THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JULY 5T-1910- 1NSURANGEREPQRT L REVEALS SGANDA New York Examiners Find Ir regularities in Phcenix Management. DIVIDENDS PAID WRONGLY Company Made Deception to Extent of 1, OOO, 000 in Stating San Francisco Losses and Pur chased Its Own Stock. ALBANY. N. T.. July 4. Irregularities In connection with the management of the Phoenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn are again set forth in a report made to State Superintendent of Insur ance Hotchkiss by insurance examiner. The examination just completed covers the transactions of the company since the last previous examination, which was June 30, 1S87. The present examination was made September 30, 1809. and what the examiners found at that time was a surplus above the capital of J421.200 in stead of $1,546,648 as claimed by the com pany. The difficulties, of the company seem to be mainly traceable, according to the Teport, to the purchase by the late Presi dent Sheldon of large blocks of securi ties of the Council Bluffs Water Works Company and to an apparent general "want of supervision by the state Insur ance department, during a period of 20 years. Among the new matters brought out by the report are: That all dividends declared, at least eince the losses incident to the San Fran cisco conflagration, have been so de clared on erroneous signatures; a con dition of impairment rather than surplus having existed during most of this time. A deception to the extent of about 000,000 practiced on the department by the company In stating its losses at San Francisco. The purchase of the company's stock with its own funds and a number of peculiar and questionable transactions at the Chicago agency, particularly in con nection with the sub-agency at San Francisco which resulted in the ultimate falsification of the books and seemingly a constderable loss to the company. GOVERNMENT MAY STEP IN Xlcaraguan Situation Is Xow Like fhat Before Cuban Trouble. " WASHINGTON, July 4. Indications are not wanting of a change of policy on the part of tills Government toward the Nicaraguan imbroglio, though in just what direction the State Department will turn i it is impossible to say. The situa tion begins to approximate that in Cuba In 'the days preceding the war between Spain and America, when President Mc Kinley described it as a nuisance at our A line seems to be drawn ' north and south in Nicaragua, which neither side, Madriz nor Astrada, can cross; fighting Is- going on continuously, the country is being ruined financially, and the con siderable foreign business is seriously affected. Moreover, neighboring states in Central America view with disquietude the prob ability that the strife in Nicaragua will extend over the borders into their own states. So it is not improbable that there will be a concerted movement on the part of other interested governments to get the two factions in Nicaragua, to submit their causes to arbitration. MISSING GIRL FOUND SAFE Young "Woman Is Discovered Aim lessly Wandering Xear Creston. Miss Bertha Ransom, who wandered away from her home at East Forty-fifth street and Gladstone avenue. Friday afternoon, was found near the Creston school house Saturday mArnlng. uncon scious of the anxiety felt by her parents and neighbors. The young- woman left her home bare-headed to mail letters at a box a few blocks distant. When she did not return at night, a search was Instituted. The district is wooded and she could not be found. Next morning, persons living near -the Creston school house saw the young woman walking aimlessly about the streets and, having read of the disap pearance of Miss Ransom, took charge of her. Her parents were notified and ehe was taken home. The young woman was in an accident last Winter and suffered an injury to her head. Since that time she has been unbalanced. SPOONING DECLARED LEGAL Law Will Not Interfere With. Sweet hearts in Asbury Park. ASBURY PARK, N. J., July 4 Oh, joy! "Spooning" is to be permit ted at Asbury Park this Summer, and flirting Is to be tolerated within ,- sonable limits. This will be good jews lur me dojs ana girls who Sum mer at that resort and who have here tofore found the restriction,. irv.nn,. Chief of Police Smith has said it. If a man flirts-with a woman, the man will not be arrested If the woman re ciprocates his advances. Of course, the police will Interfere if they find any man forcing his atten tions on a girl who does not desire his acquaintance.. But the guardians of the peace positively will not Inter fere if any fair maiden takes the in itiative and persists In flirting with a man. FIREWORKS STOCK FIRED Vancouver Store's Glass Front Blown Out by Explosion. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 4. (Spe cial.) A firecracker exploding in W L. Btirfs store Ignited his entire stock of fireworks and blew out . the glass front tonight. Burt's hand was badly cut by glass when he attempted to save his stocky. ANCIENT BOAT IS FOUND London Excavation Discloses -Craft N of Roman Period. LONDON, June 18. (Special). The excavations for the new London County Council Hall at Lambeth have revealed various small objects of interest. Jtmani them - is a -sunken ferryboat, the date of .which has not been de termined, but which probably belongs to the period of the Roman occupation. The excavation has cut the vessel obliquely, and the section has revealed a boat 16 feet in width by a length at present unascertained, and a depth -of 1 foot 9 inches. It has a flat bottom. It has cross-ribs 6 inches by 5' Inches, and an outer covering of 3-inch plank ing, all of oak, black, and nearly per ished. It is intended to remove the earth down to the level of the sides, and then, un der careful inspection, to clear out the remainder, so as to obtain a perfect view of the vessel before its removal, which, unhappily, cannot be effected otherwise than by demolition owing to its state of decay. Its position is at the bottom of the river deposit, and resting upon the sandy gravel. From "the situation it is quite clear that it must have sunk at a time when a full flow of the river was over this spot, since which time the center of the channel has changed or been diverted westward. BALTIC IN COL WHITE STAR LIXER AXD GER MAN SHIP STANDARD BUMP. Neither Vessel Seriously Injured in Accident That Happened at Sea Last Thursday. NEW YORK, July 4. The steamstiip Baltic of the White Star line was in col lision with the German tank steamer Standard, bound from Philadelphia to Copenhagen, some -time last Thursday while 1SU0 miles east of Sandy Hook. Neither ship was seriously injured, and both continued their voyages. It was. learned late tonight from quar antine that the Baltic and Standard col lided at midnight. One man aboard the German steamer was injured. The Bal tic had a small hole stove in her bows and both ships "stood by" for two hours until they found they could continue without aid. The Baltic was the first liner to come to the assistance of the wrecked Repub lic and Florida, when the vessels were in collision off Nantucket shoals in January, 1909. The passengers of the sinking Republic were first transferred to the Florida, and when it was later feared that the Florida also might sink, were taken on board the Baltic in . rough sea by the Baltic's small boats. It was the wireless aparatus of the Bal tic, so effectually silenced tonight by or ders of the captain, that first sent news to shore of the rescue. The Baltic sailed on her maiden trip in June, 1904. She is 725 feet long, 75 feet beam and 49 feet deep. She has seven declis exclusive of the holds. BATTLE WITH INSECT WON Victory So Engrossing Though, That Warrior's Horse Runs Away. NEW YORK, July 3. A mosquito that would not listen to reason caused a runaway at Brookdale, N. J., yester day. George Gordon drove the horse and. barring visitation of mosquitoes and other public calamities, George Gordon would be able to drive his horse ad libitum, without being annoyed by run aways. The mosquito that shared so largely in the runaway selected as the time for his operations a crisis in the struggle between Mr. Gordon and his spirited horse. Mr. Gordon was piloting the horse in Upper- Broad- - street,- Brookdale, jwhen he felt a mosquito on his nose. He made this discovery at a time when the horse was going so fast that it re quired both of his hands to keep the animal in the straight 'and narrow path. Having dwelt in New Jersey- all his life, Mr. Gord6n is acquainted with the measures to be taken against a mosquito in all ordinary circumstances. He at once put into effect as many of these measures as he could think of. He tossed his , head, blew his breath toward the implacable visitor and tried with various delsartian ex ercises to shake the Insect off. The mosquito with a will of its own stayed the harder it stung. . Finally Mr. Gordon dropped thereins and killed the mosquito. He did not do this before he thought he had weigh carefully the effects that might fol low the relaxation of his vigilance over the horse. He did not gauge these effects accurately. For instance, he did not know that while he was kill ing the mosquito the horse would run away. This is what the horse did. Mr. Gor don was thrown from his buggy, and hurt and the horse was stopped with difficulty. The mosquito, however, arid that is something, was killed. RECKLESS CYCLIST KILLED Five Minutes Before He Playfully .Asks That Wife Be Notified. DENVER. July 4. "If I'm killed, wire my wife in Fresno," laughed W. W. Thorpe, a motorcycle racer, when cau tioned against reckless riding at a local amusement park this afternoon. Within five minutes he was dead. Thorpe, who rode under the name of Ben Brazie, was warming up before a race when he took the chance which proved fatal. Running 6 miles an hour, he attempted to pass between W. P. Miller, amateur . rider, . and the track fence. His wheels seemed barely to touch Miller's machine, but he fell, striking the track and spinning like a top. He went 20 feet along the ground, struck a fence post and was picked up with his neck broken and his Jaw frac tured. He died before aid reached him. Mrs. Thorpe was notified. JUDGE M'CREDIE IS HERE Representative Says Cannon Would Have Made Great Ballplayer. Wearing a broad smile of satisfaction despite the fact that his train was five hours late, Representative W. W. Mc Credie, of the Second Washington Dis trict, arrived In Portland early t.iis morning and registered at the Imperial Hotel. Briefly Judge McCredie expressed hm self as satisfied with the work of the last session of Congress, but explained that he was too tired to discuss details. He also refused to talk of his future political plans pending conference with his constituents. "Ah, but Joe Cannon would have made a great ballplayer," was one of Repre sentative McCredie's confidences. 2 DEAD .IN BRAWL OB LITTLE GIRL Father Slays Daughter, to Se cure Whom He Killed Ex Wife's Husband. MURDERER FATALLY SHOT The Law and Commandments. Woman's Home Companion. The mother of little 6-year-old Mary had told her a number of times not to hitch her sled to passing sleighs, feeling that it was a dangerous practice. It was such a fascinating sport, however, that Mary could not resist it, and one day her mother saw her go skimming past the house behind a farmer's "bob." When she came in from play she was taken to task, her mother saying severely. "Mary, haven't I told you that you must not hitch onto bobs? Besides, you know, it Is against the law." Mary tossed her head. "Oh," she said, "don't, talk to me about the law. "It's all I can do to keep the Ten Commandments:" - Third Man Opens Fire on Belliger ent One Who Returns It Before He Drops Condition of In terloper Is Serious. BAST ST. LOUIS. 111., July 4. One man and a young girl were killed, another man probably fatally wounded and a third man seriously injured, when Robert Higinbotham, aged 40, of Kansas City, attempted forcibly to remove his daughter from the home of his ex-wife here today. He killed the latter's pres ent husband and his own daughter. The dead: Michael Moser, East St. Louis. Evelyn Higinbotham, aged 11, shot through head. The injured: Robert Higinbotham, ehot through chest, probably fatal. Henry C. Fellauer, shot through arm and chestr condition dangerous. Higinbotham was divorced from his wife five years ago and two years ago, she married Moser, retaining the custody of her daughter, Evelyn. Higinbotham came from Kansas City this morning and, after making inquiries, ascertained where hia former wife was living. He went to the house and" was met at the door by Moser, who refused to allow him to take the girl. He pulled a revolver and shot Moser, while the girl stepped in line Just in time to receive the second bullet. Fellauer, a boarder, who then appeared, shot Higinbotham and the latter re turned the fire, when he fell to the ground. LIFE TOO -FAST MINISTER; SEES DANGER MODERN TENDENCIES. IN Some Races Do Not Mis, Says Rev. Dr. Dyett, Deploring Drift of Present Day Events. "Actually, practically and immedi ately it would- seem that we have not enough patriosm in America to save her, but I think I can prove that potentially we have." Such was the statement made by Rev. Dr. Luther R. Dyott in the pulpit of the yirsXi Congregational Church - Sunday night .in answer to the question, "Have We Enough Patriotism in America to Save Our Country?" He said that he did not 'speak of the patriotism that killed men, but of that which helped them to live. He decried the modern love of excitement, said It had come to be a disease which made men go wild over the return of an ex President or a prize fight, spoke of the dangers arising from foreign immgration and the intermingling of American blood with that of other nations, said the trusts in the hands of men who could be counted on the fingers, and who throttled the office holder were a men ace, and said the children now in school were the saviors of America. "Patriotism Is something more than flags on schoolhouses and other public buildings, cuhrches included," he said. "It is more than sentiment with a smell of patriotism in it. It, Is more than standing at the graves of dead soldiers, and teaching children history and patri otic songs. Patriotism is a love fdr all mankind, not merely a love for one's own country. "There Is not as much danger from foreign invasions as from the tendencies of our modern life. - We may possibly have to give Japan a little chastising, that she may learn what she ought to do, and what she ought to be; but no one is seriously alarmed over that. We share one thing that is Inevitable to civilization. . With the intermingling of nations there comes an international spirit which Is good as far as it goes. We are in danger of overlooking that some races cannot mix to advantage, yet in other cases the finest kind of man hood can be produced. One of the best things in the world is the Intermingling of the Scotch and the Irish. Nations be gin to disintegrate when they begin to mix blood which was never intended to be- mixed. "The Little Italies, and Little German: ies, and Little Irelands and Little Rus Bias, unassimilatetd, with the allegiance of their people somewhere else, are a menace to us. These people must be assimilated. ; "We make it possible for a man to be come disgracefully rich in a short time. We are fast reaching the point when a few men whom you can count on your fingers can say to this country, 'If you don't put in office the men we want we will bring on a financial panic' That Is a menace. I don't care how many schools that man may endow, or how much oil stock he has. Not one man in a million can do right with this" sort of power. "'America's hope is in her children." BLACKMAILERS' GET BUSY Rich Hamburg: Merchants Feeling "Touch" of Gang. HAMBURG, July 4. (Special.) Once more North German merchant princes are being preyed upon by a bold Camorra of blackmailers. Julius Heer, a shipowner, has paid out thousands of dollars and half a dozen others have temporized with the gang. But when Fra'u Vieth, widow of a rich sportsman, received a dozen letters de manding money with menaces of murder, she handed the communications to the po lice. No offense was alleged by the black mailers they simply demanded money on penalty of Jeath. ,A clew wes found and the police started hot foot to the headquarters of the gang, only to find they had all decamped. Since then their activity has redoubled, but the police have failed to lay them by the heels. TWO NEGROES LYNCHED Angry Mob Storms Jail and Gets renter's Slayers. CHARLESTON. Mo.. July 4. Two negroes, Robert Coleman and Sam Fields, were lynched here this after noon for the murder of William Fox, a planter of Mississippi County. They were taken from the county jail by a large crowd of infuriated citizens, who broke down the doors ; with sledge hammers shortly after 4 o'clock. The negroes were alleged to have shot Fox in the back while he was riding in his wagon about two miles from town last night. He died after identi fying his assailants. This morning farmers began flocking into Charleston. Alarmed by threats of lynching. Sheriff Culpap asked for as sistance of Governor Hadley. The Sheriffs were powerless to check the mob, ' however. It required two hours to break into the Jail. The men rushed in upon the frightened negroes at 4:30 o'clock and, with yells, took them out side. One negro was hanged in the Jail yard, after he had confessed. The other negro was hurried into an auto mobile and taken to the spot where he had hidden the revolver with which Fox wis shot and was then taken back to Charleston. In the presence of nearly 5000 peo ple the second negro was hanged from a crossing sign. - Another negro was taken from the county jail here last night, horse whipped and driven from town. It is reported that many negroes are leav ing the city. At 2:30 A. M. order had been re stored. A report that 'Governor Had ley had ordered out troops could not be verified. No troops had arrived at that hour. NORTHWEST FANS MANY JACK GRANT SAYS RENO SEEMS LIKE PORTLAND OR SEATTLE. i Spokane Delegation Arrives With Banners Flying Jeffries Looks Like Winner. BY JACK GRANT. RENO, Nev., July 4. (Special.) There must be something like 1000 fight fans from the Northwest in Reno tonight and it looks almost like walking down the streets of Portland or Seattle. The Seat tle delegation arrived in this morning and the Portlanders are here in good numbers. Ed Mendenhall is among the Oregonians who are on the job, and he says that he wouldn't miss this fight top- the world. It is the calm before 'the storm and although there have been thousands of visitors arriving on special trains from California and the East, the fighters have been taking life easy. Jeffries has been around the house ,all day. I was at Moana Springs this morn ing for a short time, and he was on the lawn playing with hie dog. That speaks pretty well for the way he feels about the fight. I have seen Jeffries prior to many of his championship battles and there was never one of them in which he was apparently as confident as he Is today. He acts and looks the part of a. man who Is satisfied with his condi tion. Fitzsimmons visited Jeffries while I was on hand and he remarked afterward to me that he never saw a man in as fine physical shape. . "Fits" ought to know something about condition, and his opinion speaks well for the retired cham pion. Fitz and -1 also think that it will be a short fight. There are three reasons why I think that Jeffries : will win in this contest. First of all, Johnson is afraid of him and that is half the battle; second, Jef fries has a better punch than Johnson, who Is sadly lacking In that respect, and third. Jeffries can stand punishment, much better than the colored man. Of course, everyone is entitled to his own opinion of this fight, but that is the way I have it doped out. Tomorrow we will see how closely I come to the truth. Jehnson, they tell me, is as supremely confident as ever a fighter stepped Into a ring. Billy Delaney joined the JohnBon camp today and will act as chief second and adviser to the colored man. There are bitter feelings between Delaney and his former charge. Jeffries. k?f Tre?t 65c VI uie Jul Pound ' ' and finnrl all the Safr Timev Remember to Take vrnmi- ofocodir When Pleasure Bent POSLAM'S GREAT WORK IN CURING ECZEMA Uniform Success in the Treatment of All Surface Skin Diseases. ' The remarkable work which poslam, the new skin rerrfedy, is accomplishing in the eradication of eczema includes cases of many years' standing, the trou ble having affected all parts of the body. , "For fifteen years I have had eczema on my head," says Mr. E. C. Staton; Woodbridge, ,Va.. "the scalp being nothing but blotches. I found that the first box of poslam helped me, and now my scalp seems to be entirely cured, leaving it clear and perfectly white. 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Poslam is sold by the Owl Drug Co., and all druggists everywhere in two sizes at SO cents or $2. 1 1 i v n ' w Mm ft m Glean -up limmer ale of uits Maybe you haven't been a customer "of this store; maybe you've never known the great advantage to be had in buying and wearing Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes Maybe you've thought them high priced, too costly for you. AY nether you have or not, here's a chance to learn something about clothes values that you'd better not pass by. -'' If you haven't known Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes by experience, 3rou can get a line on something extra good; the knowledge will be wrorth something to you, and we're willing to give you part of the price on these Summer Suits to induce you to get this infor mation and experience. We've marked our remaining stock of Summer and Spring Suits at a "clean-up" price; new goods not sold yet; must get them out .of Fall goods' way. You get the benefit. If you know what Hart Schaffner & Marx's name in clothes means you don't need to be told what this sale represents. Suits Worth $20 now $15.00 Suits Worth $25 now $18.75 Suits Worth $30 now $22.50 Sam'l Rosenblatt &?Co Northwest Corner Third and Morrison Sts. and there may be' something doing when the two meet in the ring. I have Just learned that the Spokane delegation haa arrived with banners flying to Join the crowd of fight fans. I never saw such a gathering of notables as is here at the present time and I doubt if I ever will again. The fight is scheduled to start at 3 o'clock. No one looks for a long fight, so we - should not be in the arena long before the result is known. " The betting has taken another tumble. There is mightly little Johnson money in sight and the price now quoted is 10 .to . A crowd of something like 14.000 peopla Is expected. The seat sale today was reported at $60,000, and the promoters are now assured of making some money. A national physical laboratory in England uses a whirling- table -with a flO-foot arm to tent the thrust of airship propeller. Yellowstone Park Excursion Saturday, July 9, 1910 (Leaving Portland at 10 P. M.) ' ' via the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co, AND ' Oregon Short Line W5 Special Round Trip $ Rate from Portland - r GOOD FOR RETURN UNTIL OCTOBER 31 Which" includes rail transportation to and from Yellowstone Park; stage transportation through the Park; all meals and lodgings at Park hotels during the five days' tour. ....... . Grandest Scenic Trip in the World Embracing stops at the famous Park Hotels, seeing the Geysers, Mountains, Lakes, Cataracts, Canyons, Buffalo, Elk, Bear and other animals in their wild stated INTERESTING SIDE TRIPS AT SMALL EXPENSE Parties desiring to return via Salt Lake through California can do so for $200 additional, or $108.75 from Portland. THE FINEST EQUIPPED TRAIN IN THE WEST will be provided for this event, and will include Pullman Sleepers, Diner Parlor Observation Car, and all the latest conveniences that go to make the trip pleasant and comfortable. Full details, with pamphlet descriptive of the trip, map of the Park, etc., can be obtained by writing to our City. Ticket Agent, Third and Washington , Streets, Portland, Oregon, or to Wm. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent