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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
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Bollver County Covered by Water
and 0OO Refugees In One Camp
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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..
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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.
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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,"
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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.
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-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
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Washington at Fourth Street