THE HORNING 3REGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1907. 3 LET NO CONTRACT FOR CANAL IRK Roosevelt Rejects Bids and Will Reorganize Com mission. ENGINEER STEVENS QUITS i?tung by I'njust Criticism and Lured by Double Salary at Home. Army Engineers to Take Direct Charge, WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. By an ordrr addressed to Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commission today. Presi dent Roosevelt, as far as lay in his power under existing law. transferred to the rnElneer branch or the Army the re sponsibility for the further construction of the Panama Canal. lie also formally recorded the abandonment, for the pres ent at least, of the project of having the canal work done by contract on the per centage system. Another feature was the announcement of the resignation of John F Stevens as enfjineer in chief of canal construction. Mr. Shonts is in New York, where he will tomorrow preside at a meet ing of the directors of the Panama Rail road Company, of which he is president, and will formally resign that office. Army Kiiglneers in Charge. The President intends that there shall lie an entire reorganization of the com mission with three Army officers of the engineer corps as its leading members, who are to have charge of the engineer ing features of the canal work. The chair man an engineer in chief of the com mission will be Major. G. W. Goethals. His associates will be Major DuB. Gail lard and Major William I-. Siebert. to rank in the order named. These officers are all comparatively young, ambitious and energetic. Senator Joseph S. C. Blackburn, of Ken tucky, who will retire from the United States Senate on March 4, is to be made a member of the reorganized commis sion. The nominations of the present com mission now pending before the Senate include Messrs. Shonts. Stevens, Haines, Kndlcott, Harrod. Gorgas and Jackson Smith. Their confirmation is desired in order to remove all doubt as to the le gality of certain acts they have made In connection with the making of contracts. The retirement of Messrs. Shonts and Stevens will leave but two vacancies, so that there will be two more retirements necessary to make way for the three Army officers and Senator Blackburn. The President is determined that the work on the canal shall proceed continuously, and the temporary dislocations" caused by resignations of higher officials will not be allowed to interfere with progress. Two Iteanons Why Stevens Quits. The President is unaware of the. spociflc reasons which have been Influential in prompting Mr. Stevens' resignation. It surprised him very much, for as late as the middle of December Mr. Stevens made no mention of his wish to retire. It has been known, however, that Mr. Stevens has been stung very mucli by criticism aimed at him In connection with the canal work, some of which came out during hearings before committees of Congress. it fs understood Mr. Stevens is leaving to accept a position in connection with a great engineering enterprise in this coun try at an annual salary of more than double that he now receives from the Government. His friends contend that the organization of the forces on the isthmus is excellent. Mr. Stevens Is said to be lieve that he can now terminate his con nection with this great enterprise without in any way Jeopardizing its success. May Yet Give Contract. For several weeks it has been rumored here that Mr. Stevens was dissatisfied with the plan of letting the canal work out by contract, but. as explained by a member of the Cabinet today. Mr. Stevens really proposed to the President the adop tion of this method of constructing the canal. The probability Is that the Administra tion may determine to give out the work to he done on the isthmus under contract, under the general direction of the Army engineers. After Major Goethals and his Army associates have been on the isthmus a sufficient time to become fully ac quainted with the work to be done, they will submit a report on the situation to the President. If they feel the work can be done better by contract than under the present system, the question again will be considered by the President and the serv ices of the same high-class contractors whose bids are now rejected, or others of similar standing, then may be invoked. Bankers Would Get Fat rrofit. The President's letter to Mr. Shonts follows: I have considered with much care th question whether the Commission should ac cept one of the bids for the construction of the Panama Canal under the proposed con tract, or should reject them all. There wete SO t'lda worthy of consideration. The bid of the Mi-Arthur syndicate at IZVt per cent was the only one which ramo within the requirements. The Oliver and Bangs bid at '.75 per cent was rejected as not satisfy ing the specifications of the invitation. Mr. Oliver was allowed to perfect his bid with new associates and new financial responsi bility, but this permission did not in any way change the situation from what It would have been had Mr. Oliver's bid in Its present form been presented January 12, the day fixed for receiving- the bids. The purpose of the contract' was to se cure. In the building of the canal, the serv ices of the best, most experienced and most skilled contractors In the country at the least risk to them and the least expense to the Government. An Investigation into the two bids shows that this purpose of the Oovernment has failed. In each bid the con tractors of experience, whose personal serv ices in the work are what the Commission has sought, have made arrangements to divide the profits under the percentage bid with bankers or others to whom the con tractors have had to look for the needed capital, so that the contractors who are actually to do the work have arranged to accept a comparatively small proportion of the profits. In other words, the Govern ment by this arrangement Is made to pay a high percentage for the use of capital which It might itself have furnished at a much lower rate, while the percentage which the contractors are to receive for the real benefit they are to confer on the Govern ment Is reduced to Inedaquate compensation. Stevens Advises Against Bids. No contract can ultimately operate to the benefit of the Government in which the contractors energy, skill, experience and supervision of the work are not adequately paid-for. The defect In the bid may be due to a defect In the Invitation for bids, which perhaps stipulated for too heavy a bond and the Investment of too large capital, or it may be because the bidders have taken an entirely different view of the money risk from that taken by the Government. Mr. 8teens, the chief engineer, advises against acccpttng either bid, because such. In his opinion, would not accomplish the purpose. One of the chief reasons for adopting the cvutra.ee system was that la Its main fea tures it was formulated by Mr. Stevens, who was expected to supervise the workman chief engineer. He has had experience with con tracts of this character, as well as 18 months' actual experience on the isthmus. Ijess than ten days ago I received a letter from Mr. Stevens, In which he asked to be relieved entirely from work on the canal as soon as he could be replaced. - I have accepted his resignation. The withdrawal of Mr. Stevens takes away the special rea son mentioned for proceeding under the present form of contract. Goethals for Engineer. In order to secure continuity in engineer ing control and management in the future T have decided to request you to assign to the office of chief engineer Major Goethals. of the corps of Army Engineers. It is not my purpose to disturb in any way the pres ent campaign on the isthmus, which is very satisfactory, nor to interfere with the ad mirable work now- being done by the pres ent assistant chief engineer, Mr. Ripley, and tho various heads of departments. The work is moving well. The organization already created Is increasing the excavation each month and can be relied upon to make fur ther and constant progress, pending a period within which a new form of contract can be devised by Major Goethals and his associ ates, if it is deemed advisable to do the work by contract. The services of the same high-class contractors whose bids we are now rejecting or others of similar stand ing may then be invoked in the interest of economy and speed. Two other competent members of the en gineering i orps. Major Gaillard and Major Siebert, will accompany Major Goethals to the isthmus and assist him in his labors. They will be appointed on the Commission. I request the Commission to take the for mal ac'lon necessary to reject the McAr thur and the Oliver bids, in accordance with the power reserved to it in Its Invitation. The officers expect to leave for Pan ama about March 6. Secretary Taft will sail for the Isth mus about March 20 from New York, in company with three engineers of high professional reputation, not connected in any way with the canal work, who will advise him technically. They are John R. Freeman, of Rhode Island, John Noble, of Chicago, and Frederick Stearns, of Massachusetts. Test pits 50 feet deep are being dug along the site of the projected Gatun dam for their inspection. MAJOR GOETHALS' RECORD New Chief Engineer Has Seen Varied Service In Government Work. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Major G. W. Goethals, named by the President as chief engineer of the Panama Canal, was graduated from West Point in 1SS0 and after two years at the engineers school at Willets Point, N. Y., was for two years on the staff of General Nelson A. Miles as engineer officer of the Department of the Columbia: served under Colonel Mer rill at Cincinnati in the construction of dams, dikes and locks: was on duty at West Point in the department of civil and military engineering, after which he was in charge of the Musselshoals Canal, Tennessee River, and began the construc tion of the Colvert Shoals Canal: chief engineer of the army corps during the war with Spain; was instructor of practi cal military engineering at West Point, and in charge of the engineering work of the Newport district until selected for the general staff in 1!3. MEDDLED WITH POLITICS CHURCH CORRESPONDENCE IS PUBLISHED IN FRANCE. Letters Seized in Nunciature Show Altitude of the Vatican to " French Parties. PARIS, Feb. 26. The summarized contents of a portion of alleged cor respondence' between Cardinal Merry del Vai. the papal secretary of state, and Monslgnore Montagnini, who was secretary of the papal nunciature at Paris, which was seized at the nuncia ture when Monslgnore Montagnini was expelled from France, has been pub lished in the Messidor. This synopsis demonstrates the fact that the Vatican interfered in the in ternal politics of France, for in the correspondence in question the secre tary of state congratulates Monslgnore Montagnini upon the agitation in con nection with the taking of inventories, which, lie declares, was completely in accord with the views of the Pope. Referring to the elections of 1906, Cardinal Merry del Val advises the Catholic candidates to call themselves Republicans, saying the church ex pects to obtain nothing more from the Conservatives except subsidies. Monsignore Montagnini wrote to Car dinal Merry del Val, according to the Messidor, describing the efforts of Catholics to buy up two evening news papers in order to utilize them as offi cial organs. The secretary of the nunciature complains also to the Vati can of the appointment of Monsignore Amiette as coadjutor to Bishop Rich ard, declaring him to be too liberal. NO CASE AGAINST PERKINS No Criminal Intent in Action of Life Insurance President. ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 26. The Court of Appeals decided today in favor of George W. Perkins, a vice-president of the New York Life Insurance Company, and a member of the firm of J. P. Mor gan & Co., in the matter of the charge of grand larceny made against him- in con nection with the payment of funds of the New York Life to the Republican Na tional campaign In 1904. The decision is by a divided 'court, vot ing four to three. The prevailing opinion holds that there was no larceny, owing to the absence of criminal intent. The dissenting opinion holds that larceny con sists in taking property belonging to some one else, even though for a commendable purpose. Both the opinions expressed by the Judges agree that the expenditure of the New York Life's money for cam paign purposes was Illegal and im proper. Judge Gray, in the majority opinion, says: "It is undeniably true that the pur poses for which the moneys of the company were used were foreign to the chartered purposes of the corpora tion, but that fact does not make the payment a criminal act. The innocent motive of indirectly promoting the corporate affairs through the supposed advantage of the continuance in power of the Republican administration purged the act of immorality and it lacked the criminal intent." CARELESS PAYMASTER OUT Dismissed Because He Lost $1550 From Private Cash Box. VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 26. A court- martial was held today at Esquimau Naval Station on board H. M. S. Egeria, to try Paymaster H. C. M. Bills for neg ligence of duty in leaving public moneys In his private cash box, from which 310 were stolen. He was severely . repri manded. Bills has been relieved, a new paymaster being sent from England. RISER FOR SOUVENIR PHOTOS. Northwest Scenery Lobby Imperial. PUT GASH I1M BANKS Senate Passes Bill for Depos its by Treasury. NO INTEREST IS REQUIRED Aldrlfh's Measure Slides .Through Easily Scant Courtesy to Nelson's Amendment Demanding Inter ests More Small Currency. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. The Senate today passed the sundTy civil appropria tion bill carrying, fll4,57S.S61, an increase of over $10,000,000 as compared with the House bill. It also passed the Aldrich currency bill by a. vote of 43 to 14. The currency bill authorizes the is suance of tlO gold certificates, to the end that the $10 greenbacks may he broken up into Jl, $2 and) $5 bills, for which there Is a great demand. It also authorizes the deposit of customs receipts in Na tional banks, as Internal revenue receipts are now deposited. It raises from 3,000, 000 to $0,000,000 the National bank circula tion that may be retired in any one month. Conference reports were adopted on the naval, army, fortification and District of Columbia appropriation bills. The con ference report on the bill allowing the Government the right of appeal in criminal cases was agreed to, as was also that on a bill opening for settlement 1.000.000 acres of the Rosebud Indian reservation in South Dakota. Loans to Stock Gamblers. The Aldrich bill was indorsed by Spooner. who opposed' Nelson's proposi tion requiring the. hanks to pay interest on Government deposits, as the money deposited was still Government money. "Whoso money, is it when it is loaned out to stock gamblers who pay the banks interest?" asked Nelson. This led Spooner into a statement that there would always be more or less speculation in securities, but this did not change his contention that the Govern ment money should not he loaned, out when on deposit with banks. Spooner also combated the provision in the Aldrich ibill which authorized the Sec cretary of the Treasury to receive other than Government bonds as security for such deposits in National hanks. More Small Coins Needed. Newlands drew from Aldrich the ad mission that there was a greater demand for subsidiary silver coins than was sup plied. Newlands expressed the hope that the Secretary of the Treasury would coin $10,000,000 a year in silver coins instead of $3,000,000. This would, he said, support the price of silver, which had risen from 50 to 70 cents an ounce without any Government assistance. He wished to see It at its normal price of $1.29 an ounce. The cry in 1896 had been that nothing was to be considered except the quality of our currency. Now the cry was that the quality was adequate, but that the quan tity was insufficient. Newlands did not oppose the bill. Newlands secured the adoption of an amendment, which was ifidorsed by Aldrich, requiring the Secretary to make a public statement on the first of each January as to the character of securities required during the year for such de posits. No Interest on Deposits. Nelson's amendment requiring interest to be paid on deposits was defeated, as was also an amendment by Stone that the interest on deposits be VA per cent. Newlands sought to base the retire ment of circulation on a percentage basis, making the limit to be retired in any one month 1 per cent of the total amount of circulation outstanding. This failed. TO AVOID MICROBES A Few Hints That, If Followed, Will Help You to Avoid Disease. . Common aenxr and cleanliness are two of the principal factor In the protection of people against tuberenlUNis, the white man's) scourge and othr disease. Juat thlnK of it throughout the United Statea, one deoth In every nine la canned by tuberculosis. This la a terrible arraignment of our civilization when it Is positively known that tuber culosis la preventable and curable. The microbe of tuberculoala and other diseases is taken Into th system largely through food. If you are perfectly healthy the chances are favorable to your being able to overcome the attack of these foes to mankind, but If the system Is In anyway run down the danger Is serious. Scrupulous cleanliness should always be observed and plenty of fresh air and sunshine are absolutely necessary. Never sleep in a room with all of th windows closed, always leave one window open from the bottom and top. It is well known that cattle arc often infected with tuberculosis, lumpy Jaw and other diseases, and the flesh from such beasts are unfit and dangerous for human consumption. The United States Govern-, ment recognized the danger to which the people were subjected by reason of eatlag microbe-Infected meat. A Pure Food law was passed by which slaughterers could secure Government inspection provided that they compiled with rigid rules laid down by this law. Where Government Inspection exists absolute cleanliness Is Insisted upon and all animals inspected before and after slaughter, and if In any way In fected the carcasses are condemned and destroyed. In purchasing meat insist upon receiving Government-Inspected meat. The purple stamp on different parts of each carcass Is the best means of Indentlf lcatlon. SILVERFIELD'S URS Corner Fourth and Morrison Streets done WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR is r A roll call resulted in the passage of the bill, 43 to 14. Those opposing was Bacon, Berry, Blackburn, Clay, Culber son, Dubois. Frazier. La Follette, Mc Crear.y, McLaurin, Mallory, Pettus, Stone and Newlands. Cockflghting Worries Magoon. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. It is expected that Governor Magoon will refer to Sec retary Taft the question that has been raised by the Cuban people of the pro priety of rescinding the order made by General Wood when he was Military Gov ernor of Cuba, prohibiting cockflghting in the island. Secretary Taft had such an experience as Governor Magoon is now undergoing when the former was Governor of the Philippines, and although he was en abled to prevent cockflghting in Manila, so deeply seated was the love of this sport that he was obliged to refrain from interfering outside of the capital. It is said that Governor Magoon may decide to follow Secretary Taft's example in this matter. Meyer Arrives to Enter Cabinet. NEW YORK, Feb. 26. George Von L. Meyer, former American Ambassador to Russia, arrived here today on the steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, from Ham burg. He returns to the United States to become Postmaster-General in Presi dent Roosevelt's Cabinet. AT THE HOTELS. The Portland J. H. 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A complete line of Muslin Underwear, Knit Underwear, Hosiery, Hose Supporters, Cor sets, Outing Flannel, Gowns and Skirts, Kimonos, Wrappers, Bustles, Hip-Forms, Bust Ruf fles, etc. In fact everything in ladies' undergarments you will find in largest assortment on our Third Floor. Reasonably priced. 25c. Butterick Patterns for Only Quality Considered Our Prices Are The Liprnan-Wolfe Cut-Rate Drug Store presents before known to the Portland public. The Trust drug Cream Tartar, -lb. pkg. ..lit1 Epsom Salts, large 4c Glyco-Thymoline, large Glyco-Thymoline. small ....-41 Sal. irepatica. large 89c Sal. Hepatk-a. medium 42c Wyetli Ltthia Tablets. 5-Er. .; Hostettcr's Bitters, reg. J1..7HO Best Alcohol, pint 39" Snoop's Restora tive, $1 size 72c Beof, iron and Wine, reg. Jl sale price , 69i Sugar of Milk, lb. pkg 29j German Matt Kxtract, JU."" per dozen, bottle 2Z& Pond s Kxtract, Jl size 78C Pond's Kxtract, 00c size ...39C Apenta. splits Pluto Water Conc't. quts ...29 Kilmer's Heart Remedy $isize72c 50c size 39c Hunyadi Water 24c Sulphur handles, each 4" 10c pkg. Boracic Acil 74 Jl Aseptine, the ideal anti septic 89 75c Antiphlogistine H7t? Allen's Lung Balsam, S.tc size ;i9 Allen's Lung Balsam, 2f.c size l9 50c Dyspepsia Tablets 391 Shoop's Preventics 18 Dickenson's Witch Hazel, 18c 1-ib. can Chloride of Lime ...9 35e KfTervescing Citrate of Lithia 18c Jl Comp'd Ex. Sarsaparilla..79' TmIc Wveth's Vichv Salts ...:5 1 lb. Wyeth's Vchy Salts ...890 Pinkham's Liver Pills IOC Vegetable Worm Pyrup. bot.l9 fiOc Cutionra Resolvent 11c $1 Hooper's Veg. Cont'd ...72e lOOBland's Pills 5-grain, 22c H. Goe and wife. Clatskanie; R. Macomlin, B. Shelton. Albany: M. W. Buzard. Rainier; A. Harenden. AVoodburn: R. A. Duncan. Es tacada; D. T. Ackerson. Hubbard: M. H. Stoner, Bammond; Mrs. Younger, Prescott; W. D. McGce, Madras: W. Bann, Buhl: F. Cranch and wife. Ashland; 13. Jlarendon, Woodburn: O. Rronsen. San Francisco; Mrs. Teffl. Carrollton; T. Young, Sparta; J. J. Brugger, Skamokawa: O. S. Poynter, Car rollton; A. Sage. Newberg; D. Miller. Gale s Creek; H. E. 1'hllllps, elty: n. rosier, i nr. Dalles; A. Williams and wife. McMlnnvllle; J. Reed. Bridal Veil; M. Ferrill; W. E. Stevens end wife. Scappoose. I Clnpeco Shrank Quarter Size Collar E 15 cents each; 2for2Scenti M CLUETT, PEABODT A CO. Ek g Maker of Clnett and Monarch Shirt j Silverfiel ds THE FASHION CENTER Exclusive Suits S17.50 and 25. These latest arriv als, of which we make special mention, keep up the record of aU others by surpassing all previous showings in beauty of color com binations at these prices. They are fine ly tailored garments, made in the new half fitted box coat effects. The materials are the p o p u lar ' Panamas in tan and gray and light shades. Skirts are all in the newest plaited styles. Other new gar ments $30, $35, $40 and $45. Misses' Coats These jaunty little coats are much in need as a between - seasons coat. They come in mixtures, new stripe effects, block checks and coverts, loose box style, hanging grace fully. Some have plain tailored collars, others have velvet collars with cuffs trimmed to match; many are braid trimmed, and nearly all have the side pock ets with and without flaps. Materials are of the newest fabrics and workmanship of the best, $5, $7.50, $10, $12, $15. March 10c and 15c Always the Lowest in this sale savings 25c Woodbury's Facial Soap, 16c Eau tie Quinine, large 830 2-qt. Fountain SyringH, 3 hard rubber pipes 54r 2-t Kountuin Syringe, S hard rubber pipes ...fifl4 Japanese Cleaning Com'd ...19 Pond's Ext. Soap, cake ...16c Pompeian Massage Soap ...17c Silk Sponges, each ...7 Zleet Toilet Paper, dozen . 45o Hygienic and Household Toilet Paper.' lODO-sli't rolls, rioz. ..S5ti Toilet Soap, violet, white rose. Extra Large Bath Sponges 7c iris, tar, oatmeal, glycerine per dozen A 5? Violet Toilet Water, o-oz. bot tle 35k Le Febrc French Violet Toilet Water tC Palmer's Perf'mes. all odors. 35 Imported Castile Soap 3-lb. orr 39 2..0 Tooth Brushes 15c 5:e Japanese Nail Brushes ..19r Sac 'loth Brushes, ex. large. 19 Borated Baby Talcum Powd'r.4j $1 Ebony and Rosewood Hair brushes 50c Roprer et Gallet Violet Talcum pow.ler 19c Benzoin and Almond :ream, 4-oz 19c Plnaud's Face Powder, all "hades SOti 50c Kr.'tich Perfumes, all odors, oz. 2T& Sheffield's Tooth Paste 17r Knthynol Tooth Paste ....170 25c Sheffield's Tooth Powder, 2 cans for 25c Hot1 Donnelly, Tacoma, YVasn. European plan. Rate. 15 cants to I2.&1 per day. Pre bua Tutt's Pills Cure All Liver Ills. Save Your Money. One box of Tutt's Pills will save many dollars in doctors' bills They will surely cure all diseases of the stomach, liver or bowels. No Reckless Assertion For sick headache, dyspepsia, malaria, constipation and bilio usness, a million people endorse TUTT'S Liver PILLS Entire Corner Fourth and Morrison Streets Mothers We can dress your babies from head to foot, as here you will find the finest and most complete line of children's and babies' wear in the West on Third Floor Babies' Long Slips, Long Skirts, Pinning Blankets, Bands, Booties, Stock ings, Rueben's Shirts, Long and Short Coats, Crochet Sacques, Hand - Embroidered Sacques, Sweaters, Wash Hats, Babies' Bonnets, and an exclusive line of hand-made Slips, Dresses and Caps at economical prices.