VOL,. XL.VI. XO. 14,039.
rORTLAXD, OREGON, FRIDAY, XOVE3IBER 8, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CEXTS.
TUi LIGHT OH
PAPER COMBINE
Roosevelt Will Order
Inquiry Made.
FAVORS REPEAL OF TARIFF
Publishers Tell of Extortionate
Prices Asked.
COURT-DECISIONS IGNORED
After Pretended Dissolution, Trust
Reunites and Enormously Raises
Prices Sells Much Cheaper to
Foreigners Than Americans.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. President
Roosevelt today indicated to members
of the committee on paper of the
American Newspaper publishers' Asso
ciation, that he will recommend to
Congress the abolition of the tariff on
press paper; also that he will make a
recommendation to the Department of
Justice that it take Immediate steps to
ascertain whether the anti-trust laws
are being: disobeyed by the manufac
turers of paper.
The President's promise was ob
tained after he had listened to the com
mittee and to a petition from the Na
tional organizations of printers, stereo
typers, pressmen and etchers, set
ting forth the evidence of a com
bination of paper manufacturers for
the purpose of controlling the output
and Increasing the price and otherwise
making hlndersome regulations gov
srnlng the supply and delivery of pa
per. The call upon the President was
made In pursuance of resolutions by
the American Newspaper Publishers'
Association, Instructing the committee:
What the Publishers Ask.
Klrt That the authority of the existing
statutes for repression ot trade combinations
may be Invoked.
Kerond That the defiance of recent Judi
cial a.-imn prohibiting- participation In such
combinations by certain Western mills may
be punished.
Third That the President may be put In
possession of information which shall equlpp
him to advise Congress of abuses of tariff
favors by paper-makers.
The resolutions also declared that the
duty on printing paper should be Im
mediately repealed.
The committee which called on the
President by appointment today In
cluded John.Norrls. .of .the New. .York
. Times; Medlll McCormick, of the Chi
cago Tribune; George Thompson, of the
Bt. Paul Dispatch; D. Smith, of the
Indianapolis News; Walter Page, of
Worlds Work; Dr. Albert Shaw, of the
Revlewof Reviews; E. J. Rldgeway and
presidents of the National organiza
tions of allied' printing trades. The
history and facts, were presented by
Mr. McCormick. An , investigation of
the so-called paper trust has been In
progress for some time by the Depart
ment of Justice, and the President will
call for tho facts ascertained, to. the
present time.
Conspiracy to Raise Prices.
The appreciation ot the association was
expressed to the President at the action
taken by the Federal Government last
year in ordering the dissolution of the
General Paper Company. His attention
was then called to what was termed a
"conspiracy" by which It' was alleged
that the manufacturers of news print
papers have arranged for an advance of
J12 per ton upon the supply of that article
for the current year and lor an addi
tional advance next year averaging 110
per ton. This, It was explained, means
a burden Imposed on , the , printing . im
dustry of the country ot .10,000,000 for the
present and 19,000,000 for the coming year.
The excuse for these advances on the
part of the paper-makers Is that the coBt'
of wood and labor has Increased. This
excuse was met In the argument to the
President by the statement that the pub
lished report of the largest- manufacturer
of news print paper gives the increased
cost of material and manufacture, Includ
ing the expense of administration and
sales, as about 64 cents per ton.
First Got Tariff Raised.
The President was told that the present
plan of Increasing the price of paper had
its Inception 12 years ago In a proposition
to unite the paper mills Into one pool or
corporation. The first step in The pro
gramme ws, It was stated, accomplished
when the promoters Induced Congress to
tlx a tariff duty of $t a ton for new
print paper. It is this tariff, It is said,
that the President has promised to urge
Congress to repeal. The next step, which
has encountered many delays, the 'Presi
dent was told, has Just been consum
mated by the combination to exhaust the
surplus stock of paper, to cause a paper
famine and to raise prices.
Working Around the Law.
The President was further Informed
that after dlsbandment cy order of court
of the General Paper Company, various
meeting of Eastern and Western manu
facturers have been held to stimulate
prices and to limit the contract period.
A conference of Eastern manufacturers
was held In New York during the first
week of September when the advance in
price was decided upon. Since that time
manufacturers who had previously soil
cited the business of various newspapers
had withdrawn all quotations. Publi
shers who apply for quotations realize
that in some intangible way their supply
has been pre-determlned and the price
they are to pay also arranged for them.
In each case, the statement says,
the publisher receives bids, but the
paper Is held at a prohibitory price.
He also finds that he has no remedy
against the supply of Inferior paper.
Publishers who make inquiry of one'
mill find that the others have been
advised of that Inquiry. New selling
agencies representing an aggregation
of previously independent mills have
merged the output of those mills. The
source of supply of numerous news
papers has been arbitrarily diverted
from one mill to another without the
consent of the publisher. Jobbers who
apply to selling agents or to mills for
quotations are forced to disclose the
name of the customer and the purpose
for which the paper Is to be used.
When this disclosure Is made. Jobbers
find that satisfactory quotations can be
obtained from but one In the country.
Mlllmen and paper salesmen have ad
mitted that an agreed scale had been
adopted.
Fronts Are Exorbitant!
It was reported .that Canadian mills
can and do pay the J6 per ton duty
and still find It profitable to sell In the
United States. At the same time the
American mills are selling abroad In
competition with Canada, Great Britain,
Germany and Norway. It was stated
to the President that papermakers op
erating falrly-equlpped mills have
made large profits during the past ten
years at prices averaging less than $40
per ton,' and that a selling prico of
between $55 and $60 per ton, as now
proposed, would mean a daily tribute
of $45,000 paid by the paper-consumers
to the combination. Evidence is ob
tainable In Government reports. It was
alleged, that paper mills In the United
States and Canada are making paper
at a cost of less than $28 per ton. -
Much mystification had been attempt
ed. It was asserted, to show that the
cost of labor had greatly increased, but
this was refuted by the statement that
the entire cost of labor in the manu
facture of a ton of-paper amounted to
less than $2.40. Not one-twentieth of
the advance In news print paper, it
was stated, would go to labor.
Methods Xot Progressive.
The lack of progressive methods of
manufacture by the International Pa
per Company, which furnishes the bulk
of the paper and fixes the price In the
Eastern market, was pointed out. The
export of 60,000 tons of print paper
during the past season and the claim
of the manufacturer that the domestic
stock la practically exhausted, coupled
with the shutting down of the mills on
various pretexts, leads the publishers
to the belief that an attempt Is being
made to create a paper' famine. Many
newspaper proprietors, it Is alleged, are
unable to obtain any quotations for pa
per for next year, and do not know
where to obtain a supply.
The President was told that in all
the history of crimes charged against
combinations and trusts, such a situa
tion is unprecedented. Both the policy
of the paper manufacturers to acquire
large tracts of timber land, for which
speculation. It is charged, the consum
er of paper.- is obliged to pay, and
the over-capltallzation of . the compa
nies were objects of criticism In the
presentation made to the President.;
Evidence Is Ready.
The committee on leaving the White
House seemed highly gratified by the
assurances from the President. Evi
dence, it was said, for the action of
the Department of Justice is being
supplied, and it is believed that the
methods of tho paper combine may
soon be tested in the courts.
ONLY SEVENTY SURVIVE
Ivoss of Life by Karatagh Earth'
quake Totals 3400.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. f. A dispatch
received today from Samark and by the
official .telegraph agencies says that a
special representative of a local news
paper, who was sent to Karatagh In the
Hlssar district of Bokhara, which was
destroyed by a landslide following the
earthquake of October 21, reports that
3400 persons perished and only 70 escaped.
Petition Against Big Firm.'
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Nov. 7. A peti
tion In bankruptcy against the O'Gorman
Company, proprietors of one of the
largest department stores in the city,
was filed in the United States Circuit
Court here today by the Boston Dry
Goods Company, Farley, Harvey & Co.,
and Jacob Dreyfus & Sons, all of Bos
ton, and all representing themselves to
be creditors of the O'Gorman Company.
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CIT1ZKN AND CIVILIAN, OWNED
PAIR OF
WHOLE OF EUROPE
HUGGING ITS GOLD
Discount Rates Reach
Record Figures.
BUT AMERICA MUST BE PAID
Wheat and Cotton Exports
Call for Mo!-e Gold.
SCRIP CURRENCY UNTAXED
Question Decided hy Olney in 1803.
Conservatives Sit on Manipu
lators to Prevent Specu
lative Rise in Stocks.
THE FINANCIAL STATUS.
LONDON Bank of England raises
discount rate to 7 per cent, highest
since 1873. France and Belgium
advance rates and Germany will
follow.
NEW YORK High discount rates in
Europe cannot prevent gold ship
ments to pay for wheat and cot
ton exports.
Stock market declines, conserva
tives discouraging rise to prevent
pressure on money market and
speculation.
Gold engagements increased to
110,425.000.
Scrip issues declared not subject
to taxation. Attorney-General Ol
ney having so decided In 1893.
Stock Exchange seat sells cheap
er than since 1904.
WASHINGTON Senator Heyburn prof
testa against Government depos
its in New York banks until they
pay Western banks" reserves in
cash.
Treasury Department rapidly Is
sues more bank currency and saya
worst of crisis over.
BAN FRANCISCO Bankers optimis
tic. Clearing-houee certificates ac
cepted everywhere. Sub-treasury
' pays out $830,000 In gold.
BRIDGEPORT, . CONX. Three large
factories close on account of money
stringency.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The contest of
the European money markets to retain
their gold- resources was Indicated by
the simultaneous action today of three
of the large central banks of Europe
and a, call for a meeting tomorrow of
the governing board of a fourth. Tho
Bank of England advanced its rate of
discounts to 7 per cent, a rate which
has not before been reached since 1873.
The Bank of France advanced Its reg
ular discount rate .from 3M per cent
to 4 per cent, and fixed the rate for
loans on securities at 4 per cent. The
National Bank of Belgium advanced its
rate of discount from BH per cent to 6
per cent, and Its rate on drafts to
per cent, and Dr. Koch, governor of the
Imperial Bank of Germany, called a
meeting of the governing board for to
morrow, which Is expected to advance
the discount rate from 6 to 7 per cent.
These movements In Europe are re
garded as an indication of the ability
of New York to command gold and the
efforts of the European banks to pro
tect themselves against this demand.
Can't Keep Gold in Europe.
Even these high rates of discount,
however, are regarded as Insufficient to
prevent the further Importation of gold
Into this country, In view of the large
credits which are being created by the,
shipment of wheat and cotton. The
high rate fixed by the English bank Is
not expected to arrest entirely exports
from London to New York, but Is
THREE OF THE WINNERS AT THE PORTLAND HORSE SHOW
BY H. W. TKEAT. OF BEAlTLKj W1NXEB6
HORSES DRIVEN TO RROIKiHAM.
counted upon In London to equalize the
distribution of the yellow metal among
European money centers, so as to off
set losses to America by imports of
gold from other places. The fact that
the Bank of France had advanced Its
rate, although only to 4 per cent, Is
considered a recognition of the severity
of the pressure upon the bank's great
gold resources. This action Is of spe
cial significance, because It Is the con
sistent policy of the Bank of France
to afford commerce the benefit of a low
and uniform rate of discount, and ;ven
to buy gold at n loss unless conditions
In the International money market
make It necessary to protect the re
serve. Hold Down Speculators.
The stock market reflected the pressure
for money by considerable declines to
day, but these declines generally were
expected by . bankers, who looked upon
the rapid advance in quotations of yes
terday as hardly Justified by the situa
tion. There Is a strong determination
among conservative Interests that there
should not be a large speculation for
the rise at the present time. They be
lieve that such a movement would not
only be artificial and likely to lead to
disappointments, but that it would make
calls upon the money market which can
not well be met under present conditions.
There are, no doubt, powerful speculators
who would Use to undertake manipula
tion In the market, but the influences ar
rayed against them are so strong that if
will require hardihood on their part to
take any course which is opposed to con
servative banking opinion.
Gold Imports $40,425,000.
The engagement of gold, today brought
up the total importation on the present
movement to $40,425,000, an amount which
would permit a loan expansion of more
than J15O.O0O.O0O If the legal reserves had
not been already Impaired.
The continuous arrivals of gold, which
were swelled by $1,600,000 coming on the
Teutonic today, are rapidly replenishing
bank reserves and affording the basis for
protecting credit. It is not anticipated
that It will be necessary to Issue small
scrip here,, as is being done In other cit
ies, although wages in many cases will
be paid in checks.
The situation In regard to the trust
companies is gradually becoming normal.
The yomnrtttee of trust company presi
dents Is satisfied that their assets are
ample to meet all of their obligations,
and will give them all the aid offered
In case demands on them should con
tinue. Plans for regaining their old vol
ume of business are under discussion, but
will require some time for definite con
clusions. No Tax on Scrip Issues.
The temporary scarcity of currency Is
being met very generally, according .to
reports reaching -New York, by the issue
of printed certified checks or temporary
interest-bearing notes and In some cases
by scrip Issued ,by manufacturing, and
other non-banking corporations.
This resource was very generally re
sorted to in" the panic of 1S93, and prac
tically no trouble arose from any such
Issues. Most of the scrip issued at that
time was payable after a specified period,
as 90 days or six months, but where Is
sued by the banks with support of the
Clearlng-House usually specified that the
paper would be received on deposit at
Clearlng-House banks. Some question
arose at that time as ' to whether this
paper would be subject to the tax of
10 per cent Imposed upon the issue of
notes to circulate as money by Individuals
or Institutions other than National banks.
The question was settled by Attorney
General Olney after the panic was prac
tically over. In an opinion of November
21, 1893. The captions of that opinion
pretty well express Its text that "the tax
on state banks Imposed by the act of
February 8, 1875, chapter 35. section 19,
applies only to promissory notes and not
to other negotiable or quasi-negotiable pa,
pers." The test case was on a certificate
of the Clearlng-House of Albany, Ga.,
which, stated that there had been a .de
posit of securities to double the amount
of the obligation to the bank which was
responsible for the note, and that these
securities were deposited for the payment
to the bank or bearer In lawful money of
the United States at six months from
date or earlier at the option of said bank.
The Attorney-General not only laid down
a rule that such paper was not subject1
to the 10 per cent tax, but he also cited
the general rule of law,, which will un
doubtedly afford adequate protection for
all such use In -the present case, "that.
If there Is any doubt as to the meaning
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IN CLASS 10
PUTS QUIETUS ON
TH1RU TERM TALK
Visit to White House
Works Great Change.
PRESIDENT IS EVIDENTLY FIRM
Exponents of Re-election As
sume New Attitude.
SENATOR SCOTT EXAMPLE
After Consultation With Roosevelt,
West Virginia Solon No Longer
Predicts Renominatlon of Ex
ecutive by Acclamation.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 7. It Is rather significant
that a number of public men, after talk
ing with the President since his return
from his bear hunt, have left the White
House with some remark which would
Indicate that Mr. Roosevelt; had Im
pressed upon them his Intention of retir
ing from the Presidency in 1909, In ac
cordance with his statement made four
years ago. Not one of the men have
said In so many words that the President
told him that he would not accept an
other nomination, but the fact that so
many, who had positive views before
they had seen the President, came away
in a very unsettled frame of mind, seems
to Indicate that something was said.
A month ago Senator Scott, of West
Virginia, who is anything but the mouth
piece of the Administration, stated that
the country had gone Roosevelt crazy,
and he declared that the President would
be renominated by acclamation. Senator
Scott then went to Mexico on a business
trip, and when he returned to Washing
ton went to see the President. As he
emerged from the White House he made
the following statement:
"If Secretary Root were to be presented
by his own state he would be a formid
able candidate for the Republican nomi
nation for President.". ; .. .. :. . .
Scott Advocates Delay!
He then added that "So far as my own
state is concerned I hope the people will
not commit themselves to any candidate
for many months. Of course the Presi
dent stands first with us out there, but if
he is not in the race, theYi we had better
wait."..
This statement coming at this time
from a man who only a month ago pre
dicted Roosevelt's renominatlon by accla
mation Is looked' upon as having more
than unusual significance. What the
President may have said to Senator Scott
to make hlra change his mind has not
been divulged, but the President must
have said something, and If he did say it,
he must have done so knowing that Sena
tor Scott would have something to say
for publication, for Scott is a man who
never hesitates to speak his entire mind
about . matters, whatever the conse
quences may be. '
As to the Presidential prospects of Sec
retary Root that Is another question. No
one doubts but that if Root was elected
he. would make an Ideal President. He
has all the necessary attainments and la
as competent a man as ever filled the
Presidential office, but Root Is not of the
popular type that must be recognized by
the Republicans next year If they are to
win. The President himself has said
more than once that Root would make a
splendid President but a very poor candi
date. And this sentence explains Mr.
Root's position more fully -than would a
two-column discourse. t In a word, Root
Is not a vote-getter; he does not appeal
to the common people.
As a matter" of fact Secretary Root rec
ognized some time ago that he was out
COM HOKUM, OWNED BY A. C. FROOM;
of the Presidential race, and his Intimate
friends who have talked with him on the
subject, know that he has no intention
of being a candidate for the nomination
because he Is confident that he could not
secure It. It Is also to be remembered
In connection with Secretary Root that
his law practice has been with the cor
porations. The Secretary of State is not
a corporation man, and If he should be
elected President, he would probably be
as firm as President Roosevelt in re
straining corporations. But the average
voter would remember thaUMr. Root had
been a corporation lawyer and would be
prejudiced to him on that account. .
It may be true, as contended by some,
that the President prefers Root to
Hughes. Perhaps from a point of ability
he would regard Secretary Root as a bet
ter man, but the success with which the
Governor of New York has met with In
his state, and the public approval which
he has won leaves no doubt in the public
mind that Governor Hughes is far the
superior candidate and would stand a
better show of election if nominated by
the Republican National Convention.
There Is no reason to believe that the
Root boom will assume serious propor
tions. The Secretary does not look for
such a change and nothing has' happened
recently to Intimate that any such change
will take place.
GIVE VIEWS OX THIRD TERM
Positions Taken by Public Men
Difrer Widely.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Nov. 6. As Senators and Rep
resentatives drift Into Washington
they are asked what they think of the
political outlook. It is notable that a
great m.tny men, regardless of their
personal relations with President
Roosevelt, report a strong sentiment In
favor of his renominatlon. Sentiment,
however, is far from unanimous. The
following statements taken from re
cent Interviews give some idea of the
way opinions differ:
Governor Frederick M. Warner, of
Michigan I should say that fully 75
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 68;
degrees; minimum. 45 degrees.
TODAY'S Fllr; northerly winds.
Financial Situation.
Four European countries raise discount rate
. to stop gold exports to America. Page 1.
Gold Imports will continue. In payment for
crops. Page 1.
Conservative financiers check stock specu
lation. Page 1.
Senator ' Heyburn protests to Roosevelt
against gold deposits In New Ytk.
Page 4.
Two banks fail in Southwest. Page 4.
Foreign.
Gurko, Russian famine grafter, disgraced
and fined. Page 5.
National.
Roosevelt promises publishers to Investigate
paper trust and recommended repeal of
""paper ta-lff. Page 1.
New Federal Judge for Alaska. Page T.
Nlca.rsgus.ns seise American cltlsen on Amer
ican steamer and shoot him as spy.
Page 5.
Politics.
Roosevelt tells friends he Is still opposed
to third term. Page 1.
President's opinion of election results.
Page 13.
Postmaster-General speaks on postal savings
banks. Page 2.
Watterson attributes Kentucky result to
Beckham's one-man rule. Page 13.
Domestic
Santa Fe Railroad fined $330,000 for rebat
ing. Page 4.
Well-known Belllngham man trapped while
stealing gold at Goldfield and fatally
shot. Page 4.
Great Increase In deaths and Injuries by
railroad accidents. Page 7.
Chicago flooded with counterfeit bills.
Page 7.
Mutual I.lfe asks release from Fish's
nols central injunction. Page 4.
Steamer LAisttanla arrives wlth- gold
beats her own record. Page 8.
Pacific Coast.
inl
and Senator Heyburn's name dragged
Inte
Adams trial, .page 6.
Governor Chamberlain hints that Treasurer
Steel should resign if state school fund Is
impaired. Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Hop trade at a standstill. Page 17.
Wheat weak and lower at Chicago.
Page IT. ,
Advance In Bank ot England rate hurts
stock prices. Page 17.
French bark Brlzeaut clears with a ruff
cargo or nour ror Europe. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Best assets of wrecked bank assigned to
preferred creditors. Page 10.
Splendid attendance marks opening of horse
show. Page 1.
Physicians warn against danger of bubonlo
plague. Page 11. . -
Jobbers' testimony concluded on distributive
rate hearing. Page 10.
State Equal Suffrage Association holds an
nual meeting. Page 13.
WINNER IN CLASS 8.
PORTLAND'S FIRST
HORSESHDWOPENS
Big Attendance Marks
Initial Day.
SOCIETY TURNS OUT. IN FORCE
Fashionably Dressed Thou
sands Witness Judging.
SPLENDID EXHIBIT MADE
Portland and Seattle Vie for Honors.
Local Owners Carry Off Many
Firsts Praise for the
Hunt Club.
Portland may well be proud of its first
horse show, which opened yesterday
afternooni Without question there has
never been an event In the history of the
city in which citizens of every rank were
more keenly interested, and they showed
It by the splendid attendance yesterday
afternoon and night. Never during the
Liewis and Clark Fair did the big Orien
tal building have pass through its wlde
portals a larger or a more smartly-""
dressed crowd, and from men and women
who have attended horse shows at the
Great Madison Square' Garden In New
York, and at the Coliseum in Chicago,
were heard expressions of surprise and
congratulation for the marvelous show
ing the members of the Hunt Club have
made in their initial attempt to give a
show of this character.
Big Crowd at Matinee.
The bright sunshine took to the Oriental
building a remarkably-large crowd for
the opening matinee, and at night the
smart growns of the women who tilled
the boxes, and all the reserved seats,
made a sight daszling and beautiful.
While society was out In force, with
handsome gowns, Jewels and flowers, the
horses too were on parade and the show
ring from the beginning of the Judging in
the afternoon until the close of the night
programme, . which . ended with . some
spectacular hurdle Jumping, was a sight
that will live long In the memories of
all who watched the difficult task" that
was performed by W. A. Dobson and Dr.
James Wlthycombe, the judges. ,
When the hour for the opening of the
show came, not a detail making for the
success of the affair had been overlooked,
and though the judging seemed to drag
at times, and the showing time of the
classes went beyond the time limit. It
was due to the fact that the competi
tion between the rivals In most all of the
classes was so close that It was an
almost Impossible task to pick the
winners.
Judging a Difficult Task.
In the harness classes and In the saddler
class no show ring anywhere can boast
of better horses or better appointments
than the present Portland show, and all
this made the task of awarding the rib
bons a difficult one. Though some may
criticise because each class was not
Judged according to the schedule, tt must
be remembered that the officials were
Judging each class ' according to the
horses and appointments that were
shown, and not by the clock.
Beginning with the spectacular exhibi
tion given by Mountain Batteries A and
B of the Regular Army, from Vancouver,
there was something doing In the ring
every minute.
Portland exhibitors came In for their
share of the blue ribbons. In the breeding
class. A. C. Ruby, of Portland, and E.
L. Martin, of Turner, Or., were 'the wjn
ners. Both of these men, who are devot
ing their time and money to the prac
tical side of the business, made a splen
did showing and one that Oregon may
well be proud of.
Treat Pair Geta First.
In the harness classes the Juderes hid
their work cut out for them, for the
contest between the appointments
owned In Portland and those of H. W.
Treat and John W. Consldlne. of Seat
tle, was keen. In the class for pairs
to be shown to a brougham, the blua
ribbon award was to Mr. Treat's hand
some team. Five appointments as hand
some as could be shown in any ring
were brought Into the ring and It took
the Judges some time before they de
cided upon the winners. Mr. Consl
dine's handsome pair of chestnuts was
given the red ribbon, and E. L. Thomp
son, of Portland, who sent into the.
ring a pair of .bays that were bred In
Oregon, was third. Perhaps no owner
who was awarded a ribbon was proud
er of the recognition than Mr. Thomp
son. Seattle Horse Defeated. -
Dr. A. C. Froom's fine high-stepper
Conundrum took the blue over Busy Bee,
owned by A. S. Kerry, of Seattle, In the
runabout class, and the verdict of the
judges was freely applauded. In the Shet
land class, Kenneth Bartlett won with his
4-year-old stallion, and B. L. Thompson'a
miniature yearling was also given a blue
ribbon. James H. Reid's blue-ribbon pair
of Shetland mares were given a blue rib
bon. In the light harness claps Portland low- '
ered the colors of Seattle and the blue rib-'
bon went to a pair of black horses as
handsome as ever loooked through a bri-
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