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T. PAUL COLLIDES WITH A CRUISER
oosevelt Loses Fight for Four More Warships
(CLONES
ORNADOS
FRIDAY
IDREDS DEAD
white persons and 50 negroes were
klllod luto laBt night by the tornado.
Tho fury of the "twJBtor" was spent
In Louisiana, Alnbanm and Missis
sippi, where all that remains of cer
tain sections of eight twons are
great hoaps of ruins, many injured
inhabitants and bodies still under
jtho wreckage. In Loulsann alone,
according to a report reccivod in
Now Orleans today, ut least 30 vil
lages wcro levelled.
No one seems to know exactly
whero tho tornado started, but there
are those who claim that the trail of
dostruction nnj denth wan sproad by
two cyclonos traveling In opposito
directions, cast and west.
Howovcr, whether It waB a cy
clone or tornado, tho work of de
struction to life and property was
ACROSS
THIRTEEN
PRESIDENT'S
BATTLE FOR
BATTLESHIPS
HE SUFFERS DEFEAT
complete whom It struck. Among. iv aiishv.'
. . -. . . -. ... . i-.t-.-i... i - ....-.
itno dead ib Mrs. ueveroaux aiuuuiK.
fES AND LEFT PATHS OP a well-known society loador of New
I rtpliinttu nml Vntnlin
IRVCTIOX LATH DETAILS, q. , " " ,. in' Concordia nnr-
HIE R WAGES OP STORM.
itted Press Loosed Wire.)
lsh, La.
Reports on dnmago nnd (loath nro
coming slowly today, but they tond
to show that oarllor reports were
OF
AlttUNLSTHA-
TION SENATOR AMENDMENT
is defeated, hit piles gets
A RECONSIDERATION.
(United Pros Lonsod Wlro.l
Washington, April 2fi.t Prosldont
Roosovolt Iuib apparently lost In hla
fight for four instnul of two new
battleships. Tho end of his strcnu
X''S
T.IHages ,n "thirteen bUUosJ vUo ami Horgon . v, ...
leDakotns to tho Gulf or ''"""',"" bu n accounted for and ous efforts In this dlroction came to-
ind untold suffering of ? ,oSt 160 woro Injured, 25 ofldny when tho senate defeated Sena-
dl who wcro drlvon from i ,cu"1110iy A ,Jrt i also I tor Piles' mnondmont to tbo nnvnl
raw la the general 0VmntoKrccolvodthnt a cyclone swept bill providing for four ships. Tho
rtiyc i tho d'snstrouB torna-,he-n roco led tni i dcstroyliiR.Mnnto killed It without revision.
Ii fill cwceplng tho south- o ( or tho hoar t '"" k,1Hng 1B senator Plies was not present when
BtlMt ronnrtR nf ilonth onmo Inhabitant.
i . - ft ..tnnannnu
from Purvis. Miss., whoro 30 aitniwr nn-no..
aro bolng re-
MMUkSm
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE -
WHY IS IT
it We Arc Always Busy at
the Chicago Store?
il Wn Igcnt person can nnswor that oiestlon In n minute, bo
KAhivo n nic t , n n,t rands nf tho rlcht nrlcos. Come to
v, diN and soo tho ciowds of bright ladlo that do tholr
lit car ctabllihrnent: ladlos that know wnai quaiuy, Biyiu u
1 11 are now doing tho biggest business in tho history or
iw t aro offering this week wonderful IJargnlns in ovory
tti
through their bodies. Nothinfl could
stand befo'rfiMhe fury of tho wind,
houses bolng picked up nnd whirled
nbotit like foathors.
Many grewsomo freaks of tho tor
nado nro boing reported. At Purvis
a girl was lifted Into tho air and
while still suspended was truck by a
pleco of flying timber, bolng instantly
klllod. At Amlto, La., a minister
was killed while ringing his church
boll.
Communication in demoralized
pnd it is roailzod that there are
many stricken soctlons from which
no Inkling has been rocolvod. Mis
sissippi suffored most. Tho wholo
southern portion of the stato Is In
mourning over tho loss of lifo. Ad
ditional bodies nro bolng picked nip
cdnstnntly nnd relief trains sent out
from Now Orleans, Atlnntn, Mobile,
Memphis, Nnthoz, Jackson and othor
railroad centers nro oxpootod to
bring In hundroJg of Injured during
the day.
,Mnny towns have boon completely
Of partially wiped out and dobris of
Crocked dwelling and stores is scat
torod promiscuously over tho coun
try. Tho negro population suffered
most on nccount of the InsoourUy of
nnd crowded condition of tholr cab
ins. ' Tho Identified white dond oarly to
day numbered 42. in addtlon It
was reported that four whites had
boon killed at McCallum, Miss.,
which would bring tho whlto dead
list to 4G.
AMERICAN
LINER IN
COLLISION
WITH 616 CRUISER
0TH SHIPS DIHAllLKI) AND
PAHSKXGKHS ONIlY KKPT
FROM LKAPINd OVKUIIOARI)
T1V CiOOI) DISCIPLINE.
tho voto was takon. Whon ho en-
torod and was told that bin nmond
niont hnil bon defeated ho imme
diately demanded n jo-considorntlon
,nnd tho rcaniost whb Krnutod.
I In tho debnto which followed the
voto to re-consldor tho amondmont,
'Senator Aldrlch doclnrod that ho
i wold venturo to deny on tho pnrt of
I Prosldont Rooiovolt that tho rela
tions with any powor are such us to
Justify nny statomonts or Inslnua-ibut (lotnlls aro locking
tlons thnt war Is Immlnont. Atlnntn, Ga., April 25. A Kroat
Mobllo, Ala., April 25. Tho town
og Fort Deposit, Ala., which Is 150
inlbja from MjbJla wna jyluod oft
tho map by tho tornado, according to
n report rocolvod today at Mobile.
PurvK MIbs.. Anrll 25 Sxtv-
fa'ir iiorHotiH havp boon klllod by the
'Unltod Proas Lonsod Wire)
London, April 25. An appalling
sea dlsastor wob narrowly uvortcd
today off Dlnrck rock, near Yar
mouth, whon tho American llnor St.
Paul, westward bound, nnd tho
cruiser Gladiator collided In u donso
fog.
A wild pnntp among tho pason
gorH followod, many of them bolng
orevonted from leaping overboard an
tho St. Paul kcolcd over on her
Bldo, which position s'ho now holds.
Tho Gladiator, badly damaged but
still nhlo to. run, .iumloi.jliuth ior
shoro, nnd nIip wnn grounded Just
In time to prevent lior from sinking.
No Iohh of )fo huH heon reported.
The first report that reached Lou
ZrT., 1 7' " y,B don wa Mint both thlp had koik.
imZi?nv "Li?, ..?fn ,f0 t'l I1,"" to otto' with all on board.
'K,b."K hoav,'or,.Ln th,s v,c,Mlty. Thosa abroad both steam wr
taken Into small boats and infoly
laudod on Hhoro. The most sorlous
71
Dress Silks
'i fta- the crsndefit m-
f from and the
1 ri o the Chl-
s1- ands of yard
" r .' ard
35c, 49c, 65c
15c and 98c
Goods
if yon buy
U KM tlS
h- mt bau-
dlem Price
35c, 39c, 49c,
85c and 98c
lery
i
" -ut fully trim
r ale. It will
' K T our prlflM.
t4i if
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RnnntnK Tlllnn fllaAlitlmn1 flint Vr miml.ai.. n ...AM i.iiia.i i..
w0; -spo-aklng for" the Pwldent In. LocusI' GrovJ! Shlldo HarVI. Oil? i fiSSrlflSB I" !mX 'S,'" llw
I The oxtont or tho damnge dono to
the other boat hag not been re
ported. ' Uoth Btonmori woro running nt n
fair rate of epaod whon the bow of
tho st. Pnul struck the Gladiator
amldshlpn nnd slid along tho Bldo,
finally kaollng ovur.
Signals of distress wero Imme
diately holbtod by cammnndorm of
both boats. Tho Gladiator line 7K00
dlsplaeemunt, is 320 foot long and
cnrrlo a or w of 450 men. An un
conflrml report ayu that mnny
memborB of tho crow were Injured.
An unconfirmed report rooalved
hem ImllratoH Hint 20 of tho oruw
of the erulsor Gladiator were lout
In tlin rnlllalon iodnv lictwoan thnt
He .and MoDonOUgh. Whloh wero In the Imnl nnd tl. Amnrlrim llm.r St.
path of tho tornado. The "twlitor" Paul. In reponso to urgont appeals
inndo a path botwoQii six and sovon for ltiinc. warehlpe hnvo boon
hundml fot wide. Telephone me- wut to th scnt. of the rolllslon.
sages from many Georgia towns re- Many on board the Gladiator were
port much Buffering. Injured. On account of the high
wave in ii rh dillloultv la being ox
that tho uowh of tho nrroat had
leaked out. Whllo ndmlttltlg the ur
rcst, he roftiHOB to say anything oC
the mnn'B ldontlty or of what has
boon dlscovorod of tho motlvo for
tho prisoner's participation In tho
outrage
Tho othor two mon under arrest
will probably bo roloaied today.
THE HIGH SCHOOL HOYS
S PLAY Ilia OAMK
In ono of the prettiest 12-lnnlng
gnmoB ever book hero tho Unlvorslty
of Oregon defeated tho Salem htgU
fchool team yesterday by the close,
score of threo to two. Saying thai
It wns n pretty gamo Is putting It
mild, tho first 12 Oregon mon up
never snw -ilrBt whllo eneh t f thoso
Innings Siilom had n man on baBo.
In the fourth GnbrlolBon brought In
tho first run for tho high bcIiooI. In
the seventh Oregon put two mon ovor
tho pinto, the first on n very cJobo
doclnlon, but In tho lnnt of that in
ning Koeno crossed tho pinto tiolng
tho ncoro. Tho game Btood thlB way
until tho twoltth whon llnthawar
cama In on hoiiio poor hoadwork of
tho high school Salem failed to
Bcoro In tho last or this Inning.
Tho foaturo of tho gamo wau
"Larry" Kcouo'b pltohlng. It wa
tho Unit day ho had boon out of tho
hoiiso for throo dnya, being Inyed
up with a cold, but this fact waH
hnrdly notlccnblo In tho way ho
stood up to the twelve Innings.
Kcuno plainly hud It ovor, tho, 'var
sity -iilldhor and tho ony Ycanon Sa
lem lost tho gnmo win tho lack of
experlonoo of the younger plnyors
which nhowod In sovornl Instancos
Al 6tirt llmo IcaoUoTttilKJd hlft toam
out when Oregon had n mnn on 2nd
and 3rd and none down. ThU oIuum
of p'uylug la not ofton scon.
The; game can best bo summed up
t looking over the tablimtud score
"THE SILENT FRIEND"
Ono of t!u greatest of Iliwhlde'N wonderful jnhu Iiiih plated
100,000 iduuvs of Hn treasury stock on the market. Ivan Martin
nnd J. II. Ciiidlelmtigh, representing the company mil bo found
at Mr. Llston's office, it 10 Court street, from 0 to Hi n, m. nnd
from 7 to 0 p. m. Call and exnmlue ores ami learn something of
the uorld'H biggest mining ennui.
If you warn to nee pretty uHeh
SulU sold quirk, rouie to the Chl
otttee Store We are clearing than
out t a great rale We ought to
when you muskier the low prlte
wo aik for Swell Garment.
$8.50, S10.50, $12.50, $15
advocating his amendment.
,nddod that In hlsoplnlon that If war
.comoe it will ho in die 1'aoltlc.
I There Is no prospect of a final
vote on tho Piles' amondmont to
day. It is reported that Prosldont
Roosovolt has proposed a compro
mise authorizing the construction of
four battleship, but appropriating
only onough monoy this year for
two. It Is fiirthor reported thnt thl
compromise is under coneldoratlon.
The lender of the senate are com
plaining that th debate I being
us'd to gain time.
ceived today from all directions The
exact number of dead may never be
known.
Five killed and IS injured a
Orfflj-., Qa.
, ' I'lre Hundred Iiijurwd.
i New Orleana. Anrll SB. Die-
1 patches recelvel up to noon today
3 front various yelQig In ilie gontheru
I state Indicate that at leaat S00
' haw be n Injured All the hop4tal
S In the rnnall town are crowded
Many or tnew lack the lacliltiee tor
M faring for no ntanv UMliettl Ou
W this aonu4 the utTering is intense
u it appeurs now that the tornado
started in the central part of LouU
lana. -Arptng evtr thing before It
up to in Georgia Hue. This one
wa fo'Iowed by a eeeond tornado
which did further damage In Geer
gia Judging from what la knot) a
The Memphis. Term., weather bu- perloneed In launching boat from
reau today reported that 11 towns tho St. Paul.
had been destroyed or damaged In l The latrwt new front the scene
Louisiana, Si In Mlaalulppl, 4 In Al- of the coMlelon hv that the number
abama. 'of dead will roach .IS.
Florence. Texas, waa the worst n
damaged In that state and IS per-! ....
sou are reported killed there. OnLlaml Dyiiuinltir AmKe,
,o , . Oakland. Cal , April 15. One of
Home Ga Anrll Si Twentv tn0 m" who ,,,w '", JniH L Oh'
Jio?.'.r. -i'ld to 1 deadln OS I"" h,r Weluely night
town and Qovo Springs, Ga., as the "U uf wrtodv and the
result of a tornado. A telephone J."90 " 8f cured
bay that Ueaidet the heavy loaa ol,"1.0".'""?"- r. . . - ,,
Ufe. the damage done to property t J ' ", lau on.at.. Utt
! ureal I two n,B WH" wrft H kulklg
along N'lneteenth avenue with a
nirmiM.ham u vHi ' loyaterloua package In hla anna a
Birmingham. Ala.. Awrll M. lie- fw moln.Ht- ufor,. the home of W.
port. MelYl from AlbertTllle. Ga., H. . Sehenek. 1370 Nineteenth
eayt that Si HH-aona tmvf hew kill- MTenae. In whloh UtmI Jatnee Galla-
ed In that towii igM0r aluJ Bll wlf WM giittrd by
" 'a bomb laat Wednesday night The
Mobi'e, Ala.. April S6. Twenty Imuortanee of thl man's arrest.
peraon periahad In McCsHuhi, Mi., whoe identity la kept a clone secret
and the MeCalkum treatle and S00 by the pollee overahadows any step
'eat of track were blown away. ! heretofore taken by the sleuth In
the ease. It la whispered that th
Rlohnrdson,
JlntliawHy batted out of pogltlon.
Double play Runjp to Taylor.
ThriMMhnae hit Hathawaj', gaorl
lire hlt Roberta (i), GRbrlOliun,
Kay. Mooreg. Uaao on hallH Off
Ollfford, 4 Struck out fly Clifford
(1. by Koenoa R.
Pmiilre Hlahop.
Scorer Cury
CALIFORNIA'S
WELCOME TO
- THE FLEET
0 i
PATH lilt AND SON
1 suspect l closely eoaneeted with
GVllVY OP MUHDHIl Hie crime and through hie capture
(UnlUd Preea Limum Wire, i ( loeal detectlvee have hope of
n.n ftw i, n tt ji.hu getting at the very foundation of the
today. It la intimated that property M DieMneon 'and 'hn aon. Willie. I ' ' o rid the community of
1..I111.I lull HAa boa nut . . w rnu ml eulllv or murdtr IB Ilia w v.. .. .
i ' ' l.u.n,i j.r.. ihiB tiftornoAii fnr thM ' The arreut wa made
cu. 1 ... -.n. .- - .. . .. .-..
to Store That Saves You Money
Porty Towns lujurvil.
1 Iateat eatlm.ite of the number
killed are aa follew: Louisiana.
70: Mieatselppf. SO; Alabumn. 50;
Tenneeaee, 30; Texas. SB. Total 31.
It la believed to towns were de
trod or badly damaged.
Ilodiee are being picked up all
through the cyclone belt and It ia
believed that even the latent esti
mate are too conservative. Many
corpses were found banging from land
limbs of trees, rolled upin heaps and o-
pinned to tht- ground with apllutora Skating Rink openg tonight
late last
mnc r itiBVwn tb n niHdu. eveniug ny uauiain or iMiieciiva
The crime waa committed on the) P ter a day's hard
night of October 30. when a group l rufnK ' u"- ,
of fire asaaultej the Hindu and holw ! clotely guarded to pollen
Sigh Sentanee will be pad Tsie.,-" .," ru"?
day.
,, , I I I ! 'Ill I.I.
Now .Vnturlu.
Claude . P. ChattaiM, iciawath
Palls; Jno. Huekley. Newport;
Prank T. Beny, II. T. Uruee, Port-
br Captain Peterson and hU foree
of detective and I now awaiting
further examination by the dotec
Uvee. It la said that ovorythlng
points to hla guilt and that he Is evi
dently one of the two men seen near
the notiie Just prior to the explo
Ion Cantaln of Dectlo Peterson
was mu'h rbagr.ned today to learn
(HlltATHST ltKOIIITION' IN III8
TOHV OP PAPIPIP COAST TO
I IK OIVKN PLICirr UPON ITfi.
A RIVAL.
The crownlug event In the world
famous voyage of the American
battleaulp fleet will In the rousing re
ceptlou It received in San Pranciaeo
Prom the hour the sixteen big men-of-war
plough thrpugh the Oolden
Oatj on May 5th until thccltio of the
grand review on May 8th, every
moment will he filled with stirring
and historic events.
The Souther. Paelfle Company
line In Oregon will make u low
round trip rate foi this occasion
from Salem to Bun Pranciaeo of 125.
Sale date , May 2, 3 Riid 4. Pinal
return limit ! 29 days. Tula Sv(U
allow ample time to see In detail jtjno
rebuilding of the great oity or Ban
Pranolaeo. To visit tho tunny polnta
of Interest In and around the Hay
City and make aide trips nt ploasuro
In Southern California. Cull ou any
agenta for doeorlptlvo mutter of Cal
ifornia, make sleeping car reserva
tion lu advance.
WM. McMURAY,
General Passenger Agont
JOHN M SCOTT, Assistant General
Passenger Agent
ail it. 11. p.oa. 1:. mmm
Colomnn, ss. . . i 0 0 12 3 2 imflfl
Ramp, c. f R i 1 2 2 1 JfK
I'aine, lb K 1 0 20 0 0
Koetlry, r. f. . . B 0 1 0 0 0 MfM
Clarke. I. f. ... i Q 0 1 0 0- 2ffl
Hathaway 3b A 1 3 0 2 0 M
Houston, 21). ..301271 H
Taylor, r ft 0 0 8 3 O j!f fiH
Clifford, p fi 0 0 1 7 0 HH
43 3 C 3)1 23 I IwH
All. R. 11, P.OA. 13. HIE
Roberts, aa. . . . 4 0 0 3 3 0 flM
Parmer, 2b. . . fi 0 0 2 4 I fiH
Jones, e fi 0 I) f 3 0 IB
Hunt, I. f T 0 0 Q 0 0 HanV
Gabrle'Hon, lb.. 4 1 0 21 2 1 !
Kay, 3b I 0 1 fi 0 iff lei
Mooree, r. r. . . 4 ' 0 1 0 0 0 fllfll
Porklu. 0. P. . . fi 0 1 0 0 0 M
Keenoa, p 1 1 1 0 4 I B
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