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BUDGET H4G IS TOPIC AT. CHAMBER Various Department Heads Tell How Items Are Pre pared and Why. THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER MEETING ONLY ACADEMIC So Action Is Taken, bnt Several : Iiively Tilts and Arguments Are Started Committees Named tor Investigation Work. Members of the Chamber of Coi merce learned Tuesday night how the uuasec ior proposed expenditures in ine various aeparluients of local gov ernment are prepared, and whv. Mayor Albee explained the city's bud get; Judere Ml G. Munlv. th K.honl Board's budget; Kufus C Hoi man, the county Duaset, ana S. M. Hears, the ouuget or me fort o- Portland. A large gathering of citizens heard the proceedings which wem rnniiiiKto before the directors of the Chamber's legislation and taxation bureau. Frank lin T. Griffith, the chairman, presiding. The meeting was not called for the purpose of taking action on any of the budget items and gave no expression of opinion on any of the budgets in whole r in part.. Incidentally, however, the chairman was authorized to appoint a committee for the purpose of investigating pro posed improvements on Falrmount boul evard other than those proposed by the county road department, and a com mittee to study the plan of forming a board of estimates and appropriations, as proposed by ex-Senator F. W. Mul key. Debate Enlivens Proceedings. The proceedings -were- somewhat en livened by a sharp debate between Mr. Mulkey and Ralph R. Duniway, an at torney, over the application of the Bingham bill passed by the recent Legislature. The Bingham bill pro vides that no tax levying body shall increase its taxes more than 6 per cent over the highest levy in the last two preteding y-ars. Mr. Mulkey, basing his comment on the recent Supreme Court decision in the Roseburg case, declared that the law does not apply to the City of Port land or t the Port of Portland, which operate respectively under independent charters. Mr. Duniway took issue with him on this point, explaining that he has brought suit for a rehearing before the Supreme Court on behalf of clti sens of Roseburg. He expressed the opinion that the Bingham law applies to municipalities as well as to coun ties and school districts. Auditorium Question Debated. J. N. Teal aroused sharp comment when he declared that the municipal auditorium should not be built this year. George I Baker, City Commissioner, answered Mr. Teal, declaring that in the face of a 2-to-l vote four years ago and insistent demands by many citizens the city officials are unable to do other than to proceed with prompt construe tion of the auditorium. In discussing the city budget. Mayor Albee emphatically questioned the wis dom of a policy of withholding all ex penditures for permanent improve ments, even in the face of industrial depression. He declared that the steps to abolish medical inspection in the schooU may prove expensive economy "Our loyalty to Portland," he said "should prompt us to stand for a cer tain amount of improvements' every year." He pointed out that the city authori ties are confronted this year with the necessity of raising more than $500,000 that formerly came in for saloon li censes. School Question Discussed. Mr. Munly, in presenting the school Budget, spoke largely on the cost of new school buildings, which, he assert ed, have been excessive in Portland. Public sentiment n n h nnhll, -of..,.. ;i, not permit the erection of other than ltreproof schools, he explained, but this condition may be met by developing a type of one-story structures, upon which the school officials are now working. In response to questions Mr. Munly read from the reports of the commis sion that recently surveyed the Port land school system, to show that the per cupita cost of administration Is lower in Portland than in any other city on the Coast. County Commissioner Holman spoke of the numerous items of proposed ex penditure essential for the proper growth of the community. He enumer ated good roads, a new armory for the militia, a county hospital and means of opening the unsettled land of the county to development. He declared that the county should maintain a policy of permanent road construction and to build a certain mileage in new roads every vear. In speaking for the taxpayers. Mr. Teal urged economy. "It is well to plan great monuments ror th future, something that our children and our grandchildren will enjoy," he declared, "but it Is well to give some consideration to those of us who are now living.". in'the Brettv hflllrnnm Tl, i the series .was notable in many ways. Society was there in its correct res taurant attire, some of the parties de termining to make it a. gala nignt by decking themselves in the most formal evening costumes, others appearing in semi-formal garb and some being ar rayed in the dancing costume adopted by the professional. The men wore whatever they pleased. The room was attractive with' Ameri can and Japanese flags, wistaria, chrysanthemums and festoons of flow ers from tho land of the Mikado. The evening was also to celebrate the opening of the new gold dining-room, formerly the blue-room. It, too, was filled with merry diners, who later joined the throng in the ballroom for the dancing. On nf II., I.-..., .i! - -..- coi. uiuuci parlies in the ballroom was that for wriich Mr. ana jars, Everett Ames and Mr. and MrS. Alma TV k"nt7 nrro tist.tc m and Mrs. Julius L. Meier entertained a 1-io.ny. im jyiax Hirsches. Charles F. Bergs. Henry W. Metzgers and Sanford Lowengarts made up one of tho gay little parties. LITTLEST FOY FOUND AMUSING -YOUNGSTER Family Intensely Devoted to Mother and Each Has Pronounced Character , istics Papa Foy Says He's Going Into Movies Next. REPUBLICAXU IN PRIMARY RENAME MILTOX EVANS BV BIG VOTE. COUPLES MATED BY LOTS SECRETS OF HOl'SE OF DAVID" ' Cl'LT KEVEALED IX COURT. Testimony Given by Woman Suing for Damages After She Demanded Second Drawing. ST. JOSEPH. Mich.. Nov. 10 Inner se crets of the House of David, a religious cult, were aired today by Mrs. August Holliday, who testified in her own be helf in her suit for $35,000 damages for alleged criminal slander against Joy Purnell. son of "King" Benjamin Purnell. head of the cult. The "king's" method of conducting courtships of the men and women of the "House of David." she said, was simple and direct. Each girl and each man wrote her or his name on a slip of paper, and then there were draw ings. Mrs. Holliday said the drawing be came confused and she protested. There was a second drawing in consequence, eha said, ajd she drew Allen Holliday. DINNER-DANCE IS HERE New Fad Introduced nt Hotel Mult nomah by Gay Parties. Dinner-dances have now been added to the list of diversions offered by lo cal grills to their patrons. The dinner danoe was correctly introduced In Port land Tuesday night at the Hotel Mult nomah and was attended by one of the most cosmopolitan gatherings ever seen Most of Candidates Advanced by Good Cltlzeas I.eagne Are Defeated. Woman Heads Ticket. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Kn in (Cn. cial.) Milton Evans was renominated Dy tne Republicans for Mayor in the nrst all-party primary held under the new law Tuesday by a vote of 953 to 658 for John p. Wineberg and 125 for R. C. Sugg. Most of the candidates advanced by the Good Citisejis" League wera de feated. Tho election will be held De cember 9. . . Charles W. Davis was nominated for Councilman-at-large; C. w. Newcomb, Councilman. Third Ward; J. B. Atkin son, Councilman, Fourth Ward; G. R. Pereival, Councilman, Fifth Ward: Ed H Mackey, Councilman, Sixth Ward. G. M. Davison, City Attorney; Robert E. Brtdv Citv r1 1 r-V on ri " . City Treasurer, were nominated With out opposition. The Socialists named Mrs. Elizabeth Burrows for Mayor, L. L. Hatch for Councilman In the Sixth Ward and B F. Payton for City Clerk. The Democrats nominated F. W. Fonts for Councilman in tho Sixth Ward and George B. Simpson for City Attorney. Under the new law the Justice of the Peace, W. S. T. Burr, will be police magistrate. Following is the vote in the Repub lican primary: T-Vr Mnvnr VT !1 Inn V . . Wineberg. 608: R. C. Sugg, 125. For Councilman-at-large Charles W Da vis. ti4t: f" Enrlpman r.-(Q. -..r 431: J. B. Carter, 03. ' - tor Councilman, Third Ward C. W Newcomb. 873. dell, 303j Frederick Mathys, 237; J. B, At- ,,Fr Councilman. Klftb Ward Charles A. McDonah. 103; G. R. Perclval, 806; Adye Johnson, 4415. For Councilman, Sixth Ward Ed H. Mackey. 957; G. B. Stoner. 6U7. ju. juiorney u. M. Davison. 11B5 For City Clerk Robert E. Brady, 1359 For City Treasurer O. F. ZumsteE. 1371. FORMER DAC1A TORPEDOED German Submarine Sinks Vessel Once Seized by French. ALGIKRS, Algeria, via Paris, Nov. 10. -The French steamshin Yser. formorlw known as the Dacia, which was seized by a French cruiser last February while carrying a cargo of cotton from the unnea states to Germany, has been torpedoed and sunk by a German sub marine. COPENHAGEN, via London. Nov. 10. The steamer Birgit has been sunk by a. ucinmn suDmarine wnicn landed her crew near Geale, Sweden. The captain of the Birgit says the submarine car ried a crew of 32 men. LONDON, Nov. 10. The German steamer Cordelia. 1046 tons, owned at Hamburg, and laden with 2000 tons of coat, has been missing since Sunday. It is Deneved that the vessel has been, torpedoed by a British submarine. PRISONER CHARGES ATTACK Broken Ankle Investigation Among Policemen Continues Today. W. C. Black, who was reported to have been injured in a f ight in the "drunk" cell at the City Jail M.intla v night has declared that his broken anKie was the result of his having been knocked down and kicked by a policeman. Chief of Police Clark on hearing the charges yesterday started an investigation. Police officers called before Chief Clark denied Black's state ments. Other members of the . force will be called to the investigation to day. Black maintained that ha was at tacked by. patrolman when he re fused to give' up a ring he was wear ing. - Assistant City Physician Harding, who investigated and dressed Black's hurts, said they did not appear to have been done in the manner alleged by the prisoner. BY LEONB CASS BAER. THIS is for the most part an inter view with Irving Lewis Foy, the "funniest little feller" I ever ran across on the stage. ' He got the Irving Lewis part from a dramatic critic "friend of father's" in New York. All tna Foys and audiences dote on Irvine. He has a sliding scale of ages, and when I asked his Dresenr nno h winked his big black eyes at me and said, "streetcar, censor or stage?" wnen ne had been assured that It coma dm tie used against him he con fessed to 7 years. Sometimes when children's nrnlocllv. nr.iAt;A .. ( ilar bugaboos of the stage get after .v.n(r uis age jumps .miraculously to 14. He was drawihg pictures when I called In the dressing-room just before their act went on at the Orpheum. De crepit horses, round-eyed cats and weird trains adorned his tablet. The Test, of the Foys Irunged about, jT draped themselves ov.t their smil ing mother. She is an Italian madonna, adoring her flock and they ore gov erned absolutely by love. From big brother Bryan down the Una to baby Irving they make pals of dad and mother. Irving is going to be a doctor. . "Horse?" I asked. "No, a people doctor," he flashed. W. J. Bryan is the eldest. He says he is nandicapped in his name. I sug gested changing it to Byron. "No-o, a poet is worse," he said. Bryan Wooes Muse. Bryan is a song-writer. Words and melodies flock to his mind and he has already published a few. "My Hono lulu Girl" is his newest and is being sung in the cafes and theaters in San Francisco and Los Angeles. "We just came from a season in mo tion pictures in Los Angeles." said father. "And I'm going into that busi ness when this tour ends. I want Mary and Madeline to have vocal and in strumental music and dancing, and while I am in the pictures with the older children the little ones will be getting the training I want them ro have." It was while they were in the movies that Charlie next after Bryan got his nickname. ' His fond family call him their lens-louse because he stuck so close to the camera that no one else ever "got took." Charlie Is an athlete, and yesterday he was off for a game of ball with some friends he'd made. He is Pa Eddie's exact physical counterpart, as much in pri vate life as on the stage. Dick Is Bean Brummel. Next comes Dick, the Beau Brummel of the family, who spends his weekly - ........ k ! - .J Eddie Foy, Who la at the Or phenm This Week With All the For Family. allowance on fine raiment, flossy ties and noisy handkerchiefs. Mary is fourth. She Is a beauty' and she sang for me in a sweet, wholly unaffected way. Her voice is lovely, too. Mary spends her odd time crocheting. She is already 'way along on her Christ mas gifts. Lots of Mary's friends will get bedroom slippers this year. Then comes Madeline Antoinette, who is the amanuensis for the family and writes long, newsy letters. She wants to be a newspaper person when she grows older..' , . Eddie, Jr., is sixth. He is the only one who varies from the Italian black eyed, olive skinned type. And now we're back to' my friend -Irving. He has had hi palm read, and gleefully informed me that he was never going to be married. . He told me of his home at New Rochelle, where he has enough pets to stock a small zoo. Dogs, cats and white rats and bunnies and pigs, even a goat has Irving. At this the rest .of the Foys chimed in that the pets belonged to all of them. Mother Foy settled tho argument amicably. And when I left Irving was sharpening his pencil with her best scissors. REST DAY PLAN VEILED STRICT MEASURE PROPOSED FOR INITIATIVE DISCUSSED. SHANGHAI GOVERNOR SLAIN Chinese Official Assassinated, Secre tary Seriously Wounded. SHANGHAI. Nov. 10. Admiral Tseng Ju Cheng, Governor of the Shanghai district, was assassinated . today. His secretary, who was with him at the time, was seriously wounded. Tseng Ju Cheng, who was a member of the monarchist party, with his pri vate secretary, was motoring to the Japanese consulate to attend the coro nation reception when at the Garden Bridge two revolutionaries fired 18 shots at them from automatic pistols. Tseng Ju Cheng was immediately taken to a hospital, but died shortly afterward. MAN SHOT FROM AMBUSH Injury Is Reported to Be Result of Fishing: Ground Dispute. TOLEDO, Or., Nov, 10. (Special.) Harry Fisk. 25, lies in a Salem hos pital suffering from gunshot wounds that are said to be the results of a shooting affray brought on by a dispute over fishing grounds on the lower Siletz. A neighbor had been in posses sion of an eddy off the land of William Scott but had not been setting his nets for a few nights when Fisk and young Scott took possession of the grounds. As Fisk went to take up his nets Sun day, someone shot at him from the underbrush. When Fisk: seemed too weak to reach shore, the neighbor ap peared and rescued him. Minneapolis Gets War Order. MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 10. The Min neapolis Steel & Machinery Company announced today tbat it bad obtained a 11,500,000 contract to manufacture six-inch sheeJ. casings for the British government. " Bill In Tentative Form Considered by League In Effort to Tighten XTp Sunday Bine Lin. The committee of ministers and rep resentatives of various organizations who are working to tighten up the Sunday blue law of Oregon through in itiation of a strict "one-day-rest-in-seven" measure for the general elec tion next November, at a meeting Tues day, discussed the bill in its tenta tive form. They decided not to give It out for publication, however, until after the next meeting of the commit tee, which will be held Tuesday, No vember 30. In th6 meantime features of the pro posed measure are to be discussd with other organizations. Ita legal aspects also will be carefully investigated by a number of attorneys. The Rev. G. L. Tufts, of the National One-Day-Rest-in-Seven League, who has directed preliminary work here, was elected superintendent of the league in Oregon. Dr. Tufts will be absent from Port land much of this month. He is to speak In McMinnville next Sunday night, and will be in California during much of Thanksgiving week. He will make an address at Ashland, Or., Sun day, November 27, returning from there direct to Portland in time to be here when the bill is presented in its final form. METEOR FALLS, EXPLODES Shock Similar to Earthquake Knsue In California Region. EL CENTRO, Cal., Nov. 10. Followed by a long trail of bluish-white smoke, a giant meteor fell in the mountain district of Imperial County late today, causing a shock similar to an earth quake. Immediately Afterward a vio lent explosion was heard hero ""and in nearby towns. Many residents of El Centro and the surrounding country, who experienced the earth shocks that damaged the Im perial Valley several months ago, were alarmed by the shock caused by the meteor's striking the earth. A smoke or haze was visible for nearly an hour after the meteor fell. WINDOWLESS CAR POPULAR Chicago Approves Health Innovation and Calls for More. CHICAGO, Nov. 10. "Health cars." from which all windows have been re moved to permit free ventilation, have been so popular after brief trial on the elevated railroads, that they are to be tried on the surface lines, according to an announcement today by John Dill Robertson, Commissioner of Health. He said he had found the traction company ready to install this service as soon as he pointed out its desirability. GIRL BLINDS PRINCE; DIES Vienna Lassie's Love Tragedy With King's Nephew TolJ. LONDON. Oct. 31 Details of the love tragedy of Prince Leopold Coburg. nephew of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and the beautiful Lottie Rybichka, in Vienna, are given by the correspondent at Budapest. Report of the girl's death is contirmed, while the Prince is still living. The Prince, who is 37 years old, and the girl, who is 18, met two years ago at a high social function. Their meet ing was a case of love at first sight. The Prince convinced the girl that he would be able to overcome the inex orable rules preventing the marriage of royalties with composers. Despite the opposition of the girl's father, who is a high official of the Austrian state police, and her mother. Miss Rybichka gave up her home and traveled with the Prince throughout the country. Finally the couple took apartments in Vienna. On October 14 the girl ordered the servants not to return un til S o'clock, saying that she expected the Prince at 5. The Prince, arriving, ordered his chauffeur to return at 7. At 6 o'clock a soldier passing the house heard revolver shots. With the porter he hurried into the flat. They heard a faint voice cry "fetch the lock, smith., the keys are missing." The men forced an entrance, and found the girl lying in a. big armchair, with her head thrown back, dead. The Prince was lying n the floor with four bullet wounds, one piercing his lungs. He held a handkerchief to his face, .shouting, "I am blind; I am blind." The Prince was hurried to a hospital, where it was found that he was suffer ing from vitriol thrown into his face. One eye was removed and the other is dangerously injured. The reconstructed storv is that the girl urged marriage before the depar ture from Vienna. The Prince futilely endeavored to obtain his father's con sent. His efforts in this direction fail- fT:.the, Prlnce offered the girl half a million kronen as a recompense. This offer the girl refused. The Prince then pointed out that marriage was impossible and tried to break oft relations with the girl in obedience to his father's orders. Seeing the hopelessness of her plight the girl threw vitrol into the Prince's face and followed the aoid with shots from a revolver, which she had kept concealed. Then she turned the weapon upon herself with fatal effect. o.a.ca1pbellen up BONDSMEN PROCURE ARREST OF CASHIER OFFICIAL I.V SPOKANE. While Nothing Indicated Plan to Es enpe. Surety Makes Trip to See That Liberty Is Ended. Oscar A. Campbell, convicted vice president of the United States Costlier Company, who has been at liberty on $2500 bonds pending an appeal to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals by December 1. was .arrested in Spo kane and surrendered to Federal au thorities Tuesday by his bondsmen. Though Mr. Campbell has been 'n Spokane for several days, there has been nothing to indicate that he planned: escape. His bondsmen, E. Ter pentng and A. W. Hawley, of Portland, evidently became nervous, however, for they caused his arrest at their own expense. - One of them went to Spokane from Portland Monday night. After calling on the United States Marshal to make the arrest, they surrendered Mr, Camp bell into the custody of that official. The Marshal telegraphed United States Attorney. Reames last night that he was on his way to Portland With Mr. Campbell. As vice-president and director of the United States Cashier Company, Mr. Campbell was adjudged guilty by a jury of conspiracy with five other de fendants to use the United States mails in a fradudulent stock-selling scheme. He was recontly sentenced by Judge Bean to serve four months In the County Jail. BURGLAR'S TRACKS DAINTY Woman's Footprints Found in House Where Curtains Are Taken; A woman burglar is operating In the Nob Hill district. This came to light last night during the investigation of a burglary in a vacant furnished house at 54 North Sixteenth street, by G. W. Russell, a patrolman. The officer found the dainty prints of a woman's shoes in the dust on- the carpet Inside the window where the burglar entered. The loot consisted of seven pictures and eight lace curtains.. This is the third time the house has been entered by thieves recently. CZAR EXPECTS 5-YEAR WAR Germans . to - Leave Mussulmans Fighting, Is Belief. LONDON, Nov. 10- "The reorganiza tion and extensive changes which are being introduced in tho Russian army." says tho Morning Post's Petrograd cor respondent, "plainly indicate that the Russians contemplate a long struggle. They are making preparations for a war lasting five years more. . , "These preparations are not being solely against the Germans. The Rus sians believe the Germans are expend ing their last energies in an endeavor to stir up the Mussulman Orient." . If You Dont Think Much of Trading Stamps, Just Ask Your Neighbors Wife She'll Show You What They Mean & 3C The Best Known, TEED Line. HhitSrd.?.n.t.$5.oa Most Used, Always GCARAV- 3. 5, or 6-lb. iron and cord , 7-cup Per colator .... $7.50 S3.00 EI Grilstovo Elec tric Grill Ovenette Fits El oristovo All Hot point Appliance Cords are interchangeable. $5.00 .$2.50 New. metal. flexible Heating Pad $6.50 Stationery Dept. Private Greetlnsr Cards en graved at moderate prices. 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M. until we close at 9 P. U. CITY ENGINEER STAYS 9IILWATJKIE MAYOR'S EFFORT TO OVST J. W. MORRIS FAILS. Petition Signed by 300 Laid on Table and Plans to Proceed With Water Project Are Discussed. MILWAUKIE, Or., Nov. 10. (Special.) The effort of Mayor G. C. Pelton and some others to discredit and' oust City Engineer J. w. Morris was defeated again at the meeting of the City Coun cil here tonight. Tne Council chamber was filled, many women being present. Before Mayor Pelton was a. large stack of papers which he fingered somewhat nervously. The papers were a petition signed by about 200 citizens in which the City Engineer was charged with incom petency and the Council was asked to dismiss him. Mayor Pelton said that the petition was of such a character and signed by such persons as to command respect from the Council. Councilman W. H. Grasle supported the Mayer, Councilman Fond denounced the charges In the petition as not worthy of consideration. "Some of the men who signed It," he said "did so because they wanted to get rid of the solicitor. Mr. Morris se. cured Bull Run water and has com pleted plans and specifications to com plete the Bull Run system. To turn him down now would be wrong." When the Council voted only Coun cilman Grasle favored sustaining the petition, which was laid on the table. City Engineer Morris presented plans and specifications for the re mainder of the municipal plant. It was reported that the Western Bond Mortgage Company will take the $25, 000 water bonds. The Council voted to authorize the Water Commissioners to purchase 1000 feet of hose and erect a fire station at a total cost of $1450. BIRDS ELUDE SCIENTISTS Quest for Bine Sparrow In African Islands Xot Successful. BOSTON". Oct. 31. From the quest of the blue sparrow to Teneriffe, in the Canary Islands about which Maeter linck did not write his play Profes sor Charles W. Furlong, of this city, who set out with half a dozen other scientists last Sprong, lias Just re turned. Professor Furlong fortunately had other interest in the bluebird, and has brought back all sorts of odd pottery and pictures and information. "For tunately" is said advisedly, for Dr. William Erving. whose heart was set on the blue bird above all things, did succeed in catching a glimpse of the elusive little fellow, but failed to se cure the specimen of the species that he wanted so much to get. Early last Summer the party, which consisted of Henry R. Amory, of Bos ton and Newport; Professor Furlong. Dr. William G. Erving, of Washington; Dr. Ernest A. Hooten, of Cambridge; H. Buvig, mate; three sailors and a cook, set sail from Providence, R. I., in a yacht no bigger than the vessel in which Columbus discovered America. Indeed, the yacht, which was Mr, Amory's, sat rather lower in the water than the historic Santa Maria. This venturesome little craft bore the name of the Kitty A, and the party rejoiced in the very unscientific name of the "Kitty A West African Islands Expedition." "CURE" INSTITUTE IS SUED $5,400,000 Friedmann Concern Is Haled Into ev Vork Court. NEW TORK, Nov. 6. The Frieamann Institute for the cure of tuberculosis, which was organized in April, last year, with a capital (cn paper) of $5,400,000 to exploit Dr. Friedrich Franz Frledmann's turtle serum "cure" for tuberculosis, went out of business long ago, according to testimony given by the institute's president, Moritz Eisner, in supplementary proceedings Just held in the supreme court on a Judgme.nt for $6333 against it. Thousands of poor persons who had tuberculosis were eager to try the "cure" from Germany Dr. Friedmann had no difficulty in getting patients on whom to try it. He inoculated -manv MARGUERITE CLARK IX "STILL WATERS" AT PEOPLES THEATER hundreds In one hospital here and in Canada. The patients died as a rule, but that did not discourage Dr. Fried mann. "The institute was in business only a short time," said Mr. Eisner in the sup plementary proceedings. "A law was passed prohibiting the use of tho vac cine. That law put us out of business. We began business in May, 1913. and that month we took in about $2500, The next month we took in only $1000. Then the business ended suddenly. We only paid expenses the first month We sold the office furniture for about $150. ' The United States public health serv ice issued a report in November, a year ago. saying that the most painstaking investigation had shown that Dr. Friedmann's "cure" was a failure. RECOGNITION WELL LIKED Tamn-ico Man Says There Ijj Much Pessimism as to Carrnnza's Ability. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. "The recog nition of Carranza by tho United States and South American nations has been well received in Mexico," said H. C McKinney, of Tampico, an American who has been many years in that part of Mexico, at the Willard. "But there can be no denying that there is a lot of pessimism as to whether General Carranza la capable of handling the government. It Is generally believed, however, that with the backing of the pan-American powers, it will be possible to go through the formality of holding a constitutional election and that some man of real executive ability may be chosen, should Carranza in the meantime have proved hia un fitness for the office. "Among Americans In Mexico the ac tion of the United States was received with much satisfaction, and more, per haps, than among the. Mexicans them selves, for they believe it will have a salutary effect upon the Mexicans who hav,?. b?en supporting the Carranza political movement and allay the anti American feeling that has been partic ularly strong among the Carranza mili tary element. Ill feeling still exists toward Americans among the rabid Mexicans. this has been shown on numerous occasions. Only recently one of Carranza's civil officers refused to shake hands with the United States consul and followed this act of un friendliness by making an impassioned speech in which he declared that Mexi co did not want recognition by the United States. It Is fortunate that this sentiment is not universal. "In a trade way, the recognition of Carranza certainly can have no bad ef fects. It will,' of course, take time to overcome the anti-American sentiment among the people, but, fortunately, the business element does not share the antagonism to America, The men who own the mines, the factories and the plantations are Just as ready to give the United States their import trade as they were before the period of revo lution set In." forces on their march to Berlin, when tho big drive for. German territory starts, which would start sooner than was at present dreamed of. AT ONCE! 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