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llerran Sara Opposition la Strong In
Colombian .Consrresa.
WASHINGTON; April 17. Dr. Herran,
the CplombUn Charge d' Affaires here,
said today with, reference to the prospects
of the ratification of tho Panama, Canal
treaty by the Colombian Congress:
"The. advices I received from Bogota
through private sources are qulto contradictor-.
They show the opposition to
the treaty to be quite strong, but do
not state vrho are leading the opposition.
I have received no official information to
indicate what are the prospects for the
succors or failure of the treaty, and at
this distance I am unable to form an
opinion is to the relative strength of
the friends and opponents of the treaty.
I am still without Information as to the
rxict date when Congress trill be con
vened, except that contained In earlier
advices that It would be assembled about
May L"
The matters to come before the special
cession are the canal treaty and the
question of reorganization of the finances
of the government.
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and warehouse of Overman & Shrader
was damaged 3C0.O0O by Are today. Her
man Schroeder. of the Salvage Corps, was
seriously Injured and tho salvage wagon
wrecked by colliding with a telegraph
pole.
Fire Loss nt St. John.
ST. JOHNS. X. B April 17.-Flre which
started in a warehon nf th .rtdv.
terminal equipment of the Canadian Pa-
cmc ramroaa on tbe west aide of the har
bor Indav rmrn" -w 1.
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large, number of cattle pens, K yards of
. , marcjun, wxin Tainaoie
apparatus, a dozen freight cars, offices,
etc The loss Is estimated at 154000.
Memphis Store Partly Destroyed.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 17 Fire today
partially destroyed the -store of the Mem
phis Queens Warehouse Compai.r on Main
street. Loss. JlQO.OOi.
WINS HIS POINT
Dr. Coe Captures Whole
Minnesota Exhibit
IS HEARD BY' LEGISLATURE
In Forty Minutes Hb Gets
. Action in Both Houses.
RESULT OF ONE WEEK'S WORK
Lewis and Clark Fair "Will Get Ben.
ent of Appropriation of f 100,000
for St. Louis Exhibit Van
Snnt Will Help.
Dr. II, ;W. Coe has met with, great
success in Ms million to'Mlnnesota In
behalf of the Lewis and Clark Pair.
Having spent a week la securing the
Indorsement of the Dullness men of the
Twin Cities, he secured favorsbl ac
tion by the legislature In 40 minutes.
A joint resolution was passed that the
whole Minnesota, exhibit st the St,
Louis Fair, for which '$100,000 was ap
propriated, sod which wtu bs worth
3000.000. shall be transferred to the
Lewis and Clark Fair.
Governor Van Sam Is a warm friend
of Oregon, and promises to recommend
an appropriation by the next Legis
lature for tho renewal of perishable ex
hibits and for maintenance of the
exhibit.
ST. PAUL. Minn., April 17. Dr. H. W.
Coe. of Portland, Lewis and Clark Ex
position Commissioner, was before the
Minnesota State Senate this afternoon,
and quickly succeeded In his mission.
Dr. Coe was accorded ten minutes In
which to speak. He made a hit by saying
he had formerly resided In Minnesota for
20 years.
"We count among our most progressiva
tjme:- others are i.ew arrivals. They are
.ect-iged In mining, lumbering and com
merce -and wherever you find a Minnesota-!,
you find a progressive citizen."
He stated the object of his visit, that
the Lewis and Clark Fair Commission
desires to possess the Minnesota, exhibit
at the Louisiana Exposition at St. Louis,
which wlll'be one of the finest exhibits at
the Fair. One -hundred thousand dollars
has been appropriated for the display and
the value of the exhibits Is placed at
half a million dollars. There will be dis
plays of Iron, gold, copper, coal and other
minerals, agricultural and timber prod
ucts and manufactures, and one of the
finest displays of wild animals and fishes
ever exhibited. 1
After a stirring appeal by Dr. Coe. the
Senate passed a resolution to tbe effect
that the St. Louis display be turned
over to the Portland commission, pro
vided the exhibit .was stored and Insured
free of charge In the interim between the
display at St. Louis and the fair at Port
land. The resolution wis Immediately
sent to the House of Representatives,
read and explained and passed that body.
Dr. Coe was much elated tonight at his
success.
DR. COC TELLS OF HIS SUCCESS.
Enlisted Aid of Business Men and
Quickly Won Leelalntnre.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 17. (Spe
cial. Investigation demonstrated that
success could only come In hurried opera
tions. Close analytical Investigation was
made of the status of factional and. po
litical conditions and efforts made to as
certain how to reach the leaders of vari
ous sections, some sharply antagonistic.
Systematic and vigorous work done along
such lines showed that the Minneapolis
and St. Paul Commercial Clubs' exhibi
tion, made at St. Louis for patriotic and
sentimental reasons, 'could be turned to
financial gain by using the J100,Ofo SL
Louis exhibit at Portland and they In
dorsed the scheme. At St. Louis they
bund up a rlvaLat Portland they open
trade, and thus regain at Portland their
losses at St. Louis. I got letters from
Jobbers showing that travelers go no
where In the Southwest and everywhere
In the West, urging the value of the
Portland region for trade. . I saw the
leading bankers, who wrote to members
of the Legislature. -urging prompt action.
Unshed Through LeRlslatnre.
Armed with documents obtained In a
week's work, I opened a campaign at the
CapltoL I presented my credentials to
the Lleutentant-Governor at 3:20 this
afternoon. He Invited me to make a
short address to the Senate, which lasted
five minutes, and I was well received.
Senator Wilson, of Minneapolis. Governor
Van Sant's attorney in the merger case
and a former Dakota n. Frank Coe. offered
a resolution directing tbe preservation,
packing and transportation of the entire
exhibit to Portland at the close of the
St. Louis Fair. This was seconded by
Mr. Hugh, of Duluth. a former legislative
colleagues of mine in Dakota. The meas
ure was hurried to the House, where the
Speaker, also a physician. Invited me to
give an address, which .was much ap
plauded. The measure passed both
bodies unanimously.
Every Minneapolis flouring mill was
closed -yesterday, making a telling argu
ment for Portland.' which Is developing
Oriental trsde. One Minneapolis Arm
last week drew on one shipment of Hour
to the-'Orient through a bank draft with
the bill of lading for tl7.0M. showing the
possibilities of the trade. This is- later-
estlng to every farmer- or Minnesota,
helping to solve the. Eastern transporta
tion and market questions for Minnesota,
and showing the necessity of Minnesota
exhibiting to the 198.000 Orientals, repre
senting 60,oeo,OM. vrho would vfait the
Fair.
Help on Alt Sides.
Nina physicians In tbe Legislature and
Doren University classmates gave much
assistance. Although everybody was
kind and promised help wien properly ap
proached, no one frora the Governor down
until late, deemed' it at all likely tho
measure would -pass In the last days of
the session.
Governor Van Sant Is Oregon's warm
friend, and promises a recommendation
for an ample addition to the funds to re
plenish perishables and for the main
tenance at tbe :nwct session. Conda Ham
lin, editor of the. Pioneer .Prcss president
of tbe commission will do , everything:
poslble for us. I received warm con
gratnla lions, but declared that Minnesota,
Is the ons entitled to congratulations in
having saved $70,000 In 44 minutes' -work.
H. W. COH
"CHEROKEE BILL" IS FREE
Day Before Escape He Tells Story of
' . Ills' Varied Career.
DENVER. April 17"Cherokee Bill"
Smith, awaiting trial In the Federal Court
on the charge of having robbed the Carle
ton, Colo., postofSce November 6 last, es
caped from the County Hospital while his
guard was sleeping. Smith was captured
January 27 after a long chase and a des
perate battle, in which one of the Deputy
Sheriffs was wounded.
To a reporter yesterday "Cherokee Bill"
gave an account of his life, which bad
never before been published. He said his
real name was. Henry Clay Bateraan, and
he was. a great-grandson of Henry Clay.
He began life as & cowboy on his father's
ranch In Texas. At li. he cold, he com
mitted a crime that ntade him an outlaw
of his native state. Changing his name,
be assumed that of William Smith, and
not one, 6 ils many associates In the
many years that have Intervened has
known his real one. He eloped with the
daughter of Governor Hubbard, of Texas,
whom he deserted a few years later, kid
naping his oldest daughter, who has never
seen her mother since and has shared her
father's wild life.
He lived part of the time with the
Cherokees. and became so familiar with
their life and languago that ne was em
ployed as a Government scout for several
years In running down criminals, and won
the soubriquet of "Cherokee Bill.'" by
which name he is known all over the
Southwest.
Cherokee BUI was recaptured tonight at
a house In the western part of the city,
where he had applied for a night's lodg
ing. He made no resistance when the of
ficers appeared.
THOMPSON TO TAKE HOLD
Bond Approved Aa Receiver at Is
Grande Dresser Is Jtendy.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. April 17. Secretary Hitchcock to-
son. and notified, him ,to enter u pern. .his
duties as Receiver, of . the La Grande Lapd
Office tomorrow morning, relieving S. O.
Swackhamer. The Investigation of charges
against John W. Knowles, recommended
for Register at this office, have not been
concluded.
A. S. Dresser has' advised the depart
ment that his .bond .has been made out
and forwarded, but it has not yet been
received here. Upon Its approval, he will
be telegraphed to relieve Register Moore
at Oregon City.
The application of E. I. Famsworth,
D. K. McPherson. M. E. Hay.. William
Thomson and John A. Paber to organize
the First National Bank of Wilbur,
Wash, with a capital of COCO, has been
approved by the Controller of the Cur
rency. PRESIDENT AT GEYSERS.
Cannot Visit Black Hills Will Xot
Dojrcott Union Pnclflc.
CINNABAR. Mont. April 17. No news
has been received from the President
since he left early this morning for Nor
rls to view the geysers. As the trail has
been made passable In the worst places.
It Is supposed' that he reached his des
tination safely. During tbe last two or
three days of his stay In the park the
President will be Joined by Secretary Loeb
and the other members of the party.
The plan for the President to spend a
day In the Black Hills has been aban
doned, owing to the Impossibility of dis
arranging the programme as already ar
ranged. An hour will be spent at Edge
mont. where the President will be given,
an old-fashioned cowboy reception.
The President has decided that he can
not accede to the request of the labor or
ganizations to refrain from riding on the
Union Pacific road because of a strike on
that line. His itinerary was arranged
months ago, and much as he would desire
to favor the union men, he cannot dis
appoint thousands of people by changing
his plans at this late day.
ROOSEVELT NOT A MOTHER
Spinster Says Leave Large Family
Question to Women.
NEW YORK. April 17. The Western
New Tork Old. Maids Convention opened
yesterday In tbe village of Pittsford. says
a Rochester, N. T.. dispatch to the Her
ald. Miss Amelia Hlsginson, the presi
dent, in her opening address, said:
"President Roosevelt believes In the
rearing of large families. He has a right
to his opinion, but when he places child
lessness In the same category with crim
inal acts, be goes too far. The President
is the father-of what we Americans would
call a large family. He Is not the mother
of a large family. We have heard noth
ing about race suicide In the mothers of
America; we never shall.
"Let the President grapple with the
trusts, the tariff and the coming election.
They are more In his line. He can safely
leave the question of babies In tbe hands
of the women of this great Republic."
Collision on Northern PaclBc
DICKINSON, N. D- April 17.-East-
bound passenger train No. i on the North
ern Pacific Tan Into a freight train ten
miles west of here today. Geary Gleason.
fireman on the passenger train. Jumped,
striking his head on a tie. and was al
most Instantly killed, C.-D. LItch. en
gineer. stayed with the engine until It
struck; and was badly bruised, but will
recover. No passengers got worse than
a shaking up. The freight crew left the
switch open. and. being on a, curve. It
could not be- seen In time to prevent the
wreck. The engine plowed through four
flats and freight cars and left the track;
Tbe trucks from the fiatcar went over
the engine and crushed throuah the. mall
car. DL. Donnelly, a tsail clerk, had a
narrow escape. .
IT BY 1 SI1LL
Shamrock III Loses Mast
and Rigging. .
ONE OF GREW DROWNED
Disabled Just as She Was
Starting for Races. '
WILL HOT DELAY CUP RACES
Rljcclnc and Sails Torn Doivn Jmt
as Site Was Tacklna- and Their
Welo-ht Carries Away Slast
Sen Mast Is Ready.
Weymouth, where the Shamrock III la
sailing her trial races, ssd where the.
accident happened yesterday, la a small
port os the south coast of England, at
the mouth of the Itlrer Way, In 'Dor
setshire. The town lies on the south, adds of
the river, while J el combe Regis stands
opposite on the north side, tbe two
towns being joined by a atone bridge
with a draw span.
The harbor has about It feet of water
at hlra tide. Email vessels only can
lie st the quays, but there is rood
anchorage in the bay In Sevan or eliht
fathoms of water.
There are annus races and a rezatta.
WETMOUTH. April 17. Misfortune,
which seems to have pursued the Sham
rock III, culminated today In a gust of
wind which dismasted her and leaves the
beautiful challenger lying tonight a wreck
in Portland Harbor. The accident will ne
cessitate a delay of a month and probably
of six weeks in the challenger's sailing
for America, but Sir Thomas Upton said
to the Associated Press correspondent to
night that the accident would not be al
lowed to Interfere with, her presence In
WiTorV.Jntefcg. tha-ctrpyraces
-My.njuries7' added Sir homas,''are
jmimui. a vttts ixauij Buapcrx vp, oy me I nil
and have a severely smashed hand, but
everything Is insignificant compared with
the loss of poor Collier" (a brother-in-law
of Captain Wrlnge, who was killed In the
accident) "who has been In my service
since the time of the first Shamrock. Ton
can rebuild a yacht, but you cannot re
place a man."
Sir Thomas Llpton was the recipient of
over 100 telegrams of sympathy. King Ed
ward wired his regrets at the injury to Sir
Thomas and his grief at the loss of life.
Xathlncr Structurally Wrong.
Sir Thomas Informed the Associated
Press correspondent that he had already
wired orders for new sails, and that they
were now under way. Everything will de
pend upon Designer Fife's verdict. He
will decide what is to be done and what
alterations if any, are necessary.
"I don't, think." said Sir Thomas, "that
there Is anything structurally wrong with
the challenger, or that it will be neces
sary to change anything or alter the trim
of the boat. The accident was due to a
weakness In the minor rigging, which
wrecked everything."
The story of the disaster shows that
when tbe boats started In the morning
there was nothing to scare the most cau
tious skipper. Club topsails were accord
Ingiy set on both yachts. The challenger
looked fit to race for a man's life, fetch
ing out with the sun playing lights and
shadows on tho creamy white canvas and
tho curl of sparkling foam from the lee
bow. Outside the breeze wsa steady,
while beating Inshore it was more squal
ly, but the challenger carried It handsome
ly. When making a tack on the port a
hard squall struck tier. Captain Wrlnge
gave her a few shakes of the wheel to
luff, but finding that she stood It well,
he paid off and raced her at a pace she
had never before attained. She went half
a mile at this record pace, and hove about
to come to the starting line onthe star
board. AH Happened in a Seeond.
A lighter squall took her as she paid
off. She filled, gathered way and shot for
ward. The catastrophe was so sudden
that It was over before those, on board
realized that there was the slightest dan
ger. Spectators whose eyes had been mo
mentarily away looked again, to find. In
stead of the queenly racer, a helpless
wreck.
The whole accident originated In an un
suspected flaw In a tumbuckle eyepiece of
steel a little thicker than a man's thumb.
Possibly the strains we're' calculated too
fine; In any case, one tumbuckle gone.
the others followed Instantly, depriving
the mast of Its chief support, the weather
shrouds. No spar ever built or grown
could stand unsupported this press of can
vas, much less the light steel shell to
which Mr. Fife Intrusted It, The mast
snapped off. Fortunately, It fell clear, or
there might have been a hea7 loss of
life. It is surmised that the seaman. Col
lier, was crossing the deck at, the time,
after leaving Sir Thomas, and lost ills
balance. The mast Is now In four pieces.
It will be Impossible to repair It, but most
of the rigging was duplicated beforehand,
so that it will only be necessary to replace
the mast and soils.
The bull of Shamrock HI was not
damaged. The mast, when It went over
board, went solid. There was at that
time only one break, which was about
seven feet above the deck. As tbe big
spar, with Its weight of canvas, became
heavier, owlnxr to the water in It, the
mast again buckled Its bead, going 'down
until It rested on the bottom. It Is be
lieved It will be comparatively easy to
repair the, raasU. but a whole suit , oc'
canvas la ruined; . . V - , I
Barges with a crane were soon on tbe I
spot to raiso the broken mast, after j
which Shamrock III will be. taken to
her moorings Inside the breakwater.
Hit When Golne About.
"When the accident to- Shamrock !
Ill occurred this morning, the yachts
were maneuvering In the roadstead
under malcaalls, jibs, foresails and
gaff topsails prio" to the start.
A. strong northeast breeze was blowing,
but there was nothing in the nature of a
sme. ine boats seemed; to carry their
racing sails well as they fetched out from
me sneitcr of tbe breakwater Shamrock
III leading on a tack out seaward, appar
ently with the Intention of tesilng the
strength of the wind outside. The breeze
had Just weight enough to keep her lee
rail dipping.
Before the start Sir Thomas Linton.
Raaey, the sallmaker. and Colonel Bhar-
man. Crawford, .vicecomraodore of the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club boarded the.
challenger, which made a magnificent jiic
ture as under her cloud of canvas she
drove past Nothead, The Erin had taken
up a position to send the boats away
round a triangular course, and every
thing seemed to promise a fine race. Sham
rock III, then made a short board on the
port tack, dragging through a heavy
squall with her lee decks awash.
At about 10:40 A. II., when nearly a mile
off shore, she went about on the star
board tack to stand up to cross the )lne,
when a sudden gust of wind sweeping out
of Weymouth Bay struck the yacht and
completely dismantled her. The Weather
rigging screws of her malnshrouds and
her mast carried away close to the deck,
and with It went her spars, sails and
gearing In a confused mass of wreckage.
Mast Gone, Man Overboard.
The yacht's decks were crowded with
Sir Thomas Upton's guests, officers and
men. and it seemed Impossible that the
disaster was not attended by serious loss
of life. Deprived of its chief support, the
immense steel, tubular mast swayed for
a fraction of a second and went overboard,
creating general havoc as It fell. So sud
den was the calamity that the yacht lay
wrecked and helpless before those on
board realized what had happened. For
tunately most of the tremendous weight
of the gear fell clear of the deck, as other
wise the disaster must have been multi
plied threefold. As It was, only one life
was lost, that of a member of the crew
named Collier.
The ratte of block and wire ropes on
the metal deck of the boat drowned all
other sounds for the time. The lull which
followed was broken by a sharp order
from Captain Wrlnge to get away a boat.
The captain's self-possession spurred the
crew to action, and a boat was manned
and. started In search of Collier. Boats
were also dropped from Shamrock I
and Erin, and in a couple of minutes these
all were headed for the scene of the' acci
dent Collier, however, never reap
neare ...
'Clearing away tbe, wreckajre was oulte
la difficult task, owing tor the nature of the
spars ana gear. The Erin passed a line
to the wrecked yacht and stood by to give
all the aid necessary. Sir Thomas, who
was extremely distressed by the fatality
and the Injury to the yacht, said that the
accident was absolutely without warning,
and much quicker than when Shamrock
II was similarly dismantled in the Solent
Sir Thomas had a narrow escape. He
was thrown down the hatchway with a
sailor, and fell with such force as to
break the board flooring covering the tank.
"The whole thing." said Sir Thomas to
(Concluded on Pat 5.)
CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
National Affairs..
New phase of postofflce scandal. Fare 1.
Germany offended at not receiving ..visit from
American Beet. Pare 7.
Fate of Panama Canal treaty. Is doubt Paje L
Domestic.
Securities Company, wants lta dividends, but
Knox objects. Pace S.
Lteutenant'dovernor Lee Sees from Missouri
boodle invettlratlon. Face 2.
Toutsey continues his story in Howard trial.
Faxa 2.
Gettlnz at facta of barrel murder mystery.
Pace 3.
Politics.
Effect of New Tork Republican feud. Pare 2.
Brj an confers with Gold Democratic leader.
Pate 2.
Foreign.
Irish convention adopts land bill amendments.
and roTernment will accept them. Pare 3.
Russia and Austria. Issue second warning; to
Turkey and Bulgaria. Pace 2.
Castro inflicts two crushlcr defeats on rebels.
Face 2.
Sports.-
Scores of Pacific Coast League Oakland -!.
Fortland 3; Seattle 7, Sacramento Ir San
Francisco 4, Los Angeles 2..- Faze .
Scores of Pacific National League! Spokane 7,
Portland 3; San Francisco 12, Hutu 9; Se
attle 8. Tacoma S; no game at Los Anreles;
rain. Page 0.
Judge Raper awards special awards at dog
show. Pace a.
Quick wlna marksmen's consolation prixe.
Page C.
Disaster to Shamrock IH disables her. Page L
Pnclfio Coast.
Lyons hanged at Eugene. Page 4.
Mother'a heroic rescue ot her daughter. Page 4.
Patents bsued for forest reserve lands. Page 4.
UTten defends the referendum. Page 4.
Valley towns are filling up. Page 5..
Surene student at outs with professor. Pare 4.
Gambling closed In the Coeur d'AIenes. Page 4.
Mrs. Smith fleets Washington extradition.
Page
Trial ot Paddy Lynch. Page 4.
Supposed dead man turns up alive. Page 7.
Dr. Coe secures Minnesota exhibit for the
Talr. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Local butter market depressed. Paso IS.
Dulls keep up wheat prices at Chicago. Page 13.
Slump In Metropolitan on New Tork stock
market. Page 13.
San Francisco market prices and comment.
Pace. IS.
Ship' crew secured without aid of boarding
houses. Pace 14.
Search for mlaalnc French bark. Pace 14.
Forecast of May wind and weather at sea.
Pace 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland In great need of more hotel. Face-16.
Seven hundred men at work on Bast 8 Ids line.
Pare 10.
Executive Board suspends Policemen Olson and
Johnson. Pate 12.
Charles W. Maler, prominent labor leader, ad
vocates- unions going Into politics. Page If.
Mack Gos. 3S00 horse, stolen. Page IS.
Minnesota man may start flax factory. Page 10.
Landscape Architect Olmsted likes location of
Pair grounds. Page 11.
Ex -Governor Ceer predicts Hermann's election.
Page 10.
UNIONS STEP
Prefer Charges Against
NEW DIVISION IS INVOLVED
They Allege" Favbrltism in
MakingPromotions.
PAYNE DECLARES HIS PURPOSE
Will gnspend Officials if Brlstovr
Recommends Calls on Newspa
pers to Bnek Up Chars en Meth
ods of Promotion Ring-.
The charges against postal officials
have taken "a new turn, the Central La.
bar Untan. ot Washington.- taking a
band. It has filed charges against Wie
mall equipment division.
Postmaster-General Payne says he
will not suspend any officials until the
investigation Is closed, but would prob
ably make suspensions It General Bria
tow recommended them.
Mr. Parne discredits some ot the
charges, and says newspapers' making
them should' back them With, proof.
The . promotion ling is said to have?
been most active la New Tork. where
nearly -1000 employes are alleged to
havs pald'brlbes of 25 to J30 each.
WASHINGTON. April 17. The indica
tions are that organized labor will become
a party to the affairs of the Postofilco
Department A special committee of the
Central Labor Union of this city, which
has been secretly Investigating the mat
ters, has formulated charges ot favorit
ism, incompetency, etc, against certain
ot the mall equipment division of the
department.
The charges, which probably will be
filed tomorrow with the Postmaster
General, allege that mailbags that do not
t-cOhYaiHS-ito thcc- specifications have been
' accepted by"; the chief of the aivfcson.
Colonel Thonuai P- Grahnim, Other
Charges -allege, among other things, that
a worthy and needy white woman Is dis
criminated against in favor of a negro
woman employed there; that the foreman
ot the sewing-room used offensive lan
guage toward her subordinates; that,
when the machine operators were re
duced from 13 per diem to L75 a day, tha
salaries of the superintendent and some
of the others were raised from J150 to $200
a year; that the suspension of one cleric
Is illegal and another unjust; that engi
neers are worked overtime without com
pensation; that tbe foreman ot the lock
shop Is not a lockmaker and that recom
mendations for promotions are not based
on merit
Xo Promotion Ring; In Brooklyn.
Reports that a "promotion ring" ex
lsted to control promotions In the Brook
lyn PostofSce, similar to that which la
being Investigated In New Tork City,
were brought to the attention of the
PostofSce Department It was stated. In
.the department, however, that as yet
there is no evidence of such a ring' In lta
possession.
Postmaster-General Payne said tonight
that he was not contemplating the sus
pension of any official pending the close
of the Investigation, but added that .If
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General
Brlstow, who is directing the Investiga
tion, were to recommend a suspension,
the recommendation would be considered
very carefully and with a disposition, to
fnllnw th recommendation thoti c-K ,,.
(Mr, Payne) would exercise his' lndepend-1
ent Judgment as to what .the- clrcum-
stances warranted.
.Mr. Payne was asked regarding the al
Ieged advance Information furnished to"
Interested parties with reference, to thai
appointment of rural free delivery car
riers.
"I suppose you mean by that," respond
ed the Postmaster-General, "the possIbU-1
lty of collusion between the deportment
and business concerns Interested. I do
not see how such tips could come- front -the
department because the Civil Service
Commission has to pass on the selection
of carriers."
. The Postmaster-General said he! thought
It was the duty of newspapers that ac
quire evidence of Improper actions 6t
persons In the service to furnish it to tbe
department and aid In the Investigation
now In progress.
MUCH SMOKE, LITTLE FIRE.
Payne Says Publishers of Charges
May Have to Prove Them. '
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- '
Ington, April 17. There is a growing be- .
lief in Washington that tbe investigation '
of affairs In the postal department win '
develop far less scandal than preliminary-':
reports have Indicated might be disclosed.
In his conference with newspaper men to- '
day Postmaster-General Payne addressed '
himself particularly to those who have-
been writing sensational stories and re4
lating Incidents of grave breaches ,ot tha
law. and said:
"You gentlemen who have discovered so '
much fraud may yet be called upon to
prove what you know. Very ranch of"
the wrongdoing In the department I havi
learned of only through tho papers an
have been unable to find trace of l( 'w,
my office."
Ho also referred to tho fact that prac
tically all of the charges that are btiol
brought against Superintendent' Machwf
of free delivery, are old, dating baJ.
sevrt ycoifl, iii, ai4, or practically ai;
(Concluded on Second Pa-.)
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