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This Is the distinctive feature of the Pianola, and is the result of the ab.olute control which the player may exercise over expression. M. B. WELLS, Northwest Acnt for The Aeolian Company ' Aeolian Hall. 352-355 Washington Stroot. cor. Park Library Association of Portland Hours From 9 A. M. to 9 P. 44., except Sundays and holidays. SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS 29,000 Ot-Tjr7UCES SS00 75 YBHR "nCIAI RATES TO STUDENTS. 250 PERIODICHLS $I.SO 7Z QUSRTBR 91.00 A YEAR UBW YORK, May -30. Although there were threateningr signs of rain throtighout the early part of today, the Memorial day exercises in this city -were carried, out with more than the visual interest. The most Important events on the day's pro gramme were the military parade, which was reviewed at Madison-Square Garden by Governor Odell and Mayor "Van Wyck, the exercises at, Grant's tomb, where "Wu Ting Fang made an address, and the ded ication of the Hall of Fame at the New York University, at which Senator Chaun cey M. Depew delivered an oration. The parade included the Old Guard, act ing as an escort to Governor Odell: sev- -eral detachments of United States regu lars, a number of militia organizations, a battalion of United States Marines, and all of the local posts of the Grand Army of the Republic. In all there were about 15,000 men In line. At Grant's Tomb. At Grant's tomb Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister, in accordance with In structions given by Li Hung Chang some -years ago, placed an offering of flowers on the stone coffln containing 'the General's- remains. Mr. "Wu also delivered an address, in which he said: "Nothing shows more clearly the high estimation In which Grant was held by the world at large than the spontaneous outbursts of enthusiasm with which he was everywhere greeted when he made his famous tour around the world. Princes, notentates and the common neonle alike united with one another In paying him the homage due to great rulers. Cities opened their gates to welcome him at his. approach. His progress from country to country was like a triumphal procession. All this was a significant tribute to his character and his fame It must be re membered that he was at this time only a private citizen,' but everybody recog nized the greatness inherent in the man. In no country, J. dare say, did he receive a warmer welcome .than in the old Em pire of China. The career of Grant Is Just such as is calculated to lire the imag ination of Chinese. 'Statesmen and Gen erals, do not come from an exclusive stock' Is ne -of our favorite sayings. We Chinese iave.'great admiration for men who have risen by their talents from hum ble beginningsto,he acknowledged lead ers of the people. Such was'Grant." Minister Wu then alluded to the friend ship between General Grant and Xii Hung Chang, and said: "After Grant's death Earl Li gave in structions to the Chinese Legation at Washington to bring every year, as is done to this day, an offering of flowers to the General's tomb on Memorial day as a token of his enduring friendship." Senator Depcw's Oration. The ceremonies at the dedication of the Hall of Fame were opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. N. D. Hillis. Senator Chauncey M. Depew then delivered the oration. He said: "There has been the broadest catholicity of judgment and no passions or prejudices of sectarianism, parties or creeds among the judges. The action of the tribunal is a remarkable exhibit of the disappear ance of the bitterness of the Civil War. Though a large majority of the ewctors were from the North, General Lee Is placed beside General Grant, and Lincoln received every -vote from the South save one. The gentlemen upon whom has de volved the first selection have found in the wide field open to their choice only 29 whom a majority thought fit to fill the panels of this hall. There may be dis appointment and mortification that after 300 years of settlement in our country and 100 of National life, the harvest should be so small. But our situation was unique and original. We were not a conquering people, absorbing and adopting the civili zation, arts and accumulations of a sub ject nation. "If the viking could come from his Val halla, the Areopoglte from "beneath the temples of Athens, the Arbiter Elegantiae from the ruins of Rome, the medieval knight from his armor, Frederick from Potsdam or Napoleon from Invalides to view these heroes, they would have only contempt for this development of democ racy. The inventor of the application of steam to navigation, of the electric tele graph and of the cotton gin, the artisans who were in their time and In their worlds of the herd or mass born to bear the burdens and work for the luxuries of their masters, are here crowned with the fade less laurels which encircle the brows of the conquerors and rulers of the world. "The emancipation of labor has been followed by its recognition and the dignity of Its function in human affairs, and now Is the pathway open up to the difficult ascent of Parnassus. The triumphs of in dustrial genius have created conditions by which millions can live in comfort ard hope, where thousands dwelt In poverty and despair. They have made possible gigantic fortunes which are the wonder of our day. But the material revolution and its rich results which are thus em phasized have diverted the mind, culture and ambition of ingenious youth to paths of gain rather than fame, unless under a new code, they gain in large measure this fame. , "The dollar, or its eager pursuit, weighs down the wings of genius and prevents its flight to the lofty heights where con gregate the Homers and Shakespeares, Mlltons, Byrons, the Michael Ahgelos and the Raphaels and their peers. Our time does not produce their equals. We have now no Tennysons nor Longfellows, nor Hawthornes, nor Emersons. Perhaps It Is because our Michael Angelo-s are planning tunnels under rivers and through moun tains for the connection of the vast sys tems of railways, and our "Raphaels are devlslns some novel method for thp utili zation of electrical power: our Shakes- peares are forming gigantic combinations of corporate bodies; our Tennysons are giving rein to fancies and imagination in wild speculations in stocks, and our Haw thornes and Emersons have abandoned the communings with and revelations of the spirit and soul, -which lift their readers to a vision of the higher life and the joy of Its Inspiration, to exploit mines and factories. "When this period of evolution Is over, and nations and communities have become adjusted to normal conditions, the fever and the passion of the race for quick wealth and enormous riches will be over. Then the grove, the academy and the study will again become tenanted with philosophers, poets, historians and the in terpreters of God in man." Following- the oration. Chancellor Mc an address, made- formal declaration of the opening- of .ihe halL The unveiling of tablets was then4 begun, as follows: Washington tablet, by' the Society of the Cincinnati, represented by Asa Bird Gardiner and Talbot Olyphant Lincoln tablet, by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Represented by Lieutenant-General JohnM. Schofield, United States Army, retires. Webster tablet,' by the Daughters of the American Revolution, represented by Mrs. C. W. Fairbanks, Mrs. Daniel Manning and Mrs. Samuel Verplanck. Franklin tablet, by the Colonial Dames, represented by Mrs. F. D. Gillespie and "Mrs. William Reed. Jefferson tablet, by the Sons of the American Revolution, represented by Samuel E. Gross and Edward V. Gazzam. Clay tablet, by the Daughters of the American Revolution, represented by Ade line W. Sterling, Mrs. Nathanial S. Kay and Mrs. Henry S. Snow. Adams tablet, "by-the Sons of the Amer ican Revolution, represented by Morris P; Ferris and Ernest H. Crosby." - Grant Tablet, by thp Grand Army of the Republic, represented by A. C. Bakewell and Theron E. Parsons. Farragut tablet, by the. National Asso ciation of Naval Veterans, represented by Frederick E. Hasklns, W. H. Banks, Rear-Admiral Danief Kelly, J. E. Smith and Lieutenant f- Commander P. J. Doherty. Lee tablet, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, representecLby Mrs. Ed win G. Weed, Mrs. M. F. Meares, Mrs.' W. W. Reade and Mrs. Parker. Marshall tablet, by the American Bar Association, represented by Edward Wet more, William B. .Hornblower and Austin G. Fox. Kent tablet, by the Bar Association of New York, represented by ex-Judge James M. Varnum. Story tablet, by the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, repre-. sented by Samuel M. Lindsay, James T. Young, James B. Hill and Edward D. Devlne. Peabody tablet, by the Peabody Educa tion Fund, represented by J. L. Curry and H. N. Somervllle. ' Cooper tablet, by Edward Cooper, Abram Q. Hewitt and It.. F. Cutting. Stuart tablet, by the National Academy of Design, Represented by Frank Dielman, H. W. Watrous, JVG. Brown and East man Johnson. Fulton tablet, by the American Society of Civil Engineers, represented by J. J. R. Grees and Charles W. Hunt Morse tablet, by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers,- represented "by Carl Herrfng, Charles P. Steinmetz, G. S. Dunn and F. W. Dunn. Whitney tablet, by the American So ciety of Mechanical Engineers, represent ed by Professor Robert H. Thurston. Audubon tablet, by the American Soci ety of Naturalists, represented by William T. Sedgwick. Gray tablet, by the Bo'tanical Society of America, represented by Dr. Benjamin L. Robinson, Professor Byron D. Halstead, George W. Atkinson, Professor N, L. Brit- ton and Dr. L. M. Underwood. Edwards tablet, by X. W. Baer, of the Society of Christian Endeavor. Mann tablet, by the National Educa tional Association, represented by Dr. J. MT Green, C. J. Baxter, Ff A. Hill and St J. McCutchen. Beecher tablet by -the Young Men's Christian Association, represented by Lu- I cien C. Wamen&tfrrd-s MarJing -and. fErederlAScIA. xnciuuiiJB muiei, ay me .new Xiiigiitnu Society, represented by George H. Sar gent Emerson tablet, by the New York Nor mal College, represented by Nellie H. L. Goodwin, Emma Pearl Beattle, Clarlbel Sprague and Eleanor Guilerman. Hawthorne tablet by the Peter Cooper High School, represented by Elizabeth Day, Sarah Eustls, Marie Glassmacher and Elizabeth Evans. Irvlngr tablet by the Wadlelgh High School, represented by Anna A. Skinner, Laura O'Brien, Maud S. Heilner and Helen Schaffer. Longfellow tablet, by the. JSrooklyn Girls' High School, represented by' Stella M. Tomlln, Florence Nelson, Marie Rochs ler and Lillian Nash. THEGUBANPROBLEM Regarded as. Serious by the Administration. u CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE No Determination Was Reached, and the Hatter Will Be Laid Be fore the Cabinet. Today. WASHINGTON. May 30. An important and protracted conference on Cuban rela tions took place at the White House this afternoon. There were present, with the affirmative were of the class of rev olutionists who -did some fighting. General Lacret's bellicose telegram about "death and Independence" is ridiculed, and he is advised that it is better to live and to make the most possible out of life. As an offset to the violent messages, General Manduley. one of the Santiago , delegates, who voted against the amend ment telegraphed to his constituents that the country should respect the action of thev convention and should strive for peace and good order. He condemned agitation and announced that he should co-operate with the majority In making an effective acceptance of the American conditions. Othera of the minority made similar state ments and protested against ultra-Radicals criticising the majority, when the controversy had been mere difference of opinion. The Spanish press voices its relief at the end of the uncertainty, but makes little further comment Mendez Capote, the presiding officer, conferred with General Wood on the fu ture work of the convention and was told that the American authorities would like to have the making of an election law expedited as rapidly as possible, since it is the policy of the administration to en courage the early formation of a Cuban Government. The committee on phraseology, which performed a similar work on the constl.. SWEPT OVER A HAM Seven Persons Drowned in the Schuylkill River. c- 0 - ltto ACTORS fN SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICAL WAR. MiVBHpPnfnBJSJBBSJBJfJBJBJMSHBflBaBBnsHSJSJBJBI IJBHBPBilssslsBsssssMssssWlssKJBssBBWfe. " ' ''"' Senator B. R. Tillman. Senator J. L. McXnnrln. WOULD NOT HEED A WARNING Picnic Party Underf oolc to RotV In a Stream Made Dnngeroas by Heavy Rains One Bpy Saved. - ' Cemeteries Visited. Every cemetery In Greater New York and the surrounding towns and villages of New York State and New Jersey was vis ited by parties from G. A. R. posts, and the graves of the dead veterans were strewn with flowers. At many of the burial-grounds patriotic services were held. Patriotic services under the auspices of the G.'A. R. were held in the Metropoli tan Opera-House tonight in observance of the day. Major-General John R. Brooke presided. For the first time on this continent countless graves of the deep were dec orated today from the deck of the battle ship Massachusetts, now lying at the New York navy-yard. This was in ac cordance with the movement recently set on foot In California, and Indorsed by Admirals Dewey, Sampson and Schley. MONTEFIORE HOME. Hospital for Consumptives Dedicated in Ifew York. NEW YORK, May 30. The country home for consumptives, or the Montefiore Home for Chronicle Invalids, was dedi cated today at Bedford Station, New York. After preliminary exercises the keys were presented to Jacob H. Schiff, president of the Home, and Mrs. Schiff gave a history of the Home. Theodore Roosevelt was then introduced and spoke of the magnificent work of the Home. Continuing, Mr. .Roosevelt said in part: "Only American citizens of Hebrew faith have put up these buildings, but they are to be open and free to people of all races and all religious beliefs. That Is a good and grand lesson from both sides and points. The meanest form of that hostility which is based on difference of race and creed Is prejudice. There lb room enough In this country for the best followers of bishop or rabbi. We have no room for pessimists, and not much for optimists. It is incumbent upon us to do all we can. The pessimist Is a purely noxious member of the -community. We need just the qualities which have made this Home possible. Man has had a duty to perform to his brother. We have to think of our neighbor and to lift a little weight of man's burden." Bishop Henry Potter and ex-Minister Oscar C. Straus also made, addresses. XJO LONGER A. PROTECTIONIST What President McKiuley Told Sieg fried, the French. Statesman. MONTREAL, May 30 Speaking at a luncheon tendered in his honor today, Jules Siegfried, the French statesman, said President, McKinley told him in a recent Interview that he was no longer an ultra-protectionist The United States had reached- that period in Its history when it became necessary to go out in the world and secure markets, and the' ne cessity for heavy protection had largely disappeared. President McKinley, Secretary Root, Sen. ator O. H. Piatt, chairman of the Senate committee on relations with Cuba, and Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin. No de termination was reached. It is expected that the whole matter will be brought l-befor-the -Cabinet tpniorrow . - ". j. jib j-reaiueuc ami nia auvjaers rnuoi determine whether the Piatt amendment has been "substantially" adopted by the convention. This is preliminary to the withdrawal of the United States' author ity and forces from the island. If it should be found that the interpretation of the convention is not satisfactory to the Government, quite a difficult problem arises, as it seems to be the Intention of the Cubans to proceed to form a. gov ernment and that government must be recognized or rejected by the President, as he has full power to determine whether thevact of Congress has been complied with by the conference. Another problem which has been dis cussed by those Interested in Cuban' af fairs relates as " to what would f ollow should the new Cuban Government be rec ognized. The Cuban Government, it -is- asserted, will be for some time without the machinery to execute Its own laws and put In operation its own edicts. It is held by some lawyers that the moment the Cuban Government Is recognized the authority of the United States ceases, and there Is some question as to who would be responsible for the preservation ""of law and order, as the new government would have no troops and no police force, and would be practically powerless should there be any opposition to Its decrees and orders. The question whether United States forces would be warranted in upholding the government In executing Its orders has been raised, also whether the Presi dent of the United States would be au thorized, as Commander-in-Chief of the Army, to give orders to our troops further than their recall from' foreign territory. Before the Cuban convention acted these subjects were under consideration to some extent, but as a new government is in process of formation, with the Piatt amendment adopted With certain reserva tions, they become vitally interesting. That the President and Secretary of War regard the whole Cuban problem a Serious one was shown in the consulta tion today with the Senators who were largely responsible for the legislation. t tution proper, will review the language of the appendix, and its report will then be formally ratified by the convention and transmlttted to General Wood. MONUMENT TO FLOTSD. Unveiled on the Sionx City Bluffs Yesterday. . SIOUX CITY, May 30. The beautiful obelisk which had been erected on the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River la memory of Sergeant Charles Floyd, of the Lewis and. Clark expedition, .was dedi cated here today with imposing ceremonies. the Plot Against King: Alfonso. PARJS. May 30. A dispatch to Patrie from Barcelona, Spain, says: The police are keeping a vigilant watch on the frontier, and at "the ports, in order to effect the capture of two anarchists, a Spaniard and an Italian, who are blieved to have landed at Marseilles, and to be making their way to Madrid with the in tention of attempting to assassinate the King. The conspiracy was hatched In an anarchist center in North America. All vessels from Marseilles and Genoa are thoroughly searched. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Cracken, of the New York Unlversitv. in -Wabash Strike Settled. TORONTO.Ont, May 3.O. The execu tive bpard of thp International Machin ists' Association has approved the settle ment of the strike on the Wabash Rail way system and the -men will return to work at once. - " " THE CONVENTION'S ACCEPTANCE. General Disposition to Abide by the Majority's Decision. NEW YORK, May 30. A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: In the matter of the acceptance' J or xne .riatt amendment mere is a general disposition to abide by the decision -of the majority of the con vention, substantially accepting the Amer ican terms. It cannot be said, however, that those terms were acceptable. Nu merous telegrams have been transmitted by delegates to the interior of the island. Senor Lacret says that Cuba has vol untarily chained itself. Senor Portuon do accuses the revolutionary delegates who voted for the amendment of disloy alty to the principles of the revolution. Senor Quilez says he was always favora ble to the amendment Senor Villuendas considers the amendment an ultimatum. Juan Gualberto Gomez says If a dictator ship by Maximo Gomez would bring in dependence to Cuba he would aid the movement unconditionally. Senor Robau says he had voted for acceptance because he was a revolutionist. Jose 'Miguel Go mez thinks the acceptance of America's terms saves the political personality of Cuba. Delegates from Santiago and Puerto Principe voted solidly against the ac ceptance o the amendment. The Union Democratic party had one vote, that of Delegate GIberga. The vote of the Na tional and Republican party delegates was about equally divided. Radicals Find Little Snpport. , NEW YORK, May SO. A dispatch to the Tribune from Havana says: Acquiescence In the will of the majority Is dominant, but the con vention's acceptance .of the Piatt amendment has been quickly fol lowed by pleas for harmony. The minor ity of the Krabid radicals were bitter against the supporters of the amendment, but their bitterness finds little popular support, especially since It has been shown that the majority of those who voted In Memorial Day. Minister "Wu made an address at Grant's tomb. Page 1. The Hall of Fame at New York was dedi cated. Senator Depew delivering the oration. Page 1. Memorial Tday was observed In the larlous cities throughout thp land. Page 2. Foreign. Rostand was elected a member of the French Academy. Page 2. "WHhelmlna" and the Prince Consort were en tertained by the Kaiser at Potsdam Page 2. A Singapore bank was robbed of ?2o0,000. Page 2. Domestic. Seven young persons -were swept over a dam In the Schuylkill River. Page 1. The Cufcan problem is regarded by the Admin istration as serious. Page 1. The Presidential party arrived In Washington on schedule time. Page 2. Senator McLaurin issues an address to the -voters of South Carolina. The ex-Confederate veterans had their annual parade at Memphis. Page 6. Sport. Portland defeated Seattle by 1 heavy hitting 11 to 2. Page 3. Spokane outclassed Tacoma 0 to 2. Page 3. The Harlem Association held Its 35th annual regatta. Page 3. Two records were broken at the Knickerbocker Club's sports. Page 3. Pacific Const. Corner-stone of new Federal building at Sa lem was laid. Page 4. Oregon State Grange requests members to vote for Initiative and referendum amendment to constitution. Page 4. Construction of 2000-ton copper smelter at welser, Idaho, will begin June 1. Page 4. Many Oregon and "Washington towns appropri ately observed Memorial day. Page 4. Marine. Steamship Indrapura clears for the Orient with big cargo.. Page 10. Life buoy which may have been Cape "Wrath's picked up off Cape Cook. Page 10. Steamship Oregonlan en route from New York to Pacific Coast Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. General observance of Memorial day. Page 8. Transcontinental railroad situation reviewed In Its relation to Portland. Page 12. O. R. & N. Co will plant 42 varieties of Rus sian watermelons on its experimental farm near Walla "Walla. Page 10. Big demand In the East for cheap Oregon land. Page 10. "Unusual lightning storm In Clackamas and Marlon Counties reported to "Weather Bu reau. Page 12. .Nine barbers employed by R. Marsch strike be cause union rules are-violated. Page T. Constitutionality of barbers" Sunday-closing law will be tested In court. Page 7. Fred Bauer, of Portland, won road race of the Multnomah County Bicycle Association. Page 10. E. S. Mlnchin, of Pacific College, still has a chance to win the medal In the Interstate oratorical contest Page 7. Dr. Wylle G. "Woodruff and Mrs. Edith Moyer, who elosed from Lawrence, Kan., arrested. Pagil2. PHTLADELPHIA. May 30. A rowboat containing a party of eight young persona was swept over Flat Rock dam, in the Schuylkill River, this afternoon, andiseven of them, five girls and two boys, were drowned. The victims, all of whom were Fhiladelphlans. were: Roy Ricker, age'd 19. Florence Densmore, 19. Mazie Kennedy, IS. Maude Gutter. 19. Mamie Sullivan, 21. Florence Bond, 21. Bertram Osmond. 19. The young man saved Is John Moore, aged 2L The party was composed of members of the Elm Social Club. They, with a large number of others, most of whom reside In the southern section of the city, organized a picnic for today. They embarked In gaily decorated wagons early this morning, and pitched their camp at Rose Glen, along the Schuylkill River, on the northern outskirts of this city. The party split up after dinner for a row on the river. Heavy rains during the past week had made the muddy stream quite high, and the current was much swifter than usuaL However, the unfortunate party Immedi ately struck out for midstream. All the girls were huddled In the stern, one of h the boys was rowing and the others were sitting on the bow of the boat. After getting in the middle of the river, and finding the current too swift for com fort, the boat was rowed in. toward the shore. Durinff this time It was carried, slowly down stream. The boy doing the rowing decided to go through the locks, and as he approached the dam he was warned by the lockkeeper not to approach any closer. The warn ing was not heeded, and the young oars man kept on rowing until he found that the lock -was closed. He attempted, re turn the boat, which was then about oQ feet from the dam and 25 feet from the shore, but he turned the wrong way. A moment later and the boab was in tha Lawif fly moving- current Realizing then for the first time- that they were in danger, the girls began screaming, and the oarsman lost control of the boat Swiftly it was carried toward the brink of the falling waters, and just as It reached the breast of the dam, over tv hlch 30 Inches of water was passing, the entire eight stood up and the boat -went! over, stern first. The drop to the rocks below is approxi mately 12 feet The boat struck tho water bottom up, and as It disappeared the whole party was under It Nothing more was seen by the few persons wro saw the accident for almost a mlnute, when the boat reappeared with one boy clinging to Its keel. Then another ytoUng man was seen to come to the surface and make a frantic effort to reach shore by swimming. The six girls never rose to the surface. - The boy who was swimming, and who proved to be Osmond, became exhausted and sank before he could be reached. Moore, the other boy, who was clinging to the boat, floated half a mile down the river, and -his rescuers had an exciting time before they landed him In another boat. He was greatly exhausted, and was slightly Injured by the falling of tho boat Up to a late hour tonight none of the bodies of the victims had been recovered. Three Fishermen Drowned, CLEVELAND, May 30. Three unknown young men were drowned In Rocky River today while Ashing in a rowboat The boat suddenly turned over In sight of sev eral spectators on the shore, and before help could be given the three were drowned. ""MB COUNT WM. BISMARCK DEAD .Germaxt Second Son of the Great Chancellor. VARZIN, Prussia, May 30. Count Will, lam Bismarck, second son of the lata. Prince Bismarck, died today, after a. brief, illness. He was born In 1852. BERLIN, May 30. Count William Bis marck died after an lllnes3 of six days. The cause of death was peritonitis, from which he had greatly suffered. His fu neral will occur next Monday, which la the day set by the Emperor for. the un veiling of the statue of his father. Prince von Bismarck, erected In front of the Reichstag building. It has never been certain that the members of Prince "Bis marck's family would attend the unveil ing of this statue, and now the attend ance is Impossible. The Emperor Is re ported tonight as unwilling- to postpone the unveiling of the Bismarck statue, as the preparations for the ceremony are all complete, and thousands of guests from Germany and elsewhere have been Invited to be present It is possible, however, that a change may be made at the last hour and the ceremony postponed. The newspapers tonight contain obitu ary notices of Count William Bismarck. Few of them are complimentary, and the majority point out that the son -possessed all his father's foibles without his father's greatness. Count William Bis marck left a widow, three daughters and one son. Bx-Congrcxsman Price. WASHINGTON, May 30. Hiram Price, who served many years in Congress a3 a Republican Representative froze Iowa, and who was Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1SS1 to the beginning of the first Cleveland administration, died here today of heart trouble. Mr. Price, who was S7 -years of age. was president of the State Bank of Iowa for many years;.. Steel Scale Adopted. MHjWAUKEE. May 30. The Amalga mated Association of Iron, .Steel and Tin workers today adopted the special steel scale as recommended by the committee. It provides for a- slight advance, averag ing about 5 per cent. The bar-iron clause was also considered and 'several of the recommendations of the committee were adopted. The report calls for & slight ad vance In. this, deoartment