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THE ORKGOXTAX. FRIDAY. 3IAT 14, 1909. 5 GRAIN GROWERS AGREE ON SCHEME Farmers' Union Will Build Warehouses and Hold Wheat for Rise. CROWD OUT SPECULATORS Equity Society to Co-operate In Col lective Marketing Direct to Mil lers and British Co-oper-ntve Societies. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 13. At the second day's session of the National Grain Growers & Cattle-Raisers' Asso ciation here today, a rlan to construct a chain of warehouses in grain-pro-durlnfc territories for the purpose of holding? wheat for higher prices was Indorsed. At the invitation of the Amer ican Society of Kquity, the farmers promised to co-operate with that or ganization. Theodore G- Nelson, Na tional organizer for the Equity Society, addressed the meeting, saying: "The object sought by the members of the grain-growers department this year is much the same as the purpose for which this convention has been railed by the Farmers' Union. By col lective marketing the members of the society will sell their grain to the millers and export product will be sold direct to the English and Scottish wholesale co-operative societies of Great Britain. In this way we will pass the crops by the speculator and their own middlemen. "By getting for themselves profits which go to the speculator and the middleman, the grain-growers will, no matter whether the price be low or high, get a greater Income from4 the sale of their crops, without correspond ing increased cost of bread to the consumers." has hrn entered into between the Inter nationa and American companies. Madison. "Wis. The Finder planing mill wart destroved by fire early Thursday. Loss, 1 00,000. Chicago. To provide tor future require ments in timber and crnss-ties. the Pennsyl vania Railroad will, this Spring, plant more than 1,000.000 trees, makinp a total of 3.430.O0O set out during the last three years. San Bernardino. Cal. Ruth Mitchell, agred 5. was instantlv killed Wednesday at High land by the discharfce of a revolver m the hands of her brother. Harold. aprod 8. The boy found a revolver which had been placed in a secluded spt several days ago. Denver. Dr. Edgar P. Hill, of Chicago, president of McCormlck Theological Semi nary, is being mentioned as a candidate for moderator of the Presbyterian General As sembly, which convenes here May 20. Rome. The Pope held a semi-public con sistory Thursday at which were read de cree s. recording the canonization of the German Redemption. at, Hoffbauer, and the Hpanish priest. Oriol. The - ceremony will take place May 20. Redding1. Cal. MIfh Clara Cooper, of Mon taur, Iowa, was suddenly stricken blind on the eve of Jier departure for Iowa after a visit to friends here. When called Sunday morning it was found impossible to awaken her. An hour later she awoke naturally, but could not see. Sacramento. .Cal. Gas accumulating In a basement underneath a. brick building was exploded by a plumber's torch Thursday. The concussion partially destroyed the build ing, and flre completed the work of de struction. Eight persona were injured, three of them perhaps fatally. TOLSTOI FEEBLE LEADER KOOSPVEIiT . THINKS RUSSIAN WRITER WORTH LITTLE. Rain Aids Kansas Crops. KANSAS CITT. Mo., May 13. Almost n 1n?h of rain fell In Central Kansas early today, while showers were general In that state and In Northwestern Mis souri, greatly benefitting crops. THREE MEN DISMISSED RAII.OAI FIXES BLAME FOR WRECK NEAR ASIILAXD. Conductor Risley, Sideman Vincent and Engineer Webber Are Dropped From Service). Only because passengers in the ob servation car attached to the first sec tion of train No. IS, on the Southern Pa cific saw the rapid approach of the sec ond section in tunnel No. 6. 53 miles north of Ashland, on Monday morninir, and ran forward to escape the crash, were their lives saved. According- to the report received yesterday by General Superintendent Buckley, of the Harrl man lines, gross negligence is charged against Conductor Rlsley and Sideman Tlnoent. of section No. 1. and against Knglneer Webber, of section No. 2. All three employes were dismissed the serv. ice yesterday. As the first section ran out of "West Fork the second section ran in and, ac cording to the rule of the road, stopped 10 minutes. Owing to the slippery con dition of the rails the first section fell behind her time and was overhauled by the second section. Noticing that the train was falling off. it Is charged by the board of Inquiry the sideman should have got off and flagged the oncoming train. The conductor shares his blame for not ordering the sideman to do his duty. An the passengers on the observation car saw the approaching train, the board of Inquiry held that Engineer Webber should have seen that he was approaching the first section and slowed accordingly. He Is charged with negli gence for not keeping a proper lookout. Ueneral Superintendent Buckley said last night that serious loss of life ' was averted by the action of the passengers running forward and by the fact that both trains were running In the same di rection, the second section going but very little faster than the preceding section. As both trains were running up grade, the rate of speed was not great. Takes Slam at Bryan, Also, in Arti cle in Outlook and Discusses Political Platforms. NEW YORK. May 13. Ex-President Roosevelt, In the current number of The Outlook, combats the statement credit ed to Count Leo Tolstoi that Bryan rep resented the party after peace In the last presidential campaign. On this point, Mr. Roosevelt says: "Now, there was but one point In the platform of either political party In 190S which contained an element of menace to the peace of the world. This was the plank in the Bryanlte platform which demanded the Immediate exclusion by law of all Asiatic laborers and therefore of the Japanese. Coupled with this was the utterly meaningless plank about the Navy, which was. however, intended to convey the impression that we ought to have a navy only for the defense of our coasts: " that is, a merely defensive" navy, or In other words, a quite worthless navy." . . The ex-President expresses the opinion that Tolstoi has "swayed or dominated" only the feeble and fantastic folk and that his influence over "men of action" has not been great. Amusements What Prow Ac Bmy Merely Mary Ann." Everywhere one goes this week he hears enthusiastic praise of t Vve Baker Stock Com pany's production of Eleanor Robson'i beautiful play, 'Merely Mary Ann." It is ao different from all others, and so full of quaint comedy and tender pathos that It grips the feel 1n& of Its audiences in a. manner Impossible to resist. "Tm ?iigrb- In a Barroom.' There will be a special matinee for chil dren at the Lyric tomorrow, when the bill will .be the famous temperance drama, Ten Klfchts In a Barroom." Capacity audi ences have been seeing it all week, and the production has won an abundance of praise. It is & drama that teachea a wholesome moral AT THE TAUMJVTX.IJE THEATERS. Minstrel Wttu Tote at Orpheum. -Frank Coombs, who is some times called "the minstrel with the voice," assisted by Miss Muriel Stone, in their one-act playlet, "The Xact of the Troupe," are making- a great hit this week. Mr. Coombs has a remarkable tenor voice and among; the many songs he sings Is the favorite "Silver Threads Among the Gold which he (rives with, great feeling. Training a Husband. Every woman wants to know how to manage a husband. There are many ways and among others Is that which appears In "A "Wild Rose," the headline act at the Grand this week. Mr. and Mrs. Forbes are appearing In this comedy and it is a play let which has attracted uncommon com ment all 'week. This Is but one of many features. NEW SPOKANE RATE MADE (Continued From First Page.) given a icrcatrr advantage in the inter mountain district than they have nt pres ent, and the cities of the coast, especially San Francisco, wUl he at a decided dis advantage. The new ratea. If approved by the com miHslon, will give many interior towns between the Missouri River and the Sierra Nevadaa what Is commonly known an the water rate, or at least a rate slightly in advance of and based on that figure. The proposed reductions will amount In many cases to 25 or 30 per cent of the present schedules, and If accepted will take the place of the re adjusted schedules going into effect June 6. which are of general application and the general tendency of which Is upward. CONDENSED NEWS BY WIRE Phllippsburg, Kan. Fire st midnight XVednesday at T-ong Island. Kan., destroyed five business but Mings, causing a loss es timated at $100,000. Vnlon City. Tenn. An ordr was received nre Thurvdav recalling the remaining troops detailed In the Reel Koot I-ake region. The civil authorities now have the situation well in hand Washington. Off !ie-seekers and ofTice holdlng by professional politicians 1 becom ing a vocation la the Philtipine Islands, ac cording to the annual report of Acting l'lrecior Harbord. of the Philippine Con stabulary. Chicago. The mhoiesale removal of ton sils of very one subject to tuberculosis Is advocated by physicians attending the 54th annual convention of the Illinois Homeopa thic Medical Association. Chicago. Maid win nrummond. whose marrlsce with Mr?. Marshall Field. Jr., was one of the sensations of the London fash ionable world last Summer. Is suffering a Vouth NorwHlK. Conn. When John C Greenwood, postman, put his hand In his mallbsg this morning, he drew it out again In a hurrv for, coiUd up in the bottom, was a three-foot rattier, aiive. Washington By the end of the present week the name of Jefferson DrvIi will have been again chlseJed into the stone in the famous t'abtn John's Bridge, from which it was removed during the Civil War. renT-er. John T. Ryan, president of tha International Smelting At Refining Company, axnphaOcally denies that any rai aremnl Famous English Artist sAt Pan tag ea. Three journeys into the. wonderful land of Charles Dickens, are made three times daily at the Pantages Theater, by Mr. and Airs. iiUCfta, one leiiing ui nits woumg ul Jonas Chuzzlewlt, the second depicting the The oily hypocrisy of Uriah Heep is also Impe rson a t ed. Moving- Picture) Star, "The "Hunter's Grief," at the Star, is ex ceptionally well acted and photographically perfect. The story for this film was writ ten by M. Jules Sandean, of the Academic Francals, and among the actors are M. Masiner, of the Theater Renaissance; M- Chelles and Mademoiselle Tallade, of TOdeon, all prominent art 1st a There are six other motion, singing and talking pic tures. Dora .Brlna, balladlst, and Defrej, violinist, are meeting with popular ap proval. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Seats Selling for Xazimova. Seats are selling at the Heil!g Theater, Fourteenth and Washington streets, for the famous Russian actress. Aiaaame Alia is az Imova. This world-famous actress will pre mnt the following days: Monday- and Tues dav nlirhts and Wednesday afternoon. A Doll's House" ; Wednesday night, "Hedda flftMar" : Thursday night. the comedy. "Comtesse Coquette Do not delay pur chasing your tickets, as the advance sale Will be exceptionally large. Ferris Hart man Opens Sunday. Ferris Hartman's engagement at the Rakep will ooen next Sunday and interest Is strong among theater-goers regarding the return of this favorite star. The firm otter ing mill be l.ew Field's "It Happened In Nordland," which will be sumptuously staged and costumed. The music is hy tne wen known comnoaer. Victor Herbert, and the comedy la bright and new. "The tittle Minister." Miss Jewel will play the Maude Adams role of Babble In Baker Stock Company's production or arrie-s I ne iittie minister. at the Bungalow next week, and It will be a striking contrast to her role of "Merely Mary Ann." Mr. Ayres win piay uavm uisnart Mrs Gleason. Nannie Webster: Maribei Sey mour, the boy's part of Micah Dow, and all the otners nave strong cnaracier roies. SENATE RESTORES DUTY ON IRON ORE Party Lines Obliterated When It Comes to Dividing Slice of Pie. Piano Trinity at Orpbeum. The Piano Trinity" is ,the way three young men book themselves. They are D. Bert Andcrsoi. Thomas C. Hand aud F. H ardle Meakln and are bait bake men. Their a.et consists of riano i lay nor of dif ferent styles and all play one piano at the same time. Their selections are from the opera as well as some of the more popular airs. Premier Musicians. The nresnier musical act of the vaude ville stage is the Elite Four, the headline number for the new bill which onns at the Grand Monday afternoon. The remain der of the acts booked for the coming week consist ot nrsc-ciass artists in several 1'nea and each one will be a distinct feature. Famous Apache Dance Next Meek. "I.es A rat-he De Paris" direct from the Moulin Rouge, introducing the famous Apache Dance, will be the feature at Pan tanei Theater next week. This Is one of the latest Parisian novelty importations and will be presented here in Portland for the first time in the West. DEMOCRATS GREEDY FOR IT "Thelma" rt We-k. Next week at the Lyric, beginning Sun day matinee, the popular Btock eompanv wit! be seen In Tjllle Akerstroin's version of "Th.lm," Marie CorelU'a great romance, beautiful stave effects help to make this version a great success. JLU ' tne favorites will be la ths cast. While 12 Republicans Vote for Free Iron Ore, 1 7 Democrats Vote for Duty Move to Hurry Vote on the Bill Falls. WASHINGTON, May 13. After a day devoted to discussing: the duty on iron ore. the Senate adopted by a vote of 61 to 24 the recommendation of the com mittee on finance for a duty of 25 cents per ton. The House had placed that article on the free list. The Dingr- ley duty Is 40 cents cer ton. Party lines were annihilated in the vote today. as 17 Democrats voted "aye" with the Republicans and 12 Republicans voted no with the Democrats. During; the day Bailey announced that he proposed to vote for the duty on iron ore as a revenue measure; de clared that free ore would not affect the prosperity of the United States Steel Corporation, and added that, even If It did, there was a better way to deal with that organization, which was by an enforcement of the anti-trust law against it. He declared he expected to see this law enforced, and expressed confidence that eventually the officers or the fateel Corporation would either be in the penitentiary or fugitives from justice. For the first time there was a suggestion looking: to the fixing: of a date for a vote, but it came to naught because or objection from Beveridge. Burrows Wants Protection. . Burrows spoke In favor of a duty on Iron ore as a source of revenue for the Government. The present duty of 40 cents a ton, which the committee pro poses to reduce to 25 cents, yields, he said, a revenue of 1332,000, which would be lost by placing- iron ore on the free list as proposed by the House. Burrows said at the present time 6500 men were employed, receiving wages amounting to T31.6OO.O00, in the produc tion or Iron ore, which industry, he said, It was now proposed to open up to the competition of the world. Quoting from advance proof sheets of the next annual report of the Geological survey. Burrows said there are now available in the United States 3. 600,000,000 tons of high-grade ore, while in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin there were of lower grades of ore that will be available and are now useful, 72, 000.000,000 tons, thus making 75.500.000,000 tons, in addition to which it is estimated that the Cuban 'deposits of high-grade ore amount to 1.578,000,000 tons. He presented petitions from bodies of iron ore miners in Michigan and else where, protesting against the withdrawal of the duty on iron ore. Tariff Perverts Human Mind. Rayner spoke in favor of free Iron ore. He read from a statement of Representative Payne In the House in defense of the action of the ways and means committee in plactng Iron ore on the free list, and remarked that he was "protecting Mr. Payne from the Republicans of the Senate." He said he did not believe that the Cuban iron ore would go west of the Alleghenies, but it'would be available for the steel companies on the Atlantic Coast In Eastern Pennsylvania, Dela ware and Manrland. The companies, he said, were competitors of the United States Steel Corporation. Later Ray ner took occasion to observe: "There seems to be something about the tariff that perverts the human mind and aspirations and longing of the soul for truth." Short speeches were made by Sena tors defining their positions with ref erence to the proposed protection of 25 cents a ton on iron ore. Nelson, Re publican, favored the free entry of that product. Daniel, Democrat, wanted it to pay the duty of 6 cents. Tillman inquired whether anything was ever to be done about the "illegal" absorption of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company by the United States Steel Corporation. Culberson replied that if the Attorney-General had not Information to show the illegal nature of that combination he could furnish it to him. Money Calls for Revenue. "I am for revenue," declared Money, who Is a minority member of the finance committee. He Introduced a statement giving the total value of products and total wages entering into each under each schedule of the bill. "This bill does not carry enough rev enue," he said. "I am of the opinion that the expenditures of the Govern ment cannot be reduced, and I will venture to predict that the next supply bills. Instead of carrying i,U32,ouo.U0O, will amount to $1,100,000,000. I am one man at least who is for the United States of America and next for the con sumer." Money had read a circular calling upon people to write letters to Senators asking for free hides and to request others to do so, and characterized the system as an "endless prayer business.' "Now if these people wouia get to gether on free hides, free leather and free shoes, lumping them all together, I might stand for the programme," said Money. Enough Iron for 150 0 Tears. McCumber referred to the estimate of J. J. Hill that the merchantable iron in this country would be exhausted in 30 years. Aldrlch, quoting from the report of the Chief of the Geological Survey, said the estimate of iron ore in sight was 80.000, 000,000 tons, which he said would last 1500 years. Bailey was arguing that the levying of the tariff was a matter of revenue, when Rayner asked how It happened that the Steel Corporation was using every effort to keep the duty on iron ore. "I don't know that and therefore I will not attempt to explain it," retorted Bailey. He declared that the Republican party is now even more rent by intemal dis cord than was the Democratic party in Cleveland's time. "Your lease of power is not so strong as you think it is." said Bailey. "You are sleeping on a volcano and in the next election there will come an eruption." Bailey proposed a vote on the income tax amendment next Saturday and a vote upon the tariff bill on June 1. say ing he would ask unanimous consent to that agreement. "That is satisfactory to me." said Aid rich. Beveridge objected, saying the bill would be voted upon when Senators had concluded discussing It. Bailey, modifying his suggestion, said that, if Aldrlch would agree to vote on the income tax bill next Saturday, he would use his influence to bring about a vote on the bill as early as June 1. I am not willintt at this time to con sent to that proposition." said Aldrich, 'but I may be wilung tomorrow. Bailey, resuming his criticism, de clared that in the present financial con dition . of the country it was necessary either to maintain the high rates of the Dingley bill or to sell bonds. Dolliver maintained free iron ore would aid Independent steel manufacturers. Smith (Mich.) said that the steel cor poration was understood to control most of the iron ore deposits in Canada. Beveridge said he was tired of neanng every time a reduction of a tariff rate was proposed that it would benefit some trust. Iron Duty Finally Fixed. On motion of Aldrich, a vote was taken on the committee amendment mak ing Iron ore dutiable at 25 cents a ton. The amendment was adopted. 61 to 24. Democratic Senators for the amend ment were as follows: Bacon, Bailey. Chamberlain, Clay, Dan iel. Fletcher, Foster, FTazier, Johnston (Ala.), McEnery, Martin, Painter, Sim mons, Stone, -Taliaferrp, Taylor and Tillman. The Republicans who voted against the amendment are: Beveridge. Borah. Bristow, Brown, Burkett, Cummins, Curtis, Dolliver, Du- pont. Gamble. La Follette and: Nelson. JUSSERAND WILL VISIT FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO STOP HERE JUNE 11. Banquet Probably Will Be Held at Commercial Club In Honor ot Distinguished Guest. M. Jean Adrien Antolne Jules Jusse- rand. Ambassador from France to the United States, Is to visit Portland June 11. The Ambassador will stop here on his way from San Francisco to the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle, having arranged his trip with a view of being In this city during the Rose Festival week. C. Henri Labbe French Consul In Portland, said last night that as there is no French society in this city, on account of the few resi dents of French birth. It i probable that no entertainment of the Ambassador will be undertaken by his compatriots. The distinguished visitor will be tendered a reception, however, that may develop into a banquet at the Commercial Club, the preliminary arrangements , for which are already being made. M. Jusserand has been given the degree of LL.D. by several universities in this country in recognition of his distin guished scholarship displayed in his his torical works. He received the degree from the University of Chicago, Colum bia, University of Pennsylvania, McGill and Harvard. 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