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THE HQRKINQ OREGONIA PRLDAY, MAY 26, 190o. VICTORY FOR SHEA Strike Leader Not Bound Answer Questions. to PUNISH OTHER UNION MEU By Greatly Increasing police and. Sheriff's Force, Chicago Keeps Teams .Moving "Without Riot. Fears" of Building TIe-TJp. CHICAGO, May 2S.-Cornellus P. Shea, president of the International Teamsters' Union, was upheld today by Judge Kohl saat, of the Federal Court. In his refusal to answer questions before Master in Chancery Sherman, which might tend to incriminate him. Shea is -now under In dictment in the Criminal Court, and Judge Kohlsaat declaredVthat answers to some of the questions put to him might prejudice the hearing of Jus case. In the same decision which excused Shea the court ruled that Bernard Mulli gan president of the . Express-Drivdrs Union, and John Donohue. a member of the same union, had refused to answer questions which could not in any way connect them with any criminal proceed ings, and they were therefore in con tempt of court. He sentenced both men to jail, but allowed them to remain in nominal custody In the "hands of United States Marshal Ames for five days, in order that their attorneys may perfect a review on habeas corpus proceedings be fore another Federal Judge. The men will be held in a hotel for the five days in charge of two Deputy Marshals. Argu ments on the motion to commit the men were heard during the morning, and Judge ' Kohlsaat announced his decision late in the afternoon. The courtroom was crowded with labor leaders and members of the Teamsters' Union, and many rep resentatives of the employers. Shea and Mayer Banter One Another. At the conclusion of the hearing a large crowd gathered about Levy Mayer, the attorney who had asked the court to com mit the men for contempt. President Shea' edged his way through the crowd to the attorney and they shook hands. "Well, I got your co-conspirators," said the lawyer, with a laugh. "Yes. but you did not get me." an swered Shea. The hearing before Master In Chancery Sherman will be resumed at 10 o'clock tcr morrow morning. Hugh McGee. another official of the local Teamsters' Union, will be one of the first witnesses. James B. Barry, business agent of the same union, will also be called within the next few days. The strike did not spread to any great extent today, and there was practically no disorder. A number of the lumber firms made a few deliveries, but did not attempt anything like their normal amount of business. For the first timo since the commencement of the strike a large number of coal wagons handled by colored teamsters passed through the downtown streets without police protec tion. None of them were molested in any. way. The large State-street stores also made deliveries, going even into the out skirts of the city without guards, and no trouble was experienced. Peace Conference RcBervcd. A. committee representing the teamsters was appointed tonight for 'the purpose of' meeting representatives of the Teamown crs' Association. The latter have made a requeat for the arbitration of the viola tion of contracts by the teamsters In re fusing to make deliveries of goods to bo cotted houses. It is possible that the wo committees may' agree to settle the mat ter of allowing the union teamsters to make the deliveries. Scarcity of Police Volunteers. Mayor Dunne and Chief of Police O'Neill did not meet today with the response ex pected when they called for 1000 volun teers for additional policemen. Not over "100 men responded, an'd only three-quarters of these proved acceptable. In the lumber districts several concerns, when offered -wllce protection, refused to ac cept it, toying that it was not possible for them to make deliveries unless their wagons were guarded by soldiers. Mr. O'Nell replltd that he would not force officers upon them, and that they could wait for soldiers if they so desired, but that he would cause their yards and the territory around them to be patrolled by his officers. Troops were not called out today and may not be tomorrow. "With 3000 Deputy Sheriffs on duty today and 2700 city police energetic in furnishing protection for teaming, the city authorities were a unit with Sheriff Barrett in making the posi tive statement that soldiers were f not needed yet. The absence of any serious form of strike violence in all strike-affected portions of the city did much to keep up the spirits of the authorities. Sheriff Barrett continued to swear in deputies today. , The deputies sworn In since the beginning of the strike now number 4000, one-fourth of whom are act-, ive deputies assigned to protect nonunion drivers and wage-earners. Armed sentries guard the various armories located iu the tity, and the officers expect a call to arms at any moment. Fifty thousand rounds of ammunition have been distributed among the four regiments in the city and the naval militia. Efforts to increase the force of police on active duty guarding wagons of strike bound business establishments were car ried on, today with the utmost vigor. Kvery detective in the city was said to have been assigned to work ordinarily done by uniformed police. Sixty detective sergeants, many of whom had not carried a club for 15 years, were assigned to va" rious express company headquarters. Jjumber Mills Shut Down. The woodworking mills are already affected.- F. D. Smith, of the hardwood lumber firm of F. R. Crane & Co.. assert ed already that 6000 lumber-yard workers have been laid off on account of lack of business. Fifty mills will be forced to shut down within a week. Lumber and sawmills in the Northwest are beginning to curtail operations. All orders for de livery of lumber to Chicago have been cancelled. Mr. Shea did not agree with the proph ecies of the lumber dealers. He said: "All this talk of tying up the building Industry Is Idiotic The lumber jobbers can get all the union teamsters they want and can supply all the lumber that is re quired, and at lower prices than the Lum ber Association dealers will sell. They also have an advantage in the fact that, they can have lumber delivered on any switch track, where the lumber yard is stationary." Although President Shea, of the team sters, made light of the fears of the em ployers that the lumber tie-up would soon affect 100,000 men in the city's building trades, the impression prevailed that the action of the carpenters and other parti sans in openly boycottipg supplies from "struck" firms would eventually lead to an industrial paralysis that would make the situation too serious for the civil au thorities to cope with. - Street-Car Strike Threatens. Feverish labor conditions were apparent. Not -the least sensational of the day's de velopments was the re-entry of the Union Traction Company phase of the situation. Important demands for increased wages and othar requests made by employee to the receivers of the big "street railway sys tem today brought the company again to the verge of a strike. Five men, said to be union sluggers, at tacked Iiouls Flint, a colored nonunion 'driver, at Twenty-seventh street and Princeton avenue today and beat and kicked him and left him bleeding and un conscious in the streets. No arrests were made. HAVE BROKEN THEIR CONTRACT Piatt Gives Iteasons for Not Taking Back Express Drivers. NEW YORK. May 23. Senator Piatt, president of the United Stales Express Company, said today that the striking ex press drivers in Chicago would never be taken back by their employers. "The wagon men In Chicago left the ex press company's services at the demand of the Teamsters' Union." said Senator Piatt, "and in so doing they not only vio lated the union contract with the express companies, but what Is of more import ance, they violated their signed agree ments with the express companies to obey our rules and regulations. Their action materially affected the -ability -of the ex press companies to discharge- their public duties, and caused .serious loss and dam age. Such men cannot, in the very nature of things, be taken back into the -express company's service, nor is it at all possible for the express companies to discharge their public duties by employing any men in their places who would act in the same manner. "It must be understood that the express companies occupy the position of public servants, and they consider -themselves under legal obligations to transport the property which is -offered them for trans portation, and under moral, if not legal, obligations to deliver it at points where they have delivery service. The conse quences of interruption in the express service and of impairment of its ability to safely and promptly discharge its ob ligations are of the most serious char acter, since any such Interruption of serv ice is highly injurious to the public wel fare. The express companies cannot dis charge their public duties without the aid of efficient and trustworthy employes. "The public character of the express company cannot be Ignored or set aside by specious arguments and appeals to preju dice, nor Is It possible to place the wagon men on a parity with the wagon men em ployed by coal dealers, lumber dealers, or any other private enterprises. The ex press companies cannot, by virtue of their .public character, take part in disagree ments in other lines of labor any more than the police force of a city or the fire men of a city, or the soldiers of the United States Army could take part in or be In-, fluenced by quarrels or disagreements in. the labor world. The express companies must maintain a purely neutral attitude in all such matters and discharge their pub lic duties without fear or favor." FOREMAN ASSAULTED LABORER Cause of Japanese Strike at Lahaina Vengeance for Homicide. HONOLULU, May 25. Police Captain Parker has returned from Lahaina- He says the reports of violence were exag gerated and the white residents were in no danger during the strike. He believes there will be no further trouble. The strike was caused by an assault upon a laborer by a foreman, who has been fined $100. A thousand Japanese attended the trial of the foreman. The Japanese are anxiously awaiting the result of the Inquest on their country man who was killed during the outbreak and demand the punishment of the flayer. A wireless telegraphic message today says that all the strikers have returned to work. The Austrian Consul, H. Focke, has re ceived a cablegram from Vienna asking .if any Austrian- subjects -at Lahaina are In danger. INDORSES BREWERY STRIKERS Miners' Federation Pledges Aid to Seattle Men. SALT LAKE CITY. May 23. The con vention of the Western Federation of Miners, In executive- session today, con sidered the report of Secretary W. D. Haywood. The report placed the present membership at 58,000 men, of whom 9S0S were taken in during the past year. The Federation embraces 258 local unions, 11 district unions and three state unions. During the brief open session today a resolution was adopted pledging the moral and financial support of the Federation to the btriklng brewery workmen of Seat tle. A bulky pamphlet, entitled "Anarchy In Colorado Who Is to Blame?" and written by H. E. Bartholomew, was distributed among the delegates today. Canmukers Demand Increase. DAVENPORT. Ia., May 25. Five hun dred employes of the American Can Com pany struck here today. The men de mand a 30 per cent Increase in wages and recognition of their union. dTY DA!LYSTATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. Wlnfred It. Cobb, 20; Anna Lasfolk. 10. Charles D. Prlchard. 26; Mabel F. Xork. 24. Births. At 1165 Thurman street. May 20, to the wife of James G. Wllion.. a son. At Avoodrtock. May 24, to the wife of A Odeen. a dauchtcc At 749 Belmont street. May JP,.td the wife Of P. S. Reeder. a dauKbtrr. At Ivanlioe. May 13, to the wife of J. H. Leach, a daughter. Deaths. At 248 Ebey street. May 20, OeJ Train, a native of Vermont, aced S4 years and 2tf days. At 934 Union avenue. May 23, Anna Georgia iVoehcIe. a native of Kentucky, aed 15 years 8 months and 19 day?. Building rermlta. The following building permits have been granted by the City Auditor; O. Larsen. frame dwelling on Third street, between MUl and Stevens: $50. C G. Herrimaa, lessee, repair brick rettau rant at 126 First street, between Wafhlnston and Alder; ?100. F. J. Walklcy, erect tent and floor. Grand avenue and Ivon street; $3S. A. Swanson, 'frame dwelling on Cleveland avenue, between Prescott and Going streets; $1500. L. McCroakey. frame office and warehouse on Vaughn street, between Kichteenth and Nineteenth; $1000. W. R. Stokes & Co.. two-story frame dwell ing on Missouri avenue, between Blanden and Bralnard ctreets; $1400. L. B. Hendricks, two-story frame dwelling on Ross street, between Cherry and Broadway; flOOO. D. F. DIrkhelmer & Co., excavate basement of store on Fifth street, between Oak and Pine; $200. Stanley Jellinski. frame dwelling on Nehalem street, between Fifteenth and Se-entetnth; $000. Samuel MeKee. brick stores. Second street, between Taylor and Tamblll: $100. AVantcd- in .Montana. OLYMPIA. Wash.. "May 25. (Special.) The requisition of the Governor of Mon tant for Camille Beuger, wanted for lar ceny of a $500 diamond, was granted by the Governor today. King Leopold Visits Hay. BAD KAUHEIM. May 25. King Leopold of Belgium came from Ems this morning and spent two hours this afternoon with Secretary Hay. Albany Saloon Robbed. ALBAXY, Or., May 25. Special.) Last night burglars entered the saloon of Marx Bauragart. In Albany, and succeeded In txtractlng $10.50 Irora the till. - HEHRICKQNGEMQRE Ohio Republicans Renominate Their Governor. HE TURNS ON LOBBYISTS In Speech of Acceptance, He Urges Driving: 'Them From Capitol. Platform- Indorses . President on Hates and Trusts.- ; , COLUMBUS, 0.t May 25. Temporary Chairman Taft was on hand today ahead of the hoUr to which '.the Republican State Convention had adjourned, and called the delegates to otder without de lay. The temporary organization was made permanent- Within 10 minutes af ter convening, the report of the commit tee on resolutions was presented by Sen ator Dick. Platform Iadorftes PresWeat. The Republicans of Ohio In state conven tion representing their largest vote, rejoic ing with our entire country In the election of President Roosevelt and Vice-President Fairbanks, renew their pledge to uphold the principles and. policies, decisively victorious In November last, which by their success maintain the steady progress of National prosperity. By 600,995 votes, and the un precedented plurality of 255,421. given Theo dore Roosevelt. Ohio obligated, her citizen ship to sustain him and the Republican Con gress chosen to co-operate with him In car rying Into effect the pledges and promises of the Republican platform upon which they were elected. We reaffirm unequivocally the Republican state and National platforms of 1004. We stand by the principles of protection to American labor and Amerlcr.n Industry. We believe that Congress should so legislate that American ships with i merlcan. sailors shall carry American product ' over all seas, and through the Panama Canal that the United States of America Is building. The American Navy should be made and kept equal to every need. We are proud of the steady progress Jn 'Americanizing our Is land possessions, and of our country's great and growing power In promoting the peace of the world. The amendments to the Constitution are as sacred as the original Instrument. The sacrednees of the ballot must be main tained, and unjust discrimination, based di rectly or indirectly on race, color, or pre vious condition, must not be tolerated. Policy on .Rates and Tnibts. Always supporting genuine progress, evo lution not revolution, liberty not license, the Repub'lcan party continues to oppose every Insidious device to underm.ne the stability of our institutions. President Roosevelt's comprehensive enforcement of the Repub lican laws against monopolies, combines, and trusts in restraint of trade. laws whose validity the Supreme Court of the United States has sustained, has our hearty en couragement and support. We also indorse every effort for the active enforcement of existing laws to stop all unjust discrimina tions and special favors in the form of rail way rebates, or by any other device, and we favor such further legislation on this subject, with adequate penalties, as ma-, after full Investigation, seem to the Be publlcan Congress and Administration wise and conservative. yctadequate to prevent unfair advantage to any, and to promote and Insure the rights of all individuals in this and other localities. No nation has ever known such wide spread prosperity as the (Unlted States has enjoyed since the restoration of the Re publican party to power by McKlnleys elec tion. Wage-earners have bad' more work at better prices, farmers have bad the best homo markets, making the merchants pros perous, the factories busy and all com merce and transportation thrive. With sound money, protection and other prudent legislation, comfort and happiness have come to American homes, and no step has been taken that may imperil or threaten ourigood times. All our consumers and pro- , ducers must stand or fall together. j The platform then enumerates the ben- 1 efits that people of Ohio have received ! from Republican administration and leg islation, advocates generous maintenance and administration of the pension system and laws, and favors increased and reg ular appropriations by Congress for im provement" of rivers .and harbors. The platform eulogizes Governor Hcr rick, and appeals, to the people of Ohio to re-elect him and to uphold the Ohio delegation in Congress in its support of President Roosevelt. The motion of Senator Dick for the adoption of the platform was adopted unanimously. Paul Rowland, of Cleveland, who pre sented the name of Myron T. Herrlck to th'e State Convention two years ago, again nominated his fellow townsman, and his speech roused the delegates more than anything that preceded it during the day. A storm of noes greeted the chairman's question, "Are there any more nominations?" Congressman Bur ton's motion that the nomination be made by acclamation was carried with cheers. Herri ck Speaks on Nomination. Governor Herrick was then presented to the convention. He spoke as follows: Last November the thundering voice of the people of this state epoke for Theodore Roose velt and the Republican party. Great as was the popularity of our courageous President, the body and strength of the majestic tidal wave were the enduring principle of the pant of Lincoln and McKInley. AVe Repub licans of Ohio. are prepared a year later not to allow our state to speak In feebler tones for this party, that stands as no other party ever stood, for prosperity, for honest govern ment, for greater America. We want It dis tinctly understood that the campaign thbt year begins where we left off last. We Republi cans of Ohio stand for Theodore Roosevelt and we stand for everything he stands for. We purpose to discuss National question in the coming campaign. We Intend to drive home to every voter the patriotic duty he owes in sustaining and strengthening the splendid fight the President is now making for the ob servances of the law. not only by public of ficiate, but by the great corporations as well the corporations that control the transporta tion facilities and the food supply of .our people. Clear Oat the Lobbyists. In Ohio today, and In all the states, there In a growing evil which gravely threatens to destroy the freedom of action which is the most Important concern of the representatives of the peoeple In the legislative department of the Government. I refer to the profes sional lobby. The people of Ohio, in the mak ing of their laws, are entitled to the best Judgment of all their representatives In the General Assembly, as well as that of their chief executive. and ther are entitled to this Judgment free and untrammeled by impor tunities of special interests. 1 care not what the purpose of the lobbyists may be, nor whether their object be good or bad. it Is subversive of the basic principles upon which American Institutions are found ed, to permit a few men to direct or control legislation and to put their Judgment as to what Is best for the people against that of the representatives of the people, elected for the sole purpose of registering their wilt. I must, not be understood as criticising those who appear before legislative committees In proper and legitimate ways to advocate or oppose legislation, for In this way the Gen eral Arsemblr is often very materially aided in Its work. But the professional lobby should go, and the Gtneral Assembly of Ohio must be free from Its Interference. I purpose to recommend to the next General Assembly such action as will forever clear the chamber of the Senate and House and of the Capitol itself of this baneful Influence, for I want to see that day come in OhIcwhen all re sponelblllty for the enactment and approval of laws shall reit. with those upon whom the constitution imposes the duty and with' no one else. Other nominations were: Lieutenant-Governor. General A. Ly .Harris (by acclamation.) - Judge of the Supreme Court. William C Davis, Attorney-General, Wade Ellis. State Treasurer. W. S. McKlnnon. Member of the Board of Public Weeks. William Kirtley. TROLLEY CAR DEMOLISHED' Collision in South Carolina Kills and Maims Many. AUGUSTA, Ga.. May 25. Two men were killed, two fatally Injured, one probably seriously and three slightly- hurt In a collision tonight between a passenger trol ley and a Louisville & Nashville coal car on the Augusta-Aiken Railway, in a stretch of woods some miles from Au gusta, on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River, near Clearwater, S. C The dead: J. ,E. HObDMAN. motorman. FELIX B ODD IE. The seriously Injured: A. D. Hill, con ductor, skull fracture, will die; C. W.Cheat ham. head and chest mashed.wlll die; F. W. Roberts, head cut. arm and leg broken, may die; S. W. Long, Troy. S. C., head Injured, badly bruised. FOUR ARE KILLED BY TRAIN Three Women and One Man Meet Death at Crossing. CANTON. O., May 25. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Miller, of Louisville. O., and Mrs. Howell and daughter Anna, of South Bend, Ind.. were struck by a passenger train on the Pennsylvania railroad while riding late tonight and were instantly killed. The bodies of the three women were found on the front of the engine. Miller's body was found some distance in the rear and was picked up by the train xrew. The accident occurred Just outside the village of Louisville, a few miles south of this city late tonight. W1LLBUTLD INTO OMAHA L. W. Hill Looks Over Route of Great .Northern K-steasloa. SIOUX CITY. Ia.. May 25. L. W. Hill, vice-president of the Great Northern Rail road, accompanied by a party of railway officials, arrived here today and left in an automobllo to look over the proposed route of the Great Northern extension to Omaha. He said that the Great North ern would be built to Omaha, and that no time would be lost in the construction of the extension. He also said that the extension would be built on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River. , THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD Last of Beechcr-TIIton Jurors. NEW YORK, May. 23. Edward Wheelan. last survivor of the Jury in the famous Beecher-Tllton case, is dead at his home in Brooklyn. He was formerly a prom inent architect and builder, but had re tired from business. C. II. Webb, Ex-Editor of Callforniim NEW YORK. May 23. Charles Henry Webb, an author ajid Inventor, who for two years edited a weekly paper In San Francisco, called the Callfornlan, is dead at his home here, aged 71 years. Dr. J. E. Lowes, Dayton) O. PASADENA, Cal.. May 25. Dr. J. E. Lowes, of Dayton. O., a capitalist and political leader In that state Ls dead here, aged 57. He was a close friend of the late . President McKInley. J. O. Patlce, Railroad Man. ST. PAUL, May 2S.-J. O. Pattee. for several years master mechanic of the Great Northern and Milwaukee roads, 'Is dead from the effects of a fall down the cellar steps of his residence. .Dr. AVhltficId May. EUREKA. Cal.. May 23. Dr. Whitfield May, a recent arrival from Lyons, Kan., died suddenly here today, presumably from heart -failure. He came here lately from Ashland. Or., with his wife. An In quest will be held, as It ls said he was heavily insured. PERS0NALMENTI0N. Edward L. Metsrhan. son of Phil Metschan. has passed his final examina tion at the Philadelphia Dental College with high honors, and will graduate June 1, after which he will return to Portland. NEW YORK. May 23.-(SpecIaD North western eople registered at New York hotels today as follo"ws: From Portland Woodby Breslln. A. B. Stelnharfi. D. L. Wertheimer. at the Ash- hand. From Grant's Pass, Or. W. G. Wright, at the Astoria. From Seattle A. M. Thomas, at the Walcott; N. Tucker, at the Gntnd; H. S. Baker, at the Victoria. From Spokane Mrs. J. C. Frick. at the Seville. From Tacoma J. Miller, Jr.. at the Her ald Square. From Sumptcr, Or. T W. Davidson, at the York. Dcrtnlon on Paternal Iimurance. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. May 23. Ac cording to an opinion handed down today by the Supreme Court of Missouri, fra ternal life insurance companies have not the right to revoke policies upon- whlch three or more annual payments have been made. In the case upon which the decis ion was rendered a policy was taken out in May, 1S9S. After three payments the payment due In June. ISM, was not metv and the Insured died In January. 1900. The company refused to honor the claim, but the lower court held that there was a net value to the" policy sufficient to carry It beyond the date of death, and rendered Judgment In favor of the Dcnefl-clary- Rcligious War in Albania. CETTINJE, Montenegro, May 25. Fighting has been In progress for three days between Mussulmans and Christians in the villages of Barltz and Krupize. In the district of Tashlldzha. Albania, and at Kossova. Albania, near the Monte negrin frontier. It ls reported that a number have been killed or wounded. The fighting continues and the troops have received reinforcements. The Mussulmans suddenly and unexpectedly attacked the Christians. Tillman Injured la Accident. CHARLESTON. S. C. May 25. While returning to his home at Trenton In a carriage after attending commencement exercises last night at Edgefield. United States Senator Benjamin R. Tillman was driven over an embankment near the campus and painfully Injured) ssutalnlng two ugly cuts on the top of his head, and was otherwise bruised. HnrrJcane Ruins Algerian Crops. ALGIERS. May 23. A hurricane broke over the Province of Canstantlne today, damaging the crops over an area of 1400 square 'miles and resulting In enormous lose. Renewed Strike at Limoges. LIMOGES, France. May 23'-As the re sult of" renewed agitation among working men here. 1109 bootmakers today voted to strike: OSTON BANK FAILS Matiy Massachusetts Banks ' Are Hard Hit. LARGE LOSSES-FEW ASSETS Overloaded With Street Railway Bonds, Firm. Goes Under With Over 51,7 00,0 OQ Lfablll . ties Assets Small. BOSTON. Mass.. May 23. Seventy-one banks and trust companies, most of them in Massachusetts, but several located in various parts of the country, are among the creditors of the banking firm of Bur nett, Cummlngs & Co.. of 43 Milk street, this city, which today filed a- voluntary pe tition In bankruptcy In the United States District Court, with liabilities placed at 51.714.3SS. The assets are stated to be uncertain. The creditors have been given to under stand that they will not exceed $200,0v u. Indeed, they prove to 'be of . any value whatsoever. The bankruptcy petition is the heaviest ever filed In this district. J. T. Aubach, counsel for the bankrupt Arm. said that the cause of the failure was the building and financing of Massa chusetts street railways. The roads were In thickly ettled districts and were un able to make suitable connections with roads running to Boston, and were placed in the hands of receivers and their notes became valueless. The secured creditors number S7. and the unsecured SI. There are 32 Massachusetts savings banks In the list of creditors and 13 Massachusetts National banks. One of the heaviest creditors is the Worcester Five-Cents Savings Bank, with a claim of $50,000. Among the Western institutions affected are four Chicago banks. Among the latter loans were small. In connection with the bankruptcy peti tion the State Savings Bank Commission ers said today that so far as their in vestlgatlon has gone, the savings banks which had loaned money upon the Massa chusetts street railway bonds had not vio lated any laws. SUICIDE FOLLOWS FAILURE. Oakdale Bank Suspends After Cash ier Shoots Himself. STOCKTON. Cal.. May 23. Consequent upon the fact that Cashier Kahn. of the Oakdale Bank, shot himself yesterday, the directors of the institution, of which Thomas B. Dorsey Is the president, met last night and suspended business tndeft nltely. The State Bank Commissioners have been sent for. The condition of the cashier, while somewhat improved this morning, is still precarious. It is stated here by bankers that the Oakdare bank has been in bad standing for some time. The Institution lost about $12,000 In the Epplnger grain failure, and Mr. Kahn sustained a heavy loss In a barley deal not .very long ago. Mr. Kahn was formerly a member of the grain firm of Haslacher & Kahn. The Institution of the First National Bank at Oakdale took from the Oakdale Bank considerable bus! nesa also. These facts have occasioned a persistent rumor that Kahn. because of these losses and iir health, attempted self destruction In a fit of despondency". On the other hand, friends and. relatives declare that the shooting was purely acci dental. In fact, shortly after It occurred Mr. Kahn told his "wife in a moment of consciousness that he had been examln ing the weapon, which had been out of order, and -that it was accidentally dis charged. There Is no hint of criminal shortage. Another Ohio Bank Suspends. CANTON, O.. May 25. The People's De posit Bank of Mineral City. O., closed Its doors today. The president of the In stitution says loans of about $30,000 have been made by the bank to W. L. Davis, of Canton, whose heavy loans are said to have caused the suspension of the Canton State Bank yesterday. Directors of the Mineral City Bank say It may resume business in a day or two. Investigate Closed Trust Company. NEW YORK. May 23. District Attorney Jerome announced today that he has as signed one of his assistants to make a thorough Investigation of. the recent failure of the Merchants' Trust Company In this city. 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Read what one woman out of many Prescription" of Dr. Pierce: "I suffered Truth Speaks. cated form of prostration. I wrote to Dr. Pierce, followed his instructions, took Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and now feel grateful to him for my restoration to health. I have, within the past fifteen years, suggested and recommended Dr. Pierce's treatment to hundreds of ladies with grand results," writes Mrs. II. Harrison, of 112 West Second Street, Sioux City, Iowa. Pommery Champagne THE STANDARD OF QUALITY Quality versus Quantity One reason why Pommery Champagne maintains its popularity with those who demand the best of wines, is that the Pommery stand ard of quality is never lowered ia order to join 'the race for quantity. IN A WEEK We guarantee a cure In every case tion free. Letters connaenuax. jMiracuvo v wraooer. L . . ... .We cure the worst cases of piles in two or three treatments, without operation. Cure guaranteed. If you cannot call at office write for question blank. Home treatment successful. Office hours. 9 to 5 and 7 to 8. Sundays and holidays, 10 to 12L DR. W. NORTON DAVIS & CO. Offices in Van-Noy Hotel. 52H Third st. ' cor. Pine. Portland. Or. VITAL WEAKNESS Leagest established. We want all WHO ARE SUFFERING from any iu. wi !BCCe?!iL u7it disease or special weakness to feel that they can come j jut. . nrmnL to our office freely for examination and .explanation u mellSl dJDlomaZ of their condition FREE OF CHARGE, without being Heeues and setfsea- bound by any obligation whatever to take treatment ter records show.. unless they so desire. We cure Stricture, Varicocele, Nervous Debility, Blood Poison, Rectal, Kidney and Urinary Diseases And all aUeaaes aad weakaeues due to fmaeritaBce, evil habits, ezecsn or the result at upeclgc diseases. rAKClllTITMM IHT FY1HIN1TMN vviuuLiniiun ami isiiimiiim iuii Oface Hshii! S A. M. to 8 St. Louis Sr Dispensary Cor. 3ecas4 asd Yamhill Streets, Pertlaad, Or. VS. TRUTH. Jud&e For Yourself. falsity, wko,; withoat aakiag aa effort t for honesty and square dealing is better riches. Fraud is a bubble that soon R. V. Fierce has always been known to No man ever lost a prospective customer through, telling the truth. In the long run Dr. Pierce believes the txoth will prevail and he is therefore not afraid to The ingredients of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescriptioa is here given to the public. He vindicates the excel lence and harmless character of his tR Prescription " by letting the sick and ailing women know just what Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription combines a non alcoholic extract from the following medicinal plants King's American Dispensatory says of Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum) . "This remedy is most valuable to surpassed by no other drug', in congestive dragging pains and tenderness." and tonic, improving both circulation and Women should know that this n Prescription w promptly heals inflammation and ulceration, stops weak ening drains and. restores the health and vigor of youth. It makes "fresh, vigorous women." thousand has said about this "Favorite for more than seven years with a compli female trouble accompanied with nervous We treat successJully all private ner vous and chronic diseases of men. also blood, stomach, heart.' liver, kidney" and throat troubles. We cure SYPHILIS (without mercury) to stay cured forever, in 30 to 60 days. We remove STRIC TURE, without operation or pain, iu IS We- stop drains, the result of self-abuse. Immediately. We can restore the sexual vigor of any man under 60 by means of local treatment-peculiar to ourselves. We Cure Gonorrhoea In a Week The doctors of this Institute are all reRuiar graduates, have had many years experience, nave oeen Known ia roruana for 15 years, have a. reputation to main tain 'T will undertake no case unless" certain cure can be effected. we undertake orcbarge no CoMUlta- Above all other things, tre strive to wve the thou sands of young and middle-aged men who are plung ing toward the grave, tortured by the woes of nervous 'debility. We have evolved a special treatment for Nervous Debility and special weakness that is uni formly euccessful in cases where success was before and by other doctors deemed impossible. It does not stimulate temporarily. But restores permanently. It allays irritations of the delicate tissues surrounding' the lax and unduly expanded glands, contracting them to their normal condition,' which prevents lost vitality. It tones up and strengthens the blood vessels that carry nourishment. The patient realizes a great blight has been lifted from his life FDcr yre lor. 3ytem Bin u inu Seek if Ymt Casaat Call. P. M. SMdays, 28 to-13 ealy.