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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. MARCH. 15, 193. CALIFORNIA BODY HALTS UUBKIG SNAPSHOT OF WILSON'S CABINET IDNISTESS, TAKEN SINCE THEY ASSUMED OFFICE. OREGONIWANTS v . r -it, Doubt of Good Faith of Union Pacific in Submitting New Plan Is Expressed. NEW INFORMATION WANTED 3 r FARME Commission Not Satisfied With Show ,fng Made Thus Far Regarding Use to Which Benlcla Put Off Will Bo rut. SAN KRAXCISCO, March 14. Lacking , Information on which to base a final opinion, the California Railroad Com mission Is skeptical of the rood faith in which the Union Pacific submits lti modified plan for dissolution of tb Hartiman mercer of the Union Pacific and Southern Paclflo properties. In obe dience to ma decree of the United ; States Supreme Court. In a telegram to Attorney-General MoReynolds, the Commission wrote today: "The Supreme Court wants these lines to be unmerged. and we will prevent. If we can. combinations In such unmerg lng." For want of fuller data the Commli. ' slon withholds its approval. , umunulOH iae i-uramiBBiuii wrote; "We cannot understand why. In fair ' nees to this Commission, the new traf fic agreements were not disclosed to ; us wnen mis matter was presented, we assume, of course, that these roads, acting; in good faith, expect to comply - juuy Willi uie i i v innuu j l i.iq stttutton and statutes of California, so far as applicable to their affairs, and it may be that our fear with reference to this natter is unfounded. Plaa Not Interfere With. "If, as a matter of fact, the design of the proposed traffic agreements, tbe terms of which we do not know, is not to circumvent tne previous-decision m this Commission, then, of course, what we have to say herein will not at all interfere with the unmerglng plan, as amended. "If. on the other hand, the design Is to evade the effect of our former con ditions, then we think we should pre vent the new plan from being con summated if it is within our power to do so. "We cannot understand why an abso lutely open and frank dealing cannot be had with reference to these mat ters. "We cannot conceive auy reason why the Southern Pacific and the Union Pa cific, in keeping with the mandate of the Supreme Court, cannot actually un merge, and why there should be any attempt to reserve to the Union Pa cific an advantage or preference which it would not be given if it were dealing, so to speak, at arm's length with the Southern Pacific." Benlcla Short I. tne Issue. The subject on which the commission does not feel Itself fully Informed is still the use to be made of the Benlcla .Short Line owned by the Southern Pa clflo between Oakland, on San Fran cisco ' bay. and Sacramento, at which point the Central Paclflo system ter minates. In this connection, the modi fied application telegraphed by Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the executive board of the Union Pacific, said: "A lease is deseed by the Central Pacific Company to the Union Pacific Company in the form proposed in the nnnlioittlnn illMi with tliA rnmmisilfln vil w ubi j o w iiivii ;wcia 1 1 . LllU property of the. Central Pacific except the lines north of Tehama. The modi fled agreement will eliminate all pro visions as to the joint use of the Benlcla line, the Joint use of terminals and the trackage and the running rights from Newark to Redwood and from Redwood to San Francisco. The lease of the Central Pacific to tbe Union Pacific does not supersede the sale of the Central Paclflo stock, but la required in addition thereto, in order to secure the necessary consent of the French banks." The original agreement mentioned was for trackage rights. Between trackage rights and traffic agree ments, however, the commission sees a difference which It maintain!) was not satisfactorily explained. Continuing its opinion the commission says: "We have absolutely no objection to a trafflo arrangement whereby the union j'acmc iramc is lurneu over 10 the Southern Pacific and conveyed thence to San Francisco over the Benlria line and the same may be said for the Union Padilo trafflo orig inating at Bay points. Yet, If such an agreement is desirable from the stand point of the Southern Pacific, certainly it should be willing to perform a like service for the Western Pacific (a Gould line), or any other competing line, for a like payment, and the Union Pacific, desiring only that the service be per formed for it for the stated compensa tion, of course can have no Interest In preventing the Southern Pacific from making more money by performing for another line a like traffic service for adequate consideration. Combination to Be Fought. "The Supreme Court wants these lines to be unmerged and we will pre vent, if we can, combinations In such unmerglng as a condition to any ap proval which wo may give to any mat ter for which our approval is required by law, the substance of our conditions respecting the Benicta cut-off and the terminal facilities must be complied with. Therefore any traffic arrange ment which will, in our opinion, serve to evade our conditions heretofore Im posed and accomplish by Indirection that which we have refused to ap prove when squarely presented will be considered bv -vs sufficient srousdi to warrant our withholding our ap proval of the lease." The commission reiterates Its pre vious criticism of purchase by Kuhn Loeb syndicate of the Southern Paclflo stock, and its fear that such an ar rangement would result "In the prac tical control of the Southern Pacific by stock holders of the Union Pacific so that there would be, in reality, but one agency in control of these two alleged or supposedly competing com panies, thus entirely defeating the objet sought to be brougbt about by the Supreme Court of the United Statea. In respect to this matter the commis sion recognizes, however, the para- raouncy of the Federal Government, which has the sole power to prevent the consummation of these arrange ments in inese respects. ' The commission thus withholds Its nnpAVal' naTirnl ne fArmsllv nr specifically," It says, "on the matter tor the reason that the representation which has been made to the commission has been wholly inadequate to acquaint the commission with the agreements which have been entered Into or are to be entered into." In this connection Mr. Lovett tele graphed under date of March 13: "If the approval of the commission nnd of the court the United States District Court of St. Louis) are not obtained by Saturday the underwriting syndicate Is lost and the entire plan is defeated." j Photos Copyrighted by Bain News bervlce. Top Row, Left to Right, Joaeph.ua Dau- lels, seererarT oi the Aavy; vuiiam J. Bryaa, Secretary of State; Albert Burleeon. Postmaater-Gtoneral, and KranbJln K, IiSjae, Secretary of the Interior. Second Row, William B, Wilson, Secretary of I.abori David F, Houston, Secretary of Agrteulrorei William O. Redfleld, Secretary of Commercel Llndlry M. Garrlaoa, Sec retary of War. At Bottom, William Q. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treas ury Jnmes McReynolda, Attoniey Grneral. WAR OFFICE POST TENDERED OAVIES Secretary of Democratic Na tional Committee May Be Garrison's Assistant. PLACE OFFERED PEABODY Collectorship of Port of Xew York Proffered by Wilson Malone Is Wanted as Assistant to Attorney-General. WASHINGTON. March 14. Four prominent Democrats were under con sideration today by President Wilson for important offices. Joseph E. Davles, of Wisconsin, sec retary of the Democratic National Com mittee had been offered the Assistant Secretaryship of War and if he de clines it. may get a foreign post. George Foster Peabody. of New York, ex treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, is desired for the collec torship of the Port of New York. With Secretary McAdoo, of the Treasury De partment. Mr. Peabody saw the Presi dent today, and it was said that the collectorship had been offered hint. Dudley Field Malone, of New York, who for the last two years, has cam paigned in several states for Mr. Wil son, has been offered the position of assistant to the Attorney-General in charge of cases before the Customs Court in IJew York. Mr. Malone is being urged for an Assistant Secre taryship of State. Ex-Governor Burke, of North Dakota, was regarded tonight as the choice of the Administration for United States Treasurer and It Is understood he has the offer under consideration. State Senator F. D. Roosevelt, of New York, who has been nominated for As sistant Secretary of the Navy, paid his respects to the President. Representative Jones, of Virginia, reoommended the appointment of T. F. Morgan, of Warsaw. Va., to he Public Printer. Senator Hoke Smith pre sented the name of W. J. Harris, Dem ocratic State Chairman of Georgia, to be Commissioner of Census, and P. A. Stovall, of Savannah, to be Minister to Switzerland. After these conferences, the Presi dent was closeted with Secretary! Bryan. TWO CLAIM GOVERNORSHIP Functions Exercleod ,by Rivals In Arkansas and Case la in Ctonrt. LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 14. Two State Senators are laying claim to the office of Governor of Arkansas, and each has established an office at the Capitol. After the resignation of Governor Robinson last Saturday. Senator Oldham, then President of the Senate, succeeded him. The Senate elected Senator Futrell. president pro tenv. to act as Lieutenant-Governor. Futrell demanded today that Oldham retire. Oldham refused and Futrell filed pro ceedings tn court asking that body to mandamus the Secretary of State to recognize htm over Oldham. The proceedings were brought In the Circuit Court of Pulaski County. Sen ator Futrell also brought another ouster proceeding In the same court Tb suits will go immediately to the State Supreme Court. Polk Schools on Honor Boll. SALEM, Or.. March' H. (Special.) With many schools placed on the roll of honor for high percentages In at V.)ScM leffBil'fiiriOTtViw tendance and a number standardized, H. C. Seymour, School Superintendent of Polk County, has submitted a report to the office of the Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction. CABINET MEMBERS LEAVE Office Seekers Worry to Point of Flight From Capital. members of President Wilson's Cabinet will spend week-end or longer at their homes, driven from Washington for rest alter arauous cays in oince ur uj luc uvwca,i.j ' . c. .-...e. "n r fairs preparatory to an extended stay at tne capital. . Office seekers have worried some of .1. i-i-KI. nfffnoH -in A nnlrit where .aiuuv. v..v.- w i relief was demanded. Secretary Mc Adoo left today for iew iorK. secre tary Garrison has (one to Jersey City Wilson to Blossbure. Pa. Secretary Houston is en route to St Louis. Secretary Bryan will leave Sunday for Lt- i in T I 1 Vah tn Attend A dinner in his honor March 19. He will be absent from Washington aDoui ion days. On hiB return trip he will stop in Des Moines to attend a Democratic banquet, in Chicago, where he will be entertained by the Union League Club, and tn Akron, O., where he is to be the guest of the cnamrDer oi v.onimsr.e. MAYOR IS CITY ATTORNEY I. E. Gray, of Astoria, Made Legal Representative of Seaside, s SEASIDE. Or., March 1 (Special.) v v.. firav. of Astoria, was rr K..aifi. at a meet ing tonight of the Council. Mr. Gray will succeed City Attorney Norblad, Who resigned yesteroay. vw. t T n-( - woa named Cltv Health officer. Relative to the rail road bond question, a most Important matter in oeaaiae s muujy j . r.nn.n moved to refer the matter to the newly appointed attor ney ror opinwn. r0 lounciiroaji iur owwu - a moincr. al though H. M. Wheatley and Dan J. Moore are candidates. n wv.aj rested till the next meeting. LANE DISCUSSES ALASKA Candidate for Governor and Road Supervisor Talk of JTeeaa. WASHINGTON, March 1. Alaskan matters, the Hawaiian governorship problem and the question of who shall be- commissioner of Indian affairs were considered today by Secretary Lane, of the Interior Department He talked with Moses Friedman, supervisor of the Carlisle Indian school, who is a can didate for head of the Indian bureau. Thomas Rigg. Jr., of this city, who is being considered for Governor of Alaska, was a caller, and Colonel Richardson, in charge of roads and trails In Alaska, discussed with the Secretary some of the needs of the territory. France finds Its people yearly write SS letters per capita. BOY'S STORY TOLD Senate Page Thinks Doorkeep er Retained Paper. EXAMINATION IS SEVERE Locffier, Xow Accused by Gore, Said to Have Intercepted Youth and Taken Evidence Used In Lorlmer Case. WASHINGTON, March 14. A Senate committee spent four hours today in vestigating the charges made yesterday by Senator Gore that an assistant door keeper of the Senate, Carl A. Locffier, was responsible for the disappearance in 1911 of the Holtslaw certificate of deposit, an incident which figured prominently in the trial of Senator Lorlmer. For more than two and a half hours of that time a 14-year-old page boy, William W. Harris, faced the eight Senators present at the hearing, and sustained a severe examination which did not alter bis assertion that he believed he had given the paper to Loeffler. Loeffler declared the paper never had been in his possession. After being produced in "the Senate February 14, 1911, by Senator Cummins, it passed into the hands of other Eenators, be said, and be never afterward saw it or heard of it In his charges Senator Gore gave the page as his souroe of information. The boy, who waa accompanied by his mother, said he had taken a paper from Senator Bailey, who was making a speech, had shown It to other Senators and that as he started toward the desk with it Mr. Loeffler Intercepted him and took It from him. Facta brougbt out by the examina tion Indicated that the paper taken by the page might have been another doc ument that Senator Bailey was ex hibiting to tbe Senate. The investiga tion will not be resumed until the com mittee has been reorganized by the Democrats. CULEBRA CUT PUSHED UP Continuation of Slide Destroys Five Construction Track". PANAMA. March 14. The slide on the east bank of the Culebra cut, which first moved into the cut on the night of February 5, made another rapid movement downward today toward fhe canal. It (pushed the bottom of the cut near the center for a distance of loot) feet to a height of SO feet destroying five tracks and overturning two steam, shovels. There la now only one con struction .track in operation. The slide has ceased moving and the i ' i V s ... work of removing the mass of earth has already begun. Springfield "Movies" Attacked. SPRINGFIELD, Or.. March 14. (Bps. clal.) The women of Springfield are agitating a movement to close the mov. Ing picture shows of this city on Sun day nights. They seem to be willing to allow them to operate on Sunday afternoons, but are not willing that there should be an evening attraction to beguile church members away from the regular services. At the last meet ing of the City Council a delegation of women presented their case to the city officials and the question was taken under consideration. Chchalis Bank Sued for $20,000 fWF.fiLTS, Wash., March $. (Spe cial.) Owing to a dispute regarding Bell and Wing B FREDERICK FANNING AYER Verses of sweep and scape. The Ntws. Pasadena, CaL A savage virility. Literary Guide, England. Has an elegant atmosphere of its v own. The Qregonian, Portland, Ore. Richness and depth of feeling. Times Union, Albany, N. Y. Remarkable gift of imagery. Northern Whig, England. Most versatile. News, Denver, 'Col. Extraordinarily vigorous. Son Francisco Argonaut. Prica $20 G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, Publishers, K. Y. 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