HOUSE WEARY OF
TALKING TARIFF
Republicans . for Free Hides
' and Against Taxing Nec-
. essar i es, of Life.
PLEA FOR PHILIPPINES
Ieleate Opposes Tree Trade and
Ask for Limited Free Mat In
-Colorado Ak for
Higher '" Sugar Duty.
WASHIXGTOX... April 8. With no
more than a- corporal'a suarcfpresent,
debate on the tariff bill in the House
proceeded drearily today. Every mem
ber ft looking- forward to the bringing
'IJoT tru'e Monday whteh will pro
v d-aa.j,q prtamty to vote on a limited
number -of -schedules, with debate to
l confined to five minutes for and
agalbst each amendment.
THe Republicans who -spoke ' today
werej pinctlcally unanimous for free
hldej. - The taxes on the necessaries
came In for their usual share of criti
cism from both sides of the chamber.
Brkman, ,. Jemocrat, of Florida,
opened the. -discussion with an earnest
Plea- for a-Testoration of the Dingley
rate on lumber and the Imposition of a
..of Uve oent" a Pound on cotton.
while declaring" he" would Wote ' for
the 0.111. Klnkaid. Republican, of Ne
braska, entered a strenuous objection
th axin8 of te necessaries of
life .which are- not produced in this
country. The proposed tax on tea and
the countervailing duty on coffee, he
said, especially obnoxious to him
and he -urged -their removal. Klnkaid
also. opposed the placing of hides on
the free Tlst. ' "
: Filipinos Oppose Free Trade.
Basing, his objection to the Philippine
sections of the bill that admits Ameri
can goods In unlimited quantity. Into
the : lilauOs -without duty. Benito
legarda,. resident commissioner from
the Philippines, addressed the House
today. . .He pointed out that the
admission of 800.000 tons of Philip
pine suBar. free Into the United States
would not Improve oonditlons in the isl
ands Immediately, because the industry
had -declined, one-half, during American
occupation, and because China was the
natural market for that sugar. Immedi
ate benefit might not accrue to the to
bacco industry, either, he said.
"Had the proposition for reciprocal free
trade been made before the Philippine
Assembly was constituted." said Mr. La
garda. "-very little. If any. opposition
would have been -made to this measure.
Hut today that Assembly wishes us re
spectfully . to present their wishes before
this House in order that you who come
o directly from the American people may
pass Judgment on the claims of those
over whom you exercise sovereignty,
Asks for Limited Reciprocity.
"If. instead of the free admission with
out limitation as to quantity of Amerl
nian products into the Philippine Islands,
this bill provided only the free entry
there of BKilcultural machinery and other
tommoriltles of prime necessity (such
ma cotton cloth. and which are needed
for the agricultural and Industrial devel
opment of those Islands, or, If this bill
provides only for- such, reciprocal ex
change of commodities. -eustrm duty free.
s would balance tne limited quantity of
usar and tobacco aenl from there, with
n equally limited quantity of American
products to be sent from" here if such
were the provisions of this, hill it would
be our pleasant duty. as. representatives
of the Filipino people, to make mani
fest to this llpjuse their- gratitude.
"The Filipino people are-, not ungrate
'ful for what the American Government
ms accomplished and Is accomplishing
tnr-them in those Hands. In several re
ipeeta the laws there ure as good as In
ome of the most advanced states of this
Union.
'Congress has always been Inspired In
it acts by principles of Justice and wise
tquity. The Filipino people believe that
coming Wore this-Cynjiress with a-just
-ause. It -will receive the 'same measure
tf equity as that which the American
people have always, in the past, conceded
Under similar circumstances.
"My firm conviction remains unshaken
that a prosperous and happy future
tnlled on the Philippine- Islands from the.
moment the Americans -planted "there "the
tlag which represents liberty, progress
and civilization." - - - -.
Calls mu Revenue-Consumer.
Investing- himself, as he said, of all
political feeling. Cox. Democrat, r In
diana, opposed the bill, advancing the
argument that Instead of being a
revenue producer it would prove to be
a revenue consumer. He was espe
cially antagonistic to the drawback
feature of the measure.
The placing or wood pulp on the free
list and the reduction of the duty on
printing paper were opposed by Malby
of New "York.
Maintaining that the bill was discrim
inatory, Sabath of Illinois attacked the
proposed increases on the necessaries of
lire and on wearing apparel, specially
gloves. . J
Coloradan Criticise BUI. -
Howell of Vtah Indorsed the memorial
of the Oreproducers- Association of Colo
rado. Vtah. Idaho and Nevada, praying
for the retention of the present dutv on
lead. He opposed any duty on tea ' or
cortee and contended that an increase of
duty on sugar would produce the re
quired revenue and encourage the beet
"VS!1 'ndustr-- id the admission
Of ;iO0.0lHt tons Of Phillnnlr,.. ,,.
placing that quantity of f ull-dutv-paid i
i.Kar, would ultimately deplete our rev-'
......vi. i., ;v.w.n annually. Howell
favored a duty on hid,, lumber and
coa 1.
.V general defense of the paper manu
facturers was made by Swasey of Mis
souri. There was no business, ho said
freer from combination or conspiracy to
control or raise price than, the paper
DICTATE TARIFF TERMS
Contlnucd KTom Firt ri )
werr present t th .
Woodyard and Sturgls. West" Virginia! '
01 lK'rv-u,en 7,3',hnaorl and Thomas !
Ohio; Fills and Hawley. Oregon; Loud
and loung, Michigan; Morehead '
Oowle. and Grant. North CaroUnf: I
Focht, Bradley and Wheeler. Pennsyl' '
vanla; Howland. Vtah: MOndeU, Wyo- '
rnlng; Langley. Kentucky; Humphrey. I
Washington, r
Vole ou l'rt-e Lumber Impossible.'
The ways and means committee, oh
motion of Fordney, decided to- report
an amendment striking out tho coun
tervailing duty proviso on lamhrr. and
... i"-""a opposition expressed i'
the desire that the rule for consider
ing the tariff bill -limit debate on the
lumber schedule to the proviso. This
would make It impossible to have a
vote on the question of free lumber
or to raise the duties to what they
are under the Dingley law.
Threat to Vote Down Rule.
It had been the impression that the
ways and means committee would re
port an amendment placing the same
duty on scrap iron as the bill provides
for pig iron, it having been contended
that no pig iron would be imported
under the provisions of the Payne bill
which places a duty of 50 cents per
ton on scrap iron and a duty of $2.50
per ton on pig Iron, Under the Ding
ley law both articles pay a duty of
4 a ton. The petition seeks to have
the duty fixed at 3 a ton on both.
All but fouof the Republican mem
toeJ" who were Present at the meeting
which decided on the petition ex
pressed their intention ' of voting
against the rule to Te reported on
Monday, unless the committee offers
their amendments.
Many Charges by Committee.
Besides taking off the 'duty on tea
and the countervailing clause for coffee,
the ways and means committee decided
to report numerous other amendments
reducing the duties in the original
bill. The duty on peas was reduced
to 25 cents a bushel,, la cents less than
at present. Evergreen seedlings and
clove stems were placed on the free
. Tne Phraseology of the para
graph defining the term "cotton cloth
ing" and the method of determining the
count of threads to the square inch
would have increased the duty on cot
ton cloth 200 or -300 per cent, was
amended to read the same as in the
Dingley law.
Finding that section 41 of the Payne
bill, which provides that a patent is
sued by the United States to a citizen
or subject of a foreign country shall be
subject to the same conditions as are
imposed by that country on a citizen
of the United States, was in violation
or an International convention which
precludes any discrimination against
foreign citizens in the patent laws, the
committee decided to strike out that
section.
The section which prescribes that no
packages of tobacco or cigarettes shall
be permitted to have packed in, de
tached to or connected with them any
articles other than the manufactur
er's wrappers and labels, the internal
revenue stamp and the tobacco or cig
arettes, was amended to conform with
an amendment that was made to the
Dingley law. The object of this sec
tion is to prevent the use of coupons or
other premiums, but it was alleged
that the Payne bill would prevent the
use of union labels.
Duty on Philippine Rice.
On motion of Broussard of Louisiana
an amendment was agreed to making
dutiable all rice coming from the Phil-
ok.,?68-, " was intended that the
Philippines, which do not raise suf
ficient rice for their own consumption
would take advantage of the free trade
provision of the Payne bill to send their
rice to this country and import the
cheap rice of Japan and China for
home consumption.
. Specific duties are provided by
amendments for mica and saccharine
on which the duty was changed from
25 per cent ad valorem to 60 cents a
pound.
Many changes were made in the para
graphs covering linoleum, horsehair
goods, wood pulp and print paper, cutlery
and wire.
The duty on charcoal Iron" is reduced to
10 a ton, while all glues are. assessed at
35 per cent ad valorem.
. Old Rates on Collars and Cuffs.
Guernsey ware, lacquered figured cur
tains and table covers are especially pro
vided for. The Dingley rates on collars
and cuffs are restored, while shoestrings
have a special duty of 50 cents per gross
pair and 10 per cent ad valorem provided.
A reduction of 10 per cent ad valorem
Is made in the duty on photographic
papers. Several crude gums for making
varnish are placed on the free list. A
duty of .15 of a cent per pound is im
posed on copperas, or sulphite of iron,
which was on the free list. The duty on
crude and manufactured fluorspar is fixed
at J1.50 per ton. Xet and netting machin
ery are included in the paragraph which
permits the free entry of all embroidery
and lace-raaklng machinery prior to July,
1911. An Increase of 50 per cent ad
valorem is made In the duty on briar
root and brlarwood, while the duty on
carbon electrodes used for manufacturing
Is lowered 15 per cent ad valorem.
Reed Bros., tailors, have moved to
the Medical bldg., 349 Alder street.
I FELDENHEIMER-
REMOVAL SAT.K
IS t.hP.
OUR FACTORIES
Both for Optical and Jewelry
Work, will be continued
uninterrupted, as heretofore.
THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX. PORTI,AXT.
FIRM SUSPENDS IN
WHEAT CAMPAIGN
John Dickinson & Co. Out of
Battle in Chicago, With
Wheat Up to $1.22 1-4.
CRASH INVOLVES $250,000
Chicago Suspension Said to Be Due
to Failure or Customers to
Cover Margins, but Re
port Is Denied.
CHICAGO, April 3.-The firm of John
Dickinson & Co., grain, stock and pro
vision brokers, announced on the Board
of Trade today that they would be forced
to suspend, temporarily at least. The
firm also has a membership in the Con
solidated Stock Exchange, New York, and
has some 25 to 30 offices scattered in lead
ing cities throughout the country The
liabilities are said to be in the neigh
borhood of J350.000.
It was rumored persistently on the floor
of the exchange that the suspension was
due to the withdrawal of margins by
large Chicago customers, but this was
denied by J. T. Murphy, the local man
ager, who said that tho trouMe grew out
of the firm's Eastern stock business. The
firm has been doing a good business here
and was engaged, like many others, in
the present wheat campaign. ,
Partridge Would Help.
As the news of the suspension became
general, reports were circulated that the
trouble in the- firm's business was due to
'notion between C. W. Partridge, father
of Princess Engalitche. and some of the
Dickinson family, and that the crisis
came In the sudden withdrawing of over
UOO.OOQ from the Dickinson concern. ;
"The report that there is any friction
between myself and John Dickinson Is
false.' said Mr. Partridge when inter
viewed. "It is true that I have drawn out
some money, but in my dealings I have
put in and withdrawn money repeatedly
If WOO.000 or J200.000 would straighten out
my friend Dickinson's trouble, and he so
advised me. I would gladly get down into
my pockets and help him. Our relations
are most cordial."
Murphy Exonerates Customers.
(Manager Murphy, of the Dickinson con
cern, said:
"Mr. Partridge's action or attitude
toward us has nothing to do with the
suspension of business. It is a base
falsehood to charge the Suspension to
any conduct of a Chicago customer of
the firm. No . Chicago customer, large
or small, laid down' on the firm. We
will pay all bur debts In full."
The news of the suspension detract
ed but little from the Interest in the
wheat campaign, -xay wheat sold to
day at 1.22. This price distanced
the high point reached in the Gates
deal of 1905, and was higher than on
any previous day since 1898. when Joe
Leiter hoisted the price to 1.85 on May
10 of that year.
But Few Fireworks.
Thus far the May wheat deal has
been largely devoid of pyrotechnfeal
display such as characterized the pre
liminary upheavals in the Leiter May
deal. J. A. Patten, the recognized bull
leader, . under whose generalship the
bulls of the world are fighting a battle
for higher wheat values, is not given
to fireworks, but keeps his eye on ulti
mate results.
Today's top price for May wheat was
S1.22H- The point In the ot hi
RfllA croTit nf V, Tr
approaching: The cweS 'should Z even XSZS&ZFvSZn? & J"? dUg the week" """ tut
tumty. The goods speak for themselves Ment a?n! StvlL -Tak? of this golden oppS-
chase. See the original price tickets in plain t&rT Note X interesum bSow S a" tack P 7oJU-
CUT GLASS
VASES
Reduced from. v.. $io.OO to $ 7.50
Reduced from.. 4 12.00 to 9.00
Reduced from...... ...$16.50 to $12.40
Reduced from..,. $18.00 to $13.50
BOWLS
Reduced from .......$ e.OO to $ 4.50
Reduced from. 8.75 to S G.60
Reduced from S13.50 to $10.40
Reduced from.... 322.50 to $16.90
BREAD TRAYS
Reduced from SIO.75 to S 8.10
Reduced from S1S.OO to 9.00
Reduced from S14.50 to 10.90
Reduced from S22.5Q to $16.90
was tl.21ti Tbn .
Letter deal was 1.85 for May deliv
ery, but that month .went out with the
price at 1.25. or but a ratU fraction
higher than it is now. '
Patten and is friends are "confi
dently predicting that July delivery
wheat will also go to 1.25, and mean
time that May will go much higher, no
telling how high.
agent blames customers
.
Xew York Representative of Dickin
son Says Support Failed.-
jW YORK. April 3. When the sus
pension of the Dickinson firm was an-
? 0,6 floor of the consoli
dated Evchance. T-or,,..,..... -
the firm said the failure was due to !
aavance in wheat- and to
the fact taht one of the firm's large
customers in Chicago "laid down" on
the firm yesterday. . This customer, it
is stated, failed to furnish additional
margins when called upon, thus forc
ing the spspension. The firm's com
mitments in this case, however, are
not believed to be heavy.
LOCAL STRIKERS CONFIDENT
Canadian Miners Think Fuel Short -'
, age Will Favor Them.
WINNIPBO. April 3 Dispatches today
he coa-l regions of Alberta and Brit-
i1.?0 bla state tnat witn the exception
or the mines operated by the Crows Nest
Pass Coal Company, all the miners em
P oyed in the Lethbridge. Bankhead. Ma
ple Leaf Passburg. Blairmore. Hill Crest,
lJiie and Coleman mines are on a strike
The miners are quiet, but the strike Is in
lull force.
The strikers are of the opinion that the
supply of coal is short and that the op-f,ri0ma-y
?me an agreement,
signed by the Crows Nest Pass Coal Com
pany. The operators argued that as the
hummer season Is at hand, the demand
for coal will not be so great.
The men at .Fernie camps say they will
take no notice of the Lemleux law, as no
act of Parliament can compel them to
work without an agreement.
,thbrid,8e wU1 h,lr1 hit lf strike
continues long. Places where steam plows
are used to break the ground use a car of
coal a week and will soon be put out of
business.
Brick and terracotta works and other
large consumers have only about three
days' supply on hand.
The Canadian Pacific Railway has coal
stored up at different places to last three
months.
MINE PAYS OUT $45,000
Dividends From Bunker Hill Reach
Total of $11,000,000.
SPOKANE, Wash.. April 3. (Spe-
M!, mPy today paid a monthly
dividend of 45,000. This is a reduc-
dividend.- The cut is due to the slump
in the lead market.
The mine has paid a total to date of
RECRUIT KILLSHIS MAJOR
Fatal Accident During Rifle Prac
. tlce Near Brussels.
BRUSSELS. April 3. (Special ) A
shocking accident occurred today at Na
mur. where the recruits of a regiment of
infantry weer being inspected by Major
Fauconmier. Shooting was going on.
when suddenly the Major was seen to fall
to the ground. He had received a shot
from a rifle In the forehead and died in
stantaneously. The accident was due to
the inexperience of one of the recruits.
CENTRALIA HAS PROTEST
Telegraphs That Tariff Reduction
Talk Has Paralyzed Business.
eiN;AIA,.Wash- Apr" (Spe
cial.) The Centralla Commercial Club
held a special meeting yesterday in the
Interests of the lumber industry. Noti
fication had been received from Wash-
"" me existing duty on lum-
-
UMBRELLAS REDUCED
TO $4.00
$6.00, $7.00 and $8.00 Values
They're the highest grrade on the market: steel para
gon frame construction, and very best grade of silk.
GREAT REDUCTIONS
IN
STERLING SILVER PICTURE FRAMES
HANDSOME OPERA-GLASSES
LEATHER HANDBAGS
GOLD BRACELETS
PLATED TEA'SETS
CORNER, OF THTR.TI Aim
H, , . . ..aumnuiwn DltiiiTa
Manufacturing Jewelers. Opticians. Diamond Importer,.
APRIL,
4, 1909.
Why Should
I Prefer Oregon
Grown Wool Clothes?"
lit Larselv Rrrc o "c.
Equal to Those Sold for $30
PURE
OREGON
WOOL
We May Also
HIGH-CLASS
TAILORING
There is a-distinct advantage
in wearing clothes that fit.
The advantage is made still
stronger if the style is strict,
the pattern right and the ma
terial beyond criticism.
That's our style of high-class
tailoring. Our prices
$30 to $50
OPPOSITE
OREGON
HOTEL
ber is again threatened In the Senate.
ine club forwarded the following tele
gram to N. Wfl. ldrlch, chairman of
the finance committee of the Senate,
as well as to ongressman Cushman and
to Senator Jones:
"All business interests of Southwest
ern Washington absolutely paralyzed.
Thirty thousand employees, merchants
and manufacturers vigorously protest
on any tariff reductions on lumber or
shingles."
PANAMA TRAFFIC BLOCKED
(Continued From First Face.)
been presented to the present Secre
tary of War, and the belief here Is
that the Investigation was Instigated
at his personal order.
In any event the Pacific Mall has
seen fit to take notice of the fact that
there Is an investigation by declaring
win now take all cargo of
wonniTnr
m m
SAID ANOTHER CUSTOMER:
Oregon wool ia the most durable. It can be made
into better clothing at a lower price than any other
material.. It hangs well, fits well, keeps its shape,
and is made in the most beautiful patterns of any
cloth manufactured." .
Call Your Attention, Perhaps, to
SPECIAL
SPRING WOOLEN
UNDERWEAR
FOR THIS WEEK
Our regular $1.50 value of
very light Spring Woolen Un
derwear, the best there is at
regular price, is to sell at this
store for all of this week at
$1.00
A GARMENT
WOOI?BN M.II2S3S
.CDOTIilNCr GOME&NY,
Clolhienr, Furnishers, Tailored
crretivt Phizgleyim, 7& Sta,vlu
fered, and at the rate which was made
so low that a Mtmnnnv i-1 , v, . . ,
tlve connections could not compete.
Iiectures on Forestry.
. Willis, noiea author and lec
turer, will be In the city this week. He 1
IS SPnt 111 1 1 Ku- h T T : . i . -. .
- - uuiLtHi states forest
Service to talk on the preservation and
future of forest trees. Mr. Mills will
"Watch the Movement Down the River."
tormir-i
Cars Run to HARBORTON Next Week.
ART PIECES
HAND-PAINTED PLATES
Reduced from S G OO t0 54.00
Reduced from SIO.OO to $6.50
educed iIom S12.00 to S8.00
Reduced from .$17.50 to S8.75
FINE MINIATURES
Reduced from S 5.75 to g350
Reduced from S 8.00 to $5.50
HdUCed 5rom SIO.OO to $6.50
Reduced from $13.50 to S8.50
INDIA IVORY
Reduced from S 6.50 to $ 3.50
educed fm ...S14.00 to $ 7.00
Reduced from S18.00 to 8.50
Reduced from $40.00 to $20.00
JEWELRY MADE TO ORDER
Designs submitted; esti
mates given. Factory on
the premises. Expert work.
We Offer for
MADE
IN
OREGON
UP-TO-DATE
FURNISHINGS
It will keep you busy to keep
u p-t o-d ate on furnishing
goods, if you have to depend
upon the styles shown by
most furnishers. To be ab
solutely sure that your fur
nishing goods are strictly
modern and just a little in
advance of Portland styles,
make your selection at this
store. We make that feature
a specialty.
GENUINE
MEN'S
SHOP
speak Monday evening. April 6, at ths
?oof iV1 Christian Association
rooms, lecture to begin at d p tit A
atf the'010"1 I i 'd School
wIiiMhS- A" .n Wednesday. April 7 he
dL-nfVhei'vrtwV,ectures O" the East
bide at the-HowtTiorne School at l'P ' Tti
2P M tWnhi8,0n H'sh School
f; .i? ' , wul then go to Oregon Citv
for the evening. These lesctures are free
and everyone is urged to attend them