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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1908)
r— ' "BFIRIT OF THK QOLD1N WilT" ___ • DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS TuasKay, February 36 Wuahlngton, Feb. 2 *.---Currency legislation «t> tUn ihfaf tuple liafor» iha renal« today. Fur uearly thro« hour» Owen, nt Oklahoma, apok« on I lie Mil: I'll bill. mi M iik Ulf' II'- liml. throuah ai-Rabator Jone», of Arkan sas, In 1*00 proposed b-nlalatloii souiewhst similar to the bill und«r cunalderatlon. but with «»sentlai dit- ivi rm «a, * hi. h in .1 < 111 rd ».in bl have prevented the recant panic hud It been enacted Into law. Owen re el, In I'd rlokti attention from the sena tors and was frequently Interi npted with quanttons, which led to spirited debate. Thu Indian appropriation bill re ceived consldoruilon during a part of the day. The bill wua read through. Teller declared that Indlun bills have In ths past been put through the »»nut« loaded down with uew legislation that should never have been adopted. Washington, Feb. 2t> General de bate on the army appropriation bill In the house of representatives today again furnished opportunity for fi«« expression of opinion on the issues of the day. Garrett of Tennessee and llau of North Carolina arraigned the Republican party for Its policy with regard io the tariff, wjlll« Hayes of California denounc'd ths financial system <>f the United Hiatus as "patchwork," and the Aldrich bill as "falling fur short of the remedial legislation needed.’* The only remarks pertinent to the army bill were made by Parker of New Jersey, who spoke In favor of the proposition for Increased pay for the otfl< »rs and men, and Kus- lerman of Wisconsin In support of restoration of the canteen. The seven hours allowed for gen eral debate on the bill will expire to morrow. when the measure will be read for umeudment. Monday, February 24 Washington, Feb. 24.—Hersn mall subsidy and currency legislation were both ths subjs, ta of speohes in tbs senate today. Gallinger opened tl>s debate In favor of his bill for oresn mall subsidy Io build up the American merchant marine, and was followed by Depew, who strongly approved the measure. Hunmona. of North Carolina, and While, of Maryland, spoke In criticism of the Aldrich currency bill White announcing Hist he would nut vole for any measure before the senate. An hour was devoted to ths further consid eration ol the bill toreviadlhs criminal code. Ira I linger reviewed conditions miner which the merchant m arms of thia country to operating and cited many ad vantage«« that Ira believed will accrue to the commercial Intervals of the United Hiatus if totter mall aervioe to H ruth America and other points la es tablished. Washington, Feb. 24 —The unnsnal •pectacls of the committee on rules Ire I ng overruled by its chairman, the epastker, on the floor of the house. wa* witnessed In that body ta toy, Ulrich to the dfaeomfitnre nf Dafaei), a mem tor of the oommittes. The armv appropriation bill, carry ing *86.007,6611. was taken up. After Hull, of Iowa, had explained Its pro- v|gi<M>e, Hlaylen, of lexaa, crlt Mused "the enormous extravagance of the mil itary establishment," while Holiday, ol Indiana. pleaded for ItrcrMtaed pay for the enlists 1 men of tire army. Other speeches were delivered by Hamilton, of fnwa. who favored tariff revision, and by Washburn, of Maasa- chnssite, in favor of removing the re- atriction of the'sherman anti-trust law regard mg organisations ol merchants in certain cases. Friday, February 31. Washington, Feb. >1—Henator Hey- bura and Iteprsaeulative French, of Idaho, today Inlrudueeii tn the senate end house the bill prepared by Idaho sheepmen amending the 28 hour law, by providing that railroad trains con taining ten or more o.ra of livestock going from one atals to aui.-ther shall inalnlain an average minimum »[>«»<1 of HI mill«« per hour from Ibe tuue the stock is loaded onto cars until the des Dilation fa reached, deducting reason able time tor »top« made lor feed and water. The bill provide» a fine of *100 to *bU0 for failure to maintain thia speed. Ao amendment to the poetoffioe ap- prnpilatmon bill was introduced Imlay by Henator Foraker. He ven Filipinos may receive instruc lion in the United Htatea military acad emy, aec'Wdlng to a bill passed by the senate today. Washington, Feb. 21.—The time >d the bouse of representative« today ««» devoted to consideration of what 1» known ar the District ol C dumbla rail way Iranchiae—that la, the bill provid ing for extemdon of streetcar lines to the new union elation. The »object of universal streetcar transfer» in Wash ington elicited special attenti n and no disposition was manifested to amend the provision except to strength en it. Tomorrow also will be given over io District of Columbia business. Thursday. February SO Washington, Feb. 20.—Beoauae of the death In this city today of Henator latlmer, of Hoath Carolina, faith branch»« of congfeea adjourned, the senate a Imo» I immediately after con vening end th* bouse an hour after ward upon racaiving otfa-ial notree of the senator's death. In each chamber resolutions of regret were adopted and a committee appointed to accompany the body home. Most of the time the house was in an»«l<>n was consumed in the reading of Impeachment < liargea offered by Mr. Waldo, of New York, against Federal Judge lx-bl>eua K. Wilfley, of the United Stales court at Hhrngbai, China, which were referred to the ooromittee on judiciary. Chaplain Hale, in Ills prayer open ing the senate, referred feelingly to the death of Henator latlmer. The immigration committee, ol which Mr. latlmer was a member, also adopted resolutions of regret. Wednesday. February 10 Washington, Feb. 19.—Henator Bo rah, of blalio. dropped a bomb In the United Hlatee senate when he proposed to amend the existing law by providing that United Htatea senator* and reprr- sentativea in congress should not be permitted to act as paid attorneys In sny Federal court In cases In which the Unite.I Stale» government ia Interested directly or Indirectly. The senate was droning along, considering the Hey burn bill to revise and codify the Fede ral statute«, when It reached tlust pro vision under which United Htatea Hen- »tors Burton and Mitchell had l«en In dicted and convicted. It was here that the junior Idaho senator unexpectedly prop.«cl his amendment. Th» senate in exwntive aeeaion today ratifled the arbitralIon convention I«- tween the United Hlatee and France, which wan signed on February 10. A naturalisation treaty tietween the United Htatea and Fern also was rati fled. Henator Knox introduced a bill pro viding for a system of p<>»tal savings tanks. ■ ■ • Naturdav, cebruary 22 Washington, belt. 22.—in the pres ence of many senators and a large gath ering in ths galeriee. Senator Porter McCuiuber, of North Itakota, today read the fare wall addreaa of Washing ton. the Indian appropriation bill, wldch was reported to the senate today, carrier *9,826,820, an in< reture of *1,610,123 over the total appropr aliens made by tire bill aa It was pa-ecl by the houas. The nomination of Ixulia A. Coolidge, ol Mitssacbruidle. to be an assistant aecrctaiy id the treasury, was ordered reported favorably by the senate coin mitse on finance. Washington, Feb. 19 —The bill pro viding for tire taking of the thirteenth census occupied most of the time of the seaslon of the house today. Progreea with it wan alow iwcauve of numerous anwndmente offered, which In the main were rejected. The bill wnv- amended In one important particular, however, and that wa* limiting the oensua to the mainland of the United Htatc«, Alaska. Hawaii and Porto Rico. Previous to the consideration of the census bill, Henry, of Texas, taking his cue from Kontol I's remarks of yesterday lauding the speaker, urge I the Repub lican« to bring in an employers liabilty bill and a bill requiring notice before tbe traiianoe ol Fedrnai indictment«. A petition for tiie Impeachment of Washington, Feb. 22 —The face question came, .to the surface in the Judge L. R. Wilfley, of Shanghai, house today when Heflin, Atahama judge of the United Htatea court for offered an amendment to the District of China, was presented to the house. Columbia street railway tracksge bill, * providing for "J«m Crow" cars. Hef May Reimburse Harriman Lin«. lin di cl rred that separate coaches for the whites and blacks had solved the Washington. Feb. 26. — President race problem In Alabama and he ex- Roosevelt Imlay considered with Chair prossed the opinion that such an ar man Miller, of the house committee on rangement would solve it In Washing claims, the question bi reimbursing the Houthern Ibn-lflc company to the extent ton. 'Ihe amendment was defeated, 140 to of »1,600,000, the amotipt expended In repairing the break In tiie Colorado Wo TTie bill wm passed. it provides river. Hearings regarding the claim universal transfer» on the basis of cash ate to be liegun by ths committee Mon fare« or six tickets for 23 cents It day. The money was spent by the also prbvl.les for street, railway facilities railroad company pursuant to what is from all parts id Washington to the new reganled aa an understanding that the unian station. ' 'government should bear the expense. Haney's Bin F«*- Waslilngtoo, Feb.. 26.—Francis J. Haney’s fee for prnaeoritlng lafid fraud cases in Oregon amounts to practically »60.1)00. all but *8,()00 of which lias been paid. This Imlanoe was provided for tn tiie dettoiency appropriation bill whieh recently |«seed congress. It to un<l*ratood that the fee for the Hall case fa not included In the above amount, a» that will lie paid out of the appropriation for the current year. The department of justice was not inclined to approve Mr. Heney’s account aa submitted, believing his fee exorbitant. CommittM to Hold Inquiry. Washington, Feb. 21).—Charges that there have been serious defects In the construction of the battleship« will be considered at a special meeting of the senate committee on naval affairs Feb ruary 26. It w probable that Rear Ad miral Converse, retired, preaident of the board of construction; and Rear Admiral Capps, chief of the bureau of construction and repair, who recently proposed extensive replies to the vari ous criticisms In magazine articles snd elsewhere, will be tailed before the committee. May Rearrange Stars. May Hava Salaries Now Washington, Feb. 26.—Benito I-e- garda and Taldo Ocampo de Leon, the receutly appointed reeident commis sioners, who have arrived here to rep resent the Philippine Islands in con- grass, tqday visited tiie senate commit tee on tbe Philippines and were later taken to the floor of tbe senate, where they were interested observers. The senate today passed the house joint res olution authorising ths payment U the commissioner*' salary. i. Washington, Feb. 20. — Preaident R<x4*velt is considering a proposition to rdviac the national flag by an entire ly niw arrangement of th« »tert. On July* 1 another star must he added to the to represent Oklahoma, rhe plan of Dr. A. M. Martin, of Blcom- vllla, ()., oalto for a geometrical design, consisting of live arcs in combinations. ThiauneaM -a Mg star with' five points, the center being occupied with a few ■ ars. BOULEVARD FOB CLEVELABD. All Oregon Represented by Floats In- uicatfve of Its Rssourcss. Portland's gtaat annual loeiilulos, th» lb«» Festival, which was inaugu rated last June ondei such au*pi*ivua olraumstrsces, will, this oomlng June, b» consummated on a scale so bread and grand that it will have a general appeal to the whole state of Orgtoo, and an Individual appeal to »vary com munity in the ouwmon wealth. The grand jubilee, which will be one round of plvasur* for the whole wook begin ning Monday, Juno 1, and coding in a blase of glory th« following Satutday night. Is not for Portland or Portland people alone. Ou« of Its most *p«ctarular snd b<il- Rant features is to be the inagnibeenk etrwt pageant. This is a oompMlliv« •vent open to an elites and towns of Oregon out*ld« of the Rosa City. Tliarw will b" gland prises, th« capital pris« being a princely sum in cash with a numb«« of costly souvenir cups and other trophies of great value and beauty. Up to the present time a lout 20 •Itias and towns of Oregon have been heard from, each showing great inter est In th» tpeolal state parade, and several of there towns, through their business organisations snd “boosting" cluto, have sAit representatives to this city to eonfer with the Faetlvel manege ment with reference to character of tbe floats which will make th» m<at effect ive showing for their communitlea. Ths Festival association ham secured the cervices of a master float builder from tiie East, who is now here with a corps of aasistante teedy to advise with all »ho desire to enter the lists. The rallruad* of Oregon, and the whole West, in fact, aia planning to give special reduoed rates on all lines, good f»r ths whole week ol the Feeti- val. FpeciaI low rates from Portland to all pointe In Oreogn. Every town in Oregon is invited to enter some characteristic float in the "All Oregcn" parade, and tbs Festival associatiso lavltes coraspoudsnes and personal conf err nos with oltiee and towns, large and sms)I, m thia all im portant matter. Publications for Farmers. The following pub.icatlone of Internet to farmer» and others have been issued by the Agricultural department of the Federal government and will be fur nished free, co long ae they are avail able, except where otherwise noted, upon application to the Buperinteudenl of Documents, Government Printing Oflieo, Washington, I). C-: Bulletin No. 119.—Report of Irriga tion Invictigationa for 1901, under di rection of Elwood .Mea-I, chief of irriga tion mveetigatione. Pp. 401. pie. 64, flge. 12. Price 60 cents. This is the third of the annual rrp-Mta of the irri gation investigations of this office, it deals chisfly with the duly of water, but contains also repct la from four eta lions In the humid states, where irriga tion ia not a nKtweily, but a means of increasing the returns from farm lamia; a report on the underground water sup ply of the Han Bernardino valley Cali fornia, and tbe eeoond progress «sport on ailt meMur'mente. Bulletin No. A6.—The Use of Water in Irrigation. Report of investigation* made In 1H99, unuer the auverpieion ol Elwood Mead, expert in charge, and C. T. Johnston, sael*atnt. Pp. 2H3. pl*. 60, flg*. 1«. Price 30 cents. Thio bul letin explains the method* in use ia tbe arid »teles in tbe distribution and nee of water in Lr'leation. It gives a larye number of measurements made to determine the duty of water and the loeeea by seepage and evaporation from canals, and diecuaoea th* metho<ia by which the water eupply may be mor» effectively and economically utilised in the production of crops. Bulletin No. 104.—Report of Irriga tion Investigations for 1900, under su pervision of Elwood Mead, expert in charge of irrigation lnveetleaUona. Pp. 334, pls. 26, flg*. 29. Price 60 cento. This report covers the second year of investigations relating especially to the duty of water. The reporta of the field agents contain also a large amount of lnformatioa on laws »nd custome, agri cultural methods, crop returns and other subjects related to irrigation. A progress report on the quantities of silt carried by a number of southern rivei* ia also contained in thia volume. i Central Is Premiseli Rail Rebate Pmecotlni Raise Rates CeiMCtlons. te tbe Orlee’. Oragli FROM SUMHEI TO PRINEVILLE JAPAN CONTROLS ALL MANCHURIA River Valley May Be Prwvokes China by Her Aggression tmended •autheast to Connect and Shuts Out R.v»l Nanons Line Up Haod With Other Line«. Hood River, Or., Feb. 22.—If pre llmluary plane being promoted by wealthy capitalists ot Hall lake City, who own the Mount Hood Railway ex tending up Hood River valley and also the Sumpter Valley, running out of Baker City, materialise, Centre I Ore gon may have a railroad In the near fu ture that will open up Ito many re sources. The projtet provide« for an extenaion of the Mount Hood line through the mountain» east of Mount Hood, and a party of surveyors is now in the field trying to locate a pa»» through the mountain«. The work ia in charge of Jueeph A. West, chief en gineer of the Sumpter Valley. Early last tall a large surveying p«.rty headed by Mr. Weet was taken Into the Central Oregon ooanlrj frutn Heppner Junction to determine the taeibility of building a railroad on tliat side of the mountelns and hie report is »aid to have been favorable. The money pow er behind to propose; railroad ia David Ecclee, the millionaire sugar manufac turer and lumberman, of Kalt lake City. If tbe project is completed the two reads will connect at come point in Crook oounty. By »«tendon of the Sumpter Valley roa<l south it would pase through Canyon City. Grant coun ty, and alto Prineville. An extension of th- Mount Hood read has already been commenced. A big gang of men with a steam shovel ws* put to work at Dee, the present tertn- inui of the line, and will build a« soon a* it can be pushed through the six miles of road toward Mount Hood that lias been surveyed and staked. This will lie done to accommodate the rapid ly developing fruit land in the Mount Hood settlement. It is admitted, how ever, by W. H. Ecclee and lharlee T. Early, president and manager of the Mount Hood rami, that it may form part of the connecting link <>f the pro- poeed new line. Ofbcera of both roads reoently went over the territory that would be tributary to the project and it 1s learned that it fa considered moet favorably. In addition to reaching many acres of fertile farm lands, mil lions of feet of timber, for which there iinownooutlet.it is raid, could be utilised. TUNNEL UNDER RIVER. Manhattan Island Now Joined to Long Island City. New York, Feb. 22.—Tbe first of the great system of tunnels and subways by which tbe Pennsylvania railroad will be enabled to run • train from Phila delphia under tbe Hudson river ■crooa Manhattan ¡»land and under the East river to Long Island City was completed today. The two ends ot one of the four tubes connecting Manhattan Island with Long '»land city were brought to gether under the bed of the middle of East river off Thirty-fourth street be fore noon today and steel tings comp» s- ng the shell of the tube were for the first time bolted in one conticuous string from shore to shore. This tube was begun in August, 1906, and is 4.- 000 feet in length. Two other tubes will be complete! within a few days and tbe fourth will be finished within three months, acxxirding to an an nouncement made by the company. Ho accurate were the measurement« of the engineers that the ends tame to Idaho Corn Show. gether with a variation of only three- On the 2d, 3d and 4th of Ttocembet, eighths of an inch. 191*6, there will bo held «t Moscow • state corn show under the managr-ment Expect Evans to Recover. of the Idaho Agronomy aasociaticn. Not Washington, Feb. 22.— While not only will there be a show, but also a by Admiral rousing program, which in itself would yet formally advised pay the farmer to come to Moscow. Thomas that he has «»«timed command The subjict of corn will be taken up nf the Atlantic fiiet, the officials of tbe and discussed from a practical and eci- Navy department are expecting seme rntlflc point of view; the «oil will be such announcement, on the basis of eonsldered in Its different phases; Irri preceding reports on the condition of gation and dry farming will be talked Admiral Evans. These report« are not • b>ut and the various live stock, dairy regarded as indicating that the Admiral and horticultural subjects will bo con ia suffering from any permanent inca pacity, but that he is simply again a sidered. There will be some good premium« victim of rheumatic gout, which is di offered to the winners of th« show. rectly the result of the injury he re Now 1« the tim« to begin preparing by ceived at Fort Fisher in the Civil war planting lome good corn and getting I d line. Fight Indian Liquor Sale. Tell your neighbors about It. Wash in gon, Feb. 22.—The senate Do not forget the date. Mark thoe* committee on Indian affairs today con days on your calendar and plan to come. tinued its consideration of the Indian For further information addroeo, R. appropriation bill. Among the amend E. Hyslop, Superintendent Idaho Ag- ments adopted were: Increasing from wuiomy Association, Moeoow, Idaho. *26,1)00 to *40,000 the appropriation Th»ae may be made of bfa-mlt «linuh for the suppression of the traffic in in the same ne apple dumplings, or of puff toxicating liqnors among the Indians; paste rolled Into rounds six Inch«-« making an appropriation for agricul tural experiments; anthoiiing the sec across. Pinch up tbe edges to »liape retary of the treasury to expend *50,- Into cupa. Arrange In n baking pan 000 for the purchase of agricultural ■ nd put a peeled jiesch In the center of lands and Irrigation of them for the each. Sprinkle with augur and dot use of Indians in California. with gutter, then bake In a hot oven. Itlekorr M»« Cnnkle«. Two cups of sugar, 2 eggs, half a cup of melted butter, 6 tableetHMinfula of milk, 1 tes»t>oonful of cream of tartar, half s tenapoonful of so<la and 1 cupful of chopped kernels stirred Into tbs *4/\n**H rrMervM. Make a syrup of Ove pounds sugar and two 'nips water; boll until clear. Wash, stem and aecd one gallon cher ries, drop tn the syrup and boll thirty minute«; aklm well. Fill alr-tlght Jerx seal and put In ■ cool place, T« Claaa a 9<»«l Kalt». Out an Irish potato In half, dip ooa sf tbe pieces In the brickbat which Is generally used for cleaning knives Rub the blade of the knife and the Kain will Immediately disappear. Denies Part In Graft. Harrisburg. Pa., Feb. 22.—Ex-Gov ernor Pennypacker in hia testimony at the state capitol conspiracy trial today denied the statement of 8. B. I-ewie that the famous Huston letter to ex Attorney General Carson was pre;«red at a conference i*tw«»n fsnnypacker, Lewis and ex-Audiior flamal Snyder, one of the d<fenlK|*g,a| Mr. Penny packer declared that ffh*T Lewis state«I that thia letter was Intended to be a "whitewash," he stated falsely. Kentucky Still Deadlocked. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 22.—The ballot for United State» senator in the ioint session of the legislature today resulted a fol Iowa: Beckham, 67 ; Bradley, 66; Allen. 1; Blackbutn, 1; Campbell, 4. Necessary to a oboioe, 66. —Powers May Protest. Washington, Feb. 20.—Information from unofficial and individual source» evidencing the aggteaeivensae of Japan in Manchuria has been accumulating in the Htate department for some time. Tl>at this condition ia irritating in in- creasing degree to China is also a mat ter of knowledge here. It fa said with authority, however, that in no manner has tbe Chin««» government brought the matter to the attention ot the American government, and no report on the subject is looked far. A remarkable explanation of the at titude of our government in thia im portant matter is developed a the reeuit ol inquiry directed towaid officials wbo cnanot be quoted, but are in positions to direct out policies. In effect, it is as follows: "It ia frankly admitted that America is losing her commercial footbold in the Orient. This l<«s, however, ia not charged to Japan. Rather it ia assert ed to be the effect ot the growing ten dency toward international government al regulation in tbe United Htatea. A» an illustration ot this, attention is call ed to these facts: "Five years ago flour in barrels vraa being shipped to the Orient hom the Northwest, steel rails from Pittsburg, and cotton in bales from Texas. These shipments were made possible because of an exceedingly low ocean freight rate arrived at by a railroad combination. This rate lias been condemned by our court* as a conspiracy against trade, and the development of this trade has been abandoned. Tbe domestic nr, ■a it is characterised, against the Stand ard Oil company, which ia credited with the largest Oriental trade of any American enterprise, is declared to have been disastrously effective in the Orient, while the tobecco and cotton goods trades are said to have been dealt hsavy Injury through the operation of th» railroad legislation here. "From thia point it seemed easy for government officials here conversant with foreign matters, to view Japanese commercial aggression in Manchuria with a greater degree of complaisance than would be the case in the face of an urgent domestic demand for govern mental a»*i»t«mce. Japan, it is assert ed. without great difficulty, justify everything she has done in Manchuria as sanctioned by the 'open door* policy initiated by tbe late Secretary Hay, and adhered to by the greater nations, including Japan. Wbilt Japan may justify these thing« through the "open door’ policy, it lias been charged that thtre exists evidence of her use of many methods and prac tice» which might not bear the light of impartial investigation. Beedee her claim to an equal footing with other nation* in Manchuria, on the ’open door' basis, she has, it is «useried, ob tained many valuable concessions through which her control of tbe rail road and telegraphic facilities is prac tically complete. This control is known to be used primarily in the interest of Japanese tradesmen ar.d to the detri ment of all foreign competitors. Brazil Continues Rebates. Washington, Feb. 20.—The president of the republic of Braxil. to commemo rate the visit of tbe Atlantic fleet to the city of Rio Janeiro, has signed a decree anthorixing the continuation of rebates on tariff charges cn articles of American merchandise during the fiscal year 1908. The rebates which are con tinned apply to wheat, flour, condensed milk, manufactures of rubber, watches, writing Ink, varnishee, typewriters, re frigerators, pianos,scalesaud windmill«. Train« Blocked Near Peor'a. Peoria. III., Feb. 20.—Twopassengei trains, one on the Big Four and the other on the Chicago, Peoria A St Louis, are stalled in snow drifts 16 to >8 miles south of Peoria. Th« B g Four train, which was due here at 7:30 o’cl'ck this morning, is near a small station named Leslie, with a huge snow drift in front and the wind has filled in Rescuing a snow bank at the rear. parties are working in both directions and ice shovel-ra are in demand at *5 a day. All freight train* are abandoned and the freight terminal yards are Idle. Michigan Trains Snowbound Detroit-, Mieh. Feb. 20.—At least 13 passenger trains poked their pilots into impervious snow drifts throughout Michigan, and late this afternoon re ports from out in the state indicate that ■oine of these trains are still snow bound. Traffic was completely aband oned in some instances The blixzard which swept down upon the lower por tion of Michigan from the West yester day afternoon still prevails with great severity, and the snowfall ranges Itom eight inches in Detroit to 18 inches in the Southwest section of the state. More Deaths in Chicsgo. Chicago, Feb. 20.—The blixxard which began here yesterday was still in progress today, although the greatest fury of the storm had passed. A light snow fell during the early part of the day, and wss pi led into deep drills by a strong wind. Traffic on all surface ■nd elevated atreetcar lines, as well as on steam roads, was greatly delayed, though large squads of men worked all night in an endeavor to keep the tracks clear of snow. Blizzard In Adirondack*. Platteburg, N. Y., Feb. 20.—A north west storm of such severity aa to be un- uuaa), even in this bllxzard-accnstomerl region, fa ragir.g in Northern New York tonight, and is rapidly adding to th* ■now that oovers the whole Adirondack region. La«4 (or Tkl* Paekwar 1» Ulft «( Pr«*«er«r Owner» «<• «k» «’Hr. Cleveland la about to re<’elve tbe most Important addition to her pork system since tbe acquisition of Risks- feller boulevard. Embracing a tract of 125 acres In tbe valley of irugway Brook, tb» new gift will eventually be come a boulevard of exceptional beau ty. two and one-ba If miles long, con necting Gordon Park with Forest Hill, by way of tb» Lak» Hhora boulevard. A first-clasa speedway, three quarters of a mile In length, tbe dream of Cleve land horsemen for many years, will tie tbe moat striking feature of tbe city’s newest park. Following cloeely tbe course ot frug way Brook, tire new boulevard will have a setting unsurpassed by any of tbe parks Io Cleveland. Tiie topog raphy of tbe country will lend itself readily to tbe lands ape gardener. Best of all, tbe nece»errry property, valued at about g750JSX), will cost tbe city nothing, having been nearly all donated by generous landholders. Ev ery landholder baa been asked to do nate what Is needed of bls estate, and not a single refusal ba» been regis tered. Tboae behind tbe new parkway are counting on tbe donation of Forest Hill to the city some day. «July then ••an tbe Irugway Brook boulevard realize Ita greatest measure of usefulness as a two end a half mile link In the chain of parks extending from »lgewater Park around tbe city to Forest Hill. No definite word on this subject from Mr. Rix-kefeller has ever been received, but tbe men close to him believe that he will make this disposition of bis mag nificent estate. It would seem the nat ural and logical course.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. In spite of a poverty which limits tbelr good intentions, tbe inhabitants of Central and South Central Asls dis play a charming hospitality. Such, at least. Is the impression gained from Ellsworth Huntington's recent -book, 'Tbe Pulse of Asia.” At Matayan, a village In tbe province of Ladakh, tbe habitable portion ot tbe upper Indua valley, a friendly villager invited Mr. Huntington to dive down from tbe crust which covered eight or ten feet of snow Into a one-story bouse. This was at an elevation of ten tbou- aand five hundred teeL Although it waa April 11, tbe snow, even on a level, waa higher than tbe tops of tbe bouses. Where it had been aboveled off tbe flat roofs, it formed high banka protecting them from tbe wind, and making them tbe favorite sit ting room at that season, and even in winter, for tbe sunshine Is always warm In that dry. cloudless climate. When tbe little black cowa bad been driven and pulled out of tbe way. Mr. Huntington descended to an almost closed shell used for the two or three hardy sheep snd goats, and was ush ered. stooping. Into a dark stable con taining a little pony, shaggy, like all tbe animals. Bending low once more, be climbed over a high sill, and was In tbe warm, close family living room. Light and air came In through a bole In tbe roof a foot square, surmounted by a chimney pot a foot hi^h. made of three stones set up to keep out the snow. A few bits of ragged cloth on the mud floor for sleeping purposes, a half- dozen metal utensils, and an iron pot full of Himalayan tea. kept warm over some embers, comprised all tbe visible equipment for housekeeping. After tbe bust had persuad.d Mt. Huntington to take a seat on the floor, a balf-paisied old woman Insisted upon ladling out for him a bowl of tea. It was surprisingly good lu view of the fact that a poor grade of tea leaves had been stee;>ed half an hour or more with milk, butter, salt and soda. In richer bouses Mr. Huntington was often served with tea which had been Improved by being churned violently in a sleuder. greasy black churn, twenty Inches long by four In diameter. In or der to mix tbe rancid butter well iuto the compound before it was turned Into tbe drinking bow la HANY NEW W JOBS OPEN FOR WOMEN tallwaya Place Are I« U m Phene In •* Telegraph Alter March I. JPÏBATORS TO BE LET OUT (lock Signala Also Will Be In- ■tediad and Many Small Station* Closed. A new field of employment for wou» m ia to be <>;*u«d by tbe railway» Thia does not mean that tbe roads will •rnploy women telegrapbem but on the contrary tbelr employment will be for tbe purje>«e of taking tbe plain of tele grapher» already in tbe service. Tha future woman railway operating m- ploye will be engaged at tbe smaller Rations taking truin orders over a tel» >bone. where formerly eu< b orders «.era transmitted and received by telegraph. This new field will be open to women when tbe new nine-hour day law gov erning tbe working time of railway telegraphers goes into effect on March 1. It was confidently expei-ted that thia law would work a revolution in railway ■peratlon, and It waa with thia end In view that tbe Order of Railway Tele grapher* procured It» passage dewptta tbe determined opporitlon of the rail* way manager* and even against advlc* Street from tbe White House. Tb« i«v- •lutfon fa coming, all right, but It will bo a revoltwton which will ralegate the telegraph to a back aeat *■ an adjunct to railway operation and will throw thousands of operator* out of employ ment «nd annually will decrease their number until they will almoM disap pear from American railways It waa expected that tbe reductioi In tbe working boor* of railway tele graphers to nine hours would compel the railroad* to employ at least 8.1MX) additional men at once. It was also known that It would be Impossible to secure this number of men when need ed. and It was luerefore hoped by tba men that an Increase In wages would be a part of tbe revolution planned. Cbaa*»» «0 K m «I«. The railway manager* at first took a similar view ot tbe situation, but it soon was discovered that it would ba Impossible to supply tbe demand If all existing telegraph office* were to be maintained after March 1. As a re sult of a careful study of tbe situation the nine-hour day for telegraphers will bring about tbe following changes: 1. Tbe abamdonment of all stations as telegraph station* except division beadquarters and Junctional point«. 2. Tbe substitution of teelphones for tbe receipt and tbe transmission of or der* and messages. 3. Tbe employment of womei) as ■gents in many station* thus trans formed iuto telephone stations. 4. Tbe transaction of a tremendous ■mount of office business by letter which formerly was transacted by tele graph. 5. Tbe rapid extension of tbe auto matic electric block signal system, which will make telegraph stations un necessary. In determining to Inaugurate these changes tbe railway managers found that they bad in Reality been preparing for them for years. It was discovered also that by adopting tbe most expen sive system of block signaling train orders and telegraph stations could for tbe greater part be done away with. Tbe railroads, therefore, decided that they would rather spend millions In providing and maintaining automatic block signals which never go to sleep •nd which never fail unless they spell "danger," than to spend tbe same money in maintaining telegraph sta tion» and telegraph operators. The closing of stations s* telegraph stations Is made possible by tbe fact that with an automatic electric signal all that is Not <ialuins Aay, necessary Is to start trains aa fast as Long division, a writer In tbe New tbe termlual block Is empty and keep York Hun declares. Is the Waterloo of them going until a semaphore say* moet of the middle-aged women who “stop." apply f°T city poeitiona One woman Wk>x More Box Bable« DI». took some time off from work to learu Dr. Francis Warner, senior physician how to do long division. The teacher ot the London hoapital. has drawn atten told her a million times, more or leea, tion to a curious aex problem. Taking that when the divisor would not go Into the birth» of 1906, be »bowed that 57 per tbe dividend she must put a cipher in cent were toy», yet the dea^h rate of boy* was »0 much higher than that of tbe answer. girl» that of 5-ye»r-old children only 43 One day the teacher came along and per cent were boya. Further atatietics looked over her shoulder and saw four •howed that 27 per cent of toys as com teen or fifteen ciphers In the result, pared with only 22 per cent of girls, died while the correct auswer could not have in the first year. Dr. Warner attributed had more than three figures in It. The the preponderance of females In England, teacher was [mtlent with her. and asked despite tbe more numerous birth of boya, to the fact that a much larger proportion her where she got all those ciphers. “Why.” she said. looking slightly wor of male» had tbe name physical defect. A minute examination of tbousaada ot chil ried. “you told me that when the di dren showed that 9 per cent ot boys were vision wouldn’t go to put down a cipher, physically defective, aa compared with 7 and It wouldn't go nil these times, and per cent of girls, but taking the children's I havent got to the end yet. and don't medical wards, where practically *11 wars see as I'm gaining on It a ML" physically defective, the mortality of de fective girls was higher than that of the K«er«r. boys. Hence be deduced that while the Aubrey de Vere, an Irish poet and female eex apparently approaches clooer gentleman, mentions In his “Recollec to normality than the male, yet when tions" that when ten years old he bad normalities are found equally in both, the a tutor wbo constantly Inculcated In girls have lea» vitality, a fact which causes a more rapid breakdown under an him rectitude, purpose and energy. added strain. It was also noted that The tutor's praise of energy was ex- while the male sex supplied a great ma press«xl by the saying: jority of criminals, yet In murder* com “There are three letters of more plicated with lunacy women were la a value than all the rest In the alphabet »rest msjorltv. —namely, N R G." nnad» iH<t llrady Market. Of the $.30,000.000 of equipment tniwt Iluwlnmn 1« Rnalneaa. bond» of New York Central lines recently Gotrox—What are your lowest terms offered for public subscription *24,000.. OOO waa' taken the Bret day. They were as a eon-ln-law? offered at price« to yield from 4 to 5% Count—One million. Gotrox—All right; I'll sign a check per cent. It fa understood that s»v«ra) millions of theae cart i flea tea war» placed to-morrow. ■broate. Count—And how soon shall I marry The English turbine torpedo boat de your daughter? Gotrox—Oh, you won't marry her; stroyer Tartar, In her final triad* brake all records in fast steaming, attaining • I'm going to bold you for a rise and speed of 37.087 knots, and maintaining ■ell you to somebody else.—Life. the unprecedented spaed of 36.303 knots on a six-hour taat. When a girl says she has a man tied to her apron string*, she means that Chinese troop« In Form»«« matlaM and killed sixty-throa Japaaaate ■be baa him saddled for Ufa.