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THE MORNING OKEGOXIAN. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 7, 1912. TARIFF ISSUE LEFT TO leHGRESS President Says He Finds It Needless to Argue' in Fa vor of Protection. GREATER NAVY ADVISED Message Opposes Autonomy for Philippines, Saying Work of In I ted States for People Is "Not Yet Completed. IXATTKE8 OF PBESIDKST'B MESSAGE. President TarTs principal recom mendations in bla message to Con irei y.sterday were: The plan of currency reform out lined by the monetary commission. Amendment of the law to lessen the penalty when corporations inad ertently disobey the corporation tax law. Congressional approval of plan of Army re-organisation prepared by the War' College last Spring. The passage of the military pay bill increasing compensation to militia in the field. Citizenship without statehood for Porto Rico. Regulation of water power grants so that navigable streams might be improved by water power companies. Elevation of Colonel Goethals. builder of the Panama Canal to a Major-Generalship. A return to the policy of two bat tleships a year by the appropria tion for three battleships this year. Authority to the United States Su preme Court to make rules of pro cedure in common law cases In Fed eral court to expedite and lessen the coet of litigation. He disapproves the following: Autonomy and Independence in eight vears for the Philippines. Amendment of the Sherman anti trust law. The president made no recommen dations for tariff revision, saying a ne wwuiw " - - f incoming Congress. would leave that suoject 10 i" WASHINGTON", Dw- L6"18? Taft will make no further effort to , have Congress reduce the tariff, in a "seneral" message to Congress sub mitted today, the President clearly in dicated bis intention of lea1" fur"r tariff revision to Wilson and the Con gress Just elected. "Now that a new Congress has been elected on a platform of tariff for revenue only' rather than a protective tariff and is to revise the tariff on that basis." said the President, "it is weA . less for me to occupy the time of Con gress with arguments or recommenda ; tions in favor of a protective tariff. This message, the second submitted by the President since the present ses sion began, will be his last of a gen eral character. It dealt with every department of the Government except the State Department, recommended much of the legislation which the President previously had urged upon the attention of Congress, and took up and discussed at length several sub jects comparatively new. Philippine Independent Proposed. Mr. Taft came out strongly against in dependence for the Philippines pro posed, he said. In a bill now before Congress. He deprecated the new pol icy of one battleship a year instead of two; and indorsed again the scheme of currency reform proposed by the National Monetary Commission. Conservation was lightly touched, the President recommending the amendment eof bills now before Con ' gress so that water power companies which dam navigable rivers will con tribute to the improvement of these streams. He declared that no radical change in the Sherman anti-trust law was . needed, and praised the Supreme Court for its- recently announced changes In rules of equity procedure. In this connection the President asked- Con gress to pass legislation which would allow the Supreme Court to formulate rules of procedure under the common law in Federal Courts and predicted that such action would facilitate Jus tlceln those courts and reduce the cost of litigation to the public llrmrd for Goethals ReeoisiiKsdet. The Panama Canal was dismissed in a few words, the President prophesy ing its opening in the latter half of 113. He took occasion, however, to declare that Congress should reward the work of Cononel Goethals by an appointment as Major-General with the provision that he become Chief of En gineers when the term of the present incumbent expires. He made only a brief reference to the dispute with Great Britain over the Panama Canal act, and said that when a formal pro test was lodged against that act it would be taken up by the United States. The Army the President discussed at some length. He praised the Army legislation of the last Congress, but said thst provision should be made by law so that the Nation's foreign regi ments may be always maintained upon a war footing; and he urged the pas sAae of the pending militia-pay bill, designed to make service in the militia more enticing, and showed that the home Army will be nothing more than a "skeleton" until Congress provides that it be concentrated in fewer posts than are now maintained. He urged also the passage of another bill now before Congress, designed to raise ;uickly a volunteer Arm' in case of war. ' One of the striking arguments of the message was that opposing the bill providing autonomy ffnv.the Philippines at once, and independence . in eight years. Work for Filipinos Vanalshed. "In the Philippine Islands we have embarked upon an experiment unprece dented in dealing with dependent peoples.- said President Taft. "We are developing there conditions exclusively for their own welfare. Through the unifying forces of a common educa tion, of commercial and economic de velopment, and of gradual participation In local self-government, we are en deavoring to evolve a homogeneous l-euple tit to determine, when the time arrives, their own destiny. We are peeking to arouse a National spirit and not, as under the older colonial liieory. to suppress such a spirit. But our work Is far from done. Our duty iu the Filipinos Is far from dls fl:rseJ. For educational, sanitary and politic 1 reasons. the President said, this i-o'tntry should not consent to grant tnufjjenricnrr at this time. "if the task we have undertaken is nlr'icr than that assumed by other na wns.'' continued the President, "Its .-t-vompllshment must demand even tiiore riiicnce. To confer independence upon the Filipinos now, is. therefore, to subject the great mass of their peo ple to the dominance of an oligarchical and probably exploiting minority. Such a course will be as cruel to those peo ple as it would be shameful to us." In addition to his advice in regard to legislation and his opposition to pend ing measures, the President discussed the prosperity of the Nation, its finan cial condition and the proposed system of a National budget showing proposed expenditures and revenues; and called attention to the balance in the general fund of the Treasury, of almost 1170. 000.000. His remarks on the budget system, he said, would be sent to Con gress later accompanied by a model budget. STOLEN CASH LONG HIDDEN Vpliolsterng of Chair and Mattress Hold $1950 Many Year. CHICAGO. Dec 6. Nearly $2000 which eventually came fnto the hands of George W. Fitzgerald, ex-employe MISS TAFT AJTD MISS CIEVB LA.D AID TITAJVIC ME- MOIUAii FISD. srr Helen Taft. NEW YORK, Dec 6. A daugh ter of the President of the United States joined with the daughter of a former President in charity work this afternoon, when Miss Helen Taft and Miss Esther Cleveland sold programmes in a theater at a benefit performance given by the w o m e n's Titanic memorial committee. They met with noteworthy success. of the Chicago sub-treasury, now ac cused of stealing 173,000 of Govern ment money, was hidden for years in the upholstering of a chair and later Was secreted in a mattress. Mrs. Mary Barker, sister of the de fendant, gave the information to the court, and in explaining the source of Fitzgerald's Income and his investments after the sub-treasury theft, said that her mother on her deathbed disclosed the hiding place of the money, $1950, in the chair. For five years thereafter Mrs. Barker kept It in a mattress, but two years after Fitzgerald left the sub treasury she turned the money over to him for Investment. WITNESSES, TWO SCORE Seattle Business Men, Orchard In vestors and. Secretary Subpenaed. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 6. Forty four witnesses, business men of Seat tle, intimate acquaintances of W. E. De Larm and Investors in his bankrupt Columbia River Orchards Company, to day were subpenaed by Federal deputy marshals to appear in Portland De cember 2S and testify in the trial of the orchards company promoters, who have been charged with using the mails to defraud. It Is reported here that more than 100 witnesses will be called by the Government during the trial. Among those subpenaed today are; John P. Hoyt, bankruptcy commission er; George A. Custer, an attorney; Ed gar J. Wright, William F. Howe. C. W. Forsythe, B. J. Burrows. John E. God frey, Louis P. Sichler, C. A. Kllbourne, John Schram. R. C. Erskine, J. Alex ander Wakefield, A. B. McCoy, Joseph R. Anderson, an attorney and secre tary of the Haven Irrigation and. Land Company; A. L. Funk,- Glenn Metsker, P. J. Smiley, Miss Isabella Forbes, De Larm's former private secretary; Charles P. Ritter and Dr. F. A. Cook. In addition to the business men sub penaed many Investors in outlying dis tricts were also served. It is reported here that Miss Forbes, De Larm's secretary, will be star wit ness for the Government. De Larm, the promoter of the various orchard com panies, died Intestate at Placerville. Cal., a fugitive from Justice, on June 13 last. CLUBS "DRY" ON SUNDAY Spokane Prohibits Liquor Drinking in Social Organizations. SPOKANE. WasDec. 6. (Special.) Commissioner Hayden has served no tice on the Spokane Club and the In land Club, the two most exclusive clubs in the city, prohibiting sale over the club bars, or in their dining-rooms, of intoxicating liquors on Sundays, which has been a practice for some time. Commissioner Hayden says he did not know that liquor was being sold in the clubs on Sunday and ordered it stopped as soon as it was brought to his at tention. STORM RAGING OVER LAKES iContinued From First Page.) hundreds of Christmas trees on bleak shores near Sturgeon Bay. The wves had torn them from their fastenings and they drifted in in broken heaps. Alaskan Bankers on Trial. VALDEZ, Alaska. Pec. 6. The trial of Captain Kl bridge T. Barnette, for mer president of the Washington- 1. ..I., nanlt n f VarjulA. n f Fa ( r b n k . Alaska,' Rnd It- B. Dusenbury. former cashier of the same bank, which failed in January, lsii, owing ssuuv to oe posltors. was begun today. The de fendants are being tried first on a misdemeanor charge, that of filing a false statement of the bank's condi tion, with intent to defraud. The de fense admitted the incorporation of the bftnk and admitted .filing the report alleged by the Government to be false. This action took the prosecution by surprise and a recess was asked for, the Government counsel rffc having their exhibits in court. 1 J ! I ? v o 3 ifrK-'ittjfiirTrfirtaiSMssMSMSCasssi SHORT WORD USED III AFEGHBALD TRIAL W. A. May Reproved for Out burst Before Senate While Testifying. RECALLED CONTRACT ISSUE General Manager of Erie Subsidiary Says ne IMa Xot Get Tip of Forthcoming Investigation by Congress. . WASHINGTON, Dec. . The excla mation by W. A. May. of Scranton that "if that's the claim, it's a lie, thrust into the routine testimony in the im- i . .-i.i nt .Tiidsre Robert w. Archbald, ot-the Commerce Court, gave the Senate a moment oi ' day and brought down upon Mr. May s head the censure of Senator Bacon, the presiding officer. Mr. May's exclamation was directed joi. " the House towara me maims"- - . who are conducting -the prosecution of Judge ArchbaW ior autj his judicial power. . ' a a Worthineton for Judge Archbald was cross-examining Mr. May, wno is ",T,Z he the Erie Kanroao s bw"011 j --- i . Ifnn CnmnanV. tLS tO his motive for recalling cv wieh sale of the Katydid culm bank, which had been sent to . ihub".- , j . T wiittarr.!. the business tnrougn i. i. i, - -associate of Judge Archbald. Claims by Others In ar. i . ... ii xH the contract be- cause he received letters containing notices of claims Dy omcrs . - terest in the bank. witness that the claim had been made that these letters were fictitious and that the real reason for withdrawing the contract was a tip about a Wash ington investigation Into Judge Arch bald's conduct. ii! "If that claim is made it Is a lie! shouted Mr. May. Mr Bacon cautioned him that sucn language should not be used in the Senate chamber and Mr. May apolo- Bized- -, VnrV George . urowueu, i " - ,,!. - ,1,. vvlo TtAilroad: general sonuiw. v. - George F. Conn, of Scranton, general manager of an Erie subsidiary, the Lackawanna Wyoming, , trie Railroad, and. Charles F. Pry or, of Scranton, were examined during the day. ' .. . ' "Silent Party" BTioesce ... ii ,nM nf judsre Arch- jar. X1 J " nni " ' , bald's visit to him in his New York offices: Mr. Conn told of the efforts of Judge Archbald to oispuse ui w. , - . , -,,- 1 1 ; o Interests in the Arenumu- mi.""' - , tt . ...i j j K.b- n the electric railroad. and Mr. Pryor testified to having been present when ine oncm. Ti was drawn uo and signed by E. J. Williams in Scranton. In this paper jar. vv i.n.iu hv to assign a one-third interest in his cuim DftnA ' , . alleged to have been Judge Archbald. Little evidence appeared iw-j had not been given at the investiga tion last Summer by the House Judici ary committee. 1 OLD MURDER CONFESSED OREGON MAN", THINKING DEATH APPROACHES, TALKS. John Peter Davis, of Peoria, Said to Have Told of Killing in 1876 in Quarrel Over Word. DENVER. Dec. 6. John Peter Davis, of Peoria Or., has confessed the mur der in 1S76 of William Atcheson at Castle Rock, Colo., according to let ters received In Denver. Davis, who is more than 70 years old, admitted the crime recently when he thought he was dying, it is alleged In a letter from a physician in Ore gon to Sheriff Anderson, of Douglas County. The communication was for warded to Dr. George Anderson, of Denver a brother of the murdered man The matter has also been re ferred to the District Attorney's office at Colorado Springs. Dr. Anderson said today that he had communicated with relatives with a view to prosecuting Davis. William Atcheson was killed in a quarrel over the pronunciation of the word "Newfoundland." The slayer es caped and no trace ot- him was ever found. JOHN DAY SNOW COVERED Prairie City Country Has Fall of Six Inches in Depth. DDiTOTin PITT. Or.. Dec 6. (Spe cial.) The first snow storm of the season began here yesteraay, anu ,h. .ntir. John Dav Valley is covered to a depth of six inches. It is reported tnai me u m i mountains has been the heaviest in a j ,i ,iiio tima tit vear. No dam- uciauc iv . ... . age, however, will result to the sheep and cattle, as xney n i.. in enm th. hills. The valley produced a bumper crop of hay this season ana me uveswtn. i tv is abundantly fed. MOB LAW IS REPUDIATED (Continued From First Page.) ence with the orderly processes of the law." , States Committed to Uit. To this Governor Mann, of Virginia, objected and offered the following sub stitute, which was accepted ana adopted: "Resolved, That it is the sentiment of the Governors' conference In session in Richmond. Va., today that the whole power of the several states should be used whenever- necessary to protect persons accused of crime of every kind against the violence of mobs and pro vide for speedy, orderly and Impartial trials by courts of competent jurisdic tion to the end that the law for the protection of life and property be duly enforced and respected by the people." The conference adjourned this aft ernoon to meet informally tomorrow with President Taft in Washington and discuss rural credits and to meet for mally next year in Colorado Springs, at a date as yet undetermined. In Its dying hours it adopted a reso lution which In the opinion of many delegates sounds the knell of the time honored mortgage on the farm and presages the advent of a new financial era for farmers. The Governors believe their resolution will lead to the estab lishment of a new system of state banks, governed by uniform state laws. Bond to Supplant MortSTsKe. " These banks, under the resolution, would be financed by private capital and would operate under legislation sufficiently elastic to enable them to issue bonds for short or long terms upon American farms, in lieu of mort gages. ' The bonds in turn, in the opin ion of the Governors, would be listed under state supervision on the stock exchanges of the world. Myron T. Herrick, Ambassador to France, addressed the conference on this topic as President Taft's repre sentative and said the thrifty people of France and other European coun tries were ready to Invest their savings in these securities. The resolution under which it Is hoped to bring this about approves a plan of financing rural credits, yet to be detailed, but similar to those abroad. It provides for the appoint ment of a committee of five Governors to draft such a plan and a bill legal izing it. This bill must be submitted to the Governor of each state of the Union and upon approval of two-thirds shall be sent to the Legislatures of the various states for enactment. The committee was not appointed to day, but Governor Plaisted. of Maine, chairman of the last session, probably will name it tomorrow in Washington, Before adjournment tonight the ex ecutive committee appointed Miles C. Riley, of Madison. Wis., secretary and treasurer, and John Franklin Fort, ex Governor of New Jersey, manager. Mr. Fort will have charge of the programme of next year. ENTRIES TO SHOW GROWING. Fully S0O0- Head of Stock Expected In Lewiston Exhibit. LEWISTON .Idaho. Dec. 6. (Special.) Entries for the Northwest Livestock Show, now received by Dr. S. B. Nelson, secretary of the association, reached 1720 head of cattle, horses, sheep and hogs. , Stockmen who have arrived with their entries have kept the orricials busy entering their exhibits. Before Sunday it is expected that fully 3000 head of stock will be in readiness for the displays. The entries have surpassed all ex pectation, according to a statement of Dr. Nelson, and in his belief the show will he second in size only to the great international stock show of Chicago, now being held. People of the Northwest have not come to the full appreciation 6f the fact that the Northwest Livestock As sociation Is awarding this year to prize winners of carload lots more than any other association in the. country. This year we have offered $2250 in cash prizes for stock in carload lots. AU indications now point, with weath er favorable, that there will be 10 000 in Lewiston during this coming week. The city is making great prepara tions for all . visitors. It will be in complete gala dress next week. Wide attention is being given to the coming contests in which country boys and girls will compete for $200 prizes for the best judges and the college judging teams. - UNIVERSITY WOMEN ACTIVE Students, Now Enjoying Suffrage, Form Agora Club. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Dec. 6. (Special.) That th'e young women of the University of Oregon were sincere In their desire for the ballot, as expressed almost unani mously at straw votes taken here last Spring and again this Fall, is shown by the organization of a club of ex clusively feminine membership for the study of -political questions. ' The name of the club is "Agora," a Greek word meaning popular assembly, and its members received their first instruction last night from Allen Eaton, Lane County Representative in the State Legislature, who spoke on the initiative and referendum law. In this way, by holding meetings every alternate Thursday, they expect to in form themselves concerning all live po litical issues, so that they will be able to vote intelligently when the oppor tunity arises. Miss Mary Perkins, instructor in the university department of English, is president of the new organization, and Miss Faye Ball, of Astoria, is vice president. ASHLAND VOTES ON' DEC. 17 Municipal Election Date Set and C Are Out for Mayor. ASHLAND, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.) The proclamation for the municipal election is just out. the date being set for December 17. The following candi dates are announced: Mayor, O. H. Johnson and G. C. McAllister; Record er, J. G. Hurt and H. A. Autry; Treas urer, G, G. -Eubanks; Park Commission er. Mrs.' Elizabeth Van Sant; Council men, D- D. Good and Louis Werth. The old proposition of a wet or dry town will also come up for disposal, and much Interest is oeing manifested in regard to the outcome of the wom en's vote on this question. The pres ent status Is "dry," this condition hav ing prevailed for several years past. RAILWAY OFFICIAL QUITS R. I. Farrington, Second Vice-Presi dent of GreaOof (hern, Resigns. ST. PAUL, Dec. 6. The resignation of Robert I. Farrington, second vice president of the Great Northern Rail road, was announced late today. It will take effect December 31. Mr. Farrington said tonight his res ignation was tendered because he de sires to retire from the railway serv ice. He has no immediate plans for the future. Mr. Farrington entered the service f the Great Northern in 1882 and ber came second vice-president In 1902. J. P. MORGAN HAS . COLD Financier Confined to Home but In disposition Is Belittled. NEW YORK, Dec 6. J. P. Morgan has been confined to his home since the early part of last week because of a persistent cold. At the Morgan banking house It was said today that his indisposition is slights' He is expected to return to Wall street next week; Klamath Falls Woman Falls on Ice. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. . (Spe cial.) Mrs. J. C. Beach., an aged lady who lives In Klamath Falls, met with a painful accident at Weed. Cal., while changing from one train to the other. The walks were icy, and-in falling she tried to save herself and broke the bones of her right wrist. Salem Students Aid Xeedy. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem, Or.. Dec 6. (Special.) Students from Willamette University, aided by the high school and Y. M. C. A., put on a minstrel show at tile opera-house to- Tie Clips solid gold; plain each en6"raved'. $1.50 Just' a few regular $20.00 17 jewel, thin - model 1At?ft Watches at ipi.OV 810 Washington Street night. The proceeds of the show will De -USeq ul giving me lieeuy unuuicu Salem a Christmas dinner. - The plan Is receiving splendid support by the people of Salem. ACCOUNTS BILL SKETCHED West Would Have State Official Pre scribe System In Counties. SALEM, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.) Governor West today displayed a rough draft of a bill which he has pre pared covering his proposed system of uniform accounts in the various coun ties of the state: The draft provides that the Secretary of State is given the duty of prescribing a uniform system of records and accounting for the use of the counties and the various officials. .s soon as practicable after the act becomes effective It is made his duty to make an Inquiry into the system of accounting and keeping records, as now prevail, and also to arrange for a con ference by summoning any. official of any county to the state capitol at a given date. Before August, 1913, he shall Issue an order nrescriblng the system or ac counts, this system to be put in use not later than January 1, isn. On January 15 of each year all coun ty officials shall be -made to file their statements with the County Clerk, and he in turn is to make a filing with the Secretary of State. The- tentative bill proposes an appropriation- of $3000 for carrying the act in effect. ' Reames and King Papers Out. SALEM, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.) Requisition papers have been issued by Governor West on the Governor of Washington for Billy Reames and Her bert King, both wanted in Portland for immoral offenses. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 6. (Special.) Herbert King and "Billy" Reames will be returned to Portland in con nection with the vice scandal. Gov ernor Hay honoring requisitions ror their return today. 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