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rewing Co., St. Louis Trainload d Beer From Ann eisser- regon , , ,w ; 5 ' 1 ; " . " 'A - l-'T . Moved gon BRITAIN WILL LET UNITED STATES ACT Atrocities in Peruvian Rubber District Continue to Awak en Interest. PUNISHMENT IS DEMANDED Foreign Office Interpolated In Honse of Commons, and Government Promises AH Aid in Its Power. LONDON'. July IS. The atrocities rommltted ln the Putumayo rubber district in Peru, which universally have been characterlied here as sur passing In horror any charged to the rubber collectors of the Congo, appar ently will be kept In the limelight un less something Is done to punish the perpetrators and to. bring about the assurance that there will be no repe tition. Questions were launched at the Brit ish Foreign Office -in the House of Commons today and from the replies it was apparent the Foreign Office ei pects to take a subordinate place to the State Department at Washington in bringing Peru to book. "It is clear. I think." said Francis I. Acland. Parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs, "that the United States has a better opportunity of getting things done 'than any other govern ment interested." Mr. Acland also referred to the ques tion raised by the United States Gov ernment as to whether Peru is a suit able state to have control of a dis trict like the Putumayo. or whether that government should not be forcibly dispossessed of It; and he promised that his majesty's government will do everything It possibly can to help any action the United States may take. Mr. Acland said the rubber company was now in liquidation, but that the government would be delighted if any of Its directors could be made amen able to English law. The speaker added that none of the perpetrators of the outrages was an Englishman. GOVERXMEXTS ARE IX ACCORD United States Special Agent to See That Peru Keeps Promise. WASHINGTON. July 19. Correspon dence between the State Department and the British Government looking to the suppression of atrocities practiced upon natives of the Putumayo rubber country indicates that the tw,o govern ments are in perfect accord. Stuart J. Fuller, this Government's special agent, recently announced hie arrival at Iquiton. He is not expected to make an original investigation, for the State Department has accepted the British report as sufficient. The Peruvian Government having un dertaken to bring to Justice the guilty ones. Mr. Fuller is charged to see to it that this promise Is redeemed and that the eonditlona complained of nre ended. Warrenton Plans E'.xhtbit Home. WARRENTON". Or.. July 19. (Spe cial.) On behalf of the Warrenton Development League. President G. Clif ford Barlow has leased a small strip ure .vi v- .. ..1A.A.sMaMfr in Record Time Over the hor .ine of ground adjoining the Spokane. Port land & Seattle Railway Company's depot here and has arranged for the erection of an exhibit building 12x16 feet, of the Japanese bungalow type. The league purposes carrying a per manent line of Clatsop County grain. fruit and other Bmall products on ex hibltlon and displaying such unproc essed spocimens that can be gathered from time to time. It is hoped in this way to attract to Clatsop County per manently many oi the transient pat rons who visit Delaura. Columbia. Sun set. Gearhart. Seaside. Elk Creek beaches and other nearby places of interest. NEW COURTHOUSE BEGUN Klamath Palls Judge Rnles Work Delajed Long Enough. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 19. (Special.) The city commission to prepare a new charter has not yet re ported and as a consequence city im provements which require new bond Issues are at a standstill, the work heretofore reported being already pro vided for. Two years ago a fund was begun to build a new Courthouse in this city. The funds were raised by taxation, a site was offered free for the building and other important helps offered pro vided the building was made on the new site. Much opposition to the re moval from the site of present building developed, but the court today decided to wait no longer but to put tnis money in circulation by beginning to build on the new site at once. Work will be started tomorrow and in this work only home labor will be used so far as it Is possible to do this. The release of this money will be of great benefit to men who live in the city and who looked forward to work on city improvements this year. Cherry Harvest Xearly Done. HOOD RIVHR, Or., July 19. (Spe cial.) The cherry hardest here is about completed. The fruit Is only raised in small tracts and an effort has never been made to haadle It commercially to anv irreat extent. Because of the large quantity this year numerous ship- meats were tried. During me eariy season, when the fruit was shipped to points beyond the Rockies with small fruits in carload lots, the returns were gratifying. However, it has been found more practicable to ship the bulk of the crop, which amounted al most to 80 tons, to canneries. Many cherries were sent to The Dalles. Be cause of the excellent quality a large part of the fruit shipped there was packed In fancy boxea ana resnippea from that city. Wheat Intercrop Heavy. HOOD RIVER. Or.. July 19. (Spe cial.) That the Hood River Valley will raise excellent wheat has been demon strated on the Boneboror Orchard Com pany's tract in the Upper Valley, where this year a number of acres were sown In the grain, which has been cut for hay. Tha hay was sown between the trees. It has matured excellently. Ex perts say that the well-filled meshes, if threshed, would return a yield of 60 bushels to the acre. It was of the blue stem variety and the seed was secured from Eastern Oregon. Klamath Fairs Gets Factory. KLAMATH FALLS, Or, July 19. (Special.) A new industry at this place Is a tub and pall factory, which lias Just been started with a force of 15 workers. It is the intention to ship the product to San Francisco for the present, where there is a good demand and it Is believed that the output can be greatly increased, especially after completion or tne tnrougn line io Port land, when shipments can be made to that point also. The owners say that there is plenty of good raw material In this region for their business. For the B. P. Oregon-Washington Railroad am State Suspends One License and Withholds Another for Organization. EXAMINATIONS ARE MADE American Life & Accident and Union Pacific Ldfe Affected by Report of Commissioner Who Takes Action Officials Answer. SALS.M, Or., July 19. (Special.) Declaration that there is growing doubt as to the probability of the . present management of the American Life & Accident Insurance Company of Port land being able to reorganize that com pany. Is included in a formal statement which was issued by Insurance Com missioner Ferguson today. The license of this company has been suspended. In addition to this he issued a statement declaring, that the affairs of the Union Pacific Life Insurance Coin? pany. also of Portland, are not up to the standard as yet and under present conditions he deems it advisable to withhold a license from that company until such time as organization is completed. It Is declared by state insurance Commissioner Ferguson in relation to the American Life & Accident Insur ance Company that at the time the company's annual statement for 1911 was under consideration it did not show a satisfactory Income for the amount of the investments claimed as assets, so it was tagged for investiga tion at first convenience. Report Goes Into Detail, 'The report of this examination reached the department on May 16 and a hasty review of the report disclosed an unsatisfactory state of affairs," says the Insurance Commissioner, "the most serious of which was an impairment of their capital. On May 20 their license to transact business was suspended until such time as they made good the Impairment of capital and restored the surplus of the company. About June 20 the officers of the company sub mitted for consideration of the depart ment securities amounting to $108,560, which were tentatively approved, sub ject, however, to revocation should the remainder- ot securities requirec, amounting to $44,723.16, not be of an acceptable class. 'Nothing further has been Heard from the company relative to the addi tional securities required before it can be rehabilitated and there is a growing doubt as to the probability of the present management being able to re organize it." In his letter to Lionel R. Webster, president of the company, the Insur ance Commissioner sets out the fol lowing as to the American Life & Ac cident Insurance Company. 'After careful consideration I am convinced that it is the duty of the department to insist that the following requirements oe compietea wiin Deiore license will be renewed: 'First Deposit with some reliable bank or trust company or with the department in cash or acceptable as sets 44,7l.is in aaouion to ine iua. 660 in securities now in the hands o the department, making the J153.2S3.16 FERGUS1DN SCORES INSURANCE FIRMS O. E. Grand Lodge Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Union as required by my letter of May 17. (At least $25,000 of the additional amount required- should be in cash) This will be necessary to take care of the .liablltles of your company as of DecemDer si. lsn, as snown Dy your sworn statement on file in this de partment. "Poor System," Says Report. "Second Furnish an accurate and complete list showing the history and condition of each stock subscription taken by the company and clear up the capital stock account- The spe cial examiner reports 'The accounting of stock subscriptions and the issuance of certificates and subsequent transfers has been handled In a deplorable man ner and with no system.' "Third Account for interest received on investments made by the company. The showing made on account of the Interest on the company's mortgage loans will not be acceptable to the department." In making his statement relative to the renewal of the license for the Union Pacific Life Insurance Company the In surance Commissioner issued the fol lowing statement: The Union Pacific Life Insurance Com pany, of Portland, Oregon, which has been in process of organization for three years, made application to the Insurance Depart ment on June 26, 1912. for license to trans act the business of life insurance. The fol lowing statement was submitted showing its condition June 30, 1912: Admitted usets: Mortgage loans $ 74.600.00 Book value ot bonds...- 22.noO.00 Cash In banks and trust companies 13.505.7S H. O. rent said In advance 1,450.00 Interest accrued 1.019.08 Appreciation In value stocks and bonds . . .- 700.00 Total assets $113,804.81) Liabilities: Partial payments on capital stoclc$ 5.009.50 Liability on syndicate agreements 2.911. S5 Promluma paid in advance....... 257.92 Accrued expenses ............... 1,095.47 Capital stock 73,110.66 Surplus 31.320.46 Total liabilities $113.804.S6 This' application for authority to begin business was denied the company at this time. The law requires of domestic com panies a paid np capital of $100,000 before beginning business. Their statement indi cates that of this capital stock of $100,000. only I73.119.6S has been subscribed and paid fat. For this and other reasons the Com missioner deemed It advisable to withhold license until the organization of company is completed. "The temporary suspension of our company's license," said L. R. Webster, ex-County Judge and president of the American Life Company, last night, "is the result of a difference of opinion as to the form .of some of the securities held by the company. In part these securities were the same as those upon which our license was granted. The others are in even better condition. "Arrangements have been completed by which all of the conditions imposed by the Insurance Commissioner will be fully complied with in a very short time. We only ask that the public become not prejudiced against the com. nany. which is in excellent condition. because of this publication." The law of Oregon requires domes- tin life insurance companies to have an unimpaired cash capital equal to $100,000, which snail oe invested in this state in first mortgages on im proved real estate," said Mark T. Kady, president of the TJnton Pacifio Com nanv. laBt nieht. "Our company claims to have $113,800 of cash capital Invested according to law. it is tne contention of the Insurance Commis s'oner that these companies must have a paid up capital stock before they can obtain a license to engage in business. The comoany s counsel and other prom inent lawyers do not agree with him in this contention. "Upon the return of our counsel, who i.i absent in the East, we shall mandamus the Insurance Commissioner to compel him to Issue to our company the license for which we have ap plied." Brigands Capture Chinese City, ivnv rhlnfl .Tnlv 19. Xatlve 'nress dispatches report that brigands have captured Hing Wa, an important city In Fo kien Province,, between Hweian and lTi-cnow. Reunion 1912 SUFFRAGISTS TRY TO BURN THEATER Powder Exploded Where As- quith. Is Speaking and , Panic Is Caused. EIGHT WOMEN ARRESTED Premier Is Followed to Dublin by Women One Prisoner Faces Al legation of Hurling Hatchet at Prime Minister. DUBLIN, July 19. A plot by suffra gists to burn , the Dublin Theater, where Premier Asquith spoke today. resulted in the arrest of eight English women. The police found quantities of gun powder, kerosene and other inflam mable materials In the rooms occupied by arrested suffragettes. Mary Leigh. Gladys Evans, Lizzie Baker and Mary Coffer appeared in the Police Court here today and were committed for trial. Powder Exploded in Theater. The Dollce testified that a cannlster. which apparently contained gunpowder, had been exploded in tne tneater. They had found on Gladys Evans a bag of gunpowder, a portion ot tnea ter carpet saturated with petrol and a basketful of lighters. Three bottles of benzine and a tin of gunpowder also wen discovered by the police authorities. xneir trial brought out the fact that many lives had been endangered. The suffragists have been constantly dogging the heels of the British Pre mier since he left England. Hatchet Thrown at Asquith. with complicity in the attempt to in jure Asquith by throwing a hatchet at his carriage as the party was proceed ing from the wharf to a hotel. I TLTaftr T 1 c h nil. of the SuffrSff- ettes under arrest, was identified as the thrower oi tne,natcneu it i leeed bv the nollce that she intended to brain Asquith. Mrs. Leigh nag long oeeu a leauur m the violent tactics of the militant suf- 9 r a- Kalr an .1 1 ! 1 V 1908. she was arrested for breaking win dows in a demonstration in ojuhuuu. that time, on being sentenced to two months in prison at hard labor, Mrs. Leigh told tne court, -tne muo come out you can expect bombs." A year later Mrs. j-eiga agaiu twfi mniilh. At hard la- OGUI.CUl.VU " - ... bor at Birmingham, and on being re leased brought a damage suit against the Government for forcible feeding hlle in prison. -TV.- m -, I- rioerrfbAH hv the DO - , -.. -wa "mnc, trnuhipftome suffrag ette" with whom they have had to deal. Mrs. Leigh was convicteu tor me eighth time in London last November of smashing windows and was sen tenced to two months in jail without the option of a fine. The magistrate warned Mrs. Leigh that if she were i .raditi aha would be sent to Jail for a term at hard labor. One of the women arreteu mat nuui gave the name of Gladys Evans. Farmers Form Association. BURNS, Or? July 19. (Special.) and Navigation Co. The Sllvies River Farmers' Educa tional and Protective Association was formed here this week through the efforts of A. P. Davis, of La Grande, and Fred Kruson. of Grass Valley, prominent officials of the Oregon Farmers union. The association in eludes 24 charter members, all solid farmers in Harney Valley, and is officered as follows: E. P. Sylvester, president: William Stewart, vice-presl dent: Frank O. Jackson, secretary; Gall Barnes, treasurer; Cal Clemens, doorkeeper. The object Is the protec tion of the producer in selling his prod ucts and in buying his supplies. 'IT GRADUATES GET PLACES Eighteen Members of This Year'f Class Fleeted to Positions. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, July 19. (Special.) Eighteen mem bers of this year's graduating class al the University of Oregon have already accepted ' position as teachers in the high schools of Oregon. In addition to these, the teachers' bureau at the Uni versity has filled a large number of position In the high sehools with stu dents who either were graduated In earlier classes or with teachers who had placed their names on file with them. There is an extra heavy demand for men teachers in the science depart ments. Many of the graduates of the engineering departments if they cared to desert their chosen profession could obtain good positions as teachers In the high schools. The students of last year's class who have been elected to positions In the high schools, with the names of their schools, as are follows: Rachel E. Applegate. CoauilU High School; T. Raphael Geisler, Faker High School; Lexle Strachan. Joseph High School; Alice Larsen, the Oregon City High School: Cella V. Hager. Hood River High School; Mildred Bagley, Eugene High School: Charles A. Guerne. Atbena High school; Forest E. Dunton. Lakeview High School; R. Imogene McKown. Eugene High School; Beulah Bridges. Nehalem High School: Roy Fitch, Portland Y. M. C. A: Emma Lenore Belat. Bandon High School; Grace M Adams, Clatskanie High School; Melissa M. Martin, high school near Albany: Mrs. Edna Prescott Oatson, Eugene; J. H. Howard, En terprise High School: Anne Bergman, Elgin High School, and Will E. St. Johns, Ash land. DAIRY CHIEF AT TILLAMOOK Washington Official Pleased With I Oregon Product. TILLAMOOK, Or., July 19. (Special.) Dr. B. H. Rawl, chief of the Dairy Division of the Bureau of Animal In dustry at Vasbington, with his wife, arrived in this city tonight for a two days' inspection of the cheese industry in Tillamook County. This is Dr. Rawl's first visit to this section. He will leave Friday for California. He was met at the train by representatives of the Til lamook Creamery Association and inn Commercial Club. Dr. Rawl is pleased with the methods of handling milk here and especially with the co-operative plan for handling cheese, which farmers in this section have adopted. In answer to a question regarding Tillamook's quality rank in the Agri cultural Department, Dr. Rawl said. "The Department considers your pro duct the best quality In the country." West Stayton Is Attractive. WEST STAYTON, Or., July 19. (Spe- claL) On his way back from an auto trip through California. E. L. Thomp son, of Portland, president of the Wil lamette Valley Irrigated Land Com pany, operating from here to Turner, stopped to inspect the progress of the work and building operations oi ine new settlers. Mr. Thompson was ac companied by his family and after the dust of drled-up California the green of the fields and parklike patches of trees greatly impressed the visitors. Pacific, SALEM EXHIBIT ON " Tuberculosis Prevention Key to 7-Day Meeting. NEW YORK MAN IN CHARGE Warfare on "White Plague" Reaches Stage Where Wide Attention Is Given to Study of Consump tion and Plans , to Halt It. SALEM, Dr., July 19. (Special.) An exhibition which is attracting wide attention here opened today for the first time on the Pacific Coast, the Na tional Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis opened with meetings and the exhibits at the Arm ory. The exhibit is supplemented by addresses. Further meetings of this character will mark the seven days programme which has been arranged. W. L. Cosper, of New York, Is In charge of the exhibit which Is being held under the auspices of the Salem citizens' committee. The exhibit is ab solutely gratuitious in every way and its sole object Is to advance the warfare which is being waged against the White Plague." Mr. Cosper says he hopes to hold an exhibit of this character in Port- and. but how soon arrangements may be made is still uncertain. George F. Rodger Preaidea. George F. Rodgers presided at the meeting tonight. Mayor Lachmund made a few remarks and an exceed ingly interesting paper on Tuberculosis; "It s Cause and Prevention was read by Dr. H. J. Clements, president of the. Polk. Yamhill. Marion Medical Society. Superintendent R. E. Lee Stelner, of the State Asylum, was to nave spoxen, but was unable to be present. Mr. Cosper said the attendance tonight was the largest that he has ever seen at a meeting of this kind during the Sum mer months. The tuberculosis exhibit Itself is at tracting a great deal of attention here. Models, maps, charts and many other features illustrative of tuberculosis. Its cause, effect and disastrous results from the disease are included in the exhibit. Among the photographs are soma ot great interest. These show various de signs for buildings and camps as well as for sanatoria. Open air schools for Instruction of children who are strlcxen with the "White Plague" are also featured as being an important factor in the warfare waged against tuber cular troubles. Insane consumptives, convict con sumptives and consumptlvss in various classes of state institutions, how they are cared for or how they can be cared for and cured even under the ad verse conditions in which they exlct are portrayed at the exhibit and these are proving to be of exceptional In terest here where the majority of such institutions are centered. Models of sleeping porches, pavn- lions. tents and other sleeping con trivances such as bags, form one of the interesting parts of the exhibition. Tenement rooms in the larger cities are shown as they actually exist. Two hedrooms are shown side by side. One Is of dark unventllated type, which Is conducive to tuberculosis and other diseases. The other Is of the spotless clean variety, which is possible, even under conditions of poverty and Is tend ered to show the value of cleanliness as a preventive of tuberculosis. Tomorrow the subject will be gone Into as an aid to the teacher In the public schools.