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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1912. PEOPLE CHUM WITH -WILSON AS HE GOES NEW YORK REPUBLICAN NOMINEES FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. CONSOLIDATION TD)TT a ii, Adoption Would Mean Equit able Adjustment of Appro priations to Needs. 'Woody,"" "Guv" and "Old Boy" Greet Candidate on Trip Through Connecticut. Many Fine Pianos and Player-Pianos Will Be Sold at One-Half Price and Less Graves Music Co. Buys Out Two Dealers The Reason Why We Are Doing This LESS WASTE IS INVOLVED PEOPLE DEMAND BUTTONS Recently we took over tho business of two music houses, and we also agreed to take from the factories the pianos contracted for by them. This, together with our own extra large stock of pianos, sheet music and talking machines, has over stocked us on. musical goods and principally pianos. This makes the Consolidation Sale necessary. We are going to make the prices on this sale practically manufacturers' cost, which In some cases is almost one half price. You do not need all cash, either. Only bring a few dol lars we trust you for the balance. The piano will be delivered to your home at once. No waiting your credit Is good. President's Insistence May Draw Op position From Democrats, but Will Gain Friends When It Becomes Understood. ' Absentee Thread Mill Owners Are Text of Speech at TVillamantic. ' Whole System Typified, Governor Declares. BUDGET SYSTEM IS BUSINESSLIKE ONE L---4 Ii?. ) If,-' f : BY HARRY J. BROWN. OREGOInIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Sept. 27. President Taft's de fiance of Congress in ordering the prep aration of a budget, may bring down upon his head the wrath of the Demo cratic House leaders, but if the country once gains a clear understanding of the President's position, public senti ment will sustain him. The budget system is such as would be employed were the Government run as a great corporation. In fact it is the business like method of running the Govern ment, and does away with an ancient practice that developed much abuse In times gone by. Up to the time President Taft put the budget system into effect two years ago, estimates of appropriations for running the Government were made in dependently by each department of the Government, under no general super vision and with no regard whatever to the amount of revenue available. Each department naturally made its esti mates as high as it thought it could defend, and naturally the aggregate of estimates was far in excess of the amount of money available for gov ernmental use. In the paring-down, there was no system and no equity, and the department or the bureau with the most pull got the most money. Old System One-Slded. It was under this old system, for Instance, that the Forest Service was developed from a small division in the Department of Agriculture to the most expensive branch of the entire Depart ment, and one of the most costly bu reaus in the Government service. Under this system it developed from a divi sion, receiving an annual appropriation of J28.520 in 1897 to a bureau receiv ing a total appropriation of 55, 343, 045 in 1912. It thus developed itself be cause of Its pull, especially during the seven years of the Roosevelc-Adminis-tration, when the Administration stood behind the forestry estimates and aid ed in having them recognised by Con gress. For instance, when Mr. Roose velt became .President, tne j orest serv ice was working under an annual ap propriation of $185,440; when he left the White House the appropriation had grown to $3,416,107, and since then it has continued to grow. The Forest Service grew as no other bureau of the Government ever grew. It increased its appropriations more rapidly than any other bureau or any other department, and it grew at the expense of other bureaus and other de partments, for when the forestry ap propriations were Insisted upon, and most of .the moneys asked for in estii mates were given, economy had to be practiced elsewhere. . ; Budget Makes All Equal. Under the budget system the Forest Service is placed on the same basis as all other bureaus. If its work deserves increased appropriations and they can be made without injury to some other branch of the Government service, those increases will be estimated for, but the Forest lervice will not be per mitted to take precedence over other bureaus. The budget system requires that each bureau in each department shal submit its estimates to the head of the department, there to be readjust ed and have all unnecessary items re moved. The heads of the various de partments then submit their revised estimates to the President, who calls his Cabinet together, totals the esti mates and then ascertains what the revenues will be. If the estimates ex ceed the revenues, reductions are made In accordance with right and Justice, and no bureau is allowed to play the favorite. Under the old system, with, say a billion dollars available, the estimates sent to Congress might aggregate a billion and a half; and each officer sub mitting an estimate would go before Congress and make a defense of his estimate. The men making the best argument, or the officials with the most pull, would get the most money and the reductions would be made in the appropriations for bureaus or de partments whose officials lacked pull or influence with the members of the appropriations committees. It was a log-rolling system from Ktart to finish. Moreover, it enabled Congress to defend extravagances where it saw fit to Indulge in them and to Fhift responsibility to the depart ments if criticism followed. It paved the way for trudns not in the interest cf the puMic service. Redactions to Be Equitably Made. Under the budget system, however, if there is a billion dollars available nd the estimates aggregate a billion and a half, the half billion is cut off before the estimates are sent to Con gress. In the making of such reduc tions, the President had the advic-e and information of each member of his Cabinet and is able more intelligently than Congress to make reductions equitably and justly. Then, when bis figures go to Congress, he knows that the estimates, if not exceeded, will not cause a deficit in the Treasury. More over, the Government Is able to back up every estimate sent in. The President is better able than Congress to readjust estimates for the reason that he has the entire Cabinet before him at one time and is acquaint ed with the needs of each department before he makes reductions in the esti mates submitted. The committees of Congress do not have the entire Cab inet t one time. They take one de partment at a time and summon such officials of each department as they want to hear. Then they divide up their appropriations among a dozen bills. The men responsible for appro propriatlons for the War Department know nothing of the work of the men framing the appropriations for the nvv Department. There are two sep arate committees, neither one concerned About the other and each working as If its particular department must be 'cared for, no matter what happens to -the rest. Under this system the military com mittee Is not worried over whether there are to be two battleships or pone m all: the naval committee is not con corned over the prospects of a public ' building bill, and each contents Itself with Its own little Dill, regaraiess oi what ultimately may happen to the Federal treasury, from which all appro priations are taken. The extniive Improvements In t. John which were expected i w t-vi.,i,i..M.ru uu.- . . v. - ...i Siimmsr of the present rear, asure an lhdutrial boom for some time 1, JOB HEDGES, JAMES W. WAD8WOHTH, JR, AND MRS. WADSWORTH. 2, MR. WADSWORTH 3, MR. HEDGES. , EDGES IS CHOSEN Six Candidates Placed in Nom ination at Outset. SCHURMAN NOT MENTIONED Candidate for Governor, IMstin guisbed as Witty Orator, Has Seen Service Under Roosevelt and Refused Proffered Place. (Continued From First Page.) In the Democratic organisation. His action was taken ' at the request of Governor Roosevelt, .... Mr. Hedges, in 1908, declined the "ap pointment, - proffered by" President Roosevelt, as Assistant United States Treasurer of New York to succeed Hamilton Fish when Mr. Fish resigned to run or Congress. Mr. Hedges Is a member of the New York State Bar As sociation, the Bar Association of the City of New York, the Sons of Veter ans, the Sons of the American Revolu tion and of the Union League, Univer sity, Princeton, Lawyers and Republi can Clubs. FISHER WAITS ON KNOX SECRETARIES TO RETURX TO TXITED STATES TOGETHER. Change in, Hawaiian Governmental Affairs Expected to Undergo" Change After Visit. - HONOLULU. Sept. 27. Completing a tour of the Islands of Maul and Hawaii, Walter L. Fisher, Secretary of the In terior, arrived by steamer today and will prepare for his return to Wash ington. According to his present plans. Sec retary Fisher will remain here until joined by Secretary of State Knox, who recently attended the funeral of the late Emperor Mutsuhlto at Tokio, and who is now crossing the Pacific aboard the United States cruiser Maryland. The two Cabinet members intend visit ing Hilo to see the volcano and then will sail for Seattle. Secretary Knox will go direct to the Capital and Secre tarv Fisher plans to visit the Yosem- ite Valley to attend the conference of the National park superintendents. It is believed that Hawaiian govern ment affairs will undergo a change as a result of the visit of Secretary Fisher. In his investigation of the charges made against Governor Frear by J. K. Kalanianaole. delegate to Congress, he heard evidence that the land policy of favoring the homesteader had not been closely followed. Charles K. Netley, president of the Home Rule party, joined Kalanianaole in the general charges. M'NICHOLAS BROTHERS FLY (Continued From rlrst Fays.) Investigation for an additional eight months, the statute of limitations would have run against their alleged fraudulent operations and they could not be reached under the Federal Stat utes." SPOKANE RECAM.S PROMOTER "Jimmy" McNicholas Made Lavish Plans on Garfield Bay. SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 27, (Spe cial.) James McNicholas, who, with his brother, R. F. McNicholas. Is sought by the postofflce department in Port land for alleged misuse of the mail, is believed to be the "Jimmy" McNicholas who stirred the East with reported discoveries of mica, galena and other metals on the shore of Garfield Bay and who astonished the residents of that locality with lavish expenditures. "Jimmy" McNicholas. as he was known to his friends, had a large fol lowing in Spokane during the period of his Fend d Oreille Lake promotion. The Mldas-Galena-Nlckel Company, of which he was the head, built a large mill, installed mining machinery, built a bunkhouse having the appearance of a seashore resort, swimming pool, li brary, smoking room, billiard hall, tel ephone exchange and many other things that would provide for the com fort of the employes, and give a favor able impression' to visiting stockholders. Thfl exnenditures aggregated $200.- nnn It fn nHmatpri bv Manager B. B. Truett, of the Palliade Company. 85,000,000 COMPANY TRACED McNicholas Brothers Incorporated Big Scheme in 1910. SALEM, Or., Sept. 27. (Special.) The Old Channel Hydraulic Mining Company, which has come into the limelight in connection with alleged misuse of the mails by the McNicholas brothers, filed articles of incorporation with tho office of Secretary of State in April. 1910. It purported to have a capitalization of 15,000,000. The articles showed its principal place of business to be in Portland, with J. H. McNicholas, 631 Chamber of Commerce building, as Its secretary. J. E. Stacey, of Cincinnati, is named as president and Daniel Myers treasurer. The only report that the company filed was in September, 1910. That r& port was filed by the treasurer and stated that its capital was $5,000,000, all subscribed and all paid up. Ill' WISCONSIN GOVERNOR FOR REG ULAR STATE TICKET. Wilson Declared Personally Admir able, but Free-Trade Policy Is Declared Objectionable. MADISON, Wis., Sept. 27. Governor McGovern Issued a statement today In which he announced that he would vote for tho Roosevelt and Johnson Presi dential electors on""November 5. Aside from this, the Governor says, he will support the Republican state con gressional, legislative and local tickets. The Governor says he cannot advo cate the re-election of Taft and Sher man because, as a Progressive Republi can, he finds himself diametrically op posed to almost everything that ticket represents. He declares Taft's renotni nation was "stolen." "In Woodrow Wilson there is much to admire." the statement continues. "He is a clean, wholesome, gifted and patriotic American. But he is a free trade Democrat, who believes in an an tiquated theory of states' rights and relies for his election on the support of bossTridden political machines. "The nossible victory of Wilson over Taft would be only a moral victory for 'Progressives, he said. In sucn event the people will have the satisfac tion of having rebuked President Taft for his reactionary policies, nis ae fiance of public opinion and his alliance with corrupt bosses: but this will be the only good they will ever get out of it. "It Is true there are Progressives In Wisconsin who do not admire Colonel Roosevelt," McGovern said. "They say he is Insincere. I don't believe this charge can be substantiated. Colonel Roosevelt's fitness to lead the Pro gressive movement has been submitted to the voters themselves from Maine to California and overwhelmingly ap. proved." MORMON DEFENDS VIEW CHURCH PRESIDENT'S INDORSE MENT OF TAFT PERSONAL. Joseph F. Smith Declares He Has as Much Right to Opinion as Any of His Critics. SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 27. Em phatic disapproval expressed by Demo, cratlc leaders of the signed article pub. llshed in an official organ of the Mor mom Church over the signature of the church president. Joseph F. smjtn. in which President Smith warmly com mended the Administration of Presi dent Taft and advocated his re-elec tion, brought from the church president today a denial that there is an mten tion on the part of the church author! ties to interfere in politics. President Smith said in an author ixed interview that he alone assumed the responsibility . for the views ex pressed in the article. It was not sub mitted to any of his associates and was not intended as anything but the expression of his personal regard for the President of the United States, and his personl opinion of the policy of the Administration. President Smith added that as an American citizen he considered himself as much entitled to hold and express his personal views as any official of any church or bis friends or his critics. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Sept. 27. Governor Wilson said tonight he felt as If he had "arrived." He finished a three-days' trip, through New England and in the scores of places where he stopped, people called him "Woody," Guv" and Old Boy enough times to make him feel intimate with the crowds. It was at Wlllamantic that a work man, spying the Governor on the plat form, cried out: "Hello, Woody, old boy." "Hello," smiled the nominee, as he stepped down and shook hands. New England Tonr Completed. With a whirl of speeches and recep tions the Governor completed his New England trip, making . an address be fore a big crowd here. . Throughout the day as the nominee Journeyed from Boston people crowded the stations,, cheering and clamoring for buttons. The Governor had passed through Hartford three times, but found another crowd there today. 'I thought you d had enough of . me at Hartford," said the candidate. Absentee Landlords Discussed. "Oh. no," came in a chorus from the crowd and the Governor shook' hands with a great number. At Wlllamantic the Governor made a brief speech. "As I stop in this par ticular place, he said, I cannot but think of the absentee landlords who own the thread industry and do not live here, because, of course, one of the difficulties of our whole political ' ar rangement in the United States Is that the people who run us don't have any thing to do with us and stand off at a distance and find it difficult Indeed to judge of actual conditions." - From $100 tn $250 Saved on Every Piano and Piano Player Pianos and Player - Pianos at Cost BRYAN DIFFERS FROMT.R. NEBRASKA!? SAYS OOXVEXTIOXS WERE NOT ALIKE Colonel Declared to Be Good Au thority on Bosses, Being Acquaint ed With So Many of Them. OGDEN, Sept. 27. Colonel Bryan in his speech here tonight made no ref erence to the statement of Joseph F. Smith, president of the Mormon Church, of his support of President Taft. Contrary to expectations, the Nebraskan did not touch upon state conditions at all, but confined himself to the National issues. In referring to the Republican and Roosevelt Progressive parties' candi dates Mr. Bryan said he believed President Taft to be sincere and hon est, but that he had made mistakes which Colonel Roosevelt, the speaker said, had asked him to explain the rea son for. "I cannot explain any more why Mr. Taft made mistakes' Mr. Bryan said, "than I can for the errors made by Roosevelt when President." Speaking of the Republican and Democratic conventions, Mr. Bryan said: "I beg to differ with Mr. Roosevelt about the two conventions; they were not alike. I was at both Chicago and Baltimore and was on the Inside, too. I understood the Republican conven tion better than Roosevelt, for he was on the outside." Mr. Bryan said Roosevelt was a good authority on bosses, on account of his personal acquaintance with a good many of them. He said Mr. Roosevelt had guaranteed Taft four years ago and that because the latter did not make good, in his estimation, he wanted to show how sorry he was by assuming the Presidency forever. WEBSTER'S RELATIVE DIES Grand Niece of Webster and Hamil ton's Great-Grandchild Stricken. L.OS ANGELES. Sept 27. Mrs. Mary Webster McMillan, grandniece of Dan iel Webster on her father's side and great grandchild of Alexander Hamil ton on her mother's, died here today, aged 76. Death was the result of in juries suffered in a streetcar accident several months ago. Mrs. McMillan, who had lived in Los Angeles many years, was born at Lex ington, Ky. Was II $325 PLAYER PIANOS, TOO, ON LITTLE PAYMENTS The gates of music are now open to all. Splendid, brand-new ( Dlaver-Dianos that can be played and en loved bv the whole - . . - nra inclrirfpd in this Sale. Player-pianos that in the usual wav of fieurinff are surely worth $625, or even $650 each, are now priced only $385. This is a piano buvin? ormortunity that may never come again. Small Payments Secure Big Bargans Every Home in Oregon Can How Aliora a new riano 375 Don't Let Another Day Go by With out Getting One This Is the first time In the history of the piano business that $1 would sedure one of America's finest and most artistic pianos. It Is safe to say the pianos in our store will not be long In finding km: - tt i ini n ra i-r-, - m m ft i .ru j r-. o m w w family tlP & --?T3ltIi'i tir BP"' .11 -7C iMO iiil 0l. 1 QMLjKf II' $450 willing owners and new homes in Portland and vicin ity Tt will h well to nav an early visit, so as to' get lirsb ijiuso wiiu tan- not come In person should write immediately and full particulars ' sent by mall. Here's the Plan: You pay only a little each week: it's easier than It sounds. Almost any body can do It. No fuss or red tape. No task to be performed. No waiting. Our big wagon brings the piano the same day you order It- Remember, these are high-grade Instruments regular catalogue styles such as a Player.rtanoi WAS SOOO. mansion can be proud of credit to any home. Bring a dollar or two and Pick out one of these high - grade pianos or player-pianos from our grand assortment. Remember, you buy at factory cost or less. The neces sity to dispose of these pianos at once makes these tow prices possible. You Must Hurry to Profit by These Reductions 111 4th St. iraves music Co. in 4th St. -ii- rr Wnndcraft managar lor tne " ' r. tor the past four years, has accepted the management of the city work tor the Degree of Honor of Oregon. A . hati started campaign tor -- - - and the members are enthusiastic. The campaign will be tor iuuv, Mrs. Margaret E. Herrin, grand chief of honor, and Mrs. Ollie F. Stephens, grand recorder, are both well known fraternal workers, and it is expected their hopes for the results of the cam paign will be fully reallzd. Mrs. Leach will have her office at 203 Commercial block, Second ana waannistun. Let Oregon Continue for a Year MINISTER IS STRICKEN ILL Pittsburg Pastor Gets Smallpox While Visiting Patients. PITTSBURG, Sept. 27. Rev. Father Edward McGonlgal, rector of Epiphany Roman Catholic Church, one of the most important In the city, was removed to the municipal hospital today, suffer ing from smallpox. He contracted the malady while visit ing smallpox patients. Mrs. J. Ieach Is Appointed. Mrs. J. Leach, who has been city to support such . worthy home factories as the Portland Glazed Cement Pipe products and there'll be a bigger,, stronger and richer section here. You and your family and your business and your friends have a place in this proposition. The Pure Product of Nature' Springs. You will feel better and do better f orusing NATURAL LAXATIVE Glass on Arising for CONSTIPATION tipi! mm Says Buster Brown to Tige My "Autobiography," also "Buster Brown, Mary and Tige," illustrated by Outcault, and Buster Brown Whistles and Puzzles, FREE With Children's Purchases Saturday at Lennon's! t almost enough said ! Buster Brown Hosiery for boys and girls; 4 pairs guaranteed to wear 4 months or new $1 QQ Hose without cost j. P Children's Hosiery Special fine ribbed, silky elastic OO lisle, reinforced, Saturday, pair The House That Quality Built. On Morrison Street, Opp. Postoffice Low Round Trip SummerTouristFares To the East September SO. Chicago and return. . .".$72.50 St Louis and return.. 70.00 New York and return. 108.50 Boston and return. .. .110.00 Bnffalo and return... 91.50 St. Paul, Minneapo-1 lis, Puluth, Omana, Sioux City, St. Joe, Kansas City, Winni peg, Port Arthur and return Tickets allow 15- days for going passage. Good for re- turn to ucioDor - - - - - - - - - other. Stop-overs allowed within limit In each direction. Three oally, electric-lighted trains The Oriental Limit ' ed through to 8t. Paul. Minneapolis and Chicago th " Southeast Express to Kansas City The Oregonlan to St. j Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. - GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Plan to spend a few days or weeks in Glacier National Park on your trip east. Hotel accommodations in the Park at a very reasonable expense. It is worth seeing you can freshen up there in the heavily wooded valleys and up on the moun tains surrounded by hundreds of living glaciers and deep blue lakes. Let us help you plan your vacation. Write to any Great Northern Repre sentative tor information regarding train service and trip over the Great Northern Railway with stopover at Glacier National Park. ' H. DICKSON, C. P. T. A. 122 8d St, Portland M-COUPON Pfflllg ffij The American GsjyerHmeiii j SEPTEMBER 28 IIIBSIBJ HOW TO. 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