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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, UA$ 27, 13..
CUT IN RATES
Northern Qcean Lines Taking
Freight at Old Schedule.
FRESHET SLOW IH APPEARING
Sslllvaa & Grant Bros. Secare Sailer
Beardlng-Hoase X,iceHe Port
of Portland Salt May Be Com
menced Today.
No cut in rates has yet been made on
Oriental freight from northern ports, and
the big liner Indravelll Trill so out of
Portland next week full to the hatches
with, .freight taken at the old schedule
?3 antf ?6 per ton. -x.ro i per ton rate
Srom San Francisco, as announced by The
Oregonlan last week. Is as yet effective
only on steamers sailing from San Fran
cisco at the same time as the steamers
of the China Commercial Steamship
Company. The agents of the different
lines operating out of Northern ports
were not all in attendance at he meet
ing held In Seattle Monday, and for this
Teason no action "was taken. Another
meeting will be held the latter part of
the -week, at which the matter will be
more thoroughly discussed and a plan
decided on for action. It is the general
opinion of local transportation men that
the lines in the North will pay but little
attention to the China Commercial until
come of their steamers Invade the North
ern territory.
Thus far the only bad effects of the
51 rate made by the Pacific Mail have
been to cause Oriental buyers to hold up
orders pending settlement of the rate.
Some fairly large orders for flour came
In by cable just previous to the announce
ment of the low rate, and they have since
been countermanded.
SEATTLE, May 26. (Special.) A meet
ing of the Asiatic Freight Bureau, com
posed of the transportation companies op
erating boats from Seattle, "Vancouver,
Portland and San Francisco to the Ori
ent, was held In this city yesterday for the
jpurposo of discussing the rate situation
between, the Coast and China on flour
shipments. The meeting was brought
about by reason of the Chinese Freight
Bureau accepting a shipment of 750 tons
of flour at San Francisco for the Oriental
trade regardless of the prevailing rate.
Tho Chinese Freight Bureau Is an or
ganization perfected about eight months
ago with the view at that time of operat
ing a. line of boats between China and
Mexican ports. Later on a boat was put
on the San Francisco run, and it was on
the last sailing of this boat that the flour
shipment at a very low rate was accepted.
It developed at the meeting that this
was the first shipment accepted by the
Chinese company at less than tariff, and
that the flour was for its own use indi
rectly. Therefore the Seattle meeting
took no action. The fact that the Asiatic
Freight Bureau was holding a meeting
and discussing rates gave rise to the ru
mor that it was the Intention of the Coast
lines to cut rates on. flour to the Orient.
Nothing, it Is said, Is further from the
minds of the members of the bureau than
this. It Is the purpose of the organiza
tion to iteep 'the present rates in effect as
long as possible, nuless it should be that
tho Chinese line Inaugurates a cut. It is
not expected by the local compalnes that
this will be the case. In fact. It Is said
the local companies have the assurance of
the Chinese company that the single ship
ment accepted at less than tariff was for
its own use, otherwise the full tariff
would have been charged.
FRESHET IS BACKWARD.
Hlvcr Is Unusually Loir fov This
Time of Year.
Tho Spring freshet Is slow in making
its appearance, and from present indi
cations the highest water will not be
here for three or four weeks yet. The
river is unusually- low for this time of
year. The records show that for the past
live years the "Willamette at this point
was never so low In the latter part of
May as it is now. The stage of the river
yesterday was 11.6 feet, having fallen one
tenth of a foot in the past 24 hours. On
the corresponding day last year the river
stood at 17 feet, later reaching a height
of 21 feet on June 3. Two years ago
yesterday the stage was 17.6 feet, the
highest water that year also being 21
teet, and the date June 4. At the ordi
nary rata of rise, the river will not get
up to the 24-foot mark, which it is expect
ed to reach before the middle or latter
part of June.
After remaining about stationary for
a week, the river will begin to rise again
this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
"Warmer weather has set in at the head
waters of the Columbia and the Snake
and the snow will probably melt rapidly
in the next few days. If the warm
weather continues, the rise will doubtless
be marked in the next two weeks.
Reports to-the Weather Bureau yester
day gave the following stages at upper
xlver points: The Dalles, 20.3 feet, a fall
of two-tenths of a foot; Umatilla, 13.2
feet, stationary: Northport, 10.8 feet, a
rise of one-tenth; Wenatchee, 23.9 feet,
a. rise of three-tenths; Biparia, 8.4 feet,
stationary; Lewlston, 7.7 feet, stationary;
Welser, 6.5 feet, a fall of one-tenth.
PORT OP PORTLAND SUIT.
Ju&ge Carey Will Assist the Prose-cuting-
Attorney.
The new Port of Portland Commission
beld a brief informal meeting at the of
fice of P. L. Willis yesterday morning to
discuss the pending law suit that is to
determine its status. Those present, be
sides Mr. Willis, were G. B. Thomas, C.
F. Adams, Captain E. W. Spencer and
John DriscoU. Mr. Willis explained the
steps he had taken to bring tho matter
before the court, which met with the
approval of his fellow-members. As it
is desirable to bring the case to as early
a decision as possible, Mr. Willis has
secured the services of Judge C H.
Carey to assist the District Attorney in
prosecuting the suit. Tho papers will
be filed today or tomorrow, and it is
hoped that a hearing will be had before
the week is ended. No time will be lost
by the losing side in carrying the case
to the State Supreme Court, and as soon
as a flnel decision is reached, the vic
torious board will set about selling its
bonds and paying off the debts.
Tho new Commission has not yet or
ganlzed. 'and according to its present
plans it will not until the case is de
elded, unless tho lower court holds that
it must perfect Its organization before
it carries on the proceedings. In that
case it will organize at the meeting called
for next Thursday afternoon. Everyone
connected with the Commission appears
to oe m tno aars as to wno will be the
officers and, according to their state
ments, no slate has been prepared.
LICENSE TO SULLIVAX fc GRANT.
Sailor Boardlns-Honse Commission.
Meets and Takes Action.
The Sailor' Boarding-House Commission
met last evening to consider applications
for licenses under the new law, which
became effective May 24. But one appli
cation was received that of Sullivan &
Grant Bros. who have for a long time
handled the business here. The appli
cants had the Indorsement of nearly all
of the ..big shipping firms of the port;
and the Commission decided to issue them
& license as soon as the proper bonds
were filed.
The British ship Langdale, which fin
ished loading yesterday, will be the flrst
vessel to secure a crew under the new
regime. The excessive charges made for
sailors, together with the trouble over de
sertions, have given this port a bad name
among foreign shipowners, and the ship
ping men have hopes that the enforce
ment of the new law will remedy the
evil. It is in the power of the Commis
sion to revoke the licenses at any time
the boarding-house men do not . keep
within the letter of the law.
SCHOOXERS WILL BE SAVED.
Canse of the Mishap to the Berrrlclc
and Copper Qaeen.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., May 26. Addi
tional news has been received In this city
regarding the schooners Berwick and Cop
per Queen, which are beached near the
mouth of the Rogue River. The Copper
Queen ran ashore while attempting to taw
the Berwick in over the Rogue River bar.
Both vessels are high and dry at low
tide, but they will be rescued as soon as
proper assistance arrives.
The Berwick has been lying outside the
bar at Gold Beach for the past two weeks,
awaiting an opportunity to come in, but
the bar has been rough at all times, and
the vesselse waited in vain. A few days
ago the Copper Queen came down from
Marshfield on her regular trip with sup
plies. As the Queen neared the mouth
of the Rogue the Berwick displayed sig
nals of distress, and Captain Burns, of
the former vessel, drew alongside to as
certain the nature of the trouble. The
Berwick wished to be towed in, and Cap
tain Burns said, he would attempt to ac
commodate her.
The seas were rolling high at the time
and the bar was unusually rough. The
Queen would have got the Berwick over
In safety had not a high sea broke over
her deck and washed a line overboard.
The line got afoul of her propeller and
in a moment she was -at the mercy of
the wind and waves. Both boats ran
ashore. The crews safely made land.
CARGO OF THE IXDRAVELLL
Good ProErreas Made In Discharging
the His Steamship.
The 'work of discharging the Portland
& Asiatic liner Indravelll began early
yesterday morning at Alaska dock, and
good progress had been made toward
emptying "the big steamship when night
came. The Indravelll brings the usual
assortment of Oriental goods. Including
a great variety of groceries and other
merchandise f6r the Chinese colonies at
Portland, San Francisco and other Coast
ciues. -Slatting ana gunnies form the
bulkiest part of hen cargo. Of the for
mer, there are 4027 rolls, while 3625 bales
of gunnies were stowed away in her
hold. The other principal Items on the
ship's manifest are 2610 bags of rice, 934
cases or tea, Z737 cases of cocoanut oil.
550 cases of pineapples, 100 bags of cof
fee, 10 cases of nutmegs. 73 boxes of
firecrackers. 117 slabs of tin, 15 bags of
cioves ana 10 bales of cassia.
FREIGHT MARKET BREAKS.
On Estimate of Shortage in Cali
fornia Wheat Crop.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26. The esti
mated shortage In the wheat crop of Cal
ifornia, combined with the fact that an
immense tonnage is now on the way to
this port, has already broken the mar
ket for freights. The tonnage on the
way Is estimated at 402,000 tons, with a list
of disengaged shipping in port aggregat
ing 88.000 tons, against 256,000 tons on the
way this time last year, and 23.500 tons
disengaged In port. A short time since
charters were closed here for carrying
wheat In July and August at 21s 3d. Char
ters to carry wheat In August. September
and October were closed at 22s 6d.
Now they are reported at 18s 9d.
Eighty-three ships are now on the way
here from Australia, the largest fleet from
that direction on record.
Arroir Goes to Sea.
ASTORIA, On, May 26.-SpecIal.) The
mysterious steamer Arrow arrived down
the river yesterday afternoon, and It was
supposed she left out at once for Puget
Sound, as she passed by the city, and in
the evening could not be found in the
lower harbor, but this morning she was
sighted tied up at the Knappton wharf on
the north side of the river. About noon
today, however, she crossed the bar and
headed up the coastJ
Forts Without a Tender.
ASTORIA, Or., May 26. (Special.)-The
forts around the mouth of the river will
be without a steamer to act as tender, un
til the steamer Major Guy Howard ar
rives down the river and goes into com
mission again. The steamer Mller has
been engaged for temporary use, but her
contract has now expired, and no one
here appears to have authority to con
tinue the service.
Vosbnrgr on Tillamook Ran.
ASTORIA, Or.. May 26. Special.) The
steamer Geo. R. "Vosburg, which has been
out of commission for several months, has
again been placed on the run between this
city and Nehalem and Tillamook. Her
owner, C H. Wheeler, was in the city to
day, and said that his company's sawmill
at Nehalem would resume operations In
about a month and would run continu
ously; Colambine Sails Xorth.
ASTORIA, Or., May 26. Special.) The
lighthouse tender Columbine crossed out
this morning for Bearing Sea. She will
stop at Seattle, where she will be joined
by Colonel Lockwood, secretary of the
Lighthouse Board, who will Inspect the
lighthouse stations in Alaskan waters.
Gasoline Lasses Gives Trial Trip.
ASTORIA, Or., May 26. Special.) The
gasoline launch built by Wilson Bros, for
Gus Lindberg and C. H. Carlson, of this
city, was launched today and given her
trial trip. She will engage in general job
bing on the lower river.
Domestic and Foreign Porta.
ASTORIA, May 20. Arrived at S A. M.
British hark Donna Franclsca, from Hloso..
Arrived at 11 A. M. Schooner John A, from
Ban Francisco. Sailed at 11 A M. Steamer
Arrow, for Puget Sound. Sailed at 12 M.
British h!p Arroamore, for Algca Bay. Con
dition of the bar at 4 P. M., moderate; wind
west; weather cloudy.
Ban Francisco. May 28. Sailed at 11 A il.
Steamer Prentiss, for Portland. Arrived
Schooner Churchill, from Astoria. '
Tokohama. May 20. Arrived May 21 British
steamer Indr&s&mha, from Portland.
San Francisco, May 26. Arrived Schooner
Charles R. "Wilson, from Gray's Harbor;
schooner Coqullle. from Coqullje; schooner Mel
rose, from Gray's Harbor; schooner Jennie
Thelln, from Gray's Harbor. Sailed Steamer
Valencia, for Port Townsend: schooner Henry
Wilson, for Gray's Harbor; schooner Admiral,
for Everett; steamer Indiana, for Seattle.
Genoa, May 2L Arrived Cambrlman, from
Boston; Lombardla, from New York.
Antwerp. May 26. Arrived Pennland. from
Philadelphia; Zetland, from New York.
New York, May 26. Arrived Grosser Kur
furst, from Bremen; Georgic, from Liverpool.
Sailed Armenian, for Liverpool; Kaiser TV'll
helm II, for Bremen; Aura.nl a. tor Liverpool.
Liverpool, May 26. Arrived Ionian, from
Montreal; Lake Brie, from Montreal; Carpa
thla, from Boston.
Bremen, May 26. Arrived Kaiser "Wllhelm
d'er Groase, from New York.
Glasgow, May 26. Arrived Mongolian, from
New Torlt
Tacoma. May 26. Arrived Steamer Oregon,
from Alaska. Sailed Steamer City of Puebla,
tor San Francisco; steamer Spokane, for Sitka.;
British ship Rahane, for United Klngdqm;
schooner Forester, tor San Francisco.
Hoqulam. May 25. Arrived Schooner A J.
"West, from San Pedro for Hoqulam; 24th,
sailed, steamer Grace Dollar, from Hoqulam
tor San Francisco.
- Seattle, May 28. Sailed Steamer Spokane,
tor Sitka; 25th. steamer Al-Ki. tor Skagway.
Arrived Steamer Dlrigo, from Skagway.
Sailed Steamer Melville Dollar, for San Francisco,
TO TELL OF BRAVE DEEDS
G. A. X. HEX WILL VISIT THE
SCHOOLS FRIDAY.
They Will Address the Childrea ea
the Sabject of Patriot- ,
I ism.
I
The committee appointed by the- G. A.
R. posts has made the following appoint
ments of comrades to visit the public
schools of this tlty and vicinity, on Fri
day, May 29, for the purpose of partici
pating In the memorial exercises, and ad
dressing the children on the subject of
patriotism and the duties that citizens
owe to their country.
The exercises at tho High School will
commence at 1 o'clock, and at all other
schools at 1:30 P. M. The committee
hopes that the comrades will report
NEW PRESIDENT PORTLAND HIGH-SCHOOL ALUMNI
' ASSOCIATION.
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JAY IL TJPTOX.
Jay H. Upton, who has been elected president of the Portland High
School Alumni Association, was graduated from the High School In
June, 1898. He then enlisted Jn the Second Oregon "Volunteers as a pri
vate In Company H. After his return from the Philippines he entered
the University of Oregon Law School, graduating with the class of
1902. He is at present serving as clerk to County Judge Webster. In
both the high school and law school, Mr. Upton was prominent In stu
dent activities, and as a member of the Phi Delta Kappa High School
Fraternity and of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.
promptly at the various schools to which
they hive been assigned:
Alnsworth School A C. Sloan. C. "W. Cottel.
John L May. Cleveland Rockwell. H. S. Don
nell. R. T. Chamberlain. M. C, Thompson, J.
L. Mtsenhelmer, Thomas V. Dunn.
Atkinson School J. "W. Ogilbee. L. H. Bud
demer. D. D. Neer, W. S. Powell, A B. Grltz
macher. I. S. Thomas, D. K. Illff, H. "W.
Clark, George Dorfler.
Brooklyn School C. L Fay. E. Martin. Dan
iel Clark. C. A. Bell. James Barr. B. D. Bar
rett. "W. E. Drlscol. T. II. "Wheeler.
Central School F. M. Johnson. F. R. Neale.
D. B. Bash. J. A McKinnon, S. J. Barber,
"W. H. H..Blaney. James M. Howard, J. H.
"Way, E. B. Grant.
Chapman School J. E. Mayo. H. Sutcllff.
K. V. Pratt, A L Johnston, L. T. Pierce. G.
J. Esslg. H. Thuroan, Philip Eder. L Becker.
Clinton-Kelly School George "Williams. F.
Neldermark. Edward Gontenbeln. J. A. Brad
ford. P. P. Bodley, Roy H. Hurley, "William
M. Harder.
Couch School H. II. Northup, P. J. Neuberg.
J. "Worlck, Arthur "W. Kerron, M. L. Crane.
Charles Grant, J. Simmons, P. A. "Wohlforth,
P. Brady.
Falling School J. S. Foss, F. K. Arnold, R.
J. O'Neill. J. L "Wells. J. C. Tapscott, F. S.
Godfrey. R. Mills, C. S. Scherer
Fulton School T. B. McDevltt, P. Tomlinson,
Ell Davis, Phllo Holbrook. S. "Wcmer, P. Mc
Donald. R. H. Schwab, A Marske.
Fulton Park School A Mattesen. A Gowan.
C H. Mueasdorffer, Jr., "W. S. Curtis, A. L.
Little, G. P. "Walling.
Harrison School S. R. Harrington, "William
Sinclair, C. "W. Tracey, Dr. Alfred P. "Watson,
Captain "William Gadsby, P. Lawton, PHoi
land, "William Showers.
High School Colonel James Jackson, Dr. H.
"W. Cardwell, M. Buchanan. . Josiah Kemp, C
E. McDonell, Dr. "W. H. Saylor. Dr. M. C.
Holbrook.
Highland School C. H. Heller, George Older,
Frank F. Freeman. R. G. Shamp. George "W.
Dusttn, G. E. Kavanaugh, R. S. Henley, C
"W. Havland.
Hollartay School Rev. C. E. Cllne, I. A
Brown. C. C. Pratt, M. J. Morse, "W. H. Rob
inson, C P. Holloway, J. "W. Graves, G. F.
Merrill.
North Central School J. H. "Woodward, J.
E. Michael, G. E. .Smith, "W. S. Drake. M
Beacky, Captain LH. Knapp, "W. T. B. Mc
Intyre, O. H. Byland.
Park School H. B. Compson, S. C Holbrook,
J. E. Courtney, G. A Jackson, L. M. Guy,
Thomas Gibson. "W. "W. Jaques, E. Swan. V.
L. Mastcn.
Peninsular School R. S. Greenleaf, H. N.
PItilnger. J. Glessner, C H. King, R. A
Lamberson, M. R. "Whitehead. C A Craft,
John Storan.
Portsmouth School O. Summers. A D.
Shorno. G. M. Drivel. D. McDonald. H. II.
Holland, J. B. Hlbbard, George II. "Wlgg.
Ockley Green School Major A . F. Scars,
Henry P. Hunter, Fred Rlttnour, George H.
Corr.
Sellwood School E. M. Sargent, T. C Bell,
J. VT. Campbell. W. N. Bates. E. Rich, J.
Nevins, J. E. Merchant, J. M. Nlckom, F. H.
Merrill.
South Portland School Captain R. E. Davis,
L. B. Brooks, J. "W. Curran. S. P. Lockwood,
S. J. Mlckley, "William Palmer, D. Montague.
Harry J. Hayes.
Stephens School Rev. W. S. Gilbert, E. M.
Burnlck. Fred Smith. E. S. Brarnhall. J. H.
Williams. H. C. Allen, "W. C. Morrow.
Sunnyslde School Rev. II. A. Barden, TV.
M. Fatterson, L Brown. Dr. Sanford "Whiting,
E. E. Covey, A C. Edmonds, George Manning,
J. H. "Upton.
Thompson School Rev. W. T. Kerr, G. E.
Caukln, M. T. Runyon. Martin Pratt, D.
Cavanaugh. II. A Severance, B. B. Hayden,
L G. Darr, Dr. Charles B. Hill, Bruce Klatz.
"Williams-Avenue School Rev. , Alexander
Blackburn. C J. "Ward. Jacob Dlchenbach, D.
a Miller. R. F. Canterbury. William H. "Wells.
VT. C Holbrook, L McGowan. .
"Woodlawn School F. L. "Welgand. "W. S.
Cutler. S. Mitchell. "W. M. Stanley. Captain
R. E. Davis, Charles F. Kennedy, "William IL
"Wells, J. F. "Walters, "W. A. Magoon.
"Woodstock School A. "W. Miller, W. G.
Aldrlcb. J. H. Aldrlch. W. H. Rldgely, A G.
Hall, "W. D. Sloan, Martin Foster. John De
ment. Mount Tabor School F. A. Colman. Daniel
Drew, J. A Braden. John Thlscn. C J. Long
wood. H. "W.. Kerrigan, C H. "Welch, A L.
"Woodward.
Montavllla School H. C Rigby. "W. M.
Hutchinson. J. K. Heustls, George Lueke. H.
C Tork. Adam Faulk. "W. E. Hayden, W. C
Stuart. C F. Kennedy, H. S. Allen, II. Sut
cllff. M. I. Pratt.
It Is recommended that the flrst named
for each school communicate at once
with each member of the' same detail, and
make earnest effort to secure the attend
' ance of all.
Pupils are requested to bring with them
as many flowers as .possible aad leave
them, at the schoolrooms, to be collected
by the janitors of-the several hull disss,
for use la- decorating graves on the fol
lowing day; COMMITTEE.
Portland, Or.. Jay 27. 1568.
ASIATICS MUST BE BARRED
Ha-cvaii Flads They Are Menacing
the Fstsre el the White Man.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 36. Commis
sioner General of Immigration Frank P.
Sargent has returned from his trip to
Honolulu, whltljer he went several 'weeks
ago to Investigate conditions. Although
Mr. Sargent Is unwilling to state at pres
ent what'hls report to the Department of
Commerce will be, it is clear that he has
grave apprehensions of Asiatic Invasion of
the islands andlts consequences. In a.
guarded statement of bis observations he
said:,
"I am satisfied that the immigration
from tho -Orient will-rapidly increase, for
the planters Insist that the services of the
Orientals are absolutely reaulred,. It being
alleged by the employers that white and
native laborers will not work steadily in
the Held. Among the working classes the
claim Is made that the Japanese and Chi
nese are seriously menacing the future
welfare of the white workmen. Especially
is this said to be the case with the Japa
nese, who have an advantage over the
Chinese, against whom the exclusion act
directly operates. I was told by mem
bers of the labor organizations In Hono
lulu that the latter do not object to Asi
atics working In the fields, but it 13
said that after they have worked there for
a time the Japanese, in particular, come
Into the city and enter Into competition
with white labor and also with the shop
keepers. It seems that the hackmen have
found reason to complain on the same
grounds, for the Chinese and Japanese
have already established ' carriage v busi
nesses, and, so I was informed, -have
made their presence severely felt in this
line of Industry.
"Contrary to the expressions of opinion
made to me by planters and other employ
ers, the working people think there Is no
reason for an Increased Importation of
Asiatic labor. They .hold that if the
white and native labor Is given a fair
show the encouragement of Oriental Im
migration will not be necessary. I con
ferred with the Chamber of Commerce and
also attended meetings of the labor unions
for the purpose of getting all the Informa
tion possible on the subject and J 'am tak
ing back to Washington a lot of data
especially regarding the wage schedules
in the islands and the cost of products."
That Mr. Sargent was much impressed
by the representations made to him by the
working people of the islands was appar
ent, and it is believed here that be will
recommend some measure to check the
Influx of Japanese Into the Islands, as
there Is grave fear of an Increase of their
immigration to this coast.
MOODY WILL NOT RETIRE
Secretary of the Navy Not Seeking
a Place on Supreme Bench.
OREGON NEWS BUREAU, Washing
ton, May 25. Let a Cabinet officer i.turn
his back on Washington, or get far away
from the National Capital, and the first
thing the enterprising newspapers of the
East do Is to find some ulterior motive In
his absenting himself from his desk. If
they cannot rake up a sensation they do
the next best thing, and find some new
office for the absent official. This was
recently true in the case of Secretary
Moody. Hardly had he Joined the Presi
dent In the West before some of the East
ern papers discovered that he was to leave
the Nevy Department at an early date,
and take a seat on the Supreme Bench.
Thla is not at all probable. Secretary
Moody Is much Interested in the work of
the Nevy Department, although there has
been some friction with Bureau officers
from time to time. When he took up the
office. It was with tho expectation of hold
ing on until the close of the present Ad
ministration. Mr. Moody s best friends
in Washington know nothing of the pro
posal to appoint him a member, of the
Supreme Court when the next vacancy oc
curs, and the fact that Massachusetts al
ready has one member of the Supreme
Bench would no doubt operate against the
selection of the new Secretary of the
Navy.
Wlakham and Companion Free.
ASTORIA, Or., May- 25. (Special.) The
preliminary hearing of Edward B. Wlsk
ham and Mrs. Mellen, of Eugene, was
held before Justice Young at Seaside yes
terday afternoon, on 'an Information
charging them with lewd cohabitation.
After hearing tho testimony the court
took the matter under advisement until
this morning, when, he discharged the de
fendants, saying the evidence was insuf
ficient to warrant holding tnem.
Special Jary at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or., May 25. (Special.)
County Clerk Clinton . received a. letter
from Judge McBride today directing him
to draw a special jury for the term of
the Circuit Court which will be convened
on June 15. Usually the June term Is. an
equity session, but there are a number of
jury cases,. boxh criminal and civil, which
the "court ' is - anxious to dispose of as
soon as possible,, so ' he has decided to
auaiLauu a jury.
HURTS
UISGUST JN TRUST CIRCLES WITH
PRESIDENT BAER'S OBSTINACY.
Retail al te Predace Contracts Has
Xbccitea Fepaiar Opinio Against
the Companies.
WASHINGTON, May 2u.-(Special to
the New York Evening Post.) The pur
pose of William R. Hearst, of New York,
in bringing the "coal-carrying companies
to book as violators of the law is nowhere
credited- wlthi an altruistic basis, least of
all in this city, where the 'motives, be
hind sensational investigations are al
ways subject to a rather prejudiced scru
tiny. But what every one here has won
dered at is the fatuous folly of Mr, Baer
and the colleagues under his influence in
playing so squarely into Mr. Hearsts
hands. A noted corporation lawyer- who
makes Kis headquarters in this city be
cause most of his practice Is before the
Supreme Court, and who never looks at
a case unless the interest involved in it
runs Into seven figures or more, ex
claimed the other day, after some piece
of particularly silly obstinacy on the part
of one of his clients: "If there is any-
bigger fool than a millionaire It is a
multi-millionaire!" This was a sweeping
summary of a line of human philosophy
which had been borne In upon him In the
course of a lifetime's practice with the
affairs of rich men.. Like other sweeping
summaries, .it was an exaggeration; but
the refusal of the Reading, Lehigh Val
ley, Effckawanna. New Jersey Central
and Erie companies to produce the ton
tracts called for by the subpenas Issued
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
seemed to bear It out pretty well. "
Of course, the Commission will not rest
until the last resort Is exhausted for the
defence of Us authority to command the
evidence It needs In an investigation of
this sort. Equally of course, the trend
of recent events Judicial as well as ad
ministrative shows that it will not carry
on Its campaign In vain. The flrst pro
ceeding In such a case as the present Is
to certify J to the Circuit Court of the
United States the refusal of the sub
penaed witnesses to produce the docu
ments called for, and request the court
to order the papers produced. If the court
decides that the 'witness was Justified
In his refusal the Commission has an
nppeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States: If the Circuit Court desldes
in favor of the Commission, the witness
can either succumb and thereby adroit
the folly or nis resistance, or ne can re
fuse still to obey the order of the court,
and thus invite arrest for contempt. Im
mediately on his arrest he can sue out a
writ of habeas corpus, which it is fair
to presume will be refused, and appeal
to the Supreme Court will be the next
stage, under conditions which make a
speedy hearing inevitable. On the inltia
tlve of one side or the other, there
fore, the Supreme Court will undoubtedly
be called upon to hear an argument on
appeal at the October session, the same
at which the all-important merger case
will have Its final hearing.
It stands to reason that If as there Is
every Indication the ultimate disposal of
the question of producing th.e contracts
goes against the companies, popular opln
Ion will be strongly adverse to them; for
the flrst suspicion which attaches in the
public mind to such a performance is
that there must be something baa to con
ceal, or there would be no cause for all
this secrecy. Had the companies taken
counsel of their calm Judgment rather
than of their bad blood, they would have
produced the contracts promptly and de-
fled the prosecuting Interest to nna any
thing unlawful In them. No one will say
that the Commission would have been af
fected In its course by these different
tactics; but the Judicial aspects of the
case are only part-of those which claim
consideration; . tho political aspects are
quite as important for some reasons,
and the political aspects are materially
modified by an episode like that of the
controversy over the secret contracts.
For it must not be forgotten that the
contracts ar.e known to exist, and that, in
the charges filed with the Department of
Justice and the Interstate Commerce
Commission at about the same time last
Winter, the. Informant Included copies of
these troublesome documents. How they
were obtained Is neither here nor therei
it Is safe to say that there will be no
attempt to impeach their authenticity, if
issue is ever joined directly on that ques
tion. Now, to bring out the text of these
contracts, formally certified or not, and
accompany It with the story of the long'
struggle of the companies to keep the
originals out of sight, will make a pretty
addition to the campaign books of next
Summer's Presidential and Congressional,
contest. Both parties will compete to
make the best showing with this mater
ial. Mr. Hearst, who is resolved to carry
oft one of the honors of the campaign
at any cost, will try to make It appear
that the Democratic party is responsible
for hunting down the coal trust. The Re
publican managers, who by that time will
probably have a chance to point to the
prosecution of the trust by the Federal
Administration In full swing, will put
In a counter claim. No matter which
party the public credits with the success
ful trust-hunt, the ultimate sufferer is
the alleged trust The near approach of
another Winter, with however small a
constant rise In the price of coal, will
Incite the mass of the people to any sort
of extremity for "getting even" with the
operators whom it will hold accountable
for such conditions; and If there Is any
machinery which can still be put in mo
tion to make the situation less agreeable
for the operators, and their business les3
profitable, there are plenty of Ingenious
politicians at hand to discover it and pull
the lever. v iL
Of tho . two parties, undoubtedly that
which the operators have the more cause
to dread is the' Republican, under Its pres
ent leadership. PresidentRoosevelt Is a
man of surprises, and the same elements
whose advice and support 'he has had thus
far In carrying out his anti-trust pro
gramme Will not fall to keep"h!m prodded
to the concoction of new devices for har
rasslng the enemy. When It Is remem
bered that "publicity" Is his special
watchword and hobby, it is particularly
unfortunate for the position of the com
panies before the country that they should
h,ave got into their- present snarl through
an attempt to conceal proofs material to
the Investigation of an alleged violation
of law on their part. This contretemps
will bring into more prominence than
ever the same points which arose last
Autumn in their futile effort to resist
the President's demand for the arbitra
tion of the strike. If the operators had
then proceeded with less obstinacy and
more common sense, they would have had
with them a very large part of the pop
ular sympathy which they switched over
to the other side in "spite of the ever-increasing
dislike of the ljulk of our1 re
spectable citizens for Irresponsible labor
union domination. In short, had they de
sired to do the utmost possible to advance
the Interests of Mr. Roosevelt's re-election
programme, they could not have proceed
ed with finer skill from the day his Inter
vention in the affairs of ibe coal- Industry
began. And this Is the verdict of those
who still sympathize with them, rather,
than with him.
No two politicians bere agree .as. to the
Impelling cause of the Administration's
delay in prosecuting the coal carriers.
Some of the wiseacres assert that nothing
was done last Winter because the charges
Were filed by a Democratic seeker for of--fice
and The proprietor of several "sensa
tlonal newspapers; to whom it would have
been "bad polities' to give so large an ad
vantage In the coming National campaign.
Others argue that, as the temporary ar
bitration commission was then in the
midst of its work. It would have been un
timely as well as ungracious for any per
manent Government organism to. inter
fere. .Still others recall the. fact, that the
operators hadlhe game then in 'their ewa
bands, so that bad; they cImmma. toi b
Hgry, and ay: "If we are giae to b
Wuaded In this way we might as well
ce&sq production and shut down , the mtas
tia we. can nna oat pennueiy wnere we
stand," the whole American people would
have suffered great distress-from the .fuel
famine; tience, that the Administration
showed a patriotic prudence in postpon
ing further action till warm weather.
There may be a strain of fact running
through all these fancies. But there Is
also a very good reason which will ap
peal to the lawyers who know with what
cold-blooded professional deliberation Attorney-General
Knox lays out his dia
grams' for action. The merger case was
already under way; it could not be set
tled for some'montbs; on It would turn a
number of features of the proposed cam
paign against the trusts. "One thing, at
a time." Is the Attorney-General's motto
generally. To this situation it seemed
more than commonly pertinent Mean
while, through the agency of the inter
state Commerce Commission's Investiga
tion. It would be possible to nmas3 and
marshal a number of facts, the ascertain
ment of which' would.nave time when the
regular judicial proceedings should begin.
F. E. L.
FAMOUS BATANIST.IS DEAD
Professor Weodmaa's Basy Career
Is BroHK-ht to a Close.
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y., May 26. Pro
fessor Harvey T, Woodman, of this city,
whose death is announced here at the
age of 76", was a world-famous authority
In natural history. For more than 40
years he was engaged In the collection of
shells and prehistoric relics and fossils.
Professor Woodman helped to build the
college museums of natural history of
Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Cor
nell and other universities. He was also
one of the experts of the Smithsonian In
stitution. He was engaged by the Smith
sonian Institution to . conduct many of
Its expeditions. He studied the coral reefs
of Florla for the Government for 13 years,
and spent several years investigating the
Gulf stream and currents at Dry Tortu
gaB. Years ago Professor Woodman gained
International fame by his theory that
America populated Europe, and not Eu
rope this country.
Noted Ycllovr-Fever Expert.
NEW YORK. May 26. Dr. Octavius A.'
White, a famous yellow fever expert, is
dead in this city, aged 7S. While a sur
geon in the Confederate Army, Dr. White
was sent into the Union lines at Golds
borough. X. c, to treat Northern sol
diers afflicted with yellow fever, and In
the Confederate prison at Florence. S. d,
he won the love of many Union men by
his kindness during a similar perform
ance. He was born In Charleston R o
February 8, 1S26. At the close of the war
he moved to New York, where he lived
until his death. Dr. White made several
important medical discoveries.
Ofilcers of Astoria Itcndlnjc Clab.
ASTORIA. Or., May 26. (Special.) The
Astoria Reading Club held Its annual
meeting last evening and elected the fol
lowing officers to serve during the ensu
ing year: President, Mrs. P. A. Trullln
ger; vice-president Mrs. C. R. Thomson:
secretary, Mrs. A. J. Taylor; treasurer.
Miss E. C. Warren.
Schooner Arsng Clears.
ASTORIA. Or., May 26. (Speclai.)-i-The
schooner Argus cleared at the Custom
House today for San Pedro. She has a
cargo of 721.3S7 feet of lumber and 428
telephone poles, loaded at Rainier.
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