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Iftitmtitrr 1111 firtfitiM&it A. M. THIRD EDITION VOL- XLV.-XO. 13,898. PORTLAND, OREGON, SA.TURDAT, JUNE 1905. FIVE CENTS. 24, HENEY FINISHES WITH TANNER Defense Will Cross-Ex-: amine Today. WITNESS SERENE AND CALM Continues to Give Damaging Evidence Against Mitchell. FEES PAID IN MANY DEALS Letters ,and Telegrams Show Anxiety of the Defendant Lest Ills Name Appear on Firm's Briefs In Department Business. Judge A- H. Tanr.er. the Government's star witness against Senator Mitchell. In the land fraud cases, now on trial be fore Judge De Haven. Is In the hands of the attorneys foi the defense. For J1J hours the forme friend aiid busi ness partner of the Senator lrom Ore gon has been on th witness fctund. The things to which he has testified, the mass of documentary evidence to which he has sworn as having passed between himself and Senator Mitchell, has been damaging to a degree to the defendant. Today ex-Senator Thurston and Judge Bennett will begin their determined ef for to break down this mass of testi mony, and especially to draw forth ad missions tending to show that the. Sen ator had no guilty knowledge when he received his chare of the Arm's fees in the Krlbs transactions. Judge Tanner has been on the witness stand since late Wednesday afternoon. His poise and endurance have been lit tle short of marvelous. In addition to having told the Jury of his conversations with Senator MIfchell, lie has been called upon to acknowledge almost countless en tries Jn the now justly famous daybook, the receipt and sending pt over 100 let ters and telegrams. Yesterday's proceed ing, while thej were dcvjiJl of the features of Thursday's startling disclos ures, took a wider range. The witness was called upon, nut only to acknowledge letters, telegrams and entries In the daybook covering the Kribs deal, but took in the John A. Benson deal, the services performed by the law ,flrm of Mitchell' & Tanner for AV. E. Burke, a land contest case which was not admit ted, and two Chinese cases, one of which was also ruled out by Judgo De Haven. linrd Dny for Defendant. To those endless letters and telegrams there seems to be no end. So yesterday's proceedings, like those of the 11 hours that Judge Tanner has held the witness chair, can .be classed as another hard day for the defendant. "With character istic deliberation United States District Attorney "Heney, as soon as court was convened, began producing letters that had passed between the Senator and Judge Tanner, offering them as evidence apd reading their damaging contents. Im movable, but yet displaying keen inter est in every word uttered and In the scenes going on around him. Senator Mitchell '8 bearing up well under the trying ordeal. Once during the afternoon session, while ex-Senator Thurston was absent from the room, ho took active Interest in examining letters and tele grams that were submitted to Attorney Bennett, before they were read to the Jury. Among this great collection of evi dence offered was a pink telegram. Sen ator Mitchell rose from his seat when Mr Hcney handed the missive to Mr. Bennett. He read it hurriedly, and whis pered to his counsel. He suggested the objection which Attorney Bennett made as to the admission of the pink telegram, and he settled back with a sigh of con tent when Judge De Haven ruled the document out. Already there arc ''regulars" In the courtroom. Since the trial began those regulars have occupied the same scats. They come early and stay late. Among them are a number of women who-seem to take almost as vital interest In the dally proceedings as the defendant him self. These "regulars" have been look ing forward to the coming cross-exam ination of Judge Tanner, which s.o far as is known, will be conducted by ex-Senator Thurston. When Mr. Hency, with surprising suddenness, announced that he was through with his direct examina tion of the witness, a babel of whispered conversation rose from the crowd. They were settling back in anticipation of the grueling which thoy seemed to think was to fall to Judge Tanner's-lot. The lecal baiting was not to come off. at least not yesterday afternoon, for Mr. Hency an nounced that he was tired, that he be lieved that the court and witness was also, and asked for an adjournment. Court "Will Be Held Today. Senator Mitchell's attorneys were willing, so those who had nrlmeJ themselves with glcerul anticipation of seeing the witness under a rigid cruss examinatlon, had to delay their hopes until tais morning. When the Govern ment had rested Its examination of Judge Tanner, Judge De Haven, who has shown himself tireless In conduct ing the hearings, wanted to know whether the attorneys were willing to hold court today. By his actions Judge De Haven demonstrates that he is anx ious to have the trial of Senator) Mitchell Jirogress with all the haste possible. Once he suggested to Mr. Heney that he shorten his -method of. examination. To tale suggestion the prosecutor, replied that It was Impos sible, owing to the nature of the evi dence -which he" was offering.5 During the noon recess and after court was adjourned, lawyers and hangers-on around the courtroom be gan speculating as to how Judge Tan ner will bear up under cross-examination. Jf his demeanor during this or deal is as perfect -as it has been during the long hours of his direct examina tion. Senator Mitchell's attorneys may not be able to shake his testimony to any material degree. That he is In for a heavy mental and physical strain is sure. "Ex-Senator Thursten was mer ciless in his cross-examination of FreJ riok A. Krlbs, and there Is no reason to believe that - he will allow Judge Tanner to escape unseat hod. Seek to Discredit Tanner. There was a hint of what the defense would do with" the testimony that was given by Judge Tanner, when Judge Bennett outlined his case to the jury. It Is clear that the lawyers for the de fense will seek to discredit the testi mony given by this witness This be camo patent when Ex-Senator Thurston rose and objected to Judge Tanner as a competent witness, on the ground that he was a confessed perjurer. They will doubtless seek to show that if Senator Mitchell did anything wrong, it was the fault of the heart and not of the brain, a.id because of his ex plicit trust in his partner. The note of extenuation for Senator Mitchell's part In all of the transactions credited to him was heard in Judge Ben nett's address, and undoubtedly great stress with be placed upon this when the arguments arc made to the Jury. . Throughout yesterday's proceedings there was little In the shape of startling disclosures, aave In the. last letter which was read just before adjournment. This letter was from Senator Mitchell to Judge Tanner, and related to briefs that were filed In the Chinese case. The Senator In this letter showed his solici tation, and was fearful that his name, because the can was handled by the law firm of Mitchell & Tannor. had appeared in the brief. He warned Judge Tanner not to u.c his name in the briefs sub mitted to the Department of Commerce and Labor In this case, and If his name was used, to withdraw the briefs at once. The Senator explained his reasons by saying that as a Senator he was not per mitted to appear before any of the de partments as an attorney, but that, as a, Senator, he was willing to do all in his power. This letter was the second Important favorable thing that has been offered in Senator Mitchell's behalf slnco the trial begaiu. The first was when Judge Tan ner admitted that he had been frequently cautioned by the Senator about having his, the Senator's, name appear In 'con nection -with matters that were to come up before the departments. The reading of this , letter,- by JMr. Heney seemed to afford Senator Mitchell and a number of his friends present and his counsel a great mcasuro of comfort. Wide Scope or Testimony. It was over the question of intent and knowledge that Judge De Haven called for argument. The point was raised by Ex-Senator Thurston when Mr. Heney sought to introduce new testimony. The case was brilliantly argued by all three of the attorneys. Judge De Haven, after hearing the arguments,.overrUled the ob jection and held that the Government had a right to Introduce new testimony which would tend to show Senator Mitchell's Intent and knowledge of what he was doing when he was urging the claim of the firm's clients before the departments. Ex-Senator Thurston gave evidence of being nettled by the ruling. The decision pleased Mr. Hency. and a smile of sat isfaction spread over his face. However, It was not all smooth sailing for him, for several times evidence which he sought to Introduce was ruled out. Each time he lost a point he would smile and renew the attack with a greater show of per sistency. He Is obviously the coolest and most collected man in the courtroom. Only once during the three days of hard work to which he has been subjected has he shown any pique. This came dur ing the afternoon when he said to the court, "We submit to Your Honor's rul ing as gracefully as we know how." Perhaps he Intended no sarcasm, but It sounded like it to those who heard the remark. Judge Chapman. Senator Mitchell's son-in-law. who came from Tacoma to bo present at the opening of the trial, re turned yesterday afternoon. He has been a constant visitor at the trial, and Just before it became train time, he shook hands with the Senator. The Senator bade him good-bye and sent a message of love to his grandchildren. MITCHELL SHOWED ANXIETY Warned Tanner Not to Sign His Name on Certain Briefs. Documentary evidence and corroborative testimony tending te connect the Senator still further with the knowledge of his illegal acts, were the features -of the Mitchell trial yesterday. Judge Tanner occupied the stand throughout the day and finished his testimony at 4:30 In the afternoon, when he was given over to the mercies of the defense. It was decided, however, that no startwould be made on the cross-examination until this morning, when Senator Thurston will see what he can do towards tearing down the testi mony of the former law partner of the defendant. At the beginning of the day. Mr. Hcney asked ths witness concerning the letter mentioned In the letter which had been written by Mitchell to him. but hud been Intercepted by the Government and given tn the rrand lurv. The witrn- ttin that It was a letter written by him. which had been sent to Mitchell by H. B. Miller, who was going to AVathlngton. and that in it be had discussed the investigations of the grand Jury, and had told the Sen ator that the Government had secured possession of the checks paid by Krlbs, and by them would be able to trace the transactions of the firm through the bank books, and show that the Senator had re ceived a part -of the Krlbs money. He had also suggested that the matter might bo straightened out by alleging that the receipt of the money to Mitchell had been ttn overdraft upon his account and would be settled at the dissolution of the firm. The defense objected to" the Introduction (ConUuded on Page 10.) BLOODY REVOLT IN Cin OF LODZ the Population Rises . Against Troops. THOUSANDS ABE ISLAIH Bombs Thrown Among Troops Kill Many of Them. VITRIOL CAUSES' TORTURE Enraged at Slaughter of Socialist Marchers, -People Unite In Des perate Outbreak Dead Fill . Streets Injured Dying. LODZ, Russian " Poland. June 21. Yes terday. "Black Friday" In Lodz, sur passed all the horrors of "Bed Sunday" la St. Petersburg. "While It Is not yet possible to ascertain the exact number of the victims, estimates place the killed and wounded as high as 20X The troubles here were initiated by the Social Democrats and Jewish Bund, who determined to avenge their comrades killed in the rioting on Wednesday. Thursday the feast of Corpus Christl passed off quietly, but during the night workmen attacked the patrols. In this fighting two officers and seven Cossacks were killed. One of the latter was shot by a girl of 13 years. Friday was a day of terror. The city was given up to bloodshed. Anarchy and fierce street fighting prevailed all day. Barricades were hurriedly constructed In the Jewish quarter at dawn. Men climbed to the roofs of houses, cutting telephone and telegraph wires to use for entanglements n the streets, while others cut down telegraph poles and' used them In strengthening their barricades which already had been constructed and la building others. Early In the day two bombs were thrown from the crowd 'Into the bar racks, killing or wounding 20 soldiers. This started the shedding of blgpd which continued until after nightfall. At U o'clock all the factory hands struck and flocked Into the streets. Cos sacks, dragoons and infantry charged the dense, surging mobs time after time, fir ing volley after volley Into the serried .mass. The rioters later replied with revolvers, while their comrades on roofs and In windows Joined In the fusil lade. Some dashed vitriol from points of vantage upon the troopers In the streets below. Tho burning fluid. drove Its vic tims Into a frenzy and led to scenes of a terrible character. Fighting continued throughout the day. and only diminished In its Intensity at nightfall, when the city was plunged into utter darKness. as practically all the street lamps had been destroyed. Even then occasional volleys and Isolated rifle shots were heard in different quarters. the troops having received orders to shoot any person appearing In the streets. The dead were carted off to the ceme teries In military wagons, the troops acting as undertakers. But this morning many dead and. wounded were still lying In the streets, and courtyards. Terrible, Indeed. Is the plight of the wounded, for medical aid Is unobtainable, and they are dying for the lack thereof. There was a renewal of the bloodshed this morning. A regiment of dragoons and one of infantry have been ordered hence from Warsaw. FIERCE STREET FIGHTING ON Inflamed With Grog, Populace Re sists Police Policy of Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, June 21. (3:15 A. M.) According to advices received here, the situation In Poland Is again exceed ingly serious. Censored dispatches from Lodz, though giving few details, indicate that fierce street fighting was In progress yesterday between the military and the striking workmen, who barricaded the thoroughfares In various quarters of the city and offered resistance, which the troops met with volleys. The list of dead and wounded presum ably is heavy, but not even an estimate has been received here. Russian corre spondents telegraphing that the streets arc entirely In the hands of the military and the mob. and that it Is unrufe to ven ture out to obtain details. It Is not known whether the fighting was continued last night, but It Is feared- that order can be restored only at heavy sac rifice. Lods has been in a turmoil for the past three days. The strike, which embraces 60,000 workers, appears to have lost en tirely Its economic nature, and is now a vast political manifestation. All forms of public business activity have been sus pended, the peaceful Inhabitants remain ing indoors In fear of their lives. The political zeal of the Inhabitants Is being inflamed by Intoxicants from the grog shops, which were broken Into and pil laged yesterday. At Warsaw a strike has commenced. and disorders arc looked for. and the trie! of Okerjey, who threw a bomb at a police station on March 26. will probably result in other bomb outrages. A man was arrested yesterday morning armed with a bomb, which was evidently Intend ed to be used in court curing the trial yesterday. In the meanwhile the government has publicly disclaimed at designs as to the R unification of (Poland, the Committee of Ministers. In Its deliberations on, the So cialist question, which were published yes terday, saying? '- "The cosamJttse conrtders Jt absolutely nectssarv to aatafeMsh the fact that the Russ!ficaU6RjutfranaUocal!aatlon of the Poles canotjywlbly He within the In tent of the'Jtusfian government. The aim must rather b .the. amalgamation of the Polish govern went wth the "Russian ad rrjnlstratlon'isd'tbe we!dlrirof the Polish people with the general body politic of Russia by peaceful ties, which will pre serve Polish Individuality, culture and lan guage." "WILL NOT GRANT CONSTITUTION Russian Press-Warned Not to Misin terpret Czar's Speech. ETT. PETERSBURG. June '23. The offi cial Interpretation xf the Emperor's speech to the defecation of the Zesastvolsts-and Mayors at Feterhof June li'ls given-In the following circular sent by the Minister of the Interior to all the newspapers: "The words pronounced by the Emperor during the reception of the members of the Zemswos and Municipalities have been incorrectly interpreted by" a portion or the periodical press, and several news papers have, gone so far as to deduce therefrom the arbitrary conclusion that the Emperor's words lmolled an exten sion of "the Imperial rescript of March 3 to the Minister of the Interior in the sense of a-convocation of representatives of the people on the basis of the existing constitutions of the countries of West ern Europe, whereas It was clearly shown by the Emperor's words that the condi tions of such a convocation were to be based on an order of things responding to Russia's autocratic principles and his Majesty's wcrds contain absolutely not the least Indication of the possibility of modifying the fundamental laws of the emnlre. . "Consequently the central administra tion of press affairs by order of the Min ister of the- Interior Informs all publica tions appearing without censorship that the Emperor's words can be published only In the form tn which they were re ported In the Official Messenger, without additions or abbreviations, and in order to prevent distortion of the significance of the Imperial words It is found neces sary to prohibit the publication In the press of any kind of deduction or Inter pretations which do not accord with the direct and clear meaning of the Em peror's utterances." The Russ has been suspended upon the recommendation of Assistant Min ister of the Interior Trepoff. The Russ. which enjoys an Immense circulation, lately has been the government's most severe critic, waging unceasingly a war against the bureaucracy and print ing exposure after exposure. END OF 3LVNCHURIAN SCHEME Czar Abolishes VIccroyalty and Far Eastern Committee. ST. PETERSBURG. June 23. Tae VIccroyalty of the Far East having been abolished by the imperial ukase of June -21, Admiral Alexieff has been appointed a member of the Council of the Empire, and will, continue to hold his position t T aid-de-camp General to the Emperor. ' ; "The announcement of Admiral -Alex- leffs appointment was not accompa nied by the usual rescript of praise and it bears all the earmarks of Im perial disfavor. The retirement of Grand Duke Alexis as High Admiral and of Alexieff as viceroy of the Far East. and the suppression of the Far Eastern Committee in quick succession is the best evidence that Japan could need that the Emperor has washed his hands cf the whola Manchurian adventure. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. OS deg.: minimum. 63. Precipitation, none. TODAY'S Cloudy and occasionally threaten ing, winds mostly westerly. The War to tho Far-East. Small hope of armlitlce before peace confer esce meets. Page 4. Russian cruisers stopped from seizing Brit- Uh ships. Pago 5. Expulsion of merchant from Port Arthur denied. Page 5. Oyama wins several engagements. Page 3. Forelra. Negotiations in Morocco affair deadlocked. Page 1. Banquet to Ambassador Held In London. Page 1. Thousands shot In bloody riot at Lodz. Page 1. Opposition la Sweden to separation from Norway. Page -I. Czar abolishes offices of Far Eastern terri tory. Page 1. National. - Cabinet considers Chinese exclusion. Page 3. New forest reserve In Idaho. Page' 1. Politics. Philadelphia office-holder arrested again for forgery. Page 3. Governor Carter of Hawaii resigns. Page 5. Domestic Law officers investigate Equitable affairs and may prosecute officers. Pag X Peace arranged In Chicago strike. Page 3. Yale oarsman expelled for cribbing. Page 4. Sport. Americas tennis champions win all matches in England. Page All American yachts win at Kiel regatta. Page 1. Troops may be called out to stop betting at St. Louis. Page 4. Giants annex another ball game. Page 7. Whist tournament results. Page IX Pxelfle Coa.it!. New Washington Railroad Commission goes Into session. Page Q. Mrs. Eleanor Martin.- of San Francisco, se cures Secretary Tax t as guest, and becomes social leader. Page C. Southern Pacific trains from San Francisco to Portland crowded full. Page 4. Bookbinders suspiciously slow about sending In new Washington laws. Page 0. Crippled old squaw killed near The DalleaV possibly by her drunken daughter. Page G, lilntrs In Cornucopia walk, long- distance to get away from poor food. Page 6. Commercial nod Marine. Sale of Western Baking Company to Na tional Biscuit company. Page 17. Eastern egg reach local market.' Page 17. Suggestions by Durst sa to disposing of sur plus 1901 bops. Page 17. Trade review are favorable. Page 17. San Francisco Merchants Exchange officers nominated by grain department. Page 17, Advance la stocks checked. Page -17. Destroyer Perry runs at rate of 41 mllea an hour on Columbia. Page 5. Big Oriental cargo on liner. Arabia, Page 3. German crutseV Falke coming to Portland. " Page 3. Lewis sued Clark Exposltte. Attendance." 13.673. Page 18. Guards and. soldiers bare their heads to . G. A. R. Teterans at the Fair. Page 14. Seattle will hold its day today. Page 18. Portias and Yldatty. Tanner continues his testimony against his former partner. Senator XltchelL Page L Jury finds Rumells not guilty. Page IX Portland General Electric -Company adver tises four millions In gold bonds. Page 18. Good Roads Convention has a session of dis order. Page IS. Woman horsewhips young raan sear the main gate to the Exposition. Page 18. Lane too coy to aasousce his apyolatees, rage IX WILL IKE RICH MEN DISGORGE Morton Prepares to Recover 'Plunder Stolen From Equitable. MILLIONS MADE SUDDENLY EYcrr.Man Who profited Illegally by Dealings AVIth lEqultablo AVI II Be Sued for the Money r Thus Obtained. NEW YORK. June 21. Definite state ments are made by the Herald today that (In addition to the proceedings which are expected to be Inaugurated by Attorney-General Mayer and District At torney Jerome) Paul Morton, chairman of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, with the full knowledge and approval of the new owner. Thomas F. Ryan, will, by his own Investigation of affairs, delve deeper than either the Frlck committee or State Superintendent of Insurance Hendricks. Most serious charges against certain very rich men are hinted at In. con nection with this development. They have not- heretofore flsrured promi nently. One cf them is. says the Herald, currently reported" to have accumu lated JS.000.000 in a few years, while another, an appraiser, amassed mora than $1,000,000 In two years. While some of theso matters were only Indirectly connected with the society's fairs. It is Intimated that various docu ments arc being certified, while accounts and occurrences will be used as a basis for affidavits in court proceedings. Wher ever, the Herald declares, money is found to have been obtained by individuals on syndicate operations, on bonuses to se cure loans and the llke.1t Is asserted that actions will be begun to collect the amounts to which the society was lawfully entitled, had nothing been diverted from Its treasury. ' LAAA OFFICERS HOT ON TRAIL- Jerome 3Iay Brit Criminal, Mayer Civil, Proceedings. " NEW YORK. June 22. The regular Sum mer vacation of the Court of General Ses sions will bfi suspended this year so that the court may be available If District At torney Jerome begins prosecution In con nection with the affairs of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.- This "action was taken at the request of District Attorney Jerome. Mr. Jerome. In making his motion to suspend tho court's vacation, said he, had a letter from Governor "Hlggins offering to place the evidence obtained by Superin tendent of Insurance Hendricks at' his disposal. Mr. Jerome added: "It Is my desire to have that evidence, and It Is my intention to go through It very thoroughly I am not in a position to know at this time whether there has been a violation of the law. but It Is my duty to find out. "It is unusual for tho Governor to ad dress a letter such as I have received to the District Attorney, and It focuses pub lic attention upon me. I have made ar rangements with Justice Davey, of the criminal branch of the Supreme Court, and he will continue the June term of that court through the Summer. The powers of both courts can, If necessary, be in-, voked. It will take me some time to learn whether I shall need the assistance of the courts." AVill See Hyde Syndicate. - Attorney-General Julius M. Mayer was at his office today engaged In going over the proceedings of the Equitable Society. When asked how soon he would begin' action against the Equitable officers scored In the Hendricks report. Mr. Mayer re plied: "Action will be taken as soon as It Is physically possible, and it will not be a matter of weeks, but of days only, before we wtyLbe ready. Not only hove I-got to go over the Hendricks report, but tte tes timony which preceded that report and on which the report Is based." He was of the opinion tha rrperpe ac tions would bo taken, one tor th Restitu tion of funds wrongfully elicits, lud in other for the debarment rrccjcd!ngs against officers of the society. In com menting on this phase of the situation. Mr. Meyer said: "This Is a novel action, and It is the first time In the history of the State of New York where debarment proceedings against officials of an Insurance company will have been taken. Under the Insur ance law, which has never yet been put In practice, the Attorney-General bas power to debar officers of an Insurance company who have been found derelict In their duty, and this debarment hot only precludes them- from holding positions as ofllet-rr. but also debars them from acting as directors not only of the company from which- they have been debarred, but of any other insurance company doing busi ness within the confines of the state, and the Attorney-Genetul is the one to- enforce the action." Hyde AVants It Settled. James H. Hyde, through his counsel, Samuel Untcrmcyer. has indicated to Mr. Mayer his willingness to facilitate the Attorney-General's proposed suit against LJames II. Hyde & Associates for the re turn or. we proms receivea oy them in the syndicate's transactions in which the Equitable Society was Involved. Mr. Hyde said he was most anxious ior, an imme diate determination of the question of the ownership of this fund. and. if he is right, as he believes himself to be. relieve him by the Judgment of the court from the criticisms that have been leveled against him In the report of tho Superintendent, which he regards as most unjust and as based upon a total misapprehension of the law and facts. Mr. Mayer Informed Mr. Hyde that he will avail himself of the offer to expedite an Immediate determination in regard to the matter. August Belmont said today that bis res ignation as a director of the Equitable Life .Assurance Society was forwarded to G rover Cleveland, cb Jane li. "I have not been notified that aay actios has been taken oa y reinatio or tot- ter." ho saTd; "and have not even received an acknowledgment of the letter from Mr. Cleveland." Mr. Belmont's letter to Mr. Cleveland follows: New Yprk. June 14. 1305. My Dear Sir; I have been a policy-holder of the Equita ble Life Assurance Society since 1357. I was elected a director In 1S92, and have served ever since, and from the years 1S32 tb U35 I served on the finance committee. My election, however, although qualified for directorship as a policy-holders, was effected by the majority holders of the stock of the company. Inasmuch as this particular amount of stock has -now passed into a trust of which you are to act as trustee, with a full understanding that you will have complete and. unquestioned exercise of your Judgmentdn the- selection of the di rectors, I place my resignation -In your hands, to use when and In what manner you may see' fit. Yours, very truly, AUGUST BELMONT. REASSURES THE GERMANS. Policy-Holders' Sleeting in Berlin Receives Message From Morton. BERLIN, June 23. Over 60 policy-holders of the Equitable Life Assurance Soci ety held a meeting here today under the auspices of the German Fire Insurance Protective League to discuss the meas ures to be adopted In their interest In view of recent events in connection with the Equitable. Councillor of Justice Dr. Gru endler, the Equitable'? representative In Germany, read a cable message from Chairman Morton assuring the German policy-holders that the assets of, the- com pany were intact, and that their" interests were not endangered, and that all abuses In the society would soon be removed. The society's property In Germany amounts to SS.SaO.OOO on J2O.O0O.O0O of In sured capital. The Austrian policy-holders of the Equi table havfr asked the German League to take care of their Interests. NEW RESERVE IN IDAHO FOREST IX CASSIA COUNTY", IDA HO, SET ASIDE. Control of Tract in Shoshone 3Iount .alns AVill Preserve AVater and End Range AVnr. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 23. The President has Is sued a proclamation creating the Cas sia forest reserve, aggregating about 326, 0C0 acres of land In Cassia Countyt Idaho. lying Just north of the Nevada line in the Shoshone Mountains. This reserve was created on petition of a number of residents, in that vicln lty, who- wanted to conserve the waters of certain streams rising In these moun tains, which supply a large agricultural range and. livestock district before reach ing Snake River. Into which they flow. Establishment of the range was also found to be Important in order to Insure a controlled use of the range and con tribute to harmonizing the interests of the sheep and cattlemen now using It, between whom now exists, a bitter con flict. Northwest Affairs at AVashington. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 23. Major Robert K. Evans, military secretary, is detailed as a mem ber of the examining board at Vancouver Barracks, vice Major John Parke, Jr., Fourteenth Infantry, relieved. Oratlo L. Fisher has been appointed regular, Ray C. Fisher, substitute, rural carrier, route 6. at Salem, Or. Ida A. Hanson has been appointed Postmaster at Olema, Wash., vice S. H. Mason, resigned. CUT UP IN AUTO WRECK One Killed and Three Injured in New York Smashup- 'EW YORK, June 24. One man dead. three seriously injured and three others cut and bruised is the result of last night's automobile accident In Jerome avenue, near Two Hundred and Twentieth street. The wreck occurred before the gates of Woodlawn Cemetery. Paul Foster, whose skull was fractured, and who died soon after reaching the hospital, is said to have been a native of Boston. . Like manv other serious motor acci dents m and about New York recently. this one is said to have followed the use I' of the car without Its owner's knowledge or permission. The chauffeur had "one leg fractured and his right ear was al i 303t torn off. Three other men had croken limbs and were severely cut. Seven persons were In the machine. HARRIMAN MEN LEFT OUT Have No Voice in Management of . Burlington Lines. CHICAGO. June 23. (Special.) It is no ticeable in the election of Burlington di rectors, that the Harriman interests have been obliterated from the boards. No name Identified with th'e Harriman sys tem now appears on either of the Bur lington companies. This Is simply car rying out the policy adopted by James J. Hill, since the Supreme Court's decision In the Northern Securities case was Hill has Interpreted the decision as meaning that the same person should not be a director on the boards of com peting troads. Harriman interests have been deprived apparently of representa tion on the Northern Pacific and Great Northern roads, and now they have been removed from the Burlington boards. LAWYER LAMB DISBARRED Penalty of Bogus Suit Against North ern Securities Merger. NEW YORK. June 23. George Alfred Lamb, who as attorney for Peter Power sued to prevent the. turning over of the Northern Pacific Railroad stock to the Northern Securities Company, was dis barred, by an opinion handed down today by the Apellate Division of the Supreme Court. Proceedings were brought against Lamb after he had lost the suit on the ground that Power was not genuinely a plaintiff, but had been induced to act in that capacity. It was alleged that neltaer Lamb nor Power was damaged by the pro posed transfer., and that the suit was .Brought with an improper object in view. EIO WELCOMED m III OML Heads of the Nation Toast American Ambassador at' Pilgrims' Banquet. TWO GREAT PEACEMAKERS King Edward and President Roose velt Coupled" by Roberts and Bal four. "Under Title Roberts -Coming, to 1 America. ' LONDON. June 23. Whitelaw Jleld. the American Ambassador, who has been offi cially received by King Edward and the membra of the Cabinet, and entertained socially by royalty and the leaders of Eng lish society, made his first public appear ance as an American Ambassador tonight at a dinner given In his honor by' the Pil grims' Society, of London. The gathering included many of England's most famous men, with a sprinkling of American resi dents of London, all of whom gave'the heartiest welcome to the American repre sentative. The large banquet hall at Clar idge's was crowded and presented a bril liant scene. The hall was plainly but daintily decorated with the entwined American and British flags, huge bells of American Beauty roses and clusters of other flowers, while the numerous round tables at which the company dined wero decorated with red and pink roses and green climbers. Field Marshal Lord Roberts presided, and several hundred guests wore present. Lord Roberts. In proposing a toast to King Edward and President Roosevelt, said: Edward and. Roosevelt Toasted. The first toast on this vast programme is one which cannot but appeal to everyone In this room. It Is that of Kinp Edward and President Roosevelt. I thought that .on, an occasion such as this, when we Pilgrims of this country assembled to do honor to a brother Pilgrim In the person of. the emi nent gentleman who has come to this coun try to represent America at tho court of St. James It would be appropriate to bracket the names of the rulers of the respective countries, net only because they are our rul er', but because In their persona we have tiro of the'.greateat peacemakers of the pres ent time. When -we reflect on the happy re sults of King Edward's continental Journeys, upon the friendly relations of Great Britala with other powers and Indeed on all and every phasn of the. Xing' srtlgn'. King Ed wanl's success as a promoter of peace and apod feeling stands, out pre-eminent. The same might be said of President Roosevelt, who even now Is 'giving the world the strong est proof of his love of peace and" who may be considered to be one of civilization's truest friends. I ask you all to drink to the health, long life and prosperity of the King and of that dlt:npulfhed American gentleman. President Roosevelt. Lord Roberts' reference to President Roosevelt's effort to end the war was re ceived with cheers. America as a AVorld-Power. To Premier Balfour fell the task of pro posing the toast to the guest of the even ing. Mr. Balfour said that the sentiments with which they regarded the American Ambassador were different from those meted out to the representative of any other power. The American Ambassador represented, not an alien power, but a power of whose greatness Great Britain was proud and" whose progress Great Brlt ain.had watched with Interest. Each suc ceeding year made the two great heirs of Anglo-Saxon civilization feel how much they had In common. Whitelaw Reld's' predecessor had Indicated that it was the wish of America to be little entangled In the politics of the Old World, but Mr. Balfour . said he doubted whether that doctrine in its extreme purity would be much longer maintained, as It was -not reasonable to think that some great planet could be suddenly Introduced Into the solar system and remain there without having an effect on the planets with which It associated. This, the Premier asserted, was seen In President Roosevelt's efforts toward peace. In this great crisis the United States had . the advantage of not having been so far entangled In any of the com plicated relations which embarrassed ths Western European powers, but President Roosevelt had taken the right time and used exactly the right means of initiat ing negotiations which every man in Great Britain and every man In the civ ilized world desired should end In the ter mination ofthe war. Ambassador Reld had an enthusiastic reception on rising to reply, the' company singling "America," and "He's a Jolly Good Fellow." He sald: Ambassador Reid's Reply. Words fall me for proper acknowledgement of the too kind things' you have been pleased to say and the tco generous manner in which they have been received. Jfor can I trust myself to tell you how much I value the stilt greater compliment implied In the gathering of this extraordinary and representative company, which .stands, as r well know, .for so much of what both of our countries hold In the highest honor. I must confess that such occasions tend to promote sober humility. I ne'er listen to these too highly confident anticipations with out an eager prayer that hopes so little warranted might not be wholly disappointed. Just as heretofore I have never received recognition of any bit of official work with out wondering how a generous people could rate my work so far abovo Its real worth. With all my heart I thank you. With all my poor ability I shall try to do my duty. I shall not equal my distinguished predecessor In winning- your plaudits. What American In. this generation can? But In one thing he shall not surpass - me In pride alike la the country which sends me and In .the coun try which receives me, as well as fp the pro found conTlctlon that what is In a. large way tor the- real Interest of one will generally be found in the long run to be in the real la teerst Jf both, and that common institu tions, character and. aspirations must make o"ur great advances lla henceforth in parallel lines. It- would be less than kind. If at this date and after all that has goae before you should expect from me this evening-. & loag speech on the expediency of necessity of frle41y relations, between the two countries. What conceivable reason la there now that the twa great branches of the KsHtUsfe-saki; pe- (Coaclwied' oa Page 4.)