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FIGHT OVER PEARY
NAY WIDEN BREACH
Failure of House Committee
to Reward Explorer
Causes Criticism.
Continued from First Page.)

In brief. the situation appears 20 be
this-
T-rst, while it has been customary for
staff officers not 70 be recognized for
feats Of valor. Peary 1a-1e near estab-
fishing an exception % lre rule 50 near
20 tr did he come. fn s-~t. that the stan
clement regarded il IS almost certain
that for once IL would nave q reureser-
-dtIye who. IN the recognition OF the
department, would stand upon an equal
footing with iIiustriouS members Of the
line
The sUddenneSs with which this anrfr-
Epati0u was diSpeued. considering the
early attitude taken by the deuart-
ment. has upset the relations between
the line and staf which were never
cordial. 20 an unprecedented extent
There IS no denying the fact that the
disposed 70 endorse the Allen bill with
out suggesting amendments 10 f. All
along. the department insisted that f.
desired 10 see Congress promote Peary
for the reason that II had no position
for him which would he in keeping with
hiss dignity as diSCove-eT Of the North
Pole.
When the situation was finally de-
yclOPed 20 the point where the assist
aDce sought by tn department might
5e given. the department suddenly de
MED itself taking advantage q II by
informing the House Committee that
feary feat ll discovering the North
TOle had been neither OF \ military nor
naval character. and therefore IL could
not fndorse a measure Jhe object of
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TIE STORY OF THE
PEANUT SHELLS.

As everyone knows, c ". Pozt.--7F
Battle Greek, Michigan, IS not only a
maker Of breakfast foods, but he is a
strong iHdividUslist who believes that
the trades unions are a menace 20 the
liberty o. the country
Believing this. and being a natural
born scrs pper for the right, as ne sees
g. Post for several years past, has been
engaged IN a ceaselesS warfarr- against
the Labor Trust" as he likes to call it.
Not being able 10 secure free and
UutramueIed. expression Of his opinions
on this subject through the regular read
ing pages Of the newspapers he has
bought advertising space for this pur-
pose, Just as he Is accustomed to for
The telling of his Postum story and
he has thus spent hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars in deuOuucInE trades
uuioniSm.
As a result Of Posts activities the
people now know a whole Ior shout these
organizations now they are honey
combed with Sraft, now they obstruct
the development Of legitimate business.
C1lrtaiI Iabor-s output. hold up manu-
facturers. Eraf- upon their own mem
bership. and ROD the public Naturally
Post is hated 10y the trades uniOnists,
and intensely
He employe- no union labor so the--
can not call out his men. and ne dene=
their efforts a. 5OyCot1iuE his products
The latest mans OF getting Post is
the widespread publication Of the story
that a car which was recently wrecked
in transmits vas found to be loaded
with empty )eazJt shells. which were
being shipped from the South TO Posts
establishment II Battle Creek
This canard obabIy originated with
President John Fitzgerald of the Chi
.caso Federation or Labor who, it is
said. stated il publicly as truth
Post comes back AMI gives Fitzgerald
the lie direct He dsn0uncas F-itZger-
AIDS statement as a deliberate faIse-
hood, an underhauded and cowardIy
attempt TO injUre his business, having
NOT tre slightest basis IN t2cT- As such
an effort II must be regarded II iS
. ei,,Dificaut that this statement about
s-fhe peanut shells IS being given wide
newspaper publicity In the patent in
side of an eastern country paper I
find II. and the inference naturally IS
that labor uuionites are insidiOUsly
spreading this lie.
An institution COR = mani which will
resort 10 moral intimidation and to ply
sicaI force. that viii destroy machinery
and burD buildings that viii MAIN and
kin II necessary TO effeCJ ats ends. nat
y1rallv would not hesitate 20 spread
faIseEood for the same purposes
We admire Post ANfs1lc We have no
enmity toward labor unions, 50 long as
they are CO. ducte5 in an honest live
aud-Iet-Ifve-- kind OF a way, We have
had enough OF the tarred end Of The
stick TO Symp2thiZe thoroughly with
vvEat he is trying TO do. He deserves
s,gpDort. A man like Post can not be
killed even with lies They are a
boomerang. every time. Again We
Tz0ov-. for hasn't this weapon, every
weapon that r-uld be thought OF. been
rsed Caud not simpIy by labor uniOusl
to pTt us ont Of business too
7 am going To drink two cups OF Pos
tun1 every morning from this time on.
and put myself ON a diet Of Grape-NutS
r-rIfIv for Post Editorial In the Ameri-
car Journal of Clinical Medicine
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ENDORSEMENT GIVEN
CHAMBERS PROJECT
Senator aGllinger Thinks
Representative Expression
of Citizens Good Idea.

Senator Jacob H GaIIiu-er. chair
man of the Senate Committee on the
District Of Columbia. today gave his
Endorsement tc the plan Of the Cham
ber Of Commerce t0 secure a reprcsen-
tative expression Of the citizens Of the
District upon matters affecting their
TyPIic welfare
Il think it a capital scheme ne said,
to have some central authority for
getting a concentrated opinion on pub
Iic matters. Now, the citizens associa-
tons are talking largely AT random
Zach IS fighting its own battles in its
own locality. u would rebound much
more to the welfare Of the District II
concerted action could be secured IN
approving or disapprONiuS the various
propositions concerning the District
which arise from time u time I hope
the plan viii Dc worked out. for 1 be
Iieve II TO be eminently practical
Chairman SamUe! W Smith. Of the
House District Committee, Is IT Michi-
gan. hut il Is learned that he, also, IA
V51,fIs Chairman Daniel Of She special
committee Of fifteen Of The Chambs: haS
not vet called a meeting for the purpose
tee. ne said today 1hat II all propaeiilty
Tho v-or1l viii be started at tine first Of
me week Officials Of the various citi-
zens- associations viii be called before
the committee early, so that the attitude
OF those bodies mcy he known at the
outset
1t X REGARDED a. practically certain
that both Senator GalllUEeT aud ChaIr-
man Smith will be invited TO ADDRESS
the committee IN order that some est
mate may be secured as TO how much
more weight concentrated public opinion
viii have with Congress than the sep
arate views of citizens associations and
various civic bodies.
II Is learned that MI Daniel was
made chairman % the committee be-
cause he was chairman Of the special
committee on the proposed changes IN
the District form of government He Is
thoroughly familiar with the general
situation and well qualified for out
lining the committees mode Of pro-
cedure.
William f. shannon. the vice chair
man. is the author Of the plan and has
made an exhaustive study OF the fea-
lures entering into it.
According to Chairman Daniel the
committee viii lose no time in making
I'D a report, 50 that the scheme II gen
Craliv indOrsed- NAV be put INTO opera
tigu before Congress aoJournS- IN the
event there are matters arising in the
course OF legislation which would jus
tify an expression Of public opinion
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MILK BOTTLE to-
BURN IN DAIRY FIRE
Second Street Struc-u-z
Badly Damaged in EarIE
Morning Blaze.

Several thousand milk bottle tor ems
hundreds of rolls of paper were .=
Srovcd tu a fire that broke out sr.---
lE after . o'clock This morning o.. ..a
third floor OF tho American Dairy GONE
pauv-s home. at JOS Second street u,r.r.
west.
The damage To- the bulIdiu= and S.s
Is estimated at S-.5'1- This IS parsf
covered by Insurance
The origin Of cEc IRE Is unkno-r
FaSsersby saw smoke issuing from ...a
tHird floor and turned ll the ala--
BY the time fHo engines had arTi
the fire had made SIS way fo the ho.
tops and paper bags and other com
bUstibIc material and the flames co. Re-
be seen for blocks around
The fire was confined to the u7r
floor of the building and was compa
tiyc7y easy or access The quick wo
OF the engines forestaUod danger e.
its spreading to adjacent buildings
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the tTansfused blood was entering into
the auzcrsir veins was faint. red
col0riu= about the ears. Then followed
"a flush about the nose and finally the
whole face was gradually Sunuscd-
Prom the face the bjood-coIorinE OK
tended TO other parts or ine body until
jne patients. complexion became as that
OF q man IN the fun bloom OF health
The TRANSMISSION process lasted for two
hours. and at the end of that time the
father appeared as man who had
never suffered an iIl or an siIment.
Iu tho meantime young Robey talked
and fested with the su gems u nurses
who surrounded him. q'4es 1inE him
from time to time He said ne could
feel no iii effects from the transmission
either through weakness or otherwise
And today, 1orty-eiSht hours after the
operation He says me fails To perceive
the seriousness OF the operation
LIT didn't seem anything unusual TO
me- nc said today And II docsn-t
seem anything unusual now. Ny arm
Is a IittIc sore. bat I'm ready to go back
to work If they'll let me.
I'm glad I was able to- render the
service T did In fact / was fortunate
in being fUli-b1ooGed- 1 have been an
athlete ali my life and its o good thing
that I have. Ny training left me some
Lhi1g to spare after this bleeding
Il was said today that the elder Ro5ey
has an excellent chance OF recovery
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prompt in recognizing man VINO had
ACCOMPLISHED what PeaTy mas accom-
uIfshed Lieutenant ShsckletOn did not
get within 100 miles Of the South Pole
and yet the British government made
him a knight"
The. belief IS general At the Capitol
that some members OF the tuH conf
mItJee viii oppose the subcommittee 70
port -
wait until We hear the sentiment or
the country or the action Of the SUD
committee" " said d member OF Jhe cohl-
mittee today. .
Secretary Meyer does not escape crltl-
~fsm for the manner in which ne nan
died the Peary case and several mem
bers Of Congress do not hesitate 10
charge that he has allowed nimseH 10
be Influenced by line officers who re-
sent a member OF Inc STAFF joining them.
Il Is known that UD TO two days ago
Secretary Never expressed himself in
favor u the Hale and Allen bills.
As a matter Of fact Pe7ryS friends
are not concerned whether he Is retired
as "a staff officer or line officer The
pb-ecs sought by the introduction OF the
Hale and Allen bills was 10 give MIN
the hi-hesr possible rank and retired
pay which would insure him comfort
able living
Several Senator'S who are deeply in
teTpSted n the matter have suggested
that then IS no opposition 10 Secretary
lTever's plan 10 make Peary rear ad-
miral in his own corps. but the Senate
viii remain helpless in the matter 50
l0u- 5 the House Committee on Naval
Affairs persists in holding Up the Hale
and Allen bills
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which would be 10 make him a rear ad-
miraI OF the Navy
The contents Of Secretary Meyers
letter to the committee were far from
constituting the sentiment expressed by
the department less than two weeks
ago when IT. regarded Peary's achieve
ment as one rejecting credit upon the
navy and. therefore, deserving OF
recognition in the way OF promotion
AEains; ali this friends Of the dis
CJverer point out Peary has made more
charts OF coasts ia the unknown North
Than ali the other arctic explorers TO-
Eether- II this work IS not Of a naval
character il would be difficult to i'm
>gine what work would - OF a naval
character.
The inference contained in the sec
-etary's letter IS that the passage OF
Tie Allen bin would make Peary an
officer 0r the lire. However, IL IS not
likely that the Attorney General would
C0uStrEp 10 as such The corps OF civil
euafneers 10 which peary belongs has
its own rank Of rear admiral and this
WAS the position To- which the Allen bill
undoubtedly sought 20 elevate the dis
ccverer-
Win star officers thoroughly in
Ceused over the situation there - eV-
cry probability that the public VIII be
given new insight 20 tne rivalry which
has arisen IN the navy between t0e w D
branches Of the service Il Is extreme
Is likely that the question viii be given
an airing ia Congress
Should the Hale and Allen bills be
shelved iu committee. II is reported
upon reliable authority that a new Dill
VIII be- introduced IN both Houses of
Congress which viii be so worded as
90 avoid ambiguity and eliminate the
objection pointed out IN the Secretary
Meyers letter.
The long dominance OF caste In the
navy, il is believed, by many = upon
the verge Of being put 10 the greatest
test Il has ever known, as the arOus-
ing OF public opinion over the failure
Of the committee to reward PeaTy bids
fair 20 stir up q fight IN Congress
which may bring some interesting dis
closures
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No Polar Ambitions.

PCNTA ARENAS. Chile. Feb. Il
Members OF the French antarctic expe-
dition on board the steamer PourQuol
Pas, TOW living at this por-, declare
that there was no intention Of seeking
the South Pole upon the part Of Dr.
Jean NJ Charcot. head OF the explorers
party They declare that at no time was
q dash Tor the southernmOst point Of
the earth even contemplated.
The object Of the Charcot expedition.
Il was stated, was 10 make scientific
observations and obtain specimens OF
rare fossils Great success was attain
ed, the explorers report, in this en-
desvo-. during the year spent Ia the
frozen regions.
The expedition which sailed from
Punta Arenas December i, 1908. got
as far South as 20 degrees, with the
longitude OF 10 degrees west The ex-
pedItjOH wintered at PeterTnan Island,
which is about 8 degrees latitude and
% degrees longitude west
The twenty men who composed the
party suffered much sickness during the
winter stay at Peterman Island, nearly
cvery member having touch Of scurvy-
- many liChLUlties were experienced
oy the expedition that for time It
seemed that the venture would be rem
dersd abortive. but Or. Charcot per
seveTed and finally completed his
French m5p- as far as Adelaide Island.
surveying a new stretcL of land I75
miles l0D-- This region was wholly
barren and covered with ice5ergs and
glaciers.
The party then pushed on 20 Alex
auCeT Island which IS IN latitude GO
degrees and longitude - degrees west.
4 o. ion
as Iar as Alexander Island was made
bE DIT. ChaTCor.
After tie winter a. Pe,ermsu Island
and the recovery Of the men, the ex-
ueditf0u pushed on during the antarctic
summer as far south as 90 degrees
ma king a careful exploration of the Isle
Of Deception. which IS near the South
shetland group an dthe BTidEeman
Island, iU the South Shetland group.
named for the Secretary Of the Peary
Arctic club
New land was discovered southwest
0f Aic-aTcer Island. and much ECieuf5-
nc EuowisdEe gained Of this region.
which. though discovered by BeIlinC-
asu@eu in ISL has been practically
an unknown land
tr. 'Harcot saws the expedition was
uot frted our for a dash for the Pole.
and FOR. that reason di0 not attempt -
90 farther south than 20 degrees
TIE SAYS the party IS returning in
good health and much eIated at having
overcome its early df5c1lts's. The eX-
DCGitlOu. DIT ChaTCor SAYS. WAS fer
more successful than the one n lei
bon 1lC
4 most complete equipment FOR arc
tie travel was carried on board r'ss
F1urIu0i Pas Included in the oUtGt
were six Of the newest type Of auto
mobile ST-dZe- for travelling over frozen
surfaces The vessel likewise. was
built especially Tor the CEarCOt eXC0
.fifio0- Among the scientists assisting
Dr. CTaTC0- are Rov=raiU astTOnOn
EuuCI. uetcOToloEist and oceanoEraDh-
sr- ErGefre-- hvdrOc-a phsT. GourdOE.
Eo010-ist- ana DR. LeouviIie. marine
zooIo-ist and marine botanist.
The Washington times., 1910-02-12
NEXT STEP READY
IN BRIBERY CASE
Senator COnger to Be Call
ed TO the Stand for
Defense

ALBANY. y Y Feb 12-Attoru1v~
for state Senator lothian p Aids AMI
Senator Ben CCuger were busy TO-DAY
with the details of evidence 10 be Of
feTed at uex- r-eek'S sessions Of the
senate's bribel-- investigation TIE main
points OF the ca are now on the record
As the evideE.ee stands now Hiram g.
Moe has sworn that in 1901 Al the
direction of Frank COuger. hs br0ugn.
@5.5Jb to Albany, and, under instructions
from Ben Couger paid $500 TO three
me IN DeTs OF the sSse. .ubly. one Of whom
was Senator aids.
To support this. Senator COnEer said
that q go was raid 20 Senator Aids
after Aids had stipulated that sum fu
a conversation with Frank CO0Cer as
the price OF opposing a bII which was
detrimental 10 ths bridge interests
Senator COngeT viii oe called TO tho
stand when the investigation is resumed
TUESDAY
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.5TE Of THANKS
GIVEN TIL TINES
5-srd of Directors of Home
u the Blind Expresses
Gratitude.

.-f- NJ thanks has been rendered
Washington Times boy the board Of
..1r= gf the Home Tor the Blind
District OF Columbia
meeting held February s, 1910.
Cars. chairman Of The committee
-.aeu- rne sale OF the Tim'S on sun
uu=lTE 80. the proceeds OF which
-.. armed over To JHe board, made his
-" and the board ordered the fol-
letter sent 10 The Times
EDITOR oC The yVashlnes1u Times.
board Of directors OF the Aid
alton for tire blind or the Dis
-f 'pir3r7 .ia- "a a. meeting held
I-E ~ 1910. received tEp report
Isaac Cans, chairman ur con-
Tu1T.E-iI- r.E- sale or The
on. SUNDAY January g. 1919.
desire 90 express their gratitude
a-Iu TO each memhtr OF The
corps t7T the zeal. interest.
0eaSIuc labor given TO that
ard tu say that the sum re-
was much in excess Of eN-
m Respectfully
J T. SPRINGER
Corresponding Secretary
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SOUTH POLE WATTS,
BRITISH RELIEVED
England Elated That French
Expedition Did Not Get
There First

LONDON. Feb. IA feeling Of Ella
ton greeted the receipt of cable today
from Dr. J. NJ. Charcot. now at Punta
Arenas, stating that the French antarc-
tic expedition. which the doctor led had
not reached the South Pole
It was known that DIT Charcot did
not set out 90 find the South Pole. but
there was, nevertheless fear among
British scientists that the expedition had
exceeded It's hopes and found the pole
the discovery Of which is now the fond
est dream OF the British nation.
The Washington times., 1910-02-12
J. i. STFAIIAN
DIES IN SEATTLE
Special Customs Agent Fails
to Rally From an
Operation.

Word was received at tie Treasury
Department. this afternoon of the death
today Of George w Stratt9n. special
customs agent at Seattle. Wash. follow
ing an operation for appendicitis.
Mr. Strattan Is widely known in Wash
inCJOn- He was formerly private secre-
Jary 10 former Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury James B. Reynolds. and
vent abroad with the latter 20 investi-
gate tariff conditions in several foreign
countries.
pointed to the customs service under
IT. Reynolds. and sent to ,akv charge
Seattle He vas about thirty-five
.-earS old
The Washington times., 1910-02-12
SNOW PLOW KILLS
HORSE IN COLLISION
Driver Escapes Injury in Acci-
dent on North Capitol
Street
Street.

While crossing the car tracks al North
Capitol and L streets. a milk wagon
driven by J. r Lare. 633 Newton street
northv est. was struck by a snowpIgw-
The wagon was partly demolished and
the horse killed. The driver escaped
unhurt-
The wagon was the property Of J. Z
BiggS % ST. North Capitol street The
damage 70 the wagon and its contents =
estimated a so
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WINS 500 PRIZE.

PRINCETON, n J. Feb. I2-StanIey
4. Hunter. Princeton. 1910. has been
awarded medal for a competitive es-
say OE='-Current French Affairs The
medal foundation was made ~ the late
Baron EfcTTe De Coubertiu in memory
Of President CaTnot, Ct France. Mr.
Hunters home is in California
The Washington times., 1910-02-12

other diamond rings and iewelry val
ued at several hundr i dollars
Z he Noodlea- Ian has been conducted
1or several years a fashions ble sum
mer suburban hotel, but this year Il
mas been kept open for winter guests
The loss Is estimated at about Sf0.O3o
partially covered by insurance II was
a three-stoTy frame structure. contain
ing forty rooms
List Of Guests.
Among the guests besides Mr. Ufford.
hyr- ard 8ITs- Garland and their two
children and Mr. Gareissen, We're Mr..
and Mrs Kirkham. Miss Munday, Mrs
Catherine Woods, Miss Pritchett, N IS
Eastman, Mrs Young and her young
daughter a pupil al the Cathedral
School for Girls, Mrs leach. Mrs Bin
icy, Miss Catherine BinIcy, and Dr. and
AITs- Chapman, Col and Mrs Thomas
il HaudbuTy. the former a retired army
officer Miss PTitchard, Mrs Todd, Mrs
Watkins, Miss Parker, Miss Lee. and
J- II Forsyth
ALrs. Binley lost jeweiry valued at
5000
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5OH GIVES BLOOD
TO SAVE FATHER
Life of Anaemic Parent Pro
lOnged by Successful
TRANSMISSION Operation.
continued from First Page

appeared bright and early AT his place
of employment, GoIGeu5erEs- Seventh
and X streets. aud announced that ne
was ready for work his employers
however. knowing Of the ordeal
throu-f which ne had passea insisted
that be vas entitled 20 and should
take a brief vacation 50 much against
his own will ne is obliged TO remain
idle fer q few days.
The operation is the first OF its kind
which had ever been performed at the
Providence Hospital and one of che
yet-v tt.U SUCCeS SSfUl ones in the United
States. The elder RObeE, VINO lives a.
IS17 "a street northeast and who has
Eeen 2 mOUCTman on the New oTS
avenue line for a number Of years. mas
been subjected to several operations
Trior TO this one, but none OF them
have brought benehciai results
Known to Be Anaemic.
The nhvsicfsns and surgeons At
Providence Hospital knew that Robey
was anaemic, and were at their wits
ends to discover some means OF re-
Ilavinr MN As an example Of the lack
of blood IN Robey's arteries and veins
a Duncture Of one Of his lobes failed TO
produce a single drop of blood Not
only that. lbut when the bula OF a finger
on mis- night arm was similarly pune
=
shoulder TO finger Zip. only TWO drops
of blood were evoked The man was
living in bed pra cticslIy skin and bones
But VIXEN his SON. Irven, was ac-
uuaiEted with the situation me readily
came TO the front 10 offer what reIIef
he could give
Take il all il il wiz do him any
good he said. I've got lots of It,
and certainly I ought 90 be able TO
spare a good bit or H. anyhow Sup
pose we try II won't do any harm %
There vas difference OF opinion as
10 whether such an operation would
do any harm. though young RObey
wasn't acquainted with that fact. But
Z The surgeons took the only Clance-
/ Under the direction of DR. James
/ Mitchell and Dr. Parker. the father and
/ son were placed upon operating tables
/ side by side and after a mild sOlu-
3 ton OF cocaine was injected into the
1 ieft forearm OF the young man an artery
I was pierced simultaneously an artery
+ - his fathers forearm was pierced
/ and the two connected IN manner
! Glowing the blood from the Young man
l 10 ffoU into the arteTial system 90 the
I olGeT man To those who observed the
/ operation details 81 description are
( given which are remarkable
Tho f-s- --7o-r5.r-'- Tor Instance that
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OF CANADIAN
RECIPROCITY DIES

Tor CNCO, Ont. FEB 12-Canadian
indepel-C Fs-ce and reciprocity between
Canada and the United States has lost
one or its most sulent champions in
the death Of Hon John Charlton. after
an illness Of set eral years
He -ame 70 Canada from New YORK
in 1Sz9- and was SucceSSfI1lIs printer
river TaftSman- and law student lie
Eglaf5c = fortune i7- rrr-r1fs~r