Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 73, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1904 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL; SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1904.

PART ONl

INDIANAPOLIS 'TIVINT SNOW AND RAIN TO-DAY WASHINGTON. March 11 Forecast for Sunday ind Monday: Indiana and Illinois Rain la south, snow In north portion n Sunday. Monday fair; fresh north win. is For Kentucky. Wst Virginia and TnneJee Rain on Sunday. Monday fair and colder. Ohio Fair in ru rth, rain or snow in south portion on Sunday. Monday fair; fresh north winds. Minnesota Fair on Sunday and Monday; frsh north Winds. Lower Michigan and WistOMln Fair on Sunday . . ; w in youth iortlon. Monday fair; fresh north win Is. Oklahoma. Indian Territory and Western Txas Fair and much colder on Sunday. M Arkansas Rain and colder on Sunday. Monday fair. South Dakota rFair and colder on Sunday. Monday fair. North Dakot -Fair on Sunday and Monday. Warmer on Monday. Iowa Fair on Sunday and Monday. Nebraska Fair on Sunday; cold, r in west portion. Monday fail. Kansas-Fair and colder on Sunday. Monday f.iir New Mexi-ro Fair on Sunday and Monday. Locnl Obnrrvatlnn on Saturday. Bar. Th. R H. Wind. Weather. P. T SW m. . .30.00 30 97 N'w'st. Cloudy T. I p. m... 30.04 ! N rioudy .00 Maximum temperature. 34; minimum temperature, 30. Comparative statement of mean temperature and total precipitation on March 12: Tvorip. Pre. Norma! 40 .11 Mean 32 T. Leparture for day 8 .11 Departure for month 19 1.53 Departure since Jan. 1 374 IM Plus. W. T. FLYTHE. Section Director. Yesterday's Temperatanea. Abilene, Tex 58 84 78 Amarlilo. Tex 60 66 to Atlanta, Ga 36 62 5S Bismarck. N. D 10 H 15 Buffalo. X. Y 22 M 23 Cairo. Ill 20 64 48 Chattanooga. Tenn 60 56 Cheyenne. Wy 24 :s 32 Chicago, 111 24 26 24 Cincinnati, 0 32 38 34 Cleveland. 0 24 28 24 Columbus. 0 34 M 30 Concordia. Kan 32 44 40 Davenport, la 28 32 28 Denver. Col 30 44 38 Dodjro City. Kan 34 56 46 Dubuque. Ia 26 26 Duluth. Minn 6 10 8 El Paso, Tex 54 74 3H Galveston. Tex 64 72 66 Grand Junction, Col... 32 48 44 Grand Rapids, Mich... 18 24 Li Jriavre. Mont 12 22 18 Huron, S. D 24 34 34 Helena, Mont 22 42 Jacksonville, Fla 54 74 Kansas City. Mo 34 40 Dander. Wyo 18 40 34 Dittle Rock, Ark 56 68 62 Douisville. Ky 38 40 38 Marquette, Mih 6 14 12 Memphis. Tenn 44 54 Ifodena, Utah 28 42 Montgomery. Ala. ...... 48 68 Nashville. Tenn 34 54 52 New Orleans, Da, 64 H New York. N. Y 22 32 Norfolk. Va 40 46 42 North Platte. Neb 26 M 46 Oklahoma, O. T 42 T 62 Omaha, Neb 28 40 34 Palestine, Tex 66 88 84 Parkersburg, W. Va.... 88 42 38 Philadelphia, Pa 30 34 34 Pittsburg. Pa. 28 34 34 Pueblo, Col 38 46 32 Qu Appelle, Assin 2 12 10 Rapid City. S. D 26 46 38 St. Douis, Mo 34 42 rs 8t. Paul. Minn 18 28 24 Bait Dake City. Utah... 18 42 38 Ban Antonio, Tex 64 96 90 Santa Fe, N. Mex 36 46 Shreveport, Da 64 si 82 Springfield. Ill 32 36 32 Springfield. Mo. r 44 M 54 Valentine, Neb 3) 4H -h Washington. D. C 3s 44 40 Wichita, Kan 40 6U 50 C. H. ROBB IS GIVEN A HIGHER POSITION

WASHINGTON. March 12. Charles H. Robb, of Vermont, now assistant attorney Ceneral for the Postofflce Department, has en nominated as assistant attorney general to succeed Henry M. Hoyt, appointed solicitor general of the Department of Justice. Mr. Robb, of Vermont, was a factor in the postofflce investigations leading up to the arrests of Machen. Beavers and other high officials who have been indicted in connection with the alleg.-d corruption in the postal service. His record in this consection, which involved many intricacies of law. and an immense tax on his physical strength, was called to the attention of the President and his selection to till the office made vacant by Mr. Hoyt's promotion to the solicitor generalship was derided ort several days ago. His duties in the future will largely consist of practice before the United States Supreme Court. They're New Not Freakish We show you here two of our leaders; we have many others. These styles are absolutely correct. If you'll trust us to be your hatt.-r we'll lease you, give you a style that's right and one that's becoming,, and give you the best hat you can buy for We have an immense line of either grade, tyles are just as accurate as any $4.00 or $.00 hat. We give as much attention to our : i Hats as most hatters do to their 9.00 Hats. WE WILL APPRECIATE A LOOK and be glad to show u our lino of styles W sre also showing new spring lines of Manhattan Shirts Fancy Vests Neckwear and Hosiery Danbury Hat Co. Mo. Last Washington St.

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NO SERVICE PENSIONS, BOT ACT OF 1830 TO BE

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Decision bv President Roosevelt and Leading Republicans That Will Interest Indianians. BOON TO AGED SOLDIERS All Who Are Infirm and Unable to Support Themselves May Be Benefited. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. March 12.-Ind!ana soldiers will be Interested in two conclusions juat reached by President Roosevelt and l.'ading Republicans relative to the pension policy of the government. The first is that no service pension law will be passed at this session of Congress; the second an executive order tending materially to relax the construction of the act of 1890. and thereby provide pensions for thousands of veterans who have reached the age of sixtyfive and upwards. This will be cheering news to veterans in Indiana. After careful consideration of the whole problem the committee leaders in boih houses have reached the conclusion, which is shared by President Roosevelt, that It would be impossible now for the government to pass a general service pension law as it would surely add $13.000.000 more to the pension payments. Undfer the present interpretation by the bureau of the act of 1890. which was really an act to provide pensions for al! soldiers physically able to earn a support, whether their disabilities were of service origin or not, the bureau has insisted that some special disabilities should be shown by the applicants for pension unless the applicant had reached the age of seventy-nve, when a pensionable disability was presumed. Now it is held that most of the veterans who have attained the age of sixty-five are wholly unable to earn a auuoort hv manual I. may not be able to specify anv particular physical disability the result of diease or injury. They are afflicted by the disabilities incident to old age and cannot perform exacting manual labor. In many cases this can be shown, but no specific disability is demonstrable. If the bureau considers old age. and the infirmities incident thereto, grounds for granting a pension, as will be the case under the relaxation of the requirements, almost every veteran who has reached the age of sixtyfive will be able on application to obtain at least the minimum pension allowance. This will affect hundreds of soldiers in Indiana. -r Every effort will be made by Representative Hemenway to pave the way at this session for appropriations for the Ohio river improvement project. He finds on Inquiry at the War Department that the army board had reported adversely on the project for a dam below Henderson. Ky., which would afford eight feet depth of water at Evansville. He stated that the interests of the upper river were opposed to the improvement of the lower stretch until these projects were completed. Whether the army board acquiesces or not. it is Mr. Hemenway 's intention to insist upon appropriations for the building of a dam below Henderson. Representative Crumpacker Is opposed to the amendment in the sundry civil bill which proposes to withhold a portion of the funds appropriated for the benefit of the State Soldiers' Home. Under an act proposed by Congress some year. ago the sum of $100 Is allowed state homes for each inmate. The House committee has invariably provided that the amount paid to pensioners in soldiers' homes should be charged to the credit of the appropriation made by Congress. Under this policy. Judge Crumpacker contends, the state homes are deprived of funds justly due them. If Judge Crumpacker s wishes prevail the State Home at Lafayette will be the gainer of $6,000 a year. Senator Fairbanks has been invited to address the students of the University of Illinois on June 8. If his engagements permit the senator will accept. The firm of J. G. Schwartkopf & Sons, of Columbus, and other companies in Indiana are protesting against the provision in the Elkins bill relating to the transportation of explosives. Petitions have been received by the Indiana senators from the Indianapolis Hoard of Trade, favoring the appointment of a committee to investigate the questions of restricting and developing the American merchant marine. f Leonard J. Garvor. of Noblesville, Is a candidate for a position in the federal service here. Representative Hemenway left for Indiana to-day. He will attend the First district convention in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday. Mr. Hemenway will return to Washington the latter part of next week. Representative Robinson has been appointed a member of the subcommittee of the committee on territories, which will frame the statehood bills. On motion of Senator Fairbanks, the Senate to-day passed the bill for the relief of Mrs. Mary A. Coulson, formerly of Sullivan, but now of Indianapolis. The measure embodies a war claim of $3,!50, which has been pending for many years. -f Samuel R. Hamill, of Terra Haute, attorney for the Indiana Southern Railway Company, will arrive here on Monday to confer with Senator Beveridge aud Representative Hollluay concerning the bill authorizing the company to construct a bridge across the river north f Terre Haute. The measure has passed the House, and is now pending ia the Senate. f The House to-day passed the bill granting a pension to Henry Nash, of Morgan county. Also the pension bills introduced by Representative Watson for John V. Hildreth, and one offered by Representative Hemenway in behalf of Jason H. Masterson. While Representative HaOMftf will not begin his campaign in the Fifth district uutil May, it is his intention to attend the Republican state convention in the interests of the candidacy of B. F. Corwin, of Greeutastle, fur reporter of the Supreme Court. - There will be forty-nine fourth-class postoffices advanced to the presidential class April 1. They include Urownstown, Mooreavllle and Odon, lnd. The President to-day 'nominated Wilbur H. Dean to be postmaster at Windfall, Ind. An additional rural free delivery route will be established at Rosodale. Parke county. April 15. It will le twenty milts long, with a population of flOO. House u route, IM. J. E. M. HOUSE RAILROADS 2(4 PENSION BILLS WASHINGTON. March 12.-When the House met to-day Speaker Cannon announced the special committee provided for it. the Miill resolution adopted by the House yesterday to investigate the influence report of the Postofflce Department as follows: Mi c ill i Rep.. Mass.), chairman; Hltt (Bs.. lit). Burton (Rep. o . Metcalf (Rep., Cal.l. McPerniott llem.. N. J.), Bsrtlett dem., Ga.l, and Richardson (Dem., Als.) Atter passing y,l pension bills the House at 3 o'clock adjourned until Monday. Haii Tobacco 4 o lipon. WASHINGTON. March 12. A favorable report on the Tawney bill, prohibiting the Inclusion in packages of manufactured tol a ceo of coupons. . was ..pl r d to the full committee on ways and means by the subcommittee having that matter in ctttMSS, An amendment to obviate a constitutional uaebtion was maJe in the bill.

SMOOT m ELECTED TO SENATE BECAUSE HE IS AN APOSTLE OF MORNONS

(CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE the hearing as adviser for Mormon witnssses. Mr. Vancott asked the witness what information he had as to the existence of such a committee and said he knew from admissions made by George Q. Cannon and Heber J. Grant and certain members of the Legislature in Interviews published in April. 1&96, in the Salt Lake Herald, then edited by B. H. Roberts; the Salt Lake Tribune and the interviews of Grant and Cannon In the Deseret News. He also said he had received a letter from Joseph Munson, a member from Cache valley, giving information as to occurrences between Munson and Bishop Stevens, in which Steven said it had been decided by the church authorities that inasmuch as the Legislature was inexperienced it was best to have a committee of the priesthood to pass on legislation as to whether it was proper. Judge Ogden Hiles,.of Salt Lake, assistant United States attorney in Utah from 1S86 to 1S89. in prefacing his testimony said he had drawn more indictments and prosecuted more cases of unlawful conduct under the Kdmonds-Tucker act than any other official In Utah. For the first two years the people, he said, refused to obey the laws despite the fact that opportunity was given offenders to escape punishment if they would promise not to violate the laws in regard to polygamous practices. "The people," said the witness, "said thpy must obey the law of God rather than the law of man. They seemed to think it an act of apostaey to go counter to the church rules even in obeying the laws of the land. The cases were pressed hard, and then the people began to promise to obey the law, lot they were poor, could not pay the tines and consequently it became generally reported that the practice of po'ygamous cohabitation was breaking up." INTERESTING DETAILS. The witness covered much of the ground gone over in the testimony of Mr. Critchlow, but in regard to the occasion of prosecutions until after the manifesto of 1890 he added many interesting details. He said there was a disposition not to prosecute cases when the law generally was obeyed, but after the manifesto it was seen the Mormons had returned to their old practice. He said this was evident from the new "crops of children" from polygamous families, which continued to spring up. In the cross-examination Mr. Vancott brought out a great deal of testimony regarding church influence for the election of Reed Smoot for the Senate, and Judge Hiles stated positively: "Mr. Smoot could not have been elected to the United States Senate if his candidacy had not been approved by the Mormon Church." "Do you mean that if Mr. Smoot had been a lay member of the church that he would not have been elected or that if he had been an apostle and had not the indorsement of his quorum he would not have been elected?" "Mr. Smoot could not have been elected without being an apostle and without the consent of the church." "When It was announced first that he was a candidate he was not an apostle," remarked Mr. Vancott. "Oh. well, his candidacy was not taken seriously then, but when his candidacy was announced after it was known that he was to be an apostle it was certain that he would be elected." No GREAT STANDING IN PARTY. "Will you tell us why you say he could not have been elected when his candidacy was first announced? Was it because he had no standing in the party?" asked Senator Hopkins. "He had no standing that would enL .e him to such a promotion and he was not seriously thought of," answered the ..itness. What you mean to say, I take it then, is that a Mormon may not get the consent of the church to come to the Senate unless he is an apostle?" Mr. Vancott asked. "Oh. no, I don't mean that; but Mr. Smoot could not have done so." "What Is the busis for that statement?" "His relations in Utah were not sue. as would entitle him to the place." "Can you name one Mormon, a Republican, who would have received the support of the people or who is more entitled to the place than Mr. Smoot?" "Yes, Governor Wells." "Yes; go ahead." "I don't know of many Mormons who are Republicans; they are Mormons." What do you mean by that?" asked Senator Hopkins. "Do you mean that they put their Mormonisni ahead of Republicanism?" "That is what I meun." "Were there any other Republicans mentioned for the senatorship before the selection of Smoot as au apostle?" "Yes; Governor Wells was mentioned, and Governor Thomas and others." In answer to other questions, Judge Hilos said he believed Mr. Smoot always had taken an active part in politics, and had been allied with the Republicans, but that he never heard of Smoot s having made au address in any campaign. Mr. Vancott asked the witness how he accounted, in view of the testimony he had given, for the Mormons sending oou-Mor-mous to the Senate. "How about Joseph L. Rawlins?' he asked. "Jostpfa L. Rawlins is a Mormon. "What, Rawlins a Mormon?" "He was bon into the church, of Mormon parentage" "But surely you do not mean to say that because a man is bom of Mormon paintage he is always a Mormon?" "Pretty close to it." Mr. Vancott mentioned the fact that tornee Senator Rawlins stood against the church in regard to Ub principles and worked against it. Judge Hiles corrected the statement by saving, "certain principles," and then said that with the qualification he had made he regarded Kawlins as a Mormon. Continuing, he said he had heard President Joseph F. Smith say that he held Frank J. Cannon to be BOOT Mormon but witness thought Cattnoo. "a good Mormon." nevertheless he was a Mormon. Judge Hiles said that both Cannon and Rawlins stood out against interference bv the church in polities. He declared that Mr. Rawlins once believed in the good faith of the Mormon Church, but that he did not now believe in it. RAWLINS WAS A MORMON. Mr. Vancott attempted to take Judg Hiles to task for his statement that Rawlins was a Mormon and asked if. as a matter of fact, his entire testimony was not Just as reliable as his statement in regard to Rawlins. The witness stood his ground in regard to Rawlins and said that he knew what he was talking about and that with the qualifications he had made, Rawlins was a Mormon. He added with emphasis that there was no QUSilflcsttDflS in regard to the remainder of his testimony. The Witness said his basis for believing that polygamy was more flagrant since Utah was admitted as a State was that more polygamous children were born and that polyfanilstii drove through the streets more openly than before. He could cite only one instance of the latter kind, however. Senator Hopkins asked a number of questions to Arid out if Judge Hiles knw whether there had ocfn any polygamous marriages since the manifesto and he said he did not. Witness said he "believed" that such marriaucs had taken place. One case he had in mind was that of a personal friend and ho thought the plural wife had be. n taken since the manifesto on account of the youth of th woman. Counsel for th defense pressed for the names of the persons but th" committee decided that the witness need not disclose them. Mi. Tavler said they had a great deal of evidence to offer that plural marriages had taken place since the manifesto. chairman Burrows adjourned the session to-day subject to call. It Is said there will be a "number of witnesses here within a week or tan days. Among those wanted are Apostles Merriil and Teasdale and John Henry Smith, whose alleged plural marriages already have been recounted by witnesses. MORMON LEADERS VISIT FLORENCE, NEB. OMAHA. Neb.. March 12. President Joseph F. Smith, of the Mormon Church. .uVompanied by his son. H. M. Smith, and F. M. Lyman, spent the day at Florence, five miles north of the city, where the Mormons, headed by Rrigham Young and Mr. Smith, established their lirst settlement in the West. They visited the scenes of th hardships endured by the early s. tilers and were entertained by a eomn.itte- of the reorganized church. President Smith declined to discuss the Smoot Investigation, saying that too much had already Leu said about iL

POSTMASTER FISHER TESTIFIES IN BEHALF

OF He Flatly Denies the Statement Made by Mr. Hahn on the Witness Stand. SAYS HE GAVE NO NOTE As Payment for His Appointment as Alleged Testimony of Other Xebraskans. WASHINGTON. March 12 -Jacob Fisher, the present postmaster at Hastings. Neb., resumed his statement to-day before the special Senate committee appointed to Investigate the charges against Senator Dietrich. Mr. Fisher said that at the time he was appointed postmaster his relations with Hahn had been rather unfriendly; that previous to that time Hahn made daily visits to his (Fisher's) place of business, but that these visits stopped when he received news of his appointment. He did not recall any visit by Hahn on April 23, and he was sure that under the circumstances he would not have asked Hahn what he thought of his (Fisher's) appointment as his (Hahn's) successor, as Hahn has testified. "That statement I absolutely deny," said the witness. He said that he had not asked Hahn what the office paid and flatly contradicted Hahn's statement that he had asked Hahn to consult a lawyer for him to ascertain whether he would have to pay a note he might give to Dietrich to secure the appointment. "I never asked him." he said, "and no note was given." Kdwin A. Francis, deputy postmaster at Hastings under Fisher, was the next witness. Replying to questions by Mr. Piatt, he said that he had agreed to pay half the rental of the back room of the Dietrich building and had done so for five months, the total being $41. The arrangement was that he was to have half of p.ny proceeds derived from the room. They had made an effort to rent the room to the Western Union Telegraph Company but had failed. He said thee payments on account of the room had had nothing to do with his salary. He contradic ted the statement of Mr. Hamman that he had assented to a statement that he (Francis) had had to pay $100 to Mr. Dietrich, or that he had told Haraman that Fisher had paid $200 to Dietrich. Mr. Francis testified that he had had a conversation with District Attorney Summers relative to testifying before the grand Juryin the charges against Dietrich. Mr. Batte then asked for the particulars of that conversation, but before he could reply Mr. Hoar interposed with a question as to the purpose of the investigation. MR. HOAR OBJECTS. "We want," Mr. Peatty replied, "to show the pressure that the district attorney put upon witnesses in this case; that he told the witness that if he did not testify he was himself liable to prosecution and imprisonment." Mr. Hoar suggested that such a line of inquiry would broaden the iuquiry to an undesirable extent, and after conversation with Senator Dietrich the attorney temporarally withdrew the question. Hardy Gregory, a postofflce inspector, testihed to conversations he said he had had last December with Fisher and Francis relative to moneys paid to Dietrich on account of the back room partitioned off from the postofflce. Fisher s statement, he said, was that the original lease was to be knOcked in the head because of the reduction of the rent from $1.800 to S1..V Thit Dietrich had said that he (Fisher) and the citizens of the place should take the fixtures of the G. A. R. Post off his hand, but that Fisher had said he would not ask the President, but would do so himself After this Dietrich had told Fisher that when he went to Washington he would recommend Fisher for postmaster, although it was understood the appointment was In no way dependent on the payment for the furniture. The witness said also that Fisher and Francis told him about the rental of the back room. ut their statements as related by Gregory did not differ materially from their statements to the committee. He said that Francis had told him that Fisher ia returning the rent money for the room had said that Dietrich had refunded the money, saving that there had been some comment about the transaction, and that he did not want to continue the arrangement. These conversations had. Gregory said, occurred at Omaha at the time the grand Jury investigation iuto the Dietrich case was in progress. MENTIONED BY DIETRICH. Senator Dietrich elicited the facts from the witness that the voucher which he carried to Hastings was for payment of certain fixtures and also for the payment of the transfer of the postofflce. The bids for the removal of the postofflce came through the former postmaster, Mr. Hahn. Mr. Dietrich endeavored at this time to bring out from the witness that if there was an extortionate price attached to the removal of the office it was regular, having had the sanction of the PostofTice Department. Senator Hoar suggested that this was wholly a matter with the Postofflce Department, and ruled that the matter was not germane. William M. Dutton. of Hastings, related conversations with Mr. Dietrich about renting the building for a postofflce. He said Mr. Dietrich was Governor at the time. He also stated how the arrangement with the G. A. R. post had been made by which it was agreed that Dietrich should pay the post $500 for the fixtures. A contract was entered into between Dietrich and the post, which contract was at this point offered in evidence. The contract was entered into while Dietrich was Governor and before his election as senator. Dietrich had told him few days after his election as Governor that he intended to recommend Fisher as postmaster, it being generally understood that the Governor's recommendation would be accepted. This statement was made to Dutton in Lincoln, where he had gone at Dietrich's request. The witness closed the deal between Dietrich and the G. A. R. post regarding the tixtures and furniture for $5oO. He Hun told of a conversation had with Senator Dietrich regarding the renting of his building for postofflce purposes; the senator insisted that he could not get rent enough for his building from the government. The senator at that time told Dutton that he thought Fisher should t;ike the fixtures off his hands, but denied that he was commissioned to make any proposition to Fisher and there was no money consideration mentioned for the flxtures. Dietrich 'told me he would recommend Fisher for postmaster a week after his election as Governor. " said Dutton. Charles Emory Smith, then postmaster general, while in Hastings in the autumn d lOOO. hnd recommended that the postofflce be changed and better quarters secured. William M. Eowman. of Hustings, testified that he had a conversation with Dietrich some time after his election as senator in repnrd to the postmustership at Ha-iin. but he could not fix the date. Senator Dietrich then said the postmastership rested between Fisher and Adam Brede John Blaker, cashier of the German National Bank of Hastings, and a brother-in-law of Senator Dietrich, testified regarding the transfer of the fixtures and about the property n tag in the name of Miss Dietrich. He said Senator Dietrich was a man of considerable property and good standing in the community. On examination by Senator Dietrich the witness said he was to collect $1.300 from the government for th- po.stoffle and $3) u year from Jacob Fisher. The committee adjourned until Monday at 2 o'clock. THIRD INFANTRY WILL PROBABLY CO TO ALASKA WASHINGTON. March 12. Although no final action has been taken it is practically settled that the Third Infantry will relieve the Eighth Infantry from duty in Alaska as soon as weather conditions will permit. The Third Infantry is stationed at Fort Thomas. Ky.. and at Columbus barracks. Ohio. This was the regiment ordi l 1 to hold itseit in rctdtacM for ttrvlci on the lsthmue of Panama.

SENATOR

DIETRICH

RAM MAYER ME9SIH, HEBREW Congregation, Indiampoüt " ' The Yoke ' is a wonderful book, of especial interest to J

ECHO OF THE END1ANQLA P0ST0FF1CE TROUBLE Senator jMcLaurin Explains the Arrest of Sellers of Improper Pic in res. LYNCHING SUGGESTION WASHINGTON. March 12. There was an echo of the Indianola, Miss., postofflce case In the Senate to-day when Mr. McIaurin rose to a question of personal privilege to explain a newspaper report to the effect that the authorities of that place arrested sellers of pictures of President Roosevelt and Booker Washington who may chance to go there. Mr. McLaurin said that arrests of picture venders had been made at both Indianola and a neighboring town, but that the arrests were due to the fact that their wares were of an improper and lewd character, and not because they vere selling pictures of the President and Mr. Washington. Ordinarily, said Mr. McLaurin, a story of this character may not be worth attention, but under the circumstances he felt he should r-fer to it for the purpose of refuting it, as it is entirely without foundation. Mr. McLaurin said th? story had grown out of a statt-m nt made in a newspaper letter written by A. G. Paxton, au attorney of Leland, Miss., who told of the arrest at that point of three nieu who, he said, were t-ngaged In s.-lling pictures of the President and Mr. Washington seated at a able together, and also pictures of obscene zharmcter. Thesre pictures, he said, appealed strongly to race prejudice. Similar arrests also, Mr. McLaurin said, had been made at Indianola, and it was found upou the hearing of the case thht a Cincinnati conOSjm engaging In publishing the pictures in question had many agents out in the interest of these works. The men were tried and some of them sent out of the country, and Mr. McLaurin expressed surprise that any community should have permitted them to be tri'd. He said the penalty imposjed by the law was entirely too small, and expressed the opinion that the death penalty would not be too sever . He added that the arrests were not because the men were selling photographs of the President or of Mr. Washington, but because they were selling lewd pictures. Mr. Foraker said that he never heard of the Cincinnati firm mentioned as responsible for the publication of the pictures. The Senate considered, but did not dispose of the fortification appropriation bill. A number of bills were passed. One of them has for its purpose the prevention of the desecration of the American flag by its use for advertising purposes. BILL FOR GOVERNMENT OF THE CANAL ZONE WASHINGTON. March 13. Senator Morgan to-day introduced a bill for the government of the canal zone. It declares the territory acquired for canal purposes to Constitute a government reservation of the United State, subject to the civil and military law under the control of the President of the United States through the canal commission. Th- laws of Panama phall continue until superseded by laws of Congress; laws of the United States respecting citizenship, immigration, naturalization and the importation of contract labor shall not apply until Congress otherwise shall direct. The canal commission is authorized to legislate in all local matters in the canal zone. All laws enacted by the commission must first b approved by the President. The President Is authorized, on the request of three members of the commission, to declare the canal zone in a state of insurrection and to employ military force to US aaai e it. A surgeon in ohlf shall be appointed to have control of the sanitation of the canal zon- and the cities of Panama and Colon. The canal commission cannot exerclso the prwer of appointin -at or removal of officers of the health service. The fiscal operations of the commission arc to be through the Wnr Department. Tea million dollar ar- appropriated to pay Panama for the canal strip, the money is to be paid without delay and the Presuhm to take immf-diat' possession of the canal zone. ON A RANCH Woman Found the Food That Fitted Her. A riewTpapr woman went out to a Colorado ranch to rst and recunerato and her experience with the food problem Is worth recounting. The woman at the ranch was pre-eminently the worst housekeeper I have ever known poor soul, and poor me! "I simply had to have good food and plenty of it for I had broken down from owrwnrk and was so weak I could not sit up over one hour at a time. I knew I could not got well unless I secured food I could eatallj digest ami that would supply the gr. at .it amount of nourishment. "One day I obtained permission to go through the pantry and see what I could t';nd. Among other things I came across a package of Grap-Nuts which I had heard of but never tried. I read the description on the package and became deeply interested, so then and there I got a saucer and some cream and tried the famous food. 'It tasted delicious to me and seemed to freshen and strengthen me greatly so I stipulated that Grape-Nuts and cream be provided each day instead f other food, and I literally lived on Grape-Nuts and cream for two or three months. "If you could have seen how fast I got well it would have pleased and surprised you. I am now perfectly well and strong again and know exactly how I got well and that was on Grape-Nuts that furnished me a powerful food I could digest and make use of. lt seems to me no brain worker can afford to overlook Grape-Nute after my experience ' Name gien ty Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Get the miniature book. "The Road to Wellville," in each package.

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