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I' TO OWNERS OF CLARK, IN REPLY WO EKED LIKE A CHARM I La Follette .TUFT President's, Not Speaker's, Words Helped Defeat in Canada, He Says. , UNION OF NATIONS HIS WISH ! I TALKING M . MACHINES BLAMES , Speaker of Hon Declar) Boodl Tand (l Aero Border Pld Mora Than Anrthlnc to Defeat IlrclprocitT. ST. IOTO Sept. 11 BpolJ. Chmp Clark. Bpkr of th Hous. to day teje-rsph.d from KubTlll. T.no-. th. following m.ssaa;.: "Th char mad la crtaJa Cana dian aod imirlou newspaper tnat ear runuki la faror of aaa.siac Canada defeated reciprocity l prp..rou. eiaissratloa and mnlfl my ln fluenc. across th. bord.r many dlam imt. -ity remark, la all bnmaa prob ability did not bar. o much Jnflu rnct esain.t reciprocity In Canada aa did President Taff. speech urtn Americana lo hurry up In urln to rerlprocliy b.for. Orat Britain could perfect hrr Imperial tariff policy with preferential rate, to b.r colonies, for after tht wa perfected wo could not get reciprocity with Canada. Balk jlseevbr Qawled. -I h heard that tho .pooches of both tho President and myself wera quoted In Canada a-aln.t reciprocity, hta mor than mln. Bom lnnlou Canadian tora-ed aa ntlr .pecB for me. -I mr ,pech In th Hou I aa on of th rtm why I wanted "c.procKT that It would tend toward a un.on of th. two countries, a .ail ment which I had ..pred a thou, and times, and will .apr.e. b.r.aft.r aa often It ! pertinent. Aawrltmu Favar It. -Nln.-tenth. of th American po tl. ar. In faor of It- It would b a ,r.t and b.n.flcent thin, IX th. two countrle. wer united. -Aa th. Preeld.nt rank. m.. th antl r.clprocity Canadian, naturally mad. mor. capital of hi. .poc mine. Th. ch.ne.a ar. Jow.T.r. that th lar. booJl.1 fund, which It I cr l.otlr r.oorted waa nt Into Canada CnTted Bta.e. Britain, w.a a mor. potent arumnt .Vainst reciprocity tnan my ap.och and th. Fr.aldepf. combined. LAURIER BOWS TO VERDICT (Cwnttn oed from Flret Face National calamity. Of 8lr "V: onally. th. Montreal Harald tonlaht '-FT.n In defeat. Sir Wilfrid Laurie -i..n ttirav Tim prtMnlr- ship will be former "f'-td. h mini of tanaaian. -.y. ------ ,oUWl aae: he leaea oil with hU real reputation untarnished. H. rould not ha. loat power In clrcum- r a nrM more honorable. " un" unlikely that th. d.partur. of th. present UoTernor-OeneraU tarl Ore?, which w.a ftd for October I. may now b. deferred for a few days, and It thl. I. don., the new tl.Trnor Oeneral. th. Puk. of Conn.u.ht wlU alao postpone th. dat. of hi. from Er .land. a. It la th. "art.bl. ru.tom for th. retiring- and Go.ernor-Gener.l to pa.a .ach other on th. ocean- Earl Grey to with Canadian affair, and ronT.nlently partlclpat. in th. detail, f cailln. and Installing a n.w for-rrnment. RIll.T IM.FASES BEUESFOIU) British Admiral Saj Rejection of neolprocltj Sarrd Empire. VAWITKR. B. C, Bept. I. "I b. !v. that If reciprocity had be.n car .1 would ha. been th. beclnnln . Rrltlah Emplr. a. a ;v;r;.-r.ir uord-ch.r... ho to on a tour of Canada, la an In terview here today. , . , All think, n peopl "Kb !ar tm . . -.1 in Great Brit- w,;. V,"ea.n th!. election with tho j v. reeult. will JrU'rdc'; a. of . a all-Important character in wt ' .,!, Th. arete.t Indu.try th. emplr. ,ea..e. 1. th. Indu.try of P; J L1 organisation of th. Brltl.h fleet. which ahould t. ' - . k . v . . imooealbl. orcanles aa i "'-- - - , . . pe..ln. on th. "J Ira influenc. npon irur ... route, of Gr..t Britain In Urn. of war. The Rrltlah Admiral -The Panama ian - - My alter h. r.W ro-tj. of th. word ana, mr w , . - - r.r,h. poaltlon. with re,.rd a the aetenee vi - L. 1 ' .w. i- Canal I Amer- t. no danaer. In lean pioper.,. ."-., .r.born. com- XrlTar' Britain and Canada. '"-tT P reV .ood f-- r,lV-.rk.h.. .nd 1 .hould !,k. rir i ..wi.. nation. o to aee tne r.nn..--k "V.- .h ,-r-.n that teT can command th pe7r- of the world without alliance !Vea or written, obllitatlon to .ach ether. PROBABLE CABINET IS NAMED Ottawa Journal. Clcwo to Borden. raMlahes Forerat. OTTAWA. Ont.. S-Pt. IS R U Bor- rfn th. rlctoriou. i onni" den. . . th. OOT. ,rn" -Generil . .ummon. tnJ to begin ..blo.t making. warded a. clo,. to Borden make, th following rorecaai i W.m. M.ntot.r. R U Borden; TJ,da .nd -otpmerce. II. B. Ame. or Blr M. p" we.l. e r.ry of State. U PcU. er or II- IV A-e.: Minuter of u.t.c. T W. Crother. or o. " " '. V . . s noodeTe: Poet rlne I ' r . iw wi ' -. ; 1 H J Hun. or rr JT" a Rroder or B, pcnanner; " . . , . u)l.; public Work.. R- McBrld. or John Jit.nfleld; r t nance, v. or E. B Oaler: Railway, and Canala. r- p 0ler or ii. r- u.-Rrlde: Militia A .lKre;i " ' - I eutenant -Colonel Hu-he or Major -...i.. vino G. E. Koaler: inland Berenue. R Korget or Or. Beed; ljhor Jul. Ioneriv or j. f. soiiritor-c.en.ral. Ck B. Crockett or K. ae.eee. FOOD PRICES JUMP Reciprocity's Defeat Sends Wheat Prices Skyward. FLOUR ADVANCES 5 CENTS Bullish Effect of Canadian Election Great at Minneapolis and Dn luth Scene at Chicago Ono of Wild Tumult. . . . r. VnA nrlcea jumped abarply In all American aupply center today a. an iuki " v.-..--.-- reciprocity. n neii idu iim u . - ne late in th. day by flour, which advanced flv. c.nta. Oata. too, felt th. eneci 01 xn v-..-adlan vot. and conaumer. may .ipjct oon to pay lncroas.a irn.-o breakfaat food. Coffe. and augar oared preriouaiy. The areat.et advanc. In wheat wa . . j .i.i.ii Thera trad.rs rvvoruru i ii .'""'- - wer. paylna; aa high a. eight cent, a uahel hlKher man oeiurw wa rejected. Mlnneapolla ahowea a maximum net advanc. of lx c.nta. paytng ll.OH. for thl. moniu . ue- irery. Increaae. of le. a.naatlonal eharao- ... .nr.d at ICanaaa City. St. Louln. Omaha and Chicago. Immeni. tock. of grain in in. riTii. ,cted a. a check to advanced piicea. rheat going up about thre. cent, ibov. yeaterday. One of th. leading wheat trader, ler. advanced th. opinion that Spring rheat I. du. to Increase 10 cent a buaheL A further blow lo in. con.umer mmr reault In barley markets, the prlc ad vancing a much a. eight cent. In om center, today. This. If malntamea. prooaoiy win mean Increased cost of material, to rewers ana me emmnr. lasses may again oecome pupui.r - ,loonkeepera Pandemonium broke In th. whe.t pit a i m u.iiui . j - ment continued throughout th. .easlon. bo lively was in. iraaiua " - mpo.slble to follow Individual opera llona. Every foot of room on th. iter, of th. pit supported one or mor slMly shoutlnc broker, and. looking Sown from th. gallerte. th. crowd be nw seemed most Ilk. a mas of rap idly waving arms. th. owner, of hlch could not tie nistinguisneo. . . ii.. .e mrm larsre. wnue puppiir. ' - - -7 - . .1 . ....ul the minnlv. im Mniiuu - ---- - - aa on account of short, covering. The inneaota miner, nousm uu tual r.eed. and maae no nu.m lea. gla tht Mir sal DEFEAT PEPI.OKET IX 1IOMM Reciprocity Mean $100 Annual Say ing; In Canadian Household. - WIXXIPEO. 8ept. If. Ther. was . .i...i,Ainim.Rt In mtnr hoiise- . r.i 1 holds today throughout Western Can ada at tn. aeteai 01 rwipivun, tUr averag. family r-lproclty meant a aavtng of 110 a year In tabl provl- 1 . .. ..i4 Vftt on 1 v would reel - sione. u - proclty have put mor spending money In th larmer. pocei, uu . . w n Kama osnned or Amerieen . ----- - goods, meats, vegetables and fruit, would hav. been reduced. The effect of th. defeat of the pact was nowhere In such evidence as In . ..w... The Wlnnlnea- in. grmia 111.. .- .... s-ratn market waa wild and prlcea at AW Th. weather th. opening w.e - ... ismcMered favorable to har vesting, many points reporting frost. and thl. susiainru 1 ... - at th. close W innipeg was V cent lower for me pro-.n - . fnr future months. and 1 ceni i" ' ' - - Th. .pread between Mlnneapolla and Winnipeg i. now u FIXrK MARES SHARP JUMP Thlrlj Cents a Barrel Tacked on at Milllnc Center. MIVXEAPOUS. Pent SI Th. effect of th. Canadian electtona waa felt when th prlc. of flour bounded JO cents on the tarrei. I Alembar. of milling and grain con cerna nere . 1 - " ; ----- day', flurry la th. beginning of what may pror to b an unprecedented lift In flour price. Th Inoreaso I. IndirecUy attributed by flour merchants to th. defeat of reciprocity. Back of this Is tho bulge of cenu In wheat. Today', lnereasa In flour price, bring. It to 15.60 a barrel. Thla mark. th. highest price In many month. TARIFF REFORM STIMULATED Unionist Find Great Encourage ment in Canadian Remit. IjOXDOX. Sept. II. Th renlt fit th Canadian elect I un haa Pnt "rat heart In th tariff reform movement her and ha been received by th t'nionlat with great enthusiasm. Frederick E. Smith, Unionist, mem ber of Parliament for Liverpool, sayi Canada's example will b. of lmmen. encouragement to th tariff reformer her and a corresponding rebuff to th fre traders. Andrew Bonar Law, Unlonlat member of Parliament for th Dulwlch divi sion of Camherwell. believe, th re sult of th election will hasten th. triumph of Imperial preference. William Peel, leader of th municipal reform party, say. that Canadians de . . . a .n.-t n conspiracy to ab sorb their country and that Imperial reciprocity now is certain. Among th mora moaersio ' " -iff reform morning newspaper, th. feeling of triumpn is wrapti . - mt th. dla&oDear- anc from political life of such a staunch Imperialist aa Sir -Wilfrid Laurler and the recognition that th victory to partly du to th. Bourassa '"ZL' d. a--a mA moat of th. other Unionist papers predict that It will not be long befor. th policy of Imperial reciprocity la triumphant. William K. Hearst saia -his return to New York h would urg a wider application of th. reciprocity principle than was .mbodled In th. defeated reciprocity agreement ba tweea th United State and Canada. ENGLAND SURPRISED AT VOTE Defeat of Libera la In Canada Re garded as Tightening Bonds. . .rvx- The overwhelm- Ml .1 I ' . ' -v I' w ... . . . c.mi.r Ttirler and tn mg neirsi ui x iiii... Liberal government's poljcv of reci procity with m. Ln'" -----" ... , i. ..i.rdiT cam as a pons i ii i- . " ' - iurprls. to England. It ,'": pected that tn. uoori - r . .... the atronceat opponenta of reciprocity had not mo much aa auggeated .uch a majority against th. Canadian-American agree ment a. th tmiwwk" Borden, obtained. . Th. result generally w.... . h.rf felt that the nere. as r.iisii"""c" , trad, arrangement preaaged closer po litical relation, between the neighbors and a consequent loosening i - perlal ties. Th. Unionist ana imrm r- .... I K imri ..u ..d ners receive tne . --------- flatlon. while the Liberal and Radical press reminded mem inai . rrnch Henri tiourii'a, Nationalist group of the PP"l,'on ho left laurler Because . . . . ih. emnlra. mlers attacnmcui Ontario Premier Point Moral. TORONTO. Ont.. Sept. M. Sir James TVliltney. Premier of Ontario In a tele rram of congratulation to R L. Borden, fhe premier-elect of Canada, today. think on. effrt of yesterday's work is that our neighbora In the United State, may po.slbly .top and devote flv mlnut. to consider th fact that thr. Is another country be sides their own on thl. n,a oe that might b. r.ckon.d with seri ously." N RATE HEARING DRAGS ON Oregon Short Lino Agent Says Wool Charges Are 'ot Unreasonable. - . . .r t. pttt cent 95. Renre- sentntlve. of the rallroada were the chief witnesses again today before In teratat Commerce Commissioner Prouty at th wool rat hearing her and all bor paxienur ana w. , . , ' ..i-.tlnn hMrlnr on Of a dtaiiea " long haul ahlpments. water competition and th oesiraoinij r ' . - i . n . ... developed. J. A. Reeves, general freight agent of the Oregon snort sine. w " - for several hours today. He averted -.. rate on wool and pe'ts wer not unreasonable and could not well atand reduction. Oth'r wit- "p". of tS. Taclllo Co'a.t baHn, plants. 1 ISO PER CENT Portland's Wheat Shipments Are Immense Up to August. EAST TAKES FIRST PLACE Limited Demonstration Offer 1 10 Cents for this Special COLUMBIA Double-Disc Record (DEMONSTRATION) Enormous Export by Xew York and Baltimore In Eighth Month When This City Sent None Pnt Them Ahead Sound Behind. OREOON'IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash lngton. Sept. 22. Unusually heavy ship menu of wheat from New York and Baltimore during August, when Port land shipped no wheat at all. enabled tho. two Eastern ports to wr.st first plac. from Portland on th. raoord of th. present calendar year up to Aug ust IL Statistics of th Department of Com merce and Labor mad. publlo today, showing exports of wheat during th. eight month, ending with August, glv. the total wheat shipments from Port land aa 3.477.097 euahela, which, while ISO per cent greater than Portland's export during the corresponding months of 1(10, Is still far behind Mw lorm new record of 6,079,149 bushels, and slightly behind Baltimore', record of J.699.S83 bushels. During th. first eight months of 1910 Portland exported only 1.I9191T bushels of wheat. For th. la.t eight month. Puget Sound', wheat export amounted to 1,507,637 bushels, as against 1.845,088 bushel, for corresponding months last year. Thus Puget Sound Is falling behind, while Portland Is forging rapidly ahead. As cited. It was an enormously heavy wheat export from both rew York and Baltimore during Augu.t that put thoso ciue. aneaa oi rwi u.uu. Each export.d last momn mora man 1,700.000 bushels of wheat. Official figures show that rortiana is steadily gaining In the flour export trade. Ite ahlpmenta for the past eight months amounting to 415,131 barrel. compared with 113.836 barrels In the first eight montna or iiu. rus Sound exported 1.1,1 barrel, this y.ar, as agalnat 670.766 barrela In 1910. PORTLAND FIRM BUYS LAND Tract of 40 Acres in Spokane Will Be ImproTcdTor Residence. a-nsiw A x-i" TCaah Rrkt. ( Snfl- DtUfiAl' f a-- olaL) A party of Portland capitalist. represented by Will Lanning, of the United 8tte Cashier Company, haa purcnasea a i v. - ' r -- - - cnnkn. valued at 3150.000. The property comprise, all of Stirling Height. Addition in the southwest part of th city. It Is on th Medical Lak carlln and is view reticiiwo piui t?. Th sal wa mad by W. H. McCol lough. agent for Stirling Heighta. . ..... .mhra(ia more than 40 1M prop". j - acres of land, on which a large amount of publlo lmprovruiirii l - done, it is m iii.- chasers to make further Improvements nri to olace the property on the market for residences. CHICAGO PHYSICIAN SLAYS Doctor Says Mechanician Lured Him to Vacant House for Robbery. CHICAGO. Sept. 21. Eznll Dlgnos, a mechanician for an aviator during th Meant aviation meet held in Chicago, wsT.hot and killed by Dr. William H. Falker. following a struggle tn an un occupied building In Englewood today. t. Falser declared that he was summoned to th vacant building to tlv medical aid to the victim's uncle, iho was reported 111 and that th. only person h found was Dlgnos, who at t.mpt.d to rob htmu Columbia Hirer Presbytery Meet. CAMAS. Wash-. Sept 22. (Special.) Th. presbvtery of the Columbia Tilver yesterday hold Its annual Fall session wtt the St. John s Prasbyterlan Church, of this city. The session opened with a sermon by the retiring moderator Rev. Q. W. H. Smith of outh Bend. Rev. A. H. Chittenden, of Chehalls. was chosen moderator. By 8 pedal arrangement with the Columbia Phonograph Com pany, for a short time, we can hand you a newly-recorded Col umbia Double-Disc Record full regular size, 10 inch that you can play on your Columbia or Victor machine. We'll tell you why when you call. Well play It for you first, If you like. And we'll give it to you FREE for just ONE DIME to cover the cost of shipping and handling ONLY. Call in the first minute you can do it or telephone and we will deliver it to your home by messenger. Columbia Phonograph Co 371 Washington Street. . PORTLAND, OR. Ministers were present from the churches of Vancouver, KelBO, Cen tralis Chehalls, South Bend, Ridgefleld and Fisher. A popular meeting was held Wednesday evening at whlchRev. Henry Marootto. pastor of th Wt- 1.1-... rh,i,.h nt Portland, gave an j j ..vim. xfiBKions ' The Pres- bytery will meet next Spring with tho First FrBtyterfi tourco ' - couver. FATAL SHOT REGRETTED Vancouver Men Express Sorrow Over Killing of Bugler by Police. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 22. (Special.) At a mass meeting; -rcsentatlv. business men of th. city ... rn . . v. ...n.. tnHnV. In the LommBrciai resolutions wer adopted expressing ak. woaav-Av In WhlCH retcret ovtrr io "a"' Trumpeter Harry U Lewellyn was killed by oy u. ru...-.w - r .... 11.. r-tmA MCiLDGi man. wnen me 7 after he had been arrested for a mis demeanor. .-..I. A commutes composed of Rev. Otis B. oray, 01 eu - , - - Eugene Lortou. and Perle M. Elwell. a real estate man, ri i-..a These will be presented to Colonel . - i .nmmflnn nor of. George r.- flicuuninrBio. 1 " " . . i . nf-rn-nr momlniT. ncer oi tne puni, . An armed patrol has been put on In . w k. l.n,,rt..V Of tho tne city, mreunn . -- ---- t ...llv. shot, but post. Binuu ---- ' there has been no demonstration. It Is customary tor ,riiie march through the city on pay nights, and for a night or so after, to insure order. " BANK OFFER IS REFUSED t- .... r Vancouver Bank Hint Action Against Debtors. . VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 22. (Spe ... ... ...tr tnAiLv of the de- posltors' committee of the Commercial Bank, or Vancouver, now m of M B. Kles. receiver. Rector & Daly, a contracting firm here, offered to pay to the bank 6&oo to cancel us aeuia ...iTir tn shout S54.000. otw- - . - . . ..fiiited. but one of the committee suggested that $10,000 at least be forthcoming, or oansrupicy proceedings would be carried out. There Is already a petition for bankruptcy filed against Rector Daly. Another meeting will De neia tomorrow muru- Ing. Edlefsen has dry and part-dry slab. Natural Laxative Water Quickly Relieves: , Biliousness, Sick Headache, Stomach Disorders, and CON8TIPATI ih ..aa aATlajrj ij-ii'aitlrT'1 ON Portland Printing House Co. t. L. Wright. Prea and Gen. Managar. Hook. Catalogue and Coaaaaercl PRINTING rV" Bel"u Ywub and T-vylor BtrtA ponlavnd. Oregon. xha written for The AMERICAN MAGAZINE the story of Insurgency . from the inside and the inside is a great deal more exciting than the outside. Insurgency, as La Follette sees it, goes back a good ways, and will always go forward. This narrative sparkles with pictures of prominent men now in action and with events still happening all of which La Follette saw, and a great part of which he was. a The first chapters of this stirring SMttobiographr appear i the October American MAGAZINE now on sale at newsstands end will upaet many of your old ideas and estarmsn many jtvw 15 cents; $1.50 a year r. "S. . J A So mm w i Today the great Trade Building Sale is at its height and we expect the largest day's business in the history, of the store. If the reader has not already taken advantage of the sale, remember that vou owe it to yourself to get some of the gpod bargains while they are going. The pick and choice of any buit in tne store wua is $15.00 BrownsviUe Woolen Third and Morrison. MMs Store Third and Stark. N. KooaJa