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.
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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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