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TFTE MOUSING OTtEGOXIAN. FIHDAT, APRIL 31, 19H. RECIPROCITY IS Dime PARTIES Democrats Assail Democrats and Republicans Denounce -Republicans. DEBATE IN HOUSE LIVELY RrprwnUllTM From Agricultural Section Declare Agrrtmrnt With Canada Would Work Harm to American Farmers. WASHINGTON. April 10. Party af filiations were broken repeatedly today In :he Hoose In the concluding hours of the fight on tha Canadian reciprocity bill. Democrats denounced fellow Demo crats for supporting a Republican pro tectee principle and Republicans burled criticism affalnst fellow Repub licans for marching with the Demo crats toward tha free-trade iroal. Dur ing tha aeTen hours of debate 24 men poke on the measure. Most criticisms of tha bill were from agricultural sections and were based on the position that reciprocity with Canada under the agreement would in jure tha agricultural interests of tha I'nlted States. Differences In the North Carolina delegation, all Demo crats, were rigorously aired on tha floor. RepreseniatlTa Webb aald Clauds Kltchln. who opened the reciprocity Bent last Friday, had no rtjtht to criticise him or other mem bers of the state delegation who pro posed to rote against tha reciprocity agreement, because they thought It was opposed to Democratic Ideals. Minnesota. Delegation Split. The Minnesota delegation broke on the rocks of reciprocity. Representa tive Nre spoke for the bill and Repre sentatives Steenerson. Anderson. Davis and Volstead opposed It. The Michi gan delegation showed a like division. Representative Doremus advocating the Mil and J. II. C (Smith opposing It. Krom Pennsylvania Representatives Bowman and Farr advocated Its pass age and Representative Focht de nounced It. From California Representative Keedham spoke for the bill and Rep resentative Kahn against it. Repre sentatives Hobson. of Alabama, and Murray and Curler, of Massachusetts, advocated Its passage, and Representa tives Good and Prouty. of Iowa; Mor gan of Oklahoma. Burke of South Da kota, llelgeson of North Dakota. French of Idaho, Toung of Kansas and LaFollette of Washington spoke against It. An attack on "farmers' free-list" bill, the next measure to be taken up by the Democrats, was made by Goods of Iowa. Republican, during; the reciproc ity debate. Goode aald the enactment of the free list bill would throw the farmers and stockraisers of tha West Into direct competition with the cheap cattle, cheap labor and cheap lands of Mex ico. He declared that the Democrat la measures keep up protection for the Southern farmer and reduce it for tha Northerner. Messrs. Need ham. of California, and Focht. of Pennsylvania, favored and Messrs. MondelU of Wyoming, and Prouty. of Iowa, all Republicans, op posed the reciprocity agreement. Prouty Makes Maiden Speech. Offering an amendment to tha reci procity bill, which provides for plac ing on the free list manufactured arti cles to compensate the agricultural In terests of the country. Representative Prouty. of Iowa, made his maiden speech In the House today In opposition to ths proposed agreement as submit ted by tha waya and means committee. "This treaty." said Mr. rTouty. "compels tha farmer to sell his prod ucts in competition with Canada, but compels him to buy In a protected mar ket. That la unfair to the farmer. Representing aa I .do a farming con stituency. I should rather Ilka to aea It tried out on somebody else first. Must all these experiments be tried on the farmer? I think It Is time to try them on somebody else." General debate on tha reciprocity agreement will close tomorrow at 1 o'clock, with speeches by Representa tlTes Underwood. McCall and DalxelL Tha bill will then be taken up under the rule giving permission for amend ments. ALASKA INQUIRY ORDERED a Foltctto Suspects of Flavoring Monopoly by Guggenhclms. WASHINGTON. April 3D. Without ex planation or opposition. La Follette put t!irough a resolution In the Senate to day calling upon the Secretary of the In terior to furnleih all facts connected with coal entries made upon land withdrawn from the Chugach National Forest In Alaska and later restored to the public domain under order of President Tart. The resolution also calls for detailed In formation aa to what alignments. If any. hare been made of such claims and to whom. It waa atated that La Follette has In view an Inquiry to ascertain whether any favoritism has been shown to the Gug genheim Interests and whether a mo nopoly of waterfront rights, available for railroad terminals, has been allowed to grow. WYOMING OFFICER RESIGNS Troste of State rntrrrfty Heeds Iemand of novcrnor. LARAMIE. Wyo, April :0. Otto Grarr. m. president of tha board of trus tees of the University of Wyoming, whose resignation was demanded by Oovemor Carey shortly after the In auguration of that official last Janu ary, voluntarily resigned today. At the time the demand was msde upon him he refused to resign, defying the Governor to prefer charges and re move him. Grarnm was an Issue In the last polit ical campaign, being the Albany County member of the Republican State Com mittee and vice-chairman of the com mittee. He lives In this city and has been a member of the board of trustees f the university for 1 years, being first appointed In IHt. LORIMER FINDS DEFENDER nevbnra Protests When Work Makes Him "Horrible Example." WASHINGTON. April 30. Senator Works maiden speech caused a brief ranvai of ths Ix rimer controversy, la the Senate today. The speech waa delivered In support of the Initiative, referendum, recall and direct election of Kens tor. The Senator touched on the Do rimer i. i fcia nlea for aa vciiiri kiwu ...... - r , honest politics. Senator Works was 1 named in tha resolution Introduced at the present aession 07 dw Follette calling for another Investiga tion of the Dorlmer case, aa chairman of the committee on Investigation. -This widespread uprising against .w . . k . f if nerslsted In. must eventually overthrow our repre sentative rorra 01 """" "Is founded upon the most convincing evidence that corruption Is eating at the very vitals of the republlo and threatening the perpetuity of our free Institutions. ' M -We need not go outside of this chamber to find evidence of this fact. The pages of the Congressional Record of the past few months will disclose a condition that has brought tha whole Nailon to shams. It waa charged that the election of a member of this body was procured by corrupt practices and the bribery of votes In tha Leglala- tUj'ej-burn of Idaho raised the point of order thst the speaker had violated the rules of the Senate by reflecting on tha course of the committee which Investi gated the Dorlmer case. "The Senator cannot Impugn tha honor or integrity of any Senator or any member of a 6enata committee, aald Heybum. - "Neither have I dona so nor attempt ed to do so." promptly responded tha California Senator. -When the Senator reads his remarks In ths Record he will Bnd that ho baa dona so." Insisted Heybum. L Follette and Cummins came promptly to tha defense of their fel low Insurgent. While not ruling on tha point, be cause Mr. Works had not been directly called to order. Senator Townsend. of Michigan, who occupied the chair, ex pressed the opinion that tha California Senator understood and would observe the rulea of the Senate. SPOKANE COUNT SAFE? CEXSCS MEN IAY NOT BE IN DICTED FOR PADDING. Discrepancies Said to Be Due to Ixxlg-Ing-IIotue Tramdeota Walla Walla Inquiry Is On. SPOKANE. April 30. (Special.) That no indictments against Spokane enumer ators will be returned by tha Federal grand Jury now investigating alleged census "padding Is tha belief of those familiar with tha cases. Tha differences between the Spokane count and tha re check made by special agenta are de clared to have been due entirely to a misunderstanding aa to methods to be employed. The most serloua Investigations of those now under way are believed to be concerned with the count at Walla Walla, and it has been declared probable that indictments may be returned against enumerators there. The enumerators who took tha Walla Walla County sen ses were examined Wednesday by a Federal grand Jury, and many hotel proprietors testified. Spectal Agent W. A. McKensle's re check in Spokane was almost wholly con fined to tha lodging-house district be tween Post and Division streets, and Riverside avenue and tha river. The proprietor of a certain rooming house Is said to ba prepared to testify for the enumerators that on the day the census wss taken and for weeks before, and after the day on which noses were counted, he took care of no less than io persons a day. although be bad only S bed. Many of the guests slept on Improvised bunks In tha corridors and In a large sitting-room. It Is declared by enumerators that the discrepancies He In tha fact that the many transients In Spokane at the time the census was taken are responsible for tha unusually large population In lodging-houses. The offense of padding censua returns Is a misdemeanor and Is punishable by Imprisonment and a M00 fine. , STORK ALIGHTS JN JAIL 'Sybil Wolfe, Vancouver Prisoner, Is Mother ot Boy Babe. VANCOUVER. "Wash, April 10- (Special.) Sybil "Wolfe, convicted of grand larceny a few daya ago and sen tenced to serve from six months to IS run In nrlaon. la tha mother of a flva- I pound baby boy. Tha Infant waa born i . w - w l.n here tonla-ht. Sheriff in iu .vwu&s V Cresap engaging two doctors and a nurse for the occasion. Tha babe will accompany Its mother to the prison t Walla Walla if the mother so electa. The young mother aaya her brother works in a bank In Idaho, but refuses to give her address, that relatives may be told ot her plight. Sybil Wolfe waa found guilty of stealing money. Jewels and clothing from Mrs- I B. McClane. of thla city, who provided her with a home, the girl saying aha waa pennlleas and sought work. REMOVE THE CAUSE Rheumatism. Nervousness and all kindred complaints are the result of excess uric acid In the system. The only remedy la to remove tha causa. Electropodes will do It. They elimin ate, through tha large porea of the feet, all poison and Impurities from tha entire system, strengthen the nerves, promote circulation and aid each organ to perform Us functions properly. Mr. Doc Wilson, of ' Bakersfleld. Calif, writes: "Thanks, to Electro podes. I am elxty years of age but feeling twenty years younger and per fectly free from Inflammatory rheu matism of long standing." Chaa. E. Lathrop, of Omaha, Nebras ka, writes: "I have had another won derful experience with your ELECTRO POPES. Have neglected wearing any of late, and consequently have had quite a bit of Rheumatism, so thought I would try them, again. Have been wearing a pair only twenty-four hours, and find tha pafh all gone."' Read what Tboa. Condon, of East Las Vegas. Nsw Mexico, saya about Eleo- mnorfea: -When In Dee Molnea. Iowa. In December. 110. I purchased a pair of your ELECTROPODES. ana nave worn them continually aluce. I had .rnirt.d with sciatic rheumatism for the past fifteen years and never tried a remedy that I aenvea so mucn benefit from ln,tne same length of What Electropodes have dona for others they will 0.0 tor yon. """ Is so convincing as me aciuu ... 1 1 1 MnHnn von. Wear blKUQpuun . . - a pair l daya absolutely at our risk. Booklets upon request. At druggists, or by mail, postpaid. t iimr,!t cannot furnish Elec tropodes send us 11.00, and we will see that you are suppnen immmiiwij. State whether for man or woman. Western Electxopode Co, 141 Los A&galsa Bt, Loa Angelas, Calif, n OR. SMITH TELLS PACT WITH HENRY Blocks R and S Pooled at $500,000 Each, Is Testi mony in Suit. PRICE CUT DOWN LATER Offer 3fade Subsequently by Henry to Forego Commission Con demnation Proceeding Will Go to Jury Today. That Dr. Andrew C. Smith and Charles K. Henry entered Into an agreement while the Government's representatives were endeavoring to fix a postofflos site, by which Mr. Henry offered block R, Couch addition, for 1500.000. and Dr. Smith agreed to offer block S at the same price, was the testimony of Dr. Smith yesterday. United States Dis trict Attorney McCourt made him a witness for tha Oovernment In rebuttal. In tha condemnation suit wherein tha Oovernment is seeking to secure the east half of block S for $160,000. Dr. Smith said that Mr. Henry went to him and said he had put block R in at $500,000. and ha wanted Dr. Smith to put block S In at the same price. Thla Dr. Smith said he agreed to do. A contract was thereupon drawn up, by which each agreed that whichever sold his property would pay the other 15000 as a commission for tha sals. Redaction First Refused. Fenator Bourne came to Portland later, said Dr. Smith, and wanted the prioe reduced. -Bourne sent Henry to lit," said Dr. Smith, "to tell us that If wa did not knock down the price he would not recommend the. purchase of the block. Henry recommended that wa cut down our price, so as to meet Senator Bourne's demand. I refused at first. Then he said, 'I have told Sen ator Bourne that I nave nothing at atake In this matter, and if you will give an option on your east half of the block at 1200.000 for 10 days I will cancel this contract I have with you for 16000.' He did so. "He asked me to Interview A. King Wilson, and to get him to reduce his price. 'We would reduce ours, and then we could make a quick sale.' he aald. Mr. Wilson, representing the Espey Estate Company, owner of the west halt of block S, refused to reduce his price a dollar. When I talked to him he made some Joshing remark about that being Uncle Sara's usual way of doing business, and said he would stick to his price.. "We then cut the east half fli.000. which was. In reality, a cut of only flO.OOO for us, because we disposed of C K. Henry' graft of $5000. It Is a dream of bis that we ever offered to sell the property for llfiQ.000. Mr. Henry thought at that time that thla property waa a great bargain at 1200.000. Contract on Prescription Blank. "We made this $5000 contract on his declaration that he had put In block R at $500,000 when we put In our bid for block 8 at $340,000. Although it waa cheap at that money, he thought he could get It through at $500,000. Otherwise, he said, the two blocks would be opposing each other, and he TSie EimI So' Long Del X Delayed material for the new Eilers Music House at 7th and Alder streets has finally arrived. Within the next our new home the now waiting at our ment, at 16th and " These low prices, and CI I - ' .,: i . r . . - I Ss " above, tnere are some iruiy asiouncucg ouagojo The following are a few of those remaining pay all Hale . . . .. Vose Emerson Mason & Hamlin Gabler m m psreai asatssi ara-sBssss sssss sataai -atass mmmmmmimmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ' . . thought it would be better to come to gather. He waa to assiet In the dis posal of block S at $240,000. This con tract for the $5000 waa written by C K. Henry in my office, on one of my prescription blanks, and in It he held me for $5000 In case block S waa aold. If block R was sold I was to have $5000. It waa discovered, however, there were parts of block R to which he had no more right than he had to block S in 1909. Therefore block K was a holdup. "Mr. Henry seems to think he is the whole thing down there," continued Dr. Smith, In answer to another question put to him by. Mr. McCourt. "He says that after he had worked up this sale for the Government I took the property away from him and gave It to Bollam & Thompson. It la Infamously falee. I never had anything to do with Henry except to negotiate this Sixth and Everett streets property .through him." Charles K. Henry waa then recalled to the witness stand by District At-' torney McCourt. and waa asked regard ing his written statement to former Postmaster Young, in which he offered the block for $275,000. This testimony was ruled out upon objection being made by counsel for the defendants. Henry Admits Commission. Mr. Henry said the $5000 Item came up In the latter part of 1910. "Dr. Smith gave an option to somebody else." said Mr. Henry. "I waa to get a commission from him for the sale of the block. I waa to get a commission of $5000 If block S went, and he was to get a commission of $5000 If block R went. I went to him and told htm I waa willing to forego a commission of any kind if they would reduce the price of the property so the Government would take It- After A. King Wilson had agreed to sell the Espey Estate's half block for $125,000 I wrote out a similar proposal for the other half. -In 1909, when I first went to him. Dr. Smith made me a price of $150,000. There waa no talk at that time as to who the buyer was to be. There was talk then 'Of paying the usual commis sion of 5 per cent on the first $2000 and thi per cent, on the balance." "I never authorised Mr. Henry to of fer this property to the Government for $150,000," said Dr. Smith. "I had a con versation with him In July. 1910. In which I offered the property for $240, 000." In arguing the case before the Jury, Arthur C. Spencer figured the entire block as worth $275,000 In September, 1909. Adding $41,250, the Interest at per cent for two and a half years; $110,000, the 40 per cent of unearned Increment which witnesses said prop erty In that section had gained since the talk of the Broadway bridge, and $5000 as commission, the entire block would be worth today $431,250. Half of this would be $215,625. East Half More Valuable. Mr. Spencer said he believed the east half worth $100,000 more than the west half of the block, which would make the present value of the east half $265, 625, and of the-west half, $165,625. Andrew C. Smith, the Security Sav ings A Trust Company and the Pacific Trust & Investment Company value the east half at $250,000 and the Espey Estate Company Is holding the west half at $179,000. The Government wlshea to pay $250,000 for the entire block. $150,00 for the east half and $100,000 for the west half. District Attorney McCourt argued to the Jury that bootblack stands, fruit stands, bicycle stands, small cigar a tan ds and small saloons would go In In the vicinity of Seventh and GHsan streets, near the new Postoffice, or on this block when the Broadway bridge Is completed if the Government does not purchase It. "Give the defendant the benefit of the doubt, and add $25,000 to the price the Government has set. making it $175,000. but don't hold up tha Government by compelling it to pay the exorbitant' price of $250,000," he said. The evidence was all In at t o clock yesterday afternoon. Two hours were spent with the arguments of counsel. Attorney John M. Gearln or Attorney E. V. Llttlefleld will argue for the de fendant this morning, and Assistant United States District Attorney. Ma gnlre will complete the argument for few days we shall commence moving into mSV$ elegant new stock wholesale depart Pettygrove streets. ltXJXX also these easy terms on instruments of highest intrinsic $ 55 .$ 75 $ 82 .$ 96 .$105 Ludwig . . . ..t...-...t.a.-. .t.$125. TCTia.be i.-T.nor. . .$115 Kohlfir & Chase $142 3 Excellent Player Pianos $320 Regent : $165 i - ii The "Slhowini 02a the Government. The case probably will go to the Jury at noon today. ADVENTISTS TO ASSEMBLE SOOth Anniversary of Bible Trans ' latlon to Be Honored. Seventh-Day Adventista of Portland. Montavilla. Mt. Tabor and St. Johns churches will hold a union service at Wfttrrm must be completely emptied. Prices on everything have been cut to pieces. Whether you want a $2000 Welte Mignon, a $1500 Church Organ, a $1000 Baby Grand, or a $1000 Player Piand, or the ordinary $200 or $300 Upright, now is the time to buy at a reduc , i vsneititroiTr iinnrPfPfiPTit.Pfi Fair waminsr! Come in at once! aVU llwV VU1W W's W W " 1 cash or little payments: Weber . . . . - . H. M. Cable.- avTr'eTTrrTw $215 Bush & Lane. . . . ..... . . . .$220 Baby Grand, well-known make . . . . mi .rw.r.3.;...$200 n (C5 n MM Mm TaMoLredl Sdifts are A mmt sityMslla, dtagsumib ad exdkmveSy owe order nia -FsisIhiIini?s cemifogir Mew Modestly Pnced TMffd Hoor Take SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER" Morrison alt FoiartSii the Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church, at East Eleventh and East Everett streets, today, In commemora tion of the translation of the King James version of the English Bible 300 years ago. The morning session will be from 11 o'clock to 12:30 and the afternoon 'session from 2 o'clock to 4:30. Among the subjects to be presented are: "The Bible as Related to Science," B. A. Rowell; "The Prophetic Setting of the Bible." Adolph Johnson; "The Bible as Related to Health," Dr. W. B. a - I Stocks there s nnt Vmt. sfiTrifi c,o H S :TiiJ gest bargains of this tremendous closing-out sale are yet to be secured. The old Washinsfton-street establishment value and merit will never again be offered. Besides the - .. - ..r.,. - . . .$198 The Nation's Still at ftlke Elevator Holden; "The Value of the Bible." EI--der A. M. Dart; "Biblical Translations," Elder G. W. Pettit; "The Bible and the Reformation," Elder C. F. Folkenberg; "The Bible as Related to Publishing Work," C. A. Wyman; "Education and the Bible," R. W. Alrey; "The Bible Call to Seventh-Day Adventista," Elder P. A. Hanson. 6eeclal music will be given under the direction of Mrs. Grace W. Reith. Sweet potatoes are exposed to the attaoks of about a dosen serloua insects. Here ow. mm1 FH- In the meanwhile, the sale in the old piano nnnaa cnntiniies. aavMuw are pretty well thinned nf t.hfi choicest and biff- Largest Music House. 353 Washington.