3
JUDGE WILLIAMS
LAFEAN BILL DEAD'
FOR THIS SESSION
PROMINENT REPUBLICANS OF PORTLAND UPHOLD SPEAKER
CANNON AND SAY INSURGENCY IS MENACE TO PARTY.
A morning paper rntrrdar said: "The remark
able sales of Laurelhurst property made during the
past six weeks very pointedly demonstrates the fac
that "there is m srowlnir demand over that of former
years for high-class restricted residence property la
Portland."
Takes No Stock in Insurgent
Movement and Says It
Wiil Disrupt Party.
Western Apple Men Skilfully
Change Issue From Boxes
to Grades.
THINKS SOMETHING BEHIND
THEIR APPLES ARE LARGER
THE aiORXrXG OREGONIAX. MONDAY, MAKCIT 31, 1910.
UPHOLDS CANNON
" , I
Possibly Idea Is to Bring ' Forth
Roosevelt Again, He Suggests.
New Rules Committee Sure
to Wrangle Others Talk.
"I take no stock -whatever in this
insurgent movement in Congress. I
can see no good reason for this tre
mendous effort which is being: made
for the downfall of alleged 'Can
nonlsm.' There is something behind
thi movement in my judgment which
is intended to build up these insurgents
into a party that will, if possible, ob
tain the control of the next Adminis
tration; but in making this effort there
are many chances that they will disrupt
and defeat the Republican party."
Such was the warning sounded yes
terday by Judge George H. Williams
in discussing the possible effect on the
Republican party of the attempt to de
pose Speaker Cannon. With other Re
publicans, interviewed on the subject,
Judge Williams agrees, however, that a
reconciliation may be brought about
by President Taft between the different
factions within the party so that the
policies of the Administration may be
carried out. Unless these measures are
enacted by the present session of Con
gress, in fulfilment of campaign
pledges, Oregon Republicans are appre
hensive lest the next Congress be Dem
ocratic Contentions Hurt Party.
"That is largely a matter of con
jecture and very much depends upon
the subsequent proceedings in Congress
during the present session," said Judge
Williams, when asked what in his
opinion would be the probable effect
on the Republican party resulting from
the warfare of the insurgents against
Speaker Cannon. "If the Ttepublicans
get together and support generally the
measures of the Administration and the
laws suggested by the President are
passed, I am inclined to think that the
present controversy in Congress will
not particularly injure the Republican
party or result in its defeat next Fall.
"I do not know how far these in
surgents are willing to go in the fight
they have made on what they call
'Cannonism,' but I have a suspicion
that their ultimate object Is to make
the present Administration unpopular
and at the next Presidential election
try to bring out Roosevelt for Presi
dent, asserting that Taft has not car
ried out the Roosevelt policies and that
they have bean trying to carry into
effect those policies as Roosevelt made
them known during his Administration.
Roosevelt Uncertain Quantity.
"But of course this is a mere sus
picion on my part. I do not believe,
however, that they wiii succeed be
cause I do not believe Roosevelt will
consent to enter into a fight for the
purpose of defeating the re-election of
Taft, But human nature is very weak
and it is impossible to say what effect
the effort to make him President again
will have on his views.
"I have no sympathy whatever with
this war which is being made on
'Uncle Joe" Cannon. I know Mx. Can
non and in my judgment he is as good
a man as ever crossed the threshold
of the House of Representatives. He
is honest, true, patriotic and has the
courage of his convictions.
I doubt very much whether this move
ment to create a new committee on rules
will result in advancing the legislation
of the House, as It is quite probable that
this committee, consisting of ten mem
bers, six of whom will be Republicans
and four Democrats, will be involved in
a continuous wrangle over the rules to
be presented.
"I am hopeful, however. . that the
President, by exercising his influence
in a legitimate way, .will be able to
bring about a reconciliation of the
factions within the Republican party
and ultimately secure the passage of
those measures which he regards as
important to the welfare of the coun
try." Discussing the same subject, other
prominent Republicans made the fol
lowing statements:
Cannon Rules Will Remain.
Judge M. C. George, Chairman Re
publican State Central Committee My
personal opinion is that if the Demo
, crats get into power they will adopt
the Cannon rules as under Crisp they
adopted the Reed rules, or they will
never accomplish results in the House.
The majority party should control busi
ness and be held responsible. The in
surgents for a while merely held them
selves up as holier than the Republi
can party that elected them. They
started into an alliance with their party
enemies but stopped short of the logic
of their action and instead of remov
ing . the Speaker, have left him more
strongly intrenched. Their allies, the
Democrats, simply got themselves
trapped in a failure to recall the Re
publican Speaker of the House and the
whole thing was a fiasco.
Judge C. H. Carey I believe the con
troversy in the House .will adjust itself
and It probably will prove a Republi
can housecleaning. It will have the ef
fect of convincing Republican members
that unless they get together and carry
out the policies of the Administration,
the next House of Representatives un
doubtedly will be Democratic. The on
slaughts on Cannon. I am satisfied, was
largely oersonnl th t t.i.i- . i
cident may now be regarded as closed!
i it's' r x" " 1
' Jr i -w i
George H. William.
M. C. George.
f ' ill
Charlcis H. Caoey.
Lionel R. Webster.
POLITICAL WAR ON
Cannon Battle Starts Fire
Hard to Extinguish.
PARTY SAVERS . DUBIOUS
Keeping Cannpn in Chair Believed by
Many as Political Blunder, Which
Will Prove Decided Boomer
ang at Xext Election Time.
Contlnued From First Pje.)
Insurgents Will Come Back.
Judge Lionel R. Webster So far as
Speaker Cannon, is concerned, it would
seem that the controversy ended with
refusal of the insurgents to unite with
their Democratic allies and remove him
from the Speakership. It is to be ex
pected that the insurgents will Join
with the regulars and see to It that
the wishes or the Administration re
specting legislation are fulfilled.
T. J. Mahoney, State Representative
of Heppner I believe the effect of the
Cannon controversy will be beneficial
rather than harmful to the Republican
party. When it came to the real test
deposing Cannon from the Speakership
the insurgents balked, and with only
a few exceptions voted with the regu
lars against that action. The possi
bility of the Democrats securing con
trol of the next Congress, if the con
troversy is prolonged, unduobtedly will
havethe effect of eliminating factional
differences among the Republican mem
bers of the House and result In the
transaction of such business as has
been recommended strongly by the Administration.
made over Into a committe of ten.
Much depends upon the makeup of this
committee. May God bless and keep
these men, for, so far as I am con
cerned, he only can bless them.. Many
so-called Republicans are in fact
Populists, and are trying to outdo
Bryanjsm."
No meeting of the insurgents to con
sider their future course has been called,
but undoubtedly will be held within a day
or two.
The next conflict will come, if it comes,
on the election of the new rules com
mittee, provided for in the Norrls resolu
tion. The committee is to be elected by
the House Instead of being appointed
by the Speaker as heretofore.
Neither the regular Republicans nor
the Democrats have made arrangements
for a party caucus, but both caucuses will
be held within the next three or four
days. All the caucuses mupt be held
within 10 days, for that Is the tme limit
fixed by the Norrls resolution for the
election of a new committee.
Of this committee the Republicans will
choose six members and the Democrats
four. Whether the insurgents will be
given representation among the six Re
publican members is now unknown. They
say they have not asked and don't care
for membership on the new committee.
The Democrats will choose their fo.ur
members in caucus and expect their selec
tions will be ratified by the vote of the
House. Of these four, three are practic
ally certain to be minority leader Champ
Cl(rk. Fitzgerald, of New York, and Un
derwood, of Alabama. The first two are
members of the old committee and un
doubtedly will be accorded similar ap
pointment on the committee. There is de
mand among the Democrats tnat Under;
wood, who is Deader Clark's first lieu
tenant on the floor, be given a place.
Republican Members Conjecture.
To attempt to predict whom the Re
publicans will select will be the merest
speculation. Besides Speaker Cannon,
Dalzell of Pennsylvania and Smith of
Iowa are the Republican members of the
present roles' committee. By the terms
of the Norris resolution. Speaker Can
non is specifically eliminated from the
new committee. The Democratic lead
ers said they expected no difficulty in
having their selection for this committee
ratified by the House, as the insurgent
Republicans had given them a pledge to
support the Democratic nominees, partly
in consideration of the unanimous vote
of the Democrats for the Norrls resolu
tion. But the highly important selection of
this new rules' committee was of sec
ondary consideration in the taik today as
to whether the war within the rjjiks of
the Republican party was to continue or
not The legislative programme in Con
gress was scarcely mentioned at all, ex
cepting in connection with the probable
delay it will encounter befote the political
air has become sufficiently clarified to go
ahead with legislation.
It was generally recognized that some
semblance of quietude must be restored
before Congress can go on with the calm
consideration of Important measures.
Every important Administration meas
ure Is halted where It stood last Wednes
day, where the preliminary skirmish of
the battle began.
A Republican, high in the councils of
the 'party, and of eminent poMtieal
judgment, gave it as his opinion today
that the worst was now over in Re
publican - strife and that permanent
peace would shortl3' ensue.
"The party in the House is more
united now than for a long time," he
said. "There will be no disposition to
abuse the insurgent members, but on
the contrary an effort to . conciliate
them. I make a guess that the Con
gressional committee will from this
time forward lend Its aid to the elec
tion of those men who yesterday stood
by the party, and every ettort will be
made to secure their return to Congress."
"Wliftt abAiit tha I r J
Cannonism?" was asked.
"That is going to be taken care of
and you can count upon it," was the
reply. "It is a good prediction to make
that Speaker Cannon will announce
long before the campaign for the elec
tion of a new Congress begins, that he
will not again be. a candidate for
Speaker.
"Where, then, , will be the Issue you
speak of? It will not exist. It is upon
this basis that the warring elements
of the Republican party Scan be most
effectively brought together, and that
is what Is going to happen."
This Republican believed that the
effect of the battle of last week would
be advantageous to all Administration
legislation now in Congress. He ex
pressed his opinion that both sides in
the Republican ranks would now stand
solidly for the Taft programme; and
that the party pledges would be fully
redeemed.
In the meantime all these various
conjectures of party seers must await
the verdict of tlm. All sides are rest
ing, if only from the sheer exhaustion
of the struggle from which they have
just emerged. Tomorrow the bedrag
gled ranks will be reformed and move
forward to whatever there may be to
meet. ,
Much depends upon whether the in
surgent Republicans who lined up and
prevented the crushing defeat of
Speaker Cannon and his ousting from
the chair, only - to be rewarded last
night with denunciation at the Speak
er's hands, can be placated, or whether
they may be made to feel further re
sentment and thus driven into more re
lentless - rebellion.
"It was even stated today by a prom
inent member of the House that a sec
ond assault might occur upon the
Speaker to remove him from the Speak
ership and it was pointed out that tho
insurgents who, stood by the Speaker
might next time be leading the fight
to oust him. A motion to declare the
Speakership -vacant is In order at any
time in the House, and this member
believed that the precedent for its use,
established yesterday, might be In
voked any time Xhe situation seems to
warrant it.
There was talk also of a further at
tack upon the rules of the House, now
that a big entering wedge has been In
serted, although It was doubted gen
erally whether this would be expedi
ent from a political standpoint or
necessary for the present.
The appointment of all the commit
tee of the House by the House itself
instead of by t'he Speaker, Is spoken
of as the next move of the reformers
of the rules, but as such action at this
time would entirely disorganize the
House, it is not likely to be consid
ered before the beginning of the next
Congress.
GOAT-RAISERS EXPECT BETTER
' PRICES THIS SEASON'.
Home Market Improves and Eastern
Competition indicates There
Will Be Lively Bidding.
Goat-raisers of Oregon expect a highly
p'rofltable market for mohair this season.
The prospects for good prices are better
than they have been for several years,
as stocks of old mohair are now entirely
cleaned up and the new clip' will come
on a bare market, something that has not
occurred for many seasons.
Mohair prices in Oregon in the past
few years have ranged from 21 to 25
cents, and the growers believe they will
receive more this year. Last year the
opening quotations were 23 "to 23 cents.
A few small lots of the 1910 clip have al
ready changed hands at prices ranging
from 23 to 25 cents. The bulk of the
output will be disposed of in the cus
tomary manner, by means of auction
pools. The largest pool will be that of
the Polk County Mohair Growers' Asso
ciation. This pool is now being made
up and 75,000 pounds of the best mohair
In the state are already pledged. At a
meeting of the association it was de
cided to sell the pool on April 16.
What the goat-raisers believe will prove
an influential factor in the coming market
will be the home demand for mohair.
It is expected that the new Multnomah
Mohair Mills will be in the market for
a considerable quantity of hair, and the
competition between the local buyers and
the buyers for the various Eastern mills
Is likely to give a healthy tone to the
market.
1122-Acre Tract Sold.
M'MINNVILLE. Or., March 20. (Spe
cial.) W. T. Macy and C. C. Murton, of
this city, have sold 1122 acres" of hill
land, ten miles southwest of McMlnn
ville, to the Northwest Land & Improve
ment Company, of Tacoma, for $33,660, or
J30 an acre. This tract is one of sev
eral tracts of low-priced, land in this
county to change hands recenttly. It is
suitable for fruit and nut culture, and it
is the Intention of the purchasers to sub
divide it. with a view of placing it on
me marxeL
Eastern Growers Object to Having
Their Entire Product Branded
as Inferior Exhibits From
Northwest Eye-Openers.
ORBGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 20. Congress, at this ses
sion at least, will not pass the Lafean bill
to regulate the shipment of apples in In
terestate commerce. The bill in an
amended form may possibly pass the
House, but the subject Is so vastly im
portant to the apple Industry , of the
whole United- States that it cannot re
ceive that consideration to .which it is
entitled, and for that reason its final
enactment seems out of the question so
far as the present session is concerned.
There is much more to the measure
than was presumed when the bill was in
troduced, and the recent hearings before
the House committee disclosed that the
bill had many rJhases and two sides to
every phase.
At the opening of the hearings the
friends of the measure dwelt upon the im
portance of changing the size of boxes
now in uso. In the Pacific Northwest, so
as to compel the applegrowers of those
states to adopt a box not now in use
anywhere a box not at all adapted to the
apples that have made Oregon and Wash
ington famous. But before the hearing
closed, the size of apple, boxes was found
to be a comparatively unimportant fea
ture of the bill, and the standardization
of grades became the paramount pro
vision, both in the eyes of Eastern and
Western applCgrowers and dealers.
Western Apples Are Larger. .
It was found, upon examination, that
the bill provided for three standard
grades of apples, "and required the mark
ing on each package of the grade con
tained therein. Grade A, the best, under
the Lafean bill would be apples measur
ing two and one-half inches in diameter;
grade iB, apples two and a quarter inches
in diameter, and grade C apples two
Inches in diameter. There was allow
ance for-. variation of only half an Irrch
in the three grades. This standardiza
tion met the unqualified approval of the
New - York, New England and Pennsyl
vania applegrowers and dealers in those
and other Eastern apples. But. it met
with decided opposition from the growers
of the Pacific Northwest. And fortunate
ly the Northwestern men had their ex
hibits on hand, and wereable to give
object lessons in substantiation of their
objection.
Several boxes of Hood River, Yakima,
Wenatchee and Rogue River apples were
on hand In the committee room, and
these boxes were opened for the inspec
tion of everyone. It wasshown that all
the Western apples in evidence exceeded
the standard grade A proposed to be fixed
by the Lafean bill, most of them measur
ing a full inch or more In excess of the
diameter stipulated for that grade. These
apples were passed around to members
of the committee to demonstrate that
their size was not their only claim to
commendation, and the opinion quickly
prevailed that the fruit exhibited was of
the highest quality. Their flavor, their
color, their condition,and the compact
ness with which they were packed were
all commented upon.
Northwest Wants Grades Changed.
Then the apple men from the North
west entered their protest agalnsrt the
gradation fixed by the Lafean bill. It
would be wrong, they argued, for Con
gress to attempt to fix standard grades
for apples and make the highest - grade
two and a half inches, when the North
west was producing apples, N any quantity
of them, of much greater size, much more
attractive and mucli more salable. They
had no objection, they said, to the grad
ing of apples, if the gradation be made
fair, as with wheat and with cotton, rec
ognizing the fine, large Northwestern
apples of. three and a half Inches as
grade A, and from that running down,
in quarter inches, to two inches or less.
Indeed, the Northwestern men said they
would not object to a grade A .that was
more than three and a half Inches, but
they most certainly would object to the
grade A fixed by the Lafean bill.
Such a standardization, they contended,
would put practically all the Northwest
ern apples on an equal footing with -the
inferior grades grown in the East, and
would rob them of that advantage to
which their appearance entitled them.
East Makes PitiTul Plea.
This objection was met by the Eastern
ers with the argument that It is not pos
sible to raise as large apples in the East
as in some parts of the West, and it
would be unjust to their industry to re
quire them to brand their best fruit as
We Sell
ytnbt
on the positive guarantee
that if it does not give sat
isfaction we will return the
entire amount of money paid
us for it.
We ask all those who are
run-down, nervous, debili
tated, aged or weak, and
every person suffering from
stubbo'rn colds, hanging-on
coughs, bronchitis or incipi
ent consumption to try Vinol
.with this understanding.
WOODARD- CLARKE & CO.,
DRUGGISTS, PORTLAND.
: BOYS!:
ENTER CANOE CONTEST.
ZOO VOTES FREE
A. B. STEINBACH & CO.
CONCERNING ALL THESE SALES IS THAT THE NEW OWNERS OF
LAURELHURST LOTS, IMMEDIATELY UPON ACQUIRING TITLE, AD-
VANCE THE PRICES FROM $200 TO $400 A
Practical Demonstration that Present
Prices are Below the Actual
Market Value
in the opinion of those who have investigated the merits of Lanrelhurst and compared its advantages with
those of ether additions.
r7
The Addition; with Character
Besides being a close-in addition, in the very heart of the residence section, has to offer: Asphalt streets,
" 28 to 48 feet wide; six-foot cement walks, nine-foot parking strips, cluster" lights, shade trees 15 to 20 feet
in height, water, sewers, gas and electric lights, etc. The most perfect, modern, up-to-date residence dis
trict ever platted in Portland. The first plat of Laurelhurst, comprising 718 lots, has teen practically sold
out, and at the present rate of sales, Plat No. 2 will be sold out before the end of the week.
Prices of Lots in Plat No. 2 will Advance
April 15th
us 'what day and hour you and your family would like to fro out to Laurelhurst,
have our auto call and take you out to the property. Deal with any of our
authorized brokers "if you prefer.
Call at our office or phone
and we will be pleased to
AUTHORIZED BROKERS 1
t'harlc K. Henry Co.
IVaketleld. Fries & Co.
eo. O. Srhalk.
H. P. Faliiier-Jonrs Co.
Holmes & Menefee.
Mall & Von Borstel.
Mackio & Kountree. -It.
. Bryan & Co.
Krtek-Dodds Co.
Kuff-Kleinsorice Land Co.
Dubois & C rookett kiA-a.lt r Co.
Chapln & Herlow.
Haas A Kiujfiler.
SALEM AO EN Cm, A. N. MOORES,
Vx BCSH-BREVMAN BLOCK..
EUGENE AGENCY, 1HAGL.ADRV &
SHUMATE.
ALBANY AGENCY, A. T. STARK.
(
WALLA WALLA AGENCY. W.
C. KOEHNE, DRUM HELLER &
ENN1S.
)
522-526 Corbett Biulding
Phones Main 1503, A 1515 ,
of an inferior grade. The most they
could hope for, if the three and- a half
inch standard should be adopted, would
toe a grade C or grade D, and this they
did not care to have. They preferred,
they said, to eliminate from the bill the
standardization section, leaving only those
parts of -the bill regulating the size of
boxes and the marking of packages.
But the "Western men did not .open this
fight; they did not Invite legislation;. they
eald they had built up their , own in
dustry, had established and were main
training their own reputation, and could
get along without any congressional in
terference. But inasmuch as th Eastern
men wanted standard grades and wanted
to regulate the size of boxes, they were
willing the Eastern men should have both
if they, would be reasonable and give the
West a. fair deal. The persistence with
which the Westerners insisted upon an
equitable grading of apples, and the
facility with which they made the stand
ardization the paramount issue, so to
speak, did much to discourage the men
who had the Lafean bill introduced, and
it may develop later, if the committee
is inclined to accept the Western view,
that the pressure, for legislation will be
withdrawn and .the bill dropped.
JAP SEALERS ON GROUND
Ijarger Fleet Than Ever to Invade
Bering Sea Tliis Season..
VICTORIA, B. C, March 20. Japanese
sealers will come to Bering Sea in larger
numbers than ever this season, according
to information received from. Japan.
The Victoria schooner Pescawha, which
Is reported 'from Monterey with i09 skins,
spoke a Japanese schooner off California
on January 17. Her captain said that a
larger number of the Japanese schooners
will cross the Pacinc this season, several
having crossed already. '
Kayniond to tiet New "RridRe.
RAYMOND, Wash., March 20. (Spe
cial.) The wooden drawbridge of the
Northern Pacific Railway here is to be
replaced by a steel structure. E. C.
Alexander and B. L.. Crosby, of the rail
way, and representatives of a Seattle
bridge firm have inspected the bridge
site. It is saisl that the N. P. will
build a bridge with a draw span of 300
feet which, when open, will leave a
clear passage over the river channel
of 125 feet.
FIRST B0CK0F SEASON.
A carload of Pabst's famous Mil
waukee Bock Beer Just received and
will be placed on sale today at S. A.
Arata & Co., 104 Third, and Arata Bros..
6-71 Sixth. i
Every family and especially those
who reside in the country should be
provided at all times with a bottle of
Chamberlain's Liniment. There is no
telling when it may be wanted In case
of an accident or emergency. It Is
most excellent In all cases of rheuma
tism, sprains and bruises. Sold by all
dealers.
TODAY
S. A. Arata & Co., 104 Third
Arata Bros., 69-71 Sixth
Agents for PABST'S
MILWAUKEE DRAFT
and DOTTLE DEER