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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1007. COURTMARTIAL OF CM EUKLln Conduct of Officers in Charge of Negro Troops at Browns. villa Investigated.' ;: TO DEVELOP ALL FACTS -1., CONCERNING RACE RIOT J Egpect"i to Prove Part rjayrd In I Affair by Colored Troop sad ,K ;' pontlbIlty of Officer In Com- ' mand of Them. '. - "". IJeornal Speetsl Berries.) ' 7 . "San Antonio. Te.t.Teb. -. A court martial . called by Brigadier-General William & McCaakey. commander of the department of Texas, for the In vestgatton of the-conduct --of -.--Major Chart Vf.r Penrose and Captain Edgar A. ttaekltn, both of the Twenty-fifth In fantry, at BrownavlUa during Aha out breag of the negro troopa; convened to day at Fort 8am Houston. The apecine charges against the two ofllcera are conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline, baaed oa their al leged neglect of duty In connection .with the Brownarllle affair. - Tha personnel of the court follow: Colonel George Ieroy Brown, preal ent; Captain Charle E. May, Judge advocate; - Lieutenant-Colonel I M. Mans, Lieutenant-Colonel Jame Crane; Lieutenant-Colonel t- A. Sharp. Lieutenant-Colonel E. J. McClellan. Uuten-ant-Colonet B. K. Stevena, Lieutenant Colon. . Prank Baker. MaJ6r Charle Taylor. Major J.- L. Clark, Major J. H. Bennett, Major Gardner, Major. H. B. Snyder and Major M. B. Wallao. The eourtmartial proceeding will be of great Interest, aa they are expected to develop an the facta connected with the Brownavllle raid and to settle be yond controversy whether colored troops took part to It The trials will be conducted In accordance with th law and regulations, and all witnesses will be sworn and be subject to cross examination. ,.- . WITNESSES TELL- (Continued from Page One.) - Cohen arose and walked toward Je ' rem and made a detour and approached the district attorn7 from the rear, 11 - lustrattng' fully th scene of the shoot 1 Ing. explaining the action with arms V extended and fired the imaginary ahots. Thaw watched the dramatic llluatra ! tlon Intenaely and winced like a man . under the laah when Cohen enacted fh . firing of, th shots. . .. The Stat sta Case. ' . ' " Henry F. Pleaae, an orcheatra leader. "ofrobdraWdrCohen. ' Paul Brudi, a fireman, told of tak : ing the revolver away from Thaw. In answer tt , Delmss' question. Brudi aid Thaw ; waa-i4e. hi eye sUrlng and h appeared to be frightened. Edward H. Coubey, an employe at th aarden. rave unimportant teatlmony. , Policeman Deb told of th arrest 1 and Identified the revolver. He said he turned Thaw over to Offltfejr Wright and then went to see Whites body. Coroner's Physician Lehane, who per ' formed the autopsy -on White's body, testified that Whit died of gunshot wound In th head and body. He iden tified th bullet that he took from th body. ...... At ll:'4S the state rested Its case. At I o'clock Gleaeon. of ThaWseoun- ; el began th presentation of th de , , Xense's case. ' " : Lehane ald that death was due to cerebral hemorrhages. - Ther was ho . rroaa-eiamlnatlon. Thaw' counsel sought only to go Into the record of : such acts inaicaiea we prisoner ' ' mental ut at th time of th shoot- v Ing. Dr. Pechner. who saw the ahootlng, amid that when he went to White' body '. he found that life was extinct He said " that he noticed nothing unusual in the appearance of Thaw fee before the - ahnU ; , . -- Policeman Debs -was recalled - and " asked aa to the conversation Thaw held ' with hi m If. ' H answered her. say ing: "Harry, why did you do thlsf Thaw anawered. "Ill be all right". ' "The people rest." announced Garvan. Tha state presented and reatad Its case . within two hours. The Judge admon ' ' lahed the Jury not to talk among them selves, and adjournea until s o cioc. 1: Thaw waa led away as a man stunned. The state's brevity .overwhelmed him. His wife and mother met him and, of- . ; f ered cheer. . V TJawxttteavfcaw Flea. Attorney I). M. Delmaa, in speaking . of the iurr. said today: "Harry 4 haw I entirely attafled with the Jury. Counsel for Thaw find . no objection to any of the 12 men fln . ally selctd; on the contrary, we feel ,. that hla caae will be Judged by a Jury -- intelligence and. Integrity. "Pereonally I am perfectly confident . that any Jury of it men selected from any part f the United States would, after hearing Thaw' defense, send - htm forth a free man. Thaw will be ,-. freed upon a strict application of th law on th statute books of the state of Near Torki There will be no Interven- tlon of the so-called "unwritten, law.' We do not need to go beyond the atat- ut books to convince the Jury that he ' ahould be acquitted." ' The report as 16 District Attorney Je ' rome's alleged purpose to have two of th Jurors, Harney and Steele, dropped was t th effect that he waa Informed fter they were accepted that Harney wn th father of Masle Pollette, a rhoru girl, 'and a warm friend of Eve- lyn Nesblt Thaw, and that Steele had r been an intimate business associate of ' William Thaw, the deceased father of . the defendant. '- 'Investigation brought only denials of . both 1 stories. Masle Follette's family nam I Harney, but she states that th ; Juror of that name la not her father. V RIPE FOR SLAUGHTER Stanford White Killed, Not Mar " 'tiered, ! Opinion In Courtroom. By Alfred Henry I,wl. aarst Xews Herrlee.) .' New Tork, Feb. 4. Th etory of the tragedy, from a day antedating by months the shooting down of Stanford White, ha been beaten Ilk a carpet. Nothing has been left unsaid, nothing ha been left ungueased. Th story hss been msd threadbare by much hand ling. . Way It U Blr Case. The esse la a big cess, but it is only ' big bereus of th million poaaeaeed ' . br those Involved. If Stanford White hud been Bully Jon Of Avenue A; 1f Harry Thaw war a member In good. T that is id aay bad. Handing in th Paul - k.uH gaii a. and 4vJyn Thaw Ui baif- paid seamstreaa of om Hester street sweatshop, little would be said and lass be thought of the pending litigation. It would hold no one's Interest, no one save a handful of half-world obecurl ttee; It would take but an hour to se lect the Jury and a day to hear the cause. The defendant would go un noticed to the chair; orj being made free, retapaa into those dingy eaat aide surroundings from which the hand or the law had for th moment dragged him. In the preaent instance, however, the background la filled heavUy In with the Thaw mllllonai therefore, and of course, a democratic publle Interest be gins to sparkle spontaneously. A rich man has been killed, a rich man did the UHllng. and so a world lt up to hear th tal In vrjr"red and dripping par ticular, : Blp for tk rails - Th-- sympathy of . tha - courtroom seems to be with Thaw. Not only the hnna. hut the belief waa current that he would go acquitted. No one bases this Thaw optimism on any specific ground. No one said "un- -it.u. . w " Hnna claimed that Thaw waa insane. ' Among' the ringside com mentators on .the battle pewg ioucdi . r,iain iuivir. that tha conviction was not only general, but gaining ground that aa one expreased It. with more potnt than elegance '-'mt tha lime of the killing- the game taw waa out on on- l urkl,, Ktf hla bluett intn lulu . T I1M". aav, v r ...w " ner of life, had placed hlmaelf beyond the pale; h waa a moral outlaw, a ao rtal . wolf head, and considering all th circumstance nia r Thsw was st th most unpunlahabla It was a killing, not a murder. Thl by th common vole autsld the rail.' rao of Spoiled Caild, 1 Thaw' I not a fee of clean and imanii It t varue. unoer- tain, fretful the apoild-cblld face. The fire of no high aspiration light It up. ror an mat. i is n m . not th fac of either a maniac or a Tkiui vhA read "criminal" in hi look are doubtless much' ssslsted by hla killing of Whit. . Had thes wise folk encountered inaw on m umw wk.n hi.'fiamta wnt fmt of bloodatalu he would hav been the last one they elected or picked upon a a comma man-killer. - ' . Tk ia little nf the Iron In Thaw composition. I should not call him either atern or aengeroua ln any ense. His manhood ' la not broad hiuiMnniA aint dean-cheated: hla nature does aot rest on - bedplate of stark courage. He ha no Innat ferocltlea, no Immortal hatred. For theae he lack heart and fiber; to tell It briefly, hi la too weak a soil tg rear such ROBBERS ARE TAKEN ; (Continued from Page On.) they did not . reveal to the defendant how muchvvtdnc he had saved for them when they appeal In court . for their trial. - . - M - Nnt to Mr. Col. Wane and Ander- on ahared th gas of the crowd Wane aa the real leader of as desperate a bunch of criminals aa have ever op erated In Portland, and Anderson be cause of his terrlbl fac and reputa tion. - Waa la Tary Cool. Wane, alwav cool and deliberate. displayed no feeling It waa a If h wer seated In a poker gam ana nis 'eppbnms-weYrwatehlng til fac to ee If he would In any way reveal th strength of hi hand. Anderson, nervous, but not In fear; lurching and leering from aid to aide. snaking a Joke or in wnoi proceeding, aa if he were tb court fool In om old DaatoraL showed hi horrible face to all. He delighted in th entertainment he afforded the crowd, which smiled at his grimace on ratnut and In- th next conjured up terrible pictures they drew on their Imagination and aw Anderson behind a mask and re volver In their bedchamber in th dead of th night. Archie Turnbull, the captain of th fir department, who was arrested for complicity In the robberle and who I now out on 11,100 ball, waa th princi pal wltnes agalnat hi confederates. He wa looked upon In pity' by many, while other expreased nothing but con tempt for the man employed as a pro tector of life and property who had Joined In the work of pillage and rob bery. Of the robber. Andetaon alone paid any attention to Turnbull, and that. In a leer. Seated with Mr. Cole .about th long desk reserved for attorney wer the postal Inspectors and City Detective Clifton R. Hellyer, who ha proved hlmaelf a capable aaalstant to th fed eral. Buthorlilea . bxjecurlnsJB.anywli- naaata. Witnesses of All Sort. Among the wltneeses were men and women from all walks of life from Po lice Sergeant Baty to hotelkeeper. pawnbrokers, aaloonkeepera and treet car conductor. Louie Gllbrlde, the traveling Jeweler who bought 1110 worth of - th St. John a tamps from Turnbull, wa on of th principal wit nesses. Mlna Faublon, the young woman who. found-th cartrlJgea on th old trail that lead down ' to the river back of th Sellwood postofflc. wa another. Abe Semler. a clerk In a pawnshop on North Third street, wa present to testify that he bsd sold th cartridge to Turnbull. Mary Hun aker. proprietress of th lodging house where Smith was arrested, sat In the long row of chair watting to be called to th wltnesa stand. Th city police department wa rep resented in th Hat of witnesses by Sergeant Baty, Detective Hellyer, Pa trolman Klelnlln and Patrolman Joe Burke. Conductors Flnley and I I Morgan of the O. W. P. Co. wer in th courtroom to Identify the men aa the one they had carried to tb Sellwood station on th night of th robbery. Other Important witness wr J. D. Chapman, aupertntendent of the Bell wood elation; Assistant Postmaster Moxon of St Johns, M. Quents of the Sellwood hotel, George Tenke, saloon keeper at First and Madison streets, and Oeorge Hanson. Several other with nesse were present In addition to those who name hav been given. Kvervthlnc waa In readlne for th hearing when Commissioner McKe opened hi court Promptly on th hour of I th procaing oegan ana without any preliminaries Mr. Cola railed hi witnesses and started his questioning. Without diverting from his purpose of Introducing Just enough evidence to hold the men to the grand Jury, h ahowed th strength of hi cas tlm and again and to tha lay man' mind presented -enough facts to ronvlct th men. Mr. Col hss at alt times expressed confidence that h will Convict th men, and those who watched him aa the hearing proceeded believed that he bad told the truth.' Slowly. and surely he enmiahed the men In the web of their own acta He did not falter at any time and the work went alon'g apeedlly. Witness after witness wss called and the examination waa held down to the questions thst would show In answer that .the men were Implicated sufficient ly to warrant Commissioner MrKee In holding them to th grand Jury. Caleb Powers' Fourth Trial. (Jnarasl gpeelsl Servle t Georgetown. Ky.. Feb. .. The fourth trial of Caleb powers, charged with complicity In the aasasstnstun of Hena tor William Goehel lnvlo0. will prob ably be continued whan tk cas Is called her tomorrow. . X ITALIAIJS VMRflED ABOUT PAHAL1A Government to Send Out Circu lars to Keep Workmen From . . ' Going to Canal. AVERAGE WAGES PAID I r. LESS THAN IN AMERICA No Insurance tor Wneaa or Provision for Return Hohh Laborer Com pelled to Refund Far Paid From - Marseilles. . ' ' - " " vy.-': y - '; .... (Joarul Special terries.) ' Roma, Fb. 4. A latter haa been received-from th Italian consul at Pan ama advising the government to warn Italian immigrant not to go to Panama to work with pick and hovl on th canal on account of the large percent age of deaths among th worker dur ing th period of French construction, and also because of tb imposition practiced ln overcharging 100 Italian already on -th lthmu for th voyage from Maraelllea. Thes laborer complained to the consul In addition that wages paid on tha canal averaged only $I.0 a day, which could be earned In any part of th United States without incurring climatic dangers and discomforts. It Is lesrned her thst th canal eom mlssion haa given labor agencle at Marseilles order for 0.000 Italian la borers. Th government will Issue a warning that no '.If lnuranc I af forded digger,. wnd no provllon 1 mad for their return home In caae of Illness or disability. THREE TRAINS BLOCKADED Contlnusd from Page Ona) to Bonneville and taking them on the eaatbound train to Spokan and Hunt ington. Mail from th east will reach Port land thla afternoon on the steamer Har vest Queen' from Bonneville,- but prob ably too late for-dellvery to business houses today. ""A larg amount of mall ha accumulated by th delaya to west bound train over the Union Pacific yatem. Ther ar now practically three days' mail bag from Chicago, New Tork. Omaha and pokan piled up at Bonneville. Disastrous floods ar feared a a re sult of th accumulation of lub ic and snow in stream now rendered slug glsh by cold weather. If th tempera ture auddenly rise and rain eet'in an Immense amount of water will be lib erated In all the watercourse tributary to th Columbia river between Portland and Pendleton. Divlalon Superintendent D. W.Camp bell I out on th main lln superin tending preparation for preventing the heaviest damage that haa yet resulted should the watera be turned loose by a chlnook. ' General Superintendent Buckley I on the Washington division today. Investigating th extent of the tie-up and damage in th Wallula dis trict At Pullman. Washington, snow fell last ntght to the depth of 1J orAi inches, making nearly II inches of now over Miat ctiotvof th Palo us country. Tb snow wa accompanied by a drop of. th mercury, which in sure good sleighing. Flood ar ex pected ther if th chlnook com, a th Pullman business section is In a flat through which flows the Palous river. womplalnta ar coming rrom stock buyer .that tha heavy anowa keep the cattle poor. No losses of stock ther ar reported, a th weather Baa been i oderat from extreme cold of a week ago. S. !.. Train Banning. . Southern Pacific trains are running between Portland and San Franclsoo, although delayed more or less br heavy weather. They ar leaving on tlm but arriving two W lour noura late. Th storm in southern Oregon has sp parently spent its force, and is now a drlixllng Tain.yThe-gaoite-at-Ashland today ahows precipitation of 1.(0 Inchea during the paat three day, being ovsr half an Inch last night. Trains from the south reached the Ashland dl vision only a few hours Iste, and there waa leas obstruction of the road than had been feared. Thre wreck In Cow creek canyon ard th wreck of No. 1 near Willows, California, yesterday comprise the accidents since th storm began, th latter being me oniy on in vol win a Irtaa nt Ufa .. -Klamath county ha been" enveloped in a rain storm sine Saturday evening a week a so. Thl etorm ceased at mia night laet night The weather I re ported warm there today, and th coun try a ea or mua. , a . i . ' WORST WINTER AT ALBANY Willamette Expected to Reach High- eat Point ln Bcore of Years. fSnedsl Dlspatek te The Jenniel.) " Albany, Or., Feb. 4. Th Willamette river at Albany 1 rising very rapidly and the Indications ar that It will teach th highest point of the year within the next to hours., information received by the local weather bureau Is to th effect tht th river win proba bly reach th highest stage In yeara Rain baa fallen Incesssntly throughout th past 41 hours, and the stream ar rsglng torrent. The now In th mountain 1 melting very rapidly, and ahould th warm rain continue the highest water 1" th paat 10 year I expected to result All stream to th Willametta, ar overflowing, and th Calapoola, amptylng Into th Willam ette at Albany, I overflowing tb entire country adjacent. Alban Or., Feb. 4. The rain con tinue and th river I rising very rap Idly at this city. Indication point to extremely high water. Advice received from point on th upper, river ar to the effect that the highest water In year may be expected, and th local weather bureau predict th sam. At It o'clock thl morning Th river Had reached the height of 21 feet. HIGHER THAN IN JANUARY Willamette at Eugene) I Nineteen Feet and Rising Rapidly. 1 r .... (Ipeal Dtspste to The Jocretl ) Ruaene, Or., Feb. 4. The warm and heavy rain -during Saturday night and a greater part of Sunday caused th Willamette river and tributaries In this vicinity to rlsei rapidly and in many places they are out of their bank, doing minor damsge. Th freshet during the first part of January, how ever, put the farmer on their guard and they wer prepared for tha preaent high water In th way of looking after, taair small stock sod j Muring Uk small bridge which went out before. -The river at Kugeae registered the highest Sunday afternoon, when It was 10 feet above low water mark, more than four feet lower than the highest mark reached during the January freshet, A warm rain fell all of laat night and thl morning bringing th Willamette liver up rapidly. It wa It feet at noon and at that tlm waa .rising at th rat of six Inches per hour. t is expected that It will be several feet higher than during the January freahet when th maximum height wa 10 feet TRAFFIC RESUMING Wall Walla Has Been Isolated for Four Days Already. . . (Sotelsl Mspetrh te The Journal. . Walla WaTia. Wash., Feb, 4-The 0. R. & N. passenger train between Spo kane and Pendleton resumed today via Wallula and Umatilla, after four day' Interruption on account of washouts between - here and Athena. It I ex pected that direct communication will be resumed Wednesday. Snow in th Cascade prevented the Spokan - Flyer .from passing through last night and No. 71 did not leave Spokane for the earn reason. ' W. C. R. trains ar all running ex cept to Pendleton. It 1 expected th damage from th washout In Vansyrkle -canyon. Oregon, will be repaired tomorrow, when for the first tlm In four- day train may reach Pendleton by that rout. : LEWISTON BURIED DEEP Three to Fire; Feet of Snow, Heaviest in Twenty Years. ' (Special tHipateh to The Jaareal.) Lewlaton. Idaho, Feb. 4. From three to five feet of mow cover th Lewis ton country, th greatest amount ln 10 years. Fifteen feet 'of snow haa ac cumulated ln the Buffalo Hump mining district, being three feet more than; ever known ther before. . Snow began falling Saturday afternoon .and eonttn uad without abatement until 0 o'clock last nlsht In Lew la ton seven inches of snow lies on tb ground. Th Sal mon river stock rangee ar under a foot of snow, and cattle ar reported to be dying by-hundreds. .Stockmen in the Joseph Plain section will lose all their stock unless an early thaw Intervenes. This is the hardest winter In th Sal mon river country inc 1871.' SNOW, RAIN. SLEET - . . - - ' McMlnnrille Has' Its Third Severe Storm of tho Season. (Special Dlspeteh te The Jearaal.) McMlnnvllle, Or... Feb. 4. Yamhill county had Its third snowfall of th winter early Saturday morning. The snow began falling about I a. m. and ln two hour three Inches covered - the ground. Saturday evening rain, mixed with sleet, began falling, the prevailing wind direction being from the north. Thla cold. Icy rain continued all day Sunday and throughout Sunday night The snowfall hero thl year haa been th largest known for many years. DRIVING OUT STOCK Lowland Ranchers About Harrlsbnrg Prepare for Disaster. . (flpeetal Dispatch ta The Jeemsl.) Harrlaburg, Or.. Feb. 4. The Wil lamette river at thla point had reached nine feet and nine inche above low water mark at noon yeaterday and haa since then been rising about three Inches an hour, i People living In the bottom lands are looking after th safety of their stock, a all expect a very high stage of water unless th teady downpour Of rain doe not caa oon. SNOW AT WALLA WALLA Five Inches But No Further' Damage Prospect of Cessation. ' rfteeelel Dtssatrti te The Joeniil.) ' Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 4. This city Is unharmed from - the five-Inch nowfall yesterdayT' The thermometer stand at 10 degree above xero thl rifornlng, with th prospects of no more snow. Substantial comfort, good tea and cof fee. Schilling' a Beet ' Brilliant "Charity. Ball. (Jooreal Special Service.) Philadelphia, Feb. 4. Ther la every prospect that th German-American charity ball tonight will be one of the moat brilliant aoclal function ever given ln Philadelphia. Tb fact that th Baron von Sternberg, th German ambassador at Washington, and th baroness, together with their secre taries, wdl b present, wtll lend addi tional eclat to th affair. -Probe "Death f PngHJsU Grand Rapid. Mich, Feb. 4. Th caae of th flv men Indicted a a re ult of the death of Mlk Ward, th pugilist, following hi recent fight here with Harry Lewis, probably will be taken up this week. , Th first case to be tried I that or rrana iyncn, cnargea with aiding and abetting a prlteflght Harry Lewis will fac th charge cf murder after all th other caae ar disponed of. ' High Grade High Price - Always ' the Same JJUofgcriOH GOLDEN GAT UlBACt on Merit J. A. Folger & Co ..- - . San Franci$co fteU m FtJI Mur LINCOLN ROHANGE THING OF PAST Mrs. Jessie Lincoln Beck with Is Sued for Divorce on Grounds of Desertion. . ' FELL IN LOVE WITH ) BIG FOOTBALL HERO Elopement of Ten Years Ago Fnds in Sorry Fashion Bride Is Grand daughter of Abraham Lincoln and Robert T. Lincoln's Child. ' (Journal Speelal Service.) ' ' -Mount Pleasant,-lowai-j-'ebv-4. Mra Jessie Lincoln Beckwlth, daughter of Robert T. Lincoln . of Chicago, and granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln, haa bean aued for dtvorc in tb dis trict court hr and there la about to close th last chapter of a romance and elopement that created sensation 10 year ago. , - Th complainant I Warren Beckwlth. Hla ground for seeking a dlvorc la de sertion, and It la understood th oas will not be conteated. aa Mr. and Mra Beckwlth have not lved together for eeven yeara . Th romance that ended In th ' in formal marrying of th coupl bgan at a football gam, when young Beck wlth, then an athlete of mor than local fame, olared right halfback on th Iowa Wealeyan team. Ml Lincoln waa on of th apectatora She naa com to Iowa to vialt her grandfather, former United State Senator Harlan. Sh wa given an Introduction to th football hero.' It wa th beginning of aa ac quaintance that resulted ln marriage. A Miss Lincoln on wa pressmen to Queen Victoria In III, when her father waa minister to th court of St Jam. . . , - WITHDRAW BOSTON SHIPS ' FROM ASIATIC RUN Americarr Boats Reported Driven Out of Field by Japanese Competition. -- (Jeeraal Special Service.) ' : ' Boston. Feb. 4. Owing to inability to compete with th Japan line .on th Pacific, th Boston-owned Osanv shlps Pleiades. Hyades and Lyra wul be withdrawn from th oriental trad. They may play between Beattl and imi In tin snnini-T- svasotc m teamships Tremont and Shawmut, which are owned by th Boston. 8 team ship company and ar engaged in th oriental trade, may alao be withdrawn. "We ar obliged to discontinue aenr ice," said an official of th Boston Tow boat company, "because w ar unable to compete with Japanese) lines, which hav every encouragement from their government and get a bonue. Every government In the world but our give a subsidy to encourage steamship lines and until we get it contracts for de livering supplies to th PhlUpptne will go to foreign line. Heretofore our steamships have transported auppl! to th Philippine and entered Into th bidding." . , - - . SCHOOLS BAD (Continued Iron Pag On.) pools and toilets, th air contaminated. and everything favorable for the cul ture and propagation of th disease peculiar to children." He then enumerated typhoid fever. scarlet fever, diphtheria and spinal men Ingltis as the. results which wer bound to develop out of - th existing condi tion. "W wondr. he ald, "why ao many children die. It 1 to be wondered that ao many ar allva aurvlving ucli awful condition. ' Th mayor" Ideal school, which h described ss being In operation ia.ru ablo. Colorado, made provision for each elaea to be ln a separate building. In thl coS itry of wood he believed that Ideal condition would result with but on room to th building, a roof gar den on top. open veranda around, o that th children could study out of door when th weather permitted, lear. Ing the rswm mor for recitation pur pose and te be ueed at night for lec ture and concert. Xealta Tint Oonsidaratloa, "Our first consideration always," said th mayor, "ahould be the health of our children, for upon them depend in tu tor of our country. To deprlv them of the advantage which nature ha o abundantly provided ln . our state criminal. Every ohild In this ag of medical science," he declared, "who die of an- Infectious dtseaaa I murdered. and some one Is guilty." Th mayor favored providing, thos unable to purchase testbook-with rre ones, and In order that th child should be equipped fully to enter the bsttle of lit) he should b provided also with food and clothing. Take care of a child physically," h aid. "and hi mental facultle will de velop all right, I hould Ilk to ell off all th school building in thl city and erect the kind . that I hav de scribed. Pueblo has demonstrated their feasibility and usefulness. And in time they will prov necessity. It may do to herd cattle, sheep and hogs, but not children." At the conclusion of his address. Mayor Lane answered numerous ques tions asked by th audience and a gen eral discussion of hi remark followed. INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF RAILROAD REBATES - .i (Jmtmtl Special semee.t Wichita. Kan., Feb. 4. -The scene of th Interstate commerce commlaalon' Inquiries Into complaint agalnat' rail roads of th west and southwest was transferred today to Wichita. During the nest few day hearing will' be held here In the matter of charge brought agalnat th Atchison. Topeks A Bant Ke, the Missouri Parlde and several other railroads, regarding the giving of rebatee - and unjust discrimination against certain shippers. ' " Woodruff Goes to' Knrope. (Journal Speelsl Servlre.l New Tork, Feb. 4-i-Tlmothy u. Wood ruff chairman of the New Tork state Republican committee, sailed for Europe today on th ueuiwmann, i-cuminiuu by Mr. Woodruff. Mr. Woodruff plan to remain abroad but a few weeks, ex pecting to- return -before - tb rlou i work of to leglslatur begins. ' i DACKACIIE DESPOIJDEnCY Ar both symptom of oryanlo d rangement, and nature's warning to women of a trouble which will soon er or later declar itself. How of ten do w hear woman sn-v 'It seems aa though my back would break." Yet they continue to drag along and suffer with aches in th small of tha back, pain low down In th side, dragging sensations, nerv ousness and no ambition. ' - Ther do not realize that th back lsthsmain-spnngoiwomanorB---- M,e I ENANAGEL ism and quickly Indicate by aching Ml 55 Lt.VT a dlaeaaed condition of th feminine organs or kidneys, and that sches and pain will continue until the cause la removed. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made from na'tlvs roots and herb has been for manr years .tha mo MKMsful rsmedy in such caies. Ho other madloina has such s record of cnrs of feminlna Ula. ' V. a, V' r w . t . Miss Lena Nagel. ot 117 Morgan 8.. Buffalo, N. V., wrlUr- Iwaa MmnletelT worn out and on the -wrge of n.rvou prostration. My back Shed It Ttb7wm.. I hsd drtadfuTriod. of pain, was subject to fit. of crying and extreme nerrouaneaa, and was always waak and tired. Lydli Pinkham's Vegetable Compound completely cured we XLydlaB. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures Female Complainta, such aa Backache. Falling and Displacement, and all Organic Diseases. dTsIo".. and expel. Tumor, at an early ,tage. ; "?then. and tones th Stomach." Cures Headache and Indigestion and invigorate the whole femlnlne'syBtem-. . . . A. ' 'a ' MrSaJnkham's Standing Invitation to Women Women suffering from any form write Mr. Jlnnnam, tynn, samam. . REV SYSTEM OF SHORTHAND REQUIRES HO TEACHER Sir Edward Clark Perfects Cods . That. Uses Not Light or Heavy Lines. London. Feb. 4. Sir Edward Clarke. a prominent lawyer and a member of parliament, haa Invented a new ytem of shorthand, which he 1 about te hay published in a cheap handbook. LOSl-a .Continuous desk work, a cold, or an overstrain of the muscles causes uchsuficrlnowith.back-acbesAs. a help to nature, as a ttxatOf tor the stiffness of the muscles, and as a cure lor the .pain and aches even without ccwatkn of labor there is nothing that can be compared wtuV emu MADRON HILL This beautiful new addition is now ready for sale. It is the only tract on the Peninsula that ha the tarline so close to the river riew lots. A home 200 feet above the xity,where you. caruyerlook the harbor and city.' The shipf of the world pass in full view; the mountains with their snow-capped peaks are in full view; the river with thi green-covered hill of the Heights for, a background, make a beautiful picture. Nature has passed out the good thing to this addition with a lavishing hand. It is close in, good car service. Bull Run water, building re strictions, ' boulevards graded and graveled; in snort, everything necessary for elegance and comfort. A lot can be secured here on easy payments. : - Take St Johns car, get off at Creely station. It is between the station and the river. . , . Topaz Land Co. 60S COMMERCIAL BUILDINO. , nxniiiKissiiisKaiiuanixixinsiiixonsuszazat j Combining Business With Pleasure Ieeseeeeeeieeeeeeeeeee- 1 FORTEN DAYS ONLY ii OUR i n 9IS.OO PLATB8 6S.OO OOLD CROWNS ,. Q3.00 liOT ATTENDANT 391& Morrlsor. 0p.P$tnk of female weakness are inviiea w w - ii Jf "My ystem," aay Sir Edward, "1 a simple adaptation of Taylor' system, v which I so elaborate that one can learn it only, from a teacher. Mine 1 so simple It require no teacher; anybody can learn It by hlmaelf. . Qne treat dis tinction It ha la there ar no thick and thin strokes, so that it can be writ ten with pan, pencil or tyloaraph." Sir Edward In his younger days wss . a .newspaper shorthand reporter in th : press aaliery of th house of commona. .; Philomath Commercial Club. Philomath,-Or, Feb.- 4.-A commer cial club ha been organised In Philo math; with Andrew William a presi dent and F. S. Mlnaball, secretary. Th purpose of th organisation' I to push vary enterprise that will belp , to , build up th town. t I .' lame Sracft a ss -r' Z' Th business end of It 1 this: W supply aa good a grade of all varieties of paint and vamlshe you can procur anywher at an ' tremely moderate price; the pleas ure end of It I th ease In applying - them th aatlsfaction they afford when transferred to door, lintels, - window sashes wherever yotf need paint or varnlih. , , THE BIG PAINT STORE Fisher, Thorscn 45: Co. . raOaTT Amt acoxmxsov its. - z C""T I n- t i 5 3M : 1 . M I V 1 I..H '
