Show PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE 4 i washington june 9 diplomats in washington ere looking to oyster bay for the official announcement within the next few days of claries who will represent russia and japan at the washington conference the president is in communication th russian embassy and the japanese legation by telegraph and it is learned tonight that progress ia being made but no date for the announcement is suggested mr pierce the acting secretary of state conferred with mr darling the acting secretary of the navy regarding the entertainment of the eloys on board the mayflower AIL IS intemperance most potent factor in diseases march says sir W broadbent Is alcoholic excess london june 29 relief advanced by so many famous surgeons that intemperance Is an active agent in the spread of consumption has found a powerful supporter in sir william broadbent in a striking speech at a meeting of the national association tor the prevention of consumption at the mansion house he declared that deficient food overwork stuffy rooms and alcoholic excesses were tho principal factors in the progress of the disease and then in impressive tones he emphasized his belief that the greatest and most potent of these was alcoholic excess expectoration he continued caused it to spread more than anything elso if the whole afi the expectoration could be destroyed at one moment the disease would be stamped out spitting must be stopped by public opinion and by punishment regarding sanatoria sir william declared that they had been discredited by people expecting too much of them but that they were nevertheless the principal means of curing disease at present they were only for tho rich but they should be made available tor the poor after the earl of derby had declared that light and air would do more good than the most attendance and treatment or the most careful concoction and nauseous drugs sir james brown e gave it as hla opinion that the better feeding of school children would diminish the disease in the booro districts he laughed at the theory that consumption was incurable in 1902 he said the disease claimed victims as against in 1892 and in 1883 this reduction had been brought about in spite of tha increase of population and the overcrowding fa ales NO PASSENGER LICENSE honolulu june 29 the british steamer stanley dollar which came from the orient to take japanese to seattle via was not allowed to clear today tho steamer lacks a passenger and there are no inspectors spec tors here to examine her come dissatisfaction having been expressed in relation to her ute saveng apparatus the full number of japanese that baa booked vent v ent aboard ala steamed t day NEW CRUISER charleston mass june 29 the nov protected cruiser charleston started from this pert today on a speed trial at sea the weather ws favorable the contract calls for a speed of twenty two an hour |