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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1906. 4 'S SLAYER CAUGHT HI LAST Coristantine,' Who Killed Mrs. Gentry in Her Flat . ' ' in Chicago. : Woman identifies him Fiendish Murderer, Whose Crime Shocked Great City; in Jail at Poughkeepsle Cut Throat With Razor, Ear to Ear. POUGHKEEPSLE. N. Y., July 25. Frank J. Constantino, 25 ' years of : ago, tiaa been under arrest In the County Jail here for about a week, charged with the murder of. Mrs. Louise H, Gentry, of, Chicago. It was not until today that the prisoner was positively- identified as Frank J. Constantino. The prisoner was arrested at Tivoll, a little town 25 miles above this city, by Deputy Sheriff Archy Hoffman. ... Constantlne had been working as time keeper for a contractor at Tivoll when his presence became known to the Depu ty Sheriff. Constantino left the neighbor hood, and for a while spent his time around New York and Brooklyn. He had a sweetheart at Tivoll, and by his let ters to her the Deputy Sheriff located hlm. Constantino made an appointment with his sweetheart, and, when he ar rived at Tivoll a week ago, Hoffman ar rested him. Constantino says he is not - the man wanted. He said this is his name, and the Chicago murder was committed by his brother, and his brother used the prisoner's name. Then he said his name was Fritz Constantlne. For a week the Sheriff's office awaited identification. This morning Miss Ellen Schrelber, who Is a cashier In a Chicago restaurant, came here and positively identified the prisoner as the Frank J. Constantino she saw In Chicago, both in the restaurant where ho took his meals and in a cab the day fol lowing the murder. Chicago officers are expected here tomorrow or Friday to take the prisoner to that city. Constantlne admitted to the Sheriff that he had served time In the Elmlra reform atory on a charge of burglary. MURDER OXE OP LOXG SERIES Constantlne Slashed the .Woman's Throat With Razor and Fled. CHICAGO, July 25. Frank J. Constan tlne, the alleged murderer of Mrs. Louis A. Gentry at her home on La Salle ave nue, January 6 last. Is said to be under arrest in Poughkeepsle, N. Y. Constantlne is said to have been recog nized by a woman who at one time lived in the apartment building In which the murder was committed. She reported to the police authorities at Poughkeepsle that the man was Constantlne and he was at onco arrested. Sheriff Hoffman, of Duchess County, New York, telegraphed to the local police that he was holding Constantlne. saying that the prisoner did not deny his name, but said he was a brother of Frank J. Constantlne. The murder of Mrs. Gentry was one of the series of brutal crimes against wom en committed In this city early In i.he year, which aroused public indignation to a white heat. No motive for the crime has ever been discovered, as Constantlne and Mrs. Gentry were alone In the apart ment at the time. She died without being able to utter a word and no trace of Constantlne was ever discovered after he had left the building, except from a storekeeper, of whom he bought a hat 30 minutes after the murder. Tho first intimation given of tho crime was by Mrs. Gentry herself, who fell down the stairway leading from her apartment against the doorway of a physician who lived on the floor beneath. He at once opened the door and found Mrs. Gentry lying against it with her throat cut from ear to ear. She had evi dently Intended to go out, as she' was dressed for the street. " - Constantlne was a boarder In the Gentry apartments and a razor marked "C" was found on the floor Just outside the doorway. It has always been the theory of the police that he approached her from behind and cut her throat be fore she was aware of his Intentions. BOAT SUNK BY TORPEDO Four Jackles Get In Its Way and Have a Bath. NEWPORT. R. I.. July 25. A White head torpedo fired from the dock at the torpedo station during practice to day struck and sank a boat In which four seamen g-unners were seated. A lifeboat rescued the men. The torpedo was not charged, but -it was driven with sufficient force by compressed air to break a hole in the boat at a dis tance of 300 yards. The men In the boat were stationed on the range line to pV?k up the tor pedo and by mischance they got In tho- way of It. . TOWN GIRDLED BY FLAMES Forest lire Threatens Birch and Aid Hastens Thither. MARQUETTE. Mich., July 25. Serious forest tires are raging west of here. The town of Birch, 15 miles distant, the scene of the extensive operations of the North ern Lumber Company, is in grave danger. and assistance has been telephoned for. A special train will be rushed to Birch with the Marquette fire department and volunteers. Half a million dollars' worth of property Is in Jeopardy at Birch. Tour of the Longworths. ' BAYREUTH. July 25. Congressman Longworth and Mrs. Longwortlf; after au tomobile excursions to Carlsbad, Frazen bad and Marienbad, will return here for a four days' performance of "The Ring of the Nlbelung." Porto Rico Celebrates Liberty. SAN JUAN. P. R., July 25. The anni versary of the landing of the United States troops was observed today throughout Porto Rice on a larger scale than heretofore. There was a special demonstration at Ponce. James McKinley, Mating Man. VIRGINIA, Nev., July 25.-Jarr.es Mc Kinley, superintendent of the Con Virginia and Ophir mines and one of the most prominent mining- men In the state, died . this morning; of miners' consumption. General Utility Man of Elma. ELMA, Wash.. July i4. (Special.) Perry M. Watson, one of the best known men. In Eastern Chehalls Court- Mi ty, has sold his place just east of Elma and will remove with his family to Pe JJ1L - Mr. Watson has purchased tho Pe Ell Guardian, and will edit and manage the paper.- For many years Mr. Watson held the position of Deputy Assessor for this district, doing the work during the Summer months and . in the winter teaching school. For many consecu tive terms he has acted as secretary of Elma Lodea No. 47. I. O. O. F.. and held also the same office in the Bncampment. Mr. Watson has on many occasions been called the "general utility man of Elma." There has never been a place, nor a position of any kind he. has been called upon to fill or take but that he has been .qualified arid ready to do and perform the work that was required. LIVESTOCK WAR BEGINS Growers Start Co-Operative" Commls ' slon House in Packing Cities. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 25. The Co operative Livestock Commission Comr pany, incorporated In Denver, whose offi cers, directors and stockholders represent a large jart of the sheep and cattle-rals-lng industry of the West, has started a contest against the Kansas City Livestock Exchange. Hostilities will begin Septem ber 1. Slmultaneousy the sheep and cattle-raisers will boycott the exchanges of commission men in Chicago and St. Jo seph. They propose to sell their stock without paying what they contend Is an excessive commission charge. The sheep raisers are leading the movement. . The to-operative1 Livestock Commission Company has absorbed the business of two members of the Kansas City Ex change, and will buy and sell stock Inde pendent of the Livestock Exchange. The movement is recognized as tho be ginning of a bitter contest between the BERNARD SHAW. WHOSE LITER ARY WORKS THE BISHOP OF LONDON HAS APPROVED. George Bernard Shaw, whose works have received the approbation of the Bishop of London and whom Professor Zuebiln, of Chicago, also has taken occasion recently to commend. Is noted as a litterateur and playwright. He was born In Dublin In 1856, .went to London at the age of 20 and began writing for obscure Socialist publica tions. Successively he was musical editor of the Star and dramatic writer for the Saturday Review, meanwhile, composing plays, some of which have Achieved popularity, while other have been forbidden representation on the stage. Mr. Shaw is a strong Socialist, an opponent of vaccination and a con sistent vegetarian. His 'most noted dramatic productions are "Arms and the Man," "Candida," "The Devil's Disciple, "Mrs. Warren's Profession" and "Man and Superman." He also has written four novels, the principal of which Is called "Cashel Byron's Profession." Mr. Shaw delights In swimming and exercises freely on a bicycle. producers, backed by the packers, and the commission men. The Independent Commission Company will reduce its com mission on sheep $2 a car and the same on hogs; The charge for cattle will be the same as that of the Livestock Ex change. One of the potent causes for the organ 1 nation of the Co-operative Company was the action of the commission men in advancing the charge for the sale of lives toe. ELOPES WITH BRAKEMAN Wife of Minot Business Man Arrest - ed-ln Helena. " HELENA, July -26. J. Cavanaugh, a Northern Pacific brakeman." and Mrs. Muhs, wife of a prosperous Minot, N. D., business man, were arrested In this city today on complaint of the wo-' man's husband. They had with them the 5-year-old adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Muhs. It is said the woman has considerable money in her own right. Cavanaugh formerly worked for Muhs in Minot as a teamster. The couple left Minot two weeks ago. Infantry Marching From Helena. BUTTE. Mont.. July' 25. A Helena special to the Miner says that Colonel Cornman, wlih four companies of the Seventh Infantry, has started on a march overland to American Lake, 'Wash., to engage in the Joint militia and regular Army maneuvers at that place next month. The regulars will inarch as far as Ravall, 200 miles dis tant, thence taking the train for American Lake. The Second Montana Hegiment leaves August 9. " Bryan to Speak in Alabama. GADSDEN, Ala., July 25. The Ala bama Press Association in annual con vention here today unanimously passed a resolution inviting V. J. Bryan to de liver an address on "Editor's Day." at the Alabama State Fair, to be held in Montgomery. October 22-27. President W. F. Vandiver, of the Fair Associa tion, has received word from Mr. Bryan that he will visit the fair. Manitoba Needs Harvest Hands. WINNIPEG. Man.. July 25. A. J. Black, Minister of Agriculture, says more than 30,000 harvest hands will be imported this year to handle the crop. The harvest will probably be started early in August. May Buy Stevenson's Honse. BERLIN. July 25. The Foreign Office is considering the purchase of the house at Vaillma, Samoa, formerly owned by Rob ert Louis Stevenson, as a residence for the Governor. Loss by Suisun Fire. VALLEJO, Cal., July 25. The loss by the Suisun fire is now estimated at J130, 000. on which there was J70.000 insurance, jaO.OOO being in the Firemen's Fund Com pany. . Queen Wllhelmlna Recovering. THE HAGUE. July 25. Queen WHhel- mina passed a good night and her condi tion this morning Is satisfactory. - . , . . - - . 1 '5 TEETH Parliamentary Union's Advice to The Hague. CUT DOWN ARMAMENTS Congress of Parliaments proposes Limit to Contraband Cojomblan Delegates Inylte Next Meet- ins to Bogota in 1910. LONDON. July 25. The conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, after a prolonged debate today, adopted the fol lowing resolutions: " The Inter-Parliamentary Union, now assembled in London, expresses the view that the second Hague conference should. First, by treaty define contraband of war as being restricted to arms, muni tions of war and explosives. Second, reassert and confirm the prin ciple that neither a ship carrying contra band of war nor other goods aboard such ship not being contraband of war may be destroyed. "Third, affirm that even belligerents' private property should be as immune at sea as it is on land." The conference also adopted a resolu tion in favor of the discussion by The Hague conference of means to cut down the "intolerable expenditure on arma ments." Another resolution provides that each national group shall apply to its own government to grant funds to all future conferences of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Invitation to Bogota. The decision as to the time and place of the next conference was left in the hands of the International Council. Con gressman Bartholdt, of Missouri, read a paper for Senor Diego Mendoza, repre senting Colombia, making a plea for Bo- gota, Colombia, as the place for the next meeting, which, with other invitations, was referred to the council. It is ex pected that the next meeting will be held in Berlin in 1908. The conference then concluded its sessions. Senor Mendoza extended an invitation to the Parliamentary Union to hold its session in 1910 at Bogota, the capital oi Colombia. He said: The year 1910 will mark the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of Colombia, achieved through the leadership of Simon Bollver. His Unal military victory was won at Ayecucho and resulted In the liberation of all South America from subjection to bDain. This brought the whole of that great con- tlnent under the modern dispensation in gov ernment whose cardinal principle is govern ment Dy the people today through the agency of representatives elected by the people sitting In a parliament or Congress. The assembling of the first representative Parliament of Bngland during the thirteenth century being taken as a starting point. It Ls easy to see how all other political events since then are secondary In importance to the appearance of representative ' Parliaments in the various parts of the world. Every foot of ground on the two continents of America, Africa are now In subjection to such a sov ereign, bo are Cuba, Australia and Japan. The United States ls Instituting such a sys tem In the Philippines. The Empire of China is working on plans for a Chinese Consress. And the Russian people are actually in the throes of passing from an autocratic to a parliamentary system. Such ls the condition of affairs in the several parts of the world today, when the third Pan-American Congress Is convening, when arrangements are being made for the early assembling of the second general assembly of the nations at the Hague and when the Interparliamentary Union is considering the best form for a permanent international congress. Idea Came From Elizabeth. Under such circumstances we may well take a glance backwards as well as forward. Three hundred years ago Elizabeth of England was In consultation with Henry IV of, France In regard to establishing permanent peace in Europe by the organization of a council or congress of European powers. And as our or ganization ls holding lis fourteenth session at the capital of Great Britain, it may not be inappropriate to recall the fact that, in the memoirs of the Duke of Sully, the Prime Minister of Henry the Great, It ls Bald that the suggestions upon this grand design which were made by Queen Elizabeth proved her to pe me peer or any King. Simon Bollver. the liberator of South America, proposed In 1828 a similar plan for preserving effectually the political liberties of America; that is, by the organization of a fan-American congress in which all Ameri can states would be represented. In the Pan- American cxngress and in the Hague Con ference, which are now actual facts, these two grand, ideas are finding a tardy, or should X say a timely, realization. It seems more than appropriate that the parliamentary principle, having gone forth rom jnriana ana established Itself In all parts of the world, should now return to this place and plead for its application to the common affairs of all those nations that have adopted the parllraentary form of government for their individual interests. The Interparlia mentary Union is Itself a suggestion of this idea. Its request, recorded at St. Louis, for the consideration of this idea by the govern ments, has now .become a resolution in favor of the conversion of the second Hague Con ference Into a permanent body. The time ls perhaps not distant when this resolution will convert Itself Into an effectual demand. . .. Colombia's Great Centennial. As Colombia has had some part in oramot Ing the progress of the parliamentary principle. and in three years will be celebratina the centennial of her Independence, it seems that the Colombian Congress will have a sort of historic right and duty to be the host upon that occasion of the Interparliamentary Union. In .testimony of our devotion to the cause of representative government and of our sympathy with the proposal that this, form of govern ment shall be provided as soon as possible for the conduct of International affairs, as a member of the Colombian House of Repre sentatives I have the honor to extend to the Interparliamentary union a cordial Invitation to hold a session at Bogota during the year 1910 as trie guest or the Colombian Congress: and in the event that no session of the union is to take place during that year. then during the year previous or subsequent, at the pleas ure of the union. I may be permitted to add that, aside from Colombia's particular claim at that time on account of the historic con nectlon of events, the holding of a session of the Interparliamentary Union In South America will mark the effectual conquest of that con tinent by this noble organization. . Parliamentary Idea Undying. Contemplating Its growth and the continual triumph of the parliamentary idea over dynas ties which have held sway for centuries. It Is a cause of wonder that any country can witness, in mis our say. an effort to over throw or to withstand this irresistible prlncr Die In government, which can never perish from earth nor be kept permanently out of Its proper control in any part of the world Assuring the union that Its reception In South America, in honor of the centennial of our independence, will be as warm as that which was accorded to It in North America during the centennial of the Ljoulslana pur chase. I beg that the union will consent now to come to Colombia and test the hospitality of Spanish-America to the grandest political design or oue times. Banquet in House of Lords. The delegates were entertained at luncheon at the House of Lords. Lord Chancellor Loreburn presided, and Am bassador Reid, Paul Cambort, the French Ambassador. Count Beckendorf. the Rus sian Ambassador and oUrer members of the diplomatic corps, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr. Lowther: Herbert Gladstone, the Home Secretary; the Chief Secretary for Ireland, James Bryce: Will lam J. Bryan and Prince Hilkoff were among the distinguished guests. Mr. Bryan made the hit of the oeca slon with a brilliant piece of word painting. describing the glories of peace, his text being that a noble life is better than death on the battlefield. DRAW we Prolonged applause greeted Mr. Bry- n s oratorical effort. King Edward will receive a delegation of the visitors at Buckingham Palace to morrow morning The delegates and their ladies visited Windsor Castle during the afternoon, WILL NOT BE SECOND FIDDLE Hart Resigns From Chinese Customs. Tsal Tcbe Dodges Bombs. PEKIN, July 25. Sir Robert Hart, who ls stopping at the seaside, has written to a friend In Pekln that he has finisher his work for the Chinese customs and pur poses to devote a few months to arrang ing his affairs and then retire to England, Sir Robert's decision appears to confirm the evidences that the new customs board proposes to assume executive authority. No one expected that he would accept a ecandary position in the service he has directed for nearly half a century. The return of Prince Tsal Tche and his retinue to Pekln after a tour of the world has caused remarkable precau tions. Their departure in September last was the occasion of bomb-throwing, by which several bystanders were killed. They feared a repetition of the. attempt at assassination by Conservatives. The railway was strongly guarded by troops and police, and a Dllot engine preceded the special tram, which skirted the city Instead of entering the main station. The Prince and his retinue alighted unexpect- edly at the station and hurried to the palace, where they were received in au dlenec by the Emperor. CALL BRITISH PREMIER CZAR Dublin Councilmen Send Greetings to President of Douma. DUBLIN, July 25. (Special.) Eleven Aldermen and Councillors of the extreme Nationalist party sent the following cable dispatch In French to the president of the Douma. in Viborg before it was dis solved: We, the undersigned members of the Municipal Council of Dublin, Ireland, which ls threatened with dissolution by the British government for maintaining the rights of the people against the bu reaucracy, send you assurances of our distinguished - consideration. Campbell Bannerman's cry, 'Viva la Douma," ls the cry of a hypocritical English Czar. PURE FOOD FOR LONDONERS Strict Rnles for Inspection of Canned Goods Before and After. LONDON. July 25. The health offi cers of the metropolis have formulated proposals dealing with oanned goods for the consideration of various Bor ough authorities. The most important clauses provide that the name and address of the manufacturer and the date of canning be impressed on all tins; that 1 per cent of each consign ment shall be opened on importation and examined before the goods are marketed, and that food intended for canning shall be inspected by an inde pendent official prior to being canned. The use of preservatives ls strictly pro hibited. REVOLUTION BOILS IN PERSIA People Demand Reforms and Brltisb Legation Protects Agitators. TEHERAN, Persia, July 25. Political discontent here is again assuming a se rious phase. People are loudly demand ing the dismissal of the Grand Vizier, the return of the Mullahs ana a cocun- cation of the laws. The Mullahs, who re cently left the great mosque, are now as sembled at Kum, a great place of pilgrim age. There are now over 5000 refugees under the protection of the British lega tion here. BIG FIRE IN LEEDS, ENGLAND Damage Reaches $500,000 and Flames Still Burn Fiercely. LEEDS. England, July 26. Fire broke out in the heart of this city late last night, and was still burning fiercely early this morning. - The damage thus far is estimated at $500,000, Including the Great Northern Hotel, where the conflagration ls still raging. No casualties are reported. Confer on Standard Oil Case. CHICAGO, July 25. Five of the men who are expected to be prominent in the Government proceedings against the Standard Oil Company were-In con ference here today. The men were:. Assistant Attorney-General Pagln, Spe cial Counsel C. fi. Morrison, Special Agent T. C. M. Schindler, of the De partment of Commerce and Labor; Dis trict Attorney Sullivan, of Cleveland, O., and Assistant District Attorney Francis Hanchett. It was intimated that the Standard Oil Company will be placed on trial with an information as the basis of the proceedings. Castellane Divorce Suit Set. PARIS, July 25. The court has definite ly decided that the hearing of the suit of Countess Anna de Castellane against her husband, Count Boni, for divorce, shall be heard October 17 or October-, if the parties are not ready on the first date mentioned. The hearing of the suits of the Count's creditors, in which they are seeking to hold the Countess liable for the obligations incurred by the Count, was fixed for the same days. JAPAN WILL EXPAND NAVY Restrictions on . Corean Mining Rights Murder of Babes. VICTORIA, B. C, July 28. The steamer Shinano Maru, which arrived yesterday,' brought ews of many contemplated changes In the Japanese navy. The naval programme has been arranged whereby the strength of Japan's navy will reach 530,000 tons in 1908, but it is not believed this strength will be permanently retained. Twenty-three cruisers will be struck off the effective lis tthis year. The detail o proposed expansion is now being drawn up at Tokio. Advices were received from Corea. that consequent on the surrounding of the pal ace with Japanese troops on July 4, the seal of the Corean Emperor was secured to a new mining treaty, effective on Sep tember 1, which will affect American min ing interests in Corea, inasmuch as con cessions now held must not be sold or mortgaged without consent of .the Japa nese resident. Foreigners will be bound by the regulations of this treaty. - Excitement has been occasioned throughout Corea because of the ap pearance of bamboo trees through the cracks of the floor of the room of the late General Minister' long Whan, the Corean patriot who committed -suicide last November when the Japanese took possession of the Corean palace. The room has been closed since the tragedy. A Japanese commission of 700 mem bers has been appointed to investigate the resources of Manchuria and will leave in August. Three American ladles touring Japan were arrested in Iyo Province and re leased after their cameras were de stroyed because they made photographs of Japanese ladies bathing at a public bath-house. A Japanese woman has been arrestej at Osakl for the wholesale murder of Infants. Over 20 babies were killed by the woman, who narrowly escaped lynching before being arrested. -( REPLIES TO FULTON Walcott Says Oregon Has Been Fairly Treated. IN WORK OF IRRIGATION Tells Hitchcock State Has Large Al lotments Thorough Survey Made but Difficulties Prevent Fur ther Projects Being Adopted. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, July 25. In reply to certain stric tures made by Senator Fulton on tne al lotments by Secretary Hitchcock from the reclamation fund for Eastern Oregon, di rector. Charle D. Walcott, of the Geolog ical Survey, has written a letter to Mr, Hitchcock to show that Oregon has been fairly treated in the allotments The let ter reads: Senator Fulton states In effect that Oregon has not received. Its fair share from th rec lamation fund and quotes certain estimates which he has prepared In support or this con tention. It appears, however, that there ls some misunderstand lng as regards certain de tails. There ata now under construction In Ore-, fon two project the Klamath and the Uma tilla, For the Klamath project there was set aside by departmental letter of May 15, 105, the sum of $4,400,000, to be derived from the future Increment tc tho reclamation fond. Of this amount 2,00O,OOO is Immediately avail able and ls telng- t.ed jor construction. The remainder, 1,400,000, will not be needed for some time or until certain difficulties have been adjusted and work has been advanced to a higher degree of completion. Two Big Oregon Projects. On the Umatilla project there -has been set aside the sum of $1,000,000. This ls regarded as the first unit of a large project known as the John Day project, "which will involve in the future the expenditure of from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 to divert the waters of John Day Elver northward upon lands sloping to ward Columbia River. The work Is progress ing on the Umatilla project, and when this ls completed It la expected that development may proceed on the larger John Day project. The Klamath project Is Interstate In char acter, but the greater part of the expenditure and of the Irrigable land will be in the State of Oregon. The exact location of the Irrigable area can not as yet be determined, but It Is safe to assume that three-fourths of It will be In Oregon, and that of the $4,400,000 con siderable over $3,000,000 will be expended In that state. Oregon Projects Examined. Under general Instructions from the Secre tary, tho reclamation service began a thorough reconnaissance of the State of Oregon shortly after the passage of the reclamation act. The people of the state, individually and collec tively, as a result of public meetings have presented to the department for consideration a large number of projects which appeared to be feasible. Many of these were looked into and much time and money has been spent in the examination of many projects, . both large and small. It may be said that more consideration has been given to Oregon than to most of the other states, because of the fact that the funds arising from the disposal of lands with in the state were notably large. The prac tical difficulties encountered, however, have been found to be greater than In 'most of the other states. Many projects which are popularly believed to be cheap and easy have ott careful examination been found to be very expensive or difficult. This Is borne out by the fact that private enterprise, which is no respecter of political divisions, has advanced very slowly . in this state as compared with neighboring states. 4 Difficulties Prevent Action. In particular, investigation has been made of the following projects : Klamath, Uma tilla. John Day, Malheur, Owyhee, Silver Creek, Silver Lake, Anna River, Chewaucan. Out of this list It bas been possible to bring to the point of construction the Klamath and Umatilla, as above stated. The difficulties surrounding some of the other projects are well known and have been the subject of much correspondence and repeated efforts. If progress has not been made on the other projects. It has been simply because of the fact that the difficulties encountered have been greater than those in similar projects In other parts of the United States. In every case the recommendation for construction has been made as soon as passible after the prac ticability has been demonstrated, and no re gard has been paid to state lines or political divisions, but simply to the best interests of the reclamation fund as these are understood. TEST OF THE STANDARDIZATION IS CP TO THE REQUIREMENTS. Today the Xew Cruiser Mnst Run - Twenty-Two Knots an Hour for Four Hours. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., July 25. The standardization tests of the cruiser Mil waukee, held in Santa Barbara Channel today, resulted satisfactorily to the Gov ernment board and the builders of the vessel. The real test of the Milwaukee will take place Friday, when she will be run for four consecutive hours on an en durance test. Today's tests over a one-mile course established the fact that the engines must be run at 138.4 revolutions per minute to maintain the required speed of 22 knots. In tomorrow's test this number of revo lutions must be maintained for four hours. The Milwaukee made 18 runs over the mile oourse today, the highest corrected run being at the rate of 22.22 knots per hour. Conditions were very favorable for today's run, and the builders have no doubt of the ship's ability to stand the endurance test. The average of five fastest mile runs today was a speed of 21.55 knots an hour. WILL PAY FULL FIRE LOSS British Companies Announce Policy In San Francisco. . SAN FRANCISCO, July 2. The position which the British Insurance companies, with an earthquake clause in their poli cies, have decided to take with regard to the settlement of their losses In this city by representatives of the Commer cial Union, Palatine, Alliance and Nor wich Union insurance , companies is summed up as follows: "It is the desire of the companies to make good the actual loss suffered In every case In which the legal liability Is not doubtful. It is not possfble at this time to specifically name the particular claes falling within this clause, but we will say that it is our understanding that there" are such losses, and as to these the companies will pay in full upon the ascer tainment and adjustment of the amount of fire loss as contradistinguished from earthquake damage unaccompanied by fire." - ofcoaCAHCEROOS ULCERS Whenever a sore or ulcer is alow ia healing, and shows signs of eating Into the surrounding flesh, it is safe to say that the blood is infected with cancerous germs. Some old taint or poison that has lain dormant awaiting a favorable opportunity to assert itself has found an outlet on the face, arms, legs or other part of the body, and the place has become inflamed and festered, and a chronic ulcer is the result. When middle age is reached or passed, and the vital powers are naturally weaker, a hurt of any kind heals Blowly, and often an insignificant scratch or bruise on warty growths, moles, pimples, etc., will begin to inflame and are soon large, eatin ulcers. The cancerous germs are rooted in the blood, and while salves, plasters, lotions, etc., keep the surface clean, they are useless in affecting a cure. S.S.S. cures cancerous ulcers by going down into the blood and removing the germs and poisons which produce the trouble. It cleanses the circulation of all unhealthy matter, and when the cause is removed the sore heals permanently. S. S. 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