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2 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 24, 1907. RAILROAD .CHIEF CULLS FOR TRUCE Elliott Says Improvements Cannot Be Made With People Hosti'e. SAME CONDITION GENERAL Northern Pacific and Great Northern Must Spend $62,1)00,000 Each, but Oun't Get Money With , out Public Sympathy. NEW YORK, Feb. 23. (Special.V-Presl-dent Howard Kllioit, of the Northern- Pa cific Railroad, has prepared some data bearing on the railroad question in gen eral and particularly the railroad, ques tion in the Northwest. He takes the ground that the railroad problem is uni versal and that the remedy is in more tracks, equipment and- cars. Mr. Elliott eays : "All over the tTnlted States railroad trains are delayed, yards are crowded With freight that cannot be- got rid of, the grain and the raw cotton of the farmer cannot be shipped, the coal and merchandise designed for local consump tion move slowly from the central mar kets." Must fcpend Over. $62,000,000. Mr. Elliott says that Important work now under way on the Northern Pacific to be finished in the next few years will cost more than $62,000,000 and that the tireat Northern will spend at least as much In new construction. Mr. Elliott in conclusion says: "No such enterprise as this, covering an empire 2000 miles long, dealing with the fortunes of several million people, effecting industries most jealous and di verse, calling for a credit of hundreds of millions with Investors, can be achieved successfully except with hearty sympathy and support of the people. "It Is, after all, their work. They are partners in it; they share the benefits, as witness this ery prosperity which the building of the railroads has so power fully promoted. Nothing great and en during was ever accomplished in this world by a house divided against itself, and never was there a time when fair ness, intelligent appreciation of condi tions and a willing support on the part of the people were so necessary or prom ised to them so large a return as now. Asks Knd to Hostility. "Though It deals in big figures and with partially unfamiliar terms, the whole sit uation is essentially simple. The cause of a malady creeping over business is dis covered, the remedy is at hand. It can be applied successfully only by a close co operation, by a mutual tolerance, under standing, good- faith and insistent helpful ness that shall put an end to the hos'tile creed and .forbid the endless, agitation of malcontents, whose work, at best,; can only be destructive.. - "The big task before ttf American peo ple, before the people 4the Northwest, can be !' performed only.by-the laying aside of; old fiiffprences,. the celebration qf a new 4ompactpf- amity, the hearty pull togethee of. two -partners and allies the people themselves and, the railroads, th what spirit and with what action shall this emergency be met?" KEW RUPTURE WITH POPE I-KAXCE BKKAKS NEGOTIATIONS TO LEASE CHURCHES. Prohibition or Foreign Priests He sontcd by Vatican, Which Calls It Gratuitous Insult. ROME, Feb. 23. Vatican authorities consider that negotiations for leases of the churches have been broken by the French government's failure to resume the conference on the same lines as when M. Brian interrupted them and its having added, "evidently at the instigation of Premier Clemenceau, new conditions of fensive to the church, especially the clause prohibiting the appointment of for eign priests as heads of parishes." When the Pope received Monsignore Gourraud, the bishop of St. Anns, today, he expressed the deepest reget at the rupture of the, negotiations, saying: "For a moment 1 hoped that something niight be saved, but now my disillusion Is more bitter than ever." The Vatican authorities are highly in dignant at the new conditions inserted in the leases and declare that M. Clemenceau nag made a secret alliance with Deputy Mcunier and Deputy Allard, who, it is said, hope to suppress public worship in France. A Vatican official said today that the condition not to accept foreign priests as .heads of parishes might be admitted in exchange for some benefit, but under the present circumstances this clause is a "gratuitious Insult," as it shows that the French government believies the bishops capable of introducing an anti-Frenoh ele "f,, the cler"- He continued: This we emphatically repudiate. The patriotism of the French clergy is tradi tional. This condition Is HIgal. aiso. be cause .the. law of separation, gives the church Pntire freedonw v The time, may come when there will, not be enough French priests to meet the demand, and recmirse will have to be made to foreign clergymen." .. TRENCH INCOME TAX SYSTEM Clor.o Inquisition to Discover Every Kind of Wealth. PARIS, Feb. 23. The new system of taxation,, based on Incomes from all sources, which the French government has proposed to Parliament. Is estimated to produce J13S.SOO.000 against $138,000,000 under the old system. Most of the taxes to be suppressed have been in existence in France for 10 years. Under the proposed Income tax sys tem taxes will be levied as follows: Four per cent on Income from build ings. $19,250.0110; land, $10,000,000; income from securities. French, $14,250,000; for eign, $13,250.uo0: rentes, $2,800,000: credits, deposits, guarantees for contracts, $fi00, 000 : 3H per cent on the Income from com merce and industry, $25,600,000; agricul ture. $4,250,000 : 3 per cent on wages, sal aries and pensions, $2,600,000; liberal Wo fessions, $1,250,000. In addition to the taxes, on Incomes from these special categories, there is to be a supplementary graduated tax on Incomes of over $1000, commencing with one-fifth of 1 per cent and increasing to 4 per cent on incomes of $20,000 and over. This Is estimated to produce $24.OO0.00o! white the 5 per cent on the revenue de rived from securities, which Is to replace the old stamp and other transfer dues, is estimated to produce $26,250,000. The Inquisitional powers for the dis covery of concealed revenue are exten sive and will greatly complicate the work of the banks and other credit establish ments. - The banks must keep records of all transactions In bonds, stocks and bills of exchange for the inspection of treasury agents, and must deduct the tax when due from all coupons, stock dividends, etc., attaching certificates showing that the tax had been paid. As much money has already been loaned abroad for investment to escape the threatened Income tax, a considerable amount to the United States, and it is feared that much more 'will follow, the framers of the law have elaborated a double dragging method for bringing such Investors into the government net. In the first place the holder of foreign se curities residing in France who receives or deposits abroad directly or indirectly in dividends. Interests, etc., must within three months after January 1 of each year, make a declaration covering the pre ceding year. Failure to do this or fraud ulent declaration subjects the offender to a fine equal to half the amount not declared and a tax equal to triple the sum of which the treasury has been de prived for each year anterior to the dis covery of the fraud. But, realizing the difficulty of secur ing a correct voluntary return, the bill also adopts methods of preventing clan destine operations. Moreover, both foreign government and private securities are subjected to slightly heavier burdens than French rentes and French stocks, undoubtedly with the idea, of inducing' French investors to keep their funds at home. The only persons exempt from the grad uated income tax are ambassadors and pther diplomatic and consular officials, but only where the country .which they represent grants similar immunities to French diplomatic and consular officials. Thls.new scheme of taxation Is for purely federal purposes and does not af fect local, departmental and communal taxes. 1 VOICE REASSURES FRIGHTENED AUDIENCE. Miss Alice Nielsen Heroine of Thrill ing Incident In Chicago Theater Following Fire Alarm. CHICAGO, Feb. 23. A panic in the. Auditorium here during the grand-opera performance tonight wa averted toy the presence of Miss Alice Nielsen, who"1 was singing the prima-donna role. A small blaze underneath the stage . caused the stage manager to drop'. the fire curtain. The sight of the barrier -and the smell of smoke brought the audience of. more than 4000 persons to their feet in alarm. The dash for the exits had already begun when Miss Nielsen darted under the de scending curtain and called to the "or chestra conductor: "Play the Star Spangled Banner." Her voice rose over the tumult and stopped the panic before she had finished the first verse. Then the curtain was raised, firemen appeared on the stage and. reassured the audience, and the opera was resumed after a wild outburst of applause on the part of the audience. During the confusion someone entered the dressing room . of M. Constantlne, leading tenor of the company and stole a diamond pin Xhaf had 'been presented to him by the' King of Spatn: ' The trinket . 'was', valued" at - several thou-: sand dollars.-.:. ' V , " : . SEA CAPTAIN. IS ACQUITTED Court ; Fails,, to Find inin'.Gttllty "of Cruelties to Ills Sailors. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23.-Captain Samuel Varnum, of the steam whaler Herman, who has been on trial for sev eral days - for extreme cruelty to mem bers of his crew, was tonight virtually acquitted by a jury in the United States Court. One each of the first 11 counts, which comprised the charge that Captain Varnum suspended some of his men by their thumbs from the cabin-beam in or der to extort a fuller .confession of a con spiracy to overpower the officers aid take possession of the ship, the jury found the master hot guilty. On the last three counts, arraigning Captain Varnum for chaining up his men Jn the hold and half starving them, the jury disagreed. .Pays Highest Price for Paintings. NEW YORK, Feb. 23. P. A. B. Wlden er, of Philadelphia, paid the highest price $12.500 at the first evening's sale of the Flschof collection of pictures at the Waldorf-Astoria last night. This was for a Gainesborough, the portrait of Wil liam Petty, first Marquis of Lansdowne. It Is a signed picture, bearing the date of 1773. Eighteen out of 142 pictures were dis posed of, and brought in a total of $130, 85. The two highest-priced pictures after the Gainesborough were "A Visit to the Gypsies," by Dixe, which went to Glean toT & Co. for $4000. and "The Shepherds," by Corot, which was bought through an agent. THE ASPHYXIATION QUARTET PUTTING A TROUBLESOME MENDSWEAKSPOTS House Strengthens Railroad Employes Bill. TWO PARTIES OF ONE MIND Amendments to Measure Limiting Honrs Receive Unanimous Vote. Care, for Johnson's Grave Geo logical 3Iap of Country. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Under a rule recommended from the committee on rules by Dalzell of ' Pennsylvania, the . House today amended its substitute for the La Follette 16-hour railroad employes' bill' by an affirmative vote of 279, there being no negative votes cast. Both Re publicans and Democrats agreed that the amendments strengthened the bill greatly and that it would be satisfactory to the President. The most important amendment adopt ed -by the House Is the elimination of the word "knowingly" wherever it occurs, which has the effect of relieving the rail roads of responsibility for overwork un less it is permitted or required with the knowledge of railroad management that an employe has worked overtime. The House agreed td the conference re port on- the legislative, executive and Judi cial" bill, and then resolved itself into com mittee of the whole for the further con sideration of the sundry civil bill, holding a night session In the hope of completing the measure. By a vote of 112 to 53 an amendment was adopted which provided for the continuance of work on a geolog ical map of the United States. Railroad Men's Bill Strengthened. The committee on rules presented a rule making of the highest privilege the House substitute for the La Follette bill. The bill as -reported by the committee, on rules was amended not only by the elimination of the word "knowingly," but by striking out the provision in the section regulating employment, which reads: "Unless immediately prior to said 24 hours period such employe has had at least eight hours oft duty and during said period of 24 hours following had at least six consecutive hours off duty." The measure is also amended so as to require "reasonable prudence;" not ordinary pru dence'.' - : DalzeU believed Ihe bill very much stronger thanjhe La Follette bill, for It now covered fast mail and excursion trains, which were left out of the La FolleUe bill. ' Democrats Claim Glory. Williams, the minority leader, congrat ulated the Republicans and the country upon the amendments made by the rule. He said the Republicans had seen a new light and they were-jiow enacting legisla tion'whi'ch -the DPmocrats had stood for from the beginning.' ' Bartlett of Georgia said that the change which had come over the spirit of the Re publicans was. traceable only, to the "big stick." -He ' asserted that the changed condition' hd been due to the-attitude of the. Democratic members. ,i . i -"After thf adoption or the amendments the Speaker ."appointed- Hepburn. Sherman and Davey conferees, on the part of the House..- . ........ ,. : ,. .jstorm Over Johnson's Grave. Over monument' Hilly near -Greenvi!le, Tertn;, tha last restlns-Place-of ' Andrew Johnson, a storm of oratory broke while the House in committee of" the whole was considering the sundry civil bill. The place was made a National cemetery a year ago, and ther Is a paragrph in the budget crrying $32,000 for a superintend ent's lodge, roadways, walks and enclos ing walls. Gardner of Michigan, a member of the committee on appropriations moved that the provision be stricken out for the rea son that only four Union soldiers are bur ied there. He said that the appropriation really was an ingenious way of taking care of the grave of Andrew Johnson. Brownlow of Tennessee, who represents the district once represented by Andrew Johnson, spoke earnestly against the mo tion, and told the story of "what East Tennessee had done for the Union Army. "The Congressional district of which Greenville is the center," said Brownlow, "sent more men to battle for the Union than any other Congressional district in the country, and they were 100 miles with in the Confederate lines." Passing to a discussion of Andrew John son, Brownlow said amid great applause: "In my opinion, Johnson was the greatest patriot of the Civil War." Gardner's motion was defeated In a vast chorus of "noes." Final Conference on Canal. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2fc It was an nounced that a final conference will bp held at the White House next Mon day between the President and Secre taries Root and Toft relative to the contract for the construction of the Panama Canal, and that the decision will be announced Tuesday. TREASURY DEPOSITS IN BANKS Aldrich and Nelson Discuss Shaw's Handling of Funds. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Senator Aid rich, who has for some days been endeav oring to get final action on his currency bill, called the measure up in the Senate shortly before 2 o'clock today. Discussion progressed until 3 o'clock, when the spe cial order for eulogies interfered and the measure went over until nSxt week. Aid rich stating he should call it up at the earliest opportunity after Monday. Nelson explained the nature and intend ed operation of his amendment. The amendment permits the Secretary of the Treasury to receive as security for de posits fef Government funds in National banks Government bonds, and "at his discretion" state or municipal bonds, also such bonus as the law permits the banks of Massachusetts and New York to ac cept. It further provides that the banks shall pay)the Government at least 2 per cent Interest per annum on dally balances of Government deposits. Nlson Combated the idea that such a requirement would change the character of the Governmetn deposits, saying that, if it was held that banks receiving such deposits were "fiscal agents" of the Gov ernment, the money they thus received should be kept intuct by them and not loaned out at interest. He said the bet ter class of banks did not object to paying interest on Government deposits. As to the first proposition. Nelson re peated what he had said several days ago, that the Secretary was now receiving rail road bonds as security. Aldrich had ques tioned this at the time and Nelson pro duced a letter today from a banker of St. Paul, which stated that the Secretary had received from him as security for Government deposits $150,000 of Northern Pacific 4t4 per cen.t and $60,000 4 per cent Union Pacific bonds. Aldrich admitted that he had been In correct in denying the statement. Nelson said he did not know by what authority the Secretary had received such securities, unless it should be the words1 "and otherwise" In the law, saying that Government deposits should be "secured by United States bonds and otherwise." Later, when Aldrich was discussing the bill, the same point was reached and Nel son asked by what authority the Secre tary of the Treasury had received other than Government bonds. "I must confess I do not know," an swered Aldrich. "I do know that he has been receiving a miscellaneous character of securities, but so far as I know he has never reported to Congress the class of securities he has been receiving." The Nelson amendment.as explained by Aldrich, would require all Government funds to be kept in National banks, and thus the larges banks of the country, whfrh habitually carry United States bonds as investments, would receive the deposits. . Aldrich said the finance committee had realized in dealing with the questions that they were many and difficult, but if an attempt was made to ' so)ve them at the present short session, failure in all re spects would result. "Therefore." he continued, "the com mittee reported a bill permitting the Sec retary of the Treasury to deposits cus toms receipts in National banks in the same manner as he deposited Internal revenue receipts. As a matater of fact, the Secretary of the Treasury Is doing this now by depositing in banks all of the internal revenue receipts and using the customs receipts to pay current ex penses. But this operation Is not direct." JO BEKR FOR OLD SOLDIERS Hou.-e Again Orders Canteens Ont.of National Homes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The House adopted an amendment to the sundry civil bill providing that no bar or can teen where intoxicating liquors are sold shall be maintained in National Soldiers' homes. In view of the campaign through out the country against the canteen in soldiers' homes intense interest was shown when that feature of the bill was reported. Bowersock of Kansas precipitated the debate by offering an amendment pro viding that no part of the appropriation carried in the bill for soldiers' homes should be apportioned to any National home for disabled volunteers that main tains a bar or canteen where intoxicat ing liquors are sold. Tawney said that 20 new saloons had been erected around the soldiers' borne In Milwaukee in anticipation of the clos ing of the. canteens. He said the man agement of every National, soldiers' home in the country had asked that the can teen be restored in the interest of tem perance. Goulden of New York, as a trustee of the Bath, N. T., soldiers' home, said that since the canteen had been closed the 2400 inmate of the establishment had gone on record in favor of the old "beer hall." where they could have light drinks and music under normal circumstances. Hepburn of Iowa closed the debate, supporting the amendment. He said more men were slaughtered by rum each year than by wars in any ten years of the world's history. Hepburn remarked that he could not believe that the removal of the opportunity for drunkenness would increase drunkenness. The amendment of Bowersock was STRANGER TO SLEEP Mrs. Cora B. 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The sundry civil approp riation, the largest In the history of the Government, carrying 1105,000,000, was passed. The House at 11:45 P. M. adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow, when eulogies will be delivered on the late Senator Alger of Michigan and Representatives Adams of Wisconsin and Ketcham and Flack of New York. BEALli Gl'ILTV OF EVIL DEEDS Secretary of Indian Commission AVorked for Lawyers. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The Senate committee on Indian Affairs today re ceived from the Secretary of the In terior a copy of the report of William D. Foulke, a special inspector, who in vestigated charges against William O. Beall, secretary of the commission having; In charge the affairs of the five civilized tribes. 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Last Sun day we announced that Saturday would be the last day of our special sale of Suits at $22.50 We thought that our surplus stock would be entirely gone by then. But we have a very few left. They will be placed on sale until they are gone and then, mind you, that WILL BE ALL A fine suit of clothes and an extra pair of trous ers, as long as the surplus stock lasts, for a price entirely out of proportion to the merit of the goods. In fact, it is true that THE GOODS ALONE Are worth that, to say nothing of the labor and the extra pair of trousers you get besides. You can wear the suit for a .year and never have an uncomfortable moment. It's the biggest SUIT BARGAIN That you ever heard tell of. A call at the store will soon convince you that 3-011 cannot duplicate the value for double the money- Elks' Building pletely "as if he. were fo longer liv ing." The firm of Mansfield, McMurray & Cornish Is the one recently awarded by the Government a $250,000 fee for pres ecutingT Indian cases. The - charKPS hroupht against "Beall Think Pianos Reed-French Makes a Strong Bid for the Piano-Player Trade A beautiful combination player for $465, $10 a month . New pianos for $190, $5 a month . 6th and Burnside You may question the artistic work of the picture, but you MUST admit the suggestion of home life is delightful. See the dear little fellows how interestingly they enter into the evening's enjoyment. So many children get shoved back nowadays, they hardly know what real home life, with real, genuine parental com panionship, means.' Music does more to keep the home together than any other one influence. This lady is portrayed as playing a SOHMER-CECILIAN This player is admittedly the most sensitive piano-player in the world this point is so easily verified it might pay you to see for yourself. We bought a lot of piano-players from the Alder-Street Piano Store, and we got them at such prices we can save big money for our customers. Bun over, these prices and see what's doing at Reed-French's: Pianos of all kinds and all makes at prices at least a hundred dollars less than retailers want for a similar style. Installments, $5 and $6 a month. A $250 Exterior Player for. ($10 a month) A 1700 Combination Player for K463 ($10 a month) A most beautiful and' up-to-date Com bination Player, with all the latest kinks for exDression and musical in- terpretation; retail price $9J0; our Price aaoo ($12.60 a month) Reed - French Piano Mfg. Co. Sixth and Burnside. 350 Alder St, Near Park OOIM '"-JC3 Seventh and Stark Streets reflect also- upon Tarns Bixby. com missioner of the five civilized trtben,,-, but the Investigation did not ko into these charges. The report declared, however, that Mr. Blxby did not appear to be familiar as he should be wttli the proceedings before th commission. Think Reed-French.