The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, April 21, 1912, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextATTtIX 21. 1912. - 5 ' ' . t ,' FLOODS IN SOUTH CLAIM 200 LIVES DAUGHTER OF FAMOUS SUFFRAGIST WHO IS RECONCILED TO INVENTOR HUSBAND. Am EishSbMsm ft Break in Dykes of Mississippi Is Followed by Heavy Losses. FIFTEEN KNOWN DROWNED mi - ik Si v-Y V T W' v,:'. jf V Bollver County Covered by Water and 0OO Refugees In One Camp Fare Hunger Reports lYfim Delta Meager. JACKSON. Miss.. April in. Reports reached her today that 200 persona have been drowned In Bolivar County. Ml., br the flood that swept through that section when the river dykes broke near Beulah. Miss. Fifteen persons are known to have been drowned last night near Benol. In the flood that came from the levee break between Benol and Beulah. The loss of life In the delta. It la believed, win be 100. x Bolivar County la covered with water and efforta to verify the reports are meeting- with many obstacles. The reports declare many white per aorts were swept away by the deluxe. Oovernor Brewer was advised there are 1000 refugees In camp at Cleveland, and that the food supply will last less than 14 hours. THOCSANDS IX DIRK NEED Ketone Parties Tell of Pitiable Con ditions In Louisiana. NEW ORLEANS. April la Reports today from Inundated sections of Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana continue to tell of the Imperative need of food, clothing, medicine and other supplies for ' the thousands of home less. Tallulah. La . 20 miles from the Dog Tall crevasse at Alsatla, Is from four to IS feet under water. Twenty towns are affected by the crevase at Beulah. which Is more than 2000 feet wide. Rescue parties relate narratives of pitiable scenes of distress. Five thou sand refugees are reported near Natches and Vlcksburg. Miss., where United States officials are distributing supplies.. There has been much loss of life. A thousand or more negroes and white persons are reported ma rooned In houses, barns or house tops, and In trees. About 100 white persons are hemmed In at a sawmill camp near Napanee, Mich, and are In danger of drowning. Three thousand negro refugees are in boxcars at Benott and Beulah with meager aupplies. AUTHOROF'ROSARY'DIES ROBERT . CAMERON.. ROGERS, POET-PCBLISHEll, PASSES; Operation for Append Icitls Proves ratal Paralysis Follow Vxe of Surgeon's Knife. PANT A BARBARA. Cat. April SO. Robert Cameron Rogers, poet and newspaper publisher, died in his home here this morning about 6 o'clock, from the effects of an operation performed two weeks agn to relieve him of ap pendicitis. Mr. Rodgera was stricken three weeks ago. After the first operation pa ralysis st in and a second operation was performed. Robert Cameron Rogers waa born In Buffalo. X. T.. January ?. 19(7, and waa the son of Sherman Rogers, at one time a member of the aame law firm with Grover Cleveland. AMe from the books of poems and some prose, Mr. Rogers wrote the dedi catory otie. for . the openirg of the Huff.lo Pan-American xpttton and The Elks' Kulogy." His most famous work, however, was "The Rosary," which baa been translated Into many languages. ASHCROFT EXPECTS TROCBLE Dynamite Damages Air Pipe Line. Mob Leaves Lytton. LYTTON. R. C-. April SO. There has been an exodus of Industrial Work era of the World from Lytton today and not more than 45 remain. It Is believed the strikers are mobilizing east of here, probably near Ashcroft. Work has not been resumed on the Canadian Northern grade, except by station men In a few places between Cisco and Komloops. but with police protection contractors are preparing to reopen operations and It I probable that trouble will result In the neigh borhood of Ashcroft. Sixty strikers yesterday attempted to drive a steam shovel crew off the grade near pence's bridge. A force of constables arrested three of the ringleaders, sent them to Ashcroft and herded the rest of the mob back to Lytton. The air pipeline at the big tunnel near Tale was injured by a dynamite explosion yesterday, the charge having been placed by outsiders. No arersts were made. John Bergstrom and Philip Seder holm, station men. were killed near North Bend yesterday by a rock slide in a cut where tbey were working. Cederholm's body was buried under tons of rock and has not been recovered. LUMBERMAN ARMS WORKMEN Tacoma Council Advised That Own ers Will Protect Plant. TACOM.V. Wash, April 20. Edward V. Wlntermute. president of the Puget Sound Lumber Company, Informed the City Council today that be had armed bis men and he asked authority to shoot In case or any further Invasion of bis property by the Industrial Workers of the World agitators. He said ha wanted police protection, as these men might born down his prop erty. "Too wouldn t shoot, would you?" said Commissioner Wtods. -I don't know, but I think I would. replied Wlntermute. The Commissioner of Public Safety said be had sent out police sqnade mornlnge and evenings and that there bad been no trouble.. J' ' " ' x : ' ' - - ! t r MRS. XOHt BI.ATt lt UK FUItKKT. COUPLE ARE UNITED "Votes for Women" Baby Rec onciles De Forrests. ALL CHARGES ARE DROPPED niologlral Husband, Who Blamed lira Mother - In - Law, Famous Leader of Militant Movement, Willing to Try Again. (Continued From First Psge.) telegraph and a director of the De Forrest Wireless Telegraph Company, went East on business connected with the Government Investigation of the company. He called upon the child, of which he was the biological factor, and met and conversed with bis wife. The reconciliation that has resulted Is announced with no concurrent men tion of the famous suffragist mother-in-law. OCEAN RAGE CONSIDERED RULES COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DETAILS OF LONG TRIP. Stile of Boat Permitted to Enter and Route to Be Followed Xow Tentatively Decided Upon. NEW TORK, April 20. Members of the committee on course, rules snd regulations for the long-distance yacht cruise from New York to San Diego. Cat. by way of the Panama Canal, to take place when it is opened In con coction with the San Diego exposition, held a meeting recently In this city. Among the things considered by the committee were: Uestrictlons as to the least slxe of yachts which could safely be permitted to make the trip, as en trants; classification of yachts; the course with tentative ports or con trols en route; handicapping and prises. The necessity for having so many long legs to the complete course was considered sufficient groumls on which to eliminate all yachts propelled by Internal combustion motors of a lesser over-all length than 79 feet. Fifty feet waa considered a minimum loadwater line length for sail or auxiliary-powered yachts and a minimum loadwater line lenzth of W0 feet was tentatively decided upon as the minimum for steam yachts, fuel-carrying capacity nesecrary for the long runs being con sidered in connection with yachts al ready built. The long distances between ports slong the proposed course will un doubtedly oiue most of the competing boat, other than sail craft., to be run at such speed as will result in the greatest economy of fuel, that they may make longer runs without stop ping to take on fuel. Some few may adopt the opposite policy, however, and maintain a faster rate with mere fre quent stops to replenish their fuel sup ply. The following clssses were decided upon: Yachts propelled by internal combustion motors, over-all measure ments ( to 90 feet, 90 to loo foet and more than 100 feet; steam yachts. ISO to ITS feet and exceeding 171 feet. load. water line measurement; sail and aux iliary class, losdwater line measure ment, open to schooners and yawls, 60 to 75 feet, 75 to 100 feet and exceed ing 100 feet. Entries of sloops not to be accepted. The route tentatively selected is from New York to Beaufort. N. C. 500 miles; Santiago. Cuba, 50 miles; through the Windward Passage to Colon, 800 miles; from Colon the yachts will proceed through the Panama Canal to Panama. The first port selected on the north ward Pacific Journey is Managua. Nic aragua, 0 Omlles; Tehuantepec, Mex ico. 50 miles; Manxanllla. 00 miles, and thence to San Diego. Cal.. a dis tance of 1200 miles, with some stop along the Lower California Peninsula at a port to be selected, where supplies and fuel may be obtained from a ship sent there for that purpose by the San Diego Exposition. The total distance, according to the route selected. Is ap proximately 5700 miles, the Atlantic section being off shore and the Pa dflc section being along-shore work. A, an average speed of 210 miles a day. or ten miles an hour, the yachts will take 25 days to make the trip, exclusive of such time as may be al lowed by rules later decided upon, for participants In the contest to spend In the Canal Zone Inspecting the great engineering work. So many factors enter into the prob lem of handicapping various types and sizes of yachts in a race of such length and under such conditions as exist in this proposed contest between New York and San Diego, that no plan of handicapping was decided upon, but the committee will later arrange for as fair a system of allowances as It can devise. It is planned to offer four grand prizes, one for each of the divisions as regards power. In addition to these, there will be two prizes for each class of each division, ono each being given for the best time (handicap considered) from New York to Colon and for the best time from Panama to San Diego. In the event of three or more yachts starting In a clas and finishing sec ond, prizes will be offered In such classes for both the Atlantic and Pa cific legs of the entire distance. The owner of every yacht that starts will receive a suitable trophy and every man on every yacht that com pletes the entire distance will receive an appropriate memento. Entries have already been received from several yachts. Including: Steam yacht Lydonia. William A. Lydon, Chi cago, owner, length 218 feet; yawl Po laris, James C. Heyworth. Chicago, owner, length 70 feet; power yacht Val niore. William Hale Thompson, Chi cago, owner, length 82 feet: power yacht Paula, J. Stuart Blackton. New York, owner; length, 98 feet, and sev eral others. MINSTRELS ARE UNITED GEORGE PRIMROSE AXD WIFE EXD DIVORCE TROUBLES. World-Famed Comedian Reaches Settlement With Spouse and Cou ple Will Live Together. OREGON CITT. Or April 20. (Spe cial.) The divorce complaint filed by George H. Primrose, famous the world over ss a minstrel, against Esther Primrose, was dismissed late this after noon by Circuit Judgj Campbell upon request of the lawyers for the plain tiff and defendant. It was announced that Mr. and Mrs. Primrose had set tled their differences and would live together in future. The plaintiff charged his wife with abandonment, and alleged In his com plaint that they were married In Mount Vernon, N. Y., In April. 1905. His wife In an answer and cross complwtnt said they were married In that city one year surlier. Mr. Primrose aked the court to annul any interest she might hare In 17 lots In Primrose Acres in Multnomah County. Mrs. Primrose, in her cross complaint, charged her husband with cruelty and alleged that he deserted her In July, 1910. She averred that he was worth 1500. 0(0. and had an arnual Income of more than $25,000. She suet, for a judgment of (75,000, $T,C0 a month ali mony, one-third Interest In his real estate, $1000 court costs and $2000 law yer's fee. Mrs. Primrose allea-ed that she had lent her husband $S4.u00. which was secured by mortgages op real estate, but she declared he had never paid her any Interest. Ills complaint was filed July 4. 1911. II. S Wylle was granted a divorce from Kffle Yylie. The allegation was. abandonment. Judge Campbell also granted Clara Kmmltt a divorce from Nathan A. Kmmltt. . Lulu Kramer today sued Willis Kramer for a divorce, alleging cruelty. She averred that she ad to make her living taking In sewing and that her husband was unkind to her when she was 111. Kthel McNollI asks a decree from Neiil H. McNeill, charging cruelty. Tht-y were married in Pprincf'tld. Mo April 24. 1909. Ruth M. Williams sued Henry D. Williams for a deciee. She averred that he deserted her July 15, 1911. They were married In Kansas. Cheering Him Along. National Monthly. Chaplain: "So poor Hopkins Is dead. I should have liked to speak to him once again and soothe his last moments." Why didn't you call mer Hospital Orderly: "1 didn't think you ought to be disturbed ror upicins, sir, so I just soothed him as best I could, sir." Chaplain: "Why, what did you say to him?" Orderly: " 'Opkins, says I, "you're mortal bad.' " "I am. says e. "Opkins," says I, 'you're going fast. No,' says 'e. "'Opklns,' says I. 1 don't think you can 'ope to go to 'eaven. " 1 don't think I can," says . "Well. then. 'Opklns,' says I, "you'll go to the other place.' " 'I suppose so.' says 'e. "'Opklns,' says I, 'you ought to be very grateful as there's a place per vlded for you. and that you've got somewhere to go. and I think 'e 'eard. sir, and then ' died," ;c4 1 v ( 4. for LadlEes ainidl Misses BmU9 $22.50 to Coatb, $15.00 to $40.00 Hsunidlsoinnisly Tanloiredl Modesrattelly Priced Oaf It WTT3B v Ladlnes9 Slhp0 Emibar TMrdl Floor PEeass feak the Elevator Yl 71 o Unas Leadlmg CIotfcMeir oirffisoini Stfcreefc aft Fotmrftlhi a asss . . is ssasps nF inSiSB5jasasWngsggC?Cij)Baal il SPARROWS EAT WEEVILS BIRD IS ENEMY OV ALFALFA DESTROYING INSECT. Government Importing Italian Par blto to Help Farmers of Western States. WASHINGTON, April !0. Western growers of alfalfa, threatened with the destruction of their crops through the alfalfa weevil, will rejoice to learn that the common spar row is the arch-enemy of this pest. Heretofore the sparrow-has been re garded as the rat of the feathery king- j dom useless vermin whose only mis sion was to destroy and witnout a re deeming quality. Now the Biological Survey, as a result of experiments con ducted In Utah. Colorado and Wyoming last Summer, announces that the only bird found with an appetite for the al falfa weevil was the much-despised sparrow. The only regrettable feature Is that where the sparrow is needed most in this regard he Is least in evidence. In stead, of congregating in rural com munities and enjoying the simple life, the sparrow yearns for city, ways, and delights in building nests In cornices and ralnspouts. to the discomfiture of the property owner. If he could be Important to all Women Readers of this Paper Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney or bladder trouble and never suspect it Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased. You may suffer a great deal with pain In the back, bearing-down feel ings, headache and loss of ambition. Poor health makes yon nervous. Irri table and may be despondent; It makes anv one so. But thousands of irritable, nervous, tired and broken-down women have restored their health and strength by the use of Swamp-Root, the great Kid ney. Liver and Bladder Remedy. Swamp-Root brings new life and ac tivity to the kidneys, the cause of such troubles. Many send for a sample bottle to see what Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy, will do for them. Everv reader of this paper, who has not already tried it. may address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y., and receive sample bottle free by mall. You can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles at all drug stores. MISSING David Wagner, from Anrora, Or.; March 22; age 42, medium height, with gray hair and beard. When last seen wore gray coat and cap, black pants. Kindly comrnnnieate with Johanna Wagner, K. F. D. No. 3, Aurora, Or. colonized on the vast alfalfa fields of the West he would soon make short work of the weevIL The Government has not been idle in combating this pest, however, and does not Intend to depend on the sparrow exclusively. The Italian para site which destroys the weevil is be ing brought to this country, and as fast as a supply can be raised Is be ing planted in Utah and other Western states where the pest is thickest. The Government has Just received notice that another large shipment of weevil parasites is en route from Italy, and hopes with this supply to hold the al falfa destroyer in check. QUAINT SWISS VALLEYS An Example Is Formulated in the Protection of Flora. Switzerland sets an example as a pro tector of the flora and fauna which oth- Lower Engadlne, wherein to preserve the types of fauna and flora peculiar to the Alps. No sportsman is allowed to empty a single cartridge in the valley, no col lector to uproot a single flower and no hotel company to erect a single hotel. The mule paths and bridges will be kept in order and a few cabins will be erected for shelter, but otherwise na ture will be left to herself for the next generation. Would the lease were, longer. In spite, however, of the constant In roads made by tourist traffic in the Alps there are still many parts of Swit zerland where the seeker after solitude, wlldness and rural simplicity may And more than his fill. For instance, in the Loetchental, from certain parts of which a letter will first be carried by hand to a village an hour or more away, whence it will travel on muleback for some three hours before it reaches the railway. What could be more out of the world? At Blatten, In this vslley. the villag ers still wear the national costume and flowers grow in beautiful profusion, but within two years a railway will run up the valley. In the meanwhile one can enjoy endless walks with headquarters at the Fafieralp Hotel, which Is at an altitude of 5800 feet and within sight of the Jungfrau, the Breithora and a number of charming lakes. The dis trict is already a favorite center with, mountaineers, notably Germans. Solan Geese as Collectors. A few days ago several patches of straw bedding were seen floating near the Bass Rock, and although this Is always carefully garnered by the solans as a top dressing for their nests, we did not expect that they would trouble to collect It on the eve of their, de parture. Yet a few hours later many of the deserted nests were seen decorated with the sodden straw. These birds appear unable to resist the temptation to collect all manner of flotsam and Jetsam that comes within reach, and this in and out of season. WuT&Eiiunniiiiinflni s d hi : I I W Sbrrhants ffathmal Bimh 17 H ttph -rJ -Formal Opening Merchan tsNationalBank THE Officers and Directors of the Mer chants National Bank take pleasure in announcing th opening of their new Banking Rooms in the new Merchants National Bank Building, Washington at Fourth Street, tomorrow (Monday), April twenty-second, at the regular banking hour. No effort has been spared to provide a modern banking institntion that will in all respect meet the requirements of depositors and insure a service consistent with the demands of the day. v Notable among these are the convenient ar rangement of the different departments, addi tional Paving and Receiving Tellers, Individ ual Telephone Compartments, Private Reception-Room for Women, a Savings Department, and one of the largest and latest approved types of bank vanlt. The formal opening will occur the following day, Tuesday, April twenty-third, between the hours of four and nine P. M. A cordial invitation is extended to the Public to meet the Officers and Directors on this oc casion, and signalize another step in the re markable growth and development of this city and this bank. K W3 Washington at Fourth Street