The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current, November 12, 1908, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextEVENTS OF THE DAY fogey IMS Gathered from AH pans oi uib ifu" yiEPARED FOR THE BUSY READER l81l Important but Not Loss Inter ,fting HPP",f,B OuUldo tho Stato. resumption of activity In lb ha. forced Sorvla to abandon iSlko attitude. n. fight for Bpcnkcrshlp of tho ieialrcadybcKu. preelection of Governor Dcnecn, rfSEwfll be contested. A Manitoba former aUrtcd tho flrq fii3olUnd the family of seven mini- totae of tho Lackawanna ra .1 - - n . .1.1. m nm nrpuneu ui n Lull l- J $100,000 during tho past throo The Australian suggestion that tho BrShfleetmnkea tour around tho 3 has been frowned down by tho iMrtlty. ... cntnr Livosoy. of Mnmtnri. nltokeR Institute la n failuro. S b the leading colored Instltuta of the United States. Buancndcd in Cuba dthe entire populaco participated k the funeral of Toman Estrada Pilot, ex-prcsldent of tho (aland. Schwab has boarded up his $7,000, W palace in Now York, saying ho oaot afford to keep It up. Inn year U hopes to have hia finances Btralght 4oat Bulgaria Is considerably Irritated by fcdeliyof Turkey. A crisis seems to bo approaching In tie Franco-German quarrel about Mo ncce. ffilbur Wright has been presented lithieow medal by tho l-rencn Aero dab. The Ecuador congresB has ended In a rat ia which several members wcro in- KTCi Railroads throughout tho country nro . . .. mt ueir lines. The Ruef jury has been completed tfiA frill! linn hnrrlln. By an accident whilo riding Miss r.t t tt tit n CI " A stage running out of Susanvillo, 1 mmrArt 'lit a rmm n n iikika Iftllnil The jecond squadron has sailed from C.W. Morse and A. H. Curtis havo 'Mge Orosscup, of tho United V0IKlla UUL IL IB lit i 1 IIIVI'I I I1IIL. Fit, frt T-f. i i . . t v. uiv IO IIIIIUUUUILL'U. UH 1 117 A Settle woman killed herself bo- h aa!.1 Ovir K Ann i. i " iiuiiin ii in i vnri ite Keno wand jury has burned . ui.uiiii:ii ii v i iiiiiii'Nif e Duke of Abruzzi In tn tin mmln Mmiral and win ........... .... rn.t a "Pile of his mother's opposition. Italian workman ban boon mnr. , - me i I'linsvivnntn rnilwnv tun. A burglar has benn rolbinX m"lJetin systematically wing the poor Iioy nt t t..ii,u A' Miller, chlof nf ti . r ii..! ' " Cnc Szy rm f a WOmft" Wh0 Nn8 1Povver co"ipany, of Nor- t;r00o,ooS.company 18 capItal- i-uo nnffO no Aa..J. i i .'"WHPA hn, ' . : arti.l.i i mil, v m n i 4auv niAH.. -uiiKUU U Joga, unon n Adruknen irain 1.1.... - ... uvLUrinn I i n . . r neira n,n , 7."'' hoii mi "" runninp; mt os The "? J" wna k,1Id by tho ln6 COWbov tnnU 1.111- . w lu n,u unit). A hall aDa'l0Wecn ,-i. i ... nam J . I UI1IV II 1 iin rfttt ' I o8sof?2COooobyf.re. rH . ... ' .iiiiiii irinr tiii iimivaw " uocomo a national Issue In AtrnlU.. . . i oy rnnrl I.. 1 , ittrict , of tho GolMoId mining Vtnezii.i. 1- ,Ul'Iands H0 of Porta against niSln?-bJn BayB fool women like Ins cause much trouble In tho DODQE8 ANNEXATION PLAN. Russia' dfatos"t Move Will Compllcato uniKnn situation. St. Petersburg, Nov. 3. Interest In tho Balkan oltuatlon Is centered In tho poBltivo Btatomontfl of sovoral pre liminary leadors that Kussia has deter mined to drop tho Idea of tho nronoHed International congress and will refuse tdrccognizo tho annexation by Austria Hungary of Bosnia and Horzetrovinn. This Information, although purporting to bo from ofncfnl sources, is not en tirely oxnet. Hussla has finally com mitted herself to the prlnclplo that the question of tho annexation of tho pro vinces may bo diHcuRRod In enco of tho powers. Austria will per- mit me siavus oi uosnia to bo Included In tho program, but only on tho condi tion that tho dolecrntaH will from (pjestlonlng her action and con- loiii mcmBcivcs witn registering tho abrogation of tho article referring to this matter in the Berlin Irfmtv. fhn forolgn ofilco Btates that tho negotia tions nciwcon uussia, Austrla-HUngary and other nowors on thin Still In tirOirrCDH. and conillilnrn ihnt nn acceptable formula for submission to mo congress may uittmatciy bo found. It is difficult. hoWOVCr. ta fornnon hnur a Batifactory agreement may bo rcacneu witnout ono Bido or thi other withdrawing its contention. VISITORS WARMLY WELCOMED Japan Gives Pacific Coast Business Men Cordial Rocoptlon. Kobe, Japan, Nov. 3. Tho reception which was accorded th visiting busU ncss men from the Pacific Coast of the United States today on their arrival hero was of a most enthusiastic nnturo and attended by scenes of popular demonstration such us have not been observed here since tho exciting days of tho Japancflc-Kussinn war. Today the Americana, accompanied by the governor of this province and mnny high municipal and provincial officials, were entertained on a trip about tho beautiful inland sea of Ja pan, tho excursion being made in a Bteamor especially chartered for the occasion. Returning tho party visited tho dockyards and many largo indus trial plants near the city. Tonight tho feature of the entertain ment was a huge torchlight procession. Iho Americans have been greatly impressed not only with what they have seen of tho modorn life of Japan but with tho cordiality of tholr recep tion as well. Chancellor Losing Power. Berlin. Nov. 3. Chancellor von Bue- low's posit on appears to bo almost un tenable. Far and wide throughout tho umpire tho newspapers of all par tlnH. with vnrvintr decrees of amaze ment and regret, view tho govern ment's explanation how what purport ed to bo enormously important utter ances of tho emncror. afTecting three great powers, passed through the hands of tho chancellor and a long line of forolgn office pcoplo without seem InL'lv havine been considered by any of them or read by most of those respon sible for the delicate foreign relations. Tho emperor fully condones Prlnco von Buclow's part in tho affair, but the chancellor's authority and prestige with tho country have been so snaKen that ho may again ask tho emperor to relievo him. Lindsay Is Backing Egan. San Francisco. Nov. 8. It devel oped yestcrdny that J. D. Lindsny, of Nnw York, of tho firm of Nicholl, An- nblo & Lindsay, is the backer of J. J. Egan, whoso eirort to secure street rnilway franchises for 240 miles of lines over tho streets oi tnis city, mm miuiltod In tho nlacintT on local ballots of ouch n proposition for settlement nt tho polls today. L,nusayrB connection with tho matter came out through the publication of advertising matter got ten out which promlso that if granted till t . 1. .. ! 1 .1 tho right tho company win ucgin uuuu- Ing right nway. , .i Many Holdups in Bay City. Mnv. a. Hichwav- 3U1I imiwioV'Ui i v t o men were busy ill this city last night, ii 1. .anllu ftnnnotnllv wnro uiuuKU mim ii.uu.vo j small. In tho outskirts of tho tendor loin district a saloon with eight men in t . f.MM uUKnll lflir It waB hem up oy u iouu " l - 1. Asn . tt.n fill nnrt rlnnnrfon IOOK $OV iroill niu "i unchecked. Earlier in tho ovoning a holdup was reported on California Btreot, in tho very shadow of tho Fair- mont hotel, whon ifio aim u wvv I Cm.nvnl liiirn-lnrlnfl Wore voru uutuiuu. uuiv;... also called to tho notico of tho police, .. i i.. . t..,m liuin mnnrlnll. tnougn no cupmruo "u" Ready to Act With Porte. nnnafnnflnnnln. NnV. 3. TllO Bill- garian delegates, M. LiiyitchefT, min ister of commerce, and M. Miltchett, opo of tho department chiefs of tho ir. nffirn. nrrlvcd hero today. Thoy nro empowered to comploto the arrnngomont witn tno pono wmn includo n pecuniary conipoiiBuumi Turkey for tho abdication of'lurKisn rights In Eastorn itumenu. i, ijiiv cheff was tho minlstor responsible for tho solzuro of tho'Oriontal railway. Ship Stock to Canada. i ir.n Mmr. fl. -A avndi- cato of Minnesota, Montana and Ore- ui u. inoond m ono acres of grazing land near Chlllco lako, some dlotanco from tho head of Butto Inlet, British Columbia, and thousands of yearlings will bo shipped Iin The nr- rangoments ro m 7777",;;' Stetson, of Duluth. In this locality there Is no snowfall and young cattle stay out tho year around. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST NEW EUGENE INDUSTRY. 813,000 Ice Factory and Cold Stor- ago Plant to Bo Built. Eugene Robert McMurphoy, a enp- iuiiibi, nas announceu that ho will Boon begin tho erection of a $J 0,000 ico fac tory and cold sotrno-n nlnnt In thin cif.v. The Ico fnctory will have a capacity of tons or ice per day and tho cold storage plant a capacity of 0,000. The main buildinor will bo 50x160 font. Tho machinery will be operated by electricity. Tho plant will bo on Mr. McMurnhev'a nronnrtv. ndlnlnlntr tlio Southern Pacific depot property and It is intended, when tho new railroad from Weed, California, to Eugene, via Klamath Falla and Natron, is built, to ico all tho fruit cars here. At nreecnt they aro Iced at Ashland. Stato Well Represented. University of Oregon, Eugene Ev ery county In tho Btatc, with the excep tion of a half dozen in Eastern and Southeastern Oregon, in which there aro no complete high Bchools, and ev ery four year high school and ncademy in the state is represented in the Btu- dent body at tho University of Oregon. The registration has now reached 627, which is tho greatest in the history ot the university, and will be increased to COO by the registration at tho opening of tho second semester. Many stu dents enter at this time, completing their work at the midyear four years hence. Tho registration of 521 in cludes only the departments of liberal arts and engineering and not tho de partments of medicine and law. If these were included, tho total would be about 750. Fifty-threo students are registered from states outside of Ore gon, an indication of tho large number of people from other states that are settling in tho state. Multnomah county leads in number of students, followed in order by Lane, Marion, Baker, Clackamas, Jackson, DouglaB and Umatilla. Freight Via Klamath. Klamath Falls A movement has been inaugurated to send all Lake county frcgiht shipments through Kla math Falls. This freight amounts to 5,000 tons a year. Judge George Na land on his return to this city from Lakcview, where ho transacted the regular court work, brought the mes sage from the business men of Lake view that If Klamath Falls could furn ish rates and handle tho business they could have all freight routed this way. It Is a hundred mile haul between the two points. Tho chamber of commerce will take up tho matter, as It Is realiz ed that the securing of this freight will be tho first step in making Klamath Falls tho distributing point for all Southeastern Oregon. Activity on Northwestern. Huntintrton Great activity is noted all along the Northwestern railroad from Huntington to the Ux Bow, uver 600 men are employed in tho different camps. Over 100 men are at tne ux Bow, the largest camp. A carload of supplies is used daily, and work Is be ing pushed. Tho supplies are all han dled through tho Utah Coonstruction company's camp at Nagel, being un loaded at this camp ana cnecKea out and reshipped to the different camps nlnnrr thi line. The Utah Construction company has nn electric lighting plant at tho Ox Bow, where it is worKing on nnn nf the larcest tunnels on tho line, over one half milo in length. 'Will Erect Large Resort. Euirene Belknap springs will here- nftcr bo known as Oregon Hot springs, and will bo made one 01 tho great re sorts on the Pacific coast. W. J. Howell, who with John H. Haak, re cently purchased the Belknap springs, won in the city recently and stated that thoy would spend $150,000, In improv ing the resort, and if, through co operation with the county court ana nnnn n livlnc? nloncr tho McKcnzie, a mnd nn bo built the new owners will put on an automobile service for tho public uniu mu uiuumii 1 a built Jackrabbits in Willamette. Mnnwui Tn n recent diBtmtch from cnUn monflnn In mrul! of tho fact that tho black tailed jackrabbit has just mado its initial appearance in the wiinmnttn vullev. Benton and Lane counties aro overrun with these pests nnd have been lor lour or nvo yeura. t mnnu inqfnnpnH outside crariens are practically destroyed by them, and on account 01 tno my 01 hi iuuu, m going to bo a, difficult task to got rid of them. The Carver Railroad. Mmirnn Tho Carver railroad Is now about ready for ties and rolls. As soon as the bridge gangs havo placed a few small bridges where thoy nro re quired tho track, crow will go to work. i'iw. hmnrh lino for the west has been connected with tho main lino, so as to form tt X' " SWUCn. in una minium ti,n intr trnlna mav be run north or aouth on the main track without extra switching. Bank Building Costs 875,000. Tint flltv The finishing touches aro boing added to tho magnificent new inni imiidlnrr. which has been erected on tho corner of Washington and Front streets by tho Citizens' National nann. It Is said to be one 01 tno nanasomem. 0fn.tnrAn for bankincr purposes in the Btate and will cost nearly $76,000. It is built of native stone ana win do ready for occupancy In a fow days. POTATO CROP HEAVY. La Grande Farmers Busy In Fields Digging Big Yield. La Grande Potato buyer's from all parts of the Northwest are here look ing over tho Immense fields which promise to furnish a largo part of tho potat) Bupply this winter in Washing ton and Oregon. The Grand Rondo valley has been noted for potato culture In years past, but this season every thing was favorable and tho crop Is of unusual excellence. Several carloads have already been sent to Walla Walla and Seattle is de manding heavy shipments every week. Tho product of the fields around Alicel and Imbler promise fortunes for their owners. Digging is in full blast and some farmers fear for heavy frosts be fore hey can harvest all their crop. 'Prices promlso to range high, offer ings of $1 a sack being made for stock on the cars. In the past it has been necessary to ship some of the surplus to Eastern markets, but this year the Northwest will take all that can be spared. Homesteaders Await Water. Bums Pending the decision of the secretary of the interior, a large num ber of settlers havo been taking home steads on the land held by the Harney Valley Improvement company, under the Carey act. The company received a contract from the state to irrigate 60.000 acreB of land in Harney valley. Ditches were surveyed but when work was commenced tho Pacific Livestock company secured an injunction. This action killed the project and the im provement company made no further effort to reclaim the land. Vale Plans Big Meeting. Vale Assurances have been receiv ed here that the forthcoming conven tion of the Oreeon Promotion & De velopment association will be held in this city, the date or the gathering beincr Rome dav earlv in December. The people of Vale will get together and plan 'arrangements for the enter tainment of members 01 the associa tion and an excellent nrocrram. in which the important subject of good roads and state highways will be fea tured, is in course of preparation. Record Crop Price. Eugene C. E. Stewart, of Cottage Grove, has purchased the apple crop of Dr. L. D. Scarbrough, of Creswell, who has a 2-acre orchard of the finest trees in the upper Willamette valley. Mr. Stewart purchased the apples for Ray & Hatfield, of New York, who paid a higher price than has ever been paid for upper Willamette, valley ap ples. Experts say that Dr. Scar brough's apples are " as fine as any grown in tne nooa river or Kogue river valleys. Best Alfalfa Country. Klamath Falls That no section f he West can grow better alfalfa thrn t .e Klamath country is the report of As T. Sweet, of the bureau of soils of the Agricultural department, who has been engaged during the past summer in making a soil survey of the Klamah project. The average yield .per acre over the valley is about three tons, while some farmers who thoroughly understand the culture of alfalfa get five tons. PORTLAND MARKETS Wheat Bluestem, 94c; club, 89c; fife, 89c; red Russian, 86c; 40-fold, 90c; valley, 90c. Barley Feed, ?2626.50 per ton; rolled, $27.5028.50; brewing, $27. Oats No. 1 white, $3131.50 per ton; gray, $3030.60. Hay Timothy, Willamette valley, $14 per ton; Willamette valley, ordi nary, $11; Eastern Oregon, $16.50 17.50; mixed, $13; clover, $9; alfalfa, $14 ; alfalfa meal, $19. Fruit Apples, 60c$2 per box; peaches, 85c$l per box; pears, 75c $1.25 per box; grapes, 75c$1.25 per crate; local Concords, 3540c per half basket; huckleberries, 910c per pound; quinces, $11.25 per box; cranberries, $10.50 per barrel; nutmeg melons, $1.25 per box; casabas, 2c per pound. Potatoes 90c $1 per hundred; sweet potatoes, l2Jc per pound. Onion's Oregon, $1.25 per hundred. Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack; carrots, 85c; parsnips, $1.25; beets, $1.25; artichokes, $1 per dozen; beans, 10c per pound'; cabbage, ljjC per pound; cauliflower, 75c$l per dozen; colery, 4076c per dozen ; cucumbers, $2 per box; eggplant, $2 per crate; lettuce, 50c$l per box; parsley, 16c per dozen; peas, 10c per pound; pep pers, $1.752 per box; pumpkins, 1 ljtfcpor pound; radishes, 12c per dozen ; spinach, 2c per pound ; sprouts, 10c per pound; squash, lsc per pound; tomatoes, 4 050c. Butter City creamery, extras, 84(jj) 86c; fancy outside creamery, 32K35c per pound; Btore, 17(20c. Eggs Oregon selects, 3740c; Eastern, 27(326c per dozen. poultry Hens, ll12c per pound; spring, ll12c; ducks, ojd, 1213Kc; young, 1415c; geese, old, 89c; young, 910c; turkeys, 1618c. VealExtra, 8J9c; ordinary, 7 7c; heavy, 5c per pound. Pork Fancy, 7c per pound; largo, 6K6c. Hops Oregon, 1908, 7&8Kc per pound; 1907, 84c; 1906, ll,Hc Wool Eastern Oregon, average best, 1014c per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 15l6c; mohair, choice, 18o. STATE SHOWN BY SYMBOL. Z , Beautiful JandArtisUc Decoration for Wisconsin Capitol. New York, NoV. 2. The nearly completed decoration for tho assembly room of tho Wisconsin state capitol, painted by Edwin A. Blas'hfield, has been placed on exhibition in New York and is attracting much attention. It will remain on exhibition for only. a few days,. The decoration syrtibol- izes the past, present and future of the state, and contains three groups of fig ures, set in a handsome grove of pine trees. The figure, typifying Wiscon sin, ia seated on a rock in the center of the composition, surrounded by ot,her figures, which represent Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, tho Mississippi river, a number of the early explorers of the Northwest and one of the Jesuit Fath ers who first worked among the Indians. The figure of Wisconsin is in almost full light; the others are in partial or complete shadow. In the right hand corner is o "color guard" of one of the Wisconsin regiments,in the Civil war, and a couple of Indians covering their eyes from the light of advancing civil ization. This group symbolizes the past of Wisconsin, from the earliest times until the middle vcars of the last century. Directly in front of the cen tral figures etandB "'Ihe' present, po nting toward tho dim white build inira of tho canitol. seen in the dis tance, and a group of lumbermen, min ers and farmers, on whom the prosper ity of the state now depends. At the nxtreme left stands the fieura of "The Future," guarding her lamp and oy her side a figure typical of the "Conserva tion of Force." whose cestura indicates ier wish to preserve the great trees of the forest. TROOPS FIRE ON REBELS. Turkish Rebels Quickly Subdued by Single Volley. Constantinople, Nov. 2.--tA threat ened outbreak on the part of a com pany of Turkish troops attached to the garrison at the Yildiz Kiosk was promptly put down thiB morning with a single volley from a loyal battalion. Three of the mutineers were killed or wounded. The murderous spirit manifested it self when the company was assembled, which threatened for a few moments to result in serious trouble. Hurry orders were issued and a battalion from a regiment recently brought in from Salonica was marched to the scene and one volley sufficed to cow the mutin eers. The rebellious troops were un der orders to leave for the provinces, but they refused to depart, withdrew to a field near the barracks and defied their officers. The battalion from Salonica which was drafted into the capital especially because the men, who are stanch supporters of the Con stitution, was ordered to attack the rebels. They fixed one volley, with the result above setiorth, after which the mutineers surrendered and were made prisoners. Later they were drawn up on the public square, tied together and exhibited to the assembled troops and as rebels who had broken their military oath. This prompt suppression is ex pected to have a salutary effect on the remainder of the Yildiz Kiosk garri son, which is suspected of being antag onistic to the constitution. SHIPS FINNS TO NEVADA. Labor Agent Takes Miners to Relieve Shortage at Ely. Ogden, Utah, Nov. 2. Two carloads of Finns, miners from the Lake Supe rior district, in charge of a boss on their way to Ely, Nev., are looked up on as the advance guard of a great army of iron miners to be placed at work in the mines of the Nevada Cop per company. They aro under contract to work for $2.50 and board, a scale much below the prevailing wages in Ely, yet George C. Butler, who is di recting the party, anticipates no dem onstration on the part of the union miners when the Finns reach their des tination. Mr. Butler explains they are not strikebreakers, but are imported to meet a labor shortage. Will Stay at Olongapo. Manila, Nov. 2. Tho first squadron of tho Atlantic battleship fleet, under command of Rear Admiral Sperry, will remain at Olongapo, where its arrival will be celebrated today. It is expect ed that the celebration will be speedily finished and that the squadron will bo gin target practice. The Vermont will come to Manila, tomorrow and the other vessels nre expected to follow at irreg ular intervals during the week. New cases of cholera average three dailv. Thoy are chiefly in the outlying dis tricts of the city. Will Trf to Fly Slowly. Los Anceles. Cal.. Nov. 2. Prnfon. sor J. S. Zerbe, president of the Aero club, of California, has almost com. pleted hia aeroplane, and within a wees expects to do navigating hia machine. To fly slowly Instead of fast Is Professor Zorba's orent ohicnt. TT believes1 that this is the secret of air- snip control, jfrotessor Zerbe believes he' will be able to set his machlnnrv going, and Uft his aeroplane off the ground at whatever speed he desires. Ruef Jury Sllll Incomplete, San Francisco. Nov. 2. Annthpr week has gone with the Ruef jury still incomplete. The latest venire drawn, composed of 40 men, was exhausted Saturday mornino without a ntmria juror being added to the 10 now in the dox. An adjournment until Monday was then taken. 15 YEARSJN PRISON New York Bank Wrecker and Ice King Gets Severe Sentence. CURTIS IS GIVEN HIS FREEDOM Morse Asks for Ball and Says Ho Will Fight to the Last Ditch Appeal Is Taken. New York, Nov. 7. From a cell in tho Tombs prison Charles W. Morso now directs the efforts of his counsel to procure his freedom, he having been sentenced yesterday to serve' 15 years in the Federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., for misapplication of the funds of tho National Bank of North America and making false entries in the books of the bank. Alfred H. Curtis, ex-president of the defunct bank, who waa tried jointly and convicted with Morse, was given his liberty on a suspended sentence. While. Morse's lawyers immediately applied for and obtained a stay of exe cution for 10 days after sentence had been imposed, it is probable that Morse will remain a prisoner in the tombs until Monday, as Judge Hough has re fused to admit him to bail. The Morse lawyers applied late yes terday to the United States Court of Appeals for a writ to show cause why their client should not be admitted to bail, and the writ was granted, but it is not returnable until Monday. Whether a new trial will be granted Morse is problematical. Judge La combe granted a writ of error to his lawyers today. The writ is returnable December 3, and is based on the usual grounds exceptions taken by the de fense during the trial and exceptions to the indictment itself. This step had to be taken before application for bail could be made, and it also leads to the argument for a new trial. Morse's lawyers say their client has instructed them to fight "to the last ditch." MUST LIMIT HEIGHT. New York Aichitect Protests Against 300-Foot Buildings. New York, Nov. 7. Dangers of 'con gestion in downtown New York, should the proposed new building code fail to restrict more radically than now pro posed the height of buildings hereafter constructed, were dwelt upon by prom inent architects and engineers before the building committee of the board of aldermen, today. Speaking for the American Institute of Architects and Society of Beau Arts, Ernest Flagg, an architect, opposed the recommendation of the commission because it fixed the limit of height so high "that scarcely anyone would care to build higher." vMr. Flagg pointed out the danger from congestion in times of sudden panic, if the people in all the 300-foot buildings which the new regulations would allow to be constructed were to attempt to get out at once. "The streets;" concluded Mr. Flagg, "could not hold them. To continue this policy is to invite a disaster the like of which has never been known." The committee on congestion of pop ulation submitted figures to show that in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna and every large center of population in Europe the maximum height permitted is considerably less than 100 feet. The New York Board of fire under writers and the Municipal Art commis sion also voiced opposition to the 300 and 350-foot limitation. No action was taken by the alder men. Made Drunk by Japanese. Long Beach, Cal,, Nov. 7. Stating that several small boys who attended the Burnett school appeared cn the grounds in a beastly state of intoxica tion and that they admitted they had been given liquor by Japanese living on Signal Hill, the principal of the school asked Chief of Police Williams to bring action against the foreigners. Three Japs were fined. The Japanese asserted that the incident occurred while they were celebrating a Japanese holiday and that the boys asked for tho liquor. Steamer and Cargo Lost. New York, Nov. 7. Tho steamer H. M. Whitney, of the Metropolitan steamship line, was sunk today in tho East river while on her way to Boston. The vessel, valued at $500,000, is a to tal loss and it is not believed that any of her cargo, valued at $300,000, can be recovered. The Bteamer, in trying to avoid collision with a tow, collided with Steep rock. A big hole waa mado bilow the vater line. The crew escap e 1 in tho lifeboats. Great Thread Mills Resume. Pawtucket. R. L. Nov. 7 Th thread mills of tho J. & P. Coates com pany, In this city, employing 2,500 hands, will resume on a full tlmn working schedulo at once, according to an announcement posted jn the mills today, The mills have been running; on short timo since the financial de pression last fall.