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TTTE MORXIXG OR EGO XT AX, WEDNESDAY, MAT 13, 1909. 5 RETAIL PRIGEStDO HIGH, SAYS SCOTT Senator Tries to Shift Respon sibility From Manufacturers. COMPARISON OF FIGORES in South Carolina." continued Tillman, "and we -want to know if the Senator from Maine .will join me to protect it? I will assist, because I want protection for that infant industry in South Carolina." If the Senator will be a little less boisterous." interrupted Hale. "I will try- to answer him. Why should you ask me to be less boisterous." retorted Tillman, "when some other Senators have been high-horsing around here as if they were in a circus?" Cummins offered several amendments to the window glass schedule, saying they were Intended to prevent in the future any combination for putting up prices. Without acting on the window glass schedule, the Senate adjourned. Standpatters Take Xew Tack in De fense of High Tarlfr Senate Cuts Few Duties and May Kxpand Free List. WASHINGTON, May 11. Substantial progress whs made in the consideration of the tariff bill today, the amendments of the committen on finance being upheld in the S?nate by substantial majorities. A feature of the session was a gen eral discussion concerning, the rcat dis parity between wholesale and retail prices. Republican Senators declared this difference was so great as to demonstrate that the duty levied by a protective tariff had small effect on the price paid ty I lie consumer. This feature of the dis cission was precipitated by fecott, him self a glass manufacturer. The schedule covering the products of lead was passed over upon the sugges tion of Aldrich, because, he said, the finance commute desired to make some changes in the duties as previously rec ommended. Aldrich stated also that the committee would submit a definite scale of duties on zinc ores and products of zinc. BriMow ennounced that when the white-lead schedule should be reuched he would wish to be heard. One Thing to Go on Free Ijlst. The committee's amendment striking out the House duty of one-half of 1 per cent per pound on refined nitrate of salt peter was agreed to . It is understood that that product will be placed upon the free list. Aldrich then requested an agreement to the committee amendment Increas ing the duty on all raits of san tonin from 50 cents to $1. stating that the proposed duty was the rate of both the Dingley and the Gorman bills. But few Senators were present, and Overman suggested the absence of a quorum, a rollcall bringing into the chamber fil Senators. The section relat ing to salts of santonin was then agreed to as enacted. On motion of Aldrich the section relating to soap was amended so as to place a duty of 50 per cent ad valorem on perfumed soap, which he said was for revenue purposes. Sulphur Iuty Reduced. The House provision on sulphur was further amended so as to place crude sulphur on the free list and to provide for a duty of 4 a ton on refined sul phur, the present law and the House bill providing for a duty of J6 a ton. The. section relating to limestone rock asphalt was at first amended by reduc ing the duty BO per cent under the pres ent law. but later, on motion of Bev rrtdue, who suggested that perhaps that article should go on the free list, the paragraph was temporarily passed over. The schedule relating to mica was also passed over. Aldrich saying the com mittee desired to reconsider that para graph, as It was not now satisfied whether the duty should be increased or whether the article should be placed on the free list. When the schedules relating to china ware and earthenware were reached, Cummins said that he proposed later to offer an amendment to reduce the rate on earthenware. As a result of an understanding reached after a discussion of the parlia mentary status of the bill, hereafter the :'nate, as in committee of the whole, will adopt finally each paragraph of the bill as reached unless passed over bv agree ment, and no further opportunity will be had to amend the measure until it has reached the parliamentary status of be ing before the Senate. . No Reduction on Karthenware. Speaking in favor of a reduction on the duties on steel and earthenware. Bacon offered an amendment reducing the rate from 0 to 35 per cent ad valorem. Aldrich said that the revenue re ceived from the china and earthenware schedules was $5. Out). 000. the importation amounting to $9,000,000. Bacon's amendment was defeated hy a vote of 25 to 54. J .a Follette being the only Republican who voted in "the arnnnatlve with the Democrats. Scott made a plea for the protection of the glass industry. Taking from the shelf ot his desk one piece of glassware after another, and holding them up in full view of the Senate. Scott gave an object lesson in me cheapness or the ware. Then holding up a picture of an 11 story building. Mr. Scott said it was the business place of a wholesaler and retailer of glassware, and he added that the men who owned the building bad made more money than all the glass manufacturers. Hale took advantage ot Scott's exhibi tion to make a point in support of the protective policy as a whole. Newlands suggested the appointment of an official body to inquire into the nf ferenees In wholesale and retail prices so that Congress might have proper in formation. Big Profits on China. Saying he had miK'h information to Illustrate the great difference in whole sale and retail price. Flint said he had In mind an instance of a set of Havlland china costing to import $5.77 with 40 cents packing charges and $4.6i duty, making In all J10.S9. which retailed for $:!. He in stanced one case " of an article costing 41 cents to import, which retailed for $3.50. These, he said, were the prices In the great department stores of the Kat. and In the Northwest states the prices were increased 50 per cent. Smoot made another contribution to the fund of information concerning exorbi tant prices. He instanced a case of a razor, the manufacturer's wholesale price of which was $3.ii5 a dozen, which sold at $ to consumers. Gloves, he said, manu factured for $7 per dozen, sold for $2 a pair or $"J4 a' dozen. These high prices, he said, had nothing to do with the pro tective tariff because, compared with the retail price, the tariff charges were small. 'o Cheaper Vnder Free Trade. "Prices can be produced here to show." said Flint, "that the retail merchants make a larger percentage of profit than in any other line of business. 1 under take to say that if there were no duty on Havlland china, that article would sell no cheaper than today." Mcl .aurtn defended the retail dealers against the charge of extortion, saying retailers would lose their trade if they undertook to charge too much. He said the high prices resulted from the tariff. Tillman, addressing Hale, asked If he would join him In voting for a 10-cent duty on tea. "Ve have an infant tea Industry down CHANGES IX FRENCH TARIFF Some Concessions Made in. Favor of Cnited States by Senate. PARIS, May 11. The Senate's new draft of the tariff bill has been made public. In addition to concessions af fecting the United States already pub lished, the maximum duty on canned meats has been reduced from 30 francs to 23 francs per 100 kilos. Increases1 in the maximum with respect to apples, hops, meat extracts, preserved vegetables, cotton seed oil, vaseline, iron, steel, machinery, tools, wire, cut lery, nails, bicycles, leather and shoes. in which the United States is interested, are generally maintained; in some cases they are notably higher. WIFE OF DAY TO MARRY MRS. BERNSTEIN TO TRY MAR RIED JJFE AGAIN. Following Divorce From Pianist, She Will Become Bride of Julius R. Black in South. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 11. (Spe cial.) Society on both sides of the con tinent will be interested In the an nouncement of the engagement of Jul ius R. Black, a prominent business man of this city, and Harriet C. Holz man, of Spokane. The groom to be is a brother of Colonel Black, of the Governor's staff, and was until recently president of the California State Realty Association. Miss Holzman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Holzman, and graduate of Vas- sar, figured in a romance that attracted wide attention, when, September 14, 1906, at Rathdrum. Idaho, she surprised all her friends by marrying Eugene Bernstein, the well-known New Tork pianist, who had spent several Sum mers in Spokane, and there met Miss Holzman. The union proved so uncongenial that they lived together as husband and wife only one day, according to the al legations in Bernstein's petition for di vorce, which was secretly granted in Spokane May 28, 1908. A cross peti tion by Mrs. Bernstein alleged the same facts. Judge Sullivan gave Mrs. Bern stein her maiden name when he al lowed the decree. BRANDENBURG TO GO EAST Writer Waives Extradition and Will Return for Trial. SAN FRANCISCO. May 11. Brouehton Brandenburg, the journalist and magazine writer, charged with grand larceny in connection with the sale to the New Tork Times of an article purporting to have been written by Grover Cleveland, and who stayed the execution of a writ of extradition last week by habeas corpus proceedings, created a surprise today when the hearing came up before Judge Cabaniss by waiving extradition and agreeing to return East without further rep iBtance. Thereupon the writ of habeas corpus obtained in his behalf was dismissed. and Brandenburg will go back to New York for trial with Detective Fitzsimmons of that city, who was sent here for him by District Attorney Jerome. MORRIS FORCES WIN OUT Newfoundland Political Complexion Is Changed by Election. ST. JOHNS. N. F., May 11. Practically complete returns tonight from Saturday's election show that the party headed by Sir Edward Morris has won an over whelming victory, and that Premier Mor ris will have 36 members, of the Legisla ture against ten supporters of Sir Rc?rt Bond, the former head of the government. In the voting last November each side elected IS members, a situation which re. suited In Saturdaj-'s balloting. EARLY SETTLER OF MABION COUNTY DIES AT AGE OF 81. II " - ) J m, If Mrs. Teresa HorreU Deceased. GERVA1S, Or., May 11. (Special.) Mrs. Teresa HorreU died here this morning, after an Illness of several months, from old age. Mrs. HorreU was born In Perryvtlle. Mo.. March 2S. 1 S28. Her maiden name was Teresa Manning. She was married to Thomas Leo HorreU. in 1840, and in 18t4 came to Oregon, settling at St. IxjuIs, Marion County. In 3876 they moved to Gervais. Her husband died some years ago. Mrs. HorreU was the mother of seven children and many grandchil dren. Henry Manning, of St. Louts. Is a surviving brother, and Mrs. Mar cella Shelby, of Perryvtlle, Mo., is hir surviving sister. The surviving children are: Mrs. I. A. Nichols, of Spokane, Wa?h,; Mrs. M. M. Powers,, of Gervais, Or.; Mrs. Rose Adolph, of Anderson. Cal. ; Mrs. H. K. Mc Kay, of Port Madison. Wash.; F. O. HorreU, of Marshneld. Or., and W. Leo HorreU. of Gervais. Or. Fpneral services will be conducted by the Gervais Catholic Church. GDLONELTUGKER'S HABITS DESCRIBED Wife's Cousin Says He Was Usually Drunk Before He Returned to Philippines. TELLS OF SCENES IN HOME Mrs. Tucker Often Driven Out ol House by Her Grief at Husband's Condition, Says Witness in Deposition. CHICAGO. Mav 11 Th. rt.niH Mrs. N. B. Payne concerning Colonel William F. Tucker, who is being sued for separate maintenance by his wife, the daughter of General John A. Logan! wo nmue puduc tooay. Mrs. Payne is a cousin of Mrs. Tnoltof .n with the family in St. Paul, Minn. uescrioe tne conduct of Colonel and MrS. TUCker toward .'II cli rtfVia- i . v. . . : - daily life in 1S98." Mrs. 'Payne was asked. ioeir relations were amicable. Mrs. Tucker was very unhappy because of Colonel Tucker's constant drinking and Irritable disposition. He always was under the influence of liquor. In St. Paul one evening Colonel Tucker came home about dinner time in such a maud lin state- tnat jvirs. Tnctpr n pieces. Although the" weather was cold, she went out on the porch and cried for u.i ifasi an nour. "Were you living with the Tuckers when the body of their son George was brought home from the Philippines?" "I was. I observed that the afternoon they arrived with the body Colonel Tucker was intoxicated. He drank all the time the body lay In the house. In fact, he drank right along until he went back to the Philippines." TELL OF MERGER EVENTS Witnesses Say Harriman Killed Com petition on Western Roads. SAN FRAXCISCO, May 11. A number of witnesses were questioned today by Special Assistant Attorney-General C. A. Severance before Examiner Williams, In an attempt to show that all competi tion between the Western railroads practically ceased after B. H. Harri man secured control of the Southern Pacific, Oregon Railroad & Navigation, and Oregon Short Line, in connection with the Union Pacific. Testimony of interest was presented by A. L. Scott, president of the Pacific Hardware Steel Company. He stated that his company formerly shipped to Southern Idaho, via Ogden, but that after the combine the tariff by that route was cancelled and a tariff via Portland substituted, including a sea and rail shipment. The witness told of the increase in rates since opposition had ceased. Scott severely condemned the vessels of the Pacific Mail . Line running between thiscity and Panama. The chief witness at the afternoon session was H. M. McCartney, first as sistant engineer of the Western Pa cific Railroad. He was employed form erly by the Clark road, to run a survey through Nevada for the San Pedro line, and testified that about the same time the Oregon Short Line sent out a sur veying party. The rival camps were running parallel lines, McCartney said, and there was some trouble over the route until an order came for the San Pedro surveyors to run both lines. The Government wished to show By this statement that there was evidence of an agreement between the San Perlro and Oregon people, the result of the Harriman merger. VICTORY FOR LUMBERMEN Interstate Commerce Commission Orders Loner Rates. WASHINGTON, May 1L Two decisions of importance to the railways and lum ber interests of the Northwest were hand ed down today by the Interstate Com merce Commission, the complainants against the railroads being victorious in each instance. Many months ago the Kalispell Lumber Company and others and the Big Blackfoot Milling Company and others engaged in the lumber manu facturing business in Montana, instituted complaints against the Great Northern Railway and other lines asking that they be accoraed differentials on the rates es tablished In the Spokane case. The dif ferentiate requested were an average of about 2?,i a hundred pounds. In the opin ions announced today, the committee sus tains the contentions pf the complainants and issued orders that the differentials are to be established by the railroads not later than August 1 next. The orders have the effect of large reductions in rates on all lumber and products from the Montana mills both east and west. and will atford them an advantage of approximately 2 cents a hundred pounds over the mills in the Spokane group on Eastern-' shipments. The rates established are required to be maintained by the railroads for at least two years. HAWAIANS GOING TO FAIR Exhibit at Seattle Includes Pretty Kanaka Girls. SAN FRANCISCO. May 11. The liner Alameda, which arrived from Honolulu today, brought part of the Hawaiian exhibit for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle. The rest will so direct on the transport Iix. Lloyd Childs. special agent for Hawaii to the exposition, was a passenger on the Alameda. On her next trip the liner will bring ten pretty Hawaiian girls, who will serve canned pineapples on Koa tables for visitors to the fair. On the China, which left Hongkong today, will be a band of Hawaiian singers, bound for Seattle. TRAINS CRASH; NONE HURT Passengers Have Miraculous Escape, Both Engines Being Wrecked. SAND JUNCTION. Colo.. May 11. Denver & Rio Grande passenger train No. 3. which left Denver last night, crashed into a switch engine' and a string of empty freight cars in the yards at Minturn, 6o miles east of Glenwood Springs, at 7 o'clock th.s morning. Both engines were demolished anu the smok ing car of the passenger train was tele scoped by the baggage car, but none of the passengers was seriously injured and the crews escaped by jumping. A GALA NIGHT FOR PORTLAND MUSIG-LOVERS BY PORTLAND'S FOREMOST MUSICAL ARTISTS Grand Benefit Concert , FOR BEATRICE EVELYN WILSON Auspices B. P. O. E. Heilig Theater Tonight . (From Moraine Oregomian, May- 4, IMS.) Myrtle Elvyn Praises Young Pianist Artist Who Appeared in May Festival Highly Compliments Work of Beatrice Evelyn "Wilson of Portland BY JOSEPH M. QUENTIN. " Little Beatrice Evelyn "Wilson, the daughter of Henry L "Wilson, 546 Hoyt street, has found a firm friend and admirer in Miss Myrtle Elvyn, the world-famous pianist, who captured the affections of a few-thousands of us at the recent Portland Music Festival. "The "dear little girl is the most promising young pianiste I have heard in America," is the way Miss Elvyn expresses it. Beatrice Evelyn "Wilson is the young pianiste for whom the B. P. O. E., No. 142, is to give a benefit concert at the Heilig Theater on the night of May 12, to raise funds with which to send the child to Berlin, Germany, where she hopes to complete her musical education under cele brated teachers. ' 1 heard that Beatrice had the honor of playing for Miss Elvyn at the Hotel Portland last Sunday morning, and found Miss Elvyn in one of the ante-rooms at the Armory just as she had finished playing the Liszt E flat concerto and the encore, a "Nocturne," by Scriabine, for the left hand. "Oh, yes, I had a visit at my hotel from Beatrice Evelyn Wilson," said the fair pianist, smiling as an elder sister would over a younger one's musical development. "As you may guess, quite a number of young piano pupils ask me to hear them play, but of all those I have heard throughout my tours across this country, Beatrice is the most promising. She played for me two pieces by Leschetizsky, anoY a rhapsody by Liszt, and really showed remarkable aptitude for piano work. She is, I am told, 11 years of age, and has a very encouraging musical future, if she studies and practices. Of course, she is too young yet to develop finger strength, but that will come with the years before her. Cer tainly, she ought to be taken to Europe for study. One must go to Europe to get the necessary musical environment. I wish the little girl all possible success." MRS. KOSK BI.OfH-BiUtR, Soprano. i fwiTinntiiiiiiti i . ' V- . I MRS. ROSE COURSEX KEED, Contralto, MISS BEATRICE EVELYN WILSON At the. 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