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PiBSHfSS??S?55?5iF --" fr- - -'t$FS . 10 THE MOBNING OREGONIAU7, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1901 FOR THE REFERENDUM BIiTWEED I'OMEROTT "B&IS'VH OUT ITS JUU&GED BEXEFlTS. Is President of National Direct Ies- inlatlon. easne Xevr System 3Ieoni JjCsb Corruption. Eltweed Fomeroy, of Newark, N. J.. president of the National Direct legisla tion League, "was In Portland yesterday, and left for San Francisco on last night's train. Mr,' Pomeroys name Is a familiar one to advocates of fllrect legislation, or the Initiative and referendum, as It Js popularly known throughout the country. Although, he is actively Interested in the work, Mr. Pomeroy is a commercial .trav eler, and devotes the major portion of his time to huslness matters. In fact, it -was business which brought him. to Port land. "There are three kinds- of referendum," said Mr. Pomeroy to an- Oregonla'n re porter at the Imperial Hotel y.esterday .af ternoon. The first is the obligatory referendum, -which "requires that -all laws of any xrtaln class shall be submitted to the people. This is best illustrated by constitutional amendments amendments to the fundamental law which are re quired in all states to be submitted to the people lor their approval or rejec tion. The growth and development of our various state constitutions are giving the people a very good Idea of the referen dum in a crude jway. "The second Is the optional referendum, which is the use of the petition. Carried out, this -would mean that a certain per centage of the people could petition their legislative oody lor the submission, of any proposed law that they saw fit to the qualified -voters, and that the Legislature would have to comply -with that peti tion. "The third form is the judicial referen dum. This contemplates that when the courts declare any law to toe unconsti tutional, the action of the law shall be stayed until such time as the people shall be given an opportunity to vote upon it. If they pronounce in its favor it shall become operative, regardless of its con stitutionality, or, to express it another -way, the "portion o the constitution with which it conflicts shall be considered tnereby to have been repealed. "Xnls latter form of the referendum is growing rapidly in public favor. Needed laws, passed to meet an imperative exist ing: demand, nave been pronounced oy the courts io be unconstitutional, and the people have had to submit to those de cisions because of the cumbersomeness of the plan of amending the constitution, or "because a legislature may refuse to submit a constitutional amendment giving them -what they want. "The simplest form of the referendum is In the old New England town meeting, where the people meet together and de cide upon questions relating directly to their local government. Another simple form is the Swiss Landesgemelnde.'' "How far would you apply the refer endum?" Mr. Pomeroy was asked. "At first only to general matters," was the reply. "Ultimately I would apply it to al matters. One of our (main troubles now is that we have a multiplicity of laws. David Bennett Hill, In an article in the North American Review, declared that in one year 14,000 laws were passed by Congress and the various state Legis latures of this Union, and for the past 11 years New York State has averaged HO new laws yearly. Nearly all these Ipws are complex and Involved, and dlffi cu't of understanding by the layman. In Switzerland, where they have the tHnciple of direct legislation applied In jt broadest sense, but 63 laws were In troduced at the last session of their gen eral Congress, and of these only 24 were passed. In the cantons of Berne and Zurich, where they have the obligatory referendum, the average number of laws passed at each session of the legislative body is four or five. In our own Con gress last year 24,000 bills were intro duced, and of these between 1000 and 2000 became laws. "Scientists tell us that the lower you get in the order of creation, the more young are spawned at a time. Codttsh multiply at the rate of 6,000,000 at a time. Our method of lawmaking is the productivity of a low organism. "We spawn laws by the hundreds and thou sands, and few of them are any good. The anarchist, who tells us that we need no laws at all. Is nine-tenths right. "With the vast number and complexity of our laws, our people are losing respect for law, and for their enforcement. There is no question about this, as every stu dent of political conditions must admit. Fewer laws, wisely drawn, and approved by the people themselves, will have a de cidedly wholesome effect, while the pres ent tendency Is towards disrespect for the laws and contempt for the lawmakers. T -would return in a sense to the old system of having counsellors lawyers, If you please for the people, men who would be learned In the law, and capable of drafting just, wholesome and practi cal ones. Then I would have these laws submitted to the people for their rejec tion of approval. In brief, instead of trusting the Legislature with absolute power as it is now. I would make it a counsellor and advisor for the people. When you entrust Irresponsible power to Legislators they become corrupt, and It is no -wonder that they do.-" "Would the referendum, in your opinion, multiply the number of elections, and make the necessity of voting occur often? "No," -was Mr. Pomeroy's answer- "The people themselves will not use the right to petition except in cases of necessity, and a Legislature whose acts have to be submitted to public approval will very shortly develop a tendency to pass few laws except those that are demanded by petition. The percentage which can force an election can be made sufficiently high to prevent oft-recurring elections on trivial and Immaterial subjects, and still kept low enough to guarantee all the people their rights and privileges. This can be so arranged as to meet any ob jection on the ground you suggest. "The cause of direct legislation is tak ing deep root among the people. Al ready it is in full force and effect in South Dakota and Utah. In South Da kota it was submitted to the people by a Populist Legislature, and In Utah by a Democratic Legislature. In' this state it has been submitted by a Republican Legislature, and the people of Oregon will be permitted to decide at the next elec tion whether they want to make thlr own laws, or whether they want to delegate the power they should reserve to them selves. "The -city charter of San Francisco 'also provides for the fullest use of the initia tive and referendum. It has just been adopted in Pasadena, Cal., and also in Visalia. in the same state. It is being given deep thought in other states and cities of the Union. In my judgment It is the crying need of modern times, and it Is a reform which is eventually bound to win, because it is founded on the ibroadest principles of human justice, and Is the only method of government that in cludes all the essential principles of pure democracy." The "Wall of the Commoner. Kansas City Star. Aguinaldo has been captured. He has made a careful study of the purposes and the accomplishments of the United States In the Philippines. He has ex pressed the belief that American sover eignty is better for his country than In dependence. He has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States. His fellow-commanders are surrendering one after another and swearing loyalty to Uncle Sam. "The enlightened Filipinos everywhere are rejoicing In the restora tion of peace, In the hope of higher civil ization and the protection of a great and generous power. They are appreci ative of the large measure of personal participation which they are already giv en in their own affairs, and the prom ises for the future are accepted with gratitude and optimism. Yet William J. Bryan, through the 'me dium of the Commoner, continues his wail against "robbery." Adherence to his one idea, and the curtailment of his ground of argument by recent events, has caused him to wholly lose sight of Spain In the far Eastern transaction. Our possession of the Philippines appears to him at this time merely the result of a war upon the Filipinos. He has not applied his theories to Porto Rico, which came Into the pos session of the United States in the same way as did the Philippines. Even in the last Presidential campaign, when he en tertained broader view's and still had the support of Aguinaldo and his followers, he was unable to make e single proposi tion regarding the fruits of the Spanish American War that could be entertained by a rational mind. If Bryan were sincere his lack of con solation would be pitiful. But as he is merely a political schemer driven to the last resort of sentimental twaddle, with out sufficient courage to acknowledge a fault, he Is only ridiculous. MIGHT INVESTIGATE. Suggestion for Reformers Regarding the Canteen. Washington Correspondence Chicago Record-Herald. It would be a good thing If the energet ic members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union would appoint com mittees to -witness what occurs at the various military posts throughout the country on the next pay day. They will then, perhaps, be convinced that the offi cers of the Army were wise In recom mending the retention of the canteen. There has been only one pay day since the canteen was abolished, but from the report? already received at the War De partment the change has caused consld eral demoralization among the troops, and there has been an extraordinary In crease in the number of arrests lor drunkenness and disorderly conduct. There are two military posts In Wash- I ington, Fort Myer, across the Potomac, near Arlington, and the arsenal, which stands on a point of land between the two branches of the river In the southern part of the city. Before the canteen was es tablished there were large groups of sa loons and disreputable houses outside the reservations at the entrances to the ar senal and Fort Myer. When the canteens were opened and the soldiers had an at tractive place "of resort where they could obtain pure beer at cost price, with games, newspapers, magazines, and other diversions to occupy their minds when they were off duty, the low dives entirely disappeared. The keepers were compelled to close and go elsewhere, because of lack of patronage. Within- a few days after the "canteens were closed they were all reopened, with an Increase of numbers, and appear to be doing an active and prof itable business in the sale of vile whis ky and other liquors. As attractions they have billiard and card tables, and numerous dissolute women who He 'in watt for the soldiers as they come from the reservations, and entice them Into the drinking places. The night after the last pay day these places were a bedlam be yond the control of the police. Such die order has not been seen for several years. The military authorities have appealed to the Commissioners of the district and the keepers of the saloons near the arsenal have been warned that their license will be forfeited -unless better order Is kept, but at Fort Myer, being In the State of "Virginia, the authorities are powerless. The effect of the abolition of the can teens Is also shown by the reduced amount of money deposited with the pay master for safe keeping after pay day. As a rule nearly every soldier left on deposit with him a liberal proportion of his pay, to be placed In the savings bank. At the last pay day scarcely any money was so deposited. The object of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union In securing the aboil, tlon of the canteen was to promote tem perance and morality among the soldiers, and It is due to themselves as well as to the Army that they make a careful in vestigation Into the results of the experi ment. WILLIAM E. CURTIS. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. W. A. Tapscott, 24, Gertie B. Howatt, 20. Manuel J. Mederros, 24, Contra Costa County, Cal., Ella Maude Slater, 23. Birth Return. May 14. Boy, to wife of Sidney Old man, Portland. Death Returns. May 13. Mary S. Walte, 76 years, 665 Johnson street; erysipelas. May 13. A. P. Greathouse, 71 years, 541 East Sixth; dropsy. May 13. George Austin, 43 years, died at Astoria, but here for burial. Real Estate Transfers. Thomas Ryan et ux. to Tom P. Randall, lot 18, block 40, Sell wood, January 2 $ 100 00 Sheriff, for George S. Pershln et al., to William E. Bralnard, south half of block 8. blocks 9 and 10, Terminus Addition, March 26 9a0 00 Sheriff, for John Schram and wife, to German Savings & Loan So cletj. lots 5 and 6, block 269, Portland, May 7 3,000 00 Endora Belle Cauthorn and hus band to Maurice Goodman, lot 7, block J, Fulton Park, May 11.. 500 00 B. B. Bravender et ux. to W. L. Wood, lot 4, block 22, Portland, April 9 .. 7,500 00 Victor Corteux and wife to Joseph Corteux. lot 23, Marysvllle, May 13. 1901 90 00 Albert B. Ferrera and R. W. Pat terson and wives to Anna Her rail, lot 5, block 30, Caruthers' Addition to Carthuers' Addition, subject to $2300- mortgage, May 15 4,700 00 Sheriff, for Levi Sparks, to Charles Tufer. lot 30, Little Homes No. 2, May 11 6 55 Security Abstract & Trust Co. to Amanda Smith, lots 9 and 10, block 10, Highland, May 9.......... 235 00 J. C Ainsworth to E. L. -Pullen, lot 10. block 1, White Tract. May 15, 1901 205 00 Tom P. Randall to A. Thomas, lot 18, block 40. Sellwood. May 15 95 00 John Summervllle, trustee, to C. W. Pallett, blocks and lots In Palatine Hill No. 3, June 4, 1900. 1 00 Sheriff, for Carl E. Skoglan, to J. T. Walls, lot 12, block 14, Alblna, May 14 .' 1153 John W. Hill to P. A. Ogllbee, lots 5 and 6. block 111, Stephens Addition, May 7 - 850 00 W. H Merrick to Samaritan Lodge No. 2, L O. O. F., 10 acres. Shel don Murray D. L. C, May 14 450 00 Franklin Building & Loan Asso- elation, to L. H. Andrews, lot 12, block 55, Sellwood, May 9 225 00 Pacific Coast Abstract Guaranty & Trust Co. Abstracts, trusts, title Insurance, loans, 201-5-6-7 Failing bldg., 3d and Wash. JVonld Have Race of Giants. Paris The late Count St. Ouen de Plerrecourt, whose family dates back to William the Conqueror, bequeaths to the city of Rouen his fortune ot 10,000,000 francs ($2,000,000). on the novel condition that the city shall annually bestow a marriage gift of 100.000 francs (120.000) on a couple -of giants, in order to regenerate the human species. The candidates are to be medically examined and the healthiest couple will be chosen. WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DES SERTf This question arises in the family every day. Let us answer It today. Try Jell-O, a de licious and healthful dessert. Prepared In two minutes. No boiling! no baking! simply add boiling water and set to cool. Flavors: Lesson. Orange. Raspberry and Strawberry. Get a package at your grocer's today. 10c NerOverland Ticket Office. For all points East. Lowest Tates. Superior attractions. Excellent service. Personally conducted excursions dally, via I Rio Grande Western Railway, 122 A Third street, entrance new Failing building. J PRAISE FOR OREGON EXHIBIT AT BUFFALO ATTRACTS WIDEl ATTENTION. Baffalo Papers Speak of the State, as a "Farmers' Paradise," and Write Up the Mammoth. Clams. Recent issues of the Buffalo papers speak in glowing terms of Oregon's sev eral exhibits at the Pan-American Ex position. Under the double-column head of" "Oregon Exhibit Proves the State to he a. Farmers' Paradise," the Buffalo Courier of May 8 has the following to say: "The only trouble with Oregon Is that It Is too easy to make a living." Henry E. Dcsch, member of the Oregon State Commlssionand superintendent of all its ex hibits at the Pan-American, delivered himself of -this pronunctamento yesterday, while he HHXHMHtHOHHMHMHMtHMHMtM OLDEST INHABITANT OF STAYTON. flflB&'C'l v i'?,:-v V'" c$vv3&whBr,-v' sBGEkBeH 30 E HUn04nSkMMtdlMllHR WASHINGTON CRABTREE. STATION, Or., May 10. Washington Crabtree. the oldest inhabitant ot this section, was born in Tennessee in 1808. Vv'hen he was 0 years old his parents moved to Kentucky. He married in 1831. and raised a family o seven chil dren, threp of whom are now living in this vicinity. He crossed the plains to Oregon and settled on a farm near Scio, in Linn County, in 1S53. There he lived until about 10 years ago, when his wife died. He then moved to Stayton, where he has since resided with hs daughter, Mrs. A. J. Richardson. Mr. . Crabtrae Is hale and hearty, and takes a great Interest In the events of the times. ttMtHH pointed out In his date's exhibit In the Agrl- continually draw Immense crowds. A cultural building the wealth ot the farmer In Wall street capitalist who visited this de grain and. forage crops. i partment yesterday declared that this ex- "Eastern farmers," he went on, "who have been used to working like slaves for a bare living come out to Oregon, and for the first few years they pitch in and work in Just 'the same way. The returns are enormous, they see how the crops growfj then they bay, 'What's the use?" It makes hern lazy." Oregon's exhibit In the Agricultural building is a distinctively agricultural show, and Mr. Dosch claims it is the only one of all the state exhibits in the buildings which can sup port such a claim. "See that?" he said, pointing to an arch way covered with kernels of grain glued in place. "That says 'Oregon Barley,' and It's made of barley. The next one says 'Oregon Wheat,' and It's made of wheat. The pillars o'f those entrances are grain In glass, columns. There Is no woodwork showing about' this booth. It's all grain, and I tell you people will remember it long after they have forgot ten some of these booths with their pretty mill work. That's common. This is unique." The Interior of the booth, which has a epace floor of 1600 square feet, shows grains threshed and unthreshed, and a large variety' of forage plants. There is corn 17 feet high, which the commission vows was taken from a field of 100 acres, where all the rest of the stalks had attained the same altitude. There Is timothy with heads 15 Inches long. Pointing to these and other farm products on an equally gener ous scale. Commissioner Dosch proudly de clares: "Oregon can grow anything on earth." The forestry exhibit, which Mr. Dosch Is also superintendeing, is all in now, except for the two big sticks of timber which are on the tracks at the north end of the grounds, and which the exposition officials are in a quan dary for a way to move. "What are you going to do about them?" he was asked. "Leave them where they are?" "Ho. sir," he answered. "It's up to the Director-General to get them over to the proper place. He promised me when I was here last "Winter that If I would bring them he would find a way to get them over to the building, and they're not as large as I promised to bring, either." The largest of these two troublesome exhib its from OreBon Is a stick of square timber 74 feet long and 34 Inches square. The other is a sawlog 30 feet long and 0 feet In diam eter. If Mr. Dosch holds the Director-General to his promise to Install them In the for estry exhibit, there will be big doings at the exposition grounds when these two pieces of timber are moved. Under a prominent display head on the first page of the Buffalo Evening Times, Oregon's clams are given a big send-off. The head reads: "Clams a Foot Long In Oregon's Exhibit." The article Is as fol lows: Clams a foot In length are one of the novel features of the Oregon exhibit In the Agricul tural building at the Pan-American Exposi tion. To the Buffalonian the suggestion of clams of such proportions is not very appetizing, but the mention of "razor clams" to the Pacific Coast resident fairly makes his jaws smack. ' Razor clams are so called because of the thin, sharp shell like a razor blade. They have "little necks" and oysters on the Coast, but the razor clam la relished most. Superintendent Dosch, of the Oregon Com mission, last evening explained to a Times representative about the razor clams, and the details will make Interesting reading. "Razor clama are delicious to eat," said Mr., Dosch. "They are sweet and wholesome fdod. They are perhaps best served when split open and fried In butter, like a pigeon. They make a delicious chowder. The meat la tender. Two razor clams make a meal, . although a hearty eater can eet away with three. Many prefer one razor clam to three or four mutton chops. "Whe have the Shoalwater Bay oyster and the little neck clam, also. The oyster Is about the size of a half dollar, and as thin as one's little finger. It has a flavor all Its own, and Js chiefly fancied when eaten raw. The oysters sell for 25 cents per hundred, and. the razor clams for 25 cents per dor en." The razor clam is found on the ocean beach, and, from Mr. Dosch's account. It is exciting sport to gather tMem. The clam's location in the sand can be easily distinguished, but the spade has to be manipulated quickly, or the clam will te lost, so quickly does he operate. Oregon shows several large Jars containing embalmed clams, but Mr. Dosch promises to order a shipment of live ones pa&kcd in ice. So If you want an invitation to a banquet of I razor clams, speak admiringly of the Oregon exhibit within the hearing of the genial su perintendent, and you won't have to fabri cate, either. In order to compliment him. Crowds View Oregon's Display. BUFFALO, N. T., May 1L (Special cor-1 respondence.) The second week of the great- exposition has brought crowds of visitors, and though the gates will not he officially thrown open and the dedica tory exercises take place until May 20, yet the anxious sightseers are pourlns in from all over the Union. Oregon exhib its are about all in shape. Our agri cultural display Is without a doubt the representative one of any in this build ing. While many state have artistic wooden fixtures, Oregon's arches, de vices and partitions are covered entirely with grains and grasses. The tall straws with their large, full heads .of "wheat,' have already proven a great attraction. Several other states have asked us to share even some of our cast-off straws to help them in the decoration- of their booths. If any one In Oregon doubts the practicability of those In charge of the exhibits at Buffalo to make a creditable showing, he should visit the exposition The Oregon mineral exhibit In the min ing building Is already credited by com petitors with being the 'finest collection of minerals ever seen at any previous ex position. Besides having the collection beautifully arranged, the many rich speci mens of quartz, gold bricks and nuggets - tt ---M-------0 hiblt alone would be worth to ..the state every dollar appropriated for the entire state exhibit. No ,Iess than 40 people have already asked to be shown sam ples from different mines of Oregon in which they have some particular Interest. The forestry exhibit reminds one of a cool and shaded nopk In some" one of Oregon's many timbered localities. It seems a difficult matter to convince some of the visitors that our .trees and boards are only a small sample and not a "freak" of the woods. It has been suggested by some that the Oregon tree should be In a show on the midway. It Is one thing to show our'resources and another to explain them, and thus It becomes the duty of every person In con nection with the Oregon exhibits to be a walking and talking encyclopaedia. But that Is what we came fqr. Our horticulture, as on previous occa sions, proves an attraction, and those who have always consli.'red California the only frult state In the West have changed their opinion after examining our exhibit. The bottled fruits sent to Paris came back In good condition. Several jars were discovered the other day In with the California display, not feeling quite at .home. The side labeled "Oregon" was turned to the wall. They were recognized by an Oregonlan and trans ferred to their native state. California, however, could do without them, being able to stand on her own merits' An amusing article could be written on the questions asked of Oregonlans In ref erence to the West. Expositions are Indeed a great educator, and a creditable display of a state's re sources Is worth millions of booklets on the same subject. The party who re cently wrote an article which Was pub lished In the Oregon City Enterprise Is certainly Ignorant of his subject and needs to take a trip to Buffalo and become In formed on what Is being done with the little J20.000 appropriation. Eastern pa pers have already given much space In praising Oregon's various exhibits hoth from a meritorious and artistic stand point, and it is great surprise to other state with twice the amount of money to spend on displays how we have made" the showing viewed and admired by the pass ing throngi The question Is easily solved when It becomes known that Oregon's superintendents have had previous expe rience In placing exhibits and practicing economy. . Oregon's headquarters are in the Agri cultural building, where all visitors from the state register and also receive their mail. During the past week several from Oregon have called, among whom were Dr. and Mrs. Ball, Sam Goldsmith, of Portland, and John Gratke and wife, ot Astoria. Great preparations are being made to entertain the National Editorial Associa tion, which convenes here June 10. Some very delightful trips by rail and boat are' planned. A day at Niagara Falls promises to be one of much pleasure. Oregonlans planning a trip to Buffalo will" gladly befurnlshed Information as to room and tioard by those In charge here and every attention rendered to make their stay at the Pan-American Exposl-' tlon a Dleasant one. Buffalo Is one of the most beautiful cities In the United States. Clean streets, good water, magnificent buildings a de lightful home city where the hand, of good fellowship is cordially extended to visitors. E. T. W. The Rainbow. Vina "Woods in . St. .Nicholas. There are seven sisters that live all day In a wonderful house ot light; And they sail away in the twilight gray, Out on the sea of night. And never till morn are these sisters seen, " For they stay in bed, they stay in bed Violet,. Indigo. Blue, Green, Xellow, - Orange and Red. But when It Is day once more, once more; . They rouse themselves from sleep; ' If the rain beclns to pour and pour. It will soon be time to play bo-peep. But they wait till the clouds have almost fled, Then we say there's a rainbow overhead, It is only the saven sisters seen, In the house of light at the open door Violet. Indigo. Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red. IFOR ALL THE CREDITORS SUIT B,Y ASSIGNEE OF HEISTAK2J, WARNER CO. Wants Ames & Harris' Attachment Set Aside and the Assets Divided Pro Rata Among All. R. L. Sabln, asslgnse of Helstand, War ner & Co., warehousemen of Oakesdale, Wash., v has. filed an equity suit In the State Circuit Court to stay an action against the firm and the Helstand, War ner Warehouse Company, Instituted. March 19 last by Ames & Harris to recov er $4460, as the result of which $12,567 In his hands was attached. The other de- fendants besides Ames & Harris are Bal four, Guthrie & Co., Allen & Lewis, W. R. Morrison, the Helstand-Warner Ware house Company, Helstand, Warner & Co. and G. W. McNear & Co. Morrison and the Portland firms named are creditors of the warehouse concern and the ob jects of this equity proceeding Is to have all of the creditors receive an equal share of the assets and defeat the Ames & Harris attachment. Tne complaint recites that In June, 1899, N. W. Helstand, William Warner. H. M,' Cox and C. R. Harold associated themselves together as the Helstand-Warner Warehouse Company, with a capital stock of $100,000. Prior to June, 1S39, the firm of Helstand, Warner & Co. was In existence and was the owners of 15 ware houses In Whitman County, Wash., These were sold to the warehouse company, which Issued 753 shares of stock, and 247 shares remained in the treasury of the company. Helstand received 270 shares, Warner 480, and G. E. Hunt, H. M. Cox and G. R. Harold one share each.. The consideration for the Issuance of the stock. It is stated, was In part, If not wholly, based on the transfer of the warehouses, and there was pledged to the Exchange Bank of Spokane 400 shares as security for a loan of 56000 to Helstand, Warner & Co. Sixty shares were pledged by Helstand to Allen & Lewis to cover Indebtedness, and 50 shares to W. R. Mor rison on account of Indebtedness due by Helstand, Warner & Co., the greater part of which Is still said to be due to both. Getting down to the cause-of the present controversy, It is alleged that Amfes, & Harris sold Helstand, Warner & Co. bags, etc., of the value of J5027 and 536. and that In October, 1S99, the latter firm was wholly Insolvent. Knowing this, Ames & Harris pushed the payment ot their claim, and the Helstand-Warner Warehouse Company issued a surety agreement, signed by William Warner as secretary, for 55300, which provided that It should be effective only after the re sources of Helstand, Warner & Co. proved inadequate to pay all debts. The other creditors of Helstand, War ner & Co., It is averred, were pressing their claims, and In December, 1899, filed a petition In tne United States District Court of the Southern District, Washing ton, asking that the firm be adjudged bankrupt,, but before the hearing an as signment for the benefit of the creditors was made and R. L Sabln was appointed assignee. His statement of the liabili ties on January- 20, 1900, showed 583,000 due, and that the assets, including the shares of stock of the warehouse com pany, would- realize for the creditors not to exceed 35 per cent. It Is alleged fruther that Allen & Lewis contend that the guaranty given to Ames & Harris Is void, and that Morrison makes the same" contention; also that Bal four, Guthrie & Co. and McNear & Co. say that the. formation qt the ware house" corporation was fraudulent and void; that it had no legal existence, and the guaranty referred to was therefore void. Sabln states that he sold the ware houses for 519,351, and that on March 19, 1901, Ames & Harris sued tq recover 54460 and garnlsheed the 512,567 balance In his hands. He asks that they be stayed and enjoined from proceeding further and that the court decide what disposition shall be made of the funds. Cotton, Teal & Minor appear as attorneys In the case. Litigation Over Llqnor Ended. The suits commenced In the United States Court here about three years ago by J. M. Hennessey, manufacturer of brandy; Board & Son, manufacturers of gin, and O. M. Slegert, manufacturer of Angostura bitters, against J. M. Gellert, D'. Germanus and S. A.vArata, to enjoin them from selling liquors purporting to be made by them but being spurious and bearing forged labels, came to an end yesterday. The defendants all admitted that they sold a few bottles of the goods bearing false labels, but showed that they had purchased the same at a sale of con fiscated liquors by the Collector of Cus toms, and alleged that they were not aware that the labels were "false. The suits would have been settled long ago If the complainants had accepted the amount of damages offered by the de fendants, but complainants' counsel In sisted that they pay costs also. This they refused to do, and the suits have dragged along. Yesterday they came up before Judge Bellinger for hearing on objections to the report of the master In chancery, the arguments being made by R. J. Eaton as counsel for complainants, and Judge N. H. Bloomfield and F. V. Beach as counsel for defendants. The court decided that the amount of damagjes allowed In each case, some 56 to 58, was not suffi cient to carry costs, and so defendants came out ahead. The liquor manufactur ers are doubtless well satisfied also, as a number of liquor dealers here who had handled the false liquors with forged la bels compromised their cases early In the game and paid liberal damages. The fact that the suits were so stubbornly contested will doubtless have the effect of debarring any one from attempting to sell such Imitation liquors In future. Fonr Condemnation Snlts. The O. R. & N. Co. yesterday filed four additional condemnation suits In the State Circuit Court for right of way privileges for the St. Jqhns line. M. Merrlman Houston, J. G. Houston, A. F. Nichols, Columbia Real Estate Company and Tiny Gaston are defend ants In a case where It is sought to ob tain right of way over land in Melvln. M. Merrlman Houston owns the land and the Columbia Real Estate Company and Nichols are said to hold mortgages. In another suit the Houstons Colum bia Real Estate Company, NJchols, P. L. Willis, Louise E. Prasp. F. W. Prasp, A. Montelth, Electric Land Company and G. H. Van Houten are the defendants, and the right of way wanted is through lands In Portsmouth. , A third case is against Susie M. R. Gil bert and John D, Gilbert for right of way through the William and Nancy Caples donation land claim. The remaining suit Is against H. R. Davis for the privilege of running the road through Melvln tract No. 24. Ex cept In the case of R. and John D. Gil bert, who cannot be reached because they are not within the state, the complaints recite that the O. R. & N. Co. Is unable to agree with the defendants named as to the amounts to be paid for the de sired lands needed on which to build the road. Court Notes. Ira Powers yesterday filed a petition In bankruptcy In the United States Court. An attachment suit was filed in the State Circuit' Court yesterday by A. H. Black & Co. vs. F. W Aries & Co., for 5911 for goods sold. A, F. Smith yesterday filed an attach ment suit against Charles Woodman to recover 562 for goods sold, and 590 on an assigned-- claim of John Were for work performed. Kate A. Smith petitioned to be ap pointed executrix of the estate of her husband. T. M. K. Smith, deceased. The liin u " Himni mill iwiill, COPTWOHT IT THX rHOCTX A OAMKI CO. CIMCMUTS PART AND PARCEL. WM DAINTY box, an y cate color, ana a clinging- iragrance yei ou. & these will not cleanse the skin! Has it ever occured to you these things? Do vou care to buy five articles or do you require only one a strictly pure soap. Remember . you pay for perfume whenever you buy it mixed with soap. Don't you think it is wiser tamake your own selection of perfume and buy it separately? It is . certainly the method adopted by most persons of culti vated taste, those who bathe with pure Ivory Soap. IVORY SOAP 99& PER CENT, PURE. property consists of 566S4 on deposit in a bank In Buffalo. N. Y. Tnmnrrnw Tnrj-o -Rniiinw -anil mil thJ docket In the United States Court and set down for trial the cases which are to be tried before the jury summoned to appear in court May 27. Two Chinese lads, arrested by the po lice and charged with being unlawfully In this country, had an examination be fore United States Commissioner Sladen yesterday. Several witnesses, both whites and Chinamen," testified that they had known the boys all their lives and that they were born here. There was little testimony for the government, except the fact that the boys had no certificates. These they did not need if they were native born. Commissioner Sladen was ready to announce his decision "at the close of the hearing, but as there is another Chinese boy under arrest on the same charge, decision was deferred until he has had a hearing. Passing: of tht "Trnln Butcher.' ' Chicago Tribune. Most people who travel by rail will hail with satisfaction the removal of the "train butcher" by the great railroad lines of the country. For years he has been one of the most annoying and at the same time picturesque accompaniments of railroad travel. With an energy and en terprise worthy of a better cause he has tramped up and down the aisles of the passenger coaches, leaving samples of an tique gumdrops In the laps of dyspeptic old ladles and urging venerable clergy men to purchase the latest editions of the life of Jesse James. As a rule, his' wares-have been -of the poorest quality and he has Invariably asked too much- for them. He has been a sort of licensed highwayman, preying upon the necessi ties and the weaknesses of the public. Sometimes he' has been Impertinent and dften unduly and disagreeably Insistent. At the same time many men who have made great successes in other walks of life have learned their first lessons of shrewdness and perseverance as they car ried a basket of fossil sweetmeats and Impossible literature up. and down the aisles of a passenger train. The condi tions under which they worked have made them keen, quick and determined. In selling a revised edition of the New Tes tament to a passenger who has refused to purchase the "Adventures of the Paint ed Terror of the Plains," they have , learned to be good judges or numan na ture, and to tell at a glance something of the prejudices and the likings of every man with whom they come In contact. Thomas A. Edison Is only one of many distinguished men who began life In the humble role of a "train butcher." On some of the smaller railroads they will still persist, but on the great trunk lines their days are plainly numbered. In the evolution of railway service their place t has been taken by library cars, smoking, i used Herplcide on one customer for dan buffet and dining cars. The day was druff and on another for falling hair with when they were of service to travelers, j excellent 'tesults."' but they are not now on the larger roads. F. W. Woody fasslstant postmaster), I Champaign, 111.: "Herplcide completely A Subject for Regret. stopped my falling hair." New York Sun. It Is a matter of regret that no pro vision has been 'made to raise anotner negro regiment among the ten new resl- ments authorized by the Army act this year. The Forty-eighth and Fo;y Volurtepr rpp'TTipitp. eomposr vho do know about it wonder how they ever got along without it. It haa robbed child birth of its terrors for many a young wife. It has preserved her girlish figure and saved her much suffering. It is anv external lini ment and canles with it therefore, absolutely no danger of upsetting the system as drugs taken intern ally are apt to do. It is to be rubbed into the abdomen to soften and strengthen the muscles which are to bear the strain. This means much less pain. It also prevents morning sickness and all of the other discomforts of pregnancy. A druggist of Macon, Ga., says: "I have sold a lanre auantitvof Mother's Triend and have never in ,known an instance where it has failed to produce the good results claimed for it." A prominent lady of Lam berton. Ark., writes: "With my iLst six children 1 was in labor from- 24 to b hours. After usino- Mother's Fnend, my seventh, was w Dorn in 4 Hours. ' Get Mo'iti r.' Friend at tho draff sio.c, 3.00 1 er t.ottio. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. AltANTA, GA. Writ for our frts mmtH bookj.E70BB BABY Ever' woman in the country M ought to know about I iNoflKP'.s Frieii H Those exquisite wrapper, a deli- that you pay Big prices for i officered largely by negroes, have done the same sort of service tftat tne regumc colored resriments have taught the coun try to iook ior irom negroes m uio u.u.. Thirty-two of the line officers ot these regiments either are still In the regular service as enlisted men, or were com missioned In the volunteers directly iropa the regular service, being dfe5? from the latter the day they accepted commissions In the former. No provision has been made for advancing these men. If at least one new regiment could Have been made up of negroes, officered by negroes except for the field officers, the "color question" In the army, which oc casionally comes up, might have been settled definitely. 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