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THE 3IORXIXG. OREGOXIAN, THUKSDAY,: FEBRUARY 3, 1910. S Hi MEXICO YIELDS 68 DEAD Colliery Considered Equipped for Safety Scene of Explosion. CARELESS MINER BLAMED Arbitrate !-; inia to of Whole dumber lAit Is Not Possible Kiglit Hurt Kecovered ; All Others in Mine Probably Are Dead. .SAX ANTONIO. .Tex., Feb. 2. A dis patch to tho Press from Kagle Pae, Tex., says: At nightfall kr bodies had been re rover"! from the Palau mine of the t 'oahuila. Coal Company in the State of Coahuila, Mexico, where an explosion oc curred today. Besides, the dead, eight vonndd have been brought out to the surface. An accurate estimate of the number at work when the explosion occurred is not possible, but it l.s believed, that few, if any. are still in the mine. Tho cause of the explosion I problema tical, although it is thought probable that gas was ignited by a miner striking a match. The mine is considered one of the best equipped of Moxlr-an mines, with modern appliances for safety. FRIMERO VICTIMS NUMBER 7 5 Further Recovery of Bodies May lie Ielayed for Months. PRTMBRO, Colo., Fb. i Monday's ex plosion in the main mine of the Colo r ad o u( 1 & Iron Com pan y -1 aim ed a total of Tfi vk'tlms and left o5 widows and 65 fatherless children. These factH were determined late this afternoon, when the official canvass of h e cam p was com pie ted and t he n am es of the missing men checked with the company's pay roll. Exploration of the workings continued all day, and two "bodies of drivers were brought to the surface. All day the number of bodies recovered remained at 48, but workers succeeded In penetrating portions of the mine hitherto held from invasion by cfter-damp. A statement. Issued just after 5 VcIock, showed that at that hour exploring- parties had penetrated 5000 feet from the entrance along the main slope. Entries A-l to 6, inclusive, comprise abandoned workings. Kntries A-7, 8, 9 Bnd 10 had been completely explored, Bnd parties had penetrated some dis tance into entries A-ll and 12. To night's shift succeeded in reaching1 the face of these entries and recovering Iwo additional bodies, bringing the total recovered up to 50. As to the recovering of the bodies, tho statement says that all expecta tion of recovering any more bodies has been given up until such time as the entries have been cleared of great quantities of debris. This will require weeks and probably months. No opinion -was expressed as to the cause, It being contended that no posi tive conclusion could be reached until the workings had been examined- These views vary in some details from those held by State Mine Inspector John T. Joric-s. In a statement tonight. Inspector Jones said : "Air conditions are little different from what they were 24 hours ago. "With As sistant Mine Inspector Or if fith I spent the entire day investigating independ ently of other rescuing parties and we succeeded in going down the main slope b.s far as the A-12 entry. We partly ex plored TH-5. Here the force of the explo sion was terrific I understand that three men were working in that entry, their bodies having been removed. "I hav not been able to locate the seat of the explosion, nor have I reached any further decision as to the cause of the disaster." The arrival of the Italian Consul and the Deputy Austrian Consul in Primero to check up affairs of their country men killed In Monday's explosion was tho only incident that varied the usual routine of camp life this morning. A tin dinner bucket saved the life of Leonardo Virgen. the only man rescued alive from the mine. Virgen says that as he was thrown down by the shock Bud felt the t lames and gas he crammed the bucket tight against his face, stuff ing his cap about the edges and stag gering to comparative safety. HALF OK FOKCK IS SPARED thirty-three Known to Re Iead in Drnkoboro, Ky., Mine. 1RAK ESBORO, Ky., Feb. 2. Thirty V h ree miners a re k n own t o ha vo been killed, two are missing and 15 are injured s a result of the explosion in the Brow dor coal mine near here yesterday. There were 100 men in the two wings of the tnine at the time of the explosion, but the 5 in t lie west wing escaped uninjured. Those in the east wing felt the full force of the explosion. One or two of the in jured are in a critical condition. Of the dead about half were white men, all Am era ans, and the remainder negroes. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a miner's lamp igniting gas In an unused chamber. The force of the explosion was apparently sufficient to cause Instant death to all t lie men In the eastern wing, where it occurred. Pars ami heavy timbers were blown fcboiit like kindling wood "Within a few minutes after the ex plosion the fans had sucked the work ings almost clean of the deadly gases, and rescue parties were able to de scend and begin to dig through the wreckage. No fire followed the ex plosion, and the ventilating apparatus was fortunately unharmed by the sh nek. (Jeneral Manager Hogg, of the mine, worked with, the resmiers all night. KTate Mine 1 nspector Norwood said the llrodier mine had given the inspectors some uneasiness on account of its pe culiar past-y condition, and therefore had been inspected of tener than re- quired by law. The mine has been vis ited at least once a month. 'llaha Ilaba Man" Kewctls. Marry T,. Blitz. TX li ft imnorenno tar. fculu at the entrance of a local theater. and who is generally known as the stage of the t heater he represents at 8 ioc it, in infill i j u&uce i me eace Olson. Tli bridrt was the divorced wife thft re-unit od couple will make a trip to Tnnu .merica In 1s.rt stood at th ho: torn of ttc Uet of t'if four jit-eat manufactarinR na tion, namely: Th Inttfd Kingdom. Franc?, Herniary and th t n-ted States, Fort -litno fars lat-r we stand at the head of the list, our manufactured product equal .injr that of the other treat nations corar - fchiiitd. M1N WOMEN AT CHICAGO , 4 fr r cr ' n r $ V ! I h si ) 1J BANDS OF ( Ill SADKIIS WORK AT AV STATIONS ANO IX NOTE IS OPTIMISTIC Optionist Leaders in Chicago Full of Hope. REPORT TO BE MADE TODAY Friday XigUt I Limit for Filing Pe titioiiit, and Spurt Will Be Made on Last Day if Needed Sig natures Are Lacking. ; CHICAGO. Feb. 2. (Special.) "With Friday at midnight the latest possible hour for the filing of the petition for a vote on the "wet or dry" question at the April election, Anti-Saloon League leaders tonight expressed confidence of suecess. Whether their hopes are justified probably will be known tomorrow night, when a mass meeting will be held at Willard Hall. The 2000 work ers have been instructed to bring in their petitions, and it will be possible to learn . just how many signatures must be obtained, if any, during the final day. Workers Are Encouraged. Xayton 1C Shields, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, believes that fully 50.000 of the necessary names already have been secured, but he will have no way of knowing the exact fig ures until tomorrow. If the count shows that the number is 10.000 short there will be no need of discouragement, according to Mr. Shields, as five additional names brought in by each worker will turn the trick. There is no certainty that all who were given petitions are work ing diligently, but many are sure to gather several times the average re quired. Contests Enliven Xante tietting. The final race for signatures is being enlivened by contests between individ uals and churches. Three persons al ready have reported more than 1000 names each. The young people of five churches are engaged In friendly riv alry, each 'church at present boasting about 1000, signatures. These young people's organizations are the Garfield Park Baptist Young People's Union, the Paulina-Street Kp worth League, the Surmuerdale Congregational Christian Endeavor Society, the Ravenswood Ep worth League and the Trinity Epworth League. Though the weather was disagreea ble, there was greater activity among the workers today than any day pre viously. Tonight a small army of women hunted signatures in the thea ter crowds. One boy of 16 years went through 11 elevated trains today and obtained 40 signatures. TRANSFERS GIVEN FIVE PROFESSOR GREGG'S DEATH AF FECTS OTHER TEACHERS. Hoard of Education Provides for Enlargement of School Buildings. New Position Is Created. Wholesale transfers of principals and teachers in the public schools were made yesterday by the Board of Educa tion at a special meeting in order that all may be in readiness for the Spring term, which commences next Monday. Contracts were also awarded for the construction of an eight-room addition to the Albina Homestead building and a four-room annex to the Llewellyn School. Classes in conversation were ordered for the Shattuck and Ladd Schools, owing to the large foreign at tendance. A vacancy in the principal's office of the Hawthorne School, caused by the death of J. T. tJregg, was the reason for manges in positions. To fill this. Principal E. J. Hadley. of Stephen School, was transferred to the Haw thorne School; Principal R. R. Steele, of the Holman Schools -was transferred to the Stephens School ; Principal H. M. Sherwood, of the TerwiJliger School, was transferred to the Holman School; Principal F. C. Hunt. $f the Fulton Park School, was transferred to the Terwilliger School, and E. T. Faltlng. of Hillsdale, was elected principal of the Fulton Park School. At the C res ton School. Margaret Bolin will till a vacancy, being transferred from the first grade of Ladd School; in the I -add School, Hazel Graham was pro moted to the first grade from the second grade, and Amy Holt, of Woodlawn School, was transferred to the second grade of Ladd School; Anna James, of the Stephens School, was transferred to the Woodlawn School. Hallie Thomas, of the Buckmnn School, was transferred to the Ladd first grade; to- fill the Bwk- CAMPAIGN TO GET SIGNATURES 1 xwmw: tmznml "'loTkt s. a. c tt ' man vacancy, Rosalma Thlbert, of the Blllngham, Wash., schools; a vacancy in the Vernon School was filled by the appointment of Luette Nordeen, and one In Woodstock by Jessie McLaughlin. A new position In English in Washing ton High School is to be filled by Anna Sanborn, of Milwaukee, Wis., who was notified by wire of her election. Resolutions appropriate to the occasion were adopted concerning the late Pro fessor Greyrg. who gave much of his life to the service of the city schools. . The contract for the eight-room addi tion to the Albina Homestead School was awarded to W. R. Griffith at the bid of $22,543. The. bid of Peter Hohkirk for constructing the four-room addition to the Llewellyn School was accepted. Many Transfers Made. Transfers were made a? follows in the various schools as to teachers: Glencoo School, Mary Powell, from Woodstock, and Marie Frantz, from Mon tavilla, to fill vacancies; Hawthorne, Vivian Mikle. from Monta villa ; Monta villa, Lorretta Scoggin, - from Oreston School ; Creeton, Ruth, Gilman : Holman, Blanche Bradley, promoted; Shaver, Ida Howard, from Brooklyn: Brooklyn, Julia Spooner -and Emily Forrester; Estelle Obaugl at Llewellyn, to fill vacancy; Sell wood. Irene Ray, from Lents; Lents. X'acancies filled by election of Agnes Rogge and Elsie Kerber; Sunnyside, Fay the Lawrence, from . Tavte School; Davis, Belle Joseph, from Elliott School; Elliott, Maude Smart, from Stephens School: Stephene, Anna Balrd, returned from vacation. New positions were created in the Arleta, Brooklyn and Monta villa schools, and the iBoard elected Lillian Ingalls, Xettie Rahm and Edith Olson, who will be assigned by City Superintendent Rigler as he deems best. GLENDALE HOST TO 32 BUSINESS MEX OF UOSEBCRG PAY VISIT TO NEIGHBORS. Excursionists Are IMned and Driven to Points of Interest in City and Valley. GLEXDALE, Or., Feb. 2. Special.) A booster delegation of 22 members of the Roseburg- Commercial Club visited Olendale today aud were entertained by the Glendalc Commercial Club. On ar rival at noon the party was escorted to dinner at the Clark- Hotel, and then taken for a -trip three miles up Cow Creek through the log-ging and lumber camps on the railroad of the Oregon Idaho Company. Here the excursionists were shown the methods employed by the large lumbering- Industries in the mountains of Oregon in obtaining the raw material from the mountain sides and canyons and transporting it to the sawmills, where it is manufactured and shipped to the xetail markets. Returning from the trip In the moun tains, the party was taken through the plant of the Glendale box factors. A visit was then made to the waterworks reservoir on Madrone Heights, where an excellent view of the city and sur rounding valley was obtained. In the evening lunch was served in the Commercial Club rooms by the women's auxiliary of the Glendale Com mercial Club. K. A. Miller, secretary of the Glendale Commercial Club, acted as toastmaster and welcomed the vis itors, to which Sam Josephson. presi dent of the Roseburg Commercial Club, responded. He was followed by Darby Richardson, the Roseburg booster. Mr. xvichardson emphasized the value of trutiiful advertising and the danger of exaggerated statements. Toasts were responded to by J. A. Link, of the Oregon-Idaho Company; A. J. Colvin. pres ident Glendale Commercial Club; Mr. Riches, of the Portland Journal: J. H. Booth. A. C. Marsters. H. T. McClallan. Rev. Mr. Baker. Dr. A. C. Seeley, D. v Pitze.r. Henry Harth. J. K. Howard. Among visitors were H. T. McClal lan, NT. Fullerton. W. G. Gaddis, B. A. Mahan, J. C. Raymons, L. B. Wallace, H. C. Darby, L,. Rabat. H. Gunst, W. ' K. Clingerpul, Darby Richardson, J. H. Booth, A. C. Seeley, S. Josephson. j. A. Murray. M. Rice. E. Melledge, I. Abraham, D. C. Pltzer, c. 'W. Baker, R. Smith. O. Neuner. A. C. Marsters, Henry Harth. SALT LAKE STORM SWEPT Damage Done on Cut-Off Repaired AVben Oale Abate. OGOECC. Utah, Feb. 2. The heaviest storm experienced since the constriction of the Ogden-Lucin cutoff, which includes a trestle 17 miles long across Great Salt Lake, ha lashed the lake into waves of great force, sending the salt water over what is known as the "fill" in the lake and washing great holes in the embank ments at Ram bo and Saline, the two points of land connecting with the big bridge. One freight and two passenger trains were held west of the lake, but the road was repaired so that the passengers crossed at noon today. One train came over the bridge last night. Trains are again moving on the cutoff this afternoon, the damage to the pil ing in the lake having been repaired. The gale has moderated and tiia iiirh waves are fast subsidJ- ON OPTION PETITIONS. J"" V 4 )5 fx, HOTKLS AND Bl II,DI(iS. PEER DENIED CHILD Sackville-West's Letter to Sis ter Is Admitted. CLAIMANT CHANGES FRONT t Evidence Allowed in British Court Shows Haneers Son Wrote to Lady Derby Admitting Illegiti macy of Himself and Sistcrs LONDON, Feb. 2. Sir Robert Finley, representing Lionel Edward Saekville West, now Lord Sackvllle. nephew of the former British Minister at Wash ington, occupied today's session of the Probate Court with the identification of documentary evidence to- disprove the legitimacy of Ernest Henry Sack-ville-West, who js petitioner in a suit to have the court declare him the oldest and legitimate son of the late Lord Lionel Sackville-West, and, as such, to establish his right to estates now heid by Lord Sackvllle. Among the papers was a memoran dum which the late lord had given to his sister. Lady Derby, in 18S1, upon the eve of his dfpartui for Washing ton, and in which he declared formally that the children of Josera Duran, in cluding the petitioner, were not legit imate. There also were letters which the pe titioner had written to Lady Derby un der date of 1S90, in which he said, re ferring to himself and his sisters: "Remember, we are illegtimate chil dren." "However, in 1S96, the contestant changed front and whote to Lord Sack vllle demanding public recognition as his legitimate son. In his reply Lord Sackvllle declared that he never had married the peti tioner's mother. GAMETURNSON DECISION COLUMBIA"1 DEFEATS LINCOLN HIGH BY 2 7 TO 2 0. Vospcr, Star Ba&ket Thrower, Makes 18 of Winning Points Pro test to Be Made. In a basketball game that was nip and tuck from start to finish the Co lumbia University team defeated Lin coln High School by the close score of 27 to 6 yesterday afternoon in the Y. M. C. A. gym. This was the first interscholastie game of the season for Columbia and the second for Lincoln High. The game was unusuallv exciting. There never was a difference of more than four joints in the score at any stage. The contest was hard-fought all the way, and the uncertain situation kept the large gallery in an uproar. The rooting on both sides was ani mated. Had the referee decided another way in one instance the Lincoln Highs would have won the game. A foul was ma.de by a Columbia man, but Vosper, the player fouled, threw for the basket and the foul was called- when the ball was in the air. It was asserted by some that the basket should have been counted and that another point should have been awarded to the Highs on account of the foul. This was not done, 'however, and at the end of the game the Colum bia lads were ahead. The game will be protested by the Lincoln High team. The score was close from the begin ning and at the end of the first half stood 13 to 13. Kelleher and Fltz gerald did particularly good work in the half and both made spectacular Blioots. Toomey, the Lincoln High guard, performed brilliantly. With four points to go, the High School boys fought desperately to win near the close of the game. Vosper threw the last basket. As in the Llncon-P. A. game, Aros per was again the star basket thrower. He made seven successful tosses from the field and besides threw four goals, thus making IS of the 26 points secured by his team. The game as a whole was clean, only seven fouls being rrlade on each side. Both squads were weak in team work. The line-up was as follows: Columbia. Lincoln High School. Vosper F... Fitzgerald Welch F Cochran Benz . C - Reed Rice G McAHen Toomey ..G Kelleher Referee. OrtUey. Timers. Woodrura and, Xoyes. Scorer. Aya. (ioals Reed. 3: Cochran, 4; Fitzgerald. 2; McAllen, I; Koliehor. 1; Carlander. l; Vols-. per, 7 : Rice. 1 : Toomev. a. Foul coals Cochran. S; Vosper. 4. Fouls Lincoln High, ' T ; Columbia. "U o balvfe, 0 min utes eac Y MAN IS WED Lieutenant-Commander Evans Twice Marries. MISS INGERS0LL IS BRIDE One Mont Notable Wedding of Season Take Place in Boston Bride groom Divorced From Former Wife, English Actress. BOSTON. Mass.. Feb. (Special. ) One of the most notable weddings- of the season and one which Is of much interest to social and naval circles was solemnized In this city tonight, when Miss Frances Ingersoll became the wife of Lieutenant- Commander Holden A. Evans, of the Mare Islajid Navy-Yard. The ceremony wa performed at the bride's home by the Rev. S. H. Roblin. of the Columbus-Avenue Vniverealist Church. A large number of friends attended the ceremony and fully a score- of naval of ficers, stationed at the Boston Navy-Yard, were present. Miss Ingersoll was attired in a beauti ful gown of white satin medio., with a wedding veil of old Flemish lace. She carried a shower bouque of lilies of the valley. Mrs. Thomas Henry Maxwell, a sister of the bride, was the matron of honor. and Naval Constructor John A. Spellman, of the Rath Iron Works. , was the best man. Miss vert jerrery and Miss Har riet Estebrook, two little relatives of the bride, were the flower girls. The head usher for the occasion was Naval Con structor William C. Ferguson, United States Navy. Mrs. Evans has been prominent in so ciety here since her debut a. few seasons ago. Naval Constructor Evans was recently divorced from e. former wife, who was. before her marriage, a popular English vaudeville einger. after a sensational trial, in which the names of several young officers were dragged into the court proceedings. At one time an Army court-mart ial was threatened, the charges uid counter-charges cam so thick and fast. The former Mrs. Evans returned to the stage. MARAUDERS LOOT PARIS FLOOD CONDITIONS IX SUBURBS STILL DEPLORABLE. Over 200,000 Homeles and Many Casea of Insanity Are Caused by Disaster. PARIS, Feb. 2. (Special.) Flood conditions in the suburbs of Paris are still deplorable. There are 200,000 homeless people, many of them still wearing the clothes they had on when rescued. The police are insufficient in num bers to cope with bands of marauders trying to loot the half-submerged dis tricts and the inhabitants have or ganized regular "apache drivers," after the manner of vigilantes. They do not trouble to arrest any one, but if a looter is caught he thrashed and thrown into the river. Many of these robbers are supposed to have been drowned, and several cases of lynching are reported. Many sad cases of Insanity, caused by the flood, have occurred. All railroad . offices and tourist agencies admit that there has been a great decrease in the- number of vis itors generally in Paris at this time of the year. It is known that many pas sengers who planned to land at Cher bourg went to Germany instead, but there is no reason why tourists should shun Paris this Spring. Every medical man admits the danger of typhoid feyer if precautions are not taken. The work of disinfection and the re storing of transportation systems is proceeding, but it will be many days and probably weeks before the tele graph and telephone systems, the sur face railways and the railway lines are again on a normal basis. The plain below Paris as far as St. Germain-en-Laye is still under several feet of water. Rodman Wanamaker has offered, through American Ambassador Bacon to pay for a loaf of bread for every flood victim in Paris and vicinity daily for a period of 30 days. The American subscriptions received over night include $5000 from Henry C. Frick, of PittRburg, and $1000 from citizens of Baltimore. The total of American subscriptions now exceeds & BEAVTIFVL COMPLEXION & BETTER HEALTH MANUFACTURED BY THE California Buy a bottle today to have in Butter ick Patterns, Victor Talk 'g Machines Merchandise of Merit Only Pellard Suits For Spring 1910 New Arrivals Are now being exhibited and on sale in our Suit Department. For Southern Califor nia they are just the right garment. In im ported worsteds and foreign .fabrics.. Modeled in Russian blouse and tailored styles. Coats are 32 inches long, the skirts are full plaited. In all the delicate shades of flowers and fruits. Smart Millinery IF Between Season Mats Mow Being Shown In our Millinery Section. Cunning1 Crafts manship has wrought delightful new shapes for Spring a radical departure from last sea son's styles. Both in black and colors. In Milan, Sumatra,. Java and Leghorn straws. In hand-made, rough straw and hair hats. New Automobile Bonnets for Touring The same as those Illustrated in Vogue Mrs.Dean,NemoCorsetDemonstrator Will illustrate and demonstrate with living models the merits of Nemo Corsets. There is a Nemo Corset for every figure Asfy to see No. 322 new Spring model. FROM 2 TO 4 P.M. $160,000, the largest sum -contributed by any foreign country. Ambassador Bacon, who has made personal visits to many of the hos pitals, soup kitchens and temporary places of refuse, praises the effective ness of the relief organization and the intelligent system by which aid is ren dered. The Red Cross has more than 500 pri vately owned automobiles at its dis posal and 63 relief depots established in Paris and the suburbs. It is estimated that the Public Charities" Department and the Red Cross are distributing daily more than 100,000 loaves of bread. The presentation of Edmund Rostand's new play,. "The Chanticleer, is now set for next Saturday night. The proceeds, which will be large, are to be given to the flooQ sufferers. German Emperor Donates $5000. . BEEIJN, Feb. 2. Emperor William today donated $5000 for the relief of the flood victims of Paris. MAYOR DEFIES CLUBMEN McCarthy Promises to Help Get Sig natures for Recall Petition. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2. "If the Bo hemian and Pacinc-LTr.ion Clubs and the gentlemen in skirts who frequent another club in this city want a fight, I will give it to them and to a finish. If they ever fctart the recall I will see that they get the necessary aiKners for their petition. We will find out where we stand with the people. In those words Mayor P. H. McCarthy replied yesterday to rumors reaching him Will come, naturally, if Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is used, when a pleasant laxative remedy is needed, to cleanse the system gently yet effectually and to dispel colds and headaches due to constipation. Its world-wide acceptance as the best of family laxatives, for men, women and children and its approval by the most eminent physicians, because its compo nent parts are known to them and known to be wholesome and truly beneficial, are the best guarantees of the excellence of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial effects, Always buy the genuine, Fig Syrup Co the house when needed. i FROM 2 TO 4 P.M. that a movement was on foot to invoke the recall system against, him as a result ,f numerous dismireals from office of holdover City Commissioners. J Itutton Charged With Xon-Support. Harvey Hutton was arrested yester day on a non-support charge preferred by his wife. He was released on $500 cash hail. Rummage Sale Men's, Wo men s and Child ren's Gloves, Hosiery, Umbrellas Odds and Ends at Glean ing Up Prices efmons ' ffOR SLCVS AMD ltMBtLLAsf SPECIALISTS IN CLOVKS, I HOSIERY, DinRKLLAS 300 MORRISON ST, Opposite' IHmf office. All Rose City Park cars ran through' Laurelhurst. Take car at Third and Yamhill Bts. Sales men on the ground. Office, 522 Corbett Building. AND CALLING CARDS W.G.SMITH Sl CO ."WASHINGTON KUXF'Vni E j l) , TJ J) q 1 'Irose J take k i PARK " Ofefwi