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VOL. XLY- NO. 13,993.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13; 1905.
PRICE FJlVE CENTS.
ALL SHAKE HANDS
ACROSS A CHASM
Republicans BuryTheir
Differences.
WHAT RESOLUTIONS (PLEDGE
Great Lovefeast Held at the
Empire Theater.
.
PEACE WITH BROKEN SLATE
Frank Davey, of Marlon, "Wins the
Chairmanship Over E. W.
Haines, of. Washington,
Supposedly the Choice.
Republicans "love-feasted" all day yes
terday and shook hands across the chasm,
and "when the shades of night fell they
had pledged each other In resolutions to
"work together," and had called for coun
ty and state conventions after the pri
maries next Spring for ratification of
primary nominees and for promulgation
of a party platform.
. Some DOO brethren assembled in the Em
pire Theater at 10 A., M. and again at 2
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Baker, William J. Lachner.
Bnton, H. J. Johnson.
Clackamas, Grant B. Dlmmlck.
Clateop, Harrison Allen.
Columbia, Thomas C. -Watts.
Coos, TV. C Chae.
Crook, C. M. Elklns.
Curry. Ielos Woodruff. .'I
Gilliam. J. B. Gpff. -4 :
Grant. A. C. Hobbs. ' " ' ' k
Harney. A. "W. Goran.
Jackson, H. Von der Hellen..
Josephjnc, J. C. Campbell.
Kalamatb Robert A. Emmett.
Lake. V.T. A. .idejwinglh."
Lane, E. It. Toran. '
Lincoln, B. I'. Jones.
Linn, J S. Van Winkle.
Malheur. C M. Setting.
Marlon. Hal Di JJatton.'?5 J t 1
Morrow. Fred Warnock. '
Hultnomah. Wallace McCain ant.
Polk, R. E. Williams M '
Sherman. Clark Dunlap.
Tillamook, Fr'J C. Baker.
Cmtttlla, W. J. Furnish.
Union. W. T. Wright.
Wallowa, E. H .Holmes.
Wasco, J. L. Henderoon.
Washington, B. W. Htlncs.
Wheeler, R. N. Donnelly.
Tamhill. J. M. Crawford.
P. M., to take part In the peace confer
ence. That they succeeded In loving one
another was Indicated by the absence of
fuss and jangle.
Most of the braves were of the Fulton-
Carey breed; Indeed, but few Simon stal
warts were 'in evidence, chief, of the few
being Wallace McCamant who represent
ed Multnomah County on the committee
sen resolutions.
Jolt for Slatemakcrs.
Election of Frank Davey, of Marion.
over E. W. Haines of Washington, ap-.
peared to be a jolt for the slatemakcrs,
for it had been arranged the. day before
I that Haines should wield the gavel, and
I his election seemed assured. But the
Marlon County delegatiqn "got misy" yes
terday morning before breakfast, and in
I a short time had things all "fixed" for
their man. However, there was little con-
test and a standing vote made the choice.
The only show of fight occurred over
W. D. Fenton's resolution for conven-
Itions, and the opposition was but feeble.
Mr. Fenton made an able argument show
ing that organization in theparty under
iuiLciuscuL jeaaers was necessary to save
andidates from being slaughtered "in the
house of their friends." and to prevent
MEN WHO SPOKB IX THE RE
PUBLICAN LOVEFEAST.
Frank C. Baker. Portland.
Frank Davey. Salem.
C. W. Fulton. Astoria.
Grant B. Dlmlck. Oregon City. '
Walter L. Tooze. Woodburn.
VT. J. Fenton. Portland.".
Frank Motter. Portland.
S. A. Lowell, Pendleton.
J. F. Caplcs, Portland.
Wallace McCamaht. Portland.
E. W. Haines. Forest Grove,
S. M. Yoran, Eugene.
A L. Mjlls. Portland.
Dr. J. N. Smith. Salem.
C If. McArthur. Rickreall.
J. D. Lee. Portland.
Emmett Callahan. Baker ''City.
J. H. Scott, Salem. ; ;
W. C. Hawley. .Salem. '
J. L. ColJIns. Dallas.
B. F. Jones. Toledo.
J SL Shelley. Eugene.
C W. Hodson. Portland.
Levi W. Myers. Portland
E. H- 'Flagg:. St. Helens. " v;.
Jsasc Manning, Salem.
C. T. Lord, Portland.
'every fellow ior himself the devil take
ie hindmost" Wallace McCamant ex-
lorted the members of the party to "fiirht
for their Irlends in the primaries and for
leir party In the election."
Tooie Talks Amity.
Walter L. Tooze, chairman of the cen
tral committee of the First Congressional
Metrict, aroused considerable enthusiasm
1th his amity rss&arks. Scaator Fultoa
spoke f or party unity and delved Into the
National .Issues of tariff, revision and rail
road control. Chairman Baker was the
first speaker of the day and closed his re
marks with the words of Lincoln: "With
malice toward none, with charity for all,"
eta
Once the conference fired up, when
C W. HodBOn, of Multnomah, moved
that all resolutions be referred to tho
committee without reading- or . debate.
The motion was not popular, for it.
seemed to aim .at gag- rule or some
thing: of the kind; at least that was
how the braves felt about It, and the
motion was hors du combat in a Jiffy.
There was no discussion of candi
dates for office on the floor of the con
ference, nor of land frauds, nor of
convicted statesmen. The brethren
fought as shy of those subjects as of
dynamite.
What Resolutions Pledge.
The resolutions pledge the lovefeast
ers to "work together" and "to call on
the .people of Oregon to grlvo their sup
port in the next elections to the party
of protection and prosperity." They
extol Roosevelt's triumphs In dlp
iomacs, and declare that "In hlB battle
for civil righteousness ho Is entitled
to the co-operation of all good citi
zens." The resolutions call on Con
gress for river and harbor Improve
ments. As for the direct primary law,
they proclaim that it "should be hon
estly, truthfully and loyally observed
In spirit and in letter, and Republican
electors should - choose their candi
dates without re'gard to any past fac
tional division or previous Identifica
tion with any so-called faction."
Advise Best leadership.
The resolutions say that the state
convention should be "representative
of the best leadership in the Republi
can party In this state." They advo
cate Government regulation of rail
freight fates and counsel against fan
tastic and peculiar proposals for leg
islation under tho Initiative."
OF
FRANK DAVEY, OP MARION,
GETS THE CHAIR3IAXSI1IP.
Object or Meeting Broad Enough
It Is Declared tc Cover
All Purposes. '.
A loud noise broke forth in the theater
at 10:30 o'clock, as the braves took their
seats Jn response to a' call for order from
the plalform.. The noise was applause,
and the gavel was" In the band of Chair
man Baker. As the noise subsided, Mr.
Baker becan an address of welcome and
exhortation, to' the hosts. The speech wasl!
on manuscript, and Mr. Baker read It
wlth3gofel effeqt -At Its end. Grant B.
Dlmlck, of Oregon City, was on his feet
with a resolution containing an order of
business, which was adopted without op
position. Mr. Baker then called for nom
inations for chairman.
First on the floor with a nomination
was A. 1& Mills, of Multnomah, who pro
posed E. W. Haines, of Washington Coun
ty. Dr. J. N. Smith, of Marion, nomi
nated Frank Davey, of his county.
No further nominations were made, ex
cepts that Mrs. Woodcock, who sat with
her flags In a rear seat. In a strident
voice, suggested Judge Carey, but the
chair did not hear. W. C. Hawley. of
Marlon, told a funny story, and ended It
by seconding the nomination of Davey.
Davey Is Elected.
By a close standing vote, Davey was
elected. On motion of J. H. Scott, ofj
Marion, seconded by E. W. Haines, of
"Washington, the election of, Davey was
declared unanimous.
r Just then Mr Davey arrived- at the
platform and started out on a speech.
First of all, he said that the honor con
ferred on him Came unexpectedly, and
that he appreciated It highly. The con
ference, he said, marked a new epoch In
Oregon political history.
"It will result," he cried, "in "relegating
disharmonies of the past to the depths of
oblivion." ,
The speaker remarked that the party
might have made a mlstako "In reaching
out to other parties for thoughts, foreign
to the principles of Republicanism," but
that It had never lost sight of policies
which had kept the people "well fed, well
clothed and well educated."
"Principles," he declared. In conclusion,
"are greater than men, and a party's
success is above Individual ambition. The
Republican party is too big to be led by
the apron-strings of any one man."
Grant B. Dlmlck, Clackamas, was elect
ed secretary over Frank Motter, Mult
nomah, and the latter was then chosen
as Dimlck's assistant. E. R. 'Bryson,
Benton, secretary of the. State Central
Committee, was nominated for secretary,
but declined.
Chair Announces Committee.
At this, the chair announced the com
mittee on resolutl6ns, whereupon C W.
Hodson, Multnomah.. State Senator,
moved that all resolutions be referred to
the committee without reading .or debate.
Shouts of "No! No!" went up from all
parts of the hall, and the motion was
laid on the table with a whoop.
Voluntary remarks was the next order
of business, and the first speaker 'called
for was Senator C W. Fulton, who
promptly took to the stage and respond
ed with a vigorous address. In which he
declared himself in favor of tariff re
vision. Federal regulation of rail rates,
faithful application of the primary law
and union of Republican forces In Oregon.
He was followed by J. F. Caplcs, Mult
nomah: Walter L. Tooze, Marlon, and
Wallace McCamant. Multnomah.
Tooze Advises Multnomah.
Mr. Tooze brought to the attention of
his auditors that other rivers than the
Columbia were In need o( Improvement
for navigation, and said that the several
harbors on the coast south of the Colum
bia should receive ."National appropria
tions. As for loyalty to party nominees,
Mr. Toozesald that, he and his friends
had always supported the ticket, and that
their example could be offered as a good
lesson to Multnomah., County. They were
spending a good deal of money and effort,
he said, to "get you (Multnomah County)
In the notion of supporting the Repub
lican ticket."
Wallace McCamant paid eulogistic trlb-
(Concluded on Page 10.)
COMMON THIEVES
II MERCHANTS
'Strong New York Association
Calls insurance Men
Criminals.
DEMAND FOR PROSECUTION
Directors of Merchants' Association
Ask That Special Grand Jury
Indict Guilty Presidents
of Big Companies.
NEW YORK, Oct 12. The Mer
chants' Association of New York,
through its board of directors, today
adopted resolutions calling on the Dis
trict Attorney of New York County to
ascertain whether an Indictment can
not be found against the officers of
life Insurance companies who' have
contributed the funds of the companies
to political campaign committees. The
resolution also asks that civil action
be instituted by the State Attorney
General looking to the restitution of
the moneys eo contributed.
In addition to the adoption of the
resolutions, the Merchants' Associa
tion announced that District Attorney
Jerome would be requested- to recon
sider his determination not to ask for
an extraordinary session of the grand,
jury to consider the matter at this
time. The resolutions are in part as
follows:
Says Funds "Were Stolen.
"Whereas. In the Judgment of this
board the excuse offered for these pay
ments violates every sound principle
of business and would Justify the Il
legal diversion of public and private
trust funds of every description; and
"Whereas, The penal . code provides
in substance that any officer, director,
trustee -or manager of a corporation
who Intentionally appropriates or
causes to he appropriated any of its.
funds to his own use or to that of any
other person than the true owner or
person entitled to the benefit thereof,
steals such property and is guilty of
larceny; and
Calls Them Common Ttileres.
"Whereas, This, board believes, that t
ithe interests of the community demand
that this misappropriation, if & crime,
should he vlflltcd with adequate pun
ishment; that law should be enforced
Irrespective of the station of the of
fender; and that nothing should -be
more operative as a check upon cor
rupt use "of money of corporations than
conviction of the offender as a common
thief; therefore be it
"Resolved, That,. In the opinion of
this board, prompt and energetic steps
should be taken by the District Attor
ney of the County of New York to as
certain whether an Indictment cannot
be found against the presidents of
such companies and other .officers con
cerned in said payments; and that it
Is the opinion of this board that tho
Attorney-General of the state should
institute civil proceedings for the re
turn of said sums to the treasuries of
the respective companies."
ASKS SUIT FOR RESTITUTION
Colorado Policy-Holdcrs Want Cam
paign Contributions Repaid.
NEW YORK. Oct 12. On behalf of
Thomas J. O'Donnell, of Denver, and
other Colorado policy-holders of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, W. B.
Crisp, a lawyer of this city, today
wrote to Attorney-General Mayer, of
New York, asking- that he Institute
civil proceedings at once to compel the
officers of the Mutual to make restitu
tion of the $92,500 whfch they admit
has been contributed to political cam
paign committees in recent years. Mr.
Crisp offers to lend the Attorney-General
any assistance he may desire In
the matter.
YANDIVER SUSPENDS ACTION
Result of Conference With Governor
and New York Iilfo Lawyers.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 12. State Superintend
ent' of "Insurance W. D. Vahdivcr, today
said:
"No action will be taken at tills time
against the New York Life Insurance
Company."
Mr. "Vandiver made the statement fol
lowing the conclusion of a conference here
here today with Gox'crnor Folk and F. N.
Judson and E. C Crow, attorneys for the
New YorK Life Insurance Company.
Mr. Judeon contended that there Is no
authority under the laws of Missouri by
which Mr. Vandiver could proceed to re
voke the license of the company as he
threatened to do unless the money con.
trlbuted for campaign purposes was
refunded.
Another conference may be' held al Jef
ferson City.
Indiana Asks Many Questions.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct" 1Z Indiana In
surance companies received by mall today
a lone Interrogation from Insurance Com
missioner Folk, of Tennessee. The Inter-N
rogation, the questions In which are to
be answered under oath, require the pres.
Ident of each company to answer In detail
whether or not the company has sub
reribed directly or Indirectly to any cam
paign fund of either party since 1S95,
whether the company has disbursed any
sum of money at any time to Influence
legislation In the Legislature of any state
or In a National Congress. A nusaber of
other questions are asked.
Court EiiJoIbs the Merger.
CHICAGO, Oct J. Ax injunction was
Issued today by Judge Theodore Brentano,
of the Superior Court, restraining the
holding of a meeting of policy-holders of
the Western Life Indemnity Company, at
which Jt was intended to merge the West
ern Life with another company. A re
ceiver and an accounting are asked.
BECK FOR FEDERAL- CONTROL
Almost Causes Panic Among; West
ern Insurance Men.
" CHICAGO. Oct 12. "Federated An
archy!' was the keynote of James M.
Beck's speech to Insurance men In Music
Hall today. He advocated Federal super
vision, of insurance companies. Mr. Beck's
"Federated Anarchy" did not apply alone
to Insurance companies.- Diverse law?, he
said, are an instance of what tho phrase
implied.
"A man can bo a husband In one state
and unmarried In another," he declared.
"State supervision of Insurance companies
under such a. system Is treasonable. It
wars against the good of the people, as
well as against the binding force of the
constitution."
In closing, Mr. Beck recommended three
measures for the. future consideration of
Congress. They are:
Enactment of National divorce and mar
riage laws; Federal supervision of all en
terprises .conducting Interstate business;
establishment for life In the United States
Senate, of all ex-Presidents.
The TOO delegates to the convention of
the. Fire Underwriters' Association of the
Northwest listened to the speech with
suppressed excitement His words almost
created a panic among the representatives
of small Western Insurance companies,
who Intend to organize next week to pro
tect themselves against the movement
toward Federal supervision.
Equitable Trustees Meet.
NEW YORK. Oct 12.-Ex-Presldent
Gro.'er Cleveland. George Westlnghouse
and Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, the trus
tees of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, met here today and announced that
no names for recommendation as directors
to fill existing vacancies In the. Equitable
board had been considered. The time of
the meeting was taken up with the con
sideration of the draft of the circular,
which will son be sent out to every policy-holder.
The trustees will meet again
tomorrow. '
EVERY SHOTJjIT TARGET
"World-Beating; Practice or Gunners
on the Colorado.
NEWPORT. R. I., Oct 12.-The remark
able success which attended the recent
target practice of the new cruiser Colo
rado was shown In the figures given out
today by an officer of the ship. It is
claimed that the record has never been
equaled by a warship In the United States
Navy or by any "other warship in the
world.
With the six-Inch breech-loading gun,,
at a range of 3500 yards, the target being
f triangular canvas 40 shots were flred.
and w hits were mde. The percentage
.of accuracy was SS oer cent.
Ten aSots were fired -fromcach of the
lour-inca oretcn-ioaaiag rifles,, and but
tl-ree ralsees were recorded.
Fire in Texas .Town.
FARMERSVILLE. Tex.. Oct 12,-rFIre
tonight destroyed the buildings on the
east side of the public square. Loss $100.
000. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Tb.Wtaer.
TEKTERDAT'S Micrlrnim f .rv,r0
desv; minimum, . Precipitation. 0.12 of
an incn.
TOD.AI,Sr,r 8d warmer. Northwest
winds.
FerdcB.
Great festivities at Toklo In honor of Brit
ish neet. Pace 3.
Gernianr irritated at Franco-British disclos
ures. Pate 7. . .
Sudden death of leader of Russian liberals.
Pace 13.
Natloaal.
Pacific Coast men to be appointed oa Inter
state. Commissions- - Pago 4. -
Negotiations Kith France about how to pun
ish Venezuela. Page 4.
Politics.
More, machine leaders indicted in Phlladel-
pnia. rage 3.
Nt-w Tork Republicans nominate Ivels for
.Mayor. Page a.
Ownership party ratifies Hearst's nomina
tion. Page 3.
Tammany nominates candidate against
Jerome. Page 5.
Rhode Island Democrats Indorse Roosevelt's
rate ana revision policy. Page 3.
Townsend recommends changes In Interstate
commerce. Jaw. Page 3.
Domestic.
Unitarians protest at exclusion from Inter
church Conference. Page
New Tork merchants demand Indictment of
insurance officials. Page 1.
Goldendale girl 'purzues recreant- lover to
cnicago. rage 3.
Hankers Indorse ship subsidy scheme. Page S
Governor Folk discards gaudy uniforms.
Pe 1. i
Leading banker of PeolaJadlcted in Dough
erty scandalTi-Ilige 1.
-6prt
'University of Oregon- plays scoreless game
with the University Of California at
JBerHeley. Page .
Pacific Coart scores: San Trxaclico 4. Se
attle 3; Los Angeles 6, Tacoxna 0.
Page 7.
New Tork wins championship game. Page 7.
Rain stops Portland game after first Inning
wun zour -tub i to tne credit or Oak
land. Page- T.
Factfe Coast
Puget Sound. Jobbers complain of alleged
lavorltlim of the O. R. & N. toward
Portland. T'age 6.
Ex-Senator E. J. Emmons, of California.
found guilty of accepting a bribe. Page 6.
Labor party at Seattle would fuse with
Democrats In municipal ownership. Page 0
One of the- his land-holders la Klamath
irrigation project slgaa up. Page 6.
Mrs. Frank Moseman, of Olympla. woundedJ
toy bullet from revolver. Page 0.
Coercial aad Maria c.
Hop dealers offering higher prices.. Page 17.
Iron markets buoyant la all sections. Page
17.
London selling stocks freely. Page 17.
Barley bears force down prices at San
Francisco. Page 17.
Chicago wheat market closes with loss,
w Pe 17.
Mutinous crew of schooner Berwlnd bound
over to Federal Court. Page 13.
Lewis aaa Clark ExpesJtleB.
Admissions. 24.1S& Page It
ToUl admissions. 2.402.834. Page 11.
Programme for the close of the Fair a
brilliant one' Page 11.
PartUaft bjm! YkJaltr.
Great Republican lovefeast has Its day.
Pago 1.
Iraaum. with heavy cargo, makes, trip down
the river, largest ship which ever steamed
out of rortiaaa. Page l.
New owners of' the'. Portland .Consolidated
will form a aew corporation. Page 18.
Wade asserts his Innocence In the land
fraud cases. Fage IS. -
Doings of a day In the Municipal Court
Page 15.
Burglar Xroeerr says he $ras aruak, but
ImoccbL Page 1.,
FOLK CONGEALS
GUY UNIFORMS
Humorists of Portland Break
Down Missouri 6oy-l,
ernbr's. Nerve.
BREAKS COLONELS' HEARTS
At Last Moment Before- Horse-Show
Governor Orders Dress Suits,
and ' His Staff " Has to
Hide Its Splendor.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct 12. (Special.)
Unnerved by witticisms of the Portland
press regarding1 the appearance of his
staff colonels at the Lewis and Clark Ex
position In gold-braided uniforms. Gov
ernor Folk put the lid on the uniforms
so firmly that his colonels were obliged
to appear at the St. Louis horse-show In
civilian dress sut, most of them hired
at the last moment for the occasion.
There was trouble from the moment tho
Governor entered the lobby of the Plant
ers Hotel. The members of his staff,
summoned from different portions of the
state to attend a dinner-given byColonel
Tom Landram and the horse-show, re
ceived a tip early. In the afternoon that
uniform would not "do." Most of the
colonels nad left their civilian dress
suits at-home, and as the horrible alter
native of appearing- In business dress or
borrowed splketalls came over them, mut
tcrlngs grew. x
Newton Mourns Lost Glory.
.General Emmet Newton, who Is said to
wear a tiny piece of gold braid on his
watch charm, so fond Is he of It, walked
the corridor in anguish:
"This will kill me." he almost moaned.
"It was bad enough to have to pa rail
way fare to Portland, but to be compelled
to nppcar before 10.000 pairs of eyes with
out a uniform on Is too, too much."
Other members of the staff were scarce
ly less downcast and one and all lay In
wait for the Governor to seek reversal of
the order. The Governor heard, their
complaints and explanations- and then
Issued his ultimatum:
"No uniforms tonight Get dre5s sults.7
Hsstlo Tor ress Snlts.
Then xn,Qst of the tafr.rhade a bee line
for the nearest plae where dress suits
are rented' and by? a liberal offer and
much straining- managed to secure outllts
that enabled them to pass the doorkeepers
at the Coliseum without being- chal
lenged. The banquet was held In parlor D,
which was especially decorated for the
occasion with cut flowers, horse-show
colors adorning- the walls. Seated as an
honored guest was Governor Folk, with
DavM It Francis occupying- the next seat
of honor.
Promptly at 8:30 the staff left the banquet-room
and was hustled to the horse
show. Ten or twelve thousand well-
' dressed men and women were crowded
In the Coliseum when the Governor and
his staff filed Into boxes prepared for
them on the soijth side of the promenade.
With them was Mr. Francis.
Modest as Violets They Seem.
It was not the radiant and iridescent
staff the crowd had hoped and expected
to see. and when the party entered as
modest as "a violet by a mossy stone."
half hidden from the eye, comparatively
few persons In the audience recognized
the party. A few astronomers who had
their glasses turned on the boxes draped
with American flags saw the star of the
evening, and the constellation of which
he was the center as they wheeled Into
sight and a mild round of applause, very
mild, went up. Away over In section E
near where the band was pumping out
the strains of "Tammany," was heard one
hiss, one solitary hiss. Despite the lack
of gold braid, however, they were the
whole show. Folk and D. R. F.
"Where, oh, where. Governor Folk, are
those sky-bright uniforms with which
your staff were expected to be bedighted
this evening?" the chief executive was
asked. The Governor leaned forward and
smlledone of those unctuous Folk smiles.
Why Uniforms AVcrc DbrTcd.
"I decided," he said, "that, as this was
to be a horse-show and not a staff-show.
It were better to leave off the uniforms.
"Ah," he said luxuriously, "those are
great uniforms. TheVe are gold epaulettes
and gold braid reaching from here to
here," describing- with his right fore
finger a comprehensive semi-circle reach
ing from the reporter's left ahoulder al
most to his diaphragm and up to' his right
clavicle. Plainly, though, his .action said
that "It Is too bad we did not get to
wear them."
Colonel Tom Hennlngsbore the depri
vation manfully, and smiled throughout
the evening, and Colonel George McGrew,
who wears noisy golf togs with such- in
souciance and heaven-born grace,: was
not as much put out as he might have
been, but Colonel Newton was heart
broken. PROVISIONS OF RATE.. BILL
Townsend "Wants Long and
Hani Clause Changed.
Short
JACKSON, Mich.. Oct 12. (Special.)
"Railroad regulation will. I believe, be
the first question presented In the Presi
dent's message to Congress In December,"
said Congressman Townsend, on his re
turn from Washington today, "and not
withstanding many statements to the con
trary, he has not changed his mind on
the necessity and wisdom of Investing the
Interstate Commerce Commission with
power, upon complaint and after iull
hearing, to declare unjust any unreason
able rate or regulation found to be so, aad
at the same time to order a just and rea
sonable rate or regulation instead.
"President Roosevelt like every other
man who has studied the question.- knows
there are many defects In the present
Interstate commerce law. He may not
expect to have them all cured by one
amendment. He will demand some posi
tive relief, and there can be no compro
mise on one vital proposition, viz.:
"The commission must be given flower
to substitute by an effectual order, within
reasonable time after such order Is as
sured, a lawful rate or regulation for one
found by It, uVon complaint and hearing,
to be unlawful. Such power must.Include
private cars. Industrial roads and termi
nals used in connection with Interstate,
commerce.
"I. am satisfied that the fourth section
of the interstate commerce law, known as
the. 'long, and short haul clause.' should
be amended by striking out' the words
under substantially similar circumstances
and conditions.' These words were Insert
ed, at tho Instance of the railroads, and
have so emasculated the section under
decisions of the courts that it Is a nullity.
The proviso which allows the commission
to relax the provision as to the long and
short haul Is sufflclenl protection to the
roads In case of necessity.
"The time limit of notice which a car
rier must give to change rates, either
higher or lower, should be enlarged to at
least SO days for lowering the rate and
60 days for raising. Such an amendment
would correct rate abuses.
"Such are avtew of the amendments
which should be made. I do not presume
that the President will insist upon abso
lutely perfect conditions. He wll, how
ever, I believe, insist that the power of
correcting unlawful rates be conferred
upon the commission, as stated In his
last message.
"I shall draft such a bill as will. I hope.
meet tho President's and the people's
views." ,
BUI PRESIDENT INDICTED
BAILEY xlCCUSED OF BEING
DOUGHERTY'S ACCOMPLICE.
Charges Against Pcorla's Leading
Financier 3Iay "Wreck Banks.
Leader in the. Church.
PEORIA.. III., Oct. 12. (Special.) When
the grand Jury that has been consider
ing the Dougherty defalcation case re
ports tomorrow. It will spring the biggest
sensation ever unloosed In Peoria. By its
report, Oliver A. Bailey, a leading finan
cier and member of the Peoria School
Board, will be indicted for malfeasance In
office.
The result of this action is feared In
Peoria. It will mean a run on the'TDlme
Suvings Bank, of which Bailey Is presi
dent and Dougherty was tbe largest stock
holder. It will also mean trouble- for
reyery bank in Peoria, for the Indictment
of Bailey and the scandals that have
been unearthed in the Dougherty case
have blasted tho confidence of the public
in local financial Institutions.
Bailey Is charged, with being negligent
In the. office of chairman of the finance
committee of the School Board and being
directly responsible for the loose methods
of Dougherty. Bailey !a.presldent of the
Dime Savings Bank, president of the Title
&. Trust Company, president of the Brad
ley Polytechnic Institute, president of the
T. M C. A., deacon In the First Congre
gational Church, vice-president of tho
Central National Bank, president of the
firm of Bouland & Bailey, real estate
brokers, and one of the best-known mu
nicipal lawyers In the city.
In addition to the Bailey indictments,
the grand Jury will return about 30 ad
ditional indictments- against Dougherty.
The total defalcations for three years
found by the grand Jury are J2S0.000, and
as the tactics of Dougherty have been
carried on for 20 years, it Is estimated by
some that tho amount secured through
his methods will reach $750,000.
SOUTH WELCOMES FROST
Cold Wave Kills Fever Mosquitoes
and Checks Disease.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12. Yellow fever
report to 6 P. M-: New cases 15, total to
date 3261: deaths 2, total 419: new foci 3;
cases under treatment 161, .cases dis
charged 2S73. .
Today's news was of an exceptionally
favorable character, for, while the frost
lino did not extend to New Orleans, which
It would have to do to break all previous
records. It touched points as near as 35
miles north of New Orleans, Crowley. La..
reporting a light fall. Aside from the
frdst. the temperature declined almost to
the freezing point In some sections of
Louisiana with the effect undoubtedly of
killing or driving into hibernation ail mos
quitoes that might have existed In ex
posed places.
More Cases at Pensacola.
PENSACOLA, Fla.. Oct 12. The yellow
fever situation at noofi- today was as fol
lows: .New cases, 3; total cases to date,
331; deaths, 2: total deaths. 47.
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
Judge E. 31. Passon, Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 12. Former
Chief Justice Edward M Paxson, of the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court died today
at his home in Bycot Pa. Death was due
to a complication of diseases. He was 81
years of age.
Judge Paxson was born in Buckingham,
Bucks County, Pa. He was educated In
the Quaker schools. When 15 years of age
he established the Newtown Journal at
Newtown, Pa later founded the Daily
News of this city. He studied law, and
was admitted to the bar In 1S30. He was
appointed Judgo in the Common Pleas
Court In 1S9 to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of F. Carroll Brewster.
He was elected to the of lice tho following
year.
In 1S74, at the .first election under the
new constitution. Judge Paxson was elect
ed to the Supreme Court In 1S83 he was
appointed one of the receivers of thrf
Philadelphia & Heading Railroad Com
pany, at which time he resigned his posi
tion as Chief Justice.
The Home for Aged and Infirm Members
of the Society of Friends at Newtown, Pa.,
was founded by Judge Paxson.
Gen. William T. Clark, Washington.
NEW YORK, Oct 12. General William
T. Clark, of Washington, D. C, died to
day, aged 74 years- He wasr a member of
Congress from Galveston, Texas, from
,1S68 to 1S73. He was the last surviving
adjutant and chief of staff of General
Grant's Army of the Tennessee. . .
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3Irs. Josepliinc Shaw Lowell.
NEW YORK, Oct 13. Mrs. Josephine
Shaw Lowell, universal suffragist and
philanthropist, died today at her home in
this city, after a brief Illness.
GREATEST DRAFT
EGORD
British Steamer Makes Fast
Trip Down, Drawing 26
Feet of Water,
ALSO HAS HEAVIEST CARGO
Laden With 13,007 Barrels of Flour
and 113,4-10 Bushels of Wheat
for Orient The Channel
Proven Unobstructed.
ASTORIA. Or.. Oct 12.-(SpecIal.) Tha
British steamship Imaum arrived down
th-i river shortly after noon today. She
anchored from 1:S0 until 3 o'clock at Oak
Point, on account of tho fog. The Jmaum
arrived too late to go to sea today, so was
anchored In the lower bay. She draws 23
feet 7 inches, but when undec way her
draft Is 26 feet The steamship will be
taken out by Pilot Lelghton at high tide
tomorrow If the weather conditions are
favorable.
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Loaded to a depth greater than ever be
fore attempted on the river, the British
steamer Imaum yesterday demonstrated
the practicability of Portland's channel In
giving quick and safe dispatch to large
vessels. Ignoring a recommendation of
the bar pilots not to load to exceed 24 feet,
and although her usual draft is but 25
feet 3 inches, the agents and captain of
the steamer loaded down, to 23 feet 7
Inches. That she was able to leave Port
land and reach Astoria without mishap
and in record time effectually sets at rest
any doubt as to Portland's- capability of
taking care of big ships and big cargoes.
The Kelvinbank. the last steamer out.
drew 24& feet: the NIcodemla went out
with 234, and the Numantia had a depth
of 23 feet 10 inches. These steamers. It
has been contended by the bar pilots, had
reached the limit of safety, and when it
became known that In the face of this
contention the Imaum had loaded to 23
feet 7 inches, the trip of tbe steamer
down the river became one of absorbing
Interest In shipping' circles- r
As the vessel, under command of Pilot
Patterson, swung Into the channel at 3
o'clock Wednesday night and started dqwn
the river, there were some who watched
hsr departure with misgivings, but when
a message was received in Portland at
noon yesterday announcing the safe ar
rival of the Imaum at Astoria, there was
evident a feeling of Jubilation. After this
performance, and knowing the depth' of
water which must be on the ban tho pi
lots to the contrary, there 13 .no" shipping
man In Portland who will not wager that
high tide today will find the Imaum safely
over the bar and .on her way to the
Orient
Alfred Tucker, manager of Meyer, Wil
son & Co., agents for the steamer, went
dqwn tho river on board the vessel. Upon
his return, last night, he said:
"I think we have effectually demon
strated that large cargoes can be taken
down the river, and I know that today It
will be demonstrated that vessels' draw
ing over 23 feet can go out to sea. We
went down the Tlver drawing 23 feet 7
Inches, and had It not been for fog we
would have reached Astoria In time to
have crossed out on high, tide yesterday.
"We experienced no trouble In getting
down the river, and during a larger part
of the time we were going at full speed.
I think we surprised the Astorlans. No
one seemed to have thought that thera
was the slightest possibility of our ar
rival there yesterday; at least, there was
no tug or preparation for us. I can only
add that I am more than dated over the
trip down the river of the steamer
Imaum."
When asked If' the question of bar depth
had been discussed in Astoria, he said:
"No, there seemed to be an inclination
to fight shy of the matter, but the pilots
seemed willing enough to take the ship
out I am more than ever satisfied that
there Is a sufficient depth of water on
the bar for even a 26-foot vessel, and with
an eight-foot tide and the prospect for
favorable conditions on the bar today. I
feel sure the Imaum will have no trouble
In getting out."
The Imaum carries a cargo of 13.967 bar
rels of flour and 143.440 bushels of wheat
of a total value of $152,972. for the Orient,
and is under charter to Balfour, Guthrie
& Co.
PAPER TRUSTJN CONTEMPT
Officers Refuse to Answer Questions.
Sentenced, They Appeal.
ST. PAUL, Oct 12. C. I. McNalr, B. F.
Nelson and ' A. P. Possard. who were
recently ordered by Judge Vandevanter to
answer certain questions which might be
asked of them and to produce the books
of their re3jectlve paper mills before Spe
cial Examiner Taylor, of the United
States District Court, today, refused to
comply with the order and were adjudged
in contempt of court.
Judge Vandevanter sentenced each of
the contumacious witnesses to pay a fine
of $150 and be confined In the County Jail
until purged of contempt. Immediately
notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court
of the United States was given and five
days were allowed the defendants attor
neys In which Xo prepare a writ of error
and perfect the appeal. This acts as a
stay of sentence and the respondents were
released on bail pending the decision of
the Supreme Cqurt.
Their testimony was wanted In connec
tion with the suit of the United States
against the General Paper Company, an
action to dissolve a paper mill combina
tion. Sugarworkers on Strike.
WARSAW. Oct 12. The workmen in
the sugar factories of Russian Poland
struck today. They demand an eight
hour day and an Increase of wages.
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