TITE SUNDAY OHEGQNIAN, PORTLAND, DECE3IBEI? 3Q, 1917.
SHADY WORK SEEN
III CLOTHING DEAL
Defense Council Committee
Members Involved, Senate
v Inquiry Develops.
FAT CONTRACTS ALLOWED
Witnesses Testify That Relatives, ol
Committeeman. Get Clothing Con-,
tracts Whereby Enormous.
Profits Can. Be Obtained.
WASHINGTON', Dec 29. Tha Senate
War Inquiry committee today investi
gated further the canceled scrap uni
form cloth picking contracts let by the
committee on supplies of the Council
of National Defense to the Base Sort
ine Company of New York, under
which witnesses testified the company
r-onld have made excessive profits ag
creeatins several hundred thousand
uollars annually.
Charles Bisenman, vice-chairman of
the committee, who approved tne con
tracts and Samuel Kaplan, another
member of the committee, whose
brother, it was developed. Is financial
ly interested in the company, will be
summoned to testify, it was announced,
in a further inquiry the committee
proposes to make. Jt was further de
veloped today that Kaplan's brother is
treasurer of the company, owning
Connecticut woolen mull commandeered
by the Government.
I.oaa Cansea VcrJ of Protest.
Quartermaster-General Sharps testi
fied that wien the Wear Department
canceled the contracts last Thursday
both Kisenman and Kaplan protested.
The Government, he explained, will
take over the work.
In concluding today his testimony regarding-
clothing and othex Army sup
plies. General Sharpe placed, responsi
bility for delay in obtaining- supplies
of wool for Army clothing- on the Coun
cil of National Defense. The Council's
committee, which had taken over the
question of wool supplies, the General
said, recommended use of shoddy ma
terial in making uniforms and de
layed accepting raw wool oCfered last
April by Boston dealers. No large pur
chases were made until September,
f ter prices had -risen greatly, he said.
Senator Weeks told the committee he
was reliably informed that a loss of
$150,000,000 to the Government re
nulted. Replying to testimony yesterday of
commanders of Camps Bowie. Tex., and
Doniphan, Okla- that overcrowding of
tents and lack of Wircter clothing
caused deaths of many men In recent
disease epidemics. General Sharpe said
the authorities knew tents would be
short for the men suddenly called into
service, but that supplies now are
ample to reduce the tent quota, from
12 to five men, as recommended by
Burgeon-General Gorgas.
Policy Dinpleaea Committee,
Regarding lack of motor trucks for
training men at the cantonments. Gen
eral Sharpe said the Department's pol
icy, not his own, is that trucks shall
rot be supplied until the men go abroad.
Rolling kitchens and many other ve
hicles, he also said, would not be fur
nished until then under, present plans.
Committee members voiced dissatisfac
tion with the plans, which, they con
tended, would prevent men from obtain
ing proper training.
Questioned on the, cloth scrap con
tracts. General Sharps said he. esti
mated that the contract given the sort
ing company at 6 cents a pound would
net the company $400,000 . annually.
Captain A. E. Pereless,' who investigated
the contract, estimated the profits at
1500,000 yearly, and also told of an
other contract given the company
which was said to have but $10,000 cap-.
Ital. for sorting old, rejected and dis
carded Army clothing. Captain Pere
less estimated this contract, also can
celed, would yield "very much more"
profits $250,000 a year from blankets
alone.
That Charles Kaplan's brother, Ira. A.
Kaplan, was a member of the firm giv
en the contracts was- testified to by
Alexander H. Kaminsky, attorney for an
association of New York rag merchants,
who sought to do the work for the
Government. He said that he believed
Bisenman had acted in good faith, but
had been "hoodwinked" by rag mer
chants composing a committee appoint
ed by the council to conserve rag sup
plies. Bisenman, the witness said, took
full responsibility for and defended the
contracts.
Profit Declared ExeeaMiTe,
A clique in New York, Kaminsky
charged, was Interested in trying to
get control of the country's rag busi
ness. "He also asserted that Charles
Kaplan knew all details connected with
the contracts given the sorting com
pany and said the 6-cent price for sort
ing scraps was excessive. A good prgfit
could be made, he said, on a price of
from 1 to 3 cents a pound.
- Next week the committee, plans to
conclude investigation of ordnance af
fairs. General Crozier will be recalled
Monday, having requested an opportu
nity to reply to statements of Colonel
Lewis regarding the Lewis machine
gun controversy. Secretary Baker,
also, if he desires, will be given an
opportunity to make a statement on
the machine-gun question.
AMERICAN CAMP VIEWED
(Continued From First Page.)
among the civilian population, cannot
be expressed In words. Over In France
that little emblem of the Red Cross
upon a field of white is looked upon as
only second to the banner of the dif
ferent nations, and any remark, deroga
tory of that emblem produces as swift
retribution as a slur cast upon the flag
of the United States, France or- Eng
land. Words cannot express the grati
tude and appreciation of the soldiers
and the civilians alike for the noble,
unselfish and splendid work, which, the
Red Cross is doing.
These people who have gone over
there and are devoting themselves to
this work are doing it in the spirit of
the finest sef -sacrifice. They labor
without hope of reward, their only idea
is to serve humanity. The work of
their brains and of their . hands and
their bodies is freely given, but it re
quires something to supplement the ef
forts of these devoted people. There
must be supplies, there must ba ban
dages, there must be medicines, surgi
cal appliances, food and thousands of
things which these people at the front
can pnt Into use. but which they cannot
supply.
Home Folks Save Doty.
The duty of keeping these people,
supplied with the necessary things to
carry on their work rests with us. In
common parlance, it !s up to ua who
cannot f !ght to assist in every way pos
sible that noblest branch of our service,
the Red Cross.
The person that will not " cheerfully
help this cause is not worthy the name
of American; in fact, he is not even
worthy to be called a Hun. There, is
no nam that can be -applied to him.
I am aatistied - that any person -who
would go abroad and see the work be
Ing done and the ' good being ac
complished by the Red Cross would
come back willing to give his last
spare oouar to assist in that work.
know how I feel about It: my time and
all that I have is at the disposal of the
tea uross.
Women Give Assistance.
At this town I also saw several hun
dred uniformed girls, belonging to
what is known as the Woman's Army
Auxiliary Corps. These are recruited
in .ngiana. and have a certain stand
ing in tna army and perform such
duties as driving ambulances, cooking,
scrubbing, sewing and raanv other
i tasKs wnicn can only be performed sat
; isiactoruy by women. They are ths
llnest looking set of girls I ever saw
in my life and they were all animated
ty a mgn and noble nurDose.
We drove on to Amiens that night,
ard wgrs turned over to the tender
marcles- of two pfficers of the British
arraiy, who were to have charge of us
during the next four days, and to show
us afcction along the British front.
were taken on a most interesting
trip- .inrougn the battlefields, of the
Aisnar the next day, and a visit to some
of the destroyed towns near the front
The ats.o in which I rode was in charge
of a Lieutenant of the Durham Light
Infantry,, who had been through the
battle otf the Somme, and who
thoroughly familiar with the entire
country.
Albert Is Viewed.
The firs"- point of interest was ths
town of Ai'bert. Here is a beautiful
cathedral, iVie tower pf which is sur
mounted by a colossal statue of the
Virgin Mary Syith the Child in her arms.
At the bomb tug of the town, a German
shell struck p. he base of this statue,
causing it to lean forward with the
Child, suspended! in Its arms over 'the
city. It was.nst entirely jarred loose.
and. hung for scame days shakily. The
superstitious French people felt that
if the Virgin felt the town would fall,
so one night son.' engineers ascended
the tower and fastened the statue in
its leaning position securely with steel
ropes. This put hedrt into the French,
they- fought vigorously, the town was
pared and the V lr&ln is still In the
leaning position.
We drove north to a point where one
of the most startling ai.fa.irs of the war
occurred. This point Is a little south
of Butte de Warlencouvt, where the
British for seven months- drove tunnels
under the German base osition. and
two miles of the German trvnehes. They
placed in 19 mines 4000 tons of am
monal, an explosive having 14 times the
force of dynamite. In other, words, It
was the same as if 40,000 ton, of dyna
mite had been planted.
Explosion Is Terrific
After seven months of hard, labor In
driving these tunnels, for which- Cor
nish and. Welsh miners had beer im
ported, the fireworks took place. Itaw
the crater which, had been, caused by
the main explosion. It was at least .'5
feet deep- and several hundred feet in
diameter. The Lieutenant, who was
present when the blast was touched
off, said' the air was perfectly black
with bodies of- German soldiers, guns,
horses and debris of every description.
It is said to have been the greatest ex
plosion the. world has ever known. I
am informed that by agreement no
such performance will be pulled, off by
either side in the future. This, how
ever, completely destroyed the German
lines at this point.
British Tank; Inspected.
On, the road to Warlencourt, I saw
one of the) much-talked-about tanks.
which have played, such great part on
the Bnglish side of this war. This
monster- stood, at the side of the road.
where it had been put out of commis
sion by a German shell, which had torn
hole in it about the size of a man's
hat. Immediately in front of it were the
graves of two soldiers who were the
gunners in the tank and who had been
killed, ami were buried there with the
tank left as a monument. This mon
ster of steel and. iron weighed 45 tons.
andi hadv'120-horsepower. It mounted.
three guns, one on each,-side, and, one
n front. They, were in moveable tur
rets and were operated by the same
power which caused, the tank to move
at a rate of two and one-half miles an
hour, but with. & force that broke down
everything in its way. I got inside
this, tank and, found I had to come out
feet foremost, it being Impossible for
me to come back the way I had started.
Deserted Trenches Seen.
Wo passed through, miles upon, miles
of deserted, trenches and barbed wire
entanglements,, dugouts and temporary,
fortifications, all of whclh had been
wrested from the Germans. We passed
by salvage dumps, where there was
possibly $30,000,000 worth of old iron
and steel, and other supplies; passed
by hundreds of German soldiers work-
cg upon the roads, and thousands of
men of different nationalities, such as
Bast Indians, Africans, Algerians and
Chinese, all of whom were, doing the
work behind the lines-and releasing for
duty at the front the fighting men of
France and England- The Germans
have no such advantage as this. Their
men must work behind the lines while
other fight at the front.
The German prisoners we saw were
well fed and healthy, but sullen, and
much disinclined to work. Their uni
forms were the poorest I ever saw. I
think there was no wool in them, and
am inclined to believe the report that
the German soldier is clad in a uniform
made of paper and cotton. The contrast
with the splendidly uniformed soldiers
of the United States, England, France
and, Belgium was most marked.
TERMINAL RELIEF PLANNED
Inspectors Will See That Consignees
Remove Freight Promptly.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Assignment of
nspectors to the various railroad ter
minals in the New York district, to see
that consignees remove their freight
shipments psomptly, was agreed on at
a conference here today between the
Joint committee investigating freight
congestion and operating officials of
railroads having their terminals in the
district.
The committee consists of James 6.
Harlan, an. Interstate Commerce Com
missioner; Travis H. Whitney, of the
New York Public Utilities Commission,
and Ralph E. Donges, of the New Jer
sey Public Utilities Commission.
The inspectors will be empowered to
Insist on, immediate removal of freight
from terminals.
Bandon Sets. Up Quarantine.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 29. (Spe
cial.) Bandon has quarantined against
Marshfield to prevent spread of scarla
tina in that city, and the Bandon health
officers declare several school teachers
who visited in Marshfield during the
holidays will bo. quarantined promptly
upon returning to Bandon and kept un
der surveillance for 10 days. Three new
cases have occurred in Marshfield with
in the past two days.
School Bids for Scrap Metal.
Students at the Benson Polytechnic
School may make metal fittings and ap
paratus used by the city. A plan is to
be submitted to the City 'Council
Wednesday by City Commissioner Kell
aher whereby all the city's scrap metal
will be turned .over to the school, there
to be melted and worked into useful
parts needed by the city. Heretofore
the school has purchased scrap metal
for this work while the city has sold
its waste to junk dealers.
Phone your want ads to OJhs Oregp
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ANTWERP DARK
TO
BAFFLE ZEPPELINS
Besieged .City. Early Learns
Need of Hiding From De
structive Hun Bombs.
EXIT FflOM TOWN BLOCKED
Hugh Gibson Endeavors Valn'y to
Return to Brussels, by. Motor
Through Fighting Lines and
Has Cxciting Experiences.
BY HUGH GIBSON.
Secretary of the American Lfeation In Brui
s!i a r th nutbr.sk of the war. - Copy
right. 1R17. Doubleday, Page & Co.. by
Otis F. Wood.
- " (CONTIKCED.) .
Getting around Antwerp In the even
ing Is quite -.n undertaking at this
time; no street lamps are lighted, all
the window shades lined with black
and heavy black shades are placed oyer
the "small, electric lights in the court
yards of hotels, etc. ail oi mia to Keen
from giving any indication to the Zep
pelins as to where to drop their visit
ins: 'cards.
A heavy detachment or soiaiers
e-uards the approach to the Saint An
toine, and there are patrols in an tne
streets. The few motors allowed on
the streets have no lights, and are
stooDed by- all the patrols, who do not
call out, but rise up silently in front
of you and demand the password, it
is a ticklish business finding one's way.
The big searchlights on the forts sweep
the skies from nightfall until dawn.
making a wonderful sort of fireworks.
When I got back to the hotel I round
Prlhce Caraman - Chimay waiting' for.
me with a message from the Queen.
Also Door Prince Ernest de Llgne,
whose son, Bodouin, was killed in one
of the armored motors several days
ago.
Armored Cars, to Sl-
Young Dc Ligne, who was a volun
teer, was in one of three armored cars
that went out on a reconnaissance to
ward the German lines. Just before
entering a sunken road between two
fields they stopped a Flemish peasant
and asked him whether there were any
Germans anywhere about. The ' peas
ant told them that three Uhlans had
een seen a short time before, but they
h.xd gone away. The three motors, De
LifcTne in the first, started down and
weie attacked by about 40 Germans
undiT command of a Major. De Ligne
was shot In the head and died shortly
after 'ards. The man who took his
place at the wheel was killed, and sev
eral others of the party were also bad
ly wounxded and have since died. The
third moVor came up from some little
distance behind and opened on the Ger
mans, killing or wounding nearly all of
them, lncluaiing the officer, who was
killed.
A young chvip named Strauss, whose
mother was n American, had the
mitrailleuse in his car, and etood up
right, firing upon the. Germans with
out being touchevi by the heavy rifle
fire that they directed against him.
When the German bad been put to
flight he and the cVher survivors got
the three cars Into r.inning order and
brought them all - bavk to Antwerp,
where De Ligne and two of the others
died. .
Hnns Are Nenvua.
Prince Ernest had a had time get,
ting through, from Brussels, and was
fired on several times by tke German
troops, who were even more, nervous
than in the morning, when I came
through. One of his nephews ftas also
been killed, and another mphew.
Prince Henri de Llgne, is in the avi
ation corps, and has been In the. ftiick
of it ever since the beginning of -the
war. He and his wife are also staying
at the Saint Antoine.
I gathered up what newspapers 1
could beg or buy and stuffed, them into
a military pouch -to take back. Had
an early lunch, gathered up M. de
Woeste and Faura. whom I- was to
bring back, and started about 1 o'clock.
We got through Malines. across the
only one of the three bridges which is
left, and started down the bank of the
canal toward Hofstade, where Her
warth was to meet us at 2" o'clock.
There was heavy firing by small guns
ahead and a certain amount of- pro
tective firing from the. forts behind us,
with the shells singing high above our
heads) but we thought that it was prob
ably aimed further to the. south, and
that we could get through.
Just at the edge of Malines we were
startled by a tremendous report near
by, and on getting out. to reconnoiter
I discovered a Belgian battery, which
had been established near the Convent
of the Dames de Coloma. The com
manding officer of the battery. Major
Nytysens, whom I bad known in Brus
sels, advised us to wait a little to see
if there was a lull In the fighting, so
that we would get, through. We went
Into the convent to wait and were
warmly received by a little. Irish, nun,
who showed us the park and pictures
by way of, entertainment, although, we
felt a much greater interest In the
banging of the battery.
Party -Turns "-,
After a bit Major Nyssens sent out a
messenger to the farthest" battery to
see whether they were prepared to stop
firing for a little while to let us scut
tle through to Hofstade. Presently an
answer came back that at 2:10 the fir
ing would be stopped for 13 minutes
to let us through. We were in the
motor ready to start when another
messenger came from the outer battery
saying that the Germans were prepar
ing to move up their battery from the
bridge at Hofstade the very spot we
were making for, if there were any
lull in the firing and that the Belgian
battery could not stop, -without en
dangering its position.
We then, decided, to go back to Ma
lines and to try a direct road by way
of Sempst and Vlllevorde. On parting
I gave Nyssens all my cigars, knowing
I should, find plenty when I got back
to Brussels, and be. In a burst of grati
tude, gave me a tiny revolver taken, off
a dead German officer a few hours be
fore. Immediately after getting the
revolver Nyssens' orderly had handled
it rather carelessly, and shot himself
in the stomach. To make sure of doing
nothing equally foolish, I took out the
remaining cartridges and chucked them
in the canal as we rode back to Mar
lines.
Belgian Troops Encountered.
About a kilometer out of Malines we
ran into a considerable detachment of
Belgian infantry and lancers and a
large armored motor with two mitrail
leuses. We were told, that the Belgians
had taken and retaken Sempst three
times during the day, and while neither
side occupied the town at that precise
moment they were both advancing on
It, and, that It might be rather warm
for ordinary motors. They finally
agreed to let us talk to the command
ing officer, who turned out to be none
other than Colonel Cumont, the owner
of the building occupied ty the lega
tion. '
He was up on a railway embankment,
lying on his stomach between the rails,
watching some German patrols, through
a pair of big field glasses, and when
we bailed aim, rolled gracefully- over
the side, and came down to talk to us.
He had been out on the track most of
the time for three days and was a
rather disreputable-looking person, but
apparently glad of a chance to talk
with someone from the outside world.
He said he thought we would have
time to get through .before the row be
gan, and in any event he would warn
his men so that if we came scuttling
back we would be given ths right of
way to safety.
Evidences of Battle Found.
We passed several Belgian patrols
along the way and finally got into the
town, wh.ich showed clear evidences of
ngnting; some ox tne nouses were
burned to the ground, and all that were
standing had their doors and windows
smashed, furniture broken and strewn
about the floors with broken battles and
dishes, mattresses and goodness knows
what else; and above all arose that
terrible email of burnt flesh.
We were nearly through tho town
when we were hailed by a detachment
of about 20 Belgians, who had ' got
through and occupied the grounds of a
"villa on the edge of the village. We
stopped the car. and I got out and went
ahead, they remaining with leveled
rifles, in their "usual hospitable man
ner. When I got to within 20 feet of
thera we heard the whirr of a machine
gun which the Belgian soldiers call a
cinema and a German armored car
poked its nose around the corner for
look-see. It was firing high to" draw
a return fire and locate any Belgians
there might be in the town, but they
an scurried behind cover, closely fol
lowed by me. They were taking no
cnances. However, and called me to stay
in the mid-die of the road. Without
wasting any time in formality I made
clear my identity, and, on being shown
through a breach In the wall a disa
greeable-looking body of German in
fan try and lancers about a half a mile
away approached through a field. I de
cided that we were on the wrong road
and m.e back for the motor.
I told my passengers what was up,
ana inai we naa to go back to Malines.
We then tried getting out toward the
west from Malines, but soon came to a
point where the road was inundated,
and had to turn back for the third time.
It was then getting pretty late in the
afternoon, and even M. da Woeste had
to admit that we had best come back
to Antwerp rather Than try to make a
roundabout Journey- to Brussels afir
dark.
AH the way back Into An
met Belgian farces advancing to the
attack. They are getting to know the
flag better every, day and we were
greeted with waving hands and cheers
everywhere we went. ' When pearly In
town, a young chap ran out of the
ranks to where we were waiting for
t h . ,11 n n-1 I, - - 1. 1 j , . .
J i jjie ux tne
shoulder, and. said:
I am horn an American."
"Where were you born?"
"Aurora, Illinois. Mv father wniV,l
' glycerine works."
"Who do you know in Aurora?"
"I know Mr. Evuis n H Wr
Mr. and Mr. Bunr" (rnrm.,
American Minister at The Hague).
tli-V. . .... '
"uiiiH your name !
Just then a noncommissioned nfPfnor
came along and ordered him back into
mo iuKt, tne motor started ahead, and
I lost track of the bOT in a. Olrtllrl '
dust. ' " " ' v
At the edge of t
with a British Legation motor, which
was stopped at a railroad barricade.
Its occupants roared with io,,-
when they saw usl anri fninn.i i:
holme gloated particularly, as he had
prophesied that we would not get
through. When I saw that there was
no way of getting through I gladly
accepted the decree of fate.'
"to be continued tomorrow. J
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ing water on a gas stove. , '
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COAST MAKES GOOD
White Hope of Wooden Ship
Industry, Says Hurey.
BUILDING PROMISES KEPT
War Industries Board Will
100,000 Tona at Cost.
Sell
WASHINGTON, Dec 29. Deliveries
of upward of- 100,000 tons of Chilean
nitrate purchased throughthe war in
dustries board under the food control
act for sale 'to American farmers at
cost, will probably begin in January.
wniie the price has not been defi
nitely set, the secretary said it would
probably be approximately $75 on
board cars at the seapoard. All sales
wi,U be for cash and the farmers will
have to pay rail freight charges, the
state fertilizer tag fee and nnv ntvr
local charges.
The department of Aericulture in
arranging for the distribution nt th
Nitrate which will be sold to farmers
only for their own use during the com
ing season and generally not in excess
of Qe amounts used by them hereto
fore. TEUTGJI CRAFT WRECKED
Zeppelin, and Seaplane Reported
Lost In Xorth Sea.
LONDON, Doc. 29. A Zeppelin and
seaplane, which was accompanying 117
have been wrecked in the North Sea,
according to a Central News dispatch
from Copenhagen, quoting advices re
ceived there from West Jutland. The
Zeppelin is said to have, fallen in flames
into the sea.
Xvvo, Riddle School Teachers Marry.
RIDDLE, Or.. Dec 29. (Special.)
Two of Riddle's school teachers have
been married in the past week- Miss
Vera James, who now teaches at Yon
calla, Or., was married Thursday to
John G. Bacon, a well-known TJmpqu
farmer, and ijiss Esther Largeout. who
has been . teaching in Scott's Valley,
was married Sunday to Ray A. urpin,
of Portland, Or. Both will resign their
positions.
Contracts for Construction ot 5 00,
000 Deadweight Tons "Win Be
Placed in Western Yards
During Year 1SU8-
OREGONIAK NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Dec 29. "The Shipping Board
expects to place contracts during; 1918
with Pacific Coast shipyards for the
construction pf 500,000 deadweight tons
of wooden ships." said Chairman Hur
ley today to Senator- McNary. "W may
may not bo able to place contracts for
that great amount or wooaen tonnage,
he added, "but wo want the 500.000 tons
if possible.
"The Pacifio Coast,- went on Mr.
Hurley, '.'has been tho great white
hope of the wooden ship industry. That
is the one section that is turning out
the wooden ships, and it can continue
to do so. And I want to say further
that, irrespective of any interpretation
that may have been placed upon recent
testimony given before the Senate
commerce commission, the Shipping
Board is going ahead with the wood
ship programme on the Pacific Coast."
Mr. Hurley said the Board desired to
utilize existing yards, to the limit of
their capacity. IHe soaro, however,
is not disposed to encourage the es
tablishment of new yards. It proposes
to use the yards that "are existant and
available.
Senator McNary left Mr. Hurley's of
fice confident that there will be no de
lay in securing wood ship contracts for
Pacific Coast yards, that show conclu
sive evidences of ability to turn out
ships with reasonable expedition.
BALLOON LANDS IN MEXICO
Army Gas Baj Loses Course After
Leaving San Antonio.
LAREDO. Tex.. Dec. 29. The Army
balloon, manned by Captain McCul
lough and eight soldier aviators, which
left San Antonio yesterday afternoon
and lost its course, landed at Hidalgo,
Mexico, 40 miles up the" Rio Grande
River from Laredo,
night.
The crew was taken in charge by
Mexican soldiers, who notified the mil
itary authorities at Neuvo Laredo.
Automobiles were sent to Hidalgo and
the Americans reached Nucvo Laredo
today.
Shortly after leaving San Antonio
the. balloon, at a height of 200 feet,
encountered a 45-mile wind and drifted
rapidly - southwest. The Rio Grande
was mistaken for the Neuces River,
at 9 o'clock last I and a landing was made on Mexican
.soil.
Ilawaiians Ask for Prohibition.
HONOLULU, T. H.. Dec. 29. (Spe
cial.) Signed by 120 of the leading
business firms in Honolulu, a petit- a
has been forwarded to Congress ask
ing that prohibition be enacted in the
territory of Hawaii. Included with the
firms which signed the petition are
the big sugar plantation agencies.
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Bowing to the popular, demand and in equal
justice to all, commencing; with the New Year,
we will grant our salesmen the Eighth-Hour
Day. Believing in that old adage that all
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My Practice Is Limited te
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Determination
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With Success
Envy Will Find
Its Own
Punishment!.
Since the world began
envy and its twin, jealousy,
have played conspicuous
though despicable parts in
the drama of life.
Jealousy sees in the famous and successful "Dr. Smith"
just plain "Bill Smith" he knew as a boy and remembers
"Smith" as the plainly dressed, studious youth who studied
nights and worked by day to acquire an education.
Jealousy tells ENVY any envy immediately starts the
story that 'Dr. Smith" has a private graveyard and that
he (envy) has forgotten more medicine than "Dr. Smith"
ever knew.
Congenial spirits who line the curbs or gaze idly out of
office windows while "Dr. Smith" rides by in his twelve
cylinder car, confirm the adage that "Satan finds mischief
for idle hands to do' by spending their time concocting new
stories to injure the man whose success so angers them.
I pity the envious and jealous. I never knew an envious
man who was happy or one who ever amounted to much,
because the demands of envy upon time and talent are so
heavy there is no time left for tending to one's own business
or acquiring proficiency in any field of endeayor.
If there ever was a dentist who thought and read by
night and worked and thought by day in an effort to MAKE
GOOD with his patients and to establish a reputation for
superior wprkmanship, I can truthfully say I DO.
The growth, the enlargements, the broadening of scope
and capacity of this office are the natural results of correct
principles and. the early establishment of system.
My talents are no more than those given other men ; my
knowledge of dentistry no greater (nor less) than that of
my fellows, but I WORK harder and THINK faster, and
alway? PLAY FAIR.
If there is a day laborer in the city who has worked
harder or longer hours than I have for the last 10 years
building up my business, I want to shake hands with him.
Any Dentist Can Cut Prices, But It Takes
Experience to Turn Out GOOD WORK!
MY WORK IS GUARANTEED 15 YEARS
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Flesh Colored Plates $10.00
Porcelain Crowns $o.OO
Gold Fillings, from .......... . $1.00
22-K Gold Crowns $5.00
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