SUNDAY OKEOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECE3IBEK 20.
THE
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GANNON STRIKES
BACK AT CRITICS
Would Have: Been Like Claw
. less Cat in He if He.Had
Yielded to Minority.
DEFIANCE FOR NEWSPAPER
fmpioy niin?nf viil eiinrj now In
the srvne of CJovernment.
SAVK
LOSSES
OX
or i cm
THREE ARE RESCUED
PaMtr of Kill Is Tut Off I'nlll
. Monry-I.cmlors ict (.'
WASHINGTON. roo. ir. A surerMful
offort l'a h-n n'iini.!y ind to pre
vent 1arg !o l hmikff? wiio have
loan.l ii!ui!cy on opljm In warehouses
!n Pan Francisco and other ports iv'jert
opium l:s hem import?', through the
enactment of the bill recommended h-v
he Secretary of Stale' to prohibit the im
portation of ootura into this country.
Wun . ti-e Mil i-aiiie tip before the
House committee of interstate and for-i-'.rn
commerce. Representative Knoxv-
Und. of califo-nla. protested against its
Wotninr effective upon It.s paaje. and
it nu re.'erre.l to a nlioo::iniiite todny
for amendment, so tiiat it will lwcoma ef
fective eix months after passage.
Sailors Find Marooned Japan
ese Near Starvation. .
ON ISLAND THREE MONTHS
' MOIICLAMI TO BE J I'STICK
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Tliry HoulfMl for ltepel f
Paper IMity From SrirMi" Mo
tiTes lulrs Light and Proper
anil; 'Aiifcil legislation.
Hill ApKI.rHf.V.' ; Dec. ' ' ls.-Svie alter
"i;no:i. t : n ' hamiuet t-f the
New Joe; . So'ily nt I'aiinylvanji
hr last n!glit...tok' an unexp'-cted fling
at Ills abusers.
'In the cVapter of acvl.'.er.t. I became
Speaker of the House," 'he aid. '"When
tne minority undertook, to control the
majority.; tliey were n et tiTlii a refusal
from the- majority aim the Speaker of
tl:r HoLr.. The Sfrak-r would have
been like a cat. !: lie'.l wltiiout claws If
h had not fouitiit :; sucii usurpa
tion. ;
Rul'S mere rV.rniMated for' the gov
ernment of the House. These rules were
right !'! pr'intr. Vi'tler them the Hocae
wrote wise and proper "eKtsiatlve meas
ures o.i the aiainte books.
"There were wild howls from partially
selfish nwspanr and nisgszir.es be
cause the I'xar did not remove the 15
lr cent ad vsiorem It on print paper
and wood pulp. They aai.J they wanted
k removed because the cost of the Frint
paper arrt wood pu'.p h:i? Inoreaieii 50
per rent.! but tl:y ciuld not show tiiat
the Increase was due t" the duty and
the Speaker refused to a'.!;.w ihe duty to
hr removed.
"They were ashamed." Mr. Cannon
said. "turning- to Vire-Vreaider.t-elect
J.imcs S.;S!.erman. who was n 'iest at
the function. expia'n that tills was
tiie real reason for their m.undinr dur
ing your cm and mine. They
forgo? that tiie S;oker co.;M be ri
n.ov.I snv day or hour. Tiiey forgot
that noirrlnir wniil b don without the
will of the maloriry."-
s ' . .
MERE j CLOAK FOR SPOILS
Civil Servloe l.ra(ue. Deuourirea
NoiicoiiipotUUr Kxaniiiitition.
PITT?HL'Ri;. 1 ec. If. The National
civil 5rvi.e Reform I.cag.ie yesterday
adopt) resolutions demanding that the
.. or mote clerks to be added to the
teneus D'irea;i for the next census, be
.elected , for merit ai.d fitness for the
work. . defrluli.M. by competitive ex
aminations" and protest against tiie
proposed .noncompetitive .-xamviMtioii of
spplii-ants.roj juc!i jiosii'on which Presi
dent Roosevelt ims il-..-ri'iel. as "n..:h
Iiir but a cioak to bide the nakedness
of the spoils system."
It Is recommended that the competl
t ve service b" extend.! to include as
sistant pojtnHtsters. employes In nonfree
rural free delivery postuffcee, petis'on ex
amining biiabs -nntl aii fourtlwlHss
postmasters not Included in the recent
order, as s.wm as arrangements can h
made.
Will Miiiwd Tracy In lMiilippiuc
Islands.
WASHINGTON". Leo. Is. The President
will soon snd to the ."senate the noniii
nation of Sherman .Moreland. of Rlmlra.
N. V.. tJ be Associate Justice of tiie Su
preme Court of the Philippine Islands.
The vacancy was created by the resigna
tion of Judge Jame C. Tracy. Judge
Trier will retitrn to his borne in Al
bany, N". V., to resume, the practice of j
law.
l.lve on n-ti anil !'ea - Birds - and
Drink. Hi stilled salt Water Con
tract Scurvy and One lUes
Kroni Kxpostire.
ROBBER RETURNS WATCH
MVS UK HAS MO I 11 Kit AI0
AM APIM.ECIATKS FK.KMX(i.
Hire Men Snc'ieil f Hrlng
Trail. Uohhrrs Hold I p SI,mui
Across From City Hull.
"Yum nmy fake nty niony Init 2Ieae
don't iak my watrh. H was givn me by
my mother and It is the only tiiliiK I
l ave in the world lo remind me of iifr'
ftaid A. M. Hyatt, proprieior of tiie City
Hall yaioon. ;". pTfth street, a hp too.t
!ri If ne w!:h six patrois of-tlie rewri.
.all with lianas In the a!r h:Ie a trio of
hotdup men robl(1 the pUt-e.
"i:e of the rubbers whi jw iMrt;hin(ir
Hyatt lijt:i.l m hla appeal. "I know
nimt that fefilnc live yoiir w.itch
1.'a.k to you ecaue 1 ha- a mother
too ami because I've had drinks iu this
place lots t.f times and X know you are
a ood fellow. He tlien plar-l the $!
oM watv'h he had taken from Hyatt
-atk in 11 ! pn:ket anl went (u eear-jb-!nir
the ot'ier.
hi H. .r.:!:ioKaiid losr II" and M. Gil
more lost t!.b' The others loat a few
rents e.vrh in rhanrfe. Tr;e robbers thje:
took 15 from t:ir ranh re!tr, over
lookiujr a packxe of in gold in one of
the compartment, and made their escape.
The robbery took p!a-e at exactly VI
ctoek. Thrt :n n participated in It and
I heir de script ioT! correapotnt s rmirtsly
;v:ib that of the !hr.'e men who held np
the ( IX. Jk X. train tin. n;ijbt before,
far Mont d villa. The var'on? victims
are all p sH:ve that one of tiie robbers
last nijoi whs a blond am? ppiike In
broken Knsl'sb. The fac f the robbers
vero masked with ubhe handkerriiiefs
and each oik was armeil wiiu a revolver.
t'apralu .Slovr sent ergenula Ive-ler
and Kienle;i t? tlif -ene Inimedtate!y.
The men were dtfe--ribd to them as inla -In
a; been d:'iaaed in dark clothrs. l?ack
vh'U.m IihI s. One ma m was about 3 ftt
9 inohes In he'ftitt and wIl built, whiie
tiie other was aunwi 5 tet-t ft Im liei?. lloth
of their men were to 21 years old. The
third man ocrup'ed the post of "lookout"
and wkk ald to be much s.aall-r ami
oungr-r.
BULLET SPOILS HIS JOKE
pr-j pJGHT IN NEW YORK ' ,,,,,,""ol,!'' Krpncliiin. .MielMkrn
for Kobbcr, SIkiI by I'rind.
aiorlineii hee KhM'UiiI in Iofl
aiK e of Mstr l.:i.
NKW VoRK", J-. la. The National
Snorting Club t..iight witnessed a real
right and th s kl.o. toC I !!::it Tullowed
a slugirii-.g ntsrcP. so. fst and fuv:oiM
'as vix idly t o--r--t I i the old days wben
th.e Horton 'kw ." jer:nitied genuine
fights in till .jty. ..'".
.Mike ?!over. oj HuSion. took tiie
count and Krai.lvl- .Madden, of this city
stopped
vcrtHed
I'.tKLS. lc. is. ifperlal.'k The
sit.r- of a traKidy following: a joke
comes from Ituinbi-u! Ilet. Guston Rag
out, an engin--r. was 1n tiie Ionise of
:i landowner -Hmel Chateau, when a
n-lghhor rushed In with a s-.-ared face.
He d.-.-Isr-'d that he had ben sittackeil
"Vi-n tfl" load by three men, who had
fired severs! bl.ot at Mm.
As Ragout l.ad to reach his own
Incise alone, he b. raed ,l. Chateau to
foetid him a gun in case he siiuuld be
l. -tbe ...I. Idle .it :,rt- ana.-K.-o. llll.-ii in engineer ifi.ci.-u
lii-rou-Ml Mint. The men bud ! '!""" Amoiaincouri a man ap
really earned t ieir' monsy In the fifth
round, when i N w Yorker with a
left to the st.oa i.-lt an4rn right cross
to the ja"vrt.i;'iiti:l the exhibition to
an end.
Ti;e crowd ft as nearly ileUrloiis with
joy over the -t-t -nsfi.l issue of the
utTair. Only !il members were ad
mitted. Tile pj'lce did not, attend.
NEWSPAPER IS DESTROYED
Plant of 'Mexican Liberal Party
Organ Wrecked at Tucson.
Tl'CSON. Arka.. tec. Is: Tiie T.lant of
Ki defensor del pueMo. a- Spanish
weekly newspaper published here by
Manuel Sarahia In tl.e interest of tie
Liberal prtr "f, Mexico, was wrecked
Thursday rrsitt lr- imideutlflcii pe;-sns.
i.iiraila jias froiolnciii In tiie recent
revoluti"ii!tryTnoye ment and was held
In confinement by tiniuigratUui authori
ties here and jn M.s Angeles for nearly
a year. He states Ms belief tirnt the
outrage waa tl; work of agents of tha
Iiar. governnif nt. - Tha tJlierlff has
charge of tiie case. No arrests have
been made.
Tl-e work of destruction was thor
ough!, the presses, furniture and the
current edition being either demolished
er carried away.
pi oad.ed. Ragout passed to the other
I side of the road, but the stranger
j cross,-.! ovtr. and. without saying a
word, cue:-d the -n i; i iieers head with
n w.oic.a;:'.. fur.
Relieving uioiself In danger, the en
uli eer d'o not he.-imte to use bis gun.
II eo'Tlu ?,ot ..' his aairresor. but
felt l'lm with the gun hikI i.tille.l tiie
trigg.-.". Jmt as tlic n an who wanted
to play a joke upon him shouted:
"Do not fire; I am Humbert of Am
blaincourt." It w;is too late. The would-be prac
tical joker t revived tiie charge .In the
abdomen Jlis c;niili.u is serious.
The engineer is i.ow In Kamboulllet
jali.
STRANGER TRIES SUICIDE
WHIPS AUTOIST; 3 MONTHS
Kuiaii Inijirisoiied for Losing
Temper W lien Kno'ked Dunn,
ST. PCTKHSBCRi.;. Dec. IS. Lieuten
ant Koa!enky. of tise dragoons, a son
r.f the Fnaior ..f i!:ai name, wiio l.as a
1 igh joj'pi tnd'j:g. was sentemed t...
three month" irhyt fvonuient yesterday,
after Kovalrnsky was knocked down by
an automobile. When he arose be beat
t'.e chauffe.we and . iviliar.s came to the
rescue of tiie latter. Tiie officer then
ernpr ed his revolver Into the crow 1.
mor.r.uirg severs! ptrsors.
Michigan .Man Alteinfils C"arlMlic
Route Out of Difficulties.
Despondent because bis lov for the
landlady of a ro tr.lng-houe at '22
North Sixth ssreet was not returned.
Herbert A. '"Alien, recently arrived
from' Michigan, expected to commit
suicide r'rtday uigiit. He panned his last
suit of clothes for 12. bought a two-bit
vial of carbolic : c,d, and then wrote a
j f.irevell letter to his love. She found
the letter and uoLired the police, and
hey got the man before lie carried
out his plan and arrested- him on the
charge of dUirdcrly con duet.
Califn said ) i It's note, among other
tilings: "Carbolic :icld will be ray
dope. T leave toy ring to you so you
v,tr( get the moi ey I owe yon. I can"t
ts;nd thl any lo. ger. Thank you for
what von have d t;e for me. fjoodbye."
EXAMINE LOCKS AND DAM
JKncineer Will rip Aijinlrd by
Preluntto Investigate Canal.
WASHIXCJTON. Iec. l.-Tiie I'resi
!:nt Is considering the advisability of
hav'.rg thorough exan "nation and r
t.ovt dole on t!i cTia". acter of tiie fur
n'i:ions that -underlie the lockjs and dams
aiorg tiie line of tiie Panama Canal.
It Is reganled as lir.portsnt to deteT-tiine
a: t'lis time the exact niag iiintie of the
rssk of providing stshie foundations for
::ise 1 K-ks irj-uii.
for this duiy th President will ikely
1IIDWAV lStNDS. ' Pacific Ocean,
Dec. IS. Stress of weather, which com
pelled the Commercial Pacific C'aida
Company's, schooner Fiaurence Ward to
deviate front her course from Tlonolult
to a cable station and run for L-e
Hermes Island for shelter. was the
means of bringing about the rescue of
three marooned Japanese plumage hunt
ers and saving them from further tor
ture and starvation.
The Fiaurence Ward Is commanded
by Captain' lieorge li. Pilti. , She ws
bringing supplies here from Honolulu
when a heavy gale broke and she wis
compelled to se.-k shelter at Lee Hermes
1 Island. S'l mill's southeast of Midwav.
Distress signals were observed on shore
and Captain Piltss sent a smali boat to
Investigate. Thiee Japanese sailors
were found. Two were suffering from
scurvy.
The Japanese-were ir.imediately taken
aboard the Fiaurence Ward, where they
were given food and clothins:. Through
an interpreler one of the Japanese said
they bad been for three months with
out food except fish and sea bircl?; , NO
fresh water was obtainable and the' men
were compelled to drink crudely dis
til'ed sea, T.
When a fire was required the men
were compelled to light it by concen
trating the rays of the sun upon small
pieces of tinder through the crystal of a
watch.
According to the Japanese the schoon
er Kloho Maru. of Shinigwan. Tokio.
Captain Sugiea. put into Hermes about
July 1 and landed four men to collect
the phut118" of He;' ''I'ds. Tiie Kloho
Maiu departed, leaving one month's pro
visions for the men on tiie island and
Intending shortly to return and take
them off. The vessel never returned.
Soon after the departure of the- ves
sel a terrific storm broke and huge se.is
swept over the island., carrying away
most of tl.e supplies and ef.'eots of the
marooned men. On what was left Ihey
subsisted as long as it lasted. One of
the men died from exposure and im
proper food and the other three nton
could not have survived long. The three
are being cared for at the cable sta
tion and in a few days will be tak-n
to Honolulu.
STEAL PRIEST'S FORTUNE
I tiMTiipulotis Couple Hold Old Mn
jVri.-oner and Then Itol) II I in.
PAiiiaS. lec. 1?. Sm'1'IhI. A prb-st
named l' tit. w ho was formerly cure
of Bois Tru.rym. near Versailles, lias
jni had ait unpleasant adventure,
whb-h cost him several tnousand francs.
He la M and way looking: for a. quiet
phu-e in -w-lrb-b t end lila-. days. A
couple of his parishioner recommended
him t' the commune of Uiahii, near
Snint Andre de 1'Kure. where their son
had settled. . '
The Abbe IVtit arrived at Inhabit
witn. the fi.rnilurc and look up his
abode vitli ..the son of Ids parishioners.
The at. n was not married, ns he had
been Ici to beliee, b;:t lived with ft
woman who h.id ' hurt refutation In
the dustrirt. The oid priest soon found
that ho had fallen into the clutches J
of unsrrt.pul itin people, wtio practleal
iv kept him concealed. Jn a 'cupboard
In h I vrit.ni -th tirfoct Til accii nil his
fortius I (i ...t..at n.I linmli Otio - !
he found that :X'0 francs had been
taken tiom his trunk. .Un tiie following;
mornlnar bib laudiord and landlady left
!?ome the priest, profiting by their
Absence, went to the ueie;liborluit' pres
bytery a nd liifo-med t he fit re of tlie
misfortune tfiat had- befailen lilm.
The roiap!e were follow eil anil found
as they were about to enter ; train.
The. ma ii had tiie pi test's ; f.o tune iu
his poast sslou. A sum of "7io francs
was uwAt-liDX- the cimple refusina; (o
say w ha t. iind become 'f the money.
Thy aire n-w lodged in Kyreiix. j;iil.
LSa
AY
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EAT REMOVAL SALE
Chesterfield Clothes
The splendid enthusiasm that welcomed this great sale attests the popularity
and efficiency of this great store. Never in our history have we offered such
values. Never before have the public taken advantage of our great reduc
tions as at this great Removal Sale. It is our purpose to entirely close out all
stock on hand, so we may open the new home of Chesterfield Clothes with
entire fresh stock, rollowing are tne great price reductions:
an
Chesterfield Suits
FANCY
$20.00 Suits
$22.50 Suits
$25.00 Suits
$30.00 Suits
$35.00 Suits
$40.00 Suits
$45.00 Suits
$50.00 Suits
PATTERNS
. . . $14.25
. . . $15.50
. . . $18.50
. . . $22.50
. . . $25.SO
. . . $29.50
. . . $34.50
7 . . $39.50
Chesterfield Suits
BLACK AND BLUE
$22.50 Suits
$25.00 Suits
$30.00 Suits
$35 00 Suits
$40.00 Suits
$45.00 Suits
$16.50
$19.00
$23.50
$26.50
$29.50
$34.50
Chesterfield Overcoats
AND CRAVENETTES
$20.00 Values
$25.00 Values
$30.00 Values
$35.00 Values
$40.00 Values
$45.00 Values
$50.00 Values
$60.00 VcJues
$15.00
$19.00
$23.50
$26.50
$29.50
$34.50
$39.50
$45.00
Big
reductions on Full Dre$s and Tuxedo Suits, Bath Robes. Smoking Jackets and Trousers.
Take advantage of this great Sale. COME WHILE SELECTIONS ARE GOOD.
M
o OIR. AY
269-27 1 MORRISON STREET
Yets in Minstrelsy
Make Good
ET ART HI" It A. GREENE.
THAT was some show which the
heroes in burnt cork gave us at the
Heilifr. To be sure. Jay Upton, inter
locutor extraordinary, suffered untold
agony from stage fright. which was
strange, for Jay and some of the others
who were concerned displayed more sclf-
conselouSMess than was oompatiDle with
W. G. Sweeny; ' I've Keen Looking For
a Girl. Like You." by Messrs. Can- and
Irriniore: "Tiie Armorers Song." and
"Tiie Sentinel Asleep." by George
Evans: "Bon-lion Buddy." by M. Marks.
Jr.: "Won't You Le Jle Put My Arms
Around You?" by Messrs. Kleminit, Cal
ahan. Camp. Soo!;. Hicks and Salisbury:
"Take Your Time." by Lincoln Hart and
a final chorus. "Vou're. a Grand Old
Flag."
In the second part V"i A. Couglilan
appeared to great advantage in a series
of Imitations nnd feats of ventriloquism:
the Newsboys' Quartet, conslstinc of
Ernest . Taylor. Gila Kohl. L. K. Dunn
and Lee Cooper, did some ' character
soups and -dances acceptably: Beldin and
FISHING VESSEL SEIZED
CntiHtiiaii Cruiser Tinea- Tnconia
Steamer fur Violating Laws.
VANCt.U'VKR. B. L.. lec. IK A dis
paj 'h from Prince Kui:-rt. received today,
slated tiiat Caplain Nswcotsib. coninmn
der of th? Llomlnion fisheries jroteci ion
crirser Keslr-l, recently captured tiie Ta
eoma fisliira; S.diot.iier Zapora and fined
her Jl for an alleged infraction of the
rr'in:ci'!i nhiuc regulations.
The Thistle." another Puifet Sound hali
but liofct. was aUn held up for neediefsly
seek'nir helier in.'.de tiie tliree-milc liniit
and vas ordered home with less than
one-third of a catch.
an ideal performance. Ail this aside, 1 Sweeney did sum stunts :n near-ieger-trnwever.
the beneiit minstrel show, given j deiuain and F. R.- Chase gave - recita
hv Scout Young- Camp No. 2, of United ' Hons."-
Spanish 'War Veterans, was a sisnal sue- j There was an augmented orchestra
e...A? a minstrel performance per se. i under the leadership of Professor Hose
refsardless of allowance made for the i brook. V
fact thai if was nn amateur affair.titi The audience comfortably tilled the
could hoid its own against most of the j theater and financially the affair was an
professional minstrels . that come this unqnalilied success, It- will . e repented
wav touiirht and the public may be assured
Tiie two briRlit particular stars of the ' of a good entertainment.. Besides it's for
evening were M. Marks. Jr.. and Fred i h most worthy car.S'j.
Jones. Botli these young natural come- j :
dians . appeared in tlte KUise of Major . . , . . ...
Harry Jine and Jonathan Bourne, re- , gQQ CHILDREN IN FIRE
spectively. and made most of the fun
on tiie ends. Mr. Jones appeared, aeahist j Es.a,e j.-ro, -c lioolliou.-e Ula.e
bereavement, but was simt.lv drafted bv-
tlie comra.les. as his work Has taeces- i I
sary to make the show go. t
Mr. Marks made a tremendous hit with '
"Bon-Bon Buddie." while Mr. Jones j
was a hot favorite witn his son-. ',
"Spoony Sam."
In all kindness It must be remarked;
that some of the jokes indulged In are j
altogether too broad, and one of the j
verses of Lincoln Hart's song. "Take !
Your Time." which refers to the Lene
Waymlre Incident, is unfit for poliie so
ijety. Mr. lTart. as director, and for ills
Individual performance, deserves great
credit, but be should never have per
petrated that "smutty" verse.
Iu the first part there is an opening
chorus. "Honey Time." a medley; "Six
Coons." 'You're a Grand Oil Flag." a
chorus: "Good-By. Sweetheart. Good
By," b Warren Camp: "Spoony Sam."
with eccentric dance, by Fred JonVs,
"MooTibeams and Drfams of Von.' by
Which Caused l.o-s of .I I 00,(10(1.
ALTOO.N'A. Pa.. Liec. 111. A fire that
threatened the ' destruction ot the Al
tooua high school buildi.ig. erected at a
cost of tTSo.O'i'l. started 'yesterday while (ion
pupils were busy with their studies.
' As soon as it was discovered, the bell
for the fire drill was sounded and the
children, thinking it wtis merely another
driil, caimly formed in line arl marched
out.
The flames were placed umlrr control
Willi a loss of $luo.tK.
were broken and the populace of the
city was frightened last night at S o'clock
by the explosion of a dynamite bomb
piaced under the rear trucks of the ca
boose of a delayed Santa Fe freight
train. It is evident that some tramp'
excluded from the freight train attempted
to murder Conductor P. G. Deyo. A lo.ig
fuse was attached to the bomb. The
caboose was shattered, but the conduct
or and brakerttfin. who were sleeping in
the car. escaped with lacerated arms
and legs and hums about the face and
arms.
11 DRINK ACID AND DIE
Soldiers Served Willi Poisonous
Oecoetioii on Mindanao Island..
MANILA. Dec. 1!). Eleven deaths have
occurred and 13 men are seriously ill at
Keithlev Camp. Mindanao Island, as a.
result of the men of the ISUi Infantry
drinking caluml.le acid, a vegetable com
pound 1 extract from the caluuiba root
An official Investigation is now h vg
made by the military authorities, but no
details have been given out and the
names of th-; dead and seriously ill will
he withheld until an official- report has
been cabled to Washington.
The beverage. 11 Is learned, was served
as "vino." t. native drink, at a resQi t
Why Does It Cure
Not because it is Sarsaparilla,
BOMB BLOWS UP CABOOSE
Tramp Tries to Kill Conductor of
rrci)ill Train.
STOCKTON". Cat.. Dec.
i:.-
; peculiar merit, composed of more
! than twenty different remedial
i agents effecting phenomenal
' cures of troubles of the blood,
! stomach, liver and bowels,
i Thus llood'8 Saraaparilla cures scrof
! ula, eczema, anemia, catarrh, nervous
: ness, that tired feeling, dyspepsia, loss
of appetite, and builds up the system.
! Cet it today in the imul liquid form or ia
Windows i ehocolaud tabist form called Sarsatabi.
near the camp on December 15.
last death occurred on December 1'
The
New 1'osltion for Paul Slionp.
SAN 'FRANCISCO. Dec. 1!. Paul
Siioup. assistant general passenger agent
of the Southern Pacific Company, lias re
signed and will be succeeded by F. B.
Katiurs. general passenger agent of
Morgans i,ouisiana Ar Texas Railway,
a. Ilairiman line, with headquarters at
N'ew Orleans. He will take up busi
ness affairs thai will have lo do nitli
-the affairs of t lie company which
come under (lie Jurisdiction of William
F. Herrin. chief counsel.
A Christmas
Suggestion
HAD MILLION BUT STARVES
Hiitlnpest Millionairess Dressed in
Hags Hiif Lived on Scraps.
VIK.NNA. Dec. 11. (Special.) A wo
uma li.tmed Fleischer, who was reputed
to lie wort i a million, lias" Just died
from starvation at Budapest. The mil
lionairess whs clothed in - rags and
live.kou sctaps, She lodged .in a-liovel
In the poorest quarter of the ty. ,
' Whiie site was closeted with a stock
broker she fell unconscious, and died
shortly afterwards. A post-mortem ex
amination snowed that she had eaten
i notbivg- for several days.
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To Be Given Away To Contestants
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Any person living in the United
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easons
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