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tttt; MnT?TQ -ORKflOXTAy. WEDNESDAY, ' JANUARY 2S, 1014. mm REPORTED AGAINST FREE TOLL Washington Busy Discussing Canal Issue in Light of New Developments. THREE COURSES ARE OPEN until In the opinion of the Government it is desirable to do so, the organiza tion being- expaudeu gradually as the necessities or the work require." Congress Believed to Oppose Arbi tration "With Britain Suspen sion of lixeinption May Bo Made uy resolution. TTASHIXGTOX, Jan. 21. How to iirpoee of tho Panama Canal tolls question -was the subject uppermost in discussion today at the Capitol when tho views of President Wilson, out lined last night .to the Senate foreign relations committee, became public Tho President's position was asserted to be that the provision of the Panama Canal act granting toll exemption to American coastwise vessels is In vio lation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which proclaims that the Canal shall be free and open to the vessels of com merce and war of -all nations, "on terms of entire equality," and that 'charges of traffic should be just and equitable." Before definite action is taken in Congress, it was said tonight by Ad ministration leaders, a public state ment from the President will be awaited. President Wilson himself, after the night conference with the Senators, sairl he would proclaim his views "at a future time." Three Vr Are Open. Three courses are open to Congress in the subject. Great Britain, which has persistently opposed the toll exemption for Ameri can ships, has offered to arbitrate the Question as to its being a violation of tlie Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The ma jority in Conprress is believed to be opposed to this, maintaining that the t'nited States should settle the issue for itself. Another course is to carry into ef fect the resolution submitted by Rep resentative Adamson, chairman of the Interstate and foreign commerce com mittee, which would suspend for two years the operation of tha provision exempting American ships from the payment of tolls. Should this be adopted, diplomatic negotiations could continue in the meantime. The third proposal is that Congress repeal the free toll provision, recog nizing that it is in violation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Some Demo cratic Senators who voted for free tolls now are ready to vote for the repeal. J'ree Tolls Bill Certain. Representative Adamson said today liis committee undoubtedly would re port the free tolls suspension bill to the House, but this action would be held up pending word from President Wilson. Mr. Adamson expressed con fidence that the House would pass the resolution. Democrats on the interoceanic ca nal committee who favored and voted for free tolls to American coastwise 'Ships talked briefly on the new situa tion. Senator Chilton, of West Virginia, who championed the exemption provi sion, said he had come to th conclu sion that the canal act did not .violate the treaty. "I have great respect for the opinions of the President," Senator Chilton said, "but I think I would have to hear stronger arguments than have yet been advanced before I could change my mind on the question." Senator's Mind Open. Senator Walsh, of Montana, also a member of the canals committee, said he had favored free tolls, but would be willing to listen to further arguments. Senator Page, of Vermont, a Kepub lican member of the committee, said he always had been opposed to the ex emption of American ships from the canal tolls, but expressed the belief that the majority of tho canals com mittee would take a firm stand to up hold the law as it stands. Diplomatic correspondence over the tolls question, which had been in prog ress since Great Britain lodged formal protest in July, 1912, virtually was sus pended after Ambassador Bryce deliv ered a note last February, just before the expiration of the Taft Administra tion, reasserting the British objection. Then came the change of Administra tion and before resigning his post as Britisli Ambassador to Washington Mr. Bryce had a partinsr interv tew with President Wilson, in which the subject of canal tolls was discussed. It was currently reported then that the Am bassador had procured from President Wilson some assurance that he would use nis Deat efforts to secure a. re moval of the discrimination in favor vi American vessels. GOETHALS TO RULE CANAL Continued From First Page.) MITCinX'S HOPE TJSBIMJIED Xcw York Mayor Still Counts on Colonel Goetlial's Services. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Mayor TMitchel indicated today that his hope that Colonel Goethals would become New York's Police Commissioner had not been removed by the canal engineer's appointment as civil Governor of the Paimma Zone. "It will be all the finer if Colonel Goethals serves as Governor of the Canal zone before he becomes Police Commissioner," the Mayor said. "It will give him more distinction." The Mayor told today of Colonel Goethals" talk at Panama with Cteorge W. Perkins, who, as the Mayor's emis sary, sought to have the Army engineer accept the Police Commissionership. - "Mr. Perkins told Colonel Goethals, with my sanction," Mr. Mitchel said, "that I was prepared to get a material increase in the salary of Police Com missioner. Colonel Goethals said to Mr. Perkins: " "You tell tho Mayor to do nothing about tho salary. Tell him to leave it at $7500. If I go to New York it will be to solve the police problem and not for the salary. " COIONEJj GOETJIAIjS PLEASED Relief Kelt When Kens Is Heard In Canal Zone. PANAMA, Jan. 27. News of the signing today .by President Wilson of an executive order establishing a per manent government for the canal zone, with Colonel Goethals as Gov ernor, reached here late today and brought with it a general feeling of relief. Colonel Goethals expressed pleasure when advised of the appoint ment, but declined to make comment in the absence of official notification. It is believed in official circles here that the plan submitted by Colonel Goethals through the Secretary of War has been followed. This would give the Governor control of all fea tures of the administration, the more important officials being either Navy or Army officers experienced in the work of the respective departments of which they will have charge. Colonel Goethals is understood to have selected Captain Hugh Rodman. of the Navy, as superintendent in charge of the operation and naviga tion of the canal, and Naval Construct or Daniel C. Nutting to be superin tendent of all the construction shops at Balboa and elsewhere, succeeding Dleutenant-Colonel Tracey C. Dickson. MR. BENSON GIVES $521 CHECK IS SEAT TO HOOD RIVER CO CRT FOR ROAD SURVEY. Balance of $10,000 Donated for High way Improvement Around Shell Rock Received by County Judge. HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 27. (Spe cial.) County Judge Stanton today re ceived from A. S. Benson, acting for his father, S. Benson, of Portland, a check for $521, the unexpended portion of the 10,000 donated by Mr. Benson for improvement of the Columbia High way around Shell Rock Mountain, in the west end of this county. At the time the survey for the scenic highway was proposed the local court was in doubt as to whether the county would have funds to conduct tho sur vey, and Mr. Benson offered the use of all money not used in the Shell Rock work. In a communication to Judge Stan ton, Mr. Benson said that he understood the state would reimburse the county as soon as funds were available. "As soon as this is done," he said, the money can be turned over by the county toward improvement on the Co lumbia Highway." Judge Santon states, however, that no agreement exists between the state and county as to a reimbursement for such expenditures. Mr. Benson also called attention to the Columbia County bond election. "I think the issue will carry," he said. "This will leave Hood River County the only weak sister. See if you can't stir up something up there." STOCK I'iORTH BILLIONS YEAR'S INCREASE IX FARM MALS IS 7 FEB CENT. AX I- DEMURRAGE' HELD ONLY SUBTERFUGE Industrial Plants Owning Own Railways Cannot Jake Unfair Advantage. PRACTICE IS DENOUNCED Commerce Commission Cites Case of Small Line Paying Great Divi- dends Tax on Transporta tion Is Enormous. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Great man ufacturing corporations having so called Industrial railroads connecting their plants with trunk lines may no longer receive demurrage or per diem charges and various "allowances,' ac cording to a decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission today. It was held that such practices are nothing less than, unlawful rebates, which accrue to the benefit of the in dustries themselves and give them "un due, unreasonable and unlawful" ad vantages over competitors. The Commission found that "in many cases the cash revenues received by these plant railways out of the rates of the line carriers are sufficient to lift from the industries the entire cost of their operation." It says that in many Instances the plant railway also is able to "declare large dividends on its stock held by the industry." Huge Dividends Paid. J he Baltimore & Sparrows' Point itauroad Company, the plant railroad oi me .Maryland Kteel Company, paid annual dividends on such stock during the last 11 years that "aggregated more than 423 per cent and have ranged from 20to 55 per cent a year." The Commission says it regards $15, 000,000 as a conservative estimate of the amount railroads lose annually in money and services. The decision further points out that allowances paid to and free services performed for large industrial plants relieve them of a heavy expense they would otherwise have to bear as part of their manufacturing costs, and adds that on the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg alone there are 233 such plants, where the railroad performs services free. Tax on Transnortatkm Heavy. "Such allowances," the decision says, "are an example of the special con cessions and rebates in service that shippers with a large traffic are able to wring from the carriers in con sideration of being per'mitted to handle the traffic or share with other lines In its carriage. "If the allowances and free services may, on any ground, be justified and found to be lawful," says the decision, "they will be claimed and must in the near future be extended to all indus tries similarly situated. We are, there fore, at the parting of the ways with respect to this heavy tax on trans portation. "Allowances paid for the operation of plant railways," the decision de clares, "are most important to the gen eral mass of shippers, who neither re ceive the allowances or free services, nor are in a position to claim them, but who, in the open market, must nevertheless meet the competition of industries so favored and are but at a ' Ml i i'" ' l" MM II HUMP1 " 11 I II Mil 5 W. inthe m tjr Most If Jj . Popular H I Grin 1 I? Service and Cuisine F J.; Supreme. . - uM F-. ii Service and Cuisine Supreme. OREGON CABARET during Iatich, Dinner and after the Theater. Signor Marino l Musical JgL Director Mi commercial disadvantage that Is obvious and sometimes acute." The Commission further sets forth that "the subject is of far-reaching consequence to the public for upon the general public rests the burden of con tributing sufficient revenues to the carriers to enable them to meet their expenditures and earn an adequate re turn upon the property devoted to the service of the public" The amount of the loss to the rail roads resulting from allowances is not shown by the Commission, but the de cision says "the evidence establishes the fact that the depletion of tho rev enues of the carriers is very great," and virtual immunity from demurrage charges enjoyed by the plants owning railways represents a "very substantial item." "During the year ended June 30, 1911," said the decision, "the railroads performed for a single steel industry the Republic Iron & Steel Company at Toungstown, O. free spotting service at a cost to the railroads of $104,320." WOMAN ASKSJURY TRIAL Mrs. Gerlinger to Answer Charge Saturday of Whipping Mr. Brown. When the assault case against Mrs. Gertrude Gerlinger, charged with horsewhipping Attorney Fay I Brown in his office in the Piatt building, was ""....h k ee id sBsssfi su INUHI1UC1UUM m fill .4 been receiving under the commission form of government. Tho order authorizes the designation of several such officers of the Army as well as a few naval officers for duty in me various departments of the per manent canal government, but the act of Congress proyides that they shall fccrve at their regular Army and Navy salaries. It has been assumed that some of the officers now on the Isthmus would be appointed to new positions created by the order. President Wilson set out his reasons for udoptlng the plan of government provided for by His order in the fol lowing memorandum: "In construing and carrying out the foregoing order, I direct that it b done with the following considerations in view: "I have deemed it advisable for rea sons of efficiency, economy and good administration to have all the activi ties connected with the Panama Canal under the supervision of one Cabinet officer. Secretary of War In Control. "The troops which will be stationed on the canal zone for the protection of the Panama Canal are under the Secre tary of War; the Panama Cabal act provides that in time of war an officer of the Army shall upon the order of the President have exclusive uuthorlty over the operation of the Panama Canal and the government of the canal zone; the construction of the canal has been successfully carried ou under the supervision of the Secretary of War; the logical conclusion is therefore that the supervision of the operations of the Panama Canal under the perma nent organisation should be under the Secretary of War. "The organization is to be in gen eral in accordance with the chart ac companying tnis memorandum, except that all of the various divisions and sub-divisions need not be established Horses Decrease Slightly In Value Per Head, But Gain la Shown In All Other Cases. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Farm ani mals in the United States January 1 were valued at $5,891,229,000, the De partment of Agriculture announced to day. This was an increase of i 389, 445,- 000, or 7.1 per cent over the value of animals on farms and ranges January 10 last year. Horses number 20,962,000, an increase of 395,000 over last year; were valued at $109.32 a head, a decrease of $1.45 and had a total value of $2,291,638,000. Mules numbered 4,449,000, an increase of 63,000; were valued at $123.85 a head, a decrease of 46 cents, and had a total value of $551,017,000. Milch cows numbered 20,737,000, an increase of 210,000; were valued at $53.94 a head, an increase of $8.92, and had a total value of $118,487,000. Other cattle numbered 35,855,000, a decrease of 175,000; were valued at $31.13 a head, an Increase of $4.77, and had a total value of $1,116,33,000. Sheep number 40,719,000, a decrease of 1,763,000; were valued at $4.04, an increase of 10 cents and had a total value of $200,803,000. Swine numbered 58,933.000 a decrease of 2.245,000; were valued at $10.40. an increase of 54 cents, and had a total value of $612,951,000. SHIM LABOR LEADERS DEPORTED Soutli African Government Puts Ten ou Ontwnrd Bound Steamer. CAPE TOWN. Union of South Aflca, Jan. 27. The government has decided to deport ten of the principal latyor leaders, including President Watson and General Secretary Bain of the Trades Federation. Under a strong escort the men were taken today from Transvaal to Natal una jaie lonigm were put aboard a steamer which will sail before dawn stopping at no port until it reaches England. This action was taken by virtue of martial law, which is Btill in force in Natal, from which province the deportation can legally take place. Measures will be taken to prevent the men's return to South Africa. The Many Advantages of having offices in the new Northwestern Bank Building are evi dent to the most casual observer its conven iences, its elevator service, fireproof features, banking facilities, safety deposit vaults and up-to-the-minute heating, lighting and . ventilating arrange ments. ' Consider them investigate then you'll be in as much of a hurry to make it your business home as we are to have you do so. Leases Now Being Made Northwestern Bank Building Gerling-er-Richards Co., Agents Suite 1006-1009 , Phone Marshall 1776 Flea Made for Scholarship. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 27. A strong plea for higher scholarship re quirement in college Is made by the Tale Daily News, a student publication, today. It advocates the prompt ex pulsion from college of every student who ha failed in. his studies. Dear Mary: I thought of you today, when I saw the duplicates of several of my Sterling pieces, that you so admired. One was a "Gorham" three-piece coffee set. There were lots of other pieces in Ster ling silver hollow-ware, at one-fourth reduction. Marx & Bloch are dissolv ing partnership, you know, and their beautiful silverware, cut glass, jewelry, watches and many other lines are sell ing at one-fourth to one-third off standard prices. I told Mr. Bloch you would probably drop in today. Fannie, s a Lot or money to Dave on the Purchase of This Splendid Bennett Piano -J. :' 1 .h ; , V-"" " ill ; lif ! - 'A . I pSff"$475 Come in as cx-itical as you please see this artistic new Bennett Style H in finest mahogany clean-cut case design its full, sweet tones its new improved, easy repeating: action it will go to satisfy you that this is the best brand-new, first-class piano prop osition ever offered in this city. You really will want to buy now. If you have one we will take your old piano or organ as first payment. Specials This Week in Pianos Sale Price 1 EI $15 Cash 1 $3 Monthly $63 For used Upright actually 'worth, when new, from $300 to $3o0 $245 For new Upright actually worth from $375 to $425 $215 For new Upright actually -worth from $350 to $400 . $315 For First-Class new Upright actually worth from $450 to $500 Start WltVl 5?1 ZOUT selectlon now and pay $1 down, if you do not want to pay IrT J. V the fuU amonnt' and then before delivery, you pay the balance in cash of $9, or whatever agreement you make for the first payment, and the balance $6 monthly, etc., until the piano is paid for in full. Out-of-Town Buyers It is safe and satisfactory to buy one of these pianos by mail. Write ns and we will send you full description, or, if you like, ship the piano subject to your approval. We pay the freight to any point m Oregon, Washington or Idaho. Buy now and have it shipped when Every piano, or player piano purchased carries with it the Graves Music Co. guarantee of atis ction, as also the usual guarantee for each manufacturer of these new musical instruments; be les, we take it in exchange within one year, allowing the full amount paid, if desired Graves Music Co., Inventory-Removal Sale 111 FOURTH STREET 1 : 1 i called yesterday in District Judere Jones' court. Attorney Arthur I. Moul- ton, counsel for Mrs. Gerlinger, de manded a Jury trial and Judge Jones postponed, the trial until Saturday, aft ernoon. Mrs. Gerlinger does not deny that she used the lash on Brown, who tes tified at the hearing of her breach-of-promise suit against Lloyd Frank that he (Brown) had slippers at Mrs. Ger linger's apartments and. often had taken breakfast with her in her rooms. The testimony was false, she said. BEAUTY DOCTORS ARE SUED Corporation of Jface 'Specialties to Be Tried for Practicing Medicine. NEW YORK. Jan. 27. A corporation of face specialists, through its man ager. Payton K. McCargo, . was sum moned, to Police Court today to an swer a charge of practicing medicine without a license. A woman investi gator for tho County Medical Society testified that she visited the offices of the corporation, lamenting; that, al though only 21 years old, she looked S5. She added that McCargo said to her: "For $75 we can make you ' look like a Broadway beauty," and proposed to inject oil undeer her skin, then to take a tuck In her scalp. Rate Increase Kequest 'Withdrawn. TOI'EKA, Kan., Jan. 27. An applica tion for permission to increase freight rates from 10 to 20 per cent on prod uce and creamery products, which had been made by Western railroads, was withdrawn by representatives of the roads today at a hearing before an ex aminer of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Banks Asfc for Heiubcrliijj. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 27. The National i'itv Bank of Seattle, the First N;t tio nil I Bank of Kent, Wash., and the Wett-rn National of Caldwell, Idaho, have ap plied for membership m the Fedn-ui reserve system. Chinese bought 1,000,000 Bibics the lira; months of lact year. SvW'v US 4 DAYS ONLY Starting Today 3d Section of the ADVENTURES OF KATHLYN "The Temple of the Lion" Two-Paxt Special Best of the Selig Series. Every Scene a Thrill! THE MASQUEKADEE. Two Reel Special, Featuring Carlyle Blackwell SCOTLAND FOREVER Real Comedy. COMING SUNDAY, FEB. 1 Mary Fuller in the First of The Dolly of the Dailies Series, "THE PERFECT 1 TRUTH." f tl. Rthcte:r. ) WABWINOTCM tiET. 6TM A f cj BWOAOWAv H COMING SUNDAY KING BAGG0T In a 4-Part Pictorial Version of ABSINTHE A Sensational Indictnient Aainst the Corrupting and De grading Results Which Fall on the Accursed Victims. 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