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POLITICS DELAYS
CANAL
Isthmus an Asylum for Incom
petents and Grafters
From States.
MANY GIVEN EASY BERTHS
Disorganize Service and Demoralize
Laborers Under Them School
boy Engineers Experiment
at Uncle Sam's Expense.
BY YTOODWORTH CLUM.
TABERNILIA, Canal Zone. April 1L
(Special Correspondence) At the present
chronicling there are two methods for
crossing the Isthmus of Panamaone 1b
to go by rail and look at the scenery;
the other Is to -walk the ties and lallc
with every man you meet. I am walk
1ns, and while the way Is "straight and
narrow." the rails are based on the lies
that bind together all tho truth that .there
is concerning this latest undertaking of
the American (jovernment canal digging.
Tho Araericanvvlsitors, whether on busi
ness or pleasure bent, climb Jfboard tho
train at Colon, enter the first-class coach,
from which the negroes are excluded, and
are whirled acrossrthe .Isthmus of Panama-
En route they see nothing of the
canal, except a fleeting glimpse at a
point a mile or two beyond Culebra. To
the right or left of them are other Amer
icans doing the same thing. The train
stops at the stations only, a moment, then
burrjes on Its way. And these good citi
zens come back to the States and discuss
the canal project voluminously and talk
learnedly of the labor troubles on the
Isthmus.
But come with me along the highway of
the people. The Tower of Babel, with Its
multl-tongued artisans, could not have
been more Interesting. As a kaleidoscope
changes its colors, so we pass from the
avenues of Madrid to the Champs JElysces
of Paris; from Piccadilly to Broadway:
from the quaint streets of Genoa to the
Unter den Linden of Berlin. It's "How
do you do?" In English, and "Como le
va?" in Spanish, "Wie gchts?" In Ger
man, or "Comment vous portez vous?"
in French. The army of laborers along
the Canal Zonehas been recruited from
every island in the "West Indies, from
Xew York, from Spain and from Italy.
Like a Second Babel!'
Now we pass a group of negro women
from Martinique, that ill-fated isle over
which Mont Pelee poured Its burning
lava. Here are the Gallegos. chatting
nervously in Spanish. There are the Bar
badian negroes, speaking English, or the
Italians indulging in their macaroni con
versations. Get oft the train, stranger,
and mingle with these people. ..You can
ride jm the railroad when yotjygel back
hom"but where can you find another
such cosmopolitan army? Nowhere.
And an we talk to these peoplo. let us
work out the labor problem. It will take
us longer this way than if we went direct
to Mr. Stevens' headquarters, but the re
Kults are more satisfactory. Starting out
from Colon, I passed a group of Jamaican
negroes digging a ditch. There were about
CO laborers, under a foreman named
Lynch, and they were working away as If
their lives depended upon their tiolng a
little bit more than their neighbor. The
shock was severe. I had been told that
the Jamaican negro was good for noth
ing, would do no work, and could not be
handled by any kind of foreman. I
asked the foreman If there was" not some
thing the matter with his men. 1 thought
they might have been inmates of tho
MIraflores Insane Asylum, out for an air
ing and a little exercise. But no. Mr.
Lynch assured me that his men were
fresh from Jamaica, and as nenslble and
amiable a lot of laborers as he had ever
bandied.
"But, the official reports say that the
Jamaican cannot and will not work," I
suggested to Mr. Lynch.
Some Jamaicans Can Work.
"You may find ample contradiction to
that by merely watching my men." he re
plied. Scarcely had he said this when
one of his men looked up. with a puttied
expression on his face. Mr. Lynch went
over to the negro, spoke to him. ascer
tained the trouble, and. taking a pick In
his hand, climbed down in the ditch.
"Whatever was wrong, he fixed It, slapped
the -negro on the back, good-naturedly,
and the work was resumed. Then some
pipe was to be unloaded. Mr. Lynch
helped his men with tho pipe, chatting
with them all the while, listening to their
stories and occasionally telling them one
in return. But the hands were always
busy and the picks .and shovels did not
stop.
"Do all the negroes work this way?" I
asked.
"Oh, no," replied the foreman, with a
emlle. "1 am laying Just twice as much
pipe with the same number of men In
the same time as any other foreman en
gaged In this class of work. The secret
Is In the manner In which they are
bossed. I work with them, talk with
them, encourage them, and never swear
at them. I give them the credit of being
human, and I have found that they ap
preciate humane treatment. Why. these
boys have even worked overtime with me.
just to finish up a small Job at the end
of the day. rather than leave It for the
day following. For 23 years 1 have been
a contractor, most of that time in New
Orleans, and 1 say frankly that I can
get .as much work out of these negroes
as I ever got from the .same number of
American negroes In Louisiana."
Toil In a Lazy Way.
I left Mr. Lynch and continued up the
road past Mount Hope. Here I encoun
tered a gang of S3 Jamaican negroes en
deavoring to unload a car of pipe. Have
you ever attended a spiritualistic seance,
when the mediums made tables and chairs
move by merely touching them with the
tips of their fingers? Well, that Is what
these segrocs reminded me of. Six or
eight would gather round a pipe that any
two able-bodied Irishmen would have
played beanbag with: four of the negroes
would actually get hold of the pipe: the
others would gently stroke the pipe with
their calloused hands. When this half
dozen -were about ready to actually move
the pipe, one of the gang thought he
would Mgkt a cigarette. Sack ideas are
1 contagious In the tropics, and ,ln a twin
kle all six were diving Into their pockets
1 for a smoke.
The remaining Tl members of the gang
were not accomplishing much more. I
asked one of the negroes to show me the
foreman.
"There he la. sir." replied the Jamaican,
pointing to a broad veranda surrounding
a nouse about a hundred yards away.
And there he was smoking bis pipe and
damning the "lazy niggers." I wcat-over
and talked with blm. For an hour Jf
sat there, discussing Jamaican labor, and
not once did he even look at his gang of
workmen.
"They alnt worth a continental said
he. "I could get .more done with four
Irishmen. 1 tell you. they'll never get
this canal dug with these niggers."
Foremen 'Plajinj; Seven-Up.
There you are, gentle reader. Within
a mile we have found the two extremes. I
went on to the reservoir site at Brazos
Brook, and there I - found four gangs
working. Three were accomplishing noth
ing and heir .foremen were playing "seven
tip" under a tree. One gang of Martinique
negroes, under a French-speaking fore
man, was cutting dowa trees and clearing'
away rubblsli. presenting a scene of most
commendable industry. I talked with the
foreman and got .the jsame story as that
told by Mr Lynch.,. At a dozen other
places I encountered the same conditions.
What is the conclusion? Does it not ap
pear that the fault is more with incompe
tent and lazy foremen than with the Ja
maican negro? When the same gang will
do twice as much work with one foreman
as with another does it not prove the posi
tive rather than the negative of the labor
proposition?
But,, you may ask, why does not the
engineer in charge of the foremen dis
charge the lazy fellows? Tou can't prove
it by me. J- fpent three weeks trying to
ascertain several "whys1 and "where
fores," and it all worked out the same
way. Too much politics. For instance,
s we proceed along the railroad tracks
we find out that a certain bffie'er in
charge of important work is an old Wash.
ingtonfan. Jn fact, we remember him
as the "black sheep' of a prominent and
Influential family. When in Washington
he tried to drink all the whisky there
was In town. No one had any use for
him. and when the Panama Canal was
essayed by the good, kind American Gov
ernment an Influential relative secured
an appointment for the "black sheep" on
the isthmus. Today -this ,man (and if I
gave his name it would create somewhat
of a sensation), is living with a group
of native women at a small town along
the canal route. He is charged with the
exercise of Important governmental du
ties, but be spends his time drinking
native liquors and carousing with his na
tive comrades. The -white men of the
place sHun him as the plague. They will
not speak to him. and uey speak of him
only on rare occasions.
Washington Grafter Finds Berth.
Then we go a little farther up tho .line.
We see another face that we used to see
on the streets of Washington. This time
it is a man who lost several positions be
cause of Incompetency', who drank more
liquor than he avoided, and who was
known as an all-round grafter. But, lo
and behold, he is now engaged in Import
ant governmental work on the Canal
Zone. He Is one of the officials to whom
we -look for successful administration of
canal affairs, and yet when we report
these facts to the people who arc paying
the bills we arc "throwing muck."'
Now. if we happen to meet two sucl
officials, with whose past history wc are
unfortunately personally familiar, what
is the percentage .of such officials on the
Isthmus? And. Mr, Stevens, wliy don't
you discharge those men? 1 heard all
about their doings by walking across the
isthmus. Everybody In their respective
vicinities knows about them. But they
have Influential relatives or friends in
Washington, and they probably will hold
their Jobs until the end of time, or until
the Government lets the canal Job out by
contract.
A great many of the engineers are mere
boys, fresh from school, who are having
a grand time experimenting at the Gov
ernment's expense. A large number 'of
the engineers arc able, competent and en
ergetic men. but I found It usually the
case where a competent man really want
ed to accomplish something he had a
"political appointee'' cither over him or
under him. and the result was that the
competent man either became Impotent
or resigned. I d0 not care to convey the
idea that this is universal; that -the whole
fabric Is rotten. It is not. In manr
places almost Ideal conditions exist but
the bad spots are In the majority, so
much so that it creates a doubt in the
minds of the careful student wnether the
Lnlted States ever will complete Its un
dertaking. Stcucns Himscir Not to Blame.
At another town along the line of
the canal I was entertained for four
hours by three foremen and another
official, while their gangs were off
somewhere, probubly accomplishing as
much as their bosses. So it goes. Mr.
Stevens is not personally to blame. Of
course not. Neither Is Colonel Goras.
In the sanitary department nor Mr.
Blerd in the railroad. But If the two
oceans arc ever to be wedded: If the
two great continents of the Western
Hemisphere are ever to be divorced,
there must be a radlcbl change some
where. At present the isthmus is
being made an asylum for the incom
petent: a rendezvous for thofe who by
reason of their inefficiency, bad hab
its and general moral turpitude have
found the atmosphere of the states op
pressive. Even in the States a Government Job
is looked upon as more or lees of a
sinecure. But after studying the situ
ation here on the Isthmus I cannot
avoid the conclusion that here there is
a preponderance of that element which
devotes Us entire effort to "merely do
ing enough work to hold their posi
tions." We hear this expression in
Washington. We hear It everywhere
in Government circles. In the Sfcttes
you have to hunt for lt On the Canal
Zone it stands out in bold relief. The
foreman loafs, and his men accomplish
little. The supervisor loafs because hf
does not fear the tongue of the for
man. They are birds of a feather, anu
there is honor among thieves even
thieves of time. The energetic and
conscientious man comes into the
arena determined to do things. He
makes one or two adverse reports,
kicks a few times about the loafers
around him, finds that the conditions
do not change, and -drops Into the
same old sluggish rut.
This Is one of the great obstacles
that the Government will have to over
come. The other is Governmental ex-
tmviiMllpf. nf trWoli T will
subsequent time. Personally. I doubt
f Ik, aKtllt.. rr h. mf r
ment to eliminate these two thorns
from its side. As long as prominent
people in the States, who are in fact
a part of the Government, persist in
sending their black sheep- to the
Canal Zone In order to get rid of them,
the efficiency of the canal administra
tion must, perforce, be impaired. The
man in Washington who uses his In
fluence to have an Incompetent wfan
appointed Is as much to blcme. aye.
more to blame, than either the "black
sheep" or those who receive him and
retain him. There are only 206 white
employes la the Canal Zone. Surelr
we can find in America enough consci
entious, competent and energetic men
to All the vacancies that would be
created by dUckarglag the lncosape
teat o&iii
UNREST III ORIENT
Russia-Is Now Planning an In
vasion of Mongolia. .
EXPEDITION IS ORGANIZED
Nominally for Geographical aad Eth
nographical Purposes, bat Mil
itary, la Fact Waats a
Slice of Chiaa.
ST. PETERSBURG, .April 3L-la rptte
of the defeat of her ambitions In Man
churia and Kwantung. aad the obstacles
met with by M. Pokotllgff, the Russian
Minister to China, In his negotiations at
Pekln. Russia Is steadily pushing forward
with tho purpose or occupying another big
slice of China, namely, the two eastern
provinces of Mongolia, covering the route
of the proposed railroad from Baikal to
Pekln, which, as announced by the As
sociated Press February att has been
given over to the Ruseo-Chlnese bank.
Under the guise of the Innocent-sounding
name of "geographic ethnographic ex
pedition for purely scientific purposes,"
a party headed by Colonel Xovitsky. one
of the brilliant younger members of the
general staff, will leave 3L Petersburg
In the middle pf May to survey the hith
erto unexplored region between the Man
churtan frontier and Urga.
Expedition Purely Military.
Though the expedition nominally is to
be -under the auspices of the Imperial
Geographical Society. It is believed it will
be- financed and officered by the general
statC and lis composition will be almost
Purely military. The strategic aims, in
fact, are so thinly covered that it Is
doubtful If It will be accompanied by any
representative of the geograhical society.
The region to be explored covers the
hazy 'Mongolian Desert." In which dur
ICR i e war mysterious Japanese armies
were1, .supposed to be hovering to strike
the Russian rear and into which small
scouting detachments of- Japanese actu
ally penetrated long distances. Colonel
NovItzky"s expedlUon probably will find
the work already well under way, as
the Russian force .stationed, at Urga cer
tainly has not been Idle during its long
ttay there
Reports Arc Contradictory.
Though there are many contradictory
reports In circulation regarding the sit
uation in Manchuria, members of the
general staff privately admit that the de
mobilization of the Russian army In
Manchuria has paused, though it Ii
claimed this is largely in the nature of
a. diplomatic bluff to aid Minister Poko
Uloff. Another indication that all Is not rosy
In the Far East is the zeal with which
the Japanese are investigating the de
fenses of Vladivostok. DSrpatchcs re
port wholesale arrests of spies there.
WILL RE.MAIX BUREAUCRATIC
i
Cznr Would Xot Intrust Cabinet to
Untrained Hands.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 2S. A member-elect
of the Douma from- Kharkov,
to whom Premier Wltte explained the
programme of the forthcoming, assembly,
said today: "The cabinet remains bureau
cratic because even If the British Parlia
mentary fystem should be adopted the
Czar never would enirust the government
to tho untrained hands of the members of
the Douma, none of whom lias held office.
In cafe of the overthrow of the present
cabinet he will call another meeting of
bureaucrats.
"Durnovo is considered indispensable on
account of the lurking fear of a revolu
tion. The present majority will oblige
the Douma to take up the land question
first. The government, according to the
Czar's intimation, will withdraw the
forced appropriation bill, but the Doumx
will certainly pass .a more royalistic
measure which the council of the empire
with a bureaucratic majority hating the
landed aristocracy, will greatly support
and the Czar will do what be will."
Reolutlonls"j ridicule the Gapon stor
ies and affirm that Father Gapon received
money and is now touring Europe. -His
trial coming simultaneously with the
opening of the Douma. the government de
cided to pay for a trip abroad.
KILL ODESSA I'OLICE CHIEF
Revolutionists Carry OhI Part of
Far-Reachlujr "Plot.
ODESSA. April 28. The Chief of Police,
who played such a prominent role In the
October massacres here, and a policeman
were assassinated by revolutionists here
today In broad daylight. The plot was
far-reaching and contemplated also the
as5asination of Assistant Chief of Police
Poltavachenko and several other police
men. A youns girl named Jerebtxova threw
a bomb at Poltavachenko. who was on
his way to the hospital to visit one of the
wounded police. Her aim gas poor, and
the officer was not harmed. The girl was
seriously wounded by Poltavachenko's or
derly. HANGED BY SECRET POLICE
London Papers' New Version of
Father Gapon's Case.
LONDON, April 29. A British and new
version of the alleged execution of the
famous Father Gapon at St- Petersburg
Is printed - in the London Weekly Dis
patch this morning. According to the EL
Petersburg correepondent of the paper.
Father Gapon was hanged by suabers
of the Russian secret police on April 10.
; after he had outlived his usefulsecs as a
; ppy for the Czar.
T)ir -tin nvJ'lnp lo (tilt
placed the blame for the murder en the
revolutionists.
BOMB KILLS POLICEMAN
Intended for His Chief at Ccenstoch-
ewa, la Poland.
WARSAW. April 2S.-At Cxenstochowa.
in Russian -Poland, today a bomb 'was
thrown at the carriage of the Chief of
Police, when "he was returateg tnm a
funeral. The missile exploded, killing a
policeman.
REPORTS NUMEROUS .OUTRAGES
Committee Completes, InxekljraUoa
of Cossacks In the Cattcss.
TIFLI8. April 3S. The committee ap
pointed by the . Viceroy and headed by
Vldenbausa has completed' tbe Investiga
tion of the charges, rasaae recently by
-j Asbot. tbe Armesian bishop at Skmeba
the barbarity of the troops la disarming
Che population of the province. Tbe com
mission found that many of "tbe bsrrers
were committed during tbe orgicc ef Cas
cades, who were "padfyta-g" tbe Casaa
su. s
la tbe Xtste prtnawt, eapeeiHy.
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W. H. Mer. ITMJdfat.
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W. Car Marrfe, Caiaiar.
DntBCTOM:
W. H. Veere. E. JL Lytlt,
Lea Frle4e, H. A. Xeera,
W. Cseper 3f erria.
the condition was worm than at first re
ported. Everywhere there were stories
of buralnr. robbery, tbe outraging of
wemen and tbe beating of men. Borne in
stances were dted where worsen were
outraged In tbe presence of their hus
bands and before tbe lytt ei their chil
dren. The evidence especially condemns Gen
eral AHkaabeS. the commander of the
force la the Katanla Province, and a
certain celonel, Vevaia. Tbe Viceroy &ta
not yet acted upon tbe report.
RADICAL TIDE IS -RISING.
Peasants In Sara tort Elect Siberian
Exiles as Representatives.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 2d-Tbe elec
tions of yesterday show that the Ode or
government is rialnr instead af subaidlmr.
for Instead of a more conservative ele
ment, the candidates elected are even
more radical In their opinions; than those
chosen April S. A notable feature of the
result of tbe election Is the Increasing
radical character of the representative
chosen by the peasants without tbe par
ticipation of other classes. In
the peasants named reareMBtatlv
whose views are more extrea than
those held by the Constitutional Demo
crat.
At Sara toff, the mnltal nf th nrmln
of that name, which has been a -center
for agrarian agita&rs. the peasants
chose some of their number who are now
on their way to exile In Siberia.
Great Demand for New Bonds.
PARIS. Acril L The Ru-udan lnn h.
proved even more successful than antici
pated, although the Bank of France and
other participants say that several days
must elapse before the deflnfto T-iutt. M
known. According to the first figures the
allotment wui m one ana a half per cent
of the amount asked for. showing the
loan to have been subscribed many times
over. The reason for the popularity of
ine loan is we large rate of interest.
Xew Appointment Tor W'itte.
ST PETERfimriJR Inrfl "c x .
were In drculatlon today that Emperor
ixjcnoia5 win appoint Premier Wltte
president of tbe CouncJI of" the Empire.
STRONG SIGN" OP CONCILIATION
Vatican Relaxes Prohibition en Rec
ognising King's Ambassadors.
ROME. April JL (Special. Three
years ago Mrs. Meyer, wife of the Amer
ican Ambassador, accepted an invitation
to a tea given at tbe Vatican by Count
Pietro March!, of tbe Noble Ga&rd. The
Count was placed under arrest, lost his
promotion seniority and was suspended
from his dutlese for two years. Four
cardinals recently attended a dinner
given by Ambassador White In robot of
Archbishop Ireland, and everybody Is
now aaklag if the pope wHl paaUh tbe
cardinals, or if Mr. White will share tbe
fate of Bellamy Store re In Vienna.
Hitherto Ambassadors accredited to
Quirlnal hare been ignored at the Vati
can. If they are now recognized. K Is a
sign that the pope's system Is really
changing. This, coupled with the fact
that Cardinal Ferrari is to attend the
opening of the Milan Exposition with
the sorerelgns is hopefully commented
upon by tbe partisan of a recoacillatioa
betweene church and state in Italy.
VOTE ON RATES NEXT WEEK
Even. Senate Admits Powers of "De
bate Almost Exhausted.
"WASHINGTON. April 3. The generally
expressed opinio about tbe Senate today
Is that an agreement to Tote on the rail
road rate bill will be eecared early next
week and by common consent the vote Is
fixed for some time during tbe week be
ginning May 7. The request for tbe nam
ing of a day will eb repeated early next
week, aad it was said that tbetewho bad
been opposing a rote wonld no longer
seek delay. The final vote on tbe Mil
Itself win eb preceded by debate of several
days durstten on tbe amendments.
The reason given for predicting' an early
vote is that the debate is perhaps ex.
hausted aad. that there Is strong prefswt
from the House orRepreatatlve. wltose
members ara ankle te bring tks ssule-n
to an sad in order that they saay have
opportunity to jive atttniiee to their
campaigns Xsr re-eleetloa.
REDUCE HATES FOR MAILS
Postal CoRCres Dedw em Sweep
ing Cat All AroaHtl.
SOME, April .-Tbe extCHtiv cam- i
znhtee ef tbe Tntsrsatlosal Postal CSn- '
gress decided te cat down tbe cost of
transit of tanJl brought from foreign
countries from 33 le id per cest- Tbe re
duction, which is to be en a graduated
scale, laeludes territorial and maritime
transit. Tbe -only- special rates main
tained for transit were for tbe Sfberiaa
railway.
Russia ckdssed .special rates fee all the
2dancburlan rsllwaya, but it was decided .
thst these sh&uld re ts Japaa for tbe per-
Usa heM by the Jspsaess and lo Rasala
for tbe psrtSea held by tbe Rssstsas.
..The United Btates and British delega
tions opposed rpeei&l rates, dsstrlag te.'
ssake. tbens uair&m. Tbe. rtdaGUe to
the pest ef traaslt was apprsved by a
saajerky ef, see.
"wiir t can it "jutritsr
Baltimere Ajairiean.
A new d&se has devdeped In clriHxx
tion. It is the loss Of rosssorr caassd'by
undlscsvered.xicrsbes.Jia tbe wltsjw.
chair. The. disease, bewever.. Is. net t
ctfrable' with prefer trwtmettt'saft presspC
rnmval ef tbe Irritating eaass.
Girl a4 Cam OyiMfl.
Atsblton atete.
9:e ef tb stria wb are
tbefc
cret steers above tX slfcasr salcbt
vm Smr lbtr sWsfi wIms Um
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Copyright 1906 bjr
Hart ScBaSner. Marz
MAKES TUFT SMILE
Connecticut Civil Service Re
formers Allude to His Boom.
GREET HIM WITH CHEERS
Secretary Urges Early Adoption of
Merit System In TVutmes State.
Begin 4VIth the Cities,
He Says.
"WATERBURY. Conn., April 3. At the
annual meeting of the Connecticut Civil
Service Reform Association, held here
tonight. Secretary of War Taft was the
principal speaker. He was loudly cheered,
and smiled as frequent allusions were
made by the speakers to him as a possi
ble President in IMS. Speaking on the
subject of civil service reform. Mr. Taft
said:
"I was surprised to find that the State
of Connecticut has been very slow In in
troducing the civil service or merit system-
When you do once adopt the merit
system I know that It never will be erad
icated. The advantage of the merit sys
tem Is so plain to you that It Is not nec
essary to adopt some extreme as an ex
ample in order to procure a forcible argu
ment. "We know tbe methods of conduct
ing some South American republics, but
when they have an election there the gov
ernment takes charge.
"It gets out all tbe military and civil
force it has. selects those who. have the
privilege of voting, and when the gentle
men who are not permitted find out what
has taken place, they start a revolution.
So- In place of a series of elections there
it Is a series of revolutions.
-Give this system all It deserves and
in the end you will find It Is one of
very little pleasure.
"Now-, the truth is that there Is noth
ing to the spoils system that we have
had ourselves in the United States. The
snolls system perpetuates In power Its
own adherents-. It is no different
trvai the worsi done In tho South Amer
ican republics, $Ve do not tise bayo
nets, but offices. The system Is now
on a solid and substantial basis. In
the War Department there are 15.000
places clerical positions controlled
b- h merit svtetn. pnfl In the two
years I have been In office I rave not
or a single serv
ant la the department."
-uiu urtner that the place to
begin the merit system was in munici
palities. -Clean the municipalities.
TACTS Hr 1TATUBE: I
JTst Oalx IH W t Xaassbmtloa Tram
ITfttor, 2i XsAltb W4L
Tor pcopla ""bo are run-down aad nesr
, Wao ib far frees ioeicetttoa or dyi
Mpna, beadacfee, bUJousoes, or torpid
liver, ceaW tborse trltb. bitter tajte.in
the morblair aad poor appetite, It be
mmm ceearr to Vara to semt toale or
Hcsaytksotc TTbiaii will assist Xatora
mldp to to fet 0 tMr frt aa4
Sit tfc Mdj i4e ita prefr oovditfm. It
bwralng aaora aad men apeanai feat
fttroa's bmA Tahubte Mfchk-glTiag
areata an to Tee icrtmd la forest pUatt
a4 rseta.
Kwtr forty Tears us, Dr. S.V.Ptrc.
new eMlta- ft-refataato tbft InralMa
rw aad Sargfeai Iactitato at Baffckj,
Y dteevered taat by MtoftUlall7
axtracUor aad com btaiar certain raedlcl
aal jriadplea frett satire roots, takes
iron oar Axrterkas foresU, he copM pro
aaee a aedtalne "wklch was manrelooalr
aMel eat a efKjat.eaaes-of bteod disorder
aad liver aad storasca trouble as welj at
oasr otber earealc, or Itoftrioi; all
seat. Tbja . coaeeatrated. extract of
Ratare'i-rltaUtrae mmmi -Geisea Hed
fcat TMusjutj It pari fie tb blood by
Cttfaf tbe stomach sad' H-rer Into
ilt7 oebdltkre, tfcerebr HJp4a7 tbe
dtteatlea aad aeranQsUoa of feod wbjeh
-feeds ta blood. Taerebr It-oares reak
fkami tk, fadlyeetfea. toryM Hver, er bfl
Sensassw, aad paared deraagesseBts.
If TM bare eeated toarM; whfc MHer
er Tead'toeto la tb4 mmia:, freeaBt
ksediebfr. fi weair, eartljr tfred, sUieaes
ar aaia la sMe, backr glTee oaveaettr aad
let, toieaJr otru eofMStadttoa, or
krecaJar aoVek, fwt fiaeaee bf beat sl-
teraasterwHsi eaJtfr len tioaa or Ida
dVed ertaatoms. taer eoiat to deraaae-
mtr m Ufltr iwaetunas or OB-
mytwasv tber poiat to deraage-
at M T&fH' Hoesaea. ltver aad kldseys.
Wik lk fUJAmm ViuMia1 . TUimtyt
-frill eorreet mon ifedarAad aarss-
aeauy ui anj oeaar xaevaaaeai. uob
tafaaaa alts bit or tabH-iooela- drafs.
AM Hs
iakem
Ma Sacndteata priated br plat x-
Tbe sate saeetre far saartHastba is to
permit the dealer to Make a Kttk saore
pastt. XefatasTaleea. Accept ae sab
Mtole far "GeMea Jfedleal Dfeesjary.
Ceaaaipatfea eaaeet aad aOTrayates
mearf aerteae suseaeee. it ft ttoeeaaMy
aared ar Dr, rterea's Bat seat Pefless.
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at
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STYLISH
FOR
You may as well dress in style'
as not; "doesn't really cost any
more to have your Clothes cor
rect as k well as" good. If .you
come here and ask for our
:
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Clothes you'll be sure they're both
Absolutely All-Wool and Per
fectly Tailored -
315.00 to $30.00
-1 - r
Sam'l Rosenblatt &Co.
CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS
he said, "and the state -and National J
situation will take care of itself." j
Boy's ntlful Plea for Work.
vAlbcrt E. Nelson, of Olds. Wortman & '
King, has received a pathetic letter from I
Guntler Samberg. an 11-year-old boy of .
San Francisco. The boy Is the oldest of !
the three children of a widowed mother,
bq lost an m me aan Francisco disaster.
He begs to come to Portland and be given
work that he may help to support bis
mother.
AT THE HOTELS.
The Oregon Mr. George F. Hardeaty.
Miss X. M. Vincent. Chicago; V. H. Geler.
Falls City. Or.; L. F. Lamping-. Seattle: C.
A. Dearboarne. St. Paul; Mrs. A. Fax. Miaa
ax. Columbus, O.: E. W. Lewis. White Sal
mon; IS. W. Doison. Geneva. Jf. Y.; S. B.
HamllL Chicago; O. Wlanlngstad. San Fran
cisco; R. E. dprouse. H. C. Marsh. Peoria.
I1L; Mrs. A. R. Porter. Besjte Hearing.
Vjco; L. Baukofiky. Seattle; J. K. Carey aal
wife. Hernlce Carey. C Carey. Xettle Wagner.
Eiexnafca. Mich.; C E. Sax. Albany; G.
VUten. Chicago; C. P. Mattison. P. J. McMa
hon and wife. W. A. Handler. Minneapolis;
W. D. Madlxan. San Franckcu; E. EL Ellis.
MIm D. McDonald. Seattle; Dr. C H. Harris.
Tacoma: S. Hartman. Cheballs; J. Anderson,
Uisa, O.; C. O. Kohle. R. SudJaby. Se
attle: T. B. Sumner. Everett: A. D. Walker,
Seattle: -V- C Israel. San Francisco; W. S.
Rattary. Beaton; M. H. French. Los Anseles;
C H. Porter and wife. D. B. Replocle. San
Francisco; F. T. Williams, St, Louis; W. Swift,
San Francisco.
The Imperial W. G. Bryan. Seattle; F.
A. Harris. Eugene. Or.; A. G. Wltmer and
family. Spokane. A. J. Gleason. V. S. S.
Orecon; Frank Menefee. The Dalles; J. W.
Richards. Seattle: Harry Neer. Raker City:
J. D. Sutherland. Salem: G. C Morri. Rose
burr: Irvjng SnelL Little Fall. N. Y.; Mrs.
W. H. Wlleon. Tacoma; Perl E. Carroll. Mrs.
Seward. H. Huches. Seattle: George W.
Wrlnht, Albany. Or.: J. D. Matlock: D. Cooper.
Independence; W. E. Logan. Seattle; R. P.
Clark, dry; E. P. Dodd and wife. Pendleton;
Harvey K. Brown. Baker City; W. H. Hamp
ton. Juneau. Alaska; Mrs. Illsley. Alameda.
CaL: K. M. Peaper. San Francisco: J. H.
Bush. Bay Center: P. H. Sroat. Salem: B. T.
Hill. Olympia. Wash.; Miss Verne Berry. Oak
land: Mrs. Frank Menefee. The Dalles; Mr.
H. B. Humsson. St- Panl; W. H. Wood, Eu
rene, or.
The Pertdas J. H. Alany and wife. Chi
cago: M. S. Shook. Hubbard; Asnes Hammer,
Jfewberg; E. J. UtUeSeld. Moro: G. W. Doop.
Ashland. Wis.; A. B. Xlsseson. Tacoma; J.
R- Patterson. Centralis. Wash.: M. H. Da
vid. Springbrook; LIda Couchman. Baker Clry;
It. IL Belt. JL SeotL Korth Yamhill: W.
Crura, X. D&vls. E. R. Clark. Pocatello; J.
S. GuMndorfT. The Dalles; J. F. Uhlhorn, J.
H. Mills. Honolulu: J. Lackey and wife. SL
Paul: G. C Gage and wife. Glenwood. Minn.;
A. W. Corwln. Lake City, Minn.: S. Rapson,
Duluth: J. X. Farrell. O. Spaugh. J. Spaugh.
San Francisco: H. J. Wilson. Troy. X. Y.; C.
San Francisco, April 21, 1906.
Our business will continue as always, shipping all goods
direct Irom our New York house.
PROMPT DELIVERIES ASSURED
Temporary Office, 3600 Clay Street, San Francisco
HOFFMAN, ROTHCHILD S CO.; Wholesale Clothiers
ESTABLISHED 25
L.I
FIRST We bare confidence in our ability to cure all cases comlns under
tbe bead of oar afeclaltr, which Is confined exclusively to diseases
and disorders of JAES ONLY.
SECOXTJ "We never accept a case until -we have made & thorough exam
ination and feel confident we can cure It. , .
THIRD Wo do not believe a Dhynlciaa is entitled to his fee until ne has
proven to the satisfaction of the patient that he can cure him.
FOURTH Our fee Is so small, being1 only 312.50. that we believe any
honest man will pay it after he Is cured.
FIFTH There are so many lihposters. and unreliable so-called special
ists that we believe our methods will in time prove our superiority
and hence be tbe More profitable. .
SIXTH Our enormous practice, built up on these lines, proves the fact
of all our statements. . ,
SEVENTH Should a patient pay us In advance he might quit treatment
before being permanently curea. ana our reputation -wroma 00 iuu
jeopardized.
EIGHTH Should a few dishonest patients refuse to pay after they are
cured the loss would be only $12.50 each, and we could stand It witn
more fortitude than if it were a big fee.
H'LSTH Many honest men without ready money mignt otherwise neg-
" lct themselves, and thus become incurable, while our JVot-a-doIlar-Bxlesa-esred
motto enables them to take advantage of our special
skill and pay at their leisure.
TEXTH Last, but not least, we desire to reach the poor as well as the
rich man, and by making our fee only 512.50. payable on such easy
terms we thereby Increase our business and secure lasting gratitude
from thousands who would otherwise remain afflicted if ft were not
for this liberal offer.
Afl of the above reasons we are willing to verify and practically demonstrate-to
tba most skeptical. Our offer Is te yoa, te everyone, only $12.50
for a cure, payable at your convenience, in such sums us you can spare.
Could aa offer be saore aeaereas? It savors of honesty.. It Jb faoaest. No
-.ttrr wiaat Tour trouble is If you suffer from neglect, for want of
money or irom HHSKMJIUI praeiicc nere i aa uppuriunuy 10 get me aer- a
vices of a aUIIed meekUUt, a graduate physician, with years of ripe ex- e
perleace Inr" treating complicated and special disorders of men only. Ic a
will cost, nothing to talk to as, and may be the means of restoring' you e
te beallh and hs-ppiness. Why not call to'day? Our offices are very prl- e
vte- Tou see only the doctor. If you cannot call, write for blanks, as a
we extend tbe same liberal offer to those who cannot call. In fact, there is .
no excase for being disordered or sick while this liberal offer remains. It
Is & sift ef priceless value, wlthla tbe reach of all. Remember, only Sl5e
far any disease-
HOURS 9 A. SC. to 5 P. 2.; Evenings, 7 to 3:33; Sundays, 9 A. M. to 12 M. J.
St Louis Msr Dispensary !
COR. SECOND AND YAMHILL STS, PORTLAND? OR.
tt
CLOTHES
YOU
E. Jacob. Dublin. Ireland; a X. Daniels and
wife Detroit. Mich.; F. E. Palmer. L H.
itt,eJ' .c4pIc5: Dr- u Lane and wife.
McMlnnvllle: J. E. Bottford and wife. Kala
mazoo. Mich.; R. B. Baker. Pullman. Wash.;
J?: Richardson. J. Richardson. Bayat: Mrs.
t' HnryA M"- f redlaad. Mt. Vernon,
ii 5- ?" Fleaimlne. W. S. Flemmlns.
Mrs. P. Cavigaa and daughters. L. C. Drum
mend. San Francisco: J. H. Aston. Chicago:
U;r BIck,mai. Heppner: R. A. Denbj- and
wife. Jefferson. Or.; C. W. Clark. Redlands:
Si 1 V.ebS.n- San Francisco: J. A. Carson.
ouianV Shields. J. R. Cartwrtght, Ho-
The St. Charles J. B. Trulllnger. Sbert-dan:-iarnath-
Camas; g. S. Allen. Fish
ers; O. Thorberg. J. E. Jones. Hoquiam; H.
Dennis. Kelso; C. W. Garrettson, Tacoma:
A. Hagerty. Philomath; A. Anderson, Har
rlsburg; J. M. Beckett. Xelson. B. C-: A.
Mlsner. Banks; K. H. Carl. Albany; G. F.
?arkeJT' .A''a: Jones. Marshland: S. J.
S Uerfleld. Salem; G. B. Pugh. Browns
ville: E. H. Hamilton. San Mateo. Cal.: W.
E. Burke. Seaside: J. Wilkes, Condon: J.
S. Caskelreeves. Oakland; H. C. Bowen.
Los Angeles: J. H. Johnson. Pearl Johnson.
San Franclcco; S. K. Xoel and family.
Woodburn; S. K. Henderson. Corvallls; G.
H; Clark, city; L. K. Frantz. Helena. Mont-:
W.. J. estal. Xewberg: B. Mason. Denver;
II. C Beckett. Roseburg; C Bush. Trout
dale: L. E. Ballev and wife. Houlton- O. F.
Sheldon. Ypsilantl. Mich.: P. E. Chandler.
ML Pleasant: W. T. Coulter and wife. Col
lins: L. W. Stross. Carson: L. P. Heidel.
Hlllsboro; W. W. Knight. Hood River :G..
King. Toledo; J. Dunnlnr. San Francisco;
R. Hamilton. Palmer: J. M. Blackburn.
Xorth Yamhill: J. R. Helfrlck: L. Harring
ton. LaFayette: O. Davis. LaFayette; A. C.
Evans. Walla Walla; T. Frantz. Scranton.
Pa.: W. D. Phillips, city; G. T. Ellis. Eu
reka. CaL: H. D. Smith. Corvallls; O. F.
Haskell. Woodburn.
Hofel Donnelly. Tacoma. Washington.
Xsropcan plan. Rates. 75 cents to S2.3S
pr day. 7ra 'bus.
66
77
Dr. Humphreys' Severity
Seven breaks up Grip and
DUD
At Druggists. 23 cents, or mailed.
tC7Doctor3 Book mailed tree.
Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co.. Cor.
William and John Streets. New York.
YEARS IN PORTLAND
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10-TEN-lOi
Reasons Why We .
Don't Ask for Money
Until Our Patients
Are Cured to Stay Cured