Morning Oregonian., June 15, 1906, Image 1

VOL. XLVI.-XO. 14,202.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BIG-STICK POISED
OVER
C0NCBES5
Roosevelt Determined
on Two Bills.
MEAT INSPECTION AND CANAL
House Bill Declared Unsatis
factory to People.
ALL IN PACKERS' INTEREST
If Passed, President Would Warn
World of Its Defects Kxtra Ses
. slon If Canal Is Delayed.
Trusts Prepare Panic.
WASHINGTON. June 14. (Special.) The
big stick has been uplifted again, and In
Its poise reaches from the stockyards to
the Isthmus of Panama. President Roose
velt has voiced his utter disapproval of
the Wadsworth-Lorlmer scheme of meat
Inspection, and. unless what he considers
adequate legislation be enacted, he will
keep the agitation alive all Summer and
Fall, In such a manner as to nullify the
good the packers hope to gain through a
measure that on its face provides for Gov
ernment Inspection of their products and
sanitary regulation of their plants.
Must Act on Canal Now.
The President also has sounded a warn
ing that Congress must assume the re
sponsibility of acting on a direct proposi
tion with respect to the type of the Pan
ama Canal, or he will not spend a dollar
of the fund provided to begin the digging.
Were the Senate supporters of the sea
level anal to attach a rider providing for
a ditch of that type to an appropriation
bill, he would veto the bill and call Con
gress In extraordinary session to pass a
new appropriation measure to take Its
place.
In the case of the canal the providing
extra-fission knot on the, big Htu:k per
haps ban saved the blow, and driven i."?tl a
plan that had been incubating to tack a
sea-level ridr to either the sundry civil
bill or the general deficiency bill. At any
rate, the Senate agreed today to vote on
the Klttredge sea-level bill next Thurs
day, and the supporters of the lock-canal
plan claim to have an agreement with
the friends of the other type not to at
tempt the appropriation rider scheme.
Disapproves New Meat Bill.
As to the beef legislation, the packers
and their friends are placed in a position
where they have got to do some lively
thinking and reach a quick conclusion.
Chairman Wadsworth, of the House com
mlttee on agriculture, carried a copy of
the committee's substitute for the Hover-
ldge meat-inspection measure to the White
House this evening to submit for the
President's consideration. It was disap
proved of as a whole by the Chief Ex
ecutive, who later wrote a letter to Mr.
Wadsworth setting forth his objections to
certain specific features of the committee's
amendment and picturing the results that
may follow a failure to provide adequate
remedies for the evils that have been
shown to exist. Appeal from inspection
and court review form the big hitch In
the meat-legislation programme.
Tackers', Not Peoples', Bill.
Tne President In his letter charac
terises the House substitute as wholly
inadequate objectionable In all essen
tial particulars, in that it is a packers
and not a people's measure. While he
does not say he would veto the agri
cultural bill carrying the House meat
inspection amendment, he declares that,
if he does sign the bill under" the cir
cumstances, he will add memoranda
calling attention to the fact that the
inspection provisions are inadequate
and disapproved of by him. The effect
of such action will be to keep up the
agitation that has aroused such a sen
sation all over the world the past few
weeks and possibly make what other
wise would stand as a guarantee of
healthful and cleanly products a nega
tive quantity.
Warning to Whole World.
In other words, the executive memo
randa would be a warning to other na
tions and to American consumers that
they were not getting what they might
otherwise think the legislation of the
National Congress assured them in buy
ing meat products for their tables, and
so the untold losses which the packers
already have suffered might continue
and their hope of rebuilding their trade
through the quieting of previously ex
isting fears be dashed.
If the House committee measure were
to go to the President all by Itself,
there is not the slightest doubt but he
would veto it. But it is attached to the
great agricultural appropriation bill
and, white regarded by the President as
Inadequate in many respects, it would
have to stay in to save this important
appropriation. Perhaps in the Admin
istration's view the House bill is bet
ter than nothing, but it falls short of
what is demanded and eventually it is
designed to have governmental regula
tion complete, no matter if the beef in
dustry has to suffer further unpleas
antness in the meantime.
Two specific points are mentioned as
objectionable by the President In his
letter to Mr. Wadsworth. One Is the
provision that gives the packers the
right of Intricate appeals from deci
sions of the inspectors, and the other
is that which destroys the provisions
of the Beveridge amendment compel
ling packing plants to be open to in
spection at all hours of the day and
night. As to the payment of the cost
of inspection by the Government in;
stead of by a fee imposed on each car
cass inspected, the President is silent,
contenting himself with the observa
tion that the House measure as a whole
is unsatisfactory.
Senator Beverldge, the author of the
original inspection bill, who also saw
the President today, thinks the House
substitute could not be more to the lik
ing of the packers if they had drawn
it themselves.
Attempt to Cause Panic.
Information hits reached Washington
of a systematic effort to bear stocks
the coming Summer and make it ap
pear that the President is responsible
for the depression in business which
the situation will indicate. It is even
declared that interests which are an
gered by the Administration's attack
upon the trusts, the agitation that has
resulted In the prospective regulation
of railroad rates, the crusade against
the packers and the general movement
for reform are preparing to precipitate
a panic. The political contests of the
coming Fall also are to be utilized, it
Is declared, to carry on this war
against Roosevelt and Rooseveltlsm.
Wall street bureaus are flooding the
country with confidential circulars ad
vising investors to sell their stocks
and seek the tornado cellar.
Of course, if this alarm reaches its
logical conclusion, it will have a ten-'
dency to produce a bear market and
possibly a panic will ensue.
DOWIE TELL-S COURT HOW
DEITY SHOWED FAVOR.
Lawyer Leads Him to Describe Vis
ions as Proof of Insanity Ship
Saved From Wreck by Prayer.
CHICAGO, June 14. Pyrotechnic dis
plays during the night, accompanied by
the sweetest music imaginable, were some
of the manifestations of the divine be
ing visited upon' John Alexander Dowie.
according to his statement today before
Judge Landls in the trial of the Zion City
controversy. Dowie was being cross-examined
by Mr. Newman, attorney for Wil
bur Glen Voliva, successor of Dowie at
Zlon City. He led Dowie Into a long and
detailed explanation of how he witnessed
these displays, heard the music and once
saved a ship from wreck with prayer.
Attorneys for Oowle will combat the &t-v-mp-
by J1-. Neviiau 10 fhow signs of
ini;av(ity on the W'-r V ,towi by proof
that the alleiJ sitatloi of divine liglit
were used by Dowie to gather m his fol
lowers. Physicians will also be called to
testify as to Dowie's mental condition.
Mr. Vollva's testimony related to the
transfer by him of real estate in Zion
City prior to the transfer of Zlon City to
Alexander Grainger at the time of the
deposition of Dowie. A number of bills of
sale and instruments of transfer were
then read to the court, purporting to show
how Zlon City was taken from Dowie and
given to Alexander Grainger, under the
power oi attorney given Voliva by Dowie.
TRUST IN POTATOES.
Plans Laid by Farmers Who Held a
Meeting in Chicago.
CHICAGO, 111., June 14. (Special.)
"Down with the potato bug and the
commission man, the two greatest ene
mies of the potatogrower." That was
the parting cry of 100 farmers who
raise potatoes, wherr they left Chicago
today. They were confident that by
next September there will be a "spud"
trust in the United States, controlled
and owned by farmers.
The agriculturists also declare they
will s-;ll their wheat . for tl a bushel
this Fall. They have Just organized a
fruit, vegetable and general fruit sup
ply "division of the American Society of
Equity, which is said to have 200,000
farmers and their allies as members.
"The f;irmer is the hardest worked
and poorest paid man on earth." "He
must organize and get more money."
"A farmers' union will be the strongest
union in the world. If the farmers'
union goes on strike, it can get any
thing it asks for. Everybody will starve
to death. We propose to teach the
farmer how to do business. We will
point out the wrongs in his present
system, and show him the remedy."
These are some of the utterances of
speakers who urged the farmers to
unite.
BERWIND IS NOT PLEASED
Criticises Method of Interstate Com
merce Commission Investigation.
PHILADELPHIA, June 14. E. J. Ber
wlnd, head of the Berwlnd-Whlte Coal
Mining Company, and his brother, John
E. Berwlnd, were before today's ses
sion of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission here. The latter was examined
by Mr. Glasgow, who stated, however,
that he was not ready to call E. K.
Berwlnd.
This was not pleasing to Mr. Ber
wind, and he criticised the investiga
tion and said that the results would be
reached more rapidly by calling offi
cials of the company who are familiar
with the details of the business than
by examining employes holding minor
positions.
Negro-Slavers Give Bonds.
CAPE GIRARDEAU. Mo.. June 14
(SpeciaJ.) Bight Government prisoners
accused of peonage in having held negroes
under Winchester guard, on the Smith
plantation, near Sikeston, Mo., waived
preliminary examination before United
States Commissioner Kage, here today,
and were released on $3000 bonds each, a
total of $24,000.
Senate Passes 'Militia Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-The Senate
today passed bills providing for the
amendment of the militia laws, and ap
propriating $2,000,000 annually in the in
terest of the militia and for the division
of the Osage Indian lands and funds in
Oklahoma.
CAIOfj OEPEIES
TO COVERT SLURS
Dramatic Scene Ends
"Statehood Debate.
X
SHAKER TAKES THE FLOOR
Both Parties Greet Him With
Thunderous Cheers.
BILL GOES TO PRESIDENT
Delegate Smith's Insinuation of
Traffic in Legislation Calls Forth
. Indignant Denial and House
Gives" Cannon Ovation.
house. I
14. After J
BUSINESS DONE BY HOUS
WASHINGTON, June
eliminating the appropriation of
$100,000 for the further gauging of
the waters of the United States un
'der the direction of the Geological
Survey, the House today grew weary
of economy and increased the appro
priations for further tents of struc-
tural materials, lignites and other
coals, although the appropriation,
committee labored zealously to re
tain them at their original figure.
A dramatic scene occurred during
the adoption of the conference re
port on statehood, in which the
Speaker was the chief participant
and . in which he took exception to
what he interpreted as Insinuations
by Delegate Smith, of Arlsona, that
undue Influence had been used to
affect his position on the question.
The conference report on the om
nibus lighthouse bill was adopted.
The report of the conferees of the
agricultural appropriation bill was
submitted. ,
WASHINGTON, -une ,11. Not- in y.a't
has- the,. H-oi&e --,-Rt.sircMuiUMv-s .v-t
nessed a more dramatic scene than it wit
nessed today, incident to the adoption of
the conference report on statehood. At
the close of a wearisome day's debate on
the sundry civil bill, the Geological Sur
vey, discussion occupying the major por
tion of the time, Hamilton of Michigan,
chairman of the committee on territories,
called up the conference report on tht
statehood bill. In anticipation of some.
thing unusual most of the members were
in their seats, while the galleries were
comfortably filled.
Report From Conferees.
A round of cheers greeted the chair
man of the committee when he moved
the adoption of the report. Earlier in the
day he had endeavored to call up the re
port, but found that the papers had not
reached the House from the Senate. At
that time he stated that he did not ex
pect any debate, believing that the report
would be adopted without discussion.
While there was no discussion on the re
port itself, a most unexpected episode en
sued. Moon of Tennessee, the ranking mem
ber of the minority on the committee on
territories, had made a statement In re
gard to the position of the Democrats on
the compromise agreed upon In confer
ence. He was frequently Interrupted with
applause and was then followed by Mar
cus A. Smith, the Delegate from Arizona,
who took occasion In a guarded way to
insinuate that undue influence had been
used in postponing an agreement.
Speaker Given Storm of Applause.
Smarting under what he believed to be
a direct insinuation against him, Speaker
Cannon impetuously left the chair, calling
Dalzell to the desk and unconsciously
taking a position in the aisle opposite the
seat which he occupied for many years
until chosen Speaker. He asked the
Speaker pro tern, for five minutes to ex
plain his position. Thunders of applause
greeted the Speaker as he stood with hand
uplifted, his head shaking, waiting for
quiet in the House. Again and again
waves of applause swept over the cham
ber. Democrats and Republicans partici
pating. Finally order was restored and
then, measuring every word. Speaker
Cannon said:
Cannon Declares Himself.
Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House of
Representatives, during this session as at all
other sessions, I have represented my con
stituents and acted for the whole people ac
cording to my best judgment. The coming
Into the Union of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory has my approval. If I had my choice,
I would Infinitely prefer to see Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory come In separately, with
an aggregate population of two and one-half
millions, with four Senators, rather than to
see New Mexico and Arizona come together,
and. God knows, rather than to see them come
singly, with about 300.000 population and
four Senators. My views are not secret; I
have sought to the best of my belief to voice
them. Tou have the remit before you. Al
though every man In the Indian Territory
should vote against statehood for the new
proposed state of Oklahoma, notwithstanding
that protest the state would be and will be
formed under this enabling act.
Smith of Arizona arose, but Cannon con
tinued: I do not yield at tola moment. There la bo
separate vote there. There is a se-Sarate vote,
however, as t the other two. lf much for
that. I do not propose to go into' the merits
of this proposition. I would not have taken
the floor had not the honorable gentleman, the
Delegate from Arizona, made the remark that
there was a high penalty for the Governor of
that territory to attempt to Influence legisla
tion, or for one legislative body or Its mem
bership to attempt to traffic in legislation
with the other in order to secure other legis
lation. That remarks could have had but one
motive and one meaning, and that meaning
is that some one in the House has sought to
affect legislation in the House as a. matter
of traffic in order to secure action upon this
matter In the Senate. That imputation,, im
plied, so far as I know or believe, upon any
other member of this House, is unworthy of
the gentleman who uttered It and without
foundation in fact.
Invites Accuser to Speak.
If it was- necessary to furnish proof of this
statement. I look about me here on my own
side of the House, on member with whom I
disagreed touching the progress of the bill
from time to time, and upon the other side
of the House, and I pause and invite any
member present who has the least intimation,
knowledge or even belief that the statement
Implied in the insinuation of the gentleman
Is true, to say so.
When the Speaker finished, the House
was in an uproar. It could not be con
trolled, nor did the presiding officer make
any effort to do so. Members who had
sat in silence during the delivery of the
speech. Democrats and Republicans alike,
crowded around the Speaker to shake him
b'- the hand and tell him how glad they
were that the long-drawn-out fight for
statehood had been happily ended in a
compromise and that his speech vfetced
the sentiment of the members, x
Democratic Position "Stated.
Moon, in previously '.presentimr the views
of the minority, .said: -
Mr. Speaker,--' the controversy Itetween the
two parties in. this house on the admission of
the Territories of Arizona and New Mex
ico and Oklahoma and Indian Territory has
been very sharp and strong for some years
past. The Democratic party has felt that
it was to fhe Interest of the United States
that the balance of power between the sec
tions might be preserved In the Senate with
four states being made, instead of two. of
these territories. But in the consideration of
the case of 'Oklahoma and Indian Territory
we were con fronted with the principle that
has always oeen sacred to the Democratic
party, the o emand of the people of these
two territories for statehood together. Yield
ing our own) views la order that the vLft
of the people I might be heard, the minority of
the committed on territories readily acceded
to the proposition of the majority for the
union- of Oklafioma and the Indian Terri
tory. For the very reason that we agreed
to the union of Vhese two territories we have
opposed the unfoifc of Arizona and New Mex
ico, because It k apparent to us that the
people of those terrYtorles do not desire uaion.
and we felt that lV was against the prin
ciples of government against the theory of
both parties, to fore
an unwelcome union
upon two territories.
We said that this
Applause.)
bouse ought not to en-
force the union of th
two territories. We
saw this house vote
os 'down; as ' the ma-
jority of the conim'
tee had i'-.nt; again
in conre-enee. effr
e Hour ts sustained
by a majority cf '
or.f.rs sr then. Mr.
faa v -carred m this or any omer body.'
Speech Which Angered Cannon.
Smith foil-owed Moon, and in his speech,
to which the Speaker took umbrage, hs
said:
Mr. Speaker, three times through the
House of Representatives, twice Democratic
and once Republican, we have succeeded in
passing bills for the creation of separate
states of New Mexico anoV Arizona. The less
said about the way this bill has fared the
better for the history of this Congress.
There Is a law In Arizona that If one
legislator trades with another on the legis
lation before that body, he is guilty of a
very high misdemeanor, and If the Governor
shall attempt In that benighted state to in
fluence legislation by promise of a veto or
the withholding of a veto to secure other
legislation, he goes to the penitentiary.
1 congratulate Arizona, thanking the
House for what It has ultimately done, and
we phHll at the next session of this Congress,
when the election returns are shown, demon
stra e to this house whether, in spite of what
I conceive to be a bribe of $5,000,000 in this
bill and I rejected that before the commit
tee we have people above such considera
tions. I have no. doubt we shall come back
with such a veto on the proposed proceed
ings and this will be all we shall hear of
Joint statehood for Arizona and New Mex
ico. (Applause on Democratic tide.)
The conference report was then adopted
and the statehood bill now Anally goes to
the President.
MAY MAKE CROMWELL REPLY
Senate Canal Committee Decides to
Back Morgan's Position.
WASHINGTON. June 14. William Nel
son Cromwell, of New York, counsel for
the Panama Canal Company, from which
the United States bought the isthmian
waterway property, and a director of the
Panama Railroad, will be compelled to
answer questions propounded by Morgan.
If a decision reached today by the Senate
committee on Interoceanlc canals can be
upheld.
If Mr. Cromwell maintains the attitude
that has characterized his former attend
ances before the committee, his alleged
contumacy will be carried to the Senate,
and, if the committee Is upheld. It Is like
ly that the contest between the Alabama
Senator and the New York lawyer will
eventually get into the courts. The test
will come Tuesday, to which date the
committee adjourned.
Great Rejoicing In New State.
GUTHRIE. Okla., June 14. Whistles
screamed and bells all over the city rang
for fully an hour last night when the
news became generally known that the
conference report on the statehood bill
had been accepted by the Senate, and
that statehood seemed assured. Nearly
every inhabitant of the city went into the
streets and joined in the demonstration
by discharging firearms and fireworks.
MUSKOGEE. I. T.. June 14. Here and
throughout Indian Territory there was
great rejoicing last night over the appar
ent near approach of statehood.
Have Not Agreed to Big Battleship.
"WASHINGTON. June 14. Hale, in
charge of the naval appropriation bill,
said in the Senate today that the Senate
conferees had by no means abandoned the
Senate amendments postponing the de
cision for a monster warship until further
information could be secured as to the
plans. That, he added, is one of the points
of disagreement, and is still open.
Olmsted Succeeds John Hyde.
WASHINGTON, June 14. Secretary
Wilson today announced the appoint
ment of Victor - H.- Olmsted as statisti
cian, to All the vacancy created by the
resignation of John Hyde. Mr. Olm
sted for some time has been a member
of the crop reporting board of. the De
partment of Agriculture.
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Clear Case of Rebating
to Standard.
VIGOROUS ACTION ORDERED
Lake Shore Railroad Official
Has to Confess.
FINES AMOUNT TO MILLIONS
Interstate Commission Will Take
Case Before Grand Jury Imme
diately Prison Sentence Is
Possible for Violators.
CLEVELAND, O., June 14. (Special.)
Instructions have been given at Wash
ington to begin criminal proceedings
against the Lake Shore Railroad, George
J. Grammer, vice-president of the New
York Central lines west of Buffalo; the
Standard Oil Company, and whatever
other officers may be shown to have been
implicated in the payment and receipt
of rebates, which were disclosed in ' the
Interstate Commerce Commission hearing
here today. The contemplated proceed
ings may include Edgar Bogardus, traffic
manager of the Standard Oil Company at
Chicago, and other officers of the Lake
Shore at Chicago and Cleveland. This, to
gether with the complete backdown of
the Standard OH Company, when it was
given the eagerly sought opportunity to
make a defense before the Commission,
was the denouement of the Commission's
session.
Goes Before Grand Jury.
Actlnc unHnr "ttistrllrtlftns from the
Commission, J. T. Mirchand. its attorney,
wlll l(cav- for ChlcVo . tomorrow night
with M. VI of trrtng the
case for
triere. lit JnstrurUnii '-e posture' with
HEinilis nil' m lI'w"W '
been further orflered to ascertain whetnex
it will be possible to proceed-also against
the officials of the Lake Shore for a vio
lation of the injunctions issued more than
three years ago, restraining the railroads
from paying rebates on any kind of traf
fic. The Federal grand jury will be asked
to indict Captain Grammer and the Lake
Shore for paying these rebates.
Pines 'May Reach Millions.
Under the law, both the railroad com
pany and the official can be fined not
less than $1000 nor more than $30,000 for
each offense, and similar treatment can
be given the Standard OH Company and
the officials of that corporation who may
be shown to have been guilty of soliciting
the payment of the rebates. . .
The maximum fines that could be as
sessed under the law would aggregate
$630,000 against the railroad, a like sum
against each of its officials who are guilty
and a like sum against the Standard Oil
Company and against each of its officers
found guilty. It Is possible, therefore, for
the Standard Oil Company and the rail
road Company and their officials to be
assessed several millions of dollars for
their infractions of the law.
In addition to this, if the Commission's
attorney finds that he can proceed under
the injunctions of the courts, and he is
now certain that this is possible, a charge
of contempt of court might be pressed
and involve a punishment by both fine and
imprisonment.
Evidence Too Clear to Ignore.
The testimony in the case was so posi
tive and clear that the Commissioners felt
that they could not ignore it. After com
munication with Washington, it was de
termined to institute all the criminal pro
ceedings possible against the accused and
to prosecute them vigorously. The In
structions are to leave no stone unturned
in the attempt to bring the suspects to
the fullest justice.
The witnesses who made the rebate dis
closures were Andstor Tully and Henry
L. Meyer, clerks in the freight office, in
charge of storage accounts. Meyer is the
witness for whom the Commission and
United States Marshal had been hunting
for more than two weeks. It is under
stood that President Newman instructed
his officers at Cleveland to produce Meyer,
which they did.
UNWILLING WITNESS TELLS
Systematic Payment of Rebates to
Standard by Railroad.
CLEVELAND, June 14. The Interstate
Commerce Commission reopened the in
vestigation of the Standard Oil Company
here today. Judge C. A. Prouty was the
only member of the Commission present.
J. T. Marchand, chief counsel for the
Commission, was assisted by Judge 9. , S.
Mehard, of Pittsburg. 1
In opening the session. Judge Prouty
said he had received a letter from Virgil
P. Kline, chief counsel for the Standard
Oil Company of Ohio, on June 7, in which
it was stated that the Standard OH Com
pany did not desire at this time to offer
any testimony. Mr. Kline, who was pres
ent, corroborated the statement and said
that this course was decided upon be
cause he believed that a full reply to all
the charges against the Standard Oil Com
pany was now on file in the office of the
Commissioner of Corporations.
Chief Counsel Marchand then offered the
testimony of M. C. Tully, an auditor in
the freight department of the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern Railway Company.
Mr. Tully's testimony was concerning
storage charges made against the Stand
ard Oil Company at Chicago, it being the
contention of Mr. Marchand that the rail
road bad. allowed these cbargea to go un-
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OIL
paid and that the auditor's department
In Cleveland had afforded the local agent
at Chicago relief In this respect.
Mr. Marchand endeavored to show that
this was a roundabout way of giving
the Standard Oil Company a rebate, but
failed to obtain definite information.
Commissioner Prouty, after a sharp ex
amination, ordered Tully to proceed to his
office and obtain the accounts of the Chi
cago office for the last two years, con
taining the record of freight charges. The
Commission took a recess until Mr.
Tully's return.
When Tully returned with the accounts
in question Mr. Prouty, selecting sev
eral at random. proceeded to ask
about them. The reports examined
showed storage charges averaging $500
a month against the Standard Oil Com
pany. Without obtaining any Information
as to whether the charges were ever paid
or not. Judge Prouty. by skillful work,
succeeded in drawing from Mr. Tully the
admission that the agent at Chicago was
not required to send in the cash for the
storage charges against the Standard
Company, but that the account was bal
anced by a voucher sent to the Cleve
land office. This, Tully said, was done
upon orders from G. J. Grammer, traffic
manager of the road.. The practice, ho
said, had been followed since 1903. but had
ceased on January 1 of this year.
There was no cross-examination and
there being no other witnesses, adjourn
men was taken without delay. Mr. Mar
chand declared, at the close of the session,
that the failure of Mr. Kline to offer any
testimony or put In a defense of any kind
was a complete victory for the independ
ent oil men.
Mill Pierce Stay In Contempt?
ST. LOUIS. June 14. H. clay-Pierce,
chairman of the board of directors of tne
Waters-Pierce Oil Company, whose attor
ney, John D. Johnson, promised Monday
that he would be in St. Louis to appear
at the oil hearing Friday, was in New
York at noon Thursday. He communi
cated with his St. Louis office by long
distance telephone. Mr. Johnson abso-.
lutely declined to discuss the question
whether Mr. Pierce would be at the hear
ing. OFFICERS MUST PAY BILLS
Policy-Holders' Money Cannot Be
Used In Personal Campaign.
NEW YORK, June 14. Samuel Unter
myer, counsel for the international policy-holders'
committee, sent a letter today
to President Charles A. Peabody, of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, saying
that the officers of the company will be
held personally responsible for the Mutual
Life advertising which Is now appearing
in the newspapers. . Mr. Untermyer says:
"It was natural that the policy-holders
should resent this latest assault upon
their property, which was in many re
spects quite as daring as any that have
been exposed. This they did by writing
to the secretary of the committee. He
ourteously inquired of you for your ver-
J siorf of the facts, but it seems from your
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inquiries entitled to an antiwer.
Perhaps 'you believe that this defiant and
contemptuous attitude toward the vlc-timizedjiolicy-hoMers
will tend to restore
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"You will please taks notios that the
officers of your company will be held per
sonally responsible for the money ex
pended in these transparent efforts to
conduct your campaign against the policy-holders
at their expense."
Huddleston Will Is Broken.
SPRINGFIELD. June 15. The Supreme
Court tonight handed down a decision in
the Hudleston will case breaking the will
bequeathing $100,000 to Ewing College at
Ewing, 111., and the American Baptist
Missionary Society of Boston.
Taken Into the Fold.
ST. PAUL, June 14. Today's session of
the United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Conference admitted the following con
gregations: Brdswold, Sommers, Mont.;
Bethlehem, Merritville, Wash.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 68
deg. ; minimum, 43 deg.
TODAY'S Showers; southwesterly winds.
Russia.
Bomb-throwing at Bialystok starts rioting
between Christians and Jews, which lasts
all night. Page 4.
Ministers' statement about executions pro
vokes stormy scene In Parliament.
Page 4.
Rebel feeling spreads among troops and gov
ernment cannot trust guard. Page 4.
National.
Roosevelt condemns new meat bill and
threatens extra session to act on canaL
Page 4.
House committee may revise meat bill to
suit him. Page 4.
Manufacturers' committee exonerates pack
ers. Page 4.
Speaker Cannon denies Insinuations regard
ing statehood bill and House gives him
ovation. Page 1.
Benate fixes day for vote on canal bill.
Page 2.
Politics.
Bryan noncommittal about his boom, but
will come home for Fall campaign.
Page 7.
Roosevelt's advice to college graduating
class. Page 5.
Jerome replies to Folk's attack. Page T.
Domestic.
Insurance companies which refuse to shave
San Francisco - losses leave Board ot Un
derwriters. Page 1.
Government gets evidence of rebating to
St&ndard and will . prosecute Standard
and railroad. Page 1.
Sport.
Portland wins from Fresno. Page 7.
Result of first day's play In golf tourney.
rage 7.
Pacific Coast.
Movement started for revision of the crim
inal laws of Oregon. Page 0.
Beautiful camp on Rogue River will be
meeting-place of the Grand Army.
Page 6.
Washington Commissioners and railroad men
tauc two days and reach no agreement.
Page 6.
No great rush at the opening of the Ctow
rteservauon. Page 6.
Spokane photographer faints in court at
Lewiston when accused of conspiracy
against man's life. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
More Inquiries for hops, but no sales. Page IS.
Bear party formed in stock market. Page IS.
Chicago wheat market again declines. Page 15.
New channel will be selected at mouth of
Columbia River. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Pioneers of Oregon are honored sruests of
Portland. Page 10.
Bride of a week sues for divorce. Page 11.
Bankers will draft bill to regulate banking
business in the state. Page 11.
School election will be held. Page 11.
Craig will accept position with Great North-
era railway, rg$ 11,
CLERGY ELECTS
SCAD D i N G
BISHOP
Laity Confirms Choice
in Convention,
STORMY SESSION IS HELD
One Report Circulated Is
Denounced, as-a Lie.
VOTE STANDS 13 TO 11
Successor to Bishop Morris, a Na
tive of Toronto, Moderate High
Churchman and a Clergyman
of Wide Reputation,
CAREER Of ORKGON'S EPISCO
PAL BISHOP-ELECT.
Rev. Charles Scaddlng was born in
Toronto, Canada, November 25,
18(!2.
Educated at Toronto University
and ordained to priesthood in 188B.
Served as curate In Buffalo and
then two years as assistant to Rev.
W. 8. Ralnsford. of St. George's
Church. New York.
Served as rector of Trinity Church,
Toledo. O., for five years, and since
May. 1S9S, as rector of Emmanuel
Church, of La Grange, 111.
Married In 1805 Miss Mary Pom
eroy, of Toledo. O.
Author of "Direct Answers to
Plain Questions for American
Churchmen."
He is active In Sunday school and
missionary work. He Is chairman
of the Sunday School Commission of
the dloceBe of Chicago.
He is a successful lecturer, having
lectured In England on "The Church
In America. " Another lecture Is en
titled "Plcttii! sque Alaska,"
He is m bfllcvtT In athletics and
a devotet jolt crUsetand -.
ball ',"
After a heated discussion which lasted
nearly eight hours the Rev. Charles Scad
ding, of La Grange, 111., was elected bish
op of the Episcopal Church for the Dio
cese of Oregon by the eighteenth annual
Episcopal convention held at the Trinity
parish-house last nieht.
The convention met for the business ses
sion at the parish-house at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and after the commit'
tee on credentials read the different re
ports election of officers of the conven
tion was proceeded with. Rev. Dr. G. B.
Van Waters was elected chairman of th
convention: Rev. W. A. M. Breck, secre
tary, and Rev. H. D. Chambers, assistant
secretary.
The convention unanimously adopted a
resolution providing for a memorial serv
ice to be held today in commemoration of
the late Rt. Rev. B. Wiatar Morris, lata
bishop of Oregon.
Have Heated Discussion.
The first round of heated discussion oc
curred when one of the delegates offered
a resolution for the convention to go into
an executive session. A stormy debata
followed, in which many of the delegates
joined. Dr. S. E. Joseph! in a spirited
speech killed the resolution, however, and
the convention proceeded with the most
important event in the history of tha
Episcopal Church in the last 39 years, tha
selection of a bishop of Oregon.
As Chairman Van Waters called upon
members to begin the nominating, it was
fully five minutes before Rev. P. K. Ham
mond, of Oregon City, rose and with a
short introduction, in which he said that
he preferred to be last, not first, put tha
name of Rev. Charles Scaddlng, of La
Grange, 111., for candidacy as the next
Episcopal bishop of Oregon.
He spoke about the candidate's career,
his excellent missionary record and fit
ness for the exalted position, and then
proceeded to read some of the letters re
ceived about Rev. Mr. Scadding's charac
ter and ability.
' Iietters Are Eulogistic.
The speaker read letters of ten Episco
pal bishops who spoke In the most glow
ing terms of Rev. Scaddlng and the ring
ing note was this clergyman's kind heart,
great executive ability and natural fitness
for the responsible post.
Rev. Mr. Hammond said in part that
Rev. Mr. Scaddlng was not a perfect
angel but a man of red blood and that
even Dr. Morrison, the leader of ,tho
opposition party, said that if Rev. Scad
ding is elected he would "have no kick
coming" and would be. the first to wel
come the new bumop. As the speaker
was finishing his eloquent address ha
mentioned that he had heard rumors of
a coming battle between the high and the
low church party. He said it was below
the dignity of the convention to discuss
that question, and proposed that church
manship of the candidates should be en
tirely left out. The remark brought vig
orous applause and both sides agreed to
eliminate the question from their discus
sions. As Rev. Mr. Hammond took his
seat the whole convention began to ap
plaud and it was some minutes before
order was restored and Rev. A. A. Mor
rison, D. D., of Trinity Church, -lould be
gin his address.
Nominates Dr. Campbell.
The speaker began by saying he came
to the convention without asking anyone's
support, but only with the belief in tha
living God, who would guide him to
Concluded ca Pae &i