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THE 3IORXI"G OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1910. K FINES ASSESSED EF Alleged Combine of Heavy Dealers Is Not Represent ed in Court. ORDERS RESCINDED LATER "Tight r-n MrmNrt of Kansas CItj Produce Exchange Tndcr In dictment for Conspiracy to Fix Prices. K.VXSAS CTTT. Oct. . Half an hour after Judge E. E. Porterfield had dis solved the Kansas City Produce Ex change and fined three of It members an aggregate of IS300 today, the court set aside both the order and the fines. When the first cmirt action was taken trvjay. nine of the defendants to the suits had a lean representative In court. Within a few minutes arter jucge t-or-terfleld hH flierf the penalties, how ever. W. 8. Cowherd, attorney for the ex.-r.anae. appeared and made strenuous protest against the action mat naa dct taken. Attorney Pld Not Know. H said he did not understand that the riearlna had been set for today. Judge Porterfield then set the ease lor bearing- tomorrow mornlnit. It la understood Aitornev Cowherd will ask Judge Por terfield to anrolnt a commlsaioner to take the evidence In the case and submit a recommendation to the court. Flr.ea iM-ntd today were: The Armour Irk1nv t'omnany. S.tx: W. 1a Brush t'ommlulon Company. tMO. and Hurst Produra A CommtaMon Company, too. Jlad the court desired It might have or dered the Armour organisation to cease doing- business In this state. Firms Bare Met for Years. For years tt haa been the eoetora of the rxcharg-e to meet at a nocei ana nx m prices on food. Elghtem members of the orcanlsaUon were Indicted, charged with operating a trust. Latter rrosecutor Conkline- made a civil case of the charges. The compailes named In the laat suit were: Armour Parking Company. 8wlft - romnanv. C. W. Spencer A Co.. the Merchants" Produce Company. Charlej M. Marster t o, P. W. Plynn A Co., the Hurst Produce Company. Brush Co, Trimhle-Compton Commission Coro nary, the A. TV. Fer Commission com pany. Aaron Co.: the Kansas City rm- A Produce Excnane-'. William Btigger. John Hagelund and P. LeRoy Storan. Am no notice of the suit had been served upon Swift at Co.. Judge Fortertleld took so action on tta case l!y. A court cita tion was made, howeevr. ordering rep resentatives to appeatr In court Monday, to answer a charge that It rad been vio lating the anti-trust taw. BOWERMAN MAJCES A REPLY jrerrttnoed f-om Flr' rce- 1JH cents a square yard tariff on goo-is manufactured in your cotton print mill, which are csed chiefly bypoor people, compare with a duty of iS per cent to 16 per cent on champagne? Did you make this great difference In order to enrouraare the use of champagne by your constituenta and to Induce them to dispense with the clothing custom arily worn In this country? Probably you assume they will beileve In your pretended frelndshlp: pay you this ex orbitant duty snd then sing a sweet refrain In honor of their alleged friend. Aristocratic Friends Favored. iotances a: moot without end can be ci-cd In whl--h you voted to place low d'lty on articles which are worn by men of your aristocratic class or pliced upon your tables, and In which you voted to pla.-e a Mxh duty on similar articles used by people In moderate or straitened etrriunstitncs. It would be a matter of more prac:!cal Interest to the people of the s;t:e to rtelva from you a com- jnitnl.-a'ion stating how much money this tariff bill pl.icrs- In your pocket each year and In what other way you have Veen benefited bv your term in the Sen ate of the United Ftates than to receive your dictatorial Instructions as to whom they should cast their rote for. How many cltlmene of Oregon who "earn tlwtr bread by the sweat of their broW honor you with their acquaintance? Vhst effort have you ever made to ac qualrt yourself with the desires, hopes or requirements of the people who make tireson great, namely, tne producers? Tturtng the four years since you were elected Tortland and the State of Oregon a ve suffered Immense low In commer cial mays on account of jour neglect of official duties. Ithln the last few months you stood by and wtthout protest permitted the reclamation acta to he so amerd'd that this state lost over I3.0OXO0O which whs i'e It and should have been Invested In Irrigation projecta In Oregon. TMs low la only a small per cent of the aetue.1 damage we have Incurred by rea- son of your dereliction In duty. By rea son of your carelessness In this particu lar our desert lands will continue to be Inhabited by the coyotes. Jackrabblts and corner creatures of the rtVsert. when by the exercise of any reasonable diligence on your part these deserts would have teen rec'.rmed and l-ippy famule would; be Inhabiting these lands, producing large crops whi,-h would hae supplied the needs of otr.er portions of the state. Even when th. Board of Army Engineers was tier laat rconLh to examine the I'matilla project with a view of correcting some of your errors and omissions, you did not have sufficient Interest In the welfare and development of this stnte to accompany the party or to urge upon the members the merits of our only eligible reclama tion project. You have devoted your time to tennis, golf and other pastimes, while our merchants have been denied their reasonable portion of contracts for Oovernment supplies. Yet you presume tt dictate to the people of Oregon as to whether or not they shall support me. Man of Many Parties. In this Interview yon say: "All ad mire the courage of the man who goes down to defeat fighting for the princi ples In which he believes, but spurn with contempt the man who changes political creeds for the sake of victory." wnd "Chameleons and trucklers change their colors, but men of conviction fight for their principles to the death. Con cerning some of these statements, there la no better authority In the state than yourself, tor within the memory of yocr.g men you have been a LVmocrat, a Republican a Populist, a non-partisan and all the time demagogue. It Is manifestly apparent to all that you are no more a Republican today than yon were In 1194. when you un dertook by treachery to use the office of secretary of the Kepubllcan State Central Committee to assist In electing "Mr. Bryan lYeaident of the United States. It la also manifestly true that you are In leaa-ua, and for some time jhave been working in complete har- srnocjv JolUV-ally and. etbar wlaa. Ua PRODUC IS your remocratlo eolleaa-ue. Senator Chamberlain, and his protege and legs tee, the Democratic nominee .for Gov er-nor of this state. While TfJu prate about reform and the good of the peo ple, you expect to use the office of Gov ernor of this state. If It can be placed In the hands of Mr. West, for the pur pose of returning- yon to the 6enate of the United States and to perpetrate i further outraaa nnorivthe people of th country, and of course the other part ner in this political compact sxuRcts at the end of Ms term to be rewarded by re-election. You desire to convey v the people of this state the false lm presalon that I have aought to return to the old aystem of electing- United States Senators, and by the old system I refer to that method made damnable by your own practices, which are well known to our cltlsens; which practices were instigated and contributed to by yourself and your associates, and yet you know, and the record or mis state will orova conclusively, that I have never at any time favored or under taken such a course, xou know tnar. voted for you In 107. because the peo ple of the district I represented gave von their votes, and that I did this not withstanding; the fact that 1 held you In the most utter contempt, both i man and as a public otfldlaL I told vou when you asked me whether would support you. that I expected to do ao solely upon the ground that my constituents had expressed a desire to have you represent them, and when cast the vote for you I wanted you dla tlnctly to understand it was the vote of the people of Gilliam, vv heeler and Sherman Counties, and not my pergonal choice. In ISO, when I waa first candidate for the office of State Sen atnr. I promised the people of my dis trict that I would vote for that man for United States Senator whom I be lleved they would wish me to. This was before the direct, primary law was adopted or even drawn. Statement No. 1 at that time was unheard of. and your own unsavory reputation was so ap parent and notorious that I did not ex oect I would be compelled- to vote fo vou: nevertheless, when by the use of money and artifice you .did carry th district I represented. I cast the vote Intrusted to me for you. In 1906 I again a candidate for the office of Sen a tor. and I asraln promised the peopl of those counties that I would cast their vote for United States Senator for th man chosen by them. Mr. Cake carried each of the three counties I represen and. in fulfillment of that promise, in 1909 I voted for Mr. H. M. Cake. I wish to call your attention to the further fact that in the recent primary I not only received more votes th you did when you were a candidate for United States Senator, but that the plurality given to me was nearly fou tlmea as large as yours. As soon as you were nominated in 190$ you cried for party harmony and the support of the united party. I not only gave you my vote in 1907. but bowed to the will of the people as to your election and successfully supported the man to president of the Senate whom you de sired: you claimed that unless you candidate for president of ths Senate elected, the will of the people would be thwarted and you -would be defeated. Since your election I have asked you for nothing and do not ever expect to ask or receive at your hand any favor or courtesy, official or other wise- Even the courtesy of a letter thanking; me for the assistance ren dered In bringing; about your election was not forthcoming;. I entered the contest under the pri mary law In good faith. I publicly an nounced that I would support the suc cessful candidate and expected my friends and supporters to do likewise In the primary campaign you used all of your influence, official and personal, to defeat me. After a fair, open con test in which no Improper methods were resorted to by any candidate, to my knowledge, I was successful, and submit that any man who has any element of faimeas in his makeup, or any desire to do that which Is right. will. If he has been defeated In an open political contest, support the suo cessful candidate. A man who has no regard for the obligations he owes his party, who is not acquainted with the rudiments of fair play and transgresses all the elements known aa manliness by bolting- a ticket solely for selfish reasona Is a traitor to the Interest of he people, an enemy of the direct pri mary law and Is devoid of any charac teristics or real leadership. The dlf. ference between the venality- of your self and the honorable conduct of the gentlemen who opposed me In the pri mary election la most marked. Thla contest between myself and the other opponents was devoid of acrimony, per sonalltles or other unpleasant features. and these g-entlemen are today loyally upportins; tne enure ticket. I believe you are not sincere In your alleged aevouon to the primary li If you are i ask you to announce pub licly whether or not you will by every means witnin your power oppose the amendment, change or repeal of the primary law and other laws that have been heretofore or at any time here after may be written on the statute - . v. . , wvm. tin irwiiB. lours truly, J AT BOWERMAX. Portland. Or, Oct. 9. 1910. HALSTEAD IS INDICTED SOX OF LATE JOCTIX.VLIST IS Ale- LEGED EMBEZZLER. Failure of Brokerage Firm of Griffin Bajstead & Co," Brings Out Suspected Irregularities. WASHTNOTOy. Oct. J. Griffin Hal stead, son of the famous Journalist, the late ilurat Halstead. whose well-know brokerage firm failed January 17 last. waa indicted by the Federal grand Jury today on charges of embexxlement. false pretenses and larceny. Two Indictments were returned. One deala with Halstead's alleged wrong ful conversion to hla own use of two notes aggregating S5S00, riven to him by John H. Howell, a customer, and the alleged embexxlement of $4800 in cash which Howell says never waa credited to hla account. Another charge, embraced In the sec ond Item, relates to an alleged similar transaction with Orlnda E. Yerkes. In wliU h Halstead la alleged to have mis appropriated 100 sharea of United States Steel preferred stock certificates, valued at $2&2no. and bonds of the mar ket value of titOi. About two weeks after the suspen sion of the brokerage firm of Griffin Halstead Co, a complaint waa made to the District Attorney by Hubert Klelnpeter. a chauffeur for Mrs. Mark Hanna. that Halstead had wrongfully withheld 100 shares of New York. On tario A Western Railroad stock. A warrant for the arrest of Halstead waa issued on January 30. and he waa taken Into court- He denied having wrong fully used the stock in question and frlenda tried In vain to effect a settle ment of the case. Halstead's total debts were estimated by his creditors to be $50,000. Ha was declared a bankropt. Speclal Election Called. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct- S. (Spe cial.) The City Council tonight called special election for December c. when It shall be decided whether the city shall Issue $314,010 In bonds for a municipal water sysiem. The city proposes to bring water tromXwlaivr. A3 mliesijj- gravity. CITIES FIGHT TO DEMNKERS'HOSTS East and South Making Bids to Entertain Country's Financiers in 1911. CONVENTION BUSY TODAY Great Interest Attaches to Probable Indorsement of Bill, Passed by House,. Eliminating Fraud by Worthless Bills, LOS ANGELES. Cal., Oct. . Dele gates to the 36th annual convention of the American Bankers' Association got down to real business today with ques tions of great importance to be dis cussed. Meetings of 17 committees were held for the purpose of clear ing the decks for action for questions of remedial legislation governing bann ers and banks throughout the country that such legislation might be taken up quickly and disposed of In short or der. Reports of the meetings of these committees, which were alt neia in executive session, were made to the general secretary late tonight, but the recommendationa will not be made pub lic until tomorrow, and these recom mendations may be greatly altered by the convention Itself. Important CuesUona fp. Important to be considered by the committee today were: 'Fidelity bonds and burglary Insur ance; express companies and money or ders: bills of lading; standing laws: savings bank laws; false statements forms for National and state banks currency commission and a Federal Legislative committee." Great interest attached to the meet ing of the bills of lading committee. which will recommend that the con rention Indorse the Stevens bill, which passed the House at the last 'session of Congress. This bill makes it ob ligatory upon the carriers to stand behind every bill of lading Issued. It Is believed that this will compel rail roads or other common carriers so to guard cargos that frauds by worthless bills will be almost entirely eliminated. Delegates to the convention number- ins- nearlr 1500 have already registerea and it Is estimated that fully 1500 rel atives and frlenda of the visiting bank er, will attend the convention. Tomorrow morning the meeting win be called to order by President Lewis E. Pearson and the preliminary work of the convention will begin. Althoua-h Invitations of several cities for the convention of next year have been received they will not be pre sented tomorrow, although a rigorous fls-ht Is on by the delegates from At lantic City. New Orleans. San Antonio and Richmond. Va. Lobbying of the t approved type Is in progress ar. ng the delegates and champions of t:ie arlous cities striving tor tne nonor of the 1911 convention. Richmond. Vs., has sent a large delegation to the con vention and these boosters are making strenuous efforts to capture the next meeting. Heretofore the convention nas made it a practice of deferring the selection of the next meeting place to the excu tlve council, and the announcement has ot been made as a general rule until the month of May following-the meet ing. But the competition is so Keen this year that If Is probable a selection 111 be made at tne meeting oi mo convention next Friday. Tonla-ht the members of the executive council were entertained at an elab orate banquet at the Alexandria Hotef Nearly 100 guests were present. The menu was in the form of a Government bond with engraved coupons calling for each course. The unique menu was decided feature of the banquet. Prominent Men Speak. Speakers at the banquet and their subjects were: "The President of the United States." Lee McClung. Treasurer of the United States; "The State of California," Rob ert J. Burdette; "The American Bank ers' Association." Lewis E. Pearson; The Relation of the Banker to tne Public" H. M. Reynolds: "Need of cur rency Reform," Charles M. wumng; Community of pacino coast laieresis. Miles C. Moore; "The Kew boutn. u. O. Watta. At the meeting of the executive coun cil today W. W. Mott presented his res ignation and the vacancy waa filled by the election or rl. w. amun. presiaeni of the Rockvlllo Center (isew ion) Bank. Mr. Mott resigned to accept the Presidency of the New York State Bankers' Association. OFFICERS PLANT SPRIG Famous Vancouver Witness Tree to Live Again In Offspring. vvviVT"rt R ARRACKS. "Wash.. Oct. 3. (Special.) Captain H. D. Bur rows, an old steam noat captain on m Columbia River, who lives east of the garrison, today gave to Colonel Mc Gunnegle. commanding officer of the post, a sprig of the original witness tree, from which the post was first irveyea. The tree was planted by the officers Is afternoon In front of the Officers' Club House, and by Us side will be erected a monument on which will be a tablet telling or tne nioiory ot uio tree. When the tree is large enough the tablet will be placed on the tree. FOREST TIMBER PATROL Extension of Bach System Urged to Save Oregon Trees, PORTLAND. Or, Oct. 8. To the Ed itor.) Published reports of timber de stroyed by fire In Oregon during the dry season 1910 sre greatly exaggerated. There are portions of Oregon "where tim ber owners have neglected to put in force good system of Ore patrol and irora their neglect and carelessness have suf fered loss of timber. In the districts wbere tne local lorest fire associations have systematice-lly pa trolled the timber the loss of merchanta ble timber has been -very light practical- nothing. For example, the rsortn west ern Oregon Forest Fire Association, com prising Columbia. Clatsop. Tillamook and Washington counties, with probably one fourth of the private owned timber in the State of Oregon, a district most active In logging, railroad building, building of wagon roads and clearing of settlements. ith many fires started in all parts or tne district, lost little merchantable timber by Are during the dry season or jmu. Tba major .parr, si urea as cso, a, us READ THIS CAREFULLY It Interests Everyone Who Has Dyspepsia, Indigestion or 'Any Form of Stom ach Trouble. Some snfferera from stomach trouble have no appetite and even the sight of food is distasteful to them. Others have a ravenous appetite. The last condition is worse than the first for the continual overloaAno' of the stomaoh further weak- ens teat organ, we iooa nes uncu rested, gas forms and the body becomes bloated. The blood, instead of obtaining nourish ment from the digestive system, is poison ed by it and pains spread to the back, the head and other portions of the body. Like the other organs the stomach calls upon the blood for strength and nourish ment to sustain it in its daily work. It now receives a supply loaded with poi sons, or "toxins, as they are called. Thus the stomach poisons itself, a pro cess known by physicians as "auto-intoxication," or self-poisoning. When this condition is reached there is one way to remedy it and that is to free, the blood from these poisons and then, by a rich, pure supply of blood, to build np the strength of the -weakened stomach and bowels to do the work required of them. Dr. Williams' Fink Pills combat the poisons in the blood and enable it to restore the digestive organs-to health and strength. The best proof is a cure like the following: "About ax years ago." says, Mr. R. A- Bryan, of evada, Mo., "I began to suffer with stomach trouble. It was brought on by overwork and perhaps by over-eating. There were severe pains in my stomach. I had a ravenous appetite but the food I ate did not digest. My jtomach was bloated at times and was very sore. My back waa weak and there eras a dull aching pain across it. "I took the doctor's medicine for sev eral months but it did not help me. Then I began using Dr. Willi amff Pink Pills. I had not taken them many days before I noticed a change for the better. I took the pills until I was entirely cured. My general health is good and I have not been sick since. I can recommend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills very highly." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists or direct by mail, post paid, on receipt of price, 60c. per box; six boxes, $2.60. A diet book will be sent free, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company. Schenectady, N. Y. district were after August 1. after the open hunting season. Some of the fires originated from careless campers and some we believe to have been set pur posely to burn up and clean out the second-growth timber In the old burnings, to make clear hunting grounds-. Where the loss to private Interests In merchant able timber has been light, there have been large areas of this second growth timber destroyed. This. In our opinion. Is a serious loss to the State of Oregon. To illustrate. In sections. 28. 29. 32 and S3, township 7 north, range S west, from September 4 to Are burned over about 800 acres. At least GOO acres of this land is thickly timbered with second-growth fir 02 years old. This was destroyed. This is only one Instance. Can the state afford this loss without some effort on its part to prevent it?. P. S. BRUMBY, President Northwestern Oregon Forest Fire Association. BRTAJf'S HOME TOWN" HAS IX. CREASE OF 9.5 PER CEXT. . Chattanooga Grows Fast and Pasa dena Shows Increase of 32 Per Cent In 10 Years. WASHINGTON; Oct. . Population sta tistics as enumerated In the 13th census were made public tonight for the fol lowing cities: Chattanooga. Tenn, 4.r4. an Increase or 14.460, or 47.8 per cent over 30,164 in lflos. Lincoln. Neb., 43,973. an Increase of SS04. or 9.5 per cent over 40,168 in 1900. San Jos. Cal., 28,846, an Increase or 744S, or 34.S per cent over 21.500 in 1900. Pasadena, Cau, 30,291, an increase or 21(174 or 232.2 per cent, as compared with 8117 In 1900. Washington. Washington County, Pa-, 18,778, compared with 7670 In 1900. The population of the state or Dela ware, as enumerated in the 13th cen sus and announced today by the Cen sus Bureau la 202.322. This Is an in crease of 17,687, or 9.6 per cent over 184.733 in 1900, when the 12th census WILLALATIN PARK "Portland's Most Scenic Acreage" On the West Side f Do not wait until devel opments have doubled the value of this property take advantage of this ex ceptional opportunity at once. $400 say Easy Terms The improvements the SLKelen's Hall will make on their 23-acre tract in vTillalatin Park is a fea ture in itself that assures a profitable investment- This is an ideal location for a country home just a nice distance from the city, with excellent roads; scenery is unsurpassed ; the soil is rich and will produce all the delicacies required for the table. There is no better in vestment than West Side acreage. Let Us Show You This Beautiful Tract Willalatin Investment Co. 214-215 Board of Trade Bldg. Main 6659 A-4710 Worrells Sample Cloaks and Suits 1 34 Sixth Street, Cor. Alder OPPOSITE THE O REGONIAN BLDG. The Best ' for Less The Largest and Our Special Priced Sample Garments. Coats and Tailor-Made Suits SAMPLE SUITS SAMPLE COATS Worrells Sample Cloaks and Suits 1 34 Sixth Street, Cor. Alder OPPOSITE THE OREGONIAN BLDG. The Best for Less showed an Increase of 16.242, or .6 per cent, during- the previous 10 years. ALL CHURCHES JOIN IN ONE Rose City Park Collects Largo Fund for Commnnity Worship. Six committees of six men each yes terday collected J1516 of the 16000 which It is purposed to raise In a whirlwind six-days' campaign to pay for the im provements contemplated at the Rose City Park community church recently or ganized and for several months success fully conducted. The ease with which the solicitors are CIGARETTES Read the news Fatimas fascinate smokers who care for the unusual in a ciga rette. Because they are so different so individual in their true tobacco taste. A mildness and richness that comes from skillfully blending rare tobaccos plain package no gold or cork tips, but more quality put into the cigarette and you get 1 0 additionaL Note Pennant Coupon and picture at actress now in each package. 20 for j5 cents THE AMERICAN TOBACCO in tf---vV5 MVS Only Exclusive Cloak and Suit Reflect all the tendencies of recognized style and goocl taste that can be put into garments by the best skilled high-class men tailors. About 200 new arrivals in suit and coat samples; only one of each style and the thought of the best designers in the world. , . , , . : . t 50 navy blue serge suits vals tJOC to $40.00, Sample Sale Price 75 Sample Suits, values to $35.00; navy blues, blacks, grays and fancy A mixtures, Sample Sale price P-'vF 300 English Slip-On Raincoats received by express, on sale today Q 1 LT only PXO Olive, Tan and Green shades, Misses and Ladies' BlacE, tight-fitting coats. The best that skill and good taste can put into garments. $40.00 Black tight-fitting Coats $35.00 Black tight-fitting Coats $30.00 Black tight-fitting Coats..., Other Good Styles $7.50 to $15.00. obtaining their funds is taken hy them as an indorsement of the community plan of conducting church affairs. One dona tion of JBOO came from "A Friend." who states that the Hose City' people are only the pioneers In a movement that is bound to spread through the church life of all Christian denominations of the country within the next few years. "The community plan of worship is no longer an Innovation with us." said N. Wonacott, chairman of the soliciting committee, last night, "It is a success. We are practicing what every , other church is preaching. We eliminate all the little details from our religion upon which the various. Christian denomina tions differ and center our devotional exercises upon the great truths of the Christian faith upon which they all COMPANY Tie Best for Less Store on the Coast $29.85 . $22.00 $19.85 The Best for Less agree. That is all there should be to our religion, anyway.' When the required $6000 is secured the money will be used to complete the base ment and the Sunday school room. The church will then be used for the broad purpose of a meeting place for the Rose City Park Push Club. It is to be a com munity church In every sense of the word, say the former members of the various other religious denominations who are now enthusiastic Rose City Park boosters. Th convention has been signed for a parcels post bet-ween Uruguay and Ger many which completes euch privileges with most of the countries forming the Postal Union, Spain being about the only exception, tramways for the year ended Ootober SI, 1909. were S1.23O.7S0, an Increase over the previous year of $99,S10.