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4 THE OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1906. WILL NOT EI OP Senators Object to Losing Consular Patronage. CHANGES IN LODGE'S BILL Committee Guts Out Provision for Civil Service Rules in Service. . . Allows Inspectors to ISus - ' pend Inef ficients. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The Senate committee on foreign relations today concluded its consideration of Senator Lodge's bill for the reorganization of the C6nsular Service and authorized its au thor to report it favorably as amended. The committee amendments are sweep ing and arc intended to eliminate, as far as possible, objections made by Demo cratic Senators that the bill -will estab lish a system of civil service under which Republican officials may continue Jn office Indefinitely. As reported, tho bill provides for the grading of Consuls General and Consuls and authorizes the President to transfer appointees to all classes of Consulates-General at salaries ranging from $12,000 for London and Paris down to $3000 for the lowest grade. Con suls arc divided into 30 classes, ranging from SS000 for Liverpool to 53000 for Con sulates of the lowest grades. The provision making the Secretary of State, the Chief of the Consular Bureau and the Chief Examiner of the Civil Service Commission a board of examiners for admission to the service is stricken out. Appointments are to' be made in accordance with the present system, the provision of the original bill, which au thorized the President to designate men to fill vacancies as Consul-General or Consul above class six from the two classes next below. naving been rejected. Provision Is made for the appointment of flyc inspectors of consulates, to be known as Consuls-General-at-Largc, to receive salaries ot $5000. These men are to jbe .appointed by the President from the' members of the Consular force. The President is aUthorizedMo empower these Inspectors to suspend Consuls pending a decision by the State Department -when they have found a Consulate that is not being properly conducted. INSURGENTS SEEK SIGNERS. Pledge to Amend Statehood Bill Cir culates in House. WASHINGTON, January 30. Oppo sition among the Republican members of the House to the Hamilton joint Statehood bill seems to be making little headway. The leaders of the insurgents have prepared a pledge for the signature of Republicans, -who will vote to defeat a rule preventing amendments. This was freely circulat ed today amonpr the opponents of Joint statehood and is now said to bear 45 signatures. About 20 Republican members arc undecided and the struggle to Win them" by the opposing1 factions is wax ing hot. The insurgents insist that many of their sympathizers have not yet had an opportunity to sign the pledge and claim that they will readily obtain more than 60 names. Administration supporters declare the total strength of their opponents is not much more than 40. An urgent deficiency bill will be ready for consideration in a few days and it is now expected that this bill will be laid before the House Immedi ately before the Philippines tariff bill has been disposed of, as the leaders are said to b anxious to delay the state hood -bill until Speaker Cannon Is more 2eriain how the Republican members stand. LIMIT .TO FOREST RESERVES Senate Committee Fears They May Hinder Growth of States. WASHINGTON. .Jan. 10.-The limitation oy Congress of the power of the President to withdraw public. lands for forest re serves wa suggested today at a meeting of the Senate committee on public lands, which had under consideration a bill pro viding for the repeal of the timber and stone act. While the bill was under dis cussion It was stated that there seemed no danger of all the public land? being withdrawn before the measure could be enacted into a law. This led to: a general debate, and the sentiment prevailed that the area of forest reserves within certain states was becoming so great as to endanger tho growth of States. As a remedy It was proposed to amend the bill for the repeal of the timber ..and stone act jkj as to limit the amount of withdrawals within certain prescribed areas for the purpose of distributing the reserves over a greater range. WILL PUSH DQMIXICAX TREATY Lodge Says It Will Follow Report on Isle-of Pines. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The Post says: Senator Lodge, acting chairman of the committee on foreign relations, said to day the .committees will take up the Ad ministration's Santo Dominican treaty as soon as it has reported on the Isle of Pines matter, and will push it through with all possible speed. Mr. Lodge also declared thai be believed the treaty would be ratified. Favorable Reports on Land Bills. WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.- The House committee of public lands decided to report favorably on bills providing1 for the quit claiming back to settlers of land -with Imperfect titles which had been deeded to the United States for forest reservations, providing punish ment for extortion In connection -with Government land transactions and creating- a Land Office at Billing, -Mont. ABSORBED BY THE TRUST Havcmcycrs Admit They Own Na tional TSufear Company. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. At the annual meeting- of the stockholders of the American Sugar Refining1 Company in Jersey City today President Havc myer. John Meyer and, Arthur Donner were re-elected directors. Mr. Havemyer said that of the 900,000 shares outstanding of- the stock, the holders of ;G4,$20 shares had sent prox ies. The stockholders adopted a' reso lution that .the .accumulated profits, less the dividends, be reserved as -working capital.. . , . At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the National Sugar Refining: Company held.-here today, John Meyer. Arthur Donner and George IL Frazler were re-elected members of the board of directors All these men arc also directors of the American Sugar Re fining: Company. Although It has been generally known for some time that the American Sugar Refining Company is largely interested in the National Sugar Refining: Company, this is the first official connection announced be tween the two companies. WHAT. HAPPENED TO SHAW Secretary Goes to Work Late and Doorkeeper Stops Him. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. This is the true story of what happened to Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury. Many versions of It have been printed, but for the first time the world is to bo told Just what did occur. It appears that the Secretary pf the Treasury has not shaken off the old habits he acquired in his thrifty youth back In his old home state of Iowa. There, in a rural community, every man was at his business shortly after 7 o'clock ana re mained until darkness fell. If he had anything to do, he came back to his store or office after supper for no one out in rural Iowa eats dinner at 6 o'clock or af ter. The Secretary, in spite of the fact that the dining-room at the Arlington Hotel, whore he lles with his family, is not open until after 9 o'clock, rises two and some times three hours earlier than that. On this particular morning he wandered through the corridors of the big hostelry and found no one stirring. The Treasury Department is but a block away, so he entered the walk to the big stone pile, and, entering, was soon at his desk. Shortly after 9 o'clock he bethought him self of breakfast, left his desk and passed out one of the main doors. Half an hour later the Secretary was strolliqg back to the department. The nearest door, and the one which can be entered from the Fifteenth-street pave ment level, is the express door, where valuable packages arc passed In and out, and where only those who register in and out of the building arc permitted to go. The Secretary nodded at the doorkeeper and passed in. He brushed past the reg ister and started toward the elevator. The doorkeeper had his eye on the Secretary's form. but. never having seen him before, called after him. "Here, you." And then raising his voice to a sharp rasp, "Come back here and register. You are half an hour late and you can't slip past ma that way." Secretary Shaw looked surprised, but took in the situation In a trice, turned deliberately and walked over,to the regis ter. Without a change in the expression of his face, the Secretary adjusted his glasses, picked up the pen and deliber ately wrote his name and the time of his arrival at the express door. As the doorkeeper started to blot the name, he gave a nod of approval and sug gested: "You will now know better than to try to get past mo next time." Then he glanced down at the register and read: "Leslie M. Shaw, arrived at 9:45 A. M.; employed. Secretary of the Treasury." Ten minutes later the captain of the Treasury watch recolved the resignation of the doorkeeper, with an explanation of what had happened. Fifteen minutes later the doorkeeper had his resignation re turned to him with a complimentary In dorsement on it' by the Secretary of the Treasury. TAFT ANSWERS SLANDERER (Continued From rRC I.) writer of the article," In -iew of simi lar language used, and sharplv arraigns on this score the good faith of the writer of the article." In view of similar lan guage used, and sharply arraigns on this score the good faith of the writer of the article. Mr. Taft declares that no engineer In the country is bettor fitted for tho work than Mr. 'Stevens. In the letter addressed to the Presi dent by Lundle and referred to by Mr. Taft. the writer says: "I have never scon such a piece of mis management and utter demoralization as exists today on the Isthmus of Panama." He charges that Mr. Taft had a great deal of time for social entertainment while on the Isthmus, and said the en gineers might as well have stayed at home and studied the data furnished in book form. He referred to Mr. Shonts in very uncomplimentary terms, saying- he "seems to dictate the physical andonoral tone of what has been done on the Isth mus." The United States, he declared, under such Influence, would become the laughing stock of the world. Appended to Mr. Taft's letter is a memorandum of comments by Mr. Stev ens on these charges. He takes up specifi cally various statements and denies their truthfulness. Mr. Stevens also makes a general arraignment of parties from "whom he alleges emanate "constant and apparently systematic misrepresenta tions." PIPE-LINE ACROSS ISTHMUS California Crude OH 3Iay Be Used for Power Purposes. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Secretary Taft has recommended to the President that he sanction the issue of a revocable li cense to the Union Oil Company, of Cal ifornia, to construct and maintain a pipe line across the canal zone. There were six applicants for such a. right, but tho company named Ig the only one which specified the price of oil If used by the Government and whopc offer was other wise sufficiently definite and reasonable. It is. however, expressly provided that the license shall not be exclusive, so that other companies may hereafter compete for the business-. For Its part the company undertakes to pay 5500 per month to be applied to school purposes In -the canal zono and also to permit the Government to draw upon Its pipe-line "at any point for oil at ft) cents per barrel. Mr. Taft, in his letter to the President, explains that this is equivalent for fuel purposes to Pocahon tas coal at the present cost on the Isth mus of per ton, so that the oil may be used for all power purposes. If desired. In the construction of the canal. As only refined oil Is at present carried over the Panama Railroad, tho Secretary does not fear that the transportation of crude oil by pipe-line will Injure the busi ness of the railroad. The railroad com pany undertakes to complete the line by August 1 next and to build in American shipyards suitable tank steamers to sup ply, in addition to Its present large fleet; the "necessary means of conveying the oil to the Isthmus. Great-Grand-Nieces of Hamilton. OREGON Crrr, br.. Jan. 30. (SpedaL) Mrs. 3L J. Morcland and Mrs. M. M. Burns, of this city, are both great-grand-nieces of Alexander Hamilton, the anni versary of whose birth will be commem orated at the Portland Hotel tonight bl the American Patriotic -Club. Their grandfather. John Sconce, on their moth er's side, was a nephew of the brilliant statesman. Arrest or Morales Ordered. SAN DOMINGO. Republic of Sin to Do mingo, Jan- 10. The Supremo Court to day transmitted to the Minister' of the Interiorm order for the arrest of Presi dent Morales and his followers. The au thorities do not know the whereabouts of Morales. News was received that the interior is favorable to the government. Quiet prevails in this city. r Tho? e wh wish to practice economy should buy Carter's Little Liver Pills. Forty "stllz la a vial; only one Dill a Aom. KANSAS IS LINED IIP State Organizes to Secure Just Freight Rates. VAN SANT SOUNDS ALARM Ex-Governor or Minnesota "Warns People of Power of Corporations and Urges Extinction of Bosses in Politics. WICHITA, Kan.. Jan. 10. A freight rate mass convention, made up of 600 dcl- 4cgates representing commercial and farm ers' organizations from all parts of Kan sas, was held here today. A permanent organization for the purpose of pushing railway rate legislation was perfected and resolutions were adopted urging Congress to give a commission power to control railroad rates. It also was decided to perfect organization In every county in the state and to follow In the footsteps of Wisconsin In securing a state bill to control corporations. The convention was strictly nonpartisan. Thomas Potter was made permanent chairman. Speeches were made by ex Governor Van Sant, of- Minnesota; I. L. Lcnroot, Speaker of the Wis consin Hou?e of Representatives, and others. Governor E. W. Hocli. of Kansas, . who was to have been one of the speakers, sent word that he was too 111 to attend.. Mr. Van Sant said In part: Tan Sant on Corporation Power. ; The cyti of the Nation arc turned toward Kansas and the people of America are deeply Interested in your struggle for relf-fi reserva tion. I am with you in your fight with the Standard Oil Company and Its powerful head, John D. Rockefeller. Do you know the power ef corporate -wealth? Do you fully realize the van influence It wields? Have you paused to consider how mercilessly It punlshc those who ccand In Its way and oppotc Its will, and how It vilifies, abuses and misrepresents every aa who docs not crlnre before It? If any one of you Is a public official and hai bad the temerity to do hit sworn duty, are you aware that you are tha special object of -its vepgeaaee. and that every effort will be made to crash you? Money Is rapidly becoming all-powerful. The wealth of our arch-enemy Is jrrcater than that of any man "who ever lived In the tide of times." You ean win this fight If you are determined. You ixavc the power in your own hands. 1b our country the people rule. No man should go to Congress or sit In the Legislature who does net vote right on qumtkms affecting the welfare of tho state. Not only bold meetings, but attend the primaries of your party and 'rce that honest and efficient men are cho&cn to represent you. Afterward, go to the polls and vote. Do your utmost to eliminate the ward-heeler, the caucus manipulator and the party "boss; relegate to the rear the man with a political pull and let efficiency be tho only test for puMIc office. Our Legislatures nhouM pass primary election laws giving the people an opportunity to nominate United States Senators as well as all other officials by di rect primaries. with -Roosevelt on Kates. As to the tranrpertatlon question. It affects every man. woman and child In the Nation. One of the difficulties In dealing with it Is the unfairness of the railroad?. It Is not true, as thy perMstently atft that the friends of rate regulation desire to have the Interstate Commerce Commission arbitrarily fix all rates. We aland exactly with Presi dent Rooocrelt and only want power given the Commission, after a rate has been challenged and found to be unreasonable, to name one, have It go into effect Immediately and remain -n force until reviewed by the court. The railroads now. can do as they please, as there Is no power to enforce the dectees ot the Commission. All we ask Is to have the power delegated that. Congrera failed to grant formerly. Either give the Commission that authority or abolish the law entirely, fllve us this Just measure, stop rebates and similar discriminations, let all private car shipments cease and marked progreas will have been made In the nettlcment ot the vexed transportation problem. I am not an alarmist, but It Is time to call a halt. We are building up a. clats ot Individuals In our country by rpeclal trans portation privileges that menace our free In stitutions. No one can estimate the dam ace wrought by the pernicious system of favorit ism. It and It alone enabled John IX Koclce feller to successfully crush every comsetltor and establish the most gigantic monopoly on earth. It la enabling every man who enjoys it to destroy his rivals and plunder the peo ple. This man. with the railroad marnates, together with the Insurance ncwandrclr, who have used the racred funds Intrueted to their care, has cornered the market and, whether prices have gone up or down, has reaped a rich harvest. In the enforcement of the law rests the safety of the Nation. We have reason to be encouraged. Indictments have been returned against railroad officiate aad shippers. Take courage. Our cause Is Just and we hare a fearless leader In Theodore Roosevelt, an In splratlon to every man who love fair play and wants a square deal. Let us do our duty, as he Is doing his, and we will have both equality before the law and equality of op portunity, a heritage that Is due every Amer ican citizen. WILL REPORT HEPBURN" BILL House Committee Adopts Programme for Action on Rates. WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. The Republi can members of the House committee on Interstate and foreign commerce In a conference this afternoon agreed to sup port the Hepburn railroad-rate bill with a few modifications, which were agreed on and which relate chiefly to court pro cedure. These modifications were taken from the provisions of the Esch-Town-send bill, and are in the nature of a compromise with the supporters of that measure. The committee will report the bill to the House next Friday. Representative Townsend. of Michigan, author of the Townsend bill, which was consolidated with the Each bill and passed at the last session. It is announced, will make the opening speech in the House In favor of the Hepburn bill. It Is planned to bring In a rule on the Hep burn bill when it Is considered la the House, so as to prevent amendments ex cept on the first day of the debate. The Democrats, however, arc to be permitted to offer a substitute on -which they caq go on record. This course, it is pointed out, is the same as was followed with the Esch-Townsend bill when the Demo crats submitted the Davey bllL The Republican members of the com mittee expressed the opinion today that the debate In the' House probably- will continue not over a week. DOLLIVER BILL IS ADOPTED House Committee Will PhsIi Measure to Regulate Rates. CHICAGO. 'Jan. 30. A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington, D. C, says: At a secret conference of Republican members of the House committee on interstate commerce, last night, the bill that will hereafter be known as th-e ad ministration measure for the regulation of railroad rates was formally coRsaT ered and adopted. It will be submitted at a meeting of the full committee next Friday, aad.will come up for comWr&- - - - tlon In the House as soon as other busi ness can properly be disposed of. This administration rate bill is -what Is called the Dollivcr measure, as amend ed in some details by Colonel Hepburn, chairman of the House committee. The meeting was Sor the purpose of familiar izing the Republican members with the bill as It stands, and also to harmonize the different views of members of the commlttco regarding the details of the propVsed legislation. Colonel Hepburn read- the bill from beginning to end, and commented upon each section and para graph, besides nnswering Innumerable questions as to the general effect. At the opening of this session it be came evident that the Esch-Townscnd bill, while undoubtedly it struck at ue root of the difficulty, did not begin to comprehend the whole suoject. It left untouched the private cars, the terminal railroad?, the bridge companies. - fast freight lines and a dozen other devices and means by which the railroads evaded tho law and escaped punishment. The new Dolllver bill not only is ex tremely comprehensive, but has been drafted throughoul by a combination of most experienced elements favorable to the regulation of railroad rates. It is not a compromise, but is by no means radical. It treats the railroads fairly and, if gen-J crously interpreted by the courts, it pro tects the interests of the shippers as well as the transportation lines. It is an administration measure, as far as there can be one. and it will be passed through the House as such. Bill to Prohibit Private Cars. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. Representa tive Prince, of Illinois, Introduced a bill today which makes It unlawful for any common carrier engaged in Interstate commerce to use or permit to bo used on its line any car not owned by it or some other such common carrier. UNITE FOR IRRIGATION. "Western States Organize to Promote Interest of Arid Areas. OMAHA, Jan. 10. The American Irri gation Federation is tho name for an or ganization formed by representatives of the Irrigation states who mot in Omaha today. Among the objects of the federation set forth in an official statement aro to har monize conflicting interests, promote bon cllclal legislation, distribute Instructive literature, aid in settlement of reclaimed area?, criticize officials or others for acts of injustice and to aid in the adjustment of freight rates to and from the reclaimed areas. x The following officers were elected to serve until the first annual meeting, which will be held at Boise, Idaho, the date to be named by the executive committee to correspond with dates selected for the National Irrigation Congress: President. ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince. New Mexico: secretary, D. H. i-Anderson, Chicago; an executive commit tee, among whose members are Zera Snow, Portland. Or.; C. M. Hclntz. Los Angele?; cx-Govemor Frank Hunt. Boise; Lucius M. AVilcox. Denver, and several vice-presidents. Including Tom Richard son. Tortland. Or.; Judge Cyras Happy, Spokane, Wash.; C. E. Bralnard, Payette, Idaho; M. H. Heber, Los Angeles; Fred J. Kelsel. Ogden, Utah; Clarence L. John ston, Cheyenne. MARSHALL FIELD IS ILL Three Doctors Consult About Chi cago Millionaire's Case. NEW YORK. Jan. 30. While no official statement could be obtained from tho physicians, it was rumored tonight that a grave change had taken place in the condition of Marshall Field, of Chicago, who is ill at the Holland House, in this city. Dr. James, the attending physician, tonight summoned In consultation Dr. Janeway and Dr. Austin, ot this city. All the physicians were with the patient for a long time, and afterward held an extended consultation. Mr. Field, earlier In the day, was said to be suffering from a severe cold. Dr. James said late tonight that, al though Mr. Field was worse than when he reached this city a few days ago, his condition was not yet alarming. "We do not consider Mr. Field's con dition extremely serious." he said. "We called in the other two doctors to be on the safe side." Mrs. Field, the wife of the merchant, his daughter and Stanley Field, a nephew, are with him. DEATH RELIEVES HARPER (Continued From rage 1.)" Harper had lived GO years as reckoned by average standaids. He was always up early, oftentimes by daybreak, busy with his stenographers, wearing out two or three of them before the day was over and then seldom retiring before midnight. Chicago, as a young university, needed just such energy, ability and. indomitable courage as Dr. Harper brought to it. The university as It stands today Is but a part of the great educational scheme he had In mind. The City of Chicago it self is hardly large enough to hold the great world's university it was his ambi tion to create. "It Is but natural that the deep inter est my father has taken in the university In the past will be continued In the fu ture. Aitnuusn nc never roniiiuuea mni-i self to any nxed policy toward the uni versity, he watched It grow from year to year and as its needs developed he did what he could to assist. This he will continue to do and those of his family who come after him will endeavor to carry out his wishes for the well being ot the institution." Veteran Pension Official. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Franklin Moore, employed In the Pension Office, 12 years, died here today, aged S3 years. He came to Washington from Lowville, N. Y.. where he was for come time prin cipal of the academy, being succeeded in that position by Ellhu Root, the present Secretary of State. One of Mr. Moore's pupils was ex-Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gacc In Oregon City Divorce Court. OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) In the Circuit Court today Judge Mc Bride granted divorces as follows: Fritz R. Braun vs. Edna Braun. Eleanora N. Dodson vs. Nelson H. Dodson. Orders of default and reference were entered In the fallowing divorce suits: Abble Geraldine Miller vs. Thomas Mill er, Charles Ernmett Drake vs. Mary Elizabeth Drake. Captain ot Slocuin on Trial. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Charged with negligence, that by law constitutes man slaughter, when lives are lost. Captain William H. Van Schaick. commander of the steamboat General Siocum. when 3030 persons perished by the burning and sink ing of that craft June 35, 1504, was placed on trial this afternoon in the criminal branch of the United States Cir cuit Court. Earthquake Shakes Vienna. VIENNA, Jan. 10. A slight shock of earthquake was recorded here last night. It caused no damage. MIIwaukio Country Club. Eastern and California races. Take Sell wood and Orcgea City cars. First aad Aider. MEDAL FOR DOCTOR President Rewards Hero of Spanish War. COMRADE IN ROUGH RIDERS Pays Tribute to Heroism ot 3 ted leal Corps, and Recalls Lesson of Japanese Success to Show ' Corps Is Too Small. WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. One of the heroes of the battle of Las Gulnamas, Cuba, in the Spanish-American War, was rewarded today with a medal of honor conferred by Congress for con spicuous gallantry In .action. The re cipient of the medal was Captain James Robb Church, of the Medical Corps of the Army, who, during- the Spanish War, was a First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon of the First Regiment, United, States Volunteer Cavalry the "Rough Riders." Secretary Taft formally presented Cap tain Church to the President. Turning to Captain Church, President Roosevelt, holding- In his hand tho mo rocco case in which the medal was In closed, addressed him as follows: President's Address to ChurchA Captain Church, there Is no distinction which confers irreater honor upon any Amer ican In military or civil life than this the one honor coveted above .all others by eVery man In the military service of the United States. It was my good fortune as Colonel of the regiment in which you served to be an eye witness tojyouf gallantry and to hear testi mony to It by letter to the proper authori ties, statlnjr the reasons why I deemed that you were entitled to this medal of honor. I wlah to state. Mr. Secretary, that the letters I wrote were written before I was President. Since I became Resident I have held no communication whatsoever with the military authorities on the subject. Captain Church, there could be no greater pleasure than that I now experience In handlnjr to my old comrade and friend this medal of honor. Grasping Captain Church's hand, the President remarked. "There is no greater comradeship than that which comes front having lived In the trenches together." Captain Church bowed, but words failed him and he accepted the medal In a si lence and manner that were more elo quent than words would have been. Praise for Army Doctors. Turning to the members of the Ameri can Medical Association, the President said, with great earnestness: I wast to say Just a word of greeting to. you and to ask your influence on behalf of the medical corps, you. not only of the Army, but ot the Navy. There Is not a more cx" actlnp profession: there Is not a profession which makes greater demands upon those following It and which more entitles them to the gratitude of mankind than Is the profession which Is yours. The Army sur geon has to combine the work of your pro fession with tho work of the military man of the line. In saying that I want to .call your attention to two specific things one thing that Is now being done by men of your profession, and one need ot men ot your profession. Lesson From Japanese. The Japanese have given us a good lesson by the way they handled their army In the recent war. One of the reasons why their medical department did well the main rea son was the faqt that they had an ample supply of doctors who had been practicing In time of peace In doing the duties they would have to do In war. And until we hare provision for an ample corps of doctors in the army, so that they can be practiced In time of pe&A. we will not have prepared as we ought to prepare for the possibilities of war. " Until we thus prepare, we can make up our minds that we are ourselves responsible for any disaster that occurs to any army that the United States may raise In the future, not the man who may be at the head of the army at the time. The tendency Is to attack the men In of fice at the time. That Is utterly unjust, and he people themselves and the representatives of the people in public life who have failed to provide the necessary means In advance they are responsible when disaster comes. That applies to the medical department, and It applies to every other branch of the mili tary establishment Just as much. Present Corps Insufficient. In conclusion the President said that the present medical corps was equal only to the care ot 40 per cent, of the present strength ot the regular army and would be utterly inadequate In case of war. At the conclusion of his remarks the President was presented by Captain Church to Mrs. Church and some other relatives who were present. Later Cap tain Church was a guest of the President at luncheon. GREAT SNOWSTORM RAGES Eastern Kansas Covered With Thick Covering of White. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 10. The heaviest snowstorm since last February com menced here at 3 o'clock and late tonight is general over Eastern Kansas coming from the southeast. Temperatures are not severe. Railroad traffic is uninter rupted. Hock Island' Snowed "Up Again. EL PASO. Tex.. Jan. 10. After being open two days following a week's block ade, the IJock Island Southwest line was snowbound again today and all trains are tied up. Meantime El Paso and all South era Arizona towns and smelters supplied with coal from the Dawson coal, fields arc experiencing a coal famine. RICH .MBTS TRUST. (Continued From Page 1.) vising their customers to buy practically every stock on the list, on the ground that they are bound to go up. And In the meantime, rentals and the price ot provisions are going- up In New York City day by day, and the man on a salary which does not Increase, is won dering why Gates and others mako ten3 of millions in a year, while ho himself has trouble in paying his annual rent. This explains why the socialist tendency ot the mass ot the city voters Is getting stronger every year, and Is causing the managers of the Republican and Demo cratic parties the greatest concern. Large Families In Great Britain. London Chronicle. In St. Botolph's Church, Aldgate, Lon don, there Is a monument to the memory of Agnes, widow of William Bond, who ''bore, him IS children eight, boys and eight girls." That was in the spacious 16th century, but 4t .Is noteworthy that John Gully, grandfather of the late Speaker of the Commons, had 24 children. A year or two ago a Northampton shoemaker en tered as bitj plea la tha police court that he was the father of 32 children, ot whom 27- were living; while 20 years ago Chester boasted of a couple' who were "the happy father and delighted mother of 33 chil dren," ten of th.cm being alive in 1S30. But the record in family numbers be longs to Scotland. It Is that of a Scotch weaver In the 11th century, whose wife bore hint 62 children. Only 32 died In childhood. sons and four daughters liv- Ing to be 21 "and upward. This almost In credible record is fully and absolutely au thenticated. Sir John Bowes and three other gentlemen each adopted and reared 10 ot this prodigious family. W0LVERT0N IS CONFIRMED Senate Approves Choice of District Judge for Oregon. WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. The Senate in executive session today confirmed the fol lowing nominations: Charles EL Wolverton, DIstrict Judge, District of Oregon. Postmaster: Idaho-John T? Cook, Jr., Bonner's Ferry. Arizona Objects to 'Statehood. KINGMAN. Ariz.. Jan. 10. The people of this county are holding mass meet ings, protesting against the passage of the Hamilton joint statehood bill. Messages from all outlying- towns and mining camps report that the sentiment against Jointure Is unanimous. Every town Is sending resolutions ot protest to Washington de manding of Congress the right to vote separately on any measure concerning the welfare of the people of Arizona. Will Amend Findings on Wade. VALLEJO. Cal., Jan. 10. The court martial which in the first week In No vember completed the trial of Ensign Charles .X. Wade on charges arising out of the boiler explosion aboard the U. S. S. Bennington convened at Mare Island today to revise its findings. This action Is In pursuance of tho orders of the Sec retary of the Navy, who is dissatisfied with the verdict. Football Debate at Harvard. BOSTON, Jan- 10. The football reform question was discussed today at length by the board of overseers of Harvard. At the conclusion of the meeting the only statement made was that the matter had been considered. Former Governor John D. Long presided. Among those who came here especially for the meeting was Overseer Samuel Hill of Seattle. Pacific Coast Telegraphic Jibtcs. Great Falls. Mont. Ellas M. Enge. who claims to have recently been tyler ot a Ma sonic lodge In Manila. Philippine Islands, made an unprovoked assault upon Mrs. Lemon, land lady of a lodglng-housv. squirting carbolic acid from a 6yrlnge Into her face. lie did not attempt to escape, and was at once ar rested. The officers believe he la Insane. He has been here for about a week. Livingston, Mont. C. G. Scott, of Gard iner. Mont., a lifelong friend friend of Frank Phycator, the Klondike millionaire, who com mitted suicide In San Francisco recently, hat been appointed executor ot his estate In Dawson. The dead man lived at Gardiner 20 years. He left here owing considerable money., but after he made a rtnke In the Klondike be returned and repaid all hta cred itors. Butte, Mont. James Moylan. formerly a resident of Portland, wan found dead In a mining cut north of Butte, his head being dashed against a large rock. Moylan Is thought to have lost his footing while de scending a hill. Starting to run. he prob ably stumbled and struck bis head against the rock, the blow killing him. Moylan was on his way to work, when he met his death, and hbt body lay many hours before found. He trail night bws at the Gem mine and waa well known among miners here. THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL Tew Teople Know How Useful It X in Pre serrlnz Health and Beauty. Nearly everybody knows that charcoal is the safest and most efficient disinfect ant and purifier In naturc, but few real ize its value when taken into the human system for the same cleansing purpose. Charcoal is a remedy that the more you take of It the better; it Is not a drug at all. but slnjply. absorbs the gases and Im purities always present in the stomach and intestines and carries them out of the system. Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking, or after eating onions and other odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectively clears and improves the complexion, It whitens the teeth and further acts as a natural and eminently safe cathartic. It absorbs tho Injurious gases which collect in the stomach, and bowels; It dis infects the mouth and throat from the poison off catarrh. All druggists sell charcoal in one form or another, but probably'the best charcoal and the most for the money Is In Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges; they are composed ot the finest powdered Willow charcoal and other harmless antiseptics in tablet form, or, rather. In the form ot large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the charcoal being mixed with honey. The dally use of these lozenges will son tell In a much Improved condition of the general health, better complexion, sweeter breath and purer blood, and tha beauty ot It Is that no possible harm can result from their continued' use, but. on the contrary, great benefit. A Buffalo physician, in speaking of the benefits of charcoal, says: "I advise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all patients suffering from gas In stomach and bow els, and to clear the complexion and pur ify the breath, mouth and throat: I also believe .the liver is greatly benefited by the daily use of them: they cost but 23 cents a box at drugstores, and although in some sense a patent preparation, yet I believe I get more and better charcoal in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than In any of the ordinary charcoal tablets." PILE "I hT8 lufTered with piles for thlrtr-stzeara. One jer ro Uil April I besan taking Casesrete for constipation. In the course of a week I noticed the piles began to disappear and at tho end ot six weeks they did not trouble as at all. Cacaret bare dona wonders forme. I am entirely cured and Zel like a sew mia." George Krjder. Napoleon. O. ?!asaat. Palatable, Potest, Taste Good. Do Good, arer Sicken. Weaken or Gripe. ISc. Sc. 50c. Never old la balk. Tha cenntne tablet ttanjped GCO. Gaaraafread to care or your money back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 593 ANNUAL SALE, TEN MILLION BOXES' HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH It makes the toilet something to b enjoyed. It removes all stains an4 ronehness, prevents prickly heat and chafing, and leaves the skin, white, soft, healthy. In the bath it brings a glow and exhilaration which no com mon soap can equal, imparting ths vigor and life sensation of a mild Turk fcafcttkt M Qrtccrs iiDnigxisi mT F The Bowels 1. CANDY CATrUKTlC Df. Pierce's Fayorite Prescriptioa, Is not a secret or patent medicine, against which the most intelligent, people are quite naturally aversa becauso of tha un certainty as, to their harmless character, but Is a medicine of kxowx composition", a full Hat ot all its ingredients being printed, iivpZaini!nIis7t, oneyery bottle wrapper. An examination of this list of Ingredients will disclose the fact that It Is non-alcoholic In Its composition, chem ically pure glycerine taking the placo of the commonly used alcohol, in its make up. The "Favorite Prescription " of Dr. Pierce Is in fact tho only medicine put up for the cure of woman's peculiar weak nesses and ailments, sold through drug gists, that does not contain alcohol and that too in. large miantltles. Furthermore, It Is the only medicine for woman's special diseases, the ingredients of which have the unanimous endorsement of all the leading medical writers and teachers of all the several schools of practice, and that too a3 remedies for tho ailments Jor which 'Favorite Prescription" Is recom mended. A little book of some of these endorse ments will be sent to any address, post paid, and absolutely free if yon request same by postal card or letter, of Dr. R. V. PJerce, Buffalo, N. Y. Don't forget that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, for woman's weaknesses and delicate ailments, Is not a patent or secret medicine, being the "Favorite Prescrip tion" of a regularly educated and gradu ated physician, engaged In the practice of his chosen specialty that of diseases of women that Its ingredients are printed in plainEngllsh on everybottIe-wrapper; that It Is the only medicine especially de signed for the cure of woman's diseases that contains no alcohol, and the only one that has a professional endorsement worth more than all the so-called "testi monials " over published for other med icines. Jfend for these endorsements as above. TThey are free for the asking. If you suffer from periodical, heuc&cha,, backache, dizziness, pain or dragging' dow-n sensation low down In the abdomen, weak back, have disagreeable and weak ing, catarrhal, pelvic drain, or are In distress from being long on your feet, then yon m&j be sure of benefit from taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the best lax ative and regulator of the bowels. They Invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. One a laxative; two or three a cathartic Established iS;9.) " Cans WhlU You Sleep." Whooping-Co u g h , Croup, Bronchitis, Coughs, Diphtheria, Catarrh. Confidence can be placed in a rem edy, -which for a quarter of a century has earned unqualified praise. Restful nights are assured at once. Cresolenc is a Boon to Asthmatics AH Druggists Send tostal for de sert ptivc booklet. Cresolene Antiseptic Throat Tableto for the irritated throat, of your druggist or from us. 10c. in atamps. The Vapo-Gresolene (a, 180FnanSt.,N.Y. Dr. W. 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