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DCEMTS TRAINS AND STANDS 6 CENTS - S- . L 1 Gunclay JfournVl 5c . The, Weather Fair tonight "and Wednesday; westerly winds. ,,: fi) i . : - -a. w ' i i i i l c 1 1 rr : 'i vi vi w! sad I . Ill JOURNAL CIRCULATION J YESTERDAY WAS " ' VOL. VIII. ; NO. 153., PORTLAND OREGON TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31," 1909. SIXTEEN. PAGES. PRICE T WO i CENTl " irrws W.6,"1"" itfil'J itavbs rnr etuis n n sc. Mil Hi IflCIAL;lVASHHi CO 0 PURITY CITY MILK SUPPLY i! l'ord's Foremost Specialists Acknowledge Danger , Six thousand of the world's foremost specialists in the treatment X of tuberculosis, representing 33 countries, met, in Washington last fall, and adopted resolutions acknowledging the fatal effect of . bovine (cow) consumption gerros in the Kuman system.' They are X 6000 to 1, or an army of the world's best brains against Dr., Koch, who, under-pressure from the German government, it is well .under J stood, announced that " bovine ' tubercular bacillus do ; not affect . humanity. Food and Dairy. Commissioner T. W. Bailey hides be- hind Dr. Koch, saying, on authority of the German, "Bovine tuber 5 cular germs. do no harm." -J-.'-- t:'1 i : Food and Dairy Commissioner J. W. Bailey intimates that a grand jury investigation will place responsibility for Portland's bad 2 milk on the state board of health. This is ; the situation: v , " The only executive authority rests in the commissioner's office. Np salaries are received by the members of the state board of X health, with the exception of the. secretary. Dr. Rober C Yenney. Dr. Lytle, state veterinarian,' receives no salary, metely ; traveling T expenses, and conducts the office of state veterinarian if connection X with his duties as state sheep commissioner.. , . .''. T " Members of : the state board ,of health, on s inspection tours, T receive no oer diem, but are simply allowed traveling expenses. Where does the responsibility fof providing Portland with' clean meat and clean milk rest? r v..' t, .- ,,. r- - w Dr. E A. Pierce, president of the state board of health; and Dr. ' t R. C Yenney, secretary, declare J. W: Bailey, food' and dairy com- f missioner, has utterly failed to cooperate with them in any plans for cleansing the milk'supply "of PortUnd. " " '. ' r - PLAiJS READY - , .,, i . , , , , ii i in i reIrvoirs mm G0!GLUS!VE INQUIRY, Dr.' PInkerton," overnnient bacteriol ogist, assigned to the duty of Inspecting the herd or '. Henry Rolfes,? stated thla afternoon that he had tested the cowe believed to be affected with tuberculosis ' and had found conditions as represented ir Mr. Rolf . Some" of the cows, he eald, Tre badly affected. , Dr. ..linker ton, however, who la under Ur., 8. W. MoClure, aeemed loath to "supply defi nite details of .his . Inspection, saying that' he Would make Ma report final to bis superior officer. . . , ' t? A , 'Dairymen oil the farms, mothers In the homesthese alone can win complete victory la the fight against ' bovine tuberculosis. ; , " J. ; "Every ( case of, glandular tuber culosis In children is caused by bo vine (cow) bacillus, Nathan Raw of Liverpool says. - "Six thousand of the world's f ore- Jnosf scientists have adopted resolu tions recognizing the transmlsslbllity of tubercular bacillus from "cows' to ' babies." ' These are three of the sentences ut tered last Plght. by Pr. B. A. Pierce, president of the state board of health. He said further: - ' , - "Portland must' have clean milk. Portland should have clean nlllt,, Is a past dated assertion. Trusting the Lord to BHve the babies then feed them poion milk; its a&surai , 'Pnrtiuna'B milk suddIv is bad. Fault . for the condition rests somewhere. I lmve no quarrel with J. W. Bailey, dairy and food commleaioner but there la left no doubt that some one, some organisation, has not been doing his,, or Its duty. - - ; , ' :-J' - Wants Official Xnanlry. .. . -. "AS. president of the state board of health I would like to aee an offlolal Inquiry so broad, so conclusive, that it would absolutely determine the duties of the state dairy, and food commls sloniT. . ' , ' -: I' ' If the state veterinary haa not been doing his duty; If the state board of health haa not been doing Its duty. I will welcome a grand Jury Investigating, ell the more if it gives an, assurance of placing censure, where "censure belohgs. "The state board of health -will be Bind to,afsume the - responsibility-for cUnnBing Portland's milk supply, but we will need the authority and thennanclal aid required In such a tk. It la alto- rather poflHlble to guarantee pure milk. llwre are three fundamentals: "PestrpgRte diseased cattle, ' having properly tested each member of the herd. " , :. "Stop using their mllk-etop breeding such cattle. ' - ' EUlf IDEAS DO mm 10 DIE I 1 ' "1 ' 1 i V I (Continued on Page Two.) - '. A sanitary dairy, one without t berc'ular cattle or Infected milk, may be operated at a reasonable, prof it, eays F. M. Klgerr a'dilryman' who is now building a; model dairy on the Base Line road. . ? ;, . "The Journal la conducting a cru sade against Impure milk, that every decent dairyman will cooperate In.' said Mr.-Klger yesterday. , "From i life time's experience in the dairy business I know that tubercular milk Is unwholesome. ; I know that the dairy and food commissioner, by in sisting, npon law- enforcement, can eliminate tubercular cattle from Ore gon' herds. 'i i;; "He Is responsible for the inspections that will determine; whether or not the milk we sell is pure. We loolr tor him for directions. Many of us believe that the apparatus he directs us to be pro vided with. Is sufficient.; for sanita tion. , If it prove to be not sufficient, who' is at fault? Trt I was nearly ejeeted from Commissions Bailey's el floe the other day whem I suggests these things. .'Knowing that tubercular milk dangerous, : I would' feel myself .a mur derer to be knowingly - selling it To prevent tiie possibility of , selling such milk this Is the plan I am following; "I will buy no cow- not proved frea from consumption. 'V--v,i-.:,'V ' "I will- test eacn cow twice ft year for tuberculin, reaction. - ;'I will plaster the stable where the cows are -Kept. " -.- - -- - "I will keep the Walls, celling, floors free from cobwebs, dust' and filth. I will not allow manure to collect In the staDle nor near iu "I will cause my helpers to be clean. I will not allow the milker to put his hands Into the milk t wet them as he milks. I will Insist upon having intel ligent helpr. f "I will provide -ventilation and light for my cows. I will keep them con stantly clean, summer as wen as win ter, f will be rlad to have my natrons come and look over the premises any time thy want to. . "A life- tlme'a experience aa a practi cal dairyman has proven to me that tub ercular miia is certain, a earn . 10 noga. calves ana oaoiea.' . " "' Fre. Camping at Fair. ' ' (Speclat Dllpatrb to Taa JoomaV) - ' . Eugene. Or.. Aug. Sl.--Pree camping can be had' by . those so desiring while ttendlnar the district rair at Eurene. from Tuesday, September 7. to Satur day. the 12th, inclusive. The land ad Joining the fair grounds has been set aside for campers, city water being sup plied.' :' ..'.- 1 ' .... v .' . : .!,' TT , Hi "i r, ii Ii ;( , " i iissa CORPSE'S LEGS TOO LONG: ARE CUT OFF" (flitted Prew Iod Wire.) v v Rock- SprlnRs; Wyo., Aug.- 1. When the body of Jacob Starman, over feet tall, who died at Hudson, Wyo.,' reached here, K was found that in order to ship the body in the casket, which was too short, the legs had been severed at the knees.' Relatives , and friends are in dtpnant at the atrocious treatment and will prosecute. The discovery was made when suspicion was aroused by an order of the undertaker soylng the coffin was not to 'be opehed under any circum stances. In addition to mutilation, the remains were wrapped In -an old soiled tablecloth, the excuse ef the undertaker being that the corpse was not In a con dition to keep and that, he was unable either- to embalm or : secure a larger casket, Hudson being a small place. and he severed the legs, believing that no one would be the wiser. - - -. , - Auditor Will Probably , Be Authorized to Invite Bids Next Week ; Basins on Top of Mt.TaboriWill ; Prevent Water Families. Engineer' D.Drciarke,.of "the "city water department,"" has completed the plans- and- specifications for the mammoth -new storage ' reservoir, to be built on Mount .Tabor in connec tion with the second, Bull Run. pipe line,' at an estimated, cost approxi mating 500,000. ' . - v . , ; These plans have the approval of City Engineer Thomson of; Seattle, who is employed in the capacity of consulting engineer by the local water board. ; , . :- Mayor Simon said this morning that he favors the -early construction of the reservoirs and jit is probable that, the board at its next meeting. t one week from . tomorrow, ' will ""direct the city i auditor , to advertise for bids as a pre liminary step, toward that end. ' Should the board take the action an I Uolpated,' the vast amount of work that i will haye to be done to build the big wa- j ter storage basins cannot be completed In leas than - year's time after the con tracts are swarded and in, view of this fact it- Is the fervent wish of the water department -of f ! I that the -engineer ing .projepi. y 'tei rer - i Ay a? rapidly as pis'l!iu. . Water f.mlnui have thrt'afpnul thu city during . the waj-m aeanona " of the Past and With the fft-vatlv lnrmtH number of water mains that will have Deen Installed In Jhe coming year and the correspondingly large increase In the number of water consumers the city will stand in urpent need of the pro posed : reserve" basins." . - T ., 'j Btnpendens Capacity. , . t : Borne Idea of the Importance of the new reservoir system can be t gained from a gtimpse at ; Engineer Clarke's plans. According to these, the basins will have -the - stupendous capacity of 125,000.000 gallons, pearly four Ttlmea that of all of the reservoirs now 1 in use In Portland. ; Connecting tbe upper one of the pro jected reservoira with reservoir - No. 1 will be a huge ' tunnel to be driven through the hill on the same level. The proposed reservoirs will be built on the Hosford tract of 45 seres, jrecently purchased by the water board.. ... The one to be connected by 1 tunnel i i i , ii . . ... .. 1 1 , - , FIRST;. PHOTOGRAPHS WRECKED STEAMER OHIOaOFFi STEEPiPINT,,! ALASKA COAST T -v ' - ' ' -'.' :"': ''.' - " v -jm . , - . In 750 Kf IS IVompt Work. Averts Addi tional. Fatalities; Specta tors Applaud as 12-Year Olds Carry Small Tots From Burnins: v Buildiiifir. -' :' j- .... t i. ';'.';.,'.;,;. : t. f ?'.Twd view of the', stranded. stea!hshlp':Clo,', Which1 stiHiCk a roclc a few days ago off the Alaska coast. 1 The. photos were received today front the scene of the wreck near Steep Point. ' - ''. ; ' ' ' ' ' 1 -1 with the present reservoir will ;' He northwest of It at the eastern extremity of -the tract. - It will be In the shape of an Irregular eclipse, 800 feet being Its ' greatest 'diameter - and SoV feet its shortest. .The capacity, of tbia. reser- (Continued on Page Three.) J '.V fi - VISIT SCENE OF WRECKED OHIO Will Determine Praet icabil Uty ot Eaisiiig' Vessel- - Adjusters; at Work.K ,,':,' i ii in ii. -l ",. Seattle. Aug.' il. The Canadian wreck Ing ug Salvor, is expected to reach the wrecked steamer Ohio tomorrow morn ing and word is expected' by wireless snortl v afterward as to the Dractlcabll- tty of raising, the vessel; Captain 8. B. Glbbe. representina Uovda. and Rad- cinre- rorman, representing the Alaska Steamship company, and the insurance adjusters. are on the way to Carter bay wnere ; wie wrecK resis. Tne steamer Rupert .City on, which they . are pas sengers - wilt put Into the bay to- allow mem ,io aisemoara. - LJoyds carried--all the- Insurance on the vessel. The cara-o was cavrrnl hv Ban Francisco underwriters. The sur veys of the divers who wltt examine the rnulr or - the' Ohio will be - super vised by Captain Fowler and CaDtaln Stbbs and they will make the decision as- to. whether- an attempt' to- raise the . n-1 .1 .. 1 1 u ii i : , 1 ere is ricture'of E. IL. llarrlniHit Il produced ' . A'cw York on from a .Photograph taken when he left the Steamer at his , way to Arden, ..." V'-- r'r -' .-yrt'C- '.o-V :1 ZIOII CITY LEADER BECOftlESJAILBIRD ; (Cnltsd rm teased Wire. ' Waukegart. 111.,. Aug. 81 Vollvm, Dowle's successor as the leader of Zlon City, was taken to the McHenry county Ja II today to begin, a six months' sen tence following his ' failure to pay a 110,000 libel Judgment . held against aim by Philip MothersllL- v f '; t ; ,. A'oliva expostulated all the way to his cell. - Before entering upon his term he declared .that he would continue his re ligious work and edit his magazine from the prison during his incarceration. - - U'nlted Preta Lfaaed Wlre.l ' Chicago, Aug. 81. Twelve chil dren are believed! to have burned to death in the fire I which destroyed St. Malachi's Home, the Catholic or phanage at Rockaway Park, last night. - At noon today seven bodies had been, recovered. Tbe nuns suc ceeded in rescuing J50 children be fore the structure collapsed. - When a search was . made for the records of the home today, it was 'discov ered that, aif had been destroyed in the conflagration. This will make it practically impossible to determine the names of the dead and missing, as the . books and papers contained the "history" of the 600 cChndren who were occupants of the institu tion., , " t ' The fire was discovered In the laun dry In the north wing at- t o'clock last evening. Three hundred and fifty small children were in their cdts on the third and fourth f loora - of that wing, and some of the older children were attend ing evening prayers in the chapel. As tlwr-alarm . Ud. th older- chldren marched from the chapel to the board walk Slung the beach, and the nurses and attendants rushed to the work of carrying the little children from tholr cots In thrt floors above. Scores of spectators attracted by the blase cheered as the 13-year-olds ap peared carrying little children and babies. ' As soon as the children were lit the street a roll was called and all were reported safe. It was 'not sua-' Fected that any were-missing, and the ircmen confined their efforts to' fight ing the flames. - . The refugee children are being eared for at a Hebrew sanitarium, situated in an ttdjolnirg block.1' It is not known how the seven who Were killed became separated frora their companions.- The bodies were found huddled together in a mass room nn ih second floor f the butidlnr. anrl nrhir.- ently the children were -clinging to each other when death came. , Perfect Discipline. One of the most remarkahla Faaturaa of the fire' was the discipline of the children under command of the nun. ' Tbe fire alarm failed to frighten any but a few of the youngsters and when the bell flrst sounded the children fell .Ira line -with admirable precision and an swered the calls to placs that were caimiy given oy me brave sisters. The lines moved from the building' with monotonous swing, but despite the -cool .generalship of the guides a few of the classes broke and a semi-panlo re sulted. This temporary disorder was all that caused the. loss of life. In an In--stant. . at -sharp command, the children reformed and moved from the building-, which by this time was a seething mass of flamps. ' s. i :' - The fire department arrived and im mediately, placed ladders against the walla of the building. Down these lad- : ders a few remaining frightened young sters were brought, nut -there were but few. Only those who -bad lost thi-tr ' heads' were out of the awlftly moving line that led to the outside and safety. ' Splsndld Training. ",- .... ' 'Many ' of - the little ones that '' were killed were not over" S years- of ag?. Only seven bodies were recovered, but One of ' the sisters said that she was sure that five others would be added to the list of the dead. The splendid training of the younsrsters. who wero nearly all retired for the night, was one of. the striking disclosures of the fire. The -little, tots huddled together when the cry or Tire startled tnem,- end for the moment it seemed as If a great disaster, as bad as that, at CoDinrs wood, was about to take place. The call. "Fire drill." brought them to their senses. Then followed the command to clear the structure. - , With steady tramp the lines that were quickly formed filed 'out of the doorways and none too soon. The flames rushed through the hallways, having; consumed the thin wall parti tions, and in an Instant the 1 entire building was enveloped. -' . - - GOMPEES IS BUMPED AT BIG CONFERENCE Chicago. 1 Aui.' St. Samuel (Jomners. r resident of the American Federation of ,ebor, was deprived of his Vote in f.. International tabor conference at Ynr this morning. Oompers came in for a, heated grilling before the body, and wi flnallv voted out of the privileges of Vm conference. . v. ' n t ACME POSTOFF ICE .; AND -STORE ROBBED J ''" : 1- - ' (Special Plptc- te The Sratnil.) - r. Kugeue. Or.. Aua. SI. A telephone message - from Acme, 70 miles west of Eugene, ' on - the lower Siusiaw river, states' that 'two safes in the general store of tV C ft ' I. B.' Cushman were blown- open some time last nlnht with dynamite,-- The buildina- was jiartlally wrecked..- 'One of. the safes contained the postofflce funds 1. B. Cushman be-ina- Dostmaxter. The sum. it Is said. amounted to 11000 or over. Consider able cash and valuable papers belonging to Cushman Brothers were also taken. the exact amount not betrtK known, but it Is thoupht to be several hundred tl.il lara. ' Ko on heard the explosions, as the store 1s som distance from riv r -Ideni-e. --T'-.e robbers iMled wot hi,-- h around the stfet to deMdsn the The sa.fes were badly wre k-l r . entire end of the frame sinre l. i . W.8 blowrPout by the fnr-e i f tut plosion. Titer. ie no cbie to th i bcrs, althnoph two trnn n 1 were een alMiut Actwf t -1 during th''w-vk are -p.-i- !. Bowk left Eugene t!n t biiKEV f'r the seen of th- r atteinpte1 to trt on it. I f machines refuse to ko -, - -since the secktent i- it. A. " i car near Wapletn -'Mi.Sy, i . , . i Its ilesiruciioo by f...