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THE MORNING- OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 2Y, 1906. 9 USE THE WIRELESS Only Means of Communication From Southern California. GREAT DAMAGE BY FLOODS Trains Are Unable to Leave the City ijy'thc Salt. Lake Line, Owing to Xumcrous "Washouts on the Road. bOS ANGEl-ES. March 25. All Eastern trains on the Sslt Iikc road are annulled until turther notice. This notice was saat out from the general passenger office f the road this morning, as the result of washouts which have put 70 miles of the 7ad out of commission. At 10:30 this morning the Los Angeles Umtiofl. which left this city for the East nt 2:tt Saturday evening, and the regular veirlsiKl which Wt at S o'clock Saturday "vetig. returned bringing back to this city aN Eastern passengers. The Limited g as- far as Calientc and the Overland to Las Yogas, Nev., when they turned hne'k boeause of the floods. No trains want oast over the road yesterday. The scone of the trouble is the Meadow VaHy wash. About TO miles of road Ls affected. All the trestles and repair work dw on former breaks last week are taken out and considerable additional Mli' is washed out. Thr troubles of the Sslt Lake road are prtBdnalty in Nevada, near Callente, the we of the last week's washouts on that Hn. Heavy and almost continuous rainfall throughout Southern California during the past week has temporarily demoral tend railroad traffic and caused much daiwage from washouts . Last night's rainfall wg? the heaviest of the storm, and today all the railroads In this end of tho state ar moving trains slowly and without regard to their regular schedule. If at aH. Oa the main lin of the Southern Pa ct oast washouts are reported near Savajwwta and El Monte, just outside Los Anceiies: on the coast line at several atooos between this city and Santa Bar r and on the linos north through the Son Joaquin Valley. The Santa Fe suf fered worse between Ixs Angeles and San Diego. whre small bridges have been wrloa away and the roadbed washed out or blocked by landslides In several places. The worst blockade is near 6ceanslde. Saata Fe headquarters report much dam c to lines In the San Joaquin Valley aod also to the Yirolia branch, where ortdges havft been washed out and the lle temporarily tied up. In Los Angeles considerable damage re salted from last night's downpour. The RtortN started at 9 o'clock P. M. Sunday nnd continued until S o'clock this morn log. The streets were raging rivers early today, many cellars, especially In the OMsiMess districts, being flooded and caus ing damage to stores of goods. Street-car trade was demoralized erly today, but s the water subsided, normal conditions ww soon restored. AM wires of every description are down lwtween Is Angeles and San Diego, and the only moans of communication Is by wireless telegraph. The DeForcst Com paq was completely swamped by a flood f commercial and news matter. The As sojjgfed Press was able to .get through a "wpthary of the day's news by wireless, oodtta the same way received news of the vona conditions In San Diego County. The distance between the two cities Is about 144 ml! op. JIAVOC FROM SAX .TACIXTO lynchers Along the Bunks of the Klvcr Arc Inundated. RIVERSIDE. tal.. March 26. The flood 4tHMUkHi in Riverside County is greatly lnHroved. At San Jacinto, the San Ja--4M River Is still creating havoc with roaches along Its banks, and a large area if hwindntd. Crops have suffered severe ly, hot the embankments about town have heWL and no damage resulted there. ktyHwtlne. the famous mountain resort. Is shut off from the world, and It will be woaks before other than horseback travel :horo is resomod. Tfc March rainfall here Is the heaviest in yours. To date It Is 6.63 Inches for the jHOMth and 12.KS for the season. Dan Bur from the cloudburst nt San Jacinto hos hooH averted by turning the flood-' wtors into the old river bed. Floods in Southern California. SAN FRANCISCO. March 25.-The Ktorat which has prevailed over California during the past few days was phenomenal in 4baractor. but normal conditions arej Wing rostored. Rain continued to fall tonay throughout Southern California, and the streams in all parts of the state t rising, the volume of water being sttfoNod y the precipitation from the otomi and from the rapid melting of Knows In the Sierras. Floods have occurred in several sec tions. Much damage has been done and h expected. Message Sent by Wireless SiVN DIDGO. Cal., March 26. (Via De Forest wireless to the Associated Press.) The greatest storm for this season of the yoar In this section of the state has ap parently spent Its fury, and indications ore for clearing weather with possible .ahowors. All streams arc running bank fait today. The San Diogo River is half a mile wide nnd the Tia Juana Is a raging torrent, cut ting off communication with Mexico. Kvory railroad Is at a standstill, and wires are out of commission. ELKINS ANSWERS CUMMINS V Says He Is With the President on Kn 11 road Hate Legislation. WHEELING. W. Ya.. March 26. Sena tor E-lklns tonight Issued the following statement relative to the letter of Gov ernor Cummins of Iowa, which was made public last night: - "I want no controversy with Governor Cummins. I folt It was my duty to resent n a proper manner his assault on me Senate of the United States and upon the Interstate Commerce Committee and Its chairman. What he had tto say about me individually is of no moment, but I don't think a man as prominent as he should be allowed to traduce the Senate, and make unfounded statements, without be ing called to account. "Ho says Senator Faulkner did not sit at my right, but was behind, but insists that he passed some questions to me. which Is uot true. No one had anything to do with propounding tnc questions I asked the Governor. "He admits that the examination was not hostile, as the evidence shows, and that he was treated with courtesy and consideration. He insists, however, with out any foundation for It, that I am on the side of the railroads. This Is not true. The Elklns bill answers this in cf Icct. because it was passed without such amendments as' ' the railroads proposed to It. "The drastic and far-rcachln-; resolution reported by Mr. Tillman for the Investiga tion of the Baltimore & Ohlo-Penasylva-nla-Chcsapcake & Onlo-JCorfolk & West ern merger, which originated In the com mittee of which I am chairman, passed the committee and Senate unanimously. This Is a further .answer to his attack on the Senate and me. "Further answering Governor Cummins, I would state that my Interests arc ten to one on the flde of the shipper ns against my Interests In railroads, and this would seem to conclusively show that I am not on the side of the railroads. I stand with the President in the matter of railroad rate legislation and the posi tion he has taken." WOMAN WITNESS BEATEN Testified Acalnst Ivcns, the Brutal Chicago Murderer. CHICAGO. March 26. Mrs. A. L. Evans, who testified In behalf of Richard J. H'ens. convicted of the murder of Mrs. Bessie Holllstcr. was dragped Into an alley here about a block from her home. 1210 Montana street, tonight by an un- YYKTTi: SHIVKI.Y AS known young man. who choked and kicked her until she was unconscious. The assailant evldontly intended Inflict ing further Injury, but the woman's screamo had attracted the attention of several persons In the neighborhood, and on their appearance he became frightened and ran away. Since Ivens conviction Mrs. Evans, who was called as a witness In his behalf, has been receiving threatening letters. In these communications she han beon charged by th writer with having done Ivcns more hnrm than good in her testi mony, and the writer of the letters stat ed that It was his Intention to "get even" with her. . CENTURY ENDS IN LEAD Bank Bowlers Are Nosed Out by tlio Brunswick Men. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. March 26. Amid the greatest enthusiasm manifested since the opening night the five-man teams in the National tournament of the American Bowling Congress finished tonight, the re sults of the evoning's bowling being the Installation of a new team In third place. The Brunswlck-Balkc-Collender team, of Chicago, rolled a grand total of 2754, and thereby nosed out of third place the First National Bank, also from Chicago, which for several days has been occupying the coveted place with a total of 2750. The leading flve.man teams and the amount of money won Is as follows: Century No. 1. Chicago, 2791. J150; Lclsys, Peoria. 111.. 2781 JH: Bruswlclc-Balke-Col-lender Chicago 27TH, $350: First National Bank Chicago, 2750. $350; Hoffmans. Chi cago and Dirk Brothers, of Chicago, tied for fifth money of $300 with a score of 2715 each. Cats and Bird Life. Four Track News. The war now raging between the bird-lovers nnd the cat-faddists has already led to much bitterness. For our part we are with the birds. The cat Is all right in Its place, but there Isn't one cat In 9.S42.362 lhat keeps its place. No song-bird ever robbed a re frigerator, no song-bird ever got be neath a chamber window and mado night hideous and sleep Impossible, no song-bird ever crept under a pedes trian's feet on a dark night, and when the pedestrian unintentionally put tho heel of his boot on the tall of said bird, sent up a scream that made theJ J'CUCOitiaii n jivo t. tutu v jiuiucjlMUlu The song-bird, on the other hand, fills the world with beauty and melody and as the foe of noxious Insects Is doubly the friend of man. Not a mortal lives who would not miss the birds were they where the cats would like to have them. Couldn't Keep a Secret. La Nota Final. Mother (Impatiently) You have been very naughty today, Juanita; I shall have to tell your father when he comes home. Juanita (aged 7) That's the woman of it! You never cap keep anything to your self. Not Understood Either Way. Washington Star. "Why don't you write your prescrip tions in plain English?" 'What's the use?" rejoined the phy sician. "I write my bills In plain Eng lish and a" lot of people don't seem to make any sense of them." CHILD OF FORTUNE Snug Sum Left Portland Girl Who Becomes Actress. WILL RETURN TO PARENTS Yvctte Shivcly, Heiress of $100,000, AVearles of Burlesque, Where She Is Queen, and Longs for Legitimate Drama. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. March 26.-Spe-clal.) Miss Yvctte Shlvely. a vaudeville actress who Is In Louisville this week. "A WHSTKKS G1RK." has just come into an inheritance of over $100,000. Saturday night she will leave for her home In Portland. Or. Rare ex periences have come to her In the past eight weeks. Scolded because she had spent her al lowanccs on the races, she ran away from the Mills Girls Seminar', near San Fran clsco and Joined the first company she found, which happened to be a. burlesque company. In which she has reigned as the star for three weeks. In the burlctta there Is a contest for the prettiest ankle, voted for by the Judges on the stage and the entire audience. Miss Shivcly wins the prize in a walk. "I suppose I have been spoiled by the extravagance of my parents, she said "and then some of us 'girls began to bet on the races. When my father learned about It. he reprimanded me. and I de elded to leave school. They did not know for some time that I had left, and Im mediately cut off mv allowance. About a ! month ago they sent me the money to re turn home, but I spent It. This time they sent me a ticket, and I am going to start home immediately after the performance Saturday night. "I did not know what burlesque was. or I would never have gone Into It, but it was the first opportunity that came along, but I do want to get Into the legiti mate. Everything about the burlesque Is distasteful to me. MEMBER OF PIONEER FAMILY Miss Shlvcly's Parents Unable to Re strain Passion for the Stage. Miss Tvette Shlvely. mentioned In the dispatch above. Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. TV. Shlvely. tvhofe residence Is at 546 East Sixth street. In this city. Her parents stated last night that they had not received word that their daughter had Inherited the money mentioned in the dispatch, but thought that it tvas prob ably correct. The family has a number of wealthy relatives In Kentucky, and It Is believed that the bequest Is from W. B. Shlvely. a cousin, residing In that state. The Shlvely family came to Portland from Astoria, where they were among the prominent pioneers. Miss Shivcly resid ed here 'for Ave years, and during that time studied music under Mrs. K. A. Beals. In December, VXA, she entered vaudeville in San Francisco, and has been touring the Middle West since that time. The Shlvelys are well to do, and Miss Shlvely some time ago Inherited a share of a: $309,000 estate from her grand father. The parents of Miss Shivcly stated last night that they have been trying for some time to Induce their daughter to give up the stage. They were opposed to her en trance upon a career before the footlights, but 'were unable to Interfere, as she was of age at that time. Recentlj she has written them that her passion for stage honors has been waning, and she Intended to return home. A ticket was Immediate ly forwarded to her. and she Is expected to arrive In Portland within the next two weeks. It was necessary for her to give 6ne week's notice before leaving the com pany with which she has been traveling. Miss Shlvely never attended the Mills Girls' Seminars, as reported, although she. spent some time In San Francisco with her mother. She is probably beat known to the public as the model for the pictures of "A Western Girl," one of which ls here reproduced. The All Important. La Nota Final. Tell me about Carlo's flancce." '.'Well, mentally she Is charming'." "And physically?" "Ehb is worth two millions." "We MALLEABLE" ' RANGE Is made of thoroughly annealed malleable iron, and the handsom est blue polished steel. The design is most symmetrical and at tractive, the nickeling of the highest quality. Every detail of their construction denotes "science in range-building," executed by men skilled in their work, and to say that they have done their work well is demonstrated by the fact that "The Malleable" received the highest awards at both the St Louis and the Lewis and Clark Expositions. To those who would have none but the best, "The Malleable" is especially recommended. Our terms on these are most liberalwithin the reach of everybody $1.00 DOWN AND $1.00 PER WEEK OMPLETE - CONFESS FACTS (Continued From Pa 5 1.) little after this suit was Instituted last Summer, did he not?" asked Mr. Hadley. "Mr. TInsley's departure had nothing to do with this suit." answered Mr. Arch- bold, "absolutely nothing." 'I am not suggesting that." rejoined Mr. Hadley, "I am asking when he left for Spain." "I think it was some time last Sum mer, but I do not recall the exact date." Mr. Archbold said there are about 12S Independent oil refineries In the United States, all of them doing business. Ho said that II. M. Tllford. who 'he under stood has charge of the Standard OH business In the West and Middle West. Is In New York. He saw him last Saturday. Rockefeller AVHIIns to Testify. "Where Is John D. Rockefeller?" asked Mr. Hadley. "He Is at Lake wood. As I explained, his health is not good and he has had no connection with the business for ten years." "When did you see Mr. Rockefeller last?" "Mr. Rockefeller has been In New York and Lakewood all the time." said Mr. Archbold. "I saw him In 'atv- Vnrtr a couple or three weeks ago.tnd T also saw him a few dnys ago In Lakowood." Then after a moment's pause, he con tinued. "It I may be permitted to so slate, Mr. Rockefeller knows nothing, ab solutely nothing, of the matters concerned In this suit. Mr. Rockefeller's health Is such that It Imposses quite a care upon him. He has no desire to evade any questions, but he very much dislikes the notoriety and the cartooning. If you want to go and question him. I am sure you will find him willing to answer any questions and " "There is only one way to examine witnesses here." broke In Mr. Hadioy. "We have only one way." "Mr. Rockefeller's health Is such as to impose quite a care upon him," replied the witness. "Is Mr. Rockefeller confined to his bod?" asked Mr. Hadley. "By no means." replied Mr. Archbold. "but his general health Is not good, nor has It been for several years." Audits Competitors Accounts'. Mr. Hampton said that when he de clined to answer questions at thchcarlng last January, he presumed that he was being asked concerning the auditing of the Waters-Pierce Company as formed prior to 1E?0. "And don't you think your answers were calculated to mislead?" asked the Missouri Attorney-General. "I don't think so." Mr. Hampton said he sent a man to audit the books of the Standard Oil Com- rpany, of Indiana, and the auditor was placed on the payrolls of Wade Hampton. He got the money for this payroll from the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. The witness said he had never audited the books of the Republic Oil Company, but the other subsidiary companies of the Standard were directly audited un der his direction. Standard Auditors Sent Out. Mr. Hadley then produced a letter writ ten by Mr. Hampton to H. C. Pierce. St. Louis, as president of tne Waters-Picrco Company, on July 7, 1SS0, Introducing "our" John D. L. Hornberger, who went, the letter read, at the writer's request to audit the books of that company. Mr. Hampton said he wrote the leUcr. A second letter was offered, written to J. P. Druitt. In St. Louis, Introducing Mr. Conroy. who, the letter said, went to St. Louis to audit the Waters-Pierce Com pany's books, and ordering' him to be placed on the payrolls of that company as an employe for reasons, the letter read," "which you will doubtless appreciate." The witness also said he wrote that let ter. "Do you now wish to. correct your testimony concerning- the auditing of these books?" "Xo. I take the stand i have corrected 1U" Asked why he used tho term' "You will doubtless appreciate," the witness thought It probably referred to some conversation he mlghtTiave had with Mr. Smith. "Was it not because the State of Texas had refused a license to the Waters-Pierce Company and you did not consider it wise to have the fact known this auditor was- a Standard Oil man?" asked the Attorney General. "Xot at all." said Mr. Hampton. All Paid by the Watcrs-PIcrcc. A third and fourth letter wer,e intro duced, written by the witness to J. P. Druitt. in St. Louis, which introduced ba,lf a dozen men who went to St, Louis, the STANDARD MEN HO U-SE-FUMSTIERS letter said, to audit the books of the Wat-ers-Plerce Company. AH were ordered placed on the payrolls of the Waters Pierce Company as employes of that com pany. Mr. Hampton said he did not fix the amount of their salaries In St. Louis, but mentioned what their salaries were "while working for me." Mr. Hadley than read Mr. Hampton's testimony at the last hearing, when he testified that he had not directed H. R. Backus to go to St. Louts and audit the books of the Waters-Plcrce Company. Then Mr. Hadley read a number of letters which stated to Mr. Druitt that Mr. Backus was coming to St. Louis to audit the books and ordering him placed on the payroll as an employe. Other letters writ ten by Mr. Hampton to Mr. Druitt In St. Louis, introducing other men who came from other points to "assist Mr. Backus in auditing the books," and ordering them likewise placed on the payrolls while at work In 9t. Louis, were read. All of the men. according to tho letters of the wit ness, had their expenses paid by the Wat-crs-Plerce Oil Company. The witness declared that he did not order the Waters-Pierce Company's books audited, but the men were sent to St. Louis and paid by the Waters-Pierce Company while there, but It was not done under his directions. Standnrd Got Reports on "Rivals." Nxt Mr. Hadley read a letter signed by the witness to Mr. Druitt concerning the transfer of a tank station of the Wntrs-P1erce Company and asking for an explanation of a difference of 0.53. Mr. Hampton said a man named Barker nt the time the letter was written in 1R had a desk In his office and had charge of that department for the Waters-Pierce Company. "But why did he sign your name to the letter. It It was his business?" de manded Attorney-General Hadley. "Why. he was in my office," said Mr. Hampton. "And does every one in your office sign your name simply because he Is there?" continued the Attorney-General. "No. I'll acknowledge that reports were sent to me concerning these matters." The witness said he supposed the Stand ard OH Company had a list of all the tank stations of the Waters-Pierce Company, as "It Is a large stockholder In that com pany, and I suppose it knows where its money Is Invested." All' in Same Building. Mr. Hampton said Mr. Backus and R. P. TInsley rosigned as auditors for the Standard OH Company, and Mr. Backus became the secretary and Mr. TInsley the vice-president of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company. Mr. TInsley at one time held the position designated as agent at 2tJ Broadway, and that designation ls still In force today, the witness said. H. C. Arnold, he said. Is the agent now. C. H. Nichols ls a member of the domestic trade committee. The witness said he owned no stock in the Waters-Pierce, the Republic or the Standard Oil Companies. Harry "EL Piatt, tho next witness, said he had been employed at 26 Broadway for a year and a half. His work had been flrut with the Union Tank Line Company, but later he was transferred and received his pay from the Standard Company. He was in the office of a man named Cooke nnd later in the office of a man named Tllford. He said that H. M. Tllford and H. C Tllford occupied offices In the same place. 26 Broadway. R. H. McCall had his desk in the office of W. H. Tllford. C. H. Nichols also had a desk at 26 Broadway. Witness Identified a printed blank of the dally cash receipts and bank balances of the Waters-Pierce Company, of St. Louis, which, he said, is similar to a report received daily by R. H. McCall. ARE JUST LIKE REAL- PERSONS Hadley Says Corporations Can Be Made to Obey La;r. NEW. YORK. March 26. Attorney-General Hadley, of Missouri, takes a very modest view of his achievement in finally forcing the Standard OH magnates to an swer the questions about the stock own ership in tho companies doing business In Missouri. "I am Just a lawyer conducting a law suit," he said. "I have only done what any lawyer of ordinary ablUty would do as Attorney-General of Missouri. The hearings before Commissioners here and at home have been conducted on strictly legal lines, and I have at no time tried to Inject sensationalism into the case. "One result of the proceedings thus far will be. I think, that public officials charged with the duty of prosecuting cor porations which work In defiance of the law will no longer have any excuse for not proceeding against them on the ground that, while the corporations may bo carrying on business In an unlawful manner, there ls no use in haling them up in the courts because they cannot be forced to testify against themselves. "A recent decision of the United States Court on this point, as well as the decis ion In our own case by the Supreme Court of Missouri, that the oil officials must answer the questions put to them, shows that there Is no material basis for this excuse. It also snows that we have plenty of laws now to compel the corpor- ffUKEYS If " v r 1 y!t-j'"py J ations to toe the line. Just the same as private Individuals. "The courts now hold that the corpora tion, as a creature of the state. Is sub ject to the supervision of the state. Accordingly, the state has a right to In quire if the business of the corporation Is conducted In a lawful manner, and Its officials are compelled to answer all proper questions that are asked with a view to finding out whether the corpora tion Is so conducting Its business." The Standard Oil attorneys had little to say yesterday regarding the capitulation to the order of the court which Mr. Had ley secured both In thl3 state and in the State of Missouri. Attention was called to the fact that in the answer of Mr. Rogers It was stated that the ownership of stock In the Standard OH Company of Indiana, the Republic Oil Company and the Waters Pierce Company, was admitted, subject to the objection of the questions being Irrelevant and Immaterial, and for the purposes of the present case only. This ls taken by some to mean that an appeal from the decision of the Supreme Court of Missouri Is being prepared. Th mat ter may get Into the United States Su preme Court, finally. Mr. Hadley said his efforts from now on would be directed to showing control and management of the three Western companies by the Standard Oil Trust from 26 Broadway. He had been informed that diligent search was being made at the Standard Oil office for the reports and other documents that he had directed the officials to produce. Tie had no doubt that these records would be produced. In any event, he had copies of them which would have to be admitted In evidence if the originals did not come to light. As the tnist attorneys have waived their objection to allowing the testimony to be taken In shorthand, for the present at least. It Is expected that the proceed ings will move with much greater ce lerity than heretofore. oitj inquiry; ix kaxsas. Garfield's Acnt- Seeks Effects of Xcw Anti-Trust Laws. TOPEKA. Kan.. March 26. A. B. Car roll, an agent sent out by Commissioner Garfield. Is In Topeka getting material for the Garfield report on the oil Indus try, and called upon Governor Hoch to day to talk over the situation. Mr. Car roll is here to cover the Investigations of conditions in the oil industry, affected by the various new laws enacted at the last session of the Legislature. Mr. Carroll has visited the independent oil refineries and obtained Information concerning their profits, and the protec tion which they secure from the anti discrimination law, the maximum freight law and the railroad anti-rebate law. Mr. Hoch said today: "While Mr. Carroll did not outline his plans to me, there Is no doubt In my mind that the Independent refineries are making- money. Thero Is a big profit In the refinery business, and the new laws enable the Independents to stay In the business." ATTACK RAILROAD MERGERS Had ley's Xe-Tt Step to Prosecute Buy ers of Competing: Lines. KANSAS CITY, March 26. The Journal says. Two or more railroads may be thrown into receivership by proceedings to be instituted by Attorney-General Hadley after the ending- of his fight against the Standard Oil Company. He has chosen the rail roads owning parallel and erstwhile competing- lines, which have violated tho act of the State of Missouri by combining-. Principal among- the roads to be at tacked are the Burlington, which owns the Qulncy, Omaha & Kansas City, a parallel line, and the Frisco, which owns the Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield. The Attorney-General Is said to be convinced he will be able to make out a case against the Bur lington and Frisco systems. The Rock. Island and tho Chicago &. Alton, which parallel each other in Missouri, and the Missouri Pacific and Wabash, both Gould properties and parallel, may also be proceeded against. , TEMPERATURE IS NORMAL Governor Pattison Has a Day of Rest and Quiet. COLUMBUS. O., March 26. The follow ing bulletin was issued at 9 o'clock by the physicians attending Governor J. M'. Pattison. of Ohio: "Governor Pattison has had a day of rest and quiet, and the present Indica tions point to a good night. Temperature normal; pulse 92: respiration 22. "E. J. WILSOX, "P. HOLT." Governor Pattison is a very sick man, and his recovery Is scarcely looked for. His physicians have steadily Refused to reveal the nature of hla Illness. The kid tiey trouble from which he is known to be suffering Is said to be only an incident of his real malady. A Columbus news paper stated that he was suffering from Internal cancer, and this has been neither affirmed nor denied by the physicians. TURN TO HUGHES AS SAVIOR (Continued From Pag a 1.) trouble is now in our own ranks. It Is absolutely necessary for us to do some thing to convince the people that we are in line for reform, and I think Hughes fills the bill. T know that people up- my way. who never saw him, never met any body who saw him. or never heard him speak, declare he must be our candidate. They feel convinced that. If he were Gov ernor, he would clean things up as com pletely as he cleaned up the gas and In surance scandals, and I am inclined to believe they are right." McVIcar Cnmc From Kansas. WICHITA. Kan.. March 26. Albert McVIcar. who was murdered at Stock ton, Cal., worked for an express com pany here until several years ago. His mother, three brothers and other rela tives are still here. They are well-to-do and highly respected. The body of the murdered man will probably be brought here for burial. Golden State Limited in Ditch. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March 26. The eastbound Golden State Limited train of the Rock Island Railroad, due to arrive here at 9 P. M.. was derailed at Muncle. Kan., eight miles west of this city. Sev- eral cars are reported ditched. A wreck 1 ing train has gone from Kansas City. ti-4Ti'?iH,flM' 'M- '! il1 i- X HUNTER BALTIMORE RYE IS THE WHISKEY OF REFINED TASTE. THE CONNOISSEUR'S FIRST CHOICE. if Sold at all flratclasscafet bx Jobber. WH. LXNAHAN SOK, Baltimore, Hd. UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS OF C. Gee Wo The Great Chinese Doctor At No. 162 First St. Cor. Morrison No misleading statements to tha afflicted. 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