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THE BIORTXG OREGO:IA 3IOXDAY, MAY 21, 1906.
CONGRESS WILL
ADJQURN EARLY-
Preset Session Is Not Likely
to Continue Later Than.
June 15.
WELL UP WITH CALENDAR
Only Appropriation Bill Remain to
Be Passed Action on Statehood,
Pure Food and Ship Subsidy
to Be Postponed.
ORKGONIAN NEWS Bl'BEAU, Wash
ington, Way 19. Present indications
point to an adjournment of Congress
about the loth of June. The great de
bats of the session has been brought
to a close; the railroad rate- bill has
been . passed by the Senate, and the
way is now clear for the regular ap
propriation bills and other important
legislation, .that, .demands . conldera-
Hon. In the House of Representatives
the work -Is" up to date. All of the
big appropriation bills, except the
sundry civil bill, have been passed by
that body, and this last bill will be
reported to the House Just as soon aa
the House is ready to receive it. At
the outside two weeks Is ample to
pass this bill and two unimportant
appropriation bills yet to be consid
ered, the general deficiency and the
diplomatic.
Will Rush Appropriations.
In the Senate appropriation bills
have lagged behind on account of the
dehate on the rate bill, yet In spite of
this protracted discussion the Senata
ha found opportunity to pass the ur
gent deficiency,' pension, fortifications.
Array and Indian appropriation bills,
and will make short work of those
now awaiting consideration, namely,
the postoffice, agricultural, legislative,
District of Columbia and military
academy bills. The Senate, in spite
of its reputation for long; debates, can
dispose of appropriation bills in re
markably short periods when the tlmo
for adjournment approaches. It al
ways does. So the legislative pro
gramme, so far as the appropriation
bills Is concerned, may be considered
In such shape as to permit adjourn
ment ' bj!- the middle of June. It is
the appropriation bills that determine
the length of the session after all, for
when the last of these bills is agreed
to Congress always adjourns, unless it
happens to be In extra session, called
for some 'special purpose.
Quick Agreement on Rate Bill.
The conference committee having the
rat bill In charge is not likely to report
inside of two weeks, but In the end the
House will probably accept the essential
Senate amendments, including that of
fered by Senator Allison. The fact that
the President approves this amendment
will be ample Justification for the House
to give Its assent, and the further fact
that practically all the other amendments
meet with the approval of the President
will Insure their final adoption. The most
ff thru objection raised by the House con
ferees will be made out of form "to pre
srve the dignity of the House." But
when the conference committee does
ngree, the Senate and House will be quick
to adopt the conference report, -and the
bill will be hustled oft to the President
to receive hia signature. Thus will ba
brought to a close one of the hardest
lought struggled that has taken place in
Congress since the passage of the Ding
ley tariff bill.
The conference committees on the prin
cipal appropriation bills will not agree as
resdlly a the conferees on the rate bill.
The Senate has made material amend
ments to the big appropriation bill which
it has already passed, and will make sub
stantial alterations in those yet to come.
Many of the Important amendments at
tached by the Senate were voted down by
the House, and naturally the House will
object to these amendments In conference.
Custom has shown that in the main the
Senate amendments will prevail, but there
wlli have to be some 'compromise. There
Is much discussion before any appropria
tion hill Is reported by a conference com
mittee, particularly on the naval, agri
cultural and sundry civil bills, the most
important of the lot.
A number of important pieces of gen
eral legislation remain to be disposed of
before the adjournment' of Congress,
notably the statehood bill, pure-food bill,
public building bill, ship subsidy and the
Smoot case. Moat of these measures will
be acted upon in some definite manner,
vet none of them' is of such importance
as to prolong the session after the last
appropriation bll has been signed by the
President.
Revrrldge and Statehood.
The statehood bill has been In confer
ence since March 10. and there is as yet
no sign, ot agreement. The fact is the
conference committee has made no sin
cere endeavor to reach an agreement.
The Senate amended the House bill so
as to admit Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, . but left it to the people of New
Mexico and Ariaona to ay whether or
not they should be admitted aa a single
state.
Senator Beveridge. the leading Senate
conferee, is decidedly opposed to the bill
as It passed the Senate, although the
Senate instructed him and his associates
to insist upon the Senate bill. Strong
pressure Is being brought to bear to com
pel the conference committee to agree
and bring in a blllt but ao far nothing haa
been accomplished. It is quite possible
this measure may go over until the next
session. But If the conference" committee
does agree. It WIU be on a bill admitting
one state and permitting Arizona and
New Mexico to vote to determine their
fate.
Pure Food Bill AVill Pass.
The pure food bill Is in a position to
become a'law. If the House of Repre
sentatives can find time for Its con
sideration. This bill has several times
passed the House, but never until this
session was It put through the Senate.
The House committee made many
amendments to the Senate bill, and
now has it on the calendar. a priv
ileged measure 'o be considered when
appropriation bill" do not have the
right of way. rebate has been lim
ited to two days, so that its passage is
sure to follow whenever two days can
be found for its consideration. The
only danger that confronts this legis
lation lies in the disagreement of the
two houses on the amendments made
by the House. There Is a possibility
that the bill may be left in conference
when Congress adjourns, but this will
not happen if It is considered and
passed by the House some time this
month.
Ship Subsidy Dead.
The ship subsidy bill is dead. Speak
er cannon. In making up the commit
tees at the beginning of this Congress,
put two new members on the commit
tee on merchant marine who were op
posed to the bill. Their vote ties the
committee, so that there are now nine
committeemen' opposed to the bill and
the same number in its favor. - This
make 1t impossible to get the bill out
of committee, and- there it will He
through the Summer. The Speaker
knows the danger of passing a ship
subsidy bill Just before the Congres
sional elections, and he has killed this
measure most effectively.
Building Bill Is Safe.
There is an omnibus public building
bill waiting consideration. Bills ot
this character take care of themselves,
once they get out of committee.
Enough Congressional districts are
provided for to Insure the passage of
this bill if it Is allowed1 to come up.
and very little debate Is necessary to
convince the House that It Is a meri
torious measure. There has been much
delay in reporting this measure to the
House, but If it once cornea in It will
go through on greased ways, and It
will lose no time in the Senate. Thar
is a possibility that the Speaker may
not permit this bill . to be reported,
though its friends claim to have his
promise to let the bill go through. -May
Postpone Smoot Cae.
There is every indication that the
final discussion of the famous Smoot
case may again be postponed. Not
withstanding the tact that a majority
of the committee on privileges and
elections Is understood to be In favor
of unseating Senator Smoot, the fact
remains that there are not enough
votes in the Senate to oust him, and
nobody knows this better than Senator
Burrows, the actual manager of the
anti-Smoot campaign and chairman of
the committee. For a time the anti
Smoot people believed they had every
thing their own way, but they are now
convinced, in spite of their protesta
tions, that it will take a two-thirds
vote to unseat Smoot, and they are toot
able to count that many Senators on
their side. That accounts for the un
expected delay In reporting the case.
Either one of two things will be
done with this perplexing problem
the committee will fall to report, or.
if It reports, will not press for an Im
mediate vote. There is danger, of
course, if a report is made, that Smoot
will demand ' immediate consideration,
and If he should, the case being priv
ileged, the Senate would have to act.
This would mean the defeat ot Bur
rows, and for that reason it Is likely
some excuse will be brought forward
for failing to make a report to the
Senate.
BILLS BEFORE THE HOUSE
Eight - Leading Measures '' Have
About Equal Chance.
WASHINGTON, May 20. The railroad
rate bill, the statehood bill, the diplomat
ic and consular appropriation bill, the
naturalization bill, the pure food bill,
conference reports on the army and In
dian appropriation bills are all possibili
ties of consideration in the National
House of Representatives this week. The
certainties m thie calendar of 'business
are that Monday will be devoted to the
passage of minor bills under suspension
of the rules. With the filibuster of the
Democrats to promote the statehood bill
the result will be comparatively email
In the number of measures passed.
The diplomatic and consular appropria
tion bill will be called up Tuesday, ac
cording to the present programme. The
diplomatic bill Is a small measure and
will require but a day or two at most
in consideration, unlese it is to be made
the vehicle for set speeches.
The rate bill Is likely to be made the
subject of more or less discussion when
the motion is made to send it to con
ference. Just what will be the charac
ter of this discussion, or the length of
time it will occupy cannot be ascertained
with any deflniteness.
The conferences in the statehood bill
indicate that a preliminary report to the
two Houses la a possibility for the not
distant future. While noftilng definite
can be said as to the character of this
report, it Is believed it will include a
compromise on the basis of the Foraker
amendment, permitting the people of
Arizona, and New Mexico to vote separ
ately on the subject of Joint statehood.
The pure food bill will be called up
in the House at all times when the ap
propriation bills or other privileged mat
ters are not under consideration.
The Senate will resume business Mon
day by taking up the legislative, ex
ecutive and Judicial appropriation bill,
and when that is passed will probably
enter upon the consideration of the im
migration bill. Senators have been so
engrossed with the rate bill during the
past few months that they have given
very little attention to other questions.
Consequenly there Is no well defined pro
gramme for future legislation, and no
one has definite authority to state what
course will be pursued. But the Immigra
tion bill ts so generally favored by the
Republican leaders that there la no doubt,
it will be given the nexf place of pref
erence on. the Senate calendar.
There will not. however, be any fur
ther effort at legislation aside from ap
propriation bills until, the Republican
'teering committee can get together and
decide upon a programme, which will
probably be some time during the week.
The general disposition is to confine bus
iness to the supply bills as much as pos
sible, but there is considerable division
of opinion with reference to the Panama
canal bill, and also on the question of
the discharge of the Philippine commit
tee from the -further consideration of
the Philippine tariff bill.
There is very strong pressure to secure
consideration of the canal bill this ses
sion, while the preponderance of senti
ment on the Philippine question appears
to be against the reopening of the sub
ject. The confereno report on the- Indian
appropriation bill will be presented dur
ing the week, and will be taken up for
consideration as soon as It is presented.,
The ' report on the Postoffice appropria
tion will be made late in the week, and
It too will receive early attention.
Dropped Dead at First Base.
SAGINAW. Mich.. May 20. During a
ball game today Carl Steuber, aged IS.
dropped dead of heart disease as he
reached first base after driving a liner
into left. field in the second Inning.
Mllwaukie Country Club.
Memphis and Louisville races. - Vis
itors should take the Seilwood or Oregon
City ears, starting from First and Alder
streets.
PREFER TO TALK
Telephones Are Used More
Than Telegraph Wires.
OHIO LEADS IN MESSAGES
Report of the Census Bureau Shows
That In 1903 San Francisco
Had One Telephone for -Every
Xlne Persons.
WASHINGTON. May 20. A special re
port of telephones and telegraphs for 1902
has been issued by the census office. It
shows that in 1902 the telephone systems
of the country operated more than three
fourths of the wire mileage reported for
both ..telephones and telegraphs, giving
employment to seven-tenths of the wage
earners, paid more than two-thirds of the
wages, received "more than two-thirds of
the total revenue and paid more than
two-thirds of the total expenses.
For the commercial systems the mileage
was 4.770,571 and the number of telephones
2,225,981; for the mutual systems, the mile
age was 790,105 and the number of tele
phones 89,316, and of the independent lines
the mileage was 49,965, and the number of
telephones 55,747.
The number . of salaried employes en
gaged in the telephone service was 14,124
and the average number of wage-earners
64.628. Tho amount paid in salaries was
JS.SSS.SSS. and In wages 26,369,745. The num
ber of. messages or talks reported during
the year was 5,070,554,553, of which all but
120.7(M,844 were local calls, the remaining
being long-distance or tolls.
Ohio led in the number of messages,
with 55S.707.801, and Illinois was next, with
541.160.9S2. In long-distance and toll traffic
Pennsylvania was first, with 20.461,900 mes
sages,' and New York was second, with
20.367.024. On the average, there was one
telephone to every 31 persons, and each
person talked 66 times a year..
f.an TYancisco. wifh one telephone to
nine persosn. was the first telephone city
in the United States in 1902.
The average revenue per telephone
amounted to $37.50. and the average per
message to 1.7 cents, while the average
operating expense was $24.56 per telephone
and 1.1 cents per message. Incidentally,
the report says that January 1. 1901. the
number of telephones for the United
States was 3.400.000 and the number for
Europe 1,485,784.
The report speaks of the effect of the
telephone on checking the amount of tele
graph business. It says that the rates of
the two systems for medium distances do
not differ greatly and for very long dis
tances they are overwhelmingly in favor
of the telegraph. If the message to be
taken as a unit; but if the number 'of
words exchanged be taken into account
as well as the time required for getting
into communication, the telegraph Is at a
disadvantage in case of a large amount
of traffic The report says the public em
ploy the telegraph at the rate of only a
little more than Jl a year per capita,
whereas the number of telephone mes
sages Is already 165 per capita.
The commercial telegraph systems of
the country owned and operated 1,318.385
miles of wire In 1902. In addition, there
were 16.677 nautical miles of submarine
cable. The 2d systems had a capltaltza
tion of stocks and bonds of $162,946,525, a
total revenue of $40,930,038, and total assets
of $195,003,775. A sum amounting to $15.
003,673 was paid in salaries and wages to
82) .salaried employes and 26,798 wage
earners. The railway telegraph systems are rep
resented by 684 companies. They employed
80.336 operators and dispatchers, to whom
$20,040,130 was paid in wages.
TRADE WITH THE ANTIPODES
Marked Increase of Imports and Ex
ports From the United States.
"WASHINGTON. May 20. A report made
public today by the- Department of Com
merce and Labor says:
Trade between the United States and
British Australia in the fiscal year 1905
aggregated $38,000,000, against $24,500,000 in
the preceding year, and $14,000,000 In 1805.
Imports from British Australia have
grown from $4,750,000 in 1895 to $12,000,000 in
1905, and exports thereto In the same
period from $9,000,000 to $26,000,000.
While the imports to British Australia
from the United States for 1904 are but
about one-fifth as great as those from
the United Kingdom, they are far greater
than those of any other country, and in
fact practically equal to the combined
imports into Australia from all countries
exclusive of the British Empire. The
United States Is credited with having sup
plied $22,000,000 of the direct Imports Into
British - Australia, compared with $110,-
000,000 from the United Kingdom.
Consul Miller at Mukden.
TOKIO. May 20. Henry B. Miller.
United States Consul-General, and his
staff have arrived at Mukden.
END TO DRINKING BOUT
Three Prominent Citizens of Ken
tucky Town Found Dead.
MATFIELD. Ky.. May 20. A triple
tragedy occurred tonight at Lynville. this
county. A visitor to the warehouse owned
by Mark Wilson, a prominent merchant,
found the proprietor, his brother,. West
Wilson, and Arthur West lying on the
floor shot to death. Revolvers were found
beside the bodies of West and West Wil
son. Two citizens reported that they - had
been at the warehouse shortly before 7
o'clock tonight and left the trio apparent
ly on good terms, although all had ap
parently been drinking. The supposition
Is that West Wilson and Arthur West en
gaged In a shooting affray, killing each
other, and that one of the bullets struck
Mark Wilson.
STEEL BARS ARE CARVED
Eleven Government Prisoners. Escape
From Fort Oglethorpe.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. May 20. By
sawing through the steel bars that cov
ered the windows, 11 general prisoners
escaped from the guardhouse at Fort
Oglethorpe tonight. They each had prison
terms of from two to five years ahead of
them. They had been brought here from
southern posta preparatory to being Bent
to Fort Leavenworth for permanent con
finement. Spelling a la Styx.
New Tork Globe.
Dr. Samuel Johnson. Noah Webster and
the rest of that famous band of discar
nate spirits, whose early- recreation was
the making of dictionaries, were thrown
into a state of rage the other day when
the news went in over the Styx subma
rine, cable that Mr. Carnegie had taken
up the question of spelling reform. It
haa been the 'practice "ax the Cheshire
Cheese inn, in the trans-Styx London,
where post mortem encyclopedists have
their "clubs, to make light of the mod
ern verbal reformers and "simpliflers."
It was immediately seen, however, that
Andrew's addition to the reformers' fold
put a very different complexion on the
case.
Sir." said the doctor to Boswell In his
best "bow-wow" manner. "I have never
slept an hour less nor ate an ounce less
meat on account of these catins, out now
that that Scotch barbarian, that futile
Highland Cherokee, has supplied them
with money, they may ruin the language
in a twelvemonth."
"I don't see, sir," replied Boswell, why
v countryman did not confine his chari
ties to libraries and hero funds."
-Because, sir." thundered the doctor,
he is Insane on the subject of charity;
he could not make a worse use of his
money than thus to threaten the integrity
and purity of the great vehicle of ex
pression." "There is. however, sir." replied Bos
well, "something to be said in their favor,
thru saves three letters over through,
catalog saves two, becaws one; they take
less ink, and less room on a page; think
of-"
'Well, sir." said the doctor. suppose
they do; what of that? A man with his
arms and legs off would take up less
room. Tou take up less room than I do.
Does that make you any more valuable
to the world?"
I can see no logical conclusion, sir.
replied Boswell. "to the omission of
sllont letters. They do no good"
"No good, sir! snarled tne aocior.
There are some letters, sir, as there are
some men, who do . tnemseives more
credit, sir, when they are silent."
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FOOD TO HAVE CONTRACTED
THE DREAD TRACHOMA.
Recent Trip to China Did Much to
Alleviate Conditions Caused
by the Boycott.
SEATTLE, Wash.. May 20. Wo Gen.
manager of the Wa Chong Company, one
of the wealthiest Chinese merchants of
the Northwest, is to be deported. He
made a trip to China recently to patch
up trade relations, and did a great deal
toward alleviating conditions caused by
the boycott.
When he returned a few days ago he
was found to have trachoma, the dread
eye disease, and was placed in the quar
antine detention station at Port Town
send. Powerful influences have been
brought to bear to nullify the order, but
without avail.
Fire at Medical Lake.
MEDICAL LAKE. Wash.. May 20. Fire
In a row of frame bulldinsrs of Lake
street, early this morning, destroyed prop
erty valued at 'nearly $13,000. including
four buildings. The insurance is about
$6000. The losers are all business houses.
David Gribling and the Harris Drug Com
pany. $4500 each, are the principal suf
ferers. BANKER AS DOG-CATCHER
Proposes to Make Dog-Pound Model
for Humanitarians.
OMAHA Neb.. May 18. (Special.)
Omaha is to have the wealthiest dog-
catcher in the country in the person of
Alfred Millard, a banker. Though a Re
publican. Mr. Millard is seeking the ap
pointment from the new Democratic
Mayor, James C. Dahlman, and will un
doubtedly land It. As an active member
of the Nebraska Humane Society, of
which he is president, Mr. Millard has
Er.ra
Millard. Banker and Dog
Catcher. already done much to Improve the condi
tions at the city pound, and he believes
that. If he is invested with the authority
of poundmaster. he will have opportuni
ties to make this institution a model of
its kind.
Alfred Millard is a son of the late Ezra
Millard, one of the pioneer bankers of
Omaha, and a nephew of Joseph H. Mil
lard. Nebraska's senior Senator. He Is
himself and has been for many years one
of the leading bankers of Omaha, being
cashier of the United States National
Bank, and stands high in financial, busi
ness and social circles. But with all his
large business interests, he has found
time to do a great work for the dumb
animals. Under his watchful eye. the
Omaha dog pound is already a model one,
but Mr. Millard proposes to still further
improve the sanitary and other condi
tions, and to this end will turn into the
treasury of the Humane Society for this
work all the fees from the office of pound
master above the cost of carrying on the
work.
Quiet Restored at Coeymans.
COETMANS, N. Y-, May 20. The mili
tary occupation of the village of Coey
mans will end tomorrow and ordinary
civil life will be taken up where it was
Interrupted by the riot of last Wednes
day in connection with the strike, which
has been in progress for several weeks
along the river between Albany and New
burg. The town was closely guarded today,
and no untoward Incident occurred. In
fantry sentries paced the streets in front
of every saloon, and cavalry patrols
watched every block.
.-Traveling Men's Tom Word Club.
The Traveling Men's Tom Word Club
held a meeting at its headquarters, room
228 Lumber Exchange) building, yesterday
morning. After tbe transaction of routine
business, the meeting was addressed by
Henry McGinn, who dwelt on conditions
which existed in Multnomah. County be
fore Tom Word's election. In contrasting
them with the situation at present. His
address was received with grpat enthusi
asm. The club is nonpolitical. being or
ganized by traveling men to assist their
fellow-traveler, Tom Word, in hia second
campaign.
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GONYEM OP DENTISTS
AXNCAL MEETING OF OREGON
STATE ASSOCIATION.
Sessions Will Be Held Today and To
morrow and Practical
Papers Discussed.
The annual meeting of the Oregon
State Dental Association will be held in
Portland this week, beginning tonight at
7:30 o'clock. The Chamber ot Commerce
has been selected a the place of conven
tion. Tuesday there will be three ses
sions, morning, afternoon and evening,
and Wednesday, morning and afternoon
sessions only. An invitation is extended
to all ethical practitioners in other states
to meet with the Oregon association and
it Is thought that several will be present.
Many of the leading dentists of the state
are on the programme, and the field of
work covered by the various papers and
demonstrations is thorough and complete.
The officers of the association are:
President, Dr. E. G. Clark Portland; vice
president. Dr. Harper, Corvallis; secretary
and treasurer. Dr. A. P. Wataon, Port
land; executive committee, Drs. Jean
Cllne. N. R. Oox. W. A. Cummtng, Av L.
Beatle and M. F. Fenton.
The president's annual address will be
heard at tonight's meeting, and there
will be one paper at this session by Dr.
W. F. Lewis on "Rationalle of Plastics."
Reports and unfinished business will also
be disposed of. The executive committee
meets tomorrow morning at 9:30. after
which the regular programme will be
taken up. The election of new officers
will take place during the morning ses
sion. The following clinics will be given
tomorrow during the three sessions:
Tuesday morning Dr. Eugene A. Vaughn,
Pendleton, "Porcelain Crown for Badly Broken-Down
Teeth"; Dr. J. B. Cardwell, Port
land. "Trimming Models": Dr. B. L. line,
Portland. "Sweating Bands and Cusps In
Crown Work"; Dr. G. D. Peters, Portland,
'Method of Removable Bridge Work"; Dr.
Hlrstel. Portland. "Porcelain Demonstration.
Using 8. 8. White High Fusing Porcelain";
Dr. Mark Hayter, Dallas, "A New Crown
Post": Dr. F. H. Walgamot. Portland,
"Method of Making Seamless Crowns"; 10:45,
election of new members: Dr. George Larkin,
New berg, paper.
Tuesday afternoon l:SO. clinics; Dr. O. D.
Ireland. Portland, "Gold Filling. Using Howe
Post"; Dra. .Watson, Skiff. Loomls, Portland,
table clinic, "Working Porcelain"; Dr. G. H.
Nottage. Portland. "Showing Sections of Max
illa and Mandible"; Dr. M. H. Fentan. Port
land. "Logan Crown Using Rubber Dam";
2:45, Dr. D. I. Wadsworth, Portland, paper,
"Gold Inlay."
Tuesday evening, 7:30 Dr. W. Cavanaugh.
Portland, "Cavity Preparation"; Dr. A. L
Beatle, Oregon City, "Method of Root Caaal
Treatment."
NOTIFIES THE COMPANIES
Commissioner Takes Measures to
Protect Policy-Holders.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. In behalf
of a great mass of policy-holders who lost
property In the Are. and as a precauionary
measure against the possible contention
being made that some persons failed to
send notice of loss as required by law.
Insurance Commissioner E. Myron Wolf
has sent word to all insurance companies
that a large portion of San Francisco has
been destroyed.
The object in sending out the circular Is
to protect those policy-holders who may
have failed to give notice of the losses
they have sustained. Some of these have
lost their policies and do not know where
they are Insured, and an insurance corpo
ration disposed to resort to legal quibbles
and technicalities might raise the point
that it was not notified of certain losses.
GOES INSANE ON TRAIN.
Richard Wilson Worries Over Sum
of Money in Possession.
SAN JOSE. May 20. Worrying over the
safety of $600 which he was carrying,
Richard Wilson, a little, gray-haired old
man, went suddenly insane this evening
on a train, which left Oakland about 6
o'clock. Nearing San Jose, he drew a
stiletto and threatened to stab several
passengers. The train crew overpowered
him after a hard struggle, and he is now
held here pending Investigation.
From effects found upon his person,
Wilson is a resident of either Portland,
Or., or Oklahoma Territory.
SOON TO GO ABROAD.
John D. Rockefeller Called by Sick
ness of Daughter and Brother.
NEW YORK. May 20. The continued
Illness of his daughter, Mrs. Charles A,
Strong, and of his brother, William
Rockefeller, both of whom are In France,
Is said to have made John D. Rockefeller
consent to a trip across the ocean. Those
who have talked with him about the pro
posed journey say that he will sail on
May SI on the Hamburg-American liner
Deutschland.
FUNERALS ARE DELAYED
Drivers' Association of Manhattan
Out on a Strike."
NEW TORK, Mav 20. A strike of the
Funeral Drivers' Association, Local No
164, which involved the whole territory of
Manhattan below Fourteenth street, went
into effect today.
The fact that 12 of the 36 eoachownar
affected acceded to the demands of tV
strikers lessened the Inconvenience, but
about 30 funerals ,had to be postponed
and others were conducted under difficul
ties.
BIG VESSEL FOR THE LAKES
Steamer to Be Constructed About
640 Feet In Length.
DETROIT, May 20. At a banquet at
the Detroit Club last night J. C. allace,
president of the American Shipbuilding
Company, in response to a toast, maae
the statement that within three or four
months his company would contract to
build a steamer for the Great Lakes from
640 to 645 feet in length over all. He did
not, state who would order the monster.
- PERSONAL MENTION.
NEW TORK. May 20. (Special.) North
western people registered today as fol
lows.
From Spokane Richards, at the Hol
land.
-C-M C.lo T S Chat a t thA Fart.
ington: A. P. Savage, at the Wolcott;
CHICAGO, May 20. (Special.) Orego
nlans registered today as follows:
Kaiserhof Thomas C. Bloomer, Port
land.
Great Northern C. H. Marsh. Portland.
McCoy Mrs. William Early. Portland.
Retail Grocers' Entertainment.
The Portland Retail Grocers' Assoeia
THE DISCOVERER
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the world has ever known. It is almost infallible in such cases. It
dissolves and expels tumors in an early stage of development.
Irregular, Suppressed or Painful Periods, 'Weakness of the Stomach,
Indigestion, Bloating, Nervous Prostration, Headache, General Debility
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tion will entertain Us friends tonight at
the W'estern Academy of Music Hall,
Second and Morrison streets, with a so
cial entertainment, the features of which
will be music, athletic contests, speeches
and refreshments. Numerous invitations
have been extended by the organization.
with the view of making the affair one of
the most enjoyable In its history.
COLONISTS FOR YAKIMA
Nearly 1000 Iowa People Will Seek
Homes in Washington.
SIOUX CITY. Ia., May 20. (Special.)
The rich valley of the Yakima River in
the State of Washington. Is to be made
the home of nearly 1000 Iowa people.
John H. Rogers, of that state, will per
sonally accompany the colonists to their
future homes.
A large majority of the colonists are
men who have been renting farms in
Iowa all their lives and have accumu
lated money enough to buy small hold
ings. There will be 11 tourist coaches in. the
special train. The household goods and
farm machinery will load another train
of 17 cars. Still another train will take
fine blooded Iowa cattle and horses. The
Fpecial trains will leave Sioux City about
June 1.
Strikes Down Aged Woman.
Crazed by drink, William Webb, of 4M
Williams avenue, made an attack last
night upon his mother-in-law. who is TO
years old, and knocked her down twice.
Webb came home early in the evening
and without the slightest provocation, his
wife says, assaulted the aged woman.
Webb was arrested last night by Police
Officer Nelson on the complaint of Webb's
wife.
Steamer Roon Is Floated.
NAGASAKI, May 20. The German mall
steamer Roon. of the North German
Lloyd's Chinto line, which ran ashore near
Oki Island during a fog May 18, while
bound to this port and Yokohama from
European ports, has been floated and ar
rived here today. The Roon passengers
were rescued and landed at Moji.
Mining Chamber Installed.
MEXICO CITY. May 20. The Mining
Chamber of Mexico has been formally
Installed, with a board of officers chos
en for two years. President Tlaz has
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been notified of the establishment of
the chamber, which promises to be a
great benefit to tho mining interests. .
To Cut Coal Bills in Half.
Technical World Magazine.
If some one were to discover that ordi
nary dirt was a fuel, which, burned under
certain simple conditions, yielded as good
or better results than- the best Pennsyl
vania anthracite, it is easy to imagine the
popular sensation that would be caused.
Yet results almost if not quite as sensa
tional, obtained by the United States Geo-y
logical Survey coal-testing plant have
passed almost unnoticed by the general
public. The experiments at this planv
have demonstrated that bituminous coal,
heretofore considered less than half arf:
valuable as anthracite, will, when manu-.
factured Into gas and burned In a gas en-,
gine produce as much net horsepower,
per 'ton of fuel as the best anthracite:
j b.iii v.,,,,,,,- thai- llfrnlte which Is so.
common Tin through me West, and has
been considered almost worthless, will
actually yield more horsepower per ton
than the best anthracite burned under a
.loam v,Ua- It hn s shown that all errades
of coal, from the best to the most worth
less as Judged by former standards, can
be utilized in this manner, their value for
producing gas being, generally speaking,,
exactly Inverse to their value In directly
producing, steam In a boiler. That is to
say, the poorer the coal for direct steam
producing purposes (by winch power coal
has been valued In the past), the more
valuable It seems to be for yielding gas
for use in the gas engine. s .
Judge Sears Will Decide.
Judge Sears will announce the follow,
ing decisions this morning:
Portland Union of Carpenters and Join
ers vs. G. W. McCoy. Motion- to. strike
out complaint.
W. H. O'Neill vs. Edson, Keith A Co.
Motion for new trial.
Old Gold Coin Unearthed.
OREGON CITY, Or.. May 20. (Special.)
V. M. Rainey, a workman employed on
a local street improvement, has un
earthed a 2.50 gold piece, coined in 1"8.
He has been offered an amount double
the face value of the coin.
Rural Carriers at Olympla. "
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington May 20. Charles E. Langford has
been appointed regular and Robert 6.
Banner substitute rural carrier, route 2,
at Olympta. -
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