PORTLAND. OREGON. SATURDAY, . FEBRUARY 13, 1915.
.'KICK FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LY.-ZSO. 1G.918.
BRITONS NOW USE
HEAVY HOWITZERS
'Eyewitness' Says Ger
man Gun Surpassed.
HOUSES ARE BLOWN UP BODILY
Monster Shells Enable Capture
of Strong Positions.
CONSUMPTIVE AMONG DEAD
Man in Kaiser s Ranks Certified Tu
bercular, Others or Poor Phy
sique English Officer Aided br
Enemy Who Is Fired On.
LO.VDON. Feb. 12. The British army
In France la now using: heavy how
itzers, which, according to a report
from the official "eyewitness" with
tha expeditionary forces, have Rained
ascendancy over the heavy German
tuns.
These howitzers, he says, were used
In successful attacks on the German
positions in the brick fields south of
La Basiee Canal a week so tonight.
Detonations Heard 20 Mile.
"Our heavy howitzers took part in
this bombardment, their fire being di
rected on the railway triangle." the
eyewitness" says. "The. boom of
these pieces and the detonation of
their shells were audible 20 miles
away, above the roar of the other ar
tillery, while to those close at hand
the shrieking of the great projectiles
through the air was most impressive,
as were the. volumes of smoke and
debris thrown up.
"The effect of the lyddite shells was
truly terrific, one house being blown
bodily into the air, and as they burst
among the brick stacks they created
great havoc among the emny.
JNotae Cover Assaalt.
"The assault was launched against a
strong position, or 'keep.' among the
Macks of bricks held by the. Germans,
our storming columns rushed the wo.k
from three sides at once and captured
It with little loss, for. as prisoners aft
erward said, the noiae of the bursting
shells was so great and the clouds of
dust with which the defender were
surrounded were so thick that they did
not observe our men advancing until
too late.
"At the same time the trenches to
the north of this point, between it and
the rnajil. were stormed by another
party.
"I!y seizing these points we were
enabled to occupy a continuous line
sotithwards from our forward posts on
the canal, which formed an advan
inRcous position in front of the brick
fields.
Stratagem Loses ovelt.
"We captured 19 unwounded prison
ers, in addition to many wounded, a
trench mortar and machine guns. The
Germans left "0 dead on the ground,
while our casualties were Insignificant.
"The Germans, however, showed no
Inclination to accept this reverse, for
In the early hours of February 7 a
body of them advanced along the car.al
bank, shouting out "don't shoot, we are
engineers." This form of stratcgem,
unfortunately for the enemy, has now
lost Its novelty. Our men held their
fire until the supposed sappers were
only a few yards away and then opened
with a machine gun. with the result
that the 'engineers' fell back, leaving
it dead bodies in front of our lines.
"la the afternoon another attack
was attempted, but it melted away
under our heavy artillery fire and did
not arrive at close quarters.
Artillery Klre t.alos Accuracy.
A gre.it feature of the recent fight
ing has been the accuracy of our ar
tillery fire. On one occasion our guns
accomplished the feat of blowing the
Go-mans cut of trenches they were oc
cupying on an embankment, although
it was only 40 yards from that which
wo were holding.
"On February most of the enemy's
casualties were ilue to our shell fire.
The whole of the area both behind and
immediately in front of the trenches
we now hold was found to be littered
with the bodies of hundreds of Ger
mans killed In the various fights since
January 25. Our artillery lire here has
obtained such ascendency that after
tha assault on that day our troops
actually were able to put up barbed
wire entanglements In front of their
trenches In broad daylight without
being fired at by the enemy's infantry.
Prisoners captured here were despond
ent and much shaken.
"The Germans rely strongly on the
incendiary shell for damaging towns
and In t:ielr recent bombardment of Ar
mentleres they made use of projectiles
f this type packed with candles com
posed of celluloid, phosphorous and
wax. which material is so inflammable
that It will ignite If placed in the sun."
rrlMnmi of Poor rhyalque.
The "eye witness" says that some of
the prisoners captured lately have been
of comparatively poor physique and tells
of finding In the pocket of a dead Ger
man two medical certificates saying
that he suffering from consump
tion. The certificates were accompa
nied by an application from the soldier's
father asking that the son be relieved
of the necessity of going Into active
service. The official observer also
quotes letters which he says were re
ceived by soldiers from home and which
wore found on bodies, complaining of j
tCoaciuded oa fas 2-J.
BRITONS ATTACK
IN 34 AIRCRAFT
BELGIAX TOWXS HEXD BY GER
MANS AKE RAIDED.
Aerial Warfare Waged oi Largest
Scale in History Grahame-White
Falls Into Sea, Is Rescued.
LONDON". Feb. 12. Aerial warfare
was waged today on the largest scale in
its history and under adverse circum
stances from the standpoint of the
weather. Bombs were dropped on Oa
ten d. Bruges and other places.
Thirty-four aeroplanes and seaplanes
of the British navy participated.
The raid was made to prevent the de
velopment of submarine bases and es
tablishments which might further en
danger British warships and merchant
men. Considerable damage is said to have
been done to German gun positions,
railway lines and railway stations. The
Ostend station Is reported to have been
set on fire and that at Blankenberghe
to have been badly damaged. German
mine-sweeping vessels at Zeebrugge
also came in for a hail of bombs.
At various points the airmen were re
ceived by the Germans with firing from
anti-aerial guns and rifles.
The machine driven by Flight Com
mander Claude Grahame-White, among
the most Intrepid of the British fliers,
fell Into the sea while returning to its
base after the raid was over and the
aviator had a narrow escape from
drowning. Fortunately for him a
French cruiser was near by and picked
him up and then towed his aeroplane
into port. ' .
WOMEN CAN'T BE JURORS
House Indefinitely Postpones Huston I
Bill on Fair Sex Service.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Feb. 12.
(Special.) Oregon women are not to
bo permitted to serve on Juries. Neither
will they be compelled to serve.
The House today indefinitely post
poned the Huston bill, which would
have made it possible but not com
pulsory for women to serve on trial
Juries.
The Senate a week ago defeated a
bill to make it compulsory but not
optional for women to serve.
In the House the plea was made that
if women were to serve on Juries at
all they should be compelled to serve
if summoned and not be given the
option of claiming exemption on ac
count of their sex, as the bill provided.
In the Senate the plea was made that
women should not be compelled to do
Jury duty, but that it should be made
Optional .with them.
TACKS LAY JITNEYS LOW
Trail Through University District iu
Seattle Works Havoc to Cars.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Following the distribution of a
thousand Or more tacks along the East
Lake carline last night, the tires of
Jitney buses -were punctured in suc
cession in the University district.
The danger zone, it was found after
several hundred dollars' worth of dam
age had been done, extended along East
Lake avenue .and Kast Fortieth from
Lakcvicw Drive North to Fourteenth
avenue Northeast and East Forty-fifth
street.
The police were busy In the Univer
sity region for several hours. The city
street department was finally called
and worked some time before the ave
nue was cleared of tacks.
BLOW FROM CABLE FATAL
Man Meets Death at Sutton Creek
When Engine Is MoTed.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.)
J. A. Roberts died early this morning
from injuries inflicted while working
for the Coast Driving & Boom Com
pany, at Sutton Creek. A large donkey
engine was being moved and Roberts,
who was standing nearby, was sVruck
by the steel cable as it jerked back.
He was hurled 30 feet against a log
and his head was injured. He was
unconscious when picked up and was
brought to this city. Ho died severals
hours later.
Ho came here from Grays Harbor
about six weeks ago. He was married
and a widow and child survive him.
TYPHUS FOUNDJN AUSTRIA
Spread of Smallpox in Vienna H
Also Reported.
VENICE, via London, Feb. 12. An of
ficial Austrian report received here
shows that there were 243 cases of
typhus fever in Austria during the first
week of February.
It is 'reported that smallpox is
spreading in Vienna and that despite
the efforts of the authorities less than
one-fifth of the population Is vaccin
ated. RUSSIANS POORLY ARMED
Berlin Correspondent Finds Many
Recruits in Training.
BERLIN. Feb. 12. Writing to a Ber
lin newspaper from Russia, a corre
spondent says:
"In most of the more important Rus
sian cities recruit in considerable
i KAlnv ftrtll.H The;, men
II LI 1 11 t o i u i.. i . r. ......
are In part excellent material, but the
weapons wttn wnicn iney are suppucu
leave much to be desired."
Russia to Borrow in London.
LONDON. Feb. 12. The Russian
Government will Issue flO.000,000
($50,000,000) of treasury bills in Lon
don, with the consent of the British
government. The Dills win oe ollerea
on February 13, at a fixed price of Si
and. will be payable in. one year.
NEUTRAL EHVOYS
APPROVE PROTEST
British arid German
' Ambassadors Silent.
CAPITAL DEEPLY CONCERNED
Differences in Two Notes
Cause Discussion.
SERIOUS TONE IS NOTED
Xecessity for. Strong Warning to
Germany Emphasized Tse of
Central Flag Regarded Chiefly
as Being "Cnnelghborly."
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Reading of
the official texts of the two notes from
the United States to Germany and
Great Britain developed today an In
tense interest among officials and dip
lomats In the question of what would
be the nature of the replies from the
two belligerent governments.
That Great Britain would give as
surances of no intention to sanction
the general use of neutral fta?rs by
Britisi merchant ships was the belief
of many officials. The widest sort of
speculation, based on a variety of con
ceptions of Germany's plans In wag
ing a submarine war on merchant ships
was heard as to the probable response
of the Berlin Foreign Office.
Serious Tone Impels Attention.
Count von Bernstorff. the German
Ambassador, declined to discuss the
note to Germany, as he had received
no advices from Berlin concerning it,
and the British embassy also was silent.
What excited most attention in Con
gress and among diplomats, however,
was the serious tone of the notes, even
though qualified by the polite terms of
diplomatic usage. The determination
of the United States Government to
have the American flag used only by
ships entitled to fly it and the warn
ing that Germany would be held to a
"strict accountability" It American
lives or vessels were lost in the at
tacks on merchant vessels in the new
sea zones of war were practically the
sole topic of discussion In executive
and Congressional circles, as well as
among the Ambassadors and represent
atlves o:belligerent and neutral na
tions. eutral Diplomats Approve.
While there were no authorized ex
pressions, it was evident that the neu
tral diplomats in general gave both
notes their approval because of the
identity of interest of their " govern
ments and of the United States in the
circumstances.
The opposition of a neutral govern
ment to the practices suggested by
the Lusltanla incident or the threatened
attacks on merchant vessels was con
sidered as likely to have a beneficial
effect and there were suggestions that
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S j Maximum temperature.
4S.2 degrees: minimum. 37.0 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; winds mostly westerly.
M ar. .
New heavy howitzers used by Britons sur
pass German suns, says "eyewitness.
Page 1. . - -
Allies airmen raid Belgian towns held by
Germans. Pace 1.
Sir Roeer Casement charges British Sovcrn"
ment offered reward for his capture or
murder, page
French capture hill In Vosgca after sharp
battle in violent snowstorm.
Lecislatores.
New game bill gives Governor Wln"T?
power ana provmcs ii
Pn.tr 4
New bill alms to reduce petition peddling to
minimum. Page 4.
House votes in opposition to -Senate on se
lection of states' waterpower convention
delegates. Page 5.
Foreign.
Japan damands upper hold In all Chinese
concessions. Page 2.
National.
Notes of United States to Germany and
Great Britain approved by neutral dip
lomats, page 1.
IJomestic.
Drys win double victory in Iowa Senate.
Page 3.
Robbers torture and murder aged banker
and his wife. Page 3.
Sports.
Jefferson High shuts out Portland Academy
soccer team in exciting game. Page 10.
Hap Hogan has eyes on Baltimore boy who
he would place on first. Page 10.
Pacific orthweft.
Hood River growers elect delegates to Ta-
coma meeting without any dissent.
Fane 4.
Jackson County Progressives pledge to unite
with Republicans to accompusn emw
cratic defeat. ' Page 5. -
Albany loses JlOO.OOv in fire. Page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
Local wheat prices follow Chicago lead.
Page 15.
Batsford. first of h:gh-priced cargo steam
ers, arrives for grain. Page 15.
Portland and Vicinity.
Gatherfng at German house honors memory
of Abraham Lincoln. Ptge 12.
City clean-up programme is thorough suc
cess. Page 12.
Flags arc raided on new Meier & Frank
building. Page 16.
After heated controversy city labor bill
passes to third reading. Page 9.
Armed highwaymen roh ' postal Substation
"A and make getaway, t'age i.
M. Seller, founder of Portland house, dies
at Frankfort. Germany. Page t.
LESS "UPLIFT IS WANTED
Ei-Ambassador Wilson Says Mexico
Xceds Practical Assistance.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 12. Henry
Lane Wilson, ex-Ambassador to Mexico,
speaking here tonight before the Co
lumbia Club, said: "There will be no
hope for Mexico until either the pres
ent Administration reverses its policy
In entirety or until a new Administra
tion, committed to less uplift, but more
genuine practical advice and assistance
in the way of intelligent evolution,
comes Into power. "-
Mr. Wilson said it was not his pur
pose "to question the intentions or
patriotism of the President, but the
performance of the Administration."
ASHLAND CHANGES LINE
City Election Places Part of Terri
tory Under County Sway.
ASHLAND, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.)
At a special city election held today the
proposition to amend the charter, pro
viding for changing the northwesterly
boundaries of the municipality to con
form to Pacific Highway requirements,
was carried by a vote of 521 to 28.
This result piaces the territory in ques
tion under Jurisdiction of the county.
Instead of the city.
HIGHWAYMEN
ROB
POSTAL SUBSTMION
J r. . I J A ,t(
rmed Duo Handcuttj,
, o
Superintendent Ofr.
$700 IN LOOT IS TAKEN
Police Think Robbers Made
Getaway in Auto.
OFFICIAL FEARED DEATH
At Poiut of Guns Is Demand Made
for Federal Cash and Stamps.
Previous Kobbery Recalled
When $2100 Was Stolen.
Handcuffing A. G. Ott. superintendent
of Postoffice substation "A," at Union
avenue and East Alder street, to a
heavy mailrack after he had unlocked
the safe at the point of a revolver, two
armed highwaymen' looted the office at
6:20 o'clock last night, and escaped
with ?100 in money and 600 in stamps.
Mr. Ott dragged the mailrack across
to a telephone and notified, the police
as soon as the men left.
The other employe of the substation,
J. B. Fairchild, had gone home, and
Mr. Ott had Just locked up for the
night when the men. closed in on him
in the street. At first he believed that
the affair was a joke and paid no at
tention to their demands. It was only
after they thrust their guns to his
body and threatened to shoot that he
unlocked the outside door and admitted
them to the office.
Much Currency Is Taken.
The loot consisted of 100 and 5300
in currency, besides a number of blank
money orded blanks, and the $600 worth
of stamps, which were of all denomi
nations, but mostly the 1 and 2-cent
values. As no postoffice seal was taken.
Federal authorities believe that the
money order blanks will be of no use
to the robbers.
Mr. Ott says that one of the men has
trausactej business in the substation
frequently, although he has no recol
lection of his name. The police be
lieve that the .robbery was the work
of experienced highwaymen, and that
the robbers escaped in an automobile
after the crime.
The station closes at 6:15 P. M. Mr.
Ott had locked the station when he saw
one of the men coming across the
street.
Halduu lea ''.'lean Buslnc."
"Stick up your liands, old fellow,"
one of the men told him, he says. "Put
'em up cfuick, we mean business,"
Ott says he considered it an attempt
at humor and walked on without re
plying. The 'other robber walked down
East Alder street to meet him. The
thfee came together at the rear door
of the substation.
"Throw up your hands, you old !"
shouted one of 'the men. and each
J !
Friday's War Moves
ALL eyes now are turned on East
Prussia, where the German army,
I under the observation if not the com
mand of Emperor William, has taken
the offensive compelled the Rus
sians to .late their positions east
of "'.' -azurian Lakes and retire to
vow ternary.
l ne nussians reier iw una " -strategical
retirement, but the German
official communication Intimates that
tha appearance In this district of a
strong new German force was a sur
prise to the Russians and that the Ger
mans captured :.000 prisoners, :0 can
non and SO machine guns. In addition
to a lot of war material. If the Ger
man statement is correct, the Russian
reverse apparently Is almost as serious
as that which the Muscovite fcrces suf
fered in the same place early in the
war.
Before the German official communi
cation was received In London military
men were inclined to look on the Rus
sian retirement as a wise move, declar
ing that it would compel the Germans
to fight the battle on Russian territory
and away from their strategical rail
ways. The army which the Germans
flung so suddenly into East Prussia is
believed to have numbered 200,000 men.
and to have been made up of soldiers
who have been fighting on the F-zura
and western fronts and of units of the
new army which has just completed
training in Central Germany.
The Germans have resumed the offen
sive in Russian Poland on the right bank
of the lower Vistula, and have occu
pied the town of Slerpec, which lies a
short distance to the northwest of
Plock. Thus the chief battleground iti
the east has been transferred from the
lines west and southwest of Warsaw to
the north.
The battles in the Carpathian Moun
tains continue, but the general staff of
neither of the contending forces gives
much information concerning the fight
ing. -The lull continues to prevail on the
western battlefront, where the lighting
is confined to artillery duels and a
couple of infantry attacks In the Ar
gonnc and northwest of Verdun, in
which the Germans say they have been
successful.
A British eyewitness, in a report of
his observations on the western front,
says the British artillery arm has been
greatly strengthened, and adds that it
has gained the ascendancy over the
Germans. There have been many re
ports that new and better guns were
being constructed for the British, and
these apparently now are in aervic.
Airmen have been extremely active.
Thirty-four British fliers have delivered
an attack on the German position ir
Belgium, while German aviators have
dropped 100 bombs or Verdun. It has
been urged that an attack by large
numbers of aeroplanes Is the only way
to make them effective, and both sides
seem to have adopted thla suggestion,
as is indicated by today's British raid
and the attack by German aircraft over
Dunkirk some days ago.
POLAND MAY HAVE KING
Pelroprad Hears Germany and Aus
tria Concede Independence.
VKTKOGRAD, via London. Feb. 12.
News has reached here from apparently
authentic sources that Germany and
Austria have declared the independence
of Poland, to become operative Feb
ruary 14, when It is planned to hold
convention at Cracow, Galicia. for the
purpose of choostn? a king. It Is said
that Archduke Karl Stephen, of Aus
ti la. i;i a likely candidate for the
throne.
The convention members are to be
elected by ballot by the population in
such parts of Poland and Galicia as
arc in the possession of Germans and
Austrians, it Is said. Germany has
yielded German Silesia to the proposed
kingdom.
Pending the progress of the conven
tion the temporary government is
headed by Ignatz Dauchinsky, Socialist
member of -the Austrian Reichstag.
SWEDISH EXPLOSIVES LOST
Ammunition Factory Near Stockholm
Is Blown Up.
STOCKHOLM, via London, Feb. 12.
An ammunition factory outside of
Stockholm was the scene last night of
an explosion which resulted in the
death o five persons ajid the destruc
tion of considerable supplies of ammu
nition. The lops, however, will have
comparatively little effect on the sup-
I plies of the army and navy.
Regular steamship service in and out
I of Stockholm is to be opened shortly.
Ice breakers will be used to keep the
harbor entrance clear.
; BRITISH STEAMER STRUCK
Vessel Towed Sinking to . Scarbor
ough After K.vpcrience at Sea.
SCARBOROUGH. England, via Lon
don, Feb. 12. The new cargo steamer
Torquay, of Dartmouth, waa towed Into
Scarborough harbor tonight In a sink
ing condition, either after striking a
mine or being torpedoed, eight miles
east of this port.
The damage sustained by the steamer
wa: amidships, one boiler having been
penetrated. One man was killed and
two were injured.
OREGON MAN CONFIRMED
W
II. Hornlbrook Is Asked to Pre
pare for Lrgation In Slam.
ORKGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Feb. 12. The Senate tonight
confirmed the nomination of William
II. Hornibrook. of Albany, Or., as Min
ister to Siam.
Mr. Hornibrook was asked to confer
with the State Department for In
struction In the conduct of diplomatic
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KERN DROPS WORK
AT BRIAN'S BECK
Democrat Fight Waits
on Lecture Junket.
WORD COMES IN BARBERSHOP
Senator Called to Telephone
While He Is "Next."
TRIP TO INDIANA MADE
Young Man l'roin Oregon oil lH
lo National Capitol, I lrr..riit
When Secretary Kings I J'
Visit to White Houc Told.
av AKTiirn m. okahv.
NKW YORK, Feb. 1 1. (Special. A
particular Oregonisn of the neoi'iid
'generation followed several honeymoon
couples from the sleeper Into the won
derful Union Deoot of Wa.lilnsloii and
through it to the street beyond, the
National Capitol loomed large and Im
pressive In the offline through the
morning har.c. Just he expected.
Once at (tic hold a ihiivc wss In uidct.
ltarely hml lie b.-.-n scaled in one. of
tho two chairs In Ihr dingy bnrbcr hi,.
beneath the hotel when In walked it
familiar-looking Individual, who .ke.l
the barber when he would he thrnush.
The barber responded, "In a nunuto or
two."
This elicited. "You nieon an hcur:''
Srniiitr Kern K.ntera.
As the Ecnllrniim climbed into
rickety chair the barber whispered tlm;
that man was Senator Kern, leader "f
the Democrats In the Unit! State
Senate and former candidate for Vlce
rresldent. ThM remark gave rli-e t i
worry on the oreKotilan's part Ic-i In
his haste to oblige the Senator thn
barber might remove un cur. or part
of the nose or possibly gouge, out an
eye. Hut the wielder of the raior pro
ceeded leisurely, fulfilling the Sena
tor's rather than (he Orcgonlin'a
pectatious.
Soon a oun darky was heard ap
proaching, paging for Senator Kern.
On seeing tho Senator, he filled Ma
lungs and. with head tilted back, an
nounced thnt the Secretary of Staie
would have words with the Senator
from Indiana.
Xlrwagr Anvnt l.rrlnre Dale.
Then, throiiih the medium of an old
faxliloned telephone that a screwed
on the wall of tlie barber elmp. fol
lowed a conversation which, eonodei
inir ihe circumstances, should not
repeated. It Is sufficient lo say thai
the talk was not concerning important
affairs of stnte. but in reference to a
lecturing trip to be taken by h-cre-tary
Kryan. Eserv bellboy in the ho
tel knew that there wna a big fight
on In tho Senato In w Men Senator
Kern was pitted agnitisl fUcli leader .
of the Republican filibuster as fcena
tora Root. Smoot and liallmger; but
the Secretary appeared i-nh.-itmia that
the Senator accompany liini on tha
forthcoming trip. A week later Oio
following news Item a. printed Iu
the New Tork Times from Indiana:
"Secretary flryan. accompanied by
Governor Ralnton nd a few frlendc.
had luncheon at the home of Senator
Kern. He addresaeo. a meeting at the
Y. M. C. A. this afternoon and con
cluded his two days' visit hero with an
address before the Transportation Club
tonight."
fcrnator K.ala With ntrrrla.
Afterxbreakftist, as the Oreiifllan
walked across the Capitol grounds to
ward the Senate offlco building, ho
found a long-haired gentleman eatlns
nuu with the squirrels. The long hnlr,
which fell below the shoulder, waa
grilled with gray, showing evldenca
of years in the wilderness; but It was
now carefully combed. In fact, (he
individual looked fortunate and pros
perous. He was In the custody of two
smartly-dressed, beautiful young wom
en, and he hlmcclf wore a becoming
long black coat. This Strang.) person
age provod to be not a port, but Sena
tor Vurdaman. of .Mlesli-slppt, ono of
the ven lnsurrectos In (he Democratic.
Senatorial caucus over the ship bill.
The reported Democratic extravagance
might indicate that ho Is the mlealng
link between modern Democracy and
the Jeffersonisn economy.
The main trouble experienced In the
Senate building, as In the Capitol, was .
distinguishing thn dignified old sol
diers, who attended the elevators ami
doors, from the Senators. At all tveiita
the respect was not misplaced.
Mr. I.ane Cardial.
Senator Lane's offices adjoin the
rooms of Senator Thomas' commit tee,
that of woman suffrage. The web-
footcd visitor found tho asslatant sec
retary of Senator J-nne explaining with
considerable embarrassment to a for
mer soldier that his bill for a special
pension would not be Indorted by tb
committee In chnrgo because if lio waa
an-sick as he said be waa, Ihe pension
office should givo him relief, while If
the doctors were correct In pro
nouncing him a fit man, ho was not en
titled to a pension.
The Senator greeted the Orcguiitan
hospitably and offered to send him up
stairs to where 1'rcsldent Wilson, fol
lowing his biweekly custom, waa meet
ing friends of (ho Senators. I'ul the
private secretary, Mr. Mef'.rlde, son-in-law
of the Senator, revoked (he offer
because 11 was rHininkt, or the el vator