Morning Oregonian., July 10, 1906, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1906.
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ORGANIZE REVOLT
E
Committee Issues Manifesto
to Policy-Holders of
Big Companies.
OVERTHROW MEN IN POWER
Strong Men of America and England
Unite to Wrest Control of New
York Life and Mutual
Life From Grafters.
NEW YORK, July 9. The international
policy -holders' committee, organized to
overthrow the present management of
the New York Life Insurance Company
and the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
of New York, effected a permanent or
ganization at a meeting held today by
the election of the following offlicers:
Chairman, Richard Olney. of Massa
chusetts; vice-chairman. Governor J.
Frank Hanly, of Indiana; executive com
mittee, Alton B. Parker of New York,
Governor J. E. Johnson of Minnesota,
Charles Emory Smltn, of Philadelphia,
Harlow N. Higginbotham Illinois, A. M.
Shook of Tennessee, Governor Henry
Roberts of Connecticut, Governor Sam
uel W. Pennypacker of Pennsylvania;
finance committee. Thomas B. Wana
maker of Pennsylvania, F. D. Niedrintf
haus of Missouri, Samuel W. Newhouse
of Utah, Samuel Untermyer of New
York (counsel), Seymour Eaton (secre
tary), G. R. Scrugham (organizer).
The general committee formally added
to the list of its members the names of
Lord St. Oswald and Harmwood Bannard,
M. P., to represent the English policy
holders. Address to Policy-Holders.
After the meeting the committee Issued
an address to policyholders explaining
the inception oj the committee and out
lining its plan of action. Reciting that
the voting power has gradually been
transferred from policy-holders to a few
officers, centered in New York, the ad
dress says that it is necessary for the
1.200,000 policy-holders to organize with
out delay, as this year the law recently
enacted affords the policy-holders their
nnlv iinnirtimliv tn nhralr .. ,i nlnf a
trnl In nnc rl r-1 inn u-hlln horooftor -.r lr
half the directors can be chosen in any
one election. The text of the address is
as follows:
To the Policy-Holders of the New York
Life Insurance Company and the Mutual Life
Insurance Company: At the request of policy-holders
and committees representing policy-holders,
in your companies In the United
States and foreign countries the under
signed have consented to act as a committee
to represent your interests under the name
of "The International Policy-Holders Com
mittee" and herewith submit for your con
sideration the following statement of facts:
Proxy Grabbing Officers.
First These two Insurance companies are
mutual companies, that Is to say, they are
owned by their policy-holders. The enor
mous accumulated assets. of over $900,000,000
represent the premiums which you as policy
holders hava Dald.
Second The law requires that the policy
holders of a mutual company shall elect
from among themselves directors who shall
be responsible to all policy-holders for the
Intelligent and faithful management of the
company's affairs. As the law formerly
stood, it was practically impossible for the
policy-holders scattered throughout the
world to vote. In 1005, even after the agi
tation began, there were 2328 votes cast,
mainly proxies. In the two companies out of
a total of over 1,200.000 policy-holders, or
less than one-fifth of one per cent.
Third It gradually became a recognized
custom among the officers to secure through
agents proxies made out to the president or
some other officer of the company upon
the delivery' of the policy. In this way the
voting power was gradually transferred from
the policy-holders to a few of the executive
officers centered In New York.
Fourth Thus It came about that the con
trol of these two companies was gradually
taken out of the hands of the policy-holders
and came under the absolute domination of
a few executive officers. Out of this system
have grown the extravagances and other
abuses, some of the particulars of which
were brought out under legal pressure by
the Armstrong investigating committee. The
self-appointed directors are still in control
and will remain In control directly or
through their own nominees, unless you as
policy-holders decide otherwise by the exer-
01 juui nfiiiL ui - pie oauoi voting
wnicn nas oeen restoreu Dy the recently-enacted
law.
New Law Gives Relief.
Fifth At the last session of the Legisla
ture of the State of New York, the state
which Issued the charters of these two
companies, there was enacted a law which
gives to policy-holders their actual voting
rights, 'i ne law strikes at tDe very root of
the evil. It cancels all previously-issued
proxies and provides that any proxy given
in advance of October 18, 1906. shall be
void. It fixes the date for the election of
directors. It gives to the policy-holders the
privilege of nominating their own candi
dates and the right to vote by ballot, as In
ordinary elections, and to record that vote
by mall. We emphasise the fact that now
is the only opportunity for obtaining com
plete control of your properties at one elec
tion, as hereafter under the law only one
half the directors can be chosen In any one
year.
Sixth To secure the benefit of such a
law. it is necessary that the 1,200,000 or
more policy-holders should organize into
such working force as to secure harmony of
action in the selection of candidates for
directors. Associations of policy-holders
have been formed in various parts of the
Vnlted States and in foreign countries, each
Independent of the other. These associa
tions have united in an appeal to your com
mittee to act with the entire body of policy
bolders in the selection of candidates for
directors. 86 for the Mutual Life and 24 for
the New York Life.
IMans of Committee.
The foregoing and the grave abuses of
trust that gave rise to such legislation made
necessary the organization of your commit
tee. Neither the committee nor its gen
eral counsel will accept any compensation
for thlr services. Our nominees will be
representative of every section as far as
possible, but under the law one-half of each
board must be residents of the State of New
xork.
It Wilt ho nn nort nf Ih Hntv a tVI. -
mtttee further to Investigate the wrongs and
abuses, some of which have been exposed by
the recent legislative investigation and by
the inquisition of the grand Jury which Is
till under way. Within the brief time
which the Armstrong committee was able to
devote to that phase of the Investigations,
it was impossible for them to touch upon
administration of the subsidiary banks and
trust companies or to wn hevon.i rh -
surface of the abuses which were uncovered.
Certain suits have been begun to recover
moneys claimed to have been misappropri
ated, wasted, or lost and it is charged that
other suits should be commenced. The fur
ther Investigation, the prosecution of such
suits as have been begun and the com
mencement of further suits, if any,
for restitution, will devolve upon
the new management. Those matters
will constitute no part of the duty of this
committee. It will rest with you to deter
mine whether such efforts to secure restitu
tion can be prosecuted with greater freedom
and Justice to you by the directors under
whose administration the acts were perpetu
ated, or directors named by them, or by a
new management which has had no connec
tion with and Is under no obligation to the
old officers.
When from the names which we now In
vite you to submit to us for consideration
we have nominated candidates for directorv
LIFE INSURANC
we shall have discharged the responsibility
resting upon us. The election of new can
didates will be entirely in your hands. The
directors now In power have nominated or
will nominate for each company what is to
be known as the administration ticket, the
machinery for which they now control
through their possession of your property to
defeat your candidates and elect themselves
or their nominees.
As your representatives In this campaign,
we advise you to disregard the influence
which will be brought to bear upon you by
the local paid agents and to exercise in this
as in any other election your own Independ
ent and individual Judgment in the choice of
the man who shall from this time forward
act as the trustee of your insurance savings.
If you as a policy-holder will intelligently
exercise this personal choice and do what
you can to so instruct your immediate
friends who are policy-holders, so that they
shall not be misled by the efforts of paid
agents, the success of this campaign in your
Interest is assured.
It Is not the purpose of this movement to
disturb the actual working organizations of
these two companies, except so far as it may
be necessary to correct the abuses which
are the direct result of mismanagement of
the executive centers.
The expense of this campaign must be
borne by the policy-holders. It costs over
$50,000 to place a circular in the hands of
all policy-holders. A committee of finance
will have charge of all receipts and ex
penditures and will see that all contribu
tions received from policy-holders are ex
pended in their interest. At the comple
tion of, the campaign a detailed expense re
port will ba rendered.
Under these conditions and In the full be
lief that this movement Is one of the most
Important which has ever been instituted in
this country, your committee feels free to
urge you as a policy-holder to forward to
the secretary such voluntary contribution
(from $1 upward) as you may consider it
your privilege to make.
Will Organize Permanently.
Should the policy-holders give expression
to such a desire, this committee will en
deavor to form a permanent policy-holders'
organization, which will have the following
fo" Its objects:
A To maintain a vigilant supervision of
ine conduct of the business of the com
panies and to make an independent audit of
their books through chartered accountants
employed by the organization.
B To require the annual distribution
among the policy-holders of the dividends
to which they are entitled and to prevent as
far as possible the undue Increase of the
vast accumulations which are the prolific
sources of temptation to mismanagement
and waste.
C To furnish the beneficiaries of policies
which mature by death or otherwise a
means of ascertaining whether the sum that
is being offered by the company Is the full
amount to which the beneficiaries are Justly
entitled. Under past and present conditions
the beneficiaries must take what Is offered
and have no practical redresa or way of
ascertaining what is due them.
L To prevent the payment to the offl
cers of the companies exorbitant salaries
or the use of the company s tunas lor po
Iltlcal purposes and In the corruption of
legislative bodies.
S To see to it that the $33,000,000 or
thereabouts of stocks of banks and trust
companies which the companies are required
to sell within five years are disposed of to
the best advantage of the policy-holders.
F To advise you from time to time con
cerning the candidates for directors that
are presented for election by the aamlnlS'
tration and. If necessary, to nominate op
nosinK candidates and to endeavor to re'
strict the operations of the companies to
the legitimate scope of the insurance dusi
ness. Old Directors Unfaithful.
The Legislature of New York after thor
ough investigation followed by the most
startling exposures of the methods of the
officers and directors in the conduct of the
affairs of your companies, in substance and
effect has declared these airectors to dc un
faithful trustees of the great interests com
mitted to their charge, "nas legislated them
out of office and has called upon the poi
icy-holders to choose new directors. The
nominations for new directors by tnis com
mlttee will in due time be submitted to the
policy-holders.
It was decided that when the commit
tee adjourned It should e at the call of
the chair, which was empowered to call
a meeting any time after ten days' no
tice. The immediate work to be done will
devolve on the executive committee,
which Is expected to hold frequent meet
ings in New York, Philadelphia and else
where. The committee has until Sep
tember IS to flle the names for directors
to be voted for by the policy-holders. The
administrations of the two companies are
reauired bv law to file their nominations
with a list of policy-holders, before July
13. The voting will continue from Oc
tober 18 to December 18, when the polls
will close.
TYRANNY AND COWARDICE
Germans Use Strong Language About
- Abolition of Canteens.
NEWARK. N. J.. July 9. (Special.)
At the 22d biennial convention of the
North American Turnerbund in session
here today, a resolution was passed pro
testine airainst the prohibition of the can
teen In homes for disabled soldiers. The
resolution states that the convention ap-
oroves of the action of the executive com
mittee in protesting against the removal
of canteens and expresses sorrow that
Congress did not heed these protests,
Continuing, the resolution reads:
"We consider the measure an act of
useless cruelty and tyranny against vet
erans who risked life and limb for the
preservation of the Union and are beyond
the age of education. We are of opinion
that the action of Congress is not due
to anv motives of conscience or morality
but partly to blind and unreasonable
faith in worthless and dangerous dogmas
and theories, controlling sound reason
and every sense of justice, and partly to
political cowardice, overpowering indi
vidual conviction and sound judgment."
WANT THEIR SUNDAY BEER
Turners Fear I4d in St. Louis Sym
pathy for Federationists.
NEWARK, N. J.. July 9. The most Im
portant work of the German-American
Gymnastic Alliance, in session here this
morning, was the selection of Cincinnati
as the place of meeting two years hence,
and the abrogation of a rule by which In
dianapolis remains the headquarters of
the executive board. St. Louis was a
strong competitor for the next convention.
When a delegate's voice In the rear of the
hall said "There Is danger of a bishops'
bill In St. Louis," everybody laughed at
the Jocular reference to Newark's dry
Sunday yesterday, and a chorus responded
"Cincinnati! Cincinnati!" A resolution fa
voring the Army canteen was passed.
Resolutions were passed at the after
noon meeting, expressing sympathy for
the miners Imprisoned In Idaho, and de
claring against the treatment of the Jews
In Russia.
Much time was occupied In reaching a
verdict In the case of the Concordta Turn
Vereln of St. Louis, which had been ap
pealed from a decision of the judges at
the fest at Indianapolis two years ago.
The Concordlas were adjudged winners of
the second prize in the first group. They
objected to the decision on the ground of
prejudice. The special committee upheld
the original decision.
Banquet to "Yakima" Jones.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. July 9.
(Special. ) Two hundred business men of
the Yakima Valley attended a banquet
at the Yakima Hotel tonight In honor of
Congressman W. L. Jones. It was the
most elaborate affair of the kind ever
held in Yakima. H. J. Snivel-, the Dem
ocratic war horse of Yakima, was the
toastmaster and there were twenty toasts
by prominent business men of the city.
Must Destroy the Thistles.
OREGON CITY. Or., July 9. (Special.)
The County Court has advised property
owners at Halley, on the line of the O.
W. P. & R. Co., to proceed at once with
the destruction of all Canadian thistles
on their premises. County Judge Grant
B. Dimick Inspected the property Satur
day afternoon on which it was reported
thistles were growing.
OLD VALET F
NO
Important New Witness
in
Thaw-White Case.
THAW'S THREAT TO SHOOT
Woman Will Say She Heard It.
White's Secretary Denies White
Was Black as Painted Many
Actresses Are Called
NEW YORK, July 9. A witness whose
testimony may be of considerable Import
ance in connection with the Thaw-White
case was found today in the person of
Warren Hammond, who at one time was
emoloved bv Thaw as a valet, ijntll to
day It had been supposed that, when
William Bedford, Thaw's regular valet.
died, the testimony of the only person
who had ev-er occuuied the position of a
body servant to the young man had been
irrevocably lost. Hammond, However,
substituted for Bedford during three
months when the latter was ill, about
three years ago. It 4s expected that
Hammond will be examined at the Dis
trict Attorney's office tomorrow.
Among the persons questioned by As
sistant District Attorney Garvan today
was Charles Harnett, who was employed
by Stanford White as a secretary. It is
understood that Harnett's testimony tend
ed to contradict the current reports of
much that was discreditable in Mr.
White's private life.
A Mrs. Schwartz, who lives in West
Thirty-second street, and who is an in
timate friend of the Thaws, will be ques
tioned by Mr. Garvan tomorrow. It U
said that shortly after Harry Thaw and
Miss Nesblt were married Thaw tnreat
ened, in the presence of Mrs. Schwartz,
to shoot Stanford White, and It Is to as
certain if this threat was actually made
that Mr. Garvan will Interrogate airs.
Schwartz.
CALL MANY CHORUS GIRLS
Prosecutors Rake Theatrical District
for Evidence Against Thaw.
NEW YORK, July 9. The investiga--sp
0 jCaujojw J3H1SKI am to uon
cover the motive for the killing of
Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw is
bringing to the office of the prose
cutor many young women of the stage.
The Broadway theatrical district has
been flooded with subpenas. Many
chnnis c-irl. have left the city and
others remain at their homes to avoid
the subpena-servers.
Two young women whom the Dis
trict Attorney's office has been partic
ularly eager to interview are Miss
Paula Desmond and Miss Gertie Grant.
It is allesred that these young women
were followed and annoyed by detec
tives who had been employed to watch
White. Paula Desmond, whose real
name Is Pauline Kellerman, Is now at
her home in Kingston, N. Y., and a rep
resentative of the District Attorney's
office has gone there to see her. Miss
Grant has been abroad for some time.
but returned last Saturday. Detectives
were watching all the steamships, but
the girl slipped ashore unseen and hex
whereabouts now is not known. Both
Miss Grant and Miss Desmond are
known to have been friends of Stan
ford White.
The activity of the District Attor
ney's office in running down all clews
In the theatrical district is largely due
to the story told Assistant District
Attorney Garvin by Edna McClure. a
snowglrl and former friend oi Mrs,
Thaw. Miss McClure told the District
Attorney that White entertained a
number of quests in a Broaaway res
taurant one night. Thaw saw White
enter the place. He began to abuse
White. Miss McClure says, and said to
his wife:
"There goes that blackguard now
that owned you before I did.
"Mrs. Thaw is reported to have an
swered: "Stop raking up my past
Harry. That brute over there is re
sponsible. Go to him abouc it.
"I will," said Thaw. "I'll get him
yet."
Mrs. Le Grand Mink, the mother of
Edna McClure, was with her daughter
at the District Attorney s office yes
terday. In speaking of the Thaw case
today, she said:
"Harry Thaw's hate for Stanford
White was like chat of a maniac. He
seemed possessed of a consuming nor
ror of White. It was plainly a mania
with him."
The District Attorney's office also is
searching for William Sturgis, a close
friend of Harry K. Thaw, who has dis
appeared since the tragedy. It is re
ported that Sturgis had heard Thaw
make threats against Stanford wnite.
GUARDS AT FIELD'S STORE
Building Commissioner's Drastic
Measure to Enforce Law.
CHICAGO, July 9. The retail dry
goods store of Marshall Field & Co.
was closed to the public today by
Buildins: Commissioner Bartzen be
cause tke management of the store had
not placed stairs in the store for mak
ing exits. This morning when the
commissioner became aware that the
work had not been done over Sunday
he caused police officers to be sta
tioned at all doors of the place and
allowed nobody but employes to enter.
Manager James Simpson, as soon as he
was aware that all the customers were
being turned back at the entrances,
hastened to the building commissioner.
"I have repeatedly called attention to
this matter." said the commissioner,
"and if you are not man enough to
protect the lives of your patrons, you
ouerht to be in jail."
Mr. Simpson then called upon the
Mavor. who said that the building com
missioner had been too drastic and
that he should have proceeded against
the management of the store through,
the courts.'
The store was allowed to open, and Mr.
tBartzen swore out a warrant for the arrest
of Mr. Simpson, charging six violations of
the building law. After accepting serv
ice of the warrant tonight, Mr. Simpson
appeared in Justice Hurley's court and
gave bonds amounting to $200 for his ap
pearance In court on July 17.
SEALERS PUTIN CHAINS
Released After Three Years' Impris
onment in Russian Dungeon.
VICTORIA, B. C, July 9. Advices from
Japan state that three Americans, one
Britisher and one Japanese sealer, who
were Imprisoned for 16 months at Vladi
vostok, have returned to Japan after be
ing released. One of the Americans was
loaded with chains, while in confinement.
The Americans and the Britisher, who
are distressed, are being maintained at
the Seamen's Institute at Yokohama.
They were members of the crew of the
Japanese sealing schooner Kyoichl Maru,
which was sunk by Russian cruisers from
Vladivostok off Saghalien in 1903 and the
sealerswere taken to Vladivostok on the
cruiser Gromobol.
THE
ROOSEVELT
BEARS
Only at
Mail Orders
Promptly Filled
at Sale
Prices
Great Summer Lace Sale- Very Special
All day Monday the counters were thronged with eager crowds
of lace buyers. There's a reason. Every yard In our vast collec
tion of laces, trimmings and embroideries is being sold at prices
never equalled in Portland. Buy now for your future needs and
save money.
1212cTorchon Lace 3c
As an extra special for today, we
place on sale an entire sample line, just
received, of this season's best patterns in
cotton Torchon Lace and Insertion to
match, widths being from to 3 inches.
35c German Val. 15c
Extra quality, firm edge German Valen
ciennes Lace, 3 to s inches wide; great
value up to 35c a yard.
Great Valenc'ns Lace
Event: Less Than V3
Your choice of many of this season's
best patterns in German or round mesh,
Italian and French Valenciennes Laces,
widths 54 to 1 Vi inch. Marked for this
great event at remarkably low prices.
$ .75 values 25 dozen
$i.oo values 37ft dozen
$1.50 values 48 dozen
$3.00 values 08 dozen
50c Embroideries 17c
Miles and miles of beautiful Embroid
eries in cambric, nainsook and Swiss, in
all the new and up-to-date patterns, in
cluding the English and shadow effects,
now so much in vogue.
BARRED BY BRITONS
No American Canned Meat Al
lowed on Warships,
SAILORS REFUSE TO EAT IT
Admiralty Yields to Their Protest
and Will Feed Them on Austra
lian and Argentine Meat,
Which Is Guaranteed.
XiONDON, July 9. As the result of the
refusal of one of the ships of the British
attacking fleet to take on American tinned
meats during the recent naval manoeuv
ers, the Admiralty directs that ships'
companies be supplied with Australian or
Argentine brands in lieu of American.
The remainder of American tinned meats
now on hand is being returned to the vic
tualing yards and will be no longer a
compulsory ration for the navy.
Winston Spencer Churchill, under-sec-retary
of the colonies, in an official com
munication to William Redmond, nation
alist member of Parliament, says he is
informed that special care is exercised by
the New South Wales Government that
only absolutely healthy beeves are slaugh
tered for food and that every precaution
is taken at the freezing and canning
works to insure a cleanly method. Where
any breach of the regulations regard
ing cleanliness is proved, licenses are inr
mediately withdrawn. Persons slaughter
ing a diseased beef are liable to imprison
ment for two years and the seller of dis
eased meat is liable to imprisonment for
a longer term. Government inspectors re
port weekly. Twelve hours notice must
be given of intention to slaughter, and
where no such notice is given a penalty
of $25 a head may be imposed.
WTLSON MEETS THE PACKERS
Holds Conference in Chicago and
Will Instruct Inspectors.
CHICAGO, July 9. Secretary of Agri
culture Wilson and chiefs of the packing
establishments at the stock yards held a
meeting today. When the conference ad
lourned in the afternoon, none of the
packers would say a word regarding what
had occurred in tne conrerence. wuson
said:
"The meeting was not a formal affair
The Washington authorities asked me to
meet the packers and the time and place
were considered the most convenient. I
am here today to listen. My mission
here is to explain the new law to the
Government Inspectors. I do not expect
to make a detailed inspection of the stock
yards, but will inform the puMie as to the
result of . my labors wnlle here Just as
soon as I can.
"I found the general condition of the
stockyards to be good," said Mr. Wil
son tonight, "and everything was evi
dently prepared to place the entire
yards In a first-class condition and an
evident desire on the part of all those
in authority to comply with the laws
fully.
"Tomorrow I will confer with some
30 Government inspectors from various
cities having packing industries. They
come to Chicago at my request to re
celve instructions regarding the opera
tions of the new inspection law and to
Modern Optical Methods
Vision corrected for permanence and frame-fitting
executed to satisfy completely. Thousands on list testify
to the results given.
CORNER THIRD AND
Manufacturing Jewelers
Cipinan, (Uoff e $
Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Our Prices Are Always the Lowest
15c Wash Lace 7c
Thousands of yards of new patterns in
Point de Paris and Platte Valenciennes
Wash Laces and insertion to match, 354
to 5 inches wde.
Dress Nets 57c Yard
The popular Dress Nets, full 44 inches
wide, in many pretty designs and pat
terns, reduced for this great sale.
$1.00 Dress Nets, yard 57
$1.50 Dress Nets, yard 98
75c Embroideries 27c
Many pretty and dainty designs in
Swiss and Nainsook Insertions and
Bands, 3 to 6 inches- wide; worth up to
75c yard.
$1.50 Allovers at 78c
EXTRA SPECIAL Full 22-inch em
broidered Allover in Swiss and Nainsook ;
many worth $1.50 a yard.
Sale of 18-In. Allovers
Our entire stock of Baby Irish Net and
Venise Allovers, full 18 inches wide, in all
this year's best and prettiest patterns, at
the following greatly reduced prices:
$1.50 values, yard. . .:. $ .98
$1.75 values, yard.. .81.19
$2.00 values, yard.. $1.27
$2.50 values, yard...... $1.57
$3.00 values, yard - $1.98
$3.50 values, yard $2.47
receive from me their instruction as
to its enforcement. The packers have
agreed to comply with the law. I will
also confer with the packers as to the
time for putting the law into effect.
They will have to make some changes
in their operations to do this and I am
going to grant them time in which to
get ready. This should not require
longer than two or three weeks, how
ever." PANIC RULES TRANSVAAL
Kaffirs and Chinese Commit Murder
and Outrage on Veldt.
JOHANNESBBRG, July 10. (Special.)
The panic of the inhabitants of the Rand
district through fear of a general Kaffir
uprising is increasing. Fresh crimes are
reported daily and frantic farmers and
their families are living in hourly terror
of massacre.
Monday a gang of Kaffirs and Chinese
coolies descended upon the lonely farm
of a family named Roos, pillaged the
place and after threatening to murder
the entire family went away into the
veldt, dragging the wife of the farmer
with them. In the veldt they outraged
the woman and then fled.
The store at Roodsport, in which many
of the inhabitants had barricaded them
selves, was attacked by a swarm of
Chinese coolies. The garrison put up de
termined resistance, however, and the as
sailants were driven off after several
fusillades.
CENTAUR COMPANY WINS
Infringement of Right to Manufac
ture Castoria Is Enjoined.
I
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 9. (Special.)
A decision of importance to manufac
turers of proprietary remedies was to
day handed down by Judge Finkelburg
in the United States District Court in
the case of Centaur Company vs.
Palestine Drug Company. The com
plainant company, of which Charles
Fletcher is president, is the manufac
turer of "Castoria" and succeeded to
the business of Samuel Pitcher, the
original inventor. The defendant, Pal
estine Drug Company, has been put
ting up "Castoria" In this city and
the Centaur Company claimed that Its
rights were being infringed upon.
The suit, which has been pending
for several years, and which was vig
orously contested, was decided in favor
of the Centaur Company and a perpe
tual injunction and an accounting were
ordered.
ROSE HOLDS ONTO OFFICE
Federal Supreme Court Will Hear
Case of Kansas Mayor.
KANSAS CITT, July 9 W. W. Rose,
Mayor of Kansas City, Kas., was to
night granted a writ of error by David
J. Brewer, Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States, which re
verses the decision of the Kansas
Supreme Court and stays the judgment
of that body in fining Rose $1000 and
demanding that he . relinquish his
office.
Rose will continue to perform his
official duties as Mayor until the case
is acted upon by the Supreme Court.
Northwest People in New York.
NEW YORK, July 9. (Special.) The
following from the Pacific Northwest reg
istered at New York hotels today:
From Portland R. W. Relst, at the
Imperial; W. H. Grenfell and wife, at
the St. Denis; H. A. Heppner, at the
Breslin; W. A. Macrae and wife, at the
Gilsey.
WASHINGTON STS.
Diamond Importers
Cool
HIS
master's
VOICE
GALL RATES CONFISCATION
TEXAS RAILROADS ATTACK
STATE COMMISSION,
Appeal to Federal Courts Against
Further Reduction, Saying Busi
ness Has Been Injured,
AUSTIN, Tex., July 9. Suits were
filed here today in the United States
Court by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe Rallroaji and International Sc. Great
Northern, attacking the entire body of
rates established by the Railroad Com
mission of Texas on February 28, lb99,
which was the date on which the com
promise of the suits instituted by the
railroad companies In the latter part
of 1898 became effective.
The suits are based upon the ground
that the Commission's rates have
seriously injured the roads in the mat
ter of reducing their earnings on both
passengers and freight and to submit
to further reduction would mean con
fiscation of private property. No pre
liminary injunction is asked, but a
permanent one is to be sought by the
trial of the suits.
Rheumatism
Does not let go of yon
when yon apply lotions or
liniments. It simply loosens
its hold for a while. Why?
Because to get rid of it you
must correct the add con
dition of the blood on which
it depends. Hood's Sarsa
parilla has cured thousands.
j WEDDING I
Z AND VISITING CARDS I
W.C.SMITH 6 CO. j
Washington Building
For the best eye examination, the best
glasses and the best results, consult the
regon Optical Co., 173 Fourth Street. Y.
M. C. A. Buildins.
X
COAT SHIRTS
Made of elected white or
color-tut fmbnea The fat
of each garment U at per
fect as if made to order.
$1.50 and more
ClnettPeabodTfrCo.
Lanwt Mx n oClIr
ud Shirt la Uto world.
' TELL THE STORY OF THE
In
E I A
ART
SUPPLIES
Largest Stock
in the
Northwest
Headquarters
for t he Famo us
College
Blouses
College Blouses
The College
Blouse is the
coolest, breez
iest S u m m er
Waist ever
made. New
kind with col
ored and plaid
collars, cuffs
and ties, only
at Lipman
WoJfe's $1.50 to
$7.50
$6 Fine Embroidered
Lingerie Waists $2.28
The daintiest and coolest and most
charming Waists you ever saw, made of
soft mull and lawn, with embroidered
panel fronts and trimmed with Valen
ciennes lace insertion ; new elbow sleeves.
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE
On hot sum
mer evsnings
the .Victor
gives you the
playing and
singing o f
the most
popular mus
icians. Class
ical music, ragtime; instrumental or
voice. A Victor and 12 records of your
own choice for
$1.00 DOWN $1.00 PER WEEK.
IN THE MUSICAL WORLD
The most important transaction in
the music trade of the Pacific North
west in the past quarter of a century
was the purchase of the great system
of stores, throughout Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho, operated by the
Allen & Gilbert-Ramaker Co., by the
great house of Sherman, Clay & Co.
Sherman, Clay & Co. have for mora
than 35 years been doing business
at the corner of Kearny and Sutter
streets, San Francisco, and their name
has become a synonym for honorable
and fair dealing. In all the years of
their history they have never resort
ed to fake sales or other questionable
methods to increase their business.
They have become great by their
devotion to high ideals and by hand
ling the best and most reliable pianos
and other musical merchandise.
The coming into this region of this
great house gives it a perfect chain
of stores from Los Angeles to Port
land, Seattle and Spokane.
As tormerly, the business will be
conducted under the name, Allen &
liilbert-Kamaker Co., but the great
Steinway Piano will be added to the
already strong line of pianos.
In buying a piano it will pay you
to make sure of its honest worth. A
piano to give satisfaction must have
splendid tone quality and possess last
ing qualities of durability.
For the past year the stores of
Allen & Gilbert-Ramaker throughout
the Northwest have been known as
"The House of Quality"
There is a fitness in the name, be
cause their pianos are indeed pianos
of quality.
We Want You
To be our customer, our satisfied cus
tomer. We promise you every cour
tesy and advantage that lies within
the gift of an old, well-known, reli
able house.
PIANOS FOR RENT - - PIANOS TUNED
Allen 6 Gilbert
Ramaker Co.
Steinway Dealers.
"THE HOUSE OF QUALITY."
Corner of Sixth and Morrison Streets.
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cored by theao
Little Pills.
Thgy also relieve Distress from Dytpepsfcft.
Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per.
feet remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi
ness, Bad Taste in (he Month, Coated Tonga,
pain in the Side. TORPID LIVER. They
Regulate the Bowels. Purely VegetahU.
maH Pill. 8m all Do,
Small Price.