The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 9, 1902, Page 28

BOERS MAY MAKE PEAGE -PROPOSALS Delegates Submit to the Conditions of Lord Lansdowne. Meanwhile the Fighting in South Africa Is Not Interrupted. British Troops Under Colonel Keke- wich Surprise and Capture a Commando, Taking 131 Prisoners. —— LONDON, Feb. 8—A dis news agen: frem Brussels understood here that the Boer delegates bave decided to submit to she conditions Jaid down in Lord Lansdowne’ jcation to the Dutch Governme uplcation to the Brit- permission to yisit asking South Africa and setting forth the object of the proposed 3 It is expected the request w and next week. A Telegraph Comp: ht indicates _the robability of of the Boer eadquarters to tion between M ates and the Dutch Government. Leyds Takes Exceptions. i resentative T reported look- e in South inister, Dr. riance with Dr. DENVER, F' House to-day adopted joint resol vhich will be d by th n on Monday E ympathy with the ident Roose- ps to end the | JOHANNESBURG o'clock la: Tt Kekewich, abouts of at Gruisfont The British and immedis the Bum’sfl w ck pra ter a actical Poty Beven and twelve wounded, to the Kru- | gersdorp’ comm le of which is now prac Th COMMERCIAL BODIES ACCUSED OF TREACHERY Labor Meeting Passes Resolutions Denouncing Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Exchange. Under the auspic e Labor Council and the Cit iom a meeting was held 1 fetropolitan | Temple to prot age of any legislation by ggested y the Chamber of rce-and the erchants’ Exchange to the unre- stricted entrance into this try of Chi-| nese merchants, salesmen s, buyers, cashiers. | e meeting to or- vor Schmitz, of Michael Casey cal. der and introduced ble to | regret be | favoring | present and expri close exclusion of C Mayor Schmitz ad and said that the people were united on the que exclusion and the preser for careful and imme W. Macarthur of th tion delivered a long s acoused the Cha sed the meeting of California | tion of Chm»wi situation called | action. Front Federa- in which he | mmerce and | of favoring the | He asked that be protected by | open door for coolie 1 the seamen of Americ legislation and that ployed on American sk only the admision of th of the Chinese Govi the actual merchant China under certai manded that coolie The | speaker declared olutions passed by the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants' Exchange would, if adopt- | ed by Congress, render the exclusion laws inoperative. ‘W. Melmsbury of the Building Trades Council declared that if Congress would | not pass laws to keep all Chinese and Japanese out of America the workmen of California would do so by force. A Jetter was read by Mavor Schmitz from Andrea Sbarboro in which the wri- | ter declared he was not in favor of:the resolutions passed by the Chamber of | Commerce and the Merchants’ Exchange and believed that many members of the 1al bodies 1:ad erred in voting | solutions. James Barry made a violent attack on | Europe of | ¥ | ed to hear the grievances only aggra’ | march on the members of the deputation | @ vl | this port to China. | to secure the enactment of legislation pro- labor | held ISWINDLERS STIR BRIISH WAATH Diefiofiesty in Army De- partment Promises Sensations. Storm of Indignation Is Now Centering Around Brodrick. LONDON, Feb. 8.—The apparent incom- petence and, it is cl possible dis- honesty which perme: the purchasing departments of the British: army, ‘as re- vealed this week in Parliament, have caused a public agitation ° that - augurs badly for the War Office. Judging .from recent disclosures scarcely any of {he sup- plies for the army in South Africa were secured on business principles. Speculat- ing contractors are now known to have made hundreds of thousands of pounds by reselling contracts. The opposition vainly endeavored to get details regarding the new contracts for the supply of meat, announced by the Government in the House of Commons, with the view of ascertaining if a saving over the former methods will really be effected. The -Government successfully | avoided answering, but it is understood that the contract in questiofl was first resold at #£10,000 premium and then at £40,000, while Cecii Rhodes and the De Beers group handed over £200,000 and thus | finally secured the privilege of supplying | the troops in South Africa with fresh meat. These figures are expected to be pub-~ lished here soon, and pvevhen known will doubtless add fuel to the fire of public indignation, which threatens to center around Secretary of War Brodrick as vigorously as it did around Lord Lans- owne when the latter was sponsor for the early blunders of the war. A dozen or more committees of investigation are now sitting or are in progress of forma-~ | tion, but as the Baturday Review says, “these are only too often synonyms of oblivion. “The fact remains,” adds the Saturday Review, “that we have been swindled on a very large scale.” While these stringent criticisms of the War Office are belniepubl.lcly accounted there is proceeding beneath the surface | a revolt which threatens to be of even | greater importance. The leading author. | ities of .the volunteers, including many of the commanders of the best known regi- ments, several of them belng titled sons and nearly all thy, are holding frequent meetings to_decide on the best method of defeating Brodrick’s new vol- unteer regulations. The committee which Brodrick appoint- vated matters. The commanders of the leading regiments had previously formed them- selves into a deputation to wait on Brod: rick, and he, temporarily, declined to see them, but the Secretary for War stole a by announcing in the House of Commons that he had appointed a committee of his own, in which not one of the deputation was included. His action created intense feeling among the members of the orig- inal deputation, who privately declare that the new volunteer regulations and the ‘‘deadhead committee” were intro- duced for the sole purpose of making con- scription possible. The colonel of one of the London regiments saild to a corre- spondent: We know Brodrick wants conscription, though perhaps in a modified form., If his ideas win the day the volunteers will gradually cease to be an_effective -force, and will thereby supply the War Office with its strongest argument in favor of compulsory military service, or the nforcement of the old ballot laws. Rather than see that come about we intend to break up our regiments. I have a letter from a ! tinguished nobleman, urging’ me to take that course, and many other commanding officers template disbanding their regiments. 1 the Chamber of @Gommerce and the Mer- chants’ Exchange and said that the men who had secured the passage of reso- lutions by the two organizations were re- celving the “dirty dollars of the transpor- tatlon companies engaged in bringing cooifes to America. Supervisor Brauphart also attacked the y of the two commercial organi- zations and accused them of representing the steamship companies running from W. A. Cole of the {lllfl(n‘ Trades Coun- cil said that the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants" Excr.n e had passed resolutions in the hope of influencing Con- gress on the passage of the exclusion laws and that the patriotism, of the members of the organizations. was measured by money. T. Boland of the Libor Council then presented resolutions = which denounced the Chamber of Commerce and the Mer- chants’ Exchange and accused the two commercial bodies of using every effort viding for the free entrance of coolie into the United States, and characterized h action &8 a conspiracy against the welfare of {He people of “America and treacherous {o the interests jof the State | and nation. The - resolutions requested that Congress pass the bills now before it providing for Chinese exclusion. The resolutions were adopted and the meeting was adjourned. The executive committee of the Federa- tion of Mission Improvement Clubs has issued a call for a general meeting to be next Saturday evening to protest | against the resolutions adopted by _the | Chamber of Commerce and the Mer- chants’ Exchange. Pk st e VL G MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb, 8.—The Pacific Mall Steamship Company’s vessels will, it is an- nounced, cease visiting Nicaraguan ports, as the company insists upon certain conditions which the Government refuses to grant. n MEN; BE PROF. JULES LABORDE, DISCOVERER OF *CALTIOS.” For Jears the cry has gone up from hundreds and of men, young and old, for a remedy that would rid them of the terrible reeult of ee .y follies of excesses. or of the overwork and worry thet sap the physical vitality. The medical profession of this country seemed does to cope with the appelling and disastrous liseases and aunoying weaknesses of men resulting from violation of Nature's Juws. PROF. LABORDE'S WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. It remsined for the eminent French authority, of. Jules Laborde, to conduct scientific inquiry g!a the cause and cure of sLost Vitality, Sexual ‘eakness. 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She will render the aria and recitative from ‘‘Figaro,” by Mozart, and Grieg’s ““Ich Liebe Dich.” Following is the Singer - - Wagner | R % Elsa’s dream, from ** .......Wagner (a) *Allerseelen” Lassen Mrs. Lucius Solomon: B R T B SOUTHLAND YET AT STOR Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8.—There is yet no sign ‘of a rain storm in this section, but the Weather Bureau forecasts rain for ‘to-morrow morning. No rain has fallen south of Tehachapi. | BAN LUIS OBISPO, Feb. 8.—After sev- eral days of threatening weather it began drizzling here at noon and continued for a half-hour. The precipitation was light, but the Weather Bureau announces rains for to-morrow. Sown crops are not yet suf- fering, but the acreage sown this year will be much_less than for a number of years past. Many farmers have waited for heavy rains before putting in seed, oplous rains were to come now 1t | would be impossible to get the average | acreage planted. The rainfall for the sea- son at this point s 6.07 inches. < SALINAS, Feb. 8—Rain commenced falling in this city at noon to-day and continued in light showers the balance of the afternoon. Reports show that they ‘were only local showers, as King City, a town forty miles south, received no rani at all. The indications here are favorable for a heavier precepitation before morn- ing. - gAN JOSE, Feb. 8—~The rain which reached other parts of the State has not yet come in any appreciable quantity to Last night and this forenoon there were a few showers—just enough to lay the dust.® SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 8.—Rain has been falling all day. STOCKTON, Feb. 8—The storm for which the farmers have been waiting and hoping arrived here this morning, rain falling copiously. It was brought in by a strong wind from the south. Thus far everything is propitious for .immense crops in this county, both grain and fruit. The rain is general throughout the county. BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 8—Since the light rainfall last night there has been no continuation of the storm. In the imme- diate vicinity of this city rain is not bad- 1y needed, as there will be sufficient water for irrigating purposes, owing to the heavy fall of snow in the mountain sec- tions. Outside districts. however, are stiil in need of rain. FRES: Feb. 8.—The rain yesterday afternoon and last night amounted to only .11 of an inch, making for the season 2.78 inches. The probabilities of more rain are flmd.' Crops are not suffering. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 8.—The total pre- cipitation for the twenty-four hours end- ing at 5 o'clock this morning was .53 of an inch, and from 5 a. m. to noon to-day .28 of an inch additional rain was re- corded. The Sacramento River is rising gradually'and now registers 15.5 feet. Re- ports from the farming sections are of 2. most flattering character, wnfle the snowfall in the mountains gives promise of plenty of water for mining and frri- gating purposes. SUISUN, Feb. 8—Since it began rain- ing yesterday, the precipitation in differ-| ent parts of Solano County has been from one to one and a quarter inches. - _,‘J MILTON, - Feb. 8-—Forty-one hun: dredths of an inch of rain had fallen here at 7 o'clock this morning and more is in prospect, SANTA ROSA, Feb. 8.—More than an inch of rain has fallen during the present storm and it is still raining. Russian River is reported rising rapidly and the same 1s true of all the smaller streams. NAPA, Feb. 8.—Seventy-one hundredths of an inch of rain fell here last night. LONDON, Feb. 8.—A bronze medallion mem- orial to the late John Ruskin was unyeiled at noon in Westminster Abbey by Mrs." Arthur Severn, Ruskin's cousin, in the presence of a distinguished gathering, WAGNER >+ Bosmmme, PHoTe ok YOUNG ARTIST WHO WILL SING AT FRAULEIN LOTTE SIEGEL'S PUPILS' RECITAL. & i | ““Fruhlingslied” . | Miss Le | “Sinee First I Met Thee Rubinstein “Love Is a Bubble” Allitsen .F. Behr Mrs, George D. Graham. ““Prologue,” from ‘‘Pagliaccl’’ .. Leoncavallo | ““Wanderlust” .. -...Robert Schumann Oskar Frank. Aria and recitative from Figar """Miss ‘Lillian Wilson. Walter's prize song from ‘Die M eister- GASTRO THINKS 000 13 SGARGE PANAMA, Feb. 8.—A vessel from Citre, whith arfived last night, brings news from the Government general, Castro, who has concentrated his forces at Agua Dulce. In an official report General Cas- tro says he has not been attacked, and that he believes provisions are scarce in the revolutionary camps. He also an-| nources the death from fever of Major Payan, the leader of the forces engaged in the first fight with General Herrera's troops after their landing. General Triana has been appointed to | receive the cruiser President Pino, re- | cently bought by Colombia from Chlile, | e news from General Castro was re- | celved with enthusiasm in Government circles here. The foreign Consuls here have agreed to send to the insurgent general, Herrera the following answer to his note ad- dressed to the American, French, British and German Consuls: His Excelleficy, Acting Governor i Arjona, kindly delivered to certain De‘l";l':.:\:fig: the consular body letters from you. We under- stand they were intended for all the consular ! corps, and therefore, through the Governor, we | beg to reply that the proposal declaring Pana- | ma, Colcn and the raflroad line a neutral zone is ideal ang omething that we, representing | foreign interests, would gladly hail as an aca complished fact. However, as we see it at | present, and iIn of existing laws, we | recognize the difficulty, if not the Impossibility, | of its accomplishment. It could be done only | by agreement between the contending parties to this unpleasant and unfortunate trouble, W are extremely anxious to do all in our power to lessen the mortality and useless waste of property, yet it must be ever and positively understood that we have been and will con- tinue to remain neutral. As regards the advising of their respective Governments, each Consul Will exerclse his in- dividual judgment. In case the contending forces submit to us or to any member. of our body any matter, and ask advices for its de- termination, we shall be ready and willing to act, if the same is within the scope of our dutles, but any and .all initial measures must be taken by the two contending parties and first agreed upon by them. Any other course would subject us to the charge of meddling in local affairs, which is not our province, pur- Dose or desire. Foreigners and foreign property have a right to full and ample protection, and this we shall under. all circumstances insist upon. The Gov- ernment having special treaty rights will, we presume, see that they are not violated. In the hope that there will be an early term- ination of the civil strife which has existed for over two years, I beg to subscribe myself in bebalf of the consular corps. Very truly, H. A. GUDGER, Dean, Consular Corps. | i | | | — The Manufacturers’ Shoe Sale Is now selling regular $3 50 shoes for men as well as women for 31 35. These shoes are made by the best known manufactur- ers. They are stylish, up-to-date, good ~Mtln:§_and good wearing. Splendid value m_ 50, yet $1.8 will buy a pair at the nufacturers’ sale of the Bee Hive Shos Company, 717 Market street, near Third. = | S ——— “RENO, Nev., Feb. 8. —Scveral cases of small- [pox are reported in Reno among the white resi- ‘dents. The State Board of Health has de- clared smallpox epldemic In Reno and will order the public schools closed. . o "0 — LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE OUTSIDE BOUND. IN AT 12 M. Bark Gerald C. Tobey from Honolulu off the lightship. Barge Santa irke Santa Paula in tow of tus Rescue, n. ¥ It’l‘ltllllafi“ bark about five miles west of the | Los Angeles last night. BRIGHT ORATORS FOR THE LEAGUE Speakers for Convention of Republican Clubs at San Jose. Mayor or Governor Has Right to Appoint Clerk to Jus- tices’ Court. Judge Carroll Cook holds that it is an open question under the law as to wheth- er the Mayor or Governor has the power to make a temporary appointment to the office of clerk to the Justices’ Court. He says that point will come up for decision on the writ of injunction obtained re- straining the Auditor from auditing Fred- rick’'s demand for eleven days in January. Argument in this respect will begin next Thursday. Judge Cook announced from the bench yesterday that the words ‘‘by the May- or,” which were contained in a certain paragraph of his recent statement to the Grand Jury, were inserted through 2 mistake of his typewriter. As revised and corrected the learned Judge's opinion is as follows: It is clear, however, under my view of the law, that no successor to Mr, Willlams was appointed by the Board of Supervigors of this ‘| city and county on a written recommendation of ‘the Justices of the Peace in 1900, nor in 1902. and that, therefore, it is the 'duty of the present Board of Supervisors, on the Writ- ten recommendation of the Justices of the Peace, to appoint a clerk of the Justices’ Court under the provisions of section 86 of the Code of Civil Procedure of this State above referred to. “In the Interim and pending the action of such Baafd of Supervisors, my opinion. is that the office must be filled in the manner pro- vided by law for the filling of vacancies in an office created by statute, and does not rest with Justices of the Peace, but such appoint- ment can only be a temporary appointment, holding until the Supervisors act in the prem- ses. The words ‘‘by the Mayor,” which were inserted by mistake, immediately fol- lowed the words, “‘but such appointment,” as appear in the foregaing. The mistake gave the Judge's opinion a meaning different from what was in- tended. It is now clear that some one has the right to flll the vacancy and the gerson appointed to fill the vacancy ma; 0ld office until the Supervisors elect. It has not yet been determined by the courts whether the Mayor or the Gover- nor has the right to appoint to filll the vacancy. That guestion may go to ths Supreme Court and ultimately be decided. One learned Justice will write an opinion and some of his fellows on the bench will cooeur in his views. Another learned Justice will write a dissenting opinion and several other learned Justices will stand by the dissenter. As there will be two opinions, one may happen to be right. Freparing for League Convention. Alden Anderson, president of the State League of Republican Clubs, exchanged views with Senator R. G. Lukens of Ala- meda and Henry C. Dibble of San Fran- cisco at the Palace Hotel yeaterdn{ on the subject of a programme for the bien- nial convention of the league at San Jose April 14, 15 and 16. It was announced by President Anderson that the order of business would be fixed by the conven- tion, but it was suggested that the pro- gramme committee should select the speakers and present topics for the con- vention to discuss. Senator Lukens asked Alden Anderson if it were not the expec- tation that Governor Gage would address the convention on the opening day. The president replied that the Gover- nor would be invited to speak. It subsequently transpired that Judge A. G. Burnett of Santa sa, Frank H. Short of Fresno, Duncan_ Mc- Kinlay and SBamuel M. Shortridge of San Francisco had accepted to dellver what may be termed “set speeches.” Mr. Kinlay elects to speak on the topic, “Ser- vice of the Club to the Party.” r. Short signified readiness to speak of “Our Un- timely Dead.” ~Mr. Shortridge desires time to reflect on the selection of his topl¢. Other orators -than those em- braced in the list of ‘“‘set speakers'’ will address the convention. ~For _instance, General W. H. L. Barnes and Henry C. Dibble have been invited. If General Barnes accepts he may be placed in a special class one degree higher than the grade given to set speakers, Orators Who Were Mentioned The committee discussed oratorical tal- ent with the same degree of freedom, and considered oratory in relation to the geography of the United States. Names and places mentioned were: Frank F. Dayis and O. C. Hubbell, Los An- geles; Thomas Flint Jr., San Juan; E. F. Pres- ton, San Mateo; Dr. rge C. Pardee, Oak- land; E. B. Edson, Gagzelle; John F. Davis, Jackson: Senator Robert Devlin, Grove L. Joh: on_and' Judson Brusie, Sacramento; Judge A. Buckles, Solano; W. R. Davis,’ Alameda; Senator S. C. Smith, Bakersfield; Tirey L. Ford, George A. Knight and Horace G. Platt, San Francisco; ler, Shasta; Thomas B. Hutchinson, Napa; Senator Thomas Selvage, Humboldt, and John L. McNab, Ukiah. Judge Dibble fancied it would be wise to limit the set speeches to one at each daylight session. Senator Lukens remarked that the citi- zens of San Jose would accept any pro- gramme for the first two days, but they wanted the third day for their own sched- ule of exercises. The Alameda Senator sald the clubs of his county were active and' would send earnest delegates to the convention. He fancied that Governor Gage's address would be the feature of one hali-day's session, and appealingly looked to Judge Dibble and Alden Ander- son for indorsement of his views. The Senator expressed unbounded confldence in the ability of Alameda County to win back the banner which San Francisco captured in 1900. He. had no fears what- ever of the banner ever going back ' to Los Angeles County. He hoped the Union League Club would send the trophy to San Jose to be exhibited to the conven- tion. ) The committee adjourned to meet in March. State Senator Truman Reeves an- nounces to his old friends in| San Ber- nardino that he is a candidate for re-elec- tion to_the office which he now holds, He arrived in that city vesterday from Sac- ramento and received a warm greeting. John C. Lynch, Collector of Internal Revenue, and Stephen F, Kelley, who is a candidate for the collectorship, arrived in P NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GETS GOOD RAINFALL Forecaster McAdie Predicts That En- tire State Will Be Treated to 4 Showers To-Day. Rain fell generally yesterday in the sec- tion of the State north of the Tehachapl. Cloudy weather with no rain, as usual, was _reported from the cities in the south. In this city .97 of an inch of rainfall was registered. The northern towns were visited b, At Red Blug 5 o'clock, but no immediate danger of an overflow was apprehended. Forecaster McAdie states that the moisture was much needed, and that a great deal more will be welcome to the agricultural dis- tricts. The south, however, is really suf- fering from the lack of rain. Indications last night were that the storm, which had gone north, would re- turn again to-day. To-day's prediction is for showery weather all over Califor- nia. ——————— SISTER MARY TERESA SINKS INTO LAST SLEEP Niece of the Late General Vallejo Dies in Notre Dame Convent in San Jose. SAN JOSE, Feb. 8.—Sister Mary Teresa (Miss Mary Vallejo, a niece of the late un- | General Vallejo) died in the Convent of Notre Dame this afternoon. She was a native of this State, and was bérn on January 6, 1838. She was educated in the College of Notre Dame in this ecity and was an honored member of its faculty for many years. She had also taught iy Santa Clara and in Marysville. Since 1393 Sister Mary Teresa had been sister supe- rior of Notre Dame Institute in this city, founded by Judge and Mrs. M. P, 0'Con. nor for the care and education of orphan children. These children, by whom she was greatly beloved, will sing the re. ning and at- duiem mass on Monday mor: tend her to her resting place in Santa Clara Cemetery, (o JURY DEGLARES HIM PERJURER President of the St. Louis Car Company Is Arrested. Action the Résult of Inquiry Into Municipal Cor- ruption. 3 ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8.—George J. Kobusch, president of the St. Louls Car Company, was arrested late this evening on a bench warrant issued at the instance of the Grand Jury charging him with perjury. Kobusch gave a bond In the sum of $5000 for his appearance in court Monday to an- swer an indictment which it is believed the Grand Jury has returned. The issuance of the bench wagrant against Kobusch, while a great supprise to him, had been expected by some of those who had followed closely the pro- ceedings of the Grand Jury in its investi- gations Into the charges of municipal cor- ruption in connection with the St. Louls and Surburban Railway's franchise and the Central Traction bill. George J. Kobusch is one of the best known young business men in the city and has an’ excellent business acquaintance throughout the country. He is thirty-five %elrs old and president of the St. Louls ‘ar Company's plant in Baden. It is the largest in the country. He was born in St. Louis and has been connected with the car company since he was 20 years old. On the death of his father some years nfo he succeeded to active management o the business. YANKTON, S. D., Feb. 8.—Fire to-day de- stroyed the department store of W. J. Fanle & Bro. Loss $50,000. v BRITISH SHIP EGERIA SAFE Cutter Grant Speaks the Vessel Off Cape Scott. Neither Craft Finds Further ‘Wreckage of the Lost Condor. Special Dispatch to The Call. VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. §.—News brought by the American coast service veasel Grant, Captain Tozier, to Nanaimo to-day set at rest all fears concerning the safety of the British ship Egeria. For eleven days the Egeria had not been si; ed by any of the passing and marine men were beg! der if she, too, had joined the depths of the Pacifl On Wednesday the Gras Egeria off Cape Scott, at th of Vancouver Island, and the Egeria took aboard from the Grant the ship’'s boat which had belongéd to the Condor and which was found recently by the west- coast Siwashes. The Egeria had been more than 100 miles off shore, cruising about in the hope of piekin up other wreckage, and was out of the course of coastwise vessels. The Grant made practically a cireuit of the island. N Condor or Red Rock wreck on the west coast by the Grant, although mergbers of her crew searched industri- ously all along the indented shore line They went into all the harbors, exploring tide flats and exposed sand beaches whers pieces of boards or any other parts of the upper works of the warship might have been washed up. ighted the orthern end DR. McLAUGHLIN’S ENT HUSIASM. He Believes That » Prof. Loeb’s Dis- covery Is Going to Make a Stronger Race of Men and W omen. Tells of Inleresting Expericnce. HOW ELECTRICITY fl\7 OU CANNOT POSSIBLY ESTI- mate the true import of this discov- ery of Professor Loeb,” said Dr. Mec- Laughlin yesterday, In discussing the sci- entific announcement that “Electricity is “It means more happiness to the civilized race than has followed any dis- covery for years. It will bring about the general recognition of the great possibili- ties which exist in the application of elec- tricity for the preservation of the vigor of youth. “I bave for years contended that old age was nothing but the freezing of the blood when there was no longer sufficient vital heat In the body to keep the blood warm and the organs active. I have sald that years did not cause decay, and proven it by citing cases where some men have been made vigorous under my rejuvenat- ing treatment at 80; while you have ex- amples all about you of men who are old and decrepit at 60. “Now, Professor Loeb says that the ani- mal heat is electricity. That I know to be true. We get that heat from the chemical action of the acids and juices of the stom- ach upon our food. That is combustion. This combustion produces carbonic heat, and carbonic heat is Electricity. That is the basis of life in every vital organ. As long as the stomach is able to generate enough 'of this heat to replenish the wear and tear upon our vital energles we are strong and active. It is when the stom- ach finds the strain too heavy that we grow old and begin to decay. “This is upon the same principle that RESTORES YOUTH. T have on record hundreds of instances where men of 75 to 90 have returned to the hard labor of their youth with a vim after having worn my appliance thres monihs. “‘One decrepit old man of 75 had in youth been a blacksmith. After using my ap- pliance he took up his tools and says his can work as hard as he did at 35. He says an old man made young. ‘‘Another man of 72 said he had beer crippled with rheumatism for 45 years. He pronounces himself cured and as vigorous as he ever was in youth. “Another, who was a wreck at 49 and sald that he had been so for twenty yea was cured and three years later undertool the severe hardships of a trip to the Klo dike. He returned a few months ago a sald that he had stood the terrible priv tions better than hundreds of young me “I could cite thousands of similar i dents. When you see that I have fifty thousand voluntary testimonials and that there is not a hamlet in this country with. out one or more cures by my appliances you will understand that my experienc has been broad. “My treatment i3 a success in any casi where strength is lacking, whether in the nerves, stomach, heart, kidneys, Hver or any other part. My appliance Soothing, constant electric glow, taken up by the body just as takes up water. It cures rheumatism any guise, as well as every other form pain. °§.;"‘am an enthusiast, you say! Why should I not be? I have the gratitude thousands of people Who have been curec by my Electric Belts after the failure D I am enthusias an engine pulls a train of cars up hill. On level road it goes easily, but when it goes up hill the strain is heavy, and your en- gine, making power from the burning' coal, just as your stomach makes it from | burning your food, is taxed beyond its limit, is unable to go farther, and, ex-| hausting all its steam in the effort, breaks down. . | ‘“The_human body is just like n- gine. It breaks down when the ;‘;:v;iizl‘ energy is overtaxed. That energy is elec- tricity. I have here a means of replenish- ing the electricity of the bodsy, the basis of my treatment. ' 10 (At 1S “Decay in old men is similar to eneral‘v debility in younger men. Yeamg have nothing to do with it. In each case it is the failure of the stomach to generate | sufiiclent energy to suppl: | made by the vital organa. © 0o demands “How quickly we fail when tife stomach stomac] fails to digest the food! Tha: shuts off the supply of energy. t physicians. i {,25,‘ Tnow that T offer suffering hu Lo rest ctire for the lea Denditure of money that is' kanow “T have gained my success by b to t my patients and nothing for my knowledge, knowing tha it helps my business to do all I can for | nt. My patients are my friends. y pa building my success. on interested in my y beautifully illus- al tr! when you wr T expose the fraud. Address Dr. M. C. McLaughlin® - 702 Market St., San Franeiseo.