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mTornado. -
OIKS AT NIGHT
rfHiindrd People
Are Injured.
LABAMA"tOW WRECKED
IW ahy at T us c a6 o.s axA re
BlbwnsFrom THeir Beds.
FOREST- IS MOWED DOWN
Articles Are Scattered Over a Dis
tance .of Ten M lies-Cars Are
- Torn to Splinters and Bales
' X , . of Cotton to Atoms.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Jan. 22. A disas
trous. tofnado:s wept over Moundvllle, Ala.,
t a Vownaof 300 inhabitants, 15 miles south
of Tuscaloosa, early today, and as a result
S7 persons were killed, and more than 100
Injured. Every business house, with the
exception of a small store, was completely
destroyed;
The tornado struck the city from th
southwest, and mowed a path a quarter of
a mile wide through the town. Following
Is a list of the white persons killed:
E. SBYMOUR, of Nashville, Tenn., who .ac
cepted his portion as operator at- the railroad
Btation laat .evenimr.
A. P. WABREXl of Birmingham, employed
by tfce AUVbaroa jQrocerj- Company. -
auswiiiti i. i-uwisits, oi xuscaiooia. .
MISS NETTIE FARLET.
The negro dead are:
TV. N. MILLS, wit and six children.
ALBERT HOLSTON, wife and three chll
dmn. IKE HOLSTON', wife and three children.
Fourteen other negroes, unidentified.
Many Blown From Their Beds.
Surgeons were rushed to Moundvllle
from Greensboro and Tuscaloosa, and all
possible was done to alleviate the suffer
ings of the injured. By the force of the
storm persons wore blown hundreds of
feet from their beds in the blackness of
the night. Through terror, a father,
mother and threo children fled from their
home to seek refuge, and in their excite
ment left a 5-yoar-old boy In bed. Today
ho was pulled from beneath some timber,
and .thus far it is impossible to find, any
other momber of the family.
Bedding, carpets and wearing apparel
are scattered over a'distance of ten miles
through what was a fqrest,but which is
now as clear as If cut by the wood
man's ax. . v
Freight cars were torn "to splinters, the
trucks from them being hurled hundreds
of feet from the track. The depot, the
hotol, warehouses, gins, 20 homes, seven
storehouses, together with their stocks,
were completely destroyed. "Where they
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stood It la- impossible to find even the pil
lars upon which these structures rested. .
Bales of cotton" which were stpred in
warehouses were torn to atoms, the frag
ments of lint lodging in trees, making- it
appear as though that section had been
visited by a snow storm. Heavy Iron
safes, the doors of which in some Instances
'.were torn from thlr hinges, were carried
away by the force ofthe wind.
North Birmingham Also Suffers.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 22. A torna
do struck the suburban .town of North
Birmingham today and demolished or dam
aged 36 houses, mostly negro cabins. A
number of industrial plants also were dam
aged slightly, and the store of Posey
Bros, was destroyed. No one was killed
in the vicinity.
SCHWAB MUST CONCEDE HOKE
He Offers Another Plarrfor 'Rebrgsru
ization of the Ship Trust.
NEW -YORK, Jan. 22. An agreement on
terms for the reorganization of the United
States Shipbuilding Company and the
abandonment of the Sheldon reorganiza
tion plan, it is understood, on good au
thority, has been substantially reached
between Receiver Smith, of the company,
and Charles M. Schwab and members of
the Sheldon syndicate, but this plan Is
said to toe acceptable neither to the bond
holders' protoctive committee nor to the
Commonwealth Trust Company, and the
litigation is bound to continue, unless
the Schwab Interests make still further
concessions.
The plan as outlined tentatively, pro
vides for the retention of control by Mr.
Schwab, giving him J9.O00.O0O preferred and
$6,000,000 common nut of a total of approx
imately 530.000,000 stock of. the reorgan
ized company, the remaining $6,000,000 pre
ferred and $9,000,000 common going to the
other Interests.
doned his contention that his mortgage
on the Bethelhem plant should be given
priority over the first mortgage bonds on
the entire shipbuilding company prop
erty, this being one of the features of the
Sheldon plan.
MELK TRUST FOR CHICAGO.
Capitalists Form a $4,000,000 Com
pany Under Laws of Elaine.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22. Under the name of
"The Chicago airy "Company," Chicago
capitalists are fanning a corporation de
signed to controihe milk supply of Chi
cago. OrganIzedr",u"nder the laws of the
State of Maine, the company has an au
thorized capital of $4,000,000. Within a few
weeks, according to A F. Hatch, attor
ney, one of the promoters, the company
will proceed to close the options it now
holds on the business of milk firms in
Chicago.
Tho principal purpose of the new com
pany,, it is stated, is not to advance
prices, but to raise the standard of milk
in Chicago. All sold by the company
through its distributers will be certified
free from bacteria and all-deleterious sub
stances. For such -milk a flat rate of
-sei'on cents a auart will be made, sava
.Attorney Hatch, an advance of" onehalf
WOMEN WITH ROOSEVELT
Florida Daughters of Confederacy
Praise His Panama Policy.
AUSTIN. Tex., Jan. 22. The Texas
Daughters of the Confederacy are in re
celpt of a letter from the Daughters of
the Confederacy of Florida Indorsing their
action In passing resolutions compliment
ing President Koosevelt upon recognizing
the spirit or secession in his recognition
of Panama. The Florida organization
says it has waited 40 years for this recog
nition, and for a man of President Roose
velt's strength of body and mind to give
justice where due.
KBUGER NO SICK MAN.
Friends of ex-President Say
Health Is Excellent.
His
MENTONE, France, Jan. 22. The re
port circulated In the United States from
The Hague yesterday that ex-President
Krugor Is so feeble that his friends are
most anxious regarding him Is Incorrect.
Mr. Kruger Is enjoying excellent health.
Senator Hanna Is Much Better.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Senator Han
na, who has had another attack of grip,
is reported much better.
President.
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-OREGON
MALT
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NO HARBOR BILL
House Committee Will
Skip a Session.
NEW PROJECTS ARE DOOMED
Large Unexpended Appro
Spriations Causa Action.
CONTINUING CONTRACTS SAFE
Oregon Delegation Hopes to Get The
DaJJes Improvement Uider This
Head, but Is None the Less.
fX Disappointed.
BALANCES AVAILABLE.
Balanced KC&UcSle lor Oregon and
Washington rtve.-i and harbors. July 1,
1903:
Willamette above Portlan5ijy.
and Yamhill and Long '"
Tom Rivera Stj.C02.03
Columbia and Lower Wil
lamette 108,340.05
Columbia below Tongue
Point 25,349.41
Uouth of Columbia 1.292,965.03
Upper Columbia and Snake 48,645.43
Columbia at Three-Mile
Rapida (Celllo) 208.275.02
Canal at the Cascades.... 10,912.20
Columbia, between Vancou
ver and Willamette 634.01
Clatskanle River ' 1,050.06
Cowlitz and Lewis Rivera. 5,464.07
Coqullle River 19,713.57
Entrance to Coos Bay and
harbor 56,579.93
Coos River 2,000.00
Mouth of Slusl&w River... 31,787.90
Y&qulna Bay . 4.0G7.43
Tillamook. Bay and bar.... 17,054.15
Total ..$1,029,630.33
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington, Jan. 22. The river and harbor
committee of the House today decided
against submitting an appropriation bill
at this session of Congress. The decision
is a great surprise, and Is regretted very
much by the Oregon delegation. '
JsofcieEr,tfcaea!cll--TTOu
at-thls- sessionTtmttorthait-ro0&
four weeks It has been generally tlnder-
stood that the demand for improvements
was such that a bill must be passed. Dele
gations have come to Washington, and
told of the Injury that tvould result to
their sections, and the committee' has
listened to them with a view of finding
what was needed.
While tho disappointment of the' Oregon
men Is great, they hope to secure provi
sion for The Dalles improvement In the
sundry civil appropriation act, as It can
be construed as meaning that it is an
authorized contract Had a bill been
passed, it was expected that ample provi
sion would have been made for a deep
water channel from Portland to the sea.
Burton Explains the Action.
In explanation of the postponement of
a bill unUl next session. Chairman Bur
ton made the following statement:
"The main reason for this action was
the very large balance appropriation for
river and harbor Improvements which Is
now lying in the treasury unexpended.
This balance, at the end of last year, was
in excess of $38,000,000. In addition to this,
It expected that $8,000,000, "or ttiere
abouts, will be appropriated at this ses
sion in the sundry civil bill for the con
tinuance of work, on rivers and harbors,
where improvements are progressing
under continuing contracts.
"A considerable number of complaints
have been lodged with members of the
committee because of slowness In prose-
cutlng improvements. In some cases, ap
propriations were made several years ago,
but nothing, yet has been done. In others
which were provided for In the bill of
June, 1902, the .work Is scarcely com
menced. The inadequate number of Gov
ernment engineers engagedIn this branch
of the service, the delay arid difficulty In
preparing plans and securing sites for
Government works, and the high prices
which hae. prevailed for several years
past are all, in different degrees, respon
sible for this delay.
"It Is exjected that the committee will
present a biU at a very early date In the
next session, certainly not later than
when 'Cqngress reconvenes after the holi
day recess. In the meantime, some legisla
tion will be recommended by the commit
teefor the necessary- maintenance of ex
isting public works, for such general legis
lation as may be desired, and perhaps also
for the examination and survey of new
projects.
The committee decided to continue-hearings
during this session, and also to meet
frequently for the. consideration of river
andTiarbor legislation and 'rthe demands
of such- localities as are requesting Im
provements. The necessity for "giving un
divided attention to the framing of the
bill will prevent hearlngsat the next ses
sion. PROHIBIT MISBRANDING SALMON
Fulton's Bill Protecting the Columbia
Reported to the Senate.
OREGOXIAJf NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 22. Senator Fulton today was
authorized to report favorably Jils bill
prohibiting the shipment of mlsbranded
salmon, and providing penalties for so do
ing. When he reported the bill some ques
tion was raised In the Senate.
In answer to a question by Senator
Piatt, of Connecticut, for an explanation
of the bill. Senator Pulton said if was
designed to prevent the practlce- of false
ly branding packed salmon. He explained
that the choicest salmon is the. Columbia
River Spring run of that fish; that prob
ably the next best fish Is the Puget Sound
sockeye; that there are many inferior
species of salmon, and some packers make
a practice of packing Inferior fish under
labels that describe them as Columbia
River Spring salmon and Puget Sound
sockeye salmon, and that Eastern buyers
purchase oftentimes unlabeled Inferior
salmon and label them as Columbia or
Puget Sound sockeye salmon. The Colum
bia River Fall salmon Is an inferior flab,
yet Is oftentimes packed under a Columbia
River Spring salmon label.
Klamath Indian Treaty Favored.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 22. The Senate Committee on
J.ndlan affairs today favorably Reported
Senator Mitchell's bill to ratify the agree--ment
with the Klamath Indians for. ac
cession . of a portion of their lands,
amounting to 621,824 acres, for which the
Indians are to be paid $537,007.
Chief Josepljls in Washington and urg
ing the Indian. Bureau to allow him to
return to Idaho.
President Scott Leaves for Home.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 22. Prrtdenr-Scott, of the
Exposition Company, left for home today,
having decided that the pending legisla
tion for the Lewis and Clark celebration
could not be forwarded by his presence.
He left everything In good shape, with a
very friendly feeling jnanlfested every
where ln.favor of the Exposition.
New Northwest Rural Carriers.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 22. Rural carriers were ap
pointed today as follows:
Oregon La Grande, regular, James W.
Allen; substitute, Mrs. Clara Allen.-
Washington Camas, regular. George
H. C happell ; substitute, Andy Chappell.
Hermann Speaks for Tillamook.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 22. Representative Hermann
was heard by the commerce committer
today, when he urged that provision be
made for a llfesavlng station at Tilla
mook. New Oregon Postmaster.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 22. Walter T. Eakln was
appointed postmaster at Rlckreall, Or.,
vice Peter Cook, resigned.
GOOD QUEEN IS REMEMBERED.
Third Anniversary of iho Death of
Victoria Is Observed.
LONDON, Jan. 22. The third anniver
sary of the death of Queen "Victoria was
observed today. There was the usual me
morial Bervlce at Frogmore, which was
attended by the EClng, Queen Alexandra
of the royal family.
dressing of the -warships,
Kaiser Attends Services.
BERLIN, Jan. 22. Emperor William to
day attended a memorial service in honor
of Queen Victoria at the English Church
here and unveiled tablets in memory of
Queen Victoria and the late Empress
Frederick.
CONTENTS OFJTODAY'S PAPER
Political.
Henry Watterson says Bryan is a tool in the
'.hands of the Republicans. Pago 1.
Talk of opposition to Roosevelt will result
in delegates being instructed. Page 3.
Roosevelt and Hanna discuss the Ohio situa
tion. Page 3.
Senator Hanna deems the growth of Social
ism the menace of the day. Page 1.
Congress.
House committee decides there will be no
river and harbor bill this session. Page 1.
Fulton's bill protecting the Columbia against
mlsbranded salmon is reported to the
Senate. Page 1.
Senate passes Gorman resolution calling on
President for Panama papers. Page 2.
House parses 200 pension bills. Pago 2.
Par Eastern Situation.
Japan lands troops at Masampho, Corea.
Page 4.
Coreans attack Japanese in many sections.
Page 4.
Russia will not deliver answer for another
day. Pago 4.
Domestic
Tornado at Tuscaloosa, Ala., kills 37 people,
injures 100 and wrecks the town. Page 1.
Thaw in tho Bast is causing great floods,
and many cities are greatly alarmed, par
ticularly Pittsburg. Page 3.
Chicago theater owners both shift the blame
for tho Iroquois disaster. Page 5.
Paciflo Coast.
Insistent creditors try to force B. B. Wade,
of Pendleton, into- Involuntary bankruptcy;
Wade said to be about to go to Europe.
Page 1.
Pleasant Armstrong hanged at Baker City
for the murder of Minnie Ensmlnger.
Page 0. ,
Drunken Willow Crek, Wash., farmer falls
Into a horse trough and is drowned.
Page 6.
Plan- to prevent plagiarism in Intercollegiate
oratorical contests. Page 7.
Snorts.
Committee of big baseball leagues coming to
get Pacific Coast League to -Join National
Association, Page 14.
Connict of dales among Coast kennel clubs
for dog shows. Page 14.
San Nicholas, the favorite at Oakland, is
badly beaten by Iridus, never even getting
place. Page 14.
Benny Tanger and Herrera are matched to
fight at Butte next month. Pase 14.
Commercial and Marine;
Decline in wheat at Chicago. Page 15.
Strong party" manipulating New Tork stock
market. Page 15.
Review of trade by mercantile agencies.
Page 15.
San Francisco produce quotations. Page 15.
Clallam wreck inquiry postponed. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Judge Carey replies to ex-Senator Simon.
Page 16.
Outside - creamerymen fear a butter war.
Page 10.
Lewis and Clark Fair will print 300,000
books. Page 12.
City Hall clerks complain of civil service
questions. Page 10.
Wheat shipments of the season. Page 11.
Women's Club discusses equal suffrage and
needed reforms in the city Jail. Page 12.
People. of Mt. Tabor oppose, establishment of
insane asylum in their midst. Page'll
Assessment Of 1904 to ,be greatly, increased.
Pai 16. - K '
Scotsmen celebrate" Burnslrthday. Page'T.
and other members
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MENAGEOFTQDAY
HannaSoDeemsSpread
of Socialism.
VITAL ISSUE IS AT STAKE
Initiative and Personal Energy
Would Receive Deathblow.
AMERICAN SPIRIT WILL RISE
People Will Never Consent to a Divis
ion of Goods to Insure Comfort
to the Worth less--Labor
Unions Praised. -
-4IAXNA ON SOCIALISM.
Fairness and prejudice will never
agree to the confiscation of the prod
ucts of one man's toll in order to in
sure comfort to 'the idle and worth
less. No "Ism" Is wanted by the
American peop'e that will take from
any citizen the Just and equitable re
ward of his "abor. Both capital and
labor must yield In time to the great
law of fair dealing, man to' man. I
wish I could Impress upon every Amer
ican the individual responsibility that;
rests upon each one of us. Every year
of experience, every dollar of accumu
lated capital, every talent we possess,
should be regarded as a sacrey charge
for the good of the Nation to help in
uniting the interests of rich and poor,
learned and unlearned.
BOSTON, Jan. 22. Senator Hanna con
tributes to the February number of the
National Magazine, of this city, an article
pn "Socialism and the Labor Unions."
After expressing his belief in the power of
education over the American people, and
declaring that the basis of rlgh,t success
Is fairness and justice, Senator Hanna
writes:
There-la no more otigrosslng question
,t.q'f the relations between lab.qr
taL which- seerasthe ;parnmbnrit
I itou
t today. Thcvlnstlnes -oFworklngnieTr-J.
"to "band t0gt5tbwlfca Tn-atset-th:i3selv'cs-B.
no more to be wondered at than the same
instinct on the part of capital. Now, my
plan Is to have organized union labor
Americanized In the best sense, and
thoroughly educated to an understanding
of ts responsibilities, and in this way to
make it the ally of the capitalist rather
than a foe with which to grapple.
"It Is often asked what is to become of
the nonorganized consumer If an amica
ble alliance is made between labor and
capital. But every man belongs to the
one or the other group; for that matter,
he Is likely to belong to both.
"I took some time to consider the work
of the Civic Federation, and am firmly
convinced that it is the object to which I
GENERAL FREDERICK D. GRANT
Brigadier-General F. D. Grant T7. S. A, arrived in Chicago recently to take
command of the Department of the Lakes. The latest picture of General Grant,
of which the above is a reproduction, has caused considerable interest because of
the great resemblance that it bears to the pictures of General Grant's father.
General Ulysses 3. Grant. It is expected that the Grants will take ' an active
Interest in Chicago society. , - - . :.
desire to consecrate tho remaining' years
of my life. I" fully appreciate that It Is
a, long struggle, but the progress already
made under the motto of the Civic Fed
eration tho golden1 rule has surpassed
even my most sanguine expectations, and
I am sure the American people will sus
talh t a policy based upon the highest
moral and social Impulse which will elTm
toatethe passionate prejudices that now
xist between capital and labor."
Discussing some of the objects of the
Civic Federation, Senator Hanna writes:
"Until within a comparatively few years
big capitalists, or the employing Interesti.
have had the advantage because there
were more workmen than there was work.
But conditions have changed, and for
every workman, on an average, there are
two jobs now, In the heyday of our pros
perity, and It Is expecting too much of
human nature to suppose that working
men shall not desire a larger share of the
profits. Has not this motive been the
stimulating Incentive of the men. who are
making business affairs? No one who Is
acquainted with union labor for- the past
Ave years can fall to recognize the won
derful advancement that has been' made
by conservative, cool-headed "and thor
oughly practical .management of these
matters by the worklngmen themselves.
"Probably the greatest task of the soci
ety will be the creation of economic alll
.ances between nations with common In
terests. The society adopted as a car
dinal principle the necessity for -directing
the attention cf the peoples and govern
ments of Central Europe to their com
mon economic interests. The meeting was
attended by 150 leading economists, poli
ticians, manufacturers, merchants and
landowners. It Is intended td include In
the scope of the operations of the society
the powers- forming the triple alliance-
France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and
Scandinavia.
"Labor organizations may be open to
sharp criticism at times, but It cannot
be fairly stated that they are always
wrong. If every man s treated as a man
and an appeal made to his heart as well
as to his reason. It will establish a bond
of confidence as a sure foundation to build
upon. While labor unions may have been
a curse to England, I believe they will
prove a boon to our own country when a
proper basis of confidence and respect Is
established.
Socialism the Menace of Today.
"The menace of today, as I view It, Is
the spread of a spirit of socialism, one of
those things which Is only half under
stood and is more or less used to inflame
the popular mind against all individual
initiative and personal energy, which have
been the very essence of American prog
ress. "There Is a spllrt of co-operation, or
community of interests, which some peo
ple may confound with socialism, that Is
making headway with us; but when any
one attempts, for political or financial
reasons, to advocate the whole programme
of European socialism, he will find little
prospect of the seeds taking root In Amer
ican soil. This, I think, was demonstrated
very - conclusively in the . Ohio campaign,
imo '
Sir an Issue.-
"Fairness and prejudice will never agree
to the confiscation of the products of one
man's toll In order to Insure comfort to
the Idle and worthless. No 'Ism Is wanted
by the American people that will take
from any citizen the just and equitable
reward of his labor. Both capital and
labor must yield In time to the great law
of fair dealing, man to man. I wish I
could impress upon every American the
Individual responsibility that rests upon
each bne of us. Every year of experi
ence, every dollar of accumulated capital,
every talent we possess, should be re
garded as a sacred charge for the good of
the Nation to help In uniting the interests
of rich and poor, learned and unlearned."
M A TOOL ?
Henry Watterson Says
So Plainly.
IN HANDS OF ENEMY
Made Much of Abroad
for an Object.
"A DEVIL OF A FELLOW"
Ambassadors "Instructed" ta
Create This Impression.
EDITOR SIZES UP NEBRASKAN
Accuses Him of Nothing Worse 'than
Being an Inconsiderate and Con
ceited Man-His- Principles
Termed "Faith Cure."
LOTJISVTLliE, Ky., Jan. 2 (Special.)
Republicans are accused of having used
William Jennings Bryan as a tool on his
recent foreign tour In an editorial which
Henry "Watterson will publish In the,
Courier-Journal tomorrow. The principles
Mr. Bryan advocates are denominated tho
"Faith Cure." The editorial Is as fol
lows: "Mr. Bryan's presence in the foreign
capitals could only have been officially
known through the American Embassies.
It could only have been officially recog
nized through the interposition of the
American Ambassadors. That they -were
"under instructions" goes without saying,
it being to the Immediate Interest of the
Republican party to magnify Mr. Bryan
here ant e, cluuice to ZnUka tUr hav0
believe him 'a devil of a, fellow,' equally
. in ' Europe and America.. So ' tha -word
-went forth in London, In .Paris and in
Rome no less than In hell for sartln and
in Tuba dam, the man. fromqbraska Is
'some punklns,' as the saying hath it, and
upon his return this whilom, anarchist be
comes in the Republican press only sec
ond to "William McKinieyv -
Bryan may be unconscious of the usq
that is being made of him, and is yet to
be made of him, by the Republicans- Wo
accuse him of nothing worse than that of
being a very inconsiderate, a very con
ceited, and It may be we never heard
him a very eloquent young man," s
The Courier-Journal has as little per
sonally against Mr. Bryan whom It does
not personally know as it ever had
against Mr. Cleveland, whom it knows
only too well. It would not Impeach; his
integrity, though the Bennett business is
a sore strain upon its confidence and re
spect. Mr. Blaine was charged with
nothing worse, and assuredly Mr. Blaina
was in many ways much abused. Mr.
Bryan may be a perfectly high-minded,
disinterested man, but the spectacle of a
party leader struggling with a widow for
the larger part of her husband's estate
the will and Its appendant documents pre
pared by himself In his own house more
than 1000 miles away from the testator's
home no blood relative, nor even an old
friend. Is an unsavory spectacle.
"Behind us lie ten years of disaster, the
direct offspring of empty theories and
mistaken methods. Object lessons could
not be plainer. Experience could go no
further with Its, Instructions. Shall we.
under the providence of God, go to work!
like honest and true men and help, our
selves, or, Infatuated by our own foUygiJ
shall we continue to follow Mr. Rryan,
and to rely upon the faith cure."
JTJBISTS TAE IT AS SHTJB.
Aide at White t House Function Put
v Diplomats First.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. An incident oc
curred at the President's reception last
night which today has caused some com
ment in Washington official circles. The
.reception was to the Judiciary, and la
accordance with the custom, the line pass
ing the President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
the receiving party was headed, by the
Chief Justice, and Mrs. Fuller. They were,
immediately followed by Associate Justice
and Mrs. Harlan. Major Charles- McCaw
Ipv. of the Marine Corns, one of the aM
at the "White House social functions,
stopped the line in order that some memi
bers of the Diplomatic Corps, who Tvere in
the Red Room, might be presented to tha
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, his Idea
being that they should greet the Presi
dent and members of the receiving; party
first.
His action caused some annoyance and.
Justice Harlan frankly remonstrated with,
him. insisting on the right of the members
of the Supreme Court, In accordance with
custom, to head the line. Friends of the
members of the court maintained that as
the reception was to the judiciary they
should precede all others in the line. The
President knew nothing about the inci
dent Musicale at White Hous.e.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The third, of!
the series of evening muslcales given this
season by Mrs. Roosevelt took place at
the "White House tonight before a large
and distinguished gathering.
President Harper Decorated.
PARIS, Janr 22. President Harper, of
Chicago University,, has been decorated,
with the cross'o the Legion of " Honor,