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PORTIAXD, OREGON", SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
COLON MIGHT BE1
IDE MODEL CP
Many Things Require
Changing First.
ABSURD MOSQUITO BRIGADE
Lazy -Negroes Who Give Inef
- ficierit Service.
SCARCITY OF FRESH FOOD
Yellow Fever Exterminated and Hos
pitals' Perfect but Roads Arc
.Needed Gardeners Should
Be Encouraged.
BY WOODWORTH CL.UM.
COLON, Panama, April 2. (Special
Correspondence.) The "mosquito brigade"
negro employes of the health depart
ment of the United States at Colon Is
charged with the Important duty of col
lectins from the yards and streets of Col
on and Chrlstobal such trash as old cans.
bottlea and the like. This Is done upon
the theory that mosquitoes will breed In
any receptacle that will hold water. Con
cquently these can, bottles, etc., are re
ligiously removed from the cities streets
and yards, carted to a dump not more
than 200 yards from Colon, and there de
posited, so that the mosquitoes may col
onize there and enter the city In droves.
I am told 300 yards Is not an Impossible
journey for a band of bloodthirsty xnos
qui toes.
The process or draining the swamp
upon which Colon Is located is proceeding
with reasonable speed, and the laying of
supply water pipes through the streets of
the city is well under way. The Panama
Railroad has just Issued an order com
pelling the widening of alleys to 40 feet,
arid all building now in course of con
struction Interfering-wlth this plnn has
been ordered discontinued. Why this was
npt done two years ago, when the Ameri
can Government first took hold of canal
affairs, Is puzzling the local residents.
The health department his forbidden
the erection of solid fences, giving as
reason that solid fences will prevent the
free circulation of air. This order has
been generally approved, but the Panama
Hallroad (which Is the United States gov
ernment) Is permitting the erection of
comparative sky-scrapers, whose solid
fronts extend to ten times the height of
the fences and render the interior of the
blocks devoid of the almost Indlspens
able sea breezes.
Chance for Model City Wasted.
In bidding farewell to Colon, it may be
well to consider Its conditions generally
As a. matter of fact the city is not much
worse than many other cities of its size in J
the United States. But these other cities j
haye multitudinous Interests, many prop- j
erty-owncrs, many politicians, and It Is
not so easy to enact reform and radically I
purifying measures. With Colon It is J
different, and thlr is the reason I have
criticized It severely. Colon Is owned by
the United States Government, and as
such should be made a model city. I
dpubt If there Is any other community
like It In the world. The United States,
by merely declining to renew releases In
Colon, could absolutely abolish the city
wlthln two or three years. And If it has
this power through the ownership of land.
It has the jower to rhakc a model city,
where criticism cannot be unfavorable.
If sonic old Shylock of a landlord in
"Washington, New Tork or elsewhere
were to rent his property to miserably
poor tenants who would maintain the
place In an unsantt&ry manner, we would
find fault with the sanitary department,
and would dismiss the thought of .the
landlord b saying such creatures were
beneath our notice. Here we have the
same condition, with Uncle Sam as the
landlord. That the United States is en
tangled in such a mess as this is unfor
tunate, and that it does not extricate It
self Is even more unfortunate. If the
canal route Is to remain as it is, then
Colon Is destined to become one of the
great commercial agencies, and while the
town Is only starting it should be started
right; if the canal route Is to be changed,
then Colon gradually will become extinct,
and all the money, time and effort ex
pended In endeavoring to make the
swamp sanitary have been wasted.
Mosquito Brigade Inefficient.
Concerning the "mosquito brigade." It
Is one of the nonunderstandable eccen
tricities of the sanitary department. In
the first place, the operation of the bri
gade is inefficient. A detachment of the
brigade made its visit to a lawn opposite
my workrooms yesterday. The negro
charged with the collection of cans, bot
tles, etc. hung on the gate and scanned
the yard with his windward eye. That
sufficed him. The negro charged with Ail
ing the holes made four zigzag paths
across the 6000 square feet and discovered
there were no holes to be filled. In his
search (?) he overlooked a hole six Inches
square, which was later attended to by
the owner of the property.
I called the attention of the chief health
officer to this, and he replied that the de
partment was doing its best; that he per
sonally could not pick up all the cans and
fill all the holes, and that these negroes
had to be depended upon. However, by
some happy accident, the brigade does
corral numerous cans thousands of them
have been collected within the past year
or so; but why all of the -cans, bottles.
eta, should be dumped withfn a stone'.
throw of ' Colon, where the mosquitoes
may colonize and -enjoy each other's com
pany and discuss plans of attack upon
the dty, is another of the no-n understand
able things. I asked the chief health offi
cer about this, and he declared that all
the cans are crushed. But I -went to the
dump and examined the cans. Some one
has been Imposing on the chief health of
ficer, because, excepting for ordinary wear
and tear, the cans show no extraordinary
mistreatment. Anyway, It would be well-
nigh Impossible to so crush a, can that It
would not hold water In some degree, and
It takes a very small degree to breed a
score of mosquitoes.
Great Sanitary Work Planned.
But I am not losing track of what the
health department has done to effect sani
tation In a swamp. A sea-level, tidewater'
canal has been dug through the greater
portion of the city, and within a month It
is expected the canal will coanoet wkh
the sea at both cads. The asxaerltle
hope tMs. mill be of great .assistance la
matataJaiag healthful conditions, I nave
mentioned the sataH dKchos that have;
bceB.-ra through the Bwaxspc. The per-.,
plates a ; extensive' sewage srstem, wKh
a high-pa war pwp that wW Jorce the
city's' refuse far eut to sea. It Is -also pro
posed to fill in the entire swamp, which
means the entire island. This will entail
enormous labor, and will be practically
building an Island In the sea. When the
filling comes along the cans will be cov
ered up, and (if the plan works), the mos
qultoes will have to be satisfied with New
Jersey and other civilized communities,
But this "permanent Improvement" Is a
long way off.
iellow Fever Stamped Oat.
Tellow fever is stamped out. and much
credit has been given the health-depart
ment for this accomplishment, A re
ward of 60 has been offered to any per
son, not connected with the sanitary de
partment, who will report a case of yel
row fever to the health office. Although
it was feared that such a reward might
Induce some of the negroes to deliberately
infect themselves, the reverse lias been
true, and when the health department
can report only one case in four months
it comes pretty close to having the cor
rect statistics. With other diseases it Is
different.
The city is experiencing somewhat of a
boom, and because of the ruling of the
sanitary officers that each building must
be two and a half feet above the pro
posed level of the city, the buildings seem
to be on stilts. But many of the older
buildings are flat on the present level, so
that the base lines, as well as the sky
lines, arc greatly at variance.
A trip through the Colon hospitals is
refreshing. The buildings stretch away
for a quarter of a mile or more along
the sea. where the waves cheer the sick
with their soft lullaby, or sing their
requiem for the dead. It is the garden
spot on the island, so much so, indeed,
that it is not entirely with regret that
one finds himself headed for this rendez
vous of the unhealthful. The pliyrldans
Impress one with their competency and
their evident Interest In the work to
which they have been assigned. The
corps of 'nurses Is ample, and after talk
ing tin tiimii ut nit uucita t ' v-
to hear the first serious complaint. A
new hospital is nearing completion. This
will Increase the capacity 100 per cent,
and should be adequate for all time, par
ticularly If the dream of the sanitary
department Is realized, and Colon is
transformed Into a m6squitoless and fe
verless community. The porches extend
out over the sea, and here the convale
scents gather.
Market Poorly Supplied.
But speaking of the Colon market I
am sure It would distress the most opti
mistic American housewife. In the mar
ket proper a few miserable bananas and
oranges, with an occasional stray pine
apple, are offered to the hungry public
Once in awhile plantains (a sort of sweet
potato) and yams (which taste like :
choice variety of sawdust) may be pro
cured, provided the marketer is diligent
and observant and quite early. Then on
the water front near Christobal the San
Bias Indians arc wont to gather In their
little boats and offer for sale such edibles
as they may have grown at their homes
several miles down the coast. Here the
variety is more limited than at the main
market, but purchasers arc convinced
that what they do get is fresh. I bought
a pineapple from one of the Indians for 15
cents, the same price I would have had
to pay in New York or Washington. And
here they are supposed to grow almost
wild. The same is true of bananas and
oranges. It is a caso of the shoemaker's
wife going barefooted, for all the choice
frolt is shipped away to Europe and the
States.
One or two Chinamen have succeeded
in growing lettuce, parsley and a few
other relishes, but there is a great unan
swered demand for fresh vegetables, good
fruits and other food necessities. - Very
few of the American residents are "keep
ing house" because of the extreme diffi
culty of securing anything edible in the
market b. I have discussed this matter
with leading American residents, and they
believe that If the Government would con
struct roads into the surrounding country
and give prospective gardeners a reason
able lease on the ground, the markets
would rapidly improve, and that, with the
acquisition of healthful surroundings and
ample marcets. Colon may become
Mecca for American tourists, who might
thus inspect the construction of the great
canal and incidentally enjoy all the com
forts of a modern seaside Summer resort.
Xo Roads Except Hallroad.
The highway question is troubling the
residents very much. There Is no road
leading from Colon to any place, except
the refuse dump and the hospital, and
should a person care to go to other than
these places he must walk or take the
Panama Railroad trains. There is even
no road to the cemetery, and funeral par
ties are compelled to patronize the rail
road and pay their full fares. The natives
realize that In this manner they are pay
ing tribute to the American government
for the privilege of burying their dead
and these little things are harped upon
until the result Is discontent and news
paper criticism.
The entire trouble sterns to have been
that the Government has gone ahead with
the actual construction of the canal with
out first havinjr made its base of opera
tion, Colon, such a community as would
reflect credit upon the American colonial
government.
Uncle Sara Sells Water by Gallon.
It was this same unfortunate relation
of landlord and tenant that caused the
natives to condemn the Government In the
matter of selling water from the Frijole
Springs at the rate of 2 cents gold per
gallon. The Government has been prom
Islng good and sufficient water, bat tt has
not yet furnished It. In the meantime the
Panama Railroad brings the Frljole water
in on its trains, and sells It to the people,
The natives were made to believe that
the longer the Government postponed the
completion of the free water snpply. the
iCattataAjki ea Pare X)
NEW OBSTACLES
T
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Tentative Franchise
Not Acceptable.
ASPECT OF SiTUATfOM HOW
Port of Portland Postpones
Action on Question.
NO -PLAUSIBLE . REASON
Counsel for-HIH Interests Stale That
Certain Provisions of Proposed
Franchise Arc Beyond
Hope of Consideration,
After sleeping over their decision of
Thursday afternoon, the members of the
Port of Portland Commission have come
forward with two propositions to the Hill
interests which change the entire aspect
of reaching an early and satisfactory set
tlement of the Willamette bridge ques
tion. Apparently every move made by the
Commission since yesterday morning has
been Jn the nature of preventing If pos
slblc the Portland & Seattle Railway
Company from entering Portland by way
of a bridge across the Willamette, and It
offers no plausible reason for doing so,
refusing to state Its position in anything
but decidedly evasive terms. One of the
propositions Is to the effect that. In lieu
of the abandonment of the upper-deck
feature, the railroad company grant per
mission for eleclrlc cars to cross the
bridge over the broad-gauge tracks. The
other Is that the railroad pay an annual
amount for dredging a basin ltox600 feet
above the bridge and such additional tow
age charges as may be Incurred in case a
vessel passing up or down the river
should require more than one tug In
going through the bridge draw.
Both Deemed Unreasonable.
Both of these propositions are com Id
ered unreasonable. It is argued that to
have electric street-cars interfere with
the train service .on the bridge would
prove a greater detriment to traffic both
by rail and water than to have a shorter
draw and an upper deck. Inasmuch as It
would require the draw to remain closed
at all times excepting when opened for a
passing craft. The Intention of the rail
road company Is to have the draw con
stantly open excepting when allowing
trains to cross.
When interviewed Thursday night br
The Orcgonlan. Captain A. I Pease,
president of the Port of Portland and
chairman of the committee, composed of
himself and Commissioners William D.
Wheelwright and J. C. Alnsworth. ap
pointed by the Port of Portland to confer
with counsel for the railroad company for
the purpose of drafting a tentative fran
chise, stated that so far as he knew the
Port would not insist upon permission for
electric cars to cross the bridge over the
railroad tracks. He said the matter had
been given no thought, and he did not be
lieve it would figure in the negotiations.
He intimated smooth sailing for an Im
mediate agreement, and left the inference
that. Inasmuch as the upper-deck proposi
tion had been abandoned, the last serious
obstacle had been removed.
Yesterday afternoon, when the Commls-
MILWAUKEE NEW MAYOR.
Sferrfeora MHIrr Rerkrr. Who Won
Marerakr m Whirlwind Cassette.
Khrbora Miller Becker, frih from
co'lrse. who lit upset Milwaukee
politics and woa the Mayoralty fight
from David S Roip, who bss btn
popu'arl) irppoed to hold Mtltrsu
Ve la the hollow of hit hand, has ro
much raonry In his own right that
gratters and boodlers dare not ap
proach htm. The ton of a mllUonalr
railroader, he baa aasamcd the noral
rol of attacklsx boodle asd prlrlln
aad haa vurprUed atalfl old Milwau
kee by a whtrlwlsd casapalcn that
lasded him In the Mayor's chair,
Becker 1 the typical youar Amer
ican of the energetic, health fa type,
who does thlara. He it a great lover
of outdoor sperta. aad haa IlrtA for
soane time la the Wrat. where h
learaed to rope steers. H is a good
horeman and was accoaates one of
the best whlpa In the TVnt, He Watt
alto a good yachtrmas. hot cave it
up to become as expert aalemehlllit.
GONFRQN
innnnnnnnnnnnniHP9Hl
doners met te eUecass the terms of the
f ranchJae, thlaga had assumed a different
form. A tentative document had been
drawn up by Attorney W. E. Thomas,
man-rl far the Fort of Portland, and a
copy had been laid before each aad every
Commiseleaer. bat the matter was passed
up wlthoat even being read. C IL Carer
aad J. Couch Flanders, coeaeel fee the
Portland & Seattle Railway Company,
were present to eUscnss the terms of the
franchise, bat when the commtatioa pro
ceeded with routine bualnew of consider
able less Importance they withdrew, with
the understanding that they would meet
with the committee at some future time.
possibly next Monday.
Attorney Thomas says he erew up me
franchise yesterday without consulting the
members of the Port of Portland Com
mission. A copy was prepared for each
member of the comxalssiea. but. as stated.
no action was taken at tne tneeuncarmcn
had been called strictly for thatSMsyse.
What Thomas Sajs, gj
The franchise that I framed up yosr-
day morning Is not so unreasonable ait
Is made out to he." said Mr. Thomas at
nlcht, "It provides for an annual sum
for maintaining a basin above the bridge
and for any additional expense that may
be incurred in tewing a vessel up or down
the river by reason of the bridge, and, 're
serves the right for electric cars to cress.
for compensation, of course. I think there
will be no trouble In reaching a settle
ment when the committee and the rail
road representatives get together. How
ever, the franchise U subject tot amend
ment,"
Attorney J. Couch Flanders said that he
had not received a copy of the tentative
franchise and supposed from that Tthat
the Port of Portland committee had not
concluded its work on It. He had been
Informed that the franchise would provjde
i or tne operation or electric cars across
the bridge, but felt certain that his 'peo
ple would not consider such a proposi
tion.
Is In the Dark.
"Mr. Thomas showed me a draft of ;
couple of sections of the tentative fran
chlse. and It has been Indicated to us
what ono member of the committee
thinks, but further than that I am as
much In the dark as an outsider," said
Mr. Flanders.
By the terms of the resolution passed
Thursday afternoon, the Port of Portland
has pledged Itself to grant the Portland
& Seattle Railway Company a franchise
for the construction of the bridge upon
receipt of an application containing such
reasonable stipulations as may be neces
sary for the protection of the interests of
the city and the port. These stipulations
are those only that representatives of
the railroad have at one time or Another
expressed a willingness to made, accord
ing to the wording of the resolution.
Port of Portland May Heccdc.
Inasmuch as the representatives of the
railroad company deny having ver ex
pressed a willingness to provide for
street-car traffic or additional towage;
rhlch Is considered unnecessary, the Port
Jf Portland may recede from the terms
proposed in the tentative franchise, hav
ing at previous times receded from Its de
mands for a bascule draw, and also for
a double-deck structure.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
r The Weather.
TEHTERDATi? Mail mam temperature. 72
dee.; mlnlraum. 4R. Precipitation, none.
TODATS Increailnr closdlne and oecaa
tonally threatening. Cooler. Variable
winds, probably becoming southerly.
FereigB.
Britain. Franco and. Ratals negotiate alli
ance aralnut Germany. Pa Ke 4.
Rouroanla expels Totemkln mutineers.
Para 3.
BUhop denies Chlneae are hostile to Amer
icana. Page 4.
Foreign troops withdrawn from re VI a.
Page 4.
Postal atrltce In France grows serious.
Page -L
Eruption of Vesuvius subsiding. Tage 2.
NatloasJ
Leaders In House almost come to blows In
angry debate. Page 1.
Jetty bill will be unanimously reported by
committee. Page 3.
Shortcomings of sanitation and food at
Colon. Iage 1.
Future Governor Smith arrives from Philip
pines. Page S.
Interstate Commission learns mom about
railroad coal monopoly. Page 5.
Root arranges postponement 0f Hague con
ference. Page
Foil Ilea.
Itootevelt boomed for re-election despite his
refusal. Page 1.
Folk talks on conflict with special privll
ege, Tage 5.
Piatt will not be candidate, for Senate again.
Page 5. -
Domestic.
Dowle and Vollva negotiate for compromise.
Page 4
Livestock men plan for ce-operatlve stillng.
rgo 4.
Proposed great bank to help Wall street
men. Page 3.
Sport.
Pacific Coast scores: Portland 1ft, Fresno 0:
Seattle 5. San Francisco 4i Ios Angeles 2.
Oakland 1. rage 11.
Cure and Hoppe win billiard snatches.
Page 11.
Faeirie Coast.
Simon Brooks, dark County murderer.
banged at Walla Walla, Wash. Pago .
Six Rogue River Valley towns unite to
boon that section at basenet la Medford.
Page C
Major Edwards threatsaa criminal libel
against all concerned la publication of
Craalllla reservation scandal. Page 0.
President at Boston Steaxashls Comnaar
sars It loses 'money; Seattle officers toll
different story. Page o.
i Commercial aad Ma rise.
Important deal la California orange trade.
Page 1
Fancr potatoes scarce at San Francisco.
Tage 17.
Stock market a tame affair. Page 1
Tightness of money does not aspect gsrat
trade. Page 1
Port of Portland appropriates money for Im
provements Is slpment. Fage IB.
Steamer F. A Kllborn arrives from Saa
Fraadsco. Far IS.
Fertlsad aad TkaaUy.
Tort of Portland, places new obstacles In th
way of preventing IIIIL bridgtag the WU
lamette, rag i.
CaadlsslM oppose perpetual franchises aad
would rsgulaU public uUllues. Pigs ia
CosasasrcSal Clab deeMsa to belld
for Itself. Page 12.
Sitter fight agalaat Asses falls aad. Prohl
MUaaUta aosataate alas far Governor.
Pare 10.
Johnson estate beers begin their rail agalast
XaAA as adsatalstrater. Far 11-
Cssdtt frets Woman's Clab reports ad
vcrselr en fraterBlllesr aad. societies la
High School, rags lO.
CbBrch coafereaee' held Is St, Jobas.
Fage 12.
Blcdgett oa trial for kli Uf. Fage IS.
CeBscilSBaa Wills .svgzeeta eonsproealt for
East SH4
VeItT Mae aad O. R. t X.
Fage IS.
LEADERS ALMOST
COME TO BLOWS
Violent Language Used
in House.
WILLIAMS AND DALZELL GUSH
Row- Arises Over Admission of
' Idiot Immigrant.
HOPKINS ASSAILS BENNETT
Kcntucklan Accuses Xcw Yorker ol
bHbtcrfagc Stormy Debate FoI
lows on Motion to Expunge
Words From Kccord.
WASHINGTON. April 13. Speaker Can-
non was distinctly- In his clement today
when 'every Indication pointed to a clash
between Dalzell of Pennsylvania and Wit
Hams of Mississippi over the use of cer
tain sentences in a speech made by Hop
kins of Kentucky. Immediately after the
Journal had been read, the House plunged
Into the consideration of a resolution of
fered by Gardner of Massachusetts to
have expunged from the record certain
remarks reflecting upon the Integrity of
Bennett of New York. I
Acrimonious words were general. The I
debate grew In Intenaltv of expression and
the minority leader, Williams, had seri
ously impugned the motives of Bennett.
who had secured the passage of a Joint
resolution some days ago. waiving the
Immigration laws In the case of an Idiot.
Finally Dalzell was drawn Into the dls
cusslon. and there seemed Imminent
clash between the Pennsylvanian and the
Mlsslsslpplan. when the Speaker ordered
both gentlemen to their seats, and di
rected that the unparliamentary language
used by Dalzell and Williams be stricken
from the record, as both men were speak
Ing out of order. Ted resolution
finally passed.
was
tne postoince appropriation bill was
completed during the day. after a rollcall
on the Southern fast mall subsidy provis
ion, which was retained In the bill.
Gardner Starts tho Fireworks
Gardner moved the erasure from the
record of certain paragraphs of a speech
by Hopkins, reflecting on the motives
prompting the passage of a b. by Ben
nett (N. Y.) authorizing the admission
of Fannie Diner, a pronounced Idiot, to
the United States.
Hopkins speech. In adverting to the part
played by Goldfogle (N. T.) In supporting
the bill, also aroused the wrath of that
gentleman. Goldfogle said Hopkins had
meanly misrepresented him. and that the
statement was unqualifiedly false. Gold
fogtc sat down amid confusion.
Hopkins was willing to withdraw that
part of his speech commenting on Gold-
f ogle's personal appearance, but saw no
objection to other parts of the speech.
Goldfogle then launched forth Into a de
fense of himself and Bennett on the Im
migration bill. Smith (Ky.) declared that
everything that Hopkins had said about
the Diner case was Justifiable.
Parsons (N. l.) explained at some
length the Diner case, during which he
admitted that F.tnnle Diner had been re
fused admittance by the Immigration au
thoritics. but that the family of Fannie
DUKE OF RICHMOND. WHO OWNS
A REMARKABLE COLLECTION'
OF PRECIOUS STONES.
The Duk of Richmond, who owns
s! remarkable collection of Jewels, one
huge dtassond bar lor served for cen
tartes as tbe eya of an Indian Idol, la
a dteilarclafced member of tho Britlsn
peerage. His nam la Charles Henry
Gordos-TueaBoz. and b Is the sventb
messber oC his fasslly to bear the UUe
ef Saks, tbe creation beariar data
J575. Ke has bees twice married, the
first wife dytax la 1ST aad the second
la 1S6T. The Dak served for a year
la the Boer war asd for a tlase was
aid-de-casBp to Qaeca VIeteris. He Is
eee of t weJtX4ea: peer la tb
realm, his landed property belsr ta tho
aggregate about 387.600 acres. Tne
GonSoa Castlo estate ta Baaftsblre.
Scotlaad, Is oee of- tbe hereditary
boldlags of tbe family. Hts heir Ls bis
cisVrt soo. Oh Karl of March.
Diner was sufficiently able to see that she j
should not become a public charge.
Williams Wants Bennett Expelled.
A good deal of legislation takes place
on honor. said Williams (Miss), tne
minority leader, "and a great deal by
unanimous consent. So far from this
House being called upon to consider a
resolution to expunge certain remarks or
the gentleman, from Kentucky, It ought
to be called upon to consider a motion to
expel the gentleman from New York
(Bennett), for having acted In bad faith
with his colleagues on this floor."
A murmur of surprise ran around
the House. Williams .followed up the
words with the statement that honor
would have demanded. If nothing else.
that the House should have been advised
as to all the facts In the case.
Gardner replied that no one had asked
the gentleman the question whether or
not the resolution had been favorably
reported by his committee. That was the
obvious question for these guardians who
object, because In the hurry and con
fusion a man does not tell them the whole
story from A to Z.
Williams again startled the House
by asking that he be permitted out of
order to tell the House Just what his
Ideas were In cases like the one under
from the House.
He said the word "covertly," which
Hopkins had used In describing the man
ner in which the resolution had been
"railroaded'' through the House, was. In
the light of debate, absolutely justified
Hopkins Sticks to His Charges.
Hopkins rose to explain- He disclaimed
any Intention whatever to reflect any dis
credit upon his friend, Goldfogle. He had
made the remarks in a playful way, but
as to Bennett he could not say so much.
'or after two hours' debate he was more
convincea man ever iaai me statements
he made were a reasonable and natural
deduction from his conduct, and that he
was right In making them.
This remark resulted In Hopkins being
called to order, the Speaker stating that
in his opinion the remarks were not In or
der, and he was advised to proceed in or
der. An effort was made to prohibit Hop
kins from making his statement, but on a
vote he was permitted to nroceed. He
that one statement he was called upon
to refute was the charge of Illiteracy
against the people whom he represented,
As to the Fannie Diner case, he said he
had stated on the floor simply what i..e
Commissioner-General of Immigration had
told him that the woman was a blank
Idiot: that she shrank from the light: that
she had sores tpon her legs which lndl
cated that she had been manacled, and
that she had claws which showed that
she had not been properly cared for.
Dalzell and Williams Clash.
Dalzell and Williams became involved
in an altercation as to the words used by
Williams In his criticism of Bennett until
there were calls on all sides to have the
( - words taken dawn.
Dalzell. -with much agitation, declared
that the question affected every" Individ
ual member of the House, Democrat or
Republican. He remarked that the gen
tleman from' Mississippi (Williams) had
taken occasion to say that he was not In
favor of immigration.
This utterance brought Williams to his
feet to protest. Dalzell immediately con
fessed that he had misquoted Williams.
"Obviously." scntcntlously replied the
minority leader.
Dalzell took a fresh start, seemingly
getting more angry as he proceeded. He
said he did not care how much time was
spent by the friends of cither the gen
tleman from Kentucky or the gentleman
from New Tork. but he did care for the
fact "that the gentleman from Missis
sippi, has Impugned, by Insinuation, the
motives of the gentleman from New
York, when he was guilty In an insin
uating way of precisely the same crime
and the same violation of the rules which
the gentleman from Kentucky was. (Loud
applause on the Republican side.)
Almost Come to Blows.
Dalzell charged Williams with using the
occasion to rally his partisans by making
the subject a partisan one. Dalzell ques
tioned the courage of Williams, and sug
gested he should make a statement out
right rather than insinuate it.
Williams' called loudly across the aisle.
but In the confusion his remark were
lost. He and Dalzell stood glaring at one
another. Dalzell continued:
"The" gentleman from Mississippi In
sinuated that the gentleman from New
York had been guilty of the conduct
charged against him by the gentleman
from Kentucky, and. when asked the
question whether he believed that he had
or had not been guilty of that conduct,
he declined to answer unless exempted
from the rules of the House."
Williams at thls;tlme was calling loudly
for recognition, and. with his hand wav
ing In the air. he thundered:
"The gentleman from Pennsylvania
won't assert n falsehood."
Speaker Restores Order.
The Speaker pounded the desk with
vigor. A clash seemed imminent, when
Cannon closed the Incident by declaring
both members out of order and ordering
the remarks stricken from the record.
The vote was then taken on the reso
lution to expunge, and It was adopted,
165 ayes. 31 noes.
The conference report on the second ur
gent deficiency bill was adopted. Tuesday
was set aside for the consideration of blllft
on the private calendar. Then the House
resumed consideration of tho postofflce
appropriation bill.
A. motion to strike out the appropriation
for special mall facilities between Wash
ington. Atlanta and New Orleans was re
jected. 1 to 105.
The motion to strike out the special
facilities on trunk lines between Kansas
City. Mo., and Newton, Kas., was defeat
ed without division.
Shies at Yellow Joarnal.
Walter I. Smith (la.) offered an amend
ment permitting periodical publications is
sued at stated intervals under the aus
pices of charitable, educational or relig
ious Institutions to be admitted to the
sail as second-class matter. In support
of his amendment. Smith said that it was
a reflection en the education and enlight
enment ef the American people te permit
the yellow Journals and still yellower
magazines to use the mall as second-clasn
matter and take "away the very life of
charitable 'and educational' Institutions,
because publications representing these
InstltHtlens were tyrranlcally excluded.
Coacheses oa Page 4.)
TIB TERM IN
SPITE Of HIMSELF
Roosevelt May Be Nom
inated Again.
DENIALS FALL ON DEAF EARS
Western Tour May Arouse
Popular Demand.
MUCH GOOD WORK TO DO
President's Advocacy of Other Re
forms After Rate Law May
Cause Demand He Carry
Them Out Himself.
WASHINGTON. April 11 (Special.) "I
shall not be a candidate for the Presi
dency again, but I'll be delighted to ac
cept a place In the Cabinet of any of
you."
President Roosevelt made this state
ment a few nights ago at a dinner given
by one of the members of his own Cabi
net, at which practically half of the
guests were among those mentioned in
connection with the Republican nomina
tion for President In 1Q08. Secretaries
Root and Taft were there, and Vice
President Fairbanks and "Uncle Joe"
Cannon. The talk, of course, got around
to the subject which agitates the Inner
consciousness of the White House possi
bilities a good portion of the time. and.
of course, the seriousness with which the
Individual owners of the buzzing bee re
gard It was veiled by the Joking tone of
the post-prandial conversation. The
President was told banterlngly that there
was not any show for the others as long
as the public refused to consider him out
of the race, or something like that, and
the President, to allay fears, replied In
the same Joking vein. Some of the guests
thought the incident good enough -to re-peat,--and
It has been passed around the
cloakrooms at the Capitol.
All Disbelieve His Refusals.
It Is realized to be the fact that the
various aspirants for the Republican
Presidential nomination are puzzled,
to say the least, by the refusal of many
leaders In public life to accept Presi
dent Roosevelt's repeated declarations
that undt;r no circumstances will he
be a candidate for renomination as as
surances that he will not be nomi
nated. Pretty much every day the Pres
ident tells some Congressman or other
visitor that he will not be a candidate
in 190S, for he cannot avoid being- put
In the position of constantly having
to talk about the mutter.
And now that another swing around
the circle is contemplated during the
Summer prcscdlng that when the next
National convention Is to be helJ. the
supporters of the theory that he is to
be his party's choice to succeed him
self are confident of its correctness. It
was learned today that the President
informed some of his friends in Con
gress some time ago of his Intention to
make a tour of the West next Sum
mer, so that there remains no doubt
that the trip to attend agricultural
college functions In Michigan and Mis
souri, Invitations to which have been
accepted, will be extended to take In
several states.
Western Trip Forecasts Nomination.
No one pretends to question the
right of a President to make a tour of
the country without beinp a candidate
for further official honors, but the fact
remains that swings around the circle
have been the precursors of renomlna
tlons "throughout recent administra
tions In Roosevelt's case the original
nomination, as he did not enter the
Presidency by his "own right," as he
puts It- The motive actuating candi
dates may be lacking in Roosevelt's
case, but how can the public ovations
sure to follow the Journey fall to keep
the present incumbent from consider
ation, despite his disavowals of will
ingness to accept a nomination.
That is the question so many men in
Washington can answer in only one way.
President Roosevelt, perhaps more than
any of his predecessors, believes that the
Nation's chief executive owes something
to the people of the country aside from
his purely official duties of administra
tion at the capital. His militant spirit
makes him desirous of being a leader of
public thought bk well as a force In get
ting action out of Congress and in ac
complishing big things fn the Interna
tional field. He realizes that laws are
made In Washington only technically.
Back of Congress aro the people, and
public sentiment Is the real author of
the Important statutes. The President
believes that. In order to accomplish re
sults and work out reforms the people
must be awakened, and as a leader In the
light for what he considers better condi
tions he regards It as a duty to get out
among tha voter and arouse their interest-
3Iore Work for Roosevelt.
There will be Important issues pressing
after the present Congress has done all
that It la destined to do. If the admin
istration gets all It hopes for as to rail
road rate legislation there then will be
the question of further regulation of
trusts and big corporations, and. If alL
the results desired as to rate regulation
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