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TTTR MORXTIS'O OTTEGONTAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1913. AODIEHCE MOVED BY APPEAL OF HANLEY First Emotion Shown in Con servation Congress Stirred by Oregon Man. HARDSHIPS ARE DEPICTED Pathetic Side of Homesteader's Ufe Under Existing Law Moves Dele gates to Tears Chapman Works to Good Effect. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Nov. 20. "Government by con sent of the governed," was the theme of an address before the Conservation Congress today by William Hanley, of Oregon. In simple. but appealing, style Mr. Hanley portrayed the hard ships that the prevailing conservation policy Imposes on homeseekers in the West and pictured vividly the ob stacles that confront any man who In this day attempts to establish hia home on the public domain. He told of his own experience on the range of Eastern Oregon, told of the experiences of others whom he had known, and throughout his recital held the atten tion of the congress as no other speak er had done. His homely story commanded atten tion, and when he dealt with the pa thetic side of the homesteader's life, 'women in the audience wiped tears from their eyes. This was the only time the Conservation Congress had showed any such emotion. Hanley's address was received with tremendous applause, notwithstanding his appea.1 was for a change In the policies which the conservationists have heretofore been urging. Chapman Wins Committee Over. C. C. Chapman, of Portland, who was a member of the committee that drafted resolutions regarding the public land policy, is largely responsible for the broad view taken in those resolutions, which declared for greater liberality to the settler and more leniency in land administration. When this commltteo organized Its Eastern members were in favor of reiterating the past declara tion of the Conservation Congress, but Mr. Chapman devoted the better part of yesterday to pointing out to them the hardships that are wrought by ex isting laws and past methods of admin istration, with the result that the com mittee brought in a report refusing to Indorse past recommendations of this congress on the public land question and outlining a policy that is satlsafc tory to the West. Insofar as the public lands are concerned. Waterpower Monopoly Denounced. Monopolistic control of waterpower in private hands was denounced, with a declaration that no waterpower rights owned by the public ever should be removed from public ownership. The climax of the waterpower fight which had agitated the congress for several days came after the committee on reso lutions, to which had been referred di vergent reports from the waterways committee, submitted that the subject bad been taken from its hands by ac tion of the convention yesterday in adopting general principles, on which the waterways committee agreed. When the report had been read Gif ford Plnchot moved as an amendment a declaration of principles on waterway control, similar to the ideas in the minority report signed by himself, ex Secretary of War Stlmson and Joseph N. Teal, of Oregon. This amendment was adopted by a vote of 317 to 96. State's Rights Klement Revolts. The congress elected Charles Lathrop Pack, of Lakewood, N. J., as president to succeed himself; Mrs. Emmons Crocker, FMtcbburg, Mass., vice-president; N. C. McCloud, Washington, D. C, recording secretary; Dr. Henry 8. "Drinker, South Bethlehem, Pa., treas urer, and Thomas F. Shipp, Indian apolis, corresponding secretary. Efforts of the Arkansas delegation. headed by Walter Powell, of Little Rock, which bolted the . congress yes terday, to spread the revolt, failed to day, but another effort to have state rights delegates meet with the Arkan sas faction will be made tomorrow. If there Is any response to the Arkansas appeal, plans for another Conservation Congress will be made. The majority of the delegates, however, left Wash ington tonight. . tinues to increase and the classes daily are becoming more popular as their ap peal to the practical education of the people is realized. Classes in engineering and mathe matics In the University of Oregon ex tension courses will meet at the new Failing School at 7:30. Five members of the university faculty will be on hand to take charge of the classes. Dean McAllister, of the engineering de partment, will be present for consulta tion. Mrs. E. S. Parson will meet as usual the organized class scheduled for to night at the Central Library. At 6 o'clock tonight Mrs. Parson will meet all those interested in the formation of a class for general prac tice in English composition in room F of the Central Library. Experience has shown that engineer ing and other technical students ordi narily profit most from classes In Eng lish which take into consideration the vocabulary and general style of speech which men in these walks of life actu ally employ, along with the subject matters with which they are most familiar and most interested in. With these facts in view, the extension de partment of the university is offering a new course especially intended for engineering and technical students. All those Interested in the formation of such a course may meet Miss Mary Per kins of the university faculty at 7:80 tonight in room G of the Central Library. LABOR IN UPHOLD INDUSTRIAL UNIONS Convention Gives Brewery Workers Control Over Wagon-Drivers. OTHER DISPUTES SETTLED TRUST CALLED GODSEND WITNESS SAYS STEEL CORPORA TION HELPS COUNTRY. Days Recalled When Tomahawka Were Ont Everywhere and Even Carne gie Notes Were Questioned. NEW YORK. Nov. 20. Before the United States Steel Corporation was formed it was "war" In the steel trade, according to B. F. Miles, president of the Browning Engineering Company, of Cleveland, who testified today for the defense in the Government's suit to dissolve the corporation. "The coun try at large has been benefited by the corporation, which has been a godsend to the small manufacturing consumer." Mr. Miles declared. "Has there been within your recol lection, anywhere in this country, any force at any time that has tended to promote the steel Industry to a greater extent than the United States Steel Corporation has promoted It?" the wit ness was asked by counsel for the defense. 'I would say that, generally speak ing, I know of no conditions like those that have prevailed since the formation of the corporation," was the reply. "Of course, my Information is general, but before that It was a state of war; every fellow tomahawked the other. I can well remember some large batches or notes in the 90s . being offered through the banks in the valleys by Mr. Carnegie, and I am Informed " Here counsel for the Government ob jected, declaring the witness was not competent to give such evidence, which counsel said was hearsay. Mr. Miles was allowed to continue: 'I have seen some large batches of notes offered through the banks In the valleys by the Carnegie Company with the understanding that if they , were discounted things would be made easier for some of the interests that were allied there." "Even the notes of the Carnegie Company were questioned In those days, were they not?" Yes; I have heard them Questioned," Bald the witness. COURT WILL S00N CONVENE Interesting; Damage Suit Likely in Benton County Session. COORVALLIS, Or., Nov. 20. (Spe cial.) The November term of the Clr cult Court for Benton County con vened here today, with Judge Harris presiding and County Attorney Arthur Clarke representing the state. The docket is an unusually large one. A case of more than passing lm portance which is likely to come up for hearing Is that or the Uarron Urn ber Company vs. the Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway Co., in which fiO. 000 damages is asked for gravel re moved from the Willamette River in front of the Garron mill property. This is a case involving fine legal dlstino ttons and differs from others of a Blmilar nature In that the Portland, Eugene & Eastern operated on a strip of ground between the mill and the water front claimed by the city as a street extension but never opened, and to which the city granted the road temporlly, such rights as the city may have. FALCONER EYES SENATE WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE IS UNDECIDED ABOUT CANDIDACY. Longshoremen's and Sailors' Ron Concerning Alleged Overloading ot Pacific Vessels Is End ed by Agreement. SEATTLE, Nov. 20. The American Federation -of Labor spent practically the whole day in considering Jurisdic tional disputes between the trades and disposed of all the controversies, either by definite decisions, indorsement of agreements that had been reached or sending the matters to conference, the conferees to have power to settle the differences. The most interesting of the trade disputes was that between brewery workers and teamsters, which was held by the advocates of industrial unionism to involve that issue, although John Mitchell, who is reputed to be an Industrial unionist, said that It did not. In a decisive vote on the question the alleged Industrial unionism forces won by a rollcall vote of 14,086 to 4085. The report of the committee on ad justment recommended that the brew ery workers be given entire Jurisdic tion over the brewery teamsters and that the union teamsters join the brewery workers; further. that the brewery workers surrender jurisdic tion over the soft drink and mineral water deliverymen to the teamsters. The report was unsatisfactory to both the brewery workers and teamsters. Auto Factory Campaign Voted. The blacksmiths, sheet metal work ers, metal polishers, painters, pattern makers, machinists, carpenters, electri cal workers and upholsterers obtained passage of a resolution notifying the Carriage, Wagon and Automobile Workers' Union not to infringe on the Jurisdiction of these unions. Before the resolution was passed It was explained that the first-named unions had agreed upon a plan for the organization of the automobile factories of the United States, which were now in a deplorable condition of nonunlonism. the Carriage, Wagon and Automobile Workers Union having failed In its effort to organize the factories. The Federation also decided to or ganize the furniture factories and the laundries of the United States and Can ada. Other trade disputes settled were: Lithographers' complaint against pressmen's union's trade school at Kogersvllle, Tenn. ; conference to be held In Washington, D. C, February 1, 1911. Stationary firemen against steam en gineers; joint conference boards ar ranged for. Metal Polishers' and Brass Workers' Union against members of American Federation of Musicians, relative to union label on brass instruments; mu sicians promised to stand, by brass workers Sailors' Dlspte Ends. Longshoremen against Sailors' Union of the Pacific; overloading of vessels by sailors; full agreement reached. Bookbinders' Union against Typo graphical Union;j Federation decided that all binding and wrapping done in binderies should be performed by mem bers of the Bookbinders' Union. This Is the celebrated "single wrapping" con troversy. Bookbinders against Typographical Union; Typographical Union instructed to dissolve immediately the dual Bind ery Women's Union in New York City, known as Women's Auxiliary of Mail ers' Union No. 6, and Instructed to re frain from aiding or abetting any fur ther dual movement among men or women workers who of right belong under the Jurisdiction of the book binders. Plumbers and steamfltters against machinists; Involving pipe fitting in navy-yards, railroad shops, etc; con ference continued. Jurisdiction over the Marine Pile drivers' Union was refused to the long shoremen. The dispute of the machlntsta ana flint glass workers over the glass mold makers was compromised. mil! i A ii. I STEEL WAR BEGINNING FOREIGN PRODUCERS CONTEST FOR COAST MARKET. Steel Corporation Now Selling: Far Below Plttsbnre Price With Ad dition of Freight. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. (Special.) There Is beginning In San Francisco what, promises to be a fierce contest between the United States Steel Cor poration and the representatives of foreign steel producers for control of the market. The United States Steel Corporation for the present has the aa vantage In time of transit and in terms of sale, but even this advantage Is ex pected to be a thing of the past when the Panama Canal is opened. Under present conditions the United States Steel has been forced through its distributing agency here to sell steel for considerably less than the Pittsburg price, plus the cost of freight from Pittsburg to San Francisco. It is toaay quoting steel Dars ai i.oo a hundredweight. The Pittsburg price is $1.40 and the freight is 60 cents. The company is thus actually selling steel here on a basis of about $1.05 a hun dredweight in Pittsburg. European steel makers are groin.r away under this. They are offering bars at J1.48 and It is only the longer time in delivery and the difference In terms that brings any business to the United States Steel Corporation. Bars and sructural steel are the N afternoon tea at The Portland means an hour of delight not alone by reason of the serving: ' of the daintiest of menus, but as well by reason of the opportunity to o b s e rve the most modish Winter gowns that are worn in the City of Roses. Throngs come and go from the brilliant shops, from the matinee or from the afternoon promenade. Tea hours are from 3:30 to 6, during which time the hotel orchestra dis courses sweetest music. The Portland will serve a good, old-fashioned Thanksgiving dinner next Thursday from 5 :30 to 8. Tables may be reserved -now at the office, either in person or by telephone. Dinner and music in both the dining-room and the grilL We Portland Hotel Owned and Operated by The Portland Hotel Co, G. J. Kaufmann, Manager N. K. Clarke Assistant Manager .AC ' '-si-- -jSri-,v? principal steel products sold in this market. The price of structural steel in both Instances is about 5 cents a hundredweight higher, the United States holding structural at about $1.70 and the foreign steel makers quoting It at $1.53. The general run of buyers are not Investing heavily, preferring to wait and see what developments will be. . Thirty-one women are employed as rail' way brakemen and ten as baggage men In the United State. OVERSTOCKED! OVERSTOCKED! Unseasonable Weather Compels Tremendous PRICE REDUCTIONS Superb Double-Service All-Weather Coats for Men and Women bA t 60c on th e Dollar" Race Blither for Lower or Upper House ot Congress Will Be Made Pro gressives Declared Gaining. TACOMA, 'Wash.. Nov. 20. (Special.) "About three candidates for the United States Senate from the Progres sive party will announce themselves within three or four days," said J. A. "alconer. Representative in Congress, who was in Tacoma today. "As to whether I will be a candidate or not, I will make public my position within the next few weeks. I will be a candi date, however, either for the House or the Senate. The Progressives will have good men in the field but I do not know just who they will be." A rumor arose in Seattle today that Mr. Falconer had announced his in tention of making the race for the Senate. . "There will be no amalgamation of the Progressive party with the old "stand-pat" Republican machine. There is no foundation for such talk. The Progressive party Is stronger in this state at this time than ever before and should make a clean sweep at the elec tion next year, carrying the Senatorial fight. "Party names do not count. Politi cians and organizers have nothing to do with it. It is the people like Jane Addams who really are doing things. What they say has more of interest to the public than what is given out by senators and politicians. FUND MIES BIG GAINS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS COLLECT 93,849,303 IX NEW YORK. ARREST ECHO OF ELECTION Drys at Newport Make Many Charges of Illegal Voting. NEWPORT, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) The arrest of Herman Webber on charge of Illegal voting, which resulted In his being bound over to the grand Jury, Is regarded here as an aftermath of the local option election held here on November 4. District Attorney Stewart began the prosecution, it Is believed, at the insti gation of Governor West. At the hear ing before Justice Parrlsh at Toledo it was charged that Webber was not a citizen here at the time he voted, but Instead resided at Beaver Creek, eight miles south of this place. It is rumored that others who voted are to be arrested on similar charges. The wet forces of Newport won the election by a majority of 35 votes and the drys have made numerous charges of illegal voting. EXTENSION WORK PLANNED Five Members of TJnlverslty Faculty to Take Classes Tonight. Interest in the extension work being carried on by the State University con- Day's- Work Nets $93,500 Millionaires Liberal Contributors to Those in Campaign for 94,000,000. NEW TORK, Nov. 20. Women col lectors for the Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Association fund of $4,000,000 gathered in ?93.5S0 today as their share of the (100,000 necessary to secure two additional contributions of $25,000 each. The men's committee oollected the remainder of the required amount and some $38,000 more. The two conditional gifts came from George W. Perkins, chairman of the executive committee in charge of the campaign, and Cleveland H. Dodge. With this gift Mr. Perkins' total contributions toward the fund were Increased to $75,000. The total subscriptions to the fund reached $2,849,303 today. Among the large contributors today were Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., $25,000; John D. Archbold, $25,000, and Mrs. John D. Archbold, $5000. The committee hopes to raise $150, 000 by tomorrow noon. . The following three days and perhaps parts of next Tuesday, the day set for the campaign to end, will be devoted to a whirlwind campaign for $1,000,000. Roseburg Levies 10-Mill Tax. ROSEBURG, Or.. Nov. 20. (Special.) The City Council has levied a 10-miH levy on all assessable property in Roseburg for the year 1914. Based on the valuations for the year 1912 the levy will raise something over $25,000. In addition to this sum the city will realize about $6000 in occupation licenses as well as several hundred dollars In fines. EXCLUSIVE RAINCOAT STORE Wonderful Window Displays. 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