4 . Till! MOILING OREGOyiAN, WEPyESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1909.
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DALLIHGER HELD
UP COAL CLAIMS
Kis Testimony Before Commit
tee Answers Vlis En-
emies' Attacks.
URGED LAW BE" STRONGER
Secretary's Action Prevented Ap
proval of Claims ind Caused
Amendment 'Which Puts Bar
to Alaska Monopoly. -
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 21. When Richard A.
BalHngr was Commissioner of the
General Land Office, he aprearcd be
fore the House committee on public
lands and In terms emphatic and un
mistakable urged an amendment to the
Alaska coal .land law which would
make It Impossible for corporations or
individuals to fret a corner on the
valuable coal deposits of Alaska, as is
alleged to have been attempted by- C.
C. Cunningham and his 32 associates.
He pointed outhe danger of a loosely
drawn coal land law in Alaska, and
showed wherein the then existing law
could and should be strengthened.
Tet in the face of all that Mr. Bal
linger said before the committee, his
utterances have been sent forth through
prejudiced newspapers, and garbled ex
tracts from Ms testimony have been
quoted to show that he In reality urged
legislation which would enable Cun
ningham et al to acquire title to their
32 claims In the Katilla district with
out further delay before the Interior
Department.
Urged Check to Monopoly.
In justice to Mr. Ballinger his testi
mony on that occasion is here reviewed
briefly, and salient points quoted to
show the position he actually took and
to show that Congress, following his
suggestions and the suggestions of ex
Secretary Garfield, enacted a law which
contained a very effective anti-trust
clause. Very early in his testimony,
Mr. Ballinger, on March S, 1908. im
pressed upon the committee the neces
sity of so framing its legislation as to
permit the Secretary of the Interior "to
prevent the combination and monop
olization of the various coal deposits
that may be disposed of." He also
ursred that the law be so framed as
"to provide for a development that will
not hold the lnds purely for specula
tive purposes." Continuing, he said:
"In Alaska It Is an important ques
tion that these coal deposits be dis
posed of so that the Government may
have a development In those deposits
which will secure coal for naval pur
poses. The best coals we have on the
Pacific Coast are in Alaska, and the
Government should have some super
visory control over the development and
disposition of those deposits, so that
they will not fall into the hands of
large corporations and extortion be de
manded In the saie of coal 6r the coals
withheld from development."
Further along in his testimony atten
tion was called to the statement that
there had been very little development
in the coal deposits of Alaska, a stateT
ment which Mr. Ballinger affirmed.
Pressed for a statement of conditions,
he said: ( " .
Only Slight Development.
"There has been no development, ex
cept upon one claim, as I understand,
by Mr. McDonald, who has taken out
a few hundred tons. The records of
the General Land Office show that 3S
coal entries have been made In Alaska,
embracing about acres, made in the
local land office for coal lands near Ber
ing River, in the Katalla district (the
Cunningham entries), and from informa
tion on file it would appear that a
total of about 6.880 acres of coal lands
have been located In this district. No
other coal entries have been made in
Alaska, and the General Land Office Is
without information as to the number
of locations' which may have been made
in various localities."
It was then explained that on Novem
ber 12, 1906. all coal lands in Alaska
had been withdrawn from entry, and
that since that time there had been no
opportunity to make or file declaratory
statements.
Great Importance Is attached by the
muck-rakers to the fact that Mr. Bal
linger. as far back as March, ions, was
aware that there Were S3 Cunningham
entries pending In the Katalla district,
but the criminality of such knowledge
is not Indicated. Much is made, also,
of Mr. Ballinger's statement that the
bulk of the coal produced In Southeast
ern Alaska would find market in the
Pacific Coast states and in the Navy
rather than In the markets of Alaska.
Mr. Ballinger did voice the opinion that
the principal object of opening bona
fide coal mines in Alaska would be to
export coal to the ports of Washington,
Oregon and California, and to dispose
of much of the better grade coal to the
Navy.
Sliding Scale of Prices.
In further Justice to Mr. Ballinger, his
testimony should be pursued further. The
committee was debating whether to fix
the price of all Alaska coal at a flat
$10 an acre or provide for varying
prices. This is what he said to the
committee:
"I would give some elastloity to the
price of coal. For Instance, Instead of
fixing the price at J10. as stipulated in
the pending bill. I would say 'not less
than $10," but upon the coals already
entered or located I would leave the
price as It heretofore was, a flat price
of $10 an acre. As to the disposition
of the coal areas under future legisla
tion, I would leave that elastic ao that
the higher gTades of coal could be sold
at a higher rate than $10 an acre."
Blocked Cunningham Claims.
But to get at the very meat of Mr.
Ballinger's testimony It must be re
called that the bill upon which the
hearing was being given was so drawn
that, hnd it not been amended, it would
have confirmed the title of Cunningham
and his associates. Whether or not
that was the purpose of the bill is
purely a matter of conjecture, but that
would have been Its effect. Boing fa
miliar with the fact that the Cunning
ham entries had long been suspended
because of suspicion that they were be
ing pressed contrary to law. Mr. Bal
linger, caUed the attention of the com
mittee to the necessity for amending
and strengthening the bill before It.
"The last section of the bill," said he,
"provides for a consolidation of exist
ing entries and does not call for the
proof of the good faith of the original
entry or location. There are a great
many charges pending against some of
the original entries In Alaska. At the
time these fields were located corpora
tions were organld. The men had
really no method of taking advantage
of these coal measures. It resulted In
their gltlr;s Involved in conditions
which upon the records of the Land Of
fice are a techlncal violation of the
statute, and It Is a situation which
should be cleared up. In my estima
tion it has not been the intention of
the people In the field nor In Alaska
to put them in hostility to the laws,
but they have been in a position where
they could not by virtue of the circum
stances accommodate themselves to the
laws, and with this last provision they
could transmute their present entries
into the form suggested by .this bill,
and those new entries would be treated
as primary entries."
Ballinger Held t'p" Entries.
The Cunningham syndicate, notwith
standing the new law of May 28, 1908,
which shortly followed the hearings
above referred to. declined to avail
Itself of Its provisions, and Insisted
that Its entries be further considered
under the old law. It will be noted
that Mr. Ballinger clearly expressed the
view before the eom'miUee on March :!. j
190S. that the pending Alaska entr:..) i
were -clearly in violation of the lan
then existing, and as those entries still
stand under that law, and as the Cun
ninghams have declined Hie option of
BALLINGER IS HIT
HARD BY PARDEE
Ex-Governor Hints Authority of
Law Has Been Used More
Than One Way.
RAISES CRY OF MONOPOLY
A
I ' v " J
George C. Pardee, Ex-Governo
of California. Wno AmI1i
Secretary Ballinger and Hli
policy.
coming under the act of May 28 1908
their entries must still ue regarded by
Mr. Ballinger as made contrary to the
act under which they were filed, and
also at variance with the law enacted a
vear and a half ago.
" In concluding hlB hearing on the
Alaska coal land law, Mr. Ballinger
"""I am perfectly in accord, with any
theory that will get the results that are
sought to prevent monopoly in coal, en
force the development, and give the
Govefnmtent an opportunity to get coal
for Its Navy and for other public pur
poses at a reasonable price. When
that can be accomplished, that is all
the Government should be looking for.
In my estimation."
WOMAN GOES ACID ROUTE
Despondent Wife Seeks Solace in Su
icide's Grave.
WALLA. WALLA,' Wash.. Sept. 21.
(Special.) Despondent because of domes
tic troubles and ill-health, Mrs. Lydla M.
Bassett, wife of H. L. Bassett. living
on the state line, swallowed the contents
of a two-ounce bottle of carbolic acid at
0 o'clock this morning, dying a little more
than an hour afterward.
Medical aid had been summoned, but
before it could reach the stricken woman,
she died. Mrs. Bassett left a note In
which she assigned reasons for her rash
act. in addition to bidding her friends
good-bye and making disposition of her
property. Mr. Bassett had arisen shortly
before 5 o'clock and had gone out of the
house. When he returned his wife was
lying across the bed with an empty bottle
at her. side,
Mrs. Baseff; who Is a daughter of D.
B. English, was 25 years of age, while
her husband is more than 40. This Is his
second marriage and it Is said that his
first wife was unhappy.
MILLS RUN; "OPEN SHOP"
Shingle-Weavers' Strike at Elma
Comes to Naught.
ELMA, Sept. 21. (Special.) The strike
of the shingle weavers as affecting the
mills around Elma Is .about over. Every
mill In this vielnil is now operating, ex
cepting those of the Elma Lumber Com
pany, the Vance Lumber Company, C. F.
Peterson and the White Star Lumber
Company; but the latter sunpany's
shingle mill was not running at the time
the strike was declared so it cannot be
' considered.
3. J. Wray started his mill up this
morning. The Rayvllle mill, the I. J.
Smith Shingle Company. th. Mack
Shingle Company, Servls ft Hillts. Hnry
McCleary Timber Company, the Moxie
Shingle Compsry, the Porter Mill Com
pany, Taylor & Evans are now all being
operated. They are running and Indica
tions are that they will not be closed. The
opon ahop system prevails in these mills.
STATE PLUMBERS ELECT
Washington Association Completes
Session at Spokane.
SEATTLE, Sept. 21. The Washington
State Plumbers' Association, in conven
tion here today, elected the. following of
ficers: A. M. Goddard, Tacoma. presi
dent; J. C. Smith, Aberdeen, past-president;
James Gregge, Tacoma, secretary:
E. V. Lambert, Spokane, trensurer;
James Smythe, Spokane; W. F. Eckert,
Seattle; T. H. Bcllirgham, Tacoma; C.
H. Healey. Everett, and W. C. Spinning,
members of the exeoutive committee.
GoddaTd. Healey and Spinning were
also chosen delegates to the next Na
tional convention, the location of which
has not vet been decided. The next state
convention will be held In Tacoma.
ROAD IS READY FOR RAILS
Deliveries of Steel Made on Grays
Harbor Railroad.
ELMA. Wash., Spt. 21. (Special.)
With the grade completed on the new
line of the Puget Sound & Grays Har
bor Railway, and the steel and ties being
delivered, it wHl be but a few weeks
until the road is completed.
Already evidences of the great benefit
the building of this road will be to the
Chehalis Valley are being sen. Two new
townsltes are being laid off. and sidings
are being put in at convenient distances
along the line. With a vast timber belt
skirting the road, mills and camps will
be established as Boon as the road begins
operating
Action of Secretary ot Interior In
Throning Open for Entry Lands
Withdrawn by Garfield Is
Held VP tor Disapproval.
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 21. Ex-Governor
Pardee, of California, who' returned from
San Clemente Island tonight in company
with Gifford Pinehot. Chief Forester of
the United States, gave a statement re
garding the declarations made in tlJ let
ter of President Taft to Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger, exonerating that offi
cial from charges made by L, R. Glavis,
chief of the field work of the General
Land Office at Seattle. Ex-Governor
Pardee was referred to in the Taft letter
as one of thoee who had criticised ths
policy of the Interior Department.
Mr. Pardee in his statement says:
"Having read with great interest and
care the President's vindication of Sec
retary Ballinger, the first thought that
suggests itself to me is that about the
only persons who will rejoice over it are
those few who desire to monopolize, to
the detriment of the many, power sites,
coal lands and the like.
Legal Authority Questioned. .
"I noticed particularly the President's
declaration that, in his Judgment, "the
best friend of the policy of conservation
"of natural resources is he who insists
that every step should be taken within
the law and buttressed by legal author
ity.' . i .
"I take it that this is not intended as
a reflection on the official acts of ex
President Roosevelt and ex-Secretary
Garfield, who withdrew from entry pub
lic lands which Secretary Ballinger after
wards' restored to entry, on .the ground,
I am informed, that there was no specific
law for Garfield's action. According to
common report. President Taft himself
directed Secretary Ballinger to re-withdraw
from entry certain lands which,
originally wlthdiawn by Garfield, Bal
linger had restored to entry. Any inti
mation, therefore, that Garfield was not
acting within the law and was not 'but
tressed by legal authority' when, to save
power sites, he withdrew the lands which
Ballinger afterward restored. Is of course
a reflection on the President.
Law tTeed Both Ways.
"It is unfortunate that very frequently
the efforts of one kind of legal authority
'buttressed' the efforts of those who de
sire to grab and monopolize coal lands
and power sites. 'Buttressed by legal
authority,' Garfield, Jn order to prevent
the monopolization of power sites, with
drew from entry millions of acres of
public lands. Ballinger, also thus 'but
tressed,' restored these lands to entry
and bv so doing gave the monopolists an
opportunity to ply their vocation.
"At the Irrigation Congress I read a
copv of a letter approved by Secretary
Ballinger. thus making it his act. direct
ing that over 4.000,000 acres of lands, pre
viously withdrawn by Garfield to save
power sites from being grabbed, should be
restored to entry- And this was but one
of the several similar orders approved by
Secretary Ballinger.
Reclamation Service Opposed.
"The President mentions but one order
of Ballinger's restoring to entry only
l.SOO.Ono acres. He says also that Secre
tary Ballinger made this order of restora
tion upon the recommendation of the
Reclamation- Service. I have seen docu
mentary evidence that the Reclamation
Service argued several times with Secre
tary Ballinger against the restoration or
der of which the President speaks and
that It reluctantly made the recommenda
tion referred to by the President' only
after having been repeatedly and pre
sumptonsly ordered by Secretary Ball
inger to do so.
"Tho recommendation of the Reclama
tion Service referred to by the Presi
dent as a Justification for Secretary
Ballinger In reversing Secretary Gar
field was therefore not the recommen
dation of the Reclamation Service, but
was the act of Secretary Ballinger
himself, anil was taken in the face and
eyes of the adverse advice of the
Reclamation Service, which would have
made no such recommendation ' had It
not been presumptuously ordered to do
so by Secretnry Ballinger.
Roosevelt Policies Dead?
"A speaker at the irrigation con
gress said that Secretary Ballinger is
'carrying out the Roosevelt conserva
tion policies dead, on a shutter.' There
are people, especially In the Wsit, who
will be very glad if that speaker shall
be proved to have been mistaken.
"It is also to be hoped that the Presi
dent was not mistaken when he said
the Secretary Is fully In sympathy
with the attitude of this Administra
tion In favor of the conservation of
natural resources,' especially as the
President has assured us. both before
and after he became President, that
he was In full sympathy and accord
with the Rooseveltlan policies of con
servation and would see them carried
out. It is also to be hoped that the
criticism which Secretary Ballinger
has Incurred during the first six
months of his incumbency of the Sec
retaryship of the Interior, may not be
an indication of what will happen to
him during the remaining three and a
half years of his term of office. The
West will be glad if it shall be proved
that the Secretary has been treated
with that 'cruel injustice,' of which the
President speaks."
PINCHOT REFUSES TO TALK
Chief Forester Reticent on Ballin
ger's Vindication.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21. On his ar
rival here tonight from Avalon, Chief
Forester Gifford Pinehot reiterated his
refusal to make any comments on the
President's vindication of Secretary Bal
linger. Mr. Pinehot said he would leave
here Thursday for Washington.
"NO GRADE" IF MUCH SMUT
State- Railway Commission Fixes
Dockage on Wheat.
TACOMA. Sept SI. The committee
appointed by the State Railway Commis
sion today fixed the dockage for smut in
wheat at 1 to 10 per cent. When the
smut is above the maximum 10 per cent
the wl'.eat will be marked "no grade."
and Its sale will be left entirely to ar
bitration between farmer and buyer.
No other changes In the rules Tor trad
ing were made.
IvIAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
AGENTS FAY HOSIERY FOR CHILDREN
WEAR
'SILVERFIELD
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MERIT MADE
THEM FAMOUS.
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UPON
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i
NECKPIECES
for Early Fall
The Pur Department offers on
sale -for Wednesday and Thursday,
only over 200 Neckpieces of the lat
est style, just, out of our factory. All
manufactjured in the regular Silver
field superb manner, and are made
In all furs from the most expensive to
the lower-priced furs, beautifully
Lined. Values up to $12. Saie price
MUFFS to match all furs at a
great saving. BUY NOW.
First-class remodeling and repair
ing done now, before the busy season
rush commences, at reduced rates.
Our messenger will call for all
furs. Phone Main 1295, A-1295.
Unusual Specials in Cloak and Suit Dept.
For Wednesday and Thursday we place on special sale a number of
beautiful Raincoats in cravenettes and rubberized silks. Come in all
colors, light in weight and rainproof. Priced in two lots :
LOT NO. 1 consists of Coats and Cravenettes, values up to
$40.00, at . s $16.75
LOT NO. 2, values up to $22.5.0, at.. . .-. $12.65
. Splendid Showing of Princess Dresses
A full line of Princess dresses in all materials, including the jerseys in Keyscr silks,
. all beautifully trimmed in braids and beads. Prices $15.00 and up. A beautiful showing
of the ew tailored waists, just received, in linens, silks, etc. All of the season's newest
creations, patterns and colors to match suit selections. Prices $1.50 and up.
Tailored Suits for Fall Moderately Priced
The most complete showing of tailored suits we have ever carried; every creation from
two continents is shown here and are all exclusive designs, all materials and colors,
moderately priced, $17.50 and up.
Mid-Week Specials New Fall Millinery
$7.50 Dress and Street Hats, $4.95
A splendid showing of New Fall Hats in all the popular shades and
shapes, beautifully trimmed throughout, all this season's productions,
regular $7.50 values. Wednesday and Thursday, $4.95.
Mid-Week Specials in Umbrella Section
$4.50 and $6.50 Umbrellas, $2.98
A large assortment to choose from, all good quality silk and linen covers, good strong ribs,
steel rod, handles, some carved wood, gold, silver and nickel plated, and pearl. Regular
$4.50, $5.00, $5.50, $6.00 and $6.50 values; your choice. Wednesday and lhursday. .$t.y
SONS II LEGAL III
Spreckels Heirs Begin Fight to
Break Will.
VAST ESTATE INVOLVED
Two Oldest Boys Iaeft Nothing by
California Sugar King Widow
Bequeathed Hair John D. and
Adolph Would Break Will.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2l. Argument
on the demurrer to a petition tor partial
distribution of the estate of the late
Claus Spreckels began before Probato
Judge Coffey today and legal machinery
has been sel In motion for a will contest
involving from J5. 000.000 to 10,000,000.
The petition for the distribution of
certain real property to themselves as
trustees under the will was filed some
months ago by Rudolph and Claus A.
Spreckels, who are named as executors
of the will and as beneficiaries there un
der. John D. and Adolph Spreckels, the
other two sons, filed a demurrer, attcak
ing the validity of the trust clause of the
will on technical grounds.
In making his will the father did no
name his two elder sons, John D. and
Adolph B. Sprekels. as beneficiaries,
leaving one-half of his vast estate to his
widow and the other half to be held In
trust by the- other two sons for them
selves and their si3ter, Mrs. Emma C
Ferris.
H0PPE DOES GREAT PLAYING
Defeats W. O. Dnniway by Score of
' 400 to 87.
Willie Hoppe, the world's billiard
champion, played his first of a series ot
exhibition billiard matches at a Sixth
street billiard parlor last night,
and his opponent was W. C. Dunlway.
Hoppe scored 400 points to Dunlway's 87,
and during the contest the champion
made runs of 72, 56 and twice made
strings of 42. ' So accurate were his shots,
and so cleverly executed his masses that
it seemed impossible for him to miss.
Dunlway played a clever game himself.
After the match game, Hoppe gave a
series of exhibition shots during which
he executed the most startling cushion
and bank shots with an ease that ex
cited the admiration of the big crowd
which filled the hall. Tonight Hoppe
will meet Harry Solomon in a similar
contest, and tomorrow night he expects
to have another match with Dunlway.
this afternoon he may meet Fielder
Jones in s match. .
DEMARA LEADS BIKE RACERS
Contestors In Six-Day Grind Are
Closely Bunched.
KANSAS CITT. St-pt ' 21. After elsrht
hours of riding this afternoon and evening
the 10 contestants, in-the six-day bicycle
race occupied about the same relative po
sitions as last night. Demara leads the
field, but the next five riders are within
three lans of him. The positions follow:
Detnara, S47 miles 8 laps; Hunter and
Williams, S47 miles 6 laps; Mitten, Morgan
and Stein, 347 miles 6 laps; Crebbs, 346
miles 2 laps; Palmer, 346 miles 1 lap;
Wells, 336 miles 3 laps; SchnelU 335 miles
8 laps.
' Pensla Maid Surprise.'
COLUMBUS, O.. Sept. 21. Pensia
Maid's victory over the Hoster-Colum-bus
stake favorite, Margin, was the
notable occurrence at this afternoon's
grand circuit races. The Maid won
the last two heats after the first one,
in which Margin made a break at the
first quarter turn, and was taken by
Jack McKerron from Cleveland. Margin,
opening as a favorite. at $100 to $25,
was kept as first choice after her loss
of the opening heat. Jack McKerron
and Pensia Maid each had a heat. The
field sold, at $100 to $48 for Margin,
for whom there was yet a chance to
win.
the wealth of the state, were laid low in
the storm yesserday and it is believed the
timber destruction will equal that of
four years ago when more than $5,000,
000 worth was felled.
Gridiron Squads Get Busy.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21. Football prac
tice began at all Western colleses yes
terday with good promises of a success
ful season. While Wisconsin and Michi
gan will furnish only a dozen candidates
each, belated arrivals will furnish plenty
of material, it is said. Iowa had the
largest practice squad, 75 men presenting
themselves for'various positions. Illinois
had 60 prospective players. Purdue 50.
Minnesota 40, Indiana 30. Chicago 24,
Notre Dame 22 and Northwestern 16.
Sargent Returns Beaten.
CHICAGO. Sept. 21. George Sargent, of
Hvda Manor. Vt-. the National open
golf champion, left here today for the
Bast- after an unsuccessful attempt to
win the Western open title. It became
known today that Charles Evans, Jr.. the
Western amateur champion, defeated
Sargent by four up In a special match at
Lake Geneva, Wis., Sunday.
SHRINE TO LEAVE TODAY
Al Kader Temple and Arab Patrol to
Visit Baker City.
The pilgrimage of Al Kader Temple
with Potentate Louis G. Clarke, all of
ficers and Arab patrol will start from' the
Union Depot at 7 o'clock this evening.
The ceremonial session at Baker City, the
objective point of. the pilgrimage, will be
held at Baker City tomorrow evening.
Many great features are in store for the
faithful children- of the desert. In addi
tion to the Shrine features It is under
stood that Past Grand Master Grace has
Bome matters under way. It is proposed
to make this one of tho most memorable
events In the history of Shrlnedom. Ar
rangements are all complete and every
one in a red fez at Baker City tomorrow
will be made "at home" among the nobles
of Eastern Oregon's metropolis.
STORM DEVASTATES DIXIE
(Continued From First Page.)
Storm Reaches Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21 A severe storm
reached this city at nightfall. The storm
wrought havoc to wires and telephone
and telegraph poles.
lodge hereaccompanied her to Carson
and assisted in organizing and instal
lation of the new lodge.
BUCKLEY'S NECK SPARED
Death Sentence Commuted So Pardon-Board
May Act.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. II. Governor
Gillette commuted today the sentence of
William Buckley, convicted in San Fran
cisco of the murder of George- Rice dur
ing the labor troubles of 1901 and sen
tenced to death, to 15 years" Imprison
ment. This commutation will enable the State
Board of Prison Directors to parole
Buckley and the Governor eventually to
pardon him.
rri. - nfmnt.f1 tHaf tlA WAS
Vonvihced that Buckley was Innocent of
the crime of which ne was convicieu.
Rebekahs Institute at Carson.
WHITE SALMON, Wash.. Sept. 21.
(Special.) Tonight the Rebekahs of
this place. Goodwill Lodge No. 163, in
stituted Carson Rebekah Lodge No. 219.
with 24 charter members, and insti
tuted its first corps of officers. Mrs.
Dora Overbaugh, of this place. .was
special deputy grand master, ind a
well-drilled team of 12 members of the
and started for New Orleans. They were
picked up, exhausted, by a relief train.
The party, upon arrival here, reported
that more than 400. passengers, including
many women and children, are marooned
at Chef Menteur, without anything to eat.
A relief train and a steamboat have been
sent to the scene. '
Many sugar-houses were demolished.
It is believed the damage to the cane
crop will amount to $1,000,000. Two hun
dred barges of coal, valued at about $600,
000 were sunk in the Mississippi River
here. The storm also sank 106 barges
loaded with coal near. Lobdel, La.
FORESTS FAIX BEFORE WIXD
Destruction of Yellow Pine May
Reach $5,000,000 in Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 21. Forests of
yellow pine, represeatinjs one-third of
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our business.
.Your patronage is so
licited, j
MERCHANTS
SAVINGS & TRUST
COMPANY
Cor. Sixth and Washing
ton Streets.
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Catholic Dignitary Dies.
FORT DODGE, la., Sept. 21. Right
Rev. Mgr. B. C. Lenehan, vlcar-general
of the Catholio See of Sioux City, died
here today.
Makes Flesh
N and Blood
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For those recovering from the waste
of disease, for those whose systems
are run down, who crave an agree
able, nourishing tonic to give relish
to their meals and perfect rest on
retiring, there is nothing to equal
VsBsst EMm
Combining the nutritive and diges
tive elements of pure, rich barley
malt with the tonic effects of choic
est hops, it creates the desire for
more solid foods, furnishing the
power for their digestion, and makes
the thin stout.
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Dozen from Your TVl A J
Local DrugfU -cS
There is no
Other Vanilla
Extract made that can com
pare in any way with the
rich, satisfying ttrenRth and
the delicioui delicate flavor of
BURNETT'S
VANILLA
This is not merely-an ad
vertising boast. It is an abso
lutely true statement which
just one trial of Burnett'
Vanilla will prove.
Your grocer can .supply
you with the best vanilla
made insist-on getting it.
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SAPOLIO
Is especially, valuable during the Sum
mer season, when outdoor occupations
and sports are most In order.
GRASS STAINS, MUD STAINS AND
CAI.LOrS SPOTS
yield 40 It, ad It is particularly agree
able when used In the bath after vio
lent exercise.
A LI. GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS.