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THE . MOIWflXG OREGOXIA7T, FRIDAY, ' FEBRUARY 12, 1915. CDF H SE SHIP BILL IS NEXT HOVE House Democrats Would Take Up Gore Measure, With i Two-Year Time Limit. EXTRA SESSION DREADED Cffort to lie Made Today to Adopt Clotnre ltulc In Senate Lead ers Tliink Bill Will Fall in yrxt Congress. WASHINGTON". Feb. 11. A compro mise proposal, designed to extricate the Administration ship-purchase bill from the deadlock which has blocked its passage In the Senate and to avert an extra session, was put forward tonight by House Democrats through Repre sentative Kltchln, of North Carolina, chosen majority leader In the next House. The new plan, which propoaes the passage of the shipping bill as a tem porary emergency measure, was de veloped while the Senate marked time, with both opponents and supporters of the measure sparring for advantage. n adjournment of the Senate tonight advanced the plans of the Democratic leaders to force a cloture rule that would end the filibuster, and an effort to adopt some such rule will be made tomorrow. Gore Compromise la Amended. Aa announced by Representative Kitchin. the compromise contemplates the passage through the House next veek of the compromise bill suggested by Senator Gore, with an amendment that would terminate the Government's ortivities in the shipping business two years after the close of the European" war. Respite President Wilsons an viovnced determination to stand by the bill now before the senate in its pres ent form. Representative Kltchln said the House leaders, desiring to avoid an extra session, proposed to put this measure before the Senate and give the President an opportunity to accept it in event of the total failure of the pending bill. Representative Kitchin. Majority Ieader Underwood. Representative Adamson and other House leaders con ferred with President Wilson at the White House today and returned to the Capitol with the assurance that despite the gloomy outlook In the Sen ate the President was still firm In his determination to press the ship-pur chase bill even to the point of calling n extra session of Congress if the measure was blocked until March 4. Kxtra pension Believed Futile. Senators Fletcher and Simmons also talked with Mr. Wilson. Representa tive Kltchln and other House members told the President of opposition In Congress to sn extra session and ad vised that their information led them to believe that an extra session would prove futile, because the ship bill would fall to secure a majority In the next House. "The plan In the House as tenta tively agreed upon," said Representa tive Kitchin tonight, -is to pass the Core bill with an amendment remov ing the reimanent features of the pending bill." Meantime an effort will be made to clear up the appropriation measures, in order that nothing but the ship bill will be pending when the Congress ex pires on March 4. Senator I.ea, of Tennessee. gave notice late today of an amendment to the rules which would provide for fix ing a time for a vote on any rending bill, whenever the Senate should sus tain a declaration that obstructive tac tics were being employed. Senator Norris. who gave notice several days ago of a rule to limit debate on a bill to three hours for each Senator, suc ceeded in having his amendment re ferred to the committee on rules, which. Opponents left HelpleM. Regular democratic leaders expected that a motion would be made to take will meet tomorrow. tip the "pcstotrlco appropriation bill, but In view of the cloture rule efforts and the fact thit Senate and House lenders were conferring on a plan to devise a new ship bill. Senntors Norris and Ken von. who ycetn-day deserted the niinistratlon forces, refused to vote for nv motion except one to adjourn. This left opponents of the shipping bill help- 'sen.itor Lodge spoke most of the fternoon. He declared the ship pur chase, bill was dead and ndded that he would i-t agree to anything about It except that It was ba. Jt is impossible." he added, "to con sider this b.ll without considering the executive intlluenre tht has been the great for-o behind it. The doctrine of divine right has fortunately never been tt;icnec to the President of the United .-late.- But I think the President is one who. when he approaches a new ubject. the first thing he does is to make up his mind. Information is looked upon as a mere Impertinence. Ha recalls to mind a verse popular some ears ago: Mv name i Fenjamin Joett, M.tcr of r.aliol College: Wh.itevrr i! known. I Wnow it. whatever 1 don't, is nit know Icdse "This was an unfortunate attitude, even for a college professor, but in the 1'resident of the I nilcd States it Is a dangerous attitude." "lce Glvra f Cloture Rule. Senator Ixidge was followed by Sena tor Ncwlands and later by Senator Dil lingham, w ho discussed the President's veto on the immigration bill. -t o'clock Senator Dillingham yielded to Senator O Gorman, who moved that the Senate take a recess until tomorrow. Senator 1-ea was on his feet at the time and pained recognition to give notice Of his cloturo rule. Senator O'Gorman renewed his mo tion thereafter. whereupon Majority 1-eader Kern moved that the Senate ad journ. This was carried by a vote of 49 40. Five progressive-Repub lican Senators Cummins, crawioru. 1 Follette. Norris and Kenyon voted to adjourn. AH the insurgent Demo crats, except Senator Vardaman. voted against the motion. The issue clearly was on the cloture movement, for if the Senate had recessed no cloture rule could have been in order tomorrow. METHODIST PLAN URGED icentlnurd From Klrst Pase.) called a meeting once and declared the consolidation void. Then I called a meeting of all the pastors I could reach In the City of Portland and laid the vase before them pro and con. and after prayer and supplication among us I asked their godly Judgment in the matter." Bishop Cooke emphatically denied that there had been a breach between himself and J. W. McDougall, district superintendent, over the Taylor-street church episode. This had been brought out In the testimony of Norman C Xhorae. Breach With Faster Dotted. "At any time," queried Mr. Cleland, "were your relations so strained that you rerusea to speaK to oromw uxw DougallT "No, sir, never," was the reply. The bishop also told of meeting Dr. Clarence True Wilson and Dr. P. L. Loveland in Mr. McDougaU'a office In the Northwestern Bank building, and of the controversy over Dr. Wilson's attempt to speak at the insurgents' street services in front of the old church after It was closed. "Dr. Loveland was pleading with him. said the bishop, "and Dr. Wilson was discursive, or, I alight say, evasive in the matter. I said to Dr. Wilson, 'It Is a very clear-cut statement in the dls cipllne that no minister has a right to invade another pastor's district, and I say. as your bishop, that you shall not do it.' " Expert Testimony Given. The first intimation of Judge Gatens' desire to bring the two factions to gether came when someone suggested that no court be held on Lincoln's birth day. Dr. Loveland suggested to the court that when the day was finished adjournment be taken until Monday. ' Very well." said Judge Gatens, "it Is understood that when we adjourn this evening It will be until Monday morn ing, and in the meantime, let's try to get together and get this case settled. Thia is one decision 1 want to lose." Bishop Cooke then continued his testimony, much of which was as an ex pert on Methodist discipline and law. Mr. Pipes brought out that the Grace Church and the First Church were still Incorporated under the laws of Ore gon 'as separate corporations and that civil laws are regarded as encompass ing the church laws. Methodist terms. It was adduced, are different from any other terms and cannot always be taken for what they seem to mean. No "Simply" Expected. "After the consolidation." asked Mr. Pipes, "why was the Grace Church listed 'to be supplied?' Did that mean it was to be supplied with a pastor? "No," answered the bishop. " 'To be supplied' is a phrase peculiar to the Methodist Church. It did not mean that this church was to be supplied with a pastor. It meant, instead, that one had not been sent." "Why hadn't one been sent?" "We were not going to send one. The Grate Church had been consolidated, and the same pastor served for both. They did not need one." "I see." observed Air. Pipes dryly. "This order saying the Grace Church is to be supplied means that it is not to be supplied." Snlly Amuses. Bishop. Bishop Cook laughed heartily at the sally. The intention of the church author ities in consolidating the two churches was not. to sell the property at Third and Taylor streets, nor to close the old church building permanently, said the bishop. The plan under which the con solidation was effected contemplated a Methodist mission at the old church. The building accommodations were not sufficient for the First Church, but the building would do handily for a mis sion. - "The main purpose of the consolida tion." he said, "was toward the effi ciency of Methodism in the City of Port land, and not to dicrt our property nor to sell a foot of It" Yesterday morning's session was occupied entirely by the testimony of ltew T. B. Ford, of Oregon City, a recognized authority on Methodist law and discipline. Attorney Rebuked Mildly. The halting of the trial came after Bishop Cooke had occupied several minutes in answering some questions by Mr. Pipes. Frequently Mr. Pipes tried to interrupt him in the midst of a discourse in explanation of the situa tion, to ask another question, but the bishop always politely excused himself and continued. "Kxcuse me- if T seem to be trying to make a speech. Judge," said the bishop once when Mr. Pipes tried to interrupt. I'd like to explain this in full." "Go ahead." said Mr. Pipes. "I'm en joying it if you are." Judge Gatens interrupted the pro ceedings suddenly. After his remarks to the bishop he talked in a more gen eral way to the throng of church mem bers packing the courtroom. "It is a crying shame," said Judge Gatens. "that the name of the Metho dist Church should be dragged into court by good Christian people Just be cause of a misunderstanding. I be lieve you can settle it. Let each side concede a point or two. Be liberal and how a true Christian spirit in the natter. Advice Given by Court. "Differences like this are usually the result of a diference in viewpoint. I have learned that In Juvenile Court experience, and this case is the parallel of some I have had there. Try to get together before Monday with an um pire and see ir you kudu cuuiw i'i"' can't settle up without forcing an issue In this case. A court decision won't sc'tle the dispute. One side probably will win and the other siae win un satisfied. 1 have had some experience as an umpire, and I'm willing to do all I can to help you come to an a0i-mcnt" Kiohoo Cooke was still sitlias in me witness stand when Judge Gatens fin ished. , , .... Your Honors words, ne saia, are i.n.-A nt a true Christian srenl.eman. and" I admire the spirit. God knows I will do anything in my power to stop this trouble, but. as 1 said. I have no authority to settle the Issue one way or the other arbitrarily." "Well." said the Judge, let an set together in the proper spirit and try to settle it." Court was then adjourned, the room cleared of all but church members and the doors locked. Judge Gatens left the conference after it had been in ses sion half an hour. Biaaop Im Hopeful." Ri.hon Cooke did not attend tSe ftcp.i'ourt conference, but remained outside in Judge Gatens' chambers for some time. "I am hopclul. ne saic iney mum n rfiKrlv the proper spirit if they arc to reach an agreement. Probably they will have to mini it oitr ir but I am quite hopeful of au amicable agreement. "An agreement may be reached, said Judge Gatens after the conference, "on the terms said to have been the origi nal intention of the First Church au thorities when tho consolidation was made to open the Taylor-Street Church and operate it as a mission. Dr. Loveland and B. Lee Paget each made short speeches and convinced me of their sincerity in trying to settle the difficulty." After the adjournment of the con ference last night neither faction was prepared to announce the names of the members of the arbitration committee The membership will be completed to dav and it was suggested that a con ference might be held tonight. RATE MEET MODIFIED TO WATER HAULS Lower Freights to Pacific Ter- minals Than to Intermedi ate Points Allowed. GRAVE CRISIS OBSERVED Abandonment of Much Traffic From Atlantic Coast, Says Commerce Commission, Otherwise Would . Be Made Necessary. wtsHivfiTnv ti"eh. 11. To meet nau. .offi 1 f. i -which hjivp aris en with the opening of the Panama Canal, the Interstate Commerce Com mission today permitted transconti nental railroads to establish certain ai... . I.' -, nturn nnllltR UUIII1I1UU1 Ly laica num to Pacific Coast terminals lower than those to intermediate points m iur mountain territory. This explanation of the order was made at the Commission's headquar ters: "Under the original order in the in- lerniuumaiii uibd .. . quired, from the Missouri River west ward, not to charge more to an inter mountain point than to a Pacific ter minal, feast oi me river ..,- cencv of the rule was somewnat abated. From Chicago to intermoun- tain points the excess charge pcrmtiiea over the rate to tho Pacific terminals was 7 per cent: from Pittsburg 15 per cent; from the Atlantic seaboard 25 per cent. Serious Loss Threatened. i.n.i i.A nt rot as vl the canal from New Yrk to San Francisco put the transcontinental carriers in serious itraits. On certain neavy commuumca. largely moving by water, if the car riers reduced their rates to the Pacific . i. V. Inwered water to i"ti in jit. ...... ...... . . rates a serious shrinkage in through earnings was inevitable. Ultln. n Viin lnS Hfl tnCOUZtl ill euuiimu " ...... revenue, the carriers would have to take a double loss on revenue to me lntermountaln points first, because the intermountain rates would have to be lowered and. second, because the percentages over the terminal rates ould have been caicuiaicu base. , "Had no additional relief been af forded on lntermountaln points, an abandonment of much raft carriage from the Atlantic seaboard territory was imminent, and had additional re lief on intermountain traffic not been granted, there was- grave reason to think that the Atlantic seaboard in the future would have supplied by water the Pacific Coast with the commodities In question, and that many industries in the neighborhood of Chicago would have either lost their Pacific custom ers or have been compelled to migrate to near the Atlantic seaboard. 3 . .,,- i-aiirnnds to carry l ne oruci iiii"iu . carload freight from Chicago, Buffalo and New York to inierineui - i -. of hicrher than from Missouri River to the same destinations and less than carload commodity rates from Chicago. Pittsburg and New 1 ork to intermediate points .... those from the Missouri. River to the same destinations by 40 and 55 cents, respectively. . . Carload rates on coal and P'S'ron may be less to the Pacific Coast than . f. Jl.t. nnintS hilt th.6 Oil to liutriiicumiii , - , such articles to the higher-rated In termediate points must ooi -mills per ton-mile. . "The Pacific Coast terminals to which these rates will apply." says the explanation, "are the points at which the Atlantic-Pacific steamships deliver their freight. IVew Transportation Era Opening. the whole record." says the Commission's opinion, "that whatever may have oeen me competition in the past between the rail carriers and the water carriers as to the rates on these articles, concern ing which additional relief is now sought, we are witnessing the begin ning of a new era of transportation between the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts. . "To secure any considerable percent age of this coast-to-coast traffic rates on many commodities must be estab lished by the rail lines materially low- i o-riatincr. The ac- er man iiivct ,' ccptance of this traffic will add some thing to their net revenues and to that extent decrease, and not increase, the burden that must be borne by other . - iii .i,n rivfl the shippers st the coast points the benefits of an additional and a compeimv . . l. nninlnn that these carriers should be permitted to compete- for tnis lons-oisiau no...- . . r .. l ....... I nf i-nte.q which as it may .v.. . - ---- clearly cov.er the out-of-pocket cost. Washing Won't Rid Head of Dandruff The only sure way to get rid of dandruff is to dissolve It, then you de stroy it entirely. To do this get about four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the finger tips. Do this tonight and by morning most, If not all, of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it. no matter how much dandruff you may have. Tou will find, too, that all itching and digging of the scalp will stop at once, and your hair will be fluffy, lus trous, glossy, silky and soft and look and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It is inexpensive and never fails to do the work. Adv. state Commerce Commission, in Chicago upon petition of the rail carriers for exemption from the provisions of the amended fourth section of the Inter state Commerce Commission act, or, in other words, greater relief than had been granted by the Commission in its last order that the transcontinental lines might adjust their rates to Paciflc Coast terminals on a limited number of commodities for the purpose of over coming, in a measure, new conditions confronting them by reason of the open ing of the canal. "It was evident that a material re duction in some instances would be necessary if the transcontinental lines were to continue In business at the ter minal points. This they were desirous of doing, but could not afford to meet competition at the terminal points if a corresponding reduction was required A nil In in i I . V. .IT which would be to involve the rates .from the East to Salt Lake City, Butte ana uemer ana, inaeea. east oi mese points. "An important feature of the situa tion was and is that the low rates from New York to Pacific Coast ports via the Canal serve to operate against the manufacturers and jobbers at Pitts burg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, etc., who. by reason of their location, were unable to avail themselves of water transportation without paying local rates to New York, and in consequence they were at a con siderable disadvantage so far as the Pacific Coast trade is concerned and the merchants of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma and other Coast cities were deprived, to some extent at least, of their competition. "The decision of the Interstate Com merce Commission, as reported by the Associated Press, is the result of the petition and hearing in Chicago last September already referred to and ap parently grants additional relief to the transportation lines, but whether, in the opinion of the transportation lines, this relief is sufficient to warrant them in reducing rates to the raclfic Coast terminal points cannot be determined until the full decision has been care fully reviewed. Undoubtedly, a con ference of the transcontinental lines will be held at an early date to con sider the decision and the situation generally." W. D. Skinner, trafTic manager of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle Rail way, who has also made an extended study of the rate questions involved in the decision, said yesterday that the re port of the Interstate Commerce Com mission ruling was not sufficiently com plete to allow an opinion as to its effect. "While the reports are more or leas Indefinite," he said, "the decision ap parently does not give as full relief as I thought at first that it did. The rail lines may, I believe, make as low rates as they want on certain commodities to the Coast, so long as they make rates of 75 cents per 100 pounds to interior points. The effect of the ruling appears Oil ICIALS STUDY EFFECTS CHEATING STUDENTS OUT Illinois Co-JSd Also Caught in Fib to Prolong Vacation. CHAMPAIGN. 111.. Feb. 11. Fifteen students of the University of Illinois were dismissed today. IS of them hav ing been detected cheating in mid Winter examinations, it was an nounced by T. A- Clark, dean of men. Oike young woman was suspended for presenting false statements In an attempt to prolong- her Christmas holi day. . . Railroad Men to Meet Soon to De termine Where They Stand. Traftle managers or railways with Tortland headquarters hesitated Ycster day to express themselves as to the run effect of the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the Inter mountain case. They said the complete decision must be studied before they would know exactly what benefits and what disadvantages it presented. A meeting of railroad traffic men will be called, in all probability, in Chicago, or possibly New York, within a few days, when the trafllc chiefs of the transcontinental lines will make a care ful examination of the decision and de termine where they stand. Pending further advices. Traffic Director R. B. Miller, of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, discussed the causes leading up to the decision. "There has always been more or less contention," said Mr. Miller, "over the adjustment of rates from the. East to Paciflc Coast terminals and interme diate points. Communities like Spo kane, Reno, Thoenix and others have maintained that rates to those points should not exceed rates to the terminal points. Rates have been higher to in termediate points than to terminal point- because of sea competition, either by tl- Straits of Magellan. Tehauntcpcc or P ima. "Y. competition the transcontinen tal li..-s have heretofore met in part. The Interstate Commerce Commission has rendered several decisions as the result of complaints filed by interme diate cities. The last one, which was sustained by the United States Supreme Court, provided rates from the Mis souri River to intermediate points should not exceed the rate to terminal points, and rates from Chicago and New York to Intermediate points should not exceed 107 and 125 per cent, respect ively, of rates to terminal points, with corresponding percentages for other Eastern terminals, except that on a lim ited number of commodities the Com mission permitted a greater degree of difference to be observed temporarily. "The operation of steamers through the Panama Canal has resulted In lower ocean rates and the diversion of con siderable tonnage from all-rail routes. 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