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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1913. o THV. MORNIN G OREGON IAN, . NQUIRY AFFECTS 20.000 COMPANIES Hotel . Multnomah ARCADIAN GARDENS Announcement Extraordinary La Estrellita THE GREVTKST ORIGINAL DAXCEB THE WORLD EVER PRODVCF.D A REF1XED, CLEVER ACT. The Highest-Priced Vaudeville Dancer in America During Dinner Hours and After the Theaters PRESIDENT OP SANTA FE RAILROAD, WHO SAYS MARGIN OF THREE MILLIONS IS RELATIVELY NOT WITHIN SAFETY LINE. -Among carefully dressed men and .women Knight's shoes are accepted as the standard of fash ion and service, be OF SAFETY SMALL Commerce Commission Pre paring to Go Deeply Into ' Telephone Situation. Ripley Says Santa Fe's Sur plus of $3,300,000 Is in Truth Deceiving. cause Knight's POWER MAY 'BE ATTACKED FROST CAN WIPE IT OUT RAILWAY'S MARGIN i BnsJnr!s Man With Capital of S0.- OOO Would Be In Similar Situa X lion If He Ended Tear "With $330 to the Good." SAN FRANTIPCO. Jan. 21. "The ex press business, next to the Government majl contracts. Is the least lucrative traffic the Santa Ke handles." said president Ripley, of that road, when he " appeared voluntarily here today before the State Railroad Commission. "If you decrease our revenue from the express business, you can cut Into our raarzln of eafety." he continued. "The tanta Ke Is bonded and capital ized for about Jb00.000.000. It would cost more than that to replace the road and its equipment. "We had a surplus last year of 13.-.-.ft.00. That looks like a bis margin, but bis figures are often misleading. Our condition is like that of a man in private business with a capital of $i".0,i0 who should come out at the end of the year with $n3u to the cood. Ife wouldn't feci so very safe, would he? Marsia Kany 10 Mlpe Out. "Our margin of $rt,300.000 is too smail. It can be wiped oiit by a frost in California or a shortage in the Kan sas fruit crop. "The Interest of the public, as well as the stockholders, is that a railroad should put' back into the property about as much as it pays in dividends. Such a policy is an Insurance against bad years. "Increase of capital stock to cover Increased earnlngrs Is never defensible. The Santa Fe never did it." "Do you believe in public owner ship?" one of the commissioners In terrupted. ' (ioveratneat Owaemhlp Most CoMlr. "I don"t," was the emphatic rejoin der. "The public may build railroads from one end of California to the other and from one end of the country to the other, but it can never build them or operate thera as cheaply as private enterprises: and that's the last word on public ownership. President Ripley thought the future of railroads had only been hinted in their development thus far. v "We haven't many real railroads yet," he said. "Equipment, roadbed, service, all are behind tho possibilities now in sight. We have only imitation railroads now. but we shall get there as the demand for Improved facilities increases." GAME NOT WORTH CANDLE (Continued From First Pane.) which, it was showed, would be the eastern terminus of the canal." From the treaty with Great Britain Senator Root read the declaration that the proposed canal was to be open "on equal terms to all." "That declaration Is the cornerstone of the rights of the United States at the Panama, Canal." he said. "On that representation Great Britain relin quished her right to all control over the future of the Panama Canal and consented to the abandonment of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. RiKkt to Discriminate Denied. "You are hot at liberty to discrim inate in tolls as between an American ship going from Portland. Me., to Port land. Or., and a Canadian ship going from Halifax to Victoria or a Mexican ship grotng from Vera Crux to Acapul- i- o. t?uch discrimination violates the principle of equality we have guaran teed to the world. "We are bound by our treaty of ar bitration not to stand with arrogant assertion upon our own Government's interpretation of our rights, not to de- ii- aiid that Great Britain suffer what she deems injustice.' Senator Root contended that the au thority of the United States over the canal was based directly on the prin ciple of neutralisation. "We are not at liberty." " said the Senator, "to put any construction on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty that vio lates that controlling principle of ab solute equality." He quoted the assurances given to Great: Uiitain that the United States rld not seek any special favors for its ships in the Panama Canal and cited treati.'S with other nations in which the same position was taken. NOTE TO ti HEY IS APPIJOVED Mails Will Hardly Settle Issue In J'rosont Administration. WASHINGTON". Jan. 21. President Taft has approved the note prepared at the State Department in reply to the communication from Sir Kdward Grey, the British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, protesting against the exemp tion of Aremina coastwise shipping from the payment of tolls in the Pan ama Canal. As a matter of official courtesy, in formation is withheld as to the exact contents of the note, until it has been received by the British government in Ioudon, through the American embassy there. It was learned today that Mr. Bryce, the British Ambassador, had been in vited to the Stale Department a week azo anod had listened to an explana tion In details of, the American posi tion by Chandler Anderson, counsellor for the State Department. It is believed here that after at tempting to eliminate several propo sitions in the British note, considered not germane to the real issue. Secre tary of Stte Knox has devoted him self principally to the effort to show that the term "all nations" in the Hay Pauncefote treaty does not necessarily include the United States, and that it is entirely competent for this Govern ment to treat its own shipping dif ferently from that of other nations, insofar as the canal is concerned. It Is believed that unless both na tionus abandon the mails In favor of direct cable communication sufficient pew matter has been injected into the negotiations to warrant their contin uation for some time, and it seems probable that a final decision as to whether the issues should be submitted to arbitration will not be reached in the six weeks remaining of the life of the present Administration. InUeed. It may require some active exchanges on the part .of Secretary Konx' suecessor in the State Depart ment and the British Foreign Office to dispose of the subject within the three months that will Intervene before the expiration of tho existing British Amrlcaii arbitration treaty. It I? wild n cm of er? dollar of Anit-riran rMpltal Is now emj.lojed In the Itiuuitrj. EDWARD MERIT MADE BASIS Wilson Says Best Men for Places Will Get Jobs. REPUBLICAN KEEPS OFFICE Labor Men Plead for Appointment of "Democrat In New" Jersey, but. Governor Says Incumbent Has Mudc Good and Will Stay. TRENTON", N". J., Jan. 21. Efficiency in public service and the merit system rather than partisan politics will be the basis on which President-elect. Wilson will make his appointments to office, he Indicated today. Governor JJ'ilson had occasion to de clare himself in this connection when a delegation of 30 men representing var ious labor Interests made an earnest plea for the appointment of a Democrat to fill the State Commlsslonership of Labor, now held by a Republican. John T. Cosgrove, a Democrat and a labor leader, was urged for the po sition to succeed Colonel Lewis T. Bryant, incumbent, who was appointed by a Republican Governor. Ilryant Faithful Servant. The President-elect told the dele gation he recognized -the force of Their argument that labor should be repre sented in the Government by one who knew its Interests, but he saw no rea son to displace Colonel Bryant, who had performed his duties faithfully and efficiently. He added: "If men are to know that a mere change of administration is to empty an office, no matter how they have de served to be reappointed, there is not anything of justice or public right left. I feel to the full extent the argument you have made in favor of Cosgrove. but I haven't a clean slate to write on." "Would it not be justice and mercy to appoint a labor man?" Would It not be graceful?" pleaded Samuel Botterill, spokesman for the delegation. "Gracefulness is easy and justice hard." signed the Governor. Class Opposition Ignored. Once Mr. Botterill remarked that Mr. Cosgrove's app'ointment might not be exactly acceptable to the manufactur ers and employers. "Oh. class opposition doesn't affect me one way or another." quickly inter rupted the Governor. Incidentally Mr. Wilson set forth to day that he recognized the right of la bor organizations to be represented In the Government and Indicated that In the creation of a National Department of Labor he might follow that course. SIX SENATORS CHOSEN FIVK STATK LKGISI.ATURES IX DEADLOCK STILL. Rhode Island an dOrejron Complete Task; Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma Are Sure. CHICAGO. Jan. II. (Special.) Leg islatures of five states, including Illi nois, were In deadlock at the close of today's efforts Jo elect United States Senators, two legislatures had broken deadlocks over organization, two. In cluding Illinois. . had failed to chose presiding officers, and six had chosen United States Senators. Deadlocks over the election of Sena tors existed in Illinois, Delaware. Idaho, New Hampshire and Tennessee. The legislatures of Illinois and West Vir ginia, failed to organize, while those of Wyoming and Connecticut chose presiding officers and proceeded with their business. In New Hampshire the Republicans after the fourth formal balolt held a caucus aj which it was voted to make Secretary of State Pearson the caucus nominee. Today's caucus is expected to unite about about 190 votes for Pear son. Henry F. Hollis, Democratic caucus candidate, received 197 totes to day. Former Governor Robert P. Bass has the support of SI Progressives. Two hundred and seven votes are necessary for a choice. BANKER GIVES WARNING Currency Reform Declared Trgenl Need of Nation. WASHINGTON', Jan. SI. That It is not unreasonable but wholly in accord ance with past experience to expect "for some time in the future a financial panic similar to the one In 1907," was the declaration of Representative Glass, of Virginia, chairman of the subcom mittee of the House committee on banking and currency In an address to night at the convention of the National Chamber of Commerce. No one could tell. Mr. Glass said, when such a finan cial disaster would come, but, he de P. RIPI.EY. clared.-, "there are symptoms that should not ito unobserved." At the. outset of his talk Mr. Glass called particular attention to the state ment made recently betore ms com mitlee by a banker of the West that not even In the panic or laov, tm ne experience greater difficulty in meet ine: the demands upon him than Inst Autumn, when ho was obliged to let his reserves run -down to accommodate his customers. Anion Should t Wait. "I would not commit myself tt any definite prediction as to a recurrence of the trouble of 19Q7," said Mr. Glass, "but I do say that it would be" the height of folly for us to defer action until it is forced upon us by the im minence of jianic." Representative Glass ridiculed the Idea that the Aldrich-Vreeland cur rency act, which expires June .to,. 1914, was a preventive of panics. He in sisted that need of currency reform was urgent and the. time for action was ripe and expressed the conviction that the chief points to be dealt with In any effective measures of relief were: Provision for re-discounts or sale of Leommercial paper in a way and to an extent that will ename Danns to get fluid resources whenever their custom ers may require, the issue of a safe and elastic paper currency, gradually dis placing the bond-secured bank notes; regulation of Government deposit" of current funds with the DanKs or ine country and more stringent inspection of banks. Nagel Want Tori IT Board. Secretary of Commerce and Labor Naarel. in addressing the convention declared that the present methods of framing tariff legislation, are disor ganized, antiquated and without sstem. The secretary's statement met with a vigorous answer from Representative Clayton, of Alabama, who defended the methods now In vogue in shaping tariff legislation. He contended that Con gress was . amply able to frame tariff legislation without the "aid of a few men who work behind, closed doors." Secretary Nagel appealed for a tariff board as absolutely necessary for the framlnir of nroDer legislation, defended President Taft's Administration, told of the need of currency reform ana awen on the Importance of protecting the coastwise shipping In making Panama Canal tolls. In conclusion, Secretary Nagel said the high cost of living was due to the waste, ostentation and dis play on the part of the American peo ple. ' STRIKERS SEE BODY FALL Man I.enps Worn Bridge Into Park in Sighto f Garment-AVorkers. NEW YORK. Jan. 21. A man sprinted along the footpath near the Manhattan terminus of the Manhattan bridge today, swerved suddenly and leaped over the railing. A' moment later his body was flat tened out on the sidewalk of a little park below, in sight of 2000 striking garment-workers, who were meeting there. Two letters, signed Solomon Berg mann, were found in his clothing. "Hope, courage, belief are every thing." read one. "I lost all. There on the soil which gives equal rights to all men." CHANDLER SENT TO JAIL Man Who Kept Mrs. Hoffman Pris oner Treated as Vagrant. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21. (Special-X Edward Chandler, arrested several days ago following the rescue from a room at 321 East First street of Mrs. Anna Hoffman, who was in a serious con dition from abuse he Is alleged to have administered during six weeks he kept her prisoner there, was sentenced to day to 60 days in the city prison on a charge of vagrancy. Mrs. Hoffmrfn is now in the county hospital and- is reported to be. improv ing. BAND0N LADIES HOSTESSES Men of Commercial Club Entertainc-i and Plan Renaming Streets. BANDON. Or- Jan. 21. (Special.) The Women's Commercial Club here entertained the gentlemen of the Ban- don Commercial Club, Saturday night. A committee from the two commer cial Clubs was appointed to co-operate with a committee from the City Coun cil to rename the streets of Bandon. A number of brief denunciations from gentlemen of the Commercial Club placed a ban on smoking during the meetings when women are present. Judge Daren Makes Firs Ruling. KALAMA, Wash- Jan. 21. (Special.) Judge Darch, of Goldendale, the new judge of the Superior Court of the dis-trict-.comprlslng the counties of Cow litz. Skamania and Klickitat, opened his first session of court in Kalama Mon day, and his first official act was to fix the amount of bail for F. M. Ray mond, charged with "bootlegging." Ray mond was arrested In Kalama last night, and was charged by the prose cuting attorney ' with selling liquor without a license. He pleaded not guilty 7i ml Judge Darch fixed his bail at J300. in default of which the ac cused Is still in jail. His trial will be heard at the jury session of court on February 17. This is the first ar rest for "bootlegging" In Kalama. Whether Competition Is Desirable Is One Question of Particular In terest; Linking With Tele graph Is Another. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Preliminary work began today on the Interstate Commerce Commission's investigation of telegraph and telephone lines, re ferred to that body upon Attorney-General Wickersham's decision not to pro ceed under the Sherman law against the American .Telephone & Telegraph Company and the Bell system. Chalr- j man Lane began preparation of plans ! for the inquiry. ' Before the work is finished It may be necessary to ask Congress for additional legislation. - The investigation not only will be nation-wide in its scope, but will be the most extensive ever undertaken by the Commission. It, is likely that within the next two weeks the formal order instituting the investigation will be issued. This will define, reason ably definitely, the nature of tho work. New Law Probably Needed. It is pointed out that, while under existing laws the authority of the Commission is indisputable, the enact ment of new legislation may be neces sary before the results of any inves tigation could be made effective. It is expected that the jurisdiction of the Commission over many of the 20,000 telephone companies -4ft, the United States may be attacked In part or whole. Most of them are local companies, but it probably will be held that such of them as may form links in Interstate lines are subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. The present law,, apparently, does not require either telephone or tele graph companies to file with tho Com mission schedules of their rates, al though they arc designated as "com mon carriers." Competition to Be Studied. In the opinion of those officers of the Commission who have studied the telephone situation, the most impor tant question involved-in the inquiry will be the "broad National policy as to whether it is advisable to have com petition in telephone service." Another question' of particular in terest to the companies themselves and it will have to be considered bv, the Commission in- course of its inves tigation is whether It is advisable, from the public viewpoint, to have telephone and telegraph lines linked. It is probable that the work of in vestigation will occupy a year or morei JEWISH TEST DEBATED RABBI UltGES THAT ALL AFFIL IATE WITH CHURCH. Opposing Viev That Jew Loses Nothing of Inlieritanee by Failure, Also Presenlcd. CINCINNATI, Jan. 21. "The Congre gation the Unit of Representation in Judaism," an address by Dr. Joseph Krauskopf at the session of the 23d council of the Union of American He brew Congregations, was followed to day by a lively discussion of the sub ject. Dr. Krauskopf took the view that all Jews should affiliate themselves with tht church and openly proclaim them selves as believers In the teachings of the church. He maintained in strong terms the authority and supremacy of the synagogue in matters pertaining to Judaism. . in the discussion that followed Ralph Bamberger, of Indianapolis, upheld the point of view taken by Dr. Krauskopf, while Dr. Emil Hirsch. of Chicago, took tho opposite view of the question. Dr. Hirsch contended that a Jew was a Jew by inheritance, regardless of whether he declared himself openly as a believer of the teachings of the church, and that while his affiliation with the church was to be desired, yet the lack of it did not change his status as a Jew. Previous to the address the council held Its biennial business meeting and organized the National- Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. At a luncheon to the women in at tendance Mrs. Enoch Rauh said that 50 years ago the model wife and mother occupied her leisure time in knitting, darning and holding friendly gossip over tea cups. "That ideal." said Mrs. Rauh. "no longer holds good. The ideal woman of toda.v not only does her duties close at hand, but in her leisure hours she goes out of her home to enlarge her knowledge, to strengthen her "charac ter and to stimulate her mind." W". R. Hand Is Dead. A LB ANT, Or.,1 Jan. 21. (Special.) William R. Hand, for 30 years a resi dent of Albany, died this morning, aged 40 years. He had been ill for sev eral weeks. As an architect he was well known all over Western Oregon, having designed and constructed many DUblic buildings and other structures In various cities ,of the Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon. William R. Hand was born In Nebraska, i eDru ary 1, 1872. He moved with his parents to Albany when he was 10 years old. For the past few years Mr. Hand had been prominent in civic affairs in Al bany. He represented the Third Ward in the Albany City Council two years and served for some time as Chief of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department He was a member of the local lodges of the Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of OdKelIows and Woodmen of The man who spends all he earns is but a slave, 'for. his work brings him nothing but a living. Work is apleasure to the man who saves, for by it he-gains independence.' . A Savings Account is the beginning of inde pendence. Open one at the SECURITY SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY Fifth and Morrison Streets . Capital and Surplus .$1,400,000 MEN'S $5-$6 IIpavy'Tan Shoes, fine for stormy weather. Odd sizes; on sale the rest of the week at, .$3.85 pair.... KnightsShoeStore Morrison, Near Seventh . 1. 11" ..1.1 ii. XTnn wa mnrrlnil December 28, 1897, to Miss Clara Bent ley, of this city, who survives him. He Is also survived by one child. Miss Eula Hand, of this city. Jefferson Hotel Woman Dead. JEFFERSON. Or.. Jan. 21. (Special.) Mrs. L. A. Relfe died at her borne in -this city this morning, at the age of 72 years. She came with her hus band to this place in 1S90, and for sev eral years they conducted' the Walter House. Her husband died several years ago and she I'javcs no relatives in this section but a stepson. Grant Relfe. of this city. Funeral services will-be held at the home at Z o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Camas Lad Injured' by Coasting. CAMAS, Wash.. Jan. 21. (Special.) The first coasting accident of the year occurred when Ivan Smith, aged 8 years, suffered a compound fracture of the leg. The boy was coasting down the Jligh School hill and to avoid col liding with a. woman pedestrian, steered his sled off the grade and ran into a bobsled that was being hauled up the hJlt." Xlnetv-three ITnited States cities now have automobile nro apparatus.- Almost Lost Foot Saved by Hood's Sarsaparllla Harry Jenkins, Elkhart, Ind- writes: "I narrowly escaped losing my foot, because of swelling and sores on my ankle. They discharged a great quan tity of matter and some pieces of bone. After three years of agony the doctor advised that the foot be amputated. My family would not consent to this, but began to give me Hood's Sarsapa rilla. To make a long story short, this medicine effected a complete cure." Hood's Sarsaparilla achieves Its great victories, not only because it contains sarsaparilla, but because it combines the utmost remedial - values of more than twenty different ingredients. There is no real substitute for it. If urged to buy any preparation said to be "just as good," insist on Hood's. Get it today in the usual liquid form or In the tablets known as Sarsatahs. DOING YOUR PART for Portland is a duty everyqne owes to his home city. 'Boosting for better sewer sys tems goes a long way. Keep in mind Portland Glazed Cement Sewer Pipe. It's made good, be cause it 's made right. The ll Hah- Store 120 Sixth St. Better Quality Goods , c- : . i fln.lnrh. S BUDAT&te . . . S4.0S t 7 Switches 28-inch, 8 separate... 3.19 $ 5 Switches. 24-Inch. separate,... $ 5 All Bound. 22-inch, transform- Gents' Toupees to order. fi"'"! Ladles" Wigs to order 10 to tM.OO Mall Orders Carefully attended to. We 'Match Hair When Others Fail. The Hair Store, 120 6th at.. Near Wash. US' ftp jjljgj V THair Wl-M.' M leiiUJlll j - '--'r.cf.v- j. V TP- v f Miss Katherine Ridgely,rTP,KT, AISO -f Miss Rose McDonald X?AnT' , The Espa Italian and French Duo Music and Entertainment During Lunch Hours 12 td 2 P. M. GAINER THIGPEK, Ass't Manager. H. C. BOWERS, Mana-er. $100 Learn All About Scientific Bread Baking and Win Part of $100 in Gold. CUp Out Each Article to CJnatlfy for the Conteet. Xo. 3 of a Serle of Article on Bread Tes I Mrs. Skeptical Unbeliever, have changed my name. I shall now be known as Mrs. Thoroughly Convinced. What I nave learned about break-baking in the Royal Bakery home of Table Queen Bread has caused me to give away my bread-making pans to my sister, who is not as yet convinced that mother did not show her how to bake good bread. Yesterday after I left the Roval Bakery I asked her husband to try a piece of Royal Bread, the bread with the milk in it. He ate four slices and said it was better than his wife made, but he admonished me, lr Heaven s sake, Carrie, don't tell 'sis.' " You should see how the friant steel arms of that mixing ma chine mixed that full, rich milk in with the flour and other in gredients. For ten minutes I watched the operation, fascinated. There was no chance chemistry In 'this. Atoms of salt and malt extract the butterfat of the. milk and every wholesome part of the mixture were forced by these tireless arms to mix as closely as science can devise, for the good of a loaf of Royal bread. I watched the dough taken automatically from this churn and taken to the mixing-rooms, where at the proper temperature the dough was left to rise. The wholesome, sweet atmosphere of the room started me thinking of the scrupulous care taken throughout the entire bakery to prevent anything but proper food values being baked in this brown-cased loaf of bread im pressed with the word Royal. In my next article we will follow the dough on Its automatic way to the ovens. 3 o o o - o Read everjTarticle carefully, clip them out and save them. You will have the opportunity to win part of a hundred dollars in" gold. (Full details of cash rewards will be given next week.) TO BE CONTINUED IN 0REG0NIAN NEXT SUNDAY. ROYAL BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY NATURE AND SCIENCE ABE BOTH PROUD OF ROYAL BREAD This Flour Goes Further Sfedrt i m7t Yes, you do XJylUCLt 1 - T-xUT OCCIDENT ' -rr'x maKea more orcau "iTiin .i l. a j loaf has' more nourishment because OCCIDENT is made from Fh-it Choice of North Dakota Hard Spring Wheat the best bread-making wheat io the world. Test it at oar rah. Every sack is sold on Trial DIRECTIONS: Work dough soft liquid knead thorongniy ana ik Russell-Miller Milling Co., ING0LD 1 IO K Pi f pay a little more for man lUI uiuuiaijr uuun Tf wrt.i Ann lit- It l,ttr tlian nmf other we will pay bick your money Ask your grocer for OCCIDENT the Qual ity never varies. OCCIDENT Bread is always whiter, lighter, tastier and stay! moist and sweet longer than any other bread. m- a .. i :, , i. u iiuw vuu van yuj iav nomiceL OCCIDENT never feil to give you the beat result at every baking. as possible; use less flour and more mim wosw mu wu 474 Glisan Street, Portland