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IT REQUIRED
REFUND
an
Lgoi, -Dec. 29. On the
I tie state . has no right
the fees and perquisites
'lie defendant under the
krred'to'ln the complaint,
jjelendant accountable to
Wetore, the supreme
k opinion written by Jus
frerersed the decree of
llim Galloway of the cir
jud dismissed the suit of
Vjjlnst Former Secretary
F L uunoar, wuiuu wu
impel him to reimburse
if the amount of fees and
tollected by him during
is of office and converted
I OK.
f.ni,iht hv the state.
Jon of District Attorney J.
H. McNary, substituted for J K
bears, and a decree was obtained
from Judge Galloway against Dunbar
for the sum of $103,926.41 collected
as fees for filing articles of Incor
poration, Issuing notarial commis
sions, recording trade marks, copy
ing laws and journals, issuing ap
pointments of commissioners of
deeds, other commissions, agents'
certificates to fire insurance com
panies, licenses to life Insurance
agents, annual licenses to life Insur
ance companies, requisitions and
warrants of arrest, registering titles
in, insurance matters, issuing power
of attorney, issuing certificates of
authority to insurance companies and
filing statements of mutual fire in
surance associations.
The largest Items in the list of
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PROFESSOR BELL AND HIS AIDS IN AERIAL EXPERIMENTS.
Alexander Gruhum Bull, the used Inventor, la a most ardent believer In
the practicability of aerial navigation and hopes to improve the means of
flight already discovered and demonstrated by the Wright brothers. It wna
with this Idea in view that be planned his tetrahedron and provided, wttb his
several youthful aids, for a series of elaborate experiments at Baddeck, Nova
Scoria. The tetrahedron Is an absolute novelty in aerial craft and comprise,
In Its application to heavier than air flying machines, boom absolutely uw
Ideas. ,
AWFUL TALES OF OEAIH
TRUCTIDN CUE
DES
FROM
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Rome, Dec. 28. The Tribuna estimates the total casualties
in Calabria and Sicily at between sixty and seventy thousand.
A dispatch from Palermo says the dead at Messina, as a re
sult of the earthquake and tidal wave there yesterday, is esti
mated at twelve thousand. Scores are imprisoned in the ruins
owing to inadequate means of rescue and must perish. Other
dispatches from Messina place the dead at even more appalling
figures.
The Tribuna publishes a telegram that the losses aggregate
75,000 persons.
Ig January Stock Reducing Sale
j has been our custom for years past to hold a gigantic January Sale, we will make so exception this year.
lie annual sale will be a money-saving opportunity for the people of Eugene and surrounding country, and for us it
dice our great stock and enable us to better handle the spring goods when they arrive. From day to day different
will be added to the list on sale, making the last day as interesting as the first. For lack of spaoe we can tell you
tafew items. The better way is for you to come to the store and look around. It will pay you.
TENS OF THOUSANDS DEAD
Domestic Department
CALICOES, 5c.
tad 8c Calicoes; every piece In stock during this sale, at, the
ri fie
I FLANNELS AT REDUCED PRICES
-Heavy Twilled Outing Flannel, the yard ,JJC
i-4c Outing Flannel, light and dirk colors, the yard c
SDALE MUSLIN CHEAP
MO yards Lonsdale Muslin, 36 inches wide; the yard Be
: SHEETING
4 Sleeting during this sale, the yard
4 meeting during this sale, the yard. -,c
Underwear Deportment
DREN'S UNION SUITS ..
"y Fleeced Union Suits for Children, each
EN'S VESTS
Rite or Ecru Vests or Pants for women, each -,c
EN'S UNION SUITS
y fleeced Union Suits for Women: perfect fitting, eacn..uc
Art Department
f covers; laundry bags, etc .
P fancy and Scrum Pillow Covers, sale price.
Lithographs and all other, at the ,linA
L High Art Japanese Pillow Covers, with Marine ana
JJP Tews: sale price, each .;"' or art canvas:
Pd 50c Laundry Bags, made of fancy creton w
f "Ice, each '.
Notion Department
JNS AND FANCY GOODS SPECIALS pt
': Mirror, Brush and Comb wis- - ... $1.7.".
the set . . . . r . .si.imi
0 .Mirror and Brush Pet. special. Vires'.' Post Card
Hand Mirrors. Twiae Mags. P"" 1
". Pin Cushions, etc.. all at half-price.
tot and Suit Department
? COATS FOR RAIN AND COLD WEATHER
fi? M M.00 Cravenette Coats for XlfM on sa ( $, .
f EN'S SHORT COATS ALMOST GIVEN AWAY
ti'M to20.00 Short Brordcloth nfhey last. ea. .:.
. or. each ,K,d n;ate-
' VitiI: " ' V-.' nndt of a varwi. ., , at
l. iuier u""r. ,,!. this .
. worth frrtm ! Crt tr, 11U.UU. U""
sat" v.v
"v:, or .
. i.;. I"
h - .u.uU onort
"aaon's goods, but
Dress Goods Department
DRESS GOODS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SALE
Every piece of Dress Goods in this big stock will be cut In price
during this stock-reducing sale. It makes no difference what
the price was now you can buy for less.
25c Dress Materials will be .sold at 200
40c Dress Materials will be sold at 32c
50c Dress Materials will be sold at -40c
75c Dress Materials -will be Bold at. ............ . 60c
$1.00 Dress Materials will be sold at 80 c
$1.25 Dress Materials will be sold at. --$1.00
$1.50 Dress Materials will be sold at $1.20
SOME MATERIALS WILL BE SOLD EVEN LESS
86c Wool Suitings. 45 Inches wldo; ull dark colors; salo price.
the yard n,r,c
50c Plaids and small Checks, dark colors for winter wear; make
good school dresses; the yard !1'c
1.25 All-Wool Plaids, 42 inches wide, In bright and medium
colors: the yard H7r
Japanese Goods
WOMEN'S LONG KIM0NAS ,,;,
(15 00 Quilted Silk Klmonas. black, blue nnd pink, with silk
lining; excellent home or lounging robe; January sale price,
each H 0
JAPANESE CREPE
25 Japanese Crepe In dark blue, light, blue and lavender, with
suitable figures; special, the yard
CHILDREN'S COLLAR AND MUFF SET
White Collar and Muff Bets, from 1.26 to 7.00, at half prlec:
sale price ..)..,.-.
TRIMMING "BRAIDS , ,
About 500 yards of colored Trimming Dralds In almost overy
conceivable coloring; worth from 20e to 35c; sale pries, yd.lfic
WOMEN'S CORSETS FOR ALMOST NOTHING
K and O and Royal Worcester Corsets, worth regular from
$1.00 to $1.60: this Is a broken line; cloBlng out at. each, .gftc
Clothing Department
MEN'S SUITS ALL REDUCED
This is .he tin:e voti have h- :. w.ltlr.r for h. n you could buy
lh-it suit at a bargain price. Come before the week Is gone Ihe
earlier the better, as you get more to nick from, beran-e thev
will surely go fast at the prices we name on them. Are you
ready Read: o nfl
$10.00 Suits you now can buy for $ o.UU
$12.50 Suits you now can buy for $10.00
$15.00 Suits you now can buy for $12.00
$20.00 Suits you now can buy for $16.00
$25. DO Suits you now can buy for $20.00
$30 00 Suits you now can buy for ' $24.00
VrTE TIIK HAVfNt; I THK PIIK K
BOYS' OVERCOATS AT A SAVING OF ONE-HALF
,BoV Oveia,s of good material, well lined : .1 1 "l"
worth from $3.60 to $10.00. at . Priced at. each $!.- to S.VCXI
Rome, Deo. 28. Premier Oiolittl has a tologram from Dop
uty Felice at Messina confirming the reports of the complete de
strnotion of Messina by fire following the earthquake. The dep
uty says the dead at Messina may be counted by the tens of
thousands.
OYER GOMEZ
Battle Takes Place at Macuro.
on the Venezuelan
. Coast
Port of Spain. Trinidad, Ioc. 29
Thero has been fighting at Mr.curo,
on the Venezuelan count, between the.
adherents of former President Cas
tro and the crow of a micboat work
ing In tho Interests of the new presi
dent, Jutin Vicente (tomes. About 10
men were killed and as maay wers
wimuiled. The Umuex party was
obliged to withdraw temporarily, but
later returned and resumed the engagement.
KING AND QUEEN TO THE RESCUE
Naples, Dec. 29. King Victor Emmanuel will at onoe pro
ceed to Calabria and Sicily to assist in the work of rescue.
Queen Helena has refused to allow her husband to go alone
to the scene of the disaster, and sonsequently both left Rome
this afternoon for the south.
COURTROOM
, FLOOR GIVES WAY
Over a Dosen Persons Are More
or- Loss Injured '
llaltlmore, Doc ID. The second
floor of the two-story building at Kl
llott City, Mil., full today during the
MOUNT ETNA BECOMES ACTIVE
Catania, Sicily, Deo. 29. Mount Etna today showed oonsid
erable activity and added to the panic of tho poople, The direc-1
tor of the local observatory says the mountain's activity is di
rectly connected with the earthquake of yesterday, which
wrought such havoo in Calabria and Sicily.
FOREIGN TOURISTS L0STE LIVES
Palermo, Dec. 29. Refugees from Mossina say that one
hundred foreigners were in the Hotel Trinacria and all lost their
lives. The hotel was completely obliterated. It was patronized
almost exclusively by tourists.
APPALLING NEWS
' REPORTS ARE COMING
TO ITALY'S CAPITAL
r' Dresses
pHalt Price
Hampton Bros.
tA-SM. Willamette SC.
....-r. rASH RE" ATS f l' WT
Writ-' a
he Best $3.00 Hat
on earth is a
Gordon
Rome, Dec. 29. The dlsaater In
the province of Calabria and the la
land of Sicily today assumed stagger
ing proportions. Messina alone re
ports twelve thousand victims and It
Is feared that this Is only a partial
list of the dead and wounded. , Ke
ports from other towns give es
timates of dead from five hundred up
to several thousands. Regglo Is Iso
lated and It Is Impossible to get
word from the stricken city and the
Hence (Ives rlsa to (earful appre
hensions. ",,
Vandalism of th worst kind Is
prevalent and looters are shot on
sight. The officials In msny plarei
are among the victims aad much dis
order prevails. Holdler; are station
ed at many points and are doing good
work at renctte ana In retraining the
peopl'? wl;o are 'panic stricken.
Martial law will hv d"''lared
M-lna spent the night In hor
ror, fire sticreedlug the earthquake,
nnd many riurageotm sct were per.
f .rm-d by noldlers and citizens alike.
Toward morning several of tho wornt
fire were extinguished after the fin
est palaces, chnrche and thestres In
.Veninn were heaps of ruins.
The Miniver of Marine at f p. m.
received a wireless message, eatlmat
Ing the dead st Metnlna at fifty
thousand. No news from lleggle.
A tidal wave at Khlosto wss 25
feet high.
The Minister of the Inte'for re
ceived s telegrsm from Messina say
ing thst seventy Kngllaa travelers
snd thirty Germans were burled In
the ruins of the Hotel Trlsncrla.
(ruction wrought by the earthquake
was 82 feet high.
Italian, Ilrillnh and Ktmslan war
ships are aaalatlng at various ports.
(Meiaina was (leHtroycd In 17K3
by an enrthqiiake. Forty thousand
persons III that city perished.)
( it.i:i liKi i ;ki:h
IVK NO DKTAIIJt.
Palermo, Dec. 29. Railroad com
munication with Meiwlus has been
restored and a tralnlnad of refugees
came In today but maddened by ter
ror, were unable to give any account
of the catastrophe. Alt agree thst
Menalna his toeon destroyed and thst
the victims number tens of thous
ands A tralnlosd of doctors, mines and
hospital equipment has gone from
hern to Messina.
The refugees deelsrs thst the en
tire country around Meaalna Is devas
tated snd telegrsph reports coming
from all parts of ithe Island of filclly
add to the horror of the altustlon.
IteKKio Is described as a vast sep
ulchre. ' i
CHARLES N. FOWLER.
t'litiKrvMiiiiih IMinrles N. Fowler it
the Klfth New Jersey dtstrlt t Is ebauv
man of the liotiae coiiiiullteu ou baus
lug uud currency.
beurlng bernro Juotlee Wollenhorst
of William Maiigood, it negro, rharg
ed with murderous asaault.' Over a
rtor.eii perMius suffered broken legs
and arms, among them being the
following: Jutli Wollenhorst, the
prisoner, e(-Jtidge J. T. Rogers, fttals)
Attorney Martin Beck. Colonel Win.
H. Powell, William Hall and Cbarle
Jones, reporter for the United I'reas.
Ths- trial hsd Just conimenee4
when the floor collapsed.
ItMit.KVH I'OI'I I.ATIOV
IS IHXTItOVKI).
iHiiulnn. Dec. i!i.--A Kpeclal dla
pnteti rrotn t'anxora xnva flint only a
few ihiiimul out of tlie entire popu
lation f Ites'lo ee;ii.M death or In
jury. Martini law will lie lil.Mt ut.f;
in the earthquake zone. The popula
tion of ItejcKlo wan f fty thousand.
ItKI.K.IDI H OIIDI IIH
inn m iim: oit.
THREE ARE KILLED,
ONE BADLY HURT
Knlghlatown, lad., Dec. J.
Three were killed and one seriously
Injured In a head-on collision be
tween two freight trains on the Hie
Kotir near here today.
WINTHR0P BECOMES
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Wahltigt"n. Ilee. 29 H-kman
Wlnihroti, of MwwaehiuutltH. an t
ant w'.'ri'iiiry of the treaaury, tnday
arrepted the office of first asalatant
of stste.
Is'tidon. Dec. l. A special dis
patch from Rome aayt the I'ope haa
been notified that the entire relig
ious communities of Messina snd
Regglo, Including blahops, priests,
monks, snd nun, hsve been wiped
out by ths earthquake and fire.
DKVAHTATIO OF
DIHTKKT MIM.OTE.
Messina. I)e-. 29. The fvsats
tlon of the entire district Is &,r or
lens complete. No psrt of the pro
vince of Regslo de Calabria escaped,
but the dla'urbanre wss the moat se
vere along the shores of the straights
of Messina where the (itles of Mes
alna snd Reggie are situated The
tidal wave which completed the dp-
One Thousand lrmA.
Monte Leon, Calabria. Dec. 19.
The town of I'slml is practically des
troyed, ss Is slso llscnars. The dead
number one thousand, snd It Is Im
possible to eatltnate the number In
jured, o
AMUtanrp stxl Hyutntliy.
o o
The President, through the alste
depsrtrucnt, hss e!nt to King Victor
Kmmanuel of Italy, a dispatch es-
prHiilng the horror and sympathy
of the American people over the dls
sater which has befallen southern It
sly snd Hliilr.
Malta, Dec. 29. Three Brltlah
warships sailed for Menslna today to
render every asslstauce possible to
surveyors of the disaster. A number
of other British vessels are ready on
the scene.
Paris, Dec. !. The Mlnlater of
Msrlne hss ordered severs! French
war veasels to oceed to M..islns.
I(r Crowa Is st Work.
Washington, Dec. 2.-The Ameri
can National Rd Cross Society to-
n.tf leUtrrsnhic reaucsts to
! all Us bran'sk-a for relief fundi to be
applied to TTie eartnquaKe sutierers
of flonthero Sicily.
-30c to $3.00