r THE MOHXIXG OHEGOXIAS, SATURDAY. JAMJART IS, DEFENDS SMOOT'!! RIGHT TO MS SEAT Hopkins Declares Expulsion Against Both Law and Justice. VCar JUSt Closed 1 the assertion made in a statement Issued today by thfe Bll- r-t M of Statistics In the Department of oommeroet evnt Xsbor. Tliln reduc tion, however, 1b general, and not abed exclusively at this country. The rion is that the Flowery Kingdom nought more of these Roods - than the could consume a year ago. It is shown that China purchased about $14,000,000 worth less of cotton sroods for the 11 months endtnff with November last than during a corre sponding period of 1905. American ira portatlons Into China for the 11 months of 190s assreg&ted $31,000,000; of HOC. only 1 7.OO0.O0O. Kerosene oil, the second article in importance of American export trade. to China, also shows a marked decline for the last year. During 11 months in 1905 our exports were 71,500,000 gallons; in 1908. about 44.000.000. CITES EARLY PRECEDENT UERvice pension bili. passed Declare Smoot Good Cltlteil and ConslRCent Opponent of - Polys- amy-Dubois and .ruuon Ask String of Questions. WABHIXGJTOK Jt . - 11. The rt peech In defense or the .right of R Senate Amends Meaaure to Include Mexican AYar Veterans. WA8HIXGTON, Jan. 11. The Senate today without division passed the Mc- CuiXlOer service pension bin. The bin I i a. a..!. U fin was so amended as 10 mane 11 ap- plicable to the survivors of the Mxt- c-Bn at m well m the Civil war n rt to prohibit the payment of fees to pension attorneys.. ia;arcMr Hblpa for Psclflc Coast. Swot to 1 Kit in the Scne ira. WASHHiOTOy, Jan. n. Aitnotn vr-.H todav bv Senator Hopic.ns or minoiB . Hopklna took the position that "Senators were not Fedora I officers to the extent. tint tlip Senate couia pa? pn the,r liHU UIV , the suarg-estlon has been made that on Hrconn l of the weak reputation of nr- Crftl PUCll vessels should be sent there uH Orations and eligibility or Impeach at om, jt wa. statea to Jay thai the them for li ! kIi crimen or mlsdemeenora If a Senator was to be punished. It miiet v. rfnnr. hv thn stale or Federal courts. IT- uuhv . , .oniv-th: FeAerai oflWrn. he Tnftmtainea. .were Impeachable, and this impeachment must be for a crime commuiea as ea- rral officers. . The nrecenont cited Wag the UnBUCffSS' fill effort to ImpPAOh Senator Blount, of , Ten nor see, charged witn treaaonaoie oor- TfSpOndence With a foreign nation more than 100 vears aio. Th conclusion uuy hinn said, had never been reversed and that was that the Senate had no right tO try the cane, as Blount was not an of ficer of the United States. Hopkins said It was unnecessary for him to multiply evtaenee to demonstrate his POint that individual slates have no -power to add any qualification to a Sen- ator other than thnsef presrrlbed by the . Federal constitution. Referring; directly to Bmoot, he continued: i Smoot Citizen Above Reproach. 1 e in con4cd by the ehklrman or t r - committee on privileges and elections that tailor Smoot bokmui all the qualification! fpnkn of fn the Oonntltutlon. It Is also conceded, not on I y t y the abl c ri 1 r mat n of ' thla committee, but X think by at II who arc It tU familiar with the cafe, that Sen- i . ator Bmoot tn not & polygamic I tVlftl h hsa never married a plural wife and - never practiced polygamy ; t haat he la man In T.1 personal relations as eon. Naval Oennra 1 Board has no nresent In Inner since for the maneuvers which are about to bet-In at Culebra and Guanta- namo. which will cover a period of six weeka. 1 1 1m not Improbable, how eYer, that after the fleet reaches North- em waters some ships of the heavy armored class may be sent' around to the Pacific Ooast. The Atlantic fleet will be itreneth- ined by several new battleships and armored cruisers within the next lew m on tii a. House Breaks Pension fill! Record. WiSHfWrsTnN- t . r. n The T Tr. i , today adjourned until Monday after breaking: all records so far ag pension lea-! slat I on Is concerned. nunarea and twpnty-alfht private pension bills were passed in 1 hour and 35 minutes. I TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES - I Japanese Form Association to Dc velop Island Commerce. Tnvin ion 11 4 PhlHrmin JflB- ese Association has been formed to i cultivate commercial relations net ween Japan and the Philippines, aevelop nay- kbini. father ml citlwn above reproach; BP" " t,,e p.p ll ZZ X. that In .11 of the relations of citizenship lgatlon neiween JHpail BIIU lilt isiauua ne li uvea am, insuiawriy our ana uorlant lire. nd found a Japant'fiP bank and an In iic-ance r-omrianv at MoliiHsl. Th Prosrress party of Japan will of the IV. iv thn atViniilii ha ha -inllad from ihi, hor. oirac.a mUiiVonoreu for life, publish a iwi iq in Japanese atlarms placed upon hlu ehllaren. his v lire wrecked and the happlBa of hie w ieatroyed? H Is a Chrtntlan ntleman and Knsrllsh and Spanish. address today, condemned the lnc hl religious bfllft has taken him imo th i... gneculntive craze, iviilcli he sam i"hi.re.K Ta-,. rkrl., f 1 .tta-.n.v Calnta 1 V ... a Church of Jenu- Christ of Latter-Day Saints, commonly called the Mormon church. Denounce Polygamy. Hopklni paid he felt sure thou. rep resenting the protestants would not contend that there was an apostolic oath which had been taken by Smoot o - r t was enrlanK-erlntr tho arovernment S ef forts to place the finances of Japan on a satisfactory footing;. WOULD EXCLUDE JAPANESE REJECTS THt TOCfl Cushman Denies He is candi date for Senator. HEALTH IS BREAKING DOWN Vndcplded Whether to Ron Again for House) Could Not Get Senator-ship If He Wanted It. Xoa Pfot Want It. - - OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- lneton. Jan. ll.-Renresentatlve Cush- man. of Washington, will not be an ctlvo candidate Tor re-election to Oon- rC83. He may t) a receptive candi date, however. Jl rumor wan circulat ed here that Cushman had decided to retire from Cona-reas mt. the close tho SlrtlPth rnnirrpss. to which Me was elected last Kail. When asked about the report. Cushman today said: I have not made up Til y mind Just Whftt 1 Will 00. I can assure you, now ever. I will not tear my shirt In an fit- fort to Ret the nomination." Oushman's health if 11 rl'i ar the oast year lias not been the- beet, and in cansequone fie bis been unabl6 tO fen der such service to his state as he would Illce. He feels that unless his health materially improves, he win not be able to make a vigorous Campaign, or. If el ected. to render such service as mlarht be expected of him. Asked if It was true that he Intend ed to retire, from Congrofig Rnd mftke a race for the Senate, he replied: ' V o u can state auiaorltatlvely that I am not a candidate for the Senator shin. In the first place, I could not get it if I wanted It; and secondly, I do not want 11. I am entirely sincere in this last remark, more sincere than yon might believe. I absolutely put aside the crown when it was offered me." Cushman says he regards Bepre- sentatlve Jones as a logical candidate for Senator In case An ken y does - not run for re-election. and he believes Jones Is In every way equipped for the position. HONORS GIVEN TO BARRETT which ;0.ld prevent hhr bm 77 Idah lgMat6r ,WroflB?" T" charsrlns; his duty as a Senator. "Hop kins sympathized, he said, with the de nunciation of polygamy adopted by Burrows In a recent speech, It was, he 'aid, a relic of a barbarous aire and a destroyer of the Ideal American home, and he had no sympathy with the practice. 'Never before in the history of the Government." he declared with great emphasis, "has the previous life or career of a. Senator been called In riueatlon to determine whether he . should remain In the Senate or not." If members of any Christian church were to be charged with all ot the crimes that have been committed In its name, where was the Christian srentle- man In that body who would be safe tion Rapping Roosevelt.- SALT LAKES. Utah. Jan. 11. A special to the Tribune from Boise, Idaho, eayj: "In the House today Representative Seawell. Democrat, offered the following Joint resolution: Wherea, The President of the rnlted Blate. taking advantage of hlu high oftlM. has. through his official message and In threatening- language, declared hla antapr- onism to the citliens ot California ''on the Oriental school question; and Whereas. Th. action by the citizens or California la th. result of ripe experience and knowledRe gained by actual and con tinued contact with the Question at hand; and. Whereas. The Tre.l.lent in hi. message to Congress Insists upon the equality of the In his Beat. An extended history ot two races CaucaMan and Japanese said the Mormon church was crlven by Hop kins, who concluded, that the testi mony taken before the s committee showed a radical change for the bet ter, and that Smoot represented the hlarher and better Mormonlsm. He de nied that the protestants had made good in any .of the charge against fcmoot. After reviewing the charges and tha ara-umenls to sustain them at . lensrth. Hopkins concluded with tlie declaration that he would be false to lila oath as a Senator If he voted to expet Smoot from the Serrate. - Beverldsre supplemented HopRlna' speech by the statement that the country should be Informed that Smoot was not and never had been a polyga- mlst. Polygamy Under Church Ban. Fulton asked Hopkins whether the Mormon church had recoarnlzed the 20 polygamous marriages which the evi dence shows had taken place since the manifesto of 1SS0. Hopkins said the church had not recognized these marriages; that under the laws of the Mormon .church today such marriages were not permitted, and that the parties contracting- them Knew tney were violating both the civil law and tho church law, and for thnt reason all of these marriages had been consummated In Canada. Dubois aslced if Smoot had done any thing to oring these persona to justice. Hopklna held that there was no more obligation on Smoot In this respect than on anyone else. He maintained that Smoot had. In his position in the church, done more to stamp out polyg amy than any other man "and yet you propose to punish him for tills by ex pelling; him from the Senate." Dubois Asks Questions. Dubois wanted to know where- and wnen Smoot had ever publicly placed himself on record, aa condemning po- lyframy. Hopkins replied that Smoot had 20 or 40. times stated his position before the committee and that his whole life and every fibre of his being tv an a protest against polygamy. It whs not necessary, he ' maintained, for Smoot to s ha. Ice his fist In the face of any man and announce his position. nor wft9 It necessary for him to rise st the table and denounce President Smith, of the Mormon Church. "The Senator himself, replied Hop- kirns, "dare not etand up here on this floor or any other place and say that Tteed Smoot has not been a persistent opponent of the practtee of polygnmy.' Dubois demanded to have pointed out In the committee testimony where moot had stated his position. Hop kins, however, took his seat and Cul- lom was recoicnlxed to call up the lea- ltMattve appropriation hill and no an wpr was made to Dubois. Amendments to the legislative ap propriation measure, including- the pro posed Increases In the salaries of the Vlre-prosldent., Speaker and Cabinet members were not considered, today but will be taken up later. equality coins to the extent of citizenship; be It 'Resolved, That we express our confidence In the judgment, fairness and patriotism ot cur feUow-Amerlcan cltliens of the State of California and our belief that to tha beat of thtstr ability they are upholding tha standard of American citizenship, clvlllza- Givon Degree by Colombian Vnlver- xlty Day He Takes Office. ORKGOX'IAN NEWS 'BUREAU, Wash Ingrton, .Tan. 1 1 . John Barrett today took rormal oh a rare of the Bureau of American Republics In his new ca paclty as Director, Having oeen eim ed thereto last month. T o 1 v Mr. Barrett received official notification from Bogota, capital of C9l0mhl8, Where he was recently Amer ican Minister, that the National Unl- versl t- of Colombia, onfe of the oldest and best Institutions in La tin A mer- tea. has conferred on him the highest degree of doctor of laws and political science. In recoarn I tlon of his efforts to promote more friendly relations be tween Colombia and the United States, and to make, that country and South America better known throughout the world. Tin Is the first American on whom this university has bestowed this degree. tlon tnd morality. Reholvcd. That for the beat lnterents of both the Japanese and Americans It is de sirable that th. Japanese b. excluded from this country in iho same way and to the name extent that the Chinese are now ex- eluded. Resolved. That copies of this resolution forwarded to our members of the 1'nited States Congress and that they be requested to act in accordance herewith. . JAPANESE FOIM) SNEAKIXC l?f Six,, Headed by Sailor in Vnlforni, Caught on Border. Rl, PASO. Texas. Jan. 11. Six Jap anese, headed by a sailor In the uni form of his own country, were cap- .tured at Anapra. jy. M., today by lm-. migration Inspector Cox. The Japa nese had been under the guidance of Mexican, and had smuarg-led them- selves across the border by wading the Rio Grande. They were brought here and are belnar held by the Immigration officials pending: orders from Washington. WANT TO DEVELOP COAL LAXD Alaskans Plead for Action on With drawals From Entry. OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. 'Jan. 11. Several Alaskans ap peared before the House committee on public lands today to urge that some re lief be afforded persons who are seeking to develop coal deposits of Alaska. T'nder the withdrawal order Issued last Summer all public coal land in Alaska is absolutely tied un. and persons who had previously Initiated entries, made payment for land and were about to ben-ir production are unable to proceed because they cannot get title from tlie Government. They want some sort of legislation that will permit development, and a y such legis lation Is very necessary this session, or else great nam win be done legitimate in dustry in the territory. Two Measures for tlie Northwest. OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash- Ington. Jan. 11. Representative Jones to day introduced a bill authorizing the Spokane. Inland Empire Railway Com pany to construct its road through the Fort Wright military reservation. Next Friday the House committee on In terstate commerce will consider Rep re- sentatlve Cushman's bill authorizing the construction of a lightship for the station on Swlflaure Banks, at the entrance of the Straits of Fuca. Kx porta to China Decrease. WASHINGTON,. Jan. 11. That im portation of cotton goods Into China suffered a heavy fallinar off during; the URGE SPEEDY TRIAL Japan Gives Xo Reason. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. In the advices to the State Department from Tokio and throufrh the Japanese Ambassador here regarding- the abandonment by the Jap anese government or the projected dis patch of the fleet of naval' training ships from Japan to San Francisco, no rea son Is officially given for the change of programme, and it is learned that the State Department extended a cordial in- vltation to the Japanese navy to visit the country. It is. of course, understood that the Japanese crovernment has taken notice Itself of the agitation in Ban Fran- Cisco and deemed it prudent to avoid any possibility of disagreeable international Incidents. SHUT "IN BOXCAR A MONTH Five Chinese Almost Starved Willie , Being Smuggled Over Line. LOS AXGBIJS. Cal.. Jan. 11. The smuggling of Chinese Into the United (States from Mexico, using Santa Ana as one of the stations, and the Pacific! elec tric cars as the means o distribution. Is believed to have been unearthed by the arrest ot five Chinamen, charged with be. Ing In the country unlawfully, and Lou Quor.fr Shue. a well-known commission merchant of Chinatown, as an acceasory Tlie immigration officials sav that for a full month the five Chinese were locked in a freHsht car and except for a little coarse food they carrli-ed, thev would have starved. The length of time thev were In the freight car leads to the belief that they came from E3I Paso. Texas. TO CURE A COLD IX ONE DAT Tike LAXATIVE BR0M0 Quinine Tablet. .DrucclsLs refund money if It falls to cur. B3. W. tiROVE'S alaoalun la on .ah boat. 3&a Stockton Convention Takes Action on Moyer.Haywood Case. STOCKTON. Cal.. Jan. 11. At to day's session of the Labor Federation Convention a resolution recommending that efforts be made to secure a speedy trial of Moyer. Haywood and Petti bone, charged with complicity in the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberr, of Idaho, recommending; financial aid for them and all publicity possible regard ing the progress of the case, caused considerable discussion, as the com mittee had amended the original reso lution and made it less radical than its original form. Action was postponed until after the election o t officers. The resolution as amended. Is as fol- lows: Whereas, The arrest and detention of Brothers Moyer. Haywood and Itlbdne. ex ecutive ofticers of ths Western Fedratlon Of Miners, under circumstances . virtually amounting to kidnaping, are acts that, con- sinrett in all of their aspects, furnish con clusive evidence that they were the result of a conspiracy against organised labor; these acta are an injustice to these men and a menace to the constitutional safeguards of aeeus-d persons; therefore, be It R eialved, by the California State Federa tion "Of I..abor In regular convention as- sembled. That we renew our pledges to se cure a fair. Impartial and speedy trial of Moy.r. Haywood and f.ttlbone. and to this end we heartily recommend to local unions throughout the stats to provide full Infor mation concerning the progress of th cases to the entire community throush public meetlnirs. trades union conferences and pub lications at frequent Intervals of convenient places, and that the Western Federation of Miners be tendered such moral and financial support as It may require. ' Gas Kxplosion Fatal. WILMINGTON. 111.,' Jan. 11. F. H. Pope and Edward Schelbner were in stantly1 killed and a dozen persons were Injured last night by the explosion of a gas plant In Woodman Hall durinar the progress of a card party. Among the most seriously injured Is Father Dwy- er. a Catnolic priest. Store Closes Tonight At Six OLDS, WORTMAN A KING FIFTH, SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS Mail Orders Promptly FllU Save on Wool Waists Every .wool 'Waist in the store, priced from $1.50 to $o.OO, goes at great reductions. You liave about 250 to choose from the prettiest lot of medium-priced Waists ever offered. Made up in the most attractive styles, tastefully trimmed and of stylish and depend able materials. ' The rerular prices are from $1.50 to $5.00 each, and now the $1.50 Waists $9 7C are only $1.13, and the $5.00 ones PJa I J All Furs Reduced Noiv WOMEN'S OS CHILDREN'S FURS it. makes no difference not one in the entire stock is reserved. Fine Fur Scarfs or Sets, in fox, mink, brook mink. blended squirrel, chinchilla and astrachan. Chil dren's Furs in squirrel, royal ermine, anirora and moufflon, or imitation ermine or chinchilla. For Saturday we make a rand special on A-I.L, Vur pifces, and any Fur that we have in the house Ia goes to you at a saving of just He and ZJndi WOMEN'S EXTRA-SIZE MERODE PANTS AND VESTS, in white cotton, medium weight, long- sleeved vests and nW0 pants, "C 7 regular Toe quality Special ............ '. ' WOMEN'S HOSE, fine black cotton, w it li double .sole and spliced heel, fli? 20c value jg WOMEN ' S WHITE CASHMERE FRENCH BAND OTIS AltD nOHTB, fliihle IcngtH, Mam "weiprnt. A splendid $1.50 value O Special, each e-J WOMEN'S WHITE CASHMERE UNION SUITS, line sleeves, ankle length, half-open. Jf O O front. S3.00 values Special . . if O WOMEN'S WHITE MERINO VESTS, Ion? sleeve.," and a splendid 83c quality Special, f- each ................................. a--s3 WOMEN'S COTTON UNION SUITS, Jersey ribbed, with long sleeves, ankle length. 00c value-Sp'I, each,,., ooc WOMEN'S - CAMELSHAIR VESTS AND FANTS, splendid $1.23 quality Special, "7( each iZJC WOMEN'S BLACK COTTON, HEAVY K.IBBED, FLEECE- LINED HOSE, seamless foot ; 3oe value Special, JQ pair 'JVC WOMEN'S HOSE, fine imported black lisle, with fine Maco split solo. Kefrular 50c value for 35, WOMEN'S BLACK COTTON FLEECE-LINED HOSE, seam less, 20e value Special, J PC pair, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,( , WOMEN'S BLACK COTTON SEAMLESS HOSE, fashioned ankle, double sole. L'oc 1 J- value Speeial, pair. WOMEN'S VESTS, mcrorlo make, medium weight, silk and cotton, liiprri neck and short sleeves, with ankle-lenirth French band pants $1.00 quality for.... WOMEN'S FINE BIBBED BL'K LISLE HOSE, seamless foot; Hi 3ac value Speeial, pair 63c D BLV !oot V nr Z5C trts 4Jc IzlczcJr GOLP SHIRTS, in meaium 1 i Vi t ana r. ark effects, and in the regular Toe and dollar grade. To lnsta ft clearing of all tlie odd in this lot of over one hundred, today, choice ....... t MEN'S NIGHT SHIRTS, of plain white twill muslin, splen- HiU i ."c value ISpecial ... srC- CT MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS, full long bosom, rejrularlv s-d at C? Jfl.OO each Special MEN'S BL'K SILK MUEFLER5, quilted style, extra yrood values at T,"c each Special for 4 today, only MEN'S FRENCH FOLD FOUR-IN-HANDS, and Squares, in plain black and fancy colors; neckwear that sells rejrwlarly for 5()c and 75c each f f gk for Special today, 3 MEN'S HOSE, fine trade, in tan, grav, blue and red -witU split soles, regular 35c value n jn Stecial at.C MEN'S LISLE HOSE, best crrarle of 50c goods, fine assortment of patterns. Special for 0711 today, 3 pairs P1JU MEN'S MERINO SOX, g00ri welplit, camelsrialr color, lt. 20e value Special - LC MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS, in plain white, hemstitched cambric ; lOc ones ......... . C MEN'S GOLF SHIRTS, in the best makes. including Cluett, omr, uiiiiun 5 fiaie, worth Special. ........ $1.09 Children's Vool Coats V2 These are on sale in the Children 'a Department, on the Second Floor, not in tlie Stilt -,,. in. For children from 1 to 6 vears of aire, and some of the Cutest Hltle coats for liltle tots that you have ever seen. Made of plain or fancy. materials, and some of them are very prettilv trimmed; T-esrular values all the way from $2.30 to .$27 each, "and Saturday 1 you can choose any one in the stock and pay lis but half its worth. '2 Wool Blanket Bargains Fourth Floor Vj. White Wool Blankets Full size, with pink and blue borders; a su- perb value at $tj tlie pair; selling special for today at, J, Wool Blankets White, full size, -with pink and blue borders, and they are a fp-ade that sells regu larly at $5.2o the d A 1 pair; sp'l. for today . .P A " Women's S3 Handbags Made of the best quality grain leather, loatlicr corners and riveted frames, fitted with coin purse to match and leather lined, solid Stitched leather bandies and new-style spring catches, gilt or crun- ' metal trimmings; come in black, brown, blue and green, f l on CSood $3.00 values Special today llIiOi WOMEN'S LEATHER BELTS, s;zes 'IHo .10, variety of shapes and colors ; our regular ti."c and Toe values Special today OPERA GLASSES, impt'd makes, ivith finest enameled bodies, gilt trimmings and accurate lenses; our best". f 7.50 val- g O O ties Special today .V'" -'-' STERLING SILVER SOUVENIR TEASPOONS, extra heavy and in handsome designs; are regularlv worth $2.00 to $2.50 C -40 Special plti7 TRENCH PEARL JEWELRY, in waist sets, broodies, cuff pins, etc.; rejjvlar values to 7uc iS pec in I . ......... UC 3-PIECE TOILET SETS, Mmh, brush and rnirrffr, in white-lined case, large size, made from Krn- pire Art silver, ivill wear a life time, and worth $9.00 EI ClrT the set for pO.OO BACK 'COMBS, jeweled and mounted, in amber, shell and white; values up to $2.00 Special, each -W3C $3.89 Buys Men's or Women's $6 Shoes t -v.-3S?sr I f 3 Special lot in both Men's and Yomen's Fine Shoes today Shoes from some of the best makers in the countryShoes that are of known and proved mejit and reputation. Men's Shoes A lot of about three thousand pairs in patent or dull leathers, button or lace styles; made of the best materials and by the most skilled shoe mechanics; Many different lasts and pat terns to choose from, and the w, 9 omen s Sh oes In gunmetal calf and fine hid leathers, college or regular cut, made in all the new lasts and styles; products of such well- known makers as Laird, Schoe- ber & Co., Wright, Peters, and Hallahan's Sons; Military, Cu- ban and Louis heels: cloth or regular values are h O Qf leatherlops;worth (t n on SS and $6; spec 7.J.Of7 $5 and $6 pair F Jp , Qj) )..l'(,. r J0 in cream All Remnants of Colored Dress Goods, and evening shades, and all short lengths of plain and fancy Silks , lengths of V to 8 yards, today Half Price EOT CHS ROOTS Desperate . Plight of Chinese Famine Sufferers. HALF A MILLION IN CAMPS Kellef Commissioner Say9 Tiiirty rcr .Cent Are In Distress and Ten Jer Cent In Acute Suffering. SHANGHAI. Jan. ll.-Capta!n Kirton, of the foreign relief commission, in the famine camp at Tsin Klang Fu, de Scribes the refugee camp as consisting of mat sheds arranged In rectangular groups in street-formation, two miles long and a mile wide. In other camps in the vicinity of Taing Klang Fu of nearly 500.00) refugees, 30 per cent show signs of distress and among 10 per cent the suffering is acute. Tho roads are throntred with rice peddlers. Women tear up the roots of grass for food and are cooking: leaves and twigs. One hundred thousand men nr ahnrtlmn. ly idle .Though It would not be difficult to organize relief works, none has yet been started. If the Inaction continues there will be a gigantic, problem to face. The end cannot be foreseen. 1 lte-Hef for Starving; Cl-ilnese. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Consul-Gen- eral Rodgers, of Shanghai, who is repre senting the American National Red croaa. cabled to the State Department to day that the Shanghai relief committee up to date had received In money for the famine sufferers about 150.000 Mexican dollars. OFFER A WORLD MARKET Judge Moir Tells of Vast Opportuni ties In Philippines. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Percy Molr. Judge of the Court of First Instance in the Philippines, who Is on a visit to this country after an absence of rive years, said here yesterday in an interview that American merchants are losing extraor dinary opportunities for business in the archipelago. He declared- It lamentable that, with the Islands entirely pacified, a general system of railroads in course of construction and the rich resources of our Eastern possessions being well devel oped, the business men of the United tales as a whole are paying virtually no attention to what will be in the course or time one of the great industrial markets of the world. "There are few Americans In the Thll lnnlnes In business now. exceot those en gaged in the railroad work." said judge Moir. This Droieet was begun lately, and Is rapidly beln? pushed forward, so that it lias already given a great impetus to general conditions. The nystem will con- nect all the'prlnclpal island irom uum on the north to visayans on uib suulh. "With these linen finished, the proposed agricultural bank established there -will be nothing: wanting toward the prosperity of the Philippines, and we of the 1'nited States will find we drove a good bargain when w took them over." IS THERE THEATER TRUST? Jerome Begins Inquiry and Grand Jury Will Continue It. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. The District Attorney's office today began an !n- qulry aa to whether there is a the atrical trust In this city. Responding; to a request for an Interview, several theatrical managers went to the Dis trict Attorney's office today and con ferred with Assistant District Attorney Kresel. No announcement resjardlnfir the conference was made. The mana gers were subpoenaed to appear De fore the grand Jury next Wednesday. Km ma Goldman Before Court. NEW TORK Jan. 11. Emma Gold man had a hearing today on a charge of having made an "inflammatory "pprcb Sunday. Thfl pnlleemaa who made the arrest told of Miss Gold- man's speech, and the case was con- tlnued until next Tuesday. - FIRE DAMAGE. 51,000,000 fiifS Tobacco SlorehouRes Are Burned at Lancaster, fa. . IAN'CASTGR, Pa.. Jan. 11. Ftr that started In the tobacco warehouse of S. K. Moss & Co. here this morning spread to ctdioinlr.fr prorrert y and caused a loss es timated at ti.ooo.ooo. The Moss warehouse, filled with tobac co, and the Moss cigar factory, adjoining, were destroyed, causin ft a loss of $o00.o. The warehouse ot the American Clear Company and the contents ot the ware- house of Mlrris Levy, Kramer & Goldberg and John Brimmer were all damaged by smoke and water. 'o More Delay in Thaw Case. NEW TORK. Jan. 11. The trlnl of Harry K. Thaw will not be put over. but will begin on January 21, accord ing to announcement today. The 'state ment was made today by Thaw's chief counsel, Clifford Hartrldaje, after In terviews today wltlj Justice Fitzgerald. of the S'ipreme Court, and Assistant District Attorney Smyth. Justice Fitz gerald will preside at the trial." FILES CTREU IS TO 1 tAT3. PAZO OINTMENT Is guarauitead cllr. ur caso of Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Vrotruding Piles In ( to 14 days or money reruxUd. SOo.