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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1912)
TIIE SUNDAY OHEGOSIAy. PORTLAND. JANUARY 7. 1912. ROADS REVENUES 425 HERE $27,630, Annual Report of Oregon Com mission Gives Figures Up to June 30, 1911. TOTAL OF BUSINESS HIGH State Proportion of Inter-State Bere nue Is $1S,9M.477, Steam Rail ways Leading All In Traffic bj Big Margin. 8A-LEM. Or, Jan. . (Special) Tha rto revenues of all tha railroads op eratlnr In Oregon as far as Ore-on s hare of the buelneaa U concerned were 127 6J0.4I5. according to tho annual re port of the State Railroad Commlsalon which was computed today. The railroads paid taxes amounting to tl.K5i.66t and enjoyed a net cpertl 1ns; revenue, less taxes, of ll.l.O.MT. Tba operating esnenees. exclusive of taxes, wera 1.I07.1. theee bains; the operating expensee aasta-nable to Ore iron. Theea figures represent business for the year ending; June 10. 1911. Of the operating revenues as shown, those for the State of Oregon exclusive ly totaled I1I.0.7T. and the Oregon proportion of the Interstate revenue waa $11,964,477. Kteaaa Reads I-"d AJL In the total of business transacted commercial ilftm roads lead the rest by a big margin. Their total operat ing revenues were II2.83O.S40. while the total operating revenues of the com mercial electric roads were S4.da.Sl0. The taxes represented by clal stesrn roada was over 11.187.000. while the taxes of the commercial elec trlo roada were 6!.4. , The Industrial eteam roads had op erating revenues of but $124.24 and paid only S1SJ4 In taxes. On the complete summary for all the roads of the state some Interesting figures ars shown. The total freight revenues were lll.714.7S8. The paa aenger revenues were $11,288,848. Oth. r paaaenger train revenues Including mall and expreaa and miscellaneous, were $1,078.33. and all other transpor tation revenues were 1117.451. nevraae Ftarmrea 93SM3- Revenues from operatlonf other than transportation amounted to $381,139. For operating expenses assigned to Oregon, maintenance of wsy and struc ture costs $3,213,698; maintenance or equipment. 1S.J43.S41; traffic expenses. $614 143: transportation expenses. $s. 941.436; the net operating revenue, ex clusive of taxes, being Sll.45S.S41. Traffic statistics show there were 313 194. 4S1 passengers carried one mile In Oregon and the average recelpta per passenger mile are 2 t cents. The num ber of tone of freight carried one mile totaled 7S.70.460. and the average re celpta per ton mile were 1.851 centa. HAYSTACK" MAST FAILURE XmT, Finds Vibration Prevents Fire Control Observations. SEATTLE. -Wash.. Jan. ( -Naval of flclals have made the discovery that the "haystack" military masts recently In stiled on th. va.ael. of the Pacific fleet vibrato too much to make the ob aervatlona of the ftra control officer In the top euff'.clently accurate the fault being placed on the height of the maet. It is now planned to shorten the new . . i . iul on the ar- maet recenux . mured crulaer Pennsylvania and work men at the Puget sou 7 renarlna to take ten feet oft the top . of the atructura. . "COLD CURE" KILLS CHILD Mule Girl Eat 3 Tablets Contain ing Acctanilld. BINGHAM. Utah. Jan --J1'1" .old aa a cold cure caused the death or lltue Edith AnteH aged two years, last night. She ale 11 of the tol each of which contained a email per- C'a'" ys.c.Vn w.."un.hle to save her. BIG MERGER IS PLANNED (rnntlnued tmm mX Ps- modern basis, sufficient to handle the enormou. trade that certainly will fol low opening of the Panama Canal. In Portland, which is said to be one of the favored cities In the contem plated merger. It Is .aid that the great financial agency Intends to build a white-lead factory at a coat of from $750 000 to $1,000,000. That .um Is for the 'first coat of the plant. It would neceealtate about the eame amount to equip It and put It In operation, to say nothing of the payrolls and outlay re quired for the expansion of business throughout the territory. SI- CMlea Fr. Cltlea vitally concerned In the great merger now being worked out. presum ably by the Standard Oil interests, are San Diego. San Francisco. Sacramento. Portland, Tacoma and Seattle; of course the entire territory, to which establish ments in those centers cater. Is con cerned as much or more. The paint and oil bualneaa la Hated among the great eat Industrie, of the country and ex pert, in the bualnesa acknowledge that upon the Pacific Coast there Is soon to t. the greatest progress In building operations In the history of the coun try. Therefore. It Is believed. It, ts the desire of the Standard Oil Interest, to control the paint and oil trade here at the earliest poeelble time, and In any event, not later than the date when the Panama Canal will be thrown open. The unlimited financial reaourcea and tremendoua buslnesa preslge of this company would make It possible for that concern to accomplish what would be lmpoaalble for almoet any other organisation. Staaaard sea Bark at It. While the greatest of secrecy has bees maintained regarding the manipu lations of those who are reaching out to lay hold of the paint and oil bual neaa, aeverthelese. enough ha. leaked to Justify the belief that none other than Standard Oil Interests are behind the gigantic .cberoa Rapreaentatlvea of varloua large paint and oil eatabllah menta along the Pacific Coaat are knows to save been called to New York, something moat unusual In It self, and certain changes that have fol lowed In some case, lead those In the business, and therefore Intimately con nected with the trend of things, to be lieve that the Standard Interest, are actually tsklng over certain concerns and that It la but the beginning of the end of another of the Standard's great "big business" operations. It 1. said that the Standard OH inter est, aiready control through various auxiliary companies the oil and paint . i j .. . t.' o- f..tur con- piuuw.1 i iiu un j . v.... w. ceralcg the proposed lead plant In Port land is tne laci inn in. -- terest. own the big lead mine, in the Coeur d'Alene district of Idaho, and It Beams likely that the output will be ahipped to the propoaed Portland plant and manufactured here for the North weat trade. Thla would mean a large addition to the business here and would make this city even more of an Impor tant oil and paint center than It Is now. There are other reasons for the be lief that the Standard Oil Interest, are behind the move to merge the business on thla Coast. For several years this corporation ha. been taking over grad ually and gaining control of large melting and refining plants and whole aale establishment, over all the United State, and Canada. They actually con trol the buslnes. now In Canada, through their auxiliary companies. Therefore, tho present movement ex tend, only to the British Columbia bor der on the north, and to tha California line on the south. CDN50LIDAT.0N iS URGED STATE UNIVERSITY HELD TO BE TOO FAR FROM CITT. ROOSEVELT'S NAME HAY GO ON BALLOT Petitions to Place Colonel Be fore Oregon Voters Are in Circulation. Xo Danjcr of Agricultural College Being Overshadowed, Parkl son's Contention. PORTLAND. Jan. . (To the Editor.) I was very much interested In the article appearing In The Oregonlan Jan uary 4 relating to an Interview with II. W. Stone, general aecretary of the Y. M. C. A relative to the conaollda tlon "of the university and th agricul tural college. This article comes from a man whom I know to have the lntereat of the plain people at heart, and Is doing all pos sible In his way to assist In that gen eral movement of "back to the farm" which wo ail recognise Is most neces sary In this day and age. I therefore have great respeot for Mr. Stone, but would like to take issue with him In The Oregon.an concerning hie opinion regarding consolidation. Mr. Stone Is opposed to the consoli dation upon the grounds that "It would certainly mean the overshadowing of the agricultural branch by the unlver alty coursea." Such argument aa thla by Mr. Stone would have been effective If It had been made some ten yeara ago. At that time the Liberal Arte Departmenta of our universities were popular studies and did overshadow the agricultural and Industrial branches of our collegea; but today these departmenta are no longer the popular aide of our sohool Ufa Tha profession, and particularly the legal profession, are falling In popularity and respect In the minds of the average Individual aa compared to the atudlea pertaining to the uaeful aide of our country and city life. The result has been in those states where there ha. been a thorough test the agricultural and Industrial depart ment, predominate, and the student en gaged In these atudlea la no longer the object of ridicule, aa he was a genera tion ago. I have received many letters from the University of Wisconsin, at aiaai- , son. The professors and men and worn- en of understanding there urge the benefits of a consolidated school. Oregon, however. Is so situated at the present time that the question of the Liberal Arts Department overauad owlng the Agricultural Department does not enter into the situation. In this state conditions and causes which now affect our university and agricultural college commenced many yeara ago. Our agricultural college waa tsuo llshed at Corvallla. a country district, bo to speak. This may have been well, aa thla achool haa acquired a large tract of land, and under good man agement, and upon a general plan out lined by Olmstead .Brothera, of Boston, has acquired buildlnga and equipment of considerable magnitude. The University of Oregon waa alao established In a country district and entirely away from our social and In dustrial center, being as It Is 130 miles south of Portland. This was done In 1S7. possibly for the reaaon that certain enterprising citizena contributed land, building and equipment to the value of $50,000 to the state of Oregon for school purposes, if established at Eugene. At any rate. It meant that our uni versity was established at a great dis tance f-ora the greater number of those people wno had use for the same, via., the residents of our most populous dis trict. Multnomah County. This weakened our university and caused students to be Bent to other unlversltlea that were on a better equipped basis. There has been a strong and constant demand for educational facilities of this kind in the city of Portland, and as result of this demand there has bern established here an institution (the Heed Collego), which Is of some large proportions, and has an endow ment, eo I am Informed, sufficient to guarantee the expenditure per student of three or four times the amount of money spent by tha atate of Oregon for our university. This institution has already taken its place among us here in Portland. It has absorbed some of the patrons of our state university, and will certainly take tne greater part of those who now hail from this part of the state as soon as the school is established on its large grounds here In Portland, which la now being done. Therefore. It la plain to be aeen that if our university Is left at Eugene It will naturally, by Its geographical location, be made a sort of second-grade school, a source of expense to the taxpayera, which can be largely avoided by con aolldatlon with the agricultural college at Corvallla. Consolidation, with resultant en larged equipment and facilities, will be of decided benefit to tha students of the united institution, to say noth ing of the saving in expense to the taxpayers; and this without fear of the board of regents. In charge of the united school, under direction of law enacted by the votera, allowing the Liberal Arte department to predominate over the naturally healthful growth in the now popular farm and Industrial departmenta H. J. PARKISOX. The Latest Talking Machines. No talking machine department In the ctty la aa complete, cozy and com fortable, and in none la aa courteous aervlce offered aa at The Wiley B. Allen Co.'a new store, corner Seventh and Morrison St. AY. j. Cummins Owes 94. 680.000. NEW YORK. Jan. (. Schedules In bankruptcy of William J. Cummins, former officer and director of the Car neale Trust Company, filed today, show Uabllltlsa $4,0,0v0, assets J13i.000. CONSENT IS NOT. SOUGHT Oliver M. Hlckey and Joseph T. Ellis, Portland Attorneys, Start Agitation La Follette) Sup porter Airs Views. Without awaitlna definite announce ment from Roosevelt as to whether or not ha will be a candidate for the K publican nomination for President, minr M. Hiekav and Joseph T. Ellis, Portland lawyers, have followed tha example of other admlrera of the ex President in the states of Nebraska and New Jersey and yesterday sianea the circulation of petitions to place tba nam at Roosevelt, on the primary nominating ballot as a candidate for the Presidency. It is the announced purpose of these men to circulate their petitions In a number of counties, confident In tha belief that the required number of sig natures to place Roosevelt's name on the ballot will be forthcoming. Three-Coraered Fleet Looms. Entrance of Roosevelt as a candidate for the Dopular vote of Oreson s Ke publican electorate for the Presidency insures a lively three-cornered contest for that Indorsement. Ben belling, chairman of the Taft committee of Is. which organized some time ago. Is ar ranging to open headquarters in thla city soon. Like organizations are Be ing perfected by Republicans In sev eral of the other counties and when the Portland committee gets on a working basis Its efforts will be dl rected partly towards encouraging the organization of these auxiliary clubs as the best means oc promoting tne candidacy of President Taft. At the same time supporters of Sen ator La Follette within the Republican party are also on the alert. To date, however, nothing has been done aside from designating Thomas McCuaker as manager of the La Follette campaign In this state. In the last campaign McCusker was one of the leaders In the "second elective term" agitation for Roosevelt. Equally active in the same agitation were many of tne men now affiliated with McCusker and shouting for La Follette. La Follette Eathaalasm Small. But the La Follette boom In this state bas not taken on the proportions its promoters had hoped for. Admit tedly there are some Republicans In Oregon who may not support Taft, but these same Republicans have at no time enthused over the Wisconsin man. This fact proved disconcerting to the directors of the La Follette movement, but It failed to produce the element of absolute dismay which Invaded their camp when the discovery was made a day or two ago that a genuine move ment was on foot to place Roosevelt's name on the ballot. In a two-handed game La Follette supporters were nursing the fond hope that be might succeed in registering a greater popular vote than President Taft. But the entrance of Roosevelt Into the contest has dispelled that hope and they are already complaining that they have been "Jobbed." "I have just returned from a trip over the state In which I visited vir tually every county.'' said Mr. Ellis, last night. "In every county I found more sentiment for Roosevelt than for La Follette. It requires the signatures of only 600 registered votera to place the name of a candidate for President on the ballot In this state and I am sure of securing a much larger number of signatures for Roosevelt. Petltloaa Are Slgaed. "It was not until this afternoon that I began circulating these petitions In Multnomah County. The task of se curing signatures 1. slow work since only registered voters have the right to sign. However, in a short time I had obtained 60 signatures. The circu lation of these petitions will be con tinued until the required number of signatures has been obtained, when the petitions will be filed with the Secre tary of State." Manager McCusker, of the La Fol lette campalg-n, yesterday submitted to The Oregonlan for publication the fol lowing: "Allow me to thank you for the vary flattering statement that I am a stayer" and that La kollette will get one vote If I live. "As I have no present Intention of dying, he sure will get that vote, and In case you do not know it. or have in advertently overlooked It. permit me to say that there will oe a lew inou- sand others who will also add their ' vote to mine, and when the final re I suit Is announced you will find that La I Follette will have a majority of two to one over Taft. I should have said . three to one, but being tender hearted, I do not like to lacerate the feelings of the few who think they owe a duty to Taft. so I cut off the dog's tall a piece at a time, so It won't hurt so I much. McCusker Finds Encouragement. "Perhaps I shouldn't give this away, ' as it msy give the Taft committee an Inspiration, but I'm generous and love my enemies and a lot of stuff Just like , that, so I will say that a canvass of the : city shows that about 90 per cent of '; those who have come here within the last two or three years are -progres-aivea.' and favorable to the progressive laws of Oregon. Thla Is particularly true with respect to the younger men. T knew, as every one must know, that there was a large new element In our city, but I did not think they were progressives as many of them came from the older atatee. which are still ruled by machine politics, and do not believe In new-fangled Ideas, so I was agreeably surprised to learn how they stood. - "Since I had the honor to be named aa manager of the La Follette cam paign In thla atate, hundreda of those men have called on me and asaured ma of their support, but what la bet ter, have volunteered their services In the cause, consequently you will admit I am modest In my estimate of the """vou say that it no doubt gave my self and the other members of the La Follette committee yet unnamed a glow of pleasure to know that La Fol lette would stay In the race. I experi enced no change of sentiment, as I knew Just where he stood, also knew tha source of the statementa to the contrary, which were so ridiculous as to need no explanation. I am also .ware, as are all the friends of the progressive' movement. Just where the cry of Roosevelt started. Theory la Set Fertk. "It first started In the convention of Taft committeemen in Washington, aa they thought by showlne- there was aa undercurrent of aenUment for A GENUINE sacrifice of High-grade clothing; you'll find here the cream of the clothes world incomparable imported fabrics from Scotch, Irish, English and French looms, as well as the finest cloths that are produced in America in short, a veritable World's G othing Fair. These are all our own goods, bearing our own label brought here for our regular discriminating trade, not for sale purposes. Fashionable materials, cleanly tailored, correct in 6tyle. It's fine economy if you buy now with two seasons' wear ahead, and prices at their lowest $45.00 Men's Suits $35.00 Men's Suits $25.00 Men's Suits $34.50 $25.50 $18.50 $40.00 Men's Suits $30.00 Men's Suits $20.00 Men's Suits $29.50 $22.50 $14.50 $15.00 Men's Suits $1 1.50 The Same Reductions on Men's Overcoats and Raincoats The Same Reductions on Young Men's College Suits Full Dress, Tuxedos, Blues and Blacks 15 per cent discount from regular prices The greater part of our second floor is devoted to boys' clothing. Parents will find here a large showing of boys' suits, greatly reduced in price; splendid new gar ments, made for present service. Over lOO youths' overcoats, formerly $15 and $18, now on sale at $9.35; they're good health preservers at a nominal price BEN ELLIM G LEADING CLOTHIER MORRISON AT FOURTH STREET' Tnn...1 4 wn.iM "N M the "tl TO BTTftH - elve' Republicans to believe that La Follette waa not tneir cnoice, nut wnou La Follette made a few epechea In iMin htm nftniritrlckan and aent 'a meesense' to see Roosevelt with the statement that ir Koosovoii wanmu tha nomination. Taft would withdraw, hoping; thereby to trap Roosevelt Into declining; again, which they would con strue into an indorsement for Taft, but Roosevelt saw through the same, and as he has no Intention of indorsing Taft, ha declined to make any reply. "Now If Taft is In the fight until the death,' why should be offer to with j onnevAit? nv mn dolno: he Ul.tl IUI J ' - admits what everybody knowa, that If nominated he cannot be elected, and there Is a growing feeling that he can not even be nominated and I predict that the leaders who do not court de- feat will not even let his name come before the convention. ' "The secretary of the Taft committee ' In an Interview on his retarn from the' East to Portland admitted that If Wll on was the nominee of the Democrats, ; Taft would be defeated, and another prominent officer of that committee ! told me that he did not think Taft could possibly be elected. Why, then, carry on this farce and go to certain defeat? The Oregonlan surely knows j the sentiment in Oregon and through out the country, and should use Its in- fluence to carry Oregon for a candidate j that will have a chance to win over a Democratic nominee. "There are certain machine poll- ttclans some of them discontented in this city and other parts of the state, ; circulating petitions to put Roosevelt's , name on the ballot, but It does seem ; strange that these gentlemen, who are . nt T.ininln- Taft and Taft III B HI kTJl a vr. . Clubs, should be so anxious to have Roosevelt run. when they know he will not be a candidate. La Follette cer tainly must have thrown a scare Into them, but they can't fool the people, and I still predict two to one for La Follette." JUDGE D0NW0RTH RESIGNS President Informed of Jurist'. De sire to Leave Bench. SEATTLE, Jan. . United States Judge Donworth tonight announced that he had Bent hia resignation to President Taft several days ago. He glvea hia desire to return to pri vate practice aa the reaaon. Carload of Horses Attached. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Jan. ,n i-i a ..lA.il nf hnrMI which tapei-iai. ' " had been purchased by F. A. Peach and P. H. BrunielL horse buyers from Oak land, CaL. for shipment to California markets, were attached here by Sheriff William B. Barnes at the Instance of Attorney C. M. O'Neill, representing J. X. Howell. Howell has entered suit against the horse-buyers, alleging that they purchased of him two horses and took them away, giving him In pay ment a check for $825. which he sent for collection through the Merrill bank. The check, according to Howell, was returned unpaid because the two mak ers had stopped payment on It. They allege that one of the horses died after they bought the span, and It la believed they may attempt to make this fact part of their defense. Federal Biscuit Bankrupt. NEW YORK. Jan. . An involuntary petition In bankruptcy was filed today against the Federal Biscuit Company. 1 C W Wickers nam nas ueeu wiui 1 as receiver. Tha assets of the com- nany are said to oe wum. ..j.v-. There are 600 creditors throughout the country. Forbes WW Xot Resign. MANILA, Jan. Governor-General Forbes denlea that he haa any Inten tion of resigning. He Intends to vlalt the Cnlted States In March, returning here In September. DOUGLAS FIR OIL GOOD Students at UnlTerslty of Washing ton Make Discovery. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Jan. 6. (Special.) Discov eries that will place Douglas fir oil on a par with that extracted from pine, will utilize the millions of feet of fir stumps, roots and tree limbs, represent ing one-half of the standing timber, and will provide for the manufacture of fine paper from the waste after the oil has been manufactured, have been made by students of the chemistry de partment here, who, under the direc tion of Dr. H. K. Benson, have been ex perimenting on 29.000 pounds of fir stumps received from Linden, Or. "Our dlsoovery of the oil of Douglas fir came as a result of studying the oils of four cords of wood sent through a wood distilling plant at Anacortes," said Dr. Benson. "Commercial turpen tine of a high grade and the new oil were found by the students. When the tar obtained from this fir wood was refined it yielded three products a very iigni on, uku iu -fature of shingle stain; a heavier oil of tar, which, I believe, can be used for linseed oil. and a tar residue or pitch, which, we believe, can be used suc cessfully as a protective paint for Iron, steel and metal surfaces. Now, the rosin In the wood renders It useless for white paper, and It is available only for the cheaper grades of colored paper, but by using our apparatus we can ex tract this rosin. ' lt "Other experiments deal with the value of the tannlo acid of the fir bark and the oil distilled from fir needles." Centralis High Nearly Done. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. i4. (Spe cial.) The new high school building In Centralla' will be completed la about six weeks. The exterior Is already fin ished and the final touches are being put on the Interior. The structure Is being erected at a cost of $125,000, and when completed will be one of the finest high schools in Southwest Wash From 132 to 180 Lbs. Wonderfully Built TJp at Small Coat. Tk miTnhar of cases -of general de bility In which Hood'a Sarsaparllla has shown Its great intrinsic, meorami -rn..k La .,t-v larir- Mr. E. S. Fry. Ivanhoe, Va., describes his case and tells what this medicine did for mm, in the following testimonial: "I was all run down and weighed only ISi pounds. I took Hood's Sarsaparllla. and before the first bottle was finished began to Improve, and when I had taken six bottles was wonderfully built up and weighed 180 pounds." Hood'e Sarsaparllla achieves its great victories, not Bimply because It con tains sarsaparllla, but because It com bines tha utmost remedial values of more than twenty different ingredients. Do not be led to accept any prepara tion said to be "Just as good." There is no real substitute. Get It today In usual liquid form or chocolated tablet called Saraataba. TOOTHACHE Stops instantly when you apply DEIiT'S TOOTHACHE GUH Does not apill or dry ap. Always ready Afl Drslt 13a R HOTEL CARLTON ESTAURAN Fourteenth and Washington Sts, T Popular Prices Prevail ""HIS charming timing place offers an exceptional cuisine and service at moderate vrice. The new management ' has spared no effort m making the Liarlton Restaurant a popular dining place. The lest in the market, prepared in spotless kitchens by an American chef , with prompt and courteous service, and at prices that are astonishingly moderate. Music from 5 to 8:30 every evening. TODAY, SUNDAY, A Special Table d' Hote Dinner will be served at One Dollar. "STORE WHERE LADIES CAN TRADE" NATIONAL WINE CO. FAMILY LIQUOR STORE SPECIAL FOR ONE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY JAN. 8 Sunnybrook (bottled in bond) Pull quarts, $1.25 value reduced to............. ..-SI. 00 5s, $1.00. value, reduced to....... ...... -855 Full pint, 65c value, reduced to. .., 55d Full y2 pint, 35c value, reduced to 30 Individuals, 120 value, reduced to 3 for 25d High-grade Ccolifornia Sweet Wines,, per gallon $1 to $4 Our auto delivery carries no signs, insuring no publicity on delivery. NATIONAL WINE CO. COR. FIFTH AND STARK STREETS Phone, Main 6499, A 6499 V
