THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAN, PpRTLAXD, JANUARY 7, 1900.
THEY KISS AND
coo mo mil op
Bob Fitzsimmons and His Wife
Decide They Will Be No
Longer Enemies.
QUARREL ENDS ON SIGHT
.Ex-Glinmplon Celebrates nl Forge
and Brawny Blows Cause Floor
to Collapse Julia Kisses
Cuts While He Smiles.
SIOUX CITY. la.. Jan. 6. (S)ecial.)
Bob Fitzsimmons and his wife have mado
up. After throwing his wife's attorney
off the tcent by pretending to leave Sioux
Falls at 1 o'clock, and later securing the
intercession of the proprietor of the hotel,
a lifelong friend. Bob was enabled to se
cure a private interview with his wife. It
look but about five minutes for them to
undo all that her lawyer had done in pre
paring for their permanent separation
and divorce. Within half an hour the two
emerged from his wife's room, billing and
cooing like doves, and Bob proudly an
nounced that he had again won his wire s
love and that no power on earth could
ever again separate them.
Bob Is Very Glad.
Bob was beside himself with joy. In his
elation he acted more like a crazy man
than a sane being. He declared that
while the past three weeks had added
live years to his life, the past 3") minutes
bad made him ten years younger.
Some oyo suggested that he might turn
a horseshoe just to show that his hana
had lost none of the cunning of his youth.
"I've got you," promptly 'rejoined the big
pugilist, and away the party hied to a
blacksmith shop, leaving Sirs. Fitzsim
mons to return to her room alone. By
the time Bob had reached the smithy, a
crowd of 3(0 men and boys had congre
gated, and they eagerly watched him as
he bared his right arm, donned an apron
and took his place at the'anvll and bel
lows like a veteran. Heating the shoe to
white heat, he had just placed it on the
anvil, when the Moor of the blacksmith
shop collapsed with the unusual strain,
precipitating Fitzsimmons, tho anvil and
the entire party to the basement, ten feot
below.
Laughs at Wounds.
Fully 200 persons were piled In a heap,
Init none sustained serious injury. Fitz
simmons, himself, was picked up covered
witli blood, which was flowing from a
Kcalp wound. An ugly gash had been cut
in his head, but he laughed in his glee,
declaring it was a mere scratch.
The most seriously injured person in the
group was Colonel Empke. proprietor of
the Cataract Hotel, the home of many
famous divorcees. The Colonel's arm was
broken, apparently, and he suffered much
pain. News of this accident conveyed the
first Intimation to Judge Alkens that his
fair divorcee client had been captured by
the enemy, her husband. He hastened to
tlie Cataract Hotel to see how the land
lay. but found Mrs. Fitzsimmons bathing
her husband's wounds and kissing him
ever and anon. He saw his services were
no longer needed or tolerable, and dis
creetly withdrew.
Mrs. FItz States Plans.
To newspaper men gathered about her
Mrs. Fitzsimmons announced:
"Bob and I have .adjusted our little dif
ferences and thoroughly understand each
other once more. Bob Is a good follow
and lias been a good husband to me. We
will leave here next Monday and will re
sume the stage for a livelihood, appear
ing in a new play that has been written
for us."
Bob was more effusive in discussing his
new happiness. His elation knew no
bounds. "Yes. Julia, and I understand
each other now." he declared. "I knew we
could make up in a minute. If we but
had the chance to get together with no
one else about. We couldn't do much
while any one else was butting in. but
when I got to sec her alone, wc found out
right away that everybody had been mis
representing us to each other and that
neither of us had really said, or done
anything for which the other should feel
angry."
MOFFAT ON TO PORTLAND
(Continued From Tag 1.)
diately given the sobriquet of "the Mof
fat road.' and as such it Is generally
spoken of.
Subscriptions to the capital stock of the
company were invited and considerable
stock, was thus placed, "but It takes lots
of money to build 60V miles of railroad,
and the banker wont to Now York to ar
range for placing the bonds, and was re
ceived with open arms by old associates
and banking friends. He returned to an
nounce that the enterprise had been
financed.
Competitors Try to Block Him.
About that time there were reports of
aggressive movements by the Rio Grande
and Union Pacific in Northwestern Colo
rado, and It became apparent that the
territory was to be disputed ground. Al
though these roads had for years paid
little attention to the needs of the terri
tory for railroad outlet, they were not
willing that a rival independent company
should enter unmolested. Gore Canyon,
on the eastern slope of the Gore Range,
was located for a great storage reser
voir, and seemingly the passage of the
railroad was thus effectually blocked, and
a legal battle started that has finally been
won by the veteran builder.
Meanwhile, the bond purchasers were
influenced to withdraw their subscrip
tions, and the public heard rumors of a
fight upon the new Colorado-Utah project.
Then It; was that a turn was made which
is Illustrative of the financial genius of
tlie man-who, once started upon an enter
prise, declines to be defeated by tho lack
vt a few millions. The Denver & North
western was incorporated. Including that
portion of the projected road from Denver
to the summit of the Divide, which after
wards became known as Arrowhead, a
distance of some J0 miles, and the newly
incorporated company took over the prop
erty of the Denver Tramway Company,
operating all electric street-car lines of
the "Queen City of the Plains." The earn
ings of the street railway system were
more than sufficient to guarantee the in
terest on bonds of the railroad. There
after the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific
was incorporated for construction west
ward to Salt Lake and to the. Coast.
Would Build Koad Himself.
It has been related that in a conference
that followed many others held between
President " Moffat and Eastern bankers,
the veteran Coloradan wound up the con
versation with a statement to the effect
that he would build the road himself If
nobody else cared to share It with him.
This be proceeded to do. The road was
opened to traffic to the end of the first
section In 1904, and during last year com
pleted for a distance of about 123 miles,
beyond Hot Sulphur Springs, the heart
of Middle Parle Its more rapid advance
had been delayed "by the fight In Gore
Canyon, previously referred to, but the
engineering work had been steadily ad
vanced In the field. Falling to secure
trackage facilities into the Denver Union
Depot, the company established an Inde
pendent station, although it Is understood
that entrance to the Union Depot has
been provided for by the acquisition joint
ly with the Bock Island of a small road
having terminal facilities and right of
way, and trackage arrangements have
also been made with the Burlington.
Not until last March was it definitely
announced (that the Moffat road had been
finally and positively financed, and since
that time nothing has been permitted to
retard its progress. A year ago, E. II.
Harriman, or officials of the Union Pa
cific secured an option to buy the road,
which expired February 1, however, as
Mr. Moffat announced when he gave out
the Information that all financial ar
rangements had been perfected.
Oregon Une L-ong Contemplated.
Announcement that the Denver, North
western & Pacific will come to Portland
in order to reach the timber regions of
this state and a Pacific Coast outlet came
unheralded and unanticipated, but dem
onstrates that extensive investigation has
been under way In Oregon by Interests
that have kept their mission secret. This
Is not the first time that Mr. Moffat con
templated extending a road -from Denver
to Oregon. When president of the Den
ver & Rio Grande, he acquired a vast
amount of Information about this state.
and, when the present Woodburn-Natron
line was constructed, during the same
period, entered Into an .understanding
with its promoters that they were to ex
tend to Portland and build across the
mountains and to a meetlns point with
the Rio Grande at WInncmucca. Nev.
Owing to financial difficulties, the Oregon
company could not fulfill Its obligations
and the contract was never met.
Y
CHARM2S EDWARDS IS SHOT AXD
PLACED ON BED.
Mj-Mrry of Murder at Hlllrr Homestead
Oronn Deeper Many Frculi
Clew Uaenrlhrd.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Jan. 6. The
announcement of the discovery of evi
dence pointing to the belier that
Charles A. Edwards, of New York, the
victim of the mysterious murder at the
Hiller homestead, was not shot In the
bed where he was found was the most
Interesting development in the case to
day. This evidence came to light -when
an examination was made of the cloth
ing on the body. On one of the stock
ings, the left one. a blood clot as large
as the end of a man's thumb was dis
covered and blood had soaked through
the stocking and spread over the top
of the infctep.
This Is thought to leave little doubt
that the body was placed In the guest
chamber bed after the shooting and the
detectives are working on the theory
that the man was shot while standing
or in some position where blood on
.the left side of the head would fall
-upon his foot. The fact that on the
left stocking also there was a collec
tion of lint or carpet dirt Is believed
to lend color to tho theory that he
was dragged in an unconscious condi
tion to the bed. There was no lint on
the stocking which covered the right
foot. It was said today that two bul
lets have been found imbedded in one
of the walls of the guest chamber.
A blood clot on the brain is now
said to have been the cause of death
directly, though it is believed that the
clot resulted from the bullet wound.
The bullet did not ponetrate the brain
matter, but lodged Just under the Inner
surface of the Bkull at the top of the
head, after passing through the upper
part of the left ear. The formal report
of the medical examiner on the direc
tion taken by the bullet and the cause
of death was not given to the Coroner
today, as the chemical examination of
the stomach and other organs had not
been completed. This examination was
conducted at the Yale medical school
laboratory.
Reports circulated during the 'day
that poison had been found In the body
were denied by the surgeons who as
sisted In the autopsy, but the results
of the chemist's ' examination were
nevertheless awaited.
The search for tho pistol with which
the crime was committed wont on to
day without result. At tho Coroner's
office" it was stated that his report on
the Inquest would not be given out to
night though the investigation is about
conipK-te,
VAST 8LAST DHLS DEATH
FIVE MEN KIIXED 1V TON OF
DYNAMITE.
Exploftlnn In Qunrry IDotim IIuIMIbkh
o Atom Air Condition Hurls
Laborer to Tomb.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6. Five men were
instantly killed, four others fatally
hurt and seven seriously injured by
the explosion of a ton of dynamite at
the quarries of the Dolcsc & Shepard
Company at Gary. 111., today. All of the
men Injured are foreigners.
The cause of the explosion has not
been made known, but It is supposed
that a box containing 100 pounds of
the explosive fell from tho top of an
other case while it was being warmed
prior to being used for blasting pur
poses and that tho explosion of this
amount set off the balance of the 2000
pounds.
The building in which the dynamite
wag stored was at one end of a quarry
In which about 40 men were work
ing. There were seven men In the
building. Three of the men who were
Instantly killed wcro at work, in a
trench about 50 feet from 'the building
in which the dynamite was stored. The
other two men were killed by the air
concussion while working in a black
smith shop close by. Of the 40 men at
work in tho quarry, hardly one escaped
injury of some kind from the falling
debris of the .wrecked buildings, but
only 11 of them were so badly hurt as
to require assistance. The building- In
which the dynamite was being warmed
was entirely demolished, and all of
the other structures belonging- to the
plant were badly damaged. The total
loss to the property is $25,000.
Ncvr Rural Carriers.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jan. 6. Rural carriers appointed:
Oregon Aurora, route 3, Silas E. Bevens
carrier. John E. Bevens substitute.
Washington Goldcndale. route 1. Thom
as W. Coop carrier, Ernest E. Coop substitute.
AMERICAN MONEY
IS LENT ABROAD
r-
iCentlnued From Pas 1.)
ties In which American Investors have
been most largely Interested have, as a
rule, fhown appreciation. The Japancso
Issues are all -Felling at prices showing
the original investors substantial profit.
Tho Cuban bonds have be on so complete
ly absorbed by permanent Investors that
there Is but a small market for the issue.
and that is at a price more than 15 per
cent above the figure at which the gov
ernment sold the bond?. Mexican issues
have been .in growing favor. On the
whole. Americans have good reason to be
satisfied with the results thus far attained
by their excursion Into international gov
ernment finance.
Coming to our own field, we find that
It has been a year of remarkably wide
fluctuation in the price of United States
Gox'ornment Issues, although the term of
wide fluctuation when applied to our Gov
ernment Issues means but comparatively
small variation In prices. United States
Government bonds sell on a basis return
ing far less interest to the Investor than
do the Issues of any other government.
The reason for that Is found, of course.
In large measure, in the use which banks
make of our Government securities. The
tendency this year, however, has been in
the direction of falling prices and an In
creasing Interest return, and in this usu
ally .stable market there has been unus
ual fluctuation. At times there were vari
ations of from 1 to 2 per cent In the price
of bond, recorded within as many weeks.
Inside of two months banks have had
two years expected profits or circulation
wiped out by a drop In the price of their
bonds.
National Bonds Fluctuate.
The year did not open auspiciously. The
Secretary of the Treasury had called for
25 per cent of the public funds lodged with
the deponitary banks, to be paid In part
January 15 and in part March IS. The 2
per cent consols of 1930, comprising 63
per cent of the bonds on deposit to se-.
cure Government moneys were chiefly af
fected. On offerings of bonds In anticipa
tion of the reduction, the market eased
off. A large proportion of the released
bonds wore, however, transferred from
deposit to circulation account. This fact.
together with the Influx of buying or
ders which had been held back with the
Idea of securing cheap bonds, gave th
market an upward turn which continued
until April, not even being checked by the
reduction In deposits on March 15. This
heavy buying advanced the 2s to 103,
the highest point of the year.
Then came the announcement of a fur
ther call on the depositary banks for
funds to be paid in May and July. This
call for the return to the Treasury j of
529,000,000, or nearly one-third of the Gov
ernment moneys deposited with the banks,
brought to a sudden end the upward
movement in the 2 per cent consols, which.
with the exception of a temporary drop
early In January, had been going on since
November. IJOt. Banks which were about
to Increase their note Issues at once with
drew- their orders for bonds. A week
later when the depositary banks had had
time to consider an influx of selling or
ders, which, though at first moderate in
amount, increased and continued until tho
InBt week in July, with tho demand for
bonds practically dried up, the market
sagged steadily.
liOiv Price for Government 2s.
September 25, the Treasury announced
that on October 2 It would resume the
refunding of 3s of 190S-1S and 4s of 1907
under the financial act of March II, 1SO0.
The department, under the act, offered
to accept the short-term bonds on a 2U
per cent basis, and to Issue new 2s in
exchange at 101. When refunding was
oponed In the Fall of 1S03 the Treasury
put out 2s at 102. The concession of a
point was due to the decline in the mar
ket price of the 2s in the meantime. The
reopening of refunding meant an In
creased supply of 2s and the offered prlco
for this issue at once dropped from 104
to 103ti. The Treasury s offer bringing
into tho market a large supply of the re
fundable 3. and 4s for sale or conversion
depressed prices until the 2s on Novem
ber 10 sold down to ICC;, net, the lowest
price since their ltsue.
The 4s of 1W7 and the 2s of 1&05-18 bavo
been subject to almost as extreme fluc
tuations an the 2s. The trading in both
Issues has been active throughout the
year. The tact tuat tne mature lb
months hence and that the 3s are redeem
able In 1108 brought them out of the dis
tinctly investment class of Government
bonds and made them desirable as a basis
both for circulation and public deposits,
especially In view of the fact that there
was always the pofslbllity that refund
ing might be reopened at any time, just
as it was in the Spring ant in the Fall
of 1903.
National Banks Ilcnvy Buyers.
During 1904 nearly ;i0.000.000 short
4s had been shifted from the hands of
individual holders Into National bank
ownership. This movement continued
during 1905. From January on. banks
began exchanging their 2s of 190C for
2 and 4s on the theory that with
practical maturity for both th latter
Issued so near, they could eliminate
market risks and calculate at least
what their minimum profits would be.
Although on the surface the 2 showed
the greatest profits on both circu
lation and public deposits. this
advantage was thought to be counter
balanced by their market risk. This
buying of 3s and 4s and substituting
them at the Treasury for 2s, and the
selling of the latter continued up to
September 2S, when refunding was re
opened, the 4s being the favorite is
sue. January 1. 1905. there were 517.-
000.000 4s of 1907 on deposit as se
curity for circulation and public mon
eys. This was Increased to 525,000.000
by October 1, last. The banks which
had made these exchanges reaped smart
profits on the reopening of refunding.
Tho 3s of 1S0S were subject to the
same general influences as the 4's.
Issue or 1825 at High Premium.
The 4s of 1923 are the strictly In
vestment issue. Owing to the high pre
mium at which they sell, they are much
less profitable than the other issues
as security for public deposits or for
circulation. They fluctuated almost
four points during the year. At low
point, ISOVi early In January, they ad
vanced almost steadily, achieving a rise
of two" points by the end of February
In July began an upward movement
which carried the 4s from 131i to
133?i. reaching high point In October.
The market then weakened In lack of
Investment demand and sagged steadily
li points until the first of December.
On large offerings of bonds the market
slumped a' full point on December 11.
The reopening of refunding by the
Secretary of the Treasury on October
2 proved a wise action. Not only did it
involve a reduction in the Interest
charge on 540.OjO.COO, 4s and 512.0CO,
000 2s, but It also has had as Its purpose
the retirement of those early matur
ing bonds, reducing the amount it will
be necessary to take care of in 1907
and- 1908, when the Government may
be in a less favorable position to do so
than at present. The supply of 2 per
cent consols, moreover, had practically
been fully utilized for banking pur
poses, so that the making of additional
bonds available as a basis for circula
tion enabled many banks to increase
their note Issues. The offer to refund
their bonds into 2 per cent consols of
1030 met with favor with the holders
of both the 3s, and 4s. The total of
bonds deposited with tle treasury for
conversion was 552,000,000.
National Bank Circulation Doubles.
The aggregate of National bank cir
culation now outstanding is 5535,000,
000. the highest record since the pass
age of the bank act. It has more than
doubled since the Spanish-American
War. Tho Increase of 570,000.000 dur
ing 1905 was the largest of any one
year, with the exception of 1900 when
the tax on circulation was reduced
from 1 per cent to one-half of 1 per
cent. In 30 years. It Is to be accounted
for In the main by the reduction of
Jki.00o.000 In public deposits. In most
instances, the bonds released had been
purchased at higher prices and rather
than suffer a loss, banks trans
ferred them at once from deposit to
circulation uccount. The reopening- of
refunding in October was also an Im
portant factor, adding 525,000.000 to the
supply of 2s of 1930 available as a
basis for additional circulation.
The report of the Controller of the
Currency shows that this vast addi
tion to the note supply has been well
absorbed. There has been but a small
proportionate Increase In current re
demptions at the Treasury and over 9S
per cent of the total amount issued
is outstanding. This absorption of
notes iias been made easy through the
great Increase In bank deposits, the ne
cessity of larger reserves which have
meant the withdrawal of specie and
lgala from circulation, their place be
ing taken in the hands of the people
by the new bank notes.
During the year two new Govern
ment Issues were brought out. On
March 10, the War Department sold
2.oj,000 Philippine public works and
Improvement 4s. redeemable March 1.
1915, and payable March 1. 1935. They
are tax exompt throughout the United
States and its dependencies and were
sold to provide funds for harbor work
at Manila. Cm May 25, the War De
partment sold on behalf of the Phil
ippine government 51.000.000 City of
Manila 4s. redeemable June 1. 1915.
and payable June 1, 193a. and. like the
other Philippine Issues, tax exempt.
in May. 50,000.000 one-year 4 per cent
certificates were paid off and not re
issued, and of the 53.000.000 maturing
September I, only 51,5CO.O5 were reis
sued.
Outlook for Governments Uncertain.
Tile outlook for Government ilitr.
Inir the lomlnir vanr 1ms in It m.nnv
elements rf nnpurlnlntv Tim onnAiip.
aging state of the revenues Indicating
oui a smaii uencit tor the curront fis
cal Year tirASnrcs no Immnlh r ..nil nn
the depository banks, which Is a hope-
iui sign as respects a recovery In the
Price Of 2 ner pent rrmqola fn I'na
other hand, the early Issue of 515,000,
00 or 520.0M.00O Panama 2s Is a
significantly depressing factor. There
Is much doubt in the minds of bankers
as to Just how well the new issue will
be taken. As Is well known, the longer
a bond has to run, other things be
ing equal, the lower will be the basis
on which It will sell. As the new Pan
amas may be redeemed at par after
ten years, and the 2s of 1930 have still
24 yers to run, on the same basis the
latter ought to sell a point higher
than the Panamas. This featuro Is cre
ating considerable doubt In the minds
of bankers as to which course to
pursue. Some are selling and preparing
to sell. The full 53.000.000 retirement
limit was applied for In December and
has already been reached for Januarv
and February as well. This would
seem to Indlcato a large supply of 2s.
On the other hand, many banks are pre
paring to Increase circulation. Whether
the market Is prepared to absorb so large
uiwck. as iio.v.v.wj or w?.o?.ojj bonds is
a matter of much uncertainty.
Optimistic VIcvr of Future.
The enormous Increase in circulation
during the past year is conducive to an
optimistic view of the situation, although
some believe that the limit must soon be
reached. In support of this theory Is .the
notable fact that the banks In the large
cities during the past two years, with
but few exceptions, have not been buyers
of bonds for circulation purposes. While
they have Increased circulation. It has
been almost uniformly in the case of the
transfer of bonds released by the reduc
tions In their public deposits, but the
greater portion In such cases have been
sold.
The smaller banks have been doing tho
buying until now almost one-half of the
room for Increased circulation, that Is
the difference between' total capital and
total note Issues of all the banks lies
with the banks In the largest cities. With
only the smaller banks buying, and with
some spiling. and,5.0CO.C. Panama bonds
to bo absorbed besides, no considerable
advance in 2 per cnt Consols would seem
vTnT,(CPyr,RlU
CHINA IS THE CAUSE.
Troops Sent to Philippines to Be
Near Future Trouble.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-(Spccial.)-U
was officially admitted at the War De
partment""today that an order recently
Issued sending tho First and Second In
fantry and the Eighth and Thirteenth
Batteries of Field Artillery to the Philip
pines, was due to the state o unrest now
existing In China. Although neither the
War nor the State Department has any
advices indicating there Is probability of
an Immediate anti-foreign outbreak in
China there Is sufficient evidence that the
anti-American feeling In Shanghai and
Canton Is growing.
MORALES OFFERS TO QUIT
Will Heslsn If Allowed to Leave the
Republic.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-The State De
partment has received news from Santo
Domingo that ex-President Morales has
offered to resign If he will be allowed to
leave the country In safety. This propo
sition. It Is understood, will be acceptable
to the de facto government. Where
Morales will go Is not known.
Constitution Is Suspended.
SANTO DOMINGO. Jan. 6. The Dom
inican Congress today voted a decree tem
porarily suspending the constitutional
guarantees throughout the republic
The news . from the south and east of
Santo Domingo continues favorable to the
government, and It Is expected that the
whole country will shortly resume its
normal condition. The revolutionary
movement has had no effect on this city.
Santo Domingo Calms Down.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. Cable ad
vices to the State Department from
naval sources are to the effect that the
situation In Santo Domingo continues
to Improve,
.WISE'S LETTER
G R EATES J STIR
(Continued From.Pajce 1.)
which. In the language of your commu
nication, shall always bv subject to and
under the control of the board of trustees.
I am, yours very truly.
" 'STEPHEN S. WISE.
"It will be seen that it was I who made
it impossible for the board of trustees to
extend a call to me. although this call
was contemplated by the entire board,
and, as I was assured by the board, by
the whole congregation as welL The
board could not extend a call to me to
occupy Emanu-El's pulpit after I had said
and written that a'call upon such terms
no self-respecting minister of religion
could consider, and If extended to me I
would unequivocally reject it.
"But I decline to enter Into a personal
controversy with Mr. Marshall. Nor will
I permit myself to be drawn away from
the consideration of the question at issue.
'Shall the pulpit be free or shall It be
muzzled. Irrespective of its occupant?
which question Mr. Marshall's statement
avoids, to the discussion of a technical
quibble, which Mr. Marshal vainly at
tempts to make appear a question at
stake.
"It Is hardly to be wondered at. how
ever, that Mr. Marshall seeks to divert at
tention from the real Issue which has
been raised, and that he should prefer to
have his crass attempt to muzzle the pul
pit regarded as 'essentially confidential.'
Whether the call was extended to me or
not. and Mr. Marshall knows that It was
my insistence that the pulpit be free that
alone precluded the extending to me of
the contemplated call, the Issue still re
mains, 'Shall the pulpit be free or muz
zledr
"I stand today In a free pulpit and will
occupy a -free pulpit as long as I preach.
I would not sign away my present Inde
pendence or mortgage my intellectual and
moral liberty for the future to the board
of trustees of Emanu-El, or any other
body of men."
APPLAUDED B" MINISTERS.
Clergymen Commend Dr. Wise's
Stand for Pulpit Freedom.
What may be the cause of the zealous
desire of the trustees of Temple Emanu
El, of New York, to hold the reins of
authority over the rabbi of their congre
gation, neither priests nor laymen In Port
land know. but. whatsoever the motive, it
finds no apologist among the churchmen
of this city. Jew or Christian.
During his stay In this city Babbl Wl3e
has made hosts of friends outside of his
own church and people. Among them are
numbered many of the leading Protestant
ministers of the city, who have learned
to admire him as a man and respect him
as a preacher, as the first on account of
his fearless independence of character,
and as the second for his broad-minded
and liberal attitude toward all religions
and creeds.
In consequence, there are none more
ready to approve and applaud the rabbi's
declaration of principles in his letter to
the trustees of Temple Emanu-El than
the ministers of the Christian faith In
Portland. The, leaders among the Jewish
citizens of the community also are found
among his partisans. In fact, the senti
ment In his favor seems practically unan
imous. Were there any difference of opinion on
the subject. It would undoubtedly And ex
pression among people of his own race
and church, but the following interview
given The Oregonlan by Ben Selling, mem
ber of the board of trustees of Congrega
tion Beth Israel. Rabbi Wise's own tem
ple. Is representative of the views of the
leading Jews of the city:
"I believe." said Mr. Selling, "that
Rabbi Wise's course will meet with the
general approval of those of our religious
belief in this city. Undoubtedly, the pul
pit should be unmuzzled, as Rabbi Wise
expresses it. and every preacher' should
be free to express openly and fearlessly
to his congregation the views he enter
tains on all subjects, which he may select
for discussion.
31ns Freedom In Pulpit Here.
"When Dr. Wise came here he declared
la his first sermon his Intention to have
absolute freedom In the pulpit, and he has
lived up to that declaration. Of course,
every Jewish temple or synagogue Is a
Inw unto Itself In these matters, and the
congregation In New York Is entitled to
Its o.A-n views, but It seems to me that a
preacher who woukl agree to preach only
the things which his congregation wished
him to preach would be sadly handlcapcd
In his work.
"As I look at It, the rabbi of a congre
gation Is the teacher of that congregation,
and the attempt of the board of trustees
of any congregation to dictate to the rabbi
would appear to me as silly as the action
of a board of countrv swhnnl Air-notr
cmploylng a teacher and then handicap
ping him by telling him what he must or
must not teach. This seems to me an apt
comparison.
"It may be that a rabbi will sometimes
preach truths that are unpleasant to his
congregation, but the truth is frequently
unpleasant. None the less is it good to
be told.
"As to Rabbi Wise's action In making
Trust to Nature.
A great many American, both men
and women, are thin, pale and puny, with
poor circulation, because they have Ill
treated their stomach by haety eatlnf
or too much eating; by consuming alco
holic beverages, or by too close confine
ment to home, office or factory, and In
consequence the stomach must be treated
In & natural way before they can rectify
their earlier mistakes. Tho muscles In
many such people, in fact In every weary,
thin and thin-blooded person, do their
work with great difficulty. Ah a result
fatigue comes early, Is extreme and lasts
long. The demand for nutritive aid Is
ahead of the supply. To Insuro perfect
health every tissue, bone, nerve and
muscle should take from the blood cer
tain materials and roturn to It certain
others. It Is necessary to prepare the
stomach for the work of taking up from
the food what Is necessary to make good,
rich, red blood. We must go to Nature
for tho remedy. There were certain
roots known to the Indians of this
country before the advent of the whites
which later came to the knowledge of
the settlers and which are now growing
rapidly In professional favor for tho-cure
of obstinate stomach and liver troubles.
These are found to be safe and yet cer
tain In their cleansing and invigorating
effect apoa the stomach, liTer and blood.
These are: Golden Seal root, Queen's
root, Stone root, Blood root, Mandrake
root. Then there Is Black Cherrybark.
The medicinal principles residing in these
natlre roots when extracted with glyc
erine as a solvent make the most rejlable
and efficient stomach tonic and liver In
vlgorator, when combined In just tho
right proportions, as In Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Where there
Is bankrupt vitality such as nervous
exhaustion, bad. nutrition and thin
blood, the body acquires Tlgor and the
nerves, blood and all the tissues feel the
favorablo effect of this sovereign remedy.
Although some physicians nave been
aware of tho high medicinal value of the
above mentioned plants, yet few have
used pure glycerine as a solvent and
usually the doctors prescriptions called
for the Ingredients In varying amounts,
totfc alcohoL
The "Golden Medical Discovery "Is a
scieatlfic preparation cospoBsded of the
glyceric extracts of the above mentioned
vegetable iftgredteota and co tains n
akefel or harmfal fcabU-ferMlsg drugs.
JANUARY
AND HOW TO
BY DR. S. B.
The Heathfulness of
January Weather
Discussed.
diseases prevalent during January, among other things, said: "Notwith
standing January is a Midwinter month, fewer cases of chronic catarrh are
acquired .during this month than any other month of the year, with the
possible exception of Octoher.
He went on to say: "The healthfulness of January weather, however,
shquld not put people off their guard. There are many little rules that
should he carefully observed:
"For instance, the feet should he kept dry. The hands and wrists kept
warm. Sleeping rooms should he well ventilated. The throat gargled with
cold water every morning. All these are excellent preventatives to catching
cold and acquiring catarrh."
j.iiu jjuutur iurcner saia: uunng a
long and husy life I have never omitted
these details. In addition to these, I al
ways have a "bottle of Peruna in my room.
If I have a slight cough or hoarseness
the least sign of sore throat or sneezing I
take a few doses of Peruna and the diffi
culty disappears.
' 'I have used Peruna very nearly all my life and I attribute my hale and
hearty old age to the use of Peruna. I know many other old people who can
say the same. t
"While January is a salubrious month, yet caution should be observed
Those who have chronic catarrhal ailments should be warned that the health
fulness of January weather is not sufficient to henefit catarrhal diseases. It
can he assumed that the catarrh is of a grave nature. A course of Peruna
should he resorted to.
A Word of Warning'
to Chronic Cattarh
Sufferers.
own
is an esicient remedy.
"I have received many interesting letters from those who have taken
Peruna, telling me of the value of Peruna in preserving health, preventing
disease and relieving catarrhal ailments. One letter that I recall at this
time is from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Klee, of 215 East Fourth street Topeka'
Kan. Mr. Klee said: '
" We are hoth much pleased with Peruna, and do not hesitate to praise
it on every occasion.
y 'My wife took Peruna for liver trouble and a run-down condition
incident to the same. A few bottles built up her health and strength.
" 'I took Peruna for a cold which settled in my kidneys, giving me much
pain. In two weeks I was much hetter, and in a few months I was well.
We keep it on hand all the time, in case we take a cold.
"Another correspondent, Mr. Fred Derseweh, of Eidgetop, Tenn., has
used Peruna in his family for five years. Among other things he says":
" 'We have used Peruna in our family for five years. It is one of the
best medicines I know of. I and my wife and our thirteen children do not
need a doctor, since we use Peruna.' "
Ask Your Druggiit for Free Peruna Almanac fori 906.
his letter to Temple Emanu-EI public, I
have no criticism to offer. I think he had
good reasons of his own for so doing-, but
Irrespective ot that fact I look upon the
publication of the correspondence as justi
fiable. In view of Its tendency to encour
age freedom of thought and speech In the
pulpit."
The following Interviews with leading
Protestant clergymen of the city are ex
pressive of the views of that church on
me suDjcct or xr. wise s letter:
Indorsed by J. "VV. Broughcr.
Rev. J. Whitconib Brougher, pastor of
the First Baptist Church:
"I heartily Indorse the position taken
by Rabbi "V"ise on the freedom of the pul
pit. No self-respecting minister could In
dorse any other sentiment. He must be
free to express his convictions without
fear or favor. As Baptists, we believe In
the right of private judgment and free
speech. My congregation gives me the
right and expects me to express my own
convictions, without asking me whether
it will please the members of the church
or my congregation.
"They, In return, have the same right
to their own individual beliefs and convic
tions. I said to my congregation the first
time I stood in the pulpit of the White
Temple, that I was there to please but
one Person, and that was the Lord Jesus
Christ, whom we recognize as the su
preme authority In matters of morals and
religion.
"If my ministry -had his approval, but
did not please the people, so much the
worse for the people. If I pleased both
Cnrist and the people, then I would be
happy indeed, but it is utterly Impossible
for any man who thinks and speaks for
himself without thought of what others
may think or say. to please everybody.
No man can be a true prophet of God and
trim his convictions to meet the wishes of
any individual or class of individuals. He
must be absolutely free to speak with a
clear conscience before God and his fellow-man.
"I bellevo Rabbi "Vl3e to be absolutely
right in the stand he has taken for the
freedom of the pulpit, and I heartily con
gratulate him upon the courage and
frankness he has manifested In the mat
ter." F. Burgcttc Short, pastor of Taylor
Street Methodist Episcopal Church:
"In principle absolutely correct. Rabbi
Wise's position Is simply that of every
conscientious and faithful minister. Broth
er Wise. God bless you. Keep on doing
good work."
Rev. T. I Elliot, minister emeritus of
the First Unitarian Church:
"I have yet only glanced over Rabbi
Wise's letter, but It is my Intention to
read it carefully. I admire Dr.- Wise, and
know thar it will be well worthy of a
careful study. However, I will say that,
as a general proposition. Dr. Wise's atti
tude meets with a hearty approval. I
think he Is perfectly right In the stand
he has taken, and I believe that his action
will make for a larger liberty in the pul
pit. I cannot see how any conscientious
man can go Into the pulpit trammeled. I
heartily believe In a free pulpit, and I
would not consider any pulpit free where
the utterances of the minister are In any
way guided by any board of trustees or
other church body."
MURDERED BY BOARDER
AVIfc of Business 3fan Slain by
Wealthy Young Man.
CHICAGO. Jan. 6. Mrs. A. W. Gentry.
2S years old. wife of the president of the
Universal Trading- & Supply Company,
was murdered today by a man whom
the police declare to be F. J.
Constantlne, a boarder in the Gentry
home. Mrs. Gintry died before
she could make a statement, and Con
stantlne fled from the building, without
either his hat or coat, and is now being
sought by the police.
At the time of the. murder Mrs. Gentry
and Constantlne were alone in the apart
ments at SC La Salle, where the Gentry
family lived. Mrs. Gentry was about to
go down town, when Coastaatlne attacked
AILMENTS
TREAT THEM
HART3IAN.
January is the test month of Winter
the best for health, the best for business,
the hest for pleasure, the "best for recrea
tion. The trying weather of November and
December have passed and most people
have become acclimated to Winter weather.
Dr. Hart El an. in sueakintr of catarrhal
How Dr.Hartman Avoids
Colds and Catarrhal
Ailments.
"Peruna," -says Dr. Hartman.
remedy for catarrhal diseases, whether
acute or chronic. Prom the slightest cold
to the most settled and stubborn catarrh,
I use Peruna and Peruna only, and cer
tainly my success in treating catarrhal dis
eases ought to be a euarantee that Perrma
her and. after cutting her throat from
ear to ear, pushed her out Into the hall
way and threw her down a flight of
stairs. The woman fell against the door
of the apartments occupied by Dr. David
J. Doherty. on the floor below.
The physician, hearing the noise, came
to the door, and at once took Mrs. Gentry
into his office and endeavored to save
uyx- me, dul sne had lost so much blood
that she died within a few minutes.
Dr. Doherty at once telephoned the po
lice, who arrived within a few minutes,
but Constantlne had fled.
,i.Th0as LIndboe. Janitor, declared
that Constantlne came running down the
back stairway without his hat or coat and
asked Undboe to go back and get his
.5w J hlm' Befre he could comply
with the request. Constantlne dashed Into
the street and fled.
A razor belonging to Constantlne and
covered with blood was found on the
floor of the apartment in which the crime
was committed.
-hilf Gentr arrIved at his home a
shrrt t me after his wife had been
killed, but was unable to throw any
llght upon the cause of the tragedy .
Constantlne is the son of a wealthy
man living- in New York City. It is
reported also that he Is a member of
the firm of John Constantlne & Son. of
Harlem. The man was young-, and
from letters found In his room by th
police It is evident that he had ample
money. There was evidence that he
had been stopping at the most expen
sive hotels in Pittsburgh Boston and
other Western cities. So far as known
he had no employment, but was living
on money sent to him from New York
Notwithstanding that every precaution
was taken by the police to prevent Con
stantlne from leaving the citv. it is be
lieved he managed to make his escape
and every city of Importance throughout
the country has been requested to keep a
close watch for the fugitive.
Can't Find Constnntlne's Family.
NEW YORK. Jan. 6. EfTorts to locate
New York connections of V. J. Constan
tlne. mentioned In connection with the
murder of Mrs. A. W. Gentry In Chicago
today, were unavailing;
Lemhi Indians Agree to Move.
OREGONIAN NEWS TUinWATT tv,oK-
ington. Jan. 6. The Indian Offlr aa hn
officially advised that some GOO Lemhi In
dians have asrreed to nhanrfnn tVio T?nt
Lemhi reservation and accept land in sev
erally on ine ori. nan reservation. This
was brought about bv Insner.tnr "Ur-
Laughlln.
66
77
9
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breaks it up promptly. Taken
during its prevalence, preoccupies
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speedy relief is realized, and com
plete recovery assured.
77 breaks up Colds that
hang on.
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