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THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1906.
EATS MOW TWICE
British .Cabinet Backs Down
on Two Questions.
YIELDS TO NATAUS DEMAND
Allows- Colony to Do What She Will
With Natives and Backs Down,
to Labor Party on Im
munity BUI.
LONDON. March 31. The storm aroused
by the Natal affair has in no way sub
sided. The newspapers this morning arc
full of dispatches from the colonies, pro
testing against the action of the Colonial
Secretary. .Lord Elgin, each sympathizing
tit)i the Natal government, and promi
nent men connected with the colonies who
have been Interviewed all deprecate what
they term the government's hasty and III
n4visod action. Even the government's
supporters appear to And thumselcs hard
Decreed to Justify Lord Elgin's action.
Many Liberal members of the House of
Commons are greatly dissatisfied with the
covernment's course, some of them con
tending that it should not have interfered
and others that it should not have yielded
10 the Natal government without better
mutiOcMtion.
Itlioi'ltes Will Move Censure.
TV Labor members of the House of
nmons intend on Monday to move an
adjournment to call attention to the dras
tic methods in the administration of mar
ital law in Natal.
Tne Conservative newspapers make the
njt of the go'ernment's double surren
der yesterday the Laborites over the
trades disputes bill and in the Natal trou
ble, while the general opinion seems to
be that lyrd Elgin's reputation as a
tmtefnrn has suffered greatly.
Lord Elgin's dispatch to the Governor
f Natal expresses satisfaction with the
Governor's statement that steps wore
taken :o examine the evidence and estab
lish the guilt of each individual prisoner.
Tne dispatch says:
Elgin's Masterly Retreat.
Ht Majesty's government never had any
tntentton to interfere with the government
f Natal or to control the Governor In the
Tvir of his prerogative, but In view of
tb0 irtnce of British troops in the colony
tne imteriM government was In duty bound
to obtain precise Information with reference
t martial-law case with regard to which
act of Indemnity must ultimately bo as
sented to by the crown. In the light of the
Information now furnished, hl tMaJeety"
on-eminent recognise? that the decision of
Mr grave matter rests In the hands of your
mtnHHer and yourself.
Lord Elgin concludes with an expression
f regret that detailed information was
mk given oarller.
-SURRENDERS TO LABOR PARTI'
British Premier Agrees to Complete
Immunity for Unions.
LONDON. March 30. The government
has surrendered to the Labor party on
inc trades disputes bill and Premier
Caropbell-Banncrman himself said in the
Heutif today that he would support the
Mil introduced by the Labor party in
apposition to the government measures.
He advised the House to accept the bill
C the Labor party, which came up for a
second reading.
After some opposition and twitting of
the government for its "cowardly sur
render to the clamor of the Labor party,"
the bill passed Its second reading by 456
t 66 voter. It provides complete immu
nity for trade-union funds, the clause
relating thereto reading:
"No action shall be brought against
a trade-union or other association afore-.-atd
for the recovers' of damages sus
tained by any person or persons by rea
jmmi of the action of any member or mem
bers of such trade-union, or other asso
ciation." Otherwise, the bill is practically a du
plicate of the government measure.
The Premier explained that the object
f the government was "to place the rival
powers of capital and labor on an equal
ity, so that In the event of a fight it
should be a fair one." He thought that
the great mass of opinion recognized the
bncrlclal effect of trade unions, especially
n the prevention of conflicts. The pres
ent situation was created by a judge-made
law. which defeated the Intentions of
Parliament.
GOVERNMENT BACKS DOWN.
Leaves Natal Free to Dispose of Na
tive Murderers.
LONDON. March 31. (Special.) Follow
ing a discussion of the Natal incident by
the Cabinet to determine the policy to be
pursued, Lord Elgin. Colonial Secretary.
n the House of Iords Friday, declared
that he is satisfied as to the guilt of the
native condemned to death in Natal, and
ha notified the authorities in Natal that
the government has no intention of inter
fering with the case. The decision as to
what shall be done with the prisoners will
be. left cntirelr to the Natal authorities.
This "statement Indicates a determina
tion on the part of the government to
hack down from the position assumed
Thursday.
TURKEY GIVES CP STRUGGLE
Withdraws Troops From Akabah at
- Demand of Britain.
LONDON. March 31. The correspondent
at Cairo of the Daily Telegraph reports
that Turkey has begun withdrawal of
troops from the disputed posts In Akabah.
The controversy between Turkey and
Great Britain over this territory has
been more or less acute for three months.
Discredit "Weather Prophet 3Ioore.
LONDON. March 30. (Special.) The pos
sibility of forecasting the weather a month'
in-advance, which is predicted by Profes
sor Moore, of Washington. Is scouted at
the meteorological office here. John Cur
tis told a reporter of the "Westminster
Gazette today that the attitude of observ
ers in this country was one of philosophic
doubt, and possibly Professor Moore had
been badly reported.
Butchers Favor High. Meat Duty.
BERLIN. March SO. The Butchers As
sociation has petitioned Chancellor von
Buelow and Minister of Agriculture von
Podbielskl against any relaxation of the
present regulations governing meat in
spection or any further reduction of duty
on meat and fat during the negotiations
for a commercial treaty with the United
States.
Has Robbed Bank 3Iany Years.
NEW TORK. March 39. Joseph A. Tur
ner, note teller at the National Bank of
America, was arrested and arraigned In
Police Court today on a charge f steal
ing SM.ttft. The Alleged peculations, it is
rnargd. nave been going or fo-r 36 years.
OUcfoto of the bank appeared in court
to-jweos the msatat. . Cashier Wire,
Um btak, Hii tiKt NMM of the amount
Where We Stand
On Franchises
"Wo, the undersigned candidates
for the Republican nomination for
the Legislature, desire m to state
that we want it distinctly under
stood that the second article of
our platform, which reads as fol
lows "Second -For granting munici
palities the right to regulate and
control all public utilities, such
as gas, electric lighting and
power, telegraph and telephone,
street railwa3's, railroads, etc."
. Shall be construed to mean that
we consider ourselves bound to
vote for a law or laws revoking
all perpetual franchises, and all
other franchises not paying a rev
enue, and empowering municipali
ties to place alj franchises on an
equal basis.
And, further, we and each of
us shall consider ourselves
pledged to support and vote for
that particular measure, embrac
ing these subjects, and designed
to accomplish these ends, that the
Multnomah County delegation by
a majority vote shall decide upon.
We propose to make this the
main issue in the coming pri
maries. .7. W. BEVERIDGE,
F. S. FREEMAN,
N D. BEUTGEN,
C. N. M'ARTIIUR,
CHARLES CLEVELAND,
C. J. LITTLEPAGE,
R. B. L. SIMMONS,
DAVE B. MACKIE.
T. J. MONAHAN,
ROBERT W. "WILSON,
S. C. BEACH,
A. A. BAILEY,
E. B. COLWELL.
R. S. FARRELL.
11. CLAUSSENIUS, JR.,
HARVEY CROSS.
S. II. GRUBER,
ALBERT FERRERA,
II. M. BUSH,
P. A. M'PIIERSON,
L. M. DAVIS.
was taken .before 1900. Turney was re
manded without bail until Monday. He is
CO j-cars old and has been employed by
the bank for about 30 yearp
BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Chicago. Speakers at the 49th annual ban
quet or the Chicago Real Eetate Board Thurs
day night urged the abolition of personal
property tax.
New Haven, Conn. About $50,000 already
hai been raised for the new professorship of
lumbering in the Tale Forestry School out of
the $150,000 which la sought as an endowment.
Chicago. A medical settlement In one of the
most concerted districts of the- West Side 1
the latest venture In Chicago philanthropy,
under the auspice of the' Chicago Tuberculosis
Institute.
Cleveland. The Standard OH Company Fri
day again advanced the price of ail grades of
Caroline and naplha, the sew quotation
ranging from to 1 cents per gallon higher
thnn former prices.
Carlisle. Pa. The wedding of Wilson
Charier, a famous Indian athlete, and Eliza
beth Knudeen, a beautiful Klamath Indian
maiden from Oregon, was celebrated with lm
poilng military ceremony before 1000 guests
Thursday evening.-
New York. The Society of American Ar
tists has decided to celebrate the merger of
the society and the Nrvtipnal Academy of De
sign by raining about $3,000,000 for a united
fine arts exhibition, te house the dozen art
aocletles represented in the fine arts federa
tion. Chicago. Henry Berger, a member of the
Chicago Board of Trade, on Friday applied
to the trnlted States Circuit Court for an
injunction restraining the Beard of Trade
from adopting the resolution designed to pre
vent members from dealing on the exchanges
of other cities In grain or commodities.
Chicago. Agitation for a uniform classifi
cation of freight tor the whole United State
four classification In e In different parts of
has been started again. There, are at present
four classifications In use In different parts of
the country, which differ widely in the matter
of rates which apply to the same articles, and
this difference Is the cause of a great deal of
trouble and annoyance to both shippers and
railroads.
Chicago. Policeman John Keane Friday
night risked his life to iwv Frances Moore.
9 years old. from being crushed to death
under the wheels of a special train on th
tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. PkuI
Railway. The little girl was standing In the
middle of the tracks when a train approached.
Keane sprang in front of the train, taught the
girl up In his arms' and ran across the track
with her as the engine rushed by. scraping hla
face and shoulder.
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD.
"Wife of Dr. Pearsons.
HINSDALE. I1L. March 30.-Mrs. Mari
etta Chapln Pearsons, wife of Dr. Pear
sons, who has given millions of dollars
to aid small colleges, 'died at her home
here today. She was born in Springfield.
Mass., in 381S. and was married to Dr.
Pearsons in 1S7. She was especially In
terested in foreign missionary work.
Georgia Wells, Actress.
N'BW "ARK, March SO. Georgia Wells,
an actress who had been playing the
leading feminine role of "The Clansman,"
died today after a surgical operation for
appendicitis.
Captain Hobert Fields, Salvationist.
DETROIT. Mich.. March Sfc-Staff Cap
tain Robert Fields, of the Salvation Army,
died here last night of heart disease. He
was 44 years old, and before coming te
Detroit two months ago was located ia
San Francisco and la Chicago.
Isaac T. Smith, Consul of Slam.
NEW TORK, March 38. Isaac Town
send Smith, the eldest member of the
TJnloH league Club and Comwl-General
of Stam, died here today, aged H years.
Those unhappy per who awffer from
-nervousness ad dyspepsia shooM use
Carter's Little Xrr Fim, muU txKMt-
PORTLAND'S LEADING CARPET STORE, 4TH FLOOR In iJ"
Store Opens at
8 A.M.
The "Different" Store
A Mighty CenfrcM
of Surpassing Spe
cialty Shops.
OldS'WortmaN&IONg
A. Unique Group
of Style and Quality
Expositions.
Store Closes at
6 P.M.
5th, 6th and Washington
Streets
"Made. in
Oregon"
May 1926
Inclusive
A World
Exhibit
of Oregon
Made
Goods
A BRIEF LIST
OF SPECIAL
SATURDAY VALUES CAREFULLY COMPILED
FOR BUSY. READERS
Your busy day, Mrs. Housewife and the Store's. Little m
time to read long stories or to write 9 em. Here's a "Read-and-Run"
catalogue and directory combined, which, if you'll
use, will save you time, worry and money in
the close-of-the-week shopping.
A Royal Value in Wash Stuffs
(First Floor.)
5PECIAIi SALE OF
LINGERIE "WAISTIXG AT 17c YARD.
Lingerie Walstlngs. white, soft, finely woven,
highly mercerized, for making: dainty Lin
gerie Shirtwaists. Special at, the yard. .17c
$3 Fountain Pen $1
And Other Rare Bargains
(Srenll Wares Shapa First FIor.)
15c box Shell or Amber Hairpins
Special lftc
16c cabinet box "Wire Hairpins Special.. 9c
Lightweight white Summer Dress Shields
Special, pair 10c
5c paper English Pins Special 3c
50c card of 2 dozen fancy metal Dress
Buttons, all colors Special 10c
50c bottle Pond's Extract Special 42c
9c roll fine Toilet Paper Special 5c
15c aluminum Soap Boxes Special 8c
31.60 real ebony Hair Brushes Special... 85c
15c fine smooth-finish Writing Tablets,
ruled Special c
Box Hurd's best Holland Linen Bond
Writing Paper, all tints Special lc
15c package of 100 fine white Crepe Paper
Napkins Special flc
50c pair ladles' nickel-plated Scissors.6,
64 and 7-inch Special, the pair 30c
3c cake Kirke's Witch Hazel Toilet Soap
Special 3c
42.30 Eclipse Fountain Pens, large size
barrel, gold pen. fine chased finish, per
fect wriltr Special, today, only 1.00
Decorative Homefittings
Couch Cotrers and
Lace Curtains in the Sale
(Fourth Floor Home-Fitters' Exchange.)
f7.no COUCH COVERS, W5.
Heavy Tapestry Couch Covers, in Oriental
designs, size COxlOS inches; regular valuo
$7.50. Special, each ;4.95
2.06 LACE CURTAIN., 1.15.
Ruffled scrim Curtains, with Battenberjr lace
edge and insertion; regular value 42.00.
Special, the pair $1.15
Portland's Zf and Apparel Salons
FOR "WOMEN WHO CARE"
9
Offer Greatest Variety and Best Values
in Spring Attire 4
Of all the various classes of garments, we have lit
erally thousands of different, distinct styles, from
the foremost creators of fashionable garb for -women
in Europe and America. Each model is selected
by an expert, and with discriminating care; yet we
are confident that such a great variety cannot be
found anywhere else in Portland. Everything is
priced decidedly to the customer's advantage. Many
of our special numbers are not nearly equaled any
where else at the prices. You are assured of
correct style, greatest variety, best value.
Here are the Gowns for the
Easter Parade
Stuart Street Suits as low as $10.00, as good
as $175.00.
Particularly strong lines of Suits at from $25.00
to $75.00.
Chic styles in Coats, form-fitting and the swagger
Track Coats in the three-quarter lengths and box
effects. The former as low in price as $5.00
and up to $45.00.
The swell Track and Box Coats, $7.50 to $75.
New Lingerie Waists, 75i up.
Lace Waists, $5.00 to $55.00.
Conclusion of This Sale of
Silks and Suitings
for Easter Gowns
(Fifth-Street Aaaex First Floor.)
A convention of really worth-while, stir
ring values in smart and seasonable stuffs
needed now by every woman with a gown
to be made for Spring or Easter wear.
White Jap Silks
27 inches wide, our 75c value.
Special at, the yard OOC
27 Inches wide, our 51.00 value. ts
Special at. the yard , fOC
27 inches wide, our $1.25 value. w
Special at, the yard 4C
Economy Sale of Handsome Black
Dress Goods
$1. 19 for $1.50 Black Dress Goods
A fine showing- oi Black Dress Goods, in all
the fashionable weaves, such as Voile.
Crepe le Paris, I'nnamnn. Henrietta, Ba
tistes, PopIlBM. Serses, Armures, etc. A
sale which offers an opportunity of which
you should not fail to take advantage. All
our $1.50 values. Special for m
Saturday at, the yard pl.iiJ
27 Inches wide, our $1.30 value. or la
Special at, the yard pl.l&
27 Inches wide, our $1.75 value. A A
Special at, the yard pl.Ht
BLACK SILK TAFFETA, 36 inches wide, our
$1.50 value. Special at, ;0
the yard pl.li7
Colored English Mohairs
Specially Priced for Saturday's Selling:.
These English Mohairs arc iiere in an up-to-date
color assortment, cream and white
included
Our $1.30 value Special at, the 70
yard 7C
Our $1.25 value Special at. the 98c
Our $1.50 value Special at. the 7 in
yard pl.l7
Our fl5 value Special at. the
Our $2.00 value Special at, the C7
yard pJL.uO
Another Arrival
Pond's Extract Soap
(First Floor Toilet Sundries.)
Another shipment came in yesterday. A
splendid toilet, medicinal and 5C
complexion soap, at, cake iJC
. FREE! Steel Range Tops
Given Away !
(Third Floor.)
In order to advertise the "Quitk Meal"
Steel Range and increase their output, wc
will give, absolutely FREE with every "Quick
Meal 1 Range sold, a polished top. This
Range is the most economical user of fuel on
the market. More than 50 parts and pieces
that are made from cast iron on other ranges
are stamped from steel wncn ueed in "Quick
Meal" Ranges, giving practically an ALL
STEEL Range, that cannot crack or break.
Gardeners! A Word With You!
New Life for Plants ! A Tonic
for Lawns "Bonora, " 50c
We've secured the sole selling; agencv for
Portland of this wonderful "New Lffe of
Nature." "Bonora" is used and recommend
ed by the head gardener of the White
House grounds at Washington and noted
landscape gardeners in the employ of the
V. S. Government. It is the greatest dis
covery of modern times in plant life. It's
Nature's plant food and gives new life and
vigor to all flowering- plants, vegetables,
strawberry plants, lawns, trees and shrub
bery, etc Produces a lasting and healthy
growth. At the Toilet Sundry CH.
Counter, can OUC
Enough for a season's ordinary use on
small plat.
A "Man's Resort
Will apply aptly to the Haberdashcrie to
day. A host of smart new things in cor
rect toggery for Spring, and a number of
special values. Among: others these two
Men 's 20 c Hosiery 12lhc
(Sixth-Street Abbcx First Floor.)
A line of men's fancv seamless cotton Hose,
in dots, embroidered effects, black and
white checks and tan; best 20c value.
Special, the pair 121-2c
Men's $1.50 Golf Shirts 99c
The newest thins? In men's Golf Shirts, large
plaid effects. In tan. blue and gray, with
attached cuffs: regular value $1.50.
Special, each 09c
Kitchen Needs for Less
(Third Floor.)
Pie Plates, regular value $1.50. Special,
dozen 91.15
Tea Plates, regular value $1.75. Special,
dozen - 91.36
Oatmeal Bowls regular value $1.50. Spe
cial, dozen 91.15
Heavy sheetlron Loaf Bread Pans, Sc
inch Special, each 7c
Milk Pans. 7-pInt size Special, each 7c
Gas or Oil Toasters, no smoke or smell
Special, each 2tc
Coffee Mills Special, each 42c
3- pint Enameled Coffee Pots Special.... 23c
S-pint Enameled Kettles Special 23c
4- pint Enameled Saucepans Special 13c
Stirring Saturday Specials in
Women's
Underwear and Hosiery
First Floor.)
Seasonable garments with the added at
tractiveness of special value. Such bargains
should draw throngs of women to the Knit
wear Shops today.
"WOMEN'S SILK VESTS, S9c.
White Vega Silk Vests, lilgh neck, long
sleeves, Swiss ribbed, very elastic, neatly
trimmed: regular value $1.25. Special,
each S9c
WOMEN'S 91.30 SILK TIGHTS, 91.05.
White Swiss Ribbed Vega Silk Tights, knee
length, lace trimmed at knee; regular
value $1.50. Special, the pair 91.05
WOMEN'S 33c VESTS, 27c.
White Lisle Vests, ribbon shoulder piece,
lace yoke, plain crochet trimmed; regular
value 35c Special, each 27c
WOMEN'S 35c VESTS, 25c.
White Cotton Vests, neatly trimmed, high
neck, lonjr sleeves; regular value 35c
Special, each 2Zc
WOMEN'S 75c HOSE, 53c.
Imported Black Lisle Hose, lace boot em
broidered with assorted shades of' em
broidery; regular valuu 75c Special
the pair s9c
WOMEN'S 50c HOSE, 39e.
Imported White Lace Lisle Hose, assorted
patterns; regular value 50c. Special, the
pair 38C
Women 's 'Kerchief Bargains
(First Floor.)
A $2.00 Box of Six for $1.25
All-linen sheer Handkerchiefs, beautifully
embroidered, six assorted patterns, in a
vers handsomely made box; rcg- 41
ular value $2. Special, box of 6. .. .H1-.O
Richardson's linen hand initial and hem
stitched Handkerchiefs; values at 9C
S5c and 40c. Special, each
Women's Petticoats
Second-Floor Annex.
Women Ts White Petticoats of fine cambric
or nainsook, made with deep flounces with
hemstitched tucks and trimmed with lace
or embroider insertion and edgings
Our $1.50 value, special
at. eacli 7? r.i
Our $1.75 value, special
wuvu. ...... .u.a--.--r 1 1!r 1
Our $2.25 value, snecial
at, each $1.59
Our $2.75 value, special
at, each $1.87
Oim $3.50 value, special Td&TZ M
at; each $2.18
Our $3.75 value, special
at, each $2.53
Cur $4.75 value, special
at, each $3.34
i i
I
s
QYCOTT DYING
OUT
Progressive Chinese Quickly
Overcome Prejudice.
OPENLY DEFY VICEROYS
of the best in the state. A "helper
bridge" will have to be constructed for
the use of the trains while the new
bridge Is being built.
REFUSES GOODING'S OFFER
Direct Xevrs From Chief Cities 'to
Chinese Merchants in America.
Building, or Railroad Wins
Back the People.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30. The
Bulletin says that direct information
from the trade ports and centers of
China is to the effect that the boycott
against goods shipped from the United
States is rapidly dying out and that
there is a prospect of an early and full
resumption of business. Such advices
icome to rich and influential Chinese
merchants of this city who maintain
intimate business relations with the
big cities of China. They have been
received by the six (companies and
cover all of China that is known to the
American business man. coming from
Canton. Hong Kong, Shanghai and
Hankow.
They say that progressive Chinese
are gradually overcoming the hostility
of less advanced classes and are grow
ing" openly defiant of the Viceroys, who,
it is alleged, have fostered the anti
American feeling.
The building of the Canton-Hankow
railway Is said to be exerting a power
ful influence in favor of trade with
America and has almost wen "back, say
the Chinese writers, the sympathy of.
those importers of foodstuffs frcuQ. tljls
country who have suffered financially
ever since the boycott was begun and
have been looking for an excuse to
reopen their business with American
firms.
Steel Bridge at Pendleton.
PENDLETON. Or Xarch 30. (Spe
cial.) The O. R. 4b. X. Company has
just finished driving the piles in the
Umatilla River preparatory lo the con
struct ten of a steel bridge across the
river te accmmo4ate the Spokane
fcraBcfci The TjrWge has been contem
plated fer me tine and will be oae
Gompcrs "Will Xot Come West to
Interview Orchard.
WASHINGTON. March 30. President
Gompers of the American Federation of
Labor, has declined the Invitation ex
tended to him and to President
Mitchell, of the I'nlted Mine Workers
of America, by Governor Gooding of
Idaho, to appoint a committee to meet
at Pocatello. Idaho. April 12. to inves
tigate conditions growing out of the
charges of conspiracy between state
officials and mlncowners to punish In
nocent men for the assassination of
Governor Steunenberg. Governor Good
ing referred to the confessions of Orch
ard and Adams.
President Gompers tonight tele
graphed Governor Gooding as follows:
Surrl. If Orchard and Adstn cannot Rive
details of confession, what benefit can result
from Mr. Mitchell' and my hearing .their iten
eral statement? In any event, such state
ments would only be ex parte without crtVH
examlnatlon and without belns confronted with
the accused men. The Justification for th
suspicion lies In their unlawful extradition and
brutal kidnaping from their homes and staus.
Governor Gooding's telegram, which
was dated last Tuesday had Just
reached Mr. Gompers. The Governor's
dispatch was as follows:
Great asttallon cau.ed by the arrest of.
Mover. Haywood and Pettlbone. of the West
ern Federation of Miners, anion? labor unions
of the United States, and charzes of con
spiracy between rtate officials and mlneown.
era of the West to punlh Innocent men for
th assassination of Governor Steunenberg.
has induced me to Invite you and John Mitch
ell to appoint a committee to Investigate the
conditions hr.
Will offer uch committee opportunities to
ee Orchard and Adams, hear from their lips
statements that tbey have made, confession
Implicating accused men In numerous murders
and that no clemency has been offered. Tou
understand, of course, details of confession
cannot be told to any committee or mad
nubile until told In trial of cases. I do this
because I believe In falrneos of membership
of labor orranlzatlons. .
I call your attention to my statement In As
Kxated Press dispatches of March 23. Will
you do Idaho the Justice and me the honor of
anolstlnr such a committee to meet here
April 12?
.New York "Wins College Meets.
NHW YORK. March 30. The annual in
tercollegiate gymnastic meet, held tonight
in the gymnasium ef Columbia University,
was won by New York Univcrsltly with
IS 1-2 points. Princeton was second, II
points; Yale third. 19 1-3 points; Harvard
fourth, 9 1-3 points; Oolumlba fifth. 5
points.
v -
GUILTY OF GRIME?
(Continued From Pace 1.)
below may be. an appeal lies to the appellate
division, and belnr an appeal from an order
It can ba brought ut for final determination
In the month of April.
liecatu of the unfortunate misunderstanding
whleh has xrown up btween the court and
the grand Jury and myself on the subject, the
plans I have devlned were of necessity In a
measure chanced. I had planned to cast into
croups certain transactions, the criminality of
which wa doubtful, and to obtain a ruling
from the court In regard to each of thes
groups. Each of the group of transactions
was such as was believed by the public at
large to be highly criminal, and while In one
sense It was no part of my duty as a law
officer to consider pubtlc opinion. It seems
to me that a public officer should, when It
U possible, make plain to the people at largo
the motives and reasons which guide and
control bis conduct. ,
And I had hoped by the plans which I
cad formed to make It .perfectly clear to
the people at large what actc were crim
inal and what acts were not. and when 1
I had cleared the ground by Judicial de
cision eliminating these large groups of
transactions wbloh are probably not crim
inal to have the public at large Informed
and then attack the residum and by an In
vestigation before the grand Jury, ascertain
clearly and definitely the facts and whether
any and. if any. what crimes had been com
mitted. There never has been for one moment
the thought In my mind that the bulk of
the transactions condemned by the people
generally could be Justified from a moral
standpoint, but on the ether hand. I was
not a censor of morals in my official capacity.
I was an officer sworn to perform my duty
under the law as r found it.
WILL PRESENT BRITISH VIEWS
Mutual Life Director Has Had Con
ference With Pollcy-Holders.
LONDON, March SO. D. C. Haldeman,
the retiring London manager of the Mu
tual Life Insurance Company, In a state
ment issued today to the policy-holders of
the company, referring to the visit; of Au
gustus D. Juillard. of New York, a. trus
tee of the Mutual Life Insurance Cbm.
pany, to London, says:
During the past week we have had the
advantage of the presence In this country of
on of the trustee of the company, who has
had repeated conferences with rayilf and tha
solicitors of the Brltlih Pollcy-Holders Pro
tective Association and who has thus become
thoroughly conversant with the state of feel
ing here.
Mr. Haldeman advises the peiicy-holders
not to surrender their policies, aad in
cludes with his statement a report made
by En til ah accountants oh the- condition
of the company. Continuing. Mr. Halde
man announces that Mr. Juillard has
sailed on his return to New York, and
adds:
He can bring home to the board of trustees
better than can be done by correspondence
the gravity of the situation in Great Brit
ain. He therefore has made an urgent re
quest that no further staps b taken on this
side until he has time to do this and to
communicate with me. After due considera
tion it has been decided to adopt this course
in the Interests of the British policy-holders,
and I hope shortly to be in a posltlln to lay
before you plans for securing the best pos
sible results for . the policy-holders,
Mr. Haldeman says that he laid his
views before the New York board in De
cember, and that subsequently he sent a
copy of them to President Charles T. Pea
body, and that he had posted his resigna
tion three weeks ago and had as yet re
ceived no acknowledgment from Mr. Pea
body. He said that Mr. Peabody had In
formed him that everything possible would
be done for the English policy-holders.
CALL SPECIAL GRAND .7 CHIT
Court Grants Jerome's Request for
Insurance Inquiry.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Justice Dow
ling. In the Supreme Court today, granted
the application made , yesterday by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome for a special grand
Jury to investigate Insurance matters.
Justice Dowllng said he had consulted
his associates and that they agreed as to
the advisability of granting Mr. Jerome's
request. The special grand Jury will be
called about May 1.
Xo Action by 3rarch Grand Jury.
NEW. YORK. March 30. The March
grand jury was discharged today without
having taken any decisive action in the
cases of Insurance officials who made po
litical contributions from the funds of
their companies.
RECEIVER IS KNOCKED OUT
Lewis Wins Appeal for Control of
People's Bank.
JEFFERSON . CITY. Mo.. March 30.
The Supreme Court today announced its
decision that the St. Louis County Circuit
I Court acted without authority when it
appointed a receiver for the 32.500.000
People's United States Bank, of St. Louis,
of which E. G. Lewis is president. The
decision knocks- out the receivership of
Fred Essen, who was appointed after the
first receiver, Selden P. Spencer, had been
removed.
After Essen was appointed receiver by
Judge McElhinney. Lewis filed a suit in
the St. Louis County Circuit Court to
have the receivership set aside and have
Ecaen removed. Judge "McElhinney ren
dered aa adverse decision and Lewis ap
pealed the case to the Supreme Court, re
sulting In today's decision.
MRS. COLBY GETS DIVORCE
Editor of Portland Suffrage Paper
Wins Contest In Nebraska.
BEATRICE. Neb.. March 30.-(SpecIaI.)
Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby, for many
years editor of the Tribune, published in
Washington, in advocacy of woman's suf
frage, and at present editing a paper in
the Interest of the same movement at
Porland. Or, was today granted a
divorce from General L. W. Colby. The
couple have been separated for 32 years.
Recently General Colby brought action
for divorce, and this was answered by the
cross-petition of his wife, who alleged
abandonment and failure to support. The
divorce was granted on Mrs. Colby's
cross-petition.
General Colby was formerly Adjutanr
Gcneral of Nebraska, and for many years
has been prominent In the National
Guard, as well as In state politics. The
divorce was granted In the District Court
of this city, which was the home of Mr.
ard Mrs. Colby before they separated.
DAVIS AHEAD OF BERRY
Governor of Arkansas Probable
Xominec for Senator.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., March 30.
With practically complete returns from
62 of the 75 counties. Governor Jeffer
son Davis, has a majority of 2072 over
Senator James H. Berry for the Demo
cratic nomination for United States
Senator.
Returns from the Fourth Congres
sional District Indicate the nomination
of W. B. Cravens, of Fort Smith, for
Representative Jn Congress to succeed
John S. Little, nominated for Governor.
Buys Hook and Ladder Outfit.
OREGON CITY. Or.. March 30. (Spe
cial.) The City Council tonight purchased
at a cost of ?S25 the latest Improved
village hook and ladder outfit for use in
the city's volunteer fire department. This
investment was petitioned for by a great
majority of the business men and tax
payers of the city.
Major S. T. Hamilton, TJ. S. A.
HARRISBURG. Pa.. March 30. Major
Samuel T. Hamilton, U. S. A., died here
today.
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