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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING . JULY 9." 1911. P - - M' V-" .'-v.--r-T""""" CONSIDERED COST. VESSEL BROKE UP Ask What It Will Cost to Save - Passengers, Read One Wireless Message to Santa ; :Rosa'sCaptain. Can Francisco, July 8. While the two CL hundred passengers on board the tmnilod steamer Santa Kosa were beg ging Captain Fhrla to take them ashore , all day Friday, the officials or tne i-a-" clfio Coast Steamship - company were pawling- over what it would cost them '"to save the lives of (the men. women r and children aboard the vessel. While three vessel stood by from . dawn until dark, ready to take the passengers off the steamer, nothing was done until It was too late. The Pacific Coast Steamship company , could not make up its commercial mind . as to how much it would be worth to " save the two "hundred persons. Investigate Thoroughly. The federal officials In Washington are going to take special pains to have very fact in the disaster brought to light. Supervising Inspector Uhler tele ; graphed from Washington today to Cap ' tain Johnson Bermlngham. here to see , that the Inquiry is thorough. - "I waa told to go to the scene of the wreck If necessary," said Captain Bermlngham this evening, "but I could not reach there until Monday, and by : that time nearly everybody will have Ieft Whoever is to blame for this dis aster will be punished. The inquiry will be conducted by the local Inspectors. Bolles and Bulger. I will have nothing to da with It exoept an appeal."' Searing ITobatoly Monday. "The Inquiry will be called as soon as Captain Farla and Ute officers of the Banta Rosa arrive, which will probably be by Monday," said Captain John K. Bnlger, local Inspector. "The officers of the vessels which Stood by will also be summoned as well : a the officials of the Pacific Coast Btaamshlp company. We will go to the bottom of the disaster." Out of the story of the wreck comes . a aentence that terrifies more than the thought of being cast Into the sea. It ' adds a new horror to shipwreck, and It Is a simple enough message, sound ing more like a quotation or asking a ' price on the stock exchange. , Two hundred lives hung In the bal- ' ance, the wireless had brought three i ahlps to them, the weather was clear and the sea 'calm, and every minute was fraught with danger. -What Win It Cost?" ! The message from the Pacific Coast ' Steamship company la Ban Francisco to Captala F&rla on tha wreck was: '. "Ask the captala of the Centralla what it will cost to have the passen gers taken off." i The Centralis replied that the costs , would be whatever the Pacific Coast Btaamshlp company- thought It worth. :' Captain Ericsson of the Centralla didn't ";' care to drive any bargain he was only a mariner and he didn't care to ; commercialise the saving of lives. Then Too Xte. ' : It was after noon that this message - waa sent Before the Pacific Coast "' Steamship company could make up Its , mind about jrhat it would be willing to ' pay, it waa too late. The sea had. risen and the Centralla could not stand in close enough to make a quick trans fer of passengers in the boats. So the passengers had to take the dangerous , alternative of trying to make a land ing in the surf on a ahore barbed with rocks, hemmed by breakers, which gets Its very name Surf from the fact that the shore Is continually beaten by . roaring combers from the broad Pa olflc. v From the minute that they received Information that the Santa Rosa was ashore the officials of the Pacific Coast . Steamship company have withheld in '. formation from the relatives and friends J of the people In the steamer. They did everything possible to make light of the disaster and even Impeded the messages coming over the single rail road line from the station at Surf. They gave out nothing and refused to admit the truth of facts which camo from other sources. The only Informa tion they did give out was to the ef fect that three members of the crew bad been drowned while making an ! heroic effort to save lives. Same Attitude Kept Up. This same attitude was kept up all day today in the company's offices in California street. While relatives of 'passengers were begging for (nforma- 1 tlon, the officials of the company were ; conducting an examination of the mem bers of the crew who had arrived from ' the scene of the wreck. They called In Quartermasters Hnd freight clerks', cooks, waiters anj seamen, and ques- , tloned them singly, while attorneys of ' tha company filled note books in order ; to prepare for the ordeal before the , local government Inspectors. ' They had before them Barney Fran- , kel, the wireless operator, and gave him : advice and caution as to what he shouM do. Frankel is the only man outside Captain Farla who can toll exactly what paased between the ship and the of ficials of the company from tha time the ship struck untU tne masts went by the board late In the afternoon put ting the wlrelcus apparatus out of bus iness. He will be a very Important wit ness before the Inquiry noard, and after t he had talked with the attorneys of the company he would do nothing but smile In reply to questions, it was evident that the attorneys did not advise Fran kel to do any talking. Quartermaster Questioned. They had Quartermaster Kllkerry be fore them. He was at the wheel when the steamer struck. Kilkcrry had noth ing (to say after he had been in session With 'the company officers. , After the conferences were Over the officials of the company declared that they knew nothing that would be of . value to the public and declined to an- ' ewer questions. , Vice President Cooper, asked as to what time the company had got Us , first message from' Captain 'Farla, he , ald he did not know. - ''Boms time between 9 and 10 o'clock Friday morning," he said. , y "What orders were.,sent to Captain Farla in regard to taking off the pas aengersT" he was asked. . "None," replied Cooper. "He was on the vessel and of course was supposed to. use his own judgment." - "Woat Aarwejr Question. "No wlreiees or other messages were sent to the captain in regard to the passengers?" ' "1 wouldn't answer that question," , knapped a gentleman in the back ground.'' ' . .-. V "I Sent a message In the forenoon, aald Local Agent F. M. Barry. "I laid him to get bis mooring lines out 13 PASSENGERS UICHfli This .Number, However, May Not Have Drowned, In Wreck of Santa Rosa. (Bj the Interna tlnniil New Service.) Los Angeles, July 8. Late tonight the steamship people after checking off the passenger list of the wrecked Santa Rosa, gave out a statement to the effect that they have provided transportation from Santa Barbara for 146 passengers to their respective destinations; that 69 including the crew, returned to San Francisco and that 13 passengers cannot be accounted for. But this docs not mean that the steamship people Infer that they have been lost. The names of these, together with their destination are: Mrs. Kerver, Los Angeles; T. M. Knell and wife, San ta Barbara; Mrs. A. Harder and son, San Diego: Arthur Muller, Banta Barbara; Andrew Southern, San Diego; Miss K Beck, Redondo; M. Thornton, Los Angel ica; Mrs. M. A. Weede, Santa Barbara; Miss H. Hewitt Santa Barbara; Mrs. F. A. Falk. Los Angeles, and F. Therbord, San Pedro. RRST WAPPY JURY Talk of Money Influence In Former Trial Brings the Jurors To Account. (By the Iaternattnnal'Kews Service.) Seattle, July 8. Because of murmur Ings of money having been used to in fluence certain members, the 12 men constitutingthe first Jury sitting in Judgment upon Charles Wappensteln, Seattle's former chief of police, twice tried and the second time convloted of having accepted a bribe for permitting houses of prostitution to exist free from interference, are themselves be ing Investigated by the grand Jury, which body originally indicted the chiefs William H. Shorey, the foreman, and one of the seven men voting not guilty, was the first one of the Jury before the Inquisitors today. But the determination to summon the entire membership appears to have been reached following the testimony yesterday afternoon of George F. Gray, who was acting foreman for a time, owing to the indisposition of Shorey. Sensational rumors are heard and Pros ecuting Attorney Murphy has set Burns' detectives on the case with respect to the alleged bribery. Murphy has not hesitated to pub licly assert that the state did not get a square deal at the hands Of the or iginal lurv. The grand Jury is trying to bring be fore it Safnuel Benn, Wappensteln's father-in-law and a pioneer banker and merchant of Aberdeen. Benn la said to be out of the state. He Is especially wanted to testify as to certain sworn statements made by Ed Benn, his son, during the wappen stein trials. WILL ASK HELP 10 To ask help in building the Rex- Tigardvllle connecting link road be tween Portland and" the Willamette val ley, George E. Waggoner, president of the Yamhill automobile, good roads and commercial club, will appear tomorrow before a meeting of the Portland Auto mobile club. The people of Yamhill and Washington counties are ready, says Mr. Waggoner, to pay $7500 toward the Improvement of the road, and they ask that outside Interest, particularly Port land business men, to contribute an equal amount. "Washington county has promised to furnish the crushers, rollers and 11000 to help build the road," said Mr. Wag goner yesterday. "It should therefore be an easy matter to obtain the remain der, especially In view of the fact that the Improvement of this stretch of road will open up the most beautiful auto mobile tour anywhere. Stimulated by the Interest taken in this road Improve ment, counties west of us are planning perfect highway building to the sea H. L. Keats of Portland has purchased a fine silver cup which he will give as a prize to the individual raising the most money for the road and the Yam hill boys are hustling the best they know how to win the prize." BACKBONE OF STRIKE SOON BROKEN, BELIEVED Cleveland, July 8. That the backbone oathe strike of the 7000 Cleveland gar ment workers will be effectually broken Monday by the 'Importation of skilled strikebreakers was the announcement made late today by the garment manu facturers' association. This followel the successful bringing In today of 850 skilled workmen from other towns. fill his tanks and sae what could be done about getting her off." "You said nothing about the passen gers?" "No; I didn't. Somebody else may have." "Is there any official of the company here who sent a message In regard to the passengers, or Is there any official of the company absent who might have sent, some message or order to the cap tain as to what -he was to do with his passengers?" That question brought nothing but a glaro from the five men who had been conducting the examination of the orew all the afternoon. But wireless Is a peculiar thing. Sev eral hundred operators heard the con versation which went on between Cap tain Farla and the. officials of the Pacific Coast Steamship company. In 10 minutes after the vessel was on. the rocks the Mare Island operator was talking to Operator Frankel on board the Santa Rosa. In half an hour . the Pacific Coast Steamship company had the news. Tha -vessel struck a few minutes after .8 o'clock ln the morn ing, and until t:I0 in the 'afternoon, when the masts went by the board the Pacific Coast Steamship company was in touoh with Captain Farla. .Tat they could not say , that during all that time they had suggested. to the master of the vessel that he look after tha safety of his passengers... : - Journal Want Ads Bring result. ; r r; UNDER If COMPLETE HGHWAY YOUNG TURKS IN MARCH ON BALKANS Situation in Montenegro Grave --Intervention of Powers Seems Inevitable. (By ths International News Service.) London, July 8. Europe is again on the verge of a volcano. The young Turks, long restless, are advancing on the Balkans. King Nicholas of Montenegro has called out his reserves and will fight the invaders to the last ditch. The campaign of devastation now started is bound to result in scenes which made the great war of 1877 a shock to the civilized World. It is freely urged that intervention looking toward the establishment of a Christian state Is needed. Russia, though friendly to Montene gro, has so far been unable to Inter fere. Not only, are the Albanians In danger, but hundreds of English and American missionaries face death un less the powers interfere. All the roads leading to Montenegro are crowded with flying refugees who know that torture is the letfst they can hope for if the Turks overtake them. " Intervention Seems Inevitable. The advent of the young Turks, far from ameliorating the conditions of the people In the Balkans, has resulted In treatment as severe as any they en dured under the old regime. It is recognized here that the pow ers will be compelled to intervene. Diplomatic circles here are a unit in declaring that the United States should lead in this movement.' The European powers, torn by Jealousy, are slow to act. The American government Is In tensely Interested in the maintenance of law and order in Asiatic Turkey in which region so many American miss ionaries are laboring. The situation is one which Is filling the chancellories of Europe with alarm. WILL KILL HUSBAND (Doited Prxai tiu4 Wire.) Boston, July 8. Declaring she will follow the example of Angelina Napoll tano, the woman who is to be hanged at Sault Ste. Marie for murdering her husband, as soon as her baby Is born, Mrs. Peter George, child-wife of an Italian, whom the police are seeking for slaying two fellow countrymen, ap pealed to Boston officials tonight to save her from the fury of the father of her child. The 18-year-old woman in formed on ber husband after he had maltreated her. F"pr Informing George sent her .word that he would evade the police and kill her. Mrs. George, fearing the police will be unable to afford her protection and expressing confidence that no American Jury would send her to the gallows, has procured a revolver and says she will shoot her husband on sight. SENATE GETS TOO HOT T (Br the International Newa 8err1(e.) Washington, July 8. Vice President Sherman has acknowledged defeat In his fight to withstand the rigors of the present heat wave. For the first time in the history of the senate an electric fan has- been installed In the senate chambea and It Is placed on the desk of the presiding officer. ' Owing to the deadlock In the senate over the choice of a president pro tem the vice president has been kept on the Job all of the time. Since old Sol has been working Mr. Sherman has found his desk Is about the hottest place In the capltol. He stood the heat as long as he could. But today the electrlo fan was Installed on his desk and It was working all the time the senate was In session. RELIEF IS EXPECTED FOR CONDEMNED WOMAN (tinned Praaa iMaed Wlr. Sault Ste Marie. Ont., July 8. While Attorney McFadden, for Mrs. Angelina Napolitano, condemned to death for the murder of her husband, has received assurances that the woman's sentence will be commuted, he stated this even ing that It was probable that a pardon also would be secured In a short time. While as yet no official action has been taken on the commutation of the woman's sentence, the attorney said, he expected the government to take up the case within a few days. Thousands of petitions are arriving every day at the governor general's office in Ottawa from all parts of Canada and the Uni ted States. These,, coupled with the in terest taken In the case by Influential men of both countries have bad a strong effect on the Canadian government of ficials. SHOOTS HIMSELF TO LEARN OF HEREAFTER San Francisco, July 8. Believing that human beings should live in a mystical rather than a terresttai sphere, and that he might learn something of the be yond, Phillip Green Dodd, graduate of the university of Athens, Ga., and son of Green T. Dodd, a wholesale grocer of Atlanta, Ga., committed suicide in his law offices in the Mills building to night by shooting himself through the head with a 41 calibre revolver. With hint at the time was James H. Jordan, boyhood companion of Dodd. Just before taking his life Dodd wrote a letter to his mother In Atlanta. OLD TIME "MEDIUM" DIES AT AGE OF 72 (Onlted Pmm Uawd Wlre. Maysville, N. Y., July 8. Ira Erastus Davenport. 72, who with his brother William accumulated a fortune of $600,000 .touring this country and Eu rope giving "spirit manifestations," died here today. The Davenports were among tha earliest "spirit mediums" in this country. .,. f- Llmburger . Cheese In Lost Wagon. Patrolman Laselle telephoned to the police station at 12:80 this morning that he had stopped a runaway horse attached to a light delivery, wagon at the corner of Mississippi avenue and Russell street There were no signs or marks ' of Identification , on the wagon and the owner has not appeared to claim It. A lone cake If llmburger chease waa found in the Pfon. WOMAN SWEARS SHE 0 VICE N MOUSE BUYS PORTLAND-ASIATIC STEAMSHIP LINE Pacific Mail Turns Over Char ters on 4 Foreign Steamers To Portland and Seattle Shipping Company. (Special Dlipateb to The JoarsaLt San Francisco, July 8.-The Portland and Asiatic Steamship company, with its four chartered foreign freight steamers plying between the Oregon metropolis and the Orient, has been sold by Its owners, the Paclfla Mail, to Frank Waterhouse & Co., a Seattle and Portland steamship firm. The deal was consummated in this city yes terday morning. Vloe President and General Manager R. P. Schwerln, of the Pacific Mall, represented that com pany, while Frank Waterhouse and A. N. Gillespie acted for the northern firm. Schwerln la authority for the state ment that the transaction is not a big monled deal. War Competing Xtlnes. "The Waterhouse people and our selves," remarked Sohwerln today, "were competitors for freight Passenger bus iness amounted to little. Our schedules of sailing generally conflicted, .with a loss to both of us. The Pacific Mall, through the Portland-Asiatic company, felt itself bound to give Portland a good freight service for come years past. "We have elected to step out and let the Waterhouse people assume our share of that burden. "It is not a big money deal, they simply taking over our charters of tha four foreign ships, Henrlk Ibsen, Rygja, Hercules and the Strathlyon." . Gives Una 10 Steamers. For some years past the Waterhouse firm has maintained a freight line out of Seattle, as well. as out of Portland with six ships. By the deal It now has' 10 vessels for the same two services. It meets with considerable competi tion out of Puget sound porta From now on it will have a minimum of competition out of Portland. Bulky freight, like flour in great quantities, is the great Item of traffic out of Port land. TO ASTORIA; TALKS Referee Takes His Story of Disposition of Defunct Bank's Funds. " (Special DlatMtch tn Tha Joaraa Astoria, Or., July 8. W. T. Buffum, manager of the defunct Banking, Sav ings & Loan association, arrived this morning from Centralis, Wesh., and an adjourned meeting of the directors of the concern was held In the office of Judge F. J. Taylor, who Is referee In the case, to take testimony of Mr. Buf- fum regarding the alleged mlsapproprla- tlon or the funds of the detunct asso ciation. The taking of testimony could not be completed this afternoon, so an adjournment was taken until next Thursday. Amotg other charges filed against Buffum Is that of having failed to ac count for $5000 alleged to have been paid to him for stock in the concern by John Hahn of this city. Nothing was given out for publication by any one connected with the hearing this after noon, but sensational developments are! expected at the meeting next Thursday. CRITICISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. SLOVER Chief of Police Slover. in an order read to the night patrolmen for the flret time last night, takes the. patrol men to task -for criticizing the action of Judge Tazwell In the disposition of cases In which they are Interested. No criticism whatever will hereafter be tolerated and a violation will mean a dismissal from the force. Several complaints have been made to Chief Slover about the matter. Chief Slover also calls the attention ot the patrolmen to their lack of cour tesy .to superior officers and makes the statement that if the matter discussed by subordinates is not worthy of being compiled Into a written report, It is better that nothing be said. Another affair which the chief has Issued an order on Is one demanding that patrolmen treat with more respect people who make inquiries of them. The order is for the purpose of en forcing courtesy and Intended to dis cipline the patrolmen. CASTRO PLOTS AGAINST VENEZUELA, IS CLAIM Caracas, Venezuela, July 8. Clprlano Castro, the exiled ex-dtctator of Ven ezuela, is said to have established himself in a stronghold near the Col ombian border and Is 'gathering an armed force to overthrow the govern ment. Castro's reported presence in the country has caused Intense excite ment and it Is predicted In many quar ters that unless foreign intervention Is brought about the government will be overthrown within a fortnight Castro Is said to be well supplied with funds and his followers are equipped with all modern munitions of war. Injured by Street Car, A man, thought to be D, B. -Carey, was run down by a Sixteenth street car at the corner of Fifth and Mont gomery streets about midnight last night and was taken 6 bt. Vincent's hospital unconscious and suffering from concussion of the bratn. Tbe only identification he had was a card in his pocket bearing the name "D. B. Carey." It la not definitely known in what manner the man waa injured. He wore a "Moose" emblem. Robbers Get TS Oenta. "A. W. Ledbury, Who lives 'near Isl and station, near Mllwaukle reported to the police station last night that he bad been robbed by two men, neither- of whom wore masks. He had but 76 cent whloh the robbers gladly took. On of the men was old and the other young, Ledbury, reported, .... , BUFFUM N County Clerk Fields to lllus . trate Rapid Growth of ; Business for 10 Years. A report of the business for tha last 10 years In the of floe of County Clerk Fields will be filed Monday with the county court This- report plainly re flects tha phenomenal growth of the county.. The most Important Item 11 is that of "profit to the county." amd this has grown from $288.40 in 1908 to $41,471.50 In "the year ending July 1, 1911. Tha year ending July 1, 1902, show t loss of $21,173. The next following nine years show a profit to the county from this office to be $288.40 for 1903; $7465 for 1904. $18,163 for 1905, $25,047 for 1908, $27,279 for 1907. $22,961 for 1908, 130,8(16 for 1909, $40,463 for 1810, and $41,471.60 for 1911. In the marriage license column, it 1 seen that there were 1057 Issued in 1902. 1220 In 1903, 1426 In 1904. 1531 in 1905. 2019 in 1906, 1927 in 1907, 2388 in 1908, 2425 in 1909, 2993 in 1910, and 3314 in the year ending July 1, 1911. . BlToroeg Show Growth. Divorces showed a corresponding growth, and 110 were granted in 1902, 175 in 1903, 204 in 1904, 263 in 1905, 280 in 1906, 125 in 1607, 863 In 1908, 377 in 1909, 443 in 1910. and 620 in 1911. There were 297 aliens admitted to citizenship in 1902, 137 in 1903, 266 in 1904, 139 in 1906, 227 in 1906, 141. in 1907, 85 in 1908, 126 in 1909, .121 in 1910 add 185 in 1911. In 1902 there were 20 county liquor licenses granted, and six Issued in 1911. The nimrods did not have to ob serve the law on license closely until 1905, when 29 permits were Issued. This year there were 6461 issued. The non support act did not go into effect un til 1907, and that year there wera 13 bad husbands arrested upon complaint of their wives. Last year there were 106 arrested, and this year there were 103. Insanity Increases. Insanity In 1902 was not so prevalent, as only 85 were committed to the In sane hospital. In 1903 there were 112, 124 In 1904, 142 In 1905, 131 in 1906, 141 in 1907, 193 In 1908. 167 in 1909, 201 in 1910 and 216 In 1911. While there has been considerable said about overworked Judges In the circuit court, the figures show what they have had to do and the growth of business in the court. In 1902 there were 755 law suits filed. 960 In 1903. 1182 in 1904, 1484 in 1905. 1583 tn 1906. 1640 in 1907, 1834 In 1908, 2088 in 1909. 2281 In 1910 and 2881 In 1911. In 1902 there were 303 probate cases filed and this kind of court work kept a gradual Increase until there were 797 In 1911. The recording department of . the clerk's office shows the greatest growth. Here the deeds, mortgages and all in struments required to be recorded are filed. In 1902 there' were 8805 such in struments recorded, 10,256 in 1903, 12, 031 in 1904, 13,692 In 1906, 19,781 in 1906, 25,080 in 1907, 24.408 in 1908, 30, 640 in 1909, 35,637 in 1910 and 36,565 In 1911. There were 309 articles of Incorpora tion filed in 1902 and this class of busi ness continued a gradual growth until there were 718 In 1911. In 1902 there wera two licenses Issued to druggists to sell opium. This business made a large growth and 82 such licenses were issued In 1911. RELHMD FOLK ARE 10 IN REVELS (United Pren Leited Wlre.l Pittsburg, July 8. Forty women lay flat on the ground some unconscious, some screaming, some tearing their clothes to show the "powers of re ligion," at the convention of the Pente costal Primitives "Gift of Tongues" cult or Lupton sect as they are var iously called, tonight at Homestead Park. The historical worshipers be lieve tha the curse Incident to the tower of Babel still holds sway. Sev eral hundred; delegates are In atten dance from all over the country. The cult was founded by Levi P. Lupton, he of the "man-child" fame, who at tracted so much attention at Alliance, Ohio. Delegates at the convention to day said Lupton was deposed and would not attend the sessions. FIRE AT LADYSMiTH THREATENS BIG PLANT .Nanalmo, B. C, July 8. Fire which broke out at the Ladysmlth Lumber company's mill at 6 o'clock this even ing destroyed an old dry kiln, the con tents of an old shingle mill, a few thousand feot of additional lumber, two adjoining residences and a number of cabins. At first it looked as though the entire plant, one of the largest on the Island, would be entirely wiped out, but herolo efforts by the fire brigade, citizens and employes of the company brought the blaze under control. Owing to the confusion no estimate of the damage could be given at this time. . Threatens Wife; Arrested. J. R. Kel ley of 262 Page street pur chased an automatic revolver yester day afternoon and then went to his home ard terrorized hi wife. She sought safety wjth Mra. J. S. Shultnes, 476 Vancouver avenue, and called pop lice headquarters. Motorcyole Patrolmen .Harry Parker and Larry Evans were detailed on the case and they made a search for ths weapon, but. Mrs. Kelley had managed to secure possession of It scabbard and a pair of brass knuckles were found on the table. Kelley was arrested on a drunk and disorderly charge. :,- . Find Jar of Bones. Acting under orders from Captain Moore of the detective bureau. Detec tives Tichenor and Howell yesterday discovered several gruesome objects, which may be human bones. In a large Jar In the rear of a Chinese laundry at 304 Grand avenue. . It is -thought the bones are those of a departed country man awaiting shipment to Chins, The bones are now at the morgue , , ; Mrs. Darrow Still Very Low. . Mrs. Martha U Darrow,' who waa shot by her husband, C. C Darrow, Friday noon, Is still very low at St .Vincent's hospital, and wfill the dootors believe she has a chanc tojllve, U will be sev eral days before the i will know wbother an operation can hq performed. , , (V , COLT EXPRESSES UTMOST SURPRISE Husband . of Ethel Barrymore ' Declares Divorce Action , J; 1 Is Nqws to Him. . ' ' (Br tb International News Service.! t New York, July 8. Russell Grfswold Colt, husband of Ethel Barrymore, to- day declared the report that his actress bride ' of two years was about to uo him for divorce was news to him, ' Mr, Colt was seen at the offices of H. L. Harton & Co., brokers, in which con-r earn he has a large Interest. "I don't know anything about all this," he. said, "1 don't want to talk about it. It is all news to me. She didn't notify me of anything like this." "Tou don't know, then, that a mes senger Is on the viy with the papers V he was asked, - "Why should they come that wayt" replied ,Mr. Colt "Why should they coma any way? I .don't know. There is not a word of truth In this stuff about our having a row in New Orleans and as my not going , along on Mra Colt's western tour, ,1 hays my business here to look after. 1 must, give some time to my business. Now, that la ab solutely all I have to say." ', Steother Expresses Surprise. Jack Barrymore when seen at his summer home in Rockvllle Center, L. I., expressed complete surprise at the an nouncement that his sister was bring ing divorce proceedings. "It Is all news to me," said the young actor. "Personally I1 don't believa it, though it may be true. I have not seen Ethel for three months and have heard practically nothing from her. She has been touring out west. "I knew Mr. Colt was not with her, but I thought he remained In New York for business reasons. I saw him only a week ago and . he seemed perfectly cheerful and happy. "In my opinion this thing will be as much of a surprise to Colt as it was to me.- It certainly is not true that my brother Lionel and I urged Ethel to take this step. I Introduced Mr. Colt to her and have the highest regard for him." 35,000 EGGS, SPOILED BY. HEAT, DUMPED IN RIVER St. Louis, July 8. 411 because of the prolonged heat wave, 35,000 eggs were dumped Into the Mississippi, father of rivers, and general receptacle for the ef f-caat. ' A. F. Meyer, state food and drug inspector, pronounced "the eggs un fit for consumption. Our Summertime Victor Offer Victor Talking Machine, Records and Record Cabinet Complete at Eilers Music House for $39.50; Pay $8.50 Cash and $1.00 a Week This surely is the best Victor and cabinet offer that has ever been made. The machine and finely finished cabinet must be seen to be appreciated. 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Terms to suit The Wonderful Grafonola Instruments Prominent among them is the wonderful "Table that sings and talks." Price $200; also a new design for $150. Payments $10 a month. "1 ' ? 1 the makes of Talking i- im ,'. ;. of records for same are impartially demon strated side by side. . It pays to deal at headquarters. - In our new building on Alder street and Seventh. TO BE THROWN OFF North Yakima Name? Sanitary " -Committee of Fifteen in",: . ! . . a easts i' -.J :(- i- . Its Hard ngm. (Special Dlipatch to Ths Journal.) North Taklma, Wash., July 8, A nn itirawimmiHu n fifteen reDresentative men and women of North Yakima to superintend the work of putting in city on & healthy basis is the latest turn In tha' campaign here to eradicate typhoid fever. Under the direction of Dr; U L. Lumsden of tha Marine hos pital at Washington, D, p.. summonea here as the result of public sentiment for finding, out what causes tha dis ease hare and how to get rid of it, an, investigation has been carried on in city and county . and Information, spreaa about the cause and prevention or ty phoid.' Dr. Lumsden believes the re cent spring outbreak was due to pollu tion of the city water in some way, but that the usual summer cases are due to a number of causes, all prevent able. Soma of these have been insuffi cient patrolling of the, water shed, lack of adequate sewer connection, Infection of well, ahd generally Insanitary condU Hons wherever sewer eonneotlon is not possible. The result so far of the agitation has been the establishment of a municipal system of garbage - collection, the con solidation of the offices of county and city health officials, paying a combined salary of $5000, the establishment of a lime filtration process at Its intake by the Paciflo Light ft Power jsompany. which supplies the city water, ana a general disposition on the part of ev-. eryone to keep premises and staDia yards clean and to reduce ao far as possible the. breeding places for file. July IB has been get as the data fora general cleaning up, and the committees, of fifteen appointed by the Commercial club represents all - tha city precincts and the Immediately outlying districts. The sanitary inspectors are to wear white, w4th sanitary league badges, and the slogan, "A Clean Yakima," is to be adopted. A city nurse has also .been appointed to visit homes where typhoid Is present and Instruct the families in antiseptic and precautionary measures. The business men believe that the city could get no better' advertising than this determined effort to get rid of typhoid fever and much praise Is ac corded from all side to the women of the city who started the campaign and have been largely responsible for its succesa Journal Want Ads bring resulta $29.55 now buys a genu ine Edison Phonograph, with six records, three of each kind. $1 a week or monthly pay ments if you wish. ; Ask about this special Ed- r ison combination offer. ; s uie oniy place in Northwest where all " Machines and all makes i.