THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 3fl, 1903.
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OFFICERS
v? JOHN F. DRYDEN. President V ' .
LESLIE D. WARD, y EDGAR B; WARD,
Vlce-Presidwnt: 2d Vlce-PreBldent ,
- FORREST F, DRYDEN,, 8d Vice-President
EDWARD KANOTJSE. T. C. K BLANCHARD, '
Treasurer. Supt of Real ,Estate.
JACOB E. WARD, WILBUR 8. JOHNSON,
r.,.f.i y-:.: Counsel. ' , Comptroller.
" J F." C." BLANCIiARD, Supervisor Loan Dept
EDWARD QRAT, . EDWARD H. HAMILL.
. Secretary,; Medlcan Director.
VALENTINE BIKER. ROBERT L. BURRAGE, '
. Assistant Secretary, , Medical Director,
LESLIE P. WARD, JOHN K. GORE,
Assistant, Secretary, . Actuary. '
willard i. Hamilton! frederic a. botle,
. Assistant Secretary. , Cashier.
FREDERICK H. JOHNSON: Associate Actuary.,
HENRT OVERGNE. ' GEORGE W. MITNSICK.
Supervisor. Supervisor.
WILLIAM PERRY WATSON, Assistant '
... . A Medical Director. . .
' FREDERICK L. HOFFMAN, Statistician.
GEORGE H. KIRKPATRICK, Assistant Actuary.
LIFE INSURANCE ISSUED AND PAID FOR during 1903, ) Q Q Q
including Ordinary Insurance ($102,822,648), over- - -)tL30
MILLIONS
ASSETS, end of 1903, over - 7 .- . - -V - - : , -; -INCOME,
during 1903, oyer - . . . -,;,;-PAID
POLICYHOLDERS, during 1903, over - -SURPLUS,
end. of 1903, oyer - - - - - - -
NUMBER OF POLICIES IN FORCE (5,447,307), over -INCREASE
IN PAID-FOR INSURANCE IN FORCE, over
, MAKING THE GRAND TOTAL OF '
Paid-for Insurance in Force over 9311 MILLIONS
Total Payments to Policyholders in Twenty-eight Years, over 79 Millions ;
72 MILLIONS
39 millions
millions
' 0 Mf LLIONS
5 MILLIONS
I 29 MILLIONS
:'-:h'-;'jT :' ' "' ''r' I HOME OFFICE ' : . -AT.,
if BUILDINGS a NEWARK, N. if
MSIiK pTHE LIFE INSURANCE SUCCESS OF THE AGE
Twenty-eighth
Annual Statement
January I, 1904
ASSETS
Bonds and Mortgages...... '.. $13,138,291 49
Real Ettsta 12.063.7S7 29
R. R. Bonds and Stocks (Market ,
Value) ........................... ........ 20,862,307 50
Municipal Bonds (Market Value)...... 8,428,728 00
V U. S. Gov, Bonds (Market Value)...... 109,500 00
Cash in Banks and Office...... 7,610,148 22
Interest and Rents, due and accrued.. 488,593 45
' Loans on Collateral Securities.......... ' 5,761,775 00
Loans on Policies. 1,614,325 08
Premiums Deferred and in course of
collection (net)........ ...... ........... 2,635,009 41
TotaU..'.....-.............$72,712,435 44
LIABIUTIES
Reserre on Policies $61,410,965 00
All other Liabilities,............-. 1,167,445 81
Sorplu to Policyholders 10,134,024 63
Total-.. ........ ......
Si
.$72,712,435 44
THE BEST IN UFE INSURANCE AT LOW COST
POLICIES FOR. BOTH SEXES
AMOUNTS TO SUIT YOUR. NEEDS
UP TO $100,000
rv o x" "V'-C7
INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA
: ; , BRANCH OFFICE IN PORTLAND, OREOON:
ROBT. S. BOYNS; Manager, Ordinary Department - - - - 601 McKay Building, Portland, Oregon
CRIMPS GET SHIP'S
CAPTAIN IN TROUBLE
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' GATE CASE AT OKCB CAMAXW
nUTCHASD SCAT LOSE rOSZTZOV.
Captain Prltchard, mastei? xf the Brlt
lah ahlp Gleneaslin, apparently made
trouble for himself with the owner
during his itay In Portland. While tola
vessel waa lying In the harbor several
weeka ago Prltchard employed Larry
Sullivan, one of the proprietors of the
sailor boarding; house, to entice sefen
seamen from his ship, paying him $140.
He turned in a bill for the amount to
the agents, who refused to pay It
A clipping from The Journal contain
ing an account of the transaction was
forwarded by Meyer. Wilson A Co., to
Charles B. DeWolf & Co., of Liverpool,
owners of the Olenesslln, and a reply
was received this morning.
Among other pointed statements the
owners say that they are astonished at
the action of Captain Prltchard, and the
only conclusion which can be surmised
for his entering into such "a contempt
ible transaction" Is that he and the
crimps participated In the plunder. They
state that they wrote Captain Prltchard
a letter which he received upon his ar
rival at Aatorla Instructing mm to do
Ms best toward Inducing the members
of the crew to remain with the ship.
They further state that they exceed
ingly regret that Captain Prltchard had
suclent money to pay the crimps, as
they would hav preferred that the- lat
ter should have libeled the vessel." In
that event, the owners say, they would
have fought the case through every
court to- the supreme court at Washing
ton before they would have allowed the
captain to pay such an Illegal charge.
The owners further deny that Captain
Prltchard ever wiote them a single word
regarding his crew; neither has he given
them any explanation of his conduct
The local agents of the vessel are com
plimented for the firm- stand they took
in refusing to pay the bllL The letter
condemns both the captain and the
crimps In the strongest terms, and
greatly deplores that It is possible for
such a condition of affairs to xlst
Shipping men who Wve been made ac
quainted with the contents of the let
ter say it is certain that tne captain
will lose his position on the Glenesslln
as soon as It can be arranged to super
cede him with a new master.
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XOTSXEHTB ' OT ' X.TTMBEB TlXET.
' Laden with 650,000 feet of lumber, ' the
schooner Virginia left down yesterday
afternoon in tow of the Harvest Queen.
DRANK MUCH LIQUOR
NOW GOES TO PRSON
It docs an honest concern
no harm to watch it.
- Moneyback Schilling's Best
at your grocers. .1
"Whisky has placed me where X am.
If I bad left that stuff alone I should
hot be where I am now. No matter what
becomes of me, after this X shall never
touch another drop of whisky as long
as I live. I am a young man and this
is the first time X ever did wrong. Just
say for me that I warn all young men
to let whisky alone. I thought I could
drink along moderately and it would not
hurt me, but it got the best of me.
They say a person doesn't know what he
Is doing when he takes too much whisky.
Well. I knew what I was doing all right,
but the effect produced was that, I didn't
care." : ' ,
This ' statement was made at the
county JaU yesterday by . William Shell,
who is on his way to the penitentiary
at Salem to serve a sentence of two
years for larceny. He was brought
from Baker City yesterday by H. K.
Brown, the sheriff of Baker county, and
CoL James A. Panting, a special offi
cer. Shell is a logger, aged it years. He
stole 14 revolvers and a number of
pocket knives from Palmer Bros.' store
at Baker City.
After the crime was Committed he
went to Idaho. He was detected by a
Jetter he wrote a friend telling where
he had cached the stolen articles and
asking that they be sent htm. , Sheriff
Brown went to Nampa, Idaho, from
which point the letter was written, and
from there traced his man to a ranch
nine miles from Mountain Home, where
he was working. He pleaded guilty.
TO REPRODUCE
THE FAMOUS NIO-MON
Nearly all the Japanese who arrived
on the Indrapura and were permitted
to ro ashore are now busily employed
making preparations to go to' St Louis,
where they 'will erect buildings for "the
Japanese exhibit ' Among them are a
number of carpenters employed by pri
vate business firms of Tokio and other
far eastern cities, who will build an imi
tation of the Nlo-mon.'
- The Nlo-mon (the gata with two tem
ple guardians, Brahma and Indra) was
erected about 800 years ago as the main
entrance gate to a very old. temple of
Talkosan Setonjl, at Furumachl Village,
In the province of Hldachi, by Lord
Satake Giobu-no-Tayu, of the noble Sa
take family, in memory of his honored
father and for the peaceful rest of his
departed soul.
Lord Satake engaged and employed
the most celebrated architects, painters
and sculptors of that time from all
parts of the empire for building and
decorating this famous Nlo-mon. and
spared 'no expense in its work, so that
Us ' artistic decorations, both Interior
and exterior, are still a' great wonder
even to this day. -
The old bronxe bell, cast about 450
years ago, Is particularly interesting:
for its historical connection. It Is one
of the bells used on the occasion when
Talko ordered prayer-offering for the
victory over the Koreans at the time of
his sending an expeditionary army to
The schooner is bound for Ban Francisco.
On the way. down to the moulh of the
river the Queen will stop at Clifton and
pick . np the bark Harry Morse, which
Is also ready for the sea with a lumber
cargo. " Several more schooners which are
loading lumber in port will complete their
cargoes In a dayor two.
XQ8ZCBAX8' SOVOX TXZP.
Oil Carrier Swept by Pleroe dales on
Xst Outward Trip. ,
On her last trip down the coast from
Portland the . oil-carrier Rosecrans en
countered a succession of storms which
at times threatened to put her out of
commission. Monster seas swept her
fore and aft breaking down the stair
way and carrying away, the cradles in
which i the smalt boats find lodgment
Much Other minor damage was done. .
The' steamer arrived In port on tba re
turn trip Monday . afternoon;, bringing
18,000 (barrels of oil for the Linnton
tank. The cargo has already been dis
charged, and ' the vessel will sail this
evening fof San Francisco. She will re
turn with another cargo, as soon as the
round trip can be made. Pilot Patterson
accompanied her on the last voyage and
reports that the run was rough all the
way down the coast '. Everything mov
able was stored in safe plaoes to pre
vent being washed overboard. The
steamer, pitched and rolled, and at times
It was almost impossible for, those on
board to retain their positions without
banging on to something for support
The worst day of the storm was March
19, the date on which the big wind pre
vailed at Portland. Captain Patterson
says that it was one of the worst
storms that he has experienced in years.
That there was not more damage dona
he Attributes to good seamanship. The
weather moderated and a fine passage
was made on the return trip.
On the next trip the steamer will
probably bring enough oil to fill the tank
at Linnton, and then she will make a
voyage to Honolulu. Later In the sea
son she . will go to Noma in the pll
trade. '
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Local Inspectors Edwards and Fuller
will Inspect the steamers Kehanl and
Glenola today. Both vessels belong to
the Oregon Round Lumber company,
pBTmoxjiun pmoxmoTios.
. (Journal BpecUl Service.) .
; Washington, D. C, March 80. The
forthcoming annual voluma on mineral
resources, published by the ? United
8tates I geological survey,' will contain
an interesting report on the production
of petroleum' in 102. The report will
show that the production ,of crude pe
troleum, which amounted to 88,757.895
barrels, was greater than that of any
previous year. The increase 'was due
principally to the development of the
petroleum fields of Texas, California
and Louisiana, and by an Increased pro
ductlon in Indiana, .
THE ORDEAL OF DAVID.
(B7 Xb KugliM.)
(Copyright, 1904, by W. E. Heant. Gret
Britain Bights Beserred.)
A well-preserved, gray-tialred woman
was sitting In a comfortable chair by a
biasing fire one cold December day. The
room and its occupant were well suited to
each other; they were both clothed in ex
csllent taste, handsomely, yet not ag
gressively fashionable; they both Im
pressed the observer with an idea of
riches without ostentation.
' A man of medium height with a
thoughtful, clever face, entered the room.
He looked about 40, but really he was
rapidly nearlng his 60th year.
"Oh, David," vied Mrs. Craven, coming
to meet him with -both hands out
stretched, "I am so glad you have come;
I feared something might prevent you,
and I really must have a talk with you
tdday."
"You know I am always at liberty on a
Friday, for my week's work is done by
then, and there is only my pleasure to
consider," he replied in a musical voice.
"Tea, I know; but when one particu
larly wants a thing, all sorts of unex
pected accidents crop up to prevent It
Also, I must beg you to forgive me for
dragging you away from your real
pleasure, your etching"
"No, no, Eleanor my real pleasure is
to be of service to my friends. Tell me
now, what is troubling youT" '
And he seated himself, drawing up his
chair in the manner of a man who feels
at home.
But now that he was there, Mrs. Craven
seemed in no haste to broach the subject
of her anxiety. Instead, she chatted
pleasantly on indifferent subjects till the
tea was finished and removed. '
"No, thank you, no lamps yet" and the
soft-footed domestio withdrew.
"I think one can talk better by the
firelight" she explained, half apologeti
cally, and David Hume replied:
"Tour subject seems to cause you em
barrassment 7" .
"Why, yes, frankly, it does you see, It
is about Etta."
There was no) movement from the figure
opposite her, half hidden In the chair,
only a sort of tense stillness,
"l am troubled about her," went on
Mrs. Craven, hurriedly; "she has refused
Charlie Mowbray for the second time."
There was a short silence, and ' the
David said:
"Why does that trouble youT" .
"He is a charming young fellow and
very much In love with her: he would
make her an excellent husband. It Is most
provoking that she should refuse what
any girl would' jump at"-
"One thousand pounds . a year, end
youth," said the man meditatively, the
last word almost a slgh
"Well," she replied, "the one thousand
pounds a year is not to be 'despised,
though X should not dream of .urging the
marriage if it were only that, but we
have known him so long and he is so
thoroughly a good fellow. John says so,
and you know the value he puts on a
character." . - v.
"What does John think about It?"
Mrs. Craven leaned forward.
' "He says If she can find her happiness
with Charlie he would be very pleased,
but he is not going to speak to her about
it that Is a woman's affair."
"Surely you don't want me to do so?"
cried David In an alarmed voice.
"Tes, I do," replied Mra Craven, firmly
"Listen !" and she enjoined silence by
holding up her hand. "You know that
six months ago John found out that his
partner had been embessling money. Well,
the bank could not afford a scandal, the
partnership was dissolved, and John has
to pay back all the money that young
Hilton had taken. The world must not
guess, for should there be a sudden de
mand on the bank It must close, there
fore we still live like this," and she
waved her hand comprehensively. "Tou
alone know of this affair, and .If you
think you will see how Important it Is
that Etta should be comfortably married.
for we can settle nothing on her, and
should the secret leak out the crash may
coma at any moment."
David waa gazing thoughtfully at the
fire, and made no reply.
"Tou know what a great Influence you
have always liad with the child"
"Surely Etta is a woman now," and
there was an unwonted sound of Impa
tience in his voice.
"She is only 20," urged the woman of
51 "In the eyes of the law she Is not
old enough to sign away money; why
should she be any more fit to throw
away the Intangible treasure of an honest
young fellow's love?"
David smiled at the argument.
"Well, what does Etta say herself?"
What excuse does she give for such silly
behavior?"
' Mrs. Craven glanced at him nervously,
and then spoke slowly, with her gats on
the leaping flames.
"She says she might have loved him
had not her ideal been something very
different something older, graver,
deeper, something infinitely above her"
David's heart seemCd to stand still as4
he forced the question from his lips:
"And this ideal has she found It In
real lifer -
"She thinks so," replied Mrs. Craven,
significantly. . i
The silence grew intense: In David's
ears there waa only the sound of the
thumping Of his heart, which seemed to
him to grow louder till he thought his
companion must hear it. To speak Just
then without betraying his emotion was
beyond even his self-control.
Suddenly Mrs. Craven rose and stood
before him, and spoke In a passionate
pleading:
"Now do you see why I want you to
speak to her? Poor, foolish child, that
is the only way to show her how hopeless
Is her dream without letting her know she
has betrayed her secret Tou have al
ways been a sort .of god to her from her
childhood. 'and In your kindness you have
almost made a friend of her despite her
Immature mind. How should she under
stand the real nature of her love, that It
Is a religion, and not love at all? How
should she know that it will not bear the
terrible intimacy of married life? That
It would not survive the discovery that
you are a man and not a god? How
should she see the gulf that lies between
you? The gulf of mental growth, of ex
perience of life, of years the gulf that
will widen .with every decafde? How
should she know that she would never be
a mate for you. that your mind and heart
are given to your art? Or realise the
wearing struggle it would be for you to
earn enough to keep two? .Into her in
nocent child-like worship . practical
thoughts have never come; we must think
for . her, and save her from wrecking
her,lire.'V. .
Her voice sank, as In a whisper, and
stretching out her hands to him In appeal,
she added: ,
"Ah, David, do not b vexed with the
poor chill. Pity a mother's anxiety for
her only daughter's happiness, and speak
to her about this marriage. It is the only
way to make her really understand what
are your feelings toward her. I do not
want you to seriously urge her to marry
Charlie; let her refuse him again, but
I do entreat you tot set her heart free
that she may be able to love, with an
every-day, human love, some man who is
worthy and of a suitable age.'!
"Eleanor, you and John have been my
friends for 80 years, and I would give
my right hand if it could be of any
service to you, but in this matter I can
not decide without time for thought Give
me till tomorrow."
"God bless you, David I" cried Mrs. Cra
ven with a sob in her voice as she gave
her his hand. "I knew you would not
fall me."
And David walked out of the room like
a man in a dream.
"What a dear, delicate minded fellow
he Is!" murmured Mr. Craven. "He evi
dently does not like the difficult task,
perhaps he fears the responsibility; but
he is as sensitive as a woman, and I
know he will never let dear Etta guess
that he knows her secret I am glad I
bad the courage to tell him."
Meanwhile David paoed the cold, wet
streets.
Why was this danllng vision shown to
him only to be snatched away? If Etta
loved him. and God alone knew how he
loved her, why should ho not tell her of
it? Why should they not be happy?
Had he not a right to happiness like any
other man? And did she not love him?
But then he knew the great question
was, what would be for her happiness?
On the one side,, Charlie Mowbray,
young, strong and noble-natured,. with a
good income, and a beautiful noma to
take her to, where they might grow old
together anl see their children grow up
around them.
On the other hand, himself, elderly,
poor and unambitious, living on a bare
two hundred pounds a year as a designer,
which had hitherto satisfied his few
needs, and devoting all his spar time
to etchings which gave satisfaction to bis
sould, but brought in barely enough to
cover their expense. He felt himself the
father of her higher intelligence, but
he was 80 years her senior.
How ought he to act?
REPUBLICAN CLUB .
BETWEEN TWO FIRES
(Special Dtipati to The Journal.)
Pendleton. Or., March 80. While the
Republican county central committee of
Umatilla county is a Fufnlsh-Wllllam-son
organisation, It 'is confidently be
lieved by the observant and posted mem
bers of the party that the Moody forces
will go to the state Republican conven
tion with 7 out of the 18 delegates. .
The two factions are working-hard
to control the precinct primaries which
will be held on April J, and the bitter
ness growing out of the Thompson trial
and the indictment of Charles Cunning
ham is making the fight very spirited.
The Young Men's Republican club or
ganised in this city some weeks ago
has lost all its enthusiasm for the rea
son that the old wheel-horses who have
belonged to the party since It was first
organized in this county,' were Ignored
In the organization. The old-timers on
the Williamson side accuse the young
men of booming MooIy, and the Moody
people accuse them of leaning to Wil
liamson, and so the club is between the
two fires. I
PANIC
CQURCI
CAUSED BY FIRE
LAVTEBX SHOW AT COBSOV BAB
BOWXVT ESCAPES 7ATAX EOT) IXC
CHXUDBEB TXJEM THBOUQS
BBOBEH WIWDOWS 1SABT CVS
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(Special bispatch to The Journal.)
Condon, Or., March 80. While, the
Da Moss family was giving a show In;
the Baptist church here Monday evening;
the acetylene gas tank belonging to th
stereopticon outfit exploded and took
fire. The church was crowded,' the au
dience being composed largely of chil
dren, and a wild panto ensued. Every'
window in the building was smashed j
and many of . the audience escaped i
through them. No one was injured, ex
cept a few persons who received slight .
cuts from broken glass in tho wild'
scramble through the windows. The
fire was subdued In a few minutes. The
accident seemed to have been caused
by a defect In the tank.
A heavy rain has been falling here
for 18 hours, following a dense tog I
which prevailed for two days. The
snow has disappeared..' The late storm'
has been unusually severe for the sea-
son and stock interests are suffering.
Farming operations are at a standstill.
, To The Public
We offer no. apology for this move,
but April 15 will see us la, quarters at
810 and Sit Alder, between Meier as
Frank's and Sixth street which will be
fitted, up by us to suit our business.
Between now, March 89. and April 15,
we will do the best we can to serve you
at prices that will save us moving the
goods. Owing to small quarters we will
discontinue artist' goods, which we will
close out as a whole or In lots to suit
We shall continue in our old line of
wallpaper, paints and contracting ami
picture-framing, in which we have been
so sucoessfuL We will also continue
our photo developing and printing and
northwest views. Will continue to looK
after the Interest of the Weister com
pany, who are known to you all. -
Thanking you for. past 1 favors, and
asking a continuance, we remain very
truly yours,
E. XL MOOREHOUSB & CO,
A Tastefully Decorated Window.
There are a- -great . many prettily
decorated Easter windows 1m PortlanJ,
but one of the most artistically drest4
Is that of X l Wright, The low
Jeweler, No. 898 Morrison street The
window is draped in white with a care
fully executed design that enhances lis
natural, well-dressed appearance. It H
an Easter window of no mistaking, the
display of goods bejng appropriate to
the occasion. Many other beautiful ar
ticles are shown, among them hning
qulslte silverware, many article of
sterling silver holding the gazers' nntir...
Onyx clocks, toilet sots, tea servl. ,
diamonds and brooohus are othf-r 'j ' '
bits of Jowelry shown. It In a f if t i '
most every one passtnir ba.lt i i f- . .
his eyes on this beautiful window,
, i m
Ireferred 8 toes Cannod '" , . t.
Allen & Lew la' iiest irttiij.