Morning Oregonian., April 13, 1911, Page 2, Image 2

THE jrORXTNG OREGOXIAN; TIIURSPAYy APRIL 13, 1911.
CARNEGIE HEADS
HELD BANKRUPT
DEMOCRACY'S USUAL CANDIDATE, WHO IS GROOMING HIM
SELF AGAIN FOE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
BAIT TO FARMERS
CHESTERFIELD
. f- '
Creditors Say Three Directors
of Trust Company Owe
$13,500,000.
Articles They Consume to Be
Put on Free List by Pro
posed Bill.'
fAAtr-A
CLOTHE
ASSETS ARE DIMINUTIVE
t. -
BITTER DOSE MADE SWEET
DEWIDGRATS OFFER
IXrlprocUy to 1r MaIe Acceptable
by Otlxr Concessions Cana
dian Bill to Pas House
First, Then Free klsU
WASHINGTON. April 12. Farmer
tr to ba won or by tha Praocrata
to reciprocity with Canada and Inci
dentally to tha Democratic party by tna
placing of a number of articles which
they coosoma on th freo list.
Tha two flrst mtuuru to ba offered
In th Bona thjs session wer Intro
duced today by Chairman Underwood,
of tha way and mean committee.
They are tha Canadian reciprocity bit
and tho free list bill. Tha former bill
I Identical wtb.that passed at tho last
session eicept for a claue authorizing
tho President to continue negotiation
for reciprocity on Canadian article not
covered by the pending agreement. The
free list bill comprise about 100 arti
cle. Debate Not to IV Limited.
When the Canadian reciprocity bill la
railed up Friday by fnderwood there
will be no effort to limit debate unles
the minority demand an unreasonable
time. It Is th opinion of majority lead
ers that the minority should conclude
whatever arguments there will b
arainst the bill within two day.
Probably not more than four day de
bate will ba given and It will ba passed
by a large majority In the House and
. sent to the Senate within a week.
No amendment will be offered from
the "democratic side.
The free list bill, to be called op after
tho passage of tha reciprocity bill. Is
also a caucus measure and cannot be
amended by tha party In charge. Un
der the new rule no general tariff
amendments can b offered by tha mi
nority, because each amendment must
bo germane to some particular Item In
the MIL Considerable debate la ex
pected, but th Iemocratlo leader ex
pect both measures will bo ready for
the fcenat within two week.
Article to lie Made Free.
Th article designated for tha frea
list would make a difference as com
pared with th present dutlaa and rev
enue of lee than ll.400.0S0. They ara:
flows, harrow, headers, harvester,
reapers, agricultural drill and plant
er, mowers, hors rake, cultivator,
threshing machines, cotton gins, farm
wagons, farm carta and all other agri
cultural Implement. Including repair
Prt.
Baggtng for cotton, ganny cloth, and
fabrics suitable for baling cotton: bur
laps and bags for sacking agricultural
products, hoop band Iron or ateel for
baling cotton: wlr for baling hay.
atraw and other agricultural products,
grain leather, buff, spilt, rough or sole
leather, bend or belling leather, boot
and shoes, harness, saddles and 'sad
dlery. Barbed fenr wire, wire rod, wire
strand or wlr rope, wlr woven or
manufactured for wire fenctng.
aieata of all kind, fresh, salted, ptc
kled.' dried, smoked, dreased or un
dressed, prepared or preserved In any
manner: bacon, bama. shoulders, lard,
lard compound and lard substitutes;
sausage, buckwheat flour. cornmeaU
wheat and rye flour, bran, middling
and other offal of grain, oatmeal and
rolled oat and all prepared cereal
foods: biscuits, bread wafers and sim
ilar articles not sweetened: timber,
hewn, sided or squared: round timber
used for spars or building wharves:
shingles, lath, fencing post, sawed
Knsrds. plscks. deala and other lum
ber, rough or dressed, except ebony,
mahogany, rosewood and all other
cabinet woods.
Few lag machines and salt complete
the free list.
r.KCIPROCTTT HOCKS AHEAD
Bailey W ill Fight Bill and Cummins
Try to Amend lu
WASHINGTON. April IS. Uncertain
tv exists as to what coarse will be
pursued In the Senate with reference
to the Canadian reciprocity bill when
It reaches that body, possibly next
week.
Senator Penrose, who will become
the new chairman of th committee on
finance, la friendly to th bill, and will
urge favorable action. The friend of
the bill also mad a decided gain In
tho absence of Senator Hale from th
committee. He not only opposed th
measure In committee, but obstructed
It In the Senate.
Senator tiailey. who moves up to th
place of senior minority member of th
rvrrmlttee. la eppoeed to tha bill, and
wtU make an effort to have It amend
ed. Senator Cummins, who probably
will lav one of th place to b
assigned to th insurgent, also will
seek to hav the measure amended, but
he will approach the subject from a
friendly point of view.
V. ith th bill once befor th Senate,
a fairly long contest la expected. It 1
believed that la th end It will pass.
CANADA WILL RATI FT DEAL
Situation at Ottawa Improved by
Prompt Action of Democrats.
OTTAWA. Ont- April 1A "The posi
tion of reciprocity In th Canadian
Parliament has been greatly Improved
by the decision of Congre to deal with
It befor taking np other question on
the extensive programme of th Demo
cratic leaders." said a member of th
Government today.
The oppoaltlon which ham been ag
gressively acalns reciprocity from tho
first ha been basing Ita opposition large
ly on th expectation that at Washington
the Democrats would delay ratiDcatlon
of the agreement until they bad carried
through th ree of their legislative pro
gramme or would combine the considera
tion of th agreement with the woolen
schedules or with something else.
"I expect to see Parliament ratify the
agreement soon after the Easter recess."
Direct Election Bill Out Today.
WASHINGTON. April 11 A bill pro
viding for popular election of United
States Senator will be reported to th
House tomorrow and placed on It
paaaajre. Inacuaslon. It Is believed, will
not be prolonged, and Iemocratlc
leader expect the bill will be rushed
through among: th first or th party
measure -- - - - - " -
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WILLIAM JENXISiGS BRIAN.
FROST GREETS T.R.
Ex-President Addresses Vast
Crowd at Helena.
HIS TOUR NEARLY ENDED
Roosevelt Will Speak to Ieglslatares
at St- Paul and Madison, Then
Complete Ills Last Extend
ed Tour of Land.
HELENA. Mont, April 1J- An over
cast sky. with a chill wind blowing
from the north, duplicated In Helena
today the weather conditions Colonel
Roosevelt experienced yesterday In
Missoula. Just as tha train pulled In
now. which bad been threatening sine
early morning, began falling. Th
crowd at th station waa not very
large, because th programme was for
a quick run to th high school. whr
Colonel Kooaerelt delivered an address
at noon. . .
Th first to greet the city gueat
waa ex-Senator Carter. Colonel Hone
veil and tha reception committee, oc
cupying two score automobile, and th
troopa of th Twelfth Infantry In th
streetcars, came uptown Quickly. At
th high chool Governor Noirla in
troduced Colonel Rooeevelt. who spoke
for about an hour to a tremendous
CrColtnl Rooevelt will naki but two
more addressee before he arrive In
Nw Tor. April 1- The wr 11 be to
th Ftata Legislature of Minnesota
and Wisconsin and both engagements
hav been added to hi Itinerary sine
be left New York City.
Tim and again during th last fw
daya since he started on th horn
tretch of bl Journey Mr. KooMVelt
ha repeated the declaration bo made
on tto day that b left New York, that
this is bla last extended tour. He has
how.i. particularly alnc b left Ban
FranclscoTthat be 1 Try anxious to
get home, although glad to see again
?h. part of tha West b knew many
year ago and glad to meet his old
friends and new in Montana. He .tated
that In the future b will go from New
Tork only to peak at on or two placas
and return Immediately to his home.
When h. come aaain to tha Far , e.U
he . It will b only as a prlvnt
cltlxen and on pleasur bent.
STEAMER OWNERS TO PAY
British Court Blame Tucra for
Collision With German Ship.
LONDON. April lSv The ult brought
by th owner of th Oerman fiv
masted hlp Preussen against the Lon
don Brighton South Coast Railroad
Company, the owner of th channel
steamer Brighton, was decided by th
Admiralty Court today In favor of th
owners of the Preussen.
The Preussen. the largest sailing
ship In the world, went on the rock at
South Foreland last November, after a
collision with the Brighton. The court
found that the los of th Preussen
waa due to the faulty navigation of
the Brighton and the Channel steamer s
owners will be assessed the amount of
th damage sustained by th Preussen.
MERCHANT ARSON SUSPECT
Wenatchee Resident Alleged to
Have SetNStore Afire.
WENATCHEE. Wash, April It. E.
M. Schlager. a merchant of thi
city 1 being tried In Superior Court
today on a charge of having et fire to
a building In which he was doing Jul-
nThe Or took place th last day of
January. As there were Are In tha
building In three different room, th
tat will endeavor to establish th fact
that Schlager himself was the cause of
jt. Several Insurance companies in
which' he was insured have refused to
pay. Schlager has brought suit against
them to endeavor to enforce payment.
KLAMATH AUT0ISTS ACT
Clnb Asks County Court to Keep
rnhlic Roads In Repair.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or, April .
(Special) At a meeUnjf ft tha local
mjr - aj
automobile club, which Is affiliated with
the State Automobile Association, reso
lutions were adopted to be presented
to the Connty Court asking that imme
diate steps be taken to co-operate with
Jackson and Lake Counties in making
the public highways good thorough
fares from this city to the Jackson
County line and to the Lake County
line.
The club decided to establish water
ing places at ita own expense while the
crossroads and miles are to be marked
by the county road supervisors at tho
expense of th county If that. plan Is
approved.
C S. Moore, who la now In Portland,
waa named delegate to the convention
to ba held In Portland, April 15. by the
State Automobile Association. Mr.
Moor wa lntnicted to Inform th as
sociation that th club had the assur
ance that the main road from Ashland
to Klamath Falls, from Klamath Falls
to Lakevlew and Cresent south to the
state line would be made suitable for
automobile travel at once.
STATE lolEfOFRCER
ACTIVE L1ECTENAXT TO TEACH
ORKGOX MILITLV.
When Governor Applies, Army Man
Will Be letailcd, Tnder Law
Passed at Last Congress.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April 12. It has been decided
by th War Department to detail an of
ficer of th rank of Flrat Lieutenant
a Instructor of tho Oregon Rational
Guard, If application for such assign
ment la made by th Governor of Ore
gon. A law passed at th last Con
gress authorised th detail of officers
from tha active list of th Army to
act as Instructors of th various state
militia organisations, and It Is under
this law that th department la now
acting.
No particular officer has yet been
selected for the Oregon militia, but
he will be one of 40 under orders to
take a special course of Instruction at
th Army School at Fort Leavenworth.
Details will be made on September 1.
It la the plan of the War Depart
ment to detail one Lieutenant to each
state, as Instructor of the militia, .and
all tha state of the West, save Ne
vada, which has no organised militia,
will be provided for If the Governors
make formal application to the Secre
tary of N ar.
As yet no such application baa been
made by th Governor of Oregon, but
the officers of the militia are cogni
sant of th situation, and It Is ex
pected they will confer with th Gov
ernor In plenty of time to hav a detail
made when the officer era available.
The War Department la of tlie opinion
that young officer from th activ
list ar better equipped to act a In
structor than ar retired officer, who
hav been detailed to some of the state
heretofore, and It waa upon recommen
dation of the department that Con
gress authorlxed th detail of activ
officer for this service.
Taft Invited to Seattle.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April 12. Senator Jones and
Representative Humphrey today called
on th President and extended an Invi
tation on behalf of tha Mayor and com
mercial bodies of Seattle to attend th
Northwest Development Congress to be
held In Seattle In September. Tha
president could not give a definite reply
at this time, on account of the uncer
tainty as to the length of the session of
Congress.
BRYAN WANTS NOMINATION
(Continued rrom First Pass.)
titled to share In the glory now. He
k don't belong down here; his advice was
not needed, nor wa it solicited, and
I for on believe that common decency
should have told him to keep away."
jjd the truth of the matter is that
a good many other Democrats feel
about the same way towards Bryan.
They don't want to see him meddling
In affairs In Washington; they don't
want him' identified with th Demo
cratic majority In the House; they fear
that hi presence. If It long continue,
will prove a handicap. Moreover, they
trongly resent his Interference in the
Senate, where he did more than any
one man to tlr up factional trlfe. If
Bryan would take a long run and jump
orf into oblivion, many a Democrat
would breathe a algh of relief. But a
long as he hangs around, there is ap
prehension that he may atlr up trouble.
And all because of the prevalent be
lief that Bryan seeks another Presi
dential nomination. p
Cummins, Moore and Condon Ac
cused of Intent to Derraud Credi
tors by Giving Preference.
Robin Drags Bank Down.
NEW TORK. April 12. Three Invol
untary petitions in bankruptcy aggre
gating 113.600,000 were filed here today
against three officers of the failed
Carnegie Trust Company, now in the
hands of the State Superintendent of
Banks.
The respondents ar William J. Cum
mins, president of the trust company:
Charles Arthur Moore. Jr, and Martin
J. Condon, directors.
Their financial status 1 given In th
petitions as "Cummins, liabilities 15.
010.000 and assets $40,000; Moore, lia
bilities, S2.000.000 and assets $100,000;
Condon, liabilities J6.SOO.000 and assets
$500,000."
Payson Merrill was named receiver
for all three under bonds of $100,000.
The three petitioning creditors who
appear are: Herman Brewster. $30,000;
Herbert Hatfield. J9644 and James 8.
Watson. $80,000. all for money lent.
They allege against Cummins, In their
petition, that preferential payments
have been made since he became In
solvent and that there have been trans
fers and concealment of considerable
property with Intent to hinder, delay
and defraud creditors.
Aim Is to Protect Creditors.
One of the lawyers f6r the creditors,
Samuel J. Koenlg, said the actions wera
not brought against this respondents a
directors In tho Carnegie Trust 'Com
pany, but as individuals.
These claims have been presented
for payment," Mr. Koenlg continued,
"and though not refused, they hav not
been paid. Because all three respond
ents were connected with the Carnegie
Trut Company, who condition we all
know. It was decided to put them in
bankruptcy to show what their exact
assets are, and to protect all creditors.
"The creditors ara numeroua and
their claims will aggregate nearly $6,
000.000 and possibly more."
Mr. Cummins is understood to be In
Nashville, Tenn, his home. Mr. Moor
is understood to be In Rome, Italy,
where his father i seriously 111.
Beside being a director of the Car
negie Trust Company, Martin J. Con
don Is president and director of tha
American Snuff Company, one of th
subsidiaries of th American Tobacco
Company.
Mr. Moore la a son of the president
of Manning, Maxwell & Moore, one of
the largest makers of machinery In tha
country.
Robin's Fraud Cause Trouble.
Tb Carnegie Trust Company, long
on th edge of failure, was thrust over
the precipice by the failure and indict
ment of Joseph G. Robin, president of
the Washington Savings Bank, and an
officer closely connected with the
Northern Bank, of New York, which
also failed.
The publication of th proceedings
taken by the state banking department
against those two bank showed that
Robin, who had formerly been a di
rector of the.Carnegia Trust Company,
had given It his paper for large sums,
even after his resignation, and th mere
shadow of his name was sufficient to
bring on a run which th bank could
not withstand.
Friendly Suit, Says Cummins.
' NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 12. "This
Is friendly litigation." declared Wil
liam J. Cummin today, when told of
the institution of Involuntary bank
ruptcy proceedings against him.
'"This litigation is designed to head1
off several petty bankruptcy lawyers
from taking such a step. Kver since
th Carnegie Trust Company was
closed several little lawyers up there
have been trying to get together suf
ficient claims to throw both me and
Mr. Condon into bankruptcy, but wa
have beat them to it.
"My Indebted neon now is only about
$500,000 or $600,000. and some $3,000,
000 bank stock is up as collateral for
this."
TRAIN NARROWLY ESCAPES
Broken Rail Discovered 15 Minntes
Before It Would Have Come.
TRUCKEE, Cat. April 12. (Special.)
Tb Atlantic Expreas. the fast eaotern
bound passenger train of tha Southern
Pacific bad a narrow escape from serious
wreck a quarter of a mile east of tha
Truckee railroad yard early this morn
ing. Fifteen minute before the train wa
due. Rufus Peszantl. foreman of a local
lumber company, discovered a lS-lnch
piece broken off the end of a rail In
such a manner that the ' express must
certainly have been wrecked bad it come
that far. Th train Waa stopped at
Champion and held there 30 minute
while the section crew that was rushed
to the scene put in a new rail.
The track at that point Is on a six
foot embankment on a eloping hillside
and the train was coming down grade at
great speed.
The weather was very cold last night,
the thermometer showing four degree
below xero, and thk caused the steel
to become brittle. It is supposed tfie rail
broke under the train that passed
about 3.30 o'clock.
BUSH AGAIN IS TALKED OF
Boom for Missouri Pacific Presi
dency Jjlves Despite Denials.
NEW TORK. April 12. The positive
statement was again published her
that B. F. Bush, of the Western Mary
land Railroad, had been chosen presi
dent of the Missouri Pacific, but the
committee on elections repeated Its de
nials that any aelectlon had been made.
BOY WOULD BE 'WHALER
He Is Found by Police on Eve of
Vessel's Sailing Xorth.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12. As th
whaler LetiUa was about to sail at
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The police department was informed
this morning by a friend of the boy's
family that he had told his chum ho
had secured a Job on the whaler. The
detectives searched the Letltla, finding
young Donlin concealed in the hold.
A warrant wa issued by the Fed
eral Court, at tho request of the Ship
ping Commission, for the arrest of a
man known as "Joe," who, young Don
lin declared, induced him to go on
board the whaler.
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Klaus Supporters Wild.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. April 12. (Special.)
Friend of Frank Klau continue to
rave over the referee's decision Tuesday
night, awarding Jimmie Gardner the
palm over Klaus in their limited round
encounter here
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