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TV" 3I0RXING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1908.
WILLAMETTE IRON
IRKS GETS PLUM
Local Firm Secures Contracts
in Competition With
Many Other Shops. ;
NEW BOILERS FOR ROANOKE
feteel Steamer for Puget Sound Will
Be Constructed in Portland Two
. Contract- In .Excess of $200,
000 News of Waterfront.
Contracts for the construction of a new
steel steamer for use on Puset Sound and
also for four new Scotch marine boilers
for the steamship Roanoke, have been
awarded to the Willamette Iron and Steel
Works. of Portland. The contracts
amount to upwards of $2M),000 and were
secured in direct competition with other
plants on the Coast, including the Union
Iron Works, of San Francisco; the Risdon
Iron Works and Moran Brothers, of Se
attle. Work on both contracts will be
Sin immediately.
The steamer will be a propeller craft
and will be owned by the Port Orchard
Route, of Seattle. She will ba a passen
ger craft, exclusively,, and will operate
on the nun between -Seattle and Tacoma.
Her dimensions are to be 180 feet long
by 28 feet beam. She will be equipped
with triple expansion engines and will
develop an indicated horse-power of 2000.
The contract culls for a speed o'f 20 miles
an hour and the time limit for the com
pletion of the craft is April 1. 1909. Own
ers of the Port Orchard Company are H.
D. Kennedy and J. Green. They now
operate a number of steamers on Puget
Sound.
Work on the four new boilers for the
steamship Roanoke will begin immed
iately and they will be ready for instal
lation by the middle of October. The
boilers will be of the Scotch marine type
and each will be 13 feet 6 Inches in diam
eter. Kncli boiler will be equipped with
three corrugated furnaces. They will be
tested for high steam pressure and', a
f?reat difference in the speed of the
Koanuke will result.
When the boilers are complete. , it will
require three weeks to Install them. Dur
ing that time Manager Doe, of the North
Pacific Steamship Company, owner of
the Roanoke, will remodel the deckhouses
of the vessel. The boat deck will be ex
tended to the sides of the ship and will
be supported by brass stanchions. This
will protect the promenade deck. The
house will be extended farther aft and a
number of new rooms will be added. The
present smoking-room will be made into
two bridal chambers. New furniture,
carpets and fittings will also be placed
in the Roanoke and when completed she
will be one of the best craft operating
on the Coast In the passenger business.
C. P. DOR BUYS F. A. K1LBIRN
Steamer Will' Be Placed on Eureka
Sun Francisco Kun.
C P. Doe, general manager of the North
Pacific Steamship Company, has pur
chased the steamer F. A. Kilburn and will
place her in commission between Eureka
and San Francisco. The transfer of the
vessel from the Merchants' Independent
Company to her present owner, Mr. Doe,
will he made within a few days and after
h few minor repairs, the Kilburn will go
on the new run. v
Mr. Doe has not made public his plans
for the future operations of the vessel,
but from reliable sources it is learned
that the end will be the placing of the
Kilburn on the run between . Portland,
Coos Bay and Eureka. There is an
abundance of business between ine ports
mentioned and a vessel of the speed and
build of the F A. Kilburn will meet the
demands of the trade.
The steamship F. A. Kilburn formerly
operated between Portland, Coos Bay,
Kureka and 9an Francisco. She was
owned by the Watsonville Transportation
Company. In June of last year she was
hauled off the Portland run- and placed
In service between San Francisco and
San Pedro. She is a speedy craft an- was
built at Fairhaven. Cal., in 1904. She is
listed at 4oK net tons and 1000 indicated
horse power. She Is 165.5 feet in length,
27 feet beam and aO feet depth of hold.
DF.PA HTM EXT R EMITS FI XES
Miipmasters Will Xot Be Compelled
to Pay Money to Government.
SAN FRANCIStX. March 10. The Sec
retary of the Treasury has remitted three
tinea which had been imposed on skip
pers at this port for violations of rules
of the Department of Navigation and hes
reduced a fourth fine to one-fifth the
original amount. Captain Rogers, of the
Southern Pacific ferry steamer, has" been
relieved from a tine of $0 for refusing
to obey whistle signals of the cruiser
Maryland. The Department took into
consideration the fact that Captain Rog
ers had .VM passenscrs on board, for whose
safety he had to provide, and also his
long- service and high reputation as a
careful navigator.
The fine of $w imposed on ('aptain
Chisholm, of the British ship Wynford,
for coming In from Newcastle, England,
without a health clearance, was also re
mitted. The captain's explanation was
considered satisfactory by the Depart
ment. Captain Gowing. of the t Japanese
steamer American Maru, was subject to
two fines, one of C00 for failure to keep
male and female passengers apart, and
another of 0 for allowing the crew to
use the steerage lavatory. The first has
been remitted by the Department and the
second has been reduced to $.0.
Manley Dollar Launched at Seattle.
SBATTIjK. March 10. The steamship
Stanley Dollar, owned by Robert Dollar,
of San Francisco and named for his son,
was launched today at the shipyards of
the Moran Company, builders of the bat
tleship Nebraska. The Stanley Dollar is
2T feet long, cargo capacity 2500 tons,
built of steel ml especially designed for
the coantwhse lumber trade. She is a new
type of vessel and is equipped with oil
carrying capacity for 40 days' steaming,
and every modern labor-saving device for
handling cargo. Mrs. Dollar broke the
bottle of wine over her prow.
Capatrauo leading Lumber.
The steam schooner Capastrano, Cap
tain F. R. Herrtman. went into com
mission yesterday and moved to the Port
land Lumber Company where she will
re wive her fist cargo. The Capastrano
has a full crew, including two mates,
three engineers and six sailors. Owners
of the vessel are members of the Steam
Schooner Association and tt is a question
whether the Capastrano will be tied up
on arrival at San Francisco or not.
Tug Samson (iocs in Commission.
The tuar Samson, which has been laid
up all Winter at tin? Public levee, will
go into commission the latter part of the
week. She will tow barges between Till
amook Bay and Astoria, The Samson is
owned by the Columbia Contract Com
pany and will be in command of Captain
Anderson. The barge Walacot Is now
loaded with railroad supplies for the
THlamook road.
San Francico Marine News.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. Captain
J. J.- Shea, of the Pacific Coast Com
pany's steamer City of Puebla. spoke the
tug. Defiance with the French bark Gou
npd in tow at 11 o'clock on Monday
night. The. Defiance was taking the
French bark to Tacoma to load grain
for Europe, and left this port Monday
night. The City of Puebla arrived yes
terday after a smooth vdyage from Se
attle. The Swedish ship Clan McFarlane, 1509
tons, which arrived here on January 16
with a general . cargo from Newcastle,
England, has been -chartered by Balfour,
Guthrie & Co. to convey wheat from Pu
get Sound to the United Kingdom. C. R.
McCormick & Co. have engaged the
American schooner Fred E. Sander, 389
tons, on a time charter to carry lumber
from Grays Harbor to Guaymas.
The schooners Monterey, from Albion
with 170.000 feet, and Virginia, from Co
lumbia River -with 650,000 feet, and the
bark Palmyra, from Port Ludlow with
700,000 feet, were the only lumber vessels
to reach this port today.
The whaling steamer Narwhal, Cap
tain Leavitt, after fitting up left today
for a whaling cruise in northern waters.
The Narwhal will shortly be followed by
the Bowhead, which is at present lying
at the Folsom-street dock being prepared
for her arduous work up In the Arctic
regions.
San Pedro Shipping:.
SANPEDItO. March 10. The British
steamer Berthel, 2446 tons. Captain
Williams, arrived today, out 72 days
from Antwerp, bringing a cargo of
cement and a general cargo consigned
to W. R. Grace & Co. Part of "the cargo
will be discharged in San Francisco.
The North Pacific Company's steamer
Geo. W. Elder. Captain Jesson, is due
tomorrow from Portland via Eureka
and San Francisco, with 750 tons of'
merchandise and passengers. She will
clear on the return trip Thursday.
The schooner John X. Campbell will
sail tomorrow from Astoria, carrying
750,003 feet of. lumber. '
The steamier San' Gabriel, , Captain
Kendall, will clear tomorrow night? for
Umpque River to re-load lumber.
The steamer Casco. Captain Ahlln,
cleared today for Coos Bay -ia San
Francisco to re-load lumber.
t Marine Xotes.
The British ship Ley land Bros, hi the
only disengaged vessel in th river at the
present time.
The schooner J. M. Weatherwax has
been chartered to load lumber at Port
land for California. .
The British bark Crown of Germany
has completed her outward cargo and
went to the stream yesterday.
The steamship Sue H. Elmore sailed
from Portland yesterday on her first trip
between this city and Tillamook.
The steam schooner Roanoke arrived
up yeaterday morning with frieght and
passengers from San Pedro and way
ports. '
Arrivals and Departure?.
PORTLAND. March 10. Arrived Steam
ship Roanoke, from San Pedro and way
ports. Sailed Steamship Sue H. Elmore, for
Tillamook ; steamship Asuncion, for Port
Harford.
Astoria, March lO. Condition of the bar
at 8 P. M. Obscure, wind southeast, 3tf
miles; weather, dense fog. 'Arrived down at
8:15 and sailed at 0:13 A. M. Steamer
Asuncion, for San Francisco. Arrived down
at 3:30 P. M. Schooner W. J. Jewe'tt.
Yokohama. March 10. Arrived March 9
Steamer Bessie Dollar, from Portland. Ar
rived March 6 German steamer Nlcomedia,
from Portland.
San Francisco, March 10. Sailed Schoon
er J. M. Weatherwax, for Portland. Arrived
at 11 A. M Schooner Monterey, from Port
land Mojl. March 10. Arrived March 7 Brit
ish steamer Baron Cawdor, i.'om Portland.
Guaymas. March 10. Arrived February
23 Bark Par.mlta.- from Portland.
San Francisco, March 10. Arrived City
of Pueblo, from Victoria; steamer Buckman,
from Seattle; steamer Maverick, from Astoria.
galled steamer NarwhSB. for whaling cruise;
steamer Siberia, for Hongkong, Yokohama, via
STEAMER INTELUGENCE.
Dae to Arrive.
Nam. From.
Kumantla. . , .Hongkong. ... .t
Alliance Coos Bay.'.....
F S. Loop. .. .San Francisco.
Breakwater. .Coos Bay
Rose City.... San Francisco.
Roanoke. ... .Los Angeles...
R. D. Inman.San Francisco.
JohanPoulsenSan Francisco.
SueH. Elmore .Tillamook
Geo W. ElderSan Pedro
Senator San Francisco.
Arabia Hongktog
Nlcomedia. . . Hongkong
Ales la ... Hongkong-
Date.
In port
, In port
In port
, In port
.Hi port
Mar. 11
.Mar. 11
Mar. 12
Mar. 15
Mar. 17
.Mar. 17
April 20
April 27.
May 25
Scheduled to Depart.
rt mm. r or. ubi
F. S. Loop... San Francisco. Mar.
Breakwater. .Coos Bay Mar.
R. D. Inman.San Francisco, .Mar.
Roanoke Los Angeles. .. Mar.
Alliance Coo Bay Mar.
Rose city San Francisco. Mar.
1 1
11
12
12
13
13
14
jumuiruunenstin r rancisco. -Mar
. Mar. 15
ourn.&imom, i lliamoOK. .... .Aiar
Geo. W. ElderSan Pedro .Mar.
..Mar. 17
10
ocumur fan f rancisco. ..viar.
Arabia Honekonr April 27
2rt
Nlcomedia. .. Hongkong- May S
Alesla Hongkong " June 1
Entered Tuesday.
Rose City. Am. steamship (Kid
ton). with sreneral cargo, from San
Francisco. .. -
Cleared Tuesday.
Sue H. Elmore, Am. steamship
(Schroeder). with general cargo, for
Tillamook.
4 F S. Loop. Am. steamship Levin
son). with 400.000 feet of lumber and
general cargo, for San Francisco.
Honolulu; bark S. C. Allen, for Grays Harbor;
schooner J. M. TYeatherwax, for Astoria;
steamer M. F. Plant, for Coos Bay; steamer
JHxabeth. for Coquille River.
Valparaiso, March 6, Arrived Anubls.
from Hamburg, etc., via Punta Arenas, etc.,
for San Francisco.
Barn. March 8. Coino, from Portland, Or.,
via Coronel.
Punta Arenas. March' 6. Sailed Theben,
from Hamburg, etc.. via Las Pa mas, for
Seattle.
Monte Video; March 7. Sailed lstria. (mm
Seattle, for s?an Francisco, etc., via Valparaiso,
etc., for Hamburg.
Auckland, March 10. Arrived Yea doj, from
San Francisco, for Sydney, N. S. W. ,
St. Vincent. C. V., March 10. Arrived pre
viously Hamilton, from Tacoma via Coronel
and Rio Janifro.
Yokohama. March 10. Arrived Nlcomedia.
from Portland. Or.
Mojl. March 7. Arrive! Baron Cawdor,
from Portland, Or.
-Newcastle, N. S. W.. March 7. Arrived
Fltsclarence, from Tacoma. via Port Pierre.
Call an, March S. Arrived Angus, from -Tacoma.
Retltngham and San FrancUco, for
Antofagasta.
Tide at AMorta Wednesday.
High. 0 mw.
7:40 A. M 7.2 feet' 1:441 A- M 4.0 feet
:4 P M -l feet 2:55 P. M 1.0 feet
Cake Speaks at Xewberg.
NEW BERG. Or.. March 10. (Special. )
H. M. Cake, candidate for the Republican
nomination for United States Senator,
spoke to an audience of 300 people in
Durran's Hall in this city tonight. Mr.
Cake was given close attention, and was
frequently applauded. He defined State
ment No. 1. and its advantages and
praised President Roosevelt for his strong
ctand on the great questions' of the day.
NO PROFIT IN- HOPS
Crop Is No Longer Desirable
for Oregon Farmers. -;
MARKETS ARE CUT OFF
Prohibition Agitation lii America
and England lemoraIizes In
dustry and Large Growers
Alone Can ' Keep Vp.
Since the first hop root was planted
in Oregon 25 years ago. the industry
has grown steadily until the state has
become .the -leading hop .producer in
the . Union, raising about one-half of
the. annual American supply. Oregon
may continue to be the first of the hop
states, but it is not likely that such
DEATH CLAIMS RESPECTED t
t ticKVAls CITIZEN.
The Late Thomas Cutsforth.
GERVAIS. Or.. March 10. (Spe
cial.) Thomas Cutsforth, a well
known resident of this section died
at the home, of his son, Irvin K.
Cutsforth, Friday morning, from the
effects of a paralytic stroke and old ,
age.
Mr. Cutsforth was born In York
shire, .England. January 28, 1S23.
He came to the United States In
1844, settling in Michigan, where he
later married Miss Sarah Harrison,
who survives htm. In 1898 he cam'e
to Oregon, settling on North Howell
prairie.
He left seven sons and one daugh
ter, all of whom were at his bedside
when death occurred. He left 26
grandchildren and five great -grandchildren.
The surviving children are:
Joseph M., Thomas H., John H.,
Irvine E., Jarvls E.. ail of Gervais,
and George H. and Frank H.t of
Riddles, Or., and Mrs. Ellen Mc
Donald, of Poynette, Wis.
bumper crops will be raised in the
next few years as in the past. Th
hop trade has lately received some hard
jolts. Instead of being the most re
munerative crop, as it once was, hops
are now the most unprofitable. The
small farmers are being forced out of
business and only the large planters,
who grow hops on scientific principles
can remain.
Overproduction in America, resulting
from the high prices of a few years
ago, has nearly killed the Industry.
Prohibition in the East and South has
destroyed the market for hops in that
section, and now England, which has
been depended on to take most of the
American surplus, is getting ready to
close her doors against our exports.
The cheaply grown hops of the Pacific
Coast have nearly bankrupted the Eng
lish growers, and they are demanding
of their government an import duty
that will protect them by stifling the
competition. Should they succeed in
their efforts, the American exportation
of hops will be reduced to a nominal
quantity.
British Licensing Bill.
Even if this import tax Is refused the
situation will not be cleared, for an
other British political measure is over
hanging the market which if enacted,
will eventually deprive the American
hopgrowers of their best market. This
is the licensing bill which is now be
fore Parliament and which, if it be
comes a law, will put 30,000 saloons in
Britain out of business. A London
cabie to the New York Evening Post
of February 27 said:
Henry Asqutth, Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, introduced the licensing bill in the
House of Commons this afternoon. This
is the principal government measure for the
present session of parliament, and owing to
the vast money and labor Interests involved
it is attracting widespread . interest. The
capital invested in licensed property In this
country Is not less than $1,200,000,000, while
more than 2.000,000 peons are employed in
the traffic.
The Chancellor, in presenting the bill, de
clared that in the opinion of the govern
ment all effective reform In this field must
aim at the attainment of two- principal
points, namely, a progressive reduction of
the ex!esslve facilities now allowed for the
retail sale of intoxicating liquors, and the
gradual complete recovery by the state,
with due regard for existing Interests, of
its dominion over and Its property in a mo
nopoly which it had improvidently allowed
to slip from its control.
The plans proposed for the attainment of
these objects were detailed at considerable
length. Briefly, the bill .provides for the
compulsory reduction within a specified
period, and on a uniform scale, of the num
ber of regular saloon licenses throughout
the country. The number of saloons to be
licensed Is based mainly upon the density
of the population. In cities it is proposed
to allow on saloon ;for every "50 persons,
and in the country districts one saloon for
every 4O0 persons. This regulation, it is
estimated, will wipe out in the neighborhood
of ;t0.000 licenses, about one-third of the
present total.
Knglish Growers Demand Relief.
The deplorable condition of the Eng
lish hop industry has been brought to
the attention of the public In the num
erous meetings in the hop growing
counties, at which appeals have been
made to the government for relief. The
London Daily Express of February 20
contains the following report of the
Herefordshire meeting:
Herefordshire hopgrowers, who supply
one-fouy h of the British crop, are feeling
the effect of foreign competition just as
keenly as are the growers in Kent, and
hundreds of acres of land which for years
have been devoted to the industry are going
out of cultivation.
At the annual meeting of the Hereford
shire Chamber of Agriculture yesterday the
per to us condition of the industry was dis
cussed, and the following resolution was
passed: .
This meeting of the Herefordshire Cham
ber of Agriculture ie glad to see that the
present deplorable state of the English hop
industry has been acknowledged by the
present government and by the House of
Commons, but i of the oppinion that the
. . ; f ' j I
time is ripe for action rather than for an
Inquiry, which may only shelve the ques-r
tion. or at the best cause fatal delay.
This meeting respectfully submits that
hopgrowers have no doubts about the causes
of the present unexampled depression, and
would urge upon the government that the
remedies required have ben submitted to
them by the unanimous resolutions of vari
ous agricultural associations in the hop
growing districts.
Further, that if there must be another
inquiry before action is taken, this meeting
urges that it shall be an Instruction to the
committee that the case is very urgent, and
that tt should endeavor to terminate tta in
quiry and report before Easter.
Mr. Parry said a duty on Imported hops
was absolutely necessary in order to safe
guard the industry and to give confidence to
the home market.
"What the English industry ia Buffering
from today Is the free importation of for
eign hops, not the fact that foreign hops
came in unmarked." he said. "Th danger
now is that the matter might be shelved,
and in the meantime the hop industry will
go to the dogs."
Pinches Small Growers.
"Unless something is done very shortly
the whole of the small hopgrowers of the
county will be squeezed out' said Mr. D.
Edwards, "for maty hundreds of acres have
gone out of cultivation this year."
Mr. J. T. Davies said the hop question
was one which ought not to be treated as
a. polltfcal question. Farmers ought to pull
together and bring pressure to bear on the
-government.
"A small duty on imported hops would
make practically no difference to the price
of beer," he added, "as the value of the
hope put In beer is only, one-third of a
penny per gallon." ,
In printed replies to questions in the
House of Commons yesterday Mr. IJoyd
George stated that the proportion of Imports
of hops from ,the United States to our total
supply has varied considerably since 1R83.
The lowest percentage was in 188tf, when
it was only 3.94. and the highest percentage
was 32. 8 in 1S96, while laat year it was
33.56.
The total area under hops in 1(M7 was
26,351 acres less than In 1S78-
Com i n g Crop Xot Xeeded .
The Daily Kxpress of the succeeding
issue, in an article headed "The Ruined
Hop Industry," said:
Fresh evidence reaches the Express daily
of the deplorable condition of the English
hopgrowing .industry.
"Bad as the situation is thought to be
by moat hopgrowers"." a leading London hop
factor writes. "I doubt if they more than
half realize how serious the position actually
is.
"Most brewers have IS months' stocks of
hops now, and the foreigner can easily , sup
ply them with enormous additional quanti
ties. Therefore with the present vast in
crease In the hop acreage in Oregon and
other. places It looks as If the 190S British
crop will not be wanted."
At a large meeting of farmers and others
held at Northiam Market recently a reso
lution was unanimously carried urging the
government to take Immediate action to
save the hop industry and not to delay
matters by an inquiry. . .
That the production of hops in
America mutt be lessened is a foregone
conclusion. It is also evident that the
business will eventually be in the
hands of the large growers, who can
produce this commodity at a minimum
cost. Labor saving appliances will
play an important part in hop farming
in the future, if hops are to be farmed
at all. In this connection, E. Clemens
Horst. of California, the largest hop
grower lu the world, whose several
yards produce about 30,000 bales, an
nually, has invented a hop-picking ma
chine which will pick his entire crop
at one-quarter of the previous cost.
This machine was sent to Australia to
be tested and word has been received
that the trial was an entire success.
With all the odds against him, it
looks as if the small hopgrower on the
Pacific Coast will have to change his
crop to something more profitable than
hops. Fortunately, there are dozens of
other products he can turn his atten
tion to that will not be affected by
legislation against the saloons or In
genius and costly labor-saving devices.
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land, hence cannot be taxed for public im
provement purposes.
The city, of Seattle, as appellant, carried
the case up to the Supreme Court In an
effort to force the Seattle Electric Com
pany to pay taxes for improvement of
West Lake avenue, over which the electric
company operates a streetcar line. The
Council provided that the street should
be improved and that : the property own
ers who would benefit mn?t' by such Im
provement should help r ' the expenses
of improvement. The electric company
was assessed 9250O as its hare. because it
would be one of the principal benefactors.
The electric company refused to pay and
won a favorable decision In court. The
Supreme Court upheld the decMon of the
lower court, setting a precedent in the
State of Washington that a land tax can
not reach a. franchise.
This clearly shows what the "singte
iaxers" of Oregon are trying to do In their
effort to foist a land tax upon the people
of Oregon. If the single-tax measure
should become a taw the same condition
would arise in this state exemption from
taxation of franchises and special privileges
Is anyone stupid enough to believe that
the streetcar, gas. telephone and telegraph
companies are not going to escape taxation
If there is a possible way to do ao? 1
should like to ask the members of the Ore
gon Tax Reform Association If they would
be willing to advocate a land tax in this
state, knowing that it would exempt fran
chise holders and special privilege? Le
me ask them further: Are not the corpora
tions rn line , for th passage of this law,
having been advised by their attorneys
that It will exempt their franchises from
taxation ?
If the Washington Supreme Court de
cision is founded in law, the same de
cision would follow In Oregon. The gas.
street railway, express, telegraph and tele
phone companies would not only escape -taxation
on their personal property, but also
on their franchises.
The tax reformers declare that they want
this measure- passed in order that labor
may receive its Just reward and that mo
nopoly of land may be broken. Would
these labor leaders lend their influence to
a movement that has for its prime purpose
the exemption of special privileges? 1
would like to know if this is their real In
tention? If it is not. then they are blindly
promoting a dangerous measure one that
will prove a boomerang to the interests
they are seeking to serve.
I do not believe that the rank and file
of the labor element In Oregon realizes
the disastrous effect this law would have
If it were placed on the statute books. The
laboring man is often misled. I do not
believe that the labor element of San
Kran eisco knew what is was doing when It
elected Eugene Schmita Mayor of that
town. Their work was bad. not intention
ally, but by mistake. As a friend and
member of organized labor, I should re
gret exceedingly to see Portland labor men
make the mistake that was made in San
Francisco by aiding corporations through
the instrumentality of grafters. I am a
member of the International Typographical
Union,, one of the largest and the most
influential labor organizations in the world,
tut my doctrine is that Justice shall be
done all men.
Let me ask the laboring men of Portland
and other cities in the state to consider well
this single-tax measure before voting on it.
Be sure that your action will be for the
betterment of the conditions of labor and
not a blind play into the hands of the
money power. I am for a square deal.
GEORGE W. DIXON.
NEGROES SHOT BY RIDERS
One Killed and Wonten and Children
Wounded In Kentucky.
PADUCAH, Ky., March 10. One hun
dred masked night-riders rode into the
town of Birmingham, Marahall County,
late last night, shot six negroes, one of
them, it is believed, fatally, and whipped
live others. The riders took possession of
the town and shot into negro cabins in
the place. In one of these John Scruggs,
his wife and three children and a grand
daughter were struck by bullets. Scruggs
is probably fatally wounded. The riders
then took Ave other negroes' to the banks
of the Tennessee Rtver, where they
whipped them. After warning about 25
other negroes to leave the place, the
masked men rode away. The raid fol
lowed a warning of two weeks ago to all
negroes to leave Birmingham.
' Riders Burn Tobacco,
BROOKS VILLE, Ky., March 10. Fifty
or more night-riders came into town
early today in buggies and on horseback
an& burned 15,000 pounds of tobacco, be
longing to Robert Stenton, one of the
wealthiest planters in this section. The
riders were heavily armed with shotguns
and revolvers. Several of them went to
the local exchange of the Bracken Coun-
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many of them deplore the .
loss of their girlish forms
after marriage. The bearing
of children is f tea destructive
to the mother's shapeliness.
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men attempted no violence to persons,
nor did they destroy the warehouse, but
took the tobacco outside and set It on
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