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SQUIRMS 111
President of Mutua
Has Bad Day.
DECLINES TO DISCUSS
Puts Himself in Peril of Indict
ment for Contempt.
LETS OUT MORE SECRETS
Admits Payments for literary Bu
reau and Lobbyists, but Can't
Explain AVhy Policy-Holders'
Dividends Fall.
XEW YORK, Oct. 17. Testimony In the
insurance investigation, which was re
sumed today after a week's adjournment
of the legislative committee, was most
exciting throughout the day and only
the repeated threats of Senator Arm
strong, chairman of the committee, to
clear the room prevented violent dem
onstrations of disapprobation of the wit
ness, who was Richard A. McCurdy,
president of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company. As it was, however, there
were jeers at several periods of the
day's testimonyythat temporarily lnter
j up ted the testimony. These came when
Mr. Hughes, counsel for the committee,
asked questions that Mr. McCurdy was
reluctant to answer or evaded, and wore
made by the crowd that stood at the
back of the room, which long ago proved
inadequate to accommodate the counsel
and witnesses and the crowd" of specta
tors. Where this investigation is going to
load or where it is going to end has
caused no small amount of conjecture
an J, in some quarters, anxiety. With
the many threats that have been taken
up and dropped before they have been
followed to their ends in order that
some new lead may be taken up and with
the additional features that are disclosed
at most ,evory. day,- the- Interest grows
more U'tense.
Maintains Literary Bureau.
In Mr. McCurdy's testimony today a
feature entirely now was disclosed and
this was that the Mutual Company em
ployed a literary bureau to send out to
the press of the country news matter
that was of benefit to the company. This
information was elicited during the prob
ing of the legal expense account. It
came out when a voucher for the payment
of $2500 to Joseph Howard, Jr., in 1901.
was produced. Another voucher for the
same amount paia m -May, iaoo, was
marked "repayable on demand," and
"for professional services." Mr. Mc
Curdy had endorsed the vouchers and
explained that Mr. Howard was a news
paper correspondent and that his services
consisted in syndicating news stories
Pressed further Mr. McCurdy said:
"Mr. Howard was a correspondent of
the Boston Globe and several other
papers."
Mr. McCurdy said he paid Mr. Howard
about 52500 a year and that the voucher
for May, 1005, was "really a loan or an
advance."
Why lo Dividends Decrease?
During the earlier session of the day
an attempt "was made to obtain from Mr.
McCurdy the reason for reducing the
dividends on policies as the business In
creased and the assets plied up. This
question was prompted by the large
number of letters -received from policy
holders. These letters came from all over
the country, Mr. Hughes said, but ho
.ead a number from policyholders who
reside in this city. One in particular for
J3.000 said that in 1S76 he drew a dividend
of J55 76, but had been gradually cut un
til In 1M he received only $3.
On this matter the witness was not
fortified with the information sought;
he said that these were not essential mat
ters and, when pressed, replied that he
refused to discuss the question. He
would proffer a witness, his actuary.
whose business it was to know these
things, but as for himself, he would not
discuss the question.
3rcCurdy Grows Defiant.
Mr. McCurdy's demeanor was defiant
and the spectators bent forward to
catch every -word and stood on tiptoe
expecting- every moment to hear him
directed by counsel to --answer th
question. His proffer of another wit
ness was all that prevented steps being-
taken toward his Indictment. When
Mr. McCurdy would not offer the infor
mation sought, Mr. Hughes himself
started on another line of Inquiry
Later In the day Mr. Armstrong ex
plained that since the information de
sired by the committee could be ob
tlned by another course, it was agree
able to the eommittee to let Mr. Mc
Curdj place himself in the position "he
had. Had he, however, been directed to
answer and had he, knowing the in
formation desired, then refused, Mr.
Armstrong said steps would have been
taken to Indict hinufor a msdemean
or. which is the offense of a witness re
fusing to answer questions before
legislativeCommIttee while the Legla
lature is not in session. If the Lcglsla
ture were in session, refusal to answer
would have, constituted contempt-
Mr. McCurdy also during the effort
to induce him to answor the questions
as lo the reduction of dividends
launched forth Into a protest as to the
manner In which the investigation was
beini; conducted. He said the commit
tee was going- beyond the scope intend
ed when it was appointed by the Legis
lature and that tho investigation had
assumed the proportions of an inqui
sition. He was asked by Mr. Armstrong
how ho would conduct the Investigation
and was told If he had any better
method tho committee would be glad
to know of it, Mr. McCurdy thought
that putting- a witness under oath made
him feel he was on the rack. He said
his answers were published In a dis
torted form, that appeared like an at?
tempt to ruin him.
Says Liars Can Figure.
After taking up the question of the
reduction of dividends, Mr. Hughos
read a long list of policy numbers and
what had been paid and the dlvIdcnJs
received by the policy-holders. Asked
what he had to say to these Mr." Mc
Curdy said:
"Figures don't lie, but Hnrs can fig
ure" He hastily explained that he meant
that facetiously, and that he would be
glad to verify the figures.
The legal expenses were ""again re
curred to and a number of vouchers
were read. It was brought out that
William Barnes, Sr., of Albany had ap
peared before a committee in Albany
last Winter and had received $1030
from the New York Life and the same
amount from the Mutual. Later it was
brought out In a letter to Mr. McCurdy
from William Barnes, Jr., that G. A.
Barnes, Sr., was under an International
retainer to the Mutual Life.
V Why Bowles Was DIsclwrged.
A voucher In 1902 for $10,000 payable
to T. H. Bowles was explained by Mr.
McCurdy as part payment In settlement
of a feult Mr. Bowles had brought
against the company. Mr. Bowles bad
; been dismissed by the company for In
subordination. Mr. McCurdy said to
day that the Insubordination consisted
in "throwing mud" and trying to In
jure the company.
Mr. Bowles has not been In business
since he severed his connection -with
the Mutual in Milwaukee. He is visit
ing- in this city, and tonight gave out
statement In which he said:
The aspersions cast upon me by (he specu
lations and deductions drawn out by the
testimony offered In tho insurance Investi
gations are false and I stand ready to go
before your honorable body and give th
facts.
The ontlre testimony of the day was a
continual thrust and parry between the
counsel and the witness, and when ad
journment was taken for the day, Mr.
Hughes had not finished with Mr. -Mc
Curdy. The lattor will be recalled to
morrow and questioned about the trust
companies and subsidiary organizations of
the Mutual Life.
The fact that James H. Hyde had re
turned to the city and that William H.
Mclntyre would voluntarily return to ap
poar before the committee was an an
nouncement of much omen today. It was
stated today that neither 'Mr. Hyde nor
Mr. Mclntyre will be called this week.
At a meeting of the committee after
the scwlon It was decided to hold sessions
three days this week.
Lawyer John B. Stanchfield, of Elmlra,
who was the Democratic candidate for
Governor of New York In 1500, was In the
commlttec-room when the session opened,
It was reported that he had been retained
by the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Beck's Boast Disproved.
James McKeen. associate counsel to the
committee, put In evidence from the rec
ords a statement of the assets of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company and of
the Banks of England. France and Gor
many. James m. Beck, of counsel for
the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
claimed last Tuesday before the commit
tee that the assets of the Mutual Life
exceeded the combined assets of the
Banks of England. France and Germany
By cable Mr. McKeen said that he had
ascertained the combined assets of these
Institutions were $2,226,574,723. while those
of the Mutual were $440,978,371. Further,
said Mr. McKeen. he had found the sal
ary of the nresldcnt of the Bank of Ger
many to bo $30,000 per annum, and that
of the chief governor of the Bank of
England to be $10,000. He had been un
able to ascertain the salary of the presl
dent of the Bank of France.
The examination of Mr. McCurdy was
then begun, he being questioned first as
to the advertising. A clipping from
magazine for October, 1905, was shown
him. He said It was an advertisement
setting forth the advantages of his com
pany. Witness never saw the advertise.
xnent before in his life. He had no more
knowledge of what advertising his com
pany puts out than the casual reader.
This was the business of the advertising
department, he said.
Mr. McCurdy did not know whether
some one In the Mutual Life Insurance
Company's office received the coupon at-
tached to the advertisement which the
reader is Instructed to forward to the
company for furthor information, -or
whether the coupons went to C. H. Ray
mond & Co., the metropolitan agents of
the Mutual.
Dividends Fall, Assets Increase.
Mr. Hughes announced that the com
mittee had received a large number of let
ters relative to the dividends on the poli
cies of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. Some of them Mr. Hughes read
to the witness, saying those he read were
from policy-holders In New York City.
One writer who had taken out a policy
In 1BC5 for $3000 on the 10-payment life
plan said his dividend in 1S76 was $55.76,
In 1BS1 it was cut to $39; In 1851 it was
reduced to $20. and In 1904 to $3. This, the
writer said, was In the face of the reserve
increasing year after year.
Mr. McCurdy said Mr. Hughes had the
wrong witness. It was the actuary, be
said, who looked after the calculation of
dividends. Had he been notified a day
ahead, he would have been fortified with
this Information.
Mr. McCurdy complained that this in
vestlgatlon was general, outside of what
was contemplated when the committee
was appointed by the Legislature. He said
he understood this was to be an examina
tion of Insurance methods, not an inquisi
tion. Mr. Hughes replied that It was
Indeed an Inquisition.
"We will have occasion to call your
actuary, but you have been In the Insur
ance business for 40 years and I want' to
learn what you know about your com
pany." said Mr. Hughes. "You are Its
president and receive $150,000 In salary.
I want to learn for what you're respon
sible." Trying to Prove Him a Fool.
"You are trying to prove rae a fool,"
the Witness retorted.
"Without commenting on that which
PIPE SCANDAL
INVOLVES LADD
Member of Board Which Lets
Contract to Company
He Gontrols.
BIDDERS ARE INDIGNANT
Oswcro Iron and Steel Company,
Though Its Price Is Much
Higher, Gets Contract for
ripe for Eight Miles.
Not only Is the award of the $1S2,SSS
pipe contract to the Oregon Iron &
Steel Company, made by the Water
Board Monday, a violation of the city
charter, from the fact that W. M. Ladd.
influential member of the Board, con
trols the company, but It has given
rise to suspicions among other bidders
that the Ladd interests used their in
fluence on the, Board to secure a biff
contract for their Oswego Iron plant.
though their bid was. higher than
those of unsuccessful rivals, and
though castlron pipe, the kind that the
Oswego plant produces, will cost the
citv $37,000 more than would steel
pipe, the kind that a number of com
petitors would have furnished a sum
which, at 5 per cent interest for
years, would amount to $123,000
enough to rebuild the entire line of
pipe from the two points that It will
connect. Mount Tabor and Highland,
a distance of nearly eight miles.
Bidders Arc Indignant.
The unsuccessful bidder's nre com
plaining that they did not get a
cntmre deal, one of them. George C
Strow, agent for the Martin Pipe &
Foundry Company, of San Francisco,
rtclarlnir:
You might as well iook ,tor a snowoan
In h 1 as for a square deal here. e
wore deliberately and. in cold blood
skinned out of this business. In spite of
the fact, shown by comparison of our
bid with that of the Oregon Iron & Steel
Company, that we would have saved this
city on cast-iron pipe nearly $300). I was
told that the proviso in our bid for In
spection of the pipe at the foundry, be
fore It was shipped, lost us the business,
notwithstanding the city was to have Its
own Inspector.
"If wc had K Jerome or a Folk in th
town, fo rauroaa omc ui un kujo
where they belong, perhaps an honest
man could get a square deal."
Other representatives of outside compa
nies were wrathy also, the steel pipe men
claiming that they spent large sums for
living expenses In Portland, on the assur
ance that steel would be considered by the
Water Board, instead of being thrown
out; the cast-iron men declaring that
though their bids were cheaper than that
of the Oswego plant, the latter got the
contract through some strange influence.
Ladd Member of Water Board.
The leading member of the Water Board,
next to Mayor Lane, Is William M. Ladd,
and tills Ls not the first time contracts
have been let to the Oswego plant. Mr.
Ladd and Mayor Lane are in close touch
with each other. The former aided the
election of Line, and subscribed several
hundred dollars to his campaign fund.
The pull of Mr. Ladd with the Mayor ls
admitted by Democratic workers, and they
say that for this reason Mayor Lane will
not change the personnel of the Water
Board.
Mr. Ladd controls the Oregon IroUsand
Steel Company, which owns the Oswego
plant. The business was established In
1S55 and Its stock was owned by' the late
W. S. Ladd and the late S. G. Reed. The
Ladds have furnished thq working cap
ital and have acquired the chief Inter
est in the business and hold it practical
ly in their own hands.
Award Is Violation of Charter.
The award of the contract to the
Oswego plant is a plain violation of the
charter which says in section 133: "No
councilman or other officer or employe
of the city shall be or become directly
or Indirectly Interested In, or In the per
formance of any contract for the supply
of labor or material to the city.
If any such officer or person In this sec
tion designated shall violate the provis
ions of this section he shall forfeit his
office and all such contracts in the hands
of others than a purchaser without no
tice shall be void."
The clfcr should have saved about $37.
000 by buying steel pipe Instead of cast
iron, but the castlron advocates, backed
up by the Mayor, say that while the life
of a steel pipe line would be perhaps 25
years, that of a castlron would be in
definitely longer. The pipe line which
carries water to Portland from Bull Run,
33 miles, ls steel.
What the Bidders Say.
"We are the best losers In the
world." said a representative of tho
Schaw-Batchcr Company last night. In
discussing the award of the contract.
"and the only complaint -we have to
make relates to the Injustice of bring
ing a lot of us here from different
parts of the country to bid on riveted
sVeel when there does not appear to
have been the slightest Intention of
making the award upon the basis of
that material, no matter how low our
bids were.
"I have been here two weeks under
heavy expense, and three other for
eign firms the RIsdon Iron Works, of
San Francisco; J. T. Ryersdn & "Sons,
of Chicago, and the Jersey Pipe &
Foundry Company of Paterson, N. J.,
have likewise had men here the same
length of time dancing attendance with
tnc idea that the riveted steel people
would have a fair show when the bids
were opened.
"DcductIng$12.S00 for sections 24, 25
and 26, of specification 'C,' which re
late to caulking, shop testing and
cleaning, which arc absolutely of no
consequence, as the entire matter Is
covered by section 34, which applies
-to field tests, beat the bid of the
Oregon Iron & Steel Company exactly
$37,690, and on our supplemental bid.
based on an allowance of this unneces
sary work, wc beat them $50,490.
"Another thing to be considered Is
the fact that upon the basis indicated
the award In favor of castlron piping
will have a tendency to give riveted
steel a. black eye, on account of the
precedent established, so very few peo
ple understanding that it was never tho-
Intentlon to consider the riveted steel
feature at any stage of the proceed
ings. The castlron men will use this
in future for all it is worth, and point
to the award made v by the Portland
Water Board as an evidence of the su
periority of their material, without
considering the way In which the con
tract was obtained."
The bid of the Martin Pipe &. Foundry
Company, of San Francisco, although
about 55 cents a ton lower , than tnat
of the Oregon Iron & Steel Company,
was rejected for an alleged Irregularity
In not including "specials and for pro
viding for Inspection of material at
Birmingham, Ala., instead of un Port
land. It Is claimed that George C
Strow. tho local representative of the
Martin concern, offered to assume all
risk In transportation, but the Water
Board held that this was merely
personal obligation, and not covered by
the provisions of their bid, as required
by the specifications.
When Chief Engineer D. D. Clarke.
of the water department, submitted
the various bids to the Water Board
Monday afternoon, he accompanied It
with his analysis of the situation
concerning the rival materials:
MIa Favor of Steel-HIveted Pipe (1)
Economy In first cost. Saving over cost
of castlron main estimated at $36,511.
This compounded at 5 per cent will
amount to $123,727.S2 In 25 years, or
about the cost of the original pipe.
practically providing for a renewal of
the main In 25 years.
"AKaUHt Steel-lUveted Pipe (1) Its
life Is at present unknown. There Is
danger of excessive corrosion from the
effects of soil and water if the metal Is
not thoroughly protected. Tweny-four
miles of Bull Run conduit. No. 6 plate,
have had 11 holes In the plates since
1901. Rochester. N. Y.. conduit, laid
about the same time. 1893-4. 26 miles
38 inches In diameter, of 14-tnch plate.
have had 75 holes In the plates since
1901, 63 of them having occurred since
1903. Astoria pipe laid In 1S95 (No. 7)
and No. 72 plates) Is reported as show
ing signs of failure. (2)' Service con
nections not made so easily as with
castlron pipe of equal diameter.
"(3) Capacity estimated to be 10 per
cent less than for castlron pipe of
"(4p.-niser C-jJeeclr.olvy aetiea
Iim current from lstrjt-ear tans i
f recorded as exceeding? that for castlron
pipe, i no pipen uumg inuuii iiunucr,
they will be more easily destroyed.
"1b FJaver of CatIroa Pipe (1) Du
rablllty probable life at least 100
years. Samples from main laid In the
ground for 35 years show no deprecla
tion. Danger from corrosion due
to
action of poll and water less than for
steel mains.
'l2) Service connections can be made
with greater ease than with steel
mains a distinct advantage within
city limits.
"(3 Capacity estimated to be 10 per
cent greater than for a steel main of
same diameter.
"(4) Danger from electrolytic action Is
regarded as less than for steel mains,
At least tho metal being more than
twice as thick as steel plates used. It
will last much longer.
"Agalnat CnxtlreR Pipe Increased
first cost, estimated at $36,541. Interest
at o per cent per annum. Jiszi.Oa per
year. Compounded at 5 per cent this
will amount to $123,727.32 in 25 years,
Jn all efher respects for distribution
mains castlron Is superior to steel
metal pipe."
COURT SUSTAINS DEMUHjlR TO
NEW INDICTMENT.
Holds Charges Not Specific Enough
and Orders Special Grand Jury
for New Indictment.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 17. Judge Willis Van
devanter. In the United Stutcs Court of
Appeals, late today announced that he
had sustained the demurrer to the Indict
ment of United States Senator Burton,
on the ground that the Indictment was
faulty. He ordered that another Indict
ment be returned at once. Judge Vande
vanter coincided with the attorneys for
the defense In their contention that. If
their client had entered Into an agreement
to appear before the Postofflce Depart
ment for compensation, he was entitled
to know with whom he had entered Into
this alleged compact. Judge Vnndevanter
then set November 9 as the date for a
special grand Jury to meet and hear wit
nesses for the Government against Bur
ton. Burton gave bond In the sum of $5000
for his appearance.
The grounds upon which Judge Vande
vanter sustained the demurrer were: That
the charge failed to name the person with
whom Senator Burton made his alleged
agreement to receive compensation for ap
pearing before the Postofflcc Department
In behalf of the RIalto Grain &. Securities
Company, of St. Louis, to prevent the is
suance of a fraud order: that the charge
that he knew of the pendency of the case
in the department Is not explicit; and that
It Is not shown that the Postmaster
General bad any right to make the Inves
tigation. In commenting on the-points on which
the demurrer was sustained, the court
said:
The defendant must be reasonably in
formed of the charge against him. It is a
crime to kill a man, but an Indictment for
murder must state who was killed. Tbls Is
necessary tbat either conviction or acqutrtsl
on agx charge may serve as a- bar to future
prosecution on the same charge. Whenever
knowledge constitutes part of an offense,
the. knowledge must be charged. In the Jp
dlctraent. The Indictment did' not 'set forth
tbat the Postmaster-General was Investigating-
anything whlchVlt la in bb power -to
investigate.
HIGH PREMIUM IS
ON tt HEROES
Carnegie's Committee Finds
Them Few and Hard
to Discover.
CLAIMS BY FAKE HEROES
Klgld Investigation Sifts Down 590
Alleged to 19 Actual Heroes
Entitled to Gifts of Med
als and Money.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. Oct. IT. (Special.)
The Carnegie hero fund committee, whose
duty it Is to look Into deeds of alleged
bravery and. where a worthy case is
found, to give a medal or cash, perhaps
both, Is not having as nice a time as the
outside public has thought.
The ten awards of yesterday brought
out the fact today that lots of work Is
connected with this duty, that in adher
ing data for these awards, 'thepjifclal
agent of the committee traveled "12.000
miles. Several hundred cases had been
sifted down to 50, which, looked most
promising, and the agent was sent to
examine Into these. He returned with
but ten real cases which he could rec
ommend, the other 40 falling down.
Fake Heroes Run Down.
Many efforts have been made to hum
bug the committee. Misleading and at
times untruthful statements regarding
cases have been sent, entailing a world of
expense In time and money In running
down. One of the committee today said
the public would likely soon become satis
fied that nothing" was to be gained by
sending In exaggerated stories of revues.
that In each case which on the surface
looked right the special agent would In
variably be sent to make a personal and
exhaustive examination of the affair and
tha't any exaggeration and false state
ment which had been made of the case
was bound to be found out.
The committee announced that the tes
tlmony of competent eye-witnesses to an
act of bravery must be given. Newspaper
accounts of rescues are not taken as evl
dence.
Only 19 of 590 Genuine.
There have been 5S0 -cases of alleged
heroism thus far .brought to the notice
te committee. Thtit the committee
and the public do not grec on ideas oi
heroism Is" shown by the fact that, while
only 310 of these have been investigated.
only IS have been judged worthy of en
joying proceeds of the hero fund. The
other 231 have been rejected, many not
having the first elements of heroism
The committee has announced that real
heroism must be shown. When a person
knowing full well that his life will likely
pay the forfeit, yet freely risks the same
to save the life of another, that Is hero
Ism. Many applicants have mistaken ex
citement for heroism. Many and amus
ing have been the applications, some hav
ing themselves called attention to their
brave deeds. There are on record appli
cations for medals for those who have
caught runaway horses, yet investigation
showed that It was done to save property
and at no risk. The element of risk must
enter largely Into applications for hero
medals. People who have put out Incip
ient fires, extinguished flames enveloping
persons, undoubtedly saving, lives, have
come to the committee with applications,
but have been turned down. Soldiers of
many wars have applied only to be re
fused consideration of their valor on the
battlefield. No act performed before April
15, 1904, when the hero fund was estab
lished, will be considered.
IRVINKS BODY CREMATED
Ashes Will Lie In Abbey Beside Gar
rick's Body.
LONDON, Oct. IS. At an early hour
this morning the body of Sir Henry
Irving was removed In great secrecy to
a crematorium, where It was cremated
The secrecy surrounding the event
was due to the desire of the family to
avoid publicity. Tomorrow night the
ashes will be taken to Westmlnslf r
Abbey where, In accordance with cua
torn, they will lie ltr St. Faith's Chapel
until the funeral ceremony on Friday.
The funeral cortege will start from
the residence of Baroness Burdett
Coutta, which the Baroness has placed
at the disposal of the family.
A spot alongside Garrlck's grave. In
Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey,
has been selected for the burial of Sir
Henry Irving, whose body will there
fore lie directly beneath the statue of
ShakesDeare. The bodies of Dr John
son and Charles Dickens are near by
King Edward will be represented at
the funeral. Twelve hundred cards or
admission to the Abbey will be issued.
The honorary secretaries have already
received applications exceeding this
number.
BY NORTHWEST PASSAGE
Norwegian. Explorer Goes From At
lantlc to Pacific.
NEW YORK. Oct. 17. A special to the
Tribune from New Bedford, Mass., says
The whaling schooner Era arrived In port
today from Hudson Bay. after two sea
sons' stay, with 7500 pounds of whalebone.
She reports that the Norwegian Arctic
exnlorlntr expedition was successiui in
maklnsr the northwest passage. Captain
Comer basing his statements on a letter
h had received from Commander Amun
den, of the sloop GJoa, who was at -that
time. ADril 22. in King William s iano.
The riatlves reported that the Norweg
lans had made the passage, and the com
mander himself later sent word that the
GJoa will work her way out to Behrlng
Strait durlnjc the Summer.
Several months ago news was brought
to San Francisco by fishing schooner that
the natives of the north coast of Alaska
had been In communication, with Com
mander Amunden. and that the explorer
had said he expected to get out of the
ice in March next. - There was no con
firmation of the news, and the scientific
world was dubious of the success of the
expedition.
Several messages purporting to have
originated with Amunden were received
at Alaska posts, and these found their
way to Seattle and to Henry Lund, Con
sul for Norway at San Francisco. Lund
could not verify the commander's signa
ture, but he was confident that the mes
sages were authentic, and that to the
sturdy Norse was due the credit of hav
ing proved the existence of the northwest
passage by actual trip by vessel through
its lea masses.
PAY DUTY0N PRESENTS
President . Orders' Daughter Treated
Ijike All Other Citizens.
CHICAGO. Oct. 17. A dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Shaw and Collector Stratton,
of the Port of San Francisco, have had a
load of trouble for several weeks about
which the public has- known nothing, and
It was lifted yesterday when the Secre
tary was told by President Roosevelt to
collect the legal duty on all dutiable ar
ticles brought back to this country by
Miss Alice Roosevelt. The total duty Is
expected to reach nearly $60,000.
The daughter of the President has re
ceived during her trip to the Philippines.
China, Japan and Corea many pretty and
some quite valuable presents. Some of
the customs officers suggested Miss Roose-
elt ought to be allowed to bring the
aluables in duty free, inasmuch as she
was treated with all the honors of
Princess and did much to cement friend
ship between the United States and for
elgn countries. The belongings of crowned
heads, of royalty and of diplomats are
always admitted free of dutv Into the
united states.
Secretary Shaw received suggestions un
til he was almost sick. The presents are
worth probably $100,000. and If the usual
rate or duty was Imposed it would cost
Miss Roosevelt or her father upwards of
60 per cent or 5CO.00O. Neither Miss Roose-
vlt nor her father Is rich, although the
oung woman Is understood to have a
modest fortune in her own rlaht. Finallv
secretary snaw tooK his burden to the
President and told him about It.
"Lliere Is only one thing to do." renlied
me x-resiueiu. xnai 13 to treat mv
aaugnters oaggage as you would the bag
gage oi any otner private person. She
will pay duty on everything that Is
auitaDie.
MRS. TAGGARPS CHARGES
Says Court Was Prejudiced and Hus
bund Used Money to Cause Bias.
WOOSTER. O.. Oct. 17. Attornevs
for Mrs. Grace Taggart late tonlcfct
filed an amendment to the motion on
four new trials of the' famous divorce
case. The allegations are:
That the plaintiff omDloved money
during the trial and .prior thereto, to
influence public sentiment and there
by bins the court; th&.t the court ac
copted evidence not offered in tva
trial; that the court was prehidloia
and disregarded evidence; that th
decree was glr-en. under the lnfiuenae
of prejudfee and passion.
Another Russian Ship liaised.
TOKIO. Oct IS. (1:30 P. M.) Th
navy department has announced that
the Russian battlesnip Pobleda. which
was sunk at Port Arthur, has been
successfully refloated.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTKRDAT'S Maximum temperature. 34
aeg.; minimum. 44. Precipitation. 0.27 of
an men.
TODAY'S Occasional rain. Continued coot.
esterly winds.
Foreign.
Moorish brigands capture British efflcerc
but release them when warships appear.
rase -
French fleet moves on Venezuela with Amer
lean approval. Page i.
General outbreak ef strikes in P.umU
Pa&e 3.
National.
President makes radical change In olvjl serv
Government will fortify terminals of canal.
Page 3.
Canal commission and engineers return,
Page o.
Indictment against Senator Burton invalid
Pago J. !
Cuban business men want permanent com
mercial treaty with United States. Page 4.
roll tics.
Philadelphia machine Investigates Mayor
Weaver and gets evidence against Itself
Page 3.
Domestic.
McCurdy squirms at Insurance investigation
and refuses to answer questions. Page 1.
Ten Denver bankers indicted fer stealing.
Page 2.
American women sold as slaves In China.
Page 2.
I. W. Pratt recovering from paralytic stroke.
Page. 3.
Great difficulty of Carnegie's committee in
finding heroes. Page 1.
Jerry Simpson at death's door. .Page 3.
Sport.
Los Angeles defeats Tacoma by score of
5 to 2. Page 7.
Seattle wins from .Oakland In good game.
Page 7.
Pacific Coatt.
Commissioner J. H. Davis says charges ef
mismanagement at Fort Stellacoom Asy
lum are all "tommyrot Page 0.
Washington Llquordealers Association
jumps on local option. Page
Man and woman fight duel to death at
Marshfield. Page-rr
Vancouver City Council censures General
Williams for his report on moral status
of Vancouver. Page C.
Pacific University boys capture a highway
man at Echo. Page C.
Deschutes Settlers' Association appears be
fore State Land Board. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Actual conditions In hop market. Page 13.
Sharp upturn In wheat at Chicage. Page 13.
Continued high wool prices expected. Page
15.
San Francisco hop market waiting one.
Page 13. .
Good supply of funds starts stock buying.
Page 13.
Costa Rica, has rough trip up the coast.
Page 7.
Portland and Vicinity.
Contract for water pipe springs a scandal in
volving W. M. Ladd. Page 1.
Citizens discuss methods of uslns Fair's
surplus fund. Page 10.
Record of sale of lots, to terminal yards.
Page 10. '
Comparison of paid and free admissions at
the Fair. Page 10.
Wells goes out and Stewart Is made Adjutant-General
of the G. A.' R. In Oregon.
Page 11
Box ordinances discussed by Liquor License
Committee. Page S.
-Joe. Toun. who shot Van Dran. sentenced
- to sir .years In the penitentiary. Page 14.
Portland citizens prepare to attend the Lew-'
Iston-Clarkston Fair. Page 11.
MAN Si WOMAN
KILL EACH OTHER
Fight Thrilling Duel to Death
at Marshfield, Coos
County.
WOMAN SHOT IN tfEART
J. A. Armitngc Slays Mrs. .7. O.
Stoops Because She "Would Not
Itcturn His Love, nnd Is
Himself Slain.
MARSHFIELD. Or.. Oct. 17. (SpeetoU
A double tragedy occurred here abet 3
o'clock this afternoon when J. A. Arml-
tage was "shot by ilrs. J. O. Steoos. a.
neighbor's wife, but lived long- enough to
shoot the woman through the heart, caus
ing instant death. Armltage reached his
own home, threw him?elf on the bed and
died In a short time, without giving an
reasons for the shooting.
Mrs. Stoops has four children and Arml
tage has a wife and five children Hying
on a ranch near Eugene. Stoops and fam
ily moved to this place about three years
ago from near Eugene, and shortly after
they came here Armltage arrived on the
scene and rented a house near the Stoops-
He left his family on his ranch In Lane
County, and lived here alone. There has
been more or less talk about the atten
tions paid Mrs. Stoops by Armltage. but
Stoops evidently had faith In hl wife,
as no trouble grew out of the gossip.
About three months ago Mrs. Stoof
told Armltage that she did not want him
to come to her house. His reply angered
her brother, who was in the room at in
time, and he atared to shoot Armlts
but Mrs. Stoops threw up his arm and thf
ball went wide of Its mark. AtmitaF
threatened to kill Mrs. Stoopa and wuf
arrested and placed under JSOft bonds to
keep the peace. Stoops was away from
home today, and Mr?. Stoop and hr
voung- children locked themselves in tin
house, fearing that Armltage would frce
himself upon her.
Armltage sat at his window all day
smoking with a ritle at his side. The
woman not coming outside the hewe
until nearly time for her sou to Msmif
from school, he took his ride and wt t
her door. When Armltage tried t flare
It in Mrs. Stoops flrtu! at him throueliH
door, bdt the ball missed Its murk llr
then went to a window, broke in the low
er sash, entered the house and started
upstairs, where the woman had takcu
refuge. She fired at him as he enme up
the stairs, the ball entering his head jwt
above the left eye. He also fired, the btili
taking effect in the heart.
Armltage crawled through the window
and went back Into Jus- own house. He
was still alive when the first porsons ar
rived but died soon afterwards. Accord
ing to a statement made by Armltage
soon after the first trouble occurred be
tween the couple, the Intimacy between
them!-he and Mrs. Stoops began while
Stoops and his family were living on Ar
mltage's ranch near Eugene. He wus
very much In love with the woman, and
claimed that the feeling was reciprocated.
Armltage owns considerable property here
besides a fine ranch In Lane County,
where he has a large and highly respect
ed family.
The following letters wore found on
Armltage's table:
"To the Coronor: Please have my body
fixed in proper shape and phone to my
brother, F. L. Armltage, at Eugene. Or.
"J. A. ARMLTAGE."
"To the Coast Mail: I will make a
statement In regard to this affair. I am
not doing It because I fear the outcome
of a trial. bu I think it would be more
of a disgrace for me to appear in court
with such people than to commit this
deed. In regard to her complaint. It H
absolutely false. I never presented a gun.
nor threatened her life. She made ta
remark "You want to threaten my Hfe-
I said T did not want to do any such a
thing, and now they are not satisfied
when I am attending to my own business,
but they are tormenting me In every way
because they think they have the advan
tage of me for a few months. Tours truly,
"J. A. ARMITAGE."
p. S. She told me one time when we
lived In South Marshfield that If she ever
caught me with another woman she would
kill me sure."
WILL BANQUET W. J. BRYAN
Filipino Hcbels Prepure to Honor
Grand Ciller Antl-Imperlallst.
MANILA. Oct. 17. Preparations are be
ing made here for an elaborate reception
and banquet to be tendered to "William J
Bryan on his arrival in Manila by native
Filipinos, principal among whom are the
former insurgents, Gomez and Lucbans.
and the famous Lopez family. The Ameri
can admirers of Mr. Bryan are holding
aloof from the Filipinos, and will give
him a separate banquet- The ESks will
also give a banquet In Mr. Bryan's honor
Toklo Banquet a Success.
TOKIO. Oct. 17. (9:30 P. M. The dinner
given by the Japanese-American Society
at the Maple Club last evening In honor
of W. J. Bryan was an eminent success
Barqn Kaneko presided. Mr. Bry" evi
dently enjoyed the pure Japanese style of
entertainment. He said that the historic
cordiality of both nations had been fully
demonstrated both by words and actions.
Mr. Bryan will be pntertalned at luncheon
tomorrow by Count Okuma. leader of the
progressive party, nnd also will address
the students of the Waseda University.
Cotton Operators Wages Haiscd.
FALL RIVER, Mass., Oct. 17. The
Manufacturers'" Association today an
nounced a 5 per cent increase of wages of
cotton mill operatives and a profit-sharing
plan to take effect October 25
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