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The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
HOBSON WANTS A JOURNAL.
AiHhamH Congressman Has Ideas
About Literature.

II Representative Richmond Pearson
Hobs0n- Of Alabama has his way. We
VIII have a government newspaper. cor
responding 20 the court journals and Of
ncial gaZeJtes OF EUroPeSu m0narchies.
When Congress couvenes after the
holidays Ny Hobson viii INTRODUCE a
bin directing the Public Printer 70 pub
lsh, Al least once a week. for tho in
formation and instruction OF the people
Of the United States" an official Jour
nal which shall contain brief articles ON
the work of the various Executive De-
partments and indepndent bureaus or
the government. OF the Supreme Court.
and Of the proceedings Of Congress. So
far as the same may be Of general pub
lie interest.
A joint committee consisting Of TWO
members Of the House OF Representa-
uves. one Senator. one Supreme Court
justice and one representative each from
the Departments OF Agriculture, Post
. Office, and Commerce ana Labor. 70 ar-
range fer the preparation OF material
for the Official Journal and for its
simultaneous publication I'm the Middle
West and place on the Pacific Coast
Copies OF the Official Journal are to
be distributed free. With remarkable
caution. Mr. HObS0n has inserted THIS
provision I'm his bill
There shall not be inserted IN the
Official Journal any original editorial
matter, and the tone Of the Official Jour
nal shall be strictly impartial and non
Partisan in character"
The bin carries an appropriation Of
$4,000 for equipment and $4,000 10 carry
out the provisions OF the act
In order 10 show just what the Official
Journal VIII or should be- like Nr Hob
son has prepared a sample copy.
II contains the Presidents Thanksgiving
proclamation. summary of reports s.
sued by the several executive depart
ments. a list of national banks author
lied % begin business. naval orders. army
orders. a lot of information pertaining 10
other government matters. and a list of
official proclamaTiOns.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
EXHUME DRUCE COFFIN TODAY
Only n Dozen Persons VIII BE Al
lowed in the Cemetery.

London, Dec 5o.-Preparatory to ex-
huming the coffin said 20 contain the
remains of T. c. Druce. who is alleged
by. certain persons 10 have been identical
with the fifth Duke Of Portland, at $
O'Clock this Monday) morning. worzmen
yesterday removed the monument ana
masonry over the grave in High Gate
Cemetery.
Thousands visited the place and the
presence Of "A strong force Of police was
necessary 10 keep order. The public VIII
not be admitted TO the cemetery to-day.
Besides half a dozen workmen. there
will be only about twelve persons at the
disinterment. which is FOR the purpose dt
definitely ascertaining whether the ,ofiin
contains the body OF Druce or abo-t .00
pounds Of lead, as has been testified 20
in the perjury case now before the court.
Two Of the attendants Will De- news
paper reporters and the others officials.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
DIAMOND SEARCH IS BEGUN.
New Workers Start for Colombia and
Panama Boundary.

New York. Dec. 29.-Putting faith in
an Indian tradition, DR.. Frank Teubes.
Of Madison. Wis. started from this city
yesterday at the head of party of four
expert prospectors and assayists to search
for a diamond mine in the noun
tains forming the boundary between Co
lombia and Panama. In addition TO the
hunt for diamonds the party Will pros
pect for gold. silver. and coal But the
first aim viii be the diamond mine.
which. tradition tells, was rich in the
production of jewels many hundreds OF
years ago. and was abandoned and lost
sight Of soon after the coming Of the
Spaniards to the Western world.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
PASTOR FOUND NOT GUILTY.
However, He Was Careless in His
Assertions and Is Dismissed

New Haven. Dec. @-Rev. Thomas
Mackay, former pastor Of the Taylor
Congregational Church, was found not
guilty tonight on the charge Of trying to
disrupt the church. This verdict Of the
congregational council was read at the
church services.
The council reported that Rev. Mr.
Mackay had been very careless n lis
assertions that local Congregational
preachers had been guilty Of plagiarism.
and that there was no foundation fer his
talk that Rev. Frank Luckey and Rev.
Dr. Newman Smyth. of the Yale cor
poration, two leading pastors here, had
been palming off as their sermons the
utterances Of Rev. Or. Talmage and Rev.
Dr. Macarthur.
The council told the Taylor church peo-
pie TO give Rev. Mr.. Mackay his letters
Of dismissal TO another church.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
GOES TO JAIL FOR HUSBAND.
wife Accepts Penalty That He Nay
Hold Position.

San Francisco. Dec. 29-Sacrifcing her
own liberty that her husband might not
lose mis- position as a mail clerk in the
San Francisco post-ofice, Mrs. A Keller
of Point Richmond, yesterday entered
the county Jail taking her babe with
her, to serve ninety days.
Keller was arrested for having sold
liquor without license. A week ago
his wife went before Justice of the
Peace KEENAN,. and said: 1T was I who
sold the liquor. l am guilty. and my
husband is innocent"
She was sentenced to pay a fine Of $50
or spend ninety days In jail Keller and
his wife have been unable 10 raise the
money. and yesterday. with her babe in
her arms. Mrs. Keller appeared at the
county Jail, and she and her child were
given a most comfortable cell.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
REsCUERS MAKE PROGRESS.
Men in Alpha Mine Shaft Are CHEER
ful and In Good Health.

Ely, New, Dec. 29--Better progress has
been made by the rescuers in the Alpha
mine shaft Yesterday and to-day the res
cuers penetrated thirty feet, leaving only
go feet between the entombed men and
release.
This is the twenty eighth day of their
imprisonment and the imprisoned men
Biley, Brown. and Mcdonald. are in good
health, have plenty of food, and they ex-
press confidence in an early rescue. They
have a level fifty feet long in which TO
exercise. and have sparring and wrestling
contests to keep themselves in good phy-
steal condition.
Their telephone is kept busy all day and
far into the evening by friends who call
at the mine 10 talk with them.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
RECEIVED IN TEMPLE.
Ladies' Auxiliary of AdHS Israel Con-
gregatiOn Give Reception.

Members oEthe congregation of the
Adas Israel Temple were received al the
new cdifce. Sixth and I streets north
west last evening by the Ladies Aux
uiary Association Of that church There
was an informal entertainment and sun
per
This was the first social gathering IN
the new cdidce preparatory 20 the dedica-
ton next Sunday. Rev. H. Glass OF
Baltimore, Md. VINO Will have charge
OF the music at the dedication. was the
guest of honor. Following several mn
steal numbers by Max and Leon Cohen.
supper was served in the vestry rooms
which were decorated and brilliantly il
Illuminated.
The Auxiliary Association has beer. an
important factor in erecting the new
temple. The reunion was in charge Of the
following women: Mrs. Simon Oppen-
heimer. president; Mrs. H. SchloSsberg.
vice president; Mrs. A Rcssn. financial
secretary, Miss Dora Steer. recording
secretary, ard Mrs. W S. Schlossberg,
treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
HALT $1,OOO,OOO EDDY GIFT.
Next Friends" Seek 10 Prevent the
Founding Of Institution.

Boston. Dec. 29.-FormaI notices have
been served upon Trustees Mcclellan.
Fernald. and Baker, having in charge
Mrs. Mark Baxter G. EGdy's estate. or
dering them not 10 make the 100000
gift 20 found a charitable institution. re-
Gently announced by her. or any other
appropriation from Mrs. Eddy's estate.
pending the outcome of litigation
According 10 ex-senator William E
Gambler. this action is TO he followed by
a new lawsuit involving the Christian
Science head and her trustees. brought
by the next friends" Airs. Eddy's son.
George ". Glover. his daughter. Mary
Baker Glover. ana Mrs Eddy's adopted
son. Dr. Ebeuezer J. Foster. Of Water
bury. Vt. who are represented by Chan
Ter. as attorney.
The contention of Chandler is that the
proposed appropriation is In direct vio-
lation of Mrs Eddy's deed OF trust Of
March 8. 1907. by which she turned over
all her property 10 the three trustees
for life. reserving only the right TO use
the income and certain realty. which act
marked partial termination OF the Iiti-
CATION against her ard the trustees bv
the next friends a few months since.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
LITTLE DUTCH" GONE
Vanishing Youth Again Dis
appears from Home.
SISTER SEEKS HIM IN VAIN
AdOIph Always Brought Back by
Police. and he Finds Something IN
store for Him-LateSt Escapade No
Surprise to Members of His Fam
iIy-Unable 10 Keep Promises.

New York Dec. 29-Little Dutch has
vanished again. There IS nothing un-
usual in the disappearance Of this eleven
year-old youngster. who, i'm private life
is Adolph Elasser. because he has been
running away with the utmost regularity
ever since he contracted the habit two
years ago.
They say to-day if Little Dutch did no.
hit the bIazed trail az least once a month
everybody who knows him would be con-
yinc.d that there was something rad
icalIy wrong with him. so when he
dropped out OF sight early Saturday
morning nobody expressed any surprise.
even though he did promise faithfully
the last time he was captured that he
would fly the coop no more.
Little sister Seeks Him.
Four hours after he vanished his sister
Krethen. aged eight. went 20 look for
him. and they got no trace of the child
until O'Clock tonight, when she was
found cuddled up at the foot of the stairs
III Allt LI4At-llAtA4A a. AHs A<tt<A -ANAil cALtfl
She had had nothing 70 eat since early
Saturday morning and her little face and
hands were blue from the cold
Saturday morning Little Dutch was
given 50 cents and sent 70 the butcher
shop in the neighborhood TO purchase
meat for the breakfast. Nothing has been
seen or heard Of him since.
Wanted to Renew Search.
The first question Krethen asked when
aroused from her sleep at the foot of the
stairway in the tenement was about her
brother. When told that nothing had
been heard of him. she asked that she be
given her supper right away so she eeuld
continue her search. She kicked and
screamed when they would not let her
go out again to look for Little Dutch, but
after a good cry she finally dropped off to
sleep.
Little Dutch was still at large at a late
hour tonight. despite the efforts of the
police and his pals to get some line as TO
his whereabouts And when he comes
back-he invariably turns up in the Gus
tody of the police and never of his own
accord-he'n get all that is coming to him.
and a little bit more.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
GIRL IN VOLUNTARY EXILE.
Heiress Who Fled with Pastor EN-
plOyed in Lumber Camp.

Emden, La, Dec. 29.-Floretta Whaley,
the heiress with whom Rev. Jere X
CooAe eloped from Mineola. L. l.. full Of
shame and grief. has voluntarily buried
herself in the wilds OF pine forest and
is serving hash 10 lumbermen in a camp
near Colfax
This IS the statement made to-day by
Y. o. Jones. who says that Cooke and
Miss Whaley stayed one night at his
home. The girl parted with Cooke the
next day in the most affectionate manner
and the latter promised to return soon.
That was last April and Cooke has
never come back. A few weeks ago the
girl obtained employment in the lumber
camp
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
TAGGART FACTION VICTOR.
National Chairman Again I'm Control
Of Indiana Organization.

indianapolis. Dec. 29.-Returns from
nearly all the counties in which Demo
cratic conventions were held yesterday
leave no doubt that Taggart has obtained
control Of the State organization again
and his opponents are discussing the pro-
priety Of forming another State organi-
zation and placing a fun committee in
the field.
There is a feeling that Bryan ought to
be consulted about the situation. and
some Of the Democrats wish to confer
with him before taking any action on
the declaration Of "A rival organization.
The fight has developed a great deal of
feeling. but the Taggart element seems
TO think there is no danger Of another
organization being formed.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
LORD CURZON MAY JOIN PEERS.
Accepts Invitation TO Seek Election
Among the Irish.

London. Dec. 29.-Lord Curzon has ac-
cepted an invitation 70 seek election 10
the vacancy among the Irish representa-
tive peers caused by the death Of Lord
hilmaine. The voting occurs on January
20 In letter addressed TO the I75 Irish
peers who have the power of election.
Lord Curzon states that he is debarred
at present from entering the House Of
Lords "by the refusal of the premier to
allow me 10 take my place with all the
other eX-viceroys Of India upon those
benches"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
NO DIVORCE" PLATFORM.
Coal Miner Will Seek Oaice by Max
ing nique Pledge.

Pittsburg. Dec. 2s-Miners and other
workmen IN the Pittsburg Industrial dis
trict have combined against the use and
abuse OF divorce laws in this end Of the
State and have asked Robert NJ. Heath. a
husky coal miner from Miffiin township.
90 stand for the state legislature on q
no divorce" platform. Air. Heath to-day
consented and promulgated -thlz unique
platform.
I have pledged myself 20 fight the pres
ent divorce laws tooth and nail Il elected
20 the legislature. and VIII do it, said
Heath L find that a man in Pi;rsburr
who don't like his wife. or who rather
thinks heNukes his affinity better. can
get a divorce for Ss5. This Is zoo cheap.
and this indiscrimiuate granting OF d.
vorces for the mere asking must be
stopped. and Will be stopped If I become
a member Of the legislature"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
SHIPPING WAR MATERIAL.

Biggest Consignment Ever sent to
the Philippines Goes TO-mOrroy.
san Francisco. Dec. Z.-The largest con
signment Of war material ever sent 70
the Philippines in two vessels is assem-
bled on the transport dock ready for
transportation 70 Manila this week.
The greater part OF this material,
amounting 20 2090 tons and including
6.2iO.ooo rounds Of cartridges and a vast
quantity Of commissary supplies. and
other freight. is 70 be carried by the
Pacific mail steamer China, sailing Tues
day.
The remainder consisting OF 800 new
Springfield rifles and such equipment for
submarine mines, and general war sup
plies enough 10 make full cargo, viii
20 on the transport Sherman. January g.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
FINDS REVOLUTIONARY FLAG.
Farmer in Vermont UncoverS One
Probably Made Before 1901.


ST. Albans. Vt. Dec. 29.-John BulIard,
while cleaning up what is known as the
Jed Mack farm. at swanton Junction,
found an old flag. evidently dating back
to the revolutionary period. nearly cover
ed with dust and dirt. rolled up on the
sill Of an old barn.
The flag is made Of homespun linen.
and is l5 feet long and feet 6 inches
wide. In the center is a painting in oil
of an eagle perched on a rock. bearing in
its talons a shield and arrows. the shield
containing thirteen stripes In its beak
it hold a pine sprig.
over the eagle is painted the motto
independence forever" The thirteen
stars and thirteen stripes tend TO show
that IL was made before Vermont. in l7sl.
was admitted as the fourteenth State OF
the Union.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
EXPRESS COMPANY ROBBED.
Three Men Alleged To Have Pasted
False Labels or Packages.

New York, Dec. -9.-Aax Fertig and
William Ganfnker, Of 225 East Second
street. and Harry Scharlot, Of 45 First
street, were held in 800 bail each by
Magistrate Droege in the Tombs Police
Court to-day, charged with robbing the
United States Express Company Of pack
ages valued al S29Q. Examination was set
for Tuesday.
1t is alleged that the men pasted false
labels over true addresses and thus had
the packages sent 10 themselves.
The express company officials say that
they have been robbed recently OF many
thousands Of dollars by means Of false
labels.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
ART TREASURES ARE COMING
Chief Works of the Kann Collection
Will BE Brought to America

London Dec. 9o.-According to the Tele-
graph speculation as to the fate of the
chief works in the Kann collection of
paintings, lately sold In Paris. has ended
-Four Rembraudts. including "a Sa-
want, with bust of Homer. and an old
woman cutting her nails, and also a
charming bust Of a young girl. the onlv
Neiasquez Ia the collection have. among
other treasures gone, or are going. to
America
Some of them are destined for the
Aborn and Huntingdon galleries.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30

New York. Dec. 2s.-United States SEN
ator George s Nixon. Of Nevada, arrived
here from Washington to-day. and to-
night he gave out az the Waidorf-As-
toria a telegram he had Just received
from his representative at Reno. an
nouncing that Gov Sparks had decided
10 call an extra session Of the legislature.
Gov Sparks IS al Reno. His decision
70 call an extra session is the result Of
the telegram sent 10 him on Saturday by
the President, informing him that If he
did not call such a session within i've
days the United States troops would
be Withdrawn from GoldfeId.
Troops s,IH Remain.
Senator Nix VINO has been busv f,
Washington conferrfng with the govern
ment officials regarding the situation IN
The mining camps. in which he is vitality
Interested, as being the largest owner
OF the Goldfeld Consolidated. said thar
the telegram meant that the troops would
stay in Goldfeld
The legislature VIII 90 two things in
all probability II viii first ask that the
troops be stationed there. and secondly.
viii. believe. pass a law providing for
state constabuLary, possibly along the
lines Of that in Pennsylvania. That IS
certainly what we need"
Senator Nixon said that as result OF
the work OF the Western Federation OF
Miners the situation in GoIdfeld was in
tolerable. although at the present time
MS mines were being worked by non
union men
Scores the Unions.
We are not engaged in a war on labor
unions" he continued. we are ready
20 sign an agreement with the men If
they viii keep il. but not with the Fed
Grafton Of Miners. The local union OF
the federation has s3l0 members. or
these al least I10 are anarchists and
rabid Socialists. who march throaea the
town waein- go flags.
During the Haywood trial they posted
p.acards on our mines reading If Hav-
wood IS convicted we viii take the life OF
a capitalist for every hair on his head
That IS what We are up against They
even insisted thar We should not have
watchmeu AZ the mines where there WIS
rich ore. In q year there have been L.
days OF strike We have had 90 irtr7~t
S-'ale.l'a gold from Europe. The GrId-
Ae-d camp could produce that amount m
four years Il II were not for these strilz-s.
The present trouble was started De-
cause the bank OF John : Cook & Co
or which / am one Of the owners. issued
scrip for a while"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
The Largest Morning Circulation

All advertising contracts made by
The Washington Herald are based upon
its sworn circulation circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than
was ever before attained by any MORN
ing newspaper at the Capital. It's
books are open.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
OPERATION AT SEA
FOR APPENDICITIS.
Surgeon on Liner Uses Knife
During Storm.
COAL TRIMMER IS SAVED
Critical Case Makes Immediate
Action Necessary.

Nessers PrOpeIIers stopped and ViO-
in Trough of Sea Is Nearly aS BAD.
Surgeon Fears He VIII Jab Patient
Injury While Performing Work.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
Pat Your Money "a yVorI-

In the new banking house of Union Trust
Co. 10Th and II SITS. NV, where il will
earn interest for you. Deposits subject TO
check. Under government supervision.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
SPECIAL SESSION
TO QUELL STRIKE
Governor of Nevada Issues
Call to Legislature.
FORCED BY PRESIDENT
Demanded Action on Threat to
Withdraw Troops.

senator Nixon Announces Develop
Vnent in Miners Turmoil on Re-
eeipt of Telegram from Reno.
Latter Accuses Union Men of An
nrchiStic Practices and Declares
They TerrOrize the District.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30

Baltimore and Ohio 20 Baltimore.
Trains leave New Union Station every
hour on the hour, q. m. 10 S p. N. week
days.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30

A In Carte Lunch Served Daily
At Eckstein's FROM L TO g. l4l2 n. Y. ave.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-05

tions was the regular movement oi
the street cars. This enabled large
numbers of people to get all over tn
citv and to and from their homes
and trains. The Southern Pacihc
carried thousands of passengers 10
and from the celebration. Abut zVV
came up from Woodburn ana
cheered and rooted for the Wood-
burn baseball team.
II there is any fault to be found
with the awards in the baby snow
II must be laid to one of the judges
Hal Patton. who does not know a
baby when he sees it, and by the
further fact that, in a gathering oil
babies, each about perfect, choice
is hard to make. Patton was, now
ever. assisted by those gentlemen OF
large families, DR.. Bancroft, Zadoc
Riggs. Frank Douglas, +. NJ. LaFore'
George Burdock and some others
Charles Parmenter wisely staid in
the background, not hankering for
judicial honors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-05
Cleaned out the Loggers.

At noon Wednesday the two large
tents used for sleeping quarters by
C. L. Williams crew of loggers, who
were bringing down the big 1900
OOO-foot drive for the Eugene Lum-
Der Company took fire, and all the
personal property and bedding be-
longing to the men was entirely de-
stroyed. The men were eating their
dinner about 800 feet below where
the tents were located, and one of
the lady cooks discovered that the
tents were on fire. The men rushed
to the connagratlon as quickly as
they could, but before they got there
everything was n mass of flames, and
nothing was saved No one could
tell how the fire started.-Eugene
Register.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-05
Embalmed of Two Nations VIII Lie
Side by Side.

| 'iNi' hg bNh's
Seattle, July 3.--Students and
those in crested in the past will have
an opportunity, at the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacifc exposition at Seattle In
1909 to examine side by side two
mummies, which although they be-
long to different ages, peoples and
portions of the world, yet are the
most perfect Of their kind that ar
Icheologists have yet discovered.
The wonderful mummles of Egypt
are known to every school child; the
no less wonderful mummles OF the
natives of the Aleutian archipelago
have seldom, If ever, been exhibited.
The big exposition that will be open
for the four months and a half sue
ceeding the first of June, 1909, will
have several Egyptian mummies in
its eurio exhibition, New York, Phil
.adelphia and McGill in Canada, each
having some very perfect specimens
of the royal family of the land OF the
Nile.
II, A. Bauer of Seattle and Sltka
on a recent trip to Seattle brought
with him story of a newly discov-
cred cave filled with mummies. The
cave is on a small island of the Aleu-
tian group-evidontly a sacred isle
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-05

where the ancients of the \
orn races buried the great ~
nation. Chiefs, medicine n,
witch charmers, as well az
warriors were embalmed and N
the sea cave where the dry sh
them for ages undlsturbed. h
the universal belief among the !
ing Sea Indians that as LONG n
bodies of these warriors weu
served from natural decay
spirits hovered about the trIh
fought of the evil spirits Of
hereditary enemies. There
about fifty mummmies In the
from which Bauer obtained tA,|
now In the city, and the best OIL
VIII be selected by the commlsdr
OF the exposition and will be bn.
to Seattle and laid side by sliet
the mummles of the kings who
In Lower Egypt before the PauA
had been built on its great hllll
before the wolf that motheret
Roman Empire had wandered d
forest Of the Seven Hills.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-05
There Are Few

People who know how to take care
OF themselves-the majority do not
The liver is a most important organ
in the body. Herbine will keep 1t In
condition. v. c. simpkins. Alba
Texas, writes: "I have used Herblne
for shills and Fever and find 1t the
best medicine ever used. / would
not be without It. It is as goood for
children as It is for grown-up people
and / recommend 1t. II is fine for
La Grippe" Sold by d. j. Fry.