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2 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRFL lO, 1910. LOBBY IS ATTACKED McDermott Resents Accusa tion Made in League's Official Organ. MEMBERSHIP NOT KNOWN lx-President of Organization Hazy as to Icla.Is Congress Is Xot to He Represented For mally by Counsel. WASHINGTON", April 9. An unsuc ci Fsf ul effort to have Congress itself, lr stead of accused members, repre-ic-ntod by counsel, an angry unrecorded attack on the Merchant Marine Ieogue hy Representative McDermott, of Illi nois, and a strenuous denial of Repre sentative Sttenerson'8 charges against the league, were features of today's meeting of the House committee to in vestigate charges reflecting on Con gressmen in connectiun with the ship Mibsidy legislation. Harvey Goulder, formerly president of the league, and "William Livingston, of .Detroit, were "witnesses. Mr. Steenerson, who introduced the resolution for an inquiry into the charges made in the league's propa ganda, in which he, KuKterman, of Wis consin, McDermott, of Illinois, and other Representatives were mentioned, asked that time be allowed to permit ''I'ongrt-ss to be represented by coun sel." Congress Not to Have Counsel. The committee decided that It was unwilling that counsel should appear representing Congress, but that any member may have counsel present. The League had said in an editorial in fts organ. The American , Flag, that Mc Dermott, corning from the packing-house district of Chicago and being a Democrat, readily lined up with the merchant ma rine opposition and tiiat "there is a par ticular significance in Mr. McDermott 's vote, though we have no idea that it was in lino with the wishes of the packers, - end it certainly was grateful to Minority Lead, r ' i;irk." "I want to lind out how far these thugs, "blackmailers and muckrakers can go," McDermott said to the committee. Mc Dermott was now a witness. The chair told the stenographer that that remark was not to go in the record. Official Ienies Knowledge. "It should go in the record." in sisted McDermott, "if there has been puch characterization, it should go In the record." Kustermann was asked by the com mittee if he wanted counsel and he re plied in the negative. Mr. Goulder in his testimony gave a little cheer to the officers of the league. He denied that the leagues, as far as he had any know ledge, had ever in dulged In any lobbying, or had its of ficers any di root personal interest in ocean subsidy, their work, being along "broad, patriotic lines." Mr. Kuesterniunn was unable to get from Goulder even an aproximate es timate of the number of members of the league, who they were, or whether they paid the $10 dues, and he asked that the committee instruct that that data be furnished. The committee was assured that the information would be forthcoming. TAFT SPOKESMAN DEFIANT (Continued From First Page.) Iran by saying that the previous Admin istration had been characterized by a determined anil courageous attack on abuses of privilege and power, upon which had been reared aggregations of capital whose existence and unchecked growth threatened the stability of free Institutions. Higher Standard Set. "A higher standard of business moral ity und obedience to law has been set," declared the speaker, "but in the attain ment of these ends the country has been shaken to Its foundations, and the work, of perfecting the machinery by which t hose standards might be maintained, by which, to use the language of Presi dent Tuft, 'the lawbreakers might be promptly restrained and punished, but which should operate with 'sufficient accuracy und dispatch to interfere with legitimate business as little as possible Is, as the President pointed out in his speech of acceptance, to be the chief function of his Administration. "The administration of President Taft has ben in office a little more than a year," the speaker asserted. "That it ohs accomplished much In that time is abundantly attested by the volume of criticism and by the increasing vehem ence of attacks upon it." Corporation Tax Defended. M r. Wiekersham reviewed the Presi flenfs acts, his recommendations to Congress and his efforts to secure legis lation promised in the Republican plat Nrm. The corporation tax, he said, was fc practical application of the provisions f the party pledge, which declared for Itreugthening the law against trusts, that its real objects might be better at tained. It wa sa perfectly legitimate tnd effective system of taxation by ahich Federal supervision over busi ness of corporations could be estab lished, and the knowledge obtained 'twould be a lung step toward that lupervlsory control of corporations R-hich might prevent further abuses of ower. "People who had for years been clam oring for greater publicity in the af fairs of corporations and for Govern ment supervision, became highly indig nant when they found that their own particular corporations were required to make returns as well as their neigh bors. What they wanted was publicity lor others and not for themselves!" he frxelaimed. Kxpcnsos i.rently Reduced. Economies of the expense of conduct ing the Government, the speaker dis cussed exhaustively. For the first time In the history of the country, he eaid, a comprehensive budget had been prepared dealing with estimated, expenditures and the means of raising money to defray them. The fiscal year ending in June. 3 ; 1 1 , would see a saving of more than $:4.000.000 over 1910 and &5.6o0.ut0 less tan the appropriations for the latter year. fnere has never been such a reduc tion In the history of the Government." :e said, "nor is there any record of any jfort by any other administration to re- , SUBSIDY ANGRILY duce estimates similar to that made by department beads this year." Mr. Wiekersham alluded to the- prose cution of the sugar frauds in New Tork, the Standard Oil and tobacco cases, as "the most comprehensive attempts ever made by the Government to deal with the question of monopoly." Combination Held in Check. "It is not to be inferred,' he eaid, ,lthat It is the intention of the Republi can party to put any check upon the natural and legitimate development of business enterprise, either through indi vidual or corporate organization. "But it certainly has been its fixed purpose since the enactment of the Sher man law in 1890 to prevent the perversion of laws of corporate organization through interlcorporate stockholdings to the ac complishment of schemes of monopoly. "It is not essential to American prog ress or American prosperity that one group of men- shall control the entire business of the United States in oil, in sugar or iron or any other commodity, if no sound principle of economic law is offended by striking down all such arti ficial combination.". I'VBLIC .NOT APPRECIATIVE Wiekersham Says at Least Three Points Are Overlooked. CHICAGO, April 9. (Special.) Judge Wiekersham spoke on personal and Na tional topics this afternoon with lead ing members of the party who called upon him at his hotel. "In the first' place, I haven't re signed. " he said Jokingly, addressing his visitors. "But t. la expected that you are go ing to get the resignations of Mac Veagh and Knox?" it was suggested. "Any one who would be such a dis turbing element ought to get out him self.' said the Attorney-General. . "Seriously speaking, however, the re port of the resignations is clear noon shine and nothing more. It is a Joke and is so treated. "I don't think that the public and press are fully and really appreciative of what President Taft is doing," the speaker added. "He is carrying out what the Republican party by its plat form promised that he would do. What he has done is an index of what is to come." 'What are the distinctive features of the Administration of President -Taft that you had in mind when you said the public was not quite appreciative?" was asked. "Well, there are at least three, re plied the Attorney-General. "One is economy of administration, and another concerns the increase in National reve nues. The third takes the line of sys tematic control of large aggregations of capital and comprises the corpora tion problem." VETO FIGHT NOT PLAY PROMPT ACTION URGED BY HEAD OF IRISH LEAGUE. Joseph Devlin Criticises Asquith and Colleagues for Failing to Adopt Aggressive Policy. GLASGOW, April 2. (Special.) Re sponding to a great welcome at Dum barton, Joseph Devlin, head of the "United Irish League, made some per tinent remarks on the political situa tion. He said the destruction of the veto of the House of Lords was no mean and no small undertaking for statesmen. It meant absolutely a rev olution in this country, and they could not fijht a revolution with rosewater. They could not abolish the veto of the House of Lords by academic discussion in the House of Commons. They could not pluck out of the constitution that danger to all national progress unless they were prepared to engage in the greatest battle in which a free people ever engaged for the triumphant vin dication of democratic principles. If Mr. Asquith and his government thought the policy adumbrated by him and them would receive their support, they never were more mistaken in their lives. , Mr. Devlin expressed surprise at Mr. Asquith and his colleagues now sitting on the treasury bench, .like Mlcawber, waiting for something to turn up. Imagine a revolution, he said, being carried out by a number of fiery Gen erals sitting around the campfire. In the hope that the enemy might come and offer itself to be shot. That was the position these men occupied today in this great revolutionary work of the ' House of Lords. The Irish party stood, as it always had done ' on this question, he said. The great bulk of the Irish party were opposed to the budget for reasons that commended themselves to them. Mr. Devlin frankly stated he was not one of them. He was a believer in the budget; and on its merits he would vote for it tomorrow; but that was not the question. The House of Lords had thrown out the budget. The Irish par ty would not join in any game. The government could not carry on for two months longer without the Irish votes. and they would not get the Irish votes if they did not carry their veto reso lution through the House of Commons, and If the House of Lords refused to pass It, let them go to the Sovereign, ask for "guarantees, and If they did not get these guarantees, let them hand over the government to some one else; go to the country, and come back again and force the guarantees. The Irish party, at any rate, knew what It wanted, and was determined to get It. The moment the veto of the House of Lords was destroyed, and the moment Its powers to destroy legisla tion were checked, then home rule was as certain of being carried as it was certain that they met In that hall that night. ORCHARDS MUST BE CLEAN McMinnville Fruitgrowers to Insist on Radical Measures. M'MIXXVILLE, Or.. April 9. (Spe cial.) The McMinnville fruitgrowers' Association, in session today, decided to Insist upon the use of a more ef fective weapon than moral force upon those who have neglected to spray and clean up their old orchards. Bids were received at this meeting for furnish ing fruit boxes to the association for the coming season and for supplies of spray material for the year. This as sociation, though recently organized, numbers among its members practically all the large fruitgrowers in this sec tion and they are a unit In demanding the enforcement of the state law against the sale of infected fruit and the maintaining of pest-laden trees. Prospects for a record-breaking fruit crop were never better than they are at this season, both on young trees and old. Even the more tender vari eties of stone-fruits and berries have thus far escaped all damage from frost Strike Closes Koebling Mills. TRENTON, N. J., April 9. On ac count of a strike of foreign laborers that began two days ago the mills of John A. Roebling Sons Company, man ufacturers of wires and cables, closed down today. The company announced that work would be suspended in definitely. About 6000 men axe idle. ALDRIDGE RUNNING REVENGE Knife Out for Hughes and Taft - as Well and Burden Is ' Heavy for G. 0. P. OPPONENT IS WEAK MAN Election Will Be Slap at President; Defeat Will Be Construed Same Way "Independent" Voters Scarce In Rochester. BT LLOTD F. LOXERGAJt. NEW YORK; April 9. (Special.) On Tuesday, April 19, the voters of Mon roe County will elect a Representative to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James B. Perkins. The Republicans have named their weakest candidate; the Democrats have not selected their strongest man. The district never has elected a Democrat, but a Republican defeat would not sur prise anybody this month. Still the cards seem to be "stacked" against it. George W. Aldridge. the Republican nominee, is the boss of the county. He is a "practical man." Develop. ..ents In the fire insurance inquiry, now under way, have demonstrated that. Boss Unmoved by Scandal. When Aldridge was State Commis sioner of Public Works in 1897-98 scandal arose over the construction of the JS.000,000 state barge canal. Those revelations ended the political career of the Commissioner's sponsor. Gov ernor Frank S. Black, although nobody asserts that he benefited one cent's worth by conditions. They failed, however, to shake the power of Ald ridge in his home county, and year after year he has named Congressmen, State Senators, Assemblymen and city officials without consulting anybody, and his selections have been ratiued at the polls year In and year out. Aldridge could have had any nom ination he wanted in Monroe County a: any time. Heretofore he has re fused to consider running for office. But when -representative Perkins died the county boss decided to make the race for a seat in the House. Revenge Is Motive. Personally, Aldridge does not care a whoop for the honor of going to Wash ington. It is much more comfortaMe to stay at home and let some other fellow do the work. The candidacy of the boss has a two fold purpose. He is eager to avenge himself on President Taft and Governor Hughes. When Hughes took office Aldridge had a nice, comfortable berth as a member of the State Railroad Com mission at a salary of $3000 a year Hughes promptly rassed the Public Service Commission bill, which, among other good things, abolished the State Railroad Commission. Aldridge wanted a place on the new board, which carried a salary of t 15, 000 a year. Hughes couldn't see it and Aldridge made a personal trip to Albany for the purpose of finding out all about it. He did. The Monroe County boss was told In plain, forceful language that he was not fitted "morally or mentally" for Public Service Commissioner. And Ald ridge went back to Rochester, his heart full of hatred. He is not talkative man, t - whenever he could put a' spike in some pet plan of the Governor's he did so. Since that mem orab.e visit Aldridge has not set foot in the executive mansion or the Gov ernor's office in the State Capitol. The break with Taft is more recent General James S. Clarkson has been Surveyor of the Port at New York for the past eight years. The salary- is $8000, and the duties nominal. Clark son's term expires this month, and Aldridge decided he would be a candi date. He said nothing himself, but the "old gang" rallied around him. State Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff went to Washington to sound the praises of his friend. Barnes of Albany, Representa tive Malby and John F. OBrien, leaders in the northern tier. Speaker Wads worth and practically every well-known machine man in the state added to the chorus of praise. Despite it all, Aldridge was not ap pointed. President Taft received some information about him that has not been made public. The finale was that Aldridge announced he was not a can didate. But everybody knows that it was simply a case of "letting him down easy." A few days after the funeral of Rep resentatives Perkins, George W. Aldridge was in New York. To a friend who asked him what was new in his section, he replied: "Sometimes it is possible to" even up old scores." He didn't explain what was meant by this. Still the formal announcement of his candidacy was made before the end of the week. Taft Loser, Either Way. The election of Aldridge will be a slap at Governor Hughes, for the Mon roe County boss has stood for every thing that the reformers have fought. It will be a slap at Taft, because it will mean tne promotion of a man the President refused to place in office. Also it will mean a slap at the public in general, to honor a man who is now accused of benefiting by insurance leg islation, j But it is also admitted that the de- I feat of Aldridge would be a black eye j for the Administration, so apparently Taft stands to lose, no matter what the voters say. By the country at large It will be regarded as a repetition of the Massachusetts election, where the de feat of a Republican because of purely local conditions was hailed everywhere as a Democratic victory. Aldridge does not expect to be de feated. The reformers hope he will lose, but those who have canvassed the district have very litle hope of success. For years the Democratic organiza tion in Monroe County has been regard ed as the political vermiform appendix of the Republican party. ' In the past the charge has been made that Aldridge has dictated nominations in apparently antagonistic conventions. And this year TO GAIN the rumor is afloat that he picked out his opponent Democratic Nominee Weak. James Havens, Democratic candidate for Congress, is making what on the surface seems to be an energetic cam paign. But he possesses elements of weakness that have been overlooked In the press reports up to date. The late Representative Perkins was, until the time of hisdeath, the politi cal right hand of his leader, Aldridge. Democratic Candidate "Havens was for years the law partner of Perkins. The two nominees who are now fighting at the polls are old personal friends. A few days after their conventions acted, Aldridge and Havens met at a banquet and acted like two old college chums. Rochester is- a large manufacturing town - and naturally the tendency of the voters Is toward protection. Havens Is a rampant free trader, and has aired his views along that line in and out of sea son. Although a Democrat, Havens has al ways voted against Bryan, and on one occasion took the stump for a Republi can nominee. He voted against Hearst when the latter ran for Governor, and made no bones about it. These two facta will probably cost him many Demo cratic votea In addition he is the legal representative of several corporations which have been bitterly attacked by labor unions. All in all, Mr. Havens can hardly be called an ideal candidate. Rochester Is Party' Town. Then Rochester is a city seemingly devoid of independent voters, although Dr.. Crapsey la trying to etir their In terest. This is the Dr. Crapsey who was put out of the Episcopal Church, after an exciting trial, on a charge of heresy. He is doing the best he can, although he is not an expert political manipulator. Representative Perkins wa-s re-elected in 1908 by a trifle more than 10,000 plu rality. The normal figure in the district is around 6000. Aldridge expects to reach It, although he will regard 4000 as a personal vindication. If he le elected, it Is a personal Insult to Governor Hughes, and the other lead ers of the party who are trying to elevate the standard in the state; also a personal affront to President Taft, al though the- Executive never will say so. If Aidridge is defeated, newspapers and voters all over the country will re gard It as a sign that the next House will have a majority of Democrats. No matter what happens, it will be bad for the Republican party, and this tight has added to the troubles of the men who have been trying to keep the Empire State In line for the G. O. P. IS BALDNESS DOOMED? Baltimore Specialist Says It Js Un necessary, and Troves It. BALTIMORE, April 9. The intense in-tfcj-et in the wonderful work that is being accomplished in Baltimore and other cities by 'William Chas. Keene, president of the Lorrimer Institute, con tinues unabated. Many cashes of bald ness end faded hair of years' standing have been remedied by the remarkable preparation being- distributed from Mr. Keene's laboratory, and it9 fame is spreading far and wide and thousands of persons are using thia remarkable hair food with gratifying results. ' What makes this treatment more popu lar 19 the fact that free trial outfits are sent by mail prepaid. Those who wish to try it are strongly advised to write to Mr. Keene at the Lorrimer Institute, Branch Baltimore, Md. They will receive the full trial outfit free of charge and much useful information about the hair which will put them on the road to a rapid and certain improvement. (Advertisement). ROOSEVELTS ARE HONORED Continued From First Page.) that his stay shall be as pleasant as possible. He is in constant communi cation through court officials with the American Kmbassy in Rome as to the former President's plans. Today the Emperor sent a court officer to the Embassy with the information that carriages would be placed at the dis posal of the Roosevelt party during the period of their visit In Vienna and that the royal boxes at the Imperial Opera and the Court Theater would await their occupancy. INCIDENT STILL tPPEUMOST Vatican Partisans Xot Xet Through v - With Roosevelt. ROME, April 9. The Vatican-Roosevelt incident is still causing animated discussion between partisans. The par ty which has rallied to the support of Cardinal Merry del Val insists that It matters not what consequences may ensue, as any other outcome would be better than to have exposed the Pope to the humiliation, as would have been the case had Mr. Roosevelt visited the Pontiff and later called on the Metho dists simply to demonstrate that he could not be treated as was former Vice-President Fairbanks. The faction hostile to the papal secre tary's attitude asks what the Vatican would think if, next Autumn, when Cardinal Vincenzo Vaniutelll, after at tending the Eucharistic Congress at Montreal should, upon going to the United States, be asked to dine with President Taft on the condition that he would not visit the Apostolic Mission House in Washington directed by Mon stgnor A. P. Doyle, which mission, like that Qt the Methodists in Rome is en gaged in converting persons to the faith he represents. France to Smother Scandals. PARIS, April 9. (Special.) The Cham ber of Deputies has unanimously passed a law which aims at rendering impos sible further church liquidation scan dals. The administration of church and monastic properties is to be handed over to a department which is under the direct control of the Minister of Finance. . PHILADELPHIA, April 9. Charged With the illegal sale of cocaine, Ben jamin Pashmead, United otates Inspec tor of Drugs at the Port of Philadel phia, today waived a hearing before a magistrate and was released in 11500 bail. Sarsaparilla Leads all other medicines in the cure of all Spring ailments, humors, loss of appetite, that tired feeling', paleness and nerv ousness. It effects its great cures, not 6imply because it contains sarsa parilla, but because it combines the utmost remedial values of 20 different ingredients. Get it today in usual liquid form o FATAL SHOTS HEARD Aberdeen Councilman-Eject Confirms Sailor's Story. BAY TRAGEDY RECALLED i i i . S. R, J. Hills Remembers Hearing Four Pistol Reports and Cries of Slan Night of Alleged Murder by Gohl. ABERDEEN, Wash.. April 9. (Special.) Further confirmation of the confession of John Klingenbers to the effect that John Hoffman was uied by William Gohl shortly before hristmas last year, developed today. CS. R. J. Hilts. Ooun-cilman-elect, says he heard the shots on the bay from his home close to the river. 'I had been in bed an hour or so," said Mr. Hilts, "when I was awakened by a shot. I jumped out of bed and ran to the window, and as I was crossing the room another shot rang out, followed by the cries of a man in pain. It was a very quiet nigrht and I could hear the chug chugsin of a gasoline launch out on the river beyond the Western Coooarace toiu. i There were two more shots and more ' cries, but all four shots were bunched in much less time than I have taken to tell about it. There was a mo'ment's silence and then another shot. After that all I could hear was the exhaust of the gaso line engine as the launch evidently went across the bey toward the 'Michigan i Mill." j The evidence Is regarded as Important ! as It shows that. Hoffman must have been murdered on this side of the bay ( and the launch was then turne" around . and headed almost directly across to .the j Michigan Mill. Searchers are there work ; ing further out into the stream from the south side. TAFT ENTHUSES DINERS (Continued From First Page.) a member of the political party does not desire the success of the RepuDlican party and is unwilling to redeem his party pledges and takes a position which indicates he does not desire the suc cess of the party, the label he bears Is not Republicanism. "We've gone a Jong way In Congress and I hope there is but a month or two left, but In that time much is to be done andmu ch is to be shown as to. the character and identity of .those who be long to the party. "No man has a right to read another out of the Republican party. He reads himself out if he is disloyal and if he cannot by his own works show his colors." The President was talking strait from the shoulder. He emphasized his remarks with forceful gestures "You see," he continued, "I am in no defiant spirit tonight." At this time the President laughed alound at his own words, starting a chorus of laughter from his hearers. "I want everybody in the ranks, I want the help of all Republicans, even if some may have slipped away a little. I want them all back to help that grand old party and I say this with all due deference to our Democratic friends up which the real progress of this country depends." This waa the signal for loud, con tinued applause. The President waited while the demonstration, which his re marks precipitated, proceeded for sev eral minutes. "Why do I say that?" the President contiude. "It is not that the Demo crats are not patriotic or good citizens, but it is that the expression 'Demo cratic party' does not mean a compact, cohesive body of men who can make progress in this country Democratic Invasion Imag-Inery. "I look forward with philosophic temperament to the threatened Invasion of the balls of Congress by the Dem ocrats. I say threatened yes threat ened In the imaginations of Champ Clark, Henry Watterson and others. "I am confident that when once it comes, and it has been for two or more years, it means a long lease of power to the Republican party. "We want no schisms in the Republi can party. The time will come after Congress adjournswhen we shall have redeemed all our pledges, and can go before the American people and argue out all the differenr - suffrage of fllow citizens on its record." The President, when he concluded, was given a great ovation. He was followed by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, who took up the tariff bill, of which the President had not spoken. General Botha Ambitious. JOHANNESBURG. April 9. (Special.) YOU CAN There is safety, satisfaction and saving in ' buying your 4ia.monds at our stores. Every diamond we offer you at all times Is precisely what we claim it to be 22 years of square dealing is your guarantee. Besides reliability, we offer variety the equal of which you cannot find in this locality. 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Harmony characterizes the work of the conference of the United Evangelical Church, now in session here. Yester day afternoon Bishop Hartzler deliv ered the first of two lectures on "The Second Coming of Christ." The second lecture was delivered this afternoon. Ministerial delegates to the general conference, which meets at Canton, Ohio, nxt October, are C. C. Poling and A. ' A. Winter; alternates, H. A. Beck and D. M. Metzger. Lay delegates to the same body are R. L. Harris and S. P. McCracken; alternates, W. E. Sher rill and Henry Barendrick. It was decided today to erect a church at Eugene, a parsonage at Portland and to make substantial im provements on the rhurch building at St. Johns. Rev. N. Shupp and Rev. M. Heverllng, fraternal delegates from the Evangelical Association, extended greetings to the conference this after noon. Bishop Hartzler will preach at ALWAYS DEPEND UPON THE DIAMONDS YOU BUY FROM US - i i - i .'Nr BROS. & CO.) T v?"-5 1 York Boston"58 11 A. M. and 2:30 P. M. tomorrow. The conference will probably close Mon day. Synopnis of the annual statement of the United States branch of the LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION of London in the Kingdom of Great Britain on the 31st day of December, 11)09. made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant to law: Capital. Amount of capital deposited $ 625,000.00 Income Premiums received during the year in cash 2,488,472.33 Interest, dividends and renta received during the year. . 104,996.86 Income from all other sources received during the year. . . 118,087.06 Total Income 2,706,056.43 Disbursement. Losses paid during the year 1,029,027.48 Dividends paid during the year on capital stock None Commissions and salaries paid during the year 716,962.26 Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year 88,308.04 Amount of all other expendi tures 105,568.98 Remitted to home office .... 43,245.97 Total expenditures 2,483,112.73 Assets. Value of real estate owned. . . None Value of stocks and bonds owned 2,799,010.00 Loans on mortgages and col- . lateral, etc None Cash In banks and on hand. 154,Su9.55 Premiums in course of collec tion and in transmission.... 886,281.82 Due from other companies for reinsurance on losses paid. . 2,352.69 Interest and rents due and accrued 34.963.74 Total assets 3,377,467.80 Less special deposits in any state, if any there be None Total assets admitted In Ore gon 3,377,407.80 Liabilities. Gross claims for losses un paid 223,176.99 Amount of unearned pre miums on all outstanding risks 1,886,298.52 Due for commission and bro kerage 18,590.55 All other liabilities 99,710.21 Surplus 1,149,691.54 Total liabilities 8.377,467.80 Total insurance in force De cember 81, 1909 307,155.371.00 liuttinefts In Oregon for Thin , Yeuvr. Total risks written during the year 4,573,484.00 Gross premiums received dur ing the year 104,551.89 Premiums returned during the year 15,769.99 Losses paid during the year. 24,489.29 Losses incurred during the year 27,270.29 Total amount of risks out standing in Oregon, Decem ber 31, 1909 4.4O5.545.00 LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION, By A. W. THORNTON. Joint Manager. Statutory resident general agent and at torney for service. Rod. E. Smith. Port land. P. S. Malcolm & Co., Jackson & Deerlng, resident agents. BUSINESS COLLEGE Tilford Building, Tenth and Morrison A. P. ARMSTRONG, LU B., Principal The high-standard commercial institution of the Northwest, now and for nearly half a century. Both class and individual instruc tion given. Open all the year.' Students admitted at any time. Position for eacb when competent. Call, phone or writ for catalogue, business forms, penwork. !oieUUrer j