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' TTTt- MnpYTvn nnrnnviiV. TKEST1AY. NOVEMBER 9, 1909. 3 FEDERAL HEALTH BUREAU IS URGED President Taft Thinks Nation Should Look After Sani- . tary Conditions. SHIP SUBSIDY ADVOCATED Executive Advises Dixie to Help Pass Bill for Good of American Ves selsRoosevelt Conserva tion Policy I'pheld. AUGCST. Ga.. Nov. S. President Taft today played at golf with his host In Augusta. Major Joseph B. Cummlng. de feating him. 2 UP and 4 to go; opened the Georgia-Carolina Interstate Fair; rode through the streets of Augusta amid the cheers of his "fellow-citizens" and left the. city at 3 P. M. for Florence. S. C. A call upon the President at the go!f links on hls Invitation by Ty Cobb, the baseball player, the extreme cordiality of the reception of the President in, his 'Winter capltol" and the good fellow ship extended to h's entourage, were the features of the day. In his address at the fairgrounds the President touched upon a numb-?r of mat ters of National importance. The key note of his adlr?ss ap National sanita tion, that a National Board of Health should accomplish for the Nation Itself what the Nation had accomplished for others in Cuba end Panama. Ship Subsidy Vrged. The President also talked rHp subsidy and suggested that the plan merited the support of the South especially of cot ton manufacturing states like Georgia and South Carolina. Mr. Taft's ep:-?ch in part follows: "It seems to me that the most impor tant subject and the most important col lection of subject? is that which relatos to the conservation of our natural re sources. InUss we enn secure uniform state, co-operation, uniform slate legisla tion with reference to the preservation of our forests and the equalization of the water, which falls from the clouds, and the preservation of our soil from h?tng washed out to sea. we shall not be able to carry out the programme set for us hy Theodore Roosevelt, which to every thoughtful man must commend Itself as of the highest importance to the safety and preservation of our Nation." Health Bureau Needed. Regarding National sanitation the President said: "V?e now have various bureaus in Washington which have functions con nected with the suppression of diseases and the study of the different diseases, put they are scattered and. they need to be, united in one bureau which shall di rect its attention to the study of ques tions of health under all conditions pre vailing In this country, so that by the circulation of the knowledge obtained it may enable the people to live hygienic lives'. "Now it is true that the health of the citizens Is directly committed to the state, but it is also true that the ques tion of agricuture is committed by the Constitution to the state. Nevertheless the Agricultural Department has found much that it can do to assist the agricul ture of the country. "I expect to recommend to Congress that there be a union of all the experi mental departments of the Government for the discovery of lines of health and study of disease." NEGRO IS ON TRIAL TODAY 1!. K. Brooks Indicted for Assault With Deadly Weapon. TUB DALLES'. Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) Circuit Court convened here this morning with Judge Bradshaw presiding. The fol lowing grand jurors were drawn im mediately upon opening of court: John Philllpa. foreman; J. 1 Tolgate. D. D. Roltou. John Mann. F. T.- Bsping. Frank Gabel. W. D. Hudson. R. E. Brooks, the negro Pullman porter who shot B. H. Trumbull and John Mc Laughlin, two Illinois Central Railroad officials at Shanlko. on June 15. was in dicted on a charge of assault with dan gerous weapon. The case has been docketed for o'clock tomorrow morn ing. B. H. Trumbull. John McLaughlin and James Wallace, of Portland, and C. F. Van de Water, of Walla Walla, testified before the grand Jury today. L. M. Covey, accused of cutting a man named Smith at Friend. nd Fred George, of Portland, held under bond In con nection with the death of M. P. Pullen. an O. R. N. brakeman in yards here on the night of September 3. .were also Indicted for assault with dangerous weapons. The two latter indictment were returned too late this afternoon to be en tered on court docket. COOK COMES BACK HARD Continued from First Page.) while In New Tork, and he was under ,euch surveillance by persona seeming ly Interested in his movements and those of his counsel and friends, that he decided to continue the work; upon the data for Copenhagen in a quiet place awav from New York. When his work is done Dr. Cook will resume his activities in New York and elsewhere as usual." It is denied that messages to and from Dr. Cook at his New Sork hotel were intercepted, but the statement says that the contents of messages sent to Dr. Cook in the West were "pub lished before they reached him." POLK TALK TO BE PItOBED Committee of Scientists Will Investi gate Cook's Claims. WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. The Board of Managers of the National Geographic So ciety appointed today a committee to pass upon the question whether the North Vole was discovered before 190.nieaning by that by Dr. Cook. The committee Is composed of J. Howard Gotv. formerly professor of mathematics. George Washington Univer sity Rear-Admiral John K. Piltebury. of the Navy, and Dr. C. W. Willard Hayes. Chief Geologist of the Geological Survey. This committee Is changed from the one which payned on Peary's records and de clared them authentic. The committee, it was authoritatively announced, will not' go to Copenhagen, but will rely on data obtained otherwise to determine finaliy whether in the opinion of the members Dr. Cook reached the North Pole as claimed, on April 21, i it will have authority to Interrogate such persons and make such journey as may be regarded as essential. TW") PROMINENT FIGURES 4 . So LWC 1 Wf - ' ' Jt- EDWBD BiRRILL, WHO DECLARES COOK ' DID . SOT SCALE MOUNT M'KI.XLEY. INDIANS LOSE LAND Choctaw and Chickasaw In dians Forfeit Citizenship. BRIBERY CHARGES MADE Counsel for Red Men Claim $7 50, 000 Paid Legal Firm of Oklaho ma as Result of Conniving Against Aborigines. WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. In an opin ion by Justice Holmes, the Supreme Court of the United, States decided to day against the complainants, the case of "13,000 Choctaw and Chickasaw In dians who asked for redress for being excluded from the citizenship rolls of those nations when they were pre pared, by Secretary Hitchcock, of the Interior Department, on March 4. 1907. The suit was instituted by J. E. Flem ing In the United States Circuit Court for the eastern district of Oklahoma, and was sensational In its charges. It de clared the citizenship court Had Deen bribed; that $750,(A had been paid to the Oklahoma legal firm of Mansfield. Mc Murray & Cornis as the result of an un lawful conniving, and that notwithstand ing these charges had been brought to the attention or aecreiary uwntiu, had failed to Investigate them. It was also asserted that the Secretary had withdrawn vast areas of land for reservation purposes and for other uses, contrary to law. Claiming to be entitled to a share of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tunas ana lands under the terms of the treaty be tween the Indians and the United States, which was entered Into In 1830, the pe titioners asked for a decree compelling a general accounting, for the award of their proportion of the property, and for an Injunction prohibiting further proceed ings looking to tne alienation of it. OWN STUDEMTS ACCUSE SOURCE OF CHARGES AGAINST MRS. STETSOX UNCOVERED. Her ."Self-Defense" Declared Xot In Accordance With Teachings of Christian Science. NEW YORK. Nov." 8. Eugene R. Cox. head of the Christian Science publica tion committee in this city, issued a statement tonight in which he declared It was not Virgil O. Strickler. first reader of the First Church of Christ. Scientist, in New Tork. who Inaugu rated charges of mental malpractice that resulted In .the deposing of Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson as head of that church. It was a group of Mrs. Stet son's own students, he says, who cir culated reports against her, and later a few of them came forward with spe cific charges to the board of directors and to the mother church in Boston. Later the board of directors called Mr. Strickler as a witness. While the mental practice pre scribed by Mrs. Stetson in this morn ing's papers is not the practice of Christian Science.." continued Mr. Cox, "it Is to be observed that there is a wide difference between her practice as described by herself and as de scribed by her students. Even her most partisan students admitted that she was In the habit of making mental and audible attacks upon persons In the nature of Imprecations and curses. "The distinction which she attempts to make in favor of mental practice, which she claims is legitimate as self defense, is unknown to Christian Sci ence. A Christian Scientist defends himself from all forms of evil by keep ing his own conscience free from It, and not by hurllng thoughts at a sup posed enemy." HASKELL SILENT ON FIGHT Oklahoma Governor Says, However,' Laws Will Be Enforced. GUTHRIE." Okla.. Nov. 8. Governor Haskell, when asked today whether he would permit the Jeffries-Johnson fight to be held In Oklahoma, made the fol lowing statement: "I do not know just what the enact ment of Oklahoma cover in this regard. IN POLAR CONTROVERSY n m V V TW U'kn Ct V I fera to Lead Expedition to I A Mount McKlnley to Bring Back I Cook's Record. 4 but one thing is certain, the laws will be enforced as long as I am Governor. "It is really humorous to ask me" what I might or might not do In case a 6et of men should come into the state with an exhibition in violation of the statutes. "We have a way of meeting- contingencies as they arise down here. HORSES ECLIPSE GOWNS LESS SOCIETY, MORE AMMAL SEEX AT SHOW. Grand Canadian Army Exhibit Fails to Compare With American Competitors. NEW TORK. Nov. 8. Heavy skies and a steady drizzle outside detracted noth ing from the brilliancy of the first night of the 25th National Horse Show at Madison-Square Garden. Judging began tills morning at 10 o'clock but society did not fill the boxes until evening. Costumes were not startl ing this year and there was more interest In the horses than in the new gowns In the boxes. Attention centered on the Grand Cana dian army horses appearing here for the first time In the history of the associa tion. Their showing in the jumping class was far behind the local horses. . Judge TV. H. Moore, of New Tork, was Just pinning a blue ribbon to his bay gelding Flourish when the animal reared and driving his forefeet into the Judges" stand, upset chairs, broke a table and bowled over a gorgeous flunkey. Judge Moore regained control without leaving his seat and drove Flourish out. Judge Moore was a winner of a blue ribbon In the class for novice harness horses with his Lady Seaton. JAIL FOLLOWS LOVE POEM Man Who Sent Erotic Verse to Mayor Taylor Found Guilty. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 8. Stanley Gutereaux. whose poetic temper caused him to mail Mayor Taylor some months ago a copy of a burning love poem, the purport of which was so unconventional that the Mayor's secretary hastily sum moned the postal authorities after read ing a few lines, was convicted of mitking felonious use of the mails -by a Jury in Federal Court today. Sentence will be imposed Wednesday. "Women. I Love Tou." was the strik ing title of the effusion and Gutereaux declared he sent it to Mayor Taylor be cause he understood the Mayor wa somewhat of a poet himself. BEARS AMBLE NEAR TOWN Hunters Go in Pursuit, but Are en able to Bag Big Game. RAYMOND, Wash.. Nov. 8. (Special.) As he walked Into Raymond on the rail road track yesterday evening a man said v. - Mn. ie, aa Via reached the edge of the city, four full-grown bears cross the track a short distance in front of him and disappear in the brush. Two or three men. as soon aa mc? heard of it. gave chase, but were unable A ,h, hpflm. A vear ago now bears were very numerous in this vicinity i tt t c,A mnnv denredations in orchards and pig sties, but this year they have not peen so pieuuiiu., ( STRETCHER TAKES WOMAN AGITATOR Let Out of Jail, She Is Carried Home as Many Rioters, Non Citizens, Look On. iFOOD IF THEY WILL WORK Even Leaders Refuse Good Meals I'nless Companions Receive Like Treatment Mayor Pratt Is. Sued for Damages. SPOKANE. Nov. 8. The only sensa tion of the I. W. W. disorders today was the parading through the streets on a stretcher of Agnes Fair, a woman agita tor, who had been released on her own recognizance. ,As she was leaving the courtroom, the woman appeared to be faint, so her com panions brought a stretcher and, carry ing her, they marched through the prin cipal streets, followed by a large throng, to her rooms. Three demonstrations during the day brought about 30 "martyrs" to the Police Station. Many Prisoners Non-Citizens. All rioters arrested are now being asked by the desk officers how long they have been in the city, how long In the United States, and whether they are native or naturalized citizens. The percentage of non-citizens was larger today than on any previous- day. In a list of 83 names taken from the po lice blotter from November 5 to today, there are 41 Americans and 42 foreign ers charged with disorderly conduct . or attempting to speak on the streets in connection with the I. W. W. demonstra tions. All of those now in jail .maintained their "starvation plan" today, even the leaders who have heretofore been eating the good meals brought to them, refus ing to partake unless their companions got equally good fare. All they have to do to get good meals is to work as sen tenced. But they won't work. Some of the prisoners have refused to take food for 84 hours. Police View' Phase Calmly. The police view this phase of the trouble very calmly. They will con tinue to offer food to the men at regular intervals, but show no inclination to try to force the prisoners to eat. Twenty-one more street speakers were arrested this morning. A number of these stated they had arrived from Butte or Portland within the last two days. A new development today was the filing of a suit claiming $2500 damages from Mayor Pratt and the police by Thomas Ryan, who claims he was as saulted by an officer while trying to speak on the streets. While the men In jail will not eat, they protest bitterly against the regula tions prescribed by Police Chief Sulli van for the men who refuse to work. He allows them half a loaf the first day, a quarter of a loaf the second day and after this two slices of bread each day. They declare this is not enough to keep a man alive. Three square meals a day will be substituted as soon as they will agree to work, but working in jail or paying fines Is against the rules of the I. W. W. LIQUOR ISSUE. SET ASIDE District Attorney Finds Seaside Can not Vote on December 8. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) The County Court at its session today denied the petition asking that the ques tion of local option be submitted to the voters of Seaside at the municipal elec tion to be held there on December 8, on -t- J ,v.n, unHar thp RtlIP lfl.W an IIIO RlUUilU iiioufc . election on the local option can be le gally held only on me iirsi luni .mo. the first Monday of any year. This de cision was based on an opinion filed with the court by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Brownell. This opinion was in part as follows: Section 3 of Chapter 158 of the laws of Oregon makes the flrat Tuesday after the first Monday in November of any year the day when a local option election shall be held with no provision therein contained in any way modifying that meaning. The said section (toes on to say that this law shall take effect on the first day of January following the day of the election, the intent being. In my opinion, if the elec tion went dry. to give all saloonmen the same length of time to settle up their busi ness and move out. or otherwise dispose of their saloon supplies, fixtures, etc. If this law does not fix said Tuesday as the only day for holding a local option election and Intends to allow the election held at any time, then and in that event. It might not be giving all men engaged In the saloon business the same length of time ta close up which. In my opinion. Is unjust and not the Intent of this section of the law I therefore, advise that in my opinion any local option election held on any day other than the first Tuesday after tne nrst Mon day In November of any year Is irregular and contrary tojaw. A petition was presented to the court asking that Clatsop County assist in de fraying the expense of furnishing the ad dition that has recently been constructed to the Boys' & Girls' Aid Society build ing at Portland. The court decided that after January 1, when the tax levies have been made, it will donate J176 toward the fund. MRS. ROOSEVELT RETURNS With Miss Ethel She WU Start for Home Friday. ROME, Nov. 8. As yet no dispatches have been received by Mrs. Roosevelt from her husband or her son, Kermit, regarding the report of the ex-President's illness, but following the re ceipt on Saturday and Sunday of re assuring telegrams from Nairobi, an other came to her today from Mr. New land, of the firm of Newland & Tarl ton, saying: "The report of Colonel Roosevelt's sickness Is an absolute lie. I am un able to communicate with Mr. Roose velt Immediately, as he Is away from civilization, but have sent runners, both of whom are absolutely fit." Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter. Miss Ethel, will leave here Wednesday for Naples, and, according to their present intentions, they will take steamer Friday for the United States. FIVE tO KNOW FATE SOON - Government Rests Its Case Against Alleged Train Robbers. OMAHA. .Nov. 8. The Government rested this "afternoon in the trial of Mathews, Woods, Forgenson, Grigware and Golden, the men charged with holding up the Union Pacific eastbound Overland Limited at Mudcut in the suburbs of this city last May and rob bing the mallear of several registered pouches. Attorneys for the defense in their opening statements announced they would try to establish an- alibi for the prisoners. It was announced that the defendants would go on the stand. Depositions of citizens of Spokane, Wash.. to prove the previous good character of Frank Grigware, were read, and Edward M. Grigware. father of Frank, was put on the stand for the same purpose. When the trial was .resumed today. Judge Munger announced that the identi fication of writing attributed to William Mathews, one of the defendants, by Sheriff Dyer, of Twin Falls, Idaho, would be admitted. The wniting was an unsigned letter mailed at Minneapolis and secured by the Federal authorities at the Denver post office, addressed to "J. C. Kelley." in forming him his valises had been shipped to him. "Kelley" is alleged to have been Golden, who was arrested in Denver. Sheriff Dyer Identified the letter as being in the handwriting of Mathews. PROBE SIS LEWISTON FRAUD IXDICTMEXTS AXD BAXK FAILURE SET TOWX AGOG. Cashier Explains Knotty PoinU of Shortage Accused Employes May Clenr Skirts. SPOKANE. Wash.. Nov. 8. (Special.) Lewiston is agog over recent indictments returned in the land-fraud eases against George Kester, William Dwyer, H. C. Steffey and W. F. Kettenbach, and in creased interest is manifest in the bank defalcation case. At Moscow, E. C. Smith, cashier of the Lewiston National Bank, was on the witness stand almost all day, going over records and explaining knotty points of shortages. That the books ef the Lewiston, National Bank have been so kept that it has been difficult to follow false entries through voluminous records is known here, but with Lewis M. Gray on the stand tomor row more light will be thrown on the bad tangle which is slowly being unraveled. Mr. Gray is one of the best expert ac countants in the United States. He has been called in to expert bank books in several' of the largest bank defalcation cases in the world. The fact that he has been detailed to straighten out the books and show every phase of the false entries which covered the stolen funds indicates .just how thoroughly thd Government Is probing the shortages. J. E. Chapman and Clarence W. Rob nett. ex-employes,- who are accused of robbing the institution of $137,000, are in Moscow, ready to be called as witnesses. They are seen frequently in conversation with Government Investigators. Their friends say the accused men will be able to clear their skirts, and this statement has caused speculation as to where re sponsibility for the shortage lies. MAN FALLS UNDER TRAIN John Harrison Thought to Have At tempted Suicide. John Hafrison, 66 years old. despondent over his destitution and advanced years, is thought to. have attempted suicide about 10 o'clock last night in the terminal yards at the foot of North Fourtennth street by throwing himself underneath a moving feright train. Both legs were cut off, one being mashed off close to the hip and he died about 12:30 o'clock. He was pulled from under the train by members of the switch crew in charge of the train and sent to Good Samaritan Hospital in a Holman ambulance. Patrolman Humphreys. ' who arrived soon after he was found, was able to identify tne old man by a note which the patrolman left for him at the New House several days ago. On the night of October 30, last, the old man ap proached Humphreys, who gave him money for food. The partolman also promised to find him work, which he did.( He left a note for him at the New House a few days ago, telling Harrison to meet him Sunday night. This he failed to do, but had kept the note in his pocket. There was nothing else on him to lead to his Identity and his face was mashed so it was unrecognizable. Very little is known of Harrison. He came here from North Takima, Wash., about one month ago. CAPITAL STOCK INCREASED Klamath Waterusers' Association Votes $5,000,000 More. KLAMATH FALLS, Nov. 8. (Special.) At the adjourned meeting of the Klamath Waterusers Association today the capital stock of the association was increased from $2,000,000 to $6,000,000 by 9000 majority .while the proposition to in crease trie par value of the stock from fM to $30 per phare was lost by 2145. Francis Is Vice-President. 1 NEW TORK. Nov. 8. Annodncement was made today that David R. 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The com pany's purpose is to acquire and deal in water rights and power and to generate electricity by water power. B. WILCOX, Vice-President. JOHNSON, Secretary.