I
I
SO,000 REPORTED LOST
At Menali)« 12,000 Periati in E a r t h ­
q u a k e a m i T ida l W av e — K in g
a n d ^ j e r n t i n t o Keene.
R o m e , Dec. 31.— B e tw e e n 9 0 , 0 0 0 j
a n d 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 d e a d : M essina, o n t h e !
I sla n d o f Sicily, a n d R e t a i n a n d a
s c o r e o f t o w n s In S o u t h e r n Italy
o v e rw h elm ed ; e n tire C alab rian re ­
g ion la i d w a s t e — t h a t Is t h e e a r t h ­
q u a k e ' s r e c o r d o f M o n d a y so f a r as
at p re sen t know n. R ep o rts a re rom
l i g In clow ly to R o m e o n a c c o u n t of
t h e m o s t c o m p l e t e d e s t r u c t i o n of
l in e s of c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o t h e s t r i c k ­
e n places.
T h e d e a t h t o t a l In M e ss in a r a n g e s
f r o m 12 00ft t o 5 0 , 0 0 0 ; t h a t of R e g
glo, which, w ith Its a d j a c e n t village:,
n u m b e r e d 4 5 ,0 0 0 , I n c lu d e s altnont
t h e e n t i r e p o p u l a t i o n ; a t F a ll, 1000
a r e r e p o r t e d d e a d ; a t C a ssu n o , 1 0 0 0 ;
at C n a e n z a a . 500, a n d h a lf t h e p o p ­
u l a t i o n of U a g n a r a , a b o u t 4000.
C a r a c a s , Dec. 2k
T h e Presidency
of J u a n V ic e n te G o m e l h a s b e e n r e ­
c e iv e d by t h e c o u n t r y a l a r g \ o T
d a i l y a n d unofficially, a n d V e n e z u e la
Is t h r o u g h with o n e of t h e m o st p tit­
u l a r r e v o l u t i o n s In t h e a n n a l s of t h e
r e p u b li c , a r e v o lu t i o n in w h ic h not a
d r o p of M ood Is shed.
T h e a u t h o r i t y of P r e s i d e n t G om e z
Is a c c e p te d s u p r e m e .
Even G eneral
C e le s tln o C a s t r o , b r o t h e r o f t h e ex-
P r e s l d e n t , w ho w as c h i e f o f t h e d e ­
p a r t m e n t of T a c h i r a , h a s t u r n e d o v e r
to t h e new m i l i t a r y c o m m a n d e r of
t h a t d l n lr i r t 6 0 0 0 rifles a n d 3,0 0 0 ,-
000 rounds of am m u n itio n .
T h e d o o r s o f V e n e z u e la h a v e been
o p e n e d t o all V e n e z u e l a n s r e s i d in g
a b r o a d , a n d all a g i t a t o r s h a v e been
u r g e d to r e t u r n . T h e c a t t l e m o n o p o ­
ly, m a i n t a i n e d f o r so m a n y y e a r s by
ex-President C astro has be°n abol­
is h e d a n d t h e p r e s s h a s b e en given
Its fr e e d o m .
A Y this be the Happiest, New Y e a r you
SOLDIERS LEAVE CUBA
have ever
D e p a rtu re of United S ta te s Forces
M a r k s C u b a 's I n d e p e n d e n c e .
H a v a n a , J a n . 1.— N ew Y e a r 's d a y
witnessed
the
beginning
of t h e
e v a c u a t i o n of C u b a Wy t h e a r tn y of
p a cific a tio n , w h ic h h a s b e e n in pos­
se ss io n o f t h e a la n d s in c e t h e begin­
n in g of t h e p r o v i s i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t
In O c t o b e r , 1906. T h e first provis­
io n al r e g i m e n t o f m arin es , n u m b e r ­
ing 9 00, w e r e a m o n g t h e first troops
t o leave.
A b o u t h a lf th is r e g im e n t will sail
In J a n u a r y c-n the c r u i s e r P r a i r ie ,
w h ic h a rriv e d h e re C h r i s t m a s eve,
h o u n d for Newport News. T h e P r a i ­
r i e will r e t u r n a b o u t t h e m id d le of
K i n g a n d (¿ueeu t o Aid.
t h e m onth a n d e m b a r k t h e r e m a in !
T h e final e m b a r k a t i o n will not
T h e K in g a n d Q u e e n of I t a l y a r e d e r
n o w on t h e i r way t o M e ss in a , h a v ­ oc cu r until A pril 1.
i n g sa i le d T u e s d a y e v e n i n g from
The p u r p o s e in d e f e r r i n g t h e d e ­
N a p le s a b o a r d t h e b a t t l e s h i p V itto rio p a r t u r e of t h e p o r t io n of t h e 17th
E m m anuel?.
T h e p o p e ha s show n
I n f a n tr y u n til April 1 h a s been t h e
t h e g r e a t e s t d i s t r e s s at t h e c a l a m i ty su b je ct of c o n s i d e r a b l e s p e c u la ti o n ,
e n d ho u tm s o lf w as t h e llrst to c o n ­ hut It Is be lie ved th is w a s a g r e e d
tribute fldO.OOO to t h e re lief o f t h e upon at a c o n f e r e n c e b e tw e e n G ov­
a fflicte d .
B r i ti s h , F r e n c h a n d R u s ­ e r n o r M agoon a n d P r e s i d e n t - e l e c t
s i a n w a r s h i p s a r e s t e a m i n g lo w a r !>■ Gom ez. C u b a n s a r e g r e a t l y plea se d
by t h e d e p a r t u r e of t h e A m e r ic a n
forces, a s m a r k i n g t h e c o m p l e te e s ­
t a b l i s h m e n t of In d e p e n d e n c e .
All
show t h e k in d e s t f e e lin g s t o w a r d t h e
troops.
Hclio of I 'liic ngo .Mystery.
C h ica g o , Dec. 28 G e o r g e W. F i t z ­
gerald, fo rm er a ssistan t teller of the
U n ited ¡-'latos S u h t r e a s u r y at C h i­
c ago, h a s filed suit for 350 ,0 0 0
a g a i n s t W illia m R o ld e n w e c k . w h o Is
In c h a r g e of t h e S u h t r e a s u r y , a n d
li. F. Y o ung, a p r i v a t e de te ctive.
T h e suit Is t h e o u t g r o w t h of i h e s e n ­
s a t io n a l a r r e s t of F i t z g e r a l d last
s p r i n g , c h a r g e d w ilh s t e a l i n g $173,-
000 fro m t h e s u h t r e a s u r y .
Fitzger­
a l d 's a c q u i t t a l p r o m p t l y follow ed Mr.
B o l d e n w e c k 's r e f u s a l , u n d e r o r d e r s
from W a s h i n g t o n , t o te s tif y In Ihe
case.
I
HOLD-UPS SENTENCED
VICTOR EMMANUEL OF ITALY
t h e s o u th and a lr e a d y se v e ra l o f t h e
s h i p s of Great B rita in a n d R u ss ia
h a v e pe rfo rm e d heroic service In th e
w o r k of rescue.
It Is fe ared that m anv f o r e i g n e r s
h a v e been killed, as a n u m b e r o f ho
t e l s a t Messina a n d d o u b t le s s all
o t h e r plac es were crow ded with to u r
tats.
S w e p t by T id al Wave.
M e ss in a , w hose tragic history h a s
b e e n m a r k e d by tid a l waves a n d war,
a n d w h ic h w a s t h e c e n te r of M on’
d a y 's t e r r e s t l a l m a e l s t r o m , was s h a k ­
e n t o r u ln a .
F l a s h e s burst forth to
c o m p l e t e t h e c i t y 's d e s t r u c t i o n and
t o b u r n a liv e u n t o ld n u m b e r s h e lp ­
le s sly p i n io n e d b e n e a t h fallen walls
T h e S t r a i t of M e ssina w a s sh a k e n
a n d t w i s t e d by t h e e a r t h q u a k e ’s
t r e m b l i n g , fo r m a r i n e r s r e p o rt the
c h a n n e l a l t e r e d b e y o n d re cognition.
P r a c t i c a l l y t h r e e - f o u r t h s of t h e city
w a s s w e p t f r o m t h e e a r t h by a vast
—■ - - •*»■■------
M E S S IN A C IT Y It ALL.
t i d a l w a ve. H u n d r e d s m et d e a t h In
t h i s Inun d atio n .
D a n g e r o f P e stile n c e .
T h e r e is t h e g r a v e s t d a n g e r t h a t s
p e s t i l e n c e will f ollow t h e d e s t r u c ­
t i o n of t h e t o w n
On a c c o u n t o f
t h e v a s t h a v o c w r o u g h t . b o d ie s will
l i e u n b u r l e d fo r d a y s a n d w e e k s
T h o s e w h o e s c a p e d d e a t h , m a n y of
w h o m a r e badly I n j u r e d , a r e m a k i n g
t h e i r w a y hy t h e t h o u s a n d s t o t h e
n e a r e s t p la c e o f r e f u g e .
Mount A etna a p p e a rs to have
been Ihe r e n te r of th e d istu rb a n c e s
a n d t h a t p o r t io n o f Sicily w i t h i n a
r a d i u a o f 40 m il e s ‘ e a r n s t o h a v e
been le tf f J tto te
I t la n o t k n o w n
w h e t h e r t h e Volcano Is In a c t i o n , a s
t h a t s e c t i o n » 1 t h e I sla n d Is completw -
ly c u t o » D o w t h e w o r l d , e v e n t h e
r a ilro a d s of th e .e n tir e e a s t s « h a lf
• f t h e d t p b e in g ! d e s t r o y e d .
experienced, and may the
coming year hold for you all an abundance o f
prosperity.
As for Us
W e appreciate very much the business you
ha ve given us the past, year. Our business is
growing; our stock is grow ing; and the com­
ing year we are going to have anything you
can ask for in the H A R D W A R E , IM PLE­
M EN T A N D BUILDING M A T E R IA L LINE.
Y ours very truly,
M. Peterson & Son
J a c k l l a y o s anil W illia m I t u r k c C o n ­
fess t o R o b b i n g O. 1!. & . X. T r a i n ,
P o r t l a n d , O r , Her.
3 0 . — O w en
J a c k H ayes, a l i a s J a c k W a lto n , w h o j
w ith Ills a c c o m p lic e , W illia m B u r k e , |
w as a r r e s t e d hy t h e police on a !
c h a r g e o f h o l d in g u p t h e Chlengo
E x p r e s s o f Ihe O. R. a? N. Deeembop
Women s Club Notes.
17, n e a r ClHrnle, a s m a ll to w n 8 I
Ftom M is J. A Abbotl’s report as
m ile s f r o m Pori la u d , a n d r o b b i n g
t h e e x p r e s s e a r , Tuesday p l e a d e d delegate to the State Federation re­
g u ilty w he n a r r a i g n e d in c o u r t a n d cently convened at la» Grande we
w as s e n t e n c e d to 12 y e a r s In th e gather the following:
p e n it e n ti a r y .
I l u r k e , w h o s e c onfes-
Mayor Hall in his address of wel
ilon on D ecem ber
21, i m p l i c a t e d '
H aves, w a s s e n t e n c e d t o f o u r y e ars. come made a strong plea for the chil­
T h e t h i r d m a n c o n c e r n e d In t h e dren of the very poor, many of which
h o ld - u p , k n o w n a s " t h e S w e d e ,” is drift into the ranks of criminals before
still at la rg e , b u t it Is b e lie v e d I n f o r ­ their fourteenth year.
fie said his
m a t i o n h a s b e en o b t a i n e d w hich will only hope for them lay in organized
c a u s e t h i s m a n 's a p p r e h e n s i o n w ith motherhood. One ol the best address­
lll t le difficulty.
N o rth
IVItiir:
S treet
tions tendered the delegates.
The Annual Report of the Methodist Epis­
I ji Grande ladii s spared no pains to
copal Sunday School for 1 9 0 8 .
make the convention a brilliant suc­
cess—and they succeeded.
Average attendance: First quarter,
Forest Grove will entertain the fede­ 105; second quarter, 154; third quart­
ration next November.
er, 132; fourth quarter, 174; annual,
! 141.
PREJUDICE VANISHES
Receipts for the year: From general
In days gone bv clubwomen realized
that there was always a certain amount collections, $134 1)7; from inissionaiy
of prejudice to be overcome in every collections, $83.13; from birthday oi-
community among people who did not ferings. $19 24; from the Home D e­
realize what club work really was. If partment $5 70; total, $242.14.
The year has brought a marked
any
such prejudice ever did exist
es was that of Mrs. Moore: How the
among the men of La Grande it van­ growth in the school. Probably the
(
-lub
may
benefit
others.
Its
report
C o n s e r v a ti o n W o r k t o Ho E x te n d e d .
of the different clubs throughoul the ished before the convention was over largest factor in producing this grow'h
W a s h i n g t o n . Doc 28.
It was an-
state,
ol work done, was most interest An evidence of this is found in the has been the remarkable faithfulness of
n o u n e e d at t h e W h it e H o u s e t h a t a
fact that on the second evening of the the teachers. Although the school
c o n f e r e n c e lo o k in g t o w a r d t h e c o n ­ ing and instructive.
j has ten teachers, their absences for the
se rv atio n of t h e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s • The afternoon was given to the dis­ convention a certain lodge of men was
of N orth A m e ric a will be held a t th e cussion of club amenities, business ob- [ in session, and the convention being year aggregate but fourteen. One
teacher was not absent and no one
W hite H ouse, F e b r u a r y IS next
ligations, the duty of delegates and the under discussion the members of the teacher was absent more than three
L e tte r s s u g g e s t i n g I h e p l a n s h a v e
lodge
called
up
the
chairman
of
the
been a d d r e s s e d by P r e s i d e n t R o o s e ­ press in relation to club work.
times. The classes most faithful in at­
In a paper on the industrial condi­ finance committee and told her there
velt to th e G o v e r n o r - G e n e r a l a n d to
tendance have been the classes of girls
was
$
i5
0
in
their
treasury
left
over
tion of women and children, the terri­
the P re m ie r of C a n a d a , a n d t o Preai
taught by Miss Mary Corl and Mrs.
deni Dla* of Mexico
T h e y will be ble life of the sweatshop worker was front a certain entertainment which was
Carlyle. Mrs Millie Taylor and Fred
delivered to t h e officials In p e r s o n described and stress was put upon the at the disposal of the entertaining
This is al­ Knight have shown unusual ability in
bv Gifford I’lnehot, c h a i r m a n of th e responsibility of the consumers, who clubs if they needed it.
holding thetr classes of toys. Mrs.
N a tiona l C o n se rv a tio n C o m m is s io n might aid in the effort to reform pres- i most unprecedented in club anr.als.
a n d F o r e s t e r of th e U n ited States.
Gould’s young people’s class is the
ent conditions, if they would buy and
largest, having enrolled sixtv-six pupils
To Rename Places.
weai no ready made clothing except
Chicago'« P o o r A re K «l.
in a single quarter. The Bible class,
those garments bearing the white label.
Ugly names in Oregon must go and taught by Mr. Pollock, is almost as
t hleago, Dec. 27
E ig h t t h o u s a n d
The legislative committee reported at the first meeting of the Oregon
poor people In C h ica g o a t e t h e i r
large as Mrs. Gould’s. The primary
C h r ist dibs d i n n e r s a s guest.- o f t h e three resolutions which were adopted: Geographic board held in Portland last
department is flourishing, but the at­
V o l u n t e e r s of Am erica today
M -n
1st. to petition the legislature to al Saturday, objections were raised to ab­
tendance fluctuates with the vicissi­
w o m e n a n d c h ild r e n crow ded Into low the public schoolhouses to be used surd and ridiculous appellations of
Equally faithful
T a t t e r s a l ' s H all a n d were given t h e f r social centers for the neighborhood. places throughout the state and an at tudes of childhood.
with the teachers are the chorister,
s e a s o n 's delicacies
2nd
A bill to require the wife’s sig­ tempt will be made to change (hem.
Fred Gardner: the librarian. Gus Gard­
Many p a c k a g e s w e re sent to t h e
nature to indorsements of notes oi oth- It was decided to ask the legislature
old a n d Infirm
ner; the secretary, Clara Knight, and
| er papers wtiereby property may be for an appropriation to defray the ex­
the organist, Edna Mills, except that
| liable. 3rd
An amendment to the penses of the committee. One of the
F a t a l R a i l r o a d W reck.
in one or two cases a short summer
! pure food bill, proh.biting samples of important duties of the committee w;ll
G r e a t F a lls , Mont , Dec j g __
vacation was taken. Officers and
t h e r e s u lt of a h e a d o n collision be drugs or medicine being thrown about be the settling of disputes as to whit teachers neither favor nor practice
,
as
advertisements.
the real name of some valley, brook or
t w e e n a f r e i g h t t r a i n a n d a work
proselyting, but the attendance of any
The president was instructed to con­ muund is and another will h» the
t r a i n o n t h e G r e a t N o r t h e r n t h is at
t e r n o o n . e ig h t m en a r e d e a d a n d four fer with the relatives ol Sam Simpson, selection of appropriate names for all who do not belong to another school,
I n j u r e d se r io u sly . T h e h l n m e for t h e with a view to the collecting and pub­ sorts of towns, rivers, mountains and church or congregation is welcomed.
w r e c k h a s not yet b e e n placed
C oope r* A re D e n t e d Hail,
N a sh v ille . T e n n
l>ee 28. J u d g e
W M H a r t to d a y r e f u s e d to a d m i t
t o ball C olonel D u n c a n H C o o p e r .
R o b in G C o o p e r a n d J o h n 8 S h a r p ,
c h a r g e d w ith t h e m u r d e r o f S e n a t o r
E W C arm ack on N ovem ber 9 T he
p r i s o n e r s w e r e c o n d u c t e d h a ck to
Jail t o a w a i t t h e i r t r i a l oa J a n u a r y
1«.
lishing his poems.
other places. George H. Hines will
Among other resolutions was the have charge of the work in the follow­
following: be it resolved, that there is ing counties: Clatsop, Columbia, Mar­
a necessity lor the further supervision ion, Tillamook, Wasco, Washing'on
Ov clubs o! the sanitation of our public ! and Yamhill. The work in other
•chools.
i counties will be done bv the other
Our space will not permit os to give members ol the board
This work will
Mrs. Abbott's description ol the royal ; be watched with interest
welcome given the club women by t h e
citizens of La Grande nec in«, many
— Money to loan on farm se.urity
I delightful receptions a n d aoctkl lunc |W. H. Hollis.
V a
ARTHUR C BOGGESS,
Superintendent
Save
Mrs George Kirkwood Passes Away.
Another well known resident of this
city has joined the silent majority.
Mrs. Janet Kirkwood, wife of Georgei
Kirkwood, passed away at her home
fiere December 25 after sevens
months' illness. She was born in t!
island of Rothesv in the western p»rt
of Scotland and was 82 years of age
the time of her demise. Mr and Mrs.
Kirkwood were married at Glasgov.
Sculand, November 14, 1856, and
sailed the day after the marriage 1«
America and landed at Indianapolis*
Indiana, January 3, 1857.
J
Subsequently Mr. and Mrs. K'.A*
wood settled in several ol the Middle
States residing 12 years in Illinois
a similat period in Nebraska La'1
they came to Oregon where they h«»(
lived for 17 years, first settling in
veitun, then in Hillsboro and for thj
past 15 years in Forest Grove.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Kl
wood leaves to mourn her death,
daughter. Mrs. W O. Donato«*
two grandchildren. Earl and I1
Donalson, all of Hillsboro. Other
tives reside in Scotland
Mrs. 1
wood was of a quiet, amiable dis|
tion and a good neighbor. Th*
mains were taken to the Portland
matorium for incineration
The Domestic Science class
hold its meeting Tuesday, Jan 5 . * ^
Mrs W. B. Haines. The subject
discussion will be “ Saving
Strength.” Mrs. A Buxton and
J. Clark will present the su b j e ct W
class. A full attendance is desire«
J B. Eddy, of Portland,
sysien
wav agent for the Harriman
,
mattersl
was he*e Monday on business
Mr. Eddy lived here for a
years during which he was t ■
the Times. He still has *
'<1 s in Fnrc-t Grove.
-
M one\==Buy
O u r I ’ r lc tia T a l k .
"
W * » F iu t a li a t W h o l » * * * *
H U f o r L s t l m n t c M or*
m
U rndow s, D o o r s , H e a r d w a r e ,
TH E R O S S C O ,,
87 fimi An, PORTLAIOJJ^