTEiDsi(E!"i(r,i mmm III PATH OF SSS DOES WUGH ' HEIUG FOU SEEING HIGHWAYMEN 1J010HGER i PLAKlEs; - DAMAGE SHOBERTS ' W GRAFT Six: Hundred Thousand Dol lars Estimated Damage to , I Da.te and Conflagration Is .' Still- Unchecked , Tract y- Three Miles Wide: , J ItSpecial Dispatch to-The JoarnaL) ' Sppkane," Wash., ' Aug. 20. Fire . Is sweeping through, the great, white fine forests of the Coeur d'AIena In dian - reservation, the richest- tim ber section of Idaho. Much of the most valuable timber is on the land recently opened by the government for which over 100,000 men filed for claims at Coeur d'Alene City. The fire is burning a tract three miles wide between. Rockford; on the west, and Coeur d'Alene lake, on the east: ' Yesterday the fire was discovered, and fanned by the wind, It has made terrible headway. The loss is estimated already at" over $60Q,000. ,W) this timber l8vruarded. by tor esf ranger It Is almost Impossible to cpmba't the flames. Tbe grass and un derbrush at this season are dry as tin dor. and the trees are tall, allowing tbe " dosens of new blaioa demanding atten tion from the fire-f Ightlng force. The fire atarted In the camp of the Ci. R. A' N. Co. and It la feared that P art lea of surveyors may. be' caught la the ewlrl' of fire. - Everell Harriman, son of E. .Hi- Harriman, the railroad king, with achool chum Is with the sur- veyara. No word baa been received -from any of the surveying parties. '-Chicago, Aug. 20. Aver ell Harriman Is only 18 years old, but when his father want abroad for hia health, he was glv n the choice of ho he waa to spend the summer. Instead of taking a va cation abroad, he decided that be wanted to know something about how railroads .were built, and as his first start In the direction or a rauroaa imii o , aauryeyfngparty on the Oregon fcnort Despite the'- millions" of his father, young Harriman declared that he want ed to start at the bottom, of the ladder, trt liav trt tin. Averell persuaded his chum, George York, one of Harrlman's family phy slciiuu. to Join hlra in the "'chain rang.l They started In positions paying $6S a month, and were placed on the pay roll or the Oregon Short Una ' ' Bmi1.h Wash.. Anr." tO. The town - vi v, at iiu HiAr In Idaho,, waa totally destroyed today by a great 1 forest fire- which has been sweeping the Coeur d'AIena Indian .T. .Inn. loaf nlo-ht TTllTl A rtn of men have been fighting the. flames all night long ana uhouk.iuui m uay, but there appears little chance of check ing the conflagration. , . , DRiriKSACID FOR VJfATER " (Bpeclai WPtteb to the JonrniU .,'. - Vancouver. Wash., Aug. JO. Dewjtt G Cooley. a farmer living on Brush Prairie, 18 miles northeast of this city, Is lying near death's door and Buffering terribl agonies as the result of -drinking fromajug containing sulphuric acid which he mistook for water. j '' Cooley was returning from his day s jabor In the hayfield and when passing a creamery he saw a lug of what' he euoposed was water.- Ha stopped end took a long draught from the 1ug be fore he noticed that It- waa not .water that' he was drinking. He .immediately dropped to - the floors writhing i with pain. Tha employes at the creamery rusnod to his side and rendered all the assistance possible.- No hope 18 enter tained for his recovery. . -Cooley is married and has two Chil dren. - He is is yeara of age. . . - j . DOES IT EAT FOR 93 DAYS (United 'Press leased Wire.) Redding. CaL. Aug. 20. For three months Henry Everdell,-an ernploy ment agent residing here, has fasted. The only niuriahment he has taken dur ' ing his S3 day fast has been an occa sional glass of buttermilk. - . When Everdell ate his last meal he welshed 825 pounds. Today the scales balance at 100 pounds- less when he steps upon them. . v The man has tag-en a sufferer from Stomach trouble and he Is taking the starvation treatment on the advice of hia physician, who hopes to effect a cure by this means. . Everdell asserted today that he feels well and that his health has not been affectea unfavorably by hia long absti nence from food. , '. . t ; ' y t - W. J. Kerr.' At tha annual election of offlcera of tbe Association of AraerVcan Agricul tural 'Colleges and Experiment Stations this morning President W. J. Kerr of Oregon Agricultural college was chosen prealdent . for fthe ensuing year. This honor was given President Kerr as. an appreciation of his hard and excellent work as chairman of tbe meetings here In Portland. i The-sensions- were adjourned at 11:45 o'clock this, morning to meet next year. In Washington, D. C Bualnees- trans acted this morning included reports of committees, preparations for-excursion up the 'Willamette valley and a general eliat.-f m . . . y ..-; . Other officers '- chosen wera as fol lows: Vice presidents. President J. H Wa ters, Kansas Agricultural college; direc tor, W. P. Brooks, Massachusetts 1 ata tlonf President C. A. lory, Colorado Agricultural college; -Director P. - H. Rolfe, Florida station; Director L. Fos ter). New Mexico station; secretary-' treasurer. Director J. L. Hills, Vermont statbn; bibliographer. A.1 C True, Wash ington, D. c - At the meeting last nfgfit It came out In a discussion that the commission appointed 'by President Roosevelt to in vestigate conditions of farm life would receive ; little , aupport from the asso ciation. As no money has been allowed by congress for the prosecution of the work of the commission, the association quietly laid any discussion of Its fu ture on the table.1, Flames Devonr Pretty Eesi . dence and Valuable Fur nishings 'and Curios Be longing to Mrs. M. J. CNiel BraVe Neighbors. - Far from any hydrant, the home of Mrs. M,' J. O'Nlel, at' 70 East Forty first street, last night burned to the ground, as did an unoccupied house which stood next to It. There waa ab solutely no chance of checking the fir until - tha houaea had , burned to tha ground. : Mra. O'Nlel'a loss will be heavy, for the house, while Insured for practically its entire value, was filled with val uable and costly furnishings which, can not be replaced. Mrs. O'Nlel had been a collector of Chinese silks and curios in large quantities and her loss from these things alone - will reach 13600. The house was valued at $5800 and was In sured for $4500. The adjoining house was valued at close to $2000, Tha origin of the fire 4s a mystery. Although Mrs O'Nicl has been thinking much of how It could have started, she naa as yei oeen unaoie to solve the Broblem. She and her daughter, Mrs. . A. Beahm. live alone In the. houna. and Mrs. Beahm has, during her travels uirougn tns unenv aaaea to nor belong ings thousands of dollars' worth of Chinese and Japanese silks and curios. They had supper early last night and the- fire in tho stove-was out., long be fore T o'clock- Thee wre -n wires through the partition where Ir. O'Nlel tmnks tb lire starteo. . ' , Xitohen aiass of rhunea. : All Mra O'Nlel knows about the start -t tng of the fire -is that , when she waa" awaicenea oy ner aaugnter sna rusnea t the- kitchen but found it a- ' mass e: swirling flames.- - With rare presence of mind she , slammed the kitchen - door shut again and running for a revolver wnicn ane Kept in tne aining room nrea all Its loads to awaken the neighbors. She then hurried upstairs and atarted to gacner togetner a lew or ner.ciotnes. She had barely gotten enough to fill one sheet, however, when tha smoke became dangerously dense. - - Performs Aot of Hero, A most heroic act waa performed by Owners Hare Decided to Ee : pair t Theatre and Work Will Be ' Commenced Im mediately Cost Is to Be $17,000. , 'Continued on Pag Ten.) , COS WEICOIS VISITORS Oregon-Idaho Development Congress Convenes at Marsh- iiem ana Aej-noie.oi Meeting is sounded Dr, J. T. ' McConnac DeliTers the Address . of Welcome. ... (Special DUpatcb to. The froraal.) -Marshfleld, Or Aug. - 20. Promotion of a district built railway-from Coos Bay to Boise and tha development of tha Coos .Bay harbor by tha port commis sion. are the subjects , making ' up tha keynote of the Oregon-Idaho Develop ment congress, which convened today In. Marabfield. The Idea waa brought out by Colonel E. Hofer.' president of the congress, when he made hia response to .the address Of welcome at tha onen- ing session this morning after Dr. J. T. McCormac had opened - tha meeting. Colonel Hofer told of how the people a year ago, when they organized the con gress on uoos Bay. struck the rirst blow toward the opening of Oregon by taking up tha work of development of the har bor and the building of a railroad by their own efforts. The general;- Dort bill. Colonel Hofer said, was passed with this idea in view, and was only one of the efforts toward development which during the year of its .Ufa the congress had accomplished? xnose creaitea wun na-ving Deen pio neers in the movement were Senator Chamberlain, Colonel William Grimes of Marshfleld, William Henley of Burns, and Colonel C E. 8. Wood of Portland. Tha sneaker said that If Harriman had kept hia promises Coos Bay would today be a great seaport; that the railroads could not be kept out of Coos Bay much longer In ' spite of Harriman, and that the first district, built railroad In Idaho would be submitted to a vote of tha people there In the spring. 7 v k Colonel a Hofer. urged that ( tha con- : grens-and the people give their- stamp of approval to the two things wanted the development of the harbor and tha building, of a. railway. fit. Portland Men Speak, - - Qeorire H. Shellenbarger of Boise waa Introduced. He told what was being done at tha other "end of tbe line.'1 He gave a sketch of What naa Deen accom plished in the way of promoting a rail way.. He said he, with others, had made a trip -from Boise to Burns, and had found a vast empire awaiting de velopment. ' J John F. carrou, managing eaitor or the Telegram, was Introduced, and re ceived with enthusiasm. He spoke of the present Isolation of Coos Bay, and said that on account of Its lack of rail roads one would expect to find pioneer conditions, hut that he was greatly Bur- prised at tne development wnicn , ine people had brought about. Oeorge Trowbridge, managing editor of The Journal, was Introduced as a newspaper man who was a great work er, a representative oi progress ana a friend of Coos Bay, Ha was greeted with much applause. ' . - . , -' George N. Cornwall, publisher of the Tlmberman. told a clever story, which evoked gales- of laughter, after which the morning session adjourned. . There was some change In tha pro gram aa first arranged, and the excur slon to the beach took place this after noon. The steamer Breakwater was fur nished free of charge by General Mana ger Mills of the Southern Paciflo com pany Interests in this county. About 600 people. Including the visitors, made the trip. - A doxen gasoline and steam launches wera also in service. There was a water parade, followed by an ex cursion to the-beach, where an exhibi tion by the llfeaaving crew was given, Tonight there will be another busi ness session, when Congressman W. C Hawley and others will speak. Tomor row tha delegatea will visit tha C A Smith mill and will hold a short busi ness session for the election of officers. In the afternoon there will be a short business session at North Bend, ' . Steamer Briars JSany. 'Tha Breakwater brought most of tha visitors from Portland and other points last night Others from Douglas counts- came In overland. Surrounding towns have all- sent .representatives. Among those who arrived on the Breakwater were George F. Cornwall and son, Mr. and Mra. C. S. Jackson, Phillip Jackson, Colonel C. S. S. Wood, Norrls R. Cox, D. G. Tomaslni, William Wheeland, T A. Chinnock, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Glafke, R. T. Cox. David H. Smith, George M. Trowbridge, John F. Carroll - and. son, George E. Farwell, Ed C. Allen. A. -p. Morse, Captain Kraory, H- R. .Lewis, J. P. Ludlan, John W. Parker, all of Port land; J. R. Curtis, . Cleveland, Ohio; Colonel E.I Hofer and - Lawrence Hofer of Salem; A. 8. Hammond, Coqullle; Horace G. Huriburt, Echo; Mr. and Mrs. H. M. -Horton. Burns; George H, Shel lenbarger, Boise; - E. A. Frailer, Ontario. SUTTON INQTIIBT . RESULTS -IN REFOEM - (United Prew Um4 Wlra.1 . Washington, Aug. SO. It wja an nounced today that Charles A. Doyen, commandant of th marine barracks at Annapolis at the. time that Lieutenant Sutton of Portland, Oregon met hia death,' will be relieved from duty at that toost . i It is reported that this Is but the first step of a general house cleaning that la to occur In thla department, and Is a direct result of - the Sutton In quiry. " . - - There is no objection to Doyen ex cept the fact that ha waa In charge of the marina barracks at tha time of the tragedy. 'The Sbnberts have at last found a Portland home, according to the atrical ' gossip. ' Today tbe . owners of the Heillg theatre expect to take out-a permit from the building In spector authorizing the " immediate renovation and repair of the play house at Fourteenth and Washing ton. It Is planned, it la said, to spend upward of f 17',000 in putting the structure in good, shape again for the opening of the next theatri cal season. Incidentally it may be mentioned that William Russell of Seattle, representa tive of tha Bhubert Interests, was a Portland - visitor- -yesterday. Tha . Bhu bert people had a representative In the city two weeks ago, at which time nego tiations , wera entered Into with the owners of the Heillg looking to tha re pair of the. building and its -lease for the continuation of Its life, . At that time nothing definite could be dona be cause of the edict cf .thavctty authorl- ties providing that the playhouse should not bo again reopened. :. : Following the visit of Mr. ' Russell yesterday, the principal stockholders of the Heillg held a meeting last night, at wnicn time it waa deciuert to go ahead with the repairs, and instructions were given to the architects, Caples & caples, who had -previously drafted plans of a general repair, to secure a permit from the building inspector today and - go ahead With the repair work. It is a well known fact that the Shu berts are anxloua to bring their big road attractions to Portland during the coming year. Unless they secure eom building now ready for them U will be lmpossioie ror them to com- this year. It is .believed therefore that the visit of Mr. Russell at -this time means that defintte arrangements have been lands ror the use of tha old Heillg oy his line of shows. According to Alexander Bernstein the work of remodeling- the theatre will be commenced at once and hurried to com pletion. The name of the theatre will be changed, according to the desires of tne leasee, and it will be ma te the best appointed show shop in hc city lor the next 18 months, the llmli of lima dur ing .which frame bulldlnra mav he Hand for theatrical purposes In Portland. The decision of the Heillg theatre building to reopen that playhouse, when to do BO. they will be oblls-ed ta emenrl a considerable sumr for repairs, and the pruunuiuues are mat an orainance now pending In the council will legislate niuue ineaire Duitninrs nut nr Miat. ci.v.r.mier Apru x, is exciting con siderable speculation. At the time tha HelMg was closed at me instance or ex-Mayor una last May. Calvin Helllar. manna-er of tha tha. atre, had a lease from the owners which It Is said had two years yet to run. During tha life of this lease. It Is said, Heillg was bound by Us terms to keep tha buildinr in renair. It la said Tfalilr paid a rental of $8000 per annum. If tha owners can put the' theatre In good condition now they would be able to hold Hellig to tha terms of his con tract and the probabilities are that tha manager could be comnellnd nnt nnlv tn pay the costs of re-pairing the building, but also tha .rentals due on the unex pired portion or tha lease. All responsibility for tha existence of theatre buildlnrs that rin nnt nnmnlv with ordinance No. HHS. which went' into effect In August 1904, lies with tha executive board, in whlse hands Is placed the power to compel compliance FIRES SIX SHOTS AT ItEEIIHIuuMl YSj-'i':':,,',i'' .(iiWiy"''"J"'"'1fi' "''''issiMtiiiMiiiiiiisi hi 1 1 ss'ii! i i 'i 'flt ', ; ' -b I L ( v r v-! I ' I , , -wi-H : i .. , " 7 -MssBassw 1 Ex-ltfjy'or Phelan Says Pub lie Has Never Been Given . Fair Accounts of San Francisco . Graft Prosecu- . tibnVictory - for ' Heney. (Continued on Page Seven.) COHTRACTORSBET AUTO LICENSES Leaders' of TVarring Fac ..tions.in. Deschutes Can-J . - yon tUse Speedy Cars. (Satem BnKSD of Tbe JoerulJ ' ' Salem, Ow Aug. 80. Porter Brothers and Twohy Brothers applied .' today at the office of the secretary of state for automobile licenses. . Porter Brothers were allotted license No. 2227 v and Twohy Brothers No. 2228. ' ' That' the-applications of both these railroad contracting firms- fighting for a right of way up the Deschutes valley for their respective" railroad chiefs, James J. Hill and E. H, Harriman should arrive tha ' same day la quite a coincidence. - Porter Brothers' car Is a Studebaker; Twohy Brothers' an Oldsmobile. Por ters' . Is a red car and Twohys' la a black machine. Porters have a 40 horse power machine to carry five persons, while Twohys have a SO horsepower ma chine to carry four passengers. Porter Brothers wrote in for an ap- gllcatlon blank, the other day. Twohy rothers made their application direct without asking for blanks. Both appli cations arrived on today's mall from The Dalles. D. D. Reu was the appli cant in the case of Porter Brothers and A.tN. GuUhault for Twohy Brothers. - : i , - Patrolman T, P. Swenness and two suspects captured by him last night : Brannin on tbe right and Rogers on the left. Six ringing shots, wild scream a of pain - from a wounded man, tha clatter and curses of fleeing men and finally tha clanging gong of a hurrying patrol wagon, wera noises which aroused fash ionable King's Heights from slumber about 1:80 o'clock thla morning and stirred the exclusive neighborhood to pandemonium. - Sedate King" a Heights, with its mil lionaires and aristocrats, was never so visited with terror and wild excitement before. Nightcapped and begownod res ident a flocked to. the streets, and the screams of : women added to the bed lam. ' Melodramatic in the utmost, the fer ment of excitement was caused by tha capture of two suspected safecrackers, one believed to be a murderer, and the wounding of a third, who escaped, by Patrolman Tom- P. Swennes. E. Rogers and Walter Brennan were given as the names of the men arrested. The name of the ' third, - thought to be badly wounded, they refuse to disclose, , , Three men creeping up Washington street Just above King street, tn the shadow of bushes on the south aide of tha thoroughfare, excited the suspicions of the patrolman. He saw they were roughly dressed and were evidently en deavoring to keep out of sight. - Running up within a few yards of them, . he called to them to halt. In stead all started to run up Washing ton street keeping in tha shadow of the bushes, again the officer demanded of them to stop. They only increased their speed. 'i,-' , ' - Drawing his revolver the patrolman fired six shots at the fleeing men. With the third report, one of the trio gave a cry of pain and slapped his hand to his back on the right side. - Turning up St. Clair street, the men speeded half way up tha block and turned in the alleyway at the, side of the Hirsch home, Wash ington and St. Clair streets. Rogers and Brennan pushed their way through the hedge fence to the yard of the Jig residence, while the wounded man ran on thrdugh the lane and made good his escape. , .. . ... , .. Aided by Constable Lou Wagner,-who lives at the corner of Washington and King streets, and was arousal ,.y tha shooting, and Deputy Sheriff - Oibbs, who appeared on the scene. Patrolman Swennes searched tne , yard of . the Hirsch home and captured Rogers, who was hiding in a shadow. -. : Reinforcements . from c police head quartars soon arrived in the patrol wagon and Brennan, a heavyset, villain ous looking fellow, whom the detectives believe is wanted for murder In Cali fornia, was located. To Patrolman Swennes is also given tha credit of his capture. No trace of tha third member of the trio could be found, though officers and residents kept up the search through half the night. Blocd stains on the ce ment sidewalks and in the alleyway showed that he had been' wounded. Pa trolman Swennes is certain he shot him in the back. When the two captives were taken to gether they exchanged signals which the officers say were silence warnings. Neither would talk to the offlcera and up to noon today had attempted no ex planation. Brennan ,klckedSwennea-oq the- arm. "Well, I'll get even with you anyway. he ': declared, - Swennes - knocked ,b'm down. .,-'...,. - San ford Hirsch, son of Mra. Solomon Hirsch, aroused hy, the 'shooting, told the of ftcers be was certain- the third suspect had been wounded, and he thought severely. If It la true that the man has been seriously wounded, the police believe they 'will capture him today If he attempts to secure medical attendance.-'. .. ;.. Police Chief A. M. Cox asserted today that he was of the belief that the three (Continued on Page Seven.) Calhoun money has lost Its potency and graft prosecution aa the paramount tssua In. San t Francisco municipal poli tics is on its way to, sweeping victory, according to ex-Mayor James D. Phe lan of the Bay City who Is visiting in Portland. "The people are behind tha movement. They will elect Heney district attorne because Heney : is the outstanding fig ure of enmity against municipal cor- ruptlon. ' Now that the people have been awakened to the true situation It will be Impossible for the reports subsidize! by Calhoun and his cohorts to gain the credence, of , yore," the ex-mayor said this morning. And he added, "The eleo tion will prove the truth of my asser tion." . Mr, Phelan' met this morning for' the first time In, many years - ex-Mayor Story of Portland. These two were the first to talk over the long distance telephone when it wan installed between Portland and San 'Francisco. , One of the significant things Mr: Phelan said to , Mr,. Story, was: "I am astonished it the way. Portland has grown and thi splendid way It has been built It is nearly 1 1 XSXS. Jtiflte,. IJav .hare, last and in my absence a coinvete train formation has been wrought I woulj say that the only thing Pis tinnd lacks to add completeness Is a greater man ufacturing interest." - Por Clean Polltio. For many years ex-Mayor Fbftlan -has been a leading figure. n thi .Ran. Fran csco fight for clean politics and a pure city - administration. . His own admin istration was characterised by Its fair ness and the brilliant way In which tha leading Issues of the day were dis posed of. While still a powerful fac tor In the politics of San Francisco ha haa yet found it necessary to devote mora attention and time to his exten sive property Interests than ha did whlln mayor of San Francisco. ' In -continuing his comments ' on tha San Francisco situation Mr, Phelan said; Statement of Facts. "Tbe persistent misrepresentation of tha graft prosecution In San Francisco should be met by a statement of facts. Our work in San Francisco is not local, but affects every American city, and rich mRlefactora should not be allowed unchallenged to use the public press for the dissemination of falsehood. The United Railways and other corporate Interests in San Francisco, including many bankers and through them, by far and force, many members of the commercial community, have corrupted public opinion to some extent by using an industrious literary bureau v which sends out colored news and biased com ments. , "In 1904 at the banquet of the Mer chants' association I declared that the Schmits-Reuf administration was cor rupt, and 'that not the flag of anarchy but the red flag of th auctioneer was hoisted over the city halt. XVagan Battle Begins. "In 1905 Mr. Spreckles, Mr. Older. Mr. Heney and myself, undertook to enlist good citizens in ridding the city of grafters and boodlers. District Attor ney Langdon gave his support and ap pointed Heney his assistant. Schmits tried to remove Langdon and appoint Ruef, and the . legal, battle began. - I wish to call attention to the fact that ail the methods of the prosecution have been lawful and the only weapons used were those 'provided bv the . machinery of the law. Ruef and Schmits wera in- (Contlnued on Page Ten.) : SPA SUFFERS in mm 600 Spaniards Killed and Several Battalions ; JIu- . tiny and 'Join. Moors.''' ' (United Pre Leased Wire.) ' ' Lisbon, Aug.' 2lK Six hundred Span iards have been killed,- according ti dispatches received t04lsy,,ln the cm- Saign started Wsiwsrlay by GeneiHl larlna against the Riff . tribesman. Tha mMRArM, whlrh nre imconIlrmAl 4re from Melilla. and state that sever.fi of General - Marina's battalion have mutlnijd, either joining tile Moors vr fleeing toward the French.;, nosseaswua in Morocco; " . r. , , -After being decisively defeated in hS latest campaign General Murine w - compelled to retire to Ateltila to awst reinrorcementa. --, E CONTEST i'JinilERS i . ' . The prize winners fn The "Journal's recent circulation contt will be announced the. early, part of next week. . The task of checking up and verifying: the vote cast the lst frw davs ot the contest takes considerable time, esoeciaiiy- in tft ecu; .,-.....-''-.... , .. . 1 - I ... I .( districts. cision :tsr Just as soon, however, as this work is cotnpkterl the ! of the judges will be-publisbed and the prizes di-mi.i-1 111 S 1