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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1909. TO CASE T Noted Jurist Denies Motion for Change of Venue After Heated Argument. ATTORNEYS CHARGE BIAS l-'lrst Ask .1 urt ;re to I.et Another Court Hear Motion, and After ReTusal Warm Words Are Interchanged. SAX FRANCISCO. July 8. Patrick Cal houn, president of the United Railroads of this city, will go to trial Monday, July 19. for the second time this year on charges of having offered a bribe to a Supervisor to influence his vote on the overhead trolley franchise granted in 19mi. He will be tried before Superior Judge William P. Lawlor. who today de nied the motion fur a change of venue asked by the defendant on the ground that the court was biased and prejudiced. Judge Lawlor presided In the first trial which resulted In a disagreement. The setting of the time and place of trial fol lowed a furious tilt between Assistant District Attorney John O'Gara and J. J. Barrett and A. A. Moore, of counsel for Calhoun. In answer to afildavits alleging- bias. Judge Iawlor, O'Gara and Wil liam Otts tiled counter affidavits this morning. Barrett then asked the court to allow any other Judge In the state to determine the Issue of the fitness of Judge. Lawlor to sit In the case. Aks for Other Judge. "Tour Honor has made a sworn state ment that you are not biased," he said. "How, then, can we expect or hope to convince you that you are? How can you negate that statement, should wa so convince you?" The reiuest was denied, as was a mo tion for a change of venue. Barrett then presented the hardships under which Cal houn had labored during the months of the former trial, and asked that the case be postponed until after election, when Francis J. Heney has announced his in tention of seeking the office of District Attorney. Barrett denounced the desire of the prosecution to press the Calhoun case at this time as a "corrupt" political move designed to aid Heney's candidacy. He said that the evidence presented in the Calhoun case had been brought for ward in the three trials of Tlrey L. Ford, and characterized the pressing of this matter to Its "fifth trial" as "unheard of in this state If not in the country." Say Calhoun Scheming. O'Qara heatedly resented the state ment that the cases were similar, and said that the defense was naturally anxious to postpone the case until after lection, as Calhoun, "with his great fortune." hoped to place in office at that election a District Attorney who would let the graft cases drop. At one stage of the heated argument Attorney A. A. Moore interrupted re marks, by Judge Lawlor to assign a statement by the court to the effect that Judge Lawlor believed "these cases should be pressed to a verdict" as an example of bias. Judge Lawlor grew red, but did not raise his voice as he warned the attor ney that his remarks bordered on con tempt. "The court has ruled on the question of bias." he said, "and for the purpose of this court it is to be considered to be without bias." Judge Lawlor then announced that the case would go to trial on Monday, July 12. Barrett asked that the date be made July 19, as Stanley Moore and Karl Rogers, of counsel for Calhoun, were out of the state. The postponement to July ID was then made with the con sent of Mr. O'Gara. H KXEY WILL COXDUCT TRIAL Will Return From North In Time for Calhoun Case. S BATTLE. July 8. When F. J. Heney was shown the dispatch relative to the date of the Calhoun trial, he said: "1 shall go back to San Francisco anJ participate in the trial. I don't know when I shall go, and shall not decide un til tomorrow, after I hear from my asso ciates in the case. I may still go to Alaska. The trip I contemplate will re quire only two weeks, which will give me ample time to be on hand before the preliminaries of the trial are concluded." ROOSEVELT FREES CLERK Bookkeeper of Defunct Bank Re leased From Jail on Old Order. 9 PITTSBURG. July 8. Edward P. Mac Mlllan. a bookkeeper of the defunct Enter prise National Bank, was released today from the Western Pennsylvania Peniten tiary through the executive clemency of ex-Preeldent Roosevelt, after having eerved two and a half years of a six-year and six months' sentence. WRECK OF PRIZEFIGHTER Terry McGovern's Mind Affected. Sent to Hospital. NEW YORK. July 8. Terry McGov- ern, former featherweight pugilist, was committed by a Brooklyn magis trate to the observation ward ot the Kings County Hospital today. Witnesses testified that his actions for some time indicated that his mind had weakened. McGovern was arrested today on complaint of his wife. AMERICAN BANKS NOT IN International Banks Adjourn Lon don Meeting; Make Xo Provision. LONDON. July S. The meetings of the International Banks, so far as Lon don is concerned, have been concluded without arrangements for the partici pation of Americans in the Hankow-Sze Ohuen Railroad loan of $27,500,000 be ing agreed upon. Further meetings will probably be held in Paris and probably in Berlin. SECONDS PREVENT DUEL Italian Minister Deputy Thirsted for Blood. ROMS July 8. Further debate on the maritime convention, the discussion of JUDGE LAWLOR RYGALHQUN which caused a serious disturbance in the Chamber of Deputies last night, was post poned today at the request of the Italian Lloyd Steamship Company, to which the government proposed to give a 25-year subvention for the transportation of mail. Signor Callianl, the Republican Deputy who last night assailed 9ignor Schanzer, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, ex plained the accusation by saying that he did not allude to the personal honesty of the Minister, but to his political hohesty. This explanation did not satiefy Sisnor Schanzer. and tills afternoon he sent Ad miral Mirabelle. the Minister of Marine, and General Spingardi, the Minister of War, with a challenge to Deputy Cal lianl. Minister Schar.zer's seconds decided BLACK HAND SUSPECT RESTED. Arazlo Runfola, NEW YORK, July 8. (Special.) Arazlo Runfola is one of the latest black hand suspects to be arrested. Runfola was caught in Pittsburg. The suspicions con cerning him are very vague, and the Pittsburg police are calling on the police of other cities to help them in tracing his record. Other arrests are expected soon, and it is beneved Pittsburg has been one of the headquarters of the black hand movement in this country. that the satisfaction given by Signor Cal lalnl was sufficient and as a consequence there will be no duel. WOMEN TO GUARD GIRLS VOLUNTEERS WILIi PROTECT THEM AT MILITIA CAMP. Elgin to Have 2 0 Watchwomen From Societies Appointed by Court. ELGIN, 111., July 8. (Special.) Mrs. Etta L. Bennett, County Probation Offi cer, today called for 20 women volun teers f com Elgin church societies to assist her in protecting Elgin girls dur ing the encampment of state troops at Camp Deneen. It is her plan to have a score or women deputies regularly sworn in by the County Court patrol the streets of the city. Moral protec tion for girls under 17 years of age is the chief duty of the probation officers. With the advent of the encampment Mrs. Bennett applied to the county au thorities for deputies. There was no appropriation for the purpose, ana her plea was refused. Through the local newspapers this afternoon she Issued a call to all church societies, which have taken up the movement for the moral protection of Elgin girls and members of the state militia from the horde of campfollowers, asking that the women help her. Mrs. Bennett has the promise of County Judge Frank Plain that he will swear In as many volunteer deputies as she wants. MAN CONVICTED BY PROXY Portugue.se Wanted In Azores After Peculiar Judicial Proceeding. SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. An extra dition case with unusual features came up for hearing this afternoon before United States Commissioner Heacock. Mosys don Amaral, arrested on a State Department warrant, was accused of murder committed on one of the Azores Islands, and though he had fled from the country, was tried and convicted, a man appointed by the Portuguese court repre senting him at the trial. Recently he was captured at San Luis Obispo in this state and now is resisting the attempt of the authorities to remove him to Portu gal for punishment. His case Is the first to artse under the new extradition treaty with Portugal and many questions of international law are involved, not the least being the le gality of trial by proxy. WOMEN OBTAIN AUDIENCE (Continued From First Pago.) involved situation and the belief that the matter would finally be settled in a way satisfactory to women. Mr. Gladstone explained that he could do nothing to commit the government. He admitted that the petition was an argument for an audience and promised to forward It to the King. The latest heroine of the suffragette cause is Miss Wallace Dunlop. who re cently was sentenced to a month's Im prisonment in the Holloway jail for post ing notices on the walls. Miss Dunlop organized a hunger strike in the prison and the authorities discharged her this afternoon after she had refused food for 91 hours. Miss Dunlop had only been in prison five days. Postal Clerk Reinstated. OREGONIAN ..iWS BUREAU. Wash ington. July 8. Through the efforts of Representative Hawley, C. S. Bradford who resigned a clerkship in the Port land postoffice last December on ac count of ill health, has been reinstated in his old position at SI 200, the rein statement to date from July 1. Brotherhood Organizer Dead. MARSHALL, Mich.. July 8. Thomas Hayward. one of the six men who or ganized the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and the first president of the organizaUon. died today aged 87 years. Edwin Clapp's $7 shoes cut to $4.95 dur ing the midsummer shoe sale at the Goodyear Shoe Company. - r : I i TARIFF BILL NOW THROUGH SENATE Ten Insurgents Vote No With Democrats; One Democrat Votes Aye. BEVERIDGE DEFIES BOSS Saj-9 Insurgents Stand on Platform "With Taft Aid rich Says Ma jority Rules Party More Duties Are Increased. (Continued From First Page.) Owen. Shlvely, Simmons. Smith (South Carolina), Stone, Taliatero, Taylor 34. Insurgents Stand on Platform. The closing hours of the consideration of the tariff bill were given over to general debate, in which the "insur gent" Republicans took a leading part. It was during this debate that Bever idge announced that the "insurgents" would vote with the Democrats against the bill. This negative vote, he said, would be cast as a notice to the con ferees to report back a bill containing reauction in tariff schedules. "Our vote," he said, "shall be cast in harmony with our party's pledges as voiced by our party's leader and the National President." AJdrich Says Majority Ruled. Beverldge was answered by Aldrlch, who said he had often seen men inter pret their own Judgment as the judg ment of their party. "The Republcan party Is a party of majorities." he added, "and the views of the majority In matters of legislation con trol party policies. The Senator from Indiana does not speak for the Republi can party. He has no right to call here the name of the President of the United States in support of any suggestion that he has made." Aldrlch declared that the pending bill was a fulfillment of the party's pledges. If Senators wished to vote against the bill, ha said, they should not attempt to speak for their party. Stone's Solemn Satire. "I have listened with deep interest to the tearful and prophetic funeral ora tion," said Stone, from the Democratic side of the chamber. He declared It re minded him of the old hymn, "Hark, From the Tomb a Doleful Sound." Crawford delivered a vigorous protest against any attempt on the part of Chair man Aldrlch to prevent Republican Sen ators from exercising their Judgment. "It will take more than the Senator from Rhode Island to read the State of Minnesota out of the Republican party," said Nelson amid applause, which called down the gavel of the Vice-President with an announcement that such expressions were not permitted. The bill was then put on its passage and passed. Upon motion of Aldrich, the Vice-President announced the Senate conferees as follows: Aldrich, Burrows, Penrose, Hale, Cullom, Republicans; Dan iel, Money and Bailey, Democrats. General Duties Increased. Before the final debate began, many amendments were offered to the bill and in several instances increases of rates were secured. The duty on salicylic acid was increased from 5 to 10 cents a pound; on steel sheets from 2-10 to 3-10 of 1 cent a pound. A duty of 35 per cent ad valorem was placed on nickel sheet strips and wire. Arsenic was taken from the free list and a duty of 2 cents a pound was placed on it. A duty of 2V, cents a pound was placed on licorice. On orange oil a rate of 50 per cent ad valorem and on lime the present of 5 cents per 100 pounds was doubled. Burton, of Ohio, introduced an amend ment placing crude asphaltum on the free list. He said that such action would reduce the cost of asphalt paving from 6 to 15 per cent. Flint, in reply, said that free asphalt meant further strengthening of the asphalt trust. Burton's amend ment was defeated, 37 to 39. Deluge of Amendments Tabled. A deluge of amendments continued to come from Republicans and Democrats, but with automatic regularity Aldrich caused them to be laid on the table. It appeared that Senators were practically fighting over in the Senate all of the Issues that had been contested while the bill was in committee of the whole. An amendment by Dixon of Montana raising the exemption clause of the inheritance tax; an amendment by McLaurin, plac ing farm implements on the free list, and an amendment by Beveridge making. in operative the drawback provision of the tariff on tin plate were successively laid on the table. Promises Tariff Commission. Aldrich said that he had no doubt that the appropriations necessary for the tariff commission provided for by the bill would be made. Beverldge expressed great pleasure over this statement and La Fol lette added that he intended to rivet down that assurance, as well as to strengthen the tariff commission provision generally. Daniel Compliments Taft. The uncompleted corporatioi tax pro vision was the first subject of the day's consideration and Daniel resumed the speech he began yesterday. His remarks were in defense of his amendment levying a tax of one-quarter of 1 per cent on the gross receipts of corporations having a capital stock of more than $300,000. "We have a wnrihv man in !. ta .. idential chair," declared Daniel, "a judicial man of great mind and of great heart. I have no sentlmcn: of opposi tion to the pending propojltlo.i because of its source. On the contrary, I look to it as of the highest respectability." Bacon suggested that tho virrinu Senator change his plan for tax ing corporations to make it apply also to corporations that have gross receipts of more than $300,000 annually. On suggestion of Daniel, Bacon of fered his amendment as an amendment to the proposition by the Virginia Sen ator. Bacon Insists on Rights. "I move to lay the amendments on the table," curtly Interposed the chair man of the finance committee. "Which amendment?" Interposed Ba con, rising in his place with a show of antagonism. "Both, if I can," said Aldrich. "I rise to a point of order, if I can have the attention of the chair," per sisted Bacon. "The Senator from Georgia always has the attention of the chair, if he will state his point of order," replied Vice-President Sherman in suave tones, that suggested harmony. "I do not wish to be considered as chiding the chair," replied Bacon, "but I do iasist on a right to have my mo tion put to the Senate." "The chair always does that." re torted the Vice-President, smiling. After a short exchange of views of Just what happened, the amendments were gently "laid on the table," and there was no further suggestion of any ruffle on the Senatorial waters. Other amendments to the corporation tax amendment were quickly disposed of in the same way. The corporation tax amendment as perfected by the committee was then agreed to and Aldrich announced that with the exception of the tobacco tax the bill was perfected, so far as com mittee amendments were concerned. Aldrich's "Lordly Pretensions." Bacon, for his colleague. Clay, of fered an amendment to the bill pro viding for a special tax and for the regulation of sales on stock exchanges, and insisted on a strict adherence to parliamentary rules in disposing of it. This insistence was emphasized by an equally persistent purpose on the part of Aldrich to dispose of it as quickly as possible. "It is very apparent," said Bacon, after several clashes with the Rhode Island Senator, "that there are cer tain Senators who, by reason of their relations to the majority, assume to have greater rights than other Sena tors on this floor. I resent that as sumption and so long as I am permit ted to remain I do not intend to sub mit, to such lordly pretensions as are made here." At the first opportunity Aldrich moved to lay the amendment on the table, which was agreed to by 44 to 34. Fight on Tobacco Tax. The tobacco tax amendment was then laid before the Senate. Martin protested against it as carrying a large increase of taxation on the tobacco Industry. It was. he said, an increase of 33 per cent on the tax on manufactured to bacco, and he predicted it would bring into the treasury $10,000,000 additional revenue. "The manufacturers and dealers," he said, "will not pay this tax. They will reimburse themselves out of the pock ets of the people." "This," said Simmons, of North Caro lina, referring to the increased tobacco tax. "is a direct tax on the laboring class who actually consume 90 per cent of all chewing tobacco and snuff." The tax. he asserted, bore most heav ily on the Independent tobacco men and .was an actual advantage to the trust Admits Democrats Are Fools. After Simmons had concluded Aldrlch called for a vote on the tobacco amend ment, but Bailey said Daniel, who had been called from the chamber, desired to speak. Therefore Bailey spoke for the avowed purpose of holding the floor until the Virginia Senator's return. Protesting against the proposed advance in the in ternal tax on tobacco and snuff, the Tex as Senator said: "You Republicans think you can do anything, because you are convinced the country is afraid to trust the Demo cratic party. Well, I guess the country is afraid of us. "But the time will come when the peo ple will say it is better to be governed by fools than rascals. You will tempt fate too far. You fail to lay any tax on the incomes of the rich and exact tribute from the poor by taxing their tobacco." At this point Bailey yielded the floor to Daniel, who moved to amend the finance committee's proposition by striking out the proposed 8-eent tax on tobacco and snuff and retain the existing 6 cents tax. This was rejected by a vote of 24 to 54. By 52 to 25 the committee tax amend ment was then agreed to. Removes , Cause of Night-Riding. Aldrich accepted Bradley's amendment to remove the 6 cents a pound on leaf tooacco and it was agreed to by a viva voce vote. This is practically the same provision as that which passed the House. It removes the tax of 6 cents a pound on the tobaccogrower as a vendor and thus removes what is supposed to be the cause of the night rider attacks in Kentucky and Tennessee. There is little doubt that the provision will remain in the bill. The tobacco tax schedule as a whole was adopted by the Senate. Countervailing Duty on Oil. An amendment proposed by Curtis of Kansas providing for a countervailing duty on crude oil from any country lm posing a duty on American oil, such duty to be one-half of the duty levied on American oil, was adopted by a vote of 44 to 31. Burton said the purpose of the amend ment was to prevent oil coming in free from Mexico, where, he said, the Stand ard Oil Company had three refineries. Gore offered an amendment providing that importers of crude petroleum shall not be entitled to the drawback provision of the tariff bill. Aldrich and Curtis promptly accepting this provision, it was made a part of the amendment offered by Curtis. The Curtis amendment was then agreed to. Stone offered an amendment placing nides, leather and shoes on the free list. It was on motion of Aldrich laid on the table, 45 to 28. Big Job for Enrollers. As it passed the Senate, the bill con tains almost 400 paragraphs. The Sen ate made 840 amendments to the House bill, many of which were added ttiday, Consequently the enrolling clerks are finding the preparation of the bill for the House an arduous task. They have been following as closely upon the heels of the Senate as was possible and have the work well in hand, but say tney probably win not be able to com plete their labors before late tomor row. GO TO CONFERENCE TODAY House Will Lose No Time Agree on Senate Reductions. "WASHINGTON, July 8. There will be no delay in sending the tariff bill to con ference after it reaches the House. It is expected that the bill will be sent to that body by the Senate late tomorrow. The House will meet daily from now until the end of the session. As soon as the bill is received, Dalzell is expected to offer a resolution by which tne jnouse win disagree to the Senate amendments en bloc and agree to a con Terence. If there is any disposition to debate the resolution, Payne of New York probably will move . the previous ques tion, thereby shutting off discussion. When Dalzell's resolution is adopted the opeaKer win announce the list of con ferees. It is likely that the first thing agreed to in the conference will be the reduc tions in duties on the necessaries of life and on raw material made in the House bill by the Senate. The Increases made by the Senate on certain luxuries prob ably will offer a temporary barrier to an early agreement In conference, because of the contention that the increased rates will prove prohibitive, and will material ly reduce the revenue. CHINESE HONOR TRAVELER Tang Shao Yl, Back From World Tour, Is Promoted to Office. PEKIN. July S. Prince Chun, the regent of China, today received Tang Shao YI, who has just returned to the capital from a tour of the world, which included an extended visit to the United States. An imperial edict was issued today making Tang Shao Yi expectant vice president of one of the imperial boards,-which is interpreted as mean ing that his services are to be recog nized by the Chinese government. 2000 HOMELESS IN FLOODED VALLEYS Rescuers Chop Through Roofs to Save Imprisoned Peo ple From Death. KANSAS CITY YET UNHURT Traffic on Railroads Leading Into Big Market Town Is at Stand still, and Great Ixss Felt in Trade. KANSAS CITY. July 8. With all rivers in the Missouri Valley showing practially no sign of receding, and with over 2000 people homeless. $1,500,000 damage done to property and with farms and rich agri cultural districts inundated and covered with sandy mud. flood conditions in Kan sas and Missouri are but slightly im proved today. The greatest suffering reported during the 24 hours ending tonight Is at Spring field, Mo., where a rainfall of nearly even inches today caused the Jordan River to overflow and fill the streets of the city. The stream, which is normally but 20 feet In width, is now over half a mile wide, and its fast spreading waters have already engulfed three lives. Scores of residences are flooded, whole sale houses and factories partially sub merged and thousands of dollars' worth of goods carried away. Numerous small houses were moved from their ' founda tions, and it was necessary to chop holes through the roofs to rescue the occupants. Ottawa Suffers Greatly. With the gauge of the Marais des Cyg nes River standing at 37 feet. Ottawa, Kansas, today experienced the greatest flood in its history. Sections of the town were under four feet of water. More than 500 families were rendered homeless, while frame business houses on North Main street were carried down stream and the waters reached to the second story of others. Schoolhouses and churches were opened to tne rerugees and many were fed at the city's expense. No loss of life is renorted. The tracks of the Missouri Pacific and the Santa Fe are buried under many feet of water, and numerous trains are stalled here. Damage to crops and live stock will aggregate thousands of dollars. From upstream points it is reported that tne Marais des Cygnes is falling. At Kansas City the damage so far has been slight and the rivers here must come up nearly ten feet more be fore they reach the stage of the floods of 1903. Such a result at Kansas City is not considered at all likely, as but little rain has fallen since last night. No additional lives have been lost, so lar as Known. At Kansas City the damage was con fined to the west and east bottoms. In the west bottoms six inches of water stood in part of the quarantine pens at the stock yards, along the Kansas River, but the main yards were not in danger. Argentine and Armourdale. Kan., packing-houses and railway sub urbs of Kansas City were still safe. Harlem, Mo., across from Kansas City on me nortn, a. small farming conimun ity, is partially submerged, but no great damage has been done there. At Pattensburg, Mo., the water fell 14 inches during the night. The last refugees had been removed from house and tree tops this morning, and the re lief train from St. Joseph, which had been stalled near Santa Kosa. landed its passengers within two miles of Pat tonsburg and from there the remainder of the Journey was made in boats. The rescuers quickly went to work. Ample food, at least for present needs, was distributed to the refugees. Marooned Passengers Safe. At Pomona, Kan., all of the marooned passengers from the wrecked Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe passenger train, which ran into the river yesterday, had found shelter and were safe. The river that caused this flood, the Marais des Cygnes. has spread out over a large territory, but today is receding. Weather Observer Conner today Is sued the following statement: "Floods like the present one will be prevalent all Summer. The snow melt ing in the mountains has so filled the Missouri River that rains as heavy as those of last week are liable at any time to cause a small flood." WASHED OUT BY CLOUDBURST Rio Grande and Santa Fe Koads Blocked Royal Gorge Open. DENVER. July 8. Daily cloudbursts throughout Colorado continue to interrupt railroad traffic and tonight the main lines of both the Denver & Rio Grande and the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe are blocked by a washout near Sedalia, about 30 miles south of Denver. A cloudburst near Sedalia at 4 o'clock this afternoon washed 400 feet of the Santa Fe track and 300 feet of the Denver Rio Grande tracks. There . were no trains in the vicinity at the time and no one was hurt. Officials announce that the damage will be repaired and the tracks open by morning. The evening trains from Pueblo and Colorado, Springs on both roads are delayed by the wash out with between 400 and 600 passengers aboard. With 400 men at work since 8 o'clock Monday afternoon the Denver & Rio Grande cleared its tracks between Canon City and Echo through the Royal Gorge thi3 morning and traffic westward was resumed at 10 o'clock. Three trains bear ing delegates to the Elks' National con vention in Los Angeles were sent West. IOWA SECTIONS ARE FLOODED Des Moines River Breaks From Banks and Damaged Farms. DES MOINES, la., July 8. The Des Moines1 River has overflowed its banks and has inundated hundreds of acres of land in the vicinity of its Juncture with the Raccoon River at Des Moines. Sev eral sections of the city are flooded. The river is still rising. Royal Gorge Clear Again. DENVER. July 8. The blockade on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in the Royal Gorge, which resulted from the unprecedented rains of last Satur day. Sunday and Monday, was raised last night and hundreds of excursionists on their way to the Pacific Coast started westward. The tracks for a distance of 600 feet were covered with from one to six feet of sand and debits. Mrs. Shaw Retained as Principal. MILWAUKIE. Or., July 8 (Special ) The board of school directors has completed the corps of teachers for o n account of the death of Mr. S. Lip man, store is closed today the ensuing year. They are: Prin cipal, Mrs. Emily C. Shaw; assistants. Mrs. E. G. Buck, Miss Kate Casto, Miss Elsie Hartiz. of Nebraska: Miss Ada Albert, of New Mexico: Miss Irene Car ter. Gladstone; Miss Hallo Holmsley. of La Connor. Wash. Miss Casto has been a teacher of the Milwaukie school for eight years. Out of seven teachers elected four are new. the district hav ing lost three through marriage and resignations. The directors have added the tenth grade to the course of in struction. EARTHQUAKE JARS INDIA Turkestan and Asiatic Russia AUw Feel Temblor. SIMLA. India, July 8. A severe earth quake ehock occurred at 6 o'clock this morning and was felt from Rawalpindi, the capital of the Rawalpindi division, to Chltral, the capital of the state of Ohit ral. Several houses were thrown down. The shock v. as also felt at Iskardo, the capital of Bultista. ST. PETERSBURG. July 8. Telegrams SEE PACIFIC CLATSOP And enjoy a Delightful Ride Along the COLUMBIA RIVER Special Train Service Via the Astoria & Columbia River R. R. Trains Leave Grand Central Station PORTLAND Daily (Except Saturday) 8 A. M., 6 P. M. Saturday Only 8 A. M.t 2:30 P.M., 6 P. M. Special Reduced Round Trip Fares 3 Portland to Beach 3 Resorts and Return Tickets on sale Saturday and Sun day, good for return trip until following Monday TICKET OFFICES: Grand Central Station 122 3d St. and Cor. 3d and Morrison Sts. The exceptionally high quality of Cuba's 1903 tobacco has produced in this year's Carmelo Cigar an Havana flavor so excellent that no man can fail to appreciate it. You who smoke it will instantly recognize its superiority. In sizes to suit all 3 for a quarter to 25 each. Mason Ehrman & Co., Distributors Portland, Spokane. Seattle, Erlich Mfg. Co., Tampa and New York City received in this city today from Kerkl and Katti-Kurgan, in Turkestan and Khokan, in Asiatic Russia, report that an earthquaKe damaged several houses in those towns at 2 o'clock this morning. Bishop Scaddlng as Guide? NEW YORK. July 8. The proposed Winter cruise of clergymen and students to the Holy Land may be directed by Rt Rev. Charles Scadding, bishop of Ort-gon The proposed tour of Egypt and Pales tine to be known as the "Cruise of th-5 Students' League" will leave New York January next. The trip will include " days in the many points of interest to be visited. Bishop Scadding has been Invited to lecture before the travelers on church history. John I. Is 7 0 Years Old. CLEVELAND. O.. July 8. John D Rockefeller reached the three score and ten period of his life today. His healtr Is good. He received several congratu latory telegrams and a few callers There were no festivities, however, and the day was spent in his usual manner attending to business affairs and play ing golf. THE AT OCEAN BEACH