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3 THE MORNING OREGONIA2?, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1904. LipmanWplfe & Ca The Store Crowded With Thousands of Bargains That's the condition of things right now in this store a veritahle harvest time for econom ically inclined people. Go where you will throughout this big store, it's bargains of the best sort everywhere. Our Great Sale "Every Article in the Store Reduced" Offers the grandest opportunity of the year for procuring personal, table or home needs at prices which insure remarkable savings. The annexed list will no doubt suggest something you need come to the store, you'll find the pricing delightfully small. Black and Colored Dress Goods. Women's Tailor-Made Suits. Women's Coats and Wraps. Women's Muslin Underwear. Men's Shirts and Neckwear. Everything in Art Goods. Handkerchiefs, Veils and Fans. , Towels and Toweling. Sheets, Sheeting and Cases. White and Colored Flannels. Corsets of All Kinds. Pictures and Calendars. Notions of All Kinds. All Sorts of Art Goods. Dress Trimmings. Black and Colored Silks. Women's Cravenette Rain coats. Women's Silk and 'Cotton Pet ticoats. Women's and Children's Hos iery. Men's and Boys' Sweaters. Dress Findings and Linings. Silk, Wool and Kid Gloves. Battenberg Doilies and Cen ters. Percales and Ginghams. Blankets and Comfortables. Music of All Kinds. Suit Cases, Bags and Purses. Stationery of All Kinds. White Bedspreads. Bohemian Glassware. Men's and Women's Under wear. Women's Dress and Walking Skirts. Women's and Children's Furs. Men's Socks and Suspenders. Women's and Child's Millin ery. Laces, Ribbons and Neckwear. Table Damasks and Napkins. Silk and Cotton Umbrellas. Outing Flannels. Curtains and Draperies. Books for Old and Young. Jewelry and Cut Glass. Cushions and Pillows. Yarns and Worsteds. All Embroideries. All goods bought on December 29, 30 and 31 will be charged on January account. FUNDS FOR WAR Peers Pass Measures Adopted by House. ACTION IS QUICKLY TAKEN Celerity Never Equalled in Jap anese Parliament. SPECIAL HONORS FOR TOGO Victorious Admiral Will Be Met at the Tokio Depot and Presented With an Address of Welcome and Commendation. TOKIO, Dec. 20, (noon.) The Jap aneHe occupied the entire fort on Rlh lunfi: Mountain at 7:30 o'clock "Wednes day. SPECIAL. CABLE TO THE LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND OR EGONIAN. TOKIO. Dec 29. The House of Peers yestorday unanimously passed all the financial measures of the government In the oxact shape that they came up from the lower house of the Diet. Such celer ity and unanimity on the part of both houses is unprecedented in the history of Japanese parliamentary procedure. Before the session adjourned. Count Katsura made a speech, In which he thanked the members for their patriot ism, and declared it to be his conviction that when their action was communicated to the soldiers and sailors of the nation they would be nerved to redouble their efforts in discharging their duties to their fatherland. Resolutions were passed by both houses commissioning their presiding officers to proceed to the railway station next Fri day to meet Admiral Togo, .who is ex pected to arrive in the city at that time. The lower house, after a most enthu siastic debate, unanimously voted that the following address be presented to the victorious home-coming naval chief: "The enemy's licet at Port Arthur and in adjacent waters having been destroyed, thus relieving a portion of the blockading fleet for duty elsewhere, we feel that it is but proper to say that this great achievement Is due to the unfailing pa triotism and earnest zeal in the discharge of their duties of the subofflcers under your command, but -we feel that it is certain such results could not have been achioved unless the strategy of the com mander of the fleet had been adapted to the occasions that have arisen and his leadership been unexampled in the his tory of our nation. "Thorefore, on the occasion of the vic torious Admiral Togo's victorious return the House extends Its heartiest welcome and congratulations." TOGO ON THE WAY HOME. Emperor Will Congratulate the Ad miral in Person. TOKIO. Dec. 28. Admiral Togo will probably arrive today at Kure. an Im portant station of the Japanese navy. 12 miles from Hiroshima. Accompanied by Vice-Admiral Kamlmura and other offi cers, Togo is expected to come to Tokio Friday morning, when the Emperor will receive him personally and congratulate and thank him for his services during the war. The New Year season has begun, and all Japan is enjoying a holiday, con sequently Togo's journey from Kure to Tokio will be a continuous popular ovation. Japan Ready to Negotiate. TOKIO. Dec 28 (1 P. M.. The Japan ese Government has agreed to negotiate an arbitration treaty with the United States. This is the result of American Minister Griscom's representations to Baron Komura, Minister of Foreign Af fairs, who has notified him that his gov ernment Is pleased to accept America's invitation. Baron Komura further states that Japanese Minister Takahira is fully empowered to act with Secretary of State Hay and frame and sign a treaty of the kind at Washington. Although as yet undrafted, It Is ex pected that this instrument will be mod eled on similar lines with a series of treaties recently signed by President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay, embodying the most advanced principles of Inter national policy. Decorated by the Mikado. TOKIO. Dec 28 (10:30 A. M.J. The Emperor today received In audience and decorated Captain Zurbonson, of the steamor Willehad, which brought homo the Japanese refugees from Rus RUSSIAN GENERAL KILLED. Reports Received at Tokio From Be leaguered Ports. TOKIO. Dec 28 (10:30 A. M.) Trust worthy advices from Port Arthur confirm the report that General Kondrachenko has been killed and that General Stoessel has been injured by falling from his horse. General Smllnoff is also reported wound ed. The advices- further say that the stern of the battleship Sevastopol has sunk in t-hallow water. Her bow Is damaged In two places, and the steering-room gear Is also damaged. The garrison is reported to be confident In the belief that relief will arrive before March 1. Despite its heavy losses, Novem ber 26. and subsequently, the garrison is said tp be cheerful and resolved to con tinue the struggle as long as a single sol dier remains. The army claims to have sufficient pro visions to last until February. The navy possesses about one month's stores. The price of food in the beleaguered fortress Is high. Beef Is a rouble and one half per pound, horse meat six copecks per pound, dog meat 25 copecks per pound, turkeys 150 rubles apiece, yeggs 160 rubles per 100. But a few junks bearing supplies reached the garrison the past month. It Is expected that the capture of the heights of Pigeon Bay will further curtail the landing of supplies. JAPANESE GUARDING RAILROADS Communications Have Been Threat ened by Recent Russian Raids. . HUANSHAN. Dec. 28. Everything con tinues quiet along the front tf the. hostile armies. There is little known of the ad vanco movement till Spring, when It will be possible for both sides to throw in strong reinforcements and recommence the campaign in earnest. In the meantime the chief Japanese uneasiness seems to be with regard to their communications east ward. They have an unusually full equipment of narrow-gauge field railways, one of which connects General Kurokl's base at Shahedzl with Feng "Wang Cheng, with a branch to Saimatsza. A supplementary line Is being constructed connecting Liao Yang with Haicheng. There Is an import ant line of warehouses along the Yalu River, and many bridges have been re cently constructed -with care usual In field operations. The elaborate systems have been seriously threatened by General Ren nenkampfTs raids southeastward. The Japanese are fortifying their lino of communication toward the east, which will necessarily absorb a considerable force. Watch on Russian Vessels. SHANGHAI, Dec 2S. The Taotal has Issued strict orders to the commanders of the Chinese warships in the harbors of "Woosung and Shanghai, and to the har bormaster at Shanghai to prevent any at tempt at escape by the Russian' war ves sels, the cruiser Askold and the torpedo-boat-destroyer Grozovoi. More Chinese cruisers are on the way to Shanghai. The Askold and the Grozvol succeeded in reaching Shanghai after the battle be tween the Russian and Japanese fleets oft Port Arthur August 10, and since that time their officers and crews have been interned at Shanghai. A rumor from Shanghai reached London Decombor 3 that the Askold was coaling and roplacing her machinery preparatory to an effort to escape and join the Russian second Pa cific squadron. Sailor Counted the Shots. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 28. A letter from a sailor on board the Russian trans port Kamtchatka, published here today, describes an attack made by torpedo boats on the Kamtchatka, preceding the attack on the vessels of Admiral Rojest vensky's squadron. It says the torpedo boats circled around from 7 to 10 o'clock at night, the Kamtchatka, he thinks, fir ing 2A4 xhots. The sailor said he thought one of the torpedo-boats was sunk. The Admiralty explains that the work progressing at the dockyards of Sebas topol is for vessels of the Russian Second Pacific Squadron, and not for ships of the Black Sea Fleet. Paralleling Circle of Forts. TOKIO, Dec 2S. It is understood that the Japanese dynamiting and paralleling against the eastern section of the main circle of forts around Port Arthur is progressing favorably. The right wing of the besiegers continues a heavy and ef fective shelling of the new town, pre paratory to operations which are nearing completion. It is probable that the next attack will be simultaneously directed against the east and west faces of the fortress in ah endeavor to divide and weaken the resistance of the defenders. Neutrality of Dutch Ports. THE HAGUE, Dec 28. In connec tion with rumors of a possible in fringement of the neutrality of ports in the Dutch East Indies, it is official ly pointed out that the neutrality of Sabang and other ports will be main tained. Two Dutch battleships, two cruisers and five smaller warships are now In those waters, while ,two addi tional vessels are ready at Nlcuwe Diep, Holland, to reinforce them If necessary. Have Not Reached Vladivostok. CHBFOO, Dec 28 (11 P. M.). The per sistent rumor which has been in circula tion for the past two weeks that several torpedoboat-destroyers had escaped from Port Arthur and succeeded in reaching Vladivostok is denied by the officers of the British steamer Allamy, which ar rlved here from Vladivostok today. These officers say that the cruisers of the Vlad ivostok squadron Rossia and Gromobol are in good shape. Mines in Kelung Harbor. WASHINGTON, Dec 28. The State Department has been officially informed that mines have been placed in Kelung harbors, northeast of the coa6t of For mosa, and that shipping: has been notified. Cruisers Hover Off Hong Kong. HONG KONG, Dec 2S. A large Jap anese cruiser arrived at Amoy yester day. Two Japanese cruisers were sighted oft Hong Kong today. New Guns on 203-Meter Hill. CHEFOO, Dec 28 (11 P. M.). It is reported here that the Japanese In front of Port Arthur have mounted two 28-centimeter guns on 203-Meter Hill. HARD TO GET WITNESSES. Dodge Case Will Probably Not Be De livered for Some Time. NEW YORK, Dec. 28. The state ment made to District Attorney Je rome, by Charles F. Dodge, in connec tion with the Morris-Dodgec ase was not presented to the grand Jury today and it is understood tonight that all action in the case will be deferred until next week and perhaps longer. The grand jury will be sworn In next Tues day and it is expected the case will go before It. The District Attorney had, and still has, strong hope of securing all the evidence needed, but is said to be hav ing difficulty in obtaining witnesses to corroborate Dodge's statement. Edward J. Bracken, the detective who Is alleged to have been with Dodge In Texas, and for whom an at tachment was issued today, has not yet been located. Mr. Jerome's staff of detectives are said to be searching for him. Warrant Out for a Detective. NEW YORK. Dec 2S. The first official move by District Attorney Jerome to un cover the conspiracy and lawlessness which he believes lie back of the long legal fight in the Dodge-Morse case, was made today when he swore out an attach ment for Edward J. Bracken, a detective. Bracken, it is alleged, was with Dodge in New Orleans and accompanied him to Texas. At the time the divorce of Mrs. Clemence Dodge was first questioned by her former husband, who alleged that he had never been properly served with papers in the proceeding, the legality of Mrs. Dodge's marriage to Charles W. Morse was placed in question by the courts and the tangle that resulted has never been straightened out. The prominence of Morse In the busi ness world and his great wealth brought the case into unusual attention and par ticular Interest has been Increased re cently by the reports that Dodge had made a confession to the District Attor ney, implicating other persons in a con splravy to keep him away from this state, where he was wanted to answer a charge that he had committed perjury in swear ing that he was not properly served with the divorce papers. Proceedings against prominent lawyers before the law associa tion have been reported to be part of the District Attorney's programme. The great mystery of the affair has been the fact that Dodge, himself a poor man, was plentifully supplied with money while he fought extradition from Texas. Bracken, It Is alleged, was with him much of the time, and is believed to know where the funds came from. At the same time that the attachment for Bracken "was Issued, It was given out that Judge Cowing was sitting In the Court of General Sessions, although all other courts were closed, and that ho was on the bench in order that important action might be taken if indictments were handed down today. Mr. and Mrs. Morse aro in Europe, but have announced their intention to return soon. Dodge who is at a hotel in this city, is in bad health and was said today to be on the verge of collapse. HELPLESS IN SHOALS Unknown Steamer in Hell's Hole Off Cape Hatteras, FORTY-MILE GALE IS BLOWING Life-Saving Corps, Unable to Reach the Wrecked Vessel, Can See . Lights Flashing Messages for Futile Help. NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 28. Battered by heavy seas that have been lashed to fury by a 40-mlle gale, an unknown steamer is helpless in Inner Diamond shoals, eight' miles off Cape Hatteras, .tonight, and faint lights seen now and then carry a message to the life-saving corps on shore that there are human lives aboard the wrecked cr.ift that cannot be saved until the wind and sea have calmed sufficiently to allow the surfboats to be launched. The observer of the United States "Weather Bureau at Hatteras first saw' the steamer when the fog lifted shortly before noon today. At that time she appeared to be in distress, and later it was seen that' she had grounded on the Inner shoals, known to mariners as "Hell's Hole." The heavy seas careened the vessel on her beam end and at 3 o'clock this after noon she was lying on her port side with seas washing all over her. 'j. ne gale seemed to be moderating at 8 o'clock. PERIL OF THE DRUMELZIER.. Stranded in Channel Full of Floating Ice Wind Is Rising. NEW YORK, Dec 28. Still pounding on the bar off Oak Island, where she struck on Christmas morning, there Is practically no change today in Xhe condition of Uio steamer Drumelzler. Tonight wori vas sent to the Sandy Hook Life-Saving Sta tion to get ready to start for the wreck at daylight. Captain T. Patterson will have' charge of this crew of eight men, the hardiest Hfe-?avcrs along the coast The longest lifeboat at the Hook was made ready at once, and early In the Jiornlng will be taken in tow by a powerful tug to where the British tramp lies stranded. The Drumelzler lies about thres-qiar-ters of a mile off the extreme end of Fire Island beach. She Is almost In the chan nel leading from the ocean Into Great South Bay. All communication between Oak Island and the mainland Is cut off by the ice that fills this bay with drifting floes, driven hither and thither with the wind and In some places piled in huge hummocks. The position of the boat is one of great peril. She is lying bow on toward the shore with her stern resting on the bar, showing about two feet above her normal draft. As she lies the seas arc breaking over the port side, but the westerly wind which came up tonight shows a tendency to beat down the high-running surf. At 9 o'clock the wreckin'g steamer Mer ritt was anchored about a mile from the stranded steamer and the Merritt's surf boat could be seen lying alongside the Drumelzier. Whether she had taken oft any of the steamer's crew or whether she was .standing by as a precaution In case the vessel went to pieces could not be de termined from shore. During the day the steamer showed no signals of distress nor did she even use her whistle, although smoke and steam from her funnels indicated that the fires were still going. The revenue cutter Mohawk arrived at Tompklnsvllle. Statcn Island, from the vicinity of the stranded steamer Drumel zler late tonight. Captain Toss said that after cruising about the Drumelzler for several hours he found it Impossible to get nearer the stranded vessel than three quarters of a mile.' The wTecking tug was in that vicinity, and she remained there after- the Mohawk left. The crew of the Oak Island Life-Saving Station could be distinguished on the beach, ready to put off if the storm sub sided. He added that although It Is blow ing a gale tonight, the weather indica tions were that the wind would fall Into the westward and possibly Into the north by daylight and that a rescue might be possible. The Mohawk will return to the wreck in the morning. At midnight it was blowing a gale at Fire Island. The wind steadily Increased and the temperature was dropping. The situation for those on board the Drumel zler was not very promising. Mail Service in Bad Shape. CHICAGO, Dec 2S. As a result of storm conditions, trains on nearly every railroad entering Chicago were one to four hours behind schedule today. tGreat difficulty was experienced by railroad officials In securing telegraphic reports of the move ments of trains. "Wires were down in many places. Points in the Northwestern States could be reached only by circuitous routes. The mail service of the entire Middle "West Is In bad condition. Transfer con nections with a number of outbound trains were missed. Railway mall officials are hopeful, however, that schedules will be resumed shortly. Wind Did Much Damage. PITTSBURG. Pa., Dec. 28. The severe storm raging in the West struck this city during the night. In the early hours to day the wind blew 40 miles an hour, tear ing down signs and breaking plate-glass windows. The mercury dropped B0 de grees since yesterday afternoon. The wind is increasing in velocity, and it is growing colder. Tonight when the Government weather bureau figured on the day's wind storm it was discovered that all records since the establishment of the bureau had been broken. The highest velocity today was 54 miles an hour, exceeding the previous record bj six miles. The average rate for the day. was 40 miles. In the past 35 hours the thermometer has fallen 40 degrees and now stands at 9 above. Snow Is Ten Feet Deep. LA CROSSE. "Wis.. Dec 28. A drop In temperature of 40 degrees followed the blizzard which ceased at midnight. Snow is drifted to the height of eight and ten feet In the streets, and a large gang of men are engaged in shoveling snow from the street railway tracks, so traffic can be resumed. Homeless Taken to Police Station. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Dec. 23. The lowest .temperature reached here was 3 degrees above zero today. Practically all trains coming Into the city were late today. Two hundred homeless men were shel tered In the police stations during the night, which was bitterly cold. Trains Move Irregularly. ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec 2S. Last night's storm caused serious trouble to railway traffic in many districts of the "West and Northwest Trains will not move with any regularity until late tonight or to Great Drop at Indianapolis. INDHNAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 2S. Today the mercury registered 8 degrees above zero, a drop of 50 degrees in 24 hours. PAPER HAS GONE UP W.L. Davis Says the So-Called Trust Is Not to Blame. .NATURAL CAUSES FOR RISE Member of General Paper Company Says Organization Was Formed More as a Matter of Conveni ence Than Anything Else. EAU CLAIRE. Wis.. Dec. 28. W. L. Davis, of the Dells Paper & Pulp Com pany, one of the concerns mentioned as defendants in the application for an In junction against the General Paper Com pany ct al., by the Attorney-General in the United States District Court, at St. Paul, said today: "The General Paper Company, of Chi cago, was organized as a selling agency for such paper companies as wished to join, but it was not an Illegal combination or trust." He said It was true that the price of paper had gone up, but that the advance was due to natural causes, such as an advance of 50 per cent In the price of pulp-wood, the Increase In the price of fuel, labor, and to the fact that every thing consumed In the manufacture of the paper. JJe stated, further, that those back of the suit based their figures on the rise in the price of paper, on the price made to consumers, when paper was sold at a loss by paper manufacturers. Mr. Davis said there were a number of large paper manufacturers outside of the General Paper Company; therefore, the statement that the organization has de stroyed competition was not true. "We find competition enough," said he, "and the price of paper is largely con trolled by competition. The organization of the General Paper Company was more a matter of convenience than anything else, for by the selling of the manufac tured product through the General Paper Company the manufacturer Is enabled to give his entire time to the making of the product." NO TYPE OF CRIMINAL BRAIN. Idea Is Ridiculed by Columbia Uni versity Professor. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23. The annual convention of the Americin Association for the Advancement of Science was formally opened today at the University of Pennsylvania. The committee was called to order by the president. Carroll D. "Wrlghtj ex-Commissioner of Labor. One of the Interesting papers of the Liver and Kidneys It Is highly Important that these organs should properly perform their functions. ' When they don't, what lameness of the Bide and back, what yellowness of the skin, what constipation, bad taste in the mouth, sick headache, pimples and blotches, and loss of courage, tell the story. The great alterative and tonic Hood'sSarsaparilk Gives these organs vigor and tone for tfci proper performance of their functions, and cures all their ordinary ailments. Take It day was that read by Dr. A. P. Spltzka, of Columbia University, on "Brains of Intellectual Persons, or Individuals, of "Various Races and of Criminals." He ridiculed the Idea that the criminal brain was of a decided type from that of the ordinary person. He maintained that the classification of criminals must rest upon the observation of each individual crim inal, ' together with his antecedent his tory. Speaking of the brains of the -various races. Dr. Spltzka said eventually the bigger and better brains will be found on an American continent, because no where In the world Is the mixture of the races, chiefly the Teutonic. Celtic, Roman and Slavonic going on so actively as here. The principal feature of the evening was the annual address of the retiring president of the Association for the Ad vancement of Science. Carroll D. "Wright. Mr. Wright's subject was "Science and Economies." He called attention to the great change In the attitude of religion toward science, the latter being no longer considered a menace to the former. BAIL FOR- NA2T PATTERSON. West Virginia Men Offer Amount Up to $50,000. NEW YORK, Dec 2S. Nan Patter son, the former show girl, who Is In the Tombs, prison charged with the murder of Caesar Young, was In bet ter spirits today than at any time since the second Jury which heard the testi mony In her case reported that they were unable to agree upon a verdict. She believed, she said, that the free dom for which she has longed for more than six months was about to be grant ed. Telegrams had come to her from "Wheeling, "W. Va., announcing that four prominent men In that city were pre pared to furnish bail for her in any amount up to $50,000. If the offers from "Wheeling have been made in good faith, it is probable that the court will be asked within a few days to fix the amount of bond. Whllo Miss Patterson would not re veal the names of the Wheeling- men who offer to go on her bond, dispatches from that city say they are Charles "W. Swisher, Secretary-of-State-elect, of "Wheeling, and H. J. Price, a merchant; T. A. Deveney, a lawyer, and Howard Black, a banker of Fairmount. Later one of Miss Patterson's coun sel gave out what he said was the tel egram sent her from Fairmount, "W. Va., offering to give bail for her re lease. The copy was as follows: "Fairmount. W. Va., Dec. 23. 1904. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these iittle PUls. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. Small Pill. Small Do. Nan Patterson, care Tombs Prison, New York City: We will furnish ball to the extent of $50,000. if necessary. T. A. Deveny, H. J. Price, Edward Stack. C. W. Swisher, Secretary of State-elect." Mis3 Patterson's counsel conferred with Assistant Attorney Rand today. Afterwards it was learned that both sides desired delay, and It seems prob able that Miss Patterson will not be put on trial again for several months. Mr. Patterson spent part of the day with his daughter In the Tombs, and said after leaving her he feared she was going Insane. "She Is broken down completely." he said. "I tell you my little girl Is a phys ical and mental wreck. I am afraid that her mind is giving away under this dread ful strain. She Is w.orse than she was when she collapsed after hearing of the jury's disagreement. I have sent for our family physician." Dr. Maguire was sent for later, and after examining Miss Patterson said: "Miss Patterson Is in a highly nervous and even a hysterical condition, but in my Judgment there need not be any fear of Insanity from present indications. She laughs a good deal, but the laughter Is of a hysterical character rather than from any impulse that appears like insanity. She needs good care and constant watch fulness and companionship. The latter, as we all know, cannot be very well sup plied In a prison." , Deveny Confirms His Telegram. FAIRMOUNT. W. Va.. Dec. 2S. T. A. Deveny, one of the wealthiest men In this city, confirmed the report today that he, H. J. Price and Edward Stack, also local business men, would furnish Nan Pat terson bond to the extent of 550.000, If necessary, not In order to receive noto riety, but because they believe her" in nocent of the crime with which she is charged. A telegram sent Nan Patter son at the Tombs, New York City, bore the names of the above, and also that of C. W. Swisher, Secretary of State. Swisher positively declares he never signed the telegram or even authorized his name in any way to be used In thi3 connection. INDEX OF THE BKAIN. Columbia Specialist Points 'to the Corpus Callosum. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2S. A new theory of brain development has been propounded by Dr. Edward Anthony Sip itzka, of .Columbia University, before the Association bf ' Anatomists at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. It Is, in ef fect, that the mentality is not dependent on the relative proportion of white and gray matter, so much as upon the health of the great bundle of fibers known as the corpus callosum, which connect the two sides of 'the brain. In announcing his theory Dr. Sipitzka exhibited the brains of more than a dozen men who had been eminent in science, and in each case endeavored to show that they bore out his assertions. "The relative importance of the white and gray matter In the brain is often misconstrued," he said. "Were it not for the manifold connections of the nerve cells In the cortex with each other, as well as with the periphery by means of the millions and millions of libers, which make up the white matter, such a brain would bc as useless as a multitude of telephone or telegraph stations with all Interconnecting wires destroyed. "The corpus callosum Is an index which places the brain of man so far over that of the brute. 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