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TV-' THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903. 14 BAER MAKES PLEA Head of Reading Company on Coa! Strike. HE PROPOSES SLIDING SCALE DcnnnnccM .Miner' Union am Monop oly HoKttlc to 111k Induttry Dar roir AUneUs Operator' FlB nrcH nnl Child Labor. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 12. Before an audience that tilled every Inch of space In the United States Circuit Courtroom, President George F. Bacr. of the Read Ins Company, jnide his closing argument for the coal operators before the strike commission today, and Clarence F. Dar rcw. chief counsel for the miners, also began the summing up for the men. The two sessions were extremely Interesting, and the principal rpcakers held the atten tion or the auditors throughout their re in irks. The Greatest Interest was mani fested in Mr. Baer's appearance before the commission to plead the case of the mlneowncrs. Many prominent . persons were present, among them President Truesdale. of the Delaware. Lackawinna & Western: Archbishop Ryan. Judges of vs..r-,i inral courts. State Sena tors, manv mining officials from the coal regions, and others, vtr- nnrr enneluded his address by male. lng it pronorition to pay the contract min ers on a "sliding-wage scale, their wages . to fall or rise with the market price of coal at New York, but in no cise shall the wages fall below the present basis. proposition which relates to all the coal miners in the United States. To limit the right 'or exertion or work Is to limit production. It Is not only a wrong done to the individual, but it is a violation 01 sound economic prin ciples, and therefore an Injury to society. The ultimate effect of restricting pro duction, so as to divide employment ana Increase wages, must be to keep on di viding the wage fund as often as new men seek employment. There must De limit to an lncreaso of wages, but there can be no limit to the Increase of workmen. The process must Inevitably lead to the destruction of the industry or the reduction of the wages or every man to a sum barely sufficient to sustain life. Wages can only increase when each In dividual Is left free to exert himself to his fullest cipaclty, thereby creating wealth, which In turn gives new employ mentcreates demand for commodities and demand for workmen to produce them. Only in this way can tne wage fund bo Increased. Union a Monoply of Ubor. "If we ate overanxious about the ef fect of tho mere possibilities of monop oly, what must be the measure of anxiety as to placing the control of the fuel of the country in one organization and that, too, an organization without capital or responsibility. "We are not left to conjecture. The facts are before us. The United Mine workers have created a monster monop oly. They did shut up the anthracite mines for more than Ave months. They -roA th hltumlnous miners and all la borers over whom organized labor had control to support the strike. The own ers of bituminous mines, some in seii-ae-fense, others in the hope of gain, con tributed to the strike fund. With what result? The price of both anthracite and bituminous coal more than doubled. The supply was Inadequate. The public was suffering, not only from a high price, but also a scarcity of coal. Industrial operations closed down and men were thrown out of employment. All over tho Hnd, except in districts that could be supplied by the great anthracite coal companies, the poor, the honest work man and the well-to-do suffered for want of fuel. The record shows that an honest fort was mado to convince tho United -Minricnrlcpj-a tbat their demands were un tried to get together. Speaking slowly and deliberately, he arraigned the Federation for not giving the operators and the min ers' representatives the "small courtesy" of hearing the report of the committee appointed br these two sides, nor did It have the "manly courage" further to help the patties in contest. In the same sarcastic vein he paid his respects to Henry Demarest Lloyd, of Chi cago, who delivered an argument before the commission In favor of trade agreements. After Mr. Bacr had been speaking for an hour he abandoned his notes and only occasionally referred to them. Several times his address was Interrupted by band clapping, which was promptly suppressed by the chairman. fiivc Socialises nn Island. President Baer supplemented his re marks by suggesting that the Federal Go eminent should give an island to the Socialists, where they could practice and invent socialistic schemes. The world would not bother them, he said, and the country would be relieved of some of Its congested population. In closing, he said the operators, for the time being. But keep still about It. After you have done it, the more you( talk of It the more contemptible it makes you look In the eyes of all men who think." MORE PAY FOR OPERATORS. Northern Tnclflc Mnkea Larce Con cessions In TeleKraph Ofllcea. ST. PAUL. Feb. li The Northern Pa cific committee of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, which has been In session since January 9, disbanded today, having secured from the Northern Pacific, through Superintendent of Telegraph Greene, modifications of the existing schedule which amount to a special In crease of one-sixth in wages to a large number of the men. Hereafter all Sunday work is to be paid for as overtime, making an Increase of one-sixth to all operators who work on Sunday;. Station operators who are called out of their regular hours for special work will receive the hourly wage scale, but no call, however short, will be paid less than 50 cents. The extra time schedule of the large ALL GOES TO UNCLE SAM COURT AWARDS IT KANSAS PA CIFIC TRUST FUND. CAME TO OREGON IN 1853 liverlng his address, and when he sat down he was congratulited by hundreds cf persons. Mr. Darrow spoke at the afternoon ses sion for 2V4 hours, and will take up all of tomorrow in closing the miners case. The crowd that heard him was as large as that which listened to Mr. Baer, and he, too, was surrounded by an admiring throng when he temporarily suspended his speech at adjournment time. His re marks today were directed principally at the wage statements presented to the committee, which, he slid, could not be relied upon. In the course of his speech Mr. Baer slid: Defense of Corporations. "In the development of the natural re sources of the earth it is necessary for The Late Mrs. E. M. Morris. uniform rate of wages extending all over tho anthracite regions was reasonable? Tho difference in conditions between the anthracite operations and the bituminous operations were clearly pointed out to theso labor leaders. Wn mpt them, as they requested, be- fnro the, National Civic Federation, and discussed the whole subject. At the sug gestion of the Civic .Federation, a com- mittPA or our employes upndium were appointed to consider me suDject surrendered not to tho miners, but to tho further and report at a meeting of tho commusIon. Mr. Baer spoka for two federation to be called by its chairman. hours and 30 minutes. "When we parted it was with the dls- n hoMn the closlnir address tlnct understanding that we should report for mineTS at 2 o'clock. He expects to the Civic Federation the result of our t0 c,03e tomorrow afternoon. Much has conference. To our amazement me iiwc Deen gaia neret said Mr. Darrow, on the Federation, for reasons of its own, was other sia aa most 0f It has been vltu- never convened to hear our report. e praton. He did not apologize, for the v,!r, hnth thplr ranltnl and had a rigai iu ..... mistaxes or tne men. out 11 ia unraucu iur ?,?n,.S? nrolds steanhiDllnTs f the federaUon would deal hon tncm crlmlnal and charge them their energy. Railroads, steamship lines, . . hc,r and ad mlcl,m.,. lh!,t can be iinntc finrt woricsnons 01 every 1 - : . . . . .v. . 1 .. - j - Klezanna. M. Cooke Morris, who died at Harrisburg. Or.. January 9. 1001. v.u born in Cross Creek Ylllace, Fa-. January 6. 1SS3. She moved with her parents to Steubenvllle. O., where she re ceived her education in the Young Indies' Seminary: thence to Clark County. Mo., where she- taught school, and was there married to Oeorge J. Morris, February 13, 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Morris crowed the plains by or team to Oregon In 1S53. belnc tlx months on tba road, They settled on a donation land claim near Harrisburg. Or., where the taucht school In their log cabin home, for the benent of ' the neighbor's children. She moved to Harrisburg In 1801, where she has fIdc resided. Her husband, George Jackson Morris, died August 2. 1S90. They helped Institute toe First Christian Church of Harrisburg. To them were born eight children, six of whom are still living Mrs. W. M. Davidson. oC Rowland. Or.: Mrs. J. T. Dinwiddle, of Seattle: A. L. and C I. Morris and Mrs. J. S. Porter, of Harrisburg. and 1L E. Morris, of Eugene. tlon. and this is provided for. The re maining SOO.000 acres are asked for from government lands In Manitoba. If the plan Is carried out. land enough to settle 10,000 people will be redeemed from waste. Union Pnclnc Most Pay fC0O,O0O to Gi7crnnieut Under Decree of Fed eral Conrt In Boston. ROSTOV Feb. 12. In the United States Circuit Court today Judge Colley decided that the entire fund In dispute Deiween the Federal Government and the Emerg ency Loan & Trust Company, trustee, should go to the United States, the plain tiff in the case. The amount is w 000, now in tho hands of the American Loan & Trust Company, of Boaton. me decision Is believed to finally settle the long controversy between the United States and the Union Pacific Railway, for which the first-named trust company acted as trustee. In his decision. Judge Colley said: "This bill ia brought by the United States nralnst the American Loan & Trust ComDanv. trustee, the Union Pa cific Railway Company and the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the pur pose of determining the rights of a trust fund. On July 1. 1SS6. the Union Pacific Railway Company, as successor to the Kansas Pacific Railway Company, exe cuted a certain trust Indenture to the American Loan & Trust Company, and there now remains in 'the hands of the trust company for distribution the sum of J3S3.231. with accumulations from De cember H. 1S0O. The only claimants to tho fund are the United States and the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and the only question In controversy Is whether. under the trust indenture, the United Staten has a prior claim to the whole fund or whether It should be distributed ratably and without preference between both claimants. "In my opinion the United States Is en titled, as a preferred creditor, to this en tire fund by reason of the manner In which It is named In the trust in denture and by reason of the terms in which It Is directed the trust fund shall be applied. A decree may be prepared directing tho payment to the United States of the fund of J5S3.231 and the accumulation thereon now in the hands of the Ameri can Loan & Trust Company, trustee, af ter deducting therefrom Its proper ex penses and disbursements. All questions as to the cost and expenses in these pro ceedings are reserved until the settlement of this decree." Railroad Couldn't Pay Its Way. TROT, N. T., Feb. It The property of the Albany & Hudson Railway & Power Company has been offered for sale and bid In by a representative of a trust com pany which holds a mortgage of $2,500,000. There was only one bid $1,350,000. This sale includes all of the company's prop erty In Columbia and Rensselaer Coun ties, the gas plant In Hudson, the electric power-house at Stuyvesant Falls. Electric Park and the Hudson Railway. The com pany had been unable to pay Interest since an accident two years ago In which several lives were lost. The road will be reorganized and continued under new management. Southern Pacific Tunnel Caved. REDDING. Cal., Feb. II. A freight wreck occurred in a tunnel near Delta this morning. The Impact of the cars on the sides of the tunnel caused the storm-moistened earth to slide and the entire tunnel caved In. No one was hurt In the accident, which will delay traffic for possibly an entire day. North and south-bound passengers and their light baggage are being transported around the obstructions. The south-bound express will return north with the north-bound passengers and the south-bound train will take south-bound pasengers south from here. Manager for EI Paso Road. EL PASO. Tex.. Feb. 1 W. R. Martin, division superintendent of the Southern Pacific, has been appointed general man ager of the El Paso & Northeastern Rail road. Monte Cristo Railroad Tied Up. EVERETT, Feb. 12. Monte Cristo Rail road Is tleS up owing to heavy fall of snow. erLPrT door of the operator,, lie muina- 1 ,iv, in all It. nr-llnos Is now 1 , wiA. .1 .-11 ?rnrthr7 They dtSert&1 they Und their families underwent during the the part these business corporations piay Mnoueed." Br ,nM nf th refusal of the oner- 4M .iiatrhiif iati m wr.i 1 1 n . i nt'ir i . ... . . . . n I - . stockholders are many, scattered far ana wide, and the business is not owned as many people suppose by a few very rich men. The profits made in a year of large business carried on by a firm con sisting of one family, or a very few .persons, are distributed among these few, but a successful business carried on In coroonto form distributes Its profits among the many and therefore necessar ily tends to a greater distribution of wealth. "In general.-no one denies the right of men to orcanlze for any lawful purpose. but the right to organize and the power of the organization when organized must still be governed and controlled by the general liw of the land under which our individual and property rights are pro- Mr. Raer then read the letter from Pres ident Mitchell suggesting that tne ques tions at Issue be submitted to a commit teo of five of the Industrial bureau of tne federation. ators to arbitrate until after man had been placed against man. family against family, and class against class, and eaia that after all the suffering and sacrifice had been gone through the operators did With regard to this President Baer said: what eh0U& have done nine months liuman -ingenuity cuum uui ucc proposition more unfair. It proposed an arbitration board to be selected by tne in- ritictrlnl branch of the National Civic tea cmtlnn. The Industrial branch of that federation Is composed of the leading labor leaders of the country. There is not a single representative of the anthracite mlneowners on It. The same inaustnai branch had utterly failed In the confer ences we already had ha a witn it. Effect of Hulling Wnges. Mr. Baer gave a comprehensive account aKO. Mr. Darrow uiscunsea tne social ana other advantages enjoyed by the owners of the coal mines. They have employed. he said, expert accountants, "doctors of figures." and others who nave aeceivea the operators and tried to aeceive tne commission. He said Mr. Baers public statements tf figures were 30. 40 and aO rer cent beyond the facts which really exist. He .did not make a general on slaught or charge against the figures pre sented to the commission. Ha naa no criticism of the "real figures of real flesh offices is raised from 23 to 40 cents per hour. Rond Run by Xonunion Men. TUCSON, Ariz Feb. 12. The Cananea Copper Company has succeeded in replac ing all the striking engineers and firemen on Its narrow-gauge road with nonunion men. Tho smelters have been started full blast. The loss to the company from fail ure to run Its ore trains regularly during tho last six days Is estimated at $35,000. ELECTRICITY CAUSES PANIC Current Breaks Bounds on Elevated Railroad Truck. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The full power of the electric current conveyed by the third rail of the Ninth-Avenue Elevated Railroad broke bounds last evening with a blinding flash and tearing off the Iron contact shoe of a train standing at the Iieth-street station, followed the tracks THROUGH TRAINS MARCH 1. On "Wnshlnff(in-.t Oresron Branch of Northern Pacific. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 12. (Spe cial.) It is authoritatively announced here that traffic for freight and passen gcr service will be inaugurated on the Washington & Oregon branch of the Northern Pacific between Vancouver and Kalama on March 1. This .information comes from General Manager Thomas Cooper, who has Instructed the division superintendent to prepare a schedule and make other arrangements for the opera tion of trains on that date. It has been Just two years since the actual construction work on this road began, and although the roadbed was completed In less than a year, the lack of a bridge at Lewis River has delayed the operation of the road for the past year. The bridge is not yet completer. some machinery for the operation of the draw not having arrived, but Its operation can be done by hand until the necessary adjuncts arrive. It Is not yet known what schedule will be adopted, but is generally believed the train will leave Vancouver about 8:30 Railroad Brevities. The New York Central's Four Track News for February Is full of Interesting matter for travelers and the general reader. The Pacific Coast Is represented in this Issue by .articles Illustrative of California Winter life. The 'Pacific Coast Association of Pas senger Agents will hold Its annual meet ing at Ashland. Or.. February 21. A large delegation of Oregon and California mem bers will start from Portland Friday even lng, February 20, and at Ashland will meet the brethren from California. The Baltimore & Ohio's Royal Blue for February tells the old story of Har per's Ferry In the original correspondence, from the report of the conductor whose train was held up by the abolitionists at the Ferry to the order for the special "to convey the body of John Brown. Is Illustrated with views of the Harper" Ferry of that day and portraits of the chief actors In the epoch-making raid, The story tells how the first news was reported and how Incredulously received by the officers of the company, and of the swift work of tne authorities. It Is thrilling tale, even at this day. Banker Henri de Rothschild", of Paris. says that in ten years irom now there will not be a single vehicle drawn by horses in Paris, as everything will be hauled by motor conveyances. ;.2trf w mnmle to organized labor of the difficulties and expense entailed In and blood men." but he did protest against the same rights that we claim for or- the production of anthracite coal. Con- the statements of average wages 01 com- ganlzed capital. Both must Keep witnin cernlng the wages ne expressca me uh. Vm th law. There cannot be one law lor citizens and corporations and another for labor organizations. Union Encouraged Violence. "The lawlessness in the coal regions was the direct result of mistaken theories to the rights of the mine workers. Tt will not do to siy the leaders have not encouraged violence and crime. It is. true, no doubt, that they did not ad vise It. They may at times havo coun seled against it, and expressed regrets for It: nevertheless, they are legally and morally responsible for the situation they created and from which this violence and rrtma necessarily resulted. Resolution Jto: 45 of the Shamokln convention ap proves the action of the district con- -vention No. 1. which decided to "insist upon forcing all who work in and around th mines to become members of the union, and that they may be authorized to refuse to work witn nonunion men. "The leaders Intended .to enforce their demands by the threatened destruction of the mines. They well knew that if the pumping ceased the mines would be destroyed. They thought the operators would yield rather than see the ruin of the mines. The operators did not yield. that the evidence of the wage question Justified the position of the operators. Continuing he said: "First The testimony clenny snows mat the wages now paid are fair; that they compare most favorably with the general wages of the country, ana tnat men wm-ine- tn work honestly and exert themselves do earn annually sums In excess of the under the train, struck and flashed along the Ironwork of the platform with a deaf- , (,, ,, . ti r,,at enlng explosion, and striking a heavy Iron Smind . of porti.ni nd arrtva about chair and breaking it into sections, flung S:30 .onnectlne at Kalama with the local average. "Second The ract tnat tncre is an ex cess ot labor In the anthracite regions confirms our theory that the wages are already high as compared with the general wage scale of the country because every one knows that labor Is atiractea to tne place where wages are highest. "Third If the wages are again aavanceu, then Instead of diminishing the existing excess of workmen. It will be Increased bv new workmen coming to this field, Something has been said about the oper ators Importing foreigners. I never heard of It. These foreigners come here because of the reports of the men already here or the Improved conditions and they will continue to come so long as ouch excep tional advantages are offered. "The demand for an eight-hour day is only another form of Increasing the cost u - JC1U. I wvi.lnn T mint w oniimit tft Every attempt to supply men to .work one that restrjcting breaker opera- happiness in the anthracite region until the pumps was met by mobs, pickets u . , nt noura a must necessa. Mr. Mitchell came." Darroir Figures ou Earnlna-s. Mr. Darrow said the average earnings of the miners of the Reading Company, who earned between $400 and $S00 in 1901, was $528. He said the miners' expenses for supplies averaged $40 a year, which would leave the average miner only $1S5. The figures, he said, were based on the 1S01 average, which Is 10 to 12 per cent above the average or other years, air. Darrow then analyzed the statements of the other companies and said that, as near as he could make it out. the figures were at least 10 or 15 per cent too high and the wages paid by the Reading were the lowest in the region. Turning to the mine laborers, he said that more than five out of every 1000 are killed every year, "to say nothing of the maimed and crippled and the bund who are turned out under the beneficent laws of the State of Pennsylvania to the alms houses and highways, because no man can recover In this state, and I say It ad visedly, that there Is not another state In the Union where it Is as difficult to re cover as It Is In this commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These laborers got last year $333. Princely wages! And yet we are told that all was peace and joy ana It across tho station. A panic ensued and men and women made a wild rush for the station exit from the platform, while the passengers on the trains feared to at tempt to leave the cars. Fortunately no one was seriously injured. A long sec tlon of the broken chain, while hot from the current which had passed through it. gave a flash in front of the face of one of the men on the station platform, not touching him, but scaring his flesh with the Intense neat as It passed from the Sound. This is one of the best pieces of news Vancouver has received for I many days, and a movement is on toot to hold a celebration over the event. SEW ALLIANCE IS SOUTHWEST. and all the devices that labor organiza tions commonly use to prevent men from working. "With the cessation of mining for Ave .months and the destruction for the time "being of a number of collieries, the public is now suffering for want of an adequate supply of fuel. Think what the result would have been had the efforts ot the mlneworkers to drown out an our coi- llprles been successful. "Many good men have found fault with us for not making an agreement with the "United Mlneworkers of America. You will recall that the demand made upon us was for a uniform wage scale, cover ing the whole anthracite field, AJ1 of the operators were asked to meet in conven tion with a view to adopting a uniform scale. The conditions of employment are not always the same and therefore a uni form scale applicable to the whole United States would not Be just. "We have made every effort to con vlnce Mr. Mitchell and his friends of "the utter impracticability of his scheme. Our chief objection to his organization was that it was a foreign organization, in terested in a rival and competitive bus! ness. We could never see the wisdom of ncrmltting the bituminous miners to in ject themselves Into the anthracite min ing situation. It has proved to be Just as mischievous as we believed it would be. Objection to Union. "In addition to the fact that the mln- ers' union was controlled by a hostile Interest, we objected to it because we cannot delegate to the miners or any other labor union the right to determine who shall be our employes. The law of Pennsylvania and the charter of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company in express terms give to .the president ana directors me power 01 ep rily limit the output of the collieries and to that extent must not only decrease the wage fund payable to the miners, but It will decrease tho supply to the public and tend to- Increase the price of coal. After reviewing the old sliding scale wage system Mr. Baer presented this proposition: Proposes Slldinir Scale. That the rate of wages now paid shall be the minimum basis for the next three years: that from the 1st of November. 1902, to the 1st of April. 1903, all employes. other than -contract miners, shall be paid an additional 5 per cent; that on and after April L 1903, for each 5 cents In excess of $4.50 per ton on the average price realized for white-ash coal In the harbor of New York, on all sizes above pea, wages shall be advanced 1 per cent; the wages to rise or fall 1 per cent for each 5 cents Increase or decrease in prices: but they snail never fall during the next three years below the present bans. "The average price for each region to be ascertained by a competent account ant, to be appointed by Judge Gray, chair man of the commission, or, in case, for any reason. Judge Gray cannot act. then by one of the United States Circuit Court Judges holding court in Philadelphia. The compensation ot the accountant to be fixed by tho Judge malclng tne appointment. and to be paid by the operators in propor tion to the tonnage at each mine; each operator to submit a full statement each month to said accountant of all sales ot white-ash coal, and the prices realized therefrom f. o. b. New York, with the right of the accountant to have access to tho books to verify the statement.' When Mr. Baer reached that point of his address where he referred to the call ing out of the steam men. Lawyer Dar row Interrupted to correct him. Mr. Baer BONE FOOD The bones of a baby are soft so very soft that at first they can scarcely be called bones. They grow hard in time, but the period of their growth is a critical one. Loose joints, bow-legs, en larged head and hip disease are evidences of rickets. If not checked they lead to de formities of a permanent RULERS OF THE WORLD. Sleat Eatlnsr Xatlons Are the Leader In Every lirnncu 01 hodihh Achievement. Th rullntr nations or tne worm ar meat eaters nnd history records that thejl nlwnva have been. Vegetarians and 100a cranns may ex nlaln this In any way they choose. buJ th facts remain that the Americans! English. French. Russians and Germans nre meat eating nations, ana iney are aisq the most energetic and most progressive! The principal food 01 tne neroic uoen xnldicr. known as Biltong. Is a sort 01 dried beef, affording a great deal of nour-l Ishment In a highly conceniraiea iorm. The weak races of people are tne ricq ratine Chinese. Hindoos, and Siamese, re garded since the dawn of history as nonj progressive, superstitious and lnferioa physically ana menially to ine meat rai-i lnc nations who dominate them. I The structure of the teeth plainly inai-i cites that human beings should subsist! upon a variety of food. meat, fruit an grains, and it Is unnygienic 10 connnn one's diet to any one of those classes td the exclusion of another. Meat Is the most concentrated and most easily digested of foods, but oud manner of living Is often so unnatural that the disrestive organs refuse to prop-i erly digest meat, eggs and similar nutrll tlous and wholesome food, but It Is not be cause such food is unwholesome, but thH real reason Is that the stomach lacks! from disease or weikncss, some necessarjl digestive element; hence arising indlges tlon and later on, chronic dyspepsia. Nervous people should eat plenty oa meat, convalescents should make meal the principal food, hard working people! have to do so and briln workers and office men should eat, not so much mead but at least once a day and to Insure ltfl perfect digestion one or two of Stuart 1 Dyspepsia Tablets should be taken aftei each meal, because they supply tne pep tones, diastase and fruit acids, lacking in even case of stomach trouble.- Nervous dyspepsia, catarrh ot stomacnj gastritis, sour stomach, gas and 4tcldtt are only different names for Indigestion! the failure to digest wholesome food, and the use of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets cure them all because by affording perfect dlJ eestlon the stomach has a chance to rest) and recover Its natural tone ana vigor. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is the real household medicine; It Is as safe and pleasant for the stomach ache of the babj! as it is for the Imperfect digestion oa Its grand sire. They are not a cathartic, but a dlges-l tive and no pill habit can ever loliow tnein use: the only habit Stuart's Tablets ln-J duce is the habit of good digestion and consequently good health. nolntine all such officers, agents or em- . ., .v, ' ., , piUCB tXO l"-J uwu -w " J ' " - ' the right to employ any honest men without discrimination as to' religion, na tionality or membership in labor organi zation--. This is a right we will not sur render. We do not object to our em nloves Jonlng labor organizations. We will not agree to turn over the manage ment ot our business to a taoor organiza tion because some of our employes be lonc to 1L "If Mr. Mitchell sdmply represented our employes and was acting exclusively for them, there could be no objection to dealing with him: but he represents an organization having for its object some Utopian scheme of uniformity in wages and conditions in the mining of coal all over the United States, and, Instead, therefore, of considering only the ques tions at Issue between our employes and ourselves, be is considering a general his remarks. Then laying down his ad dress and surveying the commission. Mr. Baer said that in disputes between capital and labor the general public is largely In sympathy with labor. It Is human, be said, and a good trait In the race to sym pathize with the weak against the strong. and therefore. "I can find ho fault with the criticisms, though they are harsh that nave been made against us." Attacks Civic Federation. President Baer grew sarcastic as he told In detail of the "negotiations before the Civic Federation. The operators pocketed their pride, he said, and met In a church building, where were present some distin guished men. "Some were bishops and some were dressed like bishops." He pic tured the members ot the federation tit ting around "puffing good cigars" and not saying a word, while be and Mr. Mitchell Abollkli Child Labor. In discussing the child-labor question Mr. Darrow said: If the work of this commission does not result In getting rid of this abom lnable. disgraceful evil of child labor in Pennsylvania, then 1 think the people may well say that It has been a failure. You may not get rid of It at once, but no man ever lived that could make an ex- cuse for it. ifiis custom has grown up In the State of Pennsylvania because there is money in it and the Industries of Pennsylvania are dependent upon it. The evidence in this case shows that every single one ot these industries is run by the labor of these children, it snows that in the vicinity of Scranton are at least 20 mills where little girls from 12 to 13 years of age are working ten and 12 hours a day and 12 hours at night as well. Is there any man so blind that he does not know why that anthracite region Is dotted with silk mills? They went there because the miners went there. Every mill In this region is a testimony to the fact that the wages you pay are so low you sell your boys to be slaves of the breaker and your girls to be slaves in the mills. "When the railroad 'presidents were finally called to book before the President pi the United States, one ot them shed tears because the United Mlneworkers al lowed these boys to Join their organiza tion, because they taught these poor babes doctrines of anarchy and disobedience to law. This' railroad president shed tears because the United Mlneworkers were spoiling the souls of these poor chil dren, and yet he was willing to take the earnings of these poor children, that he and his family might be richer because of their toll. These babes know their friends. There is not one of tllese children so Ignorant, not one of them so lost to natural Instincts, .that he docs not know who loves him. There Is not one that would not run from a railroad presi dent to the open arms of John Mitchell, and they are right. I have no doubt the railroad president loves children. Neither have I any doubt that the wolf loves mut ton. These men make a living out of the children, and If they can do nothing else In this region, this Infamy should end. These little children get $lts a year." Mr. Darrow quoted the late Abram S. Hewitt to the effect that during the Molly Mogul re days he found many men In the anthracite region living like "pigs and dogs, under wretchedly brutal conditions," and then took up the famous order of the union for the steam men to strike, and closed by saying: "If theso gentlemen were stupid enough to let their mines fill up with water rather than grant an eight-hour day, all tight. Booth Lunches With Roosevelt. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Gcneral Wil liam Booth, commander-in-chief of the Salvation Army, and his son-in-law. Com mander Booth Tucker, In charge of the work of the Army In the United States, took luncheon with President Roosevelt today. Invited to meet tho President's guests were members of the Cabinet, ln eluding Secretaries Hay, Root and Moody, Senator Hanna and some other men dis tinguished In public affairs. The Presi dent takes the liveliest interest In the work of the Salvation Army, knowing per sonally of the results achieved by It. par ticularly In the large cities. lie extenaea to General Booth a most cordial welcome and discussed with him for some time the work of the army, both In this country and In England. Telegraphic Brevities. The Legislature of Manitoba, was formally opened yesterday by Sir Daniel McMillan. Lieu tenant-Governor. Willie Shannon, found gmllty of connection with alleged Yonkera. Jf. Y poolroom, must Harrlmnn and the Rock Island Un favorable to Goulds. Speaking of the recent deal by which the Harrlman lines and the Rock Island were brought Into harmony, the Houston & Texas central ot which c. h. Mark- " character. This is the natural Jliilll IS VltC'UrCBJUCHl, UCiUg IU1UCU UC4 1 by the Southern Pacific to the Rock result of improper bone nOUr TstriTirl th "Willi Strpt Journal savs: I 'By this purchase. Rock Island obtains ishment during the penOQ OI n Imnnrtnnt indirempnt on the Gulf. I Ox which will obviate the necessity for build- I bone development. The child needs mineral ing a good man) hundred miles of road. The Houston & Texas Central, lines con nect with Rock Island at Dallas and Fort Worth and thence give Rock Island a road to Houston with a line running west ward to Austin. Indirectly, of course, tha. 1.1 (ho Tfrtf.lT Tel-mrl Tlrtnr Intn flu T. veston. The system consists of pretty Supplied in the hypOphOS- TiAatrltr -4Yi mlfco nt wind This nnrr-ViflaP I J 1 taken In connection with the traffic con- phiteS of lime and isoda COl wath ucinmi -uv uuiuii cms wwuom substance to harden the bones and this is plentifully ern Pacific and the Rock Island, gives point to what Is already an Interesting situation In the Southwest." Following this the paper discusses the Harrlman's relations In the West and Southwest as follows: "Since the Colorado Fuel & Iron fight. Mr. Harrlman and Mr. Gould may prob ably be regarded as antagonists at all points. Consequently the fact that a serve a year In Sins Sins prison. I Rock-Island-Unlon-Paclfic agreement Mrs. Frank Ivalleur was arrested at New- woum De it anything rawer unravoraDie tained in Scott's Emulsion. The cod liver oil provides the element of fat needed to rein force the child's ordinary food, Thus Scott's Emulsion . Frank Ivalleur wa arrestea at rsew- muiu ce 11 anjumis unuivuoiu e nCCa Zn -r.-r.Wr.o- ton, Ia.. yesterday, charged witn tne moraer ot 1 10 uouia interests in tne soumvui wouia 1 uui.i.j in a, f.nt..k umuiiiu her husband. Ukvaueur was -ne woman mini husband. Near InaDe. Kan., yesterday, ClIJTord Da- venrjort. wanted In Kansas City, Kan., for sev eral minor onenses, Klllea nimsen wnne sur rounded by detectives rather than submit to ar rest. The life, character and works of the late Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, president of Wellesley Collece. have been eulogized at a memorial meetias in her honor at Fullerton Rail, Art Institute, Chicago. The United States Circuit Court at Boston yesterday decided that the entire fund. $000,000. In dispute between the Federal Government ana the Emergency Loan & Trust Company, trustee, should go to the United Slates, the plaintiff in the case. Twelve deaths as the result of the grip an In. crease of 100 wr cent over the week before were reported last week In New YorK tiiy. ana there were narly four times as many aeams recorded last week as there were In the cor responding week last year. The provisional committee In charge of the Henry Ward Beecher memorial project an nounces that a big public meeting In aid ot the fund will be held at the. Brooklyn Academy of Music the evening of Sunday. March 8. the 16ta anniversary of the death of Mr. Beecher. The Detroit Board of Education yesterday be gan suit to recover from the bondsmen of Hen- ai an events not oe a oar in me eye 01 1 ,. ,1 " 1 r Mr. Harrlman and Union Pacific There tlOn the Very principles OI is reason to Deiieve tnat tne hock lsiana 1 1 j n v people, having learned from the example pruuer uunc tnu Illl Iiuur- set By at. r"aui. prontea Dy tne opportu-1 1 n , 1 1 1 nlty to protect their transcontinental in- laiiuiciii. tiiuai. uccucu u y a terests in tho bargain. I -trill TL. r "As already pointed out. the matter YUUUK ciiiiu. 1 nc rtiiiuu vjl derives considerable lurtner interest from the situation existing in connection with the St. Louis & San Francisco road which as a considerable competitor of Missouri Pacific Is now believed to be largely dominated by Mr. Morgan. It Is known that Mr. Morgan's views of the trunk line situation entirely coincide with the views of the Pennsylvania Railroad In so far as Mr. Gould's plans are con cerned. Mr. Morgan has not hesitated to express his opinion to the effect that Mr. Gould's plans In the East were a mistake. Hence, the Interesting possibili ties created by his appearance In the St. Louis & San Francisco situation." ASK DIFFERENT TRAIX SERVICE. To Give Two Trains a Day on Cor- vnllla End Also. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Feb. 12. Spe- the Emulsion is so mild that the. most delicate stomach will accept and retain it This makes Scott's Emulsion of particular value to weak children and very young babies who are in absolute need of a mild yet effective food-medicine. Pale-faced children show they are not getting what gan suit to recover rrom tne Donosmen ot uen-1 iimji,i ,.iuc.v,i ur., itu. it- tope- 1 , - , . . ry R. Andrews, ex-cashier of the wrecked City clal.) The Independence Improvement ttiey OUgnt tO get trOm tneir food. They need Scott's Emulsion to enrich their blood and give them strength to start on the right road to a healthy growth. If a child is th'in, backward in growth, or slow in de velopment it will be found that Scott's Emulsion will quickly help it There is nothing better for babies and growing children than Scott's Emulsion. Well send you a sample free upon request. SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St, New York. Savings Bank and treasurer ot the board. 1 181. 431. which amount of school funds the board had on deposit' when the City Bank suspended. Certlncatea of Incorporation were filed In Do ver, DeL. yesterday as follows: The National Barlmer & Lead Company ot New Tors, to carry on the business of mining barlmer lead; capital. 1300.000. The Alaska Tin Mining Com pany, Hew YorK, to operate mines, smelters. etc; capital. 1100.000. Announcement was made at PlttsQeld. Mass. yesterday of the transfer of the Stanley Electric Manufacturing Company, of that city, to a syn dicate affiliated with the General Electric Com pany, which puts an end to the contemplated Increase ot stock of the Stanley Company from a3.uw.1xju 10 siv.wu.viv. The American Jewish Historical Society opened its annual meeting In New Tork jester- ! day. In a paper on "Jews of New England." Leon M. Ruhner, of New Tork. said that Jews took a leading part In the afTalrs ot the Colonies as early as 1660, and that during the Revolution there were many Jews who were active patriots. The Court of Appeals of Frankfort, Ky yesterday sustained a motion by the Aetna and SO other lite Insurance companies for an injunc tion to restrain the State Board of Valuation and Assessment from assessing them for fran chise taxes pending final disposition ot their ap peal from the Franklin Circuit Court holding them liable. League has taken up a proposition, sub mitted by the people ot corvallls, for a chance In the Southern Pacific train ser vice from Portland, and are circulating a petition as follows. First That the Yamhill division go by way of Newbere. Dayton and Sheridan, drop back to Sheridan Junction, a dis tance of seven miles, and run on to Dallas, making a round trip each day. Second That the. Sheridan passenger be run as far as Whlteson, as It Is now. and then put on the run to Corvallls. making one round trip each day. Third That the Corvallls passenger be kept on Its present run. Railroad "Wants to Irrlsate. MONTREAL. Feb. li The Canadian Pacific lo asking the Dominion Govern ment to give it 2.300.00Q acres of land from 3,300,000 acres still due the company In arid lands between Medicine Hat and Calgary. The company was granted 23, 000,000 acres at the outset, and has gen erally received It In alternative blocks. As the territory it now seeks will have to be Irrigated, the company wants a con cession like that given to Irrigation com panies. It ha? been estimated that It will coat from $3,000,000 to 110,000,000 for Irriga- Blood On The Brain Lostl Self Control. Lived in Misery Fori Ten Years. Dr. Miles' Nervine and! Heart Cure Cured. The reason Dr. Miles' Remedies cure such a large percentage of cases is b:cause they arc formulated to and actually do, go at once to the root of the disease. Doctors often make the mistake of treating the symptoms, a method which must always fail. Dr. Miles' Nervine restores health, strength and vitaltty to the nerves. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure en riches the blood and improves the circulation I so tnat tne patient speeauy regains nrairn. "I feel it is a pleasure as well as duty to in form mr friends the means I used to regain I my health. I have been troubled .a great I deal with nervousness and headache; I be-1 gan to observe enlargement of the neck until I it Became so uaa 1 icu 11 severer, especially blood on the brain. The least excitement I rave me dreadful nain and I would lose all I control of myself. I lived in this misery for I about ten years; consulted many uoctors, 1 but secured no relief whatever. I com-1 menced the use of Dr. Miles' Nervine and a few days later began the use of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and within a week. I felt very much better. The second week my friends told me I was lookin? very much better. This encouraged me and I continued the use of the two remedies until now I am well enough to do my own housework without I any trouoie wnatever. 1 consiaer my neauu ood, the cure permanent ana 1 can 0,0 any 1 ind ot work. MRS. i-KARiOTTK cus. Idaho Falls, Idaho. All dnierists sell and znarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind. BUT ACIDISE USE PERRIN'S Pile Specific Th Internal remedy cures by removing the cause. It cures all diseases ot the digestive organs. For sale by all druggists. DR. PEP.RIN MEDICAL CO.. Helena. Mont. Interesting pamphlet mailed tree by asking. imTfTf -sr- mw'B'w BOSTON'S BAIIBEII ItECTJLATIOXS. Board of Health Orders Sterilization I of All That Barbers Use on Customer. A special dispatch from Boston. Mayl 5. 1S00. to the New York Sun. gives as newl regulations of the Boston Board oil Health as to barber shops: "Mugs. shav- lng brushes and razors shall be sterllizedl after each separate use thereof. A sepi-l rate, clean towel shall be used for each I person. Material to stop the flow ofl blood shall be used only In powdered! form, end applied on a towel. Powder I puffs are prohibited." Wherever New-I bro's "Herplcide" Is used for face or I scalp after shaving or hilrcuttlng, there I Is no danger, as It is antiseptic, and kills the dandruff germ. For sale by all drug gists. Send 10 cents In stamps for sam ple to The Herplcide Co., Detroit, Mich. "CLEANLINESS" Is the watchword for health and vigor,! comfort and beauty. Mankind Is learning I not only the necessity but the luxury-oil cleanliness. SAPOLIO, which has! wrought such changes In the home, an-1 nounces her sister triumph HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH A special soap which enerclzes the whole I body, starts the circulate a and leave anl exhliaratlne 2 low. U-irs:sri ui dnaK?H E. & W. ICAKIA A ncrr colljur E. W.I