MISSOURI RIVER ABOVE SIOUX CITY GETS COIN Congressman Hubbard, After Conference, Decides to Vote for the Harbors Bill. IT IS THE BEST IN YEARS Aowsn Will Try to Get a Much Desired Amendment Tacked On, With the Senate's Aid. 44444444444444444444444-M4 4 PRESIDENT PRAISES ♦ 4 ADMIRAL DAVIS. 4 •4 Washington, D. C.. Feb. i.—in un- 4 4 equivocal terms President Roose- 4 4 velt has approved Admiral Davis' 4 4 action In connection with his visit 4 4 to Jamaica, and has requested the 4 4 secretary of the navy to express 4 4 to Davis his heartiest commenda- 4 4 tion. 4 Washington, D. C., Feb. 5.—Congress man Hubbard sags the rivers and har bors committee is disposed to show more liberality toward the Missouri riv er in the future and he has decided to vote for the bill this year. He reached the decision, however, only after a con ference with members of the commit tee and a distinct understanding affect fng die future. • We get a specific appropriation for the river above Sioux City, the first in peveral years,” said Mr. Hubbard, "and it indicates the right disposition. Chair man Burton says the representatives pave been desirious of getting an amendmept to the measure which shall provide that this year's appropriation may be used for the maintenance of the present protective works. This is the provision made for the Mississippi and It ought to be applied to the Missouri. However, I will probably not attempt to get the amendment inserted in the house, because if it should be defeated there the defeat, would be regarded by a conference committee as an instruc tion to oppose it in conference. Instead, the senators are willing to undertake to insert the amendment in the senate, tend it will be likely to stay in." The house today resumed consider ation of the river and harbor bill. House Hears Hepburn. Congressman Hepburn addressed the fnembers on the proposed deep water way from Chicago to the gulf. He made a reply to Clark of Montana, whom tie said wanted to huild a waterway 4,000 •miles in extent between granite walls '200 feet high. He had seen the Missis sippi when five miles in extent, with a volume of water that would defy the puny efforts ot man to hold it. He characterized the scheme as "Utop ian and chimerical” and declared when the proposed waterway from St. Louis to Cairo should be eomnleted it would have a velocity of from twenty to twenty-five miles an hour. "That would be admirable for down stream navigation,” he said "but how would vessels get up? We have spent on improvements and waterways in the United States $245,000,000 and of this amount nearly $140,000,000 has been spent on the Mississippi.” Hep burn said the steamboat as a mode of transportation was a thing of the past. It was his belief that a double track railroad would have a cheaper carrying rapacity per mile than the Hennepin fanal. He was followed closely by the house and gave notice of amendment to limit the expenditure for the Missouri river to the protection of its banks and chan hel, but not for the improvement of the tiavigation of the stream. PAPER TRUST TO COME UNDER PROBE ONCE MORE Washington, D. O., Feb. 5.—Once more the paper combinations are to be placed upon the grill by the federal government. The judiciary committee «f the house will report favorably the resolution of Representative Williams, directing the commissioner of corpor ations to make a thorough investiga tion of these concerns. The investigation will not only af fect newspapers, which pay $226,000, 000 annually for the paper they con pume, but book publishers and box board, writing and other paper man ufacturers, who consume at least $71, 000.000.0b0 worth of paDer. The General Paper company, which rontrols the entire market of the mid dle and western states, was dissolved recently, after a federal prosecution in Minnesota. Prices at once dropped 30 per cent. Now, they have been ad vanced again, the law being evaded through the incorporation of a new concern, the Kimberly-Clark company, (n Wisconsin. —f— INDIAN BILL AMENDED BY SENATE COMMITTEE Washington, D. C.. Feb. 5.—The sen ate today began consideration of the Indian bill, carrying more than $14, 1100,000. Many amendments were re ported by the committee to the house bill. BURTON NOT TO CONTINUE RIVER COMMITTEE HEAD, Washington, D. C., Feb. 5.—Theodore K. Burton, chairman of the rivers and harbors committee, has announced to his friends that he will not accept a reappointment to his present chairman ship in the next congress. Resentment of the criticism to which he has been subjected, and a feeling that his efforts to systematize rivers and harbors ap propriations have not been appreciated, ure the causes of ills determination. LOSES HIS LIFEf FOR PICTURE OF MOTHER Appleton, Wis., Feb. 5.—Perley Ba ker, a young farmer, gave his life for bis mother's picture. The farm house of John Gray, where Baker was working, caught fire and was destroyed. Baker assisted in get ting the family out of the house and then remembered he had left his mother's picture in his room. Dashing into the house, he ran to his room to .secure the picture. He had just reached the second floor when the beams gave way and the floor went down, carrying Baker with it into the basement. GERMANY FROWNS UPON ARMAMENT LIMITATION Paris, Feb. a.—In governmental clr-j cles the outspoken opposition of Ger many to the discussion of the limita-: tion of armaments at the next peace meeting at The Hague is considered a death blow to any practical step in that direction corning from the confer ence. Foreign Minister Pinchon and Pre mier (Ternenceau, with whom Professor De Martens has been conferring on the subject <•? a program at the conference, take this view. MURDER OF Y. W. C. A. WOMAN IS PROBED Nashville. Tenn., Feb. 5.—After over n year of anxious waiting, Nashville people are flocking to the criminal court In crowds to hear developments in the Rosa Mangrum murder trial. Dr. Herman Feist has been arraigned on charge of murdering Mrs. Mangrum while she was supposed to he on her way to Chicago, by way of St. Louis. Her body was found several weeks af ter her disappearance, December 14, 1905, lying in the Ohio river at Cairo. III. Evidence has been produced by the state to the effect that on the night of Mrs. Mangrunt’s disappearance. Dr. Feist hired a livery rig under an as i sumed name and that when it was re turned next day, there were evidences of hard driving. Mrs. Mangrum’s wddower is a barber. She had been connected In an execu tive capacity with the Young Women's Christian association. DIMPLES TO ORDER, JUST GUT A MUSCLE, THE TRICK IS DONE <\nd of Course It Is an Actress Who Has the First Artificial One: Louise Barthey. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 5.—The time hai rrrived when a dimple may be made to order, like a spring hat or a tailor made gown. A young woman who knows all about the matter and has the dimple to show for it is Louise Barthey, playing- in "The Tourists.” Miss Bathey is pretty and ail she lacked to make her prettiness absolute ly complete was a dimple. She had been a devotee of all the various kinds of hygienic beautifying, for her com plexion has been treated and massaged, her hair kept beautifully glossy and fluffy by electric brushing and frlction Jng the scalp, her nails are perfect shells of daintiness, and what else was left except to buy a dimple? When the Idea once presented Itself, she simply had to have it. Dr. Geo. Hill, who performed the operation, says that, while it Is a bit painful to get a dimple in one’s cheek,' the whole matter is simply and easily performed. The cutting of what is known as the zygamaticus major muscle, which has its origin at the point of the cheekbone, produces the desired effect. RATTLESNAKE, PET OF MAYOR, SCARES OTHERS Comes When Atlantic City Ex ecutive Calls and Rattles Joy ously-—Girl Hysterical. Atlantic City, N. J„ Feb. 6.—A five foot rattlesnake has become the pet pf Mayor Stoy and occupies luxurious quarters in his private office. The make has five rattles, which it shakes joyously on the approach of Stoy, Since its arrival several days ago the pnake has had the run of the mayor’s pffice, with the result that everyone except the mayor has given the place a wide berth. The janitor refuses to clean the ^oom and the mayor s pretty typewriter has been thrown into a state border ing on hysteria. The snake, which the mayor secured pn a hunting trip in the south, has learned to come to him at his call. HANDS BABY TO BEAR INSTEAD OF FATHER Mother Mistakes Form in Dark for That of Husband—Bruin Treks to Mountains. Aft on, Va„ Feb. 5.—The baby o\ Mrs. James Ingram, wife of a young farmer, was carried away by a bear, to which the mother handed it, last night. It was agreed that her husband should meet her at a fence near the woods and take the child to a neigh bor’s. The woman reached the fence and saw a figure dimly outlined on the other side. Believing it her husband, she handed the child over. To her amazement the figure disap peared without a word, taking the baby. Frantic, she called her husband, whom ehe met coming towards the fence. The tracks of an immense bear led toward the mountains. LAWMAKER-SUICIDE’S PAL GOES TO WAKE, AND KILLS HIMSELI John Bowd, Lifelong Friend of Assemblyman Donahue, Dies as He Did. New York, Feb. 5.—John Boyd, aged 10, a lifelong friend of Assemblyman William J. Donahue, who shot and killed himself in a saloon In Brooklyn Thursday, committed suicide early to day under identically the same circum stances, while on Ills way home from attending ills friend's wake. MARLBOROUGH PAIR PART; NO COURT MOVE London. Feb. 5.—The duke and duch ess of Marlborough have arranged pri vately a settlement of terms under which each will have the care of the children for a portion c-f the year. The duchess will continue to make Sun derland house her London home, while the duke will have town headquarters at a west end hotel, as ne has don* - October last. DRYDEN PULLS OUT OF RACE FOR SENATOR Gives Up Fight for Re-Election to Millionaires’ Club From New Jersey. Washington, D. C., Feb. 5.—United States Senator John F. Dryden. of New Jersey, last night authorized the Asso ciated Dress to announce that he had withdrawn his name as a candidate for re-election to the United States seu ate. The action was taken on the advice of the senator's physicians, who warned him of the danger to his health if he persisted in attending the public meet ing arranged at his request to be held in Trenton today. It was Senator Dry den's intention to address the republic an members of the legislature and set forth the reasons in his opinion why he should be re-elected to the senate. Following the senator's decision to withdraw his name his physicians, Drs. Edward J. Ill and Charles L. Ill, sent the following telegram to the republic an leaders In the New Jersey senate and house of assembly. "The condition of Senator J. F. Dry den's health Is such, on account of the long and severe strain under which he has been, that we, Ids physicians, have advised him that It Is ol Imperative importance that he should not attend the proposed conference at Trenton on Monday.” ' Senator Dryden said he had hoped at this meeting to be able to convince the eight republicans who refused to be bound by action of the party caucus that their opposition to him is based upon mistaken grounds. The speech which the senator Intended to deliver before the republican caucus at Tren ton will be made public today. ' In explaining the senator’s withdraw al from the senatorial race his private secretary made the following state ment : ' Senator Dryden concluded that a con tinuance of the deadlock would tend to Injure the party and the state. Ac cordingly he today formally announced his Intention to withdraw. Senator Dryden is not dangerously ill. His con dition is such, however, that his physi cians and family consider It of vital Importane that he should be relieved at once of any further strain upon his Strength and that complete rest from nil cares Is absolutely necessary. ' Senator Dryden Is president of the Prudential Insurance company, which connection is said to be largely re sponsible for the campaign against him. Briggs Likely to Be Elected. Trenton, N. J., Feb. 5—The announce ment that United States Senator J. F. Dryden has withdarwn as a candidate for re-election has started the politi cians to work and the indica tions point to State Senator Frank O. Briggs us Mr. Dry den's successor. Mr. Briggs hast authorized the statement that he is a candidate and it is said he has re ceived assurance- of support from a majority of the republican legislators. GIRL DEPUTY GETS DESPERADO WHO HELD UP A WHOLE TOWN s Appointed to Office by Boy Sheriff Who Bests Politi cal Machine. Albion, 111., Feb. 5.—Miss Bertha Funkhouser, a young society girl of this place, has been appointed deputy by Charles Marshall, the youngest sher iff in the state. He is 23. The modest young deputy Is the daughter of John Funkhouser, a re publican politician of southern Illinois, who served in the Spanlsh-American war as lieutenant colonel of the Ninth Illinois Volunteers. Her brother is a military cadet at West Point, having received the appointment from Con gressman Chapman. "I am wondering,” said the girl, ‘‘what that characteristic is the poli ticians call ‘pull.’ I know no one ex erted any influence on the sheriff in my behalf. No. I can lay no claim to the position on account of re lationship. But you must remember that the sheriff is a young man, single, and probably his love for society prompted him to choose a deputy from the fair sex.” The truth of the matter is Miss Funk houser’s appointment came as a coup on the part of the boy sheriff, who as tounded the old politicians and let them kno trical Elements Were Really at Work—Boston and Maine Cuts Fare. ♦4444444444444444444444*44 4 4 4 GRAIN SHIPPERS 4 4 ENTITLED TO BIG 4 ♦ SUMS IN REBATES. 4 4 4 4 Oklahoma City., Feb. 4—That 4 4 shippers of grulu over the Missouri, 4 4 Kansas and Texas since January, 4 4 1906, are entitled to rebates amount- 4 ting to thousands of dollurs, col- 4 lectod by the railroad under an ar- 4 4 bltrary 6 cent charge per 100 weight 4 4 on freight In foreign cars, turned 4 4 over to the Missouri, Kansas and 4 4 Texas, at Junction points Is the 4 4 chief development in the hearing 4 4 before Interstate Commerce Com- 4 4 mlssloner Prouty. 4 4 Another Interesting feature 4 4 brought out Is that It Is cheaper to 4 4 ship grain 800 miles to Chicago than 4 4 to (JatnesvUle, Tex., 140 miles. 4 4 4 Terre Haute, Inch, Feb. \.—The In diana railway commission has conclud ed the Terre Haute sittings of the In vestigation of the Sandford explosion with no positive Information as to the cause of the explosion of 600 kegs of powder in a Big Four freight car. At torneys for the railroad made plain their purpose to attribute It to a stroke of lightning. President Mees, of Rose Polytechnic, said If there had been an electrical storm nearby the theory was tenable. President Walsh, of the Terre Haute board of public works, said he hap pened to notice lightlning in the direc tion of Sandford just before the explos ion. No witnesses among those at Sandford testified to seeing lightning. Damage suits will be filed amounting to $250,000. If the lightlning theory shall be accepted the rnllrond will es cape responsibility. PASSENGER AND RATE TARIFF RULES ISSUED Washington, D. C.. Feb. 4.—The In terstate Commerce commission promul gated two tariff circulars containing regulations governing the construction and filing of freight and passenger tar iffs and classifications effective March 1. It is provided that, a change In a t. i'f shall be known as an amendment anil shall be printed in the supplement to the tariff which it amends. No rule shall be Included, which in any way or in any term authorizes substituting for any rate named in the tariffs. Ev ery carried shall publish, post and file separate tariffs containing in plain and specific form and terms ail of the ter minal charges and allowances, together with all other charges and rules which In any way ihcrease or decrease the amount to be paid on any shipment, as stated in the regular tariff. If a car rier refuses to participate in through joint rates to or from its territory, the commission will give early hearing and render decision under the law, which confers authority to establish through routes and joint rates. Such complain ing carriers may, the commission rules, use such through rates over the lines of the objecting carrier or carriers as may have been lawfully published and filed, pending a decision by the commission, LOST MAYOR SEES PICTURE IN PAPER AND RETURNS HOME Bloomington Rejoices When It? Executive Shows Up After Four Days’ Absence. Bloomington, 111., Feb. 4.—Blooming ton’s lost mayor Is found. With Sweden as his magnet, Mayor Alfred C5. Erick son left home. After four days' ab sence, apparently as sane as at any time in his life, he created a fresh sensation by his return to the city at 10 o’clock at night, coming from Chi cago, where he boarded a fast train on the Chicago and Alton. He was alone and engaged n car riage for his home. He was given a joyous greeting by his waiting fam ily. He told a remarkable story of his trip. He said lie was impelled by an irresistible idea to go to his fatherland, Sweden, and was unable to repress the desire. He drew $4,000 of his private junds from the bank, intending to use this money on the trip. He met Aider man Freez, who dissuaded him from taking so much money, and he gave $3,500 back to his son, retaining but $500. He believed that this would be ample. He accordingly left here for Chicago, boarding the Pennsivania lim ited that evening for New York city. Back to Bloomington. After inquiring about steamboats and the time of leaving for the ocean voy age he suddenly made up his mind that he would not take the trip at this time, but would defer it. After a stay of but a few hours In New York he left there for Chicago, reached that city and then came home. He went to the Olympic theater In Chicago and was surprised to see his picture In a paper being read by a man sitting in front of him. He then re ceived his first intimation that his ab sence had created a sensation. ROCKEFELLER BREAKS LAW, NO FIRE ESCAPES Cleveland, O., Feb. 4.—Building in spector Vorce has Issued an order that an outside fire escape he p'j ed on the Rockefeller skyscraper hei* owned by John D. Rockefeller. The building code provides that there must be at least two means of egress from all buildings and that where ele vators and stairway are side by side an additional means of escape must be provided. The Rockefeller building does not obey the law. .FREEZE TO DEATH IN TENEMENT HOUSE Woman and Three Children Perish in Grand Rapids—Another Se verely Frozen. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb 5.—-A wom an and two children were found frozen to death yesterday afternoon In an up Istairs tenement here, with a third child 'tat an adjoining roofs badly frozen but alive. The deail: EMMA K LIVINGSTON, aged SO. ALFRED T. LIVINGSTON, aged 7. LINCOLN B. LIVINGSTON, aged &. Badly frozen: Helen Livingston, aged 10. Miss Jennlo Livingston called at the •csldence to pay a visit and found her Sister, Miss Emma Livingston, and one child dead in bed, one child dead on -the floor and Helen In the adjoining room badly frozen. None of the family had been seen since Thursday, when two of the chil dren attended school. The children 'lived with Miss Livingston, who was ’their aunt. It Is supposed that after “they retired Thursday night they be came partially asphyxiated by coal gas and the Are dying out were frozen to. death. CHILDREN TO RUN THIS ODD VILLAGE Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 5.—The Sey bert Institution for poor children, with a 11,500,000 fund just available under the will of Henry Seybert, who died In' 1883, will go Into the business of re Itevlng poor children at the rate of 1,000 a year, first by an arrangement with the Children’s Aid society to open a children's bureau February 15 by creating a model village, unlike any thing on earth, on u 300-acre farm at Meadowbrook, with cottuges for 300 poor children and school training fa cilities; next by settling up a train ing school for child savers. Other branches of child-saving work will be developed In the future as need arises under the Seybert Institution, created by the bachelor benefactor in honor of his father and mother, Adam and Marla Sarah Seybert. The full text of the announcemtMs was handed out today by •'-e trust,*\s of the Sey bert Institution, all well-known citi zens of Philadelphia. Its model village for 300 will be the first of Hh kind In the world. The aim is that the life of the children shall be us near ns possible like that of n normal child In a family home In a small community. -- ■» . SHOWS HIS SICK WIFE PICTURES OF COFFINS Philadelphia, Pa., Keb. 5.—To be shown photographs of tombstones and coffins while she was very sick, Mrs. Jennie L. Taylor testified In the Cam den Chancery court, was part of tho alleged Inhuman conduct on the part of her husband, Joseph L. Taylor, who owns several stores and Is worth con siderable money. Mrs. Taylor asks for alimony. Her husband has filed a cross suit, alleging desertion. Vice Chancellor Learning said the Question at Issue was whether the woman was Justified in the deser tion. Mrs. Taylor testified that he offered her $1,200 to get a divorce, and that she found a letter In his desk, which read: “Dear Joe, I have had no letter from you for a week. Do you mean to say you have kissed no one but me?” The witness said she was compelled to give up this letter, which she found In his desk, under threats of being killed. She said her husband had told her that he would put her under the ground six feet. SPANKS WIFE WITH SLIPPER, IS FINED Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 6.—August M.' Thorson, a box maker, was fined $100 and costs In police court for spanking his wife. "I will let you off only this time,” said Judge Kemley In passing sentence. "A repetition of the offense will cost you $200. I want it distinctly under-' stood that inen cannot spank their wives In Kansas City without paying the penalty.” Mrs. Thorson told Judge Remley that , this was the second time her husband had spanked her during the two years' ! of their married life. "He gave me $5 Saturday morning,”' testified Mrs. Thorson, “and later when> 1 was not looking slipped the bill out of my purse and went downtown. When he returned his breath smelled of liquor and he had but $2.50 left. When I pro tested he laid me over his knee and spanked me hard with a slipper.” OLEO WAGONS HALTED ON STREETS, IN PURE FOOD CRUSADE. Thousand Pounds Seized by Revenue Officers Because Cus tomers’ Orders Are Lacking. _ St. Hoiiis, Feb. 6.—Thu seizure of large quantities of oleomargarine was begun by internal revenue officers and more than 1,000 pounds confiscated. Delivery wagon* of dealers are being slopped in all parts of the cities and when packages of •'oleo." whether marked or unmarked, are found the driver is asked to produce orders show j lng that the customer has distinctly or I dered oleo. If such orders are not shown the oleo ' is seized. The seizures are being made under nil old law which makes illegal the re moval of oleo in small packages from the original tax paid packages. t SUES FOR EVERY ♦ -y TIME AN ENGINE ♦ ♦ CROSSED HIS FARM. ♦ ♦ Appleton, AVIs,, Feb. z.—Henry X 4 Miller, a farmer, has begun 2,140 4 4 suits against the Chicago and 4 4 Northwestern for $21,400, or $10 for 4 4 every locomotive that has crossed 4 4 his farm since he advised the rail- 4 4 -road company to construct a eul- 4 4 vert and crossing at the point where 4 4 the railroad crosses his farm. The 4 I 4 complaints in those cases till about 4 I 4 COO typewritten 1 ages. 4 ' 4 4 1 TWELVE MEN WHO WILL TRY HARRY K. THAW , New York, Feb. 4.—The Thaw jury as' completed Friday follow*; Foreman—Denting B. Smith, 65y re tired manufacturer, married. No. 2—George F. Pfaff, 64, hardware dealer, married. No. 3—Charles H. Fecke, 45, ship ping agent, married. No. 4—Oscar A. Pink, 46, salesmaiv married. No. 5—Henry G. Harney, 50, plau» dealer, married. No. 6—Harry C. Brearley, 35s adver tising agent, married. No. 7—Malcolm S. Frazier, 40> sales | man. married. No. 8—Charles D. Newton, 66, re tired railway official, married. No. 8—Wilbur S. Steele, 60, manu facturer, married. No. 10—John 8. Denee, 38, railway freight agent, unmarried. No. 11—Joseph B. Bolton, 57, clerk^ married. No. 12—Bernard Gerstman, 36, man-' nfacturers' agent, married. The selection of the twelfth Juror* came as a complete surprise at the endi of a long and tedious day—the eighth of the trial—and immediately after th®| last of the trial panel had been sworn in. Justice Fitzgerald adjourned court until 10:10 o'clock Monday. Anxious to Remove One More. District Attorney Jerome who Is con tending f«w the removal of one of the men now In the Jury b®x, but who has, failed to gain the consent of the de fendant's counsel to a change, was still reluctant as court adjourned to be-, gin the actual proceedings without a. further opportunity to plead with Thaw’s attorney. At his request, there fore, Justice Fitzgerald ordered all talesmen, who have not been examined to he In court Monday morning ready for Jury service In case they are needed. Mr. Jerome then announced that If there should tie no change In the sit uation In the meantime the state would proceed to place all Its direct testimony before the Jury at the Monday morn ing session. The defense was notified (o be in readiness to proceed by Mon day afternoon. EXPLOSION IN THEATER RUINS TRADE CENTER Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 4.—Eight build ings in the center ofl the business dis trict were either destroyed or badly damaged by fire today; loss, £1,000,000. The Grand opera house block, con taining five stores, and the D>uncan building, occupied by three stores and z pool room, were destroyed; the Papk hotel, Columbus hotel, Undtod Tele phone company building. Security Trust building. Bijou theater, Roshon’s photograph studio, the College block, the Harrisburg Gas company building, buildings occupied by the Harrisburg Cycle and Typewriter company, the Philadelphia and Albany dentists and E. G. Hoover, Jeweler, were damaged. The lire started from an explosion In the Grand theater. COUNCIL SAYS GRIP IS SPREAO BY KISSING Atlantic City, Feb. 4.—Health, Officer Bomers says kissing anil grip go hand In hand, and In order to prevent the spread of Influenza has Issued a state ment warning the public against oscu lation. Dr, Somers holds that 9 per cent, of all kisses are laden with genmsy partic ularly grip germs, and that lit is not possible to sterilize kisses, therefore he Issues the following: "In view of the rapid spread of grip throughout the city, and in view of the known fact that osculation, commonly described as kissing, is the most fruit ful agent of the propagation of the grip germ, it is advised that temperance and moderation in respect to said practice be more generally observed.” Chief Inspector Beck and the board of health is backing Dr. Somers up in his attack on kissing, and the council will be asked for an appropriation to have the warning printed and displayed In railroad stations and public places In general. WILL BLEED ATHLETE TO SAVE GIRL’S LIFE Vale Six-Footer’s Life Fluid to Be Infused as Foe to Typhoid. Now York. Feb. 4.—Heroic measures Were decided on today to save the Ufa of Miss Ellen B. Platt, daughter of Frank H. Platt, granddaughter of Sen ator Platt, who is 111 with typhoid, fever. By the transfusion of blood from a healthy person it is hoped to conquer the disease. A Yale athletic chum of the girl’s brother has volunteered for the service. This young man is a giant in strength, six feet tall and In perfect condition, the physicians say, to make him an ideal subject for the unusual sacrifice. ♦ CHRISTIANITY HELD til ♦ MISAPPLIED IN FIGHT -Mi > AGAINST CANTEEN. 4f 4 -*■! 4 Washington, D. C., Feb. 1.—Pres- ,. 4 tdent Roosevelt gave a hearty «► 4 greeting to a committee of the - - 4 Woman's Army Canteen club, of -» 4 'Washington, working for the re-es- - ► 4 tabllshment of the canteen In the - ► 4 army. The committee was accom- - - 4 panied by Representative Kahn, of - ► 4 California. The members of the - - 4 committee told the president that - h 4 they intend to organize branch - >, 4 clubs throughout the country which - - 4 would take up the crusade. The - > 4 president is understood to have ex- - s 4 pressed his approval of the work. « 4 The women told the president they . »' 4 considered the anti-canteen war ■» 4 “misapplied Christianity ^ ^ ^. » WOMAN HElITaS A BABY BURNER Des Moines, la., Feb. 4.—Mrs. Fred West, proprietor of a baby farm, was arrested today on a charge of murder in the first degree, it being alleged she put an infant to death by means of laudanum because of its blindness. Affidavits were filed in which it la i charged thal the bodies of a number i of infants born in Mrs. West’s homa I were burned In a furnace