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VOIi. XLVA NO. 14,018
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVE3IBER 11, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AMERICA TO I
JEWS OF RUSSIA
Meeting Called in Every City
to Raise Funds for the
Suffering People. -
GENTILES WILL JOIN IN
National Movement to Contribute
$1,000,000 to Starving !5ur- k
vJvors Portland to Give
Probably $10,000.
PORTLAND'S CONTRIBUTION" TO
JEWISH FUND.
Jewish residents of Portland, are not
backward Jn coming to the awlntance
of their persecuted coreligionists in Rus
sia,. Without solicitation funds have
come pouring: in to the local committee.
Already $5000 ha been pledged and no
trouble in raising the 410,000, which
Portland expects to contribute to the
victims of RuEsSan greed and oppres
sion, i looked for. A macs meeting:
will be held at the synagogue. Sixth
and Hall streets, at 3:30 o'clock to
morrow afternoon, when other generous
contributions will be made.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10. (Special.Wews in
Chicago, stirred by the -horrors of the
Russian massacres, arc to contribute lib
erally to the . fund . which will relieve
their Injured and starving' comrades In
the realm of the Czar. Many agencies
were at work today to this end.
In all of the larger cities of the country
movements are on foot to extend aid to
Russia's Jews. Stops taken in the differ
ent cities were reported tonight as fol
"ows: St. Louis Two mass meetings have
been called for Sunday afternoon to raise
funds. While these meetings arc called
by Jews, It Is believed many Gentiles
will be present. Citizens of St. Louis,
regardless of their faith, will endeavor
to bring about a cessation of the perse
cution and will contribute freely to the
fund.
Help to Raise 1,000,000.
Kansas City Kansas City Jews will
take parta movement .'t&'rse'tf,0(&-'
000 among American Jews for relief. At a
mass meeting In the Jewish temple last
night several thousand. dollars were sub
scribed. All" the orthodox Jews In Kan
sas City will be asked to contribute 10
per cent of the amounts paid by them. In
rents, -
Milwaukee A mass meeting of Jews
will be held Sunday in the Temple Eman
uel to organize a movement Mn behalf of
the Jews in Russia. An attempt will be
made at the same time to form a state
organization.
Indianapolis An appeal will be made at
once for assistance in raising a fund.
The movement probably will extend
through the state.
Omaha Omaha JewB have responded
promptly to the call for aid from Russia.
A first subscription of $500 was tele-
grapnea to xsew lone yesterday ana a.,
collection has already been started to
Increase the contribution.
Ask Roosevelt to Act.-
Cleveland A memorial to President
itooseveit irom Cleveland urging some.
action to prevent the continued massacres
4n Russia is planned. A mass meeting of
Jewish citizens will be held Sunday.
Action will be taken to raise funds for
the sufferers.
LouiBville Subscriptions to aid the
stricken Jews of Russia will be solicited
at a meeting Sunday In Adath Israel Tem
ple. A branch committee will be formed,
whose duly It will be to solicit additional
funds.
Cincinnati Cincinnati is headquarters
for one of the most important movements
in America on behalf of the Jews in Rus
sia. Victor Abraham today Issued orders
that cover Ohio. Indiana, Kentucky, Mis
souri, Kansas and New Mexico. These
are requests for funds.
New Orleans The Jews met today and
took active steps for the raising 6t a big
fund for the assistance of their brethren
in Russia. At least $100,000 has been
pledged, and every effort is to be made
to increase this amount.
Philadelphia To aid the stricken Jews
in Russia a mass meeting of Jews and
Gentiles will be held Sunday and funds
will be raised.
Raise Money, Thank Roosevelt. -J
Pittsburg A mass meeting will be held
Sunday to protest against the slaughter of
Jews in Russia and raise money to assist
the needy. A vote of thanks will be ten
dered President Roosevelt for the inter
est he has displayed In the matter.
Denver Rabbi W. S. Friedman has
called a mass meeting of Jews for Monday
evening to take steps to obtain money for
relief.
Memphis A meeting of Jews will be
held Sunday at which a systematic can
vass will be ordered to raise a fund for
the Jews In Russia. Already two Jewish
societies have subscribed 5100.
Atlanta, Ga. Rabbi Mayerovitz .has
called a mass meeting of the Jews of At
lanta for Sunday to consider ways and
means of aiding the Russian Jews."
Fort Worth, Tex. Two mass meetings
will be held Sunday by Reform and Ortho
dox Jews to raise money for their breth
ren In Russia.
PORTLAND JEWS GIVE AID
Contribute Liberally to Co-Rcllgion-
ists Persecuted in Russia.
The persecuted Jews of Russia will re
ceive bounteous help from their country
men In America, and a liberal proportion
t it will come from Portland. The Jewish
community of this city has made an en
viable reputation for Itself In the past by
being foremost in matters of this kind.
contributing larger funds in proportion
to the population than any other city in
the United States, and in this last and
most appalling persecution It has respond
In a manner that cannot but- win the
admiration of every true citizen. When
Ben Selling received a telegram from Ja
cob Schlff, of New York, "treasurer of the
National relief committee, urging that a
fund be raised without delay, he im
mediately called a meeting at the Con
cordia Club and a local committee con
sisting of himself, L N. Flelschner, Joseph
Simon, Isaac Swett, J. Nudleman, J. She
mansky. Rabbi J. Bloch. M. Ofitrom, Elg
mund Frank and Adolph Wolfe, was
formed to raise Portland's contribution, to
the $1,000,000 which will be sent from the
United States to alleviate the sufferings
-of the Hebrews of Russia. Rabbi S. S.
Wise now In New York, also wired, urg
ing Mr. Selling to lead In a movement to
raise a liberal contribution, and suggest
ed that' the balance of the Klshlnef fund"
be the nucleus.
Liberal Contributions Made.
The result of the hurried conference of
Thursday was a message sent yesterday
noon to the central relief committee in
New York City, stating that Portland's
Jewish citizens had already pledged $5000
and that more would follow. This amount
was raised among a small number of the
most prominent men in town, and it is
expected that when the committee shall
have made a thorough canvass the fund
will overreach the $10,000 mark. Only Jew
ish citizens will be asked to contribute
to this fund, as is their custom, but vol
untary contributions from non-Jewish
citizens will be most gratefully received.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has contributed the free use of its lines
to notify the Jews in everj town and city
Jn the country of the movement on foot
to raise the fund.
Among the largest contributors is the
firm of Meier & Frank Company, which
heads the list with $1000. The benevolent
generosity of this firm has practically as
sured the complete suocess of Portland
raising the amount it expects to, for In
dividual citizens have come forward with
large sums voluntarily. "In several cases
I was handed a check before I could ask
for It," Mr. Selling said last night, "and
in no case did I have to argue or beg for
the money. Every one I approached was
ready and willing .to give, and all did so
handsomely. We have not heard from the
portion of the committee which Is work
ing among the Russian Jews of the city,
but there is no doubt that the aggregate
amount raised among them will be large."
Mass Meeting Tomorrow.
A mass meeting will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Synagogue,
at 'Sixth and Hall streets, and it Is ex
pected that at that time a generous con
tribution will be made. Mr. Selling him
self is a contributor to tlie'amount of $250,
and others giving this amount are L N.
and Max Flelschner, Isam White and
Adolph Wolfe. L Lowcngart contributed
$500, and Joseph Simon and P. Lowengart
each gave $200. and Edward Lang. $100.
There are many others whose contribu
tions will reach these figures or near It.
but their names could not be learned last
night. There seems no doubt but that the
committee will raise the largest fund ever
given for charitable purposes In Portland,
-fcnd that it will -be done promptly.
HO
PRESIDEXT CAN ASSIST
Wolfe Says His Personal Influence
With Russia. Is Great. v
'WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.Tn6 mass
meeting which will be held hero this
afternoon to adopt relief measures for
the Jews in Russia will be non-sectarian
andJn pursuance of an appeal of Treasurer
Schlff, of the National relief committee
in New York, to raise money for that
purpose.
Simon Wolfe, formerly president of
B'Nal B'Rlth Society, said today regard
ing his letter of appeal to the President:
"My letter to President Roosevelt must
not be regarded as a direct appeal to the
Government to Interfere in the internal
affairs of Russia. Prcscident Roosevelt
has a personal side. He possesses a pow
er and Influence wholly apart and distinct
from that which Is vested in him as the
chief magistrate of the United States.
"When ho settled the coal strike he
made It clear that he was acting on hia
own responsibility, and at his own voli
tion. The same was true of the part he
played at the Portsmouth peace confer
ence. "Knowing and realizing these facts, I
have, therefore, taken the liberty of writ
ing this letter to him In the hope that ho
may be able through the force of his
own striking personality, genius, talents
and power, to bring about some concert
of action on the part of men as great as
himself to put an end to the massacre of
the Jews in Russia.
"The situation of the Jews In Russia is
Indeed terrible a thing that I almost
failed to realize at the outset. I have
within the past 24 hours or so come to
realize that the massacres are deep and
well laid plans of the bureaucrats to
throttle liberalism In Russia, Just as
Miliuok -predicted months ago."
Britain Will Not Intervene.
LONDON, Nov. 10. Foreign Secre
tary Lansdowne, replying today to an
appeal of the executive committee of
the Zionist organization of Cologne,
asking: for British intervention for the
prevention of further outrages' on tho
Jews in Russia, telegraphed as fol
lows: "His Majesty's Govornmenf trrniv
deplores the sufferings of your co-rc-
ugiomsis ana nas reason to bcllcvo
that the Russian Government is mak
ing every effort to bring these lament
able disorders to an end."
FEAR MASSACRE IN MOSCOW
Threatening Letters Cause Panic,
but Nothing Is Done.
MOSCOW. Nov. 10. Alnrmtnn-
are in circulation that anti-Jewish out
breaks Will occur slmtiltanenitelv Vinr-n
at St. Petersburg .Sunday next- Foreign
er una jews nave received threatening
letters, and have asked the authorities for
protection, but thus far no step has been
taken toward granting thepcquest
REFUGEES THROWN )VER.
Sailors on Odessa Steamer Adopt
HoId-Up Method.
LONDON. Nov. 10. Th
of the Dally Mall at Bucharest says the
sailors oi uie ttussian steamer Ismael.
bound out from Odessa November s nH,
refugees, threatened the passengers with
death unless they gave them monev and
jewelry, and that those unable to "do so
were tnrown overboard.
Loving Words About Jews.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 11 r.QnMol
A. letter to a newspaper which has ren-
aerea great service lor the cause of anti-
ocmiusm oy ine enormous circulation of
inflammatory and scurrilous proclama
tions, calls on -all good Russians to beat
the Jews in God's nunc and tho Car
and shoot down Count Wltte like a dog.
THIRD DAY DOES
NOT BRING END
Washington Railroad Commis
sion- Adjourns Today to
Meet on Sound.
WANT EXPERT TESTIMONY
Coal Rates and Portland Routing
Preliminary Questions Leading
Hp to Joint Rates on -Grain
and. Feed.
BY E. W. WRIGHT.
COLFAX. Wash.. Nov. 10. Staff Cor
rospondence.) The end of the third day
of the Railroad Commission brought with
it no indications of an early conclusion
on tho investigation. The ond, in fact,
seemed so far in the future that near the
close of the session It was agreed by the
parties to the controversy that at the
close of tomorrow's session an adjourn
ment would be taken until later In tho
month, when the hearing will be contin
ued on Puget Sound. The cause of the
sudden change In the programme, which
promised to extend over Into next week.
was the Inability of the railroads Imme
diately to supply some of the expert tes
timony required. A number of the op
erating officials of the Northern Pacific,
who had spent three- days waiting to be
called, had departed for their posts, and
as the examination of local witnesses will
be concluded tomorrow. It was decided
that the hearing would be resumed on the
other olde of the mountains, where It
would be more convenient for the rail
road mon to attend.
Only three railroad men were heard to
day George J. Mobler, general agent of
the O. R. & N. at Spokane, who was on
the stand only a few minutes. Identifying
tariff sheets; W. El Coman, assistant gen
eral freight agent, who testified regard
ing the old Joint rate, and Harry Ad
ams, assistant traffic manager of the
Great Northern, who answered questions
ou the same subject- With the exception
of some testimony from C. H. Hawkins,
of Seattle, and Fred S. Kellogg, of Ta
coma, regarding alleged grievances due
to routing freight by way of Portland
from Puget Sound ,for.O, R. & N. points,
the entire dyn hearing was devoted to
taking testimony regarding the recently
canceled joint rate oh oats, barley, hay
and feedstaffs. ; ...
Rallroa'ds Will Change Routing.
When the hearing was resumed this
morning. Judge 3ordon, on behalf of the
railroads, stated that In order to save
time and enable them to take up other
matters, tho railroads would admit, with
out the inVoduction of further testimony,
thai there had been cases where freight
had not always been routed by the most
direct route. They expressed a willing
ness to have the commission enter an or
der requesting them to change the sys-
1cm of routing Scattio and Tacoma freight
and said that it would be changed wheth
er the order wns made by the commission
or not. But the commission had time to
spare, and Mr. Hawkins, of. Seattle, who
yesterday admitted that he Mad not been
injured by having his freight routed by
way of Portland, again took the stand.
After an hour's questioning, in which
nothing was developed, he was followed
by Fred Kelloggv of the Stllson Shoe
Comparij? o Tacoma.
Mr. Kellogg made no serious complaint
regarding rates, but he -testified that
wares from Tacoma shipped through
Portland was often delayed from eight to
30 days. He also complained of the re
fusal of the Northern Pacific to accept
freight for the Wachtucna branch of tho
O. R. & N. when it was routed by way of
Conn ell. He stated that he thought there
would be saving of time and money if the
business would be routed by way of
cither Wallula or Spokane, Counsel Gross
cup, of the Northern Pacific, endeavored
to get the witness to say that he thought
a similar delay might have happened, had
the freight been routed over the North
orn Pacific The witness said his ship
ments were never delayed on that road,
and .Grosscup remarked that he asked
the question for the purpose of getting
some official advertising of the advan
tages of his line.
Fight Centers on Grain Rates.
The coal rate and the delays over the
Portland routing while having Impor
tant bearing on -the matter were only
leading up to the grain and feed rate.
Coal Is a commodity, the movement of
which Is recognized by the Interstate
Commerce Commission as being sub
ject to a wide range of conditions.
And the routing feature of the discus
sion was also of minor Importance but
It is on the re-establishment of the
Joint rates on grain that the fight Is
to center. The particular commodi
ties mentioned and which were af
fected by the Joint rate which was can
colled last June -were barley, oats, har
and mlllstuffa. If the extension of a
joint rate could be. limited to those
commodities it is doubtful about the
reads making such a fight, but the
granting of a joint rate on these com
modities would be followed by a de
mand for joint rates covering every
thing, and here is the parting of the
ways.
C D. Frhncjs, a Spokane grain buy
er, testified that since the cancellation
of the old joint rate he was unable to
pay as much for grain on the O. R. &
N. as on the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern, the difference amount
ing to 10 and 15 cents per hundred
pounds on oats and to $2 per ton on
barley. The witness admitted -v that at
certain, times during the year the
prices for grain were the same In !
Portland and Puget Sound, while atj
other times they were lower at Port-!
land. On crosa-examlnatlon he ex
pressed the belief that the lower prices
at Portland, when they were In -evidence,
were due .to the fact that Port
land had a much larger field on which
to draw for supplies, the priqe then
being regulated by supply and demand.
He also admitted that in the event of
the field on whlrti Portland was draw
ing being thrown open to Puget Sound
the additional supply might weaken
the Sound markets to a parity with the
Portland markets and keep them bare.
Washington Wheat Would Fall.
The railroad men sought to make a
point from this by showing that while
the Joint rate would not advance prices
on the O. R. & N. llntf there wouldJ
be times when It would reduce prices
for the Great Northern farmers. Sey
mour Manning, agent for the North
western Warehouse Company of Port
land, testified that there was quite
frequently a higher market on Puget
Sound than at Portland for grain, al
though at times there was no dlffcr
ence He testified that at the present
time the market was as good at Port
land as it was on the Sound, the price
being regulated to a large .extent by
the demand and supply at the two
points.
Edward Harvey, a grtfn dealer of
Pullman, testified on similar lines to
those of the other witnesses. . Among
other statements he said that the high
er prices on Puget Sound earlier in
the season had caused a much greater
proportion of tho wheat to move out of
Pullman over the Northern Pacific than
over the O. R. & N. lines. Lewis Llnd
strom, a Fairfield grain dealer, while,
like other witnesses, expressing de
sire for the restoration of the Joint
rate, admitted that at times Portland
was a better market for grnvTtmn
Puget Sound. Fred Hayfielo. of Farw
Ington, offered more tetJjrony on al
most exactly samq fines as his Fair
field neighbor. i
Julius Liplt. x. prominent merchant
and wheat dealer of Colfax, was on the
stand about three minutes and said
that the lask of a Joint rale- to Puget
Sound was a handicap to him in his
business. P'tilip BIckford, of Pullman.
formerly a O. R. & N. employe, was put
on the stand by the prosecution to
prove that during the existence of the
Joint rate cars on which Roslyn coal
had been shipped were loaded with
wheat at Rlparla and other O. R. & N.
points. Charles McKenzle, who testified
yesterday regarding coal rates wa? re
called and testified that It requlrod
an average of six weeks to get a car of
coal from Wyoming, while before tho
abolishment of the Joint rate Roslyn
coat was delivered at Colfax within
ten Jays after the time it was ordered.
The day's proceedings closed with
two hours of expert testimony by
Messrs. Coman and Adams. None of the
operating officials of any of the roads
have testified, although lmlf a dozen of
them were subpenacd and will be heard
when the hearing is resumed on tho
Sound. Attorney-General Atkinson was
called to Spokane this afternoon and
the case is now in the hands of At-
slstant Attorney-General McDonald.
Tomorrow's session will be sufficiently
nrier to permit -the commission and
uuiiMuti wiuivjicH iu icave town on the
aiternoon train.
CONTENTS TODAY'S FAPER
Tho Weal Iter.
TE8TERDAVS Maximum temperature. 53
dejr.; minimum. 36. Precipitation, none.
TODAY'S Cloudy to partly cloudy with
probably showers. Wind mostly south
erly. Rus'.
Temporary quiet In Russia, but St Peters-
ourc ana mokow fear Jewish massacre,
Page 1.
Every tenth man anionic Cronstadt mutineers
to be executed. Paso I.
Wltte completes cabinet, but Is between two
nres. raxc 1.
Poland demands autonomy; and will be under
martial law. Page 1.
Foreigners flee from Odessa, fearing new dis
order. Pare 1.
Foreign.
French Cabinet shaken by resignation of Min
uter alter stormy scene In Chamber.
Pare 4.
European fleets Catherine for 'demonstration
again Turkey. rage 4.
Secret of marriage of George IV 'revealed.
Page 3
"aUeaL
Merit system adopted for diplomatic service.
race 4.
Senator Burton indicted again. Tate 2.
Prince Louis banqueted by Annapolis alumni.
race -.
New version of fatal C.rht at Annapolla.
Page 4.
Politics..
Grand Jury finds Indictments for New Torr
election irauoa. race 3.
Election of minor Ohio officers still la doubt.
race s.
IesBetfc.
Interesting evidence in Insurance inquiry.
Pace 1.
General movement to raise funds for relief
ot uussian jtA race I.
How Identity of Miller with Charlie Howard
was established. Pace 3.
Ohio doctor accused of nine murders, Includ.
tnir nis whole family. Pace 5.
Strike may tie. up Chicago light and water
wonts, race a.
Mrs. Hubbard tells of expedition across Lab
rador. Page 4.
Paclflc Coaikt.
Washington Railroad Commission adjourns to
meet on ruget bound, rage L.
Oregon taxable property Increases CO per cent
in -roue in iw. .rage a.
Washington Good Roads Association meets la
walla. Walla. Pax C
Chamberlain tell Federal Government to pay
ctJUT'cis ooam or move mem. rage 6.
M. A. A. C and Willamette elevens will meet
on Multnomah. Field today. Page 7.
NcwlU and Hill play a tie game. Page 7.
Idaho wins football "game from Washington
siate college, rage 7.
Eugene and Corrallls hold big rallies before
the battle of today. Page 7.
Portland wins baseball game at Oakland.
rage .
San Franclrco defeats Seattle. 5 to 4. Page 7
Los Angeles and Tacoma play tie game till
aarK. rage ..
PeriUsd aad Ylcisky.
Lull In Northwestern wheat trade; Page 15.
Slump In wheat at Chicago. Page 12.
Government crop report. Tage 15.
River potatoes booming at San Francisco.
Pace 15.
Strlngepcy In New Torfc money market con
tinues, rare is.
Port of Portland dredges to fill railroad yards
In North End. Pare 5.
Two full cargoe clear for Orient. Page 5.
Commercial acta Marke.
Property -own ens protest their assessments.
Pace 14.
Stock show and exhibition baa strong support.
acc iv.
Juniors of dental college play pranks on
Srcehmen. Ps.ce Is.
Portland Railway placing doors on it cars.
rare i.
Day's record In the Municipal Court. Page 11.
Old-style fenders on Oregon Water Power &
jtauway company's cars. Page 10. '
Special policeman who went on ball bond
must make good. Face 14. .
Chief of Police Crltzmacher atked for two
capi&irev dui was -given one. Page 30.
Oregon leads In forestry awards. Page II.
Grocery man. charged with c!J!ng .tobacco to
minors, picaas ai owa cae. i X3C 10.
BEAT
HERESY
Metropolitan Life Also Made
Contributions to Cam
paign Funds.
LOANS TO FAVORED' BANK
Hcgemans Reason for Making Them
Cheap Howard Tells What He
Did for the Money--Barnes
Hits at Rynn.
NEW YORK, Xov. 10. Closing the ses
sions, of the week today, the Armstrong
committee of Insurance Investigation has
behind It a mass of details and figures
which, while of little apparent interest
to the laity, is of inestimable value to
the committee. The greater part of the
week has been devoted to the Metropoli
tan Life Insurance Company, the exami
nations of President John I. Hcgeraan
and James M. Cralgh, the actuary of
the company, being of a moat technical
nature. "When adjournment was taken
today the committee had not finished the
examination of Mr. liegeman and he will
be called again next week.
Just before the hour of adjournment
today, Mr. Hegcman was excused and
Joseph Howard, Jr., a writer who has
been employed by the Mutual Life, was
called to the stand. He identified vouch,
era that he had signed for money re
ceived by writing advertisements for the
Mutual Life. Mr. Howard" afforded much
amusement by his declaration that his
only regret was that he could not sign
more of these vouchers. His only com
plaint was that ho was not paid enough
for hln work. This. too. was the complaint
on the witness stand of Charles Smith,
who also does writing for the Mutual
Life and receives 4SC0O a year for it.
"Would Xot Do a Dirty Trick.
Mr. Howard said he had been employed
30-or 40 years by the Mutual Life, but tho
vouchers went back only to 3S39. There
were ten of these vouchers, aggregating
ns.&5. Mr. Howard denied that he had
ever cent any dispatches by wire, and
.was very strenuous In his assertion that
ho had never written a line about insur
ance for any paper on. which he was cra
fldjid, chjiractirixlng It as a "dirtv
.trick.--
WHUam Barnes. Sr., formerly of Al
bany, who -now resides at .Nantucket, ap
peared before the committee at hut own
request and was the first witness of the
day. Hia name appeared In the investi
gation several weeks ago, when vouchers
were produced for legal services. He ex
plained, his connection with the insurance
companies, answered the questions put to
him and, when his examination had been
concluded, asked to be allowed to make
a statement. He was given the privilege
and had proceeded but a little way when
he was stopped by Senator Armstrong,
because his statement was an argument
In defchse of Insurance companies along
theJJnes brought out In the Investigation.
Price of Barnes' Opinions.
Mr. Barnes testified that he ws a law
yer and was superintendent of Insurance
from January 1, 1560. to January 1, 1870.
He Identified tho vouchers dated July 1.
1501; July 12, 1302; July IS. 1903, and" July
1. 1S04, each for the sum of for
retainers and legal services rendered.
The vouchers were for opinions to the
Now York Life, the Equitable Life As
surance Society and the Mutual Life In
surance Company, associated in several
measures of legislation.
For the Equitable he had written sev
eral opinions for the president and vice
president, recommending the mutuallzing
of that company as provided In the orig
inal charter. The sum of each vouches
for the Equitable was a third of the en
tire sum witness received for the ser
vices to the three companies. Vouchers
of the Mutual Life, dated Juno 2, 1501,
June ft), 1502, and July 1,' 1S03, each for
J555.66, were shown. They represented
tho Mutual Life Insurance Company's
share In the payment of Mr. Barnes
services.
Mr. Barnes said he received 1000 from
the Mutual Life for special services
September 3. 1905. This was for oral
argument before a Senate committee pro
testing against the repeal of section 55
of the insurance laws. Witness said ho.
represented the three companies.
"Were you paid by the New York Life
and the Equitable?" asked Mr. Hughes,
counsel for the committee.
Attacks the Equitable.
The Equitable did not pay anything,"
replied Mr. Barnes. "The Equitable had
too much trouble themselves to take
care of their own matters, and were too
much Irritated by the opinion that 1 had
given them, that the officers of that
company should mutualhte themselves,
because the stockholders wanted to
pocket the whole power In that com
pany, which they hold to this day. That
company is a one-man power today. Just
as much as it ever was, except for the
change of the name of the man from 1
James Hazen Hyde to Thomas F. Ryan
that is the only change made, arid the
policy-holders have no controlling power
in lu"
Mr. Barnes told at much length his
reason for opposing the repeal of section
56 of the insurance laws. His main point
of opposition was the Inadvlsabllity of
allowing a policy-holder, without the con
sent of the Attorney-General, to bring
a suit Involving the company, or appoint
ing a receiver, or asking for an account- j
lng. He said:
"It has been decided by the courts that,
if it require action against the whole
assets of the company, something like
O.CC,000, and the valuation of 660.000
policies, in order to learn whether or
not a policy-holder is to get 53 or 510,
the courts do not warn; to assume th
HELPED TO
I rmnnihnitv of rfpolnHnir thp amount Of
dividend payable to policy-holders them
selves. Instead, the courts have decided
that the power Is best left. In the hands
of the president and the board of direc
tors, whose decision shall be final so long
as they act In good faith. This was in
stead of allowing policy-holders to go
into any ofhc courts of this country.
In its 40 different states, thus rendering
the affairs of the company In such a con
fused shape by reason of such litigation
that it would be practically impossible to
do business."
Money to Defeat Silver Heresy.
Mr. Hegeman was recalled and letters
of complaint that policies were paid to
undertakers by Industrial companies were
read to him. He said b could not say
that his company had ever made such
payment.
Mr. Hegeman said his company had
made but two campaign contributions
both In 1S36. One thousand dollars was
given to the Palmer and Buckncr Gold
Democratic managers, and 57500 to the
National Republican Committee. These
contributions. Mr. Hegeman said, were
made with the approval of the finance
board, and were more a moral than a po
litical move to assist In defeating the,
"IS-to-l heresy."
A statement was produced showing that
Andrew Hamilton had been under an an
nual retainer of 510CO from May 13, 1SS2.
and from that date to May 3. 1504. had
received for special services and retainer
the aggregate sum of 5C5.2S3.
Mr. Hegeman said the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company obtained bonds for
Its agents from cither the American
Surety Company or tho National Surety
Company. Mr. Hegeman held ten shares
In the National. The bond required of
agents Id 550. and the premium is recov
ered from the agent by the company.
AVhy He Hands Money Cheap.
It was shown that the Metropolitan Life
made loans of 5100.WO to 520O.O0O at VA per
cent Interest to William Reade, of the
firm of Vermllye & Co.. on various dates
in 1S01 to 1903. The market rate for call
loans was at the time from 4 to 3 per
cent. Vermllye Jt Co. were the bankers
of the Metropolitan at that time, and
when Mr. Reade resigned from Vermllye
& Co. and went Into business for himself,
he became the company's banker.
Mr. Hegeman'a reason for making these
loans below the market rate was that
valuable services had been rendered the
company, and it sought to repay favors
where it could. He said that through the
watchfulness of Vermllye & Co. tho Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Company has
now three or four millions which "could
be burned up without impairing the sol
vency of the company." On bonds and
stocks the Metropolitan has cleared, ac
cording to Mr. Hegeman. av-' Jl.200,000.
and on syndicates in wiilc. nllye &
Co. invited the company to pai . .wte the
company has made about 5650.020.
In describing the investments of the
company. Mr. Hegeman said that the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
owned. K7j)ut of 10.00ft shares of the Na
tional Shoe & Leather Bank, of this city.
No dividends are paid, as the bank Is ac
cumulating its surplus. Witness detailed
the organization of the Metropolitan
Bank, and said the officers nnd clerks of
the company were stockholders.. It was
organized five or six months ago. and has
not yet paid a dividend. It was organ
ized with the expectation that it would
handle the checks of the Metropolitan
Life, of which there are several thousand
a day at times: further, in order that
the company might have a profitable ten
ant in Its new building, and because it
was thought an admirable location for a
bank. The Metropolitan Life owns about
40 per cent of the shares of the Metropol
itan Bank."
Howard's Literary Bureau.
Just before closing the examination Mr.
Hegeman was temporarily excused and
Joseph Howard. Jr.. was called. He tes
tified that his profession was that of a
writer since I860. He Is correspondent for
a number of papers, and Is employed by
the Mutual Life Insurance Company, and
has been for about 30 or 40 years. His
first service was to divert the advertising
of the Mutual from the dally papers to
the religious papers. A number of vouch
ers were shown the witness. They were
on various dates from March 10. 1S99. to
May 17. 1204. and aggregated 516',S25. Wit
ness acknowledged signing these vouchers
and expressed a desire to sign more. He
was never on a fixed retainer, and these
moneys were paid for services as a writer.
Asked if ho was employed by any other
Insurance company. Mr. Howard said he
was not.
"I don't think I am now." he continued.
"I think you knocked the Equitable too
high for me."
He had been employed by the Equitable
ever since he could remember, up to with
in a year. As to his salary from tho
Equitable, Mr. Howard said when James
H. Hyde came Into" charge it wa3 52300.
and he was "very glad to get It." His
work for the Equitable was the same as
that for the MutuaL
Got Loan During Sickness.
Replying to Senator Armstrong. Mr.
Howard denied that he had ever superin
tended the distribution of reading notices
by wire or otherwise than' by correspond
ence. He further stated that he had been
on a salary ever since he became of age.
on newspapers and In the newspaper pro
fession, but that he never wrote a line
about life Insurance In any newspaper on
which he was paid a salary. 'M would
consider It a dirty trick." he said.
A voucher for professional services for
52500 "repayable on demand" Mr. Howard
said he obtained after spending three
months in bed. "Part of that has been
repaid," he said. "I was glad to get that.
I said I would do a devilish lot to repay
It. I am not here to apologize for my
work or for the payment made to me,
except for the smallness of It."
The session adjourned after Mr. How
ard's examination, and tvHI
Investigation Monday morning.
After Outlaw Insurance 3Ien.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo Nov. 10.
State Superintendent of Insurance Vandi
ver will undertake the prosecution of In
surance brokers In the state who are
doing business without a license. Super
intendent Vandiver today stated that
there are more than 400 Insurance brokers
In St. Louis alone, and only 167 of them
have licenses.
Opposes Marriage or Consumptives.
BOSTON, Nov. 10- At a conference of
charity workers in Boston Thursday Dr.
S. A. Knapp. of New York, expressed
himself as most emphatically opposed to
the custom of persons having tuberculo
sis being allowed to marry and have chil
dren. He thought there ought to be a.
law to prevent such unions. "With all
due respect to our beloved President.'
he said, "as a sociologist and physician
I prefer Quality and not quantity."
CAPITALS DREAD
LACK HUNDRF
Threats of Jewish Massacres
Cause Panic in Russia's
Great Cities. .
POLAND ASKS AUTONOMY
Martial Law Threatens AVhole Kirig
doni Wltte Completes Cabinet,
but Musi Fight. Both Loy
alists and Democrats. ."5
EVERY TENTH MUTINEER SHOT.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 10.--(Spc-clal.)
Every "tenth sailor Implicated
In the recent -riots at Cronstadt is to
be shot. This sentence was passed
upon the mutineers by a mllltarj
court, which was convened In ex
traordinary session at Cronstadt yes
terday. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 11. (2:03 A.
M. Except in the Kingdom of Poland,
where the rapidly growing -nationalist
movement and 'the state of tension
among the proletariat will soon bring
about the declaration of a state of war.
Russia seems, for the time being at least,
to be generally tranquil. Telegrams from
interior points report the restoration of
order In nearly all cities and towns, but
In many cities, notably St. Petersburg
and Moscow, the better classes of the
population are greatly disturbed owing to
the rumors of approaching attacks by the
"Black Hundred" composed of the most
Ignorant types of the populace which,
according to these rumors, are scheduled
to take place In SL Petersburg tonight
and In Moscow tomorrow.
The apprehension In Sc. Petersburg has
become so great that the prefect of po
lice, who succeeded General Trepoff In
command of the city police, has In
structed his subordinates to take the full
est measure to crush any disorder in its
Inclplcncy. so as to disabuse the minds
of the "loyalists" of the Idea that tha
police would remain inactive. In such
an emergency the .strong hand of Gen
eral Trepoff Is being missed, even by the
factions which most execrated him.
Coant Wilfc's new cablaet may no-r
he regarded as completed. Count Lama
dorff. minister of foreign affairs, and M
Manukhln, minister, of justice, will re
tain their positions. leaving only the posts
of ministers of tho Interior and educa
tion to be filled. Dmitri Shipoff of Mos
cow, who was president of the first
Zemstvo Congress, has definitely declined
to accept any position in the cabinet.
ENEMIES OX BOTH FLANKS
Wltte Must Fight Democrats and Re
actionaries at Same Time.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 10.-Count
WItte'a ministry as thus far announced
is a. practical agreement that he has
abandoned hope of securinghe active
co-operation of the Constitutional Demo
crats or other parties of the center. Four
of the ministers chosen, namely Ivan
Shipoff. finance minister: M. Kutler, min
ister of agriculture; M. Tlmlrlarzeff. min
ister of commerce,- and M. Fillsofoff, con
troller of the empire, were assistants of
Count Wltte when he was minister of
finance. The only minister who is not a
bureaucrat Is M. Nemechalcff, who suc
ceeds Prince Hllkoff as minister of com
munications. The Constitutional Democrats' consider
that they have won a great victory In
preventing any leaders of the Constitu
tional group from accepting office, saying
that Count Wltte's ministry is thus
stamped as purely temporary, and must
give way, immediately upon the con
vening of the National Assembly, to a
cabinet In full sympathy with the parlia
mentary majority. The Count Is greatiy
disappointed at the refusal of the Con
stitutionalists to support him. since it
forces him to tight on two fronts, with
the Reactionaries on his right and the
Social Democrats and Revolutionaries
clamoring for a republic on his left.
Count Wltte has invited Count John
Tolstoi, who resigned the position of head
of the Academy of Fine Arts owing to
General Trepoff's repressive polio, to
tako the portfolio of education. Count
John Is no relation to Count Leo Tolstoi.
Professor Kevevsky has Joined Michael
Stakovlch in the organization of a Christ
ian Democracy.
PEACE REVIVED AT CRONSTADT
All 3Iutinccrs Surrender and Sol
diers Overawe Mob.
CRONSTADT. Nov. 10. Noon. All Is
quiet In Cronstadt today. The mutinous
sailors have all submitted and the lead
ers to the number of several hundred
have been deported from the island. The
others are thoroughly repentant. Troops
are pouring Into the city from all direc
tions by water. Besides machine guns,
other street artillery and a battery of
aulck-flrintr field tmns arrived hers nn
scows from St. Petersburg and were de
barred snortiy bexore noon at the steam
boat landing. Any further disorder
at present is utterly out of the question.
The mutineers and rowdies gutted the
Tartar and Jewish markets and on Pav
loff street, near the barracks, "the seventh
fort equipage." to which the mutinous
sailors belonged, destroyed ten modern
business blocks and a number of smaller
stores. The fires burned themselves out
during the night and today the buildings
are only heaps of smoking ruin3.
The fires burned almost a whole day.
There was little attempt to check them,
as the firemen shared In the general de
moralization, and many of them became
Intoxicated. ,
The influx of troops at Cronstadt has
exceeded the barrack capacity of the war
j?ort and soldiers are everywhere bivou
acking in the streets, huddling about the
remnants of last night's watchflres and
bargaining with merchants for fresh
bread and other additions to their rations.
The business streets sacked by the riot-
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