THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1906.
If. JT
M'LEftN IS READY
Big Fellow Will Leave for
Stockton.
NASHVILLE WANTS CASTRO
St. Louis Experts Regard Xordyke,
the Former Tiger, as the Big
Baseball Discovery of
the Season.
I.rry McLean trill bid poodby to his
JrlenJ this nfternoon and take the
even I up trnln pouth. for the bip fellow
Intends to report to the Portland club
its noon ay possible. Mrs. McLean Is
beinjr taken car of by friends with
whom shi- is to ko to a near-by health
r!Srt in a few days, and the blp fel
lw hus urninped to leave tonlRh'L.
larry says he Is In fine shape at
present, as ne has been worklnpr out
hfrt for several days, and expects to
start off on the rlht foot when the
f Sfen opens at Fresno. He will net to
Stockton in time to participate in the
frames there Saturday and Sunday.
Castro Sends Terms to Nashville.
Ietiis Castro has sent his terms to
tH Nashville team in the Southern
X."br:u iti response to a request from
the manager of that club, who Informs
ttro that his release can be secured
f-m Kansas City. In case Nashville
tos not accept th1 terms sent, Castro
may not play bail this season at all,
fr he is thinking seriously of accept
ing a position offered him In Portland.
Lew Nordyk Is nailed as the find
of the season by the St. Iouis experts
nmr with the Americans in the South.
Thy rlnlm that the ex-Tipcr has dis
placed Tom Jones from any considera
tion fr the first sack position for
the coming season.
Glowing accountu are also being
sft from New York each day rela
tive to the performances of Bobby
Koefe and Jimmy Whplon, who arc
with the American Leaguers.
Ginnts in Jianl Luck.
The New York Giants arc experi
encing the hard luck which was the lot
of the Americans last Spring, for sev
eral of McGraw's star players are on
the sick list, and Mike Donlin, the re
eakitrant. has again essayed one of
his periodicals and cut up such a
rempus that he was suspended, but on
nfs promise to the manager he was
reinstated with the Infliction of a
slight fine. The great Christy Mat
thewson is confined to a cot in one of
the hospitals at the training quarters
and is said to be suffering from diph
theria. At any rate he is a very sick
max and the chances are that it will
be midseason before he can work with
the champions. Several other members
f the world's champions are on the
disabled list and the prospects are not
lright for them at this stage of the
game.
Advocates of Griffith's aggregation
are Jubilant at the misfortunes befall
ing the McGrawjtes, for they remem
ber cortnin instances of gloating on
the part of John T. Brush and others
f the National League team, when
tta American club was experiencing
marc than its share of nard luck at
tnc opening of the 190S season. One
Eastern sporting authority picks the
tw leagues one. two, three as follows:
American Cleveland, New York Chi
cago: National Pittsburg, Chicago,
New Tork.
Walla Walla Figures 4 on Team.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. March 26.
Special.) At a meeting of business men
f Walla. Walla this afternoon the pro
posal of accepting a membership In the
Northwest Baseball League came up for
consideration. W. II. Lucas, president
of the league, was present, and Informed
them that it would require the sum of
?&'".) properly to equip and start the team
out.
A committee was appointed to fop what
oonld be done toward raising the neces
sary funds, and will report some time
tomorrow.
Umpires Tor Coast League.
JAN FRANCISCO. March 26. Eu
gene Bert, president of the Pacific
Coast Baseball League, today an
nounced the appointment of the fol
lowing umpires:
Fred Perrlne, James McDonald and
llill Knell.
SMITH GETS TWO FALLS.
.Accepts Challenges or Two Other
Wrestlers to Contest.
ORBGON CITY. Or.. March 26. (Spe-rtaD-Charlcs
(Strangler) Smith, of Port
land, tonight defeated Robert Jackson, of
this city, in a wrestling bout at the Ar
mory. The contest was the best two in
tfcrcc falls, for a side bet of 5100 and the
gate receipts. Jackson secured the first
fall In 1R minutes. Smith taking the next
two falls in six and two minutes, respect
ively. Two hundred persons witnessed
the contest. The main event was pre
ceded by a wrestling bout, also a two
round boxing contest by local lads.
Smith accepted the challenges of W. A
Gordon, of North Yakima, and Conduc
tor Simmons, of Milwaukle. Qr.. and is
sued a challenge to Jackson, agreeing to
sign articles for any amount to throw
him Ave times within an hour or forfeit
the purse. Smith weighed 1 pounds to
night, while Jackson weighed 170. .Ed
Rolchncr. of this city, was the referee.
THREE JOCKEYS RULED OUT
Discipline for Causing Favorite to
Lose Race at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. March 26. The stew
ards today 'completed their Investigation
of the steeplechase at City Park, March
3. In which the favorite. Judge Nolan,
was beaten, and as a result of the inquiry
ruled Steeplechase Jockeys McClure, Mc
Aullffc and E. Miller off the turf. Re
sults: Hlf mile Tom Dolun won. Splon c
otS. King Leopold third; time. 0:48 -3.
Five nd a half furlong Broad Wjtg
won. Cllqu recond. Silent "Water third,
ttra. 1:01-5.
Six furlong Annie Berry won. Pulque
second. DundaJl third: time. l:lfi.
Pteeplecnane. short coure Lights Out
won. Bank Holiday second, Judge Nolan
third; time. 3:02 2-5.
Six rurlongs J. Ed Grille won. Jimmy
Maher tecond, America, II third; time,
1 14S-5.
Mile Envoy won. The Gleam second,
Betllndian third; time. 1:40 1-5.
Seven furlongc Granada won. Ruth W.
ttcood. Ferronlere third; -time. 1:273-5.
At Xcw Orleans Fair Grounds.
N'Efr ORLEANS. March 26. Fair
Grounds race results:
Sir fBrloaa-a Electric Spark won. Bone
brake second, Lythellat third: time, 1:14 25.
Six farloBgs Enverite won, Shenandoah
con. Arabo third; time. 1:14 1.3.
Kile and a sixteenth Blennenwerth won,
WhHwoorwill second. Footlights Favorite
thlra; time, 1:47 1-8.
Haa&tasp, wvb Juries--The- Freml&a
won, Loglstell second. Columbia Girl third:
time, 1:21.
Six furlong Security won. Peter Ma
thanle second. J. C Clem third; time, 1:13.
Mile and an eighth Lemon Girl won.
Don't Ask Me second. King of the Valley
third; time. 1:54 4-5.
At Oakland.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. Not a fa
vorite won at Oakland today, but a num
ber of long shots came under the wire
first. The failure of the racers picked by
the talent was attributed to the heavy
track. Results:
Five furlongs Meada. won. Ethel Barry
more second, Little Buttercup third; time,
1:03 4-
Four and a half furlongs Doc Craig won.
Clements second. Our Anna third: time. 0;57
Mile and a sixteenth Cardinal Sarto won.
The Lady Rohesia second. Easy Street third;
time. l:52H.
Mile and a half Dufty Miller won. Har
bor second. Leila Hill third; time. 2:39;.
Five and a half furlongs Judge won. St.
Francis second. Entre Nous third; time.
1:10.
Dirk Wilson second. Two Bills third; time.
1:10.
WJI1TMAX TEAM IS CRIPPLED
Three Star Men Arc Expelled for
Hazing.
WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla.
Wash.. March 26.-r(Special. The expul
sion of Ora Holdman. Carl Hall and Rob
ert Fancher. Friday, for hazing will make
a big hole in the Whitman College track
team. Holdman was a star vaulter and
good jumper, and Fanchcr a point-winner
In the long-distance runs, while Hall, al
though a new man. was training hard for
the mile run, in which Whitman is very
deficient.
Three days ago there was serious talk
of giving up the track altogether. The
loss of Captain Jim Hill, several weeks
ago, was the first blow. Then came the
expulsion of Holdman. Hall and Fancher
and the threatened departure of Frank
Dimlck. hammer-thrower, and Phllbrook,
high-jumper. Alpha Cox. who sprinted
the 100 yards In 10 fiat twice last year,
declared. If they left, he would go Into
baseball and drop the track. Then Dimlck
concluded to stay, so did Phllbrook. and
now it looks like a fighting chance for
victory over Idaho and Pullman In May.
Handicap Handball.
In the Multnomah Club handicap
handball tournament, which opened
last night, Zan and Huesner defeated
Bildreback and Laltllaw (handicap 13),
21-5 and 21-$. Tonight Holladay and
Harrigan will meet Dunne and Wlck
ersham. McMillan and Bailey will con
test with Stipe and Goodwin.
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FIVE ARRESTED FOR ENTER
PRISE BANK FRAUDS.
Accused of Complicity With Cashier
Clark, the Suicide, Jn Stealing
Funds of Depositors.
PITTSBURG. March 26. Five arrests
were made today as a result of the failure
of the Enterprise National Bank of Alle
gheny, which suddenly closed Its doors
last October, after the sensational suicide
of Its cashier, T. Lee Clark. The arrests
today were made by Deputy United States
Marshals, who took Into custody Forest
B. Nichols, private secretary to William
H. Andrews; Charles Menzner. George B.
Ralston and E. P. McMillan, employes of
the Enterprise Bank, and George E. Cook,
alleged partner of Clark In several real
estate deals.
A warrant was also issued for Thomas
Harvey, former paying teller of the bank,
but he has not been placed under arrest
as he could not be found.
The charges are certifying checks drawn
upon the bank by persons who had not
sufficient funds on deposit with the bank
to meet the checks drawn and so certi
fied: conspiring with an officer of the
bank, who Is not named, to abstract and
wilfully apply unlawfully money, funds
and credits or the bank, and making false
entries in the books to defraud the bank.
In all there are 68 counts against the six
men.
WATER IN GAS STOCK
Revelations on How JVcw York Trust
Works.
From the Oregonian, April 4. 1W5.
Nearly 5.OO0.OO0.OW of the 13.OW.000.000 feet
of gas supplied to consumers in New York
City by the Consolidated Gas Company
last year was purchased from the New
Amsterdam and other gas companies at
the rate of from 2S to 40 cents per 10CK) cu
bic feet. This fact was brought out to
day during the examination of Benjamin
A. Whiteley, assistant secretary of the
Consolidated Gas Company, before the
legislative committee which is inquiring
into the lighting conditions in that city.
The Consolidated Gas Company supplies
gas to consumers at $1 per 1000 cubic feet.
Robert A. Carter, secretary of the com
pany, who followed Mr. u..leley on the
stand, was asked to -explain what disposi
tion had been made of the S20.OW.O00 which
was realized when the capital stock of the
company was Increased from JSO,K0.000 to
J100.000.000. He replied that It nad been
used for "construction purposes." By re
ferring to a statement which had been
prepared for the committee, however. Mr.
Hughes found that nearly J12.0CO.OOO of
this sum had been Invested in corporated
stock of the City of New York at a low
rate of Interest, while the stockholders
were being paid interest on the sum at
the rate of 6 per cent. Mr. Carter ex
plained that this was done because the
company might need the money at any
time and wanted to have it available. He
did not know that it would be wanted in
three months, or even in stx months,
however.
"Meantime, you are paying 6 per cent on
this J12.O00.000 out of the profits of the
company and charging up those payments
as part of the expenses of gasmaklng?"
said Mr. Hughes.
"Precisely." replied the witness:
The examination of Henry M. Edwards,
auditor of the .New York Edison Com
pany, developed the fact that, while the
actual value of the properties owned by
the Edison Company at the time of con
solidation with the Consolidated Gas Com
pany was approximately 519.500.000. the
company had outstanding stock and bond
issues aggregating 564.000,000.
Practlcal Puzzle Problem.
American Miller.
Here are the conditions of a. first-rate
puzzle problem. A man has a steel stack
at his factory W feet high. It needs
painting. There is no ladder to the top
and no apparent means of getting there
except by baloon. This was the problem
presented to a Western millowner, and he
solved It In the foll6wing ingenious way:
A rude parachute, slightly smaller than
the Internal diameter of the stack, was
constructed; to tHls a pail filled with
light fishing line was attached, and then
the parachute was shoved up In the stack
until It passed the draft opening from the
"boilers. The hot gases caught It and
rushed the whole contrivance up and
out of the top of the stack In a jiffy, the
fishing line in the meantime paying out
as the pail rose, so that one end remained
at the bottom of the chimney and the oth
er fell to the ground outside with ,the
pall. By means of this line a. heavier
rope with a hook to catch over the rim
of the" top was sent up, and with this the
painter .mi able ts. eorapiete the job.
NORTHWEST IN LEAD
Railroad Construction for Cur
rent Year.
WHAT RAILWAY AGE SAYS
Mileage Under Construction or Con
tract In the Oregon Country, Ex
ceeds Two Thousand, Ac
cording to Statistics.
For the first time In a good many years
the Northwest is among the most favored
sections of the country In regard to rail
way constructions as Is shown in the sta
tistics compiled by the railroad publica
tions. There is great activity all oer
the country in raflroad building, and not
for years has the outlook been so favor
able. While there was a total of 7600
miles under contract a year ago. 6000 miles
of which was completed, ready for opera
tion in IMS. there are already over 18,000
miles of new railroad under contract for
16, or actually under construction, while
the live projects aggregate 5,433 miles, ac
cording to advance proofs of the Railway
Ago.
The forthcoming Issue of that publica
tion will say: "The center of interest
for the next few years will be the West
and extreme Northwest, where so many
Important extensions are being built in
the interests of the large Western sys
tems. The mileage in the Northwestern
states, either under construction or con
tract, totals 2321 miles, while live projects
amount to 1200 miles.
"While over 2600 miles are under con
tract In the States of Washington. Oregon.
Idaho. Montana and Wyoming, it Is Im
possible to say what percentage of this
mileage will be completed during the pres
ent year. Tho building operations will
, be very, active and will be watched with
great Interests for this section or tna
country furnishes the stage for the var
ious conflicts between the Hill and Harrl
man Interests.
"The mild weather has made possible
the continuation of construction work
throughout the Winter in many sections
of the country, and if the promise of
an early Spring Is realized, contractors
will be enabled to get an earlier start
than usual in the North and Northwest,
where the forces are being mustered pre
paratory to beginning the work of grad
ing and where active operations soon
will be under way.
"If the new mileage of 19M does not
exceed that of 1905 it will be on account
of the inability to secure the labor nec
essary to push operations with the speed
desired and the difficulty of obtaining
track material from the steelmllls."
ALFALFA FOR EXPERIMENTS
Shipments Made Which the Southern
Pacific Will Sow.
Advices have been received by Paul
Shoup. assistant general freight agent
for the Harrlman lines, that the SOD
pounds of alfalfa seed to be supplied
by the Government for the tests In
alfalfa growing to be made through
out the Willamette Valley by the
railroads, has been shipped from the
Bureau of Plant Industry of the De
partment of Agriculture and should ar
rive today or tomorrow. The feed is
sent out by franked mall and the let
ter was received here from C V. Piper,
agrostologist.
The shipments, which includes seed
of many varieties, follows: 400 pounds
from Billings, Mont; 100 pounds. Chi
nook. Mont.; 220 pounds. Utah; 40
pounds, Turkestan, and 40 pounds. Ar
gentine. Alfalfa was first grown In
Turkestan, whence It was Introduced
into Europe. Spaniards took it to Chill
and In 1S34 It was brought to Califor
nia. I The Government will also ship 20
loads of Inoculated soil tor planting tne
experimental tracts and requests that
half an acre of each of the 23-acrc
farms be sown without inoculation and
the results carefully noted to deter
mine the value of inoculation. The seed
will be sowed In all the ground leased
by the railroads by April 13. and bul
letins on the results of the experiments
will be Issued from time to time.
ASSISTANT TO GENERAL AGENT
R. W. Foster, of the Burlington
Line, Is Promoted.
R. W. Foster, city passenger agent
for the Burlington, has been promoted
to the position of assistant to General
Agent A. C. Sheldon to succeed H. W.
Goddard. who resigned early this
month. Mr. Foster Is one of the best-
known railroad men in the state and
has been with the Burlington for the
past 13 years, having worked his way
up through many different positions.
The place to wnlch he succeeds is an
Important one, as the territory covered
by the local office Includes Oregon,
Washington, Northern Idaho. British
Columbia and Alaska. Agencies at the
principal cities of the Northwest re
port to the Portland office. Mr. Foster
is well known in railroad circles
throughout the Northwest and has
many friends who will learn of his pro
motion with pleasure.
Edward Ostrander, soliciting freight
agent for the Burlington, becomes con
tracting freight agenL Mr. Ostrander
has held his present position for the
.past sir years and has been In the
railroad business for nearly 20 years.
His position will be filled by C. V. Cow
den, "who has been In the Burlington
office for some time past and Is a
young man of ability. Paul Wagner
has been .promoted to succeed Mr. Cow-
en. Jl ruccfeKor to Mr. Wapxer has
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I K-' 'SESKa
t HHB'i-jjHIilHHHH "
l R. W. Fetcr, BarllBgioa Official.
4
not yet been named. All the appoint
ments become effective April 1 and
were made- by A. C Sheldon, general
agenL
Surveying the Idaho Northern.
WEISER. Idaho. March 25. (Special.)
A surveying corps of 15 men. in charge
of Engineers Jewell and Luck, left here
this morning for the Salmon River, to
begin thework of surveying the route of
the Pacific & Idaho Northern Railway to
the north. The work will be taken up
where It was stopped last Winter by the
cold weather. It Is stated the survey will
be continued north to a connection with
the Northern Pacific, somewhere in the
neighborhood of Grangevllle.
A number of contracts for grading work
have, already been let by Vice-President
and General 'Manager Helgho. of the Pa
cific & Idaho Northern, and work will be
begun as soon as the snow melts off suffi
ciently to permit of It.
Takes Position in Seattle.
Stuart J. Harder, stenographer in
the Great Northern office, left yester
day for Seattle, whero he will become
secretary to H. M. Adams, assistant
traffic manager of the Great Northern.
Mr. Harder Is the son of William Har
der, general agent. His place will be
filled in the local office by S. A. Withers.
Will Extend Rate on Junk.
The Northern Pacific freight depart
ment will soon publish an extension
of the rate of 12 cents on the 100
pounds on Junk In carloads having a
minimum of 30.003 pounds between
Seattle and Portland, making It apply
to Seattle and Vancouver.
RAILWAY HOSPITAL FUND
COMMITTEE AND PRESIDENT
FULLER WILL CONTINUE IT.
City Will Be Districted, With Phy
sician in Each Section for
Benefit of Employes.
President F. I. Fuller, of tho Portland
Railway Company, met last night with
committees from the different branches
of the service to consider a moro equitable
disposition of the hospital fund collected
by monthly payments of 50 cents by each
man In the employ of the company. About
20 representatives gathered in the presi
dent's office and the question was dis
cussed at some length. The conclusion
reached was the determination to con
tinue the present system with some modi
fications for a time at least, and If any
better method Is found a change will bo
made.
The principal change in the present
system Is the appointment of a physi
cian in each district who will give medical
attendance to the men who need It. At
present the company has one physician
on the West Side of the river. When men
are Injured in East Portland they find
themselves too far from the company's
doctor to avail themselves of his serv
ices. As a doctor will be appointed for
each bam, five physicians will hereafter
look after the employes of the company
when they require medical attendance.
Practically the same change was made
with regard to medicines. The drug store
patronized by the company is located on
the West Side and one drug store in each
district may hereafter be used by the
men in purchasing medicine, where it
will be charged against the hospital ac
count of the company.
Although Information has always been
freely given at any time as to the amount
on hand In the hospital fund. It was de
cided last night that a statement should
be made each month so that all employes
may know withour making Inquiry how
the fund stands.
The money contributed by the men Is
used for the benefit of those who fall sick
or are Injured In service. It Is collected
by the company and expended for tha
benefit of the employes, and has been
maintained for a long time. One man in
the employ of the company has paid into
the fund for the past 14 years. Some
who contribute do not realize as much
benefit from It as others, but It Is a great
help to hose who are sick or Injured,
and it was the consensus of opinion last
night that It ought to be maintained.
There was complete harmony between
President Fuller and the committees, as
the only Interest the company has In the
fund Is Its administration and the desire
to promote the welfare and health of Its
employes. It was decided to continue the
present system, with sllflht modifications,
for the next two months, when further
changes will be made If desired.
Railway Personals.
LeRoy Tucker, traveling passenger
agent for the Great Northern, got back
yesterday from a stay of two weeks on
the Sound.
K. B. Miller, general freight agent for
the O. R. & N.. returned last night from
the Sound, where he went Sunday. Mr.
Miller Inspected the Condon branch
late last week.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
A. D. Charlton, of the Northern Pa
cific, left Chicago last night for Port
land, after spendlg a week with his
mother, who Is III.
J. Couch Flanders, counsel for the
Portland & Seattle Railroad Company,
Is In St. Paul, conferring with the Hill
officials on the legal aspects of the
entry of the new road Into Portland.
M. J. Roche, traveling passenger
agent for the Denver & Rio Grande,
reached Portland yesterday after
spending the week on the Sound. He
also visited Spokane. E. B. Duffy, tra
veling freight agent for the same road,
arrived home yesterday from a trip
to Condon.
F. L Fuller, president of the Port
land Railway Company, yesterday
placed an order" with the Lorain Steel
Works, Lorain; O., for 250 tons of 87
pound, grooved rails for uso on paved
streets of the city. The steel will bo
used in relaying city tracks during the
Summer as well as on extensions
planned by the company.
General Passenger Agent A. L. Craig,
of the Harrlman lines, returned last
night from a trip through the Willam
ette Valley. While away he made a
trip to Yaqulna Bay over th Corvallls
& Eastern to get In touch with the
situation there regarding beach travel.
The Southern Pacific handles a large
business each Summer from the Valley
to Albany and Corvallls, where passen
gers take the Corvallls & Eastern to
the Coast.
Imtermtional Ccarteiy.
Life.
The three physicians who attended
Baron Komura must have been thorough
ly disappointed to have him gt well on
their hands Just when they were all In
disagreement as to what fatal disease
was bothering him.
Doctors should be careful not to leave
such an eminent patient long enough to
have him victimize them In this manner.
Especially should they have been mora
careful in the case of a Jap who has
shown his skill In eluding the enemy.
This leads to the reflection that in these
piping times of peace no man of wealth
is really safe with so many eminent
specialists lying in wait. Some measure
of international courtesy should obtain,
however, for the benefit of visitors from
foreign parts. Perhaps an ad valorem
duty laid on all operations, or diagnoses,
performed on distiagulahed guests might
bs effective.
E 01 TARIFF
Present Not a Proper Time for
Readjustment.
DINGLEY LAW IS GOOD
People, Declares Chairman or House
Committee. Have Not Forgotten
the Disaster Following the
Changes Made In 1890.
CHICAGO, March 26. What may bo
regarded as the final pronouncement
against tariff revision at the present
session or Congress Is contained in a
letter from Chairman Payne, of tho
House ways and means committee, in
reply to a communication sent to him
by Representative McCall. on behalf
of the Massachusetts delegation In
Congress.
Mr. Payne first calls attention to tho
method by which the tariff legislation
must be brought about by a concur
rent view of the majority of the party
In power. He next points out that this
concurrent view does not exist. The
House, he says. Is divided Into groups
of members, each group favoring the
modification of different schedules,
while ne says a majority of the Re
publicans In the House do not believe
that there should be any change at all.
He declares that the people have not
forgotten tho disaster which followed
the tariff changes of 1S90, and con
cludes with the following reasoning:
"Congress Is not prepared to review
the tariff schedules In that calm, judi
cial frame of mind so necessary in the
preparation of a tariff act at a time so
near the coming Congressional elec
tions. The Dlngiey bill was the most
successful ever enacted. Jts political
results were, so evident to the country
during the IS months that elapsed be
tween its passage and the next election
that the people have continued the pol
icy of that bill to the present day. It
would bo unfortunate should any pre
cipitate action In tho future result in
a temporary reversal In the policy of
protection in the United States.
"While it is true that some improve
ments could well be made In the rates
under the Dlngiey law. It was possibly as
free of defects at the time of Its pas
sage as any new law which could be en
acted. During the nine years of its op
eration the country has enjoyed prosper
ity unparalleled, a prosperity which at
the present time Is simply marvelous. We
may well hesitate to take any chance of
Interrupting the business of the country
by a general revision of the tariff. anC
we should never enter upon it until we
are satisfied that such a revision will ac
complish results far outweighing any
well-grounded apprehension of business
depression and consequent fatal results
which would come even temporarily from
such revision.
"I cannot, therefore, agree with your
delegation that it would be politic at the
present session to enter upon a considera
tion of the tariff with a view to read
justment. While this Is my individual
opinion. I have reason to feel that It Is
the Judgment of the majority of the mem
bers of the committee on ways and
means."
ODD USES FOR MEN'S HATS
A Receptacle for Tobacco, an Aviary
and an Icebox.
Tit-Bits.
Many Londoners will remember a ven
erable man who, a year or so back, used
to walk the streets wearing a large hat.
on the ribbon of which was written a
Scriptural text. The late E. P. Whipple,
the American lecturer and essayist, used
to tell of a parson of his acquaintance
who every Saturday was wont to apprise
his parishioners of the following day's
sermon by walking abroad in a white hat
on which was printed the text he had
chosen.
An eccentric LIverpudian has, converted
his top hat Into a perfect smoker's vade
mecum. The Inside Is most Ingeniously
supplied with an invention of his own. so
constructed that it will contain a dozen
cigars, a packet of cigarettes, tobacco,
pipes, a cigarholder and matches. Tiiere
is, of course, the drawback of weight,
while on one occasion the matches acci
dentally ignited, to the man's consterna
tion and to the utter amazement of the
bystanders, who thought to behold a gen
uine case of spontaneous combustion.
Spontaneous combustion, by the way,
was the terror that haunted a Norfolk
man, who, to guard against such an even
tuality, had his hat supplied with a small
tank which, on a string being pulled,
would empty Its contents over his person.
On more than one occasion, on his being
seized with panic, was his invention put
Into operation, until, on his developing
further and not such harmless eccen
tricities, he waa removed to an asylum.
Equally inventive was a certain Munich
doctor, who. holding that an equable heat
was necessary for the brain, caused to be
constructed on the top of his hat a small
metal chamber to contain ice in the Sum
mer and hot water In the Winter. A small
thermometer projecting through the side
of the headgear enabled Its wearer to as
certain the interior temperature.
Although it could not vie In size with
the hat of Quanglc Wangle Quee. which
Is Immortalized in one of Edmund Lear's
nonsense books as being the resort of all
the fowls of tho air, that worn by a
Viennese eccentric which was construct
ed In tho form of a miniature aviary hold
ing some dozen small birds, was assured
ly out of the common. With this cover
ing on his head he used to walk the
streets until, his presence cnuBtng ob
struction , to the traffic, his perambula
tions were Interdicted by the authorities.
Three Assistants for Bowers.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. H". C.
Bowers, of Portland, will manage the
new Falrmount Hotel. This was decid
ed at a meeting with the Law brothers
today. He will have a staff of three
assistant managers.
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