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TIIE SUISTDAT 0BEG02HAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 27, 190i NO US FOR GROWLER tain Peters reports that in 35 years of seafaring he never experienced such weather as that through which the Tot tenham passed near the' Aleutian Islands early In November. The worst typhoons of the China Sea or the hurricanes- of the West Indies did not equal the fury of wind and sea. The Tottenham for some days was un able to make much more than steerage way, although steaming full speed ahead. The decks were swept from stem to stern with immense seas, and some damage was done to the lighter top-hamper, while the difficulties of navigation were such as to keep the officers constantly on" watch. Along the Northern. Aleutian coast, and as far south as the Queen Charlottes, the rough weather lasted. r r Dr. Brougher Would Rather Church Member Drink Some. ADDRESS TO Y. M. C. A. MEN i. n 7 " r General Secretary Allen Speaks on the Vocation of the Association Officers .Elected for the ' Ensuing Year. OFFICERS FOB 1903. President P. I Campbell, University of Oregon, Eugene. Vice-president K. I. Xeyes. Univer sity o Idaho, Moscow. Secretary K. S. Latourette, McMlnn vllle College, McMlnnvllle. Amlatant Secretary C I. Shepard, Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls. SAXEM, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) The Oregon-Idaho convention of the Y. M. C. A. held three interesting sessions today, with .a large attendance of delegates- and other leaders In religious work- At the business session officers "Were elected for the ensuing year. The principal meeting of the day was that held this evening, when General Sec retary A. S. Allen, of Seattle, and Rev. J. "Whltcomb Brougher, of Portland, ad dressed an audience that taxed the seat ing capacity of the First Methodist Epis copal Church. In discussing "Our Asso ciation Brotherhood; Its Field and Its Development," Mr. Allen said, among other things, that the purpose of the Y. II. C. A, is to aid young men in choosing vocations and to supply them with a means. of amusement and development. He dwelt upon the great good the asso ciation does In helping a young man to form proper acquaintances when he goes to a city as a stranger, and he em phasized the fact that the association is opposite In its purposes to the gambling den, the saloon and the bawdy-house. In discussing "The Power of a Godly Life," Dr. Brougher delivered a humor ous lecture, full of aptly expressed truths. He said that the true Christian is one whose religion enables him to do what the man of the world cannot who Is not a slave to his appetites, but whose life is such that the world knows he Is a Chris tian. Dr. Brougher said he would rather have a man in his church who gets drunk than have one who Is a growler, for the latter Is the worse of the two. He said he has little respect for the church member who wants to be as bad as he can without be ing turned out, and he hoped for the time when Christian young women will be as unwilling to be seen in the company of "fast" young men as Christian young men are unwilling to be seen in the com pany of "fast" young women. The first .hour of the. morning- session was given to devotional exercises and to the Introduction of speakers and others prominent In association work. Following this the reports of associa tions and the officers of tho executive committee were read. The organization of Young Men's Christian Associations In tho smaller cities of the Northwest is one of the principal recommendations made in the annual report of Chairman J. Thpr biirn Ross, of the executive committee. There are now only six associations in Oregon and Idaho outside of college as sociations, four of these being In large cities and two in small cities, one of the latter being a railroad association. There are 12 college associations in these two states. Concerning the or ganizations in these two states the re port says: All of our four city associations oyra build ings of - their own. specially constructed for the work. The total value of these properties amounts to $189,700. with debts on the same amounting to f4.6O0, leaving a total net value of 5145,100. .aside from furnishings and equipment. Our one small-town association is located at Grangeville, Idaho. Its property, Including the building, cost S3500. The work conducted there has been comparatively large, and has been quite successful. At the preaent time it is somewhat hampered by the floating debt. Tho railroad work In our field, although still confined to Pocatello. Idaho, has received attention at other points in a tentative way. The report gives an account of the work of the Y. M. C. A. at the National Guard encampment at American Lake last Summer, where two largo and two small tents were established for Y. M. C A. headquarters, several evening en tertainments were given, plenty of good drinking water was pro'ided, games and other amusements were sup plied and writing material -was fur nished for all -who wished to visit tho Y. Ml C. A. tents to write letters. The association conducted religious meet ings and gave the National' Guard chaplains the use of the tents for their services. Chairman Ross says: The benefits of this work must not be esti mated by the number of letters written nor by the extent to which the amusement features were used, nor even by the immediate effect of the religious meetings upon the lives of the men who attended them. Even these bene fits might Justify the expenditure of money required to furnish them, but the benefit ex tends much further. It should mean much to the future popularity of the association move ment In these states that over 4000 young men have been Impressed with the beneficence of this work at a time when they were pecu-, llarly open to improslon In this direction. ' Among the recommendations made by the executive committee are the fol lowing: That not less than $1500 be raised for carry, lng on the work during, the ensuing year. That associations be organized and, opened in some of the smaller cities If suitable quarters can be rented. That all associations, college, city and rail, road, observe the day and week of prayer for young men. That continual and greater emphasis be placed upon "Bible studr, and that college as sociations adopt the college cycle. Under the leadership of F. W. yit ham, general secretary of the Y. M. C A. at Boise, there was conducted an in teresting and profitable discussion of city Y. M- C. A. work, the educational department being represented by L a Rhodes, the boys' work by P. B. Willis, the physical work by John Fechter, and the religious work by W, E. Wright. The forenoon session closed with an address by Coast College Sec retary H. O. Hill, on the subject, "The Students of tho World United." In the afternoon Mr. Hill led a con ference on college Y. M. C A. work, during which W. R. Miles, of Pacific College, Newberg, spoke on the mis sionary department; C I. Shepard. or the Agricultural College at Corvallls, spoke on the organization and mainte nance of Bible study, and A. J. Prl deaux discussed the subject, "Plans for the Present." Other phases of college work were treated In addresses by C A. McLain, U. of O., Eugene; S. KL Blo bel, McMlnnvllle College, and W. Mc Leod, Albany College. MET FIERCEST OF GALES. Steamer Totten'iam Has Wild Times Off the Aleutian Islands. VICTORIA. B. a, Nov. 26. (Special.) j The British steamer Tottenham, with i WOO tons of raw sugar, for the Vancouver refinery, passed In this afternoon. Cap- ARRESTED AS AN ACCOMPLICE i Simmons Said to Have Abetted Kill ing of W. H. Alexander. OLYMPIA. Wash., Nov. 26. (Special.) Al- Simmons was arrested here today on a charge of being- an accomplice of Jake Grlmmet, who was arrested yes terday charged with the murder of-W. H. Alexander, In the Union Lumber Company's camp near this city, last Monday. The Coroner's inquest today brought out evidence that Simmons se cured a heavy rasp from the black smith's shop and handed it to Grim met, after the latter had had a fight with Alexander. It Is charged that Simmons also aided Grlmmet to escape from the camp. An autopsy held over the body of Al exander revealed that Alexander had received a terrible blow which . frac tured tho skull above the right ear for a distance of nearly six inches. -Death resulted from hemorrhages in the brain. The verdict of the Jury was that ho came to his death as the' result of a blow from some heavy instrument in the hands of Grlmmet. BUILDING HARD TO SELL. Washington Will Get Poor Return for Quarters at St. Louis. TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 26. Washing ton's unique state building at the World's Fair in St. Louis may be sold, for a song. It cost $23,000, and an offer of $400 has been made for it The Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers Association has author ized the sale for the best price obtainable. EvansvIUe, Ind., offered $3000 toward Its removale to that city as a permanent ex hibit, but as It would cost 510,000 td re move, the offer cannot be considered. Indignation at Light Sentence. GARFIELD, Wash., Nov. 26. (Spe cial.) There is deep indignation in Garfield and vicinity over the light sen tence given J. E. Brown for shooting T. J. Turnbow. Brown "was convicted by a Jury in tho Superior Court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to commit murder. The penalty Is from one to 14 years in the penitentiary. The sentence was five years. This with allowance for good behavior will reduce the term to a lit tle over three years. Turnbow was paralyzed from tho shoulders down, and is a helpless in valid, suffering a living death. The question is frequently asked what more should Brown have done to have re ceived the full limit, 14 years, Instead of five. About the same time he shot Turnbow a boy sold a stolen cayiise In Garfield and got eight years.- For a crime -worse than murder Brown gets only five years. Oregon Supreme Court Reports. SALEM, Or, Nov. 26. (Special.) Volume 44 of the Oregon Supreme Court reports camo from the bindery today and the books were delivered at the office of Secretary of State Dun bar for distribution to the Judges and District Attorneys and to be placed on sale to those who wish to buyTJie "state sells the reports at cost, $3.50, and those who get the volumes by mall must Inclose 27 cents for postage. The volume Just Issued contains no decisions in criminal cases, the reporter having adopted the plan of publishing the criminal reports together, though not in a volume devoted exclusively to that class of cases. This volume con tains the Supreme Court's decision In the case of Kadderly vs. Portland In volving the constitutionality of the In itiative and referendum amendment. This case alone occupies 42 pages of the volume, which contains 630 pages In all. . Suspected of Several Robberies. PENDLETON. Or., Nov. 26. (Spe cial.) Charles Barnett and Earl Weber were arrested by Sheriff Taylor tonight on suspicion of having robbed the Eagle lodging-house on Wednesday night. E. T. McClure, proprietor of the house, lost $100 In money and a number of small articles. Notes amounting in value to $600 were also stolen but re turned by the robbers on the following night. The house has a bad reputation and the authorities threaten to close It, the building having been previously condemned by the City Council. The. prisoners are believed to be Im plicated in other thefts of recent oc currence. The Brewery saloon was broken into last night and several dol lars' worth of liquor stolen. The till In the office of the Byers Mill was also robbod this week with a loss of about Electric Companies Consolidated. LA GRANDE, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) The La Grange Electric Company has consolidated with the Cove Power Com pany, and they have incorporated under the name of the Grand Ronde Electric Company. The directors are Walter Pierce, J. A. Thomson, T. H. and Clar ence Crawford and T. R. Berry. The consolidation was effected because the La Grande plant needed more power. The power from Covo will have a fall of 890 feet and will require 3700 feet of pipe to convey it to tho power-station. The force will create 800 horse power. The power will also be used for an electric line which will reach this city by June 1. This line will con nect Cove, Union, Hot Lake, La Grande and possibly the other towns In Union County. Liquor or No Liquor. GOLDENDALE, Wash., Nov. 25. (Special.) As the time for city election is near at. hand the old qaestion of license or no license tor saloons begins to agitate the people. The last two years four saloons have paid an an nual license of $700 each, which amounts to nearly ne much as the rev enue received from taxation. The anti-license people have nomi nated Colonel E. W. Pike for Mayor, B. N. Snover, Almon Baker and Arthur Chapman for Councilmen and E. O. Spoon for Treasurer. Two of the pres ent Councilmen hold over. , Divorce Suits From Portland. OREGON CITY, Or.. Nov. 2S.-(SpecIaL) Two Portland divorce suits were filed in the Circuit Court here today, in each of which desertion within a few weeks fol lowing tho marriage is alleged. Walter Robinson, who wedded Rhoda Robinson In Virginia, in October. 1901, charges the wife with desertion during the following month. Cleveland Cox and Kate Cox were married In Missouri In June, 1897. and the husband, who appears as plaintiff, ac cuses the wife of wilful desertion In De cember of the same year. Chehalls Caucus Nominees. CHEHALTS. Wash.. Nov. 26. (Special.) At a caucus held this evening the fol lowing were nominated for city officers: David -Stewart, Mayor; W. E. Bishop, Attorney; S. C. White, Clerk; Arthur Cory, Treasurer; Lero JKfcies. Dan Wls ner. C B. Quick and H. C Sick ford Councilmen. COPYRIGHT 190 Sfn.c-SMks TRAPPIST COLONY IN LINN EXTENSIVE LAND PURCHASES MADE IN JORDAN VALLEY. Fathers Are Much Pleased With Ore ' gon, and Will Be Joined by Others in the Spring. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) A colony of Trappist Fathers has been founded In Jordan Valley, In the northern part of Linn County. "Having been forced to leave their homes in France because of religious persecution, a number of these Trappist Fathers have come to the United States, and six of them located in Jorday Valley, about three months ago, with the ultimate object In view of found ing a Trappist colony there. They re cently purchased considerable land, and are preparing to make extensive Improve ments, in anticipation of the arrival of more than" 60 of the same order from France next Spring. The Trapplsts are planning to erect a monaster, to be known as the Monaster of Our Lady of Jordan. They will also build churches and schools, Increasing the number as the size and Importance of the colony demand. They expect to con struct and operate mills, factories and various manufacturing establishments, besides engaging In farming and stock raising. In short, they will endeavor to establish and maintain an ideal Trappist colony, the Trapplsts being a, working or der. The colony will cover a great many acres, and the manufacturing institu tions will be an important addition to the Industries of Linn County. Jordan Val ley Is practically undeveloped in com parison with most of the county, and the Trapplsts have splendid opportunities and great natural advantages to develop Im portant Industries In their colony. The construction of some of the buildings of the colony will commence Immediately. Articles of incorporation for the colony were filed with the County Clerk of Linn County yesterday, tho institution being incorporated under tho name of the Mon astery of Our Lady of Jordan-. The In corporators were Rev. Fathers Henry Pelletan, George Calllord and Charles Crespeau, the capital stock being $7000. . The Trapplsts are a well-known Roman Catholic order, founded In the 12th cen tury by St Bernard. They are now be ing expelled from France because of a difference In religious opinion, and those who have located In the Jordan colony are from the Abbey of Fontgombault, In the Province of Berri, The Trapplsts have been farmers and secondarily manu facturers for "centuries, and live entirely by the fruits of thejr labor. Look Like Bones of Mammoth. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Nov. 25. The jar, jar, jar lof constant coughing Hammer blows, steadily applied, break the hardest rock. Coughing, day after 4 day, jars and tears the throat and lungs until the healthy tissues give way. Doctors know why Ayer's Cherry Pect'orai cures. Sold for 60 years. J.O. ArtfCe,, ill. !. (Special.) E. G. Burllngamc, while dig ging for a big ditch, ten miles southwest of here,, yesterday found two large bones In three feet-of soft dirt. Professor Brode, of the department of geology. Whitman College, thinks they arc parts of the upper leg bone of a mammoth or large elephant. Epidemic Among the Chickens. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) Sev eral different citizens of Albany and vi clnlty(have lost a number of chickens re cently, they having died suddenly from some unknown cause. One Albany cit izen today lost all his chickens In a few hours, and a farmer named Cary living near this city, a few weeks ago, lost 90 chickens in a short time. The fact that only a few flocks belonging to citizens living far apart havo died, and that where any died almost all the flock died, leads to. the supposition that death was caused by poisoned wheat. The supposition is that some farmer or farmers prepared wheat for seeding with blue vitrol or formaldehyde and, having more wheat thus prepared than he de sired to plant, sold it for chicken feed, with the result that there are a great many dead chickens in this vicinity: Rural School Consolidation in Linn. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 26. Special.) An effort will be made In Linn County to test the plan of consolidation of rural' schools. In some districts of the county It Is believed that the plan Is practical and would be of benefit, and It will prob ably be put In operation next Spring. Tho matter was discussed at the recent insti tue of Linn County teachers In this city, and met with favor. County School Superintendent W. L. Jackson favors the movement, and says that, while the plan 13 not practical in some parts of this county, he believes that in others the schools would be great ly Improved and benefited If consolida tion were effected. Hammond Company's Title Clear. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) A deed was filed for record today whereby the Seaside Spruce Lumber Company sells to the Hammond Lumber Company 2.1S4.67 acres of timber lands In the Ne canlcum River district. The price is not made public and the conslderaton named in the deed Is $1. The transfer is under stood to have been made In connection with tho settlement of the claims held by numerous persons and firms against the Seaside Company. These claims have all been adjusted and the mill property leased, so that it can resume operations at once, after a shut-down lasting for several months. Troubles Made Him Insane. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) George D. Pickens, aged -45 years, a farmer of Sandy, was today committed to the state Insane asylum. His malady la of a suicidal tendency. The examination of Pickens as to his sanity was being conducted at the Courthouse at the same time the Sheriff sold Pickens' farm at Sheriff's sale from the front door of the Courthouse. Business reverses are con sidered largely responsible for Pickens' mental illness. Farmer Changed With Cruelty. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 23. (Special.) Thomas Keycs, a farmer residing near Damascus, was arrested yesterday on complaint of neighbors charging him with cruelty to animals. It is claimed that Keyes keeps a number of horses that are not regulariy fed. He will be given a trial on the charge In the Justice Court next Friday. Young Woman's Skull Fractured. LARKSPUR, CaL. Nov. 26. An un known young woman, about 26 years of age, was found on the railroad track near this station last night, suffering from a fractured skulL She died shortly after being taken to the hospital. Nothing was found to identify her. North Bend Bartender Drowned. MARSH FIELD, Or.. Nov. 26. (Special.) Walter T&ttean, better Jasown as "Black Herse Jack," a hartsaAef, of North Bwi, Raincoats Topcoats and Overcoats That are only distinguishable from the custom tailor's by the difference in price. Ours are made by the most expert WHOLESALE TAILORS in America. Designed by artists who command the highest salaries and placed before you READY TO WEAR, without the tedious try-ons and delays. Our assortment is at its best now. RAINCOATS $15 to $35 TPPCOATS $15 to $30 OVERCOATS $15 to $40 Ben Selling LEADING CLOTHIER fell overboard from a gasoline launch oft the Marshfield wharf at 10 o'clock last night and was drowned. The body has not yet been recovered. Death of Mrs. S. A. Hams. JONESBORO, Ind., Nov; 26. Mrs. Sarah A. (Blount) Hams, a pioneer of Nebraska, died at her home here today, aged 64 years. With her husband she crossed the plains In 1S59. and lived on the Pacific Slope until 1S73. A son lives somewhere on the Coast. Passed Through Floating Lumber. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.) The schooner MIndora, which arrived in yes terday afternoon, reports sighting a large quantity of lumber floating about outside. It is supposed to tbe a portion of the deckload lost from the schooner Webfoot. Borealis Clears With Lumber. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 26. (Special.) The schooner Borealis cleared at the Custom House today for San Francisco with a cargo of 50,000 feet of lumber loaded at the Warrenton mill. PBOMNENT BROKERS FAIL. One of Oldest Firms In New York Is Unable to Stand a. Run. NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Jacob Berry and Harold L. Bennett, comprising the firm of Jacob Berry & Co., members of the. Consolidated Stock Exchange, today made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. The liabilities are estimated at $200,000, while the nominal assets are placed at from $150,000 to $200,000. The firm was one of the oldest broker ago concerns In this city, having been established in 1SS5. It held membership on the Consolidated Stock Exchange, the New York Produce Exchange, and the Tbe Mammoth tod tbe Mosquito What has cotae to pass in thoessnds of years seems hardly credible. Primitive run, a weakling ia comparison to modern man, was able to conquer the hage. mon sters of thousands of years ago, sack as the Mammolk, and to-day they are dead forever: yet the aoequito and fly have never been conquered. It is now time for the scientist to devise methods for killing- the -taosqsito and fir, so that tey will go to join the mammoth sad the monster lizards. The mosquitoes and fifes are dsa gerotts enemies of man because they spread contagion. The mosquito often carries the germ of malaria with his bite. The house fly spreads germs of disease over our food. These bacterial germs, ever hentuwr fee the weak spot, find a place ia oar blood, and then we scfier from grip, catarrh, con sumption, or malaria. Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physi cian to the Invalids' Hotel and Sargical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y., says: There would be so grip epidemics, the geras of consumption, or malaria would find no place in the btuc&a eeoaotny, if the blood were pure, if the lasgs, heart asd other organs were fci on good blood. Poisoas should not be allowed to accumaktte ia the bodyj to be safe it is best to taV a gentle laxative at least once a week." Sch a vegetable laxative as Dr. Pierce's Pk&s&at Pellets contains Bottuag which coakl hara the system. For putting- the blood ia order, sad as a tissue-builder and toeic for those wa&beaed by coughs, colds, catarrh, grip, nothing will buud one tap quicker thaa Dr. Pieroe's Goldea Medical Discovery. This is a Med ian? made entirely of roots and feexbs, withoat the ase of fcloofeoL Dr. Pierce's -JCecsi Adviser is seat frwe en receipt of. aUwp te y exsease sf ssslliag nty. Sead at aas-eeat staatps far paper covered, oc jt, stamps for akM Wadtfg; Dr. X. V. Hsms. MMk X. Y. Philadelphia Stock Exchange. It dealt In stocks, bonds, grain and cotton. The Berry assignment It was said on Wall street was due to what might be called a "run," which Is being made by customers on a number of the big con solidated banking houses. This was due to the fact that the customers became frightened when the failure of Alfred if. Lamar was announced today. BOSTON, Nov. 26. Jacob Berry & Co. have offices In Boston and a number of other Eastern cities, including Spring Held, Mass., Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport, Conn.; Albany, "N. T., Mon treal, Philadelphia and Quebec. Another Firm Forced to the Wail. NEW YORK, Nov. 26. A line of stocks of L H. Berger & Co. has been posted on the Consolidated Stock Exchange for trading, -under the rule, and .the suspen sion of -the firm -was announced on the exchange. I. H. Berger Sc. Co. had a membership in the Consolidated Stock Exchange, the firm having been formed in.1885. The firm hopes to straighten tout, Its trouble and resume business next week. DISCARDS C0HEESSI0N OF FAITH Western Theological Seminary Adopts a New .Creed. NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Considerable" stir has been caused in church circles by re ports from Pittsburg to the effect that an nouncement had been made there at a so ciety function attended by 100 mlnlstera that Union Theological Seminary had dis carded the Westminster Confession of Faith, and that the faculty of the sem inary had accepted one of their own by a unanimous, vote. It was also reported that In connection with this gifts to the sem inary aggregating $250,000 were also an nounced. The Rev. Thomas H. Hastings, of the Union Theological Seminary, when told of the reports from Pittsburg, declared he did not believe the statement. Another member of the faculty said that newly appointed professors adopted the Westminster Confession of Faith in a gen eral way, and he could not see how the Confession of Faith could be discarded when there was really no rigid confession to discard. Report of the $250,000 gift also lacked confirmation. a : Professor Confirms It. PITTSBURG. Nov. 26. Rev. Dr. Da vid Schley Schaff, professor of church history at the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny City, today con firmed the report that has caused con siderable stir in church circles that the Union Theological Seminary of New Yorkfc had discarded the Westminster confession of faith and unanimously adopted a new creed. Dr. Schaff, who recently returned from New York, said the action was taken last week, when the board of di rectors received two gifts of $125,000 each. The Westminster confession of faith, he said, was a part of the char ter of the seminary, and the members of the board had been obliged to sign, the charter. Sentiment had been grow ing against the confession, and ths break was finally made last week. GET ELECTION CERTIFICATES. Colorado Court Decides to Favor Elec tors and Congressmen. DENVER, Nov. 28. The State Supreme Court today denied a motion of the attor neys of the Republican party to Increase the ball of election officials accused of contempt of court from $1500 to 5S00O. The court modified Its order rstralnlng the Denver election commission as a canvassing- board" from issuing certificates of election pending a decision on the ques tion of Ih rowing out the ballots of certain Denver prsciacts so as to allow the certi fying' of the vote ifor Presidential Elec tors and CoBgresssien- A petition of h Denver election com mlsskw, which ir canvassing the vote of this eaty, to fee allowed to corroet evident mistakes in the pollbooks was denied. The commission is required by.' tho court's orders to accept the written re turns of the election Judges even when they are at variance with the tallies.. HOSES CREATES SENSATION. Professor Does Not Consider Women. Suited to Teaching of Civics. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26. Professor Bernard Moses, of the University of Cali fornia, created quite a flutter at the ses sion of the Pacific branch of the Ameri can Historical Association today by his announcement that he does not consider the average woman suited to the teaching of civics in the high school. He said: - "The mind of a well-balanced woman does not turn naturally to government and, while I would not recommend tho taking off of women In high schools, I think that much better results would be obtained If men taught government." FREE SHIP LAW NOT ENOUGH American Owners Declare It Will Not Create Merchant Marine. WASHINGTON. Nov. 26. The Merchant Marine Commission was in session again today, engaged in preparing its report, and recommendations to Congress. Regarding the work, of the commission. Senator Gal Unger today Issued the following: "On the question of free ships the com mission has made a very thorough and searching Inquiry. Without exception the American shipowners consulted by tho commission declare that the passage of a simple free-ship law, without some fur ther encouragement to American shipping, would, do nothing whatever to increase the American merchant marine. This is the first time that an inquiry of thisTdnd has been generally made among American shipowners." NOT FOR BEST FARM la the State. T saw so much in the papers about the wonderful cures effected by Pyramid Pile Cure I determined, to give It a trlaL I bought from my druggists one 50-cent box and used it as directed, and by the, time I had used the last 'Pyramid' I was en tirely cured; In four days after I began to-uso the 'pyramids' all Inflammation was gone. I was perfectly easy all the time, the excessive discharge stopped at once, and stools became easy and gentle. "I was unable to get my own firewood for four months, and half the time when I could walk, at all X had to walk half bent. I used many pile remedies, salves and ointments, all to no effect, until T used one EO-cent box of Pyramid Pile Cure and was cured. "I would not be afflicted as I was four months ago for the best farm In th.9 State of Arkansas. I can giVB proof and reference of the wonderful cure to all who are afflicted as I was. Please publish my letter that I may advise the afflicted." W. E. Wallls. Plggot, Ark.. Box 26. The experience of Mr. Wallls Is that of thousands of others who suffer for years with the most painful forms of hemorr hoids, or piles, and after trying every thing they hear of, give up all hope of a cure and look for temporary relief only." To all such, a little book published by Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall. Mich;, brings glad tidings, as it tells all about the cause and cure of piles and is sent free for the asking. What Schilling's Best dooc for , a family : saves ail art about to W aCt and settles tbo (ruai&bnl oace for all. Mi