XlIK unnGOXIAX. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1910. PORKBARRELWIUST .60.TAFT DEGLARES President Will Sign No More Bills Designed for Mere ly Local Benefit. WATERWAYS HIS SUBJECT Railways Have Advance of Boin Able- to Transfer Freight More Eallj Terminal Facilities . Are Eswntlal Factors. CINCINNATI. Sent. II. President Taft had a thoroughly enjoyable Mm (mliv anionic his "home folk" of Cln rlnnatt. He visited the Ohio Valley Vtno.itlon. made an address In Music Hall on waterway Improvement, iiMk an automobile ride In the after noon, dined at the Business Men's Clu tonlffht and later attended a perform ance of the opera. 'Taoletk." composed by a local musician, and given largely by- local talent. Everywhere he went Mr. Taft was creeted with cheers. The Immense aud ience In Music Hall aave the Preslden a remarkable demonstration when he appeared on the platform. The cheer Inar was renewed with Increased vlifo when Mr. Taft announced that after his tenure had enplred In Washington he proposed to return to Cincinnati and spend the rest of his life In this :!ty. Political Topics Avoided. The President's day was free from pol itics. He did not comment In any way on the New York primaries, nor would he av anything regarding Colonel - Roosevelt's statement to the effect th he had not sought the conference at New Haven. Mr. Taft did not Initiate the con ference and he apparently Is Indifferent whether It was arranged by Colonel Roosevelt or Lloyd C. Grlscom, who has been acting; for Colonel Roosevelt in the New York fiBht. Tomorrow, however. President Taft Is to receive several Ohio folate leaders. Thev are anxious to consult with him reaardlna- the" situation in thte Kate. In his speech today celebrating the completion of the Ohio River !m in this city. President Taft announced that so far as his Administration l concerned . the "pork barrel"- method of making ap propriations for river and harhor worn 19 at an end. He declared that he would veto any bill In the future that appro priated money merely for the benefit of Its local expenditure. "Pork Barrel" Denounced. A to the "pork barrel" the President aid: "The days of the pork barrel should be numbered. The country Is roused against corporate or corYupt control of legislative agencies, but It Is doubtful whether the constituencies are yet able to preserve the higher obligations on the part of themselves under their rep resentatives not to use their votes In common to appropriate to the part that which belongs to the whole. "In aignlng the last river and harbor bill, which had many of the character istics of previous bills. I Indicated to Congress that the prospect of anothe- bill of that character would merit a reto." Waterway Have Drawbacks. The President began 'his address by reviewing the work already done on the Ohio River. Then, speaking on the gen era! topic of water transportation as compared with that by rail, ha went on "In a most Instructive report the I'nlted 3tates Waterways Corrrrnlaslon. headed by tur Senator Burton has pointed out the difficulties' that are Innerent In river transportation In this country and have hown with great cleamesa the advan tage that railroad transportation has over river transportation for constant business use. The chief difficulty la the cost of terminal or transfer charges wherever the destination of the freight requires the use of bftth river' and rail road. "in their Investigations abroad, the commission found that a great deal of money and time had been spent In per fecting the terminals for river transpor tation, and they deplore the entire ab sence of such terminals on many of the navigable rivers of this country. "What I think it have reason to ex pect Is that, with the Improvement of the Ohio River, according to the plan proposed and the possibility of Its con tinuous use from one year's end to the other, with the development of an up stream trade by reason of the slack water, there will be a study of econom ical terminal facilities and a profitable Investment therein. Handling of Freight Important. "The Waterwajs Commission points out that in localities where wateiborne traffic has Increased, as on the Great Lakes, careful and elaborate provisions have been made for the handling of freight In the most economical manner. The equipment for the loading and un- adfna- of freight at lake terminals Is mora advanced than anywhere else In the world. One of the advantages that the railroads have over the river arises from the readier transfer of traffic from one railway to another as compared with the transfer from water to land or land to water, and this affects not only the physical transfer of traffic but the through haul of cars without break of bulk. "One of the great reasons for the decrease of river transportation has been the competition of railways whoso physical advantages have already been referred to. More than these, traffic managers of railway have lowered their own traffic rates where there i water competition, until the river busi ness has been entirely discouraged, and then raised the rates when the river business has been thus suppressed. "Provision has been made in the railway act passed' In the last session of Congress which will prevent rall waya from destroying this river com petition. The truth is that with the new development of river business, it will be possible to give power to our Interstate Commerce Commission :o make regulations for the Joint . traffic between rivers and railways that will greatly encourage growth of the river business, for. if we would use our waterways in the most economical manner, there must be a friendly co operation, as the Waterways Commis sion points out between those engageJ In transportation on the water and those by rail." Army Engineers are authorised to make such survey. When the survey Is completed, a Board of Engineer Of ficers reports on the cost, feasibility and usefulness of the improvement, and after this report has been made, a board of review of other Army Engineers passes upon a report and approves or disapproves Its recommendation. The report Is then transmitted to Congrest. Neither the Hoard of Army Engineer, nor the Chief Engineer, nor the Sec retary of War. is authorised to pass upon the comparative merits of all the projects under survey and report until each project comes before Congress, and -is either rejected or approved and It la left to the committer to rletermln which of those approved shall be taken I and which shall be passed by or de- laved. It Is a rule fairly well observe ! by the Committee on Rivers and liar- 1 bors that no project which has not re- I reived the approval of both of tin ' boards shall be appropriated for and adopted. , Piecemeal Policy" Condemned. "As these waterway Improvements are to be carried on in upwards of two thirds ot the Congressional districts. It can be readily understood that the pressure Is from their representatives In Congress to have every project that Is approved appropriated for. Tho total cost of the projects sur veyed and estimated for is far in ex cess of anything that Congress coull appropriate for the general purpose lrom the revenues of the Government lui i'iid j cai m w 11 . r n 1 1. 1 lie consequence is that in the desire to sat isfy the claims of all. the amount 'which Is available from the current revenue Is divided up and apportioned between all the various enterprises that have thus far received the approval of the engi neers. This Is done with very little progresses CON FIG T Colorado Insurgents Prevent Condemnation of Initia tive and Referendum. STEPHEN IS NOMINATED Editor Chosen Nominee for Gover nor National Administration ' and Payne-Aldrlch Tariff Bill Are Indorsed. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.. Sept. 21. "Progressive" Republicans won a sub stantial victory In the Republican state convention, which concluded Its sessions here tonight by the selection of a full state ticket In one of the sharpest fights In the history of the party In this state, they prevented the adoption of a resolu tion condemning the initiative and refer- resard to the comparative merits or the endum. secured Instead a plank favor- ainereni improvements, ana tt nas a i ing Its submission to the people and com tendency to delay every improvement number of years beyond the time when It might be made profitable by early completions. This Is what has been called the 'Piecemeal' policy and la very unsatisfactory." M'ARTHVR FLAYS BOCRXE PLAX. Vigorous Speeclies Made by Assembly Candidates at Meeting. C. N. McArthur. candidate for Stale Senator. last night addressed a meeting at Twenty-seventh and Clinton streets. Mr. McArthur presented a fair argu ment In favor of the assembly method of recommending candidates to the Re publics party and drew a sharp com parison between that procedure and the method adopted by Bourne and Thomas McCueker. whom he charged with hold ing caucuses in the Chamber of Com merce building and the Portland Hotel for the relectlon of candidates. He ex plained the method by which-.candidates were secured on the anti-assembly tick et; how they were sent for and induced to circulate petitions under promises of support from the mslier-ups of thaf movement, and were then sent out as the simon-pure representatives of popular governmnt. Mr. McArthur clored his speech with a pledice to support every candidate who shall be "nominated on the Republican ticket, regardlesa of whether he shall be aeaembly or anti-assembly, and called particular attention to the attitude of Senator Bourne and h followers, who have announced that they will vote the Democratic ticket In case assemblymen are successful. He also vigorously at tacked the records' of Dan J. Malarkey and George W. Joseph. Dr. Emmett Drake addressed the au dience at enme length, and was followed by John C. McCue. Attention wan called to the alate pub lished in an evening paper In which a list of candidates for the Legislature was named holding th proper persons to be nominated on Saturday, and distinct attention was Invited to the entire pro cedure of the "antl" crowd In shaping their campaign. It was urged that the assembly candidates were men of affairs and could be safely trusted with the af fairs of the staje. Contrast of the rec ord! ' Dr. Drake, and his opponent, Dan J. Malarkey. were drawn, showing that Dr. Drake had devoted much of his time to the advancement of Portland as pres ident of the Rose Festival Society, and home secretary of the Portland Fair and Livestock Association. Mr. Malarkey was Invited to show what he had done for the city In comparison. Aftr the meeting the speakers were warmly congratulated. OLD CHARGES RENEWED trontlnued Fmm First Pare) Present System Cumbersome. Mr. Taft said that the Importance of the Ohio River Improvement was suffi cient to Justify the contemplated ex penditure of Jk3.000.000 and he hoped that provision might be made for the completion of the work in six years In stead of 12.' aa now provided. He con tinued: "Under tha present law it ia neces sary for Congress ta order the survey of a projected Improvement before tha er 23. 1909, was written to Mrs. Storer part as follows: I was in Washington last week nd, of course, saw the President. I poke with him of Paris and removed from his mind all suspicion that a catholic would be there a persona non grata as Ambassador. He promised me hat- the next Ambassador to Paris would be Mr. Storer and furthermore xpressed the belief that General Porter ould soon retire. The President also told ine that he had commissioned Mr. Storer to speak for him viva voce at the Vatican.. He seemed rather proud of having done so." On February 2. 1904. tha archbishop wrote to Mr. Storer: "Your two letters were read and burned; however, you need have no anxiety whatever about the whole af fair, which was the chief subject-matter or those letters. The President hail no occasion to feel ruffled In the least, but you know his Impulsiveness. When I saw him he, of his own ac cord, told me of his writing to you and asked me how publicity was given to the matter. I said the Scripps-McRae agency had merely made a guess (as to Mr. Storer's coming to Rome),, and that the few unfavorable comments that followed amounted to really nothing. He calmed down completely, remarked tnat he had every confidence In you and hoped that the outcome of your mission would be what all de sired." A month later Archbishop Ireland wrote another latter In which he quoted the exact words of the Presi dent as to Mr. Storer going to Rome as follows: "The President said to me: "Mr. Storer has told you what' I said . to him about you. archbishop." "'Well' I replied. 'I do not remem ber about his going to Rome.' mending the action of Republican leglsla tors who voted for such submission, and thus paved the way for the nomination for Governor of State Senator Stephen, a stanch adherent and supporter of the measure. Administration Is Indorsed. The National Administration was lh dorsed: Senator Guggenheim was com mended for his work in Congress react ing ta the upbuilding of the state, and the Payne-Aldrlch tariff bill was ac cepted as a- fulfillment of the pledge of the National Republican platform for re vision downward. The extreme "prograsslve" wing of the party, under the leadership of Merle D. Vincent, who is credited - with the In dorsement of Theodore Roosevelt, offered a minority report striking out the in dorsement of Guegenehim. commending Senators La Follette. Dolliver, Bristow and Beverldge for their attitude in Na tional affairs welcoming ex-President Roosevelt's return to the Held of political discussion and strongly Indorsing the Initiative and referendum, but this mi nority report was tabled, and the milder one dealing only with the initative and referendum was adopted. Vincent's Campaign Fails. Vincent's independent campaign for the gubernatorial nomination also failed, the vote being for Stephen. 931; for Vincent, 36; for John W. Springer (not nominated) 5. Isaac N. Stevens, editor of the Pueblo Chieftain, was among those who, from the first, opposed condemnation of the initiative and referendum. He was nomi nated unanimously to be Representatlve-at-Large. t The complete ticket is as follows: " Governor, John B. Stephen; Lieutenant-Governor, James H. Paynter; Sec retary of State, John A. Ramer; Attorney-General. Benjamin Griffith; Aud itor, Thomas L. Jameson; Treasurer, James E. Collier: Justice of the Su preme Court. James D. Garrlgues; Superintendent of Public Instruction. Mrs. Helen M. Wlxon; Railroad Com missioner. Sherman E. Kendall; Regents of the State University, Miss Anna A.- Wolcott, W. J. King; Rep-resentatlve-at-Large. I. N. Stevens. MIfs Wolcott Is the sister of a for mer Senator. McDonald Is Chairman. Ex-Governor McDonald was chosen atate chairman. The tariff was referred to in the resolution adopted as follows: . "We reaffirm our adherence to the principle of a protective tariff as de clared in the Republican National plat form of 1908. We point to our present tariff law as a substantial step In the direction of downward revision to which the Republican party Is un qualifiedly committed.- As a revenue measure It has proved an entire suc cess. Inequalities will be found in any tariff law. and other reductions will be necessary. These changes should be made as speedily as possible, and In such manner as to avoid the disturb ance and derangement of business In evitably attending what is known as a general revision. This Is made possible by the establishment of a permanent tariff board. "No President who has ever been called upon to deal with this (tariff) trying question has grasped It in so broad, so sane and so effective a man ner as has president Taft." PRICE WILL BE RAISED Memory Is Clear. "'Well,' he said. 'I told him I would not write a letter to the Pope asking for honors for you. but I said he could go to Rome and say viva voce to the Pope how much I wish you to be car dinal, and how grateful I personally would be "to him. for granting that honor." "I a mmoet clear In my memory as to every word. "I will write about American politics to Bellamy. "With most affectionate regard to him and to yourself. I am slncerelv. . "JOHN IRELAND." Seamen's Sot-lety Plans Concert. The fllowlng programme haa been ar ranged by Miss Eva Wells for the con cert this evening at the Seamen's Friend Society, corner of Third and Flanders streets: Soprano solo. Mrs. Rassmus sen; piano solo. Miss Foster: bass solo, Mr. Rassmussen; .contralto solo. . Mrs. Hammond: tenor solo. Mr. Boniface; so prano solo. Miss Ferguson: accompanist. Miss Foster. There will also be vocal and Instrumental music by sailors In port. , CAREY HEADS WYOMING TICKET." Platform Adopted at Convention In dorses Oregon Primary Law. SHERIDAN, Wyo Sept. 21. The Democratic State Convention, after an executive session lasting until 2 o'clock this morning, met again today and car ried out the programme then agreed upon. The ticket agreed on is as fol lows: Joseph M, Carey, of Cheyenne, for Governor; F. L. Houx, of Cody, for Secretary of " State: W. B. Ross, of Cheyenne, for member of Congress; G. C. Forsythe, of Lusk, Auditor; H. A. Coffeen. of Sheridan, for Superintend ent of Public Instruction, The candidate for Governor, nom inated on the Democratic ticket, has always been a Republican, but Is op posed to the present Republican or ganization of Wyoming. The platform adopted favors Hie Initiative, referen dum, recall, the Oregon direct primary law, the corrupt practices act. restor ing the Australian headless ballot sys tem: publicity of corporation affairs, and the commission form of govern ment for municipalities. The platform was constructed to meet the approval of Mr. Carey. MANNING OCT AT'IITH HOUR Ex-Dislrlet Attorney Announces Can didacy for Congress. John Manning. ex-District Attorney, announced yesterday his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Repre sentative In Congress, from the Second District. In a circular letter sent out by his associates. Democrats through out the district are asked to write-In his name on the official ballot at the nominating election Saturday. Mr. Manning's belated announcement Is the result of pressure brought to bear on htm from many sources. It Is explained, following the recent Maine victories by Democrats and the general situation In the Second Congressional District with the Republicans divided against themselves. He was originally urged to become a candidate for the Democratic nomination for ' Governor, but declined unless given a clear field by Messrs. Myers and West, who al ready were In trie race. There is now one Democratic candidate out. J. N. Teal, whose name appears on the slate put out by the Kentucky Klick. Mr. Manning's friends aver, however, that they will easily secure the nomination October 1st Reservation May Be Had at the Present Price Between Now and That Date by Making Your Selection and Paying a Deposit HARTMAN & THOMPSON gSs; for their man and In substantiation of that view show voluminous correspon dence from Democrats throughout the district, urging Mr. Manning's candi dacy. Mr. Manning's formal announcement, as sent out over his signature yester day, is as follows: To the nemocratle voters of the Second Congressional District of Oregon For sev eral months many frlsnds residing In all parts of the district have urged me to sub mit my name to the Democratic party for the nomination as Representative to Con gress, subject to our party primary, next Saturday afternoon. Business engagements were such that I could not in Justice to mv clients deote the time necessary to repare petitions and thus have my name printed upon the Democratic official ballot. I have now fulfilled my obligations to those who have Intrcsted their legal business to my care and have decided to become a candidate. I wtll esteem it a high honor to become the candidate of my party for such an exalted' position of trust where I will ba snabled to labor for the welfare, development and upbuilding of our great state. Consequently I ask my friends to write my name apon their ballot with the X mark preceding. If nominated. I promise a vigorous corppalgn. not only for my own success, but for the success of the entire Democratic ticket. Respectfully. JOHN MANNING. HOAX NEARLY BECOMES FACT Joe Schlumpf's Friends Vote for Him in North Yakima. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Sept. 21. (Special.) The official returns of the recent direct primaries election, which have just been completed, show that Joe Schlumpf, a prominent politician of Seattle, came within a very few votes of being elected committeeman from the First Precinct of the Sixth Ward of this city. There was much confusion in regard to the working of the primary law in relation to commit teemen, it being required to write the name of a candidate on the blank bal lot. Joe Schlumpf's friends evidently sought to play a Joke on him, but a few more votes would have elected him to the office. Finest in the.world for Men and "bung Men I I Sold exclusively by 1 I BEN SELLING J I Leading Clothier PALI SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER IS, 1910. Grand Trunk Pacific Steamships "PRINCE RtTFRT" AXD "PRINCE GEORGE " LEAVB SEATTLE THURSDAYS AXD SUNDAYS AT 2r00 P. M. Arrive Victoria Sundays and Thursdays at ...7r00 P. M. Arrive Vancouver Monday and Fridays at . .. ..TrOO A. M. Arrive Prince Rupert Wednesdays and Sundays at 1 1 (30 A. M. Connertinar at "Prince Rupert" with S.'S. "Prince Albert" tor Stewart and Queen charlotte Islands Rates north ot Vancouver Include 'meals and berth. For tickets and reservations apply to loeal railway ticket Barents or J. H. BCRGIS, General A great. First Avenue and Vealer Way, Seattle, Wash. BEST GRADE LUMP COAL $5.50 Per Ton DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS IN PORTLAND A few days ago the Pacific Coal & Gas Company advertised that they would sell 900 tons of their BEST GRADE LUMP COAL AT $5.50 PER TON, DELIVERED IN PORTLAND, FOR ADVERTIS ING PURPOSES ONLY, stating alsa that a check or cash must accompany each order, and that ONLY TWO TONS WOULD BE SOLD TO EACH CUSTOMER AT THAT PRICE. We now wish to announce that we have sold 810 tons out of the 900 we agreed to sell at that price., We are making: our deliveries to those who have or dered the coal, and a great many of them have voluntarily called at this office, or telephoned us, that they were exoeedingly well pleased with the quality of the coal. v If you wish to take advantage of two tons of the remaining amount, you will, naturally, have to act at once, and please remember that we will only sell two tons to each customer, and that the CHECK OR CASH MUST INVARIABLY ACCOMPANY EACH ORDER, for the reason that we are selling this coal at what it costs us to mine and deliver it to you.. We have our own mines and are merely advertising with this lot of 900 tons that we may very quickly get 450 coal users in Port land. We know that when once you use this coal you will continue to do so, .and please remember that we will always be under the other fellow's price on the best grade lump coal. If you will call at our -offices we shall be glad to show you samples of the coal, together with some letters from those who are now using our coal in Portland. i ''''.. Pacific Coal & Gas Company Room 218 Commercial Club Building. Phone, Marshall 2581. Portland, Oregon.