THE MORMXG OKEGOMAJf. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20. 1908.
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CULBERSON HIS
SECOND
CHOICE
Texan May Be Bryan's Politi
cal Legatee if He Can-
not Win.
CANNOT SWING ALL VOTES
Indiana and Illinois Would Not
Support Southerner Johnfcon
Seeks Bryan's Goodwill to Se
cure Aid, if Nominated.
OH TCAGO. May 19. (Special.) Should
William Jennings Bryan fail of a nomina
tion in the Denver convention and be com
piled to throw his Influence to another
candidate. It is declared he has already
picked as his second choice Senator Cul
berson, of Texas. Mr, Bryan, it is as
serted, has informed his close friends
that he would rather see Mr. Culberson
the Democratic nominee than anyone else,
provided his own nomination cannot be
accomplished.
This is only rumor, but it Is said to
have better-credentials than any one of
the many rumors now busy in Democratic
circles. It comes indirectly from James
Dahlman, the cowboy Mayor of Omaha,
Democratic National committeeman from
Nebraska, who is in the confidence of Mr.
(Bryan.
The growth of the Johnson boom all
Hover . the country has made National
Democratic politics a fruitful field tor
speculation. Were the Democratic con
vention under the same rules as the Re
publican National gathering. Mr. Bryan's
nomination on the first ballot would be a
matter of certainty.
How many votes he can throw to Mr.
Culberson is a matter of conjecture. The
Illinois and Indiana delegations will not
be thrown to the Texas Senator. Many
of the Southern states might prefer a
Southerner to Governor Johnson. Mr.
Bryan's withdrawal and his backing of
another candidate would certainly bring:
about a spectacular fight.
In the end, Johnson men are confident
of their candidate's getting the required
two-thirds vote and the nomination. Mr.
Johnson will make every endeavor to gain
the good will of Mr. Bryan and his active
support in the campaign, they say.
I
LARGE VOTE OUT IX DENVER
Inofficial Returns Indicate Speer
Slightly Ahead for Mayor.
DENVER, May 19. With ideal weather,
voters turned out en masse in the munici
pal election today. Approximately 70,000
names were on the registration lists and
at least 95 per cent of the total number
registered exercised their franchise. At
11 o'clock tonight unofficial returns from
the 211 precincts of the city on straight
ballots gave Speer, candidate for Mayor
on the Democratic and business men's
ticket, a lead of less than 500. It is esti
mated that 20.000 ballots were scratched
and it will require hours to finish check
ing them up. The total vote from about
30 precincts, however. Indicates that
Speer received a slight advantage in the
scratched votes. Should this advantage
be maintained he will-be elected by a
majority of from 1000 to 8000 over Phelps,
the Republican candidate.
a motion on the part of the defendant's
counsel to dismiss the complaint. This
was denied by the court, and Mr.
Lebarler, attorney for Mips Wood, then
introduced the statement purporting
to have been signed by Miller, and
was examining Miss Wood regarding
it when court .adjourned for the day.
Love letters Worth $50,000.
Mr. Stanchfleld, of counsel for Mr.
Piatt, questioned Miss Wood about the
release which she gave Hummel, in
which she agreed to accept 530.000 in set
tlement of her claims against Senator
Piatt. Although Miss Wood had signed
the release and declared in an accom
i panying affidavit that she gave the al-
leged Piatt letters to Hummel, as her
I attorney, she denied today that she re
! tainpd Hummel as her counsel, and de
clared that she could have obtained
JiO.OOO for the letters. Miss Wood said
today that she was paid J7500 for the
letters. She did not know where tht
money came from, she said.
As the cross-examination proceeded,
the attorney frequently produced news
paper clippings purporting to recount
interviews with Miss Wood regarding
her relations with the Senator, and
questioned her with reference to cer
tain quoted statements. In many in
stances she acknowledged having mad
the statements attributed to her, but in
others she declared that she had not
been correctly quoted.
Was Held Up by Miller.
In a letter written,by Miss Wood to
Abraham Hummel, which was produced
by the attorney, she wrote that J. Mar
tin Miller had demanded that she buy
him a diamond ring.
"This," says the letter, "after the $100
you remember I gave him in your of
fice. Well, I gave him $100, and told
him for God's sake to keep away from
my hotel."
PAT AGAIN BUSY DENOUNCING
TS-) s Roosevelt, Taft and Bryan AH
Wrong on Liquor Question.
TRENTON; J.. May 19. In the Pro
hibition state convention here Dr. Day,
the presiding officer, criticized President
Roosevelt for drinking In public. Secre
tary Taft for saying that prohibition
would not solve the liquor question and
Mr. Bryan for remaining silent on the
subject.
The division of sentiment as to pro
hibition versus local option came to a
focus when a proposition was made to
reaffirm last year's platform. The local
optionlsts won, defeating the proposition
to reaffirm the old platform.
Three Prayers for Convention.
CHICAGO. May 19. The sub-committee
on arrangements for the Republican Na
tional Committee has announced that the
following clergymen had agreed to de
liver the opening prayer on the first three
days of the convention: Bishop Muldoon,
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chi
cago, will officiate on the opening day.
Rev. William O. Waters, of Grace Episco
pal ChnK-h, of Chicago, will deliver the
invocation on the second day. and Rev.
Wesley Hill, of the Metropolitan Temple
of New York, on the third day. Arrange
ments have thus far been made only with
the three clergymen named, although the
convention Is expected to continue five
days.
Labor Wins Almost All.
SAN JOSE. Cal., May 19. Yesterday's
municipal election resulted in a clean
sweep for the Davison or Labor Union
ticket, with the exception of City Clerk
and one Councilman. Davison, for Mayor,
received a majority of SS8 out of 4SO0.
Senator Donby Re-elected.
BATON ROUGE. La., May 19. United
States Senator Denby was today elected
"to succeed himself by both the Senate
and House.
WANTED HIS LETTERS
Continued from Pag 1.
rral, started the ball rollinfc 'Jy Retting' a
Nw York papr to print the. article as It
flmt appeared. I established my headquar
ter in the Tribune building, disseminating
such Information as I could rt from the
office of the F'irst As?ptant Potgtmaater
Oeneral. Senator T. C riatt was fu!ly in
formed of atl matters. I w a instructed to
oo-operate with htm. but the original paper
ere not to be given to Piatt, but to Mr.
Loeb at Wash In r ton.
I was stten into the conspiracy by
powerful officials whom I dared not dis
please from a newspaper or political stand
point. I consulted Mr. Howe. Senator
Piatt's secretary, frequently and acted at
all times under the direction of Loeb and
Plott. Sirned J. MARTIN MILLER
In her testimony given earlier in the
day Miss Wood under cross-examination
was led to tell of the circum
stances under which she signed In 1903
In this city a release of Mr. riatt from
any claims she may have had against
him. Se tetined that she received
from A. Hummel the sum of $7500 upon
signing the statement, but denied that
she was aware of all of its contents.
The cross-examination tended early
in the afternoon, and was followed by
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DRY-FARM BILL AGREED ON
IDAHO AXD CALIFORNIA ARE
ELIMINATED.
Words "Arid and Semi-Arid" Xot
Inserted as Protection to Settlers.
Xon-Resident Feature Remains.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington, May 19. The dry-farm, 320
acre homestead bill was finally agreed
to by the Senate today, after it had
been amended by a conference com
mittee to eliminate Idah6 and Califor
nia. The conference refused to restore
the words "arid and semi-arid," and
for that reason Senator Borah refused
to move to have Idaho included. The
bill applies, however, to Oregon and
Washington.
The committee refused to insert the
words "arid and semi-arid" because it
contended that such restriction would
render it Impossible for settlers to ac
quire 320 acres of broken country only
part of which is susceptible of culti
vation. The non-resident feature remains in
the bill, but applies only to land which
does not contain sufficient water for
domestic purposes, but entrymen who
do not reside upon their land must
cultivate it and must reside in the
Immediate vicinity of their entry.
Homesteaders on land containing wa
ter sufficient for domestic purposes
are required to reside on their entries
for five years. The house will tomor
row accept the conference report.
Bourne Only Has Cold.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. D. C. May 19. Senator Bourne
is not Berlously ill. He has a slight -cold,
which compelled him to remain In his
apartments yesterday. He is better to
day, -and able to go out.
FUNERAL OF MR. CL0SSET
Will Be Conducted This Afternoon
by Father McDevltt.
The funeral of Emil Closset, Jr., who
died at Hood River, Sunday, May 17,
will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from Finley's Chapel. The services will
be conducted by Father McDevltt. The
0
The Late Emil Closset, Jr.
Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Friends who care to view the remains
may do so between the hours of 10 and
1 o'clock.
Mr. Closset was born In Portland 30
years ago. As secretary and treasurer
of Closset & Devers, - he was prominent
in commercial circles. He was married
last fall to Miss EUa Scheydecker of St.
Louis. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ella Closset: his father, Joseph Closset;
a brother, Alfred A. Cloeset; a sister,
Mrs. George W. Schmidt, and two uncles,
Emil Closset and Adolph Pierrard.
CLOSING OUT SALE
. Muslin Underwear.
Our fine stock of muslin underwear,
gowns, skirts, chemise, drawers, etc, on
sale at closing-out prices. Knit underwear
at half price. Splendid vaulcs at. 5c, 8c,
11c and 17c. Supply your needs now and
save. McAllen & McDonnell, Third and
Morrison.
Excursion Declared Off.
ABERDEEN". Wash.. May 19 (Special.)
Excursions planned by the Chamber of
Commerce to witness the passage of the
battleship fleet off Grays Harbor were
abandoned today on account of the
probable danger attending thera. George
Wolff, who is collecting bears for each
ship, secured a fine cinnamon today for
Admiral S perry.
PROSECUTED BT
HEALTH BOARD
Parents of Youthful Smallpox
' Patient Accused of Violat
ing Ordinance.
FAILED TO REPORT CASE
Negligence Exposes All Pupils of a
Public School to Contagion Phy
sician Arraigned In Police
Court on Like Charge.
Possibility of a smallpox epidemic is
causing the local health authorities some
uneasiness, and in order to prevent the
spread of the disease, prosecution of two
persons charged with having failed to
take necessary precautions in handling
cases under their care was taken up in
the Municipal Court yesterday forenoon.
Dr. O. A. Thornton was charged with
having failed to report to the city health
board a case of smallpox on Kearney
street which he attended recently, while
A. A. Schellberg, of 753 Raleigh street,
was charged with having failed to in any
way observe quarantine rules or to re
port smallpox in hiB family to the health
board. His daughter Maud was per
mitted to attend public school for five
days while covered with the pustules
characteristic of the .disease.
Dr. Thornton's alleged offense Is re
garded rather in the light of a technical
infraction of the law, but there seems to
be little excuse for Schellberg, whose only
plea is that he was ignorant of the fact
that his children were suffering from a
contagious disease. Dr. Thornton's case
is to be vigorously prosecuted at a later
date. Schellberg's hearing was conducted
yesterday in the Municipal Court, Judge
Cameron taking the matter under advise
ment. Schellberg and his wife appeared in
court to say that they hadn't ally idea
that smallpox .had Invaded their home,
but by their own testimony clearly showed
they had been guilty of deplorable negli
gence. One of their children was taken
Hi a number of weeks ago. A second
child was lately taken 111 and then the
third, Maud Schellberg, whose is named
in the complaint.
City Health Officer Pohl told of having
discovered the smallpox case while In
specting school children. At the time the
case was well defined and several hundred
children were exposed directly through
the negligence of the Schellbergs. Dr.
Pohl hastily took the little patient home
and quarantined the place, later securing
the warrant of arrest on being convinced
the case was one where prosecution was
merited.
Under the ordinance, knowledge of the
communicable nature of a disease must
be entertained in order to warrant suc
cessful prosecution. It Is contended by the
health board, however, that the law is
broad In its application . and should be
construed so as to safeguard against In
discriminate negligence. The fact that
three children had the disease in succes
sion should have been sufficient warning
to responsible persons, and at least the
burden rested on the Schellbergs to call
in a physician, it was contended.
Judge Cameron said he was not con
vinced that the Schellbergs really knew
the ailment was communicable, as re
quired by the ordinance, but promised to
look into the case further before passing
upon . It. The Schellbergs were released
on their own recognizance.
' S. J. Furman. a suave young man
whose convincing manner has gained him
the enviable position of city salesman for
a health food concern, suffered severe
Impairment of his own health while striv
ing to use his wordy art on an aged man
In convincing the elderly party he must
be an old fogy because of buying so few
cereals.
Kennison Smith, the aged man in the
case, conducts a grocery store at Third
and Mill streets, and he was before the
Municipal Court yesterday morning
charged with having thrashed the cereal
man. Smith Is well past 60, while Fur
man is yet in his twenties.
The drummer was really used very
roughly. He was seized by the collar,
thrown out, kicked, his sample case
kicked out after him and then he was
threatened with a clubbing should he at
tempt to re-enter the store.
"It was the only way I could get rid
of the fellow," was Smith's frank if terse
explanation to the court.
From the testimony presented, it ap
peared that Furman more than lived up
to the' tradition of his kind so far as per
isltence was concerned. After he had ex
plained to Smith that the health foods
were simply indispensable,, and that he
wanted a large order, the grocer said he
didn't want to buy. The drummer merely
started up a new line of argument, but
again failed to convince Smith. An hour
or more rolled by, and the old man got
nervous and Impatient. He became more
and more abrupt. Furman then set out to
show him that anyone who didn't put in
a big stock of cereals must belong to the
fogy class, but this argument, Instead of
converting Smith, aroused his ire, and
he ordered him out of the place.
With characteristic complacence Fur
man went on with his arguments for
cereals, whereupon Smith seized him by
the collar and trousers and literally threw
him out. He also kicked the sample case
outdoors.
Of course the experienced drummer
would merely have entered by another
door and paid no attention to this trifling
little business pleasantry, but Furman ac
tually became discouraged and when
Smith got a club and threatened to use it
on him should he say anything more
about cereals, Furman went to Deputy
District Attorney Stevenson and swore to
a complaint charging assault and bat
tery. Judge Cameron, after hearing the facts,
suggested that In handling drummers
more force should not be used than is
absolutely necessary. He did not feel the
case was an aggravated one, though, and
ordered the case continued for sentence.
Arvid Jarvey, a newcomer to the city,
says that while he was attracted here by
reports of unaffected prosperity, he is In
clined to believe that at least some deal
ers 4n second-hand goods are not over
whelmed with business. Jarvey was In
the Municipal Court on a charge of hav
ing assaulted one of these dealers. Adolph
Rosen. He said he was passing down
North Third street when he paused to
glance in Rosen's window. Rosen then
tried to lure him inside, he said, actually
seizing him by . the arm and trying to pull
him Such practices are said to be com
mon, but Jarvey averred it was his first
contact with Portland pawnbroklng meth
ods. In wresting hla arm free from Ro
sen's grasp he said he struck the man,
no doubt, but not with any great force.
. Rosen disputed this. He said Jarvey
stopped and asked him for a half dollar,
and upon being refused the money, struck
him. In support of. this he exhibited a red
place on his right ear.
"How long did you rub that ear to make
it red?" inquired Jarvey's lawyer, but
Rosen resented the Insinuation.
Judge Cameron said he was inclined to
believe (he stocr told by th dm lor in
second-hand goods, and that accordingly
Jarvey would have to pay a fine of $10.
A dispute between two men over 5 cents
will cost the employer of one of them
the sum of 3200.
Dan Connards and Henry Smith had the
dispute. Smith is a bartender employed
at Charles Mayer's saloon at Third and
Burnside streets. Connards invited the
bartender to have a drink with him, ten
dered a $5 gold 'piece., and on getting his
change said it was & cents short. This
led to words, and Connards, to emphasize
his viewpoint, picked up a beer glass and
hurled it at Smith. The bartender dodged
the missile, which struck a big French
plate mirror which cost 3200. The (mirror
was demolished.
Connards is In custody on a charge of
destroying property and will be triad in
the Municipal Court today.
REPRESENT ENTIRE WORLD
(Continued From First Page.)
in Japan of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, and the Canadian Meth
odist Church united in an independent
organization under the name of the
"Japan Methodist Church"; this organ
ization relieved Bishop Harris of any
episcopal jurisdiction over our people
in Japan, but left him In charge of our
interests in Corea, as his field was
Japan and Corea. . Great success has
attended his work among the Corean
people. Next to the great 'ingathering
of the church in the Philippine Isl
ands the largest success of any of the
mission fields has been attained among
the Coreans. Because of the standing
of our Government for the largest lib
erty of the people, our missionaries
have had specially easy access to the
people of the Flowery Kingdom, and
Bishop Harris has had very high stand
ing in the estimation of all the peo
ple. On his trip returning to America he
stopped off at Tokio. and in an inter
view there gave utterance to the opin
ion that the Corean people' were en
Joying a more desirable form of gov
ernment under the direction of Prince
Ito and his associates than they could
have if they were to be allowed to
govern themselves. This interview
was sent by a cable to the American
press, and so incensed the Coreans in
San Francisco that when the ship on
which Bishop Harris had taken pas
sage came Into the harbor of the
Golden Gate he was met by officers
of the Secret Service of the United
States, stealthily taken ashore, and
secretly taken out of the city, lest the
enthusiastic, patriotic Coreans should
murder him. Until this incident the
plan had been entertained that Bishop
Harris might be permitted to remain
the bishop of Corea and find sufficient
employment to warrant his retention
in this position, but his strong pro
Japanese spirit has made him so dis
tasteful to the Corean people that it
will doubtless be the height of inex
pediency to think of returning him to
that field. He is much like the great
Matthew Arnold, who said that the
Japanese are more like birds and but
terflies than they are like human be
ings. ,
The writer has attended six general
conferences of this kind and he has never
witnessed such enthusiasm as was in evi
dence at the jeadlng of the Episcopal
address which was delivered for the
Board of Bishops by Bishop Goodsell.
The enthusiasm increased with every
sentence as the bishop proceeded to deal
with the question of temperance; never
had the church authoritatively taken so
high ground on the prohibition question
as it has done here. The bishop said with
tremendous emphasis of the saloon that
it falsely claimed to be a great public
Interest, because it employed thousands
and paid heavy taxes, but that no profits
could compensate for the corruption it
worked In tjie Nation. When he came
to the close of this period the entire
assembly arose and with waving of hand
kerchiefs, streaming eyes, and shouts of
joy, pledged themselves to co-operate
with their leaders to the utmost of their
ability until the saloons shall be driven
from American soil.
Immediately at the close of the reading
of the Episcopal address by Bishop Good
sell, which took two hours for its deliv
ery. Governor J. Frank Hanley secured
the floor, and offered a preamble and res
olution to the effect that the Littlefield
bill on interstate liquor shipments, now
In a committee of the House of Repre
sentatives, should be reported favorably
to the House and passed by Congress be
fore its adjournment, and that a com
mittee of bishops go to Washington to
lay the resolution Lefore Speaker Cannon.
At the conclusion of Governor Hanley's
address, which followed the resolutions,
the assembly seemed more like a National
political convention than a gathering of
a religious body. Immediately following
Governor Hanley, Governor Hoch, of
Kansas, obtained the 'floor and delivered
a flaming address. -
Following these addresses a committee
of 24. consisting of some of the. very
strongest men" - of the body, was lap
pointed to go to Washington and present
the resolution to Speaker Cannon. They
were received very graciously by their
"Uncle Joseph," but were thoroughly
grilled in his address. Some of his state
ments completely incensed some of- the
members of the committee, who are all
Republicans.
The day following the demonstration in
behalf of prohibition there was. an Inci
dent which seemed to demonstrate the
fact that the committee In charge of the
affairs for the accommodation of the
general conference had no such exalted
Ideas of prohibition as that entertained
by the majority of the conference. A
beautiful souvenir, gotten up after the
most approved and highest standard of
the printer's art, called "The Crown of
the Chesapeake." setting forth the beau
ties and attractions of Maryland, and
especially of Baltimore, was distributed
"with the compliments of Dr. David
H.- Carroll."' who Is a member of
the commission on entertainment, of the
delegates. Just as the session was clos
ing. B. Lee Paget, of Portland, arose,
and denounced the advertisements in the
book as being unworthy of the Methodist
gathering, contrary to the principles, and
immoral throughout. The conference was
startled, and the commission was over
whelmed with amazement; upon investi
gation, however, it was found that whisky
and beer were advertised in the book, and
in one place an extensive argument was
made In favor of a certain brand of
Maryland whisky.
Much is said about the political methods
used In the general conference, in pro
moting the candidacy of various persons
for different offices, and there are some
things which cannot be approved, and of
which any modest man cannot help but
being ashamed. Of course this is objec
tionable, for Methodists claim to believe
In Providential leading, but some of the
great men In the church, as well as the
smaller ones. Justify themselves in seek
ing places of distinction, honor, and good
salaries, upon the ground that If we seek
we shall find; If we desire a harvest we
must follow the soil and sow the seed.
It is reassuring to see that it is probable
none of the brethren who are seeking
preferment by seriously questionable
methods will secure the prize for which
they strive. .
DECIDES OX EIGHT BISHOPS
Conference Settles Question. After
Hot Debate One Retires.
BALTIMORE. May 19. The Methodist
Episcopal General Conference was thrown
Into a hot debate by the presentation
today of the report of the committee on
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the episcopacy, which recommended that
ten new bishops be elected. Ultimately
the conference decided that the number
should be eight. The report of the com
mittee pronounced all the present bish
ops, the only retirement being that of
Bishop J. M. Thoburn. of Indiana, at his
own request.
William J. Bryan was the conference
lecturer tonight, his subject being "The
Prince of Peace," at the Lyric. The
theater was crowded.
BRINGS CARGO OF CHINESE
Suspected Mission of Japanese
Steamer to California Coast.
LOS ANGELES. May 19. Immigration
officials were notified late tonight of the
arrival of a mysterious Japanese steamer
at Gaviota, In Santa Barbara County.
The vessel carries a large crew. When
the captain attempted to land his men,
the authorities prevented It. An Immi
gration officer will investigate.
The immigration authorities at this
point telegraphed the officials at Gaviota
to detain the vessel until an investigation
could be made. The steamer had been
seen off the coast for several days, which
fact led the officials at Gaviota to tele
graph to this city for Instructions.
II is thought the vessel may contain
Chinese, who are trying to land in viola
tion of the immigration laws.
SJLUTE SPREADS DEATH
OLD CAXXOX EXPLODES, KILL
ING OXE, WOCXDIXG FOCR.
Greetings to Fleet PYoin Fcrndale,
Cal., End in Bloodslicd and
Mourning.
EUREKA. Cal.. May 19. News has
reached btere from Ferndale. a small town
on the coast in Humboldt County, of the
explosion of an old cannon, which had
been brought out to salute the passing
battle-ship fleet. One man was killed,
and three women and one boy were dan
gerously wounded. A dozen more were
slightly injured.
The people of Ferndale and Eel River
Valley assembled at Centervllle Beach to
watch the fleet pass, hundreds being pres
ent. An old cannon was secured at Fern
dale, to be used In saluting. At the
first charge the cannon exploded. In
stantly killing Ike Davis of Ferndale,
the gunner. Miss Church of Grizzly
Bluff was struck by a fragment of the
gun and had an arm and a leg broken.
Miss McDonough of Grizzly Bluff was
severely Injured. Etagene Stone of Fern
dale, a boy, hpd his leg broken. Mrs.
Frank Slingaby of Grizzly Bluff was
painfully injured.
The people, sickened by the sight, im
mediately went home.
The gun, which burst, was a relic,
which had not been In service for many
years, and is said to have been fractured
before the charge was lired.
Court Decides for "Wets."
SALEM, Or., May 19. (Special.) The
"wets" won a victory in the Circuit
Court today when Judge Galloway ren
dered a decree reversing the County
Court and ordering that the saloon
question be submitted to a vote in Sub
limity and Stayton precincts, .and not
in a district composed of Jefferson, Ma
rlon, Turner, Aumsville, Maelcay. Sub
limity and Stayton precincts. The sa
loon people are now confident of keen
ing Sublimity and Stayton "wet," unless
the county should go "dry" as a whole.
The anti-saloon people feel confident
the latter result will be realized.
Diphtheria Takes llainlcr Boy.
RAINIER, Or., May 19. (Special.) The
five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Gilbert, died yesterday of diphtheria.
The family have been quarantined,
and there is little fear of an epidemic.
A number of people have been exposed,
however, as the nature of the disease
was not discovered until the time of the
little one's death.
Hanan phoes fit the feet. Rosenthal's.