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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. MAY 5, 1907. lo CONVICTS BECOME BEST OF CITIZENS Director of Prisons in Philip pines Tells of Those- Institutions. LEARN TO TAKE INITIATIVE Filipinos Developed Mentally and Physically In Bilibid, 'Which Has 4000 Inmates In Charge ot Only 600 Keepers. George N. Wolfe, director of prisons in the Philippines, is spending a part of an eiftht months' leave of absence visiting hi mother, Mrs. Mary F. Wolfe, 335 Chapman street. Mr. Wolfe was born and reared in Portland. He is a grandson of Dr. Samuel Wilson, pioneer of lSo-i- As ordnance officer he Joined the first ex pedition to the Philippines In 1S9S on the staff of Colonel Owen Summers, of the Si-cond Oregon Regiment. On the Jsland3 Mr. Wolfe was selected by General Hughes to Install and take charge of a military prison at Manila, and it was then that his experience with the penal institutions of the new posnessions began. When hc Second Oregon left the Islands Mr. Wolfe was asked to re main as superintendent of the .Presidio lie Manila, the penitentiary of the Isl ands. At that time Billibid peniten tiary comprised three separate prisons, and of tuesc Mr. Wolfo was later ap pointed warden, subsequently he was promoted to his present position, in cnarge of all prison institutions on the Islands. 'The Rurpau of Prisons," said Mr. Wolfe yesterday, "is one of the 23 bureaus through which the Philippine government is administered. This bureau is under the direct supervision of the Secretary of Public Instruction. Tiillibid prison is the largest peniten tiary in the world, having an average daily population of 4000 persons. "The prisoners are taught the trades and the shops are equipped with the latest improved machinery operated by electricity. The results are highly gratifying. The natives are docile and easily controlled. They are as easily directed In the right way as they may be led in the wrong. Make Good Citizens. "The policy of the Philippine gov ernment is to develop the Filipino physically as well as mentally, and to teach him to take the initiative, so that he will be able to think and do for himself without waiting for some one to direct him. Such has been the sue. cess of this effort that among the best citizens in every province are men who have gone through the course of train ing at Billibid prison. "Only recently the-provincial prisons, S9 In number, have been placed In c harge of the Bureau of Prisons. The aim is to model these smaller places nf correction after the Billibid prison. In the 42 prisons are about 6000 prison ers. Fully 90 per cent of these are natives, the others being foreigners. Not more than 125 whites are serving sentences and the total number of wo men in the prisons does not exceed i;r.. ' 'This branch of the government of the Islands employs about 600 men. A greater number of keepers would be required to keep in subjection such an army but for the fact that so many of the native prisoners, by reason of good conduct, soon gain 100 per cent nf credits, and are given work about these institutions and assist the officers in charge. , Tcacli Them Agriculture. "The penal colony, which, together with a juvenile reformatory, is con ducted in conjunction with the Billi bid Prison, was established for two reasons. It was necessary in order to relieve the congestion in the main prison, and a branch of agricultural work, as part of the training for the "This important adjunct to the pris on is no longer an experiment. The colony has become a model hacienda, or plantation. The reservation for this colony covers 50 square miles, and is peopled by r00 prisoners. The number will be increased from time to time until It reaches 2000. Almost every thing that is grown on the Islands is cultivated in the most scientific man ner by the colony, which also does APPOINTED HOI SK SI RBEOX AT ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL. 4 k . -C n 3 1 i. y j j , v H 4 ;jl,l)li,ilWmiMMlii'lnrt1lirrn--nrnWi HliH-r A i practically all the work that is re quired by the Bureau of Prisons and the Government officials. "The juvenile reformatory, located at the City of Manila, is under the immediate supervision of the Catholic Church. Later on, however, a tract of 720 acres, which has been selected In the northern part of Luzon, will in all probability be set aside as a reser vation for a juvenile reformatory, hav ing provision for caring for 2000 ju veniles of both sexes. The reformatory now has about 300 children. ' Works Big Change. "A remarkable change In the life of the natives has resulted since these prisons were established. They have abandoned their indojent habits large ly and are developing into law-abiding and self-supporting citizens. When I first entered prison work, about 80 per cent of the prisoners were of the worst class. Now the situation Is re versed and about 90 pe cent of them are in the best class. "There is no difficulty in handling the natives as long as they realize we have absolute power and control over PLOT OF STANDARD i " ' 4 ' f , -t t I it f 1 1 it 4 1 VI " ' Vx i ' ' 1 r Captain George . Molfe. them. However, they are always ready to take advantage of the slightest op portunity that is presented. "These prisoners have made three attempts at uprising since the prisons were established, and each revolt was quelled always with considerable loss of life on the prisoners' side. The last uprising took place about 18 months ago, when about 200 detention prisoners undertook to scale the walls and make their escape. Only seven minutes were required to suppress the outbreak, although 19 were killed and 40 wounded in the fight. So satisfac tory Is the discipline among the sen tenced prisoners that within 15 min utes after the firing of the first shot CHOSEX ASSISTANT PASTOR OF WHITE TEMPLE. 4 . Stp x a) ..ilJUimBLJUMMMlllaMli,"Wlli:aB 7 Rfv. I. K. A. Smith. . Rev. Frank K. A. Smith, of Spo kane, has been chosen assistant pas tor of the "White Templo. The rait ti'h rxtpnd! him Friday night and he now has the matter under advisement. It Is considered prob able that he -will accept. Mr. Smith has had wide experience in Y. M. C. A- work in he West and Southwest, and Js looked upon as extremely well fitted for the position tendered him. all of the shops were running, -with no evidence that any commotion had tak en place. "Another feature. . illustrative of the splendid discipline maintained, is seen at the parade, when the 4000 prisoners at Billibid prison, headed by a band of 40 pieces, perform their dally drill. Follow ing this exercise the prisoners receive their rations only seven minutes being re quired to feed every man. "An idea of the improvement which has resulted Jn the native physically, may te gathered when I s-ay when I tirst took charge of the prison at Manila it took four men to lift one oO-pound sack of flour. Now any one of Ce 103 men em-, ployed in the fcakery department can walk off with four sacks of flour on his shoulder. "The Billibid prison is built on 35K acres of land in the heart of Manila. On this ground there are 50 buildings. This prison is the . largest in the world, being larger than all of the prisons in New York State combined. While the number of prisoners in the Manila penitentiary, 4000. may seem enormous, the. percent age according to the population of the Islands is not as great as in the states. There is a great movement of these pris oners, the average number of new ar rivals and the discharged men being J about 60 each day. T have come in contact wun not less tnan fc&.wo or these native transgressors in the few years I have been associated with these institutions." Or. Carl J. Hoffman. Ir. Carl J. Hoffman, who won the anatomy and Say lor gold medals when he graduated from the medical department of the t"niverHy of Ore gon, has been appointed house sur geon at St. Vincent's Hospital. Dr. Hoffman tood the highest In his rim and was awarded the only two medals offered. There were 2t mu , dents in his claas and the graduation exerctsea were held at the High School assembly hall last Monday I night. Ir. Hoffman worked hla way f through the medical department of the f University of Oregon where he has I he-n student for four years. During- 4 bu jtpare time he was employed In the ? circulation department of The Ore- I gonfan. He had been mith The Ore- I gonlan fr ten yeara, Tr. Hoffman la only 24 years old and hla many friends 7 in Portland hellere that he will make I his mark In hie chorea profession. NOBLES" GATHER IN SOUTH Los Angeles Extends Greetings to Imperial Council. LOS ANGKLES. May 4. On the eve of the Kreatest celebration in its his tory Los Angeles is tonight crowded with visitors, many of whom are dele gates to the imperial council of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, wtucn Till be held here Tuesday and Wednesday. Special trains from the North and East, carrying visitors from several Coast and Eastern cities, began to ar rive this e-ening ana through streets elaborately decorated with flags, bunt ing and flowers, the members of Al Malaikah temple, or Ixw Angeles, headed by brass bands, are escorting to their respective headquarters the ad vance guard of the Shriner conclave. Through the ensuing ii hours spe cial trains from all parts ot the United States are scheduled to arrive at brief intervals and by nightfall tomorrow it Is expected that the visitors will num ber upwards of 25,'0V. Oil Octopus Creates Corn Products Trust. FIGHT BEGUN IN COURTS Minority Stockholders Say Bedford and Other Standard Men Wreck Corn Products Company Ask Receiver and Injunction. CHICAGO, May . The Chicago Real Estate, Loan ft Trust Company today filed a bill of complaint In the County Court, asking for a decree requiring a reorganization of the Corn Products Company, under the direction of the court, and that a recolver be furnished for the plants of the company in this state. The court is also asked to en join the Corn Products Company, the Corn Products Kenning Company and the Glucose Sugar Refining Company and the officers of these companies from selling or conveying to the Corn Products Refining Company any prop erty now in the name of the Glucose Sugar Refining Company. After reciting the history of the for mation of the" Corn Products Company, It is set forth in the bill that 51 per cent of the stock of the Corn Prod ucts Company is held in the name of E. T. Bedford and his associates, who, the bill declares, are "commonly known s the Standard Oil people." Conspired With Standard. - Prior to January 1. 1906, it is averred in the bill that C. H. Matthiessen. Nor man B. Ream. William W. Wheaton, Joy Morton, J. B. Greenhut, C. L. Glass, W. J. Calhoun, W. T. Gorman, T. B. Wagner. H. B. Kingford and F. C. Sherwood, as officers and directors of the Corn Products Company, combined with the Standard Oil people who were officers and directors of the New York Glucose Company, to defraud the com plaining company of its stock. "The methods of conspiracy," it is said. In the bill, "include the formation of. a corporation known as the Corn Products Refining Company, owned by C. H. Mat thiessen, Korman B. Ream and others whose names have not been learned. As part of the conspiracy, C. H. Matthiessen and his directors gave E. T. Bedford and his assistants control of the Corn Products Company., with all its trade se crets and factories." It is said that the stockholders of the Corn Products Company were discour aged as much as possible by such reports as would induce them to sell out or transfer their stock. Bearing Down Stock's Value. - The bill further declares: "From the be ginning the company has been subjected to attacks by the Standard Oil Company. One method was the construction of a factory for the -New York Glucose Com pany, Bedford and his associates. This method failed, and it was then attempted to buy the stock of the Corn Products Company by depreciating the stock value by the sales of large quantities of stock on different exchanges in immense amounts and buying it in again at a lower figure. "The 100,000,000 of common stock was cut down by false sales to one-tenth of its supposed value, while $30,000,000 of pre ferred stock was depreciated to one-quarter of its par value. Some days nearly the full amount of the entire stock issue was sold, although the sales were false and fraudulent." Monopoly Is Created. Other steps in the alleged conspiracy are declared to have been the purchase of the Wagner factory in Lake County, Illinois, and the St. Louis factory. The bill then declares "the conspirators are now planning to cause all of the property and business of the Corn Products Com pany to be transferred to the Corn Prod ucts Refining Company and to perma nently destroy the value of stock held by the complainants. The market for glucose and starch has been allowed to fall as far as possible into the hands of the factories owned by Bedford and others. and a monopoly has been created. The new company is fixing prices to suit it- Clothes Torture N' ((ft TOW I have you-' said Old Dr. liooee to tne Aiisni "You've been wrongly cut and badly made you're a Suit Cripple that's what you are And It's up to me to Press and Stretch and Shrink you until all your Defects are Masked, and you look like a well made Suit. , Your Collar sets away back; for there's not enough Cloth in the Back of your Coat that Seantness I'll have to stretch out And your Shoulders have no Shape at all I II have to press and sizzle until I get them round and smooth. And when that's all' -done, I'll have to go all over you Carefully and "dope" a false Shape into you Oh! I have my work cut out all right for you're just like all the tough jobs I have 'to make appear right And I'll make you "sweat" and ache for it too I'll make you remember me, you Wretch, for I know You'll surely lose all that fine shape I've "doped" into you your Collar will Bulge again your Coat will draw away from the Back of your neck, and your Shoulders will be come Flabby and Shapeless a short time after I'm through with you for you can't help yourself. You're not like "Sincerity'' Suits in any Respect "Sincerity" Suits don't need me or my Work. Why? Because "Sincerity" Suits are Designed and Cut Properly and because they're Tailored by Expert Needleworkers There's hardly a Defect in a "Sincerity" Suit when it Is finished And. if there should be some trifling Alteration required an Alteration that no one except the trained Inspectors of "Sincerity" Clothes could discover you can bet all you have the Suit isn't given to me, the hot Flat Iron, to "dope" into a temporary Shape Resemblance No indeed the Alteration is made by means of the Needle in the Busheling Department Slowly, Carefully and Ex pensively. Of course, the result of this "Sincerity' in the Making is Shape Permanence. For "Sincerity" Clothes retain their Shape until the Cloth Pattern becomes monotonous "Sincerity" Clothes are retailed y all the Better Class Dealers in ready-for-use garments Look for the Label below in the Coat It insures - Style, Service and Satisfaction. self, and the public must pay, whatever Bedford and Ins Standard Oil friends de mand." It is 'further declared that the payment of quarterly dividends has ceased, and that the stock has been fraudulently taken from all exchanges. Tn conclusion, the bill declares that the A Marvelous Cure ilSiPlllllIll V'-. wmsmmm pfliBi warn '': mm - , y. . n .4: J ippf:::sp:i Prof. Wm. Rickards Dear Sir: Iist year mv little girl, 2VJ years old, was taken seriously ill wltn fever. Arter recovering from this spell of sickness, she was made helpless with infant .paralysis, and was un able to walk. We supported one leg with an Iron brace. However, she could not walk then, and was forced to creep on the floor by the aid of her arms. The left leg was withering. We had her treated by the most skilled physicians we could learn of, also by two osteopaths, but found no relief. On the 29th of March, this year. I took my child to your office to be treated with the Electro Radiator. After five weeks' treatment, she Is able to walk. We have taken off the steel brace, as there is no further use for it. We are very nappy over this wonderful relief, as we had been living in fear of seeing our little daughter grow ; up a cripple. We gladly give this testimony, as we believe that many people who are suffering might find relief by the use of the Electro Radiator. MRS. A. D. STEWARD. t'95 Hancock street, Portland. Oregon. ' - The above is only one of many who cannot speak too highly of the Electro Radiator, as hundreds have baen cured, when alt Known reme tlies had failed. The Electro Radiator Imparts to the body an electric , life heat, eveaJy distributed, producing m perfect circulation and a per fect flow of the nrve force, thereby eliminating congestions and driv ing all disease and poisons from the system. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Catarrh. La Grippe. Paralysis are cured by its use. The Radiator can be used in your own home. It is not expensive; the poor man may have one as well as the rich. It can be used for the en tire family; and more It prevents sickness: disease cannot linger where It is used. It is attached to electric light fixture. This is a direct elec tric treatment. In which there is no shock, but is soothing and quiet ing. That is why we make the cures when everything else fails. Do not suffer longer; come and take a treatment, as seeing is believing. ONE TEST TREATMENT FREE Office Hours From 9 A. M. to 5 P.M. Lady Assistant 55S FIFTH STREET, COR. LINCOLN. Phone Main 5802 ' .RATAL-LA THE COMING PITTSBURG OF THE PACIFIC COAST Seattle Times, May 2. ALASKA ROAD TO WORK Guggenheim and Morgan In terests Will Push Construc- tionof Katalla Company Line Into Copper River Country. The Guggenheim interests have invested upwards of twenty-five millions of dollars in copper . proper ties "in the vicinity oft Fairbanks. Six miles of water front has been purchased at Katalla, where the largest smelters and coke ovens in the world will be erected. The future supply of a high-grade anthra cite and smokeless steaming coal for. the entire Pacific Coast will soon be on the market, shipped from Katalla. Our Company, backed by representative business men of Portland, owns over 12,000 acres of holdings, all within 25 miles of Katalla. We have no leased ground. All properties bought outright, for which over one hundred and twenty-five-thousand dollars in cash was paid. A straight, legitimate business proposition, which will eventually make our Com pany one of the strongest companies on the Pacific Coast. We invite you to investigate by calling at our office, and see maps and Government reports. WE EMPLOY NO AGENTS. WE HAVE NO INSTALLMENT PLAN FOR THE SALE OF STOCK. STOCK CAN BE SUBSCRIBED FOR ONLY BY MAIL OR AT OUR OFFICE. The trustees of this Company have authorized the expenditure of $83,750 for the immediate devel opment of the Company's holdings. Two complete oil-drilling outfits, with a small tugboat,, will leave Seattle on May 25th for our properties. A PORTLAND COMPANY, BACKED BY RESPONSIBLE PORTLAND BUSI NESS MEN. NO SALARIES. ALL MONEYS RECEIVED USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STOCKHOLDERS. Contracts for the construction of at least flftv miles of new railroad will be let immediately by the Katalla Com pany and actual construction work Is expected to be under way by June 15. The company, which is financed by J. Pierpont Morgan and the Guggenheim interests, is now at work 011 the break water at Katalla which, when com pleted, will cost $2.0,000. A part of this work may be let by contract Though there is comparatively little rock work on the Katalla Company's road the first stretch of construction is through rock. This rock will be used on the breakwater and an effort Is be in made to award the contract on this piece of road at once. Company Supply Materials. The company itself will supply mo.n of the grading materials needed by contractors on the new Copper River Railroad. Six locomotive, four pile driver, thrre Meveoty-ton tenn Rhov el comprciwnl air drilling mnrbtari, 'steam crane and fifty air-brake and alr-dvmp earn are now at Seattle awaiting- shipment North for use on the new road. The new air-brake and air-dump cars are the first of their kind used in Pa cific Coat railroad work. The cars have a capacity of sixteen cubic yards of dirt an are controlled entirely by the engineer, who can dump them from the engine. It is asserted by the Guggenheim in terests that the Katalla Railroad, when completed, will have a practical water level line from tidewater to the Gug genheim copper interests. A maximum grade of .1-10 of 1 per cent Is shown by the engineer's reports. Katalla Road to Comprise SAO 31 Ilea. Altogether, 590 miles of construction Is planned for the Katalla road. It will require 2ii0 miles to reach the Guggen heim copper properties and make them shippers. Branches will t'.en be pushed into the Bering Lake coal fields aid to adjoining oil properties. The first contract has been awarded by the Katalla Company and if possi ble it is expected to place the rent of the work within a few days so as to begin actual construction within six weeks time. There are now 1500 men at work on the company's properties at . Katalla and this number will be in- t creased promptly by contractors. - 1 , . M Call at once and investigate this matter thoroughly,-then use your own good judgment. There will be big money in this proposition for those who are alive to their own interests. The names of the men who are the trustees and mana gers of this Company is a guarantee as to the stability of the enterprise and should prompt the live ones to not let this opportunity pass without knowing more about it. ' TRUSTEES: LOUIS G. CLARKE, President YFoodard, Clarke & Co. H. L. PITTOCK, Proprietor Oregonian. FRED S. STANLEY, Deschutes Irrigation & I'oirer Co. D. W. WAKEFIELD, Wakefield, Fries & Co. GEORGE H. HILL, Vice-President Title Guarantee . & Trust Co. E. J. RATHB0NE, Field Superintendent. WATSON ALLEN, Seattle. Anglo-American Oil 6 Coal Co, SUITE 402-3 OREGONIAN BLDG. R. S. McBRIDE, Business Manager. Corn Products Refining Company is a trust, operating in opposition to the laws of Illinois, and the court Is asked to take action in the premises. The application will not be heard for a week or ten days- Since 156 Mexico h produced $4,300.- 0O0.fWH in sliver and icoid ' Takes a Bride at Age of 71. HOOD RIVER. Or., May 4. (Spe cial.) After having; lived to the ripe agre of 71. Joseph A. Knox, of IJuke'a Valley, near here, feels that life has not yet run its course, although he has reached the proverhial three score and iten, and demonstrated his belief today by announcing his marriage to Miss Sarah B. Walling, formerly of Tolk County, this state. Mrs. Knox Is the Junior of her husband by 24 years. The marriage, which was n quiet one. was consummated by Judge Hender son. - CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK AND ALL DENTAL OPERATIONS NO PLATES Scientifically and Perfectly Performed at This Office Dr. W. A. "Wise has been in active and continuous practice in Portland during the past 20 years, and handles every branch of the profession with a skill only possible to obtain front an extensive practice, backed up hv deep research. Dr. Wise is alwaj-s at his offices during business hours, and every case comes under his hand or personal observation. Dr. Wise's skill has brought crown and bridge work, that most important branch of dental work, to perfection. At this office you receive the best in every line, and at living prices. All teeth extracted with out causing pain. W. A. WISE m?r WI 208-213 Failing Building, Cor. Third and Washington PBONE MAIN 20Z9 Open Evenings Until 8. Sundays, 8 A. M. to 12 M. SE BROS.