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THE SUNDAY OBEGONIAff, PORTLAND, MAKCH 16, 1902.
JOHN BROWN THE MARTYR
ORATION X)P W. C. HALE, WHICH
WON GOLD MEDAL AT SALE3C. -
Pacific University Student Clause
the Grcnt Asrltator as One of
tlie "World's Heroes.
SALEM. March 15. Following Is the
Oration of TV. G. Hale, of Pacific Univer
sity, on "John Brown, of Ossawatomle."
which won the prize at the Oregon 'Inter
collegiate content here last night: ,
"In the quiet seclusion of the Adiron
dack Mountains, far removed from man's
'Qqulsitive gaze, there lies a lonely grave
Above It stands a simple stone that bears
no token of National appreciation or re
gard. Yet this humble granite marks tho
final resting place of a man who fired tho
first shot of that great struggle which
swept the curse of slavery from our land.
His life has been the object of both con
demnation, and praise. A court of his
enemies calcd him a traitor; hero -worshippers
have canonized him as a saint.
Let us, tonight, viewing him from the
unimpaesloned distance, determine our es
timate of the life and character of John
Brown, of Ossawatomle.
Brief Review of Life of the Man.
"Before rendering our decision let us
briefly review his life. John Brown was
bcrn In Connecticut, of noble Puritan an
cestry. May 9, 1800. When he was 5 years
old his parents moved to Ohio, where
young Brown saw the fugitive slaves
hunted like wild beasts. Their sufferings
became his own. Thus in his youth he
conceived the idea which became the rul
ing passion of his life eternal war against
slavery. In 1S49 on a small farm In the
Adlrondacks, he attempted a colonizing
scheme for negroes, but it failed. A few
years later his sons, who had migrated
to Kansar, became Involved in the Kan.
63s-MIssouri ftrife, and sent to their fath
er for assistance. Here Was John Brown s
opportunity. His anti-slavery principles
plunged him Into the thickest of the strug
gle. Before his leadership tho ruffian se
cessionists were compelled to retreat. Tho
battles of Franklin, Black Jack and Os
eawatomic caused the Governor of Mis
souri to offer a reward for his capture.
Brown had to flee for his life. Delayed,
but not defeated In his battle against sla
very, he went to "Harper's Ferry, Va.,
and planned a general uprising of the
slaves. The outcome is well known. His
ocheme failed, he was captured by United
States troops and hanged at Charleston,
Va., December 2, 1S59.
Sublimely Unselfish Character.
"In the story of John Brown's life is
pictured a character sublimely unselfish
withal, stern and Puritanical. His last
hours reveal his true character. In the
very hour of death he said: 'The Bible
teaches me to remember those In bonds us
bound with them.' 'I feel Junt as content
to die for God's eternal truth and for suf
fering humanity, on tho scaffold as any
other way.' 'I think I cannot better serve
the cause I love so much than to die for
it.' John Brown was a 'Puritan of the
Puritans.' The 'man,' not the 'state,' was
his motto; 'justice' his watchword and
'liberty his battle-cry. For these prin
ciples Cromwell and his Ironsides strug
gled at Naseby; Israel Putnam and his
ragged provincials contended on Breed's
Hill, and for these same principles John
Brown 'dared to face a felon's grave'; yes,
'dared to bear the scorn of scorn' and
suffered death on a Virginia scaffold.
"True to his Puritan ancestry, John
Brown was moved to action by the- strenu
ous condition of the period in which he
lived. Throughout the nation, men's pas
sions were burning at white heat. The
body politic was permeated with the most
accursed crime of ages. The South was
selling men on the auction block, tearing
families apart, abolishing the marriage
relation and breeding human beings for
sa'e. Although storms of indignation were
"brewing In the North, the anti-slavery
rause was growing every day more hope
less. The Missouri compromise had been
repealed; tho fugitive-slave law had been
enacted. Public sentiment in the aboli
tionist slates was being stirred to Its
depths by poets, orators and statesmen.
Never since the days of '76 had the halls
of Congress been the scene of such ex
cited debate. But In spite of the terrible
agitation jio one seemed ready to act.
Freedom cried aloud from her dungeon
where she lay In chains. 'O. for the man
to strike the needed blow.' Tho only man
In all the North who dared to strike that
blow was John Brown, of Ossawatomle.
'Out of the angry cloud of anti-slavery
sentiment no sprang like a thunderbolt
who lurid glare betrayed the false heart
of slavery and whose reverberations were
repeated on a thousand battle-fields from
Gettysburg to the Gulf. Its terrible crash
ended the debate of centuries. The rope
which hanged John Brown strangled com
promise. Tho nation seized the standard
of universal emancipation which fell from
his dying hand and bore it In triumph to
Appomattox."
Last "Words From Gnlloivs.
"Would you witness the death of the
forerunner of this mighty movement?
Come with me to Charleston, Va. It Is
December 2, 1E59. Intense excitement
pervades the city. In an open field stands
a newly erected scaffold, surrounded by
United States troops. The hour of the
execution has arrived. . All eyes are
turned toward the prison whence the
doomed man Is seen approaching. What!
Can It be true? Is that venerable old
man, his hair whitened with many years,
his face radiant with triumphant hope,
his step firm as a victor's tread, can. It be
that he is a traitor, a murderer? He
mounts the scaffold. With his face lifted
to heaven he cries, I tried to do my du
ty' and with that cry his soul mounts
upward to God.
'Governor Wise and a prejudiced Jury
hanged John Brown. Those who ap
plauded the deed called the man of Har
per's Ferry a vindictive fanatic. His con
temporaries credited him with failure and
defeat. But shall posterity accept these
opinions?- Shall we forget Chat Liberty
knows no failure; that Freedom acknowl
edges no defeat: that Right does not al
ways battle on the winning side? John
Brown may have been a fanatic. No
man's judgment Is infilllble. But his
tory tells us that the fanatic today, is
the reformer tomorrow. Today a so-called
madman Is dragged through the streets
-with a rope, about his neck, or is riddled
with bullets- in a public square. But
some day, when the fanatic's visionary
Ideas have become recognized principles
of national life, men change their verdict
and the fanatic is called a reformer. John
Brown a traitor? No! Human law is to
be obeyed only so long as It accord's with
God's eternal Justice. Do we call Wash
ington a traitor for violating the despotic
law of George III, which would have
made our fathers bondmen? No, a thou
sand times no! Then In all justice how
shall we estimate the man who defied
the accursed law of Virginia, which made
worse than brutes, men created in the
Image of the living God? A traitor? Ah,
no! Well may America cherish the mem
ory of John Brown as her bravest mar
tyr to reform.
His Motives Dlvinelr Pure.
"Sacrifice; reform; that divine spirit of
the cross Is traceable through all human
progress. Man has persecuted it, but In
vain. That holy passion has never yield
ed to opposition. Its champions are men
who stand alone. Trace the ever-lengthening
list Paul, Wy cliff e, Luther, Knox,
Lovejoy, Garrison and worthy to be
classed with these world heroes Old John
Brown,, of Ossawatomle. The old cap
tain's motives were as pure as ever lodged
in human breast. A heart that yearned
for bondaged humanity never cherished
murder or revenge. Who can brand as a
coward the man who 'poured oat the last
vial but one on a corrupt and giant insti
tution"? And shall we say that the man
who, on his way to the scaffold could
stoop to kiss a little child of the race he
was dying to save, was not in touch with
the spirit of the living God?
"But John Brown has gone to his to
ward. To him the praise or condemna
tion of men is nothing. Then above his
lonely gravo In the Adlrondacks,
we need place no costly marble.
Inscribe no verse heroic Those
who live near a hero never know
him. But the 40 years that have passed
since the death of the old abolitionist
have erased all hatred and passion. Then
around our firesides let us tell his story;
how in his youth he espoused the cause
of tHe enslaved black man; how to man
hood he fought against Inhumanity with
all his Puritan ardor; and how by his
martyr's death he aroused from Us lctn
arglc sleep the slumbering conscience of
the North and struck the first blow of
that mighty reformation which gave lib
erty to 4.000.0CO men and cleansed our
country's honor. For nearly half a cen
tury loving appreciation of the old man
has been growing upon our Nation. And
in the future, whether on festal days, or
on bloody fields of carnage the inspiring
strain of America's Marseillaise will teach
us to keep step with the spirit of him.
who will ever march In the fore rank of
our Nation's heroes Old John Brown, of
Ossawatomle."
STERMJERG MAY YET WItf.
Mlatakc Made la Marking: Papers of
College Orators,
SALEM, March 15. Charles Sternberg,
of Albany College, may yet be declared
the winner of the inter-colleglate ora
torical contest held In this city last night.
An investigation of the finding- of the
judges on composition made tonight dis
closes the fact that one of tho gentle
men incorrectly averaged the grades of
Hale, the representative of Pacific Uni
versity, who was awarded the medal.
The findings of the judges were not re
averaged until late today., when H. W.
Swafford, president" of the"" association,
discovered the unfortunate mistake that
apparently shows the award was im
properly made to Hale. The result of
correction In the findings will still leave
Hale with a majority of grades, bnt
the constitution governing contests re
quires that ties shall be settled by a
total of rank, which would give the de
cision to Sternberg by one point. The
name of the Judge who matlerthe error
Is not given. Upon discovering tho
error. President Swafford tonight called
a meeting of the executive commltteo
of the association, to be held hero Tues
day afternoon, when the matter will re
ceive official consideration. Probable
action by the committee can only be con
jectured. The gradings of the orators bn compo
sition and delivery at last night's con
test, as repored by the Judges, were as
follows:
Compo- De-
sltlon. livery-
Hale, P. U 93 90 R8 97 91 Sl-542
Sternberg, A. C.92U So 9S OS 83 73-535
Tartar. O. A. C.87 SI 93 9S 91 83-533
Gambler, U. 0.91ii 8. .S3 97 90 OS 527&
Wright. P. C.91 S3 97 97 7579 522?i
Smith, McM. C.90 SO 94 96 90 79-629
Wilkin s. W. U.92 82 94 94 87 71520
Belt, O. S. N. S.S6H 82 89 93 86 G3 1994
A revision of tho Judges findings to
day discloses that Wilklns. Willamette
University, is entitled to fifth Instead of
sixth place. The reversedorder of rank
ing is as follows. First, Pacific Uni
versity and Albany College, tied; second,
Oregon Agricultural College; third. Pa
cific College and University of Oregon,
tied; fourth, McMinnville College; fifth,
Willamette University; sixth, Monmouth
Normal School.
Tho next state inter-collegiate oratori
cal contest will be held at Eugene, in ac
cordance with an established rule of the
association, which provides that the
meeting shall be held at the home town
of the association president. Harvey B.
Densmore, University of Oregon, having
been elected president of the association.
Eugene will have the entertainment of
the collegians next year. Tho contest
will bo held on" the second Friday, in
March.
Notorious Smugglers Cansrht.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., March 15
Jameson and Wilkes, two notorious srriug
glers of Chinese, together with their sloop,
were captured last evening by the cus
toms authorities. The storm of yesterday
drove the sloop for shelter Into a cove
near Fort Worden, where they landed
the Chinese almost under the guns of the
fort. The customs officers, In a launch,
bore down on the sloop and captured
them without resistance. Late last night
one of tho Chinese landed by them was
captured in the outskirts of the city. The
authorities have been looking for Jameson
for some months, and succeeded in cap
turing three sloops belonging to him, but
he managed to escape. The last time
when the revenue launch was chasing him
he ran the sloop close in shore. Jumped
overboard, and took to the woods.
Sunday School Workers Organise.
THE DALLES, March 15. The Sunday
school workers of Wasco County met in
convention at this place on the 13th and
14th. A county Sunday school association
was organized with the following officers:
Professor J. S. Landers, president; F. B.
Barnes, vice-president; E. H. Merrill, cor
responding secretary and treasurer; Miss
Patisort, recording secretary; W. C. Alla
way and Mrs. J. P. Buskirk, executive
committee.
The sessions of the convention were
very Interesting and Instructive, .and the
attendance was quite good. C A. Dotson.
of Portland, field secretary of the state
association, was present and contributed
much to the success of the convention.
The new association in this county starts
out under very promising conditions.
tfOW UP TO THE MAYOR.
Rev. Montgomery Clears III run elf of
Charge of "Winking; at Gambling:.
OREGON CITY, March 15. (To the Ed
itor.) In the published account of the
meeting of tho Council March 5, it is stat
ed that "it was boldly charged that the
Mayor and police were- not- only permit
ting slot-machine gambling, but half the
saloons were running wide-open ' brace
games as well; and it was, further hinted
that some of the ministers of the city in
directly winked at this condition." These
charges were made by reputable men,
whose names carry weight anywhere, on
the floor of the Council.
As one of the ministers of the city I
cannot for one moment rest under such
an imputation. During the last eight years
I have always opposed to the extent of
my ability every candidate for the May
oralty who has been known to favor per
mitting gambling. I worked against May.
or DImick, the first time, because I had
good reason to suspect that he favored
gambling, and the second time because
It was apparent that ho openly Ignored
the laws he swore he would enforce. More
than that, In compmy with Rev. R, A.
Atkins, I went -as a committee from the
Ministerial Association over a year ago
to urge upon him that he suppress the
money machines which were then, as they
appear to have been most of the time
since, running wide open. He faithfully
promised us to do so. We have yet to see
a sincere performance of his pledge then
given us.
I have cleared my skirts of the imputa
tion which was cast upon me. as a min
ister of this city. It is now up to His
Honor to give, not a spectacularly Indefi
nite denial, but convincing proofs that the
very serious charges which were made
against him on the floor of the Council
are unfounded.
When our sons who are minors are in
danger of being made so drunk that a
doctor's care is needed to resuecltato them,
it is high time for every parent, for ev
ery moral man and woman, to demand
that the laws be enforced by the Mayor,
who Is the responsible head of the city
government.
ANDREW J. MONTGOMERY.
Harrlmaa'g Movements.
CITY OF" MEXICO, Match 15. E. Hd
Harrimart. the railway magnate, and party
have gone to Cuernavaca. They are vio
iting all objects of Interest to sightseers,
and Mr. Harriman refuses to talk business.
CRASHtS 1NT0STREET-CAR
SEATTLE HOSEJ WAGOTT'WAS OJMTS
"WAY 10 A- FIRE.
One of Oldest Men In Department
Probably Fatally Hurt Three
Others Iajarcd.
SEATTLE. March 15. A collision 'be
tween a hose wagon, plunging down the
Columbia-street hill in response to a Are
alarm, and a Third-avenue and University
car, on its way to the company barn, re
sulted in the probable death of one" man
and the injury of three others this even
ing. Daniel H. McGlnnls, captain of En
gine Company No. X, one of the ojdeet
men In the department, lies at Providence
Hospital with a fractured skull and a
crushed side. Two other members of hi
company and a Catholic priest bear slight
wounds. The following is the list of the
Injured:
Daniel McGlnnls, captain Engine Com-
DEATH OF GENERAL
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ITICS. ASHLAND. Or., March 15. General James Clark Tolman. one of the
widely known pioneers of Oregon, and who was prominent in its affairs
for 50 years, died at his home in Ashland today, aged 90 years. General
Tolman was twice elected County Judge of Jackson County, the first
time In 1S58, and served two terms as Surveyor-General of Oregon, being
appointed first by President Hayes. In 1874 he was the Republican can
didate for Governor of the state.
General Tolman was born in Washington County, Ohio. He appren
ticed himself ac the age of 17 years to a leather manufacturer, and
learned that trade. His education was obtained at the university at Ath
ens, O. He was an enthusiastic Whig from his earliest years, and was an
earnest supporter of General Harrison for President In the unsuccessful
campaign of 1836. He mored to iowa in 1S39 with his family, and engaged
in farming. He emigrated to the Pacific Coast In 1S49, lured by the dis
covery of gold in California. He returned to Iowa in good fortune in 1S51.
April 27, 1SS2, he married Elizabeth E. Coe, and 43 hours afterward was on
the way with his bride to Oregon, piloting a train of emigrants across
tho plains. He settled near Ashland, which had since been his home.
General Tolman had lived a useful life, and commanded the universal
respect of his fellow-citizens.
pany No. L fractured skull, four broken
ribs, broken shoulder-blade.
Charles W. GUlam, plpeman, hose wagon
Engine Company, probable Internal in
juries, severe bruises.
W. B. Kent, driver hose wagon engine,
one ear torn from head, seere bruises.
Father P. E. Gendreau, Catholic vicar
general of Dawson, slight 'concussions,
gashed about forehead and back of head.
The priest was injured by the runaway
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with a hack In which he was riding.
MONEY FOR MARION ROADS.
Master Culver Say Nearly All Will
Go for Repairs This Year.
SALEM, March 15. County Roadmaster
W. J. Culver Is computing the amount of
road money that will be raised In each
road district In the ciunty, and will in a
few days notify each Road Supervisor of
the amount of money he will have to
spend on road repairs. The County Court
this year proceeded under, authority of
the act of 1901 and ordered all road taxes
paid In cash. Heretofore property-owners
could work out their taxes it they so de
sired. Mr. Culver will apportion to each
road district the amount of money paid
by the taxpayers of that district, so that
there will be an equitable distribution of
the funds. All road work will be done by
day labor or upon contract The plan
followed in the past has been very un
satisfactory, for the property-owners
could not be compelled to work at any
particular time. It frequently happened
that the Road Supervisor would spend
more money getting the taxpayers to do
the work than the work amounted to
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when It had been done. Under the pres
ent system the Road Supervisor can em
ploy a force of men and teams, work them
at regular times, and thus accomplish
more with the same amount of tax mon
ey. The levy Is 1 mills, which Is the
same In cash as the former levy was in
labor. All road work is done under the
directions of the local Road Supervisors,
and the ndvlce of the County Roadmas
ter. Mr. Culver says that the road fund
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Assessor to Begin Wrlc Soon.
County Assessor Charles Lembeke has
appointed 15 Deputy Assessors, and will
put them in the-field In a-few days, to
begin the work of making tha. assessment
roll for the year 1902. As he has not yet
finally decided upbiv one Or two K ""his
deputies, he Is not SetfOy to Jfnr e
the names of those selected. It
Lembeke' a desire td complete the wo;
assessing property as early as posslDKY.
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turn over to the County Clerk on the
prescribed, October 1. As all descrlptio.
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accuracy, the work of making the assess
meht roll takes much more work than it
has In years gone by, when almost any
kind of a description would be used. Mr.
Lembeke will assign his deputies to work
In their own localities, so far as conven
ient, so that each will be familiar with
the property, both real and personal, of
those who live In his district. .
.- Santlara Dam a Success.
Last Summer a long dam was con
structed In Santiam River at Stayton, for
tho purpose of keeping the river within
Its proper channel. The Santiam Is a
rapid stream, and at this point it had
broken from Its banks and threatened to
cut a new channel around the end of the
bridge connecting Marion and Linn Coun
ties. In order to prevent this the dam
was constructed. After the high waters
caused by recent rains. It Is evident that
the dam is a success, and will accomplish
the purpose for which It was built. A
part of the dam was washed out, but the
remainder Is considered sufficient to keep
the river in Its channel. The dam was
built with funds contributed by both Mar
ion and Linn Counties.
Miners Scarce at Thunder Mountain.
SPOKANE, March 15. An Elk City.
Idaho, special to the Spokesman-Review
says W. T. Murphey and J. A. Fields ar
rived there last night from Thunder Moun
tain. They cams on snowshocs, and by
forced marches made the distance In two
and a half dayp. They report four and
five feet of snow on Thunder Mountain,
and say provisions cannot be bought for
any price. They came out for supp'.Ics,
and will return at once. On the trail,
they met over 20 people. Some were pack
ing, others used rawhides and two men
were driving dog teams, coming In from
Council, but the dogs were said to be a
failure. At the Dewey mine, miners are
paid $375 per day and board, but the
mine cannot keep them, as they quit and
go prospecting In the deep snows. Monu
mental Creek is staked out for 25- miles.
Admits He Is a Forger.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., March 15. E.
C. Strong, claiming to be a mining man,
was arrested In thl3 city late tonight for
forging two checks on J. H. Shotwell, of
Seattle. Strong was taken on instructions
from Chief of Police John Sullivan, of
Seattle. When arrested, the prisoner ad
mitted his guilt, and eald he was drunk
at the time. He has a wife and one child
In Seattle. An ofllccr will arrive for the
man tomorrow.
Boy Turns Burglar Oyer to Low.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. March 15. F.
G. Gallagher, a soldier of the Third Bat
tery Field Artillery, was arrested In this
city tonight for burglary. The artillery
man was discovered in the rcsldenco of
C. T. Estes by the 16-year-old son of Mr.
Estes, who held up the man with a re
volver, and following him to a cigar store,
turned the soldier over to the officers.
Damage Suit Against Officer.
WHATCOM. March 15. Henry Guzman,
a Chilean, awaiting trial In the Superior
Court for the murder of his countryman,
Ignaco Castro, has brought suit for $2200
damages against Police Officer Alvord for
false arrest and Imprisonment, which he
alleges occurred nine days prior to the
killing of Castro.
Whatcom School Teacher Missing:.
WHATCOM, Wash.. March 15. Profess
or George, teacher of 'drawing In the pub
lic schools of this city and Falrhaven,
has been missing since last Mondny. So
fur as known, his accounts are perfectly
straight. His closest friends can offer
no theory to account for his disappear
ance. He has a wife In Lincoln, Neb.
Change In Golf Rules.
NEW YORK, March 15. Radical changes
have been made by the executive com
mittee of the United States Golf Associa
tion In the by-laws governing the pairing
on the American amateur championships
and the number to qualify In both the
amateur and women's championships.
Hereafter all medal play rounds. In cham
pionships for men and women, shall be IS
holes, and the first 64 will qualify Instead
of the first 32 as formerly. This will re-
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duce the first day's play to a sorting out
of the beat 64, who will meet In match
play.
In the pairings for the preliminary
rounds at match play, player No. 1 will be
paired with No. 33, No. 2 with No. 24,
and so on. It will be impossible to tell,
under this arrangement, where any player
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THE DAY'S RACES.
Siddons Wins the Thornton Stakes at
Oakland.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 15. In the
presence of over 4000 people, SIddons,
owned by T. C. Stevens, won the Thorn
ton stakes, at four miles, over a fast
track, at Oakland, today.
He was 50 lengths In front of LIzella
at the finish, while Bangor, the only
other starter, was last, four lengths
away. The event was a great drawing
card and proved a lively betting affair,
with Siddons going to the post favorite.
Jackson on Siddons and Turner on
Bangor, waited, and O'Connor made the
pace with LIzella. The maro was so
full of speed that O'Connor could hardly
hoi. her back, and he choked her con
siderably. To add this, the saddle
slipped and on the third mile Siddons
took command and won as he pleased.
The purse was valued at $3000 and first
money was $2500.
The Auburn handicap resulted in a
neck victory for Homestead over The
Fetter, who had bad luck the first six
teenth. JfacGyle. well played, was
third. The last event was a good betting
race. Joe Frey had the call at post
time In the betting and won easily from
The Giver, who was cut oft on tho first
turn. Jockey O'Connor and Mr. Feather
stone and Julius Bauer will leave for
Kentucky tonight. Results:
Futurity course. selling Parizaide
won, Malaspina second, Montana Peeress
third; time, 1:13.
Four furlongs, purse Bell Reed won,
Honllon second. Georglo 'West third;
time, 0:48.
One mile and an eighth, selling Frank
Wood won, Morlnel second. Fridolln
third; time, 0:56.
Four miles, Thornton stakes, purse
J3000 Siddons, 109, Jackson, even, won;
LIzella, 111, O'Connor. 13 to 10, second;
Bangor, 116, Turner, 5 to 1. third; time,
7:30. -
One mile and a sixteenth. Auburn handi
cap, purse Homestead won. The Fret
ter second. MacGyle third; time, 1:4S4.
Six furlongs, purse Joo Frey won. The
Giver second. Beau Ormonde third; time,
1:1
Lord Qnex Winn Crescent City Derby
NEW ORLEANS, March 15. Nearly
E0O0 people cheered the favorite on to
victory In the sixth Crescent City Derby
today. A morning threat of rain and a
track whose condition seemed to pre
sago the Simons colt's defeat cut the at
tendance down. Wlnkfleld picked the
best of going for Lord Quex, moved up
on the outsldo as they neared the half
mile post, and rounded the far turn,
opened up a gap which the others never
closed. Duke of Connaught was Injured
in the right foreleg and It Is feared he
has broken down. The race was worth
$3800 to the winner. Summary:
Six furlongs Braw Lad won. Ida Pen
zance second, Tenderloin third; time,
1:18.
Five furlongs Luralighter won. Little
Giant second. Honda third; time. 1:06.
Mile and 70 yards, selling Jerry Hunt
won. Banish second. Chickadee third;
time, l:43tf.
Handicap, mile and a sixteenth Digby
Bell won. Ida Ledford second; Jessie
Jarboe third; time, 1:57.
Handicap, six furlongs Death won,
Ben Hullum second. Velma Clark third;
time. 1:17.
Crescent City Derby, mile and an
eight Lord Quex. 122, Jl Wlnkfleld, 13
to 10, won: Vassal Dance, 110, Otis, 20
to 1. second; Prowl. 115, Landry, 5 to L.
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third; time, 2:00. St. Tammany. Kaffir,
Duke of Connaught, Cast Iron and Merri
maker also ran.
Mile and a half, selling Lou Rey won.
Little Tommy Tucker second, AVoodtrlce
third; time, 2:43.
Evidence of Another tinnier.
BEAUMONT, Tex., March 15. Another
floater was found In the Newnes River
today, making six since the first of the
year. The body has been Identified as
that of V. R. McNamarn, a painter and
paper-hanger, who came from Shreveport.
There Is evidence of foul play. He was
probably a victim of the Bennett gang.
THE STARVATION PLAIN
Of 'Treating Dynpepsln and Stomach
Trouble Im Uselexs and Uusc'Ieiitiilc.
The almost certain fnjlure of the star
vation cuie for dyspepsia has been proven
time and again, but even now a course of
dieting is generally the first thing rec
ommended for a case of Indigestion or
any stomach trouble.
Many people with weak digestion, as
well as some physicians, consider the
first step to take in attempting to cure in
digestion is to restrict the diet, -either by
seleetlng certain foods and rejecting
others or to cut down the amount of
food eaten to barely enough to keep soul
and body together. In other words tho
starvation plan Is by many supposed to
be the first essential.
All this is radically wrong. It Is fool
ish and unscientific to recommend dieting
to a man already suffering from starva
tion because indigestion Itself starves
every organ, nerve and fiber In the body.
"What people with poor digestion most
need Is abundant nutrition, plenty of
good, wholesome, properly cooked food,
and something to assist the weak stom
ach to digest 1L
This la exactly the purpose for which
Stuart's Dyapepsia Tablets are adapted
and the true reason why they cure the
worst cases ofstomach trouble.
Eat a sufficient amount of wholesome
food and after each meal take one or
two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to
promptly digest IL
In this way the system Is nourished
and the overworked stomach rested, be
cause the tablets will digest the food
whether the stomach works or not, one
grain of the active digestive principle in
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets being suffi
cient to digest COOO grains of meat, eggs
or other albuminous food.
Dr. Harlandson and Dr. Redwell rec
ommend these tablets in all cases of de
fective digestion, because tho pepsin and
diastase In them are absolutely free from
animal matter and other Impurities, and,
being pleasant to the taste, are as safo
and harmless for the child as for tho
adult.
All drug stores sell this excellent prep
aration, and the dally use of them after
meals will be of great benefit, not only
as an immediate relief but to permanent
ly build up and Invigorate the digestive
organs.
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