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JOY AMONG TIE
ROCKEFELLERS
Millionaire Chuckles
Over Grandson.
SENDS KISSES BY TELEPHONE
'Dare Not Leave Retreat Lest
Subpena Be Served.
RICHEST BABY IN WORLDi
iTlclr Presumptive to Rockefeller
Fortune Worlli $1 1,00,000 a
Pound Old Man Desired
Grandson of Own Name.
whose liusband Is vice-president of the
Rockefeller Bible class.
Preparations for the Stork
Mrs. Rockefeller was secluded a far
as possible from noise and excitement by
being carried Into a large apartment in
the rear of the third floor. Ordinarily
this Is the nursery of their only other
child. Abble, who is 3 years and months
old. An hour later two district messen
ger boy, responding to calls from the
house, came and were let in at the base
ment door. When they emerged, they
had a big bundle of telegrams addressed
to various Rockefeller connections and
relatives of Mrs. Rockefeller.
Telephone Constantly Busy.
For more than two hours there had been
uninterrupted communication by telephone
from the Rockefellor villa at Lakewood
to the house in West Fifty-fourth street-
John D. Rockefellor. in his library', had
the receiver constantly to his ear. while
at the New York end of the line, eltbor
his son. the butler or one of the physi
cians was stationed without Interval. Mr.
Rockefeller was kept fully and Instantly
informed of how matters stood.
It was well on toward morning before
two of three physicians oult the house.
Cabs awaited them when they hurried
down the front steps. Mr. Rockefeller
accompanied them to the door and .shook
each fervently by the hand. His voice
GANNO
T EXPEL
SENATOR SMQQT
Two-Thirds Majority of Sen
ate, Required and Is
Impossible.
FRIENDS MAY FORCE ISSUE
Constitution Quoted Against Bare
' Majority Vote Move" to Force.
Committee to Report and
. f Senate to Act.
approval of the Reclamation Service. In
cluding the articles of the Water-Users'
Association, showing that enough land
has been signed up to guarantee more
than the con of construction of the Tle-ton-SunnysIde
units of the Yakima, pro
ject. Congress, by special legislation, re
cently removed the principal obstacle that
stood In the way of this project, and the
only other material obstacle wan set. aside
by the Secretary when ho rejected the
state Carey act selection covering 55,000
acres In the heart of tho tract.
If no irregularities are found in the pa
pers, the Secretary will, within a few
days, approve the project, purchase the
Sunnysldo canal from the Washington Ir
rigation Company at 1230,000 and authorize
the -Reclamation Service to prepare plans
and advertise for bids foT"'construcUon.
FEE MSI El IF
BRISTOL LOSES
Friends Asking His Indorse
ment-for United States
District Attorney.
Colvllle Rcscrvon Bill Signed. .NOW MAYOR OF PENDLETON
PACTS ABOUT TUB NEW ROCKE
FELLER 11E1K.
Sox Alnl.
Name--John D. nockefeMer 111.
Apr 82 fenum.
WjjJh--11 pound.
Valtte SlZ.OOO.ttt" jvH,!,,!.
la Itne to Inherit $.VXi.OO0.Oo.
NOW YORK. March 22. tSpeclaU
3fca D. Rockefeller HI. heir presumptive
t Use largest fortune In the world, was
v 1m Uwn night, and his grandfather.
owner of tlmt fortune of JTpOaOW.OOO. a prls
oner la kfe villa at lakcwood. is forced to
pt a ewrb upon his eagerness to lew
granfcHm for fear of process-servers
wfa lurk In wait for his advent In the
State of New York.
TH new arriwt Is paid to be a hand
? Nnd lusty baby, weighing at birth
iihw tlMin ten jmunds. Dr. Allen M
ThfHwus whs Just about to leave his home
last night to llll mi Important engage
ment when li received an urgent call to
g the Rockefellor home. John D
HokfeHer. Sr.. nd Mr. Aldrlrh. moth
er Mr John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. wcro
JJ rl u be inforuied of the Interesting
'.cut. The cable dispatch sent to Mrs.
AlrlcSh, who is in Paris, read:
"John ID. Ill Is here. Ai: well. Over
ten pounds.
Has Longed for llclr to Son
ICver since the marriage of John D
Rockefeller. Jr.. the founder of the Rocke
. feller fortune has been hoping for n male
lHr to his on. Mrs. John D. Rockefel
1. Jr-. before her marriage was Miss
Abble G. Aldrlcli. daughter of Senator
oteon W. Aldrich. of Rhode Island. She
has a little girl named after herself, who
was born November 2.
We think he looks Hko you, father."
wW John D. Rockefeller, jr.. early to
day over the telephone. In response to a
query from the quavcring-volced grand-
ure in Iakewood.
Chuckles Over Telephone.
'Good, good!" chuckled Mr. Rockefeller.
Fine boy. oh? That's good. Take care
of him. John: take good care of him. Kiss
the little rascal for me. What arc you
going to name him?"
"Jolwi D.. of course." promptly replied
John J., Jr.
JrthnD. III. oh?" said Mr. Rockefeller.
T am very happy. John."
No one at the home of John D. Rocke-
leller. Jr., 13 West Fifty-fourth street,
whore the baby was born, would assent tn
n rumor today that the oil king, braving
The proccss-sorvcrs would emerge from
his retroat in the New Jersey pine and
come to New York to seo the child. The
fat butler at the door was jolly, but un
communicative. Yes, It's a dandy boy." said the butler.
"He weighs U pounds. A remarkable
Ttaly. Mr. Rockefeller is very much
jlraod. Mrs. Rockefeller is very well.
The baby Ik well. too. He was born about
snidnight last night."
Worth Millions Per Pound.
At the lowest estimate, Hie 11-pound
joimpstor upon whose shoulders; If he
-8. will fall the weight or the vast
Jtookefeller accumulations of money Is
-worth Jll.000,000 or $12,000,000 a pound. Hls
hare of tho fortune of his grandfather,
which will be placed in trust for him
when the older man dies, will increase
enormously between then and the attain
ment of his majority.
No one doubts that to the small person,
the third to bear his name, his grand
father will bequeath of his fortune gen
erously, more lavishly, it Is said, than
1 r will to any of his other grandchildren.
The baby will gee also the share of his
father, togrthor with Its earnings, whtot, i
nmiually will raro with the outgo and
cuisirip Jt by far.
Baby Brown's Xose Out of .Tolnfc.
Raby John Nicholas Brown until last
r.ignt was crowned with the title of "tho
richest baby in the world." Baby Brown's
nose is out of jolnL He has lost Jit's
ctown. Young Rockefeller, red-faced and
mewling, with Inchoate mind and hungry
maw, wears it. .
Lights blazed in the imposing Rocke
feller mansion today until tho sun came
wp and outwlnked them. Thero was no
Flcep through the dark hours for any one
in tho house. The event was too -momentous
to permit of slumber.
Physicians had been within call for
days. Mrs. Rockefeller's last appearance
in public was several weeks ago. when
she attended, tins Rockefeller reception at
the Fifth-Avenue Baptist Church, where
her husband teaches a Bible claw. She
was accompanied by Mrs. R. J. Johnsen,
Wife of the jvastor, as Mrs. E. D. Fel,' j
John D. nockvfellcr.
rang out In a laugh as he slapped one of
the physicians on tho back, thus glvin
point to some jest.
Will Hold Old Man's Affection.
There is no doubt that tho affections of
the richest man in tho world -trill h
shifted to thin, his newest grandchild,-and
naturally his direct heir straight In the
male line- This being so. little John T
HI. at the age of a few hours. Jh the
richest baby in the world. Mathnmnti.
clans and those who have a fancy for
toying with figures that almost require
the calculus may amuse themselves bv
compounding the Rockefeller fortunn nw.
til it shall reach the amount babv John n
jji win nave when he attains his majority.
Until the advent of the new Rockefeiii.
neir. tno ravorito grandchild of John D.
Rockefeller was Fowler McCormick. thi
on oi air. and Mrs. Harold G, McCor
mick. of Chicago, the latter havinrr hwn
Edith Rockefeller. There are several oth
er grandchildren.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash-
InKton, March 22. It seems certain, in
the light of-recent developments, that
the campaign against Senator Reed
Smoot. of Utah, will fall. Mr. Smoot's
enemies have bcon hoping to oust him
by a majority vote of the Senate, but
Senators who have given attention to
his case And that the Constitution
stipulates that no Senator shall be de
prived of his eat except by a two-
thirds vote of the Senate.
The antl-Smout Senator? have been
taking the position that the protests
were filed against Mr. Smoot before he
took his seat and, inasmuch as he was
seated under protest, the majority vote
can be applied, since It takes onlv a
majority to exclude a Senator-elect.
But this view is not generally con
cur red in bv Senator. Mr Kmnn
seated and, having- been permitted to
take his seat, the only way to get him
out Is to expel him, and this requires a
two-thirds vote.
It seems absolutely certain that two-
thirds of the Senate is not In favor
of unseating the Mormon Senator.
probably not a majority, and for this
reason it Is believed the much-dis
cussed case will fall flat.
Some of the strongest antl-Smoot
Senators, anticipating this result, are
anxious to have the case kept In com
mlttee rather than Uct it go Into the
Senate and bo decided In Mr. Smoot's
favor. After the hearings close next
week. It is quite likely that, steps will
be taken to force the committee to re
port and. when the report Is made, to
force immediate consideration In the
Senate, so that tlie case can be closod
for all time.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ingtrni; March 22. The President todar
signed the bill opening the south half of
tne Colvllle Indian reservation to cntrv.
-AJinough Secretary Hitchcock rcluctantlv
recommended the annrovsl of this ant
tbeaPresldent signed it promptly when It'
i tiiivurt.. mm mis morning, regardless of
thftjfact that it makes no appropriation
to-paythe Indians for land previously re
linquished in the north half of their res
ervation.
W. J. Furnish Is nt-Salcm Canvass-,
Jnp Among the State Officers and;
Attorneys-Fulton Supposed
to Be Favorable.
Townsltc at Mouth of Spokane.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. March 22. Senator Ankenv trvlav
O Tfh r r il an imnntmoii in Ka fnju
propriatlon bill authorizing the Secretary
oe tne interior to i?ll to the Big Bend
Transit Company a tract of 250 acres on
the Spokane Indian reservation at the
junction of the Columbia and Spokane
Rivers for townsltc purposes.
Heport on lilfcsavlnff Bills.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. March 22. The Senate commerce
committee today ordered a favorable re
port on Senator Piles bills appropriating
jaw.tOJ for tho construction of an ocean
going life-saving tug for duty on the
North Pacific Coast, and authorizing tho
construction of a llfosavlng station at
Ncah Bay.
SATEM. Or.. March 22. (SneeiaLV-
James A. Fee, Mayor of Pendleton. Is be
ing indorsed for annolntment a TTnttoH
States District Attornev to shivokH c
Bristol. - the present Incumbent. W. J.
Furnish, of Pendleton, was In Salem this
week getting Indorsements for Mr. Fee
among public officers and attorneys.
It is understood that the Sunreme
Judges, though not asking his appoint
ment, gave letters certifying to Mr. Fee's
standing in the Oreiron bar. Ho w mnnr
Indorsements were secured in Salem is not
known.
It Is assumed here that the
In behalf of Mr. Fee means that Senator
Fulton has indicated a willingness to
recommend that gentleman as Mr. Bris
tol s successor If Bristol should bo de
posed.
them during the present week, with the
information that no action will b taken
y the association.
Tho status of the Bristol case Is now
.me ewue as oerore the papers were for
warded to tho Oregon Bar Association.
Thn final for:fnn -u i - -
- - -- "..i uc utauB oy wie
Washington authorities. Indeed, it Is un-
"at they would have disposed
of the case as they should see fit. even
If aotion had heon talror. Im.
Bar Association. andthat nothing done by
uiw oeen accepted as final.
The evidence against Mr. Bristol con
sists of a letter written by him to the
Coos Bay Land- & Investment Company In
JS02. It Is alleged that this letter gives
evldenco that he was nt
in a dual capacity, drawing down a fee.
wviiu ouin parues to one transaction. The
leuer contains the now famous para
graph:
"In view of the fact that what I might
oi or ao may nave considerable in
fluence on the result nf tha traliCfiiHnn
I SURKeSt that VOU call vour nwlnTa tnl
gether and let mo know what lump sum
jrou aro willing to pay me In case the
deal goes throueh "
Fee has been slated for the noaition
several weeks and it is understood that
cenaior j-uiton favors hit appointment.
Mr. Fee and Mr. Furnish were In Port-
iana tocetner earlv In ti maaVr in .
consultation over the matter," carefully
suuruing u rrom publicity. At tho Im
perial Hotel the two had whispered con
sultations. Mr. Furnish brought Mr. Fee forward
ior appointment for District Judge, an
office which was -won hi- r v. ivniv.rtnn
He has been the chief promoter of Fee's
RECEPTIVE CANDIDATE FOR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
ATTORNEY.
Fee Might Be Induced.
PENDLETON. Or.. March 22. Snrinlk
JudsA Fl u:htn Intarvlnn-nJ
WHITE AND BLACK FIGHT j!!!,ed tho slory thnt w-J- was
ttiiti 4ur onsioi s piace. jtie saia:
it tnere Is any storv about mv seklnsr
tno removal of Mr. Bristol, it Is false.
more is nothing to It. I believe that Mr.
Bristol will hold tho position. If he
should be romoved. however, I might be
Induced to take the District Attornev-
ship.
Threats Against Planter Causo Ttace
AVar In Alabama.
WHjIj STATE BETTY'S CIaAIMS
Fulton Will Appear Before Hirers
and Harbors Committee.
SHRBVEPORT. 1.. March 22. W A
Smith, a white man. and two negro
women were shot In a raco dash near
Alden Bridge. Bossier Parish. 20 miles
north of Shreveport, early this morning.
Smith's wounds will result fatally. Ono
of the women is seriously hurt.
The trouble was caused by threats
which have Ken made to kill Mrs. T. C
Pease, wife of a planter of -Bosslor Parish
Reports from the scene of th troiihln tn.
night were that both blacks and whites
nave armed tnenuelreA nd further blood
shed la looked for. '
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
HIS CONDITION VERY GRAVE
BELIEVED DOCTOHS SUPPRESS
"FACTS ABOUT PATTISOX.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. March 22. Chairman Burton, of
the House rivers and harbors committee.
has not yet set a day for a hcarimr on
Senator Fulton's bill appropriating
00) for the. mouth of the Columbia River.
iie win soon arrange for a hearing, and
will invite Mr. Fulton to appear and ex
plain to the committee tho necessity for
an appropriation at this time.
Mr. Burton Is personally very frlendh'
to the bill, but wishes to have tho situa
tion explained to the committee by Mr.
Fulton In order that it may understand.
as ho knows how important It Is that the
work shall be continued throughout the
coming season.
Itcassurlnp; Bulletin About Ohio's
Goycrnor'Discrcdltcd by Jtctl
ccnee of Physicians.
COLUMBUS. O.. March 'iitt,..
Governor Pattlson Is reported much im
proved in the official bulletin 1sku.,i to
night by the attending nhvslclans th
llef prevails that his condition is very
.0... iii) bicians retuse absolutely
to discuss the Governor's condition and
nothing is obtainable frnm iVm .t.j-
the formal statements taKtiet tn it..
lie The members of the Governor's fam-
ilv lire. emialtTT mtliumt
All that ic known tn thn nnKii. Ji
lint, ume regaraing the nature of the
vruvoroor s iiiness Ls that he Is suffering
'"-un jjrosiraiion.
The nh-HlclanK attonHinc t.
tlson this evening gave out the following
"Governor Pattlson has hn 9 rvi ,
crnoon. and hax mnrir enmn i. .
since Monday. He i,as taken quite an
amount of nourishment and is resting
u -""'u'1wJ. indications aro
uc wiu nave a more favorable night."
EXPL0SltfNS0F STARCH
Tliey Wreck BIp Denver Facforj- and
Baffle Firemen.
DENVER. March 22. Fire nriHn.tnr
r . r . "
Aiuui aiTuiiiHneous comouxl nn tn
starch bins of the Western Candy Oom-
ijjij nam in uie wnoienale dlrtrict of
this city tonight caused damage to the
building and stock of four manufacturing
concerns estimated at 1200,003, Two tons
oi starcn wero stored in the bins where
me. nrc was first discovered.
Before an alarm could be -turned in e-
cral explosions occurred in quick succes
sion ana tne roof of the building was
lifted by their force. A minute later great
pillars of flame shot into the air. In re
sponse to a general alarm the entire flre-
ngnting lorco of the city assembled, but
little could bo accomplished in the way of
Bubdulng the flames and tho fire Cursed
furiously until the entire structure -was
consumed.
SOON ACT OS YAKIMA PROJECT
All Obstacles to Big Irrigation Work
Are Xow Removed.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
lngton, March 22. The Yakima Irrigation
project is now before Secretary Hitch
cock for final approval. All the naoers
have been submitted to him with the
KING CHARLES OF ROCMANIA. I
t hums death MAY PRODUCE
DYNASTIC COMPLICATIONS.
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Pierce Has Suddenly Recovered.
STI XOUIS.Mareh ipr rto m
chairman of tfcViboar of m.i .v '
Watars-Plerce Oil CmMaf --v
veated;b- 'fl!nefL fre apeschr as a.
-witness 4r1g xhe reeenWvlg.
ha frreatlv Imwsriti and m-tti v. i
JB9 et tomorrow.'
Klnir Charles of Ilouma.nl
health U reported lo b In i nro.
carious condition. Is reported to be a
hlhlr accomplished sovereign and
statesman. He the son of th iat
rrlnce Karl of nohensolIern-Slc-
manngen. was born ADril 20. lfisa
and was flrat elected Lord of Rou-
xnania in JS6S. The proclamation
that declared him" to be Kinr-
iHed on March 38, 158L Chart
wife, formerly the Crermaa Princess
Elizabeth von Neuweld. I better
known "by her pen name of "Carmen
Sylva.- The couple are chtldlew. and
as the heir to the crows, -Ferdinand,
who is the .Xlsrs efhrr. .is. ?ut
populiir, co9'Ueattes mar follow
Charles' death. The. feeling 'shears
to he in f w C maxlac yeraiskh'd'a
U-yeax-ol m Khig asc-penaKtlBC
' his father le "act aWegea't, .......
The Weather.
TECTEHDATK Mtlmum (mnnlnr !5i
aeg.: minimum, -to. rrecipitaxion. 0.02 oC
incn.
TODAY'S Showers. Southerly wind
Porelm.
Ttoovelt rroposea compromlje In Morocco
which does not please. France. Pace 4
German army reported ready for war.
K arsis on ere of another rebel outbreak.
ratr a.
Both parties In Kngland fnvor better edo-
cauoa in jreiana. Fae z.
Natteoa.1.
Czar favors Bering' Strait railroad to gain
frlendshlo of America. Paica 1.
JMouse rejects Senate statehood amendments
ana aenas oui io conrerence. i'so 3.
Senate has Urely debate on rate bllL
Smoot practically sure of holding seat.
age j.
Politics.
Labor Federation threatens to ro into poli
tics, .page Z.
Wearer decides on prosecution of Phlladel
pma trailers, rage 1.
IaiaraBce.
Letter from McCall trrltten day before death
on iianuiton s ioDD-ing tuna. Page A.
Mackay answers Hamilton's attack on New
Torlc Life trustees. Face -i.
Cboate puts searching questions to New
loric x.ire oniciais. pace -1.
Deeaestlc
Miners scale conference falls to agree.
.rare 5.
Strong appeal for Japanese famine fund.
nje 11.
Rockefeller's great Joy over his new grand
son. rice 1.
Many miners killed In explosion In West Vlr
Kiuia. j sec
Black Hand mystery solved. Paze 1.
CoTernor Patturan's condition trrave. Pan 1.
Snowsllde kills stz miners in Colorado.
i-ace .
Ppert.
Nearly all of the learu clubs hare slcned
Pacific Coast.
Jame A. Fe's claims on United States Dis
trict Atiorneyamp urged ty w. J. Furnleh.
of Pendletoa Pace 1.
Mr. H. E. Huntington granted a divorce In
seven minutes, race u.
Washington Prosecuting Attorneys may be
iprcca to act. says ut state Supremo
Court. Pace 7.
Extenslv rfinum tn wheat In Tt .
atnington aucioita by growing
wniaer. rice o.
Governor ChnmberlslB inrni lh T...i .n
or coming trouble over graxtng. on border
iuiwi reserve, nie
Commercial and Marine.
Woolcrowers and buyers apart In . their
view, rage i;.
New potatoes more plentiful at San Fran
dco. Pare 15.
Chicago wheat market cloies firm near top.
--ago-10.
Stock market no longer affected, by New
iorK Central's action, raxe 15.
Portland will hare direct steamship connec
uon wiiri -ew iotk- rage n.
Steamer Aarella partly disabled, on way
aown tne uoiumDia. rage 14.
PerUaad mad VIclalty.
Grat central heating plant planned tor
Portland. Pare 11.
Musa Identified, by ownr of gun store a
man wno ooagnt revolver ana eartrldres.
Pago 10.
wer gang which has terrorized Lower
Alblna sent to JalL Page 11.
Wife makes encatioBal charges In divorce
salt- Pate 1L
Sergeant Hegeheem redaced to the ranks
a'nd Patrol malt Cole made a errant.
Page. 16.. . . .
O. R. N. . Fwbmkx.'new proposition for
East, Thlrd-etreel f raaeMse aad Belt Line
puts Tip Dght-r Page 19.
Drake. C CrRetHr. ha apllctea fer Front-"
street franchise, effeM'partseraavJp to the
fre-sen should
Judgo James A. Feo was hnm in wi.
consin. He llvetl for a time In lown
moved to California and from there to
Washington. He road tan.- urttt,
Andrews, of the Supreme Court, and with
Judgo Brents, of Walla Walla, of the
Superior Court. He came to Pcndloton In
tho Spring of 1SSI, was admitted to the
bar in the samn vror nnd im a pmiji
hero ever since. Hp was Chief of the Fire
.uoparimont for scverr years and was a
Sownd Lieutenant In tlue Oregon Mllltfa
when he was olected Judim in th riwiit
Court of tho Sixth JtidtHnt. rxcfrif in
1SSS by a majority of iSO. He held this po-
Bition coaunuousiy till ISSG. having een
elected a second timo bv a msiinritv r
ao out of a total of 12.0CO votes polled.
.Mr. t eo nas Deen Stato Land Agent
lnco 3KC, while at the same tlmo prac-
UolnJT law hern with hrilllnnt T Tn.
has handled thousands of dniiam nf th
state school funds and never lost a single
dollar while intrusted -with nnhlin mnnnt-
Judge Feo was elected Presidential Elector
in tho last campaign by tho largest ma
jority ever given a candidate- Ho was
personally presented to President Roose
velt by Senator Fulton whllo at Washington.
in December. 190Sl lie van elpotrt Mamr
Of Pendleton. nftlr n atrnnr- on. I
is at present acting In that capacity.
rOSSIBIIilTT OP VACANCX.
President "Withdrew Xomlnatlon
"When Cliargcs AVcre Preferred.
The possibility that there will bo a va
cancy in the offico of District Attorney'
grows out of tho charges of unorofea-
slonal conduct which hav been filed
against W. C. Bristol nt Washington. Mr.
UriSlOI received tno rpsniTnr nnmlnnllnn
for tho offico from President Tnnnr-at
ana tno first intimation that his appoint
ment might not be confirmed waa a press
dispatch from Waahlncton. nnhliqhtwt in
The Oregonlan. Januarj 23. At that time
it was Known tnat charges had been made
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boom for District Attorney. Fee's ap
I polntmcnt will be a victory for tho Fur-
nlsh element in Umatilla County and a
uweai. ior tne ioweit element, botweon
whlclr two factions there Is bitter war.
If Senator Fulton has recommended Fee,
tMs action will Identify -rim sMIl further
as an any ot Furnish.
CZfill FRIENDLY TO
Bl
RING TiNFI
Will Welcome American Capi
tal in Developing
Siberia.
OPPOSITION IS FAILING-
Witte and Hair Members of Commis
sion. Advocate Construction of
Railroad From Alaska
as Good Policy,
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Miss Marr a Anthonr. Uter oC tho
late Mls.n Susan B. Anthony, will con
tinue the work of the Iat belored
pioneer suffragist, working with other
women in the interests of -wo men's
rights.
Sons of Pf onilrfe-nr McJtccsportFnra
dles-,Tlircatcn Treading:' Men,
in:spIrIt,or3IGcliIeff -
pittsburg: Pa.- rarch 22. Th'
tory of the" "Black Hand" Society, which
has long nuzzled. tho noHca '. anrf nnstal
aathoriiies. .at. .iIpKeespor.t rwas today
cleared up when a detective secured con
fesslong from 'three schoolboys, whoso
Mes rang 1 ram 4 xo is,years.
They stated that thev
of tho gang- that has been sending threat-
emus icttera to prominent pnyslclans,
school ofllclals and business men. .and im
plicated a dozen or more boys, all belong
ing to prominent families. They claim
tho letters were written . merely In a
spirit of mischief, and no thought was
entertained- of -getting money -or carrying-
out numerous otner tnreats.
WILL END DAYS IN OREGON
Veteran St. Louis Police Officer
Coming to Hood River.
OT. LOUIS. Mo.. March fcirini 1
! .ftiier more man m years' honorable ser
vice In the St. Louis pollco department.
Sergeant Warren H. Fox. of th ninth
district, today tendered his resignation to
ddciiu tno remainuer or nir tiavn irth nta
son. Homer Fox. a prosperous assayer
ana surveyor in Hood Klver Valley, Ore
gon. After his aDDo!ntmnt in ikas .rr -p--
ros from tho rank of natrol
talncy. being placed in command of tho
itiuuuivu uiaincu tie was captain of this
district when C. C. Gillaspy. present Act
ing Chief of Police, to whom Mr. For
tooay presented his realimatlnn on-
pointea a memner or tne forco and as
signee to auty under Mr. Fox. He con
tinued In command of tht Hi.trlr until
1SS0. when, he reslsned
nes. 110- was agatn appointed a member
ot tno rorce about 1SS7. with rank of .
trounan. In 1SS0 he became srinnrit. ir
has served in nearly every district in the
city.
against the attorney, but their nature
was not divulged until later.
Mr. Bristol's nomination was formally
withdrawn by President Roosevelt Febru
ary 6. At that time tho President wrote
to tho District Attorney, giving Urn a
coav of tho letter whlrh fc9t k .
mltted in ovidonoe ne-nin htm n n.i ....
Jnjr for an explanation. Th 1
tr. -orMnoi b nominauon was dhiscussed by
"winev 'm it was aecided to submit
It te the Otmim Bar umria tt i
a Anal Qcilon was nwil tv.
. , . : : papers
were lonraroeu 10 fresMent Caks. f that
rHwuo tM rwuiM( waa
DIES SUDDENLY ON TRAIN
Samuel Harris, or Salem, Carried to
St. Louis a Corpse.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. March 2-amw.(.t
Samuel Harris, brother of Joseph Harris,
of Salem, Or., died suddenly on an Iron
Mountain train on thn -a.-av fmm tj
Springs. Ark., where he had been seeking
to regain health. Becoming penniless in
Hot Serines, ha had anneaJort tn T?aV.ki
Rhino, secretary of the. Jewish Hot
Springs Charity Association, who had fur-
iusnea ntm transportation to St. Louis.
Old-Agc Pensions In Newfoundland.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. March 23. The co
lonial legislature today unanimously
adopted a resolution favoring old age pen
sions. Premier Bead declared it to be Mb
belief that the adoption of the policy
wwuM not . umlaly strata tho colony's
nuances. Varices speakers ea the project
estimated the cost of the pensions at
:?H,tt or im.m a year.
ST. PETERSBURG. Marrf, 5-ti,-
sympathy of Emperor Nicholas Pre
mier Witte and other members 'of the
Ministry, as well as of powerful influ
ences at court, has been .nii.t.j v..
Baron Lofcq de Lobel In th T,mt-
of the Amerlcan-Trans-Alaskan-Sibe-
nan company for the constmntinn
a tunnel under Bearing Strait from East
-ape to .Kansk and 3000 miles of rail
road to connect it with th ct.i
Railway, and the opposition of a por
tion ot ine Bureaucracy, which fought
tho scheme bitterly because tne t,
tiations were conducted over H3 heads,
is breaking- down. The nntinnv ,
favorable decision Is now brighter.
Seeks American Friendship.
In addition to the benefits which tc-nt
accrue to the nation by the develon-
mcnt of the resources of the present
coast of Northwestern Siberia, the im
perial family owns an immense extent
of land which will be "benefited Th
National Defense Committee also con
siders the project as essential from n.
strategic point of view, and more Im
portant still, there Is In the higher
government spheres a distinct disoosl
tlon to cultivate the United State, am
Russia's natural ally In the Far East.
It Is believed that by interesting Amer
icans materially in Siberia the nollti-
cal ties between the two countries will
be strengthened. A statement to this
effect has been submitted by Forelcn
Minister Lamsdorft to the commission
under the presidency of Z. von Shaff-
hausen. Minister of Ways and Commu
nications, which has been considemir
the project, which statement really
amounts to an Important declaration of
foreign policy, as is evident from th
following- extract:
Welcome American Capital.
"From tho standpoint of good policy,
tho project Is considered more than
desirable. Tho investment of foreign
capitnl. and especially American. In an
enterprise so Important for Russia will
certainly tend to an economic, financial
and political Russo-Amerlcan rap
prochement. It will also contribute to
the creation of greater confidence In
our foreign policy, which has sensibly
suffered by recent events. By interest
ing Americans we may be better able.
to combat the Injurious agitation
against us which produced so much
harm before tho Russo-Japaneso war."
Commission Equally Divided.
Six of the 12 representatives of the
various ministries on the Shaffhausen
commission already havo pronounced
In favor of the project. General Boldu
reff, representing the Ministry of tho
Imperial Household, told the commis
sion how much HI3 Majesty wa3 In
terested and personally challenged tho
arguments of M. Toullnskl, who has
combatted the project.
M. Grebnetsky, on behalf of the Min
istry of tho Interior, went to the ex
tent of declaring that, if the railroad
was not constructed. Russia's position
on the Pacific would be lost. He ex
pressed the opinion that the railroad
was feasible and that Americans wero
capable of carrying out the project-
Baron do Lobel is making- the
changes In the proposed line of the
railroad which were suggested by the
Committee of National Defense on
strategic conditions.
T
WEAVER WILL BEGIN CRIMINAL
PROSECUTIONS.
Agrees With Philadelphia Reformers
to Begin Proceedings Against Bis
honest City Contractors.
PHILADELPHIA. March 22. That
criminal and civil proceedings will he In
stituted against certain men and firms
who have performed contract work on
municipal Improvements was forecasted
in a statement made nubile todav bv the-
comroittee of the City party.
During the last few weeks there has
been somo controversy between certain
rerorm elements ot tne- city and ex-Judge
n fJordnn. -nrlvate emmael in Vnvnr
Weaver, over the delay In bringing prom
ised criminal prosecutions, xnis resulted
today in a prolonged conterence oetween
trin- ftTmiHvfl committee of 110 fMt-rr nartv
and Mayor Weaver's advisory board.
TCIial finlr ?iTav xra Tint- mnAth irmtill,.
but the executive committee immediately
made a. renorr to the H t V committee of
the City party, which Intimated that
steps wonia oe taicen 10 onng to trial
those alleged to have conspired against
tho city.
Mayflower Ready for Roosevelt.
R'RTl'tfA'NTJTN'A- Fla.. March fVi
United States steamer iMayflower, cpm-
mandea try AJeutenanwjommander Long;
arrived here today and awaits tho arrival
of Mrs. -Roosevelt and members nf th
President's family for a trip In Southern-
wateca.
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