Heppner gazette., February 25, 1909, Image 3

NEARLY MILLION
GIVEN COLUMBIA
BHIs Reported to the House Carry
Total of $950,000.
Improvements in Other Portions of
Northwest Also Well Provided for
Surveys of Yakima and Willam
elte Rivers Authorized Federal
Buildings to Be Completed.
Washington, Feb. 20. Two bills re
ported to the house of representatives
today carry an aggregate appropriation
of $950,000 for the mouth of the Co
lumbia river. The sundry civil bil
contains $250,000 to complete outstand
ing contracts, and the river and harbor
bill carries $500,000 for new contracts
and $200,000 for repairing and operat
ing the dredge. The sundry civil bill
also carries $164,700 for completing
the existing contract on the Celilo
anal.
j ne sundry civu Dill also carries ap
propriations of $114,400 for two double
barracks and $42,000 for a field artil
lery barracks at Vancouver, and $2,000
for new barracks at Fort Stevens; and
also items to complete public buildings
at Eugene, $20,000; La Grande, $45,
000; Spokane, $75,000, and Walla
Walla, $40,000. Crater Lake park
gets but $3,000.
In the rivers and harbors bill no sin
gle channel or improvement is to be al
lotted more than $50,000 out of the ap
propriation for emergencies.
Six hundred thousand dol'ars is ap
ppropriated for investigations, surveys,
contingencies and incidental repairs
for river and harbors for which there
is no special appropriation. The most
important waterways for which pre
liminary surveys and examinations
are provided aside from the Interacos
tal Waterway across the Atlantic and
Goulf coasts are :
Oakland harbor, Monterey bay, Wil
mington harbor, Humboldt bay and
the Sacramento and Feather rivers,
California; Kahului harbor, on the is
land of Maui, and Kanappe bay, on
Kani island, Hawa i; the Chicago and
Rock rivers, Illinois; the harbors and
rivers at or near Chicago, including
Chicago harbor.
Preliminary surveys of the Colum
bia, Yakima and lower Willamette riv
ers, in Oregon and Washington ; Are
ebo harbor, Porto Rico; Aransas Pass
harbor and Sabin Pass and the Port
Arthur ship canal are also provided for.
Others are the Grand river, Utah; Ta
coma harbor and the Columbia river,
Washington.
MAKE VIOLENT THREATS.
Weney Warns Defense He Will Not
Take Insults in Future.
San Francisco, Feb. 20. Recalling
the attempted assassination of last
November, Francis J. Heney today
charged that Henry Ach, attorney for
Abraham Ruef, knew of the intention
of Morris Haas to shoot the prosecutor.
lhe accusation was flung at the attor
neys for the defense during one of the
most heated exchanges that have oc
curred during the trial of Patrick Cal
hotin, and before the session assumed
its usual calm complexion Judge Wil
liam P. Lawlor had threatened two of
the belligerent atorneys with imprison
ment in the county jail. There were
references to armed gun men, to the
mse of dynamite and to the prospects of
imprisonment before the court succeed-
d in inducing both sides to lay aside
the immediate basis of disagreement
and cease their objectionable references
MANY WIRES DOWN IN EAST.
Telegraph Companies Expect Weeks
of Repair 'Work.
Chicago, Feb. 19. In point of dam
age done, it waa learned today that the
storms of last Saturday, Sunday and
Monday were tho worst ever experi
enced by , the telegraph companies and
railroads. Thousands upon thousands
of poles are still down, and hundreds
of miles of wires are prostrate.
Throughout the states of Indiana,
Ohio, New York, West Virginia. Penn
sylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Dela
ware and all of New England, tele
graphic service is curtailed, and in sec
tions discontinued. One Eastern rail
road alone is said to have lost 80 miles
of cable. Every repair man in the
afflicted territory is still working to
the limit, but resetting poles in frozen
ground is slow work and it will be
weeks, it is said, before normal condi
tions are restored.
BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
DEATHS MAY TOTAL 350.
ENGULF PERSIAN HAMLETS.
Quakes Swallow Whole Villages With
Inhabitants.
Teheran, Feb. 19. The government
of Burujurd, a town in Southwestern
Persia, has sent out agents to investi
gate the damage wrought by the earth
quake of January 23. The center of
disturbance apparently was two days'
journey from Burujurd. Up to the
present time only meager reports have
reached here. The devastation was
particularly severe in the mountainous
region between Burujurd and Luristan
province. It has been already estab
lished that 15 villages were wholly or
partially destroyed and it is estimated
that the total number will undoubtedly
be more than 50.
Only a small proportion of the inhab
itants of the area where shocks weri
most severe escaped. Some villages
disappeared completely, and no trace
can be found of the hamlets of Bahrem
and Leben. 'It appears that not a sin
gle soul belonging to these communi
ties was left alive. A Bevere quake
was felt at Ispihan, 100 miles away,
the morning of January 23.
Saturday, February 20.
Washington, Feb. 20. The senate
subcommittee which has had charge of
the nomination of John C. Young as
pjstmast r at Portland,- today turned
the matter over to the full committee
without recommendation, and at the
next meeting of the committee Senator
Bourne will ask that a report be made
to the senate.
VON BUELOW IN CONTROL.
WAR THREATENS TURKEY.
Hostile Races
Other's
Ready to Fly
Throats.
at Each
Constantinople, Feb.' 20. The old
troubles in Macedonia threaten to
fcreak out again as badly as ever and
strong measures are needed to restore
tranquility in Asia minor, especially in
Diarbekir, Kaisariyeh and Bassoora,
"where the Mussulmans and Armenians
are about to fly at each other's throats.
One of the strange .symptoms devel
oping here is the fact that naval offi
cers are holding meetings on all war
ships "to consider the attitiude of thel
new minister of marine." Army offi
cers are also holding meetings.
Turkey before long may be convulsed
with massacres and civil war, although
the pressure exerted by the menacing
external situation tends to prevent an
outbreak fof internal strife.
Nevada Dooms Gambling.
Carbon, Nev., Feb. 20. By a vote
of 26 to 19 the members of the Nevada
assembly today ordered that the bill to
prohibit licensed gambling within the
state be made a special order of busi
ness next Wednesday afternoon. The
committee on public morals reported
the bill today, recommending that it be
amended to make the bill effective
from January 10, 1910, instead of
from September 1, 1909. The bill in
this form will undoubtedly pass.
Grove Made National Park.
Washington, Feb. 20. The presi
dent today signed the bill making the
Calaveras big tree grove a national
park. The pen which the president
used was handed to Representative
Smith, of California, to be presented
to Mrs. Lovell White, president of the
California Outdoor Art league.
German Chancellor Again in Kaiser's
Favor as Advisor.
Berlin, Feb. 19. "Upon the solu
tion of the finance problem. depends the
power and safety of the nation."
These words, spoken by Chancellor
von buelow, in an address delivered
before the German Agricultural asso
nation, signalize the government's
purpose to push the fight for the
finance bill with increased vigor, taken
with the chancellor's declaration that
he "is likely to remain in office longer
than his adversaries hope."
They are thought to mean that
Prince von Buelow is again restored to
favor, since it is improbable that he
would make such a remark without the
authorization of the kaiser.
The forthcoming fight in the reichs-
tag promises to assume an acutely
critical character, as every important
feature of Prince von Buelow s plan
for increasing the nation's revenue is
iolently opposed by one faction or an
other. On the other hand, the steady
increase in the annual deficit in time
of peace is creating a situation which
the government feels to be impossible
Object to Panama" Line.
Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 19. By a
vote of 43 to 30, the amendment by
Asspmblyman Grove L. Johnson, of
Sacramento, striking out all references
to the report of United States Senator
Joseph L. Bristow, of Kansas, special
Panama Railroad commissioner, in the
resolution by Senator J. B. Sanford,
calling upon congress to establish a
government owned line of steamships
between California ports and Panama
was made this afternoon by the lower
house of the legisliature. This places
the assembly on record as being op
posed to the proposedb plan to estab
lish a steamship line to compete with
the Harriman interests.
High Honor to Dr. Angell.
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 19. Dr.
James B. Angell submitted his resig
nation as president of the University
of Michigan today and vva3 offered bv
the regents the position of chancellor
at a salary of $4,000 a year, with the
continued free use of the president's
mansion. The duties of the chancel
lorship are to be such as suggested by
the new president, and as Dr. Angell
may be willing and &ble to perform.
Dr. Angell recently celebrated his SOth
birthday, and has been president of the
university since 1871.
Forty Winks Wrecks Train.
Billings, Mont., Feb. 19. Alleging
that Engineer Belsinger, of the pas
senger train which was wrecked at
Young s Foint on the Northern Pacific
railway, on the morning of September
25 last, sending 20 persons to death,
was asleep, while the flagmen were
trying to give him the signal of dan
ger, James T. Hickey and Willard F.
Smith, conductor of the freight train,
were acquitted of the manslaughter
charge tonight.
Port3 Rico Given Trimble.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Feb. 19.
Heavy earthquakes were felt through
out the island of Porto Rico at 3 o'clock
this morning. The inhabitants were
awakened by the oscillations and their
alarm was great. No damage was
done, however. The vibrations lasted
for at least 20 seconds, and the move
ment was from east to west. The
weather today is very stormy.
Washington, Feb. 20. Two more of
the annual supply bills, the diplomatic
and consular, carrying $3,592,736, and
the military academy measures were
passed by the house of representaitves
today. Neither was amended in any
important particular. ' The rivers and
harbors bill also was passed under sus
pension of the rules. The house sent
the pension appropriation bill to con
ference. The sundry civil bill, carrying an ap
propriation of $137,000,000, was called
up and an agreement reached whereby
two hours were to be devoted Monday
to general debate.
The house will hold a special session
tomorrow for the delivery of eulogies
on the late Senator- Allison of Iowa,
and Representatives Latimer of South
Carolina and Wiley of Alabama.
Friday, February 19.
Washington, eb. 19. lhe army
bill, appropriating $106,635,050, was
passsed by the senate today. There
was little dis.ussion upon the measure
except upon the senate amendment ap
propriating $3o0,000 for the construc
tion of roads in Alaska, which was
agreed upon. On motion of Mr. War
ren an amendment appropriating $127,
000 to construct a national roadway
from the national cemetery at St.
Louis to Jefferson barracks was agreed
to. A senate amendment added $4,
910,056 to the amount carried by the
measure as it passed the house. Of
that total $1,248,010 was to increase
the pay of various enlisted men and
$1,500,000 was for the construction of
barracks and quarters.
a commission to consider a plan for
consolidating the work of the navy in
a smaller number of yards or stations
TT i .1 . . .
ne. eaia no senator who had a navy
yara in his state should be made a
member of the committee on naval
affair', but Messrs. Frye, Flint and
others suggested that if such a policy
were generally adopted in the commit
tee on commerce, agriculture, etc., the
result would become ridiculous.
Washington, Feb. 19. Two more
disputes between the president and
congress were revived tcday when the
house committee on appropriations re
ported the sundry civil appropriation
bill. One was in regard to the limita
tion of the use of the secret service of
the Treasury department. The other
was the appropriation for the exam
ination of accounts of railroads under
section 20 of the Hepburn rate law
The bill, the largest of all the general
supply bills, carries an appropriation
of $137,220,007, or $2,000,000 less
than the estimate.
The house this afternoon adopted an
amendment to the fortification bill ap
propriating $250,000 for the fortifica
tion of the harbor at San Pedro, Cal
The amendment provides that the
money be expended "for the reclama
tion of land to be used for fortifica
tions," but there was no specification
as to the amount of land and "no spe
fic place mentioned."
Washington, Feb. 17. An attempt
to abolish capital punishment under
Federal laws today blocked the con
clusion of consideration of the penal
code bill in the house, sitting in com
mittee of the whole. The most im
portant amendment incorporated in the
bill was one to regulate interstate
shipment of intoxicating liquors.
'. Tuesday, February 16.
wasnington, ren. xb. The Mexico
and Arizona statehood bill, which
pas?ed the house yesterday, was refer
red today by the senate to the commit
tee on territories after considerable
maneuvering on the floor, and the dis
cussion informally of a number of sug
gestions looking to the pasage of the
bill at the present session.
The committee will meet on Friday
to consider the bill, but it is not be
lieved it will be reported during this
session.
Thursday, February 18.
Washington, Feb. 18. An acrid ex
change of words took place in the sen
ate today between La Follette, who
was criticising the methods of that
body in handling appropriation bills,
and Penrose, chairman of the commit
tee on postoffices and postroads, who
was in charge of the postofiice bill,
which was passed, carrying approppri-
ations of over $232,000,000.
Washington, Feb. 18. The contro-
ver?y over the legislative appropria
tion bill, in connection with the salary
of the secretary of state and regarding
he ineligibility of Senator Knox for
that office, was settled in the house of
representatives today when the bill
was sent to conference and the commit
tee was authorized to consider the sal
ary provision as if in disagreement.
This gives the committee power to re
duce the pay from $12,000, to $8,000,
ts former figure.
The bill codifying and amending th
penal laws of the United States was
passed and the fortifications bill was
iscussed. Various attacks on the
house rules were made by Hubbard
and Hepburn of Iowa. The latter as-
erted that members had betrayed their
trust and prostrated themselves at the
feet of the speaker, who, he said, had
been made a tyrant. The bill was
pending when the house took a recess
until tomorrow.
Washington, Feb. 16. This being
still the legislative day of yesterday,
the house today, for the most part, de
voted itself to consideration of bills
under suspension of the rules. A num
ber were passed, among them being
Requiring the equipment of ocean-going
vessels with wireless apparatus.
Providing for the reorganization and
enlistment of the naval academy band,
Creating an additional judgeship for
the Western district of Washington.
Amending the interstate commerce
laws to make it a misdemeanor for any
interstate carrier to make any false
entry or record pertaining to its busi
ness.
Enlarging the membership of the In
terstate Commerce commission from
seven to nine.
Authorizing the secretary of agricul
ture to declare a quarantine against
the importation of diseased nursery
Btock affected with injurious insects.
The Indian appropriation bill, carry
ing an appropriation of $11, 7r,000,
was passed.
Monday, February 15.
Washington, Feb. 15. Complying
with a recommendation made by the
conference on the care of dependent
children, which met in this city Janu
ary 25, President Roosevelt today sent
to congress a special message urging
(he creation of a children s bureau
within the department of the interior,
ana legislation to make the recom
mendations of the conference directly
effective in the District of Columbia
and the territories.
Acapulco Dazed by Theater Horror,
Due to Incompetence.
Mexico City, Feb. 17. Late dis
patches from Acapulco. wher the
Flores theater was burned while the
structure was crowded at a perform
ance given in honor of Governor Dami
an Flores, of the state of Guerrero,
bring varying estimates of the loss of
life. They agre in declaring, how
ever, that the dead will exceed 200,
while some place the figure as high as
350. Most of the dead were burned
beyond recognition.
Acapulco is dazed by the catastrophe.
AH business at the port has ceased,
the shops have closed and the people
are crowding the churches where mass
es are being celebrated for the dead.
The fire, which spread with incredi
ble rapidity through the immense wood
en and adobe structure, was due, it is
charged, to the carelessness and ' inex
perience of the operator of the moving
picture machine. There was an explo
sion, a burst of flame, which ignited
the bunting used for decoration, and in
a few minutes the entire structure was
in flames.
The exits were all in the front part
of the building, which was almost im
mediately turned into a wall of fire and
the people were entrapped. The wo
men and children suffered most and
comprise a majority of the dead.
A search of the ruins has thus far re
vealed no recognizable human form
Charred bodies, from which legs and
arms have been burned, have been
taken from the ruins, and as there was
no chance of identifying them, all have
been buried m a common trench.
GULF ENVELOPS
MANY VILLAGES
Violent
Tremblor Felt Along
Une of Persia.
Coast
Big Shock Came January 23, But
Aside from Seismographs Report
Just Gets Out Sixty Villages Ar
Ruined and Thousands of People
Lose Their Lives.
DECLARES WAR THREATENED
California Legislator Says He Saw
Letters to Prove It.
San Francisco, Feb. 17. That this
country was on the verge of war with
a naval power of the Orient recently
was the assertion ' of State Senator
Richard J. Welch, who is here with a
legislative committee which is insti
gating the Islais creek project. Welch
said :
'If you had seen the correspondence
that passed between President Roose
velt, Governor Gillett and Speaker
Stanton that I have seen, you would
know that there was only a short ime
ago the danger of a conflict between
two great naval powers of the Pacific'
This statement was made in answer
to the argument of an opponent of the
Islais creek project that supporters of
the plan had attempted to gain sup
port for it by maintaining that a gov
ernment navy yard would be estab
lished at Hunters point. Welch insist
ed that such a navy yard would be
built within the next ten years.
MONTANA STILL AFTER JAPS
Washington, Feb. 15. The house
provision in the naval bill that no part
of the appropriation for powder should
be paid to any trust or monopoly, "ex
cept in the event of an emergency,"
was the subject of considerable criti
cism in the senate today. That it was
for the purpose of hoodwinking the
public and would not really affect the
purchase of powder to any appreciable
extent was charged by Cummins.
The senate materially amended a
provision making a lump appropriation
tor the pay of the clerical, drafting,
inspection and messenger force at navy
yards and naval stations and other sta
tions and offices under the Navy depart
ment. The entire question will go to
conference.
Exclusion Memorial Expected to Pass
Segregation Fight Ahead.
Helena, Feb. 17. After having can
vassed the house thoroughly, Repre
seniaiive iNorron, oi silver now, an
nounces, that the memorial of which he
is the author, asking that congress
continue in force the Chinese exclusion
act and enlarge its scope to include all
Mongolians, will pass the house by a
large majority. There are many mem
bers of labor unions in the house, and
many other members whose constitu
ents are largely union men and they
will, they declare, support the measure
At the present time the bill is in the
committee on labor, but a report will
be made tms week.
Speaker McDowell referred the bill
which would exclude Mongoilans from
the public schools to the committee on
military affairs and Norton declares
he will have it re-referred to the com
mittee on education. That this bill
will not pass seems certain.
Wednesday, February 17.
Washington, Feb. 17. The naval
ill, carrying total appropriations of
about $136,000,000, was passed today
by the senate after being under consid
eration for three days. The bill was
changed by the restoration of the
house provisions for two battleships of
26,000 tons displacement, to cost $6,
000,000 each.
An ineffectual effort was made to
defeat the amendment for restoring
marine corps to battleships and cruis
ers, which was placed in the measure
while the senate was proceeding in the
committee of the whole.
Senator La Follette addressed the
senate upon his amendment to create
Washington. Feb. 15. The strujrele
of Arizona and New Mexico for sepa
rate statehood was rewarded todav so
far as the house of representatives is
concerned, when that body, under sus
pension of rules, unanimously passed
the bill granting separate statehood to
the two territories.
Hamilton, of Michigan, having the
measure in charge, spoke briefly in
support of it. He said it was not a
party question. Both sides, he declar
ed, were now rallying to fulfill party
pledges.
$500,000 for Columbia.
Washington, Feb. 17. In addition
to items heretofore enumerated, the
river and harbor bill, soon to be report
ed to the house, will carry $500,000 for
continuation of the work on the jetty
at the mouth of the Columbia river,
$200,000 for repairing and operating
the dredge Chinook. $100,000 for con
tinuing improvement of the Portland-to-the-sea
channel, together with a sur
vey of this part ofthe river, looking to
procuring of a 30-foot channel.
Farewell to His Church.
Washington, Feb. 18. In the little
Grace Reformed church, which he has
attended ever since he has been in
Washington, President Roosevelt to
night was given a farewell reception
by the members of the congregation.
After n few remarks, in which he spoke
of the pleasure he had found in attend
ing the services there, and referred
to the fact that he had not been absent
from a single communion service when
he was in the city.
Hawley is Speechmaking.
Washington, Feb. 17. Representa
tive Hawley, last night delivered a
speech on Abraham Lincoln at the
Foundyrmen Methodist church, of this
city. Friday night he made a similar
speech before the Lincoln club at Hav
erhill, Mass. Next Thursday he will
speak before the Merchants' and Man
ufacturers' association of Baltimore,
on the house of representatives.
No Americans Lost.
Washington, Feb. 19. American
Consul Moorhead, at Acapulco, Mexico,
informed the State department by cable
today that no Americans were killed in
the fire which destroyed the Flores
theater there, causing a loss of life es
timated from 225 to 250.
Argue Land Grant Case.
Los Angeles, Feb. 17. Arguments
in the Oregon & California railroad
and grant case will be made on a de
murrer in the United States Circuit
court at Portland on March 1. Tracy
C. Becker, special assistant to Attor
ney General Bonaparte in the prosecu
tion of the Oregon cases, has just re
turned from the East and will leave to
morrow for Portland. The case in
volves about 2,300,000 acres of rich
Oregon land, said to be valued at about
$40,000,000 at a low estimate. Mr.
Harriman's California lawyers, W. F.
Herrin and P. F. Dunne, will appear
against Mr. Becker and B. D. Town
send, who is associated with him.
Build Schools in Russia.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 17. The min
ister of education today introduced a
bill before the douma providing for a
building fund for the erection of 148,
179 new primary schools throughout
the empire within ten years. These
schools are to be built and maintained
by the provincial authorities on gov
ernment subsidy. A substitute pro
viding for general compulsory educa
tion is to be discussed as soon as the
agrarian debate is terminated.
No Boys to Be "Sporty."
Sacramento, Feb. 17. The assembly
passed a bill today by Grove L. John
son making it a misdemeanor for a
minor to attend a cockfight, prizefight
or horserace, and fixing a penalty of
$50 fine or 25 days in jail for lessees or
owners of places where such contests
are held to allow minors to enter.
Teheran, Persia, Feb. 18. The mys
tery of the great earthquake recorded
on instruments in various parts of the
world on January 23 is solved today by
reports that 60 villages were destroyed
and 6,000 persons lost their lives in an
earthquake in the province of Luristan
in western Persia. The tremblor oc
curred on January 23, but owing to de
lays by the provisional authorities
news of the quake did not reach the
capital until today.
According to the records of the local
seismograph violent earthquake shocks
were recorded on January 23 and re
ports were received from other observ
atories of earth waves but the location
of the disturbance could not be deter
mined. The government has issued orders
to the various departments requesting
further information as to the necessity
of food, clothing and medical supplies.
Seismic instruments showed that the
tremblor was more violent than that
occurring in Sicily and Calabria in
Southern Italy.
At least 12,000 cattle were killed.
Refugees are still flocking to Burijurs,
according to late dispatches. The
quake covered an enormous area which
was sparsely populated but it is report
ed that the general loss of life was
along the shore of the Persian gulf
where nearly every village in the pro
vince was engulfed.
ENGLAND CLAIMS STRAITS.
Close Canadian Halibut Grounds to
American Fishermen.
Vancouver, B. C," Feb. 18. Vancou
ver fishing interests were surprised
today to learn that the Dominion gov
ernment has decided, under the treaty
of London, to lay claim to the waters
of Hecate strait and Dixon entrance.
Heretofore these waters, which lie be
tween the Queen Charlotte islands and
the mainland of British Columbia,
have been regarded as open sea.
American halibut fishing steamers
by the score frequent these straits,
which are 50 to 70 miles wide, and
which contain the best halibut grounds
on the coast. American vessels were
not molested so long as they kept out-
side the three-mile limit.
Tonight the following telegram was
received by the Vancouver board of
trade from C. M. Hays, president of
the Grand Trunk Pacific railway,
whose western terminus is Prince Ru
pert: "The Dominion government is
now building a vessel and proposes to
rent another, providing the protection
called for. The minister of fisheries
also states that it is now conceded that
Hecate strait, as well as Dixon en
trance, belong to Canada."
Mr. Hays' statement is regarded as
official. If Canada enforces this rep
osition, scores of halibut vessels from
Seattle and Tacoma will be excluded
from the best fishing grounds in the
north. The New England Fishiner com
pany will also probably be forced to
operate its American vessels out of
some American port, instead of from
Vancouver, as at present.
MONTANA STILL ANTI-JAP.
Four Caught in Mine.
Benton, 111., Feb. 17. Shaft No. 16
of the Deering Coal company, south of
Bt nton, blew up tonight. The explo
sion wrecked and choked the main air
shafts. It will be hours before aid
can reach the four entombed men there.
There is little hope for their lives.
While Miscegenation Bill Fails. Land
Measure May Succeed.
Helena, Mont., Feb. 18. The house.
on its third reading, by a vote of 32 to
24, rejected today the senate miscege
nation bill. Clayberg introduced the
bill in the house which would prevent,
after five years, the holding of lands
in Montana by aliens. It ir aimed at
the Japanese, and is said to be pattern
ed after the measure which caused a
protest from President Roosevelt.
The miscegenation bill, which for-
ids intermarriage between Caucasians
and Africans, Mongolians and persons
of African or Mongolian descent, waa
recommended by the house yesterday
in committee of the whole, but many
who had favored it were absent today,
or had changed their votes. A strong
effort will be made to have the bill
passed at its re-reading tomorrow.
Refuses to Prosecute.
San Francisco, Feb. 18. The pre
liminary hearing in the police court of
the seven counts of perjury
charged against Charles P. Snell, grow
ing out of the case of the government
against Dr. E. B. Perrin and John A.
Benson, was begun today, but so many
novel points were raised that Judge
Shortall continued it until Friday. The
district attorney declared he had no
jurisdiction and Lfnited States District
Attorney Devlin refused.
Queen to Rebuild Town.
Rome, Feb. 18. Queen Helena has
decided to undertake with her own
private funds the reconstruction of a
town upon the outskirts of Messina, on
the hill where the lighthouse stood.
The new community will start with
1,000 inhabitants. Her majesty per
sonally is directing the plans. The
name of the town is to be Regina
Elena.