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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST RE-ELECT OFFICERS. Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Ore gon In Good Condition. Portland At the annual meeting of the members ol the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, J. 0. Ainsworth, W. B. Gilbert and Robert 8. Farrell were re elected directors, and Miss Helen F. Spalding was chosen to fill the vacancy on the board caused by the resignation of Mrs. W. A. Buchanan. The annual reports of the officers showed the institution in a flourishing condition. Superintendent W. T. Gardner's report gave a thorough re sume of the work accomplished by the society the past year. Under the sur veillance of the society in Oregon, Washington and Idaho there are 498 children. Of these there are 70 girls who are in respectable homes in Port land. Assistant Superintendent Gard ner has been appointed to look after the children who have been placed in private families to sen that they are doing well. In addition to this assist ant the society now has county advis ory boards to look after the children in the different counties of the state. OREGON STATE FAIR. Prfcparatinns Under Way at Salem for Greatest Ever Held. Salem The State Fair Board has be gun preparations for the greatest State Fair ever held in Oregon. A portion ol the money that would have been ex pended for premiums last year, when then was no State Fair, was used to make numerous improvements on the buildings and grounds in preparation for this year's fair. All main build ings have been repainted, stock sheds and race horse barns extended and im proved and the racetrack haB been re graded. The board purchased a quantity of park seats and chairs from the Lewis and Clark fair, together with exhibit cases, all ot which will be used this year to make the State Fair more at tractive and comfortable. Many strik ing pieces of statuary and inside deco rations have been removed from the Lewis and Clark grounds to the State Fair grounds, where they have been carefully repaired. Epidemic Attacks School. Aurora A teacher at the public echool recently discovered that one of the pupils had what she thought was chickenpox, and sent the boy home with a note to his parents to quaran tine him. It proved to be chickenpox, but the pupil would .not stay quaran tined, and went back to school. The echool directors consulted a physician The doctor advised that the pupil be allowed to attend echool, on the ground that he had already infected the schol ars, and sure enough he had, and now half the childern in town are affected Will Sentence Meldrum. Portland If Judge Wolverton iin poses the maximum penalty on Henry Me drum, former surveyor general lot Oregon, he will go to lail with a sen tence of 210 years of imprisonment hanging over his head. If the court imposes the heaviest fine the law al lows, Meldrum will owe the govern ment $21,000. Judge Wolverton set Friday, June 8. as the day on which Meldrum, will come before the court for sentence. A motion for a new trial is pending in the case. Berry Pickers Scarce. Portland Portland employment agencies are not only besieged by rail road contractors for laborers, but calls are now coming in from Hood river and White Salmon strawberry fields for pickers. Thousands of men and women are wanted for this work and the cry for help adds to the embarrassment of labor agents who are already trying with all their might to secure laborers for railroad and construction camps. Ackerman Resolves to Retire. Salem J. H. Ackerman, state super intendent of public instruction, has announced bis intention to retire from politics at the end of his next term. Mr. Ackerman has the distinction of being the Republican and Democratic nominee, although he only accepted the Republican nomination, and his name will appear on the official ballot only as the Republican candidate. Klamath Land Is Reopened. Washington During 1904-5 1.500.- O00 acres of public lands in the Klam ath region of Oregon and California were reserved, pending investigations to determine the feasibility of reclaim ing under the Klamath irrigation pro ject. Half of this area is now restored to entry, the balance being reserved as lands reclaimable for reservoir sites or rights ol way. Hop Prospects Excellent. ' Aurora Hops in this section of the valley, the banner hop-raising district of Oregon, are further advanced this year than in former seasons at this time. There U a large acreage, and all the yards are showing well. MAY RETAIN LICENSE. If Solvent, Insurance Companies Will Not Be Ousted by State. Salem Secretary of State Dunbar, who is ex-ofllcio insurance commission er of this state, when shown the state ment that Cahfoma and Nevada insur ance commissioners wouiu drive out companies that quibble over the pay ment of San Francisco fire losses, said that so far as Oregon 1b concerned he cannot take any note of what the vari ous companies do in California or any other state so long as they comply with the Oregon law which entitles them to do business in this state. There is on deposit with the state treasurer $3,100,000, in interest-bear ing securities, which the 60 companies doing business in this state have put up to secure the payment of any loss they may sustain and which has been finally adjudicated against them. Fifty-eight companies have put up $50,000 each and two companies $100, 000 each. Only one company has notified the commissioner that it cannot continue to do business in Oregon on account of California losses and that is the Trad ers' Insurance company, of Chicago. All agents have been notified to cease writing insurance for that company. The $50,000 on deposit will be held to pay any losses sustained by Oregon policyholders in that company, or until all its policies have been legally can celed, when the deposit may be with drawn. Mr. Dunbar said that refusal or ina bility of an insurance company doing business in this state to pay any of its California losses would not be sufficient reason for him to cancel their Oregon license. All he is authorized to do is to look out for the interest of Oregon policy holders, and if the companies comply with the insurance statutes of this state they can continue to do business, as they are solvent. If any of them be come insolvent they put themselves out of business without any interference on the part of the commissioner of Oregon. Treasure Mine Sold. Eugene A mining deal of import ance haa been consummated in this city. Charles Harding Park, residing here, has sold the Treasure mine in the Blue river district to J; Rowland Rags dale, of Manchester, England. The purchase price is not made public, but is said to be the highest ever paid for a mine in the district. The Treasure mine has long been known to be one of tbe richest properties at Blue river. Mr. Park has spent much money in its development, and in the erection of a ten-stamp quartz mill on the property. Cherries Ripening Rapidly. Aurora Cherries are ripening fast and all kinds of fruits are ahead of for mer years. The severe cold snap of two days in March had no appreciable effect on fruit trees in northern Marion county. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 73c J bluestem, 75c; red, 71c: vaUey, 7071c. 74 Oats No. 1 white feed, $29; gray, $28.50 per ton. Parley Feed, $23.5024 per ton; brewing, $2424.60; rolled, $24.50 25 50. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $1213 oer ton ; clover, $7.508; cheat, $6 7: grain hay, $78; alfalfa, $12 Fruits Apples, $2.503 50 per box; cherries, $1 .25(3 1 -40 per box; straw berries, California, $1.2501.40; Ore gon, 1016c per pound; gooseberries, 56c per pound. Vegetables Asparagus, 75c$1.25 per box; beans, 89c per pound; cab bage, $1.752 per 100; green corn, 60c per dozen; onions, 1015c per dozen; peas, 35c; radishes, 15c per dozen; rhubarb, 3c pound; spinach, 90c per box; turnips, $11.25 per sack; car rots, 6575c per sack; beets, 85c$l per sack. Onions Bermuda, 4c per pound. Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks, 60065c per hundred; ordinary, nom inal; new California, 2c per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 17)20c per pound. Jfiggs Oregon ranch, l20o per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 13 14c per pound, mixed chickens, 12 13c; broilers, 2022)C5 young roos ters, 1 13c; eld roosters, 12 12c; dressed chickens, 15c; turkeys, live, 1518c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2023c; geese, live, 10llc; geeBe, dressed, old 10c, young 12c; ducks, old 17c, young 20c. HopF Oregon, 1905, ll12c. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 1621c; valley, coarse, 2223c; fine, 24 25c per pound; mohair, choice, 28 30c per pound. Veal Dressed, 86c per pound. Peef Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows, 45c; country steer, 56c. . Mutton Dressed fancy, 78o per pound; ordinary, 66c; lambs, with pelt on, 8c. Pork Dressed, 79c per pound. WILL ADJOURN EARLY. Congress Not Likely to Continue in Session After June 15. Washington, May 22. Present indi cations point to an adjournment of con gress about the 15th of June. The great debate of the session has been brought to a close, the railroad rate bill has been passed by tbe senate, and the way is now' clear for the regular ap propriation bills and other important legislation that demands consideration. In the house of representatives tue work is up to date. All of the big ap propriation bills, except the sundry civil bill, have been passed by that body, and this last bill will be reported to the house just as soon as the house is ready to receive it. At the outside two weeks is ample to pass this bill and two unimportant appropriation bills yet to be considered, the general deficiency and the diplomatic. In the senate appropriation bills have lagged behind on account of the debate on the rate bill, yet in spite of this protracted discussion the senate haB found opportunity to pass the urgen cy deficiency, pension, fortifications, army and Indian appropriation bills, and will make short work of those now awaiting consideration, namely,' the postoffice, agricultural, legislative, Dis trict of Columbia and military academy bills. The senate, in spite of its repu tation for long debates, can dispose of appropriation bills in remarkably short periods when the tizie for adjournment approaches. It always does. So the legislative program, so far as the ap propriation bills is concerned, may be considered in such shape as to permit adjournment by the middle of June. It is tbe appropriation bills that deter mine the length of the session after all, for when the last of these bills is agreed to congress always adjourns, unless it happens to be in extra session, called for some special purpose. The conference committee having the rate bill in charge is not likely to re port inside of two weeks, but In tbe end the house will probably accept the essential senate amendments, including that offered by Senator Allison. The fact that the president approves this amendment will be ample justification for the house to give its assent, and the further fact that practically all the other amendments meet with the ap proval of the president will insure their final adoption. EXPENSES CUT IN ZION. Salaries of Overseers Reduced From $300 to $60 Per Month. Chicago, May 22 W. G. Voliva the present head of the Christian Cath olic Church, announced to his followers in Zion City Sunday that between Jan uary 15 and Mar 10 he had reduced the expenses in the financial department of the church from $9,800 per month to $3,832 per month. This saving, he said, had been brought about by a duction of the working force and a cut in the salaries of those retained. In the same manner, said Voliva, saving had been made in the ecclesias tical department that would amount to $70,000 annually. Oversers who had oeen receiving $3ul) per month were reduced to $60. The pay of others was cut in proportion. His own com pensation under the new adjustment Voliva said, was $100 per month These facts, he said, were some of the details of a report which be made Sat urday to a committee appointed Federal Judge Landis to investigate the condition of tbe industries in Zion City Voliva announced the resignation of John G. Excell, from tbe office of gen eral ecclesiastical secretary, owing to lack of sympathy with some of the doctrines of the church. The condition of John Alexander Dowie today was said to be practically unchanged. Wo Gen Cannot Land. Seattle, Wash., May 22. Wo Gen manager of the Wa Chong company one of the wealthiest Chinese merchants of the NorthweBt, is to be deported He made a trip to China recently to patch up trade relations, and did great deal toward alleviating conditions caused by the boycott. When he re turned a few days ago he was found to have trachoma, the dread eye disease, and was placed in the quarantine sta tion at Port Townsend. Powerful in fluences have been brought to bear to nullify the order, but without avail. Turks Killing and Plundering. Vienna, May 22. Trouble in the Balkans between the Turks and Bulgar lans is again very serious, and the lat est reports from Baritz and Prochter districts are to the effect that continual fighting is in progress. Turks are pres ent in force, and are burning and pil laging villages, ravishing women and murdering men and boyi. WAS NOT STEALING Supreme Court Decides on Per kins' Alleged Misdeeds. AS NOT EVEN MORALLY WRONG ew York Life Company Money Ap propriated Openly and Avowedly for Campaign Purposes. New York, May 26. The appellate division of the Supreme court today handed down a decision discharging from custody George W. Perkins, whom the Supreme court bad held to await action of the grand jury on a charge of grand larceny in connection with the campaign contributions of the New York Life Insurance company to the Republican national committee. District Attorney Jerome, upon hearing tbe court's decision discharg ing Mr. Perkins, said: "1 shall appeal this case to the court of appeals and get a decision there." Justice McLaughlin, who wrote the prevailing opinion, said: "If the facts set out in tho deposi tions upon which the warrant here was issued heConstrued in the most liberal way consistent with a judicial deter mination, I am of the opinion that such facts do not establish that the crime of grand larceny has been committed, as the same is defined by the penal code. The defendant had a right to give of his own funds to the chairman of the Republican national committee. Tbe relator made the contribution at the request of the president of the insur ance company with the express under landing that it would repay him. The money belonging to the insurance com pany waB appropriated openly and avowedly by the relator, afterall the facts had been stated to the finance committee, to reimburse bim for the monev which he had previously ad vanced." Justice Patterson, while agreeing that Mr. Perkins cannot be found guilty of larceny, said that he may be competed by a civil action to make restitution, inasmuch as the officers of the company had no power to make the contribution. Justice Ingraham says it must be understood the court is not now concerned with the civil response bility of Mr. Perkins to the company He continues : . "It was McCall who appropriated the money of tbe corporation, and the officers or employes of the company, who obeyed his direction in making that payment, without intent to do more than carry out the instructions of the president of the corporation, were not, as I view it, responsible for the act." Justice McLaughlin Bays: "It cannot be said that Mr. Perkins did not have a moral claim, even though, owing to the fact that the pres ident doubtless exceeded his authority he mav have had no legal claim for reimbursement." NEW E1LL OF EXCEPTIONS. Defendants In Williamson Land Fraud Case File Revision. Portland. Mav 26. J. N. William son, Van Gesner and Marion R. Biggs flloH ventariUv. thronch Judge Bennett. " j i j rT their attorney, a revised bill of excep- . . . ... i i t ons with the ciers oi tne ieoer"i nnmt.. The hill is a voluminous docu ment of 1,050 trype written pages, and 1 Al mnrniiiicen in a large measure me mbu- mony of the trial in which they were convicted of conspiracy to' defraud the cnvflrnTYiftTit. A copy of the "bill 1 has been sent to Judge Hunt, of Montana, who is ex pected to come to Portland about June 10. Judge Hunt refused to receive a former hill of exceptions presented by tha dfifAndftnts. It is necessary for such a bill to be accepted before the case ran go to the higher court. Judge Hunt will probably pass upon this lat est filing soon. Stir About Forest Reserves. Washington, May 26. Considerable stir was occasioned in the senate yes terday over an amendment to the agri cultural appropriation bill proposing to give 10 per cent of the receipts from forest reserves to the states in which the reserves are located, for schools und nublic roads. Senator Fulton pro posed increasing the donation to 20 per cent, in view of the fact that the crea tion of reserves materially reduces the taxah e area of counties, but this pro volrnd considerable opposition, and probably will be withdrawn. Foreign Commerce in April. Washington, May 26. The foreign commerce of tbe United States for Anril aggregated $251,000,000, of which $107,000,000 was in imports and $144,000,000 in exports. These figures are given in a bulletin issued by the bureau of statistics, which says that only in one previous April in the his tory of the country's export trade has the total of imports and exports reach ed aa much as $200,000,000. STOCK FREE OF COST ennsylvanla Railroad Ofiiciais Acquire Coal Holdings. OMMISSION MAKES DISCOVERY Stock Paid for by Granting Rates and Discrimination in Distribu tion of Cars. Philadelphia, May 24. Further rev elations concerning stockholdings in soft coal mining companies by officials the Pennsylvania railroad were made today when the Interstate Com merce commission resumed its investi gation into alleged discrimination by railroads in the distribution of cars. Three high officials of the railroad ser vice, Vice-President John P. Green, Third Vice-President Samuel Rea and William A. Patton, assistant to the president at Philadelphia, were the im portant witnesses of the day. Mr. Patton was under examination the greater part of the morning and was an unwilling witness. The per sistent questioning of Mr. Glasgow, at torney for the commission, however, brought out the fact that he had ac quired stock, the par value of which is $307,000, in various coal companies without cost. He explained, however, that he had signed notes obligating himself for his share of the losses and declared, his belief that it was proper for him to accept the stock under these conditions. Mr. Rea read a statment to the com mission, in which he explained all of his stock transactions, stating that he id not believe he was debarred from ownership because of his connection with the railroad company. Mr. Rea said that most of his stock was acquired through his associations with land pur chasing syndicates, which took up the coal properties for development. Mr. Green said that 20 or 30 years ago it was not considered improper for an official of the road to own coal com pany stock, but that conditions had changed and such holdings might not now be regarded in the same light as formerly. He informed the commis sion that the board of directors of the Pennsylvania railroad, acting upon the information that had been brought out at the hearings, had today appointed a committee of five directors to make an investigation into the connection of its officers with coal companies. Mr. Green said he did not own a dollar's worth of coal company stock. Other witnesses testified to stock ownership and discrimination in the distribution of cars. MAY CLASH ON CANAL. Probable Disagreement Between Two i Houses on Question. Washington, May 24. A growing sentiment in the senate in favor of making the proposed canal appropria tion applicable only to the construction of a sea level canal acroBS the Isthmus of Panama in accordance with tbe ma jority report cf the senate committee on interoceanic canals is proving em barrassing to the administration, which is committed to the lock type. Presi dent Roosevelt today discussed tbe sub ject with senate leaders who called at the White House, and apparently he is much concerned aa to the outcome. As tbe result of the president's in be made today qu:ry, an attempt win to ascertain how the senate stands on he question of canal type. There were too many absentees to make an effective poll, but it was learned that several senators who had been counted upon to support the administration program will vote for a sea level canal. Secretary Taft has informed the senate that, if the type of canal , is not deter mined by congress, the president will aot hesitate to proceed with the plans for a lock canal recommended by the minority of the board of consulting en gineers. Shall MoodviProsecute? Washington, May 24.4)An important conference was held at the White House late this afternoon? participated in by the president. Attorney General Moody and James R. Garfield, commissioner of corporations. It is understood that, in connection with some features of the recent report on the oil industry by Mr. Garfield, the question considered was whether a legal remedy is to be applied or whether the rate bill now pending, when finally passed, will not furnish a remedy for some of tbe matters com plained of. New Dominican Revolt. Washington, May 24. News of an other outbreak in Santo Domingo reached here today from a senior naval officer on that station, to the following effect: "News has been received of an insurrection at Macoris, Santo Domin go, in which prisoners were released, the rebels withdrawing. No American interests endangered."