3
GREAT CHRISTMAS SALES IN ALL SECTIONS
OFFICEKS OF NATIONAL RED CROSS SOCIETY, WHICH HAS
INAUGURATED ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS CAMPAIGN
WILSON REPORTS
BIG PROSPERITY
LITTLE THIS WEEK
Majority of Members Will
Leave to Spend Holi
days at Home.
Value of Farm Products Has
Reached Enormous Total
' of $7,778,000,000.
HOUSE WORK MAPPED OUT
WAGES PAID ARE HIGHER
THE MORNING OR EG ONI AN, MONDAY, DECE3IBER 14, 1903.
CONGRESS
fr ,: r ;..V : f s
I XNp". 1 - V I
resident's Reference to Secret
Service Will Be Reported Upon by
Perkins' Committee District
of Colombia Matters Up.
WASHINGTON". Ie. 13. Both Houwi
of Congress expert to conclude the ante
cnrt.ms noilrtay work or the session
turim the present week. The date of
th adjournment for ihe holidays has not
been definitely determined, but most prob
ably it will fall on December 21. In that
event It U not expected that any business
w!Il be done on Monday week because
when the date becomes known, members
will leave for their homes in such num
bers it will be impossible to maintain a
quorum.
The Senate will take another adjourn
ment from Thursday until the following
Monday without expectation of doing any
business on Monday beyond providing
definitely for the Christmas recess. The
House will continue its work until Fri
day or Saturday, but will -then adjourn
until Monday unless some other plan of
adjournment is pursued. Some members
who reside in far distant states are
urging that the adjournment should be
gin on Saturday and the leaders are dis
posed to heed. When taken, the holiday
adjournment will be until January 4.
Secret Service Matter l"p.
It is expected that both Houses will deal
during the week with the question of the
paragraph in the President's message re
lating to the Secret Service. The Per
kins committee will probably present its
report to the House early and in case a
resolution on the subject is recommended
It will be acted upon before the dis
persal of the House for the holidays.
The House will begin the routine busi
ness of the week tomorrow, with the
introduction of business -pertaining to the
District of Columbia. On TueYlay it will
continue the consid-ration of the bill codi
fying the penal laws, which received
much attention during the last session.
Thursday and Friday will be given over
to pension bills and other private meas
ures unless there Is another appropria
tion bill ready for consideration. Strenu
ous effort is being made to get reported
early lit the week the bill making appro
priations for the District of Columbia, and
if this effort should be successful the
b."ll should be passed before the holidays.
Senator Carter's Bill Ready.
In the Senate an effort will be made by
Penator Carter to procure the passage of
the bill providing for the establishment
of postal savings banks and on Wednes
day that measure will give way to the
Foraker bill ordering the re-enlistment of
the negro soldiers who were discharged
without honor because of their supposed
participation in the Brownsville riots of
If .
The Senate caucus committee will be
gin early in the week on the bill pro
viding for the JSth census, but probably
will not be able to report until atter the
holidays.
Xo effort will be made in the Senate to
act upon any of the appropriation bills
until January.
PENSIONS FOR 0REG0NIANS
Congress-man Ellis Announces
of Successful Applicants.
I.lst
ORKGONIAN NEWS Bl'RKAl', Wash
ington. Dec. 13. During the weeks
preceding: the opening; of Congress the
following: pension claims have passed
through the hands of W. R. Kills. Rep
resentative from the Second Oregon
Congressional district:
' Mathew M. Anderson. Portland: $12:
Margaret Allison. Portland $12; John
Anvley. Portland. $!.: John L. Ander
son. The Dalles. $15: Daniel C. Bow
man. Pendleton. $S: W. H. Bailey. -Milton,
$12: David T. Brush. Portland, $12;
Benjamin F. Balrd. Baker City, $12;
Mary P. Baugh. Prairie City. $12: Sam
uel H. Biggs. I.ostine. $15; Webster
Butler. Portland. $12; Hannah Calvert.
Elgin. $12: James II. Cross. The Dalles.
$ir; Charles Cunningham. Pendleton.
$12: Thomas J. Cunning. Hood River.
$15: I-aura B. Davis. Hermiston. $12;
Benjamin K. Dewey. Portland. $15: Cor
delia M. Dearintr. Portland. $12; Julius
H. Eastman. Clatskanie. $20: E. D.
Evans. Portland. $12: Joseph Ehalamen,
Portland. $14: Robert McD. Grant. As
toria. $20; Moses Hodi;e. Enterprise.
$12: Amanda Henry. Hood Kiver. $12:
Ella M. Hewitt. Richland. $12 and $2
each for two children: Joseph W. Hall,
Durkee. $15: Leonard Hiltibiddle. On
tario. $15: William K. Hopkins. The
Dalles. $15: Frank A. Kilpatrick I -a.
Grande. $12; GeorRe E. l-wis. Port
land. $15: Josiah lodbetter. North Pow
der. $12: William A. Lewis. Baker City.
$12: Hattie E. McGuire. Portland, $12;
Louisa W. Marecllus. Portland. $12;
Anna M. E. Mann. Portland. $12; Sam
uel Mickel. Harney, $20; James V.
Mitchell. Bend, $12: George E. May
field. ElKin. $12: John B. Owen. Pen
dleton, $12; Silas Oxborn. Portland. $20:
Henry Peterson. Hillsdale. $12; John
Rollins. Elgin. $12: William P. Samms,
Enterprise. $20; David F. Smith. Port
land. $12; Orln Smith. Portland, $12:
Rebecca Selby, Portland. $12: llano
Scott, Portland. $: Lewis W. Searfass,
Portland. $12; James L. Swift, Eight
Mile. $12: Benjamin F. Turlay, Port
land. $12; Charles A. Thomas, Port
land, $10; George P. Walling. Portland,
$12: John P. F. Weaver, Portland. $12;
George S. Wilson. Kent. $12: Charles F.
Waldo. Hood r.iver. $12; John H. Wil
son, Mist, $15.
PREPARING F0R MARCH 4
Committees for Taft Inauguration
Are Nametl.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.1. James S.
Henry. Washington correspondent of th
Philadelphia Press, has been appolnte-J
chairman of the Press Committee and
Charles H. Boynton. of New York, vice
chairman of the Committee on Finance
for the Inauguration of William H. Taft.
on March 4 next.
Joreen Barry, commanding the- Army
nf Cuban pacification, has been appointed
to command the Regular Army division
of the inaugural parade, and Rear Ad
miral Sperry. of the Atlantic battleship
fleet, will command the Naval division.
New Schoolhouse for Mllvyaakie.
MILWAUKIE. Or, Dec. n.-XfSpecial.)
At a special meeting of t;i- t iNsa.ms
of the Milwaukl' W !. i ll
night. It was de- H'-l to :r-.v a to
room schoolhouse i" ) tlie
Uiatrlc'- j "
A,
1
Root Says Reorganization of
State Department Needed.
WANTS DIVISION OF WORK
Says Subdivisions Are Necessary to
Deal With Various Foreign Ques
tions Couuiry Occupies Place
Among the Largest Nations.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.1. Since the con
sideration of the legislative, executive and
Judicial bill was taken up in committee.
the House has been much impressed with
the growth of the United States among
the sister nations of the world. The re
quest upon Congress by the Secretary of
State ,for an additional force to cope
with the problems of state has been ex
plained on no other basis and the state
ments of Secretary Root on the growth
of this country as a world power have
attracted consideration.
Secretary Root startled the members
by referring to the State Department or
ganization as a temporary matter.
I consider the time will shortly com
when it will be desirable to make ma
terial changes In the organization of
the State Depart nient." said the Secretary.
He predicted the time would soon come
when the enlarging business would justify
and require a politico-geographical divi
sion of the work for the departments.
This would mean various divisions equal
to deal with European, Latin-American,
Far Eastern ar.d British colonial ques
tions.
Secretary Root demonstrated that the
work of the department was growing by
stating that there was an Increase of
l:.00o pieces of mail a year; that the
trade of the Cnited States has increased
from $l.62.O0O.Ofk) in .to $1,315,000,000 In
1907. and that the outgoing foreign travel
from the United States has increased from
2.".4U in 1S06 to 5S3.822 in 19"7.
It was now necessary, he said, to have
clerks to index the p-ecedents for the
convenience of the officials. Congress
was informed that the proposed revision
of the tariff meant an immense amount
of work for the State Department.
Mr. Root's remarks are being most care
fully weigiied because it is considered
they probably will be his last from his
present official position. Coming from
the man who reorganized the War De
partment and has b"en invited to re
organize the Navy Department, his ad
vice on the reorganization of the State
Department Is taken as a valuable guide
post. MONEY FOR OREGON PARK
Secretary of Treasury Recommends
Appropriation of 561,7 15.
OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Dec. 13. The Secretary of the
Treasury recommended en appropria
tion for Crater Lake National Park
of $21,713. Out of this amount $14,000
is to be c-xpended in the construction
of roads and trails. The Secretary's
estimates are based upon the estimates
submitted by the superintendent of
the park In his annual report to the
Secretary of the Interior. The Itemized
estimates are ns follows:
Tools and ImDtemrnts for work in
park $ 400
Rei-alrs and Improvements on build
In 3
Repairs and Improvements on fences joft
Ssfelv railinE n Victor Hock 430
flpnirs to bridge i)o
Construction of bridges l.rtOO
Repairs to mads and trails I.Koo
Construction i.f road and trails..... 14.000
Two park ranters, temporary. hio
Salary of superintendent ' l.noo
Allowance for keej.ing 1 horse 3M
Emergency expenses 2."i0
Total . $21,745
BARRACKS NEEDS RANGE
Congress Asked to Buy Tract at Van
couver for Rifle Range.'
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Dee. 13. There is urgent need
for a Government target range at Van
couver Barracks. According to the
Quartermaster-General of the Army,
this Important post is) today without ade
quate range facilities, the old range
having been condemned a unsafe for
skirmish, collective and long-distance
lire.
An appropriation of.$U.S00 has been
r.-'-ommendod by the War Department,
w Ich amount is sufficient to purchase
i) acres of land adjacent to the post
GROWTH IS SHOWN
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. (Special.)
The annual meeting of the American
National Red Cross is being held
at Washington this week. Among the
timely subjects It is discussing is the
campaign against tuberculosis. The
forest fires will be considered, and also
the great mine disasters of the past
year. It is expected that the President-elect
of the United States will be
i.resent. Mr. Taft Is the president of
the Red Cross. The treasurer is Hon.
Beckiiian Wlnthrop, and the counselor
is Henry M. ICoyt, of the Department
of Justice. The executive committee
is composed of Hon. Robert Bacon,
General R. M. O'Reilly, of the Army;
Medical Director Wise, of the Navy
Hon. James Tanner, Hon. J. R. Gar
field and Miss Mabel T. Boardman.
Miss Boardman. the only woman active
In the executive work of the organ!
zation, was one of the prime movers in
the reorganization of the Red Cross.
She has devoted a great deal of her
time unselfishly to the work of the
organization and is one of its most
active officers.
in Clark County, Wash. One hundred
and sixty acres of the desired range
is known as the west half of the T. G,
Fletcher donation claim and has been of
fered to the Government at $62.50 an acre;
the othes. 120 acres belong to the North
ern Pacific Railway and can be pur
chased at $15 an acre.
Options for both tracts were secured
last May and will expire In March next
unless the purchase Is consummated in
the meantime. Unless Congress makes
the necessary appropriation this session
it will be necessary for the Government
to pay a higher price for a rifle range
at Vancouver Barracks. This particular
tract has been examined- by a board of
Army officers and found to be very
desirable. The War Department is anx
ious that the appropriation be secured
this session.
The Department also recommends the
appropriation of $25,000 for the purchase
of 111 acres of land adjoining t ort v. or-
den. Wash., to be used for a target
T-ance. a post garden and cemetery
grounds for Forts Worden, Flagler and
Casey.
FLEET REACHES CEYLON
ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENTER
TAINMENT EXTENSIVE.
Programme Includes Daily Trip to
Handy and Series of Sports
With Many Prizes.
COLOMBO. Ceylon, Dec. 13. The United
States battleship fleet was anxiously
awaited here by a great gathering of
Europeans and natives at Colombo. The
fleet, which was sighted at 7 o'clock this
morning, approached slowly in single file.
The flagship Connecticut entered the har
bor at 9 o'clock, the others following at
short Intervals.
The fleet left Manila December 1, and
parsed Singapore six days later. The
voyage was uneventful, the weather be
ing fine throughout and the battleships
proceeding at an even speed of about ten
knots an hour. The health of the crew
Is excellent, with the exception of one
case of smallpox on the Georgia. The
smallpox victim is seriously ill and all of
the Georgia's crew have been vaccinated.
This is one of the most difficult har
bors as yet entered by the fleet, but all
the battleships were berthed without In
cident, the perfect maneuvering of the
vessels occasioning great admiration.
Coaling will begin immediately during the
period the vessels will remain here and
the officers and men will be entertained
extensively. The official reception will
occur tomorrow.
The programme includes a dally trip to
Kandy, which lies near the center of the
Inland, on the banks of a fine artificial
lake 62 miles northeast of Colombo. The
residence of the British Governor-General
is located there, as well as the ex
King's palace and the Buddist tetnble of
Daiada-Malagawa. The beautiful botan
ical gardens of Parednla are also one of
the attractions.
A series of sports is on the programme
and many valuable prizes have been do
nated for the winners.
SAILORS DON'T KNOAV ANTHEM
Have to Stop After First Three-
Lines of "Star-Spangled Banner."
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. Letters
reaching Washington from officers of
the battleship fleet Indicate a woeful
lack of knowledge of anything ap
proaching a National anthem among
the sailors. .
In moBt places where the fleet was
received with so much cordiality, the
natives were prompt and vigorous in
the delivery of an appropriate air and
such an incident was usually followed
by an attempt to render the "Star-Spangled
Banner." with the result, as one
correspondent has described it, that the
singers were rarely able to proceed
with the song for more than three
lines. The repeated failures finally led
to combined efforts to rehearse for the
rendition of the American anthem, but
without much success.
Taps Sound for X. D. San ford. .
HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec. 13. (Spe
cial.) N. IX Sanford. an old and well
known pioneer of the middle Columbia
Klver. died at the home of his son-in-law
at Stevenson, Wash., Friday,
aged about 66 years. Mr. Sanford's
home was at Cascade Locks, where he
was engaged in trading with farmers
along the Columbia by purchasing live
stock and country produce. He was a
Civil War veteran, having served In
a fighting regiment, the 95th Illinois.
A large delegation from Canby Post
will attend the funeral of the dead
soldier, which will be held at Steven
son Monday.
Only One "BKOMO QUININE"
That la LAXATIVE BItOMO QUININE. Look
for the signature of B. n. GROVE, used th
JKmIA ax4 14 Oira a Col A M Cut JPml
Farm Labor Shows Greater Increase
Than Manufacturing Gain Over
1907 In Farm Products Is
$290,000,000 Few Losses.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. After 12 years
of service as head of the Department,
me oecretary of Agriculture In his an
nual report Issued today presents a re
view of the progress of agriculture in
the United Stages during this period. Con
cerning the farm production of 190 he
says that tha rarmer Tins created wealth
by the billions. Production has been
above the average of recent years with
few exceptions: and while some prices
nave ran en, others have risen.
The farm value of all farm products
of 1908 reaches the most extraordinary-
total in the Nation's 'nlstory $7,778,000,000.
inis Is about four times the value of
the products of the mines, including
mineral, oils and. precious metals. The
farmer contributes 87 per cent of the raw
materials used in those manufacturing
industries which depend mostly or con
siderably upon agricultural materials, and
these industries use 42 per cent of all ma
terials used In all Industries.
The gain in value of farm products in
1908 over 1907 is $290,000,000 and would have
been much larger had not the prices of
cotton and hay been low. The value of
products in 1S99, the census year, beins
taken at 100. the value for 1903 stands
at 125: for 1904, at 131: for 3905, at 134:
for 1906, at 143: for 1907, at 159; and for
1908, at 35. During the last ten years
the wealth production on the farms of
this country has exceeded the fabulous
sum of $80,000,000,000.
The corn crop this year is 2,643,000,000
busbels, valued at $1,615,000,000. Compared
with the average of the preceding live
years the quantity is 2 per cent higher
and the value 43 per cent higher.
The cotton crop is likely to be one of
the three highest ever produced, with a
value next to the highest, or perhaps
more.
The greatest hay crop in history has
been gathered this year, 68,000.000 tons,
or 12 per cent above the average of the
preceding five years. Its farm value is
$621,000,000. or 6 per cent above the five
year average.
Wheat Is Hi per cent above the five
year average in production and 23 per
cent above In total value. The 660,000.000
bushels are estimated to be worth $620,
000.000 to the farmers, or $66,000,000 more
than the most valuable wheat crop here
tofore produced.
The oat crop is worth $321,000,000 for 7S9,
000,000 bushels, or 10 per cent above the
five-year average value and 9 per cent
below the average product.
The barley crop, 167,000,000 bushels. Is
13 per cent above the five-year average
and Its value, $S6,000,000. is 23 per cent
above. Both have been exceeded only
once.
Rye In value is $22,000,000, 17 per cent
above the average.
All cereals aggregate 4,329.000,000 bushels,
a total that has been exceeded three
times, but the value reaches $2,694,000,000,
or more than $300,000,000 above that of 1907,
and exceeds still more the totals of
former years. Compared with the preced
ing five years, the number of bushels is
higher by 0.2 per cent and the value is
hteher by 32 per cent.
Nearly 500.000 short tons of beet sugar
will probably be made from the crop of
this year, and the factory value Is about
$45,000,000. About 407.000 short, tons of
raw cane sugar were produced.
Unfavorable weather made the potato
crop only 275.000,000 bushels, or 5 per "cent
below the five-year average, although the
value. $190,000,000. is 18 per cent above
and was never equaled.
On account of the extremely low price
of hops In 19W. the average production
and value of 1908 are low and have been
exceeded In many former years.
For the first time, this year, the value
of all farm crops equals $5,000,000,000. Al
though the farmer gets hardly 20 cents
a pound for nm Dtitter, oetween a ana 4
cents a quart for his miHt. and and about
l'4 cents for each ep?, yet the value of
the farm products of the dairy cow is
getting close to $800,000,000, and the value
of tho eggs and poultry Is as much as
the cotton crop, seed Included, or the hay
crop, or the wheat crop.
The extraordinary prosperity of the
farmers following their low financial
condition a dozen years ago and earlier
has enabled them to pay highen wages
for farm labor than before.- In the
matter of wage increase compared with
prices, the farm laborer has fared bet
ter than the workingmen employed m
manufacturing and mechanical Indus
tries. Detailed increases of prices received
by farmers for their products are next
presented in the report,, and In con
cluding the subject the Secretary says
that the consequences of such rises in
prices need not be itemized. The old
cotton plantation that no lender
wanted as a mortgage security is now
sought for Investment, and its owner
can borrow without mortgaging. The
farmers of the poor mortgage-ridden
Kansas of former days have stuffed the
banks of that state full of money,
have organized banks of their own and
have sent 'money to the East to be
Invested.
The total cost of our 2.131.000 miles
of road Is over $1,720,000,000, while
the percentage of Improved roads was
only 7.14 in 1904, and is probably not
In excess of 8 per cent at the present
time.
Twenty states have given aid to counties
in making good roads.
The number of National forests is
now 182. and the total area 168.000.000
acres. At $2 per thousand feet stump
age the timber standing in these for
ests is worth $800,000,000. . These for
ests now contain one-fifth of the
standing merchantable timber in the
country. In tha forests permanent im
provements were completed as follows:
Three thousand four hundred miles of
trails. 3200 miles of telephone lines,
100 miles of wagon road with 250
bridges, 600 miles of pasture and drift
fences, 40 miles of fire lines and 550
cabins and barns. The fire loss for
the calendar year 1907 was les3 than
half that for the previous year, which
in turn was less than in any preceding
year. The ratio of loss to value of
timber protected was only about 4
cents to $1000. The amount of timber
sold from the National forests was
386.000,000 feet, and the receipts from
timber sales were $850,000. The graz
ing privileges yielded last year an in
come or nearly xi.uoo.ooo. Last year
tree seeds were sown broadcast in 27
forests in 8 states to test the useful
ness of this method. In the Govern
ment's forest tree nurseries about 700,
000 young trees were planted out.
Over 2.000.000 trees will be ready for
TlTHna in 1909.
Sacrifice of 5000 Framed Pictures
The most artistic subjects, appropriately framed in up-to-date
frames. Sale begins this morning at 8 o'clock.
Pictures,
Pictures,
Pictures,
Pictures,
Pictures,
1000 Sample Pictures at
OUR
Our entire stocks of Women's Suits and Costumes absolutely nothing
reserved all in seven sale lots.
Lot 1 All $20.00 and $25.00 Suits, $15.85
Lot 2 All $30.00 and $35.00 Suits, $21.90
Lot 3 All $40.00 and $45.00 Suits, $29.75
Lot 4 All $50.00 and $60.00 Suits, $35.00
Lot 5 All $65.00 to $85.00 Suits, $44.75
Lot 6 All $87.50 to $125.00 Suits, $62.50
Lot 7 All $150.00 to $250.00 Suits, $85.00
LIST OF DEAD IS 14!
Fifty Injured in Premature
Blast at Panama.
WORST ACCIDENT ON CANAL
Last Charge of Blast Goes of Unex
pectedly and Concussion Sets Off
Others Many More Thought
to lie Buried I'nrtcr Rock.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 13. Fourteen are
known to be dead, three of them Ameri
cans, and oO Injured as a result of the
premature explosion of 21 tons of dyna
mite at Bas Obispo, In the Panama Canal
Zone yesterd-ay, according to an official
difipa-tch received today from Chief En
gineer Goethals. The message follows:
The premature explosion of 21 tons of
dynamite at Bas Obispo at 11:10 this
morning resulted in the death of 14 men
and the Injury of 50. Three or four of
the injured will probably (lie. The follow
ing Americans were killed:
JAMES HUMMER, car man. eteam
shovel. Dunnellen, . J.
JOHN" J. CORP. 6team shovel engineer.
Phillipsburg. X. J.
JOHN J. RBIDY, powder man, Indi
anapolis. Ind.
Seriously wounded:
Benjamin H. Cole, foreman, Rochester,
K. Y.
Slightly wounded:
Arthur H. Bassett. foreman, Phila
delphia: W. G. Bell, foreman, Xew York
City; C. W. Hayden, steam shovel man,
Sandusky, O.
WORST ACCIDENT OX CANAL
thought Other Bodies May Still Be
Buried Under Debris.
COLON", Dec. 13. The explosion yes
terday at Bas Obispo was the most seri
ous accident in connection with the
building of the Panama Canal since the
United States took control. A thorough
investigation has been ordered, and al
ready officials are taking evidence and
endeavoring to ascertain the cause of
the premature discharge.
Thirteen bodies have been recovered,
but it is believed that a score or more
are still under the masses of rock and
earth that were thrown up. The death
list would have been appalling had a
train conveying 509 laborers passed a
few minutes later. This train had just
passed through the cut, and was barely
out of view when the explosion oc
curred.
For a space of S00 feet in length and
400 feet in width the Bas Obispo cut
presents a graphic picture of the ter
rible effects of the explosion. The
whole hillside has been devastated, the
dynamite rending the earth and tossing
boulders In all directions.
A 90-ton steam shovel lies a wreck.
crushed under the weight of falling
rock. Evers- one of the crew was
killed. All the tracks in this section
were torn to pieces and are now cov
ered with tons of debris.
A long time will be necessary to take
awn- the srreat heaps of earth and
EXT
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Values Up to 1.25 at 49c
Values Up to 1.75 at 69c
Values Up to 3.00 at 95c
Values Up to $5.00 at $1.95
Values Up to 7.50 at 2.95
GREAT SUIT SALE
rocks In the search for the buried
dead. Hundreds of men were on the
scene, working heroically to find the
bodies of their dead comrades. Many
evidences of the terrible force are seen,
as here and there pieces of flesh and
bone are turned over with pick or
shovel.
The charge consisted of 51 holes 60
feet deep, and spread out over a large
section of territory. The last hole was
being charged by John J. Iteidy, an
experienced powderman, when it ex
ploded. The others were exploded by -tho con
cussion. Reidy was blown to pieces.
The other Americans dead include John
J. Corp, a steam shovel engineer, and
.T. T. Hummer, steam shovel cranernan.
Two Spaniards were also killed and
eight West Indian negroes.
FUGITIVE'S SUICIDE FAILS
Montana Outlaw Aery Much Alive
in Sanders County.
HBIiBXA. Mont., Lec. 13. A special
from Hamilton, Mont., Kays:
That Robert Smith diy' not die when
he attempted suicide at Pv."ins was made
known here yesterday when Sheriff Ward
received a message from the Sheriff of
Sanders County telling him that Smnh is
not dead and asking him to come and
get him. Smith is charged with murder,
having shot Clarence Clark at Vjotor,
where the two were employed upon an
irrigation ditch.
JAPAN STARTS NEW LINE
Three Steamships AVIII Maintain
Schedule to South America.
TOKIO. Dec. 13. At a dinner given to-daj-
to the new Japanese Minister to
Chile, It was announced that the Toy
Ysin Steamship Company will start a
new line of steamers between Japan and
South America commencing January I,
with three steamers on a regular
schedule. "
Forest Grove Claims Game.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove.
Or.. Dec. 13. (Special.) The football
team of the Forest Grove High Schood.
which plajed the Oregon City High
School yesterday, claim the result was
not a scoreless game, hut say the locals
won, 5-to-0. The locals feel that they
were robbed of a rightful score.
HOME-MADE KIDNEY
Get These Three Harmless Ingredients
and Mix This Recipe Yourself.
There are more cases of kidney trou
ble here now than ever before, while
recent reports show that more people
succumb each year to some form of
kidney disease than any other cause.
When there is sickness, examine me
urine. Rheumatism is oniy a symptom
of kidney trouble. It is nothing more
or less than excessive uric'acid in the
blood, which the eiugglsh. inactive kid
nevs have failed to sift out, leaving it
to decompose and settle about the joints
and muscle3, causing intense suffering:
frequently resulting in deformity: often
reaching the heart, when death ensues.
Pains across the back, frequent
painful and suppressed urination and
other symptoms of weak bladder are
not the only signs of kidney trouble;
Half Price
BESEB.ES td be subveyed
SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
COLVILLE AND SPOKANE.
Estimates Submitted (o Congress
Contain Items for Completion of
Surveys and Allotments.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Dec. 13. Tn the estimates sub
mitted to Congress on the opening
day of the session was an item of $30.
000 fur completing the survey and al
lotment of the Colviile Indian Reser
vation, Washington, and another Hem
of $10,00) to complete surveys and al
lotments on tne Spokane Reservation.
It Is expected tiiat both appropria
tions will be made in the Indian bill,
for In each instance it is provided that
the money shall be reimbursed from
the proceeds of the sale of the sur
plus land after the allotments havo
been made. Heretofore $75,000 has
been appropriated for the survey anil
allotment of the Colviile Reservation,
but it is found that additional funds
are necessary to complete the work of
classifying the surplus lands into ii-
rigiblc, grazing, timber, mineral and
arid lands, all of which, under the law,
are to be opened under different con
ditions. The survey of the Spokane
Reservation has been completed, hut
additional money is necessary to de
fray the cost of classification. Tills
work should he completed early next
yea r.
When the Colvll.e Indians ceded the
north half of their reservation to tile
Government Congress agreed to pay
them $1.. .00.000 for their surrender,
this amount to bo divided into five
equal installments. Two payments
have already been mnde and a third
installment of $300,000 will be paid
this session.
To Beautify School Grounds.
ALBANY. Or.. Doc. 13. (Speeial.)-Tha
Madison-street public school in this city
has inaugurated extensive plans for thn
beautifying of its grounds and plans one
of the finest school-grounds in the state.
A series of entertainments will provide
th ptinjls and instructors with funds for
tilts purpose.
MEDICINE IS SPLENDID
many cases of stomach disease, head
ache, pam in the heart, inactive liver,
etc., are but. symptoms: the cause of
w-hich can be traced to feeble, clogged
kidneys.
A simple test of the urine is to
void a small quantity in a bottle, or
glass and let It stand over night;
next morning, if there is a reddish
brick-dust sediment, or white fleecy
substance present, either consult some
reputable physician or take a . good
vegetable treatment. The following
prescription is recommended highly In
these cases, ana the sufferer can mix it
at home: Compound Kargon, otw
ounce; Fluid Extract Dandelion, ona
half ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsa
parilla, three ounces. Shake well and
use in teaspoonf nl doses after each
meal anri at bedtime.
. Where any of the symptoms enumer
ated above are present, good results
are sure to follow immediately the use
of this simple Dresci Iption.