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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 17. 1S07. 14 FIGHT LAST BATTLE Great Nations of Worid Will Her In Final Struggle, Says In Address Before That ths slope of the Paclflo coast " ! to be the Uet great baUleeround of the human reeo wlisrs shall be settled the question of supremacy an na ao ".. lutlon of tha raca queatlon waa tha ! theory advanced by Colonal Robert A. Miller In an addreas befora tha Amerl- lean Patrlotlo club on tha oceaalon of ': 'Its elxth annual dinner given at tha " Portland hotel laat night , . IhaJiuUwtfaluiialJliIUJer'AI-, , -dreee wee "Tha- Paclflo Northwest," Jbat ha broadened Mi theina to take In the whole of the Paclflo eoaat Ha said . that to hie mind tha (Teat question now befora tha people of the United ' States at tble hour waa that of tha ' aettlement of tha race queatlon. Xaa Oreat XatUe to Ba Jrongat. . ." He called to mind the story printed , : recently of tha American girl In Ca.ll " fornla, who, wedded to a Chtneaa atu- (dent, waa forced to face tha alterna f Ova of either going back to tha Celea- ' Jjtlal Kingdom, there to take up tha bur- dena of womanhood under benighted "conditions, i or . to abandon her hua iband. and be' turned , from .- that sub 1 Ject to the broader one of race dominion 'throughout tha world. - Tha speaker traced tha hlatory of ' the human raca from tha daye of tha ; tower of Babel, whan tha Asiatic peo 1 plea atarted on their pilgrimage to the i eaatward and the Caucasian people ' went their way to tha westward, un til at tha present time the descendants 'of tha two races are "glaring at each : other across tha Paclflo ocean, waiting - J for tha time when tha great queatlon ef supremacy la to be settled." - Within five years,, tha speaker contended, tha people of this coast would turn from Idle jest around tha banquet board to tha stern duty of tha great chaaa board 'of war. In following hla argument the speaker aaid: : .. . ' --- Qaestloa of tfsjrmajr2." I "This question appeals to ma in mora 1 serious tone. It is time, In my opinion, ; for us to pause in the race to tha ' westward and consider thla great ques . tlon that confronts us. In five years wa will not meet around tha banquet t ... i . ! ' f Judge T. O. Halley. board, treating In Idle jest tha ques : tlons that coma before ua, but wa will perhapa bo poring over the great cheaa board of war endeavoring to solve the ; momentous qusstlons of tha future. . r "It win not be a light thing after all to meet and tha queatlon la. How shall , wa meet it T To me it seems that we TAKE MONEY FOR THAT'S THE Twa clever swindlers . with a brand new achema for obtaining easy money are reaping a rich harvest on the east aide. Complaint was made to tha police yesterday of tha operations of the crooks and tha method pursued by them is re garded as most unique. About a . week ago a well-dreaaed , young fellow approached tha residents in tha vicinity of East Seventh and Bel mont streets and painted a glowing word-picture of the great benefits of free gas and water. , Yesterday another visit waa paid to tha householders la ths same district. Tha two glib young men stated that Is """"""' t y SEEPAGES u. i 1 ON PACIFIC COAST Settle Question of Supremacy Colonel Robert MiHer Patriotic Club. , K'-:--iff. rjS'S-;ew if 1x v., v.-r Colonel Robert JL Miller. shall meet it vlotdrlously. For cen turies tha Caucasians have been follow Ing tha star of .empire to tha westward, until the flower of tha raca baa pauaed here upon tha Paclflo alopa, blocked in Its advance by tha broad bosom of the Pacific. . For centuries, sine tha time of Babel, tha Aslatto has been marching to t tha eastward until tha survival of the 'fittest haa planted a, wonderful nation in tha Island of Japan, and today these two people, tha pest of their races, are glaring at each other acroaa tha ocean. The onward course of tha races hss- been run and now having circled the globe they stand face to faoa for tha last great battle of supremacy. How will It endr . rathe Black peeks. ' ."'The speaksr concluded his address by expressing tha hope that the "power of tha white raca wonld be triumphant J over that of tha yellow and that vio , tory for tha nation, would ba followed ; by peace for tha wokld. , Tha sixth annual dinnsr of ths Amer ; lean Patriot. club waa a most sue j cessful affair. Tha table at the PorJ ; land was banked In pink carnations and crocuses and presented a delightful ap- f u n. v , .11,. . u. . u, kuii yav?.4vu. of the club, presided over the banquet as toastmsster. Following ths coffee Father James Black of the Catholic church responded to tha toast of "James Msdlson. 1n honor "of "whose birth tha dinner was given. His - remarks were most forceful snd wer erected-with I generous applause. I judge Thomas o.. Halley apoke on tha subject of "Tha Union. and said I that Oregon should ba thankful to Mad- Ison for his work in creating the con stltutlon. for without It there would have been no power strong enough to have guaranteed protection to its peo ple in tha formation of Its government. Oeorge Pearly of Pittsburg waa. In troduced and spoke briefly of his im pressions of Oregon from his short visit here. He waa followed by Judge E. B. King, who apoke of the work of tha press la the upbuilding of the gov ernment of the United States. William R. - McOarry closed the list of tossts with a short talk on 'The signs of tha Times." , GAS, BIjT LAST OF THE COIN order to carry oa tha campaign it would be neceasary to secure funds, snd re quested the payment of fl.XS from each of the property-owners. A duly signed receipt was given for ths money, and after collecting a considerable amount of money tha swindling pair quickly dis appeared. . . MASKED BURGLARS ROB LOS ANGELES JEWELER Los Angeles, CaL, -March It. Two masked burglars entered tha Jewelry tore of W. M. Kinney. IOT - South Spring street, this evening, about :I0 o'clock and looted tha place of about 14.000 in Jewelry and cash. Ths street was crowded with people at tha time, but their operations were conducted . with .so : little commotion that nobody noticed what was going on. A tall and a short man, with their facea masked by heavy pieces of blsck cloth, walked Into the store, and while the taller , of tha two backed the proprietor of the plays and Oeorge Hamilton be hind tha big safe, tha other robber snatched' up soma valuable diamond rings in ths show cases and in tha show window and rifled tha drawer of a smsll amount of cash. It is estimated that at least f 1,009 of ths booty consisted of diamonds, tha ' reat being; valuable watches, charms and money. . SWEET AS THE SCENT OF VIOLETS f Is the Breath From a Moqfh Filled Nine out of every ten cases of stomach trouble are caused by Improperly msstlcatad food. . ) . To thoroughly masticate your food yon must ehew It thoroughly, with teeth that are perfectly sound, i ,' It is Impossible to masticate your food unless your teeth are kept In perfect condition. Where teeth are missing we can build yon a bridge that will masticate your food thoroughly. If you muat have a plate, our work In this line la rarely equaled and' never excelled. i The beat work Is the cheapest , . .. voo nrt or tsxtx o iimii run ss. :' ass nt or nin ov ivnn run sat . DR. B. E. WRIGHT, . . MH WASaTTJrttTOsT STKJaTT. COMW STllirrM. , omCB HOURS:! A. M. to P. M.) 7:10 to 1:10 P. M ! SUNDAYS, I t L . PHONE MAIN. tilt. TWC&TS TBABS POBTXAaTD. " OIL KING DENIES GIFT TO CHINESE Rockefeller ' Reported to Have Given Fifty ' Million to ,- Educate Orientals. . ACCORDING TO SECRETARY STATEMENT IS FALSEHOOD Muld-Mllllonalre Will Iav Atlanta Monday for New York Rumored That ftloney Waa to Be Give to Educational Institutions. (PablUbers Pren by Speds! Leased Wire.) Atlanta, Oa., March la. A special from Augusta statea that John IX Rockefeller saye there Is no truth in tha report that the oil king would give 150. 000,000 to Christianise ths Chinese. Ac cording to his secretary, Mr. Rockefel ler Will leave Augusta on Monday for New York, ... New York. March 1. The report that John ZX Rockefeller plana the establish ment of a fund of upward of t&O.OOO.OOO, ths avowed purpose of which Is to mod ernise and educate the Chineee race, la not confirmed among Rockefeller's clos est associates in this city. It may, however, be true. Certain it la that during the last three or four yeare Rockefeller has been devoting a great deal of attention to the atudy of systems of educational methods, and ha la known to 'be very enraptured with tha subject. Hla re cent wonderful gift to the cauae of ed ucation in America shows Just how hs feels on tha matter. According to tha Dlan. the report of which cornea from Waahlngton. and former Minister to China Denby credited as the author. Rockefeller la to give tha Income of the money for the establishment and main tenance of educational Institutions at Peking, Tientsin. Hanko W, CM An Ttt and Canton. . The plan is to make theaa education al institutions as modern ss possible, snd Instruct ths Chinese raca along tha modern lines. It la also- atatsd by those responsible for the publication of tha report that Rockefeller's plan Is the ultimata Christianising of the Chi nese empire. Ha believes that tha mis sionary work in China has been along mistaken lines, and hla proposition Is to educate and then Chrlattanlsa, It Is Impossible tonight to get any statement from Rockefeller's personal attorneys in this city or from sny mem bers of - tha - immediate- Rockefeller family. Most of them declsre that they am tint haliave there was anything: in the report, although all admitted that' It might poaalbly be tnje. Kocaeieuer Ifimaelf Is now in ths south and as usual up to tha present time haa been Inaccessible to newspaper correspond ent s. .. . ,'' COURT HEARS TESTIMONY ' 1H COUNTY HOSPITAL Woman Accused of Murder Is Given Preliminary Hearing " ; on Cot In Hospital. (FsMUlMi' Press by Ipscta! Leases Wire.) Chicago, March 10. Following one of the most dramatlo Judicial proceedings ever held In Chicago, Mrs. Dora Mo Donald, wife of "Mike" McDonald, capi talist, politician and . former gambling king of thla city, waa today held to the grand Jury without bail for tha alleged murder of Webster Ouetin. , Querln was shot and killed a few days ago in his office while he and the woman were alone. Lying on a cot in the county Jail hospital, unable to apeak above a whisper or understand tha uaual scenes around her, the helpless woman was surrounded by Judge Newcomer and a aeore of witnesses. Earlier In the day a physlclsn had in formed the Judge that Mra. McDonald would be unable to appear In the court room, and preparations were also started to put her In tha hospital. When those Interested in tha caae appeared before her, the accused woman rolled her eyea from aide to aide in an ap parent effort to realise ner position. Her hair lay In confusion on either slds of her head and beside her sat a nurse to whom Mra McDonald occasion ally appealed . for Information concern ing the purpose of the strange gather ing. Under these conditions the atory of the events following the tragedy was retold. . MAY DAY STRIKE FEARED s BY FRENCH OFFICIALS (PsMltnefS Press by gpeelat Leased Wire.) Psrls, March 1- Much alarm ta felt In government circlea over the reports in circulation that the general labor federation, whloh organised the May day strike lsst year, Is secretly arranging a movement for the coming May day which will be much more serious thsn that of laat year. Tha publicity given last year's demonstration enabled the government to adopt precautionary measures which secured the collapse of tha movement The aecrecy with which the federation la making its plsns haa had a disquieting effect on the French officials and secret agents ot the gov ernment are spying everywhere for the details of the movement. with Sound Strong Teeth THE PAINLESS DENTIST DR: WHEELER OH HEALTH PROBLEMS Tells Academy of Science What Confronts the City Health . Department. ' N MEAT INSPECTION " IS VITALLY NEEDED Sausage and T am alee Often Made) ; Under Most Unsanitary Condi ' tlons. Says Physician Who Is Careful Whoso He Eat. Butchers. . makera, mtlkmen, - street sweepers and the springs In Hawthorne Park all euf fered alike last night in an address by City Health Officer C H. Wheeler, made before the Academy of Bctence on the sanitation and publlo health of the city of Portland. All the problems that confront the health board were discussed and suggestions made for the improvement of the health serv ice . . ' Many revelations were laid bare, by the health officer. Ha told how diahon est tradesmen were striving to avoid the health laws, and how ths health of the city waa thereby greatly endangered.' For the Inspection of meata a lens he said one man ought to be continually employed, and it takes all the' efforts of the board to aecure reports of the break ing out of eptdemlce. . ' y Beware of ansaaja,' . "As for myself I never eat a tamale or a piece of sausage unless I know who mads them. One of my inspectors reported that ha caught a dirty East Indlaman washing his clothes and draining them in tha asms tub In which lay tha "hot tamalea' that were to be aold on the streets that evening." Dr. Wheeler said the same precau tions had to be taken with other lines of-provlslone as with meata:- He said that the health department with Ita present force waa unable to cope with dishonest tradesmen but that they suc ceeded In keeping a great majority of them considerably perturbed most of ths time. i Crematory Aatlqaated. "Our crematory la out of date and worn out," - were his words concerning Portland's garbage plant. "It can only burn a, percentage of the garbage taken to It and la a nuisance In the neighbor hood In which It la located. Wa hope to get a new 1100,000 plant soon that w... be modern In every particular and capable of handling the city's waste." Dr. Wheeler treated the garbage sit uation . thoroughly and presented the problems that have arisen in other large cities. The address was very interest ing and the members present enjoyed every word. Many amusing instances were cited where smallpox , patients fought the quarantine and the peathouse only to bo subdued Anally by tha au thorltlea : KIDNAPERS-SIGHTED. OFF DELAWARE COAST Strange Black-Hulled Sloop i Watched by the ; " Detectives. . . Is (Pnbniners Pnes "by 8pee1al Leases Wire.) Dover, Del., March It. In a black hulled sloop, which tacked op and down In front of Kltt'a Hammock beach thie afternoon for over half an hour, finally heading towards the Jeraey shore when the signals of white and black flags dis played from the masthead were not an swered, detectives believe that four-year-old Horace N. Marvin, Jr., kid naped It days ago. Is held prisoner by hla abductora. Concealed In the . tall marsh grass bordering the shore, a score of detec tives lay all day watching the sloop, which confirms the rumor that the au thorities have entered Into negotiations with tha kidnapers and tha boy la to be returned to his father within 41 houra. . While the detectives secreted them selves, Ross Standlsh, tha six -year-old cousin of the boy, who was playing with young Varvn si the haystack the day that ha was stolen, and John Mar vin, his six-year-old brother, were nsed aa a decoy to lure the men en the boat to shore. - The children romped up and down the beach. When tha mysterious craft drew In sight they kept on playing, as It nobody wss around, but the oocu pants of the boat .were evidently sus picious when their signals were unan swered. , RAILROADS FIGHT WITH SALEM ON SPEED LIMIT (gpcla, Dfcp.tc, to Ths jearaaLJ" Salem. March It. W1U the olty coun cil sustain Councilman F. O. Haas In bis fight to force the Southern Paclflo to run Its trains according to the pro visions of the city ordinance fixing the spesd limit at six miles wit nin the limits ot the city This is a burning question In th minds of Salem cltl sens. There Is a rumor afloat that the com pany will retaliate for the enforcement of the ordinance by not stopping Us overland trains at Salem. With the ordinance enforeed, as now. It takes trains from SO to It minutes to pass through the city, thus playing bavoo with the schedule Of trains as now arranged.. Haas' enforcement ef the ordinance was brought about by the grlevanoa ot parents who feared for the safety ot their children going to and returning from school. It is also said that a new speed-limit ordinance is to be introduced, raising the speed limit to 10 miles from Water street on 'he east to Union on the west Fritz! gcblff Better. (Hearst Hews by Loosest Leased Wire.) ' New York, March 18 Frltsi Sehlff. the actress, who has been ill with peri tonitis at the St Regis, was reported very much better today. She haa made considerable progress toward ultimate recovery and. unlesa an unexpected set back occurs the physicians in attend ance expect to see Jierout of danger within three daya -.'n fcansag Danker Killed.. (PubUikers . Press by Bpertel teased Wire.) Cherokee, Ksn., March 11 M. H. Al. berty, one of the directors and formerly president of the First National bank of this place, was killed at ths Hamilton coal mine at neon today by a stroke of GROIIS' DEATH STUfJS GARRETZ : V . , Youthfyl Slayer of Saloonman ' Dazed When Newt Is Broken to Him. MUST NOW BE TRIE ON CHARGE OF MURDER Youth Stands Motion! ess and Stam mers His Regret and Sorrow When Word Reaches Him That Victim Had Passed Away. "Dead. 4s the peer fellow dead?" asked Peter Garrets, the youthful mur derer who is confined ia the oounty Jail, when told of the death ot Anton Orobs, the victim of his drunken madness. He stood as if dased, rubbing- and blinking his ayes which could not ac custom themselves to the dessllng rays of tha electiie Ilghta. ' He had not beard of Grohe' death until laat night and It was a complete surprise to him. "I thought he would live." be stam mered, "they told me he would live, that he waa getting better. J feel sorry for htm and tor his family. What else can I doT" ' SINGS SONGS OF ! THE NORTHLAND 1.. '-: vH.. -v' Miss Dahl's Concert Especially Cn Joyed bj the Large Nnmber ; of Norwegians Present. Miss Olivia Dahl's concert , at the Alion hall lasfs night was a musloal treat ' especially to these who under stood the language, most of the num bers belnv rendered Im VafvavIm. Vr I -a Dahl won the favor of her audience In I a series of folk songs, the Interpretation I or which was moot pleasing, In these numbers ths Norwegian singer appeared to the beat advantage. , -Mlss Dahl was ably assisted by Mrs. O. B.- Bellsnd. planiste, ef - this city, who also acted as accompanist for the sololata. Mr. Harold Bayley. a new ar rival here, pleased the audience with two violin solos. , The concert was given under the aus pices ot the Norwegian Singing society, and the large auditorium waa packed despite the fact that the date tor the concert had been postponed twice owing to the Illness of Miss Dahl, who caught a severe cold at' Seattle about two months ago. Following . Is the pro gram: Bong Naar fjordene Meaner.... ...... Norwegian Singing society. (a) O Herre Jeg er meget traet.Melartln (b) Irish luUaby ...v.Nedham fc r Ved sjomrr. t; Klerulf (d) Jeg Til ud Ellin , Miss OUvla DsiJ..i Violin solo- - - . (a) I Cygae .......... Baint-Saens (b) Romanse Frans Rles Mr. Harold Bayley, (a) Allah Chad wick (b) Kit syn ...Orlegj o) Dot forsta mode Grieg. (d) Mln skat ., EUlng Piano solo Brullyppet paa Troldhaa- I gen Grieg I ' Mrs. a R. Bellland. Song Hsrdens sandagaaang .......... Norwegian Blnging society. Norwegian folk songs (In costume).... Miss Olivia Dahl. After the concert a banquet eras ten dered Miss Danl at the Louvre. IMPEACH MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT (PobMiserv Press by BpeeM Leasee Wtre.t San Antonio, Tex., March H. The de fense In the Penrose court-martial to day made a bold attempt to Impeach the measage President Roosevelt sent to congress concerning the Brownsville raid. In which he declared the bullets picked op. after the raid could only have been fired from army Springfield rifles. The 'defense alao submitted evtdenoc that flatly contradicted the taatlmony ef Major Blocksom, who mode two Of nolal Inspections of the shooting'. The .evidence or aa expert who has made elaborate experiments - showed that If he was right neither the presi dent nor Major Blockaom knew what they were talking about In his mes sage to i the senate the president laid special stress upon the evidence of the "lande," the technical name for the nil' Ing of the guna He argued that as tha Springfield rifles had four Tends and the bullet shewed the marke of four lends, they must have been Bred from Springfield rifles. The testimony today showed that the bullets were - from Krag-Jorgenson rlflee. Archie Practically Well Again. (Hearst news ey umgen mhm wire. 1 Washington, March 16. Archie Rooee. velt Is practically recovered from his diphtheria attack. The quarantine at the White House has been lifted. Humphreys' SeYenty-; 8oTcn Cures Colds and C If vou Dull through snd eseatie Pneumonia, the worst part of Grip is the prostration,- the lassi tude, the slow convalescence. The advantage ; of . "Seventy-seven" over other remedies is, that its tonicity sustains the system dur ing an attack of Grip and there is no break down. ' ;( "Seventy-seven" cures by going directly to the sick spot without disturbing the rest of the system, the cure is complete. -, .. ' .'"llfix the vest pocket it Drosflets, SB erat er Bulled. HaeiDhrtra' Bneies, Medicine Cev fles, & ss4 Jesa street Itsw aera, WU. "71" SUNDAY MARCH 31 SastsF . For all first class dressers that means a , new suit of spring clothes. You will "want a . faultless' fit, a sfiictly up-to-date pattern and a distinctive cut. v ' -'-'i THERE . IS JUST ABOUT ; TIME ENOUGH left for you to order that suit, have ample opportunity to try it on and give us a chance to turn you out something that you will be proud of as long as it lasts. . -:; r,.' "ih -Vi.;;;-WE":::;--i CAN SHOW YOU MORE THAN - a thousand . different patterns in Ttho most approved and latest spring tex tures, weaves, colors and weights. You will be particularly impressed with the, predominating colors which fashion has decreed will be v -v, '-l"-v ': -AA - GRAY : BROWN AND ' - LIGHT BLUES In each of these colors we have an as sortment that is larger than we ; have , ever shown before and larger than was ever shown by any, tailor in Portland. JThe most fastidious man hv the city-will. ' find something here EASTER v SUITS RANGE FROM $20. TO $40 Take plenty of time to make your se , . lection, but also give the tailor plenty of time to do the work in such a manner that you. will be proud to wear the suit when It is finished. Therefore, it is ad visable to order it now. ' - ; ' v; DS LABEL ON NONE Genuine Wilhbut It 5 c PER LOAF CI ar lie, Woodward Druj Co. Importing r)ho!esa!ers & Manofdcturin. Cor. 9th and Hoyt Sti . T04A S4)usra feet ef floor space. ' A oomplete analytical laboratory. A private swltchlns track tram ths terminal yarda. , . Tha largeat aad most perfectly lay . 1 i 1 fo please him. OOhBlt EVERY LOAF ALU GROCERS quipped wholesale Arog bous ea ths coast. Buyers and handlers ef beeswax and Orss-on drug products, ca soars sara grape root, eto , r i