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THE MORXIXO OREGOXIAJf, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1911. PACKERS DECLARE PUBLIC WAS AIDED Weekly Meetings Solely to Pre vent Overstocking of Mar ket, Is Defense. GOOD FAITH IS ASSERTED Hlfih Co. I of .Meat Attributed to n rity of Kronomta Cauw and" I n lawful Rrfnlation of Trice CHICAGO, Pe. SI. rnrlTi th mi trtl ailratlon made b lh Govern ment ajratnat the l" Chtaj:a rurken en trial befnra United Ktte DUtrlot Judra Carpenter for violation of tha criminal aecttoo of tha Sherman law. Attorney Gorir T. Husktnitham out lined today tha raaa of tha defendants In an opentna; atatament to tha Jury. t na derensa met dereat wnen juic Carpenter denied motlona to eliminate munri two and threa from the Indict merits and to hava tha Jury dtareKiird ratements mada by IMatrict Attorney tVttkeraoD In hla openlne; arguments re irrdtna; certain arta of tha defendants prior to the throe-year period covered by the Indictment. Attorney Put-klnfthum deacrlhed In detail the method of buying, aelllnff and acrountlna ued by tha park era. and derlrd that tha unusual nature of the bualnsa made vome aucb rystem ahuolutely ne-eaear. PvfcMe DeWareal Beaelted. In outlining the packers' defnre. he nvide aallent atatementa In reply to tha r ha rarea of the Government, imons which were: That the buxlneaa operations of tha packers do not constitute any undue and unreaftonable restraint of trade un-1-r the Sherman law tt recently Inter preted by the I'nlted Ftatea Supreme Court In tha caea of the Htandard OH Company and the American Tobacco Company. That tba bile haa been benefited rather than been Injured by tha opera tions of tha packers. That the Government's proof of tha UKcd combination mutt ba confined to the three-year period subsequent to That tha profits of tha packers do not xceed 14 per cent on tha actual money Invested. ' That tha profits on tha aala of meats do not exceed X per cent. Iriee Affrevaaeat Healed. That no agreement on tha purchase price of cattle or on the aala of meat aver existed anions; tha defendants. That the weekly meetlnaja of packers prior to 1903 wera for tha sole purpoae of prevent Ins; the overatocklns; of tha market with perishable fresh meat and nt to fix prices or suppress competi tion. That thera ara nearly 100 Independ ent concerns In dally competition with trie tnrilrted prkerm I ll a l inv acifnuBuii vuppij man per cent of the meat uaed In this country. That tha hi ah coat of meat la tha re sult of a variety of tronomlo causes and not dua to any combination imotif pjM-kera. That tha National Pack In a; Company was formed In Kood faith to transact a lclttmAte business and not to per petuate any system for tha fixlnar of prices or the control of tha product. POLICE INSPECTOR OUT I lilniin t'antlnoes Removal on t'liargee of Incompetency. Bll. then treasurer ft the National committee, that the facta In tha case b plainly stated. "Mr Bliss alwaya believed that tha books and account of the National committee wm- private, and, although always carried on by him with the highest sense of lntee-rlty and honor, be sever, like all of his contemporar ies, would consent to any publicity. Thla feelins; has been changed In the lat few years by the laws requlrlns; full publicity In elections. It seems, therefore to me. thai now. In Justice to you. the farts In the case ought to be known. "Everyone knew and conceded that in the election of 1904 you would carry the State of New York by a large plur- j ality, but It was believed generally I that Mr. HlKClns would be defeated. The It-mcx-rats centered their efforts on the election of their candidate for Governor. About a week before the election -Mr. Odell. then chairman of the New York state committee, came to Mr. Hit.. and told him that unless he I. ad $:i0.ft1 from the National com mittee t !Mre ticket would ! de f"ated. Mr. Biles told Chairman Odell that he l-.a-l n money to cive. but would fee what could be don. lie ARMY RESERVE IS URGED IN MESSAGE from assembling; In the north. Pre cautions are also being- taken below Tlen-tsln. President Would Enlist Men for Three Years, Then Hold Them on Call. MONEY REFORM DISCUSSED ... : - iw ,1 e. Initiation of Parcel IoM SMcm on J.nml Homes. Willi Package Limit of 1 l Pounds, Held to lit- VIe Policy. CHifAflO, Ter. 21. Pollca Inspector Ivere was dismissed from tha CMca ro pollca force; I Jeu tenant John "San dy Han ley was exonerated and tha case of Captain Bernard Hatr waa re ferred to Mayor Uarrtaon lata today br the city civil aervlce rommtaaion. which had heard rharajea of Incompa tency, nealect of duty and Inefficiency acainst them. lvera la tha aecond Pollca Comrols- aloner dismissed aa a result of tha In vt-atitfatton. Inspector Charlea Gor man and several lieutenants and cap Unii heretofore hare been removed and the commission today bes;an bear- tn t-hararea of a similar nature against nutht-r Inspector. John Wheeler, four lieutenants and a captain. Senaailonal testimony re card Ins; th payment of protection money for tha prtvilrs; of running disorderly placea and aniline liquor without a license was (lUfD. a . afc V- V'.: -J- si- 1 C.r-mrr R. T I ama I i f.!oyei i I rural S ! menta t taeldoa. Treasurer of 4 Repehlleaa atteaal I'nnnlt- tee, rllee I e Iter I pkaldlaa Keoacvelt. t 4 vlsitel K. II. Harrlman at bis office and explained to him the urgency of the situation as ti'ld br O.l.-IL llr. Harrlman thereupon calle'd up several of his friends on the telephone and nert day handed Mr. Bliss 10. 00i. Mr. Bliss htmxelf raised $80,000. This sum of :0.v00 waa handed di rectly to Chairman (.'doll and never In any way went Into the treasury of the National committee, which bad In charge the I'resldentlal election. I have personal knowledge of all the within mentioned facta. Very truly yours. GKORGE It. SHELDON. "Treasurer Republican National Com mittee." "The Outlook, IS7 Fourth Avenue. New York. Iecember 19. 1911. Office of Theodore Koo.ievelt. Mr. George R. Sheldon. J Cedar Street. New York City. Dear Mr. Sheldon: I thank you for your l. tter and I ara glad that tt was written. There Is little for me to add to what you have said. 1 never, directly or Indirectly, In any shape. way or form, asked Mr. Harrlman or anybody else to contribute a dollar to aid In my election. only occanlon on which Mr. Harrlman ever spoke to me on the subject at aU he did so of his own initiative; and so far from there being any request from me to him. he made to me the request that I would aid him In getting the Natlenal committee to contribute some of its funds for the campaign exienee of Mr. illggins, tne candidate for Governor of New York biate. 'He at the time stated to me that my own election waa assured; that tne election of Mr. Hlgglns, In which be wss especially Interested, waa doubt ful, and that be earnestly hoped that the National cemmltlee would divert some of Its funds from the National to the state campaign, where the need s great and where he believed the election of Mr. Illgglna to be In jeopardy. It was shown In your letter1 Just precisely what the National committee did. Very truly yours. -THEOWIBE ROOSEVELT." WASHliOTOV, Pe. 51. President Tart discussed currency reform. Pan tin Canal tolls. Army reforms, the em- ers liability and compensation act. parcels post and other Govern mental questions In a message which he snt to Congress today. The President says thnt currenry re form Is "a matter- of first Importance." Because the report of the Monetary romitilfslon Is still being considered, the President says he cannot do much more than recommend the "Immense Im portance of monotary reform." He fylds: "It sems to be desirable that the banks which would own the association should, in the main, manage it. It would be an agency of tt1 banks to act for them, and tl-ey can be trusted bt tr than anybody else, chiefly to conduct It. It is mainly hankers' work. But there must be trnne form of Government supervision and ultimate control, and T favor a reasonable representation of the Government In the marmcement. I entertain no fear of the Introduction of politics or of any undesirable influences from a properly measured Government representation." Army service Corps Indorsed. Discussing Army reforms, the Presi dent says he Is In full accord with the proposal to establish an Army service corps, but he favors a consolidation of the staff corps along lines differing from those provided In the pending bill. He says: "I am opposed to any plan,' the re sult of which would be to Interfere with the essentiaJ principles of the de tail system In the stair corps, estab lished by the act of February I. 1901. and I am opposed to any plan the re sult of, which would be to give to the officer elected as chief of staff or to any other member of the general staff corps greater permanency of office than he now has. "In making the consolidations no re daction should be made In the total number of officers of the army, of whom there are now too few to per form the duties Imposed by law. I have In the past recommended an In crease In the number of officers to (00 In order to provide sufficient officers to perform all classes of staff dnty and to reduce the number of line officers de tached from their commands. Congress at the last session Increased the total MTSSIOXARIES ASKED, TO STAT Reformers Fear Departure Would Give People Wrong Ideas. NEW YORK. Dec 21. The Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Kpiscopal Church has received a letter from Kev. Walter Williams at Kutlea. near Foo Chow, China, explaining- why some of the missionaries did not fol low the suggestion of United States Consuls to seek protection at seaports. Dr. Williams Incloses a letter from the Sia Huoi (reform society) of Kutlen, setting forth the measures the Chinese themselves have taken to pro tect missionaries. The letter says: "We have just beard that the hon orable church missionaries, owing to the uprising of the new association (the revolution) with their just Issue, nave been called by your honorable council to the capital' to be protected in peace. -This is a good plan, arising from a- good purpose. "However, the people of Kutien have become very much enlightened and their customschanged. The people and the church all are at peace, your hon orable church has opened schools, hos pitals and orphan asylums and similar good things. Although the people of Kutlen are a simple folk, still they ', have seen and appreciated these things. If you should suddenly go from Kutien. : we greatly fear that the people would be alarmed and think matter! worse than they are. If you stay, this will ' not be the case. I Tills society humbly requests that ' you permit them to persuade you to ; remain. Should anything unforese-n '. occur we should, of course, exert our- selves to protect you and your prop- ' erty. We are quite sure that we can afford efficient protection. We await your views and wish you peace and happiness." J ViCIOBY IS FORESEEN AMERICAN TEAM IJKEIiY" TO BRING BACK DAVIS TROPHY. PILOTAGE CASE HASTENED Cotrrnmrnl Ak Der-lstoa Before Canal I Completed. WASHINGTON. Pec. tl. Attorney General Wehb, of California, asked the Supreme Court today to give an early derision In the rase Involving the con flict of Jurisdiction between state and Federal governments aa to the pilot ae on steam vessels entering the Golden Cate. It was pointed out the derision would not only affect vessels now engaged In traffic, between Atlan tic and I'aclfic ports, but would also affect many vessels "confidently ex pected" to use the Panama CanaL The case would not be decided, unless udvance.1. until after the completion f t ie canal. It was said. ROOSEVELT PUT IN RACE tt.ntir't.i fron F!rt Pse 1 than to aavance the Interests of Presi " dent Taft for renomlnatlon." Secretary Corrlck added that he did not think the placing of Roosevelt la the field would seriously handicap the La Follette forces In Nebraska. IIARRIMAV NEVER SOLICITED i oiiuiiillce Treasurer Writes letter sajlnr Roosevelt Told Truth. NEW RK. Dec. II. The follow ing correspondence between Theodore Koosevelt and George R. Bheldon. treasurer of the Republican National Committee, was made public today: Le:eniber IS. 1911. Hon, Theodore R.wsevelt. Oyster Bay. N. Y. Dear Mr. Kooevelt: Ever since the elee t.on of 14 the story haa been con tinuously published and never denied, e ept by you. that you asked E. Jl Harrlman to contribute money to aid in your election and that he thereupon ral-ed or contributed 1 15. 00 to the National committee fund. Knowing t ut :a be untrue. I several times sur oated to my superior officer. C N. TAFT'S SrCCESH PREDICTED Montana Comntltteeman Sees Little Force In Opposition. HELENA. Mont, Dec 21. "President Taft will be renominated If be wants to be," said Thomas A. Marlow, Repub lican National committeeman, today. "There is little force to the opposition to the renomlnation of the President." Mr. Marlow attended the meeting of the National committee at Washington. He reached home today. SHANIKO HOTEL IS BURNED Property Valued at Slti.OOO De stroyed Incendiarism Thought. SHANIKO. Or.. Dec. II (Special.) Bv the burning of the Shantko Hotel this morning, one of the best known hotels In Central "Oregon was wiped out. The loss Is IlI.OuO. It Is not known whether the building was in sured. It was owned by E. C. P.ogers, of Condon. This hotel has been closed since November 1. and was unoccupied ex cept by a caretaker. The fire started in a cold storage room adjoining the main building and Its origin la believed Incendiary. The property has been In litigation between Rogers and the Condon Na tlonal Bank for several months. This is the third mysterious fire In Shanlko within a year, "all of which have caused considerable property loss. FISHER OPENS UP WAY tContlnued From Vlryt Pise.) vorahly and outlines a project which In Its Judgment should be undertaken, funds can and will be found for carry ing forward construction, for Secretary Fisher and President Taft are both de sirous of doing the "square thing by Oregon and believe that the West Uma tilla project affords them their only opportunity at this time. BUY APLAYER. tZ'i Player Piano, used but guaran teed. Free music library. Kohler 4k Chase, lit Washington street. . ribute a dollar to i . ...... . iiicipibcu ma Moreover, on the number of officers by 200. but this Is uuurh. rromoiiua in uib line 01 the army Js too slow. Officers do not attain command rank at an age early enough properly to exercise it. Five-Tear Eadiatsaeet ITawtae. "Another feature of the bill which believe to be a mistake is the proposed Increase in the term of enlistment from Kiree to five years. I believe It would be better to enlist men for six years, release them at the end of three years from active service, and put them in reserve for the remaining three years. Re-enlistments should be largely con fined to the non-commissioned officers and other enlisted men In the skilled grades. This plan, by the payment of a comparatively small compensation during the three years of reserve. would keep a larae body of men at the call of the Government, trained and ready for service and able to meet ary exigency. The President renews the recora mendatlons In bis last annual mes sage that the Government furnish ves sels of all nations with supplies of coal and other necessaries, and that the power of fixing tolls for the Panama Canal be vested In tne president. The message urged that the Chief Executive be given power to remove Federal Court clerks for cause, though still leaving with the judges the power to appoint or dismiss their clerks per sonally. Of the employers" liability and work ingmen's compensation commission, the report says: "It Is noped and expected that the commission will suggest legislation which will enable us to put In the place of the present wasteful and sometimes unjust system of employers' lisbility a plan of compensation which will af ford some certain and definite relief to all employes who are Injured in the course of their employment In those industries, which are subject to the regulating power of Congress." Raral Parcels Pest Saggested. Measures for expediting litigation are suggested, and the subject of par cels post Is referred to In part, as fol lows: "Steps should be taken immediately for the establishment of a rural par cels post. It Is hoped thst Congresa will authorise the immediate estab lishment of a limited parcel post on such rural routes as may be selected, providing for the delivery along the routes of parcels not exceeding 11 pounds, which Is the weight limit for the International parcel post, or at the postofflce from which such route ema nates, or another route emanating from the same office. Such preliminary ser vice will prepare the way for the more thorough and comprehensive inquiry contemplated in asking for the appro priation mentioned, enable the Depart ment to gain definite Information concerning the practical operation of a general system, and at the same time extend the benefit of the service to a class of people who. above all others. are especially in nee-n or it. "The suggestion that we have a gen eral parcel post has awakened great opposition on the part of some who think that It will have the effect to de stroy the business of the country storekeeper. Instead of doing this, I think the change will greatly Increase business for the benefit of all. The reduotlon In the cost of living It will bring sbout ought to make its coming certsln." CAKES AND PIES. Rig and little, but all good. Don't bake- don't try. but buy those delicious ones for Christmas feasts at any branch of the Royal Bakery Confectionery Delhi's Treasure Landed. TANGIER. Dec 21. All the apeeie and bullion oomprlaed in the cargo of the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Delhi, which waa wrecked off Cape Spartel last week, was landed today. Wright Rounding Into Perfect Form Faster Than Either Lamed or Mclaughlin, Is Report. NEW YORK. Dec 21. Australasian lawn tennis players regard the victory of the American cup challengers as a certainty, according to news received today in a cablegram from Christ church, N. Z., by American Lawn Ten nis, the official publication of the sport in this country. According to the message, Beals C Wright, the ex-National champion, has rounded into phenomenal form, which competent authorities regard as fully equal to that which he displayed two years ago. William A. Larned and Maurice E. McLoughlln. the young Californlan, have not come into their full playing stride es quickly as has Wright. It is believed that the trio Is certain to lift the Davis cup. The first series of singles will be played on Friday, December 29, ' the doubles match the following day, and the final seta of singles on Monday, January 1. The Australasians have nominated Brookes and Dunlop as the doubles pair. An overturning In the list of officers of the National Association seems likely. Dr. James Dwlght, - for many years the president, has refused-to re consider his determination to retire. W. A. Larned's admirers have started a movement for him as Dr. Dwlght's successor. .Last Ca For Christmas 1! Mail Orders Promptly Filled . TT TT G d. it "4 At Great Removal Sale Prices When you buy your FURS direct from the manufacturer you are buying them at the lowest jxssible price. THIS IS THE REASON WHY: . We buy our skins in the raw state, direct from the trapper; make them up here on the premises; have an expert to examine every garment that leaves the factory, and put the best of selected skins and materials in the garment. The prices we ask are much lower than what the Eastern manufacturers ask for inferior Furs. Investigate and examine our superior selection of Fur Garments, they are like diamonds and should be bought with the same pre caution. No Furs to be removed into our new location- "Just a Little Better Than the Best. A Guarantee of Best Workmanship and Finest Selected Skins ilverfield's Send for Free Illustrated Style Book postponed until some time In Janu ary. 1913. The Vancouver Ministerial Associa tion and another committee consisting of Mrs. W. W. McCredie, John M. Lay and Rev. A. B. Bohd, appointed by the Mayor at a meeting of the City Council Monday night, will meet tomorrow morninjr, at which time it will be de cided what shall be done about closing the churches to all services, and rec ommending that the Health Officer or der closed the moving-picture ehows, dances and all other public meetings. It is said that approximately 80 cases have been reported and that there have been six deaths caused by scarlet fever. The Irvlngton Methedlst Church, of which Rev. J. H. Berrlnger Is pastor, has been closed to all meetings until January 3, 1912. PAPER FRAUD REVEALED CLAY CSED TO ADULTERATE GOVERXMEXT STOCK. TAX PUT ON DIVIDENDS SO-CALLED REFUNDS TO POLICY HOLDERS INVOLVED. Some of Companies Admit "Exigen cies of Business" Often Lead to Misrepresentations. WASHINGTON, Dec 2L Commis sioner of Internal Revenue Cabell de cided today that the dividends paid by mutual and -participating" Insurance companies to their policyholders are subject to assessment as Income under the corporation tax law. The companies contended, according to the Commissioner, that the dividends were not dividends In the commercial sense, but simply refunds to policyhol ders of an overcharge in the Insurance premium. Some of them admitted, he added, 'that exigencies of business and com petition had resulted in the compan ies making misrepresentations of facta as to dividends to their prospec tive purchasers of Insurance." About 1400,000 revenue to the Gov ernment was Involved In the decision. Not only dividends paid In cash are taxable, according to tha ruling, but also those applied to the renewal of premiums, to shorten the endowment of premium-paying periods, or to pur chase paid-up additions and annuities. Fear Seriously Expressed That Rec ords Heretofore Printed "Will Be come Illegible Soon. .WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 Discovery by the Congressional Joint committee on printing that "adulterated" paper had been used for years In the Government Printing Office led today to the an nouncement of a complete new set of Government paper standards. The paper adulteration was accom plished by the substitution of clay for the more substantial wood or, rag fibsVs, leading to the grave fear that many of the printed records of the Government would crumble and become unreadable in less than a century. The Joint committee has endeavored for more than a year to bring about a reform and standardization of paper purchased for the Government and amounting to more than $1,000,000 yearly. The public printer today was authorized to advertise for bids on 2S.600.000 pounds of paper for the year beginning March 1 next. In the new specifications the use of clay and mineral filler Is closely re stricted. The committee was told that the use of clay in excess of printing requirements was held by paper experts to be a deliberate adulteration. The Joint committee also has cut from the Government stock many grades used. The public printer no longer will buy any paper direct, all of the proposals being passed on by tne committee. the Edgewood Taolrt Club, here, at 1:40 P. L Atwood claims that his flight exceeds by 15 miles the best previous record In a machine of .the style in which he flew. Philosopher Takes Own Life. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21. Rather than pass Christmas hungry and mis erable, S. E. Brown, aged 9i, a writer of philosophical treatises, committed suicide. His body was found In a room' of a lodging-house today. All the gas cocks in the room were open. He had only 2 cents in his pockets. Pianos Retried $3 Monthly. Kohler Jfc Chase, 375 Washington st. CHURCHES ALL MINORS Scarlet Fever Epidemic at Vancouver Causes Action. VANCOUVER. Wash, rJec. 21. (Spe cial.) The unusual placard on the doors of Vancouver churches, "No Minors Allowed," has attracted the eyes of hundreds of residents of this city. These signs have been posted as a result of an order by Dr. R. G. Black, County and City Health Officer, since scarlet fever has been epidemic in Van couver and Minnehaha. No minors will be allowed in the churches until Janu ary 3. at The earliest, and all Christ mas tree exercises In the city have been ALASKA ROAD PROPOSED Federal Ownership of Railway Fea ture of Sulzer's Bill. WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. A million- dollar appropriation for the construc tion and operation of a railroad to be known as the Alaska Central Rail road and for additional Alaskan con servation la contemplated In a bill in troduced today by Representative Sul ser, of New Tork, who recently vis ited that territory. The measure would Include Alaska in .the Interstate Com merce Commission's jurisdiction. The "Alaska Public Service Commis sioners" would be authorized to con struct and operate the Alaska Central from Seward, on Resurrection Bay, to Matanuska coal field, the actual con struction to be under Army engineers. The bill would segregate 15,000 acres of the best coal lands in the Matanuska coal fields, and the same amount In ad jacent fields, for the use of the Army and Navy. Attvood Makes Long Flight. PROVIDENCE. R. I., ' Dec. 21. A flight of more than 130 miles in a hydro-aeroplane was completed when Harry N. Atwood, the Boston aviator, who left Point of Pines, near Lynn, Mass., at 10:55 A. M., alighted easily on the waters of Narrangannsett Bay, near NATIONS ENJOIN REBELS fContinoed From First Pms. ten days, to which the revolutionists have agreed, has given some hope, but nnless the revolutionists accept Pre mier Tuans offer, the only alternative is continuation of the conflict, with possible division of the country, the dependencies rallying around the north ern empire. The Premier haa sent 1009 troops of the Twentieth Division to Chin Wang Tao. on the eoast of Pe-ehlll, with the objeot of preventing republican troops When You Can't Afford to Advertise HERE is a time. That is when you can't take care of the business you are getting. . I have nown of a few such Instances. But until that me comes and it can only come through advertising don't ever think of stopping yout newspaper announcements. Advertise when business Is dull to make it brisk. Advertise when business is good to make it better. Ad vertise when business le booming to keep it booming. But see to It that it is intelligent advertising. Now With Only 2 Days Left Here's a List for Late Shoppers You'll find it more than ever a pleasure to do your buying here now. And, buy 'what you will, the recipient of your gift will be pleased with the quality. 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