THE SUNDAY OEEGOXIAN, PORTXAXD, JULY 11, 1909.
K
BOURNE NOTED AS
GREAT ABSENTEE
Oregon Senator Not Present
on Two-Thirds of Votes
on Tariff Bill.
ALWAYS FOLLOWS ALDRICH
Apostle of High Tariff Had Meek
and Lowly Disciple In Bourne
When Latter Xot Chasing
Festive Golf Bali.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. July 10. In a speech which he
read in the Senate last week a speech
remarkable for its frankness in spots
Senator Bourne made a statement on
a par with Senator Aldrlch's confes
sion of his true reasons for support
ing and pressing his corporation tax
amendment to the tariff bill. Mr.
Bourne said:
"Personally. I attach but little im
portance to the schedules that may be
enacted by Congress In this tariff bill.
Because I have felt that the
committee on finance had better op
portunities for collecting data, far
greater experience as to how the tariff
can best be applied to produce great
est good for the greatest number, and
I myself having neither the experience,
information nor means of obtaining data,
I have voted almost without exception
in support of the committee's recom
mendations.' Seldom Cast His Vote.
Mr. Bourne would have spoken with
absolute accuracy had he said that he
voted with Mr. Aldrlch on every occa
sion but one when he did vote on any
tariff -proposition. That once was
when Mr. Bourne opposed the second
motion made by Mr. Aldrlch to post
pone consideration of the income tax
amendment. The motion carried.
But the fact that Mr. Bourne fol
lowed absolutely the lead of Mr. Ald
rlch, when he did vote. Is of far less
Interest and far less importance than
the fact, borne out by the Congres
sional record, that he only voted on
86 out of the 104 occasions the Senate
balloted during the consideration of
the tariff bill, up to and including the
votes on the corporation tax amend
ment. In other words, Mr. Bourne was
absent when 68 votes were taken.
Chased Festive GoU Ball.
The absence of Mr. Bourne from the
Senate chamber has become proverbial.
It was much remarked during the last
regular session and even more marked
during the special session. In part It
Is accounted for by his golf games
with the Presidential party on the
Chevy Chase links. When the Senate
was grinding away on the tariff, vot
ing at all hours and deciding upon
schedules, Mr. Bourne was chasing the
festive golf ball about the links In high
company. But his absence from the
Senate, in- view of his belief as stated,
is fully explained. He was satisfied
that Mr. Aldrlch would dominate, so
he attached little importance to his in
dividual vote.
But the fact that Mr. Bourne missed
8 of the 104 votes does not correctly
measure the extent of his absence.
"During the special session from April
19. when the tariff bill was called up,
until July 2, when the last schedule
was out of the way, and the corpora
tion tax amendment adopted, there
were 97 roll calls Intended to produce
a quorum. Almost every day during
this time there was a roll call shortly
after the Senate met, and as soon as
routine business was out of the way.
This daily roll call was Intended to
compel the presence of a quorum when
tariff business was taken up. It was
the belief of the Senate leaders that
Senators should be present. Yet the
Congressional record shows that Mr.
Bouine never once answered the open
ing roll call was never In the Senate
at the opening of a single session, and
he missed a great many other roll calls
besides. Of the several night sessions
he attended only one.
To be exact. out of 97 roll calls
(aside from the votes). Mr. Bourne an
swered to his name only 18 times; to
68 of the roll calls he made no re
sponse, because he was not present
Had Only One Excuse.
In order to do Mr. Bourne no Injus
tice it must be said that he was called
away from Washington by the fatal
illness of his mother, and he should
not be charged with his failure to re
spond during, that period. But during
his absence at his mother's bedside
and at the old Bourne home, there
were only 11 roll calls and nine votes.
Making deduction for this period, Mr.
Bourne's record shows fewer failures
to answer to his name, but his percent
age of absence Is Increased. Both in
actual numbers and in percentage, Mr.
Bourne was away from the Senate
during the tariff debate more than any
otner senator who retained his health.
unless it be in one or two cases where
death in a family caused a Senator to
remain away from the Senate for a
protracted period.
Absent on Important Votes.
The votes which Mr. Bourne did cast
were almost Invariably in favor of In
creasing the rates of the -House bill; thl:
was necessarily so because he consistent
ly stood by Mr. Aldrich. the apostle of
high tariff. Many of these votes are of
little direct importance to the people of
tiregon; some or them go home to the
citizens or the country generally. For
example He voted against the Brlstow
amendments Intended to cheapen sugar
io tne consumer; he supported the
finance committee amendment on wool
top waste; he voted against some of the
numerous Dolllver amendments intended
to force down the price of woolen goods,
while other of these votee he missed; he
votea ror free art.
When the Philippine tariff was reached
he voted against the IaFollette sugar
amenament ana others of like character,
but supported the Dick tobacco amendment.
On the Brown amendment for free wood
pulp and print paper, demanded sreneral
ly by the newspapers and publishers of
rne country, ne joined with Mr. Aldrlch
In voting it down. Later he voted against
rree lumoer and against reduction of
lumber schedules beyond the point fixed
by Mr. Aldrlch. He also voted against
tree ten docks.
Beginning on June 23. Mr. Bourne
mtesed 14 consecutive votes, and from
that time to the end of the considera
tion of tariff schedules missed all but
tnree votes.
Neglected Vital Interests.
To complete the record, attention is
called to some of the important votes
which Mr. Bourne missed, not including
voUs taken while he was away because
of the lllne.sji of his, mother. He is not
recorded on a single one of the metal or
mineral schedules, meaning not only
ores, but manufactures of iron, steel and
other metals. When the first attempt
w-as mde to put lumber on the free
list and later to reduce the duty to 50
cents a thousand, Mr. Bourne was absent.
The votes on the cotton schedule were
all taken during his absence, as were
the votes .on amendments offered by
Senator Dolllver Intended to reduce thfi
cost of many kinds of wearing apparel
and dress trimmings. When the duty on
sugar was fixed, lie was likewise absent.
save on the vote on Philippine sugar.
As he voted against the Brown amend
ment reducing the duty on wood pulp,
he was absent when the Senate voted on
the LaFollette amendment of like char
acter, and when the ttenate adopted the
Aldrich substitute for the House pro
vision. The duty on hides, leather and
leather goods was fixed in his absence;
so was the duty on coal, and on petro
leum, so also on harvester machinery,
grain sacks and salt.
To round out his record, after reading a
speech in advocacy of the Aldrich amend
ment imposing a tax upon the net carn
ings of corporations, Mr. Bourne was
away fro n the Senate when the four
votes wore taken sidetracking the income
tax and adopting the Aldrich substitute.
On this occasion, as on many others
when he failed to vote. Mr. Bourne was
playing golf at Chevy Chae.
Followed Lead of Aldrich.
Mr. Bourne's record on the tariff is
absolutely consistent with his professed
belief. He was willing to leave every
thing in the hands of Mr. Aldrich. and
that is what he did; supporting Mr.
Aldrlch when he was present, as doubt
less lie would have done had he been
present, for he "had no means of obtain
ing Information or data" which would
ju-stjfy him in voting otherwise.
It may he argued that on many, if not
most occasions, Mr. Bourne was "paired"
during his absence from the Senate. But
after witnessing the manner in which
party lines wore ignored throughout the
tariff light, it was impossible to arrange
Intelligent "pairs,"' for the man paired
with might, on many occasions, hold the
same views as the Senator asking the
pair. Those Senators who honestly
strove to leave their impress upon the
tariff bill were on hand at all critical
times; they did not trust to pairs. The
Senator willing to be "paired'1 continual
ly would serve his state and the country
as well by arranging a "pair" at the be
ginning of a session, and then packing
his trunk and going home.
;V CARREN GREAT BOSS
EVEN DICTATES ACTION"
BROOKLYN" COURTS.
OF
Investigators Show He Has Power
x to Control Administration
of Law.
NEW YORK, July 10. (Special.)
Pat McCarren now outranks "Boss"
Tweed, "Dick" Croker, John Kelly and
all other political czars who have dom
inated New York, according to the
"committee of one hundred." which has
Just ended an "Investigation" of Brook
Ivn. It has been discovered that the
Brooklyn Senator controls the power
ful arm of the courts and dictates the
administration of magistrates' tribun
als.
His indictment by the "committee of
one hundred" today is done in power
ful detail. The document enumerates
the courts where McCarren leaders sit
at the right hand of Mayor-appointed
magistrates and dictate the disposition
of cases.
The committee asserts that defective
complaints are constantly drawn: that
accused persons paroled In custody of
counsel have frequently disappeared;
that the District Attorney has been
handicapped by defective returns from
these courts, and that disorderly houses
have not been hampered ill growth In
exclusive districts.
THIEF LEFT FAKE MONEY
Bags Supposed to Hold Silver Held
Only Brass Pellets.
MILAN. July 10. (Special.) A man
named Licastro, who was Quartermaster
at Taranto arsenal, fled the other day.
after having misappropriated funds from
the government strong room by means
of duplicate keys. Over 225 pounds of
gold and silver coins have been carried
away, but those investigating the case
were happy to be able to report to head
quarters the fact that the man had
considerately left behind 36 sacks of sil
ver coinage, with the seals unbroken.
Nobody, however, thought of examin
ing the contents of the sacks till this
week, when the money was required to
pay the wages of the arsenal employes.
W hen the sacks were opened it was seen
that all the silver had been taken and
brass pellets put in its place.
A more consoling development for the
authorities occurred, however, later. Ll
castro and his wife and family, having
booked a passage from Corfu to Amer
ica, were captured at Marseilles and
handed over to the Italian police.
JUDGESHIP FOR HUGHES?
Taft Reported to Be Considering
Place In Supreme Court for Him.
CHICAGO. July 10. A Washington spe
cial to the Tribune today says: There is
a strong Impression in New York and
Vermont that President Taft will offer
Governor Hughes the first vacancy that
occurs in the United States Supreme
Court. The tender of the appointment la
regarded as contingent upon the coming
of a vacancy at a time when the New
York Governor can accept It.
Many friends of Governor Hughes do not
h would accept the appointment
should It be offered. The determination of
President Taft to offer Governor Hughes
a place on the Supreme bench is the Im
mediate result of their several days of
discussion at the Lake Champlaln cele
bration. Just cr.ded.
AIR MACHINE EXPOSITION
Wright Aeroplane Will Be on Exhi
bition at Frankfort.
FRANKFORT. Germany, July 10
The International Air Navigation Expo
sition, which probably is the most
complete assemblage of everytning per
taining to aeronautics ever seen, opened
here today and will continue for 100
days. '
The Wright brothers' aeroplane will
be shown, but arrangements for flights
of this machine have not yet been
made.
Banana Business Bad.
NEW ORLEANS, July 10. Thebanana
business is virtually demoralized as far
as prices are concerned, and the market
is almost without a demand for fruit.
This Is the declaration of John B. Tefalu,
president of the Central American Steam
ship Company, which has contracted for
fruit along a part of the coast of Span
ish Honduras.
RAT O TR iP T A 1
AM (
Kft v:aA Hi
ill ' -; - - J - .
.A.LE
Mens and Boys' Clothing
This week" carpenters begin tearing out the front of this store in
order to make extensive alterations preparing to make this the
FINEST CLOTHING STORE in the WEST. This COMPELS me to
inaugurate a SALE and offer the following
GENUINE BARGAINS IN MEN'S AND BOYS' SPRING SUITS.
Mens Suits College Suits
REGULAR $40.00 SUITS $30.00
REGULAR $35.00 SUITS $26.50
REGULAR $30.00 SUITS $22.50
REGULAR $25.00 SUITS $19.50
REGULAR $20.00 SUITS ?14.85
REGULAR $35.00 SUITS $26.50
REGULAR $30.00 SUITS 22.50
REGULAR $25.00 SUITS $19.50
REGULAR $20.00 SUITS $14.85
REGULAR $15.00 SUITS $11.85
When you bear in mind that at my REGULAR PRICES these are
the BEST VALUES in the City you will appreciate these generous
PRICE REDUCTIONS.
Boys' Knickerbocker Suits
REGULAR $20.00 SUITS S15.00 REGULAR $15.00 SUITS S12.50
REGULAR $10.00 SUITS S 7.50 REGULAR $ 6.50 SUITS S 5.00
You all know what a SALE at this store means. Last season I sold
practically every garment I had in 3 weeks. It will probably not
take longer than 10 days to close out every suit in the entire stock
this season, so an early call will be to your advantage.
LEADING
CLOTHIER
WIFE MAKES AMENDS
CONFESSES MISTEEDS TO SAVE
HUSBAND'S LIFE.
Says Nephew Whom He Killed Had
Attacked Her and Threatened
I4fe If She Told.
DETROIT, July 10. Mrs. Ethel Boya
jian. testifying today in behalf of her
husband, Dr. G. K. Boyajlan, on trial
for murder, told the story of her rela
tions with Harotoon Gostanian. her hus
band's nephew, which. Dr. Boyajian's
attorneys contended, poisoned his mind
and that he was irresponsible when he
shot and killed Gostanian in the Police
Court here April 30.
Mrs. Boyajlan said her husband had
always shown a fatherly attitude toward
his nephew and made him the most wel
come guest In their home. While Dr.
Boyajlan was away on a lecture trip in
April, Mrs. Boyajian testified, Gostanian
attacked her in her home, repeating the
assault on three occasions. She declared
that he threatened to kill both her and
the doctor If she revealed what he had
done, and that she was afraid to resist
him further or disclose his actions.
On cross-examination she admitted hav
ing called several times on Gostanian at
his rooming-house and having telephoned
him there, but denied that there was any
thing wrong in it.
WILL CRUISE ASIA'S COAST
Pacific Fleet to Sail for Philippines
In Autumn.
WASHINGTON, July 10. Tentative ar
rangements have been made by the Navy
Department to have the first and second
divisions of the Pacific fleet cruise In
Asiatic and Philippine waters during next
Autumn and Winter. Rear-Admiral
Sebree, Commander-in-Chief of the fleet,
will arrange the details.
The vessels probably will leave the Pa
cific Coast late In August and return to
the United States late in March.
VON BUEL0W GIVES REASON
Change In Party Grouping Makes
His Position Untenable.
MUNICH. Bavaria. July 10. The
Deutsche Relchs Korrespondenz today
prints an Inspired Berlin dispatch giv
ing Prince von Buelow's reasons for re
signing as Imperial Chancellor.
It was not only tne rejection of the
Inheritance tax by the Conservatives,
the dispatch says, which caused the
Chancellor's resignation, but the new
grouping of parties in the Reichstag,
which made it Impossible for him to re
main In office.
FAMOUS RACERS IN WRECK
Two Men Killed and Many Horse
Hurt In Burlington Crash.
CHICAGO. July 10. Two men were
killed, two seriously' injured and 13
blooded trotting and pacing horses
owned by W. B. Taylor, on their way
to the Illinois Valley circuit meet at
Aurora, 111., were bruised and "fouled"
in a freight wreck on the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy Railroad near
Piano, 111., this afternoon. Alice Ear
ley, a famous trotter, is one of the
horses Injured.
The men killed Were Daniel Stevens,
horse owner and trainer, and Ray En
sign, trainer.
The Injured were Frank English,
trainer, and a negro follower of horses,
who Is known as "Midnight" to horse
men in all parts of the country. The
horses will not be able to race for a
month.
HEAL LUTHERAN SCHISM
Synod of Missouri Will Reunite
With German Lutherans.
CLEVELAND, O.. July 10. The Lu
theran Synod of Missouri and other states
today decided to merge iU Identity with
the German Lutheran Synod covering
the United States, Canada and some for
eign countries, from which It separated
28 years ago.
Rules of the German Synod against the
use of the English language in services
or Bynod meetings, which brought about
the separation, have been rescinded.
There are 600,000 people in the German
Synod and about 26,000 in the Synod of
Missouri.
HEAT STRIKES WESTON
AGED PEDESTRIAN PUTS ICE
ON HEAD AND MOVES OX.
Will Reach Sacramento Monday
Morning and San Fran
cisco Wednesday.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 10. Ed
ward Payson "Weston, the aged pedes
trian, was slightly overcome by heat
and fatigue today at Clipper Gap,
seven miles east of Auburn. Newspa
per men who went out in search of the
veteran came upon him lying under a
tree by the roadside.
'Tm kind of tuckered," he confessed.
Ice and cooling drinks were brought
out from Auburn on a railroad veloci
pede. Weston gravely rolled the ice
in several cabbage leaves and placed it
in his hat, one of the kind used by Chi
nese vegetable vendors. Thus rein
forced, the aged man proceeded into
Auburn and passed through
stopping.
Weston will reach RosevlII.
County, at midnight tonight,
main there until 12 o'clock
morning. He expects to mak
mento by 6 Monday morning,
probably pass through, in an
cover 78 miles that day. He
pects to reach San Francisco
day morning.
without
5, Placer
and re
Monday e Sacra
and will
effort to
now ex-Wednes-
JAPAN HAS PROTEST, TOO
Sends Note to China That Russia Is
Not Only Aggrieved Party.
PEKIN, July 10. Having learned of
Russia's protest to China against the
opening of the Sungari River to inter
national trade, Japan has explained her
position to the Chinese Foreign Board,
and a Japanese counter-protest is ex
pected as soon as the details of the sit
uation are digested at Tokio.
The Japanese position, as communi
cated to the Chinese government, is to
the effect that the Sungari River was
opened by virtue of the Portsmouth
treaty and by the international and
naval regulations of 1898, while the
evasion of the Chinese maritime cus
toms in Northern Manchuria concurring
with the collection of customs in South
ern Manchuria, Is also ground for
Japan's grievances.
t'nited Brethren to Build.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 10. (Spe
cial.) The Vancouver United Brethren
Church has purchased two lots at the
corner of Thirteenth and Harnev
streets, and preliminary work looking
to the erection of a new church build
ing has already begun. The new
church edifice will be different from
any church building in the city. It
will be of the Corinthian style of archi
tecture, without a steeple or belfry.
The size of the main building will be
40x60 feet, and there will be a full
basement made of concrete blocks. The
new structure promises to be a hand
some church building.
Excursion to See Ball Game.
ALBANY, Or., July 10. (Special.) The
baseball teams of Albany and Lebanon,
between which there has bt.H?n consider
able rivalry this reason, will play their
final game of the year in this city to
morrow. A special train will bp run
from Lebanon to Albany to bring tha
visiting team and a big delegation of
fans.
ELEVENTH YEAR.
ISSUED EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE
BUY COSTLY PIANOS
Six Instruments, Worth Over $ 4700,
Sold in One Day.
With the development of appreciation
of music in its highest forms Portland
shows a remarkable Increase in the sale
of Instruments of high cost.
Whenever, a few years ago, an occa
sional really expensive piano was sold,
it was the subject of a great deal of
comment. During the past few years
there is scarcely a day at Eilers Piano
House when one or more of such in
struments are not selected by discrim
inating and appreciative buyers.
Although brand new pianos can be
secured at the Eilers establishment for
128. 137. etc. for which consignment
dealers and San Francisco branch
stores have to ask 1225 or more, there
are nowadays .probably more very high
priced Instruments sold than the very
cheapest styles. A very large portion
of the big Eilers -establishment on
Washington street is devoted to the
display of instruments priced at from
585 to $1100, 1280, yes, J1450.
Yesterday, together with a lot of less
expensive pianos, no less than six very
fine uprights and grands were sold at
retail to Portland buyers, the .total
price of which six Instruments was
over 4700. Not one or these six In
struments cost less than $660. Among
them was one magnificent Chickerlng
Grand In hand-carved case In Louis IV
design, and also a $1150 Weber upright.
Eilers Piano House, Portland's home
institution, sells the best of everything.
Here is the Chickerlng. the oldest in
America, the best in the world.
Kimball pianos, now ranking with
the foremost and highest grade makes
Of America, are sold only by the Eilers
House.
- The Hobart M. Cable Piano, which
byis gained such wonderful popularity
of late years, and the magnificent and
thoroughly high-grade piano made In
Philadelphia the Lester are sold only
at Eilers Piano House.
Weber Pianos, the piano for the ex
clusive and discriminating musicians
who care "The Piano of the Opera"
and the wonderful genuine Pianola
Planoe are also sold only by Eilers
Piano House.
PHONOGRAPH NEWS
The double-faced Victor Records, as
well as the Columbia Records which
carry selections on both sides. Instead
of only on one side as heretofore, are
very popular in our Talking Machine
Department, Eilers Piano House, head
quarters for everything that is best in
the talking machine field.
WOODEN HORNS.
It has been found that a laminated
wooden horn mellows the tone of, a
talking machine surprisingly. We have
wooden horns for all makes of ma
chines Columbias and Edisons and
Victors Eilers Piano House.
NEW. TALKING MACHINE NEEDLES.
There -J3 a new talking machine
needle made in Germany of a fiber and
of peculiar shape, which adds wonder
fully to the attainment of a perfectly
natural tone. Fiber needles are sup
plied wholesale and retail by Eilers
Piano House.
MODERN MUSIC MAKING.
Ever seen a talking machine worth
500. or 225 or J200?
They are at Eilers Piano House and
will hold the keenest interest of every
one who loves the choicest of music
To designate such superb instru
ments as talking machines would be
doing them an injustice "Music
Phones" would be the more correct
name for them. They are truly high
grade musical instruments.
All makes side by side.
Eilers Piano House is the only estab
lishment In Portland where all makes
from the cheapest 810 Victor to the
grandest of "Music Phones" are shown
side by side. Here is the only place
where Intelligent and careful compari
son can be made as between one make
and another.
Individual talking machine rooms
facilitate a buyer's investigation. Our
patrons are afforded every facility in
making selections.
Remember the place the "always
busy corner" on Washington St., at
Park (8th) St. f
ORGANS TAKE A TUMBLE.
In our Parlor Organ Department are
many very fine used organs, which
have come In part payment for up
right pianos, nearly every make, among
them Kimball. Estey, Mason & Ham
lin, Newman Bros., is represented with
one or more specimens.
Used organs cost from $18 to $47, ac
cording to works, style and design. We
sell them on little monthly payments,
as low as $1.60 a month or will take
half cash and balance In a year. Eilers
Piano House. Write for circular 84-0,
which describes all the used organs
now In stock, and gives complete In
formation as to price and terms of
payment.
LATEST CHICKERING MASTERPIECE
A Musical Marvel Paderewski and
Any Other Great Artist at the
Piano in Any Home.
If you had a fine upright piano
which you and your friends could play,
and which by merely turning a button
could also render exactly and with ab
solute fidelity the playing of Paderews
kl or Carreno, or Myrtle Elvyn, would
it not seem Utopian?
This Is exactly what may be seen
and heard and purchased at Eilers
m&mm
Piano House tomorrow. The latest
achievement of the Mignon people has
arrived. Words fail to describe its per
fection. A cordial invitation Is ex
tended to every music-lover to hear it.
Second floor piano sales rooms.
:41S
ST
iiiiiiii-iil I
Ever hear of a grntlumanly drav
force? The Eilers delivery service is
the pride of the institution. Careful,
competent, self-reliant men and teams
that know exactly how.
We store pianos, we ship and for
ward them, we move them, and we do
the work as it should be done.
PIANO TUNING.
Our tuning service is trustworthy, in
every way competent. We take charge
of every nature of work pertaining to
the proper performance of musical in
struments. We polish pianos, and we
make repairs of every nature. We take
care of hundreds of pianos by the year
now. Ask about our annual tuning
contract. The house of highest quality,
biggest, busiest, best, Eilers Piano
Hoijse, stores everywhere.