Morning Oregonian., February 17, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

THE MOMXG OREGOMAX, MO"DAl FKUKUAKf 17, 1908.
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BIlB'filTHGflD
-LODGE IS OPENED
Delegates From Pacific Coast
District Meet in
Portland.
ANNUAL REPORTS READ
J-pItyidld Progress Made During the
Paf-t Year by Jewish Order Re
ception Following Business
Session a Brilliant Affair.
The first session of the 45th annual
convention of District Grand Lodge, No.
4. Bnai B'rlth. was called to order
in Women of Woodcraft Hall yester
day morning at 10 o'clock by the grand
president, George. N. Black, of Los
Angeles. Delegates from California,
Utah, Idaho, Washington and Montana
were In attendance. The morning ses
sion was given over to the Initiation
of past presidents and lodges in Lhis
district who have as yet not received
the grand lodge degree. This ceremony
was followed by the appointment of
a committee on credentials. The read
ing of the grand president's report oc
cupied the remainder of the session.
The reports of the grand secretary
and grand treasurer of the. district
were read at the afternoon session,
which convened at 2 o'clock. As a
courtesy to the Portland members of
B'r.ai B'rlth an amendment to the by
laws was presented and unanimously
adopted allowing non-delegates ajid
members of the order formally to be
present during the proceedings of the
grand lodge. This is the first time
that this has been done for many years,
as only past presidents of the order
are permitted to be present.
In his report, read at the opening
session. Grand President Black referred
to the fact that during the past year
the order has grown in spit- of many
difficulties and discouragements, and
has seen the accomplishment of two
tasks the preservation of the strength
of the San Francisco city lodges and
the regeneration of tho membershfp and
activity of the interior lodges. He
expressed his satisfaction with the
manner in which the San Francisco
lodges have withstood the conditions
following the earthquake. Among the
lodges complimented for their large
Increase In membership Mr. Black re
fers to Theodore Herzel Lodge, of Port
land, which shows an increase of 124
per cent.
Headquarters in Bay City.
Reference was also made to the work
of the general committee In securing
the new headquarters for the order In
San Francisco, pending the selection
of a site for the proposed permanent
building. This undertaking, he said,
had been delayed on account of the
Industrial and financial trouhles of the
previous year, which had disturbed the
real estnte situation and rendered it
Inadvisable to select a site at this
time.
Mention ' is made of the movement
recently inaugurated by the Los
Angeles lodsre for-the establishment of
an orphans' home for Jewish children
In or near that city. Mr. Black solicit
ed the support of the grand lodge in
furthering tills commendable philan
thropy. Reference was also made by Mr.
Black . to a movement inaugurated
by pistrlet No. 2 for the erection by
the Jewish people of a monument in
the City of Washington, to the late
"John Hay. as an expression of their
gratitude for his great services in the
cause of humanity and of religious
liberty. 'Steps bad been taken, Mr.
Black understood, to bring this project
more prominently before the Jewish
people throughout the country.
White Slave Traffic.
The white slave traffic was also re
ferred tw at length by Mr. Black.
Efforts are being made, he said, to
eradicate this evil in Europe by en
lightening its intended victims In the
rural districts of European countries
regarding the traveltng procurers. A
large fund has been appropriated by
the general committee for the use of a
committee appointed to Investigate the
situation on the Pacific Coast In this
regard.
The growing tendency' in the public
schools all over the country to devote
the celebration of the Christmas exor
cises In the schools to open arfd
avowed religious instruction was re
ferred to by Mr. Black, and he ex
pressed his satisfaction with the ef
forts of the San Jose lodge in securing
an order from the school superintend
ent of that city discontinuing the prac
tice of obliging the children of the
public schools to join in singing sacred
songs of the most pronounced sectarian
character. Mr. Black said he consid
ered this a great moral victory for
the San Jose lodge for which they
were entitled to the thanks of the
order.
in conclusion, Mr. Black said the
upbuilding of the membership seemed
to him the most important duty now
before the organization. San Fran
cisco, he said, must give at least 1000
new members. Los Angeles 500. Port
land must do equally well. Cities like
Oxnard, Santa Barbara, Ventura. Santa
Ana and Pasadena should be represent
ed In the order, and that Nevada, Ari
zona and British Columbia should be
brought into closer touch with Its hu
manitarian activities. '
"In this closins hour of my official
service," said Mr. Black, "let me ac
knowledge to you. my brethren, so far
as 1 can in words, my sense of deep and
lasting, obligation for the exalted dig
nity which I 'have cniovrd this vonr
by reason of your friendly favor. It
has been the proudest and the happiest
year of my life, and I fee, also, by
far. the most useful. I shall endeavor
to thank you more through the medium
of continued service to tho district than
by the framing of a few formal phrases
of appreciation."
' Grand Secretary's Report.
An interesting report was that of
Grand Secretary T. J. Ascheim. who re
ferred to the gratifying results of the
order under the able administration of
Grand President Black. He also re
ferred to the place Oregon haa achieved
commercially in the great Western
country.
"Oregon today is an empire in Im
portance and expnase. while Portland
is her Imperial capltol." said Mr.
Ischeim. "I rejoice in Oregon's pros
erlty. and gladly dofr my hat to the
agnitlcent progress made by Port
nd. But, there is an old Jewish cus
m by which we are never allowed to
e happy without a slight pang, at least
I sigh. That is precisely as I feel at
this moment, when I think of the many
missing faces, think of the men wij'o
were my friends, some of, them my
daily associates, of the men who never
would meet me anywhere, or et any
time, without discussing the affaiid of
either Oregon 65 or North Pacific 314.
How proud they would have been of
this event. But, the mutation of time
has also wrought its changes among
us. The charters Just named have Be
come extinct, and my friends have been
laid in their eternal resting-places.
New charters are now in force and new
friends are leading, equally true and
equally zealous, engaged In buildin?
structures of even more enduring qual
ities, let us hope."
The report of District Deputy Otto J.
Kraemer, also read at the afternoon
session, showed the splendid gains
made by the order during the past year.
Reception ,to Delegates.
The reception tendered the visiting del
egates and their wives in Women of
Woodcraft Hall last night brought out
one of the largest assemblages of Jewish
people ever gathered in Portland. It is
estimated that between S00 and 1000 per
sons listened to the addresses of Sig
Sichel, George N. Black and Lucius L.
Solomons. Otto J. Kraemer acted as chair
man and introduced the speakers. The
singing of Mrs. Maurice Welnstein was
warmly received. Bailey's Orchestra
furnished music.
The reception was in charge of the fol
lowing committee: Judge and Mrs. Julius
Kraemer, Rabbi and Mrs. J. Bloeh, Mr.
and Mrs. Sol Blumauer, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Germanus, Mr. and Mrs. David N. Mos
sessohn, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Swett, Sena
tor and"Mrs. Sigmund Sichel, Dr. and
Mrs. A. Tilzer and Misses Helen Cob
lentz, Paula Heller. Amalta Hirstle, Bdna
Levy, Ruth Lewis, Mildred Meyer, Alica
Rosenthal arrd Esther Seg'al.
The members of the Council of Jewish
Women, the Sisters of Israel and the
local Jewish congregations aided in re
ceiving the guests.
In his address of welcome, delivered
by Sig Sichel on behalf of the Jewish
organizations of the city, he referred
especially to the work of the Council of
Jewish Women in maintaining the
Neighborhood House. ' Mr. Sichel's ad
dress was responded to briefly but feel
ingly by Grand President Black. The
principal address delivered by Lucius L.
Solomons, who spoke eloquently on be
half of the order, was listened to with
close attention by the large gathering.
Mr. Solomons' address was in part as
follows:
Mr. Solomon's Address.
Tou people of Oregon, how often have you
watched the (low of ,the winding Willam
ette. How, from a silver thread upon the
snowy Cascade heights, it widens with the
opening fields and stretching forests. For a
hundred miles ir. flows along In peaceful'
quietude beside the giant pines which shade
its waters from the glistening sun, and then
it strikes the rocks. and from boulder to
boulder, from rapid to cascade It alternately
leaps and dances and foams and struggles.
Huge rocks and the trunks of fallen trees
sct-k to restrain it, hut it shakes off their
yoke even as the pines, upon Its banks
shake off their needles, and in deeper chan
nel with mightier force it hurries on, back
where from northern lakes through leagues
of frozen forests the calm Columbia glides
down to meet her southern sister. And just
beyond the gates of this fair city they fall
upon each other's bosoms, mingle their
tears of melted mountain snow and open In
peaceful confluence flow on and ' on until,
like tired truant children they seek their
common parent and pour out their sorrows
on the ocean's, rugged breast.
So with the two great streams of human
life on the one hand the mightly river of
Judah. whose source lies burled in the
mountain, ranges o the mysterious past.
For untold ages it has flowed and still is
flowing along the plains of passionate dis
cord. It is our aim to make its channel
deeper, its water purer, Its current stronger,
until it is prepared to meet that other
stream of human life and form, the mighty
brotherhood of waters where beneath the
blessed smile of God the universal Father
in holy confluence they flow forever to the
unknown sea.
Programme for Today.
At this morning's session of the Grand
Lodge, committee reports will be read
and the recommendations contained in
the reports of the grand officers will be
referred to committees. A special ses
sion of the lodge will be held tonight for
the purpose of initiating a class of 50
candidates into the local Bnal B'rlth
ranks.
PIMM TO JIT SERVICE
REPORTED HE WILLi .MOVE TO
M"ESTERX STATE. ,
Chief of Forest Service Believed to
Have Plans. Xor Career in
the Senate.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 16. The story has been put in
circulation in Washington to the effect
that Glfford Pinchot, chief of the Forest
Service, will retire from office at the
close of President Roosevelt's term, and
go West to grow up with the country.
The report goes on to say that Pinchot
has a desire to mix In politics, with the
hope of ultimately being sent to the
Senate from the state in which he takes
residence.
Since Mr. Roosevelt became President,
Mr. Pinchot lias been a very powerful
man In the Administration. He was hold
ing an insignificant office as chief of the
forestry division of the Agricultural De
partment. Government forestry work was
then in its infancy and the work of
Pinchot's division counted for little. Mr.
Pinchot quickly interested the President
in the subject of National forestry, and
when the President became interested
the division sprung into prominence, and
has grown steadily to its present pro
portions. Its growth, and the extension
of its work would not have been pos
sible but for the aid of President Roose
velt. Mr. Pinchot became a member of the
"tennis Cabinet" and is today one of the
President's most intimate friends. While
he does not figure in matters of import
ance outside of his own department, he
is nevertheless freely consulted by the
President and hip advice on other sub
jects, particularly questions of public
policy, is frequently sought and freely
given. Few men holding bureau offices
under the Government rise to such
heights as Pinchot lias attained in the
present Administration.
Mr. Pinchot was fortunate in being
born wealthy. His father before him bad
taken a deep interest in the subject of
forestry: not as a profession, but aS a
fad. Gifford Pinchot Inherited his father's
interest in the subject, and unlike his
father, was in a' position to further the
movement. Pinchot has never been
forester because he wanted the salary;
indeed lie has spent several times his
salary each year in promoting the work
of the bureau. He stayed merely be
cause of his love of the work and his
desire to carry forward a policy which he
believed to bo in the public Interest.
It is true that Mr. Pinchot has teen
severely criticized in the 'West, but It is
equally true that his policies are meeting
with nore and more approval as time
goes on and the people become better
acquainted with the purpose and opera
tion of the forestry system. The policj'
as such is established; the foundation! is
laid, and it may be. having accomplished
this much, Mr. Pinchot may desire to
step aside in the interest of some other
man. He has a wide circle of acquaint
ances among politicians; he has come
in contact with leading Republicans and
Democrats from all over the West, and If
Mr. Pinchot determines to launch
forth on a political career it is
natural to suppose that he will locate in
some Western state where his interests
lie. He may decide to go to Idaho, for
there is more missionary work to be done
there than in any o'her state beyond the
Rockies. In that event he may again
cross swords with Senator Heyburn, but
wh another Issue at stake,
TELL OF IM OF:
REFORM" FORGES
Municipal Association Officers
Speak at Hassalo
Street Church.
MUCH GOOD ACCOMPLISHED
Need for Practical Reform AJways
Exists and the Problem of Gov
ernment of Large Cities
Is Still Unsolved.
Instead of A sermon at the Hassalo-
street Congregational Church last night.
the audience listened to two addresses,
delivered by Samuel Connell and Miller
Murdock, of the Municipal Association.
Mr. Connell told of some of the problems
confronting the large cities, and Mr.
Murdock told of the work which has
been accomplished by the Association In
the last four years. Mr. Connell said in
part:
For many years the political reformer
was looked, upon as an idea-list. a. crank.
He lacked the Influence necessary to secure
the enforcement of the good laws already
upon the statute books. Today things are
different. The snirlt of reform Is In the
very air. The forces of good have now
become distinctly separated from the in
fluence ot evil.
One of the most serious problems which
has come before us is the munlciDal prob
lem. It his Its Origin In the great growth
that has been made In the city popula
tion In recent years. We have come from
the country life, where there are no temp
tations, to the city life, where there is
everything to tempt the appetite and cor
rupt the morals of the people. In these
cities we find the thief, the ' burglar and
the anarchist. We find the modern saloon,
with all its terrible- adjuncts to debauch
and destroy the manhood of the nation.
So-called Wil es of crime have swept over
our large cities. -(The most atrocious
crimes have been perpetrated and allowed
to pass unpunished, until we have begun
to believe that the thief by day and the
highwayman by night were being toler
ated by our public officials, and when
the facts were tnvestisated the most start
ling revelations have resulted.
' Criminals Are Protected.
The wholesale practice of crime has come
as a result of the tremendous organization,
both financial and political, which at
tracts and protects the criminal element.
Much attention Is being given to recruit
ing these criminals. No expense is spared
to make these xltfalls of vice attractive,
and that these headquarters of criminals
are afforded protection ts a matter of com
mon knowledge.
Within the last ten days the police de
partment has reported to the City Council
that certain saloons are notoriously bad.
They have asked that the licenses be re
voked. Then we have had a long and
farcical Investigation by the liquor license
committee, which has not resulted In a
single license being revoked, but only In
the ownership of a few of these dens of
vice being transferred to some dummy
bartenders.
What on the frontlor would be known
as savagery Is known in the large cities
as dissipation. We make It & source of
revenue for the government. Ethically this
is hideous, and socially It Is suicidal, but
financially it has come to be next to the
largest retail business In the large city.
There is only one larger Interest than the
sale of liquors In our cities. If we over
look the liquor probfcm we overlook the
most vital issue we have, for It has no
regard for the heme, the church, the law,
or the Btate. It is the same with those in
terested In It. '
The way great things are to be accom
plished is by the united efforts oX all good
people. We believe they are In the ma
jority, but how to unite them Is the ques
tion. .
Miller Murdock, vice-president of the
Municipal Association, referred to the
Psalm which speaks of the wicked man
spreading himself as a green bay tree,
and said he had seen them giving every
body to understand that they were it,,
and that there were no others. He said
in part:
A bill is to be circulated at the next
election to give the cities Independence, so
called. Provision is made that Instead of
the city being controlled by the state law
it be under Its own laws. The Major of
Medford Is supposed to have taken that bill
up to Salem, but you will perhaps remem
ber that the manager of the Wholesale
Liquor Dealers' Association was at Saleru
at the time the Betition was filed.
Attacks Proposed Act.
The bill amounts to this. The city can
ordinarily be controlled by the vicious ele
ment. The country cannot. The vested
Interests are willing to turn In and help
elect men who will be satisfactory to the
vicious element, that they may use these
men. -The combined forces of the vested
interests are looking for special privileges
from the city. They can usually carry
the city, but they cannot usually carry
the state, cspeciall on such questions as
whether gambling shall be permitted,
whether theaters shall run on Sunday, and
whether the dance hails and saloons may
run together. If that law waa in force
they would get into the City Council and
have an ordinance massed to run the town
wide ozen. f
The direct primary law is very offensive
to the ordinary politician because he can
not manipulate matters as formerly, al
though I see they are going -to try It here
In Portland. Under the direct primary law
any good man may be nominated to office.
One result of their refusing to be nomi
nated Is that saloons granted licenses re
cently are violating the law every day.
That Is the kick we have coming against
church people.
At the last two elections the vested In
terests, gas. lights, street railways, and"
some of the banks and others combined to
stand in and elect people whom the whole
sale liquor dealers would Indorse. Before
that the vicious element carried things
in the city, but kept their hands off the
Legislature. They elected ten out of twelve
on the legislative ticket. Then the laws
passed were all favorable to the vested
interests. What Is known as Statement No.
1 will come u at the next election. That
Is another effort to take from the peopie
the power of direct voting.
COAL OUTPUT IS LARGER
Less Gold Mined, However, In Brit
ish Columbia.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 16. From an advance copy
of the official report of the product of
mines in British Columbia for 11 months
of 1907. and a close estimate of that for
December, Consul Abraham E. Smith,
ot Victoria, presents the following sum
mary of the mining operations In that
Canadian province for last year'. '
The report shows that the product has
decreased in gold, lead and copper and
increased in silver, coal and coke. The
decrease in copper was caused by the al
most total stoppago of work in all cop
per mines in October, on account ot the
slump in price, rendering its product un
profitable, which stoppage still continues.
The production of coal in 1907 was the
largest in. the history of coal mining in
British Columbia, footing up a total of
1,850,000 long tons. Both the Vancouver
Island companies made large increases,
70.000 tons and 126,000 tons, respectively,
making the total product of Vancouver
Island mines for 1907 to be 1,325,000 tons
of coal. New coal properties are being
prospected in the islands, also in other
sections of the province on the mainland,
which are expected to largely increase tne
coal product of the province In 1908. Coke
also exhibits for 1907 an increase over
the production of 1906. Activity in build
ing operations In Victoria, Vancouver and
several of the Pacific Coast cities of the
United States, notably Seattle, Tacoma.
and Portland, Increased the demand for
building stone and Portland cement, man
ufactured on Vancouver Island.
The following table shows quantities of
minerals produced in British Columbia
in 1906 and approximately the total in
1907:
1B0. J907.
Gold, placer and lode
(ounce?) 271.447 223.000
Silver (ounces) 2.!0(i.2(i S.nttO.000
L-ead (pounds) R2.4liS.21T 4.1,1)00.000
Copper (pounds) 4il.99o.400 39.0OO.0O0
Coal (long ton) . . . 1.517.30:1 l.RM.000
Coko (long tons) 100.227 227.000
The total value of the production of
minerals in British Columbia-for year
ending December SI. 1907 .(last month es
timated), as compared with 1906, Is
shown In the following table:
Gold, placer '. $ 700.000 $ 248,400
Gold, lode 3.SS5.920 744.71!)
Silver 1.800.O0O 7.3J0
Lead 2.2r,0.0OO 417. D78
Copper 7.800.00(1 4KS.565
Coal 8.4TD.0OO 1,B23,091
Coke , 1.135.000 1RK.8."
Building materials, etc. 1.200,000 ,200.000
Increase.
Thus the total metalliferous production
was $16,525,920. a decrease of J1.S06.5S2,
while the total nonmetalllferous aggre
gated $8,810,000. an increase of $2,2ol,956,
showing a net Increase in value of pro
duction for 1907 over 1906 of only 355.ri4.
Saluting Washington's Tomb.
Harper's Weekly.
One of the most Impressive of the cere
monies prescribed in the chapter on
''Honors and Distinctions" of the United
States Navy regulations, is that to be fol
lowed when a vessel of the Navy, on its
way up or down the Potomac River
passes Washington's tomb at Mount Ver
non. Unfortunately, the observance of
this ceremonial Is limited to the smaller
ships, as for such only Is the Potomac at
this point navigable. The dispatch boat
Dolphin, the President's yachts May
flower and Sylph, and the smaller cruis
ers and gunboats that occasionally visit
Washington for Presidential Inaugura
tions or similar events, observe the cere
monial so strictly that it would seem
through infrequent occurrence It gains in
interest. When any naval vessel ap
proaches Mount Vernon the marine guard
and the band are paraded, the ship's
bell is tolled and the colors half-masted.
When opposite Washington's tomb the
bugles sound "taps," the marine guard
presents arms, and all officers and men
stand at attention and salute.
"Everybody Paid for Voting."
Connellsvllle (Pa.) Courier.
Everybody voted at the Greene
County primaries during the last judi
cial campaign there, and everybody
had a price for the service. The epi
demic of public corruption has spread
to us. During the recent primary and
election campaign, many well-to-do
citizens openly demanded to be paid
for their votes, and some of them
either refusefl to vote at all or voted
against their ticket for this reason
alone.
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asjBBesjsaap'-fMiSBjsaiay
for you.
But be sure it is pure, else harm will be mixed
with its healthfulness.
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Beer aged insufficiently causes biliousness. That is
why all Schlitz beer is aged for months in our
cooling rooms.
Beer that's impure not cleanly, ' not filtered, not
properly sterilized should be avoided.
That is why 'we spend more to
Ask for the Brewry Botiiing. v insure absolute purity
CotnmoTi beer is sometimes substituted for SrhJitz. , ' -
To avoid being' imposed upon, see thai ike Mark or crvwn is branded tlian We Spend
GOOD BANK RECORD
Thomas McCusker Says Port-
land Does Itself Proud.
BIG STIMULUS - TO TRADE
Restoration of Three Banks on Full
Payment Basis in Six -Months
He Cites as Being Un
precedented. PORTLAND. Feb. 16. (To the Editor.)
The citizens of Portland are to be con
gratulated on the fact that this city has
now a record unprecedented in the history
of banking anywhere in the United States,
if not in the world. Less than six months
ago we had our first bank failure, or
rather suspension, to be followed some
weeks later by two others, causing for
the time being a general alarm as to the
outcome of what was predicted to be a
widespread panic, as it was Intended to
be by those who precipitated it.
Money being the most sensitive thing
In existence. Immediately commenced to
get under cover, until in a very few
weeks. It Is estimated that about $ti,000,000
was placed In coldstorage. The with
drawal of this amount from circulation
In this city alone had a most depressing
effect on business, which has continued
to a greater or less extent up to within
a few weks ago.
The fact that we had a panic did not,
however, depreciate values of real estate,
which in this city has always been con
servative, that is since our great boom
of some 20 years ago. Other securities
were somewhat effected, as was to be
expected, but only temporary- This, how
ever, is true of the entire country. The
Controller of the Currency, I believe,
made the statement some weeks ago, that
since August last, about $276,000,000 had
been withdrawn from circulation. This
of course caused a "stringency" for a
short time, but with the restoration of
confidence, which is the foundation of
our business system, this money has
gradually gotten back into the channels
of trade, until now call money can be
had In New York at 2 per cent, and the
lenders are not overly particular as to
the security.
It It were not for the fact that this Is
a Presidential year, and that business
men will as a matter of precaution, be
a little conservative, I would predict the
greatest business for the present year of
any In the history of the country.
Big Business Tear.
Even as it Is, I am morally certain
that the business of the country will be
as great as for any past year, for the
reason that the stocks of nearly all Jobbers
are at 'a very low ebb, and the factories
have no surplus on hand, consequently
the manufacturers are going to be ex
tremely busy, which means employment
for many men now idle, and that of
course means general prosperity.
So far as we are 'personally concerned.
the moment that Mr. I-add guaranteed
the payment of all accounts -In the Title
Guarantee & Trust Company, a feeling of
-As', a food and a tonic, Every
component in good beer is good
confidence began to take the place ot
distrust which had existed einee- the
closing of the three banks.
Then when it became a certainty that
the Oregon Trust & Savings Company
would merge or be taken over by the
German-American Bank, which meant
the payment in full of all accounts within
two years, that feeling of confidence took
another step forward, and with the open
ing of that institution last Wednesday and
the payment of actual money to the de
positors, Washington street seems as full
of life as in our most prosperous
moments.
City's Fine Record.
Now that the Merchants National Bank
opens today with added capital, the peo
ple of Portland look back on the past few
weeks with a feeling of wonder why they
ever doubted the absolute solvency of
our financial standing. As I ald before,
they are to be congratulated on the re
organization of the suspended banks, for
I do not believe It Is on record anywhere
else that within six months three institu
tions of the kind reopened with a guar
antee of paying the depositors In full
within so short a period, or in fact of
ever paying in full.
Regardless of what caused the suspen
sion of these banks, the men who made it
possible for the reopening and paying
of depositors are entitled to support and
commendation by our people, as we as
a whole, no matter in what pursuit en
gaged, will . be benefitted by It, as will
the state at large by the restoration of
confidence in the metropolis of one of
the greatest states in the Union.
Already it is felt In the real estate
market, as Instead of depreciation in
values, the price of desirable property
has advanced, and within the last two
weeks there has been more demand for
property than for four months. I am
told by business men that the same feel
ing exists as to other lines of business,
which is very encouraging.
In conclusion I want to speak a word
of praise for the Merchants National
Bank, which opens today. I am informed
that this bank carries more business firms
on its books than any other bank in the
city, particularly the. smaller houses,
many of whom owed large sums to the
bank at the time of its suspension, yet
since the bank closed it has collected
about $1,000,000, and has not pressed or
in any way hampered any of its clients
as it could have done as a matter of
self-preservation.
This speaks well for the bank, and re
flects credit on the standing of our busi
ness men who meet their obllzations
under tho most trying conditions.
THOMAS M'CUSKER.
STATEHOOD NOT PLEDGED
New Mexico Must Depend on Future
Developments.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington.. Feb. 16. Notwithstanding re
ports sent from Washington, no agree
ment nas been made by the leaders In
Congress to pass a bill at the next ses
sion of Congress admitting the Terri
tory of New Mexico Into the. Union.
The facts ot the case are briefly as
follows:
A delegation of New Mexicans, head
ed by the Governor, came to Washing
ton several weeks ago to survey the
field and determine whether or not
there was prospect of statehood legis
lation this session. This delegation
was to have been backed by 100 or
more New Mexicans had the outlook
been favorable. But after conferring
with the leaders in both branches of
Congress, the advance guard decided
that statehood legislation could not be
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many men appeared on the scene to
urge its enactment. Thereupon the
"big lobby" was called off and the
Original delegation went home.
Two propositions were submitted,
but no pledges of any sort were given.
First. It was suggested that It might
be well to send a Congressional party
to New Mexico during the. coming
Summer to make an Investigation and
determine whether or not conditions in
that territory were such as to Justify
its admission Into the Union. The other
proposition was merely to allow the
New Mexicans to come to Washington
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Senate and House in support of their
statehood bill.
Because the campaign Is on this year
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admit the Territory into the Union.
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