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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY,. JANUARY 27, 1906. HO LD S HIS OLD JOB Shonts Still Draws Salary From Railroad. TELLS SENATE." OF CANAL Admits Wives -of Laborers Arc Im ported to Panama Never Criti cized Wallace's Policy Good Provision;! or Laborers. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. That he draws $12,000 annually from the Clover Leaf route is an admission today by Theodore P. Shonts.. chairman of. the Isthmian Canal Commission, which may have an import ant bearing on the canal investigation. Mr. Shonts was called by the Senate Intcr occanlc canal committee today to make a general statement of all matters over which he exercises control. He said that he had been president of the Clover Leaf route. He admitted that ho still receives $12,000 a year and continues to hold the title of president. He said that he did not give any time to the management of the road, but that reports are sent to him and frequently officiate of the road come to Washington to consult him. After getting Jnto the record the fact that Mr. Shonts receives $30,000 a year from the United States, the chairman of the commission was allowed to proceed. It was stated by members of the commit tee, however, that when they take up the question of reviewing salaries Mr. Shonts case will be met. Mr. Shonts admitted that the commis sion had paid for the importation of women into the canal zone, the women being tho families of laborers from Mar tinique, and that there is no way for the Government to recover its money. Housing and Feeding Laborers. Mr. Shonts expressed the opinion that the Canal Commission should feed its la borers, but said that several older men In the Isthmian service believed in the con tract system. At the afternoon session Mr. Shonts testified that of the 2100 houses left by the French about 1000 were now in good condition. The hotels have been en larged and new houses and hotels built. He agreed with a suggestion by Senator Morgan that, if a change is made by which the canal is built by contract, the present hotels and houses may be suffi cient for the needs. "No matter how the canal is built," ho said, "there are two things over , VThlch the United States should always exercise control the government of the zone and the sanitation. And the Governor of .the. zone should have his headquarters at Ancon, which is adjacent to Panama." Mr. Shonts said buildings have been set aside for churches and Sunday schools, and that houses for laborers and the food supplies are much better than are usually provided for such purposes in connection with railroad construction work in this country- When camps arc located the surrounding ground is drained and the vegetation cut down in order to make con ditions healthful. The water supply is drawn from the Rio Grande and impound ed near Ancon for use on the Panama side. Had Xot Criticized Wallace. Mr. Gorman said that the general im pression was gained at the time Mr. Shonts went to the Isthmus that he had criticised Chief Engineer Wallace for dlla torlness and that he proposed to make a showing at once. Mr. Shonts denied that he had made such a statement at any time. Gorman conducted an extended ex amination of the witness concerning con ditions at the time Mr. Stevens took con trol. He showed that Mr. Stevens had in creased the payroll from 6000 to 13,000 men in three months without doing anything toward digging the canal. Concerning the expenditure of $000,000 by Mr. Wallace to estimate the cost of removing the dirt from Culebra. which had been declared by the precsnt officials far from what will be the real cost, Mr. Shontu said: "If Mr. Wallace had received no equip ment from the French company, and had had to 'wait for suitable equipment, he would have spent the time In improving sanitation and providing for the care of laborers. Then he would have seen that fair weather estimate for the moving of dirt would vary from the cost of moving It under other conditions." Mr. Shonts said he did not believe Mr. Wallace's experiments had delayed sani tary work. Importation of Women. Gorman asked concerning the demand for the Importation of women, and the witness replied that this had been brought about by the assurance that better labor ers could be obtained If their families were taken to the Isthmus. Mr. Shonts said that Mr. Stevens was to have been responsible for the Importation of fam ilies, but Mr. Shonts said he had later approved his action. It appeared that the Canal Commission paid $7 a head for the importation of these women, and Gorman asked in what manner it was recovered. "We don't get it back; it is a gratuity," answered Mr. Shonts. His attention being called to a state ment that the steamship fare for these women cost the Government nothing, he said ho had inferred that from vouchers which showed that only laborers had been brought in by the authorities on the Isth mus. It was remarked byGorman that the accounting system he used was very lax when a voucher could be made to cover a transaction of that kind. Mr. Shonts re plied that most of these women found em ployment in the hotels, and that, in fact, they were laborers. Stevens May Make Contracts. It was explained by Mr. Shonts that authority had been issued to Mr. Stevens to enter Into contracts of various descrip tions without submitting the terms to the commission, but that his acts were sub ject to review. Later Mr. Shonts tjuallfied his statement by saying that, on all mat ters of consequence outside of routine, bids for material needed by Mr. Stevens were obtained by the purchasing depart ment. Gorman questioned Mr. Shonts concern ing the value of material taken over from the French company. Mr. Shonts said this material Is very near worthless. He will continue this subject on Tuesday, to which time the inquiry was adjourned. WALLACE READY TO TESTIFY Friendly to Administration and Fa v vors Contract System. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2C John F. Wal lace, ex-chicf. engineer of the Panama Canal, arrived here this morning and spent the day in conference with cx-At-torncy-Gcneral McVcagh, whom it is un derstood Mr. Wallace has retained as counsel and adviser In a hearing next Tuesday before the Senate committee on inter-oceanic canals, to which he has been summoned. Mr. Wallace stated tonight that his at titude toward the canal arid toward the Administration-1s Irlendly and referred to the assistance he rendered, to the Board of Consulting Engineers. He added that he would be prepared to discuss with the committee fully and frankly all matters connected with jMunal operations during. the year he was in charge? and- to give his. views in regard to plans, methods-of administration and conduct of the work, his relations to that work and the rea sons which prompted his resignation While Mr. Wallace has refused to be in terviewed except in his formal reply to Secretary Taffs statements last June, he stated that Mr. Taffs quotation of his (Mr. Wallace's) views favoring the con tract system to expedite the construction of the canal was correct and expressed the opinion that If this system Is adopted there is no reason why the work cannot be supervised by the regular engineering establishment of the Army. PANAMA WANTS IMMIGRANTS Will Gather Information About tlic Lund and Liberalize Laws. t PANAMA, Jan. 26. The government, with a desire to make known the condi tions and resources of the republic, so as to attract a good quality of -immigrants, has made a contract with an expert ex aminer, who has agreed to examine the lands of the country and point out those which are best suited for agriculture, min ing, etc. Several American syndicates have ap plied for large tracts of land, on which they propose to erect sawmills on a large scale and to extend agricultural pursuits. The laws of the country, however are not very liberal, and it is the purpose of Pres ident Amador to recommend the enact ment of laws by the next legislative as sembly which will encourage the objects in view. T MISSIONARY TELLS OF REVOLU TIONARY AGITATION. Radicals Engineer Boycott, but Wel come Foreign Teachings, and "Would Overthrow Dynasty. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 26. Rev. S. II. Little, of the Episcopal mission at Han kow, China, who returned to the United States today on the steamer Mongolia, said in an intorview: "The revolutionary party, agitated by young men who have been at the univer sities in Japan, wants a republic It is determined to drive China into conflict with the powers or secure the overthrow of tho present dynasty. It Is radical In the extreme and wants to accomplish in China -In a few years all thHt Japan has accomplished in the last 50 years. It wel comes foreign teachings, but opposes the exploitation of the country for the benefit of foreigners, including the Japanese. These agitators are well organized and determined to accomnlish their numosc. They are engineering the boycott. The Japanese are as much alarmed over the situation as arc the Americans. During the recent outbreak, Japanese left the country in hordes, fearing for their lives. That uprising was narrowly prevented from becoming gcnoral. The next time it may be so. "In any event the whole country is ripe for a change. Japan's success has set them thinking. Never was there a time when the need of teachers was so great. China today Is not only inviting but de manding the instruction she needs In ad vanced thought," t DINNER GIVEN COMMISSIONERS Chinese Minister Entertains Visitors and Many Americans. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Sir Cltcn tunsr Liang Chen, the Chinese Minister, save a dinner tonight at the Chinese legation in honor of Tai Huns: Chi and Tuan Lang, the leading: members of the imperial Chinese commission, now visiting this country, to which a dis tinguished party of officials of the ex ecutive, legislative and judicial branches of the Government -wore in vited. The dinner was informal. There were no speeches. WOE TO POOR WALL STREET Slate Supreme Court Upholds Trans fer Tax on Stocks. NEW YORK, Jan. 26. The Constitu tionality of the stock-transfer tax law of New York was affirmed today by a de cision of the appellate division of the Su preme Court, About $5,000,000 annual taxes are added to the state revenues by the decision. The case decided- was a test action brought against Albert Hatch, a stock broker, who was charged with having sold and delivered shares of railroad stock without paying the tax required by law. WARE GUILTY OF FRAUD Episcopal Rector In Black Hills Con victed in Omaha. OMAHA, Jan. 26. The jury in the trial of Rev. G. C. Ware returned a vordict of guilty todaj- on the charges of conspir acy to defraud the Government by moans of fraudulent land entries. The maximum. penalty is a fine of $10,000 and imprison ment for two years. Ware has been rec tor of the Episcopal Churches in Lead and Deadwood, S. D. Conductor Has Pocket Picked. While in a down-town saloon last night. W. M. Bennett, a dining-car conductor on the Northern Pacific railway, was made the victim 'of a pickpocket, who extracted $110 from his pocket. Bennett, who ar rived in Portland yesterday, was visiting saloons, and In one of them, while stand ing at the bar, his pocket was picked. Detective Welch was sent out with Den nett to locate a person who the conductor thinks was responsible for the theft. No arrest was made, however. Says His Ore WTas Stolen. DENVER, Jan. 26. Suit for $550,000 and interest as damages for tho .alleged in fringement of the plalntlff-s rights to gold and silver-bearing veins In the F. C. C. Lode claim In the Cripple Creek dis trict has been instituted against the Portland Gold Mining Company by Ned L. Shaffer in the United States Circuit Court, Service on the officers of the com pany was obtained today. Robert Balfour Goes to Parliament. W. J. Burns, Portland manager for Bal four, Guthrie & Co., yesterday received a cablegram from London stating that Rob ert Balfour, the senior member of the firm, had been elected to a seat in Parlia ment on the Liberal ticket, Mr. Balfour will represent one of the Glasgow dis tricts. DELIGHTFUL NEWPORT. Splendid Weather at This regular FacMc Ceatt Resert. Delightful in every particular Is the weather at Newport, and the Southern Pacific and the CorvalUs & Eastern rail roads have resumed their cheat) rates to this place for the Winter. Particulars by as King hi xniru ana w&saingion streets, Portland. Scrofula is eradicated and all kindred diseases are. cured by Hpodla 3-areapariHa. IAS STfii Hadley -Gets More Evidence Against Standard. WORK AT CLEVELAND ENDS Another Oil 3Ian Confirms Turrcll's Story of Standard Control of Republic Frank .Rocke feller Xot'to Testify. CLEVELAND. Jan. 2C The taking: of depositions in the Standard 'Oil hear ing- flnlsncd here this afternoon In o far as Attorney-General Hadley. of Missouri was able to proceed at tho present time. when the taut bit of evidence had been given, Mr. Hadley asked that an adjournment be taken to February 20. Mr. Hadley left to night for home. He said lie was well satisfied with the results of his work here, and that the case against the Standard Company in Missouri had been greatly strengthened by the evi dence which had been brought out in the last two days. r B. B. Brown, president and treasur er of the Great "Wtstern Company, was called as a witness. He was connected with the firm of Schofield. Shurmcr & Teagle, which was absorbed by tile Republic Oil Company. He substanti- Sir Charles nllkc. Sir Charles Ullke. the 'hihous Brit ish statesman. Is credited with the prediction that there will be bo war between France ond Germany fceeawee the risk would he too great 0r the German empire. ated testimony given yesterday by Louis H. Turrell to the effect that, when the property of the independent firm was taken over by the Republic Oil Company, the details of the trans action were submitted to officials of li6 Standard Oil Company. Mr. Hadl'-y xaid today that, upon talking with Frank Rockefeller. James Corrigan and other persons suhpriaed, he had learned tnat they did not pos ses information that would he of value to him. ACQUITS HAPG00D. (Continued From Pase J.) Town Topics, in the. libel suit against Norman Hapgood, that the President had rocelved free a copy of "Fads and Fan cies." the following letter was made pub lic at the White House today: "The White House, Washington. Nov. J, Sir: The President directs me to acknowlHigfc the receipt of your letter running as follows: " 'Colonel Mann's compliments to- tho President, and requests the honor of ac ceptance of the work. "Fads and Fan cies," for representation in which the President was pleased to give his photo graph to Mrs. Hampton some three yoars ago. and which is but just completed. The volume is sent today by Adams Ex press. October 13, 19(6.' "And to say that, as Ttfrs. Hampton lias already publicly stated, the President did not give any photograph to. her for publi cation in the work in question, and that he knew nothing of the book nor of Uie fact that Mrs ' Hampton wished the photo graph for use therein. Under the circum stances, the President cannot accept the book, and It is accordingly returned to you herewith. Tours truly, "WILLIAM LOEB, Jr.. "Secretary to the President. "Colonel William D. Mann. Editor Town Topics, 452 Fifth avenue. New York." LOEB HAD SEXT PHOTOGRAPHS .Tcrome Quotes Tvcttcr Returning Proofs of Roosevelt Article. XEW YORK. Jan. 2$. The dispatch from Washington containing a denial from Secretary Locb, in behalf of Presi dent Roosevelt, that the President ever "gave tils photograph to tho publishers of "Fads and Fancies" for publication with the article about him was shown to Dis trict Attorney Jerome today. Mr. Joromc said: The letter bovm me la a copy or the let ter received Ty Colonel Mann and. is of date of November 1. 1605. There wan a previous letter received by Justice Deuel of date of September C. 1003. stoned by Mr. Locb. In closing correctf-d proof of the article on the President appearing- In Tads and Fanelerf and transmitting to Justice Deuel the four photographs irhich .appear In VFads and Fancies." Illustrating the artlole which ap peared therein on President Roosevelt. WHAT HAPGOOD SAID OF DEUEL Articles in Collier's Which Caused Charge of Libel. Collier's Weekly has had numerous ref erences to Town Topics, which finally led to auit for $300,000 damages by Colonel Mann, the editor and part proprietor. Tho article that led to the criminal action by Justice Deuel against Editor Norman Hapgood, printed August 5, 1S05, was as follows: Joseph M Deuel Is a. Judge. He la said $t0CK) a year by the people, and l clothed with an honor that should bo worth more to him than $9000. Whit Is his return? Be is part owner and one of the editom of a paper of which the occupation Is printing scandal about people who are not cowardly enough to pay for silence. Tho law forbids hla to engage In practice or business, and requires him to clre his entire Uajo to hla official dutlco. What kind of public opinion would al low him to remain upon the bench until 1913? Every day he slU upon It Is a disgrace to the state that endures "him. American opinion Is now awakenings It has plenty or work to do before it goes .to, 'steep, among politicians. Judge,-lawyers, buslne'tnch,' JournalUts and the public generally. Indeed. It should not go to sleep at all. Eternal wakefulness Is the price of liberty. "Crimea." wrote Ellhu Root to the Mayor of Philadelphia, "committed by men who have political power are often shel tered behind official indifference and Inac tivity, and then some one has to do more than his duty lo secure Justice, and you will not be the first public officer who bax done x great public service against the resistance of those from whom the ?rvlcc ought to come. Ther Is more at stake here than the mere punish ment of Isolated offence." All of which ad mirable truths apply not only to Philadelphia and her boodler. but to corrupt Judges, lobby ist Senators and get-rich.qu!ck corporation di rectors with equal aptness. "My feeling Is," eald Mr. Root also, "that the things one ban the opportunity to do are substance." which he was contracting with the shadow of strug gling fr the' remote. Wc all Just now have the opportunity of Joining In the task of lift ing American standards of Integrity and keep ing them on a plane in which money Is not the loftiest aim of roan. A later Issue of Collier's had the follow ing: Colonel Mann needs encouragement. We fear he may chance hla planA about securing $00. 000 from us J 100,000 for damages to his fragrant reputation and $100,000 for injury to hla paper. Also we seem unlikely actually to be Incarcerated for criminal llbeL For his convenience we reprint here the principal al legations on which his complaints are based. On November 5 wo said: "The most degraded paper of any promi nence In the United Slates ... Is a week ly ef which the function Is to distribute news end scandal about society. Tho mind which guides such a publication tests credulity and forces one to take Swift's Yahoo as unexag gerated ' truth. There have been several of these creaturcn In our day. One of them ued always to ride In a closed carriage, which carried a strong man to protect him from the anticipated horsewhip. The editor now In question leads a somewhat secluded life also, and well be may. With v a llttlo caution such a man can escape the criminal law. and, of course, he Is worth nothing in a civil suit. A recent lfuc of his scwcr-Uke sheet contains as its leading feature an at tack on a young girl who happens to be the daughter of the President. It uses her first name only. That Is a little way It has. It charges her with all the errors tbaa hurt a woman most, and It makes them charges In the most coarse and leering way. That any legal steps could- or should be taken to supprem such unclean we. do not bll-ve. Pa ternalism, official regulation, once started, goes too far. Wc can trust only lo the people, to buriiness standards and social sanctions. To suppress this weekly would contradict de mocracy ... The remedy of arbitrary con trol Is worse than the disease of evil license. We can only eay that whoever refuses to read the Journal wc refer to or to advertise in 1U columns performs a public service. Am to personal recognition, we can hardly Imagine that many decent men would consent to meet the dIlor. Ills standing among the people is somewhat worso than that of an ordinary forger, horselhlef or aecond-atory man." On July 23 we said: "Depravity becomes safe, almont Inevitably, and sometimes respectable, when it can ac cumulate sufficient gold. District Attorney Jerome has finally been able to secure evidence MitCicIent to arrest one of the agents of Town Topics for blackmail. Colonel Mann, howevor. rtoprleior of the publication, will hardly land In prison, although he it Is who. it is gen erally understood, forcen the socially promi nent to pay and be praised, or refuse this tlarkiaall and be maligned. Tet decent women have been known to read that paper and de rent hurtne men to advertise In It- It ought to be looked upon as a compliment to be slandered by the paper, for It is a badge of courage to refuse Its demands, and praise In ltd columns racantt merely that a coward has paid." With these opinions thus collected for his perusal, and with the assurance that our views of his methods have not changed. Colo nel Mann may the better Judge whether he agree with us that a Judicial Investigation might conduce to the formation of a higher taste and sounder ideas of duty in the cltus which supports his publication. WILL PAY FOR FUNERAL Senate Will Adopt Fulton's Motion Kcsardlng: Mitchell. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 26. Senator Fulton's resolu tion appropriating $517 to pay tho funeral expenses of his former colleague. Senator Mitchell, will probably be adopted. It has been referred to the committee on con tingent expenses, and it is the opinion of Democratic as well as Republican mem bers that this expense should be borne by the Senate. Even Senator Bailey, who would have objected to the adoption of a resolution announcing the death of Mitch- en, declared he would not object to Mr. Fulton's resolution. In fact, the resolu tion was only Introduced after Mr. Ful ton had conferred with several Senate leaders. . The resolution, unimportant as it Is in a sense, provoked considerable comment In Washington today. One Washington paper calls attention to the fact that this resolution, if adopted, will cause- the Sen ate to take formal notice of Mitchell's death for the first and only time. This paper adds: . Senator Fulton was placed in a peculiarly embarrassing position at the time of Mitch ell's death- lie desired to Introduce the usual resolution expressive of the Senate's respect, etc.. but he was deterred from this course by leading Senators on both sides of the chamber, who advied him that they would oppose the adoption of such a resolution, since Mitchell died under conviction In a Federal Court for violating the laws he had sworn as a Senator to support, by practicing for money before the executive departments In Washington. If the resolution Is not adopted, there will be nothing in the archives of the Senate to shotr that a -vacancy was created in the representa tion from Oregon by the death of Mitchell, although bis successor is now enjoying all the prerogatives of a Senator. Only one case similar to that of Mitch ell Is recalled in the history of the Sen ate. That was furnished by the death of Senator Brodcrick, of California, who was killed In a duel in the political excite ment that preceded the Civil War. After a struggle his friends got through the Senate a resolution of respect, but the Senate refused to pay his funeral ex panses. It is said that Mitchell left no estate and. that while his friends in Oregon arc willing to bear the cost of his burial they think the Senate might at least pay some tribute to his memory by defraying this expense. HOSS RENEWS HIS STRUGGLE Insists on State's Claim to Land In Yakima Valley. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 25. The fight between the State of Washington and the Interior De partment on Irrigation rights In the Yaki ma Valley, which was apparently brought to an end by the surrender of Land Com missioner Ross, on Wednesday, Is to be renewed. Mr. Boss has been braced up by Governor Mead or some other power ful influence at home, and now declares that he will not surrender, but will fight to the last ditch to secure the approval of- the State Carey act selection, which stands in the way of tho larger Govern ment project But Mr. Ross stands to lose. In effect he Is asking the Government to irrigate 55.000 acres of land embraced in the stato selection and then permit the state to reap a clear profit of ?10 an acre from this land, this extra cost to be assessed against the settlers in accordance with tho actual cost of reclaiming their land. No such proposition can receive the ap proval of the Interior Department, for It Is a tax upon settlers which the de partment cannot sanction. Hcyburn Will Talk Monday. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Jan. 26. Next Monday Senator Hcyburn will make his promised speech on forest reserves and allied subjects. TO CUKE A COLD Df ONX DAT. Take LAXATIVE JJROVO Qetets Tablets. 5rtSJCtS4 .aaoaey If H Jatts to car. . W, QROVXa slgaaturs to otrvtufc box. ate. CQMINdTO calvary Re1'- B. E. S. Ely Chosen as Portland Pastor. RESIGNS PRESENT CHARGE Popular Preacher" at Rockford, III., "Will Begin Duty at Calvary Presbyterian Clmrch at Beginning of May. ROCKFORD. III.. Jan. 2$.-(Speclal.) Ben Ezra Stiles Ely, Jr.. who for the past 12 years .has been pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of this city, tonight tendered his resignation to accept a call from tho Calvary Presbyterian Church at Portland, Or. The official call from the Portland church came to Dr. Ely pomc days ago and at a church meeting- this evening he gave notice of his inten tion to resign, to take effect not later than the last Sunday in April. Dr. Ely is one of the popular pastors of this city and his services in the min istry date back nearly a quarter of a cen tury. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and also of McCormick Theo logical" Seminary. Chicago. He has had three pastorates in the last 23 years, first at Champaign, then at Crown Point, Ind., and then at Rockford and In cac,h place he has erected a handsome new cnurcn building during his pastorate. The one in this city Is to be occupied for the first service Sunday morning. Dr. Ely Is a man who will make friends easily and has a way of making them fast. INSURANCE GRAFT IN IOWA Senator Accuses Companies of "Waste and Mismanagement. DES MOINES, la.. Jan. 26. Violation of law, extravagance, crookedness and graft were embodied In charges made by Senator Mulberry In the Iowa Senate to day against life Insurance companies of Iowa. Mr. Molsberry's remarks were brought forth by his resolution calling on the Legislature for an investigation of life Insurance methods. One life Insurance company, with a home office in Des Moines, wrote In one year Insurance for $S3,0 for which not one cent of premium was collected and every cent of which was lapsed the next year. The insurance was written to al low the company to make a good show ing. Mr. Molsbcrry accused various com panies of extravagance, and mismanage ment of their affairs for the purpose of graft. JEROME PREPARING HIS CASE "Will Soon Call Grand Jury on In surance Frauds. NEW YORK, Jan. 2S. District At torney Jerome in the near future will. it was stated yesterday, move against officers of the various insurance com panies which were under investigation by tho legislative committee. A spe- ' cial grand Jury is to be called to con- ' alder the cases, but the date for the assembling- of the jury has not yet been set. Assistant District Attorneys Nott and Krez are at work with the Dis trict Attorney on insurance matters. They have been wading- through the masses of evidence taken by the legis lative investigators, and in addition they have conferred with individuals who arc in touch with the affairs of some of the companies. One of these companies is the Mu tual Reserve Life, the policyholders of which held a stormy annual meet ing Wednesday. The Mutual Reaerve sent out yesterday its own account of this meeting. "In this It was stated that only nine persons who demanded admis sion were refused by the committee on qualifications. It was also said that the care taken by the company in determining who was entitled to attend the meeting was 'due to one of the questions asked by Counsel C E. Hughes, of the Arm strong ccmmlttec. as to what pre cautions were used to make sure that nobody voted In the meetings except those 'entitled to vote. The discussion at the meeting1, ac cording to. the company's statement, was at times "animated, but In no way acrimonious." All Gave Money for Politics. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Jan.. 26". State Treasurer Folk, who- is 'Insurance Commissioner ex officio, has made public replies of insurance companies to a circular letter recently issued by him. Among the companies admitting having mad political contributions are the Aetna Life, Gcrmania Life, Home Life, Massachusetts Mutual Life. Metropolitan Life, Mutual Life. Mutual Benefit, of Newark. N. J., Northwest ern Mutual Life, of Milwaukee. Penn sylvania Mutual, Provident Savings Life. Prudential Life. United States Life and Union Central Life, of which Governor Pattison. of Ohio, is presi dent. OCEAN FIXESRAIL RATES Commission Affirms Old Principle in Cotton Goods Contest. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2$. Two decisions affecting the rates on cotton piece goods which were made the subject of com plaints by George J. Kindel, one against the Boston &. Albany Railroad and other roads forming through lines from Eastern points to Denver, and tho other against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company and others, were an nounced by the Interstate Commerce Commission today. In the case of the former road, tho Commission rules that the fact that a carload rating has been established on cotton piece goods from the East to Pa cific Coast points because of water com petlon, and that carload rates to Salt Lake City and Denver to encourage man ufacturing industries at those points hare been established, while elsewhere throughout the country a rate on cotton goods In the same quantity has not been granted, does not Indicate that the action of the carriers in denying a carload rat ing on tickings, drills and sheetings to Denver Is unlawful. As regards the rate per 100 pounds on cotton piece goods, the Commission de cides that through rates to Denver, to bo reasonable, should not exceed 7LS9 per 103 pounds. It Is stated that the same ruling applies to the New York. New Haven Sc. Hartford Railroad and others, except that the Com mission denies the reparation on the ship ment Involved In that case. Xorthwest Postal Affairs. OREGONIAN NBWS3UREAU, Wash ington. Jan. 2$. Rural carriers ap pointed for Washington routes Au burn, route 1, Alfred S. McDaaUls Mil Hair is Straggly Do you like it? Then why be con tented with it? Have to be? Oh, no! Just put on Ayer's. Hair Vigor and have long, thick hair; soft, even hair; beautiful hair, without a single gray line in it. Have a little pride. Keep young just as long as you can. The best kind of a testimonial "Sold for over sixty years" - aCadt by tha J. C.Aysr Co., Lowsll. Hass. JUio IfanufMturors of . AYZR'S SiHSAPUULLA Tor tie Iskod. AYBR'S PIIXS For ceastipatira. AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL Far ccrax&s. AYBR'S AGUE CORE Fsr malaria iiciB. carrier, Ola C. Nelson; substitute; Wal la Walla, route 5, William L. Mayo carrier, Harry C. Mayo substitute. Washington postmasters appointed Bonita, John W. Erving, vice B. G. Hlnes. resigned; Pateros, William J. Robinson, vice M. C. Caldwell, re signed; Peshastin, Green B. Kinney, vice W. H. Isaacs, resigned. REFUSE TO FORCE ISSUE Miners' Delegates Hcjcct Extreme Measures Against Operators. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2S. A called session of the convention of the United MIneworkers of America, which lasted for more than five hours today, re vealed the fact that the "stand-patters" were in the minority and all ef forts to place the convention on record as favoring' extreme measures and the attempt .to force the operators of the central .competitive district to admit the operators and miners of the Southwestern district to the functions of the joint conference proved futile. When adjournment was taken, dis cussion of the miners' wage-scale was still in progress, and will be continued tomorrow morning. Russian Balloonist in America. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S. Among the passengers on the steamer Mongolia to day was Lieutenant-Colonel Postnlkov, the military balloon expert of the Rus sian army at Vladivostok and commander of the troops which put down the riots in that city after the termination of the war with Japan. His mission here is to TXXAT VISA M ;1 hi for Infants and Children. The Kind Ton Have Always Bought has horne the signa ture of Chas. BT. Fletcher, and has he en made under his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are hut Experiments, and endanger tho health of Children Experience against Experiment. The Kind Ton Have Always Bonght Bears the In Use For study advanced methods of aerial navigation. Says Highwaymen Attacked Him. A. T. Mills, an expressman, reported to the police last night that he was knocked down by two men, one of whom assaulted him with the butt end of a re volver or a club, with the intent to rob him. 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