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.V. THE - OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL.- PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, '' JANUARY ; 21, 1912. .' . n OUitE S DEATH MAI PRECIPITATE 'l OVER TINY REALM Luxemburg, Smallest Pnnci- pality in World, Occupies a m.....:. rv' 1 f .. 1 oiraiegic romi in rteierence : to Franco-German Frontier. '. , By Kart-.H. von WlegaWL T " ' Luxemburg, i, Jan, to. WltU fl'Var clouds" persistently looming up for a time and then disappearing", 1 attention haa been drawn to Luxemburg, "the keystone of, the Franoo-German front ier,'' by the Imminence of the death of .WUhelm, grand duke Of Luxemburg. ; Although Luxemburg Is the "smallest Independent principality" in the world, it hold a position quit out of propor tion .to its. size. "Chief Interest In this grrand duchy Ilea in the fact that It la the amalleat principality In tha world whose neutrality is guaranteed by the pa were; that It ; is ruled by a woman and that it has repeatedly been a "pawn" in tha International chess, game of pol itics and la about to become a prize gain. .. .. Luxemburg la less than 40 miles aquare, but baa a- population of mora than 160,000, and has extensive manu tfacturlng ; Inter eat a. ' Politically, Its value Ilea in lta atrateglc position . on the frontier, . . . ' ; Death Zng Xx pec ted. , ' Crand Duke. WUhelm baa been "dy ing" for three years. He haa six daugh ters. In 1S08, expecting his demise almost any time, tha council of It and chamber of deputies, composed of 41 members, declared the grand duke'a wife, tha Grand Duchess Maria, an in fanta of Spain, regent until Grand Duchess afaria Adeheld, the oldest daughter, become of age in June. i The hand and heart of Grand Duchess Maria Adeheld, and the grand ducby of Ivuxemburg Is tha. "prise" upon which France, Germany,- Belgium and even England' have their eyes. For a time Luxemburg was ruled by Belgium, then Holland had It, later Prussia controlled It. and now It'a time for another round. 'Whom will tha pretty young ' grand duchess -choose to trelp1r reign over 49 miles square of territory? No great princeling asplrea to play second fiddle In so small a principality and yet Germany, France, Belgium, Holland and England are said to be do ing ''politics" and each hoping to con trol the policy of the little grand duchy through a matrimonial alliance. Belgium, Holland, Germany ' and France quarreled over the little grand duchy In 1S6 almost to the point of war, and again in 1JT2 immediately after the German-Franco war. Germany fin ally consented to withdraw her garrison and tha fortress in Luxemburg, capital of the grand duchy, which next to Gib raltar, was said to be th strongest In Europe, waa dismantled. In order that there might not be constant intriguing for political control of eo important a military key. It waa decided that the fort must be destroyed and the grand duchy was declared to be "neutral" ground and -"Independent.? . Whether this "neutrality" would be regarded in a war between France, Ger many and England, the powers that guaranteevit,. is ..doubtful. It probably would be a race for possession of the little strip of ground. It haa been re peatedly atated by the French that If Luxemburg should by any manner of meana become a member Of the Ger- i am tA ApatlAR A t Cat I, wmlA h. necessary for France to change the en tire chain of fortifications on the fron tier. Old Dak Zs Low. . a Grand Duke WUhelm is again re ported to be very low and bis death may coma at any time. His wife haa xor tnree yeara ruiea me grana aucny and maintained quite a pretentious court at the same time initiating her daughter, Maria Adelheld, into the mys-' terles of government. " Luxemburg has the amalleat "army" in Europe. It is composed of 140 vol unteers, of which It are musicians and two officers. There is also a-police force 0(460 men. It costs the Luxemburg-era a little over 1190,000 a year for military nd police purposes. . The grand duchy owns its own tele graph, telephone and railroad lines and even the ...prisons are Jnade to . earn money, the prisoners being employed In work which brings aome returna to the state, amounting laat year to , about 140,000. There Is not a more industrious' little corner in central Europe than the little grand duchy of Luxemburg. - Building at Brownsville. (Bpeeisl te The JoarnaLt Brownsville, Or., Jan. 20. Building at Brownsville is progressing . rapidly. WAHKIACUS HEIGHTS LASSIES AND THEIR GUARDIAN ; mill mv-iM 1 .v':.. U. S I : ! ;- :..' ' ' - tW ' ' ..... J - , . Little Misses Tiffany, ages 5 and 3, and "Shep," their Scotch Collie. The .' " girls came recently,. with their parentfl from Minnesota to make their ' home on Wahklacus Heights, western Klickitat county, Washington. New Flagler Line From Miami, Florida, to Key West to Be : Opened Monday. ,.c,;-'je'-.Sf. T?1.. (Br the Intoraatfoiuil Srm lttr.t , ' Miami, Fla. Jan. 20. The completion of one, of. the greatest-engineering feats of the present age will be celebrated Monday, when the first great "railroad over the sea," " the Key West extension of the Florida East Coast fall way ' Is formally Opened. By using the Florida Keya aa stepping atones; this steel high, way runs over. 1S8 miles of salt water, from a point a few miles south of Miami to the island city of Key West A special train bearing American and foreign -dignitaries? will . be' sent 'oyer the remarkable construction Monday aa the feature of the exercises formally j commemorating the putting Into laervloe of the extension.. ' Many of the foreign embassies and legations have sent rep resentatives to take p-rt In the celebra tion, at the invitation of President Ta't. among them Italy.' Mexico, Portugal, Costa Rica, the . Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala,. Salvador and Uru guay. . -v'.': )..' ?''-: ,-;vV The United States armored cruisers Washington arid North Carolina and the acout cruisers Salem and Birmingham representing the United States navy, ana the Portuguese qrulsef Aramada ar- Two views of the great trans-ocean railway from Miami, Florida, to Key West, which will be formally put in service - on Monday, and the originator of the epochal project Henry M. Flagler. -The upper picture ahowa a view along the tracks of the Long Key viaduct, which is nearly seven miles from end to end. ' The lower photograph gives ..a. good idea of the manner of its construction,. It has 186 arches, and is (expected to stand aa a .marvel to engineers in the yeara to come. The entire length of the over-sea road la 15( miles. rives at Key West today, prepared to participate in the celebration. The completion of the work on the extension marks an epch in railroad en gineering aa important aa will be the opening of the Panam canal In the his tory of shipping. It is the came thing reversed. In the one case ships are made to climb mountains, in the other railway trains are made to run over the sea. In construction this feat is considered the greatest accomplishment of lta kind in the world. The entire line to Key West extends a distance of 16 miles. nearly half of which Is over open water. Forty-two keys, or Islands, are crossed in this stretch. Consummation of it marka the real ization of a dream of Henry M. Flagler, Standard Oil magnate, and one of the foremost figures in the financial life of the nation. He has had the idea con stantly in mind ever since the Spanish American war excitement when he con. ceived the proposition of making traffic communication between the United States and Cuba easier and more prac tical. The project will shorten the time from Florida mainland to Cuba by al most 20 hours. The actual work waa begun In 1805. It was then that the blue prints called for by Mr. Flagler were aubmltted to htm by englneera. The president of the road glanced at them, and turning to J. R. Parrott vice president and general manager of his railway, and his right hand man in all his Florida undertak ings, said: "All I want to know is whether the road can be , built." . "Yes, it can," replied Mr. Parrott "Then go ahead and build it" Mr. Flagler directed. The engineers estlmatea were that the. feat would coat 111,000,000. It haa cost much more than that and the offi cials of the road several times were obliged to negotiate loans of millions In order to Insure lta completion. Bert Smith haa started improving his 11 acre tract. Ben L. Harrison la building a modern home on "the heights." Frank Wolgomoth, W. A. Bridges and Charles Halloway will build modern homes In South Brownsville. Henzie to the Asylum. 8iecUl to The Jearaal.) The Dalles, Jan. 20. William Henale, recently discharged from the' aaylum for the inaane at Salem, will be returned to the asylum. . Henale .was first com mitted three months ago. He la an old resident of The Dalles, having lived here about 80 years. .4' Since work was begun in 1905, the dirt has been flying ceaselessly. Im mense pile .drivers have been sinking foundations, huge dredges have been sucking up sand from the bottom of the sea to construct a roadbed, and an army of between 8000 and 4000 men has been pushing Its way steadily south ward from Miami out over the waves and tiny islands toward Key West The difficulties were many, and the problems to be solved unusual. It was necessary to assemble steamboats, tugs, lighters, hundreds of barges, launches, floating derricks, pumps, pile drivers and repair shops, for since this was to be a railroad at sea, sea craft had to be utilised In lta construction. Florida Keys traversed by the line are mostly uninhabited, though some of them are high and dry at all seasons of the year. Cost f 180,000 Per Mile. A wide swath had to be cut through many of the Islands, while othera had to be laboriously built up from below the sea level. Much of the land crossed consisted of almost Impenetrable swamp. Although a slnglaJtrack road, the cost of construction exceeded 1160, 000 per mile, a world'a record. One of the most interesting psrts of the work is the precautions taken to safeguard the exposed viaducta against the sea. The viaducta are built of reen forced concrete, resting some on deep piling and some on solid rock. - It was found after careful survey that the max imum height of waves throughout these wstera la IS feet Accordingly the railroad Is throughout at a level of more than SO feet above high water, Tho hlghest waves known to this coast. therefore, could not break over the top of the viaduct The longest of the viaducts over the open sea, that at Long Key, is' nearly seven miles from end to end. It has 186 arohes. Some Idea of the proportions of the undertaking may be gained from the statement that this one viaduct used LEHIGH VALLEY GETS t - MUCH TRADE NOTICE (Cnlied Press Letwd Wire.) New York, Jan. 20. Financial Amer ica Monday will say Much of the Interest In the atock mar ket last week was naturally1 attached to Lehigh Valley. Newspaper stories about the situation created by the stock selling ex-subscrlptloti rights, whll highly exaggerated, had an Influence in making this Incident seem more lm port ant than it really waa and without doubt Induced prominent stock holding Interests to take steps to prevent any disturbance In market' conditions that might have resulted from any sharp rise in the price or Lehigh valley stock . Other coal stocks were naturally In fluenoed by the action In Lehigh Valley In practically declaring a dividend in the coal agency atock. Jersey Central advanced from 814 to 840 and as the- control of this stock Is held by the Reading company, this sharp upturn naturally exerted a bullish Influence on Reading, which aupplled a reason for vlgoroua buying of that stock and roroea its price up over seven points. The most Important development that occurred In the securities market since the beginning of the new yean was the appearance or a heaTily Increased bond market. This demand waa far larger than could be supplied-around current quotations and efforts to use idle funds caused an overflow from that also haa exhausted the floating supply of. many standard dividend paying railway stocka. t Maturing loan! have added materially to the supply of Idle funds, and will add largely to tne amount or capital seeaing lnvestment. . , . ' . fNperfal t The loorniM ' Pendleton, Or., Jan. 80. With splendid prospects the third annual ahow of the Umatilla-Morrow County Poultry asso ciation wilt open Monday morning. Al ready many birds have been received and placed In the Armory, where the exhibition Is to. be held. Tha show will continue through. tha week." .' Because of financial assistance given the association this year by the county court. the ahow will assume larger pro portions than Its predecessors and It l expected that 800 birds will be entered. Exhibitors from all over the. northwest have signified their intention of sending PENDLETON POULTRY SHOW OPEN MONDAY pens bere, . i"' v-'i,.i , Mb. &teHhmt - '-h-m L" I '."ii (Frr( J Jjj up 288,000 barrels of cement, 177,000 cublo yards of crushed rock, 108,000 CUblo yards of aand.-812.000 llneaLieet of piling, 6700 tons of reenforclng rods and 2.600.000 feet of dressed lumber for arch forma . The longest stretch of track on any one of the keysis 16 miles. For long stretches the tracks are shaded by wav ing, forests of cocoanut palm, which, with the dassling white of the coral, makes an enchanting scene. ' The new road will make Key West for all practical purposes a part of the mainland, and Its harbor, one of the most Important in the United. States, after .the opening of the Panama canal, being as it la on tha direct route from the open ocean to the great new artifi cial artery of commerce. Also the extension is the last link at the aouth of the great through rail road service along the Atlantic coast. It will now be possible to take a train in jnaine, mo, aiuing in iiib nm car, travel all the way toxthe southernmost point on the eastern coast of North America. For Men 1 . y rf For men's $2.50 Ile4Dto $3 everyday Shoes. These come in black only; all have heavy soles and just the shoes for rough weather; all sizes. $2.50 to $3 Shoes now. ..... .$1.45 For men's hi gh M. if D grade $3; $3.50, $4 f Shoes, all new styles, in tans, blacks and patent, lace or button, plenty of short vamps, all sizes, $3 to $4 grades now at. . . .$1.05 ) rAFor men's high tb&e DU grade $4 to $6 Shoes. This tot contains the very best of men's Shoes, for dress or street wear, single or double soles, in all the leading styles; plenty of the new short vamps, in all leathers, all sizes and widths. $4 to $6 grades now $22.50 FOR BOYS CI AK Fo1; J' S2-2' to 3' PJ-J Shoes. Thia lot con tains the best boys' shoes made for dress or everyday wear. Come in all the newest styles, light or heavy soles, button or blucher cut, in all .sixes. $2.25 to $3.00 boys' Shoes now SJ1.45 'for misses fc1 KQ For misses' and chil tPXeUa dren's high cut Jock ey Boots, 16-button, with tassels. These come in patents and gun metals, also colored tops, in all sizes. Now, pair :. . . : . , , . f 1.59 FOR INFANTS Qy For Infants' 25c fine soft sole aU Shoes, in all colors and black, also " combination of colors, all sizes. Remember, the best infants' 25c shoes are now , , . . . . . . . . . .91 39c For men's 90c and $1.00 Tennis Shoes and Oxfords. blacks and whites, large sizes, now, pair . . . . 4 . ; . . .,. ...... . . ;. . : .39 KQn Pair tor ladies' House JeC Slippers worth up to $1.50, These come in felt and leather in all i aia eavv'u Wacks and i colors, Now . s.. .................. ..59f LIGHTHOUSE VIGIL ENFORCES EXILE E Uncle Sam Has Helper on Half . Mile Square Island In Lake Erie; Place Not Reached by News, v V Port Clinton, Ohio. Jan, 20. After the closing of navigation Llghtkeeper Chauncy Fltsmorts and wife, who are stationed on West Glster, the most, iso lated of all islands in tha Lake Krie district, are cut off from the outside world aa far : aa human Interests are concerned. There are no telephonea to the Island, aa there is no way to com municate With the mainland, the near est shore being Locust point, nine miles distant, , There will be no mall or papers for them until the spring season opens. Fltjsmoris made his last trip to this port for supplies a few days before Thanksgiving day. The weather be came bad and he waa obliged to spend his holiday there, while his wife ate her Thanksgiving dinner alone on the island. Mra. Fitimoris acts aa deputy during the absence of the llghtkeeper, who leavea the Island only on official missions. ' West Sister Island Is 8 miles from Port Clinton and 6 miles from Toledo, the nearest ports where food supplies are to be had. The Island Is about half a mile wide and the same in length, containing about 88 seres, part of which la covered with foreat. These oak and elm trees are being preserved by the government. Until the last year or two much gar dening waa done on the Island, but tha rabbits now are so numerous they de stroy growing vegetables. The rabbits, which are of the Belgian hare species, were Imported a few years ago. There were but two pairs, and now there aro over 200. Many are slaughtered an nually by the hunters invited to the island by the keeper. Many quail and wild duck are also to be found in this vicinity. Many head of cattle are ralaed for market by the keeper, who alao is a poultry raiser, having over 200 chickens, besides many turkeys. Island Popular tn Summer. The island In summer Is a favorite spot for a Sunday's outing, many boats from Toledo, Detroit and Cleveland bringing excursionists to the ltghtkeep er's abode. The gbvernntent supply boats also make regular trfpa ,lo the Island. A short time ago a message telling of the death of the father of Fitimoris came to this city. There waa no way to deliver the message from here except by a special boat It waa necessary to make arrangements for the boat at -Port Rowan, Canada, where the message was sent from. By the time arrangements for the boat could b made it waa too late to get service for that day. Word then was sent to Oak Harbor by mail, and thla waa forwarded by rural service to Locust Point, where fishermen live who occasionally visit West Bister Island during the fishing season. It was through this means that the death message finally was de livered. The West Sister light was built in 1847 and rebuilt In 1868, and since has ON IN MID Iff EXTRA SPECIAL SHOES HALF SOLED FREE During the opening hour on Monday from 9 to 10 a. m. -we will sole a pair of shoes free with every shoe purchase. We make his great offer as an extra inducement to have you come early. 2O0O Pairs Shoes at $12 Pair At this price we have men's wide widths. Also women's sizes, wide widths. This lot boys' High Top Shoes in all sizes, worth every cent of $2.50 a pair. This lot also contains boys' and misses' School Shoes worth up to $2.50 in all sizes. Remember we guarantee all the above shoes to be this season shoes now, per pair, . ... . . . . .'. i '. SEE THAT OUR NAME ' PORTLAND'S BIGGEST SHOE RETAILERS - 247 Morrison St., Bet. 3rd and 2nd Baker Will Vote6 Again on Commission From left to right Mayor Charles L. FInley, Commissioner Baker, Or.. Jan. 20. The only cfty In Oregon with a commission. form, of gov ernment will on April 25 vote on the question of returning to old council form. The system of commission gov ernment has In the minds, of a majority of cltisena proven a success in the year undergone some changes. It la a fixed white light which cau be seen. 16 miles on a clear night, marking some of the most dangerous reefs In the lakes. Loaded boats generally take the north passage of the Island, where It Is much safer traveling. Boata that are sailing light use the shorter south passage. This island is the only one on which there are but two inhabitants during the winter months. The range lights at Toledo are deserted after December IS, when the season, closes. All other Ughtkeepers are so, located as to be more fortunate In their social surround ings. Flttmoris, who Is 88,-bas been In the employ of Uncle 8am 24 yeara, having had charge of the Buffalo light previous to his coming here two yeara ago. The island mall received at the Port Clinton office la held until next spring. In case- of sickness Mr. and Mrs. Fiti moris must be their own doctors. The only possible way for either of tiem leaving the island after the freexing of the lake would be by crossing the ice and taking great chances. NEW COMPANY WILL TAKE STEEL PLANT SrHiI to The Journal.) - Seattle. Waah., - Jan. 80. Thatthe Metropolitan Trust company of New York will finance a new company to take over the holdings of the Western Steel corporation waa practically as sured yesterday when the creditors of the bankrupt corporation passed a res olution allowing the trust company to use the amount of Its lien on the $2,000, 000 bond Issue in bidding In the assets of bankrupt. The creditors will receive 70 per cent of their claima in preferred stock and 30 pW cent in common. The new com pany will be bonded at 85.000,000. Pre ferred stock to the amount of 88,000,000 and common stock.to ths amount of $8, 000,000 will be iaaued. LEAVES BABY SECURITY FOR DEBT OF 93 CENTS South Bend, Ind., Jan. 20. That he had left his 2-year-old baby with-Mrs. Rose Sheerer to secure an account of 93 cents, was the statement of John $2 and $2.50 Shoes in all sizes; $2, $2.25 and $2.50 Shoes in all also contains over 200 pairs of styles. . $1.70 to z.du $1.00 , . ......... . . . .; . IS OVER THE DOOR Palmer, Commissioner Anderson ; George W, Henry, v" 1 ..4 , ,.tk and two months It has been In force, but some dissatisfaction, . largely on the part of the liquor Interests, because of higher license than under the alder manic system; resulted in the circula tion of a petition aaking the city off!-, clals to call the special election. Urban to a judge In the city court here. Mrs. Sheerer, it was said, accepted the child, but later i-hnnreii her mind. Her action enraged Urban, who draw a butcher knife "and attacked her.. ' Urban went into the store to buy '1 cents worth Of yeast, according to hi a story, and gave the woman a dollar bill... Mrs. Sheerer refused to. give back any change, saying Urban owed her 93 cents and she would keep the S cents for In terest When arrested Urban had driven the woman from the store.' $3.50 Recipe Free For Weak Men. Send Name and Address To-' day You Can Have It Free and Be Strong and Vigorous I have In my possession a prescrip tion for nervous debility, lack of vigor, weakened manhood, falling memory, and lame back, brought on by excesses, unnatural dralna or the follies . of youth, that haa cured ao many worn and nervous men right in their own medicine that I think every man who wishes to regain his manly power and virility, quickly and quietly, should havt 4 copy. So I have determined to send a copy of the prescription free- of charge, In a plain, ordinary sealed envelope, to any man who will write me for -It This prescription comes from a phy slcian who haa made a special study of men and I am convinced It la the surest acting combination for the cure of de ficient manhood and vigor failure ever put together. . . I think I owe It to my fellow man to aend them a copy In confidence ao (hat nv .man uvwhrn who ts WMk and discouraged with repeated failures may stop drugging himself with harm ful patent medicines, tvecure what I be lieve Is the quickest acting restorative, upbuilding, SPOT-TOUCHING remedy ever devised, and ao cure himself at home quietly and quickly.. Just drop me a line like this: Dr. A. E. Robinson. 3888 Luck building, Detroit, Mich., and I will aend you a copy of thla splendid recipe In a plain ordinary envelope froi of charge. A great many doctors would charge 13.00 to 85.00 for merely wrltlnw out a prescript!! like thisbut I seud It entirely free, v ... . - iv- all For Women di m f For women's fine 3)1 e4! $2.50 and' $3.00 Shoes. These come in pat ents, tans and gun metal, lace or button, in all sizes. Remember. $2.50 to $3.00 ? grades now ... .... .$1.45 (RsyKnTFoTwofflen's; $4 bset)Uto $8 highest grade Dress Shoes. These come in all the newest styles, in vel vets, vici, patents, tans and new buck, in high or regular cut, button or lace, light turn soles or welted, every size and every width is here. Re-, member, $4 to , $6 Dress Shoes now . . i i$2.50 d1 flP For ladies' fine $3, tj I VO $3 50 and $4 Dress Shoes, in all the leading styles, velvets, tana, patents and gun metal; plenty of short vamps and. high cuts; all sizes. Remember $3 to $4 grades now at. . ..$1.95 FOR CHILDREN ? For children i Shoes I "C worth up to $1.50; fine dress shoes or everyday ones in this lot ; all sizes. . : . fA For children' fine Dress J) tl C Shoes, worth up to $1.25, in all sizes ; blacks and tans ; now only , v 1 . ,;' i:)59tf ejA For children" 60c and OuC 75c turned oIe Shoes. These come in patents, tans and black, spring heel and no heels ; sizes up to 8 ; wide widths. Remember, 60c to 75c children's shoes at. pair,; 39 GRUBBER BOOTS t ; Men's $150 Boots ...... ...2. Ladies $2.50 Boots ...,.. .5 Children's $1.75 Boots.. ....M.O RUBBERS A T ":"; Get Them Now. ' ' -Women's 50c and 60c Storm Rub bers, an sies, now .....33 Men's 75c and 85c Storm Rubbers, all sizes, now ... ...... ....... Children's and Misws' ftonn f bers, in all sizes, now '' "Mi