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The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29

to the republican committees in the
and John \. Mccall. president of the
New York Life Insurance Company
admitted that he had contributed
Sloo,OOO of the company's funds to
the same committees. In fact the
big companies have frequently been
contributors to both political parties.
Public May Demand / egisIation.
There are two questions involved
In any fair consideration of these dis
closures. The first is the desira biiity
OF corporations taking such an active
and influential part in political cam
palgns and the second is the moral
ity of corporation officers making
contributions on their own initiative
out OF funds that are really trust
funds.
OF course a law can be made pro-
hibiting campaign contributions by
insurance companies or other corpo-
rat1ons. This may correct the abuse
or 1t may not. Laws are not always
obeyed or enforced. There, for exam
pie are the laws of Moses. The world
has been violating them for thou
sands of years. 1t might be consid-
cred fair if the directors of every in
surance company, savings bank, trust
company or other corporation hand
ling the peoples money, would adopt
rule forbidding absolutely all such
contributions and holding every otfi-
Ger financially and morally respon-
sible for its observance. Second, po-
litical candidates and committees
could announce that they would
neither solicit nor receive contribu-
tiors.
Public sentiment is rapidly crystal
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Looked Upon as a Cochran Oddly.

VlOlullo OF the law.
Looked Upon as a Cochran Oddly.
The bill was treated with derision
last winter, both by the daily press
and by gentlemen of the l.Ouse OF
Representatives, the Senate and
Third House. 1t was worth Il laugh,
people said. There was very little
corruption, they averred. The idea
that corporations employed legisia-
tive agents and disbursed huge sums
of money for or against certain bills
was moonshine doled out by scusa-
tionalists to crafty the morbid fancy
and the appetite for scandal of Pc
culiar class OF people.
The legislative inquiry into the If
fairs and conduct of the Equitable
Life and Mutual insurance compan!of
at New York seems to have placed
the matter of campaign contributions
and legislative Disbursements in
other than humorous Tight 1t mat
ters not whether the corporations
come forward voluntarily with their
contributions TO cnmno'~n funds or
whether they are solicited and hound
ed by campaign collectors until they
contribute-the result is the same.
Vice-president Gillette of the Mu-
tuaf Life Insurance Company testi-
fed that his company contributed
$92,5OO Of the policy holders money
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WHITE HOUSE XMAS DINNER.
THE ROOSEVELT FAMILY CELE-
BRATES IN THE GOOD OLD.
FASHIONED WAY.

Always Have Huge Rhode Island Tur-
key Which is not Spoiled by French
Cooks. - President Himself Does
the Carving
Old fashioned cooks and old fash
ioned cookery hold the fort in the
White House kitchen at Christmas
tide. When the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt give one of their great state
dinners to eighty or one hundred
guests, they usually entrust all the
preparations to professional caterers,
but when it comes to the dinner which
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To De Family Reunion.

President Roosevelt and his family
follow the general policy of all pre-
vious occupants of the White House in
observing Christmas as a family fes-
tival. This year it will have especial
significance as reunion, since OF late
months the junior members of the
Roosevelt household have been scat
tered as never before. by reason of
their attendance at different schools
and colleges. The Roosevelt Christ
mas, while a family affair, is by no
means confined to the immediate
household. The Roosevelt children
have long been allowed to entertain
their numerous cousins on Christmas
and other relatives are likewise in at
tendance, while the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt usually ask a few per-
sonal friends to also join the party.
Christmas dinner at the White
House is served in the evening and the
President arouses an appetite for it by
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StrODg on Details.

"'Rastus. where's that rake?"
DE rake's wild de hoe, Marster.
well, then, where's the hoe"'
"Marster, de hoes wild de rake"
well. 'Rastus, confound it, where
are they both?"
"Dey's boff togedder, Marster. Pears
like youse pow'ful ticker bout details
dis mawnin' You leave de regulatin
of all dat to me, Marster, and I'll look
out fo' yo' interests"
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MRS. SANTA CLAUS.
UNCLE SAM'S DEAD LETTER EX.
PERT GUIDES STRAY CHRIST
MAS GREETINGS.

Sends out Many Presents to Children
Has a Remarkable Memory and
Knowiedge,and Decipners the most
PuzzlinR Addresses.
Tucked away in little corner Of
the Postoffice Department at Washing
ton behind desk which has held a
thousand interesting stories sits a
charming white haired woman who is
known the length and breadth of the
land as Mrs. Santa Claus"
The woman to whom this suggestive
ly dear name has been given is Mrs.
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intelligible. Among the hundreds of
such which she received the other day
was one addressed to "Ygnac Lech,
Combryja Co. brot stryt no s0S.
Szanony Pan"
How many, or rather how few, peo-
pie would have known how to go about
locating this person. The letter was
postmarked Florence. Mrs. Collins
own store of Information told her that
the Cambria Iron Works of Johns
town, Pa, was employing large num-
ber OF Italians and she sent the letter
on. Sure enough Mr.. "Yanac Lech"
was there and received the letter
which, without Mrs. Collins assist
ance would never have fallen into his
hands.
A facetious student at the University
Of Virginia wrote to a young society
girl in Washington and addressed the
envelope entirely in Greek. 1t takes
greater obstacles than that to balk
Mrs. Collins and the young woman re-
reived her letter as promptly as If
it had been addressed in the most
legible English hand. The list of such
letters is almost unlimited in length.
A Spaniard sent a letter to "Sr. Fer
nado Maya, Fuerte galen Colo" and it
was promptly forwarded to Mr.. Maya
at Fort Garland, Colorado
Mrs. Collins is charming woman
and occupies a tiny apartment in one
of Washington's fashionable apartment
houses.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29

The popularity of ''rrilby" for a
time exceeded that of any novel pub
lished. with the possible exception of
Uncle Toms Cabin"
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izing into the conviction that corpo-
rate contributions should either be
made impossible or else required to
be made in such public fashion that
they would be robbed of their bane-
fun effect.
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Time TO Move.

Oh that l were where l would be,
Tnen would l be where l am not,
For where l am. would not be,
And where / could be, l cannot,
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Senator Harris Baked.
Henry Clay Evans, late consul gen.
eral at London, was once in Congress
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Criminal penalties were provided for
violations of the law,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01
FEVER YELL IN HIND.
Business Improving and Confidence
Restored IN Nezc-OTLedns.
NEw-oRLEANs FEVER RECORD.

New-Orleans Aug 31.-The beginning or
September finds the yellow fever situation
greatly improved in New-Oreans and a return
ing confidence in the Southern business world
A new bank opened Its doors here to-day with
s2500o00 deposits for the first day, showing a
healthy revival of trade.
In q statement tonight, Surgeon ]. Il. White,
commanding the government fever fighters.
summed up the situation thus:
The fever Is well under control Every ward
is working smoothly. There COM
plants Of moment and every day sees a de-
crease in the death rate. The number Of cases
reported is small compared with the records
Of a week ago. and compared with the records Of
1878 it is nothing.
am more than satisfied with the results of
my tour of all the wards. Everything is alb
solutely smooth and in easy running order. We
have the situation in hand My confidence
grows every day. and I want to compliment the
work of every physician and surgeon who IS
working with me.
o-day's improved situation is best shown in
comparison of fever figures for similar dates
in 1873. August 80, 1878, had this record: New
cases, 1e9; total cases. 2.977; deaths, SO; total
deaths, S67.
Up to August 20 the present epidemic out
stripped that of 1873 IN the total number OF
On that date 1905 showed 1885, while 1873
showed 1855. but the corresponding deaths for
1873 were Al. while 1905 had only 4 on that date
the former epidemic, the deaths less than
one tenth many. Since August 20 the rate of
new cases has been steadily decreasing. as has
also that Of deaths.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01
ADRIFT FOR IS HOURS.
Cree and Passengers of Wrecked
Schooner Suffer in Open Boai.

by Telegraph to The Trtbunel
Galveston, Texas, Aug. 31.--Nine men and two
women from the abandoned schooner John Fran
els arrived here soon after midnight this morn
ing in an open boat, after thrilling experience.
In the party were Captain z. P. Vessel. Mate
Charles Egston, the crew Of seven men and two
women passengers.
The schooner. owned by Galveston interests.
left this port at noon Tuesday. bound for Coat
Zacoalcos. Mexico, with cargo of dressed and
creocoted lumber. When seventy miles off CAL
weston bar, Tuesday night, the craft sprung a
leak. and for ten hours the crew worked at the
pumps but their efforts were in vain. and early
Wednesday they We're forced to abandon the
craft. For eighteen hours the nine men and two
women battled with the seas in the yawl, having
lost their supply of food and water shortly after
leaving the schooner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01
SCHOONERS IN CRASH.
One Picks Up Creso Of the Other
the Nert Day.

The four masted schooner John BosseFr IRON.
Georgetown. S. c., arrived here yesterday aio
reported being in collision In g fog last suloa'
with a schooner believed to be the ChaIiss "a
Witler The Bossert on Monday picked up Six
of the yVftIer's crew and brought them 10 por-
The rescued men are Captain Charles bro"nsti'
his son James, the mate and three sea1nen-
Captain Veazie Of the Dessert reporting on li0
collision. said:
Last Sunday when were about t"enI'
miles east Of Diamond Shoals Lightshlp an III
known lun berladen schooner bore down on ue
IN a fog and we coIded. She veeied on aIesI
striking and we did not see her again Inc neAs
6av in latitude 80, longitude T4-3O, we picked
UP the Witer's crew in boat They toi sa,' US
,ba+ they had been in collision with SONS
scbooner and becoming waterlogseo, apaIs
doned their craft without trying to save any o.
their effects. They said the impact had carried
awav the starboard anchor and chains. the cat
head and part of the forerigglng.
The Bossert had her starboard plankng oaols
scraped and torn. The John Bossert was ouiiI
.srb1 months ago at Bath Me- She is owned oy
John Bossert & Sons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01
SAYS SHE PAID SLEUTHS.
Womam Surprised That Court
Thought Contributions Irregular.

After Detectives George W. Cook and Henry
Kratch. of the West 30th-st- station. had made
charges against a woman yesterday she told the
court, through an Interpreter. Of alleged black
mail their part. Magistrate Steinert dis
charged the woman The case taken up by
Captain Robinson. Of the West 30th-st station,
but he refused to say what action would be
taken.
The woman was Julia Dupre, twenty-seven
years old, of No. 4S7 7th-ave. Cooks face was
scratched. and he said that the woman, after
being arrested on disorderly conduct charge
had assaulted him.
MAGISTRATE Steinert heard the testimony Of tho
detectives and then fined the woman So on the
disorderly conduct charge. and held her in $500
bail for the Court of Special Sessions the
sault charge.
The woman then asked to make statement,
and Interpreter Lamont was called She said:
Three weeks ago these two detectives came to
nv house, at No 4S7 7th-ave, during my abb
sence My maid Marie Foije was home. These
detectives demanded 500. and my maid, KNOW
ing them to be detectives, gave 1t to them. They
said they wanted to get the money to LAY low
on my house. That man Lpointing to Cook was
the one who took the money.
Last night these two detectives come to my
house and again demanded $50. | was home,
and refused them. Just about ten minutes
afterward l was standing talking to man in
the hall of my house when these men came back.
me to the street, and said l was arrested on a
dtsorderly conduct charge. / fought them and
defended myself as best could
MAGISTRATE Steinert had listened closely to the
wornan's testimony. and at once dismissed both
cases He paid no attention to the detectives
protest and when Cook called his attention TO
the bribery charge said that 1t was not at ISSUE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01

After comforting with President Morton, Sem
ator Depew returned to Briar Cliff Lodge Oh the
Hudson, where he is spending few weeks with
Mrs. Depew. When there last night by a
Tribune reporter he said:
II have been working twelve hours day on
this settlement matter since L returned from
Europe The public has been wondering why
I have had nothing to say to them, but after
reading this letter to President Morton 1 think
they will understand The amount paid the
Equitable day raised by the reorganiza-
ton committee of the Depew Improvement Com
pany, which was formed two years ago. The
plan of reorganization, which resulted in the
payment, well under way when I went to
Europe Developments after I arrived the
other side seemed to make haste necessary and
l returned to push matters This payment
clears the title to the most valuable portion of
the Depew Improvement Companys property.
THE Equitable management is perfectly salts
fed with the settlement made. More than
that, I safely say they convinced that
from the beginning have done everything man
could do to protect the company"
DO you feel that any injustice has been done
you in this case?" asked.
I'VE will say nothing about injustice.
My letter is full and honest explanation of the
entire transaction and subsequent developments.
1 don't think any injustice will be done by those
who read It."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01
JAPAN SEEKS CHINA's MARKETS.
Boycott Will Wear Itself Out-Americans
Must Watch Island Empire.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington, Aug. 3i.-Special Agent Burril,
sent by the Department of Commerce and Labor
to China to investigate trade conditions. arrived
at Shanghai on August 3. and result of two
or three days observation and inquiry among
mercantile classes of that city. writes
7 am certain that China presents magnificent
field for exploitation Of American manufactures
and am convinced that only continuance of
practically a total disregard of American ex-
norters for the requirements of the Chinese trade
will prevent a steady growth Of importation
from the United States This great commercial
field is open to the United States. whose geo
graphical advantages are supplemented by the
friendship of the Chinese people and their pref
erences for Americans and American products
provided the manufacturers will do their part
Rut in this Japan must be reckoned with above
all other nations Japanese enterprise is ap-
parent in China and there are unmistakable
evidences in Japan of preparations for occupy
ing Chinese markets with number of products
that are now supplied by the United States and
other nations
The prevalent opinion is here that the boy
colt will wear itself out II has, however.
wrought considerable damage to American trade,
and IL It should extend to the consumer and
thus drive American goods from the small re-
tell stores It would require some time to recover
the lost ground.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01
DROPS BARROW TO TAKE PROPERTY
Laborer Gets Telegram Announcing That He
Has Fallen Heir to $4,000.
by Telegraph to The Tribune

Atlantic City \. J.. Aug 31--From a s15o a day
iaF7orer n q man worth $4,000 the experience
this morning Of L. L. Bury, OF this city. who has
been employed on the Blenheim. now in the course
OF erection as an annex TO the Marlborough House.
The above sum bequeataed to Bury through
the viii of his father. who died five years ago IN
England but the Iatter's affairs. because OF some
technicaity in the Will could not be properly set
lied and the fortune distributed until the present
time
Bury wheeling a heavy barrow from the
ground TO the first floor when he scanned the con-
tents of the telegram that had been handed MIN
by the foreman Bury Immediately stopped WORK
and went TO see the lawyers He had s42 10 coming
him for his work here and he sold his time Tor
s4I25
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01
WATER FILTERS AND COOLERS. :
THE BEST KIND. :
For Sale by
LEWIS g. CONCER
$50 s 132 West 42d Street,
and l35 West 4ist St. New York.
ARMY AND NAVY NEM )
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

From The Tribune Bureau1
Washington. August 81.
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS-Ths following
army and navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Lieutenant Colonel EDWARD e D. RAVo deputy
commissary general. to Manila
Contract Surgeon g- FR z1S1ds, A HALiAi i'0'A
First Lieutenants FRED W. HERsHLEE and a. sE sna
Leutenant ' JAMES ). o:HARA Atm Cavalry. detailed
recorder e Rya1, and , Sosnlsr and Second
Lieutenant James B. Henry. IT,. .th Cavalry. re-
spectively
Second Lieutenant ORLANDO C, TRoxEl. i2h c.v.isys
board Preside. examination for promotion.
Etrs, Lieutenant GEORGE sTEUNENsERG. I lSth ca
airy: detailed professor military science pniy css
man i@ 18th Infantry. VINO viii proceed regiment
Second Lieutenant WALTER KRAUEGER, soth Infantry.
before board Fort Leaven"0rh. examination Tor D''-
Detail sRa camera H6:5 ..s so
sAnuEL sEAY. Jr. go Iafanify; FowELL
sd Pisnt aga f., eatessn, AEe
sAXToN. Esd Infantry. recorder detailed examining
before board. Madison Barracks examination for pro-
motion
Captain GIRARD .srURTEvANT. 9th Infantry, detailed
so P'T N ns e P sth 1ns Woe
Second Lieutenant ASA L. SINGLETON. 5th Infantry
before board PlattsburS barracks. exanination tor
WOODWARD. GECR4E H. JAMERsoN. FRANK D.
kELER surgeon. and Viii. II Po 4 +
Fort Douglas. detailed examining So4sd At
Second Lieutenant EDWIN O. SAUNDERS. 18th Infant
" before board Fort Douglas. examination for pro-
First Lieutenant WILLIAM e MAc1,1N1.AY. Is, Cav
airy. 70 proper station
NAVY.
Ensgn W: G. MITCHELL. detached the Topeka to wash
Hgton. examination for Promotion then home. wal,
S1Fs zSaa:y G eTFSEs detached the Texas to Naval
Cable dispatch from Rear Admiral c. T. Train.
Asiatic Station. Cavite. August 80:
Lieutenant Commander J. F LUBY. to Cavtts stat.oa
Assistant Surgeon C. [. wICKEs detached Cayts sta
ton to the Ohio.
Passed Assistant Surgeon C F. FREEMAN detached
olonsapo station TO Cavite station
Captain H LEE Z. s N. {; ana First Lieutenant T.
station; to legation Feking 's'''s' o''ns'O0
Passed Assistant surgeon J. s TAYLOR detached the
Ohio: 10 legation Picking
MOVEMENTS OF vEsssIs-rhe following
movements OF naval vessels have been recorded
ARRIVED.
August 2e-The Florida. the Arkansas and the Nsvad.
August ao-The Marcellus a, Baltimore the Yankton at
Florida The Arkansas the Nevada the Texas the
Newark. the Atlanta the Hartford the Terror. thu
and the Severn at Annapolis '''-''
August al-The Galveston Basse Terre Rain
a. SAILED
Angus. 2s-rhs Brutus from Hampton Roads for Moot.
2s-Ths Marcelius from Washington fOr Bsir-
August so-The Nashville from Boston for New-york.
the Wasp from Norfolk Newport the Yankton
from Newport for Provincetown, the Newport from
Guantanano for Ports-aou;h n h: The Olympia
fsm euan.ssas,o o9- Monte Sristi the FIOria. he
Atlanta the Hartford. the Terror thu Lawrsnes the
Antigua Tor Ba4ss Tszse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01
WHY THE TAVERN FAILED.
JOE JOHNSON TELLS.
Keeping People Sober and Obeylng
the Lac the Cause.

tn. failure OF the Subway Tavern. at Mulberry
and B,eecker SITS, explained yesterday py
Joseph Johnson, jr-. president of the conpahs
which ran the place for year. At the same uine
m sx dressed belief that the experiment In run
ming & reform drinking place might have succeeoeo
IN q different neighborhood He asked per"ission
10 express the gratitude OF the promoters OF the
enterprise to Bishop Potter. saying the bishop
''brayed q food OF publicity by lending his sane
tIon'' and suffered the most Incorporate apuse
from those who were ignorant OF conditions In NOW"
York City-condtions stil demanding better regu-
iatica Of the liquor traffic" he added that Bishop
Potter never had the sightest pecuhiaI! i'
IN the enterprise.
The reasons for the failure OF the Subway Tavern
were given by Air. Johnson in part follows;
The neighborhood discovered that the tavern
u express conviction that in some cases pront
in the OF this city is made after the drker
ceSsion of many drinks. Therefore we never 20.
TIE h arn Money and Where he began taperng his
drinks wherein lies the profit In other worus,
ms we sent him away. 1t is worth noticing, TOO
thai man refused drink never came pab ne
s1nntIa-y liberty. and doubtless our bartendeers
never failed to offend the person. who we 'houeA H.
Another contributory cause lay in the high Ges
under our principles Of selling only the best o ,re
not refng bottles. cost us 80 to loo per
orr profit on actual material sold has been as
a as pct exist unless he made from 100 TO 70"
cent. not
hoei and OF course obeyed the law as no 10 Sunday
= follows that the tavern got none OF nc which
Patronage which ofttimes is the patToIiasee So he
gives the saloonkeeper his profit on se eotaI dis
:nr especially uptown and in the - notori-
.-ic+s me saioonkeeper's largest day II s 70 the
ous that no attention whatever is palo 1natiton in
eTn,se law so there field OF Is nn+ enter
HSicb the tavern could not and woulo 0 resi-
The tavern ought to have been IN q popO
Dental district
DR.. E. r. L. Gould OF the directors OF .,.e
tavern company. said yesterday that ne .housn l'
,ba tavern had been e success IN its way pecause
It compelled three low class saloons near !" 70 .loss
fol want of trade, but he ADDED that NC 49,,
,ha tavern would have done better IN an up'o"n
s residential neiEhboThood- c..hu,.r Tavern
1sTSy no means do l consider the SUBWAY 80 "a ~.
failure he said land I strongly recoi me oo
confinuance The supreme adYantase o. .ae nrns+
many system is the elimination OF pprnare ~ re
froIo Honor selling Through these means WIZ
MAJ regard as at best dangerous trailS rs
from the hands of self-see21lg cIass - Irb
y. low tvpe and always perhaps eIao@ea W. 70
sToTerfect sense moral responspiIt anu ,,bI;
a1p oresnization representing disnteres1eo Pupno
welfare ...-,, +r,+ the tavern
coT1nany had sold its plant and Wouio cease ~ "
have anv interest In the place as soon as .i.e On
t-o,,Tts were settled The place Is TO be run as Oh
ordinary saloon hereafter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-01
WITHOUT STILL AT LARGE.
Detectives Discover More Alleged Wives of
Doctor Wanted for Bigamy.

Several new alleged wives of Dr. George A w .tz-
hofs Who is under Indictment for bigamy. were dis
covered Yesterday by private detectives Inc arth-
biparnist has, however. not yet been found al
+to,,ab De,ectives Schott and Huneken, who are
= .ou believe they have clews of his where
obou+e hat will lead his capture.
The most interesting developments YESTERDAY IN
tho witzhof case was the arrival in this city from
pb,IadeInbia Of Mrs. William Juster. whose nus
hand Dr. William Juster, IL has Geeh repo' leu
was Dr. Witzhof. She is the proprietor Oh Inc
IeTox Hotel in PHILADELPHIA ~, ,ou
Mrs Juster was Indignant over the newspaper
- rsfarrfng 10 her al one Of ths many desert
Cd wives of DR.. WITHHOLD. She declared that she
was DR. Juster's fret and legal VIE