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New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT.
Presidents Authority Derived from Treaty
and Acts of Congress.

Washington. April President Roosevelt TO
day sent a brief message to the House in answer
to d resolution inqufrinE by what authority ne
has exercised the functions of government IN the
Panama canal since the expiration of the
5Sth Congress- or by what right the executive. leg
islatfve and judicial functions in the zone have
been performed since that date The message fol-
lows:
civil government has been maintained IN the
canal zone under my direction pursuant 10 the au
thority conferred by the treat between the
United States and Panama concluded November
IS g0S. and the acts Of Congress approved June
2S 1902: April IS. Goa March :. 1905; IpeceTn-
her 2f 1905. June 30, 1905. March I, 1907. by
which the right maintain civil government in
the canal zone granted to the United states,
the dutv to maintain imposed upon the
President and the means for its maiutenanse q
were from wear 10 year expressly and specifically
appropriated by Congress
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
FROM W4RP4TH TO FARM
Chief Plenty Coos Noe ScaIps Only
alfalfa and Oats.

WASHINGTON April 4-Chief Plenty Coos of the
Crow Tribe testified before the Senate Committee
OF Indian Affairs to-day. and response to ques-
tons by Senator Dixon denied many Of the state
ments made by Mrs. Helen Pierce Grey that the
Indians were i'll treated by Major Reynolds, the
government agent.
Two interpreters used in The examination,
one repeating the questions to the chef and the
other giving the answers TO the committee Plenty
Coos explained the manner of his tribe in farming
He said Reynolds the best agent the Crows had
ever had as he helped the Indians help them
selves. He denied that Reynolds interfered with
members Of the tribe in selling their stock and
products for the best price obtainabe- In other
ways he praised Reynolds but said there had been
some complaint by Indians who cid not like 10
work.
Senator Dixon brought out the fact that Plenty
Coos with General Crook in 1886 and fought
with him jus in advance of the Custer massacre.
He asked why he had been named Plenty
Coos. and explained that the came from the
GOO stick" whilh deeds of valor were record
sd by the cutting of notches, the driving of the
nails or the hanging OF scalps. He said he former
Iy lived the of fighting tribes of other
tions. obtained many trophies Of battle that
his GOO stick would hardly hold them all. There
fore ne was called Plenty Coos and made the big
chief OF all the Crows.
Senator Brandegee wanted to know whether me
scalps were white Indian Plenty Coos said
that the saes of his tribe had been always against
the Arapahoes. Cheyennes, Piegans and Sioux, and
never against The white men. who had always bten
the Crows friends. He declared that his scslping
is now confined alfalfa and oats. that ne had
ceased TO fight. and shakes hands with every
BODY.
Members Of the committee took great interest in
Plenty Coos and his followers. about dozen Of
= hem were present. They looked prosperous, and
the chief explained that they were the dower %
the tribe. He asked how many wives he had
He said it unusual for him to talk about any
thing Of that kind. hut before he came fully lnde~
the control Of the government he had married ten
women various times ana had number Of
wives at one lime. Now he believed in the wlIts
mans law regarding marriages he said and lad
nr. wife
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
No More Stout COFSetS.

q raj n wear 2s corset three and half
months ago" remarked well known south SIDE
cub woman al the Biennial last night Yes
tsrosy I bought "a and have II on now
sas turned z smiling beautifully coIored couh-
'ensnce the group Of wondering women
So.' she answered. in reply TO the query
ocnt have 10 exercise or diet got 2 ounce
Aarmois. l. ounce Fluid Extract Casc4ra Aro-
Matte, and 81 ounces Syrup Simplex al the
druggists mixed them myself az nome ana
took tesspoonful after meals and al bedtime
Il made ne lose Il TO 16 ounces OF fat a DAY
Just where I needed II the most. There isn't
Sgn of z Wrinkle either L takes of the fat
Where you want il OF without forming bags or
10y tesas
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
NEGRO SHOT BY EEFLIN ASKS $4,000
-Four Lawyers of His Own Race Represent
Plaintiff Against Congressman

,.,or April 4-Representative Thomas
.1abau,a was to-day made the defend
HEM - for $50 900 damages nled in the
an c,,rrer1e Court By Lewis Lundy. the
&c u,,th whom the Representative hao an aiISi
ION on street car on March q
rnndy alleges that the Kepresen! 80
hliil -, Of the car. shot him, inhictlng a
knooAe- s,,,-. the left ear extending backward 10
"oui41 e = rad and that he sustained bruises
liI' - boav ana limbs The affair grows OUT OF
Mr. Henins taking exception 10 the neEro or
-H >. s,,eef car in the presence or women
lhs oA % renresented by four negro lawyers
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
4. :. LEECa NAMED PUBLIC PRINTER.
Illinois Man VIII Leave Same Post IN the
Philippines for Washington.

Washington. April John 6 Leech. Of Bloom
-trE-1r. H. now Public Printer n the Philippines,
-e-5sr appointed Public Printer here, by the
President 10 succeed Nr. scillings- whose resigns-
fi0- z.zs accepted some days ago The appoint
r7e-- aaS q surprise. zs his name had not been
Mentioned for that place.
IL Leech served successfully compositor.
p-oof-eader and foreman in the Government Print
,rz l-ce oe-e from 1sSe 20 1901 et which time he
selected as Public Printer for the Philippines
re ms made for himself enviable record as an
organizer and administrative officer there, accord
1g 70 reports IN TIE possession OF the nsular bu-
-esg Ills appointment has been cordially indorsed
h~ Se--e-s-y Morrison speaking for the American
FEDERATION q Labor. He * union man. bur has
--oefr-6 an honorary suspension 10 permit OF MS
occupancy u hls present official position
II Tesch Is about forty-fve years Of age. He
has 1eea Informed by cable Of his appointment and
requested u report for duty AZ the earliest prac-
tcz-e ---s
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT.
House Judiciary Bill Recommends Passage
of Sterling Measure.

Washington. ApriI 4-The House Conmi rrAe o.
the Judiciary to-tlay presented the House the
ma lority report recommending the passage Of the
Sterling employers liability act finally amend
ad in the committee yesterday. Representatives,
Littlefeld. BannOn and Parker submitted a minor
itv report. in which they held unconstitutional
rHe clause incorporated nv the committee govern
ing the recovery Of damages by injured employees
This clause is so drawn that an empIoye suing
for damages shall have deducted by the jury from
the amount claimed a sum in proportion 70 me
percentage of his own coutribUtory negligence
That is to sav if the eulpIoye sues for sIo.Noo
and the jury hnds that his negligence was 90 per
cent To blame for the accident the empIoye can
still recover s.. 600
Il is expected that when the bill Is called Up
for action on the floor determined oT1ositior viii
be made on the ground Of uncousritutionaIity.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
HENRY WATTERsoN At WHITE HOUSE
Saws He Has Known Twenty Presidents,
but Doesn't Feel Very Old
From The Tribune Bureau. ,

Washington April Henry Watterson called az
the White House to-day to pay his respects to the
President.
", always make II point 70 call. whenever am
in town vhetner I have any business not"
aid the editor of THE Courier Journal" Il have
known so many Presidents that would feel IS
though | were negiectrs my duty n I failed TO
visit the White House when I dropped into Town.
guess I'm growing old l must be getting on IN
Years: for, when stop to think, have personal
-aooilsc+iops of twenty Presidents I've known
srer.- man in the White House since John quincy
Adams known them all when they were in The
white House except Adams, and knew him very
veu after he left the Presidency and was a mem
her Of the House OF Representatives. was page
I'm rhe House when Adams was there, and ! was
60 - those who went % him when he stricken
:, the chamber with his fatal illness All this. IS
said makes think must be growing old
But don't feel nearly so old as the record tndi-
Gates"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
D4UES on 4LDRICH BILL.
Replies to Criticism Of ReserUe
Provisions.

Chicago, April 4-Chares G. Dawes. formerly
Controller of the Currency. a representative Of
Chicago banks other than national banks, made a
statement to-day reply 10 the resolutions passed
yesterday by the members OF the Clearing House
|. Association attacking the provisions of the Al
drich bill Mr.. Dawes said:
\ time such the present. when a period
cumulating and will continue 10 accumulate In
the country than is needed for business, will
be the case during the rest Of his year. is the
bnsinesS The erroT rtcf i Ieine 95 made t fRa
opposing t2Is change in the law Is in estimating
drawn from the reserve cities in order to enable
the country banks TO comply with the Law, if it
b.Ts Ths figures Of the condition Of the national
the last February caii are not refevsnt The
question is what is the condition with respect to
passage Of this law requiring them to hold a
larger amount of cash reserve compel them to
eNte9t that the business Of the banks and the
futura2 '''- ''''' H. anu IL '''e
Mr.. Dawes quotes figures furnished by the Con
troller of the Currency yesterday TO show that
money is rapidly accommodating in the national
banks of Massachusetts. Georgia, Texas. Nebraska.
Washington Iowa and Wisconsin, widely different
parts Of the United States in which central
cities not estimated. The Massachusetts na-
tOnal banks have on hand in lawful money $500
more than the AIdrch bill would require the
Georgia natICnal banks over St-@'+eH more, the
Texas national banks about 100000 more the
tionaI banks Of Nebraska, $4,000 more. the na
tiona1 banks of Washington s4ooo.oC0 more and the
national banks of Iowa only about S6100o less than
the Aldrich bill would require, and the national
banks of Wisconsin about 100000 less, Mr.. Dawes
continues:
Taking these figures whole. my judgmen-
is that the passage Of the provisions of the
Aldrich bill relating TO national bank reserves
viii not result in loss of lawful money from
the central reserve or other reserve cities TO the
country banks ON the other hand. after the
of this bill. money will continue TO fow
II is at present flowing into the reserve cities We
are facing in this country to-day a situation in
which there viii be d very great redundancy OF
money. and i the time 70 put the 3tiOnal
banking system Of the United States abso-
lutey sound basis
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
II PREVENT ovERCAPITALIzATIoN.
Few Railroad Bill introduced by Mr.. Esch
IN House.

Vas -r-~- April a bin 70 Prohlhit over
osD-sl.zs-5ou ~ railroads vas 1utroou'ed 'o-'1as
r. Per-=ze--z-4z-e F=ch OF Wisconsin II PROVIDES
n interstate railroad shall. after II has been
n operation for one year issue any adoltora'
stocks r--ds notes other instruments ot IN
csote1ress except when necessary IN the acqllsi-
'o1 - properly. t1e extension o. illproNellielt u
lines and facilities and the improvement and
-tera-re q rs service The payment OF diHi-
6snas N snv-h-g bur cash Is forbidden, as Is NE
sc1li-een- Of control of. interest IN any other
ralrgsd -C-porztion except 70 estabIsh by con
toEdatior of csrnecttnE hues through transporta-
tor route
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
PRESIDENT INVITES HEMMERLlHG.

washington April 4.-The President to-day ten
se-oa n Louis Y Hammerling, or Scranton,
pen, 2 pozition the proposed commission 70
-;stt the Panama Canal invest stte labor
conditions there. Mr.. Hammeriins has the cter
,,dsr consideration He is d business Of
Scranton and took a leading part in the set
.,.,,ant Of the anthracite coal stude. ames 3.
r,oids - 10 be the chairman IF the commission.
rl,e third member has not yet Deen selected.
For wears MIR. Hemmerllng has been active in
l-- ..-rs ana >sluelv known aA = lsaasr III
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
SCHOONER SINKS m SOUND GALE.

Bridgeport. conn. April 4-The schooner s r.
Varford- - FAN River coal laden from Porr
Es1Gias 10 Chatham Mass. Vent down near Pen
feid Reef Lighthouse during the gale here today
captain Ole Anderson. 81 Fan River and his rev
were taken a10lrd the rug Babcock Of t.,4 s~i4r--
port Towing COMPANY
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
ARBITRATION TREATIES SIGNED.
United States Makes Conventions with
Great Britain and Norway

Washington. April 4-Arbitration treanes pc
-, Great Britain and the United states and
- a-d the United States signed at
the state Department to-day
Ambassador Bryce and Secretary ROOT ac'eo on
the 7ri-ish treaty and the Secretary and q SKY
bak secretarv Of legation and charge danaires OF
=. Norwegian Legation. signed the treaty with
- THE conventions follow the lines Of pre-
ions arbitration treaties negotiated recently.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
OBJECTS TO APPRAISERS BILL.
Guardian of MerriIlon Heirs Says It Is
Too Large

Mir@ols Long Island. AprrT i-111e~rjou vas
made before Surrogate Jackson today 20 RE bill
presented by the appraisers of the state Of Cor
neIta Stewart Merr-Ion. wife - Joseph NIe-riIor.
Pau. France vIo died March p 1905. The
appraisers are SUPERVISE Smith cox. Of Nassau
County and George r. Raukley. The objection
raised BY q r@pressntarige Of Fredevic r Cou-
dart OF Couderr Brothers guardian Of the four
infant children Of Mrs NerriI1o1
The appraisers were 70 -ecstve 5 day each Scr
their work AMI the bilI presented by them amounts
To = l9q o The portior or the estate Iefr ths
children includes part or the furniture Of the Park
Avenue Hotel in Manhattan and the Grand Unioz
Hotel ar Saratoga.
The whole estate amounts 70 over 3 80 90.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
CHANGE IN POSTCARD MARKING.

Fzshi-ztc- Arr1l As result e numerous
Complaints q postal and post cards being cetaced
h. nc ros,rz1arl,irg The Postmaster General has
Ordered ciscorrfn-.ance Of the postnrkng of cards
a. TIE or5ce of address. The postal card fad has
reached en5rnlous proportions. md ne new 1uling
Is expected ~ postal officials 70 e received with
ot-gh- bv The thousands Of collectors
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
DEAD LETTER OFFICES NEW RECORD.

Washington. April +-Out Of to53.s9- pieces
of mail matter received in the Dead Letter Office
during the month OF March 500 eco returned
10 the senders breaking ali records for this divi-
sion. The postal experts employed in the dead
letter division selected from the city post
offices and the railway mail service. The average
number Of letters returned BY each clerk in the
division daily in March +0s. while for Feb
ruary the average sos
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
CONFIRMS DISMISSAL OF sTuReEss.

Washington April 4--The President to-day
confirmed the sentence Of dismissal imposed by
court martial in the case of First Lieutenant
Dexter Sturgess. 18Th United States Cavalry. as
a result Of his conviction Of the charge of con
duct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman" the
specifications alleging financial irregularities and
false statements in regard thereto Lieutenant
sturgess is from New York
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
[E{l51fiEEHIE KIiEIif8s{fS33 331HIi

peoplpe IN rdin the cars nsuHci cienly protect
artou outrhaps he heat OF d anddo ont Zee he need o wraps
cold Spring. is o as throu the
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New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
PRESIDENT ON NATURAL RESOURCES.
Commends Action of Pittsburg Chamber Of
Commerce for Their Conservation

Pittsburg. April 4.-In response to resolution
adopted by the Pittsburg Chamber # Commerce.
urging commercial organizations Of other cities
realize the necessity Of conserving the natural
resources. a copy OF which was sent 10 President
Roosevelt. the following letter Eas been received
by President English Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
The White House. Washington. April .


Ny Dear sir ! particularly glad TO receive
the resolutions of the Pitsburg Chamber Of Com
1nerc- unanimously indnIsnE the plan for
ference conservation Of our natural resources.
l. peculiarly fitting that commercial oTga MIA
tIous should be among the first realize the ne
Cessirv OF conserving our resources and n act
ccrdingly The very foundation of commerce
rests upou the natural resources in course
Of rapid exhaustion The movement of trains. boats
and ships depends coal which is being con
stIuied al an alarming rate. the very material OF
our trains boats and ships II wood and iron of
which both are disappearing at a stiu more alarm
ing IA 70 than mineral fuels Of all our in
du<trfes tho-e which would suffer soonest and
from the exhaustion of ogr resources those
connected with commerce. II is for this ason
that applaud the action Of the PitrSburE Chamber
X commerce not only IN adopting -he resolutions
which vot We're good enough 70 send. but also
bringing your action the attention of similar
orc4niz ttians in other cities Sincerely YOURS
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05

ling her for four months. She took cold easily,
and would Wheeze and have spells Of coughing
that would sometimes last for a half hour
Now never thank you enough for the
change you have made in our little ones health
Before she began taking your Peruna she suf-
fered everything in the of cough. colds and
Group. but now she has taken not quite bottle
Of Peruna. and is well and strong she has
ever been in her life
Pe-ru-na for Colds.
Mr.. James Morrison. SIS East 10th St, Pater-
son. y. J.. writes:
4 have given Peruna fair trial. and find il
to be just what you claim it to be. l cann6.
praise it too highly. I have used two bottles in
my family for colds and everything ina gina bic
] can safely say that your medicine is the best
have used"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
Bad Effects from Cold.

M. NJ. J. Deutsch. Secretary Building Ma
tertaI Trades Council 151 Washington St. Chi
caEo. Ill writes.
Il have found your medicine 70 be unusually
efF1cacious in getting rid Of bad effects from
cold, and more especially in driving away all
symptoms of catarrh, with which ! am frequent
" troubled.
The relief Perura gives in catarrhal troubles
alone is well worth the price per bottle. I have
used the remedy for several years now
New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
Spells of Coughing.

RADIO. as follows:
When I wrote you for advice my little three
year-oId girl had cough that had been troub
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
CHURCH AND STATE.

The Soda Springs Chieftain, (In-
dependent), rises to cay that the
Blackfoot schools have been for some
weeks in the hands OF Methodist
minister, and that II in this emergen-
cy the work had fallen to Mormon
Bishop, there would have been a
great howl about 1t. Al
We believe there would. We be-
lieve some people would have kept
their children out of school. We be-
lieve sectarian prejudice would have
overridden common sense, and with
out asking whether he was compe-
tent, law-abiding and moral, quite a
bug-a- boo would have been raised
about 1t.
We have not heard any howl from
Mormons, nor observed any kick
from The Rexburg Standard (Mor-
NOM, nor from The Pocatello Trib-
une, (half-Mormon), nor any &C.
acknowledgements from The Scimitar,
(anti-Mormon) that it was wrong or
right or good thing or an outrage.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
Annual Conference.

Sunday Feb. 18th the annual con-
ference of the Y. M. and Y. l.. M. /.
A. was held at Blackfoot. At 10 a.
m. at the Armory the association met
In officers meeting and transacted
business pertaining to the organiza-
tons. Interesting conjoint sessions,
to which the general public was invit-
ed, were held at the l.. D. S. meeting
house at the hours Of and Z p. m.
In the afternoon the subjects under
discussion were the observance of
the Sabbath day and Home Read
ing" Mrs T. J. Bennett and Louis
M. Cannon treating the first subject
and Miss Ellen Wallace and Lot s..
Hess the latter.
The singing of fhe occasion de-
serves special mention. Mesdames
Baron and Jemmitt, of Shelley, sang
most beautifully the duet, "Star of
the East" and Mrs. Fife Harmon
rendered in an effective manner the
always beloved ave Maria" Harry
Bitton, B. s. Rupp and Raymond
Clayton each sang sacred solos. The
Blackfoot ward choir was at its best
in the Pilgrim Chorus and the
anthem The Mountain of the Lords
House," H. Andrew Benton conduct
ing with Mr.. Eugene Clayton at the
organ.
Elder Cannon and Miss Wallace of
Salt Lake were present as represen-
tatives of the Central Board of the
Mutual Improvement Associations.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
The Ar1nOry.

There will be program consisting
of music and speeches at the Armory
beginning at O'Clock and lasting for
something over an hour 1t is treat
given by the Idaho Republican on the
occasion of presenting the prize piano
to the winner, and the public is cor
daily invited to attend. The program
will be free to all, the candidates in
the contest will be seated on the
stage, their immediate friends and
relatives will have reserved seats at
the left, near the front and the corps,
of correspondents who write for The
Republican will occupy reserved seats
on the right Each candidate will be
introduced to the audience by diff
ferent speaker, and after the program
is finished the votes will be counted
and the piano presented to the win
ner. -.-,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
( PECK's BAD BOY.

Fun's Supreme Favorite For Twenty
Years.
| 1t is safe to say that of the scores
of novels used for that purpose,
"Peck's Bad Boy" written by the
world-famous humorous-genius, Geo.
w. Peck, Ex-Governor of Wisconsin,
has proved itself best adapted to
dramatic requirements of the lighter
and most amusing kind. This be-
cause, as millions who have read the
story and as many more who have
roared over its stage version .durA
ing the past two decades can testify,
| it contains not only that touch of
nature" which, as Shakespeare says,
makes the whole. world kin" but
more than enough of them to supply
ample material for dozen farce
comedies. From this rich mine of
living sunshine was constructed the
play of "Peck's Bad Boy" which for
twenty years has held the boards
against all corners pretending to be
of and in it's class, and will be pre-
scented at the Armory' on Saturday,
February 22nd, rewritten so as to
introduce more of the most laugh
able episodes in the story, and to
admit of the Introduction of many up
to date funny features and brilliant
specialties. The strongest and most
versatile company Of comedians on
the road appear in it, and insure
laughter to the limit of physical en-
durance.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.

Blackfoot has been very fortunate
indeed In having university man
in the person of Rev. c. A. Edwards
to take charge of the city schools
during the period following the holt
days when they had no other leader
and superintendent
- The teache rs knew their work aud
could do their respective parts, but
a school without head loses dis
cipline. and in Rev. Edwards the
schools found the executive force
needed to pilot them straight along
on the line of the curriculum, and
they have done their work. Nor did
the church work suffer neglect dur
ing this period. Weddings, funerals,
sermons, received attention. and
thinking people have observed that
a man who rises according to the oc-
casion and meets the demands of the
hour, Is source of wealth to .
community and 1t is fortunate to
have him.