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THE "OREGON "DAILY JOURNAL," PORTLAND. TUESDAY- EVENINC?T MARCH 10. ' UPS. H! OFFICE CUTUP MAKES ' vOGHT:OE WOMAN'S SECRET ft'' llCHffl5; " s u w-...... . Ecportcr Who Exposed the Smugglers on Jtattiesnip - Oregon, at rhiladclpnia Eunning. Down Clues Goods in This State. aaaatal DUD. US te Tkf Joornal.) .' rhH.ri.iDhl. March 10. Hot on the !' n mt ths Fhrtsdeipbta y flscatlons growing out of the notorious bsttleship Prer.on. wDiiiini- tw Frank" Walker Winch, a San Francisco .". v " Mwapapar man, waa at tba postofflce Widma- vssterday retting inronneuoa mn tha tartmmtnt efflclala hcra was Jiave had to da with thss proceed Ins. - ' "" ' ... .Vftnoh stands to win 140,000 from tha . government aa a. reward for keeping his ayes "wide open whne out on an assign- ment for tha San Francisco roau , :s tha marina reporter for tha paper - tia went out In launch to ask tha of fl . errs or the Oregon when tha battleship waa to ateam to Bremerton, to so out f eommlniun. Tha Or sob at the time waa anchored In midstream In San Francisco harbor, this being April " ,OBiia flack Winch found a notice - posted that tba Oregon would atari next day, and that at Bremerton the . Mnonii effect of the officers and men would be examined. Tha repor- torlal suspicion waa aroused, as the Oregon had Just arrived, from a erulae to tha oriental porta and had not yet '. been rial ted by tha customs Inspectors , Stationed at Saa Francisco. Seea moxrlera at Wsrk. While en board Winch saw several launches make fast to tha Oregon, and the men on tha battleship begun pass ing boxes and bales of goods, which war receipted to destination, by an express agent on Inn battleship, for tha -. purpose. Suspecting that wholesale smuggling as going on. Winch hid behind colls of rope and took down tha names of the senders of the packages, who were offi- cers and seamen on the Oregon, and tha . names of the persons to whom they were to be sent. ' In four hours Wincb got 1.4l names and addresses, It was Saturday afternoon and' the : Post Is an evening paper. Winch held , tha storr. for. a, scoop on Monday, and 4 tnen informed 'the government. Two f carloads of tha dutiable goods wars ' seised In San Francisco and one car load at Bakersfield. These cara stood In the San Francisco yards through the earthquake and f Ira of April II and succeeding days and wsre not burned. LWore the government became alert . hundred, of tha packages had been for . warded by the express company, aoma to Philadelphia, and tha rest broadcast - , over tha United States. - All have been . traced and aeixed. KatrUed to Big Bewaxfl. ' Winch is entitled ta St per cent of tha sura realised by tha government - from the sale of the goods and the fines Imposed. . Only One case Is not sa yet disposed of, this at Empire City, ' Oregon. - It Is estimated that tba as- gregats aura will amount to 1171,000, ao tnat wincn s snare alter paying nia ex- pen.es in watching: bis interests ought ' to be 140.000. fsirly rood car for -one "detail," as a newspaper reporter's dally 4 . tasK is caiiea in fcan Tancisoo. . Winch was In Washington ana was , Secrets comprise the undercurrent of tha flow on human nature. soma peo ple are always looking. for si ananas ta tell a secret Others sre always want inr to hear ona Believing that the government had a maa whose business It la to listen to persons' secrets, , the little itchings of the human heart, a Portland woman went Into the postofflce bulldlnr one day jsst wee ana inquired lor me or- lice oi ins secret service ageni. "Room HIM.' tha elevator man In formed tha woman with tha "just-dying to-tall ejtDreaalun." She found the room all right. "So cret service,' she read on the door. But the door waa locked. ... "Just tha place I have been lookln for for veara." aha mused to hersell "Wonder whv I never got on to this snap before f" Tnen ane tnougnt ana inougni a im time and at last ana went on mumeung to herself something like this: "Dear old Uncle Bam! OP course ne had a secret service. It la really re markable that I never thought of contt lna here-befetw. Instead, though, I ve been running around tne neignoornooa telling all my family secrets, and other people'a secrets as well, and letting my neighbors know sll about myself and the little eccentricities of Other people I know. "Why aoasn i tnsi man eomei sr, my, how he must surier wita ail inose secrets and unable to tell a soul! It wouldn't do for me to have that job. But it's an excellent Idea. Tha aecret msn In "Hsppyland" muat have been copied from the original introduced by Uncle Sam. tha dear old fellow.' Before the womaa had flnlabed her day dreams on ;he third floor of the ederal building, a tail, muscuiar-ioog- Ins chso SDDeared and, unlocked tha door of the aecret service office. "What a good-lookin- man for one to tell her aecrets to," thought the woman as she made her way Into the room. 8 A. Connell. the secret service agent In Portland, who for several years wss detailed at tha White House, thought that aoma one was about to tell him of having been buncoed br counterfeiters or of some other film flsm game against the government. The woman told Mr. connell oi ner, "At Last! A Place to Dii'orco.1 . . . . . . . expectation. . bus was just annul to un fold secret. In an Instant all har hopes, her anticipation and tha thoughts of joy of a government secret man war shattered. "About all the secrets i nesr are from counterfeltera after they am ar rested" explained Mr. Connell. The wo man flew out of the office, slammed the door saying something about what a horrid old government Uncle 8am was running after ail. Ana neighbors are sun n earing ins woman s secrets. V- ' : ': -''I'lAly- T ' Z X eliinetl like liduicl old wi-i eparkles like aihter dew it quickens with. brewed conscientiously tor years from tarleyi over and fifty hop 1., s onJ lories READS OF FORTUNE; MAN'S HEART STOPS rtTnlted Pnss Leased Wire.) Spokane; Wash., Mar A 10. Within a few minutes after ha reoelved a letter Informing him that a sum of , money would be sent him from the east la tha next msll Captain Edward y. Bates, retired aes captain, who formerly lived on the coast, dropped dead In his room this morning , at Uie Seattle bouse. Death waa due to heart disease. MRS. M; II. SHIPLEY, told by the assistant treasurer 'that his claim was legal and Just, and that tha treasury department had much to ' eyes' peeled, expecting the usual red tape difficulties that In tha so vera - ment departments keep a man from his money, The inquiry Into tha smuggling Cass developed that nearly every officer and all the 78 men on the Oregon had a hand In tha smuggling. While in Japan tha officers had sold their swords to buy silks to fetch duty free mto the United States. v A most sensational' disclosure was that an admiral had sent over 13,000 by ' officers on the Oregon, tha money to be used in buying silks and articles of virtu in unina ana japan. TALE SCHOOL WS , . .. if . . f. . , . .. . 4 Who died at her home In Forest Grove last Friday at the age of 70 years. The Shipley family came to Oregon from Wisconsin In 1873. JX DECLAMATION LABOR SESSION HELD AT ALLENT0WN TODAY , ? SpedU Dlipateh to The JoorsaL) - OnUrlo, v Or March JO-Tha . Vale ' public school won In the Malheur coun ty lnterschol&stlo declamatory contest in thla city Saturday evening.. The . schools contesting were Vale, Nyssa and Ontario. Tne contest "was Dei ween sixin, Mvnth and alahLh grade nurjlla for a !: silver cup, to Ttta tha property of the school winning It three times la suo- cession.- The sliver medals are to be ; tha property of tha pupils winning in the different graaes, vaie waa awara ed the cup and two medals and Nyssa r ona medal Nellie Bradley of Vale was awarded the sixth grade medal. Mar ion McDonald of Nysna the seventh (United Press Leased Wire.) Allentown, Pa., March 10. The sev snth annual: convention of the Pennsyl vania State Federation of Labor, which began its sessions In this Klty today, Is the largest meeting In point of at tendance ever held bv that orranlxa- tion. Delegates representing nearly all the large labor bodies of the 'state faced President VL K. Oreenawalt of Lancaster when he called the gatherlni to order. The address of tha oreslden and the annual reports of tha other via melal and Rarl Pollock of Vale initial session. Tne address -or JrTesl srra tha elrhth s?ri were Dr, Boone of Caldwell, rada medal. The Judgei Idaho the Prof. Wsllia of Welasr and Prof. Tur-1 wed laoor in ft ner or rayette. ' A special train or three conenes was dent Oreenawalt contained a brief sum progress mad by o: Pennsylvania during ' ma from Vale and nearly 150 people acoompanioa tne speakers zrom ua , city. . the speakers from that past year, as well as numerous sugges tions ana recommendations lor me con slderatlon of the convention. The convention will remain In session throe Or four days, and many subjects of lmDortancs to labor will bs consid ered. The advisability of organised labor taking part In the coming political oampalgn will be discussed. Another matter that will receive attention is the recent decisions of the supreme Court upon matters sltecting labor. PRY OFF DOOR TO ROB SALOON By prying off tha side lock of the saloon owned ' by Charles Putaturo, at rgiars secure . last night 174 Front street, burglars secured en- robbod tha cash register of $37. tranoe to tha place Elderly men as a rule: want: - the new suit similar to the one they've been wearing, , while, young men want va riety and innovation. " ; Now for1 this spring , we '. haver had made for our spe cial Young. Men's Trade a : series of, striking suits with originality in every thread, button and line. . This is THE store. 7 T r i LOTH I'M G CO irnhnPrcp VlCMe3 THIRD ST. and The theft waa reported to the police this morning, but as no one saw tne thieves i there Is small hoDe that they will be apprenenaea. : STATEMENT NO. 1 GOOD IN LINCOLN (United Fress Leased Wire.) Newnort. Or..- March i.t-Statement No. 1 is gaining ground rapidly In this vicinity. From 'general observation It would appear tnat tnree out or every five Republicans will stand by Stats- meut o.i iiA.:,:;t,-;v'--.!.,,;.. King's Wedding Anniversary, (United Prees Leased Wire.) London, March 18. Owing to the ab sence of King Edward and Queen Alex andra from London there was m cele- tv-t ourth . waddlns: - anniversary. : Nu merous messages of congratulation Were conveyed to them, however, by mail Aioert idwara. prince or waies mow &ing Kd ward VII) married Alexandra, the eldest daughter of tha late King ivnriHiinn. us., or vUenmara, .-. m ot, Qeorge's ChapeL Windsor.- March : 10. JSI, He was then.!J yeara old -and she waa 1ft. Now h ST atA mh la Queen Alexandra's wedding dress of ASKS SQUARE DEAL FOR PACIFIC COAST Western Lumbermen May Get Chance to Bid on Sup plies for Panama Canal. (Special rtJspateb te Tne Journal) Washington, March 10. Senator Ful ton's effort to afford an opportunity for Pacific coast producers to bid on Panama canal supplies will bs decided tomorrow. The senate yesterday discussed ut length Senator Fryes joint resolution providing for the carrying of materials for the Panama canal In American bot toms only. FTye advocated tba adop tion of the resolution, saying that at least' 1.000.000 barrels of cement would be required v4n the work, and thst so long as foreign . vessels were permitted to compete, it would be impossible for the domestlo ships to participate In the transportation because of the differ. ence both in construction and opera tion. He said that in both these re spects British built ships had an ad vantage or at least one third. An amendment by Foster of Vir ginia providing that the restriction should not apply to the gulf ports or any part of the United States from which vessels of the United States could not be secured for the trade was accepted by Frye Fulton of Oregon and Bacon of Georgia sought to have the amend ment extended to the- north Pacific and southern Atlantic coasts respectively, but were unsuccessful. - Fulton contended that the proposed legislation wouia nrscticaiiv Dar turn bermen and other Pacific coast pro ducers from xuroisning ins canal witn supplies, and offered an amendment excepting Pacific coast porta from the provision ox tns resolution. u MTO very ijcncralion of Amcri- , cans George Waslimgton b ju-Uy ' held to be the J purest figure n . history-- a superb exjuxiple of the perfect citizen a just and righteous i ruler and Ma light for after time." I This commanding personality had a magnificent physique. He stodd over six feet in his stockings, was, remarkable for horsemanship, agility and strength the finest gentleman and athlete of his day. His constitution was of iron and he knew how to keep it so His biographers declare that in eating and in drirtkin as in all things he was normal y enjoying the juice of .the malt all the days of his life. He drank it around campfires, as well as in his own home and upon social and state occasions. Furthermore, upon his Mount Vernon plantation he had a brew house, as was the regular custom of wealthy Virginians. "In Virginia the ndarr cokraHs brewed boer from malt Imported from England." Nat' I Mag. Hist., voL 13, page 100. Ford's Biography 1900, paga 103. "Quotations Iron Samuel Steam's ibid." History of Virginia, by Roger Beverly. Colonial Liquor Laws Thomas, psje 60. T. it pro preserves ; pnys, a '.' .,' giving stren yout itkr ancl jical ck arm- rftH 'tamuscle. rii skt mind and tone a" 11 'a-- C ' a 1 royal oeverage ror.tne nome. THE KING OF iOi ; BOTTLED BEERS Bottled only at the i . ANHEUSER-BUSCH PREVVERY St. Lqu1s Mo. Tillmann & Bendel Distributors Portland. Ore. Walsh Motion for New TriaL (Dstted Prats Leia Wire.) Chicago. March 10. The motion for a new trial in the case of John H Walsh came up for argument today before Judsre A. B. Anderson in the federal court Mr. Walsh was recently convicted of mlsaDDlvlnar funrla of tha Chicsgo National bank, of which he waa president llllao poplin -is stilt very carefullv nr.. love for lllao. . -v u ur ner majesty. This flres was chosen in compliment to Queen Victoria I wuy unijl BB s jov Brain and Body Builder Mr. John Adams, 94 years old, of Gardner. Me., en joys health and vigor of . both Brain and Body. "I write to say that Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey helped me very much in a levere bowel complaint, from which I suffered v for mora than a year, and to express my deep thanks for the relief I feeL I enclose. $2.00 for two more bottles. I am -ao grate ful for the strength of mind and body your remedy has given Hie that I am inducing all my elderly friends to try it if they wish to enjoy a good ap petite, good sleep and good health. You may use this communication for the benefit of the public if you wish am almost 94 years of age. With the warmest of, wishes for. the sue cess of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, I am, John Adams." -" Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is an absolutely pure distillation of.malted grain, great care being1 used to have every kernel thoroughly malted, thus destroying the germ and producing a predigested liquid food in , the "form of a malt essence, which is the most effective tonic stimulant and invigor ator known to science; softened by warmth and moisture,, its payability and freedom from injurious . sub stances render it so that it can be re tained by the most sensitive stomach. ?old by druggists, grocers and dealers, or direct $1.00 per bottle. Write Dr. Curran, Consulting Phy sician, for free illustrated medical booklet containing a few of the manyi convincing testimonials received from grateful men' anT women who have bun. cured, and freayadvice. - Duffy Malt.Whiskejr Bocbestef. N, X. MND GRAFT III BRAVE NURSES SAVE PAUPERS OU DAHO Federal Grand Jury Investi gating Desert Entries at Twin Falls. (Dolled Press Lesstd Wire.) Boise, Idaho, March 10. The federal grand Jury today began en investigation of desert entries on the Twin Falls tract, a Carey aot irrigation project Cool Heads of Pretty Girls Prevent Disaster at Almshouse -Fire. It Is alloaed that those on the Inside were for business and political reasons given information as to the location of the oroDOsed townsite of Twin Kails, and that land adjoining the townsite waa filed upon under the desert land aot before the land was segregated under the Carey act By this means, it is charged, land which has since been disnosed of at from 1200 to $600 per acre wss secured without cost from ths government, for speculative purposes. It is said some of the most prominent men in tha state profited by such a schema. - - - i Lumbermen Meet Jn Montgomery. (United Fmi Leased Wire.) Montgomery, Ala., March 10. Mem bers of the Alabama-West Florida Lum ber Manufacturers' association met in annual session here today and dis cussed a number of important questions relating to the trade. The meeting was held at the, Exchange hotel and wss presided over Dr -resident jamss u. Williams of Eleanor. Florida. RELIEVES IN FIVE MINUTES. Help Comes Quickly When Hy omei Is Usee for Catarrh. The quick relief that comes from the Hyomel treatment for catarrh is most remarkable. Put a few, drops of liquid Hyomel In the little pocket Jnhsler that conies with every outfit, and before you have used tha treatment for five min utes you will notice relief from your catarrhal troubles. . : . It gives a tonlo healing- affect to ths air you oreame, ui in rawmwi nrmi. atona the oolsonous secretions. soothes ths irritated mucous membrane and maaes a maraea improvement m me general health. ' - . w HyomSl Is not a cure all it has but in Aim. tha ours of catarrh and dis eases of. respiratory organs When ths catarrh la cured, tha general health is improved, for then nature hss a chance it wnu Buffer from offensive breath. raising or nuwu inuuna iniwian husky voice, discharge from the nose. droppings in tne tnroat, loss or strength. asmoaio cougning - ana zeeiing ot rhtness scposs the upper part of the chest, general weakness and debility, or . (tlnttsd Press Leased Wire.) Sari Francisco, March 10 Sensational rescues and herolo work of doctors, internes and nurses alone prevented serious loss Of lifs today when firs broke out m the city and county hos pital, located a few miles outside the cltv limits. For a time it appeared that the films frame structure was doomed, hut coo! headed work saved the situation, and aside from some suffering from the smoke, no one was seriously hurt. Adjoining the hospital is the city and county almshouse In which are housed several nunarea agea ana crippled pau ters and victims of ths earthnuaka. when tha fire broke out and the alarm sounded, there wss a- wild rush on th Dart of the frightened old neonl .4 a number dt fatalities were narrowly averted. The fire was soon under control, but not uniu two alarms rati oeen turned in. Two Deaths. The bed upon which lay a women pa tient caught fire as It was belns- re. moved by ths brave nurses, who was assisted Dy tns coroe or carpenters and clumbers at work unon the new hnllrl. log, in which aged and infirm refugees are being1' housed. , There were two deaths during the fire of aged ill persons who were expected to aie ai any time, hastened their demise. The excitement There were many rescues of natlenta who were absolutely unable to move from their beds, - and owing to the flimsy nature of the building the work of rescuer was necessarily hasty. Nurses carried many of the patients bodily from the . building. Some were removed to-, tns rooms in . the almn house and others to cots under the trees out or reach or the flames. ' Xaay Xdvsa Threatened. It was feared for awhile ths fire might Jump to other buildings, and the nremen directed tneir eiiorta to pre vent this. -There were 870 patients of tha city ana county in tne Duiiding. it Is believed the fire startsd from a aeiecuve Hue. At 11:20 o'clock all tiilUnd hil been rescued and nothing remained of tne structure out tne charred upright timbers. Two hundred patients were taken to the Red Cros Inflrmnrv nur PORTLAND INVENTOR " SELLS GOLD PROCESS ahnnlrl hnarln td Uie Hvomel at once. It will- destroy all disease germs In the , .hanat -j Anrl ' 1 1 n srsi .aansl - total -: sa quick and permanent cura of catarrh. Rn atrons is woouaro. TJiarxa m uo. a be. lief in the power of Hyomel to cure all - Patents have been granted to Port catarrhal troubles that with every $1.00 land inventors as follows: Ferdinand outfit thev Siva a cuarantee to refund I Oundolnh anil Tturton n. rharlea - trnl- ths money unless tba-remedy gives eat-j lr finder .and; electrq-thenaal-bathl (Speclsl Diptch t Tb. JoorDal.) ; - Washington, D. C-. March JO-Edward R. Cook of Portland, Oregon, has ef fected a sale of i his natent an a device for sold concentrating, to eastern oan- Itansts, on very advantageous terms. The Hind Ton Hare Always Bougrit, and which has been In use for over SO years, has borne the signature of.-' una nas Deen maae unaer ms per- ' Ty J y. 0onal supervision since its Infancy. All Counterfeits, Imitations andJu8t-as-irood"are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of -' Infants and ChUdren Experience against Experiment, What is CASTORIA Castoiia is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Fare , gorlc, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It contains neither Opiums Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its' guarantee It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. : It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cores Constipation and Flatulency.! It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. ; The Children's Panacea The Moher's Friend. ' CCNUINE CASTORIA ALVAYQ Bears the Signature of ;li6 M You Have Always Bought , - In Use For Over 30 Years. i""' " ..... '. '. " " 3 t ' ' ' ' ' ''I STTRTfTrT OT? LTFE OF ;; THOMAS CUTSFORf H ervais,i Or., March ('ia.iThomaa Cutsforth, who died at tha home of his boo, I rvln E. Cutsforth, Friday morn ing from tha effects v of I A paralytic stroke and old age, was born In Tork- i gland, January 28, 18.3.. ne came to the. Ulted States in 1144, set- tlin lri-Michigan.' where he later mar ried Sarah Harris, who survives him. In lgS he cam to Oregon, settling en North Howsll prairie. . - 1( J He leaves seven sons and one daugh ter, all of whom were at his bedside f When death . occurred. He leaves he- sides Z8 grandchildren and five arest grandchildren. Those children survive ina are as follows: JoseDh M.. Thomai H., John H., 1 Irvine K., Jarvis B., all of Oervais, George H., and Frank H., of Riddles, Oregon, and Mrs. Ellen Mo- ionoia or mynette,- Wisconsin. : - Ths funeral waa held Sunday from tha Presbyterian church, with Interment In the Masonic cemetery near Oervais.) V. Best Healer la ths World, ; J 1 Bev. F. Starblrd. of East Raymond. Maine, ssy 84 "I: have used Bucklen's Arnica Salve for': several yeara on mv old army wound,- snd other obstinate sores, and find it the best healer in ths world. I used it too with greet success In my veterinary business,'' Price 25c at Skldmore Drug Co, -