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MESSINA ft IS TEMBLOR STRICKEN Twenty-three Shocks, Two of Great Severity, Visit Re gion Devastated Before. CASUALTY LIST IS .SMALL Populace Flics From Temporary Homes to American Section and Surrounding Hills All Trade Is Stopped. SIEfJSTXA, July 1. Mpssina experienced two terrific earth shocks at about 7:30 o'clock this morning. They were accom panied by a roaring Found, and are Bald to have had a stronger and more undula tory movement than the earthquake of last December, which destroyed Messina, iteglo and other cities; laid waste many villages in Calabria, and killed 2U0.000 per rons. Although the shocks today had no such terrible consequences, the 25,000 residents of the city were thrown into terror. They ran into the streets panic-stricken, and tonight nearly the entire population Is en camped In the open places, fearing to re turn to the structures that have served them as homes since the city was de stroyed. The broken walls of the old ruins were thrown to the ps-ound. and Messina was for a few minutes smothered In a cloud of dust. Only Few Killed. The casualties were few, and the only persons killed, as far as known, were a young woman and her child. The woman had come here only a few days ago, and had settled In rooms that the great earthquake had left undamaged. She was standing at the door when the shock occurred, and rushed Inside to save her child. Before she could escape from the room, the second shock threw down the walls, burying both mother and child under the debris. Several persons were struck by de tached stones, but as far as Is known no one was fatally Injured. People Flee on 6econd Shock. The first shock was followed quickly ' by a second shook and the people fled , pellmell to the American quarter, which , they seemed to feel was their safest place of refuge. So great was the rush to the American houses that the author ! ltles were unable to check the Invasion. ' The soldiers soon drew a cordon around the square and a guard was mounted at the bridge leading to it. Many of the ' panlo-strlcken people were driven off, and orders were Issued that, pending fur- ther Instructions, no one should be per f mltted to occupy the American Quarter. Trade In Paralyzed. All commerce ceased In ths city and , the places of business along the sea '. front were closed. As a result several thousand workmen were Idle, and spe cial precautions are being taken to pre vent disorder. Regglo suffered almost as sever a , shock as .vlesslno. but no casualties have been reported at that place. According to the reports, the earthquake affected ! practically the seme sone as that of De ; cember, but the Injuries to persons were : relatively Insignificant, because almost nobody as yet . Inhabited the houses. The seismic disturbance was felt at Taormlna. but no damage was done there. Within 24 hours the shocks at Messina numbered 23. DAMAGE SUITS ARE BEGUN ' Injuries to Children lately to Be Costly to CJty. SPOKANE, July 1. (9perfal. The city Is confronted with a bunch of damage suits aggregating tsn.OOO on account of '. men engaged In water main construction leaving dynamite caps where children could get hold of them. Three claims for this amount were filed today. The i plaintiffs are V. J. Fitzgerald, guardian for Maurice Fitzgerald, aged 10; C. J. ! Ttbbitts. guardian for Elmer Tibbitts, ! aged 10, and Sylvester Tibbitts, aged 13. An offer to settle the claims for 17500 each accompanied the filing made at the City Clerk's office. It Is alleged that the boys found the explosive attached to a wire on Cass avenue and took the wire to Tibbitts- home to burn off the wrapping- In order to get the wire. An ex plosion resulted, by which the boys named are stated to hnv Vwn bavaiai.. ' . . J in j urea. THUGS WORK NEAR POLICE Numerous Strong-Arm Robberies in Alleys Near City Jail. SPOKANE, July 1. (Special.) For more than a week reports of. strong-arm rob beries In the alleys and' hallways Just across the corner from the Police Sta tion have been pouring in at police head quarters. While they have discovered nothing that will aid them In making a capture, and scarcely no absolute proofs of rob beries have been found, the police are confident that many of the reports are auinentic. For tho purpose of running down sus piclous characters who might be con nected with a series of the stronir-rm Jobs the police raided the Ideal lodglng- nouse eariy mis morning. . The search was. iruitless. SPOKANE FACES DEFICIT Shortage by End of Year May Reach $200,000. SPOKANE, July 1. (Special.) With ; less than six months of the fiscal year gone oy, apoKane is stated to be facing a financial crisis. Unless money Is taken Trom funds appropriated for other pur- i poses for which there Is no immediate ! Meed, the employes of the city would of eeessity receive rnelr ixy ,ln "time ' checks." , At the present rate It Is estimated that unless a halt is called the end of the yer will find a shortage oi at least xDoo.ons. Court, that the case against Louis J. J Hall, the San Francisco collector , charged with embezzlement, be dis missed. Hail was overjoyed. His Joy, however, was of short duration, as he was rearrested on a similar warrant from the court of Justice Belt. His preliminary examination is set for this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The reason for the change was that Justice Bell sat In a civil Buit which was bearing on the case. The casj has been something of a bugaboo to tne District Attorney's of fice. The Municipal Court officers found It hard to get service on Mrs. E. P. Preble, wife of the manager of the Frakes Millinery Company, chief -witness In the case. Hall Is charged with coleetlng on a note for 150 from E. P. Preble in favor of G. D. Tomaslni, without turning the money over to Tomaslni. DARE MAY PROVE FATAL Jjad Falls Out of Tree and Strikes on His Head. Falling from a tree where he had climbed to outdo his youthful com panions. 13-year-old Charles Robblns, who accompanied a small party of young folks on a picnic and fishing trip yesterday afternoon near Sellwood sustained injuries which may prove fatal. He struck the ground on his head and was picked up in an uncon scious condition. The boy's father. Charles H. Robblns. foreman for the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, who lives at 729 Ea6t Fourteenth street, was notified, and went after his son In an automobile in which the lad was hurried to the Good Samaritan Hospital. Here physicians worked over him for a time, but were unable to revive him and at a late hour last night he was still uncon scious. Although a number of young people were near none saw the accident, and it is supposed that the boy stepped on a light branch which gave way under his weight. BOY REWROTE LOST CHECK Vancouver Iad Gets In Trouble Try ing to Obtain His Money. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 1. (Spe cial.) Herman Hallauer, aged 15 years, son of John Hallauer, a member of the First Infantry Band, was arrested this morning for attempting to pass a forged check for 4. Young Hallauer said he had been working on a farm not far from the city for C. S. Nelson and John Studer, and that they both owed him money. Nelson made out a check to Hollauer for 4, and the boy came to the city to cash It. When he got into the bank he found he had lost the check. Inno cently he thought to make out a new check, get the money and then later explain to the men. The police released the boy this after noon, as they were satisfied that he intended no wrong. .HIS JOY IS SHORT-LIVED Alleged Kmbezzler Discharged Only to Be Rearrested Forthwith. ! When Assistant District Attorney f Hennessey yesterday morning moved J. fceXor Judge -Beone tt-ln. the ITurricipal NATIONAL DEBT DECREASES Receipts for June Exceed Expenses by Over $9,000,000. WASHINGTON, July 1. The monthlv statement of the Treasury shows that at the close of the fiscal year June 30. 1909, the public debt less cash In the Treasury amounted to SI. 014. 861. 631. a decrease for the month of J6.268.079. There is In National bank depositories $74,698,615, and the cash balance on hand is 1274,453.841. The total re ceipts for the month were $56,857,376, and the disbursements $47,781,697. Open Land Near Burns. BURNS, Or., July 1. (Speclal.)-The lo cal United States Land Office has been notified that the Harney Valley Improve ment Company segregation, known as the famous Carey lands, has been canceled; and these lands, 59.000 acres of which are located close to Burns, will be opened at once to public entry. It Is thought that every acre of this land will be taken In a very short time. INGQM E TAX N EXT SUBJECT OF VOTE Bulkeley Prevents Deal to De cide That and Corpora tion Tax Tuesday. BORAH AND ROOT DEBATE Road Must Provide Shed. SALEM. Or.. July 1. (Special.) In the case of G. N. Jack vs. the Sheridan & Wlllamina Railroad Company, the State Railroad Commission has made an order requiring the railway com pany, within 30 days, .to erect and main tain a suitable shelter shed at Wllla mina. The complaint regarding freight raxes is dismissed. Idahoan Accuses AJdrlch of 175105 Corporation Tax to Beat Income Tax Root Calls Income Tax Unjust. WASHINGTON, July l.The Senate came within one" today of agreeing to vote-next Tuesday on the entire income tax amendment to the tariff bill, includ ing the corporation tax substitute. The compact was prevented by the objection of Bulkeley. The proposition took tho form of a request from Flint for unani mous consent to vote on the Bailey Cummins income tax amendment and all of the amendments to the amendment at U 10 clock next Tuesday. One Senator after another expressed his consent to the Innu UntH for a few minutes it looked as if all objections would be brushed aside. DO Just as the Vice-President was stating the agreement for the third time! ?hU,'tkeiey ,0Ted UP and Proceeded to say thl l C?ld not as:ree- He d'd not then give his reason. It turned out. how ever, that, while he was opposed to the corporation tax amendment his Reason for opposing the vote was that he ex pected to be absent from the city next Tuesday, the date set for the vote, and did not want the vote recorded while he was away. Borah and Root Iead Debate. There were several speeches today. Borah leading off In favor of the income tax and Root advocating the corporation tax but opposing the Income tax. It was evident throughout the entire day that the corporation tax had failed to arouse as much Interest in the Senate as has been expected. During the debate today Bourne of Oregon predicted that the cor poration tax would result in publicity of corporation affairs and thus prove of great service to the public. Alvocatlng the corporation tax as op posed to the Bailey-Cummins income tax. Root said. ' "The corporation tax saves all of the provisions of the income tax that are constitutional and can be enforced. The income tax Is, to my mind, unwise un just and unconstitutional, while the cor poration tax Is wise. Just and constitu tional. I think, however, that the United States ought to have the power to lay and collect income taxes, because I want my country to have the power to summon every dollar possible to its relief in times of stress. '- Replying to Bacon. Root said they who haa considered and framed the pending corporation tax hi ao-ro. .1 . could not tax the bonds of corporations in th hands of bondholders and at the same time frame a law in accordance with the decisions of the Supreme Court. To pre- 1 j tuuverung meir I stock Into bonds and thus defeating the ( 7 , ' 11001 oaia, a pro vision was placed in the amendment pre venting the exemption of interest on cor porate debt in excess of capital stock. Borah Alms Blow at Aldrich. The corporation tax as a measure for the defeat of the income tax was being discussed by Borah when he was interrupted by McCumber, who disavowed any sympathy with Aldrich's remarks as to his reason for supporting the corpora tion tax. He declared that Aldrich had spoken for himself alone. "The personal reasons of that Sena tor" (for his support of the corpora tion tax), said McCumber, referring to Chairman Aldrich, of the finance com mittee, "were not put forth as the rea sons which actuated the committee in any respect. He gave them as his own per sonal reasons. 1 don t understand tha smgie otner member of the committee agreed with him." I will show later," said Borah, "no I VICTIM OF MURDER WHICH HAS STARTLED WHOLE COUNTRY ;';4ftftiC ill V-a tt&::&:r!r" ' " to w, : F .::5"S-3iHB, i i iiimiigTitiiinTii ! THE DISTINCTIVE STORE WOODARD, CLARKE CO. THE DISTINCTIVE STORE lias's 1 Friday Bargains W 'An : itCsbSrk OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS LOWEST Every day in the year we sell drugs, sundries, etc., for less than others BUT ON FRIDAYS we prac tically disregard profits on certain goods altogether and virtually let them go for what they will bring. Glance over the lists published below and be convinced that these values are the best you have seen. Then come into our store and look around visit every department five whole floors are crowded to overflowing and be convinced that we do exactly as we say that everviSTirio- hpr ia uttrT": 'ZjjX' than we tell you it is. . RIGHT RESERVED TO LIMIT AMOUNT OF PURCHASE Your Choice Today Onr entire stock of boxes, panels, new leather skins, hand -tooled leathers, bulbs, needles and all py rogTaphic material at One-Third Off FRIDAY DRUG SPECIALS 35o Sugar Milk Merk, our Friday bargain price, pounds 23 10c Ground Flax, our Friday bargain price, per pound 5 10c Concentrated Lye, our Friday bargain price, per. pound 7 10c Moth Balls, our Friday bargain price, per package 15c Witch Hazel, our Friday bargain price, per bottle 9 20c Denatured Alcohol, our Friday price, pints.. 13 15c Paraffine, our Friday bargain price, per pound !.'.10 15c Washing Ammonia, our Friday bargain price, quarts 7 25c Glycerine (Pure), our Friday bargain price, per bottle 14 $1.50, $1.25 and $1.00 Sponges, our Friday bargain price, each 50 25c Hydrogen Peroxide, our Friday bargain price CANADIAN MONEY Taken at par. Free Phones. Free Stationery. Free Rest Room. Toilet Article Specials 50c Satin Skin Cream 33 25c Satin Skin Powder 16 25c Mumm 17 50c Eastman's Perfumer, rose 39 35c Java Riz Face Powder 25 50c Hine's Honey and Almond Cream. .33 25c Williams' Talc. Powder 15 50c Stillman's Freckle Cream 33 50o Pompeian Cream 33 25c Woodbury's Facial Soap 16 25c Pears' Unscented Soap..... ..2 for 25 10c Bon Ami -7J 75c 4-lb. Castile Soap 40 10c Basket Assortment J SUNDRY SPECIALS 90c Horse Hair Bath Gloves and Friction belts 48 25c Burham Safety Razor 10 50c Pocket Scissors Blunt Point 30 75c Fancy Shaving Mug .40 $3.00 Gaylor Stropping Outfit for Gillette Blades $1.98 $1.00 Pocket Knife 59 25c White Canvas Shoe Dressing Xli $1.25 White Enameled Combination Bath room Fixture 89 $10.50 Bathroom Medicine Cabinet. .. .$7.48 $2.00 Alcohol Cooker 98 25c Alcohol Curling Iron Heater lO Cut Glass Specials Spoon Trays 5-inch Nappies 5-inch Nappies 5- inch Nappies 6- inch Nappies Club and Spade Nappies. Sugar and Creamers. Sugar and Creamers. Vases $ 7.50 $3.75 3.00 1.50 - 2.20 1.10 2.80 1.40 2.50 1.25 , 2.60 1.30 1.25 .89 . 14.00 7.00 . 10.00 5.00 . S.OO 4.00 6.50 3.25 3.00 l.SO . 3.00 1.50 6.00 S.OO BRISTLE SPECIALS $1.50 Ideal Hair Brushes, No. 2. . . . . ..$1.31 $1.00 Micro Hair Brushes, 3-row, solid back T...63 75c Hair Brushes, 9-row, 6olid back 41i 35o Clawood Tooth Brushes 29 35c Kleanwell Tooth Brushes 25 25c Woodlark Tooth Brushes 19 $1.00 Ladies' Hard Rubber Combs 79 75c Ladies' Hard Rubber Combs 63 35c Infants ' Hair Brushes 13 Stationery Sec. Spec'ls 10c White Paper Picnic Plates, doz .7 15c Plain White Crepe Napkins, per 100.. 9 15c Square Deal Playing Cards,red and blue 9 25c Bee Playing Cards, in red and blue. .17 50c Poker Chips, 100 in a box, assorted colors, red, white and blue. 37 15c White Linen Tablets, ruled and unruled 9 Aseptic Drinking Cups for picnics and all kinds of outings . 8 for 25 Art Section Specials Facsimile Water Colors, neatly mounted on as sorted embossed mats, framed in handsome one-inch black or gold moulding, with fancy corner ornaments, large variety of 1Q subjects, regular 39c A 7C Reproduction of famous Water Colors and Oils, framed in lV-inch gold mouldings, neat artistic ornaments, glass size 13x16, large va riety of subjects, in oblong or panel, A E? regular $1.00 QuC Rubber Specials 25c Rubber Tobacco Pouches.... 13 $1.25 Acid-proof Nursery Sheets 73 $1.25 Rubber Sponges 69 65c No. 2 Water Bottle.......; 39 $1.00 No. 3 Fountain Syringe 39 $2.50 Ladies' Spray Syringe 83 PHOTO SPECIALS 10c and 25c Paper-covered Kodak Albums. 5 75c Acid Hypo 40 35c Acid Hypo 20 $1.00 Wood Tripods for photographers, in sure steadiness of position; you need one.65 Vases, Baskets, Etc. Odds and ends in Fancy Vases, all imported wares, such as Royal Bond, Hand-tinted China, Royal Alexander, Tablitz, Royal Vienna and numerous otner makes, in the newest colors and shapes, values to $3.50 iC WE DO ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING WOODA MX GLARKE 8 GO. DRDGGISTS FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS only from the statement of the chair man of the Jnance committee, but will prove by tho Senate that this corpora tion tax had Its origin in a desire to defeat the Income tax. And when it shall have served Its purpose It will die, as the leader In this chamber said, 'an Ignominious death.' " In opposing the corporation tax, the Idaho Senator recalled the corporation tax proposed by the party as a war measure in 1&98. declaring It was re jected by the Republican majority as a matter of expediency, not because the tax was not necessary, but . because of the principles involved. He read extracts from a speech by Lodge, made In 1898. in strong opposition to the corporation tax then proposed by the Democratic minority. MARK CROSS ENGLISH GLOVES AND IFATHFRS this section yesterday did considerable damage. At Point Isabel several fishing Doats were capsized and two Mexican fishermen are missing. Many houses were destroyed. BRET HARTE LAND SHAKEN Poker Flat Has Nightly Quakes' and Miners Are Alarmed. DOWNIEVILLE, Cal., July 1. (Spe cial.) Almost every night for more than a week earthquake shocks have been ex perienced here, and their frequency has caused considerable uneasiness. Since the rather severe temblor of June 21 there have been frequent lighter shocks, most of them sufficiently perceptible to awaken people. People living at Poker Flat say Mount Filmore is the seat of the disturbance. That country has reported some of these quakes as being quite severe. Earth quakes heretofore have been rare in Sierra County. Miners fear to work un der ground, lest these shakings cause caveins. Poker Flat people are wonder ing jf Mount Filmore is, getting ready to spit fire. DEFENDS WIFE; IS FINED Husband of Woman Who Pours Water Out of Window Fights. SPOKANE, Wash.. July 1. (Special.) "His wife threw water on the back of my neck as I was passing the house, and I went to see Mr. Hubbard about it, and he struck me." Such was the statement which Mr. Mo Ginley, the complaining witness, made in a police court case this afternoon. Mrs. Hubbard had been watering some flowering plants and haying a surplus of water threw it out of the window. Mc Ginley happened to be under the window and received the contents of the basin. Judge Mann found Hubbard guilty of disorderly conduct and fined him $1 and costs. TEXAS COAST LAID WASTE MRS. EDITH MAY WOODILL. Storm Capsizes Fishing Boats and Drowns Fishermen. BROWNSVILLE, Tex.. July 1. The J jstorm. that swept the coaet.. adjacent-to DRY LAW AIDS BREWERIES Missouri Records Show Great Gain in Sale of Beer.. ST. LOUIS, July 1. Although more than 80 Mrasour counties are dry and the Sunday closing laws are enforced vigorously, the month of June. Inst- closed, shows greater consumption of beer than any corresponding month since the creation of the office of beer inspector, eight years ago. The report or Mate Beer Inspector Ernest Mar shall will be received by State Treas urer Cowglll today, with receipts of J43.663. Only 41,494 was taken in dur ing June. 1904. the world's fair year. No June until now has equaled the re ceipts of that one. The wholesalers have done a big business in dry coun ties, many consumers buying beer by the barrel and whisky and wine by the case. No check is kept on the whisky and wine sold in Missouri. OPEN KLAMATH BIDS SOON Harrlman Project Will Bo Under Way in Xear Future. SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. (Special.) At the office of Chief Engineer Hood, of the Southern Pacific Company, today, it was learned that bids for construction of the Klamath Railroad had been received, but have not been opened yet. Mr. Hood said he could, not give the exact date of opening, but he thought It would be soon. CUSHKIAN IS IMPROVING Washington Congressman, Sick in New York, Reported Better. NEW TORS, July L (Special.) It was eaid tonight at Roosevelt Hospital, where K. W. Cushman, Representative in Con gress from Washington and a member of the way and means committee, Is lying ill of pneumonia, that he is improving. Mr. Cushman went to the hospital on June 19. SILVERMAN IS BANKRUPT Leading Alaska Mining Man Givee Up Losing Game. NEW YORK. July 1. Samuel L Sil verman, in business here and Seattle. tiled, ju. jtetltion Jn, jFpInnJarj; fcajilc- ruptcy here today. His liabilities are given as $198,190 and his assets $117,650. Of the liabilities, claims aggregating $122,103 are unsecured. The First Na tional Bank of Seattle is given as a se cured creditor to the extent of $30,000. Silverman Is a mining promoter and has been Interested In Alaskan mining property and securities which recently suffered sensational declines. Bicycle Theft Costly. VANCOUVER, Wash.. July 1. (Spe cial.) H. M. Egbert, of Company F, Engineers, was fined $75 and costs of $4.70 for taking a bicycle belonging to David Sanderson and attempting to sell it. As he was 'unable to pay the fine he will serve time in the County Jail. Wllsonville Resident Dies. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 1. (Spe clal.) Mrs. Annie Stangel died this morning at her home in Wllsonville of tuberculosis. The body will be brought here for burial tomorrow morning and services will take place in St. John's Catholic Church nt 10 o'clock. HAND SAPOLIO Is especially valuable during the Bummer season, when outdoor oecu pations and sports are moot in order. GRASS STAINS, MUD STAIN'S AND CALLOUS SPOTS yield to it. and it is particularly Rgreeeie when used in the both aftes violent exercise. SEE THE G L AC KAM A S Estacada and Return 75c July 3d,4th and 5th Meal Estacada Hotel 50c. Trains Leave East Water and Morrison Sts. Portland Railway, Light & Power Company ON SALE EVERYWHERE A. Santaella & Co., Makers, Tampa The Hart Cigar Co., Distributors