VOL. XIAT.- NO. 14,024.
PORTLAJO), OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVE3EBER 18, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BACK FROM THE
TOUR OF STATE
Leave Smiling Valleys
of the South.
PLEASED WITH: THEIR TRIP
Pay Glowing Tribute. tOrSouth
em Oregon. .
WHOLE-SOULED WELCOME
Cities of the Willamette, llic norjuo
River and the Uinpqun Prove
Their Attractiveness to the
Men of Portluntl.
They're back. After completing another
tour, made solely In the Interests of a
Greater Oregon, the Portland business
men returned home last night. The spe
cial train benring the 84 enthusiastic Ore
gon boosters, who have made a tour
along the lines of the Southern Pacific
in this state, visiting more than four
sore of cities, .arrived In Portland at
about 10:45 o'clock In the evening.
It was a tired lot of men who disem
barked from the special train last night
after it had pulled into Portland, but
from all appearances all were fresh and
hearty as their enthusiasm over their
splendid and successful Journey was so
great as to hide all signs of fatigue.
Not until they had separated and gone
to their respective homes did. they realize
how exhausted they were from the long
and arduous trip.
Getting Acquainted in Oregon.
Up until almost the very last minute,
the Portland business men were busy
getting better acquainted with their Ore
gon neighbors, the last stop being made
at Hlllsboro, where they were given a
rousing and soul-stirring reception by the
citizens of that thriving town.
As the train steamed out of Hlllsboro
and thejf were given time .to reflect upon
the Incidents of the trip,- the magnitude
of the success of the excursion dawned
upon them. -From one end of the train
to the other they Journeyed "mingling with
one another arid talking over the .many
pleasurable evonts.
All Were Enthusiastic.
Everyone was enthusiastic n.nd all
were glad that .they had made, the trip.
Just before the train reached the
suburbs of Portland the excursionists
gathered in the day coach to have a
final meeting and to say good-bye to
one and another. H. M. Cake, presi
dent of the Comemrcial Club, made an
address to the assemblage In which he
took occasion to thank H. L. Pittock,
manager of The Oregonlan, and chair
man of the excursion, in eulogistic
terms for the great aid he had given
in organizing the party. He called upon
the assemblage for resolutions ot
1 thanks to Mr. Pittock, which were
unanimously adopted. Mr. Pittock re
sponded in a short address in which
he said he had good will towards every
body and that his great purpose ami de
sire was to serve the business interests
and the people of Portland and of Oregon
at large. Other informal addresses
were made and several other resolutions
were passed, among which was one
thanking: the press for the part it had
played In bringing the excursion to a
successful and a brilliant Issue.
Give Final Handshake.
There, was a final and general hand
shake as the train stopped at Fourth
and Yamhill streets, where most of the
passengers left it. Although they were
delighted to get home, 'it was with &
feeling of regret over the breaking up
of such a happy and Jolly family that
the excursionists left the coaches,
which had carried them through the
cities of Southern and Western Oregon.
It was with evident pleasure that
various members of the party consent
ed to talk when approached by ah in
terviewer, so anxious were they to say
something good About the trip. There
were many of them who voiced, the
sentiment that this excursion had been
so eminently successful that similar
excursions should be taken in the
future.
"The kindness and good will with
which we were received at every place
was evidence that the slogan 'United
Oregon' had preceded the coming of
the party and that the spirit of the
movement met the hearty concurrence
of the communities visited." said' A. L.
Craig, general passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific lines in Oregon. T
certainly believe that a srood start has
been made for a 'United Oregon,' and
that repetition of similar trips at
reasonable Intervals cannot fail to In
duce that unity of action which is so
essential to the welfare of Oregon." ,
Tom Richardson Delighted.
"Oh, it's fine; it's simply great," re
marked Tom Richardson, secretary of the
Commercial Club, with his customary
wealth of enthusiasm, when asked as to
his opinion of the trip. "At every place
we visited we were met by the representa
tive business men of the community, and
at times it looked as though the whole
town was down to bid us welcome. "We
must have seen more than 30,000 school
children on the trip down at the various
depots, to take part in the receptions giv
en us. The kindliest feeling was in evi
dence and was expressed everywhere. The
excursion cannot be otherwise than vast
ly beneficial to Portland and Oregon, nni?J
moreover. It is of such character as to-'be1.
of lasting -benefit." $
"The excursion has unquestionably 'been
)f great good to Portland and Oregon,"
said H. L. Pittock: "In tacU it has been
tremendously successful, and surpassed
my most sanguine expectations. I think
wc some time ought to make a trip to
Astoria, and a trip to Baker City and
"olhcr Eastern Oregon cities. Those spion
dld excursions should be repeated each
year."
Just a -Nelpjiborly Visit.
"There were no'Portland men transact
ing business on- thp trip, as beforo wo
left it was thoroughly undorstood that It
was for the purpose of socially mcoting
our Oregon neighbors," said Samuel Con
nell. president and manager of the North
west Door Company. "We approached
them that way. and were recolved In the
same spirit. It has been a greater suc
cess than any of us. anticipated. Wc have
learned a good deal about Oregon and
they have "J earned a good deal about Port
land. The business men we met t,.lhe
other towns and bursolvcs arc convinced
that our interests are mutual. ' ;
"The one expression is that the excur
sion has been of groat and permanent
bonoflt to Oregon, and of course Portland
Is included in It," said Dr. Andrew Smith.
"It has done much to dispel the unfound
ed impression many .cities have had that
Portland is disposed to appropriate every
thing to herself, whteh is entirely foreign
to our business men. ' Portland knows
that her future depends upon the IncrcaKed
population and prosperity of the other
Oregon cities. The Increase of popula
tion and capital, if properly disseminated,
will result secondarily In the increase of
the size and wealth of Portland."
JEFFERSON IS NEAT OITY.
City Has AVclftveifTStrccts and
Tasteful Houses.
JEFFERSON. Or., Nov. 17 (Special.)
The stay of the Portland businoss men's
excursion was for only 15 minutes. The
Jefferson band turned out and everybody
in town was at the station. Many Port
land business people said that they had a
better impression of JcfTerson tlmn of any
other small town they had feon. The
neat appearance, of the public, streets and
the tasteful and well-painted houses at
tracted favorable comment from all. Jct
ferson Is In line with the scheme for a
greater Oregon.
The train spent only tfn minutes at
Turner, but it was long enough for the
business men herej to show that they
wore very glad to sec the Portland ieople.
SCHOOL CHILDREN LINE WAY
Lebanon Paper 31111s Arc Objects of
Interest to Pilgrims.
LEBANON, Or., Nov. 17. (Special.) The
Portland business men's excursion came
to this city at 9:30 o'clock' this morning,
having made 'the run from Albany on
schedule time. Hon. C. B. Montague de
livered an address of welcome, which
abounded in witty-sallies and humorous
comment. H. M. Cake and C. W. Hodson
responded In eloquent terms for the vis
itors. .rJierivatidierfi oftho-ixtMirion-J
ists was maueaugreai. occasion, jne citi
zens turnpd out en masse, school was dis
missed, and everybody made it his busi
ness to sec that the guests felt at home
and -were duly informed as to the present
healthy condition of all of Lebanon's In
dustries. The visitors marched to the
town from the station between files of
cheering school children. Among other
things that made a special object of In
terest was the Lebanon paper mill. The
stay was only for 45 minutes, but during
that time there was opportunity to show
that Lebanon accords with Portland In
the great purpose of building up the
State of Oregon.
STUDENTS STEAL THE YELL
Corvallis Welcomes Business Men
With Their 0yji Slogan.
CORVALLIS, Or., Nov. 17. Special.)
A "united Oregon" was the keynote and
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MANY NOTABLES, AMONG THEM THESE, GREETED THE BUSINESS MEN FROM PORTLAND.
TAKES NEW VIEW .
. OF UMflTILLft
Hitchcock Prepares to Ap
prove . JRejefcted Irri
gation Projects.
HAD TAKEN BAD" .ADVICE
"Walcott. Removes Objections lo Uma
tilla, Okanopan and Sunnyslde
Schemes Malheur Plan Is
Called a Steal.
OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, "Nor. 17. Soju-etary Hitchcock is
preparing to reverseidjnsclf and approvo
the Umatilla Irrigation project in Eastern
Oregon, as well as one. or more projects
in Washington. This,. at least. Is the In
ference to be drawn, from an autnorized
statement made at his ofllcc tody- to the
effect that action on the Umatilla project
would be taken some time next week
which would'bc satisfactory to the people
of Oregon, anflithat similar action was to
be looked for on one "or more Washington
.projects. Tt is" not known at this time
what Washington projects will be ap
proved, further trian that the choice will
lie among the Tlcton. Okanogan and Sun
nyslde schemes, all of which have beon
favorably recommended by the Reclama
tion Service.
This announcement from the Secretary's
office .was made after a conference be
tweon Mr. Hitchcock and Director Wal
cott. of the Geological Survey, who la the
intermediary between the Secretary and
the Reclamation Service This afternoon
Mr. Walcptt returned,. to the Secretary all
papers bearing on the Umatilla, Okano
gan and Tlcton projects and. In addition
to the original recommendations, submit
ted unanswerable arguments showing
that all these projects are not only feas
ible and desirable, but that there is.no
feature about them to which objection
can legitimately be raised.
No Ground or Objection.
As far as the Umatilla project Is con
corned. Mr. Walcott not only pointed out
where money was available for Its im
mediate construction, but showed that
there was no ground whatever for the
Secretary's objection to allowing the
Maxwell Land & Irrigation Company to
hold 300 acres with water rights out of
jSoJdlnjfJQjOOQ acres which it pro
poses to sen. u was aemonstratea dc
yond a question of doubt that such a con.
cession can legally be made to this com
pany, .inasmuch as "its rights arc vested
and it is willing to relinquish to the Gov
ernment the major 'portion of its land and
improvements. This .showing xranpletely
demolished the Secretary's objection.
As to the Tlcton and Okanogan projects,
which the Secretary refused to approvo
simply because there was no money
available) Mr. Walcott was able to make
an equally effective argument, showing
that in fact there is ample money on
hand In the unusued Palousc apportion
ment to build not only these two projects,
butthe Sunnysldc project as w.ell, and
Mr. .Walcott, it is understood, went to
the extent of recommending to the Sec
rotary that he approve all three projects.
Precedents Against Rejection.
Mr. Hitchcock sidetracked the Sunny
side project for the name reasons that he
declined to approve the Umatilla project
in Oregon, the owners of the Sunnysldc
canal having insisted 'upon' retaining "a
small portion of their property with water
rights attached. It was pointed out to
Mr. Hitchcock that he himself had' ap
proved several big irrigation projects in
which owners of private irrigation sys
tems were permitted to retain' more than
160 acres when they came in under the
Government project. In one. Instance the
Secretary, though he had forgotten, it,
recognized vested rights - of one such
company to the extent of allowing it to
hold 12,000 acres with water under one
Government project.". Such arguments
were unanswerable, and Mr. Walcott left
nothing on which the Secretary .could
base further objection, and the official
announcement, which followed this con
ference indicates that results are to fol
low. -
Acted . on Bad .Advice.
In point of fact. Mr. Hitchcock, shortly
after taking adverse action on the Uma
tilla, Tlcton and Okanogan projects, saw
that he ' had acted on bad advice, and
realized that his josltlon would become
untenable. He saw that he had made a,
blunder which .would havo to.be rectified.
and he has cautiously been feeling hlH
way back to solid ground. He Is not yet
ready to take the final leap, but Is pre
paring for It and,. when he does, Oregon
and Washington will benefit. Incidentally
it might be mentioned that the men who
gave the Secretary bad" counsel havo
heard from It, and have been warned to
display more intelligence and common
sense in future.
Calls Malheur a Steal. -
Just what plan will be evolved when the
Secretary' approves the Umatilla and
other projects Is not known. Inasmuch
as he styles the- Malheur project a
"steal." It is to be presumed he will divert
a portion of ' the Malheur' allotment for
use In constructing the 'Umatilla project.
He may also divert money from the Pa
louse allotment for ure In constructing
whatever new projects may be authorized
in Washington.
Notwithstanding that Mr. Hitchcock
early this week gave interviews in which
he denied that the TIeton and Okanogan
projects had been . hold up because of
shortage of money, that was the real
reasonfor refusing to approve both proj
ects, and was part of the reason ascribed
for adverse action on Umatilla. Not
withstanding statements made to the con
trary, there has never been any question
as to the feasibility of any of these
projects since they were' recommended by
the Reclamation Service.
NO HURRY TO FILL VACANCY
Lewi st on Land Office May Be Closed
for Some Time.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Nov. 17. Indications are that
Secretary. Hitchcock will not hurry the
appointment of a successor to Register
West of the Lewlaton Land Office, who
was removed yesterday. There has been
eomucn fraud! In the Lewlstoh land dls
trlct. which has passed uudor the very
noses of the officials, that It Is believed
no injury will result If land business In
Northern Idaho Is held up-for a time.
Senator Hcyburn has not been request
ed to recommend any one t,o succeed West
and may not receive such request Im
mediately.
.Major Langfitt's New Duty.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. . Wash
ington, Noi 17. Major W. C Langfitt,-ex-dlstrict
engineer at Portland .and now
on duty as assistant to the chief of en
gineers, was today assigned to additional
duty as instructor at the Army War Col
lege in this city.
Rcid Coming Home for Christmas.
LONDON. Nov. 17. Whltelaw Reld. the
American Ambassador, will spend the
Christmas holidays in America, leaving
England early In December. Mrs. and
Miss Reld will accompany Mr. Rold.
0U ?RV. OF
Srn
VOTE'TO DECIDE
' FftTE OF STRIKE
Russian Workmen Will Deter
mine Question by Ref-.
erendum Vote.
FORCES OF ORDER RALLY.
Reds Strhc toxoid Men In Line,
' While Moderates Form Jaw and
Order- Party Moscow Re
fuses Its AIU.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1S.-(1:45 A.
M.) Though, according "to surface indica
tions yesterday, the outlook for the speedy
ending of the strike was gloomy, the rev
olatlons made .at a meeting last night of
the Council of Workmen's Delegates
showed that a large portion of the work
men wore breaking loose from the control
of the leaders and' were anxious to return
to work-i and a plebiscite, which will be
token today in the various factories, prob
ably will result In a decision to abandon
the strike Monday.
At the meeting of the council, which
was held In' the hall where Father Gapon.
Maxim Gorky and other leaders denounced
the Emperor on the evening of January
("Red Sunday"), delegate after delegate
from different factories arose and report
-ed that the workmen, under the Influence
of the ultimatum issued by the employers,
announcing that the factories would be
shut down Indefinitely unless work was
resumed on Monday, and with the plead
ing of their wives and of" the conservative
workmen ringing In their ears, were de
manding that the strike should be ended,
Hot Debate Between Factions.
This precipitated a hotly-contested de
bate between the moderates, who declared
that the strike In the first Instance was
-a strategical mistake and that It' would
be a grave error In tactics to attempt to
force the men to remain In line, and the
"last ditch" faction, especially the unat
tached delegates who are members of the
council by virtue of their membership in
Socialist organizations. One fiery speaker.
who, in order to be better seen and heard.
mounted the balcony from which Father.
Gapon- in disguise had delivered his lest
address In that hall, thundered his denun
ciation of those who wiBhcd to discontinue
the struggle.
. "Even If we cannot contlnuetbe strike
until the purposes for which it was called
are attained." he said. "let us not aban
don It without Inflicting a real blow on
the government. A three-day strike is
mere pin-prick In the hides of the crafty-
fox. Witte, and his followers, so let us
keep It up for a fortnight. The men. in
other factories of St. Petersburg are daily
Joining us; our delegates are closing the
pharmacies and the railroad tie-up Is com
plete. What a figure we will cut In the
eyes of our brothers outside of St. Peters
burg if. before they have had the oppor
tunity of acting on our appeal, they hear
that we have laid down cur arms!"
After a long discussion, a motion to call
off the strike was rejected, and it was
rded to call meetings of workmen In
factories today for the purpose of, lay
ing the situation before them and to abide
by their decision.
The leaders?, however, were determined
not to permit the strike to die without a
final great demonstration of their power
to render SL Petersburg a "dead city."
After the adoption of the resolution call
ing for a referendum. It was decided to
bend every effort to close every, store,
market and office, beginning at 11 o'clock
this morning and to stop all street-car
and carriage traffic In the streets, so as
to bring the life of the Russian capital
to a complete standstill. The stoppage
of the electric plants, which the govern
ment had succeeded in getting in partial
operation, was entrusted to electrical
workers In the various districts, who
were 'empowered to use any and all
means deemed advisable for Injuring the
machinery and short-clrcujtfng the dy-
namofc. even to the extent 'of destroying
the plants.
Another resolution calls for demands to
effect the release of the four delegates
who had been arrested. It was decided to
mass 3000 men In front of eachl prison
where the delegates arc detained and to
hold them there until they are liberated.
The Prefect of Police has published an
appeal to the well-disposed classes,
warning them that the strike leaders In
tend to take aggressive action today and
asking them to co-operate with the po
lice against the- agitators, "who are
making life unbearable."
Provinces Don't Join Strike.
In the meeting the advocates of the
strike laid stress on encouraging: news
from the Interior, which they said thoy
would bo able to place bofore the work
men today, but last night's dispatches
showed little confirmation of such news.
i ne striKc nas broken out on the sec
tion of the Southwestern Railway be
tween Tsaritsin and Varonesch in the
lowor Volga region, but the demands for
shorter houra and higher pay are eco
nomic and have no connection with the
political alms of the St. Petersburg strik
ers. The news from. Moscow is even less
encouraging . The railroads arc still
running and the telegraphers have flatly
refused to consider a strike for the pe-
litlcal alms of Poland whose endangered
liberties form the ostensible cause of the
strike In St. Petersburg. Work Is being
resumed In Moscow nnd the news from
other sections shows that the call of the
St. Petersburg .committee has awakened
little sympathy.
Reaction Against Reds.
The utterly reckless spirit manifested
by the "Reds" who engineered the prej-
ent trlkc Is producing a natural revul
sion of feeling, which is shared by all
classes of society. The prospect of an
archy and mob rule, which would be the
logical outcome of the present demoral
ized conditions in both the country dis
tricts and the cities. ha had a sobering
influence. The lower classes?, who are
always on the verge of starvation, are
growing bitterly angry against the agi
tators, who by these continued strikes
are taking the bread, from their mouths,
and, not o.nly without being Incited by the
police, but in spite of all the authorities,
these classes are threatening reprisals
Liberals Suffer Remorse.
It is the intelligent and middle
class, however, which Is beginning- to
rally fo-ThV support of the government
in its efforts to restore something like
order and public tranquility. Many of
the Liberals, who fought the govern
ment actively before the proclamation
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 53
deg.; minimum, 33. Precipitation. 0.21 of
an Inch.
TODAY'S Cloudy to partly oloudr. with
showers. South to west winds.
Workmen divided on strike and will vote
on. continuing It- Page 1.
Liberals regret not supporting Wltte and
form law and order party. Page 1.
Moscow railroad men refuse to strike.
Page 3.
Strike in Poland broken and country sot
tllng down. Page S.
Relief fund for Jews totals 9740,000. Page 10
ForelcH.
Turkey plays on Jealousies of powers to de
feat them. Page .
Norway prepares to welcome King Charles.
Page 4.
National.
Argument of rebate case begins at Kansas
City. Page 5.
"Women arrive to work on" Panama Canal
Page 4. tibial
Hitchcock reverses decision on Umatilla Irri
gation project. Page 1.
Politics.
Municipal ownership In Chicago delayed ten
years to Dunne's disgust. Page 3.
Democrats In "Congress may shut Hearst out
of caucus. Page 3.
Canrass of New York vote shows gains for
Hearst. Page -jg
Galllnger speaks for snip subsidies. Page 4
Domestic.
California politicians Involved in Insurance
scandal. Page 1.
Hill quickly raises money for new railroads
and will extend system to Southwest.
Page 3.
Son of millionaire accused of aldlng'Burton
in preventing Issue ot fraud orders.
Page 3.
Ogden Armour captures two blackmailers.
Page 3.
Unitarians defended .at church conference.
Page S.
President Earling confer with St. Paul offi
cials on Coast. Page S.
Burglar's original scheme foiled. . Page 5.
Sxort.
Oregori.Washlngton football teams are in
good condition. Page 7.
Portland loses baseball - gam.e at San Fran-
cWco. Page 14.
Los Angeles la unlucky with Seattle.
Page 14.
Oakland beats Tacoma,' 3. to 1. Page 14.
Pacific Coast.
Klamath County people talk annexation to
California. Page 0.
Frank Rels Is acquitted of the murder of
James Foss at Mount Hood May 11.
Page C
Register J..B. West, of Lewlstom Is glad he
was removed. Page 6.
Alaska convention has warm time at Seattle.
Page 11.
Commercial ami Marine..
New company formed to fight banana trust.
Page 15.
Rebound In stock prices at New York. Page
15.
San Francisco potato market- breaks.
Page 15.
Heavy wheat unloading at Chicago. Page 15.
Money flurry ilocJ not disturb general, trade.
Page 13.
Special rate asked for docking- ship at SL
Johns. Page 14.'
Portland and Vicinity.
Lauren Pease held to the grand Jury for
larceny by embezzlement. Page It!.
Suffragists say the report Is foolish and
malicious that they stuffed their Initia
tive petition. Page 9.
Record ot a day's cases In the Municipal
Court. Page 10.
Eight divorce decrees are entered. Page 10.
Business men return after viewing the smil
ing valleys of Southern Oregon and greet-
. .lngr.the . citizen, of It cities and. towns.
Page 1.
U DO ID CLUE
.. ARE INVOLVED
Insurance Inquiry
Touches California.
IMPOSSIBLE DEMANDS MADE
Equitable's Lawyer Settled
With Two Officials. -
DEPEW FORGETS FRIEND
Can't Recall Name of Rambunc
tious" Man Who Came Around
Once a Year Jordan '
Is Still Missing;.
N'BW TORlCXov. 17. With the end
of the morning: session today. Senator
Armstrong's aommlttec on insurance
investigation finished a week's service
which has not been eclipsed since the
Investigation was inaugurated. The
witnesses have been the most impor
tant. Including the "big guns" in th
financial world, as well as In the in
surance business. Early In the week
James II. Hyde was examined and made
cnarjres against K. H. Harriman and ex
Governor Odcl?, who successively ap
peared and denied Mr. Hyde's state
ments and Mr. Hyde, being recalled, af
firmed his testimony. Then Senator
Chuuncey M. Depew was heard and,
when the session opened. It was expect
ed that before the day was over. Sena
tor Piatt would be called. He Is wanted
to testify- as to the collection of contri
butions to political funds by the insur
ance companies. Mr Odeil having testi
fied yesterday that Mr. Piatt collected
all such moneys up to last year. It is
now expected that the Senator will be
heard early next week, possibly on
Tuesday, when the sessions will be re
sumed. Held Up In California.
Samuel S. McCurdyj. assistant registrar
of the Equitable and not related to the
McCurdys of the Mutual Life, said he
had charge of the vouchers for legal
service. From him was gleaned a story
of trouble In California in 1897. when
the Insurance Commissioners of tnat
state demanded an investigation. Thou
sands of dollars were spent by the
Cquitable in this matter, as recounted
by Mr. McCurdy. and he justified the
expenditure on the ground that it would
have cost the Equitable about $40,000
had no defense been made, hence the
expenditure for counsel. He seemed to
think the demands of the California
Commissioners were exorbltanL
Mr. Depew was called to give any
Information he might possess as to a
number of vouchers for legal services,
but hia knowledge in the matter was
rather limited and many of the ex
penditures and signers of these vouch
ers he had never heard of. One vouch
er to John A. Nichols for logal services
was accompanied by a letter to Mr.
Depew. referring to "our friend who
comes around once a year" and "your
rambunctious friend up the river." The
Senator said he knew Nichols had been
retained at different times by the
Equitable, but he did not know in what
connection. Mr. Nichols, he said, was
once quarantine commissioner and
used to be active in politics.
Gage E. Tarbell was on the stand
when adjournment until Tuesday was
taken..
Jordnn Still Among Missing.
Frank B. Jordan, son of the ex
controller of the Equitable Life Assur
ance Society, was the first witness.
He had testified at a previous ses
sion that he did not know the where
abouts of his father or mother, and that
he did not know whether they were
living or dead. Today, he said, he had
not since learned of his father's where
abouts. He had received a letter from,
his mother, who is in Canada. She said
nothing about his father. As to his
profits from fire- Insurance written on
properties mortgaged to the Equitable, he
said his father received none of them.
He had no idea what proportion of his
business the Equitable furnished him.
Samuel S. McCurdy, assistant registrar
ot 'the Equitable Society, was next called.
He had formerly been secretary to Secre
tary William Alexander, of the society
As assistant registrar, he had custody ol
vouchers for money paid out for legal ex
penses. He produced the vouchers for
such expenses for the last, ten years. On
the vouchers- for 1SS5 was a letter to
jSmes "W. Alexander from Robert H. Mc
Curdy, of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, which accompanied a bill for the
Equltable's share of salary and expenses
of George S. Batcheller as "plenary legal
representative" of the Equitable Society,
the New York Life Insurance Company,
and the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
The salary of Mr. Batcheller from this
combination was given In a statement as
$77,700. It was brought out that Mr.
Batcfieller's duties took him abroad.
Services Rendered in Missouri.
The packages of vouchers for payment
for legal services in various State Legis
latures were gone through by Mr.
Hughes, who asked as to the legal ser
vices rendered by the signers ot the va
rious vouchers.
A. voucher from James M. Lewis, dated
January 27, 1SS9, was for J1C0O. "In full
(Concluded on Pace 4.)