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THE 3IORMXO OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909. INSURGENTS 1 AT UGH BILL Beverldge Says Commission Will Draw Up Next Tar iff Measure. of the bill. He reiterated that he and his colleagues had been promised "a- day" In which to cast their vote against the report and had been denied it by Aldrlch. CUMMINS RENEWS ATTACK Say raiment of 10 Per Cent Does Sot Fulfil KeriMon Pledge of Parly Aldrlch Boasts of 500 Redactions. WAFHLVGTPX, Aug. 4. As though pro testing against helng called out to a night session. Senators were very tardy In their attendance upon the meeting of the Sen ate tonight. Nearly an hour passed after the appointed time before a quorum could be assembled. It was finally obtained after an order had been Issued to the 6ergeant-at-Arms to bring In the ab sentees. For over an hour the Senate emplovea had been telephoning to the homes" of Senators, and were told that the telephone had been temporarily de tached. Simmons of North Carolina declared rates were higher on goods used by the common people than on those used by the rich. Insists on Commission. "Whatever anv one may think of this tariff bill." said Peveridee. "It Is the last tariff measure that will be enacted by the lark of method that has characterized this revision." Beverldge said he had reintroduced his bill creating a tariff commission so that If for any reason the President should .be unable to exercise the pow ers contemplated it could be pressed for passage. Hale sai.l that, whether the tariff hill would be accepted by the American people as satisfactory and would be followed by prosperity, no one could tell But. whatever the result should be. he was satisfied that for ten years people would frown upon any project or plan or tribunal that would be like ly to disturb conditions. Hale Scoffs at Revisionists. Replyins to Newlands. Hale declared the President would have nothing to do with investigating the cost of pro duction at home and abroad. Beverldge then explained that he had been Incliwd to the same view, but that ll.iri.-h having expressed a different opinion, he would hesitate to press his tariff commission bill until it could be known wnat the fact would prove'to be. Hale sent to the desk a circular letter from the committee of ten appointed at the National Tariff Convention held in Indianapolis last Spring for the purpose of promoting tariff commission legisla tion. It announced that $25,000 would be required to get a bill through Congress and requested the recipients of the cir cular to see that their newspapers were filled with interviews and editorials fa vorable to a tariff commission. "That is your high-toned agitation," re marked Hale, bowing to Beverldge and then taking his seat. ' "I have heard of such a thing before, but I do not see anything Improper in ti.at letter," replied Beverldge. Pledge Broken, Says Cummins. Cummins, of Iowa, was the first speaker at the evening session. He attacked the various schedules of the measure as af fording no relief to the American con sumer. He announced his determination to vote against the bill, though he con fessed the belief that it was superior to any other bill framed for revenue pur poses, and. so far as the schedules go, better than the Dlnffley law. "I am opposed to the conference report and the bill which It embodies," he said, "for It Is not such a revision of the tariff as I have expended the best years of my life in fighting for and Is not a fair and reasonable performance of the promise of our nlatfortn. "This is not a court of bankruptcy and I am. not willing to accept 10 cents on the dollar In discharge of th obligations of the Republican party. It always baa been and Is now a solvent organization, and it is not only able but its rank arid file will Insist upon paying its debt in full. Its pledges will be redeemed at par and. although the blindness of some of Its leaders may at this time postpone the day of redemption, I shall await with patience, confidence and serenity the hour at which it will keep full and complete faith with the American people." Admires Taft's Courage. He expressed his admiration for the courage and persistence of the President "in attempting to secure and in a degree securing lower rates In the range of dis pute between the House and the Senate." Sneaking "with the full consciousness that the President will sign the bill and that It will become a law with his as sent." he recognized that there was a fundamental difference between the veto power and the voting power. "An execu tive ought not." he said, "to veto a meas ure simply because he would have voted against it had he been a member of the legislative body that passed it. "I have always admitted that with respect to these commodities on which we are capable of supplying the home demand, duties, however high, do no harm, so long as there exists effectual competition between our own produc ers: and I repeat that admission now. I have seen, however, competition in the most important articles of produc tion grow weaker and weaker until it has been easy to perceive that with many things prices have not been fixed by the fundamental and essential law of commerce, but have been fixed by the arbitrary will of the producer, and solely with reference to the utmost profit that the trade would bear. Tariff Shields Avarice. "Under these conditions it seemed to me that excessive duties would neces sarily become a shield for avarice and greed. It seemed to me that duties should be so adjusted as to prevent the do mestic producer from raising his price above a. fair American level without exposing himself to foreign competi tion. "These were the only reasons known to me for a revision of the tariff; and I will never vote for a revision that does not follow, or attempt to follow, these lines of economic thought." Aldrlch Says 50 0 Reductions. Challenging Cummins' statement that there had been no substantial reduction in the bill. Aldrk-h declared that there had been (00 reductions of rates. It would be Impossible, he said, to show that these rates were above a reasonable protective point Cummins reiterated that he would vote against the conference report. Daniel renemed his complaint that he and other Democratic members of the MnonrA fommfttee had been pirlnilMl from a fair participation in the consideration J WTLTj ALLOW XO MORE CHANGES Aldrlch Willi Squelch All Efforts of Hide Men. WASHIXGTOX.'Aug. 4. Every amend ment ottered to the concurrent resolu tion to correct the tariff conference re port, so as to make the reductions in boots and shoes and harness and sad dlery apply to manufacturers of calf skin aa well as leather hides heretofore dutiable probably will be laid on the table. This is the plan of Aldrlch, backed by House and Senate leaders. Senators who desire to have changes adopted In the conference report called on Aldrlch today with requests that he lend his Influence toward the accept ance of such changes, but the requests were In ali cases refused. Payne said today that he did rrot anticipate any difficulty In getting the resolution through the House. GERMANS DENY TARIFF YARNS Senators Receive Copies of Much Pisctis.-ed Report. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Copies of the translation of the much-discussed German report on wages appeared on the desks of Senators today, a little more than J4 P TTflR U 1 1 U pjicr id i UHUL Id NEAR1NG CRISIS When Inquiry Is Resumed Ma rine's Mother Will Take Stand to Make Charge. WITNESSES ALL ON HAND Bitterness Expected to Be Feature of Sessions of Hearing as Case Is Prosecuted From Now On. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 4 Mrs. James N. Sutton, of Portland, Or., and her daughter, Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker, of NEW PORTRAIT OF MOTHER OF LIEUTENANT SLAIN AT ANNAPOLIS, INQUIRY INTO WHOSE DEATH WILL BE RESUMED TODAY. ':- -Jf ' .0 .. ",: C J? ?v" - . -. X .& . - i- " " ....... ' f : V . f-1 ft ," 1 I r i '''''if MRS. J. S. SUTTOX. hours in advance of the final vote on the tariff bill. The pamphlet consists of denials by German manufacturers of statements pre sented by American manufacturers to the House ways and means committee in favor of increasing the duties on articles Imported from Germany. Philippine Tarirf T7p to Taft. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. The confer ence report on the Philippine tariff bill was agreed to by the Senate today. Only the President's signature to make It a law remains. PIRATES LOOT AND KILL DESPERATE OUTLAWS RAMPANT IX SOUTH CHINA SEA. Merchant and Six Sons Tortured, Then Burned Alive, In Effort to Get Treasure. VICTORIA. B. C, Aug. 4. (Special.) Advices by the Tango Maru today note remarkable recrudescence of piracy in South China waters, the most desperate band of outlaws having headquarters ap parently In the vicinity of Macao, where the communities are so terrorised as to lend the pirates active as well as passive assistance, fearing summary vengeance otherwise. Near Shantuk the water pirates, united with a local band of robbers, made a foray Inland and took by storm the castie-llke home of a local merchant and financier, who was believed to have" con siderable treasure concealed. The mer chant and his sons defended their home with courage until their wives and chil dren had been conveyed to safety, and then fell Into the clutches of the pirates. The latter applied various tortures to seven prisoners lrr all. members of the one family. In the endeavor to extort In formation aa to the supposed hidden treasure, and falling In this, burned their captives alive. The Chinese garrison was but 300 yards away and the shouts for aid for the beleaguered household, as well as their dying shrieks, were plainly heard by the troops, who would not ven ture forth, however, being warned by the pirates that tf they did, they, too, would be given a short shrift. HUGE MORTGAGE IS FILED Copper River & Northwestern Con veys All Ita Property. CORDOVA. Alaska, Aug. 4. Attorneys today tiled for record a mortgage for JcO.OOo made by the Copper River & North mestern Railroad Company In favor of the Standard Trust Company, trustee, of New York. The mortgage is to secure a like amount of 60-year 6 per cent gold bonds. The mortgage covers right of way, rolling stock, terminals, machinery and all equip ment owned by the railway. It Is the largest mortgage ever riled in Alaska, St. Paul, Minn., with Henry E. Davis, their counsel, arrived here tonight from Washington, determined, they said, to fight to the bitter end to remove the stigma of suicide from the name of Lieu tenant James X. Sutton, of the Marine Corps, Mrs. Sutton's son. They will make their effort when the Naval board of inquiry resumes the inves tigation of young Sutton's death tomor row. Lieutenant TTtley and Surgeon Prank C. Cook, who returned Tuesday from the Mediterranean, reported at the Naval Academy tonight. They will be the prin cipal witnesses lor the rsavy. When the inquiry was abruptly ad journed a week ago, because of their ab sence, the alignment of the entire pro ceedings wan changed, and Lieutenant Utley and the other officers who have al ready testified were made parties de fendant. Though Lieutenant Utley la considered a most Important witness In clearing up many of the Incidents surrounding Lieu tenant Sutton's encounter with his broth er officers on the night of October 12-13, 1907, when he met hie death, it may hap pen that In the new role of defendant, he will claim the usual privilege of refusing to answer questions tending to incrimi nate him. Mrs. Sutton and her daughter are ex pected to testify unreservedly. As a re sult of their personal investigation follow ing Lieutenant Sutton's death, they con tend he was attacked and ehot by some one of his brother officers. The testimony of Mrs. Sutton will be one of the most unusual bits of evidence ever heard In any courtroom. It is) a re cital of how she collected evidence from those who were with her son at that time that Mrs. Sutton Is to give upon the wit ness stand. Equally aa Important from the officers' standpoint must be the tes timony of Lieutenant Utley. The lieuten ant has a number of points to clear up, for hie name has figured In the testimony of practically every witness. Mrs. Sutton this afternoon said she did not care to discuss the report that B. H. Harriman, the railway magnate, was eup porting both financially and morally thelr fight to clear "Jlmmle" Sutton's name. It Is now believed that the inquiry can be concluded In a week. FILIPINOS STILL GET GUNS Chinese Smugglers Accused of Tak ing In Forbidden Rifles. VICTORIA, B. C. Aug. 4. Major Dr. Snyder, of the Vnited States Army Medi cal Corps, who hae been stationed in the Southern Philippine Islands for two years, arrived today on the Tango Maru. He says there Is much gun smuggling from Borneo and Singapore by filibusters who keep the Philippines natives eupplled with arms. The greatest number of contraband weapons are handled by Chinese, who conceal them in the bottoms of their boats when running between the Islands. D. C. Peckham, a United States civil engineer from New York, returned from New Chwang after establishing a modern waterworks plant. Mr. Hendron, of the United States Se cret Service, came from Manila. K. Kubeta, an artist from Toklo, came to study foreign methods, and there were several Japanese students and merchants and 84 steerage paasengers. including K Japanese and two Hindus, for United States points. j See Demonstration of the Economy Automatic Self-Sealing Fruit Jars n.oz foxing Wot tuna Househo Id Ammonia For use In the toilet, laundry or general househ o 1 d use. special today, bottle 84 Dresa Shield, rub ber lined, nainsook covered, regular 20o value 104 Hmlrplnn, 5 on card, good quality shell color, ep'l, card, 84 Toilet Soap VI r Kin Brand, full-sized cakes, In box, worth 10c cake 64 Rousing Sale of Haviland China Back Combs, carved or plain, regular 50c values, special 25t Hair Barrettes, with good strong catches, properly curved, f0c value 39 Tooth Brashes, with perforated back, se curely drawn. 2fc value 19 Paper Cups, to take with you on vaca tion trips, special, dozen 12? Decorated Haviland China Dinner Sets; odd numbers, in many designs, bargainized es follows: 60-pieee Dinner Sets, with gold border, pink spray, solid gold handles and knobs ; regular $45 values ; at the very low POO flft price of, per set OZZiUU 36-piece 6ets in plain shape festoon, in ereen vine and gold, with spray decorations, inside border; reg ular $36 value; set 100-piece sets, reg-OQC 1 C $53.25 values, atOwui 1 3 Haviland Dinner Sets, dainty green border decoration ; small red flower; full gold line both outside and inside border; solid gold handles and knobs; sixty pieces; reg. $44.50QftQ QP val. at low priceOjJJ 117-piece sets, reg-CCQ flf! ular $89.50 valiiesO JtJiUU $23,76 Decorated Haviland China Pitchers, in all sizes, from the smallest creamers to large water pitchers; many dozen placed on a large table where 'tis quick and easy to choose; an unusual variety, and, though they're all ar tistic and good wear, they're priced at HALF 70e values, special at. .35? $1.05 values, special at.53 $1.10 values, special at.55 $1.35 values, special at.68 $1.40 values, special at.70 $1.50 values, special at.75 $1.65 values, special at. 83 $1.70 values, special at.85? $1.80 values, special at.90? $2.00 values, special. 1.00 $2.10 values, special. $1.05 $2.25 values, special. $1.13 $2.90 values, special. $1.45 $3.50 values, special. $1.45 Dinner Sets, 104 pieces; dainty pink and blue spray decora tion, with stippled gold handles and knobs; fancy C0Q flfl shapes; regularly $44.50 values; on sale for onlyOZuiUU Cloth es Brushes With good solid back, c o n v e n lent size, good value, at 25c each, special Thursday 15c Day Bookn, canvas bound, long pages, 1100-page, ip'l....i3 Wrltlni Tablets, pocket size, regular 10c value, sp'l 7 Writing Paper Box Writing Pa per, fabric fin ish, regular 66c box. special 53C DOrLKY SETS, . in plain white, rose or violet, 4 dozen in a set. regular 35c value, special.. 2o a u m m ed Preserve Labels, In book form, very conveni ent, special. .. .25 Envelop ea, large size, nicely finished, 10c package.. .. .7 Chinese Stnreh Gloss, produces brilliant luster, 2 boxes .o Soiled Linens Big Sale Special in our semi-annual sale of odd lots of soiled and mussed Linens appeal with irresistible force to thousands of thrifty housekeepers. The greatest bargains of the season on the best linens we have in the Northwest. Pattern cloths, napkins, tea cloths, towels, scarfs, spreads and short lengths of linen included. Soiled Napkins, only 30 dozen in the lot. Regularly $(5.50 tC OC the dozen, special at, doz. $6.00 values for. $4.7o $4.50 values for $3.75 Pattern Cloths,x of fine double damask, slightly soiled. CM Gfl Reg. $5.50, vals., special.-. $li.50 values for only $5.25 $7.50 values for only.... $5.95 $9.00 values for only $6.75 $11.00 values for only $8.50 $12.50 values for only $9.75 Scarfs and Centerpieces Hem stitched and hand-embroidered Scarfs, Centerpieces and Spreads of the famous Richardson's linen; an assortment at HALF PBICE Hemstitched Tablecloths Slightly mussed from handling; a large number of odd lines reduced over ONE-FOURTH Hnck Towels, of Richardson 's f frst quality linen, hemstitched ends, slightly soiled; $1.50 CI fE values, special at JllUw .00 Week Sewing Machines $1 When you buy a sewing machine, why not buy the best to be had! We, are exclusive Portland agents for the Standard in all grades, and guarantee them for ten years' good sturdy service. We sell them for less than they sell in the big Eastern stores. Join our sewing machine club and pay $5.00 membership fee, then we deliver the machine. It's yours to use now and soon paid for in small weekly pay- 01 fl ments of OliUU .. ..J................nn,nananananantBBBBBBBsssssssssssssssssssssssss SPECIAL SALES THIS WEEK ON COLORED BLANKETS FOR CAMPERS ON HAMMOCKS, ON CROQUET SETS, ON LACE CURTAINS, AND ON ALL OUTDOOR GOODS. All Linen Coats at One-Third Less This includes every linen coat of every sort. Dusters, dressy or street coats in white and colors. There s a great assortment in sizes and finish, as well as style and "price. Take advantage and buy one for. .ONE-THIRD LESS All lace coats now half price; All Spring coats half price.New suits for FaU are here in glorious assortment now. 50c Ribbons 23c Novelty Ribbons, in stripes, ' dotted effects, checks, etc.; also in plain taffeta; regular values to 50c the yard; spe- 0P cial at, yard, only. . . LOh Embroideries 15 c Edges and insertions, in swiss and nainsook mate rials; widths 2 to 8 inches; regular values up to 45c the yard; special fori Cp today at, the yard. . . I Ju Han'kerch'fs 10c Women's Pure Linen Handkerchiefs, with y inch hem; a grade that sells regularly for up to 20c each; special for 1 0 p today's selling at I UU $3.50 Veils 98c Imported French Veils, in the new large mesh ef fects, with crocheted dots; colors, taupe, canard, black, gray, green, QQp etc. ; values to $3.50 . U 0 U Every Bathing Suit and Parasol Reduced Starting yesterday morning with a tremendous rush and keeping our salespeople on the go all day, this sale is one of the greatest events we have ever known. Our customers tell us that our quali ties and assortments are by long odds the best to be had and that they never saw such values. I : Hi ilh Pill- Unit; I' f 7""vr'---'vl n mit. Women's Bathing Suits, in fast color materials, neatly trimmed with wash braids; come in royal or navy blue or fast black,- with smartly contrasting white and red braid, used as trimmed; regular values up to $4.00 each; QQ CQ special at this low price 0-ivD Women's Bathing Suits, in black, blue or gray, trimmed. with neat braids, in red, black and white and other fetching contrasts; fine quality wool materials; regular values up to $10.00; spe- 5J7 CQ cial for this sale at only OliUu Women's Bathing Suits, in black, brown or navy blue mohair, trimmed with soutache or fancy band braid ; several styles and va riety of trimmings ; some low neck and some with Middy collars; regular values up to PO OQ $7.50 ; special for this sale OwiOu Women's Bathing Suits, in the very finest quality mohair; trim med with wash braids; large choice as to style and trimming; colors, black or blue ; regular, val ues up to $15; special Pin QC for today at only, each O I UiU J SILK BA THING SUITS ARE RADICALL Y REDUCED. EVER Y WOMAN'S AND CHILD'S BATHING SUIT IS REDUCED PARASOLS $1.98 UP- The one mentioned in the headline is a rare ex ample of how good a parasol can be made to sell regularly at $2.75. Good bargain at that price, but they must move quickly. Pongee color soisette, have good quality handles aud fancy silk borders PI QO or embroidered dots; regularly $2.75; special this ' week, each 0 1 1 JU ALL PAEASOLS AEE REDUCED NOW Immense assortment to choose from, all colors and all sorts of pretty handles; handsome ones that sell regularly at $7.50, $5.50 and $3.50, respectively, are Pft OJJ now priced at exceedingly low figures, $4.38; $2.98 and OLtLO CALIFORNIA HAS TEMBLOR Slight Quake Along Coast Causes bat Utile Excitement. cik VRANCISCO. Aug. 4. The bu- .... . nhxarverg reDort the occurrence of a slight earthquake In this city at 10:28 this morning. The movement was so faint, however, that it was not gen erally known to have occurrea. 'ine una and xlizht force of the disturb ance were confirmed by the seismo graph at the University of California, at Berkeley. SAN JOSE. Cal.. Aug. 4. A slight earthquake was felt in this city about 10:30 o'clock this morning. Many per sons did not feel It and It caused little comment. HANEY IS IN LOS ANGELES British Columbia Traln-RcSer Is Trailed to His Refuge. LOS AXGELBS, Aug. 4. Chief of Police Dishman has been informed that William Haney. for whom the British Columbia police are searching and for whom a reward of J4O0O is offered. Is in Los An geles. Haoey Is wanted for murder and an at tempt at train robbery in Ashcroft, B. C While trying to escape Haney shot Constable Decker and got away. The British Columbian authorities offered $2500 and the Canadian Pacific 11600 for his arrest. In 1894 Haney was sent to Folsom peni tentiary from this city to serve a term of three years for robbery. Rose City Park League Meets. The Rose City Park Improvement League, at its regular meeting last eve ning, declared unanimously in favor of widening Sandy road to 80 feet, from East Twenty-eighth Btreet to the city llmiu. It is to be known as Rose City avenua. and the immediate improvement of the thoroughfare with hard-surface pavement is contemplated. A committee of five was appointed to urge this improvement upon the City Council. The league also indorsed the extensively signed petition of property-owners for the establishment uf arc lights along the proposed boule vard and the Alameda. A committee was appointed to wait upon Postmaster Young and ask increased mail facilities for tha park residents. Streetcar service between the main office and .the substation is es pecially desired. AND CALLING rAltnit W.G.SMITH&CO lUASHINOTOH BMXrapW WASHINGTON n In m M u