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cut out in the one direction which occupied
considerable time both while attending
personally to our duties in Washington
and in correspondence, we do not deem it
wise to make suggestions as to the policy
to be pursued in the future. except that
We are clear that Committee on PEN
sions should be continued and therefore,
offer the following:
Resolved, That the incoming Command
er-in-Chief be authorized to appoint a
Committee on Pensions not exceeding
seven in number, to whom all questions
relative to pensions or legislation thereon
shall be committed. The said Committee
to act in conjunction with the Commander
uChief.
Respectfully submitted.
ROBERT Il. BEATH,
JOHN c.. BLACK.
JAMES X. CARNAHAN,
WIN. III. UPHAM,
CHARLES G. BURTON,
HENRY Z. TAINToR,
JOHN G. LINEHAN.
Committee.
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AS s22,7ls sis, 80 a12,22s ,l2,

.'Of the persons convicted only % are
believed to have had any military service
Two of these were convicted of pledging
their pension certificates"
We most heartily indorse every step
taken to secure these convictions, the re-
suit largely of the properly keen services
in the field of nearly 200 expert Ex-
aminers, whose duty it was and should
be to hunt up every case of assumed fraud
and secure evidence to lead to the pun
ishment of the guilty.
MEDICAL BOARDS.
Your Committee as well as the former
committees, referred to more fully in the
accompanying report, protested strongly
against the then existing practice in the
Bureau of setting aside the reports of
Medical Examiners.
To remedy this the following was added
to an act approved March 10, 1902, pro-
viding for the fees of Medical Examiners:
'And provided further, That the report
of such Examining Surgeons shall specif.
cally state the rating which in their judg
ment the applicant is entitled to, and the
report of such Examining Surgeons shall
specifically and accurately set forth the
physical condition of the applicant, each
and eveTya existing disability being fully
and carefully described"
> LEGISLATION.
We had several interviews with the
Honorable Secretary of the Interior and
with the Assistant Secretary in charge of
appeals from decisions of the Pension Bu-
reau. We found that pending cases were
two years behind, most unsatisfactory
condition, which neither official could
remedy without further legislation.
Two important solutions of this branch
of our inquiry had been taken up by the
former committee, based on the urgent
need for relief for applicants whose cases
were on appeal.
One to establish a new court similar to
the Court of Claims.
Another provided for submission to the
Court of Claims of five selected cases,
covering varying conditions, in the belief
that judgment rendered under one case
would settle all of the same class.
1t was impossible to secure favorable
action on the first, and in regard to the
second we believed it could be made of
more service by increasing the number of
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Nothing but Flapa-

Mrs. Emma Forter, President Of the
Department Of Kansas, w. r. c., seems
to be getting down to business in good
shape. The Republican, of Maysville,
Kan, has this to say Of her work in that
city, assisted by several othec patriotic
women:
"SOme time ago the ladies of the Relief
Corps of this city interested themselves
in supplying flags for the various rooms
Of the city schools, with the result that
every room in our schools is supplied with
beautiful silk flag. The following ladies
and gentlemen each contributed one flag:
Mesdames E. E. Forter. Alvin Arand,
Hannah Won:z, Olive Palmer, Stella r.
Miller. Aug. Holm, Emil Draheim, Joseph
Samter, II. M. Brodrick. Misses Tinnie
and Jennie Koester, Mr.. E. R. Fulton and
gentlemen at the courthouse"
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How Some of Our Readers Can Make
Money,

Having read of the success of some of your
readers selling Dish.washers, have tried the
work with wonderful success. have not made
@ less than 5000 any day for the last six months.
faction and every family wants one. lady
can wash and dry the dishes without removing
her gloves. and can do the wyfk in two minutes.
DISH Washer Co,.aof st. Louis, Mo used it to
take orders, 8hd sold 12 Dish washers the first
day. Iaesdound City Dish Washer Co. will
start ye Write them for particulars. Ladies
can do well as men. JOHN F. M.
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c. D. PENNEBAKER. JOHN PAUL JONES
PENNEBAKER & JONES,
Attorneys and Counselors,
JOHN PAUL JONES

1oo1 o1hIEI, WASHINGTUN, d. e.
Special attention to adjustment of accounts of civil
war Volunteer Officers .-5--s-a. ...-s
We think very few officers were properly paid
Widows (even if remarried) or other heirs, ent
tied. Write for details.
We are especially anxious to communicate with Off
GERS or their hers) who not paid for recruiting
services for services rendered prior to muster In
(2) who were denied bounty by reason Of promotion;
3) who were dismissed from the service; az who
denied travel by of resignation personal
reasons or convenience; (5) who were not mustered
and paid because command was below minimum num-
ber, and ) who lost U s. pay by of State pay
ment.
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A Costly Filling.

'Will you have this cavity filed with
gold or amalgam?' asks the dentist of
his plutocratic patient.
use the most expensive material you
have" orders the multi millionaire
Forthwith the dentist takes his coal
scuttle from the safe and begins the op-
Grafton.
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PENSION BLANKS.
Official Forms for Use OF At
torneys and Agents at Low
Prices.

We are prepared to furnish the follows
ing blank forms upon applications:
I. Declaration for Invalid Pension, Acc
of June q, 1890.
2, Declaration for Guardian Of Chill.
dren Under IL Years of Age.
3. Declaration for Original Pension OF
a Widow.
4. Declaration for Restoration to the
Rolls. -
5. Power Of Attorney.
g. Articles of Agreement.
Z. Declaration for Increase Of Invalid
Pension.
sion. under Act of July IA, 1862.
g. Declaration for Dependent Mothers
Pension, Act of June q, 1890.
10. Declaration for Dependent Fathers
Pension, Act of June %, 1890.
II. Power of Attorney and Articles Of
Agreement combined.
II. Declaration for Rerating Of an In
valid Pension.
is. Declaration for Increase Of Invalid
Pension, Act OF June %, 1880, and May 8.
1900.
IA. Declaration for Widows Claim for
Pension, Act of June q, 1890, and May g
1900.
Is. Small General Afidayits.
II, Physicians Afidavits.
1S. Accrued Widows.
In ordering, please order by number.
These blanks are all according to the
form authorized by the Commissioner Of
Pensions, and are printed on good paper.
They will be sent by mail to any adj
dress, postpaid, at the rate Of 10 cents
per dozen, 65 cents per 100, or S. per
1 ZOO, assorted. Lots Of 1000 or more BY
express.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
~..Aa.~smm n a.
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trouble. Send today for Free package.
sioner. l shall and do join in the recon-
mendation lffbe Committee for a change
in the peryoM Of that office.
Very resi- affully yours in F., 9. and L.,
I'd JOHN G. BLACK.
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FROM THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. WASHINGTON, D. G.,
THURSDAY APRIL II 1907

We adopt . sOmewha unusual course In
calling attention To the announcements 81
Messrs. Butts Il Phillips, which reappears
In another column Of this issue. Not only
have they been successful practiii toners,
hut their personal war record gives An
additional tnteresa tO their career. The
fact that they are both veterans natural.
~ had = bearing upon the success they
have achieved professionally In the sp0p
cial 1ine OF practice 10 which they have
devoted their efforts. Both members 81
service In responsible Positions In sh0
Pension Bureau.
Army and Navy SurvivOrs' Divisi0D,
which has been Officially described -
having enabled over 900 elaisuants -
prove their eases before the Bureau WhO
otherwise would have failed, for lack -
e violence.
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and positive proof Of cures. A
valuable book-Prof wilson's 1O0-page Dictionary
OF Disease Free. Address New York & London
Electric Association. Dept Id, 929 waluue
Street, Kansas City, Mo. =
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The inner ear cannot be reached bv
probing or spraying. hence the IN.
ability Of aurists or physicians to cure.
That there is a scientific cure for
deafness and catarrh is demonstrated
every day by the use of AETNA. Aetna
also cures asthma, bronchitis, sore
throat, weak lungs, colds and head
ache: all of which are directly or In.
directly due to cafarrh AETNA is sene
on trial, postpaid Call or write M
about your case We give advice free
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Marshfeld, Wis.,, March 90, 1902.

Ell Torrance, mmander-in-Chief G. A.
r., Minneapolis, MINI.
Dear Comrade: Inclosed find the report,
and have signed same with reluctance, not
because the facts set forth in the report
are not true, but because, personally, l
wish we'll to the Commissioner and his
office. Last year and year before l wrote
to Commissioner Evans, stating that |
was ready and willing to speak at the
Encampment for him. I did not believe
in the business of the attacks, owing to
the source from which they originated.
As a member of the Committee, and the
duty involved, am compelled to join with
the Committee in the report, much as l
dislike so to 90.
Yours In F.. c.. and L.,
w n. IIPHAM
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Consumption
Can be Cured F..

Marvelous Discovery by the Famous Dr..
Yonkerman, Of Kalamazoo, Mich.-State
officials and Great Medical Men Pro-
nounce 1t the Only Cure for Con-
sumption and All Throat
and Lung Troubles.
Consumptives Given up to Die and Sent
Back From California Hopeless and
Helpless are Now Alive and
Well Through This Won
derful Cure for Con-
sumption.
A Free Package Containing Sufficient to Con-
vince the Most Skeptical Sent to [
All Who Write.
Consumption can at last be cured. Marvel
GUS as II may seem after the many failures,
a sure, positive and certain cure for the dead
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Soldiers and sailors ................ IL
Women's roll
Claiming as widows ................ %
Bogus widows ................. IL
Claim as mother of soldier .,......... !
False witnesses
Civilians, record-men's cases
Attempting bribery ................. I
Conspiracy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2
False certifcations ............... 23
False claims %
False personation NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ]
Forgery and perjury .............. "a
Prosecuting claims while a Govern
meHt officer 3
Ofenses also against pensioners
Embezzlement from minors ......... 1
Charging illegal fees ................ 10
PensOnating Government officers -. Is
Retaining pension certificates ....... 2
Only IL soldiers and sailors appear in
the above list. two of whom We're desert
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tuated by no feeling of unkindness toward
the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions
we are convinced that justice to the sol.
dier is impossible Of attainment under the
present administration Of the Pension Bu'
reau.
March %, 1902.
ELL TORRANCE.
Commander-in-C Chief G. A. r.
R. B. BEATH, Chairman,
JAMES r. CARNAHAN,
G. G. BURTON,
w. III. UPHAM,
JOHN G. LINEHAN,
HENRY +. TAINToR.
Committe.
See Exhibit "a"
See letter VIM. II. Upham.
See letter John c. Black.
EXHIBIT ga"
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WANTED.

RELIABLE MEN In every locality throughout
the United States to introduce our goods lacking IN
show cards on trees, fences along roads and all
spicuous places also distributing small advertistna
matter. Commission salary 5000 per month and
expenses not to exceed $50 per day. Steady em-
ployment to honest, reliable men. No experience
needed. Write for full particulars. ;
EMPIRE MEDICINE CO., London, Ontario. c..sGs
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Yours In f.. c.. and L.,
w. II. UpHAM.
Hon. Ell Torrance, Commander-in- Chi,


G. A. R., Minneapolis, MINI.
Comrade and Commander: AS you are
aware, I was not able to meet with the
Pension Committee when they assembled
at Washington. l so advised you at the
time. I have, however, examined the
complaints and Bureau reports in a num-
ber of cases, and 1 fully concur in the
deductions of the Committee as to the real
hardships to which claimants have been
subjected, and with the conclusions of
the Committee, that the real obstacle in
their way is in the Washington end of the
Medical Division. In my opinion that Di-
vision is not in harmony with the veteran
and other applicants before the Bureau
While that Division maintains such an
attitude, whether conscientiously or pro
fessionally or from any other motive, the
result must be the same, and no Com
missioner can relieve from the results, save
by reorganizing that Division and seeing
to it that its work shall be performed in
the spirit of the law.
Unless such reorganization is under
taken to be made by the present Commits
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EXHIBIT n.
PENSION FRAUDS.

The report of the Commissioner Of Pen
sions for the year ending June 30, 1901,
pages 1O0-113, which deals with the sub
ject of frauds, shows that during the past
year 25O cases were tried, resulting in 226
convictions.
The Commissioner has furnished this
Committee with n roll showing the names
of the persons convicted, the crime charg-
ed, sentence imposed. and also specifying
the cases in which soldiers or sailors were
defendants.
The 226 convictions cover charges
against 159 persons, number being tried
on more than one charge.
Classified as follows:
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the above list. two of whom were desert
ers, and one other served in the Spanish
American war.
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DEAFNESS CURED
By No Means Until "ACTINA3
Was Discovered.

Ninetyive per cent of all cases Of deafness
brought to attention is the result of Chronic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-28

The Cuban situation has been fully
discussed at the cabinet meetings.
General Bliss has gone to Havana to
negotiate a treaty which shall provide
that Cuban duties on American i'm
ports shall remain stationary, while
they shall be increased so per cent on
imports from other countries and that,
in return, a concession Of 90 per cent
from the Dingley duties shall be al
lowered on Cuban goods coming into
this country. General Bliss cables
that he has found great opposition to
the proposition In Havana, although
he Is not yet discouraged. The presi-
dent and his cabinet decided that no
further concessions would be made.
that Cuba was acting in an ungrateful
and ill-adyised manner and that in no
Instance would the provisions OF the
Platt amendment be waived, at least
until a treaty had been negotiated. In
cldentally II was stated at the White
House that the present relations with
Cuba We're so acute that those papers
which wished to befriend the admins.
tration would refrain from discussing
the situation.
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THE cARles OF DOMINICA.
Fierce SavnEes Who Have Dropped
Their Man Eating Ways.

A recent colonial report on the Caribs
OF Dominica is interesting. Very mys-
terious is the origin OF the fierce saw
ages now almost extinct, who were IN
possession OF the smaller West Indian
islands when the first white man burst
unto that silent sea" They showed a
distinct Mongollan character. and II
would be hard TO distinguish a Carib in
fant from a Chinese child Some TWEEN
~ years ago a Chinaman who had
drifted 10 Dominica declared the Caribs
TO be his own people and married a
pure bred Carib woman. The resultant
child showed no deviation from the ma
tive type
Today they have dropped their man
eating ways, but in the sixteenth cen
tury they secured the Spanish main I'm
search OF human food, and from Porto
Rico alone are said to bave taken more
than 5000 men TO be eaten. Though
Spaniards, Frenchmen, Dutchmen, ne
groes, or ArrOwaks, were all meat to
them. yet these Caribs seem TO have
shown preference for certain national
ities. Davis, for instance, In his His
tory of the Caribby Islands," tells us
that "the Caribbeans have tested OF all
the nations that frequented them and
affirm that the French are the most
delicate and the Spaniards are hardest
OF digestion" Laborde also, in one OF
his jaunts In ST. Vincent, appears to
have overtaken on the road a com
municative Carib who was beguillng
the tedium OF his journey by gnawing
at the remains or boiled human foot.
This gentleman only ate Arrowaks.
christians" he said. give me the
bellyache."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-28
CITIZENSHIP CASE MATTERS.
TEST CASE WILL CONSUME ONE
WEEK AT SOUTH MeALEsTER.
Pleadings Prepared by Ardmore At.
torneys-Two Points OF Law to Be
Determined-Right Of Appeal
Enjoyed by Both Nations.

The most important case touching
citizenship matters that has ever been
tried in this country comes up for hear
ing Monday at South McAlester before
the Choctaw- -Chickasaw citizenship
court composed of Chief Judge
Spencer V. Adams and two associates.
Many lawyers and court claimants
from all over the two nations will be
in attendance.
This is a test case and will result
in the final settlement of two impor-
tant law points, viz, O) Was It neces-
sary that the governors of both the
Choctaw and Chlckasaw Nations
should have been served with notice
Of application of Dawes commission
under act Of 1896? (2) Had the courts
to which appeal were taken from the
Dawes commission the right to hear
additional evidence and try cases APP
pealed de novo?
These two questions of law will be
the only matters before the court. and
the merits Of individuaul cases will not
be gone into. The nations will be
represented by the law firm of Nc
Murray Mansfield & Cornish. The
pleadings for the court claimants were
prepared by 6. L. Herbert and w. A.
Ledbetter. assisted by Thomas Nor
man, all OF whom are attorneys OF this
city As to who will make the argu.
ment is yet to be decided upon among
the attorneys themselves.
II this pending test case Is won by
the two nations all judgments hereto.
fore rendered by the United States
courts Of the Southern and Central dis
tricts, recognizing and establishing
citizenship OF what Is known as court
claimants" will be cancelled, and in
that event the claimants may appeal
their cases TO the citizenship court
within 80 days after the decision is
rendered and their claims to citizen
ship will then be tried anew. If the
case is lost by the nations they may
appeal individual court citizenship
cases to the citizenship court at
any time prior to March 25,
when said cases will be revised and
reviewed by the court.
This court is one of final resort in
citizenship matters and the judges, It
is thought, will not be hasty in rem
dering their opinions The court, in
hearing this case alone, will perhaps
be in session week and they will in
all probability use several weeks in
weighing the arguments before render
ing their decision. The attorneys of
this city have great confidence in the
legal ability of Judge Adams and are
of the opinion that his decision will be
based upon principles of law and will
not be reached as a result of confer
ences held with the departments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-28

That there is work, lots of work, for
the Commercial Club to do. goes
without saying. We have reference
TO the condition of roads and bridges
in our immediate vicinity. The recent
heavy rains have left the roads in an
almost impossible condition: many
bridges have been moved from their
foundation, and travel is virtually sus-
pended along the highways. An act
of providence should not be charged
against Ardmore, however, even tho
1t has many sins to atone for. Ard
more stands ready and willing tor as
sist in the reconstruction of roads
and bridges within her business
sphere, but expects at the same time
n liberal relief from the people who
live on or are adjacent to, or who
travel on these roads daily. The
Chamber Of Commerce should at once
instruct its committee on public
highways to use every effort toward eff
fecting a satisfactory deal with our
friends in the rural districts, for every.
body wants good roads.
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WANT COLUMN.

under this head will
be received at the rate of five CD
cents per line. No advertisement
received for less than fifteen G5)
cents. Special monthly rates fur
nished on application. The notice
may contain any matter of Lost"
Found" For Rent" For Sale"
Stolen" "strayed," or any purpose
without display lines.
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THREE STATES OR NONE.
Quay viii Insist Upon the Omnibus
BlIl-MaY be Minority Report.

BiIl-May be Minority Report.
Washington, Nov. 27-Gossip about
possible statehood legislation has been
stimulated by dispatches from the
West intimating that the committee
on territories Of the senate viii favor
the admission OF Oklahoma and he re.
lection OF Arizona and New Mexico
Quay was in Washington when the
dispatches were made public The
Pennsylvania senator refused this
morning to enter into a long discus
sion Of the statehood question. lie
has made II clear, however, that no
matter what the committee on terri
tories may report, he shall insist upon
the admission of the three territories
as states.
It Is claimed by those who are urg-
ing the admission Of the three terri
tories that Preident Roosevelt Is sup
porting their contention These
friends of statehood declare that with
the admission Of the three territories
ten certain votes in the electoral col
lege will be gained for the republicans.
If Mr.. Rooevelt is the nominee. New
Mexico has shown that II is concern
Ell orly in The statehood question by
re-elccting Delegate Rodey by vote
of five to one He Is republican.
The vote was given to prove the one is
sue which concerned New Mexico was
that of statehood. II republican
congress should admit the territory
there would be no doubt Of It's party
alignment it is asserted
Mcclure. republican, has been elect.
ed delegate by small majority from
Oklahoma, but the friends Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt insist that he would
carry the new state by an oyerwhelm-
Ing majority provided the republicans
should admit it to statehood. Arizona
went democratic at the last election.
Il Is asserted however and with rea-
son, that Mr.. Roosevelt could carry
this state for president in 1904 If. as
alleged by the republican friends Of
statehood the electoral vote of the
new states would be given Mr.. Roose-
welt il would add six new republican
senator's and keep the senate certainly
republican, no matter what changes
might be made in the East for six
yea. longer.
Senator Quay is one of the shrewG-
est republican politicians He has
proved himself the sincere political
friend Of Mr.. Roosevelt. His support
of the statehood proposition is, there
fore, not only due to personal but to
political reasons, and If II carries with
1t the influence of the administration.
the committee on territories will have
an uphill fight to maintain itself in it's
alleged decision to reject Arizona and
New Mexico.
II is known here that certain mem
bers of the committee on territories
are as determined to admit Arizona
and New Mexico as Senator Beveridge
is said to be to reject them. Even
should the dispatches prove to be cor
rect that the Indiana senator with
majority OF the committee will sub
init a report favoring Oklahoma alone,
other members OF the committee will
present minority report. In any
event the omnibus statehood bill will
have to be amended and voted down
before any such measure as that out
lined and favored by Senator Beve-
ridge can be enacted.