North Carolina Newspapers

LAST IZDiTir:-. ALL TIIH .4. If : i "iTT 7-;, il "p"."' V '- u.;. y;.,; 'i V Leads all Korth Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation.' - - r v . v, I .A. V0LUII2 27, RALEIGH, t N. C, ' FBI DAY MARCH 15, 1907. 4 ZH EFFECT OF THE FLOODS A EeM Itssscd People c -Ttava Cut of Wcrk SCO! OF LIVES! LOST Four Theatre Flooded - and Guests In the Hotels ' at JPittsburg Ma . rooned Millions of Dollars Lost By Damage Done , By the. Flood There. "U'r'vy s.'. (By the Associated Press.) . ;.. Pittsburg, Pa., March 16. The flood after reaching the highest stage ever known (37 feet of water) Is now slow- ' ; ly receedlng. , , , Enormous, damage has been (lone; a - hundred thousand persons are tempora - ; rlly out ot employment; the transporta , Hon companies are crippled; skiffs are carylng people to their places of bust new. - " There have been twenty fatalities In all In Alleghany county due to the flood. S - " i. - -m - -s ' ' The frightened feminine guests In the hotels In the flood section are marooned, and four theatres are flooded, and will : ' be dark for several days. .' . The situation outsldo of Pittsburg la - serious. Damage running Into millions ; of dollars has been done." Many towns ' are entirely- euf off from this clty.Up ' wards of thousands of families are l forced from the homes and these con t dltions, it la expected, will prevail tor several days. ' At Wheeling, the crest of the flood has, not been reached and the situation grows serious. - .,:. Pittsburg, March 16. The crest of ' the flood, paasod the city at 8 a: m. -. At 8 o'clock the rivers began to show signs of fnlllnav ; No Immediate dam age or danger; la apparent at this 'hour. The rivers are rushing out at , (' a terrific rate, and at. this point fears are considerably alleviated. ' -.. M : ' " m i i 'i l Tii :v. tk'friir ucirnrtiirair .i - t . 4 CHURCH FOR KINSTOV. (Special to The Kvenlng Times.) ': kinston, N. C, March 16. Construe tlott of a new Methodist church In this city, to cost no less tnan j2a,co nas been ctompisnced. . Mrs. Fannie Hartsfleld, from whom the site, . on : north Queen streeet. Was purchased, and who Is; a staunch member of the congregation. laid the first brick of- the foundation. Mr. C. H. Pool, the contractor, who has supervision ot building the handsome house of worship, states that he will have the foundation completed by May 1. when the corner stone will be laid, probably by the grand lodge of Mason at their rally On that date. The corner stone has been ordered made. The building Is to be large and ample for the large membership of the church and modern in all respects. Some Idea of the pile may be gathered from the statement, that bu.OOO brick will be re quired for the foundation ot the main cupola alone, before 44. reaches the sur face of the earth. ; ,- SENIOR SPEAKING : : ; AT v WAKE FOREST. (Special to The Evening Times.) 'Wake Forest College,-March. IS. A good crowd was out to hear the senior sresklng last night. It was the second And final senior speaking of the season. . Those who spoke; with the subjects of v their orations were as follows: 1 . ' . .-Ralph H. Ferrell, of Raleigh, "Owr Ijost Supremacy;" John' R. McIendon, ot Union, ."The Peril ef, Swollen For tunes;" Oscar R. Manguro, of Durham, , "Religion and Soviat .Bvolution.'.Wra. - Otis Johnson, of Robeson, Napoleon's ' Contributions, to Europe.' IX J. Brum ' mitt, of Granville, 'The Call for Leader ship;" Oecar H; Slkes; of Union, , "The . Life of Jefferson Davis." - The speeches . were all good and were loudly applauded.- President Potest, presided. - ' ; ' A humber, of t Wake Forest people ,went from here to Franklin county yes terday afternoon to attend the funeral services and burial ot Mr. Rl-H'Wn--Hams, who died here early yssterday '.morning. The funeral services were conducted by Dr.W. R. Cullom of the chair, of the Bible here. : . : . ( - , . - Penalty . Cases fop Trial Tomorrow. i, (Speclal'to' The Evening Times. : ; i Qreenboro, N. C,,: March 15.r--Tomor-, i-otr- In' this city, before Squire D, H- Ofllne. the thirty-seven penalty suits ; are sat for trial, brought against the . Southern Railway, by J. N. WUUamson of Burlington, -N. C, the cotton man. Mfacturer. - : v Freight Discrimination Alleged. ' '. By the Associated Press.) . Washington, . March 15. Com plaints of excessive freight charges and discrimination in the shipment of grain from Kentucky to points in southern and southeastern points of the countr were today filed with the Interstate commerce commission by Waller, Young & Co., of Morganfield Ky., and others against the Illinois Central, the Southern, the St.- Louis & San Francisco, Nashville, Chatta nooga St. Louis, and the Central of Oeorgta. - i ' ' : ;. . The commission Is asked to give the firms reparation, ta establish rea sonable rates, - and to prevent dls- cr: linlnatli ns. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTIONS IN KIGHT TOWNSHIPS ON 17th . . The last of the series of Sunday school conventions being held la this colli ty will take' place Sunday. The conventions wll be In 'eight 1 town shlds, and are to be held at the iol lowing- churches; Neuse and. St, Mat thew's, ;; at iMtllbrook Methodist Church;' Little River, ; at Wakefield Baptist Church; New Light, at Falls Baptist Church; , House's Creek,, at Tucker Grove Methodist Church; Ce dar Fork and White Oak, Morrlsvllle Christian Church; Panther Branch at Holland's Methodist Church. THE KIDNAPER'S TRlA Evidence Developed In Ih Beosley Boy Case v Defendant Chanted With Also Mur- dorlng the Boy : Represented ' by Two wrGovemors - The Fatlior'i Testimony A Strange Case. (Special to The Evening Times.) Elirabeth City, N. C, March IB.- Whether the pending irial, which be gan here yesterday, of Joshua Harri son, will clear up the fate of the miss ing Beasley boy, 8-year-old son of former State Senator S. H. Beasley of Currituck 'county, , remains to be developed. f ' The defendant has eminent coun sel, . including eK-Oovernors Aycock and Jarvls. Harrison Is charged with not.only the kidnapping, hut the mur der of Joe bo also, the result of the trial means life or death to him. The work ot scouring a Jury was effected In short order. Mr. Beasley. father of the missing boy, was the first witness called by the state. He rehearsed In an affecting manner the mysterious disappearance of his boy Mro" years ago, and the futile search that followedv To a question by the solicitor Mr. Beasley stated that there was hud feeling between him and Harrison, owing to certain liquor legislation with which Mr. Beasley had had to do,, and he .related a con versation with Harrison, a year -or more prior to the kidnapping, in which Harrison made threats : that some one should suffer on account of tbo unwholesome' legislation.' ' Professor Jennings, principal of the Poplar Branch High School at the time of the boy's disappearance, was the next witness. :, He related the In cldents which transpired in connec tion with "the lad s disappearance, and described the search, which con tinued for weeks, practically as the father had done.-' ' Mr. Woodhouse was the third .wit ness, and his testimony treated of the geography of the country in and around the scene of tho boy's dis appearance. v . , i The state Is laying a iroad foundaM tlon to prove the kidnapping theory. More than a hundred witnesses have been subpoenaed, and the trial gives promise of lasting many days. ' - f A Peculiar Case. . ' The abduction case of Kenneth Beasley Is still fresh In the public mind, .though; it has heen two years since the lad, on his Way home from school, disappeared at complctoly as If the earth had swallowed him up. Search; was .Immediately Iwjguru and continued for many weeks, without yielding any trace of the missing boy. Mr, Beasley employed, skilled detec tives, but; they .'.'met vwitano better success than the faithful friends and, neighbors who scoured the surround ing, woods and dragged neighboring streams for many weary days and nights. . Mrs. Beasley was prostrated by the tragedy and for weeks hov ered between life and death. ; The case has excited as much interest; In this section as did the famous Crop- sey case, and the developments are expectantly -awaited, i REVENUE OFFICERS ; -';t GET "HUNK" RILEY. ; (Special to The Evening Times.) Durham. N. C.i March 15. As the re sult of a revenue raid by Uncle Sam's officers In this county an illicit still and Its alleged operator, Edward Riley were captured. The latter Is In jail In de fauld of $200 bond. He was formerly 'nployod In the livery stable here of W. R. Herndon, and Is well known in Durham.- , iACSIIIER'l'EEK: OF THAW TRIAL Alienls!s Says Thsw Was Sane ; at Time 4 Shcoiing1:' JEROME TO THE STAND Contention ' Over .Famous Affldavlt Continues and Evelyn Thaw May Again Be Called Into the Witness ;; Box Delmas May Use Jerome as -; Witness to Impeach Testimony of ' Disgraced Lawyer Hummel. ' (By the Associated Press.) NeW York, March 15. The district at torney yet has five other alienists to he heard In tht Thaw case after Dr. Filnt concludes - Abraham Hummel! will be recalled In a further attempt to get the famous affidavit before the rfury. There; is a strong, probability that Evelyn "Thaw will be recalled again to tell the story of that affidavit. The defense. also threatens to call Jerome as a witness 'In an attempt to impeach Hummcl's credibility as a witness. At the opening of the Thaw trial to- day . District . Attorney Jerome ' con - sented to the request from Mr. Dclraas of the .defense that he be allowed to defer' the cross-examination of Flint, Dr. Flint accordingly was excused and. Dr. . Williams . Hirsch of Cornell Medical School, was called . as .: the second of the six experts who are to testify for tho state. - 'Alienists Say He Was Sane. . In response to the defense's hypo thetical question Dr Hirsch testified that Thaw, when he shot and- killed White, know the nature and -quality of his act, and that act was wrong- . He made the same response to' the hy pothattcal question framed by the pros ecution.. Dr.. Hirsch was excused with out cross-examination. Br. W.- M, Prltchard of New Tork Polyclinic ' Institute, after answermit questions war excused " withom' cri examination. . ! - ,'. Mr. Dolmas said he would, not cross- examine any of the prosecution's ex perts.. Dr. A. W. Ferris added - his opinion to others that Thaw was sane when he shot and killed White. Pr, A. It. DIsfendorf was called. No Such Thing as "Brainstorm." In the examination of Dr. ' Hirsch, Jerome asked what Is a brainstorm. There is no brainstorm. There Is no such thing as a v Brainstorm known among , scientific men," came the re sponse. I, . Jf 'I" When Dr. Wagner was on the stand for the defense , he cited cases of brainstorm' described in a recognized text book pn Insanity. .' Jerome called this case to Dr. Htrsch's attention.: The wlthess said the casa cited was no more similar to the' Thaw affair than, that a case of smallpox ro sembles a broken leg. . On cross-examination. Dr. ' Prltch- ard's answers ' -were ' Identical with those of Dr. Hirsch and Dr. Delfondorf of the state hospital : at Middleton, Conn. , Dr. Maham, professor ;- of - mental diseases at Tale, was the next expert to' ..testify. Based on hypothetical question, Thawwas sane when he killed White. Dr. Mahon, the last of the experts to testify, was of the same mind. ' Evelyn Thaw on Stand This Evening. Dr. Mahon, who was on the stand when the recess was taken for dinner. was excused when court reconvened" this afternoon. , i Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was then called the witness stand to- contradict to Lawyer Abraham Hummers' evidence. Mrs. Thaw testified that she called upon Hummel In a professional ca pacity to get hi legal advice. She then left tho Btnnit Judge Fitzgerald ruled that ,theti defense cpuld hot plead professional privilege in bar of Hummel's testi mony, fbr the' privilege was Involun tarily waived when Mrs. Thaw told of occurrences in Humuiel's office, ' SENT TO JAIL FOR ' , , " ABUSING HIS ' WIFE. (Special to The Evening Times.) Norfolk, Va., March 18. C. H. Rowland, former prominent Norfolk lumber dealer, known throughout the middle Atlantic states, was convicted a Jury here today of making an alleged murderous attack on his -wife!, Mrs. Alice Rowland, and given four months in Jail. - , . Mrs. Rowland then entered suit for divorce. " ' " . To Reduce Price of Coal.' ' (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., March 14.Tho anthracite operators have aereed- to make the usual 50-cent reduction In it Is understood bore that four of! Sec". 6'. Any person wilfully 'Vlolat the price of coal April 1 when tho the railroad presidents whose visit to1 ihg any of the, provisions, of sections new spring schedule will go into President Roosevelt suggested by Mr; ' two ''and three of this act shall be effect. : . : t. , ; DIG FIRE TODAY : ATf ITTSDCRO An' Entire Clock Borninp al , ' ' .M Time THE WATER GIVES OUT Dynamite , Had to Be Used to Blow Vp Neitrlihorliood Buildings and Prevent-Spread of the ,Flre -Eleven Business Houses and Many JhveUiugs Sucrillred to Hie Flames. (By the Associated Press.) Pittaburg, Ps.,- March 15. Two alarms have been sounded for fires In the sQUth side district and an entire block on the I north side of Carson street! between 13 and lh ; streets is burning. - A second v five broke out on Mount Washington about the same, time and at this hour eicvun business houses ana many dwellings have been destroyed. The Are haa assumed such threatening j proportions thflt.it was decided to use dynamite y to destroy the adjoining , buildings .to prevent the loss of more ! valuable' property. No water Is now 'available.; The Jii'o praetic.illy burned itself out ! after -noon.; i The loss is, estimated at $2,000,000. -Twenty-live business houses and dwellings were destroyed or dam- aged. . M'CLARt' IN COLUMBIA y 1i n k v ft . J ' it 1 t ' Negro Papist Safe in Prison lat slc. Capital - Admits tho c4lniO(WitH Which He Is "' Chai-gt'd. hi , tted flapv and ConfsfajCrKca WlUt ' Previous "Offence of Iiik Cliar '. acter. r- '-... ,. Columbia. S. C, March 15. Na than McC'leary, the negro held for attempting to criminally assault Miss Piltmun near Oak Crovo, Ma rlon oounty, -was brought here from Raleigh, to which point he had been hurried across the country in order to avoid the mobs, and is now safe in prison here. ? . .. He admits the prime and has im plicated live other' negroes who, he says, stood in the woods nearby and sent him out to commit tho crime. He named his accomplices as John Gooding, Cephus Jordan, Moore Sln gletary, Paul Abram and John My ers. It Is not believed hare that Mc Cleary had any accomplices; that this part of his story was patched out of a weak imagination, as a par tial excuse. However, Mr. Bethea, secretary to the governor, who inter viewed the negro at the penitentiary, at once communicated with the mag istrate in the district Where the crime was committed and giving him the names instructed him to at once ar rest the negroes. '- McCleary told his story to Secre tary Bethea, who was accompanied to the penitentiary , by Mr. E: B, Stackhouse, vice- president of the National Loan and Exchange Bank, of Columbia but formerly resided in Marion. Mr. Stackhouse identified the negro as Nathan McCleary, who had worked on his brother's farm about ten miles from, the scene of the crima. . . Photographs' were made of the prisonerand these will - be sent to Marlon county and to Miss Plttman, who is now at her home In Rowland, N. C for identification. k ' ' McCleary 13 also wanted for at tempt to assault a begro girl on the Stackhouse farm. McCleary admits being Wanted for this, but says he, is not guilty of it. ' . .- i FINANCIAL f.!ATTERS,; IN CABIiET flETIKO " t (By the Associated Press.) .Washington,' JMnrch 15. There were references at the cabinet meet ing today to the financial situation, but it was not .learned that there were 'any developments.'. Secretary Cortelyou said there had been, no ad- i diOonal calls .for (isRiKtautf''oduy. ! Morgan have, decided not to do so.. LAW EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST Provisions! tfre "Jim Crow" " Streetcar Bill ' ' SEPARATE THE RACES White Passengers Must Occupy First Vacant Scat Near Front of Car, Nofrrocs First Vacant Scat Near Rear Car Lines Given Immunity From Damages in Certain Instances At the very close of the legislature the "Jim crow" street- car bill, of which there was much talk during tho early part of the session, was passed. ' It leaves the separation of the ..races to some extent to the dis cretion of the street railway officials, for it Js to "be enforced ' as far as "practicable." Tho law as passed is as follows, becoming effective on April 1st: An aet to provide for the separate accommodation of white and col ored passengers upon street cars, and for other purposes, The General Assembly of North Caro lina, do enact: Section 1. That all street, Inter urban and suburban railway compa nies, engaged as common carriers, in tho transportation of passengers for hire,-In the state of North Carolina, shall provide and set apart bo much of the front portion of each car op erated by them as shall be necessary for occupation by the white passen gers therein, and shall likewise pro vide and set apart so much of the rear part of said car as shall be neces sary for occupation by, the colored passengers therein, and 'shall require, as far as practicable, the white and colored passengers to each occupy the respective parts, of such car , so set apart for -them, as peciflod 4u section"! two of this act. .. . , , ' Sec. 2. That any white person en tering a street car for the purpose of becoming a passenger thereon, shall, if necessary to carry out the purposes of this act, occupy , the first vacant seat or unoccupied space in the atele nearest the front of said car: and any colored person entering said carVor a like purpose shall occupy the first vacant set or unoccupied space in the! aisle nearest the rear end of said car: Provided, however, no contiguous seats on tho .same bench shall be oc cupied by. white and colored passen gers at the same time (unless or until all of the other seats in said car shall be occupied) Sec. 3. That' it shall bo unlawful for any passenger to expectorate uoon the floor or any other part of any street car, or to use while thereon any loud, profane or indecent lan guage, or to make any insulting or disparaging remark to or about any other passenger or person thereon within his or her hearing; and it shall likewise be unlawful for any passen ger to wilfully stand upon the front platform, fender, bumper, running board or steps of such car while the same is in motion, whether such pas senger has or has not paid the. usual fare for riding on such car, Sec. 4. That any passenger who shall ride upon the rear platform of any street car Ih mbtlou, when there is room tor Buch passenger to either sit or stand Inside the car, shall be deemed to have assumed all the risks of being Injured while so. riding, as the result 'of any act of the street car company: provided, said company shall make It appear that such pas senger would not have been injured had he been on the inside ot said car: Provided further, that before', any street,, interurban or suburban rail way shall be allowed to invoke the provision of this section, It shall have copies of thlsi act printed and framed and one copy bung in each end of all cars operated on its lines, and shall further have a placard . b.ung .in a conspicuous place on the rear ot such cars which ' shall - read as follows: "Passengers' are warned not to ride on this . platform;"., and. a placard hung on each Bide of open cars in a conspicuous: plao ehali read as fol lows;. VFnssengera are warned not to ride on the running-hoard.' r j ":A Sec. That any' dfneer. agent or otheY employe 6f 'any -street railway company who shall ? wilfully violate the provisions of section one of this act shall be guilty of. a . misdemeanor, and, 'upon conviction, flnnd or ltn- prisoned t in the discretiosi. of the court. k ' aulltvof a misdemonnor nnrt.- iinnn conviction, shall bo fined not, more than fifty .dollars or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, and may; also be ejected from said car by the con ductor and other agent or agents charged with the operation ot said car, who are hereby Invested with police powers to carry out the pro visions of this bill. : s . V i . ? Sec. 7. The provisions of' this act shall not apply to colored nurses of white children while in Attendance upon such children then In their charge, or a colored attendant of a sick or lnfrcm white person. Sec. 8, , That no street, saburban or interurban railway company, its agents, servants or employes,-shall be liable tci any person on account of any mistake in tho designation 'Of any passenger to a seat or part ot such cr . set apart tor passengers-of the. other race. ' Sec. 9. This act shall be in force from and after the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and seven. , In the general assembly read three times, and ratified this the ninth day of March, A. D. 1907. TRINITY COLLEGE NEWS The Baseball Season Opened With ii Game Today ' 1 The Class Memorial of the Present Senior Class Selected .Annual De bate of tho Literary Societies -Dr. Kilgo Leaves for Ralelgli Other Notes. ';. ; . , , Special to The Evening Times.) Trinity College, Durham, N. C, March 15. The custom has been established at Trinity for each, gradu ating class to raise funds for a class memorial.. The present senior class has decided to present to the College a Handsome polished granite seat,' to be erected at some convenient . spot on the campus. Several of the col lega classes have raised funds which have been used in the purchase of meiaprial gift to ,tha cpjlogo. The memorial of the class of 1894 is a sun-dial, located In front of the Cra ven Memorial Hall. The class, of 1899 has erected as its memorial flag-pole, with a granite base, a short distance south Qf Craven Memorial Hall. .The class of 1900 has placed In the" library a full-sized . cast of Fallas Athene, and the class of 1904 a similar cast ot Venus de Milo. The c,ass 0:,19.05 erected an ornamental electric lamp in front of the Craven Memorial Hall. The class of .1.986 has placed a valuable calendar clock in the reading room of the library. Other clauses have raised funds which are to be used In the purchase of memorials. The Columbian and Hesperian lit erary societies have arranged to hold their seventeenth annual debate on Friday evening, April 12th." The sub ject for discussion s is: "Resolved, That the United States should pay subsidies to encourage the building of ships under the American flag." The Hesperian representatives are: A. L. WIssburg, of the Junior class, and H. C. Doss, of the freshman class. The Columbian representatives are: F. S. Love, of the Junior class, and G. M. Daniel, .of the freshman class. Mr, C. N. Crawford and Mr. J. M. Hays are alternates . from their re-, spective societies. -The first baseball game of the sea son will he played at Hanes' athletic field this afternoon with th Trinity Park School team- A. splendid sched ule has been arranged, and the. pros pects are that the team will be a good .one. Mr. H. A. Page, Jr., of Aberdeen, Is manager, and Mr. W. M. Smith, captain of the team. Mr. O. H. Stocksdnle, who has been the coach for a number ot years, is again in charge. Dr. W. P. Few was called to South Carolina last week on account of the illness of bis father, and he. is still away from coljege. ., v . President Kiigo, . who has an en gagement to speak In Raleigh this evening has gone to that, city, v The address will be under tho auspices of the chamber of commerce of Raleigh. The athletic association - held a rally last night In the T. M. C. A. hail. A large number of students ! were present and much enthusiasm Jeral government should- providetan manifested. ' "Mr. J. L. Home ; was j annual appropriation of &0,tJOO,000 elected chief rooter and will lead the J for the national workoif dyvalpo cheerlng on ' the bleachers. 'Trinity J meat. , 'This national rkulBMtlon! is boys always get In behind the team in this respect, and this season' is go ing fo be no exceotion to the rule. .-, 1 !KewPiveidnt Elected. ' . - - , (By the Associated Press.) Washington, p C, Mnr.ch 15,-W1U Ham J. Olliver of Knoxville, Tenn., was e)K.-ted . yioe-prosiclopt t( the United (States Trust Company, pf this city today. ... , SOI L, ri OF; UAiL.,,t4i . i; i ii fi : Things Ccnsrecs E!J Ir.f ) LU ' UUuv iuuM jamestb'jn vsta:: "Ml A Reported Boom tor Jesse R. Grant, Son ot President Grant, for Head of Democratic Ticket iin 1908 SHoarst Said to Be Back; of It, . - ' ! g, S.,'-tj.-..-.r-.f:-y . Special to The Evening Times.) .. Washington Marco 16. Although the session of congress Just ended established a new record In the number of bills passed, It probably ajso set a new mark for. the number of measures It "turned down." Prob ably never before In - history were there such sv number of bitter fights uu (jutwuuuB UL jiuuuc iiupui lAUUf UB marked the final days of tha Fifty ninth Conggress. - Among -the' most bitter of these clashes' was that over the ship subsidy bill,, which passed the house only to meet its usual fate in the senate.- Among the' other more prominent victims of tho legislative axe were the child labor bill, the re vision of the copyright law, tariff re form for -tho Philippines,, cltlsenship for? Porto -Ricans, Inheritance tax,. 'creation of forest ? reserves In the White and .Appalachian vaqiuttalns, the eight-hour, and the prisoil-made good bills. Embalmed in committee rooms are numbers of other , treas ures, from which all vitality has sped. Altoggether, despite the great activity of tha short session, proba- . bly more measures, felb-before tho onslaught of enemies than ever' be fore in the same space of time with in the halls of congress. -,'v Evidently the American - people ara awakening to the neeseity for tke conservation of the forests and the establishment oC new ones. Such great Interest . has been aroused in the subject that- the forest service has been compelled to add consid erably to Ks publications. ..' In addi tion to the' fourteen ' bulletins and Circulars : dwelling ';, on the general principles of forest conservation and replacement,' the service has just issued twenty-four special circulars, or leaflets, treating of specific trees. It is adding to this series sixteen . more documents treating particular ly, of trees , adapted to conditions in the middle west. These will be ready within a "very short time. ;-'..', Although congress at the last ses sion, ah appropriation bill ..carrying . approximately $87,000,000 for the Improvement of the ' waterways of the country, the national sentiment : In favor of rapidly and scientifically developing these channels of trade has grown so remarkably that a number of states have made specific appropriations to hasten the work. -Word has Just been . received here that Oregon has appropriated 300,- 0 0 Q tp aid the , federal . government In acquiring the locks and canal at , Oregon City, with a view to making th Willamette River absolutely free to commerce. These western states . realise that mony paid out in this -way is a direct Investment that will return Immediate interest : in the -shape of reduced freight rates. In addition, every citizen shares In the -benefits derived ! from this -cheapened transportation,, for vit affects primarily the price of the necessaries of life. -Grain, growers ars enabled to market their products at a much more reasonable rate, thus enabling the baker either to Increase' the size of his loaf or decrease Its cost. The sa me 1 condit ion - extends to all linos or production and thus tho Initial -benefits ; of reduced transportation tolls are 'multiplied : hhd f affect all classes ot people. . At the convention of the National Rlvett and -Harbors Conggress held. la thU -city -la De cember; the state of Oregon sent ten delegates,; '' headed J Ifyt CovBrhor Chamberlain, to- work- with- the ois. ganUatlon. to tha. ehd that the ted- ' continuing Us efforts along this line, and at the present timp ti seeking to Increase its membership so that it may 'exert -even greater tnflmnce with the Sixtieth Congress. , . , . . AH" Washington, I if respective of politics -or creeds, has turned Its r yrs toward the. white house, w!i -re Ar chie Roosevelt., third son of t'.e i i deni. Is seriously 111 with. . . ' (ContUod on Trge Tv j.) i