Morning Oregonian., February 13, 1908, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903.
improve ems
TO FULL CAPACITY
Knox Says We Must Do It to
Get Full Benefit of Pan
ama Canal.
GOOD BUSINESS POLICY
Pennsylvania Senator - Recommends
Systematic, Continuous Work,
Showing How Deep Channels
Increase National Revenue.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 12. With four
Vnited States Senators, as many Con
treffmen and several Hundred of the
most prominent business men of Pitts
burg district In attendance, the annual
Lincoln birthday banquet of the Pitts
burg: Chamber of Commerce was held at
the Hotel Schenley here today. The din
ner was very successful and the chief ad
dress was given by Senator Knox, of
Pennsylvania. The other speakers and
guests were. Senators J. P. Dolliver, of
Iowa; Thomas H. - Carter, of Montana;
lioies Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and Con
gressman J. Sloat Faseett, of New York.
Three Congressmen of this district. James
Francis Burke, Dr. A. J. Barchfleld and
A. Graham, were also present.
Mr. Knox' speech was a powerful ar
gument for the systematic improvement
nf rivers and harbors by the Government,
than which, he eald, "no subject of Na
tional policy has been more distorted by
partial views, more disfigured by mis
apprehension, or more dwarfed by the
conflict of local Interests, and yet upon
rtfi other one, factor does the future ex-.
panslon of commerce so largely depend."
He continued;
Must Start National Policy.
The etage has been reached when local
Jealousies should he cast aside, and these
limited and partial views enlarged to the
perception that whatever expenditure is
necessary to brintr to its utmost economic
capacity every harbor capable of commercial
utility and every river able to furnish a
route for Industrial or agricultural products
and material, is the moat remunerative ln
i(itmfnt that can be made with National
funds. Old methods may have Invested these
-works with local and log-rolling character
istics. The true National policy Is to em
bnrk on the creation of an Inclusive sys
tem of harbors and waterways which shall
be developed to Its utmost economic possi
bility. The duty of the Government to improve
Its waterways and harbors Is made exigent
by the great expenditure in progress on the
Isthmus of Panama. Besides the vast gen
eral Inducement for bringing all our harbors
and rivers to their full economic capacity,
the direct bearing of this work in securing
to our own people their fair share of the
benefits from the lnteroceanlc canal Is so
Intimate and weighty that It cannot be neg
lected with justice to this Nation or with
out discrediting our own Intelligence and
consistency.
He pointed out that, while we were dig
ping the Panama Canal 35 feet deep, only
two or three ports of the United States
have an equal depth, and applications for
deepening them are met with procras
tination or refusal. Unless this policy is
amended. Congress will stand convicted
of confining the fullest benefits of the
canal to other nations, or at best giving
only a few American ports, already con
frosted, the privilege of. using its full
depth. The streams of the Mississippi
basin terminate at the port nearest the
canal, and that section of the country
contributes half the cost of the canal. To
omit improvement of these streams would
be to deny to the canal the great addi
tion to its trafflo and return on Its in
vestment, and to deny to - the people of
the. central part of the United States
their full share of the use of the work
to which they contribute so largely. He
then said:
Give" Vs Benefit or Canal.
TVI11 the Government of this Nation
through its legislative branches fix upon
Itself the amazing Incongruity of spending
a certain ;no,oon.OQO, and a possible 300.
tmo.(iiM), in digging the Panama Canal and
denying to the seacoast harbors of the
Vnited States two or three score millions to
enable them to enjoy the full benefit of the
canal? Do we wish, while spending that sum
outside the United States, to withhold or
even ptlnt the probable $200,000,000 or pos
sible S:i0O,0O0.0OO that will at once secure
to the canal the vast traffic of the Missis
sippi basin, and give to half our population
ii duo return from their contribution to
that work? I cannot believe that, with its
true nature comprehended. Congress can
perpetrate that logical Impossibility.
Mr. Knox proceeded to argue that, by
undertaking the work of river and har
bor Improvement, the Government as
fumed the obligation to keep the har
bors tip to highest standard, and en
tered Into a practical contract with the
communities bordering on the streams
to improve them to their highest ca
pacity. He continued:
Vrgency or Undertaking.
The time has come to realize the urgency
and importance of this proposition. Beyond
the larger Importance of cheap water trans
portation for general commerce and In
dustry, the Immediate reaulslte of secur
ing a full return from the great Investment
on the Isthmus, and Indeed the need of
giving that canal Its full traffic and reve
nue, establishes as basic In our National
policy of internal Improvements these prop
ositions: First That we should discard further pro
crastinations and set about the, systematic
and comprehensive Improvement. of all ports
and waterways that are or oan bs made
tributary to the canal, In order, if possible,
to comolete all of them with the com
pletion of the canal: and if that Is not
Vosslble, to complete the largest proportion
possible.
Second That the maximum depth of the
canal should be fixed as the minimum depth
of the channels of every sea coast harbor
of commercial magnitude or capable, of
commercial magnitude.
Third That all the rivers of ths Mis
sissippi basin should be Improved to the
highest standard of economic utility per
mitted by their physical and . commercial
character, and that the lake region should
be given access through them to the Isth
mian canal and the Pacific by modern and
adequate canals. Joining Lake Michigan to
the tipper Mississippi and Lake Erie to tho
Vpper Ohio.
"Would Bo Good Investment.
Mr. Knox then proceeded to demon
strate that rl'er and harbor improve
. tnent, if "each route la planned and
prosecuted as a whole and carried to
early completion as private enterprise
pushes Its projects, so that the whole
enterprise may be brought promptly
to the productive stage with the mini
mum loss from an Investment left Idle
for lack of completion," it will prove
a good Investment. He showed that
water routes furnish the cheapest rates
by quoting comparative rates on rail
road, lakes and rivers, and quoted the
figures from the St. Mary's Canal, from
the French canal, and fivers, from the
Manchester Bhip canal and from Ger
many, to show the Immense increase
in heavy traffic carried by water, the
growth in population resulting and the
great increase in railroad earnings due
to relieving them of low-class, bulky
freight and increase in high-class
freight.
lie showed the effect of Improving
lake channels as compared with in
complete improvement of the Missis
sippi, Ohio and Missouri Rivers, by
comparing the population of the'elght
leading- Lake cities and the eight lead
ing river cities. In 1870 and 1900. He
sliowed that the population of the Lake
cities had grown from 714,898 to 3,241.
.273, -while that of the river cities had
grown from .932,870 to 1,756,932, an in
crease of 354 per cent against 89 per
cent. He made a like striking com
parison of growth In the improved
Monongahela Valley as againsfthe un
improved Allegheny. He drew a conr
trast between four smaller Lake ports
which, jwith liberal improvement, have
more than quadrupled their population
In 30 years, and three which, with
meager improvement, have less than
doubled.
Improvement Pays for Itself.
s
He next demonstrated that river and
harbor Improvements would pay for
themselves by -the increased revenue
derived from an increased population.
The average per capita contribution
to the Federal revenue of the eight
Lake cities and eight river cities In
20 years ending- in 1900 was $8 per
capita. The increase of population in
the Lake cities in excess of the river
cities was 1.708,565, attributable to
cheap navigation. The annual revenue
from this increase was $13,668,000,
which would pay interest and sinking
fund on a bond issue of $389,000,000,
over seven times the cost of Lake im
provements. The cost of Improving the
Ohio, $63,000,000, would require a fixed
charge of $12,480,000 a year, which sum
would be yielded by 310,000 more pop
ulation. A National system of im
provement, even if it cost $750,000,000,
which is 60 per 'cent more than the
estimate, would involve an annual
charge of $30,000,000, which would call
for an Increase of 3,750,000 in popula
tion to make the increased revenue
equal the cost.
Mr. Knox denied that railroads were
hostile to such Improvements and gave
figures on the growth of traffic to show
that railroads benefit by river Improvement-
He concluded:
Sees Magnificent Possibilities.
In all the range of material benefits for
this Nation there are none of such magnifi
cent possibilities more certainly attainable
than this. The conception of the fields
of the Northwest, the cotton fields of the
Gulf, the ports of the Pacific and the cities
of the coast; the picture of great tows and
fleets of steamers, bearing grain, coal, iron,
cotton on the streams from the hakes to the
Gulf and from Nebraska to New York; the
full enjoyment of the Panama Canal for the
productive Interests of the Mississippi Basin
and the Atlantic, Coast alike; the agricul
ture of that vast region doubled In Its pro
duction by the rewards of intensive culti
vation and- the multiplication of near mar
kets, surpasses the ability of ths human
mind to grasp in its entirety. But that It
can be realized in fact is beyond dispute,
when we set about It with the full knowl
edge of its compelling importance and
with the deep resolution to attain 1L by
measures bold without rashness and earnest
only to achieve the utmost National wel
fare. RETAINED BY UNCLE SAM
SHOULD BE BARRED FROM
WORKING AGAIXST HIM.
Borah Proposes to Forbid Senators
and Congressmen to Be Attor
neys Against Government.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Senator
Borah today created the first spirited
debate in the Senate on the bill to revise
and codify the Federal criminal laws by
offering an amendment, making it a
penal offense for any United States Sen
ator or Congressman to appear in court
as attorney in any case in which the
Government may be interested. I
Borah took care of the debate alone in
support of his resolution, while Mc
Laurin, Clay, Teller, Heyburn and South
erland opposed it. The amendment went
over without action, .Borah glviiig notice
that he would continue to urge it until
a vote was taken.
There is a law now on the statute
books prohibiting Senators and Congress
men from accepting fees for appearing
before any Government Department and
under this law Senators Burton and
Mitchell- were convicted, but there is no
law prohibiting any Senator or Congress
man to act as attorney for any corpora
tion or individual which is opposing or
opposed by the United States Govern
ment in any case in court. Borah's
amendment would not be retroactive.
RICHES ONLY FOUNDATION
Higher Spiritual Life the Super
structure, Says Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Interest in to
day's work of the fifth general conven
tion of the Religious Educational Asso
ciation centered in a reception, and an
address to the delegates by the President
of the United States at the White House,
In which he declared that our material
prosperity will avail but little unless
built upon it is the superstructure of the
higher moral and spiritual life.'
The convention today elected these offi
cers: President. Francis Greenwood Pea
body, Harvard, Mass.; first vice-president,
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Berkeley, Cal.
The delegates were received In the East
Room of the White House this afternoon,
where the President said to them:
I doubt if there 1 any lesson more essen
tial to teach in an Industrial democracy
like ours than ths lesson that any failure
to train the average citizen In the belief
of the things of the spirit no. less than the
things of the body must in ' the long run
entail misfortune, shortcomings, possible dis
aster upon the Nation itself. It is emi
nently right that we Americans should be
proud of our material prosperity. It is emi
nently right that we should pride ourselves
upon a wifely diffusion and eminently prac
tical system of education.
I believe In both, but neither will avail
if something else is not added to the Na
tion. The material prosperity is essential
as a foundation, but It is only a foundation
and upon it must be built the superstructure
of the higher moral and spiritual life; for
otherwise in Itself 'the material prosperity
will amount to but little. So without edu
cation. It Is necessary that we should see
that the child Is trained not merely in read
ing and writing, not merely in the ele
mentary branches of learning strictly so
defined, but trained industrially, trained ade
quately to meet ths ever-Increasing demands
of the complex growth of our industrialism,
trained agriculturally.- trained- in handi
crafts, trained to be more efficient workers
In every field of human activity.
But they must be trained In more than
that or the Nation will ultimately go down.
They must be trained in ths elementary
branches of righteousness; they must be
trained so that It shall come naturally to
them to abhor that which is evil or we never
can see our democracy take the place which
it must and shall take among the nations
of the earth.
In making an address In greeting a body
like this. I always want my words taken
at their exact face value. I do not believe
ever in teaching what cannot be practiced.
I do not went ever to hear a man say to
pay no regard to the things of the body in
life as It Is today. On the contrary I
would tell every young man that It is his
first duty to pull his own weight; to take
care of himself and take oars- of those
dependent UDon him. He cannot do any
thing for others until he Iras first made It
certain that he will not be a burden upon
others. I want to see a man able to earn
his livelihood; I want to see the woman
able to do her part as housewife and
mother.
But all my plea is that the man shall
nottbe content with merely that: that the
man shall realize that after a certain point
has been reached the increment of his for
tune, the increment of his well-being
amounts to very little compared to the re
sult of effort spent in other directions.
CHEER HUGHES AT
LINCOLN DINNERS
Governor Guest of Honor at
Banquets of Three Re-,
publican Clubs.
SPEAKS BRIEFLY AT EACH
Refers to Washington as Most Lucid
Exponent or Relations or Na
tion to State and to
the Individual.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. With Gov
ernor Hughes as their chief guest of
honor, three Republican organizations
in the greater city celebrated Lincoln's
birthday tonight by dinners' of more
than ordinary interest, by reason not
only of the Governor's presence, but
because of the importance attaching to
the state of the preliminary political
skirmishes to any political utterances
by him or in his behalf.. .
Governos Hughes begun his round of
speeches by attending the 22nd annual
Lincoln dinner of the Republican, Club
of the City of New York at the Wal
dorf Astoria, to which he was enthusi
astically welcomed and at which his
brief address was listened to with in
terest and interrupted by frequent
bursts of applause
Defense or Roosevelt.
A spirited defense of President
Roosevelt by John Maynard Harlan, of
Chicago, was another ' feature of this
dinner, at which also considerable at
tention was attracted by the felicitous
eulogy of Abraham Lincoln by a Demo
cratic Congressman from Texas, Repre
sentative Morris Shappard. Governor
Augustus Willson, of Kentucky, also
spoke briefly.
Leaving Manhattan Borough, Gover
nor Hughes went to Brooklyn, wheYe
he was the guest of and addressed two
organizations, the Lincoln Club and the
Union League Club. At both functions
his appearance 'was greeted by enthusi
astic demonstrations.
The Governor expressed his pleasure at
welcoming to the state the Governor of
Kentucky and apologized because the
exigencies of office had not given, the
opportunity to prepare an address. Men
tioning the varying emotions which are
excited in the breasts of patriotic Amer
icans by th,e National holidays, he noted
in particular the reverence which all feel
for. the father of his country, George
Washington, saying:
4 Refers to Washington.
Rarely nas the doctrine of-the relation of
the Nation to the states and of government
to the individual been more lucidly ex
pounded than he exppnded it in those sen
tences which probably are familiar to you.
He said:
The Nation must control whatever con
cerns the Nation.
The states or any political community
must control whatever exclusively concerns
them. The Individual shall control what
ever exclusively concerns him. That Is real
popular sovereignty. Why. with Lincoln.
should we not have patient confidence in the
ultimate Justice of the American people.
Undoubtedly abuses . exist. Undoubtedly
abuses must be cured.
If there Is any man who thinks,' or any
set of men who'tblnk, that by any astute
ness they may stand in the way of progress
and may prevent the evils that exist let
them beware; they will find themselves Im
potent.' Progress will take no account of
them.
COMPROMISE IS TENTATIVE
Railroads and Lumber Interests Are
Getting Together.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. .12. At a
conference held this afternoon between
attorneys of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific, Northwest lumber
men and the business interests, a tent
tatlve compromise of the rate question
was- reached by the railroads offering
to haul lumber at the old rates, leav
ing it optional with the carriers
whether or not the shippers shall be
required to put up bonds to guaran
tee the payment of the new rate in
case the railroads secure a favorable
decision from the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Under this agreement the railroads
hope to stimulate the lumber ship
ments, and the lumber and shingle
manufacturers gain a point In not be
ing absolutely obliged to put up bonds
to guarantee the payment of the new
rate. The entire matter will be pre
sented to Judge Hanford, of the United
States Court as soon as the necessary
details can be agreed upon.
WILL WARD OFF PLAGUE
San Francisco Takes 'Steps to Clean
Vp City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. li. Steps
were taken today by the citizens'
health committee to provide for the
rigid enforcement of the health ordi
nances of the city, and at the same
time preparations were made to dis
trict the city and to inaugurate a sys
tem of block inspection. It is the de
termination of the committee to drive
the last vestige of the plague from San
Francisco before the arrival of the
fleet.
Cleaning and repairing the streets
and sewers soon will -be begun, as it
was agreed, at a conference in the
Mayor's office today, to set aside $200,
000 of the $338,000 surplus In the City
Treasury for that purpose.
CUTS HAIR FOR 10 CENTS
Barbers' War in Tacoma Pleases All
. v but the Bald.
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 12. (Special.)
- Because a few of the boss barbers
desired to reduce the price of haircut
ting from 35 to 25 cents, Tacomans
were hurrying to barber shops to have
hair cut at the modest sum of 10 cents
with tonic thrown in.
Several shops cut the price to 6 cents
early In the morning, but a. few hours
later raised it to 10 cents. The fight
has been' on since Monday.. Banners
and signs telling of the reduction in
price in large, flamlngr red letters were
displayed In several shops. ,
NEAR CHILEAN SEAPORT
Fleet Will Arrive at Valparaiso on
Friday and Be Reviewed.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 12. Word has
been received here that the Chilean
cruiser Chacabuco, which left Punta Are
nas With the American fleet of battle
ships and led it through the Strait of
Magellan, will arrive at Talcahuano to
morrow morning. This port is about 125
miles south of Valparaiso, and the Ameri
can fleet, together with the Chacabuco, is
expected to reach Valparaiso on Friday,
when the President of the Republic will
liold a review.
NAVAlv FCITDS INSUFFICIENT
Mare Island Officials Complain of
Reduction.
VALLEJO, Cal., Feb. 12. Naval offi
cers on Mare Island and the Chamber
of Commerce of this city are wrathy over
a dispatch from Washington announcing
the appropriation for the Navy-yard has
been cut from $786,000, as recommended
by the Naval Bureaus, to $211,000. Every
request made is urgently needed to handle
the big ships coming to the Coast this
year, and unless secured, the Government
will have to use private yards. Official
surveys Just made by the Navy Depart
ment give the depth of water through
San Pablo Bay to Mare Island as 26 feet,'
with maximum of 28, enough to float any
battleship.
CRUISER TO ,MEET SQUADRON
Peruvian Vessel Will Escort Fleet
to Callao.
LIMA, Peru, Feb. 12. The Peruvian
cruiser Bolognesl- will leave Callao next
Saturday bound south. She will meet the
American battleships under Rear-Admiral
Evans on the lugh seas, will fire a salute
of welcome and escort them to Callao. .
Arethusa Rejoins Flotilla.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The supply
ship and tender for the torpedo, flotilla,
the Arethusa has sailed from Punta Are
nas for Talcahuano, the next stopping
place of the flotilla.
EQUAL CHANGE FOR JILL
KEYNOTE OF ADMINISTRATION,
SAYS GARFIELD. '
Republicans Must Carry Out Roose
velt Policies of Punishing Rich
Criminals or Face Revolt.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13. One of the first
big guns of the'Republlcan National cam
paign was fired at the Lincoln day ban
quet of the Hamilton Club last night by
James R. Garfield, Secretary of the In
terior. The efforts of the administration
to correct the abuse of special privileges
and the intentions- of President Roosevelt
in taking eah of his steps against corporate-wealth
formed the subject of Mr.
Garfield's address.
The question of special privileges, Mr.
Garfield maintained, was uppermost of
the problems of the day. The Repub
lican party, he said, stood face to face
with the proposition of carrying on the
policies of the President in bringing men
of wealth who broke the laws to their
account or turning back the pages of his
tory. The currency, question, , tariff, labor
troubles and various other subjects were
touched upon by Mr. Garfield, but all as
illustrative of his great point. The ad
ministration, he said, stood for the gain
ing of equal opportunity to all men and
such an enforcement of the laws as to
bring this about.
Mr. Garfield denounced in stinging
sentences men of wealth who break the
laws and seek to turn political power
to their own use. He was careful to
draw the line, however, between the
destructive and constructive kind of
criticism. The policy of the administra
tion toward corporation evildoers, lie
said, had averted a serious situation in
this country, a situation of revolt that
might in time have resulted in a revo
lution. Mr, Garfield was introduced by
Thomas IJ. Knight, president of the
club, who said that the future might
well see Mr. Garfield in the seat his
father had once occupied. This sen
tence wus received with cheers and the
waving of handkerchiefs and other
demonstrations of great approval.
LIVES IN FEAR OF RIOT
Vancouver Chinese Alarmed Because
One Kills Policeman. ,
VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 12. The
Chinamen of this place are In a fer
ment over the shooting, of Policeman
MeLeod this morning at 6 o'clock by
a Chinese chicken thief. The police
man caught the Chinam'an with two
eacks of stolen chickens," and put one
handcuff on him and started for the
station. The Chinaman, with his free
hand, got out his revolver and shot
MeLeod through the neck, and es
caped. .
The police have turned Chinatown
upside down, but cannot find the cul
prit, and the Chinese are in deadly fear
of a riot. The Chinese Board of Trade
has issued a circular imploring the Chi
nese" to give the man up, but with no
result as yet. MeLeod will recover.
JIU JITSU IN GERMANY
Emperor Introduces It Into Military
tfjnmaslam.
BERLIN, Feb. 12. The Japanese meth
od of wrestling, Jiu Jltsu, is to be intro
duced into all the military and naval
gymnasiums of Germany, at the express
command of the Emperor. His Majesty
has directed all officers going through a
course of gymnastic instruction - at the
central gymnasium to acquire a thor
ough acquaintance with the rules of Jiu
Jitsu.
The officers, upon obtaining their certi
ficates of efficiency in this new method,
will be detailed to the various local gym
nasiums throughout the .empire where
they will impart a knowledRe of the
methods to the recruits .as soon as they
join.
Rioting; in Fairbanks,
t
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. K. A special
to the Post-Intelligencer from Farbanks,
Alaska, says:
United States Marshal Perry today
swore in 250 special deputies for the pro
tection of life and property against
riotous mobs of strikers who are congre
gated on the streets. These mobs have
been attempting to capture recent ar
rivals here with a view to deporting
them. The Marshal's force has dispersed
the rioters and guarantees protection to
all men in camp. . All saloons are closed.
Northwestern People In New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Special.) North
west people at New York hotels:
From Tacoma J. E. Thomas, at the Ra
leigh: Mrs. J. G. Van Martee, at the St.
Denis; J. F. Barrows, at the Fifth Ave
nue. -
From Seattle Mrs. L. W. McCoy, '.at
the Latham; W. L." Dudley, at the Impe
rial. total $1,400,000,000 In one year. By electri
fication this would he reduced hy ahout
$2fo,ooo,oon, rep ntln that much actual
and net savins.
REPLIES TO COFFIN
Ridgley Declares . Banking
Laws Are Enforced.
FORBIDS EXCESSIVE LOANS
Controller Also Says That Cases of
Overcertiflcatlon Are Prompt
ly Prosecuted as Soon
as Discovered. .
WASHINGTON, .Feb. 12. W. B. Ridge
ley, the Controller of the Currency, to
day made public his reply to the criti
cism of his bureau, made by John M.
Coffin, formerly Deputy Controller pf the
Currency, as published In the newspapers
last Sunday.
"Mr. Coffin charged," said Mr. Ridgeley,
"that sections 5200 and E20S of the' revised
statutes of the United States are dally
violated by every large atlonal bank,
and makes the statement that stock gam
bling could be suppressed, or at least SO
per cent of it obliterated by a strict en
forcement of the above-named sections."
Bank Wrecked by Coffin.
Mr. Ridgeley reviews "Mr. Coffin's con
nection with the Weaver National Bank,
of New York, as Its first president, and
states that as a fesult of its violation's of
the law, fhe bank Is now in voluntary
liquidation. Mr. Rldgeley goes on to say:
"Not' only the charges, but the state
ments made by Mr. Coffin in the article
referred to are really made without any
knowledge of the facts, and are inten
tionally false and untrue. Section 5200 is
the section of the bank act which prohib
its any National bank from loaning an
'amount equal to more than one-tenth of
the capital stock of such association, ac
tually paid and unimpaired, and one
tenth of its unimpaired surplus fund;
provided, however, that the total of such
liabilities shall in no event exceed SO per
cent of the capital stock of the associa
tion, to any person, association, company,
corporation or firm.
Law Is Now Enforced.
"Whatever may have been the fact in
regard to the enforcement of this provis
ion at the. time when Mr. Coffin was Dep
uty Controller of the Currency and In a
large degree responsible for its enforce
ment or non-enforcement, since the pass
age of the amendment to this act on June
27, 1906, a most vigorous and determined
effort has been made by me as Controller
of the Currency to enforce this section of
the bank act. It is true that in former
years it was a very common practice for
some New York and other banks in the
country to make loans in excess of the 10
per cent limit. But, owing to the steps
taken by the Controller's office in the
last few years to enforce this section,
such violations of the law are now very
infrequent."
The Controller quoted from the reports
of the National Bank Examiner in New
York, tending to show that violations of
section 5200, in regard to excessive loans,
have been practically eliminated from
New York, banking, and then says:
Offenders Promptly Indicted.
"In regard to the violations of section
5208. prohibiting the overcertiflcatlon of
checks, Mr.- Coffin's statements are
equally false or based on wrong informa
tion. I am convinced from the examina
tions I have made and the explanations
and assurances given me by many bank
ers of the highest character and standing,
tht Illegal overcertlfication of checks is
extremely rare. When Instances are dis
covered, as in a rceent case, the facts are
reported to the Department of Justice
and the offenders are Indicted and
brought to trial.
"The sections of the law Mr. Coffin
complains are dally violated are, as a
matter of course, strictly enforced, the
same as all the rest of the law Is en
forcedquietly and as a matater of duty,
without any fuss or parade and regard
less of the letters of Mr. Coffin or any
other sensation-monger. The proposition
that officers of leading banks of New
York City are so foolhardy as daily to
violate, the law and render themselves
liable to Imprisonment as criminals, as
would be the case if the law were so
violated, is too absurd for serious belief."
Big Rush of Spring Trade.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12: More than 3000
buyers and business men from all over
the country are now in New York with
orders for goods of every variety for
the Spring and Summer trade. The great
influx of buyers was expected by the Job
bing houses here, and Is said by mer
chants to be an evidence of the return
of confidence throughout the country.
The general financial depression 'last Fall
and the consequent small amount of buy
ing at that time has left merchants
throughout the country short In their
storks and for that reason the buyers are
coming to New York earlier than usual.
Every hotel In New York that caters
to the commercial trade is crowded and
New York merchants are in a joyous
mood at the prospect of an enormous
Spring trade.
Employe Killed by Car.
SANTA MONICA, Cal.. Feb. 12. Alonzo
F. Nevlus, aged 49, an employe of the
Los Angeles-Pacific Railway, was struck
by a car of that system while riding a
EPIDEMIC OF GRIP
Probably. Largely Due to Long Absence
of Snow.
Natural Remedy for Common Effects
of the Disease.
It Is probably true that long absence
of snow, permitting the presence of an
unusual amount of germ-laden dust In
the air, has had much to do with the
prevalence of grip this winter. It is
not, however, so important to account
for the epidemic as it is to point to
The Remedy for the common effects
of tho blood-poisoning, prostrating dis
ease. This is naturally Hood's Sarsa
parilla, which purifies and revitalizes
tho blood, restores the appetite, aids
the digestion and
Renews the Strength. It is the clear
ly indicated medicine, and thousands
are taking it. Get a bottle today, and
if you need a cathartic, get Hood's
Pills also, the tonic cathartic, inas
much as they do not weaken but
strengthen the system as they do their
work. '
Restored Health "My husband and I
took Hood's Sarsaparllla after a severe
attack of grip which had reduced us
very low. It gave us appetite and
strength and restored our health." Mrs.
Tho. Gilpatrick, North Gray, Me.
Hood's Sarsaparllla Is sold every
where. In the usual liquid, or in tab
let form called Sarantnbs One hundred,
doses one dollar.
February Butterick
Established 1850 Fifty-Seven Years in Business
Cipman, lUolte & Co
Quality Considered Our Prices Are Always the Lowest
Exclusive Showing of
Mew Dress Fabrics
SEE COUNTER
The new Spring- Dress Materials are
now on exhibition and the showing: of
French Novelties in exclusive patterns
is the most conspicuous of them- all.
Lipman- Wolfe -Exclusive Novelties in
Silks, Dress Goods and Wash Fabrics,,
as well as hundreds of new styles. The
effects and colorings are exceedingly
beautiful, and surpass in style and ele-.
gance all previous showings. Whether
you are prepared to buy now or not we
shall be pleased to show them to you.
A Tailored Suit for $45.00
IT is what the average wo
man faces'the world in.
One day's shopping brings
her before the eyes of more
people than she sees in a
week's time in a house gown.
So most women say "yes"
to a tailored su.it, and put
just as much money as pos
sible into looking their best
before the world.
A simple suit, well tail
ored, always stands the test
of critics.
Take an imported stuff,
cut it over fine models, shape
it and tailor it until it can't
be beaten why "no woman
need fear to stand a chance
in it.
That's just what we have
in a new $45.00 model, with
the swagger new coats, cut
with smart butterfly sleeves.
The skirts are in the modish
.plaited and banded styles,
made of the novelty wool
Panajahs, Chiffon Broad
cloths, etc., in plain and striped effects, newest colorings'
If you get one of these suits if! (there are only twenty-five)
you are bound to be marked for style, simplicity and elegance.
NOTE Hundreds of new Tailored Suits now on display,'
showing every new style feature for Spring, 1908. Avery few
models come in exclusive shades only one suit of a shade
EXCLUSIVE WITH LIPMAN, WOLFE & COMPANY
Trefousse Gloves Sole Agents
and the best-known gloves in the world on the Boulevard in Paris,
Unter der Linden in Berlin, on the Avenue in New York, and every
where else. -' sole Portland AaenU.
motor cycle across its tracks at Sawtelle
this evening and sustained injuries from
which he died shortly afterward.
Edward Congratulates Novelist.
LONDON, Feb. 12. Among the early
telegrams of congratulation received at
Box Hill today by George Meredith, the
novelist, who is celebrating his . 90th
birthday, was an extremely cordial greet
ing from King Edward.
Wife-Beater Whipped and Shot.
SALINA. Kan., Feb. 12. George
Washington, a negro charged with a
brutal assault on his wife, was taken
from the Jail at Ellsworth, Kan., by a
mob of 100 masked men today and
G. P. RUMMELSN & SONS
126 SECOND STREET, BET. WASHINGTON AND ALDER
FURRIERS
Royal Ermine Neckwear and Muffs
Sable and Mink Scarfs and Muffs
Back Lynx, Sable Fox Scarfs, Muffs, etc.
Persian Lamb Goats
Mink Goats
Russian Pony Goats
Alaska Sealskin Goats ,
Near Seal Goats, etc.
FUR ROBES AND. RUGS
Send for Catalogue
HIGHEST GASH PRICE PAID
FOR RAW FURS
Patterns, 10c-15c
DISPLAYS
Lipman, Wolfe & Co. are the only
Portland agents for Trefousse Gloves.
It is rumored that other stores represent
their gloves as "Trefousse." Po not be
deceived. Look for the ".Trefousse "
stamp.
Trefousse Gloves are the- best gloves
J
threatened with hanging. He was re
leased after a horsewhipping was ad
ministered to him and, as lie was leav
ing town, he was shot by a member of
the mob. He made his way to Wilson.
Kan., where he received medical at
tention. He will recover.
COFFEE
Tho usual coffee is poor
stuff; the substitutes worse;
there's plenty of good.
Tour srocer r-TJrns your money If you
don't like Schlilins's Best: we pay him.
Established
-ill
1870