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THE MORNING. OREGON! AN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3. 1908.
DEPOSITORS AGREE
TO IMS
Claims Under $500 to Be
Paid Within Two Years, and '
. Over Within Three.
INTEREST AT 4 PER CENT
Banker Is Expected to Reach Settle
ment With Sm-ety Company
Today Will Take Over
All Assets of Bank.
W. M. Ladd yesterday agreed to guar
antee payment of deposits of the Title
Guarantee & Trust Sank In two and three
years with 4 per cent Interest. He Is ex
pected to reach an agreement with the
American Surety Company today. This
will complete the guarantee and satisfy
all parties.
He will take over all the assets of the
fallen Dank and pay deposits of $500 or
less in two years and larger deposits In
three years.
Such was Mr. Ladd's offer to the de
positors' committee, and it was accepted.
The committee had asked for payment of
(100 deposits or less in GO days.
This agreement will require payment ot
$400,000 within two years, and In addition,
$100,000 to the First National Bank and
$30,000 to Ladd & Tilton, these latter sums
having been advanced to the tottering
bank just before Its fall.
Should Mr. Ladd accede to the surety
company's demand for payment of the
$100,000 which it has paid the state, within
a "reasonable" time (probably less than
a year), it will be seen that Mr. Ladd
will have to advance $600,000 within two
years, not Including the $60,000 to Ladd
A Tilton.
The deposits of more than $500, includ
ing the $295,910 still owing the State by
the Surety Company, amount to $1,200,000.
This sum Mr. Ladd has agreed to pay
within three years.
Mr. Ladd also promised that, as quickly
as he could turn the assets into cash, he
would distribute the proceeds to depos
itors, pro rata, the two-year and the
three-year depositors to share according
to the amount of their deposits.
The $607,000 debt of the fallen bank to
Ladd & Tilton will not be paid until the
other liabilities shall have been met
Mr. Ladd had no conference with the
Surety Company's attorney yesterday, so
his understanding with that company has
proceeded no farther than it was last
Tuesday. At that time the company
wanted payment of the $100,000 (with
which it has reimbursed the State) in a
"reasonable" time, and payment ot the
remaining $296,910 in two years, with 5
per cent interest this being its obligation
to the State.
Mr. Ladd will seek longer time in which
to pay these sums.
State Treasurer Steel Is likely to be In
dicted, with the officers of the Title
Bank, for alleged participation in their
misuse of the school funds.
Attorney W. C. Bristol, representing
the Surety Company, will petition Judge
Wolverton to defer an order, asked for
by Receiver Mears, authorizing the re
ceiver to disburse $34,000 trust funds of
the bank, until the court shall decide
whether the school moneys, belonging to
the Irreducible school fund of the state,
and by law under the sole control of the
State Land Board to Invest or lend, is
a trust fund; whether the $34,000 does not
contain some part of that trust fund, and
whether, as a trust fund, the school
money should not be returned to the state
at 100 cents on the dollar.
Adjustment with the general depositors
was reached yesterday afternoon in Mr.
Ladd' office, at a conference between
himself, W. B. Ayer and Edward Cook
Ingham on the one side and J. O'B. Sco
bey and Nathan Solomon, representing
the committee of depositors. District At
torney Manning was also present. Mr.
Ladd Is expected to resume negotiations
with the Surety Company this morning.
Mr. Scobey, chairman of the deposi
tors' committee, expressed satisfaction
with the agreement; so did Mr. Man
ning. The depositors did not obtain
acquiescence to their demand for pay
ment of small deposits within 60 days,
owing to the large sum of money that
this would require Mr. Ladd to pay in
that time. The total would have been
$100,003 to general depositors and an
additional $100,000 to the First National
Bank for money advanced in an at
tempt to tide the bank over its dif
ficulties; also, perhaps, an additional
$100,000 to the surety company.
Sign Agreement Next Week.
Mr. Manning will draft the form of
the agreement by which Mr. Ladd has
agreed to bind himself to pay the de
positors. This agreement will be con
sidered by Mr. Ladd's attorneys and
will probably be signed next week.
That the school money deposited In the
' bank was a trust fund Is the opinion of
Attorney-General Crawford, who holds
that the bank had no authority to lend
the money nor Invest it, since the law
plainly says that only the State Land
Board shall handle the school fund In
that manner. The bank officers, accord
ing to this view, made criminal use of Uie
school money. This is one of the counts
on which District Attorney Manning will
Inulct them next week. It seems likely
also that State Treasurer Steel will be
Indicted for being a party to the diver
sion of the school money.
Steel to Be Indicted.
As custodian of the school money, he is
authorised by law to deposit It In places
or banks deemed by him secure. But It will
be alleged against him that he knew how
the school money was being used by the
Boss bank, yet allowed the practice to
continue and took no means to protect
the fund or withdraw It until he perceived
the bank tottering. The constitution de
clares that the school fund shall be irre
ducible and shall be Invested only by the
State Land Board. The statutes have
carried out these purposes In plain terms.
Another aspect of this contention will
be the state's aild the surety company's
demand for return of the school money in
tact, dollar for dollar, on the ground
that there is no relation of debtor and
creditor between the bank and the state
TERMS
tfut of trustee: therefore the bank must I
make good' the school fund, before the
creditors are paid. Receiver Mears has
asked Judge Wolverton for authority to
disburse $34,000 trust funds.
Bristol Will Ask Delay.
This would affect the interest of the
state and the surety company. - It was
understood yesterday that Mr. Bristol will
file a petition in court today asking that
the order be deferred until the court shall
decide on the trust fund question, and
it shall be determined whether any of the
state's money is in the $34,000.
TRANSFER CAPTAIN BRUIN
Rumor Says He Will Be Sent to the
East Side.
Mayor Lane announced yesterday that
the Bast Side police substation will be
placed in charge of a captain, when it is
established, thereby giving color to a
rumor current In police circles that the
administration Intends to unload Captain
or ijeteetives Bruin by banishing him to
the East Side. This would eliminate
Bruin from headquarters affairs, and
would, it Is pointed out, relieve the
friction between him and Chief Grit.
macher. thus restoring harmony, now
oauiy ntcmng.in tne department
When asked yesterday if it Is the In
tention of the administration to shift
Captain Bruin to the East Side station
upon its completion. Mayor Lane said
that he could not say; that the plans
are not yet matured, and that it is not
known who will have charare of the new
station.
When it was first planned to establish
a station. on the East Side, Chief Gritz
macher announced In an official interview
that no captain would be asked for it.
He said the station would be officered by
sergeants, and proceeded to appoint a
number of sergeants, the commissions of
whom were later revoked by Thomas G.
Greene, chairman of the police com
mittee of the Executive Board.
Now that the administration Is in readi
ness to proceed with the construction of
the East Side station, as soon as the
Council purchases a site, the announce
ment by the Mayor that a captain will be
given charge la said to mean that the
opportunity to sidetrack Captain Bruin
Is to be seized, unless Bruin Is suffi
ciently -powerful to prevent it.
Chief Gritzmacher and Captain Bruin
have been at outs for many months, in
fact, they have never been, friends and
much disorganization has been produced
thereby. Tills is realized to the extent.
It Is said, that the administration has de
cided to transfer the detective captain
across the river and to put him in uni
form, in charge of the new district
Should Captain Bruin be transferred to
the East Side, this would make a
vacancy la the headquarters staff, to be
filled under civil service rules. The posi
tion pays $150 a month, so there is cer
tain to be a scramble for it It is almost
certain that Detective Sergeant Baty,
who is In harmony with Mayor Lane and
Chief Gritzmacher, will be promoted to
the captaincy if Bruin is exiled.
DUPED BY FAIR LASSIE
Spokane Baker Loses Cash With
Bride- to-Be.
SPOKANE; Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
Joe Ira, proprietor of an Italian bakery,
reported to the police today that his
bride to be, Louisa Costa, whom he was
to marry next week, had disappeared,
taking with her $2000 that he had en
trusted to her keeping. He took out the
marriage license several days ago, but
upon the solicitation of the bride-to-be,
the ceremony was postponed till next
week.
The baker feared the stability of banks,
and did not deposit any of his money tn
them. He had about $2000 lh cash, and
this he gave to his sweetheart for safe
keeping. He gave her the last $50 of the
amount Friday night. When he went to
call on her Saturday night, he found that
she had left the boarding-house, leaving
word with the landlady that she would
not return.
So sure was he of the woman's love,
that he thought the matter was a Joke,
and that she had gone to visit friends.
Today the truth dawned upon him that
he had been buncoed, and he reported
his loss to the police. He has offered a
reward for the arrest of the woman.
The woman came here from Cran
brooke, B. C. She is said to have left
Spokane with another Italian.
OPPOSE CHOICE OF CURZ0N
Irish Peers May Contest Election II
He Should Succeed.
LONDON. Jan. 2. Considerable oppo
sition has developed to the candidature
of Lord Curzon for the vacancy among
the Irish representative peers caused
by the death of Lord Kllmaine. Vis
count de Vescl and Lord Ashtown al
ready had been nominated before Lord
Curzon appeared upon the scene and
they show little disposition to retire
in favor of a candidate who has no es
tates In Ireland and who is not es
pecially identified with that country.
The question of eligibility also has
been raised.
Some votes already have been cast
for Lord Curzon's opponents and should
W. B. Ayer, Who Is Representing
W. M. Ladd In Conference With
Depositors of Title Guarantee
Trust Company. J
be obtain a majority, a petition
against his return, on the ground of
ineligibility, is considered quite possi
ble. Nevada Banks Reopen.
CARSON, Nev., Jn. $. The Nye and
Ormsby County Bank, which, with
branches in Goldticld, Tonopah and Reno,
closed its doors on October 21, resumed
operations today. Certificates were is
sued today payable in three, six and nine
months to all depositors.
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NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRA Ij AT SEATTLE. ERECTED AT A COST OF $500,000.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. S. The above Illustration shows the new St. Janies Cathedral, of this city, which has jnst
been completed at a cost approximating $500,000. It was dedicated Sunday. December 22, with great pomp. It Is con
sidered the finest house of worship wast of Chicago and Is presided over by Right Rev. Bishop E. J. CDea, bishop of
Seattle diocese. ,
LEtVE FOR ORIENT
Soldiers of Fourteenth Infan-
try Say Farewell.
MANY FRIENDS AT DEPOT
Thousands of Citizens Gather to Bid
Departing Soldiers Goodbye.
Troops Sail From San Fran
cisco Next Monday.
Thousands of people gathered at the
Union Depot yesterday afternoon to speed
the Fourteenth United States Infantry
on its way to Leyte and Cebu. The gath
ering of civilians was nearly as great as
that which turns out to witness the de
parture of a volunteer regiment in time
of active service.
The regiment left half a dozen regi
ments of friends behind.' During the two
years the command has been at Vaneou
ber Barracks the officers and men have
made friends without number. There
were general expressions of regret and
some shedding of tears as the three bat
talions of the regiment pulled out from
the depot, one after the other. One old
woman, mother of an enlisted man, was
taken with hysterical weeping when as
sembly sounded. She was led away and
cared for by a party of relatives.
It was not a war-time scene, however,
and there were few sad parting scenes,
for the families of officers were being
taken along. The regiment's departure
was looked upon by the members as a
mere matter of routine, a change of gar
rison. Inasmuch as the regiment is
shifted every two years, the older offi
cers, at least, and their families, have
become used to the experience.
The regiment was entrained in excel
lent form. The first battalion, headquar
ters and the band pulled out from the
depot in the first section of the troop
train at 4:30 P. M. About 15 enlisted men
were left behind, through having spent
too much time in saying farewell to the
city. These belated ones got aboard with
the second and third battalions, which
left at 6 o'clock and 5:30 P. M., respective
ly. Several enlisted men are said to
have been left behind altogether because
of intoxication. These will be sent on to
day and will have to answer for their
conduct at a court-martial.
The regiment came up from Vancouver
on the steamer Spencer. Two trips were
necessary, the first half of the regiment
reaching the city shortly before noon.
Company commanders permitted their
men to wander about at will after the
equipment had been transferred to
awaiting sleepers In the terminal
grounds. 'The men came over In heavy
marching order.
The second cargo of infantry reached
the city about S o'clock, and these men,
too, were marched to their cars and later
given the privilege of visiting town for
the last time. All were admonished to
be in their seats at least half an hour
before the time of departure.
The troops sail from San Francisco at
noon Monday. Their transport, the Sher
man, will stop at Honolulu and Guam,
its destination being Manila. From Ma
nila the Fourteenth will be distributed
among garrisons of Leyte and Cebu, ac
cording to the present plan. After two
years of service there the command is en
titled to another two years of home serv
ice. TROOPS EAGER, FOR THE TRIP
Men of Fourteenth Hoping for Ex
citement in the Philippines.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 1 (Spe
cial.) Promptly at 9:30 o'clock this morn
ing the first detachment of the Four
teenth Infantry sailed for Portland on
the steamer Spencer. With the regi
mental band playing a lively air, the col
ors of the regiment and the Stars and
Stripes waving at the head- of the column,
and the light of anticipated pleasure In
the eye of every man, the regiment
marched in oplumn of fours from Quar
ters to the Government dock. As the col
umn swung into view of the spectators
at the- dock,, cheer after cheer burst
from a thousand throats.
The men were all In heavy marching or
der. As soon as the first detachment
could be put aboard, the Spencer loosed
her moorings and sailed for Portland, As
the steamer 'passed the manufacturing
district every whistle on the waterfront
blew a salute. The crowd continued to
cheer until 'the boat was out of sight
down the river.
This is the'third trip of the Fourteenth
Infantry to the Philippine Islands. They
leave with a full complement of men,
many of whom have been with the regi
ment for many years. The enlisted men,
as a rule, are well pleased to leave for
the Islands. They look forward with
pleasure to the change and excitement of
the trip and the service In a foreign coun
try. "Am I well pleased to get away?" said
Sergeant Baker, the big bluff ttrst ser
geant of Company K, who has been in
the Army for 20 years and lias made three
trips to the Philippines. "Well, after
spending three years in a post where
there is nothing to do, but do guard duty
and you have to keep watching yourself
for fear of getting into a fight with your
messmates in your anxiety for a fracas I
guess going to the Islands where there is
some chance of a little excitement is a
pleasure to any real soldier."
Colonel John C. Dent Is In command of
the regiment. Captain Henry Learned
will accompany the troops as regimental
adjutant. Captain George McD. Weeks as
regimental quartermaster, and Captain
John Taylor as regimental commissary;
Major John S. Parke will command the
First Battalion, Major Alfred Hasbrouck
the Second, and Captain A. I. Lasselgns
the Third.
MAYOR NAMES J. A. NEWELL
Former Private Secretary Now
Member of Executive Board.
Mayor Lane yesterday named J. A.
J. A. Newell. New Member of Ex- ,
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Newell, his former private secretary, as
a member of the Executive Board, to
succeed John Montag, resigned. Mr.
Newell is a widely-known resident of the
East Side and was recommended to
Mayor Lane for appointment to the
Executive Board by the Bast Side Im
provement Club, he being an enthusiastic
member of that organization.
When Mayor Lane had charge of the
State Asylum for the Insane. Mr. Newell
was steward of the institution, and was
also a partner of the Mayor's father in
business. After Mayor Lane's first elec
tion to the office of Portland's Chief
Executive. Mr. Newell was appointed to
be nrivate secretary.
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LOST IH NEHALEM
Two Portland Boys Believed
to Have Drowned.
BOAT' FOUND BOTTOM UP
Clement Mells and August Larouge
Left Portland Three Months Ago
for Outing In the Wilds or
Tillamook County.
In a message sent yesterday from Ne
hslera the parents of Clement Mells, 21
years old, and August Larouge, 15 years
old, who are neighbors living on Savier
street, near Nineteenth, received news
which convinces them that the two
young men have been drowned.
Frank Mells, the older brother of one of
the missing boys, telephoned that he had
round their boat turned upside down In
an out-or-the-way place along the river,
but has been unable to find any trace of
tne boys themselves. .
The boys left the city in September for
a hunting and fishing trip in the Ke-
halem country and up until three weeks
ago letters were received regularly from
them. Their last letter described the
good time they were having and said that
they would be home for Christmas.
Christmas came, but the two absent ones
did not appear. No letter has since been
received. Their parents became alarmed
and a few days ago Frank Melis started
out in search of them.
People In the vicinity of Nehalem said
that nothing had been seen of them for
the past three weeks, and the only sup
position is that their boat was acci
dentally capsized while they were on the
river. The boys left the city with two
hunting dogs and a splendid, hunting and
nsning outnt.
Clement Mells was employed as
plumber by his uncle, Peter J. Mells, 35
Jorth Nmteenth street. Toung Larouge
had not finished going to school. His
brother also worked In Mells' plumbing
shop and tne tnree young men hunted
and fished a great deal together.
When this trip was planned, however.
the elder Larouge boy could not be
spared, so the two missing boys went off
alone. It is said that they have had
experience out In the woods and on the
water and were thought to be good
swimmers and well able to take care of
themselves on such an expedition.
No real evidence has been found to
show that' the two boys are dead, but
their families are greatly alarmed and
feel that the drowning theory is the only
one to explain their absence.
Frank Melis Is organizing a searching
party In Nehalem and telephoned to his
uncle that ne would look for the bodies.
'Will Be Tried on Schedule Time.
Not more than five days will be nec
essary to summon the witnesses sand
jury for x the pending land-fraud trials
which Francis J. Heney set for January
13. So far Judge Wolverton has not re
ceived word from Heney, requesting
him to summon a jury, neither has
Marshal Reed received instructions' to
round-up the witnesses. T. B. Neuhau
sen. special inspector for the Interior
Department, has arranged testimony
taken in former cases, that will be used
in the Hall case and now that he has
this ready, he Is arranging evidence to
be used in the other cases. The fact
that there Is no apparent activity on
the third floor of the Postoffice build
ing, has, given some people the impres
sion that Heney would not be ready for
trial by the 13th. Heney knows that
five days will be plenty of time In
which to summon the Jury and the wit
nesses. Heney at present Is In Tucson,
Ariz., and no doubt he will advise the
authorities here in plenty of time.
CAPITAL STOCK IS
FULL! SUBSCRIBED
Success of Oregon Trust Bank
Reorganization - Assured,
Says Receiver.
DAY AND RICHMOND OUT
Men Behind Merger Plan Refuse to
Allow President and Secretary
of Depositors' Association
Further Voice In Matter.
All the capital stock of the new German-American
Bank, which will take
over the closed Oregon Trust & Savings
Bank, has been subscribed, said T. C.
Devlin, receiver of the defunct Institu
tion, last night. The stock signed for
is $500,000, which is the proposed capi
tal of the new bank. The success of
the reorganization is now assured, and
Receiver Devlin is confident there will
be no hitch Tin the plan.
Everything Is working harmoniously
toward the reopening of the bank's
doors. An understanding has been
reached by all connected with the
movement, and within a week it is be
lieved that a definite announcement of
the time of the reopening can be made.
A petition will be made to the court
asking for 18 months in which to meet
all claims against the bank. "
A rumor has been circulated that W.
H. Moore has not been In full accord
with the merger plan. This Is an error,
It is learned, for there is the fullest
agreement between Mr. Moore and the
others interested. All personal differ
ences have been lost s4ght of In the
move to reopen the bank and pay the
depositors their claims in full.
Seek Personal Advantage.
An interesting development yester
day was the divorcing of the repre
sentatives of the Depositors' Associa
tion, President Day and Secretary Rich
mond, from the reorganization plan.
President Reed and his associates in
the merger scheme, became satisfied
yesterday that Day and Richmond rep
resent themselves in their objections
to the merger plans, and not the best
Interests of the depositors. So certain
did they become of this yesterday that
they determined last night to have
nothing further to do with them.
"For some time," said W. H. Moore,
former president of the Oregon Trust &
Savings Bank, "we have been at a loss
to know what induced these two men,
representing the Depositors' Association,
to hold back their approval of the reor
ganization plan. The thing dragged for
a few days after the first announcement,
by reason of their opposition. It was
rumored that they were seeking to be
taken care of under the pretense of look
ing after the interests of the depositors.
"Today I was assured of this. Over
tures were made to me which sought
only the welfare of these two men, en
tirely overlooking the other depositors.
Their frankness in asking for certain
things before they would permit the re
organization to succeed was surprising.
They alleged that unless these considera
tions were forthcoming, they would pre
vent the reorganization by blocking it in
the courts.
Will Reorganize Depositors.
"Their offer was promptly turned
down, and they were given to understand
that they will not be considered further.
If the Depositors' Association has any
reputable member it would like to have
given consideration in this reorganiza
tion movement, we shall be glad to
recognize him. but we shall deal no
longer with these men Day and Rich
mond. They are acting from selfish con
siderations wholly in holding up the reor
ganization, and are standing in the way
of the depositors."
The men now in charge of the reorgani
zation work are Receiver Devlin, S. G.
Reed, W. H. Moore and Louis J. Wilde.
They held a conference last night and
decided that the bank Is in such shape
that they can proceed with the reorgani
zation and resume business soon. They
give assurances that the. bank will re
open, as soon as merged with the German-American,
and that all claims will
be paid.
DR. FORD OUT OF DANGER
Pastor of Sunnyside Church on the
Road to Recovery.
Rev. T. B. Ford, pastor of Sunnyside
Methodist Episcopal Church, who has
been seriously ill for several weeks, is
reported out of danger. Mrs. Ford re
turned home yesterday from Hot Lake.
Or., where she went two weeks ago to
assist in caring for the stricken minister.
The cause of Dr. Ford's trouble was
gastritis, which reached an acute stage
six weeks ago. Since that time he has
been unable to perform, the duties of his
pastorate, his pulpit being supplied each
F.ervice by volunteers.
- Dr. Ford is one of the most prominent
ministers in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and has been pastor at Sunnyside
for three conference years. Prior to his
assignment to that charge, he served
three terms of six years each as presid
ing elder, in Washington, Oregon and Ar
kansas. His booh on the subject of the
presiding eldership Is the only one of Its
kind ever published.
It Is not known how long Dr. Ford will
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Rev. T. B. Ford.
be absent from his pulpit, but it l
thought that several weeks will be re
quired to fully restore his health.
MORRISON IS PROMOTED
Made Superintendent of O. R. & X.
Co.'s Commissary Department.
J. C. Morrison, formerly assistant head
of the dining car service for the South
ern Pacific, with headquarters at San
Francisco, has been appointed superin
tendent of the commissary department
of the O. R. & N. Company and the
Southern Pacific lines In Oregon. The
appointment was made by General
Manager O'Brien, and became effective
yesterday.
R. Pryer. formerly superintendent of
the commissary department.- has resigned
to go into other business. Mr. Pryer has
been the head of the commissary of the
Hiniman lines here for years, and has
made many friends throughout the state
by his able management of the depart
ment. J. C. Morrison has been with the South
em Pacific commissary department at
San Francisco for the past 10 years and
is thoroughly familiar with the duties of
the position to which he has Just been
appointed.
HEADQUARTERS IX PORTLAND
Astoria & Columbia River Road
Moves From Astoria.
Under the direction of H. M. Adams,
general freight and passenger agent for
the Portland & Seattle Railway, the
headquarters of the Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad will hereafter be in Port
land instead ot Astoria. The change was
effective yesterday. For a time the
offices of the Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad will be in the same quarters as
those occupied by the Portland & Seattle,
room 14 Union Depot. Permanent head
quarters for both Hill lines will be chosen
later. Both roads now have the same
president, the same quarters and are both
owned by the same interests. It is ex
pected that at a later date -the Astoria
& Columbia River Railroad will be
operated as. a division of the Portland
& Seattle Railway system. G. B. John
son has been appointed general agent for
the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
at Astoria.
EXCURSION WILL BE LARGE
Trainload of Inland Empire Busi
ness Men Coming.
All accommodations in the Inland Em
pire Special, the excursion train to be
run from Spokane and Walla Walla to
California early in February, are taken,
according to advices received frcm Spo
kane by General Passenger Agent Mc
Murray, of the Harrlman lines. Four
cars have been filled In Spokane and
another at Walla Walla. It Is expected
that an additional car will be attached
to the train at Spokane to accommodate
the large number of people who desire
to go with the party.
The excursion will spend February i
In Portland, arriving in the morning and
leaving late at night. Plans are now un
der way for the entertainment of the vis
itors while here, the Commercial Club
having the matters under consideration.
The excursionists will be the guests of
the club while in the city.
Railroad Commission Sleets.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Scott, of the Harrlman lines In this ter
ritory, and A.'D. Charlton, assistant gen
eral passenger agent for the Northern
Pacific, went to Olympia yesterday to
attend a session of the Washington Rail
way Commission,- where passenger rates
and mileage tickets will be the subjects
under discussion.
Clarke Will Arrive Today.
President Clarke, of the Portland &
Seattle Railway, is expected to reach
Portland today or tomorrow to occupy
his offices here. He will be accompanied
by C. M. Levey, third vice-president of
the Northern Pacific, whom Mr. Clarke
succeeds as president of the Portland &
Seattle. Mr. Levey will Install Mr. Clarke
In his new position, after which he will
return to St. Paul.
POLICY MAY BE CHANGED
Agricultural College Regents Hold
Important Meeting Next Week.
' "Important questions affecting the pol
icy of the institution will be considered at
the mid-year meeting of the Board of Re
gents at Corvallis next Wednesday,"
said Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of the
State Agricultural College, who was at
the Portland yesterday. "I am not at lib
erty to discuss these pending questions
nor to anticipate the. probable action that
will be taken by the Regents," explained
President Kerr when questioned further.
"This school year has been an unusual
ly prosperous one for the Agrlculturtl
College," continued President Kerr.
"When the first semester closed just ber
fore the holidays, the total registration
was 973 as compared with a little over
600 at the same time last year. The sec
ond semester will begin Monday, when
there will be several additions to the en
rollment, which is already by far the
iargest in the history of the school.
"We have also made arrangements for
the special short courses that will be con
ducted in agriculture, embracing - horti
culture, dairying and general agricultu
ral, domestic and mechanic arts. These
classes will be forme next Tuesday, Jan
uary 7, and the prescribed course will
cover six weeks."
President Kerr Is in Portland attending
to several details connected with the re
sumption of classes at the Agricultural
College next week.
FAVORS WEEKLY PAY DAY
Grocers' Association Will Work for
State Law on Subject.
Grocers of the city and state favor a
law requiring employers in all lines to
pay their employes every week, instead
of each month, as is now the custom
with many employers. This plan will
result in employes having more pocket
money and will, it is believed, mean
more prompt payment of grocery bills.
At the regular meeting of the Portland
Retail Grocers' Association last night,
the matter was considered and the
move indorsed.
It. was decided to ask the City At
torney to investigate the association, as
the Council has asked that this be done,
and all the records of the- organization
will be turned over to City Attorney
Kavanaugh for his Inspection. The or
ganization expects to establish the fact
that the grocers are organized for mutual
benefit along legitimate lines, and that
the association Is not a trust.
Candidates for officers of the organiza
tion for the coming year weVe nominated
last night and will be elected at the next
meeting. January 14, when a smoker and
luncheon will be given.
Who Is Sumpter's Postmaster?
HUMPTBR, Or., Jan. t. Nothing has
developed In the matter of the reported
removal of Postmaster H. S. Buck and
the appointment of R. L. Nlel in h!
place. Neither party has received any
definite orders as to what action la to
be taken: '