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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY ' MORNING FEBRUARY 13. 1910. Uo. 7 Journal Photogravure Coupon: ; nrwni mm. imuiii Seven consecutively numbered coupons, when presented at The Journal office, with 5c, wiir be good for one of the series of four Fine Art, Photogravures offered by The Journal . ' To secure the other pictures of the- set, follow the same In structions. These coupons will appear daily for several weeks. For mailing send 10c extra to coyer poitage and packing. . Ill in IMDIA FEARED; ML 0 Name Address ' '.''''' i' LIT 111 SAFEGUARD ON I noute to Africa via Marseilles Dangerous Score of Ves sels Have Gone Down. - Marseilles. Franc, Feb. It. Either the treacherous shores of Minorca must 'n safeguarded for travel or this route to Africa will have to be abandoned, 1 the opinion of the local officials of the French Transatlantic Steamship company. The sinking' of the General rhansy, on of the stoutest ship In Die Modlterranean . traffic, with the lives of 165 of the 157 passengers aboard 1 cr, has emphasized the necessity, of greater safeguards to life. Already the Spanish government lias announced that It will build a light house at the most dangerous point on the const and the various steamship 1'nes that use this route will olemand that "llfesavlng stations, be wabllshod nionr the northern coast of Minorca end atong the channel between Minorca, and Majorca, In the last three year more than a score of vessels, large and small, have rone down, resulting In about 400 deaths. " ? No details have yet been received of the reported sinking today of the Frwirn railing boats Mathilda and Martial at the same spot where the General Chancy A score of bodies have fceert washed ashore and will be shipped back to this city. :. - ' '. v :-.- ., DM510 AK: COQUILLE VALLEY Enterprising Land Owners Co operate to Reclaim Marsh ' " Waste'. : " C tsiwd Dbpatea to Tbe Joaraal.) Coquilie. Or., Feb. 1J. Five thousand acres or rich Coquilie valley land ,1s being reclaimed 'by drainage systems through the co-operative efforts of farmers owning .', the land. This work has now been under way. for over 12 months, though ' the actual . work - has been going on for a far leas period of time. . At the present . four reclama tion projects art under way. The first and oldest .of these la the Muzzling of Indian Press Cause of Much Dissension and Out breaks FearedThe Hindus Hold Anarchistic Meetings. i (futillthers' ir Leited Wlre.t London, Fafc. li".-. Following new evi dence of sedition. In Indian as a result of the muzzling of the Indian press this week,' the war t'fflce has begun to mass British troops about Calcutta. Cabled advices today say a plot has been dis covered implicating a number of.patlre soldiers, wearing the. King's .uniform. Orders have been Issued to the Ben- gales garrisons to prevent -terroristic mass-meetings ' and the police In the Punjab province now have full authority to us their firs arms on the slightest provocation. The war office has Instructed a closer supervision of the Sepoys, and In future the native regiments will not march or blvouao alone but will be accompanied by detachmenta of English troops. The fanatlo Hindus are supplying their an. archlatlq envoys with magic , charms which lire supposed to keep them from harm. ' Among the Hindu magicians, all of . whom are - dealers In the occult, strange rites are being Indulged in. Prayers are being said In the little vil lire temDles and the strange gods of the Orient are being evoked to drive out the whites with plague. 60: fearful are the Hindu laymen of these priests or "Medicine Men" that "Mother", Boat Nina Missing for a WeekFeared She ; : May Be in Distress. ELIdllS F1IIS 1WEBI0F (t'nitod PrM t,ed Wlre.i; Washington, Feb. 12. The navy de partment today sent orders to the yards at New Tork. Boston, Philadelphia and Norfolk to send ' vessels to search for the big naval tug Nina. The tug has been massing since last Sunday, when she left Norfolk for Boston. Bh serves as a "mother" boat for tn third squad- ron of submarines.; ,,; i-ne Nina Is constdrrea seaworthy and ft la believed she has been delayed by broken machinery. However, heavy s tonne have been raging along the coast and there Is a possibility that the Utile craft is In distress. . KANSAS SUPREME COR T FLAYS TRUST ALDRICII 01LL s 1 1 1 "" 1 1 Aldrich Supports' Lodge for Chairman of Committee to Investigate Cost of Living Elkins a Near-Insurgent. , Beaver Slough' drainage project. The-jtney fear to disobey their, orders. -TUe CHARGED WITH THEFT I'l LABORUNION I Vallejo, Cal-, Fen, I2.e-A. warrant for the arrest of Dan H. Leavltt, secretary of the Federal Labor union, was Issued this afternoon at the Instance of off I (-era of that .organisation.", r Javltt is charged with having -.taken 1500 of, the funds iof the union. , , . 1eavltt Is eso secretary, and treas urer of the Vallejo Trad and Labor council and Is prominent throughout the plate In labor union circles. He haa ln-cn connected with the councllf or mor than seven years. The accused secre tary Is employed at the Mare Island navy yard. ' ,' ..' ' .. ', ). i '. ASTORIA WILL BUILD OWN FLOURING MILL (fpecUl Dtapateh'to Tbe Jonroal.1 Astoria, Or., Feb. 12. The Astoria Milling &. Produce company has been c-ganised by the promotion committee of the Astoria, Chamber of Commerce. .The. company has a capital stock of S .io.OOO, which -t has , been divided Into 4000 shares at ?5 each. The flour mill will he caDable of producing 200 bar rrls of flour a 4ay and several tons of f cd stuff, nearly enough to supply the domaud In this section. The Taylor estate gives - free site and the Astoria Electric company fur nishes electric power for running the mill at the actual cost of produatlon Astoria contractors will build the plant and will take pay In stock. first move" In this plan for the reels matlon of the bottom land of the Co quille alley Was begun, by petition, over five years ago. However, the first petition was killed by the opposition of cold-footed property owners In the proposed district Afterward a, district was formed which cut -off the greater portion ot these dissenters and the pe tition carried and the - project was launched. ' -- . s. . ". - "Reclaim 1740 Aoreev ' The Beaver Slough ' drainage .district Includes 1740 aores of bottom .land, which will be drained, and the coat of th complete project will be about 117, 000. The complete project will Include over eight miles of ' drainage, canals, the main. canal being CO feet wide and the lateral Caaals over 25 feet In width. In connection with the' main canals lat eral ditches will be dug .through-the land, and these will be extended through their private holdings by the Individ uals so far as they see fit- , , At the point where the main canals flow Into the river tide -gates will be installed, which will allow the water to drain from th land freely, but will pre vent the tides from overflowing over the lowlands, as has foremrly been the case. . These lateral canals are about 80 feet In width and extend from the main canal, to the foothills east. - Second Project 8273 Acres. British patrols ar breaking up religious; tPoblirtiere Pre. Lea Wlre.t Topeka, Kan., Feb. 12. A limited ouster was grafted by th. supreme court today against th International Harvester company. Th court prohibits the company from making exclusive contracts with agents and doing other things which the attor ney general held against the anti-trust law. . Th court specifically says It re serves th right to take up complaints in thefuture and settle them as It de termines, thus retaining control over th gatherings where weird incantations ar business of the corporation, in Kansas. being -Invoked. 1 ' - Th viceroy Is making every effort to keep the .natives from securing arms and ammunition but many guns have been smuggled In across the northern border '. - . . M- OWNS HOTEL? !T OM CAT DOES "FOURTH DISEASE" IS FOUND AT 1 PENDLETON (RpecUl Dlapteb te Tbe Journal.) Pendleton, .Or., Feb. 12.Thls city haa become the field, for medical Investiga tion because of an eplderolo of th mys terious "fourth disease," which ia the only nam as yet ssslgned to the con tagious affection that Is quite prevalent here. . It Is so called because of its close relationship in some, respects to the three well Kown. diseases of measles, scarlet fever and smallpox. (Br the rptermitloiial News fr-rTlr.) Washington, Feb. 12. A ' determined fight Is being, made In the senate to prevent the selection of Senator Lodge to he chairman of the committee author ised to Investigate the cause of t lie Increasing cost of food products. The' resolution adopted by Mi senste was that framed by Mr. KIklns, who wants a sincere effort made to arrive at actusl facts and not a whitewash of th tariff. Becently Mr. Lodg made an elaborate speech In the senate '-' to show that th tariff had nothing to do with th Increased cost of living. The. New England standpatters sre Insisting that Mr. Lodge shall preside over -the deliberations of this commit. tee and Mr, Elkins swear that Is the one thing; for which he will never stand and that he will raise the Jolllest sort of a row If It Is attempted. The senate waa not ' In session today and none of the leaders were about the capltol, but it I known that Mr. Aldrich Is en deavoring to whip th Republicans Into line to support Mr. Lodg ss chairman. A few days sgo Mr. Elkins mad a speech In which he defied the leaders and came dangerously near to declaring himself an out and out -Insurgent If Mr. Aldrich attempts to fore Mr. Lodg upon the senate for; this Job, Mr, Elkins may1 agaiit be counted upon for a speech that will make th standpat ters' hair curl. , . BLACK DOSES ; (WOEGP'I Georgia Cripple Discovers a Process to Grow Ftower the World js Waiting For. ' Injured Man Dies. North Yakima, Wash., Feb. 12. Rob ert McLalne, wlio waa run over and frightfully mangled by a switch en gins In th Northern pacific yards here last night, died early this morning of his Injuries. Nothing Is known here of th man or Ms relstlve. He had been working for the reclamation -service -for some time. It lis thought h has, a brother In Seattl. He waa about 15 years old. Th body Is being held here while an effort le being made to find relatives, j . - -. (By the International Kens KerTli-e.) . - Washington, Feb. 12, Confidently as sertlng that, after 16 years' experiment ing, he has discovered a process where by black rose may be grown, Iennla Tapley, a homeless cripple from S ivan. nah, Ga., Is In Washington n obtain, If poKHihie. a patent upon his disevvnv. He was preceded by a., letter written by Colonel A. R. Iawton, vlcv-prHldnnt of the Central deorgla rallrond, who has Interested hlniMelf -In Tapley's claims, and who asked Representative Edwards, of Georgia, to take 'charge of the matter' before the patent of fire. This Mr. Kdwarrt -will do. assuring' the cripple, who has made keyrings for a living, that his invention will receive the sgrne zealous guardlanihlp though he was Thomas A. Edison him self. - The black rosa Is something for which the world has been-waiting for a long time. Th discoverer says that within -the past month lie haa been of fered $600,000 for his Secret the day It Is protected by patent, but he Is going slow In accepting any offers. SUM lil THE STOW OE : ' MMETSIIE Third Member of Family to Suffer From Poison Dam--- aging . Testimony Against , Dr. Hyde Brought Out.'.' PAL0USE FARMER WILL ; TRY OUT CELERY Spee!l rrt.nefca ts The Invrsal.t Pullman, Wash., Feb, 12-S.' II. Breese la planning to plant 40 acres of. celery, and estimates that a yield of 11280 an acre can be had from It Mr. Creese learned of the adaptability of this aMl to. celery culture through ar accident. He bought th Eira Munlux farm, which had ben rented, and the renter had planted celery, but moved away and left It. Mr, Breeie ia now harvestlnr It and finds a hesvv vleld of extra choice celery, which ha Is sell-'j Ing at. good prices. - . - . . Wenatrhee Has Owning. (Speelnl OIptph tn The Joarn.t.l " ' Wenatchee. Wash., Feb. 12. With ap propriate public ceremonies, the opening of. the new Commercial Club building. the new depot and the new high school took place Friday. Large numbers of business men from Seattle and Spokane were present. ' . (Publishers' Prt-m turned Wlf.' Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 13. strychnine ha been found in, the contents, of the stomauli of SIIks Margaret Swope. This. rtakes the third member of the Ul-falcd' family who auffered from poiHoning. during what was supposed lo have, been' a typhoid fever epidemic, according to, Drs. Hektoen and Haliies. .expert vliem- . 1st. That this (licovery had been made was announced this afternoon by Attorn ney u. rnxton, executor of the estate. In a deposition. The statement was drawn from him only after George II. Kelly, notary,- arter taking the depositions. . threatened to commit him If lie failed , to answer a pointed question by f)r.-. FrankP. Walsh, attorney for Dr. B. C. Hyde. . '-'... raxtoa 2?rotestJa. Paxton protested rigorously ageinst ' th ruling. He declared Dr. Hyde's libel' suits had not been brought In good faith,"" and that they wcr Intended tn give the . accused man's attorneys advance Infor-,.' matlon of the evidence to be used. ' t The protest was unavailing, and wheji forced to speak, h said Dr. H'ektoen had notified him by ' telephone that, strychnin had been found. ' ,s . ' Scarcely less etartllng was another statement made by Paxton. He declared,' Nurse HouUhan told Mm that Just be fore Christman Swope died- Dr. Hyde gave the young man a capsule, and that; he went Into convulsions shortly after,' Paxton testified that he had first sua-' pected Dr. Hyde December 18, after the four nurses had told Airs. Swope t,heyN would not stsy in the house if Dr. Hyde were retained ss family nhvsiclan. His' own "physician. Dr.' Twyman. told him ji' number o( auspicious circumstances, he said. ; .. " He said repeatedly that he had mriant Dr. Hyde in the letter written to Stew . art Fleming,' upon which the present' ; suit is baaed.'. . . , Donald. Marion electrio lights.' ' countv,- Is to have "Persons about town seem to think the Imperial Hotel company owns the Imperial hotel." said Harry Hamilton, chief clerk, this morning, "but as a matter of fact, 'Ginger' owns the hos telry."" '..'.;,,' , ' . .-' - "Ginger Is the hitel cat. and he proved to the satisfaction of all this morning, -that she was boss of tbe ranch ' '-. - '- . It happened this way; "Ginger"' wse preening himself out in the middle of the lobby, when he saw a stranger cat wandering lh. v "Ginger" drew himself up as -cats do, and glared at th vaga bond, But-"Glnger"4 shas no: tail aud u s. impossiDie ror a cat to achieve Tne second of the projects is the 'Fat savage expression without a tall jwh nnnng aisinci, wnicn is located wnen tne . tramn wandered non. on the south side of the river and which I chalantly loathe bench whereon the bell- RUSSIAN PENALTIES -. SHOW, SMALL DECREASE iPnbllntae' Press Tased Wlre.V . Et. Petersburg. Feb. 12. Russian newspapers publish statistics showing perceptible decreases In the number of punishments for political offenses last year, but the, figures are . gruesome enough. Ther were 1435 peraons con demned to death, aeainst 159 in 1108, and the - executions numbered (43, a gainst 782. Exiles to Siberia and other distant - parts of the empire de creased from 10.16S to 2200. The total number of pblitical offenders deported la estimated - at 13, .against 1,5Z7 in 1900. ; A: good THiyo, , , When zt Cornea Along Don't let It Oet Away zrom Ton. - . "I really feel' that it is hardly pos slble to say too much In favor of Grape-Nuts as "a health food," writes a. ChirarA wumali. ' ' -,i .''For or 10 'ycars ' I had ; sufffered from Indigestion end fchronlc ronstlp tion, .caused by the continued "use of coffee and rich, heavy, greasy foods. My ailments made my life so wretched that I was eager; to try anything that held out a promise of help.' And that is how I happened to buy a package of Orape-Nuts -food last spring. - ' "That ended my experiments. For Jn Grape-Nuts' J found exactly ''what -- I w anted and needed. - From the 'day' I began to use-tt- noticed - an improve. ment and In-a very few. weeks I found my ntaitn completely restored. "My digestive apparatus now works perfeutly and toy.1 chronic constipation hs been . entirely." relieved: i j- I have gained In weight materially, and life is. a very pleasant- thing to me so long I tme Grape-Nuts one or twice a :.iy. I luve fonnd by experiment that if i leave -'H' off for a few days .my i;i filth 9MtTHTB..u- .? ' , " A phj-nic'lan in. our town, has great s:n fs In tri-attn ' stomach troubles, ui the secret of U Js that he puts his l-.itiema en Grape-Nuts lood it always i i :r i hack the. power of digestion." . "TlKi-e's Iiei.j-on." ....,.v-..t Head 'The i:nad to Wcllville." in i.xcr f" ! ! above letter? A new i- c .:---.n from time to time. Thry, 'njtn, titi", iu fallvof human extends two or three miles Above the city, It .will entail the dredging of about eight miles of main canals an 1 several miles of lateral ditches. This project embraces 2273 acres of bottom land - and will' make of the section of th river directly across from this city a veritable paradise. n the, way of th dairy land. About four miles of canals-are complete anft lt Is thou gfhtr that wlthont further delay tbe work will not occupy more than two ' months longer. The main canal follows the channel of What la supposed to have been the old river and will be fitted with the, usual tide agates., sjncludlng th last assessment, this project has cost 128,423, and the end is not yet -JBljr "Prirat Enterprise. third, the Harldcker project, J plan' of incroas- boys rest their- tired bodies and count tips, and rubbed herself luxuriously against ths leg. of one of the boys. "Ginger" recognised the necessity of militant methods. . Thereafter for three minutes, the lobby rang With snarls and feline pro fanity. Then th enemy retreated in a streak across the street climbed the proverbial tola and stayed'there until nearly noon. -uinger" has chased many strange cats, that he thought might Invade his territbrlty, out of the hotel during the tast rew montns,- JZzL , ., . , J - Great values this week in the Rummage Sale.; Special extra reduction on broken Parlor Suits ahH' Odd Pjeces. Lace Curtainsj one and two pairs of, a kind at cost Carpet Remnants for nigs, 60to ?li25.3jQ,14ti.; Th practically a mivat ing tne value ana productiveness of a progressive farmer's land.' It was started" by , L. HarlOcker of this city for the purpose of draining his farm about five miles .below- town.' He was Joined - by several neighbors, who have agreed, to stand, a portion of the ex pense.,.,.;;'- ; ; .:- K-i.u:'-'-it-, '.,,,. This . project embraces'' 651 acres 'of land and has cost 12000. The cost of digging the lateral ditches from the main' clual through the land Wilt per haps aggregate 11000 more, making the entire system cost aDout $3000. There will be about one mile of lateral ditches when the project Is . complete. The main ditch Is between 28 and 30 feet in width. t Work rinlshed Xast Tear, ' ' , ; The main project was completed last year, but the lateral ditches have yet to be dug.. The main canal Is one mile In length and runs from the river to the county road.- At this point the county commissioners took up the work and had a dike thrown up, which has been graded and Is now used as a roadway. This extends the canal for a distance of 800 feet -and will-assist materially In the drainage of the seo tlon. , i . Last and smallest of the drainage en terprises in this - valley Is the, Norway drainage district. This project Is still In, Its Infancy, the petition for the, dis trict having been granted by the Com missioners recently. - It 'will embrace 221 acres. The cost of the system of canals and lateral ditches has not yet oeen estimated by the .prorggters, BUILD BRICK STORE AT GRANGEVILLEi (Smclnl DlBMteh t The Journal.! Grangeville, Idaho, Feb. 12.- Theodore Johnson, a Moscow r: contractor, who buUt the Grangeville Savings & Trust building, ' has' purchased 'tfrom Johnnie Wilkes a third interest in the vacant lot on Main street, known as the "school corner, for 12314. Mr. Johnson and other owners will begin at once to ex- cavate for the basement for a one story brick store building, 75x1 10 feet Sev eral other business buildings are Hinder consideration. MRS. RUSSEL SAGE COMES TO PACIFIC1 , I i i ii. s-'''1 (Br the International New. Rnrlr.' Los, Angeles, Feb, 11. Fleeing from the rigors of the winter of the east. Mrs. Russell Sage arrived In : Los An geles today from New York, Accom panying Mrs, Sage are her nephew end. niece, Major ana jwrs. Mtepnen u silo cum.- The- partx will spend eight weeks in. southern California, most of the time at Coronado Beach; and . then return to "New York by way of the northern or middle routes. t JAPAN MAY GET THE MINIMUM TARIFF RATE! (United Prees Leased Wlre.1i . Washington, Feb. 12.- A recommenda tion that Japan be given the minimum' rate under the new tariff law will be made by President Taft on his return I from New York, according to informa tlon given out toy the state department this afternoon. - This action,: It is ex pected will result in the great devel- Antnjnnfr txt enmmerpji hfltWMn th ITnltAH ' -. v - - - - States and Japan - and stimulate ship ping business on the Pacific. V ' Build Xorel Home. ' ' " (Kneetal Oispntch to Tn Joarntt.l Astoria, Or.. . Feb. 12, C. .O. Palm-, berg, the contractor. - who is ' building the Welnhard-Astorla hotel, intends to build a residence that will be out of the ordinary style Of architecture found In the west j He will carry out the style of home ho desires In plain", rough lumber on the outside, which will, be faced with - a' single wall of nicely pressed brick -surrounding the entire structure, . the windows, : doors and cor nices being edged with brick of differ ent color. . 1 3-01. ::J''W- SPECIANap, -and. WfMiMsB. '- ''''' ' : ' ' "' '." ." .'. . '-.' ' ' ! L ' :-V Jr.- ','." r ; , s - R0LL40 Yards $12.00 VALUE .............. .$8.75 $10.00 VALUE ......V. ....... $7.95 $"8.00 LVALUE V2 ROLL 20 Yards $6.00 VALUE : $5.00 VALUE t . - . ' 'A -sins 6 CHAIRS ... ........ :7$O.4O-$4.00 VALUE ...,..3.35 1 TABLE dp) '.;'.,;af";!?s mo Chairs Table Six : Solid-Oak Golden- Solid oak, claw foot, ex- -Finish. Chains,-' Chase tension length 6 ft., when, leather box seats, like il- open; 42 inches diameter lustration. ' Worth $2.75 'when closed,' 'golden fin- each. .' ... , v - -,. " ish. A bargain at $15.00." SEVEN DEVILS CAMP ' . READY FOR RAILROAD - ' (Sneelal Dlnuatrh to Tb Journal. 1 Homestead, Or., Feb. 12. The activity which comes with spring la apparent in the 8even Devils camp, where a number of properties are being' made ready for shipping as soon as the railroad la readyi to aocept freight.- The Calumet Bueha Vista group wll be ready to send out ore by May 1. A new hoist and cars are being Installed and a drill sharpener is being sent from Portland for Installa tion early . next month. The lore body shows up well, almost pur; copper Cottage Grove ; Crete sidewalks. win lay many con. Enduring ..'Power is , lowered N by. coffee; and endurance is an essential to permanent success. Use " '; V- ,f-'-.' -'s'A.,' X, .. 'ft' . '"J-M,.' ... -.i-iVl.fcrf"'-;-or-. .'i.,.---; for steady strertgth. u "There's a Rcsson" SET SIX CfJAIRS AND ONE TABLE ALL FQR 523.70 This Machine Will Do Your Washing -.v,-i'i-''-'-'-.n' m''Jl h' t - h -Put, in hot", water, soap, and, soiled clothes, attach to" faucet, and the water-power runs it. A tubful is done . in 10 minutes, Springless,gearless, (otr A A motor guaranteed 3 years. Fnce.i;4steUl liii 4- I IIC . UUiU lllCUulpK. M JL..' , uim A - - -iXr rv sDitay Satisfactory;?; -a5C?! Monarch Malleable awarded, the prize at Seattle A.-Y.-P.' and Port land Lewis aiid Clark Fairs. That shows its merits are not all ad' Yertisingf talk. , , ,P r, i z e s . were awarded by a jury of stove ex. len-Pohshed Shaped-Seat Rock-.!0 Af perts who pught to know. A range made of quartered oak., , .J) J.JD iS'.used three "times a "day and ' s - -' every day in tne year, l he Mon- EaSy PayiTlCntS arch is worth what it costs. Many . ' ' ' , other ranges cost more than they Your Credit Is Good ' Rich' or, f. are worth. See for yourself the . Poor, It Makes No Difference to U$ difference. Prices $57 to 225. $6 Rockers, Spec'j $3.95 Golden-Polished Shaped-Seat Rock ers, mm U O H U :( ,J y :.l I i ilpBU-! ii twill PllLeJIi IHRWsJl J of men have opened this winter. ".. i