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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1912)
XHE MORNTXG OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 19i: DYNAMITE SUSPECT ASKED ABOUT VOTE Phillips Admits He Favored Re election of McNamara After Arrest. . LETTERS EVOKE QUERIES Government Questions Accused to Statements Which He Made In Writing to Union Official at Los Angeles. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. . For voting for John J. McNamara's re-election as secretary at the Milwaukee conven tion of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers In September, 1911, Ave months after Mc Namara was arretsed for dynamiting1. Edward E. Phillips, Syracuse, N. Y one of the 41 accused "bomb plotters" was subjected to severe cross-examination by the Government at the "dyna mite conspiracy" trial today. Phillips as secretary of Syracuse local union told of many letters he wrote to McNamara, but denied they pertained to proposed explosion. "Where was McNamara when you voted for him," asked District Attorney Miller. "In jail in California." "Did you make any inquiry as to whether h was guilty of murder?" Charge Not Known, 'Says Witness. "I didn't know he was charged with murder, but thought it was dynamit ing, and I knew only what I read in newspapers." "Yet you voted to re-elect him sec retary of this union?" '"Yes." Charges against Phillips were based on letters in which be referred to a job at Brewerton, N. Y., as follows: "It is a fine place to make an ever lasting piece of work and set them thinking. It can be done very easily, and I am going to look for something doing when the right time comes. The barge canal work looks all to the bad here." The witness said he was trying to Induce McNamara to employ two or three men to ascertain what the eight hour law was doing. In another letter he scid Brother Butler will be inter ested, referring to A. (3. Butler, also a defendant, and also added: - "Some of the brothers are getting restlens and are anxious to see some thing happen." Care Is Advised. In reply McNamara wrote: "I am afraid you speak a little -too plainly in your letters. I am not criti cising you. but no one knows who reads my letters, and this is just to give you a pointer. Our people should be careful what they put on paper when writing to headquarters." Numerous dashes In the letter. Phil lips said, had no particular significance. In reference to all his correspond ence. Phillips disavowed any purpos to use any violence on nonunion work, and added he never heard of a "dyna miting campaign" on nonunion work through the country until the McNa maras' arrest. Asked why he did not report to the state "authorities any violation of the eight-hour law, the witness said It was necessary to employ men who would work on the job and make affidavits. HOPS UNSOLD 20,000 BALES Aurora Dealers Have 3 2 lots Left for Marketing. AURORA. Or., Dee. 9. (Special.) Dealers here place the amount of un sold hops in Oregon at more than 20.000 bales. The unsold stock In this dis trict Is known to a bale, there being 32 lots left, aggregating 2677 bales. The largest of these lots are as fol lows: Dy Foon. 399 bales: Crisell Bros., 335 bales; Toog Lee, 280 bales; A. Muecke, 240 bales: George Gergen. 104 bales. Smaller lots of 70 to 90 are owned by Gibson. Armstrong & Gergen, H. W. Thlelsen. Tiedeman & Mi ley. Ryan & Porter, A D. Yergen and Fred Yergen. LEGISLATIVEJBILL PASSES House Votes Measure Carrying Ap propriations of $34,900,583. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Carying ap propriations aggregating J34.900.583 for the operation of three great de partment of the Government during the next fiscal year, the legislative, ex ecutive and judicial appropriation bill was passed today by the House. Just before the vote was taken Rep resentative GTOette. of Massachusetts, made an unsuccessful attempt to In sert an appropriation of $54,500 for the maintenance of the Commerce Court. His motion was voted down, 8J to SS. tlon of President-elect Wilson. INAUGURATION IS PLANNED Congress May Name Committee to Make Arrangements. WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. A Jsint Con gressional Inauguration conjnittee would be authorized by a resolution adopted today by the Senate at the In stance of Senator Overman, of North "Carolina, providing for the appoint ment of thre members of the Senate and the same number from the House of Representatives, to make the nec essary arrangements for the Inaugura- The resolution has not been acted upon by the House. Klamath Falls to Meet Ashland. KLAMATH FALLS. Or, Dec. 9. (Special.) The high school debating team expects to meet the Ashland team in January, and will have a practice debate with another team in the high school here December 20. The present team includes Forrest Piel, Ernest Nail and Edwin Cox. Piel and Cox last year were on the team which won the South ern Oregon championship, but It is the first year for Nail. The opposing prac tice team includes Claire Heald. Helen Forrest and Annie Hales. Professor Coates is drilling the teams. Cannery Investigation Asked. WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. A general Congressional investigation of the can ning industry of the country was pro posed today in a resolution by Repre sentative Allen, of Ohio. The resolution lots forth that conditions at certain -acner!cs are "filthy," that diseased workers are employed in these particu lar canneries and also that women and young children are employed under ad verse conditions. C:ENES AT 6EARHABT. WHEEE r y ft 5En PLUNGE IS FINE Multnomah Athletes Thorough ly Enjoy Junket. TWO TRIPS YEAR PLANNED Ivudy in Party Finds. Water Cold but Novelty and Effect of Bathing in Snrf in December Slakes an Enthusiast of Her. Members of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club ocean Junket party, who returned from their third annual ocean frolic at Gearhart Sunday and Monday nights, every one. from oldest to youngest, declared in most emphatic terms that this season's trip was the banner one. So enamored of the salt water plunge, tank and ocean, and general good time are the frolickers that they are planning two Winter ocean plunges a season, one in December and the other in February. Plans for the in itial February jount will be commenced immediately, with the success of the latest feature causing many of the stay-at-homes to determine to venture into the midwinter Pacific at the first opportunity. More than 100 men and women are expected to Join the pros pective February party. Many Frollca Enjoyed. But the ocean plunge, a novelty not to bo overlooked by those seeking for new sensations, and a wonderful thing to talk about to Eastern friends and relatives, is not the only attractive feature of the frolics. The dance at night, preceded by a Jolly hour In the dining-room, followed by pranks in the tank and impromptu races, etc., on the beach the next morning, to say nothing of the hours of perfect rest amid the roaring of the surf, all com bine to make the visit to the ocean a never-to-be-forgotten occurrence. Find Cold Water Agreerble. The ocean water Is cold, but not dis agreeable, as Miss Hattie H. Ellery, one of the party, vouches for. "A plunge into the ocean is most in vigorating," said Miss Ellery yesterOay afternoon. "After emerging from the cold water one feels as though a stiff rubdown had been administered. In stead of being completely exhausted, as many may Imagine." "M0NT1CELL0" FIGHT K0T House Disputes Over Buying Home of Thomas Jefferson. WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. The move ment to have the Government acquire "Montlcello." the home of Thomas Jef ferson, received a setback today when the House, by a vote of 101 to 41, re fused to adopt a special rule providing for consideration of the Senate resolu tion authorizing the appointment of a committee to inquire into the wisdom and cost of purchasing the property from its "present owner. Representa tive Levy, of ?ew York. Representative Henry, of Texas, and Representative James.- Senator-elect from Kentucky, led tho fight for the rules. Representative Sanders, of Virginia, and others denounced the movement, declaring it was an attempt to take Representative Levy's property from him, when he had announced publicly it was not for sale at any price. Representative Henry, in a stjfte ment tonight, gave notice that "the tight had just begun." and that if nec essary "MontScello" would be acquired for the Government through condemna tion proceedings. NORTHERN PORTS GROWING Vancouver, B. C, and Victoria, B. C, ' Expected to Gain Rapidly. OREGONIAN NETS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 9. Vancouver and Vic Isri? C - ' --r ?s-5juJ'v tisS&UJk?? (g) --'-tt- 0' V:? 1 v'7? " yA 1 i ry C & ' " ' -. l?j .I;'! " 1, Revelling in the Midwinter Oram Snrfj 2, Gearhart Hotel, Scene of the Saturday -Mght Danee; 3, the Ladles of j the Party; 4, Left to KIgbt, Norman Son, Profeuor alll, Vere Hlnokle; 5. the Kntlre Squad ot l.xcur- t " W aloBlstsi O. Harry Fischer, A 1th V. Archer, the Midget of the Party, Standing on Ilia Shoulders. 1 1 " ' - - r I i THE MULTNOMAH CLUB PAB.TY a ? wm toria, B. C. give promise of taking on Increased Importance as shipping cen ters during the coming year, accord ing to a report Just received from Oonsul-General G. C. Woodward, at Vancouver. In this report he srfys: ' '"Newspapers report that the coming year will see the greatest development In trans-Pacific business for the ports of Vancouver and Victoria in the his tory of western shipping. The British Indian Navigation Company, which operates from Calcutta to Yokohama, announces an extension of the service across the Pacific, for which four steamers of 10,000 tons register are being built; the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company proposes, when its European line via the Panama Canal is opened, to extend Its service from the United Kingdom to Yokohama by the Glen and Shire Lines across the Pacific In addition to the above, new lines are being planned via Panama and the regular lines already In the trade to this port will place newer and larger vessels in service next season. Some of the additions will be the new Empress boats of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Empress of Rusela and Empress of Asia, vessels of 15,000 tons register, to be added to the present fleet of three vessels, and the 14.500 ton liner Niagara for the Canadian Australia line." TEACHERS' PAY 'SHAH WOMEN" VOTERS TJRGED TO AID IX SECURING INCREASE. Labor Commissioner Hoff Says State of Oregon Is Not Appreciative. . SALEM. Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) Call ing upon the women of the state In their new-found political power to take up the cudgel for the school teacher of Oregon and demand more pay for them. State Labor Commissioner Hon", In the educational portion of his biennial re port, champions the school teachers of Oregon as worthy of a better salary. "The most important factor in our National life is the home and next comes the school," says the Labor Com missioner, "Every child is entitled to be born in a home of parents properly equipped morally, mentally and physi cally. That many a child falls short of its right can be seen. This places an additional responsibility on the school teachers. They not only have to train the mind of those under their charge, but also to guide the morals, making the schoolroom, if second to the home In Importance, a very close second. "We recognize the fact that woman, more so than man, is the preserver of the home and the child, and It Is to be hoped and believed that the women of Oregon, now that they possess the full power politically, will use their foree in doing Justice to the school teachers, and give them proper encouragement. ''Outside of the pay, we have reason to feel proud of our system, its super vision and our teachers, for by com parison with our neighbor on the south the illiteracy of native-born in this stale Is less, while the teachers In California receive, on an average, during the school year more than 50 per cent greater pay than do ours, and though as stated above, we have reason to be proud of our teachers, we cer tainly should feel humiliated over our treatment of them. "Holding that education is an essen tial factor in the advancement of the laboring people, I have In each of my former reports called attention to this condition, and while the salaries have been, in many instances, advanced in the last few years, Btlll for a mzaxi ranking so high In educational matters as does the Commonwealth of Oregon, justice demands a still higher com pensation to those who pass their lives in the schoolroom for the purpose ot placing the . rising generation on a broader and higher plane of human In telligence. "The demands of society are such that a teacher's expenses Increase with the passing of time, and in order to live comfortably, appear creditably and save for future need such remuneration- should be given that will retain for the public school and college the best brains in its service and also be an inducement for others ranking high intellectually to enter the field." .Chicago hopes to secure soon unified oper ation ot all surface carllnes, S-cent tares and universal transfers. FEOLICKZD SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ON ANNUAL EXCURSION -1 'fiA:, M&tstm art. Corn Products Company Al leged to Be Offender. DEBT SUIT RAISES POINT Atlanta Firm . In Answer Declares " Plaintiff Had' Monopoly and Also Agreed to Return Part . of Purchase Price. WASHINGTON, Dec 9. Trusts will not be able to collect through the courts a single penny of debts due them, if the Supreme Court upholds tho contention made in a case brought be fore it, today. The Corn Products Refining Company, of New. York, sued to recover J1247, from D. R. Wilder Manufacturing Com pany, of Atlanta, Ga., for glucose and grape sugar sold to the Atlanta Com pany. . . ' In answer to the action against it, the Atlanta Company pleaded that the Corn Products Company had monopo lized the glucose grape sugar business and it had entered into rebate con tracts with Its patrons, all in viola tion of the Sherman anti-trust law. The alleged "rebate contract" was a so-called profit-sharing plan of the New York Company, by which It agreed to return Its patrons 10 per cent of their purchasing, providing that in the year succeeding the purchases they gave their trade exclusively to the Corn Products Refining Company. Only once in recent years has the point involved been before the Su preme Court. That was in the Conti nental wall paper case. In which the court refused to lend itself to a col lection of a debt, because of an illegal combination in violation of the Sher man law. Unless advanced the case will not be considered by the court for more than two years. 0. M. AUERBACH SENTENCED Princeton Graduate Given 15 Years for Killing of Employer. BALDWIN, Mich.,. Dec. 9. O. M. Auerbach,. of Chicago. 09 Princeton graduate, was sentenced to life im prisonment today for the murder of his employer, Harry Fisher, former Chicago promoter. Fisher was killed while hunting with Auerbach and the defendant declared the killing was ac cidental. Judge Withey, in committing Auer bach, said: "It Is with regret and misgiving that I pronounce sentence. But if the legal effect of the evidence is sufficient, then the verdict is warranted by the proof. This will be determined at the March term. of the Supreme Court. "I have done something In this case that I never have done before, in writ ing a personal letter to the prison warden asking him to show you every comfort consistent with his duty pend ing the Supreme Court hearing." r . CHANGES ARE PROPOSED Patent Office Procedure Alterations Are Recommended. WASHINGTON, Dec 9. Radical changes in patent office procedure were recommended to Congress today in a special report by the Economy and Effi ciency Commission, transmitted by President Taf t. The principal rec ommendations were: ' "Limitation upon the life of a patent to 19 years from date of application, exclusive of two years during 'which it may be In litigation: an Increase from 15 to JJ0 for the filing fee: change in procedure to permit an in ventor to appeal from the augment board of examiners in chief, directly REBATE QUESTION UP j f vv ; to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia instead of through the Commissioner of Patents, and increases In salaries and force amounting to J236.000 a year. The Commission was not authorized to report on the proposal for a count of patent appeals. RECORDS GIVEN AWAY FREE W have received 1000 more of the new demonstration records. 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BOX OF 3 FOR 17c Children's handkerchiefs, w i t h white or colored initial. 35c HANDKERCHIEFS 19c Extra fine quality handkerchiefs, hand-embroidered one-comer effects. Flrat Floor. J ijj if Slightly Used i Talking and Singing Machines Every one of these Phonographs are in fine con dition and guaranteed by us. Come early to secure your choice of these wonderful bargains. $150 Outfits.. $86.50 $100 Outfits. .$66.25 $ 75 Outfits.. $43.50 $ 60 Outfits.. $40.00 Any of the above machines with a fine selection of records sold on the easiest of payments. Graves Music Co. Ill Fourth St., Bet. Washington and Stark Sts. of c Merit Ony 1 1 m' LONG CREPE KIMONOS Selling Regularly at $2.75 Special $1.85 Made of figured crepe with pointed collar and long revers of self border, in empire style. Satin piping at waist of plain color and finished with rosette in front. Come in light blue, lavender, white and navy. . 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