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Newspaper Page TextTITE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1913- I! MOTIVES OF STEEL COlliJEFENDED Farrell Says Sole Aim Was to Develop Foreign Sales, Not to Suppress Competition. COREY IS CONTRADICTED Witness in Government Suit to Dis solve Combination Amaics Hear ers by Knowledge of Affair in Distant Iands. v- Mar 12. ine Lime" States Steel Corporation was pictured today by James A. Farrell. its presi dent, as a combination organisea n" to suppress competitors, but to aeveiuj the sale of steel in foreign Unas. lie was testifying as m " ness for the defense in me u" -ment suit to dissolve the corporation as a combination in restraint of trade. Vnrr.il amazed his hearers Dy uis knowledge of affairs in remote Pfts of the world and held them keenly In terested as he narrated tne siuiy his rise from a common laborer in a steel mill at the age or ia to oo hoad of the greatest industrial corpor ation in tne worm i"o Urawth of Bnlnr Traced. The witness traced the growtn 01 the Steel Corporation's export busi ness from 292.000 tons, the first year It was organized, to Z.:ms.6uu i"n n 1911 and from $31,000,000 In value in 1904 to J92.000.000 in 1912, and said that the efforts of the corporation to push Its foreign trade had been con fintinm ont i nrif at lirable." The re sult had been that 90 per cent of the country s foreign trade in done by the corporation. coniraaicting tne lenimiuMjr ..- Ham E. Corey, his predecessor as pres ident of the corporation, that there h4 v.n Mnnricritiindln" between the corporation and foreign manufac- turers as to prices ana usv territory, Farrell said: pools or agreements with foreign man ufacturers as to price or location. have never entered into any contracts or agreements with foreign manufac- l turers to stay out of their market. provided they would stay out of ours. r hn-r Prirn Abroad Denied. He denied also that the corporation in - npaiiaH nf Alllno ifft n rod - nets lower abroad than in this country. in iact. some oi our cuiiiinwuiuca are sold higher." he said. panles were competing for foreign busi ness, un oeing tatten over, tne iufcf offire were combined under one office and their operations systematized. In 1904 the Lnlted Slates steel rronucis i ompany was organized to lane coarse The corporation established agencies irom jceiana to tne r ui isianus, oo In all. Mr. Farrell said. and. as a result, the eioort business of the subsidiaries naa greatly mcreasea. in me case oi the Carnegie Steel Company to 24 per rent of its whole production. A diversity of products enabled the corporation to meet all demands from Dedsprings to steel oriages. o single subsidiary with one or two products, he said, could have maintained these agencies on such an extensive scale. nr nllin Wlr In Pais. gonia. rails In Formosa, steel bridges In jrriuuu, cilia una iciiiug in ouulu Africa. Steamships had been bought or char tered to carry steel to points seldom touched on regular steamship routes, he added. Maay Dlfflrnltlea Faced. This foreign trade, he further ex plained, had been developed in the f ni. r f f I n, nrlnl ftnNpnnlHin In V. 1 1 - rope, preferential tariffs and local op position. The Tennessee Coal & Iroji Company as being developed, he said, with the purpose of manufacturing ;tr-l for the Mexican and South American trade. Despite a prefer- fteel products, the corporation recently KBCurea tue cuniraci iv supply iiiq runs rnr tha nv tnntnntlnAlltal rail ways in Australia, he said, and that for the construction or the greatest bridge in the world." at Sydney. "We do correspondence from our office in pverr language." said the witness, "in English. French, German. Russian, Chl- iiuau, .lAfjaucfu aim uiiiuubmu. o have to get the business. Our office is an encyclopedia for. American manu facturers on trade conditions In for- our salesmen to do their business for mem. Farrell will continue his testimony tomorrow. OREGON LAND FOUND CHEAP Dr. Lars Fredrikscn Says Danes 'Will Dominate State Dairying. Prices for farm land In the Wil lamette Valley are regarded as ex tremely reasonable by Lr. Lara Fred rikscn, cattle expert lor tne Agricul tural Snrt it of Jutland, who was a visitor at the Portland Commercial Club yesterday. Dr. Fredrlksen comes from Aarbus, uenmar. ana is in tne l nlted States for the Agricultural So- dltlona with a view t.wnr finiUnd- thn hfflt Ill.TfPB f OT emi- K rants from Denmark to settle in case they come to the united mates- Dairy lands are much cneaper in Oregon than In Denmark," he said. "The Drevalllnar nrlce In Denmark la ahAllt 33flfl n arm nf dalrv lands. Coming to Portland from the Oregon O v..m w O . " " - Impressed with the wonderful fertility oi tne vv uiameite valley lana. mu do not consider the prices of T100 an for such land, to be high prices at all in cvmuiinaun nim tnose 1UKCO lui 1 . n rl r I .mini mHt In t Vi n I A mnrM. Oregon, in the opinion of Dr. Fred rlksen. offers tremendous opportunities or Immigrants who are familiar with intensive tarming metnoas- ana witn the dairying business to settle to ad vantage. The area of Oregon Is nearly six times as great as that of Denmark, while the population is only one-third us great. Dr. Fredriksen predicted v.a Ttnnifth Immlrranti will In thn future figure to a great degree in the development v& wic uttirying industry in mis slate ELECTIONS MAY BE HELD Sellwood and Kenton May Vote on Local Option June S. firoiiit Judsre Kavanaugh decided yesterday that local option elections may be held in Sellwood. Kenton and precinct 76 on June 3, the date of the s-ttr election, as petitioned lor. This . mtrnrt of a niiine mace oy Judge denying H. J.Bellarts. a saloon man an Injunction restraining the sub mission of the question to the voters. It was the contention 01 in """": element that prohibition may be voted j t.A ia.i nntitn law onlv on on unuci . - m the first Tuesday after the first Monday of any year, wfiicn is tne state and, county election falls on every other year. , . The liquor people nmgea ineir on the fact that the word "only" was ., i - i .nnK tYiA statute U8BU 111 jui o,' "l"' - - , statin when elections might be neia and argued that the court snouiu 'S"Y' a succeeding clause of the act which .j . nAnv.i etoi-Mnn under th. lo-or tn Vi held on the dates or municipal elections In years ln'Brlnl.c' there were no state elections. District f FIRST WOMAN TO REGISTER AT BAN DO IS PATRIOTIC CITIZEX. k - - . V Mrs. Minerva Ieweo. BAN'DON. Or.. May 12. (Spe cial.) Mirs. Minerva Lewen is the first woman to place her name on the registration bookf of Bandon. She is a patriotic citizen and la publicly and pri vately urging the women of the city to take advantage of their right of franchise. The levy of a one-mill tax for the support of the public library and the stock ordinance are two measures for the special election of June 9, in which the women are interested. Mrs. Lewen la a native of Ore gon and has lived In Coos County practically all of her life. She is president of , the Women's Commercial Club. Attorney Evans argued that this was an exception and the court agreed with him. FUND HOW OVER $3000 RESPONSES MADE TO APPEAL FOR ROSE FESTIVAL. Property Owners Reached by Tele' phone and Returns Are Expect ed to Begin at Once. Donations to the Rose Festival fund nf jso ooo to complete the neeaea amount for the 1913 Festival passed over the J3000 mark yesterday. Con- i rii.ii 1 1 An a nr thn Krewera Assutmuuu and the Weinhard Estate, amounting innn n.r. marie Saturdnv night. nf f.atu. nf vesterdav8 .nii.ctinna wni the nresentatlon of a check for 11000, previously sub scribed by the Multnomah Hotel. The campaign among property own ers waa begun yesterday and with a battery or six teiepnones wursws steadily, thousands of property owners were reached and solicited for contribu tions during the day. It Is believed that responses from them will begin to come in from this source today. Many or tne Dusiness men ui wio y.nj who have contributed to the rune already, have announced their willing ness to Increase the subscription If necessary to make up the 20,000 which is still needed. The souvenir , Kose estivai coins, 1.1-1. n h mtniiMi at bti cents were displayed before the Musical Club of Portland, Dy - w. ngyi " guest of honor at the luncheon of the club yesterday, and $5 was contributed bv the organisation lor one qi me souvenirs. ...... Following Is the list or collections w date: w.n. r.rto A. Co. exoress BO-WJ B. Stelnbach r XX J.C. Cotello B. s. cook to ;r,0 . . XT f,l..ll ..........a....... ' v' I 'i'iKllihn 'i-'Tf. J. c. t ocKernam llo - : - O'l E. E. Cable - John H. Montgomery r.r E A. fierce iurwri,.- r M John D. Sheehan Total ..30C8.00 92 NAMES GO ON BALLOT iTontlnued from First PaK.) C. C Craig is a prominent realty dealer; W. I Brewster is a lawyer ana xorroer civil service commissioner. DeclstOB probable Tomorrow. ' - .i. una for filing has passed attention will be centered upon the candidates for office. Whether any of them will be indorsee oy mo mittee of 100 citixens, formed to pro mote good government under the com mission form. In all probability will be decidea tomorrow nigm. r. urn committee will meet again. All of the candidates now win mm i their campaigns and there Is every reason to believe that the political game will be played for the next three weeks at a pace never before known In the history of Portland. The prises are the office of Mayor at a salary of J 6000 a year and far more power than my one man has ever had In public office perhaps in any American city; ... . i i i.i n ." tSADA vnr .1ur vvniiiiiDaiviiri anil's v v vfvwv j - each and an auditor at not less than 13600 a year. In the six offices will be centered the entire management of the city's affairs. The Auditor to be selected June 2 will serve four years; likewise the Mayor and two of the Commission ers; the two Commissioners receiving the low vote will serve but two years, when they or two others will be elected to serve for a four years' term. DRY CAMPAIGN PROJECTED Anti-Saloon League Wants State wide Prohibition in 1916. To make Oregon "dry" In 1916 Is the ultimate object of a campaign which is being planned by H. L. Sheldon, super intendent of the Oregon Anti-Saloon League, and his associates. The first step will be an Initiative measure, to be submitted at the 1914 election, for the repeal of the home rule amendment to the state constitu tion. If the amendment is repealed the next step will be an effort for state wide prohibition In 191(. f '(- S t t I". S I 1 -- T. RS RECALL IDEA ATTACKED BY. TAR Progressives' Advocacy Held to Be "Hair-Trigger" Re form Leading to Anarchy. EVIL EFFECTS POINTED OUT Objection Is That Men Would ot Administer Government Fearless ly, but So That Their Enemies Could Make No Attack. venr niVPV rnnn.. May 12. In his fourth lecture on "Some Questions oi Modern Government," at Yale today . . Tr-miom tt Taft character- ii ......... . ixed the form of government advocated by the Progressives as nair-ui(,6 and "leading to anarchy and a oespo iicm nt tha malorltv." Processor Taf t s statements were made in connection with his discussion nf the recall of legislative ana "" lstratlve officers. He promised to dis cuss tne iciTnii v. T , which embodies the recall of judges. at a mier The obiectlon to me reran i " .v. . i. .nua Dn,v' thn nfflce from the mat i . . j . ... i ffir-ii" he said, -but that It Is an obstacle to the efficiency . of govern ment. iucn v . . men fearlessly under a government or which the recall is a part, but admin ister it so that their enemies may have no opportunity to maae mauciuua n. tacks upon them. l'nrnoHF Defined. i..,nnnt la for the purpose of accompusning wmuuii. -f"" .... . i. i H. mn like Washington, Lincoln. 'Jefferson . li n ,aia i ai ii w nrKaKiv wmim nave uccu c- calieo. ximo u ojiiwc , .. . i .. i mtA nf them Well done, thou gooa ana xaimmi servant.' "Such hair-trigger methods of gov ernment are said to be progressive ni in.tonH this is retro- 1 uoy ui u " . . . . . . - gresBlon; It is going backward; It I is adontlne a feature of government re jected years ago. icaviria - upon th statement that the people nave oeen eeiaea j ious zeal for cleanness of government. Ridicule Not Intended. thlnes ought to be ridiculed by no one, but has sin left us; are we not all subject to the d o m weaknesses tnat nave uccu icv- .-.l..a fnr KOO ft VAAm? T - thArA nnr in every nun wi " .naanhaq Tl:ltformS and Ut 11111611 Bivi...v- . t.r.ne nf the men of the new school. the assumption that they have been discharging all of their duty and that their sole feeling in, the matter is one of brotherly love: HTi,. ,ni. thmif?ht in each is socialls tic, the idea to make the rich poorer .j ih. nnnr richer, a leveling of prop- ,. hniiUnn. Ultimately this fact will be known." HIGH SCHOOLS INCLUDED Students May Participate In Excnr slon to State University. In reply to an Invitation from the cnn-inoar.' Rnnleiv thn Portland, school UllBHIGOlD mwv. -rf i . . -1 n .r InstrltrtMi the SChOOl uum u . superintendent to give permission to any members oi tne meu tnuu.0 " so desire to participate in the excur sion, which Is to be run under tne au spices of the engineers, to tne univer sity of Oregon on Saturday, May 17. n-ui. i.it.tiAn la intended esneclaTly for members of the high school gradu ating classes who contemplate contin uing their studies in college, and the students and faculty of the state uni versity will pay especial attention to the entertainment of the high school students during the visit of the excur sion in Eugene. The nchool 'board yesterday fixed June 24, 25 and 26 as the dates for rnmmnncement exercises for the three hio-h anhools of Portland. The three schools will make their arrangements as to precedence in dates at some time In the near tuture. JURY REFORM APPROVED President Views AVIth Satisfaction Passage of Ne Jersey Bill, i Ti-iomvnTnv Mnv IS. President Wilson viewed with satisfaction the passage of a jury reform bill today oy the New Jersey House. rrttf lonrierci telephoned the Presi dent that the measure, passed by the i-n-w Uiiia nnr! Rcheduled to pass tne nmArmn.- Tpnnlt nrovida for Juries no longer to De drawn oy ener- iffi hut bv commissioners seiecteu u llnr nf tlm state. In confer n-tth the Knnreme, Court justices of the various counties. The whole pro posal, however, wouia ue Buommcu h atote-wlde referendum vote on .iutinn H -j v n.Yt Xovember. The White House looked upon the bill as a victory ior tne enons ui mo tri ev ident in his trip to New Jersey. Mr. Wilson had declared that he would fa vor a referendum lr it were genuine, and opposed previous proposals because a percentage or tne electoral rumer than a majority of all votes cast was to decide tne issue. MRS. H'. M. HANSEN SOUGHT Xewberg Woman Known In Portland Seems to Have Disappeared. Friends and relatives of Mrs. H. M. Hansen, both in Newberg, where her home is. and In Portland, were worried last night by her disappearance yester day afternoon, for which there was no explanation and no clew aa to her whereaoouts. Mrs. Hansen was seen at the station In Newberg Just before the 6 o'clock . lArt fstr Pnrtlflnn1 An1 late last night nothing further had been heard from her. Her nusDand ana cniraron had no hint of any intention on her irt in leave and were at a loss to ac count for the occurrence. Mrs. Hansen was described as or me dium height, dark hair and eyes, and i . A i-aa ra nf Acre. When she diS- KUUUb MV J " v- 11 .. appeared she was wearing a light-col ored coat and a oam nat witn motn plume and white facing. Friends In Portland were notified of her disappear ance,, but last night no one was able to nnd any clew. LOST GAS WORTH FORTUNE i Government Experts Say Sonth Has Wasted Millions. WASHINGTON, May 12. (Special.) An Immense amount of natural gas has been wasted in California, according to a report today of the Bureau of Mines, which recently had experts examine we oil fields. In certain of the Southern Cali fornia fields," says the report, the gas that accompanies the oil is rich In gasoline, but up to a short time aBu i..n- oil this ra went to waste. As It has been found that at some wells the value of receivable gasoline in tne gaa is worth as much as 20 per cent of the oil produced from the same well. It la not extravagant to estimate the loss of gasoline, the most desired constitu ent of the product In the wasted gaa of California, at 10 per cent or me of the oil produced In the southern fields up to 1912. or a loss of about $3,000,000 to 14.000,000. The vi,i of washed gases carrying minor amounts of gasoline but useful f- tn.i mirnoses will bring the loss - . - ..ii K nor runt nf the Value Of up i - . .. the total oil produced in tne state, $8,000,000.'' ' ' Y.M.G.A.SCH00LGR0WS EXROLLtKXT OF 1506 TTJIU YEAR REPORTED. Dr. E. P. Cubberly, of Stanford, Will Deliver Annual Address to Students on May 29. RetrlHtnitlon In the educational de n.rtment nf the Portland Young Men' Christian Association during the past year numbered 1506. This is the larg- oe-Hane in the histOTV Of the i .l....ln the nenrent anDrOaCtl tO lUBlllUllUlli ...w - - - being the previous year, n w.. tttro .ii - - - - i mi .tun.nta nm p.n. IULCCU hundred students was the goal set ior the year. Tk. re-i.trntlnn flcrures have JUS v. iimi an.i fnrw&rded to the UCCU Lllllljliii. n " " - - head offices In Wew lorn ior the Y. M. C A. year book. It is ex- .-j the r-hnni of the Portland association will prove to be one of the largest listed. It is possioio m-i. will rank in second place, only being surpassed by the Twenty-third street Y. M. C. A in New Kora uny. "o geles also is bidding for secona nonui. t t r..n,h Biinnntional director. X J- 1 v.liv-n, !-.. from Dr. E. P. Cub- lasi uigiii i -. . - v,-!.. o ..entcinrn of an Invitation to deliver the principal address at the , . the erinnational de- annum CMIUOCO ' nartment on May 29. Dr. Cubberly Is head of the department of education of Stanford university, mm i -Portland directing the survey of pub lie schools. He has taken consider auie in lci ... .w - wi. - in the v m i " a. eaucu tional work since coming to riu.u, . . tnA purtiflpulpS Will be presented at these exercises. Although mn.it of the educational work will keep up through the Bummer, it is oo a tkt o rreat manV Of the HtU rauKcu vcv r - . dents receive tneir ceruucaiea - Sprinr- FOREST FIRE ECHO HEARD Suit Started in Vancouver for $21,- 000 Against Dole Company. it t vnATrtrT TJ Tl-ooh MflV 12. SD6 VAi'-'l- -av. ' . t atromnt to recover about $21,000, alleged to Have oeen iuai i U1K 1U1C31 ao i nin.ir nAiint In A ii srnSt. 1910. xli ass in v.""- r.T.T f th. r . Duuiuu hi- - - ' n a. n..MB uimhpr comDany W An1 W t-m t-HI K1IIS. V i. wv started suit today against the Dole Lumber Company, which has headquar ters in this city. tt. -D.nn ia tit'oc:! A -n t of tne van 1l " rrwlie,- A. Knv1n-A Bank SJld iS .( 1 v. fr TTlcin In tn associAicu w.lij. - - --- . Lumber business. They allege, inruus" their attorneys, that the Dole Lumber ...nnnnlhlA for the tlTO lU III pu.ll . L . - - lecause It Old not nave j arrester on a donKey engine ucu logging, and that a fire was started m .ui- fhii.h fanned hv a terrific LL U 111 " n . - east wind, carried the blaze three miles o the Bouton-Perklns mm ana ub- mve it with lumber in tne yam The case will be bitterly fought. Mr. Bouton and Mr. rer-ins are w tJtj in the Pltchless Lumber Com - c Thna or which la now pIiy, VI " . to be placed In the hands of a receiver from the Federal court in romaiiu. SALEM REJECTS ALL BIDS r-itv Council Will Offer Citizens ' Chance at $380,000 Issue. cat T7r r -VT o xr 1 f KrAolfll. The City Council tonight declined an A-Jl'lU, J r ' bids for a proposed 3su,uuv oona iaauo n,i ctTnrtni thn Oitv Recorder to open subscription by Salem residents t. I- ikmiirVit that at lenftt hftlf the 11 19 lllWUfeii . " " Issue will be subscribed for and later bids will be asked lor tne Donas nm sold. The bonds will bear 5 per cent interest. All the bids rejected were under par. Wasningion. u. v.., cicib;iiu u.v . ' ' mntion. growing In popularity In that city, a paiean runi'ii". . LITTLE MOTHERS Use CUTICURA And Cuticura Ointment. They afford a pure, sweet and economi cal method of preserving, purify ing and beautifying the skin, scalp and hair. F r distressing eczemas, rashes, itchings, inflammations and chafings of infants, children and adults Cuticura Soap and Cuti cura Ointment are most effective. Cuticura Soap and Ointment fold throughout the .orld. - Llbwrnl 8 mple of oca mailed free, wltli i2-p. book. Addrte "Cutlenra." Dept. B, Borton. crin who sbave mod ahampoo wlta Cuticura a,rtll and tt best lor ikla and scalp. mms exceptional offer at nearly one-half the regular price I . , , . . ,Vt,iwc in Rnnnor shades: fine blue serges, wales and whipcords; also a few Norfolk models m gray serge. Every suit is a man-tai ored New York model, made from a carefully selected fabric To appreciate fully the worth of these beautiful suits and the remarkab y low x i .1. xt -efn-noA loriioa otp invited to call early; price at wjxicxi wey axe uuciviu, v. r . , . and see them; obviously, they cannot remain here long at price. BEN SELLING Leading Clothier Morrison QUARREL ENDS FATALLY CONFAB OF WIVES LEADS HCS- BASB OF ONE TO SHOOT. In Seeking "Explanation" From One Family Doctor Kills One and In jures His Own Mate. TRirnKEE. Cal.. May 12. T. J. Mc- r.inli Ir dead. Mrs. J. Sunburnt, wife of a physician, is serloufily wounded, and Dr. Sunburnt, who Qia tne bquoi i ia n h.rA ftro.used of murder iiie, o " as a result of a quarrel yesterday be tween the McGinnis and Sunburnt fam ilies, at Floristan, several nines irura this city. , whii. iHsitlne- In Reno. Nev.. during a week-end at the home of a friend, Mrs. Sunburnt and Mrs. jacijinnis en tered into a heated argument over a .-i..t.i mft.r Tinth women returned to Floristan Saturday night and Mrs. Sunburnt complained to her husband about things tnat naa oteu am u, the other woman. In company with his wife. Dr. Sunburnt went to the Mc- Vacation Arrangements You can find out where the fish are biting From your frierids you can ascertain the condi x tion of the streams and secure information as to proper flies and tackle. You can secure accommodations and insure your comfort. At the resorts or camps you will always be in touch with business and home. By Means of the Lines of Now on Sale" Beginning Today Ninety Tailored Suits For Ladies and Misses $14.'85 I Formerly Selling at Street at Fourth Glnnis home for an explanation and, it ia said, was attacked by male me.m- . . . . 1 - . LI. bers or tne xamiiy. ne ieu, in u- revolver and upon his return began shooting. In attempting to shield the others In the room and prevent a tragedy, Mrs. Sunburnt stepped in the path of the bullets and was struck by three of them. M. McGinnis was shot through the abdomen. JEWELER IS FOUND DEAD i Lewlston, Idaho, Man 60 Tears Old Subject to Epilepsy. LEWISTON, Idaho, May 12. (Spe cial.) Louis -Dibek, manufacturing Jeweler of Lewiston, was found dead in his store at 2 o'clock this afternoon by C. F. Bassett, a letter carrier. Dibek was lying on the floor face downward near his work bench, neath is sup posed to have been caused by epilepsy from which he had been a sufferer. Nothing is known of Dlbek's past history. He was a bachelor about 60 years old and eccentric He was a Ba varian and had been in business here for twelve years. Coroner Vassar was summoned. Nothing was found among his effects that would show where he THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Every Bell Telephone Is a Long Distance Station $24.50 and $29.50 ,tv tne had any relatives living. His safe will be opened by County Treasurer Chap man, who is public administrator, and Coroner Vassar .tomorrow. PUPILS THREAT TO LYNCH As "Wild" Auto Kills One. Oilier Students Attack Chauffeur. NEW YORK, May 12. The streets nrnnmi nnhlln school No. 14. in Brook lyn, were black with children just let out for luncheon today when an auto mobile truck belonging to a Jersey City coal dealer, became unmanageable and charged a group of little girls on tha sidewalk. Mable Balmer, aged 10, was killed and Marcella Kelly, aged 4. was fatally hurt. Led by a few grown-ups, the chil dren attacked O. L. Mount, the chauf feur, and were threatening to lynch him when police reserves rescued him. As the fatality appeared to be purely an accident, Mount was released by the police after they had escorted him out of danger. Miss Ena Fltrirerald, of Sunnyholme, Shanklln, Isle of Vight, author of "And th Stars FouKht," has been eleoted the first lady member of the Isle of Wight Model Aero Club. . . . - -