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lIOTIEiAPPlE
SHOW IIIIS YEAR
"Empire Builder" Wires Horti
cultural Society That Busi
ness Affairs Prevent Trip to
- Portland at This Time.
GREAT CROWDS FEAST
EYES ON PRETTY FRUIT
Keen Interest Taken in $250
Prizes Offered by the
-' ' . Railroads. " . " .
Apple ' growing Is an exact science.
Combine Oregon seedlings, Oregon soil,
Oregon rain and Oregon sunlight :witn
faithful and scientific care and finish
with a pinch of frost for color and
..-;. the result r is theOregon apple. The
Oregon apple "cannot be raised in any
other section of the world because there
, Is nowhere else the natural resources
or the degree of science necessary .to
attain, the perfect result .
Many speeches are being made at the
annual meeting of the Oregon State
Horticultural society by 'the world's
greatest authorities on apple growing.
Most of them are Oregon men and all
' of them convey In brief the informa
: Hon contained in the first paragraph.
iThts' morning the second and third
floors of the building at . Fifth and
,.' Washington were literally Jammed wi,h
'. the people who had come to see 'Ore
.... con's great apple shew. 'One man had
' a magnifying glass searching for de
' v f ecta in the apples on exhibition. His
''Search was' futile. Transients, guests
at the hotels, and many others whose
(Continued on Page Four.)
MELVILLE SAYS
Henry Mack Does Not Entirely
. Agree With Statement but
- Admits Explorer Wanted to
"Square Himself".
Phlladjelphin,. Dec. 1. That Cr. Fred
erick A. Cook is a faker and that his
confession that he was suffering men
tally when- he Claimed the' discovery of
the North Pole was written to rehabili
tate him , in the good graces ' of the
American people, is the belief of Ad
miral Melville, U. fl.-' N., retired. . ; '
"I said, when Dr. Cook put forward
his claim that he had reached the "pole,
said Mel v!4Je, discussing the case to
day,, "that . he was either crazy or a
faker. Possibly his long sUy In the
Arctic got on his nerves but this so
called exposure Insanity always - dis
appears' on , returning to warmer
climate.
"I am convinced this' article is writ
ten to regain ground lost with the pub
lic when the faking of . .the explorer
; was exposed." .'.. 4 .'t
New York, Dec 1. That Dr. Cook
felt he was in the position of the "man
without a country1? and that he wanted
to unbosom himself to the American
people and be taken back after having
earned their respect, is the statement
of . Henry - Mack, . former attorney ' for
the explorer. Mack talked with Cook
(Continued on Page Two.)
,1
Yakima Family Stricken . With
Paralysis; Fifteen More
1 Are III.
1 r (Rrwtal THiinateh to Th Journal. 1
" North Vaklnia, Wash., Dec; 1. Mrs,
Frank Kuehn and her grandmother, Mrs.
Carrie B. Pulkerson. are dead and L.
D. S. Patton, father of Mrs. Kuehn, is
thought, to - be dying from paralysis
which was caused by asparagus eaten
at the home of Mrs. Keuhn Thanksgiv
ing. All are prominent people here.
a here were 15 at the party, , nearly 11
of whom , were . m. to soma, extannv
Iiorary paralysis of the eyes and limbs
following the effects of the food.
, The asparagus was not tinned, . but
was a Yakima, grown product put up In
glass jars by the. hostess herself.
COOK FAKER AND
SllS INSANITY
EAT ASPARAGUS
2 DEAD
Hffl BRIDGE
IS II UKELlTO
OPEN ON MONDAY
Rains., Hamper Engineers and
Work Is Two Days Behind
Schedule; .Steamer Alliance
Goes Under Lift. w.
Hampered by the rains' of the week.
the . United Engineering Construction
company has not made the progress ex
pected In placing the finishing touches
upon the Madison street bridge and-it
is probable that the structure will not
be opened on Monday, as had been im-r
ticipatea.
The rains have delayed the work'of
removing the falsework under th coun
terweights and the lift cannot as yet
be raised to the tops of the towers. . It
was thought Monday that all of this
work-would be" oomvijrd by Tuesday
night, but this morning the lift could
only be raised to a height of 65 feet
It was declared that-the remainder of
the false work would be ' removed to
dayand. the-ilfi-eannen -be- talsi d
the entire distance. , ::
This places the company ' twa days
behind in its schedule, as outlined Mon
day, and would make , th r'me of the
completion of the bridge Wednesday. '
A. s. Eldridge,' vies prejSdenc of the
company, said this morning that he be
lieved the bridge : would open about
Tuesday, but he could not say definitely.
He declared-that all of the other work
on the bridge, such as placing the hand
rails, completing tha. street car faojli
ties and finishing the pa?Ug hd i o
gressed satisfactorily. v ' .
The steamer Alliance, which was
turned back " Tuesday because the lift
could not be raised to a sufficient
height, passed , under the - span this
morning. . ,... ,
Japanese at Denver Charged
With Killing Mrs. Wilson :
and Mutilating Body.,.
" ICnltrt Ptmi Leue4l Wlra.l '
Denver, Cola, Dec 1. The taking of
testimony in the trial of Qenkyo Mit
sunaga, accused of having murdered
Mrs. Ka.therlne Wilson in a fashionable
residence flection of Denver, bogan to
day. The Jury to try the Japanese, was
completed and sworn in last nlghtL
The body of Mrs. Wilson was found
May I in t packing case in the base
ment of her home, She; had ; been
strangled to death and ..her body, had
boon mutilated. At the time it was
reported that mysterious symbols were
found on her forehead 'and , suspicion
was idlrected to the Japanese, who had
disappeared, - .-. , - r;
Mltsunaga was employed as a house
cleaner In the . Wilson ( home. ?; He. was
traced to McCook. Neb., and arrested.
He made a statement declaring ha was
m tne wiisen nome at tne time Mrs.
Wilson met "death, but that a white
man committed the murder and forced
him to assist in disposing of the. body.
The Japanese will take the witness
stand' In his own defense; T ; ;y ;
That the Japanese government is In
terested in seeing that justice Iff done
was shown today by' the attendance of
Baron Tamammato, vice consul at Los
Anireles, who Is here supposedly repre-
"OLD SLEUTH" (S
Uncle Sam to Take. Part, in
Cougar Hunt; $500 Reward
Untouched.,,
'- .(Special Dlipatcb to The Journal.) ie -pay
ton, Wash., Dec. . L -Assuming
the role of a trapper Uncle Sam is to
take a . band In the capture If such
can bo brought aboutof "Old Sleuth,
death-defying, man-eating, -mysterious
cougar, which has dealt death and de
struotion ruthlessly along his ' trail in
the Blue mountains for 13 months,
piudlng the cunning snares , of veter
an trappers and huAters, the strange
animal plunders at will, nor stops at
expensiar for farmers have 'charged
him with the death of $2600 worth of
cattle, horses, sheep and hogs in the
last year, A reward of $800 has been
posted, but none has claimed it. for
the -beast' has been seen but once, - a
year ago, and although Frank Jennings,
a crack shot, fired point blank at him,
the' big beast was not phased. .
Forest raneers said todav that TJncle
f Sam has announced his intention of
"getting" the animal, dond or allvej
ana-tornis-ena win GiKtrmule poisun
along the ; route of the animal when
the hunting season closes, that, dops
may not get the poison. Even this
rufte may fail for "Old Sleuth" rarely
eats a meal of stale flesh.
SWGEfflHOER
CASE Oil TRIAL
TO MEET DEATH
MEDFORD TOTALS 340;'
GAIN 393.58 PER CENT;
2 STATES GIVEN OUT
(Wnnhlnrton ISurma of Tli Inunml.) .
; AVashjnRton, Dec. 1.' The pop
ulation of Medford, . Oregon, is
8840, according to the rensus of
1910. The population- was 1791
In, 1900.- The Increase is 7049,
or 393.68 per cent
t
;. WashlngtOii, Dec. i. The pop--ulation
of Pennsylvania is 7,665,
111, according to the ' census
bureau. This is an increase of
21.6 per cent, entitling the state
under, the present apportionment,
to si new congressmen. '
The census bureau also an
nounced the population of the
state of West Virginia as 1.221.
-'119, an increase of 27.4 per cent.
West Virginia will get one ad
V ditlonal. congressman. ? . ,
at third day's
. league Session
Officers Chosen by Oregon De
velopment League and Many
Important Resolutions Are
.Adopted by Body.
. (Salem -BnreaB ef The Joarml.) -;
Salem, Or Dec 1. With the reelec
tion of Theodore B. Wilcox and C C.
Chapman of Portland as president and
secretary, respectively, the greatest.con
gress of the Oregon Development league
closed its" three days' session at Salem
yesterday afternoon and v. ill hold its
next conference at Astoria some time
next summer at a date-tq be fixed by
the executive board of the league, but
which, no doubt, will correspond with
the date for the holding of the com
memorative centennial at the sea ooast
tOWn. -..': -, .e-r,.-..-; l.t Vi."
As first vice; president .the league
chose J.. S. Van Winkle of Albany; a
second vice "president, G. Wlngate of
Astoria; as third vice 'president, W, M.
Colvlg of Medford; as fourth vice presi
dent, Wlllam Hanlay of Bun.s; and as
fifth vice president, J. H. Haley of
Pendleton. The league has no oiganlza
tion except on paper, there teing no
provision made for regular meetings or
election of : officers except as custom
has provded. The Oregon Development
league la merely & very-loose confedera
tion of booster clubs and commercial
organizations of Oregon. , ' .
t . '. . Adopt Besointioas,
Before adjourning (he congress adopt
ed a number of resolutions, though it
was the ' endeavor ; of ' the " officials
throughout the session not to allow any
resolutions except : of . merely a per
functory order -to be Introduced as the
leaders in the movement have attempted
to keep the league out of any move
ment that savored of politics. Secre
tary Chapman even deprecated the in
troduction of 'a good roads resolution.
. Addresses were also delivered at the
.closing 1 sescion ' by Leon Chapman of
Pendleton; President P. L. Campbell' of
tne University of Oregon; Cliarles H.
Carey of the legal department of the
Northern Pacific railroad, ' and C U
Dick, manager of the Salem Fruit union.
Mr. Dick explained the p.urpose-j5f the
fruit union, the help they were to fruit
growers and the assistance they . were
to business men that deal with them.
He advocated giving fruit inspectors
more power and If possible to have
them directly responsble to a state de
partment rather than to the county.
- (Unitni Preta Lmk4 Wire.)
Mexico , City, . Dec, 1. Precaution
against disorder in the City and violence
In the palace marked the inauguration
of President Porflrlo Dlaa as president
of Mexico today. The Mexican president
enters officially upon his eighth term
with a country disordered by the most
serious uprising that has-yet threatened
his administration. .-' '.: '.
The. restraint exerted by the activity
of the Insurrectos was reflected . gen
eraily throughout the capital today.. The
populace was barred from the hall of
congress, and the only persons admitted
to, tho lnaugurat' ceremonies were high
government . officials, members of the
diplomatic corps and representatives of
the loyul presst.:. ,
Following the Induction of Dlax Into
office, rthe president, assisted by Vice
Presldont Ramon Carrol, received the
diplomats and officials at the national
palace.
SPEEDERS GIVE FALSE
- NAMES, BUT REPENT
(United Pres Imcd W!r.
Seattle Dec. 1. -Running at high
speed, an automobile driven by J.
Steele and carrying Mrs. J. C. Andrews,
wife of a local real estate dealer, and
Mra, J. -E.i Owens, knocked down 1 and
probably fatally injured Clinton Thom
as, 10 years old, son of H. i. Thomas, a
real estate man, at Eastlake avenue and
Louise street, early last' evening.-The
Lhoy'fl.euU..w.a.fi:acture4l.Ana.liU -right
arm , was broken. The automoblllsts
gave fictitious names and hurried
away after ' the accident, LAter they
thought better of it and appeared at
police headquarters. They claim the
accident was unavoidably . '
.i .
III SPRING TALKS
DIAZ INAUGURATED
IN SHADOW OF
REVOLT
IIAPIER OBJECTS TO
ILAIilS AilS
Mayor Forbids Superintendent
; of Crematory to Go Near the
: Plant Until Alterations Are
Made. ': .
ORIGINAL PLANS ARE v
CHANGED BY COMPANY
Napier Given Vacation at Re-
quest of Engineer Smith;
' Too Inquisitive..1 .
The storm that has been brewing at
the city halt ever since the first test
of the new garhage -crematory dis
closed the fact that the incinerator had
been faultily , constructed broke in a
meeting of the health board this morn
ing when Superintendent Napier of the
crematory was forbidden by Mayor Si
mon togo near the crematory until al
terations in it are completed. .:
Napier has made charges that the
contract between the city and the Public
Works Construction company concern
ing the construction of the incinerator
was being repeatedly violated.-
At the same time that Napier's
dharges brought the matter of the con
struction of the crematory before the
health board and the mayor It was
disclosed that the original plana for the
crematory riled with the city auditor
have been materially altered. It is said,
without the knowledge ; of the proper
city officials; ? ) v ' ''V .
Mayor Gives Order. '
Mayor Simon's order was given after
Engineer Fred P. Smith, of the Public
Works' Construction company," bad ac
cused Superintendent Napier ot, Jjatlng
made statements in two letters to the
board, "at variance'Vith the facta and
near to falsehoods.?' T f . : 5 '
; "I think the city engineer Is dissatis
fied with tke way. Napier has attempted
to usurp his duties, declared Engineer
Smith, " "and the city engineer is the
only authorised Inspector for the city.
The , old crematory plant is operated
without discipline. From the superin
tendent, there have emanated . a - few
truths concerning the work on the new
plant, and; on these truths has been
hinged a mass of falsehoods. .
Gire Mr. Napier a vacation for a
month in California and we - will guar
antee the speedy completion of the
(Continued on Par Two.)
FARES ONE FIFTH
Voluntary Offer by Attorney of
Company at Hearing Before
; Interstate Commission; Ad
mits Rates Excessive. .
(Gutted Press LeiMri wire.) ,
Chicago, r Dec, - 1.- Threatened . with
arbitrary reduction of , sleeping car
rates through an order o$ the Interstate
Commerce commission, the Pullman
company this afternoon "submitted an
offer of a voluntary reduction of 20 per
cent in the rates on upner berths where"
the charge was over $1.5,0.. i, v
The offer was made at a 'hearing be
fore Interstate. Commissioners Lane and
Clarke.
- Recently the United ' States circuit
court denied the Pullman company's pe
tition for m injunction restraining the
Interstate Commerce commission from
ordering the proposed reductions.' vv- ;
G. S,' Pernahl, representing the Pull
man company, virtually admitted that
the old charges were excessive and pre
sented' ft tabid of new rates. . t
YEAR'S END
; EDITION .
THE JOURNAL
PICTORIAL REVIEW
OF YEAR IN
CITY AND STATE"
Pulilication Date
December 31
ORDER EARLY "
REBUKED BY S MON
PULLMAN SHADES
.-
OH UPPER BERTHS
CALL FOR CABINET ,
- MEETING . INDICATES
MESSAGE COMPLETED
(rnlted Frem U.iicd Wtre.V r '
' Washington. Dec. 1. A hur-
4 rled call for a, cabinet meeting
4 today indicated that President .
Taft had finished the final draft
of . his ' forthcoming message- to -
congress. It Is believed that
copies of the document will be ' 4
sent to the printer tonight v
'
Company' Declares, However,
All- Precautions Will ;,Be
Taken to Prevent Any Acci
dent on "Council Crest. t
' Patrons of the Council Crest line of
the Portland Hallway Light & Power
company say that they are afraid they
will slide off Into the 90 feet deep hole
dug by the county -as a quarry, about
fiOO feet north y of the Council Crest
station, v Road Supervisor Chapman
says that If it rains hard enough, or
freexes up good and . tight and then
thaws out, that a big chunk of the 25
feet of soft dirt on the surface of the
hill might "cut loose" and slide down
to the bottom of the 'big cut He has
ordered his foremen to put a fence
along the edge So that mo unwary pe
destrlan will stumble over the edge and
fall 90 feet to the bottom some dark
night , : :, r---i A , i-v ,
General Manager Fuller, who rides on
the Council Crest cars to and Jfrom his
hom aaya he does not consider that
there la any danger now. The com
pany Is having the place watched care
fully all the time, and should it appear
dangerous to the company engineers the
cars will not be run over the section
of the road where the;top of the preci
pice, encroaches to within eight feet of
the end of theities. .
Th county, in digging for rock, has
sliced out an enormous hole In the side
of the hill The top of tkis cut comes
within eight feet of the edge of the
street car track and for a long way
down from the top of the wall is nearly
perpendicular- The first 25 feet Is of
soft earth, and those who are watching
the place fear the rains and the seep
age will cause the top to slide off and
undermine the tracks. , ,
General Manager Fuller says that the
conditions there are about 'the same as
they hav been , for a year and that
there is danger, he says, the company
there is danger, he says, th company
will guard against it , ,
ATTORNEY WHITE'S AIM
, IS JO. STOP PRIZEFIGHTS
(United Prem Lmsed Wire.)'
San Francisco. Dec. L Declaring that
his purpose was not so much the pun
ishment of the principals in the Nel-son-Moran
fight as to prevent a repe
tiUon of prlae fighting in California,
Attorney J. E. White of the .Church
Federation today received and accepted
the invitation of District AUorney
Flckert to cooperate with the author
ities in prosecuting those deemed vio
lators of the law. .'-.,.
District Attorney Flckert while stat
ing that in his opinion the law was
notvvlolated, ' appointed his assistant
Attorney .Lane, to undertake prosecu
tion, and Attorney 'White is awaiting
an invitation by Lane to outline a case
against the fighting men.
(United Press LeaMd Wire.)
- Washington, Dec. 1. Robert O. Bailey,
a former newspaper man, at present sec
retary to Secretary, of the Treasury Mo-
Veaghi wlir become assistant secretary
of the treasury, March 1. Bailey as a
newspaper : correspondent, : accompanied
President Taft to Panama before Taft
was president and later was recommend
ed by Taft to his present position.
The appointment of Fred W. Lehman
of St. Louis to succeed. Bailey is an?
nounced. , : . . .
TWO QUAKES; STARTLE
, VICTORIA AND VICINAGE
'."."'i . rC'V ;'Vt : '' -t--
fHsItrd Prm fjettni Wlr. . !
Victoria, B. 0., Deo. 1. Two distinct
earthquake shocks, thip second bf which
was the more pronounced, were felt here
at 11:56 .o'cloek last night The greater
force Of the shocks was felt In the east
ern portion of the city and Oakbay,' but
down town the quake made Itself felt,
Windows rattled and pedestrians were
startled. ; - - .' .
. WThe quake was not sufficient to cause
any damage, - Telephone inquiries from
many parts of the city were made to
acsertaln whether the shock was really
an earthquake or caused by an explosion.
Death of Remarkable Mklgot. -
Unltrd Presw Lftwd Wlr.
Merritt, B. C, Deo. LMinnie Pick
ett. 13 ypnrs nnd 4 monthsnldand
( woighlnif 'but"!-! pounds, died here yes-
teerday. ' Hef parents were of normal
sise. Though delicate Mlnnla had un
til recently, been generally in fair
health. She Is bel ieved to have been
the smallest person of her age in the
civilized world, . ... .
CARUNE PATRONS-:
FEAR NINETY FOOT
SLIDE Hi HOLE
FORIvlER NEWSPAPER
IN KNOCKS PLUM
WYOR IS ASKED
ABOUT NORTH END
: BYGItAI'DJURQRS
Simon Is Called Before Them
and Questioned as to Policy
He, Outlines for the Police
Department. t ,
Mayor' Simon was called before' the
grand Jury this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock
in regard to the investigation of moral
conditions of the city. He was closeted
with the Jury for more than an hour,
Information ' the grand jury desired
from Mayor Simon is expected to show
what policy he has outlined for the
police department to follow in handling
the undersirable element Evidence; al
ready , presented . to the jurymen, con-J
ciusjveiy proves mat .certain orders
have been given by Chief of Police Cox,
and that some of his men have not
Obeyed.: them. One : specific question
asked Mayor Simon was: "What orders
did you aive your chief of DollrerLr
The mayor baa already stated that
his orders were that no leniency should
be shown the underworld element, both
men and women. .
In the face of these orders, the grand
jury has had witnesses before It showing
that extreme, leniency has been shown
this element A member of the grand
Jury stated today that maouereaux
are walking - the streets, disorderly
houses running practically wide, open,
and that conditions. In general are very
unsatisfactory. Another member of the
grand Jury stated that : the greatest
trouble experienced has been in the aft
ernoon and evening. ' Still another Juror
volunteered that - the evidence secured
shows that Chief Cox. has given orders
to his captains, these orders delivered
(Continued on Page Seventeen.)
METHODISTS TAKE
Yakima Church People Publicly
Inaugurate. Course to Pat-
: ronize Only Members.
, , (pedil DUDttct) t The JonnuLV '
North Taklma, Dec. 1. In pursuance
of course just publicly inaugurated
by them, of patronizing In the trades
and professions people of. their own re
ligious belief, the Methodises f North
Yakima has seen to it that a candidate
of their denomination Is among those
running for school director. 'With in
junctions printed in the church weekly
paper that all members patronise their
fallow church members, with a church
directory of Methodist attorneys, and
promise of a similar directory of the
other businesses to follow, the new pas
tor, the Bev. W. H. H. Selleck, has ad
vanced a movement which has hitherto
been only tacitly, observed; Among the
Methodist attorneys is George F. Mc
Aulay, who Is running- for school direc
tor. The superintendent of the' Meth
odist Sunday school is also secretary of
the school board and is conducting. It is
said, an active if quiet campaign in be
half of his fellow church member. One
of the other candidates Is a Presby
terian and the other Is supposed to rep
resent the no-church element. -
Accident i to M rs.- Isabella Du
' catt Occurs on Oregon -
, , City Line. ,
Mrs. Isabella Ducott, 35 years of age,
was struck by an outbound Oregon City
car - last night a short time after 6
o'clock and her hip was broken and she
was . otherwise; seriously r bruised and
shaken up. She was brought to Port
land on a freight train and taken to
St Vincent's hospital, where, her- In
juries were dressed. She is resting
quietly today. ' ,
Mrs. Ducott has been living in a scow
house at .. the foot of Ryan street for
some time. Her husband - was struck
by a car In Portland on June 10 last
and f killed. Since that time Mm
Ducott has lived In a scow. . ;
;, According to the statement of Claim
Agent Boynton, Mrs. Ducott attempted
to cross the private right of way Of the
company near ' Division : street and
Stepped . out v from behind a ' passing
freight train Just in time to get in
front-' 'of the outbound passenger
traln;: ",, She reached . the end of
the tfes and then seemed to hesitate.
Theawa iese han 1 e feet from" ti ot
when the motorman saw her and he was
unable to stop the car. ...
The rounding front of the vestibule
struck Mrs. Ducott and- threw hr to
one side of the trark, breaking hrr hip
and otherwise bruising and Jarring her.
She is expected to recover. .
CAR SERIOUSLY
IIIIiESlH!
AGEDWIU3,
HD GUILTY OF
LA1IIJE
n
Mrs. Hannah Bccbe Vas Willi
Her Daughter, Mrs. Tottcn,
Who Shot and Killed James
Sutton Near Wenatchee.
WOMAN SAYS SHE IS
INNOCENT OF CRir.E
Sutton Killed Aug. 10;. Mrs.
Totteh Guilty of Murder in
First Degree.
-J" tBw1r Itrtch b Thi Journal. t
Wenatchee, Wash Dec 1. After
being out since i o'clock yesterday af
ternoon, tne , jury m the case of tho
state of ' Washington against Hannah
Beebe, brought in a verdict of man
slaughter against the aged woman at 9
o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Beebe was placed on the stand
In her own behalf Tuesday and told a
straightforward story. She said she did
not know that her daughter, Mrs. Delia
Totten, was going to bring the gun out
with her that day until she saw her
with the weapon. She did not know her
daughter intended to shoot Sutton until
the shot was fired. .
Mrs. Beebe was charged Jointly with
her daughter, Mrs. Totten, with con
spiring to kill James B. Sutton on
August 10, , while he was engaged in
cutting a fence that had 'been erected
across an unsurveyed road across her
premises. ; . :.
Mrs. Totten wss convicted of murder
in the first degree November 22, and
Mrs, Beebe was placed on trial the same
day.
THROUGH GRIEF IS
AT
Since Death of Illustrious Hus
band, Has Been Stricken
: With Fever and Report 13
She Cannot Recover.
I St. Petersburg, Dec J. Grieving ovr
the death of her husband. Countess Tol
stoy is dying at Yashaya Pollana, Mes
sages from i the country estate of the
late writer say she Is stricken with a
serious fever and that the end is very
near. ,v
The countess suffered tnentally and
physically following Tolstoy's dramatio
leave taking and sought in e'7 way to
bring him back. When he .refused the
countess used every effort to persuade
the old man to permit her to go to Mm,
but it was only when the count was on
his deathbed that she -was permitted to
see him. ' After Tolstoy's .death the
countess did not leave his body until it
was placed in the sepulchre under Pov
erty Oak, on the beautiful Tolstoy es
tate at Yashaya Pollana.
One of the most touchtnj? tributes
paid by , the countess to her husband's
memory was an order directing thet
nothing within the low ceilinged, almost
bare plastered, studio, of the great writ
er should be changed from Its position
at the time Tolstoy" abandoned the
dwelling forever.
IIITEXASffi
Five Hundred Persons Hcm:
less at Dallas, Texas
. Loss, $100,000 ;4.
r Dallas, Teiras, Deo. 1. -Five hiiii'
persons are homeless and 1100.00') wir
of . property is in ruins as ttm- r-
of a fire that swept over DMInit '
today," deetroyinjr a largo spftion of I
city. Fifty buildings were -coni.in
including many residtmces and p; !
Ing mill.
Starting shortly after nii !nl,'ns, r
fire gained great hwwlway -n 1 a !
wind carried It straight nfrti-s t! r
denre distrirt.
'"jrtmwnH"an Twfl'ftrMt.f v .
by a hose, wasou anl f.if.iiiv i.
The Ioks i estlmatrd t i 0 i
-.. Low .water prssttf. u f '.
drouth, ' rendered t'H fire f
paratus ohnost "?r
in)? down of Ifie
deJitrufJtan at lU
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