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THE rOROTTG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JU'E 22, 1905. iPfiRES THEM NOT Equitable Officers Flayed Alive . by Hendricks. HE REPORTS TO GOVERNOR Waste and Grafting All Through History of Society Exposed by Investigation Ryan's Trust Scheme Condemned.- aLBAXY. X. Y.. June 21. The report o Superintendent Francis Hendricks, of the State Insurance Department, to Governor HIgglns upon his investigation of the Cqultable Life Assurance Society was made public here and in New York to night. It is described In the title as a "preliminary report," and it sharply criticizes the management of the society as well as the new trust arrangement for voting the stock agreed upon by Thomas F. Ryan and the three trustees designated by him. In conclusion. Super intendent Hendricks says: "No superficial measures will correct the existing evils In this society. A cancer cannot be cured by treating the sympt oms. Complete mutuallzatlon with the elimination of the stock, to be paid for at a. price commensurate with its divi dend, is. In my opinion, the only sure measure of relief. This report, with a copy of the evidence taken on this in vestigation, will be transmitted to the Attorney-General for such action thereon as he may see proper." Severe on Hyde and Alexander. Jamos W. .Alexander, president, and James H. Hyde, first vice-president, whose resignations were accepted yes terday by Chairman Morton, are severely arraigned. Gage E. Tarbell. -second vice president, Is exonerated. Mr. Hendricks finding that no substantial evidence ap pears in support of the charges against him. Mr. Hendricks says it is an open question whether Mr. Alexander and the other officers and directors who partici pated with him In the transactions of "James H. Hyde and Associates" are not disqualified under section 36 of the Insur ance Jaws, from hereafter holding any of fice In a life Insurance company. The re port characterizes the transactions as un lawful. Mr. Tarbell's name is not in the list of participants in these transactions. The policy-holders, however, the report sets forth, are under great obligations to Mr. Alexander and the other executive officers for demanding the mutuallzatlon of the .society and "the retirement of Mr. Hyde from its control.. Henry B. Hyde No Angel. A surprising feature of the presentment is that Mr. Hendricks goes back to th organization of th Mercantile Saving: Deposit Company in 187C by Henry B. Hyde, founder of the society, and declares that this company, which leases its offices and vault room frqm the Equitable Life Assurance Society, does not pay sufficient ly and profits enormously at the expense of the parent company, paying 29 per cent dividends. The safe deposit lease has its years to run. Of Henry B. Hyde and the organization of the safety deposit and other subsidiary companies. Mr. Hendricks says: "He did not neglect his own interests- or those of his immediate associates and de pendents In the society.'1 The relations of the Equitable and its auxiliary companies are discussed at length. Of Mr. Alexander's share In leases to these companies, Mr. Hendricks says: "James "V. Alexander says he signed thaee leases under the direction of Henry B. Hyde; I believe it to be a fact, and it is the most charitable construction which can be placed upon his acts." Dank Stock Given Away. A loss to the Equitable Life resulted from the consolidation of the "Western Bank of Commerce, of Xew York, with the "Western Xatlonal Bank, of Xew York, according to the report. The Equitable Life owned about 12,000 shares or a con trolling interest, in the Western National, and Valentine P. Snyder, who was its president, testified that he could have sold the'eontroling Interest at $700 a share. In the merger, however, tho Equitable Life Assurance Society accepted $70 in cash and 5140 in Mock of the consolidated bank. The syndicate transactions of "James H. Hyde and associates" are referred to as "notorious." James W. Alexander's name is given In the list of participants, and it is shewn that in various bond issues of Kuhn. Loob & Co.. Speycr & Co., J. P. Morgan & Co. and Brown Bros., the syn dicate was represented in the underwrit ing. The profits of the syndicate are placed at 5166.107, of which JS3.731 each went to James H. Hyde and James TV. Alexander. Another participant was Will lam H. Mclntyre. fourth vice-president of the Equitable, whose share was JH.420. All of those who took part in these deal ings, the report says, should be compelled to pay back the sums received by hom. "This is only very mild punishment." says the report. Stock Sold at Reduced Prices. . In the records of Mercantile Trust r Company shares Mr. Hendricks found that on June 4. 1900. 100 shares of that company's stock wore sold to George J. Gould at 5500 a share, and on the same day 50 shares were sold to H. C. Frick at 5850 per share. On December 20. 1961, 100 shares were sold to M. L. SchlflC at 5900 a share, and on January 2, 1992. 100 shares were sold to E. H. Harriman-Ior 5500 a share. The report shows that on the advice of Mr. Hendricks. Kuhn. Loeb & Co. repurchased from the Equitable 51.000,000 of Missouri Pacific gold fours of 19lo. to which Mr. Hendricks objected, because they were collateral bonds. Extravagance and waste in salaries are severely condemned. The Increase in this respect In the executive was from J3S0.S in 1900. to 5613.100 in 19i. It was found that President Alexander's salary was advanced from 575,000 per annum to 5100.00 without his request, fh order that James H. Hyde's salary might "be Increased to the same figure. Chauncey M. Dopew, the report shows, is paid 52,006 a year as attorney. David B. Hill received $6000 a year, and Ellhu Root for 1998. 526.600, also as attorneys. Of James H. Hyde's directorates in arlous corporations Mr. Hendricks ex presses the opinion that he was "put on these boards for the reason that he was the financial head of a great insurance corporation whose assets were so large and whose ready money was always available for the purchase of securities which these great corporations are large ly In the market to sell." The pension of 525.000 to Mrs. Henry B. Hyde is condemned as unnecessary and probably illegal. Nearly All Directors Dismissed. Of the directors Mr. Hendricks .found that onlv ten of the 52 owned stock in their own right, and most of the others qualified on Hyde's stock. "H. C. Frick is the only man." says Mr. Hendricks, "who on the record Is not under obligations- to Mr. Hyde, and he Qualified by Hyde stock." Of the financial administration of the society Mr. Hendricks says; "The executive committee transacts all the important business of the society. The finance, committee is composed of xactlv the same men as the executive rommittce. with one additional director, rlz Jacob H. Schiff, senior member of the Arm of Kuhn. Loeb & Co., which has sold to the Equitable" Society, according to Its- reports, since January 1. 1900. 547, 552,000 of bonds and 51,788,0)0 of. stock." Summing Up of Charges. The report, after the recital of farts and figures as above, then takes up the charges against Messrs. Alexander, Hyde and Tarbell. the last named being exon erated. Of Mr. Alexander Mr. Hendricks says uncontroverted testimony shows that he was a participant In the "James H. Hyde & Associates" transactions, that he executed the leases detrimental to the society's welfare and has failed to meet the obligations Imposed upon him as chief officer of the society. The summing up against Mr. Hyde is more severe. It sets forth that he per mitted the society to lose heavily in its business transactions, with the Commer cial Trust Company; that he exacted sal aries out of all proportion to his age. ability or the value of his services; that he has been accustomed to draw large sums for expenses on his own unltemtzod vouchers: that be assumed domination f the society's affairs until the presi--i.-y was reduced to a position of sec Jary importance, and that he proceed . to use the society and Its assets more , and more as If they were his own, until ne was cnccKea ny tnc aexnana xor mu tuallzatlon and his retirement. MORE OFFICIALS RESIGN. Morton AVI 11 Clear Out Many Hlgh- Salaricd Subordinates. NEW YORK. June 2L Chairman Morton announced that he had accepted today the resignations of several of the employes of the Equitable Society, among them that of Charles Francis Williamson, who was secretary to former Vice-President Hyde, with headquarters at the lattcr's residence. It is understood that a number of tho high-salaried subordinates will tender their resignations and that many dis missals of minor employes here and at all the leading; agencies aro contem plated. Mr. Morton was asked today whether Mr. Hyde will continue to hold office as chairman of the executive commit tee, and he replied: "Well, temporarily. - Mr. Morton denied that he had under taken or contemplated legal proceed ings against former officers or direc tors of the society in order to secure the return of any funds. GIN TWO BLACK EYES RECEPTION OF FEJERVAKY MINISTRY BY PARLIAMENT. Both Houses ATotc AVant of Confi dence and Receives Emperor's Letter AVIth Uproar of Rage. BUDAPEST. Hungary. June 21. The Fejervary Ministry presented Itself before the lower house of the Diet today and had a foretaste of the disposition of the United opposition. Premier Fejervary In a brief statement explained that the Cabinet-was only a stop-gap. and would make way for a regular Ministry as soon as possible after the recruiting of Hungary's quota for the army and the arrangement of the Joint expenditure. The Premier then produced a royal autograph letter which, the united opposition concluded, was an order for the prorogation of 'the Diet, and the members determined to de fer the prorogation until they had passed a vole of nonconftdence in the Ministry. The united opposition thereupon broke out into a tremendous uproar and the session was suspended without the letter being read. When the Diet reassembled, it was re solved not to hear the letter until the Tegular business was completed. The Pre mier, after declaring that this procedure was contrary to traditional usage, left the House with the whole Ministry. Francis Goosuth. leader of the united opposition, in behalf of the coalition ma jority, immediately moved a vote of want of confidence in the Ministry, on the ground that it was not a parliamentary Ministry. Ex-Premier Tlsza also moved a vote of want of confidence in the name of the Liberals, laying stress on the dangers which would ensue from antagonism to the crown, and the Diet by a large major ity adopted Kossuth's motion The House then permitted the reading of the opening sentence of the Emperor-King's letter prorogating the Diet to September 15. but in the midst of the reading, scenes of the greatest disorder occurred. A violent demonstration was made against M. Tis za, who was assailed by opprobrious epi thets. The tumult was so great that the president of the House was obliged to again suspend the sitting, but ultimately he managed to secure a hearing of the concluding sontences of the royal letter. The House then adjourned amid intense excitement. The Ministers appeared at the evening session of the upper house. Premier Fe jervary made a statement regarding the adoption of a programme for the Cabi net, following which "the House passed a vote of lack of confidence In the Ministry on account of its "unparliamentary and unconstitutional character." Sense on Cigarettes. Medical Record. There Is absolutely no reason from tho point of view of morality or health why a full grown man should not be allowed to noke a cigarette as welt as a pipe or a cigar, and from the point of view of a nuisance the cigarette smoker is, to say the least, no more objectionable to his non-tobacco-uslng neighbor than tho to bacco chewer. The cigarette Is an evil because it tempts many a boy to smoke who would probably abstain until he reached manhood, or might never smoke, if he had to begin, as his father did, with a black cigar or a rank pipe. But that is no reason for abolishing the cigarette. A law forbidding the aale or gift of to bacco to minors would, if enforced, do more to save children from early and in jurious indulgence than any possible anti cigarette legislation. Senator Arrives AVIth Alakn Gold. SEATTLE. Waslu. June 21.- Tho steamship Senator, first of the Nome fleot to return to tills port, arrived here I tonight. She brought $4M.W9 In gold. j i ftusioi uiru ch ruuie. irum paralysis. His home Is In Plattsvllle. Wis. .Captain Lloyd states that the Winter clean-up will lamount to J2.S00.J00. The Ohio. Orogon and Victoria arc due to arrive within 4S hours. Each has a large amount of gold aboard. Hooker's Fate Is Scaled. ALBANY, ' Ni Y.. June 2L The Legis lature today convened in special session to consider the case of Justice Warren B. Hooker, of the State Supreme Court. The charges against Justice "Hooker were formally adopted "by the Assembly, by a vote of S8 to 2, and were transmitted to the Senate. Closed Shop Illegal Monopoly. BOSTON. "June 21. The Massachusetts Supreme Court handed down a decision today holding that the attempt to force all laborers to combine In unions Is against the policy of the law. because It alms at a monopoly of the labor 'marker. Pure blood -is necessary to enoy perfect health. Hood's Sarsaparllla insures both. COST IS TOO GUT Palouse Irrigation Project Is Finally Killed. WALC0TT ANSWERS JONES Expensive Lining for Reservoir and Ixs by Seepage From Canals AVonld Raise Cost Beyond. Amount Available. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 2L The Palouse Irrigation project is dead for some years to come, according to a letter which Director Wal cott. of the Geological Survey, has written to Representative Jones, of Washington, and which was made public here today. The letter was the acknowledgment of the receipt of a letter of Inquiry Inclosing res olutions of the Spokane Chamber of Com merce urging the Government to begin work, especially on the Palouse project. Mr. Walcott says the latest examina tions of the reservoir site by engineers show that the character of the founda tion renders necessary extensive puddling and concrete lining in the upper part of the system, and -will subject the canals to heavy less by seepage. These conditions greatly increase the cost, the latest esti mate being $6,000,000 for the project In Its entirety, which is much greater than the funds available for its construction. "Under these circumstances," says Mr. Walcott. "It Is not considered feasible to undertake at preesnt the construction of the Palouse project, as It would necessar ily have to languish many years In an un finished condition without any valuable re sults." The Director says that the Okanogan and Yakima projects are still under In vestigation, and will be reported on as soon as found feasible. Increased Postmasters Salaries. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 21 These changes In salaries of Washington postmasters were an nounced today: Increases Olympla. $2400 to JtuCO; Top penlsh. $1100 to $1203; Walla Walla. $2500 to $2700; Watcrvile. $1400 to $1500; We natchee. J1EO0 to $2000. Decrease Cosmopolls, $1100 to $1000. Rural free delivery, route No. 2, has been ordered established September 1 at AVilbur, Lincoln County, Wash., serving 360 people and 90 houses. ORDERED TO LEAVE TOWN Japan Clears Foreign Merchants Out of Port Arthur. CHEFOO Wednesday. June 21 9 P. M.) Reliable information states that previ ous to the naval battle In the Japan Sea the Japanese commandant at Port Arthur notified the manager for Kunst & Albers. the most prominent mercantile house in Port Arthur, that In case the Japanese won the expected naval engagement he must be prepared to close up the business and leave Port Arthur. As soon as the result of the battle becamo known, all foreigners at Port Arthur were officially informed to prepare to depart and to re move their -merchandise within 40 days. The Japanese 'officials gave no explana tion of this action. Kunst & Albers applied to their head office at Hamburg to Intercede for an ex tension of "time. Falling to obtain this, the manager prepared to depart for Shanghai to make arrangements for the shipment of his goods. He notified the Japanese authorities that he would soon return, but was informed that he could not return, as foreigners would not be allowed to enter Port Arthur. The man ager had to leave an attorney to repre sent him and then departed' to arrange transportation. The manager of Stetas. Block & Co.. who have large interests in Port Arthur, states that he will not comply with the order to remove his merchandise. He says the Japanese Informed him that only Japanese steamers will be allowed to transfer property affected by the order. Sictas, Block & Co. have large Interests at Port Arthur. The order affects four German houses, Clarkson & Co.. an Amer ican house, and several French and Greek firms. The Japanese since the surrender of Port Arthur have purchased but little from the firms montloncd, and all have large stocks of goods still In their ware houses. CLARKSON A PORTLAND MAN Heavy Creditor of Russia for Sup plies Delivered in Far East. SEATTLE. June 21. (Special.) Clarkson & Co.. the American firm forbidden to do business In Port Arthur, represented the Boston Steamship Company In that city and Vladivostok and handled practically all the American flour shipped Into Port Arthur prior to the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Japan. The firm handled the flour shipments of the Cen tennial mills of Seattle made to both Port Arthur and Vladivostok. Clarkson himself is a former Portland. Or., man but has been engaged In busi ness In the Orient for several years. Ship ping men say that his was not the only American firm In Port Arthur, though It was the most Influential and the heaviest patron of Amerioan exporters. The order of deportation will not af fect Clarkson at present, for he Is not In Port Arthur and has not been there for more than a year. About the time the Japanese began the seise of Port Arthur Clarkson closed his house In that city and moved to Vladivostok. He has been doing business from that port ever since. - Shipping Interests here know that Clark son. both before and after the war began, was selling large bills of supplies to tho Russian army. He dealt In general mer chandise from both his Russian houses, but supplying foodstuffs to the army was his principal business. AVhen the Japanese blockading fleet made shipments to Port Arthur Impossi ble Clarkson secured supplies from other points and shipped them to the Interior. It is believed here that he ran several cargoes Into Port Arthur, but that Is something that cannot be verified. All his 6pcratlons were directed from Vlad ivostok. Clarkson claims now to be one of the heaviest creditors of the Russian Gov ernment in the Far East. His affairs in Port Arthur are in a. badly tangled condi tion and the order forbidding him to do business would hardly have effected him much were he still In that port. His first efforts will have to be directed to clearing up his accounts with- the Russian Government. An American Australian. Boston Transcript. An American. J. G. Jenkins, who Is re linquishing the premiership of South Aus tralia n order to become the agent-general for that state in London. will, enjoy the distinction of being the flrrt man -who was born a citizen of the United .States to represent a British colony, in London. He Is a native of Susquehanna County. Pennsylvania, and Is said to have arrived la Australia as a canvasser for an American publishing bouse. He lilted the DON'T FORGET THE BARGAINS WE ARE NAMING ON....... PIANOS TfflS WEEK Wo are the oldest and largest piano jiuue on me i.oai, nave tne largest : Stock of n'.l ffttahllc'rtiwl mnlr. an.1 -n- I prices a absolutely the lowest, as the j iuuuhius prices win demonstrate; $500 PIANOS this week WIS $430 PIANOS this week S6 $400 PIANOS this week S324' $375 PIANOS this week 2S $350 PIANOS this week 3398 $325 PIANOS this week 23 $300 PIANOS this week 23S Remember, these are all standard grade pianos and carry the manufac turers warranty as well as our own, and every one a bargain you cannot afr ford to miss. AVc also have a large num ber of used and second-hand pianos, ranging In price from $75 up. If you want a piano do not fall to pall this week. All aro sold on our easy-payment plan which Is so popular with the peo ple. Call and hear the Autotone. the finest combination piano-player on tha market. Allen & Gilbert RamakerCo. CORNER SIXTH AND MORRISON country, settled there, became a natural ised British subject, was returned to the South Australian Parliament, filled vari ous ministerial offices and ultimately reached the premiership. I T RESTRICTION' OX CONFERENCE BLOCKS KAISER'S GAME. He First Wanted to Discuss Control of 3Iorocco, Now Open Door Is the Sole Topic. WASHINGTON, June 21. (Special.) Unless the negotiations now proceed ing between the German Ambassador at Paris and the Frenph Foreign office on the subject of the Moroccan situa tion result In recasting the lines of the International conference proposed by Germany so ns to make It acceptable to r ranee, tne indications are that there will be no such conference, and that German diplomacy, instead of achieving a triumph, will experience a setback. In the .early stages Germany desired to discuss the political control of Mo rocco and tho effect of the Anglo; French entente with regard to that question. Now, Jiowever. It Is under stood that she has moderated her prop osition so as to bring before the pro posed conference only subjects relating to the preservation of order Jn Moroc co, internal reforms and the mainte nance of tho open door principle. The powers which have been Invited to the conference by the Sultan of Mo rocco at the Instance of Germany are those-signatory to the Madrid conven tion. They were the United States, Bel glum. Denmark. Germany, France. Great Britain, The Netherlands, Portu gal. Spain and Sweden and Norway. Of these a majority have Indicated their willingness to participate only If It is unanimously agreeable to the powers Interested. If the conference is held, tHerefore, tne prospects are that Ger many would find herself outvoted on any policy looking to her own aggran dizement at the expense of the vested Interests of other powers. No definite answer has yet been sent by the United States to the Invitation, but It was announced at the State De partment today that this country would be represented if a conference were held, with the Intimation that nono would bo held unless It was agreeable to all the powers Interested. WANTS DETAILS ARRANGED. France Continues Sparring With Germany About Conference. PARIS, June 21. Prince Von, Radolln. the German Ambassador, called at the Foreign Office today and received from Premier Rouvlcr a note setting forth the French position in Morocco. The note was In response to the one which the German Charge d'Affalres, Herr von Flotow, delivered to M. Rouvlcr a fortnight ago. expressing the German desire to submit the Moroccan affairs to" a conference of the powers. The French reply is quite long, pre senting the French policy In Morocco during recent years, and particularly showing that France Is favorable to the Integrity of Morocco, the sovereignty of the Sultan and the observance of the open door. Concerning the conference. M. Rouvlcr announced his willingness to consider the question If the scope Is fully defined In advance, and Germany Is invited to state the limits in which the conference would operate. Prince Von Radolln forwarded the note to Berlin, where Chancellor von Buelow is expected to formulate an answer. The French, officials maintain that the question of accepting a conference Is not between France and Germany, as the Sultan of Morocco Invited the powers, and therefore the acceptance of France, It given, will go to the Sul tan. The diplomats here foresee a renewal of -the tension. It wast pointed out -that the issue now presented Is as follows: Germany wants the acceptance of a conference first and the details after wards. France wants the details first and the acceptance of a conference afterward. France having now Insisted on the details first. It remains for Ger many to make the next move. WRECKED BY FORGERIES Crimes or Gaskell Cause, Failure of Philadelphia Bank. PHILADELPHIA, June 2L The City Trust & Safe Deposit Company, of this city, closed Its doors today, and has gone Into the hands of a temporary receiver. A notice was posted, signed by A. L. Ta bor, acting receiver, stating that the trust company had been closed b'y order of the Banking Department of Pennsylvania. The receivership is due to the discovery that the bank was a victim of forgeries of Benjamin H. Gaiklll to the extent of JSB.C03. together with losses sustained by the surety eepartaent. .The staleateat kc-uet on May 29 showed We Are Sole Agents for Young's Famous $3.00 Hats for Men. $15, $18.50 and $20 Shirtwaist Great Towel Bargains 15c Towels 12c 25c Towels 19c IK J Bleached Hemmed Huck Tow els 18 inches wide, 36 inches long; regular 15c, for this sale , 12t 35c Towels 25c Bleached Hemmed Huck, all Linen Towels, 19 inches wide, 37 inches long;, regular 35c, x'or this sale 225J 30c Towels 21c llW Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, extra heavy, 21 inches wide, 46 inches long; regular 30c, .A via. J'. - Nemo and Smart Set Corset Demonstrate Mrs. Craig is with us demon strating the many good features and merits of "Nemo" and Smart Set Corsets. Every lady should avail herself of this op portunity to be fitted by the celebrated Corsetiere, Mrs. Craig. Prices within the reach of all, $1.00, $1.50. $2.00, $2.75 to $13.50. resources and liabilities aggregating &SS.591. of which tf.3S3.SM Is due to de positors. The president Is J. Hampton Moore, who recently resigned as chief of the bureau of manufactures of the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor at Wash ington to take charge of the bank. Mr. Moore will probably be the permanent receiver. " He says the depositors will be paid In full. TAFPS PARTY COMPLETE Delegation 1'rom Congress Which Will Go to Philippines. OREGONIAN NEW9 BUREAU. Wash ington, June 21. All sections of the coun try, both political parties and men of In fluence outside of Congress and the Gov ernment service, will be represented la the party which will accompany Secretary Taft on his trip to the Philippines this Summer. The party has been made up. and will make the tour about as now con stituted. Those who will accompany Mr. Taft are: Senator and Mrs. Dubois, of Idaho; Sen ator and Mrs. Foster, of Louisiana; Sen ator Long, of Kansas; Senator and Mrs. Newlands, of Nevada; Senator Patterson, of Colorado; Senator and Mrs. Scott, of West Virginia; Senator Warren, of Wyo ming; Representative Cockran, of New York; Representative Cooper, of Wiscon sin; Representative Curtis, of Kansas; Representative and Mrs. De Armond. of Missouri; Representative Driscoll, of New York; Representative Foss. of Illinois: Representative Gaines, of Tennessee: Rep resentative Gilbert, of Indiana: Repre sentative GUlett. of Massachusetts; Rep resentative and Mrs. Grosvenor, of Ohio; Representative and Mrs. Hepburn, of Iowa; Representative and Mrs. Hill, of Connecticut; Representative Howard, pf Georgia; Representative and Mrs. Jones, of Virginia; Representative C. B. Landis, of Indiana: Representative Longworth. of Ohio; Representative and Mrs. Loud, of Michigan: Representative McKlnley, of Illinois; Representative and Mrs. McNary, of Massachusetts. Representative Otjen. of Wisconsin; Representative and Mrs. Parsons, of New York: Representative and Mrs. Payne, of New York; Represent ative Scott, of Kansas: Representative Shirley, of Kentucky; Representative and Mrs. Smith, of Illinois, and Representa tive Wiley, of Alabama. Colonel C R. Edwards, chief of the Insular Bureau; Major Gry L. Edie, sur geon. Medical Corps: Captain J. X. Thompson, ald-de-camp to Secretary of War; General T. H. Bliss. Captain Will lam Kelly, James A. LcRoy, Durango, Mex.; John F. Stevens, railroad expert; Fred W. Carpenter, private secretary to Secretary Taft; W. R. Pedlgo, private sec retary to Colonel Edwards. Miss Alice Roosevelt. Miss Board man. M!s MacMillan, Washington; Miss Mabel Stone, daughter of Senator Stone of Mis souri; Mrs. Clark, daughter of Represent ative Do Armond: William S. Reyburn. Washington: Roger X. Wetmore, New port. R. I.: Arthur H. "Woods, Groton. Mass.; Fred B. Warren. Cheyenne, Wyo.; .Wolfe 3 $15, $18.50 and $20 Silk Shirtwaist Suits At $9.85 The assortment comprises all this season's newest trad most np-to-date styles in plain, fancy and change able Taffeta Silk Shirtwaist Suits. (jglp To insure equal distribution Shirtwaist Suit Bargains will he sold before 8:30 this morn ing. No telephone orders filled. No suits sent on memoran dum. See display in corner window. Bleached Hemmed Huck Tow els, 20 inches wide, 38 inches long; regular 25c, for this sale 19 30c Towels 21c Bleached Hemstitched Huck Towels, 21 inches wide, 40 inches long; regular 30c, for this sale 21 35c Towels 25c Bleached Scalloped Huck Towels, 19 inches wide, 38 inches long; regular 35c, for this sale 25 85c Ribbon 49c ANOTHER RIBBON SENSATION All Silk Dresden or "Warp Print Ribbon ol2 inches wide, this season's latest novelty Ribbons, with col- nrol cattn lHcrt Tiinlr Who nilo anr wli'fo-l regular price New Neckwear 25c Women's PointGaze Lace Stock Collars, with and without tabs, the newest ideas in neck wear; special value at 25 Long Silk Gloves 75c Received by express and will place on sale today the fashionable 12-button length Silk Gloves, in black and white; special value at 7o 16-buttpn length Silk Gloves, in black and white ; special value at $1.00 N9332 Hon. Emll Godchaux and wife. New Or leans; Hon. Charles F. Joy and wife, St. Louis; Hon. Lafe Young. Des Moines, la.: J. G. Schmldlapp and son. Cincinnati: Miss Helen Patten, Washington; Mr. Stuyvesant Fish, Jr., Washington; Mr. James Stillman, Jr.. New York; Colonel William C. Church, Army and Navy Jour nal, and Burr Mcintosh. New York. Mr. Taft and his party will sail from San Francisco on the Pacific Mail Steam ship Manchuria, July 8. PERSONAL MENTION.- Mr. A. J. Cunningham arrived this morning from San Francisco to atten.d the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. D. Walker. M. G. A. Du-Bulson, a former resident of this city and ex-sergeant at arms of1 the now defunct Pepper Club. Is In the city wearing a button bearing the in scription: "Watch Tacoma Grow." ' NEW YORK. June 21. (Spcclal.)-North-western people registered at New York hotels today as follows: From Spokane G. M. Barllne -and wife, at the St. Denis. From Port Angeles, Wash. J. Cain, at the Walcott. From Seattle G. A. Getty, at the Herald Square; W. A. Doyle, at the Hoffman. CHICAGO.- June 21. (Special.) Orego nlans registered In Chicago today as fol lows: Palmer House E. Chase end wife. In dependence; L. F. Gelb, The Dalles; L. B. Lewis, Toledo. Great Northern A. T. Kenyon. Port land E. C. Ireland. Tofedo. Grace F. P. Snow. Portland; N. J. Mil ler, Salem. Majestic Mts3 E. G. Thorne. Portland. Auditorium Miss Burns. Miss - M. F. Failing. Portland: E. W. -Allen and wife, Astoria; G. A'. Poole, The Dalles. Do Women. Propose Through Tact? Philadelphia Bulletin. It is -not unusual to hear a married man declare that his wife did the proposing, and sometimes a -wife looks so conscious when the accusation is made that one is half Inclined to think there is some truth In It. There Is no doubt that some women make the proposal so easy for the man that he hardly realizes what he Is doing until he awakes to the fact that he is an engaged man. When he thinks it calmly over he concludes that the woman prac tically did the proposing. The funny thing" about it is tna.t while he is as putty In her hands as long as she tactfuUy and Insidiously leads him to his fate, he would Instantly refuse her were she to come right out with the proposal. A man has. no respect for a woman who runs after him. but she can do a good deal of run ning before he becomes aware of the fact, always providing that she flatters him Judiciously and makes him feel that he not she is making the running. Ail men are conceited, and deep In their hearts Is the firm conviction that wom an's, main object In life Is the pursuit of man- So convinced are"- they qf this that nip-' 3 Co. none of the above Silk Suits at $9.85 J 85c, for this sale 49Vr'y some of them look scared to death If a woman Is halfway nice to them. Zola's Manuscripts. London Standard. The manuscripts of the works of tha late M. Zola, which were presented by his widow to the Blblfotheque Nationale, have now been bound, and are displayed in one of the galleries of the library. M. Zola was perhaps- the most methodical man of letters of modern times, and his manuscripts show how carefully he went to work. First of all, he sketched the scenario of his novel. Then he accumu lated a mass of documents, personal ob servations and newspaper cuttings, which might touch on the theme he was about to deal with. These preliminary labors being completed, he set to. and. without apparent hesitation, elaborated his work. So closely filled are the pages of his manuscripts that each one has had to be mounted In a particular fashion. Madame Zola's gift to the . Bibllotheque Nationale forms 90 volumes, 60 being manuscripts- In the strict sense of the term, and the remainder proofs corrected by the author, notes,- etc. Andrew Onderdonk, Engineer. NEW YORK, June 21. Andrew Onder donk. well known throughout the-country as an engineer and contractor, died today from overwork and general breakdown, aged 56 years. 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