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THE MORXIKG OREGOKIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH, 13, 1906. 5 i DERD IN HOTEL Body of Dr. E. L Irvine, of Portland, Lay on Floor. CORONER TO INVESTIGATE Strong Odor of Carbolic Acid on His Clothing, but Cause of Death of Visitor to San Francisco Is Xot Apparent. SAX FRANCISCO. March 12.-(Special.) Dr. E L. Irvine, of Portland, Or., was found dead In his room at the Lick House today by one of the bellboys. He was lying on the floor, partly dressed. The Cereiier's office was notified and the body MkeR to the morgue. Dr. Irvine arrived Saturday from Port l4 where he had an offlcc at 203 North Twentv-Oitrd street, and registered at the IJck Howe. He did not leave his room nil Omy Sunday, and this morning about C o deck Bent for a pint bottle of whisky. In the pockets of his clothes two cards of Introduction were found. They were from Mrs. George Hcrron. 127 Twelfth trct Portlnnd, introducing Dr. Irvine to WIIUjmm C. Kartlett and Mrs. Mary B. PaltfcMMt. Christian Scientists of San Fran- Whether Dr. Irvine committed suicide or dkMl from natural causes will not be tfcHcrHttncd till the autopsy is made to morrow. There was a strong odor of car toMc acid from his clothing and papers. IV. Irvine was about 45 years of age. Dr. Elijah L. Irvine, who died at San Francisco yesterday, was well known In this city and in the "Willamette Valley, having .practiced here and at Albany. Or., for years. Ho was a graduate of Willam ette University, of Salem, and came to Portland a number of years ago. He is Kwrvlvod by IHs wife, who is still a resi dent of Portland, and one son. Dr. E. 1.4yd Irvine, who is surgeon for the north bnak rrt at l&xpansion. Wash. Dr. Irvine left for San Francisco last Thursday for a short trip on account of lll-hoalth. and his friends here express re gret at his sudden demise. SHLXttLK prices are risixg Situation Over the Car Shortage Is Hccomins Acute. SEATTLE. March 12. (Special.) Tho norioM; ear shortage that has worried Imnbor and shlnglo manufacturers for a month ha been made more acute, by the blizzards prevailing in the Middle West, Storm-hound freight trains bringing cmp ties westward have been delayed, and on both the Northern Parifle and Great Northern the situation has become so rlous. The Burlington Js not delivering any cars to the mills savo those sent West with loads. Shingle prices have gone to ?1.7T for stars and for clears, the heavy do- ntand from tho Southwest raising the jtIcos on stars. Reports from British Columbia show that the Canadian mar- kefs demands will prevent shipments of British Columbia shingles Into the Mid die Western States this year. California redwood manufacturers havo Coast orders to keep them busy until July. Cypress shingles from tho South are selling $L per thousand abovo cedar shingles. FORM FIVE-TEAM LEAGUE Intcrscholastic Baseball Games Have Been Planned for Season. At a meeting of delegates from Colum bia University, Portland Academy, Port land High School. Hill Military Academy sud Allen's Preparatory School, yesterday nfternoon, a five-team lntcrscholastlc hasoball league was organized, with five clubs which will represent the foregoing Institutions. Tho league will bo conducted in accord ant: wltlt tho rules and regulations of the National League, and a schedule of games has beon drawn up which requires two games to be played between each of the five clubs of the league. Tho season will open on April 7, with Columbia play ing Portland Academy, and the final games wlll bo played on June 23. By this schedule each team will play ten games during the season, and at tho end of tho wsrlcs the team having tho highest per centage of games won will bo awarded the ponnant. The schedule follows: April 7 Columbia University vs. Portland. Academy. April 11 Allen's Preparatory School va. rertland Hlch School. April It Hill Military School vs. Portland Academy. April IS Columbia University ve. Allen'a Preparatory School. April 21 Portland High School ve. Hill Military. April 2S. morning Portland Academy vs. Allen' Preparatory School. April 28. afternoon Columbia. University vs. Portland High School. May 2 Columbia University vs. Hill Mili tary. May f Portland High School vs. Portland Academy May 12, morning Columbia University vs. Portland Academy. Mar 12. afternoon Hill Military vs. Al len's Preparatory School. May JC Portland High School vs. Colum bia University. May 11 Portland Academy vs. Hill Mili tary. May 2." Columbia University vs. Allen's Preparatory School. June 2, morning Portland Academy vs. Al len's Preparatory School. June 2. afternoon Columbia University vs. HU1 Military. Juno S Hill Military vs. Allen's Prepara tory School. June 0 Portland Academy vs. Portland High School. June 16 Hill Military vs. Portland High School. June 23 Portland High School vs. Allen's Preparatory School. All the teams are now at work prcpar- ing for tho opening of the season, al though as yet none of the teams has defi nitely decided on the captaincies except Portland Academy, which has chosen T. Myers as its leader for the coming season. All teams are being recruited as fast as IKssible. and each practices at every op portunity. Columbia has had the advan tage of a professional coach In the jerson of Teddy Corbett, late of tho Portland team, nnd tho others are doing as well as they can under the supervision of tho in structors of the past season. The proposition of selecting an official umpire for the series is now under discus sion, and Ed Rankin is the man most likely of selection, should he desire the place. These institutions are also preparing for the intcrscholastic field and track meet, the date of which has been set for May 2C. and the athletes of each team are training for the coming events. 3EETEORS WIX AT BASKET-BALL Defeat Y. 3L C. A. Team by Score of 28 to 18. Tho Meteoric a basket-ball team, dem (MWtrfcta tkoir jwowmw at the grm in xrt &t Uw tactl T, K. C. A. nasium last evening, by defeating the senior team of the Portland Association In a hard-fought game, by the score of 2S to IS. At the end of the first half the locals were only one point behind, but the Chi cago boys rallied strong in the second half and soon acquired a commanding lead which they held until the end. The best work for the Meteors was done by Harris and Dowse, who are two of the best men at the game ever seen in action in this city, and In fact the entire visiting team showed high-class proficiency at this branch of sport. The game was fast and clean, and both teams had nothing but praise to oiter for the work of the offi cials, carper, of Chicago, as referee, and J. Mackie, of the Y. M. C. A., as umpire. .Manager Carper of the Chicago team. said that he was highly pleased with the treatment accorded him and his men whllo in Portland, and expressed the opinion that the local team was superior to the Coryallls and Dallas teams which recently scored over the Chicago boys. The Chi cago boys claim that they were ruled against at every opportunity in the two games mentioned, and stated that it was a great relief to be afforded such cour teous and sportsmanlike treatment as they received in this city. The game was witnessed by one of the largest crowds in the history of the sport in this city, and overy one went away highly pleased with tile contest they had witnessed. The teams lined up: Chicago. I'orltion. Portland. . . Hartman Gordon Young ... Freoxnan Nelll .......... ..Forward.. Hubor Forward Dowxo .....Center.. Harris ...Guard... Tourtelott Guard Itutsell Substitute Stokes. Push and Moort-. Jtererec Carper. Chicago. Vmplre J. Mackie. Portland. MULLIX WINS AT WRESTLING Takes Five Falls Out of "Stranglcr" Smith in Eight Bouts. A hard-fought battle from start to finish, was the wrestling match last night at Rlngler's Hall between Charles '"Stranglcr" Smith, of Portland, and Dan Mullln, of Butte. Tho go was for five falls out of nine and it extended into the night until a late hour. Smith came on the. mat at 151. and looked diminuative alongside of Mullin. who claimed to weigh 168, and looked ten pounds heavier than that figure. The first fall went to the Butte man. who put Smith to the mat in 15 minutes and 40 seconds. Mullin like wise captured the second fall in 14 minutes. In the third go Smith rallied and won In 28 minutes and 3 seconds. Mullin got the fourth fall in three min utes, and Smith captured the two suc ceeding mills in 19 minutes and 18 minutes and 4f. seconds, respectively. Mullin won the seventh and olghth falls, taking Ave bouts, and the ninth was not wrestled. THE DAY'S HORSERACES. At Los Angeles. I OS ANGELES, CaL, March 12. Ascot race results: Five furl on McCumltcr won. Pamnt Day pecnnJ. Mellno third; limn. 1:02a;. Onn mil's nnd T.0 yards Din Deng 11 won, Chpiipe f-eeond. Xrf-lioro third: tlm!, 1 Five and one-half furl one Smltbr Kane won. Enchanter second, Itadlum third: time, l:OSI. One mile Lord Badge, won. Firm Foot sec ond. Cabin third: time. l:43ii. Fifth raco declared oft. One mllo and ftO yard5 Northvlllo won, TendercrcAt eccond, Pachuca third; time, l:48Vi. Six furlongs "Willie Greca iron, iBctsey sec ond, Durbar third: time. 1:151. At Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, March 11-Oakland raco results: Three and one-half furlong HIm Turtle won. Gold J leather cona; iJona uurd; time. Seven furlongs Peggy O'JTell won. Golden Sunrise, second, Jarre I Uo d'Or third; time. l:2ttfc. Soven furlongs Clyde O. wen. Golden Buck second, Shady Lad third; tlmn, 1:28. Ono mile and 20 yards Dixie lid won. Bu chanan second. Quick Hlch third; time. 1:444.. Ono mile and 100 yards Luclan won, Pre- nervator second, Nino Spot third; time, 1:491. Futurity courao Elevation won. HI Dlnero second, Ulack Eyes third; time, 1:12. At Hot Springs. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Oaklawn race re sults: Six furlong Uttlo Gregg won, Danoeuie second, L Saniuclson third; time, 1:10. Three and one-half furlongt Rosalia wen. Jerry Sharp fcecond, "VVlllloOx third; time. 0:42 3-D. Sir furlongs Bendlgo won, J. "W. OJCctl second, BoU May third; time. 1:15. One mile Bitter hand won, Mcrllngo sec ond. King's "Waldcn third; time, 1:42. Six furlongs Master Prim won, Lasello sec. ond, Martlnmaa third; time, 1:14 3-5. One mllo and one-sixteenth Charlie Thomp eon won, Uarmakls second. Bather Boyal third; time. 1:47 3-5. At Xew Orleans Fair Grounds. NEW ORLEANS. March 12. Fair Grounds race results: Flvo and one-half furlongs Lait Cherry won. Bed Moor eecond. Globe Runner third; time. 1:032-5. Four furlongs Al Powell won. Ivjcj- Marie second. Our Own third; time, 0:48 4-5. Ono mile Hollowxna won, W'hlppoorwlll second, Peter Nathaniel third; time, 1:42 2-5, Six and one-half furlongs, handicap South ern Cross won. Rapid Water second. Gold smith third; time, 1:2L One mile and 20 yards, selling Luna J. won, Arabo eecond, Safeguard third; time. 1:44 1-C. One mllo and thrvo-alxtccnths R. F. "Wll Hams won. Nine second. Stonewall third; time. 2:02 1-C. At Xew Orleans City Park. NEW ORLEANS, March 12. City Park race results: Three and one-half furlongs Dan Bradley won. Larry D. eccond. Tom Morgan third time, 0:43 2-5. Flvo and one-half furlong Gold Zone won. Sister Kdith second. Oalc Cliff third; time, 1:00 3-5. Short course, steeplechase Pirate won, John E. Owens second. Blue Grass Girl third; time. 4:13. Five and one-half furlongs Monet won. Meadow Breeze second, IMnce Brutus third time, 1:081-5. Six furlongs Percy Clark' won, Anna Smith second, Marco third; time, 1:15 2-5. Seven furlongs Bon Mot won, Belllndlan second. Freebooter third; time, 1:27 4-5. One mile Trenola won. Captain Burn sec ond, Begonia third; time. 1:44 2-5. Ewlng AVill Sell Dlis Stock. OAKLAND. CaL, March 12. Cal Ewlng has decided to sell his interest in the Oak land baseball club, and a meeting will bo held by the club association this week to take over his stock. Ewing has purchased a majority of the stock of tho San Fran cisco team and wishes to devote his time to his new interests. It is not known who will purchase his Oakland holdings. The Oakland manage mcnt has signed Pitcher Jack Reldy, of Indianapolis. Athletes Who Don't Study. CAMBRIDGE. Mass., March 12. The captains of the four major athletic teams of Harvard announce in the Har vard Crimson that, after April recess, the names of all athletes who are on prc-ba tlon on account of deficiency in scholar ship will be published in the Crimson. Preparing for Big Potlatch. VANCOUVER, B. C, March 12. Etght hundred Indians from various points along the northern coast between Fort Rupert and Klngceme Inlet, are at Alert Bay. noiamg tne greatest pottatcu known on this Coast for a number of ymru The iMiatM pray ie .huw uh yetutsk USUI tJSM. STORM GREAT DAMAGE (Continued From Fas D Grain in the south end of the county, near Condon, is under the snow and safe. The weather here is very cold, and It is expected the temperature will go lower tonight than at any time during the Win ter. VERY" COLD DAY IX KLA3LVTII Stock on Jtange Suffer, but Xo Great Losses Are Reported. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. March 12. (Special.) Southeastern Oregon last night experienced the coldest temperature of the Winter, with 10 degrees above zero this morning, following a high wind from the west all of yesterday, and 16 inches of snow fell. In the storm the outfit of Mason, Davis & Co., 50 horses and 22 men. made the trip from Pokegama and suffered as a result of the cold. George Duke, driver of the Pokegama stage, had his ears ana lingers oaaiy frozen. Stock on the range suffered, but no heavy losses are reported. DEEP SNOW IX GRAXT COUNTY Weather Is Very Cold and Some Calves and Lambs Are Lost. CANYON CITY, Or.. March 12. (Spe cial.) It la extremely cold and a very heavy snow has fallen. The roads are blocked, mails are delayed, and travel turned back by tho heavy fall or new snow upon two feet of old snow. Ice will hear a man's weight in tne vaiiey. Feed is growing short and some loss to calves and early tamos nas Deen caused by zero weather. Seaside Very Much "Upset. SEASIDE, Or.. March 12. SpeclaL) Seaside has beon haviag a variety ot weather during tho past week. Last Fri- dav the mercury stood at 0. ana quite a number of persons went in surf bathing. The general Impression obtained that Knrinir had come. Scaslders couecteu their gardening Implements and began to plant seeds. Tho bluebirds, full-throat ed, trilled their maun song, mm turn rejoiced that Spring naa come. Saturday, a cold wavo swept "a ana snow foil nttuiiy. ground wns frozen solid. Water pipes re- fiusrvl to rive forth Uieir content, unu throne of unwashed perambulated tho streets. Men flit nasuiy aiong mo streets, swathed in overcoats, and say their prayers left-handed. Looks Iilkc Ilaln at Salcro. KAl.EM. Or.. Marcli 12. (Special.) The weather moderated at Salem this evening and the thermometers stand at about the freezing point at 10 P. M. Last night the thermometers registered 4 below freezing. Snow began fulling tonigni ana ura the srround about an inch deep. From renorts received from iruitgrow- ers todav it seems probablo that tne in jury will extend only to peach and pear irons on the lower grouna. wnero oio soming was well advanced, and even in such placos It is probablo tliat cnougn fnilt will be left to make a fair crop. In tho hills no damago is reported. Prune and apple trees' havi not been In jured. The northeast wind, which brought tho cold snap, shifted to tho nortnwest tonight and then subsided. Rain Is cx nectcd before morning. Livestock in tnis part ot tno vauey win not suffer on account of tho cold, as feed la plontlful and shelter is ample. Almond Trees "Were In Bloom. ASHLAND. Or- March 12. (SpeclaL) The heavy blanket of snow in which this soction was suddenly wrapped yes terday aftcrnon and last night causes considerable uneasiness among frutt growers and stockmen. Lost week and much of the timo for several weeks past Spring weather conditions, every where in evidence, advanccu fruit rapidly and almond trees reached full bloom. . Somo peach buds aro bursting' into bloom, but it will take a pretty heavy freeze to damago the peach crop sen ously at this stago or other fruits still in the bud. Tonight at 9 o'clock it is partly cloudy at Ashland with the thermomc ter near tho freezing point. Sheared Sheep Are Suffering. PENDLETON. Or.. March 12. (Special.) The severest cold weather of tho year is prevailing throughout Umatilla County and Eastern Oregon in general, bnow storms and windstorms arc sweeping over tlie entire eastern part of the state To night at Pendleton the thermometer is be. low freezing and sinking as the night ad vances. Fruit trees in tho McKay Creek and Mil ton districts have been damaged to some extent. Wheat is not as yet injured, ex ccpt where it was buried by the wind storms in the light-land sections. Newly sheared sheep arc suffering and many will die, but other stock will wcath er tho cold if it is not too long continued Some Sheared Goats Killed. CORVALL1S, Or.. March 12. (Special.) The only crop affected by the cold wave is fruit, which may have suffered slightly. particularly In the earlier varieties. Peaches had begun to blossom, and the earlier cherries and pears were nearly ready to unfold their buds. Some damage is expected in consequence. Italian prunes in this locality are be lieved to have entirely escaped. Growing grain crops have not been damaged. In the warm days of last week a num ber of farmers hereabout sheared their goats, and in all cases these arc suffer ing with some loss of animals, other live stock is not affected, grass being good and feed abundant. Bain Will Save the Situation. INDEPENDENCE, Or., March 32.-(Spe clnl.) Polk County is experiencing the coldest snap she has had the past "Win ter. Peach and pear buds coaxed out by the warm sun of last week are frozen, as arc budding rose bushes and ornamental shrubbery. Unless the severe weather con tinues, the general belief is that the ap pie and prune crops will not be materially damaged. Should the cold snap terminate with warm rain, no serious damage is apnre hended. but a continuation of tho present temperature, ending with dry weather. would doubtless kill even the trees. In which the sap Is fairly started. Growing Colder at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., March 12. (Special.) The cold wave still continues, and the record for the season was broken at o'clock this morning, when the thermome ter at the Weather Bureau registered 2S degrees above zero. This evening the mercury Is about 3 de grees lower than at the corresponding hour last night, and the Indications are It will be much colder before morning. Stock Have Feed and Shelter. OREGON CITY. Or., March 12. (Spe cial.) The only damage from the cold snap to date has resulted to several va rfettes of early fruit, much of which had already blomemcd. If the present weath c eUac 1m- Mvaral teyi. Um fall sown grain will suffer extensively. "With an abundant yield of hay and other feed harvested last season, fanners are excep tionally well prepared for severe weather conditions, and. with aznpla sheltering quarters, which raany Clackamas County stockmen have provided for just such a contengency cattlo will not suffer even from a protracted period or unseasonable weather. Snow Storm on at Dallas. DALLAS. Or.. March 12. (Special.) The Willamette Valley is experiencing the coldest weather of the year. The lowest temperature was reached early this morn ing, when the mercury dropped to 21 de grees above zero. Tho wheat crop is not injured so far; it Is believed that the dam age to fruit will be nominal, as the buds are not far advanced. Early peach trees are In bloom and some injury may result. Livestock is doing well and no loss Is anticipated. Dry feed is plentiful, and there is an abundance of grass in the valley and surrounding foothills range. Snow is falling tonight. Tender Buds Xipped In Lane. EUGENE. Or.. March 12. Special.) Snow has continued to fall nearly all day. but has melted nearly as fast as it fell. Stock is In good condition and is not suf fering much from the storm and will not unless it should bo protracted. It is not believed fruit Is damaged to any great extent, although some express fears that pear, peach and cherry buds were far enough advanced to be injured. As far as is known at present, the dam age is confined to tho tendcrcst vegeta tion, but a freeze tonight would injure early fruits. GIAXT TREES ARE PROSTRATED Zero "Weather Accompanies Gale on Puget Sound. TACOMA. Wash.. March 12. (Special.) Not slnco nine years ago has March furnished such frigid temperature as that accompanying a piercing gale that began to blow In this section Saturday morning and continued with almost unabated fury bunday and today. The lowest tempera ture was zero at 5 A. M. today. The damages done to vegetation can not now be determined, although it is expected to be serious. Gardeners report that small early vegetables, such as rad ishes. spinach and cauliflower, arc all killed, and the advanced crop will be a to tal failure At Point Defiance Park the storm seemed to vent its worst fury. About 1C0 giants of the forest, somo of them three and four feet through at the trunk, were sent crashing down. The boathousc off tho pavilion was smashed. Superintend ent Roberts says In all his IS years on the Point ho never knew a worse storm. Scores of small fires occurred yesterday and today, and tho Tacoma Hotel had a narrow escape The French bark Bonchamp dragged h buoy, and was rescued when only a few feet from shore. SXOW BLANKET OVER WHEAT Palou.se Country Xot Greatly Dam aged by Cold "Wave. COLFAX. Wash.. March 12. (Special.) Tho Palouso country is experiencing the coldest weather in several years. This morning the mercury registered 3 degrees above zero. Snow fell steadily today, cov ering the ground to a depth of flvo Inches. This will protect Winter wheat and no damage to this is expected. Fruit is probably slightly injured, but this cannot be determined for several days. Fears of heavy loss of young Jambs are entertained by sheepmen, but other stock will not suffer. The wind, which has blown a gale for three days, has subsided tonight, nnd tho weather Is clear and cold, with prospects of several degrees bclonw zero being reached before morning. If this weather continues ono week, the first Ice of the season will bo put up in the Palouso coun try. SNOWFALL- AT AVALIiA WALLA Spring Lambs and the Apricot Crop Will Suffer Jmss. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. March 12. (Special.) Three and one-half Inches of snow fell In Walla Walla today, and was accompanied by a cold northeast wind. The thermometer last night registered I degrees above zero. The storm and wind abated this evening, but It Is predicted tonight will be still colder than last night. Wheatraiscrs state that no possible damage can be done the wheat cither around Walla Walla or on tho Eureka Flat, unless the temperature should go far below zero. Sheepmen who mako their headquarters in Walla Walla say many of them are now in the midst of tha lambing season, and the loss of Iambs will bo heavy. Frultralscrs have no fear of the results except as to the apricots unless much colder weather prevails. COLDEST DAY OF THE WINTER Seattle Has a Cold Spell, Following on Balmy Days. SEATTLE. Wash., March 12. (Special-.) At 6 o'clock this morning the thermom eter here registered the coldest day of the Winter, and the coldest March mora ing the Weather Bureau records havo shown for nine years. It was 26 degrees above zero at that time. A prediction of snow was Justified during tho day by the continual crispness of tho atmos phere. The cold spell has been creeping up on the city since Saturday, when d period of balmy sunshino gave way before a ran ing thermometer. It was colder at noon vestcrday than at any similar period of the day during the Winter, yet at that time It was 41 degrees abovo zero. Nine years ago there was a March morning when the Weather Bureau rec ords showed 20 degrees above zero. Xb Damage, Says Wheat King. GARFIELD. Wash., March 12. (Spe cial.) The wind has been blowing a gale throughout tho Palouse country for the past 24 hours, the mercury registering 10 above zero today. This has been the coldest of tho season. The wind is blow' ing from the northeast, accompanied by snow. The mercury Is failing rapidly and the coldest night of the season Is ex pected. Water pipes all over tho city are frozen and burst. Fruitgrowers say no damage will be done north of the Snake River to early fruit. State Senator R. C. McCroskey the wheat king, says so far no damage has been done to Fail-sown wheat, and he does not anticipate any this season. Early Fruit Trees Xipped. CilEHALIS. Wash.. March 12. (Spe cial.) The damago to fruit in this sec tlon on account of the prevailing cold wave will be considerable Early fruits such as cherries and plums, will bo practically destroyed. The warm weather prior to the cold spell started the fruit buds rather vigorously, es pecially of the early varieties. Late fruits will not be totally dam aged. Livestock is not suffering1 to any great degree Washington Crops Little Affected. HTLLSBORO. Or.. March 12. (Special The cold wave of the past threo days has net Inflicted any serious damage Close examination shows that the Fall-sown wheat is not at all Injured and the dam age to fruit affects only peaches, which were located in favored spots and there Ir wtrt far aava&CBd. Xa ytecti the r&ERRlMAN BROTHERS Wk ,)Y WUifRS CFJOSf YTiA GCASSVUVji LT. S. St SJri 1 wi4 JI ..a.-VJ rrown JAVANA 50 Sizes; First Prize Tampa pears were getting ready to bloom and these, of course, were injured. Apples and prunes are not injured as yet. Fail-sown Kraln was looking better than for years when the cold wave came, and competent authorities say that, aside from retarding Its growth, no damage has ob tained. -There was no damage to live stock. Wind Blew for Sixty Hours. NORTH YAKIMA. TVash.. March 12. (Special.) The storm that passed over Yakima County, doing considerable dam age to all kinds of property, did no dam ago to the fruit or grain crops. TVhlle the wind was the most severe ever experi enced in this region, the crops have not beon damaged to nny noticeable extent. Fruit trees havo not budded sufficiently to be injured. Livestock has weathered the storm in good shape. Tho wind subsided this after-- noon, after blowing for 60 hours with great force Flowers and Leaves Are Shriveled. HOQTJIAM. "Wash.. March 12. (Special.) An Intensely cold wave has been sweep ing Gray's Harbor the past three days, and. last night was tho coldest of tho year, tho thermometer going down to 22 degrees. All flowers and leaves exposed to tho blast have been cooked white, the velocity of tho wind reaching GO miles an hour. Shipping is held in the lower harbor un til tho weather moderates. Kohbcrs Wore So Masks. ABERDEEN. Wash., March 12. (Spe cial.) This morning Bert Henry, pro prietor of the Pacific beer hall, on South F street, reported to tho police thnt ho had been held up by two un masked men in his place of business and robbod of $190. FOUR MEX IiOST IX THE RANGES Report Received From Kamloops Cannot Be Confirmed. VANCOUVER, B. C March 12. After an unusually mild Winter. British Colum bia has, for threo days, been suffering from extremely cold weather. The fruit trees which had been coming Into bloom are badly nipped, and it Is feared there will be little or no fruit crop thi3 year. A report has been received from Kara loops that four men perished on the ran go about 40 miles from Kamloops, a severe storm having been in progress there. Connrmatlon ot tho report has not as yet been received, owing to wire trouble. BLIZZARD BLOWS STRONGER Xcrto Loses Ills Way In Missoula nnd Is Nearly Frozen to Death. MISSOULA. Mont, March 12. The blizzard which has been blowing here for tho past three days Increased in violence tonight, and the temperature has been Bow to Start Of! the Day Students of Hygiene All Agree That the Eight Kind of a Break fast Is Essential. Thinking people aro giving more and more earnest thought as to how to start off each new day so as to put themselves in tho best possible physical and mental condition for tho worK ot tne aay. xt is an interesting subject, so Interesting, in deed, that It has attracted the attention of a' host of the world's leading scholars and auhors on hygiene, and many different opinions havo been written ror the guid ance of the people. On one point, at least. all are agreed. This is that the right kind of a breakfast is essential. A perfect breakfast Li Impossible with out Malta-Vita, that delicious, crisp, vital izing, whole-wheat rood. In making Malta-Vita, the whole of the wheat, after being cleaned, is thoroughly steamed and cooked in absolute purity and then mixed with malt extract, a now crful digestive agent, which converts the starch of tho wheat into maltose, or malt sugar. Maltose is great food, and the weakest stomach digests and assimilates it without effort. After being rolled into thin, wafer-like flakes, the malted wheat Is baked under such Intense heat that it comes from tho ovens crisp and brown positively the most delicious, most health ful food in the world. Always ready to At. jui jcr6ca. Jose Vila AN IMPORTED CIGAR Hade iiv Tampa-; In July, 1905. the United States Goverment abandoned the encircling stamp oa imported dear boxes, as it appeared to be. a stamp of superiority, thereby mislead Ids consumers. The fact is that this stamp never sljmlflcd anything except that the clears were fore&n-made. and it was placed on all sorts of dears cood. bad and indifferent. The word "imported" applied to cizars has a false value Consider these points: The tobacco used in Jose Vila Cizars is Imported from Cubs. The workmen who make Jose Vila Cisars came from Cuba. The Joso Vila Clears are made under precisely the same climatic conditions and methods that prevail in Cuba. It is really an Imported clear made at Tampa and its excellence Is guaranteed. There Isn't a particle of difference In quality and workmanship between the very best clear made in Cuba and the Jose Vila. However, there is an important differ ence in the import duty paid. The duty on clears of medium size is &5.00 per thousand; on the quantity of tobacco necessary to make them it is only 53.50. Nine-tenths ot the duty is saved by making the Jose Vila ot imported tobacco at Tampa instead of in Cuba, only 310 miles away. The consumer reaps the benefit ot this savine by gettinz a better value for tho samo money he ordinarily pays for clears. .Wjhy the Jose Vila is Better Most Imported Cigars In one small district on the Island of Cuba known as the Voelta Abajo District. Tha soil is a coral formation, slacked by excessive rains. An air current Influenced by the Golf Stream crosses to the south and east of tho VueltaAbaJo District, drcllnc and recrossine to (similar to tho foes oa the Pacific Slope) which irrizate tho plant at critical periods of its growth, isd produces a short, bony leaf, full of oil and aroma. (The shaded area anil the arrows indicate on tho map tho peculiar action of this warm air current.) Efforts to transplant the famous Vuelta Abajo leaf hare icnomisiously failed. only tho form elsewhere tho fragrance, tho aroma and tho flavor To produce- a cigar like tho Joao Vila, tobacco as perfect as tific treatment. To ferment tobocco to the point where the tation of throat and noa are evaporated, the carers unavoidably uatsiossiaiu upon ine ma sen ana tne reianers. lor tne consumer pays no mora tnan tor sn ordinary high-grade dear of tha same size. Yon mast set tho genuine Vuelta Abajo leaf, properly cured, if you want to enjoy tho nlga navor, delicious fragrance ana soothing aroma so loved by connoisseurs m in ana Havana dears. It is used exclusively in Jose Vila Cigars. Of '-3 from IQHo 50 Exposition falling slnco noon. There is a blinding snow storm tonight, and tho wind has in creased In velocity to 40 miles an hour. Early this morning. M. Rogers, a col ored man who had lost his way In tho storm, was found In an alley whero ho had fallen overcome by the cold. Owing to the fact that he was discovered soon after he had fallen, he was not seriously frozen. Fierce Storm In Southern Idaho. BOISE. Idaho. March 12. Ono of the fiercest storms known In recent years has been prevailing over Southern Idaho during the past threo days. It camo on hero Saturday evening with a wind. At noon Sunday It began to snow, and up to G o'clock tonight seven and one-half inches had fallen. In tho southeast part of the state there were low temperatures and snow, while other points report: snow, reach ing three feet in mountain localities. Fishermen Meet at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or.. March 12. Representa tives of all the fishermen's unions In Ore gon, wasnington. uaniomia ana AiasKa met In special session In this city today. The call was at the instance of the Fish ermen's Protective Union of the Pacific Coast to consider means better to unite the fishing interests of the whole West ern Coast. They will be in session all this week. Some of the addresses show the principal theories to bo tho protection of fish and of fishermen, the one from natural enemies, the other from the en croachments of heavy corporate packers and operators. St abbs Party at Seattle. SEATTLE, March 12. (Speclal.)-J. C. Stubbs, traffic director for the Harriman lines; Charles S. Fee, passenger traffic manager of tho Southern Pacific; R. B. Miller, general freight agent of the O. R. MCKIBBIN HATS One reason why so many men are buying McKibbin hats this year is that they have found out that many other men are brushing up their old McKibbins and making them do again. Qualities last even if styles be changed. to rr New style McKibbins comprise every late effect - - - Jpo.UU fide out tee best dealer B your tows There is but One Real Soda Cracker because there is but one that comes to you just as it comes from the oven. Others lose their value by being exposed to the air, absorbing moisture and collecting dust, v The real is Uneeda Biscuit kept fresh and clean by the protecting package NATIONAL" WSCUIT COM Tlian tho best tobacco In the world is trrown. Itix tho northeast, creatine a wnrra mist and fot? and appearance are retained when tha seed is beinz loet. 1 tho Vuelta Abaio Drodact must receive scien unwholesome cases and nicotine that cansa irri lose large Quantities throuch rot and decav. Campbell & Evans Portland, Oregon Berriman Bros. Makers Tampa, Fla. 'SANTIAGO oe CUBA (Established 1879.) Cares While YoaSIttp." Whooplng-Cou g h , Croup, Bronchitis, Coughs, Diphtheria, Catarrh. Confidence can be placed in a rem edy, which, for a guarter of a century has earned unqualified praise. Restful nights are assured, at once. Cresolene Is a Boon to Asthmatics AH Druggists Send iostal far de scriptive booklet. Cresolene Antisentlc Throat Tablets for the irritated throat, ot your druggist or from us. 10c. in stamps. Tin Yapo-Gresofefle Co.. 180FakoaSt..N.Y. & X.; A. L. Craig, general passenger agent for the O. R. & N.-Southern Pacific lines In Oregon, and other Northwestern Har riman systems, and a party of minor offi cials, made a hurried trip to Seattle, then went to Tacoma. They wcro driven over the city and Inspected recent Harriman purchases. Tho fact that ladies of their families were in the party was used to Justify tho explanation of a pleasure trip. It is estimated that for perfumery pur pose each year 1SW) tons of orange- flowem, 03O tons of 'rose?, ISO tons each of violets and Jasmine. 75 tons of tuberoses. 30 tons of cas nla and IS tons of jonquils are wed. asd aik hss aboot the ncAlODin. , soda cracker J PANT 1