ilElEUMKB
THE IIEI'J YEAR
JdgnUEagriit many who wanted to. go
(To the theatre at midnight. ,-
T. K.' A. Coffers TxtU. -
The actor and actresses rklndly
yew York and Chica'go NeTer
- So Glorious Before-in'
. ' AltTheir History.
.'tCnltad hM LMMd WJra.V-
New. York, Jan. 1. Six persona were
.struck by stray bullets from rnvnlvon
of merrymakers last night and are in
hospitals today. It ta feared haf one
Victim wilt ale. - ' . -
The New York celebration surpassed
all former one. .Great crowds filled
the streets, cafes and -restaurants un
til early this morning. ;
Chiearo, Jan. -1.- Revelers throurh-
out the city spent more than $1,000,000
4 act -night-and -ea rl y today 4n- gr-eeti n r
the new year.' Cafes, hotels' ana street
were crowded and restaurants remained
filled until 5 o'clock this morning. The
demonstration was orderly.
ANTICS SHOCK.;
NEW BORN YEAR
, (Continued from Fare Ona) .-
Ings
the
would have bees distinctly good. It Is
known, colleriately. as the Heidelburg
That Hsidslburg rtnia
! Taking your stein or, If you happen
to come from. Yale or Harvard, your
champagne ; glassfirmly In hand,
mount your chair : earefully.. Helping
yourself tm by the back or the arms ol
the chair Is exclusively bad form. Then,
all the while holding; the glass In your
right hand, of course, place your right
foot upon the table, being careful not
lo step on the ankles of the lady who
i sitting next you. From this vantage
Toint yoa ax abia to ;"Kanf 'rtahtn in
1 owe heart s content. ' -.
.' Those who don't happen to have been
tied up to- any particular alma mater
l ave a distinct advantage from, now on.
"Fair Harvard' or -Bright College
1 ears or "Hall to Oregon," or thin
line mat..: Fortunately they are in
intnority. That most inspiring of songs,
'Oskeewowwow was the popular fa
vorite last evening. ' Everybody can sing
that without treading on anyone else's
toes. And "WeUskey. Oul, Ouir it's
po much more Frenchy- when -you spell It
that way. N'estce Pas? Oh." Indeed!
' But turn for a moment from the flash
ing lights of the cafes and mingle with
the crowds n the streets, , Fond of
horns? You'll get them in the ear.
.And if you were out last night you cer
tainly did- get them. They also had
4 hose lovely things to blow in arour face.
The dispensers of horns and lyew Year's
things tit that kind got rlch'aulck last
flight. - Not to have a horn and a blower
n the street was as vulgar as not to
lavs your feet on the table in some
, So Orders From Charlie.
i- There Were no distressing orders as
to New Year's etiquette issued by our
local "Lady From Philadelphia," C.
(Jritimacher, , and so as long as you
didn't knock a man down and drag nhn
away, it was all right.
: The. bars were rather disappointed !n
the business they did. Drinking didn't
fceem to be very popular, unless you!
could Bit down to it The people on the
f treet found they could Secure mora
tnl ln!iwl.,ttna & t-. 1 1 1 .... . i . l
' ' KMlllllMlVII l-W 1 U1V
minute by making a noise than they
rould by drinking booce. Kvery toot of
pne of the New Yes, llfna seemed to
sot on the tooter taWKil a Bronx cock
tall, lit aiad the-wmbl advantage of
l Aag cheap and efficacious. Ten toots
I ' one block were almost sure to put
tne tooter where he - didn't care lfrhe
j ever woke up. These toot jars were
tonnd every wher,'s -" : ,
1 Tsose who were seeking for the real
. i
new 'thing for jaded feelings went . to
the midnight matinees of the T.- M. A.,
which in English means .Theatrical Me
chanics' association. The annual bene
fits were given at midnight at the
Baker and Orpbeum theatres and proved
to be great successes. Thera wera evl-
loaned" by the managers of the Various
an
rv
A. As a result the association will start
theatres helued the
ing tneir ve
fairs along by giv-
best stunts to tn
he T. M.
the pew year with full coffers, which is
more than all the celebrants can say this
morning. . . : .
Regular 'cars were run until I tfplock
thla morning, but few seemed to care
especially about riding home; or going
home at alU for that matter, and at the
end nearly ' everyone walked. - Some
guesses might be hasarded about how
many- people were n the streets and
cafes, but there is ona reoorter who
hss made just ona' New. Tear's resolu
tion and that Is, 1 now that the New
Year's editions of the papers are out. to
touch no. more statistics for one solid
year.
POLICE ARREST
ENTHUSIASTIC
SAYS THE PHONY
DDES II PAY
WL; Ratton in Jail at Se
attle rWith Numberless' .
Charges -Pending. '
UJiLJiUiiATUilS,
Celebrators of the advent of the new
year gave the police even more, trouble
than usual last night and this morning.
After midnight 16 men wera arrested
lor drunkenness, ana until l o ciock tins
moraine arrests wera. mad at intervals
for discharging firearms 'within the city
limits.
Nino young Russians, residents of
Albinar were among the of fendera ar
rested. Officer Evert found Lawrence
Pfenning.' John" Lalcbner, Henry Bels-
elch, - John George, John , Kiltow and
Peter Shriber at Rodnev avenue and
Shaver streets at o clock hailing -the
rear 190 -with revolver salutes. Se
ore the patrol waeon arrived he ar
rested three more. Henry Hahn. John
Helzer, and E. H. Zeplln. As a result
there was a miscellaneous collection of
cheap pistols on display In the .police
station this morning. -
Martin Triphonoff had too much fun
with a revolver at Seventh and Wash
ington to suit a policeman; so h went
to Jali soon after midnight.
Roy Higglna was celebrating at Sell-
wooa street and Alblna avenue wttn a
rifle, and was arrested. : He was the
only armed man nabbed last night to
give his birthplace as America.
Officers Anundson and Johnson did
not give Ben Nlmeto, a Japanese, time
to fire off his revolver, for they seised
him at Second and Couoh streets for
carrying a concealed -weapon.
Harry Yost carried in conrettt jone
little too far on Washington street
along in- the early -morning hours, so he
spent the rest or, tne nigntln au,
.-Dan Phillips grew so uproarious that
he seised a younsr lady about the waist
and waltzed merrily about the street
despite the protests "of the girl, who
had never seen Phillips before. He was
arrested. - -?-.- -1-'
: - fCnlted Prns Wlre.l .. .
Seattle, Wash., Jan. I.-iW. L. Pat-
ton, who aays -rAi 3. Patton, a million
aire of Columbus, Ohio, Is his .uncle,
and who represents himself to be a club
man and college' graduate, was arreted
her today on request of Chief of Po
lice Sullivan of , Sacramento, Cal. '
T The message - f rom Sacramento de
clares the prisoner, who says he la 32
years old, is wanted in several southern
t'allfornia townand cities 'on "charges
' of obtaining money under- fatae pre-
tensea The local police declare that
after Pat ton, who,' ft la reported, was
known under : the name of .Wiley in
Sacramento, was' taken to a cell here
he admitted his guilt- '
"1 graduated from the University, of
Michigan in ,1893," said Patton. "I
started to practice' law, but I soon be
came tired of that profession. I tell
you there is nothing la being dishonest.
Through various -schemes I have ob
tained enough money to start a bank.
By selling mining stock,, which, some
people assart was bogus, I came into
possession of $10,000 In cash front the
CELTIC'S SUPPLIES
-' SENT TO MESSINA
INSTEAD OF , FLEET
. (Oaltsd Press Leases Wlre.1
New York, Jan. 1. Commandsr Huso
of the navy supply ship Celtic received
orders today to proceed at full speed
at S o'clock this afternoon for Messina.
The Celtic has on board fOOO tons of
fresh beef and mutton and poultry, with
medicines and clothing. Tne supplies
were intended' for the lackles of the At
lantic fleet and the Celtic was to have
met the American ships at Gibraltar to
deliver them. The entire carco will be
filaced at the disposal of the officials
n charge of the relief work in the
earthquake district. . ,i ...
'Washington, Deo. II. The : United
States gunboat Scorpion, now at Con
stantinople, was ordered today lo pro
ceed immediately to messina. . .: .
JdC ' 111
' - 4 ! 4 II I ,
mtZ-X 'c "rwwi.
Business, That's What Our Cut Prices Mean
This is hot a Hurrah Establishment-r-when we adver
tise cut prices, you may rest assured THERE IS
SOMETHING DOING, r Our values at all times
BETTER THAN THE BEST.: In this, sale well
eclipse even your expectations. Beginning 8 a. m.
Saturday we offer our fajl and winter Overcoats, in
snappy, up-to-date models : Former price
S20
S25
530
and
Choice at
tWERTlSC ; I 4S )' sTf'ty Ul 1
TTS 7 ZyJA Vj N i
' 1C3-170
THIRD
STREET
noniiltiir to the rroiinrt from tne tnira
atorv bv means of a roDe. . '
"Walking was difficult, owing to the;
fact that the streets were filled with
debris. -. -. .- : , '
"I helped in the work 'of rescue and
In a short time had assisted In dragging
86 persons, alt of thera dead.1
"The faces of all showed the agony
they suffered in death. Many had their
arms across their laces as tnovgn to
protect themselves from falling debris.
"K was necessary to release the pris
oners at Pal ml and many of them suc
ceeded in making their, escape. - I tried
in every way to enter the town at Reg
glo but my efforts were useless.
"Monday's earth ehock was immeas
urably worse than the disturbances of
1894 and lut." , -
G0VEEN0R GILLETT.
"CALLS ON STATE TO '
CONTRIBUTE RELIEF
. (fnlted Press Leastd wire.) '
6acramentoe CaJ Jan. l.--governor
Qlllett today issued the following, proc
lamation ' calling for financial aid to
the Italians in the stricken earthquake
districts of southern Italy: - -"To
the cltlsens of California: The
world today stands appalled at the great
loss of life and the. suffering "caused
by the recent earthquake In southern
Italy. ' By reason thereof great distress
prevails there among tne people ana
many are homeless - and without food
-or psoper clothing and are greatly in
need ot immediate assistance.
people of Seattle Inside of aeven weeks.
Chief Sullivan of -Sacramento has
wired that an officer is on his way to
Seattle to t Pullnn 1 . ,.
Sacramento, Cal., Dee. II. -W. 1 Pat
ton, arrested at Seattle on complaint
from Chief of Police Sullivan, of Sac
ramento, on a charge of obtaining
money under falsa pretenses, is alleged
to have worked' a clever bunko game
on a bookkeeper named A. B. Huhl of
this city. In connection with a confed
erate known as W.U. Butherland.-aliaa
W, D. Wylie. The men took -rooms in
a note and it Is said represented them
selves as agents or a Dig eastern uouse
and on i promise of a big salary and
quick; returns, induced Ruhl to deposit
$260. The men are alleged to have got
out of town' without paying their hotel
bill, and Ruhl reported the matter to
the Chief of police. . .. . -
REGGIO SURVIVORS ARE
INSANE FROMHORROR
(Continued from Page One.)
station. . Children and women
were trampled and fatally Injured.
button'
i Messina similar scenes are occur
ring, although-no deaths from clashes
between troops and the homeless have
marines and sailors from the score or
more battleships of various countries in
the harbor, distributed bread at bayonet
point.
Many hundreds of earthquake surviv
ors arr ill from exposure., at Messina.
and' the relief workers are sending out
urgent appeals for tents, clothing ana
Dianiteia. . rne survivors . ara wimoui
shelter,' and unleaa removed from the
city many will die.
The American embassy here was noti
fied early today that thagunboat Scor
pion left Constantinoplevtoday for Mes
sina to participate in jhe relief work. ,
TWO PRIESTS DECLARE 1
ONLY THEY LfV
OF 5,000 OF SCILLIA
(Unite Press Leed Wire.)
Naples. Jan. 1. Two priests from
Bolllla, a town of about t00 inhabi
tants, on the Calabrlan coast of the
Strait of Messina, arrived here today
and declared they were the only sur
vivors of the entire population of the
city. '
'The tidal wave engulfed the city of
Scillia, and we were swept out to sea,"
said one of the priests. - 'The great
wave came soon after the earthquake
shocka In some manner we managed
to clinff to pieces of wreckage, and
when the wave receded, we were far
out in the strait.
"It all came like a thunderbolt. Wa
were together in a small building, oc- i
cupled by a number of. priests. When
the shock came we rushed out of doors
and were In the street. Then the water
came, roaring like a thousand cataracts.
It was all very quick. We had no time
to think. The water came in. until the
whole city was submerged. Then it
receded. .. No one else could have escaped.
"After we had drifted about for hours
on mo wreckage, i
a small noat rati
where we sawJUU
tion and deatH
longer. Its people ara
ings ar leveled.
"Every cltv on tha
abrla was destroyed.
less .of, property and life
known.
Their suffer! n tc mav best be relieved
by sending money to them, and'' I call
upon all cltlsens, who have always been
generous and ' quick to respond to ap
peals for help, to contribute to the fund
which is n6w being raised by the peo
ple or in u nation, i suggest tnat com
mittees be appointed in each locality
for the purpose of . collecting and re
ceiving this money, and when collected
to forward It to Allen Knight.' 602 Cal
ifornla street, San Franclsoo, he being
the treasurer of the American 'Red Cross
society and who has been designated as
the proper person to receive the same
by George W. Davis, chairman., of -the
central committee, or the American Red
Cross society. Washington. !. C. i
ieJatnedLi. I'J.K. .GILLETT..
, . . , ;,"trovernor of, California."
ARCHBISHOP RI0RDAN
CALLS ON CHURCHES
TO HELP. ITALIANS
tualiee Press Lesse. wirs.t .
iSan Francisco, Jan. 1. Archbishop
Rlordan has set aside Sunday, January
iv, mm a -special limn lor me collect!
of monev bv the barlahea nf hl rilnna
forg-ia relief of the stricken people of
southern Italy. In a call issued today
tne arcnoisnop asKs the various con
gregations unaer his supervision to for
wara tne runas collected to him as soon
after January 10 as possible. The
money will bo lent to the archbishop
or raiermo immediately after Its re
ceipt - ...'
"Mindful." savs -the archhlshon In hie
CB"1 "w receni similar aifias
lers and" Of the spontaneous, sympathy
tiiu generous assistance wnion prompt
ly pourea in UDon us rrom evervwhere.
we surely cannot now be without grati
tude and turn unfeellns; hearts to these
leading sufferers. Let human- sympa
thy, men, ana unrisuan cnaruy move
all our people to do unto these others
In their day of visitation aa others
nave, in our aay, none unto us. . .
were picked up by
en to Messina,
horrible destruc-
ssina exists - no
and its build-
coast of Cal-
stent f the
can never be
ead
W)FSt
-. .
Ursent calls hava been sent out for
reinforcements to handle the thousands
of wounded refugees and the penniless,
homeless victims who are' arriving by
ins snipioao. . ' - t
Soldiers here hava turned bakers, and
the whole city is riven over to the task
of feedlnc the refugees. Medical . sup-
pus are in great demand. , ,
TA0RMINA UNHARMED;
NO HOPE OF NEWS
tcrxr OF INDIVIDUALS
..-:'''.:' ,,'... " . -
(United Press Lmitt Wire.) ' ''
Washington, Jan. . 1. Lloyd C. Gris
com, ambassador to Italy sent the fol
lowing message to the state department:
"Italian foreign office assures me
that Taormina was not damaged by
earthquake. Persons there safe.'',
. Many inquiries have been received
regarding American tourists who were
known to be in Taormina at the time of
the earthquake.
Ambassador Griscom also cabled:
"No official news regarding our for
eign office at Messina?' -
Casper 8. Crown In shield, -consul at
Naples, cabled the state department to
day as. follows: ".'
"Messina consulate ruined. Believed
Cheney dead."
ONE STRAY GLEAM ,1-
OF HUMOR AMID
' ITALY'S HORRORS
' (United Press Lasatd Wire.)
Catania, Sicily, Jan.. 1. Russian sail
ors arrived here today from Messina
carrying a score of naked babies, which
tney naa rescuea irom tne ruins. .
The sailors had a hard time caring
for the Infants until one of them dis
covered that by dipping his finger intd
sweetened water and i. then allowing the
babv to suck If, the infant could be
kept quiet. They all adopted this
method. ' ' i.
- Of all the strange eights that has
come out of the earthquake belt these
great, rough sailors with the babies In
their arms, presented - the most remark
able. It waa exceedingly pathetic and
at the same time, in spite of the, deep
pathos, s&lmost laughable.
The soldiers and sailors here have
riven over their own rations and under.
clothing to the sufferers.
RED CROSS ALREADY
HAS $100,000 FOR THE
ITALIAN SUFFERERS
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Jan. 1. The National
Red Cross society has received more
than $100,000 from all parts of the
United States for the Italian earthquake
sufferera Fifty thousand dollars will
be cabled to the Italian Red Cross to
morrow. Among the indlvdual contributors was
John D. Rockefeller, who forwarded
110,000. t
The executive council of tha society
will hold a meetlnr next Sunday and
It is expected that it will instruct Na
tional Director Krnest P. Blcknell to
go to Italy and study the methods
of the Italian society and lend whatever
assistance he can.
WARSHIPS FIRE
SHELLS TO STOP
MESSINA FLAMES
Rome, Jan. 1. Tus American consul
here has received dispatches - saying
that no trace has been found of Arthur
8. Cheney, the American consul at Mes
sina, or of Mrs. Cheney. The report
that 99 Americans were killed in the
Hotel Tricanacra at Messina is not true.
There were only 90 guests in the hotel
all told. . 80 far as To known only the
proprietor -and one -guest escaped. The
American embassy Is endeavoring to
trace the American travelers who were
In the stricken city but the officials
at Messina wire that it Is impossible
to trace anyone.- -
ITALIAN NOBLEMAN
TELLS HOW PALMr .
MET DESTRUCTION
r .7 7 (Cslted Press Leased Wire.) r-
Naples, Jan. 1. The Marquis VIcenso
Genesee, a refugee from Pal mL
coast town in Calabria, north of Keg-
id, Luv xuiiowinr story:
"Palml Is absolutely destroyed. : I
was awskened by a tremendous roar
ana a severe ahock. It seemed as tf the
house wss . whirling around, like the
wings of a windmilL The wall of. my
dwelllnr cracked and through it came a
clnud of -suffocating dust. Stunned but
uninjured, 1 tried to escape to the street
but at first found this impomible as
the stairs had collapsed wlth'the first
Bhork. 1 - . 4 -r,-v- -- -
-Aftr numerous 'ffcJ" succeed
ed ia fcttlng out of a i-iirbw and tie-
Catania, Jan. 1. Warships off Mes
sina are bombarding the burning sec
tions of- the city as the only possible
means of fighting the flames, which
have been spreading in spite of .all ef
forts to check them..
Later . refugees from Messina today,
tell of the loss of hope of ever rebuld
ing the city. They-say the desolation
is completo and that starvation -- and
pestilence are following in the path of
the earthquake- and fire. 1 , ,
CONSUL BISHOP IS W .
AMONG THE DEAD
(Catted PreKS teased' Wire.)
Rome, Jan. 1. The American embassy
officials are convinced that Consul
Bishop of Palermo, who was -reported to
have been away from Sicily at the time
of the earthquake, was in the devas
tated Is'and when the disaster occurred
and Is probably dead. -,
Major Reynolds Landls. military at
tache; Bayard Cutting, Jr., vice consul
at Milan, and Wlntfirop Chandler of
Philadelphia, ' together with - an inter-;
preter, were .sent to the earthquake :
region . today by Ambassador Griscom.
ELKS SEND $10,000 '
TO AID ITALIANS
- (United Press Leased Wlni. ) '. J
Wheeling. W. V- Jan. L Mayor
Schmits, grand trustee of the order of
Elks, today approved a donation by the
order of $19,800 from the charity fund,
to be cabJedqto the Italian Red Cross.
TEN THOUSAND MORE
TROOPS FORWARDED
The Announcement of
Olds, Worifflcin &,K'mg
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Which usually appears on i his plage, will be found on
Pages 6 and 7--Tvvo pages fullol interesting news about
The 3ist Annual Clearance
REAlUVrKcMEFULlou-can't ...
CAN'J AFFORD TO MISS THE : BARGAINS it tells of
' .
V I
STATE IS URGED
TO BUY BRIDGE
.- ... - s. ., ;
Columbia River Span Opens
TliOUSaillls Of jLCTSLflf . .
Fruit Lands. -
nntf Tnn niP:
IIIUI1L IUUUULL;
' fSpecial Diipatck te Xke JearaaL)
Wenatchee. Wash., Jan. 1. All ob-
Jeotlons to the purchase of the new
Columbia river bridge by the" state from
the Wenatchee Bridge company.fralsed
at the time tha bill was brought up in
the last lerlslature by representatives
from Douglas county, have been with-
arawn ana tne committees rrom tne
commercial clubs in the two counties
have mads a report which la harmon
ious. .-. -. -
The representative from "this county
will be instructed to do his utmost to
secure the passage of the bill and there
by aid in cairvinr on the work of de
velopment which Is assured both coun
ties in tne near future.
The bridge will be on the direct route
of the proposed state road from Seattle
to Spokane. It wag completed - last
sprln- and Since ' that time has been
open to the publle without toll charge
by its owners. It-has served the pur
pose of opening up thousands of acres
which are being rapidly developed into
fruit land.
M'MINNVILLE CHURCH
. , BTANNUAfL MEETING
(Special Dispatch to The Journal) '
McMinnvllle, Or- Jan. 1. The an
nual roll call and business meeting of
the First Baptist church of this place
was' welt attended. The 'churph has a'
membership of layer BOO and in strength
among the BaptM churches' sf Oregon'
is next to the Wh Temple, Portland.
The castor is RevSkFloyd H.' Adams.
who om here five years ago last
Juna from Palmyra, N. Y. During
this time tne memoershtn has been
doubled and tho efficiency of all, de
partments increased, . v : -
The church also supports a Tkaator
ana wire on tne loreign zieia itev. ana
Mrs. Charles - Rutherford or Madras.
India. This is one of the forward
movements taken by the church in the
last two yeans, Tha church, besides Its
benevolences,, raises. $2600 for, current
expenses.
-At the meetlnr the following' were
elected for the coming year: Trustees,
A. F. Arthur. L. A. MUler. Martin
Johnson, Alonso Hull,- C. C Martin:
clerk, Dr. J. R. Wl'kins; financial
solicitor. Mrs. tmmt fitsnugn; treas
urer, Mrs. Naomi Wright; chorister,
Mrs. C. C. Potter: advisory committee.
A. C Chandler, F. G. Broughton. Ell
Van Atta. Mrs. J.T A. Clark. Mrs. Sirne
Cook, Mrs. O. XX Owen; organist, of
church,. R. S. McKee; assistant. Howard
Hanscom; Sunday school superintendent.
Filbury: assistant. J. H. Pruett: sec
retary and treasurer. Delia Pruett;
pianist of Sunday school, Howard Hans
com; chorister of Sunday school, C. H.
Gray; librarian of Sunday school. Miss
Nellie Chapln; assistant, Roy Johnson;
assistant . chorister , of Sunday , school,
A. C. Chandler.
The board of trustees reported that
It had on hand SS00 for a bulldinr fund.
The church received 700 of this-from
the Groening estate and the rest Is
two gifts of (500 and 11800 each. '
Tne buaget plan or the northern Bap
tist convention was adopted as the
system to be used by this church for its
current expenses and benevolences.
SAYS SPEAKERS' FIGHT t
IS STILL UNSETTLED
(Salem Bursas of The 7nnrnal.)
Salem. Or.. Jan. 1. Dr. Charles Hlnes.
of Forest Grove, anti-statement mem
ber of the house of representatives from
Washington county, and a staunch sup
porter of Senator Fulton, was in, Salem
yestergay. peine; among me nrst to ar
rive.- Dr. Hlnea believe the senatorial
fiffht Is still unsettled; that the out
come of the struggle for speaker is yet
uncertain: but that tne election of Jay
Bowerman as president .of tha senate
is reasonably assured.
Hlnes had a snort eonrerenee with Dr.
N. Smith, Fulton's recognised leader
ti tha AArta-ta. . lie. Hlnes was imnnt
those In the house six veers' ago who
stood firmly, throughout In favor f
Fulton's candidacy. . ,-: :
"Torpedo Bonta for Repairs,
(United Pmis Leased Wire.)
ol14v rn1 . . Jan 1 Thjt - tnnujn
bonts treble and HoDklnS have arrived
here from, SanDiego for an overhauling.-.;
They were accompanied by the
Fox. " All three were ordered out of
commission temporarily. - As soon 'as
the boats are put In Rood condition they
wilt return to San Diego. According to
private advices received here the Pacific
fleet will return to Magdalena bay the
last of February. v
FOR SHIPPERS
AmericanHawaiian Steam-
Westbound Rates. . :
(Ualted Press LmmI Wlre.1 ''
San Francisco," V Jan, 1 The ' In
creased westbound' ocean rates, pro
posed some time ago by tha American
Hawaiian Steamship company, are sched
uled .to go into effect tomorrow. Until
today it had been thought by, many that
the steamship Una -had abandoned .its
idea of raising rates. When the change
was announoed this morning a large
number &t ahlppers declared their inten
tion of. withdrawing their patrons re
from the American-Hawaiian to- the
greatest possible-extent;'-
That the steamship people will not
raise the eastbound rales for some
little time yet is the consensus of opin
ion here.
It is hinted that ateps will be taken
to have the United States attorney Ken-
era 1 institute proceedings J.0 have an al-
transcontinental railroads' in this coun
try and the Tebauntepea route dissolved,
thus rellevlnr the' trouble shippers are
now having. . -
HETGH HETCHY
PEOPLE ELATED
All Pnysicians
" (tTnlted Press laed Wire.)
-Rome, Jan, 1-Ten thousand - soldiers
have been ordered to tha scene of the
southern Italy disasters today to re
inforce the troops already on duty "In
the stricken provinces. -
' V Doctors Come From Malta.
(United frM tnwd "Wlre.V
- Messina, Jan. 1. Twelve British naval
doctor have arrived here, brlnginr all
the medk.! tbicv sould collect
at Malta. '- . r ,
Murt preterits gome of -tha- Ingradl
nU that ;. arc contained In . Hood's
Sarsaparilla for all troubles af tha
blood, stomach, kidnsys and livP
. They Include aaxsaparllla. Btlllingla,
yellow dock, centum. wll4 cherry
bark,, , mandrake, : dandelion, Juniper
4 berries, plpsiasewa, etc. .. V . i t
The combination tana proportiona
ara our own formula, and give power
to,oureiteyond the reach of any other
prescription. There la do ; tea sub
stitute for It If urged to buy any
preparation aald to be "Just as g-ood"
you may be sure it Is inferior, costs
less to make,' and yields the dealer a
larger profit, a ' . " . ''' -
: Get it today In the usual liquid form
or in "chocolated tablet form called
Barsataba, 100 Doses One Dollar,
Prepared only by C. L Hood Co,
Lowell, Mass, U. S. A. -4 -
(Tin! tea Press teesrf Wire.) ' '
Washlnrton. Janu 1. The 8a Fran
cisco delegation to Washington,-which
has Interested itself in the passage of
the Hatch netcny water rirnt arrant to
San' Francisco by the government, are
slated at the prospect of approaching
success. v.
'Resolutions embodying the needs of
tne city -nave been prepared ,- and win
be submitted by Congressman Smith
,to the public lands committee, and.
according to City Engineer Marsden
Man iinn - of 8an Francisco.- unless
amended in committee, the fight for the
Lake Eleanor site is won. - - - -
Commenting on the organisation of
the Tuolumne Power company, believed
to represent ' William Ham Hall of San
Francisco, who controls certain Iake
Eleanor lands, Manson said:
"We are not afraid of the Tuolumne
Power company. .Ws- hava them
scotched already. -
San Francisco. Jan. 1, The possibil
ity that the Spring Valley-Water com-
NORTH COJISLRfi
TO NULLA I'Jilll
Reported- That Line, W7
Linli .WitKCrosaCoun
"f't . try Road.r .
'"'" llpedal DUptteh to Tfte Joerftstl
. Walla Walla, Wash.. Jan. 1-rTn,;
feYs of rights of way by property U
ers in tne western part Ol tne
to the North Coast railway conioan
the ratherlnr of material on the'
along the proposed line of survey
apparently proven the report clr,
many times, that tha North Coa
way is to build Into Walla WaU
. During the past few days many!
fers of rights of way have bee
and these are along the line of t
vey made two years ago. FurK
terlal for TTrTdgesr including pj
at the point - where the su
we river,
?7
and donkey engines, is .beity
That ths Worth flnasr
expensive bridge for the
t m H linn. , 4. m. nnh.l'
nere, nq it is tnougni
to be extended UP thij
mountains, down the Gra
up tha Salmon and thrJ
tains of Idaho to Lando
is reported the Chicago
now building. This wot
continental line that 1
mora direct than anv at"
and Would be several hi
mWALI,
!n
pany will .attempt to fight, in the courts
against the "acquisition of a municipal
water supply by the city, is being dls-J
cussed by the members of the board of
supervisors, following the receipt of a
letter from - the company setting forth
its view of the' "plan. , - 4 1 f;'
In the letter, which Is addressed to
the water rates committee, the company
says;
''We are informed and believe that
mder the-, constitution of the state of
California, wnder the authority and pro
tection of which this company rests,
the city and county of San - Francisco
will be unable to enter Into competition
with It, and that the propertiea of the
Borlnr Valley company cannot be "taken
or damaged without-just compensation,
and therefore, no shareholder need view
with, alarm tne suggestion that the cltv
will proceed to construct its own
works." .
Whether the Spring Valley corpora
tion will arrue that the construction of
municipal waterworks - will constitute a
"damage or its -properties is one 01
the Questions that the future will de
cide, -. - ', . .- . ..
POLICYHOLDERS :
SEEK ADJUSTMENT
- (Snertil Dtatwtcb te The Joaraalt -;.
Walla Walla, Wash.,: Jan. 1. Anxious
ollcy holders, who have Insurance with
he .Walla Walla Fire company, thronred
the office yesterday. The elevator of
the Ransom building, where Receiver
McOhee has his ff tee, was kept busy
with messenger boys. . .
A auif of Intervention was ' filed 'by
the . North Carolina Home . insurance
company, whicli la creditor nearly $1000
of the Walla Walla company, asking
that a permanent receiver be appointed
and that he be other than John McOhee.
who is an nfficer of the Walla Walla
company. The suit will be heard tomor
row. . i . ;" - - .
. Directors of the company claim that
the assets" are as much as 1400,000 and
that-these are secured by-mortgages.
Some f 170,000 in mortgages is recorded
In this county. - "- ' '
An employe of the Walla Walla com
pany who was in the Chicago offica
states that in that city-It had been
known for months that the company
could not last. . .. ."..-"
LOGGER CUTS THROAT, ;
THEN ILAGS HDISELF
(Bperls? Dbpsteh te ls ImtbsLI r
Marshfleld, Or, Jan. 1. A logger
named Jacobson committed 'suicide at
the Smith Powers camp on South Slough;
He cut his throw -mute then banged
himself.: The causa Is not known... -
.. I II 'J, li MM II ' .-
'"'":?; Ash Swale Orange Elects,
Brownsville, Jan. . The Ash Swsle
Grange, located four; miles west of here,,
has elected its officers for the ensuing
year -as , follows C. Ff Lea therm an,
master; James Willbanks, overseer;
Charles Chllds, lecturer; Fred Harrison,
secretary; Hugh Hallow, treasurer; Al
bert Chllds,. steward; M. II. Hntomatt,
chaplain: .Georre Harris, assistant stew
ard; Mrs. N. H. Batemnn, lady assist
ant steward: W. Willbanks. gatekeeper;
Miss Myrah Weatherman, Flora: Miss
Maud H-arrlson, Pomona; Mrs. Florence
Harrison. wCeres.- and -illss . leather--man,
organist. - ) ' :
The rrange has taken steps for erect
ins; a two story hall, to cost in the
neighborhood of 11000. This granretias
about 80 membefs,! and is one of the
most flourtshinr erranizations in the
county, , . . , . -. , '
New- York, ' Jan;-1. In
with Ul long established
of the- leading . banks, trust
and .stock exchange . houses e
year today with tha dlstrthutll
ward to faithful employes. 1 J
tlal bonuses - were' riven . to
clerks and other employes, I
cases amounting to 6 per cenl
yearly salaries. The payf
bonuses of this kind waa ti
rrlor to last year, when oa aiV
he panlo clerks and other emp(
many oanas ana Droserage n
renuciions ratner man
salaries.
improved. The brokeray'
particular haa been ti'
election, in nraottcajf
house -too: ay there I
beiiuaea Instead -of a I
. ' 11T.1.L J t 1 J 1 .
DANCING C0S
DISPLEJ
y tThritrd'rMst ti
Ocean Park. Cal.. Ju
Ing a squad of pollcl
masoue ball at Venice 1
or Eklns admitted tod I
was caused by the ecanu
ot tne aancers. - xne
ta have - been on a nail
riven by "Bathhouse Joi)
not susoectina the real!
affair., stopped at tha has
panylng hi wlf e and a r
home from a watch pal
glance rs. jklns and
parted, while the mayil
squad or police and ciea
BHERITANCB1
"WASHING
ftTsltrd
Olvmnia. Wash..
tance tax law resuli
annual income of tbl
the biennial report s
commission now belnf
This report showA
first four years .the a
tlon, ending June 13, J
celpts from this tar v
Later this collection 0,
ilaeed With the tax comuv
wo years endinar June - i-
commlssion collected and t't
the treasury tm.oaa.8l. J
Chargrd With Defraf
.' fOnlteJ Pren tessed
- San Bernardino, Cal Jan. 1.-.
of .defrauding clients of tJS.Oi ,
B. DonnelL formerly a prml
tornev of Mansfield. Ohio, is v
rest here. He had been lining )
rWOodward..xWhen arrested D
niea tnat n was tne mat k
were- seeking. After being I'
ceil, -tne ponce say, ne aru
identity. Donnell is exp
extradition. v
ti
peae .'
Pa O f
: ; Pope Blesses the Pa!0 t
Rome, Jan. 1. -The pope te-
hls blessing to the faithful ti
the world In return for the mat
fen tat ions of affection receWedH
with the advent of the newiyeiv
rssss w m 1 1 11
o)ir u
has helped countless thou
of thin, weak, delicate ch:
made them strong, r
and robust j
It creates an appetite, a!
fiestion, tills the veins wit
red blood. After illness c
of weight from any ca.
brings strength and
quicker than, anything e!
; ' . AIX DaCOOISTS
Send tbit ad, feor eenls lor po
tion ing this pence and we will '
"Complete Handy AU oi the V
SCOTT A BOWNE, 409 PeaH
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