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2 j PAGES 17 TO 24 PART THREE VOL. XXII PORTLAND, OREGON, SUKDA MORNING, JANUARY IS, 1903. NO. Railroads Seek Repeal of Land Laws. MAXWELL THEIR ATTORNEY Members of House Land Committee Expose Him. PLAN WOULD KILL IRRIGATION Proposed Repeal of Desert, Timber and Homestead Commutation Laws Inspired by Railroads' Desire a Sell Their Grants. Members of the House committee on public lands expose the hidden hand which Is urging the repeal of the des ert land, timber land and homestead commutation lows. The hand, they say. is that of George H. Maxwell, president of the National Irrigation Assoclatlen, who Is. also at torney for railroads. The repeal of the laws named would cut off the irrigation fund at Its source, as it would practically stop settlement on desert land and the sale of timber land, and make homesteads hard to get. But it would therfiby create a market for CO per cent of the railroad land Which remains unsold. Chairman Lacey says the laws In question are good, if properly adminis tered, and the committee is opposed to their repeal. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 17. The opinion is growing among members of the public lands com mittee of both House and Senate that railroad influence is behind the pending bills providing for the repeal of the tim ber and stone, desert land and commuta tion homestead lawa After several weeks of discussion at odd times. Representative Lncey, chairman of the House committee, says-there Is not the slightest, possibility of passing any one of these bills this ses sion, as a great majority of the House committee at least are opposed to a change, believing that a proper adminis tration will put an end to -the frauds com mitted under these respective acts. When esked -why there has "been a sudden clamor for the repeal of the laws in question. Chairman Lacey declined to express a positive opinion. "Mr. Maxwell, who was ho profoundly Interested last session in securing the pas sage of the National irrigation law, and who expressed his approval of that meas ure -when enacted, appears to be the most active advocate of the three land laws which supply the funds with which, to carry out the work designed by that leg islation," raid he. "He has been very act ive this Winter in denouncing my com mittee for not reporting the repeal bills, and I see his hand in other matter that has appeared In print which did not bear his signature." Motive of Railroads. One member of the public lands commit tee is less reserved than the chairman. "Maxwell and his friends are trying to repeal these three laws," said he, "in order to create a demand for railroad lands. Maxwell Is a paid railroad attor ney, and admits it If he- can persuade Congress to repeal the timber and stone act, he "will practically cut oft the entire Government timber supply and force mill men to buy the railroad lands in order to get timber. If he can shut off entries under the desert act he will open a loop hole through which the railroads may un load their vast areas of desert land, which are today almost worthless to them. By repealing the commutation clause of the homestead law he would further induce the purchase of the lands in railroad grants that aro valuable for agricultural purposes. His purpose is clear as day, but he will not succeed as long as our committee roLilns Its present membership. It Is a fact that lesa than 40 per cent of the railroad lands has been sold, so It Is readily seen what interest land-grani companies have In legislation that will assist them in selling the remaining CO per cent." Desert Land Lnvr Good. Discussing the merits of the desrt land act. Chairman Lacey said: "I am told by men who ought to know that it is good legislation, now that it has been amended to require settlers on des ert lands to expend $1 an acre for three years in improvements, pay 25 cents an acre when the land is taken, and fl an acre additional when they prove up. ! is not reasonable to si-ppose that corpora tions will attempt to corral large areas of land for grazing purposes at any such price. If it had not been for the desert land act, the gnat tracts in the Pecosi and Salt River Valley would never have been reclaimed and settled. Why;, then, should this law, which Induces settlement, he repealed merely because It may not be strictly enforced in every instance? It is not the law that needs remedying. "Whether or r.ot the commutation clause of the homestead law should be re pealed is to my mind a debatable ques tion. There are many reasons why it should not be altered. True, there are In stances where it is being violated, but, again, that Is not the fault of- the law. In the first place, lands that will be taken as homesteads are agricultural, and too valuable to be used for cattle ranges. Even If cattlemen should get control of large areas under the commutation clause, they could not be held for pastures, but would have be turned over to settlers. Promoted Improvement. "There are many other good things about the commutation law: It permits settlers to acquire title to lands nearly four years before title can be had by set tlement; it therefore allows settlers to morlgage their lands this much in ad vance and secure money with which t erect barn purchase machinery and suc cessfully produce crops in greater "quan tities than is possible under the five-year settlement. I should hesitate a long while before voting fcr the repeal of this law. :,It is true. I Introduced both bills to. repeal the desert land and commutation laws, but I did so at the reauest of Sec t retary Hitchcock and In order that both subjects might be free-y discussed." BROKERS FORCED TO PAY Compelled by Court to Make Good on" a. Transaction. NEW YORK, Jan. ,17. Michael H. Thomas, of Dallas, Tex., has won a fight for $52,000 in the United States Court, the amount of his verdict being the dif ference between the price of 23,000 bales of cotton on the. day his brokers sold him out and that on the day. a month later, when he ordered his New York holdings sold. Mr. Thomas was "bucking" a pan icky market on a dollar margin, and the brokers advlred him to sell. He did not want to do sfo, and the brokers gave him eight minutes in which to put up $20,000 additional margin. He replied that the margin asked was not In his contract, and added an order to hold the cotton and a threat to hold the brokers personally responsible If they disobeyed his command. The brokers snlil tho Mr. Thomas. He replied that he would not recognize the transaction, and when the market soared again he ordered a sale. The brokers said they had already sold the cotton, and Mr. Thomas came to New York and began suit. Bank Pays for Its Errors. PHILADELPHIA. Jan .17 Tnri rett in charging a jury, yesterday said that a depositor whose checks were dis honored, although he had funds In the bank to meet them, suffered an Injury which entitled him to damages. The case on trial was that of Samuel Kurlak, a depositor in the Southwestern National Bank. It was testified that while he had a little more than $300 in the bank he drew four checks against it aggregat ing less than $100. The checks were re turned "no funds." It was subsequently discovered that a bookkeeper In the bank had mixed Kurlak's account. The bank admitted its mistake. The Jury gave Kurlak a verdict for J1000. Iowa Congressman May Die. CHICAGO, Jan. 1". Congressman J. N. W. Rumple, of Marengo, la., is at St Luke's Hospital, suffering from a tumor In his neck. His malady Is such that the surgeons say it is Impossible to perform a successful operation, and it is feared that his death will result within a short time. Date for Travelers' Convention. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17. The board of di rectors of the Travelers' Protective Asso ciation has decided on June 3 to 13 as the time for the annual convention to be held at Ir.dlanano.l3. VIEW FROM THE ST. JOHNS LINE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN" THE DISTANCE. NEW LINE OPENED Two Thousand People Flock to St, Johns. MARVEL AT SUBURB'S GROWTH Excursionists Spend tbe Dny Seelncr Factories nnd Water Front and Are the Guest of Street-Car Company at a Luncheon. Two thousand people onjoyod the fret excursion given yesterday by the City Suburban to celebrate the formal opening of the new St. Johns electric line. They crowded the cars all day, they inspected j all the beauties and attractions of St. . Johns and the surrounding suburbs, and, j last, but not least, they hugely enjoyed ( the free lunch provided by the street-car company. Though the day was not fa- j vorable for an out-door picnic, dozens of-j . families explored the woods and the river j front and. tired at last, returned In the j late afternoon well pleased with the ex ! cursion and marvelinc- at tho rrnu't h nf ; the suburb which many of them had never uciure visueu. Though the people of St. Johns did not have the opportunity to enjoy a free ride of IS miles, as did those who I Portland, thev hailed tho . opening of the electric line with more nlftastiro thnn tVinco t.1, . wuw iiui. ujiiuu- I n Qfn .IIAf , .. uuiui-uiice ueiween tne new, rapid system and the old motor, which has done service for so many years. The new cars, steam-ncated and having near ly 150 horsepower, make It possible for me prapie oi me uozens or suburbs on the peninsula to reach Portland in almost half the time formerly consumed by the Old KVStnm Tn thn n1ou .-, 1 ... juoti, vi. mi HUU1 I service, the new cars will leave St. Johns I " --- juiiwiiuii ui ricumonc every -w minutes, and. as their , from 15 to 20 miles per hour, the connec . tlons are. therefore, mmio in mur.1. io. time than formerly. The company ex pects greatly to Improve Its service in the near future, a. step amply warranted by the rapid increase of population in the territory tapped by this line. Two more cars of the same modern pattern as those now in operation will shortly be built, and better accommodations, will also be provided. The first cars of the excursion left town at 10 o'clock and were jammed with a merry throng, all anxious to reach St. Johns and the picnic grounds at Cedar Park before the rush of the day began. The rain of the early morning had fresh ened the air, and the excursionists were intent on getting more than their money's worth out of the free ride. They scat tored Into the woods of Cedar Park, and the majority went straight nn tn ia q Johns terminus to inspect all the factor ies waicn nave sprung up there -within the past year. The big veneer and basket factory, the match factor', the planing mill, the boatmaklng establishment were all visited, and thn aiirhfcoAm i watched with interest the huge' cranes of 1 liiu piling piant swing the long sticks around like straws. The old building used by James Johns as a tmrfinp- tntnn 1 many years ago brought to the visitors , a realization of the remarkable changes in iiiire iuu since me inuians were the only Inhabitants. The excursionists commented on the opportunities for con verting the river front Into a busy har- . yji, uuu inc aiau jiuuccu me ueep cnan i nel so near the shore. When the noon hour arrived the special car kept for the purpose conveyed the vis itors to Cedar Park, where a pleasant luncheon was provided by the company. Here the small boy became the most con spicuous person, and the viands suffered terribly under the onslaughts of the youngsters., Those in charge of the lunch tried in vain to control the boys' keen ap petites whose parents wore absent or did not restrain them. Plenty of provisions had been provided, however, and all were fed, though the small boys received the lion's share. The car between the Park and St. Johns was kept busy all day tak ing passengers back and forth, but by 4 o'clock most of the excursionists started home after a full day of sightseeing In a strange country only a few miles from their own doorsteps. Here again the ad vantages of the swift, new cars were shown, for the crowds could never have been.handlcd In half the time had the old system been in operation. "How this country has grown," said one portly gentleman, as the car started for home "When I was last In St. Johns that whole tract to the west was covered -with brush; now there are fully a dozen houses upon it." As the car passed Northern Hill, near Portsmouth, his seatmate remarked: "Yes, and when the cut-off from here straight through to St. Johns is complet ed, the cars will be able to make much better time. I set that the poles are al- SCENE ready In place. That will shorten the route by over miles." "Well, the old motor line was In opera tion Ions enough. It has been running since 1SS9, and the new Improvement has been needed for a good while." "St. Johns has grown Just the same," said the other. "They tell me that the school attendance has increased SO per cent within the past five months; that Is a good sign." As the train of the power car and trailer ran Into Piedmont Junction, the portly person looked at his watch. "At this rate we will be in town in 45 minutes or so from the time we left St. Johns. Now, isn't that a change for the better?" OUTLOOK FOR LEGISLATION Senate Will Pans Trust Dill and Cu linn Treaty No Statehood 11111. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Iiriportant con "erences were held today between the resident md prominent members of the onate regarding the legislative prospect or the remainder of the session. Prcsi H nt Roosevelt Is anxious to have enacted ome anti-trust legislation, and to secure vhe ratification of the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Such assurances as are possible at this, time have been given him that both nf his desires would be fulfilled. In the course of en interview today Sen ator Burrows, of Michigan, who last Spring led the opposition to the reciproc ity legislation, told the President that with possibly one exception the 19 Sen ators who opposed that legislation would support the pending reciprocity treaty as amended. Senators Piatt, of Connecticut, and Al drich, of Rhode Island, discussed with the President the prospect of anti-trust legislation In the Senate. Both were of opinion tint some measure, perhaps, could be passed at this session. Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, told the President that it was certain that the omnibus statehood bill could not be passed by the Senate. He did not indicate what fate awaited his committee's statehood measure. TltUST IJILIi READY MONDAY. Sub-Committee of House Confers With Attorney-Gcnernl. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Representa tives Llttlcfield and Overstrect, of the subcommittee of the House judiciary com mittee, were at the Department of Justice today, their visit being ln.conncctlon with the preparation of an anti-trust bill. The subcommittee expects to have its bill completed so as to be able to have a final conference with the Attorney-General on Monday. If the subcommittee finds that an anti-trust bill can be for mally adopted and a report ordered Tues day or Wednesday, the judiciary commit tee may adjourn from Monday to Wednes day, that the bill may be reported tp the full committee on that day; otherwise there would be a delay until Friday. IT IS XO MAN'S COUNTRY. Treasury Department Defines Bed of I'ncliic Ocean for Tariff Purposes. WASHINGTON. Jan. 17 The Treasury Department has decided that the bottom of the Pacific Ocean Is not a "foreign country" within the meaning of the tariTf laws, and hence repair cable imported by the Commercial Cable Company cannot be withdrawn from a bonded warehouse for repair work without the payment" of duty. The law specifically says that. In order to be entitled to free exportation, the goods must be landed In a foreign coun try, which fact must be verified' by the certificate of a United States Consul In the country where the goods are landed. The rate of duty Is 35 per cent ad valorem. NAVAIi INCREASE APPROVED. House Committee Adopts Moody's Plan Guard Against Combines.' WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The naval af fairs committee of the House has adopted In its entirety the naval Increase pro gramme provided for by the subcommit tee in the naval appropriation bill. The bill as it now stands provides for three battle-ships and one cruiser of 10,000 tons, two steel training ships and one wooden brig, the latter to be used for training purposes. Provision is. made for the construction of the vessels at Government yards, If It be found that combinations exist. . District of Columbia. Appropriation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The District of Columbli appropriation bill? reported to the House today, carries an appropria tion of J7.749.255. Shipment of China Silk. OGDENSBURG. N. Y., Jan. 17. A val uable Importation of raw silk and silk goods from China has been entered at this port. It consists of nine cars of raw silk and five of silk goods, entered under consular seal for Immediate shipment to distant cities. The whole consignment was valued at $1,500,000. The raw silk goes direct to New York 'and the silk goods will be distributed between New York, Philadelphia, Washington and other large cities. ON ST. JOHNS ELECTRIC CARE OF COMMERCE Will Be Committed to New Cabinet Officer. THE HOUSE PASSES THE BILL Democrats MaUe Vain Effort to Ex clude Labor Bureau From ' Its Control Interstate Commission May Be Transferred. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. At the end of a struggle which prolonged the day's ses sion until after 6 o'clock, the House ( passed tha substitute to the Senate bill I to establish a Department of Commerce j and Labor. The vote stood 137 to 40. All i the Republicans and 29 Democrats voted j for tho bill. In committee of the whole the Demo ' crats and a sprinkling of Republicans, j led by Corliss. Rep,, of Michigan, -struck j out the portion of the bill providing for ; a Bureau of Insurance. By a piece of ' Parliamentary strategy. Hepburn (Rep.. 'Ia.)t chairman of the Interstate commerce committee, sought to have this provision restored, but the opposition stood faot and he was overcome. The Democrats then attempted to recommit the bill with instructions to report back a separate bill t for the creation of a Department of Labor, but the motion was lost. The onlv other substantial amendment was one to author ize the President to transfer the Interstate Commerce Commission to the new depart ment. The substitute, as passed by the House, differs from the Senate bill in Important .particulars. It leaves the Life Saving Service, the Marine Hospital Service, the Steamboat Inspection Service, the Bureau I of Navigation, and the Shipping Commls ! sloner under the control of the Treasury Department, but authorizes the President, ', In his discretion, to transfer othef bureaus - for the collection of statistics and the Interstate Commerce Commission to the new department. It places under the I control of the new department, the Na j tlonal Bureau of Standards, the Coast and j Geodetic Survey,' and the Bureau of Sta j tlstlcs, tho Census Bureau, the Bureau of Foreign Commerce, the Bureau of Immi gration, including jurisdiction over Chinese Immigration, and also creates the Bureau ot Manufactures and Corporations. At tho opening of the session McCreary (Minn.), from the committee on approprla tlortj, reported the District of Columbia appropriation bill, and gave notice that he would call It up at the earliest possible moment. Labor Bureau Stays In. The House then resumed consideration of the Department of Commerce bill. Gen eral debate' having closed, the bill was read for amendment under the flve-mlnute rule- Richardson (Ala.) moved to strike out the words "and labor" In the title of the new "Department of Commerce and Labor." He said he was not Individually opposed to the creation of the Depart ment of Commerce, but objected to the In corporation Into It and the subordination of the Independent Bureau of Labor. Shacklefprd (Mo.) supported the amend ment Mann (111.) denied that labor was op posed to the bill and read a letter from the Chicago Federation of Labor express ing the hope that It would paes. Richardson's amendment was defeated, 56 to 103. Corliss (Mich.) moved to strike from the bill the provision making it the duty of the department to foster, promote and develope the "Insurance business of the United States." The motion prevailed, 70 to s. Cowherd (Mo.) moved to decrease the salary of the Director of the Census from. JCCOO to $4000, arguing that his duties and rcsponslblltles were greatly reduced under this bllL The amendment was lost, 26 to 53. Sulzer, Dem. (N. Y.), offered as an amendment a comprehensive bill he had Introduced to create a Bureau of Corpo rations, which would have extensive nowers of eomnelllnc nuhllHtv nf mnttoro ... , I rplflt!n tn pnrnnm tfnrm Tfn nmanA ment was defeated, 75 to 90. Insurance Bureau Cut'Out. A motion made by Corliss (Mich.) to strike out the provision for the creation of LINE PIEDMONT a Bureau of Insurance led to a protracted discussion. Gardner (N. J.) contended that the sec tion of the bill was Intended to bring In surance companies under the domination of a. bureau in Washington and allow them to escape state regulations. Hepburn denied this most emphatically, declaring 'sarcastically that ho did not wonder that the gentleiuan from New Jersey sought to defend "the vile and in famous corporations created by his state.' The purpose of the bureau, he said, was to collect and disseminate information re garding the business and solvency of com panies In which the people of the whole country were Interested. Corliss amendment to strike out the section was carried OS to S7. The section relating to the Bureau of Corporations created no comment. It was amended, without debate, to make the Chief of the Bureau an appointee of. the President. Overstreet (Ind.) offered an amendment to section 13, to allow the President In his discretion to transfer by executive order the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Department of Commerce. After de bate It was adopted, S3 to SS. An amendment was adopted providing that the transfer of the old bureaus to the ! new department shall not take effect until ! July 1. 1903. f ' When the committee of the whole re- ported the amended House substitute for the Senate measure. Hepburn (Iowa), by a parliamentary maneuver, succeeded In bringing the House to a direct vote .on the substitute, with the original sections relative to the Bureau of Insurance In corporated In It. Instead of moving the adoption of the amended substitute, he moved the adoption of a substitute which he offered and that substitute was the original with the Insurance Bureau sec tions restored. It also included Over street's amendment authorizing the trans fer of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion to the new' department. Hepburn's motion was lost, 63 to SS. Last Attack Falls Richardson. Dem. (Ala.), moved to re commit the bill as agreed on In committee of the whole, with Instructions to report It back amended so as to create two de partments, one of Commerce and one of Labor, and to Incorporate Sulzer's pro vision for a Bureau of Corporations In the former. Upon his motion the roll was called. The motion to recommit was lost, S5 to 115, a party vote with the exception of ApIIn of Michigan, and Tompkins of Ohio, Republicans, who voted aye, and Howard and Maodox of Georgia, Demo crats, who voted no. The vote then recurred upon Mr. Corllso' motion. A rising vote resulted, 115 to 27. De Armond (Mo.) made the point of no quorum, "and the roll was called. The sub stitute was adopted and the bill was passed; 137 to 40. The Republicans voted solidly for the bill and the following Democrats with them: Brantley (La.), Brcazele (La.), Coney (Mass.). Feely (111.), Fleming (Ga.), Glass (Va.). Gordon (O.). Griffith (Ind.), John son (S. G), Lamb (Va.), Livingston (Ga.), Lloyd (Mo.), McAndrews (111.), McCIellan (N. Y.), McCulloch (Ark.), Mnhoney (111.), Maynard (Va.), McKcy (ill:), Moon (Tenn.). Nappen (Mass.). Padgett (Tenn.V, Patterson (Tenn.). Robertson (La.), Ryan (N. Y.). Lowell (N. G), Sulzer N." Y.), Thomas (N. C). Wiley (Ala.), Williams (111.) and Small (N. G) At 6:05 P. M. the House adjourned. Gettlnjr Rid of Scnndnl. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Secretary Root has directed that the resignation of Second Lieutenant William K. Klsler, Eighteenth Infantry, be accepted for the good of the service. This action was taken on the recommendation of Brigadier-General Funston, commanding the Department of the Colorado, and others, to avoid a scandal and expense of trial. It appears from the records that Lieu tenant Klsler has been nbsent without leave from his post at Fort Logan. Colo., since December 15, and that he ha? dupli cated his pay accounts. Another Ncvr Trust Bill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. A bill was In troduced today by Representative Bell, of Colorado, x providing that any producer, dealer, transporter, agent or other parson In any territory of the United States who shall Join with any other person or per sons for the purpose of raising the price of any article of food or fuel, or its car riage and handling, shall be guilty of ex tortion. A maximum penalty of a $5000 fine or Imprisonment for one year Is pro vided. "Will Rush Currency Bills. WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. The House committee on rules today decided to re port a rule for the consideration of the Phlpps currency bill, also for the consid eration of the Fowler currency bill and the Federal Judges' salary bill and other bills favorably acted upon by the House judiciary committee, the dates yet to be fixed. A Job That Nobody Wants. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. For the reason that no suitable person Is available to take the office, the Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General has discontinued the post office at Keokee, Island of Maui, Hawaii. The postmaster, whose compensation was 524 a year, resigned some time ago. STATION "CHANGE CARS FOR. ST. JOILNS." Secretary Hay . Extols the President. AT BANQUETTO DIPLOMATS Foreign Representatives Dine with Ohio Society. AND CHEER. FOR ROOSEVELT ,Gonnt Cassinl Pays Illrh Compliment to Hay Senator Depcvr Advocates Arbitration Between Capital nnd Labor as Essential. Secretary of State John Hay was the guest of honor at the annual banquet of the Ohio Society, In New York, yes terday. Re made a speech, in which he gave the hlchest praise to President Roose velt and predicted his re-election. Count Cassinl, the Russian Ambassa dor, paid a high tribute to Mr. Hay. Senator Depew advocated arbitration ot labor disputes. NEW' YORK. Jan. 17. Secretary of State John Hay was the guest of honor at the 17th annual dinner of the Ohio So ciety, given in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf. The banquet, to which the title of "Diplomatic" was given, in recognition of the presence of the representatives of all the great powers, was the most bril liant that has occurred in New York la several years. Additional interest was given by the presence of the ladies of the several embassies and the wives of nu merous distinguished officials of the Na tional and state governments, who filled tho boxes .of the ballroom. Colgate Hoyt, president of the Ohio So ciety, presided, with Secretary Hay at his right and Count Cassinl. the Russian Am bacs,ador,- and Acting Dean of the DIplo m'icftTc Corps, at his left. Others at the guest, table were Fdmondo Mayor de Planches, the Italian Ambassador; Ladls tus Hengelmuller von Hengerver, the Austro-Hungarlan Ambassador; Count von Quadt, Assistant Secretary of the German Embassy; Pierre de Jargerie, counsellor of the French Embassy; Sir Michael Herbert, the British Ambassador; Senor Aspiroz. the Mexican Ambassador: Dr. David J. Hill, Assistant Secretary of State; Bishop William A. Leonard. Chap lain of the Ohio Society; Senator Marcus A- Hanna, J. P. Morgan, Senator C. M. Depew, Mayor Low, Whitelaw Reld, Gen eral William H. Seward, James H. Hoyt, of Chicago, and representatives of various societies. In his opening address. President Col gate Hoyt referred to each Ambassador and Minister by name, when each rose and bowed his acknowledgements. After the toast to the "President of the United States" had been drunk with the customary honor, the whole assemblage rising and the orchestra playing the Na tional anthem, Mr. Hoyt introduced the guest of the evening, who responded to the toast. The Secretary of State was hailed with prolonged applause, la which the ladies In the boxes joined. Mr. Hay said In part: l Hay Eulofflzes Roosevelt. "I Imagine your toast referred more especially to our actual President, our young, gallant, able, brilliant President Roosevelt. I am glad to be called on tc say in his absence what few men would be hardy enough to say to his face for, like all men of high courage and man liness, he is inhospitable to flattery. In the great roll of our Presidents all of them men of mark, of lofty character and Ideals, not one name among them smirched by the slightest stain of per- (Concluded on Pase 23.)