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THE MORMXGr; OKEGOXIA. FKIDAY, JAMJAKlc" 34, KM LIKELY TO BE ABANDONED Senators Recall Jackson In augural, When People Were Thrown From Windows. ORDEAL HARD ON WILSON AVith Prospect of More Than 50,000 in. Handshaking JAae, Commit. te Revises Plans, Ont of Mercy for President, WASHINGTON". Jan. 23. As the re sult of a general canvass In the Senate today, announcement was made that there probably would be no general public reception to President Wilson following his inauguration on March 4. When the Washington inaugural committee refers the subject to the Congressional inaugural committee and that body refused to taKe cogni stance of It, the Senate members of the committee, led by Senator Overman, of North Carolina, interviewed practically all members of the Senate. They round a preponderance of opinion In opposi tion to any public demonstration the evening of the day of the inauguration. Limit of Endurance Foreseen. Tt was reasoned that the ceremonies, involving a trip to the Capitol, partici pation in the inauguration of the Vice President and the proceedings In the Senate, the delivery of the Inaugural address and the prolonged review of ih.e Inaugural procession, would be tiresome, and It was feared that If these were continued by a general re ception Mr. Wilson's endurance would be overtaxed, especially as it would be Impracticable to limit the attend ance. It Is estimated that from 60.000 to 100,000 persons would be in tho line to shake hands with the new President. Jackson's Experience Recalled. There also is apprehension as to the result upon the people themselves of getting together such a throng. The lact is recalled that when President Jackson undertook to give an inaugu ral reception the White House was so overrun and some of the people so dis orderly that It became necessary to throw many out through the windows. Many also remember the scenes of disorder in connection with the lying-in-state in the Capitol of the body of President McKlnley when It was brought here on the way to Ohio. The President-elect's friends in the Senate feel satisfied that their decision will meet with his approval. They de- clared that If the House should adopt a resolution providing for a reception, it would be killed In the Senate. States to Send Ml IK la. Ten states already have notified Major-General Leonard Wood, grand marshal of the inaugural parade, of their intention to participate In the ceremonies. The states thus far heard from which propose to send their Na tional Guards are the following: Maine, Rhode Island. Pennsylvania, New Jer sey. Delaware. Maryland, North Caro lina, South Carolina. Missouri and Csorgla. - These states will not take part: rtah, Kentucky. Idaho. Washington, Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Ne braska, South Dakota. Vermont, Wis consin. Wyoming. Colorado, New Mex ico. Oregon, Montana. The fact that President-elect Wilson was born In Virginia will be recognized In the plans for the court of honor, in rront of the White House. The stand from which he will review the parade, after he has taken the oath of office will be a representation of the portico i'f Montlcello. Thomas Jefferson's borne, while the public reviewing stand, on the opposite side of Pennsylvania ave nue, will embody a reproduction of the porch at Mount Vernon, the decora tions being Virginia pine trees. Tho War Department will bring the West Point Cadets here for President elect Wilson's Inauguration, whether Congress appropriates for their ex penses or not. If Congress does not grant an appropriation for their ex penses while here, the cadets have de cided that each will pay his own bill. FOREIGNERS NOT MENACED (Continued From First Page) the exercise of the President's dis cretion. Ittcbt of Protection Asserted. As no question yet has arisen on this point, which. Jn the words of the existing arbitration treaty, "it may not have been possible to settle by diplo macy." the note holds that the sugges tion of arbitration is premature. Be fore passing from that stage of the tiuestion Secretary Knox emphatlcal-y disclaims entertaining any doubt as to the right to exempt American war ships and other Government vessels from tolls, as they are a part of the Government's protective system, and It is not understood that Great Britain challenged the right of the United States to protect the canal or to re quire an explanation of that relation the movement of a particular vessel through the canal has to Its protection. Thus clearing away all non-relevant objections, the note proceeds to dis cuss the British assertion that the ex emption of United States coastwise vessels from tolls Is discrimination ucalnst British vessels. Mr. Knox re calls Sir Kdward Gray's admission of the right of the United States to grant subsidies to its shipping generally or any particular branch, and although tt is "a form of subsidy." to exempt the coastwise shipping from tolls, he re gards It as objectionable, as throwing an unfair share of the burden of up keep in the canal on foreign shipping. Equity Adversely Affected. The Secretary points out that Great Krlltan does not clnim the right to participate In American coastwise trade, but objects to the exemption of that trade from tolls because they may adversely affect British rights to equal treatment In the payment of tolls or to just and equitable tolls. He also recalls tho British objection that coast wise trade cannot be circumscribed so completely that benefits conferred up on it will not affect vessels engaged In the foreign trade. Thus, cargo Intended for an American port beyond the canal and shipping on board a foreign ship could be sent to its destination more rheaplv through the operation of the tu-oposed exemption by being landed at a United States port before reaching the canal and then sent on as coast wise trade, to the detriment of foreign ships in direct trade. Taklns this statement in connection with ono by Mr. lnnes on the same point to the effect that perhaps no objection could be taken to the ex emption If limited to bona fide coast wise traffic. Secretary Knox declares this to be the admission of the Ameri can rtaht to exempt its vessels in the coastwise trade from toilK. " s to this." says the Secretary. It is sufficinet to say that obviously the United States Is not to be denied the power to remit tolls to lta own coast wise trade because of a suspicion of possibility that the regulations yet to be framed may not restrict this ex emption to bona fide coastwise traffic Conjecture ot Arbitrary. The answer to this objection, there fore, is that It rests on conjecture as to what may happen, rather than upon facts, and does not present a question for submission to arbitration. The Secretary dismisses another British contention that there Is nothing in the United States law to prevent any vessel combining foreign com merce with coastwise trade to the det riment of foreign shipping, which, he declares, depends upon future condi tions and facts not yet ascertained, arbitration of which would be prema- tUWithout admitting that the burden of proof rests on the United States to that all traffic has not been reckoned with in fixing upon the tolls, and that consequently they are equit able. Secretary Knox welcomes tho op portunity of informing the British Government that such is the case and that in adopting the rate of 1.25 per ton. Professor Emory Jonnscn inciuueu United States coastwise snipping in bis calculations. te ... . carter of fact." Secretary Knox declared, "the tolls now fixed (of which Sir Edward Grey seems unaware do not exceed this requirement (inter est on the capital expended and the cost of operating and maintaining the canal) and. as heretofore pointed out. there Is no claim that they do. it is not apparent under Sir Edward Grey s contention how Great Britain could be receiving unjust and inequitable treat ment if the United States favors its coastwise vessels by not collecting their share of the tolls necessary to meet the requirement. Exemption Is Mere Subsidy. The exemption of the coastwise trade from tolls, or the refunding of tolls collected from the coastwise trade, merely U a subsidy granted by the United States to that trade and the loss resulting from not collecting, or from refunding, those tolls will fall solely upon the United States. In the same way the loss will fall on the United States if the tolls fixed by the President's proclamation on all vessels represent less than the fair value of the service rendered, which must nec essarily be the case for many years, and the United States will therefore be In the position of subsidizing or aiding not merely Its own coastwise vessels, but foreign vessels as well." Summarizing the British objections and commenting upon them. Secretary Knox does not deny that Congress has the power, through the President, to violate the terms of the llay-Paunce-fote treaty in its aspect as rule of municipal law. That, he says, only would become a just ground for com plaint In the event that the power was used against British shipping. Only when complaint Is made by Great Britain that British vessels ac tually have been subject to unequal treatment or inequitable tolls. Secre tary Knox asserts, can the question be raised whether the United States Is bound by the Hay-Pauncefote trea',v to collect tolls from United States vessels and whether British vessels are en titled to equal treatment. Way of Settlement Offered. "Until these objections rest upon something more substantial than mere possibility," he says, "it is not believed that they should be submitted to ar bitration." The United States' note concludes as follows: "It is recognized by this Government that the situation developed by the present discussion may require an ex amination by Great Britain into the facts above set forth. "If it should be found as a result of such an examination on the part of Great Britain that a difference of opin ion exists between the two govern ments on any of the Important ques tions of fact Involved in this discus sion, then a situation will have arisen, which In the opinion of this Govern ment could with advantage be dealt with by referring the controversy to a commission of inquiry of examination and report, in the manner provided for In the unratified arbitration treaty of August 3. 1911, between the United States and Great Britain. "The necessity for inquiring into questions of fact in their relation to controversies under diplomatic discus sion was contemplated by "both parties in negotiating that treaty, which pro rides for institution, as occasion arises, of a Joint high commission of inquiry, to which, upon the request of either party, might bo referred for Impartial and conscientious investigation any controversy between them, the commis sion being authorized upon such refer ence to examine into and report upon the particular questions or matter re ferred to It for the purpose of facil itating the solution of disputes by elucidating the facts and to define the Issues presented by such questions and also to include in Its report such rec ommendations and conclusions as may be appropriate." This proposal might be carried out should occasion nrise for adopting It, either under a special agreement or under the unratified arbitration treaty above mentioned, if Great Britain is prepared to Join in ratifying that treaty, which the United States is pre pared to do." TEACHERS' FUND GROWING Two Gifts, Totaling Three Hundred Dollars, Recently Received. At a mcoiinir of the board of trus tees of the Teachers' Retirement Fund a vote of thanks was extended to the firm of Olds. Wormian & King for a check of $200, as a prize of their re ,nntMt T h i h firm had previously given :60 to the fund. The following letter was aiso recent ly received: My Dear MIs Dimlck t have followed with much interest the movement of the teachers in their endeavor to create a re tirement funl. I have much pleasure In adding to this fund as a token of approval snJ in remembrance of many years of plea--snt work and aspoclatlon with my uear old colleague, and am pending you a cheek for 100 to add to your fund. Very truly yours, MKS, T. P. ROBERTS. Th. 4 -a ra hnnlnir that this generous donation from a former co worker may Induce others who have retired to remember the fund. TACOMA LABORER IS SHOT Millnorkcr Slay Pie as Result of Russian Pactions' Fight., TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 23. (Special.) Shot at the base of the left ear and viciously cut about the head, back and neck. Fred Horst, a millworker, aged :!. lies at St. Joseph Hospital prob ably fatally injured. The police are searching for Fred Breham. who Is al leged, with a number of other men. to have shot Horst. Tho shooting was the outcome of a melee between two factions of Rus sians at South Twenty - first and O streets. Horst cannot live, say his physicians. Hop Growing to Be Study Course. OREGON AGRICULTURAL, COLLEGE. Corvallls. Jan, 23. (Special.) Hop growing will be a course of study to appear in the 1813-14 catalogue of Ore gon Agricultural College for the first time. The subject will be handled in the department of agronomy, and is offered in response to numberless re quests for Information relative to soil requirements of the plant and to the most successful methods of handling the drug. COTTON TARIFF 15 SET ALLOW Attacks by Mill Interests React Upon Them in Fixing of Schedule. CHEAP GRADES WAY DOWN Underwood Reiterates That Protec tion Is Only Incidental Aim and Rates 'Will Not Pro hibit Importations. WASHINGTON', Jan. 23. When the ways and means committee concluded today the taking of testimony on the cotton schedule, it seemed apparent that attacks by mill interests on pro posed Democratic tariff reduction on textile manufacture had resulted In a determination by the majority to strike a lower rate of adjustment even than planned In the previous Democratic cotton revision bills. These reductions will run as low as 5 per cent on the cheaper goods. The compromise revision schedule proposed yesterday by L. W. Parker, of Greenville, S. C former head of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association, assumed importance to day as a basis for Democratic tariff re duction plans and was referred to fre quently in the examination of wit nesses. Tapestries May Be Cut. The tariff on the commoner grades of tapestry and other Jacquard figured goods weighing more than six ounces a square yard, now dutiable at 50 per cent ad valorem, may be cut. Chair man Underwood, of the committee, indi cated that at the outset of today's hearing, when Theodore F. Miller, of Philadelphia, representing the uphol stery interests there, urged retention of the present rates. Charles M. Howard, of North Adams. Mass., representing the cotton print goods manufacturing Industry, wanted the print cloth rates retained. Primary Aim la It even ue. Chairman Underwood reiterated that the committee was proceeding with the primary purpose of raising revenue; that protection was only incidental and that the committee could not allow any rate so high as to prohibit importa tions. A permanent nonpartisan tariff com mittee was advocated by both Mr. How ard and by Arthur H. Lowe, of Fltch burg, Mass. There also will be some reductions in schedule "J," the part of the Payne Aldrlch law which deals with' flax, hemp. Jute and their manufactures. This schedule will be taken up tomor row. CHANGE NOT RETROACTIVE Wool Tariffs Prior to March 31, 1912, Not Subject to Rebates. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 23. The Interstate Com merce Commission, in a supplemental opinion rendered today on the com plaint of the Oregon Railroad Commis sion and the National Woolgrowers' As sociation, attacking the rates on wool from far Western points to Eastern markets, holds in effect that it will not award reparation on wool shipments made prior to its order of March 21, 1912, on which date it ordered sub stantial reductions and re-adjustments of rates. The Commission says that the rates that may have been unreasonable at that date were not necessarily unrea sonable two years prior to that time, and It will only order reparation where shipments made since March 21. 1912, have been at rates in excess of those fixed by the decision of that date. Reparation will then be ordered only where demand for reparation is filed with commission within two years from time shipments were made. "TIPS" ARE mVEN FARMERS Stock Journal Editor Tells Need of Bigger Livestock Industry. OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) W. A. Shewman, editor of the Western Stock Journal, made the start ling statement at a luncheon of the Live Wires that dairy products valued at 112.000,000 and swine on the hoof valued at $6,000,000 wore brought into this state last year for consumption from the East. Mr. Shewman has made a study of the livestock industry in the Northwest, and declared that the farm ers here were overlooking splendid op portunities. He said that the total value of livestock products and of products of an agricultural character shipped into Oregon in 1912 amounted to $25,000,000. and into Washington the value was $30,000,000. O. D. Eby and T. W. Sullivan pro posed a resolution opposing the bill to repeal the law oi lan, unaer wnicn County Courts are authorized to spend $500 a year to assist fairs and shows, in cases" where sites have been obtained and buildings have been maintained. The resolution was adopted by a unan imous vote. WAPAT0 UNIT INDORSED Fisher. Recommends Spending $1,- 800,000- on Irrigation for Indians. AD yfinvt i V VF!tr S TITTR IT A TT Wftsh- , . inn 99 iGnanial Kanratflnr a t, ln!Hfir Fisher todav trans- i mitted to Congress his report recom- . . BAA AAA meaning me appropriation ui a,ovv.vw for tbe irrigation of about 120,000 acres of Jand in the Wapato unit of tbe Yakima Irrigation project in East ern Washington, as provided in an amendment to the Indian bill offered yesterday by Senator Jones. j The report is elaborate and shows necessity for this appropriation not only to develop these lands but to cor rect an injustice done the Yakima Indiana by tne late secretary micn cock, who granted them water rights . u Valrim, River entirelv inade quate to enable them to reclaim their allotments. Lane Road Men to Meet. EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) All road supervisors of Lane County , whifh thprA Are nearlv 100) have been Invited by the County Court to attend a convention In Eugene Febru ary 8, when problems of road con- MARK ti? "A Ftc5 0 ft rsYfiTTir r-n 1 11 Hotel Multnomah La Estrellita Is Drawing Such Crowds to The Arcadian Garden It Is Necessarv to Engage Tables for Dinner and After-Theater. II. C. BOWERS, Mgr. struction and repair will be discussed by men expert In road building. The County Court recently received from the Department of Agriculture five models of standard road constructor!, and these will be exhibited and the methods used explained fully. The supervisors are to be allowed pay for that day, on the theory that the day spent in getting in touch with the County Court's plans for comprehensive road Improvement will be worth far more than a day's work on the roads. HUGH M'LAIJTSLUCK WINS Electoral College Messenger Gets Job By Drawing Straws. MAESHFIELD. Or., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) Hugh McLain. who will carry the presidential election returns to Washington next week, owes his posi tion to being lucky. When the differ ent electors met in Salem to canvass the vote, each of the party wanted to be the one to go with the returns to the National capital. This condition of af fairs deadlocked them, and it was the Marshfield man who saw the way out. Balloting resulted in no majority, and at Mr. McLaln's suggestion the affair was decided by lot. All of the four regular electors wanted the place, and a number of slips of paper were put Into a hat and. the man from Coos Bay was the lucky one. Mr. McLain sayB that shortly after Alfred Tozier had been chosen to fill a vacancy on the board all .the mem bers remembered that a woman was eligible to the place, and that one and all desired that Mrs. Oswald West, wife of the Governor, have the place, but that the action of appointing one repre sentative and then supplanting him did not accord with right and justice, and that this reason alone prevented them from rescinding their action and giving the position to Mrs. West. When Governor West was informed of the way Mr. McLain won the place to bear the returns, he remarked: "You can't beat the Irish." LIBRARY BOARD IS NAMED Bandon Free Institution to Be Ex tended by New Organization. s BANDON. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) The organization of a free public li brary board has been completed here. For some time past a small library, aided by the State Library Commission, hna heen open to the public in the evenings and through it was expressed a strong desire for library privileges which could not be provided with the small equipment. The new board of directors plan to greatly improve and increase the facili ties and to this end are preparing a series of public meetings and entertain ments to arouse interest and secure funds. The City Council and the Com mercial Club will be asked to assist in establishing the library. Those constituting the board of di rectors are: S. R. Steele, president; W. J. Sabln, vice-president; H. L. Hopkins, secre tary; N. J. Crain, Miss Pearle Walker, Mrs. L. J. Kronenberg and Mrs. J. L. Cody. AMATEUR DRAMA "TAKES" Prairie City Production of "A Southern Rose" Big Success. PRAIRIE CITY, Or., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) The amateur play, "A Southern Rose," staged and presented In the opera-house Friday and Saturday nights by Professor Boche. principal of the Union High School, maintained the reputation of Prairie City for ex cellent amateur dramatics. The drama was painstakingly prepared under the auspices and for the benefit of the school. A few hours after the tickets were placed on sale every seat In the opera-house was taken, and in response to the continued demand it was decided to announce a repetition of the drama Saturday night. The scats were again sold in short order. Excellent music was furnished by the local orchestra, moving pictures were shown between acts by the man agement of the Electric Theater; vocal numbers were given and the entire en tertainment was a pronounced success. It is the intention of Principal Boche to present the military drama. "Santi ago," at an early date. . END OF FIRE HORSES SEEN Vancouver Contemplates Installing Autos in Department. VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) Vancouver Is to dispense with the use of horses in the fire depart ment soon, if the present plans of the City Council are carried out. The city now owns an auto combination nose wagon w'th ladders, and It is proposed that an auto truck be bought and the present fire engine be mounted on this. This can be done at a cost of several thousand dollars. An onto flusher Is also to be pur chased, as so many streets have been paved that one team drawing the flusher cannot do the work. It is said that an auto flusher will be able to cover four times as much ground as a team can. COUNTY DISTRICTS URGED Harney Attorneys Favor Increase in District Courts. BURNS, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) The Harney County Bar Association held its annual meeting this week and BEN SELLING adopted a resolution favoring the bill Introduced In the Legislature making each county a judicial district, with its own Circuit Judge and prosecuting at torney and doing away with County Judges. The association held that Harney, Malheur and Grant, the three counties forming the present judicial district, suffer many vexatious de lays on account of the long time oe tween sessions of court and the great distance to be covered in reaching the judge by the counties outsido of his residence. The association elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Judge William Miller, president: Frank Da vey, vice-president: Charles W. Ellis, secretary and treasurer. G. A. Rem bold. C H. Leonard, Frank Davey and Andrew L. Chezem constitute a com mittee to formulate the resolutions. Joe Rivers' Father Dies. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Jan. 23. An drew Ybarra, father of Joe Rivers, the lightweight pugilist, died of pulmon ary tuberculosis early today at a hos pital. The young fighter reached his father's bedside Just a few hours be fore the end, breaking several ring dates in the East. Ybarra was 68 years of age and a native of Los Angeles. Employers of Children lined. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 23. 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