THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN. PORTLAND. JULY 28, 1912.
EXCISE TAX BILL
PASSES IfJ SENATE
Democrats' and Progressives
Combine in Putting Through
Measure From House.
RECIPROCITY LAW DEAD
Borah's Fight to Have His Income
Tax Bill Substituted Lost Per
manent Tariff Commission Is
PrOTlded in Enactment.
"WASHINGTON. July 27. Democrats
and Progressives united again in the
Senate and bv vote of 36 to 18 last
night passed the Democratic excise tax
bill, extending the present tax on cor
porations to the business or lnoiviauain.
nriv&te. firms and co-DartnershipS.
Attached to the measure tlta -by the
aid of Republican votes, were amend
ments for the repeal ot me Lanaonu
reciprocity law and the fixing of a two
dollar a. ton tariff on Drint paper, and
for the establishment of a permanent
non-partisan tariff commission.
Borah Barely Loses.
Senator Borah, in a fight to have
bis income tax bill substituted for the
"tax on business," lost by a vote of
33 to S3, although he mustered to his
support many regular Republicans and
four Democrats Ashurst, uuiDerson.
Hitchcock and Martine.
On the passage of the excise bills,
h bills were suoDorted by the fol
lowing progressives an Insurgent Re
publicans: Bourne, Bristow, iapp,
Crawford, Cummins, Gronna, Jones,
Kenyon. LaFolIette. Nelson, Polndexter,
Townsend and Works.
The measure was changed from the
original House bill only in minor par
ticulars, except for the addition oi me
Canadian reciprocity repeal and the
permanent tariff commission provision.
It will go back to the House for the
approval of that body and it is believed
an agreement soon win De reacnea bo
that a perfected measure can be laid
before the President.
The excise measure would levy upon
all persons, firms or co-partnerships,
an annual tax equal to one per cent of
net income in excess of J3000.
Reciprocity Amendment Fought.
Senator Cummins' permanent tariff
board amendment, which was carried
yesterday in the wool fight and then
lost In the final upheaval when the
La Follette bill passed, was attached
to the excise bill by a vote of 88 to 29.
All Republicans except Heyburn, of
Idaho, supported it.
The chief fight aside from that over
Senator Borah's Income tax measure,
came upon the Canadian reciprocity
amendment offered by Senator Gronna,
of North Dakota.
The amendment adopted by the Sen
ate. 37 to 26. provides for the complete
repeal of the reciprocity law and for
the establishment of a duty of 12 a
ton on print paper imported from Can
ada in place of the present duty of
13.75. The duty on chemical wood
pulp is fixed at "one-twelfth of one
cent a pound dry weight, if unbleached,
aud one-eighth of one cent a pound if
bleached, and the duty on printing pa
per at one-tenth of one cent a pound.
If valued at not above three cents a
pound: two-tenths of one cent a pound
If valued above three cents and not
above five cents a pound, and TA per
cent ad valorem if valued above five
cents a pound."
Hitchcock's Plan Lmm.
The Senate changed the excise bill
so that the tax would not apply to la
bor organizations, agricultural associa
tions or fraternal insurance organiza
tions. A plan to check the tobacco
monopoly by a special excise tax on
production above a certain amount, of
fered by Senator Hitchcock, was de
feated. The third of the Democratic tariff
measures, the sugar bill, will come up
tomorrow. It is believed the combina
tion of Democrats and progressives will
continue throughout the third day of
the tariff programme, so that a sweep
ing reduction in the sugar tariff will
be approved.
When the wool bill reached the House
today. Majority leader Underwood de
manded that It be sent to conference
and the Senate amendment be disagreed
to.
Payne Offer Objection.
Representative Payne, of New York,
Republican, objected. Accordingly the
naming of the conferees was put over
until tomorrow.
Underwood today said he thought
there would be little difficulty in reach
ing a compromise. In this case a bill
almost identical with the one President
Taft vetoed on August 17, 1911, prob
ably will go to the White House within
a few weeka
The former bill was vetoed on the
grounds that the Tariff Board had not
reported on its investigation of sched
ule K. Both houses say the La Follette
bill follows the conclusions ot the board
quite closely.
The essential points of the La Fol
lette bill and the House bill are:
Raw wool La Follette bill. 10 to 35
per cent: House bill, 20 per cent.
Wool wastes and rags La Follette
bill, 25 to 30 per cent: House bill. 20
per cent.
Combed wool or tops La Follette bill.
40 per cent; House bill. 25 per cent.
Yarns La Follette bill, 45 per cent;
House bill. 30 per cent.
Clothes, ready-made clothing, knit
fabrics, women's dress goods, etc La
Follette bill. S3 per cent: House bill.
35 to 50 per cent.
Carpets La Follette bill, 35 per cent;
House bill, 25 to 50 per cent.
Much Depends on Committee.
These are the more striking compar
isons. When the House and Senate con
ferees reached a compromise a year
ago the raw wool duty was com
promised at 29 per cent, wool waste at
29. combed wool at S3 per cent, yarn
at 35 per cent, ready-made clothing at
49 per cent.
It will deDend largely on the char
acter of the conference committee
named by the Senate whether a com
promise similar to that will be quickly
effected.
Chairman Underwood also sees a
chance for the cotton revision bill at
this session ot Congress.
Taft'a Friends Predict Veto.
At the White House. President Taffs
callers predicted he would veto the
wool bill If it came to him in the form
it left the Senate, which is substantially
the same bill as was vetoed last year.
PORTLAND CREWS VICTORS
Havely and Newell Shine at Van
ccuver Regatta Fours AVin.
VICTORIA. B. C. July 27. (Special.)
It was Portland day today at the re
gatta at Shawnigan Lake. The Rose
. .... o. rrl ff tK. hfcrhAKt
honors in the Juniors fours and the
double sculls, as well as taking second
place in the Junior singles. The pret
tiest race of the day was the Junior
doubles. ,aken by J. Havely and F. R-
Newell. after a neck-and-neck struggle
with Vancouver's representatives.
In the Junior fours there were four
crews entered, two from Portland, one
from Vancouver and one from James
Bay, Victoria. Portland No. 1 and
James Bay had the race to themselves,
owing to a collision between Portland's
second crew and Vancouver. For a
time it looked as if the Victoria boat
would be the winner, but the superior
condition of the Ros City boys en
abled them to make a final spurt at
a fast stroke which brought them in a
few lengths to the good.
V. B. Allen, of Vancouver, won the
Junior singles after a pretty fight with
Havely. Both finished within their
strength, but Allen had a safe lead.
TYLER DEFEATS SCHWEXGERS
Spokane Man Will Try for Canadian
Tennis Title Today.
VANCOUVER, B. C. July 27. Play
ing one of the best games of his ca
reer, J. C. Tyler, of Spokane, defeated
B. P. Schwengers, Canadian lawn tennis
champion, after five close and exerting
sets for the mainland tine 101s after
noon. Tomorrow the same pair will
clash for the Canadian title.
Both Tyler and Schwengers were In
rare form, although the veteran was
steadier in pinches.
Johnson and Fottrell, of California,
deefated the Rhodes brothers, of Van
couver, In straight sets, although they
were forced to extend themselves.
Local players scored an unlooked-for
victory when Evans and juses aeieai
ed Schwengers and Foulkes, both for
mer champions, after two hard sets,
11-9. 8-7.
The finals In all the events will he
played tomorrow. Today's results:
Men's singles J. C. Tyler, Spokane,
beat H. C. Evans, Vancouver, 6-2, 6-0.
Tyler beat Schwengers 6-3. 3-6, 4-6, 6-3,
6-3.
Men's doubles Johnson and Fottrell,
San Francisco, beat Rhodes brothers,
Vancouver, 6-2, 8-6. H. G. Garrett and
H. J. Marshall, Victoria, beat Toole and
Wheally, Calgary, 6-0, 6-3. Fottrell
and Johnson, San Francisco, beat
Lovell and Milne, Vancouver, 6-4, 6-3.
MEN FIGHT, EAR CHEWED
CONTRACTOR ACCUSED OF BIT
ING OFF AGENT'S AURICLE.
Charles E. Pottage Mixes With
Thomas Conroy at Labor Temple
and Then Leaps to Freedom.
In a quarrel In which he is said to
have drawn a knife, Charles E. Pot
tage, a contractor, of 746 Borthwick
street, bit half off the left ear of
Thomas Conroy, the business agent of
the Hodcarrlers' Union, at labor head
quarters in the Labor Temple Friday
night. This statement was made last
night to the detectives by Conroy, who
brought his Beverea ear 10 me ue
tective bureau to substantiate his
charges.
Pottage narrowly escaped conviction
on -a charge of murder about a year
ago. after he had shot and killed Frank
Porter, a steam engineer in charge of
one of Pottage's outfits at East Tenth
and Brazee streets. Pottage testified
that he shot in self-defense and the
District Attorney's office, believing he
spoke the truth, offered little prosecu
tion. The fact that Pottage's story was
substantiated by the presence of a re
volver in the hand of the dead man,
saved him from imprisonment.
Pottage was later arrested lor as
saulting one of his workmen with a
shovel, but escaped punishment. He
had been arrested also for mistreating
the horses used In his grading work.
According to Conroy s story, tney
had a disagreement over a business
matter and Pottage drew a knife from
his pocket. Conroy grappled with him
and forced him to drop the knife, when
Pottage bit Conroy 8 ear. "ottage tnen
broke away and Jumped through an
open window on the second floor to
the street below ana maae nis escape,
said Conroy. Witnesses of the affair
prevented the wounded man from fol
lowing. Conroy hastened to the detective bu
reau without having received medical
attendance, and some force was neces
sary before he could be persuaded to
have the ear treated.
Detectives Hill and Epps were as
signed to arrest Pottage, although no
warrant was sworn out last night by
Conroy, because the office of the Dis
trict Attorney was closed.
AGED EDUCATOR IS DEAD
EX-HEAD OF PACIFIC UNIVERS
ITx" SUCCUMBS AT 90.
Rev. John Russell Herrlck Is Sur
vived by Son and Daughter.
Death Occurs In Chicago.
CHICAGO. July. 27. (Special.) Rev.
John Russell Herrlck, formerly presi
tnt. nf t'h Pacific University at Forest
Grove, Or, and of the State Univer
sity at Vermillion, S. D., died today at
his home, 6423 Greenwood avenue.
Aged 90.
Mr. Herrlck was born May 12, 1S22,
at Milton, Vt, of Revolutionary stock.
He was educated at the University of
Vermont, at Andover, Mass.. and Au
burn. N. Y., Congregational seminaries.
uu first nstttnrate of 13 years, was
at Malone, N. T. He also preached at
cangor. Aie. r rom ion i" . u '
pastor at South Hadley. Mass., and a
trustee of the Mount Holyoke College
for women.
He retired in 1887 after his incumb
ency as president of the South Dakota
State University. He lived in Chicago
for 15 years. Ons son, J. W. Herrick,
of 4858 Sheridan road, and one daugh
ter, Mary B. Merrick, a teacher in the
Hyde Park High School, survive.
Mr. Herrick was president of Pa
cific University about 30 years ago,
serving less than three years. His
memory is perpetuated by the dormi
tory building at the university, known
as Herrlck Hall. He was unaccustomed
to Western methods and made few
acquaintances during his stay in Oregon.
CHAUNCEY OLCOTT IN WOE
Actor-Songster Seeks Annulment of
Marriage to First Wile.
NEW YORK. July 27. Chauncey Ol
cott. the actor, has filed suit for an
nulment of his marriage to his first
wife, Mrs. Cora E. James-Striker-Mor-an-Olcott.
The suit discloses a matri
monial tangle which involves title to
valuable property. The case will come
up today at Albany.
Olcott married his first wife in 1888
and divorced her In 1893. In 1H97
be married Miss Margaret O'Donovan,
who is still living with him.
Before the first Mrs. Olcott mar
ried the actor she was the wife of I.
O. Moran, of this city, who divorced
her in Nebraska in 1887. Olcott now
says that this divorce has been mvesti
Bated and found to be illegal. Ol
eott's first wife is trying to prove that
Olcott's divorce from her Is Illegal.
CREED TO STARTLE,
ASSERTS COLONEL
He Expects -to Be Called An
archistic, He Says, When
He Recites Doctrines.
AIM DECLARED-CORRECTIVE
Two of Measures Favored Will Be
Minimum Wage Scale for Women
and Guarantee Law Giving
Labor Shorter Hours.
OTSTER BAT, N. Y., July 27. The
"Confession of Faith" of Colonel
Roosevelt now is down in black and
white, the finishing touches having
been made today. When he has com
pleted the recital of his doctrines in
Chicago on the night of August 5 he
probably will be called socialistic or
anarchistic and may be both, he said
tonight. But he Insisted that the
measures he advocated must come.
"They are a corrective to socialism
and an antidote to anarchy," he said.
Minimum Wage Law Urged.
Two of the more striking measures
favored by Colonel Roosevelt are the
fixing by law of minimum wage scales
for women, workers and a guarantee
by law to workmen employed in what
he calls the "continuous Industries" of
eight-hour shifts and one day's rest in
every seven.
Colonel Roosevelt said he had not
wished at Dresent to take up new
things, but had come to the conclu
sion that he must develop some of his
doctrines in his Chicago speech and
had gone further than ever before in
advocating what might be regarded ny
his onDOnents as radical measures.
Business should be encouraged in
every ligltimate way, he said, but at
the same time business prosperity
should be made the "handmaiden of the
people" and the tendency should be
toward a diversification of the owner
ship of property. He said the effort
should be to correct attendant evils
rather than to attempt to abolish large
corporations- or to restrict their Size.
Democratic Proposals Hit.
It was in this connection that he said
he favored a minimum wage for women
and he added that later It probably
would be necessary to make similar
scales for men. His proposal of a
guarantee of six days and eight-hour
shifts he restricted to the "continuous
industries," like the steel mills, in
which work Is kept up 24 hours a day
and seven days a week.
Colonel Roosevelt mentioned tnese
two measures merely as illustrating
tha kind of legislation which he be
lieves should be adopted to meet ex
isting conditions.
The proposals of the Democrats,
Colonel Roosevelt said, were futile. He
cited the Stanley Congressional inve.
tigation as illustrating his point.
Referring to the recommendation
that no corporation be permitted to
control .more than 30 per cent of any
particular business, he said such an
arbitrary limitation was' foolish.- ' If
an attempt were made to put it into
effect the only result would be a series
of lawsuits for four or five years, ter
minating In decisions similar to the re
cent rulings of the Supreme Court In
the American Tobacco and Standard
OH cases.
Bryan Given Rap.
The Democratic party, he said, of
fered no solution of these problems and
as for the Democratic platform, he
viewed it lightly, saying that it was
written by William J. Bryan, who did
not know what he wanted. The Repub
lican party, now that the men in the
National Progressive party movement
have left it, he said, is composed large
ly of the bosses and the financial interests.
CLASHES MARK CONVENTION
North Dakota. Progressives Don't
Agree at Fargo.
FARGO, N. D., July 27. Stormy
scenes marked the convention of North
Dakota progressives which met here
today to select delegates to the third
oarty convention in Chicago on au
gust 6. The clashes on the convention
floor grew out of the question of quali
fication to membership in the con
vention. Judge W. S. Lauder Of Wap-
peton, a LaFolIette delegate to the
Republican convention, was made
permanent chairman
The assemblage was made up of
delegates whose affiliations heretofore
have been with the Republican and
Democratic parties. A committee was
appointed to determine the eligibility
of delegates with the understanding
that none except those whose progress
iveness was known to the committee
should be admitted to the councils of
the new party.
The endorsement of the state ttdket
was deferred until another convention
Is held in August, immediately after
the Chicago meeting.
LOEB WILL NOT RESIGN POST
Collector ot Customs at New York
' Not to Aid Third Party Move.
MEEKER, Colo., July 27. William
Loeb, Jr., collector of customs for the
port of New York, has ho intention of
resigning his office to take part in
the third party movement. This was
the statement he made today before
departing for New York.
When told that there was a rumor
that he had sent his resignation to
President Taft, the former secretary to
ex-President Roosevelt was quick to
make his attitude clear. For the last
two weeks he has been fishing In the
mountain streams near here.
YOUNG DRAMATIST IS DEAD
Anthony Wills, Who Presented "The
Squawman," Succumbs at 28.
NEW YORK. July 27. Anthony E
Wills, the well known dramatist, died
Thursday at East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Although only 28 years old, Mr. Wills
had gained a reputation as a writer
and producer. At the ago of 19 years
his first novel 'Monsieur Paul oe ere
was successfully published and there
after he contributed regularly to
various magazines.
Five years ago he entered the ranks
of professional theatrical producers. He
presented several of his own successes
Including "The Lost Trail." He also
presented- "The Squawman." Some of
his own best-known works, are: "Oak
Farm." "A Regiment for Two." "Col
lea Chums." "The Stranger." "Too
Many Husbands" and "The Struggle.'
Ex-Governor of Wyoming Dies.
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 27
W. A. Richards, ex-Governor of Wyo-
minir. who was a member of a land
seekers' party, died suddenly today of
heart failure.
This Is in Every Way a Great Sale
, Great in output,-great in the savings that have been made, -
! great in satisfaction to the .'thousands of customers that "
. .- ' have bought here. This mighty, outgo of fine, apparei is :
" . r. now at its height; if you have not got your share .we axe : - . .
sorry f or you. There is yet time, however; this splendid
stock will be good down to the last garment; we havo
nothing old to offer you only the best fabrics and the
newest styles. .- Come this week while the reduced prices
rule; your savings will be great your satisfaction assured
E
very
Article Genuinely Reduce d
The Boys' Shop
Well-Made Suits at Eeduced
Prices.
$ 3.95 BOYS'. SUITS. .$2.65
$ 5.00 BOYS' SUITS. .$3.35
$6.50 BOYS' SUIT.. $4.35
$ 8.50 BOYS' SUITS. .$5.65
$10.00 BOYS' SUITS. .$6.65
$15.00 BOYS' SUITS. .$9.85
Blue Serge Knicker Suits
ONE-FOURTH OFF
50c BOYS' PANTS. . ., 35
75c BOYS' PANTS, . . .50?
$1.00 BOYS' PANTS. . . .65
$1.50 BOYS' PANTS. . . .952
$2.00 BOYS' PANTS. .$1.25
Children's and
Boys' Wash Suits
HALF PRICE
-Second Floor
$15.00
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$25.00
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MEN'S
MEN'S
MEN'S
MEN'S
MEN'S
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SUITS
SUITS
SUITS
SUITS
SUITS
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.$11.35
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.$15.35
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$23.35
The Same Reductions
on Young Men's Suits
Blue, Black and Full-Dress Suits
AT ONE-FOURTH OFF
EXTRA SPECIAIr-$1.50
Shirts, plain and pleated
bosoms, starched cuffs,
stripes, solid colors. .95
$1.50 Cluett Shirts ,$1.15 ,
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.$5.25
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$5.95
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All Auto Dusters
AT ONE-FpURTH OFF
All Ladies' and
Misses Fancy Man
Tailored Suits
and
All Ladies,' Misses' and
Girls 'Fine Wash. "
Dresses' ;
HALF PRICE
All Ladies' and '
Misses' Man-Tailored
Suits
in Blue and Black
ONE-THIRD OFF
, .. Third Floor
Your Choice of Any Straw Hat in the store: ONE DOLLAR
Leading
Clothier
MORRISON STREET AT FOURTH
BRIBERY STIRS DETROIT
8 ALDERMEN" AND SECRETARY
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
Wabash Railroad, Which Wanted
City Street Closed, Involved.
Burns Ferrets Out Evidence.
DETROIT. Julv 27. Eight Aldermen
and the secretary of the Common
Council committees were placed under
arrest Friday afternoon on-, charges ot
accepting bribes and conspiracy to ac
cept a bribe for their votes and lnflu
n.a in th niiRsitiff of & measure af
fecting city property recently trans
ferred to the Waoash Kanroaa.
At least six other arrests of Alder
men are expected and It Is alleged that
3700 passed hands In amounts of from
100 to 11000. The bribery was con
summated and the arrests accomplished
under the personal supervision of De
tective William J. Burns.
The officials arrested are Thomas
Glinnan, president of the Council, who
is alleged to have received $1000; E.
R. Schrelter, Jr., secretary of Council
committees and also secretary of the
American League of Municipalities,
who la charged with conspiracy to
bribe and agreeing to accept $500; Al
derman Joseph L. Theison, said to have
accepted $500; Alderman Martin J. Os
trowskl, alleged to have received $200;
Alderman Patrick O'Brien, conspiracy;
Alderman Louis Tossy, said to have
received $200; Alderman Frank J. Ma
son; Alderman Louis Brose and Alder
man Delmel, the last three being
charged with accepting $100 each.
Alderman Glinnan long has been
known in city politics as "Honest
Tom." "When arrested this afternoon
it Is said he turned over $1000 and
made a complete confession.
6chreiter. who it is said by the au
hii.tti.. th &ffair. was
arrested In his office. He had not re
ceived any money, out tne omcera
said he went to the offices of the de
tectives who were acting under the
guise of Wabash officials, to get his
money and discovered the officers who
had just arrested Glinnan.
The detectives say they have caught
their men not only with marked money,
but by telaphonlo testimony and pho
tographic record. The investigation
which culminated in the arrests today
had been going on since February 1
rumors of graft began to assume se
rious proportions. Mayor Thompson
,n.ht thm fi.rvlr.Ai of detectives and
Andrew H. Green, a prominent manu
facturer, agreea xo uaauco fcuv m .
tigatloiL
Soon after it was begun the Wabash
Railroad applied for the closing of a
Detroit street on the grounds that It
wanted to increase Its shipping fa
cilities. The Burns operative repre
sented himself to be a land agent for
the ' Wabash. He had, according to
the charges, entered into negotiations
with the secretary of the Common
Council committee.
The arrest of Tom Glinnan, the
Council leader, Is most commented
upon. It. is said he had filed his peti
tion for nomination for Mayor in the
Fall election.
BOY LONG MISSING FOUND
Newton George- Rossman, Gone Since
October, Now at Los Angeles.
Newton George. Rossman. the 15-year-old
lad who disappeared October
IB, 1911, from the home of his grand
mother. Mrs. Emmette W. Rossman, in
this city and for Information concern
ing whom reward of $50 was offered,
i v. - - .. innatH in T.oh Anreles DeD-
uty Probation Officer Fisher, of Mult
nomah County, will leave iraij iw -turn
the boy.
Paul E. Sigler, probation officer at
Los Angeles, wrote a week ago that
he had found a boy answering the de
scription and a list of questions, which,
if correctly answered, , would establish
the boy's identity beyond doubt, were
mailed to Los Angeles. Mr. Sigler wrote
out and returned the answers given
by the boy and they were found to be
correct. ....
Young Rossman left in company with
Max Hoaglln. who returned and who
was later sent to the state training
school. The lads separated in Seattle.
In April Mr. Fisher visited Seattle on
advices from officials in that city that
they had located the boy, but it de
veloped that the boy there was one
who had run away from Spokane. The
Juvenile Court in Portland received
several letters from persons in Seattle
who claimed to have found the boy.
The chief concern of these correspond
ents seemed to be to collect the re
ward. RECTOR HEADS LABOR
CENTRAL COUNCIL ELECTS CAR
PENTER FOR PRESIDENT.
Contest Is Close, Burchard of Musi
cians' Tnion Losing by Two Votes
Only Hospital Is Talked.
R. O. Rector, business agent of the
Carpenters' Union, was Friday elected
president of the Central Labor Coun
cil for the ensuing six months, defeat
ing T. H. Burchard. of the Musicians'
Union; by only two votes. There were
also interesting contests in the elec
tion of vice-president and secretary,
M. W. Petersen being elected to the
former office by a majority of only
five votes over Jack Gillan, while E.
J. Stack, secretary of the Oregon State
Federation of Labor, won out as sec
retary of the Council by a margin of
six votes over J. L. Ledwidge.
Other officers and committees chosen
in the semi-annual election were as
follows: Treasurer, Everett Logan;
reading clerk, W. A. Randall; conduc
tor, T. D. Markell; warden, L. Jamie
son: trustees, A. W. Lawrence. James
Maguire and Phillip Pollock; executive
committee, W. A. Randall and S. P.
Rearick; organization committee, A. W.
Lawrence; Mrs. Jennie Merriman and
M. W. Petersen; 'legislative, committee,
T. H. Burchard and James Maguire.
Consideration of a plan to establish
a labor union hospital association, with
benefits, was made a special order for
next Friday night. The plan contem
plates the establishment of a home for
Infirm and convalescent members of
organized labor. The proposed institu
tion is to supply the need that will
be created if the trades unionists are
successful in securing the enactment
of a law by the Legislature next Win
ier prohibiting the collection of hospi
tal association benefits by all corpora
tions from their employes. This Is one
of the laws for the enactment of which
organized labor will contend strongly
when the lawmakers meet at Salem
next January.
The laboring people of Portland
through their Central Labor Council,
are conducting an active campaign
against the two initiative bills, state
wide in their application, prohibiting
boycotting and the use of the public
streets for speechmakingr purposes.
These measures will be voted on in the
November election. It was announced
at the meeting of the Council last
night that approximately 8500 voters
in Multnomah County signed the peti
tion for the submission of each of these
measures.
W. S. tTRen, of Oregon City, ad
dressed the Council In behalf of his
single tax measure, which will appear
on the official ballot in November.
The population of Buenos Ayres on April
31 was estimated at 1,274.811. in Increase
of 49.51T in one year. Mortality statistics
of the working classes in 1611 show that
Buenos Ayres compares favorably with other
ljrge cities in tho world.
BISHOP COOKE GREETED
METHODIST PASTORS WELCOME
HIM TO CITY,
New Head of Church in Oregon Pays
Eloquent Tribute to
Associates. '"
At a reception held Friday night in
the Taylor Street Methodist Episcopal.
Church, Bishop R. J. Cooke,, recently
chosen Bishop of Oregon, was formally
welcomed to Portland by the ministers
of the Methodist denomination and
their wives. In the receiving line were
Rev. C. C. Rarick. Mrs. John H. Cud
lipp, Mrs. W. H. Myers and Rev. J. J.
McDougalL At the meeting which fol
lower! Rev. C. C. Rarick-presented the
various speakers.
Rev. John FHnn, the venerable
churchman, now in his 96th year, re
viewed the growth of Methodism ln:
Oregon from the time, 64 years ago,
when he helped to build a little log
church in the forest near the river, and
the coming of the ministers to the ilrst
conference. He contrasted those: far
off days with the present, and hoped
to be able to give the new bishop tho
support that he had given to all the
other bishops who had come to Oregon
in his long residence here.
In acknowledging the greetings that
had been extended to him by Rev. J.
W. McDougall, Dr. Benjamin Young,
Rev. Mr. Rarick and Rev. C. J. Larson.
Bishop Cooke paid a tribute to Rev.
Mr. Flinn, whose long and faithful
service to the church impressed him
deeply. Bishop Cooke expressed his
satisfaction with' the decision of the
general conference to send him to Ore
gon, saying that when he was advised
of tha choice he replied, "That suits
me." -
"I am glad I am here," said Bishop
Cnoke, "glad because it is so much like
Tennessee, where I put in 36 years of
ministerial life. I suppose a Methodist
bishop is supposed, to do a great, many
things; a great many things are mapped
out for him. I am not indulging in
tiattery when I say that this Pacific
Northwest is to be, before many years,
the front door of the United States.
What effect the Panama Canal will
have on the destiny of this part of the
country, no man living can foretell,
but the time will come when millions
will find their homes here In your val
leys. There never was a church that
has the opportunity that the Methodist,
Church has. The wise church, as the
wise man, will. In my judgment, settle
down on a few things and do those
things well." .
B. F. MONGER ENDS LIFE
Printer Drinks Cyanide to Put End
- to Suffering.
111 health Is supposed to have been
the cause of tha suicide of B. F. Mon
ger, aged 55 years, and former owner
of a newspaper at Carlton, Or., who
late Friday - drank cyanide in his
room in the Van Dyne rooming-house,
at 209' Alder street. He left a note in
which he hinted at ill health as the
cause of his act. His body was discov
ered by a fellow lodger.
Monger was married and his widow
lives with his son, J. A. Monger, at
878 East Madison street.
London Arrives at Seattle.
'" SEATTLE, July 17. The American
ship Dirlgo, with Jack London, the
author and his wife, aboard, arrived
today, 148 days from Baltimore. Cap
tain O. E. Chapman, master of the
Dirlgo, was taken seriously 111 two
months ago and was removed to a hos
pital as soon as tha vessel tied up at
her pier.
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School Year Opens September 30th.
LAW DEPABTMUN'T. UNIVERSITY OF'
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Fortlaad, Oregon.
Fall term opens September 17. 1912. Coarss
of three, years, leading to degree of tU B.
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