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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
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Lastly. write your initials and ad-
dress on back of prescription to Cletract
attention from true cost mark"
This primer for the use OF members
OF the National Association OF Retail
Druggists is paragraph from IN. A.
r. ID. Notes." leafiet issued by the
association. The cipher code, it was
shown. works in this fashion: Each
letter represents the figure under which
it is placed. For instance, the charge
for certain prescription is $1.35. The
druggist writes pam" under the first
line Of the prescription. This sign,
like n tramp's mark on q gatepost, Is
to inform the next druggist visited
with the prescription that the associa-
ton price is $135. This the latter Is
expected to charge IL he is n member.
The drug trust, according to the state
ments made In the course of the trial,
is made up of three associations-the
National Retail association, the Pro
prietors Association of America and
the National Wholesale association.
These work together. IL is charged, to
raise the price OF drugs and TO drive
out OF business al! cut rate druggists.
Letters were shown 10 prove that the
formation of the trust had resulted in
an increase of S9O,0O0,OO0 profits to re-
tail druggists in the United States.
Evidence was submitted to show that
1O4 drug manufacturers, or 90 per cent
or the number In this country, were
members OF the trust pink slips"
were distributed to such as continued
TO deal with nonmembers with the idea
of conveying to them the information
that they would be boycotted IL they
did not desist The pamphlet contain
Ing the primer" was issued TO 5000
retail druggists, according TO the testi-
mony.-New York Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.

Fall schedule i'm effect Friday, September
etb, Ieoo. Three trips weekly between RaIti-
more and Washington.
Leave Baltiu ore, Pier q. Light street NJ 4 m
N. every TUESDAY. Thursday and SATURDAY.
Tor the following river landings. Aiexandrit
ana wash nEion; Millers. Bromes, Porto Ret
10. Cray sons. /, oan, Bun dicks, Walnut Point,
Sowarts. lcwisctia. Briar. lodge LANDING
Muudys Point Bond Point Kinsale- Ivnchs
foint. AGSms, lincy Point. Lconsl, dts W nj.
Abclls, howards. CObrums, Stoi cs Bushwood'
Lane"ster Riverside, Liverpool Point, ely
mont, Alexandria. Arriving in washirpton
inFs. "'"
Leave Washington. foot of Seventh s.r, Of
az - m. every sunday Tuesday and Thurs.
cay Tor the following rfyct Landings and Raj
iimorC: Alexandria, Glymont Itveruool
RON Xiv crside, hushwood. Lancaster How
afds Cobrums. stones, Leonardtown 4 bells
pthey Point, Adams, Loo &c Landing Mundys
Point. Bond Point, kiDsale, l., nchs Point
Soan. Bundicks. Walnut Point, Cowarts'
ncMlsctta, briar, Millcrs, Graysons. Bromes
norto Belc. Arriving in baltimore carly
tuesday, Thursday aud Saturday morning.
WILLARD THOMSON. General Manager
4. MURDOCH, GENT Fat. and Pass. Agt..
Srpn,,y.,eo>, - baltimore, Nd.
m e REARDON. Agt,. alexandria, va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
A WALL STREET BROKER.
st Costs to he N Member of the Ne,
York stock Exchange.

10 Costs to De N Member of the New
York stock Exchange.
Have you any idea what 1t costs to
be brokerI Few are able to keep
their mere Office expenses down to less
than $4,000 year. And these SIC. 1000
fellows do only n small business, for
large transactions involve great risks
and hence large capital. And, as
physical comfort has become an i'm
portant factor in modern speculation,
the broker who cannot offer the crea-
ture luxuries supplied in the Offices OF
his richer rivals is bound to lose Gus
toners. There are broker offices up
town where the customer has lux
urious bathroom at his disposal, where
a magnificent lunch is served free,
where champagne is kept on the ice all
the time excepting when customers
are drinking 1t and where cigars of the
finest lie In open boxes for all corners.
And here, again, comes the telephone.
The phone plays its part not only as a
factor OF convenience to a broker, but
as factor OF frightful expense Over
100 brokerage firms in Wall street con-
duct large part of their business by
long distance telephone or by telegraph.
They are called .'Hire houses" Over
100 such houses have private tele-
phones and telegraph wires to Boston
or Philadelphia or Chicago. When It
is stated that the cost OF maintaining
a private wire to Chicago is $1,000 a
month and that a proportionate sum Is
charged for wires to other cities, IL is
very easy to understand why q private
wire is about the costliest part of q
brokerage business.
To return TO the floor" let US see
what broker must put up In order
TO gain the privilege or standing on
that hoor and yelling at the tep OF his
voice. The Stock Exchange resembles,
as much as anything, one OF the up
town clubs. It's membership is not
more, in fact, than that OF many OF the
best clubs. In it's organization. too.
IT resembles club. Do you wish to
become member of this frenzied
finance club? Well, then, you must
first pay your initiation fee-that Is, the
price OF seat, which may be any
amount from $50. 600 to $4,000. After
mat, not before, You may possibly be
elected to membership by the commit
tee on admissions. Your name as an
applicant for admission will be public
~ announced some day on the floor,
your name and also those OF your NOM
inator and seconder. Your nominator
and seconder. by the way. will before
that have been obliged to state in COM
mittee that they would unhesitatingly
accept your uncertided check for at
least $4,000, and when those two men
have made that declaration for you
you have received the highest indorse-
ment required by Wall street-Leslie's
Weekly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
Baltimore Chesapeake & Atlantic
.Essss,ssssss-z RAILWAY CO.
Spring Schedule. In effect Anru sp 70

NFN'"H SSHcoulc, IN eject April 2p, 1905.
- steamer leaves Pier Light Street Wharf
ni..imofe, every Sunday and wednesday
weather permitting, for Fitchetts and inteyy
hcuiato landings as follows:
:, leave baltimore p. M, Mia 2:3O a. m
IAN IAN npsons $50. Tipers 3. Biackwells $50
30 oc'9 i $40, limbs !, Reedville $50 Bardngs
~ ~ harVeys b:l0, Glace Point 7:lO. Byrdton
~. hllmarnock 1:3O, Ocrans SAD Chases o
i.lIIie bay H;iO. PAIN ers 10, Jackson's Greek
i len, the ry Point lli5, Cricket Hill IL noon.
NI,lls ITO y. M, arrive FitchetIs I2:sO
returning, leaves Fitohetts for I3aitimo-a
auu intermediate landings weather hermit
ing, every Tuesday ard Friday. as follows:
Cricket Hill 9:45 Cherry POND IA JacIson..
SiscA wv, Fnimers II, noon, Little Day l2:I5
T.. m, Chases l2:45, Oct ans |, KflmarnDck I.s6
i nSrs yIa l;eo Grace Point :. Hardings q Hnr
yeys S;l5, Election 4:45, limbs g. ReedyiIie 5.so
Mila q, blackwells $50, Tipers J:l5 Slmpsons
arrive BALTIMORE a. N. y
steamer leaves Pier j. Light Street Wharf.
naltlmote, every Monday aud Thursday
weather permitting. for Freeport and tnteT,'
mediate landings as follows:
Leave baltimore s p. m, Mia 2;30a m Flee
! ION 2; lin bs SD keedvlle S:S,, Grace Point g.
pSroton OOO, hllmarnock 5;l5. Ocran 5:45 lack
sons Gre. lOS, Cherry Point 7:asl Cricket
nll .;oO Calls ), Fitchetts SIS, Ruarks Gals
SSIlheis S.-U. arohouse 9:35. Conrads 10
urecn Point lO:l5, Stampers IO::U Hands m
arrive at frceport ll:I5. 80
aeturhing, leaves FTeeport for Baltimore
ana intermediate landings every " edneSdsv
anu oatuTuay, W, aiher permitting. as follows:
leave FreepOrt q a. IN, BANDS 8 10 Stamp
erS o;0O, Sreen Point 6:45. COnrals z Ware
mouse, 500, "rinels $40, Ruarks s:I5 Fitehetfs
y, SSlils ":oO Crick, HiIl H:45, Cherry Point 10
mock l2:3O,p. M. Byrdton 1885, Grace Poiot
EAU, tleeton fi5, Timbs T. Reedville s.sr
Mia o, TPers 'b,25, Blackwells $3.50. arrive
baltimore a IN.
WILLARD THOMSON. Gen. Manager.
w. II. BROWN. Agent, Pier 3.
l. MOkDoCH. Gen. Passenger Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
Mr..


When does "Mr." cease to be a
Mr.? This. says n correspondent, Is
asked not as 4 conumdrum, but merely
by way of ascertainlng the proper use
OF the prefix. Twice In one day have
I been confronted by seemingly incon-
sistent usage IN this matter. In the
opening sentence Of his Caroline
Poets" Professor Saintsbury refers to
''Mr. Matthew Arnold and ''Meri-
mee," and maintains the distinction. /
pick up a newspaper containing an
article by Mr.. Andrew Lang on "An
Adventurous Author" and I'm the first
paragraph l meet ''Thackeray'' and
'Mr. Stevenson" Is there no ruler
Is IL not time to drop the prefix after
man has made his double qualifica-
tion-by notabillty and death-for iu-
clusion in the National Portrait gal
lery? Or are we to be guided by per-
sonal caprice and only to drop the
MFR" when we think the man referred
TO has earned the honor by his great
ness in our eyes? Thus I'm a subtle
fashion we may crlticise a man by
clubbing him, posthumously. a Mr.
London Chronicle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
A MYSTERIOUS CODE.
Queer Circular OF Instructions Issued
60 Retail Druggists.

10 tttnti DruEEtsts.
One may never have thought OF the
screened portion OF the druggists shop
as spiders web, with the druggist
lying there in wait for prey. But is
there not ground for n belief that when
ne energies from his place OF mystery.
with face expressing dignified respect.
ne Is studying his customer to deter
mine how heavily the latter can be
bied without Knowing it-trying 10 de-
eide TX be Is able to pay we'll aud
whether he knows what the hero
y.yphlcs OF the physician mean3 These
are some OF the thoughts that may be
running through the druggists head as
be steps back into his sanctum with
the mysterious paper In his hand. The
following taken from the records OF
the United States circuit court at Phil
adelphia in case recently tried there.
would seem sufficient ground for this
belief:
"As an indication OF the interest TAX
en- in tho national price mark the fol-
lowing circular OF Instructions to re-
tail druggists by the Greene County
association will be of value: ~ Gus.
toner hands You recipe or prescrip-
ton OF any kind and asks. Can you
nil this. and fer how muchT Take
the prescription Immediately behind
your prescription case. there consider
your customer financially. his probable
knowledge OF the prescription, the
amount OF knowledge and labor neces-
sary to compound the prescription, then
make your price, which is for the en-
tire association. Do not be in hurry.
Write the price with pen or pencil Gas
the prescription may be- between the
first and second lines or items on the
prescription and so as not to attract
attention The National Association
of Retail Druggists cost mark is:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
Way. of the ch,n...

According TO the Rev. L. J.. Hardy
long resident of China. who has writ.
ten book ON the Chinese 1.-The first
emperor OF the Ming dynasty, A. D.
1868, prohibited all prayers but his own
to God. What confusion lie said
there will be above. what Intolerable
annoyance, il you people all call upon
him. Should common person pre-
sumo TO worship his Father In heaven
he may be punished by Chinese law
with eighty blows, and even with stran-
gulation."
Another traveller In China, Mrs. Dor
othy Gator, brings forward once more
the grim fact that poverty ins that
country leads to the commission OF ter
rible crimes. The Chinese very sell
dom kill their sons" she says. "but
their girl babies they drown, IL they
have too many, just like kittens. Any
day one may be seen floating In the
river"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15

The Swiss dislike the automobiles
more than do any other European peo-
pie. Laws restricting the motorist IN
the Alpine communities are severe
and are more usually enforced than In
this country. for instance. He really
has TO slow down in the villages, and
he is forbidden 10 travel on the high
passes except in the tow OF n horse
Even these restrictions, however. do
not satisfy the democratic sentiments
OF the Ielvctiaus. A contributor to
the Berner Buud writes OF the motor
list as 1.-THE anarchist of the traffic ques-
ton" and of his car as "the bomb
which the parvcnu hurls into the midst
OF the defcnscless Masses" He pro-
poses, therefore. the formation OF an
antimotor league. OF which the princi-
pal demand shall be that. pending the
ripening of opinion for the entire sup.
preston of motorists, the roads shall
ut least be forbidden to them on Sun
days and public holidays.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
NAMES OF wARsHlPs.
Superstition stfu Holds safsors-st
ry OF the Chesnpeeke.

ry OF the Chesapeake.
The decision TO change the name OF
the training ship Chesapeake to Sew
ern because of the bad luck which be-
fell the first ship OF the former name
shows that even I'm an age of erlight-
eminent superstition survives among
seameD. The reason assigned is that
the original Chesapeake was ''unlucky"
because OF the i'll fortune that befell
her some years before the breaking
Britain and the lowering OF her flag
to the Shannon during that war.
While we have no desire go question
the motive i'm changing the name, we
think It well to remember that, al
though the old frigate struck her col
ors twice, there was NO dishonor in
either case. In the first instance the
assault upon the Chesapeake was un-
warranted and brought the country to
the verge of war that might never
have occurred but for that incident
The Chesapeake was alleged to have
on her four deserters from the British
navy, and the Leopard, In our waters,
followed her and wantonly ''blew her
VII, ~ SoA'OhS iuHBedSc, anu LOOK OH
the men forcibly. Impressment was
the evil that brought on the war. and
this was the most arrogant exercise Of
the alleged right. 1t turned out that
there was only one man who could be
claimed by any stretch OF technicalities
to be Briton. There Is no disgrace
in that event, for the American COM
mander was not prepared to fight and
had no idea that he would be attacked
He was court martialed more to ap-
pease public sentiment than for any
other cause.
It is agreed on all sides that the fight
between the Chesapeake and Shannon
was an unequal combat, due to one OF
those accidents which so often decide
events. at the opening OF the fight the
rudder OF the Chesapeake was dam
aged, so that she became helpless, most
OF her officers were killed and wound
ed, and the end was never even by the
British claimed to be anything to our
discredit. Lawrence was bold and too
rash and was not provided with a prop
eriy trained crew. He paid the penalty
for his rashness, and his dying words,
Don't give up the ship" have been
worth since then n dozen frigates. We
do not look upon the name as unlucky,
but rather as significant, but since
sailors must have their pet supersti-
tons all must acQuiesce In the change.
philadelphia Inquirer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15

=
he was accoStcd by wellwisher. he
told hhS that the snow was too deep TO
ride farther. and the wellwisher con-
scented 10 buy his horse for 50, simply
as favor. lie impressed upon the
young preacher the Importance OF hav-
ing fun knapsack and advised him
not 70 eat until he had gone far on his
Journey. Thanking him for his kind
advice. the missionary courageously
set out TO tramp through sixty miles
OF snow, with only blazed trail to
guide him. By 10 o'clock he was tired
and hungry, by O'Clock he was fam
ished and exhausted and by q o'clock
he dropped i'm his tracks. With eager
fingers he united the kuspsack 10 find
in tia rock! The good Samaritan had
relieved him OF his lunch, and he had
packed" a useless, heavy burden for
all those dreary miles!
But he had come TO preach and not
to cry. and his great good nature, his
earnestness and his gameness deeply
impressed the mining camp, and a
wonderful change had taken place.
Sunday labor was abandoned and
services were held every morning.
Everything was a success but the
singing, and that was dead failure.
''If we only had an organ" was the
cry. The sky pilot" said that they
should have one. Returning through
the silent woods to Lewiston, he pur-
chased an organ and brought 1t into
camp on horseback. That was a day
of great rejoicing in Buffalo Hump.
The only man who could play became
so elated that he drank too much whis-
ky and the service was postponed I'M
til evening, when It proved great
success. Men who had not been to
church for twenty years came to that
first service. A furious dog fight took
place outside the log chapel during the
sermon, but not n man left his seat
Christianity had come to stay at Buff
falo Hump.-World's Work.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
THE PLUCK OF A PREACHER,
il Brought Religion To Buffalo Hump.
and to Stay.

All through the winter Of 1901 q
struggling procession OF fortune seek
ers made its way through the rough
mountains of central Idaho. bound for
Buffalo Hump. The cold was intense,
the travelling difficult and the suffering
great. Everything was expensive.
Shoyels sold for SO, chickens for SIS
and wages were as high as $15 a day.
Horse feed was 81 a meal and whisky
so cents a drink. A teamster who
owned horse that could wear snow
shoes made $1,J00 in four months by
hiring him out
A young Episcopal clergyman
thought the Buffalo Hump mines a
good place for missionary work. There
was no such thing In camp as Sunday.
The miners were too busy for that,
and gambling and drinking were the
only forms OF recreation. There was.
therefore, great excitement over the
expected arrival OF "tenderfoot sky
pilot" Some were opposed, some were
pleased and all were excited, for any
thing new" was relief to Buffalo
Hump. For the first time religion be-
came topic OF conversation.
When within sixty miles of the mines
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
RICHMoND, FREDERICKSBURG s.
POTOMAC r. r.

Schedule in effect NOg. 26th, 1905.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRrHwsRn
10 a. m; daily. Stops on signal at occoouan
SStnnaays only. stops at Alexandria TO
g - a. IN. daily. stops at Alexandria
~ " =. IN. oaiiy stops on signal at Iceland
Brooke, Aqua, Wide Water, Reid Oman
ueo. cherry Hill, Freestone, NegIey, De-
SoQuan, LortOn. Accotink, Eranconia
seminary and Aiexan6 ria
81 m. daily except Sunday. Stops at
Is b daily. Stops on signal at Brooke
-, - wide water, Qu"ntco and Alexandria
10 % p m. daily. Stops at Alexandria Sfons,
on signal at oceoquan Sunday only.
LEAVE soUTHwARD.
81 a. m. daily except sunday. Richmond
accommodation. Makes ali locai sTSns-
81 a. m. daily. Atlanta, Coast Line frsin'
STOPS on signaI at Wide Water SumDjt
GUINEA, Woods ane. Penols Ruther0Ien'
Iayiorsvilie and Glen Allen SUNDAYS
only; at Alexandria, Brooke MiIforJ
boswell and Ashland daily.
~ a. m. daily except Sunday. Makes local
stops on signal. 'OSoA
IL 20 p IN. daily ,Seaboard Air Line train. S.ons
on slgnal az LortOn and Occoouan Snp
days only. and daily at A lie xandris o,,a.t
- tlco, Milford, DosW ell and Ashland
20 p M daily. A. z. l.. train. Stops ar AIax
, m andria, boswell and Ashland.
80 p. m. daily. makes local stops on sicnoI
% p. No. daily. =. A. l.. train Stops ar a iAs
andria boswell on siRnaD and Ashland
accommodation train leaves fSichmnnd a -
M M daIIy except Sunday. Arrive Frederick.
ourg o 30 p. m. As-
NOTE;-Time of arrivals and depa -tures ana
CONNECTIONS not guaranteed.
G. G. COX, Agent.
W. D.DUKE, CIV. CULP, w.P.TAYtop
Gen. Man. Asst Gen. Man. Traf. Man.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15

Canon Newbolt preached, the annual
lion" sermon before the lord mayor
and sheriffs of London recently. The
ceremony came from the following in
cidents: Two hundred and nifty years
ago Sir John Gayler was pursued by a
lion In an African desert. He escaped
and afterward became lord mayor In
his Will be left funds for annual sery-
ice OF thanks.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15

The kidneys are your
blooo purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
OF order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matisn come from ex-
cess Ct urc acid in the
blood, due TO neglected
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15

Take La xstiyc Bromc quinine Tablets. An
&. W. Groves signature 10 on each boz. s5c.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
Steamer owen billiard,

Mail and passengers to and from Whit
stone, irvington, Weems, Mil,enbeck
Sunday p'
Leave-White Stone, a. M; Iryinetop
IA3i Weems, S.15; Millenbeck, o; Merry
F0lnt, 9.3O; arrive urbana, 11.30 a. m.
Leave Orbana, p. m; Mi lenbeck, 8
Sierry polnt, $50; Weems. 4.SO; Irvington
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
A Guaranteed Cure For pue,.

Itching, Blind. bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Druggists refund money II PAzo 0rNrnENT
Iails 10 cure any case. no matter how long
standing, in TO IL days. First application
lives ease and reet, Soc. III your druggist
hash { tt send 6Oc In stamps and IL will be for
wardde, postpaid by Paris Medicine Co., st.
Louis. Mo.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
Over-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in y>,G body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15

Kidney trorblc.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
hear, beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart t:juble, because the heart /.
oTer-working in pumping tick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
/ II used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys.
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their BEGIN
ming in kidney trouble.
fyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first docto ing your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect cf DR.. Kilner's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy Is
soon realized. II stands the highest for rs
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits S1Eo~
by all druggists in fifty ,zri,Se,E1ydtl KssIa.
cent and one-dollar sig p
IS. You may have a <<sst:i. EE..is .slsEEEgn
sample bottle by mail Home OF swami Root
free. also pamphlet telling you how TO fine
out If you have kidney or bladder trouble
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmel
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
Don't make any mistake, but remember tn,
name, swamp Root, DIR. kilmer's swamp Root
and the address. BInghamton, N. y, ON ever,
bottle
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
HOW He was Paid.

Religion. curing men OF dissipation
and improvidcnce, promotes their pros
perity. Many years ago / heard this
fact illustrated IN powerful way. The
head OF the famous WaldensIap church
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-01
THE CYANIDE PROCESS.
Written by R. Stewart Browne in Min
ing and Scientific Press.

The following is from Cyanide Plant
Equipment" trade treatise from the
Redwood Manufacturers Co., San Fran.
cisco, Cal In this article Mr.. Browne,
who is the company's engineer, has
given in simple language a description
of the cyanide process and attempted to
make plain to non-technical readers
some points governing the construction
of cyanide plants. To those familiar
with the process it presents no new
features, but to many others it will
prove of considerable interest:
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-01

Charcoal is used to precipitate gold
from chloride solutions at the reduction
works of the Mount Morgan mine at
Queensland, Australia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-15
shonts Renorta to President.

New York Sept 1.-THE president
received yesterday from o. P. Shonts.
president of the Panama canal com.
mission, a special report of an inyes-
tigation into charges of Irregularities
in the granting of the $4,000 900 com,
missary concession made by Hudgins
& Dumas, of New York, according to
a dispatch from Oyster Bay, The re.
port which was ordered by the pres,
ident last week, cam eto Sycamore Hill
by a special messenger from Shont's
home in Connecticut, The messenger
remained in Oyster Bay until reply
was received from the president, 1t
is understood that Chairman Shonts'
report on the granting Of the conces-
sion was satisfactory and that the
president will take no further action
on the Hudgins & Dumas charges.