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VOti. XX. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 101O. No. 113. flclals and 'tho rescuers to go below and bring out their loved ones. Hill Will Build It. jMoiris Found Guilty. Terrific Explosion in the Wel lington Coal Mine, at White Haven, England, is Followed by a Fire Which Is Now Rag ing. EVERYMAN IN MINE KILLED List Shows That 137 Miners Were Entombed- by the Explosion, and tho Fierce Eire Raging in tho Mine Precludes All Hojio of Any ot Them Being Found Alive It AVill Bo Soiho Days Before tho Flro Can Bo Extinguished Pitiful Scenes at Mouth of Pit. UNITED ritESS LEASED WIRE. White Haven, England, May 12. , All hopo of rescuing tho 137 miners caught Jn Wellington coal mine has been abandoned. Firo which fol lowed tho explosion is raging in the depths of tho mino and rescuers .af ter many efforts to enter tho mino wore forced to abandon tho attempt. It is believed that every man in tho mino has perished. It will probably bo some days before the flro can be extinguished and the work of recovering tho bodies be gun. Relatives of tho entombed men aro gathered about tho entrance to the mine, vainly imploring tho of- What t Our competitors must be making when they can afford to give you 20 per cent discount. Get wise, it is easy when the prices are marked away up. Get our prices and see the money we can saveyou. See the crowds in our store every day We Compare our prices on the following goods! Dress Goods, Silks, Linen Suitings, Domes tics, Calicoes ,Ginghams, White Goods, Shirt Waists, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Ribbono Laces and Embroideries, We can save you money, The Greater Whlto Haven, England, May 12. Scores, of minors wore imprisoned and probably many killed today fol lowing a terrific explosion in the Wolllngton coal mino. " Flro started after tho exploslou (X It was estimated that 137 mln Oi wero caught nllvo in tho burning t- - Sjhvlng to the presence of explo- I ?, gases and great heat from the t ' rescuers were unable to reach tli ntombed men for several hours aftv, 'tho explosion. Mine officials admitted that tho death list probably would be heavy. Added to tho horror of fire Is tho possibility that some of the miners have been drowned like rats In tho farther reaches of tho works which extend for four miles under tho bed' of tho Irish sea. In tho excitement which followed tho explosion all kinds of rumors were current. Ono was that some other miners who were entombed, were drowned when an explosion permitted tho waters to enter the mine. Tho coal pits are the property of the Earl of Lonsdale. Thc Remedy Killed Him. Seattle, Wash., iray 12. L. E. Itador, manager of tho Southern Pa cific Lumber Company, and former member of tho state legislature, is dead today, after abstaining from food and water for 39 days under the belief that it was the only meth od of curing stomach and liver 'trouble, with which hd'was affected. Rader itook the treatment under the direction of a woman physician, who emphasized fasting as a cure for many diseases. Today the woman Is sued a signed statement, In which she says he had been given up as hope less by orthodox physicians when she took tho case, which should contra dict any charges that her treatment "was responsible for his death." She .charges the humane- ofilcers and po lice with weakening tho patient, in their attempts to take him away from her against his will. Tho body will be cremated today. normou QUICK SELLING PRICES ON MILLINERY dont buy millinery to keenthem waiting tor low profits, Out they go if we only make 25c on a hat; we can buy more and tne result is we cannoi keep enough trimmed hats in stock. See tho crowds that continually inhabit this department, Fashionably Trimmed Hats Now on Sale $1.50, $1.95, $2.25, $2.50, $3.50 and up LADIES' TAILORED SUITS IN PONGEE SILKS, LINEN, WOOL Fashionable garments marked at prices that defy competi tion, We don't show in this department ladies' suits that are three years old, nothing but 1910 newest materials, styles and designs, See the prices, $2,45, $3,50, $4,50, $6,50, $8,50, $10,50 and up, , ' Chicago Store SATLILLO Mississippi Packet Strikes Rock Late Last Night and Sinks in Water Deep Enough to En tirely Submerge Her, V THIRTEEN ARE DROWNED Passengers Suddenly Awakened Be came Panic Stricken and Could Not Be Controlled Heroic Efforts AVero Made by tho Crew to Rescue Passengers W. R. Barnhart Saves Mother, Two Little Sisters and Their Nurse In Three Trips to the Shore. UNITED PRESS LEASED WinE.l St. Louis, Mo., May 12. Thirteen persons were drowned when tho river packet City of Saltillo sank in 20 feet of "water off Glen rock, 24 miles south of here in the Mississip pi river. The accident occurred late last night. Tho number of dead was learned this morning when tho survivors of the accident were counted. Only one body, that of Mrs. Isaac Reah, wife of tho presi dent of tho Tennessee River Packet Co., owners of tho vessel, has been recovered. The dead: Mrs. Isaac Reah. Miss Annie Reah. S. C. Baker, purser of the Saltillo. Salem, Or. Burns, Ore, May 12. James J. Hill, head of the Great North- ern railroad, in ado tho posltlvo statement today that tho pro- posed east to west railway across tho state of Orogon would be built. Ho Intimated that tho construction work would bo started soon. Tho Hill party started for tho F ranch, 65 miles south of Burns, this forenoon in auto- mobiles. Mrs. Joseph Harris, Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Archie Paterson, and her son, Archie, two years old. William J. Pickett, traveling salesman, St. Louis. Fowler Post, boat clerk for the Saltillo. I Mlss Lena Wall, Nashville, Tonn. Tho head porter, cabin boy and two roustabouts of tho Saltillo. Mrs. Reah Is tho wife, and Miss Annie Reah, the daughter of Isaac Reah, president of tho Tennessee River Packet Co., owners of tho Saltillo. The City of Saltillo left St. Louis at 7 o'clock last night bound for river ports on tho Tennessee shore of tho Mississippi. Sho carried 27 passengers and a cre,w of 23 persons. Tho packet was commanded by Captain Porry Crane. Tho river Is very high, and great quantities of drift wood swept down stream by the swift current made the trip a hazardous ono. Every precaution was taken, it is declared, to avoid danger, but In the darkness shortly before 10 o'clock last night, tho steamer struck a rock off tho shore near Glen Park, When the packet struck the rock, tho crew realizing that tho steamer was in great danger, atempted to run out the gang plank. They be lieved It would be posslblo to reach shore or at least get tho passengers to shallow water out of tho current,, where they could wado to land. Panic stricken , passengers rushed on tho gang tflttnk 'before it could bo run out Its full length and many of those who went down were In this number. Some of the passen gers wero sleeping when tho acci dent occurred and it Is believed they died in their staterooms. Others jumped overboard and most of these were rescued. In tho darkness, the accident created a panic and tiro officers and crow of tho packet wero unable to control the passengers. Efforts to lower boats to save those struggling In the' water proved futile. The steamer filled rapidly and the rescuers had no tlmo to save tho passengers. Tho current was swift and those who could not swim and who cast themselves into tho water wore car ried down stream. Daring attempts at rescue wore attempted by mombers of the crow and some of tlft passengers. William R. Banhart, of St. Louis, proved one of tho heroes of the night. Ho was accompanied on the trip by his mother, his two Httlo sla ters and thoir nurse. When tho tho crash camo ho Jumped Into the water and swam to shore with hta mother, returned and saved his two sisters, then mado a third trip and saved tk,o nurse. Ho repeatedly re entered tho wator in attompts to save othors who wero struggling iu tho current, but lite efforts wore fruitless and, at last, exhausted from his oxertlons and from Alio chill of tho wator, ho was forced to give up his attempt Mrs. Arolfle Patetrson thought on ly of her little son. when the aoel dont occurred. Snatching him from his bed she ran on deck and with her little son Clasped in her arms, jumped overboard and struggled to wards shore. Sho was borne down by the current and sank, hor baby still clasped to her breaut. The members of tho crew who wore drowned wero carriod out on tho plank with tho passengers. Thtty vainly attempted to hold the passori gors back, it is said by survivors of tho accident. Tho Saltillo began sottlIugIn tho water soon after she struck tho rook arid Anally sank. Some of the pas sengers who wero drowned qjung desperately to the vessel, believing that she would float, or If sho sank, tho water was shallow enough, to keep her upper decks above the cur rent. The water was 24 feet deep where the boat went down and Bha was completely submerged. At daylight the passenger list wna checked over and It was found thsit 13 persons were unaccounted for. The survivors were brought to 8t. Louis today In a. special train. ---e-ro ,e Clause in Bill Appropriating $250,000 to Enable Tariff Board to Ascertain Differ ences in Cost of Production Starts Fight. INSURGENTS BACK TAFT Who -Is in Favor of Strengthening tho JInnds of tlio Hoard The Reg ulnrs Oppose It, ns They Claim the Investigation Will Cause Another Revision of tho .Tariff Within Two Years Pnrt of the Regulars, In cluding Towney, Aro Supporting the Insurgents. Washington, May 12. Taft and tho insurgents will fight the Republi can regulars. That Is the latest sit uation in a congress that haB devel oped some other sensations. The new lineup camo today when the sundry civil appropriation bill was brought up for debato In tho house, and the fight will be over tho clause providing for an appropriation of $250,000 to ennble the new tariff board to ascertain the difference in the cost of production at home and abroad, "Regulars like Payne, Dalzell and Fordney, who have stood with the "organlzatiott" through everything, aro now aganist tho clauso that has the backing of thq president and tho insurgents. It is expected that a spectacular clash will follow. Payno and tho other regulars, who fought hardest for the tariff bill, aro against tho appropriation for tho tar iff board, bollovlng that it will result In a revision of the tariff within two years. Furthor, they bollevo the plan is nothing less than Senator Dover Idge's old tariff commission idea, which tho regulars In tho senate havo fought persistently. Part of tho regulars In the house, headed by Tawnoy, aro supporting tho clauso, and will fight with the- insur gents for the appropriation. The Democrats, It Is expected, will Join Payno, Dalzell and his followers In tho fight against the tariff board as a distinctively protective Idoa. Tho Idea of providing an appropri ation for tho tariff board is credited to the president. It was believed by the administration that tho meas ure, would servo to unite tho party, and that it would prove good "cam paign material" In tho coming con gressional elections. Instead of uniting tho party, the measuro was Inclined to form a now branch that will result In somo pecu liar affiliations. It is oxpoctod that tho fight on tho measure will bo mado whon tho houso, sitting as a commit too of tho whole, cornea to this clauso In the civil sundry bill. A point of order will bo mado against it. If tho point Is carried, an nttompt will bo mado to re-Insort tho clause, it tho regulars lose their light to havo tho clause eliminated on a point of order, tho fight will, In al Jllkollhood, bo carried forward, and'may cause long and heated dobato. VILLAGES DESTROYED BY FIRES RESISTLESS FLAMES SWEEP THROUGH FORESTS OF THE yppim PENINSULA iioiNO DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT MIL LION'S OF DOLLARS. Duluth, Minn., May 12. All smalt settlements on tho shore of Lake Superior in (he vlolnity of Grand Marals are burning today or Vera destroyed by flames during the night. Forest fire In the northeastern, portion of Minnesota have renewed their fierceness and Grand ManUs hi . Portland, Ore'., May 12. W. Goopor Morris, formerly cashier of tho Oregon Trust and Savings Bank, was found guilty of tho chargo of embezzling, approxi mately $125,000 from tho funds of tho bank by a Jury in tho United States circuit court this afternoon. Tho case has been on trial for a week. jf , - reported to bo In danger of annihi lation. Tho villages of Tofto, Lutcon and Rosebush hrtvo been wiped, out. Chlppowa Is half destroyed. Tho Silver Creole sawmills wero burnod to tho ground today, Standing and cut tlmbor to the value of sovoral millions of dollars havo been con sumed. A. Strange Affair ik Seattle. Seattle, Wash., May 12. Joe Bonner, manager of tho Monto Carlo saloon, died today in tho city hospi tal from bnllot wounds sustained In a running duel at 3:30 this morn ing. Wallace. A BusSell, 2B yoara old, a real estate man and a rela tive of C. B. Bussell. a millionaire tide land owner, is under arrest charged with having killed Bonner. Bussell was shot just below tho collar bone by a patrolman, who captured him in tho Monte Carlo sa loon following' the shooting. Bon nor was shot flvo times. An hour before ho died ho said: "I novor know this man. I never saw him before. I dont know why ho should attack me." Patrolman Volk who .made the ar rest, said ho saw a young man, rlflo in hand, running down tho alley and yollod to him to stop. As tho man paid no attention the ofllcor gavo chaso. Bussell broke through tho roar saloon door before tho policeman overtook him. and began firing as he entered. When Volk arrived Bon ner was lying on the floor while Bussell was attempting to open tho front door. Bussell Is, Insane. Seattlo Wasli., ...May 12. That Wallaco A. Bussell, worth $40,000 in his own right, and son of C. B. Bussell, millionaire tldefand ownorj who Is , charged with having shot and ldllod Joo Bonner In tho lattor's saloon early this morning, is insane, and that he fired with tho Idea that ho was helping to rid 'tho city of vice and was breaking up a gamb ling gamo in tho saloon, is the state ment of Dr. R. M. Rlnlnger, under whoso trcatmont Bussell has boon for a year, mado public this aftor noon. STREET CA Scittlo, Wash., May 12. Three men hold up a now "pay ns you on ter" cir on tho South Park line. In the south ond of tho city, oarly today, lined up tho passongors and crew, and wont through thoir pockets, and es caped with between $1500 and $2000 E. O. Dorry, a saloon man, alono lost $1250 in monoy nnd Jowolry. Tho car left Pioneor Squnro at 1:05. When the Spokane avenue trostle was reached the conductor left tho oar to ring in to headquarters at a tolephone box. As ho swung on the steps and reached for the boll cord to signal tho motormnn to go ahead, ono of the highwaymen appeared out of tho darkness and covered tho motprraan. A second robber climbed on tho roar stops, revolver in htnd, and cov ered tho conductor. When ho had dona this ho called out "all right," and a third man, who was a pas songor on tho car, rose In bis sea nnd covered tho passengers with a six-shooter. Then passengers and crow wore llnod up and soarohed. Ono man had three loaded revolvers in his poaket. "Flno playthings theso; I guess I will nood them myself," sarcastically re marked ono of tho highwaymen. The search over, ono of the rob bers stepped into the front vostlbule, started tho car and ran it to Ed monds, a small Ration near Argo There ull three Jumped off and disap peared in th 8 freight yards. A freight train, southbound, was loavlng In a few minutes, and It is supposed the men made their getaway In that manner. SEATTLE ARGUING Closing Hours of the Trial Marked by Displays of Bit terness by Attorneys Judge Latshaw Was Compelled to Caution Prosecution. MAY GO TO JURY TOMORROW Attorney Walsh Brings Tears to Eyes of Juror Kolin in Speaking of tho Unreliability of Circumstantial Evidence Kohn's Son-In-Law Was Recently Convicted of Homicide on Circumstantial Evidence, and la Now in tho Penitentiary- Four Moro Lawyers to Talk. Kansas City, Mo., May 12. Tho closing hours of tho Hyde murder trial wero marked today by displays of bitterness between attorneys for prosecution and defense. Tho acri mony shown by tho state's attor neys, caused Judge Latshaw to cau tion them. Assistant District Attorney Joost was summing up a portion of tho evldonco. In tho course of his Ira passioned speech ho said: "Whon tho defendant, laid his murderous hand upon tho medl cine " Attorney Walsh, for Dr. Hydo, sprang to his feet and In an excited voice made strenuous objection. Judge Latshaw ended tho "wran glo between tho attorneys by cau tioning tho attorneys not fo uso op proborious adjectives' in tho courso of thoir arguments. Attorney Walsh today began clos ing ttio case for tho. defense. Ho will bo followed by two. speakers for tho dofonso and two others for the prosecution bofore tho court begins his chargo to tho Jury. Appealing to tho. sorrow under gone by ono of tho Hyde. Jurors In tho past, Attorney Walsh caused tears to como to tho oyes of Juror W. C. Kohn. "t "How many men," asked'. Walsh", "aro in prison today unjustly1 con victed on false circumstantial evi dence?" ' ( Kohn placed his handkerchfof over his oyes, It becamo known that hiB son is now in a penitentiary, convicted of homicide on circum stantial evldonco. Walsh bitterly arraigned circum stantiality and called Dr. Vaughn, a witness for the prosecution, tho "soloctod executioner" of Hydo. Walsh acousod tho.stnto's prose cutors of unfairness, prejudice and dishonesty, declaring: "Thoy show awful zoal to stran glo Dr. Hydo to death to appease their Instlnota for prosecution." Attornoy Walsh mado the point that tho prosecution ot Dr. Hydo really Is a counter nctlon.agalnst tho defendant by Mrs. Logan Swope. whoso daughtor married Hyde against tho mothor'e wish. Walsh said that when the mar riage took place Mrs. Swope said: "All ho wants is your money and r will see that ho never gets It." Itosldent-Genernl of Korea, Toklo, May 12. Tho cabinet coun cil today dccldod to appoint Viscount TorauchI, minister of war, as resident general of Korea. He will hold tho billet, In addition to tho portfolio of war, Torauchi succeeds Resldent-Gen-oral Bono, who resigned. o Pluco Found for Fairbanks, Indianapolis, Iud., May 12. An unofficial report from Washington today statoa that Charles W. Fair banks, formorly vice president ot tho United States, will succeed Whltelaw Rtfd iu ambassador to the court of St, James. ' Tho roport is generally credited hero. Fairbanks refused to Issue confirmation or denial. Now Real Estate Firm Whiteside & Fleming is the title of a new real estate Arm which has Just entered the field. The firm's office is Room 1, in the Gray piok. "ortiwr State and L'berty. I