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4 KNDX IS ELIGIBLE FOR EFT CABINET President-elect Considers That All Obstacles Are Overcome. CONFERS WITH ROOSEVELT Report of Cunal Engineers to Be Sent to Congre.-s President . and Successor on as Good Terms as Ever. WASHINGTON". Feb. 1. In the opin ion of President-elect Taft. Philander C. Knox Is now legally eligible to receive the appointment of Secretary of State. That he will be premier in the Taft Cabinet was again positively stated by Mr. Taft at the White House, the state ment being made after two conferences today between the President-elect and Mr. Knox. Mr. Taft declared no court could entertain any action based on the constitutionality of Mr. Knox's coming appointment, for the reason that the first question that would arise in such a process would be whether Mr. Knox was a "de facto" official of the jRovernment. This question, he maintained, would have to be answered in the affirmative and the proceeding would end. That Mr. Knox shares these views was made evident by Mr. Taft in the unequiv ocal declaration that the Pennsylvania Senator was to be his Secretary of Slate. End of TaTt's Uusy Day. With this question settled, with the unanimous report of the Board of Engi neers, indorsing the present procedure in constructing the Panama Canal, in the hands of President Roosevelt, to be transmitted to Congress tomorrow with a message of indorsement: and with a demonstrative scene of cordiality towards himself by President Roosevelt. Mr. Taft concluded a very busy day. It was 7 o'clock tonight when Mr. Taft emerged from the President's office, hav ing ended a two hours' conference with Mr. Roosevelt, participated in by the Board of Engineers. In the outer office he had stated his position regarding Mr. Knox's appointment to a gathering of newspaper correspondents, when Mr. Roosevelt came out. He stood for a mo ment, quietly but with an expression of pleasure on his face, as the questions were being hurled at the President-elect. Roosevelt "Joshes" Taft. "I would Just like to see you take a few kinks out of him." he remarked as he advanced and took hold of the lapel of the Taft coat. "This does me good." Then, addressing Mr. Taft, the Presi dent inquired: "Am I gulng to see you tomorrow. Will?" There were a few "questions" Mr. Taft admitted he would like to talk over at the White House in the morning and an engagement was made. Then the Presi dent slipped his arm through that of the big Ohioan and led him down the steps of the executive offices, and the two con versed for some minutes, after which Mr. Taft stepped Into his automobile and the President started for his walk. The' jocular remarks of the President and his hearty cordiality in addressing Mr. Taft as 'Will" left no doubt in the minds of the observers that to all ap pearance there exists the heartiest accord between the two. REVISE ON BUSINESS LINES (Continued Irom First rage.) States as a whnle I see before me repre sentatives of industrial and commercial or ganizations from New York to San Fran . cisco, from i'hirai?o to New Orleans, - and from Portland. Me.. t Portland. Or. We ar h.Te to jrlve concrete c-xpressinn to the demand of the business nin of the i-.iun-try for the establishment of a permanent, non-partisan, impartial tariff commission to father the facts and to frame the report n which Congress can base the tariff ad lust men ts which are necessary from time to time. And I am glad to tell you that in voicing this demand President-fleet Taft Hands with us. Boar in mind always that we are not discussing lowering or raising my particular schedules. In the work of revision two things ousht to be kept in mind protection for all i lie producers who iicd any protection, and revenue for th Government. These things tre not necessarily antagonistic. An in telligent tariff adjustment would furnish aoth. Therefore fre traders and ultra pro tectionists are equally in teres tod in getting this sort of an adjustment. Defect of Present Method. By our present tariff framing machinery we cannot make this sort of ait adjustment &f tha schedules because First Like mankind in general most f the persons consulted by the ways and means committee in framing tariff measures aro selfish, and thus are biased In the in to re St of their own Industry. Second The committee lacks the knowl edge to enable It to detect extravagance or distortion in the witnesses' statements. Third -Even if the committee had the knowledge, it lacks the time to make tlift Inquiry on which it could correct them. Fourth Tno comm it tec is partisan, as It always and necessarily is. under Democratic as well as under Republican sway. It is the system of tariff framing and not the individual members of the ways and means committee or of t'onress that is to blame. But. individually and collect iv( v. Congress will be to bianie unless it abolishes the system, and gives us the one which la proposed by the great business organiza tions of the country. We arv hero today to give practical voice to this demand. Haphazard Tariff I.egidnt ion. In no important operation would any great business enterprise proceed in the haphazard manner which t'origess follows in no vising the tariff. And yet the 1 'titled Prat'-s Gov ernment Is the biggest and wealthiest cor poration In the world. The adjustment f th tnriff Is an oratlon whieh. directly or Indirectly, affects the prices of almost every com mod:' v produced or Imported by nearly ;o.onti. noo of people. whW:h deter mines t h volume of a domst U t rade of $30.000. OOO.rttMi annually and a foreign trade of I3.0oo.ooo.ooo and whieh retards or pro motes the we fare of every one of those 0.000.000 persons. He went on to show that the conflicting statements of men of diverse interests about the same schedules of the tariff cannot have the truth sifted out of them by th ways and means committee, but that only a bnanl of men of large ex perience In trad can do this. The matter needs judicial adjustment. H- declared the tariff of lVl to have been hirgfly based on the tariff commission's recom mendations and to have been on the whole "the best balanced tariff this country has seen in a generation." He called attention to the absence of busi ness derangement enjoyed hy France and Germany, which have turlff commissions. He continued: Blast at Tariff" Leagues Vow let me mention that class of ob jectors, among whom Is the American Pro tective Tariff I,eague. who pretend that we want the commission to usurp the consti tutional powers of Congress and frame tariff bills. T-t me tell you. my friends, that this charge is based part !y on ignorance and partly on mallee. Ignorance makes it because it has not examined our proposition. Malic makes It because It wants to frame a defect I tariff, like the present act. and like all recent acts. It wants the existing method retained because of the graft that is in it. or because It wishes to ke.-p the tariff Issue In politics. We can convert honest Ignorance, and stand ready to do It. But the trickery and dishonesty which is voiced by the American Protective Tariff League have no righta which this conven tion feels bound to respect. He suggested that Congress, at the spe cial session, should make the changes most urgently needed, pass a commis sion bill and then go home. Then Presi dent Taft could appoint the commission, which would present the facts at the next in a subsequent session on which Congress could base the tariff adjust ment demanded. He added: Our object here today la to take tho tariff out of partisan politics, and keep it out. In this purpose we feel that we are backed by the great mass of thinking Americans, con sumers and producers. As everybody In thla hall knows, the man who will call Con gress in session a few weeks hence stands with us. Should Act Like Business Man. , Senator Brown, of Nebraska, also argued for a tariff commission to ascer tain the facts on which Congress should base the tariff rates as a public neces sity, raying: There is not a business man of small or great degree who does not first investigate the fii;:s of location, of trade, of conditions, of prices, of supply, of distribution, and many other facts bofore he ventures to invest a dollar. Why should Congress, that acts for all the people, be less careful and lens, informed about what it undertakes than the average business man who acts for himself alorv? If that business man is wis who first obtains the facts before he opens his business house or buys a fac tory or builds a 'railroad, would it not be wise for Congress first to obtain the facts as a basis for legislation before it legis lates on a subject which necessarily in volves for weal or woe every business house and every factory and every railroad and every laborer iu all the land? Must ot Postpone Revision. Mr. Brown was- followed by ex-Governor Guild, of Massachusetts, who said in part: Let me say frankly at the outset that there is some distrust in business circles In New England in regard to this conven tion, and some business organizations have hesitated to send delegates here for fear that this convention might by vote prac tically postpone immediate tariff revision by the suggestion that an investigation by a proposed commission should .precede any action by Congress. If such idea prevails. I trust It may be defeated. The present tariff la outgrown. I speak as a protectionist. It needs to be modernized, and modernized now. with such information as Congress may be able at once to obtain. Any question of any com mission must be as a corollary to the new. modern tariff to bo prepared at once by this present Congress. It is better that the new tariff should contain, as it will, some errors, than that immediate consideration of this question should further be evaded or postponed. (Ive Farts to People. This proposed commission, as I understand it. is in no sense a body that i to take the place or perform the functions of any existing legislative or executive branch of tb Government of the United States. The tariffs in the future, as In the past, will be and should be framed by Congress and ap proved by tho President. Let Congress and the President and peo ple decide for protection or free trade; let ConKress and the president divide the dutiable from the free list and establish the scale of rates, but let us have, for tariff legislation as for other legislation, some of ficial. Impartial, dispassionate source of In formation, secure from political influence, with sufficient ability, and. abov all. auf ficient time to Investigate the fiscal and in dustrial needs of our people. Having in vestigated, let this commission tell tli truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and not In the ear of the Presi dent, but In public to the people. Fowler's Commission Plan- Representative Fowjer. of New Jer sey, addressed the convention In ad vocacy of a bill outlined by himself which proposes the creation of a tariff commission of 15 members at a salary of $10,000 per year each. In urging- this bill, Mr. Fowler admitted the difficul ties in tne way of Us enactment into law, and to that end he recommended that every commercial body in the United States should be organized into a campaign club,- "and through the theer force of voting power compel your members of Congress to commit themselves to the programme." He declared that "neither the House nor the Senate will yield an atom of its power or prerogative, any more than tha Kings of England did, unless driven to do so by an overwhelming, consuming public sentiment, which you alone can create." Money "Wasted In Litigation. He referred to the voluminous litiga tion growing out of customs disputes, and on this point said: This litigation, which keeps an army of judges, lawyers and Government officials constantly busy, has cost millions of dol lars to the Government, many more mil lions to the people directly interested there in and in the end must come from the pockets of tho people. With the exception of the members of the bar. hardly a single class in this community has been benefited by this unproductive waste of time and money. During the last current year 55,798 classification protests were received and 3.-.-7S-", were decided, while the suspension flies now number 60.303. , t. Tt . Is there a single business In the United States amounting to $100,000,000 a year; yes. J.'.O.OOO.tiOO a year; yes. $10,000,000 a vea'r- yes. even a quarter of that amount, that lias not a body of expert men. costing as much as an expert commission would cost this Government, doing nothing but reducing every factor of the business to a certainty, and refining every differential to a 3d or 64th of 1 per cent? Reduce Foreign Trade to Science. Gerinnnv. with a foreign trade amount'ng to $:: 000.000,000 has applied this principle to her international commerce. All the countries of Europe, practically, except free trade England, are doing the same thing. Our Import and ex'port trade has passed tho three billion mark. Is it not high time that we. too, should now imitate our Imi tators, who have reduced foreign trade to an approximate science? The tariff commission which I advocate provides the effective machinery by which this proposal can bo carried without shock or the slightest interference with the trade of the country and yet the matter of legis lative cmtrol restB entirely with the Houao and the senate. Amusements What the Press Agents Say. Afternoon and Sight at Hrllig. There will bo two performances at the HelllK Theater. Fourteenth and Washing ton streets, today. A special matinee at ' 1-. clock and toniKht at :lo. The attraction will be Eufiene Walter s (tripping; drama "The Wolf." a tale of the Canadian woods, with a small but excellent cast. "In the IliKhop'a Carriage." The burglar scene In the second act of "In the Rl.hops Carriage." at the Bungalow this week 1 one of the most thrilling and re ilistlc of its kind ever written. It shows the Rirl thief. Nance Olden, and her pal. Tom Dorcan. i the act of robbing the house of Latimer. Baker Bargain Matinee Today. Arthur runnlncham. who Is creating such an excellent Impression with theater-goers at the Baker Theater this week, will be seen In "The Kerrv flow" at today's bargain matinee and tonight, and all the rest of this meek with Saturday matinee.. AT THE VAVDEVIIXK THEATERS. "Thre Rubes" at Orphrum. If at any time during the present week vnu feel as If you had lost every Incentive in tho world to live; or If you hava that don't -care-wh el her-Srhoo!-keeps-or-not sen sailon. Just take a stroll around to the Orplieum and see the show, and witness the "Three Rubes" in their Jay act. A Clever Farce Comedy. Thomas J. Konph. assisted hy Miss Ruth Francis, Is presenting a sketch at Fantages Theater this week, which Is unusually good It is called "The Ward Heeler." Mr. Keorh Is a clever versatile comedian and Mis Francis Is an extremely clever actress who sings well. . Bicycle Riding at the Grand. Wonders are performed oa the bicycle by Balph Johnson at the Grand Theater this week. Johnson is in a class hy himself and is assisted by an acrobat who is above the ordinary. Johnson's piece de resistance ut a leap " on the wheel from a platform 20 high to the stage. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Ilanford Tomorrow Night. Ikclnning tomorrow night at the Helllg Theater the eminent tragedian. Charles B. Hanford. will inaugurate a season of Shakes pearian plays. The opening bill tomorrow night will be "The Winter's Tale;" Friday night, "Othello:" Saturday afternoon, "Much Ado About Nothing;" Saturday night, "Tho Merchant of Venice." READY FOR FLEET Plans to Welcome Fighting Craft Are Complete. TEN MILES OF WARSHIPS i Review at Hampton Roads Will Be Stirring: Spectacle, and Roose- j velt Will Greet Men and Officers in Person. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16." Admiral Sperrv sent by wireless telegraph to the Navy Department today the names of the battleships of his fleet which will remain at anchor in Hampton Roads until after March 4, In order to send battalions from their crews- to the inaugural parade In Washington. These vessels are the Connecticut, Virginia, Louisiana. Wisconsin, Georgia, Illinois, .riirvn and Kentucky, the last iha of which win be placed out of commission on their arrival at the home Navy-yards. The remaining eight battleships of the fleet will leave Hampton Roads for their home Navy-yards for repairs im mediately after inspection by the Ad miral, which will take place as soon as the review by the President takes place. When the fleet enters Hampton Roads next Monday and is reviewed by Presi dent Roosevelt, It will form a procession over ten miles in length, and the review by the President will occupy two and a half hours. The President, after receiving and ad dressing Rear-Admlral Sperry, the Rear Admirals commanding the divisions of the fleet and the Captains of each of the battleships, on board the Mayflower, at 2 P. -M.. will go aboard each of the divi sional flagships and address a representa tion of the officers and crews of the four ships forming each division. In this way he will reach all the men of the fleet in directly. For him to visit every vessel would occupy too much time, and Rear Admiral Sperry devised this plan. There will be 26 vessels. Including the auxiliary Pankton. The different divi sions of the fleet will steam SO yards apart and each bf the vessels will be 400 yards apart. The President will depart on the May flower for Washington after the review. CIPHER MESSAGE FROM SHIPS Thousand Words by Wireless Fleet Passes Through Gale. BOSTON. Feb. 16. The wireless station at the Charlestown Navy-Yard tonight received a message from' the battleship fleet stating that the vessels had passed through a severe gale, and had been making slow time. The ships were pro ceeding at about 11 knots an hour when the message was sent. The weather at that time had cleared. The fleet was about 1200 miles from Cape Henry. During the evening the Charlestown station received a 1000-word message in cipher, which will be given to Com mandant Swift tomorrow. Will Go to Join Fleet. NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 16. The United States armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana arrived in Hampton Roads today and Immediately began coaling preparatory to sailing, probably to morrow, to join the other warships that have gone to meet Admiral Sper ry's home-coming Atlantic battleship fleet. HALF NAVY IN PACIFIC CContinued From First Page.) power In such matters, while Borah took the opposite view. Rayner said the President had exercised tyrannical and despotic power and Bacon added, if Con gress had not the power ft control the Army and Navy, there was a very little barrier against despotism, "whenever a bad man happens to be President." Blow to Powder Trust. The Senate agreed to the provision that no part of the appropriation for powder should be paid to any trust or combina tion in restraint of trade nor to any corporation having a monopoly in the manufacture or supply of gunpowder, after amending it to read "except in the event of war," instead of "in the event of an emergency." By an amendment adopted the size of the two battleships authorized is limited to 21,000 tons and their coat, exclusive of armament anil armor, is to be $4,600,000 each. Reduce Size of Xew Ships. The House provision was for two first class, battleships to cost, exclusive ot armor or armament, not exceeding 16, 000.000 each. It was the idea to con struct ships of 26,000 tons displacement. C'iapp offered an amendment, which was adopted, making the type of ships to be built similar to the Utah and Florida, tho two 21,0u0-ton dreadnaughts now being constructed, and limiting their cost. At the night session the bill was re ported to the Senate, Lodge reserving for further consideration amendments re lating to the marine corps being kept on board naval vessels, and providing for a reduction of 21,000 tons in the size of each of the two battleships author ized by the act. Don't Disturb Bureaus. La Follette offered an amendment for the appointment of a commission to con sider what Navy-yards and naval sta tions should be retained as naval bases. On a point of order by Clark- the amend ment providing for a commission to ex amine Into tho business methods of the Navy Department was stricken out. This clause, had been incorporated at. the re quest of the Secretary of the Navy and It was anticipated that under its recom mendations the bureau system in the Navy would receive its death blow. Some opposition existed on that account. EXTRA SESSION MARCH 15 Aldrich and Cannon Decide Ques tion at Taft's- Request. WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. The date for the calling of the special session of Con gress to revise the tariff will be fixed definitely at a conference tomorrow be tween Senator Aldrich and Speaker Can non. -They were requested today by President-elect Taft to decide this ques tion. It Is practically agreed that the extra session begin not later tham March 15. HOUSE -PASSES MANY BILLS Wireless for Ocean Liners Inter state Commission Enlarged. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. This being still the legislative day of yesterday, the House today, for the most part, devoted MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED LARGEST AND LEADING j.i s oiaVT-atprl mm- Ijlpl A TleW mOCLCl 111 LUC 7 , frder to introduce them to the public S have made the special reduction for one week only, $8.00 corset SalfpricfnlS'our Anita and Royal Duchess, all the late models. . ri- Muskrats-- itself to consideration of bills under sus pension of the rules. A number were passed, among them Being: Requiring the equipment of ocean-going vessels with wireless apparatus. Providing for the reorganization and enlistment of the Naval Academy band. Creating an addi.ional judgeship for the western division of the western district of Washington. Amending the interstate commerce laws to make it a misdemeanor for any inter state carrier to make any false entry or record pertaining to its business. Enlarging the membership of the Inter state Commerce Commission from seven to nine.. Authorizing the Secretary of Agricul ture to declare a quarantine against the Importation of diseased nursery stock affected with injurious insects. The Indian appropriation bill, carrying an appropriation of $11,751,000, was passed. TRY TO PASS STATEHOOD BILL Senate Sends Measure to Committee, Which AV1I1 Report Friday. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The Mexico and Arizona statehood bill, which passed tho House yesterday, was referred today by the Senate to the committee on ter ritories after considerable maneuvering on the floor; and the discussion informal ly of a number of suggestions looking to the passage of the bill at the present session. The committee will meet on Friday to consider the bill but it is not believed it will be reported during this session. PORTLAXn; MAX AS SCRGEOX Condon C. McCornack Appointed to Army Service. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 16. Condon C. McCornack, of Portland, was appointed assistant surgeon in the Army, wUh the rank of First Lieutenant. His appointment fol lows a competitive examination which he passed with high grading. S FAGGED WITH EXSTI, ALL SEEK DEATH. Russia's Smart Set Must Have Sight of Blood to Keep Its En thusiasm Up. LONDON, Feb. 16. The Daily Mail's St. Petersburg correspondent declares that neurasthenia is claiming an ever Increasing number of victims in St. Petersburg society. A surprising number of people seek death by various methods. Persons of fashionable society journey to Finland and fling themselves into the romantic Imatra Rapids. Strange clubs and so cieties are in existence. One of these is styled "Tiger and Hunter." Two mem bers draw lots to decide who will be the tiger and who the hunter. A silver bell is hung around the tiger's neck and the hunter Is gi-en a loaded revolver. Both enter darkened rooms and the spectators take refuge In safe corners. The hunt beeins. The hunter's eyes are bound: he is al lowed six Khots, guided by the sounded of the bell. If he falls to hit the tiger, the rolci: are reversed and the hunter be comes the tiger. This continues until blnod flows. Another society has "cham pagne evenings," where one among 20 bottles i3 drugged with morphia. STEAMER LINE TO PANAMA San Francisco Shippers Will Meet to Organize Independently. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. The first positive step toward the organization of an independent steamship line between this port and the Pacific terminals of the Panama Railroad will be taken Thurs day, a call for a meeting of shippers having gone forth setting that date. Some 41 prominent local firms doing extensive business between this city and New York have been Invited to send representa tives. The object of the meeting Is a full discussion of the practicability ' of the Lw FURRIERS. MID-WEEK SPECIALS OF INTEREST New Spring Suits Specially Priced at $35.00 Special lot of ladies' new Spring suits, season 1909, in plain and fancy striped serge, in the LADIES' NOVELTY SUITS SPECIALLY PRICED AS FOLLOWS: $100.00 NOVELTY SUITS. . .. $ 80.00 NOVELTY SUITS $ 75.00 NOVELTY SUITS SEE SPECIALLY PRICED WAISTS AT $1.75 Ladies' new Spring waists, both plain tailored and fancy, made of fine quality linen and lawns in white and colors, exceptional value at $1.75. Exceptional Corset Special $8.00 Celebrated J A( Binner Corset for XJmTXJ rnmet has iust arrived and in WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR RAW FURS AT ALL TIMES. SEND FOR PRICE LIST AND TAGS proposed venture and the probable desig nation of a committee to prepare data on the subject. The fact that the Pa cific Mail Company has already lowered certain of its rates and is said to con template other reductions is believed by the Interested persons to indicate the suc cess of the independent line. OREGON MAN DIES IN TANK Run Down by Auto, Arrested as Drunk, Son Starts Suit. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16. R. H. Hatha way, the aged Oregon man who was run down by an automobile a few days ago, and afterwards thrown Into the tank at the police station as a drunk, when he was taken there unconscious, died to night. He had not regained conscious ness since the accident. His son today brought charges against Dr. Wiley, po lice surgeon, claiming that he .had, or dered the old man placed in a cell in stead of giving him attention. "RIPPER" STILL ACTIVE Berlin Fiend Stabs Five More Vic tims During Day. BERLIN, Feb. 16. The criminal who Is assaulting women In Berlin still con tinues operations, five assaults being re ported today. Disorderly Honse Raided. Policemen last night after midnight raided the apartments over the Golden Eagle saloon, corner of Fourth and Burnrlde streets. Rosie Portanier, 33 years old, was charged with being the proprietress of a disorderly .house and Maggie Clark, 28 years old, was charged with being an Inmate. Both were taken in the patrol wagon to the City Jail, where they were locked up in a cell, being unable to secure bail. The officers making the arrest were Pa trolmen Howard and Raney. Clear With Lumber. ASTORIA, Feb. 16. (Special.) The steamer F. S. Loop cleared at the Custom-House today for San Francisco with a cargo of 3W.O0O feet of lumber. loaded at Rainier. 200.000 feet loaded at Portland and -400.000 feet loaded at Knappton. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Savings deposits are re ceived from $1.00 up, on which interest is paid. This form of deposit is of especial value in building up a bank account, as it admits of withdrawals or additional deposits at any time. Every incentive consistent with safety is offered to pa trons of this department. No one can succeed in business who has not first acquired the habit of meth odical saving. 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A terrible disaster has occurred at West Stanley, a small mining town 12 miles distant, in which it is feared ISO lives have been lost. There were explosions at 4 o'clock this afternoon In the West Stanley colliery which employs nearly 400 men. Nearly 200 of the men were in the pit, at the time and up to a late hour tonight none of them has come to the surface, al though rapplngs have been heard and it is supposed these are Trom the miners who escaped death. Almost immediately after the explosion flames burst through the shaft, scorching the workers at the pit-head, and blowing out the fencing and apparatus at the en trance. The flames spread rapidly and it was impossible for the rescuing party to descend. Thousands of anxious peo ple gathered. At midnight it was still impossible to attempt rescue. Madame Yale's Demonstrator Here All This Week Mme. 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