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New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
ASKS FUNDS
First assistant Postmaster General
Issues Report.

Washington. Jan 5.-The annual report Of Frans
II Hitchcock First Assistant Postmaster General,
for the last fiscal year was made public to-day
The revenues collected through the postcfnces
during the fiscal year 1906. he says. amounted to
about ass0oeooo a gain OF more than s5.oooo"
and the report states that this growth con
tfnued IN 1907 when the aggregate reached Ss.ro-
ce being somewhat in excess OF that OF the pre-
vious year In order to meet this continuous
growth Of his bureau Mr. Hitchcock makes plea
for larger appropriations He also recommends the
appointment five travelling auditors to supervise
the financial operations OF the leading posto1ces.
The present policy of reappointns Presidential
postrnasters who have conducted their offices to ths
satisfaction of the public and OF the department
has resulted IN decided benefit 70 the service says
Mr. Hitchcock He adds that about So per cent of
the Presidential postmasers have been reappointsd
because of efficient service.
Increased salaries for various classes Of EN-
pIoyes of the department are recommended In
order relieve third class postmasters OF the ne
cessty of paying for assistance out of their
salaries, a recommendation is made for in
crease to g. 100000 OF the allowances for that pur
pose. Thirty instead of fifteen days annual leave
is recommended for postal employees
An extension OF the city delivery service to
smaller towns than included under the present
law is recommended Under the amendment 70
the law he suggests free delivery service would
be given to more than fourteen hundred towns
that do not now enjoy that advantage. He recon-
mends that a law be enacted requiring patrons of
the department to provide a receptacle for mail
as a means of saving the time OF the carriers
Mr. Hitchcock deals with the question of the
handling OF first class mail deposited without
postage and suggests that such mail be forwarded
at once and that double the ordinary postage shall
, be collected on it.
The total number Of postmssters OF all classes
appointed during the year was l5.Sl5, as against
1856 for 1905. -------
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
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quality Of horses furnished in recent years by the
auartermaster's department of the army has mar
rowed down and it now appears TO be a question OF
inspection The quarternaster general has long been
using specifications which, if they were complied
with by the horse contractor, would furnish ami
mails of a superior quality. but the difficulty has
been in getting inspectors who would hold out
against the contractors and really insist upon haV-
ing horses up the specifications Some OF the
inspectors have realized that it impossible to
get horse according to specifications for the con-
tract price. and in this way have justified de-
partures from them in accepting animals submitted
by bidders This has led the chief of staff OF the
army to insist that the specifications shall be
adhered to and that the inspectors detailed to ex-
anime horses with view to the purchase or the
animals shall do their part toward protecting
the interests of the government. and in this way
furnish the cavalry arm with the horses which
are most desired.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
LOTTERY IN HOUSE NEAR.
Con gressmen to Drazc Offices IN Ne5c
Building on Thursday.

Washington. Jan. 5-A unique feature OF the
weeks proceedings in the House OF Representa-
tives will be the assignment to members, by lot
terv of rooms in the 100000 House once oulld-
ing now about completed The drawing VIII De
held next Thursday. Immediately after the reading
of the journal. Three hundred and thirty-thres
marbles consecutively numbered. viii De placed IN
a box and as each in turn is drawn out by
blindfoIded page and handed TO the reading clerk
its number will be announced The member whose
number on prepared list corresponds with that on
the marble will go forward 10 the desk and select
bv diagram a room from among the S93 offices
into which the first, second and third noors OF tns
building are principally divided
Only S33 of the $50 members OF the House VIII
participate in the drawing This is chiefly ac-
counted for by the fact that chairmen of commit
tees are not entitled to private Offices in the new
building Instead they viii use the rooms set
aside for their respective committees
Abo1t A dozen Of the 1fty-odd committees. in
Guiding those on Banking and Currency. Claims.
and Elections No. /, have vacated the Capitol and
taken quarters in the office building How many
more will follow is undetermined Provision has
been made for the rehousins OF fourteen AnonE
several c. the more important committees there Is
a decided dSIncIination to move
The Cornnittse on Ways and Means. the premier
committee Of the House. is especially adverse TO
giving UP it's rooms the House corridor, only a
step from the Hall of representatives CHAIRMAN
Pavue feels that inasmuch the committee EN-
both of the rna5ciity and the minority the COM
nlittoc's meeting place should remain where IL rs
rather than be the Office building on street. 81
that i.s member: nay be in constant call when
bav are required OH the floor Of the House during
sessions Of thar tody. especially when vote ~
about - be taken On the other hand. Speaker
Cannon IS r1uch n reed Of additional cfce room
III the Capitol and he feels that he could use to
excellent eCvsntase part OF the space now de-
y,5e,I u the Cc-nnitte- Ways and Means
of. he. committees which has snow
no intention OF moving INTO the new Office building
is the Committee On Appropriations. which. either
in its whole or Ia subcommittee. sits oftener than
arv other As y a daily occurrence for Its
members 70 hold meetings during sessions Of tn>
Fiou<~ Chairman Tawney feels that 70 take u2
s--e~= across 3 street would be impracricable
Until row Representatives maintaining private
offices n Washington have had 70 pay tor them
out OF their own pockets. and these offices have
been wdely scattered over the business section et
the CITY The completion Of tre House office build
ING relieves this necessitv. The 59t ONCE rooms
pro-i,led by Congressional appropriation are free
70 members y subway To be equipped WITH q
miniature. reiINay for rapid transit, connects ms
neO building with the Capitol
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

orcers deficient in riding are reported IN 'le
French German and Austrian armies only heuten-
ants of foot troops Of the line are not required 10
ride as all CAPTAINS are mounted officers
General Bell then goes to give particulars as
TO tests Of horsemanship which actually occur III
European armies.
At the French cavalry school, at Sau1nur' he says
course in equitaon exists for field otlcers OF the
French cavalry. All cavalry offcers' on becoming
majors and lieutenant colonies, required to take
this course. If they don't properly stand tn7
phvsical strain they will not receive active COM
mands, but become subject to retirement. Jhe
course lasts two months, and includes cross-couh-
try work involving a great deal Of jumping OF ali
kinds Of obstacles, consisting of fences dltches'
walls hedges and water jumps They ride the
ordinary school horse and change horses each day.
During the continuance of the test each oLlcer
spends an average of about four and half houfS
dav in the saddle AS each officer also mas two
or three private mounts. which he must keep In
tit condition by exercise outside Of school hou's
they are seen riding at al hours OF the day ana
in this manner the average officer, who is mounted
takes his recreation.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
HIGH IDEALS
FOR ARMY RIDERS.
PRESIDENT JCSTTFIES HIS
TESTS OF OFFICERS.
Equestrian Process IN Foreign
.frmies Held Up for. Emula-
ton an Our O7rn.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. Jan. 5-The President by con<s1u
nication the chairman of the House Committee
on Military Affairs, has taken occasion TO justify
his order for tests Of the riding ability of army Of
fcers before promotion, and incidentally indicates
his purpose TO make rough riders" OF all army
officers by transmitting to the committee special
report OF the chief Of staff the horsemanship
feats Of European army officers and numerous Pho
fographs Of their various stunts"
President Roosevelt in his letter TO the commit
zee says that he has instructed the Secretary Of
War 10 bring TO its attention the necessity Of
mounting infantry captains and establishing re-
mount depots. General Bell, chief Of staff. says
that abroad the annual manoauvTes constitute q
severe test of horsemanship. and should division
commander report officer deficient in horsenan-
ship he is either assigned TO duty which requires
physical activity-'practicaly sheiVeo -oi
retired.
General Bell s1bstantiates the assertion that
equestrian prowess is regarded essential III
France Germany Italy and Austria and says
that in Germany the officers live in such constant
state of anxiety lest they be found physically uht
that at Hanover the bride paths are fun OF tat
majors and captains harnnlerfng along with GRIM
determination their faces and adGs thdI IAN
re inevitably results in retirement The conmuni-
7ep of European army methods in this connection
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER
The Presidents letter transmitting General Bells
report is as fellows:
The White House, January 4 1903.
Sir: I transmit herewith report HUM III
chief of staff which is self-explanatory-
The 6eld officers Of army cannot be helo
exclusively responsible for the peer rloing "Lleh
has been frequently observed among 'oein i"e
quality Of our horses does Tot eqaal that ol
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
ARMY md NAVY NOTES.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, January 5.
ENSIGNS MAY BE DELAYED.-LetterS have
been sent to Rear Admiral Evans, commanding the
Atlantic feet instructing him to ascertain whether
the five midshipnlen who are connected with the
ships of that command. and who are about to be
finally graduated and commissioned as enagns.
wish to be re-exarined in theoretical and practlcal
navigation. The papers in that subject IN these
five cases were destroyed by a fire which burned
the quarters of officer on duty at the Naval
Academy. It is customary to mark all examination
papers twice. and these five papers had been
marked only once If the five midshlpn1en are
willing to accept this marking there will be no de-
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
oUsrED AS SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
w. {. Chancellor. Formerly of Paterson,
Dismissed by Washington Board

Washington. Jan. w. Z. Chancellor. superin.
teudent Of the public schools of this city Vas
dismissed last night by the Board Of Education
and A T stuart appointed to succeed nin'-
The Dismissal -sme as result OF triSl sfo"ihs
ant of charges that Mr. Chancellor issued state
,,,.,ts -aectiua On tho character OF the eomulis-
ser.-s Of the District Columbia. members OF the
Board Of Education and the public school system
Il washington. Mr. Chancellor came here from
sstsrson. y j. about year asc.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
PERU SIGNS RAILWAY CONTRACTS
Alfred MeCune to Build Cerro de Pasco and
Ucayali Lines.

Lima, Jan. 5.-The government has signed me
contracts awarded to Alfred McCune, Of Pitts
burs. for the construction of the Cerro de Pasco
and T-csyaH railroads. Work at Ccrro de Pasco
and at Ancon will begin next August The ne"
1in@s will give facilities for bringing the great
wealth Of the interior TO the coast
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06

mounts used in foreign armies. FurIhelHoie'
though all infantry captains in European armies
are mounted en- infantry officer in our service mas
little opportunity to practise riding until ne De
comes a field officer
The only practicable way in which we can I'M
nroze our military mounts is TO pursue the nneIhoo
adon-ai in foreign armies in obtaining renlounts-
They purchase young horses send them 10 re-
mount stations, where they are trained for aoou'
year and finally assigned to service wei proken
and trained for military This has proved 10
he cbeaper in the end by making the horse last
much longer in the service
Il have instructed the Secretary OF war 10 tahe
S7,cr steps as may be necessary TO bring 10 the
.-.or-ion ~ vouT committee the desirability OF
Hesitation for mounting infantry captains ana Tor
the establishment Of remount depots- II Is hoPeo
that the military committees OF bolh houSes -
congress may give favorable consideration 10 THESE
.7ro measures which essential in improving
horsernanstip in our army and IN raising 'he
standard Of efficiency throughout the service
Sincerely yours,
.THEODORE ROOSEVELT
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
HupDERSFIELD TRADE FALLS OFF.

London Jan. 5.-Showfng the effect of the Amerl-
can financial stringency trade with Great Brlt-
-, tho return exports from the consular district
al Huddersfeld to the United States for the last
quarter Of last year amounted only 10 S-o'""
compared with $4,000 for the period in 1906
The total decrease in exports for the year amounts
to about s2500e0 for that district The Huddersiieo
80 u,itb the United States mas been constantly
diminishing in recsnt Fsaxs.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
NORTH CAROLINA READY FOR TRIALS.
Arnored Cruiser Averages Nearly Required
Sreed of twenty-five Knots,

Rockland. Me. Jan The arm0red cruise
North Carolina. built by the Newport News Ship
building and Drydock Company, arrived here to-
day having completed the trip from the shipyard
in about forty-six hours. While running for a
short time uLder forced draft the cruiser averaged
nearly the required speed OF Twenty-Five knots
The standardization trial win be held tomorrow
on the Rockland course on Tuesday the eruis'
will start for her FOUR hours endurance test and
tvventv-four-hour run on the way " Hampton
Roads.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
ARGENTINE STEAMER BLOWN UP.
Boilers of the Imperatriee Explode Of
Ushant-Crew Saved

Brest. Jan. 5.-The boilers Of the Argentine
steamer Imperatrice exploded to-day of Ushan5-
the steamer laundering The members or the
creyv we're saved by a fishing smack.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
RIDING TO HOUNDS.

Gross country riding hounds is common in all
European armies, and ali mounted ofhcers paruci-
nate In at least two European armies (those of
c.,,oanv and France) special courses of training
sn eouitation and horsemanship have been estab-
,,Sed for field officers with view TO keeping them
under observation sufficiently long to test and select
them for promotion 20 active commands
.1n .he French army there are no examinations
f,r ,r,,no,ion whatever in the Italian army por-
tion OF the captains only examined but IN both
- these armies ample facilities and opportunities
exist for determining the knowledge and pfactlcaI
efficiency Of officers at ali times As fule tHo
,;esree of efficiency in riding and hcrsenlanshp OF
,Aioe-s Is as well known everybody as their per
.ouslty and az all inspections and Hanosuvfes
New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
GENERAL BELLS REPORT.

C.er.-al BELLS report. which - addressed to the
President. and bears the date OF November 30
leG reads in part as follows;
u have the honor 10 acknowledge the receip'
al .-our note Of September 2Sth. in which you say
NV recent order requiring test of the riding
siiIft OF the field officers Of our army mas oroughI
sTire6 bv the impression that such a test was
something extraordinary or unneaTd ] o., i INN @
!s1Eont YOU be kind enough prepare for me at
,.,'r 0earliegt Convenience a report showing how
our requirements compare with thoSe PlS PrE' Ne
glad if you could photographs showing what l5 "a
done in actual tests of the horsemansilp OF heio
officers in foreign armies
THE general rule prevailing in European armies
REQUIRES Ii mounted officers of every grade TO keep
both themselves and their mounts In mt condition for
war The French German. Austrian and Italian
armies all maintain military schools and institutes
fclUding schools OF equitation) for the instruction
of officers and in all Of them, a rule, student
officers are instructed in riding and horsemanship
Their conditions Of service are so different from
ours and their organization Snd system OF training
s=,ch that the daily work of nearly all mounted
officers affords ample opportunity for practical tests
in horsenanship. The European idea appears to
10 that daily service is daily examination, that
es an officer is constantly under the orders aIao
observation of his sIperiors special test Woulo De
sr,rerfuous for his efficiency report, showing the
,,,4o, of his superiors his military capacity
sn6 ATTITUDE in general and horsenlanship IN par
.ionIa- completely states the case Division Drl-
g,sde resiraental and battalion commanders are 1+t
,4-esen- az drills each observing the performance
nr his subordinates- reports are requlfeo
~ ali commanders each year upon the ell
.,y r., srhordjnares in all respects Division
commanders whose reports upon an oflceT largely
determine the views Of the War Department as 70
his merits generally their opinions upon their
own Impressions, supplemented by those OF br1saoe'
regimental and other commanding on1cers- Inc
r1z rosneaJyres are the practical testing fields or
Ill o1icers Efficiency reports are usually mace
after the uaanosuvres each year Should a DIVISION
commander report field officer deficient in horse
raanship any time he is either assignee 10 some
bind of duty not requiring physical actVtfy-prac-
-.r,-, sreIved-or becomes subject 70 transfer 20
the retired list without any further examination or
IN our own army annually make ernclehcy
reports on all officers (eXcept generals)' out II >
impossible establish conditions OF service such as
ist in the large standing armies Of Europe or 10
sppiy their methods under our law.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-16
SufYragists Get Colorado Leader.

Seattle-Under the leadership Of
Mrs. Edith Del. Jarmuth, assisted
by Mrs. Emma Smith DeVoe, presi-
dent of the Washington Woman's
Suffrage Association, campaign for
the establishment of equality of the
sexes at the polls such as Seattle has
never before seen has been started
here.
The object of the campaign of ed
ucation and organization that is in
progress is two-fold. First, it is to
compel the legislature the coming
winter to give the people chance to
vote upon an amendment to the con-
stitution granting equal suffrage;
and, second, to demonstrate the
claim of the woman suffragists of
this state that Washington is taking
the lead of all other states of the
Union in the movement. 1t was be-
cause of this claim that the National
Woman's Suffrage Association decid-
ed to hold it's annual meeting here in
1909. 1t is supposed that If women
are given the ballot here it will be
easy to swing all the other states
into line. The state cOnsen zion opens
here in October.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-16

Elma-Two deaths from lock jaw
and a third boy dying as the result
of toy pistol wounds on the Fourth
Of July is the record of week in
the State of Washington.
Arthur Bauer, of RitZville, years
old.
Harold Slorah, of North Yakima
10 years old.
Dying: Ten-year-old son of w. B
Moores of this city.
On July 4 the Moores boy injured
his hand in shooting toy pistol. The
burn occasioned no anxiety, as ii
was very slight and nothing serious
was thought Of 1t until Friday when
symptoms of lockjaw became mani
fest. Doctors in attendance have
given up all hope of saving the boys
life, and he Is suffering intense
agony that nothing but death can re-
lieve.
In the case Of Arthur Bauer, OF
Ritzville, the lad received powder
burn from q blank cartridge. The
next day he became Ill, suffered from
lockjaw and ON the third day was
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-16
NIGHTS OF UNREST.
No Sleep. No Rest. No Peace for thu
Sufferer from Kidney Troubles.

No peace for the kidney sufferer
Pain and distress from morn to
night.
Get up with lame back,
Twinges of backache bother you
all day,
Dull aching breaks your rest at
night,
Urinary disorders add to your
misery.
Get at the cause--cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills will work the
cure
They're for the kidneys only
Have made great cures in Aber-
deem.
Mrs. M. E. Wells, living in Aber-
deem, Wash, says: II feel very
grateful to Doans Kidney Pills as
they have proven of wonderful value
in my family. l used them when
suffering from severe backache
which chung to me day and night,
making my life miserable. AS the
result of the loss of rest my general
health became run down and / felt
miserable. Upon the advice of a
friend I procured Doan's Kidney
Pills at the Red Cross Drug Store and
they so thoroughly banished the
trouble that it has never returned.
My little daughter also used Doans
Kidney Pills for a disordered condi-
ton of her kidneys with equally sat
isfactory results"
For sale by al dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other. 69
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-16
NEWS OF THE STATE
Past Crimes Laid Bare.

Everett--A special from Rapid
City, S. D. says:
Shot down as he worked in a corn
field, July 5, was the fate of man
known here for the past two years
as Marion Frank Bright, but who
turns out to have been Marion Frank
Dragoo, for years resident of Ev
erett, Wash, with wife No. l resid-
ing there. Ernest B. Randall,
Bright's hired man, and son of Elias
and Alice Randall, of Tacoma, Wn.,
is in Jail here charged with the muir
der. Bright came here and filed
claim fifty miles east, in this county,
near Inlay, and shortly after he
brought woman supposed to be his
wife. This woman is the daughter
of wealthy photographer Of Cham
berlain, S. D., has been married and
divorced but was not legally married
to Bright. She is also postmstress
of Inlay, which Is located in a store
kept by Bright.
James Dragoo, of Nebraska City,
Neb., who has arrived here, told the
hlSIOly VI LILO Ilul GU IlO
says his brother married Miss Hilda
Holverson, Of Everett, and lived
there for some time. Randall was
in his employ. Six year ago they
were caught stealing chickens one
night. Bright escaped, but Randall
was arrested and convicted. Bright
sent money to Everett and got Ran
dali out.
Randall was in love with the wo-
man here and she rejected his adj
vances. He became furious when he
learned that Bright would attempt
to get divorce quietly from his
Washington wife and marry the wo-
man here this fall. The theory Of
the authorities Is that Bright was
killed by Randall, who expected to
get the woman.
The Everett wife has gone to
South Daota to investigate matters
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-16
Holds Tn Train Alone.

Spokane-Great Northern train
No. was held up last week one and
one-half miles east of Naples, Idaho,
by lone bandit, using a section
crew as a decoy, but nothing was
taken and the bandit escaped into
the brush with a broken arm as the
result of a lively duel with Conduc-
tor A. M. Matthews.
The train was tagged by section
men at point where they were at
work on the grade and not till it
was at dead stop did Engineer
Dad" Morrill, know that a holdup
game had been worked. During the
fusillade that followed, Matthews
had a narrow escape and the wood
work of the car was shattered by bull
let's, one of which came within four
inches of its man. 1t is thought the
bandit was hit only once.
From the first moment it was
known a holdup was in progress
panic struck the passengers. They
were notified of the fact by two
shots from the highwayman's rifle
sent down the side of the train as a
warning to keep heads inside win
dows. The passengers sought sta
tons more to the rear and kept their
heads inside. A stick of dynamite
was set off beside one of the cars and
it broke windows and cracked the
wood finishings. but no one was hurt.