4 THE 3IQB-I:Gr..OBEeOUAk.TjaVBSDAyJ..r."OVJE3IBEI6 22, 19C6. CARUSO FIGURES IN POLICE COURT Famous Tenor Described as Sport Who Pursues Women. HE PINCHED MRS. GRAHAM Policeman Tells Wbal He Saw in Monkey House at Central Park and Otliers Confirm His Story. Caruso , Stoutly Denies It. NEW YORK. Nov. 21. Enrico Caruso, the great Italian tenor, faced an audience if & persons In the Yorkville Police Court today, and denied positively that lie liad made indecent advances to a vonian in the monkey house in Central Tark last Friday. He declared that his arrest was due to pique upon the part of a woman, who described herself as "Han nah Graham," because he failed to re spond to advances which' she made to liini. Mrs. Graham was not present to press the" charge," and the police officers interested in the affair, testified that they had exerted every effort to . find the woman, but without avail. Park Policeman Cane was in court, how ever, and he told a circumstantial story of the alleged events which led to the arrest of the singer, being corroborated in part by other witnesses. Several other policemen, including the desk sergeant and the captain of Cane's precinct, cor- roborated the officer's statement as to the happenings in the police station at the time of- his arrest. They- declared that Caruso pleaded with the woman not to prefer a. charge against him, and that, with outstretched hands and In an im ploring voice, he declared:- "It is all a mistake, madam; I meant no harm." ' ,.' A young man who gave his name as Jeremiah McCarthy, corroborated Cane's testimony as to Caruso's alleged action in the monkey house. He said his attention had been called to Caruso by the officer. Says Woman Smiled on Him. Acainst. all this the singer placed what an:ounted practically to a flat denial of the whole case of the prosecution. He de clared his inability to speak English, and declared that, therefore, -it would have been impossible for him to . make the statements attributed to him by the po lice. He declared that the woman upon whose complaint ho was .arrested, had smiled at him and by look and action in vited attention, which he did not conde scend to five. Jj"vasealm, self-possessed and . well ..'ijjiscd-during. -the- whole ortieal: Only ,onte or twice during the searching cross examination by Deputy Police Commissioner-Mathot. the-prisoner straightened VP and -brushed his lingers nervously thrrualv h's-liiir. lint his answers tn ques- "I c ;-if .,-.7 I.,,,,,-?!.. ."Many of his answers were given by a nod nr f hake of the head before the interpret, er had finished-the repetition of the ojues "thSn.' '-Caruso was attended in court by Dire.-tjr Conried, of the Metropolitan t'pera House, and a number of prominent singer's. ' viU'ious l'aclv Courtroom. ' . YorkvHl police court probably never eiore harbored Mich a gathering as to day's, its normal capacity is scarcely , more than OOo. but long before the hour t for the iippearance of Caruso, nearly Three . times that number of persons had truwrittd into the little room. They were packed so closely that it was almost im p"oHil.le .to move. Nearly all the spec ulators were men. There were some women 1 "resent; but they were hidden away in the corners where they could neither see nor lie seen. The corridors outside the court j oom were thronged by a 'curious crowd, :ind hundreds unable to tlnd standing room in the building crowded the sidewalks. When the cab containing Caruso, M. Conried and several of his friends reached the building, an army of photographers greeted them, and the crowd on the side walk sent up a yell. Again when the singer and his friends were leaving the place -after-the-ease had been adjourned until tomorrow, Caruso was given a rous ing cheer. . Caruso Followed Young Girls. - Cane was the first witness. Ho said he had - seen Caruso in the building before and had watched him particularly. In the monkey -house he saw Caruso following two girls, one of whom was about 11' .years, old. Counsel for Caruso objected to this testimony, declaring that there was. only ' one- woman-mentioned in the complaint 'aSafnet the jjrifoner.' The objection was uerruled and the officer proceeded: The .officer declared that Caruso fol lowe9 the plrls and annoyed them. When "tliey -went away, he turnod his attention to three women, Cane said, one of whom was a lregress. ' . .Judge Dittenhofer, at this point made a strenuous objection to other women than Hannah Graham being brought in the ' Ca.ir. '"We. came here to anetwer a charge thaCamso thrust indignities upon Han nah Graham." he said . "They have not "been able to find Hannah Graham, and they should not be permitted to call in other uninterested persons to bolster up their cases." When the court referred to the com yilaint. however, it was found that "an noying women" was included in the charge, and the officer was permitted to proceed. He Pinched the Woman. Cane naid he s-aw Caruso move up close to Mrs. Graham and then saw one of Ca ruso's hands glide stealthily through a slit in his overcoat, and then he saw Ca tuso pinch the woman. Mrs. Graham turned swiftly and struck Caruso in the chest, crying out. "You brute; you beast." After Mrs. Graham had struck the sing er. Cane tostiticd, lie stepped between the man and woman and, placing his hand on Caruso's shoulder, he asked the woman what had happened. She replied that the man had insulted her and that she wanted him arrested. She declared she would will ingly appear against him. She followed along to the police station and swore to the complaint. Caruso said nothing until the station house was reached. Then he protested ih;a his arrest was all a mistake, that he was a gentleman and could not fit guilty of such an offense as was charged. "He pleaded with the woman to with draw the charge." said Cane, "and boweo tnd scraped as he made the request." Cane declared that Caruso was treated with all possible consideration. He was kept at thestat ion-house about an hour, and then was released on ball furnished by Mr. Conried. Want to "Get Him Good." Ex-Judge Dittenhofer, for Caruso, in cross-examining the witness, asked why if he had seen Caruso act in any indecent manner toward several women and girls, he permitted him to continue at liberty. "You knew what he was trying to do. didn't you?" asked Judge Dittenhofer. "fdiij," the officer replied. "Why didn't yon -arrest him then?" "Well," replied Cane, "in the language of the police, I wanted to get him good." . Judge Dittenhofer consulted -with Caruso from time to time during the cross-examination. After one of these conversa tions, he asked Cane if Caruso spoke Eng lish fluently. "Well, that depends upon whether or not he wanted to Understand the question which was put to him." Judge Dittenhofer protested against such an answer, and said he disired to call to the attention of the court that such an answer showed bias and preju dice on the part o the witness. Caruso's Story or Affair. Caruso testified through an inter preter lanA early in his examination explained that a "portion of his de fense would be his Inability to speak Knglisn. Previous witnesses had tes tified as to remarks which the tenor made at the time of his arrest and at the station ' house when the formal complaint was lodged against him. It appeared! to be the plan of the de fense to discredit these witnesses by showing that owing to Caruso's lim ited knowledge of English it would have been impossible for him to make the statements attributed to him. He could speak only a few words of Knglisn, he said. Iast Friday afternoon he had an appointment and left his hotel dur ing the afternoon to keep it. When he arrived in. the vicinity of his friend's home he found that he had considerable time on his hands and decided to take, a walk in the park. Merely by chance his way led to the Zoo, and in the course of his stroll he found himself near the monkey house. As he was about to enter the monkey house- he saw tile woman ''who after wards caused his arrest. She smiled at him and he w-as at once convinced by her appearance and her attitude that she was a woman of question able character. He returned the smile, but permitted the matter to drop there and entered the building. Says Woman Made Advances. Some time later Officer Cane touched him on the shoulder and told him to accompany him. He did not see the woman at that time, he said, and did not understand that he was un der arrest. His first knowledge that he was a prisoner, he said, was when he reached the police station. There the woman, who gave her name as Mrs. Graham, appeared and made a complaint against him. ' Caruso said in answer to a ques tion by "his counsel that he believed Mrs. Graham caused his arrest be cause of pique as a result of his re fusal, to repond to her advances. The case went over until tomorrow. BOEF FAILS TO ftPPEAR ARItAIGiVMEJiT . POSTPONED U:wni, DECEMBER 3. Mayor Sclimltx, Now tn Europe, Will Face San Francisco Court With 111m Then. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21. Abraham Ruef did hot appear in Judge Dunne's court today to answer to the .indictments charging him with extorting money from the French restaurants of this city. Mayor Kugene E. Schmitz waa also absent when the cases against him were called, it being announced that he was etill on the high seas. The rumor that the cases were to be called had the effect of bring ing a large number of spectators to the courtroom. "' ' . .- Attorney Henry Ach appeared -on behalf of the accused men and asked that the case3 be continued for arraignment until December 3. Judge Dunne gave his con-' sent to the postponement. At no time nuring "the proceedings was the name 'of Mr. Ruef uttered. . When, the case of Mayor Schmitz .was called it . was known he had- not returned from his European trip, but the crowd in the courtroom looked for Ruef to put in an appearance. Whether Schmitz and Ruef, who are Jointly charged tn the indictments, will be tried together has not. been determined. Upder the constitution they have the right to demand separate trials, but if they so elect they may face the same jury. Peter J. Duffy, the watchman,' in dicted by the grand Jury for perjury, surrendered himself to Sheriff O'Neill today, while Deputy Knox whs still looking for him. The indictment charges Duffy with swearingr falsely at the inquiry which resulted in the accusation against Supervisor Nich olas. I'p to a late hour this afternoon Duffy was still.in custody of the. sher iff, having: failed to secure J2500 cash ball and $5000 bonds for his release. The Grand Judy reconvened this afternoon. The first witness called before the inquisitors was Michael Debrit, who it is understood, was ques tioned regarding extortion that is said to have been practiced cri the French restaurants since the first of this year. The indictments returned againat Mayor Schmitz nnd Abraham Ruef charged extortion a year ago. Supervisor- Nicholas, indicted by the grand jury, charged "with agreeing- to take a bribe, was arrested last night. He was taken by the arresting officer to the home of Judge Muraskey, who released him upon the deposit " of $2500 in gold coin. OUSTER SUITS ARE FILED Kansas Majors Must Close "Joints" or Quit Office. . TOPBKA. Kan., Nov. 21. Suits to oust from office A. R' Kirkwood, Mayor of Pittsburg. Kan., and F. W. O'Donnell, Maj-or of Junction City, 'Kan., for fail ure to enforce the state prohibition- law. and against the cities of Pittsburg and Junction City to prohibit, as municipali ties, and their officers from collecting licenses from joints, or illicit -saloons, were filed here today in the Kansas Su preme Court by Attorney-General C. C. Coleman. These suits are similar to that filed against Mayor Rose, of Kansas City, Kan., which finally resulted in his being ousted from - office. It is generally assumed that the filing of the suits today means that other suits of a like nature will follow against the Mayors of every city and town in the state where the prohibition law is being violated. The most flagrant violations o'f the pro hibition law are in the cities of Wichita. Leavenworth. Fort Scott and Topeka. hut most towns in the state are involved. INCOME TAX LAW FOR OHIO Harris Will Propose It, Also Revival of Inheritance Tax. COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 21. Governor Harris stated today that he would rec ommend in his first message to the Legislature the levying; of a tax on in comes by the State of Ohio, if a way can be found to enact a law that will stand the constitutional test. The Gov ernotalso favors a re-enactment of the inheritance tax law repealed by the Legislature. Prompt relief in sick headache, diz ziness, nausea, constipation, pain in the side, guaranteed to those using Carter's Little Liver Pills. ARE DAVENPORT'S HORSES ARABS? Pedigree " of. Importations Questioned and He at Once Waxes Wroth. CONTROVERSY IN NEW YORK Suspieion'of One Sewell That Daven port's Steeds Are rot Real -Arabians Calls l'orth Caustic Reply From the Artist. . There is-.an rarguinerrt going on in New York concerning the pedigree of Homer Davenport's Arabian horses and the authenticity of his recent trip to Arabia, compared with which the "just as good as Hood Rivet" apple contest in Oregon pales into insignificance. As all Gregon ians know. "Our Homer's" Arabian stud is his heart's pride and. delight, and when an individual named Sewell publicly ques tioned that .he had actually . been to Arabia, and referred to his 27 new steeds as "an alleged importation." no one will be surprised to learn that Mr. Daven port was astounded at the impudence of the questioner. - When Mr. Davenport visited Arabia last August, he bore an irade of the Sultan to- the Governor of Aleppo, together with autograph letters from President Roose velt, one of which was addressed to Am bassador Lcischman. His piost reliable Information' regarding the tribes with whom he expected to deal was secured from the books of the Blunts, yet Lady Anne Blunt is one of the questioners of his-good faith in the visit and importa tion. With but little difficulty Mr. Daven port located and visited Akmut Haffez. by : whom he was most cordially received and who presented him . with a - horse which he had just himself 'received as a present from Hashem Bey, the "Shiek of Shieks." In telling of this visit the car toonist says: "Judge -of ' my further surprise when the wonderful old Bedouin announced that we would at once set forth to visit the Anezas, and that -he would accom pany me. , "Could .you conceive of a "more wonderful- introduction -than the one I had . to the greatest -tribe of the Arabian desert? There was I.' seated Upon what had been just a few short hours before the favor ite war horse of the Shiek of Shieks. rid ing into the midst of a tribe that numbers about 500.000. with the personal represen tative of the sultan- for an ;escort. . ""Hashem Bey and about 5000 of 'his warriors had left. A- tribal war was about .to start the; other side of the Eu phrates. - But so great an impression did my entry make that the shiek . was at once sent for. Three days later he re turned, and I spent from August 7 to 20 with the Aneza tribe, securing just ex actly the horses and marcs I wanted. Secured 2 7 Horses and Mares. "I made friends with the members of this tribe.' and when I left them to . re turn . to' Aleppo., several hundred of them rode with me to within a few. miles - of Aleppo. J ' i . - "Altogether. I ' "secured 27 horses and marcs, 28 of which were thoroughbreds. . "Among these horses is a mare which was taken, in war by the. Anezas from the Shamas. Her pedigree bears the last seal of Shiek Farras. Sir Wilfred Brunt's adopted brother.!' Davenport's Exploit Iloubted. But all this is doubted by Mr. Sewell. who, after claiming that the pedigrees of Arabian horses are only kept orally by the tribes, and that for ten or more years past it has been impossible to import good blood, for the reason that the stock is not to be had. says, to Mr. Daven port's amusement and pity: "Among the few admittedly genuine importations of the last half century are those of the Bunts, extending over a pe riod of 40 Vears or more. The importation made in 1870 for the Hon. Henry Chaplin, Minister of Agriculture of Great Britain, by Major Roger Upton, an accomplished Orientalist and horseman, ranks also very high... "Lady Anne and Wilfred' S. Blunt- are both accomplished Orientalism. Lady Anne. who. by the way. is a granddaugh ter of Lord Byron, is the author of many standard works on the desert. "The Blunts'' Arabian stud at Crabbett Park. Three Bridges, Kngland, is unques tionably the largest, and possibly the purest, in the world. It Is now main tained without the use of new blood, for the reason that it is impossible to obtain pure new blood from the desert. "To Arabia, then, on July 5 last, with a great blare of trumpets, departed Homer Davenport.-bent' upon pursuing the wily child of the desert to his native fastnesses and depriving him of his well-known steed,' immortal both in song and story. "The interpid cartoonist was forced to leave to others the care of his invaluable collection of ducks, drakes and long haired goats which have long been the delight -of residents, of Morris Plains, N. J., and as he bade-an affectionate fare well to the gentlemen who were backing his enterprise he assured them that he would bring back 'the goods' or never again return. "It was-safe to say that Mr, Davenport would bring back horses, which he -certainly did. to the number of 27: This mar velous success in getting what he went for when others failed has -met with the chorus of praise which such a feat de serves. Besides an accomplishment like this the production of a rabbit from a stovepipe hat in which no rabbit was pales into insignificance. "It is unnecessary to add that the con fiding syndicate, as well as the' public, were regaled with tales of the sort proper to tell in regard to 'Arab steeds." among which a modern version of the "ta)ce back thy gold', fiction figured, as.it, of course, should." Following this are several extracts from Lady Blunfs letters. In which she openly expresses ridicule of the Davenport expe dition and the claim that he procured .27 real Arabian horses. "My informant adds." continues Sewell, 'Last Summer Lady Blunt told me Davenport had written to see if she would trade Arab horses for Angora goats! Perhaps he has made such a trade at Aleppo (with the Arabs), for the Blunts cut communica tion with him and wanted to know what sort ".of man he was.' "However, the' horses are alive and at Morris Plains. They are real horses, and we have "Mr. " Davenport's "unsustalned word that they are real Arabians. It is, therefore, our duty. in accepting his word to- congratulate him." Cartoonist's Withering Reply.' . As was to be expected from a man of Davenport's caliber, he rose above .all this petty jealousy, but he does a bit of explaining while expressing his profound pity for Mr. Sewell and his lack of men tality. The following is the ttatement he made to the Times: . "1 have the greatest pity for Mr. Sewell's mental condition and the pro foundest sympathy for him. He paid $85,000 to Randolph Huntington for 16 head of horses got by - breeding mothers to sons and brothers, to sis ters. The widest outcross'in the stud was obtained by breeding grand mothers to grandsons. "He bought these liorses with the understanding that I had offered $10. 000 for one mare: that E. H. Harriman had offered $60,000 for a stallion and two mares $70,000 for four head and the further statement that the Blunts had sent mares annually across the water to breed them. "They came to me to get nic to pay $10.00" for one maj'e. I have a letter in which Mr. Huntington offered me the mare for which they paid $7500 for $1000. "I deem it uselessc however., to enter into any. argument about horses with Mr. Sewell. His ignorance is astound ing. He once asked me if a horse's withers was the high place over his shoulders or over ills hip. I repeat that anybody. who knows Mr. Sewell has nothing but pity for him. I know nothing about the offer I was sup posed to make to the Blunts. Better than anyone else in America I know the purity of Lady Blunt's Arabian stud. ""In answer to the statement that I was never in Arabia, I will say that from .August 7 until August 20 I was with Arthur Moore, of the firm of Man ning, Maxwell & Moore, traveling tlyough the section -where the purest stock is bred, and I am the only one in this country, -and probably in the world, who has a complete signed ped igree of all the horses bought, signed by the Sheik of the Anazcb tribe." Grief of Mistress Too Much for Dog Teddy, Constant Companion . of Asd Mrs. Wlnsrate, Uxplres When He Sees Old Lady In Team. TEDDY, the good old dog that - for 15 years had been aged Mrs. So phia Wingate's most Intimate friend and constant x-ompanion in her humble home at 329 Glisan otreet, keeled over and died yesterday wnen he saw his mistress shed tears over the return of furniture that had been stolen from her by Jack McNulty and that had been restored' to her by Acting Detectives Price and Inskeep... . . The furniture was stolen Monday, and the aged woman reported her loss to the police early Tuesday morning. While she was detailing the theft to Price and Inskeep she cried, and her faithful dog, seeing: her. tried his best to weep with her. It seemed to give him great pain to see her in tears. He seemed to understand her sorrow. Yesterday, when Price and Inskeep had restored the' stolen- furniture to Mrs. Wingate, having recovered it from a store, where McNulty had sold it, she cried in' the presence of her dog. she was so glad to have back her goods Teddy was by her side, as usual, and again seemed to feel deeply his mistress .grief, as he evidently be lievd her to be. weeping. He whined piteously' for a moment, then rolled over on his side and expired. While Mrs. Wingate had been great ly troubled over the temporary loss of her furniture, the death of her faithful dog caused the tears to flow more freely, and she wept as though her heart would break. Price and Inskeep lifted the lifeless form of Teddy, bore him tenderly to the backyard and laid his body down: Later he- was buried with the aged woman weeping over his g-cave. Many friends had deserted her in her old age. and for years she had been compelled to rent rooms for a livelihood, but Teddy remained stead fast, and 'was-ever with her to cheer her lonely hours, so - that his death meant much-to her- -. - - McNulty was arraigned before Judge Cameron yesterday on a charge of lar ceny from' a dwelling:- The fellow was held -to the -grand jucy .under a bond of ..$1000. -Jt. is alleged that he stole the 'furniture- . BRYCE FOR AMBASSADOR Britain May Send Famous Author to t'nlted States. LONDON,. Nov. 21. An interesting rumor was current in the lobby of the House of Commons tonight to the effect that James Bryce, author of "The American Common wealth" and now Chief Secretary for Ire land, is likely to be selected to fill the vacant ambassadorship at Washington. No confirmation of this rumor can be ob tained and it is believed the government has not yet decided the matter. Alaska J-udges Change Places. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Nov. 21. By mutual consent Judge Wickersham and Judge Gunnison will change places in Alaska for the Win ter, Gunnison going to Fairbanks and Wickersham to Juneau. Wickersham does not want to sit hi the Dome Creek mining cases that come before his court this Winter, as they figure in the charges that are now pending against him. and Judge. Gunnison does not care to sit in the Bcrners Bay mining case that is soon to be argued at Juneau. In the Spring the Judges will resume their own places. MAX PRACHT WEARS SMILE Land Fraud Kxposures Claimed as Vindication by Him. OREGONIAN, NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Nov. 21A Max Pracht, of Oregon, wears broad smiles these days because of published exposure of land frauds that are alleged to have been perpetrated by the Union Pacific Railroad and allied cor porations in Colorado. Wyoming and Utah. Pracht says that, as special agent of the Land Office, he was working on these cases when he was removed from Colo rado and subsequently relieved of further duty as special agent in the General Land Office, and he points with pride to the fact that he two years ago submitted a signed statement to a "Washington paper setting forth practically the same facts. These, papers are now printing the story, which was not used at that time but is today forming the basis of daily reports that are published here, damaging to Land Commissioner Richards and other officials of the Land Office. Good-Bye to the ti round-Hog. The Weather Bureau of the Department of Agriculture issues an iconoclastic bul letin in which it states that long-range weather forecasts as based on the position of the planets, phases of the moon, stellar influences, or by the. observation of - ani mals, birds and plants have no legitimate basis. This all means that the traditional ground-hog. goose bone, changes of the moon, and other time-honored weather in dicators as a matter of fact have nothing to do with the weather, and therefore must be eliminated from the calculations of the farmer who wants to be up-to-date. Blame Placed on Dead. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 21. That Mate Dennison of the wrecked steamship Dix. was wholly to blame for the loss of the vessel Sunday night, which -caused the death of 14 men and women. Is evident from the testimony taken before the United States Marine Inspectors this morning. Captain Lermond. master of the Dix, who was among those saved by the steamo Jeanie, testified that he had warned Dcnnison never to attempt to cross in front of another vessel, but to pass the steamer's stern. LOAD HEAVY ENQUGH Federation Cannot Give More Aid to Strikers. NO HOPE FOR IRONWORKERS - Some Unions Already Carry Heavy Enough Burdens Ask President to -Help Porto Ricans No Chinese on' the Canal. MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 21. After a warm debate, the committee of the American Federation of Iabor this afternoon re ferred to the executive - committee the question of levying an assessment against the Federation in favor of the striking structural ironworkers of the -country. Frank M. Ryan, ot the structural iron workers, said SOW) of his men were out of work at present, and that their ranks were being added to. He said most of the men had been on strike for 16 months and that there was urgent need of funds for carrying on the fight, asking for an as sessment of 4 cents from each member of ail bodies affiliated with the National Federation. It soon developed that some Interna tional unions would be unable to bear In creased burdens. James M. Lynch, speak ing for the International Typographical Union, said his organization was paying out $31,000 a week in strike benefits, and he did not see how his members could bear any further burden. An almost unanimous vote referred the matter to the executive council, and, as that body will have to act on otlier appli cations for aid, it is more likely that no more financial help can be extended. The fight of the plumbers and steam fitters was settled by the convention's recommending that a shorter day be given the steamfitters. Plea for Porto Uicansi President Gompers was instructed to send a cablegram in the mime of the Federation to President Roosevelt at Porto Rico, asking him to investigate condi tions on the island, with a view to giv ing the islanders self-government and to better the labor conditions on the island. Mr. Gompers dictated the cable gram and sent it forthwith. The text of the message follows: "President Roosevelt, San Juan, Por to Rico. American Federation of La bor convention urges you give consid eration, however briefly, while in Por to Rico, to her workers' aspirations for improved conditions, local self-government and American citizenship. "SAMUEL GOMPERS." The committee by Mr. Gom pers' advice furnished its report early today. This committee disposed of sev eral resolutions which had been re ferred to it, among them the one di recting the tabulation and publication of the work of various labor organiza tions during the political campaign and to suggest what is the best course for such organizations in future cam paigns. The committee recommended the resolution for adoption and the action was taken. . Denounce Judge McPlierson. . The action of the Iowa Federation of Labor in condemning Judge Smith Sfo Phersoni .of the United States Court, for his action against striking-jna-chinists of the Santa Fe Railroad was sustained by the committee, and that also was adopted by the convention. The resolution demanding that Con gress recognize the people of Porto Rico as American citizens and that they be vested with all the rights as such was also passed, with the sym pathy of organized labor for them in their struggle for better conditions. An exciting incident developed when Delegate A. 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Formal protest by resolution was made against the employment of Chinese labor on the Isthmian Canal, on the ground that puch employment would violate the Chinese exclusion laws, the contract labor laws and the 13th amendment to the constitution.- A resolution calling for the annihilation by the labor unions of all trusts because of the general harm done by them was adopted and a. resolution calling for the appointment of a committee of live to in vestigate and report on the platforms of nil nrtllt!al napttaa fn- tkH .. organized labor in dealing with political , matters was also a recommendation for ! defeat. The convention on the recommendation of the grievance committee decided to re fuse a National charter to the pump makers and to ?all in local charters already granted. Xew York Body on Blacklist. As to the grievances involving ' the Central Federation of Labor df New York City, the committee reported that It had been guilty of violating the laws of the American Federation of Labor and recom mended that its charter be revoked Jan uary 1, unless before that time it con form to the laws of the Federation. In case the charter is revoked, a new cen tral body is to be formed in strict' com pliance with the laws of the American Federation of Labor under the supervi sion of an organizer sent by the executive council. This report was concurred in. SCHEME TO ROB RAILROAD President of Road and Pittsburg Councilman Arrested. PITTSBURG. Nov. 21. C. S. Cameron, president of the Tube City Railroad, and William" A. Martin, a member of the Common Council, were arrested here today on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Tube City Railroad out of about $70,000 in conection with sev eral ordinances now before the Pitts burg Councils. Ball was fixed at $10,000, which was furnished. Northwest Rural Carriers. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Nov. 21. Rural carriers an pointed: Oregon Cove, route 1. Oliver B. Shap pat carrier. Sarah Shappat substitute Washington Carlton, route 1 Clement Jones carrier. John Pace. Jr. substitute Clinton, route 1, Andrew Orvick carrier' Oxel L. Nelson substitute: Prosser, route 1, Charles 1 Brallier carrier, Henry C Brallier substitute; Wapato. route 1. Fred We Cure $10.00 OUR FEE It is our desire that every man, he is. afflicted -with any disease which oo:iies under our specialty, to have you consult us about your condition, and if your ease is curable we would like to cure you, as we have cured thousands. . We' know whether we can cure, you, after a thorough and searching cxaniina-' tion. We will then know whether your ease' is curable-, and if so we will tell you- so.-' - ' " OUR CONSULTATION IS FREE. CURES GUARANTEED IF WE UNDERTAKE YOUR CASE WEAKNESS: There are functional disturbances that are existing in. your condition that cause a waste of strength, loss ot meutl power, lack of concentration, loss of the vigor and strength that you once had; this disturbance brings you to a premature old age, debility and in many cases results in deformity, total loss of your mind and insanity. RHEUMATISM readily succumbs to our treatment,, and our pa tient will testify to the facts; providing your case has not become incurable, eausing an kilosis, etc. . Ketneraber, we treat all Uenito-Urinary and Nervous Diseases of; men, and men only. . Our offer is to you, to every one, only $10.00 for a cure, payable at your convenience, in such sums as you can spare. Could an offer be more generous? No matter what your trouble is if you suffer from neglect, from want of money or from unskillful practice .herfe is ati 'opportunity to get the services of a skilled specialist, a graduate phy sician, legally registered in Oregon, with years of ripe experience in treating complicated and special disorders of men only. It will cost nothing to talk ,,o us, and may be the means of restoring you to health and happiness. Why not call today? Our offices are very private. You see only the doctor. If you cannot call, write for blanks, as we . extend the same liberal offer to those who cannot call. In fact, there is no excuse for being disordered or sick while this liberal offer re mains. It is a gift of priceless value, within the reach of all. Re member, only $10.00 for any disease, tf you cannot call, write for symptom blanks. Hours 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.; Evenings, 7 to 8:30; Sundays, 9 to 12. ' St. Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary COr.IVER SEt'ONO AD VAMHII I, STREETS. PORTLAND. OREGOX. 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Over 50 Per Cent of Our Cases Have Been Cured at a Cost of $10 and Many Only $5. CONSULTATION ALWAYS FREE ' Office hours S A. M. to 8 P. M. ; Sundays and holidays, 10 A. M. to 12 M. Dr. W. Norton Davis & Go. Offices In Van Nor Hotel. 52 'i Third Street, Corner Pine, Portland, Or. Old Dr. Grey's S The only reliable place for confinements in Portland. Regular licensed physicians and professional trained nurses, perfect seclusion, honest dealings. Infants adopted. The finest equipped sanitarium for the cure of chronic ami rebellious diseases in the Northwest. Diseases of women a specialty. Graduate lady, physicians in attendance. Terms, very reasonable. Address, Dr. J. D. Grey, 251 Alder street, coiner Third, Portland, Or. Correspondence solicited. Telephone Main 2706. - - . . ' . A NEW INSTITUTION FOR PORTLAND The New York Surgical and Medical Institute r Has been established and : per manently located ; in clcsant quarters at 323 2 Washington Street, PORTLAND, OR. 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