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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
GRADY BILL BROUGHT
THROUGH LEGISLATURE

that this is a bad bill, and / would
like to learn more of the fight against
it,"
Various large payments to influence
legislation were brought out today.
The largest amount mentioned so far
was told of in the testimony of Colonel
A. III. Wray, manager of the CONNER
cial Union Assurance company, limit
ed, of London. Colonel Wray is d
member of the national board Of fire
fees to put through or to suppress
bills in many states according as they
affected the interest of the companies.
No state capitals were specified, how
ever.
1t was even suggested that the work
of the insurance men extended to con-
gress.
William H. Hotchkiss, state super
intendent of insurance, touched on this
point during Correa's examination. He
introduced in evidence a bill for $1O,
900 allowed by the national board of
fire underwriters, of which Correa was
member. This bill was presented by
Emmett Rhodes, for services rend-
cred in connection with the repeal of
the stamp tax act" The bill was
dated July 16, 1908, but it was not
SHOWN in what capacity Emmett
Rhodes acted.
Inc war IN question was one passed
by congress at the time of the Span
ish-American war collecting a tax up
on fire insurance policies.
WAS this $4,000 spent in connec
ton with the repeal by congress of
the stamp tax act?" Correa was asked.
The witness said he did not know,
and Mr.. Hotchkiss dropped the matter.
He said later, however. that he would
make further inquiry along this line.
Bought Through the Senate"
Correas testimony relating to the
Grady bill came out through the read
ing, by Mr.. Hotchkiss, of letter writ
ten by the witness to a friend in
1904. In this letter Correa said the
bill had been bought through the
senate" and he added that it had been
passed with the avoWed understand
ing that the men responsible for it's
passage would defend it and take care
it was not repealed until 1906" The
bill is still law.
Pressed for details on the passage
of the measure Correa was unable to
say how much mad been expended by
underwriters, and it was largely
through his testimony that the activ-
ity of the insurance men in other parts
of the country was brought out. He
said the late George H. Sheldon had
collected $1,000 from him as a part
of a fund of $4,000 which was to be
used to oppose hostile legislation,
chiefly in the west
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
Dayton Hurt
By High Water

DAYTON, Wash, March I'll
Especial damage exceeding $4,000
has already been done and many fruit
and garden tracts are again in danger
by the rising waters of Dutch creek.
Property owners in the inundated dis
trict battled with the swollen current
all day yesterday and over 20 pounds
of dynamite were exploded in efforts
to change the channel of the stream.
Partially wrecked by the high wa
ters of last month, the city dykes
near the Portland Touring mills gave
away when rains Sunday and Satur-
day caused a rapid rise of the Touchet
river, and the entire volume of wa
ter in this stream was diverted into
the narrow channel of Dutch creek.
Sweeping ovsr the level valley, fruit
trees, fences and rich soil was car
ried away.
For 20 years or more Dayton has
been bafflod in repeated attempts to
confine the Touchet river in it's chan
mel at it's junction with Dutch creek.
Two years ago several hundred dol
lars were expended in building dyk-
ing. Property owners have petitioned
from time to time for aid. A fourth
of Daytons population lives in the
flood district and many fine homes
are constantly in jeopardy. This has
a bad effect on property values in
West Dayton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
Parents are
GiUen Blame

LAJUNA, Colo, Mar. 21.-Judge E..
w. Mcdaniel of the Otero county court
rendered his decision today in the Mes
senger case, which attracted national
attention because it involved the right
of parents to reject medical treat
ment for their children. Judge Nc
Daniel held that Mr.. and Mrs. B. D.
in failing to call in a physician to at
tend three children after three other
children Of the family had died. The
court pronounced the three children
dependent" but decreed that pending
the appeal of the case to the higher
courts they should remain at their
home and under the care of their
parents, subject to the jurisdiction
and direction of this court"
The language OF the decision indi-
Gates that an appeal is considered GER
tain, as it is understood that the fol-
lowers of Mrs. Eddy will carry the case,
if necessary, to the highest court in
the land to have a final decision re-
garding the legal status of healing
practices by that organization.
Judge McDaniers decision reviews
legal lore relating to the proper treat
ment of children and proper medical
attention, holding that a parent or
guardian having in custody a child
to procure for it the attention of those
whose scientific knowledge of disease
fits them to treat it and that his fail
ure to do so constitutes neglect"
In the actual trial of the case Chris
tan Science was not mentioned but 1T
is known that the followers of Mrs.
Eddy consider it of vital Importance to
their cult.
Gray Montgomery, an official of the
science church, tonight gave out a
statement, saying:
"B. D. Messenger is not a Christian
Scientist, but he and Mrs. Messenger,
after losing three children under the
care of a physician finally, in their
extremity, when the three remaining
children were stricken, turned wholly
to a Christian Science treatment. Two
children, Martha and Mabel, and the
parents were healed by Christian Sci
ence treatment. The remaining child,
Arthur, was under Christian Science
treatment when action was brought
against the parents, charging them
with neglecting their children, where
by, under the juvenile law of Colorado,
the children became dependent"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
HEROIC PRIEST is DYING
Rev. Father Lambert Louis Conrard,
Afflicted With Leprosy.

CHICAGO, Mar. 21.-Rev. Father
Lambert Louis Conrardy is dying of
leprosy among the leper colony, near
Canton, China, according to a letter re-
ceived here yesterday.
Father Conrardy labored among the
lepers in the Hawaiian Islands for
eight years before going to China.
Before setting out for China he
spent two years lecturing in the Uni
ted States, raising about 100000 for his
project. He bought an island in the
river so miles from Canton, transport
ed there 500 lepers and built them
shelters. This took $4,000 of his mon
ey and from the remainder he had an
income of $1,000 a year. AS he was
physician, nurse, attendant, office force
and executive board for the colony and
as food cost only three cents day
for each person, he was in a fair way
to carry out mis- great burden.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
II Companies
Are Indicted

CHICAGO, March 21.-Eight weeks
after it had begun it's investigation
for alleged violations Of the Sherman
anti trust law, the federal grand jury
today returned indictments against
the National Packing company and ten
subsidiary concerns.
Immediately upon announcement of
the Indictments before Judge Kene-
saw M. Lands, the government filed
a suit seeking the dissolution of the
packing company. The suit is one in
equity and beside those indicted, 16
firms and individuals are made de-
PENDANTS.
In statement issued on behalf of
the National Packing company, Ralph
Crews, it's general counsel, tonight
gives some inkling Of the determina-
ton to fight the government to the
limit. His statement follows:
1.-THE company was organized in
March, 1903, for the purpose of econ
omizing in operation of certain sub
sidiary corporations named jointly
with it in the indictment returned to-
day by the federal grand jury for the
northern district of Illinois. Its or
ganization was directed by the best
counsel obtainable, who then believed,
and now believe, it's organization and
the operation of it's subsidiary COM
panies in no way transgressed the
provisions of the Sherman act; and
in this respect it is practically sim
liar to nearly all the large corpora
tions Of the country
"The total percentage of the BUSH
ness done by the corporation con-
trolled by the National Packing COM
pany forms but a small part Of the
whole volume of the packing industry.
This proposition could not consti-
tute monopoly in any sense of the
word. Instead of operating to restrain
the trade of it's subsidiary companies,
as alleged in the indictment, it is d
fact the companies have all shown
healthy increase since the formation
Of the National.
The company is operated by it's Of
ficers purely as a competitive and in
dependent factor in the trade.
'"The indictment today returned and
the bill in equity today filed by the
district attorney are directed at the
organization and operation Of this
company. These operations have, at
all times, been frank and open, and
we are confident that the courts will
sustain our contentious on their le-
gality.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
Bulls Send
Wheat lJD

CHICAGO. Mar. 21-Encouraged nv
the continued absence of rain in the
southwestern farm lands, the bulls took
possession of the wheat pit at the ont
set and forced prices up from lac 10
Use. Disputed at every step, the ono
tations sagged back toward Satur-
days closing figures, which Were bare
ly escaped when the low point was
reached in all the futures. July fell
off from SLOT lac to $1.06 IL a 5-Sc
and in the late rally worked up to SLOT
a 1-8c, where If finished, 5-Sc up May
dropped back from $1.13 is to $1121-2
and added Use to it's low point short
ly before the close, finishing Is q lac
up at Slip SIS.
An early rally in corn took prices
up from lac to 1-2c above Saturdays
final. The demand for cash corn was
light. The close in all the futures was
weak and near the low point with May
SIS a 3-4c off at 81 Is a lac.
Trade in oats was copied after the
course of corn, the quotations f1uctuat-
ing from LIE to l Use. May closed
weak, IL a. 5-Sc off at 44c.
In provisions May pork advanced to
$25,S2 IL, 71-2c up from Saturdays
close. Closing figures on the May pro-
ducts were unchanged for pork, zoe off
on lard and II 12c down from ribs.
Cash quotations were as follows.
Flour easy; No. 2 rye 79 q IL; feed
or mixing barley So q 81; fair to choice
mailing 81 q IS; flax seed, NO. l
Southwestern 2.1S 1-2; No. 1 North
western 2.2S IL; clover 1900; mess
pork, per bbl 25.75 a $500; lard per
100 lbs. 14.15; short ribs, sides Qoose)
1925 a. 1862; short clear sides,
(bOxed) IA a Ia 25
Grain Statistics.
Total clearances of wheat and flour
were equal to 10000 bu.; primary re-
ceipts were $4,000 bu.. compared with
6S1 900 bu., the corresponding day a
year ago. The visible supply of wheat
In the United States increased $4,000
bu.,, for the week. The amount of
breadstuff on ocean passage increased
1876, 900 blu. Estimated receipts for to-
wheat 60 ca s; corn BAG cars;
oats 274 cars; hogs $4,000 head.
Open. high. Low. Close.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22

NEW YORK, Mar. 21.-Out of the
mass of promising generalities that
has characterized the fire insurance
inquiry, there came today testimony
that three foreign reinsurance COM
panies had paid handsomely to have
the so-called Grady reinsurance bill
passed by the legislature at Albany
in 1904.
The bill was passed and is still a
law, Notwithstanding it was opposed
by domestic companies who subscribed
$4,000 for the purpose and placed it in
the hands of the late George p. Shell
don, one time president of the Phoe-
nix Insurance company of Brooklyn.
These incidents were described on
the stand by E. H. A. COrrea, vice
president of the Home Fire Insurance
company, in whose opinion the bill in
question was bought through" the
legislature by the foreign companies.
Just how the fund raised to combat
the measure was spent was not made
clear except that Mr.. Sheldon used it
in employing counsel, for travelling ex-
penses and for entertainments in go
ing to Albany"
But New Yorks state capital was
not the only point of interest to the
national board of fire underwriters, ac-
cording to the testimony of the day.
There were limitations of an organ
lied system of influencing legislation
throughout the country
Counsel Fees" Graft.
1t was SHOWN that in the years to
which the inquiry has been confined,
1901 to 1906, large sums were spent for
the most part nominaHy as counsel
the foreign companies, but he said:
Possibly $4,000"
He was sure, however, that this was
paid to lawyers and not legislators.
Mr. COrrea said the bill in question
was one in reference to the reserves
which insurance companies are requir-
ed to maintain and was so worded it
gave an unfair advantage to the rein
surance companies. with which the
companies writing policies divided the
risk.
Two of these reinsurance companies
wanted to dominate things at Albany,
and they succeeded" said the witness
They were the Munich Reinsurance
company and the Prussia Reinsurance
company. The Munich company made
no bones about it, admitting that it
was spending money to have the bill
passed"
who told you SOP" Mr.. Hotchkiss
asked.
Carl Schriener, manager of the
Munich Reinsurance company"
Issue a subpoena for Mr.. Schrein-
err" Mr.. Hotchkiss told his clerk. Il
agree with YOU" continued Hotchkiss
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
DAYTON WILL HAVE FIRST
HOSPITAL IN SHORT TIME

DAYTON, Wash, March I'll
Especial y Dayton is to have it's first
hospital within a few weeks, accord
ing to information secured. A prom
inent local physician who declines to
give out anything or to have his name
published in connection at this time,
is said to be back of the plan to es-
tablish a non-sectarian hospital in
Dayton as soon as plans are complet-
ed. The Baptist parsonage, it is ru-
mored has been leased. This is a
three-s story modern wooden building
located on South Second street, and
is arranged conveniently with attrac-
tive surroundings for an institution of
this kind The plans Of the promo ters
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22

"a hours he would return to Washing
ton. The decision to compromise fol-
lowed quickly.
The general managers tonight issued
the following statement:
1.-The railroads have no statement TO
make otherwise than that settlement
of the whole matter probably will be
made tomorrow, which will be salts
factory to both sides"
Mr.. Carter said he had no comment
to make. Tomorrow the board of ar
bitration which will hear the wage
dispute WILL under the Erdman act, be
composed of one member appointed by
the firemen, one appointed by the rail-
roads and another selected by the
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
PROSPERITY is GIVEN BLAME.
Meat Packer Says High Prices Due to
Wonderful Prosperity.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 21.-General
Michael Ryan, president OF the Cincin-
natl Abbattoir company, testified be-
fore the senate committee Tn TIL, high
cost of living this afternoon.
General Ryan was the .onlv meat
packer who, so far, has admitted the
recent meat boycott hurt his company.
He acknowledged his companv lost sew
eral thousand dollars a week while the
boycott was in progress. He said :he
volume of business was about $1,000
900 a year and his company was sat
isfied with a profit of one per cent
He attributed the higher cost OF meat
to the growing prosperity of the coun-
try, saying more people are eating
meat now than in former years.
John A. Green of Cleveland, secretary
of the National Association of Retail
Grocers, said he did not think grocer
les had advanced in price in the last
81 years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
WILL WATCH FOR BIG COMET.
Man Who Watched Heavenly Visitor
Is Years Auo to See il Again.

SAGINAW, Mich, Mar. 21.-Seven-
ty-five years ago w S. HI. Welton,
now 80, watched from the hilltop in the
outskirts of OWosso for the HALEY
comet. With him were number of
friends and relatives. They have pass
ed away and Welton has not seen the
comet since.
But if providence is kind, Welton
will witness a similar phenomenon on
May 10. He is now organizing a par
ty to go to the same hill with him and
see the comet scheduled for that date.
Welton is as we'll as when he saw
the first one HIS sight is good He
does not require glasses.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
TREASURY STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Tne
condition of the treasury at the be-
ginning of business today was as fol-
lows:
Trust funds
Gold coin-$S55,39 ,S69.
Silver dollars-$4S9,659,00 900.
Silver dollars of 1S90-$3,S1 $4,000.
Silver certificates outstanding
4S9,659,000
General fund
Standard silver dollars in genera
fund-$2 ,1S46S4.
Current liabilities .396,275.
Working balance in treasury otflces
-$23, 749,S64.
In banks to credit of treasurer Vi
the United States-$35,S 1862, 72S.
Subsidiary silver coin-$21, 524,l34'
Minor coin-$1, IA $50.
Total balance in general fund-So4'
22S,1SS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
DEVELN TELLS
OF CONDITION

the bank closed, witness testified, there
were overdrafts amounting to ABOUT
S257,OO0 of which over $1O1,O0O~ was
held against the Golden Eagle
Department Store" OF the balance
s97, 900 was against the board of trade
building association, the stock OF
which witness said, was almost entire
~ owned bv the defendant.
When the affairs of the Golden Eagle
were wound up by bankruptcy court,
the estate paid but few cents on the
dollar to unsecured creditors. Pre-
viously, Adolpn Schultz, formerly a
bookkeeper in the band had testified
to various transactions noted. on the
1edgers of the bank
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22

Both the Warren people as well as
the Barber firm will bid, they say, on
every piece of work to be done in
Walla Walla this summer.
Last summer there was an uproar
about the paving and from the present
outlook the council will be forced to
contend with the same trouble
Council is now having prepared a
detailed statement of the paving af-
fairs of the city and this may be made
known at the meeting to be held to-
night. At first the councilmen were
inclined to treat the matter as a joke
but the charges have been so grave of
late the council believes they should
come forward with a statement or
facts that will show where they stand
Some facts printed of late have gone
so far as to cast reflections upon the
honesty of those now in the service of
the city. The statement is looked for
ward to with great interest by all.
The tabulated bids opened yester-
day are as follows:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22

PORTLAND, Ore, Mar. 21.-Thomas
c. Deveiin, receiver of the Oregon
Savings Bank & Trust company which
failed here in August, 1907. was the
chief witness today in the trial before
the state circuit court of Walter II.
Moore, former president of the institu-
ton, who is charged with having re-
ceived deposits knowing the bank to
be insowent.
Devein testified that with s2,5O0.O0o
liabilities. on the day the bank closed.
the assets, good and bad, amounted To
little more than s2,300.000. He said
that of the 500 notes found by him,
only 124 were secured On the day
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
Paving Bids
Are Opened

If the bids for the paving of South
Second street from the alley between
Alder and Poplar street to Chestnut
street are to be taken as a criterion
Walla WallanS are to nave cheaper
pavement this summer than last sum-
mer.
There We're only three bids submit
ted to the council for the improvement
of South Second street and these were
opened by the street committee yes
terday afternoon. The Pacific Bridge
company was the lowest bidder, with
$50, 457S0 The Barber Asphalt COM
pany was second with a bid of $685.
20, while the Warren Construction
company made a bid of $34,592 20
When the street committee of the city
council considers these bids this morn
ing and total them up a Slight differ
ence may be found in the sum totals,
but if so the figures will be less in
stead of more
In spite of all that mas been said of
the deficiency of the Umatilla gravel
which has been used here the differ
ence of the bids on the gravel and
crushed rock is slight, not enough to
show that one is much inferior than
the other
The Barber Asphalt company's bid
this year is about the same as last
year. while the Warren Construction
company is II cents higher this year.
The Pacific Bridge company, which
has consolidated with the old Rich &,
Harris firm, has come down in it's
prices.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
Registration
Is Very Heavy

DAYTON, Wash, March I'll
Especial when the registration
books closed Saturday night registra-
ton for the special local option cleo
ton to be held here Tuesday, March
20, totaled $50. This indicates that
over 80 per cent of Dayton's quail
fed voters are interested in the out
come of the election, which will de-
eide whether this town is to be dry"
or wet for two years longer.
1t has developed that victory for
the ;'wets'' does not necessarily mean
a return of the saloons for the coun-
ell can refuse to grant license il
it chooses. With perhaps one excep-
ton the council is strongly dry"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
Wheat
Grain in San francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. Wv IIedt
easy Barley weak.
Spot Guotations-Wheat, shipping
1872 1-261.S7 1-2. Barley-feed.. 1880
1877 1-2; brewing. 1.37 1-2@1.4O. oats
red, 165 @1.7O; white, 1850 1.7O;
black, nominal.
Receipts-Flour. or. SKIS, 2,15S;
wheat. ctIs.. $40; barley, ctls, 11,255;
oats, ctls., 400; beans. SKIS, 1866; corn,
ctIs., 635: potatoes, SKIS, $500; bran,
SKIS. 40; middlings, SKIS, $40; hay
tons, ,633; wool, bis, A; hides, 523.
Mill stuffs-Bran, 26M2S.0O; mid
dlings, 100000. Hay-Wheat, 14@-
1900; wheat and oats, 13@17.OO; al
falfa. S012.00;. clover, stock, 669.OO;
compressed straw, per bale, 50@75c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
u. S. Visible Grain Supply.

NEW YORK, Mar. 21.-Following -
the New York Produce Exchahsee
statement OF the visible supply Vi
grain in the United States, Saturda!'
March 10.
Wheat, $685. 900 bushels; increase
$4,000.
Corn, 14.456, 900; increase 574,OOV.
Oats, 9,372,OO0; increase $4,000.
Rye, $4,000: decrease $4,000.
Barley, 2,S15.000; decrease 25'OOOc
The visible supply of wheat IN Ca"
ada Saturday was 10,37S,O00 business
decrease of 100000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22
is WORKING FOR ALASKA.
Governor Clark in Washington Trying
| to Secure Needed LEGISLATION.

WASHINGTON, Mar 21.-Having
just arrived in Washington to attempt
to secure some needed improvements
in the territory over which he pre-
sides, Walter E. Clark, governor of
Alaska, is busily engaged on behalf
of his people.
Navigation along the Alaska coasts
and in it's harbors and rivers is badly
in need of lighthouses and other aids.
Heavy marine insurance and excessive
freight charges, it is said, are the re-
suit of poor lighthouse service.
The game protection of the territory
requires new regulations and this mat
ter Governor Clark will take up with
the department of agriculture.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-22

'iois with the dominion government
nao taken a more favorable turn.
can't go on the floor of the bouse
or senate said the president. $50 T
nave TO accept opportunities like this
70 give vent to my views. AT the
recent extra session of congress We
passed a new tariff bill, which has
oeen the subject. many saw. of CON
siderable discussion But the nroof
oI ire pudding is in the eating. Seven
lilohtns OF the new tariff law have
proved a number of things