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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17

Neptune takes more than 100 years
TO make the complete revolution round
the sun.
More than 100000 persons emigrated
from this country during the year
1907. This Is q much smaller number
than shown by the previous year.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
Is conducting extensive experiments
with the hope Of making wireless teleg-
raphy available for the operation Of
trains.
From estimates and actual figures It
is computed that In the history OF this
country the total number Of foreign.
ers arriving on our shores amounts to
a7.111,s5o.
Wine production in Chile Ia increas-
Ing. The acreage In vineyards 10 1+b,-
500, OF which &7.103 acres are irrigated.
There is great demand for American
oak staves.
The Siamess language 10 q great
mixture Of nearly all the dialects and
languages Of the far east. namely. Chi.
nese. Malay, Mon. Cambodian. sanskrit,
Pail, and others.
II is announced in the French press
that the historic house occupied by
Napoleon on the Isle OF Elba, known
as the villa San Martino a Porto Fer.
rajo. 10 to be sold at auction. With the
house arc to 20 the furniture and 9th.
or souvenirs Of tho Emperor. The
newspapers urge that the friends and
admirers Of Napoleon take steps to
prevent the dispersal Of the historic
objects.
A subway amusement pier, consist
ing OF an underwater chamber, with
collapsibls entrance and exit tubes, 10
proposed for one OF the Atlantic ooast
resorts. The amusement seekers will
enter the chamber through the tube
leading from the shore. and leave Il
through IN tube rising to the pier
above the chamber. Portfolios around
the sides Of the chamber will give q
view Of tho bottom OF the sea.
Mrs. Margaret stlmson has Just CON-
pleted her forty-nfth year OF service at
tho Institute OF Technology, Boston.
She was appointed in 1866 by Prcsi.
dent Rogers to take charge OF the
chemical apparatus used by students.
ls still IN active service and Ia said 10
remember the names and personality
OF more mon who have attended class
% in the Institute Of Technology than
any other person connected with the
institution.
In 1908 India rubber sold for ss
cents a pound. Recent special cable
dispatches told how London IL going
mad In gambling In stocks OF rubber
companies. the stun itself having risen
In price to Ss.0s . pound. This In.
crease gives additional interest TO tho
processes Of regeneration OF waste rub
ber and OF the manufacture OF substi.
tutes. Tho regeneration Of vulcaniEed
india rubber consists In removing the
sulphur. which was added In tho proc.
ass OF vulcanixation.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
PUZZLE OF CAR LIGHTS.

is Explatusd by Amount of Curren.
Required for Startling Power.
Who has not noticed when riding
on the street cars at night that some-
times the lamps which light tho cars
burn very dim q minute and then
seem TO burn very bright, Some.
times they 20 almost entirely out.
then suddenly como on again. To the
ordinary traveller all this IL very mys.
tifying, but TO the electrical engineer
Il 10 simplicity itself. according TO tho
Electric News.
II small hole were drilled In q
water pipe above faucet the water.
under pressure. would rush out at a
terrific speed. but n you should open
the faucet the pressure would immo
ditely drop down so low tthe water
would all but cease 10 flow out OF
the tiny hole. This 10 exactly what
happens 10 the incandeseent lamps H.
a street car when they suddenly grow
dim. only Il is electricity We are deal.
Ing with instead OF water. To start
a loaded street car requires an enor.
nous amount OF electricity. The mo.
tors fairly eat up the current In or
der TO get the necessary starting
power or torque. as Il 10 called. Using
such a quantity OF electricity dimin'
lshes the pressure or voltage of the
system and OF course the lights dim
until the car is under way.
Nearly all street car systems oper.
ate at b60-volt pressure. The lamps
In the car consume current at 10
volts pressure and they are connected
In groups Of Ave In series across the
550-volt circuit. When the voltage for
these Tampa drops below ll0. because
OF the large amount OF current going
10 the motors under the car, not
enough electricity Is being forced
through the lamp filament TO heat Il
to incandescence and OF course the
light 10 dim. Opening wide the cur
rent conductors 10 the motors sud.
denly lowers the line pressure. which
In turn reduces the pressure 10 the
lamps. Once the car Is under way
the motors do not require so much
current and the pressure returns TO
the lamps and they continue TO give
their rated candle power until the
next time the car 10 started.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
kAlzER HAS PAYING JOB.
Wages Estimated at S22.6o Minute
With Income Beside.

Berlin, juno 9.-Kaiser Wilhelm q
income is computed to a nicely as the
result Of the discussion aroused bv the
proposal TO increase the royal eivii list.
II Is estimated that the income he de-
rives from government sources
amounts TO 5,340 marks (si.335) an
hour, or SO marks (s22.50) a minute.
These figures came out in the course
Of furious attacks made by Socialists
upon the bill In the Prussian chamber
Of deputies.
That the kaiser is really man Of
great wealth is supported by number
Of other facts unearthed by opponents
Of the bill. lie Is owner Of about 80
landed estates and so royal residences.
including hunting boxes. Also. under
an old law. he receives free, 40 riding
horses each year. valued at about l20.-
900 marks (s30. .000.) The crown
prince has a special income from sep
arate sources.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
BAD QUAKE lNlTALY.
Large Area Badly Shaken-Dead Num-
ber About 60.


ber About 60.
Rome. June S.-Great apprehension
has been caused again by seismic dis
t,rbances showing that the zone affect
ed by the earthquake shocks today is a
vast one, embracing practically the
whole of Southern Italy, as we'll as a
portion Of Tuscany and venitia to the
north.
Some reports estimate the number
of dead at 80, and Of injured at several
hundred. 1t is feared that many are
buried in the ruins of buildings thrown
down at Calitri. 1t is said that in
this town half the buildings have been
wrecked and the number. of dead is
above 35.
From many other towns and villages
come stories of fallen homes, death and
suffering. At San Sole, in the pro-
vince of Potenses, six persons were
killed and five injured The convicts
In the prison at ,.iayento became
panic-stricken and tried to force their
way past the guards, but were over
powered by troops.
The district in which the most seri-
Gus damage occurred extends for only
about 80 miles about Mount vulture,
In the province Of Avellino.
This region has suffered much In the
past from earthquake shocks and in
1851 500 persons were killed,
The government has taken hold Of
the situation with promptitude, and al
though the earthquake occurred during
the night military and civil authorities
were soon hard at work giving aid TO
the injured, preparing shelter for the
homeless and bending their energies TO
the re-establishment Of order.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17

. comet was seen that came nearer the
sun than any other save one and
which was the most brilliant Of any
ever discovered. II reappeared In the
reign Of Justinian, $50 A. d., and
again In 1105. II was again located BY
Newton In 1880. The comet Of ls43
was the only one which got closer to
the sun than the one Newton tracked.
Comets differ from planets in travel.
ing through space. The planets re-
volvs In sone OF no great breadth on
either side Of the ecliptio; but the
paths Of the comets cut the ecliptic In
every direction. The orbits Of the
former are nearly circular; those OF
the comets are of varying degrees Of
eccentricity.
Hallsy's, in 1882. affirmed that the
striking comet which appeared that
year was Identical with those which
had been seen In 1907. 1881 and 1850,
and that II travelled around the sun In
period occupying some 76 years.
Biela's comet, discovered In 1926, re-
volved around the sun In six years and
three-quarters. II returned promptly
in 1892. 1889, 1s45 and 1852. since
when II has not been seen. Lexall's
comet In ITO was travelling In an
elliptical orb round the sun, taking
about ive and q half years for the en-
clrclins. Again In 1875 II circled the
sun and then went out into space and
disappeared. This Is known as the
lost comet, though several have d.s-
appeared since scientific observations
have been In vogue
Donati's comet. visible In 1883, was
noted for Its briliiancy, It's distance
from the sun being is billion miles.
The comet 10 something OF q travel
or. This one which IL due this month
has been rushing through space at
500 miles a minute and by May IS will
be going at 1000 miles q minute. Juns
3 II will be nearest the earth. Some
astronomers believe II will touch the
ground.
The tail Of the comet is worth con-
siderins. II 10 Of vast sise. more than
the mind can comprehend. Some OF
them are <0o.oo0,ooo miles long and
are composed OF gaseous matter. Com
cts are supposed TO consist Of vapor.
lied carbon or hydro-carbon gases.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Old Fauorites


when the Cruel War Il over.
Dearest love, do you remember,
When we last did meet,
How you told me that you loved me,
Kneeling at my feet?
oh! how proud you stood before me.
In your suit of blue,
When you vowed to me and country
Ever 10 be true.
Chorus
Weeping. sad and lonely.
Hopes and tears how vainl
Yet praying when this cruel war ID
over.
Praying, that we meet againl
When the summer breeze Is signing
Mournfully along:
Or when autumn leaves are falling,
Sadly breathes the song.
OFT In dreams see thee lying
On the battle plain,
Lonely, wounded. even dying,
Calling. but In vain.
II amid the din OF battle
Nobly you should fall.
Far away from those who love you,
None to hear you call
Who would whisper words OF comfort
Who would soothe your pain1
Ali the many cruel fancies
Ever In my brain.
But our country called you. darling.
Angels cheer your way.
While our nations sons are nghtins,
We can only pray.
Nobly strike for God and freedom.
Let all nations see
How we love our starry banner.
Emblem Of the free.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
INDIANS KILL
AND PLUMBER
Revolt Of Maya Tribe in Yu-
catan Grows Serious.
Pleading Women Slain-C Captured Men
Hacked to .Pieces-Operators
Killed and Wires Cut.

Mexico City, June 9.-With tele-
graph wires cut and operators murder
ed or forced to flee, definite informa-
tion is lacking as to the present situa-
tion at Valladolid, Yucatan, the scene
Of bloody massacre by Indian insur-
gents several days ago. The govern
ment authorities here today, estimated
the number Of killed at 40.
More than 1000 Indians are said to
have been engaged In the attack upon
the town. At last accounts the insur-
gents held valladolid, having fortified
themselves in the Jail and other build
ings.
About 1000 Federal and state troops
and volunteers are concentrating at
Dsitas, a short distance from vallado-
lid, 10 march upon the rebels.
General Ignacio Bravo, commander
Of the Tenth military zone, has been
ordered to the scene and will take COM
mand.
Reports as to the cause VI the out
break conflict. Some say Il began
with protest against orders issued by
the civil authorities known as "Jefe
Politico," while others say Il was the
result Of a drunken spree. II appears
TO have had some resemblance Of Or
ganixation and IL said to have been led
by political malcontents. Colonel Bo-
nilla Montenegro. formerly at the head
Of the civil government, at Valladolid.
Ia said to have been In command Of the
raiders.
The first attack was made upon the
buildings where all public Offices are
located. After sacking this building,
the rioters turned their attention TO
the Jefe Politico. named Regil. The
battle began In the night and Il was 2
a. m. when the attack was made on the
building where Regil and many other
citizens had taken refuge.
A bloody butchcry followed. Regil's
wife left her four children and went to
the assistance Of her husband, seeking
by tears and prayers TO reach the hearts
Of the infuriatcd raiders. Regil was
cut down before her eyes and his body
was hacked TO pieces. The wife also
Is said to have been murdered, as were
all the men In the building, numbering
about 20. Later the five or six gcnd-
armcs In the town met similar fate.
The people Of the town were terri
fed. Many fed In the direction Of
Merida. The mob surged through the
town. crying for blood and pillage.
Victor Died, judge Of the First In
stance. was assassinated.
Among the victims were Florentine
Echaratts, commander Of the police;
Jose Maria Hernandez. second In COM
mand; Pedro Hernandez. the mayor
and tho treasurer.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Settlers Coming Back.

Washington. June 8.-An unusually
heavy movement Of homeseekers this
Spring into various parts Of the arid
West is indicated by reports that have
come to the reclamation service. Train
loads Of settlers have been pouring into
Montana. Oregon and Washington and
large numbers have been seeking the
milder climate Of the Southwest. A
cheering feature In connection with the
movement is said to be the return Of
thousands Of American citizens from
Canada. offsetting in a measure the
exodus Of others to the Dominion.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
spIte Work In eaIIInxer Case.

Washington, June 9.--Friends Of
Horace Tillard Jones here assert that
he was badly treated by being dis
missed from his position as special
agent by the Interior department. II
Is stated that he had placed his resig-
nation in the hands Of H. w. Schwartz,
chief Of special agents. but that 1t was
ignored and placed on the indefinite
ly supended" list. in spite Of the un-
derstanding with Schwartz, 1t being
known that "indefnite suspension" in
this instance 10 the same as dismissal.
on account of Jones' upholding CLAWS.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Van cIsaxs Cant Produce.

Rock Island, ILL.,, June s.-James b.
Van Cleave. ex-state insurance COM
missioner. failed today TO get before
the Rock Island county grand jury as a
voluntary witness in the fraternity in
surance investigation. Van Cleave.
who was here last week, claimed to
have documentary authority for with
drawing $57, 900 reserve funds of the
Fraternal Tribunes from the Chicago
Title 4 Trust company and depositing
II in the Lincoln National bank Of
Springfield, from which it was paid out
on alleged bogus death claims.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
WORK Is ORDERED RESUMED,



pleased With Settlement.
Washington. June 81 President
Brown, Of the New York Central. was
so pleased at the way In which Presi-
dent Taft treated the railroads In the
present controversy over rates that he
said tonight he would order tho re-
sumption Of all work on the Central
which he ordered suspended last FRI
day.
This work, II was said at that time,
would require an expenditure Of about
s5, ,000,0 900. II had TO do with the i'm
proving Of stations, building new oncs,
laying additional tracks, making yard
and roadbed improvements. The Con-
tral also will permit the Pressed Steel
Car company. Standard Steel Car COM
pany and American Steel Car company,
all Of Pittsburg, TO 20 ahead with or
ders givsa them some time ago for
5000 new freight cars which he esti-
mated would cost about $1,000 each.
Tho orders for these cars were can
celled Friday also.
Commenting on the agreement reach
Cd with the administration todsy, Pres
ident Brown said: at was just ~
good nm arrangement 4, could have
been made"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
CLOTHES OF ODD Materials.
ttbsr of Ftissssstous Stone, Iron
Cloth and Ltmessoas Wool.

Ftbsr OF Ft1asssatous Stone, Iron
Cloth and Limsssoas Wool.
The Russians manufacture q fabric
from the fibre OF a filamentous stone
from the Siberian mines. which Is said
10 be OF so durable a nature that Il is
practically indistructible. Harpers
Weekly says, The material IL soft TO
the touch and pliable In the extreme.
and when soilod has only 20 bo placed
In a fire 10 DO made absolutely clean.
Iron cloth is largely used to-day by
tailors everywhere for the purpose OF
making the collars OF coats set prop.
crly. This cloth is manufactured from
steel wool and has the appearance OF
having been woven from horsahair.
Wool not the product OF sheep Is be.
Ing utilized abroad for tho making OF
mems clothing. This Is known as
limestone WOOL and Is made In an
electric furnace, Powdered limestone,
mixed with certain chemicals, 3
thrown into the furnace and after pass.
Ing through furious air blast Il is
tossed out as fiuffy white wool. When
II comes from the furnace the wool ls
dyed and made into lengths like cloth.
A pair OF trousers or coat made OF
this material cannot. Il is claimed, be
burned or damaged by grease. and Ia
as flexible ~ cloth made OF sleeps
wool.
An English manufacturer has sue.
ceeded In making a fabric from old
ropes. He obtained a quantity OF old
rope and cordase. unraveled II and
woye Il by a secret process into kind
OF rough cloth. The resultant mate.
rial he dyed u dark brown. A suit
OF clothes made from this queer stun
was worn by the manufacturer him.
self. and Il Is said that he has a large
trade In this line In the British col.
onies.
A novelty In dress material for WON
en- IL spun glass cloth. which, Il is
said. can be had In white. green, lilac.
pink and yellow shades. The inventor
Of this fabric was an Austrian, and
his invention is said TO have resulted
In the production OF material as
bright and flexible As silk. The first
lady to wear a gown OF this material
was of royal rank. II was OF very
delicate shade Of pale lavender shot
with pink. and It's peculiar sheen r..
minded her admirers OF the sparkle
OF diamond dust.
Paper clothes were worn by the Jap.
aness troops. who found them very
servioeabls and much warmer than
those OF cloth. Paper dressing gowns.
bathrobes and similar articles OF at.
tire are now being turned out by tae
carload In England. France. Germany
and other European countries. Tho
paper whereof they are made is OF the
plotting variety. and after being
treated by a new process is dyed In va
rious colors or printed with a pretty
floral design.
Even gloves are made OF paper these
days. the principal claim OF advantage
being that they are susceptible Of be-
'ns cleaned many times.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Old Dos Tray.

w" D"s ssSs
The morn OF life is past.
And evening comes at last,
Il brings me dream Of the once hap
py day.
or merry forms I've seen
Upon the village green.
Sporting with my Old Dog Tray.
Chorus
Old DOG Tray is ever faithful.
Grief cannot drive him away;
Hc is gentle. he is kind.
I'll never. never ind
A better friend than Old Dog Tray.
The forms rve called my own
Have vanished one by ono.
Tho loved ones. the dear ones. have ~
passed away:
Their happy smiles are blown,
Their gentle voices gone.
rvo nothing left but Old Dog Tray.
when thoughts recall the past,
Hls eyes on me are cast.
I know he feels what my breaking
heart would say;
Although he cannot speak.
I'll vainiy. vainiy seek
A better friend than Old Dog Tray.
Stephen c. Foster.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
A singular Marsiass Custom.

The Kurds have a very curious ana
somewhat dangerous marriage Gus
tom. which one would think would
be more honored In the breach than
In the observance. The husband, sur
rounded by a bodyguard OF twenty or
thirty young men, carries his wife
home on his back In scarlet cloth
and is desperately assaulted the whole
way by a number OF girls, sticks and
stones are hurled at the bridegroom.
who In the coming home with his
bride can hardly be considered very
happy man. for the irate amazons
often infiist on him marks which he
carries TO the grave. II may be that
among the lady pursuers are some
OF the bridegroom's former "fames."
who turn the mock attack into down.
right earnest TO avenge slighted love
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Small Investors Have Wall.

Washington. June 9.-The depart
ment Of justice has begun to hear from
"small investors" whoses securities
have been affected by the stock market
fluctuations following the injunction
suit against the Western Traffic asso-
citation. Several letters Of this char
acter came to Attorney General Wick
ersham in .today's mail, complaining Of
the depreciation in value AZ the result
Of the departments activities in the
Western railroad litigation. They
were anonymous. however. and no at
tention was given them.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Coal Land Bill Passed.

Washington, June e.--The house bill
authorizing the disposal of the surface
coal lands for agricultural purposes
was passed by the senate today. The
measure, which 10 considered very i'm.
portant, now requires only the sigma
ture of the president to make II law.
The bill will permit the settlement and
cultivation of vast areas Of public lands
which, while they have been with
drawn on account Of their coal depos-
its, are still valuable for agriculture.
The government does not part with its
control Of the land.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17

in a certain church In PHILADELPHIA
the custom has prevailed OF presenting
10 each scholar OF the Sunday school
an egg during the exercises at the cele.
bration OF Easter. On an occasion of
the kind the assistant clergyman arose
and made this announcement. Hymn
4l9. Begin. My Soul. the Exalted lay
after which the eggs viii be distrib
uted."-Lippincott's.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Wisconsin Republicans Convene.

Milwaukee, June "a platform
dealing entirely with national issues.
indorsing President William Howard
Taft, and criticising Republican Office
holders not In sympathy with his pol
icies will be the sole result Of the con-
servative Republican convention, a.
far as an Official record is concerned.
There will be no Endorsements Of .
slate Of candidates to be voted on In
the Republican primary election.
State candidates and state issues
win not figure extensively In this
convention.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Paner Relief Planned.

Washington, June 9.--To enable the
secretary Of agriculture TO conduct ex-
periments in pspermaking, the house
today adopted an amendment to the
sundry civil bill, carrying $50. 900. A.
ter Mann had said the price Of paper
had recently risen from $2 TO - ton.
Representative Swazey, Of Maine,
made an impassioned speech In which
he charged that newspapers had
"muckraked" public men who did not
accept their views.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Maroonsd Miner Rescued.

Seward, Alaska, June 8. = John
Schmitt, Of Los Angeles, had narro '
escape from death late In May while
coming down the Susitna river from
Talkeetna station. His boat was cap
sized by floating ice, but Schmitt man
aged TO reach log and made his way
to . ledge Of rock, where he was ma
rooned without food until rescued by
the river steamer Alice. He was
nearly dead Of starvation and exposure
when found.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Sugar Trial Evidence All In.

New York, June 9.-The taking Of
testimony in the sugar underweighing
conspiracy trial ended today and ar
rangsments were made for addresses
to the jury. Separate addresses were
allowed counsel for ceach Of the three
defendants. Charles r. Heike, secre-
tary Of the American Sugar Refining
company; Ernest w. Gerbracht. the
former superintendent Of the Williams
burg refinery Of the trust, and James
w. BendernaQel, the former cashier.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-17
Medical Trust Alleged.

Washington, June 8.-An attack on
the Medical Journal, the official jour
nal Of the American Medical associa-
tion. as being part Of a medical trust
building scheme Of that organisation,
was made before the house committee
on interstate commerce. today by
Frederick A. Bangs, Of Chicago Mr..
Bangs represented the National Lea
que for American Freedom, which 10
opposing the pending bills for the
creation Of department. Of health.