THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1906. 2 LEGISLATORS NOW PROPERLY TAGGED Senators and Congressmen Stand Branded by Their Own Acts. TOOLS OF THE TRUSTS Secret Connections of Several Pre viously Unsuspected Revealed by Limelight of Publicity Some Surprises In the List. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 17. The debates and votes of the present session of Con fess have shown up a number or prominent Senators and Representa tives in their true light. Railroad Senators, staunch friends of corporate interests and representatives of spe cial interests have been smoked out, and now stand branded for what they are. Some of these men had all along been suspected, but not until this ses sion were they publicly accused on the floors of Congress; not until this ses sion did they become widely advertised throughout the country.' The deepest brand of all was that written across the brow of Senator Al (lrlch. of Rhode Island, the most fear less and most daring of all the friends of corporations. It has been known for years that Aldrlch was looking after the interests of the Standard- Oil Company, and that he was friendly to all the big corporations on general principles, but many Senators, Repub licans as well as Democrats, declared during the recent debate that Aldrlch was a "railroad Senator": and the brand sticks notwithstanding the ef forts of the Rhode Island Senator to wash it off. Aldrlch Needed No Brand. It was no surprise to find Aldrlch in the lead of the railroad Senators; he has always been their friend, but his reputation has spread to the re mote corners of the country as a re sult of the long fight in the Senate, and he will never live It down. The same brand that marked Aldrlch left its imprint on Senator Kean, of New Jersey. Kean Is always with Al drlch; whatever Aldrich wants, Kean wants. Aldrich gets his orders from the trusts: Kean takes his orders from Aldrlch. Kean, however, serves a use ful purpose, from the standpoint of his chief. He is a sort of detective, who goes about among Senators finding out how they stand and sounding them to determine what chance there is of bringing them into line behind Aldrlch. He is a fair mixer, and is able to carry to Aldrich a great deal of inside infor mation that enables the corporation Senator to frame his plan ot campaign. Where Kean Is Useful. TOut thnrA li.nn'i iiQAfnlnan. .Inn. Of course he is kept on the steering r n m m it i do .nil ha. TV.AmhAi.ahfn nn some of the important committees of the senate where ne can cast nls vote as directed, and at the same time gather more information for Aldrich. Kean possesses a rare cunning; he wears a sickly smile that won't come off; he occasionally breaks into a de bate with an irrelevant question or two, but has nothing to do with fram ing puonc sentiment. Soeakinc- of Kean recall the far- that .New Jersey in reality has poorer representation in the senate than any in me union, not excepting Del aware. New Jersev tnist-rUHan i dominated by the great corporations wnicn nave Been chartered within iti limits. The trusts control the Repub llcan as well as the Democratic ma chine of th xtata? thn nii ... t islature, they elect the Senators, and have the practical selection of members ui ine nouse. The Shame of New Jersey, Kea.i is sent to the Senate because the trusts ran rplv nn him Ti..,, hl colleague, was sent to the Senate uecuuse ne nimseif is a big corporation man and would stand in with the gang. Drvden i henH nf thn PrnH.n.ini t . Insurance Company. Neither Kean nor I'lyueu is an ornament to the Senate iieitner renects credit on the state that sends them to Washington. New Jersey's local interests receive second ary consideration at the hands of these " men, neuner or whom ever both era to take an active nnrt ir. v, of the Senate, aside from the work i'. penormea by Kean. senators Elklns and Scott, of West Virginia, have ahiw. Senators this Winter; more particularly ocuaiurs. jciKins lias been : large owner of railroad stock and ha aiwayg been known as representative -i ...iiuaus m me senate.' Bein cnairman of the Interstate Commerce uce, ne was in-a position to sen' ii. o iiieuus wen, and he started in do so. Elkins Sees the Light. But Elklns comes up for re-election January, ana no sooner had he be gun to care for the interests of the rail roads than th npnnla -lrM. -xri began buildln fir. ! m. reek.,e ?tate was aflanie and demands w. aereat came from every county from Republicans and Democrats alike. It was then that - his famous flop, and turned in to help iim 01 a rate Dill that would be satisfactory to the President and to the people of West Virginia. When El kins made this move, West Virginia dis covered that she was not suffering from extortionate freight rates, but that grat damage was being done ih tnrnonrio..t coal operators by the big railroads that traversed the state because these roads uwnea ana were operating the large coal mines and were HfHpriminatin. - . nDaiU the independent coal producers in a man ner that was practically driving them uui wi UUblllvSS. People Fooled by Elkins. immediately tne cry went up for an amendment to the rate bill prohibiting interstate commerce carriers from own ing coai mines. Elklns promptly do clared himself In favor of such legisla tion, which was thought strange in view 01 me iact mat ma railroad holdings were almost entirely in roads which con trol the great coal fields of West Vir ginia and Pennsylvania. It afterwards developed that Elklns had fooled the people by framing and securing the adoption of an amendment which, whllo apparently putting an end to railroad ownership of coal mines, will in reality unrig nu reuer wnaiever. The Elkins amendment Is a fraud; It will not work reform: it will not break up railroad control of the coal fields; it will not benefit the individual producer. The adoption of the Elkins amendment. Ineffective as it is, furnishes an excuse for not passing a stringent and effective law at some future session, for Elkln to will be the first to cry out that his amendment has not been fairly tested. and the Railroad Senators will stand with him. and Insist that no further leg islation be enacted until the Elkins rlan bag been proven unsatisfactory. lias Private Press Bureau. Meanwhile Elkins. by operating a press bureau of his own, has fooled the people of West Virginia into believing that he is working in their interest, doing every thing that they demand, and it looks as if the blurt might stand until after the Legislature has granted Elkins another six years in the Senate. The beef investigatlou legislation wai started with the Beveridge amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill turned up some corporation men in unexpected quarters; the two notable instances being Chairman Wadsworth, of New York, and Representative Lorimer, of Chicago. Wadsworth, since he has been chair man of this committee, has enjoyed a splendid reputation in the House; he has always handled bills to the satisfaction of everybody, and no complaint has been made. But the injection of the meat inspection question into the bill brought out- Wadsworth in an astonishing light. He had never before been suspected of be ing unduly friendly with the beef trust. Yet there he stands today, wearing uio brand, and apparently proud of it. Billy Lorimer Found Out. Billy Lorimer Is branded with him, pos sibly a little darker. . Lorimer nas wen in PnnurMs. on and on. for ten years; he has proved a bright, congenial mem ber of some force, but never asserted him self particularly, and never attained much prominence. As a memDer ot me ami cultural committee he showed little or no interest in his work, ana never ai ipniirii the meetings until the Beveridge amendment came back to the House from the Senate. Then Lorimer aroused him self, attended every meeting of the com mittee, was very active in attempting to discredit witnesses who appeared against the packers, and did his level best to bolster up those who spoke a gooa word for the beef trust. Lorlmer'a attitude was the more notice able on account of his previous Inactivity and if called forth general condemnation. It was a bold move for him to rna:e, but Lorimer is said to owe his position in the House to the Chicago packers; it is reported that they sent him here to see that they were not injured by legis lation, and if the packers control .Liori mer's district, as ia reported, he has nothing to fear from his course in com mittee, for the packers will take tare of him this Fall. Faces Only One Danger. Lorimer's only danger lies in a popu lar uprising, which will result in the overthrow of the packers. If this can be brought about, Lorimer will be left at home after the November election. It is doubtful if any friend of any cor- noration ever more openly or more vig orously espoused the cause he was chosen to represent than did Lorimer when tne Beveridge meat inspection amendment came up. Wadsworth was Just as bold, for he, too, has been in close communion with the beef-packers. He himself is a stockraiser; his product has gone to the beef trust and a close friendship has sprung up between them. This accounts for the unexpected position taken by the chairman of the House committee, and it may cost him his seat next Fall. As for Depew and Piatt. The case of Senators Depew and Piatt should not be omitted from the list of men exposed this Winter, but the fact is the two New York Senators have so long been recognized as corporation men of the deepest dye that their course this session, insignificant as it has been, ere ated no surprise. These two men are in the down-and-out class; they are both living to wait for the expiration of their terms, knowing full well that the future holds for them no more political honors. They are so notoriously corrupt that even the New York Legislature cannot stand for them loneer. The "Different Store" o OLDS, WORTMAN & KING o FIFTH, SIXTH and WASHINGTON STREETS Here's an Eye Full of Bargains That Brimmed Over the Sunday Page Full. 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EXTRA SPECIAL Colored Dress Goods Remnants at less than half price Monday and Tuesday. WHO SAID SHOES? Good shoes, Jots of 'em ; picked styles from the best makers. Splendid stocks of the "Com fort" Shoes that women want for warm day wear. Hospital nurses' ' and house shoes in immense choosing. Our expert shoers are waiting to serve you pleasantly and fit you properly. Shoes for men and women, stylish ties and Oxfords. WOMEN'S LOW SHOES $1.50. $2.00. $2.50 to $5.00 For street wear. For outdoor sports. For evening. For "functions." MEN'S LOW SHOES $3.O0, $3.50, $5.00 to $7.00 For every occasion. No need toay that our oxfords are well made; that our pumps don't gap at the sides or slip at the heels. Shoes must be perfect to be here at all. YOUNG FOLKS' SHOES UNDERPRICED. Extra Good Shoes for Yonr Shoe Money Women's fine white kid Bluchers, in Gib son Oxford style, with fashionable Cuban heel and ' flexible hand-turned sole a beauty and only $3.00 Women's Alice Blue Morocco Bluchers, with hand-turned flexible soles and Cuban heels; made with seamless vamp and a white kid "collar." A beautiful chic Oxford a won-. derful value and a leader at $3.50 SPEED AT WIND-UP Great Activity Shown in Both Branches of Congress. NO REDUCTION IN RATES Railroads Say San Francisco Cannot Be Shown Discrimination. SAN FRANCISCO. June 17. There will be no reduction In freight rates on build ing material to San Francisco and build ers and property-ownera who have been hoping- for some reduction in the rail rates on structural steel and other ma terials from the East will be destined to a serious disappointment. It is announced on the authority of the CANAL BILL IN SENATE Members of the House Will Be Able to Make Political Speeches When Pure Food Measure Is Brought Vp. WASHINGTON, June 17.-In prepara tion for the vote on the sea-level Panama canal bill, which is fixed for next Thurs day, the Senate will devote much of the time this week, prior to that date, to the consideration of the bill. Senator Knox is scheduled for a speech tomor- it is doubtful whether the sundry civil bill can be prepared for consideration dur ing the present? week. The Senate calendar of bills of local character have grown into large dimen sions during the past few weeks, and as much time as possible will be devoted to it. The Lake Erie & Ohio Ship Canal bill will also continue to receive atten tion. There Is to be more speed in the legis lation of the National House of Repre sentatives this week than in any week during the session If the plans of the leaders determined upon Saturday are carried out. Th programme contem plates the passage of the meat Inspec tion amendment to the agricultural ap propriation bill, and the sending of that measure to conference; the- passage of the pure food bill under a special rule and the passage of the immigration bill, also under a special rule. The last day of the session, when the rules may be suspended and bills passed by a two-thirds vote, will occur Mon day, and the Speaker's private list of members to be recognized under this or der is rapidly growing to large propor tions. Many bills local in their applica tion will be passed under this order. The meat inspection amendment will be called up Tuesday and disposed of with as great dispatch as possible. The time to be spent on it is estimated at two days. Debate on this bill will be con fined to tha discussion of the various provisions of the measure and proposed amendments thereto. The pure food debate will be somewhat today with President Roosevelt, confer ring on legislative matters. The Speaker said, regarding the adjournment pro gramme, that he expects Congress will close up business and get away from Washington by the first of July. Regarding the meat inspection legisla tion, Mr. Cannon reiterated his opinion that safe and sane legislation would be enacted and that notwithstanding differ ences on the matter of judicial review, everybody's constitutional rights will be protected. There are a number of matters which are to be brought before the House un der suspension of the rules, and Speaker Cannon says that if three hours be de voted tomorrow for that purpose these can be disposed of. This in all probability will be done, unless the House decides immediately to adjourn after convening, out of respect to the memory of Repre sentative Lester, of Georgia, who died yesterday. Members of the House committee on agriculture. Including Representative Adams, of Wisconsin, assisted by sev eral officials of the Department of Agri culture, devoted some time today to dis cussion of various features of the amend ment proposed by the House committee, to which the President has pointed out his objections. There is to be a meeting of the full committee and an effort is being made to agree on some ground of modification of the objectionable features so as to facilitate action on the measure. Mr. Adams, who was at the White House Friday and was made acquainted with the President's views, explained has since been Informed that there will be a sufficient number ready for work whenever the legislation becomes effec tive. Chairman Wadsworth. of the committee, who is in New York, is expected to re turn to this city tomorrow. wii!.iMiu.i;.'..Jr.vu.r m.iu..h, ..v,.y,m,jn.: .... , ,j.)ii-;;-y;i.:; :' i,-. '!';". . ." '".',M; '. "'" "V- 'V " . " ' ' I"; 'A-1-1 v a v-(-i ;i ; 11 i . m m 11 .. s i a m u . m m u m m m w m w - m .w ww . -" .I,. ... MftllT,rt . ....i,. ,! il( IWMIM , -up-frmr- i M"lm.wl' ' "' ' "" ' ' t NEW RECREATION PI Kit, THE FIRST IN OREGON. NOW BEING COMPLETED AT SEASIDE. With the approach of vacation days Seaside is preparing for its annual rush of visitors, and the popular resort is bound to become more popular than ever this season. A recreation pier over TOO feet in length is being built in front of the Moore Hotel and will be completed in a short time. Extending far into the ocean the pier will afford fine opportunities for deep sea fishing, but the chief attraction will be the immense dancing: pavilion and restaurant at the end of the pier. The pier will be brilliantly illuminated with electric lights and elaborate preparations are being made to make the pavilion attractive. Several weddings are being planned to take place in the pavilion, practically on the ocean, and the structure will prove a matchless place for picnics and parties. An electric trolley line has jus been completed to Gearhart Park from Seaside and with the new recreation pier, the first one in Oregon, Seaside will receive thousands of visitors who formerly went to California resorts In quest ofr rest and pleasure on the shores of the Pacific. traffic department of the Southern Pa cific that no reductions have been or will be considered by the trans-contlnehtal lines. It is explained that reductions on rates cannot be made to San .Francisco without making them applicable to all other Pacific Coast terminals. For this reason the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and other connections are prevented from do ing all that they would like to In the way of reduced rates to stimulate the re building of San Francisco. Logger Murdered Near Addy. COLVILL.E, Wash., June 17. (Spe cial.) Every indication of a cold blooded murder surrounds the death of J. P. Durmuth, of Addy, whose body was found Wednesday near Twelve Mile Creek. Upon their return from Investigating the death, Sheriff Frank Ferguson and Acting Coroner Perkins, of thl3 city, reported that it undoubt edly was murder. The body of Durmuth, with a bullet wound in the shoulder, was found by loggers with whom he had been work ing. The wound was such as to indi cate that Durmuth had been fired upon from an ambush above the trail where the body lay. When questioned by the Sheriff, members of the logging crew admitted that they suspected the identity of the murderer, but no ar rests were made. row or Tuesday in support of a lock canal, and he will be followed by other Senators for and against the bill as it stands. The adoption of a provision in the sun dry civil appropriation bill by the House, in opposition to the sea-level type of canal, has had the effect of stimulating interest in the Senate, and it is proba ble that this provision will Itself be made the subject of v discussion. The Senate agreement calls for a final vote on the bill before adjournment Thurs day, and for beginning the vote on amendments at 3 o'clock on that day. . It is possible that late in the week the Senate may be able to take up the sun dry civil appropriation bill, or the con ference report on the agricultural ap propriation bill, the former containing the House prohibition against . the expendi ture of money for a sea-level canal, the latter the meat inspection provision. Both measures are attracting much at tention from Senators, but there will be an effort to hold debate down to the minimum dimensions, with the hope of preventing the too great postponement of the day of final adjournment of the session, which the Senate leaders are still hopeful ot bringing within the present month. It is therefore probable that these mat ters will receive more attention in com mittee rooms than on the floor of the Senate. Neither bill will be considered until the Panama bill is disposed of, and members who have applied for time to make tariff speeches and discuss politics generally have been told to wait until the pure food bill came up. The pas sage of this bill before the adjournment of the Senate was planned some time ago by Speaker Cannon and Chairman Hepburn, of -the interstate and foreign commerce committee, and it was decided then to make it the vehicle for the clos ing political speeches of the session. The immigration bill, which is to close the week's work, will be given the con sideration which the time permits. In order to finish the programme the lead ers have set for the House may require that body to sit during the evening as well as carrying out the special order for 11 o'clock sessions each day. The omnibus public building bill and the general deficiency bill will not enter into the legislative consideration this week. The public building bill is to be one of the last taken up at this session. So many members are interested, In this bill and therefore remain at the capital while it is pending that putting the bill last on the programme makes It easier to maintain a quorum. of the House dur ing the wind-up of the session, when the presence of members is needed to prevent useless delays. Cannon Calls on President. WASHINGTON, June 17. Speaker Can non spent some time at the White House them in detail to his colleagues on the committee today. A suggested amend ment, which Mr. Adams says emanated from the Department of Agriculture of ficials and which it is said is favorably considered by thm President, has been brought forward to eliminate the objec tions set forth by the President to the court review proposed by the amendment. . This new proposal is designed to give the Secretary of Agriculture final control of the situation, so far as the questioaTl of fitness of slaughtered animals for hu man food is concerned, by the insertion of the following clause in the paragraph of the amendment relating to inspection and condemnation at the post mortem examination of such animals, "which in the judgment of the Secretary of Agri culture be unsound, unhealthful, unwhole some and unfit for human food." This clause is sugggested to take the place of the words, "found to be unsound, un healthful." etc. The proposed amendment is expected to meet with opposition from the packing interests, who object to delegating such final authority to the department officials. Mr. Adams expressed the opinion that the committee on agriculture will recede from Its position, waiving the appoint ment of inspectors under the Civil Service Commission. This waiver was inserted in the amendment because, he said, the committee was under the impression that the department had not a sufficient list of persons available for that position. H4 BREAKING 0F SABBATH Leads to Demand for Blue Law Re vival In London. LONDON, June 17. For generations the British Sunday has been known all over the world as the most desolate of all days. London and other big cities hae taken on the aspect of a deserted village. But the advent of so many Americans and visitors from the Continent and also the frequent excursions to Germany, France and Belgium of Englishmen has somewhat altered all this. Archdeacon Sinclair, the famous London preacher, has just come out with a tirade to the tffect that there is no more a Sabbath day in England, that we have adopted the "Continental Sunday," and that the British Sunday is now a National scandal. He blames the rich more than the poor. He declares that the thousands of Sun day excursions disturb the quiet of peace ful villages near by, that the river Thames is as crowded with pleasure seekers as a fair, that servants work harder on account of the luncheons and cinners given by way of entertainment, that the railways work overtime, that there are in London sixty-seven theaters and music-halls giving "sacred" concerts, and that in fact Sunday is a day of rest lessness instead of a day of rest. He has started a movement for the preser vation of the oldstyle Sabbath. He has so frightened the public by this move ment that an opposition movement has been started called the "Anti-Puritan League." Its membership is increasing mightily and its committees of manage ment number some of the most distin guished and influential people in England. The Anti-Puritan League -has suddenly become so strong that it will now branch out In opposition to the "Goo-goos" in other matters. 0 BATONS Bay City Refugees Would Abolish Soup Kitchens. ANGRY WITH . SOLDIERS BOAT UPSET IN SHOSHONE Two of Eleven Venturesome Lum bermen Are Drowned. DENVER, June 17- A news special from Cody, Wyo., says that five lum bermen were drowned in the Shoshone River near Wapiti today while at tempting to cross in a boat. The men belonged to a gang working on a log jam and had been warned by-the fore man not to attempt the trip. The names of the dead are: JOSEPH REDDING, Oreenforet. Ark. ROBERT HENDRICKSON, Hope, Ind. JOHN HARTLEY. JOHN FINNEGAN, JOSEPH KARRY. The boat contained 11 men and cap sized in midstream. Six of the party were rescued with difficulty. None of the bodies of the dead had been recov ered at nightfall. SAPPHIRES IN THE LEAD Production of Precious Stones United States for the Year. In WASHINGTON, June 17. The United States Geological 8urvey, in a bulletin on the production of and Importation of precious stones in the United States in 1905, says the value of the output of precious stones in that year reached $326.3S0. of which the yield from sapphire mines amounted to $125,000. Next in value was' the turquoise output, quoted at J65.000. The Importation of precious stones amounted to $34,998,513, as compared with $26,008,213 in 1904. Diamonds represent the bulk of the importations, the rough or uncut stones being valued at $10,281,111, while the value of the unset stones Is placed at $20,375,304. Fire Damages Spokane Block. SPOKANE, June 17. Fire in the Victor block of three stories, at Sprague avenue and Mill street, at 4 A. M. today, caused a damage of $37,000, of which $10,000 was on the building, $25,000 on the hardware stock of McGowan Bros., and $2000 on the furniture of the upper story tenements. No one was iniured. Insurance covers losses. Home Life, They Say, Is Destroyed In Compelling Husband and Wife to Be Separated Dur ing the Meal Hours. SAN FRANCISCO, June 17.-Three hun dred refugees from the camps located throughout San Francisco combined in the adoption this afternoon of resolutions calling for the abolishment of the soup kitchens and a return to the former plan of dealing out rations to the destitute of the city. It was also declared the sense of the meeting that the refugees are being oppressed by those in charge of the supplies donated and calling for a committee appointed by Mayor Schmitz t,o supersede the Army forces. While there were numerous charges made by speakers at the open-air session that took place In a vacant lot at Fill more and Eddy streets, the main cry was that home life is being destroyed by re quiring husband and wife to be separated during meals and that such a course is destroying the manhood of the citizens. LITTLK OF MAIL WAS LOST Surprising Amount of Business Now In San Francisco Po&toffice. WASHINGTON. June 17. Postmaster General Cortelyou has received final re ports from the postmaster at San Fran cisco, detailing the postal conditions dur ing the great disaster there and pointing out that the amount of mall lost was comparatively small. The postmaster re ports that May 24 the records of the can celing machines at the San Francisco postoffice showed the collection of mail within 60,000 letters of the heaviest col lection on record in the office, while the stamp sales were within $300 of normal. The postmaster says, however, that the mails of second-class matter were but a little over 20 per cent of the amount be fore the earthquake. He adds that there has been no falling off in the amount of registered mail received. There wre 240 employes of the post office whose homes were burned out in the fire, many of the men being left destitute, but so far as known only one employe, a carrier, lost his life, while one other is missing. The Postmaster General has written the postmaster, specially commendine the action of cer tain employes and has called the attention of the Secretary of the Treasury to cer tain officials in the custodian service of that department. BADLY HURT IN A FIGHT Dolph Rudolph Kicked by Bill," a Negro. 'Dollar Adolph Rudolph Is In the Good Samar itan hospital in a precarious' condition as a result of a kick in the stomach de livered by "Dollar Bill," a notorious North End negro. The negro was ar rested last night by Detectives Vaughn and Hellyer, and will be held on a charge of assault and battery pending the re covery of Rudolph. The fight which resulted In the Injury to Rudolph took place at "Dollar Bill's" saloon in the restricted district. Rudolph is said to have been Intoxicated, and re fused to leave the saloon when ordered out by the negro. After a few words Rudolph was thrown out. The negro fol lowed him to the sidewalk where he kicked his victim. The injured man was removed to the hospital by Policemen Issacs and Parker in the police ambulance.