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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
AGE PENSION ORDER
IS LOOKED INTO
Parker Constitution Club F lnds
the Presidents Act Was "
UnconstitutlonaI


NEW YORK, Sept. L The Parker
Constitution club Of this city has pre-
sented the following report on I the
charge that the executive pension orr
der recently issued by President
Roosevelts pension commissioner was
unconstitutional:
This report does not deal with. OF in
any way question, the wisdom or pro-
pr1ety of the pension laws of the
United States, and it assumes the right
and duty of congress to enact a sys-
tenn of PENSIONS The report is the
first of series dwelling on specific
acts of President Roosevelt out of
which has grown the accusation
against him of unconstitutional con-
duct. The general inquiry is as to the
propriety of his conduct when meas
ured by the constitutional standard,
and his action in the pension matter is
the instance now up for discussion.
The order in question was issued on
March 15, 1904, about three months
before his nomination. The pertinent
part is as follows:
ordered a., In the adjudication of pen
sion claims under said act of June 81.
$780, as amended, it shall be taken and
considered as an evidential fact, if the
contrary does not appear, and if all other
legal requirements are properly met
when claimant has passed the age of
slxty-tWo- years, he is disabled one-half
In ability to perform manual labor, and
is entitled to be rated at Sc per month
after sixty-five years, at $S per month =
after siXty-eight years, at $40 per month;
and after seventy years, at $12 per .month.
Presidents Alleged Authority
That an executive act of the presi-
dent is unconstitutional where author
ity for it cannot be found stated in
the United States constitution is not
to be disputed. On that head we need
only refer the reader to our prelimi--
nary general report. The authority
asserted for issuing the order in ques-
ton is the clause in Article H., sec
ton 3, which provides that the presi-
dent .Shall take care that the laws be
faithfully executed" OF this clause
the supreme court of the United
States, which is the authority to con-
strue the constitution, said in the case
of Kendall VS.. United States (reported
in II Peters, 524), that: ITO contend
that the obligation imposed on the
president to see the laws faithfully ex-
ecuted, implies a power to forbid their
execution, is novel construction Of
the constitution, and entirely mad
missible." This is but a judicial state
ment of what is common sense. If,
under the guise of carrying out a stat
ute of congress-, President Roosevelt
nullifies one of it's provisions, he is
guilty on the charge.
The orde. in question is practically
an announcement that the department
will give pension certificate to every
applicant sixty-two years old Such
was the evident intention of the exec
utive, as it is beyond intelligent suppo-
istion that anybody sixty-two years
old who applied for a pension would
trouble the department with affirma-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
THE NEWS lNDEXED

PAGE
Second Russian Warship on North
Pacific Coast
Age Pension Order Unconstitutional
Bridge Disaster at Saltwater
PAGE II
Amendment of Anti -WhistIing ord-
nance Proposed
Whitcomb Carbolic Acid Ordinance
PAGE Ill
Politics
Republican Fight for Legislature
Johnson's Campaign Itinerary Is
Minneapolis Matters
PAGE w
Editorial Comment
News of the Railroads
PAGE "
In the Sporting World
News of the Northwest
PAGE vi
OF Interest to Women
PAGE Viii
Popular Wants
PAGE TX
Financial and Commercial
PAGE X
Assembly Passes Union Depot Loop
Resolution
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
FIRE CAUSES DISASTER AT
STILL LWATER
While Bridge Is Burning One Span
Falls, Taking Forty People Into the
Lake Two Persons Are Killed
and More Than Score of Others
Iniured---Heroic Work of ResCuers


| the fire department and of the city
council Nathan Lanners, with blood
streaming from his face, pulled out
Ray French, who was pinioned beneath
stringer, and was badly injured.
James McGann, assistant chief of the
fire department, was pinioned beneath
a huge timber, and everything possible
was done to remove it, but the only
way he could be removed was by chop
ping and saving away the timber. 1t
was feared his back was broken, but
the attending surgeon says that he es-
capped with bruises and broken leg.
Nature of the Injuries
Others injured were Herman Wo-
jahn, back and chest injured; Guy
Horseman, two ribs fractured; Nathan
Lanners,, nose broken and injured
about the head; Ed McPheters, leg
broken; Victor Edquist, leg broken;
Willie Madden, head bruised.
Some We're conveyed to the hospital,
while others were taken to doctors
offices and still others, who were not
seriously injured, went to- their homes.
One of the horses attached to the
hose wagon was drowned and the wag-
on was ~DdQly SIIlaSneQ.-4IWO@S spans OIL
the bridge are completely ruined and it
will be some time before the bridge can
be put in use again. There are some
who advocate the abandonment of the
structure and the construction Of an
iron bridge Immediately, inasmuch as
the pontoon bridge has been the scene
of many accidents during the past
three or four years.
The floor of the span which went
down lies even with the water, and
there are many who are of the opinion
that other bodies are beneath the span.
AS nearly as can be learned none is
missing. T.
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report the presence OF the Russia n
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80 tilsz
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Sne Is deScriped1aaS 81 larger vessel
than the Lena and commanded by
an officer of higher rank in the Rus.
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- .lie assls le.talyi OF state
uiiee.5Ils mat RUSSIAN armed trans
~ nov q Ianclsco be
tahsI as. IN CUSTODY py the naval authorities
ma in features about, the Conditions pre.
scrlbed are that the. Lena be taken to
| .ns sala,s islalo. n,lNy yaIa ana there dis
0reecn
munition and ordnance Stores and and such such
other]s disfna ntieInentsa as may be prescribe
gu Gu eollnlahaant olsine navy yard;
tat ass. suaranty
cisco untiI neaea ,,aa,, a, aa. aan-
aeluded; that the ofifcers and crew shah.
be pareled not to leave San Francisco. nn-
til some other understanding as to their
disposal may be reached between the
oh1!ea states government and both the
ueaaes en,s' INA. altes disarmament the
fo,. srcb rea soma he rena;rs ~ VA, uoch
her seaworthy and preserve her in gooG .aoG
condition during her detention. and NAV
be so repaired at the navy yard If the
Russian commander should elect; that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16

by the report pertaining to the tres
pass on state lands, but he declined to
indicate what cases he was at work
upon.
Attorney General Talks
"They will come out in due time"
the attorney general said. "The tracts
named by the timber report are often
widely apart and it is "a big task tic
get the evidence as showing whether
more timber has been taken by the
permit buyers than they have paid for
The attorney general would not dis
cuss the question of the liability a.
civil or criminal actions of the former
land clerks whom the johnson report
on mineral leases say have illegally
prof1ted by their connection with the
contracts with the state. He admitted
the existence of a statute such as the
public examiner quotes, making it
misdemeanor for employees of the state
to have contractural relations with the
state, but refused to say whether his
office had in contemplation actions to
annul the contracts now held by the
men formerly connected as land clerks
with the state auditors office, as sug-
gested by the public examiner.
Hamlin Not Bothered
At Republican headquarters the re-
port created profound sensation.
Chairman Conde Hamlin, of the state
central committee, was closeted with
the staff in charge of the Republican
state campaign yesterday afternoon.
and the Johnson reports were under
discussion.
THE reports were asked for by Mr..
Dunn" Mr.. Hamlin said, "but copies
reached the newspapers before they
came to Mr.. Dunn. The public exami-
ner has been at work for weeks pre-
pairing his reports, and Mr.. Dunn cam
not be expected to make reply to them
on the spur of the moment. The re-
ports present very weak case, and
we will have no trouble in dispesing
of them, but we will take our time. In
a day or two complete refutations vii,
be made by Mr.. Dunn"
You don't mean to say that the re-
port on the mineral land leases makes
a weak ease?" Mr.. Hanlin was asked.
Il mean that very thing. When we
get through with our side of the case
the public will be satisfied that there
is nothing to the. points raised by the
public examiner the chairman said
Lydiard's Explanation
Among the men who were cited by
Examiner Johnson as being interested
in mineral land leases where members
of the official family of the state audi
for were involved are L. A. Lydiard,
city clerk of Minneapolis Frank Healy,
city attorney Of Minneapolis and a cam
didate for judge of the. district court;
Frank T. Moody, registrar of the Min
neapolis water works, and James S..
Lane, alderman from the Second ward
in Minneapolis and candidate for re-
election.
j 1t was impossible TO see Messrs.
Moody and Lane last night, but Nj.
LydiafH expf6fned his connection with
the leases which have been objected to
by the, examiner
He says that about two: years ago
when the city Offices were located in
the old city hall Mr.. Patterson ap-
peared at the building and announced
he knew of some good things in min
eral land leases and would .let theni
in on the ground floor The PROPOSE
ton was accepted and the four men,
after discussing the matter, became
parties to several leases.
A short time later Messrs. Lane
Continued on Sixth Page
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
SECTION 6666,
GEN. LAWS 1894

A public officer who is author
(. lied to sell or lease any prop
erty or to make any contract, in
his official capacity, or to take
any part in such sale or lease, or
contract, and voluntarily becomes
interested. individually. in such
sale. lease or contract, directly
or indirectly, is guilty of mis-
derne.nor
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16

Public Examiner S. T. johnson yes
terday made public two reports cover
ing alleged Illegal ;transa ctions in the
office of the state auditor from 1895 to
1902, and the reports have created a
genuine sensa ton.
The reports were given to the press
yesterday morning, and Lat the same
time copies were sent to former State
Auditor Dunn
They reflect on Mr. Dunn's methods
in the sale of pine from state school
lands. and point out in cases where, if
the examiners figures and his conclu-
sions are correct, the state has lost
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
KING OF ITALY
HAS A NEW SON

RACCONIGA, Italy, Sept 15.-oueen
Helena was safely delivered of a son
at IL o'clock tonight at the royal pail
ace. Both mother and child are doing
well. The infant has received the
name of Humbert and the title of
Prince of Piedmont
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
nHE WEATHER

St. Paul and vIcInity-Fair and
cooler.
Minnesota-Fair excepting showers.
and cooler in northeast portion.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16

by the report pertaining to the tres
pass on state lands, but he declined to
indicate what cases he, was at work
upon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
MILLIONS. IN MINERAL LEASES
ARE HELD By .DU.NN'S CLERKS.
REPORT OF. EXAMINER MAKES SERIOUS
- CHARGES AGAINST r. C. DUNN

George a. Finn and |. c. Patterson Land Clerks Under
Former State Auditor, Are Reported as Personally
Interested in Number of Leases to Valuable Iron
ldnds--Mss Mabel Evans, Sister of Patterson, Fia-
ures as Person Securing Original Leases---M Millions
of Feet of Pine, According to Report Have Not Been
Accounted For---Report Creates Sensation
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
REJECTED LOVER KILLS
BRIDE OF ONE DAY

MEAD, Wash, Sept 15-Mrs Henry
Hoft, bride of one day, was shot to
death near here today by a rejected
lover, Fred Hoffman. who then COM
mitted suicide.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22

scraped carrots, one potato; slice one
onion; place vegetables in saucepan with
four tablespoons olive oil; shake over fire
until golden brown. Skim out vegetables
and place in kettle with one quart boiling
water, one bay leaf, one teaspoon salt, one
saltspoon pepper. Allow to simmer gently
for twenty minutes. Press through PURGE
sieve, return to Kettle with one teaspoon
kitchen bouquet. Serve with cheese balls
10 Mash Potatoes-Peel carefully. re-
moving all specks and discolored spots; let
water come to boil; place potatoes under
water, cover, boil until about to boil to
pieces; take kettle from fire; turn off
water, salt to taste, cover closely and let
potatoes steam for a few minutes. When
ready to mash potatoes, mash carefully I'M
til very fine; remove any Jumps that may
remain; pour in half cup of hot cream or
milk, with tablespoon butter. and beat
with spoon or masher until potato grows
fluffy and white. Serve with bits of butter
over top. Keep potatoes in hot place while
MASKING and beating; to remove from the
stove or to pour in cold milk or cream
cools potatoes quickly
Toast with Cream-Toast bread a deli
cate brown, place in covered dish until
enough has been toasted; over the whole
pour heated cream, seasoned with butter
salt and pepper Serve while hot.
Fruit Salad.-There are many delicious
salads made from fruit Other fruits NAV
be used if preferred. Slice one banana. cut
in squares sections of one orange and one
apple; toss among the bits of fruits hand
tul of raislns and handful of walnut
meats broken. over the whole nlacod IN a
dish lined with lettuce leaves, pour a may
onnaise dressing. Serve with waters, lady
fingers or any small cakes, not too sweet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
"SMUTTTY STORY"

to
his Il believe there ladies present. remarked the
no" said the general, but there gentlemen present"
The reproof deserved
to
both ladies nd
There those who make and rehearsal
o a
point discussing" know
what 5 coming.
Do these realize the that is contained in the impure
filthy Jest? Many would almost his right if he could blot
of o the
unwIngl
Sc
And Of the ls delight inform have told this
their
To the puremindei shock senHt
later and finally there is a relish for that of thing
Especially rehuked filthy
hoping find bushn his audience
about the holy mysteries of sex at the youth in particular
That vile on by
o
determined drink MOTTO of
boys
Let 5 laugh by all
But there r. o o laugha
It is deourt tell don't to hear his
Of he to
belaub body with filth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
WASTED AFFECTION.

Some women love sorrow. There is no
use denying it; they love it. They walk
with it by day and sleep with it by night,
fearing that it may slip out of their
reach. They are driving their friends, their
companions, their husbands from them by
nursing sorrows.
a man goes out in the morning his wife
has a sorrow in her arms, he feels worried
about her as he kisses her goodby lie goes
off down town and forgets all about that
sorrow. OF course it is also his trouble
but he puts it from him He comes in at
night and finds his wife trotting her sor-
row on her knee. He sees it clinging to her
skirts as she goes about doing her duties
lie again feels worried about her. but he is
hungry and he eats, while his wife signs
and minces Night comes; he is tired and
he falls asleep, only TO wal1en to find his
wife up walking the floor with that howl
ing grievance. lie expresses his sympathy
and offers TO walk awhile while she sleeps.
but she cannot rest, and he turns over
for more health-giving sleep. In the early
hours the WORKOUT wife crawls back into
bed and catches a few minutes feverish
sleep before it Is time to take up the bur
dens of the day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
A LAWBREAKER AND PROUD OFT

That have been touching when PA" Smith returned to his ancestral
homes Salt Lake City after his exciting the capital
thiytwo children embraced him. o asked did bring
$ something, popperw
lie didn't asking much lug box full of me
ekknys, Washington Utah Even Mormon has his
limits, and the children mi make the bs Of
all included the families "Pa' Smith
barred from the Bee Hive house
o a
be sudce % the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
ADVERSE RULING
FOR MRS. RILEY

EVERETT, March 22-- yesterday after
noon Judge Denney decided the suit
brought BY Mary ]. Riley against Patrick
Coffev. Lillian Mahoney w. A. Murphy,
Rena Kenneth and A. M. Abel for $4,000
damages for alleged assault and battery,
in favor Of the defendants All partiee
concerned in the action live in Snohomish.
The trouble which resulted in the suit
occurred last spring. Mrs. Riley owned
the Empire hotel at Snohomish, and pre-
paratory to making a trip South, Dor
rowed money on 'tcs property, giving a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
TITLE OR A HEART?
laker. of Colorado

Hurrah for Beauty Wannauaker o Colorado
Many American girl has traded her wealth beauty
Wannamak his
The
Wne wealthy He in
Miss Wannmakr we'll
Most girls would have been fascinated good
American
She has lived mostly her fathers big
rifle shot and fond outdoor Growing
oped into strong beautiful sensible
told her German admrer that she did general believe
in al all
oung Iow redb in veins
vent expired the army adjusted his
country announcing intention to
become an mercan itzen.
ho eoudr resist such grifce?
was andth he marriage has aiken place
Sensible girl
appyh
Take oa your to plain wesn Of Colorado and his wife
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
LEGAL NOTICE.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.


In the Superior Court of the State Of
Washington, for Pierce County. In Pro-
bate. No. 1897.
In the matter of the estate of Matthias
Leuf, deceased.
1t appearing to the Court, by the petit
ton this day presented and filed by Jo-
seph Klee, the administrator of the estate
of Matthias Leuf, deceased, praying for an
order of sale of real estate, that it is
necessary to sell the whole or some por-
ton of the real estate, to pay the debts
outstanding against said deceased, and the
debts, expenses and charges of admins
tration:
1t is therefore ordered by said Court,
that all persons interested in the estate
of said deceased appear before the said
Court on Monday, the twenty-ffth day of
April, A. d. 1904, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of said day, at the Court room
OF said Court dept. No. 81, at the Court
House in the city of Tacoma, to show
cause why an order should not be granted
to said administrator to sell so much and
such parts of the real estate of said de-
ceased as shall be necessary.
And that a copy of this order be pub
hshed once a week for four successive
weeks in The Tacoma Daily Times, news
paper printed and published in said Coun-
ty of Pierce.
w. o. CHAPMAN Judge.
Ernst Hoppe, Attorney for Administrator.
Mich. 2l-28, Apr. Alb.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
CRUISER ORDERED
TO PUGET SOUND

The cruiser Albany, now with the Ash
attic squadron, has been ordered to Puget
Sound and will Undergo extensive repairs
at the navy yard. The vessel is expected
to reach the Sound about May l.
The Albany has had no repairs to
amount an anything since she was pur-
chased by the United States government
at the breaking out of the war with
Spain. She was being built for the Bra
lillian government at the Armstrong yards
in England, and could not be completed
i'll time to leave English waters before the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22

The members of this division are picked
men, the officers are noted for their dar-
ing, and all wear distinctive uniform
Lieutenant General Baron Hasegawa cor
mands it. Under General Yamaii, in tn
attack upon Port Arthur in 1904, he won
distinction by capturing an almost impreg-
nable Chinese position on Gold mountain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
DAMAGING THE CREDIT OF THE CITY

melting Of Chamber Of
present
city credit present
forth the world public the municipality
the and
creH attacked purposes
) in should be
resort to atac on the credit o.
generally
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
NAVAL CADETS NAMED

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 22-Guy
X. Calhoun of Seattle has been desig-
mated by Representative Humphrey as a
candidate for the naval academy at Ann
apolis Ralph Hoover of Hoquiam has
been selected by Representative Jones and
James II. McCool of Walla Walla by Rep
resentative Cushman. The appointments
are, of course, subject to examination, and
this viii be held at Annapolis June 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
GAMBLING QUESTION Is UPPERMOST

The people Of Seattle watching made by their Judge
Iannger Just how far he law the community Eepe
cal around the gambling VIII he
tte and also slot mchn although generally believed that
with
that o making gambling
felony gambling has been openly conducted Seattle the law having been pactc
ab hy the restraint
that Il before office, when
all Of ths suddenly claimed word from
the police department was received to down"
The felony gambling stop gambling cities where the
NV is enforced the statut
The political i this being fought a well defined
issue The the closed policy the
which the machines and
gambling to ply
system.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22

British declaration of neutrality in the
war between the United States and Spain.
The vessel was in fine order when she
left the builders hands, but she has had
a continuous service of more than five
years a large part of the time in tropical
waters, and is naturally in great need of
repairs. The Albany is now with the
cruiser squadron at Shanghai
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-22
The Home
BY CYNTHIA CREy

50 it is day after day The man forgets,
only to be reminded by returning home.
Finally he tires of seeing the gaunt, hol-
low-eyed thing about, and advises thrust
ing 1t aside. His wife looks at him re-
proaehfully and never again brings it out
in sight but he knows by her troubled
brow and by her feverish hands, and a
hundred and one other signs that she is
nursing her woe in secret That he finds
worse than the other He tries to cheer
her uD, only to see the smile which his
wit called up chased away with a penitent
sigh
After awhile he can't stand it any longer
and he finds an excuse for not going home
He dimes out, perhaps he gives work at the
office as an excuse. As time passes she
doubts the necessity for his frequent abb
sences She pushes aside the first sorrow
it has grown SO that it is big enough to
walk alone; and bugs another to her heart
1t is all the same to the man mat comes
home later and later and hurries off earlier
and earlier. One sorrow or another the
signs are the same. it matters not to him
which one of many she is holding fast.
Observation-Disclosures harsh words, accusa-
tohs LuioWf dHd lheh the last SofroW Is
thrust into the divorce court, where, wink
ing and blinking from the glare of the light
of publicity, it clutches both man and
woman in clinging embrace which neither
may quite shake off.
Don't hang quite so exultantly to sor-
row; therell come another by and by;
shove this one off and get a little strength
to bear the other bravely, even smilingly
for those dependent upon your smiles for
their own cheer