I 'THE OREGON . DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30,' 1908. .
bmsto mm
I OF liRlBOlESS
From Bradst reefs. ' ...
Nineteen; hundred and eight partook
ff most oj. the-phenomena of an-after-lanic
year, with iU talh quota of early
weakness,, doubt and ' uncertainty,- but
Funding forces and : ultimate results
were toward recuperation and repair.
-This, at first very slow, later hastened
' to a point where conservative optimism
ruled general business. Its ; early
. months witnessed a very heavy .volume
of insolvencies. -the aftermath-of -the
financial utorm-.f 1907; ww. business
nliarply reduced in volume, an Immense
; amount of transportation facilities of
the Country unused, public buying abll-
Itv cnutlv riiiir4d. low levels touched
for moat eurt,ttes, a vast number of
idle o.wratives -in; all lit.- a glut of
money in ; the bonks; and t feeling or
' weakness akin to that felt by the hu
man patient after f, wasting feyer.
Loiter, particularly In the last half of
the year, a marKed recovery or Bircn!"
Seveloped. confidence '.-was' largely re
stored, money -was easier1 to borrow.
' Industrial. wheels--revolved : faster, Idte
rani dec reased in number, buying" e-
' oamii mnr rrinfldent.- larEtT crOPB BOM
-at good prices helped to , awell. collec
tions. ; employment -was: more plentiful,
wage reduotlons ana- ruinous sire
were largely, avoided, labor proved more
efficient, and altogether., the contrast
between the-early and lata months Of
the year waa very striking. Indeed,
tluise' who, took, counsel 'of the fears
which had, teen awakened by the crash
of 195? were agreeably surprised at the
speed and thi apparent soundness-of the
- recovery. . ' . . ' ' s '
Explanatory of thls, the early dlsrg
nosls of the trouble- needs to be
borne in mind. - To all appearances . the
t-aune of the collapse was largely fin
ancial, though perhaps partly political,
in that hostile legislation and legal pro
ceedings against corporations were ad
ditionally disturbing factors. - Industry
at the, beginning of the panic was not
. widely involved'- but became unsettled
through the dislocation of financial
affairs. Stocks of commodities were not
large. and fortunately - the trouble af
fected the "agricultural interests of the
country only In a remote degree. - Mont
of the. damage was visited upon, first,
the financial community, and secondly.
and later -the manufacturing and com
mercial . elements or trie eountry
Through it all the great food producing
inwrrn aided : uy eouu uonirain- nu
foreign demand and extremely remun
eratlve -prices, felt the effects only. in
directly, and here, with restored con
fidence In financial Unes, were fur
nished firm foundations: for the .later
revival, the recuperation and the re
newed upbuilding wo notable in the sec.,
ond half of . the year.,;The - American
farmer, with flattering profits In 1907.
found large and Insistent demand for hU
surplus products at good prices in 1903,
Agricultural values as a whole were
the largest ever known, and the pros
perity or this basic Industry,, uncommon
In a year following a panic, 'proved,- as
n Important element In bringing about
the .revlvar later shown In trade and
Industry, and the expression "the ticker
tens tne . story :.rouna frequent em
ployment among, that, large class of
sanguine .people- Wflo-Delieved, am it
turned, out , Justly, that the' growing
in American securities rore
ahado wed a considerable amount of re
cuperation -and repair. This same eatio
of money, too, made-it possible for the
railroads to - borrow funds at lews -ex-
orDiiant. rates, thus facilitating Im
provements: and reoalra. and Investm
proved more willing to, take municipal
iu oiirer iiuiiu msuos tnat provea al
moet unsalable in J07. Finally, higher
court reviews of and decisions againit
nunuia , . legislation and extortionate
lower court penalties -'were helpful In
restoring confidence to - the business
world generally, and even proved seda
tives to national and state - officials
who found It less popular than hero.
tOfOre tO indlll- In nnrnnraflnn halttn., .
Later, on the aparently foregone result
of the presidential election removed
hesitancy, sinduoed the placing of ; or
ders freely,, and. perhaps, led tp a great
?r ?.rwJ,ul 1 of ' optimism than was really
Justified by. the Improvement in actual
trade, striking as it was. The rush
upward of security, and- commodity
prices In toe fall, a reflection of. this
optimism., had ' a altahttv. .nnnlinir ef
fect upon those who believed, that pros-
the talk of tariff revision -In the clos
ing months undoubtedly mlri far . ...
awakening, of . eonservattsm - as to the
future. , In addition, the failure of
stocks; of goods to. move at retaltas
freely as expected, owing to mild
weather' and the. late opening of holi
day trade tended 'to curb, the buoyant
optimism so notable In the earlier
autumn, when, large crops bringing high
i ' " Sons Basalts of tne Tear. ".
Perhaps the most , notable features
brought out tn the. statistical 'exhibits
In l!08 were the ' slightly ' increased
ylefds of most leading crops, . which
commanded' higher -prices at times of
neavy marketing than in tne precemn
year of shorter yields. Exceptions -1
this - were' found In cotton and hay
where- lower ., prices :. .offset ' enlarged
yields. . cereal prices were aided by ex
naustlon of old sunulles. EuroDean wai
talk and a strong bull speculative move
ment. , tarm .values as a whole were
the largest eVer recorded, but low prices
tor "coiion, au to immense movement
and : a strike in 1 l,ancashlre. were . I
drawback to southern trade irt the au
tumn. Clearings for .the year, - which
were - the smallest since 190, - were at
the -lowest ivf. February, and -at , their
highest In December. , , Foreign .trade
shrunk from the record totals of 1907,
with the largest Ions In Imports. Re
duced .foreign i buying, ability was re
flected hi our export trade late. In the
year.-, . industrial movements ' in Iron,
coal.- coke and other, productions and In
bUildtng, Showed shrlnkaves from 1907
or .1906 records. 'Failures increased -87
per' cent n number, -Dut liabilities
shrunk. 21 per cent from ! 807. January
holding the year"s record for casualties
apd aaniage aiiKe, out me year s isu
uros' were below 4hoe of either.. 1894
or'.,18S6... Activity, In building was most
marked In the last, half, but the de
crease In experrdtturea ,from 1907, was
10 per. cent, .. and . from , 19)6," 1S.6 ' per
cent. w.Tlw commodity : price movement
was 'ft marked feature.' Frotn the high
point, m 1907." pn'Marcn, 1, to the lov
point ' on June 1. 1908. : prices , fell- JB
per cent, i but regained .7- per. cent of
his; loss In tha later summer, fall
and. early . winter. ... The strength of ce
reals and food products generally was
notable and brought - Increased strain
on poorly employed or, paid labor. Cot
ton was an - exception ta the- strength
of mont products, dropping' 3 cents from
the til'h ' price at tha .opening ,of 1 tie
year .BtriK6Sr were comparatively lew.
one large- coal - dispute going far , n
swell - totals. Immigration , fell V, off
sharply, 'but later began galn -to in-
nMt nauway ouuaing wan- umaii,
but on the other hand, bankruptcies
were, comparatively ' few and relatively
unimportant. , - . , i . -
Corn, bushels.
I L1 II, UIIOI1OI0.....,..
Winter wheat, bushels.
Spring wheat, bushels.
Total wheat, bushels.,
Oats, bushels. .... ... . . ....
Harlev. bushels. ..
jtye. uusrieis . ... .
Buckwheat, bushels
Total-1 cereals....,,
Flaxseed, , bushels, , . . ,-,
Potatoes, bushels,.,.,.
Hay. tons..,,,....,,,.
Tobacco, pounds, . , ... ,
Rice, bushels..,....,.,
Cotton, - bales, . . . . . . . . ,
Sugar, tons. . , . vt ,' .-.i ... ,
Hops, pounds. . . . . i . , . ,
Wool clip," pOunds..,.
Corn .
Wheat s . . ,
Oats
Barley.'. ..
Bye
Buckwheat
,. ' AGRICULTURAL , YIELDS - AND VAt, VES.
i i-' - J ' I 1908
J',fiU.6 1.000
437.908.000
226,694.000
64, 602.000
807.166.000
l.7i,00
31,851,000
1 5,8 7 4.000
' Past - ; i " V -
- records Tear
2:927.418.091 lflllfi
I 9.9. .. 492.888,004 -10
I .9; 293.186,328 fe.1898
X . 4 - 'I 4S.4IIU,X18 1SIJI
A . 7..r 987,842,704 102
'1 f S.I ... 178.910,4 m
I 83,630,892
I - 11.0 2Z,791.8J
from
1807
I t !!.
x -
4 ,3E
a t
64,890,000
, -'5.805,000
, 278,985.000
70.798.000
718,061.000
21,890,000
' , lS.OO0.O00
. i l'.tiox.ooo.oon
.- ! 39.000,009
:'' Sll,138.I
N'ahins .
.' ; 1908'
II ,16.146,0O0
-t 616,826,000
281,171.000
92,442.000
23.GS,00
12.064.000
4.1'
11.1
16 8
14.7
si!s
- 4.3
Change
from
1907
I
I
' Totals 6 cereals...
Flaxseed
Potatoes ,
Hay .... .......
Touacco
Rice ..............
Total - above -11
,,,,
,
S ,742.043.900
80.577.000
V19J.039.000
. 636.423.000
. . 74.isa.ono .
"' '17.771.000
never before, that America's eggs were
no longer In one or two baskets, j
Differences Trout Other Tears, -
It will be' seen' from he above that
1908 was not exactly like the years
which followed those of 1837,. 1867 ,187.3
or 1893, periods of Immense stress.-and
j-ears. moreover, when American Inter
ests were more largely- centered- in
few things,- and when Industry was not
diversified as It Is now. For Instance,
there was no parallel this -year' to the
depresaed i conditions of agricultural
prices which ruled In 1893, to5 189fi, P.er
liaps the closest analogy to the recent
ly past depreaslon ' was the period fo'
lowing the financial pante of 1884, -which
. was severe whi'e it . lastefljv but from
which ' recovery r-Kiii-alatlvel raDld. - " . ' '"" "H m
Our roost tetmi .upheaval was?, sevefol Bank- clearings. ..?..?; . . . ,V,tl8M0, ff0(cyt
and acute enough, however. In that in- I Imports -merohaadlst. st... 11,107, 000,000
dUHtrial outputs were sharply .and Ud- SjP,rt" nierchandiae.r est. ;,. i.n. $1,731, nflo.OtM
oeniy reauoea at an eany oaie. ana tnis "j1 . phi.. ... iz.hsd, ooo.OOx)
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29.384,80 1902
332,IW0,300 1904
66.829.612 1889
821,823,963 1903
, 21,096,038 1904
13,4X8.012 1964
:' 1,683,000 ;; 1907
60,286.000 1908
324,197,4621902
' Past'. .' i.'--;!';
recftrds
20.9 $1:336,901.000
11.2 554.437.000
13.9
9.6
1.6
lo:$'
384.568.000
102.290,000
24,589.217
1 "16.812,070
litis
2S.7
7.1
14.6
8.8
10.5-i
2.311.289.000
80.814.6(1
183,88M00
. 743.607,000 :
'76,284.000
. 16.12L298
1907
1902
1907
1907
1907
MI AT EVERY
PUAKE
ID
(Continued' "from J Page Orte-V
of her experience at Messlr.a: ' ' -
"As soon as I could' get out of 'my
house l; ran in the- direction, of the
waterfront t-noticed that the greater
portion of the main thorougbfarer- the
Garibaldl.-wea destroyed. A thick dust
prevented ma ?rom seeing more than
three feet In any direction- From every
slda I heard the cries of the .wounded
and the shrieks, of terrified women. , I
struggled through water and mud .up
to my knees and: succeeded In-gaining
on of. the docKs, from mere t was
taken on board a, cruiser In the harbor.
While on my Way down 1 to the water
front through the dust -and darkness a
band' of about 100 persons rushed upon
me like1 maniacs.' They were fleeing up
tow... They separted me from mv com
panion, . whom - I never saw again.'
; . . Jfo Organized Xauel.
irnp vArnl hours after the first de-
trurrilva ohnck Messina was absolutely
without organized relief, for the terrible
reason, that the municipal' officials, the
soldiers, - police,- doctors . and nurses
were "themselves either- ;burned or
drowned by hundreds. The first . work
of -rescue was performed by volunteers
f mm Hhlna In the harbor and bV groUPS
of heroic survivors,- many of the latter
severely wounded tnemseives. - j new
at great danger to .tliemaeiveg , extri
cated many persons .who were pinned
beneath'the wreckage.? v "' t--iDoctorsj
nurses, and firemen are be
ing hurried Into the wrecked city, but
the lack of food and -water makes the
wnrk nf rescue difficulty -The Russian
and British warships at Messina have
sent crews ashore to aw m.tne. wont oi
rent-lie nnd the vesselH themselves have
been- transformed into hospitals. All the
hospitals -at Catania, are .crowded and
even the schools have. been turned lnto;
Innrmarles.- The less seriously injurea
nf the Messina survivors are being
dispatched by dogens to Palermo.-
Keggto and Bagnara are both utterly
wlpod out - Reggln had 35,000 inhabi
tants; fctegnara nad lv.uuv. , Jeariy an
in Doth cities perisneu. : ,
SURVIVORS TELL
: STORIES OF HORROR
i ( -
Catania,, Dec; 30. A! wounded soldier
brought herefrom Messina has told the
fol'owtng st6rV of the ruin in the strick
en city: - .
"The 'spectacle was terrifying beyond
words. Danta's Inferno gives you but
faint idea as to what happened yes
terday morning at Messina. The first
gaining the street, but soon lost them
In the mad race of terror-stricken peo
ple who surged' onward uttering cries
Of Paln.J . ..' ;-.':,
"l)urlng this terrible flight balconies,
chimneys, and tilea ahowered-down- on
us frequently.- i I rtrshed- towards the
waterfront, .but, there found the, grand
promenade- transformed into a -muddy,
miry lake in which I slipped and often
fell.1 1, learned afterward that I was
rescued senseless by. a soldier and car
ried to train."
A3IERICAN CONSUL i , -
AT1IESSIXA AND : " .
' WIFE BOTH DEAD
' , (United Ptpm Leased Wlre.V
- Washington. Dec. 30. The state de
partment today received the J following
dispatch from Consul William H. Gale
at Aiana:- : . , . t... , .,
"Consul Arthur fi., Cheney and wife
both dead at Messina. Bodies not-yet
recovered."
The state department is Informed that
me American consulate is In ruins.
; Cheney is a native of " Illinois. He
waa appointed from - Connecticut, as
consul at M-asslna In. August 1907.
Stuart I Upton of. Tennessee. 'Vice
consul at: Messina, is among the' sur-
,vv" ' ' - I-'--.-,. - -
crops, i.. ,6f6,983.0 " I 8.4 3,408.967,000 1907
S?"?"',: 667000,000
ol dlP ' 8).Sa4jE6
Value a.i farm products. .... . . . . . .87 tts nnn mm
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D
'2.9
2tf
(40,311,538
80.415.814
FINANCE AND INDUSTRY.
ChntigA
t - a.j VAKijoUfSw pin
fact, together with the promptness .of
t no later recovery, which- was made pos
f ible by the absence of underlying weak
ness and depressing stocks of .all kinds!
or commodities, places 19U8 in a class
by itself.. Yet there were many ura w-
oacKs to t surmounten.. inera was it
very unsettled feellng-m labor lines
garding posxlbla wage reductions, the
pemg was cold and wet. while the sum
mer and fall were hot and dry, and the
approach of the presidential election in
itsK-lf held elements of disturbance and
doubt -. . . . .. " ! . ..... ... . .....
Throughout the year there, was jnanl
fct one of the usual phenomena - of
after panic conditions. . Money released
from productlvo employment. was a.
i drun on the market, and denlort . em
ployment in trado ; and Industry, ': It
turued to the securities - markets
for employment. Unquestionably the
Ktrenglh manifested by securities from
tne- middle of February onward was
Kallwav earnings rrnan 11 to aim -
Circulation December 1.. $3!ll7.' 6l!o33
Building expenditure,.;.. - $585, OflO.Ooo:
New York stock snlna.... 105 im n-ui
New York bond sales......,.., $1,059! 000 6OO
Business failures, number...
Failure liabilities. .. .
Pig' iron output, . j... .... . , .
Iron ore shipments..!,..,....
Anthracite coal shipments..,
fihoe -shipments, cases. ...
nans, output
Immigration, total
14.106
$290. 000.000
15, 700,000 , D
Z&. 427.168 D
' 84, 400,000 r tj
- J, 7 84.0OO D .
1, $00,000 1),
230,000 "' I '
''" 437.0IW D
'8.7BOO0,ftMl J,
about .. yourself - when you're, ci lnnled
with rheumatism or stiff joints of
course yotrva tried lots or things and
tbey failed. Try Ballard's Snow Lini
ment it will drive away all aches,
puina and stiffness and leave-'you as
well as you ever were. Sold by Skid
more Drug Co. . . . l-.a ,.
Stupdy Boys
Require suits that will',-;
: stand the , racket. - Our
i suits are built that way. '
For this week we offer,
the following specials,
which' will further 7add '
to the fame of our '
" -.
Grat pre-In-ventory
Sale
$4.00 Boys' Suits.'..., $2.35
$2.00 Boys Hats" ' . .$1. 35
$1.75 Wool Sweaters. . ,59
75c Tains . . . , . . v. . . . .49
50c College Caps.-. .'. ...25
.ii imvr.M -i f . k.i hi
5 .
itUi.
lC6-po Third Street
A look Ahead.
It would, of course, be unwise to ss'v
that the outlook Is entirely clear: Th.r
is still a measure of doubt as to the
reality .or some or, the imnrovement
shown on the surface of things. Shocks
and damage like-those received slightly
uver u year ago are not at once taken
up an- - repaired. ; Short hours are still
romrion in . industryr and uma ' time
must elapse before public, buying abil
ity equals that before the panic Some
of the optimism displayed . in the se
curities tnarxets a month or so ago was
not fully shared in by many lines ot
nusiness. ''mere are problems to be met
and solved before American trade and
Industry are-fully restored to the nor
mal "One of , these Is the, question
whether the admittedly excessive. cost
of conducting -trade and industry, be
cause of high prices for food, .and hence
ror lauor, win not have to be adjusted.
Bearing, upon, this ' Is the nrnbahle Pro
portion of the European demand for our
products in l o,. in view . of the fact
mat trane among our- nest foreign Cus
tomers is still verv much denreaui
Our-winter wheat crop at present does
rfot promise" to be-burdensome, and for
eign trade la declining. - Then the tariff
revision outiooK is not entirely settled
yet i It seems, -too. as - if' a further
growth n general . trade, which Is con
fidently looked for in 1909, might have
some important -temporary erreets upon
the . money markets jind possibly , uron
security prices, as will the continuance
of., what .seems to be necessary, verv
-large future borrowing -by railroads -for
improvements, m the-end, of course,
these'expendltures must redound to the
nenent- or general business. Storks ar
not ouraensome, a nand-to-roouth buy
)ng movement having Ion , nrevallod
and, moreover, a well settled policy , of
repression nas oeen carried out, as
result of which1 speculation . and. over
straining or credits in distributive lines
nave neen minimized. With oast e
perlonc as a guide, and with events lof
j ana iu immediately In mind. It
front . pf
l07- . - ' , records '$irr
1) , tZ.t 4 ,$l,423.289.. 17
. D 10.0 " $l,tS.395.S7 H1907
u Jif.i I3.346.BS4.980
; D . 10.0 $2.1 40.000.000
J.' . .- $3.0nR.$41,583
n 10.O $893,000,000
i 283.62.4
. )IOO.O J1.0J6.8I0.68O
I . 37-0 15,660
D . 31.0 $402,000,800
39.0 . . 25,781.381
3( 0 , 42,246.070
' 7,109.898
KM) , , 5.1 28.000
19-'.. 3.977.887
3! jU nsfinno - in
f7J : - 1.334.K6 ' 1907
12. 18.000,000 1908
Shock came-before the sun had risen.
It shook the city to its very founda
tions. . Immediately the houses began
to crumble. Those of -us who. were not
killed -at once made our way over un
dulating floors to the street.' The ceil
ings were crashing -down through, the
rooms and stairs were rendered-unsafe.
found the streets blocked Dy , railing
houses.. ."!' .-.! . - ..
Chimneys, bell towers, entire walls
hav been thrown down. Prom every
side of me arose the screams and moan-
ings of the wounded. - The people were
hair ,mad witn excitement ana rear.
Most of them had rushed out in their
night clothes. In a little while ' all
were shivering under a torrential down-
1908 nour of rain. Everywhere there were
oeaa Doaies, nuae, aisngurea ana muti
lated. In the ruins I could see arms
and legs moving helplessly. From every
quarter same piteous appeals for , aid.
"The portion of the town down near
the water was inundated by the tidal
wave. 'The Water reached to the shoul
ders of the fugitives and swept them
away. , ,
"The city? hall, the cathedral, and tha
barracks crumbled. and'hurches,-ttier
public buildings and dwellings were lit
erally razed. There were 200 customs
trents at the barracks; only41 of them
were saved. At the railroad option
only eight out of 280 employer have
been accounted for." i -'
- Refugees here are half .naked and
stupefied with terror. Some of them
I through which they have gone. In the
20,000 TO 30,000 IS "
KSTDIATED NUMBER
0OEGGI0.DEAD
' 1 (United Prats Leased Wirs.'-
.Rome,, lc. 30. Plans for rebuilding
the railroad 1 into the . ruined city--of
ReggiOj capital -of Reggk) -di Calabria,
are being pushed. A trainload of workmen-
and material .was. started toward
Regglo this afternoon. The telegraph
Wires Will be renalred and as uinn
possible a telegraph ; and - telphone sta
tion -win oe estuDiisnea near ttexgio. 4
It is feared that Cannattelll and Irftz-
xaro,. both -of which are adjacent to
ggio, have, been destroyed j . .
The latest reports 'brought by: refu
es from Regglo bv wav of Pal ml sav
the whole city was destroyed and the
number of-dead-isjestlmated at from
20,000. to, 30,000-. f , ! .
1908
.1906
1907
1907
1901
' 1908
1908
1904
1893
1893
1907
.1907
1907
1903
I90S
BANK ROBBED
lirOKUHlA
I
Citizens
Gwg stands Off
'- While Exploding-14
Shots on Safe.
fTJnlted Press LaueA wira.i
Oklahoma City, Dec. 30. After hod-
lng;-the residents of Wellstoo. Okla., at
oay tor inree nours early today, six
maasea rooDers looted' a bank and es
caped with more than oOOO.- ' The
mfKjmen usea 14 shots of nltfoglyc-
Tin dpi on me sure ana vaults were
snaiiereo.
, The first blast aroused the town and
scores at citizens who . ran toward the
bank were held ntt hv urmxi Knnrm.
until the vaults were torn open and the
money nkcn.. -A posse is in pursuit of
the bend. . - ,
, . Sargent, at Louvr
Will seve one of his famous dinners
New Year's day for $1.00, from 3. to
8:30 p.. tn.. -Reserve table now. '
.-. l .,1 T - ;
' Special New Vear'a Ubla de bo to
served . at, the Perkins grill. 6 to $ p. m.
'- -1 . . : - ': 'f:A - '-. . . .
i!0 b.e ob"erv that "panic history
does not necessarily repeat Itself faionir
m?n rei!"lar ,'n' Governing thesf
manifestations more and mnr
ALiei111 : ,,1,an" In underlying
tinfl T1Cu fln"nrtf nd business condl
Ih. 5riih.f,"rr?.wth ot Population afid
the diversification and the solidarity of
ind", w!!leh.aU Mrv to Crtah2c2.
and to readjust, matters in; a- war su
perior to what was posslbuT in other
?her"cnr"ln- ,A" ." eon"lored!
the -country .really and .-what is
equally Important,' really reels j far
gam in optimistic sentiment, with the
knowledge that we have been partially
spared one of tho worst effects of pr
vlous great panics long continued and
acute depression., with the conseouent
sacrifice of business life and slaughter
of capital Is in itself a great gain for
trade, confidence. ; Thera Is a sehsa of
deep rallftf that - the -community ha-
"J 1 lth '"eling of chastenod
and yet cheerful conservatism that the
y"aSrnr908 ff J0?1? to Xhl
beginning 'they could only babble:
' Messina Is devastated: the city has
been annihilated." . . i..
Little by little some idea of the Inde
scribable horror at Messina was ob
tained from . these unfortunates. They
declare that thousands of demented
survivors are still wandering about the
rulna of the city. 1
, A woman' who escaped unhurt :told
of her experience in the following lan-!
guage: if--. - ? i ., . -
"Wa were all sleeping In my . house
when we were, awakened by an awful
trembling which threw us out -of our
beds. I thought it- was an earthquake
and called to the others to save them
selves, while I. pushed "a few - clothes
Into a valise- The . shocks continued,
seeming- to grow, stronger. The walls
cracked and my Bureau slit In two and
then crashed to the floor, nearly 'crush
ing me. My. bands trembled so that I'
could scarceJy open the doors. '
"To increase the terror a rain storm
accompanied by hall swept through the
winaows. finally.
broken
brother
snd ' sister, I
. with my
succeeded fin
ALL WHO GO TO ,
MEDINA'. MUST 1
- D0 KESCUE A;0KK
s . ,.' ;, ii n i u ' . r.:j
'Rome, Decs. SO.- All New ,Tear's cele
brations throughout ' Italy - have been
abandoned. All theatres and public
places of amusement hav been closed.
The railroads and the telegraph lines
have been placed under the supervision
vx me Ku-iunieiii.
The minister' of marine ; raclved re-
ports tonight that manv of the wounded
and half crated survivors had been re
moved by ships from Messina to other
COaSl towns. ? v.:, .
Friends -and ' relatives of persona In
the affected districts are being given
rree transportation .nv the government
out -are warned not to go unless pre
pared to aid in' the rescue work.- x :..
0UT.0F ilER POVERTY
LITTLE ITALY SENDS.
' $25,000 FOR RELIEF
' tCntUd Prnm LeaaeO Wire
Mew Yjork, Dec. 30. "Little Italy
the home of . thousands of Italians and
Sicilians In this city, and the poorest
section of the crowded oast side, has
subscribed a fund of $25,000 for suf
ferers from the earthauake tub Slcllv
The relief fund, is Increaslhg rapidv
in uu .sections oi ine cny. : t aammany
nan contriouiion is -izvuo.
AMERICAN RED; CROSS
DEYQTES,00OTO,
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
Washington. Dec. SO. The executive
committee .or tho National Red Cross
society at a meeting today decided to
en a tne itaiian rtea uross society 160,
000. - This, amount Is tha aurntim ' nn
hand from the contributions to the fund
ror tne reuer or ssan Francisco follow
lng the earthquake of 1906. . . .
J. P. Morgan Cables 910,000."
Rome, Dec. 30. Tha earthquake 're
lief committee today received $10,000 bv
cable from J. Pierpont ' Morgan to be
added to the funds. T
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,40 Pearl StrMt ' Naw York
(Salem Boreas of Tha Jonrtiil.J . , -v. '
Falem, .Or., ; Dec. 30. A bill has been
prepared and will be -introduced In -t he
next legislature-to place all the educa
tional Institutions of the state under a
single board of regents. If such a law
(s-enacted It will mean that the same
board of regents will have Jurisdiction
over the affairs of the normal schools,
the agricultural college and the Uni
versity of Oregon. The measure will
probably be introduced by Representa
tive Llbhv of Marlon, county.
Tho idea waa ; thoroughly discussed
by. the -normal school board of regxnts
at - the annual , meeting and- has ben
framed up tinder the supervision of the
executive committee of that body... Su-
Sertntendnnt Ackerman and' Governor
hamberlaln are among its staunch sup
porters. ' :..; ;,....(,--..' . 1- ,. "
- The principal argument advanced by
those who favor such-a plan is one' of
economy.- .It Is .argued that a single
board of .regent a of not more than five
members, carefully selected as to their
; qualifications, each directing a certain
' department after the cabinet plan, will
save more to' the state-within - a year
than tosslbly any -other, reform. ' There
would be a uniformity In conducting the
schools, and a system, that' would evolve
a, great number; of how unforeseen ad
vantages. .-!:' ': ?-.'.'; t. i .. -.'
reggio rupf
BY HUMES
(ContInue4"vfromJ.lBge One.1i
say-their royal highnesses-will be un
able to help and that their presence will
only serve to tie the bands of other
officials better, fitted to deal .with the
situation. - -
"It Is feared, also,', thltt some Insane
person will attempt to assassinate the
king or nion."
' This message ip taken an absolutely
authentic, having come direct from Mes
sina to the "Wireless station here. .
. , 'Queen Sesones Child. .
Queen Helena, who insisted upon ac
companying the king to the districts
where her people Are suffering and dy
ing, today, at the rink of her life, res
cued a wounded child from a wrecked
building at Mesaina, according to an au
thentic report received throuhJifflcial
channels. The king and the queen'Were
passing- near- the - building.- when the
queen heard the 'pitiful walls of the
wounded enlld. v Aaalnst -the j nrotest of
King Emmanuel and before he: could
prevent-her, she rushed Into tho shat
tered building which -Was in 'imminent
danger of collapsing and dragged the
little sufferer out to safety. -
v.-'-' , .'..' Pope Xa 9ved. '. " )
Pope. Plus . X-ls "torn with sorrow at
the distress of his helpless people, and
only the inviolable rule Which makes
the pope a self-confined prisoner In the
Vatican, prevents him from going forth
among the injured to do what he can
for them.-. He paces back and forth
In the Vatican and chafes at his con
finement,, and much difficulty has been
experienced oy his attendants in pre
venting him from' hastening '' to the
earthquake district.- - King EmmanUet
and Queen Helena have already gone to
Messina and Pope Pius believes his place '
Is there, too, where the suffering is
greatest.. The holy father was always,,
until he became pope, tha friend and
counselor of his parishioners in their .
time of trouble, and he wants to resume
those offices now. -'.--
, The deputies are gathering in Rome
today for a rpectal session of parlia
ment, called for the speedy adoption of
relief meaaures. The need of expedi
tion is fully realized. The minister of
marine nas received messages from the'
warships at Messina saying that the
rescuers are so badly swairiped with
work that it-will reiulre many days to
establish an adequate system Ot relief
for the' sufferers,
Ye Oregon Grille. :
few Year's eve, the Neapolitan or- i
chestra of Naples, the first of its kind"
on tne Pacific coast, will begin a short
engagement at the above grille. 'The j
Royal Hawaiian orchestra will close Its
engagement on that evening.' The two
orchestras, will render a. continuous
musical program. If you wish to spend
a pleasant evening in this famous
grille you should reserve tables at once,
as the space 1b limited. - - -
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" Eye glasses, tl at Metsger's. ' 1 i
.- Anty ; Drudge Talks to a Woman
- Who Hasn't Tried the New
Way o! Washing:. :
Anty'Drudge "You poor unfortunate victim of the old
time washdaj habit I Why -won't you wash in the
Fels-Naptba way, and strike oif the chains that bind
. " '. you to the steaming washboiler and the ell-day hard
rub-rub on the .washboard?"
'If you, really believed what we, say
about Fels-Naptha 4 you would use it,
wouldn't you? I
t But you .: think that it's, too easy
'impossible .-t - . ,
Many men-are wealthy.. to-day be
.; rcausff :the.2rnajority - thought- the; same
thing '.about tne . telephone. : ; - r - x
To you boiling seems necessary to
thorough.; cleansing. " v
.'. With soaps of the old sort it is. '
The clothes must be. boiled in order
w get the dirt out by rubbing. J
' Incidentally much of it gets rubbed
, 111 , J- ' 1 . ' . 5 y
, Fels-Naptha separates the dirt from
the fabric in cool or lukewarm water.
, Once separated it is easily rinsed
, away.-
.'V.Butry.ou 'mu'st remember that-.-Fds-Napthaiis
wj.to.be used m cool or ;
; lukewarm water, summer, or winter.
u jGet Fels-Naptha ) to-day arid t follow
directions on : red and green wrapper. '
the cltyby rail.-: The refugees are then
brought across the straits. - .
'. All the ..refugees are stupefied and
are unable to give any coherent account
! of the disaster. Most of them chatter
like small children. -
iacaets were Killed in a clash with mit
aws sonn after the earthquake at Mes
sina.'' The 'outlaws made a desperate
stand, but .were overcome. -, i
- The officials of the Bank of Sicily at
Messina today sent the following wire
less message to Palermo:
"General Feeci de Casato is taking
the. strongest possible measures-to pre
vent -the. catastrophe; from becoming
worse-through d Isorders and f or the
present will maintain" a' practical die
tatorehlp. ... y.
"The -chief danger now Is t ' from
plsgue.'as thousands of bodies lie un
burled in the streets and have-received
no attention since death: General Ca
sato advocates , the cremation of all
bodies Immediately, but the people, al
ready besld1?. themselves, will not. per
mit' this. They - cling- to the - dead !n
wild Insanity and say they will not al
low the bodies to -b'e burned. -
. ."The trouble ts greatly exaggerated,
owing to the utter loss of nerve by the
Inhabitants through the stupor that
sems to affect every one.'. , . 1
"The authorities regret the presence
of the king and queen. The official
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