VOL. XLV.- XO. 13,981.
PORTLAJO), OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IB TO FOOL
THE PRESIiiT
How Heyburn Lost His
Confidence.
EVIDENCE OF THE CAMERA
Poor Settlers of Shoshone Are
- Proved to Be Frauds.
ONLY WANTED THE TIMBER
Idaho Senator's Misrepresentations
Bxposcd by Photographs and
Detailed Report of Special
Agents on Reserve.
OKBGONlLAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
tofcsm. Snc 37. When a. United States
SoMter w ay oUtcr man deliberately
Tlnrapregotg - fuels to President Roose
aad tk PreoMeitt Anas It out, that
amn ct never look for any considcra-
at ttoe bands of the CWef Executive;
ho ee never expect Prudent Roosevelt
nta to pernor reltance in what he may
MT- THs nuuement has dlri-et bearing on
the ewe to be cHen.
On the ntarht of March a conference
wn heW nt the White House, attended
njr Pnwooent Roosevelt. Senator Heyburn,
of Mono: AsteUmt Foroeter O. W. Price,
of the Forest Service, and Assistant Land
Contnrtfinlonar J. H. Fimplo. The confer
ence wo catted to talk over forest-resorvo
rowotUem, In Idaho, Mr. Heyburn having
repeatedly taken Issue with the stops
J4e hf the AlmtnlotraUoR.
On this particular night Mr. Heyburn
direct hfe attention t the proposed
SMnhnai reserve which is to be created
to wnhince about one-Half the area of
Abortion t County. Idaho. The Senator wan
rhr are man called. "Senator Heyburn,"
rht the PronMent. "Wt us hear what you
bo-va to my."
The S-osuor then proceeded at great
Vwngtb to protest ipAnet the creation of
tbe Sbjoabone resrn-e. He said It was
wntenwary; that th people of Shoshone
Omnxy d not want it: that It would re
tard development, and added that much
of Its land had already been settled upon
Inonutrione settlers who had gone into
thmx coontrj- to make homes. He made
an earnest plea en behalf of these settlers,
swytag tbey would be hardehlpped if their
tends abonld be embodied in a forest rc
eerv. and would be obliged, in tiie end.
reMnqnisb the lands upon which they
were struggling to buUd homos.
"W"h. Mr. President." exclaimed the
Senator ta conclusion, after he had as
"""d that there wa a vast amount of
purely agrtrvttural land In the Shoshone
wttMcawat. "Mr. President, we have in
tbnt region an Adtronoacks whore somo
f our wealthy man have built ih
homes. If that country is not
k will n time beesme a famou
flwwmer resort."
Other Side or Story.
When Mr. Heyburn concluded, Mr.
Price, at the President's request, told why
the ForeM Service desired to croate a big
rejrvt ft Snoahonc County. He explained
tbnt some valuable timber remained; that
Much of tbe area had once been timbered,
but bad been denuded by lira, and said
that without Government protection the
remaining timber land would soon be de
nwMl by htmbermen. Under Government
care the codatlng forest would be pre
ered. and the burned areas would in
tlmr become wrforestod. He then laid be
fore the FreoMent a groat collection of
photographs showing the typo of coun
try and the character of settlements. In
ste4 of agricultural country, the land
was unlit In every way for cultivation;
Instead of homes of bona tide settlors, the
photographs showed rough huts built on
a hundred or more claims by men who
bH located In the vory bast timber for
the obviates purpose of getting the timber
and deserting the land. Not a single
bouse was found which was Inhabited;
not a single entry appeared to have bean
made la good faith.
Facts Astound President.
The President was astounded by what
he saw. HJs Interest increased as he
went further through the pile of photo
graphs. When he had seon enough, lie
took out a bunch of photographs of the
hts erected by fraudulent entrymon, and,
waving them before the astonishod "SCna
w. fairly hissed: '
"Mr Heyburn. rich men don't build
shacks.
Heyburn Returns to Charge.
That ended the conference, but It evl
ently did wot subdue tho Junior Senator
from Idaho. "Within a week, on April 6,
to be exact. Mr. Heyburn addressed a
lengthy letter to the President, renewing
bis protest against the creation of the
Shoshone reserve. This letter was fully
quoted In these dispatches at .the tlm.
but a few extracts are here made. In "the
letter Mr. Heyburn again roferred to the
ttleneats which he Insisted had been
mad in good faith' within the reserve.
He told how settlements abounded Just
outside the limits of the proposed re
wht, and said they were gradually ex
.teadlng up the various streams, into the
Aeart of the Shoshone country. "Every
year sees The settlements push farther
up these streams, and there are now
prosperous mining camps and" growing
settlement right In the very heart of the
freposed reserve" He said Shoshone
County had made provision for building
a road to reach, some of those settlements.
He "said:
Ton will recall that the representative of
the Forestry Department stated that a large
number of settlement bad been found by
their representative to be bogus. Their rrp
rwientaflves are evidently unacquainted with
the methods of settlers. They know nothing
of the genesis of the great West. It U no
easy to eenaemn the enterprises of other men
and their Judgment In entering upon the con
tract by those who are not la sympathy with
them or advised as to what human energy
can do.
The showing against Mr. Heyburnat
the White House conference had been
convincing; It convinced the' President,
but in order that Mr. Heyburn might have
the "square deal" guaranteed to every
man, this last fetter was referred to Glf
ford PInchot, head orSo Forest Service,
and on April 10 he submitted, his report
to the President, in which he said:
Xo Room for Farm Land.
Senator Heyburn assert that the with
drawal for the Shoshone reserve was made
rather to prevent settlement than to pre
serve timber.
If the lands are agricultural la nature.
Senator Heyburn has good reason to objeet
on this score; if the lands are not agricul
tural, no settlement Is possible, and this ob
jection dees not hold.
The whole region 'has been carefully ex
amined and mapped by the Forest Service,
and Is shown to be a rough, mountainous
country, broken by deep, precipitous can
yens, almost wholly without alluvial bottom
lands. The only open lands are on the ridge
at altitudes of from 5000 to 7O00 feet above
sea level, where successful cultivation Is
naturally impossible. Approximately. 80 per
eent of the withdrawal Is timber land which
has been burned over, and the remaining 10
per cent Is merchantable timber land which
has not as yet been Injured by fire, and
which will average 20,000 board feet to the
acre. The principal trees are white cedar,
white pine and tamarack.
A survey of four townships. 40 and 47
north, range S east, and townships 47 north,
ranges 4 and 6 east, has recently been com
pleted. Tbe temporary withdrawal of tbete
particular townships is specifically objected
to by Senator Heyburn on the ground that
settlement is prevented. The report shows
that in these four townships there are ap
proximately 90 squatters claims of 160 acres
each, all of which are located on the very
bost of the timber lands, and on none of
which the slightest pretense of cultivation
has been made. On most of the claims are
cabins representing a cost of frsm 6 to ?10.
The (Claimants can have no Intention of 1
making agricultural settlements, and are
endeavoring to gain possession of tbe land
for Its timber only. As soon as they have
obtained title, they will undoubtedly sell to
the highest bidder. j
In brief, according to our information, the
whole area is good forest reserve land, and
is totally unfitted for agricultural purpose's.
If this proposed reserve Is eventually cre
ated. Us chief objeet will be to protect and
wisely use the timber resources for the
best permanent good of all the people, with
special regard to the future prosperity of
the mining interests.
Special Agent Gives Facts.
Out of abundance of precaution, and in
order that no injustice be done Mr. Hey
burn, the President then directed the
Commissioner of the General Land Office
to send one of his special agents Into
Shoshone County to ascertain the facts
regarding the hundred or more settle
ments that had been made within the
proposed Shoshone forest reserve. H. K.
Schwartz, special agent in Montana, was
assigned to this duty, and he spent an
entire month this Summer -carrying on
his Investigation. His report absolutely
sustains the contentions of the Forest
jn.nMnt.1 iifcni I l J. a .WW 11 li 1 1 kSfhTOtt'
sf'rVfcoH false grounds. Inthcr words,
it confirms the opinion formed by the
President on the night of March 30. and,
as further evidence of this facU the Presi
dent only recently directed that the 8ho
t'hone withdrawal be retained Intact, and
be not canceled, as requested by Mr.
Heyburn. But let the report speak for
itself. Here is what Mr. Schwartz says:
la June. 190S, I made careful field exam
inations of townships 40 and 47 north, range
5 east, and Township 47 north, ranges 4 and
6 east, and some of those adjoining (these
being the townships In which Senator Hey
burn had stated settlomVnt had been made);
for tbe past five years I have been familiar
generally with the territory embraced with
in the tempo ran- withdrawal. You ask me
to examine anil report:
First Whether the lands claimed as agri
cultural under settlement rights are In fact
agricultural or timber lands.
Answer Th-y are, without exception, tim
ber lands.
Second If timber lands, what portions
thereof. If any. could be successfully culti
vated aBd Improved If the timber were re
moved, and the character and productive
ness of the soil?
Only Patches of Agricultural Iand.
Answer There are about ISO squatters'
cabins within the withdrawal, and each cab
In Is Intended to bold 1C0 acres until the
land comes Into tbe market. About 100 of
these claims have no lands susceptible of
cultivation or Improvement because of the
steep and rocky side hills and the shlftlnr.
graveJIy stream bed In the narrow ravines.
Between 40 and r0 of the claims have about
Ave acres each capable of cultivation if the
timber were removed, and these five acres
nrf small, gravelly fiats between steep moun
tain sides, and the flats are overlaid quite
generally with from six to 24 Inohes of black
sell, through which there is considerable
rock showing. There are about 20 claims
such as the above, whereon the amount
of land capable of improvement and culti
vation will average 10 acres; and there are
about 10 claims In the withdrawal where the
fiats widen out. so that from 40 to SO acres
can be brought under cultivation. Of these
10 claims two are In section 30. T. 47 X..
It. 4 E.. and three Jn section 30. T. 47 .'..
I It. S E., and were "located" with knowledge
that the approval of survey would find them
on school lands. Such of these lands as are
capable of cultivation will produce good
crops of hay. although It has been the gen
eral experience In that country that tho
small fiats dry out after the timber baa
been removed. Owing to the mountainous
character of the country, with Its heavy
snows and cold nights, diversified agriculture
is out of the question, and grasses would be
the main reliance.
Third To what extent. If any, have the
lands claimed been cultivated, grazed or oth
erwise used for bona fide homestead pur
poses? Hardly Any Xind Cultivated.
Answer Frank Herdman, who has a claim
In section 14. T. 47, It. 5, which Is on the
north side of the range and near tbe town
ef "Wallace, and not In tho main timber belt.
J has about five acres under cultivation; Emit
iviaus. in section 20, same township, has
one-half acre in garden truck; Fred Uhlman,
in section 30. same township, has about one
bore cleared and In garden and grass. 'With
these exceptions, none of the lands In tbe
withdrawal have been cultivated, grazed or
otherwise used for bona fide homestead pur-
MsBses.
Fourth W bat Improvements have been
placed thereon, and what are the value and
character of such Improvements?
Answer Herdman has good hewed lor
house and small barn, and about 10 acres
fenced: also a water-power sawmill, uted
principally for sawing wood from the claim
for "Wallac? people. The remaining- claims
have cabins built at a cost of from flOto
$25 each, and with half a dozen exceptions
none of them are bdbltable. There are over
100 cabins without door, floor, window or
chimney, built, penlike, of uncblnked logs,
and with roof of brush or bark.
Fifth Hare those claiming lands com
plied in good faith with the requirements
of the settlement laws as to residence, or
maintained homes elsewhere since the asecr
tlon of such claims? ,
Only Two IJve on Claims,
Answer Herdman lives on bis claim part
of the time, and also has a home In Wallace.
Idaho. He was living In Wallace In Juns
last at tbe time of my two trips there,
Uhlman lives on his claim, although not at
homeat the time I was there. Emll Kraut
makes trips to his claim about once a month
and stays a day or two. The other claim
ants In the withdrawal make occasional fish
ing or hunting trips to the cabins. Such
claimants as were mentioned by the sur
veyor's field notes (many of whom were
"located" by the surveyors) and sucbclaim
ants as bare their names on the cabins or
claims I .have run down, and I append a
ICoacladtd oa Pace Fear.)
OPPOSES MEHGY
FOR WILLIAMSON
Hitchcock Says Whole Trio
Should -Have Extreme Pen
alty the .Law Provides.
LED IGNORANT MEN 'ASTRAY
Secretary Says They "Would Have
Been Tried Till Verdict Was
Obtained Denounces "Dn
falthXnl Officials.
ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. epL 28. "The Jury which returned
the verdict against Representative Will
iamson, Dr. Gcsner and Marion Biggs, at
Portland last night commended the de
fendants to the mercy of the court. This
is not a case where any mercy should be
shown. I am firmly of the opinion that
the extreme penalty should be- Imposed."
This was Secretary Hitchcock's com
ment on today's news from Portland.
"I 66 not know what disposition the
court will make of this case." added the
Secretary, "nor Is "It for me to suggest,
but I hope the full measure of Justice
will be meted out to those who have been
found guilty. I hope they will be given
HOW HEYBURN "QUEERED" HIMSELF
Senator Heyburn "queered" himself with the President by misstating
the facts about the Idaho forest reserves, particularly the Shoshone re
serve, which Is In Mr. Heyburn's own country.
At a conference at the White House, March 30. with the President and
forest and land officials, he stated that much land In the proposed Shoshono
reserve was purely agricultural, that much of this land had been settled
by Industrious settlers, who had gone there to make homes, and that,
the country would become a rich men's summer resort, like the Adlron
dacks. In reply Assistant Forester O. W. Price showed photographs illus
trating the character of the country and showing that the "homes" were
rough huts, that none of them were inhabited, that no entries had been
made In good faith, that the country was rugged, timbered mountains
and as unfit for cultivation. "
The President Indignantly exclaimed: "Mr. Heyburn, rich men don't
build shacks."
- Mr. Heyburn, In spite of this, reiterated his statement In a letter to
the President a few days later, maintained that settlements had been
made in good faith and accused the
ern commions.
chan table timber land, and that the only open land
altitudes of 5009 to 7000 fert. incapable of cultivation;
!0 squatters' cabins on the best timber land, costing To to no each, and
that not the slightest pretense of cultivation had been made.
H. H. Schwartz, a special agent of the Land Office, was then sent to
examine the land. He found that the tracts claimed as agricultural wero
without exception timber land; that of the ISO squatters claims about
100 have no cultivable Jand. about 0 to 60 no cultivable land, abouL.4D to 50
have five acres, about 20 have 10 acres and about 70 have from 40 to 80 acres,
cultivable If timber were removed; that only two claims have land cul
tivated; that none of the claimants have complied with the law In good
faith
- Mr. Schwartx gives a list of the claimants, showing that the great
majority reside In Wallace, Mr. Heyburn's home.
the limit of the law. Whenever some
petty crlmlndl. hungry and In need. Is
convicted In court, no mercy Is shown.
There Is all the more reason why no
mercy shouldbe shown In this case. The
defendants knew the law and violated
It knowingly and willfully. One of them,
a public official, was sworn to protect
and uphold the law, yet he used his in
fluence to Induce a lot of poor. Ignorant
fellows to commit a rank crime. Such
men don't .deserve mercy nt the hands
of the court. I think no leniency should
be shown them.
Would Try, Try, Try Again.
"Reports have been circulated." con
tlnued the Secretary, "to the effect that
the Government would have dropped its
case against Williamson and tbe others,
had this third trial resulted In a dis
agreement. That Is not so. The Govern
ment Is In earnest In this matter and
we- would have asked for a fourth, a
fifth, a sixth trial and so on to tb end
of the chapter. I am not surprised, how
ever, that this Jury should have agreed
as it did. From the evidence in the case
no other verdict could Justly have been
returned. This Jury has done Its full
duty to the people of Oregon and the
people of the entire country.
"This is not the end of the land-fraud
prosecutions," said the Secretary. "We
are only beginning our war on this class
of criminals. Our agents are working and
Investigation Is going forward In many
states. We have a lot of cases In' Idaho
soon to be taken up and others In New
Mexico. I have reason to .believe that
the extent of this offending has. been
very great and we Intend to follow the
Investigation, no matter whom it strikes,
until we have developed everything that
savors of violation of tho law."
Obstructive Officials Removed.
The Secretary says the conviction of
Williamson Is & further vindication of his
Department and materially strengthens
the hands of the vernment.
"Every conceivable obstacle has been
placed in the way of the Government,"
said he, "by those who haver sought to
defeat the ends of. Justice, -but we are
overcoming them slowly. Look at these
officials In Oregon, sworn to enforce the
law, who deliberately undertook to de
feat these prosecutions. Never before
that I can recall has tho Government
been confronted with obstacles of such
a nature. But these officials have been
put out of the way and our work Is now
easy."
Ho referred to John Hall and ."Jack"
Matthews, recently removed from the of
fices of United States Attorney and Mar
shal. "But there will be no relaxation
of effort oa our part to t bring all of
fenders to Justice." he added.
Ratao Salaries er Resign.
The Secretary exprewed the opinion
that the people "generally Indorse th&
stand which the Administration has t&ken
In regard to hunting down all species of
official dereliction and crime. Some men
who have been convicted, he said, com
plain that their salaries are not large
enough and try to excuse themselves on
that " ground. As far as Senators and
Representatives are concerned, tho Sec
retary says they "should either have
the courage to raise, their own salary to
what they consider a proper figure or
else relinquish their positions to those
who will be content with the present
salary. It is more honorable to Increase
official salaries than to try to mako up
the deficit y crime."
Try Ilcrmnnn In Oregon First.
Mr. Hitchcock has not been advised
when the trial ot Representative Hermann
will take place on the Washington Indict
ment for destroying his letter-press copy
books upon retiring from the Land Of
fice, but it la probable this trial will be
deferred until after Mr. Hermann's cases
have- been disposed, of by the Oregon
courts.
Mr. Hljchcock says ho"1s not ready to
make appointments at the Roseburg Land
Office and may not, be willing to dispose
of this matter when Senator Pulton arrives.
AMERICANS ARE INSULTED
3EEXICAX STYLE OF CELEBRAT
ING HOLIDAY AT-PARRAL.
Houses of Foreign Residents Stoned.
American Consul Will Dcmnnd
an Apology.
EL. PASO, Tex., Sept. 28. During the
celebration of a Mexican holiday in
Parral, State of Chihuahua, some Mexi
cans grossly Insulted the Americans
forest officials of Ignorance of West-
. i bo wcq 5 ;?c r cfj
y 10 per cent nier
was on ridges .at
lie said mere were
and other foreigners on the streets and
even stoned the houses of the foreign
residents.. The better element of Mexi
cans, however, did not participate in
the demonstration.
The foreigners held mass moetinga
and put .the matter In the hands of
United States Consul Long, who Is the
only foreign Consul In that olty. He will
demand an npologj1.
Parral Is in a rich mining section
with several hundred foreign residents.
The Mexican ,p"olIce failed to make any
arrests and afterward explained that
their force was insufficient, aid that It
would have precipitated a riot, had
they attempted to mako 'any arrests.
WALKS DOWN 11 WALL
STEEPLEJACK EMULATES FLY
TO WIX S3LLL BET.
Climbs Down Side of Flatlron Build
ing, Hanging by.Flngcrs and
Toes to Grooves.
NEW YORK. Sept 2S. (Special.) Cling
ing like a fly to the surface of the Flat
iron Building, John Garrick. of Brooklyn,
a steeplejack, walked down thes!de of
the building frorn the, twentieth story to
the street and u pi again several times to
day, while thousands below stood trem
bling at his daring feat. Women fainted
from the stralrf on tbelr nerves, "men
turned white, w,hlle Garrick, as uncon
cerned as though strolling along- the
street, was rapidly ascending and de
scending, wtopplng to pose for-hls photo
graph, clinging all the whfle to the sfreer
wall with his fingers and4 toes In the
Inch and a quarter deep xroooves that
Indent the building's surfacH And all to
earn aCbet VGarrick ld 'not touch a
window slhsdve to leave or enter win
dows. His hair-raising performance is un
equaled in daring In the annals of steeple
Jacks. The Flatlron Building is 2SS- feet
high and the window through which Gar
rick made his first appearance Is 270 feet
from the ground.
Ten Years for Marrying Xegro.
j jiAu.NUbiA, jio., sept. Z3. Bessie Per-
iuns, u. wnuc woman, was sentenced to
day to ten years in tho penitentiary for
marrying and living with a negro. Judge
Wilkinson. . In passing sentence, said ho
regretted tha he could make the punish
ment no heavier.
Will Be MIssIonary-lR Portland.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 28. (Special.) The
resignation - of Rev. 8. E." Dubois from a
St, Louis church has been - accepted. He
has an offer to do home mission work at
Portland for - the United .Presbyterlaa
Church.
BIGGEST OF BANKS
VICTIM OF FORGER
National City Gives Up $360,
000 Worth of Securi
ties to Him.
BROKER'S SECRET. IS USED
Paying Loan of $300,000 and In
terest Willi Worthless Cheek,
Forger Obtains Collntcrn
Without Difficulty.
NEW YORK. Sept. 23. The details
of a scheme whereby the National City
Bank was recently victimized by a clever
forger came out today. The forger pre
sented a bogus check bearing the name of
a well-known Stock Exchange firm and
received In return securities valued at
about 5360.CCO.
Pearl & Co., stock brokers, at 27 Will
lam street, recently negotiated a one-day
loan for $300,000 with the National City
Bank. On Wednesday a check for th$
amount of the loan, plus $37.50 for the one
day's Interest, was presented at this bank
by a stranger, who received the securities
deposited by Pearl & Co., for their loan.
Check Drawn on Wrong Bank.
The bank on which the broker's
check was drawn was one with which
Pearl & Co. never had an account, so
the forger was not discovered until
the check had passed through the
clearing-house exchange, when it was
promptly branded as fictitious. A pri
vate detective agency was at once
called in and transfer of the securi
ties Immediately stopped. The detec
tives Intimate that they have a clew
to the Identity of the forger, who Is
believed to have had one or more ac
complices. It is believed that the forger had
an Intimate knowledge of Pearl &
Co.'s affairs. B- A. Slayback, Junior
member of Pearl & Co., said:
The odd amount of tbe forged check rep
resents a day's Interest at 4H per cent. As
a matter ef fact the lean Is recorded on
eur books at 4i per cent. Clearly some
body must have bad knowledge of the loan.
Tet. had It been someone In our employ tha
Interest would have been computed at 4U
per cent.
The firm of Pearl '& Co. .consists of
Dicer Pearl &. Slaybaok. Mr. Pearl
Is now In Europe. The mombers of
the firm own Stock Exchange seats
and their operations on the board
have at various times been very ex
tensive. The securities offered by Pearl &
Co. for their loan and surrendered by
the bank for a piece of worthless pa
per Include 1000 shares of United
States Steel Company common, 1000
shares of Rock Island common, 1000
shares of Metropolitan Street Railway.
700 shares of Missouri Pacific, 200
shares of North American Company, 47
American Tobacco Company 6 percent
bonds, and some Wabash debenture B
bonds.
PLEA PF PACKERS ARGUED
Judge May decide Attack on Indict
ment Today.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2S. Judge Humphrey
today heard the 'closing arguments In the
plea !h abatement filed by the packers
against the indictment charging them with
Illegal methods of conducting business.
The Court declared that, while it was
possible that he would hand down his
decision tomorrow. It is not certain that
he will do so.
The grounds on which the abatement
of the indictment is sought by the pack
ers are that the grand Jury returning the
indictment was Illegal, because it was not
publleiy drawn, as required by law; that
the defendants ' were deprived of thclr
right to challenge the Jurors; that Judge
Bethea, sitting in the Eastern Division of
the Northern District of Illinois, had no
right to receive the return of an indict
ment returned from the Northern Divi
sion of the same district; that a member
of the Jury was not legally made a mem;
ber of the body, and that the Government
officials had no right to reproduce before
the grand Jury a transcript of evidence
previously heard by them, unsworn and
unverified, but presented as an abstract of
the evidence.
DEATH OF JOHN TAYLOR
Father of Portland Citizen and Plo
ncer of Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 28. (Special.)
The funeral of John Taylor, fatherbf
William Taylor, of Portland. Or., was
held today from the home of his son.
Frank Taylor, In Kansas City, to Union
Cemetery. Mr. Taylor, who died Tues
day on his farm near Harrlsonville, Mo.,
need 70, was a pioneer Kansas City
contractor and builder.
He was in Colonel Van Horn's regi
ment at the battle of Lexington and
was paroled. He then Joined the Home
Guards, Company A. as Captain and did
guard duty throughout the- rest of the
-war. He built many old landmarks
hereabouts and was closely Identified
with the city's upbuilding'. He Is sur
vived by two sons. Frank and William
Taylor, and one daughter, Mrs. Anna
Fisher, of Kansas City.
LAND RECEIPTS DECLINE
Prosecutions for Fraud Affect
Growth of Reclamation Fund.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Sept. 2S. Because of the marked
decrease In public land receipts during
the past fiscal year, Oregon contributed
less to tb.e Reclamation Fund than In any
year since tho passage of the Reclama
tion Act and fell from first to second
place (In extent of- public land receipts.
It is estimated that Oregon during the
year ending June 30 last, contributed
$675,323 to the Reclamation Fund, as
against $1,350,631 the previous year. -
Washington contributed $522,203 as
against $&K,27l a year ago, and Idaho
$370,272 as against $493.7"ln 1904. This de
cline la attributed to the falling off In
timber and stone business, folIowingXthe
land-fraud Investigation and prosecu
tions. While North Dakota contributed more
to the Reclamation Fund than Oregon
this past pear, Oregon's total 'contribu
tion of $43,&J7 is still $300,000 In excess
of the total contribution of North Dakota,
which ranks second. Under the law each
state contributing to tbe Reclamation
Fund -Is entitled to have 51 per cent of
Its contribution expended on work with
in its borders.
The total contribution to tho fund ktsj.
year was only $4,757,973, as against $5,326,253
a year ago. This brings the total fund up
to about $23,C0O,CO0 In round numbers.
3Iorgan Still Sore on Panama.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Sept. 2S. Senator
John T. Morgan .of Alabama, has writ
ten a letter to Chairman T. P.-Shonts, of
the Panama Canal Commission, declining
the Invitation to accompany the Commis
sion when It leaves New York for Pan
ama. The Senator thinks nothing will
be accomplished by tho trip.
WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED
TEXAS TOWN ENGAGES IX HUNT
FOR IIU3IAX FIEND.
Woman, Daughter and Three Boys
Dead Perpetrator Will Be
Burned If Caught.
EDNA, Tex.. Sept. 2S. (Special.) A most
horrible tragedy was enacted here this
afternoon at the home of A. J. Condlt, a
mile and a half from town. Tonight the
white population of Jackson county is
searching for the perpetrator, and as soon
as he Is caught there jlll be a burning.
The victims were Mrs. Condit, her
daughter, aged 13, and her three sons, aged
6, 8 and 10 years. AH had their heads
beaten in and throats cut. A baby boy
2 years old Is the only one left alive.
Condlt was working In a rice field. The
mother and daughter had been outraged.
A negro boy working in the field near
the house heard the children screaming
and saw Mrs. Condlt running, with a man
after her. The boy was afraid to go to
the house and ran to a neighbor's to. give
the alarm. When the neighbors arrived
the woman and Mie girl were found In the
house and the three little boys about MO
yards away, dead.
The alarm was given and the town
closed, while the male population took up
the search. Wires were sent to the peni
tentiary guards for dogs, "and they are
coming on an early morning train.
Kcenc Enters Wahash War.
NEW YORK. Sept. 28. Requests for
proxies for Wabash Railroad stock to be
voted at the next annual meeting of the
company wero sent out today by T. J.
Taylor. No explanation of the request
was made, but It was reported In Wall
street that Mr. Tayjor was acting for
James R. Keene, and that Mr. Keene rep
resented Joseph Ramsey, Jr., president of
the Wabashr-Who Issued a call for proxies
several weoks ago In opposition to George
J. Gould, -who tnow controls the property.
1
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 0
deff.; minimum, -IS. Precipitation. 0.22 et
an Inch.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer. Northwest
Po reign.
Deadlock between Hungary and Austria may
cause revolution. Page 4.
Franceand Germany sIrh Moroccan agree
ment and may beeome friends. Page 4.
Latest demands of Zemgtve Congress In Rus
sia. Page 2.
Blowing up of steamer Chatham causes
groat damage to Suez Canal. Page -1.
Americans Insulted In Mexico. Page 1.
Terrible deeds of South Sea savages. Page 4.
' National
How Senator Heyburn tried to deceive
Roosevelt and was found out. Page 1.
Secretary Hitchcock says Williamson. Gess-
ner and Biggs should have extreme pen-
anty. Page 1.
Major Seaman renews criticism of Amerlean
Army medical service and answers
Stokes. Page 5.
Free trade with Philippines may result from
Taf t's trip. Page 2.
ToUtlcs.
Secretary Shaw speaks en currency ques
tion. Page 5.
Maryland Democrats declare fr white su
premacy. Page 3.
IomcstIc.
Perkins and Bunker tell more about New
York Life affairs. Page 1.
Forger robs National City Bank ef great
amount In securities. Page 1.
Lynchers In pursuit of perpetrator of mur
der of whole Texas family. Page 4.
Steeplejack Climbs down wall of -Flatlron
. building in New York. Page 1.
Sport.
Paclflc Coast scores: Seattle 3, Portland 2;
Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 0; Tacoma
2. Oakland 0. Page 7.
Pacific Coast.
Washington State Fair at"North Yakima will
excell all previous exhibitions. Page 0.
President HU1. of the Great Northern, ad
dresses enthusiastic crowd at "YVenatch,j.
Wash. Page 0.
Animated discussion over automatic tele
phone franchise before Salem business
men. Page 6.
University of Oregon opens with largely In
creased attendance. Page 8.
Conscience-smitten mute gives up license
obtained by fraud. Page 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon hopgrowexs bold firm for better prices.
Page 17.
Iron and steel trade booming. Page 17.
San Francisco Dairy Exchange nearly ready
tor business. Page 17. - -Tlnch
in money stops stock speculation.
Pace IT. f
Slight drop in wheat at Chicago. Page 17.
London ralmon market upset. Page 17.
Steamer Oceano go In drydock at St. Johns.'
Page 11.
Steamer Knight Errant encounters gale.
Pace 11. 7
LctvIh and Clark Exposition. .
Admissions. 23.814."" Page 10. "
Forecaster Beals predicts fair weather for
Portland day. Page 10.
Alaska has big day at Fair. Page 11.
Hood River celebrates at the Exposition.
Page 10.
Stock show will soon end. Page 10.
Tons of fruit distributed on Agricultural days.
Page 10.
Portland and. Vicinity.
Heney will push other trials. Page 12.
O. R. &. N. gets back at Hill. Page 13.
Democrats and Municipal Association are no
loncer allies. Page 12.
Plan to reclaim vast body of land on the
Columbia and Umatilla Rivera. Page 0.
Dr. James Wlthycombe commeatda the.llvestock
show. Page IB. -
Graft Is feared In connection with the Irv
lngton sewer Page 13.
Skyscraper Is to be erected at Fifth and Al
der streets as rcsultiof realty transaction.
Page 13.
RDEOS PERKINS
TO BRING BOOKS
Hughes Has: Tilt With'
Morgan's Partner.
EQUITABLE GASH IS MISSING
No Trace of Large Profits on
Syndicate Deals
PERKINS ACTS FOR BOTH
Insurance Investigators Try to Trace
Borrowed Money and Learn
How Agents Get Those
Lavish Bonuses. V
NEW YORK. Sept. 2S.-Several sensa
tional incidents developed at the session
of the legislative committee on life insur
ance investigation today. The first was
when George W. Perkins, vice-president
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, and momber of the Arm of J. P.
Morgan & Co., objected to producing tha
books of his firm showing a certain trans
action of that firm with the New York
Life. Mr. Perkins offered to present a
copy of the entry In question from the
books, 'but Mr. Hughes demanded the
books, after several refusals on the part
of Mr. Perkins, saying loudlyi
"I shall have to require that these books
be produced."
"All right," replied Mr. Perkins.
The books will be produced later.
In the course of his testimony, Mr. Per
kins, when asked concerning the differ
ence In the statement of "profits from
securities" In the Massachusetts report
of the committee and of "no profits from
securities" In the New York report, said:
"When we get National supervision,' we
won't have these conflicts between tho
different slates."
Mr. Pevkfpa testified to a number of
transactions In which he represented Mor
gan & Co. as seller and. the New Yoric
Life Insurance Company as purchaser.
Buying Off Competitors' Agents.
Another sensation was sprung later in
the day. when Vlce-Presklent Thoma3 A.
Buckner. of the New York Life Insurance
Company, detailed the advances- made to
agents, which were carried in the report
to the State Superintendent of Insurance
as "computing renewal premiums." It
was brought out as a matter of fact that
those advancos were loans, but were not
carried as such. Mr. Buckner testified
that advances were made to agents some
times as inducements to leave other com
panies and enter the employ of the New
York L.ife
A situation of conflict In Buffalo In 1001
between the Equitable and the New York
Life was brought out. In order to' get
agents of the Equitable away from that
company, liberal advances and liberal con-
ptracts.were made by the New York Life.
Mr. Buckner testified that these advances
to agents In the Buffalo branch of the
New York Life In 1902 alone exceeded by
$48,000 the amount really earned by these
agents. Later. Mr. Buckner acknowl
edged that this was most extravagant,
and said that In 1003 the amount was cut
down by half and by half the remaining
amount in 1904.
A copy of a contract and a confiden
tial letter to David H. Desbecker, of
Buffalo, one of the agents In question,
showed the Inducements held out for
him to enter the employ of the New
York Life. The confidential letter or
supplementary contracts reads as fol
lows: Big Bonuses for Business. . - j
Confidential.
New York. Oct. 11, 10OL
Ttntrld H Desbecker. Buffalo.
Dear Sir:. Referring to your agreement
with this company of even date herewith,
and subject to all Its terma and condition?.
It Is agreed that, if the business closed and
paid for by you between this date and De
cember 31. 1003, term Insurance excepted,
equals S40O.0OO. you will be entitled to a
bonus of ?I00O In each; if you write and
pay for S00O.O0O In that time, you will be
entitled to an additional bonus of S1000 In
cash. If the amount equals SS0O.00O, you.
will be entitled to and paid a still fur
ther sum of S1000 In cash; and If the amount
equals 1,000,000. you will be entitled to an ad
ditional 1000, making a total, la that event,
OfS4000.
Now the New York Life Insurance Com
pany Is so sanguine that you will write this
latter amount It agrees that your bonus
shall not be less than 3300 on the business
written by you between this date and De
cember 31. 1003, Irrespective . of the amount
aad In addition to any other source of com
pensation under your contract; that 3300
Is to be available as herein prescribed, 2000
In cash when you sign the contract and tho
remaining 1300 will be due you absolutely
as a bonus on December 31. 1003. But this
1300 remaining bonus shall be available to
you In the following manner: -
As a loan to be absolutely liquidated and
paid by you bn December 3t. 1003, If- you
are still In tbe service of the company, 500
available when the first 30.000 of business
Is paid for, 300 when the second 30,a0O
of business Is paid for. 300 when thfr'thlrd
30.000 of business Is paid for.
It shall also be a matter of contract be
tween you and the companr that should. In
anv year, your business exceed 100,000, all
paid-up business (term Insurance excepted),
you will be entitled tx a commission of 5
per cent on renewal premiums 'paid on the
third and lourtn years insurance m aaai-tlon-to
the rates speclfled In section 20 of.
that agreement
To further facilitate yo,ur business wlthr
the New York Life Insurance Company, It
Is mutually agreed that you will ' have a
working balance to your credit of 1300 for
the first year of your contract. Said $1300
Is available to you In cash not exceeding:
30 a week. This 1300 Is stmply an ad
vance, and Is to be charged to your account.
It Is further understood and agreed that
this 1500 Is to relate to only one year of
your contract and your bonus and to ex
tend only up to tne time mentioned.
And It fcr further agreed In the contract" -that
this term shall not effect tha terms of
Concluded on Page Five.)