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UlUMIIdUll IU DU,
STIMSON STEPS IN
War Secretary Said to
Have Jars With Knox.
AS DEMOCRAT; OUT OF PLACE
Appointment of Stimson Will
Please "Progressives."
REGULARS ALSO GET PLUM
Taft Is Delighted at Securing for
Cabinet 3Ian Roosevelt Cbm
ptoned Quick ' Action Taken
In Selecting New Man.
WASHINGTON. May 11. Secretary
f War Jacob M. Dickinson, of Tan
Bessee. tha Democrat io number of
President Taft'a Cabinet, haa resigned.
Henry L. Stimson, of New York, re
cently defeated Republican candidate
for Governor of that state, baa been
(Iran the portfolio. Tbla announce
ment waa made from tha White Booaa
tonight.
In tha letters exchanged between the
President and Mr. Dickinson no rea
son other than that of pressing private
affairs la given for tha Secretary's re
tirement. Tha reason given unoffi
cially In official circles are the embar
rassment caused by the fact that Mr,
Dickinson ia a Democrat In a Repub
Ilcan Cabinet; that friction has oc
curred between him and Secretary
Knox over Mexican affair.
The President win confer with Mr.
FUmson in rew Torn tomorrow or
Sunday, but tha new Secretary of War
will not ba sworn In until tha return
of tha President to the capital Mon
day.
New York Factions Appeased.
Coincident with tha announcement of
Mr. Dlcklnaon'a retirement rame that
of the appointment of C 8. MUllngton.
of Herkimer. N. T, to ba Assistant
Treasurer of the United States In New
Tork. Mr. Etlmaon was the Rooee-
velt candidate for Governor, while Mr.
MUllnrton waa a former member of
tha Houaa from tha Twenty-aeventh
New Tork district and la a close friend
of Vice-President Sherman.
In tha two appointments official
Washington found food for speculation
and many politicians thought they saw
therein the step of tha Administration
to straighten oat the tangled skein of
New Tork politics.
No effort waa mad. by the President
to conceal tne satisfaction with which I
be viewed tha appointment of Mr.
Stimson. Not only haa be tha highest
personal regard for the incoming mem
ber of hla Cabinet, but ha ia well awara
that tha appointment will bo accepta
ble to a large faction of the Repub
lican party In New Tork.
Roosevelt Will Approve.
While tha selection of Mr. Stimson
waa made after only a few days' con
sideration. Senator Root and other
leaders were consulted and gavo It
their unqualified approval. Ex-Presl-
dent Rooaevelt waa not called Into
conference, but there la no question ha
approves tha naming of a man for
whom ha worked tooth and nail In tha
recent Governorship campaign.
Tha position of Assistant Treasurer
In New Tork. which haa been given to
tha Shermaa-Barnea-Woodruff faction,
while not ao Important aa that given
to the Rooaevelt-Paraons faction, la
believed to be a move In tha direction
of peace that would count for much In
tha future. Frienda cf the President
were pleaaed over the political outlook.
Dickinson Fonnd Friction.
Tha reasons for Mr. Dickinson's res
ignation, aacribed to him by Washing
ton, are that. Mr. Dickinson, being a
Democrat, bis presence In the Cabinet
of a Republican President haa not been
looked upon wttb favor by aoma of Mr.
Taft'a political advisers, who were of
tha opinion that tha office of Secretary
of War should ba held by some one of
the President's own party, and wbo
also pointed out that Mr. Dickinson
might prove a source of embarrassment
when tha 111 Presidential compalgn
begins. Naturally. Mr. Dickinson of
ten found the discussion In tha Cabinet
of party measures a personal embar
rassment. There were others who thought Mr.
Dickinson had incurred some criticisms
by his conduct of the War Department.
As was pointed out recently, there have
been reports of friction over the Mex
ican situation between the State De
partment and the War Department.
In some quarters It waa asserted that
Secretary of State Knox waa being
overshadowed by Mr. Dickinson and
there were reports that the former
contemplated resigning, but these met
with official denials. There had been
no hint that Mr. Dickinson contem
plated retirement.
Wireless Aids Decision. '
The President moved swiftly when
he found he had to select a new Sec
retary of War. On Wednesday night
Secretary Utiles was dispatched to New
Tork post haste. He met Mr. Stimson
the next day. but the latter wished to
consult his father, who waa then on the
Atlantic bound for Europe.
Mr. HlUes came back to Washington
and Mr. Stimson reaorted to tha wlre-
aConciuitett oa Jraas Xa,
! lad cripples self
to SAVE BROTHER
rorTH OF 1 PROVES ItERO AS
TE.UX WHIZZES OS TRESTLE.
Seeing Sister to Safely, Ho Rons
Back. and. Seizing Child of 10,
Leaps From Engine's Path.
ROSEBTTRQ. Or- May IS. (Special.)
Caught on the high .trestle north of
Roseburg by an on-coming train.
Charles Fenters, sged 19. of Eden
bower, todsy saved the lives of his
little sister and his 10-year-old brother
by quick thinking and prompt action,
but will probably be a cripple for life
as a result.
Toung Fenters was accompanying
his stater and brother to Roseburg. the
youngsters expecting to participate In
tha children's parade in the atrawoerry
featlvaL Tha party had walked about
half way across when the approaching
train waa beard.
The girl waa aome distance ahead of
the others, and. seeing she could reach
safety by keeping on. Charlea shouted
a shrill warning to her. Realising the
danger, she obeyed and Charles ran
back to the rescue of bla brother, who
waa some distance In the rear.
Aa the train bora down upon tha
brothers. Charles seised tha boy in bis
arma and leaped from the bridge. A
second later, the train whlxsed by.
Tha lads fell on a pile of rocks. 25
feet below the track. The little chap
waa unhurt, but Charles' left foot bad
turned on the rocks, nearly breaking
It at the ' ankle.
The train waa brought to a stop and
tha crew carried the injured sad on
board. Ha waa brought to Roseburg
and taken to Mercy Hospital. Physl
clans fear that bla foot will have to
ba amputated. -
CO-EDS RACE AT DAWN
College Girls Struggle tor Supremacy
In Track Meet as Men Sleep.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COL
LEGE. Corvallls. Or, Msy 13. l&pe-
claL) Before the maaculine element of
the college community was awake and
stirring early today the young women
of tha Institution took possession ot
the athletic field and held a track and
field meet replete with apectacular
performances.
The contest wss between the gins
representing Waldo Hall ml college
young women who live In the city. The
dormitory girls won by a score ot iJ
to S3.
The contest waa held bef?ra a large
and enthusiastic audience ot girls and
women members of tha faculty and
soma favored young men. Siime startl
ing rcco'da were established. A rec
ord of 10( feet 8 Inches waa reported
for tha hammer throw. However.
later reports Indicated that a carpen
ter's hammer waa used.
Miss Bess Loosley, of Fort Klamath,
gained the distinction of being the
star athlete by winning first place m
five events.
CHURCH WORKER IS DEAD
Brother of Oregon Pioneer and Bap.
tint Leader Passes Away
LOS ANGELES. CaL. Slay 12. (Spe
cial.) James I Applegate. one of tha
best-known Baptist workers In the
United States, died at bis home, t
Brooklyn evenue. Altadena. . late last
night, of apoplexy, aged 76 years. Six
months ago, accompanied by his wife and
son. H. L. Applegate, he moved to Pas
adena to make hla future home. Prior
to coming here he lived In Kansaa City,
Mo., for three years, going there from
St. Louis, at which place ha had resided
13 years.
For over half a century he waa promi
nently Identified with the Faptlat Church
and for I5years auditor of the Baptist
State Association of Missouri. He served
for many years as trustee of the William
Jewell College at Liberty. Mo, also trus
tee of the Baptist Sanitarium, of St.
Louis. He waa a nephew of Jesse Ap
plegate. the well-known pioneer of Ore
gon, snd a brother of George Applegate.
a California "forty-niner." who founded
the town of Applegate, CaL
DEATH WINS OVER UNION
Man Ellis Self Rather Than Join
Labor Or grin I xat Ion.
PHILADELPHIA. May 1!. Driven to
despair over the efforts of fellow work
men to force him to Join a union. Ern
est Hebllng, an employe of the Bald
win Locomotive Works, shot and killed
himself today. In a letter to his wire
he said:
T can no longer endure the efforts of
my fellow workmen to force me Into
joining the union. I do not believe
In unionism and they are making my
life so miserable that I cannot bear It
any longer. So goodbye."
MRS. M'KIM MAKES GIFT
Just the Same, Detention Home at
Reno WiU Not Be Built Xow.
RENO, Nev May It- (Special) The
announcement of the Washoe County
Commissioners that there will be no
Detention Home in this county for the
present because of the lack of funds
for that purpose, reveals a contribution
made to the borne some time ago by
Mrs. Margaret McKlm. who last Sum
mer secured a divorce in Reno.
The matter of having a home here
was under discussion when Mrs. McKlm
left Nevada, and when she learned that
the Legislature had passed a law pro
viding for its establishment, she for
warded to Probation Officer Ina-alla. a
cHeck Xor 1200,
PARKISON
CHARGES
LOGROLLING GAME
PetitionslMowatSalem,
but Not Filed.
CAMPBELL STRIKES HARD
President of University An
swers His Accuser.
GOVERNOR HALTS M0V
Appeal Made to Executive Who Asks
Parklson to Withhold Further
Action Until Conference Can
Be ' Arranged at Salem.
SALEM. Or, May 13. (Special.) In
leaving with the Secretary of State to
day referendum petitions on the two
University of Oregon appropriations, H.
J. Parklson. of Portland, Issued a pre
pared atatement charging that the ap
propriations "were secured by the most
tressonable ' log-rolling tsctlcs In the
Legislature.
Parklson was accompanied by R. O.
Rector, of Portland, and J. F. Wlsner,
of Salem, to the Secretary of State's
office. The petitions have not been
filed. Parklson taking Secretary Ol
cott's receipt for between 7000 and 8000
names. He stated additional names
will be filed Immediately, at which time
the entire referendum will be officially
filed with the Secretary of State and
the appropriations thus delayed for two
years at least.
By next Monday, Parklson stated,
referendum petitions on appropriations
for $50,000 for Monmouth Normal
School; $270,000 for the Oregon Agri
cultural COUegs and $150,000 for an
additional State Capitol building at
Salem, will be on file with the Secre
tary of State. He does not Intend to
Interfere in any manner with the main
tenance appropriation of the Oregon
Agricultural College or tha University
of Oregon.
President Campbell Talks.
Affecting the Parklson bribery al
legations, published in The Oregonian
yesterday. President Campbell, of .the
State University, issued the following
statement at ICugene:
T have never offered a bribe to Mr.
Parklson, nor suggested one to him,
nor thought of offering one to him. I
met him, at the urgent request of bis
personal friend, Mr. Harris, who has
been friendly to the state educational
Institution and wished me to dlscusa
the referendum with Mr. Parklson. Mr.
Harris, on his own suggestion, called
up Mr. Parklson by telephone and ar
ranged a time and place of meeting.
My discussion with Mr. Parklson was
solely in regard to a plan to substitute
an initiative measure which would pro
vide for the maintenance of a state
schools on a mileage basis for the ref
erendum which waa being pushed
against the appropriations for the unl-
Concluded on Pas 12.)
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INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
'decrees: minimum. 46 decrees.
Eg
TO!AY'8 Fair and warmer; westerly winds.
, Mexico.
Government orders opening of custom-houses
at h.1 i'uo and other Border towns.
l'age .
Rebels tAreaten siege of Cananea In order
to capture Colonel Cnlapa. l'age z.
Domestic
Liners collide at sea but all are ' saved.
Page 1.
Case of John Diets In hands of Jury. Page S.
Wife divorces Yale professor, getting $100,'
go alimony. Page s.
National.
Judge Carpenter overrules objections of
packers to indictments- under anti-truat
law. Page 1.
West is Indifferent to reciprocity bill and
Northwest Senators will split. Page 1
Secretary of War Dickinson resigns and
Henry L. Stimson will succeed ' him.
Psge 1.
Paclfle Northwest.
Parklson. eharxlnr legislative "logrolling"
same, takes petitions to alem. but same
are not tiled. Page 1.
Sculptor completes model for Seattle float
at Portland Rose Festival. Page 7.
Plans of lg mining corporation to fight
Guggenhelma in Alaska announced at
Seattle, Page S.
Roseburg lands State Grange convention of
Page o.
Convicts help carry Insane women from
, burning wing of asylum at Salem. Psge 1.
Lad of 19 cripples self to save little
brother's life. Page 1.
Sports.
Paclfle Coast League results yesterday: Port
land . San Francisco 1 8;mcramento S,
Vernon 7: Oakland 12. Loa Angeles 0.
Page C.
Northwestern League results yesterday?
Vancouver 11. Portland 1; otner games
postponed: rain. Page f.
Washington High School athletes win state
interscholastie track meet. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Columbia River canned salmon will be
higher this yesr. Page 17.
Stampede of shorts sends up wheat
Chicago. Page 17.
at
Small demand for stocks at New Tork.
Pago 17.
Higher prloes paid for new-crop wools.
Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
SIg Rlchel defies Morris Senosky to tell
grand Jury all ne Knows, page is.
Military honors paid at funeral of ex-Gov
ernor orover. page 12-
Antl-Rushllght forces still fail of
ment on candidate. Page 11.
Councilman Ellis to ask for writ of man-
damaa against Auditor, forcing placing
ot paving petitions on ballot. Page 10.
M. I- Kline denlea existence of plumbing
trust. . Page 10.
East Side completes plans of Rose Festival
parade. page .
R. R. Borer visited at City Jail by rail
road detectives to investigate assortment
of punches and hat checks. Page 4.
Sellwood fireman testifies others besides
himself broke department rules. Page 4.
Carboilneum wood-block preserving com
pany given contract for street work.
Page 4.
WOMAN STOPS ROBBERY
Beaverton Bank's Cash Saved Just
in Time by Matron's Bravery.
BEAVERTON, Or.. May 12. (Special.)
Robbery of the Bank of Beaverton
waa prevented early today by a woman,
who lives across the street from the
institution, giving the alarm and firing
a shot at a fleeing man.
Three men had stolen a horse and
buggy at Garden Home during the night
and had driven to Beaverton with the
purpose of robbing the bank by a care
fully arranged plan, it ia presumed.
Investigation today showed that they
had broken open a front window with
jimmies and entered that way, but to
prepare a safe exit should they be dis
covered? they tried to break open a
back door before attempting to crack
the safes.
The noise awakened Mrs. D. C. Fisher
across the street, who seised a revolver
and ran out on the. porch. She saw a
member of the gang near the bank, evi
dently a sentinel, and when he began to
run she fired at him.
The men escaped In the) stolen buggy.
ONE "WAY TO GET A CANDIDATE.
CHARGE
AGIST
CE
OPHELD
Indictments Sustained
by Federal Judge.
NABOBS MUST STAND TRIAL
Monopoly Accusation Stays
Against Armour and Others,
LAW DEFINES OFFENSE
Every Point ia Demurrer Overruled
and Accused Men, Who Include
Swift and' Morris, Must Enter
Pleas Law ' Constitutional.
CHICAGO, May 12.-r (Special.) A de-
clslon, one of the most sweeping and
important rulings ever returned in a
United States Court, was made today by
Judge George A. Carpenter, ot the Uni
ted States District Court, when he over
ruled a demurrer to the indictments
against J. Ogden Armour and other
Chicago meat packers and declared that
the defendants must go to trial on the
charge made by a Federal grand Jury-
that they were guilty of unlawfully
conspiring to control tha prices of fresh
meat in violation of the Sherman anti
trust law.
Judge Carpenter's decision was a tre
mendous blow at the defense the pack
ers had made in an effort to prevent
the cases going to trial. The prosecution
scored on every point. The court holds
that not only is the Sherman law con
stitutional (a contrary decision would
have affected every other Government
prosecution under the act), but he also
declares that' the indictments are in
legal form and contain chargea so de
tailed and specific that If proved they
would be sufficient to warrant convic
tion under the law.
Defense Does Xot Get Crumb.
There was not one legal crumb in the.
decision, many said, that the defense
could call its own.
Following are the striking points in
Judge Carpenters decision:
i'Tbe purpose of the Sherman act la
as clear as. may be. The legislative
purpose inspiring its passage is In
teresting as a matter of history, but
n the absence of ambiguity or uncer
tainty in the words of phrases used
is, legally speaking, at least unim
portant. "Courts ought not to Interpret that
which has no need of interpretation
and when the words of a statute have
a definite and precise meaning, ought
not to go elsewhere In search of con
jecture in order to - restrict or extend
the meaning.
The indictments charge an unlawful
combination, conspiracy and monopoly
as a result of Joint action and it la
not necessary to sustain these charges
that each of the individual participants
(Concluded on Page 3.)
CONVICTS FIGHT
FIRE AT ASYLUM
INSANE WOMEX ARB CARRIED
FROM BUKXrVG HALLS.
Patent Locks and Efficient System
for Preventing Spread of
Flames Save Building.
SALEM, Or., May 12. (Special.)
FIro that partially destroyed tonight
the south wing of the Asylum for the
Insane, in which 150 women patients
were -confined, was extinguished only
after a desperate' fight by the Internes
and local department, assisted by con
victs from the Penitentiary. All of the
patients were rescued without injury
and an hour later were sleeping peace
fully on Improvised beds in other
wards.
Origin of the fire Is not known, but
probably it was due to defective wir
ing. The loss is estimated at $15,000.
Panic seized the' patients when smoke
and flames burst out in tha halls and
they shook the bars of their windows
frantically, shouting "fire."
Attendants and physicians rushed in
and In many cases women had to be
carried out bodily. Had it not been for
patent locks on the doors It is prob
able that scores of helpless patients
would have perished either from flames
or the dense smoke that filled the
wing.
Convicts fTom the Penitentiary and
even some of the "trusty" patients as
sisted the local fire department. The
attic escaped damage owing to the new
automatio sprinkler system. Both at
tendants and patients lost much of
their clothes and furnishings.
"Had the bill making It a misde
meanor to create a deficiency at a state
Institution gone into effect we would
have been in a difficult position," was
the comment made by Governor West
and Superintendent Steiner tonight
"But we will go ahead immediately and
rebuild the wing," they said.
MORMONS PUNISH APOSTLE
M. F. Cowley Deprived of RiehU of
Priesthood for Plural Marriages,
SALT LAKE CITT, May 12. Official
announcement was made today by the
Council of Twelve Apostles of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints that ex-Apostle Matthias F. Cow
ley had been deprived of the right and
authority to exercise any of the func
tlons of the priesthood for insubordina
tion to the government and discipline
of the church.
Mr. Cowley was dropped from the
quorum of apostles several years ago,
being charged with polygamy.. At this
time Apostle John W. Taylor was also
dropped for a similar reason, but was
not deprived of his priesthood until
last month.
The taking away of the priesthood
from both these men Is in line with
the church authorities' declaration that
the practice of polygamy Is not coun
tenanced by the church and that those
who encourage it will be punished.
CLEARINGS STILL GAINING
Portland's Record for Week Puts
City In Class by Itself.
Although all other cities In the
Northwest suffered losses in the volume
of their bank clearings, the past week,
Portland continued to gain and showed
a greater percentage of Increase even
than San Francisco.
Portland's clearings were $10,868,000
for the week ended Thursday, which
was 6.1 per cent more than in the same
week last year. Portland, through Its
continuous gains, is clearing more
money every week than many places
in the country that are larger, accord
ing to the census figures. Seattle, St.
Paul, Buffalo, Denver and Washington,
D. C, all do a smaller volume of busi
ness than does Portland. -v.,
Other Northwestern cities are losing.
but Seattle has the most unenviable
record in this respect, showing a de
crease of 20.4 per cent for the week.
Tacoma and Spokane lost 20.1 per cent
and 17.6 per cent, respectively.
LABOR LEADERS ACCUSED
Attempt to Impeach Judge Leads to
Charges in Denver.
DENVER, May 11-Anticlpated prose
cution of prominent state labor leaders
and officials of district No. 15, United
Mine Workers of America, as the result
of disclosures before the legislative
committee in the recenl attempt to Im
peach District Judge Greeley W. Whit
ford of Denver, came to a head late this
afternoon.
District Attorney Willis V. Elliott
filed informations In the District Court
against John McLennon, A. P. Ardourel,
Frank Smith. John R. Law son, John
Noble, Herbert Saunders, Thomas Jones
and Alexander A. Smith. Each is
charged with conspiracy to commit per
jury, subornation of perjury, abduction
and the false accusation of one of
crime.
FAMOUS CIRCUS RIDER DEAD
Fall In Ring Brings End to Mrs.
J Robinson, "Emma Lake."
NEW TORK, May 12. (Special.)
Mrs. Gilbert N. Robinson, whose like
ness on the billboards made her known
to circus-goers all over the country up
to a few years ago as "The Beautiful
Emma Lake" and who was called the
greatest equestrienne in the world by
Buffalo Bill, died yesterday In Morris
Plains, N. J.
A fall three years ago .was the -cause
Dt bfiX Oea&la
WEST APATHETIC
AS TO RECIPROCITY
Senators Left to Act on
Own Judgment.
FEW OPINIONS ARE EXPRESSED
Northwestern Senators Will
Split When Vote Comes.
BOURNE WILL OPPOSE BILL
Washington Votes Will Neutralize"
Each Other Both Idaho Sena
tors Against . Bill Little
Effect on Prices Likely.
BT HARRY J. BROWN.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 12. Western Senators are
hearing very little from their constit
uents with reference to Canadian reci
procity, and. so far as their correspon
dence shows, there Is little popular In
terest in the measure that brought on
the special session of Congress. Oc
casionally the subject Is mentioned In
cidentally by a writer, and a few let
ters have been received from the West
devoted exclusively to this topic. But
as a rule. Western citizens, farmers and
others are not showing any particular
interest in the subject one way or the
other.
Of course, every Senator's mall at
times brings In printed petitions and
printed protests circulated by the of
ficers of the National Grange or some
other interested concern, but printed
petitions are never treated seriously
by members of the Senate, as they
manifestly emanate from some one
point, and represent the views of cer
tain interests that5 are using the signers
to pull their chestnuts out of the fire.
Senators know that very few men who
sign these printed circulars read the
text of the protest, or give the subject
matter much thought. Therefore, the
bulk of these printed petitions go into
the wastebasket. It is not conceded
that they represent the true sentiment
of the people.
Bourne Will Oppose Bill.
In view of the lack of interest on the
part of the people. Senators will be
guided largely in their vote upon Cana
dian reciprocity by their own Individu
al judgment. The people have not
shown how they feel, and Senators are
left to Judge for themselves what la
best- The result will be that the Sen
ators from the West will divide, some
voting for and some against reciprocity-
.
Bourne of Oregon has practically de
cided to vote against the reciprocity
bill. Some time ago he undertook to
find out by letters how the people of
Oregon stood on this question, but he
received so few replies that he was
unable to form an opinion from them.
Being forced to make up his own mind,
he has determined to vote against the
bill, largely because it is a Taft meas
ure, and Bourne is opposed to every
thing bearing the Taft brand. .Cham
berlain, on the other hand, is expected
to line up with the other Democrats
and vote for the bllL
The Washington Senators probably
will divide, though both ultimately may
vote for reciprocity. Jones is under
stood to favor the measure, and Foin
dexter says he can see some good in it,
though he would like to have it amend
ed. He may wind up by voting for the
bill.
Idaho Is the only Northwestern state
where both Senators are avowedly op
posed to reciprocity. Both Borah and
Heyburn will speak and vote against
the bill. Montana will vote both ways,
Dixon, Republican, being against the
bill, Myers, Democrat, favoring it
Result Neither Good Nor Bad.
"To tell you the honest truth," said .
a Republican Senator from the West, "I
don't believe Canadian reciprocity will .
do any particular good to the American
people as a whole, nor do I believe it
win do any harm. The President Is
very anxious that the agreement shall
be ratified, and It is my judgment that
a majority of the Senate will vote for
the bill.
"It was not so long ago that Con
gress was urged to vote for Cuban reci
procity, and then, as now, the friends
of reciprocity maintained that the
American consumer would reap im
mense benefits if the reciprocity treaty
should be ratified; we were told we
should get cheaper sugar and cheaper
tobacco. Well, we got reciprocity, but
we did not get cheaper sugar or to
bacco. Still It is possible that the re
lations between Cuba and the United
States are more friendly than they
would have been otherwise; certain it
is that the sugar and tobacco industry
of Cuba took a jump after the reci
procity treaty was ratified, and Cuba
benefited, if we did not.
"So I think It will be under the Can
adian reciprocity agreement, except
that there will be no increased profits
for the sugar and tobacco trusts. I
doubt if we shall find any reduction of
retail prices In this country; at the
same time I do not believe that any
legitimate American Industry will be
injured under the agreement. On the
other hand, the reciprocity agreement
is likely to promote more friendly re
lations between the two countries, and
in the end the United States may bene
fit. I think we might well try the ex-,
neriment, for I think we are rlskinz
Lbothinx ao4 sa&z gala bZ n,"