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TUB MORNING OREGONTAX. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1911. , . . : i 1 WORD PUTS IN CLAIM FOR RATES Railroads Contend Bad Grades Make Town Impossible as Jobbing Center. PROUTY HEARS WITNESSES SootlM-rn Orr-on City C on IHffcrcnc In Tariffs Yom Port land and San Kraoclseo. Plrrct Milpnfrnt 'Wanted. MrrrOBU. Or.. KeS. 10. ISpeclal.) Spatial tumlntr I'roulv. of th Interstate Cojimrrct Commllon. to- dar rommfncr.l the fcesrln of ths ru brouchl by tho Wdford Trffto Ilurrau alnl tho southern rarinc i .ommolllr rate on carload shipment of fre rt from ian KranrUco to lhl ritv. The burftu contends that Med ford, hrrauif of tl aeographlcal loca tton mldwar brtvicn Sacramento. Ill the nrrl lobblnr renter to tbs south and I'urtUn.I on the north. Is entitled t, tri lower rate. Wirnesxrs for the Traffic Fureau tjtirW that under erenent condition merrhanH here were forced to buy liiruincn I'ortlund. wliereae a lower rate. riot only would enable, them to pur ihaia in the ren market but also would plaro them In a poltmn to enter the J-blin tlrld tfcroushoul southern A detailed list of t!ie commodities upon which the lwer rate la asked wa tskrn up article br artl.-Je and re sulted In the illst-overy that consider ablr over li per cent orlelnated In the territory of which n KrancUco la the market point. Ac. ordlna; to pre railroad rates It l cheaper to ship from fan Franc laco I'ortland by water and then br rati here than to aecure aod direct. II. Ornett t..lrrd A. Welch and fieorce r. Cuthlert. local merchant, were wllnexra for the Traffic Ilureau. whnne ni was presented l.y Frank II lli'une, of Portland, a rate espcrt. The Southern I'a'in- case la In the nan of William l. Fenmn. counsel, and II K. Loun.hury. S. N. ltotwl.k. J. K liatier and tl . Morrln. of the freight and operating; department Ti e railroads case la based on the disad vantageous position of Mdford as a Jobblnc renter because of the arada vsr tae Sisklrous from i:rn south. TAFT TALKS RECIPROCITY fcnnt1nad rT.m flrt Fas present trip Into the Ml Idle West, was delivered at the National Corn Kx po sition In the auditorium at the State Fair (rounds. The auditorium, which ha a seating capacity of more than 4009, waa crowd ed to overflowing. The crush about the doors was so crest that in serr Ices Of a score of poll. err.en were railed for. There waa considerable confusion whn the President, accompanied by governor Harmon and an escort of Troup B. arrived at the Kxposltlon arounds. Through some mistaken order the entire escort committee was rut off from the 'resident at the entrance to the main exposition building and be isme lot and scattered In the crowd. Trie Hoy Scouts, who had lined up at the entrance of the main butldlnK. at tempted to prevent the crowd rushing In. but were themselves stampeded. The congestion and confusion continued through all the elsht buildings. Mr. Tafc's aJJrraw was listened to ap parently with the deepest Interest and tie was warmly applauded at Intervals. The JTentdcnt.n c loans, said: All Will Act la I m Itcsult. "Let t::e aarremsnt be adopted and so Into op- rat "n. and In six months the farmers on t.ie border, who now have fears, will rejoice In this great step toward closer bu.-inexs and social rela tions u.i our neighbors. The whole countr- farmer, manufacturer, railroad company, middle man. warehouse man. a!I-IH be the salner." President Tafl will pre tils recipro city tuMiu In Illinois tomorrow, During; ti e forenoon he will make brief titrmnrinrous speeches at Cham- pa.gn and I v. at nr. In the afternoon i.e will deliver an address before the Illinois Lrftstalure at Sprtngtleld and la trie evenluj he will make an addreen at a Lincoln day banquet In that rlty. The t'resljrnt arrived here from Wash ington at to. r P. M. lie waa met at tn station by Governor Harmon, a com mittee of citizens and cavalry escort. After a brief rara.lv through the city Mr. Taft motors out to the lairerounds. After his addrrs.. he visited the Gov. ernnors. home for a few minutes. To ri'jcnt be1 dined informally with 60 gueata at the Oaio Mate I'nlvvrsity, leaving later for Oiampalgn. ;L Voice till Audltorlnm. Owing to a orvere cold and sore throat, the Pres.dnt waa co:np-!l-M to rut a part of tr.e programme outlined for him In this city, lie appealed at the audi torium for silence and thus was able to msae h'a voice carry to the farthest corner of the big structure. Tha Presi dent brought hi r.ijsiclan. Dr. J. J. :.-narion. of Wasnlt.gtnn. with him. Mr. Taft wilt be, back in Washington Monday morning to rema.n until the end of the sejsxon of ("ungreaa. He has not ampl..".evl his position as to an extra Muiin, believing It la perfectly well understood by tuts time, and that Cou. greaa t!l svern Issrlf accordiegty. rrotrrtlon Jotlflr Ilcriprtx-ity. "I am a Itcpublloan." said the pres ident, "and the Kepubilcaa parly has always advocated and pursued a policy ef prnteettoa to American protuets and manufactures. For a long time, the policy had little or no limitation. It was thought that tariffs on protected products could not bo too high: that If ail the foreign products were excluded, competition would stimulate production and reduce Ita cost and Its price. "The temptation to destroy competi tion by combinations became so sreat. however, that the party In Ita plat form modified Its policy and Imposed the limitation that the tariff should be limited for the purpose of protection to the difference between the cost of pro duction In this country and the cost of production abroad with an allowance for a reasonable profit to the American producer. "The principle of protection thus stated takea away the Justification for any tariff whatever by way of pro tec t l'n. on articles Imported from a country where the conditions as to labor and other circumstances are the same ma In ours and thus makea the i production substantially tha roat of same Conditions In Two Countries Alike. "Canada Is our neighbor on th norta for three thousand miles. Her population Is Knglish. Scotch and French. Her soil is Ilk ours. Her traditions are th same as ours. Her language Is ours. Her climate is tem perate like ours, except that her growing- season Is shorter and she cannot raise corn Jn any sreat quantity. -She has a free popular sov""nnt with wage-earning- classes of Intelli gent and as well paid as ours. It Is difficult to see In what respect her farmers have any advantage over our own except a virgin soli In the far Northwest." The President then discussed the ef fect of reciprocity on growers of corn and wheat. In respect to corn, he de clared "the American farmer Is kins; and will remain so. reciprocity or no reciprocity." As to wheat, he said the domestic price Is soverned by the world price and that "the sending of any part o' Canada's surplus throulTh our country Instead of through Canada to be milled or to be exported without milling, will not perceptibly or materially affect the price of wheat for our farmers. "Th greatest reason for adoptlns this agreement Is the fact that It Is go Ins to unite two countries with kin dred people in a commercial and social union to the rreat advantege of both. Fuch a result does not need to be Justl ned by a nice balancing of pecuniary profit to each. "Ita undoubted general benefit will vindicate those who are responsible for It. I say this In order that by answer- BEVERIDGE HALTS EXPOSITION VOTE Senate Does Not Get Time to Vote for Fair at San Francisco. DECISION EXPECTED TODAY r-erkln Kxpocts Favorable Action as Virginia Ien Promise Not to Block Way to California. Exhibition. WASHIXOTOS. Feb. IP. (Special. Fanatnr Perkins had everything; smoothed out and the Virginia Senators trnrtabie again by convening; time of th,e Senate today, and had he not, to whlcb investigated the port of San Francisco Is In the hands of Secretary MacVeaph. It Is not unlikely that some readjustment of the forces there will result. Some criticism is made of the handling of coods in a certain warehouse. UNCLE SAM WANTS WATER He Will Defend Veers Kight Grand River Against Company. to DENVER. Feb. 10. Attorney-Gen eral TVlckersham today notified Vnited J States District Attorney V, ard to ao all in his power to protect the rights of the Government in the suits pend ing In the state courts over water rights In the Grand Rtver. The Attorney-General believes the x United States may be deprived of Its -water rights In that stream, thereby Jeopard izing; the bulldlns f the contemplated high-line canal, a $3,000,000 project. Mr. Ward said today that a suit was pending- in Grand County between the Grand Valley Irrigation Company and other water-users of Mesa County against the Intermountaln Water Com pany. Involving; the right to the wa ters of the Grand River. State's Attorney-General Griffith, of Colorado, la one of the counsel for the plaintiffs. This suit Is the result of an alleged attempt by the Intermountaln Water Company to divert tho water from the headwaters of the Grand River on the western slope of the continental divide to irrigate lands on the eastern slope. SAN THAN CISCO EXPOSITION COMMITTEE WHICH HAS CONDUCTED FIGHT BEFORE CONGRESS 7 ... . i -l I . A S ' " v 1 1-aiViit I c- ,i'Ai. . i-.- - . Ji i - i "s b 7 f5 .Ts-BT-r. - , i . , i.nv it t rorr Axn jmk n. giii.ett. seated, left T RltillT IAMK KOirn, - . . ", . . . .vRKW J1TAKT1IV. HA rV Ditun.i, ... . - ... AIU:., M. J. BRAUESTEIX, Ins- the araumenta directed to the de tailed effect of th arsument upon dif ferent classes of persons I may not be thought to abandon the broad sround upon which the opportunity to confirm this agreement ousht to b seized." Farmers Interests Not Hurt. Sir. Taft went on to show that w ex ported vastly more corn and corn products to Canada than that whole country produced and that we also ex ported to Canada In livestock fed with corn 13S.5.I12 In the year 1SI0. Reciprocity would Increase the supply of cattle for the American farmer to teed with his corn and make sood beef. lie cited farm values in various states to show that the difference be tween states was as sreat as between the fnlted States and Canada, and said: Thexe fla-ures show incontestioij- mm the foar of a reduction In farm values of the country by letting- In Canada's product Is wholly unfounded. Canadian Wheat to lirlng Trade. -The orlc of wheat, less the trans portation and other charges for ware house and delivery. Is fixed by what !1 tiia wheat exportlns countries, in cluding the Tnlted States and Canada. can set for their surplus In Liverpool. Hence the sending- of any part or cana ilai surtdus through our country In stead of through Canada to be milled or to be exported wit.iout milling will not materially afreet the price or wneai for our farmers. 'Open up the markets of Minneapolis and Chicago: sl the traneportation ard warehouse facilities of our North west, and the Canadian farmer win gei for his wheat practically what the American gets, less the higher freight charges due to greater distance from market. In other words, th advantas we give the Canadian farmer will not hurt our farmer, for 'he price wiii remain he same: but by patronising our ele vators, our flour mills, our raiiroaas. he will secure admission lo the world'i' market at a less cost to himself, whll we will secure th advantage of In creased trade for our elevators, our mills, our railroads and our commls- lon men. The United States secured for tha armers the rree listing oi siicn im portant agricultural products as cotton seed oil. all kinds of fruits and vege- ables. timothy and clover seeds, eggs nd numerous other products In which he movement to Canada from me United States Is much greater than from Canada to th United States. Lumber Cheaper for Farmer. . The remission of $1.S0.000 In duties on rough lumoer imporieu inio w United States hy free-listing along with pickets and palings, and th heavy re- ucttons on dresaea lumoer. latna ana hlngles, are all in thta-interests . f th armer. I.ct the agreement be adopted and so Into operation, and In six months be farmers on the border who now ave fears will rejoice In this great p toward close business and social relations with our neighbors. "The whole country, farmer, railroad company, middle man. warehouse own er all wiil be the gainer." HEDRICKITE LEADER DEAD KU-liard II 111 Waa Head of SccefMng n ranch of Mormons. INDEPENDENCE. Ho.. Feb. 10. Richard Hill, leader of the Church of Christ, commonly known as tho lled- rlcklt branch of th Mormon Church, died at his home here today. As leader of the sect Hill waa guard In chief of th famous temple lot here. which was act apart more than 75 years go by Joseph Smith, original prophet nd founder of the Mormon Church, as he site for a future great temple of he Lord. When the Mormons fled from ndependence. the temple lot passed Into Gentile hands. The church was divided and a sub- sect, headed by Granville Hedrlck. set Shout to buy back the consecrated ground. Twenty-nv years ago, after long and- bitter litigation, the Hedrlck ltes' title was assured. Richard Hill ucceeded Hedrlck. Hill was born In 1IT In Gloucester, ngland. He was the father of Joseph lllil. of Leadvllle. Colo. use his own words, "been thrown by Beverldge." San Francisco's exposition resolution would have been passed this afternoon. After a promise to consume only 15 minutes, the Indiana Senator spoke for two hour and 15 minutes in reply to Root on th direct election of Senators. The mix-up between the New York Senator and the Southerners took more time, and finally Perkins, after patiently waiting all afternoon to selxe a few moments for a vote, was forced to postpone the matter until tomorrow, with an announcement to the Senate that he would call up the resolution ih. rimt ihinir In the morning. The Senator tonight expressea conu dence that the resolution would be passed without further trouble, and Senator Swanson gives corroboration, bavins- now taken steps to help San Francisco's cause to that end. In re turn the Callforninns are to tiss'st tho Virginians In passing their Hampton nnii National review amendment to the naval annronrl.itlon bill. "Tes, the San Francisco resolution will co through In the morning by unanimous consent, said Swanson. have made it a point to see all the Senators that might possibly object, and they have agreed to refrain from doing so. Some of them are opposed to expositions, but I am certain that after the efforts of Senator Perkins and mvself today no difficulty will art ma tomorrow." Asked If he was now to be regarded as a loyal supporter and campaigner for San Francisco, Senator Swanson ex pressed the hope that California would regard Virginia as a good friend. Nothing he had done, he said, should be construed as hostility. Poth because of the relations of th states and of his own personal regard for Senator Perkins, did he wish It thoroughly un derstood that at no time would anything have been done by Virginia to Imperial the exposition resolution, and no after an understanding had been reached, he was glv'ng his best aid to bring about its adoption. Senator Foster of Louisiana was also helping out today to pave tho way for unanimous adoption. HER GIVEN BOOST SARCASM HURLED AT ILLINOIS MAN'S DETRACTORS. Senator Johnston, of Alabama, De ter i bo Attack on Colleague as Hurdle Race. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Sustaining the report of the committee on privileges and elections, of which he Is a member. In favor of Senator Lorlmer'a reten tion of his sent. Senator Johnston of Alabsma. In a speech In the Senate to day, employed sarcasm to meet the aa aaults on th Illinois Senator. Referring to tho speeches of Sena tors Owen and Crawford, and trie re port of Senator Beverldge. all adverso to Mr. lrlmer. the Alabama Senator said they had engaged In a hurdle ra;e to determine which should have firt plnr In opening the case. Summing up the case. Mr. Johnston said: "The whole fabric of this case, rests: "First, on the testimony of Charles A. Wvilte. a confessed scoundrel, who was contradicted by many witnesses and whose manner and bearing on the stand was such that six of seven members of the, committee entirely disregarded bis unsupported testimony. "Second, on the testimony of Beck? meyer and Link, who, t.iken before a grand Jury, first swore they never had received any money, were either Indicted or threatened with Indictments of per jury and then changed their stories. "Third, the testimony of Holstlaw, an other confessed perjurer. "These men were flatly contradicted by Browne. Wilson and Broderick. men whose bearing on the stand was infin itely superior to that of those vile creature." The Intermountaln Company claims a right prior to that of the users In the Grand Valley. LORD BERESFORD RETIRED Admiral Made to Surrer for Criticis ing British Navy. LONIK3N. Feb. 10. Admiral Charles William de la Poer Beresford la 65 years old today and by virtue of the age-limit clause is retired from the active list of the British navy. He has held no appointment since relin quishing the command of th Channel fleet. March !4, 1909. Ills retirement was credited general ly to friction with the Admiralty Board. In the ordinary course he would have held the Chanhel command for another year. He had been a severe critic of the management of tho navy when he was serving In Parliament and after he was put at the head of the Channel fleet In 1908 he had trouble both with his superiors and his subordinates. ALASKA ROAD IS PROBED Whether Guggcnhcinis Are Behind Northwestern Line Is Question. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. To deter mine whether the Guggenhelms or large copper Interests In Alaska are be hind the Copper River Northwestern Railway Is the task to which the terri tories committee of the House has set Itself. John N. Steele, Frank Law and S. C. NeaU representing the Alaskan corpor ation, appeared before the committee today to urge the passage of a special act exempting the railroad from the license tax of $1000 a mile imposed on Alaskan railroads. Members of the committee, including Chairman Hamilton, expressed a desire to know definitely who was behind the Copper River Company and whether It Is a private road to the Bonanza mines. FOUR STOCKMEN MISSING Cattle Hustlers Suspected of Murder ing Four Californlans. EAGLEVILLE, Cal., Feb. 10. Harry Cambron. John Laxgaue. B. Indiano and P. Errasmuspe. four wealthy stock men who have been missing since January 1, are believed by the au thorities to have been murdered. The four men left camp January 1 to go to a sheep camp seven miles dis tant through a country that they knew well and in which they could not pos sibly have been lost. They were ac customed to the rigors of Winter and were not likely to suffer from cold. Tt Is learned that Cambron, Laxgaue, Indiano and Krrasmuspe had some trouble with cattle rustlers and al ways went heavily armed. Castom-Honse to Have Shakenp. WASHINGTON, of a vumoilttoe Feb. 10. The report of customs agents SHUSLER TO ADVISE PERSIA American Will Reorganise Finan cial Systom of Shah's Km j) ire. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. To assist the Persian government In reorganizing its finances, W. Morgan Shusler. of this city, will be appointed treasurer-general of the empire. " Mr. Shusler. who reorganized the Philippine tariff law. Is one of the five Americans who will be empowered by Persia In Its financial rehabilitation. AVIATOR TO TRY WIRELESS Harkness Will Try to Send Naval Messages From Sea to Shore. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Commander John Barry Rysn. of the United States Aeronautical Reserve, called on Acting STORE OPENS SATURDAY AT 9 A. M. LVA 'TTra -,1.1: ,ir c-4 if fr zr 'Mssr Merchandise of .Merit Only School Frocks and Coats for Girls From 8 to 14 Years IN A FEBRUARY CLEANUP SALE Long Coats From $3.00 to $12.00 Selling From $5.00 to $16.50 Coats made of good quality plain and striped cheviot and man nish mixed cloth. Have high-military collar and double-breasted front, with semi-fitted backs. Other styles have mannish notched collars and double-breasted fronts. Trimmings of braid and in laid Persian, in all colors. Shades of brown, garnet, green and fancy mixtures. Wool Dresses $2.75-$7.50 Selling Up to $15.C0 Wool dresses of. plain serge and plaid suitings in a variety of fancy combinations. Some have box pleats in the front and back, with lapels over the shoulder and full-pleated skirts. Many have trimmings of metal buttons and silk soutache braid. The sleeves are trimmed to match. Wash Dresses, Cleanup $1.45 Pretty wash dresses of chambray, ginghams and linon. the one-piece style with Dutch necx, sailor ettect ana skirt. Middu Blouses 95c, $1.15, $1.48, $1.75 Middy blouses in the regulation style, with large sailor collar of navy blue and cuffs to match, with trimmings of white braid. Some have the emblem and star on the sleeves. For girls from 8 to 18 years. iuu-Diauea i i i i w r, v 11 ? Cleanup Sale of . Children's Garments From 2 to 6 Years Boys' Galatea Suits HALF PRICE Bloomer suits for boys of galatea, made with belts. Some have sailor collars and others are coliarless. Trimmings of plain colors and pipings. Sizes 2 to 5 years. $1.50 Suits 75 $2.00 Suits $1.00 $1.75 Suits 88 $2.50 Suits S1.S5 $5.00 Suits 2.50 Children's Coats HALF PRICE Colored coats and capes for children from 2 to 6 years, made of white and colored bearskin, cloth, serges and corduroys. In plain tailored styles with trimmings of braid, velvet and buttons. $2.50 Coats $1.25 $3.50 Coats $1.75 $3.00 Coats $1.50 $4.00 Coats $2.00 $11.50 Coats $5.75 Children's Dresses 98c Sellin? at $1.50, $1 75, $2.00 All our girls' cloth and galatea dresses from 2 to 6 year sizes. Made in plain buster styles or waisted effects. Stripes, checks or plain colors. Also white pique and Indian head. Children's Sweaters 98c Sel'ing at $1 25 and $1.50 Sweaters for children from 1 to 3 years, -in red and gray only. Made in plain oxford or fancy weaves. Some with turn-over or stand ing collars; others have V-shape neck. Children's Rompers 38c Selling at 50c and 75c Made of blue and white, pink and white check s ginghams and plain tan chambray in the regula tion style, with or without collars. Children's Rompers 59c Selling at 75c and 85c Rompers of blue and tan chambray, pink and white, blue and white check ginghams and plain white materials. Made the regulation style, with red or white pipings, with or without collars. A few skirt rompers in this lot. Sizes 1 to 6 years. FREE LESSONS In Irish Crochet and Embroidery Saturday we give par ticular attention to the children. Send your little girls to these Free Classes. Victor Talking Machines 50c Down, 50c Week W. B. Nuform Corset The Latest Model Special $1 .00 The latest model of the W. B. Nuform Corset, with the long hip and back, medium bust. Has six hose supporters attached. Drawstring in the bust. Made of good quality coutil. Sizes from IS to 28. W. B. Nuform Corsets success fully answer the corset question for women of every style of figure. CLEANUP SALE OF INTEREST TO MEN HIGH GRADE SHIRTS 85c SELLING NORMALLY AT $1.50 AND $1.75 A shirt sale of intense importance, as we are offering in this clean-up event shirts in every size and ih every color. Made of fine percale in neat figures and stripes, in all the re fined quiet "patterns that the well-dressed man likes. These shirts can be had with the attached or detached cuffs and the bosoms are either plain or pleated. MEN'S 75c NIGHTSHIRTS AT 50c Night shirts for men of a fine quality cambric, made extra long and full, with a "V"-shape neck. Trimmed with fancy colored bands, tailor stitched. Deep cuffs on the sleeves and side pockets. In sizes from 15 to 19. MEN'S 35c SOCKS, CLEANUP 23c Men's fancy cashmere socks in fast colors of blue, tans, black, browns, dark greens, dark red, in fact, all the leading shades that well-dressed men like. Sizes from 9j to 12. Hosiery Cleanup 20c Imants'Hose 10c Infants' fine ribbed lisle and cashmere Hose in black and colors. 20c Child's Hose 2 Pairs 25c Fine cotton ribbed Hose, triple knee and double heel and toe. All sizes from 6V& to 9y2. SOc Lc dies' Hose 25c Fancy cotton and lisle Hose in lace effects, dots and embroidered effects, dots and embroidered pat terns. Black, blue, pink, navy and tan. Naval Secretary Winthrop today and laid before him a proposition by Harry S Harkness. one of the members of the . rfserve. to undertaice - I . . i . nhUitv nf wireless determine me nuiw---' y ... telegraphy to aeroplanes used for mili tary and naval purposes. Mr Winthrop gave his cordial ap proval to the proposition and Instructed tha wireless teleeraph operators at Point Loma, Cal., to co-operate with Harkness In the- experiment, the pur pose of which is to determine the prac ticability of transmitting wireless mes sages between aviators over the sea and shore-stations. - Highwayman Gets 60 Years. ST. FAULu Feb. 10. William Koehn, tha highwayman who terrorized St. Paul for three weeks ir December last, was sen tenced to the Stillwater State Prison for 60 years by Jute Orr today. Koelin Is 22 years old. life operated principally In srocery stores and saloons. In one sa loon he lined up half a dozen men. In cluding a policeman In uniform, and then robbed all of them.