'I ' A of, , 4.- - O fciX'Li.r 1 it,. JC3Ti:r.DAY VA3 .1 - J Compilaes V , The, Weather Portland Rnd vicin ity, Sunday fair; northerly winds. VOL. VII. NO. 15. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 1 MORNING, JULY 10, 1910. PRICE IVE CENTS 1 DELE h .. r . vi rv , . n ,.N i r a ii a 1 1 i i m i , t , i i i i i i t m i i i i i i i i a i m - ,' ',-- " .i i ' ' , r t"- 1 'i . . MEH ELECTED TO AVIATORS BREAK ! NAMECANDIDATES WORLD RECORDS T ; v, UNDER OLD PLAH . i- . . ", r '. , .. . . "-'"S - -M - "Managing Committee", Held ' Primaries Last Night in true .Machine" Fashion; Meet . ings Well Salted. ; deUgates will'sitin convention saturday Wjll Perform Duty by Nomi nating Ticket for 29,106 . , Republicans. -; ' "-. Multnomah county's J'nmnatlnr- com mittee " held Ha primaries last night and elected H scheduled 827 delegates t the county "assembly," to be held next Saturday.1 Qr, to put It in more mathematical shape, 1000, or loss, vot er of-the eounty met last, night, scanned the typewritten slips handed to them by members of the--"managing committee," or their'agents, and ratified the 127 delegates who ere to nominate the candidates on Saturday next tor the 89,108 Republican voters1 of ; Mult- nomah county. , ( . . .'-' .-.Vo lojthla way was Multnomah county's ''assembly" given Us birth. Never sine the warm old days of: the. olden time, whenj the machine ground out the grist from- precinct , "to . governor and back again, bag there been any such series of well-cured, smoked and salted meet ings ,t-wre held -throughout i tba . county last ' night i ' In vthose days, be fore the typewriter came Into general use, .men used to , write Jthe .program .on their, cuffs, or anywhere, for fear they would forget the magic names banded tUthem by the bosses, little and, big. " ' Last, night the bosses were more mghtful of the linen and the ,Iaun- (Continued on Pare Seven.) Chrjstian :; Endeavorers Were - Rightr. Pictures Start Riot; Fighters Were Only Cheap, , x Puny' Imitations. ' KSvE tO BE GREAT FAKE - (Doited Press Leased Wire.!- -New York. July 9. -I'The-flrst mov ing pictures of the Jeffries? Johnson fight" were shown In New York tonight, and did what the Christian. Endeavor ers declared they would do nearly caused a riot, The $500,000 films were exhibited on the American ; Eoof Gar , den, one of the largest summer amuse ment places In .the city.. Ahey-proved , to be the most palpable' fake ever put ' on an 'American stage, and the 8000 . persons who jammed the gatden to the doors threatened all manner Of dire things because they did not get their money back. . ' "' ' The theatre had advertised the pic tures extensively, When the matinee ccccluded the-management announced r that the developing of the films, rushed here on a special train, had not been concluded - and, that the pictures would v go en exhibition at :80. . If the audi " enoe would, wait.1 then, they would see them,- The audience would wait, At 6:10 all was expectancy. A small boy , rushed : In with the , films. The - stage manager announced, that even the i manager had not seen the pictures, but it hoped the audience would be pleased at the enterprise In making the films so Quickly. ' , ,v, t . . Anolenoe TeUs "Pake." ' 'The fleht tArtr1 . A 1!IK.r.nln Tf- ' rles -i dashed .; through the crowd of -props' i 1 around , the cheap ring and vaulted '. over the ropes. , He was fol lowed by a diminutive Johnson, clad in a white towel. They shook hands and - hit each- other once. 4 , . , f -r En masse the audience yelled "Fake!" and the moving pictures, were stopped, : The stage manager was hissed to a - Whisper when , he announced that the ' management had been .tricked. The . moving pictures have not yet been fully developed, and it is expected that they will' not be ready for .exhibition until the middle of ntx wek-H-A'.y. SHOOTS WIFE; FAILS -. ' , TO KILL HIMSELF . ' I (Unltrd fnni Leaed W1. , :. .! Detroit, Mich., July J. William Harry Sharpe this afternoon shot and proba- biy ratallyi, wounded his. -wife, from whom " he had been separated, and ewapyevehe-qmpty revolror 1 at-tit-wn neaa. when he was captured he de clared he had another bullet, but could not make it work. ; Sharpe went to see J hie wife this, afternoon. ; A quarrel en- , sued. He chased hor down throe flights of stairs to the street, end finally fired three shots Into her body RIGHT ID LEFT Meeting at Rheims Just Ended ; Most Successful Yet Held 1 , No. Record for Height Es tablished. ' TWO ACCIDENTS MAR- WEEK OF AIR PICNIC More Than 60 Miles an Hour Record Made Sustained" Flight of 4:50:00. : 1 (Halted Ptms Um4 TVIre.1 Rheims, July 8. Every world's avia tion record save that for height was broken in the great aeroplane meet which closed tonight at Rheims. Taking advantage of Ideal weather conditions which prevailed this afternoon,' the avi ators smashed records with abandon, at the same time doing dare devil stunts In the air to show perfect control over their heavier than air fliers. : ' !:, "v Rheims tonight has been turned over to the man birds and banquets and fetes are being held: In their honor. Toward the' close of the meeting the fliers were beselged by greet crowds of men and women-who begged for a "Joy ride" In the clouds: Passenger carrying flights for short distances became so frequent as to pass unnoticed. ' - . 'rTtrt Accidents Scar Week. " ' Two accidents marred .the week, one of them being unique In the history of aviation. Baroness de la Roche, the premier woman fijer, fell from a height of J 10 feet in her Farman biplane and sustained Injuries which may prove fa tal although tli physicians declare tonight that she has a fighting chance for life. Aviator Charles Watcher lost control of his aeroplane and was dashed to death. ' - i - .''.'''Worl4,g',lucords Broken, - ' ' ! Among the notable world's records broken are: j ; . By M. La Bo'uchere, In 'an Antoinette monoplane, a sustained flight of 4 hours and 50 minutes! in 4V4 hours, of which he flew 814 miles. This is nearly one hour longer than the longest, flight ever recorded, Henri Farman having won the MlchellnA prixeiof il0 in a flight qf . 4:06:26, which remained the world's record until todafr. - ' , f By M. lie Blanc, In a Blerlot mono plane, a flight of 20 kilometers (13.42 miles) , in , IS . minutes, breaking Glenn Curtlss' world's records made here last year, , : '" .:; M. Le Blanc also flew 100 kilometers (B2.10 mnes) in J:ll:00f 1 w,, J v - M. luorane immediately smashed the 20 kilometer r,ecord made by-- M. 'Le Blanc and established a world's, record which was unbroken during the meet ing. He negotiated the distance in 13:08. .- ' -: ' This afternoon, in a Blerlot mono- Slane, using a 100 horsepower engine, lorane flew three miles In 2:80 and six miles in 6:80, considerably more than 60 miles an hour, and the greatest rec orded speed ever attempted by an aero plane. . - ; ' , ' V M." Marhet, In a Bleriot monoplane, carried two passengers, in addition to himself, a distance, of 68 miles In 1:38:00,. a new world's record for three persons In, an aeroplane, M. Aubrun, In a Blerlot. carried one passenger, trt" addition ?"to himself, 64 (Continued on Page Five.) Car Hits Chemical No. 2 at First and Morrison, Fire- y men Injured.; Three firemen were Injured," one se riously, when a, Waverly-Richmond car crashed into chemical engine No. 8 and overturned It at First ; and " Morrison streets at 4:80 o'clock -yesterday after noon. ; The victims, were Driver John McLeod, internal injuries; Lieutenant Frank ZeUner, badly, bruised sndcut; Flkeman Oscar,' Lehman, bruises, ' . ' The chemical with three men, was on Its way, to a fire and was traveling north along First street.. Just as It reached , Morrison Street ' a Waverly Richmond ear approached the crossing going west. . The men. In the chemical, as well' as Officer Frank Sinnott, sta tioned at the corner, signaled for a clear passage for the chemical apparatus, but the motorman apparently did not see and continued to send the street car ahead till it reached the other side of the crossing. , - ' McLeod, seeing he could not , drive straight ahead, tried to swerve the team around the end of the car, but was un- UuccessfuljW(L.thjB4caccoUldfidtbah back end of the Otemlcal v apparatus, turning it completely over and breaking the tongue, , ''.'' N All Three 'Hurt. , McLeod was' pinned under the wreck airo, while Lieutenant Frank Zellncr was (Continued on Page Five.) COLLISION WRECKS ENGINE-3 INJURED TiE : ' ft nftf ) " . T republicans' 'of: mn' - V, , (s&yf 'tk ' ' J ' I OREGON INTEND 'TOL . AvW'-V'' I REPUDJATE STATEMENT ' m. v'.V xrfit'''v) - J ONE. JHEY INTEND TO ,. T l wi" -'v I suggest in Assembly '& " &JW"- - .1 OR CONVENTION CANOI- M ' -fT "M MWT m- AND ALLVHO DECLARE . ,?W fdrstatemcmt.ons.-;' ' M'ZMsi wJfi'fWFX' Sift-' 'Sv . i : ' . . " , xSS, f '; ' -v. r. W(t!( . ,t. t. wy,, v Wt ' j' j"-' y' i ' t "x 1 ' ' ' ' , L ' ' i J J ' , ' .. SJSMBSSBSSjBSSMBasBMSSBSM . . . 7 ,t This, Stxya the Oregonian, is the RECKLESS MAIDEN RIDES A CABLE TO SKYSCRAPER TOP To Win Bet of $25 Drug Store Cashier of pes Moines Peri-forms Feat That Men Quiver to Think About. (United Preis Leased Wire.) s Des Moines, July 9. To win a wager of 826, Miss Ella Jelllson.ra pretty 18-year-did ' cashier in the Hlgglns drug store, today rode ' a huge steel beam from the earth to the top of the new Equitable skyscraper, 226 feet, and as it swung from the slender rope, thousands lining the streets held their breath while they watched the reckless girl. Dr. Oliver T. Lynch a prominent sur geon, was watching the workmen, and said, "It must 4ake nerve to ride those beams to the top," "Not at all," said Miss Jelllson. as she adjusted her back hair and smiled, "I would do it myself." "Bet you 826 you dare not ride up on a beam and come back with your feet In the chain,", said the doctor, i - Is Easy' Honey. ., " ::" "you're on," aald Miss Jelllson, march ing across the street and approaching the man ready to start -on his. long Jour ney - sky ward. A -moment later she stepped onto the beam and ,was hoisted into the 'sky.. '.There was a flash of openwork stockings, a waving handker chief and soon she was only a speck In the sky, riding the beam and holding to the slim, threadlike -cable. , . The beam swung Into place and "a workman lifted the girl to one' side. Soon she put' her foot in the chajn, grasped the cable and was lowered to the earth, While the crowd cheered. "Nothing- wonderful about. It." "she said. ""I liked it." H-- Dr. -Lynch hasnot paid, his bet yet" but If he .doesn't the men about town threaten to tar and feather' him. .' ' CHICAGO SWELTERS '.'"v IN MIDSUMMER' HEAT (Publliheri' press leased Wire.) 11 ' Chicago, July 9.--Heat was responsi ble for many things today, the tempera ture equaling' the record . of the sum mer' of 84, degrees. " t .',' , , i. One woman. Miss Correnhe ; Larson, was killed; another injured and ten oth ers were thrown Into, a panlo during a severe electrical storm In Evanston this afternoon when lightning' struck-a tree under which ; they , had taken shelter where they were enjoying a picnic, - ,i WIRELESS TELLS OF "TCHOOMEOLXISiOTJ Newport, R. 1.; ' Julji' 9.-Wlreless messages received here this afternoon say that the German tank steamer Hesperus, bound west.- was la collision with the schooner Uattle-Elvyn at 8:80 o'clock. ' TRAITOR'S STAB PROMINENT PHYSICIAN . '. IS CHARGED WITH THE : . .MURDER OF INFANT 'i " the lnpriatlonl News Bwrlce.i ' ' e 'r. Huglo. Okla.; July 9.-Dr, W. A. Jones, a prominent' physician of Paris, ;Texas, ' was ' arrested . here today, charged with murder- i e ing a new borri baby In that .city. The mother pf, the child, whe is said to have left Paris with Dr. Jones, -declares it. Was 4 e killed. The body was exhumed , e) , and the neck found to have been : broken, , Off leers are looking for the father of the' child, whose name has not been revealed to 4 e the public. e : 4 444 Makes Dramatic Speech in Fa r vorof County Option in State Democratic Platiforrrf and "Wins." - (Cnlted Ptcm Teased Wire.) , 'Lincoln, Neb.. July 9."We have a fight before us. I have decided what I am going to do. Those who may want to. come with me, come. Those who want to stay at home, stay.-" . With these words William J. Bryan closed one of the most dramatic speech es , of his career at the Democratic county convention today. He spoke In support of a positive declaration for county option, and at the conclusion of his address the plank was adopted by an overwhelming majority. , ( Mr. Bryan- hurled defiance at ' Con gressman Hitchcock, Democratic candi date for "senator., He maintained that the congressman, might be excused for fighting for the interests of the brew ers. However, It was "apparent that th'o Democratic party must take a stand on the question. He - thanked friends for their former political support,, assured the Democrats, that he only wanted to be of service to the people of the state In ridding Nebraska of . an "oligarchy based' on beer." - .'-. " .. ,-,' : He theri made-his declaration concern ing his future policy, "A The county option plank was adopted by a vote of 184 tp 81. - The Democratic platform indorsed, the admlnistratldn of Governor Shallenber ger, and calls for the passage of an in itiative and, referendum law were heard OQ all BldesA.i:;s-::-'.;iv;,-;;.;;:;K.,;.J . : f Former Congressman Dies. ' ' , .New Brighton, Conn., July 9.--Cliarlea Champlln Townsend, 68 years old. presi dent of the Old National bank of New Brighton, and a former congressman, died at his home this afternoon of pneumonia.- He-was a member of the BRY1SETSD01 FOOT AND 'ANUS COME INTO FOLD Fifty.flrst congress. - r Purpose of the Assembly NEBRASKA S ELKS ,12 Rose : City's Boom; Gathers in -Volume ai It Rolls Etward War Dance" af Omaha Oregon Elk's Entertained. By Monroe . Goldstein. . . Manilla, Iowa, July 9. B. P O. Elks Nebraska, with 14 - lodges and 8000 members, has swung into line for Portland, 1912.", This gratifying an nouncement was made today at Omaha by; W. B. Taylor,, past.' district deputy grand exalted ruler, during an address of'.welcomeln the. Union depot , "We are glad to extend the glad, hand of fellowship to . the Elks from the great northwest," said the distinguished -Elk, "and when the time comes Ne braska will be In the front rank; of Rose City convention boosters." ..Taylor's announcement was received with cheers by the excursionists, and forming a circle around the special, the Elks and their ladles Indulged in their famous war dance,- which - has created so Wuch comment en route. Taylor was compelled te - shake hands with every member of the excursion and some of the boys in their enthusiasm planned to kidnap- the Nebraska booster, but were, compelled, to abandon the plan. At Cheyenne last night the lodge at that point turned out In force to wel come, the special. The pilgrims were escorted the. magnificent Elks temple and served with refreshments and the Montana herd unanimously declared in favor of Portland for the 1918 conven tion. ; The special will arrive at Chicago at 11 tonight and is scheduled. to arrive at Detroit at 10 tomorrow morning. A kangaroo court was held last nlgut. Harry ,' McKay presided while Ous Mosef prosecuted. , .. A salesman of Roseburg was tried for over Indulgence In ' mineral water, . but was acquitted by a Jury of experts. Other stunts enlivened the-evening. Program for Elks' Week. The salient features for the week's program have ' been arranged vas fol lows: SUNDAY. 4 p. nWAll visiting ladles' will be driven In automobiles to points of In terest; In and about the city, Including P-elle - Isle, the Grand boulevard ani Grosse . Polnte.. v - ' 8:30 p. m.T-rThomas A. Edison will turn on . the awltoh to illuminate the city nits decorations. '. .. V ' MONDAY. ' ' ' r 1 p. 'm Water trip to the "Venice ef-Americr.tnrtoTl(ratsaT-th6 mouth of the St Clair river. 8:30 p. in. Formal-clvlo and fraternal welcome to the grand lodge at the Lyceum theatre. , ' . . TUESDAY.1 10 a, m. First session of grand lodge. (Continued en Page Elevun.) FOREST MONARCHS DOOMED IF WINDS FAN THE FLAMES Brigades of Firefighters Battle to - Save Gigantic Redwood Groves Near Visalia and Santa Cruz, California. THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF TIMBER IN FLAMES Fierce Fire Raging in the White Pine Timber Near Wallace, Idaho. , . . (Fnlted Press Leued Wlnkt San Frsmclsco, . July 9. - With two great - groves of big trees, one of the largest in the world, threatened with' destruction by forest fires, scores of fire fighters are battling tonight In an attempt to save the gigantic red woods from the advancing lines of flame. . In the Sequoia National park, 60 miles from Visalia, a long line of fire fighters are backfiring in an attempt to stay the progress of the fire. Rein forcements were sent out from .Visalia this afternoon to aid. ., .. The wind,, at, present favorable, is their only hope. Should it shift, nothing, it Is said,' can save the forest monarch s. ' y h The fianta Crua grove of redwoods, at the headwaters of the San Lorenso river, near Santa Crus, Is likewise en dangered. Fire Warden Mallott and a largecrew of men-have ben backfiring continuously for three ' days ' to save the trees. The fires were reported to be in close proximity to the grove to night - - 1 . The Banta Crus fire , started in a second growth of redwoods. Thousands of acres of timber are in flames. : k '.Wallace. Idaho, July 9.-The biggest ro&est nre . or . the present year, that threatens to wipe out six homesteads and 1200 acres of the finest white pine timber in Idaho,' Is a raging mass of flames at Kingston, oft Pine creek,' 18 miles -west of Wallace. The ' residents of the y neighborhood have appealed to the Coeur d'Alene Forst Protective as-, sociatlon for aid. The homesteaders, about 10 In 'number, together -with a dosen ' foresters, . are fighting the ad vance of the flames with all the power they can muster, but little headway is being nutde against such odds as the little group of men are facing. v" The damage already suffered is tre mendous, and unless the fire Is checked it will mean a serious financial loss to the entire community for miles In each direction. - '" ', - 1 - At 2 -o'clock this afternoon the east ern fire line of the burnt territory was only six miles west of the western boundary of the Coeur d'Alene national forest reserve. STEAMERS COLLIDE AND U MANY LIVES ARE LOST r ' (United Frees Leiiied Wlr.) Khorsen, Russia, July 9.-Great loss of life is reported tonight in the col lision between the freight steamer Black Sea, which collided with the, passenger steamer Lowky, In the Black Sea at the mouth of the Dnelper river. The freight vessel hit the passenger steamer amidships, tearing a great hole In her side. , - .' TO PENITENT!! Found Guilty, of Forging Lease to Valuable Property in Southern California. (United Prow Lessed lre.1 Los Angeles, July, 9. Mrs. Gertrude Driggs, gray-haired and feeble under the weight, of ,60, years, wept quietly todays when Judge Davis . In the crim inal ourt sentenced her to five years in San- Quentln penitentiary., i She was found guilty of falsifying a . lease to a tract .of valuable land be longing to the estate of the late John Charneck, a wealthy rancher -of Palms. Mrs. .Driggs came to Los Angeles from Dayton, Ohio,' in 1902. In that year she ' appeared as a claimant for the -estate of a mysterious. ,; Salem Charles, who, died supposedly a pau per.: Securities worth 8300,000 v, were found In a safety deposit box he rented at local bank. . Her- claim was re futed In court. .'"-." ' - ,' 7oond. QnUty. Twice. j 'She was arrested in 1909, following John Charneck's death, after she had produced a lease and option on a parcel of his estate worth 8300,000.' She was Todnd"l:UmyrYorg6fyrsente'ced to five years In prison. ; Her attorneys secured a new trial and the same ver dict was again returned." - ' Judge' Davis today denied a motion for another trial. Her attorneys, it is reported, will attempt to carry the ap peal for a third trial to the district won AGED GO court of appeals. OREGON SENATORS NOT RESPONSIBLE; ELLIS IS CULPRIT Charge Recoils ' Upon These Making It, That State's Re clamation. Interests Slighted in Upper House. r,? CHAMBERLAIN TELLS HOW SECTION 9 WAS REPEALED Responsibility at No Time Rest ' ed Upon Oregon's or Any ; Other State's Senators. ,' Complete refutation ; of the charge that Oregon's senators are responsible for the repeal of section 9 of the fed- . eral reclamation act is made in a state ment ' over " the signature of ' Senator George K, Chamberlain, telegraphed last night to The Journal. Section 9 of the reclamation act provided for the ex penditure of money in constructing ir rigation works within the several states benefited by that act, in ratio to the proceeds arising from the sales of. pub Uo lands "within : such, states, respect ively. Specifically, the major portion, Of each state's sales should be returned - to such state. - , , .. The act providing for a bond Issue of 880,000,000 for the completion of exist. lng .Irrigation projects, passed it he recent session v Of Corigress,. contained . a clause repealing section, 9 of the orig inal act. In this new act It was also prqvlded that the apportioning of recla matlan... funds should be--placed In the hands Of the presidents whose advisers" i. (Continued on rage Lleven.) LADY DOUGLAS IS e ....... . ' ... II Former California Actress Ap , parently Tired of Titled Mate but No Word Is Heard From ... Her by Friends., . ..1 '........ NOT WITH SHOLTO; RE IS SEEKING HER (Srwclal Dtsptteh to The Journal) San Francisco, July 9.-Lady Sholto Douglas, formerly : of San Francisco, and wife of Lord Sholto Douglas, third son of the late Marquis of Queensbury, who drew up the famous . prize ring . rules that hear his name, is missing, so far as the eccentric English nobleman Is "concerned. ;. For two weeks Lord Sholto has been searching for the for mer California actress who Is his wife, " but without success, v Friends of Lady Douglas In San Fran-; cisco believe she has either gone to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs John R. Mooney, in Portland, Maine, or ' Is on her way to California, or already here. That she has separated from the Englishman Is the general belief. - Lord Douglas is reported to have left Spokane, Wash., where ' he ''went In search of hts. wlfe to go with a Brit- -ish Columbia surveying party. - ' ird Sholto's Somano. ' Lady" Sholto Douglas , was : Loretta ' Mooney. Her parents until a, few years ago lived at B6 Thirtieth street. Oak- ' land. As. Loretta. Addis she appeared oh the vaudeville "stage ;in " California, While "with a vaudeville" company at Bakersfleld she met Lord Sholto Doug las, and he fell In love with the beauti ful young California girl.' -There was .a r secret marriage at San Jose, after which she forsook the stage, For, several years she toured the west with her- husband and in 1898 made a trip to England . with him. , - . " Free Drinks As Sholto's yiaoe. ' Following their return. Lord Douglas had a lively career in British Columbia and in Washington. At the time he ob tained through a business d al posses sion of: a Spokane saloon. ' He did hot care . to enter the saloon business, and did not want to sell the' place as a sa loon; He hit upon A novel plan to give the stock of the place, away, He sdver. Used to treat every one whowantd to be treated, and-that drlnk would he free at .bis saloon ft The guests- of the l English nobleman started on the f ham- pagne, and worked ' their way through the saloon stock until everything drlnli. abe was consumed. ' ' Bhootlng Soxape at Winnipeg. - 'It was. after Lord Douglas shot tn t seriously wounded an English armsc of ficer named Rowland at Wlnnlp Ift November. 1908,( that his wife left him. He-was not prosecuted for the shooting, : Rowland had moved Into Lord Pw )asf home at Winnipeg while the owner was off on a shootlnjr trip, nt rfu I idsarorrtf-TmootTRir f .TtoweT.-'- It -Is understood that there whs a re conciliation between the chupl. hut V t Ijady Douglas strain lft h-r t:t!1 1 hu. band a coupW of wpki sr. it whs believed that she t California, friends to v f -r i y 1 - -most. ,at'iiMl'y t, -,', ,, r -. known have not l, f ,ri .' ,