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jffottttmr Jit It. VOL. XLIL T0. 13,129. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. YELLOWSTONE THE GREATEST AMERICAN WHISKY. This de licious stimulant, renowned for its purity, should be kept in every home. For sale everywhere. ROTHCHILD BROS., Portland, Oregon, Sole Agents V Kv jf, B Just received another large I H JP shipment, which we are offer- l m ing tQ te trade at .OO per doz. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG Equitable Life 'Stroiisre.il In the World." PRELIMINARY STATEMENT JAN. 1, 100.1. Outstanding Assurance SI, 290,000,000 Income 68,000,000 New Assurance : 275,000,000 Assets 360,000,000 Assurance Fund add All Other Liabilities 285,000,000 Surplus 75,000,000 The InrjjcKt increase ever ;mnde in a n year In tlie history of the aoclety. L. SAMUEL, Manager, 306 Oregonian Bldg., Portland, Oregon DR. EAT AKES "There's Life and Strength In Every Drop" A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE Tor Sals by All Dragglcts. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers fUIL METS CHATS, Pres. IETEKTH AKD WASK1K0T0K STREETS, POHTLUO, QRE001 ' CEAQE OF MANAGEMENT. European Plan: .... $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, American Plan COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. RHDQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAYELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The maaage meat will be pleased at all times t shw rooms and give prices. A mad era Turkish bath establishment la thm hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mr. PROTESTS FROM HONOLULU Civic lloeieN Object to- Leper Settle ment mill Federal Land Law. HONOLULU, Jan7s. By Pacific Cable to the Associated Press.) The Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants' Association and other civic bodies have cabled the chairman of the Senate insular commit tee and the committee of the House, oh territories, strongly protesting- against the report of the Senate committee in the matter of the Me,lokai .National lazaretto. The action of the committee has aroused much feeling here. The recommendation of the Senate com mittee that thp American land laws apply to the Hawaiian Islands Is .also strongly condemned nnd a protest against the adoption of the recommendations of the committee in this matter also has been sent to Washington. Liens A;?ainnt Castle Gould. NEW YORK, Jan. S. Sir liens, aggre gating nearly JSO.OOO, have been filed at Hempstead, L. L, against CasUe Gould, the country seat that Howard -Gould Is building at Sand's Point. Port Washing ton. The contractors who filed the liens refuse to explain their reasons until the ca.se Is brought up In the Nassau County court Mr Gould had trouble with work man last Autumn and had Deputy Sher iffs to keep walking delegates off his premises. Has Made a Hit With Kaiser. WASHINGTON. Jan. S. Upon the mar riage in New York of It. S. Reynolds Hitt, second secretary at the United States Embassy In Berlin. Emperor William cabled to the German Embassy at Wash ington, Instructing the charge d'affaires to say that lie'wll be dolighted to see the young couple in Berlin and to advise them to that effect. Mr. 'Hitt is a son of Representative Hitt, of Illinois. ' COMPANY Wholesale and Importing Druggists FOWLER'S and MALT USCLE O. W. KXOWIJES, XflS ..THE NEW YEAR And a New Carpet are sure to form a very happy and harmonious combination : : EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE .GJack&Co. SO-SS THIRD STREET, Opposite Chamber of Commerce. OREGON $3.00 Per Bay and upward. SENTENCE ON ENGINEERS Supervising Inspector Suspends Ei der' Men lor Four Months. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. Supervising Inspector John Bermlngham handed down a decision yesterday In the cases of First Assistant Engineer J. F. Sullivan and Second Assistant Engineer C. M. McKen- zle, of tho steamer Geo. W. Elder whose licenses were revoked by the local inspectors at Portland. The cases were appealed and Bermlngham now decides .mat. uauu sjiuu Auucr u. suspension ol his license for four months, daUng from Oc tober 1L 1S02. The inspector stated that. in his opinion, the two men, along with Third Assistant Engineer Huston, en tered Into a conspiracy to tie up the steamer and left the steamer with that object Ir view. The case of Huston has been referred back to the local inspector. Denial and Admission. NEW YORK, Jan. S. A report that a foreign underwrlUng syndicate has been organized to place a large amount of American securities In the European mar kets was denied totjay by represontaUves of leading financial Interests. Including J. Plerpont Morgan & Co. and ICuhn, Loeb .& Co. It was admitted, however, . that a large amount of International securities Including Pennsylvania and New York Central issues, had recently been ac aulred by foreign interests. Y. M. C A. Building: Burned. CLEVELAND. O., Jan. 8. Fire early this morning partially destroyed the central building of the Y. M. C. A., at the corner of Prospect and Erie streets. The loss to the association and to merchants occu pying tho ground floor will aggregate $100.-' 000, partially covered by insurance. The fire originated in the kitchen. IT A VfLLNOTDBJEGT Sugar Men Will Agree to Cuban Reciprocity. PROVIDED TIME 18 LIMITED But Protest Against a Lower Philippine Tariff. CUBAN TREATY IS NOW SAFE Will Be Ratified by Both Nations Snpar Men Object to Encourage ment of Suprar and Tobacco Growing in Philippines. The ratification of the Cuban reci procity treaty Is assured by the formal withdrawal of all opposition by the beet-sugar men. At a meeting: of their association yes terday they took this action, but asked for an amendment limiting the term of the treaty to five years and providing against any greater reduction In duty than IK) per cent. They adopted resolutions protesting against the encouragement of the sugar and tobacco industries of the Phlllo plnca by the 73 per cent reduction in the Dingley rates provided in the bill passed by the Rouse. The Cuban treaty will be reported favorably to the Cuban Senate, and Its ratification by both parties eeems as sured. WASHINGTON. Jan. S. The American Beet Sugar Association held Its annual ses sion here today and passed resolutions withdrawing opposition to the Cuban reci procity bill, and recommending that the treaty be so amended as to express in precise language what is intended to be .secured by It to the beet-sugar manu facturers of the United States, viz.: That, during the period of five years covered by the treaty, no suear ernortoH from-Cuba-Hhall-beradmltted to the United states at a reduction of duty greater than 20 per cent of the rates of duty thereon as rrovlded by the tariff act of July 24, 1S97. The association also adopted a resolu tion protesting against the unnecessary stimulation iof the sugar and tobacco in dustries of the Philippine Islands by means of further tariff reductions, thus, as the resolution . states,, encouraging the people of those islands, where the labor Is but a few cents per day, to produce those things which this country can pro duce, rather than such commodities as we are unable to produce. The action of the association was not unanimous, the vote on the passage of the resolution standing three to two, although Henry T. Oxnard, president of the asso ciation, said he had enough proxies with him to make the vote 12 to 2. The op ponents of the resolution claim there are 30 or more factories In the association. and that the representation at the meet ing does not comprise half of them. None of the 16 factories In Michigan was repre sented, except that Julius Stroh, of De troit, trasurer of the association, was' present. Accepts Cuban Treaty. Following is the text of the resolutions adopted, together with the preamble ac companying them: Whereas, A reciprocity treaty between the United States of America nnrl th re public of Cuba has been laid before the senate or the United States by the Presi dent, who believes that the Interests re quire us prompt ratification; and, Whereas. This association believes that the proposed reduction of per cent will be limited in good faith for a period of five years to tnat amount, and jvill insure to the manufacturers of beet sugar in the United States a five-year perloa of relief frcai the harmful agitation of the sub ject which Is now harassing the Industry and making Its prosperity and healthful growth an impossibility; and. Whereas, Tne public welfare of the United States as a nation has become in volved in the consideration of the pro posed treaty, and, while this association remains of the opinion that a disturbance of the tariff relations between Cuba and he United States Is, from many stand points, unwarranted and unwise, it Is not willing to permit the commercial Interests of Its members to stand In the way of the tuopuon oi a puouc poucy wnich has the approval of the Administration and lead ing members, of Congress of both political parties: Resolved, That the American Beet Sugar Association has determined to withdraw Its opposition to the ratification of the said treaty: that It respectfully recom mends to the Seriate committee on foreign relations that the eighth article of the treaty be amended so as to express In pre cise language what is intended to be se cured by tne treaty to the beet sugar manufacturers of the United States, namely, that during the period of five years covered by said treaty no sugar exported frccn the republic of Cuba shall be admitted Into the United States at a reduction of duty greater than 20 per cent of the rates of duty thereon as provided by the tariff act of the United States, ap proved July 24. 1S97. Opposes Philippine Tariff. The following resolutions were adopted on the Philippine tariff bill: Whereas. The House of Representatives of tho United States has passed a meas ure reducing the duties on Philippine products entering theDnlted States to 20 per cent of the duty as assessed by the act of July 24. 1S97: and. Whereas. All of the principal products ot theso Islands, with the single exceptions of sugar and tobacco, already enjoy free entrance to the markets of the United States: and. Whereas. The value of these articles al ready enjoying free access to our markets comprises more than 75 per cent of the total exportatlons of those Islands; and. Whereas. The United States now an nually imports from the various countries of the world over 5160,000.000 of these duty free products: and. " Whereas. Tho United States Is unable .io produce those articles, thU3 affording forever an unlimited market for all the PhlHnDlne Islands can produce In such products; and. Whereas. The United States can produce all Its sugar and tobacco; therefore be It Resolved, That the American Beet Sugar Association d yes hereby protest against the unnecessary stimulation of the sugar and tobacco Industries of the Philippines by means of further tariff reductions, thus encouraging the people of those Islands, where labor Is but a few cents a day, to produce those thlnzs that this country can produce, rather than those commodi ties that we are unable to produce: and also be It further Resolved. That this association is unal terably opposed to file proposed Introduc tion of Chinesp labor Into either the Ha waiian or the Philippine Islands. There were five companies represented at the meeting of the association tonight, when the Cuban and Philippine resolu tions were adopted.- These were: The American Beet Sugar Company, represent ed by Henrj T. Oxnard: the Utah Sugar Company. J. R. Cutler; the Wisconsin Sugar v.ompany, R. G. Wagner; the Na tional Sugar Company, F. K. Carey, and the Lcs Ar.lmos Sugar Company, J. Ross Clark. Two Member Protest. Messrs. Wagner and Clark strongly op posed the Cuban resolution, declaring the present gathering was not. a representa tive one of the sugar-beet growing Indus try of the country. Inasmuch as the entire vote. Including the proxies held by Mr. Oxnard. did not amount to "one-half the sugar-beet factories in the United States. Both Mr. Wacner and Mr. "Clark, after the meeting had ndjourned. said that they would withdraw from further connection with the association, as It had outlived Its usefulness and was dominated by a one man power. Mr. Wagner and Mr. Clark both voted against the resolutions. Mr. Oxnard contended that the yearly output of the companies which he represented and of those for which he held proxies was vastly greater many times than the output of the companies whose repre sentatives had opposed the. resolution. The Michigan beet-sugar interests have not yet passed on the resolutions adopted by the convention. The beet-sugar convention elected the following officers: President, Henry T." Oxnard: vice-president, F. K. Carey. Bal timore; secretary, Truman G. Palmer; treasurer, Julius 6troh, Detroit. THEY OXLY WAXT CERTAINTY. Beet Snsar Man Ax-rucm in Favor of Cnbnn Treaty. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Francis K. Carey, president of the National Beet Su gar Company, who resides In Baltimore, but whose place of business Is at Sugar City, Colo., made an argument before the Senate committee on foreign relations to day for an amendment of the Cuban re-, clprocity treatj- that would afford a guar antee against any further reduction on Cuban sugar for the next five years. He said he was satisfied he represented the sentiment of all the beet sugar manufac turers, except those of Michigan. They were willing to accept the 20 per cent re duction provided by the pending treaty. If they could be assured that there would be no further cut for a good term of years. Ho then urged that an amendment mak ing the terms of the treaty good for not less than five years and protecting the sugar Industry against a reduction under the preferential clause of the treaty be Inserted. With this gin.rp.nty. he sitld. the beet sugar men would be willing that the treaty should be ratified. What they wanted more than anythlngele, he said, was settled conditions, and he believed that a reduction of 20 per cent would be preferable to the present uncertainty. Now, he added, they are not able to re alize money to Improve their enterprises, but he thought that, with assured protec tion for five years, they could take care of themselves. The committee took no action. Senator Elklns. who was one of the leaders in opposition to the bill for a Cu ban treaty last session, says he will heartily support the .pending Cuban treaty. Ho advised that course when the matter was up lasi session, ana ne saiu he would support It. in a speech delivered at the time. The West Virginia Senator says that all such arrangements of a commercial character snouiu De made by treaty. Instead of by a bill, as was pro posed. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National. Senators have a hot debate on coal duty. Page 1. The House passes the Philippine constabulary bill- Page 2. Beet-sugar men withdraw opposition to Cuban reciprocity, but oppose reduction of Philip' pine tariff. Page 1. German Ambassador at Washington leaves and new one Is coming. Page 3. President appeals to Utah not to elect a Mor mon Senator. Page 1. Domestic. Coal Strike Commission calls on Miners Union to clear Itself ot guilt of violence. Page 3. "Wolcott men aggravate faction fight In Colo rado. Page 11. How Superintendent Traylor met attempt to drive him from his home. Page 2. How American soldiers killed treacherous Fill plno guides. Page 2. Trains collide In a snow storm In Ohio; three killed, 14 injured. Page Foreign. Rebellion In weral provinces of China; gov c'rnment troops defeated. Page 11. Japanese crisis grows out of naval extension and land tax. Page 11. Boer leaders appeal to Chamberlain for aid Page 11. Castro accepts allies' terms, and Bowen will negotiate treaty In Washington. Page 2. Pacific ConKt. - Judge Hcybum receives Republican caucus nomination for Senator In Idaho. Pago 4. Washington lumbermen will demand leglsla tlon at Olympla. Page 4. Tlngley case goes to the Jury. Page 5. Damaging testimony being secured In Seattle grand Jury Investigation. Page 4. Checkerboard land bill will pass the House. Page 1. Sport. Oregon Kennel Club . holds annual meeting. Pase 5. Commercial and Marine. Potatos a drug on the market. Page 13. Chicago wheat higher on good export business. Page 13. Reading oeal helps New York stock market. Page 13. Work on Columbia River bar may not begin this year. rage 12. Schooner runs into Morrison-street ' brldsre, Page 12. . Portland and Vicinity. Pacific Northwest cities asked to establish quarantine against San Francisco bubonic plague. Pare 14. Surveyor-General Meldrum says the Govern ment must prove charges before getting him out of office. Page 10. Ex-United States Commissioner A. C Palmer. of Crook County, Is In trouble for taking tlmber-land proofs after his commission had expired. Page 8. Governor Geer discusses his candidacy for the United States Senate. Page 10. Judge Sears criticises proceedings of Municipal Court.. Page 8. Y. M. C. A. to start city play grounds. Page 8. Painters demand Increase, of wages. Page S. Democrats observe Jackson day. Pago 14. AT COIL Purpose of Dingley Law in Question. TARIFF-MAKER IS QUOTED Rates Put High to Facilitate Reciprocity, REPUBLICANS HAKE DENIAL Aldrich Opens -the Ball by Citing Democratic Record on Free Coal Tillman Pokes) HI Pitchfork Into the Word-Storm. The Senate, yesterday again discussed tho Vest resolution, requesting the finance- committee to report a bill re moving the duty on anthracite coal, and Aldrich replied to some of the criticisms ot Vest, delivered last Tues day. Aldrich insisted that the resolution would not accomplish the result sought, and that It Infringed" the constitutional rightn of the House in respect to reve nue blllij. Aldrich said that a Demo cratic Senate put a duty of -10 cents on coal In 1S04. and that the Democrats favored free coal except upon the day when they could have voted free coal Into the tariff bill. Vest, In reply, said that the 40-cent duty on coal was the result of a "hold up" by a few Democratic Senators. To confirm his assertion that Dingley had made the statement that the Dlngley rates were placed high In order to ne gotiate reciprocity treaties. Vest read from a letter addressed to him by the editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin, in which the writer declared that Mr. Dingley made the statement to one of his Washington correspondents. Hale expressed his disbelief In the statement, and feelingly referred to Mr. Dlngley's services to his state and country, and paid a high tribute to his character. The resolution finally went over until the next legislative day. Nelson continued his remarks against the omnibus bill. The Senate adjourned until Monday. WASHINGTON, Jan. . 8. Aldrich of Rhode Island today addressed the Senate on the resolutions offered by Vest, direct ing the finance committee to report a bill removing the duty on anthracite coal. He began by stating that the resolution would not afford the relief sought. It in NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT AS PORTLAND POSTMASTER FRED A. BANCROFT. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, Jan. 8. President Roosevelt to day practically settled the Portland Postofilce controversy by sending to the Sen ate the nomination of Fred A. Bancroft, as recommended by Senator Mitchell and Representative Tongue. The name was received too late for consideration and re port by the postofilce committee, but In all probability It will be reported In time for confirmation Monday. This will give Senator Simon opportunity to Interpose any objection he may desire, although when asked today If he would Interfere he said: "I have nothing to say about It." There Is no doubt whatever that the nomination will be favorably reported, not withstanding any fight Simon may put up. for he will be unable to assail the char acter or ability of the nominee, and these are the only two grounds on which a successful fight can be made. Senator Simon returned to Washington this morning. (As announced In The Oregonian of December 24 F. A. Bancroft was yesterday appointed to .succeed A. B. Croasman. the present Postmaster. Mr. Bancroft was recommended by Senator Mitchell and Representative Tongue. A pe tition In his behalf was sent to Washington signed by 1307 voters of this' city. Mr. Bancroft was born In Licking County, Ohio, and is 52 years old. He has been an employer of men since he passed the age of 17. and he has been a resi dent of Portland for 20 years. He came here directly from San Francisco, where he had been In the employ of his cousin. Hubert Howe Bancroft, the historian of the Pacific States, and two years after his arrival he entered the service of the Or egon & California Railroad Company, the predecessor of the Southern Pacific In Oreron, and Is now local frelzht agent of the line". He has always been promi nent In Republican club circles, and he represented Multnomah County in the State Senate at the sessions of 1S03 and 1S93. fringed the rights of the House with re spect to revenue bills. "The attempt to afford relief," said Al drich. "which the Senator says is de manded through a method that would open a discussion here as to the Consti tutional rights of the Senate and the Con stitutional prerogative of the House, a discussion which in Its very nature would outlast the coal famine. Is not a practic able method of securing results." The resolution, he asserted, was simply to furnish a text for a political speech or a series of political speeches. He re cited the legislation which had been en acted to relieve the people In times of distress, and said he was not entirely hopeless thut some means may be found for relief Aldrich. recited the facts relating to the coal tariff, saying that In 1834. when the Democrats worr In control of the Senate, the House sent the Wilson bill to the Senat; with coal free of duty. The Dem ocratic finance committee and the Demo cratic Senate, with the exception of Hill, of New York, voted to put a duty of 40 cents a ton on coal, although they had the power to admit coal free ot duty. Turning to the Democratic side and speaking with considerable emphasis, Mr. Aldrich said: Would Xot When They Conld. 'Ton have always been In favor of free coal when your opinions were of no value to tho country; on the day when you could give the country free coal you delib erately and unanimously oted the other way. It. therefore, comes with Ill-grace for Senators to criticize the action of the Senate-ln 1S97, in view of the action taken In 1S94." Aldrich said the high price jOf fuel in the country new was not due to the pres ent tariff. Vest, replying, said Aldrlch's remarks could be read "between the lines. He sim ply was opposed to the resolution. He said it was an open secret how the rate of 40 cents a ton was put on coal In the Wilson bill. There were five Democratic Senators opposed to the bill, who were In a position to dictate what should be placed in the bill, and that their votes were needed to pass the measure. PresI- ( dent Cleveland, he said, had urged free coal on Congress. "We wore held up." said Vest, "to use plain vernacular, and told If we dared to put free coal In the bill. It would be de feated. A compromise, therefore, was effected on the basis of 40 cents a ton. What does It matter how anybody voted In 1804? Is that an answer to the poor, freezing people who now demand Imme diate relief?" He referred to his former statement that the rates in the Dingley bill were made so high as to render possible the negotia tion of reciprocity agreements, and said It was based on Information he believed to be true. Vest had read an editorial from a Washington paper referring to a private conversation. In which Dingley was declared to have made the statement, knowing the correctness of the assertion. Hale (Me.y characterized thu article as a remarkable statement. "It was never made In Mr. Dlngley's lifetime." he said. Speaking of the Dingley bill, he declared It was a great, magnificent and munlfl clent gift to the American people In the cause of protection and prosperity. Hoar declared that such resolutions as the one under discussion were Idle and futile In securing the objects sought, and contended that all legislation affecting revenue should originate In the House. Vest Return to the Charpre. Vest explained his action In offering a (Concluded on Second Page.) II Future of Checkerboard iii Bright. MEANS MUCH TO OREGON Moody Will Present Bill In the House Today. AN EXCHANGE OF ARID LANDS Railroad and Wagon Road Grants May That Be Made Into Solid Tracts Hitchcock Gives Bill Strong: Approval. Representative Moody will report to the House today his bill allowing rail road and wagon road companies to solidify their land grants In the arid belt. ' President Roosevelt strongly advises Utah not to elect a Mormon apostle as Senator. It Is rumored that Speaker Hender son has promised the President his sup port of a trust bill on the understand ing that he will be appointed an Isth mian Canal Commissioner, but the ru mor gains slight credence. The bill appropriating $350,000 for lighthouses for Alaska has ben favor ably reported to the Senate. Senator roster offers a bill Increasing the salary of the Seattle assayer from ?2500 to ?r,000 a year. Speaker Henderson has declared his opposition to the omnibus hatchery bill. The Supervising Architect says the appropriation will be ample to finish the Salem Government building. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 8. Representative Moody has completed his report qn the bill recently Indorsed by the public lands committee, providing for the exchange of even sec tions for odd sections of land within the limits of railroad and wagon road land grants lying In the arid and semi-arid sections of the West, and will tomorrow submit the same to the House. The bill, as originally Introduced, ap plied only to railroad grants, but Mr. Moody was able to have It enlarged to apply also to lands within wagon road grants, as the latter provision will benefit -settlers who have purchased lands Within, the grants to .the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountains and the Dalles mili tary road companies In Eastern Oregon, the former grant embracing S43.O0O and the latter 473,365 acres. The other wagon road lands In Oregon will not be af fected, as their grants do not lie in the arid region. In fact, wagon roads In no other state will be affected by the bill. Settlers on the Willamette Valley lands west of the mountains will not be af fected. Incorporated in the report is a strong letter of Indorsement from Secretary Hitchcock, who says that the checker board land grant system was never suited to lands In the arid region. There small holdings are practically worthless under this checkerboard system. Large tracts of arid land which are fit only for graz ing are now divided In ownership and naturally much friction resulted because of trespass. It Is estimated that from 25 to 50 acres of such land Is needed an nually to pasture a single horse or cow and In single sections such pasturage Is practically valueless. The Secretary strongly urges the adoption of the pend ing bill as It tends to consolidate prlvato holdings In tracts of sufficient size to give them value and at the same time Increase the value of the Government lands. The bill is orawn to prohibit any unfair exchanges, for lands selected much be of the same arid character and the same area as tracts relinquished. Under no circumstances Is an exchange compul sory, nor will It be possible to acquire timbered or mineral lands or tracts valu able for reservoir sites under the bill. No settler or claimant to public lands will be disturbed. No roaming right of lieu selection is given. All exchanges are limited to public and private lands within the limits of the grants, and lands relinquished must In ei-ery Instance be In the same county as lands acquired, thereby maintaining the taxable area in each county. Strong efforts will be mado to pass the bill this session. PLACE FOR HEXDERSOX Improbable Rumor of a Deal- Wnnt.i Him Quieted. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, W Ington, Jan. S. A rumor which reac sufficient proportions to be printed In afternoon paper here today Indicates thi Speaker Henderson has promised legisIaA tion In the House on trusts, and that for so doing the President Is to reward him1 by giving him a place on the Isthmian Canal Commission. The impossibility of this being true Is In the fact that the President would not make any such bar gain with any man. There might be a movement to give Henderson some such position, for. al though the Republicans are very much disgusted with the way he got out of tha campaign last Fall, there Is a certain sort of sympathy for him and a general feeling that they would like to "see him "taken care of." Other "lame ducks" with little ability and less claim upon the party have been appointed to office, slm- (Concluded on Third Page.) r as,