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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1908)
TITD OREGONTAy, TUESDAY, DECErBEB ' 22, T00& CARMEG1EARDUSES f exqdisite m, ' just arrived! STfl N n PATTER S ' I R E pereqmes , jjste? fflwfes,, .... V Wmm goldfish Difluunmc.no int atomizers jf iwi jS IIPILk. I Wk I for christmas TOILET ARTICLES 1 gg l.TsUPERB SHOWING OFSf itfS ftBii' CHRISTMAS GIFT I ' Accepts Gary's Word About Trusts as Conclusive and Utters Epigrams. . HIGH PRAISE FOR SCHWAB Retired SteH Majmat Exaperate High Tarifr Men Cwt of La bor I Than In For eign Lands. (Conllnuofl f-"m First Paite.) that the United States Steel Corporation can get along without a tariff on Its products and that Fhould be sufficient for the committee to take off the duty on ateel and Iron. Caustic Comment on Gary. Praising: the genius of Charles M. Echwab. Mr. Carnegie suggested that Congress should extend a vote of thanka o Mr. SchwHb for his work In Improving- the methods of steelmaking In this country- I never met his equal." said Mr. Car regie In speaking of Mf. Schwab; ""and "when we were partners we were a great team." 'That Is very apparent," remarked Chairman Payne. Speaking; of the testimony of Judge CJary before the committee, Mr. Car iegie said: "You should not place any real value on the testimony of interested parties. Judge Gary said that the United States Steel Corporation could stand for a re duction In the tariff on steel, but that the smaller steel manufacturers could not survive with lowered duties. That Is like one of Aesop's fables. Judge Gary Is like the monkey who desired the chestnuts, but wanted the cat to pull them out of the fire." The crowded room frequently rang with peals of laughter at the qulpa of Mr. Carnegie, who seemed to be In splendid shape for the questions asked by Representatives Dalzell and Payne.. Mr. Carnegie was not willing to med dle In figures. "The more figures you get the more you will be befogged. I do not Judge by flsniros given by Interested parties," he said at another point In his testi mony. "I Judge by results." Immense Profit or Trust. The former steel magnate said that Judge Gary had Issued an annual state ment showing that the United .State Steel Corporation has made a profit of IISO.KXMXO, which, he said, equaled a profit of JI5.S0 a ton on all steel pro duced. Mr. Carnegie avoided direct replies to questions as to whether the coat of pro ducing steel at the present time as given by Judge Gary and Mr. Schwab was cor rect. "Mr. Schwab's estimate of the present cost Is based on entirely different Ideals than his estimate on the cost In 1KI9." was all that Mr. Carnegie would say. Replying to a question from Mr. Cock ran. Mr. Carnegie declared that the re moval of duty on steel would not neces sarily affect the prices, because Burope could not successfully compete with the American product. He also said that If the figures given by former witnesses were absolutely correct steel stock could be sold far below pur value. Don't Trust Interested Opinion. Mr. Carnegie spoke of the difficulties he experienced with directors Ignorant of the steel bus'ness. "I gradually bought them out and sot men like Schwab around me and we made the cheapest steel that has ever been made." "You've been out of steel some time?" said Mr. Payne. "Can you tell us where you can got the figures on the present cost of making steel?" "I don't know where I can get you the figures," was his reply. "If a Judge was Interested In the case you would not respect hie decision, would you?" he asked, referring to the steel manufacturers who have appeared before the committee. There was no reply to Mr. Carnegie's question. "Silence in the courtroom," he laugh ingly remarked. "It is too bad I .lave to submit to this cross-examination and can't get a chance to cross-examine these dignitaries." 'o More Iron Ore In 4 0 Years. Mr. Carnegie asserted that at the rate at which iron ores are being extracted the supply would be exhausted In 40 years. He based his statement on the best expert opinion ho could obtain, he said. He also, said that Kngland Would be in the same condition In seven years. The testimony of Judge Gary was fre quently referred to in the questions asked of Mr. Carnegie. Reference was made particularly to a statement that the duty on steel could be taken off as far as the steel corporation is concerned, and Mr. Carnegie said this portion should be ac cepted by the committee. An argument was precipitated by this statement be tween Messrs. Fnyne and Dalzell on one aide, maintaining that Judge Gary did not say the duty could be removed on all steel products, and Mr. Cockran on the other hand, maintaining that Judge Gary's testimony was to that effect. Trust Can Stand Free Trade. "Judge Gary has summarized the facts for you." said Mr. Carnegie, "and I should depend upon them. He has told you that they do not need the duty. If the cost of steel rails has increased abroad as it has Increased here, you will find Judg Gary's statement quite true and that he could stand free trade." "Judge Gary has testified that the prices are high abroad," said the chair man. "Then does that not show you have nothing to fear from free trade?" was the prompt rejoinder. Mr. Carnegie was questioned at length regarding the cost of producing steel, but the witness declared that honest men easily could differ on that question. The steel business, he said, was a business by itself, and the cost to one man was a very different thing from the cost to ajiother. When a gentleman of Judge Gary's character."' he said, "comes to you and tells you he does not need a tariff, you ought to believe him." He Insisted In reply to questions by Mr. Bonycge that the railways were not pay- i . 6 mm a mmrfS r par . a. i - I i - - - I Valiant's odors, in fancy bottles, in decorated holly box, very pretty; each . T5 Marcelle's Miolcna, put in hand some embossed bo, at the speeial price of $1.50 Valiant's complete line of assorted odors, gilt-trim 'd boxes, ea..50T Valiant's Sachets of rose, violet heliotrope, carnation, etc Regular 50c per ounce, only 35r Powder Puffs, each contained in pretty silver, gunmetal or gilt box, very nice gift; reg. 25c, ea..l5? Marcelles' "Perfume "Package, in' jeweled satin box,' each containing 2 cut-glass bottles; sp'J..$4.00 Marcelles' 'Violet, in violet-trim'd box, each containing one cut-glass bottle and one cake of Violet Soap, special $3.0O A complete line of Houbegant's Perfumes Ideal. Violet, etc., in fancy pkgs.; $5.00 to $3.60 Caty's Imported Perfumes, per bottle, $15.00 to $4.00 Catv's Imported Soaps, per cake, $5.00 to $2.50 Piver's Christmas package, con taining 1 cake soap, 1 bottle per fume, 1 box powder, ea...$4.50 Hudnut's line Violet Concrete Essence, per ounce, $8.00; small original bottle $1.50 PERFUME ATOMIZERS In china, Bohemian and Venetian glass, very handsomely decorated and with good bber bulb, covered with silk net: values worth double the money; special, 50c to $3.00 ing too much for steel rails. The steel rail makers, he thought, were making a fair profit. "How about other steel products be sides steel rails?" Mr. Bonynge inquired. "X have not a word to say," Mr. Car negie replied. "That's out of my prov ince." Gary's Tender Solicitude. Mr. Ford recited the testimony of Mr. Schwab and was 'interrupted by Mr. Car negie with the remark that "he is a genius." Breaking in upon a Scotch story which Mr. Carnegie related and In the course of which the witness mentioned the name of Mr. Gary, Mr. Ford asked If It were intended to characterize Mr. Gary as a "sleek article?" "His solicitude for his weaker brethren Is sublime," said Mr. fc'arnegie, referring to Judge Gary's contention that the smaller steel manufacturers could not stand the abolition of the duty on steel. Mr.- Carnegie said the manufacturers of Wales could make a ton of Unplate a shade -cheaper than it could be made here and that the cost of manufacturing steel is greater In Great Britain than here. ' Xo Foreign Steel Imported. It Is a condition and not a theory that concerns the committee at this time," said. Representative Longworth. In reply. "It is understood that the President-elect will call a special session of Congress for the purpose of enacting a tariff bill and we must prepare the facts for them to pass on. We have no time to send ex perts to Europe. What I want to know besides the testimony given by you and Judge Gary, who I don't think wont s far as you do, what reason have we for taking the duty off steel?" Mr. Carnegie pointed out that prac tically no foreign-made steel Is imported to this country. Mr. Carnegie had planned to leave for New York on an afternoon train, but when Mr. Payne asked him if he desired to continue his testimony today or ap pear again tomorrow, he arranged to stay in Washington tonight. "I consider It my duty as a citizen to come here a week If necessary," said Mr. Carnegie. Ready to Answer Critic. Mr. Carnegie concluded his testimony shortly before 6 o'clock and was about to leave when Alfred O. Crozier, of Wilmington, Del., asked permission to be heard. He also asked Mr. Carnegie to remain and hear his remarks, explaining that they would be In the natune of a criticism of the former steel king views on the tariff. Mr. Carnegie waited a few minutes, and then left, saying he would like to get a copy of Mr. Croxier's re marks after they are printed. "I shall read it with pleasure," he said, "and if the gentleman crlrloises me I shall say. wht a pity that gentleman does not know better,' and If he is with me I shall probably say, "what a wise young man he Is.' " Mr. Crozier addressed his remarks prin cipally to the magazine article recently published over Mr. Carnegie's name, in which, he said. Mr. Carnegie dealt, a severe blow at the entire protective sys tem. He said that Mr. Carnegie had kindled wide doubt as to the wisdom, necessity and value of protection. Mr. Crozier maintained that Mr. Carnegie's proposition to take the duty off steel would have the effect of leaving the United States Steel Corporation forever In undisputed possession of the American Held. 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PICTURES FRAMED IN ONE DAY . "We have just added three extra f ramemakers to our already -well-equipped force of men, and are now in position to turn out all odd-sized framing on the following day. All framing orders will have our prompt attention. Yesterday we received 3000 choice Japanese Fantail Goldfish, just in time for Christmas. Better buy today, as we have a big demand for them; priced at, each 25 Our line of Fish Globes and Aqua ria is complete and very extensive. 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The steamer Ban Gabriel completed the discharge of 600.000 feet of lumber and cleared today for Umpqua River to re laid. . rhe steamer Claremont arrived this morning, four daya from Gray' Harbor. bringing: 730,000 feet of lumber. FIRE' AT GO RBETT SPARKS FROM EXGIXE DESTROY FREIGHTHOUSE. Building Burns Before Water Can Be Secured From Ice-Cov-ered Slough. CORBETT, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Bparks from the engine of eastbound train. No. 6. on the O. R. & N. tonight set fire to a freight-house beside the track and caused a lire resulting in $3000 dam age. Recently the railroad company moed Its track in straightening the line, and this brought the passing trains consider ably nearer the structure. Glowing coals from the stack of the engine fell upon the roof, and before water could be pro cured from the Ice-covered wells or sloughs the structure was a total loss. The agent, who lived In the building, saved some of his belongings, including a piano. Of the loss, JlOuO is represented by the building Itself, and $3000 on the contents. SPORT FOR SOLDIER BOYS Field Day Exercises Today at Van couver Baracks. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash, Dec. 21. (Special.) Tomorrow will be CHIKK OF" SECRET SERVICE FKEQl'KST VISITOR AT WHITE HOUSE. 1 Iff " I J. E. Wllkle. WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) J. E. Wllkle. who has been called to the White House a great deal recently In connec tion with the controversy be tween the President and the lloune is the head of the secret sorvice of the Treasury Depart ment. He was a Chicago news paper man till he was appointed to his present office. It is pos sible that the President's consul tations with him following the report that he would expose members of the House Is a bluff. If not. Mr. Wllkle Is a most Im portant figure in the day's news. annual field uay at the barracks and the day will be a holiday for the sol diers, drill being suspended. The field sports will begin about 8:30 In the morning and continue till after noon. Among the contests will be footraces of 50, 100, 220 and 440 yards; a tug-of-war will be an interesting feature, and Company B, Engineers, have already placed a side bet of, $50 that they will win this event. The most exciting contest, however, will be the mounted wrestling match. There will be five on a side, repre sentatives respectively of Batteries A and B. These soldiers will all be mounted on mules, and the contest will be to see who can stick longest to the mule. The Judges of the day will, be three commissioned officers. The prizes will be passes permitting the winners to leave the post from one day to one week, allowing them free to go anywhere they desire. Arrangements are being made for giving the 1300 or more soldiers at the barracks a big turkey dinner Christ mas. The Government will furnish a ton and a half of turkeys. The sol diers themselves will furnish the re mainder of the menu. The menu will be printed and. the names of officers and men of each company will be printed on the opposite side of the card. THAW TO STAY IN ASYLUM Court Denies 111m Right to Testify at Pittsburg Hearing. FHIL.ADEi.PHIA. Dec. 21. Harry Ken dall Thaw, the slayer of Stanford White, who is confined in the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane at Matteawan, can not be taken to Pittsburg to testify in the bankruptcy proceedings, according to a decision handed down today by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals In this clti". Whether the case will be tyiken to the United States Supreme Court is not known here. ' The decision affirms the action of Judge Voung, of the United States Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, sitting at Pittsburg, who quashed a writ of habeas corpus compelling Robert B. Lamb, superintendent of the Matteawan Asylum, to turn Thaw over to a United States Marshal for the prisoner's appear ance at Pittsburg. The writ was allowed by Judg9 Archibald, of the United States Court for the Middle District of Penn sylvania, sitting at Scranton, who was looking after the business in Judge Young's court while the latter was in Europe last Summer. NEW TORK. Dec. 21. Asa Bird Gardi ner, who argued the case 1n favor of the State of New York, said today, in his opinion, the court's decision ends the chances of Thaw being taken to Penn sylvania. He bases his opinion on the fact, he said, that the Supreme Court of the United States recently denied the ap plication for a writ of error in a some what similar case. NEW CAMP WILL OPERATE M. Huston, of Wlllapa. Harbor, Buys Timber Near Montesano. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Deo. 21. (Spe cial.) M. Huston, a well-known logger of Willapa Harbor, has purchased a tract of timber land containing 26,000,000 feet near Morilesano. and will begin logging operations after the first of-the year. The contract price is said to be $100,000. Mr. Haston is heavily interested In timber in Pacific County, where he has been logging extensively for the past two years. It is said Mr. Huston will install a complete logging outfit . and build a railroad to get his product to the North ern Pacific and ship to Grays Harbor. Manager Bea Resigns. CASTLE ROCK, Wash.. Dec 21. (Special.) J. F. Bea,- manager of the J. F. Rea Logging Company, who re cently purchased the holdings and log ging railroad from C. L. England, lo cated near this place, has stepped down as manager, owing, it is said, to fric tion with other stockholders. Mr. Rea will move to Puget Sound. ALBANY PEOPLE REJOICING r Are Riding on Electric Car In Home Town, for First Time. ALBANY, Or., Dec 21. (Special.) An epoch of progress for Albany was marked today when the electric street car system was placed In operation. The first trip of the car. was made a memorable one. A big crowd of peo ple, Including most of the city officials, boarded the car and, cheering in honor of the event, rode on a trolley car through the streets of their home city for the first time. All afternoon the car was crowded on its trips. No former improvement has given Albany such a metropolitan appearance as the electric car, and the capital of Linn County is a Jubilant city tonight. . COUNTY'S CLASS ADVANCED Chehalls Jumps From Thirteenth to Seventh Grade. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) Chehalls County was raised from a county of the thirteenth to a county of the seventh class at the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners today. The advance In county rank Is made at this time in order to permit the new of ficers, who will assume their duties next month, an opportunity to profit by the increase in salaries. To become a county of the seventh class a population of 35,000 is necessary. The Commissioners held that the popula tion is far in excess of that, and that under these circumstances a census would not be necessary. he would express no definite opinion about the opening of the road until he had looked Into the matter further. The committee today forwarded the petition to the Secretary of War at Washington. D. C, asking that the new road through the military reservation be ordered constructed. logs Too Cheap, Mill Closes. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Dec. 21. (Special.) The logging road and camps of the Silver Railway & Lumber Com pany, commonly known as Byerly's, shut down Saturday for an indefinite period, owing to the low price of logs. This is one of the biggest camps In this vicinity and employed many men. ROAD EXTENSION TALKED Commercial Club Committee Meets Colonel McGunnegle. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) The committee of the Vancou ver Commercial Club, which was ap pointed to take up the matter of ex tension of the Mill Plain road through the garrison grounds met today with Colonel G. K. McGunnegle at his of fice at the barracks. The Colonel told the committee that he would favor the removal of the target ransre, but At Studebaker's Carriage Robes Automobile Robes J Steamer Robes Perhaps more of them to select from than all other stores combined. For the boys and girls a Miniature Studebaker Wagon; just as good for eight dollars as the big wagon is for a hun dred. They can't break it. Studebaker's 330 E. Morrison St. The Miniature Farm Wagons can be bought of Meier & Frank or from us direct. ome visitors mates Via "THE NORTH BANK ROAD" , l3 Fare for Round Trip BETWEEN POINTS 200 MILES OR IESS APART Sale Dates December 23, 24, 25, 31 and January 1. Returning on or before January 4. Ticket Offices 122 Third street Third and Morrison streets Depot N. E. cor. 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