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VOL. XL,V. XO. 13,082.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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Insurance ..Companies
Watchtegislation.-.
HAMILTON IS THE HEAD MAN
Schiff Stys-Equitabter Minute
Book Lies.
X.
BANKER ANSWERS ENEMIES
ISays Management Was All Hyde and;
.Alexander, DlrectoreTBeing Dura.
tmlcSAr-CustoripSet Abovo
I ByaArs of- Company.
k" ' ' -(ft
"HAD A LOBBYING SYNDICATE,
NEW YORK, Sept, 20. (Special.)-
That .fac-Judge Ar.gyw Hamilton
retainrd by ihe"'qul table and other
Mg life Insurance companies to look '
alter legtclatlon In various states and. ,
that during the laet: eight year tho 1
Keultable alone paid him over $45,060 '
In addition te an annual retainer. oll
$250 wan the sensational testimony
-. aw. lunnnn In vmtlratlon
prn fc "
this afternoon by Alfred W. Mayne, H
associate auditor o the Equitable.
Sir. Mayne said Hamilton waa also
retained by -the ifew York Life and.
Mutual Life.
The witness said that irom time to
u.ik.... -i1 wnnrl various
Hmo jjmj.n.m.w . , i
WHa Reported fin the "Legislatures of I
ouatr wines jnaa cw wk.
Mr. Mayne testified that an arrange
ment oxleted among: thejVutual, New
Tork L4fe and EqultablaxJjywhlch the
whole country was divided among
them, so 4hateactvcompany. would
tahe care of certain states regarding
legWstUe aCalrs. The Equitable, for
inMatja looked after Massachusetts,
California and Georgia.
lattve committee on Insurance InvesUfiH
adjourned today until next Wednes
day It concluded a week in which greater
progress had been made than in any week
tme the investigation -was bogun. The
testimony f witnesses that have been
oaMod during the weok has been replete
wttfe sensations, and that of today was no
exception to the rule. It was during the
afioraoon session today, when Alfred W
Maine, an associate auditor of the Equlta
Me Life Assurance Society, was called to
the stand, that it was disclosed that the
EjttaWc Life, the Mutual Life and the
Now York Life Companies had formed a
pool to look after legislation in the vari
ous State Legislatures.
Andrew Hamilton, to whom President
McQatl. of 4he New York Life, paid sev
era! chocks, the purpose of which tho
oMkaKol of the committee. Mr. Hughes,
has not yot brought to light, was one of
the chief members of the legal staff of
tMs company, and received money former
vtaes for the Equitable. Mr. Maine told
of the division of the country to be looked
after by Mr. Hamilton, In conjunction
with B. L. Short and B. M. Thummcll.
3Ioncy Pnld for Lobbying.
"Witness prcsonted vouchers for money
pa4d by his company to Mr. Hamilton
These showed that in eight yoars, from
1K36 to 1903. the sum of $65,590 waa paid to
Mr. Hamilton for legal services. Mr.
Maine did not give any details of the du
tts porformed by Mr. Hamilton nor of
the committees he appeared before, be
yoad the fact that Mr. Hamilton looked
after legislative matters for all the com
p&oles la the states west of Ohio. Wit
ness told of an agrcoment whereby special
ootmsol was employed by one company in
its territory and the exponse was shared
by all.
He was asked if campaign contributions
came under his observation, and he re
plied that they did not. He never heard
of money being paid to influence legisla
Uoa.- He was excused, but will be called
again to submit transcripts of accounts
living information which he was unabla
te supply.
He was followed in the afternoon session
by Edward L. Devlin, the real estate man
ager of the New Tork Life for the United
States and Canada. Mr. Devlin was called
to testify ob to the cost of buildings in
Paris. He had only the transcripts of the
reports of this department made to the
home office, but it was brought out that
the Paris building was carried on the
books of the company at a valuation of
on which account, with the orig
inal costs and improvements on the build
lng. actual money to the amount of $2,533,
iOi was paid, over 51.000,000 being charged
off the valuation on the books of the com
pany. Mr. Devlin said the net income cs
the building to the New York Life was
li per cent on the actual amount in
vested, or between 3 and 3& per cent on
the amount at which the building was
carried on the books of the company,
Mr. Devlin was on- the stand when ad
Journment was taken, but he will be
called again to submit transcripts of the
records and to supply further informa
tioa.
Sclilff Defends His Acts.
Not the least Important development of
the day "was the appearance on the stand
of Jacob H. Schlff, head of the banking
firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. .Mr. Schlff was
the first witness of the day, and he re
aialned on the stand until 2 o'clock. He
had .been waiting In the committee's ses
alen chamber for a day and a half, being
under subpena, and when the usual time
for recess arrived he desired- to proceed,
as he had. anengagement for the after
noon. Mr. Hughes explained tho situa
tion to' the committee, and it was agreed
tp continue until Mr. Schlff had concluded
Jklsjtestlmony.
Most of the time air. senm recunca leis
urely on the chair on the witness-stand.
but, as one point after another was
"Drought out, he grew excited And vigor
ously defended his attitude' while a di
rector of the 'Equitable, apjf" claimed his
firm had acted Jh' a conscientious manner
in all ItajdeallnCT "with theBodety.
At tiierfconelusl5n of his testimony, .and.
before the committee, could adjourn, Mr
Schlff asked to be allowedo make a.
statement. He W8jnermltted. and "he
topped forward on the platform and made
n impassioned attack on the State Super
intendent of Insurance and statements he
had made concerning Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
during the Investigation of the Equitable.
Mr. Schlff emphasized his remarks with
rapplngs pnhe table, and frcqttOgUj)&
wifcS Ills Voice until it was 5od&
shorn. " yWJnrZi
During nhs testimony, Mr. ScmrljEe
th. Via-rvrttia t' t Vift.mlnll m -of -thft-SrMMce 1
fcommltteej regarding a certain " meeUngj
were laise. xie later quu.uui.-u uue, uuw-
ever, by saying that, if the transaction
under consideration, one in Union Pacific
prefcrredC actually made, he did not
hear it, although he was present at the.
.meeting.
All Hyde andJexauder.
Again during his testimony regarding
the power of the finance committee of the
Equitable Society. Mr. Schlff waxed warm
rn his explanation, and said that the en
ure committee waa at. tne merqy 01 one
man.
at was all Hyde." said Mr. Schlff.. "all
Hyde and Alexander. Mr. Hyde wrote
the messages regarding the offer made
by hit, flrnror participation in the syndi
cates; Mr. Hyde signed all the receipts?
and Mr. Hyde wrote all the letters."
In the matter of the "James H. Jlyde
and Associates" syndicate. Mr. Sohiff--hot
ly accused Mr. Hyde of trying to shiold
himself. He said the position of a di
rector in the Equitable was ' that of a
negligible quantity, and that the directors
were mere figureheads. He said further
that he had nver asked any favors of
the Equitable Society. "I have granted
many favors," he said. "I have not done.
as a director of the Equitable, any wrong
of commission. I may have done wrong
of omission. It is a-case of hindsight, and
not one of foresight. But my conscience
frees me of my bond. I haye- been as
good a director as' I knew how to pcf and
did Jny duty."
The , committee adjourned until next
Wednesday morning.
Directors Were Ornaments.
In opening his testimony, Mr. Schlff said
he had become a director of the Equitable
Society in the latter part of 1S98, or the
first part of 1S94. His firm had dealings
iwith the -eoclet v, fcrCa qvrtor;altury-j
to. sw '
on orihe
proprioty of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb &
Co.'s dealing with the Equitable Society
occurred to him, and he took counsel on
the mattor, and was advised, that there
was nothing to prevent his firm from
properly maintaining such relations. He
was a director four or five years before
he became a member of any committee
of It. He was made a member of the
finance committee. Mr. Schlff statod that
the position of director in large corpora
tions in New York, and he presumed else
where, was a negligible quantity. If any
executive officer wished to conceal any
thing from the directors, he could easily
do so, and the director, under prevailing
conditions, is powerless to prevent any
irregularity
Mr. Schlff testified that the Equitable
was in the hands of the executive officers,
and he had no way of knowing more than
these executive officers chose to tell him.
He refused an election to the executive
committee because of the relations of his
firm to the society. This, witness said, was
because he thought it would be Improper
for him as a member of the executive
committee to pass upon any dealings his
firm might have with the society.
Finance Committee Powerless.
Un to a recent time Mr. Schlff was
qualified as a director by shares trans
forred by Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde drew the
dividends on these shares. Mr. Sohiff re
ceived no beneficial results from them.
They were re-transferred to the trustees
under the Ttyan purchase. Mr. Schlff said
that prior to last February he was not a
policy-holder in the Equitable, and was
not in any different position from many
other directors, and held his position at
the request of Mr. Hyde. He was asked
to become a member of the finance com
mittee, so that he could give his Judgment
on the securities the society purchased.
The question of propriety did not occur to
him on this point, because the finance
committee does not decide the actual pur
chase, but merely advises the sale or pur
chase of securities. The value of his ad
vice in this regard, witness said, was the
Bame as that of a Judge of a higher court.
because of his experience. His position
was not one of much importance, he stat
ed, because he could not Insist that his
Judgment be followed. He could not say
it was a surprise to him to find that his
position as a member of the finance com
mittee was perfunctory.
A copy of the by-laws governing the
finance committee was introduced and
was Identified by Mr. Schlff. These by
laws provided for an auditing committee
of five directors to pass on all matters,
thus depriving the finance committee of
much of its power. A list of five namesM
was handed Mr. Schlff, but he was unable
to say whether the men named on It
composed tho committee. They were: C
B. Alexander, Valentine P. Snyder.
Thomas D. Jordan, W. H. Mclntyre and
William Alexander. Mr. Hughes paid this
llBt was handed him by an officer of the
Equitable, subject to correction.
Witness testified that the chairman of
the finance committee annually appointed
the members to audit, the society's ac
counts and report to the finance commit
tee, and in that way attempted a super
vision of the society's funds.
By-Laws Have Nonweight.
Mr. Schlff said that there was practical
ly no place for the finance committee, as
the executive committee took the initiat
ive in all investments and there was an
auditing committee with powers equaling
those of the finance committee.
"Do I understand." asked Mr. Hughes,
"that incorporations customs outweigh
by-la war'
"In the Equitable this was the case,
replied Air. jscwrt.
Mr. Hughes stated that Jie found, that
Concluded on Page 10.)
DM Ml DAYS
' ST EXPOSITION
Metropolis
JihWest Will
Celebraf
Mhe Cen-
Today.
"ORTLAND POINTS THE WAY
iHrlvalcd.grosramme for Morning,
Afternoon and ' Evcnln j: Has
Been PreparetiTor Crowds
Which Will Attend.
f
WEATHER CONDITIONS ABE
REVERSED.
The low pressure which made its
appearance this' 'morning oS Capo
Flattery has moved Inland .and com
pletely reversed the conditions of last
night o that instead of fair-weather
Saturday the indications "sow are for.
showers.
EDWABD A. SEALS,
District Forecaster.
This is Portland Day at the Lewis and
Clark Exposition. v.
Maybe It Is still raining It Is at this
writing and the hour is late. But who
LEWIS AND CLARK
on
mm
President Goode Announces Th&t a Surplus of $100,000 to $150,000 Will Be Returned
to'StockhoIders.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition will return a dividend to stockholders. A surplus of $100,000 to
$150,000 will yield a. dividend of from 25 to 40 per cenL President Goode is authority for the foregoing
statements. To an Oregohian reporter who questioned him as to the finances of the Exposition, he
said:
"Tho occasion of the celebration of Portia'
to make a preliminary announcement as to w
Exposition maT reasonably expect
upon this point I have frequently and mos
care to do so until 1 felt sure of
" As nearly as I am able to
company wilL at its. close, baye,a
pay back okwimxHsa'tcly, $400,000 of'ixock, JPieen 25 and 40 per
OBDSfSfc- tnhnal -oOT'comTiepends somowbr.t upon the character of the weather we shall be
treated with curing the lo days that we are open in October.
, 'According to present conjectures' this will be the most successful of any of the world's fail ,
from a financial standpoint, with the sole exception of Omaha's Trans-Mississippi Exposition in 1893.
"The Omaha Fair was smaller in scope; it covered less area and was less expensive to operate
because' the scope of its operations was not so extensive as ours. Omaha, -also, possessed the ad
vantage of a far more populous country surrounding it.
"I avail nryself of this opportunity to congratulate the State of Oregon, the City -Of Portland and
the stockholders of the Exposition upon the very gratifying success attained by the holding of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition."
I
cares anything for a little moisture op
such an occasion as this. After all, the
dampness Is only a blessing In disguise.
for It affords Portland and Oregon the
opportunity of demonstrating to the world
that mere pranks of weather cannot af
fect the patriotism of the people.
So let It rain if It wants to. Just put
on something that will not be spoiled and
dart for the Fair. No matter how early
you start, there will be people ahead of
you. Many local patriots will' be 'on hand
when the gates open at 7 o'clock, an
hour and a half earlier than usual. Others
will arrive on every car and by noon
there ought to be 25,000 people on . hand.
By 3 o'clock standing room ought to be
at a premium although 75.000 people can
readily be lost on the spacious grounds.
Prospects Arc BrlgbL.
Prospects seem bright for that attend
ance of 100.030 which It is the ambition of
the Exposition, of Portland and of Ore
gon to have. If Portland day is going to
be made a 100,000 day, though, everyone
will have to help. If you should stay
home and the attendance reached only
99,999 you would never forgive yourself
and the city would never forgive you.
Therefore it is not safe to take any
chances. As someone has Bald, the per
son who Is able to go today and stays
"JIEAVY TRAVEL," REPORTS A. L.
CRAIG.
"Our company has always looked to
the Interests of the Fair," said A. L.
Cralg. of the O. R. & 1C. Co., "and has
consequently tried to further them.
Portland day Is really the crowning
event of the Exposition and we will
enter into its success with even a
heartier spirit than that shown in
former work. Our general offices will
be closed all day and the city ticket
offices at 12 o'clock noon, thus drinr
our employes the opportunity to gtt
to the Fair on Portland day. X think
that every citizen of Portland should
give his ioyal support to Portland's
Fair today and it that is done there
can be no question as to reaching the
200.000 mark. Our out-of-town agents
report a heavily Increased travel for
today."
away Is neglecting a civic duty one of
those little duties which combine to mak.e
a greater city.
If you do go, "do not forget, as you paas
In the gates, to get a little oval card
upon "which Is printed the legend "Port'
land Points the Way." As eoon as you
get it. arrange It on your clothing where
it will show. Otherwise someone might
think you got in on a pass. Only those
who come In on admission tickets will get
one of these souvenirs. People, and Ex
position attaches .particularly, will not
look with any greafXamount.of favor upon.
the individual who uses a pafston tnls
da ""Even" the president artd various
heads of departments will pay their way
In, notwithstanding that they will spend
the day at their desks instead of at play.
So be sure to wear your proof that you
jjid not come in on such a thing as a
pass.
All for Success or Day.
Many of the big business establishments
of Portland have furnished tickets for
the employes. The Oregonlan Is among
this number
Nearly all business-houses will be closed,
or will give their employes time, during
the day. to run out to the Fair. Nearly
everyone appears to have taken a hand in
making for the success of the day, which
Governor Chamberlain and Mayor Lane
have proclaimed a public holiday. Out
side points are also helping and many
excursions are coming in from points
throughout Oregon and Washington.
The programme for the day Is on a
more elaborate scale than heretofore at
tempted. There will be something of
special Interest for every hour rain or
shine. At 7 o'clock, when the gates open,.
a municipal salute of 55 guns will be fired
by a section of the state artillery. This
salute will be in honor of the 55th year of
Portland's incorporation. At 9 o'clock the
oxhiblt building. Government exhibits
and Trail will open and the same hour
a special musical concert will be com
menced by De Caprlo's Band In the
Transportation palace. At 10 o'clock the
same band will give a special concert In
the acoustical bandstand on Gray's boule
vard, while the United States Artillery
Band will give a concert simultaneously
at the Government terrace Eleven o'clock
Is the hour set for a special flight of the
airship, or dirigible balloon. Noon will
bring a state salute of 34 guns In honor
of Oregon, the 3ith state to be admitted
to the Union. While the salute is being
fired a parade and exhibition drill will be
tslven by the regiment of regulars from
Vancouver Barracks.
Other Interesting Features.
The hour of 1 will see the second airship
flight when the "City of Portland" will
EXPOSITION WILL-PAY
S day seems to me to
fthe stockholders of
in the wa
: returns, or dividends.
iistently been asked to
the outcome.
state, now
Fair is approaching its climax, the Exposition
surplus oOSrssriv
,000 to $150,000.
make an effort to carry a message to
Vancouver from the president's office to
General Williams. At 2 o'clock will take
place an exhibition of boomerang throw-
HOLIDAY AT COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The offices of the Portland Commer
cial Club In the Chamber of Com
merce building- will be closed all day
today and everyone connected with
the offices will go to the Exposition.
II. M. Cake, president of the organi
zation, said: "For the past 30 days
the Portland Commercial Club haa
been working hard to prevail upon all
of Its members to close down on
Portland day. and we have circulated
a petition among the business men of
the city, which haa received 475 signa
tures. These 473 men employ about
10.000 men and women, and all of
them without a doubt will help make
Portland day & red-letter day. The
weather should make no appreciable
difference In the attendance. Let us
show the country what we can do,
when we get to doing things."
lng by an Australian expert. This novel
exhibition will occur In front of the Gov
ernment building. At the same time a
special organ recital will be rendered in
the Forestry building by Professor F.
W. Goodrich.
Half an .hour later two more events will
be given. One is the Government life-
saving exhibition on Guild's Lake and the
other a special concert; by Ellery'a fa
mous Royal Italian Band. An attractive
musical programme'.has been selected for
this entertainment, which will be repeat
ed, with a new programme, at 7:30 P. M.
At 3 o'clock-the parade will start. This
pageant will be made up of floats repre
senting the various cities of the Coast
and the different states which are par.
tlclpating In the Exposition. An hour
later a spectacle which comparatively few
have., ever witnessed will take place In
the form of Japanese day fireworks. This
display promises to be one of the spec
tacular" events of the day. Band concerts
will continue through the-ifternopn. At
P. M. the National salute of 21 guns
will be fired.
Events of Uw Evening.
The evening will be equally filled with
Interesting events, the most Interesting of
which will be a great aaval battle This
event will open at SdO o'clock, sharp and
will be a mammoth reproduction of the
battle of Manila Bay. - The bombardment
will continue for half an hour and one
big battleship will be blown to ,atom3.
Immediately preceding thV battle there
will be a fine display of fireworks. The
Ell cry Band will give a concert at the
scene of battle Immediately before that
event-occurs. ' - '
At 10:30 o'clock 3MM In cash prizes willj
be given away byl the Exposition, "'in
(CoacluJea oa'Page Fiv.)
STRANGE FIGHT
IN QUAKER CIT!
Popular Uprising Against the
Gang May Mean . Its
Utter Rout.
WEAVER LEADS REVOLT
City Party Convention Has Xo Par
allel Master Hnnd of Quay Is
Missed " by Bosses How
"Weaver Plays Politics.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 23. (Speclal.)
The strangest of all political fights Is rag
lng in this city. It is not an election for
Mayor, but the voters will decide whether
the old gang, which has run things for
generations. Is to be upheld at the polls.
or whether the stand of Mayor Weaver Is
to be indorsed.
Victory for the City party ticket means
that the organization men will be utterly
routed, and probably never heard of again.
But victory for the gang will not affect
Mayor Weaver, who has over a year to
serve.
"I will fight It out single-handed If
necessary." he declared, ''but nothing can
prevent me from battling to the end."
The remarkable feature of the present
LARGE DIVIDEND
be the most appropriate on which
the Lewis and Clark Centennial
To satisty the public inquiry
venture a prediction but did not
We shalL therefore, be able to
cent.
fight Is that In big Philadelphia, with a
population of nearly l,3(X).C0O. every candi
date who figures in the whirlwind cam
paign Is a Republican.
The "gang." of which more later on,
controlled the machinery of the Repub
lican party, and at first named a ticket
satisfactory to Itself in every way. For
Sheriff it put up the President of Select
Councils, who had been one of Durham's
right-hand men.
After a few days, however, it saw a
great light The expressions of the voters
showed that the struggle would be bitter,
and all the gang candidates withdrew, be
ing replaced by men regarded as person
ally unobjectionable.
Heading thq ticket now is Dr. N'eff.
ex-vlce-presldcnt of the Union League
Club, and a man who has heretofore been
popular In a mild way. But you ought to
h'ear what the staid, sober people of Phil
adelphia are saying of him now for being
a stalking-horse for the gang.
Convention a Bizarre Affair. x
The City party convention, held in the
Academy of Music, was one of the most
bizarre affairs ever held In this city.
Delegates? Why, there were not any
regular delegates. This was the Invitation
that was sent out:
"Citizens who are anxious to aid In re
claiming our city will be welcomed at
town meetings to be held at ."
And In every one of the 40 wards of
Philadelphia there were town meetings at
tended by Democrats, Republicans, Social
ists, Prohibitionists and Independents.
Each ward elected delegates to the Acad
emy of Music convention. They did not
ballot for them. Just picked out the men
regarded as most representative. There
was no talk of candidates or platform.
"Any honest men will do for the candi
dates," declared Rev. Floyd Tomkins. pas
tor of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church,
"and our platform Is 'civic honesty. "
The Academy Convention was harmoni
ous, enthusiastic and full of ginger from
start to finish. Common Councilman Wil
son Brown, of Germantown, who led tho
fight against the gas men. last May, was
chosen as candidate for Sheriff.
When the naming of a Coroner came up
a friend of ex-Magistrate J. M. Rush, Jer
mon named his selection. Jermon had
been refused a renomlnatlon as Judge by
the gang last Spring because he was too
independent. Halt-a dozerr candidates had
been placed In nomination, and the dis
cussion waa atiU In progress, when a
tall delegate from Tioga arose and was
recognized by tb,e chair. The speech he
made was a model of brevity and elo
quence, even though he drawled. Here It
is:
Skates for Boss Durlianw
V'Boss. Durham, ..said last' Winter that
thero'd be skating' in he'll before Rush
JTermon got another offtce."r:Vv , .
"As soon as quiet was restored. Dr. Wal
ter. Roach .'.one ofthe oppoing-candidates,
itooktho floor and said: " "
""'Gentlemen," rpr6poo we nominate T.
M. Rush Jermon by acclamation. thereby
ordering skates for Israel Durham."
And this motion was carried with a
roar.
The two City Commissioners named, are
also strong Republicans whose indepen
dence has injured them in tho past.
At the Democratic City Convention the
whole city party ticket was indorsed, de
spite the fact that every candidate on
it Is a Republican. This means an in
crease of many thousands of votes against
the machine, and insures the city Demo
cratic party of the co-operation of the
Democratic watchers and election officers.
A dramatic feature took place at the
Academy convention when the work was
completed. A dozen delegates jumped up
with similar propositions.
"Let U3 march upon the City Hall." they
declared "not as we did in May against
the gas thieves, but to salute the victor-
Mayor Weaver." i
Headed by a band, they paraded to the
City Hall. 3000 strong, singing:
"We will hang the gang on a sour apple
tree," and the refrain was taken up by
the throngs on the sidewalk.
Wenver a Practical Politician.
Philadelphia a sleepy city? Well, it
used to be. but it is as wide awake now
as was Rip Van Winkle when he re
turned from the Catskllls.
The outcome of the election is in
doubt, but the gang leaders. In pri-
vate conversation, admit they are
gravely apprehensive.
"The trouble with Mayor Weaver."
said one the other day, "Is that he Is
not only a reformer but a practical
politician. He knows how to use pat
ronage to get votes and he Is doing so.
For example, the policemen and fire
men are now either with him, or away;
tinder cover. Any of them who Jare to
show any friendliness for the organiza
tion are transferred or discharged. It
is not a pleasant time to be an office
holder." Most of the organization men are
convinced that all would have been
well had Senator Matt Quay lived. He
was a keon Judge of public sentiment
and knew Just how far the gang could
go without causing a political revolu
tion. The political leaders of Philadelphia
at the present time are United States
Senator Boles Penrose, Israel W. Dur
ham and James P. McNIchol. The last
named Is a contractor and has enjoyed
the same, graft here that Tammany
Leader Murphy has In New York. Dur
ham and Penrose control the patronage
and have become millionaires through
all sorts of political games.
When Weaver, heeding the voice of
the people, broke with the gang, he
started to render them harmless for all
time to come. The extraordinary meas
ures taken by neighbors had kept the
Councllmen In an attitude of unwilling
submission, but Weaver knew that
would not last. His first step was to
install close personal friends as direct
ors of the Bureau of Public Safety and
.tbf Bureau of Public-Works. --
Tho former-department controls 11 the
firemen and policemen, while the latter
haa charge of the various city Improve
ments: Purging the Hcglster.
The Weaver started out to purge the
registry rolls. Philadelphia Is the groat-
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
. The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 58
cleg.; minimum. 4tf. Precipitation. 0.20 of
an Inch.
TODAY'S Showers. Warmer. Southwest
winds.
Foreign.
Both parties In Hungary move for concilia
tion. PjWje 4.
Impending panic caused Japan to make
peace. Page 11.
Nlcaraguan volcano pours forth boiling wa
ter. Page 5.
MlM Roosevelt starts from Seoul for Japan.
Page 3.
at tonal.
Beef trust's plea In abatement rejeotment;
new technicalities raiseo. rage i.
Williamson's seat not necessarily vacated by
his conviction. Fage o.
KrHni arent's reoort on Shoshone reserve
settlers. Page .1.
Taft approves plan for American exhibit at
Shanghai. Fage a.
Politics.
Great reform wave in Philadelphia may ex
terminate gang. Fage l.
Ex-Senator Chandler calls people to Presi
dent's aid on rate question. Fage a.
Domestic.
More details of typhoon In Philippines.
Page 5.
Insurance investigators learn facts, about
lobbying and hear Schlff denounae Hyde.
Page 1.
New Tork millionaire and society man com
mits suicide. Page 3.
Japanese surgeon-general proclaims his
Christianity and enthuses T. M. C A.
convention. Page 4.
Great storm rages on Gulf coast.. Page 5
National City Bank robber sells stolen
bonds. Page 5.
Sport.
Ladysmlth defeats Portland again at asso
elation football. Page 7.
Pacific Coast baseball scores: Seattle 4. Port
land 0; Tacoma 4. Oakland 3; Los An
geles 3. San Francisco u. Fage t.
Willamette University football team plays
raclflc Coasts
Willamette Valley Development Association
!n session at juugene. Fage u.
Stockholders of the N'ehalem Coal Company
ask for appointment of 'a. receiver.
Pago 0.
Oregon City taxpayers fight freight franchise
to the Oregon Water Power Company.
Page 11.
Woman's body found In ashes of her home
near Redding. Cat Fage 0.
Commerelaljind ilarinj.
Local wheat-mafket stadyMn spite of weak
ness In the" East. Page. 15.
Flurry In call money at New Tork. Page 15.
Unexampled activity In ail lines of trade,
Pago 15.
San Francisco barley market excited.
Pagr 15.
All cereals close lower at Chicago. Page 15
Repairs to be made to steamer Occano In
drydocK. Page 14.
Lewis, aad Clarlc Exposition.
Admissions, 23,007. Page 10.
President .Goode aaya subscrjberj to. Fair
wUl receive 25 to 10 per cent on their
stock.- Pagte 1.
. Carloads of -fruit distributed on agricultural
- days. Page 10.
fTrlbute to memory of Meek paid by pioneers.
Pago JC
Today Is Portland day, the greatest event
of the Exposition period. Page L
Portland" and Vicinity.
More lanoiraua sensations wun a new
batch. oC Indictments, this morning. Pag
10.
Schools train hands and., eyes of Portland's
pupils. Page. 14.
September proves record month for divorces.
Page 11. '
Petty offenders disposed of In Municipal
court, rage v.
HILL WILL PUSH
NORTH-SIDE LINE
"NotFightingAnyone "
He Says.-
JUST OUT FOR BUSINESS
"Gentlemen's Agreement" of
Five Years Is Off.
NO PLANS FOR OTHER LINES
Northern Pacific Will Xot Build to
, Canada, Nor Is Mr. Hill to
Construct Road to
Alaska.
I
SEATTLE. Sept. 29. (Special-.) "The
Portland & Seattle Railroad, Is a business
proposition," declared James J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern tonight.
The construction of that line is not a
fight with any one."
There 13 a rich traffic in the district
through which the Portland & Seattle
will run," said Howard Elliott, president
of the Northern Pacific. "Some day some
road would tap that country. We wanted
to be the road."
When C. S. Mellen w5s at the head of
the Northern Pacific there occurred what
railroad men termed the "Metropolitan
Club meeting," at which a general agree
ment to respect territory was entered
Into between the Hill and Harriman In
terests. That agreement was to last five
years. It was reduced! to writing the
following day but because of differences
over njlnor details It was never signed.
remaining a "gentlemen's agreement.."
The fiveyear term Is out now and the in
vasion by Hill lines of Harriman territory
has commenced. But tonight both railroad
presidents insisted the expiration of the
agreement had nothing to do with rail
road activity; merely, they asserted, was
the time ripe for building.
Elliott Talks of Boad.
Th contract -. for tho construction of
the Portland? Seattle has been let to
Slems & Shields, a general railroad con
tracting firm of St. Paul," said President
Elliott. "M. D. Miller Is chief engineer
of the railroad. Mr. Miller has been with
the Great Northern, but more recently
was with the Burlington, doing general
construction work in Nebraska. He is an
excellent constructing engineer and will
be In fuU charge of the railroad building
work. Mr. Miller will go over the pro
posed route and after his Investigation
It will be decided just how many sub
contracts are to bo let by the contractors
and how the work will be divided. We
want to complete the road from Kenne-
wlck to Vancouver within a year. Ralph
Mojeskl will have charge of the work of
constructing the bridge over the Columbia
and Willamette Rivers, but will not have
anything to do with any other brldga
work that may bo necessary along the
route.
'Work Is now under way, as I under
stand It. at somo points along the Co
lumbia. Wherever we can use gangs of
men to advantage we will have them at
work. That Is something that must be
worked out between Mr. Miller and the
contractors. Arrangements for tne joint
use of the tracks of the Portland & Se
attle will be made after we get the road
built. I presume the Great Northern will
use our tracks from Spokane to Kenne-
wlck and proceed into Portland over the
new line. Whether we will operata on a
Joint schedule or just what will be dona
is a matter we have not yet reached."
So JSexv Lino to Canada.
The story sent from Olympla to the
effect that the Northern Pacific would
build north from Kennewlck to tho Cana
dian boundary was brought to Mr. El
liott's attention. "There is -nothing" in
that story." ne declared emphatically.
"We are going to build a railroad from
Kennewlck to Portland."
"And not double-track the line between
Portland and Seattle?" he was asked.
"No," he answered. "We" shall not
double-track. We are now practically
double-tracked between Seattle and Ta
coma, and there Is no necessity for ex
tending the. second tracks at present."
"The old Union Pacific right of way"
President Elliott was reminded.
"We are not going to do anything with
that," he said.
C. M. Levey, third vice-president, sup
plemented Mr. Elliott's interview with the
statement that the Portland & Seattle
has 'five, engineering crews In the field and
Is sending out a sixth. Of his line's con
nection with the road, James J. Hill said:
"I cannot tell you how the Great North
ern will participate in the road. We have
plenty of time to flgurethat out. As to
the effect of the new road on Puget Sound,
I want to tell you that we. are a Puget
Sound road and are here to take care of
the traffic We have a good road and
are doing everything In Our power to
build up this part of the country.
Nor to Alaska.
"As to the Victoria," Westminster &
Yukon, the line which the dispatches said
Hill would build to Alaska, I know noth
ing about 1L In fact, I did not know the
name of the road until you informed me.
I know nothing about Its intentions or
what state it Is in. We are building in
British Columbia the Victoria, Vancouver
St Eastern for the trade offered us and.
whlchwe cannot handle by our main and.
branch lines on this side of the boundary.
We have 3X30 men at work oa this line.
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