THE MORMSG OREjrO"IA?f, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4i llWTi
SnHDMID TRUST
UNIT ESCAPE
Judge Landis Brushes Aside
All Its Pleas for
Immunity.
IS SUBJECT TO PENALTY
Repeal of Clkin Iw Did Not Con-
done Old Offenses-Shippers Arc
Bound by Published Kates
and Terminal Charges.
CHICAW, Jan, Widgc K. M. Landis,
In tViA United States IMstrlct Court, today
overruled tne demurrer of the Stand-
r ,1 OH Company to ciht Imlictmcnls
pending against tliat corporation, but
sustained the demurrer as to two olhfcf
Indictments because of technical de-
"Thcse prosecutions," said the court,
"are for .Urged violations of section
I of the act. approved February 19.
1903, known as the Klklna ltw. Toe
charge is that the defendant obtained
the transportation of Its property by
various railway companies at rates
otf than thone named in the carriers"
published acheduIeB." The court ruled
8Raln?t the flctendanfs contention that
the Elklns law whs enacted really to
prohibit- the employment of Indirect
methods to obtain preferential rates.
It being the defendant's contention
that It was not a violation of the law
if a railway company-, dentins' directly
with a shipper, grave that shipper a.
cut rate.
Bound by Published Kates.
The court also ruled against the. de-
fendant's claim that the provision ot
th Elklns law requiring: shippers to
adhere to -a published rate was void, as
being- against that provision of the in-
terstate commerce law which required
carrier to transport property for a
reasonable rate. The court held that
- rrlorn and shippers were both re
quired to adhere to the published rate
until such rate was publicly changed
In the mannpr provided by law.
Tne court further ruled rku! nt the
defendant's contention that the indict-
meats were bad because the. Interstate
commerce law did not require railway
rorrpanied to publish rates between
pointn beyond the carriers' own line
or roed, homing that if a carrier, hav
ing: mad an arrangement with con
necting lines for the transportation of
property beyond Its own line, should
thereupon publish rates for the trans-"
portfttlon of property between such
points, the carrier must therefore be
held as to the nhipplnfr public to have
facilities for the transportation of
property to such points beyond Its own
line, and that the requirement of the
Jaw applied to such a case with the
same force that It applied to a point
on the carrier's wn line.
Rebates in Terminal Charges.
The court ruled against the defend-
ant's contention that the provision of
th interstate commerce law requiring
rarners to puoiiwn terminal . (MiMrsfa
was . not operative upon consignees,
holding that in respect to such termi
nal rhargAS, Inasmuch as the consignor
would have but little if any Interest
in the Question, the law' plainly -was
Intended to be binding on consignees.
Terminal charges in question consist-
cfl of largo amounts of storage charges
thnt had accruiri on petroleum c-on-
aignd to the tstandard Oil Company
at Chicago, and which the Indictment
charjres the Inke Shore & Michigan
Southern Railway omrany canceled
and released to the Standard Oil Com-
pany, thus giving the Standard Oil
Company a rebate In respect to the
transportation of the petroleum. The
court continued :
No Immunity for Old Offenses.
Tt In contended In behalf of the United
S'-t-n that the act of June 2J. 1006. did not
o into effect until after these Indictments
Tfer returned. It 1 urn-rd that the poat-
ponrri'nt wm elT-eot-e-d by th adoption of the
joint resolution by ConjrcRs. approved June 30.
1900. That resolution provides that the rate
law Shall take effect and be in force ft days
after It approval by the President of the
t'nlted State.
Of course, the purpose of this resolution Is
obvious, nut It was wholly Ineffective, until
Approved by the President. This occurred" on
June. SO. and. by Its own terms, the act be
came effective on its approval by the President
on flay before, plainly, therefore, on June
!M the rpilutlon Was ponerle&i to postpone
that which had already occurred on June 2t.
"While possibly on June SO the revolution mta-ht
operate to suspend the act Tor a period of time
tamras to this I express no opinion), the out-
1 lonn presented by the demurrers to these tn-r!lc-lm
en tm are to be dtrmlnd ia If . poM
(jonemont or suspension of the act had not
been attempted.
After observing: that the Blkins law was
repealed by the rate law and that, unless
there was a statute keeping alive for
future prosecution offenses which had
heen committed aKainst the Elklns law
prior to its repeal. there could be no
prosecution, the court Quoted section 13
or tije Revised Statutes of the United
Stales, enacted In 1871. as follows:
The repeal of auiy statute shall not hav the
efTert to release or extinguish any penalty,
forfeiture or liability incurred under such
statute, unless the repealing- act shall so ex-
preyaly provide. and such statute shall be
t r- - e-o Mn -till remain I nic In force for the
purpose of sustaining any proper action or
VruSOOut'.on (or the enforcement of such a
penalty, forfeiture or liability.
The court then continued :
This law has been attacked cre EL8 an
unwarranted attempt by the Congress that
enacted it to curtail the authority of iuc
ceedlnc ConsrrsnM by limiting In advance
t he effect to ba given to their enactment!.
Now, under our conitHutlon. eactl COHgrCSS
Is the fClUftl, In point of power, of any pre-
deeessor or auccessor. Therefore, no C7ort
Kt'eaa has authority to dra w in the oounda-
rim tr th lolltlRtlva rinmalw, n 11. o
harrasment of, any other Congre?8, BUt, &S
! read section ', thin U not attempted, it
1 rat ner t ne su oat 1 tut ion or a new rule to
He obicrvrd by the court a In the conttrur
tion of statutes thereafter to be enacted. It
eems to me that such new rule Is no more
an Impairment of' the legislative power of
succeeding- Congresses than was the previ
ously existing common law rule an impair
ment of the power of preceding Congresses.
That Congress hart ;he constitutional power
to niRKe th chance Is plain. That any uc
c.edlnar ConfrfM may abroarate the new rul
u 1 1 ri r - r '. . the old rule 1m equally plain
That, until nim old rule la restored, each
succeeding Congress intends that the courts
hall be guided by the new rule In giving
errct to other enactments, seems to me be
yond Question.
Object or Kate Law. v
Tt Is the duty of the court to enforce the
will of Congress as expressed in the written
enactment. In the ascertainment of that
win, I am not at liberty to ignore the ulti
mate Object of the law. That object was the
establishment of uniform railroad rates.
reasonable In amount. The former law had
failed to accomplish this and was. therefore.
strengthened. Instead of being wiped off the
books as having served its purpose, .addi
tional and severe liabilities were created,
and more draat le remedies and penalties
authorlxed. .For the offense with which the
defendant stands charged, the preceding EN
kins law irt)6crlbed punishment only by
d oy thn present
offense finds r-x.-
prccRion In the provlMon authorizing addi
tional penalty of Imprisonment In the peni
tentiary. And the court Is ashed to hold that
thin name Con ktss deliberately Intended to
pardon all unlndlcted prior offenders, whose
conduct it was, more than all other causes
combined, that moved Congrea to enact the
rigid and far-reaching measure of June 2D.
Penalties TVot Extinguished.
My opinion la that, whereas, at common
law the repeal of a penal statute extin
guished all penaltlen for offensi aftBlnaM. Its
provisions in the absence of an express sav-
inj clause, under section 13 tne repeal of
penal statute extinguishes no such penalties
In the absence of any express extinguishing
r-lause. which tn- rate- la.w does" not. contain ;
that the so-called saving clause In section
10 was weened tor the sole purpose ot den
nltely prescribing the rule of procedure that
should control the prosecution of " causes
then pending In various stages In the cmiru,
thus avoiding the confusion and controversy
which, as experience has shown, must other-
wise have resulted.
THEY FAVOR THK STANDARD
t'liarnc Aeuiiirit All Ronds In Central
and Eastern Stalest
WAS M T MO TON. Jan. 3. Discrimination
in favor of the Standard Oil Company by
railroads la charged in a complaint filed
today with the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission by the National Petroleum Asso
ciation aKainst the tines conatitutlnjf the
Central Traffic Association, the Trunk
Line Association and the New England
Traffic Association.
The Board of Trade of Kansas City.
Mo., complains that the Chicago, liurllng-
ton & qutnejr ana inner lines running
Into Kansas City charge $2 a car for the
ieoonKiKmrK'nt of grain shipped out of
the cltv. The hoard requests that the
commission prohibit the levying ol such
a charite. or that the charge. If levied at
all, be made just and reasonable,
EXCHANGE 'WILL: HIT BUCK
PROPOSES LIBEL SUITS AGAINST
ITS ACCUSERS,
War Between Now York Brokers and
Cotton-Growers Waxes Warm.
Lawyer Is Hired.
VKW YORK. Jan. 3. President Hub
bard, of the New York Cotton Exchange,
today announced that Henry W. Taft Is
retained by the exphange to represent it
In any proceed In ks which may grow out
of the application . for a fraud order.
Hied yesterday at Washington by Repre
sentative Uvingston of Georgia, and
Harvey Jordan, president of the Southern
Cotton-Growers Association.
"We do not rear any step that may lie
taken by the Postoffiee Department
against the exchange," aald Mr. Hub
bard, "because we are confident that an
Investigation will demonstrate the high
character of our institution."
The following resolution was adopted
today by the board of managers :
Resolved. That the counsel of the exchange
be consulted as to the advisability of bringing
ault against Leonidas L. Livingston. Con
grpsBiran from Geomla. and Harvey Jordan,
president of the Southern Cotton-Growers" An-
Boclation, for liM and, If possible, for crimi
nal llbrl. in the affidavits which they have
Hdr-snod to the J'ontoftlce Departnint at
Wa-hlnicion. reouirlnK- the issuance of a fraud
order against the New York Cotton Exchange.
Cotton Inquiry May Bo Delayed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. It may
Pcveral weeks before the charges filed
last even in ar with Postmaster-General
Cor te I you against the New York Cot
ton KxchHnge are given a hearing.
Proceedings will be facilitated as
much -as possible in - order that the
question of issuing- a fraud order may
be promptly determined.
AS DEFENDER OF FULTON
Hitchcock Assumes Xew Role He-
garding Weyerhaeuser Story.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. S. Senator Fulton today re
ceived a letter from Secretary Hitchcock
In regard to the recent article published
in the Cosmopolitan Magazine, accusing1
Air. Fulton of securing legislation which
enabled Frederick "Weyerhaeuser to ex
change "worthless land on the Klamath
Indian reservation for some of its finest
timber areas.
The Secretary Indorses what was re
cently Slated by Indian Commissioner
Ieupp. viz. triat the legislation In Question
was approved by the Indian Commissioner
and Secretary of the Interior betore U
wag enacted and further states that the
legislation was and still Is considered in
the interest of the Indians. The Secretary
reiterates that Mr. Leupp is Willing to
shoulder responsibility for this legislation,
if necessary.
rues Proposes New Federal Judge.
ORDGONIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 3. Senator Piles - today intro
duced a. bill authorizing the appointment
of an additional Judge for the Ninth Ju-
dlclal District, another authorizing the
appointment of an additional customs ap
praiser for Pugot Sound and a third ex-
tending the privileges of immediate trans-
nortation on dutiable roods at Port
Townsend. 1-To also offered an amend
ment to the pending child labor bill.
Oreeonlans at t lio White Houw.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU WaSh-
iiiRton, Jan. S.-Senator and Mrs.' Fulton,
Senator Gearin. his son and daughter:
Senator-elect Bourne. Representative
-l TT-m r,rt u r . "Vfr- an VTt-b f W I J , I
man, of Astoria, 'attended the President's
reception at the white House tonight.
REPRIEVE COWO TOO LATE
Xcgro Hanged Three Minntes Before
its Arrival,
VICK9BURG, Miss.. Jan. 3. "Will Har
vey, a negro, was hanged today at May-
orsvllle. Miss., three minutes before no-
tice that his sentence had been com
muted reached the Sheriff.
Haxvey'a attorney was today notified
by Governor Yardman that the neero's
sentence had been commuted to life im
prisonment. He hurried to the telephone
and called the Sheriff. The latter did not
reach the telephone until three minutes
after the drop fell. Harvey was hanged
for the murder of another nero.
Allow o Laws Against Japanese.
HONOLULU, Jan. 3. It is believed here
that the Federal Government is prepar
ing .to take steps to prevent the passage
by the Territorial Legislature of any
measures tending to discriminate against
the Japanese.
French Liner Overdue at Honoluju.
HONOL.lLU. Jan. S. The steamer Ven.
tura, of the French line, has riot been
sighted yet and is 60 hours overdue from
Sydney. Australia. Some apprehension is
felt here as to the liner's safety.
Hoods Sarsaparllla keeps the blood
pure pml the whole system in perfect or
der. Take only Hoods.
FOLK Mil. IDEAS
Proposes Long Programme of
Reform Laws.
SEVERAL FOR RAILROADS
Two-Cent Fares, Maximum Rates
W 1 1 li Actual Value as Its.sis.
Would Call .National Con
stitutional Convention.
siature was organized by tlie Demo
cratic majority today. J. if. Atkinson.
of Ft i ploy County, was elected Speaker
of the H ouse. and Senator F. M. Mc
Oavtd, of Green County, was elected
president pro tem of- thn Senate. The
message of Governor r'o 1 Vc was read.
Governor Folk In his message, to the
Legislature recommended a number ot
changes relating to the lite insurance
companies, among others a standard pol
icy for all life Insurance companies, pro
hibiting discrimination and rebating, reg-
uiatmj the election of directors and re-
quiring non-resident oompanios to keep
at least 70 per- cent of the promiums re
ceived from Missouri policyholders in
Vested withm the state,- He also recom
mended the enactment of a law making
it a crime for anyone for compensation, to
lobby with the members of the Legisla
ture, The railroads, he said, should be re-
quired to carry pORsengerg within the
state for 2 cents a mile- There should be
a state primary law for the nomination
of all elective officers, including United
States Senators. The election of Senators
by the people, lie said, has long been de
manded, but It cannot be obtained until
the Federal Constitution is amended.
Public opinion will ultimately force this
reform, but In the meantime the next
best thing can be secured by having
Senatorial candidates voted for at a
state primary.
Forbid Betting:, Kule Corporations.
He recommended a law making it a fel-
ony to register a bet upon a horse race,
either on a blackboard or a ny other sub
stance, or to telephone a bet on a horse
race to any other state or to telegraph or
use any device to accomplish the regis
tration o such bets.
He also recommended legislation to sup-
press "bucket shops," rigid child labor
laws, forblddl Tig a concern or corpor
ation to sell higher in one part of the
state than in another, adding a prison
punishment for violation of the anti-trust
laws, and making the penalty for the vlo-
lation of the maximum freight law apply
to persons, corporations and partnerships:
also a statute providing proper penalties
ror railroad corporations or the directors.
employes or agents of any railroad giving
rebates on shipments within the state.
Every corporation, he said, should be re-
quired to furnish each stockholder with a
balance sheet of Its business once a year.
There should be an annual tax in the
nature of a privilege tax of I -1 ti of 1
per cent on the capital BtOCK Ot all
corporations, both domestic and for-
elgn. doing business in the state. The
state should regulate the charges of
public service corporations, both do
mestic and foreign, doing business in
the state.
Base Jttttes on Actual Value.
To determine the unreasonableness of
rates there should be a power to Inquire
into and determine the actual amount in
vested In such corporations and to fix
rates on a reasonable basis. The. result
of this should be to eliminate fictitious
values.
1 1 was the province of the General As-
eernbiy. he said, to prevent one corpora
tion from owning stock in another and
authorizing quo warranto proceedings to
be filed to dissolve any corporation, a ma-
jonty of the stock in which is acquired
by a holding; company. This was neces
sary, he urised, to prevent the creation of
monopolies in trade and business in the
state.
He recommended the amendment of the
anti-bribery law so that witnesses could
to forced to testify, but relieving them
from prosecution by reascon of their tes
timony. The Governor invited consideration of
the propriety and advisability of the
'adoption of a resolution making' applica-
tion to Congress to call a convention for
proposing amendments to the Federal
Constitution, particularly with reference
to election of United States Senators by
tne direct vote or the people, the estab-
lishment of the principles of the initiative
a just income
NEBRASKA WAR OX LOBBYISTS
senate to Eject Them and Bill Is Of-
fcred Against Them.
LlNCOIN, Neb., Jan. 3. George I
Sheldon was today inaugurated Governor
of Nebraska. In his Inaugural address
he urged that the lobby be banished from
the Sta.ts Ho ue, and insisted that the
Legislature enact a law making U illegal
to give or accept railroad passes In this
tate.
In the Mouse of Representatives Rep-
preventative "vhiteham offered a resolii-
tion which provides that 4Mf any lobbyist
shows on the floor of the House while
this body is in session the sergeant-t-
arms is Instructed to eject him, forcibly,
if necessary." The resolution was adopt
ed by a vote of 59 to 7S-
In the Senate. Senator Patrick Intro-
duced a bill making it unlawful to. at
tempt "to Influence members of the Leg
islature to support any measure pending
therein, otherwise than by appearing be
fore the regular committees thereof, by
public addresses, newspaper publications
or by written or printed statements, argu
ments or briefs delivered to each mem
ber. The till 'provides for exclusion of lobby.
ists from the floor of both houses except
ing when expressly invited to appear.
The peiml'.y Is a fine from 9100 to S1O0O or
imprisonment lor not less than 10 days
or more than on year.
Of 13 blllis introduced in the Senate, one
was an an rl-pass bill, two were employ-
ers- liability bins, one a 2-cent a mile
passenger rate bill and two liquor trans-
portation regulation bills.
proposes AXTI-TRUST LAW
Governor JU cDonald Also
Would
Regulate Insurance and Banks.
DENVER. Jan. 3. In his biennial
message to the Legislature today. Gov
ernor Jesse K. McDonald advised the
members to frame anti-trust legisla
tion along the lines of the Ohio law,
which, he said, had stood the test of
judicial determination.
"Our President," he continued, "has
already done much In behalf of anti
trust lefrlslatlon. and we should sustain
lilm In his work."
Referring- to recent revelations re
garding the management of the Insur
ance companies, the Governor was no
Im-llned to view the situation with
alarm, "believing- there is a middle
course to pursue which will fully pro
tect the insured as well as the com-
The Northwest's premier
clothes ngw at the lowest
Men's Suits, Overcoats
and Raincoats
20 and $25 values; all sizes but
of course not in every pattern,
14.85
CI
$1.50 Silk Plush
Underwear
75
Boys' $1.50 Reefer Coats, small
sizes
Boys' $2.00 Reefer Coats, broken
sizes
Boys' $3.95 Reefer Coats, odd
sizas
Boys'
c.21(;
2j A-
'
Boys' $2.95 odd Suits.
Boys' $3.45 odd Suits.
EN SELLING
panieu." He recommended the creation
of a. state department of lnsiira noo and
the office of State Bank Examiner.
111 considering proposed mining fraud
legislation, the Governor declared care
should be exercised to distinguish be
tween legitimate and illegitimate min-
ing propositions, lest Irreparable dam-
age be done one of the state's moat
profitable reson rceg.
SAYS WOMANMS GUILTY
Beick Accuses Dead Mother of Poi
soning Her Girls.
CHICAGO. Jan. 3. The Coroner's In
quest Into the manner of tlie denths of
the Ave members of the Vzral family,
in connertlon -with which Herman Be-
lek, a fortune-teller, is held in custody.
began today.
Mrs. Mary Nloman. a daughter of
M art In Vzral and sister of the rlr Is
who are thought to have been poisoned,
declared that her father and sisters
all displayed the same symptoms before
they d led. While airs. Nieman was
testifying, Belek rose and shouted :
"I didn't poison them. Emma pois-
oned them."
By Emma, the prisoner meant Mrs.
Vzral. the mother of the dead girls,
who committed suicide at the time of
the arrest of Belek.
LUMBER TRUST GOES FREE
Illegality Proved, but. Judge F'inds
Indictment Defective.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Jan. 3. The oase of
the Demund J-umoer Company, indicted
for violation' of thA Sherman law' to pre-
i-ent restraint of trartc'srad-' II legral com
binations, was settled today by the In
structions of Judge Kdward Kent to the
jury, ordering it to acquit.
The court stated that the evidence had
proved to some extent the existence of an
illegal combination, but owing to a defect
in the indictment conviction 'would not
hold. No action on the other lumber
cases has yet been taken, but.
dlctments are identical, ft Is
prosecution would be dropped.
the In.
aid the
WORE JEWELS AT DEATH
Young Indian Woman Found Dead
Wit.l JIrr Wodth.
EL PASO. Tex.. Jan. S. With thou-
sands of dollars' worth of grems upon
her person. Pearl Cornelius, a you n
Indian woman, was found dead In an
adobe house this evening. Her death
was caused by- a. hemorrhage. In her
trunk w.r dedfl and patenu to law
and valuable tracts of land, costly- fab-
rlcs and a large sum ol money.
Nothing Is known of the woman ex
cept that she came to El Paso Saturday-
from Roswell, N. .M-
Lease Coal, Oil and Gas Land.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. Senator
Nelson today Introduced a bill to
prohibit the sale of land on which are
situated beds of coal, lignite, asphalt.
petroleum and natural gaa In the Gov
ernment domain until such deposits
have been exhausted.' Provision is
made for leasing for terms not exceeding-
one year for the purpose of
navlngr them explored. Persons niakJ
'nS explorations and discoveries are
to be given the preference In the right
to lease and work, the deposits.
S T 0 9
diinuntgg
stfffflia
Sale of
Plenty of Sizes,
$1.50 Manhattan
Garment Shirts broken lots
Broken Sizes of Boys' Clothes on Sale
98c
31.35
$2.50
Suits, Badly Broken
Remember the Best go
Boys' $3.45 Suits. . $2.45
Boys $3.95 Suits. . ?3.45
Boys' $5.00 Suits.. $3.65
HEADY FOR STRIKE
Firemen Allow One More Day
for Settlement.
APPEALS FROM GOVERNORS
Harriman insists Engineers Be Par
ty to Arbitration, but Hanrahan .
Declines and May Ti Up
All Harriman Lines.
PEORIA. HI., Jan. S. The basis of
action by (5 rand Master Hanrahan and
tlie members of the grand executive
board of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen and EngMnemen. was to-
nlfrht transferred to Chicago, where
the sessions will open tomorrow morn
mg. Mr. Hanrahan stated that he
would "settle this fight or lose It."
P'oliowint? tomorrow's meeting, the
members of the executive board will
be assigned to places on the Harriman
lines in the West, so that .n the event
of the failure to bring about a set
tlement the whole machinery of the
organization would be put In motion
at once. During the day many met-
eagea from state officials and com
mercial bodlea In the Weat -were re
ceived at the grand lodge offices.
Amonfc them was a telegram from
Governor McDonald, of Colorado, of
fering his assistance in settling the
strike and stating- that the people ot
that commonwealth are opposed to the
strike.
Oovernor Brooks, of "Wyoming, asked
that the strike be not called, as it
would cripple tne Industries ol the
state -and bring suffering: on account
of the. short supply of coal now on
President Harriman, in a telegram
to Mr. Hanrahan. expressed a desire
that the trouble be solved by arbitra
tion, add In a- that his position In the
past on this method of settlement has
not been changed, but under the pres-
ent conditions it would he Impossible
to bring; about a conference with this
object In view until the Brotherhood
ot Locomotive Engineers became a
pr.rty to it.
This Mr. Hanrahan declines to ac
cept, as his telegram of January 1 to
Mr. Harriman indicated that he did not
deem It fair that an outside party be
brought into the controversy for set
tlement of the grievances of the fire
men. SETTLE WITH THE ENGINEERS
Harriman Replies to Hanrahan's De
mand for Arbitration.
NEW TORK, Jan. 3. Copies of tele
grams between John J. Hanrahan. grand
master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, and E. T-T. Harriman. In connec
tion with the strike of firemen on the
Southern Pacific, were given out here
today. '
Mr. rianrahaji, on January 1. suggested
stock of Men's and Boys'
possible notch
Men's Trousers
Broken Lots
About 250 pairs of $4, $4.50 qualities.
All Sizes, tut not in every pattern,
Men's Furnishings
But Broken. Lots
$r15
Boys' $17.50 Fancy Overcoats, gray, blue and red,
with large roll velvet collar
Boys' $6.85 Overcoats, shields and emblems em
broidered Boys $3.95 Overcoats, plenty of
sizes
Lines, But Plenty of
First, So Come Early
"Boys' $6.00 Suits . : $2.95
Boys' $6.00 Suits. . ?3.95
Boys' $7.00 Suits.. $4.85
Leading Clothier
arbitration of the difficulties, but said
the firemen would insist that a .third
party should not be permitted to influ-
ence the company. Mr. Hanrahan also
made reference to the possibility of an
extension of the strike to other parts of
the Harriman system.
Mr. Harriman. In reply, said the com
pany was not affected by otitnlde Influ
ence In dealing- with the firemen and wan
wining to arbitrate, but could not restore
the conditions existing prior to May 1
without violating an agreement made
with the enfclneers.
"An arbitration that does not (settle the
relations between engineers and firemen,
which Is the basis of the whole trouble."
said Mr. Harriman. "would be useless."
Dies on Day Set for Marriage.
Atra. Margaret 'Adams, who died this
week from heart failure, was to "have
been married the nlfrht of her death to I old home in this city. Colton's death was
Dr. B. Ft. Maaten, of Portland. These the result of injuries sustained in an ac
peculiarly dlatroaalnie circumstances have I cident in Manchester. Kngland. He was
intensified the sorrow suffered by her 1 30 years Of age.
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relatives and many friend. Her daughter,
who resides at Oakland, Cal., was unable
to be with her during her last moments.
Her mother. (Mrs. !Reall. and her brother,
KdRar Bea 11. are In Portland. The re
mains were cremated yesterday. Ser
vice were held at Pinley's Chapel by
Dr. J. A. F McOaw, who received her
Into the Presbyterian Church at L'rhanna.
O.. In 1873, and afterwards conducted tlie
marriage ceremony between herself and
Dr. Adams, who died several years ago.
Death or Oakland Athlete,
OAKLAND. Cal.. Jan. a. Word has
been received here that Edward C. Colt on .
formerly one or the best-known athletes
on the Pacific Coast and prominently as
sociated with the Reliance and Acme Ath
letic Clubs of Oakland, died on December
17 In Suez while on his wav to visit his
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