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VOL. XLVI.-XO. 14,193.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1906.
PRICE FIVE . CENTS.
MULTiJDMAH GIVES
BOUHHE PLURALITY
Chamberlain Leads
Withycombe.
LIGHT VOTE CAST IN COUNTY
Woman's Suffrage Amendment
Is Defeated.
WORD AHEAD FOR SHERIFF
New Liocal-Optlon I. aw Is a Few
Votes Behind Republican State,
County and Legislative
Candidates Win.
ESTIMATED PI.VRAIJTTES IN
MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
United States Senator, Jonathan
Bourne. Jr. (Rep.). 1SOO.
Governor, George E. ' Chamberlain
(Dtm.), 400.
Supreme Judge, Robert Eakln, 6000.
Representative in Congress, Second
District. W. R. Ellis (Rep.). 10,000.
Circuit Judges. Fourth District, Al
fred F. Sears, Jr. (Rep.), 4500; C. U.
Gantenbein (Rep.). ROOO.
Sheriff, result in doubt. Word leads
by 65 votes.
Against equal suffrage amendment,
4000.
Against new local-option law, 200.
Multnomah County gave the Repub
lican ticket a sweeping victory yester
day. Democrats concentrated their ef
forts on United States Senator, Governor
and Sheriff, but they made no impression
on the solid pluralities returned for the
Republican candidates except on Gov
ernor and Sheriff. With some of the
country precincts missing- the Incomplete
returns Indicate that Bourne, Chamber
lain and Word have carried the county.
The vote cast yesterday was light. Ttie
total registration was '23,266 votes, while
the total vote cast in the county was
about 18.000. Women workers at the polls
added a picturesque element to the ordi
nary election scenes, and the woman's
suffrage issue was one of the most Inter
esting In the campaign. At 1 A. M. the
Incomplete returns -gave the majority of
621 votes against the amendment. The
proposed local option law was also Ijhe
source of keen rivalry at the polls, many
ELECTED IN MVLTNOMAH COUN
TY JUSTICE OK PEACE
DISTRICTS.
Portland District Justice of the
Peace, "William Reed (Rep.); Con
stable, Lou Wagner (Rep.).
East Portland District Justice of
the Peace. Fred L. Olson (Rep.);
Constable. Charles Mauts (Rep.).
Mt. Tabor District Justice of the
Peace, T. C. Shreve (Rep.); Con
stable, F. A. Bowes (Rep.).
Multnomah District Justice of the
Peace, H. L. St. Clair (Rep.).
of the ministers of the city appearing;
to urge voters to cast their ballots
against "the proposed law. The Incom
plete returns show that the amendment
Is a few votes ahead.
Although tha count is not complete,
the returns indicate that Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., for I'nited States Senator,
will carry the county by a plurality of
lfloo. At this hour he leads Gearln by 39
votes, with one-fourth of the votes
counted.
Chamberlain for Governor is running
ahead of Withycombe. He now leads by
102 votes, and if the same ratio continues
he will carry the county by 400 votes.
Tom Word, Democrat, for Sheriff, is 66
votes ahead of Stevens, Republican.
A. A. Bailey, Republican, has defeated
A. F. Flegel, Democrat, for Joint State
Senator for Multnomah and Clackamas
Counties. James U. Campbell, Republican,
is elected Joint Representative for Mult
nomah and Clackamas Counties. S. C.
Beach, Republican, is elected State Sen
ator from the 18th Senatorial District.
The entire Republican legislative ticket
ls elected.
W. R. Kills for Congress, Robert Eakin
for Supreme Judge, Frank W. Benson
for Secretary of State, 'George A. Steel
for State Treasurer, J. H. Ackerman for
Superintendent of Public Instruction. A.
M. Crawford for Attorney-General, Willis
S. Dunlway for State Printer and O. P.
Hoff for Labor Commissioner. All Re
publican candidates have carried Mult
nomah County by large pluralities.
Alfred F. Sears for Circuit Judge leads
Oglesby Young. His. election is certain,
as is that of C, U. Gantenbein.
Lionel R. Webster for County Judge
has a lead of 1025 votes over John Van
Zante.
The other Republican candidates for
county offices are elected with practically
no opposition. The vote in detail so far
as counted follows:
For County Judge .
M. B. Meachem, Portland. Pro 205
John Van Zante, Portland, Dem 1415
Lionel R. v ebster. Portland, Rep 2410
Webster s plurality 1025
For County Commissioner
Frank C. Barnes, Portland, Rep 3152
Thomas Sladden, Portland, Soc 65
Barnes' majority 2467
For Sheriff
N. P. Folen, Portland, Soc 131
J. E. Simmons. Portland, Ind 47
Robert 1 Stevens, Portland. Rep.. ..2319
Tom M. Word. Portland, Dem 23S4
Word's plurality 65
THE WINNING TICKET IN MULT
NOMAH COUNTY.
United States Senator. Jonathan
Bourne. Jr. (Rep.).
United States Senator (to fill va
cancy). F. W. Mulkey (Rep.).
Governor, George E. Chamberlain
(Dem.).
Supreme Judge, Robert Eakin
. (Rep.).
Secretary of State, Frank W. Ben
son (Rep.).
State Treasurer, George A, Steel
(Rep.).
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion. J. H. Ackerman (Rep.).
Attorney-General, A. M. Crawford
(Rep.).
State Printer, Willis S. Dunlway
(Rep.). t.
Commissioner of Labor, O. P. Hoff
(Rep:).
Representative In Congress. W. R. '
Ellis (Rep.).
Circuit Judges Fourth Judicial Dis
trict. Alfred F. Sears (Rep.). C. JJ.
Gantenbein (Rep.).
Joint State Senator Multnomah and
Clackamas, A. A. Bailey (Rep.).
State Senator ISth District, S. C.
Beach' (Rep.).
Joint Representative Multnomah
and Clackamas Counties, James U.
Campbell (Rep.').
Representatives L. H. Adams. J. C.
Bayer, N. D. Beutgen, Joseph W.
Beveridge. David C. Burns, Willard
H. Chaptn, John B. Coffey, John
Driscoll. Robert S. Farrell, Frank F.
Freeman. Harry E. Northup, Robert
W. Wilson, all Republicans.
County Judge, Lionel R. Webster
(Rep.).
County Commissioner, Frank C.
Barnes (Rep.).
Sheriff, Tom Word (Dem.)
lead; result in doubt.
County Clerk, Frank S. Fields
!(Rep.).
County Treasurer
(Rep.).
' County Auditor, Carl A. Brandes i
(Rep-)- I
Courity Surveyor. Phllo Holbrook, t
, Jr. (Rep.). I
" Coroner. J. P. Fir-ley (Rep.). 4
John
Lewis,
For County Clerk
Frank S. Fields, Portland, Rep..
Samuel Osborn, Portland, Soc...
L. L. Paget. Portland, Pro
Fields' plurality
For County Treasurer:
M. E. Dorfman, Portland, Soc.
John M. Lewis, Portland, Rep..
Karl A. Miller, Portland, Pro....
F. A. Watts, Portland, Dem....
Iewis' plurality
For County Auditor
Carl A. Brandes. Portland, Rep..
3273
44(4
2K
2S69
2W
28H
188
724
2172
MULTNOMAH COUNTY INCOMPLETE-
PRECINCT.
W. Side
1
2
3
4
5
Totals.
K Slde-
37
3S
39
4(1
41
42
411
44
45
46
47
4S
49
50
51
52
53
54
U. S. Sen. Governor. Sheriff.
32
2I
4
60 1
60i
3.1
461
43
4:
2:t
4S
2;
53
55
2Sj
311
411
' 13
35
?7I
i!
421
3.f:
25 i
2S
35
2fi
37
18
36
26
21 j
3l!
30!
??!
231
36
30
"I,
291
1,165
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
Total.
County-
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
1
is
29
31
31
311
23j
26 1
19
33
26
33 1
491
3fl
31 1
38 1
24
4S
20
2sj
8
22
14
16
12
50!
32
271
46!
40!
41
26!
29!
49
261
401
23
34
37
2S
41
30
32 i
571
28!
941,
13
5
IS
25
28
17
17
22
32
35 I
19! I
;i
2S
20! I
27
341
25! I
44
26
33! I
37
30 1
19!
191
00 1
10
22
22j
25
77S 6S2
16
15
3S
8
20
24
161
18
13
!
20
15
Ml
16
8
3
....
11'
l"l
IS!
10
23:
191
16!
3
16
"II
II
2.1
25
14
24
24
30
87
36
20
25
22
31 1
32
45
23
;s
2fl
25
41
14
16
l
26
14
17
13
1,192
17
13
2:i
34
35
IS1
12
30
281
35
19
33
31
19j
32;
33j
30 1
461
37!
l
38!
33 j
301
34 j
36
14
16;
22
1,423
73oj S02I
261
32 29
20
1
26
23
12
23
32j
19
12
28
9!
25
24
2fi
24
29
7
2S
25
30
25
34
22
21 1
7
16 j
HI
16
10
1,056
21
12
27
33
40
24
21
23
40
60
31
50
34
17
40
41
35
46
32
50
41
33
38
31
31
18
30
28
32
10
-I
6661 972
14
121
26
17
19
20
10
23
18
27
9
13
3
-II-
13;
25l
14
10
19!
20
151
7i
8;l
3
8
17
14 1
10
13
14
19
I !.
I II-
! II I-
1S 37 14
11 S 16)
-! II 30
32!
5! I
"II
Si
14
271
Total..
Gr. fl.
245 226! I 292 231! 230 356
2.1SS 1.849; I 2.1231 2,225i j 2,319 2.3S4
Complete.
.. 309
.. 704
.. 253
..2070
E. P. Norfhrup. Portland. Pro..
M. D. White, Portland, Dem..
G. M. Zahm. Portland, Soc
Brandes' plurality
For County Surveyor
Philo Holbrook. Jr.. Portland, Rep.... 2698
Emil Ladd. Portland, Soc 333
W. N. Neville. Portland, Dem 932
Holbrook's plurality 1766
GO
E
RNDRSHIP
IS
IH GREAT DOUBT
Hot Race of Withycombe
and Chamberlain.
BOURNE BEATS GEARIN
Hawley (Rep.) and Ellis (Rep.)
for Congress Both Win.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE LOSES
Majorities for the Republican State
Ticket Will Be Very Large Local-Option
Amendment
Is Defeated.
WINNING STATE TICKET.
For United States Senator, Jona
than Bourne, . Jr.,. of .Multnomah,
Republican.
For United States Senator (to fill
vacancy). Fred W. Mulkey, of Mult
nomah, Republican.
For Governor. James Withycombe,
of Benton, Republican, or George E.
Chamberlain, of Multnomah, Demo
crat. For Suprene Judge, Robert Eakin,
of Union, Republican.
For Secretary of State. Frank W.
Benson, of Douglas. Republican.
For State Treasurer, George A.
Steel, of Clackamas, Republican.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction, J,. H. Ackerman, of Mult
nomah. Republican.
For Attorney-General, A. M. Craw
ford, of Douglas, Republican.. .
For State Printer, Willis S. Dunl
way, of Multnomah, Republican.
For Commissioner of Labor, O. P.
Hoff. of Multnomah, Republican.
For Representative in Congress,
First District, Willis C. Hawley, of
Marlon. Republican.
For Representative In Congress,
Second District W. R. Ellis, of Uma
tilla, Republican.
Woman suffrage, defeated.
Local option, defeated.
At the Oregon state election yesterday
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Republican, de
feated John M. Gearin, Democrat, for
United States Senator by a plurality es
timated to be about 6000. The contest be
tween James Withycombe, Republican,
and George E. Chamberlain, Democrat,
for Governor, is extremely close, and it
will take the full returns to decide. On
the face of the incomplete returns and
estimates on the uncounted vote, Withy
combe appears to have a slight advan
tage, but it is not at all certain that the
complete count will enable him to hold
his advantage. Chamberlain appears to
have carried Multnomah County by a
small plurality, which will probably not
be over 400 and it is likely to be less. On
the other hand, he appears to have been
successful in several counties which he
lost four yeara ago, such as Clatsop,
Crook, Josephine and possibly Klamath
and Lake. Baker County, however, where
Chamberlain won in 1902 by a large plu
rality, appears to have cut down his vote,
and so apparently have Union and Marion.
It is quite impossible at this writing,
from the returns received, to say other
than the result is In extreme doubt, and
that the plurality for either candidate will
not in any case be more than a few hun
dred. W. R. Ellis, Republican, for Representa
tive in Congress from the Second District,
has defeated James Harvey Graham,
Democrat by a very large vote, and will
have a plurality of 15,000 or more. In
the First District Willis C. Hawley. Re
publican, has defeated Charles V. Gallo
way, Democrat, by a plurality estimated
at about 3000. Full returns are more like
ly to Increase Hawley's vote than to de
crease it. The Repuolican state ticket,
with the exception of the Governor, which
is in doubt, has been elected throughout
by a very large vote, with pluralities for
the various candidates ranging from 25,000
to 35,000. Woman Suffrage has been de
feated, and so has the local option amend
ment. In the accompanying tables the
pluralities are in every Instance esti
mated from the incomplete returns so far
received;
Marion County.
SALEM, Or., Jane 4. (Special.)
UNITED STATES SENATOR PLURALITIES
( ESTIMATED) .
County Bourne. Gearln.
Baker 200
Benton 250
Clackamas 750 ....
Clatsop 350
Columbia 200
Coos 200
Curry 100
Crook 100
Douglas 100
Gilliam , 200
Grant
Harney 100 ...
Jackson 2K
Josephine 100
Klamath
Lake
Lane 150
Lincoln 100
Linn
Malheur . 50
Marion '.
Morrow 1 . ...
Multnomah 1200
Polk
Sherman 125
Tillamook 200
Umatilla 100
Union 500
Wallowa
Wasco
Washington. 200
Wheeler
Yamhill 200
Totals ....5275 ' 425
Eighteen precincts (partial) in Marion
County give Chamberlain 536, Withy
combe 545; Galloway 461, Hawley 702;
Bourne 447, Gearin 471. The whole Re
publican Legislative and county ticket
is elected by big majorities.
"WOODBURN, Or.,-3une 4. (Special.)
Ninety-six out of 445 ballots give Bourne
42, Gearin 35. Chamberlain 39, Withycombe
49, Hawley 43, Galloway 45; equal suffrage,
yes 35, no 49.
Baker County.
BAKER CITY, Or., June 4. (Special.)
Although returns from but one or
two of the small outlying precincts
have been received, and the count Is
now in progress In every precinct in
the city, the indications are that Gov
ernor Chamberlain will carry Baker
County by a much smaller majority
over Withycombe than was anticipated.
It is believed tonight that his majority
will not exceed 200 against bis 581
four years ago. The race of the United
States Senator is neck and neck be
tween Bourne and Gearin, but the
strongest precincts for Bourne have not
been heard from as yet.
Graham is running ahead of his tick
et for Congressman -against Ellis, and
will have a good majority in the city
and probably the county. Benson will
have a big majortfiffor Secretary of
State. It is believed now that woman's
suffrage has met dvfeat in this county,
although a strongs-fight was made for
It. The amepdjDent to the local-option
1b,w Is believed to have carried.
indications are that' Hart has a large
majority for Joint Senator from Baker,
Harney and Malheur Counties, over his
Democratic opponent, Saxton. The race
for Representative between Moore
(Rep.), and Beck (Dem.), is very close.
It is believed that the entire Republi
can county ticket is elected.
Clackamas County.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 4. (Special.)
Bourne has a safe lead over Gearin,
while Galloway leads Hawley in the Ore
gon City precincts so far as counted.
Chamberlain's slight lead in the town
will be reduced and a plurality gained for
Withycombe when returns are received
from country precincts. Benson and oth
er candidates on the Republican state
ticket have big- leads. On the county tick
et, Huntley and Jones, Republicans, are
elected Representatives, with Dye, Rep.,
having a good lead over Eby. Dem., for
third place. The election of Dye is rea
sonably certain. For State Senator the
race between Brownell, Rep., and Hedges,
Dem., Is close, indications pointing to
the probable election of Hedges by a
small plurality. - Latourette, Dem., is
elected Clerk over Greenmah. Rep., pres
ent Incumbent. The vote on Sheriff is
close, with the election of Beatie, Dem.,
probable, over Maddock, the former hav
ing a lead tonight, A big negative vote
was cast against the woman's suffrage
amendment, with the result close on the
local option measure. All other proposed
constitutional amendments and proposed
laws. Including referendum on the appro
priation bill, are receiving a strong af
firmative vote.
Washington County.
HILLSBORO, Or.. June 4. (Special.)
The incomplete count gives Bourne 109,
Gearin 73, Chamberlain 103. Withycombe
100. HA.wley ,101, (lBiay 85; local-option
(Concluded on Page 4.)
REPRESENTATIVE IX CONGRESS.. FIRST
DISTRICT, ESTIMATED PLURALITIES.
Gal- HaW
Counties loway. lev.
Benton
Clackamas
Coos
Curry
Douglas
Jackson .'.
Josephine 100
Klamath
Lake .. ...
Lane ...
Lincoln
Linn 100
Marion
Polk 100
Tillamook
Washington
Yamhill 400
300
300
400
100
400
200
100
150
300
200
1.000
200
700
Total ; 700
RATE BILL IS NOT
OUTOFTHE WOODS
Congress Will Return
It to Conference.
OBJECTS TO NEW PROVISIONS
Rules Violated in Injection of
New Matter.
FIGHT ON PASS AMENDMENT
3,750
Railroad Employes Object to Losing
Their Privilege of Hiding Free.
Battle on Statehood Is
Coming Again.
WASHINGTON, June 4. It is expected
that the conference report on the rail
road rate bill will be sent back to con
ference as a result of the injection of new
matter in Uie bill. Efforts to induce the
Senate conferees to ask for the recom
mitment of the bill have been unavail
ing, however. They met with the House
conferees today and considered the criti
cisms. Leaders of both bodies decided to
"stand pat" and. not to reconsider the
report unless it is sent back on points of
order.
It Is conceded that there are four
changes in the bill to which points
of order might be sustained. The first
Is the incorporation of the words "trans
portation or facilities" in the provision
requiring every common carrier to file
with the Commission copies of all con
tracts with other common carriers in re
lation to any traffic, "transportation or
facilities" effected by this act.
In section 4 the words "or transporta
tion" were added to the provision author
izing the Commission to paes on the rea
sonableness and Justice of "any regula
tions" or practices whatsoever of such
carrier or. carriers affecting such rates."
Another amendment of the same charac
ter was made to this section.
The fourth amendment subject to a
point of order is that declaring that the
act shall take effect 60 days after Its
passage.
The conferees have held that the pro
visions in relation to lateral or branch
lines, fixing the salaries of the secretary
and assistant secretary of the Commis
sion and a number of others to which ob
jections have been raised are not sub
ject to points of order for the reason
that, while they are new matter, they
were inserted in amendments under dis
pute and are germane to such amend
ments. The pass amendment was considered
and trie indications are that it will be
amended except railroad employes and
their families, if the bill sent back to
conference. A campaign has already be
gun to defeat' the anti-pass amendment.
CONDITIONS IN PACKING-HOUSES
Facts Found by Commissioners Neill and Reynolds.
"No statement as a fact which was not verified by personal exam
ination." Floors, carts, tubs are of wood, water-soaked, only half cleansed, meat
scraps and grease adhering to them and collecting dirt.
Meat racks and conveyors Inadequately cleansed, grease and meat scraps
adhering to them, even after they are washed.
Closets for both men and women cut off from workrooms by thin
wooden partitions. Lunchrooms often adjoin them.
Washing sinks not furnished at all, or small and dirty, with neither
towels, soap or toilet paper. Men and women directly from the closets
plunge unwashed hands into the meat.
Men sometimes relieve themselves on killing floors and swell the sum
of nauseating odors from dirty, blood-soaked, rotting floors.
One New York slaughter-house is model in contrast with Chicago, con
structed largely of iron and cement, flushed and thoroughly cleansed every
day.
Workmen climb over heaps of meat, select piece they want and throw it
on dirty floor. In cutting, they hold meat against aprons of leather or
rough sacking, indescribably filthy. They stand with dirty shoes on tables
on which meat Is handled. At lunch hour they sit on these tables. All
this is under eye of superintendent
Meat shoveled from dirty floors, which are damp and soggy, piled on
tables rarely washed, pushed in wooden box-carts, gathering dirty splinters,
floor filth and expectoration of tuberculous and other diseased workers.
Best grade of sausage prepared for export to be eaten uncooked is carted
in barrow with handles filthy with grease, thrown on table, on which em
ploye climbs, handles meat with unwashed hands, kneels with dirty apron
and trousers in contact with meat
Inspection does not extend to prepared meat food, though these prod
ucts bear label stating they have passed Government Inspection.
Not yet prepared to report on use of dyes, preservatives and chemicals.
Fresh meat shoveled into barrels and regular proportion of stale scraps
added from dirty floor.
Meat scraps, dry, leathery and unfit to be eaten, among which were
found pieces of pigskin, bits of rope and other rubbish, to be used in mak
ing potted ham.
All these canned products bear labels saying they passed Government
inspection and quality is guaranteed.
Labels washed from old canned goods, which are then heated to "liven
up" contents and given fresh labels. . ,
Superintendents seem to ignore all considerations except those of the
account-book.
Tuberculosis is disproportionately prevalent in the stockyards, and vic
tims expectorate on floors of workrooms, from which falling scraps of
meat are shoveled up to be converted into food.
Callous disregard is shown for comfort of employes. Girls stand ten
hours a day at work which could be as well done sitting.
Conditions are a degradation to morals and menace to health of em
ployes. ' -
Meat should be inspected after slaughter on killing beds. Hogs should be
inspected for trichinosis for American as well as foreign consumer. No
meat should be marked inspected unless inspected at every stage of prep
aration. Secretary of Agriculture should be given power to make rules
regarding sanitation and construction of buildings. Transportation of unin
spected meat from state to state should be prohibited. Number of In
spectors should be largely increased. Special Government inspection should
be carried on continuously. Standards of Inspection in other countries
should be studied and published.
Many telegrams have been received by
members of the House, signed by of
ficers of organizations of railway em
ployes, reading:
"Please use all means within your
power to stop passage of bill prohibiting
the issue of passes to railroad employes
and their families."
POINT AGAINST STATEHOOD
Foraker Will Lead Opposition to
Union of Territories.
WASHINGTON, June 4. When the con
ference report on the statehood bill Is
called up for action In the Senate, a repre
sentative of the opponents of the union
of Arizona and New Mexico probably
Senator Foraker will make a point, of
order against the compromise provision
on the ground that it is new legislation.
The fact that the new proposition is in
the language of the Foraker resolution
of the previous Congress, they contend,
will not relieve it of this charge, and
they will make an effort to have the re
port rejected on the ground that the con
ferees had no right to initiate legislation.
The anti-statehood Senators confess to
having lost a few votes on the real ques
tion, but they hope to gain others on the
parliamentary point.
The friends of the bill still claim to
have 41 votes assured and say that there
are nine other votes which are doubtful,
from which they hope to draw the three
additional votes necessary to insure suc
cess. They do not count upon any Dem
ocratic votes, notwithstanding Senator
Clark, of Arkansas, voted with them
when the bill was original Uy before the
Senate.
FILIBUSTERING IS ENDED.
Williams Quits, Now Statehood Con
ferees Have Reported.
WASHINGTON, June 4. Peace spread
its pinions over the House of Repre
sentatives today, the leader of the mi
nority, John Sharp Williams, of Mis
sissippi, being willing to call oft the
forces of opposition now that the re
port of the conferees had been made on
the statehood bill. This being suspen
sion day a number of bills both of
local and National interest were passed
with little or no debate.
The House being officially notified by
the Senate of the death of Senator
Arthur Pue Gorman, of Maryland, Tal
bot, of Maryland, presented resolu
tions of condolence, and after the ap
pointment of 17 members to attend the
funeral services, the House, as a fur
ther mark of respect, adjourned until
noon tomorrow.
Previous to adjournment It was
unanimously agreed that the first two
hours of tomorrow shall be given over
to bills under the suspension of the
rules.
During the passage of bills under
suspension of the rules the message of
the President relating to conditions in
the packing-houses was read and re
ferred to the committee on agriculture.
The bill for the control and regula
tion of the Niagara River and the pres
ervation of Niagara Falls was passed.
American Court in China.
WASHINGTON, June 4. The House to
day, under suspension of the rules, passed
a bill creating a United ' States District
Court for China and prescribing its juris
diction. The laws of China differ in spirit
and execution so radically from the laws
of the West that the nations have found
It inadvisable to permit their citizens to
be subject to Chinese jurisdiction.
The iblll provides for the creation of a
United States Circuit Court for China
and the appointment of a Judge, District
Attorney, Marshal and Clerk. The court
Is to have exclusive jurisdiction in all
criminal cases involving more than $100
fine or 60 days' imprisonment, and in all
civil cases involving more than $500. Court
is to be held annually at Shanghai, in the
East, Hankow in the Interior, Tientsin in
the north. Canton in the south, and In
other consular Jurisdictions if deemed ad
visable. The Judge is to receive an appointment
for fifteen years at a salary of t8000 and
expenses when on circuit, not to exceed
$10 per day. . The District Attorney is to
receive $4000 per year and expenses of $5
per day. The Marshal is to receive $3000
and the Clerk $3000.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTERIAYS Maximum temperature. 61
deg. : minimum, 49. Precipitation, 0.38 of
an Inch.
TODAY'S Showers. South to west winds.
Foreign.
Russian Parliament will rusH bill abolish
ing death, penalty. Page 4.
Great military review at Madrid. Page 2.
Rebels join forces In Guatemala. Page 4.
The Meat Investigation.
Neill and Reynolds make horrible disclos
ures about conditions In packing-bouses.
Page 1.
Roosevelt sends report to Congress and rec
ommends drastic action. Page 3.
Packers deny charges and say they got no
square deal. Pae 5.
British seize opportunity to boom their own
colonial products. Page 3.
Medical Association, demands more rigid in
spection. Page 3.
National.
Conference report on rate bill will be re
jected. Page 1.
Foraker will lead fight on statehood report.
Page 1.
Bill passed creating Federal Court in China.
Page 1.
Prosecution of drug trust will continue In
spite of protests. Page 4.
Politics.
Senator Burton resigns and Coburn Is ap
pointed his successor. Page 4.
Domestic.
Death of Senator Gorman. Page 4.
Death of John C. New. Page 2.
Dr. Woods Hutchinson Indorses Osier's the
ory. Page 5.
Revelations in Denver election frauds.
Page 3.
Battle between Ohio miners and guards
causes troops to be called out. Page 6.
Peace restored by troops at Cananea. Page 6.
Kport.
Los Angeles-Portland game postponed, rain;
manager of Angets feels hopeful. Page 0.
Pacific Coast. '
Heney blocks Vnited Railroads measure of
Ruef in California Legislature. Page 12.
Corner grocery store groggery to be abol
ished in San Francisco. Page 12.
Snake River falls to supply power for Utah
cities. Page 12.
Senator Stanford's niece brings suit against
estate. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
R. F. D. carriers select Portland for next
convention meeting place. Page 14.
Women workers at polls pleased with their
treatment, even in North-End precincts.
Page 8.
Eight saloonkeepers arrested for selling
liquor during election hours. Page 9.
Betting on election displays freakish turns.
Page 8.
Bitter feeling over prohibition election in
Sell wood; fight barely averted. Page 9.
Woman suffragists disappointed but not dis
heartened; plan another campaign.
Page 7.
Few politicians watt for late returns from
election. Page 4.
PACKING
HOUSES
REEK WITH FILTH
Report of Commission
ers Tells All.
CONDITIONS MOST DISGUSTING
) v
Neill and Reynolds Describe
, What They Saw.
HOW MEAT IS PREPARED
Words Not Minced, Repulsive Facta
Not Blinked In Telling Unsani
tary Conditions Radical
Reform Needed.
FOISO?fEI WITH CORNED BEEF.
PUNXSUTAWNEY. Pa., June 4.
Forty miners employed at the
Eleanor shaft became suddenly 111
Saturday and were obliged to quit
work. The men had been poisoned
by eating; corned beef. All will re
cover.
"WASHINGTON. June 4.-The report
of Charles B. Neill, Commissioner of
Labor, and James Bronson Reynolds to
the President on the sanitary condition
of the meat-packing- houses of Chi
cago, which was transmitted to Con
gress today, together with the Presi
dent's message on the same subject, is
as follows:
"As directed by you, we investigated
the conditions In the principal estab
lishments in Chicago engaged in the
slaughter of cattle, sheep and hogs and
in the preparation of dressed meat and
meat food products. Two and a half
weeks were spent in the investigation
in Chicago and during this time we
went through the principal packing
houses in the stockyards district, to
gether, with, a few of the smaller
houses'. A day was spent by Mr. Rey
nolds in New Tork City in the investi
gation of several of its leading slaughter-houses.
During our investigation,
statements of conditions and practices
in the packing-houses, together with
affidavits and documentary evidence
were offered to us, fflom numerous
sources. Most of these were rejected
as being far from proving the facts al
leged and as being beyond the possibil
ity of verification by us.
Tell Only Verified Facts.
"We have made no statement as a,
fact in the report here presented that
was not verified by our personal ex
amination. Certain matters which wo
were unable to verify while In Chicago
are still under investigation. The fol
lowing Is therefore submitted as a.
partial report touching upon those
practices and conditions which we
found most common and not confined
to a single house or class of houses.
"A more detailed report would con
tain many specific instances of defects
found in packing-houses."
The opening paragraphs of the re
port are devotel to descriptions of tha
stockyards and the buildings occupied
as packing-houses. The difficulty of
keeping the open yards and pens
closed, especially in wet weather, is
emphasized. The buildings are stated
to have been constructed with little
regard to either light or ventilation.
The workrooms as a rule are poorly
lighted. Many of the inside rooms are
described as vaults in which, the air
rarely changes. Describing the equip
ment of the packing plants, the report
says:
Filthy Wooden Receptacle.
The working tables upon which the meat
is handled, the floor carts on which it Is
carried about and the tubs and other re
ceptacles into which it is thrown are gen
erally of wood. In all the places visited,
but a single porcelain-lined receptacle was
seen. Tables covered with sheet Iron. Iron
carts and iron tubs are being Introduced into
the better establishments, but no establish
ment visited has as yet abandoned the ex
tensive use of wooden tables and wooden
receptacles. These wooden receptacles are)
frequently found water-soaked, only half
cleansed, and with meat scraps and grease
accumulations adhering to their sides and
collecting dirt. This is largely true of meat
rAcks and meat conveyors of every sort,
which were In nearly all cases inadequately
cleansed and grease and meat scraps were
found adhering to them, even atter they
had been washed and returned to service.
Conditions Are Abominable.
Nothing shows more clearly the Indiffer
ence to matters of cleanliness and sani
tation than do the privies for both men and
women. The prevailing type is made by
cutting off a section of the workroom by a
thin wooden partition rising to within a
few feet of the ceiling. These privies usu
ally ventilate into the workroom, though a
few are found with a window opening into
the outer way. Many are located in the In
side corners of the workrooms, and thus
have no outside opening whatever. They
are furnished with a row of seats, gener
ally without even side partitions. These
rooms are sometimes used as cloakrooms
by the employes. Lunchrooms constructed
In the same manner, by boarding off a sec
tion of the workroom, often adjoin the
privies, the odors of which add to the
generally unsanitary state of the atmos
phere. Abominable as the above-named condi
tions are, the one that affects most directly
and seriously the cleanliness of the food
products Is the frequent absence of any
lavatory provisions In the privies. Washing
sinks are either not furnished at all or are
small and dirty. Neither are towels, soap
or toilet paper provided. Men and women
return directly from these places to plunge
their unwashed hands into the meat to be
converted into such food products as saus
ages, dried beef and other compounds. Some
of the privies are situated at a long dis
tance from the workrooms and men relieve
themselves on the killing floors or in a cor.
(Concluded on Fags 4.)