FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1909
THE ECHO REGISTER, ECHO, OKEGOJT,
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PULL TOO ETHER FOR ECHO.
PULL TOGETHER fOB XCHO,
FOURTEEN DROWN
AS STEAMER SINKS
Collision In Dense Fog Near "Soo
Costs Yessel Laden With Iron.
Stricken Beat Sinks so Rapidly That
Members ot Crew Have No Tim
to Don Lifebelts Before Leaping
From Doomed Ship Passing V. s
el Picks Up Captain.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., July 13.
Three minutes after tl steel steamers
Isaac M. Scott and John B. Cowle bad
collided in Lake Superior early today,
about a mile and a half off Whitefish
Point lighthouse, the Cowle bad gone
to the bottom in 60 fathpms of water,
carrying with her 14 members of her
crew.
The Scott, although badly damaged
about the bows, put back to this port,
where she arrived this afternoon with
part of the crew of the Cowle. A
heavy fog was responsible for the col
lision. 1 be Scott, a new boat on her maiden
trip to the hesd of the lakes, had just
passed the light at Whitfiah Point, and
straightened out her course up the
lake, when she suddenly saw the Cowle
loom up through the fog, broadside on
and only a few feet away.
The Cowle was down bound with
6,000 tons of iron in the hold. For 15
feet the bow of the Scott penetrated
the side of the Cowle. Ton of water
rushed into the great opening and in
three minutes the Cowle hsd settled.
Immediately after the collision a line
was thrown from the deck of the Scott
to the forward deck of the Cowle, and
three members of the crew escaped to
the deck of the up bound boat by this
means.
The rest of the crew who were saved
jumped from the sinking steamer into
the lake, some without life preservers,
and were picked up by the Scott.
STORM ALONG MISSISSIPPI.
Waves Wash Over Levees, Inundate
Farms and Drive Off Families.
St Louis, July 13. A cyclonic wind
struck St Louis and suburbs . at noon
today. Telegraph and teU phone wires
were blown down. In St Louis county
trees were uprooted. Several persons
were injured.
The heaviest storm wss at Alton.
111., where the excursion steamer Alton
was buffeted by the wind. Finding
that hi boat could not make headway
toward the regular wharf, the captain
headed it acros the river in an at
tempt to effect a londirg on the Mis
souri side The boat wss tested back
to midstream, which threw the p&ssen-
gers Into a panic. The boat was
jammed broadside into the pier of a
drawbridge, where the wind held the
vessel firmly until the passengers were
taken off.
Lashed by the wind, the waves
dsshed over the levee protecting Ven
ice, III., from the Mississippi river.
Teii thousand acres of farm land were
inundated and 150 families were forced
to flee for their lives.
The wind attained a velocity of 86
miles an hoar and telephone messages
state that it was heavier north.
TWO BANKS UNITE TODAY.
Roberts to Be Head of Third Larg
est in Chicago.
Cbicrgo, July 13. Under the terms
of an agreement reached today by the
judicial committee representing the
two banks, the Commercial National
bank, of Chicago, tomorrow will ab
sorb the Bankers' National. George
E. Roberts, president of the Commer
cial National, will continue as presi
dent of the merged Institutions, and
Edward 3. Lacey, president of the
Bankers' National, will succeed Robert
T. Lincoln ss chairman of the board of
directors.
The amalgamation will give the
Commercial National a banking power
of approximately $83,000,000, putting
it In third olace among the Chicago
National banks, the First National
holdirg first place and the Continental
second.
Bolivia .ked to Explain.
Buenos Ayre. July 13. The Argen
tine government is in direct communi
cation with the government of Bolivia
through Senor Fonseca, the Argentine
minister at La Paz, who baa presented
to the Bolivian government a demand
for an explanation of the attitude of
the Bolivian minister here as well as
for the recent attacks on the Argentine
legation at La Pas. Senor Fonseca
has informed the Bolivian government
that be will withdraw from La Paz if
the situation does not irrprov.
Chinese Honor Traveler.
Pekin, July 10. Prince Chun, the
regent of China, toHay received Tang
Shao Yi, who baa just returned to the
capital from a tour of the world, which
included in extended visit to tb Unit
ed States. An imperial edict waa is
sued today making Tang fehao Yi ex
pectant vice president of one of the
imperial boards, which is interpreted
as meaning Uiat his service art to be
recognized by the Chines govern
ment. Put All Britons in Army.
London, July 13. The rational ser
vice bill, which provides for the com
DUlsotT serrie in the territorial arm
of all mala eitixets between tb agaa
of 18 and SO, was introduced in tba
nous of lords today by Lord Roberta.
CHINESE PRETENDER KILLED
Government Troops Stop Advance of
Insurgent Army.
Pekin, July 13. A remarkable story
of the tragic fata of a youthful pre
tender to the Dragon throne and a
large number of his followers comes
through missionary channels from dis
tant Yunnan province.
Under the influence of Taoist priests
a prosperous member of the country
gentry nailed Chu conceived the con
viction that he himself was a descend
ant of the Chus Ming emperors, and
his son, aged 12 years, the rightful
occupant of the throne.
He rallied the clansmen and his
neighbor 1 1 the number of upward of
2,000 men, variously armed with old
guns, bows and spears. With the pre
tender at their head, this insurgent
army marched upon Yunnan Fu, the
provincial capital, preaching an anti
Manchu crusade.
Near Yunnan Fu a detachment of
the viceroy's modern troops overtook,
attacked and routed the Insurgents.
Several hundred of them are reported
killed and wounded. All the members
of the Chu fsmily were promptly
slaughtered by the viceroy's orders.
The youthful claimant, whose head
waa so lately adorned by the halo of the
Son oj Heaven, was after his execu
tion, being paraded through the prov
ince in a cage as an exhibit and warn
ing to all questioners of authority in
Manchu.
TWO-CtNT FARE COSTLY.
Roads Lose Heavily Because of Re
duction in Charges.
Chicago, July 13. The claim of Illi
nois railroads that the 2-cent rate,
while stimulating travel to a marked
degree, had reduced the revenues of
roar's from passenger traffic almost to
the ruination point, is borne out by a
comprehensive investigation by the
Santa Fe road.
The Illinois railroad commission in
sists the law haa been beneficial to the
roads. The latter say they have been
compelled to employ much additional
equipment and more help to handle the
increased travel, which did not, by a
large cum, compensate them for the
extra expense.
The Santa Fe worked under the
operation of a similar law in Kansas,
where a careful record waa kept for
the first year. The Santa Fe carried
654,000 more passengers than it did
the year previously under the 3-cent
law. Meanwhile revenues from pas
senger traffic for the same period de
creased 1297,000.
Railway men aay thia does not begin
to tell the real loss, which is to be
found in the great expense for equip
ment and additional employes, the re
vision of schedules and wear and tear
of property due to more constant use.
RIOTING IN BOLIVIA.
Mobs at La Psz Engage in Pillaging
and Looting.
La Paz, Bolivia, July 13. La Paz
is given over tonight to riot The
people swarmed into the street and
did much damage. The electric light
wires were cut and pillaging was be
gun on all sides. Shots were beard in
every direction. The situation for for
eigners, especially -Peruvian and Ar
gentine residents, is extremely serious.
The guard protecting the Peruvian
and Argentine legationa were suddenly
withdrawn laat evening for some un
known reaaon. When this became
known, street mobs renewed their at
tacks. Senor Fozesca and his wife
bad a narrow escape. They made their
way out of the legation and ran eight
blocks, finally seeking protection in
the home of the president of Bolivia.
Manifeststions have been numerous
in public places, and at a meeting held
Saturday a portrait of Figora Alcorta,
president of Argentina, was held down
ward on a pole and stoned to pieces.
It is reported here that considerable
excitement prevails at Lima and Bue
nos Ayres, and the Argentine govern
ment's silence in the face of Bolivian
protests is regarded as ominous.
Upper Air to Be Studied.
San Francisco. Julv 13. A meteor
ological and atitronomical observatory
ai an am tune or about 14,000 feet i
to be erected on Mount Whitnev hv the
Smithsonian institution. The work of
preparing the trail up the mountain
over which the material wiil be trans
ported by packmules is already under
way. It is expected the station, which
will be temporary, will be completed
by September 1, when Professor W.
W. Campbell and Professor Abbott, of
the Lick observatory, will go to Mount
Whitney to make obaervations.
Prince Names Successor.
Berlin, July 13. The emperor has
asked Prince von Buelow who he would
suggest as his successor in the chancel
lorship and the prince haa recommend
ed Dr. von Bethmann-Holiwegg, min
ister of the interior and vice chancel
lor. The opinion anxng government
officials appears to settle upon Dr. vn
Bethmann-Hollweg, especially as the
widening circle learn of Chancel'or
von Buelow' recommendation. The
emperor is expected in Berlin today.
Frog Drifts Stop Train.
Utica, N. Y July 13. A measage
from Gooverneur tonight states that in
a heavy wind and rain storm there
thousands of amall frogs fell, covering
the sidewalks to such an extent that
walking was difficult. The rails of a
railroad for half a mil were covered
and rendered so slippery the speed of
tb trans waa materially lessen ed.
!A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE
Tuesday, July 13.
Washington, July 13. An unexpect
ed burst of speed wss exhibited by the
tariff conferees tonight and the first
coniideration of the bill was complet
ed. When tomorrow's session begins
the struggle over important differences
of the senate and house will open.
Thus far all questions involving raw
materials, which have been the sub
jects of heated disputes, have been put
over after brief discussions. The ses
sion tonight adjourned at 9 :45 o'clock
in order that the conferees could get
the benefit of a good night's rest and
be ready for the big battle at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
By passing over the cotton and wool
en schedules without taking up any of
the amended paragraphs and skipping
the disputed points of the lumber
schedule, the conferees were able to
dispose of about 400 senate amend
ments.
Monday, July 12.
Washington, July 12. By the decis
ive vote ot 317 to 14, more than the
necessary two-thirds, the house today
passed the senate joint resolution pro
viding for the submission of an income
tax onetitutional amendment to the
states. The negative votes were all
cast by Republicans. The resolution
now goes to the president for his sig
nature.
The debate lasted four hours. Chair
man Payne, of the committee on ways
and means, voiced the sentiment that
such a tax would make "a nation of
liars." The burden of the Democratic
speeches waa that it waa simply a case
of stealing Democratic thunder, al
though same of the remarks on that
side incidentally touched upon tariff
and the corporation tax, with no little
amount of castigation of the Republi
cans for failing to keep party pledges.
Friday, July 9.
Washington, July 9. During a ses
sion lasting nearly four hours, the sen
ate today passed the Philippine tariff
bill, and the bill automatically contin
uing the Porto Rican budget Only a
nominal resistance waa offered by the
minority to the measure. An amend
ment to the Philippine bill by John
ston, of Alabama, declaring the inten
tion of the United States eventually to
grant independence to the Philippines,
was rejected.
Washington, July 9. The tariff bill
is now in the handa of the conference
committee. After an hour and a half
of debate the house today, by a vote of
178 to 151. disagreed to the senate
amendments. Eighteen Republicans
voted sgainst sending the bill to con
ference, and one Democrat voted with
the Republican majority.
Washington, July 9. The house and
senate conferees on the tariff bill this
afternoon mapped out the program for
the many sessions they must hold to
make the final draft of the measure.
An agreement may be reached in 10
daya, though the house conferees are
expected bitterly to contest many of the
senate amendments.
Senator Aldrieh and Representative
Payne are fearful lest the final action
on the conference report in the two
houses be delsyed, and an effort is be
ing made to have President Taf t take
part in the threatened controversy.
Thursdsy, July 8.
Washington, July 8. The tariff bill
passed the senate just after 11 o'clock
tonight by a vote of 45 to 34. Ten
Republicans voted with the Democrats
against the bill and one Democrat vot
ed for the bill.
As it passed the senate, the bill con
tains almost 400 paragraphs. The
senate made 840 amendments to- the
house bill, many of which were added
today. Consequently the enrolling
clerks sre finding the preparation of
the bi'l for the house an arduous task.
Tbey have been following as closely
upon the heels of the senate as was
possible, and have the work well in
hand, but aav they probably will not be
able to complete their labors before
late tomorrow.
There, will be no delsy in sending
the tariff bill to conference after it
reaches the house. It is expected that
the bill will be sent to that body by the
senate late tomorrow. The house will
met daily from now until the end of
the session.
Aa soon as the bill is received, Dal-
zell is expected to offer a resolution by
which the house will disagree to tlx
senate amendmenta en bloc and agree
to a conference.
Wednesday, July I.
Washington, July 7. With a gene
ral understanding that the final vote
on the tariff bill should be taken by 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the senate ;
adjourned at 7 o'clock this evening.
The arrangement for a vote t -morrow
waa arrived at as an alternative for a
session tonighL The income tax qu'S- !
tion, including the corporation tax!
provision snd inheritance tax, received
much attention in the senate todsy
and the straight income advocates were
afforded the opportunity to get a vote
Taft Given "Big Stick." !
Washington, July 14. President!
Taft was presented with a bludgeon six I
feet leng and shsped like a big stick of
Rooaeveltian authority, which became
famous during the laat administration.
The doner waa J. E. Forbes, of Ottawa,
Kan., who sent it with this message:
"The Almighty probably grew this big
stick for some good purpose, and I ex
pect tht it waa to allow yoo to swat
tba tariff bill and other scheme of
criminal extortion."
WORK OF CONGRESS
in favor of the income tax as opposed
to the corporation tax. The income
tax was defeated by 48 to 7 and with
the corporation tax provision securely
established as a part of the bill, there
was considerable effort to amend it
FALL EXAMINATION DATES.
Civil Service Tests Will Be Held in
Northwest Cities Generally.
Washington, July 9. Civil service
examinations to fill vacancies in the
government departmental service in
Washington are to be held generally
throughout the country thia coming
fall, and will cover appointmenta as
clerks, stenographers, typewriters, etc.
The examinations will be held at Port
land September 8 and 20 and October
13; atAstoris, Baker City and Eu
gene, September 8 and October 13;
Grants Pass, September 18, and Pen
dleton, September SC.
In Washington the examinations will
be held at Seattle September 8, 23 and
October 13; Spokane, September 8 and
29; Pullman, Bellingham, North Yaki
ma and Port Townsend, September 8
and October 13, and additional examin
ations at Bellingtam September 15 and
North Yakima September 28.
The Idaho examinations will be held
at Boise September 8 and October 1
and 13; Pocatello, Octob-r 4, and Mos
cow, September 8 and October 13.
Wrights Displease Army Officers.
Washington, July 8. The signal
corps officers concerned in the aero
plane trials exhibit signs of irritation
at the apparent unconcern of the
Wright brothers regarding matters
which to the army officers seem ex
ceedingly important. Brigadier Gene
ral James Allen, chief signal officer,
and every member of the corpa want
members of the house to witness the
flights that congress may treat more
kindly requests for appropriatioss.
Will Cruiae Asia's Cosst.
Washington, July 12. Tentative ar
rangements have been made by the
Navy department to have the first and
second divisions of the Pacific fleet
cruise in Asiatic and Philippine waters
during next autumn and winter. Rear
Admiral Sebree, commander-in-chief
of the fleet, will arrange the details.
The vessels probably will leave the
Pacific coast late in August and return
to the United States late in March.
McCleary for Mint Head.
Washington, July 10. There are
strong indications that James T. Mc
Cleary, of Minnesota, former repre
sentative in congress and later assist
ant postmaster general, will be ap
pointed superintendent of the mint,
succeeding Frank Leach', who resigned
to accept a business proposition in
California. His nomination is expect
ed before the expiration of the present
session of congress.
Csnnon Will Leave Vacancy.
Washington, July 9. It has been
decided by Speaker Cannon not to fill
the vacancy on the ways and means
committee resulting from the death of
Representative Cushman. That com
mittee will not meet again to consider
tariff legislstion and until another
tariff bill is framed, will be less im
portant than it has been this session.
The Pepublicans still have a majority
of four.
Twenty-One Lose Placee.
Washington, July 10. Seventeen in
spectors and fur revenue agents on
the denatured alcohol rolls of the in
ternal revenue bureau have been dis
missed because their services are no
longer needed. The expectation that
denatured alcohol would make rapid
strides in supplanting easohne as a
motive power for small farm engines.
automobiles, etc., has not held good.
Professor Newcomb Dies.
Washington, July 13. Professor
Simon Newcomb, the famous astronom
er, deid at his home in this city at an
early hour this morning at the age of
74. Probably the most noted American
agronomical mathematician a'nea the
days of Benjamin Franklin, Professor
Newcomb was recognized at the time
of his death as one of the world's great
est scientists.
Corporations Plan Fight.
Washington. Jul 10. Confirmation
of the expectation in many quarters
mat tne large corporation or the coun
try .wj'J seek to hold up the collection
of taxes under the corporation tax bill
by an appeal to the court to test the
constitutionality of the law, wa given
here today by a prominent official of
the Treasury department
"Many Places Want Taft.
Washington, July 13. Since the an-
nounrement of President Taft's tenta
tive itinerary for his Western trip, the
White House has been fairly flooded
with telegram and letter requesting
that the tour be extended to include
varioi elate a-:d cities that did not
ha'-e a place on the preaideont'a list.
Yakima Land Again Opened.
Washington, July 13. The Interior
dp; artment has cancelled an order with
drawing 2!0,000 acre of public Isnd
in connection with the Yakima irriga
tion project in Washington, and tie
same beromee lubjeet to rettlement
October 5 and to entry November 4.
Wheat in Farmer' Hand.
Wa hington, July 13. It I estimat
ed by the Department of Agriculture
that on June 1, ISMi'J, there was in
farmers' hands, 195.00 bushels of
wheat in Oregon ; 215 000 bushels in
Washing'on, and 130,000 buabela in
Idaho; total 04,000 buabela.
TEE WORLDS GREATEST SEVi'INS MACHINE
.LIGHT RUNNING.
Jfma want either Vlhrntlnffhnttle. Rotary
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tearing Machine write to
THE NEW HOME SEWINB MACHINE COMMIT
Orange, Mass. .
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Qiuliiy, but ih Mew Home U made lo treat.
Our guaranty never runt out. .
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roe salb av
Pendleton Furniture Co.
Pendleton, Ort.oa
A. C. CRAWFORD
U. S. Land Commissioner
Ilermiston, Oregon
W. E. THRESHER
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Attorney at law.
ECHO OREGON
It. It. JOHNSON,
Attorney at Law.
ECTIO OREGON
IXIGE DIIUXTOJtY.
Overlnml InIk No. 23, 1. O. O. F
Meet every Saturday evening In the
Odd Fellow' hall on Dupont atreet.
Henrietta Heliekah Lodge No. 36,
I. O. O. -Meet second and fourth
Wednesdays of each month In Odd
Fellowa' hall.
t'maUlla lodge- No. 40, A. F. A A.
M. Meets first and third Saturday
of each month in the Masonic hall on
Dupolnt atreet.
Fort Henrietta ramp No. T73, W.
O. W. Meet first and third Wednes
days of each month In Odd Fellow
hall.
CllfRfll MKIXTOUY.
. .Metli'iMliKt Church Sunday school
at 10 a. m.; preaching at 11 a. m. and
7 p. m., every Sunday.
r)ll SAI.K.
Huy tilunka at the Echo
Hi-glxter office.
Are yiu seiiiling the Register to
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foii ham:.
Old nnwiniM-rH for aula at this
office, 25 cents per 100.
For sale A two linrs-owpr
gasolino engine. It is u good
oik and can t; sean running at
any time. For particulars call
nt tliis olhVe.
(let your print in; lit tint liegix
ter ofiice, where they print tiling
riht.
Typewriter riMions for sale at
the Register ofliec.
The friend of thin papi-r will
weaned, a marriage afl'-r the hon
ph ase hand us in news it. m-t when
they are fresh. We prefer not to
publish a birth after the child in
eymoon is over, or the death of
man after his widow is married
gain.
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