Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 24, 1913, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1913. TARIFF QUESTIONS ARE MADE PUBLIC List to Be Sent to Manufactur .ers but Action on Bill Will Not Wait. COSTS ARE INQUIRED INTO Proportion of Labor Cost In Domes tic and Foreign Plants and Comparative Prices Among Subjects Treated. WASHINGTON". May 2S. Senator Flmmbna. chairman of the Senate fl nance committee, made public tonight a list of 29 questions relating to the tariff prepared by majority members of the committee which will be sent to manufacturers of the country. To avert any clash over this action In the Sen ate, the majority will send with their list the original IS questions proposed by Senator La Follette, although most of his are Incorporated In the majority list. The committee announced In a state ment that if manufacturers or persons who have filed briefs or have made written or oral protests to the finance committee will send answers before the bill is reported back to the Senate. they will be printed. Bill Not to lie Delayed. "But." the statement added, "neither the report of the bill to the Senate. nor final action by the Senate on the bill will be delayed for answers." All questions must be answered un der oath. The questions are: "What part of your production do you export? To whet countries, and In what o.iantitles and values and what rates of duty are paid at the several foreign ports? "Are you Interested in any other con cern exporting this commodity? If so. (rive name, amount of product exported) and the actua! selling price of this pro duct here and abroad. "What were the wholesale prices charged by you and by any concern in which you are Interested for this com modity In the domestic market, and what were the prices charged when . sold In foreign markets In January, April. July. October. 1911. and In Janu ary, 191J? "What was the cost of transporta tion of your product from your factory to the principal foreign markets? Farebra Competition Iavestlsrated. "What country, or countries, are your chief competitors in the foreign mar kets to which you export? "Is there tariff differential for or against you in any of the countries to which you export this commodity? If .so. what is the amount of such dif ferential? What rates of duly have you paid? "How many concerns are engaged in the manufacture or production of this commodity in this country and who are the principal producers? "Are any of the producers organised Into a trust or combination to control the price or output, or for any other purpose, and l ave you any connection or interest, directly or Indirectly, in such trust or combinations? "What proportion of the production' of this commodity In this country Is produced by such trust? What propor tion by the Independent producers? "Is there any difference In the price charged for this product In the do mestic market by the Independent pro ducer and the trust producer? "What were your wholesale prices, f. o. b., factory, of this commodity sold in the United States during January, April. July and October, 1912. and in January. 113? "What were your wholesale prices for this commodity, f. o. b. factory, for export in foreign countries during the same periods? "What was the cost of prodnctlon in your plant per unit of your product for the fiscal years 1910 and 1S127 Give cost of materials, labor, overhead prices and depreciation charges in separate items and in ns much detail as possi ble. In this connection, give capitali sation, amount of common stock, pre ferred stock and amount of bonds Is sued; amount of actual cash or Its equivalent In property received In con sideration of stocks and bonds; rate of dividend paid on preferred stock and common stock and rate of interest borne by bonds for the last 10 years; how much of your earnings for each r-f the years 1510. 1911. 1912 have been credited to surplus and how much de voted to additions to the plant; sal aries paid during each of the foregoing years to each of your principal offi cials: statement of assets and liabilities J910, 1911 and 1912 and comparative balance sheet for these years. "Give value of for which the prop erty shown In the above statements of assets and liabilities was assessed for taxation In 1912 and transcript of your labor roll for January, April. July, Oc tober, 1912 and January, 1913. Labor Costo Compared. "State amount of wages paid per an num for the years 1910. 1911 and 1912, and total value per annum ol your product for the same years, and the character, quality and age of the ma chinery used in manufacturing your product. "What Is total cost of production per unit of the same products as yours in competing countries? "What is the percentage of labor cost to the total ccst a unit of product In competing countries? "Give cost of transportation from your factory to the principal markets in this country, naming the markets. What la the cost of transportation from the principal points of produc tion In competing countries to the mar kets of this country? -What part of the duty under the t ayna-AMricn law represents your pront as a manufacturer? "Have you a pecuniary interest in the maintenance of a high tariff on this commodity?" lodge. Knights of Pythias, ended to night when a dance was held In th Tacoma armory. Spokane was chosen as the place for the grand lodge meet lnr in 1914. The Knights oat tbe rate per mile of representatives to the grand lodge meeting from f to 4 cents. The pro posal to reduce the age limit for en trance Into the order from 21 to 18 years was tabled. The Pythian Sisters elected the fol lowing officers: Past grand chief, Frances Malone. Seattle; grand chief, Rosa Waters, Goldendale; grand senior, Nettle Bowes. Aberdeen: grand junior, Mary P. Stuart, Belllngham; grand manager. Birdie BarkwelL Cle Llum grand protector. Minnie Schott, Tekoa grand outer guard. Marcia Barnhart, Spokane: grand mistress of records and correspondence. tola Love, conax grand mistress of finance. Ella Bo PORTLAND BOY WHO DISAP PEARED SOVGHT BY HIS MOTHER, PORTLAND BOY WHO DISAP- 4 PEARED SOVGHT BY HIS MOTHER. If - i: U v . f r J: XV ' V ' I I tf , V V. .. j t ' t 'i I s i ' 4 ifcUaWfittlWfc -it Earl Peterson. The disappearance of Earl Pet erson, aged 16, son of Mrs. Flor ence Simmons, of 1634 Pacific street, who left his home to go to Rainier three weeks ago. Is causing his mother a great deal of anxiety. His father has died since the boy left home. Infor mation forwarded to Mrs. Sim mons will be gratefully received. telle, Tacoma: supreme representative. Edna Chandler. Dayton; alternate rep resentative, Emily Mackey, Colfax. SHEEPSKINS GIVENTQ48 WILLAMETTE GRADUATES 3 7 IX LAW; 11 IX MEDICINE. ABSCONDER DIES IN EXILE End Comes In Chile to Bank Teller Who Stole $53,000. BOSTON. May 23. The death at Val paraiso. Chile, of Frederick T. Moore, former assistant receiving teller of the National Bank of Commerce of this -ity. who absconded 14 years ago with 153.000 of the bank'a funds, was re ported heretoday. Moore fled from Boston In 1898. when Irregularities were found In his books. He was arrested, but the courts refused extradition. GRAND LODGEMEET ENDS Spokane Gets Next Session Knights of Pythias. TACOMA. May 23. The thirtieth an nual convention of the state grand Of Lawyers, Two Are Women, Miss Pern Hobbs, Governor's Secretary, and Miss Mabel A. Wellborn. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem Or.. May 23. (Special.) Before as arge a gathering as the State-street Methodist Episcoal Church could hold, he Law and Medical Colleges of Wil lamette University tonight held Joint commencement exercises. Thlrty-sev en graduates in law and 11 in medicine received their sheepskins. This Is the largest class In law ever graduating at Willamette, and. while not the larg est finishing here In medicine, is above the average in number and Is the strongest in scholastic attainment. Both these classes graduate many who have been prominent In athletics. debate, oratory and other lines of un dergraduate activities. Two of tbe strongest students among the lawyers finishing are of the fair sex Miss Fern Hobbs, Governor West's private secretary, and Miss Mabel A Wellborn. The lawyers also contain among this number three members of the same family, the trio representing two generations, a father, Mclnturff, Sr.. and his two sons, all of the three graduating with high honors. State Officials Graduate. Nine of the graduates have been holding positions of trust and impor tance at the Statehouse during their undergraduate days. Among this num ber is found Ralph E. Watson, Gov ernor West's ex-private recretary, now "Blue Sky" Commissioner; Walter B. Dlllard, assistant of the public instruc tion department, and C B. Babcock, of the Workmen's Compensation Commis sion, and several others. Charles E. Bates was the graduate In medicine receiving highest honors. He received for this the Tamlesie gold medal reward. Mr. Bates also was highest man passing the January state medical examinations in Oregon of the 97 taking It. Verne Hamilton also passed the State Board with honor be fore his graduatloa. Dr. Touajr Gives AddreM. Dr Benjamin Young, of Portland, de livered an address to both classes urg ing strongly that each cultivate self mastery and harmony with surround ings. Judge G. H. Burnett made the special address to the law class and was well received. Dr. I F. Griffith, of Salem, addressed the medicos. The graduates in medicine ate: Charles Elmer Bates, Lewis C. Hob son. Ivan Ellsworth Bellinger, Lloyd Howe Mott. Charles Francis Cropp. 1'hlllp L Newmyer. Verne Leonard Hamilton. John William Rose. Delmer Neii Hay:en. Dick Raymond Ross, Da vid Aibtrt Williams. The graduates Id law are: Alden W. Andrews, J. W. Mclnturff. C. B. Babcok. Ernest R. lie Kee. Ernest Blue. Frank E. ' Meek, G. G. Brown. Donald W. Miles, George Cole. E. Max rage. C. Joseph Crosby. E. K. Plasecki. Robin D. Day Charles Z. Randall, W. B. Dlllard. Thomas A. Rlnehart. Charles W. Ersklne. George R. Schrelber. R. Grover Francis, Fred C Schmidt. Lawrence L. Gardner, C. L. Starr, Verl A. Goode. Walter C, Stimson. C. O. Hlckox. Burr E. Tatro, Carl A. Hlmpel. Ralph A. Watson, Fern Hobbs. Mabel A. Wellborn. Carl T. Jefferson. Lloyd E." Westiey, Roscoe L Keator. Charles A. Wilson. David N. Mclnturff. George F. Winslow, H. Fletcher Mclnturff. TARIFF SITUATION SENATE CHANGED Tie Vote Possible on Wool and Sugar, if Poindexter Does Not Prevent. WALSH ISSUES PROTEST Montanan Regarded as Likely to Stay Ont of Caucus Woolen Manufacturer Pleads for Measure of Protection. WASHINGTON, May 23. Wool and sugar, the stumbling-blocks of. the tar- in: . neia the attention of Senate finance sub-committees and Senators in gen eral today, the legislative air being filled with rumors of contemplated changes and alliances and counter ru mors of a further tightening of the Administration forces for free wool and for free sugar In three years. Great Interest was attached to public statement made by Senator Walsh, of Montana, condemning the proposal to put wool and sugar on the free list, which gave rise to a report that he might Join with Senators Rans dell and Thornton, of Louisiana, and vote against the. bill. In that case the Senate Democratic majority being only six, the vote on the tariff bill would be a tie, necessitating the vote of Vice President Marshall to pass It. Should this develop, there are- some Demo crats who believe that Senator Poin dexter, of Washington, the only avowed Progressive in the Senate, will vote with them on the bill. This would give leeway for another Democrat to de sert in the final vote. Caucus Will Be Interesting. Administration leaders declared to day that the situation looked favor able for the bill, but they look for ward to an Interesting session in the party caucus, when the Southern and Western Representatives will have an opportunity to make a determined struggle against free wool and free sugar. A rumor that several of them would unite to 'remain out of the cau cus was denied by party leaders, though one of them declared that he would not blame Senator Walsh should he determine to stay out If It became apparent that the caucus would not yield on sugar and wool. William Whitman, a leader of the woolen Interests in tariff considera tion, had an interesting hour with Senator Stone's sub-committee, attack ng the woolen manufactures schedule. Mr. Whitman declared the proposed du ties on wool manufactures were 30 per cent less than the rates in the Wilson tariff act. which he said was supposed to be a free trade bill. Senator James urged that economic conditions in pro ductlon justified a difference, of 30 per cent at this time as compared with conditions when the Wilson law was enacted. Foreign Reserve Large. Asked If free wool would not prove beneficial to his Interests. Mr. Whit man said it might eventually. At present, he said, his company had on hand a large supply of raw wool bought under tariff rates, and that he would be at a disadvantage in working this off while other manufacturers were buying and manufacturing with wool bought on a free-of-duty basis He declared that foreign manufactur ers had enormous amounts of woolen goods stacked away ready to put on the American market as soon as the proposed bill becomes a law. Julius Forstmann. of Passaic. N. J. lso appealed for an extension of the time when the wool schedule shall be come effective. He urged that the raw wool schedule should not beoome ef fective until three months after the passage of the act, and the duties on woolen manufactures six months after. order to give the trade an oppor- unlty to work off goods manufactured under present conditions. Oxnard Defends Sugar Duty. Henry T. Oxnard, recognized as the head of the delegation representing the beet sugar interests, appeared before Senator Williams' sub-committee to protest against the proposed sugar schedule. He presented the case of the beet sugar men at length, malntaln- ng that free sugar would be a blow to the Industry in this country. An important change in the bill as passed the House, it was reliably reported today, has been made by Sen ator Stone's committee in the metal schedule. They are declared to hava decided to put pig iron and ferro-man- ganese on the free list. The Under wood bill levies a 10 per cent, duty pig iron and 15 per cent on ferro- mangunese used in the manufacture of teel. An argument over these rates eveloped in the House. Majority Leader Underwood and Representative Palmer, of Pennsylvania, maintained that they should not be placed on the free list because they were a. good source of revenue. The Senate sub-committee is said to have reversed this decision, maintain ing that they both are products of the nlted States Steel Corporation ana raw material for tbe Independent steel manufacturer and should be on the free list for that reason. CITIZENS MAY BLOCK SALE Opposition Against Water Works Arises at Mllwaukie. MILWAUKIE, Or.. May 23. (Special.) Opposition to the purchase of the MInthorne Springs Water Works. J. L. Johnson, manager, has come up In the form of a remonstrance now in circu lation. The appraisers fixed the value of the property at 16717. Some of the water mains extend outside the city limits. According to the new charter amendment a remonstrance signed by 100 taxpayers will block the sale of any of the water plants at the ap praised value. . It was announced here today that an effort will be made to revive the Mil- waukle Commercial Club, or start a new organization. A large number of improvements to streets Is contem plated this year besides the municipal water works, and It la considered neces sary to have a civic club to look after these matters. BAKER CLASS GRADUATES Superintendent Churchill Makes Last Official Address. BAKER. Or., May 23. (Special.) efore an audience that packed the Baker Theater tonight 61 were grad ated from the Baker High School and City Superintendent Churchill gave his ast address before becoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction for Oregon. There were 29 boys and only 22 girls, an unusual feature for graduating class In the state. Dr. Edmund C. Conklin, or the Uni versity of Oregon, delivered the com mencement address and paid high trib ute to Professor Churchill, who made fitting remarks In regard to hla 20 years with the Baker schools. Frank McColloch was valedictorian and John Jenkins was salutatorlan. The girls' only part was in the chorus in charge of Miss Anna Thomas, the musical Instructor. MR. HEUSNER: The people of Portland have a right to know from you the following: The names of the people back of the Heusner Franchise, and if there are none, why should you or any other man be given a valuable franchise for prac ticallv nothing to sell again for your personal benefit? Do you think it right that the valuation of $81,000 placed on your franchise by the City Council after a careful consideration should be cut down by you to $37,500 in your franchise before the people? Are you, because you think so, entitled to this reduction of over $40,000? Hasn't the time come when the people of Portland, through their Council or Commission, should, after careful consideration, fix the value of any franchise and not allow any interested indi vidual to place a value on what he wants just because he wants it? The. fact that you have changed materially the franchise you first wanted is enough to make every voter sit up and take notice. The franchises lately gotten from the city by the Oregon- Electric Company and the Southern Pacific Eailroad clearly say what the length of trains shall be how many cars yours does not. All franchises lately granted by the city call for steel posts within the fire limits. Yours does not. Don't you consider it a most dangerous thing for the people of Portland to grant you, by their vote, a franchise that cannot be amended, that settles ab solutely for the length of the franchise all the conditions that pertain to it? Would it not be much better for the. people to vote NO on your franchise and later have it come up' to the Commission and have it carefully considered? Do you think it right, if you really mean business, that you should have two years in which to build a line which can be built in six months? Isn't it a fact that in your endeavor to sell the Kenton line at your figure, you are trying to get this franchise? And isn't it all wrong for you to talk about your con nection with suburban lines in another state, when you have no connection with them and they don't exist, and if they do, it will be in the years to come; and when they do, our new bridge across the Columbia will be built and it will be the proper time to figure on the interurban car interests from that sec tion? East and West Broadway, by the building of the new Broadway bridge, has become the main artery running north and south through the heart of Portland, and the residents of all the East Side, the Peninsula district, Irving ton, Central East Portland, Mount Tabor district, Lents,' Sellwood district, Portland Heights, Willamette Heights, in fact, all of East and West Portland, all the people are most vitally interested in having efficient service on Broad way to all parts of the city, as it means the loss of money and time to thou sands if through the center of town on Broadway ther.s should be two lines operating on the same street, to the disadvantage of both and only causing congestion that cannot be rectified. The following is taken from a letter from Charles G. Andrews, President of the Los Angeles Realty Board, dated October 2, 1912: "In reply will state that if some of your Portland people were to see the condition of Hill and Main streets, upon which both local and interurban cars are operating, they would immediately agree that it is not only impracticable, in rapidlygrowing cities like Portland and Los Angeles, to operate such dual service, hut it is a- tremendously expensive proposition as well. It renders other street traffic at busy times of -the day impossible. It causes a tremen dous loss of time to out-of-town residents, and a big loss of business to mer chants." Should you, Mr. Heusner, get your franchise and run your big, slow-moving cars up' Broadway in connection with the existing line you will only create a condition like that in Los Angeles, and for which the people will have to suffer if they grant your franchise. There is a franchise at the City Hall, which is most generous to you, which you did not take, but which gives 3Tou an entrance into the City of Portland and the use of Flanders, Tenth, Salmon and Fourth streets. What more do vou want? The people of Portland should VOTE NO ON THE HEUSNER FRANCHISE, NO. 103 ON THE BALLOT. People's Rights League By T. A. Linthicum, Sec. (PAID ADVERTISEMENT) 7 V! ' r:-: LOOK ME UP FRAN CHA J. S ON FOR COMMISSIONER "Stronjr for low taxes; civil service and efficiency." Born in Portland. Vote Xo. Si) on ballot. Pays $2.!27.C1 taxes. (Paid Advertisement.) 1 mo v4 y.A isV: .-way .Ernest House. GROWERS TO DECIDE North Pacific Fruit Distribu tors to Meet Today. FUTURE COURSE IS ISSUE Whether to Disband, Maintain Inac tive Organization or Proceed on Original Plans Without Wenat chee to Be Decided. HOOD RIVER. Or., May JS. Spe cial.) At a meeting of the board ol trustees of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors to be held here- tomorrow morning: it will be decided definitely as to what action the concern, which was organized at Spokane last Fall, will take as to handling of the Northwest ern fruit crop for the coming: year. The meeting- was arranged for over the telephone today by H. F. Davidson, of this city, a member of the executive committee of the distributors, and their treasurer, H. C. Sampson, of Spokane, secretary. Mr. Davidson says that a number of the Northwestern districts haie passed resolutions asking that the distributors not disband for the year, at has been proposed, but that it continue its existence and handle their apple crop for them. T'le distributors have had three dif ferent lines of action under consider ation. First, to become inactive for the present year, merely keeping their ideruty for the purpose of coming' to-g-ethor and discussing general condi tions secorid. to carry out the original plans without the affiliation of Wen aU'hee, -many of the growers of this district being opposed to the plan; and third, mtrely to make the organization a mi diuui of exploiting the Northwest ern box apple business by a wide cam paign of advertising. While J. H. Robbins. of Yakima, who has been proposed as manager of the distributors, has spoken In favor of the first-named plan, it is thought that the pre.ssure that will be brought to bear by the various districts will result in the trustees' going ahead with their plans as originally outlined. A mass meeting of the Hood River Valley growers, at which representa tives will he present from The Dalles, Mosier. Underwood, White Salmon and the Willamotte Valley, will be held in the afternooon to decide whether the Hood River district shall affiliate with the dlstributoro this year. Although the growers have never taken any definite action on the distributors, all of their utterances have been favorable to the now central selling agency. EUGENE TO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF XEW LIXE TO BE OBSERVED. Picnic Sueeested by President of Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railroad. EUGENE. Or., May 23. (Special.) That the completion of tracklaylng on the Portland. Eugene & Eastern line. between Eugene and Corvallls, will not go unmarked Is indicated by corre spondence with President Robert Stra- horn, given out this morning Dy m. J Duryea. manager of the promotion de partment of the Eugene Commercial Club. Mr. Duryea had communicated to Mr. Strahorn the wish of Eugene people to observe the event, reserving for the complete electrification of the system a celebration which shall rival that which greeted the Oregon Electric last October. Mr. Strahorn writes: "We have Ifad this under considers tion and beg to assure you we w'll take pleasure In co-operating with you to carry this out. "It has been suggested that we might run trains from both Eugene and Cor vallls, having the same meet where the rails are finally joined, and have a reg ular old-fashioned basket picnic there." Two work trains are now at work on Ahiand Lodge fo Build.' ASHLAND. Or.. May 23. (Special.) An ancient landmark In the premises of the market block is to be rehabili tated. Originally constructed in 1879. it has been deemed necessary to re build the main portion of the structure. The contemplated improvements will involve the expenditure of about 12000. Ashland to Improve Park. ASHLAND. Or.. May 23. (Special.) Civic Improvements have experienced an Impetus, due to the action of the City Council, which appropriated 1250 in behalf of the Chautauqua Park Club's efforts to beautify the park. pre. limlnary to the forthcoming assembly of the Southern Oregon Chautauqua. are OFFICIAL DECORATORS mm Portland Rose Festival Seattle Golden Potlatch Pendleton Round-Up Walla Walla North Pacific Sanger Bund Everett Klaw Kow Yah If You Want the Best in Decorations See Us New Materials Fast Colors CHAS. W. GOODMAN COMPANY Phone Marshall 5937. 309 Oak Street Vote For Ernest House No. 50 On the Ballot Mr. House Is not a politician, but lias been a Portland successful business man for 30 years. Is broad-minded, efficient and honest la all Ms dealings. Will not stand for special privileges. Will stand for Municipal ownerohln of public utili ties, cheaper froa end telephone, public bath, pavluit plant, free garbage collections, lower economi cal taxeo, firemen's pension funds, public market. (Paid Adv.) the line, hurrying material to the front, so that the three or four miles of track yet to be laid may soon be in place. Echo Rcbrkahs Xante Officers. ECHO. Or., May 23. (Special.) Hen rietta Rebekah Lodge No. 36, Oddfel lows, of this place, held its regular semi-annual election Wednesday night. Officers elected tor the term beginning July 1 were: Noble grand, Mrs. Anna Youlg; vice-grand. Miss Nona Houser: secretary, Mrs. Minerva Scholl, and treasurer, Mrs. Kate Oulliford. Low Rates East VIA Rock Island Lines May 28th TO September 30th Inclnslva Return Limit, October 31, 1013 The Route of the De Luxe Rocky Mountain Limited By purchasing your tickets at our officfl, you have your choice of any line out of Portland. Special attention to women and children traveling alone. Ticketo, Reservations, Informa tion, etc., M. J. GEARY General Agent Passenger Department M4 Stark St Portland, Orejroa I Main 884 A DAY IN THE COUNTRY. Take the kiddles for a Sunday outing at "Metzger. Round trip, including lunch, 2oc. Get tickets today at 722 Yeon bldg. Trains leave Tenth and Stark streets 9 A. M.; Jefferson-street depot, 9:20 A. M. Sunday. Music