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g niE MORNTN'O OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1911. ' " " ' ' " - i ATTACK MADE ON ILL WOOL RATES Growers of Interior Demand Same Tariff as Rules ' From Coast. RATES NOW BURDENSOME Pacific nrtht I pwUl b- )rrt of romplalnt Comparison Is Mad With Olhf-r TflUlM to Show Rates Are Too III(h. HRE.iOMA.V NEWS BURKAC. Wash nton. March J. The National Wool rrowtrt Association, throuab. It ttor tier. Victor O. Johnson, has asked the Interstate. Cnmatm Cennlnlon to or- drr a rnral reduction IB the ret.s on wn.,1 shipped from the Tactflc Coast and Rotkr Monnialn stales to notion .w Tora. Chicago and other Eastern markets. The comclalnt la dlre-t4 rartlcn Jarlr at t rats from Kastern Ore rn and Wsshlncton. Idaho and the Jto-sy Mountain reirlon. and the com mission ak"i o extend to thla ter- rltorr a biankat rata jual to the dol lar rata that now prevails on wool shipments from ialfc Coast terminals to tha terminal point on tha Atlantic S'txard- rarly Action irgrd. Tha complaint la brought sKoinst tha (irnii 2. tort i4ne. rcon-Washington Kailwar .Valallnn 1'ompinr. 1'nlon Pa. lflc. Northern I'aclflc. Ureal Nortftn and I or mora connecting Jinea. It la signed t Frank H. Oood ln. president. S. W. MrClurr. aecra tarjr. and Victor f. Johnaoa and raut f. Hsd.lock. counsel, tlarlr action la arcad r the aaaax latlon. In order that Its member mar naire tha benefit of reduced rataa on thla year a shipments. In caaa tha Commlaaloa flnda that -latlna rataa are onreaanable. Tha reduction la demanded primarily der la iooc-and-abort-haul clauaa of tha preaent tnteratata commerce law. Id their complaint tha off.-r cf tha Voolirrower Aaaoclatlon charre that tha rallroada are maintaining cxrea alva and unreasonable rate for tha transportation of wool from polnla In VaitinctM, Oregon. California. Idaho. fntana. Nevada. Wjromlon" and other Weatera alatea. and especially from tha intermountaln territory to tha wool ajiarketa, especially to Chicago, ft. Louts and Hoatan. It la also al Jearrd that tha rallroada har atead Ixtly refused to establish a reason abie rlaaaiftratloa of wool for trans portatlon. In that wool la riven a eec-ond-ciaas ratine In any quantity. wh.r-.is textile fiber almllar In welaht. bulk and Talua have a second class ratine In leea-than-carload lots and a fourlh-claa ratlna In carload, and frequently man on commodity ratea much less thaa tha foartn-class tartffe. I'ndae Preference Alleged. . Tha complaint alleses that tha rail reads are a;lvina; undua preference to rertaln totalities, particularly Pacific Coast territory, aubjectlnr tha Inter mountaln territory to what ta alleged to bo undua prejudice and dlsadvant ace In et bound ratea on wooL In this latter respect tha charge Is made that tba rallroada ara violating tha ns-and-ahort-haul clause of the In terstate Commerce act. In that the rate on ol from the Intermountaln states to Atlantic Coast terminals la more than twice the rate chanted ever the same lines and In the same direction from Pacific Coast terminal to At lantic Coast point, white the rates from the Intermountaln country to Chicago and St. Louts are sad to ex reed the ratea to those points from tha Pacific Coast by from Si to J per cent. Some of the railroads have filed with tha Interstate Commerce Commis sion applications for relief from the operation of the long-and-short-haul clause In the matter of wool shipments, and the Woolcrower Association en tera protest acatnst surb. relief being granted. On their own behalf the woolgrowera assert that wool la entitled to a low rata of transportation for various rea sons: It moves in large volume; re quires no special equipment: calls for no eitraord'.nary speed, the usual movement being less than 14 mites a day: the principal transportation of wool occurs during a period when a suitable equipment for eastbound movement la obtained without a west bound empty car movement, and when available cars are plentiful: the loss to the earner by reason of damage I infinitesimal, and finally. It la held that the condition of tha wool Indus try Is such aa to demand low rates. Wool Hales Said Excessive. The existing rates on wool are de clared to be greatly in excess of what the traffic can bear. During the past five years there has been a constant Increase la the cost of production of wool due to the diminishing range and the Increased cost of Summer pictur ing, aa well aa the expense of Winter feeding. Te market value of wool. It la declared, haa eteadliy declined of recent years, and this, mtth the high cost of transportation, has Jeopardized the wool Industry and threatens to de stroy It. "During the recent past." aays the complaint, "these and other adverse conditions have decreased the forks In Western territory many bun Jreia of thousands and. if tbese con ditions continue, the sheep Industry and the production of wool must stead ily decline, to the great and Irrepar able Injury of the flockmasters and of the country aa a whole." Citing present ratea to sustain Its contention the Woolgrowera Asaocla tion. In ita complaint, ahows that the f resent rat on wool in grease from Pacific Coast terminals to Kastern ket la $1 per hundred pounds: that the rate gradually Increases as the point of ortgta recedes from tha coast and that from much of Eastern Ore gon. IdAho. I'tatx and parte of Mon tana and Wyoming tha rate to ttre-L fcast la almost uniformly IMJ. and is made up by a combination of the locals on Mississippi Kiver points. What is true of tie Increase in Uregon and Washington ta also true In California, the rates gradually Increasing on re ceding from the Pacific Coast. Karly action on the proteat la asked, and notice given that reparation will be claimed on all wool shipment here after made. If the Commission orders a reduction In existing rate. Ml.-lcmary Held WlfoSlajcr CINClNATTt. March 39. A charge of murder In the second degree was con - tamed In an Indictment returned to dy tctlnit Oliver P. Smlfi His wife wmfl found murdered In thetr home here eariv m February. Smith and his wife vase iu n widely as t-Ujlea worker. . PEOMINXXT NEW YORK BANKER. VISITING HEEE, SAYS CROPS AND BANKS IN GOOD CONDITION. 0 ft 'V at'.. t i .c ' j-V- .3 x. ,-' ' - T : i -die-' . . .'. -1 l FRWK A. VAXDEBI IP. IS Frank A. Vanderiip Finds In herent Conditions Good. 'GET LAND' HIS ADVICE Willamette Valley Is Chosen pot. Millions Invested la Oregon Prove That Inventors Are Not Losing; faith. . frnnttnued Feom First Page.) tor and I fear he will not take the securities as the public would like for be considers the conditions which are likely to affect' his Investment. He knows that the coat of living has gone up and about the only thing which haa not are freight rates. I have been tmoresaed with the ern railroad men. They are really great men from whatever atandpolnt you take them. All seem to me to have their hearts In their work. "1 am dellzhted with the Willamette Valley. It Ls a wonderful country. I can say to you that whatever comes East from Portland In the wjy of securities for sale haa very respectful considera tion. What better evidence can any per son have of the faith of the Eastern capitalist In Oregon than the millions he is pouting into the construction oi railway throughout the state, it is a complete answer. I think, lie believes that you have a great country, wun a wonderful future, and he ls putting his money Into the venture as a guarantee of his faith. Present I -aw Protons; Panic iiaw. t'.at wi mrm vremflv Interested la the reforms of our National cur- f nn 1.1 nf f h. rMUllMon vuij. . - . of your bankers upon this question. I nave nope ot mecuns; wun iuuis w. i .n i..m rh.tr sentiment. Thla country today Is In need of an elastic system o- iinsors wm.-u wi applicable to emergency conditions. A v . have a surnlu created which acts as an aid In keeping p a panic wnen once n is v. wt U .1- k wknm I ejlr.pfl II M. man Of great attainments In economic and fi nancial matters, has devised a system by which there will be created through out the country a National Iteerve .sedation of the National Dan a v. There mill be a central agency in .i- ..... kw whlih uenrltlsl miv be hypothecated and money obtained pon them. There are numerous urwn . t. - ..Aiuiaiiinn which would take hours to explain, but which are readily understandable. The whole plan Is amply protectea . i t .kaiii srith ssvfesTuard. BO hat the danger Imagined by those who oubt la not to be regarded as serloua. It will enable bankers in tlmea of dis tress to go to a central agency to se cure such funds as will relieve them. That Is Important, and In time of de ...ins. which all rountrlea are aub- Ject to. It will save many a business man from ruin. 1 am c-n- .- the country at large Is taking a broader view of the banking situation and Is being educated up to a proper apprecia tion of the effectiveness of a central operating department of the govern ment for the banks. It is only by edu cation that the people will come to ap preciate tnie. My VIS 1 1 . t i k .a . r- - ke an examination Into buslneaa con- ma dl w . . kA i k i vnu nave ma a onderfut stride and that the city has a -Just the same I would like very much snake a personal Inspection of the to product of your labors. It la the bet ay in ne rna. ir uir m ----- XO glS J 1 ' - ' ' conception of the growth of the city. I have enjoyed my Journey every hour. -4. mv rrlenoa a reasemmoiy ih Men Should Get I-and. "Tfce Pacific Northwest Is a wonder ful section of the Cnlted State and It Is becoming more appreciated every dxy. I was thinking as I came down lh Valley on me xrain now time for every man to get a piece of land. It would not be long before be would be unable to get It. Bo I aay it should be every man's duty to secure for himself snd bi children a piece pf land. for it Is the land, after all. whlcff Is tne (tip. 0 .11 value, and It la from the soil hat we get our austenahce. And If a man were to seen tor a piece oi bow 1 would say by all means get some of the soil of the Willamette aiiey It la a chosen country. -1 might add that u is Ji tne . ntlment which rules In California that . i . ... r-m rt t nsiuf. 1DI1 Illustrate the eenaltlveneas of capital. which Teiaa haa had its fill. But ,,. 1. today Improving, in peoP1 .. . A- 1-m rround for ac- inere nau -- " Hon on account of unjust treatment by tie crMttitv. AA rvU BUSINESS SOUND 1 a I 5 i X too. became unfair and legislatively dis honest. Hut after several years of this they have grown better snd condition are more hopeful. The people are Be ginning to believe that development is an Important part of their citizenship and that to get the money they roust cultivate the favor of capital. I am sure that we In America appreclnto the fact that to move, with our progressive bus iness spirit, we must constantly acquire additional capital for operation, for we expand and expand and each year seems to bring forth additional reasons why we should expand more." RAIN IS LEAST IN 50 YEARS March Weather In Clark County Is Driest Since 180. VANOIUVER. Wash.. March SO. (Special.) March thus far has been the driest month In 60 years, according; to official records kept by A. A. Quarn berg. weather observer for Vancouver and vicinity. Only .7 of an Inch of rain haa fallen thla month, and Indications are that no more will fall until the month Is completed. During the early 11 1 there was a March with as little rain as March, 111. The ground Is so dry In places In the county that the farmers are unable to plow. The roads are dry and firm. Many farmers hare been busy putting In crops while others have been prun ing trees and spraying them. In Mr. Quarnberg's orchard the first blossom on his Blng cherry trees opened yesterday, three days later than laat seaaon. Buds on prune trees are now opening and ready to burst Into bloom. TILS DALLES HAS WARM DAY Temperature of 81 Break March Iteeord for S Years. THE DALLES, Or, March 30. (Spe cial ) Today was the warmest March day experienced In The Dalles In the 36 years of local weather observation, the thermometer reaching 81 this afternoon. . The precipitation of the month has reached only .23 of an Inch. Only one March, that of 18S5. when the precipita tion waa .14 of an Inch has there been so little rainfall In the SS years which the weather mnn has noted. MKRCTRY RISES AT MONTH-END Tentixmlure. 71 Degrees, Seldom Ex ceeded on March 30. When the temperature was ? degree yesterday the mercury was at a point exceeded on March 30 only seven or eight times In Portland since 174. The best previous record for the date was 79 de grees. Unless It rains before mldnlsht today, March, 191L will be on a par with March. 1SS3. the dryet March the city ever ex perienced. So far the precipitation has been 0.(3 of sn Inch, the same amount which fell In March. 1SSS. AMERICAN CHRISTENS SHIP Mrs. Harcourt Officiates at Launch ing of British Super-Dreadnought, a LONDON. March 3. An American woman. Mrs. Louise Harcourt. wife of the Colonial Secretary and who before her marriage was Miss Mary Ethel Burns, christened the super-dread-naught Monarch, which waa launched today at Kllswlck. which was launched aa the fifth of this type of British bat tleship took the water. The Monarch la the largeat battleship ever built In the Tyne and Inaugurated a departure In ship construction, being launched with her boilers, funnels, bridges and other equipment installed. She Is of. the ame type and arma ment aa the Thunderer, which wa launched February 1. Her displacement Is Il.iOO tons and turbinee of a total of 17.0 horsepower are expected to make possible a speed of 31 knots an hour. The vessel Is (14 feet In length and she Is armed with 10 13.5-lnch guns and 34 four-Inch guns. TAMMANY IS IN CORNER lContlnoedV From First Psse.) stage where It aeema that, aa chair man of the state committee, he Is railed upon to express to the Repub lican members of the Legislature what seems to be their obvious patriotic duty. Senator Needed In CougrcM. He continues that. In view of the call for an extra session of Congees, the grave consideration that the btate of New Tork has In the matters that wUl come before the session, and the fact that It muat be clearly known Drat no Senator can be elected by the Demo cratic majority, the Republican minor ity. In the performance of Its public duty under the Constitution, should give to the Independent Democratic members of the Legislature, if any there are. the opportunity to fill New York's vacancy In the Senate by giv ing Us unanimous support to a ctn- eervatlve for the ml.ro of United btates Senator, - - i K 0 H LS A AT - BEADY FOR CONSEQUENCE Chicago Editor Will Not Violate Confidence Even if Jail Is Penalty. MAN'S PROMISE SACRED Name of Informant About Dorimer Bribery Fund Can't Be Wrung Ont of Kohlsaat Committee Will Ask Senate to Decide. CHICAGO, March 30. (Special.) "I am ready for the consequences, what ever they may be. and I have not weak ened one Iota In my position," said H. II., Kohlsaat. editor and publisher of the Record-Herald, when he appeared at his of flee today and was interrogat ed concerning the attempt ef a legisla tive committee at Springfield to wring from him the name of a man who gave him confidential Information relative to the raising of a 3100,000 sluah fund to effect the election of William Lorimer as United States Senator. There was nothing about Mr. Kohl ea&t'e demeanor that indicated fear of the threat of a possible Jail aentence If he persisted In refusing to answer the questions of the committee. "The talk of a Jail sentence does not frighten me." said Mr. Kohlsaat. "I have the conscinusneas of knowing that I have done right and there Is abso lutely no way In the world by which I could be prevailed on to betray a con fidence. I told them in Springfield that, if they wished to make a martyr of me. It was their own affair. "The question is a broad one snd I do not recall where a similar case has come up. It Is simply the question of whether an honorable man may be punished for refusing to betray confi dences that he has given his word to respect. It is the question whether or not a man's promise ls to be consid ered sacred. People would say that I was a coward If I attempted to save myself at the Injury or expense of some one else. I have no fear In the matter." No action will be taken by the Leg islature relative to the refusal of Mr. Kohlsaat to answer the questions that were put to him yesterday until next Thursday, when the Helm bribery in vestigating committee will report the situation to the Senate and ask for In structions. Investigators Can Get Xo Cash. SPRINGFIELD, March SO. Attorney Qeneral Stead today Informed Lieutenant-Governor Oglesby that the latter could not legally sign vouchers for the expenses of the Helm bribery investi gating committee. This will affect At torney John J. Healy. of Chicago, and others employed by the committee, as the House probably will refuse to ap propriate money for this purpose. MITCHELL STICKS TO UNION Ho Tells Why He Quit $6000 Job With Civic Federation. NEW TORK. March 30. John Mitch ell, former president of the United Mine workers of America, in a state ment to a New Tork social organiza tion, has Just made his first public reply to the action of the union In or dering him to resign from the union or resign his $6000 a year Job as an officer of the Civic Federation. In re sponse to this order he gave up his place In the Civic Federation. "I believe my union has done wrong In this action." says Mr. Mitchell, "but. to paraphrase an old saying, I declare my union may It be always rightl But, right or wrong, my union!" "I did not give up $6000 a year for a little card. I gave up the money for a principle. When I had power to enforce similar edicts, I or dered other men to give up their money. It would have been my lasting shame had I hesitated. I hope that my action may be an example." TWO COUPLES WOULD PART Mrs. Ixilhrop Alleges Spouse Ac cused Her of Infidelity. . r V. .I ICno. clal.) Suit was filed this afternoon by Kmma Lothrop against Harry O. Lo throp for divorce. They were married In r resno, iai., aubusv o, - Mrs. Lothrop says her husband chsrged her with Infidelity. They separated . . , .a, a l r t jthrnn who BepcemDer a, 1 u ' r' - desires to resume her maiden name or Buckman, charges that during their en tire married life she' was obliged to support herself, with some assistance from her own people. r rn n k an n"'-' C. E. HOLLIDAY CO. . 355 Alder, Cor. Park WOMEN SPRING SUITS Smartest of New TaUored Designs Just Such Clever Spring Styles as You Would Expect to Find in This Exclusive Shop Arany new styles in novelty and popular sailor dollars are shown, on which embroidery, white silk braid or satin is used with delightful effect. Skirts are gored, many have foot plaits, circular flounce, strapping, and where the coats are trimmed they are also trimmed to match. Ihe materials are most attractive and include serges and diag onals in black, navy, white, mole, tan, gray, shepherd checks hairline stripes, homespuns and unusual novelties in worsteds and men's wear fabrics. All are richly lined with messaline or peau de cygne. Exceptional Values, $25 to $75. No Charge for Alterations "ft LEADNO SPECIALTY- HOUSE FOR LADIES Today and Tomorrow Brintr forth many new and attractive things for Easter. Waists in all the latest desitnis and patterns. Long Coats, Separate Skirts and Petticoats. The merchan dise sold here is of finest workmanship. Style and quality are the merits of our success. These Specially Made $20,$22.50 $25 Tailored Suits Featured in onr Suit Dept., will stand the severest test of merit. 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Tllles, of St. Louis, who with Cella Bros., was In dicted In Washington. D. C on a charge of operating a bucket-shop, resisted, ex tradition and was ordered by the United States Court of Appeals -to be taken to Washington. He appealed to the United States Supreme Court and his appeal ls still pending there. Holzman Suspect Wrong Man. Detective Coleman returned from The Dalles last night and reported to Cap tain of Detectives Moore that the man suspected of being the murderer of little Barbara Holzman was not con nected with the case in any way. The suspect was found In a lumbering camp and Detective Coleman learned that he did not fit the description of the mur derer In any way. Zeppelin's New Airship Flies. r iir.i'"i' i1"""' -' . March go. Count Zeppelin's new air f AVtVf AO rirra v m- m $22.5 "KAYSER" SILK HOSIERY Just received by express yester day, a full line of the well-known "Kayser" Silk Hose in, all colors and black. 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