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astoriA; Oregon. Wednesday, june 21, 1905.
VOLUME LVIV. NO. 214,
price hve cents
BOWEN IS BUT
Scathipgly Arraigned for
1 Attack on Loomis.
ROOSEVELT IS WROTH
onduct 'Especially Reprehen
sible" Says President in a
LctUr to Taft
SCANDAL HIS MONOMANIA
Halloa's Executive Conelderi Reaigaa
tlot Admiaeton of Misconduct so, ta
Lieu, Ordn Dismissal. Bowen's Con
duct Unpardonable.
Washington, June 20. Tb dismissal
f IlcrWri W. Bowen, fur some years
Vni'(l Slate minister to Venezuela
iul the exoneration vt A"itaiit Sec
mtary of SUU Francis B, Loomi, of
altegatiune brought, int biui l
Bowen, arc the outcome of tttt LooiuU'
llowen controversy, which has, attract
d wide attention for many month pat
Tlii disposition of tli ease I iua.li
by President Rooaevelt In S letter ed
dressed, to Secretary of War Taft which
waa made public tonight approving
Taft's report on hie finding an dthe ran
conclusions in tlm cae.
President Roosevelt scathingly
ralgna MlnUtcr Bowen, declaring hi
conduct "especially reprehensible," and
I that Bowen asked one of hie witnesses
1 to enter th employ of certain com
stealing," document whlili he hocd
might Incriminate I-oomis, mid Bowen
dd the president, "evidently, for many
month t lndd, for the last two years,
devoted hiuwelf to "hunting up scandal
nd goip until It became a mania and
caused him "to ahow complete disloyalty-
to the country , he represented
The president aay he hod ho'M-d to
promote MlnUter liiiwen aa during much
Vf hia aervioa he haa done good work,
tV hia uaefulnFM In the diplomatic
rrWce la now at an end.
The preaident adda that lie would
have directed Rowen'e renignation to
tie requeated, but for hia atatement,
( connidered the reaignation an ndrata
ion of misconduct, ao the dUmial wa
diamUaal waa therefore ordered.
Prenldent Rooaevelt atatea, it nppeara
that Bowen, while mininter, accurcd the
piiuiirstion or atiacaa on mmiimib mm
furniohed the prena with document
pending before the elate department for
pproval, and that hia explanation i in
xcuable and ahow hi "entire unlit
Ven for the aervice.
Even if Loom! had Iwon guilty, any
Prealdcnt Rooaevelt, Bowen'a own con
duct would be unpardonable. The letter
quoted certain oorreipondence and tetl
mony.' The report of Secretary Taft
on the caee, on which the president'
Action ia baned, i A votuminou docu
ment, reviewing tha charge and evi
dence taken.
In hia report Secretary of War Taft
ay that nothing i dishonorable in the
transaction in which Loomi figured,
1ut that he waa Indiscrete. The report
aya that Loomi waa not justified In
'becoming penonally interented in any
chemes, either mere nominal interests
or a substantial interest.
, He hold, however, that Loomi ha
leen "most cruelly alandcrod," and com
mends him for the self restraint with
which he met the charge, and points
out that Loomis' bitter experience in
Vjt case make it unnecesnary to point
t yiut the moral that MiniHter Bowen can
not afford to remain in a country, to
which lie ia an accredited reprencntative,
and to continue to make peronal in
vetnieU. , , ;
PROPOSES HE SCHEME
FOS THE COAST LEAGUE
President Williams Wires Suggestion of
Circuit Court from Walla Walla
ftpokanejuna 20, frenldent Williams
at midnight telegraphed from Walla
Walla, that a proposition has been made
for a baseball circuit comprwed of Koine,
SMkane, Walla Walla, I'endleton and
Baker Cityt La Grande, Walla Walla,
and Tendlniim to take one club between
them, and Baker City and U Grande the
other. Williama i hopeful of the out
conic.
I MILITANT FACTIONS ARE J
e
AGAINST PEACE
e Hi. I'ctrbure;, June 20. Iip-
S hiumtio measure for the peace
4 conference, are continuing In the
fuce of a steady prenmire brought
S to lH-ar by the militant faction.
LineviU'li ha again wired tlie
e the emperor saying that, victory
e i almmt at hand and begging
thnt he may not be deprived of
an opportunity to restore pre-
tiio to the llulan arms. Une-
itcir telegram seem to con-
linn the report that negotiation
4) fur an ariuUtir are not printed- ,t
S ing lMtween the.1 Riiwian aud
Japanese wnnmamler. -
HYDE STEPS DOWN
With Pres. Alexander of the Equit
able, He Resigns. '
MORTON WILL SAY NOTHING
Announced He Haa Accepted Besigna
tions With Those of Other Vice-Pres
idents and Winthrop and That He Will
Hold Them in Abeyance.
New York, June 20. -Following quick
ly upon (lie Institution of a new and
independent investittntion of tHe affairs
of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
by direction of Paul Morton, chairman
of the board of Uirectors, came the an
nouncement tonight by Mr. Morton, that
he ha accepted the resignation of Ja.
W. Alexander, aa president, and that
of James II. Hyde, as vlee-president.
These resignations, with those of the
other vice-president end assistant See
retary Winthrop, were placed in the
hands of Morton at a meeting of the
boanl of director, at which he waa
elected chairman of the board with plen
ary powers over all of the society af
fair. In receiving these resignation
the new chairman announced that he
would hold them irr abeyance until he
hn time to acquaint himself further
with the affair of the society.
When Morton was asked tonight a
to whether he would give any reason
for the acceptance of the resignations
he said: "I have nothing to say."
COLLEGE STUDENTS TO
WORK IN WHEAT FIELDS
Two Parties Sent to Kansas By Free
Employment Bureau.
New York, June 20. Two parties ol
college students, one from the Troy-
Polytechnic, and the other from Matone,
N. Y., will start for the wheat field of
Kansas in a few days, the first division
of laborers ent out by tlie free employ
ment bureau of thi state.
Appeals have come from the Kansa
employment bureau for 40,000 men.
About 50 men compose, the first party
o go from thi city. It includes besides
tlie college men, teachers, clerks, and
other of sedentary habit who believe
their health will be benefited by the life
in the wheat field,
FIGHT THE LAV
Writ of Mandamus Served
on LlnYillc. i
LICENSES ARE ISSUED
Again Arrests John Stephenson on
Charge of Maintaining Pub
lie Nuisance. ''
CASE WILL BE TRIED TODAY
Sheriff Plans Campaign Against Ten
derloin Dance Halls. District Attor
ney Will File Information Today and
Prosecute Cases Vigorously.
A writ of mandamus waa served last
night on Sheriff Linvilte by Coroner
W. C. A. I'ohl, at the Instigation of tit
dive keeper in the tenderloin, who art
determined to defeat the sheriff in his
attempt to rid the Aator street brotlr
els of women. Linville was forced to
issue license to John Stephensen and
Charles Wise permitting them to main
tain hurdy gurdy house. The proprie
tor of tlie otlier place did not apply,
but are expected to today.
Immediately following Linville re ar.
rented the men on the charge of main
taining public nuisance. Wise and
8tephensen were released on bail. In
formations will be filed against them
today by District Attorney Harrison
Alten.
Stephenson's arrest Monday night Is
accepted as a declaration of war. The
dive keepers are apparently determined
to give battle and to auceed in their
fight by means, fair or foul.
John H. and A. M. Smith, F. J. Taylor
and Oorge Xoland, attorney for the
dance hall proprietor, went before Judge
McBride yesterday and demanded that
the clerk be directed to issue blank li
cense to Sheriff Linville, averring that
the latter, in compliance with the law,
must dispose of these paper, permitting
of the maintenance of hurdy-gurdy
houses, at the rate of $100 the month.
Blank licenses were issued by the clerk
but the sheriff refused to accept money
or issue a license, basing hi action on a
recent decision of the supreme court
which held that no license shall be la
sued for a public nuisance. The attor
ney for the dive men contend, however,
that the law provide a license for main
taining saloon and that saloon are
nuisance per e. They also contend
that while a dance hall may be a nuis
ance, yet the statute expressly provides
for the licensing of nuisances and it is
a valid statute until repealed. They ad
mit that they are maintaining hurdy
gurdy houses, but argue that under the
provision of the law, they are entitled
to a license.
As to. whom is in the right, Sheriff
Linville or the dive keepers, nothing oth
er than mere conjecture haa been arrived
at. City Ordinance No. 2060, Sec. 1,
which dictate that no woman shall be
allowed to remain in, loiter about or so
licit drlnka in any bar-room, drinking
shop, club, or gambling room of ant sa
loon in the city, takes precedence over
the statute law providing for the issu
ance of hurdy-gurdy house licenses.
Thia ordinance haa been violated every
day since its enactment, March 8, 1898.
but as to whether the sheriff haa any
authority to enforce a city ordinance
is a question that haa not been aettled.
The dive keepers persist in the conten
tion that they are entitled to licenses
under the provisions of Sections 3860-70-
71 and 72 of the Statutes of Oregon and
are determined to carry the fight to the
end. The statutes mentioned are aa fol
lows: '
Sec. 3809. From, and after the first
Monday in December, 1864, 90 person
or persona shall be allowed to, keep any
house for public dancing, commonly call-
ed hurdy gurdy houses, unless licensed
to do ao a provided by thi chapter.
Bee. 3870. Every auch person or per
son ao engaged ia keeping auch hurdy
gurdy house ihall pay for such privi
lege one hundred dollar per month and
no license shall be granted for a less
term than one month.
fee. 3871 It ahall be the duty of the
county clerk of each county where there
may be such dance house, at any session
of the county court, to Issue to the aher
iff of hia county any number of blank
licenses sufficient for the purpose con
templated by this title.
Kec. 3872. All taxes collected undei
thi chapter shall be collectable by tue
sheriff of the county, wherein such dance
house may be, and paid Into the county
treasury of the same, as Chinese taxes
are collected, every month forthwith
after the issuing of the license as pro
vided in the last section.
There seems to be little doubt aa to
the legality of the dive keepers' position
Judge McBride will probably settle the
matter within the next few daya and it
I possible that should a decuion up
holding the state law be rendered, an ap
peal will be taken to the Supreme Court,
in which event, the dance hall will con
tinue to run until a final determination
of the case.
GRAND ARMY OPENS
TWO ANNUAL ENCAMPMENTS
Convenes at Vancouver, Wash, and At
Oregon City.
Vancouver, Wash., June 20. The
twenty-third annual encampment of the
department of Washington and Alaska
(rand Army of the Republic, opened
veteran and their wives and members
opened here today. One thousand
of the Relief Corp and Ladiea of the
O. A. R., were in attendance.
Oregon City, June 20. The annual en
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public, Woman' Relief Corp and La
diea of the O. A. R., convened here today.
Veteran and women from all over Ore
gon were in attendance.
TEACHERS IN GRAFT
Scandal in the Wadleigh High
School, New York.
PUPILS ARE THE VICTIMS
Forced to Pay ta The Hour For Un
necessary Private Tutoring. Teach
era Marked Papers "Backward" to
Convince that Coaching was Necessary
. New York, June 20. Remarkable
charge that several teachers in the
Wadleigh high school in West 114th
street have used their position to in
crease their incomes through unneces
sary private tutoring are being formu
lated, according. to the World. Parents
of some of the girl students assert that
several hundred dollars a week have
been extracted in fee at the rate of $2
an hour, it being intimated that the stu
dent's markings were purposely tamper
ed with and that they were purposely
marked "backward" when they were ac
tually proficient
The school ia a publio institutioa
Most of the pupils prepare there for the
Teachers' Traniing School. The course
waa recently lengthened by the Board:
of Education from three to four years.
The cherished hope of every Wadleigh
student is to teach in Manhattan. Uules
they get their certificates at the school
they are compelled to take a course fn
the State Normal School and later pas
a difficult examination.
An investigation made privately by
the father of the girl whose "backward
nesa" in algebra required the private
tutorship indicated, he alleges', that out
of 3,200 pupils, ten per cent have been
declared "backward" in some study and
pay on an average $1.75 an hour for the
private tutoring. The authorities In
charge of the high school indignantly de
ny the charges.
TRIAL BEGINS
Senator Mitchell Appears
In DeHaven's Court
JURY IS EMPANELLED
Greater Part of Day Consumed in
Listening to Excuses of Those
Not Wishing to Serve.
DEFENDANT IS DEPRESSED
Court Room Crowded Ex-Senator John
V. Thurston Offers Services to Mitch
ell Judge A. S. Bennett to be As
sociated With Thurston in Defense.
(Special to the Astorian.)
Portland. June 20. Broken in spirit,
late lamented wife, both he and Sena-
recent loss of a beloved daughter; lan
guid, yet determined, appeared United
States Senator John Hippie Mitchell be
fore Judge Delia ven in the United State
Circuit Court today, to face the charges
on the Kribs indictment in which the
senator is accused of using his public
office for private gain. He was accom
panied by hia son, who bears the same
cognomen and by Judge Chapman of
Tacoma, hia son-in-law, and for whose
late lamented wife, both ' he and Sena
tor Mitchell mourn.
Good progress was secured in the cfte
the greater part of the day, however.
being consumed in listening to the ex
cuses of talesmen who did not wish to
decide, either the guilt, or innocence of
the aged Senator. When the actual em
panelling of the jury began, however,
it preceded with great celerity, a full
jury of twelve men being secured before
the court adjourned tonight. The jury
men were selected from among a large
venire and consists of ten farmers and
two merchants. None is from this city.
The distinguished defendant followed
the proceedings carefully and frequently
consulted with his attorneys, ex-Senator
John M. Thurston, and Judge A. S. Ben
nett, of The Dalle. Immediately after
the case of the United State vs. John
Hippie Mitchell had been called, the pu
rer' names were read. Many of them,
Hippie Mitchell had. been called, ju
Judge DeHavea on the grounds that
their own interests would suffer if they
were compelled to attend the sessions,
an adjournment waa had until 2
o'clock when Clerk J. A. Sladen waa in
structed to proceed to empanel , a jury.
A sad feature of the case is the fact
that Senator Mitchell has served the
commonwealth of Oregon, in the United
States Senate, for the past twenty-five
year, that his best friends, with few
exceptions, have deserted him and he
now stands alone, almost physically de
crepit, broken in spirit and facing a
charge of the most serious nature. He
presents a pitiable spectacle.
Withal, there remains the consoling
fact that his son and son-in-law have
traveled long distances to lend him mor
al support and one of his best friends,
and former colleagues, stands by his
side aa legal counsel serving him grat
uiously. a)
I LINER DAKOTA REACHES
J SAN FRANCISCO I
San Francisco, June 20. The
big liner Dakota, sister ship of
the Minnesota, arrived here to-
day. After a cargo of steel rails
and general freight is unloaded
she will go to the drydock for a
general overhauling. She will
then proceed to Puget Sound
and begin her regular runs across
the Pacific in connection with the
Great Northern Railway.
TELEGRAPHIC BSIEFS
Today's Weather.
Portland, June 20. Oregon and Wash
ington. Forecast for Wednesday, fair.
- Uragnaya Strike Quiet.
' New York, June 20. The strike
among the harbor hands is declining and
it is generally hoped, cables the Herald's
Montevideo, Urugury, correspondent,
that the trouble will come to an end
soon.
Disturbances have occurred at Villa
Cerro, but order is established.
General Wagner's Successor.
Washington, June 20. President
Roosevelt appointed Colonel Winifield 8.
Mlgeriy, of the Second U. 8. cavalrv.
- r
brigadier-general, in place of Colonel Ar-
wur I vvagner, who died Saturdey
last.
From Far East
London, June 20. The correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph,' at Tokio, sends
the following: "The Japanese are con
tinuing a victorious advance in Man
churia. The Russians are completely
out-flanked on both wings and the new
of Japanese victories may be expected
shortly.
Disorder at Gomel's Funeral
Havana, June 20. The body of Gen
eral .Maximo Comes, waa interred this
evening after a funeral service, so re
plete with demonstrations in honor of
the dead general as to lead, in several
instances, to scenes of disorder.
Grover . Honorary Member.
San Francisco, June 20. The Cali
fornia anglers association today elect
ed Ex-President Grover Cleveland au
honorary member . Cleveland accepted
the distinction in a letter of thanks. -
FORGERY STARTLES
i
Philadelphia Financier Raises
Stack Certificates.
DISCOVERED AFTER DEATH
Fraud Involves Six Banks Which Loan
ed Nearly Million On Worthless
Securities. Transfer of Stock Divul
ges Certificate was Tampered With.
Philadelphia, June 20. One of the
most sensational case of forgery ever
grought to light in financial circles here
was disclose dtoday when it was an
nounced that certificates calling for
small numbers of shares of stock had
been iraudulently raised to hundreds of
shares, causing a loss to certain bond
holders and trust companies of this city
of from $750,000 to $1,000,000.
The forgery involves the name of
Benjamin H. Gaskill, who died fouj
weeks ago. Gaskill waa the sole mem
ber of a banking and brokerage con
cern, known as Benjamin H. Gaskill &
Company. He had offices in the finan
cial district and his credit waa consid
ered guilt-edged. At the time of his
death he was believed to be worth about
half a million of dollars.
In closing up Gaskill estate it be
came necessary to have transfered one
hundred shares of Philadelphia traction
stock. When recorded, the certificate
did not agree with the company's books
and an investigation showed that the
certificate had been raiseil from ai-
shares to 100. Further investigation
showed that Gaskill had been in the
habit of buying gilt-edged securities, of
small denominations and raising them a
hundred fold, securing large sums of
money from various banks and truse
companies, using the forged stock a
security.
At least six banks and trust compan
ies admit holding Gasklirs surities, but
refuse to state the amount advanced.
Gaskill was forty-one years of age when
he died. He was a high liver and a
member of several clubs.