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J?JELE MORNING OREGONIAN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1906. NEGRO POET DEAD Paul Laurence Dunbar, Once a Newsboy.. CARRIED OFF IN HIS PRIME V dal loss of more than $300,609 teas sus tained. The fire broke out about noon Jn the attic of the "William Crow grocery, in the center of the town. Inside of 30 minute? the entire business block along: the Balti more & Ohio track was ablaze. The Bank of Littleton, the opera-house, the Com mercial Hotel and several smaller stores and residences were destroyed. From this block the flames swept across the Baltimore & Ohio track to the Ex change Bank and the Delbrugg Hotel. The flames spread with great rapidity. Assistance was sent from Wheeling and also from Cameron, W. Va., and dyna mite was resorted to, but the high wind carried the flames across the directs and over the tracks, licking up tho frame dwellings in its path. One hundred Hiouscs were burned. Learned fto "Write 'Amid lips and,' Downs at Dayton, Ohio, and Pal? llshcd 3Iany Books--Mothcr His First Heroine 4 DAYTON", O., Feb. 3. Paul Laurence Dunbar, the negro poet, diedVat his home here this afternoon of consumption. For three years he had been seriously III and for a year critically ill, but he kept at his work intermittently and wrote his last poem for his Christmas book. "Howdy, Honey, Honey," just before Christmas. Mr. Dunbar was born in Dayton. Juno 27, 1872, and was first a newsboy and then an elevator boy. and in his ups and downs for a living practiced writing. His flrst poem was written when he was 7 years old. His flrst work to attract at tention to him was a class poem written for the Steele High School in 1S8L His flrst of a total of 21 books was "When Malindy Sings," which was written to his mother, whose name is Mallnda. Mr. Dunbar is survived by his mother, his wife and two half-brothers, who re side in Chicago. He will be burled In Woodland Cemetery, this city, tho flrst of next week, many persons of note be ing expected to attend. Gen. Eaton, Soldier and Educator. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. General John Katon, a distinguished Civil War 'eteran and noted educator, died here today, aged 77 years. Ot one time he was editor of tho Memphis Post. In 1870 he became United States Commissioner of Education, which position ho held for 16 years, and after ward becamo president of Marrictta Col lege, Ohio, and of. Sheldon Jackson Col lege. Salt Lake City. He established tho educational system of Porto Rico under the military occupancy of the United States and became Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction there. Father of Irrigation 3rovcnicnt. EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 8. O. C. Ellison, one of the founders of the National Irri gation Congress. California Commissioner to the Chicago World's Fair and the Com missioner who collected the Scandinavian art exhibit for the same exposition, died yesterday ot Guayamas, Sonora, Mexico. He -was tho husband of Edith M. Nlcholl Bowycr, the novelist, and in boyhood lived on an adjoining estate to Ibsen In Nor way. Aunt of Duke ot Marlborough. LONDON, Feb. 9. The Countess Howe, who was Georgiana Elizabeth Spencer Churchill, daughter of the seventh Duko of Marlborough and aunt of tho present Duke of Marlborough, died today. James Annand, British 31. P. LONDON, Feb. 9. James Annand, a prominent journalist,, who recently was elected to Parliament for Aberdeen In the Liberal Interest, died here today. Sister of ex-Senator Cockrcll. WAJtRENSBURG. Mqt, Feb. 9. Mrs: Mary Ann Tapscott, a sister of ex-Senator F. M. Cockrcll, died at her homo here to day, aged 77. MURPHY'S MAN ELECTED He Puts 3IcAvoy at Head of Tam many Executive Committee. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. (Special.) Tam many Hall's executive committee stood solidly behind Charles F. Murphy this afternoon and elected as chairman Thomas F. McAvoy. leader of the Twenty- third District, and a stanch Murphy sup porter. He thus becomes active head of Tammany. The election was unanimous, -and was participated in by all but four of the lead ers, several of them being regarded as followers of Mayor McClellan In his war fare upon Mr. Murphy. Mr. McAvoy is in Havana, but Mr. Murphy said there was no doubt that he would accept the place. Mr. McAvoy was First Deputy Commis sioner of Police during Mayor McClellan's flrst administration. RACE ISSUE IN AFRICA h. ' : Natives Send Huge Petition to King for Equal Rights. CAKETTOWN, Cape Colony, Feb. 9. The demands of the, colored Inhabitants of the Transvaal and' Orange River Colonies for full political rights are becoming more insistent The African Colored Political Association, representing all South Africa, is preparing a monster petition to King RrhKTu-d. jLKklnr for all the political rights enjoyed by the whites, which will be pre sented In London by a deputation oi col ored men from South Africa! EARTHQUAKES CAUSE PANIC Four Colombian Villages Wrecked and Population Homeless. PANAMA, Feb. 9. Advices received here from Tumaceo, Colombia, report that the natives there are terror-stricken on account of repeated earthquakes which were felt last week and -which destroyed four small villages. Open Revolt Threatens Persia. -ST. .PETERSBURG, Feb. 9. Advices from Persia show that while tho conflict between the mullahs and the Shah throughout the country is acute, the chiof center of the trouble nqw is in South ern Persia, where the mlsgovcrnment of the Shah's favorite son, who is governor of Shiraz Province, Is so glaring that tho foreign representatives have united In representations to the Shah, demanding an investigation. In the opinion of tho diplomats here, unless the Inquiry of tho special commissioner sent from Teheran results In the displacement of the royal Governor, or at least in a great ameliora tion of the situation, it probably will cause an open revolt. BRIDEGROOM IS ILL Longworth Is Recovering From Severe Cold. WILL BE READY TO MARRY Pcvcr Driven Out by Close Attention. President Explains Scarcity or Invitations Dhc to Small- , ness of Hie House. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Representative Nicholas Longworth. of Ohio. who5c mar riage to Miss Alice Roosevelt is to take place one week from tomorrow, is ill at the home of his mother in this city. Mrs. Longworth stated tonight, however that tho illness is not serious; that there is no reason for concern, and that she expected her son would be well enough to come downstairs by Monday. Mr. Longworth has been suffering from a cold for several days, and was not feel ing very well when he went to the House of Representatives yesterday. When he came borne in the afternoon the cold had bcomc aggravated somewhat and there was some fever. By Mrs. Longworth's advice he took to his bed and a physician was called. He has remained In bed since that time. To day the fever disappeared and Mr. Long worth was better. Danish-Americans Send Flowers. COPENHAGEN, Feb.' 9. Preparations for the funeral of King Christian are pro ceeding at the Slotskirke at Rof-kildo with feverish haste. It "Rill be necessary to work niht and day to complete all the details. The sympathy of Danes in America is shown by the large number of magnificent floral tributes which ar rived from that country. American Min ister O'Brien today received instructions from tho State Department at Washing ton to represent President Roosevelt at the funeral. A wreath of orchids has been placed upori the King's coffin by Mr. O'Brien. English Cottonworkers Get More. LONDON, Feb. -9. The mill-owners of the northern counties have granted the cotton operatives an increase of -wages amounting to 24 per cent, commencing with May. The increase affects 3S0.0W operatives. .This is the flrst time in 30 years that they -have been placed on the full-wage standard adopted GO years ago. Dissolves Disorderly Parliament. LISBON, Feb. 9. King Charles today, as a result of the recent disorderly scenes and obstruction in the Chamber of Depu ties, signed a decree, which was subse quently read, ordering the dissolution of Parliament. The Council of State is con sidering the situation, but no further action has been decided upon. Alfonso Under Surgeon's Knife. PARIS, Feb. 10. King Alfonso, accord ing to a dispatch from Madrid to the Petit Journal, underwent a slight opera tion yesterday for the removal of a cyst which had formed on his shoulder. The operation has not prevented the King from following his ordinary occupations. CUMMINS ENTERS FIGHT AGAIN "Will Have Bitter Contest for Gov ernorship of Iowa. DES MOINES, la., Feb. 9. Governor Cummins today announced that he will be a candidate this year for the Republican nomination for Governor. This announce ment is the forerunner of one of the bit terest convention fights the State of Iowa ever knew. The contest will be between George W. Perkins, of Sioux City, and Mr. Cummins. Report Progress on Suffrage. BALTIMORE, Md.. Feb. 9. The session of the annual convention of the Women's National Suffrage Association was re sumed today. Reports from the state presidents were read, showing tho prog ress of the woman's suffrage cause In Kansas, Kentucky. Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts. Michigan, Minnesota,4 Mis souri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and New Jersey. ENDS WARJW SANTA FE Kansas Dismisses Suit to Oust Road1 From States. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 9. The suit against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., brought by the- State of Kansas to oust that company from the state, which was commenced at Sedan, Ivan., nearly a year ago, was dismissed at Sedan tonight. The railroad company agrees to pay all costs. The suit was brought on information filed by the. County Attorney of Chautau qua County, alleging violations of the fctatc anti-trust laws, naming over 20 transportation and" car-line companies with which, It was alleged, the Santa Fe had traffic agreements. The action was commenced at the time the state -was swept by anti-Standard Oil sentiment, and was backed at flrst by the Kansas State Oil Producers' Association. FLAMES DEVOUR OIL TOWN Littleton Destroyed and Half Its Population Homeless. NEW MARTINSVILLE, W. Va., Feb. 9. FJrc broke out in Littleton, an oil town near here, today, and before it could be extinguished nearly every business house was destroyed, about 800 of the 1500 inhab itants were without homes and a. flnan- Salary-Grab Arouses Peru. LIMA, Peru. Feb. 9. The whole coun try Is aroused at the government of the country owing to the passage by Congress recently of a bill providing for an in crease in the salaries of the members of the House, of Representatives. Plan to Govern French Congo. PARIS. Feb., 9. Colonial Minister Cle mentel. at a meeting of the Council of Ministers today with President Loubet in the chair, presented a plan for the polit ical administration and economic reorgan ization of the French Congo. CUDAHYS GIVE EVIDENCE Father Tells of Kidnaping Son in Trial of Crowe. OMAHA, Feb. 9. The principal witness es at the Pat Crowe trial today were Edward A. Cudahy, the packer, whom Crowe Is charged with robbing, and his son, who was tho victim of the kidnaping. Young Cudahy was cross-examined briefly. Mr. Cudahy, Sr., told of the search for his son. the reception of a letter demand ing ransom and the placing of T25.O00 in gold at tho spot designated by the kid- .napers. Throe or four other witnesses were cx amined, their testimony elaborating de tails in the story told by Mr. Cudahy. TRAIN FOR POLAR FLIGHT Wellman "Will Spend Year Testing His Airship. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. In a cablegram to the Record-Herald from Paris today Wal ter "Wellman says that the steamer Frith Jof has been chartered and his North Pole expedition will start for Spitsbergen about the middle of June. In that Arctic region, under climatic conditions' approaching those of the pole, the final trials of the airship will be made before starting on the flight to the north. It is probable that 12 months will bo con sumed In trials at Spitzbergen and In re adjusting the mechanical parts ot the craft to the Intense frigid temperature Confesses He 3Iurdercd Dcwls. WARREN, O., Feb. 9.-Charles Dclgan, arrested recently on the charge of 'being implicated In the murder of Roland K. Lewis, a wealthy farmer and stock dealer at West Farmlngton, O., has confessed that he killed Lewis. SOIwaulde Country Claa. Los Angeles and Oakland races. Tafco Sellwood and Oregon City cars. First aad Alder. NOT ROOM ENOUGH FOR AlIj Roosevelt's Excuse Inability to In vite 3rany Friends. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. President Roosevelt authorized the .following state ment, given out at the White House to day: The President and Mrs. Roosevelt ask the kind consideration of many friends who would, under ordinary circumstances, receive invitations to Miss Roosevelt's wedding. Tho capacity of the White House required that, under existing cir cumstances, invitations be limited to tho closest klnfolk, the personal friends of mjbs Roosevelt and Mr. Longworth, and certain classes of officials In Whin No friends of the President or Mrs. Roosc- vcu arc Dcmg asked, unless they also come within one of these classes, and even wild tnese limitations the number of guests threatens to owrtar th nnxitf of the White House." Dear Mutes Toast Miss Roosevelt. NEW YORK. Feb. 9. With water bot tles, candelabra and tvfno Hsum t,ni,i high in the air. the member nf tho nmr. mutes' Union League Club, at their twen- ucm annual celebration last night, toast ed Miss Alice Roosevelt. Mnrcm r. vn. ncr, the toastmastcr. when the dinner was completed, sprang to his chair, and. lift ing his Rlass. made the following toast with his left hand: "To Miss Alice Roose velt, prospective Mrs. Longworth Our congratulations." In an instant scores of hands were in the air spelling out the en thusiasm of their owners, while some of the 49 diners made more noisy demonstra tions. Spend a day in Salt Lake City, and an other in Colorado Springs or Denver. You have this privilege if your tickets read via the Denver &. Rio Grande. See Colorado's famous peaks and gorges In their Winter garb. Call upon or write W. C. SfcBridc, 121 Third street. lor gartlmiTac, 3frs. Graham Did Not Say It, BUFFALO, N. Y. Feb. 9. Mrs. Frances W. Graham. ofLockport. last, night de nied A'ery emphatically an interview ac credited to her yesterday. In which she was made to say that It was nobody's business whether wine was served at tho Longworth-Roosevelt dinner. According to Mrs. Graham, the state W. C T. U., of which she is president, has taken no ac tion in the matter. FILING ENTRY ON LAND "Worst Enemy .Scrlpplng Syndicate Has Is the Syndicate." DALLAS. Or.. Feb. 9. (To the Editor.) A great deal lias been written rtcarainr the Umber lands and the Umber aad toae act, and It nearly all tendi In the same direction, nhowlnr that the Government has lost van umi of money by reason of the fact that the Umber and stone act was not repealed years ago. Borne time lnce a Wasfclnrtoa correspond ent of The Oregonian made the statement that $70,000,000 had been lost, and a recent article haa the amount swelled to $100,009,000. Tho writer arrives at this conclusion by reason of the fact that 4,709.S(V) acre of timber land have been aald by the Government under the Umber and stone act since 1901 at per acre, and that Use real value of this land was f25 per acre. Now Is this true? Has the Government lost $100,000,000? Has It lost $70,000,000, or any part thereof? To begin with, we must bear In mind this fact: That any land open to entry under the timber and atone act could also be had by pUclnc snip on It. The Northern Pacific Railway Com pany, the Santa. Fe Railroad Company and many other ltrce railroad companies have millions of acre of caiv which they want a chance to use. And many different kinds of scrip could at all times be had since 1001, and before that Ume. at prices ranrtng from $3 to $7 per acre, or an average of $0.25 per acre. By the end of the year 1001 there was practically no Umber land In the country that the scrlpplng syndicate and the Umber men had not cruised. At least, they had a general knowledge of the value of all of lu Now. if any one of this 4.70O.SO0 acres was worth $25 per acre, or one-half the amount, wonld not the tripping syndicate and timber men have placed crlp on It? They certainly would and did. So, the to-called $25 land that was left for the timber and stone claims was really land that had been culled over by tho syndicates and was not considered by them to be worth the- price of the scrip. And I here state, without fear of successful con tradiction, that the lands that have been proved up under the Umber aad stone act since January 1. 1002, will not average to be worth over $&25 per acre except In a few In jitancea where lands had been held for a long Ume under the homestead act. and where the parties concluded to relinquish their home stead rlcht and make proof under the Umber and stone act. Many Instances are on record In the local Land Office, where people filed entry on land under the act mentioned, after xnaVlnz a. hast- examination ot Use land. When they had made a careful examlnaUon of the- land they found that one-quarter or one-bait of it was worthless, and they made proof on only a part of the -land. Does this look lllce $25 per acre land? If these statements are true, and Use 4.709.S00 acres of timber land that has been sold by the Government under the timber and stone act since January 1. 1002. was really worth only about $8 per acre, the Government has certainly lost no great sum. A writer In The Sunday Oregonlan. la speaking of the Umber and stone act claim ant, says: "He stays, wal U nr. and carefully forbearing from completing hWi Utlc and taking his patent because he no escapes taxation. The state, the county Is not a penny the gainer by the Whole transaction." I do net think the writer can point to a single Instance of this kind In Use whole of Use Portland Land District. No. indeed, nothing la farther from the claimant's thoughts. He makes his proof and gets his patent (If he can) -with as little delay aa possible. 'For he knows that new laws arc liable to be enacted at any Ume. at lowlnr the Northern Pacific or some other railroad company to trade off some more of thoe worthless landa on the snoiccapped mountains of Montana and get his poor lltUe claim in exchange. In the UGMurrcyed portion of Township 7 S., JL WjSe. XartrfT3J,PfllU.,JtlU-CTl iTawt. p&ny has placed scrip on 96&i acres of the best Umber lands la Polk Coaaty land that is really worth $3S per acre. At that prlca tho Government has Iet $I50,O, and what did It get for It? ?o a penny. Tet our Washington correwsdent refrains from say ing a word alone these lines. It certainly looks as though this howl about this imag inary loss of the Government on account of tho timber and stone act Is only to direct at tention from far greater wrongs that have been perpetrated. Under the act of July 1. 1S3S. the North ern Pacific Railroad Company was allowed a lot of scrip In lieu of lands on which It was shown that settlers had prior rights. The land selected could be cither surveyed or un surveyed lands; but. If unsurveyed, the se lection was limited to odd-numbered sections only. Under the act ot March 2. 1839. estab lishing the Mount Rainier National Park. In the State- of Washington, the Northern Pa cific Railroad Company, in consideration of the conveyance of all their land within Use limits of the said park, was permitted to se lect aa equal amount of surveyed or unsur veyed lands, and they were not confined to odd-numbered secUons. This company used about 200.000 acres cf scrip oa unsurveyed. land In Use Portland land district alone. But there was one provision In this act which worried them somewhat. The land must be "free from valid adverse claims and not occupied by ett!ers at Use Ume of the se lection." So you see Use worst enemy the scrlpplng syndicate has. Is Use squatter. Therefore, the cry against Use Umber and stone act. Use commutation clause ot the home stead act and Use modification ot Use home stead act so that no homestead could be held on land that was of any value for Umber. Our so-called experts say: "Do away with all of these acts and ell Use land to the high est bidder." The Clipping syndicates have enough scrip oa hand, and can get more If they need It. to take all of the timber lands as fast as they are surveyed and come Into market. Can Use Government do otherwise under Its contract with the railroad companies than allow them to place the scrip oa these lands? And when they have done that, let me ask you, what will there- be left to sell at auction? SUBSCRIBER. HAS MANY FflHK LETTERS 1 It. JOHNS ON", OF CANADIAN PACIFIC, AND HIS 3IAIL. Queer Assortment of Misfit English "Which Has Reached Him Front Many Points. During years of experience a a. railway official. F. R. Johnson, general agent for the Canadian Pacific, has made a collection of freak letters he has re ceived -from prospective buyers of trans portation and the remit is an amusing exposition, of misfit language. "When tho fog hangs low over Portland or the rains fall incessantly and the gloom Is unre lieved along railroad row, Mr. Johnson digs up this file of freak correspondence and chases away the blues. Some Ume, when a reward Is offered for the geo graphical location of the prize fool In America, the local representative of the Canadian railway expects to Win the gold medal with his file of crippled English. Every sort of question Is propounded by some Individual from every point ot the compass and one would think human In genuity would be severely taxed to make up the queries reaching Mr. Johnson's desk. A few years ago the railroad man had an Interest in the Bchring Sea Fish Com pany, he being located In the railroad business on the Sound at that time. In an unsuspecting mood, wholly unprepared for the impending blow, one day he picked up an Innocent-looking envelope and read this: 'Dear Surt: Please snd roe 50 pounds of salmon by return mall and oblige, J. H. Smith. Mooscjaw, N. W. T." William Smith. of-'Irrlns: Or., wrote this, which is a gem: 'Dear Sir: 1 got your letter the llth day of January and was glad to get the answer. "1 been In Portland tucday and I will be at your office aa soon &s I get there." William Smith arrived on sched ule time. But the Smith family are not the only queer correspondents who plague rail road agents. A schoolteacher at Goose berry, Oregon, thought he would lay aside the birch and the spelling book and wrote, asking Mr. Johnson to authorize him to travel for the C P. R, He said: "I am willing to work most anywhere, but prefer a running Job.1' don't drink, chew nor smoke, nor amr married." An anxious residodt' of Maygcr. Or., wanted to travel, -too. He wrote: "Please Inform me the cost of steerage pashago on the Canadian Pacific Railway lino from Portland to China. Hon Kon." A colored resident of Chicago wrote thus: "I write to you for information as to whether a colored roan is expected to any of your railroads west? as firemen, breakmen or switchmen. I have longed to railroad In the "Western country. For the past five years I have been employed at the J. I- Molt Iron Works as a gen eral alround workman such as plumbing, steam fitting, boiler sitting and general office work. I left for more salary, which I had been proslsed seine Dec. 21. 01. which 1 think I were little to. Please answer to your earliest, James Court right." Some Swedish' or Norwegian resident of Lead. S. D.. wrote a letter In the Scan dinavian language, and as It was wholly unintelligibly Mr. Johnson passed It into tho correspondce of William Harder, of the Great Northern office. In a few days It appeared on Mr. Johnson's desk with the scribbled memorandum, "Mr. J. Pay the man. Harder." Blood Flows In Faction Fight. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Feb. 9. Political par tisans of two rival local factions had a pistol fight this afternoon In front of the city exchange. "Babe" Dler was killed; Frank Nagle. a bystander, was shot through the eye and Is in a critical condi tion: Pat Kearney. policeman oft duty at the Ume. was shot through the neck, and C H. Dyer was shot twice through the legs. "Snatchcr" Dyer and Thomas Hewitt, a private detective, are under arrest. Great Catholic Celebration. BUFFALO. N. T'.. Feb. 9. Biahop Col ton said today, referring to the report, that a plenary or National council of the Ro man Catholic Church in the United States will be held at BalUmore next month. In BalUmore on April 3 the one hun dredth anniversary of the laying of the cornerrtone of the first Baltimore .cath edral is to be celebrated with a eolden Jubilee. Every priest In the United States has been Invited to attend the Jubilee. Yacht Is Rockefeller's Hcrugc. RACINE, Wis.. Feb. 9. A private yacht with John D. Rockefeller on board was laid up at Key West. Fla., according to "Vigo Hansen, a prominent business man of Racine, now traveling In the South, who sends the above information. He sat at the table next to Mr. Rockefeller at the hotel. The next 'stopping place of the yacht was not ascertained. 'Frisco Road Passes Dividend. NEW YORK. Feb. 9. The directors of the St. Louis & 9an Francisco Railway Company decided today to pass the semi annual dividend on the company's second preferred stock, which falls due March 1, the earnings being needed to provide for Improvements. A Valuable Addition to Oregon's Business Interests The Most Popular Stock Subscription Ever Made in This State May Reduce Cotton Output. MINE OLA. Tex., Feb. 9. The execu tive committee of the Farmers' Edu cational Sc. Co-operatIveUnIon of Amer ica, at its session today, passed a reso lution, zftfiftTiBtinrilng that members COMPLETE LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS A. L Mills, President First National Bank .! Portland, Sigmund Frank, President Meier & Frank Company Portland, C. F. Adams, President Security Savings & Trust Company. Portland, W. P. Olds, President Olds, "VYortman & King Portland, J. Frank "Watson, President Merchants' National Bank '. Portland, Adolphe "Wolfe, Managing Partner Lipman, "Wolfe & Company . Portland, George "W. Bates, President George "W. Bates & Company, Bankers . Portland, T. D. Honeyman, President Honeyman Hardware Company Portland, Andrew C. Smith, President Hibernia Savings Bank Portland, J. N. Teal, Teal & Minor, Attorneys at Law Portland, Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Capitalist Portland, "Walter B7. Moore, President Oregon Trust & Savings Bank Portland, J. Poulsen, Manager, and Secretary Inman, Poulsen Lumber Company Portland, "Walter F. Burrell, Capitalist Portland, A. J. Giesy, Physician Portland, F. I. Fuller, President Portland Railway Company . Portland, Leo Friede, Capitalist Portland, H. "W. Goode, President Portalnd General Electric Company i .... . Portland, E. E. Lytle, Railroad Builder Portland, J. Durkheimer, Vice-President "Wadhams & Company, "Wholesale Grocers, i Portland, 0. F. Paxton, Attorney at Law Portland, Edward Holman, President Holman Undertaking Company Portland, L. J. "Wentworth, Vice-President and General Manager Portland Lumber Company. . Portland, A. D. Charlton, Assist General Passenger Agent N. P. Railway Portland, t,t n v. Treasurer Eastern & "Western Lumber Company Portland, rnilip uuenner president Oregon Lumber Manufacturers 'Association Portland, F. "W. Leadbetter, Vice-President Crown-Columbia Paper & Pulp Company Portland, Marcus Fleischner, Fleischner, Mayer & Company, "Wholesale Dry Goods Portland, H. "Wittenberg, President Portland Cracker Company Portland, C. A. Cogswell, President "Warner Valley Livestock Company, Lakeview and Portland, A. IT. Devers, Closset & Dcvers, "Wholesale Teas, Coffees and Spices Portland, Hugh McGuirc, President Pacific Paper Company Portland, Jefferson Myers, Attorney-at-Law , Portland, H. "W. Scott, Editor Oregonian Portland, H. L. Pittock, Manager Oregonian Portland, C. S. Jackson, Publisher Oregon Journal : Portland, J. Forbes, Martin & Forbes, Florists Portland, "W. C. Bristol, Attorney-at-Law ". Portland, Louis G. Clarke, President "Woodward, Clarke & Company, Druggists Portland, Roderick L. Macleay, Capitalist Portland, J. E. Bennett, Contractor and Builder Portland, Henry E. McGinn, Attorney at Law .- Portland, Milton Markewitz, President Bushong & Companj, Printers Portland, Newton "W. Rountree, Real Estate and Fire Insurance . . . Portland, Edgar M. Lazarus, Architect Portland, L. Samuel, Manager Life Insurance Company Portland,. -Clarence S. Samuel, Assistant Manager Life Insurance Company . Portland, "W. J. Furnish, President Pendleton Savings Bank ". Pendleton, Umatilla J. H. Raley, Attorney at Law. Pendleton, Umatilla T. C. Taylor, Hardware Merchant Pendleton, Umatilla "W. G. Cole, Physician Pendleton, Umatilla George Stoddard, Vice-President Grand Ronde Lumber Company LaGrande, Union George Palmer, President LaGrande National Bank : LaGrande, Union J. "W. Scriber, Cashier Farmers' & Traders' National Bank LaGrande, Union J. E. Foley, Proprietor Foley House : . 7. LaGrande, Union J. H. Parker, Vice-President First National Bank Baker, Baker "Wm. Pollman, President Baker Loan & Trust Company Baker, Baker "W. F. Butcher, Attorney at Law .Baker, Baker S. B. Barker, The'S. B. Barker Company, General-Merchandise. . . .' . Condon, Gilliam Frank A. Seufert, Proprietor Salmon Cannery The Dalles, "Wasco J. S. Schenck, President First National Bank .' The Dalles, "Wasco Jos. T. Peters, Jos. T. Peters & Company The Dalles, "Wasco F. S. Stanley, President First National Bank Hood River, Wasco R A. Booth flresent First National Bank Grant's Pass, Josephine Treasurer and Manager Booth-Kelly Lumber Company Eugene, Lane T. "W. Harris, Physician Eugene, Lane tt t? a i f Vice-President Chambers-Bristow Banking Company Eugene, Lane L . AnKenj IPresident Medford Bank Medford, Jackson E. V. Carter, Cashier Bank of Ashland Ashland, Jackson G. S. Butler, Capitalist and Mayor of Ashland Ashland, Jackson H. G. Sonneraann, Merchant and President Glendale State Bank Glendale, Douglas "Wilson F. Jewett, Manager Gardiner Mills Company Gardiner, Douglas H. S. Pernot, Physician . . , Corvallis, Benton E. D. Ressler, President State Normal SchooL.. Monmouth, Polk John "WQrtman, President First National Bank. . ., McMinnville, Yamhill "W. A. Howe, Merchant and Banker ., Carlton, Yamhill E. "W. Haines, Banker Forest Grove, "Washington Richard Scott, Stockraiser and Farmer Milwaukie, Clackamas Thomas F. Ryan, Judge of Clackamas County Oregon City, Clackamas George C. Brownell, Attorney-at-Law Oregon City. Clackamas Asahcl Bush, Ladd & Bush, Bankers ....... 1 .. .'. Salem, Marion Henry B. Thielsen, Fire Insurance ; ; Salem, Marion "W. H. Byrd, Physician Salem, Marion Charles S. Moore, Treasurer State of Oregon Salem, Marion Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon County Countjr County County County County County County County County County County County County County County County County County Count' County County County County County County County County County County County County County County County County County Above is the complete list of stockholders in the "Oregon Life Insurance Com pany,' ' founded by L. Samuel. The capital stock,- One Hundred Thousand Dollars, is well distributed and further safeguarded, making the "one-man control" an abso lute impossibility. The company will organize between this and March 1, and elect directors from the above list of stockholders. A very large amount of business has already been pledged to the new concern. The working force comprises men skilled in every detail of the life-insurance business. Only such methods as have stood the test of time are employed. 2STo trust company, subsidy concern, or side line of an' kind is now or can ever be connected with the Oregon Life. It conducts a life-insurance busi ness, purely mutual to policy-holders, the profits distributed to them in dividends at the end of each year. It is thoroughly Oregon, financed by Oregonians, the funds collected in premiums invested in Oregon securities. It asks the good-will and life-insurance pa tronage of every citizen who is loyal to the best interests of the state. L. Samuel, manager, Macleay building, 286 Washington street, Portland, Or. take immediate steps to effect a reduc tion of the crop of cotton for 130S to a point where it will not exceed that of the preceding- year. A reduction of 25 per cent was Jeclarcd necessary. At tention was called to the fact that thousand of acres of new land are being- opened for cotton in Western Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory, while last year the acreage was suffi cient to have produced a 12,000,000-balc crop, had climatic conditions been favorable. May Tbrosecutc Banco Bankers. BOSTON. Feb. 3. Rules were suspended in both branches of the General Court-to-6as in order to pass a, bill to authorizo the Savings Bank Commissioners to proceed against any foreign banking: corporation or association when insolvent or In a. hazardous condition, the bill to become at once operative. The bill authorizes the Savings Bank Commissioners to proceed, with the aid of the Attorney-General, against the Provident Securities & Bank ing Company, which recently suspended, owlngr 5133,000.