VOL. XLY- XO. 13,988.
PORTIA20, OREGON, SATURDAY. OCTOBER
1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IKES GOOD CUE .
OF HIS RELATIVES
McCurdy Puts Them
on Payroll.
FIT SAURIES FOR PRINCES
President -of the Mutual Life
Draws $150,000 a Year.
WHERE THE PREMIUMS GO
New York Agent Gets Ninety-Five
Per Cent Audltpr Does Not
Know What Payments
Arc Made For.
NEPOTISM ON THE MUTUAL UFE.
Richard tH. McCurdy. president, sal
ary $150,000 a year.
Robert McCurdy. genera! manager
and member or C. H. Raymond & Co.,
general agents In New York, son o
the president, salary and commission,
$110,000 a year.
George Raymond, brother or C. H.
Raymond, general agent tor New
Jersey.
Howard Lewis, general agent for
Northern New Tork, cousin of Vice
President Grannlss, or of Mrs. Gran
niss. Dr. E J. Moss, medical director,
brother-in-law of President McCurdy.
P. Stuyvcsant Pillot. Inspector of
risks, cousin of Louis Thebaud, who
Is son-in-law of President McCurdy
and partner In C. H. Raymond & Co.
G. W. 'White, secretary, married to
niece of Mrs. Grannlss. wife of vice
president. NEW TORK. Oct. 6. In today's testi
mony before the legislative committee In
vestigating life Insurance companies sen
sational developments were brought out
when Mr. Hughes demanded the payroll
-of the executive officers of the. company.
This was produced, and "snowed the sal
aries of the officers since 1877. For the
year 19M President McCurdy deceived ,$150,
000; two vice-presidents -were paid J50.O00
each, a second vice-president $17,000, the
third vice-president $10,000, and the gen
eral manager $23,000, but this year he will
receive $30,00(J, and the treasurer $50,000.
Robert McCurdy said be never knew the
salary of his father until today, "when he
heard It read In the commlttee-rodm. Ho
thought, however, that there should be no
limit to the salary of such positions, be
cause they should be in accordance with
the accumulations of the company.
When asked If it was any benefit to the
policy-holder to Increase the president's
salary, Mr. McCurdy said he thought the
trustees had considered that when they
increased the president's salary. No In
crease, however, had ever been considered
when he was present at the trustees'
meetings.
Earlier in the day, when Mr. McCurdy
was on the stand, Mr. Hughes tried to
bring out why C. H. Raymond & Co. and
the partners in that Arm received larger
emoluments from the business than any
other agency. Mr. McCurdy said he did
not know what Mr. Thebaud received
from the business, and had never talked
to -him about his personal affairs. He
said it was "a large reward for large
achievements," and that all businesses of
large magnitude were built up on that
principle.
All In the-Family.
During Mr. McCurdy's' testimony It wjih
brought out that George Raymond, a
brother of Charles H. Raymond, was the
general agent for New Jersey; that How
ard Lewis, the general agent for Northern
New York, with an office in Albany, was
a cousin of either the vice-president, Mr.
uranniss, or Mrs. Grannlss: that Dr. R
J. Moss, the medical director of the Mu
tual lAie. married a sister of the president
or the company, and that P. atuwRanf
I Pillot. an Inspector of risks, is a cousin of
Louis Thebaud, son-in-law of President
McCurdy. and partner of the RAvmn
firm. G. W. White, secretary of the com
pany, wnom Mr. McCurdy was asked
about, he said was no- relative of any offi
cer of the company, but that Mrs. White
was a niece of Mrs. Grannlss.
Vice-President Grannlss.
At one point in the dav's
much interest was manifested, when the
expenditures of the company were taken
up. An auditor of the Mutual Life. C. x
I Preller, was on the stand, and he was
I asked as to the method of recording the
expenditures. It was gathered that these
were passed upon by an expenditure com-
imittee. of which Robert Oliphant was
chairman. Three entries on the books of
(payments to Mr. Oliphant of $25,000 each
(were looked Into, but no connection could
be gleaned. The last of these payments
vas dated November 9, 1904, the day after
He Presidential election. Mr. Preller was
isked about the
io the Republican Congressional Commit
tee, which was disclosed yesterday, but
ie said none had come under his observa-
Jon. The $2500 contribution to the Con.
v- "-o luunra tur wjieu
Ihe ledgers were produced, but tin tV aA.
ournment this afternoon this had not
peen found.
Cornelius C. White, an auditor of th
Kew York Life Insurance Company, made
L correction in his tcstlmonv relative tn
Ihe $73,000 payments to Andrew Hamilton
1904. He said that the-$141,077 rPcWd
ly Hamilton in 1904 included the $73,000
vnich was charged to state taxes.
! Robert McCurdy, general manager of
the Mutual Life, resumed his' testimony
and said that thejiroportlon of his com
mission on the foreign business paid to
C'H. Raymond after he left the firm of
C. H. Raymond & Co. would be presented
in a statement now being typewritten.
The salaries of the Mutual Life Insur
ance Company's officers, witness said.
were fixed oy the finance committee. He
did not- know, the salary of the President,
nor did he know that anybody did besides
the president. He did not know that the
finance committee ever fixed the presi
dent's salary.
Witness said he, as general manager.
made all contracts with agents. The gen
eral agents on the same plane as C H.
Raymond & Co. number seven in the
United States, two in Canada and one In
Mexico. All the foreign agents are gen
eral agents. There are 75 salaried agents
aside from those who, besides salary; re;
celve commissions on first-year premiums,
but not on renewals. The highest salary
paid to these is $10,000 paid to the general
agent at Chicago.
Spared Raymond's Agency
Witness then detailed the changing of
the agency system from that of general
agencies with commissions like tft-e-JlaS'-
mond firm to that of salaried agents. The
reason for theso changes, he said, was
that the new system was more economical
to the company, productive of more busi
ness and easier to handle. When a gen
eral agency is changed to a salaried
agency, the renewal commissions called
for In tho contracts under a general agen
cy are etlll paid to the salaried agent.
The Paymond firm was not changed to a
salaried agency because the contract with
C. H. Raymond & Co., which. expired In
3904, wag continued by the witness through
(1903. So far as he knew, there was no
reason why this agency 'should not have
been changed to & salaried agency In
1900. He was not general manager then
and was not familiar with the Affairs of
the company at the time. Witness rea
son for extending the contract through
1903 was because for tho five previous
years the firm had been writing $17,000,000
Insurance a year. The firm had six
branch offices and he wanted. In competi
tion with the New York Lire and Equi
table, to continue to establish branch of
fices. He figured the cost would be $150,00
and he could not very well ask the Ray
mond firm to put up that money when
theyhad but a year's contract. He there
fore entered an agreement to have the
Mutual l.te. pay this expense and guaran
tee the Raymond firm $17,000,000 business.
Commission Ninety-Five Per . Cent.
The firm was then receiving 57 per cent
of its first year premiums. Subsequently
this was raised to 95 per cent of first
year premiums. In consideration of the
firm's allowing certain concessions to; the
temporary developing of the agency busi
ness, and with the exception of converting
this agency to a salaried one at the end
of 1905, he extended the contract.
In making the contract with Raymond
&-Co witness said lie "'had not the faint
est idea what Mr. Thebaud was getting
"Jrom the business."
Witness did not know that general agen
cies of 'the New"'York: Life Insurance Com
pany or of the Equitable Society received
as much as C H, Raymond & Co., but
said tho agents that write the business
get Just as large premiums in other com
panies as in the Mutual Life.
Witness said that hast year the Mutual
Life Insurance Company wrote $25,000,000
worth of business more than in the previ
ous year, and the expenses were reduced
at a ratio of 2 per cent. The total'rc
ceipts for 1904 were $81,002,9S4, and the total
expenditures $16,898,456. The usual ratio of
expense was estimated at about 25 per
cent.
Value of Thebaud's Services.
"Don't you think you could get Mr. The
baud's senice for $100,000?" Mr. Hughes
asked.
"I suppose so, if he. did not have a
contract."
"Don't you think you could have
them for $50,000, Instead of JHZ.000
that he secured from, Raymond Co.
last year?" Mr. Hughes continued.
"I am not so sure of that." witness
replied.
Mr. Beck, the Mutual's counsel, stepped
forward and said: s
"If to be related to the officers of an
Insurance company Is a crime. President
Roosevelt will have to modify his race
suicide theory."
"It is not a crime," retorted Senator
Armstrong, chairman of the investigating
committee. "It is merely ridiculous."
Charles Preller, auditor of the Mutual,
warfya witness In the afternoon session.
He was asked to produce the books show
ing the expenditure of $1,134,833 last year
for advertisements, printing, stationery
and postage. The Item in the company's
annual report of $364,254 for legal expenses
witness said was for the payment of legal
expenses, and was paid to the general
solicitor. -
Auditor Who Does Not Audit.
An entry of $25,000 under law expenses
pas-able to Robert Olyphant, chairman of
the committee on expenditures, the wit
ness knew" nothing about. Authorizing
this expenditure witness received a vouch
er signed by Olyphant as chairman of the
committee. He had no Idea what that
payment was for nor what two other en
tries of $25,000 each paid to Robert Oly- .
phant, .the last one on November 3. 1904.
were expended for.
The mlnbtes of the expenditure com
mittee, which were then produced, showed
that the $25,000 Items were paid to Robert
Olyphant for law. Witness lenew nothing
further regarding it. Mr. Preller said his'
own salary is $10,000 a year. Witness was
asked where the $2540 .paid to the Repub
lican Congressional committee' was en
tered. He said he dlf not know. Mr.
Hughes then demanded .the presence off
the man In the company who knows haw
the- $2500 campaign contribution was I
booked. '
Who Got the Benefit?
Mr. McCurdy had testified to the In- j
urease in the assets of the company, when j
Assemblyman Rogers asked: j
"Did the Increase in the assets 'result
in benefit to the policy-holders in the ;
same proportion as It did to the officers
of the company?"
This Inquiry provoked laughter among i
the audience. I
Before Mr. McCurdy was able to reply, j
Mr. Hughes asked him If there was any !
limit in his mind at what the increase of .
the salaries of the officers should stop.
"I-did not know what salaries were paid
until I came here' said the witness.
"Do you think; the president's salary
should be Increased to $250,000?" asked Mr.
.Hughes.
"I think the salary of 'the president
Concluded on page 3.)
111 STSTE FOR
TARIFF REVISION
Republican Convention Adopts
Plank Without One
Dissentient.
CURTIS GUILD NOMINATED
Platform" Favors Change In Tariff
When Public Demands Dodge
"and Foss Have Verbal
Duel oh Revision.
BOSTON, Oct 6. With only one voice
raised In opposition, the Republicans of
Massachusetts In state convention today
declared for a revision of the tariff. Con
trary to expectations, the radical wing
of the party, under the leadership of Eu
gene X. Foss, of Boston, did not.offer a
substitute for the plank In tho platform
relating to the tariff, although In a
speech to the delegates Mr. Foss declared
that tho revision plank was not wlde
enough In Its scope. Mr. Foss said, how
ever, that he and his followers- were en
couraged at the concession made to them,
and that next year they would expect to
have the convention accept their propo
sition In Its 'entirety.
The following- ticket was nominated:
Governor, Curtis Guild, Jr.. Boston;
Lieutenant-Governor, Ebcn S. Draper,
Hopedale: Secretary of State, William
Olln; Treasurer and Receiver-General,
Arthur B. Chapln. Holyoke; Auditor. Hen
ry E. Turner, Maiden; Attorney-General,
Dana Maloncy, Greenfield.
Draper a Stand-Patter.
One of the surprises came when General'
William F. Draper, ex-Ambassador to
Italy and a leading member of the Home
Market Club, opposed in a vigorous
speech the adoption of the tariff revision
plank of the platfctm. General Draper
said) he would not offer any substitute
plank, for the reason that he knew there
was no chance of his or any other substi
tute being accepted. General Draper con
tended that tariff revision would be fol
lowed by financial and commercial depres
sion and, speaking as a manufacturer, he
could see no reason why there should be
a revision. y
The platform presented by the commit
tee on resolutions w&s adopted without
amendment and contained. Jn brief, an
Indorsement of the administration of
President Rooeevelt, especial mention be
ing made of his part in bringing about
peace between Russia and Japan and of
his enforcement of the laws preventing
corporations from oppressing the people;
a resolution for the enactment by Con
gress of a tariff provision which shall
protect American markets against dis
crimination and secure to the United
States the treatment accorded to the
most favored nation In all foreign mar
kets; a resolution for the Increase- of the
Navy and" the upbuilding of the American
merchant marine and an indorsement of
the administration of ex-Governor John
L. Bates.
Lodge and Foss Debate Tariff.
A feature of the day's proceedings was,
tho address cf Senator Henry' Cabot
Lodge. Mr. Lodge took the platform to
reply to Eugene N. Foss, who had advo
cated the free admission of coal, hides
and raw materials.
Mr. Foss severely scored the Massachu
setts Senators and Representatives In
Congress, charging that they were not
loyal to the Interests of Massachusetts.
Mr. Lodge In a parliamentary manner
censured Mr. Foss for his strictures on
the Massachusetts representation at the
capital. Mr. Lodge also said that the
time for tariff revision was the time when
the Republican party was in power. He
argued that "free raw material' was but
another term for free trade and that, the
admission of free raw materials would
sound the death knell of reciprocity as
well as of protection. "
Lieutenant-Governor Curtis Guild. Jr.,
was the only candidate for Governor.
For Lieutenant-Governor the candidates
were Ebeq S. Draper, of Hopedale, repre
senting the most rigid protection element;
Mr. Hall and Colonel A. H. Goettlng. of
Springfield.
The contest for Attorney-General was
spirited. The candidates are Daniel Ma
lone, District Attorney for the Berkshire
District; District Attorney George A. San
derson, of Middlesex; District Attorney
Asa P. French. bf the Norfolk-Plymouth
District; General Edgar R. Cbamplin, of
Cambridge, and Clinton Cowdy, of Spring
field. '
.Congressman John W. Weeks, of New
ton, was the permanent chairman of the
convention.
Platform Indorses Roosevelt.
The platform was presented at the con
clusion of the chairman's speech, and in
part was as follows:
We congratulate the President on Ms
overwhelming triumph at the polls at. th
last election. Such a splendid Indorsement
was given by the people because it was de- .
eeryed.
Referring to the President's part in se
curing peace In the Far East, the plat
form says:
It is everywhere, gratefully re corn (zed
that peace, so earnestly desired, is due in
large measure to the untiring efforts of
President Roosevelt. He has earned the
gratitude of all the world.
The President also Is heartily Indorsed
for his "fearless enforcement of laws
enacted to prevent great corporations
from oppressing the people by unjust dis
crimination or by the destruction of law
ful -competition." )
On the subject of the tariff the platform
says:
Change Tariff Rates.
We believe that the policy of protection
to American labor and American Industry
should be maintained. The Republican party
of Massachusetts reaffirms Its devotion to
the principle of protection and Is opposed
to tarirr changes tending to depress or de
stroy any of our industries or to lower the
wages of American labor. But we recognize
the fact as declared by the Republican Na
tional convention at Chicago that rate
shoujd be changed when conditions have so
changed that the public demands the altera
tion of schedules.
Tho time at which revision of the tariff
should be undertaken must be determined
by the representatives of the party must bo
decided by representatives of the party
from all parts of our country. We approve
the position taken by our Senators and
Representatives at the last session of Con
gress in favor of present action, and we
urge that they should continue to press
upon their party assistants In Congress from
other states the wisdom of a consideration
of the tariff for the purpose of revision and
readjustment.
Favors Tariff Retaliation.
We further recommend for the consldera-
trlbn of Congress the -enactment of a tariff '
provision wnjefx. shall protect our exports
against discrlmlaation . and" secure to the
iimtea btates the treatment accorded to the
most favored nations In all foreign mar
kftts. i-
The President is Indorsed In his efforts
to "devise a just and effective method
or building up a stronc commercial fleet.
through the commission authorized' In re
sponse to his request, which makes Its
report to thft npxt Cnn&rtCa Th l,t.
American steamshift cxujjm tfh lea tlon. -with
South Ante rlc-it' "and our feebler share of
the ocean trade of the Orient are both a
pern and reproach to the United States.
The large active merchant shlDDlncr would
mean profitable employment In a con
genial field for New England capital and
labor. It would mean widening markets
for the entire Nation and the rein form
ment of the Navy by an indispensable re
serve of auxiliary ships and, seamen."
Democrats Nominate Today.
BOSTON, Oct. 6. Preparatory to the
"t"ui.iouL ouiie convention to oe neia
in this city tomorrow to place In nomi
nation candidates Vor state offices, dele
gates from all parts of the state as
sembled f hi evenfnr- Tho .Vnl.. r
party leaders for the head of the ticket
is cnancs v. Bartlett, of Boston, and for
Lieutenant-Governor Henry M. Whitney,'
president of the Boston Chamber of Com
merce ana Drotner of thfr late William C.
wnuney, is favored.
PUNISHES HIS ASSAILANTS
COLORADO JUDGE INFLICTS
PENALTIES OX 3IOB LEADERS.
Sheriff, Though Among Accused,
Threatens to Resist Rescue of
Prisoners From Jail.
BRIGHTON, Colo., OcL 6. Trouble Is
brewing here again todav a n mit.
.growth of the feeling against County
juage uutnici. who was roughly
nanaieo. oy.-s- moo .on Tuesday last. Judge
Guthlel came to Uwn from his country
home and opened court today. Ho imme-
dlatelv JSSUed rJtatlnna fltv onnlamn
couri against enenrr, James B. HIgging,
Deputy Sheriff L. B., Ireland, Mayor J.
N. Counter. Trustee R. C. Cable and H.
J. Schloo. Town Marshal Edward Denny
and several others.
l The writs were given into the hands of
uic anennr, wno served all but Tils own.
accepting service upon hlmsef through his
deputy.
When the persons named in the
: appeared In court Judc ftnthtoi tm
j posed various penalties. Including fines
ni(j'wuuicnu junyur uounier was
the only one discharged. The cases of
the Sheriff and one other were set for
trial November 7.
Deputy Sheriff Ireland and'R. X Talbot,
a Republican politician, were sentenced
to six months and K days' Imprisonment
respectively. They had hardly been com
mitted to jail when talk began of releas
ing them by mob force. The Sheriff de
clared he would resist anyVattempt to
storm the Jail.
DENY RAMSEY OWNS STOCK
Gould Lawyers Fight Injunction in
Wabash Difficult-.
"ST. LOUIS. Oct. 6.-Jn the St. Louis Cir
cuit Court today argument was begun be
fore Judge Taylor on the petition of Jo
seph Ramsey. Jr., deposed president of
the Wabash Railroad, for injunction to
prevent the voting at the Wabash annual
election in Toledo next Tuesday of stock
held by the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain Railroad Companies.
Counsel for-the Gould Interests set up a
general denial of Mr. Ramsey's allega
tions that the railroads are competing
lines within the meaning of the law and
specifically denied that George Gould has
selected persons to act as directors of the
Wabash to carry out his wishes, or that
there Is any scheme or conspiracy Qn the
part of Gould or any representatives of
the Missouri Pacific or Iron Mountain
roads to stifle' competition. The 'answer
also stated that tho Wabash Company
had no knowledge that Ramsey owned
any of Jts stocks or bonds, giving- him
cause of action.
After the complainants had shown by
witnesses that the Goulds' held Wabash
stock, as alleged in their complaint, the
plantiffs rested their case. The defense
immediately called for Joseph Ramsey to
appear as a witness, stating that they
wanted to know how he became possessed
of 100 shares of Wabash stock. Mr. Ram
sey, however, was not present. The de
fendants stated that Ramsey secured this
stock after he became president of tho
Wabash, and the statement was made
that he became president when he was
not eligible.
EXTEND T0 GRANGEV'ILLE
Levey Announces Intention to Build
Xew Idaho Ijlne.
ST. PAUL. -Oct- S. President Levey,
of the Northern Pacific Railroad, has
announced that his company will posi
tively construct the promlsc&Xtenslon
from Cul de Sac. Idaho, 30 mjles south
east "to Grangevllle, near Mount Idaho.
Santa Barbara Wreck Probed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6. The United
States local Inspectors, Bolles and Bulger,
completed taking testimony today In the
investigation of the recent wreck of the
steam schooner Santa Barbara, and took
the matter under advisement. Captain
Zaddart testified that be ordered the ves
sel to be steered in a direction from the
mainland, but he expected to be called on
deck In time. to change the course. He
admitted that the ship's compasses had
not been tested for lour or five years.
GHASTLY GRIME
IF DEGENERATE
Rich Man's Son Causes Terri
ble Death of TerirYear
Old Girl.
THEN - ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Dr. Ilnrt, of Chlcngo, Physician
Without Practice, Who Eloped
' With 3Iere Girl, Accused
of Heinous Crime.
CHICAGO. Oct. 6. (Special.) Ac
customed as It. is to all sorts of hideous
crimes, Chicago Is aghast over the piti
ful death In the pretty suburbs of Rog
ers Park of Irene Klokow, aged 10,
who until yesterday was an Inmate of
the Industrial Home for Girls at
Evanston. Taken from there to visit
her sister, Edith, adopted daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Oliver B. Hart, she met
a terrible fate, details of which will
never be known unless a confession Is
wrung: from Dr. Hart, who is now
closely guarded In the Rogers Park
station, undergoing the fearful "sweat
ing".' process.
When Mrs. Hart and Edith Klokow
returned from the city, they found m
one room the dead form of the little
Cirl. In another was Dr. Hart, appar
ently dylng'from morphine poison, and
raving- In delirium. A post-mortem ex
amination of the child confirmed the
suspicions of the police that she had
been assaulted and had probably died
under the combined assault and mor
phine which had .been given her.
Girl Left Alone With Hart.
Testerdny morning Mrs. Klokow,
mother of the three girls, visited Irene
and Hazel at the Illinois Industrial
Home, in Evanston, and suggested
thatthey rrjake a visit to their sister,
EdUrtv at Dr. Hart's home, later in the
day: This they did and at 1 o'clock
the three girls had luncheon with Dr.
Hart and his wife. Mrs. Hart, herself
but a few years older than the adopted
daughter, intended taking the girls on
a shopping tour to the downtown
store's, but whftn they were ready to
start' Irene complained of feeling ill.
and it was deeded that she should re
main with Dr! Hart until they re
turned. Poison and Death Struggle.
Shortly after Mrs. Hart and the two
girls left the house, and went down town
Dr. Hart gave little Irene several mor
phine tablets, telling her that they would
cure the headache of which she was com
plaining. Then, when the morphine be
gan to take effect. Dr. Hart Induced the
child to, lie down In his bedroom. There
the attack occurred. Hart had locked the
door of the room on the Inside. Irene
was not wholly under the influence of the
'CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Tho Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 83
deg.; minimum. 53. Precipitation. O.-iS of
an inch.
TODAY'S Showers. Southerly winds.
Foreign. ,
Britain and Russia negotiate agreement
about Central Asia. Page 4.
Bow about suffrage in Austrian Relchsrath.
Page 4.
National..
Townsend exposes weakness of railroad ar
gument against rate bill. Page 1.
Provisions of new rate MIL Page 1.
Government will prosecute St. Louis bridge
monopoly. Page 4.
Gomez appeals for American Intervention in
Cubs; saying Falma rules by terror.
Page S.
Politics.
Massachusetts Republicans declare for tariff
rtvblon. Page 1.
New York Republicans nominate Hughes. In
surance investigator, for Mayor. Page 2.
Reed Smoot dodges vote on Indorsing Smith,
the polygamlst. ( Page 1.
James Hamilton uewls replaces all assist
ants with ownership men. Page 3.
Domestic.
Hundreds of Indictments against Dougherty:
run on his bank causes its close. Page 4.
Horrible crime of degenerate son of mil
lionaire. Page 1.
Exorbitant salaries and commissions and
nepoUsm In Mutual Life. Page 1.
Fifty men rescued from burning mine.
Page 3.
Colorado- Judge punishes men who mobbed
Mm. but mob may rescue them. Page 1.
Sport.
Roseben cuts record for six furlongs at Bel
mont races. Page 7.
Pacific Coast League games; Portland 5, Ta-
. coma u; Seattle Oakland 0: Los An-
Ztles 3, San Francisco 1. Page 7.
Pacific Coast.
Governor Chamberlain soya he has no friends
In land matters. Page 6.
Secret Service men at Seattle charge CU
men witn Having rrauauient naturaliza
tion papers. Page d.
State School Superintendent Bryan" of Wash
ington calls Spokane director a blather
skite. Page -i.
Dr. Wilson, of. Seattle, says- methods of
some evangelists cast reproach on church.
Page C.
Rt. Rev. Edward J. O. Da returns from a
visit to the pop. Page 8.
Commercial aad Maria c.
Light Oriental demand for flour. Page 13.
Another hop sale at 13 c?nts. Page 15.
SiOng wheat market at Chicago. Page 15.
Lack of Interest in stock speculation. Pags
-15.
Produce shippers who lost by St. Paul-wreck
protected by steamsblp company. Page 15.
Colnmtfla River lightship Ko. 50 goes ashore.
.rage o. -v
' Lewi and Clark ExposUIea.
Admissions, 17.2S1. Page 10.
Exercises neld in honor of Dr. McLoughlln.
'Page 10.
Honors paid Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway.
rage n.
Judges announce many awards to fowls at'
poultry show. Page 10.
PertUad aBd Ytclahy.
Many old soldiers, testifying in land-fraud
case, aamit tney committed perjury at
behest of Jones and Potter. Page 14.
Witnesses for defens In Ferraris case shown
to have contradicted themselves. Page in.
Friends-of Captain. McMllles tell how he
was fleeced by the spirits. Page 11.
More big- mercantile bouses protest against
personally assessments. Page 1C.
poison, and the indications are that she
struggled fiercely with him.
Dr. liewke, the Coroner's physician,
when h'e held the post-mortem examina
tion today,, found that her nails wero
bloodstained and torn as though she had
struggled violently. Some, of her hair had
been pulled out and was found on the
floor. The battle was evidently a des
perate one. despite the fact that the mor
phine tablets were getting In their deadly
work.
Mrs. Hart Under Suspicion.
A new and startling aspect was thrown
on the case tonight when the police, after
hearing the testimony of Edith Klokow.
the 13-yearold sister of the murdered
glrlt ordered that the chlld-wlfe of Dr.
Hart be prevented from meeting him
again. Mrs. Hart, who Is but 15 years old.
Is to be subjected to a rigorous cross-examination
regarillng the circumstances
preceding the. attack and murder.
"There was enough In Edith Klokow's
testimony," said Assistant State's Attor
ney Barbour, who has taken charge of
the. state's Interests, "to warrant the
police in closely examining Mrs. Hart.
There may. be more behind this case than
any one suspects."
.Behind , the tragedy lies a story of an
elopement, dissipation and trouble with
Dr. Hart's wealthy father, August Hart,
who resides, at IS Courtland Place, St.
Louis.
Hnrt Attempted Suicide.
Hart did not make the attempt to kill
himself until some time after- he had
summoned a tvoman neighbor to the
house. When Mrs. Richard Curtis, to
whom he telephoned, reached the house,
she found Hart trying to revive the
child.-
"I gave her morphine for her head
ache, and I am afraid L gave her too
much," tho physician explained. Mrs.
Curtis insisted that another physician
he called and this was done. The two
doctors worked for some' time trying
to revive the child, but without success.
Then Dr. Hart went Into another
room and wrote his will. In It he left
his house, the gift of his wealthy
father, and all his personal property to
his child-wife. Vera. This done. Dr.
Hart composed a letter to his mother in
St. Louis, stating he hoped all his share
of his father's riches would be given
to his wife. Much else of family mat
ters was set forth and the physician
concluded with a "last good-bye" to his
mother.
Hnd Eloped With Child.
Dr. Hart, neighbors say, eloped two
years ago from St. Louis with Vera
Krlegesmann. They left St. Louis In an
antomoblle and were married In St.
Paul. Hnrt Is 3S and his wife, as stated,
only 16. They hnd lived In Rogers Park
for a year, but, so far as -known, Dr.
Hart had but one case.
Telegrams from St. Louis say the.
father of Dr. Hart Is worth three mil
lions. He gave his son a splendid edu
cation, but, owing to his degenerate
habits, sent him to Chicago and made
regular monthly allowances. No mem
ber of the St. Louis family will come
to Chicago to assist the son In his des
perate plight.
SMOOT DODGES It VOTE
WILTj NOT INDORSE POLYGA
MOUS 3IORMON PRESIDENT.
Smith Urges Followers to Get Out of
Debt That They May Spread
Gospel of Mormonlsm.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 6. The 76th
semi-annual conference of the Mormon
Church began here today, with more than
7000 Latter-Day Saints present In the Tab-
ernacln at the opening session. Apostle
and United States Senator Reed Smoot,
whose absence from the previous confer
ence caused comment, was present today
with the other apostles.
The feature- of President Joseph F.
Smith's address was his appeal to the
"Saints" to gef .out of debt and keep out.
He deplored the readiness of Mormons to
be "gulled Into contracts under ironclad
notes." and urged his followers to "live
so that they will have means on hand. In
stead of .their means being In the hands
fof others.' Many of the elders who had
been called to missions. President Smith
said, had been unable to respond because
they were In debt.
"We want the young men," he said, "to
prepare themselves financially. Intellect?
ually and spiritually to preach the gos
pel." At the afternoon session all of the offi
cers of the church were sustained without
a dissenting vote. Because of the charge
made during the Senate Investigation that
Mr. Smoot had sustained President Smith
In polygamous practfees, much interest
was taken In his vote. The voting Is done
by the lifting of hands. Observers say
thaithe apostle-Senator today did not
raise his hand with the others of the
quorum. He did not, however, give any
sign In the negative.
RABID ANARCHIST CAUGHT
Arrcslna Billing Will Be Deported
as Unwelcome Immigrant.
CLEVELAND. Oct. 8. Arreslna Billing,
arrested here today by United States
Marshal Chandler, on the charge of being
In the country illegally. Is alleged by the
Federal authorities to be an anarchist
of International reputation and a leader
of lone of the largest bands of anarchists
lnhls part of the country.
Several boxes of rabid anarchist liter
ature were found In the apartments oc
cupied by the woman. She Is alleged to
be a native of Bruenn. Moravia. Austria,
and the wife of .an anarchist editor.' For
about two years the Immigration branch
of the Department of Commerce and La
bor has been searching for her with a
view of having her deported. '
Fire Sweeps New York Block.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7. The block bounded
by the East River. One Hundred and Sev
enth street. Pleasant avenue and 'One
Hundred and Eighth street, occupied by
the stables and lumber-yards o& J. Reeder
&Sons. was swept by flre early this
morning. Five firemen were overcome
while aiding in the rescue of 250 horses,
all of which-wern ld nut tn ufv -At
2 o'clock this morning the fire was under
control, ana tne ioss estimated at $50,000.
E BILL COMES
FIRST III MESSAGE
Townsend Says President Will
Make It Main Issue of
the Session.
WEAK CASE OF RAILROADS
Evidence Before Senate Committee
Based on Misstatement of Law
and Facts Most of It Is
Only Theories.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.Wash
Ington. Oct. 6. Representative Town
send, of Michigan. Joint author of the
Esch-Townsend railroad rate bill that
passed the House of RepresentatU es
last. Winter, and who will reintroduce
substantially the same bill and lead
the fight for Its passage at the com
ing session, after a conference with
the President today, said:
"One of the first subjects. If not the
first, which the President will discuss
In his annual message will be railroad
freight rates."
Mr. Townsend says he will not make
any material change in his bill, and it
is his understanding that the Presi
dent approves Its general features and
would be satisfied if it should become
law.
Correct Omission in Law.
"We had but one Idea in framing
that bill." said Mr. Townsend, "and
that was to correct an omission in the
original law for regulation of rail
roads. According to the law. the Com
mission' could not make an order which
would remedy an evil condition or any
unjust condition that was found to
exist. It actually exercised that power
for a number of years, but it was fin
ally determined that it did not have
the power. It was to give the Com
mission that power that the House of
Representatives passed its bill last
Winter. The rest of the bill merely
furnished machinery of cxpodltjng
hearings and for carrying out the es
sential provisions of the bill, which
was to fix a reasonable rate when a
rate was found to be unreasonable. No
statement that I have seen in opposi
tion to this legislation since Congress
adjourned has modified ray view as tn
the wisdom of adopting this course."
Mr. Townsend was asked whether
the testimony that has been offered
before the Senate committee on inter
state commerce has inclined him to
approve any change in his bill of last
Congress.
Railroads 3Iuke Weak Case,
t
"No," he replied; "they have not at
tacked the bill In any Important way.
The Senate committee called witnesses
and the railroads, of course, knew
whom to send to the hearings. During
the first part of those hearings the
time was devoted largely to showing
that it would be unconstitutional to
confer such power on the Commission
as the bill proposed. They contended
that the Commission never exercised
such power, but they were confronted
with the record of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, showing every or
der the Commission had ever issued,
and It was shown that the Commission
sad exercised the same power as was
proposed by the Townsend bill. Then
they had eminent lawyers come and
tell the committee that the bill was
not constitutional, apd after those
opinions had been received the commit
tee called on the Attorney-General for
an opinion, and he clearly set forth
that It would be constitutional to con
fer the power proposed.
"They then proceeded to present, not
evidence, but theories of railroad men.
as to the nature of the effect such leg
islation would have-on railroads. Not
2 per cent of all the railroad evidence
presented could be designated by the
name of evidence. It was simply the
opinions of interested parties."
PROVISIONS OF RATE BILL
Commission May Change Rates,-Rule
Private Cars and Terminals.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. The Post
says that announcement was made to
day that tlie Administration pro
gramme relative to railroad rate leg
islation is complete and that, as al
ready suggested, the plan the Presi
dent will favor will be embodied in
the Esch-Townsend bill, which passed
the House last Winter, with some
modifications in Important particulars.
The bill will provide, the Post says,
as follows:
First, that the Interstate Commerce
Commission shall be given the power
to decide, upon complaint, after full
hearing, whether a rate Is unjust or
unlawful; that the Commission shall
have authority to substitute a rate
which shall become Immediately effec
tive, and so remain, unless and until
reversed by the courts.
Second, the Commission shall have,
the authority to declare that a rate
charged for shipment on private cars
Is unjust or unreasonable, if it be so.
and that the common carrier shall be
held responsible for such charges.
Third, giving the Interstate Com
merce Commission jurisdiction over
terminal railroads.
Fourth, a revision of the long-and-short-haul
provision of the orJsinal
interstate commerce act.
Fifth, a provision relating to the
shipment of merchandise by water and
rail, so as to prevent alleged manipu
lation of rates made possible In such
circumstances under the present law.
Sixth, giving the Commission full
authority to examine the books and
records of the railroads and to pre
scribe the general form and manner
In which such records shall He kept.
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