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The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
QUICK RELIEF OF
ITCHING ECZEMA
Was Surprising ~ II a9arlration Re-
duced 10 a Few Hours ard Cure
Soon Followed Boys Torture
had Been lhtonse isr Years
Friends Child hal Eczema, Too,
MOTHER TELLS HOW
~ CUTiCHRA Cured GOTH

when my boy WINS six years cid, he
suffered terribly With eczenia. He could
neither sit still nor lie quietly in bed,
for the .cbing WIS dreadful. lie would
IrTitAte spots by scratching with his
malls and that only made them worse. a
doctor treated him and We tried nlmott
everything. but tho eczcrnd seemed to
spread. 7. IL afartod in q small place IN
the lower extramitjee and spread for two
years until " Very nearly covered tho
back part OF his leg to the knee.
FINALLY l got Cuticura Soap, Cuti!
ctIra Ointmcnt and CuticCra Pills and
gave them according 70 directions. ]
used them In the morning and that even
Ing. before i put my boy T., bid, ] used
them again and the Improvement even
In those fcw hours was surprising, the
Inflammation seemed to be so much less.
j used two boxes n Cuticura Ointment,
the same OF tho Pills and the Soup and
my boy was cured. NY son IL now In
his seventeenth year and he has never
had a return 81 the eczema. ht'S' 7.
81 took care 81 q friends child TINT
had eczema ON itsface and limbs and
used thu Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
They acted on the CHILD just as they did
on my son and Il haa never returned.
I would recommend the Cliticura Rene
dies TO anyone. Airs, A. u. Cochrnn.
1928 Columbia Ave-. Philadelphia. Pa.
Oct. 20. 1902" N. ,,.a,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
TAKES ON new LIFE
Naialee Institution Now On Mill
tary Basis and Boys Are Z
Well Pleased F..

Reorganization of the boys indus
rial school at Waialee has created o
'ew spirit among the inmates; alta. r,
are moving smoothly now; the bow.
re taking interest in their .dut. es an,
a general an entirely different atmos
,here prevails. This, is the gist of |.
tateinent from the Jew principal Fred
rick Anderson. 4. -, ~
/" The school has been placed ON /,
lilitary basis, - he says, 'and the va
GUS departments have been conlpletell
.eorgaRized TO the satisfaction of all. A
lew spirit has developed among the
Boys a4d everything is. rnnninR
smoothly.
viii you kindly insert in YOU
paper call for magazines and book
that might interest the boysf A Ii
f-ary has been started and rs tn,
school funds win not permit financially
the purchase Of books we are hoping
that kind city folk who have the bows
welfare at heart will respond gener
0usly. @ .
HI.have consulted the ofticials Of tn,
r. M. @. A., asking their advice il
securing positions for worthy bows VIII,
cave the, institution; the keen Interest
shown is gratifying to us. IT,. -.
s. We have adopted motto 1t is
The welfare Of the boy after he leave,
the school, as well as during his stay, ;
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
MEATMAKES ACHY BACKS

Meat eatrrs are apt to have weak
Kidneys and lame, achey backs. The
kidneys are at work all the time, filter.
ing uric acid out, of the blood, and a
heavy meat diet increases the produe.
ton Of uric acid so greatly that in time
III is likely to overwork and weaken the
kidneys. ~, S..a Z =
A little meat is good, and athletes or
Others who do heavy physical exercise
out of doors can stand lot Of 1t, but
persons who work inside should cut
down ON meat as soon as they begin to
feel heavy after eating, and are having
baekaehe, headache, dizzy spells, rheu,
imatic pains, nervous troubles and irreg.
ular action of the kidneys. *
Neglect Of this condition Lends to
danger of gravel dropsy and Bright 3
disease. ~ J, aE w E'jkFSg
Don't delay. W
STRENGTHEN the kidneys by using
Doan's Backaehe Kidneys Pills. Thou,
sands win tell you how good they are.
a1tWhen Your Back Is Lame Remem,
Der the Name. y Don 4 simply ask for
a kidney Temedy--ask distinctly for
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills and take
no other. Doan 8 Baekaehe Kidney Pills
are sold by all druggists and store,
keepers at soc. a box (six boxes $500,
Of will be mailed ON receipt of price by
the Hollister Drug Co, or Benson
smith 4 Co, agents for the Hawaiian
Islands: IL. +. .. ~. ~ --t@ ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
FOR SKIN HuMoRs

Tortuhng. disaguring patches Of hn.
NOR On The skin. .sealp 81 hands arr
the majority 81 cases, by warm baths
With cuticnra Soap and gentle anoint-
mas, rashea, itchinas. irritations, in1am,
nations. dandruff, dry, thin and falling
hair, for sanntive, aIitiscptic cleansing
and all purposes ofsthe toilet, these pure,
sweet. gentle ernolllents are unrivaled.
cutlourA Soap t2se, u cieanss the Skin. Cntl0lra
Qinimsnt Stoel 10 tleaI The sim ADD Gu icIrs
ktfolvept (e A. f0r N DE formal Chocolate Coated
Pills. 2bc pct Viii oi COZ TO Purity the Blood are
sold tifousbout the World Potter pruR 4 Cheal
Osrp, Son Props. las % luInbus Ave, Boston MasA
sg-MAlled FfY,e. a2-paes CutleurA Boob con-
~ 0olas = ths TIuAtmAot u ekAA SRa ssAlI
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
MAN OF MYSTERY
HERE EROMTEIAS
Wise Persons Link Judge Kemp
With All Kinds Of Federal
Positions

Another man OF mystery was in the
federal court yesterday. 1t is some
time since any mysterious man made
Honolulu sit up and take notice, but
the arrival yesterday in .he Lurline
from the mainland OF Judge Samuel
Il. Kemp Of the city OF Robert Lee.
Coke County, Texas, was the occasion
Tor the dendly guess-worker TO get
busy.
Judge Kemp Is accompanied BY his
wife and daughter, Mss Dorothy Kemp.
As soon as he located his women folk
the Texas jdrist HE'D himself TO the
federal court building, where he me.
District Attorney Vaughan, who Is also
! Texan, and who knows the new man
slightly Judge Kemp attended
court throughout the morning, while
bau Wah, the court messenger. was on
trial on a charge OF having 6piun n
possession, and of which charge, by. the
way, the defendant was acqu. tied.
Many OF those in eonrt began to place
the newcomer. He was here, sure, 70
take Judge Dole's place, said one. An
other knew all about Il. Why, Judge
Kemp Is che special investigator I'll
department Of justice was to send here
TO investigate the charges made 30
Washington by the former district at
torney, y. MeGarny against his specesso
n Office, thought this man. He was
here, said others, to succeed q. O. Bit
ting as assistant district attorney, and
till others were sure Judge Kemp.
anne to Honolulu to succeed Mr.
Vaughan. The guessing keeps goinP
apace.
Officers and passengers IN the Bur
line say that Judge Kemp male the
statement aboard that ne was coming.
to Honolulu to be assistant to Mr.
Vaughan. To Mr.. Vaughan and ofhers'
IN Honolulu Judge Kemp said that he
came TO this city to practise law and
that he was not nm ofiice.seeker at all. :
HAD Judge Kemp. been named to-
be my assistant / am quite sure the.
attorney; general department woultt
have advised me Of the fact,s' said
District Attorney Vaughan.
One federal official who claims to be-
in touch with the real situation, says
that Judge Kemp is here to conduct
that investigation already spoken of,
and that should Vaughan be exonerated
he will remain in Office as district at
torney, while John A. Blk former
Bourbon governor of New York, who Is.
expected here shortly, will be made
FEDERAL judge in place of Judge Dole.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
Additional Sugar News
tOWBEET SUGARNELDS
ARE DUE I0PODRSTAND
SAYS VISITING expert

P. .. o Cara, Of Salt Lake City, said
that his observations are that the
Western beet farmers get Vow yields
because Of their own rcarelessness and
not for any other reason. 81 have
made counts in hnndreds Of sugar beet
fields, z he told The Advertiser last
Friday, "and il is an exceptionally
eood field whore the @stand'' runs
aSoSe sixty per cent. The majority Of
the fields range around forty or fifty
per cent Of perfect stand at harvest
time. 800
s'It costs the farmer just as much
in labor, ferlilizers and irrigation
wnter to grow haf crop of bsets a.
II would TO produce n full crop on he
sssIne acre of land. That difference be.
tween What the farmer intends 70 plant
and what he actually gets, is loss due
more to catelossHess and inPttention
than to any other one cause, il is a
-preyentable loss, and is therefore inexs
cusable, he remarked.
"a Professor O'Gara visited the Waipio
sub station, the federal and II. IS. p. a..
Az. rimenl stations, and the Coll &c OF
Hawaii, took in, the Pail, the pi1eap-
PCS, and a sugar mill or two during his
four days ON this Island, and vowed
When he left that he inte..1s TO come
back and see more he is one OF the
Test known agricnltnrists Of the West
sau1 has achieved Worldwide reputa-
'Gonlamopg scientific and practical mei,
through his original methods Of han.
ding crop diseases and, pests.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
MORE FUEL OIL Y.
TANESF0RHAWA||
Manager Of Standard oil Marine
Department Arrives To Locate
Plants, Is Report

With the arrival in Honolulu yester
day Of j Q. Rolfs, manager Of the
Standard Oil Company 3 marine depart.
metft, came a story from apparently
reliable sources that the, big coneerh
eontemplates establishment of fuel oil
stations at Kahului, Muni, and mum.
Der Of other points in the Islan,ls. n
Standard Oil first entered the Ha,
waiian field as direct competitor on a
large scnle with the Associated and
Union on Companies for the fuel oil
business last March, when il erected
two big tanks az Iwilei, encn with
0O,O0O-gallons capacity, to supply ship,
ping in Honolulu harbor.. II was gen
orally Thought at that time that the
move was the coinpmS's FIRST step in
"a general competitive eampa On for
the fuel trade 10 the Territory ana the
coming Of Mr. Rolls yesterday, II is
said, heralds the second and larger
stage in expanding its field Of opera.
tons here. "a. ~ !,
Asked to confirm the report, Mr.. Rolls
declined TO discuss Il, referring his in
'teflocutor to A. 8. Prescott, district
manager Of the company here. Mr..
Prescott declared he knew nothing OF
the conipany's intention nor the purpose
~ Mr.. Rolls visit, except that the lat.
q, had had come "for - little visit and
II is understood that Mr.. Rolls win
=, ID Kahnlpi by the steamer Lurline
.fodat and that M ,,s;ll. -, IA. 80. a.. N !.
vail and Kanai. As manager Of the
Standard eoh Gompany1s marine de.
,artment, Mr., Rolls has charge Of all its
oil tankers in the PaelfIG His headqaar-
ters Is in San Francisco.
Incidentally Mr., Rolfs is one Of Cali.
ornih & singles tchnis champions He
s member of the Californif Tennis
dub. Local players hope to interest
I'm in the tennis Tournament to be
glayea in Honolulu during Carnival
Week and induce him TO 20 against
ONE Of the best local talent at That
me. fHrt. l@rE.. 't..,s"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
Wilder PROTESTS
FORBESEEPENSEs
Warns Territorial Auditor and
Members Of Two Commits
sions Against Paying Them

Attorney A. A. Wilder yesterday
formally notified Territorial Auditor
Fisher that any attempt to pay the ex.
penses of the recent trip Of Superin.
tendent OF Public Works Forbes 70
Washington, by the public utilities
commissioners, would result in action
by the grand jury. The attorney also
sent letters to the members of the two
commissions mentioned. His letter TO
the auditor Is, as follows:
enclose for yonr information con
les Of letters which / have sent TO the
public utilities commission and the
board Of harbor commissioners. which
explain themselves.
fon, OF course. II you approve any
sueh vouchers as are referred TO. are
nhn.e to be prosecuted criJninally. y q.
The letters to the members Of the
harDor board md the members OF the
ptIhlles commission are identi Nal IN
wording The text Is as follows:
! - Hoq are individually and collective.
" notified that n any of You alone or
IN conjunction with the other mem.
bers, certify or approve or direct the
eertifcation or approval for payment
out Of any fund under your control OF
any voucher or bin for any portion Of
he expenses Of Charles n. Forbes
srom Honolulu to Washington and r,
urn on his reeeut trip, the facts will
1e laid before,the grand jury with the
tdea Of having each OF you prosecuted
'riminaily Under the statutes applic.
able thereto. =, - 'f'f
Governor Pjnkham, asked about the
natter, declined 70 make any statement
eyopd saving "the payment of Mr.
forbes expenses is a purely routine
natter and should be treated nd such +.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
More sereh In lava

2 IT isastated in the Javan Archiew
SpikerindIstrie that the degenerative
disease known, as sereh is becoming
more and more prevalent in 5aya, af.
fecting the more productive and com
mon native cane by lowering both III
qnality and quantity Of the juice out
pnt. Selection Of productive stock alb
stlut ~ free from sereh, aud main
tenance of the most favorable cultura
Soaditions are deemed all important 70
its control. 1t is for this reason thai
;he planting of upland seed on the low,
laads is considered best practise. /.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
How the Season Runs

Z These is nothing Of Importance 70
report concerning the plantations any.
where. The weather has been fair and
warm with frequent showers. The
cane is growing more than the plant.
efs would like to see it. lot weather
at this season Is bad for the juices.
All the mills have been slow IL
starting work on the new crop, the Co
lays being due to weather conditions
in part, and partly because Of delayed
arrival Of new machinery. At even
dates q year ago sugar shipments were
almost doub'O what they are now and
a larger share Of the crop was in the
bags, Quite a number of plantations
have not yet commenced harvesting
All the agencies reported emo news
yesterday. .,.5. ,.5,..tsr-s w.. .. y
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
HAWAII TUNA CLUB WILL H.
HOLD IT'S ANNUAL SESSION

The annual meeting Of the Hawaii
Tuna Club will be held at the Office.
of the Hawaiian Trust, Company tomof
row Afternoon mt four o'clock .Bnsi
ness of impor sance win be transacted
and in view of the great impetus given
to game fishing in Hawaii through the
recent world s record catch Of game
fish in local waters by J. w. Jump of
Los Angeles, the holder OF the worhl 4
record for yellowtail at Cataliua, the
directors especially ask all members to
be present. !. !. IA u -. 7. ~. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
Carnival Win Inauuurate Season
In Which Thousands viii
Flock To islands
HOW TO HANDLE VISITORS
WILL BE GREAT PROBLEM
Promotion Committee Is BusiIy
Engaged Laying Plans For Ac-
commodation Of Visitors

Hawaii is coming into her own as
a great tourist recreation ground, =
said A.. p Taylor, secretary Of the pro
motion committee yesterday, in speak
ing Of the food of letters requesting
Information about the Islands that has
been pouring into the Office of TIE
committee.
t.Steamship companies, railroad com
lpanies, tourists agencies, hotels, lyeeum
bureaus, publicity men, individual lee.
tuners and d host Of private persons
have been writing to this Office asking
Cor information RI garding the isles OF
Peace. II Is amazing what the effect
Of iudieiously applied Publicity really
can be, The people Of the whole world
are showing interest in Hawaii, and the
tide of travel is turning here with
swiftness that has never before been
equalled, except possibly in the case
Of Southern California, and there the
publicity campaign expended thous-
ands of dollars where we are spending
hundreds.
Thousands Are Coming
4 Four thousand tickets TO Hawai-
will be sold before he first Of April
by the railroad and steamship corr
lanies Of the Chicago districts alone.
If the reports we have received from
that section of the country are borne
out by events, and truly this is but the
beginning.
From the eastern states demands
for information regarding climate
Of the Islands. the manufactures ana
industries here, the possibilities Of
home-making and score of other
things that persons who. are planning
to come here TO live want TO know.
And many of the letters are from folk
of local prominence, men and women
who have done things or are doing
hings, hut who want a fresh environ
nent, where half Of their lives win
rot be spent dodging an inclement eli
naie.
Tourists Agencies Active
The most 8 gniheant feature Of this
development is the attitude of the big
tourist agencies on the mainland. These
have begnn to show a real interest In
the tourist traffic here. In the mpn to-
day ! have received notification that
Thomas Cook 4 Sons have started ad.
lvertising their Hawaiian tours in earn-.
best. The concern has issued n most
attractive booKlct giving all needed in-
formation about rates, climatic advan-
lages, hotels and the like. The sched.
uies Of tho Great Northern Pacific
Steamshlp company, the Matson Navl-
I,gation Company and the Oceanic CON
Epany are given as fully as possible, as
Wen as the prices charged by the local
hotels.
This booklet and other literature
Is being spread broadcast over the
mainland and other parts Of the world,
according 70 information ! had FROM
me promotion eor,mlttee's representa-
tive az San Frapeiseo.
Many Persons Turned Back
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
MEXICAN BANDITS FIRE
X Upon PASSENGER TRAIN
fAusoeiatsd Preaa By FEDERAL wirsIsssD

"a IAhsociaved Pfehs ~ fodefaI WtfeIosaD
NEW YORK, February es--Four Am
erican mining engineers, arriving today
from Vera Cruz, reported that their
train from Mexico City TO Vera Cruz
was under constant FIRE by bandits oper,
ating along the line, and that for safe
ty they Travelled in mn armored cai
armed with four three.inch guns with
which to meet the guerilla at aeks
They said the entire country from the
seacoast to Mexico City is infested with
bandits. a.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
Salmon Meal Fertilizer

Ac| oyding to an analyses fish meal
produced by the Pacific Coast salmon
canneries has higher fertilizer value
than the nomination FISH scrap of th
East coast. Average analyses. of sal
mon scrap show 9.3l per cent nitrogen
and 6.T2 per cent phosphoric acid, ae
cording TO the Journal of Industrial
and Engineering Chemistry. ol.fre,
salmon strap Is one Of the best forms
in which organic nitrogen can be mp
Piled. - ..'. ~. :.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
Heavy Dew At Maianae

WaiahAe lhad 1891 iaencs OF rair
at ring january at the 1000 foot level,
ana 1914 inehes at the mil. Manager
Fred Meyer said yesterday TINT the can,
is .alowing 50 fast that the ,racklipe
~ .'oints as they lengthen cut can be
h'Tia a mile, The 1915 ron win MT
l" phenomenal but II presen, conditions
continue 1917 will break the record
Walanae mill win commence, grinding
but March l.. s., 5a.s ., q: ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
MAUI MERCHANTS want
..5a. MONEY FOR PROMOTION

The Maui chamber Of comnerce has
notified the supervisors Of the Valley
island that the chamber Is in favor Of
having the county appropriate what
ever money II can spare, in no ease
less than fifty dollars q month, for
the work Of publicity. s-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
WAiMEA WHARF AUTHORIZED

'Fhe board Of 'harbor commissioners
at its meeting yesterday morning APP
proved the plans and specification for
the Waimea wharf, on Kauai, aud au.
.thorized Superintendent of Public
Works Forbes to call for tenders Tor,
the work, which will cost in the neigh
bOrhood of 100000. The bids will be
opened March !. as.a.. .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
Dry AT alaa

The weather at 0laa continues dry
and warm. Manager C. +. Eekart re
:o~ts Tint there has been plenty of
fiume water so far, hut should the
southerly weather continue the same
conditions might arise as year ago.
Trade wind rains would be very accept,
able all through the Hilo district.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
GAS ExPL oSIoN KILLS SEVEN

4ssocistsd Pt~ss W. Federal wireIess3
WILK ESaBAiliRF, PENNSYLVANIA. Feb.
mary y,-vA gas explosion in the Ply.
month mine of fhe Lehigh and wiki es-
barre Coal Company yesterday wrecked
ane OF the galleries and killed seven Of
the miners. 5e,tt ~,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11

German machine guns which have
been. recently captured show great
Improvement on those that were used at
the beginning of the war. They can be
carried by one man, ammunition, spare
2arts and all, and they are provided
with the extra tube 1t is not that tn
German gun is light, fut it is so con,
trived that II can be hoistqd on 10 a
man s baeE, certain parts being padded
and providing an easy grip.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
SUGAR Shipn1ents

The Sugar Factor Company had ship
ped 4l.5ss tons of its estimated total
of 497 ,060 tons Of 1916, crop, ON Febru-
ary !, Independent plantations had
sent forward, an additional 1900 tons,
making t6tal shipments from all sources
$500 tons out Of an estimated crop
of 600650 tons.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
LAND COMMITTEE FAv0RS
NATIONAL PARK HERE
: as.n-l..eA rrnas hv raderal Wirelsan.l

IS atA.-n-i.,sa pvoss M paderal wire,as.
WASHINGTON, February s. - The
pnblic lands committee OF the house
10y nHde 2 faVnrallc r~n1rt To the
house upon the proposed bill creating
a Hawaiian national park and mchld-
ing In lands thus set aside the crater
areas Of Kilauea aud fauna Ioa on
Hawaii and of Halcakala on Maui.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
THINKS CANAL CAN BE
REoPENED IN SIX MONTHS
1a-.nr,...e pre,a ~ Fsderai w,tsls,,i

BOSTON, February o FL. r.. Free.
man, an engineer who recently INSPECT.
ed the Panama Canal and the Gailliara
cut for the national academy OF sci.
enee, announced last night that he be.
LeVes the canal can be permanently
reOpened within six months.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
GERMAN Loss NEARLY
THREE MILLION men
tE..o-,...d rr..s Nv rsa.ra, wireless. /,

A.so-,-.ed Press nv Federal wiralesa.I
LONDON, Februarys9 The London
, rimes. in a statement OF the losses suf.
Tered by. Germany since the beginning
IF the war, says that the Raiser &
armies have lost more than 100000
men. "Gerhiany," the statement con
'tinues, ''now has approximately 3,600,-
200 men in the field under arms, and
her reserves amount to approximately
100000 additional, W.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE
FOR MEETING on HAWAII

q. II. Viekers, promotion committee
representative at Hilo, has written that
fractieally all Of the arrangements for
he eoming visit of the committee
next month, have been completed. No
leiinite date has as yet been, set for
he visit, but il will In on the fourth
'r the eleventh OF March.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11

diseonsolate over being out of Office, is
willingly or uRwilllngly, doing much
toward helping President Wilson, to
arouse the country, They made large
rlans for pursuing their propaganda,
which ipeludes stirring up the apathe-
tie Middle West, They are sending
speakers into that section, exhibiting
moving pictures, and disseminating in
formation TO show how much more men,
more ships and more guns are needed.
And that sort OF industry particularly
helps President Wilson at this especial
inncture. II matters little, for the mo-
mont, that the League wants larger
military increases than the President
favors. asa. Xxx -.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
TOXIC CAR CRASHES INTO Y
y TRAIN hURTinG THIRTY
fSperial Csblegram 10 fJippu Jiji.I

TOXIC, February "A Yok ohama
street car collided with pas enger
rain this morning, and thirty pa sen.
gers were injured. II Is expected that
many Of the injuries win prove fatal,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
POSSE TO IAlL OFFICER
WHO KILLED "A NAVAJO
.Aaaaei.tsa Presa 81 Y.asral wirsIsar. }

tAhaectated Preen ~ Federal WirelesE1
Z, WASHINGTON, February 8. = In
view Of the threatened uprising of
Hopi Indians on the Navajo ressrya-
tion near Phoenix, the Indian service
and the department Of iustice. have
Joined in sending a posse to Tuba. The
posse is TO arrest the, policeman
charged with killing an Indian, the
incident which led to the trouble,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-11
% Heirs Pre- lident Wilson

IN Nevertheless the National Security
league, with its throng Of prominent
ROOSEVELT adherents, most Of whom are