THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY IP, l'JOIf.
'S
TAKEN FROM DESK
Misses Evidence Needed for
Defense, but Fears Not
- Roosevelt.
JANGLE WITH POSTOFFICE
Tries to Frank Typewriter and Is
Oiled On to Pay Postage Rc-
ftiM"s, Tolling I'o-tmaMer It's
(ovemmrnt Properly.
WASHINGTON. Jan. . In the pre
paration of his speech In reply to the
President's charges. Senator Tillman
ha failed to find a number of papers
bearing upon tho Oregon land ca-e. In
connection with, which the present con
troversy arc-". TJiese papers were, he
says, endowed In a large envelope and
left in his private desk in his commit
tee room at the Capttnl when he left
Washington last March on' account of
Ills Illness, but they cannot now be
found.
The Senator does not charge that the
papers have been abstracted by a Gov
ernment detective who may have been
shadowing him. but does not say that
It woula be Impossible-for such offi
cial to grain access to his room and to
his desk. bith of which were fastened
only with ordinary locks, and the pa
pers, he says, are very Important In the
preparation of his case and would go
far to substantiate his defense.
Confident He'll Prove Innocence.
Mr. Tillman devoted the entire d-y
to the preparation of his reply to the
Fresl'lent's chars against him, which
he will make tn the shape of a speech
In the Senato Monday. . Though em
barrassed to ro'smail degree by the
Joss of the doenments mentioned, he
tells his friends that, regardless of the
disappearance of these papers, he will
make a showing that will satisfy tiiem
that he had no wrong Intention In con
nection wlttrth" Oregon land deals. He
talked freely with visitors regarding
the line of his defense, but has re
quested the newspaper men to refrain
from quoting liim because of his desire
not to present his case prematurely.
Speaking of the President's charges, he
aid:
lit will be hoist by his own petard.'
Will Kmit 7000 Words.
His speech will be about "000 words
In length and delivered from manu
script. Mr. Tillman Is a rapid talker
and it is not believed that he will con
sume more than an hour of the Sen
ate's time. Comparatively few Senators
have called on him today, but their
failure In this respect, say the Sen
ator's friends, has been due rather to
a desire to afford him an opportunity
to get out his statement without Inter
ruption than to a lack of interest in
fcim.
Tries to Frank Typewriter.
Mr. Tillman is affording an Illustra
tion of the old -adage that "trouble
rever conies tingly." In addition to
the difficulty about the Oregon land.
Postmaster Harnes, of Washington is
t-yln;r to collect from htm a bill of $1
for carrying through the malls a gov
ernment typewriter which tho Senator
had franked from his home In South
Carolina to Washington. Mr. Lames
Insists the Senator should pay postage
at letter rates. The postmaster's noti
fication to Mr. Tillman was contained In
a letter, in which he said:
!rTOueh as nullcr of thte character ia nt
t trarmbvsion through the mails
imd-r tJie frank proviati-m. it is b!rg held
X"r pots. T box neighs bo pounds an4.
as It Is sad. It Is chars-ab:e with postage
- t.. flnet-ciass ra:e. which amounts to $!ti.
Kindly rtnitt tlte imouol du axd have ths
Va -kag removed at your earliest eonvrnlence.
Tillman IHH-Hne to Pay.
As the typewriter Is Government
property. Mr. Tillman replied to Mr.
r.arnes by saying In effect that he col
lect from Its owner. Following Is the
full text of his letter:
I have your lrttor n,liflr.c me that the
t"Eewr;T Dialled at Trenton. S. C. nm'er
my frack. and aurehjpvu' to me here. Is
h?ij for poartag. lurlna; my service is
the pnate. tyi.ir liters have been franke-1
to ard from tJ-e same place as public docu
znenrs and I was not arare of any law or
ruling en the subject. The typewriter be
lorgs to the Seaate and not to nie and has
t?'n ueed In my public eorresvontlen'.-e. Vn
r the e:rcmttan.-es I ceIme to pay the
1H demand"!, hecaus If L Tint Justly mint.
"You ruiy se.l the tjfc-ewrltcr or deliver it to
tre srrgr-ant-at-anns of the Senate, as you
e !. Had I known tl:at It u not rrank-
b' I cou J have shipped It br rxpress or
f-'.cHt. But n thin caee It would be one
d-;rtmnt of the Government Mixing- tbe
proirry ef another part of the Government
for file collection of r-age on matter that
ass always been frankest heretofore.
4XN;i:rS 'tAKKS AGtiltFSSIVE
Orders Searching Inquiry Into
tiovernmcnt Detect it e Work.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. Tliat the
Houho ii,.cs not intend t' stop with its
ct:on of yesterday In rebuking the Presi
dent In connection with Ills strictures re
garding the scret Service, was evidenced
tod. iy hen at the instance of Tawnvy of
Minnesota and without a dissenting vote
It adopted a swecplrg resolution of ln
quirv into the amount of money appro
priated for the present fiscal year for de
tecting frauds and the efforts mud- to
tiring to trial offenders against the law. I
Tl'e resolution calls for the appoint- l
tnent of a committee of live members
by the Speaker with iowcr. to administer
oaths. Tho sum of JSy was appropriated.
After providing that the committee shall
ascertain th amount of money appro
priated for the present fiscal year that
could be used to prevent frauds upon the
several brandies of the public service
with particular reference to the public
land, the resolution instructs the com
mittee M ascertain "what branches of the
public rvlce. paid for In whole or In
part out of the I'nitcd States Treasury,
are authorized or are in existence and
supported by appropriations made- by
Congress, whose? principal duties are to
delect and prevent frauds, or tn appre
hend and bring to trinl and punishment
persons charged with violnting the laws
of the I'r.ited Stales: whether such
branches of the public service or any per
sons employed therein, have been or are
engaged In any duty not contemplated by
the law or the appropriation establish
ing or providing for such service, the
names of the persons employed for any
period In each, branch of such service
during the current and last fiscal year,
the rat-s of cominsatlon and allowances
p.ild or being paid to each of them, by
whom they are appointed and on whose
recommendation, and a statement of the
TILLMAN
PAPERS
specific duty performed or engaged upon
by each of such employes each day since
the beginning of the flcal year
It Is understood that there will be
nothing further from the President on
the resolutions regarding the Secret Ser
vice adopted by the House yesterday. The
list of Saturday callers from Congress
usually Is la rue. but today there were
only 'four Representatives to see the
President, two of these to Introduce
friend". The callers from the Senate were
also few.
STILL MEDITATINtJ ACTION
Congress Thinks a Little Longer
Over Secret Service "Insults."
' WASHINGTON. Jan. . Acting Chair
man Hale, of the Senate committee on
appropriations, today appointed Senators
Gallinger, Hemenway and Clay as a sub
committee to consider President Roose
velt's reference to Congress In the portion
of his annual message which deals with
the Secret Service. At the meeting of the
appropriation committee today, the com
munication of the President In reply to
Mr Hale's renuesl for Information con
cerning the activities of tbe Secret Serv
ice under the different executive uepare
inents was exhibited but not read.
NEARLY SW110 EXPECTED
CATHOLIC DONATIONS WILL
SWELL RFXIKF KIND.
Benefit Concert at. Bungalow Count
ed On to Furnish Many I Mil
iars for Stricken Italians.
Portland's Messina relief fund con
tinues to grow, and with the money
which the soliciting committee obtained
yesterday, together with that which
will be raised by the concert at the
Bungalow on Monday night and that
donated by the Catholic churches today,
the fund will come very close to reach
ing the J 10.000 mark.
The collections taken at all of the
Catholic churches will be turned over
to the relief fund. In accordance with
the announcement made last Sunday.
Much money Is reaching tho hands of
Colonel David M. Kunne, the treasurer,
from outside of the city and these
funds come from Mayors, churches
and from business men of various
towns.
, The following list adds" S3T3.S5 to the
fund: .
J. J. Han.lssker. Arlcta. Or -
j j Gfl "o 1U.U"
I. C O-Reillr. "iSl " Burnside St... 2S M
M. Seller Co . .
J. TV. cook. Hamilton Bids -ill,
jj. jt Ftiowcra. Mayor, Hood River. .
T. W. 7eEiiey
n. O. BUnchar
Mutier Banking Co "-J!!
Hood P.lver Bankln; & Trust Co... -M
Hartletl Cole, Firet Unlversalist
Pariah, city
A. Rosensteln. 10.1 First St
Morris Bros.. Chamber of Commerce. S-VOil
ilarahall-Wells Hardware Co 10.00
preshyterlan Church, hsndon, Or... H.
William Forre. Burns. Or 10 On
Woodard. Clarke L e-o 2.YOO
lum White. Sherlock Bid SS.OO
Theodore Racatsanla t ou
I. W. Hoelbing S-OO
John H Burgare 10 00
M. II. Wakeman 8. no
U B. llerton .1.00
KVIedman F-acklng Co S.OO
John V. CofTey S O.)
ra.ih 3. no
peter I.oratl 0O
Ihimenico Ljigrsnde .V0n
M. Segal r. fill
I Snett 2."0
Hall. J S.r.n
I'St-eengers. crew, steatualilp Senator 11. On
J P. Mofftt 11.00
Krickson & Peterson .".nu
Oeorre W. Bates lo.oo
W. H. GrlndstafT Son
" Total JTJ.j.t
HOUGH TO MEXICO CITY
rOKTLA.VDEKS MAY SOON GO
THROUGH AVITHOVT C'HA.VGE.
Harrlnian's Kxlen&ionsi in Mexico
Will Make Possible I nbrokeu
3500-Mile Journey.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9. (Special.) With
in a very short time it will be possiblo
to travel In a Pullman sleeper without
change from Portland and Seattle to
Mexico City through Sacramento, San
Kranclsco, Ios Angeles. Mazatlan and
Guadalajara, a distance of .l.'.OO miles.
This remarkable journey will be made
possible by the extensive railroad con
struction which Kdward If. Harriman
Is rapidly prosecuting to a completion
In Old Mexico.
When the main line of this work Is
completed, Mr. Harriman will have the
longest north and south railroad line
In the entire world. Its Importance Is
greatly enhanced by the semi-official
announcement that ue Is to construct a
road from a point east of Kl I'aso
through the new oil fields of the state
of Chihuahua and then on to a connec
tion with this north and south line on
the west coast. The new north and
south line through Old Mexico Joins the
Southern Pacific at Tucson. Ariz., and
within a short time, probably less than
a month, through sleeping-car service
will be established between that city
and Maiatlan. a distance of 900 miles.
SOLDIER FALLS OUT RANKS
Salvation Army Worker Confesses
to Stealing Cornels.
But a short time ago a member of the
Salvation Array In Portland, and one of
Its most energetic street workers. Lavld
Storen. a Swede. 35 years old, but now
termed by his comrades a "backslider."
Is a prisoner in the City Jail, a con
fessed thief. He was arrested last night
by Ietective Craddock and Mallett for
stealing musical instruments belonging
to the Salvation Army from the hall at
:.-; Ankeny street. Captain V. Laind
gren. tn charge of this branch of the
Salvation Army, reported to the police
several days nso that the hail had been
entered and robbed of two handsome sil
ver cornets, with gold bells, each valued
at Mo. Detectives Craddock and Mallett
had been put on the lookout at the
various second-hand stores for the stolen
property. Last nirht Moren was seen by
them to enter one at Third and Pine
streets. ITe sold one of tho Instruments
for H. when the officers placed him un
der arrest. They forced him to pay back
the money he had .received for the cor
net and took charge of them. Moren
was charged with larceny and locked up
In a cell. Tho police have received In
formation which causes them to suspect
that Moren has been gtillty of other bur
glaries during the past weeks, since his
fall from the ranks of the religious work
ers. Takes 850,000 Feet or Lumber.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. . (Special.) The
steetm schooner Twsemite cleared at the
ruiKom house today for San FYanoisco
with a cargo of bTAOOO fee: of lumber,
loaded at St. Helens.
The Needlecraft Shop, formerly located
at a3 Wash., now on th. between Morri
son and Alder. Jan. needlework sales on.'
BLOCKADEDTHAIuS
RELEASED AGAIN
Rotary Plows Clear N. P.
Tracks at Rate of Less
Than Half-Mile Hour.
SNOW IS 12 FEET DEEP
Coal Famine Develops at Garrison,
Mont., and Relief Train Is to
Be Sent Out From Mis
soula With Fuel.
MISSOI"LA. Mont-, Jan. . According
to the CSoverment gauge a depth of 30
Inches had been reached when the snow
ceased falling here at 10:30 this morning,
after a continuous precipitation of more
than 72 hours. The thermometer, which,
at 6 o'clock stood at 1 below zero. Is
steadily falling, and no more snow is ex
pected. Iteports from various points In this
vicinity show record snowfalls, varying
In depth from three to five feet. At
IxiokoiU. on the summit of tho Bitter
P.oot Mountains, the snow Is 12 feet
deep, and at Lothrop. on the Coeur d'Alene
branch of the Northern Pacific, It stands
five feet one Inch on the level.
Trains Come In.
With clear weather, the Northern Pa
cific snowplows were able today to par
tially clear the lines east and west of
here and trains are again moving on slow
schedule. Nos. 3 and 5. of January 8.
and No. 15, west-bountl. all arrived about
5 P. M. No. 3 had been stalled in the
Mullin tunnel for three hours.
No. J and No. 16, of January 8. and a
consolidation of No. 6. of the Sth, and No.
4. at today, east-bound, which were held
on Ridings at Dixon, reached Missoula to
night. Delayed trains which were hold
here, left this afternoon, the procession
continuing until late tonight.
There has been no attempt to operate
any train service on the Coeur d'Alene
line today, and only one passenger train
was cent over the Bitter Root branch.
Coal Famine On.
A call for assistance has been received
from Garrison. 75 miles east, where a
fuel famine threatens, and a coal train
will be sent from Missoula.
The rotary plows found great difficulty
In cutting through the drifts, one set
having made but 11 miles after five hours'
of the hardest work.
IDAHO TKAIX IS SXOWBOCXD
Stuck Fast by Drift and Slides Be
tween Knavill'c and Murray.
MISSOT'UA. Mont.. Jan. 9. A special
to the Missoulian from Wallace, Idaho,
says:
'Stuck In snowdrifts and rook slides
about midway between Enavllle and
Murray, Idaho, a train on the Idaho
Northern Railroad Is unable to move In
either direction, and -It Is probable that
a large force of men will have to be put
to work digging it out. Traffic on the
road will bo blocked completely for sev
eral days. The distance between Ena
ville and Murray is 13 miles, the Idaho
Northern having completed Its line into
tiie latter town about ten days ago, at
which time semi-daily passenger service
was established."
TWO VICTIMS OF BLIZZARD
Lineman and Rancher Badly Frozen
in Cattle Country.
HELENA. Mont., Jan. 9. J. C. Brindley.
the Postal Telegraph Company's lineman,
and Jack JarviH Dawson, a farmhand, are
the first known victims of the blizzard
now prevailing. The former had both
less badly frozen while working near
Bearmouth. nnd the latter was in a piti
able condition after making a 25-mile
drive Into Ulcndive.
The temperature in Helena today Is a
trifle milder, the thermometer showing 30
below this morning. Livestock is report
ed ns weathering the storm In 6plendid
shape.
NEVADA TOTALLY SNOWED TN
Trains Run With Difficulty Snow
fall Foot an Hour.
RENO. New, Jan. 9. Storm conditions
In and about Reno are growing worse.
There Is no telegraph communication
west of Reno and Southern Pacific trains
are being run with the greatest difficul
ty. Snow Is falling at the rate of a foot
an hour at Truckce. ?5 miles west- The
storm has not been equalled In years.
Overland trains are making the trip over
the Sierras only with the greatest diffi
culty and no effort Is made to maintain
a schedule.
BUTTE WITHOUT CAR SERVICE
Twenty-four Inches or Snow So Far
This Week.
P.UTTH. Mont.. Jan. 9. Butte was with
out streetcar service today because of
a blizzard last night. Twenty-four Inches
fell this week. The Great Northern train
which left Helena at 6 o'clock last even
ing was stalled 15 hours In the mountains.
The Short Line and the Burlington are
open, all other roads are blocked.
Five Free jo In Alberta.
EDMONTON. Alberta. Jan. 9. Five
Frenchmen who left Stony Plain for Mac
Leod Kiver three days ago, were frozen
to death three miles west of the nine
mile house on the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway survey.
REVIVE STEAMER LINES
Gomez Takes Preliminary Step by
Annulling Decrees.
CARACAS. Wednesday. Jan. & via Port
of Spain. Jan. 9. President Gomez lias
annulled the decrees issued by ex-President
OasCro, prohibiting steamers calling
at Venezuelan ports from carrying their
own stevedores and it Is probable the
Royal Mail line will resume Its Vene
zuelan sailings.
M. de Lorena, Brazilian Minister, who
represents French interests here provisi
onally. Is ready to pay the accumulated
Interest on the French claim.
SOUTHERN TRAIN DELAYED
No. 16 Late in Reaching Ashland
Because of Storm In Siskiyous.
ASHLAND, Or.. Jan. 9. (Special.)
The temperature here tonight at 7 P. 1L
was 24 and tho prospect Is for the cold
est night of the Winter to date. The
total snowfall of the storm here was
five Inches, though much less than that
now lies on the ground.
Northbound overland train 1 was
late In reaching Ashland tonight and
will be perhaps two or three hours late
In reaching- Portland.
COOS BAY FEELS EARTHQCARE
Three Shocks Said to Have Been
Felt Snow at Maxshfield.
MAKSHFTEJJD. Or.. Jan. 9. (Special.)
Heevy gaieej, torrents of rain, falling
temperature, two Inches of snow and re
ports of an earthquake snock are weather
complications on Coos Bay.
Telegraph and telephone wires have
been down the greater part of the time
for the past week, practically shutting off
communication with the outside world.
Today, two Inches of snow cover tho
ground, something unusual for this part
of the state.
Some of the residents declare that three
slight but distinct earthquako . shocks
were felt here yesterday. Others declare
that the supposed quake was due to dis
tant blasting.
All rivers are at flood helglit. and log
gers are running big drives. Camps
which depend on rail transportation are
cut off. as ail rallroada are under water.
The Coqullle River Is rising fast, nnd
high-water mark will likely be reached
with attendant breaking of log booms:
STATE SHOULD GIVE HELP
DOCTOR SAYS OREGON SHOULD
AID TUBERCULOUS PATIENTS.
Physician Shows Ravages by Dis
ease and Points Out Way for
Improvement of Conditions.
PORTLAND, Jan. 9. (To the Editors
Oregon should provide state aid for tho
treatment of tuberculosis patients and for
disseminating knowledge tending toward
the prevention of the disease. Tho rav
ages of the disease in this state in the
last three years are shown In the follow
ing statistics:
Deaths from tuberculosis in Oregon In
1908. 364.
Deaths from tuberculosis in. Oregon in
1907. 4L
Deaths from tuberculosis in Oregon In
1903, 504.
Reliable statistics inform us that 75 per
cent of all those In the first stages of the
disease, who are treated for one year in
a modern sanatorium, can be returned to
their wage-earning ability.
These patients can be treated for one
year, providing that sufficient acreage is
available and their services utilized,
thereby fitting the patient to take up his
labors at home in safety, at a cost not
to exceed 1500 each. If these statistics
be true, and If but 50 per cent, or one
half, recover (and if all had been treated
at 500 each, at a total cost of $252,000),
252 lives would have been saved to the
state. Figured at the legal valuation this
would be worth $1,200,000.
The tremendous movement against tu
berculosis Is sweeping the civilized world.
Oregon has caught the spirit and proposes
to take its stand In the great movement
to protect Its homes against the insidious
enemy. Notwithstanding that Oregon pos
sesses one of the most healthful climates
In the world, her death rate last year
(1908), from tuberculosis was 604.
That tuberculosis Is both a preventable
and a curable disease Is now considered
a proven fact. That it Is bred in the
homes and spread from one member of
p famiiy lo cn it'r.er 's beond a doubt.
The conscientious and careful consump
tive is no menace to his family or asso
ciates, and it is this fact that has dem
onstrated the great need of a movement
to educate the masses.
This should not be considered a meas
ure prompted by charity, but rather an
economic problem to be earnestly studied
by the ceople of this state In defense
of their homes and business Interests. As
long as consumptives are permitted to
go on Innocently Infecting their asso
ciates. Just so long will the death rate
continue to Increase. During the past
ten years New York and Pennsylvania
have reduced their death rate from con
sumption 40 per cent. Pennsylvania,
recognizing the fact that her greatest
power lies In the health of her citizen
ship, appropriated $1,000,000 at the last
session of the Legislature to light this
disease. New York has expended even
more than this In the warfare, and In
addition thereto there Is annually ex
pended through the Associated Charities
of the state a mill larger sum.
The neoDle of Oregon should be taught
preventive measures and every homo In
the state should bo reached with litera
ture bearing upon the subject. One of
the measures asked of Oregon is the
support of the state branch of the Na
tional Association for the Study and Pre
vention of Tuberculosis. A society of
this sort has lately been formed. The
objects to be accomplished are the en
lightenment of the home-keeper and the
establishment of a state sanatorium for
the treatment of those who cannot be
properly cared for In their homes, thus
by removing them from infecting others
afford them an opportunity to regain
their health. Each patient successfully
treated will be an educational factor In
teaching others how to avoid the disease.
Lectures should be delivered and litera
ture distributed and in ways like these
peoplo will be able to stop this needless
loss of life.
A bill has been prepared asking that
the present Legislature provide means
for one or more state sanatoria to be
denoted to the Interests of these unfor
tunate people. Washington Is moving
strongly In tho same effort, the move
ment being backed by a membership of
several hundred earnest, energetic citi
zens, who are awake to the need for Im
mediate action by the Legislature.
The International Congress lately held
at Washlngtaon declared that it Is a
crime for one member of a family to
be allowed to Infect others and that it
is the duty of every commonwealth to
Instruct the home-keepers and to assist
those who are unable to help themselves.
Also, that it is Inhuman to send patients
with the disease far advanced and with
limited resources on long journeys in
search of health, thus thrusting the
homeless and Impoverished wanderer
upon some foreign community to suffer
and die alone, unattended by family or
friend. DR. E. A. FiERCE.
Member State Board of Health.
MAGPIES EATING HOG EARS
Sty of Hundred Porkers Defenseless
Against Feathered Flock.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. 9. (Special.)
Ike M. Ely. of Hover, Wash., Is making
the fight of his life to keep a sty of 100
pigs from being eaten alive by magpies.
Mr. Ely cut a notch In each porker's
ear as a mark of Identification about the
time the cold spell began, and the
notched ears were, nearly healed when
came the magpies.
Huddled together for warmth, the hogs
lay like sardines awaiting the next meal.
The magpies were out looking for some
thing to eat, too. One bird perched on
a pig's back noticed a drop of blood on
that pig's ear. The bird pecked at It
and found It good. The hog flapped his
ear and grunted. The magpie passed the
pood word along.
The birds have kept every hog's ear
of the entire 100 bleeding ever since, and
Ely declares In soma cases the animals
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have lost as much as half an ear. The
beasts are defenseless. Ely" has so far
been unable to drive the birds off and
does not dare try poison for fear hogs
would be the consumers.
WASHINGTON'S TAX, HEAVY
County's Ivy Will Raise $187,500,
1argcst Levy Made.
H1LLSBORO. Or., Jan. 9. (Special.)
The tax for the current year for state,
school and county, general purpose levy,
will reach an aggregate of J187.500, as
against J154.311 for the year preceding.
The city taxes, special school district
taxes and special road district taxes are
not included In this, and will run the
roll away above the $200,000 mark. The
levy is as follows:
Pun Mills. -,
County road general & h; 'C?0
Stat, tax J.2 40.000
County school 3.S 4i.ouo
County Keneral, library and
indigent 3 ' 3MO
Total 1S".50
This exceeds the levy of last year by
$.12,189. and is the largest ever made in'
the county.
SOOTHING CHILD, HE DIES
li. E. Morris, of Hoquiam, Drops
Dead With Heart Failure.
HOQUIAM. Wash., Jan. 9. (Special.)
. R. E. Morris, formerly of Scappoose,
Or., a Spanish-American war veteran
and member of the Kagles. fell dead of
heart failure about 3 o'clock this morn
ing at his home in this city, while try
ing to quiet a child which was crying
in its crib. Tho funeral will be held
here with military honors.
The body of It. K. Morris will be
shipped to Portland for burial. He is
survived by a widow and one child. His
brother. W. T. Morris, resides at btan
leitrh Station, near Arleta.
TO REBUILD ESQUIMAU
Great Britain Will Re-Kstablish
Naval Station Near Victoria.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Jan. 9. Indica
tions point to the restoration of the de
parted glory of Ksqulmalt as tho base
of a strong British squadron station.
Captain J. A. Parry, commander of H.
M. S. Egeria. has just received instruc
tions from the Admiralty to carry out
extensive repairs and Improvements at
the naval dockyard there. The naval
wharves and boat slips will be virtually
rebuilt.
It is now regarded as a certainty that
the Imperial government lias abandoned
the Idea of handing over the dockj-ard
to the Dominion authorities.
Cold Kills Japanese.
S. Urano, a Japanese laborer. 42 years
old. employed on an O. R. & N. section
near Troutdale, died of exposure yester
day about noon. Urano and some fellow
workmen were laying new rails, and
although his comrades repaired frequent
ly to a caboose nearby, where there was
a stove, Urano worked steadily through
out the forenoon. Shortly before the
noon hour he went inside to get warm
by the stove and was taken suddenly ill
when he came into the heated car and
dropped dead. A physician summoned
said that deatli had resulted from ex
posure. Deiputy Coroner Dunning
brought the remains to the city last
night and they are being held at the
undertaking establishment of- Dunning,
McEntee & Gilbaugh, pending arrange
ments for a funeral. Urano has no rela
tives In this country. '
Hotel Thief Caught.
Charged with being gullA- of a series
of petty thefts in the Hotel Oregon.
Lewis Piatt. 25 years old, a married man.
of lt'l Seventh street, employed as one of
the assistant cooks in the Cfregon, was
arrested last night by Detectives Price
nnd Tennant. The. arrest was made on
the complaint of M. C. Dickinson, man
ager of the hotel. In Piatt's possession
was found a satchel belonging to one of
the waiters employed In the hotel. The
hotel management charges him with the
theft of a quantity of silverware, taken
a few pieces at a time, and valued at
$30. Piatt denies this, but the police
are working on information said to lead
to positive proof against him.
Tomorrow (Monday)' will positively be
the last day of discount for West Side
tai bills.
3
REAT
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$ 1 3.35 for Hart, Schaffner Marx high
class $20 Suits and Overcoats
$16.65 for Hart,
i $25 Suits
$20.00 for Hart,
superb $30
$1.50 "Cluett" Shirts, cuffs Regular $1.00 wool Under
at'ached and detached $1.15 wear in fawn and natural
gray, per garment 75c
$1.00 Monarch Shirts, in $o.00 and $3.00 wool Jerseys
fancy patterns .. ....... .75o in all shades ...... ...$1.15
Vz Off on All Boys'
Sam'l Rosenblatt k Co.
COR. THIRD AND MORRISON STS.
MESSINA GETS I
Italian Government Not to Tax
Stricken Towns.
FOUR YEARS RESPITE GIVEN
Foreigners Join in Relief Movement,
at One Place raying Bakers
Overtime to Make Bread
for Starring Refugees.
ti ii i .". Ton 0 TTia 'PnrHA.Tnenra.rv eom
mittee which is examining tlie relief
measures proposed by tne government in
the Chamber of Deputies has modified
n-itvi Mia mnspnt nf the (Cabinet.
The changes provide that the building
taxation be z per cent lor live jeota, in
stead of 5 per cent for two years, and
from all taxation on building for four
years. A further provision is mat an un
i-5.inxhl.in in the devastated dis
triet be devoted by tho government to
ue reuer or uie survivor.
Jliss May Sherman, of Elizabeth, N. J.
.i ontit.o in 1ia mAflsnrpK iindr
taken at Taormlna for tho relief of the
larthquake sufferers, and wno now is
n ir- tmluv cava further details of
via nittfin fif the refurees who came
nnrlAr hpr observation. Some of the
.n..r.i aTia m iri . were so seriously hurt
that there was very little chance of their
reaching Catania alive, i ney were, uiere
fore. taken from the train and given
every attention possible at Taormina.
I,ocal Italian doctors and an Knglish
nhv.miin rr Dnshwood. and his wife.
h-aVa indefatigable in their labors. Four
of tho wounded died during the first two
days.
"AH the bakers of Taormina," said Miss
Sherman, "were kept at work making
bread, and they were paid by contribu
tions from the foreign colony. We did
everything possible to obtain clothing to
cover the shivering and naked people.
There were many children among the
refugees who had been made orphans by
the earthquake.
"Liady Hill and her daughter, who have
a school at Taormina, In which they
teach embroidery, gave themselves up to
nursing and caring for the sufferers, re
ceiving some In their villa."
SWISS IiAKE FORETOLD QUAKE
Rose and Fell Three Weeks Before
Italian Disaster.
GENEVA. Jan. 9. The Inhabitants of
this citv state that the waters of Lake
Geneva rose and fell for two days with
a curious syphon-like action three
weeks before the earthquake at Mes
sina. The same phenomenon was no
ticed before the San Francisco disaster,
and are attributed to seismic gases.
QCAKE IN" CANARY ISLANDS
Several Old Houses in Las Paimas
Damaged by Shocks.
SAN? SEBASTIAN. Spain. Jan. D. Tele
grams from the Canary Islands report
severe earthquake shocks yesterday, espe
cially at Lias Falmas, where several of
the oldest houses in tho town were dam
aged. No casualties have been reported.
New Workroom for Refugees.
XAPL.ES, Jan. 9. Casper 9. Crownin
shield, the American Consul, and wife.,
out of the funds collected from tho
American visitors here, have started a
workroom to give employment to the wo
men earthquake refugees. .
' Western Mexico Shaken.
J1EJUCO CITT. Jan. 9. The entire
ANNUAL
Schaffner ? Marx fine
and Overcoats
Schaffner & Marx
Suits and Overcoats
Suits and Overcoats
western coast of Mexico was shaken
by an earthquake yesterday, which
was most severely felt at Acapulco, In.
the state of Guerrero, and at Oaxaca, In
the state of the same name. The dam
age was trivial, and no fatalities have
been reported.
San Francisco Gives $77,931.
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 9.San Fran
cisco's contributions to the Italian earth
quaka victims, made through tha Red
Cross Society, Including today's receipts
of S6695, now total rn,93L Cities outsida
of San Francisco have together eontrib't- I
ted 119,380. The total amount of contribu
tions to date from California Is JL61.4S7.C6.
Come! Dance Tuea. eve. Rlngler's Hall.
Rosenthal's great shoe sale Is on.
Children and
Pimples
Seem to Go Together, and Yet Tew
Parents Fully Appreciate
the Warning. '
At the age of puberty most chil
dren are afflicted with pimples and
many with serious skin eruptions.
At this particular period in a child's
existence nature is going through a
transition which la of vital importance
to the child and the parent.
Pimples on the face of a child removed
by Stuart's Calcium Wafors.
The organs of the child all become
larger. The skin begins to grow hair,
the glands and cells of the skin ap
parently become stronger and largor.
Impurities occur in tho system and poi
sons enter tho blood and are thrown
off usually from the face in the form
of pimples.
Mothers should zealously guard the
child against serious blood impurity at
this time. Our grandmothers gave sar
saparllla, sassafras root, cream of tar
tar and sulphur every Spring. Those
simple remedies did a good work, but
science has discovered the most power
ful and beneficial blood purifier to be
Calcium Sulphide.
Stuart's Calcium wafers arc prepared
after the most modern method of con
veying the full strength of Calcium
Sulnhide to the blood. They lo.e non
of it through evaporation and chemical
change like most calcium sulphide
remedies sold today. Stuart's Calcium
Wafers also contain Quassia. Golden
Seal and Eucalyptus, all known puri
fiers of great power. Combined with
these ingredients is a pure vegetable
alterative and laxative which, when
the other Ingredients clear the blood
from poisons and decay, throw off this
impure matter from tho system through
the bowels and In a natural, easy
manner.
Stuart's Calcium Wafers should ba
in every household, and used by the
parent for the benefit of the child.
They are harmless, promote normal ap
petite and digestion, beautify the skin
and enrich tho blood so necessary to
the rapid growth of the child.
Go to your druggist. AsK his opinion
of Calcium Sulphide as the Stuart
process presents it to the blood. He
will sell you a pacitajje ior xv cents, nr
send us your name and address nnd we
will send you a trial paekaite by mail
free. Addrtss F. A. Stuart Co., ITi
Stuart Bldg., Marshall, Mich.