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TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1909.
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ASSAILS
L
HER PREDECESSOR
Declares Di Wheeler Was
Careless and Negligent
as Health Officer.
DEFENDS POLICY IN OFFICE
Health Department Estimates Are
fcltghtly Reduced by Conncllmen.
Appropriations Also Fixed for
Parks and Streetcleanlnf.
ACTIOX OF WATS AND .MEANS
COMMITTEE.
Health Office Continues school In
spection, bat Is given four Inspectors,
who will work only during forenoons;
Mlarles $50 a month; one school
nurpe allowed:' one bacteriologist at
t Ifoo a year; Ij.'.oo for general oper-
a construction foreman at 100 a month
nd civil engineer at J '.45 a month. These
men will assist in the laying out and
construction of new parka. The public
baths will be continued, although the
establishment, may be moved up from the
river, upon suggestion of Harbormaster
Speier. who says the bathhouse should not
ba on the river.
Provide for w Barn.
An appropriation or C03.O) was rec
ommended for the. Street-Cleaning- De- I
partment, one Important Item being
JJO.OOO for a new barn on the East Side.
Superintendent Donaldson's salary was
Increased from JISOO to 12100 a year.
Other smaller departments remain the I
same as last year, there being no changes
of Importance. The dogcatchers petitioned,
for an increase of pay from l?5 to $90 a
month, but the committee did not rec-
MAKE
MORRISON
THROUGH STREET
Plan to Open Thoroughfare
From Mount Tabor to
West Side Hills.
DETAILS OF NEW PROJECT
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Circuit Court. Another case against
the South Portland packing plant was
appealed from the CL-cult Court to the
Supreme Court after having been de
cided adversely to the defendant. The
Supreme Court recently reversed the
decision of the lower court. Judge
Gantenbeln, In the present case, held
In accordance with the Supreme Court's
ruling.
Picture Men Escape Trial.
Fred Fritz and J. J. Russell will not
go to trial on the indictment filed by
ex-District Attorney Manning, charg
ing them with having unlawfully ex
hibited obscene photographs, which
contained the phrase "Mary displays I
everything but her conscience. At
torney Ralph Moody argued for the de
fendants that the Indictment states a
conclusion of law, and is therefore In
valid. Judge Gantenbeln sustained ills
demurrer.
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Property-Owners Interested In
Movement to Give Portland Mag
nificent Business Street Pe
tlon Being Signed t'p.
ting expense; no changes In salaries
or In number of assistants. Total
appropriate. o recommended. S22.0S7.
Park Department Public baths
continued: maintenance foreman at
:3 a month created; construction
foreman at $100. and civil engineer
at $113 a month allowed; all ad
ditions; remainder of estimate
allowed. Total appropriation, $94. -ooo
Street-cleaning Salary of Superin
tendent Ionaldson Increased from
lsno to 2too a year; 1JO.OOO allowed
for East Side barn and lot to be
built In next six months. Total ap
propriation siws.ooo.
Other departments Same as last
year.
City Health Officer Pohl. in defending
ner department before the ways and
means committee yesterday afternoon,
charged Dr. C. H. Wheeler, her pre
decessor In offlce, with gross carelessness,
reflect of his official duties and wanton
disregard for the compilation of si a
tistics that make up the records of tire
office. She was corroborated In part
by Councilman Rushlight, chairman of
the committee, who said that he knew
Dr. heeler was Incompetent as far as
quarantine vh concerned. Conncllmen
Wallace and Bennett praised Dr. Wheeler
ror the economy which he oracticed. and
both said that too much money is now
oing spent In the conduct of this de
partment.
- Dr. I'ohl was plainly angered by ref
erence to tier preoece.w.ir in oftlce and
by the declarations of Mr. Wallace and
Mr. Bennett that she is spending too
mucn money in conducting; the depart
ment. She produced facts to show. In
tier opinion at leattt, that the city has
never had a good health department be
fore; that she haa It so thoroughly or
raniiedr that the death rate has been ma
terially lowered: attendance at the public
schools Is better than ever and that gen
eral health conditions have improved
wonderfully.
. Charjres of Dr. Pohl.
These things may all be due to the
grace of Cod. but If so. I earnestly tiiank
him." said Dr. Polil. "but 1 think It Is
In rart. at least, due to the work of
the office. You speak of the expense of
running the office under Ir. Wheeler;
I want to tell you that, with his salary
at :.V a mnlh. the city got Jim what It
paid for. His statistics are worthless,
being tabulated wrong: they are not to
he relied upon at all. He was also grossly
negligent In handling quarantine cases:
he kept no quarantine at all: people af
flicted with contagion released themselves
when they felt like It. In fact, there
was really no Health Office under his
supervision. When I was parctlelng
medicine, no representative of the Health
Of flee ever came near my contagious dis
ease cases. You talk about economy, but
I tell you right now, that the city did not
deserve any better service than It got,
and It got Just what it paid for."
"I do not know about the statistics
of the office." said Mr. Rushlight, 'but
I know that Dr. Wheeler's quarantine
methods were poor. There was a small
pox case near my house once, and I
telephoned to him, saying that the peo
ple were running about In a shameful
disregard for the law. He became angry
over it aiul said that. If I wished It, he
would send over a policeman with a
gatling gun to relieve the situation and
keep people !n or out of the house, as
might be needed."
Kxpenditored High. Says Wallace.
My opinion Is that the city Is spend
ing too much money on the Health Of
fice." was the declaration of Mr. Wal
lace, which started the discussion. "Dr.
Wheeler ran it on one-third the amount
we now require. There la no necessity
for it, but the necessity Is created to
make places for people who want Jobs,
and to have new departments."
Mr. Bennett said that he believed that
too much money is used by the Health
Office, and declared:
"We have tripled the appropriation for
this office in the past three years and,
If the Council did that in every depart
ment, we woujd be tarred and feathered
to say the least." '
Asked as to what he would advise) be
eliminated from the estimate for the de
partment under consideration. Mr. Ben
nett said that he regarded JTOuO for a
laboratory as one Item that could be dis
pensed with, and as the committee had
already voted to disallow the aum asked
for that purpose, he felt quite well satis
fied. He called Dr. Pohl's attention to
t.'.e fact that Dr. S. M. Gellert. one of
the school Inspectors, has at times stood
by and ordered teachers' to make exam
ination of pupils, and said he thought
this policy should be discontinued. Dr.
Pohl said that she had but recently
learned of this action on the part of Dr.
Cellert and that she had ordered him
to discontinue It and make Inspections
himself in future.
increase IVas for Wheeler.
Mr. Wallace remarked that, to the best
of hi recollection, the Council increased
the salary of tha Health Officer to 50 a
month, only upon the understanding that
Dr. Wheeler would remain, and that he
did not think. In all respect to Dr. Pohl.
tl:at the salary was intended for her or
any other successor. ' There is some talk
that the pay may be decreased by the
Council next Wednesday.
The committee then proceeded with the
appropriation for the department. The
only change made is in providing for
four school Inspectors and fixing their
hours of duty In the forenoons. There
are two Inspectors' now, working all day,
at J! a month each. The four inspec
tors will receive JOO a month for their
work. Dr. Pohl asked for an appropria
tion of 7ft to equip and operate a
laboratory, but this was disallowed, be
cause of a shortage of funds. A total
of CLOTS was recommended.
In the Park Department, the committee
recommended a total appropriation of
J&4.CU0. Three new positions were) created
a maintenance) foreman at J36 a month; i
A stretch of continuous street from
Mount Tabor to the West aide hills, mak
ing It the longest thoroughfare in the
cJty. as a matter of fact, duplicating in
importance Market street in San Fran
cisco, Is the undertaking of a number of
property-owners along Morrison street,
headed by Leo Frlede.
The proposal Is to petition for the open
ing of Morrison from Its intersection with
Chapman street In a direct line to Wash
ington street, or at the intersection of
that street by Tyenty-first. To be exact.
the proposed extension of Morrison will
tap Washington at a point between
Twenty-first and Ella streets.
The extension, if made, will cut through
the property on which the old exposition
ommend this because It was not sane- ounaing stands, ana win cut ore part or
tloned hv Poundmaster Reed. The men l"at structure, together wun parts ot
said they have to stand lots of abuse in 'he north side of blocks and 5, King's
the discharge of their duty, and believed I " aumura ii mo ny ui x-urimim.
themselves worthy of more pay. I 1 ne exposition site is ovnea ty a synai-
I can sympathize with the dogcateh- -" which nussen ruyin are rep-
ers." commented Councilman Cottel. reseniauves ana tne agents are reportea
Relmr memhee nf the roundl. I also as saying that tne proposed improvement
have troubles, but I cannot get a raise will be heartily favored by their princi
ln pav, and hardly think the dogcatchers Pals. giving as a reason that the opening
should have any. However, after leav- of the street will result In ' giving the
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Ing the Council. I may wish tc get a
Job as a dogcatcher. and maybe I should
vote to raise the Day. '
Dr. Wheeler, last night, said he did not
care at that time to reply to the attack
property two frontages, which naturally
would make Its renting value greater.
Property along Morrison street from
Third to the westerly end of that thor
oughfara is figured on as particlpat..ig In
on his administration of the health office the Increased Importance which is regard
AVakefleld Sued for $10,000.
A Jl 0,000 damage suit against Robert
Wakefield, proprietor of the Portland
Bridge & Building Company, was filed
In the Circuit Court yesterday by
Joseph RueL a former employe. He
says that he was crushed under the
railroad track of -a Clackamas River
bridge near Oregon City. December 8,
1907. The track, he says, had been
raised several feet with Jackscrews,
which gave way while he was at work.
Sues on Big Lumber Bill.
The Beaver Lumber Company has
filed suit In the Circuit Court against
the Oregon City Planing Mills to re
cover J12S3.24, alleged to be owing on
a lumber bill.
STOOD OFF fiy BONAPARTE
SENATE COMMITTEE CAVT GET
FACTS OS STEEL DEAL.
made by Dr. Pohl. He intimated, how
ever, that he later would make a public
statement.
LICENSES CANT BE DENIED
HARD TO PUT EMPLOYMENT
AGENCIES OCT OP BUSINESS.
No Evidence Airn4nst Many of Them,
and It Is Difficult to Kefuse
to License Any.
It Is going to be extremely difficult to
secure evidence sufficient to Justify the
general license ' committee of the City
Council In refusing licensee to all the em
ployment agents In Portland, according
ed as certain when the street has a con
tinuous course, eliminating the turnoff at
Chapman. It Is also believ'ea that with
the opening of the street u.e Morrison
streetcar line will run out to and north
ward on Twenty-first street, part of
which is now used after a roundabout
course of the line.
Property-Owners Are Interested.
Mr. Friede said yesterday that prac
tlcaily all the principal property-owners
on Morrison had signed the petition for
the opening of the street and that he
looked for an almost unanimous signa
ture list when the matter is given the
consideration it deserves. The fact that
the project was taken up about two years
ago and failed of passage, does not to
any great extent enter Into the present
movement to secure the Improvement
He said he firmly believed the project to
certain to be put through some day It
the near future, and the longer It Is de
layed the more at he damage assessment
will be. He cited the case when Alder
6treet was cut through when the pro
moters of that Improvement declined to
pay the price named in condemnation
proceedings' of 2.000 for the triangular
to the statement of Assistant City Attor
ney Sullivan. A meeting of the committee P at and Chapman. Today that
. . , , . , ... , piece could ndl be bought for double
its scheduled for this afternoon at the
City Hall, at which an Investigation of
The matter Is to take place, but it seems
that Mr. Sullivan ie unable to advise the
committee what to do, as be says that he
has nothing definite against any of the
proprietors and that he will not ask the
Council to withhold any license.
Mayor Lane Instigated the Investigation
and asked that the Council hold up the
approval of the action of the license com.
mittee until such time as It can be ascer
tained whether all should be granted
the price then placed upon It. It was
pointed out that if the present move
ment is not carried oat, when the time
comes that the cut through will be de
manded as a public necessiy, occasioned
by the continued Increase of traffic on
Washington street, it will be discovered
that the delay had been a most expensive
one.
Will Relieve Through Traffic.
Beside a matter of civic pride in having
this great thoroughfare opened, the pro
licenses as employment agents who have moters say. it will relieve through traffic
applied. He declared from the chair at
the last Council meeting that the police
have had numerous complaints against
many of these places, and said that the
Council should not grant any license until
from the extreme West End that now
practically all comes down Washington
street, and leave enough for that street
to take care of to keep the prominent
place it now occupies. Another point is
an effort had been made to determine I made that with Washington. Morrison
who are entitled to be licensed and who and Bumside converging at nearly the
are not. The report of the committee I same part of the city there will be three
was about to be adopted, but when the
Mayor made his statement and request
for information. It was referred to the
committee.
There Is no chairman for the general
license committee since the resignation
great streets spreading out, fanliko, to
take residents of the hills to their re
spective localities of business in direct
canines.
As to the amount to be raised to cover
the cost of property condemned In open
of Councilman Kcllaher. Mayor Lane hav- I ing the street, there Is no exact estimate
ing thus far named no one to succeed to I made, Mr. Friede saying that announce-
the place. Councilman Heppner Is Mr ment of actual figures must await the
Kellaher s successor, but the Mayor Is I report of viewers. A prominent real es-
undecided as to whether he will name tate man, however. In referring to this
Mr. Heppner In the place. There la a feature of the proposal, said he would
possibility that there will be a number place the cost In an offhand estimate at
of changes In the personnel of the varl- about J150.000. Including the cost of build-
ous committees. Councilman Menefee, lngs condemned. From that he figures an
however, took the Initiative and called a assessment of $2750 on each side of blocks
meeting of the committee for this after- In the district to bo benefited, that is,
noon. from Third street to the western terml
'There have been many complaints nus of the street. Mr. Friede said he had
against employment agents," said Assist- approached but one man who declined to
ant City Attorney Sullivan, "but it Is hard sign or even to discuss the matter, and
to obtain evidence against them sufficient this owner had recently Inherited his hold
to convict. Whenever we have secured ing and was not apparently able to un-
enough, we have always filed complaints
and prosecuted them. We have had some
convictions. Last week C. K. Hansen
was found guilty on four charges in the
Municipal Court and was fined J25 on
each charge. He sent some men over Into
Idaho, or started them there. They got
as far as Baker City, and there was some
flaw In the proceedings, and they re
turned to Portland. He refused them
their money, and we began prosecutions.
E. P. McCrosky Is another with whom we
have had considerable trouble. In fact.
there are ' complaints against many of
these men. hut as far as I am concerned
If called upon by the license committee
to advise them. I could not name any
agents who should not be licensed.
Hundreds of people have been victimized
by some of the employment offices here,
and the police are constantly called upon
to Intercede In behalf of poor working
men who have put up their last dollar
to obtain a position somewhere. Arriving
at their destination, they have found
something wrong, and were, in many In
stances, obliged to walk back, hungry
and worn, without work.
Sleeth's Demurrers Overruled.
The demurrers of Dana P. Sleeth and
Melvln H. Voorhels, managing editor and
business manager respectively of the
Dally News, were overruled by Presid
ing Judge Gantenbein In the Circuit
Court yesterday morning, with the re
sult that the newspaper men must stand
trial. The Court allowed five daj-s" time
in which to demur specially to one of
the indictments. The grand Jury re
cently indicted the two men for criminal
libel.
Eisen Verdict Reversed.
The Supreme Court haa reversed the
verdict of the Circuit Court convicting
D. William Klsen. former Danish Vice
Consul, of contributing to the delin
quency of 17-year-old Jennie Sighers.
The Supreme Court has declared the In
dictment upon which Dr. Eisen was tried
to be worthless because It does not Stat.
that the girl was unmarried. Dr. Eisen
was convicted before Judge O'Day and
fined JoOO. District Attorney-Cameron
will file a motion for a rehearing.
derstand the advantage to himself In hav
ing the street opened as did those who
had owned property on the street for
years.
Names of the Owners.
The names of owners along Morrison
street from Third to Chapman are as follows:
C. Adolphus Atlsky.
Simon Blumauer.
H. W. Corbett heirs.
F. W. Winters.
Kllen E. Ray.
Peter Mann heirs.
Mgr. C. Smith.
H. W. Corbett heirs.
Linda H. Dorcy.
Ben C. Holladay.
M. Rosenblatt.
'Peter W. Seversen.
Sarah M. Tilford.
Geo. J. Lowensoa.
Max Lonenson.
M. 1.. Holzman.
H. H. Holzman.
Anna B. Thompson.
F. W. Leadbetter.
Susan W. Smith.
V. Kills Brown.
Samuel Brown,
Mary Mayer.
Margaret Scott.
Herman Borles heirs. Harvey Scott.
T S. Government.
Meier & t rank.
liyal B. Stearns.
Oregon Company.
Portland TTote! Co.
Security Savings &
Trust Co.
M. D. Simon.
I.eo Fried.
I.ou!s E. Hamilton.
A. M. Starkweather.
C. W. Starkweather.
John F. P.lsley.
Stephen Mead heirs.
K. K. I.ytle.
O. E. Bruere.
Wm. Ij. Wood.
Wm. M. Blaklev.
Sweeney Inv. Co.
Charles Hegele.
Araminto Bronaugh.
School District No. I
John Corkish.
W. Depenning heirs.
Oregon Consistory No.
1 of Portland, Or.
Invitation to Testify Meets With
Evasion Relations Courteous
but Not Cordial.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. A highly
developed order of courtesy is being
maintained between the Senate commit
tee on Judiciary and Attorney-General
Bonaparte over the question whether
the Attorney-General shall appear be
fore the committee to explain . the
merger of the Tennesse Coal & Iron
Company and the United States Steel
Corporation.
When -the sub-committee having this
investigation in charge met today,
Clark of Wyoming, the chairman, sub
mitted a letter which he received yes
terday from Mr. Bonaparte, declining
the committee's invitation to appear
today for the reason that he had an en
gagement in the Supreme Court. The
committee solemnly agreed not to make
the letter public The committee also
declined to authorize Mr. Bonaparte
to publish the letter, even after he had
expressed a willingness to- do so, al
though the committee decided that it
had no objection to the Attorney-General's
giving it out. If he desired to do
so upon his own authority.
While members of the sub-committee
unanimously say that Mr. Bonaparte's
reply was the embodiment of courtesy,
it is evident that it ignored some sug
gestion from the committee that has
not tended to enhance tne cordial rela
tions between the committee and the
Department of Justice. It is manifest
that the committee will not receive any
aid from the White House or Depart
ment of Justice in pursuing its Inquiries.
WILL END RAGE-BETTING
GILLETT WHili SIGX BILL LEGIS
LATURE WILL PASS.
Realty Associates olVoncordia. BldR. Assn
Portland, Or.
Edward D. Gelser.
H. M.Cake.
A. B. Steinbaci.
Louis tfexter et al.
T. Harvey Bennett.
Mary A. Pennoyer.
Emily Porter.
Ceo. M. PtronfC.
Ellis C. Brown.
A. Brown.
Simon Blumauer.
Helen May.
1 P. chemln Estate
E. C. Brown.
S. A. Brown.
t. J. Malarkey et al
John Klernan.
Amanda W. Heed
heirs.
Beasie B. Hutchinson
Eugene . Richet.
Hv W. Corbett "helra sarah J. Rodney.
Oerman Atd Poclety. m. M. Spaulding
T. J. Armstrong.
ZIMMERMAN IS ACQUITTED
Not Guilty of Charge of Slaughter
ing Within City.
Judge Gantenbeln acquitted - Louis
Zimmerman yesterday afternoon of a
charge of slaughtering in South Port
land within the city limits, and violat
ing a city ordinance by so doing. Zim
merman was, convicted In the Municipal
Court and appealed the case to the
California House Disposes of Measure
and Senate's Adoption Sure
to Follow.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 21: Developments
in the fight being made by the racetrack
interests to prevent the enactment in
this state of the law passed in New
York, known as the Hughes law, pro
hibiting betting upon races, showed to
day that within a short period it will
be ready for the signature of governor
Glllett.
The Assembly passed, the measure to
day by a vote of 67 to 10. Lieutenant-
Governor Porter said this morning there
was not a doubt of its passing in the
Senate.
The Governor has repeated several
times the statement that he would sign
a 1)111 prohibiting gambling on the races
that might come to him from the Legis
lature.
The racetrack interests are not hopeful
of delaying final action more than a
week. Notice was given by Assembly
man G. L. Johnson that he would move
to reconsider the vote of the bill tomor
row, but that motion will meet the same
fate as half a dozen other motions made
by opponents of the bill.
MONTANA RACERS GET JOLT
Long Meets and Bookmaking De
clared Destructive to Sport.
HELENA, Mont.. Jan. 21. The state
ment that the abolishment of long race
meetlnES without gambling would destroy I
or injure horse breeding throughout the
tate. received a bad Jolt last nignt at
the hands of W. H. Knight, secretary of
the American Trotting Association.
A. D. Oalbraith. vice-president of the
Montana Breeders' Association, wired Mr.
Knight yesterday. Mr. Knight's reply
follows:
'Long race meetings with gambling
ave either entirely destroyed or have
njured horse-racing in most every local
ity where they have been permitted.
Meetings of greater length than two
weeks should not be permitted in any
county."
OUR
$10,000
STOCK or
FURS
at 12
PRICE
K"Jt r fo - FIFTH
E. Werthelmer,
and Gen. Mgr.
AND
ALDER STS.
THE LATEST
SPRING '
EFFECTS IN
NET
WAISTS
Value to $10 at
$2.65
Friday Bargain Day and Saturday Specials
WOMEN'S SUITS
At $
f'" ju t A
18--Z5
Our First Advance Sale of Spring Suits
It must still be fresh in the minds of the shrewd buyers what our first
Advance Sale means by looking back to last Fall, when all those who were
fortunate enough to obtain the greatest values ever offered in Portland. At
that sale it was, as you well remember, necessary to close our doors repeat
edly, being unable to serve the anxious buyer. At this, our first Advance Sale
of the season, the values offered will be equally as great, if not surpassed.
See the suits the price tickets will turn your thoughts from anything like
pedigree. Here are styles of the period in choice all-wools of the favorite
colors and weights that you want. Eighteen seventy-five they should be $50.
"When you think of "Suits" the complimentary thought should be "Grand
Leader." By the constant telling, by the great bargains, by the large variety,
we mean to work the law of association between our suits and your mind.
We shall succeed are succeeding. By far the fullest and best gathering of
suits we've ever shown.
Earlier in the season we had bargains in suits at $18.75. Today we record
bigger bargains, much bigger bargains, at the same price. You know our
$14?75 suits! They were the town talk. These at $18.75 are a-sparklo with
several times the value of the winners we've been selling at half the price
others ask for them. The materials include chiffon, broadcloth, cheviots,
serges, hard-finished worsteds, shadow-striped weaves and smart tailor cloths
soft,' perfectly finished surfaces in good, strong, well spun, smoothly woven
yarns an honest, hearty look in every thread. But the colors, the colors !
There is play of gray, smoke, taupe, reseda, olive, brown, Alice, cream and
white serges, and the coming popular Qld Rose. Yes, color is one of the
dashing charms of these suits. Material and work best you ever saw for
the money. Not a slipshod, bungling garment in the lot.
Remember, these values at $50 will be on sale Friday at $18.75
SEE OUR WINDOWS COME EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH
OFFICIALS CULLED
SECRETARY ROOT AMOXG THOSE
SUJIMOXED.
Assistant Attorney-General and Sen
ator Knox Also Must Tell
of Canal Libel.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Secretary
Root, Senator Knox and Assistant Attor
ney-General Russell, of the Department
of Justice, were served today with sub-
rpenas to appear tomorrow before the
Federal grand Jury, now Investigating the
publication of alleged libelous articles in
the New York World and Indianapolis
News, connecting the names of Charles
P. Taft. Douglas Robinson and William
Nelson Cromwell with the Panama Canal
purchases.
Secretary Root will appear before the
Jury at noon, which will necessitate his
leaving the regular semi-weekly Cabinet
meeting before it is concluded.
Senator Knox said that he had not
been asked to bring any particular books
or papers with him, and that he had no
idea what' Information the Jury would
demand of him.
Assistant United States Attorney-Gen
eral McNamara will read to the Jury the
run text of the articles containing the
alleged libelous statements.
Attorney-General Bonaparte conferred
today with President Roosevelt in regard
to the statement that Mr. Bonaparte has
announced he will issue regarding the
case. This statement, it is now said, will
not be made until next week.
QUIZ SEVERAL OX CAXATj TALE
Federal Grand Jury Delves Into
Purchase Story Libel.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Severai wit
nesses appeared today before the Federal
grand jury which is investigating the
charges of criminal libel against the New
lork World growing out of its criticisms
of the Panama Canal purchase. Ed
ward F. Cragln, a writer for magazines,
was the first called, and he was followed
by A. C. Ryan, formerly connected with
the Boston .American, who remained only
a few minutes.
It was reported today that Charles P.
Taft would appear as a witness before a
special grand jury of New York County,
which under the direction of District At
torney Jerome is expected to begin an
inquiry to ascertain whether criminal libel
had been committed against an individual
in this state.
WOODMAN SLASHES SELF
TAKE ISSUE WITH HEBREWS
Episcopalians Insist United States
Is Christian Country.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21. The ac
tion of the I'nion of American Hebrew
Congregations yesterday, in appointing
a committee to spread literature which
shall take tiie position "from a Consti
tutional standpoint" that this is not a
Christian country, brought forth a pro
test today from the fourth diocesan
synod of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. The committee adopted a
resolution protesting against any state
ment that this is not a Christian coun
try and stating that effort to remove
from the statute reference to the use
of the words the Lord's day or Sunday
should be vigorously opposed by all
Christian people.
The American Church Sunday School
Institute at its annual meeting today
adopted a similar resolution.
Montana State Organizer Loses
Money and Health; Seeks Death.
BUTTE. Jan. 21. A Miner special from
Livingston says:
H. D. Gough, state organizer for the
Woodmen of the World, made a des
perate but probably unsuccessful attempt
to commit suicide at an early hour this
morning in hiB room In the Realty block.
in this city, by slashing his throat and
wrists. He is in a serious condition. The
following note was found In his room
"Forgive me for this. Heavy losses of
money and' poor health were the causes.
Notify my wife."
TWELVE AGED MEN HURT
Fire at Ohio Infirmary May Have
Fatal Results.
CANFIELD, O.. Jan. 21. Fire of un
known origjn this afternoon destroyed
the men's building In the Mahoning
County infirmary, and J2 of the aged
inmates received 'burns more or less
serious.
Steven Kelly, burned about the face
and hands and legs, may die. The fire
loss will be about $30,000.
Protect American Inventors.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 21. At the request
of Congresman Sulzer, of New York,
the chamber of commerce committee
on legislation will prepare a bill to pro
tect all American inventors. It Is point
ed out that, while foreign Inventors
are protected In the United States for
17 years without taxes or depreciation
In valua by compulsory working. Great
Britain, France and Germany have
laws necessitating great expense upon
American inventors.
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son. Carlton; L. B. Zumer, Corvallls; Mrs.
C. E. Davis, Tltiisville, pa.: Mrs. L. Pack
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fler and wife. Chicago; S. W. McCormlck,
Seattle; -H. W. Sllverest, Tacoma; J. M.
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Angeles; H. pennypaeker. New York; t;eorge
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Pierce, Seattle; Mrs. M. Singleton, Tacoma;
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C. Wa-rkln and wife. Echo.
"SOCIAL WHIRL"
With Coffee-Insomnia and Collapse.
It seems difficult for some of us to
be good all of the time, but it pays,
after all.
i Even a model school teacher, on a va
cation, may drop into excesses in tha
way of overeating, late hours and black
coffee to' add to the Irritation of the
nervous system.
"I am a teacher In the University,"
writes a lady in Salt Lake City, "and
hold a responsible and trying position.
For months before my collapse, I rose
completely devitalized, but braced up
on a cup of coffee.
"The Summer vacation I spent In the
East, where I participated in a whirl
of social affairs. There was scarcely
an evening when I did not drink strong
coffee and afterwards spend hours
awake.
"Finally the break-down came and I
have spent hundreds of dollars and al
most two years of suffering trying to
mend it.
"Every doctor I had Insisted on my
giving up coffee. I tried Postum, not
prepared, at first, as It ought to be,
and I did not care for It- Since getting
it right I have found It wonderfully
beneficial.
"The benefits derived from Postum
the past year have been gradual but
sure. The effect on my stomach was
immediate. It was the 'only thing ex
cept the white of egg that did not dis
tress me.
"There Is no doubt that coffee Is in
jurious to many even In small quanti
ties. To one who will make the trial,
there is no doubt that Postum is de
cidedly beneficial and a delicious drink
if made according to directions on
package."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
vllle," in pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever rend the above letter t A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.