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Newspaper Page TextGOOD EVEHIHG - i. THSt. WEATHER. Fair and cooler tonight; Thursday generally fair; winds mostly westerly. Journal Circulation Yesterday '"'.Was 9 VOL. ,IV. NO. 236. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1905. SIXTEEN PAGES. nrnfn mirA rrMTC 0 TlUJTt two KVWS fxAW. wi.sw. ixAiiij. rive cia-ra. BOfPilEIEITS 1 . r' ITTEl ...A OUT mm ssa Sj a1 Iilaal V :"7 :v ' 7 " y -v ' - .'. ; , v"-..' ' 7 Senator Resigns ship as He Cannot Serve - - ; on ?e Committee Administration Rate 2ttQUseJyJomsend Changes Are ; Made From the Old Measure , (Washington Bureau' of The Journal.) . ' Washington, Dec! 6. Vice-President Fairbanks received a tele' gram from Senator Mitchell of Oregon yesterday resigning the chair- -.- t . ... .. ' . i . it. r i l , mansnip oi me senate commiiiee probably be succeeded by Millard Y Senator Mitchell's" resignation of the chairmanship of the . ' ...... . I . 1 .' ' V . . ' i lSinmian committee was sent dv telegram yesterday. '" "I came to the conclusion that as I couldn't take any part in the 7 work of the committee I. would better resign. ' That's all. there is . to it," said Senator Mitchell today, when asked for the reasons .for : his action.'- i - .:.'" . '." - :, 1 V . :, PUBLICITY FOR - CANAL BILL IS CONSIDERED " (Journal Special Servfce.) ' Waahlngton, D. C, Dec 4. Both houses mat at the usual time thla jnern ing. Tha galleries- were 'crowded and there - waa a large attendance of both aenators and. representatives. Representative Townsend of Michigan introduced Into the bouaa today. In an amended form, tha Eech-Townsend bill, regulating railroad freight rates, which passed lb sweatiest sesflton. The bill ' , still baa tha auuoort of tha admlnlatra- S"JIBt Unea of , last year'a bill, making -It clearer that Jf la Intended, to Include private and refrigerator-car llnee under the jurisdiction of tha Interstate com merce commission. ..,..,... ... j. Tha blU Incraaaea tha Interstate com merce commission to seven members, with salaries of U0.000,00( a year each, ad glvea tha oommlaaton power Vto de clare and order a maximum rata. . The railroads can appeal from (the decision of the comrataalon to the supreme court Tha measure provldea for tha Inspection of all books and accounts of railroads, and Is designed to five publicity to all , tha affaire of the corporation. Powers of Ooaunlsstoa. Tha bill provldea that when a com plalnt la found to be well founded the commlaalon baa the power to fix maxi mum ratea. Whan a low rata baa beea (Ivan favored ahlppera tha commlaalon la cloaked . with power to make tha rata the maximum for all ahlppera Private car Unea, Industrial roads and refrlgera ' tor chargee are put under supervlalon of tha commlaalon, Tha -railroad ac counta are to be examined along- the Unea that national bank aocounta are at present examined and the commlaalon ia given tha power to Compel trunk lines to give fair treatment to lateral and branch Unea. ,'-.... Tha bill provldea that the commission muat determine whether the railroad rate la reasonable and Juat, and after a full Inveatlgation the - board can pre scribe the maximum reasonable ' rata. This decision to go Into effect within a reasonable' time, subject only to re view by tha courts. - The general In tention Is to make tha Intaratate com merce commlaalon a regalatlve board, rather than one to originate ratea , Tha first sign of a spilt between tha president and tha leaders of the party In the senate upon the railroad rata quea- SPECIAL Fire department Police department-, Street lighting ......... Btreet-repalr , urn it n Park . . ..... Library Bonded Indebtedness "interest fund.', t Improvement bond Intereat fund special onagv lunu .,..,,,... Total special funds . . GENERAL City engineer's department Health deimrtment Street cleaning .............. , ., . ............. . Poundmaater'a department Civil service Harbormaster . ..,.r,...4,..,, Municipal court . .......,.,, Plumbing Inspector , ., , Museum City auditor's department, City treasurer' a department i..; City attorney's office Litigation . . Mayor's office Councllmen'a salaries Council's sxpenses ................................ City hall , Advertising . r.. Relief . License tags . ..,..... . , . . . ...-............... Improving city property..., Viewers, street extensions .'............,.......... Ktationery, and blanks Furniture,' city hall .., , mi,. ,...., . . Building inspector . Insurance . . ..A... Miscellaneous Repairs Tanner creek sewer ........ ,. Redemption .of Warrants ,.......,. 4ii. , - r:iertlons , , .. Codifying ordinances Working prisoners ..',,.. Purchnns of property , Return of surplus Improving streets. ...... ,. - T'K.il eflnm(vt gi nrnl fund ..J.' the Chairman- Bill Introduced in the on lnieroccanic canais. , xic win of Nebraska. -7 t , -' - tlon Is manifest by tha audden and de termined opposition to the confirmation of Franklin K. Lane, aa a 'member of tha lnteratate . commerce ; commlaalon. Lane'a nomination waa sent 'to the sen ate and referred to the committee on ln teratate commerce. - Lane ia a Bryan Democrat. . When thla became known there waa instantly vigorous objection on the part of Senators popularly - re garded aa antagonistic to the plan to en large the powers of the commlaalon t yniuTot Jure laeiiatorAmonThema,II-T rich, Foraker, Qalllnger and Fulton,, ware arouaed by tha appointment. " . Jk Ovea Peaaoerata. Tha Republlcana In the aenato de clare that railroad rate legislation la the political question before the administra tion and that tha Republican party . la responsible to the country fdr the en actment of legislation and -the execution of -laws. To place the. control of tha interstate commerce commlaalon In tha handa of thr Democrats -would be a fatal blunder from a political aUndpolnt. Soma of tha aenators are Inclined to re gard the' appointment of Lane aa a bid for Democratic support In congreaa. The'nominatlon la certain to be held op and efforta made to) Induce tha preaident to withdraw It, and if -that falla tha committee will report . agalnat Lane'a confirmation..., . . . . - , mhlletty Feature. In addition to last year'a bill, tha new measure has the publicity feature, and glvea tha commlaalon Jurladlctlon over terminal charges and directly prohibits the carrier from granting any ahlpper the privilege of collecting product and than getting a apeclal - rate under the abort term provision ror changing ratea. Townaend says tha bill wUl fully ac complish the things to which the preai dent particularly calls attention to In his message aa being neceaaary to bring about the proposed reform a. . , . ' Considers Oeaal Bill. The houae resolved Into a committee.! or ins wnoie ana Began the considera tion of the Hepburn canal bill, which appropriates $1, 100.000 for the Imme diate use of the Isthmian commission. Senator Heyburn of Idaho Introduced a Joint resolution In tha Beasts today, requesting tha president to enter upon negotiations with the governments of . (Continued an Page Fourteen.). DEPARTMENT FUNDS. Rip. 10S. $1K.07.00 ito.a4.oo 9,8S07 l.IH.OO" 11.107.00 0.771.87 ' ;. s e .' esea Est. 10. $281..O0 147.204.60 5.000.00 . . , .-.TTiVTVT k ..... . ....... ...... ,8.ov i $0,000.00 ' 15.000.00 -il.a, f ov.vv . 112.000.00 ' 112.000.00 VilNDi " fssft.sil.ot ', A-, SKS.4ti.SS t.12S14 (1.260.00 S.4I7.0O 1.000.00 . 1.200.00 2.160.00 1bJ.tOb.tO ' $0 095.00 ' S0.71l.00 a. bDi. OS 1.(00.00 l.too.oo S.000.00 $.112 60 2.600.00 1.700.00 2.600 00 20.4I4. - 2h00 00 .7J..5 (.300.00 . ,0000 ' 1.000.00 S.171.0S ' S.7SI.00 , 104 00 .10,101 00 10.551. 00. 4.000 00 , 42. 00 1M94.1S . 760.00 (.500.00 ; ... .... 'i.'moo f7.t0 S.50 00 . . 1.01 J 60 ' (SO.St 11.421 5 J.214 4I S7I.24 t ' S2S.00 S0.lt (.400 00 1.250.00 (.100 00 4,500 00 1.000.00 $.120.00 looo flo 2.600 00 (00. oo lt.ooo.oo 1.000.09 7,600 0 c 6" 6WV00 S. ooo oo 1.4)00 00 1 60 00' S.(00.(t e e a a ; " S2SS.IS0.IS RAILROADS FAVORS Liilf TROOPS LEVY REDUCTIONS BLACKMAIL Mayor Recommends Cutting Down Estimates of Fire De - partment, Police Depart ( i rnent and Others. , Mayor Lane lata thla afternoon pre sented to the city council tha estimate of expenses of the different departments of the municipal government tor Thla wss referred to the waya and maana committee, where the flgurea wUl be scrutinised and tba tax. levy fixed for next year. . : The mayor recommended that the eatl mate of the fire department be reduced $60,000. the police department $11,700, tha atreat lighting department $11,000 and the park board $7,000. Ha recom mends the - reorganisation of tha health department and tha combining of the of flcea of plumbing inspector, building In pector and health of ficera. He la of tha opinion that a tax levy of 4 . mills upon an estimated valuation of $116,000,004 taxable property In the city, together with tha receipts from -. the " airierent sources, will be sufficient to maintain tha city government during 1900. - Hla recommendations follow In detail: The. Mayor's Message. "To the Honorable City Council. Port land. Oregon:; "Gentlemen: After having carefully gone over the eatlmatea of tha different depertmenta, I submit to you herewith a compiled statement of the-entire finan cial affairs of the city aa they have been presented to me." "In view of tha fact that tne assessed valuatlon'a of all' properties have 'been Increased to - about - two .and one-half times what U was last year, the levy for the texea for 10 muat be kept crij iiifiuv.. ratio. The city Is growing rapidly, and era In. lta hlatory. pointing to a greater Increase In lta business and population than It has ever known before, and It should be properly provided with suffi cient funds to keep up with the advance In lta needs! At the same time all ltema of -expenditure ahould be- carfuUy ecru tlnlsed, that tha people's money may not be waated. ,";. . Four Kill Xvy Bnongh. t ' "I find It a difficult propoaition to atrlke a balance between the actual needa and tha neceaaary outlay required to meet them. At any rate ee near as I can ascertain a levy of 4 mllla upon an estimated valuation of $US, 000,000 of property will see the city aafely through the coming year. - To do this the esti mate .for the fire department muat be reduced to I IJ 1.000 or 160,000 below thai submitted: In the-report from that de partment. We need Increased apparatua for fighting flrea, but by making care ful selections of sites In outlying dis tricts snd using half pay system for call men in some instance, an Increased expenditure of say $15,000 or $10,000 above laat year will materially Improve tha present condition of affalra. "In tha police department a eavtng of $1,100 a year can be made If the city will board and keep Its own horses at lta own a tables. By substituting a pa trol wagon station on the east aide In plaoa of a station, soma tt.000 mors can be aavad. By leaving out the im provement In the patrol system $3,600 mors can be taken off, making a total of say $11,700. ( Oast ftave In Lighting. 'In atreet lighting, allowing an In crease of 100 lights for tha year, we can save $11,000 from the estimate. "The park board expended, say $23,000 this year, with much new sidewalk to be built, with, none to build next year, (Continued on. Page Two.) ESTIMATES FOR. 19 O 6 . ESTIMATED General Fund General llrenaes . ........ Dog licenses . . , .. . . . J MunlclDal court tines Muuaing permits . .. Pound fees . ........ Delinquent taxes'... aira. ana eng. ...... Premium on bonds ............ Sidewalk repairs Rale of Junk 'ertinco copies , . . . - r rancisea . . ...... inieresi on aepoaiia .......... . ... ....... Fumigating . . . Plumbers' certliyates ine ok rollers . .......,,.......... Hants or city nail Code, 10S . Miscellaneous costs street Improvements. . . . . .. ...... Redemption of property Coats circuit court .......... w. ....... ,,.......... Street signs ...................................... Refunds . , ..... ,r. .;. , Morrison street bridge ., Tranafers . . . Mls'-ellsneous . . ..... .................... i ... . A. Building ordlnancea , A .. . I loiaia . . .......... Balances carried over .............................. .. Grand total .M,r.,... RKCAPITULATION. Eatlmate of derartmente. special fund. Eatlmate of departmenta, general fund............................. ; ..'... . Total . ESTIMATED RESOURCES JANUARY L ltO(.u General rind fcnd balance -.-s-j-vrvr. v.v.t i rr. .irf; . :. ' i'i street llshtlng balance , Street repair fund balance .i. ,. .. Park fund balance- Street repair fund collections, vehicles. Total Amount to provide by tax Taxea on $160,000,(00 aaaesament from 4V Estimated deflclt . i ............. :1 ...i. ., ,. Russian' Soldiers Parade Streets Intimidating Populace New Governor-General Is Named . j .! '"'- ) for . Moscow. " St. Petersburg, Dec. 6. (Bulletin.) Three battallona of Infantry at Moscow are reported to have revolted and killed their office ra. . A general strike Is progressing In every city In. the empire Conflicts be tween the people and troops are re ported from many places. , - During the rioting at Kleff mora than 1000 were killed or wounded. Mutineers Bred the officers' quartera and kept the firemen back until the buildlnga were de stroyed. ' . . All tha higher officials of the postal and telegraphers' unions have been ar rested. It ia reported from Sevastopol that Admiral Chouknln la openly Incit ing the populace to massacre the Jews. ,- . (Joernsl Bpedal Servtes. - - i Berlin. - Dec . Dispatches by courier to the frontier from Bt. Petersburg say that the chief of the preaa censorship office haa resigned. BOldlera are parad ing the streeta at Voronezh, levying blackmail and Intimidating the populace. An official note aaya that the govern ment la anxloua to institute the reforms promised in tha manifesto, but that It la Impossible to do so until the laws re quired by tba reforms are passed.-' Un til then the old laws must be enforced. ' "Podwolocsyska, a town on the Ruaao- Gallclan frontier, la crowded with fugitlvea . from Kleff, .Odessa,. Kharoff, Voronash and other aouth Ruaalaa towns. They -relate terrible stories of anarchy and atrocious eruelty, Famlllea were I murdered bj.tln wholesale Oo. Odesaa BunalT taai ana mucn property, as- stroyed by the Hooligans. . Jewish chil dran weie teituinl in ilie 1 prtwsinja uf their parents -and -then killed, the parenfa themselves being afterward massacred. Hundreda of corpses are lying In tha streets, no one daring to remove them, not even the nuna-offer-lngrro help the wounded or murdered." Arfdiapatoh says that the Baron Mo dem, prefect of police' at Moscow, has resigned. - General Durnovo, governor general of Moscow, Is replaced by Ad miral Dubasof. ( MAY Bt REGENT. Oraad Bake Blekolas Will Command la Case Osar does Abroad. London, Deo,1. . Tha Grand Duke Nlcholaa Nlcholalvltch, who, according to dispatches from St. Petersburg, Is spoken of aa poaaible regent In view of the reported Intention of the csar to go abroad, la the soldier psr excellence of the Russian Imperial family. Fifty years of age, he la the elder of tha two sons of the lste Grand Duko Nicholas, the 'disreputable brother of tha mur dered csar, Alexander II, and haa been engaged In active aervloe In the army ever since his fifteenth year. Ho was but 10 when the war of 117$ with Tur key broke out, but ao . distinguished himself during that campaign, in the course of which ha received a severs wound, that ha was promoted to - tha command of the Grand Husaar regiment and aubsequently to tha rank of major general. He Is said by those who knew him to be a very conacientioua man, a firm disclpllnsrtan.jn all mattera re lating to the army, but at tha same time very genial and kindly to all. of those with whom ha comes in contact. The present czar Is known to esteem him highly snd In view of this fact the report that the Grand Duke Nicholas might be nsmsd regent Is regarded In some quartera aa . not altogether im probable. , v RECEIPTS. IS0S It0( $270,000.00 4.000.00 . ... $285,000.00 S.100.00 ,-,400 L 14a4V 4Mt r. " '7. VTVy 1.000 00 , , 1,200.00 ; ' 661. 7( 40.500 00 7,207.(3 . 43,t . - S36.1S ' (3.25 (.700.00 . 7.600 00 115.00 10000 IOJ.00 S00.00 117 00 , ' 111 00 IS 47 -- . 11S.00 70.70 HO.OO 12.000 00 , S.l 60.00 . 260.00 06.00 , $30.01 64 l(,724.(t $404,744.2$ 1.000.00 1.200.00 604.00 $5,000.00 4,000.00 "'Woo i (0.00 1. 100.00 7,600.00 : 116.00 100.00 100.00 1.02.00 . ' S 15.00 s.. f,. ...... . 12.000 00 ,'i.ooo'oo $140.1197 00 11.000 00 .$$73,157.00 $195,121 A 213.120SO ...... ..i. . i S1.17S.(SS.6 -SS7I.SST0O-(.11(44 1S.7M.(( 7.471 00 ; - 20.000.40 $412,416 04 744.117 44 . (64.760.00 $t,4(7.4( - mlll levy. ............ Lady Wnioughby d'Eresby.Who Was Miss Eloiso, Lawrence Bree of: New York. She I""Worth $1.000.000 in Her Own Right. AMERICAN GIRL WEDS MID GREAr POilO Miss Eloise Lawrence Breese of New York-Married to Lord Wit loughby cl'Eresby at St. Margaret's, Westminster " ' Groom Is Heir to Earl of Ancaster. " 7 ' : (Jcmrail Special Service.) London, Deo. (. Tha marriage of Miss Eloise Lawrence. Breese of New Torfc and Lord Wllloughby d'Ereaby at St Margaret's, Westminster, today, was one of the brightest ever seen. The church was crowded with a fashionable throng that Included nearly all tha prominent members of tha American colony In London. . . - 1 Seldom haa been seen a mora beautiful dress than that worn by the bride.- It waa made of Ivory satin, with full court train of Brussels lace' chiffon.' Tha bridesmaids, among them Mlaa Annie Breese and Lady Dorothy Onslow, daugh ter of tha earl of Onslow, looked re markably pretty In lavender gowns trimmed with sable, and picture hats. Miss Cavendish, a granddaughter of the SIX MEN AND A JAR OF AMMONIA DRIVE MRS. BARRY FROM HER CAR (Joarnal Special Service.) , ; Glrard, Kan., Dec (. JIalf suffocated by ammonia , fumea and . struggling against six man, Mrs. Sallls Barry waa captured about noon' In tha car which shs has held the fort In since Sunday, whan she drove air passenners -out at tha revolver'a point and the car waa aldetrackad here. She calmed down after her arrest and told her name, and told also of her daughter at Northport, Washington. - She fired one shot, but no one was hurt. - Shs will not bo ar raigned on an Insanity warrant unless her friends full to come to her aid. The capture waa effected through a jar filled with ammonia .and thrown SWISH OF COW'S TAIL ' MAKES FARMER BLIND (Jnaraal ftpeelal Bi 4ie.) Fresno, Cel.. Doc. (.Six weeka ago Wherry Curtlaa waa a healthy, robuat farmer residing near Visa I la. Today ha la totally blind and helpless ss the re sult of s swish of a refractory oow's tall. While milking one morning Cur tlaa waa Btruck In the eyes by , ths switching tall of a cow. Though the pain -waa Intense tha fanner did not think seriously of the occurrence until blood poisoning set in. He. lost tha sight of one eye, which, wss followed by. the other. ; ; ; K; . v:"' Murdered by Fixates. ," (jnarssl gprrtsl BorWe. ) Victoria, B. C, Dec. (. The steamer Empreas of India. Just arrtved from tha Orient, brings the nawa that tha Ilrltlsh steamer Cloverdale haa been foun.l atrandd on a ahoal In the China . No trace of the crew Was found, It Is supposed that tha men were niur-Jwiev) by Chinese pirates. . ENGLISH PEER SPLENDOR duks of Devonshire, acted as flower-girt tord Wllloughby d'Ereaby Is SS years old and la ths son and heir of the earl of Ancaater. Several years ago he waa engaged for- one week to Mlas Muriel Wilson, but the engagement waa broken qff because the Ancasters . are strict Protestants and disapproved of Miss Wil son's liberal vlewa about 8 ah bath observ ance. . . -.-.,'..-The earl -of Ancestor Is VTO years old and though he cornea of a long-lived family In the natural course of things, it cannot be long before Lord Wllloughby succeeds to- the title and the magnificent country seats that go with It. Of tha latter there are three Orimthorpe castle. In Lincolnshire: Normanton park, near .Stamford, and Druramond. castle. In Perthablre,.. Scotland. ' - . , - - Into the ' lavatory . through the glaaa. Blankets were stuffed Into the hole and the door broken' open with an ax. A. Lexington (Kentucky) dispatch states that - tha woman, who haa been defying - Kansas authorities Is - Mrs, James PTBarry: 6t Montgomery county, Kentucky. Jamea P". Barry, her former husband,' is .a reaident of Lexington. This mbrnlng Barry visited a lawyer- W. C. G. Hobba who has received a number of letiers, showing evidences of Insanity von the part of tha writer, from Mra. Barry, urging him to flnd her husband. After reading tha letters Barry decided to take steps to aid ths woman. Her father Is N. O. Bailey and realdea at Tulsa. L T. , ' Barry two months ago married May Rlrtchner of Lexington, who- wishes her. husband to aid his divorced wife The Bsrrys have a daughter, Mra. Stella Phillips, living at Northport, Washing' ton. . . aaaAaaaaaaaaaAai TVVVVVVVVVVVVVVl Come On In A real swimmer given FrlKK with next Pt'NDAT'S ORfTJOM JOTTtN'AL -OEF5, IT'S GREAT Boys, you will be tickled to death to see a boy after your own heart making a high diva. Next Sunday's rut-out enini'd "IP, THE la tha bat yet. tha yun-tar - V fc resuUr its rnrE-iv;; r.;xi sr; it. Eleven-Year-OId Vincent Mo Kennon Saves Trains From ' . Being Hurled Off Bridge Into Kalama River. ' FINDS TWO HORSES ?. s CAUGHT ON TRACK Then Runs Back, Stumbling Through Darkness, to Kalama, and Telia Engineer of Freight,' Who Leaves Man to Warn Passenger Train and Hurriea to Remove Obstacle. At Carroira Point on the Northern Pacific railroad, five miles north , of -Kalama, lives Vlnoent McKinnon. an 11- year-old country, lad., whoaa preaence of mind and prompt, brave action prevent ed a, serious -disaster Sunday night. Trainmen along, the line are telling how the boy -saved tralna from smashing Into an obstruction on a bridge and posalbly from being hurled Into the Kalama river. , It waa dark as tha boy walksd along the railroad tracks toward hla home. but ha could plainly aea tha obstruo . tlons on tha bridge snd rsalixed st one , ths - impending danger. An saatbound and a weatbound train were due to-pass within a short time.. A freight train he had lust seen at Kalama. , Ha thought quickly. Tha westbound train waa aometlmes late, hs ramsm berad; the eastbound train waa alwaya on time... Ha . decided . accordingly. Through . the darkness ' he aped. stumbling along the ties toward the. neareat atatlon to tall the operator to ' stop tha eastbound train. He reached Kalama Juat aa the freight waa about to leave and a topped tha train, which waited and held the pasaenger. Then tha lad atarted Immediately back to warn the westbouad-4xala on the other side of the bridge. . t. L-.. '7 Korses Caoght oa Traok. Tha to) walketl fiimi his lnnua 4a Kalama Sunday afternoon. It was t.iO o'clock when he started . to - return.. Midway between Carroll'a Point and Kalama la a bridge crossing the Kalama river. ' When tha boy crossed the bridge on leaving home there was no obstruction. . When hs returned, how ever, ha saw through ths darkneaa that there were two large objects on the bridge. , ' He went closer and found two horses " across the-trscks. Tha animals bad at tempted to cross during the afternoon. had fallen partly through the ties and were Imprisoned there, struggling vio lently. Carroira Point la directly on the rail road and . off era few diversions to youngsters except the trains. Dally tha boy had watched the great engines puff ing and shrieking as they passed hla home, snd hs knew the time of every one.'. He knew that Not I and 14. two of ths Northern Pacific crack paaaea- . ger tralna. would pane each other , at Ooble, on tha other aide of the liver. within a short time.,. While at Kaiama mat. artemoon ne watched a alnuoua freight train lying Idly on a sidetrack, while the angina . fussed busily shout the station. He heard ths trainmen talking and learned . that tha westbound passenger waa lata and that the freight waa preparing to reach tha next atatlon before it ar rived. Xad to tjhoose Quickly. . : Things paaaed quickly through tha boyish head as he stood there In the darkness watching the horses struggling vainly to ' extricate themaelvea. . He knew danger waa Impending, that aurh an obstruction must aurely hurl a train., from the tracks. Terror seised him; it was not a childish fear or darkness or fear of harm to himself, but a great fear of what might happen if a rapidly running train struck the obstruction on ths bridgs. He caused only for a moment. ie- clding to risk the chance of the west bound train's being late, he turned and retraced his stepe aa rapidly aa ha could toward Kalama to warn the east bound train. It waa pitch dark and running' was slow. He stumbled fre quently over the rails, but did not fal ter. He thought oniy oi tne approarn Hi tralna that, must craah. Into, tha ob- etructione unless they were" warned by him. Finally he reached Kalama. Engineer Jaoobua, of the freight train, had mounted his cab and waa preparing for tha run to beat tha paaaenger to tha next station. Hs wss peering down tha tracka, waiting for the algnal from Con ductor Rector. Suddenly he heard a piping voles In the darkneaa beside tha angina Hs listened Intently. Tve Oea atom etlibig to Tell Too." ' "Pleaae. mtater, don't atart your train till I tali; you something," gasped th panting voice In the dirkness. "I've got something to tell you." (C"atlnued on Page Thres. The Watdr's Find i f SVM'i" rt.n.h hei'l' s ir duck.