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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH i3s 190f.
US CHURCH
Witness Declares Smoot
Owes Election to It
HA& TO BE APOSTLE FIRST
Ex-Judge Positive No Lay
man Can Go to Congress,
HOLDS RAWLINS A MORMON
Attorney Takes Him to Task, but He
Is Sure the ex-Senator Subscribes
to the Faith in the
Main.
"WASHINGTON, March 12. That Reed
Smoot coQld not have been elected to the
United States Senate without having first
been chosen as an apostle of the Mor
mon Church, and that after he was so
chosen he would have been defeated had
be not aad the support of the church, was
asserted by Judge Ogden Hlles, assistant
United States Attorney from 18S6 to 1890,
and later a Judge of the District Court
of Utah, who was a witness today in the
Smoot case before the committee on privi
leges and elections.
An interesting feature of' Judge Hlles'
testimony was his declaration that ex
United States Senator Rawlins was still
a Mormon, even though he stood out
against the church on the matter of In
terference in politics. Attorney . VanCott
took tae witness to task for the state
ment, and the colloquy enlivened the close
of the day's hearing.
Will Now Wait on Witnesses.
Chairman Burrows adjourned the ses
felon today subject to calL It is ex
pected there will be a number of wit
nesses here within a week or 10 days.
Among those wanted are Apostles Merrill
and Teasdale and John Henry Smith,
whose alleged plural marriages already
have been recounted by witnesses.
The absence of a quorum caused a de
lay In tne opening of the Investigation
today. Mr. Critchlow. United States At
torney in Utah, again took the stand, and
his cross-examination was continued by
Waldemar VanCott, one of the attorneys
for the defense. Sentiment against Mr.
Smoot waR the subject of inquiry by Mr.
VanCott, who asked specifically if a wave
of antagonism to the Mormon Senator was
not created by the Lellich charges that
Mr. Smoot. was a polygamlst. Critchlow
thoug.it that had not been the effect,
though there had been much surprise that
this was made in face of the statement
in the general protest that Smoot was
not charged with polygamy. Little in
terest was taken in the cross-examination,
and only two members of the committee
remained in tnelr seats for the greater
part of the forenoon hearing.
The cross-examination .was confined al
taost entirely to bringing out Mr. Critch
lows views on the acts of others and1 tae
thoughts of others. After this procedure
had continued for nearly an hour. Senator
McComas objected and called attention to
the fact that the character of the testi
mony could not influence the committee
In any manner.
VanCott then addressed the commit
tee directly In regard to the candidacy of
Reed Smoot, and drew from the witness
the fact that Smoot announced himself as
a. candidate for the Senate before 1902.
"Did not he announce himself as early
as 1S9S and receive votes in the Legisla
ture?" "I believe he did. He received votes,
and so did I. The minority only had three
votes, and they were passed around as
a compliment."
Critcnlow's attention was called to the
nominations for members of the Legis
lature, and the fact that he participated
In the convention, and had moved to make
certain nominations unanimous.
"I did move to make them unanimous,"
said the witness. "We, that is, the can
didates who were defeated, and I made
the motion as a matter of courtesy."
Knew It Meant Smoot for Senator.
"Did not you know that it meant Reed
Smoot for Senator?"
"Yes, sir."
"Did you go on the stump Uat Fall
in support of the Republican ticket?"
Mr. Critchlow. when his attention
was called to the fact, said he believed
he had made a speech at Sprlngville.
The witness was questioned In regard
to the sentiment for and against Reed
Smoot for Senator, and said, so far as
he was concerned, he had no objection
to Smoot personally, but opposed -iim on
the ground that he was a general au
thority of the church. He admitted at
the time he had moved to make unani
mous the nomination of certain persons
for members of the Legislature it was
generally" known that Mr. Smoot was to
be made an apostle.
To ascertain the difference between
the influence exercised by the Mormon
Church over general authorities and lay
men was the object of. the inquiry by
Hopkins and McComas, and the answers
of the witness Indicated the matters of the
church were so adjusted taat he might
be compelled to obey the behests of the
church, and the wishes of the high au
thorities may be enforced by the "reserve
force" In politics whlca the church is said
to maintain. At this point recess was
taken.
Mr. Critchlow resumed his testimony
under cross-examination after the recess.
In examination concerning the Thatcher
episode it was brought out that Thatcher
was In the same status in 1895 as to po
lygamy as was Brigham H. Roberts, when
he was elected to Congress, and that Mr.
Cannon made his campaign for the Sen
ate against the wishes of the church, just
as did Thatcher. It also was brought out
that in 1E95 Mr. Roberts refused to sign
the church rule In regard to politics, thq
same as Taatcher had refused to sub
scribe to church dictates. This was in
Roberts first campaign, but Mr. Critch
low could not say whether Mr. Roberts
recanted hefore or after the election.
"Did he recant at all?" asked Senator
Overman.
."Oh, yes, there Is no question about
"that"
The witness was asked to explain the
change of mind, and said: :
"It is understood, In fact, it has been
published in the official church papers,
that authorities of the church labored
and prayed with Mr. Roberts for six
weeks, and then he announced he had
received a vision of his dead ancestors
being lost to perdition because he was
out of harmony with his caurch and could
nbt bo into the temple and he baptized,
and thus save their souls as well."
After that the witness said Mr. Rob
erts subscribed to the church's rule and
was not dlsfellowjsblped.
Instances were asked in which the church
interfered in business matters in the last
five years, and Mr. Critchlow mentioned
the location of a union station In Salt
Lake City, the Incident at Brigham City,
in which the church is said to have op
posed a certain amusement hall; a case
before the high council of the church. In
which the parties were Jensen vb. Diet
rich Land & Livestock Company, and cer
tain water litigation between Salt Lake
City and the "West Jordan Canal Com
pany Mr. Critchlows information on the
subject was indefinite, and be said he
could give no competent testimony on the
subject.
The witness was asked concerning a
statement in former testimony that a
Mormon committee dictated legislation in
the first session of the Legislature. He
named as this committee C. "W. Penrose,
James Sharp, W. TV, Rite, "W. H. King,
F. S. Richards and James M. Tanner. Mr.
Richards was in attendance at the hear
ing as adviser for Mormon witnesses.
Legislators Deemed Inexperienced.
Mr. VanCott asked thtf witnesses what
Information he had as to the existence of
such a committee, and he said he knew
from admissions made by George Q. Can
non and Heber J. Grant and certain mem
bers of the Legislature in interviews pub
lished In April, 1896. in the Salt Lake Her
ald, then edited by B, H. Roberts; the
Salt Lake Tribune, and the Interviews of
Grant and Cannon in the Deseret News.
He also said he had received a letter from
Joseph Munson, a member from Cache
Valley, giving Information as to occur
rences between Munson and Bishop Stev
ens, In which Stevens said It had been de
cided by church authorities that Inasmuch
as the Legislature was inexperienced, It
was best to have a committee of the
priesthood to pass on legislation as to,
whether It was proper.
Judge Ogden iiiles, of Salt Lake City,
Assistant United States Attorney in Utah
from 1SSS to 1SS9, . In prefacing his testi
mony, said he had drawn more, indict
ments and prosecuted more cases of un
lawful cohabitation under the Edmunds
Tucker act than any other official in Utah.
For the first two years, the people, he
said, refused to obey the law, despite the
fact that opportunity was given offenders
to escape punishment, if they would prom
ise not to violate the laws in regard to
cohabitation.
Law of God Above That of Man.
"The people," said the witness, "said
they must obey the law of God rather
than the law of man. They seemed to
think it was an act of apostasy to go
counter to the church rules, even in obey
ing the laws of the land. The case's were
pressed hard, and then the people began
to promise to obey the law, for they were
poor, and could not pay the fines, and
consequently it became generally reported
that the practice of polygamous cohabita
tion was breaking up."
The witness covered much of the ground
gone over in the testimony of Mr. Critch
low, but In regard to the cessation of
prosecutions until after the manifesto of
1890 he added many Interesting details. He
said there was a disposition not to prose
cute cases when the law generally was
obeyed, but after the manifesto It was
seen the Mormons had returned to their
old practices. He said this was evident
from the new "crops of children" from
polygamous families, which continued to
spring up.
In the cross-examination Mr. VanCott
brought out a great deal of testimony re
garding church influence for the election
of Reed Smoot for the Senate, and Judge
Hlle9 stated positively Mr. Smoot could
not have been elected to the United States
Senate if his candidacy had not been ap
proved by the Mormon Church.
"Do you mean that if Smoot had been
a lay member of the church he would
not have been elected, or If he had been
an apostle and had not had the indorse
ment of his quorum he could not have
been elected?"
"Mr. Smoot could not have been elected
without having been an apostle, and with
out having the consent of the church."
"When It was announced first he was
a candidate he was not an apostle," re
marked Mr. Vancott.
"Oh, well, his candidacy was not taken
seriously then, but when his candidacy
was announced after It was known that
he was to be an apostle it was certain
that he would be elected."
"Will you tell ms why you say he could
not have been elected when his candidacy
was first announced was it because he
had no standing in the party?" asked
Senator Hopkins.
"He had no standing that would entitle
him to such a promotion, and he was not
seriously thought of," answered the wit
ness. "Were -there any other Republicans men
tioned for the Senate before the selection
of Smoot as an apostle?"
"Yes, Governor Wells and Governor
Thomas and some others."
In answer to other questions, Judge
Hlles said he believed Mr. Smoot always
had taken an active part In politics, and
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had been allied with the Republicans, but
he never had heard of Smoot having made
an address in any campaign.
Mr. Vancott asked the witness how he
accounted. In view of the testimony he
had given, for the Mormons sending non
Mormons to the Senate.
"How about Joseph L. Rawlins?" he
asked.
"He Is not a Mormon."
"Joseph L. Rawlins, oh, yes, he is a
Mormon."
"What, Rawlins a Mormon?"
"He was born In the church, of Mormon
parentage."
"But surely you don't mean to say that
because a man Is born of Mormon parent
age he is always a Mormon?"
"Pretty close to it"
Mr. Vancott mentioned the fact that ex
Senator Rawlins stood out against the
church In regard to its principles and
worked against It Judge Hlles corrected
the statement by saying "certain princi
ples." and then said that with the quali
fication he had made he regarded Rawlins
as a Mormon. Continuing, he said he
had heard President Joseph F. Smith say
he considered Frank J. Cannon a poor
Mormon, but witness thought Cannon "a
good Mormon," and while it may be said
that Rawlins was "not a good Mormon."
.nevertheless he was a Mormon. Judge
Hiles said that both Cannon and Rawlins
stood out against Interference by the
church in politics. He declared Mr.
Rawlins once believed in the good faith of
the Mormon Church, but that he did not
believe in it meddling In politics.
Mr. Vancott attempted to take Judge
Hlles to task for Mb statement that Raw
lins was a Mormon, and asked If, as a
matter of fact, his entire testimony was
not just as reliable as his statement in
regard to Rawlins. The witness stood
his ground in regard to Rawlins, and said
m knew what ha was talking about and
that with the qualifications he had made
Rawlins was a Mormon. He added with
emphasis that there were no qualifica
tions In regard to the remainder of his
testimony.
The' witness said his basis for believing
that polygamy was morcj flagrant since
Utah was admitted as a state was that
raor6 polygamous children were being
born, and that polygamists drove through
the streets more openly than before. .He
could cite only one instance of the lat
ter kind-, however? .
Senator Hopkins asked a number of
questions to find out If Judge Hlles knew
whether there had been any polygamous
marriages since the manifesto, and he
said he. did not. Witness said he believed
that such marriages had taken place. One
case he had in mind- was that of- a per
sonal friend by wnom he thought a
plural wife had been taken on account
of the youth of the woman.
Mr. Tayler said the protestants had a
great deal of evidence to offer that plural
marriages had taken place since the
manifesto. There being no other wit
nesses to examine, the committee ad
journed subject to the call of the chairman.
President Smith in Omaha. '
OMAHA, March 12. President Joseph
F. Smith, of the Mormon Church, accom
panied by his son, H. M. Smith, and F.
M. Lyman, spent today at Florence, near
here, en route from Washington to Salt
Lake, and were entertained by a commit
tee of the Reorganized Church. Presi
dent Smith refused to discuss the Smoot
investigation, saying too much had been
already said about it.
DENIES STATE 0P WAR EXISTED
Russia Replies to Japan's Argument
as to Right to Put Men in Corea.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 1Z The fol
lowing reply, inspired by the Foreign
Office to Japan's rejoinder to the Russian
protest against the violation of Corean
neutrality, may be accepted as official:
"Japan's argument that -she was justified
in landing troops In Corea before the dec
laration of war, because she had Corea's
permission, and also that these troops ar
rived In Corea after 'the existence of a
state of war,' Is without value, as Corea In
January promulgated her neutrality to the
powers, which received it warm'y, Great
Britain even officially conveying expres
sions of gratitude to the Corean government-
Therefore no state of war gave the
Japanese the right to -violate her neutral
ity by sending troops in the territory.
Even the consent of Corea, though extort
ed by the Japanese, Is without force from
the fact that the dispatch of troops was
not only before the war, but before the
breaking off of diplomatic relations, as
clearly established, and, Indeed, acknowl
edged by the 'Japanese themselves.
"Japan's contention. In defense of the at
tack on the Russian snips at (Jnemulpo,
that the port was not neutral, Is false
again, because Corea had proclaimed her
neutrality. Japan s denial or malicious
Interference with the transmission of Rus
sian telegrams over the Danish cable can
not be sustained. A telegram to Baron De
Rosen, then Russian Minister to Japan, at
Tokio. sent from St. Petersburg February
4, was not delivered until the morning of
February 8. That delay did not occur on
the Siberian line, as shown by the fact
that a reply to a telegram from Viceroy
Alexieff sent at the same time was re
celved the same day. Therefore it is con
elusive that De Rosen's telegram was held
by the Japanese and not delivered for two
days. Communication with , M. Pavloff,
then Russian Minister to Corea, by , the
Corean telegraph ceased In the middle of
January. As the Coreans were enjoying
friendly relations with Russia, there' Is
good ground for believing that the Inter
ruptlon was due to the Japanese. There
after M. Pavloff used a mall steamer or a
special warship to communicate with Port
Arthur. The Minister or rtussia in corea,
February 8, therefore, knew nothing of the
diplomatic rupture.
"Japan pleads that the, charge against
her seizure, of Russian' merchantmen be
fore the declaration of war cannot stand
after the establishment of the prize court.
Their seizure after the declaration of war
being piracy, Is not defensible by the es
tablishment of the prize court, which can
not exist before a declaration of war. The
steamer Russia was seized In the waters
of southern Corea, even before M. Kurlno
had presented his note here."
The reply concludes:
"Our Information regarding Japan's an
nouncement that in future Corea would be
under her administration came from M,
Pavloff and also from the representative
of a friendly power at Seoul. Japan's de
nial, consequently, is fruitless, as also is
the attempt to refute our statement that
the Russian Minister and Consul at Seoul
were told to leave. As conclusive proofs
In St. Petersburg, on February 10, the
French Minister at Seoul had officially no-;
titled our representatives that the -Japan
ese jgovernment had intimated that they
should leave, and that the Japanese
had occupied territory In Corea. M,
Pavloff was at first unable to notify our
Consul at Fusan, his telegram being re
fused at the telegraph office."
JAPAN GETS GREAT WAR SUM
Bonds Subscribed Four and a Half
Times-Cabinet Considers Situation.
TOKIO. March 1Z Practically complete
figures s.icw that the issue of the 100,000,
000 yen of exchequer war bonds has been
subscribed four and one-half times. The
subscriptions recorded by the Bank of
Japan amount to 450D00.000 yen. This
proves the correctness of the preliminary
estimate that the government would be
able to raise 500,000,000 yen for war pur
poses from domestic .sources.
The cabinet and elder statesmen con
ferred for four hours today. They dls
cussed the financial situation and the
war tax measures to be submitted to the
special session of the diet, and decided to
realize J23.OOO.O0O by postponing the gov
eminent undertakings and $32,000,000 by a
war tax.
It Is understood a plan extending
the government tobacco monopoly so as
to Include manufactured tobacco and the
creation of a salt monopoly were con
Bldered.
Until recently it was thought lmprac
tlcable properly to consider and pass
monopoly measures at a short special ses
slon, and it seemed to have been agreed
4hat they should be left for action bj
the regular session. Russia's extensive
military programme, however, makes an
extension of Japan's financial programme
Imperative, so the monopoly measures.
possibly may be submitted to the special
session of he diet.
SEOUL HAS MILITARY AIR.
Troops Are Marching Up the Streets
at All Times of the Day.
SEOUL, March 12. Detachments of Cor
ean soldiers marching up and down the
main streets, in the neighborhood of this
place at all hours of the day and evening
give an air- of martial activity to this
city. But few Japanese soldiers remain
here. All have gone North and the for
elgn legations continue to' be guarded by
marines. The American Legation has 35
men on duty In the grounds and others
are quartered at American business
houses for the sake of better accommo
dations Foreigners, however, feel per
fectly safe, although there Is no real busi
ness activity at Chemulpo..
The Japanese authorities treat foreign
ers very courteously and nave Just given
American Minister Allen permission to
go to the front with a passage on a trans
port to Chlnnampo, where he is expected
to arrive toaay.
War preparations continue here method
Ically, while about 30,000 Coreans pursue
their normal, everyday lire free from
excitement. The funeral of the late Em
press Dowager will be held on Monday
next.
Lion and Hyena for Roosevelt.
BOSTON. March 12. On the steamer
Lowther Castle, which arrived today
from the Far East, was a baby lion and
a hyena for- President Roosevelt from
King Menelik. of Abyssinja. The King also
sent.tpthe President a. pair of .elephant
tusks valued at 52000.
IN MARTYR CLASS
Organ of Mormon Church on
Stand of Polygamists.
COMPARED TO JESUS CHRIST
The Deseret' News Declares He Was a
Violator of the Law, but Is
'Glorified. for the
Deed.
SALT LAKE. March 12. The Deseret
News, the official organ of the Mormon
Church, tonight prints an article under
thei caption "Conscience and Law,' bear
ing on the acknowledged violation of
the law by many church leaders In con
tinuing to observe family relations with
their plural wives. The article mentions
Jesus Christ and John Brown among
others who were violators of the law.
"We are not making any comparison."
the article says, "between the tenets for
which the martyrs for different causes
bled and died, and the system which now
occasions so much disturbance In the land,
but we simply claim that In all those In
stances, the defenders of those faiths were
lawbreakers, and were then doomed for
their offenses, but are now glorified for
their valiant, yet lawless, deeds." Con
tinuing the article says:
"Similar acts to those of John Brown
are held In honor by millions of people
at the present day, and yet many of them
condemn the "Mormon leaders for avow
ing they would rather break the law
than violate the sacred covenants they
have entered Into, with women whom they
regard in every sense of the word their
wives for this world and also the world
to come. . . . The very mention of
'plural wives' sends many good people
Into spasms of virtuous anger. It is not
to be wondered at, considering the trend
of thought and religious training through
centuries. . . , The Mormon principle
of the eternal marriage which, in theory,
when eo promulgated. Included the plural
ity of wives. Is vehemently unpopular.
The performance of plural marriages has
been discontinued. The family ties for
merly formed remain in a number of.
cases. The parties to them refuse to dis
solve them and stand ready to risk the
legal consequences. That Is the situation.
What will sound sense, fair consideration
and Christian charity demand, seeing
that time Is rapidly and peaceably solving
the question?"
PROTECT ALASKA SALMON.
Fulton Introduces Bill for the Fish
Commission.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 12. At the request of the
United States Fish Commission, Senator
Fulton has introduced a bill Intended to
perfect the laws drawn to protect the
salmon of Alaska. His bill amends sec
tions 179 to 1S3, inclusive, of the Alaskan
criminal code, so as to make them con
form to the recommendations of the
Alaska Salmon Commission that visited
Alaska , last Summer. Senator 'Fulton's
bill amends existing law so" "that It shall
read as follows:
"Section -179. That the erection of .dams,
barricades, -traps; fish-wheels, fences, or
any nxed or stationary obstruction in any
par. of any river, stream or lako above
thellmlt of: ocean tides Is" hereby declared
to bV unlawful, and the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Is hereby authorized
and directed to remove any and all such
obstructions and to establish and en
forceV such -egulations and surveillance
as- maV bepecessary to Insure that this
prohlbftiQifilnd all other provisions of
law relating to the salmon fisheries of
Alaska are strictly complied with.
"Section ISO. It shall be unlawful to
fish for. tatch or kill any salmon of the
species known as red salmon or King-
salmon by any means except witn roa,
spear or gafthook, above the mouth at
mean low tide of any creek, stream or
river of less than 500 feet width, In the
district of Alaska, or after January L
1SC5. In the waters of Wood River, Alaska,
except only for purposes of propagation.
"It shall be. unlawful to lay or set any
drift net, set net, trap, pound net or
seine for any purpose, except for propa
cation, across the tide waters of any
creek, stream, river or estuary for a dis
tance greater than one-third the width ol
such creek, stream, river or estuary. It
shall be unlawful to lay or set any seine
or net which, at the time of sotting is
within 100 yards of any other seine
or net belonging to another person, firm
or corporation, which is being or which
has been laid or set In said creek, stream,
river or estuary or In vny waters within
the limits of the district of Alaska.
"It shall be unlawful to drive any traps
at any pojnt in Alaska abow the mouth
of a stream at mean low tide alter tne
first day of January, 1905, except on the
written permission of the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor. It shall be unlaw
ful to take, kill or fish for salmon in any
manner or by any means In any of the
waters within the limits of the district of
Alaska, except in those tributary to Bris
tol Bay, in Behring Sea and the waters-
tributary thereto, from 6 o clock post
meridian of Saturday of each week until
fi o'clock, ante-meridian on the Monday
following.
"It is further forbidden to lay or set
any seine, gill net or other net. or to
drive any trap or pound within 100 yards
of tho mouth of any creek, stream or
river of less than 500 feet width. Pro
vided, however, that the term 'mouth' Is
understood, for the purposes of this act.
to be the point where the fresh waters of
such creek. Btream or river enter tire salt
sea at mean low tide. And provided fur
ther that where a doubt exists as to the
point where, said fresh waters enter said
salt sea, the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Is, in his judgment and discretion.
authorized and empowered to find the
mouth of any such creek, stream or river
In question. And provided further, that
said Secretary may at his discretion pro
hibit ail fishing witn net or trap in cer
tain streams, tidal basins, estuaries or
lagoons and set aside the. spawning
grounds tributary to such waters for the
purposes of increasing the stock of
salmon. This power shall be exercised
only after all persons interested shall
have been given a hearing, of which hear
ing due notice shall be given by publi
cation.
"It shall be unlawful, except for pur
poses of propagation, to fish in any .man
ner or by any means except by rod. spear.
or gafthook In any freah-water .lake,
stream, or flowing water within the
limits of the district of Alaska above and
beyond the mean low-water mouth or
point of discbarge of said waters 4nto the
salt sea: Provided, however, that the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor may.
at his discretion, except from the forego
ing restrictions certain tidal estuaries or
inlets into which salmon streams dls
charge, and that the following are here
by, and until further notice, so excepted
viz: Yukon River, Kuskokwim River.
Nuahagak River. Chlrnlk River. Sushltna
River, Naknek River. Kvichak River,
Knlk River, Copper jRiver, Alsek River.
Taku -River. Speel River, Whiting River.
Stikine River, Unuk River and Bradfield
Canal Stream.
"Sea 1SL That the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor is fully empowered and
authorized to establish and promulgate
-reffulaUons governing and controlling tho
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"I continued its uee, and am thankful to
say that I am entirely cured and strong. In
order to be very sure about this, I had a doc
tor examine come of my water today, and he
pronounced it all right and in splendid con
dition. T know that your SwamD-Root is onrelv'
vegetable- and does not contain any harmful
drugs. Thanking you for my complete recov
ery and recommending Swamp-Root to all suf
ferers, i am, very iruiy yours.
'T. C. RICHARDSON.."
You may have a sample bottlo of this
famous, kidney remedy, Swamp-Root,
sent freo by mall, postpaid, by which
you may test Its virtues for such dis
orders as kidney, bladder and uric acid
diseases, poor digestion, being obliged
to pass your water frequently night
EDITORIAL NOTE. -So successful Is
most distressing cases of kidney, liver or bladder troubles that to prove its wonder
ful merits you may have a sample bottlo and a book of valuable information, both
sent absolutely free by mall. The book contains many of the thousands upon thou
sands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured. The value and
success of Swamp-Root is so well known that our readers are advised to send for a
sample bottle. In sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.,
be sure to say you read this generous offer In the Portland Sunday Oregonian. The
proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer.
salmon fisheries of the district of Alaska,
and that such regulations shall have the
full' effect and force of law.
"Ses. 1S2. That to enforce the provisions
of law herein provided and such regula
tions as the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor may establish In pursuance there
of, he is authorized and directed to depute-,
from the staff of the Bureau of
Fisheries a force In his Judgment ade
quate for the performance of all work re
quired for the proper Investigation, in
spection and regulation of the Alaska
salmon fisheries and hatcheries, and he
will annually submit to the Congress es
timates to cover the salaries and actual
traveling expenses of such officials, and
for such other expenditures as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of
the law herein.
"Sec. 183. That any person violating any
of the provisions of this act or the regu
lations established In pursuance thereof
shall, upon conviction thereof, be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding $1000, or by
imprisonment at hard labor for a term ot
90 days, or both such fine and Imprison
ment, at the discretion Of the court; and,
further. In case of the violation of any of
the provisions of section 179 of this act,
and conviction thereof, a further fine of
$250 per diem will be imposed for each day
that the obstructions therein are main
tained." Shells Proven Not to Be Poisonous.
TOKIO. March 12. The condlUon of the
wounded Russians treated at the Japanese
Bed Cross Hospital who do not show any
unusual symptoms, is thought here .to
March,
April, May
There is a "best time for doing
everything that is, a time vhen a
thing can be done to the best ad
vantage, most easily and most eU
'fectively. Now is the best time
for purifying your blood. Why?
Because your system is now trying
to purify ityou know this by the
Eimples and other eruptions that
ave come on your face and body.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Are the medicines to take they do
the work thoroughly and agreeably
and never fail to do it.
Hood's are the medicines you
have always heard recommended.
"JL cannot recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla
too highly as & spring saedicine. When we
take it in the spring we all feel better through
the summer." Mm. S. H.Nkal, 3acCrys, Pa.
Hood's SarspriHa promIM
to
ii i jam it
Root, the Great Kidney
YOU, Every Reader of
are responsible for more sick
other disease, therefore, when
liver and bladder remedy, be
begin to get better they will help
A trial will convince anyone.
and day, smarting or irritation in pass
ing, brick-dust or sediment in the
urine, headache, backache, lame back,
dizziness, sleeplessness, nervousness.
heart disturbance due to bad kidney
trouble, skin eruptions from bad blood,
neuralgia, rheumatism, diabetes, bloat
ing, irritability, worn-out feeling, lack
of ambition, loss of flesh, sallow com
plexlon, or Bright's disease.
If your water, when allowed to re
main undisturbed in a glass or bottle
for twenty-four hours, forms a sedi
ment or settling or has a cloudy an
pearance, it is evidence that your kid
neys and bladder need immediate ai
tention.
Swamp-Root Is the great discovery
of Dr. Kilmer, the eminent kidney and
bladder specialist. Hospitals use it
with wonderful success In both slight
and severe' cases. Doctors recommend
It to their patients and use it inlhelr
own families, because" they recognize I In
Swamp-Root tne greatest ana most
successful remedy.
Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and
is for sale at drug: stores the world
over In bottles of two sizes and two
prices fifty cent3 and one dollar. Re
member the name,- Swamp-Root, Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address,
Blnghamton. N. Y., on every bottle.
Swamo-Root In nromotly curins even the
prove there Is no truth in the Rus
sian allegation In regard to the prelim
inary poisonous nature of the gaseous ex
halations from ther Japanese shells and
torpedoes. The statement In the Russian
report that the Japanese lyddite In the
bombardment of Vladivostok Is believed
to have been made with the object of
conveying the Impression that Great Brit
ain, supplied this explosive.
The report that Russia Is sending sub
marine boat3 overland to the Far East
Is much commented upon, observers
facetiously recalling the Russian Emper
or's proposal at The Hague peace confer
ence that the use of submarine boats
ought, to be condemned as being uncivil
ized. WRITERS TO GO WITH ARMY.
Japan Arranges for :Flve Americans
to Accompany Its Forces.
NEW YORK,' March 12. Questions of
arrangements for the large number of for
elgn correspondents here who are deslr
ous of accompanying the" Japanese field
forces have been bothering; the War Of
fice a great deal, says a Herald dispatch
from Tokio. The Japanese wish to. afford
the correspondents every reasonable fa
cllity possible to, make them comfort
able while campaigning, but recognize
the difficulty, , owing to the differences of
conditions of living to which foreigners
are accustomed. The best the army
could offer .was the regular Japanese ra
tlon, with transportation tf 70 pounds of
baggage. .
After a prolonged discussion, it was ar
ranged for the correspondents to ap
point a contractor to: run a neld cai-
teen and., undertake transportation. The
War Office has approved this scheme, and
expects all the correspondents to rely on
the contractor hut will supply rations
in an emergency. The contractor also
supplies the foreign military attaches. He
is bonded to fulfill his agreement.
The "War Office has finally determined
to send only 15 with the , first column.
eight British, five American, one French
man and one German, this being a rep
resentation proportionate to the respec
tive number of correspondents here. Sub
sequent lots will accompany the differ
ent columns. It is impossible to obtain
definite Information as to when the start
will be made, but the 15 already selected
have been told to be ready to leave at a
moment's notice.
Indicates Foul Play.
SEATTLE, March 13. Robert McNeil's
body was found lying across a sidetrack
of the Northern Pacific Railway this
morning under circumstances which indi
cate foul play. McNeil was assistant Jan
itor of the Denny School. There is a clean
wound in his bacK, apparently from a
Knife or dagger.
Japanese Strategy Lacks Variety.
PARIS, March 12. The Russian naval
attache here, commenting on . the Port
Arthur bombardment March 10, points
out the similarity of the four Japanese
attacks destroyers, by night -and bom
bardments by day.
"Their attacks are audacious, but
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always Ineffective," he said. "The bom
bardments are always of the same fash
ion, at about the same hour, of about the
same duration, and in full daylight. Their
strategy lacks variety. This probably is
due to the comparative youthfulness of
the Japanese naval organization."
Corean Gives Way on Japanese.
NAGASAKI, March 13. It Is reported
that a Corean has been arrested at Gen
san on the charge of sanding to Vladi
vostok Information regarding the move
ments of the Japanese troops.
Russian paper money will not be ac
cepted by the residents of Corea.
Again Try to Block Harbor.
PARIS, March 12. The Tokio corre
spondent of the Gaulols reports that an
other unsuccessful attempt to obstruct
the entrance to Port Arthur- has been
made by the Japanese.
Crawford Isn't progressive euchre the earns
a0 gambling? Crabshaw Tou wouldn't say eo
If you saw the worthless prizes the clubs put
upj-udge.
THE YALUE OP CHARCOAL
Few People Know How Useful It Is
In Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody, knows that charcoal la the
safest and most efficient disinfectant and
puriflsr in nature, but few realize Its value
when taken Into the human system for the
same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal Is & remedy that the more you take
of it the better; it Is .not a drug at all. but
imply absorbs the gases and Impurities always
present In the stomach and Intestines and car
ries them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking,
drinking or after eating onions and other odor
ous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clean and Improves the
complexion, it whitens the teeth and further
acts as a natural and eminently safe cathar
tic It absorbs the- Injurious gasss which collect
in the stomach and bowels; it disinfects the
mouth and throat from, the poison of catarrh.
' All druggists seU charcoal in one form or
another, but probably the best charcoal and the
most for the money is is Stuart s Absorbent
Liosvnges. they are. composed of the finest pow-f
dered "Willow charcoal, and other harmless
antiseptics in tablet form, or rather la tha
form of large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the
charcoal being mixed with honey.
The daily use- of these lozenges wUl soon tell
to & much, to oroved condition of the..eneral
health, better complexion, .sweeter breath and
purer blood, and the oeauty of it Is, that no
possible haras can result from then "continued
use. butv on the contrary, great benefit,
7 A Buffalo physician. In speaking- of -the beoe
nts of charcoal, says: "I advise Stuart's Ab
sorbent Insecg2s to all patients suffering from
gas in stomach, and bowels, and to clear the
com plexlon and purify the breath, mouth and
throat; I also blleve the liver is greatly bene
fited by the dally use of them; they cost but
tweaty-dve cents a box at drusr stores, ami.
although Is some seas a patent preparation,
yet X believe I set saore aad better cfcarcoaL
Is sKaart'a Abssfkest Xeceeswe tha tat aw C
: Um ortilsx fiter9l jiirtfau"-