THE MORNING OREGONIAIT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1910. 5, run on u BANK BREAKS IT Fail to Pay Clearing-House After Run Which Lasts Throughout Day. NO STATEMENT GIVEN OUT Officials in Charge Refuse to Tell Condition of Institution Ex President Ham Disappears From Place of Refuge. MEXICO CITY. Jan. 25. The United States Banking Company was sus pended tonight from the clearing house upon its failure to make a settlement of today's business. By a special ar rangement the bank was given untU 9:30 tomorrow morning to make good its deticit, which is said to amount to 400.000 pesos. Krom 10 o'clock in the morning un til 4:20 this afternoon, except for a lull of an hour at mid-day. a line of depositors crowded the lobby of the In stitution and live paying tellers were kept busy. The bank honored every check and it is estimated unofficially that fully 2.000.000 pesos were withdrawn. James Korsyth, assistant manager of the Mex ico branch of the Bank of Montreal, and who was yesterday placed in charge of the United States Banking Company, tonight refused to discuss the bank's condition or to explain why large signs stating that the bank of Montreal had assumed charge were taken down several hours after, they . had been tacked up. Crowd Gets Anxious. The crowd began to assemble half an hour before opening time. "When the bank opened there was a crush about the paying teller's windows which soon Increased to such an extent that it was necepfwry to convert bookkeepers and re ceiving tellers' cages into paying tellers' compartments. Many women were In the crowd and some were roughly jostled by men. Sarly in the day huge placards an nouncing that the Bank of Montreal had assumed charge of the affairs of the Uni ted States Banking Company, "for the present." were posned. These appeared to have the effect of restoring confidence in a measure and toward noon the line diminished until only a few persons were at the windows. Soon after noon, for some reason, which officials' of the bank decline to explain, these placards were removed, whereupon the run was resumed with renewed vigor. The manager of the National Bank of Mexico denies that the Institution was behind the United States Banking Company in its present financial dif ficulties, as was said by Mr. Forsyth last evening to be a fact. A Mexican banking official said he believed the bank of Montreal would take care of the situation. Run on Kank Foreseen. Visits to other representative bank ers elicited the information that a week ago today they foresaw the run on the United States Banking Com pany and had prepared to meet any possible emergency. Cash was piled high in the vaults of every financial institution here, but no sympathetic run occurred and no one fears a gen eral panic in Mexico City. George I. Ham. formerly president of the United States Banking Company, and who, until he turned over to the Institution practically all of his pos sessions, was the heaviest stockholder, was not at the sanitarium where yes terday he was reported to have taken refuge. He left early today and could not be found. The Mexican National Packing Com pany, of which John W. Dekay is president, and which is said to be a heavy creditor of the bank, denied that it had gone into the hands of a receiver or was in any way affected because of the situation of the United States Banking Company, No official statement of the condi tion of the United States Banking Com pany has been given out. Rumors to the effect that, while depositors will be paid in full, stockholders will lose w:ere neither affirmed nor denied au thoritatively. This Is the first run on a bank here In many years. SISTER LOSES WAGE SUIT Vancouver Woman Sought $5220 for Labor for Brother. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 25. (Spe cial ) A verdict in favor of the de fendant was rendered Ky the Jury to night in the case of Mrs. Mary Car roll vs. Michael C. Flynn. administrator of the estate of Michael Hannon, de ceased. The plaintiff sued for $5220 wages claimed to be due at 15 per month from 1879 to 1908. she having been during that time living .wfth and work ing for her brother, the deceased M Hannon. According to the will of Hannon, Mrs. Carroll will get one fourth of the estate, valued at 5000 out she gets nothing for wages. BOYS ACCUSED OF THEFT three Plead Guilty to Stealing Brandy From Farmer. EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 25.-(Special.)-Four boys under the age of 18 and a man of W were arrested in the southwestern part of the city last -night on warrants charg ing the theft of br.ndy from Charles Is-nopp. a farmer on the river road. The accused are Lester Deadmond. Victor Bowr. Earl Alglre, Herbert Roth and C harles Blakenshlp. The four under 18 were turned over to the 'Juvenile Court today. Blakenshlp pleaded not guilty and was released to appear later. Roth. Deadmond and Bower plesded guilty and will be sentenced Sat- k f5; J're pltuled not guilty and will be tried Thursday. SHIP SUBSIDY MAY PASS Bill Gets Strong Support in House. Committee Accepts It. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S r. - the most interesting contests of the sessi an it win occur on me rioor of the House, is predicted, when Mio ndmini.t . tlon h i n subsidv hill r.om. i - ; - - - - 1 . . . mo com mittee, and is called up for passage The bill, introduced by Representative Humphrey, of Washington, in nr.,,. he Committee on Merchant Marine and .Fisheries, and will be finally consid- ered there probably next Thursday. If Mr. Humphrey presses for a vote on his bill at this time it will undoubtedly be passed by a majority vote of the committee. Representative Spight, of Mississippi, ranking Democratic member of that committee, who has twice led the anti ship subsidy forces to victory, will again present a minority report and carry the fight to the floor of the House. In the Sixtieth Congress, hip subsidy was defeated by but three votes, and the feeling against it has been growing smaller and smaller with each year. This year no doubt is expressed that, if the measure passes the House, it will eas ily be put through the Senate. President Taft is strongly urging this legislation and the bill of Representative Humphrey is supposed to embody the full views of the administration. It ie stated that not a single amendment to the bill will be made in committee. Y. M. C. A. IS DEDICATED If ousevi arming in " Olym-pla Proves to Be Noteworthy Kvents. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 25. (Special.) Between 350 and 400 persons at tended the housewarming and dedi cation of the new Y. M. C. A. building here thi evening. The construction of the building is completed, except for a small amount of interior finish and the installing of the furniture. Of concrete construction, two stories and basement, it has a large gymnasium and assembly hall, gallery, which is arranged for use for track work, rooms for library offices, etc., locker rooms, a large plunge, abundant pro vision for shower baths and generally is a complete, well-arranged club quarters. Following a banquet to the guests and business and professional men, served by Olympla, women in the as sembly hall, several addresses were delivered. Governor Hay acted N as toastmaster. " The principal speakers were ex-Mayor D. Wood, of Seattle; A. S. Allen, of Portland, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A.; Judge Donald Mc Master, of Vancouver; Representative Frank C. Jackson, of Seattle; G. W. Bullard, architect of the building and Mayor M. Harris, of Olympia. SOLUTION CP TO EACH STATE Missouri Commission Member Puts Plan Before Lumbermen. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 25. Declaring that every state should have a forestry department, headed by a technical for ester. D. Austen Latchaw. a member of the Missouri Forestry Commission, ap pointed by Governor Hadley, delivered the principal address at the opening ses sion here today of the ' annual conven tion of the Southwestern Lumbermen's Association. Mr. Latchaw, who is a member of the' editorial staff of the Kansas City Star, spoke on "Forestry and Lumber men. ' "After all," he said, "the tree prob lem, the problem of meeting and ulti mately overcoming, if possible, the tim ber losses in the country cannot be solved unless the individual landowner becomes interested in the subject. The landowner must be induced to plant trees where trees ought to grow and where he can afford to let them grow. In the great prairie states, especially, it is not so much a question of conserving the forests as a question of planting trees where none grow now. "Every state should have a forestry department, headed by a technical for ester. The Government should have an appropriation large enough to enable it. to establish and maintain one or more nurseries and to prepare and widely dis tribute lterature." Harry A. Gorsuch, secretary, in his annual report, said: "It is for you lumbermen, whether you be manufacturers or dealers, to pro mote consistent forestry policies, not only because by thus doing you make provision for the future of your own business, but also because by so doing you promote the public welfare. You should help to agitate the question of state forestry. You should take a hand in determining what the formulated poli cies of your state shall be. You have potentialities in these directions that should be employed." Secretary Gorsuch urged that all West ern town should have wooded parks. GARFIELD IS AGAINST BILL Ex-Secretary Opposes Ballinger's Land-Withdrawal Plait. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 25. Ex Secretary of the Interior Garfield ap peared before the Senate committee on public lands today and opposed the bill, submitted by Secretary Ballinger. au thorizing the Secretary to withdraw public lands from settlement pending recommendation to Congress for legis lation in reference to them. He de clared that, as the President had au thority to withdraw public lands be lieved to contain valuable timber or mineral, or to be valuable for the de velopment of power, there was no good reason for extending the right to the Secretary of the Interior. Several members of the committee said they agreed with Mr. Garfield, if it should be shown the present system did not involve too much "red taps" in accomplishing the desired with drawals. No conclusions were reached and. the bill will be taken up again to morrow. POSTAL BANKS BILLS ARE CP Commitee Obeys President's Wish on Early Consideration. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. Postal sav ings banks bills were taken up today by the Senate Committee on Postofffcea and Postroads. Responding to the wish of President Taft. expressed to Senators Penrose, Crane and Carter, all members of the Postofflce committee, the subject has been undertaken with a determination to report a bill at an early date. There are three distinct bills before the committee. They were introduced by Senators Carter, Burkett and Borah. TACOMA BIDS FOR AIRSHIPS Guaranty for Six-Day Meet on Amer ican Lake Easily Raised. TACOMA. Jan. 25. The aviation meet is assured for Tacoma, the guaranty be ing eaaily raised for a six-day meet on the grounds of the Country Club at American Lake. There Is a natural amphitheater adja cent to the prairie, inclosed and accessible by two street railway lines, three rail roads and splendid automobile roads. The exact date awaits word from Dick Ferris, promoter of the aviation meet at Los Angeles. . Orphanages in Portland. PORTLAND. Jan. 25. (To the Editor.) Will you kindly publish names of the institutions in this city that take charge of orphans? o. A. S. The Children's Home,' Corbett and Gaines streets; the Baby Home, East Thirty-seventh and Ellsworth; the Boys and Girls Aid Society, Sandy road all non-sectarian. The Catholic Church has two orphanages in suburbs of Portland; none within the- city. BOYCOTT CROWING, PRICES LOWERING Marked Decrease in Price of Foodstuffs Reported From w Many Points of Country. UNIONS OF COLORADO JOIN Beginning -Today 50,000 Men In That State Will Eat No Meat Un til Cost Is Less Special Grand Jury In New York. CHICAGO. Jan. 25. From many parts of the country come reports of lower prices for foodstuffs and accessions to the ranks of anti-meat crusaders. The labor unions of Colorado have passed resolutions that, beginning tomorrow, the 50,000 men who make up their ranks will eat no more meat . until there has been a material reduction in the price. As showing the effect' the boycott has had so far, reductions were made here today of from 3 to 5 per cent in the wholesale prices of eggs, butter, potatoes, pork products and the highar grades of dressed beef cuts. On the exchanges quotations of live hogs, cat tle and sheep and wheat, corn, oats and provisions are materially less. Butter Is Still Lower. Butter, a reduction In which was an nounced yesterday, has declined still more, from 32 to 31 cents, wholesale. Eggs, too, are now 32 cents a dozen, as contrasted with 34 cents last week. New York reports large reductions in the price of foodstuffs. Milk has dropped 1 cent a quart on at least two of the big dealers' routes; butter, in the best qualities, has been cut 5 cents a pound; eggs are oft 5 cents a dozen. Storage eggs that have been put out as "strictly fresh," at high prices, are no longer sold as such. The anti-monopoly laws of New York State are tb be invoked in the fight for lower prices. A special grand jury has been sworn in to consider the ef fect of combinations among dealers on the prices of foodstuffs. The alleged milk combine in the city will be taken up first, and then the jury will turn its attention to meat. Export Tax on Meat Wanted. In Cleveland a movement has been started asking Senator Burton to father a movement to have an export tax placed on meat. This is supple mentary to petitions now being pre sented for signature In the city,. These petitions will be sent to Congress. Pittsburg began its meat fast of 30 days today. About 25.000 workingmen went to their toil with not a sign of meat of any kind in their dinner pails. The movement has already had its ef fect on the prices of food. Butter has dropped 6 cents from yesterday, eggs are down 2 and 3 cents a dozen. The director of the Department of Health advises eating meat but once a day, as a solution to the problem. LOCAL PRICES NOT AFFECTED Result, However, "May Be to Prevent Expected Advances. The anti-meat crusade in the Eastern states has had no effect on Portland prices. Meats are reasonably cheap here and there has been no agitation for any reduction Prices in the Eastern cities of both livestock and dressed meats have come down sharply since the boycott was begun. The decline at Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City, however, has not been suf ficient to affect livestock values here, except to the extent of possibly checking the advance in hogs. At this time of year livestock usually advances steadily. It began going up at the beginning of Win ter and there was every prospect that the market would continue to rise until pr ass-fed stock was available in the Spring. The check given to the Eastern mar kets, however, by the anti-meat agitation may keep local prices of livestock where they are the remainder of the season. Portianii butchers say that the prices of meats in this market compare favorably even with the greatly reduced prices that now prevail in these Eastern cities where the boycott has become effective. NESMITH COUNTY OPPOSED Eugene Plans to Co-operate With Other Towns In Campaign. EUGENE. Or., Jan. 25. (Special.) At a meeting of the Commercial Club last night the appointment of a com mittee of 20 from among the members of the club by C. S. Williams, to or ganize for opposition to the creation of what is Nesmith. County from the southern portion of Lane County and the northern nnrtlnn hiM,.inB . 1 ty was authorized. With the appointment opposition to the formation of the proposed 'new county will begin in earnest. This committee will meet with similar com mittees appointed from Springfield Junction City. Coburg and Roseburg at Roseburg the last Saturday in Feb ruary. SALMON FREE0N MARCH 1 Fishing In Willamette Barred Until May 1 Is Order Posted. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 25. (Spe cial.) The Willamette River and its tributaries, below and north of the falls, will be closed to salmon ffshing betwen March 1 and May l. it will be unlawful to fish for salmon during that period. The State Board of Fish Commission ers has posted notices to that effect along the banks of the Willamette. H. C. MeAlister, Master Fish Warden, who was here yesterday. conferred with H. C. O'Malley, Superintendent of the United States Bureau of Fisheries. The Board of Fish Commissioners and the United States Bureau of Fisheries are working in harmony in stockong the Willamette. NEW YORK HASNO REGRET Participation In A.-V.-P. Fair Cost $107,866, but Was Worth It. ALBANY". N. Y., Jan. 25. It cost New York State $107,866 to participate In the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposi tion, according to a report filed with the Legislature today. "It was clearly to New York's in- Trust Business The fact that this. C o m p any has in charge at this time trusts in excess of $4,000,000 is evidence of its adequate serv ice in this particular line of business. Its new pamphlet sets forth its scope of business and gives a synopsis of the Ore gon laws on inheri tance and distribution of estates. For free distribution. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Cor. Sixth and Wash ington Streets. terest to have been represented at the exposition," say's the report, "and the regard which was felt for New York through the Northwest section was in creased and intensified by her gener ous participation in the official, social and exhibit features of the Fair." UNITARIAN CLUB DINES Moral Problems Discused by Four Church Representatives. Members of the Unitarian Club held their first 1910 Informal dinner last night at the Commercial' Club, William F. Woodward presided. The subject for dis cussion was, "The Relationship of Or ganized Religion to Moral Problems," the speakers being Rev. William G. Eliot, Jr., Rabbi Jonah - B. Wise. Rev. Father Edwin O'Hara and J. R. Wilson. With representatives of four widely differing church as spokesmen, the dis cussion took wide range all agreeing, however, on the duty of each organiza tion in the problem and public and pri vate righteousness. There was a large attendance, and these new officers were elected: Presi dent. W. P. Olds; secretary-treasurer, S. G. Latterop; executive committee, W. E. Herring, J. D. Hart and H. B. Beckett. SNOW BLOCKADE RAISED Central Wyoming People Dig Out Trai nand Save Stock. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Jan . 25. The Central Wyoming snow blockade was broken last night when Casper cit izens dug out a train which was. the first to reach Lander in- eleven days. Three snow plows were disabled and drifts were 'higher than the cars. The train carried 300 sacks of mail, two cars of express and many pas sengers. Stock near Lanffer is suffer ing from lack of feed and the second train in carried sufficient feed to save many head of cattle and sheep. ALL FRANCE IS FLOODED (Continued From First Page.) thorities of the ports to send lifeboats to Paris. A steamboat pontoon was swept against one of the arches of the Pont de L'Alma, completely obstructing the river at that point. It probably will have to be blown up. Floods have now broken out in the south, the rivers Gera, Charente, Adour, and Dordogne having overflower their banks. Fierce storms are raging along the coast, filling the porta with distress. At Conflans 14 houses have collapsed. The Aube Canal has burs, flooding Saint Just and several other villages. Camas to Get Fine Y. M. C. A. Home. CAMAS, Waah., Jan. 25. (Special.) State Secretary Charles , W. Wilcox will be here soon to organize' an association of the Y. M. C. A. A lot, centrally located in the business district, hae been donated and the residents of the city are doing all they can both financially and morally to forward the movement. A building cost ing not' less than $5000 will be erected. THE HERESTHE RECIPE -TRY IT Three cups flour, one cup sugar, two teaspoon fuls Crescent Baking Powder, half cupful raisins, one teaspoonful cinnamon, one teaspoonful cloves, one' teaspoonful vanilla, one-half cup lard with small piece of butter, one and one-half cups of milk. Filling and icing if required. . Gearaoce Prices THIS WEEK ONLY. Our customers KNOW that this means a considerable saving strangers will be convinced. Every department offers SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS. DO NOT DELAY next week will be too late. BEN HEN PLAYS GREAT ROLE H1GH-L1VIXG INQUIRY BRINGS OUT EGG REVELATIONS. Pure Food Expert Wiley Declares Shelled Oval Should Xot Be Kept Over Nine Months. Washington, ' Jan. 25. Aside from discussion of the American hen and her products, the feature of today's in quiry into high food prices by a House committee was the statements of Dr. Harvey W. Wylle, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Ag riculture, that sinister influence had accomplished the repeal of the pro vision of law relating to enforcing efficiency in the cold storage of food products. Dr. Wylie said the elimination of the appropriation for this work had greatly hampered his department in protecting the public from deleterious food products. In reply to questions. Dr. Wylle stated he was sure the cold-storage people themselves had had nothing to do with it, and, of course, the con sumer was innocent. The appropria tion was omitted last year. "What is the most certain method of assuring oneself that an egg ds ab solutely fresh?" asked Representative Pearre. ' Watch the hen," replied Dr. Wiley. "I want to know when an egg seems to be fresh and starts verging on the passe." explained Mr. Pearre. "I'll answer it." replied Dr. Wiley, "if you will tell me when a pig ceases to be a pig and begins to become a hog." Seriously, Dr. Wiley said cold storage could not "be blamed for all bad eggs. He added that they should not be keot CRESCENT CONTAINS THE WHITE OF EGGS CRYSTALLIZED. HENCE CAKE WITHOUT AN EGG SELLI LEADING CLOTHIER in cold storage as long as a year. Nine months should be the. longest period, he thought. Ainsworth Notes Coast Prosperity. "The business activity so noticeable in the Northwest extends all along the Pacific Coast." said J. C. Ainsworth, president of the United States Na tional Bank, yesterday. Mr. Ainsworth has Just returned from a visit in San Diego and Los Ange'es. "California Is very much enthused over the busi ness outlook. This extends even to the wine trade which 12 or 18 months ago was in bad condition," said Mr. Ainsworth. He saw all the aerial flights In Los Angeles and like others who have returned from the southern aviation meet praises the performance of Paulhan most highly. Williams Denies Seeking Orrice. Ralph E. Williams, Republican National commiteeman from Oregon, last night, by telephone from his home at Dallas, emphatically denied the report that he is an aspirant for ap pointment as United States Marshal to succeed C. J. Reed, whose term expired over a week ago. "I am not a candi date for the Marshalship or for any other office and would not accept any office If tendered to me." was the posi tive maner in which Mr. Williams ax pressed himself. Poultry Show Is Success. LA GRANDE, Or.. Jan. 25. The first annual show of the Granue Rondo Poul trymen's Association was a success and was well attended by the public. There were 200 entries of thorough-bred birds of all classes and the valley was well represented. W. F. Breed, of Walla Walla, judged the entries. Clmutao.ua Tickets Sold. LA GRANDE. Or., Jan. 25. (Special.) The success of the Chautauqua season here is assured, 600 of the total of 1000 tickets already having been sold. On this showing the committee has contracted to Try it NG purchase Chautauqua material of th value of ?1250. PINCHOT MAMES ATTORNEY Investigation Starts Today With Glavis First Witness. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 23. Gilford Plnchot today notified the Congressional investigating committee that George M. Pepper, of Philadelphia, would act as his attorney throughout the hearing and probably as attorney for other ex-Forest Service offi cials, and for Glavis. The investigation will begin tomorrow at 2:30 P. M. The first witness called will be Glavis. Webb to Marry MUs Havcmyer. NEW YORK. Jan. 25. James Watson Webb, son of Dr. W. Seward Webb and grandson of the lata William H. Van derbilt. obtained a license today to marry Miss Electra Havemyer, a daughter of the late H. O. Havemyer. president of the American Sugar Reflnirg Company. Mr. Webb gave his age as 25 years. Coos County Pioneer Dies. MARSH EI ELD, Or., Jan. 25. (Spe- George R. AVasson, who has been a resident of Coos County since 1S52, died yesterday at his home on South Slough. He was S6 years of age. Deceased was born in New Brunswick and rounded the Horn In 1852 and has since lived on Coos Bay. He was one of the oldest settlers. TALKS onTEETH BY THE HEX DENTAL CO., "DENTISTS IDEAL DENTAL SERVICE. Here we choose dentists for their in dividual skill, for, verily, not every man is master of all the different phases of dental science any more than a, musi cian is master of all musical instru ments or a painter can paint an oil or "water color" and paint landscape equally as well as portraits and vice versa. . . The solitaire dentist who takes a whack at tile whole subject from ex tracting to laboratory work may do for some, but not for us OR YOU. We first of all examine the teeth. This calls for special skill. Then the work Is entrusted to the man best adapted to perform the. work Indicated, so the patient will be com fortable and at ease. THE ALVEOLAR METHOD of restor ing missing teeth calls for expert serv ice from beginning to end. Dentists who come to us seeking em ployment attracted by the high wages we pay complain that our demands are unnecessarily severe. One man said, "I am no jeweler." But we told him he must be as clever a craftsman as any jeweler and be a good mechanic as well. And, more than that, we Insist that he be gentle, kind: kind, patient and also sympathetic and then KIND. The keynote is KINDNESS In this office. "Work with a swift, sure, gentle touch," we tell them, and "cultivate the gentle art of painlessness." The result of all this careful atten tion to detail has started an endless chain of friends and relatives of pa tients in our direction who are tired of being tortured by dentists who believe a little pain is good for people. Send for our book, "Alveolar Dentis try." It is free. Bear in mind, please, that the very best is the cheapest in ttie end in den tistry.' Fight shy. of cheap work. You'll get stung. REMKMBER In addition to our spe cialty of Alveolar Dentistry (Restoring of Lost Teeth, doing away entirely with plates and brtdgework), and the curing of Pyorrhea iRiggs' disease, loose teeth)' we are experts in every branch of dental work, viz.: porcelain, gold and silver fillings, inlays, crowns, remov able work, correcting irregularities, etc Specialists in each branch of dentistry at vour service. THE REX DENTAL CO., DENTISTS, 311 to 314 Abington BIdg., lOttyi 3d 9. Sundays. 10 to 12. KEEP OUR ADDRESS. Terms to Reliable People, ; ,