VOL. XX.
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1010.
No. 21.
BAY PAREE !
IN DANGER !
'qe Portion of Town Now Un-
t. r Water and River Siil!
Rising.
MANY
LEFT HOMELESS
Fifty Thousand Workmen Thrown
Oat of Employment and Hundreds
of Whom arc Without Roofs to
Cover Their Heads Food Supply
Short.
Paris, JaiK 25. Almost one-third
of France is under water today, ac
cording to reports received from pro
vincial towns that have not been iso
lated by the floods.
The rains that have been falling
steadily for more than a week con
tinued today, and the Seine, fed by
its swollen tributaries, is rising more
than half an inch an hour.
Hundreds of men and boys are
working on the banks in barges on
the river, in an effort to keep the
tons of drift and wreckage from ac
cumulating at any point. Should an
obstruction be formed in the river,
the city would be inundated by the
diverted waters.
Earlv todav the flood Invaded the
lower Champs Elysee, where are lo-
T cated many of the handsomest homes
in France, including that of Presi
dent Falliers. Throughout that sec
tion, hundreds of vans are moving
furniture and other property out of
reach of its rapid advance.
The Quai de Billy and the Avenue
Montaigne, two of Paris' "show
streets," are already submerged.
Several hundred refugees were
rescued from almost certain death
today when they were surrounded
on three sides by rapidly rising water
and cut off on the fourth by n burn
ing chemical factory. They were
taken away in bdats less than half
an hour before the neck of land on
which they were huddled was en
tirely covered by the flood.
In the city, suffering is acute. The
usual sources of food supply from
the country districts is cut off, and
tha city is practically subsisting on
quarter rations.
Tho price of meat has advanced
Vegetables are 25 per cent more ex
pensive than they were yesterday,
while butter and other commodities,
that are now classed as luxuries, com
mand prohibited prices.
Tho country sections are prostrat
ed. The wine districts will not re
cover for years, and vinoyardists will
bo among tho heaviest losers.
Today's rains alternated with flur
ries of snow, magnifying tho suffer
ing of the homeless hundreds.
Paris, Jan. 25. Surrounded by
destruction and ruin, many of them
half starving and thousands others
homoloss, tho people of Paris today
are experiencing a tragic holiday.
Despite tho hunger and want thnt
has resulted from tho disastrous
floods that are sweeping In upon tho
streets of tho city from tho swollen
Soine, tho pooplo appear to bo
moved more by a strange curiosity
y than by alarm.
Tho banks of tho turbid river are
crowdod with thousands of porsons
who aro watching groat armies of
workmen, work frantically to pre
vont tho formation of some obstruc
tion in the stream that will form a'
dam and divert tho accumulated wa
tora of a thousand lower streams In
the city.
More than hundred great factories
in Paris aro in enforced idleness
this afternoon. Thousands of lesser
establishments have been compelled
to oloso. Fifty thoussntl operatives
aro without work, and hundreds of
them are without roofs over their
heads.
Stung by the gibes of the press.
President FalllerJes today subeerlb
ed $4,000 toward a relief fund for
the sufferers. Since the first appre
ciable damage done by the floods.
the chief executive of tho republic
has been tho target for bitter and
vituperative thrusts from tho public
prints, accusing him of niggardli
ness because he had fallfcd personal
ly to contribute to tho sufferers.
The basement of the beautiful
Notre Dante church was flooded
shortly after noon. It is not
thought, howiever, that its founda
tions were damaged.
Only a small section of tho sub
way is being used. Domestic com
munication Is demoralized, and
practically no trains have arrived
from the country districts.
Will Blow up Bridge.
Paris, Jan. 25. The military au
thorities announced this afternoon
that they intend to dynamite the Al
ma bridge, the most beautiful struc
ture that spans the Seine at Paris.
The arches of the famous brldgo
arte furnishing a basis for accumula
tions of debris that aro forming a
dam. The authorities decreed that
the bridge must be sacrificed to pre
vent additional damage in the city.
The war office today ordered the
entire military garrison of Paris to
join in the fight being'waged to save
the city from further damage from
the waters of the angry Seine. They
were placed at the disposition of the
city authorities, who immediately de
tailed entire divisions to tho various
points along the flooded banks of
the river, to keep the banks clear of
wreckage.
Just what toll the river finally will
demand of tho city Is tho subject for
much anxious conjecture this after
noon. Because of the labryrithlno
underground structure of tho city,
which is tunneled with subways, sew
ers and passage ways, many of the
latter being centuries old, Paris prac
tically rests on a gigantic spongn,
into th epores of which the flood is
sinking.
The authorities are of the opinion
that tho actual danger to the city lies'
in this quarter.
The ghastly feature of the day's
destruction occurred shortly before
noon, when the loosened waters
poured into the cemetery at Alfort
ville. Graves yielded up caskets in
(Continued on page 5.)
Prosecution in the Binger Her
mann Case Expects to
Close Today.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 25. Annual
reports of ex-Commissioner Dinger
Hermann, and other interesting
things like that, formed tho principal
points of attention at the Hermann
trial today,
Honey is drawing near tho close of
his case, and this morning finished
his direct examination ry Mr. Mc
Vean, who has bpon on the witness
stand for a day or more. Ho will
follow this witness with other forraor
employes of tho general land ofllco,
to show by their testimony that Her
mann had a knowledge of the fraudu
lent practices which prevailed In tho
handling of lands put inside forest
reserves.
Tho prosecution is now making
an offort to connect Hermann by cir
cumstantial evidence, with the Blue
fountain conspiracy. Ho has shown
that Hermann discussed tho croatlon
of tho resorvo with Mays while in
Portland. He is now showing by gov
ernment documents, by lettors of
Hermann, and evidence of land ofllco
employes that Hermann knew of the
fraudulent practices in school lands
within tho boundaries of reserves
crested, that knowing of these prac
tices he had constantly urged in an
nual reports and otherwise that the
lieu land aet be changed or repealed,
that ho hud declined to recommond
tho creation of reserves because of
these conditions, and that in face of
this general course, he made a spoolal
effort to secure their creation of the
Blue Mountain reserve, followic)- the
conference with Mays and the let
ters which Mays afterwards wrote
him.
WILL SOON
OTHER SIDE
PRICE OF
MEATS TAKE
Wholesale Prices Have Dropped
From One to Fifteen Per
Cent. -
DOES NOT AFFECT EGGS
Not Only the Big Combines, But the
Littlo Petty Trusts in Every City
Arc Responsible for High Prices
of All Kinds of Commodities.
UNITED PRESS TXASEO WIRE.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 25. Though
the wholesale price of meats has
slumped from, one per cent to fifteen
per cent on various commodities, the
retailers here today say that a re
duction of at least 25 per cent must
be made before the retail prices can
bo lowered.
Commission men here maintain
that there will not bo any reduction
In the price of eggs.
The attitude of tho rotailers and
commission men is regarded as re
flection tlie truth of Secretary Wil
son's statement yesterday at Wash
ington that not alone the big com
bines, but tho little petty trusts In
every city contribute their share In
the effort to keep prices high.
The statement of a leading retailf
er hero is recalled in connection
with this. The retailer maintained
that he was 'Selling as near the mar
gin as possible and that only a big
reduction In tho wholesale price
could permit him to reduce tho re
tail price.
Berlin, ' Jan. 25. Although ho
says little about it, for he knows it
would bo undignified to express his
disappointment too openly, tho kai
ser Is known to be unusually put
tuo because Theodore Roosevelt de
clined his invitation to be the guest
of the imperial family during the
former presndent's visit to Berlin.
It Is reported that tho kalsor was
planning a sort oi endurance tost
with the object of learning for him
self whether or not the Amorlcan
statesman was ontltlod to his stron
uous reputation and it is rumored
NO INTENTION
OF FRIGHTENING
INDUSTRIES
Present Prosecution of Beef
Trust in Line With Poli
cies of Government.
U.MTBO IMIHKS LEAKED 1Y1IU5.
Washington. D. C, Jan. 25. Tho
Taft administration made It cloar to
day thiat it doos not Inland to fright
on tho industries of tho couutry by
indiscriminate prosecutions under
tho Sherman anti-trust law, and that
a tori o to the effect that tho present
action against the beef trust was the
result of public agitation or a new
doparture, aro uutruu.
Tho administration made known
Its desire that the public should un
derstand that tho beef trust case Is
merely in line with the rogular poli
cies of the preteut governmont,
These facts were given out In tho
following statement Issued from the
White House:
"No statement has been Issued,:
either from the office of the attorney-'
general, or from the White Houso in
dicating that the purpose of the ad-1
(Continued from Page 5.)
BSLU
TEDDY DECLINES N
PUT FEET UNO
BRAND JURY
INVESTIGATING
BEEF TRUST
Actual Investigation
Hardly Begin Before To
morrow.
ARE SPARRING FOR TIME.
More Than Score Subpocnns Have
Been- Served and Witnesses Are
Ready to Go Before the Inquisi
tors. UNITED 1'HESS UtASED WIRE.
Chicago, Jan. 25. While actual
investigation of the meat trust by
tho government is scheduled to bo
gin late today or possibly tomorrow
it was intimated that tho result of
the federal grand jury's work will
not bo announced for two months.
Tho grand jury began its morning
session by disposing of calendar
cases and Its slow and ponderous de
liberations indicated that it is not
on tip toes to take up tho investiga
tion of the packers or that it will
bo moved greatly by tho popular pro
test against tho current high priors
of meats.
Moro than a score of subpoenas
have been served and witnesses, aro
ready to go befono tho Inquisitors.
, Most of these aro men who have
been acting as governmont represen
tatives and who will bo relied upon
by United States District Attorney
Sims to clinch his case against tho
trust.
( Continued from Pago 5.)
VITATION 1
ER ROYAL TABU
further that the kaiser had planned
a series of events, ranging from
"hunting to statio functions, to occu
py ovory minuto of Roosevelt's tlmo
here, to see whether or not ho could
follow tho pace as well as did tho
ex-president.
Roosovolt will stay at the Adlon
Hotel, Instead of tho royal palace
Ho will arrlvo boro April 28, and
will bo In Borlln 72 hours. Accord
ing to his expness wishes, ho will
not bo treated as a state visitor at
all, although ho will bo accordod the
kaiser's private hospitality.
PLAYED THE
BOOZE GAME
TWENTY YEARS
Popular Writer of Ragtime Mel
odies Is Down and
Out.
UIMTEO VUE8S IJ3AKHI) WIIIB.J
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 25. A wrack
of his former self, through tho rav
ishes of liquor, Hugh Cannon, popu
lar song wrltor, whose rag time
molodlos woro whistled and sung
throughout tho English speaking
world, was sent to the Ulolso poor
houso today.
Hugh Cannon, x tho age of 80,
w rook ad, down and out. His own
composition contains the gradient
comment on his life,, "Ain't That a
Shnmo?" which he wrote Hvernl
years ago.
"Just BooHuse She Made Them
Goo-Goo Byes." sung In every theater
of the land, was another at Hugh
Cannon's compositions.
Also "BUI Bailey," and a soon of
others not o well known.
"I started tho booze route when I
was sixteen," said Cannon, giving a
thumb nail sketch of his life. Tin
36 now and except for Eovon months
on tho wagon, during which tirao t
got off frequently to pick up tho
whip, I'vo been pickled most of tho
tlmo. It was twenty years twenty
black, nasty, sick years i with only
a littlo brightness now and then
when I mado good with somo song.
"I quit tho cokey (cocalno) easy.
Fifteen days in Jail cured mo of
that. I hit tho pipo in Now York
for a year and stopped that. I wont
up against tho morphine hard but
quit. But tho booze, tho rod, oily
booze that got mo for keeps."
willTe tried
out in court
Securing bonds in tho sum of $200
James Watson was turned loose yes
terday afternoon after being arrest
ed for an alleged assault with a dan-.
gorous weapon on tho person of T. T.
Fuller, in tho Swartz saloon, and his
trial set for tomorrow morning lu
Judge Moores court, whilo James
May is being held in tho city jail
pending a hearing for assault and
battery also on Fuller.
Fuller, the complaining witness,
Bought the law us tho -best courso by
which ho could heal his injuries In
flicted upon him by Watson and May,
tho alleged guilty parties of tho as
sault. Tho row occurred yesterday
afternoon, when Watson entered
Swnrtz's saloon, and Fuller struck
him, as claimed by Watson. Fullor
maintains that he was set upon by
both Watson and May, and glvon a
beating, including having a gun
drawn on him In tho hands of Wat
son. May's hearing will bo sot
later.
o
Failed to Show Them.
united ritnsB leaked wire.
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 25. Chns
K. Hamilton failed today to surpass
j Pnulhan's world's record for high
aeroplane flights, although ho made
soveral valiant attompts.
During tho day Mrs. J. W. Softon
and Mrs. Frank Greer, of San Diego,
occupied tho seat behind tho aviator
in a series of trial flights. Col. D.
C. Collier, dlrector-gonoral of San
Diego's projected exposition, was al
so given a sky ride.
o a
Annual Reports Shows the So
ciety in Oregon and Idaho
in Good Condition.
The tenth' annual convention of
tho V. M. C. A. of Orogon and Idaho,
hold nt Corvallls, camp to a closo
Sunday ovonlng. In point of attend
ance this was tho largest convention
in tho history of tho two Htatos.
Thoro woro ICS prosont, of whom 20
were secretaries and 1-5 woro spoak
or. Willamette sent 20, which was
tho largest delognttou-' Among the
spoalvrs of note was Prod B. Smith,
secretary of tho International Y. M.
O. A.; Honry McCoy, secretary from
San Francisco; .Mr. Allan, from Soat
tle; A. B. HIchnnlsnn, railroad secre
tary from Pocatollo; Dr. Hador, edi
tor of tho Pacific Christian Advoqato;
Gulo Soanutn, Pacific coast student
sooretury.
Report show that thoro haw buon
an Iiici'ouho in tho value of property
of M pur cent, from $285,000 to
$087,000, in tho .two states. Throo
hundred thousand of this Is In tho
magnificent Portland building, which
Is one of the best doslgned and
capable of .ronderlug sorvlco of any
building In tho West. Othor build
ings are Shepherd Hall, the O. A. U.
building, tho Puyette building, $24,
000, the ID u gen o building, soon to bo
dedicated, at a cost of $52,000. More
buildings are assured for the coming
ytr.
An impreeelve fact brought out Is
that the R. M C. A, Is not a national,
but International organization.
The membership encircles the globe,
with a total of nearly one million
men, In 31 nations. Its property
valuo on thlH continent Is about
fContlsuod on Page 5.)
v un i iini no
z i.m.b.H. nuLuo
SUCCESSFUL
CONVENTION
FOR A NEW
STATE
Movement Started to Carve
New State Out of Califor
and Oregon.
TO BE CALLED. SISKIYOU
Convention to Bo Called to Meet at
Yrckn, California, Some Tlmo In
March to Consider tho .Proposi
tion New Stato Will Embrace
Seven California Counties and
Five Oregon.
UNITED rltESS IXA8BD WIM.
Medford, Ore., Jan. 25. It 'is tho
Southern Oregon leaders in tho move
ment to carvo a now stato out of
Southorn Oregon and Northern Cali
fornia, to bo known as Siskiyou, who
aro activo today with arrangements
to call a convention to doviso- ways
and means.
According to present plans tho con
vention will gather in Yroka, Siski
you county, California, not later
than March 1C, and remain in ses
sion threo days. Prominent men from
all of tho torrltory affected havo sig
nified n willingness to attend and
aid In tho movement.
As plannod, tho now stato will qm
braco soven California counties and
ilvo Oregon.
Tho movement grow out of a wide
spread dissatisfaction with tho treat
ment nccorded tho torrltory by the
two states.
California has long noglcctod the
northern portion of tho stato,' and
Southern Oregon has suffered at tho
hands of Portland nud tho Willam
ette valloy. Tho move to croato the
now stato is unanimously endorsed
by tho residents of tho affected terri
tory. WILL PAY
TRIBUTE TO
BOBBY BURNS
Tho anniversary of Robert Burns,
Scotland's most popular and most fa
mous poet, will bo celebrated In nu
appropriate manner this ovmilnj; by
his admlrors nt McMinn's hall.
Tho program for the occaaio.i wlir
bo of an Informal character, and will
commonco nt 7:30 o'clock H Jll.
consist of readings and bongs ivom
tho poet's writings and memorial re
marks. Tho program will bo partici
pated In by loadfng men of Salom b
busluoss and professional circles, and
It glvott promise of being one of the
host Htorary ont,ortaInmontu ovor
given In tho city.
A commlttao on organization has
boon appolntod, and will roport tills
oveulng, and a parmnnont organiza
tion will bo offoctod,
KunntTh In Convention.
t I'NITKD PlUitfN T.HA8BB WIJIB,
Walla Wain, WubIi., Jon. 2D.
Tho statu farmqra' association, In
convention hero, today Jot a con
tract for 2,000,000 grain bags nt a
price pf $5.17 por hundred,, as
against $0.38 last year. Tha Erun
sloll Company of Tnoonia. wore the
successful btddors. Tlio contract
calls for tho dillvory of tho bags be
tween Juno 15 and July 16.
J, K. 15. Hdgoworth "Qrganl.ud''
ICugoiie pooplo Into nn oloatrioal
company and skipped with savgral
thousand dollars.
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