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The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
REPORT NEARLY READY.
Says Japan DiscOurages Emigration
TO United states.


Frank p. Sargent. commissioner gen.
eral of immigration. who went to
Honolulu to superintend the landing
at that place of a thousand or more i'm
migrants from Portugal, will submit
report to the President concerning the
matter in a day or So
It develops on inquiry that there is
no well-grounded prejudice in Hawaii
against the japanese. The government
Of the island is DESTROYS of encouraging
European immigrants in order to secure
permanent settlers. 1.-THE Japs do not
tarry long In Hawaii said Commits
sioner Sargent. Every vessel landing
at Pacific Coast ports carries in the
steeTage hundreds of japanese i'm
migrants"
ut is probably not generally known"
continued Commissioner Sargent, that
Japan discOurages the emigration OF
the Mikado's subjects to the United
States The reason is this: Japan
believes that a material increase in the
Japanese population OF the United
States might create a prejudice against
them that would result In a widespread
demand in this country Cor the enact
ment of an exclusion law against the
japanese such as was framed against
the Chinese The fear is expressed that
in such circumstances a condition
might result that would lead to strained
relations between the two govern
ments.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
BLAMES OREGON SHORT Line
Gov. GOOding, Of Idaho, Assails One
of Harriman's Concerns.
May Recommend Drastic Measures
To Bring Fuel Famine
to an End.

A severe arraignment Of the Oregon
Short Line Railroad Company. which is
alleged to be the holding concern of the
Hartman consolidated system. for its
failure to supply cars for the transpor-
tation Of coal from the Wyoming fields
Of Idaho is contained in a letter received
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday from Gov Frank GoOding. OF
the latter state. Accompanying the gov
ernor's letter is a communication sent by
him TO the Oregon Short Line, in which
he wrote:
After careful consideration Of the
whole matter, / feel warranted in say
ing that your company is wholly to blame
for the serious condition now existing
in Southern Idaho from the coal famine
from which the people are suffering IN
less this situation IS relieved at once 1
shall consider il my duty as governor Of
this State 10 advise drastic measures so
that the present fuel famine may be
brought TO an end"
Gov. Gooding informed the commission
that in his message to the legislature,
which meets January Z. he will recon-
mend the creation Of a railroad commits
a
viii be passed creating such a body
In the report OF Immigration Commis-
sioner Allen to Gov GOoding. the state
ment is made that four companies are
operating mines in the Wyoming coal
fields. They are the Union Paciuc Coal
Company, a concern owned by the Harri-
man interests; the Diamondsville Coal
and Coke Company. che Kemersr Ccal
Company, and the Central Coal and Coke
Company. The Union Pacific Coal Com
pany furnishes coal for the Hartman
system from Omaha to all point OF its
numerous ramificatiOns. South, West,
and North. This is the same company
that has been charged with getting pos
session Of government coal lands through
fraud
The key TO the transportation situation
is held by the Oregon Short Line Railroad
Company, and that Is why II Is held re-
sponsible by the governor Of Idaho for
the distress Occasioned among the people
OF the State.
The letter Of Gov. Cooling was received
in reply TO a communication addressed to
him by Interstate Commerce Commission
er Franklin X. Lane, inquiring as TO the
conditions resulting from the shortage in
the supply of cars.
Complaints still continue to be received
at the Offices of the commission concern
ing matters of transportation I'm Mime
sofa, the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Idaho.
It is represented in some instances that
freight trains have not passed certain
stations for a month or six weeks; in
others that freight is piling up at points
where empty cars are seen in abundance.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
FROM WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT.

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The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
NOT TO LEAVE AT ONCE.
DIR. Noyes VIII Postpone Going West
Until September.

DR.. NOyes VIII Postpone Going West
Until September.
DR.. William Albert Noyes, chief Of the
department of chemistry at the Bureau Of
Weights and Standards. and editor Of the
Journal OF the American Chemical Society,
has accepted the chair of chemistry at the
University OF Illinois. He will also occupy
the position Of director Of the chemical
laboratory at that institution.
Dr. Noyes viii not sever his connection
with the government until next Septem-
Der, when the scholastic year begins. He
was appointed chemist Of the newly or
gained Bureau Of Standards in 1903. and
has advanced the work OF the chemical
division TO d high degree of usefulness
DR.. Noyes was graduated from Iowa Uni
yersity, and received his doctors degree
In chemistry from the Johns Hopkins
University. He was then for time pro-
fessor Of chemistry at the Rose PoIytech-
mic, and later at the University OF Ten
nessee.
During his professional career he has
published many papers on chemical sub
iects especially on CamphoTic acid At
present he is engaged in research work
on the atomic weight of hydrogen. de
has also published a number of text
books. his latest being one on organic
chemistry.
DR.. NOyes lives at Chevy Chase with his
wife and two boys. He is at present in
New York attending the meeting of the
American Chemical Society.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
WANT MILK DEPOTS
British Urge Means to Legal
ize Aid for Infants.
CITE NATHAN sTRAUS' WORK
John Burns Preparing a Bill TO he
introduced in Parliament for Pas
tueriEing the Fluid-Prime Min
lister Assures Deprivation OF His
Earnest support In Matter.

London, Dec. 26.-Parliament. it is likely,
viii formally legalize the establishment
by municipalities Of infant milk depots,
to be maintained at public expense for
the dispensing Of pasteurized milk.
The alarming infantile mortality has
put this question within the sphere OF
practical politics. The milk depOts al
ready established have produced such
satisfactory results in lowering the death
rate among babies. that members of Par
lament have been led TO press for the
general adoption OF the Straus system.
which has worked so wen in America.
The matter has been brought to the
personal attention of the prime minister
by a deputation representing the exeeu-
tive committee of the national conference
on infantile mortality.
With the prime minister to receive the
deputation was John Burns, president Of
the local government board.
Urges Better Conditions.
With regard to the proposal that imme-
date legislation was required to estao-
lish or support depots for the supply OF
pasteurized milk, and 10 defray any cost
out Of the moneys available for public
health purposes, Mr. Burns pointed out
the unsatisfactory condition in which the
subject was at present, and cited the life
saving werk Of the Nathan Stratus milk
charity in New York City
Many local authorities in England, he
said. taking the cue from the American
philanthropist. have established such
depots, and they have done incalculabie
good TO the infants brought within the
sphere of their benevolence.
Mr. Burns stated that he had decided
10 introduce bill. which would soon be
before Parliament, sanctiOning what was
previously doubtful and illegal, and there
fore to that extent he would help the local
authorities over their difficulty.
The prime minister approved of Mr..
Burns measure and assured The deputa-
ton Of his earnest support.
Milk DepOts n Success.
The municipal milk depots Of Great
Britain, at which pasteurized milk is pro-
vided as food for infants, have been a
conspicuous success; so much so, indeed.
that the British government has decided
10 help them along by removing legal diff
fculties from their path.
The testimony IN favor of municipal
milk depOts, or of depots at which pas
teurized milk is provided, is so over
whelming. that it has been practically
proven that wherever pasteurized milk
has been given as a food for infants that
they have fiOurished on it.
In France this plan has immensely de-
creased iEfantile mortality, and in Great
Britain, IN those places In which the
method has been given a fair trial, the
results have been equally satisfactory.
When Mr.. Burns bill has been passed,
which it undoubtedly Will be, and mu-
nicipal milk depOts spring up. as they are
certain to spring up in London and many
other large cities, the efficacy of pasteur-
lied milk viii be given a larger and wider
demonstration.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27

The distilleries Of the United States are
about to be made the subject of investiga-
ton by officers Of the United States gov
eminent. Sugar, oil. steel, beef. and even
beer have had the searchlight thrown
upon them by the administration, and now
whisky and spirits or rather those who
make them, are to be investigated.
1t is not claimed that the distilleries are
in a combination in restraint of trade,
and neither are they charged with accept
ing rebates In this particular instance.
They are to be investigated as an incident
in the enforcement Of the pure food act,
which will become effective on January l.
The men who make straight whisky, and
those who manufacture blends, are en-
gagged in a battle. fierce and strenuous.
over a tentative ruling by the Secretary
OF Agriculture. in which it was held that
blends, made OF neutral spirits, caramels,
and the like in addition to straight
whisky, shall be labeled Imitation
Whisky" This is in accordance with the
policy of requiring the ingredients to be
stated on labels attached to packages
containing food products
The straight-whisky men contend that
this is a just and proper ruling, and are
insisting that it should become a perma-
nent ruling Not so with the blends"
They insist that the effect Of the ruling as
outlined would be TO put many of them
out Of business, and they are anxious TO
remain in the trade.
The blends declare that DR. Harvey
". Wiley. chemist Of the Department Of
Agriculture, is head devil" in the gov
eminent service. They claim that he is
responsible for the ruling aimed at the
blended product. and intimate that he
looks with a kindly eye on the whisky
trust, which is charged with dealing In
straights. and straights only. So much
excitement has been worked up over the
matter that Secretary Of Agriculture VIII
son has decided 10 make an investigation
Of the distiIleries. He viii be assisted in
the work by DR. Wiley and George +. Nc
Cabe, the law officer OF the Agricultural
Department. While the announcement is
made that the distilleries will be looked
into, the blend factories viii also be Wis
tied 1t is understood that operations will
be begun at New York or Philadelphia
about January 5.
on January ! each Of the three officials
named viii take a pledge to 9cstain from
strong drink for a period of SIX months.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
PEACE PRIZE PAPERS ARRIVE.
Nobel Documents to BE Delivered at
White House.

White House.
It is expected that the documents in
connection with the Nobel peace prize, re-
Gently awarded to President Roosevelt
will be delivered at the White House to-
day They arrived in New York yesterday
on the Danish steamer United States.
from Copenhagen. and were forwarded
Immediately TO this city.
The papers were in charge of Capt
Wulff, of the steamer, in whose care they
were placed by the American Minister at
Copenhagen.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
PREPARE FOR FRAT DINNER.
Alumni Members of Sigma Chi VIII
Feast In Eebrunrv

At the annual meeting Of the alumni
members of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
held at the chapter house Of the George
Washington University chapter, J. Holds
worth Gordon was elected president
The annual dinner, a feature Of college
fraternity Hfe.. viii be held as usual Oh
February p. Hon. Robert f. James. Of
Pennsylvania, &c. C" Of the entire fra
ternity, viii be present, together with
other loyal "Sigs" from Baltimore, Phil
adelphia, New York, and Virginia Among
the speakers, some OF whom have been
members for nearly fifty years. will be
Congressman Burke, OF Pittsburg; Hin
shaw. Of Nebraska; Spight of Mississippi,
and Hon. Robert E. Lee, Of Virginia.
The members OF the dinner committee
are Col. D. II. Ransdell. Rev Dr. Wallace
Radcliffe, Z. c. Evans. w. ". Bride, and
F. ". McReynolds, chairman.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
REGULATE ISLAND LINES.
Government VIII Take Hand with
Porto Rican Railroads.

Governmental regulation Of railroad
rates has been decided upon for Porto
Rico. Upon the recommendation Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. Gov
Winthrop of that island has secured
James Peabody, of Chicago, "as a rail-
way expert to advise and assist the gov
eminent of that island In adjusting its
railroad rates upon a fair and reason
able basis and TO revise the freight
classification now IN use" according TO
the formal announcement made last night.
1t is further stated that Peabody is
widely known as a careful thinker and
writer upon transportation questions He
has had large experience in various 20
sitiOns in the railway service. and has
been for some years connected with the
Santa Fe system in a responsible ca
pacity.
Porto Rico has been a long and severe
sufferer from the effects of discrimina-
tons by her railroads. 1t was upon the
request of President Roosevelt, who
stopped of at the island on his way
home from Panama, that Gov Winthrop
came TO Washington to take up the mat
ter Of railroad abuses with the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
ACKNOWLEDGE DONATIONS.
Associated Charities and Citizens
Relief Association Recipients.

Associated Charities and Citizens
Relief Association Recipients.
On Christmas and two days preced-
ing, the Associated Charities received
the folowinlg contributions, which
were sent to S11 G street. and are now
acknowledged with thanks by John JOY
Edison, treasurer:
J. d. Sabine S; Z. ". Keyser, s.; DR.. Daniel
NIcFarian, SO; Mr.. and Mrs H. G.. Jacobs. s.;
cash, s.; Miss Ellen TrumbuIl s.: John Sidney
Webb SO; Col J. T. Kerr. S. Thomas Walker, s.;
Sylvester r. Burch. s.; Rev J. AIacbride Ste1ett
s.: Bailey Willis S. Ms. Alberta Kent Legare. $40:
Mrs Thcmas Nelson Page, 500 Harrison Stidham
s; Auheuser- Busch Brewing Association. So; W A
Yates. s. Miss J. F. Skinkle. s.: Miss Gertrude
wilmington so; Miss Mary Wilmington $50:
Deizene Marean, s.; ". B. Moses & Sons. SIS; H.
+ BiUtingeT, s.; Miss Annie r. Mckenzie, s.
To provide food. fuel, and clothing
for destitute families, the following
amounts have been contributed to the
Citizens Relief Association at S11 G
street. and acknowledged by John F.
Wilkins, treasurer:
John B. Jaques. SO; c. N. Hendey S; Ms NJ
J. shriver, SO; Col J. 7. Kerr. S; H. E. Bittin-
ger, $: Joseph l. Weller. s.: Edward K. Alexander
SO; Mrs Thomas F. Bayard SO: T. T. Gaf SIS /:
Ms Richard Butler. SO: Commander G. a. Peters
IS: Miss Margaret T. Sims s.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27

came 10 her. Il guess So" she answered
careiessly. "It'Il keep some other dame
from getting her hooks on you"
Benson summed up the situation later
over his nightcap.
It's a good thing for both OF them. "
he declared oracularly. Hell keep her
straight and do something with her
voice. He's too much in love with her
70 realize what a silly little fool she Is.
BY the time she's reaHy ready TO fall
In love he'll be there 10 be fallen in love
with. Here's luck to EN-"
And they all drained their glasses
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
DURAND LEAVES TOMORROW.

Retiring British Ambassador Sails
for England on Saturday.
Sir Mortimer Durand, the British Am
bassadOT, who is about to retire from the
British diplomatic service. viii leave
Washington tomorrow afternoon for
New York. From there he viii sail on
Saturday for England.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
LIMELTGHTON WHISKY
Government to Probe Under
Pure Food Law.
INVESTIGATION NEXT MONTH

officials VIII study Manufacture Of
Spirits-TVvO Factions in Battle
Over Ruling OF the Department.
DIR. Wiley and Two Assistants TO
Take Up the Task.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
RECHABITEs GETTING READY.
Are TO Hold Big New Years Recep-
ton in Society Temple.

The Order Of Rechabites is making ex-
tensive arrangements for a big reception
In Society Temple. Fifth and G streets
northwest. on New Years Day, from 9
a. m. to 5 D. m The joint committee has
met with Onward Tent, No. 1,021, and re-
ceived reports showing that matters are
progressing satisfactorily. The commit
tee on donations reported that II expect
ed liberal responses to requests. IN order
that 1000 callers may be provided with
refreshments. Two floors Of the hall have
been secured, the first for refreshments
and other for entertainments.
" G Van Matre. Of Fidelity Tent. is
chairman of the general committee, while
John c. Moore. of Advance Tent, is secTe-
tary, and A. Lee Thompson, OF Harmony
Tent. is treasurer. High Chief Ruler
CordeIl is chairman Of the committee on
reception and donations: Sergt James
T. Rolf chairman Of the committee on
refreshments, and n. Elwyn Vowles,
chairman Of the committee on entertain
ment
The Washington herald., 1906-12-27
Killed In Jealous Quarrel.

Piedmont. ". Va, Dec. 26.-As a result
Of a quarrel to-day Joseph Tistenere was
shot and killed by Raphael Engata- Jeal-
ousy was the cause Of the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
New State of Oklahoma.

From Leslies Weekly.
 The new state of Oklahoma, just authorized by Congress, comprising the territory of that name and Indian territory, will sart out with more than 100000 population. This is four times as many inhabitants as any previous territory or territories had when ad- mitted to statehood. Virginia, which was by far the largest of the original thirteen states, had less than half this population when the first national cen sus of the government was taken. On the roll of states in 1906 Oklahoma holds the twenty-second place in inhab- itants. Population has been rushing into Oklahoma at the rate of two thousand a week. Statehood will in crease the inflow. The opening, soon to take place of the Kiowa and the Comanche pasture lands and wood re- serve in the southwestern part of Ok. lahoma proper, will bring in thousands of settlers. The 91.000 Indians in the Indian territory end of the state are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08

all civilized. Moreover, they are out numbered five to one by the whites i'll that community.
 Both ends of the new state have schools, churches, newspapers, farms, mines, factories, mercanLie houses, banks, and the rest of the accomplish ments of an advanced and well-bal- anced civilization. They have, in combination, 5000 miles of railway, and are in direct and constant communica- tion with all parts of the United States. More railway mileage is being built in the new state than in any other part of the country. The Indian territory part is particularly rich in coal, iron, lead, and zinc lands. Its wealth Tn coal has recently been brought ouc conspicuously by Senators La Toilette and others in the legislation relating to the five civilized tribes. The corn and cotton production of the new state is large, and is increasing with great speed. Every agricultural product Of the temperate zone thrives there.
 Oklahoma, the forty-sixth star on the national flag, has a particularly bright future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08

quite frequently happens that the solu- tion of unsolved problems is the first thing to appear in the consciousness on awakening, and thus the mind must have been operative while asleep.
 It is commonly supposed that the greatest depth of sleep occurs about the end of the first hour. This, how ever, is not invariably the rule, accord ing to my own observations in the Cook County (Chicago) Insane asy- lum, made some years ago. when I spent two successive nights in hourly testing the depth of sleep by light, sound and touch. A majority of the ten cases I had under observation showed the greatest depth to be at about 8 a. m More recently Drs. Sante de Sanctis and N. Neyros. at the University of Rome, tested the depth of sleep in four normal persons by pressure upon the temples. One of these showed the greatest depth of sleep in the second and fifth hours, while the others showed the greatest depth between the first and second hours.
 Talking in sleep is more common than is generally supposed. Armstrong and Child found in two hundred stu dents, between the ages of 20 and 30 years, that Al per cent of the men and 37 per cent of the women talked in their sleep, and most of them could answer questions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08

that one of the leaders was trailing in the water. They were remarlSing upon the shrill cal lof what they thought was a tree toad. when one sprang up with the exclamation:
 "It sounds very much like the click of my reef!'
 They rushed down to the bank Just in time to see the light canoe slip off where 1t had been lightly grounded and sail away quite steadily. Without waiting to strip, one of the two jumped in, and get ting to the front of the runaway craft, pushed it toward the shore. The strain of the fish, which had taken the fly left in the water, was, however, great enough to drag the rod out of the boat, and the swimmer had quite enough of 1t to get back, with the canoe before him and one hand grasping the rod, at the other end Of which was a six or seven-pound bass.
 Which reminds one of an accident at one of the canal dams of the St. Lawrence when a thoughtess father tied salmon leader and a fly to a stiff striped bass rod, and. attaching a fly, allowed his lit- tie 6-year-old boy to amuse himself with 1t. big bass snatched at the fly and tugged so hard that the little fellow was pulled in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
MORE NAIVE ELOQUENCE

write as good English as the young American proud of his long heritage of trained intelligence? This question the young American may be allowed to an swer in the way best suited to his self esteem, but one or two considerations may be suggested here.
 There Is a good deal of unrhymed poetry in the typical college 'oration," and poetry has preceded prose in the de- velopment of every literature; so the less sophisticated races represented in our uni versailles find that the forms of expres- sion most natural to themselves are at the same time most native to their task Another matter of more importance than is realized is that these young men from Asia and Africa, the South Seas and the western reservations have read almost no bad English. They have learned the language chiefly by studying the King James version of the Bible, and their compositions often reflect something of its nobility of diction. 1t is a better model for study than ''The Letters of Self Made Father to His Son.