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THING BP BEAUTY
New Home of St. Francis Par
ish Will Be Blessed by
Archbishop Today.
LINES ARE VERY STRIKING
New lloase of Worship Ha Many
Point In Which Parishioner
May Take Pride Altar la Hu
nt In Pacific Northwest.
The new pt. Francis Chun h. on East
Pin an E.it Twflflh strata, will be
blHMj today wltt lraorMl service
by Archbishop Christie, assisted by
Rt. J. J I. Black, tha pastor, and many
prominent Catholic clerrirmen of tha
diocese. Tha principal mass will be
celebrated at 1C CO by t"e archbishop.
At tha services tha sanctuary will be
occupied by tha prominent Catholic
priests and attendants, and tie cere
monies will be one of the most inter
esting; held in Portland and the North
west for several years, Special music
wi:l be provided for the occasion.
The beautiful Oothte church edifice
of the parish of St. Francla of Aesissl
Is completed. It Is the most slrtklna;
feature of the East Mde. covering; as
entire half block and reaching: an al
titude of the ordinary four-story build
in. The building conforms to the cru
ciform plan of the early ChrHllan
basilica. In style of architecture the
pointed Gothic has been cloeely ad
hered to. but tliere Is no departure
from severe simplicity, yet beautiful
lines, of early Gothic builders. While
the exterior Is of plaster construction.
It Is n"t the ordinary material. Mas
nlslte In Imitation of pur sandstone,
of hard, durable quality, covers the
exterior a well as the interior. Archi
tect Faber. who drew the plans for
the building, proposed a solid stone
structure, but the cost was so arrest
as to be prohibitive for so large a
building, and hence t was found neces
sary to uae a frame construction.
It is. In effect, a stone church.' hav
ing artificial magnesia stone shells,
with wooden cores. Resides the hard
ness an. durability of the material, it
Is a strong fire rrtardent. and the
building s largely Immune from fire
from without. While the church Is not
up to Father Black's ambition, as he
desired atone construction, yet It Is the
realization of his desire and effort of
the pa-t tn years, and In It he ha
put his best taought and effort and the
fruits of his research wh'le making
his tour of th old country.
In th barement Is a large assembly
hall for social functlona of the parish.
It will seat between 1(00 and 2000 peo
ple. The room Is provided with an am
ple stage, with recessed footlights and
dressing rooms- At the rear of th as
sembly hall are two society rooms,
which accomodate 10 persons, while
the kitchen and pantry are near at
hand. The main entrances are from
Kast Twelfth street, a broad flight of
art'fk-tel stone steps between concrete
buttresses. Th" entrance of tripl
arches, supported br piers and en
gaged columns. Is Into an open vestl
bme and thence through swinging
doors Into, the main auditorium. The
auditorium Is beautiful. It contains a
nave 12 feet wide and two side aisles,
14 feet wide-, traversed by a transept
31 feet wide by M feet long. Th apes
of the groined celling is T feet above
th floor level, and the converging
groined ribs of the nave and aide aisles
present beautiful arched vlstaa looking
toward the sanctuary. Twelve columns.
15 Inrhea In diameter, surmounted with
massive Oothlc capitals, support the
rlcrstory. and lend beauty and sim
plicity to the classic Gothic of th In
terior. Tests of the acoustic properties of
th auditorium demonstrated that th
auditorium Is well-nigh perfect. A per
son speaking in an ordinary ton of
vote lo th ap of th auditorium can
be distinctly beard In the remote parts.
Notes of ttie singers are carried with
exquisite rlearnee. without echoea or
reverberations. The choir gallery will
accommodate SO persona. Provisions
hav been mad for Installing a divided
organ operated by electric action.
The feature of the auditorium and
church la th altar. Following- closely
.thlc lines, as does every part of th
interior as well aa th exterior of th
church, tb altar combine gracefulness
and llghtnesa of design, and yet giving;
trie Impreeslon of m"lvenee. It Is
over 40 feet high. It shows a myriad
of slender pinnacle reaching- an alti
tude nf 40 f-iet from the floor of th
sanctuary. It la said to be the largest
altar In the Northwest.
The lighting Is lo keeping with th
beauty of the church, and Is from con
cealed Jets. Innumberable In number,
which shed a glow of softened light
upon th I Ir.naeles of the altar, the
masaiv supporting Oothlc column and
vvery part of the auditorium. Th
ordinary lights In th church ar con
cealed. When special Illumination la
required, th lights ar provided atth
apex of the groined celling;, at th base
of th choir loft, la th capitals and
pendants of th side aisles, and a se
ries of lights will Illuminate th
main altar.
It la poesihl to so light th audi
torium that th smallest print can be
read. Communication with the pariah
house, which has been completed. Is
had by means of an Indicator, which
shows whether the pastor Is In the
rectory.
The auditorium will seat 1500. Th
main decoration of the auditorium ia
yet to come, and Includea mural paint
ings upon the wall and such figure
work as may be derided on. Decoration
of so great an auditorium is a mat
ter of growth and development. Many
of the old churches bullded more than
200 or 400 years ago have not yet been
finished.
Land Near KslacfMla Sold.
A. O. Anderson, of Oak Park. III., has
bought a 20-acre tract of apple land from
8. E. Wooeter for tZM. The entire tract
will be developed Into a commercial
orchard. C. A. Jacques bought a 40-acre
tract In the same locality for I1O0 from
G. Sterling, and A. SI. Schults bought a
40-arr tract from A. Crawford for
Half of the latter tract Is already In an
orchard and Mr. Srhults will set out the
rrmalnder In fruit trees.
TOLSTOI HEIRS MAY SELL
Count's Etate Likely to lie Bought
by Americans.
NEW TOItK. Jan. 14. Michael Kous
rolnsky. nephew of the late Count Tol
stoi, who cam her from Russia 10
days ago to sell bis uncle's estate to
Andrew Carnegie, announces that a
group of United States bankers and
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manufacturers has offered to take th
property under certain conditions.
Mr. Carnegie declines to buy the es
tate on the ground that ' Russia Is a
long' way from New York, and that all
Ms time is taken up by his other
business. The estate Includes about
750 acres of rich agricultural land, and
Is valued at $1,500,000.
The Americans, whose names are not
divulged, agree to purchase the estate
on condition that the 130 acres 'which
the Tolstoi heirs desire to devote .to a
memorial settlement and school of ag
riculture should be paid for by an In
ternational subscription fund, to which
admirers of the late Count might send
donations. On the remaining COO acres
they purpose to erect a permanent ex
hibition of American agricultural ma
chinery and cultivate the surrounding
land by modern methods, to demon
strate to th Russian farmers how they
can produce twice th amount of crops
on their fertile lands and save labor
and expense.
Aviator Continue Kxprrlmruts.
ALBA.VT. Or., Jan. 14. (Special.)
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CHURCH WHICH WILL BE BLESSED
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John C. Tlurkhart, the Portland young
man who conducted experiments In avi
at'on here last Summer, is planning to
take u? his experiments ag-ain this
Kprlns;. lie still has the house and
workshop for his machine in Goltra
park and will use the same grounds for
his trial flights. Burkhart will lnstalj
a larger engine for Ma experiments
than that used last year, and he be
lieves that with this additional power
his machine, which Is of his own In
vention and construction, will prove
successful. .
Grange Session Ends. ,
KELSO, Wash., Jan. 14. (Special.)
Cowlitz Pomona Grange, No. 7. has
closed a two days' convention in this
city. Delegates were present from
Steila. Cnstle Hock. Silver Lake, Wood
land, Kalama, Carrollton, Ostrander
and Oak Point. Mortimer Whitehead,
past National lecturer, addressed a
large audience at the Kelso Theater
Thursday, after which a banquet was
tendered the delegates by Catlln
Grange at the Washington Hotel. Ka
lama was selected as the next meeting;
place of the Pomona Grange. .
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TODAY; PICTURE OP ALTAR
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BUILDING HOLDS UP
Permits Compare Well With
Like Period Last Year.
TOTAL FOR WEEK, $319,230
Vow Multnomah Clubhouse and An
ucxes. Which Will Cost 9160,000,
Alterations to Raleigh Build
ing, $45,000, Are Licensed.
Hulldlng permit last week amounted
to c!oe to one-third of a million dollars,
which Is well up to the record for the
corrf ipondtr.j period, last year. Bulld
l::g operations usually drop off early In
the year, and the majority of permits
are for repairs, alterations or small
Jobs. The largest permit taken out last
week was for the new Multnomah club
house, which Is to be a four-story brick
snd will be erected on Salmon street
between Chapman and Stout. The cost
wilt be tlK.OuC. At the same time per
mits were taken out for two frame buil-1-lngs
to be used as annexes for various
sports by the club. They w'll cost SW0
each.
Harry E. Wood obtained a permit
Wednesday for alterations and repairs
to the Raleigh building at Sixth and
Washington streets, which will Involve
adding two stories and general recon
struction of the ground floor. The cost
a Ul be S45.000.
The number and value of permits issued
last week follow, by days: Monday. 13
permits, value J17.500; Tuesday. SS per
mits, value $50,000; Wednesday, 13 per
mits, value 1S5.7O0: Thursday. 16 permits,
v&'.ue $173,635; Friday. 15 permits, value
$11.75; Saturday. U permits, value $10,410.
Total. 96 permits, value $319,230. The de
tailed account follows:
Monday.
M. M. Johnson Erect two-story frame
flats. Yamhill street, between Forty-fifth and
Forty-sevfnth; builder. J. A. Zeller: $3400.
C. Mackrr Repair one-story frame barn,
641 Burnt Seventh street, between Fulling and
fchaver- builder, same; J1O0.
F. F. Rudgley Repair one-story frame
dwelling. Thirty-third avenue, between For-tr-nlnth
and Fiftieth streets; builder, same,
$'3- M ,.
L C. White Erect one-story frame dwell
in;, southeast corner I'earl and Cleveland;
builder. George A. Eastman; S750O.
F. Ieupold Erect one-story frame shop.
105 East Seventieth street, between Flan
ders and Gllsan; builder, A. C. Furlong;
"jr-ee'rleit Csfeteria Co. Repair brick build
ing, m Fifth street, between Stark and Oak;
builder. Safety atovepipe and Sheet Metal
C'a". C?'Hman Alter two-story frsma
building. JOO East Seventy-third street, be
tween Irving and Oregon; builder, w. a.
Kretser; $700.
fHellos Chlngts Erect one-story frame
barn. Delaware avenue, between Hunt and
Argvle: S100. ,
Wilfred Arnold Erect one-story 'fame
barn. 1662 Sutton street, between Buffalo
and Lombard; builder, some; $100.
George Ciumbert Alter two-story frame
flats, 23S Sheridan street, corner Second;
builder, D. Gurlen; $N00.
.Mrs. A. a Gibson Erect one-story frame
dwelling. Fifty-eighth avenue, between Seventy-fourth
and Heventy-nflh streets; build
er. H. Gibson: $!4O0.
Fmma Uennes Erect one-story frame
shed. Eighteenth street, between Fkldmor
and Prescott: builder. N. Lennes $130.
C H. Siarblrd Erect ons-story frame
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woodshed and toolhouse. Fowler avenue,
oeen Dawson and County road; builder,
same. $100. .
Tuesday.
C A. Hoy Erect 2 H -story frame dwell
ing. 8:i9 Thompson street, between Twenty
sixth sod Twenty-seventh; builder. P. Greu-
'"f.1 Humiuvn Erect one-story frame gar
age Thirty-seventh street, between TiomP
"n'snd Braxee: bullrier. S. Rasmussen, $W0.
William Taylor Erect V"'-?10''
woodshed. Fifty-ninth avenue, between . sixty-eighth
and Stxty-nlntb streets; builder. A.
R. Henry; $10.
John George Erect one-story frame snacK,
Tlbbetts stfeet. between Thirty-ninth and
Fortieth streets; builder, same; $HW.
Chris Chrstenren Erect one-story frame
dwelling. SUty-flrst street, boutheaat. te
tween Sixty-fourth and Slxty-nfth avenues;
builder, same; $S00.
. h. L. Dunn Repair frame dwelling. 3707
Twelfth street, between Thirty-seventh and
Thirty-eighth avenues; builder, same, Siou.
airs. Mary Sanborn Erect one-story frame
dwelling, Huron street, between Oberlin and
rs!&Sa?ajfA. Cox Erect one-story tern
twees' c'ahmibe.Te,,1r.?d T"':
Cr'c,B;i.-Tl.e?:frime dwelling. 689 Sixth
street, between Grant and Sherman; builder.
V&'ndi. 2-.tory frame
dwelling. Floral street between East Couch
and Davis: builder. H. L. Camp Co.. $7000.
S H. Fields Alter frame dwelling. Yam
hill street between seventh and Park; bulld-
'"oC''l)iht Ater frame dwelling. 74
Mlchlsan .treet between Fremont ana
Beech: builder, same; $100.
. . : . . nna.,tnrv concrete ra-
rage. Fifty-fifth avenue between Seventy-
seuond sna sevenij-mwu
J'nes Nash $100 ,,, no
William, avenue between Saratoga and D-
kum; builder. 8. L. Mullan; $100
franklin Taylor Alter and repair frame
dwelling. Kenilworth street between ci.nton
snd Ellsworth; builder. F. W. Bennett.
Association Business Property Ownen
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Erect lounaation au ' -i,7L"
and Washington streets; ouiiu, J. i. "
isno: tu.w- -
B. Trinkmsn Erect one-story Irame ga
rage, northeast corner mvemrai.u .
G. W. Priest Erect eight two-story frame
dwellings, sixty-nrsi aireei "i---and
HIilcrest Drive; builder, aame. $.1000
C. O. Kirklar.d Alter and repair frame
storeroom, lit ikiiungewuni.
tween Omaha and Gay streets; builder
tame; .iv. .
William Faber Erect one-story frame
dwelling. Eleventh street between Ainsworth
and Jarrett; nuuuer, eiti,
. . l.' ... 1 li nrv frame well-
ing. Forty-seventh street. Dtween Madison
and Main; ouuaer, same; ei.niv.
John Mandy Erect one-story frame dwell
ing Forty-seventh street, between Main and
Madison; builder, same; $100.
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dwelling. Forty-second street, between Kel
ley and Plymouth: builder, same: $300.
W. M. Liggett Erect 1 -story trams
dwelling. S44 East Forty-first street North.
between iarr iujsu ji vwun..r , """"
same; $1800j
Mrs. M. O. Berger Alter two-story build
ing 708 Melrose Drive; builder, R. Berger;
loUO.
G A. Cooper Erect two-story frame
bungalow, Harel Fern Place, near Thirty
ninth; builder. A. K. Flick; $3300.
W. A. .Armstrong Erect one-story frame
dwelling. 2613 Fifty-ninth street North, cor
ner of Hassalo; builder, same; $1000.
William snd Marie Thomsen Repair two
story frame dwelling. 1142 Nineteenth stroet
North, between Killlngsworth and Emerson;
builder, Robert Laasch; $100.
William Hance Erect two-story frame
dwelling. 1004 Portsmouth street, between
Gloucester and Exeter; builder, P. D. Hance;
$1.VJ0.
Fannie E. Kelly Repair six-story ordi
nary construction building, Washington
street, between Sixth and Seventh; builder,
Harry E. Wood: $45,000.
Ben A. Bellamy Erect one-story frame
store, 405 Hawthorne avenue, between Grand
avenue and East Sixth; builder, W. R. Grif
tlth; $400.
Lenna Meier Alter frame building. 69
North Twenty-third street, between Wash
ington' and Everett; builder. Jack McHol
land; $200.
Thursday.
C. T. Stodghlll Repair one-stoy frame
dwelling, 705 East Eleventh street, between
Francis and Powell Valley; builder, C. C.
Frogg: $73.
Gertrude Olness Repair one-story corru
gated Iron shed. 7002-4 Sandy Road, between
ast Twentieth and Twenty-nrst ; builder. N.
Olness: $73.
Frank W. Wood Erect two-story frame
dwelling, Hawthorne avenue, between Thirty-sixth
snd Thirty-seventh; builder, J. B.
Edgar; $5450. .
Frogen Ahlson Erect two-story frame
dwelling. Sherrett street. between East
Nineteenth and Twenty-first; builder, same;
$ir.oo. .
Whltehouse A Foullhoux Erect four
story brick clubhouse, Salmon street, between
Chapman and Stout streets: builder, Mult
nomah Athletic Club; $150,000.
Multnomah Aroat-mr Athletic Club Erect
one-story frame clubhouse. Salmon street,
between Chapman and Stout; builder, Mult
nomah Athletic Club; $50011.
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club Erect
two-story frame clubhouse, Salmon streot,
between Chapman and South; builder, Mult
nomah Athletic Club; $.O00.
P. F. Manlon Erect two-story frsme
dwelling. East Eleventh street, near Center;
builder. Smith A Dodge: $2400.
warehouse. 45-47 East Third street, between
UiK inU 1 1 1 1-, l'uuuci.
H. A. Smith Erect one-etory frame dwell
ing Clay street, between Thirty-seventh ana
Thirty-eighth; builder, same; $2000.
HUlls Hroa Erect 1 H -story flame dwell
ing. Schiller street, between Thirty-eighth
and Thirty-ninth: builder, same: $1000.
George W. Bates Repair store andhotel.
1O4-1O0 rOUrtn siree., .
and Stark; builder, J. A. Melton: $50-
Ing. Boselawn street, between Sixth and Sev
enth; builder. J. W. Schatz; $750.
D Van Zank Erect one-story frame gar
age. 423 East Eighth street. North between
Tillamook snd Hancock; builder. M. Loralne;
$150
i." Prink Erect one-story frame shed.
Burr Road. between Eighty-eighth and
Eighty-ninth: builder, same; $100
A Cowperthwalt Erect one-story frame
shed. Powell Valley road, between Forty
ninth .nd Fiftieth: builder. Russell A Nlck-
orson: $100.
Wskefleld-Frles Co. Repslr two-story
frame dwelling.' Flsnders street, between
Tneenth snd Fourtsentb; builder. James
Hvland; $400.
Ignore A Gregory Erect one-storv frame
shop. N B. corner East Stark and Fifty
fourth streets: builder. T. F. Klrwin; $12...
Valrlaury & Duhbs-Repalr three-story
brick store and office. 217 Stark street, be
tween Second and Third; builder. William
Hadle; $- an Repttr one-story frame
garage "and office, 4B5 Alder street, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth; builder, same.
,:Srs. Jane Furgl.on Erect one-story
frame dwelling. 1442 Grand "vInue,i "S"
tween pekum and Bryant; builder. 11. E.
DJV w.Teblood Erect 1 H -story frame
dwelling Flanders street, between Fifty
first and Fifty-second; builder. D. F. Du-
bJ: w.'rueblood Erect one-story frame
DURING THIS COLD SPELL
You Might See Our Large Line of
Wood and Coal Grates, Andirons
Spark Screens and Fire Sets
Phone us for fireplace repairing and grate renewals.
LET US OFFER SUGGESTIONS AND GIVE
ESTIMATES ON LIGHTING FIXTURES.
Bath Room, Floor and Wall Tiling, Tile Mantels and
Fireplace Appliances. Electrical
Wiring and Repairs.
M. J. WALSH C O.
311 Stark Street, Near Sixth.
The electric train leaves Third and Stark Streets
at 9 :15 A- M., today, for
Nortti Plains
The Metropolis of the New
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Gret a time card and
oth Trust Co.
Room 3, Chavmbor of Commerce B'.dg., Portland Or.
barn. Flanders street, between Fifty-first
and Fifty-second; builder. D. F.- Dubois;
$15.
G A. Jefferson Repair one-story frsma
dwelling. 300 Grsnd avenue, between Clack
amas and Halsey; builder, J. A. Back
strand: $1800. . .
A. 8. Grace Erect 1H -story frame dwell
ing Ellis avenue, between Mllwaukie and
Morgan: builder. B. W. Clement; 100O.
A. 8. Grace Erect l'i-story frame dwell
ing Ellis avenue, between Mllwaukie and
Morgan; builder, B. W. Clement: $1000.
T A. Sweeney Erect one-story frame
dwelling 860 East Sixteenth street between
Mall and Cora: builder. L. Williams; $300.
Peter McC'ubben Erect one-story frame
dwelling. Ninth street between Tenlno and
Tacoma; builder, same: $1000.
C E. Rollins Erect one-story frame
chicken house. b43 Brooklyn street between
Twenty-feventh and Twenty-eighth; builder,
me 3 'Sr'0ss Erect one-and-one-half-story
frame dwelling. East Main streot between
Thirty-seventh and Thirty -eighth; builder,
same, $250'l.
George Williams Repair two-story frame
store. 08 North Fourth street between Davis
and Everett; builder, E. Salto; $200.
Saturday.
W R Moser. Erect one and one-hair-storv
frame dwelling, 1254 Hancock street,
between Forty-third and . Forty-fourth;
builder, same; 200a
A. E. Poulsen. Erect one-story frame ol
flce 1254 Hawthorne avenue, between Forty
second and Forty-third; builder, W. W. Mor
rln; $40. ,
L T. Smith. Erect one-story frame dv.ell
ing. Hunt street, between Richmond and
Burrsge- builder. George W. Taylor: $o00.
Mrs. W. D. Garrett. Repair one-Flory
frame dwelling. 1534 East Eleventh street,
between Bldwell and Eleventh builder, J.
C Garrett: $100.
J. Edgerton. Erect two-story frame flats,
Fremont street, between Union and Seventh;
builder, same; $5000. .-
H P Simonsen. Move one-story frame
dwelling. 1914 East Yamhill street, between
Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth; builder.
Sammerflcan Druggists' S yndlcate. Repa ir
two-story frame store. 42S-30 Flanders street
between Tenth, and Eleventh; builder, same;
2Sam Johnson. Erect one-story frame
dwelling. 370 East Forty-sixth street between
Harrison and Lincoln; builder, N. GJterae,
$1A0" A. Hessemer. Add one story to one
story frame shed. Forty-first ayenua and Fos
ter road; builder, O. H. McCIerry; $100.
L P. Hartsook. Erect one-story 'rai"e
dwelling. 1325 Campbell slreet. between
Portland boulevard and Holman street;
hullder W. R. Hartsook; $2000.
A A. Hesmer. Move one-story frame
dwelling. Forty-first avenue, between Foster
road and Fifty-sixth street; builder, same;
''inside Investment Ca-Repair tw-story
frame store and rooms; 341 Yamhill street,
between Seventh and Eighth: builder. M. J.
Relsner; $100.
ZONE POLICE CHIEF WEDS
Colonel Fyffe Overcomes Many Ob
stacles to Marriage.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 14. Colonel . J.
Perry Fyffe. chief of police of the
Panama Canal Zone, and Miss Nellie B.
Frost, formerly telegraph editor of two
Chattanooga, Tenn.. newspapers, of
which Colonel Fyffe was managing- ed
itor, were married here Thursday night,
overcoming difficulties.
That the wedding did not become
known until today was due to the fact
that Colonel Fyffe gave his residence
as Chattanooga and his occupation as
"lawyer. whiles Miss t tosi. aunougii
registered in the marriage license as a
resident of this city, was not known
here.
The couple first applied to Rev.
George H. Edwards, archdeacon of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of South
western Ohio, to penorm tne ceremony.
A few questions by Dr. Edwards re
vealed the fact that Colonel Fyffe had
been divorced from a former wife and
as he was unable to present court doc
uments proving that he was legally en
titled to be married again, Dr. Edwards
refused to perform the ceremony.
The Rev. D. Lee Aultman, pastor of
the Trinity Methodist Kpiscopal
Church, was satisfied with the license
issued by the Trobate Court of Hamil
ton County, however, and with the sex
ton o the church as a witness, married
them.
Colonel and Mrs. Fyffe were still
registered at the Grand Hotel here to
day, but efforts to interview them
proved failures.
folder at our office. TH
TREATY VEXES FRANCE
RUSSIAN' COMPACT WITH Glilt
MAXY HCKTS TRADE.
nana for New Commerce With Per
sia Spoiled by Embargo on
Proposed Railroad. ,i
PARIS, Jan. 14. (Special.) The an
nouncement by Mr. von Bethmann-HoIU
weg, the Imperial German Chancellor,
of an agreement between Russia and
Germany in principle to allow the pro
longation of a branch of the Baghdad
Railway to Teheran, has been received
in France with great dissatisfaction.
According to the agreement made at
the time of the granting of the Bagh
dad concession, Russia obtained tha
sole right of constructing railways In
the north of Asia Minor within a zone
of so many hundred miles from tha
Black Sea. This right enabled her to
veto the project of Baron de Courcel,
who obtained permission from the Turk
ish and Persian governments for the
construction of a railway from Trebl
zond to Tabriz via Erzerum and Khol.
In almost a straight line. All the pre
liminary surveys had been made, the
concession had been promised, and tho
original group was about to found a
company when the Ruh'slan government
stepped in and exercised the right o
veto in virtue both of the Black Sea
basin agreement and former treaties!
with Persia giving Russia priority. It
consequently became necessary to aban
don the scheme, which was expected to
prove very protitable both to the pro
moters and to French trade.
Such a railway would have opened a
rich country and would have furnished
valuable and steady freights for French
steamers calling at Trebizond. It would,
however, have competed to a certain
extent with the Russian lines from Tab
riz via Erivan, to Tlflis and Baku,
which are not yet completed, but which
are far advanced. There remains only
about 80 miles already ballasted from
Tabriz northwards, whereas It would
have required five or six years to lay
the French railways from Trebizond.
French people argue that during this
period Russia would have had time to
organize the present defective means
of transport in the Caucasus, and accus
tom traders to use her lines, after
which the French line would not havo
interfered seriously with Russian prof
its It was a great disappointment, ami
one felt very keenly in Franco at tile
time, but nevertheless the Russian
standpoint was accepted as legitimate.
Now, however, that Russia Is said to
be ready to associate herself with Ger
many at the expense not only of tho
French scheme, but of French commerce
eventually, disappointment has changed
to surprise and Irritation.
Cherry Mine Fund Distributed.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Jan. 14. Widows
and children of miners who were killed
in the Cherry mine disaster of Novem
ber 13. 1909, have received $54,594 from,
the Cherry relief fund, according to tha
report of Secretary Duncan McDonald,
of the Cherry relief fund commission.
The report in detail shows that six chil
dren of the miners who were killed
have since died and 11 beneficiaries
have gone to Europe. Six of the 142
widows who lived at Cherry Just after
the accident have remarried and only
102 reside in the village at the present
time. The sum of $214,593 remains in
the hands of the commission to be paid,
to the widows and children of the dead
miners.
Consul-General E. D. Wlns'.ow writes from
Stockholm that a large Rwdlsh U has
lately made sales of its turblr.es i" ,Tarl0, !
niaces In Canada, Japan and Brazil. lis
nellverleS In 1009 'aggregated 27S.000-hor.e-
power.