4:30 A. M.
vol. XLYI, ino, 11,388,
FORTLAKD, OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1907.
PRICE FIVE cents.
tin
IS SINKING
INTO SEA
Entire Ruined City 'in
Danger of Being
HUGE CRACKS GAPE OPEN
Death Total Swells Into Thou-
sands as Ruins Are
. Removed.
HUNDREDS BURIED OR BURNED
Air From Ashes Reeks With
Odor of Burnt Flesh.
OTHER TOWNS DESTROYED
Tirtal Waves Sweep TTp From An-
notia Pay Richmond Destroyed
ly n rc Mob Brca k s Tip
Chinese Provision Trust.
ST. At'GfSTIXE, Flu., Jan. 17.
Wlreltm memgfii received at the uta-
4 Ion on Ansmtanla Bay today by- Chief
RleHrlclaa BIkls aar that Kinioloa
atnlctaa; ft-radaallj that nur holm
nd mrku 100 feet deep were formed
hr the earthquake. -
Tmrm are ffrlt that b
slip lata the bay.
a ad that frrave
eatlra city rlll
HAVANA, Jan. IS. Hear Admiral
Kvaaa, la m raeasacre -to the crnlarr
olnmbln bere atatea that a nuge tal
wore han changed the eoanMlne ot
Jamaica, leaving the entire south aide
f KlnRnton uader water.
'o bay Is reported left, and the whole
foaM-Uue In reported linking.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. Jan. 17. Thou
sands of persons were killed in the earth-
quake and the dead bodies are being
taken from the debris by hundreds. The
whole town Is In ruins and the greater
portion Is still smoldering ashes. The
smell of burnt flesh pervades the air.
The cable line from Kingston 1s broken
and the correspondent had to go to Hoi
Jand Bay, 40 miles to Ale this message.
The earthquake came as a sudden oscll-
lation, not from any- particular direction,
but up and down. Thousands of per
sons were on the streets of Kingston
' at the time and great numbers of them
were crushed.
Many American! In Kingston were killed
and. have been burled.
Bayonets Stop Looting.
Realizing- the possibility of famine, the
people made attempts to loot. The mill'
tnry, however, tooK possession Ot the
foodstuffs. Detachments of troops -with
fixed bayonets were placed on guard.
They were concentrated In a central po
sition. No one is allowed to pass tlirougll
the ruined sections.
Kingston Is threatened -with a failure
of the water supply owlnK to the burst.
ing of a reservoir, and no water will be
obtainable before tomorrow.
The military suffered severely. The
hospital camp, where there were several
hundred soldiers, was burned and a num
ber were killed. Major W. H. Hardyman.
and Lieutenant Leader are dead. Colonel
J. Ft- AI. Dalrymple Hay and Major Xaw
renson are seriously Injured.
Port Royal Sinks Under Sea.
Part of the town of Tort . Royal hai
sunk and two men were drowned. The
latteries sank eight feet,, killing a sapper.
In several places the water is spouting
through the debris.
fort Antonio, on the north of the
Island, suffered little damage. The Hotel
Tltchfleld. with a number of American
cueats, was not .destroyed.
A tidal wave lias Inundated Anotta Bay,
cashing out many houses.
The shock was severe at Richmond, and
tills town also was destroyed by
Snanlshtown
also damaged.
wan ivas Killed ana ten men verj In
j u rod.
Jtv&tlncrt Crater Vomits Fire.
It is reported that at Anotta Bay the
orator of an extinct volcano is emitting
flames and smoke, and It Is thought that
the earthquake originated there. The
rr cords of Jamaica, contain no previous
.Mutton of activity of this volcano.
Appeals have been sent to all sections
or the laland asking for assistance.
Foodstuffs are needed above all things.
Tlio steamer Bella, from Philadelphia,
arrived here yesterday with a small cargo
of provisions. Business la at a standstill.
Some shops have been opened by
Chinamen, vho have raised the prices on
goods 1000 per cent. This so angered the
people that the Chinamen were driven
out and their shops looted.
The tiope ol lamlne relief lies In trie
ngulfed
banana crop, .y'hi.oh has not been Injured.
Medical assistance Is limited, owing to
thft deaths of several doctors.
KingsLon waa .threatened with a rftln
storm this mornins, but. at the hour of
sending out this dispatch the weather Is
clear.
The body of Sir James FrFuson was
round and buried today. Tbc sbipplnE in
the harbor, is safe.
There We been i number of other
shocks since the first disastrous one. and
the rp'titlona keep the people in a state
of panic.
The Hamburg-American steamer. Prin-
tcbJ?ln Victoria, Lulne. which ran ashore
at the harbor entrance December IS. is
now a total loss.
Topography of Island Changed.
The topography of tle country has been
changed, and the navipatlon into this
harbor materially altered.
Two vessels left hero yesterday for the
United States loaded to tliolr- full" ca
pacity with tourists and fleeing natives.
The punned persons are being cared
for on all the ships , in. the harbor.
The lines of the ilaytian Cable Com
pany and the Direct West Indian Cable
Company arc CroKcn two miles out at
soa. Repairs-are being -made. The-Went
India and Panama line is working from
Holland Bay.
The railroad wKsliops Have been Ce-
molished. but train service has been re
sumed. The offices of the Kingston
newspa per a have been wrecked.
DEATH LIST NEAR THOUSAND
Many Bodies Decomposed. , and
Charred Lighthouses Fall in Sea.
IjOXI.KtX, Jan. IT. According to dis
patches received here from Jamaica dated
Thursday, the total list of dead at Kings-
ton Is expected to approach 10O0. Many
bodies in a state of decomposition or
charred beyond recognition had to fce
buried.'
The American battleships Missouri and
Indiana have arrived In the harbor.
Thirty-five out ot a total of do employed
In a tourist bureau were killed.
The Plum Point and Port Royal light
houses are both at the bottom of the
harbor. The- navigation channel has ma
terially changed and In some places tha
depth of the harbor has been altered by
from 40 to 60 feet.
It is reported that the Hamburg-American
steamer Prlnx Waidemar. which
reached Kingston from, New lorK Janu
ary 3. Is ashore at Plum Point.
Following Is a list of the more Im
portant persons - reported killed in the
earthquake:
SIR JAMES FERGUSON, M. P., deputy
chairman of the Royal Mall Steam Packet
Company of London.
OA HTAIN CON-STA NTIX E. superintend
ent In Jamaica for the Royal Mail Steam
Jacket Company.
CAPTAIN YOUNG, commander of ateam-
er Arno. of the Royal Mall Steam Packet
Company.
PTAIN TAMONT. who was soon to toe
married to an American girl.
Ut. ROBERTSON AND WIFE,, (perhaps
Dr. 0. D. F. Robertson and wife)'.
CHATtL.ES SHERLOCK. a well-known
merchant.
A. 34. NATHAS,' prthr T ' lin.r I ... Sher
lock. In the firm of Sherlock. Nftlbtn &
Company, ,
B1UDLEY VARLEY. eifenslvely Inter-
ested In sugar cultivation.
TWO OTHER. MEMBERS OF THE VAR
lET PAM ILY.
Ci. m. LIVINGSTON senior eleTk In the
audit office of the Colonial Government.
BR. R. C. GIBB.
MISS LOCKETT, killed In, Jamaica Club.
MISS .SLI.LJVA.N.
EDO AR D. OOKDOVA,
wagon-maker.
Missing;
J. W. Middleton.
oarrla( and
Charles . Cordova Importing; provision
Kdward XX Cordova, brother of Charle
A brother ot char lea Sherlock.
Reports from Austria and Switzerland
show that seismic disturbances occur
red there on Monday at about the same
time as In Jamaica, indicating' wide
Spread unrest of the earth's crust.
TELLS OF
TOTAL DEAD LESS THAN 400,
INJURED NUMBER 500.
One-Thirtietii of City Burned, ln
ciading Wfiarveti Many Distin
guished Men Killed.
LONDON, Jan. 17. The Colonial Office
has received a cable dispatch from Sir
Alexander Swettenham) Governor ol
Jamaica. It is without date and runs
as follows:
"Continuing my previous telegram on
the subject of the earthquake :
"The evil effects have teen confined
almost to three parishes of the Island,
namely, Kingston, Fort Royal and St.
Andrew. The Are at Kingston has prac
tically ceased; only coal and rubbish are
row burning. The district burned com-
prises a triangular area between the
parade gardens, the sea, Duk street 'and
lrl n cess street.
The parish church lorms tHe apex ot
this triangle, which comprises about one-
thirtieth part of the town. The wharves
burned are George Sfc Branaay and Mala
tore, Haggart, Lyons., Solomons, Demer
caflo, Henrlques and one, not both, of
the Royal Steam Packet Company's
-wharves.
"The burnM area la feeing- cleared slow
ly owing to the indisposition of the
population to labor at double the usual
with ruins. The burials at noon this
day comprise 343. The persons admitted
to hospitals In Kingston total 440, ex
cluding some AO cases sent to Spanish
town from Klngnton for treatment."
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS
Flood in Ohio River AVorst Since
t
February, 884. .
CINCINNATI, Jan. 17. Thousands of
D&ODle along the Ohio River are homeless
on account of the prevailing high water.
Indications point to a stage of at least
fk reet for the rtver in this city, making
mis the greatest flood since February,
The city authorities today began to care
for the flood victims.
School buildings and churches have
been opened as temporary homes for tlv
homeless. About 2000 peoDle on a hill
known as Turkey Ridge have been iso
lated by the flood, which, cut them off
from the mainland.
In Xewport, Ky.. the flood area covers
eight blocks. Three hundred families
have been compelled to vacate their
homes. The traffic generally in the river
districts bu teen suspended,
MN'SEMIBE:
IH GREAT SHUCK
Henniker Heaton Tells
WhatHegaw.
ESCAPES AS IF BY MIRACLE
Graphic Story of Panic, Death
and Destruction.
NEARLY EVERY HOUSE GONE
With l-iilltfings Crashing All Around,
He Comes Out Scnlhless i-Joncs'
Prompt Measures ot J teller
for the Survivors.
(Copyright 1907, the New York Times.)
LONDON. Jan. 17. The Times has
ecelved the following graphic ac
count of the Kingston earthquake
from John Henniker Heaton. M. P.:
KINGSTON, Jan. 17. After the open
ing ceremony of the agricultural con
ference. Sir Alfred Swettenham invited
ten of us to lunch with him at the
Jamaica Club. Including sir- James
Ferguson, who h&d arrived the day
before. Sir 'James grave us an interest
ing? account of the work on the Pana-
l canal. An hour afterward he was
buried amid tons ot brick and stone.
The first fear as to his fate was due
to the fact that, he had not returned
during the night to the - government
house, where , fee was staying, find at
5 o'clock in the morning: the Governor
came on board the Port IClngaton, the
vessel that brought Sir Alfred Jonea
party out and in which Sir James Fer-
guson had taken his passage home,
to inquire for his guest.
Confusion Coines in Instant.
After- luncheon I left the club and
went with the Hon. Mr. Cork, member
of council and leading, planter, to visit
a. postof flee and was .returning from
there when the .earthquake took place,
The street va -a moderateTsized one,
and the first moment the ground began
to quake and then dozens of people
rusiied and Jumped into the Street
from the houses. The 'Page ''building
fell across the street before us. and
another building ' blocked the street
behind us. On our left a third build
ing fell Into' the street, then followed
a dense darkness.
Great clouds of dust, mortar and
debris filled the air for Ave minutes
and, when the light wks restored, my
companion and I' found - our clothes
black with dust and dirt. We looked
like negroes. It was a miraculous es
cape. Panic and Prayer.
The scene that followed baffles de-
scrlption. Women were embracing
their little children .and . others went
on their Knees, praying loudly and
with most Intense feeling to God such
words as: . "Lord, lave mercy on us;
Christ, have mercy on us and save us."
Others fainted and -others were run
ning; around wildly, looking for their
loved ones.
We climbed over the fallen loads of
brick and mortar and got back to the
club. ' The building; was- in ruins, the
roof had collapsed and the room where
. -rw; ; . j
we -had been dining - -was filled with
tons ot hrlck from, the lallcn walls.
A youna- fallow, co.it Iocs and halless,
with, a- liandkorcbiet around -hla head,
ltdriressed me In the. street outside the
club for several minutes. At , length
something peculiar struck me and I
asked if ho was - Gerald Toder. my
friend for many . years In the House
or commons and ex-member ot Piirlia
.lnent for -Brighton.- He said '.'Yes."..
scapi lay ILam-vlaiar (Joat. -
Ha was waiting In the reading-room
Otl the Second floor of the club when
the roof fell" in. Me bad been pinned
to the floor toy - the ruins. By freeing
himself from his coat he escaped, to
tho parapet and descended by a 'ladder
into -the -etreot. - -
The most awful sight whs poor Mr.
-Bradley, a member ot the cl"hf lying
deid unoW the groat fallen pillar of
tho. building.
At tho 'Constant Spring Hotel a .few
miles from Kingston) I found my bed-
i- i
It. A. Balltnger. Ex -May or of Seattle,
to Ho Appointed CommlMloDer of
General Land . Office.
room shattered and the roof cleared off.
I found numbers of ladies, who had been
taking an. afternoon rest in their rooms,
on the lawn with blankets and bed
things around them.
That night we slept on the lawn of
the hotel and during the long hours be
tween sunset and sunrise we felt at least
three earthquake shocks. The blaxe from
the raging fir over the city was plainly
visible. ' At dawn I got coffee and then
drove to Kingston. For miles along the
road 'encampments of families were seen
outside their houses.
i
Xearly Every House in Ruins.
In Kingston X drove many miles through
the streets. At least S ot every 100
ouses are in ruira or damaged beyond
repair; this I say from personal observa
tion. Yet nine-tenths of the houses were
old and many of; them, ought to have
been destroyed long figQ;
On arrival on board our good steam
ship great joy was expressed to find. Sir
Alfred Jones, notwithstanding his mir-
aculous escape, giving' orders clearly
coolly and forcibly, to his secretaries to
meet the trouble.
"Ijet lOO litrtit wooden structures be
erected at the Constant Spring Hotel,
and another hundred at Myrtle Bank
Hotel." was the first order. Then fol
lowed Instructions tor cooking for poor
people, and then Sir Alfred sent a tele
gram congratulating his manager and
staff at Constant ' Spring on their ex
traordinary efforts to provide for 300
houseless guests.
I asked Sir AUred what effect the dis
aster would have on the future of Ja-
maica.
"You can take - my word for it, this
calamity will not interfere in the least
with the progress and prosperity ol the
Island." he -replied. "The produce and
products of the country have not been
Interfered with in the slightest degree.
The houses that have been destroyed are
mostly old and deserved to be destroyed.
The prosperity of the island, I repeat,
nas not been affected.
Jrie s&ld - this In the cheeriest - manner,
and we believe him. '-
(Signed) HENNIKER HEATON.
IS THIS A DREAM OR A REALITY?
H
OT
Disease Prostrates
6000 Child ren.
MANY SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria
' Rampant in City.
SPREADING OVER STATE
Smallpox and scarlet Tcvcr Epl-
demic In Wliole of Illinois All
Places off Kntertalnment in
Windy City May Close.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-(Special.)-Vith
eOOO children in Chicago and suburbs pros
trate, with scarlet fever and diphtheria
and the announcement from the state
capital, tonight that smallpox and scarlet
fever are practically epidemic throughout
Illinois, the health siuthoritles have awak
ened to the most Berious condition they
have experienced for years. Radical
steps were taken at once in closing: many
schools, and. if the disease continues to
spread, It may result In the closing or
all places of entertainment and resorts
where people congregate in large num
bers. New Cases Develop Rapidly,
i
Reports of new cases flooded into the
Health Department office with increasing
rapidity. Seventy-six new cases of scar-
let fever and 30 cases of diphtheria were
reported within the city limits In three
hours.
In Evanston and Oak Park more cases
were also reported. The?e prompted the
authorities to close the pxibllc schools.
The Evanston Health Department noti
fied both the Police Department and
school authorities that all the schools of
the town should be closed until danger
of a jreneral epidemic was over. The Oak
Park schools were closed at noon.
In all, 118 cases of contagious disease
were reported to the Chicago Health De
partment during the day. including: cases
o'f scarlet fever and diphtheria, against
107 reported the previous day.
Thousands of Cases.
- Zr. Herman Spalding, the city's con-
ta gious disease expert, declared there
were about 2000 cases of scarlet fever in
the city . at present and 2000 cases of
diphtheria. In Evanston- and Oak Pari
there were probably 1000 additional cases.
In Evanston O pupils were barred
from school by order of Dr. William R.
J&rks, of the Evanston Board df Health.
In Oak Park 3500 more children were
barred. It Is estimated that more than
25.000 pupils were kept home from schools
in Chicago daring the day by the parents.
OPPOSE FOREST RESERVES
Sheepmen Give Pincliot Cold Shoul
der In Convention.
SAX.T LAKE CITY. Jan. IT. Belated
railroad . train3 caused a tardy open-
insr today of the forty-third annual
convention cf the National Woolarrow
crs' Association. A train bearing 500
sheepmen from Wyoming arrived at
10 o'clock this morning, but the dele-
gatee from Idaho and about half that
number rrom Montana did not arrive
until nearly noon.
lr. J. M. Wilson, of -Douglas. Wyo..
"Went.." rn vie - president of tho aBgocla-
tion, who will preside during the three
days of the convention In the absence
of the president. United States Senator
Prnncla K. Warren, c&me in with til
W i . in 1 ii drlesation. He called the
convention to order In Armory Hall
Soon after 1J o'clock, but. owing to th
noon.
lt developed early tnat tliQ delegates
almost to a man ar bitterly hostile to
the forest reserve policy of tbe Govern
ment. -This sentiment. as vigorously
voiced by the vice-president in ills an-
niial address, set the convention wild
with enthusiasm, while the defense of
tiie AdmlnlHtratlon toy c:hl-f Forenter
; I ITord Pinchot, of the A.jBrrlcultral J-5
partmnnt .was very coldly received,
At tile climax of his address IV. Wilson
declared t hat the transformailrm of the
-j.Tirt-M r into fotMt rosorves from wliich
the shep are excluded will put Wyo-
nuns unci. 3i years and reduce iirr wraltH
50 per cent. He also discussed the trans
portation question, sayirifc that the facili
ties of the railroads yil.otal rl too amnio in
view of the increased equipment for the
past year. The trouble, he mwld is
due to lack of speed rather than to lack
of cars.
Mr. Pinchot took the broad ground that
the sheepmen represent only a small pro
portion of thfl people of the United States
a nd that their interests must cive wn v.
1 r necessarj'. to the welfare of tl. Na
tion. He expressed his personal iym-
patny, but added;
"This question (of ranges is your nues-
tion:anot our Question. Our conoern is
wants to raise children instead of lambs."'
Mora than 1000 dMcea tos wore in
flttn.lnnce at the afternoon session.
a nd all sections of the count ry whore
sheep are' ralnerl were represen ted. The
wool trade of Boston and otner East
ern cities also was represented. . Gov-
tti or John C. Outler welcomed tile
visitors on t t -! i ; 1 r of Utah. Irishes
Harris, speakinir for Mayor Thompson,
voiced the city's welcome, and S. II.
Iove. president of the Utah Senate.
spoke for trie Salt Lake Oommerclal
t'tub. Frank J. Hafcenbarth. former
president of the National Livestock
Association, responded for the visitors.
Ir. Wilson then delivered, liia annual
address.
ROBBERS SHOOT OFFICER
SORENSEN HAS AFFRAY WITH
THREE AT SELLWOOD.
Finds Them RobbltlE Postofflcei and
Is Worsted In Duel All Des
peradoes Escape.
Policeman SorenBen was shot In the
ankle about 3:30 o'clock this morning
by one of three hurglara who hstdl
broken Into the Fostofflce at Sellwood,
and who escaped after disabling him.
The men were found by Sorensen in
the act of robbing the Postof
flee, when he reached the scene. The
lookout grave the alarm to the other
two men, who were inside the build
Ins and they came out and all thre
began shooting at Sorensen, who re-
turned their flre.
Sorensen fell when wounded, and the
men fled, leaving him on the ground
A- patrol wagon loaded with police
went . to Setlwood when the news of
the fight was telephoned to head
Quarters, and a search for the robbers
wais begun. Sorensen w&s brousrht to
the city and taken to the hospital.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Tho Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 28
dearees: tnlnlmtim. 15.
TOD A VS Snow, turnltifE to rain ; warmer
southerly winds.
. Earthquake at Kingston,
Whole city sliding Into sea. Page 1
Death total swells Into thousands as rulni
are romoved. .fuvKo J-
Tidat wave sweeps away many houses and
lire destroys Richmond, Page 1.
Governor of Jamaica tells of disaster.
Page 1.
Henniker Haton, M.
story. Iat?e 1.
cables crapblo
Relief measures In America and England
Pass a.
Forel
Admiral A.lextff regaina CWt favor and
BlrilefC is dingraced. Page 9,
National.
Roosevelt urfres Comresj to build only bla
battlc-ahl-pn- Paare
Fledtse to -propose remedy for car sbortasre
given by Roosevelt.- Page 4,
Senator Blackburn hampers compromise on
Brownsville . riot. Pave 0.
Government beclnt t-nt tan It on JapaneM
school . Question. Paira
Ex-Mayor Balllnger, ot Seattle, to be Land
Commissioner. Page 4.
ator Ballny makea dofen
before Tex
aouM. Pai
Murphy maKcs deal to support Hearst lor
President Page 5.
DsMaseetfc-
j .il in tc-llB stories ot prominent Ameri
cans. Page 1.
Thousand of Chicago children 111 In ept-
demic of scarlet fever and diphtheria.
Pane 1.
Sheep-men's convention hostile to forest re
serves. Page 1.
Well-known Portland actress a wreck In
New York. Page S.
Younit man IclIIs father In defense of
motber. Pace IS.
Commercial and Marine.
Speculation as to future of wool market.
Page IS.
Advance in wheat at Chlcao. Pm
Hary time In Nv York atock market.
Another Japanese steamship wH Joad ftt.
Portland. Pago IS.
Pa-rlSe Coast.
WatthltiR'ton Treacle a.tutre want co-operation
of Idaho and Oregon for an open river.
rage i.
Representative Beals. of Tillamook, has bill
to catch timber uxdodgers. Pas;e .
Seattle co-etin quit munlc worh when denied
trip to Olympla. Pace 14.
rortland and Vicinity.
Dr. e T Houne resigns pastorate of First
Congregational Church and accepts Spo
kane call. Page 3 1.
Portland .Democrats arrange to receive TV.
J. Bryan Tuesday. Page 10.
Awards in two classes at Poultry Show.
Page 14.
Oroctri complete organization of state
association. ana. aujour, convention.
rage 19,
Light engine runs down streetcar on East
Morrison-street railway croaaing. Page lO.
International Mlsalonary Institute holds
first session.'- Page 14.
Boys inaugurate new winter sport; warmer
weather and rain predicted. Page U
CTOfllLC 111!
T
Men and Women Who
Stand Above Crowd.
heap Of JfiMESTOWnS fl
Tucker Scion' of Long Line of
Good Patriots.
MRS. DECKER'S PAT REPLY
Senator Culberson Sea ren -Colleagues
XV It li Sera pbook -M trs
I'otnto poll ArcliMs
Aldcn'B
hop Ire-
land, l liililliiK lriest.
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIX.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. (Special cor
respondence.) Jamestown was the first
Successful English-speaking colony in
America, and next. April the throe-hundredth
anniversary or that event will ha
celebrated by the opening of an exposi
tion and naval display at K'orfolk. Vir
ginia. Tt is flttinB that the president ot
the celebration should have family con
nections extending through the whole his
tory of thft Old Dominion. While, the-
man at the he&d of the exposition doea
not traca his grand-daddies back to
Jamestown, one of his great-great-grand-
mothers wai of the princely house of
Powhatan none other than famed Poca
hontas herself. Harry St. Geonce Tucker,
president of the Jamestown Tercenten
nial Exposition Company, was a member
of the United States Congress for eisht
years. His father was a member of Con
gress. So was his grandfather; so was
his great-grandfather; and so. also, was
his great-great-grand father, the latter
serving: in the Continental Congress be
fore the adoption of the Constitution.
First Gentleman 'of Virginia.
The next in line, Henry St. George.
Tucker, was professor of law in the Unl-
versity of Virginia In the early part of,
the last cntury."Hia son. John Randolph
Tucker, after serving: 12 years In Con
gress, was professor of law in Washing-
ton ana Lee University. His son, Harry
St. George Tucker, the exposition presi
dent, succeeded his father as professor
of constitutional law at Washington and
Lee, and then became dean of the law
department of George "Washington "Uni
versity of Washington City, which placet
he grave up to succeed General F"itzhugh
Lfe as head of the exposition company.
John Randolph of Roanoke, the most pic
turesque character in American politics
for the first 30 years of the last cen-
tury, was Harry Tucker's great-uncle.
Mr. Tucker now wears the old gold
watch which John Randolph wore in
Congress when he made his famous at-
tacks' upon the administrations of our
early Presidents. Depending from the
chain is the seal ring; which was worn
by another uncle, Beverly Tucker, one of
the greatest law writers the English-
American jurisprudence has ever known.
Years ago some one in Congress grave to
John Randolph Tucker the title of "First
Gentleman of Virginia." Thfre are those
now who say that his son, Harry St.
George Tucker, has worthily succeeded to
the title. No one who knows him but
will say that the visitors to the James-
town ' Exposition will have a delightful
host whose personality is thorougrhly Im
bued with the spirit of Jamestown.
Most Tactful Woman Oralor.
Mr a. Sarah Piatt Decker, president, of
the General Federation - of Women's
Clubs,' Is one of ttie best talkers and ons
of the most tactful women that petti
coat organisations have produced. She is
remarkably ciever at illustrating her talks
ana lectures with witty BOories, finding
most apt incidents and comparisons to re
late. The most tactful thing- she does In
her general round of lectures and visits
among the flubs throughout the United
States Is never to broach the question of
equal suffrage, a fact that is remarkable,
since she is -an ardent woman's rights
advocate herself ana has run for offices
in her state (Colorado) on this platform.
Once In the South a woman who wr
deeply Interested In equal suffrage asked
Mrs. Decker if she would not touch on
that topic among others. But Mrs.
Decker laughed and shook her head.
"Not yet," she said, "not yet. You are
not ready for it here. You gee, you peo-
pie of the South have your grandfathers
to live up to. We women- of the West
have no grandfathers out there." And
so the subject wan dropped.
Culberson'- Xerrlble Scrapbooks.
"Who is the Ane straight man that
carries himself bo like a eoldler?" Is a
Question often heard In the gallery of
the TJnlted States Senate. The Senator
with the military air about him Is Charles
A Culberson, of Texas. That manner
was drilled into liim at the Virginia Mill-
tary Institute at Lexington, whore he
was graduated in 18T4. It doesn't mean
that Senator Culberson Is "scrappy" ami
carries a chip on his toga shoulder, but
perhaps It does go to explain the methodi
cal habits of life and study which have
resulted in Mr. Culberson's scrapbooks.
The Culberson scrapbooks are a terror
to those of his colleagues with whom the
Texan battles In the Senate, for in them
he has the record of every public man.
the history of every Important piece of
legislation the position various men have'
taken upon every political Issue for 20
years, and enough other Information to
start a census report.
Particular Interest centers In Mr. Cul-
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