THE MORNING OREGON! AN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1906.
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TREATY MAY CUT
JAPANESE-KNOT
Each Nation Would Agree That
Laborers of Other Might
Be Excluded.
SALVE TO JAPAN'S PRIDE
Kxcluslon law Would Then Be Pos
feible and Settle Problem Ambas
tador Makes First Overtures.
Senate Opposes Equality.
CHICAGO. Dec S. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Viscount" Aokl, the Japanese Ambassa
dor, went to the "White House yesterday
at the Invitation of the President. They
discussed a proposition to negotiate an
entirely new treaty, specifically recogniz
ing the right of each country to exclude
the laborers of the other.
Such a provision is contained In the
present treaty, but the President and the
Japanese Ambassador thought It would
satisfy the pride of the Japanese If their
right to treat the Americans as the
Americans treat them were recognized.
It was also believed that a new treaty
would please the people of California and
show them that the President is pre
pared to go to the extent of excluding
coolie Japanese if it should become neces
sary. Such a treaty would receive but
little opposition In the Senate.
It would almost inevitably be followed
by a Japanese exclusion law barring out
all laborers from the Mikado's islands.
Our laborers would thereupon be barred
by Japan.
All this is specifically provided for in
the existing treaty, but diplomatic meth
ods are devious, and the President prob
ably has a definite purpose which will be
disclosed later on.
It was said yesterday that Secre
tary Root, under the direction of
the President, is actually engaged in
the negotiation of a new treaty with
Japan, which will specifically admit the
people of that nation to the same rights
of education as are granted to European
aliens, no more and no less. If it be true
that such a treaty is being negotiated, it
will never get farther than the door of
the Senate. The present sentiment In
that body is such that not over 10 per
cent of the Republicans and none of the
Democrats would vote for a treaty which
in any way attempted to limit the rights
of a municipality or of a sta-te to manage
its own school system.
JAPANESE PAPERS DELIGHTED
i
Exult Bceansc Roosevelt Takes Cp
Nation's Cause.
TOKIO. Doe. 6. Moat, of the papers here
highly eulogize President Roosevelt's at.
titude toward the Japanese, as expressed
in iuh uiessaKu. iiie Asani is aeiigntea
that the confidence reposed in the Presi
dPQt has been realized. It says:
"By his firm attitude, prompted by a
lofty sense of justice, President Roose
velt has added new lustre to his already
great fame. It is to be hoped that true
Americans will unite In support of bis
righteous policy."
The Hochi praises President Roosevelt's
attitude as just and impartial, and is re
joiced to find It in perfect accord with
tlie views of the Japanese government.
"Public opinion here," it says, "believes
that he must have been actuated by an'
exalted sense of patriotism to save his
country from dishonor by clearly deflnfng
the relative power and authority-of the
Federal and state governments."
The Jijl is grateful that President
Roosevelt expressed exactly what the
Japanese would say.
"They feel at ease," it declares "since
the Japanese cause has been placed in
such a powerful hand."
The press is almost unanimous in confi
dently expecting a satisfactory solution
of the 6an EYanclsco complications.
PERKINS STAXDS BY STATE
Denies California Has Violated Law
and Roosevelt Will Yield.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. Senator
Perkins, who talked with the President
toaay about the Japanese situation,
claims that the people of San Francisco
have not violated either the letter or
tho spirit of the law regarding the ad
mission of Japanese to schools for
white children.
.He said' the President will learn that
the people of the Pacific Coast are
unanimous in sentiment and will bow
to those sentiments and Bhortly enter
negotiations with Japan for the ex
clusion of peons and coolies.
STAY IN ORIENTAL SCHOOLS
School Board Will Not Mix Japanese
AVith Whites.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-The San
Francisco Board of Education will stand
by its decision to confine the Japanese
school children to the Oriental school. The
sentiments of President Roosevelt, as ex
pressed In his message to Congress, will
not affect their position, according to
President Altmunn, of the board, who an
nounced today that the board will do all
In its power to correct the impression giv
en out by the President's message, which
says that the Japanese are excluded from
the San Francisco public schools.
French Papers Approve Message.
PARIS, Dec. 6. All the French news
pnpers today publish editorials on
I'residcnt Roosevelt's message, unani
mously selecting for comment his re
marks upon the Japanese situation as
being "most characteristic of the man,"
and praislngr the President's courage.
The general opinion can be summed up
in the words of the Petite Republique,
as follows:
"His presentation of the Japanese
question was an eloquent feature of
the address. It constitutes a lesson In
International politeness and shows that
In order for a nation to have tho right
to Insist on the proper treatment of Its
subjects abroad It is necessary to begin
according similar treatment to for
eigners at home. The President baa
spoken with courage, regardless of
popularity. He has performed his duty
as an American and as chief of state."
Aokl Confers With Root.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. ViscountAoki,
the Japanese Ambassador, today called
at the State Department and had half an
hour's talk with ccretary Root. Beyond
admitting that ne discussed with the
secretary the test case to be brought In
the courts of San Francisco with regard
to the admission of Japanese to the public
schools of California, he would say noth
ing. OVER HALF TOWN DAMAGED
Disaster to Clifton Causes" Loss of
t, About $1,000,000.
MORENCI, Ariz., Dec. 6 The Clifton
flood was the most disastrous ever known
there, over half the town being damaged,
about 16 houses and ten, other buildings
swept away, and between 15 and 20 people
drowned, mostly Mexicans. The water In
the river Is still very high. The high
water mark was two feet higher than
ever before.
The people left their houses and slept
on thp hillsides around campflres. The
Chase Creek district was almost wiped
out. Great damage was done by the
breaking of the concentrator dam in Mo
rend. The Coronado Railroad, between
Clifton and Metcalf, was almost entirely
washed out, and it will take four weeks
to repair the damage to the track.
Several Mexicans were shot for looting
stores and houses. The smelter and
works of the Arizona Copper Company
were badly damaged The Herald print
ing office Is a complete loss. The Era
printing office was buried half way In mud
and concentrator tailings. Nearly all the
adobe buildings in the city collapsed.
Franz' store, the Gila Bank, the Clifton
Hotel and several warehouses, all adobe,
suffered partial collapse.
The damage is estimated close to J1.O0O,
000. The town will probably now be
moved to ihlgher ground. The Arizona &
New Mexico Railroad was badly washed
out, and- it will take several days to get
a train out. Telephone and telegraph
wires are all down, and temporary serv
ice wires are now In use. Patterson's Ad
dition is still under water, and has been
almost entirely rulnsd. The rain lasted
four days, melting the snow In the moun
tains. .
It Is said that 15 houses have been de
stroyed in Metcalf, but no one drowned.
Morencl was not damaged. The Gila
River now Is booming, and It is feared
hat more damage will be done along the
railroads.
More of Bridge AVashed Out.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 6. Several more
bents of the Maricopa & Phoenix Railroad
bridge were washed away today. The
break now exceeds 100 feet in length. Sev
eral days must elapse before the resump
tion of traffic.
SEVERE WITH TAFT REPORT
Champion of Negroes Returns From
Tour of Inquiry.
NEW YORK, Dec. . Joseph Smith, of
Massachusetts, chairman of the commit
tee of inquiry sent to the Southwest by
the Constitutional League to investigate
the discharge of the battalion ol coli?d
infantry by President Roosevelt, returned
here today. He vigorously criticised Sec
retary Taft's defense of the President's"
action. Mr. Smith visited San Antonio
and Fort Reno, where the men were
finally mustered out, and conducted a perr
sonal Investigation at Brownsville. v
Money for Discharged Men.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. Several hundred
dollars were contributed in aid of the
men of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, recent
ly dismissed by order of the President,
at a big meeting of colored people at St.
Mark's Methodist Episcopal Church to
night. There were speeches by several
colored clergymen and exCongressman
George H. White, of North Carolina, col
ored, told the audience It was time for
action and that he would ask 500,000 of the
10.000.000 negro men and women in this
country to give $1 a year each for the dis
charged men's defense.
Preparing Answer to Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Major A P.
Blockson, of the Inspector-General's De
partment, one of the officers who inves
tigated the Brownsville affair, arrived in
this city today from his station at Okla
homa City in response to a summons, and
witlrVnspector-Gtncral Garlington had a
conference with Secretary Taft relative
to the character of the answer to be sub
mitted to the Senate resolutions in regard
to the discharge of the first battalion
of -the Twenty-fffth Infantry.
OREGON FOR DEEP WATER
(Continued from First Page.)
without regard to particular localities or
projects and to aid in the molding of pub
lic sentiment in favor of ftuch a. movement.
The board Is further charged wiyi- the
duty of Increasing membership In the Con
gress of trade, commercial and waterway
associations, corporations, firms and individ
uals. The congress tonight elected Repre
sentative Joseph E. Ransdell, of Louisi
ana, president. Among those chosen as
members of the board of directors are:
Itufus P. Jennings, San Francisco: A.
y H. Devers, Portland, Or.
At the night session Ex-Governor
David R. Francis, of Missouri, advocat
ed an Income tax to Increase the Gov
ernment's revenue to permit an annual
appropriation of 130.000,000 for the im
provement of the rivers and harbors.
He congratulated President Roosevelt
on his declaration for an inheritance
tax. and deplored the fact that the
President failed t6 give favorable men
tion to the waterways project In his
message to Congress. Mr. Francis
urged the delegates to insist that the
present Congress appropriate $70,000,
000. "If Congress adjourns without
making the appropriation," he said,
"we will appeal to President RooseVelt
to call an extra session."
Representative John Sharp Williams,
of Mississippi, favored reduction In the
annual appropriation for the army and
increase In the rivers and harbors ap
propriation. Chairman Tawney, of the House ap
propriations committee declared that,
while he was in full sympathy with
the movement for the betterment of
the waterways, he was unable to see
how Congress could increase the ap
propriations for this purpose unless
the Government's revenues were in
creased. A telegram from James J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern Rail
road, was read as follows:
I doeply regret that I am unable to at
tend the Rivers and Harbors Coneresa. In
view of tho Inability . of railroads to move
neavier classes or tonnage In the entire
country, there has heen no subject before
Conuress in 20 years wljlr.h interests so many
people and will prove so great a benefit to
the basin of the Mississippi and Missouri
mve-rs as a lo-root cnannei or canal from tit.
Louis to the Gulf of Mexico.
Policy of Spanish Cabinet.
MADRID, Dec. 6. The declaration of
the Armijo Cabinet has been made, tt
announces the Intention of the govern
ment to continue its efforts for the
passage of the law of associations. The
immediate ratification of the Algeclras
contention is demanded and the gov
ernment will suppress the collection of
the octroi, or municipal Imposts.
In the Chamber of Deputies, Perez
Caballero, the Foreign Minister, gave
solemn assurance that the govern
ment's sole purpose Jn Morocco was the
safeguarding of the lives and property
of foreigners at Tangier.
New Ministry in Ecuador.
GUAYAQUIL, Dec. 6. President Al-
faro, with the view of unifying the
Liberal party, has organized a new
ministry.
HUD WHOLE FLEET
Japanese Seal-Poaching Was
on Great Scale.
STRONGER PATROL NEEDED
Sims -Reports Thousands of Seals
Taken by Japanese Only Those
Found in the Act Are
Killed or Captured. '
WASHINGTON, Dec. .-The Japanese
pelagic sealing fleet, which was reported
In Bering Sea during the Summer, con
sisted of at least IS vessels, each of
which carried a crew of 30 men and from
five to seven small boats for sealing. It
was only when tne crews of the schoon
ers landed or attempted to land that the
Federal agents were able to make ar
rests, and those of the Japanese who
were killed belonged to parties that were
caught red-handed.
These statements are made to Secre
tary Metcalf by Edwin W. Sims, who at
that time was solicitor of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, but now United
States District Attorney at "Chicago, 'of
the seal poaching by Japanese on the
Pribyloff Islands early last Summer,
which resulted In the killing of five of
the Japanese raiders," the wounding of
two and the capture of a total of 12
prisoners.
Mr. Sims reports that the Japanese fleet
took thousands of seals within the terri
torial waters of the United States sur
rounding the Pribyloff Islands during the
Summer. He says the. seal herd Is being
decimated rapidly.
Chief Agent Lembkey, with two native
guards, captured six men and a boat on
July 16, says Mr. Sims, practically with
out resistance. The men claimed they
came ashore for water. They had, how
ever, all the instruments necessary for
killing and skinning seals. The report
accords great credit to Mr. Lembkey and
his guards. -
Mr. Sims recommends that a revenue
cutter cruise along the Alaskan Coast
from May 1 to the latter part of June,
during the closed season, and follow the
seal herd in its Northward course to the
Pribyloff Islands. Mr. Sims urges that
the laws be strengthened so as to enable
the revenue cutters to seize and fire on
any trespassing vessel having seals or
sealskins or the paraphernalia for taking
them. He suggests that the Islands of
St. Paul and St. George be equipped
with a few small cannon, but does not
think a permanent military guard neces
sary. COST OF MAINTAINING NAVY
Nearly $(20,000,000 Spent on Ships
in Commission.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. It cost $19,604,-
749 to keep the ships of Uncle .Sam's
Navv In commission 1 during tne past
fiscal year, according to the annual re
port of Paymaster-General H. T. n. Har
ris. The bui'.dine of new ships, including
harbor and material cost, during the last
fiscal year, $31,764,656, and repairs to ships
$5,550,309. The sum. of $262,034 was ex
pended on the naval militia of the states.
As an evidence of the thrift of blue
Jackets, the Paymaster-General shows
that ki the past fiscal year they deposited
with the Paymasters $6n6,9S0; rney were
repaid $734,867, which, with accumulated
interest on the total savings on repay
ment, amounted to $951,652.
The Paymaster-General says that. In
view of the past unsatisfactory experi
ence with commutations of rations, and
particularly as the new navy ration is
considered sufficient in all respects to ac
tually subsist the men, it would seem
that the time has surely come when com
mutation should cease.
His report expresses gratification over
the practical elimination of the middle
man and speculator in bidding for naval
supplies. '
COMPROMISE ON SHIP SUBSIDY
May Confine It to South American
and Oriental Lines.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 6. Compromise
on the ship subsidy tUl seems to' be in
sight. At the meeting of the House com
mittee on merchant marine and fisheries
today Chairman Grosvenor suggested an
amendment to the Gallinger bill which
will limit subsidies to the South Ameri
can and Oriental trade. The amended
bill will be in harmony with Secretary
Root's policy for trade extension as out
lined in recent speeches in the West.
Watson of Indiana, the Republican
whip, expressed the opinion that the
committee could get a favorable report
on a bill limiting the subsidies to Latin
American and Oriental lines.
FAVORABLE KEPORTS OX BOTH
No Delay in Confirmation or Mal
colm and Carnufian.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. A favorable
report was made today on the nomina
tions of P. S. Malcolm, of Portland, and
C. W. Carnahan as collectors of customs
at Portland and Astoria, respectively.
Both will be promptly confirmed.
Wants Options on Transports.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. With a view
to securing an adequate transport re
serve fleet for the Army. General Hum
phrey, in his annual report, states that
the Department might advantaqeously be
given authority of law, together with an
adequate appropriation, to take options
for the charter of American vessels suit
able for transport service, paying there
for a reasonable yearly rate, fixing the
charter price if called into service and
giving the Department first right to the
services of such vessels when needed.
"Such a method," he says, "ought, in
some measure, to encourage the build
ing of ships of a type adapted to trans
port uses, place this Department in a bel
ter position for securing such vessels
when required, leaving at the same time
all the advantages of our unexcelled
transport system."
The latter, he says further, should
never be abandoned or suspended so Ions
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ORGANIZE FOR PERMANENCE
Drainage Convention Elects Officers
and Commends Surveys.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 6. With the
adoption of a constitution and "by-laws,
the election of officers, framing of a me
morial to Congress and the selection of
St. Paul, Minn., as the place for holding
the 1907 convention, the National Drain
age Association formed by representa
tives of 27 states in Oklahoma City this
week, adjourned Its organization meet
ing tonight. George E. Barstow, Bar
stow, Tex., was elected president. Other
officers chosen are: -G. R. Osborne, Cof-
feyvllle, ' Kas., nrst vice-presiaent; a.
Fellows. Bismarck, N. D., second vice-
president. Executive committee, F. W,
Brockman of St. Louis and A. G. Ber
nard of Cass Lake. Minn., three years:
J. O. Mellulsh. Blomlngton, 111., and H. S.
McCowan, Snyder, Okla., two years;
Lewis E. Ashbaugh of Ames, Iowa, and
C. L. Rushing of Meridian, Miss., one
year. The selection of a secretary and
treasurer was left to the executive com
mittee. The resolutions adopted by the con
vention commend the survey and investi
gation of drainage problems as conducted
by the Department of Agriculture and
asks that this work be continued on a
more extensive scale.
This morning A. L. Fellows, state drain
age engineer lorf North Dakota, addressed j
the convention ai ( "
Drainage Problems.". He traced the his
tory of the irrigation question, claiming
that had the early civilisation started on
the ' Pacific Coast irrigation would have
been the rule rather than the exception.
In covering the question, Mr. Fellows
laid particular stress upon the legal bat
tles that the various state Irrigation laws
had had to contend with. The questions
of water rights by parties owning irriga.
tlon projects caused men to hesitate be
fore spending vast sums of money further
ing their ideas. He stated that 75.000,000
acres of land now awaited reclamation by
drainage at one-tenth of the cost such
an amount of land could be made tillable
by irrigation.
Mr Fellows was followed by H. Hodge
son, of the United States Geological Sur
vey and engineer in charge of Oklahoma
and Texas reclamation work, on Oklaho
ma drainage propositions. C. G. Elliott,
of Washington, of the Department of
Agriculture, told of drainage investiga
tions by the department
John Abercrombie, of St. Paul, advo
cated the nationalization of drainage and
assessment of benefits from the bottom to
the watershed.
Thomas L. Cannon, of St. Louis, spoke
along similar lines, and Arthur E. Mor
gan, of St. Paul, discussed the obstacles
confronting drainage engineers.
In the afternoon a short session was
held, after the close of which the dele
gates were given a street ride over the
city by the committee on entertainment.-
NONSUIT IS NOT GRANTED
Action Deferred Until This Morning
in Hush Case.
In the $40,000 damage suit of Mark
Rush against the Oregon Water Power
& Railway Company, on trial before
Judge Gantenbcin, the plaintiff rested
its case yesterday afternoon, and the
defendant immediately argued a mo
tion for a nonsuit. As the argument
was not concluded until 5 o'clock.
Judge Gantenbcin continued the case
until this morning in order togrtve the
attorney for the plaintiff an oppor
tunity to reply.
' Besides Rush, only one witness, Al
fred A. Benjamin, was called upon to
testify against the company. The wit
nesses' told in detail the circum
stances surrounding the loss of an arm
by Rush, for which the suit Is brought.
At the conclusion Judge Gantenbetn
asserted that a case had not been
established against the company in
that It had not been proved guilty of
contributory negligence. He, however,
agreed to give the defendant) the bene
fit of any doubt which might exist by
continuing the application for a non
suit until his attorney might be heard
today.
Hughes Will Visit Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Governor-elect
Hughes, of New York, will be the guest
of President Roosevelt Wednesday, De
cember 12.
and it is the
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GALE SWEFPS OVER CITY
WIND . DISARRANGKS TELK
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Storm Warnings Displayed Along
Coast Hurricane orr the Co
lumbia River Bar.
The heavy gale prevailing over this city
and vicinity during yesterday afternoon
and evening caused considerable damage
and much interruption of telephone and
electric lighting servi?e.
At the headquarters of the Portland
General Electric Company's trouble and
repair department, almost the entire force
of linemen and electriciano was kept
working well into the rtlsht tracing
burned circuits and broken wires. Many
arc lights burned out and had to be re
paired. These were reported from all sec
tions of the city.
The wind blew a heavy gale along the
waterfronCbut as far as could be learned
no damage resulted, for ail craft at the
docks were moored securely.
With the telephone service the long-distance
lines were the only ones reported. in
trouble last night, although it is pos
sible that many complaints will come in.
lrom the city lines today. The telephone
lines to Albany, Seattle, Tacoma and Spo
kane were o.ut of commission last night,
and during the day the San Francisco
wire was in trouble.
Special storm warnings were announced
from the Washington u5. C.) head office
of the -United States Weather .Bureau,
which indicates that an unusually heavy
storm can be expected along the Pacltic
Coast' from Eureka, Cal., to Vancouver,
B. C. This undoubtedly means that a
great dear of trouble will be experienced
by the telegraph and telephone lines along
the coast In the next 24 hours.
Last evening the Western I.'nion Tele
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graph Company reported that the only
wire trouble they had experienced was
at Coos Bay, where the wire Is reported
down.
At the Postal office it was stated that
their wire to Astoria was out of commis
sion and that some little trouble was
being experienced on the line to Oak
land, Cal. Both companies expected con
siderable trouble during the night and
today, and each has ordered the entire
crews of linemen to be In readiness to
go out along the lines likely to be blown
down In the storm.
The Weather Bureau announces that the
storm may be general for the next 24
hours, and etorm warnings are being tel
egraphed to all points along the coast.
Crossed -Wires Caused by Gale.
Crossed electric wires, caused by the
heavy gale last night, started a blaze at
the top of a telegraph pole at Seventh and
Washington streets t 10 o'clock. The
Grand and Star Theaters are located near
there and both contained large crowds.
The doors were quickly opened and the
patrons who witthed to go out 'had ample
opportunity, and there was no jam. The
fire department eoon extinguished the
blaze.
LARGE FRAUD IS ALLEGED
Suit Filed Against Members of Na
than & Werthelmer.
Fraudulent operations are charged
against members of the firm of Nathan
& Werthelmer, wholesale clothiers, in
a suit for an accounting filed in the
Circuit Court yesterday. A. E. Nathan
and L. J. Nathan are named as rllaln
titfs In the case, and D. L. Wertheimer,
S. E. Wertheimer and tho Nathan &
Werthelmer Company as defendants.
The complaint alleges that In Janu
ary of this year it was agreed to dis
solve the corporation and close up the
business. The firm operated a manu
facturing establishment In New York,
and both it and the store in Portland
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POPULAR
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Fancy Necklaces ...
Crosses
Lockets
Chains
Bracelets
Oold Beads
Whirtwaist Buttons..
Brooches, Hat Pins .
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Birthday Rings ....
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were closed at that time. A. E. Nathan
and D. L. Wertheimer were in charge
of the New York factory, and S. E.
Werthelmer was manager of the Port
land end of the business.
It Is asserted by the plaintiffs that
the Wertheimers so manipulated the
closing of the accounts that a largo
amount of money which should havo
been shared by all was diverted to
them. It is charged fhat an inventory
of the goods of the Portland estab
lishment was made, showing a valua
tion of $33,476.10, whereas there was
actually no more than $14,559.70 of
stock on hand. It is also said that
the Wertheimers have fraudulently
taken large sums of money as salaries.
In conclusion the plaintiffs ask that
an accounting be had and that a re
ceiver be appointed to wind up the
affairs of the corporation.
DEMAND MADE BY LOU PAYN
Mutual Reserves' Attorney's Lawyer
Objects to Admission of Testimony.
NEW YORK, Dec. . The trial of
George Burnham, Jr., in the cfiminal
branch of the Supreme Court before
Justice Greenbaum, on a charge of
larceny of $7500 from the Mutual'Ite
eerve Life Insurance Company, of
which he Is counsel, was continued
today with the defendant on the stand.
The question of admissibility of tcr
timoyy to the alleged demand of Iu
Payn for $100,000, which is said to
have been adjusted by the payment, of
President Frederick A. Burnham, of
the ajtftual Reserve, of $40.0.10 out of
his own pocket to the superintendent
of insurance at that time was taken
up.
Attorney Rand, for the defense, op
posed tho introduction of such evi
dence. Justice Greenbaum reserv'ed
his decision un the point 4n dispute.
The hearing will continue tomorrow.
conviction that
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