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TILE MORNING OREGOXIAN, TIIUItSDAT, AUGUST 22, 1907. 3 AFRAID OF PLAGUE Coastwise Ships All to Be Fumigated. DRIVE OUT THE RATS Thought That Contagion Is Carried This Way and Systematic Course Is to Be Pursued to Kid Ships of Rodents. ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 21. In a very short time all ships i" the coastwise trade entering the Columbia River will be subject to a fumigating process bs a precaution against the bubonic plague, which has recently broken out In San Francisco and -which is said to be raging in many of the provinces of Manchuria. These fumigating periods will occur once a month and may apply to foreign vessels according to their status. Dr. John M. Holt, of the Columbia River quarantine station, with offices In this city, is the Instigator of the plan and he will Issue necessary orders or bulletins In a very few days which will carry out this work. Such pre cautions are necessary on the face, as bubonic plague is quick to spread and is carried around the world In ships. The medium of transmission of the plague germs Is said to be the rats, which are to be found In all ships in great numbers, and Dr. Holt's plan Is to make a campaign against these ani mals. Vessels will be required to fumigate once a month when they have dis charged cargo at the dock. The pro cess Is to continue 12 hours, when, Dr. Holt says, all the rats will be killed. This order applies to all vessels In the coasting trade, and foreign vessels will be subject to the same regulations. Dr. Holt will have an assistant In Portland to carry out his plans, and all vessels entering and destined for any port from Astoria to Portland will be noted and treated according to the regulations of the quarantine officer. LITTLE BOY IS TRIES TO GET OCT OF WAY OF FERRYBOAT AXD SINKS. Paddling Around on Shingle Bolt and Falls Off Other Boys Too Frightened to Assist Him. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Aug. 21. (Spe cial.) At 2 o'clock this afternoon. Eu gene Gearhart. aged 11 years, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gearhart, was drowned in the river at this place. Just below the ferry landing. He could not swim, but climbed on to a shingle bolt and paddled around in the shallow water. The other boys who were In swimming warned him not to get out too far. He seems to have paid no attention to them, however, and the bolt carried him out to deep water. Seeing the ferryboat approaching, he tried to paddle out of the way, and in some way lost his balance and fell off. ' Some of the other boys were good swim mers, but were too badly frightened to render him aid. An alarm was quickly given and soon a number of persons in boats were searching for him with pike f)oles, and several swimmers diving, but as the water is quite milky at this sea son, their efforts were futile. Finally a grappling hook was secured, and the body quickly brought to the sur face, but not before life was extinct, as it had been in the water half an hour. Every effort was made by a physician end a number of assistants to resuscitate the unfortunate lad. but without avail. The boy was an only son, and the dis tracted parents have the deep sympathy of this entire community. They are new comers and the fact that they are among strangers, though exceedingly kind ones, makes their case a particularly sad one. BOARD IS MUCH PUZZLED Does Not Know Whether or Not to Assess Fishing Boats. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 21. (Special.) "Whether fishing boats owned by Tacoma companies and plying the waters of the 6ound can be legally assessed without a contest, was the subject of lengthy deliberation by the Board of Equalization today. County Attorney Rowland read the law which mystified the members more than ever, as it is up to them to establish the fact as to whether fish ing boats can be classed as trade ves sels. In that event they are not exempt. There never has been a steamer ex cepted in this harbor," said Assessor Railsback. "I am of the opinion," said Mr. Rowland, "that any law which ex empts fishing or any other kind of boats owned by Tacoma parties is inconsistent. Deputy Sheriff Removed. TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. 21. (Special.) Alonso D. Richmond, the Deputy Sheriff convicted in Justice Linck's Court on the charge of assault and battery was today removed from office by the Sheriff Moris. Richmond was appointed as Dep uty at Roy by the Sheriff last June and the papers In the alleged kidnapping case of Isabella Marie Grengrass were the first he says he has ever served. He ad mitted that he served an affidavit instead of a warrant. Deputy Sheriff Doten. says Richmond knew better than to do this, or he would not have come in the next morning to find out what he was to do In the case. Even his Ignorance of the nature of the papers does not excuse him. WHEAT IN WASHINGTON Optimistic Reports Received From Entire State. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.) Letters received by Deputy Grain Inspector King in regard to the East ern Washington wheat crop continue to be optimistic in tone. The shipping Is progressing satisfactorily and the yield Is almost universally excellent. R. C. McCroskey, one of the State Grain 1 Commission, writes from Garfield that Spring wheat in Whitman county seems to be averaging In the neighbor hood of 22 bushels to the acre and Winter wheat about 35 bushels. Oats, he estimates, are yielding about 45 bushels to the acre. W. H. Babcock, the "Wheat King" of Walla Walla county, states thresh ing is well under way on Eureka ats Jid that everything Is looking welL State Grain Inspector J. W. Arra smtth, writing from Colfax says: "Threshing has not progressed far In. this part of the county but thus far the yield is good, running from 35 to 40 bushels and of excellent quality. I have heard of a field of red Russian yielding from 45 to 50 bushels. CAN'T RECALL LOST CODE Investors aking Care of Man Whose Mind Weakened After Invention. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.) Richard Wells, inventor, left Seattle to night for Vancouver, guarded by a phy sician, nurse and valet, provided by East ern capitalists, who are giving him every opportunity for the recovery of his health and the recollection of a code system once tried which would make the sending or messages by cable as cheap as writing a letter. Wells invented a code system which showed that cable massages of a column length could be epitomized to a few words. An attempt to steal his code led Wells and his advisors to destroy the key. Then Wells went to San FranclBco and was mixed up in a streetcar riot in that city nnd seriously Injured. As a re sult of his injuries his memory fails to recall the key to the- code, and in the hope that he can regain his health. East ern investors are providing him with every attendance. EXPECT FAVORABLE OPINION Pacific Livestock Association Col lecting Assessments. SPOKNE, Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.) In spite of the recent opinion from the office of the ttorney-General that the assess ment levied against the policyholders in the Pacific Livestock Association is ille gal, the officials of the company are en deavoring to collect, the. assessments. "The opinion that tlie levy is Illegal was rendered by Assistant Attorney-General Faulknor and not by Attorney-General Atkinson," said J. B. Schrock today, for merly president of the company and now one of the trustees. "We have assur ance of the Attoreny-General himself that he will render an opinion in our favor in a few days. He has made us a definite promise, meanwhile we will proceed with the collection of the assessment." State Insurance Commissioner Scheely notified us not to do any more business till we submitted to him a complete report on condition of the affairs of the com pany. We have submitted the report and we expect a notice from him every day granting us permission to go ahead and write business." The Pacific Live Stock Association at one time carried $5,000,000 In livestock In surance in the Northwest. Last Spring the affairs of the cofpany became in volved and a receiver was applied for. The Superior Court held that the petition for a receiver must be made by the state Insurance Commissioner. This has not been done. The headquarters of the as sociation are at Spokane. ELEVATOR SCARES FARMER Experience in Spokane Hotel One He Will Long Remember. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 21. (Spe cial.) Telling with all his might and at moments crawling with fright up the barred sides of the steel elevator cage, L. S. Sterogen, a resident of the Palouse country, startled roomers at the Halllday Hotel last night by his cries to the elevator boy to stop the cage and allow him to get out. "Let me out or we'll all be killed; the room is going to the top of the ceiling; everything Is whirling around my head; let me out!" cried the fright ened farmer. Following the bellboy who was showing him to his room, the Palouse farmer entered the elevator, thinking he was in his room, never before' hav ing been In an elevator. When the cage left the lower floor he became frightened, and his cries till he left the elevator on the third floor aroused the guests of the hotel. TROOPS ARE NONCOMBATANTS Spanish Force in Casa Blanca Act as Police. MADRID, Aug. 21. The situation in Mo rocco was discussed at today's Cabinet mAAtln? At thft close of the conference 'a statement was issued saying that no reinforcements would be sent to the Spanish troops now at Caca Blanca, and that the troops were to remain in the interior of the city and abstain from all fighting unless attacked. It was ex plained that they were there as police only. JEWS YET TO CONQUER WORLD Rabbi Says at The Hague Congress Such Is Destiny. THE HAGUE, Aug. 21. The close today of the eighth International Zionist Con gress, which has been In session in this city since August 14, was marked with great enthusiasm. Dr. David Wolfz, of Cologne, delivered the closing speech. Ha said, among other things, that the Jew ish people must yet conquer the world. STEAL MARCH ON THE LORDS Irish Nationalists Consider Tenants' Bill While Others Sleep. LONDON, Aug. 21. With the Irish Na tionalists all wide awake and nearly everybody else asleep after the night-long session, the Hoase of Commons, at 3:30 o'clock this morning began consideration of the Lords' amendment to the evicted tenants' bill. Practically all the lords' changes were rejected by the House and a conference committee appointed. Shrlners Plan Pilgrimage. REDDING, Cal.. Aug. 21. Citizens of Treka, Siskiyou County, are preparing for a big pilgrimage of Mystic Shrln ers to this city November 2, for the institution of a chapter. American Yachtsmen Dined. LUEBECK, Germany, Aug 21. The American yachtmen who competed for the Emperor's cup were entertained at luncheon by the city Senators. Deposed Mayor Kills Himself. LOUISVILLE. Aug. 21. Paul C. Barth. recently deposed as Mayor, shot and killed himself today. ad Blood Is the cause of all humors, eruptions, boils, pimples, scrofulous sores, eczema or salt rheum, as well as of rheuma tism, catarrh and other troubles. The greatest blood remedy for all thesa troubles,, proved by its unequaled record of cures, is ' Hood's Sarsaparilla In usual liquid form or In chocolated tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses $1. MANSFIELD IS SOME BETTER LEAVES FOR SUMMER HOME AT . NEW LONDON. Eminent Actor Not to Play Coming Season but Treat for Nervous Prostration. PLATTSBTJRG, N. T., Aug. 21. Richard Mansfield today left this place for his Summer home at New London, Conn. Mr. Mansfield denied hlmsolf abso lutely to newspaper men and others, but his brother, speaking for him, said: "Mr. Mansfield Is feeling somewhat better than when he arrived last month. He has not been out driving since the first day he arrived here, be cause of the bad roads, which are not lit for a person suffering from nervous prostration to ride over. He spent his time sitting on the piazza reading, smoking, dictating letters. He was on the piazza today and was cheerful. "He may stay at New London until Winter or he may stay there all Win ter, Just as he feels. He haa no in tention since he first realized that he was suffering from nervous prostration of acting this season. He resolved to take a full season's rest and he will certainly, do. so. I expect in time that he will regain his health completely and resume his career on the stage. His physician Is In Montreal and has not Been him for nearly a week." ROADS CUT GRAPE RATES Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Aid California Vineyards, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. In order to foster the wine Industry of state and to aid both the manufacturer and the grower the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe railroads decided yesterday td cut 20 per cent off the present rate on grape shipments within the state. There are a large number of vineyards which ihave to send the fruit by rail to the wineries, and to assist this movement the railroad companies have made this concession. The yield of wine grapes this year will be exceedingly large, much larger than In former years, land as there Is little wine on hand, the manufacture of wine this season will be the greatest In many years. The wineries report that there is a big demand this year for California wine In the East, and the movement to all points will be heavy. DEPOSED MAYOR A SUICIDE Louisville es'x-Official Is Unable to Longer Bear His Disgrace. LOUISVILLE. Aug. 21. Paul C. Barth. recently deposed as Mayor, shot and killed himself today. Since the ousting of Barth 's adminis tration by the Court of Appeals act, the ex-clty officials were subjected to a se vere scrutiny, but nothing was found reflecting' personally on Barth, though his methods of conducting the adminis tration were under fire. JAPANESE SPIES IN RUSSIA Three Acrobats Arrested With Fort Plans In Their Possesion. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 21. Three Japanese belonging to a traveling acro batic troupe have been arrested at Bostoff-on-the-Don with plans of for tifications and other secret military documents in their possession. Mangled by the Train. REDDING, Cal., Aug. 21. An un known man was found today with all the bones In his body broken, on the railroad track near a signal post above Edgewood. He evidently fell from the train and was crushed to death. There was nothing to Identify him. Redding Residence Burned. REDDING. Cal., Aug. 21. The resi dence of Captain Lambson, In charge of the United States Fishery at Balrd, was destroyed by Are this mornlns. The loss Is 9000 to the Government. The tank-house and barn were also de stroyed. FOR LOS8 OF APPETITE. Horsford's Acid PhoflDhate. It nourishes, strengthens and Imparts new life and vigor. An excellent reneral tonic Summer Suits - $11.98 Odds and ends in fine tailored suits come in both fitted and semi fitted jackets in all the newest stripes, checks and invisible plaids. Skirts are full plaited with bias bands at the bottom; regular values to $35.00. Special Friday for $11.98 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. Alteration Sale .of Panama Skirts . $7.85 Ladies' fine Panama and voile skirts in man nish mixtures, stripes and checks, also gray, champagne, brown and blue ; extra values for Priday only $7.85 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. Alteration Sale of Ladies' Vests . . 27c A fine line of ladies' lisle vests with plain and embroidery necks; regular 50c values. Special for Friday only 27 September Butterick Patterns, 10c Millinery The first smart, attrac tive Hats of the Fall season are now shown in great variety. The s h an e s are decidedly novel. I VAX W See this evening's papers for our Great Friday Bargain Sales, as usual, big merchandise of quality. MORE TROOPS SENT Tribesmen Threaten Safety of Casa Blanca. . SOLDIERS WORN BY VIGIL Trench and Spanish Forces Find Their Task: Difficult Paris Re sponds by Ordering Reinforce ments Sultan's Army Wins. CAVALRY GOES IX) RELIEF. OHAN, Algeria. Au(. 21. A bat talion of Algerian sharpshooters and half a squadron of cavalry were embarked today for Casa Blanca. CASA BLANCA, Aug. 21. The ar rival today before thia town of new columns of warring? tribesmen who have Joined the army of fanatics who seising; Casa Blanc? has rendered more serious the problem undertaken by France and Spain to "restore order." The new arrivals constitute an im posing: opposition to the French force, now wearied with their vlgrll. The sol diers have been convinced that their present defensive strength is inade quate. General Drude has had a con forence with Vlce-Admlral Phllibert, who telegraphed to Paris the belief of the General that reinforcements are absolutely necespary for the protection of the town. When the men on board the cruiser Glory sighted groups of Arabs, they opened on them with ahellflre, and dur ing all last night there was a constant rattle of rifle Are from the French sharpshooters directed against Arabs Mall Orders Promptly Attended to Satisfaction Guaranteed COMMENCING FRIDAY OUR GREAT ALTERATION SALE Carpenters and painters are busy making extensive alterations on our first and second floors. In order to give them more room and so as not to cany any of the Summer goods into the new departments, we have inaugurated this GREAT ALTERATION SALE, with the grandest bargains on good, clean, desirable mer chandise ever offered to the feminine population of Portland. A FEW EXTRA SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY: Alteration Sale of Alteration Sale of Fine Furs One of the newest styles in Brook mink sets of throw and muff, well made and lined; regular $16.50 values. Special for Friday and Sat urday only ' $ 1 o.so EatablkiSed 18S0-FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS IN BUSlNESS-nEstabluhed 1 Good MorchandiM Only Qlity Coasldevwl Onr Pricaa Arm Alwmr Um Lvwaat Great Sale Lace Curtains Here you will find thousands of pairs of Lace Curtains greatly reduced for this great Alteration Sale. Carpenters have been at work for weeks renovating our Drapery Dept. We must make room for our new goods. White and Arabian Curtains in cluny, renaissance, Battenberg, Marie Antoinette, cable net, and Scotch lace all greatly reduced Reg. $1.00 Curtains, $ .79 Reg. $1.50 Curtains, 1 .09 Reg. $2.00 Curtains, 1.49 Reg. $2.50 Curtains, 1.89 Reg. $3.00 Curtains, 2.29 Reg. $3.50 Curtains, 2.59 Reg. $4.00 Curtains, 2.9g who were trying to steal In toward the town under cover of darkness. PARIS ORDERS MORE TROOPS Force at Casa Blanca to Be In creased by 1000 Men. PARIS, Aug. 21. The government has sent instructions to Oran, Algeria, to 'dispatch 1000 men to reinforce, the present French force at Casa Blanca. It is officially explained, however, that the men to be sent from Oran are merely to fill out the regiments already at Casa Blanca. TRIBESMEN, ARE SLAUGHTERED Sultan's Troops Victorious, and 600 of Enemy Are Slain. TANGIER. Aug. 21. It is reported that the Sultan's troops have again de feated a great force of Knass tribes men. In whose territory Cald Sir Harry MacLean is held captive. Six hundred are reported killed. SCHOOLS SHOW INCREASE Enrollment in. San Francisco Close to Numbers Before Disaster. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. With an attendance that far exceeded all expectations the public schools of this city were opened for the Fall term yesterday. More than 32,000 pupils were enrolled in the 73 different schools and the indications are that before the end of the week another thousand will be added. Although the attendance was much larger than had been expected, mem bers of the School Board gave assur ance last night that accommodations would be provided for all and that no pupil would suffer for lack of a desk. Makeshift desks were resorted to last year and In some instances empty soap boxes were made to do I duty as both seats and desks. This year new schools have been erected and by holding two sessions, one in the morning and another in the after noon, sufficient room will be provided for all. The present school roll falls but a few thousand short of the number before the fire and is an Increase of nearly 75 per cent over that of last year. The high schools and night schools also opened with a similar in crease In attendance. LVEIRFIELO'S THE FASHION CENTER Alteration Sale of Lingerie Waists $4 Ladies' fine lawn, mull and lingerie waists, well made and beautifully trimmed with lace and insertion; a very large variety of pat terns for your choosing. Regular values from $6.00 to $7.50. Special Friday for $4.98 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. and 15c September Delineator 15c for this sale: Reg. $5.00 Curtains, $3.85 Reg. $6.00 Curtains, 4.59 Reg. $7.50 Curtains, 5.85 Reg. $8.50 Curtains, 6.65 Reg. $10.00 Curtains, 7.95 Reg. $12.50 Curtains, 9.75 Curtain Materials, Etc. BOY LED INTO TEMPTATION BANK MESSENGER WALKS OFF WITH $5000 IN BILLS. Strong Box Left Open and Lad Could Not Resist Helping Himself. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 21. Ar thur B. West, president of the Chlcopee National Bank, has told how Winfield Marson, a 17-year-old boy employed as messenger in the bank, calmly walked into the vault and get away with $5000 In bank notes. The lad was arrested at Bradley, Me., and $4750 of the money recovered. "Banks do not count the reserve money every day," said Mr. West, "and it would be almost Impossible with the amount of between J50.000 and $60,000 that we carry on hand. The money Is kept In the chest, and the packages of bills were lying on top of the money in the chest. It would be a very easy thing if no one was watch ing for the boy to walk In and help him self. We figure our cash by the books every day, but this does not Include a counting of the actual cash contained In the chest." When asked why the matter was not re ported to the police after the theft was discovered by the teller. Mr. West said that the boy had telephoned in that he was going to attend a funeral on Monday morning. When he did not appear on Tuesday morning suspicions against him were aroused, and when he failed to appear the police were notified. The suitcase which the boy used to carry away the money was not brought to the bank, having been purchased some time after he had left the bank. It was through . Charles W. Livermore, of Bradley. Me., that young Mar son was finally run down by the po lice. Marson went to Bangor on the steamer Camden, and at the pier there met Livermore and Induced him to drive him to his home, in Bradley, in the hunt ing country. Stories of Marson, that he was a bank clerk at a salary of $8, and the way he was ready to throw money around aroused Livermore's suspicion. When the lad was out of his room one day he Investigated the new suit case and found It about full of crisp bank notes, which counted up to $4700. Then he called the police. City Would Fix Telephone Rates. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. At Mon- Entire Corner Fourth and Morrison Streets ALTERATION SALE ALL PARASOLS REDUCED Choose from our entire line of high grade linen, taffeta silk and pongee Parasols in white, solid colors and checks. Friday at the fol lowing low prices: $3.50 Parasols $2.19 $2.50 Parasols $1.69 $3.00 Parasols -...$1.98 $1.50 and $2.00 Parasols. . .98 ALL BLACK PARASOLS REDUCED AS FOLLOWS: $4.00 Parasols $2.25 $3.00 and $3.50 Parasols. $1.98 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. 98 Only a Few Days More in Which to Have Your FURS Remodeled atSum mer Prices Those who have furs to be remod eled or repaired will do well to bring them in at once as only a few days remain in which to have them attended to at reduced Summer rates. Stored free of charge. 850 Waist Sale Great special values in Lingerie Waists at all prices. Save one-fourth to one-half by buying now. Buy Now and Save Money values in seasonable day'a meeting of the Supervisors a reso lution was Introduced proposing to amend the charter so as to empower the Board to fix the rates to be charged for tele-: phone sen-ice, as well as for water and light. A second, amendment provided that every ordinance involving the granting of a franchise for the supply of water or light or for the lease or sale of any pub lic utility must be submitted to a vote of the people by printed ballots. RAILROAD IS BUYING COAL ITarriman Lines Unable to Hire Laborers Enough in Own Mines. OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 21. The scarcity of labor has resulted in such a curtailment; of coalmine work that the Harriman; lines, which have an abundance of fuel, in their own mines, have been compelled! to order coal from Australia. The com-: pany has also contracted for 2000 tons a week from Illinois, paying $1 a ton,, and $7 freight to Garfield. Utah. The Union Pacific is paying Japanese miner as high as $170 monthly. S. F. VETERINARY COLLEGE Opens October 1. For oualosue apply to Dr. Charles Keane. President. 1818 Market Street. Pan Franclspo WEDDING AND VISITING CARDS W.G.SMITH6C0. WASHINGTON BUILDING Fourth and Washington StresU TEA The greatest tea-drinkers are full-bottom Dutchmen. There isn't much nervoua prostration in Holland. Tour grocer rturm your money tf yott don't Hke Schilling's Best: we pay htm. Alteration Sale of Children's Wash Hats 98c Children's embroidery wash hats, slightly soiled by display; regular $2.25 to $3.00 values. Special for Friday 98 Alteration Sale of R. & G. Corsets . 98c A few models in this renowned corset in all sizes and to fit all figures; regular $1.25 and $1.50 values. Special Friday for 98