THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1908.
S
AUTO LI RACERS
REACH
EDO
Stalled in Deep Snows in 'In
diana, but Some Push
Through.
ARMY MACHINE FIRST IN
Foreigners Scattered Along Behind
at Various Places and Make
Gallant Kfforts to
Catch Vp.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2.V The first of the
racing automobiles reached this city to
day at 4:35 P. M. The leading car was
the Army machine which is bound for
Kort Leavenworth. The American car
was second, five minutes behind. It is not
expected that any others will be in to
day. The Italian car and the French car No.
1 left Michigan City. Ind.. tonight in an
attempt to reach New Carlisle, lnd., the
drivers intending to keep their machines
going all night, according to a telephone
message, received here at 11 o'clock.
At that hour the German car was still
struggling to reach South Bend. Ind.,
from Kendallvllle. No definite Information
as to the whereabbuts of , the second
French car was obtainable.
.A PORTE, Tnd.. Feb. 25. The Italian
car reached Michigan City at 3 o'clock
this afternoon and started for Chicago
at 8 o'clock tonight. After working all
night the American car got to Chesterton
at 10:Ki A. M. today, leaving almost im
mediately for Chicago. The military car
reached Chesterton at 10:45. The French
car is stalled between xew Carlisle and
Itolllng Prairie. Farmers are refusing to
haul the French car because they want
the American to win.
MICHIGAN C1TT, Ind., Feb. 25. The
Italian car, which was stranded In a
tnow drift near Rolling Prairie, 16
miles cast of here last night, arrived
In this city at 2:45 this afternoon.
MICHIGAN CITV. Ind., Feb. 25. The
French car No. 1, In the New York-to-Paris
automobile race, arrived here at
6:45 this morning.
KENDAMA-ILLB. Ind.. Feb. 25. The
German car Protos reached here at
10:15 this forenoon and 15 minutes
later resumed Its journey to Chicago.
CAN'T AGREE ON WAGES
.Southern Pacific .Calls on Bureau
of Labor.
WASHINGTON, Feb! 25. (5 P. M.)
The Southern Railway Company hav
ing failed In its efforts to reach an
agreement with its employes in the
matter of a reduction of wages, has
railed upon the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Bureau of Labor
to mediate under the Krdman act.
MARINE EXtilNEKRS RESIGN
No Change In Situation at San
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Today saw
no change In the situation between the
marine engineers and the steam schooner
owners. The Brunswick arrived from Fort
Bragg and her two assistant engineera
resigned as soon as she had docked. She
will he laid off as soon as her cargo isi
landed. The Mayfair and tlje Higgins
also arrived and will be docked. The
Lindur, owned by the Wilson Lumben
Company, arrived late Monday night and
will be withdrawn from the traffic.
A meeting of the marine engineers wasi
held tonight, but the lockout was not
brought up for discussion. Apparently!
the engineers are resolved to stand out
as long as the shipowners. A statement)
was given out by the shipowners' com
mittee today thai no effort was being
niade to Induce independent concerns ten
come in.
"No pressure is being brought to bear
on these firms." said Secretary Sullivan
of the committee. "If they want to come
in with us we shall bo glad to have them
ign, but if not we shall not try to force,
them to It."
The Pacific Lumber Company, with,
yards at Third and Berry streets today
locked out a large gang of longshoremen
and put several nonunion men to work
removing cargo that had been discharged
from the steam schooner Temple 3. Dorr.
BREWERS RETAIN AUTONOMY
Organization Has Charter Restored
and Continues Independent.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. ' 25. George
Girard, secretary of the local organiza
tion of United Brewery Workers of
America, has received word that the
rharier of the National association had
been restored without restriction under
the terms on which It was granted in 1SS7.
This means substantially -that the Ameri
can Federation of Labor waives Jurisdic
tion over the firemen and engineers em
ployed In breweries and recognizes the
fame as being held by the United
Brewery Workers.
APPEAL FOR JOINT ACTION
China Asks America and Germany
to Protest to Japan.
BERLIN, Feb. 25.-Sun-Pao-Ki, the
Chinese Minister at Berlin, received in
structions some weeks ago from Pekin
to discuss with the German Foreign Of
fice, the Japanese treatment of trade in
Manchuria, and to broach the possibil
ity of the United States and Germal
entering into a special agreement con
cerning the maintenance of equal trade
opportunities in the Chinese territories.
Sun-Pao-Kl communicated his instruc
tions to the Foreign Office and discussed
the subject In the most general terms,
the Foreign Office receiving his sugges
tions in a courteous, inquiring but non
committal manner.
It presumably has corresponded with
the German Embassy at Washington and
the Legation at Pekin as to the extent of
the Chinese proposal and what was
thought of It. In Washington, it is under
stood the Chinese Minister has received
identical Instructions and has laid them
before the State Department. China's
Idea of a special agreement between the
United States and Germany appears to
rest in the belief that these' two alone of
the great commercial states would be like
ly seriously to oppose Japan's disposition,
as China avers, to discriminate in Man
churia in favor of her own merchants.
China's appeal has raised the ques
tion both at the Foreign Office here and
at the State Department at Washington
as to whether such an agreement as
China proposes would not be superfluous
and its object is not already fully cov
ered by international agreement. It Is
considered probable that the recent tele
grams from Washington saying that
President Roosevelt purposes sending a
circular to the powers regarding Chinese
trade is a direct consequence of the ques
tion brought out by the application of
the Chinese government to Germany and
the United States.
EXPECT YU TO BRING MESSAGE
Government Has Nothing to Act
Vpon Till He Oomes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Chinese dip
lomatic activity Jn the European capi
tals and cable news of the calling of con
ferences of the great Viceroys and Pro
vincial governors in Manchuria. all
bearing upon the relations between China
and Japan on the one hand and China
and- Russia on the other hand, have led
the State Department to expect the de
livery by Mr. Wu. the newly appointed
Chinese Minister, of some special mes
sage on tills important subject soon after
he arrives In Washington, which should
be In the course of a fortnight. As al
ready stated In these dispatches, there
is nothing tangible before the State De
partment which would serve as a basis
of representation to Japan on this sub
ject beyond the protest of American tex
tile manufacturers and exporters againsj
the serious blow which has been au
ministered to their trade by the Japan
ese administration of the railroads In
Manchuria.
But there has been much unofficial talk
between the officials here and some of the
members of the diplomatic body and all of
this has prepared the State Department
for the reception of an apeal from China
In the nature of that referred to as hav
ing been presented in Berlin recently.
GOREAN BOY FINDS FRIEND
EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL, SUIT
IS STARTED.
Principal Say9 Action Was Taken to
Protect Little Children Under
His Care.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Sung H.
Cho, the young Corean schoolboy who
has been excluded from the Sausalito
grammar school by Principal O. O.
Sharp and the Sausalito Board of Edu
cation, has found a champion in the
person of Attorney Daniel Suter, in
whose family he has been for seven
months assisting with the housework.
Suter today made formal demand on
Prof. Sharp . and the Sausalito Board
of Education that the youth be rein
stated, and on being firmly ond re
spectfully refused, he took steps to
bring the case into the courts.
Suter today took out letters of guard
ianship for ' the Corean youth, and,
with these as a basis for his contention,
he will apply to the Superior Court of
Marin County for a writ of mandate
to compel the school authorities of Sau
salito to show their legal right to deny
the boy admission to the school. Suter
contends that the Sausalito Board of
Education erred in making any rule
which shuts the schoolroom to any lad.
American or alien, under the age of
21 years. According to Principal Sharp,
the new rule is simply made to keep
adults from sitting In the same class
rooms with children of immature age.
CONGRESSMEN FOR EXCLUSION
California Members Present Coast
Sentiment Before Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Representa
tives Hayes and Kahn, of California, to
day argued before the House committee
on foreign affairs In favor of the bill to
regulate the coming Into and residence
within the United States, of Chinese. Jap
anese. Coreans, Hindus and others of the
Mongolian .and Asiatic races. They said
the only way to effectively stop the im
migration of. these peoples is by an abso
lute prohibition enactment.
They insisted that the arts of diplomacy
never would correct the evil. They agreed
with Foreign Minister Hayashi, of Japan,
that the trouble lay with the Immigration
companies who they said have behind
them vast sums of money with which to
carry on their work.
GOVERNOR HOGGATT WEDS
Ruler or Alaska Wins Miss Millard
as Bride.
UTICA. N. Y., Feb. 25.-Wilford B. Hog
gatt. Governor of Alaska, was married
to Miss Clarissa Fames Millard at the
home of the bride's parents here today.
Mllford B. Hoggatt. Governor of
Alaska. Who Was Married Yester
day to M1m Millard. .
The ceremony, was performed by Rev. B.
Coley, rector of Calvary Church. Gov
ernor and Mrs. Hoggatt will go to Wash
ington, where he will be detained some
time on business connected with the Ter
ritory of Alaska. In May they will pro
ceed to Juneau, which will be their future
home.
Miss Millard met Governor Hoggatt
while on a trip to Alaska last vear. He
came here just before the holidays and
the engagement was at that time an
nounced. The bride was born in Chicago
and, with her father and mother; has
traveled extensively.
Three Perish In Fire;
BRAINERD. Minn., Feb. 25. Three per
sons, a servant girl, the Infant child of
Mr. and Mrs. Owens, and a brother of
Mrs. Owens perished last night In a fire
in a store building at International Falls.
Whitney's Horse Trainer Dead.
A1KIN. S. C. Feb. 25.-John W
Rogers, trainer for the racing stable
and breeding establishmen of Harry P.
Whitney, died liere today of pneumonia.
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FREE-FOR-ALL TALK
Various Speeches Hung on the
Army Bill Debate.
GARRETT EXPLOITS PANIC
Furnishes Text for Attack, on Re
publican Party Hayes Condemns
the Aldrich Bill Kusterman
Would Restore the Canteen.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. General
debate, on the army appropriation bill
in the House of Representatives to
day again furnished opportunity for
free expression of opinion on the is
sues of the day. Garrett of Tennessee
and Hau of North Carolina arraigned
the Republican party for Its policy
with regard to the tariff, while Hayes
of California denounced the financial
system of the United States as "patch
work." and the Aldrich bill as "fall
ing far short of the remedial legisla
tion needed."
The only remarks pertinent to the
army bill were made by Parker of
New Jersey, who spoke in favor of
the proposition for increased pay for
the officers and men, and Kusterman
of Wisconsin In support of restoration
of the canteen.
The seven hours allowed for gen
eral debate on the bill will expire to
morrow, when the measure will be
read for amendment.
Tennesscean Does Wardance.
Garrett charged that during Its en
tire career that party had "had just
three fundamental arguments with
which to appeal to voters." He
asserted that the party came
into power by an affiliation with the
anti-slavery sentiment of the coun
try, while In the 3econd stage the Re
publicans retained power ""by -appealing
to the heroic memories and the
Intense but inevitable prejudices en
gendered in the war in which slavery
was abolished."'
For two decades, he declared, "the
bloody shirt was the pa-ty banner, and
behind its crimson flowing folds they
marched to victory after victory."
The third stage, he said, was "the
argument with which we of this gen
eration are so familiar." that Repub
lican success means prosperity and
Democratic success does not. This last
contention has become the battle hymn
of the party.
He attributed the recent panic to the
Republican party, and said:
conditions.
"This dilemma confronts you. Either
you must deny the teachings of 15
years as to responslbllfty of an admin
istration for an industrial depression
which occurs while it is in power, or
you must assume responsibility for
the, present conditions."
Aldrich Bill a Patchwork.
Hayes held up the currency system
of the United States as the worst used
today by any country. He denounced
the Aldrich bill and ridiculed the prop
osition for a central bank. The trouble
with the currency of the United States,
he declared, was its inelasticity.
The so-called currency system he
characterized as "patchwork." He said
that under the present system "we
can but wonder that we have been able
to accomplish such wonders with so few
financial upheavals."
Only the ability and ingenuity of the
American bankers and business men, he
said, has made that possible.
Coming to the question of a central
bank of issue, Hayes declared that
the "proverbial snowball has just as
much chance to live in Hades" as a
central bank has to be established at
this time in the United Sl:es. Andrew
Jackson, he said, did a great and glorious
thing when he destroyed the United
States bank.
Evil of Bond-Secured Notes.
Hayes characterized as a "fallacious
public conception" the Idea that it was
the United States bonds behind the Na
tional bank note that made it as good
as gold the world over. Those notes, he
said, will be as good as gold everywhere
as long as the Government 'and the
banks express a willingness and the
ability to redeem them on demand in
gold or its equivalent. "And you cannot
change this." he said, "no matter how
many or what kind of bonds you put
behind them." -
The bonds, he said, may help protect
the Government from loss, but they
would have no influence in keeping the
notes at par. He considered any bond
secured currency as '"not only inelastic,
but unscientific, bungling,- unnatural,
dangerous and undesirable from every
point of view."
Congress ought to legislate to change
the bond-secured notes into a more de
sirable currency, "instead of planning to
perpetuate them indefinitely and possibly
greatly enlarge their volume." As regards
the Aldrich bill. Hayes said it has all
the evils and weakness of a bond-secured
currency and many others that our pres
ent bond-secured currency had not.
Only Relieve Wall Street.
"In the face of this well-known fact."
he Inquired, "shall we, while in the pos
session of our senses and with eyes wide
open, vote to tie up the currency of the
country still closed to Wall street?"
The Aldrich bill, he declared, should be
entitled "a bill for the relief of Wall
street," and the people, particularly the
West and South, would be no better off
than they would be without the proposed
law. The Aldrich bill, he said further,
would make the people more dependent
than ever upon Wall street, and he never
would vote for such a proposition. He
said there was vague suspicion in the
minds of some that one of the large mo
tives behind the proposition to allow
banks to issue circulation on state, mu
nicipal and railroads bonds "is to find a
market for these bonds at a fictitious
price, with the 'O. K." of Uncle Sam
upon them."
The bill, he declared, if It should be
come a law. would make certain the use
of the United States Treasury to further
the schemes of the stock gamblers of
Wall street. He predicted that the pro
posed Aldrich' plan, instead of preventing
panics or mitigating their severity, would
have a tendency to bring thm on and
"continue them when they had once come
upon us."
The plan, unless violently amended,
was vicious, dangerous and ineffectual.
Favors Asset Currency.
While favoring in many particulars the
issuance of clearing-house certificates in
times of emergency, Hayes said that
if it only was an emergency currency
that at this time was in demand, then
Congress could go further and embody
the principles underlying the clearing
house certificates in a measure that
would give to the- country an asset
currency with many additional safe
guards and securities which he said,
"would be very much more satisfactory
to the people than clearing-house certifi
cates because they would feel that it was
safer."
One of the greatest objections to the
Aldrich bill, said Hayes, was that it
provided no reserve 'nothing anywhere,
We've studied the
taste of the student, the
athlete and the young
hustler.
And here are the
styles that they, as a
class, have made fash
ionable. CLOTH IN GCO
GuS KuhnProp'
166-168 Third Street.
in the banks or in the treasury, for the
redemption of the notes for the issuance
of winch it provided, and therefore leaves
thorn, should they be issued in any
quantity, as an additional burden upon
the treasury of the United States at
the very time when the treasury should
be strengthened."
Bankers' Bill the Best.
In the main, he said, he favored the
emergency currency plan favored by the
currency commission of the American
Bankers Association. It was in his
opinion, much superior to the Aldrich
bill, but he thought It should go further
and put the currency system of the
United States on a thoroughly sound and
correct basis, so that the National
banks everywhere could Issue
currency at any time when they and the
controller agreed that there was a ne
cessity for it to meet the needs of
their customers and the pressing neces
sities of the business men, laborers and
farmers of the community in which they
wer located rather "than to make a cur
rency for the relief of the men who are
the owners of speculative, municipal and
railroad bonds of the country."
SECURE NOTES WITH BONDS
Owen Favors Aldrich Scheme, but
With Radical Changes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Currency leg
islation was the chief topic before the
Senate today. For nearly three hours
Owen, of Oklahoma, spoke on the Aldrich
bill, saying that he had. through ex
Senator Jones, of Arkanscs, in 1900 pro
posed legislation somewhat similar to the
bill under consideration, tout with essen
tial differences, which he declared would
have prevented the recent panic had It
been enacted into law. Owen received
Mose attention from the Senators and was
frequently interrupted with questions,
which led to spirited debate.
The Indian appropriation bill received
consideration during a part of the day.
Tbe bill was read through.
Teller declared that Indian bills have
In the past been put through the Senate
loaded down with new legislation that
should never' have been adopted.
"I have determined, so far as I am
concerned." said he, "that what little
effort I can make will be to recti. j- the
wrongs we have committed towards these
Indians.'
A general discussion followed, joined
In by Clapp. chairman of the Tndian com
mittee; Hale, Frye, Lodge, Curtis, Till
man and Bacon.
Curtis, who boasts Indian blood and who
is a member of the committee. sa(d he
was particularly proud of the bill before
the Senate and he was sure a better
measure for the Indians had never been
passed by Congress.
Declaring that he was in favor of a
bond-secured emergency currency under
an interest charge high enough to compel
automatic construction of such issue.
Owen proceeded to criticize many features
of the Aldrich currency bill. Owen desired
a more complete remedy than that pro
posed in the committee bill. He did not be
lieve in confining. the benefits of the Issu
ance of emergency currency to National
banks. The provisions for using railroad
bonds as the basis of these emergency
notes he condemned strongly, but said he
would feel compelled to vote for the meas
ure except Its railroad bond feature if his
proposed amendments should not be
adopted. The only principle of the com
mittee bill which he regarded as of value
was that relating to emergency notes, se
curred by bonds under a penalty higher
than the normal rate of interest.
Referring to his proposed substitute for
the Aldrich bill. Owen said it pro
posed United States notes for emergency
use Instead of bank notes and provided
for their. "Instant issue." It allows all
National, state or savings banks and
trust companies putting up the necessary
securities to use them. It provides that
notes may bo. used as security, but strikes
out railroad bonds. It does not limit the
quantity of emergency currency notes
that may - be used. It requires a tax
of 6 iper cent oh the emergency curiency
during the first four months, and' - per
cent thereafter. It also 'prevents active
officers of banks from borrowing their
funds except under safeguard. The use
of deposits for speculative buying of
stocks, bonds, etc.. is prohibited. Bank
reserves against Federal deposits are re
quired and other changes are made in
conditions governing reserves.
TALKS FOR" ARMY CANTEEN
Kustermann of Wisconsin ArgVes
for Restoration in the Posts.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2o.-In the debate
on the Army appropriation bill in the
House today. Parker of New Jersey, a
member of the military affairs commit
tee, spoke In defense of the proposition
to increase tne pay or the enlisted men.
The restoration of the canteen was
strongly urged by Kustermann of Wis
consin. He saw no objection to the sale
of light wines and beers to the soldiers
in the various posts and veterans' homes.
The wrath of the temperance people, he
declared, had been brought down on his
head because of his attitude on this
question. Women especially, he said,
had attacked him most severely, '.'but I
forgive them." he added, "for I feel
that they have not given the matter the
thorough study necessary to speak Intel
ligently and that they are moved by. sen
timentality and not by facts in the mat
ter." Critics were, he declared, "poor, mis
guided people, blinded by their zeal to
have all Intoxicating liquors driven .out
of this country."
Kustermann was bitter in his denun
ciation of those who had brought about
the abolishment of the. canteen. With
one stroke of the pen, he declared. It
was thought to make "goody goodies"
out of soldiers.
"Instead of beginning at home." said
Mr. Kustermann, "instead of changing
sj&r & A
' tf
the evil habits of their husbands and
sons, these people have deprived the sol
diers in their paltry pay of 113 a month
of even the little enjoyment they had in
life."
He charged that veterans In the sol
diers' homes had been treated like little
children when the right to buy light
wines and beers was taken from them.
He was loudly applauded.
lvILLEY BACKS TJP CHARGES
Tells Rules Committee of Electric
' Boat Company's Methods.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Represen
tative Ulley appeared tofi'ay before the
House committee on rules in executive
session an-d made a statement intended as
a general sustantiation of his published
charges that wrongful methods had been
used by the Electric Boat Company to
secure legislation in Congress and that
members of the House committee on
naval affairs had been improperly in
fluenced by that company. Ulley declined
to make public the substance of his state
ment. Speaker Cannon presided.
GOES BACK OX SULLIVAN
President Will Not Reappoint Crip-
pie Creek Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. President
Roosevelt today withdrew the nomination
of Daniel Sullivan to be postmaster at
Cripple Creek, Colo., on account of
numerous charges against Sullivan re
flecting upon his conduct of office and
also bis personal character. Sullivan has
been postmaster at Cripple Creek for
three terms. He gained notoriety and the
President's friendship in the Summer of
1900 by defending him against an attack
by rowdies while in Colorado.
&TILLIXGS OUT FOR GOOD
President Announces Final Decision
to Friends.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Charles A.
Stillings will not be restored to duty as
public printer. President Roosevelt to
day made this fact known to friends who
talked with him concerning the pros
pects. The report of R. S. Rossitcr will
be made to the President within a week,
it is expected. He has communicated
some of his findings to the President and
these are said to substantiate the charges
which resulted in the suspension of Mr.
Stillings.
Blames the Politicians.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. The underlying
case of the "General Indiscriminate
abuses of the railways and their manage
ment" was attributed by W. H. Trues
dale, president of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Railway, today, to
the alleged plans of the great political
parties to make the sins of the railroads
the leading political issue of the coming;
campaign.
STUDENT T00 BIBULOUS
Suspended at Stanford for Showing
Effect of Liquor.
STANFORD. UNIVERSITY, Cal., Feb.
25. The committee on student affairs has
suspended another undergraduate for be
ing "noticeably under the influence of
liquor." This action was taken at a
meeting of the committee held yesterday.
Chairman Clarke states that this will
probably be the last radical action taken
by the committee for some time.
ST. PAUL CUTS PORTLAND
Interstate Commission Allows With
drawal of Lnw Rate.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Feb. 25. The Chicago. Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railroad today filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission a re
quest for permission to cancel through
passenger tariffs from Eastern points to
Seattle by way of Portland. The request
was made on account of the recent opin
ion of Commissioner -Clark that through
tariffs, Involving travel over more than
one .line, must have the sanction of all
the roads involved.
The commission has had the ques
tion of the establishment of a through
rate and joint rate via Portland be
fore It since last Summer. Pending a
decision the Harriman lines will be
obliged to make a rate to Seattle via
Portland which will equal the sum of
the locals on their lines and the North
ern Pacific, which practically cuts them
out of Seattle passenger business via
Portland. It Is expected other lines
will ask permission to cancel through
tariffs, and that permission will be
given in all cases.
Break Safety Appliance Laws.
HELENA. Mont., Feb. 25. United
States Attorney Rasch today filed suit
against the Great Northern and Butte,
Anaconda & Pacific railroad companies
alleging violations of the safety-appliance
laws. The suits were brought at
the behest of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
TRAVEL UNDER THE RIVER
NEW YORKERS NOW CROSS HUD
SON BY BIG TUNNEL.
Formal Opening of McAdoo's Great
Enterprise Roosevelt Starts
the First Train.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. "Over to Jersey"
gave way to "Under to Jersey" tonight,
and while the despised ferryboats wended
their laborious way ' overhead, thousands
of persons were beirj? transported by
the subterranean route from shore to
shore In about the time that it takes the
surface craft to warp into their slips.
The Hudson River "tunnel, connecting
New York City and Hoboken. N. J., by a
passage made far below the river bottom,
was formally opened today, when Presi
dent Roosevelt pressed a button and the
Governors of New York and New Jersey
made speeches, but it received its real
christening tonight, when on the stroke of
midnight the tunnel was opened to the
public and a regular service of eight-car
trains running under live-minute headway
was Installed. The early trains were op
erated without a hitch.
While the first-nighters were paying the
Hudson Tunnel Company its .irst returns
on the $60,000,000 Investment the promoters
of the enterprise were dining the execu
tives of New York and New Jersey at
Sherry's.
Mr. Roosevelt wrote a letter to W. G.
McAdoo, president of the Tunnel Com
pany, praising the tunnel as a notable
achievement, of which all Americans are
Justly proud. He declared it the greatest
subaqueous tunnel in the world, and a
greater undertaking than any Alpine tun
neh Roosevelt Presses Button.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. A handsomely
mounted button bearing a silver plate
mounted on mahogany was Dlaced in the
I Cast room of the White House and
pushed at 3:40 o'clock today, just as the
President received' the following telegram
from W. G. MacAdoo, of the Hudson &
Manhattan Railroad Company:
NKW YORK. Ffb. 'J5. 1!08.
To the President of the United States.
Washington. D. O.
The first official trin of thf Hudson &
nil! rafllHtf
a mother should be a source of joy to all, but the suffering and
danger incident to the ordeal makes its anticipation one of misery.
Mother' Friend is the only remedy which relieves women of the great
pain and danger of maternity ; this hour which is dreaded as woman's
'severest trial is not only made painless, but all the danger is avoided
by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer despondent or
gloomy; nervousness, nausea and other distressing conditions are
overcome, the system is made ready for the coming event, and tho
serious accidents so common to the critical
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FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES
New York Armenians Scared by
Blackmailing Threats.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25 The terror in
spired among Armenian merchants of
New York by threats and death sentences
Imposed by Armenian blackmailers oper
ating 'under the name of the Hunchakist
revolutionary party was described in
court today during the trial of Invent
Martoiir?cssian. The accused man is
charged with attempting to blackmail an
importer named Miran Karajhensian.
Martougessian was formerly an Arme
nian priest and Is alleged to be the head
of the Hunchakist Society in this city.
Assistant District Attorney . Knott said
that Kara jhensian and tive other Npw
York merchants received letters last Au
gust threatening death unless $100,000 was
contributed to the "Armenian cause.'
Describing the terror inspired among
the merchants by these threats, Gulben
glan. a Turkish rug manufacturer, said:
"We were afraid to leave the city, so
we. made a practice of calling each other
on the telephone to find out if all were
still alive."
NO ESCAPEOR GRAFTERS
Sentence on Dlslioncht Buffalo Of
ficials Is Confirmed.
ALBANY, N. Y., Fob. 25. The Court
of Appoals today aflirmed the judff
mrntg of conviction against Gibson,
,Ta1tBon and NcfT. in the so-called "Buf
falo graveyard cflfrs," involving alleged
bribery in tho Krie t'ounty Board of
Supervisors in rOniinrtlon with th rp-
I inoval of bodies from the old North -
street cemetery in Buffalo, to clear the
sit for a nw Stale Armory.
Byron Gibson and William Jackson
were convlrted of rttcclving brlbe by
which their votes as Supervisors v.cro
to be influenced, and they were sen
tenced to Auburn Prison for five years
each. John W. Keff was convicted of
grand lftrceny, because of his acts as
ro-auditor in causing payment in 1901
of a warrant for $73o to the order of
Rowland J. Conovcr. a contractor, when
nothing was due him. He was given a
sentence of seven years in prison.
Every mother feel s
great dread of the paio
and danger attendant upon
the most critical period
of her life. Becoming