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PRICE TWO CENTS. EJSntP'JER VOL. IV. NO. 240. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER, 11. 190S.FOURTEEN PAGES, BEMH m 15V .. . DEPMWUE 0!: MtjCHnnHYlllIS SACKS AI!D BURNS HARBIN THE ME ft Shops Broken-Into and Plundered Goyem - merit Stores Seized Many People; ' ' Are Massacred in Riots. ' : ) MEN THROWN BOUND .: JNTO SNOW-TO DIE Troops Open Fire , With Machine ; Guns and Are Joined by Chun ; . chuaea in Sacking the TownEven Hospital la Attacked and Nursea :, -' Murdered. - -r Tv - Moscow, Dec. 11. (Bulletin.) A fresh general mutiny of sailor and : aoldlera at Sevastopol and Kielt la re . ported. '- - 'r - -' ..,.-., - . ; ....... - :. fjoeraal ftpeetal Service.) ' St Petersburg, Dec ' lie--Alarming new continues to be received from the far east. .The troops are In a state of mutiny. - defying their officers, robbing and plundering. -: For two.,, or three 'months the, men have been unpaid. Winter clothing and supplies were scanty and" famine Immi nent At last the ' storm broke and the 'men deserted the barrack camps. Thousands of deserters flowed to Har bin: broke Into .the shops and plundered everything; they could lay their hands upon. Similar disorders occurred at Vladivostok. i . An express train was seized and sent . to Vladivostok Jwbere amid e.h strike the fresh' arrivals were able to aelse an. enormous Quantity of stores from the government warehouses, supply de pots and private firms. They captured machine guns, rifles, bayonets and thousands of rounds, of - ammunition and returned to Harbin. - , r - The Sacking- of Marbla. The Backing of Harbin followed. Ma chine . guns' we're taken - to, -favorable position, and heavy f 1 re opened upon the barraoko, shops and bouses. Even the hospitals were not spared,. The-i mutt peers bound the doctors and nurses hand 'and - foot and. carried; them Into snow fields, outside tha city where they Tnergtlrssly-ieft them: ' - - Finally they were Joined by a band "of mounted -Chuncbusea, who. attacked FROM PORTLAND TO SALEf.1 AfJD BACK IN THREE HOURS FOR S2 assBasiasSiiissssasasasBMssssjs-sBiaaisSBai' . ' : "; ',!' "' - - , -.;'..- '"" ; 1 Mayor Waters Turns First Shovelful of Earth on. Grade of. Nvv. Trolley Line in Presence of Citizens, Military and : ;.. - Workmen .Work Under Way. - " ' - (Special Dispatch te The ioerniL) Salem, Dec 11. The first shovel of dirt for the electric road from Balem to Portland waa turned thla morning at I o'clock by Mayor Watera In the pres ence of 160 workmen, a large number of prominent cltlseng and the Salem mlll- . tary -Tha crowd rode out to the start ing point In North Salem on special decorated cars. Speeches .were made from a pile of tlea by Mayor Waters, Colonel Hofer of tha Commercial club, Manager Welch of the Willamette Val ley Traction oompahy, . George F. . Rod ire rs, president of the Business Men's league; R. J. Hendricks of the Statesman and W. H. Holmea. It waa tha most enthuslastlo gathering seen In Salem for many years. ' FASHIONABLE SINGER DOES NOT WEAR STOCKINGS aBBaBsBBeBsnasasmssmsBBSBBBBsw . ,''(." Mme. Sanadl Sramsen Creates Sensation by Appearing With Bare Legs and Sandals. (Joaraat Special Berries.) New Tork, Dec. 11. Because aha ap peared without stockings at a reception given by society women of the'east end at a faahlonable musical school yester- day, Mme. Sanadl Bramsen, head of tha vocal department of tha achool and wife of tha first cellolst In the Pittsburg or chestra, created a eensatlon. - : link SansdL Bramsen sees not bellev In wearing stockings and has not worn them sines when a girl of 14 her singing attracted the attention of King Oscar of Swedes, who had her educated at the conservatory of mirtic In Chrlstlanla. , Mme. Sanadl Bramsen haa been much In demand at society functions but no one suspected her antipathy to hosiery until the reception at the musical Insti tute, when a eareleaa movement of tha singer's gown disclosed a bare foot en cased In a sandal. " Captured Onaboat la Trim. , (Journal Special Berries.) ' " ' ' Portsmouth, N. 11- Dec. 11. Tha cap tured. Spanish ganboat Don-Juan De Austria wss placed In commission at' tha Portsmouth navy-yard today with Com- mender-W41llsmJraunsrsrouther in command.- Ths vessel wm-tnfce--Ue . place of a Ship of Rear Admiral Brad ford's fleet Oft Santo Domingo, cent Jewiah massacres took , - t1M anil nhatamnh of I some members of the Butow. sky family 30 of whom were ,; wiped out.. ' . J ; a- r the railway atatlon and burned all build lngla 'tha - neighborhood, Including wheat and flour atore'uouses and, mills. The- trooi , paraded,' through the etty cheering and afterward did as they liked. ' Many ' Innocent - persona -were, massacred, ..... ..,; - General Madarlloff, with a detach ment of cavalry speedily came to the city from -the oiiMkle and- a fierce en counter ensued. The men fought des perately at close quarters.' heeding lit' tie who. were friends and Wi9 weri enemies. The reactionists are declared to have won. over Count Wltte. who la reported Manager Welch aald that tha people ha represented meant business, that they have money In the bank to rush the work Just ' aa fast; aa an engineering force and ' human labor a can put It through. .He, aald that the best of steel rails would be used In the construction of the road. Uist the cars used would be the most, modern .and up to date, that the service would equal any In the world, that the trip to Portland would be made in less thsn one and one half hours and that ths fare for tha .round trip would not .be more than 1 2. ' "One hundred and Sfty men and sev eral teams went to work this morning and more- will be added aa faat aa they can be sec cured. , COSTS NEW YORK $14,000 TO ARREST A VAGRANT Policeman Breaks - a Record - Makes First Arrest After - Serving 14 Years.- " : . (Joernal Special Service.) f New Tork, Dec. 11. It cost tha city of New York i 14,000 to arrest William Lindsay early yesterday morning whu, when Informed of the glory and dlstino tlon thus unexpectedly thrust upon him did not make ths slightest protest when the msgtstrata sentenced him to elx montha in tha Kings co nty penitentiary cm a charge of vsgrancy. The novel position which Lindsay o.--oup1ed,was brought about through tne sudden activity of Policeman Thomas J Herbert of the Liberty avenue atatlon, Brooklyn, where ha broke a record of 14 yeara with no arrests. A commotion, was caused at tha atatlon when Herbert brought In a prisoner and It was realised that the policeman, after drawing '114, 000 In hla 10 yeara of service aa aalary, had finally dona something to earn It.' " Xnpv'a ITew steoommaadatloaia. , Uoeraal Special Strriee.) ' Washington, Deo. 11. In his annual report Commissioner of, Indian -Affairs Francis R. ' Leupp recommends the preservation of Indian mualo, establish ment of an Indian reform school and tha srectlon of a sanatorium for consump tive Indiana. ' '' t I LJa understood .that asttaJa-JUl- aona has been suggested for tha pro posed hospital . ( WT I ; , C a c at vi ; 7 t 1 to have Issued orders to quell tha upris ings at all cost It la stated that Wltte has become convinced that the, people's demands - means tha overthrow of (the empire and consequently has consented to the use of force. In suppressing out breaks. ' '" .r- Strike leaders Arrested. ' ,; ' Following Wltte's order M. Krusta leff, prsldeat of the executive commit tee of the workmen's council, and two other members, who were in. charge of I the strike in 8t Petersburg, were badly beaten by -Cossacks, arrested and Im prisoned, i They are being tortured to force them to reveal-tha plans of the 4KCA1II8 ARECHOSEN Third Consistory Since Election of Pope Pius Is Held at the -" Vatican Today. " SOUTH AMERICA GIVEN V-i-FIRST CHURCH PRELATE Red Hata Bestowed , Upon Cagia.no de Azevedo of Rome, Joseph Sa- " masaa bf"Hungaf yCavalcanS of Brazil and Spinola of Seville. f. i a I . f .M-t . . 1 I Roma. Dec 11. The convocation of cardinals and prelatea which meets at the Vatican today Is the first consistory called by Plus X since December of last year. As customary, It will be secret end will be followed by a publlo con sistory on 'Thursday. The chief reason assigned for the long. delay Is that the pope was hoping that soma arrangement could be made with the French govern ment for the filling of the many vacan cies among the French sees. The pope hesitated to the last moment, but find ing himself , disappointed finally called the consistory which was necessary to select some additional members of tha sacred college. . The -coalstory Twhlch met ' today . In secret -session is- of unusual Import ance, aa It selected four ; new cardl dtnala to fill the existing vacancies In the sacred college. The situation la un usually complicated and the pope Waa In an extremely difficult position In mak ing a selection, which would -cause the kast disappointment. It may be said (Continued on Page Two.) MME. REJANrTS HUSBAND ' IS GRANTED-DIVORCE a -, ' Journal Special Berries.) j a Paris, Dec. 11. A divorce was a 4 today granted M. Porel, the hue- 4 4- -band -of - -Mdame Rejane, the 4 - celebrated actress. Madams Re- ' Jane was the central figure In tha ' , scandal following the- famoua a ; Bherry (Tinner given by-Jamea ' 4 Hasen.Hyda last winter, during which she la sstd to have given 4 a a sensational dance on the ban-' 4 ' Q,uet table. - : Madame Rejane toured the : United States- first In 1895 and- scored an - enormous success. -e d ' Lsst winter 'She waa also enthu- 4 s4arrcarly"received. 4) , . .. . - T r : i f T.C?T---' ..-.'.1. "'.V ' - f : , f , . tf., V; ' S .. i f-i '' ' ' ' ill III .V (aswMM-ha-vr v jsy aaa y ' ' ' V , r - ill.' -..Vw..::-) 1 - .. v v at -' atrlks committee. Tha arrest ' wilt probably precipitate a general atrlks at once In order to save the leaders. Garrisons throughout. Poland and In southern Russia are In i state of mu tiny, only tha Cossacks remaining loyal At fiods a detachment of troops refused to fire upon parading Socialists, killed their colonel and joined the revolution ists. ' -" : . It la rumored that Wltte haa re signed' and that General Count Alexis Ignatieff. will be his successor. ?: A general -strike haa -been .begun . -on rail' roads out of Moscow. X rumor is cur rent , that the entire : garrison of th Warsaw citadel haa mutinied. , - MANY SAVED BY 1 ... Seeing That Hotel Is on Fire, She Rushes Through Hall Arousing. Guests. BOY RUNS IN HIS NIGHT- ' CLOTHES TO GIVE ALARM All Guests of Commercial Hotel Ea ' cape but Some Have Close Call T Fire Thought to Have Started in Woodshed. - - In tha Intense and penetrating chill of .4 o'clock. this morning a doxen guests were driven Into the street In negligee attire by a Are which partially destroyed the Commercial hotel, 44S Washington street, entailing a loaa ' estimated at several . thousand -dollars. The alarm waa given by a boy, who ran from tha hotel In his night- clothing to ths fire atatlon, two blocka away. " A woman ' who waa ' partly overcome by tha amoka waa rescued by Hoseman Shane,, of Engine company No. 1. An other woman. Infirm because of her 79 years, - refused to leave until ahs had dressed herself, and had to be assisted from the building. ' No " accidents oc curred and with the two - exceptions there were no narrow escapes. Sleeping guests were - aroused ' and perhaps fatalities averted by the efforts of Mrs. F. A. Jones, a guest Mrs. Jones was awakened a short time be fore the Are waa discovered and waa preparing to' return to sleep when her attention waa attracted by' a brilliant glare In the rear of the building. She hurried to a window and discovered that the building was on Are. She quickly wakened, her husband and then rushed thYongh the- hallways' and - corridors knocking at doors and crying the alarm. - Boy Qivea Alarm. - - - Meanwhile Harold Wood, a boy, who lived in the rear , of the hotel, had also discovered the Are. Attired only In his Might robe, without shoes. or slippers, he ran through the street to engine house No. S, two blocks- away. He pounded on tha door till Lieutenant Wll aon responded and after seeing that hla company waa unnble to handle the blase turned In an alarm to central"' station. Patrolman Venabla saw the Are from Nineteenth street, and after running to the aoehe turned In another alarm at hendquartera and at Are atatlon. Fire companies responded and a detail of po licemen .waa sent to the place by Captain-Slover. ' . On their arrival there waa commotion In the building.- Mrs. - Jones, wlM-the aid of Proprietor Hmitn, baa succeeded (Continued on 'Page Four. I VVOMAN'S GRIT Mitchell Intended to Spend the Winter at the Capital Senator Mitchell's death, ocourred Just aa ha was making final preparations to leave for Washington, where, his friends say, he expected to . devote hla time largely to working for an adequate ap propriation for the Improvement of the Columbia river. f6"aeveral of hla friends he stated that he would go east not later than the iOth of thla -month, and Allen R. Joy. hla law partner, says that tha data of his departure had been fixed for the 10th or ltth Inst "If Senator Mitchell had lived, be might now be on hla way to Washing ton," aald Mr. Joy thla morning. "He wrote to a number of . people that he would go to Washington- by tha 10th (yesterday), ,or... at latest ' tha 11th. Among those to whom he wrote of his plans were his sons, his friend Senator Thurston, : several of the members of the senate isthmian committee and hla secretary in Washington. He expected to remain in Washington most . of the winter, at the least, until March, and ha hoped to be able to accomplish some good results for - the state. Senator Mitchell waa deeply Interested In the Columbia river appropriation and waa constantly writing to members of ths senate In regard to 'It : "For a number of weeks he had been planning to go to Washington, and hla arrangements were made with- thla In view. He had soma litigation before tha supreme court of the state of Wash ington, and he had that hastened ao that It would not interfere with hia plana. Tha reason why ha went to Tacoma to spend Thanksgiving with his son-ln-law. Judge Chapman, and his family, waa be cause he would not be able to spend Christmas or . New Tear's with them. For some time before hla death he was arranging his affairs so that nothing would arise to Interfere "with hla plan Of spending the winter In Washington. I .do not suppose he had secured his berth, but about everything else had been done." - ' Mr. Joy spoke of tha affectlva work which hsd been done by Senator Mitch ell for- the stste In the past notably In the -matter of the appropriation for the Lewis and Clark fair, and aald that the senator felt confident that through his personal friendships I TV the senate ha could accomplish, much this - winter in the direction of securing a. liberal ap propriation for the Columbia river. Benator Mitchell waa living, up to tha ON COMMITTEES Williamson. Put on Irrigation and Mines and Hermann on In dian Affairs by House. NO APPROPRIATION FOR THE CLATSKANIE RIVER Tillman Introduces Railroad Rate Bill lata Senate Proposing to Give Increased "." Power-" to Interstate Commerce Committed. (Waahlsftoa Soma ef the JeurnaL) Washington, Dec. 11. The secretary of war today eubmltted to congress the report of Chief of Engineers Mackensle recommending no further appropriation for the improvement of the Clatskanle river In Oregon, and ths Anacortea har bor in Washington. Oregon waa not alighted In making the house committee assignments today. Williamson was given a place on the Irrigation and - mines and mining com mittees, Herman on Indian affalra and election of president. Thess are the aame assignments aa In tha last con gress. : . Speaker Cannon announced that on standing committees the Republican membership on each Important commit tee Is increased by one In order that Democrats may retain their prevloua numerical strength, one to each two Re publicans. ' The chairmanships ara tha same, with few' changes. . . Ship Subsidy Bill. Tha report of the -merchant marina commission" wajr- made public It rec ommends tha bill which waa drafted. (Continued on Page Four.) COLDEST DAY OF YEAR MAKES PORTLAND SHIVER . The mercury dropped to tt.t degrees above aero this morn- " ing and gave this the' dlstlno- 4 tlon of being the coldeat day of 4 e .the aeason. The temperature haa 4 begun rising and the Indications 4 are according to the official - 4 forecaster, that tomorrow will 4 be much warmer. Tha coldest e day heretofore this seaaon oo- 4 curred during the letter part ef a 4 November, when It degrees was 4 - recorded. There . waa heavy e frost this morning and a pane- .tratlng east wind, reminding one 4 of the near approach of winter, ',a 4 44 PLACEQREGONIANS time of his death, at the home of Ik T. Pierce, 501 East Oak street He . made known to Mr. and Mrs. Pierce bla plans for the. winter, - ' . "Senator Mitchell told ua on tha first of. - thla month that he expected to go aaat about tha 20th," said Mrs. Pierce thla morning. "He did not tell us how long he would be In Washington, but he was to leave some of hla things with us until hla return. If he expected to go before the 20th ha must have changed bis plana, for that waa tha data he fixed In talking to us." - . Postmaster John Mlnto waa another of the friends to whom Senator Mitch ell confided his plans. "The last time I talked with him was Just before. Thanksgiving, when. I met him on the street He spoke of intend ing to go to Washington, though he did not name tha date when he would leave. I did not see him again until ha had been taken to the hospital." '"Senator Mitchell spoke to ma sev eral tlmea about going to, Washington this winter," said William H. Galvanl, "but I did not know that he was eon templatlng an immediate departure. I called to aee him last Tuesday even ing, but he aald nothing than about go ing at once. . He waa doing all In hla power to aid In securing tha Columbia rlvsr appropriation and waa constantly writing to friends in. congress to enlist their aid. He waa deeply interested in the matter." Colonel David M. Dunne was on Inti mate terms with Senator Mitchell and knew of the letter's plans. To htm Senator Mitchell aald that he would go to Washington about December to, and that he would remain at tha capital for soma time. "Ha had some private busi ness to attend to." said Colonel Dunne, "and ho expected also to do some work for the Columbia river appropriation. I understood, however, that he would not so before the 20th." . Senator Mltohell'a correspondence would doubtless throw full light on his Diana and on the work he. naa been doing for the appropriation. -Hla books and papers have inot been disturbed, however, and will not be until after the arrival of hla sons. John H. Mitchell, Jr., will arrive this evening, and "Lieu tenant Hiram EV Mitchell la on hia way from New York. Aa yet It la not known whether Senator Mitchell left a will, but search will be made after hla sons arrive. Tha value of hla estate will be lnslanlflcsnt - . Senator Mitchell's long service in the senate .had given him an Intimate ac quaintance not only with members of that body.- but with Influential men from all parte of the country, and his friends are confident that tie would have been able to do some effective work for the state at the present ses sion. Desplta the cloud under, which ha rested and the fsct that ha waa de barred from active participation In the proceedings of the senste, he would still .bavve been able to do much by hla per sonal intercession with senators : and congressmen and with other men of in- FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT - FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - : : - : 4 Senator Mitchell's Body May Be Viewed in the Council Cham- . ber of the City Hall From Ten O'Clock to Half Past Twelve Fraternal Orders and Bar, to Attend Portland and Oregon will attend the funeral tomorrow of Senator John H. Mitchell. Reports from outside cities Indicate that tha state will send heavy delegations from many districts. The committee In charge of funeral arrange men's this morning faced the necessity of providing larger apartments than at first were chosen, and decided to have tha body lie In atata In tha council chamber 'Of the city hall from 10 a. m. until . about 11:10 or 1 p. m., . when It la to be moved to the First Congrega ttrrrml. church, that the service may be held there. A guard of honon will be chosen from the Third regiment.' Oregon National guard, to attend the casket from the time that it. Is opened for publlo view until the last rites are finished at the cemetery. Colonel C. V. Oantenbeln expressed his purpose of detailing will ingly "whatever number of tha guard waa required. ' Senator Mitchell. In addi tion, to being the senior United States official from Oregon, waa one of the 'first majors of the Oregon militia. ' Untenant Kitchen Coming. IJeutenant Hiram E. Mitchell wlxed yesterday that he would leave Sandy Hook early thla morning for Portland, but' no delay will take place In the fu- cnoral services on .that account He could not reach here under five days, and If he insists upon seeing the body of his father again, tha vault will be left unsealed, that the canket may be opened when be reaches Portland next week. j ferlef cablegrams have been received from Parts . In response to tha dis patches announcing the death to the wife and daughter. Neither eould pbs slbly reach here In time to attend, without prolonged delay In the funeral, and their presence haa hot been contem plated in any of the arrangements. The daughter from Canton, Ohio, will not come, so that the only member of the rnmiiy at trie grave when the senator Is laid to rest will be John H. Mitchell. Jr., who'Wlll arrive at :I0 o'clock .this afternoon, and Judge W. Os Chapman and bis children of Tacoma. Bier la Ooanctl Chamber. At :I0 o'clock tomorrow morning tha casket will be taken from tha- Vtnley chapel to the city hall. A bier has been erected In tha council chamber, which la being draped In crepe and flags. Floral offerings will be banked behind tha casket, a large national flag being the sole decoration for tha latter. At 10 o'clock the casket will be opened by Director rinley, the guard Of honor will be stationed and those desiring to look upon.lhfaca . pf, tha -.departsd.-wili- .be admitted. Chief Qrttamnoher has been asked to furnish a platoon of ponce- ( Going to Vork for Columbia River Improvement fluence. For some time before the pres ent session of congress opened he waa writing to friends In Jtha.east in behalf . of the Columbia -river appropriation, and If ha could have followed up hla lettera with personal appesls and argumenta ha might have achieved substantial results, -Senator Mitchell was always known .aa a man who accomplished much through hla personal friendships, and ha had atrong confidence In his ability to enlist strong aid In the present session. . CASE IS QUASHED. Senate Takes Vo Votloe of KltoheU'g . ' Seats, Bat Supreme Court Aets. - (Joaraal 8pelal Serrtee.) Washington, Deo.-11. When the sen ate met at noon today It took no notice of the death of Senator Mitchell. Tha late senator's desk was not draped. . Senator Fulton haa decided not to- form ally announce the senator's death. - There- waa no mention or Mitchell a death In the house, which adjourned to Wednesday. Ex-Senator Thuraton of Nebraska ap peared In the aupreme court thla morn ing and called attention to tha death of.. Senator Mitchell, whose-case la pend ing. , Chief Justice Fuller- nodded Ma acknowledgment and the notice of death waa Inserted upon the docket, with the dismissal of the appeal, which waa) quashed by the death of the appellant A MILLION A DAY SPENT FOR LIQUOR IN GOTHAM "" - (Journal Special Servtet. New York, Deo. 11. The Preaa aaya that men of experience and- discrimi nation say that In no large city In tha world, with the possible exception of Chicago, la so much bad liquor aold over the bar as In NswTork. They also say that tha quality of the atuff aold is get ting 'worse -every; year, and that some drastic action ought to be taken to protect - tha people. New York spends more than 11,000,00 a day for alcohollo drink purchased at retail, the amount being about-equal to what it pays for meat and more than It spends for bread and vegetables. The place purchased.la no guarantee of quality, aa in the most "swagger" and expensive placea tha atuff la apt to be bad. men. who will be stationed at various places about tha etty -hall to prevent congestion of tha throng and keep tha procession moving past the bier. , Those who look upon tha faoa as "the senator reposes In funeral cerement will be im pressed with tha remarkable likeness to his countenance aa ha appeared when aeen on tha streets last. ' . rinal Serrloea at Church. At about half past 11 o'clock tha doors of tha council chamber will ba closed to tha public, and the casket will ba borne tn the First Congregational church, for tha flnar aervlces. Portland Lodge of Elks will assemble at the, Marquam building hall at 1:10 o'clock and march direct to the church, under command of Exalted Ruler C. E. Mc Donnell. At 1 o'clock the services ara to commence, the ritualistic work of tha Elka being observed, with the addition . of prayer and scriptural reading by Rev. E. I House, pastor of the church. Tha Congregational church choir will sing two selections, under tha leadership of Mrs. Rosa Bloch-Bnuer. The services will ba closed by benediction, which will 4e pronounced by Dr. House. J? rvni in vnurvai w tery the funeral cortege will ba con ducted by the members of Hasaalo lodge,. Independent. Order of Odd Fel lows, under the directions of Noble Grand Theodora Anderson. At the grave -the rltuallstto - work of the order w.. ba carried out, the casket being placed In the vault by the lodge, which waa chosen by tha aenator to execute thla duty. ' Fraternal Orders to Attend. Members of both the Elks and Odd Fellowewlll attend in force, reserva tlona being made for tha officiating order at the churcn.- At 1:0 o'clock la the afternoon the Multnomah Bar hsso elation will meat In department No. 1 -of the circuit court, name a committee on resolutions, and then proceed In a -body to the First Congregational church to attend tha funeral. When the troult fcourt convened thla morning. O. F. Paxton addressed the court regarding recognition of the dat of the aenator.. who- haa long been an active member of the Bar saaw-latlon. "Benator Mitchell practiced la tha local courts for many years," said Mr. Paxton, "being one of the fading mem. bars of the local bar, and It wotii.i tm meet that the attorneys her and attend' tha funeral as an ornu 'Judge M. C. Oeorge, on behalf of the court, announced that the meml.- i f the bnr would meet at l:i nc! . a. t i attend the funeral. In er'nnn ' fUTiornt acrvli-es It .was lut-ti .-l t. . t (Continued oo l'age T)