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2 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. JULY 1913. NELSON AND CLAPP -REPLY TO: HULHALL PRESIDENT HUERTA, OP MEXICO, GREETS FORMER ENEMY WITH BEARLIKE HUG Going Away Soon? 0PTIMISEV1 REIGNS IN MONEY MARKET Leading Bankers Say There Will Be No Suggestion of Stringency. BIG CROPS IS BEST SIGN Balkan War Is Severe Drain on Gold Supply Encouragement to Farm rg to Export Wheat Given at Reserve Centers. BY W. 8- COUSINS. Editor The American Banker. NEW YORK. July 2L (Special.) Frequently during- the past six months statements concerning- the dull and narrow aspect or Wall street business have been, forthcoming. Notwithstanding-, there has been sufficient ac tivity to warrant the designation as a premier security mart, and visitors to the financial district have been amazed to behold with what celerity the busi ness of buying and selling securities on the exchange has been conducted and to what extent the transactions of a single session sometimes attain. It has remained for the past. week, however, to establish new records for inactivity and apathy in stock maYket transactions, and statistics show that not since 1896 has there been such In difference to security purchases, as In dicated by the small number of shares changing hands. When It is remem bered that In 1896 there were less than half the number of stocks listed on the exchange as at present, and that spec ulation was necessarily confined to much narrower limits. It will be seen that present records suffer all the more by comparison. Day's Losses Considerable. It has been estimated that the bro kerage on the sale of 64,760 shares (one day's low record) would be suffi cient to allow each member of the stock exchange the modest amount of almost 12 for his day's business. The average daily expense of a stock ex change member. Including rental of the main and branch offices, salaries, pri vate wires, etc., will range probably from 300 to 1000 a day, not consid ering the interest on the amount In vested for his seat on the exchange. Inquiry- may probably be made, in passing, as to the reasons for this change of sentiment toward the specu lative markets, and the lack of Interest displayed In them by Investors. It Is doubtless true that legislative attacks and criticisms have been largely re sponsible for the creation of adverse sentiment against the security ex change, and to a large extent these criticisms have been amply Justified. In late years, however, the governors of the exchange have undergone a rigid process of self-examination and self expurgation, with the result that the day of sharp practices. If they ever ex isted, have passed for good, i The more natural explanation is that In this period of agitation and transi tion Investors and speculators are wait ing to -see. their -way more clearly. Just now the money situation Is abnormal, the political situation In Europe Is un settling and the radical changes in the tariff schedules are not conducive to active speculation. Perhaps the next few months will have a different tale. Money Will Remain Firm. Conservative bankers and business men are unanimous in their belief that money rates during the remainder of this year will continue to be firm, but without even the suggestion of an awkward stringency. Throughout the great agricultural districts of the Mid dle West, and in the financial centers which are most closely in touch there with there is a feeling of optimism and hopefulness that Is doubtless In spired by the promise of excellent crops. It is true that a larger crop means a greater strain on the money market In order to finance the great harvesting operations, but the after effects are extremely satisfying both to the banker and the farmer. When the Gov ernment Issued Its monthly crop report last week great disappointment was felt because of the serious deteriora tion in Spring wheat, indicating a crop of more than 100,000,000 busels below that of 1912. Since that time, however, copious showers In the territories most affected have greatly Improved the out look and Indications now point to a volume of new wealth from the soli that must surely prove a substantial and beneficial factor In rehabilitating the banking reserves of this great sec tlon. Western bankers, however, ' at the reserve centers, are impressing on the farmer and on the interior -banker the necessity of reducing loans and of building up our foreign credit balance through the encouragement of exports of grain as rapidly as possible. The incentive to this Is the fact that with all the liquidation that the stock mar ket has contributed and with a moder ate curtailment In business, loans con tinue extraordinarily high and re serves low. Many of the Western banks are still below their-legal re quirements, a Rltlintlnn , . to the!r liking on the eve of the Zp- ' .vii crop require ments. Gold Exports Continue. The movement of gold to Paris, which continues in good quantity re flected the exigencies of European markets due to the Balkan war financ ing, and is one of the disturbing ele ments in tne home situation. It now appears that the French Bank has been furnishing funds to the Balkan bellig erents and that the struggle has been continued much longer than had been anticipated. The result has been an unusual decrease In . 1UI1U9, which has caused the governors of the Bank of France to seek for American gold to strengthen their own reserves. u.iiui luu.itijr, unaer me present cur rency system, there is no method by outn v can compel the preclou metal to stav t hnmA oa i .. as any commodity, at the disposal of the hlK-hest hldriAi-. wAA . constructed in any way similar to the Bjreai European systems, the adjust ment of the discount rate would rigidly prohibit the export of. gold at a time when it Is sorely needed at home. Moreover, it is now conceded that the suppiy or Dar goia nas Deen exhausted and that further shipments will neces sarily consist of American eagles whloh will rlnll. i K..I. .. .. -- - . - . u . CDQIVC and In other ways prove more embar raBBing man ine lormer movement of goia uere. ilt.nllnii Vi.a oo-aln I - J to the National capital, and much uneasi ness has been expressed over recent de velopments, more especially with re gard to tariff developments and th new currency bill. On 'the other hand there is cause for real satisfaction ii prevent the threatened railroad strike that what might have proved a na tional-calamity has been averted. 1 uuwwg:-. WH'M vw'rmmv fyyvwjp - - - - - I p &-fh I"- ' : x- , .T ff - .. , ; i "v : i . - - I ' ' d ' ' - -' " v - - 1 " " ;-V-;r - - . ' ? x - v . I -. . . j GENERAL OROZCO, OPT RIGHT, C NATIONAL MEXICO NEAR CRISIS President Wilson Denies Pre dicting Government's Fall. STATEMENT MADE PUBLIC Secretary Tumulty Declares Wilson Has Not Said United States VT1U establish Protectorate Over Central American Countries. " 'Continued from Page Ont.) the Huerta regime are being talked over freely in'' oiltciaT circles, though no official of the' Administration will permit his name to be coupled with them. AH Information made public was with, the exact stipulation that it should not be represented as reflecting the views of the Administration. Wilson Aawalta Ambassador. Meanwhile President Wilson is await ing the coming of Ambassador Wilson, hurrying north from Mexico City to make a first-hand report of conditions. His reports will be compared with those President Wilson has received from other sources. Secretary Bryan, who has canceled some of his lecture dates that he may return to Washing ton Thursday or Friday, will partici pate in the conferences. Ambassador WilBon was at Hanava today and one Indication of the desire to, hurry him to Washington was seen in ' a request by Secretary . Bryan to Burgeon-General Blue to expedite the Ambassador's passage through quar antine at Havana and Key West. " While the first intimation of the Administration's apprehensive regard for the latest development came early today there was no additional Informa tion to supplement the semi-official an nouncement from high quarters that this Government considered the situa tion a very grave one for the Huerta regime and looked forward to the de velopments of the next two weeks with the deepest interest. Rebels Take Revenare. Refusal of foreign consular repre sentatives to hold a parley with Gen eral Urbina, the Mexican revolutionary leader, before his attack on Durango Is given the reason for the outrages against residents, irrespective of na tlonality, following the recent rebel oc cupancy of the city, according to State Department advices received today. General Urbina sent the Consuls word of his intention to besiege Durango and sought a conference with them. As retaliation for their refusal to meet him, it is said, the city virtually was given over to the soldiery and the mob. who fired and plundered property in discriminately. Money was demanded from the banks and from wealthy citl xens. Prices are very high and Consul Hamm fears that there may be a fam ine, although all Americans remaining in the place are reported well. The State Department has been advised that the government at Mexico City has ex pressed its intention of preventing demonstration upon the arrival of the new Japanese Minister, which might be considered anti-American in character. Transportation la Demoralised. Transportation facilities in Mexico are in a state of demoralization. More than 200 bridges have been destroyed between Monterey and Torreon. From Guaymaa Admiral Cowles com manding the Pacific squadron, reported today to the Navy Department that the city was quiet, federal reinforcements having arrived . State Department reports say that all communication with interior Mexico was cut off yesterday. The revolutionists have taken the principal towns to the west of Tux pam and fighting Is expected at that place. Consul Canada has reported that the battleship Louisiana probably will go rrom Vera .Cruz to Tuxpam to guard American Interests when the clash comes. Marauders near that port have been attacked in a search for arms and pro visions. . too Vera Crus newspapers have been suspended by President 'Huerta. The wrecking of an iron bridge of the National Railroad near Monterey has interrupted transporta tlon to the northward. CHAMBERLAIN WILL BOLT (Continued From Tint Page.1) Senator Burton, of Ohio, expressing the assurance that It would fail in its pur A TIGHT BY CAMERA ON VISIT TO PALACE. pose to lower the cost of living and Senator Smoot, of Utah, in an address to be continued tomorrow, branding it "the most injurious tariff measure ever taken up for consideration by Congress." "This bill," said Senator Smoot, "is partisan and sectional measure, the outcome of secret caucus methods such as never ruled before in the Senate of the United States. In his book, 'Our New Freedom,' President Wilson says that there is no excuse for caucusing in Congress, and in a speech in Indiana preceding his election he emphasized that point by asserting that there was no necessity for secrecy in Congressional-proceedings. Yet, not in the his tory of Congress has there been any thing equal to that record In the way of dark methods in the preparation of tarirr Din. "Governor Foss, of Massachusetts. who has been elected three times to his present office by the Democratic party and who was supported as a candidate for President at the last Democratic National convention, denounces this bill as a sacrifice of the interests. of the Nation. William R. Hearst, a promi nent Democrat, mentioned as a candi date for President, agrees with Governor-Foss. We all know what Demo crats of Louisiana, Colorado, Montana and other states vitally .interested think of -this measure. A former Dem ocratic United States Senator from Col orado . has denounced it In vigorous terms. . How could he do otherwise when it sacrifices practically every im portant industry of . that state and also of every other Rocky mountain state as well as other, states,-excepting pos siDiy some in tne south?' Analyzing the bill from end to end. Senator Smoot declared that "of th many monstrous provisions of thU tariff lew, perhaps the. worst is the one designed to annihilate the production of sugar in this country." FARRELL PARTY AT BEND RAILROAD MEN VISIT MASV CENTRAL OREGON TOWNS. Prlneville Bankers and Men Tender Reception Burns Next Stopping Point. BT ADDISON BENNETT. ' BEND, Or., July 21. (Staff Corre spondence.) The O.-W. R. & N. Dartv headed by President Farrell, which left Portland in . two private cars Sunday night, was picked up by an engine at rne Dalles and made a smooth and easy run to Metolius. arrlvlnsr at 6!Rn thi morning. There we were met by Fred Stanley anl two automobiles, and after having breakfast in the cars we left for Prlneville. going by the way .of Lamonta. O'Neill and up Crooked River to Prlneville. There a stop was made at the famous ranch of Tom Sharp, also with George Hlxon, who in partnership with Mrs. McDowell, of Prlneville, is raising some of the finest cattle in the state. At Sharp's ranch we had the rjleasura of meeting besides Mr. arid Mrs. Sharp, an a. xi. x-i. voroeu ana tne two Misses Failing. At Prlneville we were met by I. N. Williamson and with him as tllot we went up the Ochoeo to the George rtusseil rancn, thence back to McKay Creek and up that a distance, thence to Prlneville, where we had lunch at the famous hostelry of Mrs. McDowell. After lunch the bankers and business men gathered at the hotel and an In formal reception was held. At 2 P. M. we left for Bend via Powell Butte, Redmond, Deschutes and Laid law, stopping for some time at Des chutes, where we were the guests of Roscoe Howard. The country and towns look good. We ran Into a heavy shower in the afternoon and got a trifle wet, but were glad to do so, consider ing the good the rain will do the coun try. Tomorrow morning, with an extra machine to carry baggage, wt leave for Burns, where we hope to arrive before 6 P. M. NETERER ' OBTAINS POST Senate Confirms Nomination to Be Federal Judge. ' OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July t 21. The Senate today confirmed the nomination of Jeremiah Neterer to be Federal judge for West ern Washington. He will fill the vacancy caused by the failure of the last Senate to con firm the nomination of Judge Clinton Howard. Neterer was not opposed. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our relatives and friends who so kindly assisted us In our sad bereavement in the loss of our husband and brother. Mrs. D. E. Ander son and family. . Senators Deny Ever Having Seen Lobbyist Until In quiry Began. JAMES E. WATSON IN CASE Political 'Worker Tells of Represent ative's Accepting Retainer While . in Government Office to Work for Tariff Commission. WASHINGTON. July 21. Two Sena tors, Nelson and Clapp, of Minnesota, took the stand tonight before the com mittee of their colleagues investigat ing the "lobby" and denied the truth of statements made by Martin M. Mul hall, foxmer political, worker, acceler ator of Congressional opinion and all aro'und field worker for the National Association of Manufacturers. In letters read into the Record today Mulhall told of conversations with Sen ator Nelson a member of the lobby commlttee-r-in relation to the rejection early In- 1909 of a bill amending the Sherman anti-trust act by a Senate subcommittee, of which Mr. Nelson, was chairman. Mulhall wrote to F. C. Schwedtman, secretary to James W. VanCleave. pres ident of the association, that he had seen Senator Nelson and that the Sen ator had told him what transpired in his subcommittee. He swore on direct examination by Senator Cummins that Mr. Nelson had suggested that the association send a copy of the sub committee's adverse report on the bill to the President. "Mr. Roosevelt." In one letter Mulhall spoke of being in troduced to- Senator Clapp by Mr. Nel son, and of talking with both, men about a recent decision under the Sherman act. Mulhall Becomes Confused. Questioned closely by Senator Cum mins, Mulhall first swore he had been told by Mr. Nelson what had occurred in the committee room, even to how its members voted on the proposed amend ment. Pursued further, he agreed that possiDiy ne nad not received such In formation and then switched again and ueciarecl mat lr ne said he had received such information It must be correct. "I have no recollection of seeing Mr. Mulhall or taylng to him about this bill and I certainly would not have talked to him about what transpired before the judiciary committee," said Senator Nelson tonight. "It Is possible he may have stepped' Inside of my of- nce and gotten them from my clerk. Mr. Hicks, my clerk, says that he can not recollect ever having' seen Mulhall In our room. So far as the report is concerned, you all know that Mr. Mul hall could get these reports from the document room. I have no recollec tion of ever meeting Mr. Mulhall or talking to him on these subjects or anything else. Ever since Mr. Mulhall appeared here before the committno I have been racking my brain to think or recall it I ever saw him or had a talk with him. There is a possibility that I may be mistaken. I understand that Mr. Mulhall had a mustache .then- and perhaps that may account for the fact mat x qo not recognize, him now." Clapp Says He Never Met Mulhall. "I have not the slightest ranollontlnn of ever seeing Mulhall and certainly I Have no recollection that Senator Nel son introduced me to'him in his room.' swore Senator Clapp. "It is very clear in my mind that if I had I would have reconectea it. ine iNeison matter came up when Senator Reed introduced a letter dated January 29, 1909, from Mulhall to escnweatman. "I sent In my card to Senator Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, who made the adverse report, as chairman, to the Senate upon the amendment of the Sherman law," read the letter. "The Senator came out and took me to his room and gave me a complete state ment of what took place In th lndl- cdary committee before they made their ttuverse report. Senator Nelson was not in the roon at the time and Senator clared that, he had been requested to no, urn au matters beariner Mr. ki son's name be read at once. Two letters were put in the record, one referring to the same bill, -the other to an anti- lujuncuon Dili which did not figure in .nw iiiicr testimony. Mulball Forsets Details. Upon direct examination Mulhall said ne cecame acquainted with Senator rison ai me time he wrote the first "I was sent there by Mr. Emery, th ui.iei looDyist ror the association," he "Senator Nelson's renort on th) v.m was made three days before your call; mean to say that you in fluenced him?" asked Senator Cummins. "No, sir, not at all." Senator Cummins pressed the wit ness as to the statement that Senator Nelson had given him . information about what occurred before the bill was reported adversely. Mulhall was certain that he had secured such In formation, then "was not clear on that. and later showed signs of anger. "Tou don't expect me to remember details of conversations which, occurred so long ago?" he asked. "I would be very much surprised If you did." said Senator Cummins, dryly. Aside from Senator Nelson. Mulhall's letters dealt largely today with what NEW for the coming season. Select yours now. Small deposit will hold. Special Summer Prices It's Money Saved Stored free and delivered when needed. Remodeling and Renovating at reduced Summer prices. - Store Your Furs The largest and safest cold, dry-air storage vaults in Portland, built of steel and- concrete for the safe keeping of your furs Phone Main 24, A 2440 Established 50 Years J. P. Plagemann, Manager 288 MORRISON ST. 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Mulhall, Schwedtman and even til all v President VanCleave and others high in ms councils or tne association want ed Watson in the post of Secretary of Commerce and Labor, after he had been defeated for Governor of Indiana, In one letten Mulhall wrote that "If Mr. Watson Is selected for the appointment of Secretary of Commerce and Labor he will be much more powerful In the Cab inet of President Taft than he would be as Governor of the great state of Indiana." Letters About Watson Quoted. In another letter he said: "If he (Mr. Watson) was Secretary of Commerce and Labor it would be to upbuild our splendid organization and would give us the greatest rating inrougnout tne country that any manu facturer has ever had in the history of the Nation." On January 25, 1909, D. M. Parry, one time president of the association, wrote to Mulhall: "I personally would feel just as safe with Mr.. Watson in that job (Secretary of Commerce and Labor) as for Mr. Van Cleave or myself to have the chair." All through the day the letters told of the Interest of Mulhall In a tariff commission. He swore that he was In structed to find out the views of every member of the House and most Sena tors on this matter and letters' were read giving the standing of tecores of men.-"- He finally . mixed Watson up withfthe commission. . . "I believe that Mr. TVatson was em ployed by the committee of 100 of the tariff commission when It w.as cre ated," he swore, "and paid a" certain amount of money per week for his services while he was here In Washing ton for that-committee. "I know that at a meeting where this arrangement was made they set a price on Mr. Watson of $500 for a re tainer. Mr. Emory set that price, by appealing to Mr. Klrby and the rest, and $250 a week for Mr. Watson while he was here engaged In that work and $10,000 If he got the bill through at the end of the campaign." "Mr. Watson at that time was not a member?" asked Mr. Reed. "Yes, he was a member of Congress." LIQUORS 10 BE SEIZED GOVERXOR ISSUES PROCLAMA TION OX INTOXICANTS. Ocean and River Steamers Suspected of Carrying Contraband Sup plies to Oregon. SALEM, Or.. July 21. (Special.) u-overnor West today Issued a procla mation Instructing peace officers to seize all intoxicating liquors shipped into the state In violation of Federal and state laws. "It Is dally brought to the attention of this office," says the proclamation, "that unlawful shipments of such liquor are being made, particularly by means of ocean and river steamers plying be tween - points within this state and points within this and other states: "Now therefore. In view of the fore going premises and by virtue of the authority invested In me, I. Oswald West, Governor of the State of Oregon, do hereby direct all Sheriffs. Constables, Marshals, policemen and deputies of such officers and all special officers or agents appointed Dy tnis oitlce to en force the provisions of Bald acts pre venting the unlawful shipment of liquor into dry territory, and further direct them to seize all such unlawful ship- CORBETT BLDCJ. Don't forget your suitcase and your sweater you'll need, them both. See the reduced prices on the fine lines carried by this store: $ 7.50 Bags and Suitcases, now only 3 5.95 $10.00 Bags and Suitcases, now only 7.95 $15.00 Bags and Suitcases, now only $11.85 $18.50 Bags and Suitcases, now only $14.95 $20.00 Bags and Suitcases, now only $15.85 $5.00 Shaker Knit Sweaters. .$3.95 $6.50 and $8.00 Shaker Knit Sweaters $5.95 $6.50 and $7.50 Jumbo Coats. .$4.95 v$8.50 and $10 Angora Jumbo Coats $6.95 Furnishings Dept., Main floor. BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth BANKRUPT FURNITURE STOCK ENTIRE Peters Mfg. Co. 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Formal welcome to the delegates was extended tonight by President Camp bell, of the university. Bomb Explodes In Lisbon. LISBON, Portugal. July 21. A bomb exploded In a coppersmith's work shop hefe today and seriously Injured the proprietor, who opened a drawer In which It had been concealed. All his employes were arrested. The police made a number of raids on revolution ary labor clubs today. They seized a quantity of bombs and arrested many of the members. NO BETTER PLACE Than Gearhart "By-the-Sea," where all the pleasures of the seashore are at your command golf, automoblllng and horseback riding on beach, tennis, bathing In surf and natatorium. Excel lent hotel. Write A. C. Mitchell, Mgr., Gearhart, Or., for reservations. Lard Local Ticket Offices INSURANCE CONGRESS No Confetti RANDOLPH STU ART FOR ENTRY 1311, VICTORIA. B. 0. 4 .