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2 Decree for Mrs. Kling Ends Lively Divorce Court Tale Former Y. M. C. A. Secretary Is Freed of Wife, After He Had Already Taken Another. R'IKH NO. 2 OK V. M. »,. A. tfECUETAUY VXTIL YESTERDAY, WHEN WIFE NO. 1 RECEIVED ArFINAL DBCaEE. »\u25a0>. . -.. OAKLAND. July 9.— With the sign- Ing today by Superior Judge Ells worth of a final decree of divorce in the rase of Mrs. Cora B. Kling against William A. Kling the book Is closed upon many unusual chapters of matri monial experiences in which Mrs. Car rie Brown Dexter, the second Mrs. Kling and formerly one of the lead- Ing church choir sopranos of Oakland, figured in an interesting role. Mrs. Dexter, herself the divorced wife of H. C. Dexter, a Deputy County Assessor of this city, became Mrs. Kling No.. 2 shortly after the first wife had obtained an interlocutory decree of divorce from her spouse, who had Ix^n secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association or Oakland. That second marriage, under the laws of California, was bigamous, but It was contracted in the State of New York end stands so far as that common wealth is concerned. The marriage of Kling to Mrs. Dex ter followed co soon after he resigned »f secretary of the Young Men's Chris tian Association that it tended to con firm much that had been floating in the realm of gossip for some time be fore the first Mrs. Kling filed her suit for divorce, in which she accused her husband of desertion. Kling's career in Oakland was" of the meteoric order. He came here highly recommended from Columbus, Ohio, to take charge of the canvass for a 1200,000 building fund for the Young Men's Christian Association. So successful his efforts appeared to be that the director* of the association Fold their cozy edifice at Twelfth and Clay streets, purchased a large site at Fourteenth and Jefferson streets, and procured plans of an elaborate association building from Eastern architects. Of a- sudden matters came "to an abrupt halt. There were whisperings concerning the active young secretary. It wat rumored that nis wife was be ing neglected, that he was too openly paying attentions to Mrs. Dexter, then In the zenith of success as a choir 6inger. Thus the affair strung along until /suddenly Kling's resignation was given to th« association directors. Soon afterward word reached Mrs. Klin* that her husband had returned to Illon. N. V., his former home, and that Mrs. Dexter, now divorced, had followed closely In his wake. Then came the Kling divorce. The next move was the marriage of Kling and Mrs. Dexter, In the final decree sighed today the first Mrs. Kling Is given $73 a month alimony and the custody of Harold Kling, four years old. child of her marriage. DRUG COMPANY SECURES PERPETUAL INJUNCTION Manufacturers of "Castoria** Given Protection for Their Medi cine by Court SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. ST. LOUIS. -July 8. — A decision of Im portance to manufacturers of proprie tary remedies was today handed down by Jud^e Flnkelnburg in the United State* District Court In the case of the Centaur Company vs. the Palestine Drug Company. The complainant com pany, of which Charles Fletcher Is pif-sident. Is the manufacturer of "Cas toria," and succeeded to the business of Samuel Pitcher, the original Inventor. The defendant, the Palestine Drug Ccir.pany, has been putting up "Cas toria" in this city, .and the Centaur Company claimed that Its rights were being infringed upon. The suit, which has been pending for eeveral years, and which was vigorous ly contested, was decided In favor of the Centaur Company and a perpetual Injunction and an accounting- were or dered. ':,- . CLAIM THEY HAVE BEEN SL IGHTED. The refugees encamped in Columbia square are complaining bitterly that they have been neglected in the giving out of supplies. . The site of the camp is said to' be' a bad one. The.inhabit ants of! the tents have been- subjected to several severe drenchlngs '.during the late rains. One woman, -who says that' sh* has -read of what the relief committee is doing for the homeless sufferers, claims that Columbia square has been sidetracked. The residents of Columbia square claim that they are probably poorer than any class of refugees .camped about the city. "Why have we been forgotten T' they inquire. "We read of the immense sums of money that have been donated for the relief of such people as we, but we receive fewer supplies, poorer food and less atten tion than those located In other camps. We have been given no clothing or bedding. If we want those luxuries we must go and buy them. We had a supply depot here, but it was taken away from us on May 18." The people of Columbia square feel that because of their location they should be first considered when wood en houses are constructed for the bene fit of the homeless. J. W. Lake, superintendent of Camp Lake, situated at Market and Hermann streets, who has been accused of rent- Ing wooden houses on the campsite for money, exhibits an ' order from Mayor Schmitz authorizing him to lease ground for the erection of per manent housing of his refugees. He admits having collected $18 from sev eral people at the rate of $3 each for rent of small houses built under his supervision. Those who paid Bay that they did so of their own free will. Colonel Lake says: "We are not ex acting money from any of the refu gees. We are", however, taking money from those who wish to pay, in order to defray some of the expenses of the camp. Many persons living ,in my camp have become wage earners and are only too willing to contribute to the maintenance of the camp. I have leased a piece of land from the Lon don, Paris and American Banking Company. It extends from the Inter section of Hermann and Market streets back to Reservoir Hill. Here our campers will have wooden houses and will be made comfortable. , I think the criticism given me Is unjust" "-.. «\; ; STANDARD OIL EDUCATOR JOINS KNOCKERS' CLUB SPECIAL DISPATCH, TO THE CAM,. " CHICAGO, July 9. — "Because the Ito quols Theater building was erected in. the name of Mammon and not' in the' name of the Lord Jesus, 500. lives were lost in its destruction." After making 'this statement In the men's junior college cnapel' today Rev.' Serrett Gates, professor. ln the Univer sity of Chicago "divinity school, bol stered it -up with another one. "Because the city of San Francisco was a monument to the power. of Mam mon it now stands only as a heap of ruins." he said. . "There are only two forces in the world," he went on. "They are Mam mon and Jesus Christ. , What is not built In* the name_of Christ must fail. I need enumerate no more of these aw ful calamities— you know them all, and they come from Mammon worship." News of Professor Gates'; remarks spread rapidly over the campus and caused much bitterness among stud ents having relatives or friends -who suffered In the disasters mentioned. SaTvatiox army i captain . DENIED DIVORCE DECREE Fall* to Prove That Hla Wife Had Not .Secured Separation From Flmt lluubnnd. SACRAMENTO,. July 9.— William Vinson, an aged Salvation Army, cap tain of this city, was refused- a divorce today by Judge Oster because he, could not prove that his wife,;, who had de serted him, had not been legally sep arated from her former husband," John McAullffe of Arizona. Vlnson's wife left him, after a violent "quarrel in which he charged her with bigamy. The Salvationist was ordered to pro cure more evidence. THE "SAN. FRANCISGO .- CALL',. .TUESDAY, JULY .io, 1906. Mayor Determined to Hare New Police Commission Schmitz Awaits Resignation of O'flfady and RgkjgaW and May Oust Drinkhouse and Maestretti. Continued from Page 1, Column 1. Works refuse to subside. Maestretti'is silent" on the matter and will only' say that he has heard nothing to indicate a change. The Mayor, however, Would not deny that the resignation of'Maes tretti would be called for. 1* , • \u25a0 ; For, several months before the earth quake the. Mayor, while not facing an open bolt on the part of his Police Commissioners, has not been = on par ticularly cloge terms with any of them. It is known .that he was at. variance with jj Ponelm, whp| jyith .-'", O'Grady," worked hard for re-election last v No vember. Commissioner -Reagan has for many months escaped removal; through the'strong political party influence that he commands, as he was prior t to April 18 the stumbling block in the way. of united action- by the board.. Drink house has seconded vßeaganv Reagan in 'almost every -blockading move and in manyin--' stances the board has been deadlocked over important police matters. . — . The Mayor had been dissatisfied with, the actions of Commissioner Poheim for some time, . and they were- not on speaking terms." . v \u25a0:'\u25a0 The Mayor was shocked to hear of *the_ doings of the Commissioner and the "associations he had formed. Then came the alliance Qf Poheim, O'Grady and Solomon in the glassware business, with the latter, member of \the, firm I'ooking out for the grand opportunity to supply whisky from his Cincinnati house to. fill the glasses to the brim. The firm had boldly sent out printed notices to all saloons, bearing .the names of Commissioners Poheim arid O'Grady in big letters. •" There -was no mistaking the fact that' saloon men who received licenses from the' com- \u25a0 mission were expected, to return/ the favor by calling upon the new firm for a fine assortment of glasses. SOLOMON'S CARD. But this was not all. A card accom panied the notices, showing that B. M. Solomon, one of the members. of the 'firm, was selling high grade whiskies. \u25a0vVhen the Mayor saw the notices he exclaimed in amazement to a- close friend, "What do you think of that?" Then prominent business men as well as saloon men went to the Mayor and protested. The merchants explained that they had never sought any favors from the administration, but they did not think it fair to be driven out of. the glassware and whisky business by his appointees on the Police Commis sion. They told of their losses by fire, and said that while they were willing to meet fair competition they could not stand idly by and see trade that it had taken years and money to build up snatched from them by men who had the saloon men in their power.. Commissioner Reagan has been in bad odor with the administration ever since the last election,* when he was charged with being a traitor to the Union Labor party and the Schmitz ticket Reagan, before his .appoint ment' as a Commissioner, was work ing on the streets as a paver. He im mediately went Into the insurance busi ness, and it was not long before he was accused of using his position "to "force saloon men to give*him".their.lnsur ance. \u25a0 : "A" saloon manVnamedv Augen blick was refused »a' licence -on-'the vote's* of Reagan and Drlnkhouse. Au genbilck,' it is said,, claimed \u25a0 that he was denied a because.be: had refused to give Reagan lils insurance. Subsequently he was granted a license. The Grand Jury attempted to investi gate the matter, but Augenbllck would not substantiate the . charge. , ... , The Mayor at that time was disposed to oust Reagan, but the latter's strong political friends pleaded in his behalf and succeeded in holding him In office. SMALL STOCK OX HAXD. The firm of Poheim. O'Grady & Solomon occupies a room at 2053 Sut ter street. There are a couple of.desks in the room and a typewriter/ Three shelves are used to show samples'- of \u25a0whisky, .wine and beer \u25a0_. glasses. No crockery or utensils used about hotels, restaurants or saloons were -in evi dence. The firm has no storeroom or warehouse. B. M. Solomon Is the busi ness man of the firm, and , he explains his connection with the deposed Com missioners-in this manner: "You see, I have been on very friendly terms with Poheim and O'Grady for a num ber of years, and after the fire, when everybody was embarking, in -new- en terprises, I thought* the glassware and crockery business would afford a good business field. I any a- business man, and have been an agent for v whisky houses for a number of years. lanv familiar, however, with the glassware and crockery' business, but the start- Ing of a new business requires capital, and what was more natural than that I should call upon my friends Poheim and O'Grady? They thought it' a good venture and joined wita me in a- part nership." .' .. \u0084\u25a0-\u25a0-.'>, "Is it true that in soliciting glass ware trade from the saloons that you informed the proprietors that you were also selling whisky, and; that when they refused to buy whisky, you -said. 'You- don't want me to "tell Joe that?' meaning Poheim?" was asked.'- '-..;':;. . "I never -made any such statement," replied Solomon, "and the liquor I sold was to -trade that ,1 had ' established years, before the fire." ." \u25a0 - When it was intimated that the firm was simply doing a jobbing business in 'glassware, Mr. Solomon produced a bill to show, that the firm was buying goods In large quantities^"}. -Jle" con cealed all but the address 'of.-, the : firm, which was :a \ local one, 'by >doublingr up the document. He -maintained." that the actions of the firm in business were perfectly justifiable, "and could see no impropriety: in? a',-doctor and a lawyer, both Police 'Commis sioners, joining him in the: glassware and crockery business. That ,-Mr. Solo mon would not need much ready cash from Messrs. Poheim and. O'Grady is "evident from the fact . that r the firm carries no stock.'. £, • ->. r 1. 'Xl BSr.. \u25a0'— •. ; p \u25a0<, . - . . . __.\u25a0;--. ....--\u25a0 . • ROW OVER AX INDIAN MAID MAY- RESULT IN A DEATH SANTA ROSA,. July. 9.— "Jack*: Stev enson and Frank Carrillo quarreled to day over the affections of Elvira* Gray, an Indian maid.' In the. melee' Steve nson's head was split, open -and .he is now in the County Hospital: undergoing repairs. Carillo is a fugitive, ; .f>jom jus tice. ' The men had .been "drinking: and became involved In: a* dispute over/the maiden. Blows followed {words and finally • Carrillo , struck 1 Stevenson v on the head with a blunt instrument^ .The wounded man may die. : , : To Cure | n Cold In One Day Take Laxative! BromoT Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money, if lt*fail» to cure. . E.W.Grove's sigv on each box; 25c* Jews and Police FlKht. GRONDO, July ; 9.-7-!^ consequence of arrests made In the Hebrew a. crowd of Jews attacked:<the\police man with stones. Several/- revolver shots were' fired and the policemen in self-defense killed* one : of the ' Jews. _ Radke :. & , Co., 1813 Devi sadero • street,? near,' Bush,' are selling/real 1 souvenirs 'of; the -great 'fire for wedding gifts _and > presents.' f Dia monds, silver and gold ware.- *;.*. *«T- FAIRMOUNT OPENS IN DECEMBER. Work ;': of Decorating tKe Lower 7 Twa Stories 'Is Now Under Way - ,The Fairmont wilf be opened to the public in December.- .The two lower stories and connections Iwill^be ireadyv to receive guests on ;• that <. date. ''."-. The" basement will "also be 'ready for use. j . The hotel \ will 'Include/ besides 150 living rooms', the beautiful- ballroom, the biff foyer, the palm-r garden, the grill and the cafe. -The original plans of the decorations,;-; as '{designed .\u25a0:,\u25a0' by Baumgarten, are to be carried , oUt to the, most minute detail.-: S Work .on these^ decorations will 1 , be : commenced today. Although 'Baumgarten \ himself, who had personal ; supervision *. of - the decorations, died on the^ day following, the burning of the hotel, his plans had been .pursued- in his '. office \u25a0 in '\u0084' New York. "These have \u0084 been forwarded here. <\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'. y "•\u25a0'/*'\u25a0'.\u25a0' ' ' , The designs, : which are of, the; most elaborate nature, were planned under the direction of Mrs. Oelrichs and they are to be carried out as. she intended them. 'The great ballroom, according to the designs,' will, far exceed" in beauty anything jj now: on the: Pacific Coast. The foyer is to be of enormous proportions. •..:\u25a0• •'•\u25a0' ', : All the" debris of the interior^ of the big structure has been. thrown into the street and hauled away and\wo*rkmen, are now busily engaged' in jacking.up the columns of the upper floors. These were injured by the heat of the fire. It was the original "Intention of the Law brothers to open "up the .entire hotel on January 1,; but as it was found impossible to get ,the' decorations and furnishings, here -by that time,- .they decided to open the jower portions as early as possible.'./:/ V s - ~.i . '-, The manager for ; .the hostelry has not been decided ' upon. 1 .Henry C. Bowers, who 'had been engaged- >by the owners to take. charge of the hos telry before the fire, is still ,In Port land. .His contract terminated with the fire and he" is still the manager of the Hotel Portland. The Laws have been busy the last few days trying to select a man ,for>the position. - TAPS SOUNDED FOR A RETIRED ARMY OFFICER LOS ANGELES,, July '9.— Brigadier General ; Louis Henry : Rucker, U. S. A. (retired), a soldier for forty-two years, died -of ; paralysis- today at' his home,- in Los -Angeles, aged ,64 year's./ Lleuten-: ant; General Adna'Chaffee', lifetime frienfl;' is "'arranging for-the 'funeral- of General Rucker. ; The ... remains , will-, be interredfvin ». the ; National? - at? the Presidio, San Francisco. i »is s/ : •'\u0084 i-" General Rucker, as, a, boy; enlisted- as, a private ; in Company.; G,; Eighth ,Illi nois Cavalry, in 1861. He was mustered out a ; first lieutenant atv the close of the Civil War. Returning ;to,'tne army a year later,- he -rose steadily, 7 retiring voluntarily two .-years -ago. He \u25a0 was married, at Springfield^ 111., In -1872, to a daughter -pf John E. Rosette, who survives him, together;.with three sons, one in Vermont and two in the State of Washington. Congressman Adamn Dead. CHICAGO, ; July 9.— Congressman C. 11. Adams of Wisconsin died today In the Auditorium Hotel. He had been ill for_several weeks and for a week had been coiffined to . his -room In \u25a0 the hotel. , The home of Adams : was at Madison, . Wis. \u25a0 He was a/member of the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth con gresses. v FLOOD CONDITIONS ARE CRITICAL. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. .STOCKTON, July 9. —The flood waters that. are coming down the San Joaquln are steadily -encroaching; on the vast reclaimed Island tracts below Stockton. Twltchell ' Island is inun dated and Venice Island' is "filling;. A game fight is being; made to • save parts of it. The levee keeping the water off the big 'Levi .tract broke this; morning;, dooming; the hundreds: of r acres. Twlt chell 'Island alone contains 3000. acres. A | late unconfirmed "report 5 , states .. that Sherman Island is .filling-' .'with , water from a big; break. The Levi tract' is on the lower division of Roberts Island, one of'the best reclaimed tracts in the State. It is feared that the cross levee may give way and .the 'entire great island - be g submerged.! The situation tonight "is -'oil tlcal. ' Al thoughVthe river' la not' rising the tact that It does not fill 1 rapidly" after .so much water has escaped: shows that" a large quantity Is ' stiir coming, down from the mountains. Last night a high wind lashed the water upon" the Fabian traot Into a fury.' Great waves were borne across an expanse of three miles against the Grant line' levee. V Large gangs of ,<men worked;: all night; re inforcing the levee. '*, The . levee " held, but may break at anytime. ;; . \u25a0" \u25a0 HENRY PAYOT HAS ODD EXPERIENCE. On the morning of April 19 ; Henry Payot/; senior member of -the /firm of, Payot, :Uphamv&' Co.*, world lecturer 'i and collector :/ of struggled up .Van Ness -avenue "from Ellis street with two trunks filled with his most precious possessions, "l-l. \u25a0*, - '-\u25a0': -He left them at the house of Attorney WalteT H. i Linf orth, , at ,1400 "Washing ton street, where he thought they would be'safe..^ ;^~'.- "'-. : •';\u25a0": .•:\u25a0-. \u0084 ',-"".>, j;i; ; i;;v: ;,\u25a0; . -That : night \u25a0 the .flames {came : close, to Linforth'sr home and Henry. Payot again took; up; hls<burden:v!He>managedUo climbjtoithetop of'Russlan?HHl, I where a I friend - promised >to v . watch :] the I pre cious trunks. K.'-.-Ji-:--.-':".'-:, :''c- ; -'--. •."\u25a0"'•''-'\u25a0 v-"' v'The: next; day Russian iHill .was lev eled and Henry Payot's twoltrunks'dis appeared'ln* smoke. 1 ; :,;• ; i \u25a0/'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 1 : s Yet his house at 911'EUisstreeCfrom which "he ;thad'.'; hurriedly '.i rescued -" his valuables, ?thef flames. V The furnlture.left' behind Vwas;unlrijured.^>.;'; \u25a0Now the. United Fireman's 'lnsurance Death Claims a Minister of King Kalakaua FOnMER MINISTER OF KINO KAIJIKADA, WHO HAS PASSED AWAY IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.. Johnj E' Bush,^ a Leader . Under» Monarchy, Succumbs. HONOLULU, f July 3.— John E. Bush died on the evening of June 29 after an illness lasting about a week. He was born on February 16, 1842. The immediate cause of death was conges tion of -the brain and a partial paraly sis of the left side. \u25a0 John" E. Bush first became a mem ber of the cabinet of King Kalakaua on August 14, 1880, as Minister of the Interior. On August 19 of the same year he was appointed Minister of For eign Affairs, ad interim. Under the premiership of W. M. Gibson . he was appointed Minister of Finance on May 20, 1882. During, the regime of, Bush as Minister of the Interior Portuguese were obtained , from -the Azores and Madeira to ".work in; the canefields of Hawaii. Push ' was . appointed , by Kalakauia. ! as.j'mlnister.^plenlpotentlary tor the King of Samoa' and .; the King of .Tonga, and, as High Commissioner, to jthe other 'independent' chiefs and ..peo ples. of Polynesia: - '•; He falso negotiated 'an important treaty^ with Japan \ which was the stepping stone by' which Jap-, anese labor entered .Hawaii. : ' WINE GRAPES WILL COMMAND PRICE. The ; grape growers of California are elated over the prospects of an enor mous yield from the vineyards this sea son. They are /delighted to hear that the price of , grapes in the market will go to $30 a ton. _•< . In the Napa and Sonoma valleys, on the plains of Fresno and along the hills of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz, where the- vineyards abound, the growers will be amply- rewarded for their devotion to the vine. v The San Francisco fire devoured 30,000,000 gallons of wine. The old stock of grape juice is com pletely.exlfSfcsted and- wine dealers and wine bibbers must look to the crop of I^o6 for a new supply. -, ! - ' • A Napa "Valley grower remarked yes terday: "We are sure that the yield of grapes ' this season will break all past records of production" 'in - California. The price will go to $30 a' ton. The wine dealers must^have wine, and the new wine will, go on the market as soon as it can be made fit for use. There is no large: source of supply outside of California. ; There are estimates that the loss of wine In the fire did not ex ceed 15,000,000 gallons, but the grow ers know, where the v.-lre . was stored and know that the 'loss exceeds 30, 000,000 gallons.". .:. - . \u25a0";•\u25a0-* '\u25a0\u25a0', Company.: of Philadelphia "refuses' to pay* Henry Payot one, cent- for the loss of his trunks. ; . . - : He has given them until 3 o'clock this afternoon to settle.. -If they have not paid him by that time he will bring suit in the California courts. \u25a0; A .The United .Fireman's declares that it will not-pay, because Henry. Payot left more property |in his- house than he car-, rled . away. - Payot : says \ the j loss , of t the goods he attempted to rescue was $5000, and;' that under the: policy \ the United Fireman's is liable for $3000.: : - Henry : ' Payot carried/ insurance 'for $5000 on^ his household furniture 'with the Fire Association : and- the United Fireman's, both -of : Philadelphia. • - V.' When he saw. the flames approach his. Ellis-street', house \v he ; packed 1 two trunks,v'thinkinsr he "\u25a0'. would save his most .valuable possessions. >He carried away.; in ;: them many, precious foreign collections. ..These, ;of .course,' were de stroyed.. ':...\u25a0.'.'. ,-\u25a0.:"\u25a0: \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0-'.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-' '7. ..\u25a0\u25a0He ''filed his proofs of; loss with these two" companies,- alleging a) loss of $5500, the full ; amount "of : the; policies; .$3OOO of .this, was In; the "United? Fireman's. They scaled him ; down ; . to; $1571.50, ; he claims, : and .then "offered him -&S settle ment; of $857.20.^; Henry Payot : said \he would ;take this .rather than fuss about, it, ,but ; when he went'to get*the/check J he says that.t he adjuster,-E.:M."^tand ishj refused to' pay, over, thelmoney," say ,ing theycompany^was: not responsible. :•: • Henry Payot went to Gutte- & Frank,' the Pacific ; Coast agents \of both:com panies. -They /told him'^that ;the settle ment ; of flosses % was " r entirely*; out i? of their , hands. \ They, promised, "however/ to ;do; all -they (could [ for him and 'they have, arranged a consultation* with: Ad juster ; Standish.vv Payot ; has given them" until v 3 this afternoon to come .to*'an'f agreement I and i pay _.• him.",; ; Iff the money is not "forthcoming at that "time he \will =,sue Ion'!; the'i f clause, in' his -policy, which 'states \u25a0-that,- when ? the ytnsured goods ..arte t removed "from ;a ? threatened building and f destroyed i by-fire I within 'five days^the company; is liable for the loss.S : \u25a0\u25a0" \u25a0'.';'\u25a0\u25a0' : " : --: ';'\u25a0;.-. -}' ': '' . : A . Guaranteed s Cnre i for, Pile*. ; - 1 Itching, ..Blind,'; Bleeding, 'Protruding Piles.' 1 Druggists -\u25a0 refuhd- money If ' Pazo . Ointment falls to cure In 6 to 14 days.6oc* Finance Kings Prefer Bryan, Declares Secretary Taft. Cabinet M^ First Gun of Congressional Campaign. GREENSBORO. N. C., July 9.—Sec retary -.of War . Taft, tonight, before a meeting of - NorthY Carolina -Republi cans .on - the eve » of their State con vention,, delivered a speech that ~ was generally, regarded as the . opening gun of the j congressional campaign |of 1906. The speech dealt;, with current political questions,' opening , with . ad 'vlce to the* rank and file of the party Inj North Carolina and the South par ticularly, and referred to the achieve ments of the Republican party in the session of -Congress .just closed. The opera-house waa packed to overflow ing by a throng eager 'to hear the Sec retary of War, and many, were turned away because- of the - limited size of the hall. \ . -" ' • \u25a0;.. SECRETARY'S ADDRKSS. Turning to the issues Involved In the coming Congressional campaign Secre tary Taft pointed out that In Novem ber, 1904, the. Republican party was continued in power. ' Theodore Roose velt, he said, jjad at that time for more than three years discharged the, duties of President." The Secretary continued: ' During that period Mr. Roosevelt bad again and again; by word and act, man ifested-to" the people his determination to pursue- the middle, just-and impar tial course by which the rich and poor should enjoy equal protection and suf fer the equal and just enforcement of the laws. -He recognized this as the platform of the Republican party. . He incurred the hostility .of important financial interests by his action in di recting the prosecution to a successful issue of the so-called Northern Securi ties case which prevented v merger for the purpose of suppressing competition of two great lines of railway in viola tion of the anti-trust laws. The Secretary then said the Republi can platform and Mr. Roosevelt pledged the enforcement, of 'the anti-trust law and the interstate commerce law to prevent discrimination against the shipping public and to prevent oppres sive combination and monopoly. Continuing he said that only a year and four months had elapsed since Mr. Roosevelt took, the oath of office after his election in 1904, and yet in that short part of his term of office the Republican party In Congress, in spired by Mr. Roosevelt's recommenda tions, had adopted a railroad rate bill whlch~greatly increased the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission and which would have much to do in the abolition 'of violations of the law. He added: . %%£&*&&• The investigations by.jthe Department of Commerce and Labor have shown the method by which the Standard Oil Com pany has maintained its monopoly of the oil business and prosecutions nave been ordered in many of the Federal courts of the country in order not only to vindicate the law for past viola tions, but to brine about a condition of things in which the managers of pros perous and successful corporations of the country .ghall pay heed to injunc tions of the statutes and not - allow temptations of immense profits to blind them to the necessity of obedience to law. ~ The Secretary said that the organi sation of. capital had reduced the cost of production and had therefore.con tributed 1 to the material prosperity of .the world, and that the organization of labor had undoubtedly, bettered the condition and raised the wages of labor, but he said it would be unrea sonable to suppose that in the power which organization had placed In the hands of individuals there would be no temptation to oppression and abuse. but when these were yielded to by the few. as compared with the man-y it-was no reason for hysteria or the destruc tion of the whole social order, lie continued: . The Republican party and President Roosevelt are in favor of the Just and equal operation of the law, whether it be by civil suit, by the process of in junction or equity or by indictment at the bar of the criminal court against the man who violates another's right, whether he be rich or poor, a corpor ation president,or a wage earner. They are against Immunity from prosecution for violation of law either on the ground that a man has money or indus trial or political -power, or on the ground that he has neither. The record of the Republican party shows that the only substantial steps, which have really been taken to stop abuses and oppression attempted by the Irresponsible holders \u25a0 of grr«at wealth and corporate power have been by the Republican party and there is no more brilliant or successful expo nent of- this policy than Theodore Roosevelt. His declarations made be fore the election are being: enforced and being put into practice after the election. I ask you to compare Democratic progreda with Republican performances. Incidentally 'ponder how much would have been done if Mr. Parker had been elected and acted on hla theory that the common law supplied all that was necessary for the suppression of trusts and the abolition of rebates. It may be noted alfeo that while Mr. Bryan has been most emphatic and eloquent in his description and denunciation of truats and abuses of corporations and wealth, his suggested remedies for their prompt suppression have been very vague un less., indeed, .his proposal that the Gov ernment buy or condemn all interstate railways with their immense mileage and maintain and operate them is to be regarded as an immediate practical and feasible remedy. - . - W~*y TRUSTS PREFER BRYAN. -\u25a0In view of this it is not a matter for surprise that great combinations, that have increased their profits and power by evil and oppressive methods, should fear j and I dislike Mr. . Roosevelt and his acts in the present much more than they do Mr. Bryan and the indefi nite dangers, with which he threatens them in the future. ! Evils are to be suppressed by definite and: practical measures — not by oratory or denuncia tion. The record of: the present Congress confirms in the 'most convincing way the claim always made for the Republi can; party, that if is an efficient party for- the accomplishment of good, that it does things and: that 1* carries out its promises. " * , Criticismthat has been made is that the laws passed have greatly extended the national power and have permitted the -centralization of Government H Washington. In a sense this is true. It is not true that the expansion of power is unconstitutional. - but it is only tru«i that the .National Govern ment- has taken upon itself the exer cise ; of- greater power, heretofore unit ed, but all within ; the constitutional grant, : in order to curb certain -evils which were so widely-extended across State lines as to make it impossible for the State to "suppress them. No party has . ever :• taken ' more de cisive steps : to . restrain the abuses of Irresponsifele corporate wealth and power than i the Republican party. r.The champion' of this reform, the man - who , not by words, but by ; deeds as President of the United. States, has shown his adherence to »the : principles of equal protection and laws to all and his courage In resisting all claims of special 'immunity.' whether for^ oraran ized labor or capital, to be rebuked. and thwarted by. the return [ to Congress by a -majority,* of the- opposition. Not by the Americans who admire courasre, consistency, high ideals and practical common' sense/ not while they live, in energy,* honesty > and Americanism, not while -they take a man for what he is and, what he does, rather. than for what he says. ; J" \u25a0\u25a0 .r-^'^T:'-'A. r -^'^T:'-'A CLARK PICKS ? BBYAN. Montana Senator Says. D«mo«rata Will •'7 ,' Nominate Nebraska*.^ -" :.:, LOS ii ANGELES. July :, , 9.— United States! Senator .W." A.' Clark of Montana in an interview here" today declared - his belief that William J. Bryan will -be nominated by the Democrats for President in 190 S. The Senator ex pressed himself as confident that the Nebraskan would have no opposition in the eonv\ntion. Referring to Mon^ tana politics Senator Clark said that his successor "would .probably b«- a Democrat," his advices on the political situation in his State 'being that the next Legislature would be Democratic. He did not think, however, that Augustus Heinze would be nominated. WOODSMAN'S WIFE LOSES RACE AGAINST REAPER SANTA ROSA; July 9.— William Fowler, a woodsman of Guerneville, died from loss of blood today while his wife was tramping weary miles after- surgical aid to save his life. While . Fowler was -at work a large log rolled over his body, crushing and mangling his • limbs in a frightful manner. His wi/e. finding he. was seri ously injnred. left him to go for aid. which was miles away. Before • she* could 'secure a physician and return he had bled to death from his 'In* juries. Chorus Girls 3 Give Testimony Continued from Page 3, Column 7. That brute over there Is responsible. Go, to him about it." "I will," said ' Thaw. "I'll get him yet." Mrs. Le Grand Mink, the mother of Edna McClure, w*as with her daughter at the District -\u25a0"Attorney's office yes terday. In speaking of .the Thaw case today she said: "Harry Thaw's hate for White waa like that of a maniac. He seemed pos sessed of a consuming horror of White. It was plainly a mania with him." The District Attorney's office also 13 searching for William Sturgis, a close friend of Harry K. Thaw, who has dis appeared since the tragedy. It is re ported that Sturgis had heard Thaw make threats against Stanford White. "POOR, WAYWARD KID." Thus . Commented White '. When He Heard of 31lam Xesblt'a Marrlase. \u25a0 NEW YORK, July 9.— Mrs. Beatrice Schwartz, the woman who, Assistant District Attorney Garvan expects, will swear that Harry Thaw long had it in his heart to kill Stanford White. Is likely to appear as a voluntary witness at the District Attorney's office tomor row. Mrs. Schwartz says, according to her friend who quoted- her to Garvan. that after' Thaw. uttered- hfs alleged ''threat to kill: White she happened to meet White on- the * street. "Mrs. Schwartz knew -Whit© andtold him that Thaw and Evelyn Neablt bad been married in ? She .asked White whether" he had, heard It. ,'-*'-.' ' "Poor, wayward kid; It i 3 the best thing that could have happened to her." answered White. The Assistant District Attorney ex pects a visit tomorrow from James Lederer, brother of George W. Lederer. A subpena for- him has been issued. James Lederer was manager for his brother, George, of the "Wild Rose" company of which Evelyn Nesblt was a member.. About that time George Lederer's wife uued htm for divorce, and among other, women named Evelyn Nesbit as a corespondent, but no testi mony concerning Miss Nesblt was tak en. Garvan had heard much about Evelyn . Nesbit' s .connection with th« "Wild Rose" company. The Assistant District Attorney is particularly anx ious to learn whether, there was any foundation for Mrs. George*W. Lederer's accusation against Evelyn Nesbit and he believes James Lederer can supply this Information. TURKISH TROOPS ROUT BA>'OS OF BULGARIAN'S Kill N!aetr-Two of Their Form and lieave Twenty of. Their Own on Field. SALONICA. July 9.— ln the Konop lshta district today Turkish troops an nihilated three Bulgarian bands which had concentrated., killing ninety-two of them. .The Turks lost twenty killed. DR. PIKRCK'9 nE.nEDI^S. ißnlnsnt Doctors Pralsa its Ingradluts. } \u25a0 We refer to that boon to weak, nervoua, ' raffering women known as Dr. Pierce** Favorite Prescription. Dr. John Fy f c one of the Editorial Stafl of Tax Eclectic Medical Rzvnw says of Unicorn root IHelonlaa Dioica) which Is one of the chief Ingredients ol the "Fa- vorite Prescription *: "A remedy which invariably acts as a Qter- tne mvlfforator * *' ? ma&es for normal ac- tivity of the entire reprodnctiT« system." He continues "In Helonlas we have a medica- ment which more rally answers the abor« purposes than any other drug with which I am acquainted. 5 In the treatment of diseases pe- culiar to women It Is seldom that a case Is seen which doe* not present some indication for this remedial aarent." Dr.Fyte further gays: "The following are amonsr the leadln* Indications for HelonlM (Unicorn root). Pain or aching in the back, with leucorrhceas atonic (weak) conditions of the reorodoctlT* cinni of women." mental depression and Ir- ritability, associated with chronic diseases of the reproductive organs at women, constant sensation of heat, in the .region of the kid- neys: menorrhaffla (flooding), duo to a weak- ened condition of the reproductive system] amenorrbOß* (sanpressed or absent monthly periods), arising from or accompany Ins aa abnormal condition of the digestive orsrina and anaemic (thin blood)* habit; drafting \u25a0 sensations hi the extreme lower part of th« abdomen." - : , -. If more or less of the above symptoms are present, no invalid .woman can do better than take Dr. Pterce^a-Favorite Prescription, one of the leading ingredi- ents of which Is Unicorn root, or Helonlas, and the ' medical properties of which <li most faithfully represents. " Of Golden Seal root, another prominent Ingredient of "Favorite Prescription," Prof. Finley ElHnswood, M.D., of Ben- nett Medical College, Chicago, says: "It Is an Important remedy In disorders ol tha womb. In all catarrhal conditions • • •" and general enfeeblement. It Is useful." Prof. John M.~ Scudder, M. D., late ot Cincinnati, says of Golden Seel root : " "In rolation to Its reneral effects on the system. Oten U no medicine in u*e about which then U tueh uenerol unanimity of opinion. It Is unftwraotty regarded as the tonic useful la all debilitated states." Prof.'Bartholow, M. D., of Jefferson Medical College, says of Golden Seal : . " Valuable In uterine hemorrhage, menor* rsada (floodlaff) ; and congestl-re dysmenor* encea (painful menstruatton)." . .\u25a0 ' Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription faith- • ivtaUy represents all the above named in- mdients and cores the diseases for which - fee? are recommended.