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48 PAGES PAGES 1 TO 12 VOL. XXIY-TsO. 3d. PORTLAND, OREGON, .SUNDAY MORNINlx, AUGUST 20, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DECISIVE ACT IN CAUSE OF PEACE Roosevelt Makes Prop osition to Russia. BACKED BY GREAT POWERS Conference With Rosen May Yet Save the Day. FOLLOWS KANEKO'S VISIT Hurried Trip of Russian Envoy to Oyster Bay Revives Hope That Peace Conference May Continue. Backed by the Influence of Great Britain. France and Germany, Presi dent Roosevelt has stepped In to pre vent the rupture of peace negotiations. Immediately following a conference with Baron Kaneko, Japan's confiden tial asent, the President invited Baron Rosen to confer with him. The conference took place yesterday afternoon and Baron Rosen's demean or, which before had been gruff, was afterwards cheerful and smiling. It is understood that the President submitted to him a proposition which will settle the points In dispute in the conference and that this will be sent to the Czar, on whose decision rests the continuance or break-up of the peace conference on Tuesday. It is suggested that Baron Kanoko informed the President of Japan's Irre ducible minimum and that Baron Rosen informed him of the maximum Russia would concede and that there from the basis of a compromise was deduced. OYSTER BAT, Aug. 19. President Roosevelt is exercising every particle of his great Influence to prevent a rupture of the peace conference at Portsmouth. He is engaged In a supreme effort to Induce the envoys of the belligerent powers to compromise their differences and reach an agreement that will result In "a Just and lasting peace." In this effort he has the active arid cor dial support of Great Britain, France and Germany. Tremendous and world-wide pressure is being brought to bear upon the governments at St- Petersburg and Toklo to not pormlt the Washington con ference to fall of affirmative results. It can be said that there is ground for the hope that it will not fall. Baron Rosen, Russian Ambassador to the United States, was with President Roosevelt an hour this afternoon at Sag amore Hill. He came to Oyster Bay by invitation of the President, not merely to discuss with him the situation, but to have presented to him by the President a proposition which, it is hoped, may re solve the differences which have arisen between the plenipotentiaries of the two governments. After his conference with the President, Baron Rosen left immedi ately for his Summer residence at Mag nolia, Mass., where he and Mr. "Witte, the principal Russian envoy, expect to spend Sunday. Neither President Roosevelt nor Baron Rosen would discuss even In. the most general terms the details or the result of their conference. v Proposition "Will Go to pzar. The Ambassador will prtsnV 4hj? Pres ident's proposition to Mr. "Wtttb tonight, and the likelihood is that it will be trans mitted to Emperor Nicholas. On the re sult of Its consideration will depend the fate of the peace conference. It Is not 3 improbable that before the envoys meet next Tuesday morning It may be known with some degree of deflniteness whether there will be a continuation of the war. tTp to the present time the President has refrained from any action, even by indirection, that might be construed as' interference by the plenipotentiaries. He announced at the beginning of the nego tiations that neither by word nor by act would he participate .in the proceedings of the conference, although ho made it perfectly clear to the envoys of both Russia and Japan that he would be ready at any time to assist them in a proper way in the work which they had been designated by their respective Emperors to undertake. All Powers "Work for Peace. In anticipation, however, of failure of the envoys to agree upon certain of the articles which they had agreed to con sider, and In expectation that he might be appealed to by the one side or the oth er before the conclusion of the confer ence, the President has been In commu nication with the great neutral powers. His purpose was to enlist their support in a final effort to secure an honorable peace. "With King Edward he communi cated because Great Britain is a practical ally of Japan, and wJth President Loubet because France is the nearest friend of Russia. Germany, too, was appealed to, and Emperor "William is exerting-his in fluence for peace. Through Mr. Griscom. the American Minister at Toklo, the President also has been working, but it cannot be as certained whether his efforts have been directed toward a 'reduction of the de mands of Japan or not. It is surmised, however, that he has urged the Japanese government to so modify Its terms as to render it easier for Russia to accede io them. "-"a Kaneko, a confidential represen t tative of the Japanese government in this country, has been keeping In close touch with President Roosevelt since the peace negotiations were in their ln ciplency. For the fourth time in as many weeks and for the second time within a week he was in conference with the President last evening. Neither he nor the President would disclose the nature of their interview, but it Is slgnlfloant j the Baron had scarcely started for New York bofore the President's intorest in the negotiations at Portsmouth became active. He sent a long and important j communication to Mr. "Witte and Baron Rosen. Secretary Poirce's roply to the message was communicated to the Presi dent by telephone from the executive of fice in Oyster Bay village. Then ensued a long-distance conversation between the President and the Russian envoys, the messages being transmitted through Secretary Barnes here and through Mr. Pelrce at Portsmouth. The President in vited Mr. "Witte to send a trusted en voy, preferably Ambassador Rosen, to Sagamore Hill in order that he might present to him for the consideration of the Russian mission a proposition of the highest importance. The invitation of the President was accepted and the de tails soon were arranged. Baron Rosen, accompanied by Prince Koudacheff as his secretary, left for Portsmouth early this morning. He went to Magnolia, Mass., the seat of his Em bassy during the Summer, and thence to Boston, where he boarded a limited train for New York. At 2:50 o'clock this after noon the train made a special stop at New Rochelle, N. Y., where Baron Rosen left It and boarded the Sylph, which the President had directed to be sent to New Rocholle to convey the Russian envoy to Oyster Bay. Rosen Suddenly Cheers Up. Bearing Baron Rosen and his secretary, the Sylph reached Oyster Bay and cast anchor below Sagamore Hill at 4:17 P. M. Five minutes later the President's callers were on the way to the J. "Woat Roose velt pier In the Sylph's motor-boat. As he landed. Baron Rosen was almost brusque in his refusal to discuss his mis sion. They entered one of the President's carriages, which was awaiting them, and wore driven to Sagamore Hill. There they remained with the-PrpsJdent about an hour. At the conclusion of the con ference, while Baron Rosen still declined to talk of his visit, his demeanor was changed absolutely. His face was wreathed in smiles and his manner was quite genial. The interview evidently had been entirely satisfactory to him. The Russian visitors were conveyed to the Sylph In the motor boat and shortly before C o'clock the boat weighed anchor and sailed out. Her des tination was not disclosed, but it was. supposed to be-some point on the Now England coast, where Baron Rosen ami Prince Koudacheff might catch a train that would enable them to roach Magnolia tonight. , President Roosevelt said this evening he would not discuss In any way his con ference with Baron Rosen. The intima tion conveyed by his remarks was that ! publicity at this moment might imporil, if not wreck entirely, the negotiations pending. The President would not Indi cate either his opinion of the result of the negotiations. Xcw Hope of Agreement. It is quite evident from the trend of events today, which made Oyster Bay for an hour the center of the peace pro ceedings, that the Russian envoys arc now in possession of information that will as sist them materially In concluding an agreement with the Japanese plenipoten tiaries!, it would be futile to speculate as to the nature of this Information or as to the character of the proposition the President submitted to Baron Rosen. But it can be said that, if the conferees, after communicating with their governments, are able to proceed with their labors next Tuesday without a rupture, it will be due to the final effort made today by Presi dent Roosevelt. COMPROMISE OX INDEMNITY President Probably Found Way to Bridge Gulf Between Nations OYSTER BAY, Aug. 19. (Special.) Baron Rosen, the junior Russian peace envoy, was called to Sagamore Hill by President Roosevelt today, and In the course of a conference that lasted al most two hours, was urged to accept the Japanese peace terms as the best way out of a bad bargain. The President very frankly told the plenipotentiary that. If he did not make peace under the present conditions, the indemnity that Japan would exact In the future would stagger the Czar and his lords of finance. The President probably put the case more delicately than that to the sorely tried Russian envoy, but he undoubtedly was able to show Baron Rosen that he was thoroughly conversant with the situation and It is believed the Ambassador prom ised to use his best offices to avert a break at Portsmouth. The visit of Baron Kaneko at Sagamore Hill yesterday Is believed to have had an Important bearing on today's confer ence. It is thought that the Japanese fi nancial expert came with a message that acquainted the President with the. irre ducible minimum that will be accepted by the Mikado's government. From the' 4 good spirits that seomed to exude from Baron Rosen vihen he left the President today. It would seem thai he had told fhc President the "unlncreasablo maxi mum" that would be granted by the Czar, and that there was no groat and unbridgeable gap between the two sums. MESSAGE IS SENT TO RUSSIA Important SecrctGlven by Roosevelt to Rosen May Bring Peace. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 19. All hope here that the peace negotiations may yet be saved from a break on Tues- day Is fastened to the proposition which Baron Rosen is bringing from Presldont Roosevolt to Mr. Witte. This proposition. It is understood, concerns only Russia's position and, if It shall prove acceptable to Russia, will bo presented by Mr. "Witte as soon as It shall have received the sanction of the Emperor. When Mr. Witte retired tonight be was ignorant of the nature of the proposition. All that he knew about It was the fact (Concluded on Page 2.) BODIES FOUND ON BANKOFCOLUMBIA E. L. Swartsel, of Pasadena, -Cal., Kills Lena May Clyse and Himself. ELKS ASKED TO CARE FOR "Woman Had Been Employed In East Portland Telephone Exchange. Her Companion Had to Do "With Fair Concession. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug.. 19. Spe cial.) The bodies of a man and woman were found tonight noar the old slaughter house, on the banks of the Columbia. Just above the Government roserve. Pa pers upon their persons disclose their names to be E. L. Swartsel, of Pasadena, Cal., and Lena May Clyce. of Watcrvlllc, Cal. The bodies were found by some small boys who had been swimming In the river noar whore the bodies were found. A revolver with two shots fired are cvidonco elthor of a double suicide or a murdor and suicide, probably tho latter. Both were well dressed. The deed must have been committed over a week ago, as tho bodies were seen Monday by the same boys who found them today. Mon day the boys did not go near thorn as they thought they were probably sleep ing. The man wore a square-cut blue sack suit and a Panama hat. The wo man was dressed In a skirt of dark ma terial and wore a light waist, also a light hat trimmed In red. A note found on the body road: "We are Elks. Will 'Portland Elks take care of us?" A card showed membership in Pasadena Lodge, No. 672. B. P. O. E. Among the papers was a pass to the Exposition) No. F 3S36. . Coroner Smith, aided by the following jury, hold aa inquost on the ground: Dr. N. J. Taylor, M. Regal, Dr. Irwin, Ben Shaw, John Shcppard and S. J. Mll lor. The verdict returned Is as fellows: The Verdict. "We. the Jury, being nm duly wera. And that the decasedt Ln& May Clyce. cane to her death from & sunsbot wound Inflicted with murderous Intent by E. I BwartJeL We Xurther find that tlve sata T." U-Swartt' Eel come to hit death by a. gunshot wound Inflicted by himself, after having killed the isala Lena May Clyce. The above parties were found on the Co lumbia River bank, about one mile east f Vancouver. ysh-, and from the appearance f the bodies have been dead five or six days. From evidence lntrodnced we believe the dead man to have been E. L. Swartsel, for merly of. Riverside. Cal., but later of Portland. Or.; that the name of the deceased woman was Lena May Clyee. for merly of Riverside. CaL. but later f Port land. Or. Letter Written to Her Son. Tho man appeared to Ije about 4 years of age and tho woman about 35. with the gray hairajaeginnlng to show. In the woman's pocket was found a letter roady for the mall, addressed to Master Clyde Clyce. Watorvllle. Cal. It was such a letter as a mother would writ to a boy of 13, full of loving ex pressions, and bidding him to remem ber his father and mother. From tho context it seems that Mrs. Clyce was the mother of three children, of whom Clyde wa oldest. About one week ago the Portland po lice received a lettor from Pasadena written by an officer at that place, re questing that search be made for E. L. Swartsel. and stating, that Lena May Clyce might be with Ira. It was learned that sho had been employed in the East Side exchange of the Pact lie States Telephone & Tolcgraph Com pany, but inquiry devolopod the fact that sho had not boon working several days ago. investigation satisfied the police that Swartsel and the girl had eloped, und further search was abandoned. But little Is known of the woman here. In formation secured from officials of tho telephone company is to the effect that sho came here about tm weeks ago. ap plied for a position as operator at tho exchange board and was employed. She was on the night shift, and from the first was uncommunicative and ap peared mentally disturbed at all times She did not mingle with others a great deal, and it was remarked among tho operators that within her breast was locked some strange secrot. Hor age was not known to a cer tainty, but one who know her slightly approximates It at 35. During her term of service for the tolephone company she deported horself in a womanly manner, and was accounted a good operator. Nothing was known of her past lifo. and she said nothing. She spent her recesses and luncheon hour In reverie, giving, the Impression among tho other operators that there had been deep trouble In her life and that she was brooding or'at least thinking of It. E. It. Swartsel was a familiar figure at the Lewis and Clark Exposition the first few weeks it was open, having been con nected with the Martin Chair Cane Com pany, of Riverside. 1 CaL, which had a concession at the Fair. The Martin Com pany later abandoned Its concession. It Is not known In what capacity he was omployed by the company, other than he held an important position. NEW DOCK ON THE SOUND Navy Department. PreTers It There to Marc Island; OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 19. It Is believed from the attitude pf an official of the Navy Depart ment that Congress will bo asked -next Winter to make an appropriation for a new drydock on Puget Sound. The naval authorities are unanimous In declaring that there Is immediate need for better docking facilities on the Pacific Coast, and arc equally unanimous In believing it un wise to build such a dock at the Marc Island navy-yard, because of the bad channel approaches. If another dock is authorized, it is pre ferred that It be located at Bremerton, on the Sound. Tho only thing to check this recommendation will be adverse action by the Cabinet, which may deem It Inad visable, In view of the condition of the Treasury, tp seek money for the new dock at this time. Dredging Lake "Washington Canal. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 19. A contract was today awarded to the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company for dredging part of the Lakes Union and Washington canal near Ballard, at a rate of 25.9 cents per cubic yard. The total contract amounts to ?12S,0CO. Houses for Cascade Ibckkccpers. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 19. A contract has been awarded to Frederick & Arnold, of Hood River, for rectlng buildings at Cascade Locks, on the Columbia River, for the use of tho lockkecpers, at a cost of RAIN CAUSES COLLISION Seven Seriously Injured In Electric Cars at Allegheny. PITTSBURG. Pa.. Aug. 19. Seven per sons were painfully Injured and a score or more" wore slightly bruised In a col lision of two West View streetcars at the corner of North avenue and Sandusky street. Allegheny, tonight. The more se riously Injured are Miss Nannie E. Cross man. Miss Frieda Luther, Leopold Helcer, Mrs. W. Ballar. James Wright, Thomas E. Lewis and Mrs. Mollie Casson. f The accident occurred shortly after a heavy rain set in and was caused by the failure of the brakes to hold on the slip pery track. Both cars were crowded and a panic followed -the crash. " CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TBSTERDAVS Maximum temperatare. St deg.; minimum. CI. TODAY'S Partly cloudy and occasionally threatening. Cooler. Westerly winds. Peace Conference. PrerMcat Roosevelt gives Rosen message which may prevent rupture. Page 1. Czar renews statement he will not pay In demnity, rage 3. European powers support Roosevelt's efforts for peace, rage 1. Rain prevents fighting- In Manchuria. Page 3. 1'orelgn. Czar orders plan for representation or Poland. Page 3. Cretan revolt a failure. Page 13. All German colonies In revolt. Page 13. National. United States warns China she must pay for loss by boycott. Page 2. Government brings contempt charge against raHreads far glvt ?rotiajes. Pace 3. OiorewafifitpfflftUiWennington''have weak boilers. Pa-e 7. Nepotism rife among Government ofdaials. Senators and Representatives. Page 1. Domestic Chicago preacher to be tried for cheating a railroad. Page 4. Apache raiders shoot with poisoned arrows. Page 3. Great Northern Railroad cuts grain rates In war with Soo line. Page Dowre issues orders against race suicide and regulating courtship. Page L . Millionaire's son killed In automobile wreak. Page 18. New Orleans burning sulphur to kill mos- quIteM. Page Close of defense In Taggart trial. Page 3C Cloudburst la Missouri swamps town and drowns four persons. Pag 1. Sport. San Francisco again defeats Portland In ball game. Page 10. Racers at Irvlngton are auctioned off. Page 17. Walter A. Gess wins Pacific Northwest championship in singles at tennis at Ta ooma. Page 1C ' Newton, of Seattle, wins National golf championship. Page 10. Pacific Coast. E. L Swartsel. of Riverside, Cat.-; kills Mrs. Lena M. Clyce ana himself near Vancou ver. Page 1. Rotation In crops shows big results at the Cervaltis experiment station. Page 4. Ashland and Monmouth Normal Schools will open this Kali. Page 3. Brownell and Hofcr talk politics at a farm ers picnic In Clackamas. Page S. Oregon trains narrowly escape serious col lision In California. Page 3. Commercial and Marine. WhwU buyers reduce their bids. Page 33. Small quantity of heps remaining InWash- Ington. Page 33. Crop prospects are underlying factorln stock speculation. Page 35. Wheat and corn prices break at Chicago. Page 35. New York banks gain more cash than ex pected. Page 35. Opening price on California walnuts will be high. Page 35. First wheat ships chartered. Page 10. Damage to llassale werso than reported. Pago 1. Liner disabled. Page 19. Lewis and Clark Exposition. Admissions. 20,637. Pago S. Famous Mormon choir arrives. Page 8. Airship City of Portland makes flight. Page S. Empire State has great day at Fair. Page S. Canvases of masters on view at Exposition. Page 31. Bureau of Animal Industry has Interesting exhibit. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Trans-Mlsslsslppl Congress concludes Its ses sion. Page 8. Chinese resolution adopted after bitter fight on part of California. Page . Civics Conference discusses municipal own ership of public utilities and adjourns. Page 11. Irrigation Congress will convene. Page 14. Grand Jury's work outlined. Page 30. History will be theme of a congress. Page 1L Two men terrorise Washington street. Pago 24. Lafo Tenco Is sued. Pago 11. Building burned was of flimsy construction. Page 14. Features and Departments. Editorial. Page 0. Classified advertisements. Pagex 19-23. Canoeing down the Upper Willamette. Page 39. . , " V Influence of scenery on travel. Page 3SI r Frederick J. Hasklns letter. Page 40. The cowboy before the mast. Page 41. Sherlock Holmes. Page 47. Social. Pages r2S-27. Seaside notes. Page 30. Dramatic. Pag-2S. Musical. Pago 29. Household, and fashions. Pages 42-43. Youth's department. Page 4C Intelligent animals of the circus zoo. Page 48. Lewlston. gatewav dtr of tho Interion Pago 32. NEPOTISM RIFE HiN TON Senators and Representatives Provide for Sons and Nephews. GOVERNMENT PAYS THEM Secretary "Wilson nnd Vice-President Fairbanks Head List of Men Who Draw Salaries for Members of Families. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 19. The poet might have said (but he didn't) that Sons of great men off remind us Wo may make our lives sublime. And with father's push behind us We can get there every time. . The next role essayed by the "big stick'.' will be to chasten those In high official place who have been practicing nepotism. One phase of the recent "graft" dis closure In the Agricultural Depart ment was that Secretary Wilson had retained In the position of .private sec retary for nine years his son, Jasper Wilson, and that last Summer he sent the latter on a mission to Alaska, os tensibly to Investigate certain alleged Violations of the game laws, but, when one considers that it was a delightful Summer trip, at Government expense, and that Jasper was enabled thereby to give personal attention to a private Investment In mining property, all the while drawing his salary as private secretary for duties supposed to be performed In Washington, the con clusion Is Inevitable that Father Wil son was good to Son Jasper. The ex pense of young Wilson's Junket was about 5500, which the Government paid. "Work for Keep Commission. Nepotism, although a petty species of grafng. Is the commonest thing In "Washington. It has grown to bo something at once ridiculous and de plorable. President Roosevelt Is go ing to have his Keep Cnmmisgion,jP infTlt and see if the big stick cannot be brought Into play. In every branch of the Government service the sons, daughters and other relatives of men of Influence In official life may be found safely ensconced in paying Jobs. In one particular instance of record five relatives of a chief in the Interior Department have been put ppon the payroll, In cheerful disregard of the alleged limitations of the civil service rules. One prominent foreman In the Gov ernment Printing Office a hotbed of graft has three relatives appointed under him. Congress can hardly be expected to correct the evil, unless the President takes a firm stand, for nep otism Is more prevalent on Capitol Hill, or as much so, than In the execu tive departments. President Roose velt's Investigation cannot reach Con gress. If It could, he would read somo interesting disclosures. Fairbanks Provides for Fumlly. For example, the Vice-President sig nalized his Introduction Into office by appointing his son as his private sec retary at $2220 a year. This son has been traveling over the country with the Vice-President during the Summer, and the work at Washington Is being -1 1 t . IlilA .Ao. The Vice-President has had two of the members of his household staff on the Government payroll. One, a woman from Southern Indiana, who draws a salary In the War Department, se cured for her by the Vice-President, performs the stunt of social secretary mornings and evenings, outside of of fice hours, for Mrs. Fairbanks. The other is a negro in the District -of Co lumbia, who enjoys a messenger's sal ary In the Bureau of Printing and En graving, secured for him by Mr. Fair banks, and who acts as a servant in tlfe Vice-President's household nights, mornings and evenings. Senators' Sons and Nephews. The Congressional Directory discloses in part the prevalence of the graft of nep otism in the Capitol. For example. Presi dent pro tern Frye.of the Senate, had his nephew as private secretary, when he pre sided over the Senate. Senator Foster, of Washington, during his six years In Washington, had his brother as messen ger of his committee, and that brother la still drawing salary, and will continue to do so until the next Congress assembles. Senator Galllngcr, of New Hampshire, employed bis son as clerk until recently. Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, had two sons on the Senate payroll until hls'"term expired, and, when he went to the Inter state Commerce Commission, he took -one of them as his private secretary. There being only one appointment at Mr. Cock rcll's disposal In the Commission, the oth er son retired to private life. B. B. Tillman. Jr., is committee clerk for B. B. Tillman. Sr. Elliott R. Berry Is committee clerk for Senator Berry.of Arkansas. George Cabot Lodge Is assist ant clerk of his father's committee, and Reed Knox, son of the new Senator from Pennsylvania, has already been Installed as messenger of his father's committee at J1440. .Therc were two places at the disposal of iScnator Gamble. One went to his son. R. 55 Gamble, the other to his nephew. This son,' by the way. Is a student at Port De posit, Md. Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, has no son, so he made his daughter clerk of his committee. John Warwick Daniel, senior Senator from Vir ginia, has John Warwick Daniel. Jr.. as 9 clerk of the committee of which he Is chairman. Mitchell Family Taken Care Of. Both United States Senators who have been tried before Federal courts and found guilty on serious indictments are believers In the practice of nepotism. Sen ator Mitchell, of Oregon, carries his grandson, John Mitchell Handy, as clerk of the committee on Interocennlc canals; for his son Hiram he procured a commis sion In the Army. W. S. Burton Is mes senger of the committee of which Joseph Ralph Burton Is aiialrman. The most remarkable case of "Senatorial courtesy" Is that of Senator J. F. Allee, of Delaware, who appointed his son as his committee clerk, and then, having another place as messenger at his disposal, gave It to a relative of his colleague. Senator Ball. It is more difficult to locate nepotism among the clerks of the House, for the names of many clerks are not given. But two notable Instances stand out fn tho Congressional Directory, one that of Dan A. Grosvenor, who Is clerk of the mer chant marine committee of which his brother Is chairman: the other that of L. T. McClcary, son of Representative Mc Cleary. of Minnesota, who Is clerk of his father's committee- It Is to be noted, however, that Victor L. Rlcketts Is chair man of the committee on printing, -while Oscar Rlcketts Is foreman of printing at the Government Printing Office. Rlcketts Is an odd name; it will hardly be regard ed as a coincidence. But this Is only touching the. high places; the foregoing glvo? but a scant Idea of the extent to which nepotism Is practiced-at the Capitol. Many relatives have been appointed clerks, messengers or in other capacities, but not being sons or daughters and having different names. the relationship does not appear of record. Hake-Off on Clerk nire. Coupled with this practice of nepotism Is another Interesting practice resorted to by Senators and members and by some -very prominent men In' cither branch of Congress. Every Senator, If chairman of a committee. Is allowed a stated salary for a committee clerk, and usually an additional amount for assistant clerks and messengers; every chairman of a com mittee In the House hag a similar allow ance. Senators who are not chairmen are paid $123 each month for clerk hire, and members of the House receive $100 a month. The committee clerks draw their own salary, but clerks or private secre taries to Senators or members of Con gress are paid by the Senator or member, and each Senator or member monthly signs a statement saying he has paid the full amount drawn by him for the pur pose stated, namely, for clerk hire. But many nnd many a clerk In Washington gets only half the allotted amount: many more do not receive even $30 a month. and a case Is often cited of a well-known Congressman from Ngw England who Pockcicu -ais a monin ana wrote ins letters with a pen. But he stated In writing 12 times a year that he was pay ing 5100 a month for clerk hire. There is more downright graft In connection with the employment of clerks and secretaries around . Congress than will evor be told, but If a Keep Commission or some other commission could get at the bottom facts It would turn up matter that would as tonish the constituents of many an hon ored and respected "Solon." Thrifty Coast Members. . An instance is recalled of a member of Congress from a Pacific Coast State who is now sarving In the House for a second time. When first elected he brought to Washington a young man who had bare ly enough money to pay his expenses to Washington, but he brought him here un der promise that he would pay him $100 a month and would buy him a typwrlter. When the poor fellow reached Washing ton with only enough money to pay his board he was Instructed to buy his own machine nnd when payday ro.lled around the member deducted $10 from the promised $100. But the poor fellow was a stranger In Washington, was 3000 miles from home, and he was compelled to submit. Another member of Congress from a Pacific Coast State has been regularly drawing $100 a month for clerk hire, but he has seldom spent any of it. He ope rates a typewriter himself, is very rapid, though somewhat faulty, but he is thrifty. Another Const member, noted for his thrift, is saving $S9 a month on clerk hire by using a pen and writing his own letters, but- he Is probably earning the money, for he works late and begins again early next morning; he has a deal of correspondence. And so It goes; there are Innumerable Instances which can be verified, but what's the use? The mem bers have the money; they really perjure themselves to get It, but they humiliate themselves before their collagues, who know of their arts, and they pay a pretty good price. In one way, for the money they knock down. Unfortunately, a Presidential commis sion cannot expose the workings of men such as these. NATIVES HONOR TAFT. Three Wonderful Colebrntions by Moros nt Zamboanga. MANILA, Aug. 20. Advices from Zam boanga say that, three wonderful demon strations were ' held - therein honor of Secretary Taft and party. AllAthejptrlbos In the Moro provinces and the leading dattos were represented. There were a procession, a drill by Moros, a -parade and native dances. . At night there was a dance at the Army and Navy Club and a reception by the Mindanao Club. The Twentieth Infantry, commanded by Colonel Maus. led the parade and hun dreds of school children sang In English. The Logan has sailed for Jolo with Sec retary Taft and party. Wife Shoots 3Ians Stenographer. NEW YORK, Aug. 19. Mrs. Beatrice Young, wife of William G. Young, who employs several stenographers In New York hotels, today shot and probably fatally wounded Mrs. Catherine Morgan In the parlor of the Hotel Imperial, where the latter was employed by Mr. Young. Jealousy Is believed to have beert the cause of the shooting. Mrs. Young has separated from her husband, and believed Mrs". Morgan was to blame for It. DUE REQUIRES Bf EACH YEAR Apostle of Zion Issues Edict Against Race Suicide in His Flock, HE REGULATES KISSING Roosevelt's Theory Put in Practical Operation, but Osculation Be fore Marriage Forbidden to Maidens' Sorrow. CHICAGO, Aug. 19. (Special.) A aew baby every year for every family In Zlon'a husky cohorts, overtime work for tho stork, away with race suicide. That Is the latest ukase by Apostle John Alexander Dowle. for the ruler of the north shore colony wants to see tha birth-rate figures go soaring skyward in a way that will make the statisticians sit up and sharpen their pencils. But In the same breath the master of Zion sets forth another command that Is held by many of the buxom young wom en In his flock to be a contradiction, for It Is commanded that there shall be no kissing nor hugging before marriage. Apostle Dowle always has expressed great admiration for President Roosevelt, and has opposed race suicide, though ho himself has been the father of but two children. Now, however, he has taken a practical step toward putting his ideas Into effect, and today he Issued a formal order that henceforth every couple mar ried In his flock shall lead a little lamb to the baptismal font every 12 months. Members Will Not Bulk. From now on, when he wants to know; the size of a Zionist's family, all that la necessary- will be to know how many years the Dowlelte has been married. The members of the Christian Catholic Church, community at Zion City, follow ing the commands of their first apostlo In all things, say they will not balk at the latest order. That will mean new schools and an addition to the Sunday school room at the big tabernacle. The first apostle's new order Is part of a supervision which he recently began to exercise ever marital affairs In his church. The first step was in the form that all faithful members of Zion who marry must first have a chiefs written consent, else- the marriages would not bo recogn!zd by the church. Another In junction was that no marriages per formed by Justices of the Peace would be considered morally correct even though they might fulfill the conditions Imposed by the state. No Antc-Xuptlnl Kissing. But now the swains and blushing maid ens are under still further restrictions, this time relating to their lovemaklng. "Never a kiss until after the wedding ceremony is over," says the apostle. And that means that young couples without serious Intentions are not to kiss "just for fun" or "for mischief," but the rule goes further and prohibits all osculatory exorclse even after the fated words are spoken that bind two souls for futuro marriage. The first kiss Is to be the one that follows the minister's benedic tion at the altar. So Zion Is to be a race of unklssed, after the fashion set by young Gladstone Dowle. and by Professor Crooks. Views of a Prettj Woman. "I am not wholly satisfied that the new rules will operate In an entirely satisfac tory manner," said a studious-looking but dimpled and .pretty young woman, a member of the flock, today. "For how In the world is a young man ever going to get a young woman Interested In him enough to become engaged at all?" CLOUDBURST KILLS FOUR' TOWN IN MISSOURI SMOTHERED BY v DELUGE. Torrent Dnsbc Ilonnen to Pieces aad Drowns Occupant People Flee to Hills. JOPLIN, Mo., Aug. 19. Four people were drowned and property valued at $200,909 was destroyed as the result of a cloudburst today at Southwest City, In the extreme southern portion of Missouri. C. O. Kelsey. a photographer, was drowned when the two-story build ing which he occupied was swept away and dashed to pieces against a tree Ned Smith and. two other persons, whose names are not known, were drowned while trying to rescue Kelsey. For. several hours the water was ten feet deep 1 nthe streets of Southwest City and the inhabitants were all forced to flee to the high lands. The St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad bridge was washed away and the bridge of tho same" road at Beatty, Ark., was swept from Its piers. It Is believed that fully 1000 head of stock were drowned. It Is estimated that ten Inches of rain fell In nine hours. Falling Hoof Hurts People. MARBLBHEAD, Mass., Aug. 19. A doz en persons were Injured tonight by the collapse of a pavilion at Crocker Park, where a large crowd wa3 watching the fireworks In celebration of the arrival of the New York Yacht Club fleet. A hun dred or more small boys climbed on the roof of the building, while 200 persons, mostly women and children, were seated below. The weight of the boys caused tho roof to collapse.
