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8ALEV, 0REG03. TUESDAY, AUUUST 18, 1013.
X). SCI.
SBIT OF
HIGHEST
OLIIIDIIIG SHOW STORMS
FOREVER GUARD SUMMIT
COOK NEVER REACHED IT
Party Tells Thrilling Story of Attempt to Climb Mt. McKinley
Rarified Atmosphere and Continual Storms Drove Party
Back When Success Seemed Assured Party Gets Dupli
cate of Dr. Cook's Photograph, and Indisputable Evidence
That He Never Reached the Summit.
UNITED I'llKSE 1.DAHKD IV1KB.I
Vancouver, 13. C, Aug. 13. Declar
ing that Mount McKinley, the Alaskan
peak, the highest on the North Amer
ican continent, will never be climbed
unless the expedition attempting Is
Iroparcd to spend six weekB, If nec
essary, awaiting favorable weather to
climb the last 500 feet of the peak,
Merl Lavoy, the. guide and photo
grapher of the Parker-Brown expedi
tion, has Just arrived from the north
on the steamer Sophia, and Is spend
ing a few days In the city taking In
the exhibition.
How, with success almost In sight,
out forced to go slowly on account of
the extreme rarified air at that great
altitude, the party were driven back
different times by blinding snow
storms, Mr. Lavoy lias a most Inter
esting story to relate. Equally thrill
ing Is his narrative of the escape of
the entire pl . ty ir nn the effects .'of
the earthquake which rocked the
mountains of a considerable portion
of Alaska on July 6. But probably
the most Interesting of all to the gen-
WOULD STOP
USING CREEKS
FOR SEWERS
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH BRINGS
SUIT TO STOP CITY OF SILVEIt
TON EMPTYING ITS SEWERS
INTO SILVEIt CHEEK.
The state Hoard of Health has be
gun suit against the city of Sllverton
seeking to enjoin that municipality
from allowing the sewerage from the
public Bewers of that city to flow Into
Silver Creek, a non-navigable stream
carrying 35 cubic feet of water per
second. The creek referred to flows
between well defined boundaries
through the center of Sllverton In a
northerly and northwesterly direction,
emptying Into Pudding river at a point
about two miles distant from that city.
The stream flows through a densely
Inhabited agricultural district and Is
crossed at frequent Intervals by public
and private roads. It Is alleged that
812 cubic feet of sewerage Is deposited
liy the sewers per second and that the
waters of Silver creey are greatly pol
luted and rendered poisonous by reas
on of such contamination, thus Imper
iling the health of those living along
the stream. It Is alleged that persons
living along the banks of the stream
and persons passing back and forth
over the stream at the roud crossings
use the waters of the creek and the
pollution received from the sewers of
the city of Sllverton Is a menace to the
public health.
If the State Board of Health prevails
In this suit. It will affect a large num
ber of the smaller cities of the state
which make use of the small streams
as a dumping ground for their sewage.
Some of the smaller cities provide sep
tic tanks through which all sewerage
passes before entering the streams.
This Is'not a violation of the state law.
Those comprising the state board are
Andrew C. 8mlth, C. J. Smith, E. A.
Pierce, Alfred Kinney, W. B. Morse,
E. B. Plckel and Calvin S. White.
Found Family Dead.
Shlppenvllle, Pa., Aug. 13. Break
ing open the doors of the home of
Bert Dearolph, a planter living near
Wentllng corners, some neighbors to
day found the dead bodies of Dearolph,
his wife and the latter's daughter,
Irene.
ALASKAN ill
SPOT ON THE
eral public is the absolute proof which
the party secured that Dr. Frederick
A. Cook, of alleged polar fame, never
reached the summit of Mount McKin
ley, as he had claimed.
It will be remembered that about
the only actual proof which Dr. Cook
submitted that he had climbed Mount
McKinley was the statement of his
sole companion and guide on the al
leged climb, Joe Blrrell, and a photo
showing the guide standing on the
unowclad summit of the peak. The
guide afterwards repudiated his state
ment, but Dr. Cook clung to the photo
which he maintained had been taken
on the actual summit.
The members of the Parker-Brown
expedition this year, according to Mr.
Lavey, secured unmlstakeable proof
that not only did Dr. Cook not reach
the summit of Mount McKinley, as he
claimed, but they secured exact du
plicates of the pktura he claimed was
taken on the summit of Mt. McKinley.
This photograph on which Dr. Cook
based his claim of surmounting the
vet uncaptured peak was really taken
on the summit of another peak fully
ten or twelve miles away from Mt.
McKinley, and looking away from the
hitter peak. The peak chosen by Dr.
Cook for the fake picture has certain
topographical resemblances to the
summit of Mt. McKinley, and even
people familiar with the country be
lieved that the explorer had reached
the summit when they saw the pho
tograph. But Dr. Cook overlooked one
very noticeable and distinguishing
peak fully 25 miles away from Mt. Mc
Kinley and located in an easterly di
rection, while his photo was claimed
to have been taken on Mt. McKinley
looking In a westerly direction. This
peak, which Just showed In a corner
of the Cook photo, copies of which the
members of the Park-Brown expedi
tion had with them, gave them the
clue as to the exact location of the
mountain on which the photo wbb
actually taken. It is only about 10,000
feet high less than half the height of
Mt. McKinley and Is comparatively
easy to climb. During last month the
Parker-Brown party climbed this peak
and secured exact duplicates of pic
ture taken by Dr. Cook, claiming to
havo been taken on the summit of Mt.
McKinley.
This, It is certain, effectually proves
that Dr. Cook never reached the sum
mit of the uncaptured peak. Further
proof they declare, Is found In the fact
that they found no trace of the cairn
of stones and flagstaff which Dr. Cook
claims his party erected on the pla
teau between the twin peaks of Mt.
McKinley.
Huh n Soft Snap.
nxinD fm utjsrn wim.l
San Francisco, Aug. 13. According
to information given out by the sub
' treasury here today, secret service
men are on the trail of a young sol
dier, who deserted from the army af
ter stealing a book of 100 blank army
paymasters checks from the post at
St. Michaels, Alaska,
i It Is estimated that the forger has
netted at least $20 000 by distributing
the checks broacast. Owing to the
official appearance of the paper he
had no difficulty In cashing the
checks.
Same Old Insanity Dodtre.
ftmrrsD rBBn tm wiml
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 13. Fol
lowing the noon adjournment of the
case of Charles Bonner, the youthful
slayer of Bernlce Godalr, who was
pronounced sane by the alienists, six
additional temporary Jurors were
passed today, making ten in all.
"Transitory mania," Is the plea of
the defense.
OU TA S
Canal Open Next Year.
Washington, Aug. 13. If ex-
cavntlon continues at the pace
set during July, It Is expected
that water will be flowing with-
in a year where the great steam-
shovels today are working on the
Panama canal.
Reports published here today
show that during July 2,633,537
cublo yanl of rock and earth
were taken out compared with
2,339,770 cubic yards In June.
HE TRADED
PATRONAGE
FOR VOTES
THIS IS THE CHARGE JIADE
AGAINST PRESIDENT TAFT BY
CONGRESSMAN FERGUSON OF
NEW .MEXICO IN SPEECH IN CON
GUESS TODAY.
Washington, Aug. 13. Opposing
Fresident Taft's appointment of Se
cundlno Romero as federal marshal
of New Mexico, Congressman Fergu
son of New Mexico, today charged In
the house that President Taft traded
patronage for delegates to the recent
Republican national convention at
Chicago.
"President Taft twice rejected Ro
mero for the marshalshlp," said Fer
guson, "but after the Chicago con
vention he sent In Romero's name.
Frederic Chavez, a Roosevelt delegate
from New Mexico, supported Taft on
every roll call at Chicago. Congress
man Curry says that when he remon
strated with Chavez for repudiating
Roosevelt, the latter replied: 'I muBt
do It to get my cousin, Romero, ap
pointed.' "
Congressman Curry denied making
such a statement, though he believes
Chavez supported Taft In order to
help Romero.
TAFT MANAGERS TO OPEN
HEADQUARTERS IN CHICAGO
New York, Aug. 13. Charles D. Hil
leg, former secretary to President Taft
and now chairman of the republican
national committee, went to Chicago
today to open westorn headquarters
for the coming campaign.
Before his departure Hllles appoint
ed William Barnes, Jr., of New York
to have active charge of a great part
of the Taft campaign as chairman of
the advisory committee. Other mem
bers of the committee appointed are:
Senator Burton of Ohio, Austin Col
gast of New Jersey, Thomas Devlne of
Colorado, Governor Goldsborough of
Maryland, John Hays Hammond, Harry
S. New and Joseph Keallng of Indiana,
George Sheldon, Adolph Lewis and
Herbert Parsons of New YoHc, Sen
ator Llppitt of Rhode Island, David
Mulvane of Kansas, John Wanamaker
of Pennsylvania and Fred Upham of
Illinois.
In their campaign arrangementS'the
Taft managers took a leaf out of the
"bull moose" book and appointed Miss
Helen Doswell of New York and Miss
Mabel Boardman of Philadelphia to
take charge of the woman vote In the
equal suffrage states.
The Maze Got Them Both.
Ocean Park, Cal., Aug. 13. An al
leged pickpocket and a pursuing po
Ilceman lost themselves In the avenues
of a "mirror maze" on the Midway
here. Neither wasfcble to escape. The
proprietor rescued the cop and helped
tcaok the fugitive.
Fools and Mules Work.
Portland, Or., Aug. 13. "Only fools
and mules work" was the life motto
of C. P. Denoh, according to the testi
mony In the divorce court of Mrs
Dench. 8be got the divorce.
Pinched the Sheriff.
San Francisco, Aug. 13. Dennis
McFadden, deputy sheriff, driver of
the prison van, Is not exempt from the
law. Dennis was "pinched" with a
van load of prisoners for violating the
traffic ordinance and hauled to Jail.
To Save the Free Lunch.
Is Angeles, Aug. 13. Thou-
sands of signatures have been
secured to a petition demanding
a referendum vote on a city or-
dlnance bunlshlng free lunch In
saloons, according to sponsors
of the petition today. Scores of
solicitors are working dally and
It is believed that the number of
signatures required to force the
issue before the voters will be
secured. The petition 1b being
opposed by many temperance
organizations.
Three Thousand Are Dead as
the Result of the Quake and
50,000 Are W a n d e r i n g
Homeless and Starving.
QUAKE OPENS MEW CRATER
Messages Received This Eteulng Say
Many Persons Were Caught Uuder
Tottering Walls, Who Are Still Alive
Hut Slowly Starving to Drath-Un-less
Outside Aid Is Secured Thou,
sands, It Is Feared, Will Die of Ex.
posure.
ositbd russ taisiB WIRl.l
Berlin, Aug. 1.3. Three thousand
persons are known to have been kill
ed In the earthquake which rocked
southeastern Turkey, according to a
message Just received here by the
Tagceblatt, from Its correspondent at
Constantinople.
More than 50,000 persons are home
less and starving. An active crater is
also reported to have appeared on the
Asiatic side of thee Sea of Marmora,
Later dispatches received, here In
dicate that conditions are much worse
In the disturbed region of Turkey
than the earlier advices stated. Sup
plementary messages received tonight
say that many persons caught tinder
the tottering walls are still alive but
slowly starving to death.
The Turkish government is said to
be doing Its utmost for the relief of
the sufferers, but officials admit their
Inability to cope with the situation.
Unless outside aid Is extended at
once, it Is feared thousands will per
ish from exposure and lack of food.
(T RUNNING YET,
JUST GOES WALKING
Oyster Bay, N. Y Aug. 13. Colonel
Roosevelt and Ills son, Archie started
today on a walking expedition.
A gunniaker here wished to present
Colonel Roosevelt tills morning with
a costly handmade shotgun of Krupp
steel with a ClrcaRHlan walnut stock.
Tho Colonel fondled the weapon for a
tew minutes and then reluctantly de
clined the offer.
WILLAMETTE
POWER COMPANY
WANTS NEW TRIAL
The Willamette Power Co., through
Its attorney, John H. McNary, has fil
ed In the clerk's office a motion for
new trial in the case recently tried In
which the above company was plain
tiff and the Hammond Lumber Co.
was defendant. This was a case for
the condemnation of certain land
along tho Breltenbush creek for the
uEes and purposes of constructing and
maintaining a dam and power site by
the plaintiff company. The Jury
awarded $200,000 to the defendant,
which the motion for new trial con
tends Is excessive. Exception is taken
to the Instructions given the Jury by
the trial Judge In that he did not in
struct them to take Into account the
benefits derived by the construction of
the dam and to deduct the benefits
derived from the damages sustained
and make the award of the balancs,
If any.
TERRIBLE
mditioh
If TURKEY
STATE WOOL
BRING ACTION AGAINST RAILROA
No Ticket for Populists.
St. Loula, Mo., Aug. 13. When
the Populist's national conven-
tlon met here today It was an-
nounced that the party would
not put a ticket of Its own In the
field. It was believed either
Colonel Roosevelt, the Progres-
slve nominee, or Governor Wll-
son, tho Democratic nominee,
would be endorsed.
GOVERNOR
IS CRUEL
TO ALICE
UNMOVED BY BEAUTY AND UNAF
FECTED BY PATHETIC STORY OF
HER CARE OF HER INVALID
MOTHER. GOVERNOR SAYS SHE
MUST PAY THE FIDDLER.
Waiving the point raised by her at
torney as to whether the complaint
under California laws stated a crime,
and waiving the question of whether
she was a good or a bad woman. Gov
ernor WeBt yesterday afternoon hon
ored a' requisition Issued upon him
for the return to San Francisco of
Alice Brown, alias Mrs. Geo. Mont
rose, and a half a dozen other allusos.
Mrs. Brown or Mrs, Montrose, or
whatever alias may bo chosen, is
charged with stealing $3900 from a
wealthy retired farmer of Illinois at
Long Beach, California, It was the
contention upon the part of her at
torney that she was given the money,
and that the complaint said sol and
that because of this the requisition
should not be honored. The conten
tion of the state officers was that she
had been given the money to purchaso
a lodging house, and that falling to
carry out this agreement and by ap
propriation of tile money Instead, she
was guilty of larceny.
Numerous letters were also Intro
duced to show that her character was
not good, but Governor West waived
that point.
In giving the governor a gllmpBe of
her life she said she was 24 years of
age. Her home was In Missouri, she
said, and she came to Long Beach
with her folks. She married a news
paperman and lived for awhile at San
Francisco, but he deserted her and
then she returned to Long Beach.
While caring for her Invalid mother
there she met David Nappln, the aged
but wealthy Illinois farmer. He fell
In love with her and gave her money
which she accepted. She traveled as
far as Denver with him, they separat
ing there, he going to his home In
Illinois and she to Kansas City. He
met her there, and together with somo
cousins of hers they went to Denver,
where they had a royal time. Then
she came back to Long Beach and he
also. He gave her enough money to
buy a house, she declared, and the
portion she Is charged with stealing
in the complaint, she said was part
of It. The gift was outright, she said,
She declared that he desired her to
marry him and that because she de
clined, ho became Incensed and Insti
tuted criminal proceedings against
her.
While the governor is evHei'.tly
touched by her stV'ii'Oiit that she was
married to a newspaper man, her story
of high living In Denver knocked the
sentiment out of her Invalid mother
story. He seemed to think that whl'c
she might have been more slirie'l
against than sinning, that It was
pretty plainly to be seen she was not
backward about accoptlug the old
man Nnpplng's money, and that while
the old man was evidently not an elee
mosynary institution with a charter,
that It was a case for the jury to toss
them up in a blanket anl see which
fell the harder. But the story Is not
ended yet. Mrs. Brown Is from Mis
souri and It Is up to the prosecution to
show her If It can,
Alice Loses Out
Portland, Ore., Aug 13. Mrs. Alice
AH
D HIIAIR GJWEilS
CLASSIFICATIONS WRONG
AIID CHARGES EXCESSIVE
IS BASIS OF COMPLAINT
General Charge is That the Railroads Consider These Two
Oregon Products as Their Legitimate Prey, and All Fix Ar
bitrary, Unjust and Excessive Rates Upon Them, Make no
Joint Ratings or Routings, and That Freight Charges Are
Based on Ability of Goods to Stand the High Charges.
Designating every railroad in the
utiilu as defendant and alleging tliut
the rate charged by them for the
transportation of moiiair and wool ure
unreasonable and discriminatory and
also that the classification is the sume
the National Wool Growers' associa
tion nnd the Oregon Wool Growers'
nrsoclntlon today filed a complulnt
plaint against thorn with tho stute
railroad commission.'
In their first charge they briefly al
lege that the rnilroad have violated
their duties and obligations as com
mon carriers by charging unreason
able and discriminatory rates, and
that It Is against the laws of the state,
In making the second charge that
Is as to the classification, they be
come specific, citing many Instances.
They charge that the railroads have
classified mohair as first class In any
qunntlty; that they have classified
wool In grease in sacks as second
class In any qunntlty; that they have
classified wool in grease compressed
in bales as third class In any quanti
ty; that they have classified scoured
Brown, the pretty young San Francis
co woman, alleged to have swindled
David Napping, an Illinois farmer, out
of $17,000, today lost hor hard fight
to prevent extradition to California to
stand trial in San Francisco on charge
of grand larceny. Judge McGinn dis
missed habeas corpus proceedings In
stituted In her behalf following the
action of Governor West In granting
extradition.
Before the mutter was brought up
In court. Judge McGinn stated that
as the governor had granted extradi
tion In Mrs. Brown's case ho did not
think it was within his power to grant
her liberty on a writ of habeas corpus.
Accordingly Attorney Manning for Mrs
Brown moved today for a dismissal of
tho habeas corpus proceedings,
Mrs. Brown will be taken to San
Francisco late this afternoon on the :
Shasta Limited til the custody of l)o
toctlves Vaughn and Dolan.
TWO-STORY IIII1CK TO HE
M ILT ON EAST STATE STREET
The contract has been lot to 8, A.
Hughes for the construction of a two
story and basement brick building, to
he erected on the south sido of State,
between Twolfth and Thirteenth
streets. It will have a eoncreto base
ment and tho front will be of light
colored pressed brick. The building
Is to be erected by Lchold Bros., who
will put a store In It.
The building will cost in the vicinity
of $7500, and is a good evidence of the
progressive spirit of these wldo-nwake
merchant and a credit to that part
of the city, which is becoming quite
a business center.
The Coul Conspirator.
Tacoma, Wusli., Aug. 13. Attacking
the sufficiency oi the Indictments, ex
Senator S. H. Plies put In all of yes
terday afternoon and Is taking the af
ternoon today again trying to free
Charles Houston of Scattlo and John
II. Bullock of Portland from tho In
dictment alleging conspiracy to de
fraud the government by collusive coal
bids on Alaska coal.
D. B. Townsend for the government
resisted the attempt to free the men
by legul hair splitting, speaking all
morning.
If Judge Cushmaii upholds the In
dictment the case will lie set for Sep
tember 17.
Knlnhun for Receiver.
Washington, Aug. 13. President
Tuft today sent to the senate the nom
ination of Christopher Kalahan to be
receiver of public moneys at Van
couver, Washington.
I
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nnd washed wools in sacks as double;
first class in any quantity and Bcourod
' wool In compresHed bales as one and
one-half times first class In any quan
tity, nnd that they aro all unreasona
ble and unjust.
They allege, that the classification
for wool In grease and mohair in
Micks ought not to exceed fourth cluaa
In sacks or bales In carloads with a
minimum of 24,000 pounds, and ought
not to exceed first class In sacks or
Kales In carloads with a minimum of
K2.000 pounds, That wool In grease
and mohair In sacks or bales should
bo third class In less than carloads,
and scoured wool in sacks or bales la
less than carloads first class, and In
carloads third class.
Further It is alleged that botweea
certain points upon .the lines of de-
fendunts and certain other points
upon the lines of other dufondants no
j Joint routes or Joint rates for tho
movoment of wool have been pub
lished and unjust and unreasonable
' rates from Junction points on the
through route have been exacted.
WILL LIMIT
THE SCOPE OF
INVESTIGATION
That Governor West Intonds to keep
the hearing to be given those who mu
tinied In the Becond battalion during
the Oregon National guards maneu
vers within defined boundB, was mada
evident today when he Usued a state
ment outlining the questions which
will come up, and declaring that It
any other mattors. are to be considered
they must be reduced to writing.
The first question to come up, ac
cording to the statement, Is whether
a command wus issued directing the
battalion to march from Gates to
Oakvlllo.
Second, if In the event that such a
command was given, whether It was
obeyed.
Third, whether any of the men of
the battalion were guilty of conduct
unbecoming to them ns soldiers.
Should any of the men Involved de
sire to bring up any other questions,
they must reduce them to writing. Tho
hearing will be held August 20.
The governor also has callod atten
tion to the fact that his order dis
banding tho battalion affects only tho
men who mutinied and does not af
fect, ns many have supposed, tho
whole battalion.
IV EST 8TAYT0V LAM) CO.
DOUBLES ITS CAPITAL
WeBt 8tnyton. Or.. Aug. 12. At a
goneral meeting of the Willamette
Valley Irrigated Land company, held
at Its main office In Portland, it was
decided to increase the capital stock
from $100,000.00 to $200,000.00, as the
first unit of the project has In the
short space of eighteen months proven
such a success that the company has
decided to Increase Its development
work more rapidly.
Meit Jimt Judge!
(twine nuts miasmi wms.l
Portlnnd, Or., Aug. 13. "He's had
enough," remarked Judge Tazwell to
Bertha Brewor as ho released George
Ferguson whom she charged with bat
tery. The complainant tore the shirt
from Ferguson's back and caressed
his face with a skillet.
The S. P. has commenced construc
tion work at North Bend, and will put
a bridge across Coos bay from Sand
Point to the mouth of Pony inlet.