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i SAU2M. OBEGOX, THURSDAY", FEBKXAKY 2, 1011. N0.28. E C8RDW00D HUNDREDS ILED UP LI!! OF BODIES ARE BHD AT HARBIN ICOFFIIIED DEAD HEAPED Oil COFFINED BODIES AND DELUDED WITH COAL OIL Soldiers Keep Adding Bodies of Plague Victims to Funeral Pyre and Wholesale Cremation Was Continued All Day "Virulence of the Disease Incredible," Says Dr. Ashland "Wen Declaring Themselves in Perfect Health Suddenly Develop High Temperature and in an Hour or So Are Dead. 4 Great Storm In Spain. Madrid, Feb. 2. Two hun dred deaths were reported to day from a storm that raged along the roast of Spain. When reports from outlying towns, now cut off, are received it is expected that at least 50 more will be added to the death list. There was no abatement today in the storm ,and shipping is at a standstill. It is feared that a number of wrecks have occur red. Hundreds of craft have sought refuge in harbors. Peking, Feb. 2. Stacked up like torJiood, the bodies of plague vic- ilmi have been burned by the hun dreds at Harbin and other sourge- ttricken cities today. Several hun- I dreds at Harbin and other scouree- wrfl placed ,end up, frozen, uncof Ised bodies piled on top, the torch applied by soldiers, after the pyre bad been soaked with kerosene. The burning took place two mllee outside the city. The wholesale cre nation of bodies continued all day. Dr. Graham Ashland, of the Church of England mission, who, with his wife, is at Harbin, telegraphed today that the "virulencel of the disease Is simply Incredible. Men walking about and declaring themselves In perfect health, when suddenly they develop a temperature as high as 40 degrees centigrade. In three or four hours they are dead. "The fatalities In the native cities average 150 a day. Of these from 40 to 60 occur at the isolation hospitals. The remainder are persons picked up In the streets by the sanitary force." DEATH WAS DUE TO OVEItDOSE OP LA17DXUM W, H. Laugeubeal, 54 years of age, died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hammond, 804 South. Twentieth street, from what Coroner Clongh believes was an overdose of laudnum, but whether It was taken irttl lalcldal Intent or to relieve some pain from which he was suffer-. tag does not seem clear. Dr. Miles was called to the resi dence yesterday morning, and, upon Investigation, found an empty laud num bottle in the room, and Coroner Clough was notified. Further devel opments revealed the fact that he had bought the laudnum at a local, drug store Tuesday ejvening. Laugenbeal had not complained of Ill-health or of being In trouble, and that -would father seem to dispel T.be suicide theory. GOYERXOR WEST SENDS IX SPECIAL MESSAGE Governor West this afternoon sent a special message to the legislature which amounted to this: That the legislature should eliher abolish the office of state food and dairy commis sioner, or get an honest man to rill that place, as J. W. Bailey, the pres ent incumbent, Is under Indictment by the grand Jury. The message was referred to the committee on food and dairy products. Woman's ritiful Plea. New York, Feb. 2. "Send me and my baby to prison .Judge. We will at least find warmth and food there." This plea to Judge Voorhees secured the release of Mrs. Jennie Callahan, charged with stealing a bracelet and ring from a neighbor, and the magis- trate Is today trying to aid the woman. Mrs. Callahan's hus- band earns $8 a week. They pay $10 a month rent, and -1.50 a week on their furniture. The woman admits shel stole to get food. RA"CHEKS ARE WARNED OF COMING FLOODS UNITED FREBH LtARP.K Will. Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 2. Warn ing has been sent to all the ranchers on the Islands at the juncture of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers that tomorrow the crests of the floods jit both rivers probably will meet. If this happens, there is dan ger of disastrous inundation. S3I EARLY SPRING STYLESj Of the latest and newest merchandise offered in all departments. Dress goods, silks, ladies suits, shirtwaists, silk petticoats, millinery, muslin underwear, embroideries, dress ginghams, percales and hundreds of others. They are all bought right and will ouiu u lempuiiy iuw prices. 0& JIL New Spring Styles in Ladies' Suits and Coats New coats, suits, capes and one piece dresses are arriving daily. 1911 newest styles, materials .and linings only shown. Wonder ful values, $15, $18.50 and $25 suits now only $7.50, $9.90 and $12.50. Ladies' $7.5 0 capes $3.90. $8.50, Lad ies' $1 2.5 0, $18, and $25 coats now $4.50, $5.90. $8.50 and $12.50. Beautiful Dress Goods and Silks Now on Sale "f.1 .weaves and styles. It will pay you well to remember the Chicago Store Jai! YfSu w?nt dress 9ods and S'lks we KnHe stocrtk Si,ks ard 25c' 35c, 49c and up Dress goods yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c and up. ran New Spring Shirt waists We are now ready to show you the most complete linei in Salem of new' spring shirtwaists in silk, lingerie and tailored effects. They are beauti ful and we can certainly give nrices that will suit all pocket books. $1.00 to $2.00 lingerie waists now 49c, 75c and 98c. $1.49 and $2.00 white linen tailored waists 98c and $1.25. $3.50 and $4.00 silk waists now $2.45 & $2.98 Boys' Clothing at Half Price and Less The stock is too big and must be cut down. $3.50 boy's suits now $1.98. $4.50 boy's suits now $2.50. Men's $12.50 suits now $6.90. Men's 75c w inter underwear now 39c. CHILDREN ARE SOLD FOR FOOD Missionaries Say 2,500,000 Are Suffering From Famine in China Provinces, Due to Floods. . FIERGE FIGHTING TODAY AT JUAREZ REBELS STEADILY ADVANCE ON CITY Cost to Coast $30. San Francisco, Feb. 2. Pri. vate advices today from the East say that as soon as the hews reached the offices of the big Eastern railroads that San Francisco had secured the Pana- ma Pacific exposition many con- sulfations were held as to rates In 1915. There Is, it is said, every pros- pect that a $30 single rate from coast to coast will be agreed upon- 4 DETAILS ARE UNPRINTABLE Two Hundred Thousand Families Without Food or Shelter Vn buried Dead Line Koadways in Rural Districts and Fever and LontliNonre Diseases Are Killing; ' (.aunt Victims by .Thousands. ,.. Th Gr kr Chi icago TO Oregon! Nanking, China, Feb. 2. Declaim tlon'that 2,500,000 persons are af fected by famine in Klang Su and Anhul provinces, and that children are being sold for food by famishing thousands are made here today by missionaries, who have Just arrived from the stricken region. Tales of shocking conditions in the famine country are told by the missionaries, and many of the de. tails are unprintable. Two hundred thousand famillep, they say, arei with' out food, shelter or clothing, and In the rural districts the unburied dead line the roadways ,and famine, fever and loathsome diseases are decimat ing the gaunt and starving victims The famine is due to the flood of the Kwal river, which destroyed all the crops in the region, which is al most Inaccessible to relief. Thou sands of the inhabitants a,re migrat ing to the south and spread of the pestilence, which has gripped the fever victims, is feared throughout the sections to which they are flee ing. Foreign subscriptions In aid of the famine sufferers are being expended by relief committees here and in Shanghai, but the money thus far re cleved is only a drop In the bucket to what is needed. Thn government , is doing what It can to meet the situation, but Its available funds are limited and the only sustenance the refugees are re ceiving consists of rice gruel, barely sufficient to keep them alive. DIG RAINS DO DAMAGE IN IDAHO BKIIHil.S A HE OIT AXD TItAIXH DELAYED lV KAGINO KIVKItS HAIM-'ALIj OK LAST ELEVEN DAYS IS INPKKCEDENTED. Pocateilo. Idaho, Feb. 2. Bridges aire out. trains delayed and the peo ple of Robin county are Isolated as a result of a heavy flood pouring down the valley of the Port Neuf river and its tributaries. Unprecedented rain, fall for the lint 11 days preceded the flood. Trains on the Oregon Short Line are tied up here in the yards on ac count of a washout at Inkom, neir Vre. They are scheduled to leuve for their various destinations today. Mme. Culve 111 In Japan. DNIT1D PBESS UASED WIM.J Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 2. Strick en with Indian fever, while at Cal cutta, Mme. Emma Calve .prima donna, Is ill at Kobe, Japan, accord. ing to private advices received here. Her proposed American tour will be canceled. Pad Fire In Portland. ! Portland, Or., Feb. 2. Fire starting from a defective electric ' wire practically gutted the third and fourth floors of the Glass & Prudhompie Printing Com- pany plant at 65 Seventh street this morning. The damage is estimated at $35,000 .fully covered by In- surance. Several firemen were over- come by smoke during the three- hour fight In controlling the flames, . REBEL GENERAL 0R0ZGO DEMANDS CITY SURRENDER OR WILL ATTACK AT ONCE One Thousand Rebels in Attacking Force and Reports, Unveri fied, Place the Number of Dead at 400 Citizens of Jaurez Crowd the Housetops and Watch the Steadily Advancing Smoke of Battle Five-Mile Bridge Near City Dynamited in Vain Effort to Sotp Rebels. UXITBD FUSS LXtSHO WIM.J El Paso, Tex-, Feb. 2. A rebel at tack on Ja,urez, Mex., began today. Five hundred Mexican cavalry and Infantry are engaging the advance guard of 1000 rebels under General Pascal Orozco, whose soldiers are on the advance btftween Jaurez and Sam- alayuca. Evidences that the first clash of the forces was a bloody one are seen today In the long line of riderless horses with bloodstained saddles which are stampeding across the border Into American territory, Orzoco's force refected Samalayu ca yesterday on two commandeered Mexican Central trains. They de trained there, retaining two engines and enough cars to convey them to. ward Jaurez. Refugees Cross Border. Passengers trains bearing 100 Americans, Including James R. Gar field, arrived at Jaurez at midnight, and gave the alarm, after they had been marooned three days In the Mexican desert. The Jaurez military authorities rushed 500 troops with dynamite to destroy the flve-mlle bridge between Jaurez and Samalayuca, and succeed ed la blowing It up just beforo the arrival of Orozoc's train with the rebel force aboard. Orozco, seeing his advance discov ered, then abandoned the train, and the rebels advanced on foot In a crescent shaped formation. HOOSE PUTS THE STEAM ROLLER OVER SOME OF THE "MERITORIOUS" MEASURES (i(IOI) liOADS .MADK SPECIAL OKDEIt (). SATURDAY AND FARMERS' UMOX AM) GRANGE HAS VOTES TO 151 HY W BUSTER'S HILLS. The steam road rollers were put over about 20 bills this forenoon In the house. The house will consider house good roads bills, Saturday at 10 o'clock, but not senate bills, The legislature goes Friday to visit the state college at Corvallls train leaves Salem at 9:30 a. m. II. B. No. 280, Jones, of Clackamas, repealing law prohibiting sale of opium under state license. Now cov ered by state pharmacy law. Passed. II. B. No. 228, by Clemens amends law governing wearing badges of fraternal order of which he Is not a member. Passed. II. B. No. ."9, G. Peterson, of Uma tilla, to change per capita tax for school .purposes from $7 to $10. Passed. H. B. No. 75, by Thompson, Increas ing salary circuit Judge 13th Judicial district from $3000 to $4000 a year. Passed. II. B. No. 180, by Carter, escheating moneys of patients who die or elope from state Insane asylum. Paased. H. B. No. 123, by Miller, of Colum bia, regulating costs In suits for col lection of wages, granting additional attorney fees. If wages are not paid in 48 hours, laborer can sue. Passed. H. B. No. 40, by Mollis, creates state board of five fish and game commissioners; two Republicans, two Democrats and four elect a fifth man. Judge Holils made a few remarks for the bill and It went through. The bill to create the omce ofstatw architect at $',,000 a year was killed. So was the bill against treating. Bryant's bill for a commission to revise the Judiciary cystem of the state was ditched. Gill's bill to prohibit use of roller towels and public drinking cups was also killed. 8ifclul Order on Knnils. A special order was proposed on all ?ood roads' bills Saturday morning it 10 o'clock. In committee of the whole.' Mr. Mann said he wanted the whole house to bear the blame for these bills and , not the committee alone. The house refused to make a special order. Mr. Ambrose then moved that house good roads bills be considered Saturday. Carried. It is understood all the Webster bills are ditched by the committee. More N'cw IJIIIh. II. B. No. 313, Steelhammer amends 2499 code, relating to It. B. No. 314, Cotteii, to protect the Sabbath day and keep it holy. If. B. No. 316, from game commit tee, to protect lobsters. H. B. No. 315, Church, regulates fish and game laws of Wallowa county- If, II. No. 317, Brooke, to amend code relating to trade-marks. H. B. No. 310, Peterson, by request, relating to inter-marrlages. H. B. No. 319, Pierce, relating to road supervisors' creating debts. H. B. No. 320, Sutton, relating to Judges and clerks of election dis tricts. if. B. No. 321, Fonts, to appropriate $500 for portrait of General Sum mers, H. B. No. 322, Gill, provides for ap propriating school funds. H. B. No. 323, Pierce, provides against vacancy In office state sena tor. 11. B. No. 324, Insurance committee. Amends code. II. B. No. 323, Insurance committee. Amends code. If. B. No. 326, Insurance commit tee, relating to licenses. if. B. No. 327, Insurance committee. Amends code. Want Pure Wafer. Governor West is having prepared a rnemlutlon that a board composed of mendatlo nt hat. a board composed ot three state officials shall be author ized to take steps, with or without the co-ojieratlon of the City of Salem, to secure a supply pure water for all state Institutions located at Salem. Battle Is Desperate. The desperate nature of the battl which has been In progress since the forces clashed la indicated by the fact that of 114 Mexican infantry men which left Jaures this morning only 68 had returned at 10 o'clock Four of the contingent, badly wound ed, arrived on a handcar. Two sol diers are known to have been killed by the rebel fire, and It is, at this hour, unknown how many others have fallen. There is every evidence from the reports of the returning soldiers that the rebels are winning. Jaurez, terror-stricken at the near approach of "real fighting, Is under martial Jaw, and the street cars con,, nectlng it with thlsi city have been topped. , ... -. IHmiihiuIk City's Surrender It Is reported that General Orozco has delivered an ultimatum to Amer- v lean Consul Edwards, a Jaurea, and to Mexican Consul Lemell here, de manding that Jaurea be surrendered, to prevent further bloodshed. Oroz co threatened to attack the city lr , earnest this afternoon unless bis terms are accepted. At noon the rebels were reported to have advanced to within four mile of Jaurez, whore they are prepar ing for a concentrated attack. Drs. Rush and Sinks, of this city, have left here under a Red Cross flag for the scene of the fighting, with the design of giving medical srfslst- ance to Orozco's wounded men. If the government permits, an emergen cy hospital will be established here for the care of the wounded on both sides. Anticipating permission from Washington, a Red Cross force Is al ready being orgnnlzed ,and will loave at once, after permission Is grantod, for the scene of battle. Kebcls Advance Steadily. With fighting momentarily draw ing nearer and the sound of firing (Continued on page five) Foil! IS LATEST M'MISKK KIIXKD BY NKV YOltK KXI'IiONIOX WUifj NKVKIt UK K XOV X I )A M AU K IS I.MMKNi: GLASS lll(()Ki:. FOR RADII'S OF HO MII,KK. UNITED I-KKBS I .RASED WIKR. New York, Feb. 2. Four men dead, 22 reported inlawing and the ' possibility that oven more perished is the summing up of the disaster yen. torday, when a carload of dynamite explode ! on a Jersey City pier, whri It was being lintulhd, contrary lo i Continued on Pe 6.)