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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORT-LAND. DECEMBER 25. 1910 2 1 ; : TAMMANY READY TO DIVIDE SPOILS Braves Will March on Albany, Seize Offices and Ignore Reform Promises. DIX CANT HEAD THEM OFF Marphy. Acknowledged Slate Dons. I'lan Several Grabs Ll:f rtoa and Other Leaders Balk a Tammany Chlcr Policy. BT IJ-OTD F. LONEROAS. NF7W YORK. 1C. 14. (Special.. In a fw day ttia Iemocrats will mow Into Albany to iase pUi.-n .. lata government fr the flrst time since January 1. 15. whn Governor ICoawell r lower lurnw su-usa w.. -Levi P. Morton. Republican. - . i .. k TiTnArrat 17 u r i n n ir. , -n-,.. ... - lo orators made ail kinds of promises M IO Willi L.irf ..v-,,,. - en authority to act. Now that they ,. u ih.v t. m v A not rauy - - - . ' ... the slightest Idea what should or will lie don. within tha rt f'w ay I have talked to a large number of the ma jority who wi;i represent the people at Albany this Winter. Some have lo cal leanalatlon that they Intend to re commend, but not one can even hint at a comprehensive legislative pro gramme. The fact of the matter Is. much as some persons may try to disguise It. that Murphy will prepare the work at Albany, and up to date he has been ao busy with mattera of patronage that he haa had no chance or Inclina tion to And out what the people want. Frontiers Will B- Broken. In brl-'f. the promiaes of the Demo crat consisted of three big pledges: to rant direct primaries, to reduce the number of olflces. and to "expos cor ruption." Jt ran be said now that there will be no direct primaries, that the various state bureaus will not be reduced, and that If any corruption la exposed, the work will be confined to the rural dis tricts and the cities that are still trong'.y Republican. Murphy la convinced that direct pri maries would be bad for Tansmany )lai!'s supremacy, and. naturally, that ends the matter. Of courae. aome bllla may be Introduced, but they will never psa Governor-elect Dlx lias expressed himself a favoring a curtailment In the expense of administering the atate government, but the highways and by ways are fulll of hungry Democrats, all clamoring for a chance to draw salaries and It will take a braver ipaa than Dix to head them off. For. as has been slated before. Ilx Is not a man of remarkable decision. For many years Tammany haa been harassed by Investigating commltteee that have come from Albany and aaaed ombarasalng questions. Now Murphy Bee a a chance to get even. It Is proposed by some of his ad visers that a legislative committee be seat out In haste to look ever the mat ter of voting In the rural dlstrlcta Also, at the present session, a new law, covering election day upstate, will be passed. The I .lea of passing It this session Is lo make It good for at least two years Next November a new a-serr-bty will be chosen, and even now the In. Ilrarl. ns are that the Repub licans wt:i come bark to power. But the nate and Oovernor bold over, whlrh would block any app4l legis lation It-at might be attempted. Lit! Irion Wants Itcal Itrforra. The programme, or rather lark of rrus-amrur. that la put forward by Murp r has arouaed much apprehension ar.it. Pemucrats who think. One of t.xse mrn Is Representative. elet Mar tin Littleton, w .o carried the so-called I:ofeveit district, always overwhelm ingly Republican. Lltttetor has made several speeches since eWetlon snd on esch occasion bss taken pains to say that his party has r"t won the ronlldenre of the people, but ts simply In office on probation snd tlial If It hopes to remain in of fice It nuit make good 'with a capi tal U, The new Congressman has been very careful not to mention Murphy, or to evea Intimate that It Is Tammany. t"-e real boas of the state, that must make good. But every Intelligent man kaows whom he means. And It Is the more slgntncant. as Littleton and Mur phy are personally on very friendly terme. When Dtx was la the city he and Murphy had a number of conferences. It can be stated with authority that all they talked about was patronage. It Is true that Dtx occasionally ventured remark about atate Issues, bat Murphy always Ignored them and returned the conversation to what he regarded as a mere Interesting subject that of Jobs for bis faithful followers. Murphy Interested In Crab. Cj to date Murphy haa only spekan ef two legislative acts that he ap-, proved, and both of them were grabs. One wss Intended to give the naming of the local public service commission to Msyor tlaynor. but the Mayor stiuclchei It by refusing to accept the h-'Bor. The other la still pending and provides that the State Engineer shall have sole control and supervision of ti e barge canal and the "good roads' work. At present the authority ts di rtied between the State Engineer and the State Superintendent of Public Works, the latter an appointee of the Governor. It win be noticed that both of these messures hnve the same end In view, to take patronage from a Democratic Oovernor anj veet It In the hands of men who owe alieglsnc to the Tam marty machine. I'nder the circum stances this has given rlss to a rumor that retatlona between Murphy and the new executive are not as pleasant as tr.ey sh ould be. The .sets are that Murphy and Dlx t pr. cnt are very good friends, and t at believes thst the Tammany bou Is a wontlerful man. But Murphy l shrewd, ant fncllned-to make pro vision fr the future. Murphy Kxpcvts Dtx to Rebel. U;tte Democrats generally regard Tammany as nearly as bad as the Re publican party, and upstate political fee!tnr runs high. Lix haa been brought up all his life to be suspicious of Tamrnanv and. although at present he feels friendly toward the wigwam. It Is a feeling that naturally will not last. And no man knows that better than does Murphv. Tair.many leader privately predict that before March I there will be an open split between the Governor and Xturpby They do not think that Dlx wta be to blame, but fear that aa up atate cabal will be formed and Influ- GIEi TO WED CECIL if f. .. . . . I -. .. ' : -dry- 'm : MABEL KrSELl. LONDON. Dea- J4. !(Speclal.) Mabel Russell, who Is one of the star of George Edwarde'a principal '.Dollar Princess" company. Is about to quit the singing and dancing soubrette business for the more solid. If less exciting. Joys of domesticity. She t. In point of fact, go ing to be married, and the fact that Mabel, of all Gaiety rls. has not elected to break Into the British peerage as so many of her com panions have done come as a surprise to those who are convinced that every girl at the Gaiety spreeJe herself to catch a title. The man of her choice le Stanley Rhodes, nephew of Cecil John Rhodes. Britain's Illustrious empire msker and thinker In millions. Stanley la very young, quite remarkably rich and supremely amiable, so the con tract looks like a sound one both ways. race the executive against -those wicked Tammsiiy men." Consequently Murphy wants to be In the best possible fighting trim when the Insurrection Is declared. He re gards his party foe with mors or less of contempt. classifying them aa mush-bralned reformers" and "coun try ysps." who can ba easily bowled over when the proper time arrives. Still he will cut down their supply of political ammunition as much aa he can. Dlx' appointment up to date hav not been particularly pleasing to Tam many, but the brave are philosopher. Regardless of what Dlx may say or do. they have all the patronage of the Controller's office, of the estate Engi neer and Surveyor, both loyal Tani' many men. who control between them more single places than the Governor does. In addition, tha new Secretary of State la a Brooklyn man. a lawyer who ts contemplating moving to Man hattan, and therefore wants to stand la with Murphy, while the new State Treasurer le a Buffalo Democrat who 1a one of Murphy' closest allies. Boea Can Take Care of Gang. So all In all. Murphy I In excellent trim to take rare of himself and his orgsnlsatlon If the necessity for a rough-and-tumble fight occurs. Oovernor Hughes, a man ef force and Ideas, who possessed tha confidence of the Independent voters to a remarkable AIII,j hlmaalf Tkawerless to In stitute reforms that the practical men of his psrty did not want. Dlx. wno is isr irom oeing a nugn-a, will --l Kk mm mm fnmii lined UD against him If the necessity for a bat- j SIS anseau snq in... ...'i. uvww to what the outcome would be. Vl-Klk nlaln arh- Timminf la preparing to march on Albany, ready to do what it pleases in me way uu u pleases. And If Oovernor Dtx does not like It. he ran. In the words of one of the braves. -Go away back te Thomson. Washington County, and lt down." T AXXOCXCEMEXT OP COAST-TO- COAST 6EKVICE RENEWED. Conference In Oi lea fro Arranging for Passenger and Express Busi ness From w York. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec . (Spe- clsL News of a conference between officials of the Hsrrlmaa system and of the Eastern railroads and express companies has brought to light that a new through limited passenger train and exclusive express trains win run between New Tork and San Francisco dally. The crowing passenger and express business of the Paclflo Coast and lm netus given by the prospective success of Saa Francisco In obtaining th Panama-Pacific Exposition hss prompt ed th railroad men Interested to recog nlxe the need of another through line service between the Eastern and West ern seaboards dally. Trains will be handled over the New Tork Central and Lake Shore lines be tween New Tork and Chicago, and over the Chicago s Northwestern Railway between Chicago and Omaha. From Omaha the route will be over the Vniop Pacific and subsidiary lines to the Pa cific Coast. According to the plans now being considered, the trains will carry through cars, which will be sent di rect to San Francisco from Granger. Wyo, over the Union Pacific Other cars will be sent to Loe Angeles over ths Saa Pedro, Loa Angeles oc Salt La Its route, while another switch of cars will be sent to Portland and Se attle over the newly organised Oregon Washington Railroad Navigation Company. This dtspatoh Is of the same tenor as one from Seattle published yesterday. Local Harrlmaa officials profess to know nothing of the proposed new trains, but It ts possible nevertheless that the arrangement is being made In the East. Burglars to Answer for Murder. LONDON. Dee. It. Three Russian were arraigned In the OuUdhall Police Court today, charged with connection with the murder of the three policeman who were killed while frustrating a burglary last week. A witness swore hs saw two of the prisoner carrying away from th scans of the shooting ons of the burglar, who subsequently died of his wounda The prisoners pleadsd not guilty and wsr remaadsd f ending further Inquiry. . . - -- - - - -.--..-- . - i RHODES' NEPHEW. CHINA IN DISTRESS Missionaries Ask Help for 3,000,000 Starving. $1,000,000 ASKED FOR FOOD Government In Financial Strait, Which Prevents Adequate Belief nd Foreign Resident Call on America, to Help. NEW TORK. Dec, 24. Private ad vice received here say the famine In China has so far affected 1.000,000 per. sons, and that (1.000,000 la urgently needed for their relief. Dr. Arthur J. Brown, chairman of th committee on reference and coun cil, representing the board and socie ties of foreign missions In the United States and Canada, made public here the following cable message from th Inter-denomlnatlonal committee of for eign mtsaionsries In Shanghai: "Famine to a great extent over northern part of Klang 8u and Anhul provinces. Three million people effect ed. Chinese government and people generously contributing relief. Ac cording to report of missionaries in the district affected, relief la Insuffi cient. "International committee organised In Shanghai proposes that missionaries co-operate with generous Chinese to raise funds. A million dollars needed. Help must bs carried on until May. Pleaae communicate this to missionary societies, church papers and Christian Herald, urgently requesting contribu tions. (Signed) "FERGUSON. Chairman." Th combined population of the two provinces named in th cablegram 1 7.50.6.9. In greater detail Rev. Edwin C. Lobensteln, a Presbyterian missionary on the spot, describes the condition in a letter, which, in part, follows: "We are passing through another time of famine here. The past years hav been marked by repeated floods, and this year both the Spring and Kail crop hav been aa almost total failure In large sections. A regloik I miles wide by nearly (0 miles lofTg ha been swept by the greatest flood within th memory of man. The people lost everything they had. The tqiperial government has voted 40,000 taels for. the 12 devastated counties, but it la a mere drop in the bucket. "Taking China as a whole, this par ticular district flooded is a small one; but there also are famine condition In other parts of China, and the Im perial government Is In such straits financially that It Is very much feared that adequate assistance cannot be given. At best. It will be only tem porary and will not strlks at the real difficulty. "The people are desperate. It Is hard to preach a .gospel of love te those who are starving or on the verge thereof, unless at the same time one can help their physical needs." The reference committee refers con tributions to the treasurers of the various boards of foreign missions and the Red Cross Society. MAIL DELIVERED BY AUTO Denver Carrier Aided During Rash In Carrying Cliri-tmas Package. DENVER. Dee. i Four private au tomobiles were used today In the de livery of Christmas mall packages on Capitol Hill. A buslnsss man started the Inova tloa by proffering bis automobile, with a chauffeur, to a heavily laden mall carrier whom be saw leaving ih branch postofflce and others soon fol lowed his example. Coal Mine Commission Proposed. DENVER. Dec 14. A special com mission appointed by Governor Shaf roth reported to the Governor to night recommending that the Jurisdic tion ef the coal mines of Colorado be Intrusted to three commissioners with full power te direct coal tula ope ra ti on a CHARGES AGIST 0' Duchess Abandons Pier Accu sations of - Attempted $200,000 Swindle. HEARING IS SENSATIONAL Allegation of Fraud In Sale of Spurious Paintings Mrfle With drawal of Suit Amaze Specta- tators. Who Cheer D'AuTbjra. -TOURS, Franoe, Dec 14. The series of sensations that have enlivened the trial of Count and Countess D'Aulby de Gatig ny reached a climax today when the Duchess of Cholseul-Praslin, formerly Mrs. Charles Hamilton Paine, of Boston, abandoned her accusation that D'Aulby and his wife had conspired to swindle her out of J-00.000 in the sal of spurious paintings. Aa the Duchess' lawyers walked out of the courtroom the crowd of spectators stood amased, wondering what would be the next move in the strange case. M. Bernard, for the defense, asked the Public Prosecutor to stop the proceed ings, but this was refused and the trial continued. Evidence Is Concluded. The evidence was concluded during the day, whereupon an adjournment was taken until January 2, when the argu ments will be made and the findings of the court probably announced. The withdrawal of the Duchess theor etically weakens, If it does not destroy the foundation for the prosecution. It ts understood that she was actuated by the conclusion of a private agreement concerning the disposition of the letters that D'Aulby said had been written by Mrs. Paine, and by the belief that the case was breaking down as a result largely of the incident of yesterday, when Carrier Belloues. the .expert called by the prosecution, was forced to admit un der examination that he was under in dictment for maintaining a gambling es tablishment In Paris. Plot Is Broached. In today's examination the defense sought to prove the existence of a plot to ruin D'Aulby. His London lawyer, Behrend. who had possession of the Duchess' alleged letters, testified that he had been constantly shadowed and that an attempt had been made to break) Into and rob his office. He added that he had seen a letter written by Paine, In which the American confirmed the picture contract with D'Aulby. As the court sdjourned there were some cries of "Long live D'Aulby." When the Duchess Instituted her suit against the D'Aulbya, charging that they had swindled her out of $200,000 In. connection with the sale of pictures al leged to be spurious, she brought an expert to court, who ridiculed the sup posed masterpieces and assailed the character of D'Aulby. Good Faith Alleged. D'Aulby, In his own defense, aaserted he had acted in good faith. He had not guaranteed the authenticity of the art works and If tbey were copies, he. too, had been deceived In their pur chase. D'Aulby added that he had befriended the Pines when they were strangers In Paris, acted as a confidential agent for them In the purchase of pictures and wines and eventually became an intimate friend of Mrs. Paine. Thla last statement caused Madame D'Aulby to rise before Judge Roberts and denounce the complainant as on who had sought to destroy the happl t,oss of her home. Th D'Aulby were successful in win ning the sympathy of the fashionable folks who have attended every session of the trial and today there was a noisy pro-D'Aulby demonstration, when M. StreuL addressing the court said the Duchess wished to abandon the prose cution. Nothing, he said, had been proved against the D'Aulbya, M. Bernard, of counsel for the de fense, asked th Public Prosecutor to abandon the prosecution, saying the de- lendants had promised that the letter alleged to have been written by the Duchess and which, he said, formed the Inspiration of the complaint, would be destroyed. Acquittal Seem Certain. ' Th Prosecutor declined to bait the trial, but In view of the day's develop ments the friends of the D'Aulbys de clare themselves confident of their ac quittal. The Duchess hastily left Tours today. Ths town Is filled with rumors that the residents were planning a demonstra tion hostile to her. Madame D'Aulby was formerly Fran- cesca Lunt. of Boston, in which city she married D'Aulby during the life of the Duchess' first husband, tha Boston cop per man. VICTIM CATCHES BURGLARS Though They Bite Savagely, He Hold On Till Police Come. NEW YORK. Dec 24. Although they fought desperately with both teeth and hands, two burglars were captured today by their victim who, unarmed and undressed, had chased them for nearly a mile. Frank H. VIcK heard a noise in hi dining-room Just before daylight. He stole downstairs, revolver in hand, but was tripped by the robbers and lost his weapon. Nevertheless, when they rushed out to the street he followed clad only In pajamas. He overtook one In front of Detective Lieutenant Mahr's house and closed with him. The bur glar fastened his teeth In Mr. Vlck's neck and tore the flesh badly but was unable to get away. The other burglar returned to aid his companion and also bit Vlck fright fully. By thla time the entire neigh borhood was aroused and th air was full of revolver shots, none of which. however, took effect. Soon Lieutenant Mahr Joined the fight and Vlck and he readily overpowered the burglars, who were sent to the ponce station, where tbey gave the names of Joseph Murphy and John Hughes. , PEERS INCLINED TO YIELD (Centlnned 4-. first Pass.) Utlon of th veto already as good a carried. Torle Already Weakening. Th Torle already are weakening In some of their sanest Journals, and ev erybody know that Asquith. if driven to It. will hav th will and th power to crtat 100 Liberal peer. giu th aokwoodisnM peer p. AULBYS DROPPED ceive that this submergence of the pres ent peer by these Liberal peers would bring down the whole House of Lords in shout of universal laughter aud after much spluttering and a good dual of tall talk, the psers will yield, and probably will yield before the corona tion. I The coronation, then, . once more comes to the front as a powerful factor In the present situation. Redmond Haa Added Power. ' No party comes out of this election with such added prestige and power, according to the universal acknowl edgment, as the Irish. Redmond has added power to hi following by the hlghor gain than by any other poll'Jcal party; but. still more Important, Red mond has crushed factionalism Into one smsil corner of Ireland. He has beat en HesJy, the most powerful oppon cut. More Important than even this are the political conditions which evolve from the election. The Immediate and vigorous campaign against the House of Lords and the clear, decisive utter ances on home rule by Asquith and the other Liberal leaders during the election have shown the Irish people that at last, their liberation la In sight. The fact, submerging all the minor Issues and closing up all of the small dissensions, gives Redmond a freer hand than be ever had and thus makes the relations between him and Asquith easier, closer and safer. , I SPAIN MAY YIELD POINT Vatican Hope to Resume Full Dip lomatic) Relations. ROJ1EL Dec 24. (Special.) The Vatl- , can organ says there is a probability that full diplomatic relation between Spain and the Holy See will be resumed soon. The late Spanish Ambassador to the Vatican has been set aside, and this la a relief for he ignored the courtesies of diplomatic usages. When he was recalled he notified the 1 Vatican by means of an embassy usher, Instead of going himself, which was con trary to all traditions of etiquette; and left Rome without visiting the Pope. ( Premier Canalejas, whose restless j spirit seems to have quieted somewhat, may reopen relations with the Vatican on the question of new religious orders in Spain, he having left a chance for possible compromise with the Vatican I I on this ground. I I The report circulated here two daye ago that the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII. proposed to visit Victor Emanuel III In Rome, Is contradicted, emphatically. MAN SHOOTS, PHONES FACT Would-Be Suicide, Bullet In Head, Notifies Girl. NEW YORK, Dec at After firing a bullet Into his head, John Rice propped himself on his elbow on the floor and, calling for the telephone receiver, calmly resumed a conversation he bad been hold ing with a young woman at the other end of the line. "You should see me now, Ray," he said, "I'm an awful mesa." This episode took place in the Chatham Club. Rice was sitting with several friends, when suddenly be Jumped up and went to the telephone. "Is that you, Ray"? he Inquired when the ring was answered, and after he had the reply he said: "I'm going to do It" With that he pulled a revolver from his docket and placing the muzzle at his ear fired. Rice dropped to the floor and resumed his telephone conversation. It was said at the hospital that he had an even chance for life. He would not say why he tried to kill himself. EXPRESS RATES ARE CUT Canada Orders Companies Also to ' Annul Shipping Contract. ' OTTAWA. Ont., Deo. 24. The Can. adlan Railway Commission has directed the express companies of the Dominion to file lower tariff rates within three months. The Commission declares ex press rates are too high and that as th express companies are owned by tha railway company there Is no occa sion for tha existence of the separate companies to handle the express busi ness. A rate reduction of at least 19 per cent In through express trafric Is or dered, local rates to be likewise cut. The existing form of shipment con tract Is ordered abolished. The Com mission holds. In Its Judgment filed to day, that the present form of Contract Is unreasonable and designed to enable the companies to escape responsibility for shipments lost or damaged. WARSHIP TO CARRY BODY Delaware Will Convey Remains of Late Chilean Sllnlster Home. WASHINGTON, Dec 24. The Chilean Charge In this city was today Informed by the State Department that at Its re quest the Navy Department had desig nated the battleship Delaware to be used for the conveyance to his native country of the body of the late Chilean Minister, Anlbal Crux, who died in Washington last Sunday. The Delaware is at present at Cher bourg, France, but as the body will not be shipped before next February, ac oordlng to the K-lsh of the family of the Minister, the warship will have ample time to accompany the fleet to Gau ta cit mo and to participate in- the regular Winter maneuvers and drills were De fore she undertakes her mission. HUSBAND AND WIFE SHOT Ex-Boarder of . Woman Wonnds Both; Flee, but Is Arrested. SAN JOSE. CM.. Dec . Chri Bitel, a nleht watchman, entered the house of I James Thornton here today and with a preliminary curse, opened lire witn a re volver on Thornton and his newly-wod-ded wife, formerly a Mrs. Brookbanlts, I seriously wounding both. Bitel emptied bi revolver and, hastily reloading continued to fire. Thornton managed to procure his own revolver, I and emptied It at Bitel, but without ef fect. Bitel then hurried away, but waa arrested. -Bitel boarded with Mrs. Brookbanks until sh waa married to Thornton. WIDOW IS AFTER ESTATE Property of Man Shot by Partner Is Worth Half Million. CINCINNATI, Dec 24. Asserting she 1 the common-law wife of Dr. Louen V. Atkins, who was shot and killed in Chicago two months ago by Dr. T. M. Balney, his former business partner, Mrs. Florence Atkins filed an application for letters of administration In the Probate Court here today. The woman say th estate la worth $00,000 or mora. WeLsn Anthraelt heats beat and last longest. E. 101. O. 2101. Did Santa Bring Books? Then You Will Be Interested in GLOBE-WERNICKE BOOKCASES Books exposed on tables are easily soiled and bindings damaged by falling to the floor. The old-style bookcase is not practical, because your library can outgrow it. Besides, it is cumber some, unsanitary and often an eye-sore. Globe-Wernicke Sectional Bookcases are built on the "unit" plan. You can add a section any time. G.-W. Book cases grow with your library. The price of a "unit" is about the same as the price of a single book. See our Third-street Window today then come and inspect our complete showing Tuesday. Will 5 Our Store Closed All Day Tomorrow. THE J. K. GILL CO. THIRD and ALDER STREETS Portland's Popular Book and Stationery Store DIVAGHARMS HOSTS Tetrazzini's .Voice Leaps to Roofs of Skyscrapers. BAY CITY PEOPLE GATHER Countless Thousands Swarm Around Ixitta's Fountain and Cheer When Radiant Singer Ponrs Ont Strains of Loved Songs. SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 24. Fulfill ing her promise to sing; In the streets of San Francisco, Madame Lulsa Tet- razzlnl appeared at Iottas Fountain before a crowd of from 15,000 to 20,000 persons tonight. Traffic was blocked in the down town streets for nearly two hours. At 6 o'clock the crowds began to gather, worming- Into the pentagon made by the five street Intersections like the confluence of a restless Ice floe. Men and women, many clutching the re sults of their Christmas shopping, hung from the windows of nearby buildings, jammed the roofs of sky scrapers and walled the diverging streets far beyond reach of the diva's voice. Tetrazzinl waa incandescent in the radiance of her smile and the opulence of her blazing jewels, her voice leap ing out from the wooden parabola, where she sang up to the roofs of .the tallest buildings. Overhead, a giant searchlight played from a nearby bui'dlng. Mayor P. H. McCarthy Introduced the diva. After the cheering had sub sided, she sang "The Last Rose of Summer," followed by the waltz song from "Romeo and Juliet." Many of those who heard ber were among the patrons of the old Tivoli. where Tetrazzinl made her first ap pearance ten years ago. When tha waits song ended the band played "Auld Lang Syne" and the crowd tools up the refrain. - AIRSHIP ACCIDENTS FEW Number of Pilots and Pupils 500; Percentage Killed, Six. PARIS, Dec 24. (Special.) The per centage of aeroplane accidents In rela tion to the number of aviators and mile age covered is less than is generally as sumed to be the case. Lecturing before a mfeeting of the civil engineers, Soreau stated that up to November 4 the avia tion committee of the Aero Club of France had delivered 271 flying licenses. Taking " all countries, the number of pilots and pupils was about BOO, and .the percentage of persons killed was six. "But," adds Soreau, "in order to esti mate the risks we must also take into account the distances covered, which msy be set down at an aggregate of 126.000 miles for all the aeroplanes in the world. This gives us one fatal accident for every 4375 miles and- it must be borne in, mind that this includes aero planes, which frequently hitherto have been nothing but experimental machines, and that aeroplanes are not yet per fect." In 8oreau's opinion, the most import ant problem la dealing with the trans formation of the sporting aeroplane Into a transport aeroplane Is the solution of the -question of the landing of fast ma chines. Loving Cnp Replaces Pennant. CHICAGO, Dee 24. There will be no flag-raising at the Springfield Three-I League Park this season, despite the fact that the Springfield team captured the pennant last season. President Tierney will award a loving cup U Inches in height, made of sterling silver, with a gold-washed bowl and mounted on aa eight-Inch base of ebony. Tbe league meeting, w""- will not be See Window Display Of Calendars. held until the middle of January, prom ises to be the most strenuous affair lq the history of the circuit. The matter of Qulncy's admission has already broken the league into two rival factions, ths four Southern clubs favoring a franchise grant to the former Central Association team, while the four Northern clubs ar opposed to such action. I L0VETT CUTS COAL PRICE Rednction at Rock Springs Follows Vigorous Protest. CHETTESTNE. Wyo, Dec 24. Presi dent Lovett, of the Union Pacific Rail road Company, sent a message from New Tork last night to Rock Springs, ordering the price of coal at the mine reduced 35 cents a ton. The order came as a Christmas present to all coal con sumers on the line of the Union Pacific Railroad In Wyoming, Colorado and Ne braska and is the result if a vigorous protest against recent increase. CHRISTMAS MAIL STOLEN Robbers Blow Open Boxes and Get Away, Despite Officers. OGDEN, Utah, Dec. 2(4. Mail box rob bers last night looted six depositories of Christmas mail The thieves used an explosive to break the locks of the boxes and it has been discovered that none ol the shattered plates was left behind. Two secret eervice agents who had traced the men here, when confronted today with the evidence of the wholesale work of the gang, were at no pains to conceal their chagrin Government's Insane Increase. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. The popula tion of the Government hospital for the Insane here on June 30, 1910, was 2916, an Increase over the previous year of 64 patients, according to the annual reports of the superintendent of that institution made public by the Secretary of the In terior today. Admissions during the year totalled 650, an increase of 41 over the year before. The number of discharged patients during the year showed an in crease over the year 1308-09 of 14. the total number of discharged for the year being 686. Male whites form the greater portion of the institution, while the fe male whites are second. The number of male whites In the hospital on June 1 waa 1802, females 458; male colored 391, and female colored 265. Tale Secret Societies Rich. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 24. Prop erties of tfie secret societies at Yale are valued at nearly Jl.000,000, according to .v.. .- i.y iit nf the Cltv Assessors. In all 47 pieces of realty are held, tbe richest society being tne Cloister, oui.i wtse Book and Snake, of the sclentlflo school with realty appraised at J90.000. Taft Greets Chilean President. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Having been notified by the United States legation in Santiago, Chile, of the inauguration yes terday of President Barros Luco, Presl tnftav sent congratulations to the new ruler by telegraph. A bscesses fiX "I should feel guilty of ingratitude if I did not tell of the benefit I have derived from Hood's SarsapariUa. Five ugly and painful abscesses formed in the lower part of my abdomen. I was confined to my bed thirteen weeks, and the pain was almost unbearable. A neigh bor suggested that I try Hood's Sar sapariUa, which I did. I began to improve immediately, the abscesses began to heal, and I took the medicine until I was well." John Wallace, Field Sec, r. M. C. A., Pltteton, Pa. Hood's SarsapariUa effects its won derful cures, not simply because it con tains sarsaparllla, but because it com bines the utmost remedial values of twenty different Ingredients. Get It todav. In usual liquid form or chocolated tablet called Saras tab. A