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PORTLAND, OR. tf . ff - tr- tootf 4 StL Works. EFFORTS OF DIAGRAM ARTISTS TO THE CONTRARY PONT BE DECEIVED Our Address Is 353-355 Washington Street, and 108 Park Street THE AEOLIAN Aeolian, Hnll, Cor. Parle and Washington Sta. RECORD GOLD SUPPLY. Government Vaults Contain the Largest Sum In Their History. "WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. The sum of gold now In the United States Treasury exceeds that of any previous time In the history of the country, and with one pos sible exception It exceeds that of any country at any time In the history pf the world. The single reported exception Is that of Russia about eight years ago, when that country was preparing to re sume gold payments. At that time Rus sia Is said to haw had In its treasury $598,000,000 in gold. Last Saturday the vaults of the United States Treasury contained $573,930,191, an increase since July 1. 190L of 579.0S7.897. This stock of gold is now being added to at the rate of about 5200,000 to $000,000 a aay, with no immediate prospect of a cessation in the rate of deposits. This condition of things is eminently satisfactory to the Treasury officials, who regard it as the best possi ble evidence of prosperity and of con fidence in the financial stability of this country. The gold now coming in Is being re placed by gold certificates, United States nites and silver certificates, the former being supplied where the denominations wanted are $20 and dver, the United States notes for tens, and silver certifi cates for fives, twos and ones. America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT C T. B EIJ HER, Bsc aafl Trw American Plan ......... European Plan ......... ....$1.35, L. tl.TS 60a, TSa, PORTLAND, OREGON Rooms Qlncl" ............ .TOa to tl.BO per flay Rooms Double .....11.00 to 12.00 per day Rooms Family S1.G0 to is.00 per Its COMPANY PORTLAND, OR. GOVERNMENT STILL ACTIVE Greene and Gnynor Will Be Sur prised at the Proper Time. I' the special assistant to the Attorney-Gen eral in the prosecution of Captain O. M. Carter and "Messrs. a has Juet returned from New York, where he went In connection with rlvll mixta tn recover 5500,000 of assets to the Govern ment. Regarding the Greene and Gaynor extradition matter. Mr. Erwln nM? "Judge Caron's decision reversing Judge Anarewa juagment and discharging the prlDDhers from custody before we could have our hearlntr before thr prtmrttfinn commissioner Is by no means regarded by the .Department or Justice as ending our efforts to accomplish the extradition. It is true that we have no anneal nnHar laws of Canada from the decision of Judge uaron. wnne we have no appeal, I will not say that we are entirely without rem edy. "Whatever remedies exist will be ap plied in the proner way at the nrooer tlmn Meanwhile the defendants are practically compelled to keep close to their city of reiugc. it is sumcient to say that the ex tradition proceedings are not ended." Pounder of Judgrc. NEW YORK. Sept 8. Frank Tousey. the founder of Judge, and a nenhew of the late Sinclair Tousey, founder and prefnaent oi ine American News Company, Is dead In thl3 city from pleurisy. For several years he had conducted a music publishing house. ill-. JtiL inn Roosevelt Is Elected, to Labor Union. NOW A RAILWAY FIREMAN President Addresses the Na tional Brotherhood. HIS CHATTANOOGA RECEPTION Executive Admonishes American Cit izens to Stand Shoulder to Shoul der to Succeed Good Citizen ship the Problem of the Age. President Roosevelt will tour North Carolina today. Yesterday ho traveled over Tennessee, and was everywhere re ceived with the greatest of enthusiasm. He made the principal stop of the day at Chattanooga, where he addressed the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and was elected aa honorary member of the association. In his speech before the brotherhood the President expressed himself in no unmistakable terms as being a firm believer in organized la bor. Ho will begin his tour today from Hot Springs; N. C CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 8. Presi dent Roosevelt today was elected an hon orary member of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen. He attended the execu tive session this morning, walking from the hotel to the Auditorium, a distance of a few blocks, escorted by Grand Mas ter Sargent, a committee of the Brother hood and a detachment of Troop B, State Guard. Aotlng Grand Master Hannahan wel comed the President, stating that his at tendance at the convention would do great good to organized Tabor, not only in this country,, .hut in Canada- and-other ,TOi:n trlts as well. The Prellderit returned hte thanks for the welcome, and said he was glad to bo with the Brotherhood. He said the Firemen's Brotherhood was the result which naturally comes from the ap plication of people of common sense to their -work. He said that organized labor never had made an unreasonable request of him, and that if it had he would have denied it. In speaking of the appointment of Grand Master Sargent, of the Brother hood, to bd Commissioner-General of Im migration, the President said It was one of the most satisfactory appointments to him and to the public he had ever made; that Mr. Sargent has a bard body and not a soft head. John F. McNamee, of Columbus, O., ono of the grand officers and a Democratic member of the Legislature, moved that the degree of grand honorary member ship be conferred upon President Roose velt. The motion was referred to the committee on constitution and by-laws. whose recommendation was unanimous that the motion be accepted. The repoUL of the committee was adopted by a rising, unanimous vote, and amid great cheer ing. The President thanked the convention for the compliment paid him, and Grand Maeter Sargent then gave him a pass which admits him to all meetings of the Brotherhood. At this point the Brother hood adjourned until tomorrow morning, and the public was admitted to the Au ditorium to hear the President's address. "While the audience was being seated the band rendered "America," the President and others In the hall rising. Mayor Chamblies delivered a short ad dress of greeting, in which he welcomed to Chattanooga "all the firemen, whether they came frctn Canada, Mexico or Oyster Bay. After an address of welcome in behalf of the state by Governor McMillan and an address by Grand Master Sargent, Interspersed with music. President Roose velt was introduced by Acting Grand Mas ter Hannahan. His reception was most euthusiastlc, the audience rising and cheering. When the President addressed the convention as "My brothers" he wLs cheered again. He said he was glad to be here, and Joined with the others In ex tending a cordial welcome to the visitors from Canada andMexlco. He needed no pressing, he said, to come to this meet ing. HIS SPEECH TO RAILROAD MEN President Dcclnres Himself Firm Be liever in Organized Labor. "CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 8. Fol lowing lo the address of President Roose velt, delivered in the Auditorium here to day, before the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen: "Grand Master, Governor McMIllin, Mr. Mayor, My Brothers, and all of you men and wqmcn of Tennessee, my fellow-citizens, my fellow-Americans: "I am glad to be here today. I am glad to come as the guest of the Brotherhood. Let me join with you, the members of the Brotherhood of this country, in ex tending a most cordial welcome to our fellows from Canada and Mexico. The fact that we are good Americans only makes us all the better; all the more de sirous of seeing good fortune to all man kind. I needed no pressing Influence to accept the Invitation tendered through you. Mr. Hanrahan, and through Mr. Ar nold, to come to this meeting. I have al ways admired the railroad men of the country, and I do not see how any one who believes In what I regard as the fundamental virtues of citizenship can fail to do so. I want the average Amer ican to be a game man, and an honest man, and a man who can handle himself and does handle himself well under diffi culties. "The last time I ever saw General Sher man I dined at his house, and ire got to talking over the capacity of different ' types of soldiers, and the General hap pened to say that if ever there were an other war, and he were to have a com mand, he would endeavor to get as many railroad men as possible under him. I asked why, and he said because, on ac count of their profession, they develop certain qualities which are essential In a soldier. In the first place, they are ac customed to taking risks. There are a great many men who are naturally brave, but who, being entirely unaccustomed to risks, are at first appalled by them. They are accustomed to enduring hardships; they are accustomed to act on their own responsibility; they are accustomed to ir regular hours (laughter and applause), on their own initiative, and yet they are ac customed to obeying orders quick. (Ap plause.) "There is nothing more soul-harrowing for a man in time of war, or for a man engaged In a difficult Job in time of peace, than to give an order and have the gen tleman addressed say, 'What?' The rail road man has got to learn that .when an order Is issued, there may be but a frac tion of a second in which to obey it. He has got to learn that orders are to be obeyed, and, on the other hand, that there will come plenty of crises in which there will be no orders to be obeyed, and he tvIH have to act for himself. Now, these are all qualities that go to the very essence of good soldiership, and I am not sur prised at what General Sherman said. I am not surprised that you would make good soldiers I would be ashamed of you if you did not. (Laughter and applause.) Raisins the Rough Riders. In raising my own regiment, which was raised mainly in the Southwest, partly in the territory In which Mr. Sargent him self served as a soldier at one time In Arizona I got a number of railroad men. Of course, the first requisite was that a man should know how to shoot and how to ride. We wore raising the regiment In .a hurry, and we did not have time to teach him either. He had to know how to handle a horse, and how to handle a rifle to start with; hut given the possession of those two qualities, I found that there was no group of our citizens from whom better men could bo drawn to do a sol dier's work In a tight place and at all times than the railroad men. (Applause.) "But, gentlemen, the period of war Is but a fractional part of the life of our Republic, and I earnestly hone and be lieve that It will be an even smaller part in the future than it has been In the past Your work in time of peace especially at tracted mo to you, and made me anxious to come down here to see you, and I am glad to speak to you, not for what I can tell you, but for the lesson It seems to me can be gained by all of our people from what you have done. (Applause.) "At the opening of the twentieth cen tury we face conditions vastly .changed from what they were In the country and throughout the world a century ago. Our complex industrial civilization, under which progress has been so rapid, and in which the changes for good "have been so great, has also Inevitably seen the irrowth of certain tendencies that are not far good, or at least that are not wholly for gooa; ana we, in consequence. a3 a neo- pie, like the rest of civilized mankind, find sec Deroro us ror solution durlnsr the com Ing century problems which need the best thought of all of us, and the most earn est deslre.of ,all o solve .themvwiakJLfW9y Vspeet-io 'wfc'rjc oul'h-soTulIon 'aaflsTactbry to our people a solution for the advant age of the Nation. In facing these prob lems, it must be a comfort to even well wlBher of the Nation to see what has Deen aone oy your organization. A Believer In Organized Labor. "I believe emphatically In organized la bor. (Cheers and applause.) I believe in organizations of wageworkers. Organiza tion is one of the laws of our social and economic development at this time. But I feel that we must always keep before our minds the fact that there Is nothing sacred In the name Itself. To call an or ganization an organization does not make It a good one. The worth of an organiza tion depends upon Its being handled with courage, the skill, the wisdom, the spirit of fair dealing, as between man and man, and the wise self-restraint which I am glad to be able to say your brotherhood has .shown. "You now number close upon 44,000 members. During these two years ending June 30 last, you paid into the general beneficiary funds close upon $1,500,000. More than JC.EOO.OOO has been paid In since the starting of the Insurance clause In the constitution have been paid to disabled members and their beneficiaries. Over 50' per cent of the amount paid was paid on nccount of accidents. Gentlemen, that is a sufficient commentary upon the kind of profession that Is yours. Law of Successful American Life. "Tou face death and danger in time of peace, as In time of war the men wearing Unclq Sam's uniform must face them. GEMS I.V ROOSEVELT'S CHAT TAXOOGA SPEECH. I believe In organizations of wage workers. Organization is one of the laws of our social and economic development at this time. In American citizens power can suc ceed permanently upon only the baals of standing- shoulder to shoulder. I want to see our admirable Consti tution, whenever the need comes, ren dered still more admirable, even if is necessary to amend It. Th problem of good citizenship is the problem of producing good men and women. That Is the fundamental prob lem. Your work is hard. Do you suppose J mention that because I pity you? No, not a bit. I do not pity any man who does hard work worth doing; I admire him. (Great applause.) I pity the creature who docs not work, at which ever end of the social scale he may regard himself as be ing. The law of worthy .work well .done is the law of successful American life. I believe in play, too; play and play hard while 3'ou play, but do not make the mis take of thinking that that Is the main thing. The work is what counts, and if a man does his work well, and it Is worth doing, then it matters but little In which line that work Is done the man is a good American citizen. If he does his work In slipshod fashion, then, no matter what kind of work It is. he Is a poor American citizen. (Applause.) I speak to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, but what I say applies to all railroad men, not only to engineers, who have served an apprenticeship as firemen, to the conduct ors, who, as a rule, have served an ap prenticeship as brakemen, but to all the men of all the organizations connected with railroad work. T know you do not grudge my saying that through you I am talking to all the railroad men of tho country. "You in your organization as railroad men have taught two lessons the lesson of how much can be accomplished by or ganization, by mutual self-help of the type that helps another in the only way by which. In the long run, a man who is a fujl-grown man really can be helped, that is. by teaching him to help himself. You teach the benefits of organization, and (Concluded on Page 3.) AFTER BOODLE GANG Warrants Are Out for 18 St. Louis Legislators, PRINCIPAL MAKES CONFESSION Combine in House of Delegates Ac cepts $47,500 for Its Vote on One Bill Alone Accused Are All Prominent Citizens. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept 8. A sensation was caused here today by the Issuance of bench warrants for the arrest of 18" mem bers and former members of the St. Louis THE NEW AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY. From Harper's Weekly. Mr. Bellamy Storer was born In Cincinnati. O., In 1S17. After serving two terms In the Hpuse.ot Representatives, he was appointed Minister to Belgium In ISO", and was transferred to the Lesatlon at Madrid In ISnO. It Is reported that ha Is to succeed Ambassador White In Berlin on November 7. House of Delegates, following a confes sion by Delegate J. K. Murrell, who fied to Mexico last Spring, after being indict ed by the grand Jury for bribery In con nection with the alleged boodllng opera tions in the granting of franchises to the Suburban Street-Railway, and In other legislation. His confession, which Is most direct, involves IS prominent men, who have been connected with St Louis pol itics. It was read to the grand Jury, and the issuing of the warrants followed quickly. Murrell Is now in the custody of Circuit Attorney Folk, and will, it is stated, be granted Immunity from punish-, ment for turning state's evidence. In his confession, Murrell says: "I could no longer stand the agony I endured as a fugitive from Justice and the wrong done me by the parties just as guilty as X, who made me their cat's-paw. All Old HnndM at Taking; Bribes. "We did not look on what we did as a serious crime, as it hod gone on so long, without interruption that it was not re garded by those who took part in it as morally wrong. I have lived in St. Louis all my life, and have many friends here. I have been honest heretofore In all mat ters, and have dene no man a wrong, and would not take a dollar from any person unlawfully, but the practice of the com bine in the Assembly of taking bribes was so frequent that I went along with the tide, and did not realize the enormity of tho offense, and my conscience was seared in that regard. These boodle investiga tions have made me see tho crime in all Its enormity. No matter what happens to me, I will do all I can to aid the Circuit Attorney in breaking up the boodle gang that has so long controlled affairs In this city, and to atone, as far a3 I can, for my awful mistake. Gnng Court Witnesses Drilled. "After my Indictment and the com mencement of the boodle prosecutions, the gang got together and raised money for the purpose of fighting the cases and to retain the supremacy of the gang. Julius Lehmann, Edmund Ber3ch " and John Helms acted as coachers or 'drill masters for the witnesses who were to appear before the grand Jury, although it seems they were not very successful. "I have surrendered unconditionally to Circuit Attorney J. W. Folk, and have made a full confession to him. ' I am not permitted to give the details of the evi dence that I have put the Circuit Attor ney In possession of. This will all come out at the trials. I held the key to the box In the Lincoln Trust Company con taining the $75,000 bribe money to go to the House of Delegates upon the passage of the suburban bill. "The money was put up as the purchase price for the votes of tho combine, that price having been agreed upon. The combine of the House of Delegates was composed of 19 men. When the Suburban matter came up before the combine I was selected to negotiate with Philip Stock, the representative of "the Suburban Rail way. "The purpose of the combine was to control legislation and sell legislation for the benefit ot the "members of the com bine, fcbortly tcfove the Suburban bill the combine sold their votes on the lighting bills for $47,500. The money was handled by Kelly, and each member of the com bine received $2500. I was present and saw the money paid to the various par ties. These are ony two Instances, but there are others. "I feel better and happier, and my mind is easier now than for months. I propose to give the state all the aid In my power, and I hope that my conduct will be such that In future years I may retain the con fidence of my fellow citizens." It is stated that Murrcll has been in the city since last Friday in the custody of the Circuit Attorney. Men Indicted. The members and former members of the Municipal Assembly for whom war rants have been issued are as follows: Ed E. Murrell, J. H. Schnettler, Charles F. Kelly. T. E. Albright. George F. Rob ertson, Lcuis . Decker, John Helms, Charles A. Gutke, Adolph Madera, H. A. Faulkner, Julius Lehmann, Edmund Bersch, Otto Schumacher, John A. Sheri dan, Charles J. Denny, William Tamblyn, J. J. Hannigan and Emlle Hartman. War rants were served on Messrs. E. E. Mur rell, Schnetter, Albright. Robertson, Helms, Gutke, Faulkner. Schumacher and Hannigan. Albright and Faulkner were released on bonds of $30,000 each. The others arrested were allowed to go to their homes In the custody of Deputy Sheriffs, who will remain with them until they shall have furnished surety for ap pearance in court. "With the exception of William Tamblyn, who Is how said to be in Cleveland, all the indicted men are believed to be in the city. Delegate Kcltey telephoned to the District Attorney this evening that he would surrender tomorrow and give bonds. The police are watching every possible avenue of escape from the city, and It will be difficult for any indicted man to escape. Charles J. Kratz. mem ber of the Council, who was indicted for bribery in connection with the Suburban deal, and escaped to Mexico at the time Murrcll went there, has not returned. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Political. Maine goes Republican by 27,000. as against usual ofr-year majority of 12.0U0. Page 1. Murat Halstead Is a candidate for Congre5s In Ohio. Page 1. Representative Smith, of Michigan, ki'js his etate Is still opposed to Cuban reciprocity. Page 1. Philip-pines. Moros attack Americans in Mindanao, kill one man and wound three others. Page-12. General Sumner ordered to the Interior of Min danao to preserve peace. Page 12. Army Surgeon says good rain Is the only rem edy for epidemic of cholera on the Islands. Tase 12. Domestic. President Roosevelt addresses Brotherhood of Firemen nt ChattanoOKa. and Is made an honorary member of that association. Page 1. Eighteen St. Louis leglRlators must answer charge of taklns boodle. Page 1. Govcrnmwit easily finds sites for Irrigation reservoirs, and will undertake practical work next year. Page 3. Foreign. Haytl will not complain to Germany about sinking of FIrmlnlst gunboat. Page 2. Emperor "William entertains notable people who will witness German military maneuvers. Page 3. Situation In Morocco Is becoming serious. Page 3. Pacific Const. State convention W. C. T. U. meets at Rose burg today. Page 12. Forest fires near Oregon City doing much dam age. Pare 4. The prosperity of Tillamook County Ilea In dairying. Page 4. Gamo Warden Van Duscn reports on salmon propagation. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Heavy receipts of Summer fruits In the local market. Page 11. September wheat selling at Chicago Influenced by the weather map. Page 11. New York stocks show great strength In eplte ot high money. Page 13. Willamette Iron Works wants pay for dredge engines. Page 11. Portlnnd and Vicinity. Phil Corkln. a locomotive .-engineer, commits suicide. Page 8. Commissioner Hermann talks of Irrigation and settlement of public lands. Page 10. Opening of Fall term of Circuit Court. Page 8. Elks give part of Carnival proceeds to charity. Page 10. Death of Ira F. Powers. Page 14. Executive president of National Irrigation As sociation on a visit. Page 11. Banker Furnish Is opposed to Eastern Oregon forest reserve on lines proposed. Page 10. ' Sixty per cent of Northern Pacific's transcon tlnental passenger business has origin or destination south of the Columbia. Page 11. Tennl3 tournament begins on M. A. A. C. courts. Page 5. IN T FRONT State Goes Republican by 27,000, AND THIS IS AN OFF YEAR Usual Piuraiity Is Exceeded by 15,000. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SAFE Legislature Will Have More Demo, crnts Than Itaiial in the House President Is Wired "State Goes as It Once Went for Kent." PORTLAND, Me.. Sept. S- Chairman Simpson, of the state committee, to night sent a message to the President, saying: "Maine has cone Republican as it once went for Governor Kent. AVe have carried the state by a plurality of 27.000. We ha-e elected the entire delegation In Congress by a larce ma jority, havo chosen every Senator with one exception, and about four-fifths of the Leclslature. The Pine Tree Stata Indorses your Administration with no uncertain voice." PORTLAND. Me.. Sept. S. Maine rolled up a big off-year plurality for the Re publicans In the election today, it ap proximating 27.000. in comparison with 12,000 for the average of other years. Complete returns will be late, owing to the remoteness of many towns. Figures at midnight from 210 cities and towns give Hill. Rep.. 40,962; Gould, Dem., 24.5S7. The same towns two years ago gave Hill, Rep., 47,431; Lord, Dem.. 27,734. The Legislature, which Is usually strongly Republican, ? will have an un 'c'otnmon number of Democratic mem bers, some of jthe strongest Republican towns of the state having- elected Rep resentatives of that party. The Senate will have one Democrat In 31 members. In the First Congressional District. Rep resentative Amos J. Allen, Rep., was re elected over !-. S. O. Gordon, of Port land, Dem., and Fred E. R. Irish, Soc, with a plurality of about 5500, as against 7C00 two years ago. Mr. Allen, who suc ceeded Thomas B. Reed for whom he was secretary, ran behind his ticket in York and Cumberland Counties. .Dr. Gor don's personal popularity contributed to this result. An Incident was the Increase In the Socialist vote of 70 two years ago to 300 this year In Portland alone. In the Fourth District, owing to its .great area, the returns will not be completed until late tomorrow, but the estimate is that Representative Powers, Rep., has been re-elected by a plurality of 7000 over Thomas White. Dem. In the Third Dis trict, Representative E. C. Burleigh got the Prohibitionist vote, and ran slightly ahead of his ticket in defeating E. H. Kenton. Dem. In the Second District, Representative C. A. LIttlefield had no difficulty in defeating his Democratic op ponent, running well ahead of his ticket. A message was sent to Senator Hanna tonight saying: "Maine has today shown her appreciation of the Republican poli cies which have given to our country a prosperity unequaled in the history of tho world." Representative Burleigh sent a message announcing the result to Chairman Bab cock, of the Republican Congressional Committee. .He said the avorage off-year Republican plurality has been 12,000. SMITH'S VIEWS ABOUT CUBA. Michigan Representative Is Still aa Anti-Reciprocity Man. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Sept. S. Representative Henry C Smith, of Michigan, now in the East in the hope of furthering his candidacy for Senator McMillan's seat in the Senate, when asked about Cuban reciprocity today said: "Cuban reciprocity is a subject which Is not being discussed in Michigan. Neither the people nor the politicians are; inter ested In it in the least. The Michigan delegation voted solidly against Cuban reciprocity at the last session. The mem bers have had no reason so far to changa their views. At the state convention an effort was made to bring the subject to the front through resolutions which seemed to 'ndorse the delegation in Con gress for the position it had maintained, and also to indorse President Roosevelt for his directly opposite position. Thl3 resolution, however, was squelched abso- lutely. "We are going to settle the Cuban ques tion in the same way that We have set tled the Porto Rican question. Cuba Is laturally ours, and after she has tried self-government for a satisfactory time she will naturally become a part of tha' United Slates." Hnlnted a Candidate for Congress. CINCINNATI, Sept. 8. The Times-Star announces that Murat Halsted, the vet eran editor and author. Is a candidate for the Republican -nomination for Con gress in the Second Ohio District, repre sented In the last three Congresses by Hon. J. H. Bromwell. Texas Republicans Meet Today. FORT WORTH, Tex., Sept. 8. Tha State Republican Convention will con vene here tomorrow. The colored dele gates are in the majority. There Is no mention of a Gubernatorial candidate, tha real contest being over state, chairman.