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TIIE MOnXINO OREOOXTAX. SATnM).r, MAV -.".. 1IKT. WHY MWHIDCE IS TRANSFERRED Disobeyed Orders by Writing "Knocking" Letter About Employe. INDIAN OFFICE RECEIVES IT Charges and Countercharges Gren Out of Friction In School and Enemln Removed, but He Pursued Them. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. May 38 The removal of Major A. EL McFatrldge from the office of In dian Ajrent at Umatilla, Oregon, was based solely upon an act of Insubordina tion which was proven against him. There had previously been much friction at the Umatilla Agency and school, and there had been charges and counter-charges, hut these things did not enter into tiie final ease; they were in no way instru mental in bringing about the removal of the agent. Though relieved of hie Important posi tion as agent at Umatilla. Major McKat ridge will not be dropped from the Indian Service; Instead, he will be tendered an other, though less Important, position tn Oregon and will suffer a slight reduction In salary. His transfer and reduction are purely as a matter of discipline, and in no way reflect upon his ability or in tegrity. Good Business Man, Insubordinate. It was with deep regret that the In dian Office and the Secretary of the In terior decided to take Major McFatridge from Umatilla. The Important business of the Umatilla agent I the handling of land matters and finances. Prior to the advent of Major McFatrldge these affairs had been badly and very unsatisfactorily handled: the rights of the Indians had been neglected and the relations between the Indians and the whites doing busi ness with them were anything but satis factory. But Major McFatrldge took hold with a firm hand and in a short time brought order out of chaos and put a check upon fraudulent practices that had been current under the previous admin istration. Both Secretary Balllnger and Acting Indian Commissioner Valentine speak In the highest terms of Major Mc Fatrldge as an administrator of land and business matters. But for all that, and regardless of the universally satisfactory manner in which the Major conducted the principal busi ness of his agency, they agreed that in subordination could not be tolerated. They were therefore compelled to mete out to Major McFatrldge such punishment as has been Indicated, and the change of officials at Umatilla will take place In the near future. Much Friction In Scimol. The history of the Umatilla trouble Is shown clearly by the Tecords of the In dian Office at Washington and. while those records cannot be quoted, access has been given to them In order thst a proper understanding of the case 'might be had. This was deemed desirable In view of the very general demand on the part cf the business men of Pendleton that Major McFatrldge be permitted to re main. During the past six months there was much friction between the employes of the Umatilla School on the one hand and Major McFatrldge and his wife on the other. The agent was strict In his hand ling of school matters, and the school em ployes considered him unnecessarily se vere and exacting. Discontent, kept alive by personal antagonisms, continued to grow until charges of a more or less serious nature were filed with the Indian t if rice. The school employes preferred charges against Major McFatrldge and complaints against his wife, and the agent In turn preferred very similar charges against the employes. There grew up an utter lack of harmony. When these charges assumed a serious nature an Inspecting officer of the Indian Service was sent to Umatilla to ascer tain just what was the trouble, and to locate the blame. He made hla report se-eral months ago. and In that report found responsibility on both sides. The more serious charges were not found to be well grounded; there was no evidence that Major McFatrldge was guilty of mls- eonauct. nor was there any more evi dence that any of the employes accused by him were guilty. There was. however, ample evidence of discord, and It was the opinion of the Inspecting officer thst part of the responsibility for this discord was properly attributed to Major McFat rldge. His method of dealing with school employes was not tn accordance with cus toms countenanced by the Department. Told Xot to "Knock" Kmploye. When the report of the- inspector was received by the' Indian Office, Major Mc Fatrldge was summoned to Washington and was orally reprimanded for such of his conduct as did not meet with De partmental sanction. The history of the trouble was then reviewed at length, and when the agent convinced the Office that trouble would likely break out anew. It was decided to transfer from Umatilla all save one of the subordinate employes, this one having given no trouble. Mr Valentine told Major McFatrldge that he would give him a new slate and hoped that with a new corps, to be chosen grad ually, he would have no further friction. It was evident from the manner In which Major McFatrldge talked when here, that he felt bitterly toward some of his employes and. because of this fact and because of the absence of proof of the charges brought by him. the agent was Instructed orally and In writing that none of the transferred employes should he followed by letters or other advices to their new superintendents which would prejudice their new superiors against them. In other words, regardless of his personal beliefs and Inclinations. Major McFatrldge was told that he must do nothing that would tend to discredit anv of his former employes: thy should be permitted to enter upon their new duties with clean slates and under no handicap whatever. Writes "Knocking" Letter. Major McFatrldge made that mistake so common to men In public life he wrote a letter a personal and confidential" letter: one of the "burn If kind, and of course that letter turned tp. Soon after he returned to Umatilla from Washing ton Major McFatrldge received from Washington letters from the Indian Com missioner to each of the employes slated for transfer, and he was instructed to turn over those letters to the respective persons. From those letters he learned where the various employes were to go. There was one employe against whom Major McFstridge was particularly bit ter. When the Major learned the "school to which he was to be sent, he wrote a "personsl and confidential" letter to the superintendent of that school. Informing him that this particular employe was coming to his school by transfer and rec ommending that he refuse to -accent the man. He la the most Immoral man I ever knew." wrote the Major, or language to that effect, and he added: Tie la so crooked he cannot lie straight. He Is the limit." And there was more to thla same effect. It was all Intended to Injure this employe with hla new superintendent: cai culated. In fact, to force him out of the service. All of which was a deliberate violation of orders. How the McFatrldge letter fand there la no question as to Its authenticity) came Into the possession of the Commissioner of the Indian Office Is not made known. Whether the person to whom It was ad dressed gave It up or whether It was obtained In seme other manner was not known, but the letter Is In the Indian Of fice files, and It formed the sole basis for the punishment of Major McFatrldge. Had he not written that letter he would have remained aa agent at Umatilla, for the old trouble had been settled and that Incident was closed for good when the fatal letter was written. When theMcFatrldge letter turned up. the Indian Office was confronted with a ouestion of rank Insubordination and the proof was positive. The Instructions to the Major and his letter to the other super intendent formed the entire record. It was the Judgment of Mr. Valentine that the offense should be dealt with severely, and Mr. Balllnger. who la also a strict disciplinarian, concurred In the Commis sioner's views. Therefore. Major McFat rldge was relieved and will be transferred and his wife, mho had been fiscal clerk of the Umatilla Agency, has been forced to renlgn from the Indian Service and to remain out permanently. As snt at Umatilla. Ma tor McFatrldge rece'ved a salary of JlfW and his wife In hla new post he will receive probably $1400, MILLIONS FOR FAMILY EXCEPT 1 00.000, ROGERS ES TATE C.OES TO RELATIVES. Fairhaven Get Small Fund for Schools. Balance Divided Be tween Immediate Kin. NEW TORK. May The will of the late Henry H. Rogers was filed for pro bate here today. The testator leaves all his property to his widow, children and relatives, with the ezeeptlon of rw.OW willed to the town of Fairhaven. Mass.. for the use of the primary and grammar schools of that community. The will gives to the widow the use of the New York City residence and sets aside a trust fund of from t2.Son.OM to U. tt.ono to provide an annuity for her of tlOO.OM). At her death thla trust fund Is to be returned to the residuary estate. Mr. Rogers leaves his reui-nce at Kalr haven. Mass.. and his real estate there to his son. Henry H. Rogers. Jr. Various trusts, ranging tn amounts from tlO.OiO to tam.AA each, and altogether ag gregating wX.Ojo. are created for the benefit of Mr. Rogers' collateral relatives. The Income from these trusts la to be paid to the varioua beneflrlariea during their lives, and upon their deaths te principal of the trust funds will revert to the residuary estate of the testator. Mr. Rogers divided his residuary estate Into four trust funds, one for the benent of each of hla children. When the chil dren attain the age of 40 yrara they are each to receive one-half of the principal of the trust created for their benefit, trie other half la to be held In trust during the life of each child, but the children are given the power to dispose of the princi pal of the trust by will. The executors of the, will are Henry IL Rogers. Jr.. John W. Sterling, of New York; Walter P. Wlnsor. of Fslrhaven. and the Farmers Ian Trust Company of New York. No estimate of the value of the' estate was given with the filing of the will. Mr. Rogers' works. of art. bric-a-brac, books, plate, etc., are left to his widow. To his son. he willed his Jewelry and personal effects. The will waa dated May 7, 1907. $800,000,000 IN PACKING Massachusetts I. aw Makes Possible Publicity on Chicago Meat Men. CHICAGO. May SR. The four big pack ers. Swift, Armour. Morris snd Cuclahy, and their associates, the National pack ing Company, do an annual grosa busi ness of nearly vx.o.vo. a total greater than that of the Steel Corporation In Its biggest year. It", when gruss sales reached 757.(A-0. It Is now possible, owing to the Massachusetts' laws requir ing full statements for the first time In the history of the packing Industry, to get a closer Idea of the exact proportions of the business, the ukl of the different companiea for the last year being aa xouows: Swift, jsoonoiyo; Armour. t;trt. lyn.orr); Morris. Slio.oru.oo: Cudahy. tso.ocai.oco: Na tional Pac king Company. H-".x...V0; total. Figures of National packing sales art not ofllrlal, aa In the case of the other companies. They are, however, conservatl ,-e. so that, based upon the present volume of business handled by the big four. It Is believed the gross total would be found to exceed IVAuuu. ''. S. P. MAY BUY KEY ROUTE Railroad After City and Interurban Lines and Ferry Systems. OAKLAND. Cal.. May It became known today In the financial circles of Oakland that the Southern Pacific Rail road la negotiating for the purchase of the Key route system of railways and the Bay ferry. The only hitch at thla time cornea through the Harrlman people not wanting to take over all the thousands of acres of land which the Realty Syndicate, pres ent holders of the Key route system, own In the vicinity. The negotiations for the proposed trans fer are being conducted by F. M. Smith, the borax king, and Frar.k Havens, prin cipal owners of the syndicate controlling the Key route lines. The Key route system Includes the property, lines and franchises of the Sen Francisco. Oakland V San Jose railroad. Including Its ferry line across the bay. The property la valued at several millions of dollars. MOROS FIRE ON INFANTRY Two Privates Killed and Sergeant Fatally Hurt In Philippines. MAXrl.A. May 3 Two private soldiers were killed and a sergeant was mor tally wounded during a fight wtth Moro bandits on the Romaln River. May "2, according to advices received here today. The Moros surrounded an outpost of the Eighteenth Infantry encamped near Kelthley. and poured a volley tnto the soldiers before the latter could defend themselves. The two privates were In stantly killed by the first shots fired. Two columns of Infsntry are In porsult of the bandits. The detachment that waa attacked bad been engaged In the protec tion of friendly natives. Inducing them to cultivate the land, and had introduced the double sentry system as a precau tlonary measure, as attacks were ex pected momentarily from the roving bands of marauders that Inflated the country. TSTO CUTOFF HALF SUGAR DUTY Clay Merciless in Denouncing Trust as Thieves and Swindlers. FINAL VOTE IS DEFERRED Bacon Accuse- Clerk of Collusion With Republican leaders to Close rehate Bradley for Free Tobacco. WASHINGTON. May 2a.-Aldrteh suc ceeded today In getting action by the Senate on the rest of the augar schedule of the tariff bill, with th understanding that the paragraph fixing a duty on raw and refined sugar should be again placed before the Senate If (.nay should so Im prove In health as to permit him t move an amendment cutting the figures In two. The loarto schedule waa aiso completed. No changes mere made In the finance committee rates tn either schedule. The sugar, tobacco and agricultural schedules d;l.l.-d the attention of the Senate with Incidental remarks by Ba con and a general tariff speech by tme. t;ore. Hiistow end Clay criticised the pro vision for a duty on raw and refined au gar and Clay repeated hla allegation of fraudulent transactions In the Interest of the sugar trust. Hristow declared that the trust had benefited by the defeat of hla amendment yytcrday. Bacon Says He Is Choked Off. Bacon's remarks consisted of a charge that the reading clerk and the Repub licans leaders were In collusion to shut off debate. Bradley advocate-d the removal of the Internal revenue tax of sis cenia a pound on tobacco tn "the hand." He aaserted that sia'h action waa essential to the welfare of tobacco-growers throughout the country. McCumber spoke In behslf of the pro tective duty on agricultural product, pre dicting great falling off In the AtnTlrsa production of wheat In the nrar future. Collusion to Cause Cloture. The Sv-nate mas atiout to vote on an amendments offered by Oore reducing the rate on refined easier to one cent per pound, and by direction of the Vlce-lrts-tdent one of the clerks had etarted to call the mil. when Baeon ordered a hall and. declaring he had addressed the chair beff-re the rail bad brgun. Immediately entered upon a protest against what he declared waa coming to be the practice of the clerk In so promptly beginning hla call as to cut off Senators who had gained recognition from the privilege of being heard. He asserted that "the clerk Is not here aa the representative of any party or of any Senator, but Is here to do bis duty and Is not entitled so to man ipulate the ro'lcall aa to prevent Senatora from being heard. ' itacon declared that other Senators had noticed I lie practice and asserted that frequently it had been resorted to for the purpose of effecting cloture. He then referred to the all-night see. slons of the last Congress, when the AlJ-rk-h-Vreeiand currency bill was under discussion, when he declared that by tl-e clerk's precipitancy discussion of the con ference report on that measure had been brought to an end. The name of the Senator from Rhode Island heads the Senatorial list." he said, "and by answering promptly he could have the rollcall under way with little delay." said Bacon. Vice-President Sherman, who oceup'ed the chair, ststed thst the calling of the roll todsy hsd been begun under his di rection and he added that he would not Intentionally deprive any Senator of ha right of discussion. Call Sugar Trust Thieves. Before Aldiich had made hla request i that the sugar paragraph be agreed to. Brtstow submitted clippings showing that after the vote of yesterdsy. by which hte amendments reducing the duty on refined sugar and eliminating tne Iutch standard tests had been turned down, there had been an advance of nve points In the stork of the American fsurar Refining Company. Thla. he said. showed who had been Interested In de feating the amendments. Oore offered an amendment reducing the duty on refined sugar to I cent per pound, which, he ssld. he wss confident would be voted down. Clay declared: "We are granting favors to ins most unconscionable trust ever organised In the I'nlted Slat-. A band of thieves and swindlers Is robbing the American people, and I will retract nothing I have said, for I know from Inveatigstlon of what I have spoken, are! we should not give the trust free augsr unlesa we make a reduction In the duty on refined sugar." Moe to Cut Duty In Two. After be'ng reminded that his amend ment frovlded for a reduction on refined sugar without an equivalent redaction on crude. Oore withdrew It In fat or of that formerly preeented by Clay, which provided for practically cutting in half the duties of the bill both on raw and re fined sugar. Bristow protested against the amend ments, although his course has been to advocate a lowering of duties In the bill. Tbe paragraph relating to raw and refined sugar was then adopted aa rec ommended by the committee on finance, with the understanding that Aldrlch him self would ask for a reconsideration of the section when Clay waa prepared to offer hla amendment. The section rejattng to maple sugar and maple syrup, placing a duty or 4 cents per pound on each, taxing glucose IS cents per pound and sugar cane In Ita natural state 30 per cent ad valorem waa agreed to by viva voce vote. Roosevelt Only a Memory. Stone today called a hall upon the consideration of tl.e augar schedule to submit a few remsrks concerning the probable passage of the pending bill, lie said: "The halo of victory Is already shining on the brow of the big chief (A Id rich) and on his comrades of the finance com mittee." But. he added, the accomplishments of the majority were "a pitiable ending of a somewhat puslilsnlmous beginning " Referring to ex-President Roosevelt as "performing murderous tests without parallel." he continued: "He Is only a memory hardly worth a quotation, but Taft ta still a living po tentiality." Saying he had a wage scale relating to the raxor Industry In German which was twice aa high aa the American wage acale. according to an official statement furnished by the Herman government, and now In the State De partment, Stone sald: "I assert that this report waa In the hands of the finance committee long be WAN fore tbe question of relative wage paid here and in Uerraanv waa raised. They knew about It- Tet. when we aeked about these wages, the Senator from 11th. Mr. Smoot. said he I. ad affidavits from workmen who had been brought from Germany that German wages were only one-third of the American scale." When the Senate Sent to the depart ment for this Information It waa al ready In the hands of the finance com mittee. Stone declared. Stone Inquired whether the Senator from I'tah thought the German gov ernment would mske a false affidavit about wages. In reply to whl. h Smoot said he thought that waa not a proper subject foe dlscuaslon. Aldrli-h said there had been a report from the German Government, but It was In German and had never been translated. Aldrteh said the report had come to Mm tn connection with or volutin. He had. however, undertaken to have It translsted. but before IML.su don It had been sent for by the President or the State Department. But. he said, the committee bad bad before It a compara tive statement of wagea of the two coun tries from an American source and as the Gennsn statement waa not compara tive, he did not mgard It aa of the same value. Tobacco Trust Held Responsible. In urging the adoption of hla amend ment restoring free ssle of leaf tobacco by the farmer. Bradley said the out rages of the Night Riders In Kentucky and Tennessee resulted from the oj-rrea-slon of the American Tobacco Company, and that unless the Internal revenue fax on leaf tobacco In the land waa repealed these outragea would again occur. W hile denouncing the Niaht Rider out ragea, Mr. Bradley declared the tobacco leaf-growers were so sorely pressed thst they were force! to combine to protect themselves, and the crime which result ed were due to trust cnr-.li ion. G. W. COLE, E Kl'F.I FtU NOTK, WORRY IHtlVF.R HIM TO T ARK POISON. Resident of Flutters tencs Into Wood, Where He F.nd. Hla Ufe Body Is Found by Searchers. VANitH'VKR. YVa.h . May 3K.-tr.r-e-ea Geoieie V. lle. of n)irs. waa found dead In the woods ticer rZlsworth. six miles up t'.ie tviumhis. about II o'clock thla morning. A postmortem ex amination revealed the presence In his stomach of carbolic. He la supposed lo have taken the poison by hla own hand, though no ra.ltle could be found near whre the body ley. He had previously tol.l severs! people that he Intended to take l own life. lVle is believe! to hare worried over a suit that had been brought against him. He waa last seen alive about o'rtork Wednesday afternoon, when he left the store at HUsonh and started for the wooda where hla body waa discovered. Yesterday Charles Bahb. of fishers, notified the police that Cole bad dis appeared and could not be found. This morning SlierlfT W. I. Sepplngton or ganised a searching party at 12 1 worth and fi.hera and shortly after they left the l-aisworth store the body of the missing nun was found. There were no marks of eny struggle. In Cole's pockets were $t In rash and a ! note. Cole was In Vsr.couver on Wednesday In connection with a suit brought by T. Simmons and wife against i. W. Cole and wife, to recover tS3-. alleged to I due on notes given by the two men when I ly formed a partnership in the wood business at Plsliers In lsru. Mr. Cole was about ! years old and had hern a resident of nrk fountr for many years. He waa a pest noble grand of the I. o. o. K. lodge No. 3 of Van couver. GIRLS DEMOLISH HOME WAYWARD "AXCKIA" FIGHT AT I'KTKNTIOX HOISK. Kir-en Taken Into Cutod. and Kn itter, lot Angelea Polio Ma lion by Compliments. l-n ANGKt.KS. May It One of the most tumultuous and rebellious bunches of prisoners ever brotignt to tbe City Jell arrived In the police van at noon today fallowing a free-for-all fight among the girl Inmates f the Home of the Good Shepherd. In which several of the girls were cut and bruised, the place demolished, and all of them, rang ing from 14 to 17 years old. were taken Into custody. The Home of the Good Shepherd Is a home for wayward girls, and con tains a large number of Inmates. In the fight windows were smashed, furnl ture demolished, dresses torn off. arma and facea scratched, hatr pulled and a general pummeling took place between the younger and older girls. Several were Injured sufficiently to be treated at the receiving hospital. Arriving at the County Jail, the girls shouted thst they were "glad to be In a real Jail - "Isn't that captain there cute" asked one of the Amssons. HASKELL FURNISHES BOND Many OkUhomam Offer to Vmt Their Ntmr- p Sorely. Ml'SKOGKR. Okl a.. Mar ! Oav. mor H 111 ind th fi othr In Hritd with htm fr mfd (own lot frftula arrived hr to4r and tr bond bfora (omraUilonr C- A. Nich ols. Ma-ny promtnvnt local rttln of. fmr4 to ilin th bond, and tf(rimi war rral vrd from ot hr i hrousx hout tha atata matin lha ama l-odr. NAVAL ALLIANCE SOUGHT I Coat In ued trram fctrst rags I that of Japan In the Pacific, and try to units the strength of the Kngliah-speak-tnc race In that part of the world. AMERICA AXD BBJTISK Xtllrjl (XAM. a r i Vetera Kettleahi -1 4 ii i -t? i So IS to Ol.l-r eatllM!a .... ' rre.d rfu!.n hf-sind-r iia fnji 1 1 . Thlr4-r!aa cruisers.. out ships Tfpd gunboat I e-v Torpe.lo bnal -eeetro) srs! is T-rped-t boats. ......... i Kithnarlnti I 1 Monitor 1A 1 ri rni.n mA ef-o'eera . . . . in an . . i I t'er r.nel. officers, aic. . . sT.TacesSTe Nlvil reaar .. :1 ftny: Ttal men. f S and tireat ftru:n i? y Compared with thla combined force. Oer many, whirs baa th thtrd targeet Kir, aas 14 modem eattlaehlpa. 4 older bsltleablpa. and er erelaera has 14 armored. 11 aeeowd-r-aaa. IS thlrd-elaas fha baa S-t SOS ma an 4 GIVE MINISTERS HID, NOT PENSIONS Suggestion That Relief of Aged j Pastors Is Charity Is j Resented. ! ASSEMBLY IN HOT DEBATE Dr. tlolion'a Pension roleme I Voted Down New I-a w for Mem bership of Wanderer Teune see Courts Are Scored. DEWFR. Colo. Msy :. Preeh) terian ! ministers do not wsnt chanty. They made this dectsrstlen Inlty when, tn an almost unanimous tote the cemmiaaloner detested a reeolutl.Mi prepsred by lr J. tiray Hotton. of Philadelphia, providing for a gradd pension scheme for disabled or superannuated enlntpter. The Irouhle over the per.eloelng tf min isters hss been one of long stand'eg. hav ing started In fiiction between the tioard of Ministerial Iteiier and the Hoard of Ministerial (tuetenatlon IVntn have sim ilar objects, and tw Rolton'a resolution earrteo' with It a motion ta refer the wooie matter of ! nt action to a spe cial committee. Penalona. Not Charity. In his address on the uh)e-. I r to. ton made frequonl use of the woeda "charity and humiliation. and to thee term the rommiMkuvri as a whole took Hberal evception. He wss of the opinion that minuter do n..t want chstity af t-r ' they tsecome unable lo work, and that they should be aiten pensions after 3 reata- service. He belieted this would remote the tslnt of chst!t" front the suriori thus received To ihla proposition I r Howard Ageww Jolmson. of Colorado ttpnncs. tM . look rsception. with tbe support of a large majority of the com miie. era. tie re buked those who had u-xt the term charity." and aM that the Mtiltur who recelree aid after he ha alien he best efforts to the church is not en object of charity, but rather richly deaerv leg of the support of he rhurco. lie aaal the rlsn "'st iui.iet to trie uwnhlr that the Kualenation IWtard should look to wealthy men for rant n but ions la tha fund for urh relief was the moat un bu!ne!ike prto.ni.n he ever heard espounded from a committee of ba;nes m-n. H was unanlmoua'y supported In a resolution that recommended the objects of auatenstion to the church and urged Individual gifts. Membership of Wanderer. Here th mailer ended The committee en polity found Its report In trouble when IT. Joseph A. Vance, of Chicago. tnned a substitute rea.utton f..r an overture upon which the committee moved that no action be takm. in which It was pte vtdc4 that members removing from one chstge to another wo ha! fail to eg. nify within IJ month the church with which they wuh to be affiliated r.aU be taken Into the Jurisdiction of the ' '"" " .r-.,-o ny tn, pastor of the church they have left iki. . lu"on s stutdMy fouaht bv members of the rxaily committee on the ground that after much study Ihey t.ad not been able to make a report ' However, upon a vote, approval of the resolution s-emed unanimous. Th assembly unanimously adopts ,h report of the commiesion which i tn "supreme court' of the body, sustaining the. Preahytery of New Totk in the West minster Church esse. In suspending four ejders. In dissolving tne church, in tak ing possesion of the property and In or ganising " new church therein. - The polity commute made a major. Ity and a minority report on tie subject of reducing representation to the aa. sembly. but because of a lengthy dehate It was ordered that both reporta be passed until tomorrow, when the mat. ter(wlll be threshed out. Tennessee Courts lenouoeed. The assembly this morning adopted the report of the committee on rhurcu co-operation, written by lr. V. II Itob erta. stated clerk of the assembly, and chairman of the committee, condemning the action of the atate courts -f Ten. nessee la setting aalde the union of the Presbyterian Church In the t'nited rltals of America with the Cumber, land Presbyterian Church. The report sets out In effect that of the three ea. tabllshed doctrines with respect to the relation of church and atste. they being the llamas Catholic, wherein the church Is superior to state: the theory recog. nlted In Kngland and some parts of the t'nlted rifate that the lat is superior lo the church, and the Calvlnlatlc wherein church and state possess dis tinct juried let lot. a. ihe Utter Is the preferable view, and wil be held lo la the Presbyterian Church. Tl.e report rebukes the Tennsaaee courts for presuming to pa a Judgment upon matters of church doctrine. It recognises the right of courts to pass upon disputes concerning property but avs religious beliefs shell bestdjudl cated in the church councils. Antl-eonsolldatloti memeera of the Cumberland Preebvtartaa Church were aupnorted by the Tennesaee court and given poaK.n ef a number of valua ble churches which otherwise would have become the property of t he united church. It we the contention In these suits that the union forced members ef the Cumberland Church to recognise a doriiin different from the one to which they had originally subscribed. The assembly rescinded the actios r the last assembly making It Imperative that the retiring moderator be ea-offl. cio chairman ef the committee an bina and etpendlturea. He will be chair, man only of the eiecutM committee. Attack on Itobe-rta Fails. Aa unsuccessful attempt waa mads lo oust Hv. William II hoberta. stated clerk and traurr of tbe Prbyteriaa aeneral asaemblv fn, - ' " - - - j a years. from bis position as treasurer. The attempt waa made during the dierus. alon of the report of the finance com mittea. which recommended the rare ef the funds ef the asaembly be taken from Dr. Itoberts hands. u ptK,. nnts explained that they raat no aa. perslons upon him or his management of the funds ef the assembly, but de. mended the change on the plea that It was poor businase Judgment to place ihe d:pen1ng of over !! annually In the hand of a man who waa already burdened with the cares of another office. After a vitriolic discussion, during which Vlce-Moderslor C. A Holt, of Chicago, strongly defended Pr. Roberts. It was voted to retain Itr. Roberta aa treasurer. Alderman Addresses tiraduatrs, MAR. HFIF.IJi. Or, May J t ftps. rial i Commencement everclaes of the North Hand H:b rVhool were held to day. The address waa d:ivrd by 1 K- Alderman, of the l'slvr:ty of Our Store Will Be Closed Monday Following the Usual Custom on Decoration Day Children's New. Millinery Today we offer the greatest bargain in Children's beautiful Straw Hats. Over 1 5 distinct styles. These hats came to us yes terday by express and we show them for the first time this morning. They represent the very latest styles in Children's narrow and broad-brimmed trimmed sailors, in over a dozen different varieties of straw in white and colors. These hats sell regularly from $1.00 to $3.50 a piece. Styles for both little girls and boys, ' Today we offer them Special 59c Untrimmed Hats at 59c Today we offer over 500 new untrimmed hats in black and burnt. Hats that will sell regularly from $1.25 to $2.50 apiece. These hats are made in rough and satin fin ish braids and are modeled after the new early Summer styles. We have a big dis play of these on four large tables in our Millinery Department and offer them today at fifty-nine cents. Three Hundred. LINGERIE and WASH DRESSES SELLING REGULARLY FOR $10.00 A fortunate purchase right at the threshold of Sum mer enables us to offer several hundred beautiful White and Colored Lngerie and Wash Dresses in the smartest models shown this season. These garments are all of the same high character as the models illustrated. These dresses are princess, empire and lingerie styles, in -white, mais, blue. pink, lavender and many other colorings. In the collection there are more than a dozen distinct styles. Every size from 34 to 44. Some are plain tailored, others are lace and braid trimmed. From the standpoint of style and variety this exhibition and sale will surpass anything ever before seen in Portland. These dresses will be of fered for SATURDAY $5 .85 140 New Silk Dresses at $9.45 SELLING REGULARLY TO $28.00 The silk in these dresses is of excellent quality. You have our assurance as to that. The styles speak for themselves, and you can see at a glance that the price. $9. 45, must be consider ably less than the cost of making- Many charming models of Fine Messaline Silks and Foulards, in all the most desirable shades of the season. Some designed with a beautiful yoke of net and finished with lace trimmings with cluster tucks over shoulder and on the sleeves. WANTED Twenty Alteration Yeople in our Cloak and Suit Work Room. Apply in morn ing to Suit Manager fratn. Ttsrs ts-ers three e" a 4 u a I . a. Udre4 R. MM. Ita If h R. l'ol end Marian R.TSold. TonlsM a baaqa.t a-aa served la lae Crkboff Halt- CADETS GOING TO SEATTLE O. A. C. Iterlme-Bt Will rarade la IVxtlsnd on Jane IS. ORKrJOX AGWrtXTIIUL COlO-IOilTC. Cervalila. Mar I 4 Special Advlees frooi tne es-ael'loa aoiharliie at eatl received feere thla ttxultll maee certain ihe pre ruied trip ef the red. I recisnect to eeeitie fair. The eadt rvcirnent. tee i-oea. -alii leave hare on the ifitmoaa of June 4 In a six-rial train for ttralila The radet ramp arm be iirhe4 oa th espoaltlen t"iun.l T"he resj'tiwet art II remain fire dart and e ill aire severej ea h rnKn drt:;s aJtd r-arades. Tha reel-neat til ia in Portlsed em the return trip erd -sin take part In the Hose rVe!val r-arade June 1. Ilana are urxjer war srr-k-h mar mske it r-aesiM to tsve the full reclment ef loe eadeis In tVrtland on this oersK- I-eeer t.rohon( Hies, Arrd SO. TV H IT K SAUIiiN, B.-ss.-t Mar O-pee'.al IVter Cr-abnna. amoec the oldest pioneers cf th White, aajrcoa Val- 1 Granted that we you only 25c to 40c on the dollar on your purchase at our Owl Cut Rate Drug Store. tr. sited Isere this mora 'n. eaed a Ha hsd a. ears eejored reed healm sad ss IWl:r veil and ale a hean-r tare fast this raoi-Bliis lie lank vp a heree staad t.eer here a years are and rr-s4 oa It uer.U a few tse.aa am. stea he moved to th cur. He waa a veteran of ihe Ovil wr and a re-orr.:-.rt m.n la this vslir. He teavee a w.f, a-.ne M:1re and m.ry arrer.oehuarea a-4 ret rraadrhUdrea, ail tivitut near tf. is otr. Come out tomorrow In eur aula a-l e l.reaorr lilhla. t-ae s4 en -- ; I w We Are Erpcrt Uns Cricders W fc 4t.fi4 r-rwr ; :- "'' u - an ' and t.citr' Cr.4io,sv Wrla r-w4Vstsr.m rct m4 fataf a-tt--tv VOODARD, CUR!! I CO ST ANY t