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t- 10 THE MORNING OREOONIAN. TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1903. FIRE LOSSES HEAVY Insurance Companies Cut Out Bad Risks. INCREASE 13 OVER $1,000,000 Irospect of a. Flreboat to Protect Portland's "Water Front Makes Asrents Patient But Lines Are Delns; Redncetland Scattered. Fire losses have boen very heavy on the Pacific Coast In the past four months, so heavy that lnsuranoe men are looking askance. They point out tint the losses for that period are erven fUMffh greater than for the corresponding period a. year ago. "It all got to show," remarked an In surance man yesterday, "the need of more care In the protection of property. The public pays the losses therefore the pub lic should take pains to reduce the dan ger of fire. The comjamies donl aim to make goou the lcews out of their own pockets; they are not In business for that purpose. In tbe end. the burden falLs back on tne property owner." Companlis are especially concerned about Portland on noeount of lis defense less water front. In tbe past year, ever since the Wolff & Z wicker Are. they have been reducing their lines and canceling policies. The result Js that owners of cer tain classes of proi-crty have found It hard work to cover their holdings with insurance. This has been especially no ticeable In the warehouse district on the -Eat Side, between iliuilson and ilorrt-ron-ctreet bridges, and all along the water front from Madlson-iUreet bridge to the lumber mills in the northern part of the city Insurance companies have been reduc ing and scattering their lines so that they would not sustain heavy losses In given places. But the prospect that Portland will soon have a flreboat has kept some of the companies in u patient mood. But for the promise of a ft re bos. t. owners of water front property would probably find themselves in an Intolerable situation. And the sooner a flreboat Is secured, the soon er such property owners will be relieved of excessive Insurance burdens. Lon Make Compsuiea Cntrtloun. The heavy losses In the Victoria dock and Dckum building have made compa nies even more cautious. Some of the best buildings In the city are poorly pro tected against lire In the methods of their construction and are retarded by the un derwriters as veritable lire traps. The In surance rates on all the department stores in the city have gone up and their own ers have found it very difficult to cover their property, owing to the disposition of the companies to reduce their lines. Flelschner. Mayer & Co. is the most ronsplcuous firm in the city that has been laboring under disadvantage. Its difficulty Is due to the very heavy losses which have been sustained In dry goods all over the United States of late, aa much as to local conditions. Dry goods are extreme ly liable to damage, not alone from fire, but also from water. Llpman, Wolfe & Co.'s stock was damaged not by Are but l-y water to the extent of nearly one third Its value. The Insurance com anles settled the losses by payment on the basis of 30H per cent of nearly IKX),(X. Buildings which are equipped with mod ern -appliances of Are protection or which have modern lire-proof construction' have no difficulty Jn getting insurance. The Etudebaker warehouse, on the Bast Side, is located In what Is regarded as the condemned" district. It has been equipped with "sprinklers," by which water Is automatically released In case of nre. Insurance companies have Increased their lines on the structure and Its contents. The Oregonlan building Is absolutely fire proof and the Insurance on It Is eagerly taken up at a low rate. But on many other buildings in the city moro business Is offered than is accepted. A year ago the companies were tumbling over them selves to get that business. Now the com panies think they are conferring a favor In accepting the risks they have learned to fear. I'ndeslrnble Risks Cat Ont. "Every company," said an ngent yes terday, "has fire Inspectors who make regular examinations of Insured property and make reports. If the risks are found undesirable they are cut out entirely. If they are found somewhat undesirable, tbe lines are reduced. First of all, we need a flreboat .and we cannot get It too soon. Next, we need bulkheads or parti tion walls of earth or stone or brick between our docks. Then, wo should have tbe streets on the East Side filled in. Buch fills would Increase the value of ad joining property four-fold. The only pro tection underwriters now have Is to take small lines, scatter them widely and write nothing that will burn." Another agent told an episode about an underwriter of San Francisco who In spected Portland's water front. "I took him around the water front In a launch." Bald the agent. "He was scared nearly to death by what he saw. 'Gee whirl' he re marked, 'this Is a fright! Take me ashore. He was so eager to get ashore to cancel the business of his company that I thought he'd take a fit before I got him landed." "We are too slow on fire protection here," exclaimed the agent. "We've got to wake up. We cannot expect Insurance companies to put their capltnl In here Just to have It burnt up. We are short on flreboat, hydrants, engines and appa ratus, and the fact is we are not long even on wind. If we had more wind, per haps we'd talk until we got better fire protection." Another agent told a tale about a moun tain of trouble he had encountered In trying to place a certain amount of In durance on a dock. "I wired to all the companies on the Coast," said he, "and couldn't place It. I haven't got It placed yet. and if anybody can do so he s a bird. Let me tell you a story. "A certain dock here Is Insured on the average for about C00.OM. We raised the rate I per cent on account of deficient electric wiring. The owners pay JCO00 a year for that deficiency, and don't save money by fixing the wires. The other day I telephoned them about It. 'Never mind.' they replied; 'we'll pay -for It, 'But we don't want you to pay for It,' I replied, 'because we don't want to carry It.' " Ratio of Losses Doubled. "Insurance men point out that the ratio of losses to premiums on the Pacific Coast Is over 100 per cent greater for the first three months of this year than It was for the corresponding period last year. A local underwriter said yesterday that rate had not been advanced to meet these losses. In Portland rates had been read- lusted In' the pant year, but they aver aged about the same as they had done before. Although rates on business prop erty had been raised, those on dwelling property had been reduced. Of course, the many big fires hare greatly enlarged the volume of business by Inducing peo ple to Insure, and premium receipts will be greatly Increased, but unless losses di minish for the rest of the year the com panies will come out at the little end of the horn. I believe that at the end of this year premium receipts will show on in crease of S or 39 per cent. It Is likely that the Increase of losses will be greater than that. In other words. It looks as If the loss ratio this year will be higher than It -oi last. Prosperity appear to bring Increased de struction of property by fire. Although nearly all kinds of business are malting profit, that of fire insurance is sustain ing heavy losses. Recent losses amount to over Jl. 000.000. Among them may be noted the one at Dunsmulr. CaL: Vfeln stock. Lubln & Co., Sacramento; Victoria dock, Portland: Salt Lake Hardware Com pany. Salt Lake: Llpman. Wolfe A Co, et al Portland: Le Count Bros et aL. San Frandsco; Smith Bros, et aL. Oakland. CaL; Belllnghaci Lumber & Shingle Com pany, Falrhaven. Normal loeses have more than doubled since December, 19C2. From December 3, ISO, to March 1, 1S03. three months" losses compared with those of the same period a year ago were as follows: December, 1SCJ, J313.T03; December. 1302. $673,028. January. 1302. HUE3; January. IMS, SSS3. February. ISO JM7.179; February, 1903, tGXfiCB. Total for three months. 1M1-CX S1.02,03S. Total for same period 1MI-C3. J1215,662. Total Increase In losses. $1.1SJ,G7. The amounts written, the premiums re ceived and the losses Incurred In 1902 and 1901 were as follows: Oregon Written. Premiums. Losses. 1902 J 6S10.6 ILS94.S07 J 5S3.181 UW1 K.SSS.S42 L2J7.924 U0.US Ratio of losses in 1902, 40.5 per cent. Washington 1M2 J116.SC KIT J2.S72.7SS JL02S.792, 1901 103.037.40 2.136,162 8K4I1 Ratio of loEses In 1902. 40 per cent. Idr.be 1902 J .S6232 J 119.293 J 43.103 1901 5.202.972 1064SS 73.876 Ratio of losses In 1902, 2S.1 per cent. Montana " 1902 3 43.S1C777 J1.03.3i 3 3SJ.249 1901 47.S26.SC9 974.329 446,450 Ratio of losses In 1902. 27.1 per cent. Insurance companies made good profits on the Pacific Coast last year, as will be seen from the above ratios of losses. Expenses of maintenance range between 40 and 45 per cent. Therefore, when the ratio of losses crawls up toward CO per cent profits disappear. Views of George- II. Tyson. George 11. Tyson, a well-known agent of San Francisco, says in an interview which has been printed by several Pacific Coast newspapers: "The public Is vitally Interested In the Increase In losses, as. If continued, rates will hare to be Increased to cover the enormous outgo. Every property-holder and business man should do all within their power to guard against unneces sary loss. "With the unusual prosperity on this Coast, many manufacturing and I mercantile plants are working overtime, and at fever heat. Great care should be taken that the premises are kept clean of waste, and refuse removed, and every precaution taken to guard against nre. Losses wtlL ultimately, have to be borne by the Insurance public, and In construct ing new buildings care should be taken that every safeguard is included from a fire standpoint. 'Boards and fire Insurance associations. local boards and their surveyors should be consulted before new buildings are erected. Much money could be saved If this were done, to say nothing about prevention of Increase In the fire waste. Electric wiring should be properly in stalled and Inspected from time to time by competent persons. Insurance companies and their representatives are only too pleased to furnish information at all times as to fireproof and slow-burning construction, and what can be done to reduce the fire hazard. Unfortunately, they are often consulted after the build ing or plant has been erected. Business men would find It to their advantage to make use of their experience, which is al ways at their disposal. When It Is con sidered that the annual fire waste in the United States Is nearly 3150,000.000. It Is time that the public took more interest In this matter. "Strange to relate, during the most pros, perous times In other parts of this coun try ay during 1900. 1901 and the early part of 1902 fire losses Increased at an enormous ratio. If this Is to be repeated on this Coast during our prosperous times here, the public should do Its share to keep Its premises In good order, remov ing all refuse. Back allies should be kept clear of rubbish, and all manufacturing and mercantile plants should give extra care In this direction. Much good work is being cone by the Board of Fire Un derwriters on this Coast, but the public must do Its share also. Inspection bu reaus are being maintained In San Fran cisco. Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Los Angeles at tbe expense- of the insurance companies; and with proper construction of new buildings. Improvement of old ones and a general watchfulness all around, fire losses nfty yet be reduced to a normal ratio on this Coast, but If the present ratio Is continued It will not be long be fore a substantial Increase in rates will be necessary." WINTER TERM CLOSES. Exercises Are- Held at the V. SI. C. A. Night School. The closing of the Winter term of the Y. M. C A. Night School was marked by exercises of unusual Interest held In the auditorium last night. President W. M. Ladd presided. After a selection by the Association Mandolin Club, Educational Director Hutchinson gave some figures showing a total enrollment of 53 dif ferent students for the year, an Increase of 129 over last year. Edmund "Vance Cooke, the Ohio poet and reader, happened to visit the Asso ciation building yesterday and consented to give two of his characteristic and clever poems. W. W. Catton. the speaker of the evening, gave some timely advice to the young men present on the choice of an occupation. "Do not be satisfied," said Mr. Cotton, "with a colling that can lead no higher than the bookkeeper's or sten ographer's chair. These are good as stepping stones, but ought not to satis fy the ambition of any man. Young men say they are willing to begin at the bot tom of the ladder, but let them be careful to choose a ladder that they are able to climb and one that reaches high enough to satisfy a man's ambition." The speaker then advised young men to enter business or Industrial pursuits rather than one of the learned profes sions. Illustrating the demand for trained men by declaring that he himself had everywhere sought without success for a man thoroughly acquainted with dairy ing and cattle-raising. General Secretary Stone closed the pro gramme with a few words concerning the Spring term, which opens this week. WILL TAKE CHARGE. Sam White to Direct Democratic' Can. dldate's Campaign for Congress. Sam "White, chairman of the Demo cratic State Central committee. Is ex pected to arrive from Baker City today. Mr. White will Immediately prepare to assume leadership of the campaign, which will open next week after the district con ventions of the two parties have nomin ated candidates. He will be chairman also of the executive committee of the Democrats In the First Congressional District. This committee will be ap pointed by the district convention which will meet st Albany next Saturday, In accordance with & resolution of the State Central Committee. Mr. White has promised to direct the fight of the Democrats In person, and to take the stump In aid of the cause of his party. It Is understood that he fa vors Reomes for the nomination. Prepare Civil Service Ilxamlnatlons. Tbe Civil Service Commission was to have held a meeting yesterday, but only Commissioner Willis was on hand at the appointed hour. and. after a short wait. he postponed the meeting until today at 2 o'clock. The recently adopted amend ments to the published rules will go Into effect on April 21. Tbe commissioners will now get busy preparing the neces. sary examinations for the various classes. These examinations will be modeled after those In force In other cities, and will be entirely practical la thstr character. FAILING BUILDING WHERE 45 WORKMEN WERE CALLED OFF YESTERDAY FRBSIDETtT CHARLES WARD CONTRACTOR A. St. THE STRIKE TO SPRRAD (ConllnueJ from First Pare.) higher wages. Yes, all of my men are out tills morning, some 25 or SO. I will not join the Master Painters' Association, and I will let the union and the association fight It out between tbem. Some of the members of the association are the ones who precipitated the fight, and It Is up to them' to settle It." EL H. Moorehouse St Co. is the largect painting firm outside the Master Painters Association. What the carpenters will do In regard to the strike Is unknown, but nearly 40 carpenters quit work yesterday simply because a non-union painter was at work upon the same job Is a good Indication that the carpenters will stand by their brethren. As to their own wage scale the present status will probably continue unless the union takes some unexpected action at tbe meeting tomorrow evening. Xettled at Hoard of Trade. Tbe Building Trades Council Is much aggrieved at the resolutions passed by the Board of Trade deploring the action of the unions In Inaugurating a disas trous strike At the meeting of the Coun cil last evening the following resolu tions were adopted: "Resolved. By the Building Trades Council of Portland that we 'deplore the action of the master painters and carpenters who refuse to grant reason able demands on the part of their em ployes which are required at this time to maintain the present standard of living; and "Whereas. We 'deplore strikes as much as do the members of the Board of Trade and have endeavored to the best of our ability to avoid all possibility of a strike in this city and will still endeavor to rapidly adjust all differences that may arise; and "Whereas, We still hope for the pros perous growth of the city of Portland, which Is best expressed by the high rate of wages paid to labor and not by the abnormally high rents and speculative .prices of land whloh do more to check the prosperity of the city than the proper compensation paid the laboring man who builds the city: "Therefore, be It Resolved, That we 'de plore' the action of the Portland Board of Trade In censuring the unions In ask ing for a Just remuneration necessary to keep up the standard of living of the American wealth-producers of the coun try: and be It further "Resolved, That arbitration has always been one of the cardinal principles of the country: and be It further "Resolved. That we request the Board of Trade to send a set of resolutions to the several masters associations of Port land, suggesting to them the apparent reasons of the reasonable demands of the laboring men, and avoid throwing a damper upon the Lewis and Clark Fair which is about to be held here." OTHER WORIU1EX CALLED OUT. Carpenters, Plasterers and Lathers Xot to Work on "Unfair" Building. It was difficult to realize yesterday that a most determined strike was on. Early In the morning the painters began to congregate around the headquarters at Second and Morrison streets, but Instead of standing on the street corners stayed for the most part In their hall upstairs. Occasionally groups of the strikers went In or out, but few passers-by knew that tbe men they saw anxiously talking to gether were participating in a real, live strike. Tbe first event of the day occurred when a nonunion painter was discovered at work on the Falling building. H. G. Greene, business agent of the Building Trades Council; C D. Lash, the agent of the Painters Union; Charles Ward, the president of the union, and a number of the members Immediately Investigated. Sure enough a young man was handling a brush on the Thtrd -street side of the building. When questioned by the busi ness agents his answers were rather eva OK THE PAIXTBRS I'XIOX (TO THE LEFT) IX COXVERSATION' M'KEXZIE. TUB MAX AT WORK IS A XOXUXIOX IROXWORKER. slvc "Well, gents, we've all got to live, alnt't wr "AH the other painters have quit to day, why do you keep at work? Don't you know you will be called a scab?" Such were the questions asked him. But he said very little, having been previously Instructed, so the union men think. "Mr Sheehy, will you take that man off?" This came "from President Ward. t who until Saturday evening was employed . by tbe contractor In question. Mr. Sheehy sought the general contractors. Wallace & McKenzle. and laid the matter before them. All concerned knew the outcome of keeping the nonunion painter at work and the general contractors were not looking for trouble. "It will be none of my orders If you keep him at work," said one of the gen eral contractors. "WetL Mr. Ward, If the boy isn't al lowed to finish the Job I'll have to do It myself," said Mr. Sheehy. "Now, If 'you do that you know that all the carpenters and the other men working on here will have to quit," said the business agent. "Can't you take a run around tbe block and let us finish the job? It'll only take half an hour," said the contractor. "You see. we want to finish tnls piece so that tbe glass can be set." "Well, let me go up there. I'll have It done In a little while." said the obliging Charlie Lash, the business agent of the union. This Mr. Sheehy would not con sent to and told the would-be painter to continue his work. "Then we mrst call off all the men at work here," said H. G. Greene, the busi ness agent of tbe Council Apparently Mr. Sheehy had been expecting this and ' sold little as the business agent walked over to the carpenters, plasterers and lathers who were working steadily upon the long-delayed structure. "This building Is unfair. You'll have to quit," was all Mr. Greene said, but the men knew that as agent of the Coun cil he had the authority to call them out. Without a word of complaint every car penter, lather, plasterer and laborer stopped work, some 45 In alL This occurred at 10 o'clock and during the remainder of the day the only men working upon the big building were three or four plumbers-, who are not affiliated with the Building Trades Council, and two men from the Pacific Iron Works, who did not belong to any union. No attempt was made to get these men- away from their work. The point upon which tbe union men insist Is that no one i hall take the place of a union man who Is on strike or that no nonunion man can work by tbe side of any member of one of the unions over which the Building Trades Council has Jurisdiction. . Three painters guarded the building all day. m there was a quantity of plate glass stored on the ground floor. Quiet ly and peaceably tbe men .stood guard over tne property of another, which they felt bound by the laws of their union to protect. All day the usual crowd thronged past on Morrison street, very few real izing that the big building at the corner was most effectually tied up. "I wanted to finish the job before it rained, and I told this man who had ap plied for work this morning to finish It. When tbe business agents came up, I told them that if the -boy couldn't finish the Job, I would do It myself. Then they called out all the men at work on the building." This is the way J. Sheehy, the painting contractor of the Failing build ing, speaks of the walk-out yesterday. One Residence Tied Up. C D. Lash, business agent of tbe Paint ers Union, and IL G. Greene, the agent of the Council, .beard during the morning that a nonunion painter was at wor kon a residence at Sixteenth and Irving streets. So the agents wended their way to Sixteenth and Irving. Sure enough, there was ten painter slapping on paint with all speed. The general contractor of the building. W. R. Griffith, understood the purpose, and the reception he gave them was far from cordiaL "Mr. Griffith. If you keep that painter at work, we will have to call out all tbe WITH men on the job." said the business agent. Then the contractor became still more frigid In his bearing toward the agents. They made their way to the upper floors. and. though the contractor tried to forc ibly resist them, succeeded In calling out IS carpenters and plasterers. The paint er who had caused the trouble kept on working as the others filed out of the building, not to return for a while. The tle-uns of the Falling building and the residence at Sixteenth and Irving streets were the only ones reported yes terday. AH the other contractors were awaiting . result of the meeting of the Master Painters' Association In the after noon. Up In the Painters hall at 2224 Morri son street the painters were enjoying the midwinter lay-off. Perhaps their minds occasionally turned to the question of when tbe difficulty would be settled, but for the first day they did not Intend to do much worrying. No strangers were permitted, for. though no meeting was held, except a short one of the executive committee, many Informal plans were dis cussed which could not- be allowed to reach the ear of any one on the other side. The business agents of all the building trades unions put In a busy day. H. O, Greene, .is general agent of the Building Trades Council, was the center of a con stant group. C D. Lash, himself a paint er and engaged In looking after the In terests of the union, was another busy man. O. N. Pierce, the agent of the Car penters' Union, No. 10, though not di rectly affected by the action of the paint ers, still had plenty to do. "What will the carpenters dor was the question constantly fired at their repre sentative. "I don't know," was the answer of Mr. Pierce to- all comers. It was not long after the meeting of the Master Painters' Association In the afternoon that the news of Its decision reached the office of tbe Building Trades CoundL Seme of the men bad met their former employers and had been quietly told that th: association had declared war upon tbe union. The news spread rapidly and was eagerly listened to by all the painters. "WelL I am glad they have taken the step themselves," said President Ward. "Every one has been saying: Why, what are you men going to dor Now it Is up to the contractors. Now no one can accuse us of having tied up the town." Bad news as It was In many ways, the painters did not appear the least dis heartened by It, There was no grumbling or discontent heard after the result of the meeting became known. Apparently all the members were satisfied to stand by tbe decision reached by the union early in January. Contractors Sinn the Scale. During the day the names of several more contractors who are willing to pay the minimum wage of SIM) appeared upon the blackboard In the halL Twenty-five contractors have signed the agreement. Those who- signed yesterday are: F. A. Graef. C. F. Moore, Simpson & Co., Peter Moc. J. M. Robinson. J. E. Boyd son. Regulator Steamer Line, Bert Towne. Haycock & Rogers. The ma jority of these shops are of the smaller class, employing from three to fifteen men each. When a walk-out upon the members of tbe association was declared Saturday night, 19 contractors had ac tually signed the agreement and one other had promised to do so. As the result of the two days' IntervaL six additional names have been aided to the fair list on the blackboard. MAY ASK FOR LARGER WAGES. Oregon City Papermakers Consider Advisability of Making; Demands. OREGON CITY, Or April . Special) One hundred and twenty members of the Federal Labor Union met tonight to consider the advisability of making de mands on the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company and the Crown Paper Company for an Increase In pay. The discussion lasted until nearly midnight, but definite action was postponed until next Mon day night, when a special meeting will be held. There is no probability of the men asking for an eight-hour day. They are very reasonable In their demands, and. there Is no desire on the part of the mem ben of the union to ask for an unreason able Increase at this time. The senti ment tonight seemed to be. In favor of a biweekly pay day. The mills now pay monthly. Laborers receive 31.75 per day and alternate shifts weekly, working one week at day work for ten hoursnd the next week at night work 14 hours. The men appear to be satisfied with the wages for day work, but may ask for extra pay for the additional four hours' night work. This would be 17H cents an hour, or o cents extra. No strike Is anticipated In the event of the mills refusing the de mands of the employes. The Federal Labor Union tonight elect ed J. H. Howard delegate to the Oregon State Federation of Labor at La Grande. SUGGEST BUILDING HOTEL Board of Trade Will See President of , Wells-Fara-o Co. At the meetliur of the Board of Trade last night, f. Dressed. C. A. Dolph and J. Frank Watson were appointed 'as a com mittee to confer with Colonel uuaiey Evans, president of Wells. Fargo 4 Co.. who Is now In Portland, regarding the erection of a hotel by his 'company at the corner of Fourth and Yamhill streets. It was announced some time ago by Eugene Shelby, the agent In this city, that Wells. Fargo & Co. will put up a building this year. The Board of Trade members think a structure large enough to accommodate the offices of the com pany, and also a hotel can be erected on the ground which the company owns In the location mentioned. A letter from Senator John H, Mitchell stated that a special agent will be sent here to Investigate the matter of addi tional carriers and clerks for the Port land Postofflce. F. E. Beach Introduced a resolution. which was adopted, protesting against the adoption of an International cable code of one million words, and protesting against any interference with the pres ent code. A petition to this effect was circulated In Portland and was generally signed by bankers and business men. In formation concerning this code, which Includes various languages, was first received from London, where It is under consideration. R Beutlkofer, B. S. Pague and Major A. F. Sears were appointed as a commit tee to Interview the promoters of tne Portlnnd-Nehalem railroad enterprise, and ascertain the prospect of Its early construction. A resolution Introduced by Major A. F. Sears was adopted that the executive committee of the Board of Trade Invite South American countries bordering on the Pacific to make exhibits at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The following resolution. Introduced uy Seneca Smith, was adopted: . Whereas. The method heretofore followed of keeping the streets repaired by charging the eipenae of repairs to the abutting propertr owntrs has malted almost uniformly In allow ing the itreets to become almost impassable before repair would be made; and Whereas. It Is tbe sense of this board that after a street has been once Improved at the expense of the property-owners, the city ought to keen it In repair tnerearter perpetually; therefore, be it Resolved. That the city authorities be ear nestly urged to adopt and pursue the policy set out in the preamble heretofore, keeping the streets of the city In repair, and that I J. Shell, Thomas Gulnean and T. B. Potter be ap pointed a .-ommlttee to take charge of this matter, with a view of securing action by the city authorities in accordance herewith. Thirty-four new members were elected as follows: J. W. Bailey, Alexander Gray- don. Walter Reed. Griswold & Pbegley. M. J. Walsh. F. M. Jones. A. J. Coffman, H. H. Wright, P. W. Cutter. George E. Waggoner. F. S. Fields. C A. Brandes, Thomas C Devlin, Peter Hobklrk. F. A. Bancroft, City Messenger & Delivery Co.. I. L. Patterson. Charles A. Burckhardt, Charles L. Brown, The Parafflne Paint Co.. R. B. Knight, Fred W. Graves, Calef Bros., E. L. Powell, Timms. Ed wards & Co.. M. T. Kady, Newton Mc Coy. Virsrtl Coomer. F. M. Schwartz. Frank S. Grant, A. B. Cousin. Fred Forch, Alexander Sweet, L D. Bayer. MOURN HIS LOSS. Hnmane Society Passes Resolutions In Memory of II. W. Corbett. The Oregon Humane Society, at meeting yesterday, passed the following resolutions on the deatn of Hon. ti. w. Corbett: IN MEMORIAM. The' Oregon Hnmane Society, through Its board, of trustees assembled, desires to express Its nearueit regret ax me aeaia oi ncurr r . Corbett. Whereas, under the Immutable decrees of AI- mlshtr CWd. Henry W. Corbett, perpetual member of the Oregon Humane Society, de parted this life March 31, 1903. at Portland. Or.: and Whereas. This event has brought sincere sorrow to his fellow-members of this society. and they desire to express their sense of the loss sustained by his death; therefore be It Resolved, That this society and the commu nity at large has sustained a deep and ir reparable loss. Truly s great man has fallen. "Eren on the aide of Justice and mercy, his hand ever open to the needs of charity and pnhllc good. Mr. Corbett passed away In the fullness of all that earth could give, with a name that shall live and ever grow brighter In the mem ories of those who knew and lored him In life; and be tt Resolved. That the members of this society hereby express their abiding sympathy and con. dolence with his family and relatives in tne treat loss they hare sustained. And that these Resolutions be recorded upon the minutes of the society and a copy hereof be sent to the relatives of the deceased. ALFRED F. SEARS. President; FRANK K. TOWNSEND. A. L MILLS. W. T. SHANAHAN. GEORGE H. HIMES. MRS. R. F. BURRELL. MRS. CLEVELAND ROCKWELL. OTTO KRAEMER. MISS RUTH ROUNDS. Executive Board. W. T. SHANAHAN. Corresponding Secretary. Two Xevr Bishops Chosen. ROME. April S. The congregation of the propaganda has decided to propose that the pope appoint the .Rt, Rev. John J. Glennon, coadjutor bishop of Kansas City as coadjutor archbishop of St. Louis and the Rt- Rev. Henry Moel ler. Bishop of Columbus, as coad jutor archbishop of Cincinnati. The proposition of Cardinal Satolll to have Bishop Glennon appointed coadjutor bishop of St. Louis , was unani mously aproved. It Is most probable that a consistory will be held In the middle of May. Nothing Is yet known about the creation' of new foreign cardinals. Large Family Clnb Formed. NEW YORK. April & An anti-race sui cide club has been formed by students of Columbia University, eligibility for mem bership In which may be summed up thus: If you are single you agree to marry as soon as your Income will allow, and your family must not number less than five: If you are married you agree to stay married even unto the third or fourth wife, and the same family require ments prevalL It Is said that the son of President Palma was one of the first members of the club and that President Roosevelt Is to be elected an honorary- vice-president. Spanish Land Grant Forfeited. WASHINGTON. April 6. The United States Supreme Court today refused to affirm the Ceiha Spanish land grant In New Mexico. The court held that the grant bad originally been valid, but said that inasmuch as It had been ananaonea in 1S33 it had been forfeited. The grant contained 18.000 acres and Is said to In clude valuable deposits of turquoise. Eczema. So Care. So Pay. Toor druggist wfa refund your money if Paao Ointment falls to curs Ringworm. Tetter, Old Ulcers and Eons. Pimples and Blackheads on lbs lacs, and all skin diseases. Vt cents. AFTER HIS MILLIONS Huntington Estate Attacked by G. Emily Reynolds. LITIGATIONS THRESHED ANEW Seeks Path That Led Wm. Morshead to Defeat Surrogate Thomas' De cision Shoves Xevr Litigants Are Xot Creditors of Estate. Some months ago one William Morshead, claiming to be the owner of 109 shares of the stock of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, made an application to the Sur rogate of New York County to require Charles H. Tweed. Isaac E. Gates and Mrs. Arabella Huntington, executors of the estate of the late Collls P. Hunting ton, to file an Inventory- The matter was argued before Surrogate Thomas and dis missed. Surrogate Thomas handed down an elaborate opinion effectively disposing of Morshead's campaign against the es tate of the great trans-continental railroad-builder. Now comes one G. Emily Reynolds, by her attorney. William W. Mumford, also claiming to be a stockholder in tne cen tral Pacific Railroad Company, and peti tions the Surrogate of New York County to require the late Collls P. Huntington s executors to file an inventory of the es tate. The argument Is yet to be heard. These periodic attacks on tbe Hunting ton estate serve in the main but one pur pose. They recall to the mind memory of men who did much to promote the com mercial empire of the United States, and who. In making fortunes for chenuelves, erected the structure upon which thou sands of millions of dollars have been added to the National wealth. A number of litigations have arisen In connection with old Central Pacific matters, and these suits have been threshed over and over again, until they have been worn thread bare. It aDDoars that G. Emily Reynolds, la spite of the decision of Surrogate Thomas dismissing the application of William Morshead, claims to be a creditor of the Huntington estate on similar grounds, i see that Surrogate Thomas, In the Mors head decision, said: "The petitioner (Morshead) has made demand on the board of directors of tne .central jacinc juiu road Company to bring suit against the estate of the testator (Huntington) for an accounting, and for a decree that tne ex ecutors of said estate pay over to the Central Pacific Railroad Company such sum as shall be found due on saia ac counting. No such action having been brought by the company, the petitioner has commenced action for the same re lief, which Is now pending in tne auprema Court. If all these facts are true, and It they are sufficiently stated, and If tne ac tion of the Supreme Court shall end In a decree awarding the relief the petitioner seeks, the petitioner Is not and will not become a creditor of the estate of the tes tator. The creditor is the Central i-acinc Railroad Company." This alone would seem to dispose of the alleged claim for any Inventory by G. Emily Reynolds. Mr. I. E. Gates, one of the executors, states that from 1873 to the time of Mr. Huntington's death he was intimately ac oualnted with all of that financier's busi ness matters: and that Mr. Huntington was at no time and In no way Indebted to G. Emllv Reynolds, and that sne is in no wise a creditor of his estate. He fur thermore states that at the time of Mr. Huntington's death Huntington was not In possession of any moneys or pruixruj belonging to or which should of right be paid to the stockholders of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, and the stock holders of the said company were not creditors of Huntington to any amount whatever. With reference to the allegations in the Reynolds suit. Mr. Gates states that whatever profits accrued to the construc tion companies were only reasonable. In view of the risks assumed, and that It Is a matter of record that all contracts and nil acts and proceedings thereunder be tween the construction companies and the Central Pacific Railroad Company were fully ratified, approved and confirmed by the stockholders of the Central Pacific without a dissenting voice; that it is also a matter of record that all such con tracts and the acts and proceedings there under were given the widest publicity in connection with the proceedings and re port of the commission appointed by Pres ident Cleveland under the act of March 3. 1SS7. to investigate the affairs of such rail roads as bad received aid from the United States Government. The report was sub mitted to Congress by President Cleveland nn TntlllflrV 17. 1SSS. It Is Interesting to note. In connection with the Investigations and report of the commission, which were widely published irr .mi icss and had become a matter of common knowledge to the public gen erally, that three years mier -.. umuj Reynolds became the alleged owner of stock In tho- Central Pacific A reference to the annual report of the Southern Pacific Company for the year ended June 30. 1902, shows that the capital stock pf the Central Pacific Railroad Com pany amounts In the aggregate to about 672,755 shares. The Southern Pacific Com pany has acquired upwards of 671.500 shares of this stock, most of which was acquired in connection with the Central Pacific readjustment In 1S89. The whole amount of the capital stock of the Central Pacific not acquired by tne aoutnern ra clflc Company Is less than 800 shares. 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