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TITE MORNING OREGOXIAy. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1911. TAFTMAY CHOOSE SENATE CHAMPION Fate of Reciprocity Bill May Be Committed to Care cf Senator Lodge. COMMITTEE IS LUKEWARM liijorlly of Republicans In Finance Body Will Oppose nicht Will Be Transferred to Floor, Where IHlbuMcr Is Possible. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. President Taft mar be compelled to designate a leader to take charge of the Adminis tration's interests In the fight over the reciprocity agreement In the Senate, and If ha does, the Indications are that he will select Lodge. The finance committee, to which the Mrfill bill was referrej when It was mrinagrd over from the House today, la lukewarm toward the measure. A majority of the Republicans and at last two of the I f uiocratlc members are opposed to It. Several of the mem bers will vote for It. hut It Is not antic ipated they will exhibit any greater en thusiasm. There waa speculation as to whether the ilcCall bill would receive a majority vote In the committee. No member Is Inclined to delay procedure. In view of the President's great Interest In the agreement. ' To avoid seeming opposition to the President's programme, it waa reported there might be no votes In committee at all. Some Senators are trying to have the bill reported without recom mendation, gi'.lr.s t" the opponents tha right to prosecute their objections on tl e Senate floor. By reason of tha Illness of Hale, it is n.t likely that a meeting of the com mittee will be held before Suniay, and perhaps not before Monday. It is the best Judgment of leaders on both sides of the chamber that If the bill Is permitted to reach a vote at this session the Senate will pass It by aa decisive a vote as was recorded for It In the House last night. The Senators from practically all the agricultural states are opposed to the passage of the bill, and the "stand pat" Republicans, to a considerable de gree, will stand with them. Neverthe less, the Senate leaders, even those op posed to the Canadian agreement, think the biil will paaa If a vote Is obtained. Keeling that there are enough votes in the Senate to pass the bill, by rea son of the almost aolld Democratic support that Is certain to be given It. the Republicans who oppose the meas ure may decide that the objections are sufficient to justify a filibuster, even In the face of a probable extra session of Congress If a vote la denied. An extra session Is regarded by "standpatters" as a thing to be avoid ed If possible, and especially as there will be a neniocratle House after March 4. which might want to revise the tariff. The President has Information that a very la-re majority of the Senate will vote a favor of the agreement if a rollcall ran be bad. For this rea son he Is "bringing to bear every pos sible Influence to fore the measure to final consideration, for It be cannot jret a vote- be hopes to fix the respon sibility for the defeat of the agreement upon a few Senators, who are witling to filibuster. Senators who have talked with the President recently are of the opinion that he Is In earnest about calling an extra session In March If the bill Is defeated by filibuster. The President knows that definite action. If It ran be bad. will be favorable, and that la why be Ismail tha more determined to have the agreement voted uporf. ILLINOIS SENATORS VYRAXGLE Tatt's Reciprocity Policy Canse of Tiff Between legislators. FTRINGFIELD. 111.. Feb. 15. President Tift's Canadian reciprocity policy was the subject of controversy among Re publican Senate leaders in caucus here today. iionator Jones urgrd that the organi sation go out on the floor and vote an Immediate Indorsement of the treaty now before Congress. Senator Falley, who received the antl Canadtan reciprocity letter from Spoaker Cannon last Saturday, said he would recommend such action by the Illinois Senate providing an amendment was at tached to the resolution favoring reciprocity with Mexico aa well as with Canada. Senator Jones Is then said to have ac cused Senator Hallry of attempting to embarrass the state administration at the time President Taft was In Spring field, last Saturday. Senator Palley mak ing an emphatic denial. A hasty motion was then mshed through the caucus to postpone action on the question of Canadian reciprocity. Kansas House Acts. TOPRKA. Kan.. Feb. 15. A resolution urging Kansas Representatives and Sena tors to vote in favor of the Canadian reciprocity agreement was passed by the lower House of the State Legislature to day. .Nebraska Is for Reciprocity. IJNCOLX. Ncb Feb. 15 The State P-nal today unanimously indorsed the Canadian reciprocity agreement. The House took similar action several days ago. Congress Cautioned by Vtah. SALT LAKE CITT". Ctah. Feb. li-A Iou Joint memorial petitioning Con gress) "to enact no legislation respect ing reciprocity with Canada which may afTect the vital Interests f the State of Vtah. vix.: lead, wool and silver." was Introduced In the lower house of the legislature today by Representative Hlne.t. It Is further urrd In the me morial that the tariff schedules on the products named be left unchanged. Montana Wants Reciprocity. HELENA. Mont.. Feb. 15. Representa tive MctSuttty today Introduced a reso lution tn the House memorialising Con gress to ratify tha pending Canadian reci procity. RAINBOW SEEN AT NIGHT Vnasual Phenomenon Witnessed la Yamhill County. T AM HILL, Or.. Feb. li-To the Edi tor Last night from our ranch, a mile or so northeast of the town of Tamhlll. my husband and I witnessed an unusual spectacle to us an unheard-of phenom enon of nature and thought perhaps It might be of Interest to you. Cvery one has seen a rainbow and r-"T bare aaen bottk double and single rainbows, but never before did I see a rainbow at night by the light of the moon. Our house Is situated on a hill over looking a wide valley to the west, at the farther edge of which rises the pictur esque fir-clad Coast Rgnge. plainly vis ible to us on a moonlight night. About o'clock Sunday night I looked out to see If the storm waa abating and beheld a perfect rainbow arched over the valley and Just crowning the highest mountain peaks. I was almost awed at the sight and at first glance thought It must be the .Northern Lights." But a second assured me It was not. I won dered Immediately If such a thing had ever been noticed by any one before, never having heard of It myself. Doubt less It has been seen previously, but In any event Is far from a usual occur rence and one which a person would remember a lifetime. Of course the bow was not brilliant, though we could, by straining our eyes somewhat, discern the prismatic colors. -v.; At - David IlobesoB. Laid to Final Heat at I'ollea by Old Araay Comrade. It was no doubt due to the fact that there was a full moon that a rainbow waa formed at all. MARQARHT ZEISS. DAVID ROBESON BURIED WAR VETERAN, WHO DIED AT OREGO.V CITY, LAID TO REST. Pallbearers Are Old Comrades, ' Members of Meade Post, G. A. R. Large Family 1ett. ORKOON CITT. Or.. Feb. IB. (Special.) The funeral services over the body of the late David Robeson, who died at the home of bis son. Charles. In this city on Monday, after an illness of about one month of heart failure, were held today at the family residence, the burial be ing in the family plot at Colton. At the cemetery the services were con ducted at 1 o'clock by Rev. Cooley. of Kstacada. The pallbearers were old comrades, members of the Meade Post, O. A. K.. and were J. J. Gorhett. G. A. Harding. J. A. Tuft. P. U, Wells. Mr. VanHorn and A. Mautx. Mr. Robeson was born in Ohio Marrtv S3. 1S31. and although almost SO years of age at the time of his death, was hale and hearty until his Illness one month ago. He came acrosa the plains by ox team with the Barret train In 1S5X. and resided for tbree years at Mllwaukie, when he left for California, down to the Isthmus of Panama, and afterwards to Cuba, where he remained for some time, after which be went to New Or leans and from there to Indiana. From Indiana he went to Iowa tn 1S5S. and on October 14. 1&59. he married Mrs. Mary E. Plummer. a widow. On January 29. UT8. Mr. Robeson returned to Oregon with hi.s family, and since 1SS3 mads ther home at Colton. Mr. Robeson leaves five children and two stepchildren, as follows: Mrs. Mar garet Jennings. Mrs. Kva Ingram and C. D. Robeson, of Oregon City; Mrs. W. R. Garrett, of Bucona: F. M. Robeson, of Colton; George Robeson, of Colton: George Roueaon. of Molalla. and Mrs. Jessie Winslnw. of Oregon City. TAFT SIGNS 1915 FAIR BILL Panama Exposition Finally Assured to San Francisco. TVAPHIXUTON, rt. IS. President Taft today signed the bill designating Par Francisco aa tlie city in which will be held tn 1915 the exposition signalizing the opening of the Panama Canal. With a gold pen made of metal mined In California, and In the presence of tha two I'nlted States Senators and a number of the Representatives from that state, the rree-iuVnt attached his signature to the engrossed bill. Mr. Tuft presented the pen to one of the members of the party, and It will ba placed on exhibition at the exposition. Eilefsen's coal satisfies. C rfl. E . Cures Piles Quickly at Home Don't Be A Helpless Weakling From Piles, When Such Sure Relief la To Be Had So Easily. : Trial 1-aeaage ree. Pyramid Pile Cure Is so sure for the Instant relief of piles that it may al most be considered the national reme dy. This wonderful cure makes an operation entirely unnecessary. 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Marshall. Mich., and a trial package will be sent you In a plain wrapper entirely free. Or If you have any difficulty getting; the original Pyramid Pile Cure from your druggist remit the price for as many boxes as you want at 60 cental each and we will supply; you direct. GATESHUTDN DYING Bridge Tender Excludes Ambir lance, Racing to Hospital. B0AT' WHISTLE IS LAW Delay of 30 Minutes Experienced as Result of Act Janitor -Terribly Crushed When Elevator De scends on Him. For 30 minutes an ambulance, carrying a'dylng man, was held at the east end of the Steel bridge yesterday afternoon, though a vehicle Immediately ahead of It waa allowed to pass, and despite the fact that the ambulance driver shoutod to the gatetender the nature of bis emergency before the gate was fully closed. - 'It makes no difference." the gate tender Is quoted as saying. "The boat has whistled for the draw and I must open it." An agent of the National Hospital social Ion. who was accompanying the ambulance. Jumped from his scat and took the gatetender'a name, but he could not be found last night, nor were the County Commissioners able to say who was In charge at the time. Gate Tender Obdurate. Carrying George Mallory. who had been cnuthed in an elevator accident at the McKlnley Apartments, East Seventh and Knst Morrison streets, the Red Cross ambulance was making a rapid run for St. Vincent's Hospital, in hope that life might be saved. On account of the roughness of East Morrison street, the ambulance went to the Burnslde bridge, but found that thoroughfare blocked on account of the fire at Third and Burn aide streets. Going on to the Steel bridge, the ambulance arrived at the draw span just as a boat whistled. Im mediately ahead of It a vehicle was al lowed to pass through, and then the tender swung the gate shut, directly in front of the ambulance. The nature of the case wss explained to him and he waa Implored to open the gate again, but be stolidly refused, says the driver. 'stupidity Is Glaring. Mallory probably was beyond help, aa he waa terribly crushed, but the men on the ambulance said that this was not known to them and could not have been known to the bridge tender. They char acterise his act as a glaring case of stupidity. George Mallory was a janitor at the McKlnley Apartments, and was en gaged In making repairs to the ele vator when It descended upon bim and crushed bim between Its side and the wall. His cries were hoard by Mrs. K. Daley, proprietor of the apartments, who called Mrs. Spurrier, a physician. It was at once seen that no aid could be given him on the spot and the ambu lance was called. Mallory died a few minutes after reaching the hospital. It Is regarded barely possible that timely attention might have saved him. So far as known at present the only relative of Mallory Is a niece. Mrs. Keasey, whom the Coroner Is trying to find. Mallory was about SO years old. RAILROAD MEN TESTIFY HILL-MAX TKIAIj EVIDENCE TELLS OF IMAGINARY TALES. Prrtddent of Karllng Line Says Com pany Never Considered Building to lluriimi Harbor. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. IS. In the trial today of Clarence D. Hlllman, charged with using the mails to defraud by sell ing almost worthless land as townslte lots at high prices. Henry R. Williams, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee t Puget Sound Railway, testified that his company had 'never even considered an extension of Boston Harbor, aa adver tised by Hlllman. J. R. Hollaman, chief engineer of the Oregon-Washington Railway &. Naviga tion Company, gave similar test'mony concerning his line and the advertised extensions to Boston Harbor and Bir mingham. J. F. Austin, chief clerk In crfcliieerlmr department of the Great Northern, testified that Ills rond had never thought of building to Wrmlng- fA Great mm and Friday Special! 8 1M ission Rockers With 1 Gen. Leather at- u-.ukt V-ai ivjnaius Gcdcby Oc II m ; t IT I I ti ll ."II ill I III V I I I. ! V HlU'l III Hakes Hons Baking Easy in Absolutely Pure The only baking powder made from Royal Crape Cream of Tartar K3 ALUM,K3 LIME PHOSPHATE bam. F. L. ShefTelton, manager of the engineering department of Stone & Web ster, testified that a suburban line to Birmingham had never been considered. Several laborers testified to having been defrauded by Hlllman in land deals. Over the protest of Hlllman's attor neys, who charged that it was equivalent to making Hlllman testify against him self, the Government was permitted to Introduce Hillman's records In evidence. E. Manning, a bookkeeper In Hillman's office, testified from the books that Hill man sold the same piece of property to two purchasers and accepted payments on the property from both parties at the same time. S. B. Smith, Hillman's cashier, identi fied an advertisement that Hlllman bad caused to be inserted In an Olympla pa per giving a glowing account of Boston Harbor. The advertisement asserted that Boston Harbor would soon be city of l.OuO.000 people and that eventual ly Hillman would be annexed to It. The advertisement further stated that a steel mill employing 2000 men was being built at Boston Harbor and told of other al leged Imaginary Improvements being made there. WORKS GIVES POSITION NEW CALIFORNIA SENATOR WOULD OUST LORLM.ER. Ho Also Pledges Himself to Vote for Arizona Consltutlon and Leans Toward Reciprocity. LOS ANGELES, Feb.-15. On the eve of his departure for Washington, where he will take the oath of office next month as United States Senator from California, John D. Works expressed himself today in favor of declaring the election of Senator Lorimer void, indi cated a,favorable leaning toward the Ca nadian reciprocity agreement, pledged himself to vote for Arizona's constitu tion If culled upon to express himself, and declared a preference for election of United States Senators by direct vote. "I am thoroughly convinced at the present time that Mr. Lorimer's election was brought about by corruption and bribery," said Mr. Works, "and .believe his election should be declared void. "I am In favor of the direct vote for United States Senators. The misfortune is that the proposition Is conflicted with a prepared amendment, the effect of which would be to take away irom con gress all power .to regulate or control the elections by which Senators are elected. "Although I am opposed to the recall of judges, that is a question that the neoule of Arisona have a right to de termine for themselves. The power granting the recall Is in no sense a vio lation of the laws or Constitution of the United States. Therefore I can see no reason for opposing the proposed con stitution of Arizona." In regard to the proposed Canadian reciprocity agreement Mr. Works said: "I can only say that my present Incli nation would be to support It. I believe It Is a step In the right direction. My mind Is open to conviction on the sub ject, but with leanings toward reci procity." . Theft Is Charged Wrestlers. Tom and Peter Dodge. Greek wres tlers, accused by Charles Smith of stealing his mat and other wrestling paraphernalia, were arrested In Astoria Thursday Seats $6.95 1 A bargain that's positively aston ishinp. This Rocker has a gennine Spanish leather seat and is of the best construction. Solid oak frame, with wide arms and extra wide 2-lncli rockers. We secured a number of these for little more than half regular price. Therefore you can buy genuine leather lor trie price of Imitation -upholstery. Just like illustration, massive mission design. Not exclusively cash, either; terms if you wish. A $12 Rocker for two days only at. . $6.95 Want in Furniture . " - , i t.To nLso If You Wish to Know What Well-Dressed Men Will Wear This Season, Ask yesterday on Information from the Portland police department. The men were in Astoria seeking to arrange a match with Doden Singh, a Hindu grappler. Detective Pressy will leave this morning for Astoria to bring- them back. Credit Mea Have Banquet. The .Portland Association of Credit NEW SCHEDULE "O-WOWL" TRAIN for Seattle, Tacoma and All Puget Sound Points Effective Sunday, February 5 Learn Portland lltOOF. M Arrives Tacoma. . ... 4i45 A. 91 ArrtTea Seattle 'ilS A. 31 fiiMninv curs onen for rjassen gers at 9:30 P. M. at Portland Union uepoi aa usuki hu gers may occupy sleepers undls turbed until 8:30 A. M. This Is the first night train out of Portland and first to reach Puget Sound cities, in case you are In a hurry: If not you may go to bed early and get a long night' sleep. No change In leaving time of other trains for the Sound on the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company "PUGET SOUSD ROUTE." O..W. Local Ivs Portland 8i30 A. M. Shasta I.td Ivs Portland SiOO P. M. Ask for tickets via the "O.-'W.," the Steel Coach Lino of the North west. City Ticket Office Sd and Wirt Incton Sta. C. W. Stlncer, C. T. A. Trains arrive and depart from UNION DEPOT, Foot ot tli St. Portland. W. D. Mtlnner, general freight and passenger agent, oeame. Wi ashln ngton. AT FOUNTAINS. HOTELS, ON ELSEWHERE Get the Original and Genuine HO RUCK'S HALTED Til ILK The Food Drink for All Ages RICH MUX HALT GRAIN EXTRACT. IN POWDER Not in any Milk Trust . ... -m- A. w w m sjs SH-1 SXl Insist on -JtlUKiacin, a Take a packaga bom Every- IDay EM'S SPRING CLOTHING Cirisp, Sim&ippy Styles Tlta&tfc Air Qeana-Osiitp '' Reffniraedl ELLI LEADING CLOTHIER MORRISON AND FOURTH Men attended the regular monthly meeting and dinner of the organiza tion at the Portland Hotel last night. A paper on "Bank Credit and Sales De partment" was read by F. A. Freeman, assistant cashier of the Lumbermens National Bank. Other matters of im BULLETIN NO. 24-H The Public Side of Street Railroading By Patrick Calhoun, Pres. of United Railroads, of San Francisco, CaL There can be no doubt that what we may term the proprietary interests of a city are one of its sources of corruption. The city should retain the fullest control of all local government functions, but its government should be divorced as much as possible from the pro prietary interests. These views apply particularly to municipal own ershnp of street railroads where the number of men employed is great, and the increased patronage which would be granted the city govern ment would be correspondingly enlarged. I have not time today to enter upon a full discussion of the question whether governmental ownership will give a cheaper and more efficient service than private ownership. Suffice it to say that from our experience we know it will not. There is, however, the single broader thought on this subject to which I desire to call your attention. Any increase in the proprie tary branch of our local government will inevitably lead to increased political corruption. Where waterworks or other proprietary interests are owned by the city they should be operated by non-partisan com missions and with the tenure of office so arranged as to free the man agers from political control. Public service commissions should be made judicial and not political bodies, and should be clothed with the amplest power to hear evidence and judicially determine the questions submitted to them. The period when pnblic pressure and the consideration of the pub lic phase of railroading is brought close home to a street railroad man ager is during-a strike. Then it is necessary more than at any other time for a railroad manager to have a definite conception of his public duties and of his private rights. Tremendous pressure, will be brought to bear upon him by civic and religious bodies, well-meaning to the core, but who, without knowledge of the great fundamental rights which lie at the basis of society, are willing to temporize and adopt any expedient which will produce a speedy resumption of traffic. There are times, of course, when the act of the men in striking is so outrageous that the railroad man finds himself supported by all the better elements of society, but experience teaches that no matter how dastardly the cause of the strike, no matter whether inspired by the enemies of the road for political purposes, there will be a large element of the best-meaning men in the community who would settle the strife by any compromise of principle. It is here that the railroad manager must remain inflexible, uninfluenced by public clamor on the one side or by timid stockholders on the other. The great fundamental princi ples of liberty which no man can honorably yield are necessarily in volved in such a strike. No man, no set of men, has a right to say to any man he shall not work when and how and as he pleases; no employes of a corporation have a right to abandon their occupation and still claim to have rela tions with the corporation. I concede to the employes the right to organize for mutual protection, to better their condition and to stop work when they want to, even without notice to their employer, but I deny absolutely the right of any body of men to leave the service of an employer and say to him : "We will prevent by violence other men from seeking your employment and you cannot carry on your business without submitting to our dictation." I believe that the way to prevent strikes is never to recognize strikers. Deal with your men while in your employ honestly, fear lessly frankly, firmly and sincerely. Make their interest your inter est; promote their welfare to. the utmost of your ability; let them feel that in the railroad manager they have not a boss, but a friend, one who sympathizes with them in sickness and advises with them in trou ble, but when they abandon your employment and band together to prevent others from entering it, recognize that you yield your man hood if you dicker and bargain. It is immaterial whether the men who create disorder and indulge in violence were your former em ployes or not. No brave and patriotic man can afford to yield under pressure of violence and disorder. To do so jeopardizes the value of the property in your charge it is subversive of All the principles upon which society is founded. No strike can be successful unless the employer is weak enough to deal with the men after they have struck, and industrial strife will necessarilv stop if strikes contin ually fail. PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER CO. Con tinned. portance to bankers and credit men were discussed. According to a cablegram from ths Gov ernor General of Netherlands, East India, the aovemment's roffn? crop of this year has now been estimated at 35.000 plculs J