Morning Oregonian., January 28, 1909, Page 4, Image 4

BACK ROOSEVELT
AGAINST CONGRESS
Hundreds Write Letters to
President, Urging Him to
Continue Fight.
SITTING FIRMLY ON LID
When t'omniUt-loncr Smith Is Sub-pt'iiat-tl
He Orilortt All Informa
tion Taken U Wliile House.
Decline-, to Give It Vp.
WASHINGTON'. Jan. IT. t Special.)
The last week of President Roose
velt's administration are marked by
controversies with Conftrns. If the
people of the country could read the
correspondence that has come to the
White House from every part of the
land, there would be no surprise that
Mr. Roosevelt has the courage, when
be believes lie Is rifrht, to fight for
that riKht as he sees It.
The Secret Service matter, the Pana
ma Canal libel case and the personal
attack of Representative Wlllett on
the President have been made the sub
ject of letters to Mr. Roosevelt from
rersons of all conditions of life, and
these letters have come not by twos
or by tens or by scores but by hun
dreds, and all bear testimony to the
multitude belief In the honesty of the
President and to the desire that he
continue his fighting for every prin
ciple and for every legislative act
which will tend to uplift morals and
to benefit the Government.
Attempt to Probe Steel Trust.
Fome time ko the Senate passed
a resolution Introduced by Senator
Culberson, of Texas, authorizing the
Judiciary committee of the Senate to
ascertain whether the President had
exceeded his powers In permitting; the
purchase of the Tennessee Coal & Iron
Company by the I'nlted States Steel
Corporation. Attorney-General Bona
parte was called upon to say why he
had not prosecuted the trust, but upon
orders from the President the Attorney-General
declined to furnish the In
formation. Ttoosevelt Situ on I.ltl.
Recently the subcommittee conduct
ing; the Investigation concluded to
avail Itself of an Investigation of the
steel trust conducted by the Bureau
of Corporations. It was believed this
Information would show whether the
Pre.ldent was Justified In permitting
K. If. Gary and II. C Frlck and others
to bring about the steel merger as a
panacea for the financial panic In New
York a year ago last Fatl. The com
mittee resolved to stibpena Herbert
Knox Smith, Commissioner of Corpora
tions. At this Juncture the President got
wind of the situation. He promptly
called up Mr. Smith and ordered him
to load all the Information on the trust
In his possession Into a mallbag and
bring It to the White House Initanter.
The Judiciary committee was thereby
foiled by reason of the fact that the
President cannot be subpenaed by any
body and he Is sitting on the lid.
'ow President Smiles.
Having carried Ms point, the Pres
ident sent for Senator C. D. Clark, of
Wyoming, chairman of the Pennte Ju
diciary committee, and reminded the
Senator that the committee on Jiidi
cinry had caused to be passed a law
wh!. h prohibited the Government from
getting desirable and necessary Infor
mation without granting immunity to
the corporations from punishment and
without being able to make public the
information secured In any way what
ever. I'nder the provisions of this
law. the President said, he now de
clined to make puhllo Information
Kivcn by the steel trust voluntarily on
a promise not to make it public.
It was at this point that the Roose
vclllan smile appeared.
PRINCIPALS GREAT STARS
t-plendid Slnitrrs to Be Heard With
Lambardl Opera Company.
The Iambardl Italian Grand Opera
Company, from Milan, Italy, numbering
115 people, will be heard at The Ileilig
Theater for three nights. beglni...is next
Monday. February 1, with a matinee
Wednesday. Fortland has never had an
operatic organization of thia magnitude
before. The press of Swn Fr ancle co (where
this company Is appearing this week) are
lavishly Bounding the praises of this big
array of artists. There are 17 premier
principals and IS aub-prlncipate. together
with a chorus of 40 and their own orches
tra of 30 men. The following operas will
be given: Monday night. February 1,
Ponlzettl's "Lucia di Lammermoor";
Tuesday night. Puccini's "La Boheme";
AVednesday matinee. Verdi's "II Trova
lore": Wednesday night, Verdi's "Rlgo
letto." Of the principals, one bright and partic
ular star to, the lyric tenor. Eugenio Bat
tain, whom the San Francisco crltica de
clared to be the equal of Caruso; another,
Mme. Cecilia Tamantl Zavaski, colora
tura soprano, was heralded far and wide
as the successor to Tettrazlnl. and Ales
eandro Modesti. baritone, whom we will
bear in "Rigoletto" Wednesday night, one
of the rapers says Is better than any
baritone on the New Tork stage today,
so we are to hear grand opera that Is
grand opera and on a sftmptuous scale.
PLEA FOR POOR RAILROADS
President Klliott Says Storm of At
tack Miould Cease.
SPOKANH, Wash.. Jan. 27. (SpeciaD
President Howard Elliott, of the- North
ern Pacific, in an address at a banquet
given tonight by the Spokane Chamber
of Commerce said what the country needs
to help development Is a little encour
agement for the railroads, which have
ln exposed for several yeara to a storm
of attack.
lie quoted figures to prove that the In
terest on tiie Investment In American
railroads is not nearly so large as in
other nalitms and produced other figures
to prove that the freight rates here are
lower than abroad. -Mr. Elliott's talk
was of the booster kind and aroused en
thusiasm. MANY. SUITS FROM WRECK
Attorneys "for Ocean l,lne Kxpect
Litigation on Over $2,000,000.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27. Attorneys
for boUi Uie- Whit Star Una
and the Lloyd-Italian, the latter
owners of the . Florida, are preparing for
a battle tn the courts arising because
of the accident. IJtigatlon Involving
approximately I2.ft00.0n0 will probably be
threshed out. but which vessel was to
blame for the disaster will be settled
first by a court of Inquiry. If the Flor
ida was to blame the Republic's owners
may libel her to the value of the boat
and the passenger and freight receipts.
This holds true In the event of the Re
public being found at fault.
But the IJoyd-Itallan Line may recover
only the amount which the Florida was
damaged. Although the White Star Line
may be sued by passengers who were
Injured In the collision or for the deaths
of passengers, as there is no law govern
ing loss of life on the high seas. It Is
doubtful If any such suits will be
brought.
According to stipulations on the back
of each ticket the passengers may re
cover only J10O each on their baggage,
although many lost a far greater
amount. The total loss on baggage and
personal effects is variously estimated at
from JlTSOXi to 50.X0.
The "unwritten law" In the world of
marine that the captain of the ship is
supreme commander of his vessel when
he. leaves port, will not be modified by
the fact that the wireless system keeps
him In constant communication with of
ficials of the company. hls question
has been raised since the disaster to
the Republic because virtually all action
taken by several ships engaged In the
sea drama followed wireless communica
tions to the company officers.
MUST REPORT TD CHIEF
OFFICKHS TO SVBMIT CASES BK
JOKE GETTING WARRANTS.
Instruction Also Given to Bring
Cases of Concurrent Jurisdiction
Before City Attorney.
Before police officers may swear to
complaints against law offenders, here
after, they must submit the facts in the
case to Chief of Police Grltzmacher for
his approval. An order to this effect was
posted by the head of the Police De
partment yesterday forenoon and while It
presumably involves a small matter of
form, yet Its Importance Is quite far
reaching. The document was the subject
of wide discussion yesterday.
It means that In the future arrests
may be made on warrants only In accord
ance with the Cillers views. If an offi
cer thinks he has evidence sufficient to
warrant proceedings against some North
End denizen, for Instance, ho may sub
mit his facts to the Chief only to have
that Individual decide to the contrary.
Hence, the members of -the Department
are relieved of Initiative In criminal mat
ters. An officer may quell a riot or In
tercept a robbery. But If he thinks tlila
man Is running a gambling house or that
woman is conducting a worse place, he
cannot bring action without the Chief's
approval. The order, so far as It relates
to arrest warrants. Is as follows:
"Captains of Police Instruct the offi
cers of your respective reliefs that if they
desire to obtain warrants for persons to
be arrested that they must bring the
rase to the" knowledge of the Chief of
Police before application is made to either
the City or District Attorney for com
plaints in such cases."
Appended to this order Is another which
Is causing much comment. It Instructs
officers positively to bring all cases of
concurrent Jurisdiction before the City
Attorney's office. Disorderly houses are
specifically mentioned. Here Is the order:
"Instruct the officers to make all com
plaints of alleged violations of city or
dinances and also rill cases of concurrent
Jurisdiction between the city and state,
such as bawdy-house cases, etc., with the
City Attorney, for the reason that all
city cases are finally disposed of In the
Municipal Court, whereas In state cases
very often the officers have to appear In
one or more tribunals before final dis
posal of the case. This causes much loss
of time of the officers to the city and
much Inconvenience to the service; there
fore, all rases should be brought as city
cases wherein city ordinances are violated
as well as state laws."
Now those familiar with police affairs
see In this order evidence of letting up on
North End lawbreakers. For under the
state laws the penalty for disorderly house
operation Is one year In the County Jail
or a fine up to J.VK), or both the fine and
Imprisonment The heaviest penalty that
can be Imposed under the city ordinances
Is flOO fine and 90 days In Jail.
The state law In regard to bawdy
houees also makes it possible to arrest
not only the lnma"res of an Immoral place,
but directs arrest of the owner of the
building, together with the lessor and
lessee.
STATE NURSES IN SESSION
Many Interesting Papers Are Read
at Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the State
Nurses' Association was held yesterday
afternoon and evening in the rooms of
the Medical Association at the Medical
building, at Park and Alder streets.
The afternoon meeting was devoted
to business and papers. Mrs. R. D.
Shatto gave an Interesting review of
the work of the school nurses, and Miss
McNamara spake on the work being
done at the Open Air Sanitarium, lay
ing stress on the fact that a special tu
bercular nurse Is needed, to be appoint
ed by the city, to Instruct and at'end to
cases of tuberculosis In the homes.
Miss M. Tandy, gave an Instructive
paper. Illustrated with models, on
"Nursing of Incubator Babies."
Officers were elected for this year,
as follows: President, Miss Jennie
Doyle; vice-president. Mrs. E. M. Per
ry; secretary. Miss McLeane; corres
ponding secretary. Miss Mabel Keefer.
The night meeting was addressed by
Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby, whose sub
ject was The Women of England."
Mrs. Colby gave pleasing and lnterest
estlng reminiscences of her recent visit
with the Militant Suffragettes In Eng
land, and the work being done along this
line.
TOOK DRAGON RIDE ON HIGH
pearl Chlnee Emperor Also Kept
Clothes on and Ate After Dark.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. "Our late
Emperor ruled the empire for 3 years.
He kept on his clothes through the night
and took his food after dark, earnestly
devoting himself to the work of govern
ment. We hoped that his glory would
be long enduring and that he would live
to complete the reorganization of gov
ernment, but the 'sacred body' was too
frail. On the 21st day of the tenth
moon of the 34th year of Huang Hsun,
ha 'took the dragon ride to be a guest
on high.' We have entered the great
succession. The divine utenslla are very
heavy; the responsibilities rest upon this
feeble body; we think of our youth and
scanty merit and fear we shall be un
equal to tlu test."
The above are some of the curious an
nouncements In the proclamation Issued
by the new Chinese Kmperor on the oc
casion of his enthronement In Decem
ber, which comes to the State Department.
THE MORNING
PROPERTY TO PHY
FOR ITER PIPES
Charter Board Adopts Report
After Amending All but
One Section.
EXCEPTIONS PROVIDED FOR
In Few Instances Consumers Will
Bear Cost of Extensions Effort
to Fix Cost of Heat and
Light Fails.
After a discussion lasting almost two
hours, a discussion that was as peaceful
and as placid as a lake on a midsummer's
breezelesa day. the members of the new
Charter Board finally disposed of the re
port, or at least what was left of the
oris'nal. of the committee on the Water
Department. Messers. Beach, Holman,
Gmtze- and Montague took active part
In the discussion. T. B. Wilcox, chair
man of the committee. Just before the
final vote was taken, said:
"I am going to vote in favor of the
report as amended tut I wlph to add
that I haven't changed my mind."
The settlement of the knotty problem
which was presented when the report was
first read, was settled by Mr. Montague's
amendment to the last clause of the
"water bond" amendment which was
voted upon and adopted at the June elec
tion of 1907. The amendment read: "Ex
cept that mains for the purpose of rein
forcement, or fire protection, or under
other condition when in the opinion of
the Council the chief benefit therefrom
does not accrue to the property within
the district, the cost thereof may be paid
In whole or In part out of the water
rate."
Final Charge in-Report.
When this was put to a vote. It was
passed 7 to 3. Then as a last change In
the report. It wirs moved that all of
section 227, in the report be stricken out
and In its place section 227, as voted
upon and adopted In 1907. be substituted.
The vote of the ten members present was
unanimous. It will be the work of the
codification committee to fit this amend
ment Into the proper place In the last
clause and to put In the proper place
the other changes made In the report.
Out of the entire report of the com
mittee on wuter supply, only one sec
tion was passed by the Board without
being torn to shreds. This was section
229.
Property-owners who are delinquent In
paying up their improvement assessments
received a Jolt when Mr. Montague's
amendment prevailed. If the new char
ter i passed, property-owners, who are
delinquent, will find themselves forced
to pay a 12 per cent penalty Interest,
Instead of S per cent Interest. Mr. Mon
tague In urging the adoption of his
motion, said that property-owners avoided
paying their assessments because It was
clieaper to pay" the city 6 per cent, than
to borrow the money from the banks and
pay S P""r cent, and that a great many
property -owners did this.
Chapman Amendment Fails.
Dr. C. H. Chapman's amendment to the
section on heating and lighting, seeking
to leave It within the power of the Coun
cil to fix the rates to be paid forheat
and light, was lost. The amendment had
been made a special order of business.
Dr. Chapman said that the amendment
had been taken from the San Francisco
charter. He offered the amendment he
said, not with any hope that it would
be accepted by the members of the
Board, but with the hope that It would
pave the way for action at some other
time. Mr. Wilcox said that no part of
the San Francisco charter touching on,
this question appealed to him and there
fore he would vote, against it. Mr. Mon
tague and Mr. Holman also spoke against
the amendment.
In order to hasten the work of the
Board, there will be a meeting this after
noon at 2 o'clock.
DYNAMITE SCATTERS BODY
Central I'olnt Young Man Blown to
Pieces by Charge.
OREGON CITT, Or., Jan. 27. (Special.)
James Redding, a young man, 26 years
old. was blown to pieces by a charge of
dynamite tthls afternoon while blasting
stumps at the home of his father at Cen
tral Point, 10 miles from this city.
Redding was unmarried and lived with
his parents, helplrtg them to work the
farm. The remains were brought to this
city, but no Inquest was held, for Cor
oner Holman believed the accident was
plainly due to a premature explosion.
TACOMA GIRL PRISONER
(Continued from First Page.) .
Switzerland, on board an Atlantic liner,
and in New Tork City.
Mrs. Sauvageot and Miss Culbertson
spent several hours with Prosecuting
Attorney McMurray today giving the
detallB of tl trouble which ended In
the dramatic incident In the home yes
terday. Girls Sent Abroad.
Early last year Mrs. Sauvageot and
Mrs. Anna Karasek, both widows, de
cided to send their talented daughters.
Mis Dora Sauvageot, aged 20, and Miss
Rose Karasek, age 23, to Europe to
study music. Before their departure
In March, according to the women's
story, the girls met Joshua Klein, who
Is an exponent of "Divine Healing" and
a new philosophy of life, an accom
plished, well-educated man, who con
verses In several European languages
and who represents himself. It Is al
leged to be a healer, of human Ills.
When the young women left -for
Europe it Is alleged they were fol
lowed by Klein, who met them In Vi
enna. By some Influence he Is alleged
to exert over women he Induced them
to leave tho places where they were
staying and accompany him to a moun
tain resort near Zurich, where he says
he has an Institution In which his
teachings are Imparted to his pupils.
There the girls were absolutely un
der his command, and no correspond
ence was allowed to leave the place
without his approval, it is alleged.
For several months they remained
there, and their mothers became much
alarmed about them.
Finally Mrs. Sauvageot received a letter
from her daughter which caused her im
mediately to set out for Vienna. When
she reached there she learned that her
daughter was in the mountain fastness
of Klein and she Immediately went after
her. Klein at first refused to permit her
to take her daughter away, it Is alleged,
but Mrs. Sauvageot became desperate
and threatened to burn the place unless
she was allowed to remove the girl. She
finally departed with her daughter, but
OREGONIAN. THURSDAY.
Klein followed and took"' passage on the
same steamer.
When they reached New Tork City
Mrs. Sauvageot thought It would be a
good opportunity for her to visit rela
tives In Kentucky, while the daughter
should come direct to Tacoma. The
mother gave her 65 to pay her passage.
After the mother left, Klein came again
upon the scene nnd the result was that
he obtained possession of the money and
bought the girl a ticket back to Vienna
and started her across the Atlantic. Klein
himself crossed the continent and came to
Seattle, where ho recently attempted to
Influence Mrs. Jenson. a singer and well-to-do
widow, to go with him to Zurich
to study music and philosophy. It is
charged Miss Culbertson learned of the
situation and warned Mrs. Jenson.
Klein In Trouble With Mother.
Yesterday Klein came to Tacoma and
visited the Sauvageot home. Mrs. Sauv
ageot implored him to send a cablegram
to her daughter telling her to come home
but he refused to do so. The1 woman
said he became violent and resorted to
sensational antics.
"I can make the earth open and gulp
you down right where you stand." he
is said to have remarked. An officer was
sent for and when he arrived he found
Klein standingoverMlssCulbertson. hold
ing her by the throat and Mrs. Sauvageot
cowering In fear in the room.
Interviewed In Jail tonight Klein de
nied that he was exercising any restraint
over the two girls and said they were
happy In Switzerland and did not want
to return home and that this was the
reason Mies Sauvageot returned to Eu
rope from New York.
Klein is highly educated and says he
has spent 25 years studying "radioactivity"
under the most noted professors in Eu
rope. He has lectured before large classes
of prominent women In Seattle and else
where. He says Mrs. Sauvageot sent for
him and the two women offered him $300
in gold to send a cablegram to Miss
Sauvageot, bidding her come home, but
he spurned the money and refused, be
cause he knew the girls were happy and
he would not be forced to do anything he
did not consider right.
CPHOL-DS VETO OF SELIAVOOD
PARK DEAL..
Councilman Wills Declares Lane Is
in Bargain With Evening Pa
per to Attack Him.
Mayor Lane's veto of the Sellwood
Park purchase ordinance was sustained
by the City Council yesterday morn
ing, after Councilman Wills had ex
plained his position In the matter. He
had been accused of shady transactions
and of "boosting" the sale for prlvato
benefit by an evening paper, but he
emphatically denied the allegations,
and said that the attack, he thought,
was made upon him through a bar
gain entered Into between the Mayor
and the paper, which, he said, had
ceased criticism of Mayor Lane and
the police, and had directed its etacks
at him. Mr. Wills said he believed
the deal was that the papr would
drop its fight cn the Mayer if the
Mayor would stand with it in its fight
on Mr. Wills In the park purchase.
Continuing. Mr. Wills sa.d that he
made a speech of two mtnute3 before
the Park Board, and that li the mem
ber were Influenced by hi3 remarks
to such an extent that they went con
trary to their own Judgment in the
matter, "they are a poor board." If
any mistake was made, he said, the
blame 1s upon the Park Boarl, not
upon the Council, and he resented
Mayor Lane's Insinuation in the veto
message that the Council had "stood
m" on the deal for selfish purposes.
Mayor Lane, replying, said he had
acted solely in the interests of the
public; that complaint was made
against the proposed purchase, and he
did only his duty in Investigating It.
He had made no bargain with any
newspaper, he said, and could not If
he wished to. He had no motive other
than the public good, he declared, in
vetoing the ordinance.
The veto of the "snow" ordinance,
which carried an appropriation of $3000
to be used for cleaning the streets
of the snow during a recent storm, was
not sustained, and Councilman Baker
criticised the Mayor for not spending
the money as directed. Mayor Lane
said in his veto message that the fund
was not required: that the street
cleaning department handled the snow
without it.
"I disagree with the Mayor," said
Mr. Baker. "The street-cleaning de
partment was not able to handle the
snow without help, and tho downtown
business suffered three times as much
because the money was not used to
clear the streets, and I will vote .to
pass the ordinance over fcla veto so
that. If we have another such storm,
the money will be available for use."
' The Council also passed over the
veto two ordinances carrying provi
sion for the maintenance of streets for
10 years, as provided by the city char
ter. It was fully explained that the
entire matter Is one for the Executive
Board to handle, and not for the
Council. '
HANDCUFFED TO HINDU
White Prisoner's Blood Bolls and
Crowd Enters Protest.
MARTSVILLE. Cal., Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) Sheriff McAulay, of Placer County,
when paslng through hero yesterday with
a prisoner he had caught at Chlco, espied
among a gang of Hindus at the Marys
ville depot one J. Singh, also wanted at
Auburn. Singh was, hurriedly arrested
and was handcuffed to the other pris
oner. Richard Burke, a barber, arrested
for forgery.
Burke objected strenuously to being
linked to the dark-skinned foreigner, and
many bystanders entered protests on his
behalf, one man becoming so Insistent
that threats of arrests were made by Mc
Aulay. The starting of the Sheriff's train
probably prevented trouble. When last
seen Burke was still bound to the Hindu.
FATHER CASEY IS ' OUT
Resignation of Vancouver Barracks
Chaplain Accepted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The President
has accepted the resignation of Chaplain
Joseph Casey of the First Infantry at
Vancouver Barracks, Washington, to
take effect at once.
Charged With Running Poker Game
Martin Phillips, proprietor of Martin's
saloon, 245 Front street, and Louis Cohn.
said to be one of his employes, were ar
rested last night on a warrant sworn
out in the Municipal Court, which ac
cuse Cohn of running a poker game In
Martin's saloon and accuses Phillips of
permitting the game to b operated In
his place of business. The warrants
were sworn out and served by Patrolman
Burks and were the result of charges
made by men arrested several nights
ago. Phillips and Cohn were each, re
leased on $100 bail.
JANUARY 28. W09.
ABUSE IS EXPUNGED
House Blots Willett's Speech
From Its Records.
NOT ONE OBJECTION MADE
Committee Declares Necessity of
Protecting President From Per
sonal Abuse and Preventing
Abusive Tirade.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. The House
proceedings began today with the
adoption of the special committee re
port, recommending the expunging
from the record t the recent speech of
Wlllett, of New York, denunciatory of
President Roosevelt.
During further consideration of the
postofflce appropriation bill, the
charges made yesterday by Rainey, af
fecting Panama Canal affairs, cropped
out again. Weeks, of Massachusetts,
entered a defense of Senator Lodge
regarding the purchasing of the two
ships.
The postofflce appropriation bill was
amended In several particulars and
passed. It carries an appropriation of
more than $234,000,000.
Shield President From Abuse.
The report declares that it would
seem that the "peculiar constitutional
duties of the House In relation to the
power of Impeaching the President did
not preclude a clear line of distinction
between that criticism of acts and con
duct necessary for- performance of the
constitutional duties of the House and
criticism merely personal and Irritat
ing." It also says that it Is especially the
duty of the House Itself to protect the
President "from that" personal abuse,
innuendo or ridicule tending to excite
disorder in the House itself and to
create a personal antagonism on the
part of the President toward the House,
and which Is not related to the power
of the House under the Constitution to
examine Into the actsand conduct of
the president."
In a letter to the committee, Wlllett
says that he-did not transcend the
rules of the House. The resolution
recommended by the special committee
for adoption by the House reads:
"Resolved, That the speech of Mr.
Wlllett. printed in the daily Congres
sional Record of January 18, 1909, con
tains language Improper and in viola
tion of the privileges of debate, and
that the same be stricken from the per
manent record."
No Dissenting Voice.
Mann, of Illinois, chairman of the
special committee, presented the re
port, which he eaid contained the unan
imous opinion of that committee. After
the report had been read, Mann offered
to yield time to any member wishing
to discuss the report, but, as none
evinced a desire to do so, the resolu
tion striKing out the speech was passed
with hardly a dissenting voice.
STOKM ABOT7T POSTAL CLERKS
House Votes 500 Additional at
Smaller Offices.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. When the
Postofflce appropriation hill was read for
amendment In the House today the pro
visions covering the per diem allowance
of Inspectors as well as their traveling
expenses were stricken out on points of
order, but later restored.
' A storm of debate was raised by an
amendment by Gardner, of Massachu
setts, providing for an additional BOO
clerks, assistant superintendents, private
secretaries, etc., at stations of the $1100
class. The amendment was adopted. A
further amendment was agreed to, pro
viding that the 500 additional employes
shall be taken from those of the $1000
class. .
It was brought out by Sims, of Tennes
see, that "hundreds of rural carriers
were acting as salesmen for business
houses."
The paragraph appropriating $23,000 for
expenses of railway mail clerks and
others of that service while traveling
on business of the Postoffice Depart
ment and away from their headquarters,
was stricken out on a point of order.
Aa amended, the bill was then passed,
the amount carried being practically as
reported by the committee.
WfLKIE IS FCT IX SWEATBOX
House Committee Gives Him Dose
of Own 'Medicine.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. What is de
scribed as one of the most thrilling
hearings of tills session took place this
afternoon in the rooms of the House
committee on appropriations when the
sub-committee, in charge of the drafting
of the sundry civil appropriation bill had
Chief Wllkie, of the Secret Service, on
the witness stand. Ha was asked for
information concerning the conduct of
his office, being questioned by the mem
bers whose names have figured in the
Secret Service controversy with the
President.
For more than three hours Mr. Wllkie
was plied with questions in regard to
the Secret Service. The fact was brought
out that, although the limitation placed'
upon the expenditure of money for Se
cret Service last year reduced the num
ber of men employed under Wllkie by
nine, those same nine men were placed
on the rolls of the Department of Justice.
SETTLE BROWNSVILLE ROW
Roosevelt and Foraker Approve Bill
. for Re-enlistment.
tit i prTTVCTAV T i .1 ? Qonnte lend-
IVAOnJlTUlvi.i ,i. . . . .
ers have drafted a bill for the settle
ment or the I'.rownsvine question.
.-ii .. n,i,l. t h .1 gnnrnvnl of
WHICH nirci o -" , --
President Roosevelt and Senator Fora
ker. It provides for the appointment of
Anintnn f ucnoT-A 1 officers to
consider all applications of the dis--i
bii i ,i I ..t-j fnr re-enlist-
ment. The conclusions of the commis
sion are not to be nnai. out musi De
i a u a War ripTtftrtment for
suuun k - -
review. If the commission finds that
there is no evidence to connect - the
i i , tny r.nllst ment with the
Brownsville affair the applicant is to
be restored to service iu um
The bill has not yet been trade public.
FAVOR WESTERN PANAMA LINE
Secretary or War Yet Unable to Say
What Aid Can Be Given.
tviqhivrtoN'. .Tan. 27. Several per
sons interested in the establishment of a
iln of steamers between San Fran
cisco and Panama called on Secretary of
War today to ascertain to what extent
the Government would support the lino
by forwarding supplies for the Panama
Canal by the proposed line. The Secre
tary told his callers he ravorea ine proj
ect, but was not prepared to say what
assurances the Government could give.
Heyburn Has Realty Plan.
WASHINGTON", Jan. 27. Senator Hey
burn. of Idaho, has Introduced a bill au
thorizing the reappraisement of unsold
lots in townsltea under reclamation proj
ect and giving to the Secretary of the In
terior authority to sell all such lots on
partial payments. The bill provides that
where lots have not been eold within two
years after the first appraisement they
may be revalued and then resold. In
many cases It has been found that the
original valuation was too high.
Rescue Buried Miners.
CRAXBROOK, B. C. Jan. 27. A spe
cial received here from the Morris City
mines states that the 20 miners buried
jn the cave-in -there today were all res
cued without serious injury.
AT THE HOTELS.
The Portland Roy S. Donley, Kenosha;
G. O. Muhlfeld, Boston: S. L. Shuffleton,
Seattle; W. F. Mills. New York: S. H.
Stanton, Buffalo; W. L. Woodroof and wife,
Vancouver, B. C. ; R. A. Husbands. W. R.
Hendrcy. Seattle; A. H, Bullion and wife,
San Francisto; D. W. Chapman. Chicago;
J. L, Yoeum, I. A. Taggart. Seattle; J. It.
Cochran and wife. New York; R. E. StucK
land. Spokane; Lillian Paddock. San Fran
cisco; Mrs. O. H. Callender. Astoria; A. P.
Sprague, Elgin: H. C. De Muth. Dayton; L.
C. Dillman. Los Angeles: A. C. Huff and
wife. Redding; H. M. Kinney, Winona: .
W. Reed Eureka; F. X,. Nussbaumer. Minne
apolis; E. E. Booth. H. W. Hamke. Chi
cago; E. Knoble, Tacoma; T. F. Taylor.
New York; George H. Tilden, Seattle; L.
Rosenthal, C. A. Strong and wife. A. A.
Waterman, Chicago; J. A. Bennett, St. 3o
(eph; F. Smith and wife-. Eugene; A. It
Harder, Spokane: G. Adams and wife, city;
li. W. Gist, Basin; J. Harris, San Fran
cisco; J. P. Mever, Oakland; A. M. Steven
son and wife, city; C. S. Shank. Seattle; B.
T. Walling and wife, Mampo; F. D. Men Is.
Baker CitV; D. C. Bradley. Centervllle; C. E.
Stuubs. Denver: H. E. Farquharson, chi
cane: Mrs. E. R. Week. Spokane; J. Wayne.
Australia; W. N. Soderberg. George h.
Brldgett, San Francisco; J. Mulvehlll. Spo
kane; E. FIvnn, Chicago; G. B. Hengen and
wife New York; R. T. Rel Seattle; I. A.
Brown, Miss Brown. Heppner.
The Oregon Thomas II. Blackstone.
Rldnefksld; W. D. Plue. Rainier; D. t. k.elly.
Clifton; A. H. Peterson. Salem: H. W
Beecher, Seattle: L. R. Farria, Mrs. P. C.
Talbott. Rainier; Davis Baird, Seattle; K.
Barclay. Tacoma: R. H. Smith. Zanesvllle;
F. R. Silversmith, Denver: H. Warner,
Grants Pass; A. L. Knight, Pendleton;
Charles Peterson. Tacoma; George IL
Bailey. Seattle; Mrs. Kate S. Brown. Mrs.
T. M. Jackson. Eugene: F. Thurston. Se
attle: F. P. Corcoran. Seattle: Perry Davis,
Puvallup; D. M. Mackenzie. Oakland: ! red
S. "Bender. Walla Walla; Miss Lillian Buck
ner, Albany; P. S. Leonard and. wife, Al
banv; P. 8. Leonard andwife, Wenatchee;
R. H. Huston. Mrs. R. H. Huston. Corvallls;
Helen Houston, Corvallls: G. W. Mattson
and wife. Sheridan: J. W. H?rron. L. A.
Hundy. city; G. B. Milloy. Scappoose; B. H.
Wilcox, Pendleton; S. Ostou. F. O. Assel
stlrfe. Sol Shyman, Seattle; W. G. Press,
Chicago: Dr. F. H. Coffeen and wife, Yam
hill: Bvron Hunter. Walla Walla: Haul
Jones, Cincinnati: R. A. Cummins. Mrs. c.
H. Lee. Corvallls; Robert E. Nevln. New
Westminster; J. A. Wooton. Vancouver:
Charles Hoyce. W. J. I.anmore. Marshtleld;
Miss C M. Griffin. Miss Glffin. Oregon City;
L. Heynemann. H. Diet. S. B. McCluskey,
F B. Leok, O. E. Lutz. San Francisco;
Mrs. Dever. Tacoma; T. W. Leekley. Seattle-
George W. Dorman, St. Paul: W. .T.
Jones. A. Peters. Seattle; James W. West,
Dee; F. P. Bodinson, Baker City.
The Prrklns. N B. Stone. J. W. Murphy,
city; J. R. Good. Colfax; C. N. Manlng, Roy,
Wash C. E. Johnson, Mom; Harold .
Maffett. Latourelle: B. K. White and fam
ily. Ostrander; L. Hope, city; S. P. Weaver.
Spokane: C B. Teats -and wife. Imperial;
A. B. Marshellan. San Francisco; K. h.
Kunkel, Ashland: F. Morey. city; J. J.
Blenklron. Sioux City; J. E. Bynes and wife.
Kelso; George Mcmann, Chicago; M. K.
McMillan. Milwaukee; J. R. Black. J. M.
Stone. Seattle: Ed Conkclman. H.od River;
c H. Hucldier and wile. Ashland; 11. Ger
lich. Falls City: S. W. Furton, Tacoma: H.
M Johnson, Charles Green. J. Jackson,
city: George TV. Kumme,-. Seattle; 1- ret
Silva. Lyle; C. S. Smith. Medf"id: Nelli
lnigley. Stevenson; Amanda ychuddlnffs.
Greenson; F S. Johnson, John Day; Charles
H. Haddix. Astoria; E. J Dwyer. Everett;
Mrs. TV. H Nelson. N. C. Christenson. New
berg; V. H. yultzow, city; W. F. Hlutt,
Placevllle; L. E. Button, city; F. J. Smith.
San Francisco.
The Im-KTittl Mrs. G. C. Fulton. J. F.
Hamilton, F. Kauflman. F. D. Finch, As
toria; A. Q. Smith. L. McDonald. Seattle:
J. Sheldon and wife. St. Helens; L. It
Dart. Vancouver; F. H. Pepper. Dallas; Mrs
D A. palne. Eugene; J. S. Backaunawa and
wife. Independence; E. B. Johnson, As
toria; W. Coeirer and wife, city: TV. Vogt.
The Dalles; A. G. Jones. Independence;
Mrs. E, H. Eastabrook, VV. Colllnson.
Mulloy. Woodburn: W. O. Hadley, Ho oil
River- J. H Glover. Seattle; Mrs. K. C.
Sargent, !M3ss Ethel Sargent. Aberdeen:
George TV. Taylor. Castle Rock: A. Bolton.
Seattle; H. E. Oallager. Tacoma. Wash.; TV.
C Warnock, Omaha: F. J- Crown. San
Francisco; C. A. Buckley. Grass Valley: II.
H Hendrick, Fashel. Or.: Dr. H E.' Beers,
TVasco; M. M. Germna. Kent; A. A. Walker.
Gaston: J. Clute. San Francisco; E. M.
Ford. North Yakima.
The St. Charles Flom TVlllls, Banks: M.
Song and wife, F. Song and wife, Gresham;
M Sumner, C. Sumner, Damascus; P. Swen
son Sant Point; J. Johnson, city; W.W
Cooper, William Maylln, Kelso; J. L. Dan
iels Conlv; C. E. Banks, Vancouver; A. C.
Philip, Tacoma: S. TV. Parrlsh, Newberg:
H Crenshaw. Tillamook; C. W. Monk. Ore
gon City; J. L. Marvin. Plymouth, lnd.: f.
V. Van Gilder, Centralla; C. N. McReynolds.
Cleone; C. TV. Tobey, L. W. Tobey. I. a Center-
O. R. Roms. St. John; John Wagowvky.
city Mrs. Charles Gullhume and son, Olney;
C R Johnson. Maud Anoerson,
Richard Hungerford. city: J. Welch. Seattle:
Jl D Lawson. Woodland; F. Conley. Ko
burg: John I. Montgomery. Houlton: Mrs 1.
C. Watts. Renten: Mrs. S. E. King. Miss
Hazel Gaunt. Mayger; Mrs. N. J. nupoat.
Houlton; J. ,H. Palm. Joe Barhoo. Collins;
A. H. Olney W. Reed, Camas: A. E. Foun
tain. Spokane: J. C. Herrlngton and wife.
Lents: J. B. Pitman. ITillslioro: H. B. ra'"
ton: Baker City: C. M. Connc! Ashland ;
I. M. Connell, St. John: D. F. Elliott city;
H K Miller, P. B. Wooden, .1. M. Mullen,
In'wa-' J. H. Murray, city; E. E. Gilliam.
Saleni; Cvrus Jenkct. Sandy: TV. E. hpelley.
Tualatin;' R. Field. White Salmon; J. Kiiin
Bth P.. Kamath. Cajnas: R. C. (lavison.
Woodland; C. W. Heoregrone. Scappoose; 1-..
H. Lynch. Holbrook: T. O. Thayre RMge
fleld Waeh.: C. F. Hanotth, Mllwaukle. Wis..
J o McKennlt and wife. Oak River; Jacob
Roeer. Rainier; P. A. Lillle. Camas.
The Daninoore. G. M McOrath. Pacific
Grove; C H. Hayes. North Yakima; L. c.
Blodgett.' Chicago: Vt. C. Pratt. Salem; J.
TV. BIddell. St. Louis: Mrs. E. W. Kent. Se
attle; Mrs. McMurray and children. San
Francisco; E. H Howard. South Bei-d,
TVash.; Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Flaherty. St.
Joseph. Mo.; S. I.. Seltz. Spokane; David
Tower. Boston: Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Mays.
S J O'Sullivan. Seattle: M. F. Harwllle.
Sheridan; William KJdston, steamship Rose
City; W. TV. Poston, Clids, Wash.
The Nortonla W. Korft. C. R. Hath
erington. Pasadena; G. Bultlnlan, St. Paul;
C E Keith, J. B. Ramsey. Fernstone; M.
j' Cramer and family. Miss G. Nelson.
Milwaukee; M. J. Lynch. O. Osborn. Con
don: J. F. Murphy, Tacoma; W. Hoehna,
Chicago; W. J. Wells. Baltimore: E. W.
Chance. Ran Francisco; C. R. Stlllman,
Los Angeles; B. H. Kllng. Seattle; D. C.
Ixiwney, Astoria; Mr. K. K. Warner, New
York. '
The Cornelius. E. S. Cuerke. Astoria: C.
IF IT DISAPPEARS, IT'S ECZEMA
Hon to Tell Wliether a Skin Affec
tion la an Inherited Blood Disease
or Xot.
Sometimes It is hard to determine
whether a skin affection Is a sign of a
blood disorder or simply a form of
eczema. Even physicians are often
puzzled In their diagnosis. The best
way for any one afflicted is to go to
the Skldmore Drug Co.. "Woodard,
Clarke & Co., or any good drug
gist who handles pure drugs and
obtain 50 cents' worth of poslam. Ap
ply this, and if the Itching stops at
once and the trouble Is cured In a few
days it may be set down as having
been eczema, as this is the way poslam
acts in the worst cases of eczema, and
in curing acne, herpes, blotches, tetter,
piles, salt rheum, rash, barber's and
other forms of Itch, scaly scalp, and all
surface skin affections.
Those who will write to the Emer
gency Laboratories, No. 32 West Twen-ty-fffth
Street, New York, can secure,
by mail free of charge, a supply suffi
cient to cure a small eczema surface
or clear a complexion overnight and
remova pimples ia t anty-four hours.
Charcoal Purifies
Any Breatk
And in Its Purest Form Has Long
Been Known aa the Greatest
Gas Absorber.
Pure willow charcoal will oxldt
almost any odor and. render it sweet
and pure. A panful In a foul cellar
vill absorb deadly fumes, for charcoal
absorbs one hundred times its voluma
In gas.
The ancients knew the value of char
coal and administered it in cases of
illness, especially pertaining to the
stomach. In England today charcoal
poultices are used for ulcers, bolls, etc.,
while some physicians in Europe clai
to cure many skin diseases by coverlntl
the afflicted skin with charcoal pow
der. Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges go into
the mouth and transfer foul odors at
once into oxygen, absorb noxious gases
and acids and when swallowed mix
with the digestive Juices and stop gas
making, fermentation and decay.
By their gentle finalities they con
trol beneficially bowel action and stop ,
diarrhoea and constipation.
Bad breath simply cannot exist when
charcoal Is used. There are no ifs or
ands about this statement. Don't taka
our word for it, but look into the mat
ter yourself. Ask your druggist or
physician, or better still, look up char
coal In your encyclopedia. The beauty
of Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges Is that
the highest pharmaceutical expert
knowledge obtainable . has been used
to prepare a lozenge that will give to
man the best form of charcoal for- use.
Pure willow and honey Is the result.
Two or three after meals and at bed
time sweeten the breath, stop decay of
teeth, aKl the digestive apparatus and
promote perfect bowel action. They
enrich the supply of oxygen to the sys
tem and thereby revivify the blood and
nerves.
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are soldi
everywhere In vast quantities, thus
they must have merit. Every druggist ,
carries them, price twenty-five cents
per box. or send us your name and ad-
dress and we will send you a trial
package by mall. free. Address F. A. ;
Stuart Co., 200 Stuart Bldg, Marshall,
Mich. -
B Paddock, city; F. A. Robin, Grants Pass;
O D. C'ury. Cincinnati, O. ; T. K. Reed,
St Paul; E. O. Hulse. Seattle; C. T. Belcher.
Collins Hot Spring": B. " Paul. Astoria;
M W. Heffert, Chicago; Jnm-s C. Munson,
Denver: N O. Newell, Kan Frnnclsco; J. C.
Peters. Boston; B. C. Frank. Olympla; S. K.
Sharer. Billings: Caesar Van Meter, Los
Angeles; C. K. Karllng, F. N. Martin. Spo
kane. . .
piiepsy,
Fits
"My son was cured of a very
bad case of epilepsy; with Dr.
Miles' Nervine."
MRS. D. BAKER, Cleveland, O.
"My little daughter who was
afflicted with St. Vitus' Dance
is now entirely well after taking
Dr. Miles' Nervine only four
months."
MRS. C. G. BENNETT,
Alma, Mich.
Epilepsy, Fits, St.. Vitus'
Dance and Spasms, are all nerv
ous diseases. They have been
cured in so many instances with
Dr. Miles' Nervine that it is
reasonable to conclude that it is
almost sure to cure you. With
nervous diseases of a severe
type, persistent use has almost
invariably resulted in a complete
cure or lasting benefits, worth
many times the cost of the rem
edy. The best evidence you can
get of its merits is to write to
those who have used it. Get a
bottle from your druggist. Take
it all according to directions, and
if it does not benefit he will re-
turn your money.
Heart to Heart Talk
With a Young Mother
CHILDREN SI0K WITH ONU
DISEASE AFTER ANOTHER
ALL WINTER.
How to Avoid Catching Conta
gious Diseases Something
Every Mother Should
Remember.
Good tnornin-r, I'm to glad to yom
How are the children? What' the troubl
now? Seems like they have been sick all
winter. First scarlet fever, then diphtheria,
and now it ia whoopina; cough. Well, yoa
hare had your hands full to be sure, but do
you know I beliere you could have warded
oil gome of those diseases. Oh, nol I'm not
accusing yon of neglecting your children!
you're too good a mother to do that. I
know your new neighbors brought scarlet
fever, but don't you remember the hard
colds your children had just when they came?
Now listen a moment; that has had more to
do with it than you think. Your children
were then particularly susceptible to disease)
germs. Eminent physicians now agree that
children would not be near so likely to take
scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping cough
or any of the catching dineases if every cold
were doctored when it first makes its appear
ance. You have noticed that when two
children are exposed to some contagious
disease at the same time often one of them
will take it and the other will not Well
that ia just the reason, one child had a cold
and the other did not. I never allow a cold
to run twenty-four hours without attention.
You say yon don't have any confidence in
cough medicines? You have not used tho
right one yet. Just try Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and you'll change your mind. Of
course you have heard of it. It has been on
the market for thirtv-five years. No, indeed,
it won't hurt the children. There is nothing
in it that will injure your little baby. Get
a bottle of it while you are up town and yoa
will find that your children will Dot catch
vary thing that comes along.
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