VOL. XLVI.-XO. 14,125. PORTLAND, OBEGOX, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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TORRENTS Of IRE
Insurance Lobbyist
Flays His Accusers.
CURS AND TRAITORS, HE SAYS
Declares New York Life Offi
cials Approved All.
DROVE M'CALL TO GRAVE
He MhUo Xcw York Capitol Ring
With Passionate Invective and
Advocates Kill Legislating
Directors Out of Office.
gems or andrbw Hamilton.
Man unnamed "The PoeksnlfT of
tttr9f administrations."
Jn A. McCall "The dead man.
UfJIod. that thoy drove t his grave
aad doefrted."
Committees of Now York Life
"Whf-n they pay that lhuy did not
Know what wan going on It excites my
laughtor and derision."
"Yetlw doc." a dog ef fldoHty an
murage, "but the curs who stood
arun4 thin funoral, the ours who
knw ef these transactions and shrunk
Into thHr tihoos thoy are the curs."
Of other companies than the New
York Life; "1 have not yet found
among them curs and traitors."
"Thore never a line or a thine
that ww done In the Nir York Life
ts rtty administration of my depart
ment, hut the executlx'e officers, one
and IJ. wurc conscious of what the
purport was and what the expense
was. I say thlH now. and when I
artund 1 pre their face? before
ne and 1 challenge contradiction."
"In dofundlm; its rights and It
property of tJi Insurance business.
ton niHt Mop t kl-k ti er' cur
that dines along md hafWr
ALBANY. X. I., March 15.Andrcw
Hamilton appeared before the insurance
investigating oommittoo tills afternoon
and broke the silence which lie has main
tained except for his statement brought
from Paris by John G. McCall, over since
Ws natno was first mentioned in connec
tion with the great sums of money shown
to have been paid to him during tho past
ton years on account of his legal and
legislative work for the New York Life
and other insurance companies.
It would be dlfllcult to exaggerate the
sensation produced by Ills unexpected ap
pearance and by the speech which lie
made, or the intensely dramatic charac
ter of the whole episode. His face Hushed
and his voice trembling with passion, his
arms upraised and his fists clenched.
Judge Hamilton poured forth a Hood of
rienunciuton and invective upon the
members of the board of trustees of the
New York Life- Insurance Companj. sev
eral of whom were present, designating
them curs and traitors, and paying spe
cial attontion to one unnamed, whom he
described as "the Pecksniff of three Ad
ministrations, the confidant of the Beers
wenndal and author of the Beers pension
who rotates through one Administration
ud another and thinks that he Is going
to be an indispensable member of yet
another.
Scores Ycllou- Dogs, Mourns McCall.
"And do you think." he demanded,
"that the man who held the same relu
tiwH to Mr. Hcors that I did to Jlr. Mr
fall, could sit for the 13 years since and
not know how Uie expenditures that were
made wore to be and were disbursed?
Yot he and such like him sll. not Judg
ing me as poors, but judging me as con
querors, talking about 'yellow dogs.' "
.ludgn Hamilton s attack upon the i
tniHtoes of the New York Life was made j
only the more dramatic by the fact that
he immediately followed J. II. Mcintosh,
general solicitor of that company, who
had been eulogizing the members of that
board and challenging any man to give
ruasons why they should be removed from
ofnee, as contemplated by the pending
legislation.
Tho only name he mentioned was that
of the late President McCall. in the ref
erence to whom and to whose death he
displayed marked emotion. Ho spoke of
Mr. McCall as A victim, as having been
shouldered with the blame "tho only
one. the. dead man, killed, that they drove
to his grave and deserted,' and declared
that the. memory of this man had ap
pealed to him "to come down here and
say something, for him and just a word
for myself."
Committees Approved Payment.
Ho declared unequivocally that every
payment to himself by the New York
Life was made with the knowledge and
approval of the trustees, especially of
the nuance and auditing committees. He
pointed out tliRt, if there had been any
thing tho matter with his vouchers for
these payments, it was their duty to
bring him to book for it yet, he said,
"raotk after month and year after year,
for ten years, they passed them, and
then, when the cry at last comes out,
they say:
" "Well, wc did not know anything about
it; tills Is tho follow; this Is the man that
has dene it alh
"When they say they did not knew
wb&t wae gelng en, It excites my laugh
ter arid ie-lte'
He deftared again and again that tho
vaywto were proper and legitimate a ad
IT
that he had no apology to make for him
self or for President McCall.
One of his most interesting statements
was that. In spite of reports to the con
trary, the so-called "Paris account" was
actually reported and approved by the
auditing committee.
"Curs" Rejoiced in Ills Victories.
The first applause from the big crowd
that quickly filled the great Assembly
chamber as soon as the fact of Judge
Hamilton's presence became known about
the building brpke out with a roar of
laughter after his referonco to the en
thusiasm with which ho said his victor
ies for tho New York Life were received
by the officials of the company.
"They would come and pat me on the
bad-." he ald, with a bitter snear; "these
men would not know me now; they would
come in and put me on the back and say:
'You did if"
A storm of applause followed his scath
ing reference to the "yellow dog" as a
dog r courage and loyalty. "But the
ours, who stood around this funeral that
has occurred, the curs who knew of these
transactions and shrunk Into thlr shoes
they are the curs and tha,t is tha reason
that I come before you and say that the
groat Interest of f2.CjO.ofiO.OJO of life insur
ance and $400,000,000 of assets can never
be safly entrusted to the hands and ad
ministration of a lot of curs."
Would Legislate on All "Curs."
This was the ostensible purpose of
.Tudge Hamilton's appearance beforo the
Committee to. advocate the pending bill
of the committee which would legislate
the present boards of directors out of
office and provide for a complete reor
ganization in November next.
Judge Hamilton's appearance was to
tally unexpected b the committer anJ i
lie declared before his speech and to :
friondf- before and after that it was
almost ?o to himself that it was only
at luncheon today that the Impulse J
seized him to come before the com- J
mlttec an J have ids say In favor of the
bill referred to with a word for Pres
ident McCall and for himself. He ar
rived unannounced not long bffore 4
o'clock, and for a time -was recog
nized oitlv by one or two newspaper
men. The interest was Intense as he
passed down to the well amid silcnoc.
Among those who sat neHr as he
began his Jjitter arraignment of tho
New York Life trustees wore the fol
lowing members of the board: Rufus
S. Veks. vioc-president and actuary;
T. A. Buekner. vice-president; D. P.
Kingsley. vice-president; John C. Mc
Call, secretary, and J. II. Mcintosh.
1 wish to state." began Judg Ham
ilton, "that my remarks here "will be
confined entirely to the New York Life
Insurance Company and tho gentlemen
who manage it. For the other compa
nies I have a high and loyal respect,
because, o f.yr'ti I have seen. I have
not yet found among them cur and
traitors.
Officers Knew "All He Did.
"In every administration of a great
public corporation," said Judge Ham
ilton, "there are many things to be
done which in the hurried line of duty
and the desire for victory cannot al
ways be delayed. But there never was
a line or a thing that was done in the
New York Life In my administration
of my department but the executive
officers, one and all, were conscious of
what tho purpose was or what the ob
ject was and what the exponso was. I
say this now, and when I look around,
I see their faces before me, and I
challenge contradiction.
"Let us consldor for a moment the
criticism that has bocn made In re
gard to the payments that have boon
made to mo upon my single voucher.
Remember. I did not go in there and
(Cenelufled. on Pagt 4 )
I nETUHLICAX BOSS OF NEW MEX-
f ICO IS BLIND. f
Colonel Mar lYott.
Stone blind and a. paralytic, the Re
publican political c.-tator of New
Mexico, la Colonel Max Prost, of
Santa. Te. undoubtedly the mot in
teresting and picturesque personality
In the Southwest, If npf. Jn the.wbolo
country. He Is the leader In the ter
ritory that Trepidant Roosevelt would
link to Arizona. 4o create -one preat
state. Betide running the political
machine In this ancient Spanish terri
tory, this remarkable blind man and
cripple edits the mopt Influential
newspaper in N;w. 2Jexlco,. jwi4 u
secretary of the territorial bureau of
immigration.
He is a living encyclopaedia of i;ur
rent events, for Colonel Frost has
read to him dally the sreat news
papers of the country, as well as the
leading magazine?.
By the appointment maJn by
President Roosevelt for the territory.
Frost la sure of maintaining Ms'con
trol for at leart another four years,
unless the joint statehood measure Is
enacted and he Is overthrown by a
popular election. He says he does
not fear the vote of the people, as
New Mexico has a greater popvlatioa
than Arisoaa, asd tho Repabllcan or
ganization, antler the Frst leader hip
h; as perfect an whs the Quay ma
chine when Peftasylraal-a'K 6estr
b4 the state la the julm f hie )ta4.
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CAUCUS FIRM ON
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Cannon Warns House Repub
licans Against Too Many
Senators.
INSURGENTS STILL OBJECT
House Will Insist on Villon of Arl
zona and New .Mexico Caucus.
Kinds Opponents Despite
Their Protests.
WASHINGTON. March 15. As the
result of a caucus which lasted for
215 hours today, the Republicans of the
House voted 12$ to 35 to stand by the
statehood bill as It passed the House
and ak the Senate for a conference on
the measure. This vote followed Im
mediately after a resolution offered by
Mondell of Wyoming, representing the
insurgents, had been defeated, 123
to ti, Mondcll's resolution boing to agree
to the Senate amendment eliminating
Arizona and New Mexico from the bill
and asking a conference on the minor
amendments.
Several speeches were made. They
were limited to (Ivc minutes each, but
in the case of Spcakor Cannon and
Hamilton of Michigan, chairman of the
committee on territories, the time was
extended. Hamilton opened the debate
with a plea for- the original House bill.
Mondcll. in offering his proposition
for concurrence, paid a high tribute to
the Speaker, but declared that those
who opposed his position woro 'only
acting in accordance with their duty.
Cannon Defends House Kill.
Speaker Cannon followed, touching
on the binding effect of both caucuses
and conferences. He took the position
that, where the party took action on
any matter of this. nature, all members
participating wore bound by that ac
tion. He made tho point that them
were 20 residents of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory who objected to be
ing tied together where there was one
In Arizona and New Mcxlcp. He ad
mitted that he was being deluged with'
t-legrams on behalf of Oklahoma.
He contended thathe effect of ad
mining Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory at this time and not disposing of
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Went her.
YKSTKRDAT'S Maximum lemprature, 42
0c. : minimum temperature, C4 dec. Prr-
rleltatlan. none.
TOIMVS Fair, with slightly higher tenipcr-
t urcai. Northerly winds.
Foreign.
Czar order measures taken to prelect Jews
from massacre. Page 4.
Russia suspect Japan of hostile designs In
Siberia. Pajje 4.
All Russians f-ni hack from Bngland shot
on arrival Paste 4.
Natloftal.
Tillman reports rate bill to Senate ami coxn
prmise ic under discussion. Fas Z.
House Republican rnucc decides to rejeet
Senate amendments to statehood bill.
rgc L
Williams accuses Cannon of tyranny, rage 4.
Rivers and harbors committee will consider
Jetty appropriation next week. Page 2.
rolltlcs.
Taft consults brothers atout Supreme Judge.
hlp and discusses Philippine affairs and
Canal. Page 4.
Piatt admits Depetr Is toe lit to attend
Senate. Pare 4.
Domestic.
Andrew Hamilton delivers passionate attack
on New York Life officials. Pago 1.
Cincinnati banker arrested by Ohio Senate
and released by court. Page 4.
Great snowstorms in Colorado and on At
lantic Coast. Page 5.
Miners convention meets to discuss wages.
Page 0.
Chicago roan seeks tllvoree thai wife may
marry son. Page j.
Attempt to take murderers frm Omaha
Jail by lynching mob falls. Page 5.
Great swindle In Chicago. Page A.
Fresbrterlan churches adept plan f federa
tion. Tage .
Rich Phlcagoan millionaire' iincle for
allrnatinc wife's atTeetloas. Page 1.
raclflc Coa4.
Harry Orchard appears In court; Vincent SU
John is hustled off to Denver. lsg n,
Robert L. MfCormtcfc. Republican .candidate
for the Tacoma Mayoralty, declared, to be
a Hill nominee; Democrats nominate
Wnght. Tage 7.
King County attorney gives notice to
Georgetown gamblers. Page C.
Tollee Commissioned Page confirmed In of
fice by Circuit Judge McBrlde. rage C
Decisions in "Washington Supreme Court
Page C
Commercial and arise.
Oregon, hops left unsold amount to 11,300
baW. Page 15.
Improved riour demand strengthens Chicago
wheat market. Page 13.
StoeJc trading lifeless. Page 13.
Onions weaker at San Francisco on largo
receipts. Page 13.
French bark Crillon bring 13.000 barrels of
cement from Antwerp. Page 13.
Captain McBurnle of the ship F.tVsconl re
leases dissatisfied sailors. Pago 11.
Steamer Olympian passss safely through
Straits of Magellan. Page 14.
I'ertland and Vicinity.
Council gives Front-street franchise to
United Railways with proviso that other
lines may use Its tracks, and the suc
cessful corporation must pay ? 130.000 to
city within 23 years, rage X.
Nonunion men working on construction of
warehouse are assaulted. Page 10.
Castle Rock doomed to - b blasUd into
building stone, declares one of Its own
ers. Page 10.
Suit brought to prevent tfce United Rail
ways from acquiring properties and rights
of Oregon Traction Company. Page u.
Boycott still on in the meat war. Page 10.
Real estate fins sues for commission.
Paffe 10.
Record of the Municipal Court- Fae 10.
Restdeats of Peninsula etlttca Port of Port
land for double-decked bridge Tor North
Bank line, so that wagon traffic auy be
accommodate. Fa ye 14,
Pertlaad General Slectric CoBBpaxy will !
fttatt twtEe yewer Uat at Or City
a extend Ka Mass te Salem. Fa JL
Seator Garte re4ra ta rgit4er ad
.brfetg-s new tlsai aimrsfirmtla for
Cat-mils, Is SMwed. Face 1L
JON
STATEHOOD
Arizona and New Mexico only meant
that there would be four new Senators
from Arizona and New Mexico, In
stead of but two Senators. In case the
House stood firm. To add four Sena
tors, where but two should be added,
he declared, would give the Senate too
much Influence as compared with the
House, based on population
Reviewing legislation .before Con
gress, he said the rat bill would pass;
that, if the House would stand firm, its
statehood bill would also become law.
"and wc can stay here for three monllw."
he declared. Addressing the Insurgents,
he added:
"Why Join the Democracy In order
to have your own way?"
Compares Senate to Cucsac
The Speaker then turned his faee
toward the Senate and remarkod:
"On what meat doth this our Caemr
feed "that It hath grown so great? My
judgment is that statehood will- oome
out us the House bill contemplated."
Babcock of Wisconsin followed the
Speaker- He at once accused the lead
ers of being eager enough to Join with
the Dtfmocrats on the Phllipplno bill
and now criticizing those who intend
ed to join them on statehood.
Knbcock Speaks for Insurgents.
"You have 'fooled the membejy by
calling it a conference.' 1hV"tontlnued.
"when you knew if you" called it a
caucus you could not get a quorum. If
the bill goes to conference, as sug
gested, it will die."
Stecncrson of Minnesota. Davis of
Wisconsin. Bcde of Minnesota, and
Rccdcr of Kansas complained against
being- bound by tire 'conference. Camp
bell of Kansas put himself on record
in favor of the Moudell proposition.
Delegate McGuirc, of Oklahoma, made
a plea for action which would admit
the State of Oklahoma.
Predicts Detent in Southwest.
That the defeat of the admission of
Oklahoma mcunt the defeat of the
Republican party in that section of the
country was advanced as an nrgumcnt
for the Senate bill by Murdock of
Kansas.
After Hie vote had been taken on
the two propositions. Bonynge of Colo
rado asked unanimous consen: to offer
a resolution declaring tho conference
not binding. Watson at once objected
to this and Uie session was doclarcd
ended.
rOLICY OF HOUSE JNSURGItTS
31nkc Ttst Ditch Fight Agnlnt .loint
fi Statehood Bill.
WASHINGTON. March 15. The caucus
oi the House insurgents on the state
hood bill adjourned at 2:10 o'clock. The
insurgents ueciticu to atienu uie noun;
conference and vote In a -body to concur
in tho Senate amendments to ho bill. If
his motion f-.l,the jn.vrgom -
lat resort, decided to voto to accept tho
bill for two slates If the Forakcr amend
ment for a referendum vote in relation to
Arizona and New Mexico Is retained.
There were about 30 members present,
and they do not consider that the con
ference will be binding on the partici
pants. PREACHERS AS AGITATORS
Cherokee Stirred Up to Rcslat Al
lotment Law hy Them.
VINITA! I. T.. March 15. Tliere liave
been no further developments In tha Wlck
llffe case since yesterday. Among the
prisoners brought In yesterday by Marshal
Darrough was Rev. John Beam or. a full
blood Cherokee Indian. Marshal Dar
rough says that at present the preachers
are u source of worry. Bcamer Is charged
with harboring the Wickliffes. but it is
ailcced that Beamiuv together with other
fullblood preachers, has been appearing
at Indian dances, advising the full-blooded
Indians, in Impassioned language, to hold
out against the enforcement of the Gov
ernment allotment laws and to resist all
the efforts of the Marshal and his posse
to intermeddle with the old laws of tho
Cherokces.
Ice Covers Kentucky.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. March 15. The en
tire bluegrass section of Kentucky Is
swathed in a sheet of ice. Railway and
interurban cars are badly impaired and
stock Is suffering. Seet began to fall last
night, and rain that freezes as fast as It
falls continues today.
FKHMIEK OF XKW FK KX II I
CABIN KT.
Jraa Marie Ferdinand Sarrles.
Jean Mario Ferdinand Sarrlen. who
has Just accepted tho task of form
ing a new Cabinet, has been con
spicuous for years in French politic.
Ic 1STC he entered Parliament, and
he held hU first Cabinet office, that
of Posts acd Telegraphs, under Bris
son. In other governments since that
time he has been Minister of Justice,
and thrice hss held the portfolio of
Minister 'of the - Interior. M. Sarrlen
Is described as a tactful, qclet man.
with a ceastltatfonal objection to
violent measure. He was born' in
34e at Bwrrbea-LsBcy. U - a barris
ter ky prefe&iJe. a Radical In poli
tics, haa bees .Mayer of Oarelle. and
reeeired" tke Leg! f Xaor it years
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WANTS DIVORCE
TO WED STEPSON
Young Wife Aided in Matri
monial Plans by Ma
ture Husband.
BOTH CONFESS MISTAKE
Chicago Divorce Suit Brings Ont
Strange Story of Criss-Cross Af
fections Wife Blnshlngly
Tells Iter Love.
CHICAGO. Mureh 15. (Special.) Wat
son H. Twltchell. a gnxwr, 36 years old.
wants to divorce his young wife, aged
22. so that she may be free to marry his
eon, ami he has so told Judge McBwen.
The court has taken the case under ad
vlsomont. If the decree Is granted and
tit marriage to the younger man follows,
the son will become the husband of his
stepmother and the present husband will
become the stepfnther-in-law of his dis
carded wife.
Twltchell pore Is philosophical in his
plans. He soys he discovered that his son
was in love with his stepmother; that he
loves his son and stands ready to foster
the move for a divorce in order that the
boy may marry the auburn-haired young
wife, whom he also loves and wishes to
keep In the family.
Knch Confesses .Mistake.
, "Judge McEwen told me I had made a
V"ont mistake In jiMirryin- a woman not
half my age. and maybe he la right. Any
how, my wife la not the woman for me.
or rather I am not the man for her."
Buxom and blooming. Mrs. Twltchell
came into court to reveal the secrets of
her heart after Judge MoEwen had de
clared that he suspected collusion between
husband .and wife in the case.
"Perhaps one is often mistaken In love
affairs." was her reply when the Judge
asked why her affections sought another
object so soon after her marriage to
Twltchell.
"Do you know tha.1 you are not mis
taken this timer
"I am certain of It." she answered, with
a srailo.
. The Incident rceefiiMes la many ways
the historic romance between Don Carlos,
of Spain, apd Princess Elizabeth, of Va
Iols. who became the bride of the former's
father. Philip II. That had a tragic end
ing for the yonng lovers, and cave birth
to Sehltlcra "Don Carlos." The modem
story, which otTcra the germ of a realistic
novel to some Chicago Zola, probably will
end happily, for if the divorce Is granted.
Mrs. Twilchcll and her stepson sweet
heart will marry.
When asked, after leaving the witness
chair. If she would become a bride for a
second time without changing her name.
Mrs. Twltchell replied, bashfully:
"Ho hasn't asked me yet."
As Good as a Yes.
"But If he should?"
"PosNbly." was her hesitant and blush
ing response, which would be as good as
a "Yes" to any ardent wooer.
Mrs. Twltchell gave the history of her
complicated domestic relations, in answer
to Judge McEwcn's questions, as follows:
"I was married to Mr. Twltchell last
December, after I had known him three
or four months. He told me that he was
much older than I. but I "believed wo
could be happy together. I found that I
was mistakon."
SNOW FflOM ROCKIES EAST
SLIDES AXD DRIFTS BLOCK THE
ItAILliOADS I.V COLORADO.
31nllpnrrlcrs Hairbreadth Escape.
Two -Miners Killed Snow Storm
on Atlantic Const.
DENVER. Colo.. March 15. Special dis
patches from over the state Indicate that
the storm which has continued intermit
tently since Monday reached Its most
violent stage today, ana is continuing to
night. Snowslidcs have been running in
the mountains, and It Is reported that
two miners were probablr killed by a
slide near Animos Forks. In Southwest
ern Colorado.
Owing to the heavy fall of snow, Du
rango has not hnd a through train, with
the exception of one from Farmlngton.
since Sunday night. Both the Rio
Grnndo Southern and the Silverton branch
of the Denver & Rio Grande are closed
by slides.
On the Colorado Midland Railroad a
train from the West with 23 passengcrs
was stalled all day In a huge snowdrift
a few miles west of Leadville, but In
general more trouble was experienced to
day by the prairie roads -than by those
running through the mountnlns, some of
the trains from the North and East ar
riving more than a day late
Clint Busktrk, the mailcarrler from
Red Mountain, accompanied by W. C
Catna and Ben Gaski. pn their way to
Ouray . yesterday evening, had a thrilling
experience in crossing the Riverside slide
on the mountain tollroad. It took them
three hours to get their horses over the
slide, which had come down ahead of
them from the eastern slope of Mount
Hay den. Just as they had dug their
way through, the Mount Abraham slide,
on the other side of the road, broke
loose three miles above and came down
with lightning apeed. filling the gulch for
3060 feet wide and over K feet deep,
right up to where the three men were
standing with their horses.
All reports Indicate the present storm
Is the worst Colorado has experienced
in years.
Dcp ,Smw en AtUstic Ceart.
WASHINGTON. Merck kenvy
snow storm prevailed in and around
Washington throughout the night, fol
lowed this morning by a steady down
pour of rain. Telegraph and telephone
service has been affected by the storm.
PHILADELPHIA, March. 13. Today's
snow storm Is general throughout
Eastern Pennsylvania. In many places
the storm is the most severe of the
"Winter.
"EW YORK'S FIRST BLIZZARD
Fine Snow Swept Over City by
Forty-Mile Gale.
NEW YORK. March 13. It remained for
the last of Winter, to give to New York
today the first real touch of blizzard
conditions experienced this season. A fine,
powdery snow, driven before a northeast
gale, which reached u maximum velocity
of -JO miles an hour, fell steadily from 2
o'clock this morning until late tonight.
The fineness of the snow, which at times
was Internilngled with sleet, prevented
an unusual depth which might have been
expected from such a steady Tall, and to
night it wa.s estimated that a little more
than five Inches measured the mantle
the storm threw over New York and the
neighboring sections.
The dryness of the snow made it com
paratively easy for tho surface car lines
to keep their tracks clear, and traffic
was but slightly delayed throughout the
storm. The thermometer, however, regis
tered about 27 degrees during the day.
Shipping was Interfered with slightly by
the snow squalls, which made the cap
tains ,of vessels move about the harbor
with caution.
LOVES HIS UNCLE BETTER
RICH CHICAGO 3IAX SAYS WIFE'S
HEART IS AVON AWAY.
Millionaire Clubman Sued for Dam
ages by Nephew Wifo Says
Husband Is Stingy.
CHICAGO. March 15. (Special.) A
suit for $50,000 for alienation of his
wife's affections was begun here to
day by Charles Mackie. president of
the Mackle-Lovejoy Company and
Muckle Stel Tubing Company, against
his uncle. Major George Mason, a mil
lionaire and expresident of the West
Park Board. The clubman, military
man and globe-trotter is accused of
having courted the wife of his nephew
in France. Spain. Scotland. England,
Yellowstone Park and Trinidad Isl
ands, while the young husband made
Ineffectual efforts to stop his atten
tions. Mackie states that these attentions
continued after he returned with his
wife to Chicago, and. when ho object
ed, his wife told him if he did not like
It he could "pack up and get out."
"I'ncle George will take care of
me."
"How long: did this continue?" he
was asked.
"About ten years."
Charge that Mackie alienated his
own wife's affections through "mean,
dirty, sneaking, dishonest, underhand
wa5s." were made In the defense out
lined by the attorney for Major Mason.
The lawyer told the jury that Mackie
was so stingy he never even paid his
wife's carfare; that he allowed Major
Mason to pay his wife's traveling ex
penses and he began a course of lying
and petty meanness on their honey
moon. The suit gives promise of becoming"
one of the most startling society sen
sations recently aired by the courts.
NO DISTURBANCE IN CHINA
American Officer's Report After
Tour Through Empire.
MANILA. March IS. Colonel Knight,
Major-Gcneral "Wood'? chief of staff, lias
returned from a reconnaissance of the
situation in China. He reports there Is
absolutely no danger of trouble and that
tranquility abounds.
Hurricane Sweeps Black Sea.
SIMFEROPOL. Russia, March 15. A
hurricane has raged for 15 days In the
Black Soa. Great damage ha. been done
and In every port shipping has been dis
abled. ORDERED PROSECUTION OF CHI
CAGO BANKER.
Assistant Attorney-General James C.
Mc Reynolds.
James C. McReynoldsv Assistant Attorney-General
of the United States,
who. after digesting the report of Spe
cial Agent A. L Currey, Instructed x
that John R. Walsh, of Chicago, be
prosecuted for illegal banking opera
tions, baa held the position since June,
1C03, receiving tho appointment from
Attorney-General Knox without solici
tation. Mr.. McRoynolds was born at
Elktoa. Ky.. In 1SC2. and Is a gradu
ate of "VaoderbUt University and the
law department of the University of
Virginia. For a time ho practiced
law at Nashville, but subsequently be
came a member of the faculty of the
law department of the Untversiy; of
Vlrglsla. In 1S6 he was a gold Dem
ocrat aad supported Palmer aad Buek
ner. la tho Supreme Court Mr. Mc
Reynotda has argued and. won some
Retail le eases, aad at the prtttnt time
he has special direction e prosecution
aristsiT mtder tim Natloaal baak laws
f aad of matters re la tint te the etsetoma.
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ONITEO RAILWAYS
GIVEN FRANCHISE
Traction Company's
Rights Preserved.
MAY USE RIVAL'S TRACKS
Action of City Council as to
Front Street.
SAFEGUARDS ARE TAKEN
By Terms or Ordinance Successful
Corporation Must Pay City One
Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Within 25 Year-.
GIST OF FBANCinSE ACTION.
Franchise. to build a link line road
on Front street from Columbia street
north to Hoyt granted to United Rall
wayn Company, so amended as to
provide every possible safeguard ti
the business interests of the city
agalast any attempt to "bottle- up
the street," and to allow competing
lines to avail themselves of Its tracks
under a broad and liberal common
user clause.
Franchise to build and operate lines
south of Hood street, and to bring
cars Into the city from the south over
such lines aad make use of the
United Railways Company's line on
Front street from Columbia street
north, asked for by Willamette Trac
tion Company, In lieu of Front-Mrcet
franchise originally applied for. 'Sub
stitute franchise read and referred
to streets committee.
Compensation to be paid to the city
by United Railways Company St30,000
In Installments extending over a
period of -5 years. Compensation to
Joe paid to the city by Willamette
Traction Company not specified; will
be filed by Executive Board.
Both franchise prorhle for pur
chase by city at any time on payment
of agreed price, allowing municipal
ownernhlp to be undertaken at the
option of the city.
Mayor Lane not yet ready to ex
prrv any opinion as to what action
he will take concerning franchises.
Say lie will subject tho measures to
closest scrutiny before deciding.
Many surfuce Indications Unit rival
companies have come to an agreement
with reference to X-ront street and
will carry that fight no further.
Further action postponed until next
Wednesday afternoon at - o'clock,
when both franchise will be passed
up to Executlvo Board for Its ap
proval. After working all yesterday afternoon
and far Into last night. tb.e City Council
llnally reached a solution of the Front
street railway franchise problem, which,
as matters now stand, appears to be ac
ceptable to all its own members and to
the Tlval applicants for the right to uss
that street in reaching tho terminal yards
in the northern part of the city with their
electric lines coming Into Portland from
the south.
The franchise to construct the link line
on Front street was granted to the United
Railways Company by a practically unan
imous vote, but so amended and safe
guarded that any and all other companies
may use Its tracks on practically equal
terms, and any attempt to "bottle up" tho
street be precluded.
As compensation to the city for this
restricted franchise the United Railways
Company agrees to pay the city $150,000 in
Installments extending over 25 years, tho
lifetime of the franchise.
The franchise, as amended, however.
MAYOR LANK NON-COMMITTAL.
"I don't know what to think about
the franchise granted to the United
Railways Company tonight." said
Mayor Lane after the Council had ad
journed, "and until I have had a
chance to sift the matter to the bot
tom. I do not care to express any
opinion. That will come later after
I have given the measuro close
scrutiny.
"I will say this much, however," ho
continued, "and that is that the
amendment giving the city the right
to acquire the road at any time la a
mighty good feature, and it may go
a long- ways toward solving the whole
problem.'
The Mayor added further that he
had a speech all prepared, express
ing his views In full upon the sub
ject of municipal control of the road,
but the ordinance as presented to the
Council yesterday differed In many re
spects from the measure that had
been given, him to consider, and bo
sides the amendments had modified
many of Its objectionable features,
henco he refrained front saying any
thing without being fully acquainted
with his subject.
provides that the municipality may ac
quire all lines constructed within the cor
porate limits , of the city at any time on
payment of the actual cost of construc
tion. There was every indication, before the.
closo of the session, that there had been
a "getting together" of the rival franchise
applicants.
This was outwardly shown when, the
Willamette Traction Company, toward
the dose of the night sesaten, gave formal
notice of Its acceptance of defeat btr sub-
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