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Show ggiftieiiM -- ga- SE Utah Weather Forecast ' 25?'SaVS--0- fa, nil otharthin-pipn rf"" 11 - JEuminar t.hStatio- - i paps M h OGDEN TIE WORKERS CITY, UTAH. SUNDAY concerned. While the mines will he closed Monday, which day i set aside in rammemooarian uf The eight-hou- r work day, all the works of this company will resume operation, on Tuesday. It U behoved that a majority of the Independent operators will eventually alga (he 100S scale, hut not until after their meeting, which ia erhednleJ for the latter p art of next week. The independents cay the action of the Indianapolis oanventlae in adopting the Perry resolution has forever smashed the Interstate agreement end the check off system can no lunger be permitted at the mines. Mr. Rubbina as the says it is not necessarily privileges offered uader the resolution are general. THEIR 13.000 Mae Out. Strike Order Was Issued by the Executive Committee but Miners are to Cease Work Till Agreement is Signed. 1903 Scale. Work Many Operators-Signin- No General g Will be Resumed Soon. at Those Mines s u dle-iri- rt to-di- y ca Tuesday. The lignlng of the contract, by the oprs ton In western Kentucky la accepted by the mluera of thin dletrict Indication of what may he exrecpected elsewhere. Application was eived at the national headquartera of the ratted Mina Worker today for the rigalai of all the mlnrra, end the authority was transferred at once by uu miner in thia work. Many Sign Agreement. Bemytt Brows, representing severs! The S.000 fcfegnfk. rrgtoi will continue at - large mines In Illinois nude personal tppfiatlon to John Mitchell today to be I lowed to sign the new contract. He was told the papers would be in at readiness for bits on his arrival officers fprpgfleld and the dtvtrlrt there have power to set In the matter and Indace the men to go buck to work. It was Hid also at headquartera that li the mines In Indiana south of the Baltimore ft Ohio have made application to b allowed to sign the new ole. The owners In those mines are ot members of the miners' association in the central competitive field. WalkMt STRIKE ORDER. in Anthracite Field Complete. Will be Removed Tools. Mahoney City, Pa., March II. All the collieries Ir. the Mahoney city region were working abort handed to60 per cent of the miners reday, moved their tools yesterday. Philadelphia. Match 31. When the he arorker in the anthracite field 'bed their week's work at noon to-Jthere was every Indication that order of the ecale committee of 7 tbs Mine Worker of America operations pending the result wit Tuesday's meeting would he obeyed. Reports from every Wtte received here tonight are to h effect that a majority of mine intend to remain away from working until further! d from Preaid ent beil and the members of the com-Th- e u aua-JMI- bi Out In Kansas. Leavenworth, Kan., March 31. The four coal mines her. c lowed team this evening for an Indefinite period. The miner quit work solely on newspaper reports, n. telegram haring been received up io 7 o'clock this evening from Indianapolis. Jtiy natruc-receive- Reach an Agreement Louisville, Ky, March 81. The miners and operator! of wasters Kentucky district No. 23, Is arutea. her today, rucked an agreement on tha wage rale and there will be no strike in lower fields comprising collieries in Schuylkill county. Indecision on the part of the !2L,, .rpI)0r,Ml ,nd lhe impression ' Ibt sufficient mine workers J?"-mum ,0 Work 0n Monday to y' abort handed, of r? Bwr ofoperation, the collieries. But the this district No Agreement Signed. Plttaburg. March 31 Following act that In (he vicinity of Mahanoy fciL. . mumoka hundred of men "Ton to duty today, la 1 t endunce that there will he of mining tbraclte ter-tltwr03 ,hf n,iw re-"- feuf toinea today Buking no demonstrations Tk? ,h wnrkln- - as at Dh,?Lackawanna and Northwest- the UPMJ In posting no- ttec the contlnuutlo of th rtH1fonnc!n committee award tor the all-da- -- u ECU VESSEL III 1 M Humboldt vara w It?"' ibea her - While tumor ,fc Bor 31- bar today, BtfW outh New. by chan- - 4?,be,d' th New wlu" Boy distress and the tug 7 MxuW -- PK Hue aboard XmmSi to WB6 hT nwhtL,2!!lrM,n ib apt ,2T,ra,c'- When partly ni'r Wasp from p?, ? hirie,hur.K.,2nd- l'fpTheto tug outblewof gri touted ,btt-- r dp,,d a collUlon had her wrl,.,,h tng n and her " ,ng lorcM to atndon the News tbe j - -- rLrd I BE A STEAMER Boy and Immediately out- - a y turbulent session, the Plttaburg district miners' convention adjourned this evening, to meet again oa Monday, after e.ppolntlng a aew wage committee of four with full authority to sign up al operatora who are willing to pay the 1903 scale. This committee will meet Chairman Francis L. Robbins of the Pittsburg Coal company by appointment on Monday, whei Mr. Robbins will algn the scale for two years This action mean, there will be no strike ao far the miners employed by the Plttaburg Coal company are got eut of the ay to prevent the hawser fouling with her propeller. She docked about 7 o'clock. The Wasp failed in an attempt to gat a lino .board the News Boy and the latter finally anchored at the end of tho south jetty, while the Wasp, after coming Into the hay, again Put te sea. At 8 o'clock tonight the erew abandoned the New Boy, breaking the last shred of hope that there la any chance to save her. lhe men were taken off by the Ufe earing crew and transferred to the launch Elgin and brought to Eureka. The mu are In good condiiton, haring aaffered but tittle, a the result of (he trying exwhich they had perience through Paed. The New Boy's anchors are till holding, hut among shipping men it Is regarded only ns a qtiesUnn of time when she will he piled upon the rocks. -- CITY i Yesterday Cleanin g and Arbor Day in Spokane. Spokane, Wash., March 31. Twenty thousand person of all ages took part today in the greatest city cleaning movement ever known In a western community. It was the most general movement ever started In Spokane. , The mayor named March 31 aa a special cleaning and arbor day, allowing fires anywhere and giving use of the city's etreet laborers to help In csyting away the rubbish. The banka declared a holiday, and city and county offices closed. The school children had been organised in the varioue precincts, working under precinct captains. The city officials designed certain vacant lots tn each ward a dumping places for noncombustible ma- f FIVE CENTS - Broken slightly out aud teo passengers in a rear roach were bruised and rut. The Mexicans wvre iu (he front roach, which was over- Tho Pullmans and turned. engine remained upright, bill' the rest of the equipment wa badly wracked. The train was running 45 miles an hour when it struck a broken rail. HOUSE Provides Specifically Judical for Review. Washington, March .11, Friends of the Lous, rwllrvad rate bill in at tha with tha President White 1 Vo use, agreed upon an amendment providing specifically for Judicial review of orders of the lnlr relate commerce rommlarion. This amendment will be presented on Monday by Senator Long, a pronounced opponent of any amendment which would permit the railroads to obtain a review of a character amounting to a retrial of the merit of tb commission's order. Conference at White Houee. Senators Allteon, Cullom, Dolllver General Clapp and Iong. Attorney Moody and Interstate Commerce Knapp and Protit y were called to the White Houee late this afternoon. Boon after they assembled tho President submitted the court review amrndmeek that vis aftrrward A number rndoraed by all present. of the conferee! previously had snn the draft, but it authorship was not dladoaed. The President announced that he had Aerified upnai the meeting beesuae ha deaieed 4 acrrteln the present state of foaling In oongrcM regarding a Judiel.i review feature In the legislafthm. It was aiads clear that he had not changed hia view regarding the pending bill, and similar stand were taken by the others. The President, thought, however, that In deference to tlu large number of sen- atora who bMuatly believe that the bill without such . feature would he unconstitutional, the bill should be amended If it could be done without a surrender of the purposes of the This could he done, he legislation. believed, by an amendment which he then read. It proposed to strike out the' paragraph at the bottom of page fourteen and insert aa a part of section sixteen , the foltowrlng The Amendment. "That all orders of the oomralit-lon- , except orders lor the payment of money, shall take effect within such reasonable time aa shall be prescribed by the commlasion and shall continue for such period of time, not exceeding two years, aa shall be prescribed In the order ot the commission unless sooner set aside by the commission or suspended or ret aside in a suit brought sgalnat the commtsston la the circuit court of the United Rtatea act Ing aa a court of equity, for the dis trlct wherein any carrier plaintiff In snch, suit has its principal opening offices and juried icton is hereby conferred upon the circuit court of the United States to head and del ermine In any such suit, whether the order complained of was beyond the authority of the commission or In riol' tiou of the rights of the carrier secured by the constitution. Discussions continued for an hour. It was analysed to ascertain whether under its term an order of the com minion lowering a rate could be delayed In taking effect. Attorney Gen eral Moody and other law per pointed out that the dberetion of the commission la absolute. Without specifically it declaring against restraining orders makes it extremely doubtful whether a court would attempt to interfere with ah order except In the manner . provided. Have Votes. When the President asked whether an amendment flI that character would be adopted by the senate, the senators present Mid they thought they could Republican votes promise twenty-ninfor it and that there la little doubt that practically the entire minority Twenty-ni- n e would support- it. It was agreed that the amendment should be offered as soon as possible. that Senator Long had given notice Man-day h would address the senate on terial. ha was choaen to therefore, and, It la estimate dtbat 6.000 trees were offer the amendment and speak upon set. out during the afternoon. One syn- it. Ha will sa that the amendment dicate planted 1,000 trees. The move- meet the demafds of those who have ment was planned and directed by the opposed the pending .bill on the city beautiful committee of the 150,000 ground that without a provision for club. the court review, the measure la un and It la satisfactory constitutional PATTISON'S CONDITION frienda the bill. Others to real the , UNCHANGED LAST NIGHT. who participated Inof the conference have pledged themselves to support Columbus. O.. March 31. Governor the amendment. They believe that if Pattlaon'a condition remains practi- is shown that there la majority of The bulletin tonight. cally unchanged In favor.of the measure, as senate the at physician the attending issued by tn amend It, will be 11 o'clock say he wa somewhat rest- It la proposed by a full vote of practically the of adopted sfternoon, less In the esrly part eenatc. tha well. but he is now resting HI temperature continue normal, GRADUATED. TWENTY-ONwith the pulse at 99 and respiration 20. The members of the family continne Patti eon may Washington. March 31. Secretary hopeful that Governor nextent that his Bonaparte was tha chief spsroker tody Improve to ueh back graduating exercises of the desire to be taken he to his home at themedical wlwinl and presented gratlfleiL bnt naval at. Milford. 0 mr o young docthe physicians give no assurance tfcat diplomas to the twonty-on- course. tors who finished their this 1 lubabla E f i Rail Cauara Flyar te Leave the Track. v Conference Has Terminated Its Labor and Accord is Established on All Points Committee Appointed to Draw up Protocol. France and Germany Satisfied at the Outcome of Conference Increase in AUTO" RAN OVER BOY. in Naples, Match 31. An automobile, containing Mr. Junnetie Gilman, her daughter amt Fioneh chauffeur, today ran over and Inutantly killed Givovanni Fare, .hilrtecn ears old. The ladlu fainted from fright and the chauffeur ran away. He was followed by carbineers aud arrested. The police aeixed the automobile. A threatening crowd of people surrounded lh party, but the ladle wre not molested. RIFLES FOR REVOLUTIONISTS. American Minister on Lookout for the Bath Llvoni. 31. United Mareh Dawson, at Banlo Domingo, ha been advised by the slain department to look out for the Amcrl can bark lJvonla, which nailed from Philadelphia fur Banchex two weeks ago, and la supposed to bo carrying a large quanri'y of manner cartridges Washington, for revolutionist, Boswell. N. n - KILLED. Had Reprimanded News Agent for sulting Women. B. Curtis, was then governor of New York, dated 1900, la as follows: I have Just received your letter. I need not say What a pleasure It would ee for me to do anything for Ireland. You know how high a regard I have always Ml for him. He represents (he typo of (Vthidicl-r- n which. In my opinion. Oitial prevail In lhe United Slates, if the Catholic eburrh la to attain its full measure of power and usefulness with our people and eur form of government. "I absolutely agree with whet Judge Taft Mya to you In his letter of Mareh 20. with relation to that part f (hia problem which affect a the bu the problem as a Phllipplm-a- , whole, affects the United Kiatts aa a whole. A reactionary or In any way spirit In ecclesiastical affairs would, in America In tho long run, result In disaster Just aa certain as a si mllr course In poloilcal affairs. I may add that tha bigoted are those oppouMiia of CalboHrlam most anxious ta aee triumph with tha ranks of Catholicism this reactionary spirit and the throwing nut of men who have shown broad liberalism and Americanism in their policy, Of outlive I do not feel Justified In In terfering in any way, directly or ly. In the matter al lb vat iron, but 1l I only fair In response to your Idler, i ha I should writs you billy and frankly of my grmtt appreciation of Archbishop Ireland and of my firm conviction that the real future of fhe Catholic eiitiroh in- - America real a with those, who In the. main, work along hi lines. You may he interested to know of the large percentage of Catholics, without exception,, meg standing as high in rapacity aa iuregrlty, whom 1 n have placed on various important ip this stats. "Ho much for that, part of my latter that is in direct answer to the main of yours. 1 da not, know whether it will lie of any assistance or not, but I need not tell yon that I hope so. It Is s pleasure to frits it nr to do anything elite jou desire me to do if II la in my rower. "You must, have a very hard lime. In Madrid, and I earnestly hope that of the tha signal devotion country, which you and brllmay have shown, will remit In He perpcrtiaP regard an.l In your being transferred ;a. the not distant future to Rome, or better still. Par!." letter then refer Mr. Itooaevelt to jil efforts to avoid the nomination and conclude for the "With love to Bellmay, faithfully ynura, Theodore Roosevelt. Sir. Htorer was much Improved today. Ills phyalrlan have recommended the UerlHhad cure, but Mr. and resolved not to Mrs. Htorer have leave Vienna before June. Many mem-ber- a and diplomatic of the circlet are paying vlalts to Mr. and . Slates Miniver A CONDUCTOR March conductor 81-F- M In- rom-mtesln- rank nn a passenger the Pecos Valley and North Eastern railroad, was shot thrice and killed last night on hi train bet wren Portal' and Ellda, by G. L. Price, news agent, whom he had reprimanded for alleged Insult to wamen paascngcra. Price wss taken from the train and was taken to Pnrlalea today for his preliminary trial. He claim to have shot Curtis m self defense, but It 1 said the conductor wss unarmed. toufwl y A DENIAL . Mrs. Htorer. ENCAMPMENT DATE i ? i . a Letter of the President's. 31 ad-d- re Vienna, March 81. Mr. Bellamy Storer, wife of the retiring American side red her ambassador, has re-cmaintain complete to determination alienee 'in relation to the controversy In caused by her husband with Interview today, of course the tha Associated Press, she Mid After consultation, and following the idviee of many of our frienda, particularly that of Marqulx De the French ambassador, I have decided to formally deny that I ever abused a Hier of President Roosevelt aa ha been asserted. The President has never written me on the subIn ject of Archbishop Ireland, except a letter last December upon another subject, Mr. Roosevelt, when governor of New York, wrote me a letter In 1900, In which the report presumably allude. This letter was written to me that I might show It to Cardinal then papal secretary of Mate, oT in order to convince the Vatican the friendly attitude of prominent IreArchbishop Americana toward land's policy. It wag all done to help out government in Its relation with of the Rampolla a copy of only half at letter, because the other half I vhh I purely pf.rsousl. That is ill Neither my My about tho mfitter. Inhusband nor myself. Is going to me dulge in recrimination against President. We will wait and sec that the authorities at Washington think right to publish atmiit the matter, u they piibli-- b their reason for call of Mr. Btoier, we have proofs on our side." of the right The Letter in Question, The letter of Mr. KookkH who ' parade. JAPANESE Algeclras, Hpain, March 31. After plenary session, testing until C o'clock this afternoon, the conference of Moroccan reform com. reglsteresl plcte accord and appointed a committee to embody thia accord in a forma! protocol. The ronKununetion ot the work in the conference was announced (ho following communication : Labor Finish'd. The conference has terminated It labor and accord la established upon all paint. It ha adopted a deflnUa text of tbs remaining ariiclca concerning the stale bank and custom. The duel article regulating the distrlbuOon ivf pulloe at porta, was adopted torn lhe RubhIbu draft. By it, Francs will polio four porta, Magador, Huffl, Magus a and Rabat, and 8paln two France and Spain Tefuan and together will police Tangier and Gaaa Blanca, subject to aa Inspector of police. The Dutch delegare announced that Me govrwnment declined to apThe conference has point aa officer. appointed a special committee to revise the texts of the agreement, TMa committee will un-Monday to con-stdthe final formalities of the protocol." Result Batlrfactary, Mr. White, the A merle n dnlegaln, I of the opinion ' that 'tho result' la satisfactory, one not only because (h Immediate future of Mornreo la hut herense the manner of the nenlomeut te Mtiittfsotory, jrtrih ' to Fran i!o and Germany, and bsa rev moved I lie riiiises for friction and relalintia in restores International normal condition. The principles for which Germany instated, the Integrltv of Morocco, and equal commercial and economic rights there, Mr, White thought, were recognised, while the poult ion claimed by France special was also acknowledged. Sultan Must Help. With reference to the effort of the conference on Morocco, the delegates were divided In their opinion. Thry ad- milled however, that the operation ot real reforma dotild be impomilble with- out tha good will and Mnctlon of tha sultan and hi advteers, and for that reason, the last act of the conference will he to authorise the reform program a adopted, shall be submitted to the sultan by Chevalier Malmnsi, the Kalian minister to Morocco, who la dean of the diplomatic corps at Tangier, with the Intimation that It Is the unanimous wish of tho powers that it be put Into operation immediately. n. Ram-pnll- a. - t . 1; r! 1 - nl I . 'I, nv;)' Ri) SI d. . 'li'! f i I A - COMPANY WILL BE ABSORBED BY STANDARD. Cleveland, O., March 31, Frmloffii dal announcement was made here to Standard Oil company cC dy that the Kentucky this afternoon will cense la FAMINE this state will be taken over by the Standard Oil company of Ohio oMn-da- y morning. F. R. Squire, vice president of tha Ohio Standard Oil company, when asked for a verification of the report of the withdrawal of (he Kentucky company from thia territory, replied that while the official announcement had not been made he understood that th transfer was to be made. HORRORS l. Rev-ma- u do bnslneM In Ohio, and the business, with (he million dollars of assets In SET. The date for holding tho national encampment uf the United Stole war veteran In this dly wa definitely fixed today. It will begin October 2. and teat through the week. Tho President will the veteran and review the Washington, March Has Never Abused i 1 i t repre-wntatlvr- Accident I t i on strike for higher sages next Monday. The strike ha been pending for some time, but It was hoped it could be avuided by an arbitral Urn committee appointed by the chamber of come merce. Thia commit ice invited of the mauler palm era aud the union to meet it tonight. Tho master painters were ivprreenled at lhe meeting, hut tho painteie refused to attend. Woman In Naples. i i Denver, Colo., March 31. All the union painters of this city will go out American . ' O O O O O O O O O O STRIKE IN DENVER. Demand Wages. 1 ' OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Union Painter t - ON THE SOLUTION OF 31. No. AT WHITE PRESENTED MONDAY & lets Vegas. N. M. Maroh Santa Ke passenger train 10, the R1 PsMrUhicagn flyer, cast bound, went into the ditch thirty seven miles south of this city si noon today. Twelve Mexicans en route to Colorado were seriously at least one of whom will die. Shaffer war AGREED TO Conference. CLEAN PRICE ' 1 SANTA FE WRECK. Friends of House Railroad Rate Bill in I Sunday; OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO work again until an agreement is reached between the operators and miners. Thera are 160 mines in the district employing 15.000 upion miners in good standing with their locals. All of these will be idle pending a settlement. Will Remain at Work. Charleston, Ya., March 31. Under an agreement entered Into by the opNo. erators and mlnrra of WILL BE 17 the miners of the Kanawha Valley coal Add will remain at work pending the action of the Joint conference of operatora and miners in this district. esuing three years was followed to a large extent lodny by other opentora, ortnem field. At especially in thi-Scranton today and tonight official of the companies whose holdings are Will Open Mines. located in the lackawanna and Wyom-in- g March 31. The Ichigh Tamaqua, district, held conferences for the Coal and Navigation company, which purpose of dlscusslag the sitqallon. It was decided to keep nil the mines in operates fourteen collieries in the bereadiness for operaton, should the men Cant her creek valley and employes tween 6.000 and 7.000 hand, will bare ignore the acale committee's order. ho The most Important feature of to- its men open to all men and boys on work desire to Monday. was a tha in city days developments 14.000 Man Strika. conference between A. J. Casartt, presot tha Pennsylvania Katlroad ident Bt Louis, March II. fourteen thoucompany and G. F. Baer, pnaridant of sand miners employed In coal mines In the Heading company. In the latter'i the Belleville, III., district .truck work office. Neither Mr. Baer nor Mr. Caa-a- at midnight. would discus the object of their At the same hoar 600 coal miners conference. President Baer stated, employed In the Bdwardsvllle district however, that the Reading company also stopped work. would probably keep Ha collierijg upon Territory Miners Quit. on Monday, In order to jtn any South McAleater. I. T., March Sir--All miners who so desire an Opportunity of the Indian Territory coal mines to go to work. ZO.OOO miners abut down toemploying Mr. Baer suled also that It was not walling for the operators night, the Intention iff the Reading company the men to strike. All (he clerk hare to continue the existing prices. He said been dismissed and the mule, have the company would make every effort been taken out to pasture. It la reto discourage speculation on the part ported the engineers and pumpers are of retail dealers and daclarad the going out through sympathy. In which charging of exorbitant prices by re- event the mines would become seritailers would mult It the cutting off ously damaged by reason of excessive of their supply. The Block of coal on accumulation of water and gas, ' hand, he said, hi tha event of a strike Suspension Complete. will be Judiciously distributed, special Wheeling, W. Va., March 31 The attention to be given to municipal of the miners In the West institutions, and Industrial establish- suspensionPanhandle and eastern Ohio Virginia ment!. te complete. In the Panhandle While complete reports of the an- dletrict 1.600 men laid .down their Onole while of oath them for thracite operations strikers are estimated at 12,000. March have not yet been ooaplled. It Arkansas Miners Out Is believed the production will break 11 records. Little Rock, Ark.. March 31. The The Readlig company's output Is expected to reach 1,100,000 3,000 union coal miners employed In tons, which would indicate a total pro- western Arkansas have been notified duction of 6,S00,000 toni. by District Bretary Brackney toIn thin city company prim were cease work after Mardh 31. and adadvanced ZB and 60 cents a ton. An vice from the camps tonight way the domestic Rises brought 7 a ton and order will be obeyed. Strike in Tsxae. cosl brought as much as 0 in some cases. Houston, Tex., March 81. About 1,300 men are affected in Texaa by the Convention at Du Molnaa strike f the coal miners. An effort Du Moines, Iowa, March II At a will made by the operatora to conjoint oeaion of Iowa miners and opera- cludehean agreement for resumption of tors today, acale committee were apaa possible. ee mining quickly next hi Moines Deo to meet pointed Six Thousand Quit. Tuesday to agree upon the wage acale for the next two years. Tha action Steubenville, O., March 31. Tho muna that the 1903 acale will prob- 9,000 union miners at the thirty-op- e big coal mines in Jefferson county went ably be accepted. out on strike tonight, No Seer bdiuapoUi, March SI, U Issued by the national Seytir. board of tha United Mina molt of an alMay mect-h- e workers The of that body here today. w hHd for (he purpose of mmIdi out MBletlnf arrangements to carry dur-iik eollcy committed to the board the ipl ik iidooil conTcotion ofThie w Friday. im shirt closed mde eficlire by authorising the officer to algn and coatitct wherever the operators alfr the 902 lify tbetr willingness to Py which provide, for an Increase ml, of lit per cent In wagea. Ordered te Ceaae Work. The district offloera and board mem-bbare notified the local unlona that the miner may ceue work at the of tho pneent wage acale at midnight and remain out until ordered tick to work under a new contract. It wa reported unofficially at lhe utiuul headquarter of the miner, tbit operator representing the totil tonnage of low have oignlfied their willingness to nlgn the IMS acale ALL OBEY Pittsburg, Kansas, March 31. All the coal mines in th. Kansas district closed down this afternoon, not to coMar Monday fair. APRIL 1, 1936. MORNING and Shawcre (RECEIVES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES) NO. 91 DL VOL i HAVE BEEN Tokio, March .11 A careful examination of conditions In the femine districts make it dear that while the dtslresa Is very severe, there ha. been considerable exaggeration hi some of the accounts. In addition to the great crop shortage which, In some places waa only (wo per cent on lhe average, the winter was exceptionally severe, and thia resulted In a considerable mortality among the aged, yet the death rate tn three district was not abnormally high, (hough It probably would have been far greater had It not been for the gentral subscriptions ao promptly sent, esitedally from the United States. One th;ng that every subscriber may be assured of. la every cent waa Judicottsly expended. The heads of counties and the heads of village- - gave their cordial to relief and gretltiou work. The Japanese government has left the work of relief to foreign charily, but has started relief work throughout the districts. The distribution, while providing remunerative employment, will permanently bom-fi- t the country at large, lmrgc quantities of hard tack brought hack from Manrhuria have been sent to ihp famine districts. EXAGGERATED President Roosevelt's appeal Is resulting In generous responses, It was published throughout the country and lias struck a hannonians chord. Tha population of Sendai Ini Invited Huntington Wilson, secretary ot (he American legation at Tokio and hint Wilson, to visit Bendal, ao (hat the their people may personally return thanka for the relief given by the people of (he United Slates. The distress of (he fantiite tricts will last until October, hut the cute stage will be passed by June, when other crops will be harvested. The severity of (be ordeal through wb'uh the people have passed, will hardly he realized by those accustomed of comfort. to a higher standard Eight feet of snow covered the wide tracts of the country where the helpless people end their hungry children cowered la their slimy hovel. Yet all through they have shown a spirit of independence and neve?, self reliance. They would stoop to beg. so that innumerane instances the heads of the villages reduced lhe price uf food (hat might have Item giirn gratuitously to i third of its usual cost, in order that thr recipients, in paying this prlcr, might preserve their self respect. won-rimf- ul r TH r |