Current Events of Interest Gathered From Die World at Large. General Resume of Important Eventa Presented In Condensed Form v for Our Busy Readers. Fisher and Pinchot Believed to Be W orking fo r Its Defeat. Washington, D. C.—Friends of the Borah-Jones three-year homestead bill are greatly alarmed over the delay of the conference committee in reaching an agreement, and are fearful that this long delay will make it possibe for Mr. Fisher, the secretary of the Interior, to defeat the measure in one way or another. This bill, after passing the senate and then passing the house in an amended form, was referred to the conference committee on March 27 and since then no actual steps have been taken by this commit­ tee towards bringing in an agreement. It was fully expected by friends of this bill that the conference commit­ tee, appointed to reconcile the differ­ ences between the senate and house bills, could get together in a few days —a week at the outside—but seven weeks have elapsed and the conference committee is no nearer an agreement than the day it was appointed. This situation is somewhat surprising, in view of the fact that every member of the conference committee voted for the bill and is supposed to favor re­ ducing the homestead period from five years to three, and to favor giving homesteaders leave of absence for five months each year. THIRTY LIVES SAVER Male ol Wrecked Schooner Goes 110 Miles for Help. C re w Faces Death on Barren Isle for Eleven Days — Last Chance Wins by Three Hours. The government has begun suit Seattle, Wash.—Bringing Captain against the "aluminium trust.” Charles Foos and the crew of the cod Fire burned out a Portland fire sta­ fishing schooner Joseph Russ, wrecked tion and other stations had to be on Chirikoff Island April 21, the called to extinguish the flames. steamship Bertha, of the Alaska Coast Seven tons of Bibles were recently company, has arrived in Seattle. shipped in one consingment by the Giving a.graphic description of the American Bible society, to South terrific Btorm which resulted in the American countries. I o b s of the schooner and the death of John Jorgensen, the vessel’s first Five hundred Seattle women sold mate, members of the crew of the pencils on the streets Friday and Sat­ Russ declared that only for the hero­ urday for the benefit of the children’s ism of A. E. Reeves (Scotty), second Orthopedic hospital of that city. mate, and five sailors who went to Charles W. Wappenstein, ex-chief Chignik in two open boats for assis­ of police of Seattle who is serving a tance, all would have perished. term in the penitentiary at Walla In a terrific gale, with heavy seas Walla, is employed in the vegetable breaking over her, the Russ was driv­ H Y P N O T IZ E D G IR L S IN G S . cellar of the institution. en ashore at 6 o’clock in the evening. Grounding on the sand she held her An empty gasoline fishing boat with the nets tangled in the propeller, Physicians See Practical Realization own for several hours, but finally, as the heavy seas continued to pound her, o f Tale o f "T rilb y .” drifted ashore on Long Beach, Wash., and it is believed the two men who Philadelphia—Effect of hypnotism the vessel’s hatches gave way and she went out in it are drowned. on the human voice which justified quickly filled with water. Captain Du Maurer’s fanciful tale of "T ril­ Foss and 34 members of the crew had A bank robber rode into Grass Val­ by’s” voice transformation while un­ climbed high in the rigging and lashed ley, Cal., on horseback, entered the der hypnotic influence, was demon­ themselves to prevent being carried bank and backed all the employes into strated before the American Laryngo- away by the giant waves. First Mate Jorgensen had started the vault at the muzzle of his revol­ logical society and the subject was a ver, scooped his pockets full of gold young woman who was employed in for the main mast to take refuge when a wave hurled him against the and escaped. the office of a physician. side of the vessel. His skull was The young woman often met and Many Mexican rebels, separated from their commands during the hasty spoke with singers who visited Dr. crushed. Here they hung until 6 a. m., when retreat from Conejos, Btaggered into Frank E. Miller, of New York, and the federal camps exhausted from she expressed a desire to go upon the the storm subsided and the tide left Russ high and dry. thirst and hunger. They report that operatic stage, despite the handicap of the Jorgensen was buried far up on the a voice utterly without music. She many died on the barren mesas. • had read the tale of “ Trilby,” how­ sandy beach and a wooden cross marks The British searchers among the ever, and said she was willing to try the grave. Captain Foss and his crew built a ruins of ancient Egypt have uncovered hypnotism and suggested that a phon­ an alabaster Sphinx, as perfect as the ograph playing the songs of the oper­ hut of pine boards and in this they day it was carved 1300 years B. C. atic singers be used to accompany her. stored the small amount of provisions Many other relics of ancient times The experiment was made and the saved and established sleeping quar­ were found in a good state of preser­ effect was true to the story of Du ters. It was when the provisions began to vation. Maurier. run low and they realized that Chiri- Voices of well-known sopranos and Investigation shows that the alleged kof Island is uninhabited that Second "money trust” loaned immense sums tenors were reproduced and the young Mate Reeves and five members of the to Brazilian coffee planters and ex­ woman sang at each day’s test with crew volunteered to put out in two porters to enable them to limit their perfect ease. While still in the hyp­ open boats for Chignik, 110 miles dis­ production, so that American and notic state she was taken to the college tant, for assistance. European dealers could maintain high of physicians and surgeons and intro­ They were fortunate enough to ar­ duced to the assembled physicians and prices. rive at that port before the departure scientists there. of the mail steamer Dora, which im­ All remaining indictments against mediately proceeded to the rescue. Abe Ruef are to be quashed. “ A L L R IG H T ” IS K E Y N O T E . The rescue work was accomplished The house has adopted a resolution Persian Says Expression is Index of under great difficulties, as the life­ for direct vote in the election of Unit­ boats had to be driven through a American Spirit. ed States senators. treacherous surf, while fierce blasts of New York—The keynote of Ameri­ icy wind swept seaward. Financier Reid displayed a very can success is said by Abdul Baba, To little Scotty, the marvel of the poor memory on the witness stand at Persian prophet of world-peace, to lie rescue is that had the two boats which the tin plate inquiry. in the use of the simple expression, put out on what looked like a hopeless Three aeroplane accidents in one "all right.” In it'h e says he finds errand been three hours later in ar­ riving at Chignik, the 30 men certain­ day at widely scattered points caused the keynote of American optimism. "Everywhere I go,” the Persian ly must have perished, as the Dora the death of three aviators and injury went on, " I hear those two magical would have been gone by that time. of several others. words—words which I have never The Mexican commander-in-chief es­ heard used by any other nation in any U S E S IX T H S E N S E . timates that the rebels lost 600 men other country. at the battle of Conejos, while the “ With you Americans [it is always M axim Would Employ Animals at Sea ‘all right.’ “ If I ask a bellboy at federals lost about 60. to Protect Liners. the hotel to do something, he re­ London—“ I am working hard on an PO RTLA ND M AR KETS, sponds: ‘All right.’ " I f I inquire as to the health of a idea that, when perfected, will make Wheat — Track prices: Bluestem, I have met here, he answers; a disaster like that to the Titanic im­ $1.04(fi)1.05; club, 98c(u)$l; red Rus­ person possible, ” said Hiram Maxim. " I t is ‘All right.’ sian, 97(i6.50; soon revived from the effects of their Spokane, 1 Wash. — Two Spokane choice cows, $6«i6.26; good, $6.60«t6; salt water ducking and were permitted hoys, Martin A. Denine and Glen medium, $6