THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 13, - 1SKMJ.
GREEK BOYS ARE
KEPT AS SLAVES
Victim of Padrone System in
Chicago Reveals Its
Dark Secrets.
LEASED TO EMPLOYERS
Importation of -Children Carried On
as a Regular, BusinessThree. .
Thousand in Bondage.ln': '
Windy City Alone. -
CHICAGO, May 12 (Special.) Secrets
of the Greek padrone system, entailing
slavery and oppression of young boys in
Chicago, for many years concealed from
Government and state investigation, were
revealed today. A young victim of the
system declared that at least 3000 young
children are kept In- virtual bondage In
the Greek fruit stores and restaurants,
ealoons and shoeshinlng establishments of
the city. Their .masters, it is asserted,
beat them if they complain against work
ing as many as 19 hours a day.
The overworked children find their few
hours' daily rest in dirty lofts or dark,
ill-ventilated basements, sometimes undeB
lock and key. The children are kept from
the police and factory inspectors by fre
quently changing the lodging-places of
t he older ones and keeping those of ten
der years locked up in back rooms for
days at a time.
Informant's Name Kept Secret.
The youth who revealed the workings of
the chlUVslavery system among his coun
trymen told what he did only on assur
ance that his name would not be re
vealed. Condensed, the secrets of the
eyBtem are as follows: -
Boys are brought to Chicago from the
various Greek ports in groups, sometimes
running as high as 60 at a time, to be
leased to owners of business places In the
Greek quarters. The boys are led past the
Immigration officials at Ellis Island by
agents of the system among the Immi
grant, who pose to the Government offi
cers as relatives of the children. Each
child Is thoroughly schooled before leav
ing Greece and told what replies to make
to officials of the United States Govern
ment who seek Information of their des
tination in America.
Distribution of the Slaves.
On arriving in Chicago the groups of
children are divided, some being delivered
to Greeks owning small stores in small
cities of Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and
Iowa.
Steamship agents, real estate dealers
(and merchants of the Greek colony are
alleged to encourage the importation of
the boys. It Increases business for all of
them. The Greek churches. It is said,
look on the custom with complacency,
lor the leading members of the churches
are directors of the system, and the big
ger the Greek population the greater num
ber of worshipers giving financial support
to the church.
UNITED AGAINST TYRANNY
(Continued From Page 1)
was simple, but eloquent. M. Rodicheff
(Constitutional Democrat), the author of
the motion, made the only extended
speech. This was followed by a dozen or
more stirring two-minute addresses by
peasant and labor representatives, whose
eloquence will compare favorably with
that of any parliamentary body in the
world. The tenor of the whole debate
was expressed in the words of M. Rodi
cheff. that the opportunity for a recon
ciliation of the people by acceding to
their prayer for amnesty was now
knocking at the Emperor's door, but that
what he failed to give the people with
elemental force they would, take. M.
Rodicheff s Bpeeech was most - eloquent
and In part was as follows:
Pardon Is the prerogative of the mon
arch, and I will not submit a bill for
pardon. During the electoral campaign,
and even here, the only word we heard
was the word amnesty. The jurisconsults
of Russia maintain that the death pen
alty is nonexistent in Russia; but in April
alone there were W executions. The
ghosts of the victims, dripping with
blood, crowd this hall, and we cannot
work in this place till they are laid.
(Cheering.) Pardon Is necessary. . but It
must be general. We dp not need partial
amnesty. The error of October 3i must
not be repeated. All the persons who
have committed crimes must be forgiven,
as the Apostle Peter was forgiven. A
ceneral pardon will constitute the seal of
union between the people and the Em
peror. 'Prolonged cheering.)
Delay Dinner to Act.
The adoption of the resolution was due
to the peasants, who not only voted down
the motion for a two hours' recess for
tlinner, but went hungry In order to ob
tain immediate action. They also insist
ed on working Sundays in order to ex
yedlte the solution of the burning' prob
lems before the Parliament.
At the moment when the Parliament
was adopting the resolution favoring am
nesty, Cossacks were breaking up a stu
dent demonstration in the Nevsky Pros
pect. They charged a crowd of a thou
sand men and women carrying red flags
and singing the "Marseillaise," arresting
several scores of them.
Messages From Prisoners.
When a mass of congratulatory mes
sages from all parts of the empire was
read, several from the political prisoners
in jail or in exile in Siberia, the mem
bers, except a little group on the ex
treme rightrose cheering In a body, the
galleries joining In the applause. A mo
tion was presented to send replies to the
messages, but this was declared to be out
of order.
Neither Premier Goremykln nor any
other member of the Cabinet was seated
on the ministerial benches, which Instead
were occupied by their assistants.
There was considerable confusion about
the procedure, emphasising the necessity
for a code of parliamentary rules, which
is being drawn up. The balloting for
, vice-presidents resulted in the choice of
the combination ticket determined upon
last night, namely. Prince Peter Dolgo-
roukoff and Professor Grodskut, of Khar
koff.
WILL STKIVK FOR HARMONY
lint Do u m a Will Demand Amnesty
and Pass Land Law.
CHICAGO, May 12. (Special.) A
special cablegram to the Daily News
from sr.-Petersburg says:
To your correspondent " today the
Speaker of the Douma, fl. Mouromtxeff,
said: "The Czar and Cxarlna received
me In a most amicable manner. Re
ferring to politics. His Majesty ex
pressed bis wish and hope for har
monious and perfect work in the
Douma, and I- expressed the same sen
timent and shall do my utmost to avoid
a conflict between the Emperor and
the Douma."
Jn explaining the attitude of the
Constitutional Democrats In the Dou
ma, M. Petrunkevltcb, said to the corre
spondent: "We shall demand a general amnesty
for political prisoners. The govern
ment will probably insist upon exclud
ing, political murderers. If the peas
ants put the agrarian question before
the equal rights question, we shall try
to discuss them at the same time and
pass the hills together. One peasant
group is with us. If the government
creates difficulty, we shall pass a vote
of no confidence."
Z RESTING EASILY
RALLIES DURING AFTERXOOX AND
;;" : OBTAINS SLEEP.
Pnl: Subsides and Reaplratiea Is
Loner Condition la Considered
Much Improved.
NEW YORK, May 12. Carl Schurs,
who is critically ill' at his home in this
city, rallied during the day, and to
night is somewhat better.. The follow
ing bulletin was issued at, 10 P. M - -
"The patient's condition . has some
what improved. Pulse' and respiration
lower. The patient had several sleeps,
and seems brighter.' , . .
The bulletin was accompanied by a
statement from a representative .of
the family, who said that Mr. Schurx's'
condition was considered so much im
proved that no further bulletins would
be issued during the -night.
The change for the better, in Mr.
Schurz' condition did not take place
until this afternoon. He pass-ad a bad
night and as late as 11' o'clock this
morning a bulletin -was Issued by his
physician - stating that he was worse:
At 7:30 o'clock this-.- morning., the. J
following' statement was issued, cr.e-r
atlng the Impression that the end was
not far away:
"The night passed without much
change. The heart and pulse respond
to medication. There are occasional at
tacks of difficult breathing. No im
provement." During- yesterday " Mr. ' -Schurz- ap
peared for a time brighter and strong-
fr, and Andrew I arnegie was aamittea
or a brief period to the sick room, as
was also Edward I Pretorious, Mr.
Schurx's partner in the ownership of
the Westllche Post, of St. Louis. The
improvement was, however, .of short
duration.
BIG VAUDEVILLE MERGER
Keith and Proctor Form Far-Reaching
Combination.
NEW YORK, May 12. The Press tomor
row will say:
The closing of a ten-year contract yes
terday between F. F. Proctor and B. F.
Keith, practically all the vaudeville inter
ests were brought into consolidation. The
deal Is one of the largest ever brought
abont In the theatrical field, and it is ex
pected its ultimate outcome will be the
bringing of every vaudeville theater In the
"United States under one management.
The new firm will be known as Keith
& Proctor.
EDITOR SENTENCED TO JAIL
Indianapolis Judge Resents Criti
cism on His Decision.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 12. Alfred Purdy,
editor and publisher of the Indianapolis
Sun, was today sentenced to 30 days In
jail and to pay a fine of $260 by Judge
Fremont Alford, of the Marion County
Criminal Court, for editorial criticism In
the paper of Judge Alford's course In con
nection with the recent indictment of
Robert Metzger. Chief of Police, for as
sault and batter- on prisoners. Mr.
Purdy was taken from the courtroom to
the Jail and locked up.
GERONIMO A PREACHER
Takes His Text From the Psalms and
Delivers Sermon.
L.AWTDN, O. T.', May 12. (Special.) On
Fort Sill military reservation yesterday
Geronimo, the famous Apache, preached
the Initial' sermon of his ministerial ca
reer. It lasted fully 30 minutes, and af
the close 20 or 30 members of the congre
gation gathered around the preacher and
congratulated him. His text was "The
Lord Is my shepherd: I shall not want."
He recommends a season of prayer and
supplication, that the President may
grant his tribe liberty.
SETTLE WITH DRIVERS.
Men Return to Work Pending a
Formal Agreement. ..
NEW TORK. May 13. The strike of the
funeral drivers was declared off after a
long conference of strikers and coach
owners last night. The pltfh agreed upon
was that certain propositions were to be
submitted to the organizations of owners
and drivers, and that, pending a decision
on these terms, the men should return to
work this morning.
Yesterday many funerals were held with
trucks taking the place of hearses. "
Open Shop for Iron Foundries.
CHICAGO. May 12. Plans for estab
lishing the "open shop" In the iron man
ufacturing Industry in Chicago are be
ing discussed at a convention of the
leading foundrymen of the country. The
cause of the ironmolders strike, which
is In progress here in this city, has be
come the most Important point In the
fight now beng waged nationally by the
National Founders' Association. It is
expected more than B0 manufacturers
Will attend the meeting. The local em
ployers also will be well represented.
The latter will report that they have
been unable to open their furnaces owing
to a scarcity of nonunion men and hope
some method will be devised by the as
sociation for remedying the conditions.
Crushed to Death by Elevator.
CHICAGO. May 12. (Special.)
About a score of passengers saw Frank
Parkhurst. a well-known dealer in
dental supplies, crushed to death by
an elevator in the Reliance building
this evening. The conductor, after
stopping the car at the seventh floor,
started It downward again, intending
to leave Parkhurst. as ' the car was
crowded. The automatic doors opened
and Parkhurst started to enter the car
Just as it began to descend. He was
caught between the top of the car and
the floor and crushed Into a shapeless
mass. Men and women fainted at the
dreadful sight.
. Honirkons. May 12. Arrived :prevlously
Tydeus. from IJverpool, via Singapore, for
Yokohama and Seattle.
OIL TRUST'S TRICKS
Sharp Practices of Rockefeller
Salesmen Revealed.
MOTTO, ANYTHING TO WIN
Former Employe Explains Iniqui
tous Trade Policy, of Big: Com
pany Before Interstate Com
merce Commission.
CHICAGO, May 12. The investigation of
the Interstate Commerce Commission into
the relations . between the Standard Oil
Company and the railroads was concluded
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CARL BCHXRZ, THIS
this afternoon, as far as this section of
the country is concerned, and will be re
sumed in Cleveland May 24.
F. 9. Hlbbs, of Peoria, who was for 13
years in the employ of the Standard Oil
Company, was the star witness of the
day. He demonstrated how the agents of
the oil company were accustomed to de
ceive customers into thinking that the
product of their- company was superior,
when In fact it was inferior -to the product
of the Independent companies. Taking a
lamp he Illustrated the tricks by which
agents of the Standard Oil Company make
bogus tests for the purpose of over-reaching
their competitors.
Tricks of Oil Trade.
"In testing the oil of a rival company,"
he said, "we rubbed a moistened finger
tip across the wick of our rival's lamp,
and after It had burned a little time the
damp spot was reached and the light grew
dim and there was a sputtering. In the
meantime our light was burning brightly.
We often bent down the lower part of the
burner, which lets air under the chimney
and causes the lamp to smoke. Some
times we filled up some of the ventilating
holes around the burner with wet flour
or chewing gum." The witness said that
In many cases the competitor's oil thus
proved inferior was in reality of superior
grade.
He said he had been instructed by R.
E. Lashley. special agent for the com
pany at Peoria, to bribe railroad em
ployes in order to get information con
cerning the shipment of coal oil. He
gave the names of men whom he had
bribed to give information of the business
of competitors, and on cross-examination
declared: "The Standard Oil Company Is
doing all of these things today.". .
'- As Bad as Ever Xow.
"Do .the agents, of - the Standard Oil
Company; .stia practice the tactics you
have mentioned in meeting competition?"
asked Attorney Monnett. - . V
"Yes. they are doing It today," replied
the witness. "They pay rebates, bribe
people, cut the price and substitute an
inferior quality of oil: in fact, do any
thing to get the business and put the
competitor out of the way."
Witness had joined the Independents,
where, he said, it was not necessary to
practice the trickery of the Standard
Company. He admitted, however, that
some "fake" games were played to cause
trouble and expense for the Standard.
Ruined a Mill's Machinery.
Other witnesses told of bribing em
ployes of railroads and manufactures
companies, and one Instance was related
where a wire and nail mill in Indiana
was compelled to shut down because grit
had been placed In the oil purchased of
an independent concern, at the instance
of a salesman of the Standard Oil Com
pany. -
A number of railroad men were called
to the stand for the purpose of proving
connection between the railroads and the
Standard. Joseph Bartells, of St. Paul,
agent for an independent oil company,
said A. B. Stickney, president of the Chi
cago Great Western, refused to lower a
freight rate because "the Standard Oil
Company was satisfied with it."
MADAME CURIE PROFESSOR
Widow of Discoverer of Radium
May Succeed Him.
PARTS. May 12. (Special. ) Instead of
pensioning Madame Curie, widow of. the
discoverer of radium, who was killed In
an accident a few days ago. the Minister
of Justice has decided to appoint her to
the chair of natural sciences, which was
specially created for her husband. This
innovation makes the conservative popu
lation of the Sorbonne gasp with aston
ishment. Minister Briann. who Is a So
cialist, Is unable to see that the question
of sex makes any difference. He said
today:
"Professor Curie always acknowledged
that he would not have accomplished
what he did without the collaboration of
his wife. The world stands a better
chance of developing the uses of radium
with this woman carrying on the dead
man's work than would be the case if
I appointed one of Professor Curie's dis
ciples. I do not expect any difficulty
In the matter."
I . When the correspondent asked Madame
Curie if she would accept the position,
she replied: "I cannot really believe that
the chair will be offered to me, and it
would not be in good taste to discuss
the matter thus prematurely. But in
some form or other I intend to devote
the rest of my life to extending our
knowledge of radium."
BULL FIGHT IS INCLUDED
Elaborate Festivities for King Al
fonso's -Wedding Are Planned.
MADRID. May 12. Spain' is preparing
for rejoicing on a magnificent scale on the
occasion of the marriage of King Alfonso
to Princess Ena of Battenberg. Premier
Moret announced today that some of the
features of the early programme have
been changed, but the essential features
remain. The marriage will take place
May 31 in the Church of San Geronimo.
The city will be given over to festivals
for a fortnight before and after the
wedding. The fetes will include a royal
bull fight, balls and receptions.
COLOXIALS SCATTER ZULUS.
Army Going to Join Bambaata Is
- Beaten With Heavy Loss. ;
DURBAN, South Africa. May 12, (Spe-
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DYING STATESMAN.
cial.) The first decisive victory scored by
the colonial troops -who are operating
against the rebellious Zulus was that of
Saturday, when at dawn a force of cav
alry attacked the camp of Chief Ketia.
who was on the way with his men to
join Bambaata.
The rebels were taken by surprise and
scattered after a volley from the Loyal
ists. The latter captured, an .enormous
-quantity of camp supplies, but failed to
get the chief, who managed .to escape
with a large number of his men. The
Zulu casualties were 30 killed ant? many
wounded and captured, while the British
loss .was nothing. . .
The Zulus are now in full retreat, and
are being hotly pursued by the colonials.
RAIN STORM FLOODS HAVANA
Cuban City Literally Inundated and
Several Persons Drowned.
HAVANA, May 12. (Special.) The
heaviest rain that has fallen here in 50
years descended upon Havana today. All
the streets were three or four feet deep
in water, and some had eight or ten feet
of water in them. Many houses are inun
dated throughout the city, and some of
these have collapsed. The authorities are
lending all, the assistance possible to the
people. ;
Ambulances and mules that were sent
to carry sick persons to places of safety
in , a number of instances were swept
down the streets by the currents. A
number of persons were drowned, ' in
cluding several school children. 1 f
Jlminez Plans' Revolution. "
WASHINGTON, May 12. Reports have
reached the State Department of the or
ganization of another revolutionary move
ment directed against the government of
President Caceres, of Santo Domingo. It
is understood that the Island of Porto
Rico- is the. base of operations, and It Is
supposed that ex-President Morales and
Jlminez are the leaders of the movement.
Instructions have een sent to the in
sular Governor of Porto Rico to take
steps to carry out the neutrality laws,
which would prevent the organization and
departure of any hostile expedition, and
the American warships surrounding the
Island of Santo Domingo will also be in
structed to prevent any landing of hostile
forces and to co-operate in preserving
neutrality. . . , f
Expects Xo Uprising in China, i
WASHINGTON, May 12. According to a
letter written by Gilbert Reld, president
of the American Association of China, to
John Ford, secretary of the American
Asiatic Association, the fear which seems
to exist in some quarters of another up
rising in China is not well founded, and
the opinion is expressed that the circum
stances are not such as to make neces
sary the flight of foreigners in the inte
rior to the ports. It is admitted, however,
that there Is a ferment in the political
ideas of China, but it is stated that, while
riots may be expected to appear at times,
there Is more hesitation about taking a
foreigner's life.
Mrs. Goelet Pays Damage. -
VENICE, May 12. After the collision in
the harbor here last Wednesday between
Mrs. Robert Goelet's yacht Nahama and
the Italian warship, the Navy Department
threatened to bring suit against Mrs.
Goelet, but a compromise has been
reached by Mrs. Goelet paying the dam
ages. Fatally Hurt by Runaway.
. MINEOLA. L. I.. May 12. (Special.)
Mrs. Martin W". Littleton, wife of the
former borough president of Brooklyn,
was seriously if not fatally hurt this
noon In a runaway accident. She had
a bad fracture of one leg and two
broken ribs. Mrs. Littleton was riding
with her two boys, aged about 5 years,
who were thrown out, but escaped
harm. It was fully half an hour be
fore Mrs. Littleton was picked up un
conscious a mile away from the vehicle.
Sinking Steamer Is Saved.
SHELBURNE. N. S.,' May 12. The Don
aldson line steamer Hestia, bound from
Glasgow for St. John, was towed into this
harbor in a sinking condition today by
the Canadian government steamer Lady
Iaurier. The Hestia struck a sunken ob
ject off Cape Sable. t
GEARIN WILL FIGHT
Makes Active Canvass of Ore
gon for Senator.
ORGANIZES PRESS BUREAU
Remains in Washington Till Rata
Bill Is Passed to Vote Against
Roosevelt, Then Come West
and Stump State.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. May 12. Senator Gearin. who
showed little Interest in the Senatorial
contest prior fo the recent' primaries, is
now going into the campaign to make
the best of his opportunities. He will
not return to Oregon Immediately, but
is expected to go home in the latter part
of May and take an active part in the
canvass, speaking at a number of the
principal cities.
At present he deems it his duty to re
main here, at least until the rate bill
is disposed of, so that he can cast his
vote against all amendments that are
Indorsed by President Roosevelt and the
Republican party. Up to the present
time Mr. Gearin has voted consistently
against Mr. Roosevelt, and will do so
until the end, unless the Democrats de
cide to Jump on the wagon and derive
what credit they can by voting for the
Hepburn bill as it is amended by Re
publican votes.
But Mr. Gearin is not letting the grass
grow under his feet; he has organized
an active press bureau in this city, which
goes "into operation today, and from now
until election day the Democratic press
of the stato will be flooded with special
dispatches from Washington telling of
Mr. Gearin's accomplishments and point
ing out the advantages of having a Dem
ocratic Senator In s. Republican Senate
from a Republican state. The produc
tions of this bureau will be furnished
without cost to the Democratic papers
of Oregon, with the understanding that
they be printed as bona fide special
dispatches from Washington. , The first
work of the press agent was telegraphed
to -Portland tonight.
SELLING AGENCY ILLEGAL
" . .
Paper .Trust . Decision Makes Slier
man Law Cover It.
NEW YORK, May 12. James M. Dleck,
of this city, who, with Frank B. Kellogg,
of St. Paul, represented the Government
as special counsel . in the case brought
by the .Attorney-General against the Gen
eral Paper Company, last night said: .
"The real significance of this case con
sists not merely In the Important deci
sion rendered by the Supreme Court as
to the power of the Government to com
pel a corporation to produce its books
and papers, notwithstanding the Sth and
14th amendments, but in the fact that it
was held to be within the provision of
the Sherman anti-trust law for a number
of competing corporations to establish a
common sales agency.
"In this case some 28 corporations,
which were manufacturing paper, formed
a: corporation called the General Paper
Company, and practically sold all of their
product through the General Paper Com
pany to the trade. The General Paper
Company fixed the prices, made the al
lotments among the mills, and after de
ducting a percentage for lis expenses, re
mitted the balance to the constituent
companies in proportion to their output."
RETIRES AS SELLING AGEXCY
Paper Trust Sends Orders Direct to
Each Mill.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. May 12. John
A. Davis, general manager of the Gen
eral Paper Company, today sent out
the following letter to the trade
"The General Paper Company has
withdrawn from the field as a selling
agency. All mills heretofore manufac
turing paper and selling it through the
General Paper Company will now sup
ply the trade direct, and all unfilled or
partially unfilled orders placed with
the General Paper Company prior to
this date will be filled by such mills
and invoiced direct. Temporarily and
until each mill can adjust Itself to new
conditions, all orders received by the
General Paper Company will be turned
over to the mill heretofore supplying
the customer giving such orders."
HOBSON NERVE UNBOUNDED
Candidate for President Before He
Enters Congress.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 12. Richmond Pearson
Hobson, the "IJero of the Merrimac,"
is not short on nerve. It. was his
nerve that brought him Into promi
nence at Santiago; it was his nerve
that permitted him to make a spec
tacular ass of himself when he went on
his kissing tour of the country; it
was nerve that prompted him to run
against and defeat one of Alabama's
most popular members of Congress,
and that same nerve will stay with
him in Washington, for he is going to
press a bill to appropriate two billion
dollars fcr Immediately building up
the American Navy.
But nervy as he has been on all past
occasions, Hobson capped the climax
when he announced the fact that he
aspired to the Presidency. Men usual
ly do something before they even dare
think of becoming Presidential candi
dates. Hobson's achievements are
very few: he sank the Merrimac with
out results and he defeated Congress
man Bankhead. That is about all
there is to his career so far, aside
from his osculatory gymnastics, and
they won't help him except possibly
In the states where women vote. How
ever, it is a fair illustration of the
Hobson nerve. That man would at
tempt anything.
PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Government Must Compensate Set
tlers on Land It Appropriates.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 12. The Assistant Attorney
General for the Interior Department re-'
cently rendered an 'opinion of importance
in all parts of the West where Govern
ment irrigation projects are being con
structed or are likely to be constructed
some time In the future. This decision is
substantially as follows:
Settlers upon public lands appropriated
by the Government for use In the con
struction and operation of Irrigation
works, who have made a bona-fide settle
ment and have continued to comply with
the law as, to residence upon and cultiva
tion and Improvement ot the land settled
upon, are entitled to be compensated for
their Improvements, although they have
not placed their claim of record because
of the unsurveyed condition of the land.
WORLD-FAMOUS
INSTITUTION
A Center Prom Which Has
Radiated Unmeasured
Good Throughout the
Wide World.
THE ELECTRIC CENTER
Conducted on the most mod
ern and scientific prin
ciples. One of the points of
interest on the Niagara
a
ironuer.
.In this age of wonderful discoveries
and equally wonderful applications of
those discoveries, the eyes of the
world are directed to the Niagara
frontier. Here Is the great center of
operations in electrical science. Here
the first attempt was made to apply
to man's use the knowledge of one of
nature's properties and . powers, a
knowledge that was wrested from na
ture by the brilliant minds and the
studious thought of the world's lead
ing scientists. The development of
electric power at Niagara Falls Is now
something of an old story .and yet it
is a story which is seemingly to have
no end.
It is now perhaps fifteen years since
operations were first begun by a cor
poration to develop on a large scale
electric, power for commercial use at
Niagara Falls. The Initial effort was
to produce 50,000 horspower. By the
time that was successfully done it was
found necessary to double the capa
city of the first plant. This plant is
located on the American side of the
falls. On the Canadian side there are
now under way the erection of three
separate plants, which will develon
something, like . 350,000 horsepower.
This product is being used and will
be used in various ways. Great In
dustries have been established at the
falls as the result of this wonderful
power, industries some of them that
were unknown to man before it was
possible to obtain electric power In
practically unlimited quantities and
at reasonable prices. Furthermore,
this power is now transmitted suc
cessfully long distances, and the City
or Buffalo uses it in many ways. It
runs its street-cars, it lights its
streets, it runs thousands of its manu
facturing plants. The day is coming
when It will do more. Tesla, who
made . possible the transmission of
electric power under high voltage for
long distances, has made still further
discoveries in this line, and he now
promises that ere long he will be able
to send practically unlimited power
from Niagara to almost any part of
the world for whatever use Is desired.
He Is now talking about a 12.000,000
plant at Niagara for this purpose.
All these things have made the Niag
ara frontier the cynosure of the
world's eyes, and Buffalo, as the com
mercial center of the frontier, is re
ceiving the attention due to It. Buf
falo, however. Is known to the wrld
for other reasons. . It is ' the secohd
city in size in the Empire State. It'ls
among the leading '.commercial cities
of the world. It is the eighth in point
of population "in the United States. It
is here that the most modern, steel
making plant in the world has been
built. It is known far and wide as
the city which held the most beauti
ful exposition that was ever conceived
by man. It Is known "throughout this
country, and In foreign lands as well,
as the city in which is located an, in
stitution that is a household word
throughout the land and as the point
of manufacture of household remedies
that have brought health and strength
to thousands upon . thousands of suf
ferers. This institution is the Invalid's Ho
tel, and these remedies are collective
But the bona fide character of the settle
ment, and the acts of the settler should be
clearly established before allowing com
pensation, when the settler has not indi
cated his purpose and intent by placing
his claim of record, whether from the
unsurveyed condition of the land or from
other cause..
CAN'T CUT 0FFFREE SEED
Only Government Graft in Which
Everybody Gets Share.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, .May 12. It takes a great Na
tional Issue like-the Congressional free
seed distribution to thoroughly arouse
the House of Representatives and
bolster up the timid orators who never
raise their voices when legislation
like the rate bill, the tariff or. kin
dred subjects are under consideration.
Not in a long while has the House
shown such Interest In any debate as
that which recently occurred over th
proposal of the committee on agricul
ture to cut off the free seed graft, as
It has come to be called.
The committee took the view that
there Is really little excuse for the
free distribution of garden seed, es
pecially as the distribution is in very
small quantities, which would not ap
peal to the average farmer and which
are absolutely useless to the city con
stituent. But the Democracy was sol
idly in favor of free seeds and a sur
prisingly large number of Republicans
disapproved of cutting off this time
honored, vote-getting custom, partlcu-
MIT
certain if you take Hood's
Is
This great medicine cures those eruptions,
pimples and boils that appear at all seasons;
cures scrofula sores, salt rheum or eczema;
adapts itself equally well to, and also cures, dys
pepsia and all. stomach troubles; cures rheu
matism and catarrh ; cures nervous troubles,
debility and that tired feeling.
Special. To meet the wishes of those who prefer
medicine in tablet form, we are now putting np Hood's
Sarsaparilla in chocolate-coated tablets as well as la
the usual liquid form. By reducing Hood's Sarsapa
rilla to a solid extract, we have retained in the tablets
the curative properties of every medicinal ingredient.
Sold by druirtrists or sent by maiL 100 doses one dollar.
LHaod CaLowelL IIul
ly known as the Pierce medicines,
and specifically known as the "Favor
ite Prescription" and the "Golden
Medical Discovery." Dr. Ray V.
Pierce is the founder of this institu
tion and the discoverer of these reme
dies, and he is entitled to rank as one
of the world's great benefactors. As
sociated with him in the management
of the mammoth- business, which has
been born of the confidence 'of human
kind in the truth of what he has
claimed for the remedies and their
proved efficacy, is his son. Dr. V. Mott
Pierce. The business, which is now
conducted by-the World's Dispensary
Medical Association, is proof that the,
sick and suffering who have called
here for aid have not called in vain.
A business of this kind does not flour
ish for forty years unless there are
truth and honor and results back of it.
Many attacks have been made upon
the Dr. Pierce remedies, but for thirty
eight years they have ' retained the
confidence of the people, and they will
do so tor many times thirty-eight
years to come. Even the latest at
tack, made by a prominent women's
journal, has not destroyed that confi
dence. A prompt suit for $200,030
damages because of the statement that
Dr. Pierce's remedies contained alco
hol was followed by an equally prompt
retraction of the charge. The editor .
found, on having the proper analysis
made, that these remedies were free
from alcohol, free from opiates, free
from all Injurious ingredients. Just as
Is advertised.
- As an outgrowth of the business of
manufacturing and marketing the
Pierce remedies, there has grown up
an Institution In Buffalo known as the
Invalids' Hotel. Here thousands of
persons, , men and women,, have come
for successful treatment for special
diseases. This is the home of the
large staff of physicians and surgeons-
which Dr. Pierce has gathered
about him. Everyone of these men 1s
a graduate from some medical col
lege of standing and reputation.
Everyone of them is a specialist.
Everyone of them is pre-eminently
successful In his own line. Here the
fortunate patient receives the best
treatment known to modern medical
science. Thousands have come here
for treatment and thousands have
gone away cured. And these have
sung the praise of the Invalid's Hotel
throughout the length and breadth of
the land. ,
As a matter of fact, the Invalids
Hotel Is a modern hospital without
the distressing appearance of one. It
Is a. comfortable home, where the all
, Ing one is carefully and scientifically
treated. It has its operating rooms,
and at the head, of this department
stands Dr. Lee H. Smith, who ranks as
one of the leading surgeons of the
country. It has a unique treatment
room constantly charged with ozone
and equipped with many curious ap
pliances, by means of which patients
not able to exercise secure the bene
fit of such exercise without effort on
their part. It has many curious con
trivances for massaging different
parts of the body and for stimulat
ing and strengthening various or
gans. It has electrical machines for
treatment by that wonderful curative
agent of nature. It has an X-ray-room,
wherein is one of the finest .
X-ray apparatus manufactured, where
examinations of patients are p
and where they are treated by the
X-rays and by high frequent cur
rents. Results have been obtained in
this room which have astonished ex
perts elsewhere. It has Its own dispensing-room,
with Its staff of grad-.
uated and licensed pharmacists. Here
all prescriptions given by the various
doctors, either for patients in the hos
pital or at their homes, are filled. tajf
There Is nothing left to chance In
the Invalids' Hotel. It is. in brief, a
modern hospital, conducted by experts
scientific principles"!
And it is this fact which makes t
one of the noteworthy Institutions
Buffalo and Niagara r rontier.
It would be unfair to the Dr. Pierce
establishment ' to leave the subject
without brief . reference to the im
mense laboratory In which the world
famous medicines are manufactured.
Roots, herbs and barks of known pow
ers and specific properties are used In
these medicines. They are gathered
In the woods and fields, especially for
Doctor Pierce, :and they are bought In
large quantities. At the laboratory
they are ground and mixed by skilled
men and prepared with the utmost
care and under the most cleanly con
ditions. They are always the same
and always just what they purport to
be: nothing else. Thousands of bot
tles are filled daily and shipped to al
most every known point, whence from
drug stores they find their way alike
into the homes of the rich and the
homes of the poor, bringing relief
from suffering and restoration to
health. , , . .
larly those men who depend largely
upon the seed distribution for their
renomlnation and election.
Many members of the lower House
never attain prominence in the House,
accomplish little . for their districts,
but are good hand-shakers and careful
distributors of free seeds, and these
two qualities combined are ample to
get the votes. These are the men who
were in the limelight when .the seed
problm was being threshed out and
whose votes perpetuated a nuisance
that was about to be abolished for all
time. As one obscure member said:
"The free distribution of seed by
Congress costs less than $200,000 a
year, and it is the only Government
graft in which all the people get a
share." His remark was greeted by
wild applause.
The House wants everybody to get
a taste of graft. The seed distribu
tion will go on ad infinitum. It can't
be cut off.
Lone Tenure of Offioe.
Exchange.
Secretary Wilson has been longer In
office as a cabinet officer . than any
other member of a President's official
family since the days of Albert Galla
tin. Mr. Wilson was appointed Secre-'
tary of Agriculture by President Mc
Klnley March 6, 1897, and has served
continuously ever since. Albert Galla
tin was appointed Secretary . of the
Treasury by President Jefferson in
1801. served through both of his ad
ministrations, through the first of Mad
ison's and until April 17. 1813. of his
second. Gallatin was foreign born, as
was Secretary Wilson, the former a
native of Switzerland and the latter of
Scotland.
CO I! ysarv v -jJl
Sarsaparilla.
Mrv Helen L. Thompws of lawUtos.
He., Mparts great benefit te her little
(iri from Hood'i SenuperilU, which
thoroughly purified her blood after su
attack of that blood ooleoouK die
ease, starlet fever. It cae her strength
and renewed health. Thousands of
others tell of similar enres. also cares
est scrofula, salt rheum, eesema, ete,