THE OREGON DAILY" JOURNAL. PORTLAND.' WEDNESDAY EVENING JANUARY,? IP. 1910. 1 Mi ICS IIIIC WORK Every Scientific Publication in World Digested, Requiring Seventeen . Volumes Yearly . More Funds Needed. Br Frederic J. Haskln Washington. " Jan. -1. Without' any ' .nfiM of nubllclty or other ostanta ' tton that would attract the attention of ,lhe general public, there la being or " . .,-,. nil culmination the Indexina- work of the . Tbl rreat Index l the Internationa) f flcientlflo Literature. etartlng with tha beginning of the pree rnt century. Each year there la pub i ii. u. tf .iiim. In which are cata Jogued every contribution to eclenttflc knowledge made In every country or the world. Twelve' thousand pages are required to Hat thesa according to au- ' thora and tubjecta. v., Xngenlana Flan. of VI8d .for ky governmental apprOprla-I tlon. Some of the, nations, among them' our own; are Inclined to be penurious ; when providing for their bureaua. To,' conduct the work properly, the Smith-1 aonlan authorities eatimate , th j t they ahould have an appropriation of 10,900 , a year Yet congress, readily giving: a 150,000 appropriation to make Shallow Hot torn creek navigable, makes a wry face when It gives only $6000 to the support of the United iitatea regional bureau. But for voluntter work by patrlorlo scientists America would be unable to make a creditable allowing. Other Catalogue! Heeded. The failure .of the project through Improper financial aupport would bO farther reaching than the catalogue ltaelf. The eyea of the bibliographic world are upon It, and If It aucceeda ; other Intereata may be ' heartened to undertake almllar rataloguea. Hls toriana are yearning for a world cata logue of hletory. literary authorltlea doe I re an International catalogue of lit erature, and aoclal scientists are eager to poeaeaa a catalogue dlgeat of all the uplift literature In existence. Failure of tbe International Catalogue of Scien tific Literature would nerve to ehrlvel the hopes of those who would apply Ita principle elsewhere. tarted la London. While the catalogue was established In London, through English Influence and the call of queen Victoria, It was In IS&ft that the Smlthaonlan Inatltu tlon first euggeated that aorne auch work ought to be publlahed. Later the Royal aoclety of England took up the matter, and compiled a catalogue of the literature on aclentlflo subjects tip to 18HJ. The growing volume of cur rent literature made It Impossible for one organliatlnn to continue the work, an the Koyal society, through the Eng llah government, convoked a conven tion of bibliographer to conalder the nil v. BREAKS BONES THE STItANGEB v WITHIN OUK GATES Passengers Riding on Running- board Mangled In Collision at San Francisco. iri.it.d itM Laaaed Wlre.l San Francisco. Jan. I. One man la all tha dolnga of mankind In tha rieia advisability of International cooperation ' i.n. im to noaseas one pi " " most valuab'le alda to human endeavor. And that la what tha International Cat alogue la aimed to be. It alms not only to cite the title and tha author of every ' aclentlflo book'and paper, but briefly to ' aupply an analytical dlgeat or ine auo- t mtr or eacn. inn i ' t.llshed la a moat Ingenloua way, Let- in continuing the project. Thla conven tlon waa followed by two othera. held In London In im and 1900. when tha present scheme waa thoroughly Dlanned and formally launched. Ooraraora Meet Every 10 Tears. The plan Of 'governing the Drenara. tlon and ieauance of the ratalocue la moat carefully -wrousrht. Tha mwm. a regional bureau.. This convention - sembjed in not, ajjd will meet again In July of thla year. Hereafter It will meet every 10 year. It possesses com plete control over the whole work. and Its decisions ahkll remain in force for 10 years. There la also an International council, which consists uf one memlK.r appointed by each regional bureau. Tula Jurisdiction over nil ..r. mad to reoreaent heada ln, ...... . . '"7" figures subheads and by these Jmbois con8lllt,nt of not more Umn Mgl the uaer of the Index an t'"" t gates from each body that maintains , once wnai auDjecva ... i contribution cited, , Thta a-rat nubllcatlon. growing at rate that will make 1700 volumes by h nt tha nreeent century. Is not in uTtatenrta as a money making echeme. 1 In fact, there la no provision whatever for tha tisa of any eurpiua inai nugni ..mi. frnM ita nubllcatlon and aale. , v. i i m w .... , i R,"niitru UJ T, if ! niir.iv DBnuauriii .d.......- - i nn1w h , I haA t cf world eooperatloo .with n other aim malt,,r wh,n lne internJUIonB, convn. fl than to support ltaelf and become Inval- t)on u not ,lttn though au of , uaoie to me race. n ruiinn shall be In accordance with JVthe active cooperaiion """'the regulations adopted by the oonven i Civiiiaea SOVBIII..ICI.W -"----i iion. J in international council meets ' of th leading aclentlflo minds of the Uvt,Ty lhrM ytara ,n London, and at p, globe, , , ; IV auch other times as the chairman, with jnltisonlan Saitrtntloa la Okarf a. fiV9 other members concurring, shall The taak-f Ha preparation la divided direct Its particular dutlea are to look tntn thr aectlona. First cornea ine " thrlng of the material. Thla la done by each nation which eupporta the catalogue, througn wnat is anown the regional bureau. The Smlthaonlan Inatitutlon has charge of the bureau for thla oountrv. Nearly every scientific Tiuhlioatlon in. the United States la sent to the Smlthaonlan, an everything that 1; comes there, is Indexed. Then recourse is had to every index pobllahed In thla country. Every stone of literature that may'cover some aclentlflo truth Is turned Jin the patient search for new matter. , rive experts are busily ' en- . t ,r,rouarhout the "year, and they - an scenf an artMe that'ougtit o be indexed aa accurately as a hloodhnuna can acent the hunted erlmlnaL yhn New Tear cornea they are ready to offer a reward for the article they nave i ml a aed. : i ,'; v ' ' Beat to XKndoa. When ' the index for the United fitates la finished It Is sent to London, where H meetg the lndexea made In a elmflar way by other nations. The cen tral bureau ihere, following prescribed ' rules, then proceeds to conaolldate all of the eontrlbuttona Into one This Is t great labor, and largely accounta for the delay In she appearance of the vol umes of the ftnlahed index. Aa there are hundreds of thouaands of entries to Te claaslfled properly, and a great deal of careful editing to be 4one, the won der is that the printed volumea are not wore tardy in their appearance. on the verge or aeain ana mvrwn omr i mna ,,cy are in various hoapltala wiin more or leu serious lajurtea, aa reeults or a collision of two cara on the Castro etreet -line last night In which the Ylc- tlma were maimed. Pram accounts of eye witneanea, the men who were injured were on the In side footrall of a Caatro car bound up the hill from Klghteenth atreet The rear end of a downward bound car on the parallel track. In some unaccount able manner, swung from the track ecraped along the upward bound car, crushing and Injuring Ita paaaengera on the running board. All of thoee Injured were ground Into the maas of wreckage cauaed by the col lialon and none escaped serious hurt. ' The injured are: John F. Scully, fractured pelvis, bad fracture of both lega-and crushed foot; may die. . . Frafik B. Wilklneon, badly fractured left leg. Robert Schwab, both ankle Jointa broken, none broken, bruised about the body. Paul Petaold. abraalon of face and right hand, left foot crushed. Oliver Hansen, right ankle apralned, left leg fractured. Joneph Foley, both lege crushed be low the knee. Archie Jordan, compound fracture of right arm, right foot crushed. Frederick flutter, face and neck la rerated. left leg badly crushed. rsrlnman C. W. Drummond of the downward bound car waa arrested, but hn claimed he could not account for the accident A. Johnson, huch, Or. Tha ' cattle raising Industry In Oregon will be a thing of the past era long. The small farms are taking the big ranchea and ranges are faat dlaappearlng. ; We will be paying SO cente a pound for bee within 10 years, Is my prediction, while pork will be reasonably cheap. But the cattle muat aurely go,. ' O. ,W. Terwllllger, Medbury," Idaho We are going to make Medbury the modil and beat city In Idaho.. It la ao altuated that all that la , required to aurrounds . it tha finest land In the state, tha best climate. plenty of water, small acreagea and tha population will reach tha 100,000 mark on tha farms atone, becauee there la enough land to go around. It la altuated on the main line of railroad nd alao on the great Wnake river, eo that there la really nothing lacking. We will be able to raise any kind of fruit that the great northwest prodncea. And It la backed by men who have the de termination to do thmga as they ought to be done. WANT UNIEORM INSURATiCE LAVS Life Insurance Presidents, in Session Would Prolong V : Life of Man. . ' Frank Lasarua, Hayden, Colo. Thla country certainly looks better to me than Colorado. I find that the oppor tunities are away better here than elae where and the difference In climate la worth all It costs to get here. I've been freeslng for tha paat SO yeara in Colorado and now I am going to stay here In Oregon and try to get thawed out by tha tlmtf I am too old to enjoy life. What makea me aore la tbat I didn't come hers 10 yeara ago. McFee-Fielding Wedding. , Ottawa, Ont., Jan. t. Official and aoclal circles In the capital Were inter ested In the wedding today of .Mis Janet Fielding, daughter of the Hon orable W. 8. , Fielding, minister of ft- nance, and K.Si. Metre or London. Journal want ada bring reaulta. Waehlngton. Jan. II. Prealdertta of life insurance companlea, representing mora than ,11,000.000 out of a total of SO.OO0.OOO in the United Statea and Can- Ida, ara in attendance at tha third an nual meeting ef tha Aaaoclation ot Ufa Inau ranee Prealdnnta, which opened at the New Wtllard hotel today for a two daye' aesaton. One of the principal sub jects, to be discussed by the meeting being "The Problems Arising from the Dissimilarity of State Laws and Con flic t of State Practlcea," tha holding of It here and at thla time makea it par ticularly opportune In view of tha fact that the National Civic Federation, now In aesBlon here, has 'for Ita principal aim tp bring about greater uniformity In the state laws on rarloua Important subjects. . Taft and Rugsa oa Irogram. The meeting of the Aaaoclation of Life Inaurance Prealdente which opened today, promlaea to bf exceptionally im portant, and President Taft aa well as Governor Hughes of New York ' have consented to deliver addessea. The program has been divided Into three sections. Tha first section , will deal with the various problems arising from the dissimilarity of state lawa, and papera on the subject will be delivered by L. Q. Fouse, president of the Fidel ity Mutual Life of Philadelphia: Judge Gwrge H. Noyea, general counsel of the I Northwestern Mutual Life of Mllwau I kee, and John A. Hartlgan of 8t Paul, president of tba national convention of Insurance commissioners, f I , The second section of the program will be devoted to tna eohalderatlon of waya and meana V which life Insur ance companlea may legally engage in tha movement to, lengthen the apan of human life, pr., Walter Wyman, Bur geon i general of . the federal public health and marina hoapltal service; Dr. M. J. Rosenau, professor of tha new course in preventive medicine at Har vard Medical college, and Dr. B. W. Dwlght medical director of tba New England Mutual Life, will deliver ad. dresses upon varloua phaaea of the sub ject ; ;' - I Xnsaranea Amalgamation. Trie third section of tha program will deal with the amalgamation of Ufa In aurance companlea, or the reinsurance of one company another. An outline of tha practical questions Involved will ba given by Isaao Miller Hamilton of Chicago, prealdent of the American' Life convention. Tha other capera wlir In clude orfe ' dealing Vlth tha problems Involved from tha vlewpolnta of Inaur ance departmenta, which will be pre sented by Alfred Hurrell, counsel of the New York Insurance department- Fol lowing thl delivery of the formal pa pera on each of the three main aubjects there will be a general dlscuselon. In which all present will ba Invited to Join. Oppose Asaembljr Flan. CotUge Grove. .Or., Jan. l.-At Ita laat meeting Coast Fort grange of the Patrona ot Husbandry adopted resolu tions opposing tha "assembly plan and Indoralsg the. direct primary law, l op poalng the raising of the salary of any officer of Oregon for any cause what ever, unleea by the initiative, and de-: mending the repeal of the sawdust and' game Jaw, , , j ; ;hl ' SOUTH HONORS MEMORY OF GENERAL R. E. LEE V Richmond. Va., Jan. ll. The' one hundred and third anniversary of lTe birth of General Robert E. Lea waa cel ebrated throughout tha south today. In Virginia aa well aa In jr iortda, Georgia. North and 'South Carolina, Alabama and Arkansas the. day is observed aa a . legal holiday. Business waa practically suspended--IU 'rnavy " cities, f and rtha schools were opened only In tba morn ing to allow commemoration exercleee to be held. ... , Particularly elaborate were tha cele brations In Alabama, where the Confed erates . established their flrat canltal. Tha Confederate . Vetera na and- Una Daughters of tha Confederacy conduct ed the memorial exercises. ... Atlanta. 6a., Jan. II. General Lee'a birthday-waa generally observed through out tha atata today, and many societies In this city bald commemorative serv ices with music, , speeches and singing of old Confederate songs. . , Covey Motor Car Co. Stvcnlb and Conch Streets affr the central bureau. ales 940,000 a Tear, It would be desirable to have a rarri .hi4:a ,n aiiuiiinn w ine dook raia- lorne u no definite atepa have been taken lfQiat direction berauae the rev enues irom the aales of the bcok cata logue nave no mere than -sufficed to mest the expenses of the publication. If the card index can be provided for eventually, the value of the work will be greatly enhanced. The Bclentlflc ac tivities of the United States are so di verse that it takea some 10.000 entries to catalogue lt annual contributions The, principal eubecribcre to the cata logue ara libraries and ' aclentlflo or ganizations, and their- number la suf ficient to bring, the American sales up to about 140.000 a year. It la the desire of the regional bureau for the United-States to enhance the timeliness of the catalogue by having monthly check llsta Issued in pamphlet form.' showing all the American lltera- turs on aclentlflo subjects appearing a month or two before. It will In nowise Interfere with the mafh work, and will give aubsorlberB the catalogue for the united States as fast as the claanlflca tiona are made. Germany publishes such a eheck list and it enjoys wide favor. The cost of this extra work will not be more than $2000 a year, If con gress can be Induced to appropriate It. EXHIBITORS PLAY HIDE AND SEEK WITH CARS Strenuous efforts are being made by the management of the automobile ahow of. the Portland Automobile club to get tra?k' of the cars which are on the road ti the dealere of the city. There are In Ihe neighborhood of 12 carloada of automobiles, most of them Intended for use at the show, on the road to the city, bnt little trace of them has been found.' The Oregon. Railroad Navigation company handles the cara with all poa slble haste whenever thty find them, but the trouble lies largely with tho eastern roads which sem to be nearly paralysed by mow and ntrlke troubles. Some of the cars have been on tha road close to 45 days. The Oregon Railroad A Navigation company has promised that If neoeseary a special train will be made up and the care rushed through., They may be called One change .In the' personnel of ex hibitors was made this morning -when It was found that the Willamette Auto Supply company, agents for the Mc Intvre. would be forced to give up Its space. It was promptly taken up by the Smith Motor Car company, the HayneB agent, and C. W. Vaughn, the Carter car agent. mm . .r . v ... . . 1 J7 f Tomorrow rhe English Elections.' even' more mruj in iucii. Hr1 . Furthermore, some of the regional bu- f)M TRlAl FflR THPPT reaus are Inclined to be alow in getting unl ! . " ''.nCr 1 'Ur HARRY LAUDER S up their lndexea, which seriously de lays tbe central bureau in Us work. ": v printing a Task. ; Tha third task Is the printing. To publish 17 volumes a year, containing 12,000' pages of matter, where accuracy Is the, first essential. Is a task worthy of the best printer. It Is slow and tedi ous work. Made up ao much of Kymbola, In which, one sign Is not a guide to the one that follows, the printer and proof reader must be all attention. When the- work, is published the price Is 186 4 per set, ' v , Unfortunately the scientists who ara " ever adding to the world's wealth aeldom "accumulate much money J ior themselves, and many Of them find '. the price' prohibitive. TJne sponsors of i the atalogua; have been anxious to ' lower the price, but they have not auc . ' reeded in doing bo up to this time. However, they are still hoping and praying that some philanthropic person will endow tbe work, eo that the cata logue, may be more widely distributed and hence of more general use. ' The catalogue hae been running elnce . UOO.f ; The regional bureaua are pro- 11 ; Scrofula disfigures and causes life-long misery. Children become strong and lively when given small doses of ' Scott's Emulsion every day. The starved body is fed ; the swollen glands healed, and the tainted blood vitalized. " Good food, fresh air and Scott's Emulsion conquer scrofula and many other blood diseases. ; . ' M SALS T ALL MGOOISTS s.m4.Ms.. aave of paper and thla ad. for enr MMutimi Having nana ana wuil i ntetan Boofe. tca bank oontaina a Good Lock Puna t. SCOTT A BOWNE, 409 Perl St., R V. mmmmmmxm.wK mmi'tmmi i IS YOUR RAZOR DULL? rtfA.iinh will sharpen any li17flFinf 'rasof to keenest poa UUXiUl It )). pltc h. Onr O-aaranteei - If - raxorine is- not sails-' . fanory mail your razors to us and -we will grind and hone" them free of charge. 16c a cake, at drug or hardware stores or by mall. . - . . Wasortae CoM 89 rranklla St., jrew Tork. IT FAVORITE OVERCOAT rColted rrtat Leaatd Wtre.t Ban Francisco, Jan. 19 Sua- a pected of stealing the overcoat e e that Harry Lauder, the Scotch 4 4 comedian, wears fdr a disguise when he goes on the street, pave 4 4 Lyncher Is In the city Jail pend- 4 lng a hearing. , During Lauder's a performance at Dreamland one night last week someone entered his dressing 'room and stole the ' coat. Two other coat's were taken from the rooms of other members of the Lauder company. The comedian declared the coat 4 was his most prized article of 4 appareL, ' ' SLEEPS STANDING UP; FALLS;, CRACKS SKULL (United Preta Leaaed Wire.) San Mateo, Cal., Jan. 19. Suffering from a fracture of his skull sustained when he went to sleep leaning against a post and fell to the pavement. David Spence, a piano dealer of this city, lies In a precarious condition at the iRe Or os Guild hospital. Spence was leaning against a post In front of the postoffice, where he had been talking with several friends. When he dropped asleep he pitched for ward, striking his head on the pave ment. He was unconscious when taken to the hoBpital. MOTHER SAYS VACCINE VIRUS KILLED CHILD (United PreM Laecd Wire.) San Francisco, Jan. 19. Alleging that the death of her little son, Harvey, waa due to tainted vaoclne virus sup plied . by the city health authorities, Mrs. Alma Iaerman Is plaintiff, In a superior court action to recover' dam agea in the sum of $26,000. In the suit she filed she named as defend ants the board of health and,' the H. K. (Mulford company of Pennsylvania, manufacturer of the virus. According to Mrs. Iserman's com plaint her son waa vaccinated In July, 1909, by Dr. J. F. Watklns, city physi cian, because she could not afford to send him to a private physician. She alleged that the vaccine virus con tained tetanus germs, and blood poison ing waa caused. She Is represented by Attorney Car roll Cook. Stanford Athlete a Rhodes Man. U'nltea Pren Leaaed Win.) Stanford University, CaL, Jan. 19. H. R. Stol of Redlands, Cal., a member of the class of '09 at Stanford uni versity, has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship. at Oxford university, Eng land, according to an announcement made today. Stols. Is an athlete of ability, and was a ' member of the varsity track team and a candidate for the Rugby team. He will leave for Ox ford next October to continue the study of medicine which he began here. Rebels Defeat Spanish Troops. (United Preaa Leaaed Wire.) London. Jan. 19. An Exchange Tele graph dispatch from Tangier, Morocco eays the rebel army inflicted s, decisive defeat upon the government forces at r et iaai sunaay. i ne ; government troops were reported to have lost 200 men,, killed or wounded. Hundreds See Gustave Falk Die. (Dnited Pre Leaaed Wlre. San "Francisco, Jan. 19. In full view of several hundred horrified commuters, Gustave Falk, a loftman employed by a local construction company, fell to his death from the top of a. pile driver near Sauaalito ferry. Falk. attempted to descend from his perch and had lowered himself by means of a wire cable. His grip broke, and he plunged headlong to the dock. The accident oc curred when two ferry'boats were en tering their slips. ,. Falk formerly lived at Oakland. Taxes Well Paid Up, , (SiJeolfl Dispatch to The Journal.) Walla Walla, Wash., Jan. 19. Pros pertty in this section is evidenced by the fact that but $20,571 of taxes due the county la unpaid. The total assess ment was $421.9.0S.: and $l0,6J0.J9 has been collected, t ,' ' T, irCenaua Bupertisor Named. "r ' Washington, Jan. 19. The president today nominated Harold Blake to be cenau supervisor for the Fifth district of Montana. .'Tomorrow Thursday) If positively ho last day. for discount 'on east side M Most belicious Vanilla Sauce ; Boll on cupful of oream with one tablespoonful of sugar; whjle hot, stir in tho yokes of three eggs and then add ona tesspoonful of Burnett's Vanilla. , Serve hot- " Out bottle of s BURNETT'S VANILLA will convince you of Its superiority over ordinary kinds. Insist oa getting the one bottle. ; ' . i Bead ronrnama and eddrWaad wa will tmmi loo. FREE, tliirty-aia angina teateal rvcipaa ef deUciooa daaades eaaily and acoawanicaUy Spared. will idaaa (ran tUa FREE book, id for It NOW. JOSEPH EURNETT COMPART, If Mb) Si, Whs. , ;-lsr " v.- WveW-:. All. w : v - " I 1 II! I ! UryijaL ' t I. iiiiiafr'-y-'-'' i.U ,r "1 I 38 mote fine pianos selected since Monday. Hurry in if you expect to participate in this Great Piano Event There's not a moment to lose now. If you've been figuring on getting a piano at the greatly reduced prices at which they're offered in this Warehouse bale and Ad vertising Test, you must act quickly now. At the present rate the remaining instru ments will surely be disposed of .within the next forty-eight hours. Remember, 'ft I these are strictly brand new, fully war- L - . i -' .as . m a ranted pianos the very.lat- El --MMWa-w, . ..asms-. -fc. y-;- A : :M " est styles, Remember, too,' 'we , guarantee quality and we guarantee price. Your "money back" ff you can buy the same grade of piano elsewhere, East or West, "3T at anywhere near these low prices. Fair ;j tgia in.'"" TBe pecullaf properties of Chamber Iain's Cough Remedy have been thor oughly tested during epidemic of In fluenza, and when It waa taken In time wa have not beard of a single case of pneumonia. 4 s f ' If vou come at once vou can still secure a W or Kimball or Hallet & Davis or Hobart M. Cable or Smith & . Barnes "or one of the other - equally meritorious and worthy instruments now offered at the lowest prices ever- known. Remember, each and every instrument is strictly brand newrr-the very latest style and fully and unconditionally warranted. Your purchase is protected in every way. - ' Any piano selected during this sale can be turned in toward a Chickering or Kimball or Wber or Pianola Piano any time within two years and every penny paid will be credited on the new instrument. This, is surely the fairest arid squarest offer ever made by responsible dealers. As to terms, we'll agree to accept any terms that are anywhere within reason as low as $1.50 or even $1.25 weekly, if you desire. Remember quickest action is necessary. Be on hand the first thing this afternoon or this evening, if possible; 1 Im If-- 1 "V i,:- flfV UK-tow u I. 353 Washington Street, at Park Cut This Out Worth $30 GOOD FOR As first payment on a' Piano at Warehouse 8ala Prices If presented on or befora January 22. 190. . BILIB rXAVO HOOTS v Journal. 353 Washington Street 3F 5 r.r ') Bring this Advertising Test Certificate with you--aelect any piano In our stock. We will accept this certificate as first payment on the piano. You' make your next payment'.one month later.- ,vy Should you' desire to pay any cash, In addlton to this" certificate, we will give you a receipt for 12 for every dollar you pay up to $30. Present this Certificate and rat receipt for C , ; ; . .30.00 Vrasent this Oertlfloate and pay $S in cash and gat a receipt for ..$40.00 Presans thla Oertlfloate and pay $10 In cash and ret a receipt for $50.00 Present this Certificate and pay $15 la cask' and gat a receipt for Present thla Certificate, and pay $ao n,caun and rat a receipt for Present this Certificate and pay $29 In cash and ret a reoelpt for Present this Oertlfloate u4 pay $30 la cash and get a receipt for 90.00 70.00 80.00 0M I u I j gas bUlv i v" . ' - r Li : , I r':