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VOL. XX,Y.- NO. 13,970. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDATl SEPTEMBER 16, 1905. PRICE FIYE CENTS. ILL IT REFUSE TAINTED MONEY Mission Board Votes Down Gladden. FIGHT HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN Though Majority Votes Against Him, All Applaud. GIFT AND GIVER IDENTICAL Great Financiers Receive Oratorical Ijashlnp in Convention Glad don AVI II Continue FiRlit, Though .End Is Set. DR. GLADDEN'S REJECTED RESO LUTION. KoJvd. Tht the officers of this rarity M neither solicit nor Jn vit domiUe-M to lUt ftmd from per tmm wheae gate are Renorally be ttered to hajre been dm4p by method morally ref-rebeiMtblo and socially !n- SBATTLE. Sept. 16.-(SpcIJ.)-"Thts is K the end: It Is the beginning." Dr. Wahlwgton Gladden said that after tfce American Board of Commiseioners for TtK Miaetom; had fetid his "tainted momy" resolution on the table by a rkrfng vote of to . With Dr. Gladden's res eattoa went tb proposed substitute oom M radius: the prudential committee and Mtltateg a new set of principles govorn t5 the oetteetlon of money for mission ary wwk. The board declared t a sub ject that houfd not lx interjected into Use meeting, and threw it out. Caustic Comment on Oil King. Dr. Gladden had made a strong plea for the adoption of hta resolution forbidding the mlk-Harkm of funds from men who bad gained a fortune hi ' qaertlonable "tboda. He pleaded and storm odf threat--Af ""V -QOHtlon, "Vy'ith out memfltottiK his name. Dr. Gladden arraigned John D. Rockefeller bitterly and cousUralry commented upon the fact that ataoe certain big gifts bad been received be re wm no further comment upon the aource of the oil king' wealth. For more tbaa an hour he held the platform at the board meeting. Bven more strongly than Dr. Gladden, Rev. PhiUtfi Moxom. of Springfield. Mass., Peded for the Gladden resolution, and Rev. S. O. Updyke denounced certain groat ana nepers Fight Only Just Begun. As Dr. Gladden turned to leave the hall, overwhelmingly voted down, he declared M a giit had only commenced. 1 have often been in the minority in tins board." he said, "but I have seen tnat minority gather strength until it be came the majority. S it win now. .1 fdcall not bring up the question again at ths meeting, but the light Ls not over. This Is merely the boginnlng." Juet ac confidently G. Henry Whitcomb turned from the hall, believing the Incl- &QKt CtO fifed. "We will hear no more about it." he said. "This is the end." There were few speeches following Dr. Gladden's. but for a time the prudential committee's forces bombarded him with "baiting" questions, to which he replied that the board should determine whether money wae tainted or not. APPLAUDED, BUT VOTED DOW.N Gladden's Plea Against Tainted Money Arouses Enthusiasm. SaATTLS. Sept. tt.-By a vote of 4C to 3. the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions today wont on record a being opposed to a further discussion of "tainted money" in any of its phases. This vote was not taken, however, until the question had been threshed out In all its phases, and the leading Congrogation altets of America had voiced their senti ments on the subject. Dr. Washington Gladden, the loader of the minority, precipitated the discussion by the introduction of a resolution to the effect that the officers of the board should neither invite nor solicit donations to Its funds from persons whose gains are generally believed to have been made by methods "morally indefensible or socially injurious." Mr. David Fales. of Illinois, Immediately offered a substitute resolution calculated to uphold the prudential committee in its attitude on the subject of 6uch gifts, and both were referred to a special committee composed of Dr. Gladden, the author of the original resolution; Mr. Faels, who introduced the substitute; Rev. George C Adams. Rev. Philip S. Moxom, Rev. John R. Thurston. W. W. Mills and Guilford Douglas. This committee's report was made a special order of business at the afternoon session. Two reports were submitted, the majority signed by five members and the minority containing the signatures of Dr. Gladden and Dr. Moxom, two of the orig inal pretcstants. Gladden Will Continue Fight. Immediately after the reading of the re ports Dr. Gladden moved the adoption of the minority report, and, spoaklng to the motion, he reviewed the question, "Shall lllgotten gains be sought for Chris tiah purposos?" from its Inception, con cluding with an eloquent appeal that the church divorce Itself for all time from this source of contributions. Dr. Glad den's final words were significant of the course which it la his purpose to pursue In the future, notwithstanding the over whelming vote by which the minority re--port was virtually lost ' "Some of you .have been Idnd enough toj. j assure me that I am In a very insignifi cant minority," he said. "That may be; 1 leave that to be decided by you. It will not be the first time that I have been in a very small minority, even in this board; but I have seen such small minorities in a verj' few years grow to overwhelming majorities. The same appeal of 'truth, to time' is one on which I have learned to rest with hope, and I thereforb .commit with confidence "what I have said to yeu and to the people of the Congregational churches and to the kindly Judgment bf all honorable men." From 'the moment that Dr. Gladden yielded the platform until President Capon announced his defeat on the ballot to table a running debate was had in which representatives of evory church, section and dependent denomination seized . the opportunity to place Jhemselvos on rec ord. Ovation Follows Spcccll. Throughout Dr. Gladden's speech and following his rejoinders to the vollej of pertinent questions which were shot at him from all points of the auditorium, it was apparent that his attitude had made a lasting impression upon his auditors, and applause at this time was both spon taneous and unrestrained. After the vote was taken that finally disposed of the matter, and even while the ten who voted acalnstthe motion to table the resolu tions were standing, applause broke out and Dr. Gladden, vho left the platform at the close of the debate was over whelmed with congratulations on his ad dress and the position taken by hhn. He held an informal reception in one of the committee-rooms, and for a few minutes the routine of the afternoon session was interrupted. In moving the adoption of the minority report committing the boarS against the acceptance of such gifts as that recently subscribed by John D. Rockefeller, Dr. Gladden said in part: Principles Arc at Stake. The principle for which this beard was or ganized "la much more than a eerporat4e to carry on rafcwetonary work and te receive Rift for that pwrpef. la the words of President Tucker, the board le sot primarily a de positor for the reception of uasoMcUed sift", set oven an agent r trustee for ' their -burfscmeot. Primarily the boar, as it exists today. ) a powerful organi-uuten for the v- McHatlon and direction of funds toward mta sienary ends. Its work In te-e regards Is at positive and aggressive as Its work la the field. Principles one and two virtually Ig nore the whole matter &i seHcilatle la which present issues for the most, part He. It in this function which we must keep clearly before us In the entire dty-cu scion. It Is what ha been dene In the exercise of tM u action, and nothing else, that has pro voked, all tM controversy. Yet the entire argument of the prudential committee, an it hen been prc-sented to the public, baa ignored thin fundamental Issue. I think that a great deal of moral confusion has bees caused by tine evasion; and I hope that we ehalt be aWe here to get the mala question dearly before us. It may he granted that gifts which come from unknown sources, uninvited gifts, Mke there which are dropped upon the contribution plate, may be taken without quetroentag. To learn the source of all such gifts' would be Impossible, ana We "are not advocating ab surdities. Offering that arc made without ostentation, before which no trumpet aro blown, which expect no recognition, may be freoiy received, and ne possible barm can be dene. But wbea the giver comes with bis gift and asks e to accept it publicly and for mally at hla band?, the question la very dif ferent. Tbbc distinction, by the way. entirely dis poses of the contention that we ' are seek ing to prevent unworthy pica freer .del ng good with their meaoy: Aaj" rich' man who Is 'fitting to make bin giftA impersonal and se cret will and no difficulty whatever in bestew- lag tbem. Gifts Roprcsent Giver. It is only gifts which require frtaz pubWc recognition of the giver and which connect themselves with the giver, about which any question can be raised. Bvery such gift rep resents the giver. His character is mere or less rejected in It. Prejerty, as Hegel htta B3 truly mid. In an oxtonsion of the per sonality, and the personality can never be eliminated when gifts are pubMdy made. We ought to develop the missionary re sources of our churches, and of our local eon-id feronees. as they have never been developed. We ought to do It and we can do It. can go before the people of our churehn and say to them: "This work of bringing Christ to the world Is our work and we must do It. The good light is our fight and we can win It. We are not going down to Egypt after ebarleta and horses, we will fight it out eursoivee. We do not need to ditcuas tainted money, it is enougn to say that we nee none of It. for we know where there Is plenty of good boneet money for all this work. It is the Lord's money and he shaN have what he calls for." When I have said my word, I call yeu to witness that It has been epoken. net in anger or bUternfw, hut soberly and klntfty. I have Indulged In ne personalities, I have aspcreed no man's motives. I have been constrained to apeak very plainly, for the juncture is a se rious one; there are prlnelpiea at b-sue which cannot be trilled with; there are Interests at stake which ought not to be mcriSced. S" Solicitation the Issue. The reception of voluntary gifts is not. however, the question before us. No gifts from compromising sources have been prof fered to this board or arc likely te be. The practical lsue before us concerns the active soncitatlen rather than the passive accept ance of gifts. Even granting that "the American board has not been given the authority to discriminate between those who offer gifts." it is certain that the board has ample authority to discriminate among those from whom it will solicit gifts. It does dis criminate among these persons, it has not gone, ana It will not go to great gamblers or liquor sellers soliciting aid. The sug gestion that It might .Intend, to do e hs been already indignantly repelled as a slan der. The legal title of such persons to the property now In their hands may be perfect. but the officers of the American board will not seek out such persons and Invite their co-operation in its work. .It will discrim inate against them. The right ana tho duty of making discrimination among these who ore lnvltt-d to contribute to its treasury will not, I dare say, be disputed on the floor. The line is drawn, and will be drawn, The ") Murausii is micro u snail do arawn. The committee says that "Investigation by the executive officers to determine the sources from which gifts come Is neither justifiable nor practical." However this may be. It is certainly competent and wise for them to make some inquiry respecting the character and reputation of the persons te whom they apply for assistance. using the discretion which they must use In soliciting donations, there are one or 'two simple rules by which they bhould be guided. In the first place as we have already seen, they must not seek the co-onoratlon In their work of persons whose gains have been and are being made by scandalous Immoralities. About this there Is no dispute. in the second place, ther must not Invite gifts frem persons who are conspicuous ene mies of society. Enemies of Society. It Is a bitter truth that such a class exists among us, and that the Nation is now con fronting, with anxiety and fear, the prob lem of restraining its depredations. The class Is composed of persons who have rapid ly acquired enormous wealth. The number of these persons Is not large, but the power wnicn iney nave acquired is prodigious. No such aggregation of wealth have ever been known The existence of such fortunes is prima facie evidence of social injustice. I think that a man may, by means fairly legitimate, accumu late a considerable fortune, but no man can posribly render to society a kind and amount of service which shall entitle him. within a generation, to heap up for himself a fortune or a thousand million or five hundred mlllionn of dollars. The existence of such fortunes Is an enormous peril to a democratic elate; tney could ne-er nave been accumulated. In a democracy, without a great deal of social and political rottenness; and the men who have taken advantage of - cuch conditions, or have, perhaps, helped to create them, in r XCtfn.c5udtd.on pre ). MUCH-MARRIED ' WOMAN'S TILS Has Had Six Husbands and Never- Yet Has Found . a Good One. r LIQUOR IS MAN'S CURSE Often Deserted or Driven to Divorce by Faithless 3Ian, She Still Hopes to Draw a Prize In Lottery. REFLECTIONS OF A WOMAN ON HER SIX HUSBANDS. Really good and true men are scarce as hen's teeth. Drink is the curse of mankind. It makes a fiend of a good man. My husbands have been aMke in one particular; I have had to support all of them. Marriage Is a lottery and I have drawn no prizes. I could not fancy a homely mas. no matter hew good he was. CHICAGO, Sept. IS. (Special.) While the trials and tribulations of six matri monial ventures, all of which provefi dtemal failures, have shattered to. a marked degree her faith In mankind, Mrs. William Cleaves Hodge?. IS years old, 3W3 Fifth avenue, declared today that she Is not altogether discouraged. Although admitting she has lost hope of over meeting her afilnlty, Mrs. Hodges has enough faith in matrimonial bureaus to believe that she still may realize her lingering aspiration which Is to find a good man who will provide a comfort table home for her and two of her three children. Her oldest son, who Is 23. can take care of himself, she says. Fate has rather turned the tables on Mrs. Hodges in this regard, for she says she has had to support every man ahe over married. Drink was he principal disturbing element In her domestic Hfe. having caused her to leave four f the six husbands. She killed one In self defense. Deserted AVlthln.Tvyp Dnya. The last husband deserted her. She met him at the Grand Central Railway station last Saturday night, after cor responding with him through the medium of a matrimonial "ad." He came from Bowling Green, Ky., and said he was a stock-farm owner. Justice Wolff married the couple, and Monday morning, not quite IS hours after the wedding cere mony. Mrs. Hodges says, she found her self a widow again. "But I am used to such disappoint ments, so I don't mind It much." she said. "I always have lived as well with out a husband, as with one. I have had to support them all, so what's the differ ence?" . Here Is the brief story of this much married woman, as related by horself to day: Story of Mnny "Marriages. "My maiden name was Laura Wind ross. I was bom at Pensaukee. Mich., IS years ago. At 19 I was married to Wil liam Bush, son of a lumber doalr In Brookside, Wis. He met me at a dance, proposed and got me. I lived with him a year and 9 months, when I left him because he did not support me. 1 did dressmaking and supported him until I got tired or It. "After a year of single life I was again married to M O'Donnell. a cook In Posh tigo. Wis. He had been smitten with me before I got Bush, and as soon as he found I had secured a divorce he re sumed his attentions. I lived with him three years. He drank terribly. I left him. I afterwards got a divorce from O'Donnell. He is now In California. "I returned the Peshtlgo and opened a millinery shop. Wrhlle there. I mot A. M. Cholotte, a wealthy lumberman. Ills folks objected so strongly to his marrying a divorced woman that they drove him in sane with their harping. He, died in an Oshkosh, Wis., sanitarium. Cousin Wins Away Husband. "Then I went to Mastodon, Mich., "where I met R. S. Perkins, agent for the Mas todon Iron Company. I was married to him jjnd lived 12 years with him. We came to Chicago and he engaged In the construction of. bridges for the sanitary j district. My cousin won him from me. I ! heard he was trying to get a divorce and j beat him to It- j "I -did dressmaking tw.o more years. Fl- 1 nallv I answered a matrimonial 'ad' and i was married to Fred Blsbee, a North Da kota farmer. The children and I got along nlcoly, until there was a failure of orops. That drove Blabee Insane. I packed up and went to the nearest town. He followed me with a rifle and broke Into my room at Crosier. X. D. I shot him In self-defense and was acquitted. .Worthless Check Pays Fee. "I stayed at the hotel waiting for the Bhcriff to sell the farm. While there, I metand was married to Charles H. Wil liams, an engineer for the Lakeota Mill ing Company. He was the nicest one of the lot, but he would . not support me, Williams disappeared suddenly.' I guess I loved him best of all. "My experience with this last "husband has taught me a lesson. He gave a worthless check to the Justice for marry ing us. I'll be more cautious hereafter in casting my line in the matrimonial sea." Fight New Cases in Prussia. BERLIN, Sept. 15. The Official Bulletin Xtoaay announce, ejfht .newcaaes oLchol-- era and three deaths in 21 hours ending at noon, making a total of 190 cases and 6S deaths. The new cases are one each in the Dlrschau. Brcslau, Stuhm and Koalgsberg districts, and two each in tho Graudenz arid Flatow districts. DIRSCHAU. Prussia. Sept. 15. One new case of cholera was reported here today. CAUGHT- IN VESSEL'S HOLD Missing Sailors of Mikasa Drowned Like Rnts in Trap. LONDON", Sept. 16. Tho correspondent of the Telegraph at Sasebo. Japan. In a dispatch describing the disaster to the battleship Mikasa, says the reason the fate of so many of the crew Is unknown Is that a large detachaient was sent be low to battle with the flames, and that the men were unable to reach the deck when tho vessel foundered. It Is believed the actual damage to the vessol Is comparatively slight, according to tho correspondent. CALL POLICE TO ACCOUNT. Committee of Dlit "Wants Martini Law Abolished. TOKIO. Sept, 15. (5:S0 P. M.) The com mittee of tho lower house of the Diet, which has ben Investigating the recent disturbances, will have an Interview with Premier Katsura tomorrow, on which oc casion the committee will demand the abolition of martial law and will also or ganize a special committee of inquiry Into police outrages. The Bar Association Is memorializing the government for the abolition of mar tial law. The president and vice-president of the lower house of the Diet will go to Yoko hama tomorrow to meet Secretary Taft. ASPHALT AIDED REBELS Former Official Gives Evidence In Suit of Venezuela. NEW YORK. Sept, 15. The first hearing of testimony in this country In the suit of the government of Venezuela against the New York & Bermudez Asphalt Com-' pany for Jll.OW.OOO was held today before United States Commissioner Alexander. The action Is for alleged participation by the asphalt company In the revolution of General Matos against the legal govern ment three years ago. In evidence given today for the government, it was shown assistance was given the revolutionists by order from the late Major Malcolm A. Rafferty, who was general manager in the West Indies for the asphalt company wlth headquarters at Port of Spain. Thp testimony was given by Edward D. Jeffs, who at the time was superintendent of the New York &. Bermudez Company at Guanaco. where the asphalt lake Is sit uated. Jeffs testified that he had repaired arms for the revolutionists in the shops of the asphalt company at Guanaco. that he had sent special trains to transport revolutionary troops and that In other ways he had aided the revolutionists. Frederick R. Bartlott, -a. witness for the defendant, testified that he was in the omploy of the New York & Bermudez in Venezuela at the -llmr; of th Insurrection and is still In Its employ. He testified that Major Ra freely had instructed him not to participate'" In politics. ITALY IS STILL SHAKING Earthquake at Intervals All Xlght at Florence. ' FLORENCE, Italy, Sept 16. The observ atory reports that the Instruments there rocorded seismic disturbances last night. The disturbances lasted from S P. M. until 1 o'clock this morning. At 7:17 A. M. the Instrumctns recorded a powerful shock, having an extended radius. The Instruments were still strongly agitated at 9 o'clock this morning. Kaiser Sends Aid to Victims. ROME Sept. 15. The German Emperor has sent Foreign Minister Tittoni 0O for the Calabria earthquake victims. King Victor Emanuel is continuing his trip through the stricken towns. Iter. R. S. Chnsc Has Xew Parish. WAKEFIELD. Mass.. Sept. 15. (Spe cial.) Rev. Rufus S. Chase, formerly rec tor of a parish In Olympla. Wash., has Just been Installed as rector of Immanuel Episcopal Parish here. He was seven years In Olympla and prior to that held a mission parish in the interior of Oregon. KEY. WASHINGTON GLADDEN, WHO TAINTED jgjBAnK fiy. f isHvMpSflLlflnHRKwiBanH GHAFIGES DISMISSED Methodist Conference Com mittees Acquit Both Lan den and Elliott. COMPLAINANT NOT PRESENT i liisnop JlcDowell Suspects Cases Arc-AVork-or .Malice, and Is --Looking for Their Instigator. EVERETT, Wash.. Sept. 15. (Special.) The charges against both Jev. G. EL Landen, presiding elder of the Centralla district, and against Rev. T. E. Elliott, pastor of the Methodist church at Van couver, Wash., preferred by Mrs. Hidden and her following at Vancouver, fell flat at the hearing before separate select committees, for want of evidence to sub stantiate the allegations made In the complaints. Witnesses and principals had been summoned by telegraph last night In time for them to reach Everett In time for the hearings, but no ono appear ed In either case in response to the sum mons. Mrs. Hidden telegraphed the prosecution In the Elliott case and asked to have It postponed In order that depositions which were being taken today might be pre sented before the select committee. This, however, was deemed inexpedient, and the committee adjourned to meet again this evening to draw up their report to the conference, which will be presented to morrow morning. The report will find Pastor Elliott not guilty on even count. Case Against Mr. Landen. Tho Landen case occupied more time. J. W. Miller adopted the tactics of a vigorous and adroit prosecutor, and kept a running lire of questions tending to confuso Rev. Landen after the presiding elder had taken the stand as a witness for the prosecution and against himself. Rev. Landen finally asked Miller to let him see the letters out of which he ap peared to be reading extracts. He said he could recognize his own signature, and would readily admit writ ing anything letters bearing his signa ture contained. He coukl not In all cases trust to his memory. In regard to the charge that he had himself selected the committee that heard the appeal of Mrs. Hidden, he said that wllth Rev. Mr. Elliott, he had selected 4 odd names from the church membership. A petition signed by a number of persons had been presented to Rev. Mr. Elliott and forwarded to Rev. Landen. Urging that Elliott take steps to have Mrs. Hid den withdraw from the church. Mr. Lan den said he was careful to exclude every name on this petition. Then he asked Rev. Mr. Elliott If he had talked with any of the persons selected about the case of Mrs. Hidden, or whether he had any knowledge of how any of them stood on the case. He was Informed that the pastor had not talked with anv nt thom and did not know about thelwlews. This list was then forwarded to Rev. N. M. Temple, the presiding officer at the hear ing. From this list Mr. Temple summoned k to act as jurors. Out of the 11 or 12 that responded a trial committee of five was selected and no objection was made to any one of the Ave. In fact. It is stated that Mrs. Hidden was well pleased with the committee as it stood before the evidence was submitted. Committee Acquits. The Landen committee did not conclude its labors until about 8 o'clock tonight. Then it found Rev. Landen not guilty on overy count, and will so report to the Methodist conference Saturday morning. There Is a belief in the conference and It Is said to be shared by Bishop Mc Dowellthat there Is jomc one behind the work that has been done by Mrs. Hidden and her followers. It Is not stated who may be suspected, nor is it hinted whether he is a member of the Puget Sound Conference- or the Oregon Conference, but it Is certain that such a person exists In one conference or the IS LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST MONEY, HIDDEN other, the probabilities pointing toward tho Oregon Conference. If this person should havo the light thrown upon him, he would doubtless receive a rebuke that will be lasting. If. Indeed, he Is still per mitted ""to retain his position in confer ence; for It Is understood Bishop Mc Dowell regards the whole affair as ma licious, disgraceful and unwarranted, the people bringing the accusations showing a lack of good faith In not being on hapd with their witnesses and their evidence. The laymen's convention this afternoon organized the Methodist Laymen's Asso ciation of Puget Sound. President. T. S. Lippv. Seattle; vice-presidents, C C. Grid ley, A'ancouver; R, A. Devers, Seattle; ,G. W. Bullord, Tacoma; L. H. Seeley. Everett; J. O. Rudene. Pleasant Ridge; secretary-treasurer, S. H. Morford, Seattle. B 5 CHICAGO BAPTIST CLERGY FAIL TO ENTHUSE FOR HIM.' So Few Accept That Scheme Is Aban doned Will Go to Seattle If lie lias to Drive. CHICAGO, Sept. 15. (Special.) There will be no farewell banquet for Rev. Myron W. Haynes. recently accused by the Western Passenger Association of abusing the half-fare privilege. The din ner which the Baptist clergy of Chicago had arranged for next Monday has been called off at the Instigation of Dr. Haynes himself. He gave as his reason that his own church, the Belden Avenue, has ar ranged a reception for Monday night. Other persons say the banquet was abandoned because so few acceptances were received. Dr. Haynes denied a report that he Is noi to go to Seattle to become pastor of the First Baptist Church there. "I am going to Seattle If I have to drive across the continent." he said. AUTO JUMPS OVER BRIDGE Four Persons Badly Injured and Gov. Glenn Narrowly Escapes. WINCHENDON. Mass.. Sept. 15. An automobile containing- members of the party accompanying: Governor R. B. Glenn, of North Carolina, plunged over a bridge on the road to Royal Stone here today and landed at the bottom of a ditch, pinioning- the occupants under neath. The Injured are: J. C. McNeil, member of staff of the Charlotte. N. C, Observer, badly cut about the head. Guy Townsend. of Winchendon, seri ously hurt. Selectman Henry N. Raymond, of Wlnchendon, head cut and bruised. Owen Hoban. lawyer of Wlnchendon, knees Injured and back sprained. The motor car containing Governor Glenn was directly behind the automo bile which met with tho accident and only the prompt action of the chauf TMtr nvr-nrf x collision between the two cars. -.as the first car swerved from Its course and crashed into tho ditch, capsizing. Roberts' Visit Postponed. LONDON. Sept- 15. Field Marshal Lord Roberts' visit to America has been post poned and will not be made this year. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAT'S Maximum temporature. 63 deg.; minimum. 46. Precipitation, nene. TODAY'S Fair. Northerly winds. Foreign. Armistice In force in Far Eastern war. Page 4. Norway and Sweden on verge of war. Page 5. Wholeanle as-asstnatlons at Baku. Tage 3. Belief that Kemura Is committing slow sui cide to escape disgrace. Page 3. National. Foreign engineers will recommend sea-lerel canal. Page 3. Text of charges against commander of Ben nington. Page 3. Shoshone reserve will be created despite Hey burn. Page 4. Domestic. Ramsey will fight Gould for control of Wabash. Page 4. Banquet to Rev. Myron Haynes falla. Page 1. Woman who has had 6lx husbands relates her experiences. Page 1. Perkins tells about political contributions of Insurance companies. Page 1. Sherrick held for action ef grand Jury. Page 4. Seven people burned to death in fuso fac tory. Page 4. Printers winning strike in Chicago. Page 2. Sport. Pacific Coast League scores: Lo Angeles 4. Portland 2; Seattle 2. Taeema 0; Oakland 4. San Francisco -. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Dr Wa'shinKtoa Gladden's eloquent plea against 'tainted money" Is defeated. Page 1. Mrs. Hjdden's charges against Revs. Landen nt Elliott are dismissed by Methodist conference. Page 6. Frank Pasquale hung at Walla Walla for killing Charles -Oray. Page 6. Young Crosno. lost In mountains for 13 days, returns starving to his friends. Page 3. Careless work of enumerators makes state census of little value Page 6. Southern Oregon postmaster to be flogged for beating wife. Page 8. Yakima saioonmen agree to close on Sun day. Page ft. Corvaliis Club officers In Jail for selling liquor. Page 0. Railroad nttorneys contest assessments, be fore Statt- Board of Equalization. Page 6. Clancy committed to Irisane Asylum as a kleptomaniac. Page 6. . Commercial and Marine. Hop market !n waiting attitude. Page 15. All commercial lines show activity, Page 13. San Francisco cereal markets Improve. Page 13. Strong closing in wheat at Chicago. Page 13. Money conditions still Influence stock specu lation at Now York. Page 15. Halifax sealers will hunt off Cape Horn. Page 7. Lewis and Clark Exposition. Admissions. 18,302. Page 11. Battle of Santiago to. be reproduced on Guild's Lake. Page 11. Stock show will be given at the Fair. Page 10 Babies day today at .the Exposition. Page 10. Pioneer's day celebrated as a tribute to only survivor .of Champoeg. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Proposition is made to accept fills. Page 14. Coin and watch disappear from police cus tody. Page 11. Ten brothers and sisters will hold family re union today. Page 12. - Fire Chief Campbell chosen president of Pa cific Coast Association. Page 11. Twelve divorces granted In one day. Pago 14. Favor Bryan not Folk, say Democrats' who wera slighted at the bnaquet. Page 10. Saloonkeeper convicted of selling liquor to minors will fight ordinance. Page 16. Wllllamson-Geaner-Bigga trial nears Its close. Page 14 Traveling passenger agents oppose granting further power to Interstate Commerce Commlssloc. Page 9. AHDUET WRITES TO CAMPAIGN FUN! New York Life Gives to Republicans, PERKINS ADMITS FACTS Says Other Insurance Com panies Do Likewise. WOULD FORBID PRACTICE More Revelations of Insurance Tl nance Bondbuying- Syndicates and Division of Profits, Relations to Morgan. NEW YORK. Sept. 15. (Special.) Admitting that in the last three Presi dential elections the New York Life Insurance Company had contributed to the Republican National campaign fund nearly S 150,000. George W. Per kins, partner in the firm of J. P. Mor gan & Co.. and vice-president of the New York Life, told the members of the legislative investigating committee today In the same breath that a law preventing such contributions should be enaeted. He asserted that John A. McCall, president of the New York Life, al though a Democrat, contributed from his personal means and those of the association together, "because he be lieved there was a great peril which threatened the assets of the policy holders.' Mr. Perkins said positively that all the big insurance companies of this city contributed to campaign funds at every election. He said the contribu tions made by the company he repre sented to the Presidential campaign fund had been in three lots of about $50,000 each. KCT YORK. Sept. IK. George W. Per kins, member of the firm of J- P. Morgan & Co.. and first vice-president of the New York Life Insurance Company, was the star witness at today's session of tho special legislative committee probing; life Insurance companies' methods, and his testimony was replete with revelations In the development of finance as applied by insurance companies. The climax of the day came when Mr. Perkins was asked concerning an entry of $48,002 In a ledger, marked, "ordered paid by the President." The check was made out payable to J. P. Morgan Sc. Co.. and Mr. Perkins frankly stated it was a contribution to the National Republican campaign committee, and had been paid to Cornelius" N. Bliss. Mr. Perkins said: "This payment was made after very careful deliberations. It must not be con sidered an ordinary contribution to the campaign fund. It was paid because we felt that the assets of the New York Life Insurance Company would be jeopardized by a Democratic success." Mr. Perkins said contributions were also made In 1900 and 1SS6. This bomb caused a murmur of conver satlon about the room, which had be come packed with spectators. Standing room was at a premium, and every one. tried to catch the testimony. Purely Executive Action. Pursuing the check Inquiry further, Mr. Hughes brought out that this expenditure was never brought to the attention of the finance committee, the witness terming It n "purely executive action." It was charged against cash on the books of the Hanover Bank office of the financial de partment. Mr. Perkins here Interposed: "I would like to make a statement. The fact that the check Is drawn to J. P. Morgan & Co. has no significance. I paid out the money, and It was merely be cause of a convenience of repayment that the cheek, was made payable to J. P. Mor gan & Co." "What other contributions to political funds have been made b the New York Life?" "None, to ray knowledge." Mr. Hughes asked Mr. Perkins to ex plain how on the books. In the syndicate action, by which $600,000 bonds was sold on December 31, 1901, and bought back January 2, 1902. there was shown on tho debit side of the account $160,000 and on the credit side JSOO.OOO, and Mr. Perkins replied: Sells and Buys at Same Price. "In that transaction we asked for $3,000. 000 of bonds and only got $4,000,000. We made up our minds to sell the $SOO,000 of this sum. and our books therefore only showed $3,200,000. When It came to the end of the year. -we sold the $500,000, a"htf. instead of taking a loss of $160,000. we only took a loss of $80,000. I arranged. with J. P. Morgan & Co. to sell, it at a price', and then I bought It back at the same price. After rebuylng, I held on to It and finally sold It at 90. Our first l5ea was to sell at SO. but we finally got 90." Tho money was paid by check to J. P. Morgan & Co. "Were not the sale and purchase for the purpose of deceiving the Commissioner of Insurance?" "No, it was not: securities were de pressed at the time, and it was considered a good deal." "But the real purpose was to have your books read $3,000,000 instead of $4,000,000?" "Yes." Senator Armstrong here queried about