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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

PORTLAND, Ore., July 22.--As
near as can be estimated tonight
between 70 and 80 persons lost their
lives in steamer wreck off the coast
of California early Sunday morning.
The steamer Columbia was bound
from San Francisco to Portland with
full list of passengers, and the
steamer San Pedro was south bound,
loaded with lumber. In the fog the
San Pedro crashed into the Columbia,
and the sleeping passengers walked to
their doom.
That there was a blunder in navi-
cation is the opinion of some of the
survivors. The boiler Of the, Columbia
blew up as she was sinking, She lies
deep in water and is total loss.
The nearest place of any size is
Eureka, Calf. The list of dead and
unaccounted for is sent from that
place. Three is known to be num-
ber unaccounted for who are possibly
at Shelter Cove, having reached there
in RATS and boats. Reports say there
were 249 persons on the Columbia.
The place of the disaster was off the
Humbolt- -Mendocino county line.
1t is hard to obtain information
from the wreck, as the survivors are
scattered.
A letter message from Shelter Cove
says three more lifeboats have been
found. one containing 18 persons, and
one containing Is. The number in the
third is not reported.
The vessel which sank off Shelter
Cove on the California coast was rated
summer home by many Portlanders,
who annually made trips to San Fran
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

cisco in this palatal floating hotel.
The list of passengers on the sunken
vessel is almost half comprised of
Portland people or persons coming
here to join relatives, which makes
the blow all the harder on this city.
As near as can be learned at this
writing some rs persons lost their lives
in the wreck. This number may be
increased or diminished according to
the number of survivors who have
reached Shelter Cove in the lifeboats
and drafts reported as putting in there.
As there is no telegraphic commun-
ication at that place the names of the
rescued there are unobtainable, but by
those acquainted with the situation
and the manning of the steamer it is
believed that First Officer W. H.
Whitney, who had charge of one of
the missing lifeboats, has reached that
shelter. Whitney is an able naviga-
tor and is as courageous an officer as
is numbered among the crews sailing
along the coast.
Some of the local friends ofCaptain
Doran believe that he may also be at
the Cove with another boatload, but
this is secuted by those who know the
brave commander of the ill-fated yes
sci. To the correspondent of the
Spokesman-Rev who is personally
acquainted with the captain, he often
made the statement that in the event
of serious disaster overtakine a yes
sci in his charge he would never be
seen alive again unless every soul on
board was saved, and this statement
has been made to others. which would
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
MANY FIND WATERY GRAVES
OFF CALIFORNIA CAOST

Four Score Persons Drown Like Rats as Steamers Crash
By To
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

We have a full line of Mems wear
ing apparel for harvest. Ritzville
Trading Co.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

indicate that the heroic seaman went
down with his vessel.
Anxiety among Portlanders over
relatives has bee:. dispelled to great
extent by the list of passengers saved,
sent out from Eureka by the Associ-
ated Press. Among those who are
still missing, and who are hoped to be
among the survivors at Shelter Cove,
are Mrs. B. R. Cannon, mother of
Richard D. Cannon, city editor of the
Evening Telegram, and Mrs. William
H. Souls, wife of another newspaper
man. Small hope is entertained for
the safety of Mrs. Cannon, for she is
an elderly woman and may have been
unable to reach boat. The fact that
her son and daughter, who were travel
ing-with her, were rescued gives rise
to the hope that she may have been
saved.
Mrs. Bert Lipman, sister-in-law of
Constable Lou Wagner of Portland, is
another among the missing, but as her
husband was saved it may also be pos
sible that she is with the unknown
party of survivors.
The steamship has been on
the run between Portland and San
Francisco for 27 years, having left
BayCity on the first voyage to Portland
on July %, 1880. This is the first
mishap she has ever experienced while
en- route between the two ports.
During the San Francisco earth
quake she turned over in the dry dock
and was out of commission for five
months while being repaired. Other
wise she has been constantly on the
run.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

For Sale-My residence on Knob Hill
Price reasonable; terms if desired.
3-25-tf w. j. Lansing.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

surance in these mutual companies
without the slightest suspicion of their
liability, and in most instances no
knowledge of the worthlessness of
their policies, and the state authorities
should see TO it that the perpetrators
of this bunco- practice should cease. -
Columbia Chronicle.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
ANTLCIGARETTE LAW.

Afetr September first the Washing
ton cigarette fiend will find himself
up against it for "the makins." Here
is the anti-cigarette law as passed by
the last legislature.
"That it shall be unlawful for any
person, by himself, clerk, servant,
employee or agent, directly or in
directly, upon any pretense or by any
device, to manufacture, sell, exchange,
barter, dispose of or give away or
keep for sale, any cigarettes, cigarette
paper or cigarette wrappers or any
paper made or prepared for the purpose
of being filled with tobacco for smok-
ing; and any person, for violation of
the same, shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction shall, for
the first offense, pay fine of not less
Iiidil 91U HOI IlOtC Iudi pOu anu COotS
Of prosecution and stand committed in
the county Jail until such costs of
prosecution are paid and for the second
and each subsequent offense, shall
pay, upon conviction thereof, fine of
not less than $lOO nor more than $500
and costs of prosecution, or be impris-
oned in the county Jail not to exceed
six months. Provided that the provis-
ions hereof shall not apply to the sales
of jobbers doing an interstate business
with customers outside the state
We have a full line of Mems wear
ing apparel for harvest. Ritzville
Trading Co.
For Sale-My residence on Knob Hill
Price reasonable; terms if desired.
3-25-tf w. J. Lansing.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09
FAmiLYs SKIN TROUBLES.
Eezsma. Heat Rash. ard Scalp EHse-
tions Afiet Different Members
But Cuticurs Cures Them.

my wife had eczema for five or six
years. Il was on her face and would
come and go. We thought We would
give the Cuticura Remedies q trial We
did so and she has never had a sign Of
eczema for four years. / myself used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
some time ago for falling hair I %
have a very heavy head Of hair. We
used Cuticura Remedies for our baby,
who was nearly bald when young. She
has very nice hair now. She is very
feshy and we had 20 much trouble
with heat that we would battle her
with C~uticura Soap and then apply
Cuticura Ointment, it would dry the
heat up so much quicker than any
thing else. Mr. H. B. s%pringmire. 325
SO. Capitol Street, Iowa City, Ia, July
Is. 1905. and Sept. 1s. 1906"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09
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And Many ersenbaeks.

S25 boxes Of Gold and Greeubacks
viii De sent to persons who write the
most interesting and truthful letters
OF experience ON the following topics:
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2. Give name and account OF one or
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This contest Is confined 90 those who
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Be honest and truthful dont write
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Contest will close June ist 1907,
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

received advice and help from him.
The detective dad had with him is
in an kinds OF trouble 'Even a muir.
derer cannot be taken from one state
Go another without a warrant from the
governor and, too, I am Of age IN this
state.
Would Have Gene Crazy.
"a am too On to do any Law hghtiuE
but have % good %attorney 10 hghi for
me. should have been crazy had 1
STAYED in the convent much longer AS
81 ls nov. I have nervous pro~strati0n
n look TERRIBLY battered and il ]
have S25 90 last me until start TO n
ceive my vases, This I borrowed from
a sin met ia the other company.
Strangers have al been So good Go me.
IN that convent while kncouag for
hours ia their worshin / thought they
were fools to think a God existed or
also that 90 he'll but here 90 earth ex'
isloa 4 feel acclaimed Tor their reis.
son tca son would have commit.
ted murder had I stayed there uuch
ionger
NIy thoughts we're terrible IN thai
ak hy Zen room Lovingly.
MAnEi4
Does the pluck % This sound IKE az
mtanlst-NoN YoFk Wosld
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09
PUT RELIGIOUS DUTY SECOND
stern Laws Of Business Come First
Says Austrian Court

An interesting case al law, which
centered on the observance Of an old
custom. was decided In Vienna
recently. A merchant, says the Ameri-
can Israelite. discharged a clerk on &C
count o. neglect az duty. Among the
charges aealnst him was that he came
20 the store late in the morning be-
cause be attended service az the syua-
gogue in order 20 say Kaddisa-the
prayer for the dead-for his father.
The clerk argued that II vas his pTivi-
lege an6 his duty 20 say the prayer for
his departed father. while the mer-
chant who was also a religious man,
maintained that If Moses bad known
that a man had 10 pay 5000 gulden a
year rent be would have made diner
ent laws The judge would not allow
such an argument, but decided in IA
vor OF the merchant, because the
daily attendance at the synagogue
could not be considered the right Of
the clerk without the consent Of the
employer"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

be married. But Mr.. Frick and Cap
tain Mercer caught them before the
knot was tied and Miss Mercer had 10
go home like a dutifui little daughter
Here. however, was a more serious
situation.
She found herself practically a pris.
oner. Matrons watched her an the
time. Even her clothing was taken
away from her and she had % wear
the uniform OF a prisoner; n she es-
capped q would tell ell the world that
she was under restraint
Miss MERGERS native wit overcame
all the obstacles. She heard the honk
honk Of The automobile out in the
road. she hastily made a rope Of
sheets. she forced upon the window
and squeezed her trim little body be-
tween the iron bars Of her window
and slid In safety to the ground. The
automobile did the rest.
But let Miss Mercer tell the story
herself: Il have broken with my faith
er forever. she said. emphatically.
with a toss Of her shapely little head.
and no power on earth can eve get
me under his control again. I'm a
woman here IN New York. even II the
law says I'm an infant in Pennsyl-
vania.
Il did run away from home--I want
ed to go on the stage. Ny reasons
for leaving home are my own secret
/ won't tell them to anybody.
AT once my father made a search
for me. and finally found me In the
Plymouth hotel. I was about { o Sc
cure an engagement 10 go on the stage
when he appeared with another mar
and forcibly took me away. My father
told me that my mother was sick In
Pittsburg and wanted me home.
invsigled Into an institution.
1--WE took a train for Pittsburg
However. after the first stop. when w
got over the Pennsylvania line. th'
strange man. who proved TO be a New
York detective. left us. ! became sus
picious at this. and my suspicion.
were confirmed when We got on a
North Philadelphia.
when we stopped at a -restauran
20 eat / tried 10 get away. ] foun.
that ] could not do this. but / had
chance 10 write a telegram and sen.
il out by a boy. It was 20 my Nel
York hotel. directing that no one b
allowed 70 remove my effects without
my consent From the restaurant W
went 10 an Episcopal mission on Eas
Walnut lane. Germantown.
My father left me after 7 hear
him tell the matron nat I was TO b
put az hard work.
Il had worked before in m
I life. had to scrub. wash. iron and d
other mental tasks. made my escaT
last Saturday. The day before I la
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

Henry said the yoang uire Who
had taken % physical culture. h0p
% you think ! am builtg
"My dear. replied hey husband
fondly. you are built like watch
Thank you Henry. And Henyg
nWellf"
"f-ifI am built Ike a watch. don't
you think ! should have a few Jew
eisg"
And then Henry frowned and said
the man who compliments q woman IL
an IDIOT
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

According 70 figures compiled by
the census bureau Al Washington a
divorce suit is fled every ten minutes
during working hours Of court ON
cials. and a divorce granted every
three minutes In the United States
This has been the average for the last
20 years. and census officials say the
number is increasing at an alarming
rRJe.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

The Rev. 1ann Wo98r1s 10
Did recsntiY. rss tepoast frou rs
wufmeoFsAD O. q so1eTu shsa
sal SEMINARY an5 co1Fictet - asreaT
about - years aga 1or s1ggcagizE -
eoclras 81 svoi1asa
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

Give ne1anee StaFca q FAIR trial.
Il Tor beth het ana cold starchinE
ana 10 yoa aony talnk yoa AZ beiter
WORK Ia les tins ana AZ smaller cos
return 81 ana yoaF Eroeef VIII giye
Yoa back yoeF n9ney
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

ton. I explained az quickly az posi-
bic that / had been placed IN the con
vent against my will. ] asked him 20
take me 10 the restaurant in North
Philadelphia where J had stopped with
my father the Monday previous. This
be did.
who was her Don't ask me.
II was young Mr. Borntraeger. Mr..
Tricks ward. however.
There az the restaurant went on
Miss Mercer. 4 told the prOprietor'a
wife Of my escape and she was kind
enough 10 help ms
she bound up my wounds and she
gave me food. She gave me a dress 10
take the place Of that horrid uniform
Of the Country Home. Then / sent a
telegram 10 New York asking that
money b. sent me and that very night
I was back Ia my old room az the no
tel I had been away Just Eve days
4 know that ] am right in what !
have done. A lawyer whom ] have
consulted has assured me that my
father has no right to force me 10 60
with him. home or any other place. ]
am fully capable Of earning my own
living and Of living my vi life. and 1
am going to do so.
Family Is Divided.
7 am going 10 make every effort
to get my daughter back. declared
Z Captain Mercer. she is incorrigible
And ! am going TO help my sister
keep ont OF the hands Of her father,
said her brother. George A Mercer. a
deputy coroner in Pittsburg. when he
heard Of this.
Miss Mercer has two other brothers.
one a clergyman and the other is still
at school AS for young B~orntraeger.
he isn't saying anything. but some
thing may happen any day. At any
rate. when he's p and comes into the
81. 000.0eO which NJ. Prick is husband.
ing for him. there may be a wedding
But IT. will take place in New York
where girls OF is may marry without
their parents consent
This is the letter Miss Mercer wrote
to her brother when she arrived here
IN free New York, where girls Of u
are no longer infants.
Suppose you have heard about dad
putting me in some kind Of a convent
and also OF ms escape. Monday b.
nut me there. Saturday. about I.
o'clock. daytime. ] escaped by IN
screwing iron bars. crawling yer TIVE
roofs and falling BY mere good lucl
I reached New York in a half-livint
condition. had not a cent when
ran away IN a calico customs Of blu
and white check These roofs wer
covered with barbed wire. and N.
) arms are all covered with bandage'
Soon as I could I communicated with
Mr. O'Reilly. the Thaw attorney, an
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

A man toesnt min1 EsrazE -
wosa ~ g - msch a. BE- ftsH
sssins ne ether felow 81 ta osEr
II a.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

One q tbe ttInu . uzz can't -
serstsnf Is whg hs nn-@ have any
fns16s
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

noticed a wlndow on the third door
front which I thought could squeeze
through. That morning Z pretended
that I was sick and they locked me IN
my room.
"At about i've o'clock n OF the ma
irons came into my room. ] sprang
out into the hail and turned The key
in the door. locking her in.
n had nothing but the ugly uniform
OF the institution on. and know that
IT, dld get out the chances were that
could not get yory far away. How.
ever. / was desperate The window
4 got out OF opened upon ihe roof Of a
porch n was protected by a sash of
interviewer iron, but Z manased 90 hft
up one end FAR enough TO squeeEe nay
body through
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-05-09

'It was a hard task. ana ieit black
and blue marks on me that have set
But once on The ROOT sld down oa
"A rope OF sheets i made from my bed
ding 90 the porch below and then l
lost ms balance and fcil "a ne ground
'Tho only person who had seen ml
c was a Young man who vas
standing hy his auiomohile sCrose ne
street appealed 20 him FOR pfoleo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-07-08

Of the work. It shall appear that the
completion OF the enumeration IN any
district Is likely go be delayed be-
Sond a reasonable limit OF time. the
district viii be divided and a portion
of the territory stall TO be canvassed
given to another man.
Letter Carriers TO Aid.
Under an arrangement with the
postmaster general the services of
substitute lottercarriers aud of sub
stitute rmal f,'ee delivery agents are
TO be- utilized as census enumerators.
wherever practicable II IS also the
purpose to have the special cotton
agents of the Census bureau appointed
as enumerators in their home dis
tricts, IL they are available for this
purpose
BY these aud similar means it is
hoped TO provide for the rapid and ef-
iicient conduct OF the enumeration. IN
the manner intended by the general
order and to largely obylate the nee
essity OF any extended delay in its
completion after the work has once
been actively begun throughout the
two territories.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-07-08
FAIR EXCHANGE

A New Back for an Old one-How L
Is Done in Guthrie.
The back aches AT times with dull,
indescribable feeling making You
weary and restless piercing pains
shoot across the region of the kidneys.
and again the loiHs are SO lame 10
stoop Is agony No use to rub or APP
ply "a plaster TO the back in this condi-
ton, You cannot reach the cause.
Exchange the bad back for a new and
stronger one. Follow the example of
this Guthrie citizen
Mrs. Frank A. Allen. OF 1913 South
Fifth St, Guthrie, Okla, says "Mr.
Allen has had considerable trouble
with a hurting and lameness in his
back and kidneys. II was liable TO
come ON al any time and often the
pain was ever severe. At such times
the pain was very acute and the sec
retions We're highly colored and
seanty Since using Doan's Kidney
Pills which he procured at ]. n. Wal
lace's drug store. have not heard
him complain, and he says they are
The finest kidney medicine he ever
used.
For sale BY an dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember The name Doan's and
take no other.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-07-08
THE GREEN SUN.
a Was Noticed and Commented Upon
by the Ancient Egyptians.


The appearance Of a green light at
sunset was noticed and commented
upon by the ancient Egyptians and
more particularly so because In the
clear air of Egypt the tints OF sunset
are peculiarly distinct.
AS the sun there descends nearer
and nearer 10 the horizon and Is I'm
mensely enlarged and flaming. II sud
denly becomes for an instant brill
llantly green color, and Immediately a
series OF greer rays suffuses the sky IN
many directions, well nigh to the ze.
NTH. The same phenomenon appears at
sunrise, but TO smaller extent. Some.
times. just as the last part of the suns
disk vnnishes, It's color changes from
green TO blue, and so also after IL has
disappeared the sky near the horizon
often Is green, while toward the zenith
II Is blue.
This was alluded to In Egyptian
writings. Day was the emblem Of life
and night that of DEATH and the noe
turnal sun, being identified with Osiris.
thus rendered Osiris king of the dead.
The setting sun was green; therefore
Osiris, as the nocturnal deity Of the
dead. was painted green. The splendid
collins Of the high priests % Ammon
frequently depict the green sun. and
rhe funeral delties are all colored
green
There are innumerable instances IN
the Egyptian relics OF representations
relative TO death being colored green.
The practice undoubtedly arose froEu
the green tints of sunrise and sunset
The green sun disk is referred to 5.05a
years ago IN Egypt. This is the earl
est known human record OF an as
Economical phenomenon Washingtop
Star
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-07-08
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Newport. r. l., July 4.--The Ameri-
can Jewish Historical society, OF
which DR.. Cyrus Adler of Washing
fifteenth annual meeting today at the
rooms of the Newport Historical So
eiety During the two days the so
ciety will remain in session number
of papers dealing with the history Of
the Jews in America will be presented
by Edmund H. Abrahams of Sa.
vanah. Albert NJ Friedenberg OF New
York. David r. Heineman OF Detroit
Prof J. II Hollander of Baltimore.
and others.